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DEL.ICIO.USUGA-bound QB Aaron Murray completes amazing comeback with state championship
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Quarterback Aaron Murray of Tampa, Fla., has yet to step on UGA’s campus, but is already approaching legendary status in the Bulldog Nation.
With UGA defensive coordinator Willie Martinez watching on, Murray finished off an improbable comeback in dazzling style, leading Plant High to a 34-14 win over Lincoln in Saturday’s Florida Class AAAA championship at Orlando’s Citrus Bowl.
Murray completed 18 of 30 passes for 344 yards and three touchdowns, according to the Tampa Tribune. He also had one interception.
“I never thought I would put on a Plant uniform again after I got hurt,” Murray told the Tribune. “I had a lot of people helping me to get back, and I’m glad I did because this is special.”
Murray, who committed to UGA over 53 scholarship offers, suffered what was thought to be a season-ending leg injury on Oct. 16. Doctors expected Murray to be out for 3-4 months, but Murray pushed himself as hard as possible, and returned in seven weeks. He made his comeback in the state semifinals, throwing a touchdown on his very first pass.
In Saturday’s championship, Murray’s top target was tight end Orson Charles, who caught six passes for 134 yards and two touchdowns. Charles is entertaining an offer from Miami, along with Georgia and Florida.
Back to Murray: There were concerns among some Georgia fans that he may have rushed back too soon. However, UGA coach Mark Richt called Murray this week to both endorse his decision to play and wish him well in the championship.
“He [Richt] said if he was in the same situation, he would definitely be playing, too,” Murray said. “He said you never know how life works out, and you may never again get to play for a championship. And if you have the chance to play for one, you’ve got to go for it.”
Doctors gave Murray the clearance to play the week of the semifinals, providing that he heavily wrap up his left ankle. In 21 career starts at Plant, Murray set a county record with 84 touchdown passes, breaking the mark previously held by celebrated South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia.
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By GoDawgs
December 20, 2008 7:35 PM | Link to this
Grats Aaron, Welcome to the Bulldogs!
By Dawg Fan
December 20, 2008 7:57 PM | Link to this
Congrats on a great come back! And welcome to the Bulldawg Nation.
By Ole Poot
December 20, 2008 8:02 PM | Link to this
This kid sounds as if he is ole school…guts and duck tape, let’s go. Welcome to Athens and best wishes for a long and successful career here and beyond!
By Snewo DAWG
December 20, 2008 8:15 PM | Link to this
Damn, I can’t believe he was able to walk, let alone play in a state championship football game after the leg injury he had 2 months ago. I thought he broke his leg in 2 places or something…that’s amazing. Can’t wait to see him play between the hedges!
By tb39
December 20, 2008 8:23 PM | Link to this
“He [Richt] said if he was in the same situation, he would definitely be playing, too,” Murray said. “He said you never know how life works out, and you may never again get to play for a championship. And if you have the chance to play for one, you’ve got to go for it.”
If you’re coming to the Mutts, and Florida is still in the SEC East, then your future coach told you the TRUTH. You DEFINITELY WILL NOT ever again get to play for a championship!!
However, Capital One and Outback Bowls are fun, fun, fun!!
By 1981dawg
December 20, 2008 8:30 PM | Link to this
tb39:
It is amazing that you gayturds just cannot get over Murray coming to the dawgs. He saw through the Meyer bs and as of today noone has convinced me that they can predict the future — not even you tb39 - man, what an idiot.
By Elliot Garcia
December 20, 2008 8:34 PM | Link to this
No more championships for you!
By 1981dawg
December 20, 2008 8:34 PM | Link to this
“You DEFINITELY WILL NOT ever again get to play for a championship!!” — hey tb39 - you just gave Murray all the incentive he needed to kick you sorry a$$ - the fact is this young man proved what kind of athlete and man he is — you should be afraid — VERY AFRAID.
By Iceman
December 20, 2008 8:47 PM | Link to this
Tim Tebow wears Aaron Murray pajamas.
Go Dawgs.
By bob g
December 20, 2008 8:50 PM | Link to this
He’s just afraid he can’t compete at Florida As everybody knows, UGA will always be Florida’s beatch!
By 1981dawg
December 20, 2008 8:54 PM | Link to this
Iceman:
VERY WELL SAID - it seems the gayturds are very weary of Mr. Murray — from what he has accomplished this year they should be.
By bob g
December 20, 2008 8:55 PM | Link to this
He’s just afraid he can’t compete at Florida As everybody knows, UGA will always be Florida’s beatch!
By 1981dawg
December 20, 2008 8:55 PM | Link to this
bob g:
Man, are you the epitome of a scared gayturd.
By papadawg
December 20, 2008 8:57 PM | Link to this
Hey tb39. Worry about somthing closer to home like keeping your coach. At least our coach believes he already has his dream job. Urban is USING florida to get to his dream job at Notre Dame. What a joke.
By bob g
December 20, 2008 9:01 PM | Link to this
he’s just afraid he can’t compete at Florida UGA will always be Florida beatch!
By Halsey
December 20, 2008 9:03 PM | Link to this
Murray isn’t going to Florida because he want to learn to play QB, not FB. I can’t wait to see him. Sounds like a special guy. Hopefully he can convince Orson Charles to follow him. :)
By bob g
December 20, 2008 9:06 PM | Link to this
he’s just afraid he can’t compete at Florida UGA will always be Florida beatch!
By papadawg
December 20, 2008 9:14 PM | Link to this
Hey bob g…hit the enter button a few more times. It shows how intelligent florida fans are. And you people think we’re the rednecks….
By georgiagirl
December 20, 2008 9:17 PM | Link to this
bob g rerun glad to know you love us so much, right back at you. GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By 1981dawg
December 20, 2008 9:18 PM | Link to this
bob g:
you do not need to embrass yourself by posting the same stuipd post twice.
