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Leaving Lexington a loser

Georgia’s struggles worsened on Saturday when Kentucky rallied late for a 24-20 victory in Lexington, exploiting the Bulldogs’ propensity for turnovers.

They capitalized on two second-half turnovers to stay in the contest, then pull ahead for good inside the final two minutes. Matthew Stafford’s third interception of the game was converted into the decisive drive for Kentucky, which is above .500 (5-4) at this juncture of the season for the first time in a long while.

Meanwhile, the Dogs dropped to 6-4, with games looming at Auburn next Saturday and against Georgia Tech.

What made the difference in Saturday’s game? Was it turnovers? Or coaching and preparation? Or is Georgia just not as talented a team as some thought? Were the Wildcats better than expected?

And what about the rest of the season? Do you see any hope of an upset in the final two games, or does a 6-6 slate seem the most realistic outcome of what has been a very disappointing season?

What about Georgia’s bowl chances? Does this team deserve a bid? Could you even get excited about a third- or fourth-tier invitation at this point?

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By JD

November 4, 2006 04:22 PM | Link to this

WOW, just when you think the pups couldn’t get any worse…..

By Chris McAndrew

November 4, 2006 04:24 PM | Link to this

When will Richt do the right thing and fire Willie Martinez???

By Trey

November 4, 2006 04:24 PM | Link to this

Make your reservations for Shreveport, Dawg fans! Hahaha

By jonathan

November 4, 2006 04:25 PM | Link to this

It’s coaching period…you just don’t lose to the worst teams in the SEC.

By randall

November 4, 2006 04:25 PM | Link to this

Simply put there is no doubt in my mind a new defensive coordinator is needed.

By Hamilton

November 4, 2006 04:25 PM | Link to this

CLASSIC UGA LOSS!!! What makes it better is that it was Kentucky’s Homecoming game. Are you UGA fans ready to start calling this a “rebuilding year?”

By tenn vol

November 4, 2006 04:25 PM | Link to this

HA HA HA……. GREAT!!!!!!

By COOKJ

November 4, 2006 04:26 PM | Link to this

WE JUST ARE NOT AS GOOD AS WE THOUGHT WE WERE. THIS MAKES THE FALL SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Dave In Tampa

November 4, 2006 04:26 PM | Link to this

We have now hit rock bottom! What a difference a year makes. Can’t believe that we are this bad with the past couple years of recruiting we have had. No excuse for this. I don’t look forward to playing our last 2 games. It will be ugly. Coaches and players need to take a long, hard look at themselves for a gut check. We do not deserve to be in a Bowl. I hope we don’t get in one. Why pro-long the agony of this season.

By Barry

November 4, 2006 04:26 PM | Link to this

We will be lucky to get a bowl bid at all. We stink!

By johnny lawdog

November 4, 2006 04:26 PM | Link to this

i think people got too high on us too early. our season didn’t even start until the ut game, so we were highly overranked.

committing to a true freshman midway through the season = best decision ever for the future, sold this season away though.

By Who's Your Daddy

November 4, 2006 04:27 PM | Link to this

Fire Willie Martinez!!!!!!!!!

By Hamilton

November 4, 2006 04:27 PM | Link to this

The Dawgs could quite possibly end the year at 6-6!!! Nothing would make me happier.

By dawgb

November 4, 2006 04:27 PM | Link to this

There needs to be some severe changes in offseason. One week bad, two weeks okay , but now not to compete in the league is an ebarrasment to the alumni, university. we ought to turn down a bowl bid because now almost all schools qualify. We lost to the worst two teams in the east. Fire em all!!

By Glenn

November 4, 2006 04:27 PM | Link to this

Have to wonder if Stafford is the answer. This is a very underachieving team.

By Rick

November 4, 2006 04:28 PM | Link to this

You Dawg fans are realizing what everyone else in the nation already knew…you’re overrated!

By jg

November 4, 2006 04:28 PM | Link to this

We are sick puppies!!!!

By Sam T

November 4, 2006 04:28 PM | Link to this

All I have got to say is heads better roll. Defensive coordinator has to go and special teams coach needs to go as well. Richt is a good recruiter… but we need a new OC as well

By BW

November 4, 2006 04:29 PM | Link to this

FIRE WILLIE MARTINEZ NOW!!!!!!!!

By T. Slay

November 4, 2006 04:29 PM | Link to this

Georgia should not go to a bowl game if it finishes 6-6, which will likely happen.

By Daniel

November 4, 2006 04:29 PM | Link to this

This is ridiculous…there needs to be some major changes on the coaching staff.

By Maddawg

November 4, 2006 04:29 PM | Link to this

UPSET? What upset,Richt could not beat his way out of a wet paperbag!!!TERRIBLE FIRE MARK RICHT AND MICHAEL ADAMS TOO!!!! This is the end of the season,Auburn will beat them by 20 points and so will North Ave. Trade School! This is past the point of being ridiculous!! UGA can not even kick an extra point!More power to Kentucky! Richt you keep this uo FSU nor Miami will want you! Where is RAY GROFF?

By JustMe

November 4, 2006 04:29 PM | Link to this

BWHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

So then, what will the ugag fans say now… maybe “more idiots travel to support the loser puppies compared to the winning Tech fans?”

LMFAO!!!!!!

By cookie

November 4, 2006 04:29 PM | Link to this

Bowl Game? Thats wishful thinking.

By Feel The Stinger !

November 4, 2006 04:29 PM | Link to this

Now the Blog, Ok Mutts and Mutt Fans. I was on you real Bad when you lost to Vandy.

I was on you when you lost to Tenn.

I never said one thing when you lost to Flordia because it was expected,

Im not going to say nothing when you loose to Auburn.

BUT now you done went and lost to KENTUCKY.

So you ready for this >? You lost the Tenn game and you was yelling fire the coachs.

You lost the Vandy game and then you started saying its a Rebuilding Year.

