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DEL.ICIO.USHalf empty or half full?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I understand why a lot of UGA fans are calling the Dawgs’ victory over the Vols Saturday an “ugly” or “unsatisfying” win.
Georgia had an opportunity to run up a big score against an SEC opponent in a blowout, and didn’t.
The Dawgs moved the ball up and down the field against Tennessee but sputtered in the red zone, leaving enough points on the field to have more than doubled Georgia’s score, thanks to a dropped pass in the end zone, two red-zone interceptions (one in the end zone and both leading to UT scores), and three other badly botched fade routes. And while at least two of Georgia’s 11 penalties Saturday were strategic calls by the coaches, the Dawgs again kept a drive alive for their opponent with an infraction. (Of course, on one Bulldog drive there also was the matter of Georgia’s least favorite SEC officiating crew blowing a defensive holding call in the end zone that should have given the Dawgs an automatic first down at the 3.)
Granted, barring the defense pitching a shutout, Georgia can’t do things like that against Florida or LSU and expect to win. And despite the Red and Black’s total domination of the game, a 26-14 score doesn’t have the style points that today’s pollsters reward. The old-school days when all that mattered was that it was a win have fallen to the ESPN-ization of college football.
No, it wasn’t the kind of victory that had many Georgia fans buying those instantly printed scorecards after the game. But while I’ve been accused from time to time of harping on what the Dawgs need to improve, I left Sanford Stadium Saturday feeling like the souvenir cup was half full, rather than half empty.
I mean, look at the other side of the coin: The Vols came into the game ranking first in the SEC in total defense, allowing 244 yards a game, but Georgia racked up 458 yards of offense, with Matthew Stafford throwing his first 300-plus yard game despite those two picks and Knowshon Moreno topping a hundred yards rushing. The Dawgs had 29 first downs to Tennessee’s 10 and an amazing 42 minutes of possession time. On defense, Georgia held the admittedly anemic Vols to 1 yard on the ground and 208 yards in the air, the bulk of that on a couple of long completions.
And then there was The Drive: Looking to eat up clock and secure the win in the fourth quarter after letting Tennessee get its second score when the secondary left the receiver uncovered, Georgia ground out 76 yards on 17 plays, holding the ball just short of 11 minutes. Dooleyball had returned to Sanford! And that was despite losing another key offensive lineman to injury earlier in the game. It may have only produced another of Blair Walsh’s four field goals, but it iced the game and was the kind of drive that wins championships.
So, yes, Georgia has a lot it still needs to work on to fine-tune its performance. But those are all things that can be fixed.
THIS AND THAT: How about a game ball for freshman kicker Blair Walsh, who not only responded in pressure situations Saturday, but did so after suffering a migraine headache and having to go on an IV earlier in the day. … It was great to see Brannan Southerland back in the game and punching in another short-yardage score, but Shaun “I Can Play Fullback, Too” Chapas came up large, particularly with his running after the catch on a couple of long pass plays. With the current weakness at tight end, it’s good to see Stafford dumping the ball off to the fullbacks and getting big results. … A.J. Green at times looked unfortunately like the freshman he is Saturday, but senior receiver Mohamed Massaquoi was magnificent, even after he got his bell rung on an illegal helmet-to-helmet hit. And Demiko Goodman had a couple of really nice snags, too. … Let’s hope Willie Martinez makes this point with his secondary: When you get your hands on the ball, catch it. If you can’t, knock it to the ground, don’t tip it up in the air where the receiver gets a second shot at it, which nearly happened a couple of times Saturday. … The fade definitely isn’t working for Georgia right now. Saturday, the receivers didn’t seem to understand that Stafford intended to put the ball in the far corner of the end zone. … While Georgia’s offensive line responded well when challenged by Stafford to step up on that fourth-quarter drive (particularly Clint Boling, who took Vince Vance’s place), the injuries and constant flux in positions continued to make the Dawgs’ blocking and protection spotty, with Tennessee defenders harassing Stafford and Moreno in the backfield on way too many plays. Whether the young line matures and gels fast (and avoids any further injuries) is going to play in big part in how the Dawgs’ season finishes. … On that screen-play interception, you could clearly see that the Vols defense had read the play before Stafford even threw the ball. … Georgia’s kickoffs, aided by a bit of breeze at times, were the best they’ve been this season. … Moreno has obviously become the team’s spirit leader, racing around congratulating and revving up his teammates even on plays that don’t involve him. … There was nearly a real dog fight before the game when UT’s hound Smokey and Uga VII got within a few yards of each other. Smokey started yapping and straining at his leash. Uga tensed into what looked almost like a defensive lineman’s position and then lunged toward Smokey before their respective handlers decided to head in opposite directions.