By Pay attention
December 20, 2008 9:34 PM | Link to this
Michael, Pay attention to the facts before you write a story. www.tampatrib.com has the full box score. NO COMEBACK. Plant led the entire game.
By Gatorbait
December 20, 2008 9:35 PM | Link to this
should be another stafford. Great HS player who wins NO SEC Championships and of course no national championships. Go Gators.
By Max Sizemore
December 20, 2008 9:36 PM | Link to this
I live down here in Florida, and watched the game on TV. Murray seems to have some nice tools, and it was clear that he wasn’t 100 percent, but I wasn’t really all that impressed. Sorry.
By NRBQ
December 20, 2008 9:46 PM | Link to this
@ Pay attention:
Comeback from a broken leg, not in the game, numbnuts.
By DecaturTechFan
December 20, 2008 9:49 PM | Link to this
Good grab for the dawgs, but last I checked u already rock on offense….Its your defense thats holding u back…..Do the numbers 45 and 42 sound familiar?…. Lets hope he is better than Stafford. Go Jackets!
By Colonial Dawg
December 20, 2008 9:50 PM | Link to this
To Max Sizemore…..the kid throws for over 300 yards coming off a broken leg and you aren’t impressed……now that’s funny!
By Gator gonna bite that Dog
December 20, 2008 9:52 PM | Link to this
It won’t matter what QB Richt gets, he can never groom a Heisman winner like Urban Meyer. Georgia will always be an 8-3 program like Michigan State. Kind of nice they are playing their cousins from the north in Florida. Ranked #1 in preseason means NOTHING puppy dawgs…LMAO !!!
By high school editor
December 20, 2008 9:58 PM | Link to this
LMAO….Jawga couldn’t win anything with all-world (in Athens) Matt Stafford. This guy didn’t even get one Heisman vote playing on the #1 team this year…LOL. Great coaching Richt. Your about to lose your best coach to Auburn….LMAO.
By dawg4life
December 20, 2008 10:13 PM | Link to this
All these Florida fans and tech fans forget where they were last year. Florida was 9-3, going to the Capital One Bowl to lose to a bad Michigan team. Tech was losing for the 7th time in a row. Now you all want to hate because Richt again lands the best QB in the nation. I can hear the trembling from here… Let me pull one from you guy’s book, UGA lost to Florida this year because Stafford bent back his pinky nail on his non-throwing hand and they lost to Tech because he failed speech class.
344 yds in a high school game? That must be a typo?
By FRED
December 20, 2008 10:20 PM | Link to this
IF THE KID IS LOOKING FOR THE NFL HE IS COMING TO THE RIGHT SCHOOL. FLORIDA HAS NEVER NEVER PUT A GOOD OR GREAT QB IN THE NFL. BUT IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A BCS SCHOOL YOU PICKED WRONG WE WILL NEVER BE THEIR WITH M/R
By GaDawg
December 20, 2008 10:24 PM | Link to this
Pay Dirt - You moron, the comeback was not the game , but Murray’s comeback from what should have been a season ending injury. Looks like we’ll be in good hands even if Stafford jumps to Detroit and stands around holding the clipboard next year.
By Jimmy
December 20, 2008 10:26 PM | Link to this
Lets see where good ole Tebow gets drafted compared to Stafford. I hope that FL time was worth millions and millions LOL. Terrible NFL prospect compared to Stafford.
By Brian22
December 20, 2008 10:29 PM | Link to this
Who cares? He’ll still play for Georgia Tech’s little brother. Go Jackets!
By Tom
December 20, 2008 10:35 PM | Link to this
I just love trash-talking Tech fans — that neo-veer offense is really the ‘cat’s pajamas’. Demonstrative of Tech’s continuing inferiority complex is giving a guy a $17.7M bump for beating UGA (you’ll never convince me he’d got that if he hadn’t beat UGA).
By Paul Johnson
December 20, 2008 10:40 PM | Link to this
No wonder he’s already a legend at U[sic]GA, his UGA career to this point is all hype. Sad, really.
By GaDawg
December 20, 2008 10:44 PM | Link to this
Let’s see how Tech’s offense is next year now that everyone has seen it once. I smell Charlie Weiss junior! Big pay day, no results!
By Brian22
December 20, 2008 10:44 PM | Link to this
“Cat’s pajamas”? Did you come up with that all by yourself, Tom? I’d ask if you learned that at U[sic]GA, but we all know that Georgia fans didn’t actually go to school in Athens.
By Brian22
December 20, 2008 10:45 PM | Link to this
“Cat’s pajamas”? Did you come up with that all by yourself, Tom? I’d ask if you learned that at U[sic]GA, but we all know that Georgia fans didn’t actually go to school in Athens. Well, other than that schooling you got at Thanksgiving this year. Preseason #1. hahahahahaha
By Paul Johnson
December 20, 2008 10:49 PM | Link to this
“GaDawg”, Paul Johnson has been running this offense for 24 years. Do you think one more will actually make a difference? Again, 16 of 22 starters this year for Tech were FRESHMAN AND SOPHMORES. Good luck, puppy dogs.
By Salty Dawg
December 20, 2008 10:52 PM | Link to this
Tim Tebow wears Aaron Murray pajamas.
That actually made me laugh out loud (in a good way). Too funny. I can just picture T BO laying around in a pair of footed pjs.
By Big MIKE
December 20, 2008 10:55 PM | Link to this
To all the gator gals, and tech nerds, line your boys up on sundays and line them U.G.A. boys up and lets see how we stack up position by position! Danny boy{Wueffel} got a heisman and that took him no where in the big boy league.Tech fans enjoy this one, I mean winning every six years should make you REAL proud.Aaron Murray welcome to get drafted university! Somebody’s got to make money and get the pretty girls it might as well be a Ga Q.B!