You lost to flordia and you started saying wait till next year.

Now you went and go beat by the KATs! and im sure all your going to do now is saying something like, the only game that matters is Tech or something stupid like that.

The bottom line is Georgia needs to hire Jim back and let him know up front he cannot go to the tech games, after all you know what happens then.

Im gonna stop right now and let you blast back at me about how good you have been in the past and while you guys are typing I will just sit and read all the new excuses you come up with for this LOOSER.

Really just tell the Truth …. The Dogs WHAT ?? say say it. Here kity kity kity.

Oh im not trying to depress you but you still have to play Auburn and Tech.

OUCH.

I have to take a break, my ribs hurt so bad from laughing.

By GTinVA

November 4, 2006 04:29 PM | Link to this

6-6 and no bowl. No way they can get up for Auburn, then they will go into the Tech game nervous with their fans unrealistic expectations and get trounced by Tech between the hedges. It’s sad. I cant remember a season where the dawgs have looked this bad. They have a lot of work to do to get ready for next year. Can’t be any worse, can it? hmmm

By shaun

November 4, 2006 04:30 PM | Link to this

No other way to say it, time for a coaching change!

By OleTimer

November 4, 2006 04:30 PM | Link to this

Richt has done something no other UGA can claim….losing to Vanderbilt and Kentucky in the same year.

By epros

November 4, 2006 04:30 PM | Link to this

wow

By Kenny

November 4, 2006 04:30 PM | Link to this

can you say 24-20 cats over dawgs. Bulldogs may need to buy them some bowl tickets if they want to go to a bowl game this year. Do you have any Blue uniforms?

By VAN-24 UGA-22

November 4, 2006 04:30 PM | Link to this

Have fun playing on the Blue Field. Dawg fans rave about how good Stafford is. He is overrated. I look forward to three more years of this guy. Interception leader will be the only thing he accompishes.

Oh by the way you lost to Vandy as well.

By Chris P-T

November 4, 2006 04:30 PM | Link to this

Martinez needs to go…

By tom

November 4, 2006 04:31 PM | Link to this

This is getting old: “DOGS PUT IN PLACE YET AGAIN!”

By BW

November 4, 2006 04:31 PM | Link to this

FIRE WILLIE MARTINEZ TODAY, not tomorrow-TODAY

By Carlton Powell

November 4, 2006 04:31 PM | Link to this

This loss was not totally unexpected. I, and many others, suspected a loss to KY after the Vandy debacle. This is not a good Bulldog team. And, the reality is that the next two yrs. are probably not gonna be better. The entire team needs overhauling from asst. coaches to players. This team does not deserve any bowl invite. Not even one of the multitude of “loser bowls.” CMR KNOWS the next years will be tough. He said as much at the Athens Touchdown Club. The great recruiting obviously ain’t so great. The biggest item on their agenda is getting a stable of good offensive linemen. Forget the glitzy QB’s, etc. Get some players that can really play OL. My guess is that within three years, CMR will be out of coaching and in the ministry somewhere. He is NOT a good gameday coach. I point to Auburn last year as evidence. What GA needs is a hardnosed, no nonsense coach, with a real killer instinct. No one need get really mad. It’s not gonna get better anytime soon.

By phipps

November 4, 2006 04:31 PM | Link to this

When was the last year that a Georgia team lost to Vandy and Kentucky? Tech has been bad, but NEVER last in the ACC. Georgia is its worst team!!!!!!!!But I had one fan say that Georgia would be # 1 next year. So Funny!!!!!!!!!!!Shreveport here they come. Or Tulsa some place. They deserve to stay home.

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

November 4, 2006 04:31 PM | Link to this

Where did Lumpkin go?

3 carries 35yds 1st drive

10 carries 48yds rest of the game?

Poor Play

Poor Offense

Poor Defense

Poor Special Teams

Those are the 4 P’s you don’t wanna have. We layed an egg today. This team has layed down for CMR, they are playing just like they did when they didn’t wanna be at the Sugar Bowl last year. It showed in the first half of that game and this lack luster play has reared its ugly head again. No Senior leadership, poor execution, and bad coaching has gotten us where we are.

How can you still play Stafford? 3 picks, and no talk of playing Cox? How disappointing.

By buzz buzz buzz

November 4, 2006 04:31 PM | Link to this

Wow, you guys lose to Vanderbilt and Kentucky in the same year? What happened to all of those blue-chip recruits UGA signs every year? Has any team this year done less with more? Remember back when the puppies were 5-0 and talking about how their defense was the best in the country? Yeah, I barely remember that either.

I almost feel sorry for you guys, because you seem to handle adversity so poorly. But go ahead, scream about your defensive coordinator, or your WRs who can’t catch, or whatever the reason for this week’s debacle is. It’s fun to watch.

By Daniel

November 4, 2006 04:32 PM | Link to this

Unacceptable….completely unacceptable. While you expect mistakes with a freshman quarterback…the problem continues to be preparation and focus. That portion of the game comes from the coaching staff…if Mark Richt does not address that then we will continue to struggle. We have the players and obviously the talent to compete but to let KY march down the field and score is horrid. Turnovers will occur but then having the defense to minimize the effect is critical and i do not think our current DC can handle the job. Our wide recievers coach is obviously another position that needs to be addressed. Ever since his arrival our recievers have struggled with receptions….they obviously catch the ball in High School so what happens when they get to UGA? Coaching is the only common denominator there…and yes you can’t force them to “catch” the ball but you damn sure can make them practice until they don’t drop it. And why for the love of god was Martrez Milner in the game, even if he did make some catches? Where ia the back-up to the threat of losing your starting position? Senior or not he needs to sit out a game unless Tripp gets injured!

By CltDawg

November 4, 2006 04:33 PM | Link to this

Richt worth 2 million a year? Give me a break! Since coaches can re-work their contracts after successful years, can Damon Evans re-work Richts after this embarassment? Run Lumpkin! Bench Stafford! Yada yada yada!