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Comments
By Mikey in the SAV
October 12, 2008 12:57 PM | Link to this
We can not kick field goals and beat LSU or FL. We better get the red zone issues cleared up real fast….
By Bobo the clown
October 12, 2008 1:44 PM | Link to this
I would say its Half UGLY!
By pj
October 12, 2008 1:47 PM | Link to this
Had Stafford not made those two bad throws in the end zone, it would have been 40-14 and nobody would be b*** one little bit.
Sorry to have seen Vince Vance go down. He is a beast and plays hard.
Vandy game is at 12:30 so we all better get up early and get ready!
By Waitn Gator
October 12, 2008 2:03 PM | Link to this
Dawgs chances against LSU look a whole lot better after watching the Tigers against the Gators last night. On the other hand, when it comes to the Dawgs and the Gators….
By Lee
October 12, 2008 2:05 PM | Link to this
Half empty or half full still equates to “not satisfied.”
After the first half whipping Bama laid on UGA coupled with the week off and the fact that Tenn beat UGA pretty handily the past two seasons, fans were wanting a “statement game.”
The fans got half of one.
UGA owned every statistical category in this game. But in the fourth quarter, Tenn still was hanging around and really was not out of it until that final, long drive. The fact that UGA seemed to be able to drive the ball at will and then get stymied in the red zone make us fans uneasy.
BTW, that Tenn player who had Moreno on the ground and then took a cheap shot to the ribs should have been ejected, IMHO. College football has no place for that type of crap.
By PI$$ on a DAWG
October 12, 2008 2:17 PM | Link to this
pj were Ifs and Buts turned to candy and nuts, we would all be happy at Christmas. Gator game will be played during the day, but UGA might have to play LSU at night and that ain’t good for any visiting team. HEY, no HEISMAN TALK this week with all the big mistakes by the LEADERS?
By murfdawg
October 12, 2008 3:19 PM | Link to this
I’ll take this anyday compared to the last two games against UT. I know everyone is looking ahead to Nov 1 and the Gaytors, but there is a lot of work to do between now and then. I liked the way we started the game and went about our business in,well, a business type attitude. The next five games are crucial and brutal. CMR will build the team to the right emotional peak for fla.
Let’s enjoy this win and get ready for Vandy. Go Dawgs!!
By KJ
October 12, 2008 3:31 PM | Link to this
Someone really needs to start poisoning Penn Wagers’ food on Friday nights. How his crew is still employed is beyond me.
By TampaGator
October 12, 2008 3:48 PM | Link to this
In two weeks the Gators will have Dustin Doe back at outside linebacker, Jim Tartt back at OG (with a powerful new guard in Johnson now as his backup?), and Emmanuel Moody back at RB to go along with the blazing speedsters of Rainey, Demps, and Harvin. You Dawgs better bring your A plus game to Jax is all I have to say. The Gators are ticked off, they are mean, they are physical, and they are VERY VERY good! The national media knows that. You Dawgs will know that is a few weeks.
By Sautee Dawg
October 12, 2008 3:52 PM | Link to this
KJ Same ref that worked the Ga. Fla. game last year.
By t-bone dawg
October 12, 2008 4:44 PM | Link to this
I have found that the uga fans are about the most unloyal fans in college football. Why is that? Your 5 and 1 in the SEC, you have a future national championship coach, and all your players are 4 and 5 star atheletes. What else do you want. Heck, the Tenn fans are not down on the vols as bad as you are on the dawgs? What are you going to do when you end up 2 and 4. I guess you will just give up and find another team to cheer for. Unfaithful, unfaithful, unfaithful.