By Salty Dawg
December 20, 2008 10:58 PM | Link to this
Tim Tebow wears Aaron Murray pajamas.
That actually made me laugh out loud (in a good way). Too funny. I can just picture T BO laying around in a pair of footed pjs.
By Iceman
December 20, 2008 11:04 PM | Link to this
I aches FL fans to no end that we have actually at times been better than them this decade…they just can’t accept it. Not this year, sure..but it’s happened. We’ve even won the SEC after losing to them, lol.
It aches them even worse that we got the #1 player from their state…even after Meyer had been recruiting (lying to) him for a long time.
Go Dawgs.
By Deepdiver
December 20, 2008 11:08 PM | Link to this
We need your help Aaron, we can’t beat Florida. This season, we couldn’t even beat Tech. Hopefully you didn’t make the wrong choice.
By Bigger MIKE
December 20, 2008 11:09 PM | Link to this
Danny Wuerffel or Quincy Carter? Or David Greene?
I’ll give you Ward and Terrell Davis, but really…
the thing you should consider is that there were 28 UGA grads on NFL 53 man rosters week one of the season.
that’s quite a lot! But what do you have to show for it? 2 SEC titles in 25 years? Florida has 10 and has been kicking the doggies around for years. This year’s game was an a*-whoopin. We are playing for ANOTHER national championship.
Face it, UF OWNS UGA
By Brian22
December 20, 2008 11:10 PM | Link to this
Iceman, you’re embarrassing yourself.
By Gator Nation
December 20, 2008 11:19 PM | Link to this
Hello Delusional Dawg Fans!
1) The Gators have more NFL players than Georgia. Go look it up.
2) Stafford will be a better NFL QB than Tebow. But who cares? We’re talking college football right? Tebow, 1 SEC title, 1 Heisman and 1 year to go. Stafford, no SEC titles, no heisman, and bye bye after this year.
3) Georgia gets great talent year after year…..but do you really think Richt gets all that he can from that talent? Does he get the best out of his players?
By Sam
December 20, 2008 11:53 PM | Link to this
My question: How good is the kid who QB’ed the team to the title game? I mean getting to the title game in one of the larger classifications in FL is pretty good. I gotta think that kid will be getting some scholarship offers.
By paul
December 20, 2008 11:57 PM | Link to this
I guess he has played in his last championship game. Too bad he fell for the UGA hype.
By Delusional Dawg Fan
December 21, 2008 12:05 AM | Link to this
Hey Gator Nation
Do you really think Urban is better man than Richt and do you think Urban will still be there in 2010? Let’s face it Florida just isn’t his “dream job”. Also we have been to the same number of SEC championships you have been to this decade.
By Rod
December 21, 2008 12:19 AM | Link to this
tb39, Aron Murray had fun fun fun watching the gayturds get their butts kicked in the capital one bowl last year while he enjoyed watching the dawgs crush Hawaii in the BCS Sugar Bowl.
By atlien052
December 21, 2008 12:20 AM | Link to this
Re: Gator Nation
Since you got me intrigued, I went ahead and looked up how many players each university has playing in the NFL. They rank as follows:
There are several schools in the 30 to 39 range, including: USC, Tennessee, & Texas.
Still doesn’t change the fact that UF is a haven for great (semi-great) college quarterbacks who are horrible pros…Weurfel, Grossman, that guy from the Bachelor, and soon to be Tebow. Over-hyped and over exposed (to mullets at least)!
By Gator Nation
December 21, 2008 12:21 AM | Link to this
Delusional Dawg Fan
3 is a larger number than 2.
We won in 2000, 2006, and 2008.
You won in 2003 and 2005.
What do you mean by better man? If you mean football coach, then yes I think Urban is better than Richt and I can gather the data to support this if you want me too.
If you mean is he a better person then I think you are truly delusional. I don’t know either coach well enough to make that assessment. I think Mark Richt is a great person from what I have seen and read. I think Urban Meyer is a great person from what I have seen and read.
Do I think he will be the Florida coach in 2010? Absolutely. You just don’t understand the Notre Dame thing, because all you read is the AJC.
Don’t you think that Richt should have won an SEC title either last year or this year? Do you really think he gets the most out of his players?
By Big MIKE
December 21, 2008 12:25 AM | Link to this
Hey,Bigger Mike those New England teams That keep Making it to the Super Bowl had at least three U.G.A. players getting playing time {Seymour, Watson, Pass} and a M.V.P. in Pitt {Ward}need I say more? I guess I will, Floridians will get to see Murray play alot, and whip your buts, since you want truly play a nuetral game. {Georgia Dome} always open, just ask ALABAMA, already booked for 09 to play V.T.
By Gator Nation
December 21, 2008 12:38 AM | Link to this
atlien052
Georgia 42 Florida 36
Thats players in the NFL, not the score of this years game.
Impressive number by Georgia. It, ofcourse, doesn’t prove that Richt is better than Meyer. It just may prove the opposite.
But hey, lets not lose our focus.
Were talking about college football
And in college football, Florida is currently and for the last 20 years the better program. It may hurt to hear that, but the truth is often painful for those who avoid it.
By pdk
December 21, 2008 3:08 AM | Link to this
Bulldog boosters, outside Clarke Co., nobody cares about UGA. Get over yourselves. You’re nothing. Accept medicrotiy, you’re nothing more… nothing less. Learn to live with that, and Richt might be around a few more years than you deserve him.
By pdk
December 21, 2008 3:09 AM | Link to this
Bulldog boosters, outside Clarke Co., nobody cares about UGA. Get over yourselves. You’re nothing. Accept medicrotiy, you’re nothing more… nothing less. Learn to live with that, and Richt might be around a few more years than you deserve him.