By dawg

November 4, 2006 04:33 PM | Link to this

I still think we will get up and beat 1 of the 2 remaining this has been a very disapointing year and the players really have nothing to get up for versus the cats I think we will see a more inspired team the next 2 weeks!!! GOOOOO DAWGS!!!!!!

By OneDissappointedDawg

November 4, 2006 04:33 PM | Link to this

ERK would be ashamed! Can’t stop Vandy or Kentucky with the game on the line. This defense under Martinez makes a sham of the moniker Junkyard Dawgs! This is pitiful!

By TG

November 4, 2006 04:33 PM | Link to this

“DOGS PUT IN PLACE ONE MORE TIME!!!”

By Nick

November 4, 2006 04:33 PM | Link to this

When will Richt do the right thing and fire Willie Martinez??? Ummmmm, nitwit, when will willie martinez do the right thing and demand that mark richt be fired??? you can’t scheme for kids who can’t play? is willie supposed to be able to make up for CMR’s recruiting deficiencies? THIS SEASONS IS NOT THE PLAYER’S FAULT. IT IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE ASSISTANTS. THE FAULT NEEDS TO START AND END WITH YOUR BELOVED CMR. THIS IS THE END OF THE ROAD FOLKS. IT IS ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE. YOU MIGHT AS WELL FIRE CMR NOW BECAUSE WE ARE JUST GOING TO END FIRING THE PUTZ NEXT YEAR OR THE YEAR AFTER. cmr got his 2 sec champs when fla & tenn were down and when his best players were donnan’s recruits. now that each and every single player on his own team is his own recruits, you see the results. and, oh, BTW, he is now going to sell out and go the JUCO recruit. nothing smelled more desparate than his announcement this week that he was going to go the JUCO route. put another band aid on a broken bone CMR. wake up, blind loyalists. stop practicing that blind faith. FIRE CMR!

By johnnyheisman

November 4, 2006 04:33 PM | Link to this

WHEN YOU SAY KENTUCKY FRIED BULLPUP…YOU SAID IT ALL!

By Demetrius

November 4, 2006 04:33 PM | Link to this

As a true UGA fan I think we just have to realize that we are playing with a freshman QB and without playmakers on offense. It will be really interesting to see what happens next year. This has kind of been a slap in the face. But GA will be okay. We have had 5 years of SEC dominance, let’s just call this a rebuilding year.

By Mountain Dawg

November 4, 2006 04:34 PM | Link to this

The real question is when Andy Bailey is going to decide to kick ANYTHING between the uprights. His missed kicks cost us the Vandy game, and now today’s tally: 2 missed FG’s, 1 missed PAT (PAT???) = Dawgs lose by 4.

I hope Richt wind sprints him this week until he pukes.

By Chris McAndrew

November 4, 2006 04:34 PM | Link to this

Someone with website knowledge please start up a website at www.firewilliemartinez.com or www.firewillie.com or something like that. It’s time for all of us to get involved in making sure he leaves right away after this awful awful awful awful season.

By limpdikdawg

November 4, 2006 04:34 PM | Link to this

The season isn’t over,we’ll upset Auburn next week.Everything will finally com together.Dont forget ,Matthew is only a freshman!!

By Scott Watson

November 4, 2006 04:34 PM | Link to this

New defensive coordinator and maybe an offensive coordinator to call most of the plays. We are too conservative…it seems we are running in slow motion out there and we need some kind of spark. Thank goodness we are already bowl eligible…6-6 is my guess with I hope a bowl victory to close out at 7-6.

By Dandydog

November 4, 2006 04:34 PM | Link to this

WOW! What have we done to deserve this! Did we stump a yellow jacket, skin a tiger, shoot a volunteer, kill a gator, choked a chicken (gamecock)—- oh, wait I got it …..we fired Jim Donnan. When will the bleeding stop! I am now looking forward to next year!

By ron

November 4, 2006 04:35 PM | Link to this

the right thing is to fire RICHT. vandy and now kentucky.two perennial sec losers in the same season.how did the DAWGS beat ole miss and mississippi state,that’s perplexing.

By jacketnation

November 4, 2006 04:35 PM | Link to this

AAAAAHHHHHHAAAHAAAAHHHAAAAA. This is so funny. We are really enjoying this down on the flats at Grant Field.

HEADLINE- Dawgs get Cat Scratched. Coming back to Athens to lick their wounds; Tech fans rejoice!

By dean

November 4, 2006 04:35 PM | Link to this

bad coaching and bad play calling. I will be interested to hear the response of the coaches.

By ncdawg

November 4, 2006 04:36 PM | Link to this

It’s not just Willie…and Bailey….and…the band….It’s Richt! These guys have NO LEADERSHIP….NO KICK-As..ATTITUDE! OUR RECEIVER GETS CARTED OFF THE FIELD AND WE LET KY. DRIVE IT DOWN OUR THROATS!!

DISGRACEFUL SEASON..! IT’S A GOOD THING WE DON’T PLAY LOUISVILLE OR WE WOULD HAVE LOST TO BOTH TENN. TEAMS AND KY TEAMS. TRUST ME…THIS SEASON WILL BE THE BEGINNING OF A LONG…FLAT…TIME FOR UGA FOOTBALL! OUR PROGRAM WILL FALL TO THE LEVEL OF OLE MISS…ALABAMA….NC STATE….MARK “RICHT” MY WORD!

By disappointeddawg

November 4, 2006 04:36 PM | Link to this

The wheels have fallen off. I see other freshman QB’s getting better as the year progresses. Ours seems to be regressing. Our team has not shown the week to week improvements that I would expect from a program like ours. To quote Slim Pickens in Blazing Saddles, “I am depressed”.