By Phillip
October 12, 2008 4:57 PM | Link to this
Georgia is not that good. They are very lucky that Tennessee is having a bad year or it would be yet another loss for the Dawgs against Tennessee.
By the way… Phillip Fulmer needs fired. Its time for him to go.
By Villa Rica
October 12, 2008 5:11 PM | Link to this
LSU is not that good. They were killed by Florida and they gave up 24 to MSU which is the most pitiful team this side of Gardner-Webb, oops Gardner-Webb would have shut MSU out. We should role over Vandy, Auburn, LSU, but Florida is real good.
By Ed
October 12, 2008 5:11 PM | Link to this
Phillip, contrary to what you might read in the AJC or on these blogs, Georgia is 5-3 against Tennessee since Richt arrived. Donnan’s last UGA team beat TN in 2000, so that’s 6 out of the last 9. Fact is, beating Tennessee has hardly been a rare or novel occurrence for Georgia this decade, even with the back-to-back losses in ‘06 and ‘07.
By Ed
October 12, 2008 5:16 PM | Link to this
And Phillip, there’s nothing “lucky” about outgaining a team 458 yds to 209 yds. That’s just a good old fashion butt kicking.
By Villa Rica
October 12, 2008 5:27 PM | Link to this
Ed, Stats are for losers it’s only a kicking if you can be up by 31 and put your scrubs in. Ed, always remember stats are like telling someone who just had a loved one drown in a lake that the average depth was only 6 inches. Tennessee was in the game for 85% of it which really stunk!
By Cuz
October 12, 2008 5:33 PM | Link to this
Time to start up the Phans of Phat Phil. Maybe the Dawgs can save his job even after kicking, can you say Blair Walsh, the stuffing out of him. Keep Phil, and reward Clawsen with a contract extension.
Look’s like Bama fans got screwed by a Longhorn. Now you know how we feel. The SEC is somehow the Rodney Dangerfield conference.
Vandy found out they are not invincible. Of course that could make them more dangerous this coming weekend. Who scheduled such a tough opponnet for Homecoming. Oh yeah, it’s Vandy, who knew?
After watching the first half of UF vs LSU, I fell asleep. Not near as concerned about that trip to Red Stick arena in two weeks.
Okay concentrate, I know it’s Vandy, but this is not the same Vandy of this old man’s era as UF is not the same as it was in my era. Concentrate and find some Offensive linemen.
GO DAWGS!!
By jlusmc
October 12, 2008 6:00 PM | Link to this
I feel like we are getting into the same red-zone rut we had earlier in this decade when we wore out poor Billy Bennet’s leg. Other than the two drives immediately after the turnovers, Martinez had a pretty good game plan. Bobo also called a good game. In addition to using the FB more we need to develop an effective tight end threat. First downs will be harder to come by against FL and LSU; we must have intermediate threats that take linebackers out of the blitz package. Caleb King is a ggod back and should be used more in certain situations. Let the Big Dawg Eat
By Get real
October 12, 2008 7:04 PM | Link to this
Hey TAMPAGATOR, are you sure about your statement: “The Gators are ticked off, they are mean, they are physical, and they are VERY VERY good! The national media knows that.”? One would think you would be humbled given the spanking you received by the supreme ole Miss Rebels!! Ha!
By Notafan_notahater
October 12, 2008 7:07 PM | Link to this
The O-line injuries will be even more telling against LSU & Fla.
Even of more concern is the lack of a defensive rush until the end when passing by UT was a given. Yeah, they stopped the run stone cold but I would have to lay the blame for the long passes on the fact that a young quarterback was given time to wait for the play to develop while staying relatively unpressured.
By Get real
October 12, 2008 7:41 PM | Link to this
In terms of the AP poll, it is confounding to me why the Dawgs get no respect vs some of the other teams in the top 10. Why does FL jump so high to #5, especially in light of their recent loss to Ole Miss (I know the LSU win was impressive but really, LSU looked pitiful). Also why does the national media remain obsessed with USC? It is confounding to me why they are ranked 6th, especially in light of their loss to an unranked Oregon State. The Dawgs did lose one game but it was to the 2nd ranked and arguably the best team in the league. And who has Brigham Young played/will they play that is tough?!? Since the national media all agrees that the SEC is the toughest conference without question, why is there no real credit given to these SEC teams on a relative basis to the others in the BCS race? Kinda makes sense to me. Nuff said….