By DBCOOPER
December 21, 2008 4:27 AM | Link to this
Lets see which team has more SEC Championships? Florida or Georgia? Look it up folks. Lets see CMR can’t produce Heisman winners. Hines Ward and Weinke are the first to come to mind. Lets see Georgia is Florida’s Beatch ….but they lead the series going away. Hmmm can’t really understand that retarded logic. What was Dooley’s record against Florida? Lets see if I’m a recruit and it’s Athens or Gainnesville? Holy Crap no question it’s Athens. Lets see Gator fans that have nothing better to do with their lives than get on a Bulldog page and make total a$$’s out of themselves. I know what I would do!!!
Wear them Siver Britches!!!Good luck Aaron
By the big bug
December 21, 2008 5:00 AM | Link to this
Congrats Aaron. Fellow Tech fans- chill out. We have one of the worst fan bases in CFB. We can’t sell out our own stadium. quit shining a negative light on us by your idiotic posts. We beat UGA this year, but we need to string a series of victories.
By ron
December 21, 2008 6:27 AM | Link to this
is murray coming in as heralded as stafford who has yet to win an sec championship or anything of signifiance on the college level.
By KneeJerk
December 21, 2008 6:58 AM | Link to this
Name a current NFL Impact offensive player that was recruited by Richt to UGA. Richt & Co. are good recruiters, but the players aren’t coached up to the next level while they’re in Athens.
By KneeJerk
December 21, 2008 7:08 AM | Link to this
……and could we please stop the “Joe Cox could be the next Tee Martin” statements. I never saw Peyton spooning Tee Martin.
By FinanceBuzz
December 21, 2008 7:28 AM | Link to this
“but is already approaching legendary status in the Bulldog Nation.”
Sounds like we have the making of the next Greatest Quarterback in the History of Football (TM). With Stafford passing that much hyped title on either this or next, maybe Murray is the next overhyped, legend-in-the-minds-of-the-Bulldog-County, quarterback to come into Athens!
BTW….Roddy Jones just scored again! GO JACKETS!!
By bull-gator
December 21, 2008 8:56 AM | Link to this
To all you amateur recruiting coordinators: kids pick schools where they are most likely to get a chance to compete and start immediately. At Georgia this kid can compete for the starter role as Stafford is going to leave and nobody is there to take over right away. If he picked Florida he would have to sit behind Tebow and Brantley next year and sit behind Brantley for the following two years. His decision was a no brainer. It had nothing to do with any allegiance to Georgia at all. Strictly business…
By Elliot Garcia
December 21, 2008 9:05 AM | Link to this
I love seeing the Dawgs talk smack….have fun in the Capital One Bowl!
By Vol4ever
December 21, 2008 9:17 AM | Link to this
Don’t be surprised if Mr. Murray is wearing Orange next year…………………….
By eddie
December 21, 2008 9:25 AM | Link to this
I am a life-long GT fan and my daughters are third generation GT graduates. I live in Tampa and my youngest is in classes with Aaron at Plant High School. He is an intelligent, respectful kid who is not impressed with himself. I think he leaves Tampa after Christmas to enroll early at UGA. Altough not very tall, he is a fabulous QB at the prep level. If he gets any coaching he will be every bit as good as Stafford. Plant won the State two years ago with Robert Marve (now the starting QB at Miami) as the QB. Murray is already Marve’s equal as a player, and light-years ahead of him in character. UGA got itself a real winner in Aaron Murray; I will always remain a Tech fan, but could never pull against Murray. He may not actualize as a college QB, but he will be a solid citizen. UGA could use more like him, don’t you think?
By John
December 21, 2008 9:58 AM | Link to this
This forum cracks me up - Tech is 1-7 and their fans are talking smack, and UF fans have to come and make snide remarks. FYI - some Dog fans did go to school in Athens, 1981-1984, and I believe we were 4-0 against UF then.
Yes, in my opinion that’s ancient history, and so is this year’s game…to quote a favorite line from an otherwise bad movie “What’s behind me is not important”. I’m not going to waste time explaining the context or faking the Italian accent to deliver it properly, it makes the point.
Does anyone here that posts these stupid comments in a moronic effort to “get our goat” and draw a response from UGA fans, most of whom should have better things to do, do any of you guys have a life? The only reason I wasted this much time on you was because I can type really fast.
Read what you wrote, and realize how pathetic you all sound. As for my fellow Dawgs, just read the articles and skip the comments, and maybe these idiots will go away and you can discuss this crap to your heart’s content without distraction. I would suggest you also have better things to do, but that’s just my opinion.
Well boys, that’s my annual contribution to the forum, so strap on your flamethrowers and let me have it. Trust me, I won’t be bothering to read it. I’ve already moved on…
By Sven Ottke
December 21, 2008 10:01 AM | Link to this
Hey atline052, thanks for proving what we all know. You underachieve at UGa and then make it to the next level. What do all those players have in common? Zero National Championships. Your well runs dry.
By John
December 21, 2008 10:05 AM | Link to this
P.S. Merry Christmas to all!
By J Bee
December 21, 2008 10:16 AM | Link to this
Eddie, it’s good to see a Ga-Tech fan with some class. It’s always good to have a leader at quarterback with character. I felt all year that Stafford was bailed out on many bad throws by his receivers!!!! and BTW, you’d better save some of those Roddy Jones scores for next season, as you might need them….Go Dawgs!!
By PTC DAWG
December 21, 2008 10:27 AM | Link to this
All this talk about Richt and Championships or lack thereof, got me thinking. Since UGA hired Richt, which SEC program has more SEC Titles?
That’s the barometer right there. No beauty contest, no vote, no having to have huge upsets at the end of the year to get you into the game.
I think in the last 8 years, LSU/UGA/FU have 2 each. I could be wrong, but I think that’s it.