By Dogchow

November 4, 2006 04:36 PM | Link to this

Well said Rick and so true!

Overrated and flat out mediocre!

By VAN-24 UGA-22

November 4, 2006 04:37 PM | Link to this

I guess I will change my name to KY-24 UGA-20……..No I like VAN-24 UGA-22 better.

By phipps

November 4, 2006 04:37 PM | Link to this

I just hope Adams lowers the standards a little more so that Georgia can continue to rank among the top five in national recruiting!!!! What a joke. Look at all those 4 and 5 star players. I hope you guys continue. Great JOB!!!!HAHAHA

By Gov.Purdue

November 4, 2006 04:37 PM | Link to this

Will fatty purdue take a break from campaigning to cry about the latest loss by the pups?

By ncdawg

November 4, 2006 04:37 PM | Link to this

COACHING, COACHING, COACHING!!! I’ve been a fan for thirty plus years and believe me! I have never seen such a poor coaching job as I have witnessed this season! Please Miami! Hire Richt right now so we can find a real head coach (Ralph Friedgen maybe). And send Willie M. a-packing!! Find a D-Coordinatot that can get two All-American DEs to make sacks in a game when it really matters! Put a call in to Durham, NC and see if Ted Roof can bring that old “Black Watch” mentality to this underachieving defense!

By drtlg

November 4, 2006 04:37 PM | Link to this

Dawgs are bad this year, but tech fans better hope that we continue to stink when thay roll into athens. it sure will be painful to lose to the dawgs in our off year when we have already gone down to vandy and KY. careful how much you bump your gums, you’re are the only ones who have anything to lose now. PS have youmended your tiger wounds yet?

By Robert Leftwich

November 4, 2006 04:38 PM | Link to this

Almost all teams have a down year and Georgia is no exception. The brilliant Richt didn`t suddenly become dumb this year. Georgia will lose to Auburn but will beat Tech. Then, the year will not be a disaster.

By Bruce

November 4, 2006 04:38 PM | Link to this

GO BIG BLUE!!!!!!!!!!! I told you Dog fans. Kentucky was primed to upset GA today. GA loses to both Vanderbilt AND Kentucky. WOW

By Barry

November 4, 2006 04:38 PM | Link to this

I couldn’t stand listening to the game. I just want to say that Stafford has a LOT of growing up to do. I hope he is humbled now and will approach next year as a true student of the game.

I have to say that I am starting to agree with the “Fire Calloway and Martinez” camp. I also now feel that Richt needs to hire a CREATIVE offensive coordinator (who can recruit) and let him call the plays.

Frankly, there is NO EXCUSE for the dogs losing to Kentucky and Vanderbilt this year. We have the talent…coaching has been the major problem. We should have chosen a quarterback before the season started. We should have been using the whole playbook before the season started. We should have benched a few players when they didn’t perform. I know the players need to execute, but come on…If the coaching had been there…then the players would have been motivated and perform or they would have sat down.

By Tom Miller/Palm Coast, Florida

November 4, 2006 04:38 PM | Link to this

When I moved to Florida I kept my season tickets to Dawg Football. We drive over 450 miles to watch this year’s sick puppies. Hopefully it will not be long lasting and we can take our lessons and turn it around next year like our neighbors in Orange did. What is the possibility of getting our old defensive coach to return to Georgia. Martinez is definitely not the answer if you watched the sick defensive plays of this year. Don’t be like FSU and stick with a person who is not going to Coach the Dawgs to winning seasons. We have to much heritage in the Dawg nation to do that.

From Florida - Tom and Norma Grace Miller

By johnnyheisman

November 4, 2006 04:38 PM | Link to this

FIRE MARK RICHT!!!! FIRE MARK RICHT!!!

BULLDOGS HAVE WON 14 GAMES 43 YEARS IN A ROW AND NOW THIS??? I AM A DAWGFAN. WE HAVE WON 14 GAMES 43 YEARS IN A ROW HAVEN’T WE??? OH, REALLY? WE HAVE ALWAYS SUCKED???

By Dogchow

November 4, 2006 04:39 PM | Link to this

“By jonathan

November 4, 2006 04:25 PM | Link to this

It’s coaching period…you just don’t lose to the worst teams in the SEC”

Johnathan buddy….I hate to tell you this but YOU’RE one of the worst teams in the SEC!

By UGA Student

November 4, 2006 04:39 PM | Link to this

This is truely disgusting. I don’t care how many Habitat for Humanity Homes Richt builds, things have got to change. Ray Goff couldn’t get away with play like this. Why does MR believe he deserves any different? Miami or FSU can have him.

By The Godfather

November 4, 2006 04:40 PM | Link to this

Too bad you can’t play a 1-AA opponent in the lousy bowl game you’ll be in, that’s about all you can beat.

And for the first time since 1973, you lose to Vandy and KY in the same season, congratulations!!!

You’re now free to start talking trash to Tech fans as your lame excuse to shield this loss.

By Feel The Stinger !

November 4, 2006 04:40 PM | Link to this

*COME on dawgs, tell it like it is, The DAWGS what? they what, Somebody help me here the dawgs what? * Ok now get back to athens and start thinking about tech because you dont have a chance at Auburn.

You might save sonny from signing up at Tech this fall for a class just so he can call himself a Jacket.

Sonny still mad at the AJC? or Kentucky ?

Come on sonny get back on the Radio and tell them how proud you are of the MUTTS.

God this is good. Even if tech lost tonight it could not hold a candle to this.

By dean

November 4, 2006 04:41 PM | Link to this

you have to understand it is not martinez, but richt. he does not know how to call plays or use players. everything comes from the top down. richt’s teams have never dominated. This season is not a blip. Georgia has fallen so far so fast, it will be a long time before it gets back. Stafford is not the answer and running backs by committee are not either. Lumpkin was running good. so how many carries did he get. He should have ended up with more than 100 yards, but he did not.