By FLA DAWG
October 12, 2008 7:52 PM | Link to this
The glass is certainly half full Bill. We saw a team that was crushed by Bama then hung 26 points on the best Defense in The SEC despite all of our execution and coaching call problems.
I’d really like to see The Dawgs play a strong, basic, well coached and executed game against Vandy. Cut the penalties in half and have a solid win - we don’t need a blowout against Vandy (I don’t think that’s going to happen anyway - Vandy is for real this year). If we can play 4 quarters of serious, controlled ball against Vandy it would go a long way in building confidence for the next two games - LSU & UF.
By GT1983Grad
October 12, 2008 8:19 PM | Link to this
Great game, Dawgs! We will see you in a few weeks. CPJ knows your weaknesses - I repeat, CPJ knowshons your weaknesses. I cannot wait to see the mighty GT Jackets hang a huge win over the overrated UGay Bullpups. We’ll tear down the goal posts, you can bet your azz on that!! Huge GT party coming up in Athens in November - huge!!!! You won’t even see it coming. Go Jackets!! THWG!!!!
By BCS Slave
October 12, 2008 8:25 PM | Link to this
Teams are ranked according to the strength of one win…see Bama against UGA. They are ranked according to their history and tradition…see USC, Okla, and bama. They are ranked by regional biases and media bias. They are ranked according to the stories that the voters want to see. In short, rankings are nothing but a beauty contest. They make no sense because they are based on the changing whims of voters.
By dawgforlife
October 12, 2008 8:40 PM | Link to this
I can’t believe any Jackets have the gall to come on this blog and talk trash after that pathetic showing Saturday against Gardner-Webbl!
By BAMA STAN
October 12, 2008 8:49 PM | Link to this
31-0 at the half!!!
Congrats dog nation on the victory - A win is a win - but the dogs showed again that this is not a great team by any strectch of the imagination.
If UGA was a great team - they would have put 50 points up on the board. UGA did a lot good in this game - but is just not a great team.
Too bad the talents of Stafford are wasted at a school that did not get it’s act together on an OL while he was there - what a waste of talent.
Stafford should have gone to a premier football school (USC, OK, TX, OH State, Florida, LSU, or even Bama)
In fact - UGA is like a sports car that runs on REGULAR gas.
Look great - but really nothing special under the hood.
The only team more overated than UGA this year has been Auburn.
In my past posts - I predicted the UGA would lose 4 more games - I am now going to adjust that as I think UGA will do the following:
UGA future wins: Vandy, KY, Auburn
UGA future losses: LSU, Gators, GT
UGA will finish the season 8-4. I also predict that UGA will play Wisconsin in the OutBack Bowl or BC/FSU in the Peach Bowl.
By Coach Richt
October 12, 2008 9:03 PM | Link to this
TampaGator, please learn how to type. “You Dawgs will know that is a few weeks” Did you perhaps mean ‘in a few weeks’, Croc Boy? Yeah, I know your mama didn’t make you do your English homework since she was “working” the trailer park down there in hurricane alley. She left you alone to do your homework (not smart, sort of like all gayturd fans) thinking that you might just complete it. Well, maybe you opened a book and actually tried but in walked your drunk uncle who made you close your book. Then he had his way with you on that musty trailer mattress in the back of that sordid trailer in Dixie County, Flawrdee didn’t he? Oh, yes - he did. Does your azz still smart from that, TampaGayturd? No, probably not. You liked it!! Do you need your drunk uncle just like Timmy Boy (NCAA crier of the decade) needs his mommy? You crocs lost to a team that is not even rated. I repeat - you gayturds lost to a team that is not even rated. You got punked in yur own stadium by a team that is not even rated. Please explain that, TampaGayturd. Let’s hear it, pansy.