Anyways, it’s obvious that this Kid from Florida committing to play in Athens is under the skin of a few Gator fans…the few classy ones who wished him luck, College Football needs more fans like you.
By docbailey
December 21, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this
to “gator nation”, as to which school has the most NFL players. Both have 36 on active rolls.You go look it up “num-nuts ” if u can read. Also,i live near Destin and work in a sporting goods store, and it is amazing how many fans from other SEC and ACC teams are looking for OKLAHOMA gear. Guess its true, gator fans are the most hated,not because of the team or school, which are really excellent, but because most i have met never went to Florida, much less high school, and are too ignorant to discuss football, or really anything ! maybe thats why your coach wants to go to a school that at least have intelligent fans
By daqwgfan1911
December 21, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this
I live in Florida as well and I am a huge bulldog fan, but I have to agree with Max. I wasnt that impressed. His receivers did all the work. All of the yards came after the receivers made great catches. I was more impressed with Orson Charles. He was the best player on the field clearly. Yes Aaron has a lot of tools, but will he be coached up by the Georgia coaching staff? Lookp at what happened to Stafford all thge tools in the world, but clearly he lacked acurracy at times while often throwing off the wrong foot. Aaron did a lot of that yesterday. I think this guy will be starting his sophomore year and if he gets proper coaching, he can be better than Stafford and do great things.
By Knowshon Hauls
December 21, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this
I like that kid from Oconee county better. He’s 4 inches taller, and there’s not a picture of him on rivals.com wearing a Florida shirt. Why isn’t he getting any props?
By case
December 21, 2008 10:44 AM | Link to this
all you loser Florida fans with nothing better to do that’s why the whole nation thinks your a bunch of pink shirt wearing panzies, We all hope you lose. A bunch of spoiled kids in a desert town. Gainesville is the lamest city I have scene and can not even come close to Athens.
Damn a Florida Gator
By gfry
December 21, 2008 10:45 AM | Link to this
get used to the citrus bowl- that’s about as far as murray and his dog fans will ever be going. nice to see uga’s defensive guru on hand for his comeback- bobo not buying in?
By the big bug
December 21, 2008 10:50 AM | Link to this
Well, I am not a Tech fan who suffers from an inferiority complex. We had a great win this year, but we need to string a few together to talk trash. THWG
I hope we do.
By ugagrey
December 21, 2008 11:00 AM | Link to this
To all you gaytor bandwagon fans and tech nerds you all are gonna eat crow when matt and knowshon come back and the mighty dawgs are bitting your a* next year.Oh yea by the way why cant we have a neutral site like tha dome because the gaytors are wimps Go Dawgs Welcome home murry we got a lot rings to get.
By next year
December 21, 2008 11:25 AM | Link to this
Next year, Next year, Next year… the most famous words that comes out of Athens!
By bob g
December 21, 2008 11:25 AM | Link to this
gayturd!? That’s all you got!
Number 1 Preseason ranking
49 - 10 and Mr. Moreno meets Mr. Spikes
9 & 3 and ranked 16th
Playing in the Cap One Bowl — Priceless!
By bob g
December 21, 2008 11:30 AM | Link to this
gayturd!? That’s all you got!
Number 1 Preseason ranking
49 - 10 and Mr. Moreno meets Mr. Spikes
9 & 3 and ranked 16th
Playing in the Cap One Bowl — Priceless!
By simplythetruth
December 21, 2008 12:22 PM | Link to this
It is so amusing to see the stupidity exhibited by some these “fans”. It is great that a kid can comeback from an injury. It is great that he can go to a school on a football scholarship. I just find it comical that some of these short-term memory afflicted dorks have already got this kid with a national championship and he hasn’t even played one down of college ball. That’s the reason you morons are always whining at the end of most of the past 20 seasons. Reality bites and so do you.
By Denver dog
December 21, 2008 12:56 PM | Link to this
Hey Gator nation and the rest of you crooks, criminals, and Tech idiots.
If the pros aren’t important why did you list it number 1 in yourlist. Stafford and UGA kicked your precious Tbag, and car thief Harvin 1 out of two. Most teams don’t fair that well against those who aspire to further educational opportunites at the Starke Fl campus (prison for those of you that have a UF diploma)
Everyone knows that Urban Meyer is an advisor to Usama Bin Laden, and gets his pay from Caesar Chavez.
THIS IS HOW ABSURD SOME OF YOU PEOPLE ARE. WHY NOT JUST SAY GOOD THINGS ABOUT EACH OTHER. YOU CAN LOOK UP ANY FACT ON THE INTERNET AND GET 5 DIFFERNT ANSWERS. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT UF WILL STOMP OU IN A HOMEGAME MNC GAME. ENJOY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By patrioto
December 21, 2008 1:36 PM | Link to this
UGA began the season as #1 in the polls and they ended the season #1 in “whine”!!
By UGA
December 21, 2008 1:47 PM | Link to this
Hey, Gator Fans do the numbers 47-38-2 mean anything to you? That just happens to be the series record between the Dawgs and the Gators. Guess who has the 47? It ain’t the Gators. Funny how all the Gator fans just want to talk about things since 1990 (since they won 16 of the last 19). That only shows how the Dawgs dominated in the many years before that (44-22-2). Gators, WIN 9 MORE STRAIGHT GAMES AND THEN WE CAN TALK.
By simplythetruth
December 21, 2008 2:09 PM | Link to this
Hey dog fans what have you done since 1990? That’s right NOT much!
By Pago Flyer
December 21, 2008 3:38 PM | Link to this
Just spent the weekend up in East Lansing with some Spartan buddies. They’re not too worried. They have a pretty good running back.
By Mike T.
December 21, 2008 3:46 PM | Link to this
Tech’s big and bad now man,they could beat the Gators. Yeah right.Check the series records, Georgia owns Florida and Tech.
By Mike T.