By Chip

November 4, 2006 04:41 PM | Link to this

A better Saturday has not been had by a GT Fan in quite a while. I dont care what happens at NC State tonight. Karma is a b*** Ugag fans. I hope you like your Crow served cold.

Look at the Kitty Litter Falling From The Sky. Look at the Kitty Litter Falling From The Sky. Look at the Kitty Litter Falling From The Sky.

Bwaaaaa HaHaHaHaHa!!!!!!!!!

By Chris McAndrew

November 4, 2006 04:41 PM | Link to this

If Bailey wasn’t our kicker we probably would have won against Vandy and today.

By Gene

November 4, 2006 04:41 PM | Link to this

Since the arrival of Michael Adams, UGA has put appearances over substance in all aspects of the school. It just took a while to catch up. It is not the same place I graduated from in the pre-Adams era.

By skaldeddog

November 4, 2006 04:41 PM | Link to this

What are the coaches thinking. You have a top notch running back in Lumpkin and he only gets to carry the ball 13 times for 85 yards. When you have a back like Lumpkin put the ball in his hands 25 or 30 times let him get 150 yards are more. Control the ball, control the clock. Thats how you win ball games in the SEC. I dont think the defense is the sole reason the Dawgs are losing, its no doubt coaching is the reason the Dawgs are where they are at. It all start at the top with the head coach.

By wayne

November 4, 2006 04:42 PM | Link to this

Did Georgia fans notice how many big plays were made by Ky players from Ga who were not wanted by the Bulldogs ?

By T. Slay

November 4, 2006 04:42 PM | Link to this

It is past time to fire Willie Martinez and the special teams coach. Our special(?) team has killed us all year. There is NO excuse for not getting an extra point. I like Coach Richt but his laid-back “What, me worry?” attitude is really wearing thin. Georgia could not beat the football team of my high school alma mater (North Hall). My thoughts and prayers are with Mario Raley. Hope he recovers from his injury.

By my team can beat your team

November 4, 2006 04:43 PM | Link to this

Today’s headline: Dogs put in their place YET AGAIN, Governor shuts down AJC in retaliation.

Your team is pathetic, UGA fans. Watching rednecks cry is quite entertaining.

By The Big Bug

November 4, 2006 04:43 PM | Link to this

WILDCATS FEAST ON HOMECOMING CUPCAKE!

By Carey

November 4, 2006 04:43 PM | Link to this

This season is exactly what the UGA fans deserve. If Stafford is around for 3 more years, get use to it.

By BW

November 4, 2006 04:43 PM | Link to this

Did anyone else here DAMON EVANS SAY IT WAS GOING TO BE HARD FOR US TO GO TO A GOOD BOWL GAME AT 6-6 DURING THE RADIO BROADCAST???

By Tdawgg37

November 4, 2006 04:44 PM | Link to this

Willie Martinez?? Sure he needs to go, but Mark Richt needs to be on the same boat. His frigging play calling is horrendous. He sucks…when did we become a pass first, pass only team. This is the frigging SEC!!! Take your frigging pass happy offense back to the ACC. His offense is so predictable. We run first in the SEC!!! Why in the hell do you pass on 1st down and goal. I blame the interception on Mark Richt!!! Richt is frigging horrble. He can not win with the guys he recruited. Credit his his success thus to Jim Donnan. The sad fact is this, “it want get any better next year with Ricth at the helm”!!

By Allrighteennow

November 4, 2006 04:44 PM | Link to this

How can a team with this much talent lose to Vandy and Kentucky?

It’s the coaching, stupid.

* No fire, no motivation, no want, no desire.*

By jacketnation

November 4, 2006 04:45 PM | Link to this

HEADLINE- UGAH rushed to vet after suffering Cat Clawed balls; May have to be neutered before the Auburn loss.

AAAAHHHAAAHHHHAAAHHHAAAAA. We really can’t stand you mange infected, flea bit, mongrel mutts. This is the best football season we have ever seen. HAHAHAHA

By chris

November 4, 2006 04:45 PM | Link to this

Hey feel the “finger” I hope to see your silly A#% blog when UGA beats the S%#t out of you in a few weeks.

By wondering

November 4, 2006 04:45 PM | Link to this

I heard all year we were rebuilding . reloading. now i know all we’re doing is repeating! i’ve followed the DAWGS since 1943 I believe this is the worst overall team , coaching,i’ve seen to date. we don’t have much to look forward to.selah!!!!!

By chris

November 4, 2006 04:46 PM | Link to this

Hey feel the “finger” I hope to see your silly A#% blog when UGA beats the S%#t out of you in a few weeks.

By Melissa

November 4, 2006 04:47 PM | Link to this

Well, it’s official. We are the laughingstock of the SEC. I never thought it would come to this, to be this bad. I actually think it’s partially MY fault, I clapped, laughed and cheered louder than anyone when Tennessee sucked so bad last year. They weren’t kidding, karma really is a b*tch.

We don’t deserve a bowl game at 6-6, and I’d be embarrassed if we were offered one. Total restructuring from top to bottom needed. The alumni with money (therefore, that doesn’t include me since I’m broke) need to start making a lot of noise. This is beyond unacceptable.

I’ve conceded the losses to Auburn and Tech already. No need to have any false illusions, and I’d rather be pleasantly shocked than gutwrenchingly disappointed like I was today.

By gtrnr

November 4, 2006 04:47 PM | Link to this

Would any Dawg fans care to help out some Tech fans with tickets this year? Perhaps you might want to spend more time with your family this Thanksgiving season. :)

By Feel The Stinger !

November 4, 2006 04:48 PM | Link to this

The Dawgs will get a Bowl game, I just read it. They are going to play DUKE on Jan 1st the bowl name was Purdue Chicken Bowl it will be on late, its going to be played in ELSavlador ok i have to stop.