By DAWGPAPA
October 12, 2008 9:25 PM | Link to this
The secondary needs to shore up fast or it will be a broken glass, as right now they are pitiful against a good passing team. And take those gloves off of the recievers. You don’t need to look fancy out there, …oops I forgot, you have to flash that Nike logo … it’s in the contract. I’ve never seen so much crap hanging off of players today; sweatbands below the kneecaps and above the elbows, mouthpieces that are color coordinated with the team logo as well as the paste on eye black with the team logo. It’s like the players are all going to a cartton show with that crap on. Play football and knock a snot bubble out of someone for petes sake.
By KJ
October 12, 2008 9:27 PM | Link to this
UGA future losses: LSU, Gators, GT
Oops, looks like Stan just outed himself as a Techie in disguise, since nobody outside of North Avenue would predict GT to beat UGA after that squeaker against Gardner High.
By Eric C.
October 12, 2008 9:39 PM | Link to this
Bama Stan, it’s sad that you’re biggest claim over the past several years is a 31-0 halftime lead…how pathetic. How about those whippings UA gave to Kentucky and Tulane? It’s only a matter of time this season before JPW is rattled and your team trips up.
By ROBBOB
October 12, 2008 10:19 PM | Link to this
Bamastan, How many times has your team put 50 on ANYBODY lately?
By TampaGator
October 12, 2008 11:24 PM | Link to this
Coach Richt. I may make typing errors, but at least I know what a complete sentence is. I guess they don’t teach grammar at the redneck Georgia high school you attended. Typing errors are simply errors. Stupidity is genentic in your case. By the way, you missed the point you idoit. Florida is p** because they DID lose to a much inferior Mississippi team. The second point. They beat the living daylights out of the fourth ranked team in the country, and the defending national champion. Final point. They are going to beat your Dawgs, too (but it should be a good game). Did I make any typing errors?
By TampaDawg
October 12, 2008 11:31 PM | Link to this
Coach BoBo,
Do you realize you have a back in the backfield with a #24 on his jersey?!?! Give him the ball in the redzone and stuff it up their Butt!!!! How many times can you run the fade route and not work and keep running it?!?! Oh yea until it gets picked. How many times can you run a slip screen on an SEC DEFENSE IT DOES NOT WORK!!!!! We have a Heisman Trophy candiate QB a Heisman Trophy candiate RB also two other great running backs behind him. Oh yeah you remember that guy that wears the #1 on his Jersey that stepped up for you last year. Ya he’s still there too just not #8!!! Lets Go Dawgs have a kick a* week of practice and Lets get after Vandy. Just cause they lost to the other bulldogs don’t mean their going to roll over for the real Bulldawgs. Vandy is no push over lets get em GO DAWGS!!!!!!
By georgiagirl
October 13, 2008 12:33 AM | Link to this
Bama Stan, Get a life, How good has BAMA been in the past years? The season not over yet, the number one and two spots are a danger place to be in the polls, anyone can take you down.
GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Still a TRUE DAWGS FAN, not a bandwagon fan like some of these fans.
By spike
October 13, 2008 6:50 AM | Link to this
Game Ball to Mo Mass!!
By FLA DAWG
October 13, 2008 7:41 AM | Link to this
BAMASTAN,
Most of what you comment is true but your team’s uninspiring win against KY by 3 points should have dropped you in the polls last week but a few spots. It also made most viewers of the game feel that The Dawgs had more of a bad outing against Bama than Bama had such a dominating team (please don’t tell me Saban gave us 30 points in the second half to make us feel better)
The spotlight is on Bama now - and not The Dawgs. If we can do enough to get to Atlanta for The SECC Game then we’ll get a second shot at your boys.
For the record, I’ve been the lone writer on this site for six months telling readers that Bama would be the surprise team of The SEC this season. I’m glad to see The Tide come back from so many pathetic years and coaches.
Good Luck & Hope To See Your Boys In Atlanta!