December 21, 2008 4:01 PM | Link to this
Bulldog boosters, outside Clarke Co., nobody cares about UGA.
Hey dude, take your hands off the keyboard turn the computer off,and call and get yourself some help.Clarke Co.? Georgia fans blanket ths state like the dew.Man there is alot of Georgia fans in North Florida.
By Randy Y
December 21, 2008 5:01 PM | Link to this
I attended all the Florida High School Championship games. You could tell Murray wasn’t 100%. He was rusty; but he really needs to work on decision-making and accuracy. I can’t say it was because he was rusty either as I saw him play in the second game of the year and he was inconsistent in a loss. He does have the tools to be a good one; but he’s need some work. Orson Charles would be a huge asset..he’s a tough kid. I was really glad to see Bobo and Martinez recruiting the three kids from Seminole who upset Miami Northwestern for the 6A final. We could sure use Day at DE; hopefully CWM can snag him. Armstrong and Dubose were clearly men playing against boys; and that’s saying alot since Northwestern has won the past two 6A finals down here. Dubose can step in and return kicks and punts right now. I’m just happy to see the UGA coaches trying to steal some talent away from the Florida schools.
By RealityYech
December 21, 2008 5:49 PM | Link to this
With Meyer’s offense he’ll never have another Heisman QB again, it just wont happen. Only reason Tebow was FORCED to carry the ball so much last year was because they had zero ground game. Tebow is a freak, and as Meyer has said himself, “a once in a lifetime opportunity to coach a kid of his talents.”
UGA now has a stable of QB’s. Don’t write of Gray yet either. He had a great spring and has done very well in practice. Great problem to have if you’re a Dawg!!!
By jaxdawgfan
December 21, 2008 5:53 PM | Link to this
Hey pdk. You said, “Bulldog boosters, outside Clarke Co., nobody cares about UGA.” Let’s see… the largest Bulldog booster club is located in… Jacksonville. Hey, that’s in Florida… about 60 miles from YOUR campus. It looks like, outside Alachua county, many people don’t care much for the Gainesville Lizzards.
By bob g
December 21, 2008 6:58 PM | Link to this
gayturd!? That’s all ya got…
Preseason number 1.
49 to 10 and Mr. Moreno meets Mr. Spikes
16th in the nation and playing in the Cap One Bowl — Priceless!
By simplythetruth
December 21, 2008 7:19 PM | Link to this
It is a SAD SAD SAD time in the bullpup nation. Relegated to snipping, crying, and namecalling. You’re getting quite adept at it, no surprise though. When your team has FAILED to live up to your OVERBLOWN expectations year in and year out, you become what your FEAR the most, you have become what the rest of the world knows as GATORBAIT. Now the rest of the SEC and even some of the ACC teams know your little secret too, your yip-yip, is worse than your bite.
By Dawg Tired
December 21, 2008 7:44 PM | Link to this
Bob G and other gators on this site: Y’all show great class. You should be proud of how well you conduct yourselves. I know after observing how mature you are, Aaron will wish he had joined up with you.
By Terrorist Roommate
December 21, 2008 10:21 PM | Link to this
UGA owns uf by at least ten games. Catch up then talk
By Obeone
December 21, 2008 10:22 PM | Link to this
Are we DAWG fans forgeting we have a defensive coordinator that gives up about 40 points a game. Forget about our offense. That’s only half the ball game. Meyer will kill us every year with that defense we have. He’s loves it. Richt is blind to it! I agree with the Gators, we are an 8-2 team at best every year. GET USE TO IT!
By GT student
December 22, 2008 1:56 AM | Link to this
why are you guys even worrying about UF because you cant even beat GT with the best team in the last 10 years for UGA. GT will get better and UGA will not…stafford threw for 400 yards and one int and still lost lol. All the talent in the world wont matter.
By Jeff
December 22, 2008 8:43 AM | Link to this
Dont get to excited yet, remember all the hype with Satfford…and look what we have….9-3….and alot of could have should have been……
By Sam
December 22, 2008 8:58 AM | Link to this
Jeff you’re an idiot. Where would UGA have been without Stafford? Can you say defense Jeffy girl? You’re dumber than a techmite.
By Jim
December 22, 2008 9:16 AM | Link to this
You Florida fans do an excellent job of demonstrating the class of gator nation. I know your players must be proud of you.
By Gator Nation
December 22, 2008 9:37 AM | Link to this
Your right Jim,
And the Georgia Fans are just so classy too right?
By wreckmaniac
December 22, 2008 9:55 AM | Link to this
You can always suck up a bunch of UGA fans with a recruitin’ blog. When you’re a Dawg, recruitin is all that matters. Field performance, team chemistry, coaching ability and 40 other key factors are meaningless to Dawgs.
By wreckmaniac
December 22, 2008 10:04 AM | Link to this
It looks like the Dawgs are going to have the top recruitin class again. Woop de doo
By wreckmaniac
December 22, 2008 10:12 AM | Link to this
Looks like Murray sized up the UGA system pretty well. Its actually the DJ Shockley method. Ride the pine for three years so you can coast, play one year, and then go to the NFL so you can ride the pine for a paycheck.
By TUCK FECK
December 22, 2008 10:27 AM | Link to this
How come you can find Tech fans on the GEORGIA blog ,but you can’t find them in thier own stadium?
Congrats Aaron!
By LakeDawg
December 22, 2008 10:58 AM | Link to this
A few observations:
As far as Florida “owning” Georgia, let’s check some history, both recent and overall. I believe that Georgia has beaten Florida 2 times in the past 5 games, and still owns a considerable lead in the overall series. 5 of the last 7 games have been decided by a touchdown or less (6 of 7 by two TD’s or less). I hardly think that this constitutes “domination” or “owning” or anything similar.