By dean

November 4, 2006 04:48 PM | Link to this

richt sucks and it will never get better while richt is around.

By Corliss

November 4, 2006 04:48 PM | Link to this

As a Georgia fan, I probably bought into the hype after the 5-0 start. I thought losing to Vandy was bad enough but THIS…..I don’t think heads need to roll as much as butts need to be KICKED. The coaching staff may as well use these next 2 games to prepare for next season. No excuses necessary:we just weren’t that good this year. Yes,overrated. OUCH.

By Chris McAndrew

November 4, 2006 04:48 PM | Link to this

Mark Richt as head coach has gone 10-3 in 2005 with an SEC Championship, 10-2 in 04, 11-3 in 03 with runner up to SEC Champ, 13-1 in 02 with SEC Championship and we should fire him after one bad season. Look at Tenn. last year, and give the man a break. It had been TWO DECADES since last SEC Championship and now you IDIOTS want to FIRE THE MAN. Such stupid bandwagon fans.

By Mike

November 4, 2006 04:49 PM | Link to this

Hey, Dandydog, how many times did Donnan win 10 games? How many SEC championships did Donnan bring? He was a good coach but so is Richt. The team does not have the leadership or impact players it had the last few years and it has a freshman QB. You hate to say wait till next year but that’s about all we got. Firing Richt is not the answer. Getting some lineman and receivers is.

By Todd Cole

November 4, 2006 04:49 PM | Link to this

What a total embarrassment for the bulldog nation! 1) 4th and 1 on the Kentucky 30 in the second qtr and the offense can’t pick up a yard for the first down. 2) 2nd and goal from the 2 and we THROW a fade which gets picked off. RIDICULOUS! In both instances, we need to play smash-mouth football and pound the ball right down their throat. Calloway needs to go and take Martinez with him! Giving up 24 points to Vandy and Kentucky? You have to be kidding me. Coach Richt please make some changes and hire a OC!

By T. Slay

November 4, 2006 04:50 PM | Link to this

To the UGA coaching staff: please remove the “ERK” stickers off the helmets. The way the dogs have been playing lately (especially the defense), they are dishonoring the memory of Coach Russell.

By DawgsArePussies

November 4, 2006 04:50 PM | Link to this

Will you get over it already that high-ranked recruiting class are about as overrated as your pathetic existance as a top NCAA program. Those 4 and 5-star recruits mean crap if they don’t make the transition to the college game. Face it, you’re a mid-tier SEC team that’s just a small s** in college football history.

By DROPMAN

November 4, 2006 04:50 PM | Link to this

Fire Willie Martinez……and Pls don’t use the drop-man TE again…..

By Robert Jeffries

November 4, 2006 04:50 PM | Link to this

Five weeks ago I thought if UGA could win either of the games left it would be today against Kentucky. Now I don’t have much hope for next year either. If there are 11 defensive men on the team at one time, why are Taylor and Oliver the only ones doing any playing? Good offensive teams can play around those two. Someone told me a few weeks ago that Cox was the best quarter-back on the team, but I disagreed. Now I’m wondering if he was correct. The number one need of this team is an Offensive Corrdinator and a head coach to take care of head coaching duties. The biggest improvements made by teams this year has been made by Vanderbilt, Mississippi State and Kentucky. Florida, Tennessee, LSU, Arkansas, South Carolina and Auburn are still as good as they have been. So which teams does Georgia want on their schedule for next year? They will be lucky if they are one of the best five teams in the eastern section next year.

By BeachDawg

November 4, 2006 04:50 PM | Link to this

This year is a bad dream. No leadership on the field, poor coaching, no guts.

I’ve been a dawg fan since ‘72, this is far and away the worst Dawg team I have ever seen. We have been a team with poor offensive lines and inept receivers for years. Too many years. What’s new this year is a quarterback averaging 3 turnovers a game and a defense with the tenacity of a twinkie. We cannot control the line of scrimmage on either side of the ball.

MARTINEZ MUST GO!! CALLAWAY MUST GO!! EASON MUST GO!! Let’s get some SEC caliber assistant coaches. CMR is a good head coach. Can he pass his toughest test, get rid of the dead wood and surround himself with talented assistant coaches? We must get this thing turned around QUICK!

By Feel The Stinger !

November 4, 2006 04:51 PM | Link to this

The Dawgs will get a Bowl game, I just read it. They are going to play DUKE on Jan 1st the bowl name was Purdue Chicken Bowl it will be on late, its going to be played in ELSavlador ok i have to stop.

By jacketnation

November 4, 2006 04:51 PM | Link to this

HEADLINE- Fat Bald Govenor named to Georgia mascot as Cats claw Ugah to death!

By GatorRick

November 4, 2006 04:53 PM | Link to this

Oh, how I love this! Now, you can’t beat the Gators, nor luck out and win the SEC East. Go Gators!

By Gilbert

November 4, 2006 04:53 PM | Link to this

I have two tickets to the Music City Bowl.

By Bobby Dodd

November 4, 2006 04:53 PM | Link to this

Shreveport my butt……Dogs will be in the Emerald Nut Bowl or Boise! These damn poor Dawgs are going to hurt Tech’s BCS ranking because they suck so bad. I thought Fulmer fell hard last year. Can UGA get a Cutliffe? I would imagine how bad Georgia Southern sucks you could get Brian Van “Winkle” back if you made one phone call.

By dean

November 4, 2006 04:54 PM | Link to this

how many times has richt beaten florida, or auburn. what about the debacle against west virginia last year. Do not be mislead by the record. most of those wins were against considerable inferior teams. show me how many times richt has beaten a time better than his.

By Fire Willie Martinez

November 4, 2006 04:54 PM | Link to this

Georgia has had good recruiting classes the last couple years and we shouldn’t be playing this bad. These are the reasons why (in my opinion) that we are so bad.