By Jeff
October 13, 2008 8:34 AM | Link to this
The DAWGS are still a mediocre football team, we need to run Moreno until someone stops him, stop throwing that stupid fade route and keep Stafford from running the ball, it is not fooling anyone, poor execution was everywhere Saturday, if we make those types of mistakes against any other SEC team we get beat. It is time to play smash mouth until they stop Knowshon and then look downfield. The defense is another issue……
By dave
October 13, 2008 9:01 AM | Link to this
Is anyone upset about our behavior this year? Richt brings outstanding moral character to the team, and yet he keeps recruiting kids that are getting arrested off the field and flagged for personal fouls on it. Georgia leads the nation in off the field arrests and personal foul penalties. We’ve become the new Miami. It’s great to win, but somehow there is a bad taste in our mouths because we are seemingly playing with thugs.
By Fleischman
October 13, 2008 9:11 AM | Link to this
the dawwwgs still havent proved they can hang with the big boys (Florida, Alabama, LSU). I think they will lose to GT as well. Cry away puppy fans!
By Stupid drunken obnoxious UGAy fan
October 13, 2008 9:13 AM | Link to this
hey we beat alabama in the 2nd half! knowshon can jump hi. natoinal champs 2008. we rule one championship in 25 years top that people!
By High school graduate.. UGAy Fan
October 13, 2008 9:16 AM | Link to this
who cares if the blaacks get in trouble? as long as we can win 1 national championship every 25 years i am happy. crank dat soulja boy knowshon! sick em woof woof
By ME
October 13, 2008 9:17 AM | Link to this
Does anyone know what why the 3 Delta planes flew right over the stadium in about the 3rd qrt on Saturday?? Seemed pretty weird. I thought they werent allowed to fly in the airspace over the stadium—and they were pretty low so I dont know where they were landing?? Just wondering if anyone knew the reason. Thanks
By Sautee Dawg
October 13, 2008 9:32 AM | Link to this
ME
The plane that came over the stadium 3 times was actually circiling the airport waiting to land. airport was overcome with Tennesee departures.
By kansasdawg
October 13, 2008 9:32 AM | Link to this
What with all of the injuries and the schedule we have left it is for sure the DAWGS are going to have to fight. We are with you guys so lets hunker down and fight. GO DAWGS!!
By Whaaaat?
October 13, 2008 9:45 AM | Link to this
ME: Charter flights back to Knoxville. Eppps Field, Athens.
Afbamastan and Fleischman: We don’t care what you think or predict.
By Fleischman
October 13, 2008 9:56 AM | Link to this
The truth hurts dont it! See ya at the Independence Bowel. whaaaaat????
By UGA Mutts Over Rated
October 13, 2008 9:59 AM | Link to this
Who has UGAY Beat so far? NOBODY! keep crying and making excuses as always losers.
By D
October 13, 2008 9:59 AM | Link to this
Thanks for your wisdom Bama Stan…please keep blogging, we really do care what you have to say.
By The Legend
October 13, 2008 10:03 AM | Link to this
the puppy followers still think they have the best team in the country. we’ll see how they feel after LSU, Kentucky, Florida and Tech whup their sorry a*******es up and down the field. WHOshon for the heisman.
By Jake aka "Diddy"
October 13, 2008 10:06 AM | Link to this
Wait a minute….. Georgia beat South Carolina and Tennessee.. We are the best team in the country!!!! Whoshon for Heisman! Stafford for heisman! 1983 National Champions baby! weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
By Nachos
October 13, 2008 10:11 AM | Link to this
It’s the year of the DAWG baby! Alabama and Satan cheated! The refs had on Alabama uniforms. UGA ‘83 National Champions.. there goes Herschel there goes Herschel!!!!
By TheItalianDawg
October 13, 2008 10:14 AM | Link to this
Chip, I love your column and analysis. it is clear to all of us that Georgia didnt play their A game yet, but we also know they will and I hope it will be against LSU and Florida. I have a feeling and I dont know if many of you have the same thought that is by looking at Florida and Georgia play so far, Georgia really match very well with Florida, we have very fast Linebackers and Georgia is exceptionally good in rush defense but I cant really say the same to Florida, anyway I know Im jumping my stones but the upcoming games are really very exciting. Go dawgs
By Quincy Carters
October 13, 2008 10:14 AM | Link to this
The sexy latino Knowshon Moreno needs to stay away from the white women. They are clouding his mind.