I’ll certainly have to congratulate Florida on the way your team has finished, so “congratulations”. Florida has had a nice run in this series over the past few years, it’s true. Georgia has had such runs in this series as well……..and will again. Florida fans, enjoy it while you can. The pendulum will swing back, as it invariably does.
On Georgia’s loss to Georgia Tech, after SEVEN consecutive victories in that series, yes it was a true embarrassment to us - somewhat similar to Florida’s loss to Ole Miss at home. That game sparked Florida’s team to greater things, similar to how our loss to a declining Tennessee program last year did - we didn’t lose again last season after that loss, and the same could happen for Florida this year. We did finish #2 last year…….Florida was lower, if I remember correctly.
I’ll have to say I agree with Jim, referring to some of these ridiculous posts. Some of the Florida fans who posted needed to check their class level - it’s a quart low.
I’m calling out writer Michael Carvell. WHY the italics on the comment that Mark Richt made about Aaron Murray playing in his HS championship game because such a game is special and “you may never again get to play for a championship” ??? The italics make it look like Richt is making some sort of negative statement about the future. Did it occur to the writer that Richt was making a pragmatic statement about opportunities in life ? Like if the young man has a career-ending injury in college and never gets to play again ? I have a real issue with writers who take every opportunity to stir up something negative even when there isn’t really anything negative. I’ve read so much negativity and “humor” about UGA from AJC writer Jeff Schultz that I now simply refuse to read anything that he writes (haven’t in about 2 years).
Further, I read a headline on here last week in which it was proclaimed that a HS prospect “chose Tech over Georgia”, despite that fact that Georgia hadn’t even offered the young man a scholarship !! What sort of journalistic integrity is THAT ? I know this - if I practiced Pharmacy according to such standards, I’d lose my license to practice. Perhaps we need more oversight of professional standards compliance for “journalists” - obviously some changes are needed. I’m NOT taking issue with ALL AJC writers - some are good (Bradley, Towers, Barnhart, etc) and I appreciate those. Some of the others appear to have an ax to grind, which undermines their credibility.
Has Georgia had a disappointing year ? Absolutely. We appear to have underachieved in several areas, particularly defensively. But you know what ? We finished #2 just last year. We’ve won 10 or more games in 5 of the last 6 years, with another 10-win year achievable with a win over Michigan State. We’ve won two SEC championships and been to three BCS/Sugar Bowls so far this decade. There’s a LOT to be proud of - not many programs can match that, so let’s keep a little perspective here. There’s also a lot of work to do to elevate our performance to greater heights, but we can get it done. Nobody cruises every year.
Joseph R. Evans, RPh UGA College of Pharmacy Class of 1978
By atl-xmen
December 22, 2008 11:46 AM | Link to this
UGA will be just fine next year and the year after that and the year after that and so on and so on. It is funny how 10-3 is a down year for UGA and and a 9-4 record is a up year for Tech.haha As long as UGA has Richt as coach he will have UGA in the hunt for a title year in and year out.UGA is getting closer and closer to putting that perfect team to win the National title. OUR D will be a year older with even more talent coming in and back to help out where injuries and youth hurt us. where as tech will D will be very weak. im not worried all about tech beating us next year. hell Tech is tech and they will always be tech. the lame 2nd rate football team in the state of Georgia that may win a game over UGA every 7 years. i can take 1 year of trash talking from tech fans. they dont beat UGA enough to get tired of it. haha our coaches will have our players ready for there old school ofeense that will get their QBs killed. and when we have the right personel at the DE we will kick your butts next year just like normal.
By Georgia Fan
December 22, 2008 11:50 AM | Link to this
First of all, good luck to Florida in the National Championship game. SEC all the way. Now after the title game and Tebow decides to go to the NFL, which I doubt he will, who does Florida have as the next quarterback? I seen the number 2 guy and he’s not very promising. Aaron Murray may have realized that despite what people want to think, Florida will be rebuilding next year offensively. Why go through that headache, especially if he gets redshirted. Not saying that UGA will be in any better shape, but UGA will be a better fit for him than Florida.
If Florida wins the NC, that will be that last championship of any kind for a while.
By Georgia Fan
December 22, 2008 11:56 AM | Link to this
First of all, good luck to Florida in the National Championship game. SEC all the way. Now after the title game and Tebow decides to go to the NFL, which I doubt he will, who does Florida have as the next quarterback? I seen the number 2 guy and he’s not very promising. Aaron Murray may have realized that despite what people want to think, Florida will be rebuilding next year offensively. Why go through that headache, especially if he gets redshirted. Not saying that UGA will be in any better shape, but UGA will be a better fit for him than Florida.
If Florida wins the NC, that will be that last championship of any kind for a while.
By Georgia Fan
December 22, 2008 11:57 AM | Link to this
First of all, good luck to Florida in the National Championship game. SEC all the way. Now after the title game and Tebow decides to go to the NFL, which I doubt he will, who does Florida have as the next quarterback? I seen the number 2 guy and he’s not very promising. Aaron Murray may have realized that despite what people want to think, Florida will be rebuilding next year offensively. Why go through that headache, especially if he gets redshirted. Not saying that UGA will be in any better shape, but UGA will be a better fit for him than Florida.
If Florida wins the NC, that will be that last championship of any kind for a while.
By Dawg for Life
December 22, 2008 12:05 PM | Link to this
Does GT have their own blog? They win one game in seven years and all of the sudden they are the best team playing football. Congratulation Tech, you got your one win. Until you win 3 or 4 in a row, you got lucky. The Georgia team that played you in the first half, forgot to come out in the second half, especially the defense, so you got lucky. OOOh the great triple option, you were using the same offense when Reggie Ball was not throwing the ball for Tech. Did I mention, YOU GOT LUCKY.