1.)Willie Martinez is a HORRIBLE defensive coordinator and needs to be fired. We have good players but the play calling has been horrible, especially on 3rd down and against the pass.

2.)Matthew Stafford is too inexperienced and throws too many interceptions.

3.)We don’t have a true leader on offense or defense.

4.)Matrez Milner drops wide open passes and has been horrible in important/close games.

5.)Our offensive line has not blocked well for our running backs.

6.)Special teams are horrible and we need to fire the coach. We start on our own 10 yard line or lower way too many times and get too many penalties.

7.)Our running backs have have a disappointing season (a lot of it because of the bad running plays Mark Richt calls)

These are some but probably not all the reasons why we have been bad this year. It is just not acceptable to lose to Vanderbilt and Kentucky.

By JustMe

November 4, 2006 04:54 PM | Link to this

I wonder if the same idiot ugag fans that go to the Tech blog will have the nuts to continue doing so….. LOL!!!

Ugag cannot beat Vandy or Kentucky. Maybe ya’ll need to schedule Ball State (does GA State have a football team yet?)?

By g

November 4, 2006 04:55 PM | Link to this

It’s time to accept this terrible season and play for pride. I can’t wait for the season to be over and I’m sure the coaches and players can’t either. Everyone goes through this at some points. Look at Michigan and Tennesse last year and look at them now. To all the Tech fans, we don’t have to be good to beat you. Tech is to Georgia what Georgia is to Florida. Is it 12 out of 15 now? Congrats on your good year, but you should wait until the game that matters most to you before you start gawking.

By Mike

November 4, 2006 04:55 PM | Link to this

Back off “true fans” .In his first five seasons at Georgia, Richt’s teams have netted two Southeastern Conference Championships (2002 and 2005) and three SEC Eastern Division titles (2002, 2003, and 2005), along with four consecutive AP Poll top ten finishes. Going back to 2001, Richt’s first year at the helm, Georgia ranks sixth among winningest division I programs. Richt’s run thus far has been the school’s most successful since the early 1980s.

By Brent

November 4, 2006 04:56 PM | Link to this

I’m not surprised at all by the loss, and I’m still not panicking. This team is searching for an identity, and so far they don’t have one (aside from coughing up the football). Give Stafford another year of development and we’ll see what happens. I still like what the kid brings, and it’s hard for some fans to remember that he was at prom about 6 months ago. And if he can’t do it, we have Joe Cox and another top QB recruit coming in. The defense will be better next year, whether or not WM gets canned. This team has a ton of potential, but just ain’t getting it done this year. 2007 should be a lot better, but I say that with some caution.

By jacketnation

November 4, 2006 04:57 PM | Link to this

HEADLINE- Sonny Purdue suddenly pardons 21 inmates serving a life sentence; all being given scholarships to UGA, will be allowed to play football starting with Tech game.

By Dave

November 4, 2006 05:00 PM | Link to this

This is reality guys. Weak o-line. Freshman at QB and DB. Undersized safety. Coach Richt is not to blame in a transition year like this. The only complaint is that he under- recruited at O-line, and it will be a couple of years before he has the horses there.

By Todd Cole

November 4, 2006 05:00 PM | Link to this

And one more thing, Andy Bailey should NEVER dress-out for a football game again! He’s a head-case! Let Ely-Kelso kick the rest of the year! What do we have to lose?

By Vince D.

November 4, 2006 05:01 PM | Link to this

Damn

By sar

November 4, 2006 05:01 PM | Link to this

Typical reaction from UGAly fans. Think they are world beaters when they are 5-0 against pitiful competition and want to fire everyone when they lose a couple of games to teams that have better SEC records than they do.

By DawgsArePussies

November 4, 2006 05:02 PM | Link to this

Each time I see another lame-@ss excuse pointing to your so-called great recruiting classes, I’ll have to remind you just how overrated ranking those classes is. The best high school talent in this country doesn’t come from GA anyway and that’s where they find the majority of their players. At least you didn’t have to watch it since it wasn’t on tv locally, also sad since they are the mighty dawgs.

By more cheese for the Dawgs

November 4, 2006 05:02 PM | Link to this

Just in case you UGAY Dawg fans forgot, you can catch the replay tonight at 11:30 on FSN South. One more time for old sakes… Go Dawgs, sic em, woof woof woof.

By Gus

November 4, 2006 05:03 PM | Link to this

Richt is unproven as a recruiter. His greatest success came with players recruited by Donnan. So far, I see little to make me want to say he’s a good recruiter. What ever happened to “Tailback U”? What positions do these great recruits play at presently?

Richt is the worst offensive mind I have ever seen at this level. He needs to be forced to hire a good offensive coordinator or hit the damn road.

Martinez has turned a proud defensive tradition on its ear! He should already be gone.

As a motivator, Richt sucks completely. It it impossible to motivate anyone when you can barely find your own pulse. And his “awe shucks” style of understating dissappointments has grown old quick.

I would prefer Donnan over this genial corpse.

By Barry

November 4, 2006 05:03 PM | Link to this

I realize defense is not all of the problem. Our offensive line play has stuck as well. Our quarterback play has stunk. Our play calling has stunk. We should have been able to run the ball down Kentucky’s throat but we couldn’t. What does that say? It says the offense…the players and especially the COACHES have stunk. We need an OC and a new OL coach next year to go along with a new DC.

And to all the Tech fans here…you are hilarious. Your ridiculous comments are so funny they give me some consolation in this down year for the program. I guess I should be trembling in fear at your predictions that UGA will lose over the next few years. Who would know about losing better than you?

By Volunteers Rule

November 4, 2006 05:03 PM | Link to this

Dogs can lick my balls.

By buzz buzz buzz

November 4, 2006 05:04 PM | Link to this

OK, so we all know how this abysmal team has lost to Tennessee, Vanderbilt (snicker), Florida, and Kentucky (LOL). But let’s look at the mighty teams that the Dawgs have beaten.