By UGA frat boy
October 13, 2008 10:23 AM | Link to this
We are better than anyone else in the world. No one can compare to the mighty bulldawgs. We have the most SEC & National Championships. We have the greatest coach of all time. We had Herschel. We have UGA the mascot. Everyone else stinks.
By Georgia Over Rated
October 13, 2008 10:27 AM | Link to this
CUZ the reason you took your nap, you know what’s down the road for your over rated mutts.Loss to LSU,UF and Vandy.Didn’t UGAY lose their Homecoming game to Vandy a couple years ago? Or was it to Kentuckey? I know you always fall flat on your predictions every year for your mutts Don’t ya?
By Dawgfan
October 13, 2008 10:56 AM | Link to this
Maybe if Stafford cried more on national TV, he could be as good as Teblow
By Fleischman
October 13, 2008 11:05 AM | Link to this
I hear the DAWWWGS are going to have a grey out for the cocktail party.. brilliant!
By 1eyedJack
October 13, 2008 11:32 AM | Link to this
I don’t know guys, GT really scares me. Look how they handled Gardner-Webb (at home). That was just a dominating performance. I just don’t understand how you guys get no respect in the polls.
By baloney
October 13, 2008 11:56 AM | Link to this
The UT player punching Moreno was uncalled for….HOWEVER what was only briefly shown on replay was Moreno giving cheap shots of his own PRIOR to the punch in the ribs. To the UT players/team credit they said they were baited into some of that by the Dawgs.They said they should not have responded that way.Go figure.I remember last years game seeing Moreno give UT players some shots long after the game was decided. He got some play time then and pretty much wrested the job and is a very solid back.That being said, I think if he is on your team, you probably like him and his energy.For the other side you probably view him as what he appears to be….a thug.
By Dawg Fud
October 13, 2008 1:18 PM | Link to this
It’s difficult for me to complain about the officiating when UT got two huge penalties, that did not appear to be valid.
I have seen plenty of ugly wins but i am yet to see a pretty loss.
GO DAWGS! Beat Vandy!
By stillman college/FLA Dawg
October 13, 2008 1:58 PM | Link to this
Ok, one Bobo needs to upgrade his play calling, I hope you read these BOBO. CMR, needs to get another defense coordinator, WE Will NEVER Make it to the NCG, with those two play calls, and fans admit it, we will not make it to the NCG unless we buy tickets cause our team won’t make it..As always they underachieve (period). Enough is A F!@# enough. Man up and play like georgia dawgs should. or we shall always be, the outside looking in. Next we’ll loose all those great recruits.
By murfdawg
October 13, 2008 3:27 PM | Link to this
note to Bamastan:
By using your trailer park trash logic, the great and powerful Tide must not be a GREAT team, because they couldn’t even put up 50 points on the pitiful, overrated Dawgs. Buck Fama and STFU!!!!!
By Bibble
October 13, 2008 4:50 PM | Link to this
The sky is falling, the sky is falling! Georgia is only 5-1, and only ranked tenth in the nation! We can’t beat Florida, even though Ole Miss could. We can’t beat LSU, even though they just laid an egg at Florida, who lost to Ole Miss. We can’t beat Georgia Tech, who showed true grit in outlasting Gardner- Webb (don’t laugh - their colors are black and red, and they had the word “Dogs” printed on their jerseys, so Tech could have given up before the opening kickoff. They didn’t, so beware).
We’ll probably lose the rest of our games! We’ll be lucky to go to some bowl sponsored by a dotcom startup or a company that makes weedeaters! Georgia football as we know it may be gone forever!
Fire Bobo! 458 yards against a tough SEC defense doesn’t mean much when you only win by 12 points! Sure, Georgia leads the SEC in total offense and is 2nd in passing efficiency, but hey, too many field goals in the red zone. And what’s with the fades? Just because it worked in practice doesn’t mean it will work against Tenn. cornerbacks!
Fire Martinez! Sure, he held South Carolina and Tennessee - the two teams that beat us last year - to a combined 21 points, but it should have been much less than that! Sure, Georgia is 15th in the country in total defense and third in the nation and 2nd in the SEC in rushing defense, but what does he know? VanGorder would be 1st in ALL of those categories (at least as long as he sticks around).