By Tampa DAWG
December 22, 2008 1:06 PM | Link to this
Murray completed 18 of 30 passes for 344 yards and three touchdowns, according to the Tampa Tribune. He also had one interception.
Looks good in print, however w/ only one good leg he didn’t look anything like he usually does…the 344 yds would have been good for one half and the 18 for 30 was not up to his usual standards…compare the states w/ some of his tapes and you’ll see…Plant lost the first game of the year, not the second as stated earlier…the game they lost was to Armwood and he had been their whole offense (no running game at all except for him) and not until he went down did they start to have a balanced attack…he’ll rehab and get back to making some of the most amazing throws that you’ll ever see a QB make…enjoy the next few years…
By williebkind
December 22, 2008 1:34 PM | Link to this
That the He** is Martinez doing watching a QB? No wonder the defense at GA sucks. FIE MARTINEZ!!
By williebkind
December 22, 2008 1:35 PM | Link to this
What the He** is Martinez doing watching a QB? No wonder the defense at GA sucks. FIE MARTINEZ!!
By Williebkind
December 22, 2008 1:37 PM | Link to this
I intended to write “What the He**”. Martinez is such a joke I can not even type about him. FIRE MARTINEZ!!
By hem o'roid
December 22, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this
TUCH FECH—You would have found the Tech fans if you had not been drooling over the bucktoothed ugay cheerleaders. Did they promise Murray one of the cheerleaders?
By FL DAWG1
December 22, 2008 2:38 PM | Link to this
UF celebrating 10 years of football again. Last time I looked at the series UGA still had a 8 game lead. GT take a look at too!! 1 game in 7, but we still own you and always will.
By Dave In Tampa
December 22, 2008 3:01 PM | Link to this
I bleed Red and Black and even I have to agree with some of the Florida posts. We have not won a NC in a very long time. We looked very average this year. I really don’t care about the series record against Florida I just know that we lost this year. Since I have been alive Tech has only beat UGA 13 times(I’m 45)So what, they beat us this year and I can’t stand it, but I congratulate Tech. OUCH.
I use to get real excited about all the talent we pull in, but until we are playing for a NC we can’t talk smack to Florida. I mean 2 out of the past 3 years. I hate it, I hate it, but give them credit. But Techies, don’t think for a moment that UGA is going away. You beat us yes, but with the worst defense in UGA history. You only beat us by three. That’s why I feel good about putting another streak together against you. We will improve so just keep dreaming all you want about us going down hill because it won’t happen.
As for Florida, I hate you guys, but you have ever right for your smack talk. Win another one for the SEC!
Go Dawgs!
By jay
December 22, 2008 4:24 PM | Link to this
I wonder how many people that comment in this section have ever played any type of organized sport ? Seriously !! By the comments i read it is obvious that most have not and i guess it really doesn’t matter but its pretty comical seeing some of the comments and if only we could see a picture attached next to the comment it would be even more comical !!
By champ
December 22, 2008 4:51 PM | Link to this
jay - what is your credentials? i’ll trade you my nat champ ring for your high school class ring!
By Dana X. Bible
December 22, 2008 5:01 PM | Link to this
Let Aaron Murray come on in. He’ll take care of things.
Every Bulldog would like to see Stafford and Moreno stay, but with the unbelievable bucks out there for them RIGHT NOW, and the real possibility of serious injury, the choice is simple.
By Dana X. Bible
December 22, 2008 5:02 PM | Link to this
Let Aaron Murray come on in. He’ll take care of things.
Every Bulldog would like to see Stafford and Moreno stay, but with the unbelievable bucks out there for them RIGHT NOW, and the real possibility of serious injury, the choice is simple.
By Tampa Dawg
December 22, 2008 5:15 PM | Link to this
Attn Jackasses, Say what you want, you have not met this kid nor watched him play.. I happen to live in TAMPA and watched him play since he has been involved in football, He will be a stud. I am sick of morons running their mouths about things they know nothing about just to hear themselves talk, get a freaking life already??
Anyhow, Aaron would have smashed the Fla high school records if it weren’t for the broken leg that kept him out of about 6 games. The UF Gators have never had a QB with Aaron’s potential eneter their school, including the almighty Tebow. Aaron is a special player, I hope he brings Orson Charles, their tight end on Plant’s team with him, he is yet to commit to a school, but if he comes to UGA, It will be a dynamite tandemm, Orson is a stud as well. Go Dawgs!
By Tampa Dawg
December 22, 2008 5:18 PM | Link to this
Attn Jackasses, Say what you want, you have not met this kid nor watched him play.. I happen to live in TAMPA and watched him play since he has been involved in football, He will be a stud. I am sick of morons running their mouths about things they know nothing about just to hear themselves talk, get a freaking life already??
Anyhow, Aaron would have smashed the Fla high school records if it weren’t for the broken leg that kept him out of about 6 games. The UF Gators have never had a QB with Aaron’s potential eneter their school, including the almighty Tebow. Aaron is a special player, I hope he brings Orson Charles, their tight end on Plant’s team with him, he is yet to commit to a school, but if he comes to UGA, It will be a dynamite tandemm, Orson is a stud as well. Go Dawgs!
By RealityYech
December 22, 2008 8:38 PM | Link to this
Yet another great, classy young commitment for the Dawgs. When this kid either wins the Heisman, or is in the running, I’m sure we won’t have to hear humiliating stories about him driving drunk on campus (10 years after he’s left I might add) and committing a hit and run with an open container while being intoxicated and oh yeah, with a little dime bag of weed on him. Hmmm….what piece of trash does that sound like? LOL!!!
By UGA underperforms again
December 23, 2008 3:26 PM | Link to this
It is going to happen to us again. We will end up with the best recruiting class in the nation (again), and we will underperform.
The one thing I must give Tech is look at their rivals.com recruiting over the past 4 years and they beat us with that???
It is so sad, and dare I point to coaching?