Defeated 1AA school Western Kentucky (hehe) Defeated 5-3 South Carolina (polite applause). Defeated 3-6 UAB (the fourth best team from the state of Alabama) Defeated 1-8 Colorado by 1 point (ohmigod, what if you had lost to them???) Defeated 3-7 Ole Miss by 5 points (patsy) Defeated 3-7 Miss St. by 3 points (patsy x 2)

So the 1A schools you actually managed to beat this year have a combined record of 15-31 (I went to a real school, so I can add and subtract). 15-31? That my friends, is what you call ROFLMAO.

By GERG

November 4, 2006 05:04 PM | Link to this

!!!DOGS EAT VOL LOGS!!! !!!DOGS EAT VANDY LOGS!!! !!!DOGS EAT WILDCAT LOGS!!! !!!GET READY TO EAT EVEN MORE TIGER LOGS AND BUZZ LOGS, REDNECKS!!! I HOPE YOU STUPID REDNECKS UNDERSTAND THAT THE REASON YOU WON SO MANY GAMES THE PAST FIVE YEARS WAS NOT MARK RICHT, IT WAS EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP AND TALENT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL IN THE FORM OF DAVID GREENE (AND THEN D.J. SHOCKLEY) AND DAVID POLLACK. WELL, GUESS WHAT, REDNECKS: THOSE GUYS HAVE GONE, AND LIKE HERSCHEL, THEY’RE NEVER COMING BACK!!!SO YOU CAN RETIRE YOUR STUPID PLANS TO ENSHRINE MARK RICHT, AND YOU HAD BETTER PREPARE FOR A SHOCKINGLY LESS PLEASING FUTURE THAN YOU HAD EXPECTED. HERE’S THE NEWS FLASH, REDNECKS: MARK RICHT ISN’T THE END-ALL YOU THOUGHT HE WAS, AND YOU’RE NOT ONLY ABOUT TO TAILS KICKED BY AUBURN AND TECH, BUT YOUR PROGRAM IS ON A DOWNWARD SLIDE, WHILE TECH’S, TENNESSEE’S, FLORIDA’S, AND AUBURN’S ARE ONLY GETTING BETTER!!! !!!HOW ‘BOUT THEM DOGS, NOW, REDNECKS?!!! !!!HA HA HA HA HA!!! !!!GO JACKETS!!!

By Robert Jeffries

November 4, 2006 05:05 PM | Link to this

I feel sorry for Vince Dooley and Eric Russell. They must still love the UGA team they won a National Championship with and really hurt to see what it has come down to now.

By jacketnation

November 4, 2006 05:05 PM | Link to this

HEADLINE- UGA accepts bid to Preparation H Hemmoriod Bowl; to be played on December 28th, in Guam. Will be shown on PBS at 1:00 AM. Residents bush-hogging cow pasture to be used as playing surface.

By frank

November 4, 2006 05:06 PM | Link to this

Tech fans making fun of Georgia football is like us making fun of Florida football. You just shouldn’t go there with the way things have gone the last 15 years or so.

By Nick

November 4, 2006 05:07 PM | Link to this

the dawgs played gayer today than good old doogie howser (See Actor Neil Patrick Harris Says He Is Gay in the most popular stories section above). but at least we always knew doogie was queer. i never believed that the dawgs were capable of playing like such homos

By james

November 4, 2006 05:07 PM | Link to this

To all the idiots that continue to say fire CMR SHUT THE * UP and the one about the DC also shut the * UP.

james

By HAHA

November 4, 2006 05:07 PM | Link to this

I NEVER HAD ANYTHING AGAINST GEORGIA BUT THE WAY YOU MORONS WOULD NOT SHUT UP ABOUT D.J SUCKLY. I AM LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF YOUR SUFFERING. THATS WHAT YOU GUYS GET FOR WORSHIPING A 7TH ROUND DRAFT PICK. HEY IF YOU GUYS WANT I WILL LET YOU ROOT FOR THE MIGHTY BUCKEYES!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHA

By 2hellwithga

November 4, 2006 05:09 PM | Link to this

I cannot believe after your stellar recruiting classes how much you suck. Embarassing.

By SoWeGa

November 4, 2006 05:09 PM | Link to this

Bobby Petrino!! Rich Rodriguez!! Even the RUTGERS coach!!!! S.O.S.!!! These guys are the future Urban Meyer’s and Jim Trussel’s that are available NOW! We need to grab one of them before someone else does. CMR is too conservative and loyal to veteran coaches/players for this era of NCAA football. And because he is conservative, HE WON’T CHANGE THINGS!! Bring in Petrino, or look for a few more years of a depleted OL, 5 or 6 FG attempts per game, and Willie Martinez.

By UGA Forever

November 4, 2006 05:09 PM | Link to this

Is anybody noticing the state of the SEC these days? Florida snuck past Vandy. MSU beat ‘Bama, the same team that almost beat UT in Knoxville. Auburn barely beat Ole Miss. I think there’s a lot more parity in the SEC these days than a lot of people realize. EVERYBODY is struggling, and UGA is just slightly worse than most this year b/c of QB and other rebuilding issues. It doesn’t take much to slip in the current state of this league. Just being named “Georgia” or “Florida” or “Tennesee” doesn’t automatically make you a powerhouse.

By M. Richt

November 4, 2006 05:09 PM | Link to this

Fire me… fire me…please…. get me out of this hick state.

By Barry

November 4, 2006 05:10 PM | Link to this

Tech is a “real school”? ROTFL! Yeah, that’s really obvious from the stupid, illogical, and utterly ridiculous comments Techies are making on this blog. Duh…I feel so inferior to the buzzies…they are the best losers on the planet!

By BigEd

November 4, 2006 05:10 PM | Link to this

Wow! It sure is good to hear do many dawg fans crying. The fact is that Georgia has a great recruiting class every year, but so ma