Fire the special teams coach and the receivers coach! Fire Searels - if he was coaching them right, we wouldn’t have so many injured lineman. Heck, fire Richt - his 80% record don’t amount to nothing now that we’ve had one horrible half against Bama and didn’t beat ASU and Tenn. by big enough margins! Shelve the black jerseys forever. Tear down Sanford Stadium and rebuild from scratch. I’d say fire Munson, but he just retired! So fire his replacement!
The sky is falling! Aaaagghhhh…
By Jackshaft
October 13, 2008 4:51 PM | Link to this
I don’t see anything in here from the Dawgs about that little Richt-inspired endzone display in Jax last year and how it’s going to happen again. Even Fratboy missed it. Perhaps they have forgotten. If so they are the only ones. This is a really good chance for them to save money on gas. Don’t watch, pups, this is going to really really hurt.
By Ed
October 13, 2008 5:06 PM | Link to this
BamaStan has a point. How great are you when you lose to a team that got beat by La.-Monroe the year before?
By voice of reason
October 13, 2008 9:17 PM | Link to this
Man, it sure is funny how quickly people forget that uf got beat at home by Ole Miss. Everyone’s jumping on the bandwagon of a team that was defeated by an awful, unranked team two weeks ago. UGA will handle uf again and shut you guys up for the remainder of the season. Can’t wait!
By ace
October 14, 2008 10:45 AM | Link to this
How can a head coach at a major institution not know that they were supposed to get a first down? Better yet, why didn’t at least one of his assistants know the rule? But in retrospect I guess I understand. Why should they know,they practically know nothing about offense or defense so why should they know anything about the rule book, that would entail reading it.
By dawgforlife
October 14, 2008 11:20 AM | Link to this
Ace,
You’re an idiot.
By dawgs suck
October 14, 2008 11:44 AM | Link to this
bill your attempt at being sports writer is horrible, please stop and save us the pain!
By bulldawgincarolina
October 14, 2008 5:38 PM | Link to this
we have yet to play anywhere near our capability…watch out when it all comes together
By bulldawgincarolina
October 14, 2008 5:38 PM | Link to this
we have yet to play anywhere near our capability…watch out when it all comes together
By bulldawgincarolina
October 14, 2008 5:38 PM | Link to this
we have yet to play anywhere near our capability…watch out when it all comes together
By TV
October 15, 2008 6:04 AM | Link to this
Forget the Game, UGA VII would have whipped Smokey’s smart A$$
By Jackson
October 15, 2008 10:27 AM | Link to this
Bulldogs going to Jacksonville——the plan for Excessive Celebration ‘08 is for every fan wearing red to wave a yellow flag, towel anything yellow during the game to remind the Gators of last years game-changing play! Go Dawgs! Let’s watch Urban Meyer lose it again!
By Jackson
October 15, 2008 10:27 AM | Link to this
Bulldogs going to Jacksonville——the plan for Excessive Celebration ‘08 is for every fan wearing red to wave a yellow flag, towel anything yellow during the game to remind the Gators of last year’s game-changing play! Go Dawgs! Let’s watch Urban Meyer lose it again!
By Conservative offenses suk
October 16, 2008 6:27 AM | Link to this
We could solve all the slipping in the poles by not waitning till second half to adjust the defense and actually trying to score in the last five minutes of the ball game. We should and could have scored atleast three more touchdowns against Tenn. and chose not to. So, who do we blame if we win the SEC and still get shafted out of the BCS Championship? Just a thought.
By He Speaks the Truth
October 16, 2008 5:49 PM | Link to this
From Stewart Mandel’s football blog on SI.com.
Georgia’s preseason No. 1 ranking placed a gigantic chip on its fans’ shoulders. I get far more incredulous e-mails from Dawgs fans than anyone else. News flash, guys: You haven’t beaten anybody yet. You got crushed by the one good team you played. Beat Vanderbilt, LSU and Florida, and I’m sure your team will be properly rewarded.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/10/15/cfb.mailbag/index.html