Georgia Bulldogs v. L.S.U. Tigers Game Day Open Comment Thread
by T Kyle King on Oct 25, 2008 2:30 PM EDT
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PrintGeorgia Bulldogs at LSU Tigers, Oct 25, 2008 3:30 PM EDT
Any semblance of a preseason officially is over, as the ‘Dawgs travel to Baton Rouge for what unquestionably is their toughest road test of the season, and what may be the most daunting challenge of the autumn thus far.
Your reflections, ruminations, and reactions are, as always, invited in the comments below.
While we’re at it, the time has come to declare this week’s Dawg Sports honorary game captain. Today, that distinction belongs to Larry Ware, who, as a senior scatback in 1991, rushed for what was then a career-high 113 yards against the Bayou Bengals to pace a 31-10 Georgia victory.
Before a then-record crowd of 85,434 in Sanford Stadium, Ware accounted for 59 of the Bulldogs’ 240 first-half yards as the Red and Black built a 17-3 lead at intermission and cruised to the easy S.E.C. victory.
Certainly, there will be nothing easy about this afternoon’s outing in Death Valley, but, if the good mojo that Larry Ware and his teammates from the "Operation Turnaround" team of 1991 brought to bear against Louisiana State 17 years ago accompanies the new breed of Bulldog to the Pelican State today, a nationally significant conference victory could be had against an outstanding opponent.
Go ’Dawgs!
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I am hope
1) That the Dawgs come out mad and ready to hit someone in the mouth (I am thinking RIcky Jean-Francious would be fine by me)
2) Stafford is “on” today (he hasn’t been IMO the last two weeks)
3) The ghost of David Pollock will possess one of our DE’s today and we get after their QB’s.
4) That Oscar Meyer’s Douchebag-ness will comback to haunt him and one of his guys will take a good shot. Why the heck is the 1st team Offense and Defense in when they are up 56-3? What a total douche!
I hope
1) we use the power eye for setting up the play action and hitting the TE and FB
2) we show focus and determination ala the Hawaii game
3) we focus on the moment at hand, and the results just flow, rather than worrying about the scoreboard or winning
4) that BoBo gains some sense (sorry)
5) that Martinez investigates the Blitz early and often
6) Stafford and the receivers are in the zone
7) the FBs continue to do a great job
8) no turnovers and solids special team play
9) and we smash LSU right in the face
Verne Lundquist . . .
is shaped precisely like Mr. Toad, of “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride” fame. As you were.
he has already shown he is an idiot
a win in Death Valley is huge no matter how you look at it or what the W-L record is or what the east – west standings are.
I also can't believe they . . .
didn’t call a block in the back on Prince Miller. Not because it should have been called, but because, well, it’s us.
I think we just established . . .
that Uncle Verne has a better grasp of LSU’s offensive tendencies than Willie Martinez.
Good observation tankertoad . . .
With only 4 defensive tackles available we can’t stand to spend the whole afternoon taking body blows from Charles Scott
i need macondawg and T Kyle to way in
but that is the single best drive i have seen this season against a quality team.
Great Drive!
Nice to see Munzenmeir back in the good graces
It's definitely reassuring . . .
I think one thing we may see against the “express” look is an audible to the running game.
our LBs have been a few feet out of position
and the line getting put on it’s butt, need to change that
Maybe the refs
Are actually letting us play this week, although with Steve Shaw on the field you can expect one drive killing out of left field call against us at a key time.
How do you think Stafford....
will look in a Lions or Chiefs uniform? (I hope not)
i have said this for several weeks, but
it is just amazing how different it is when we catch the ball and execute
All I can say is
play man to man…that is what got you beat 45-16 in Athens a few years ago
So I guess
my 27-20 score prediction would have been pretty close, if I’d added the qualifier “at halftime”.
If we win this one, it will be more like 45-41. ‘cause there’s no way we’re stopping this rushing attack in the 4th.
Every possession is going to be important.
We have to keep our offense moving.
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
Vintage Bobo
STOP THROWING THE BALL DOWN THE FIELD AND STICK TO WHAT WORKS!! Now you’ve got them fired up. Moron!!!
yep
we threw short passes and mixed it up and had a great drive. Then we went to Moreno up the middle (failure) and obvious passes.
We have to load the middle to stop scott
Lets keep putting it on the QB
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
INT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
We have to make them put it in the air
Otherwise Scott will run over us.
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
by Southern Dawg on Oct 25, 2008 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I love how hard it is to bring Moreno down
For a guy who looks as small and shifty as he is he doesn’t usually go down so easily.
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
Let's go Walsh
show you em what you got!
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
true, it really appears
a UGA team that has belief and is upbeat and postive can get it done. But our D is so flat and not upbeat today. I hope our D gets squared away in the half.
tell me if im wrong but.....
they need to put everyone in the box and take their chances. LSU will come out running in the 2nd half and even a new optimist like myself can see we can’t stop the run.
by the way....
nice to meet everyone…. i just registered because there is no one at my house to yell at or with…. i love speaking or typing my mind
I’m a Dawg that was born and raised and still live in GATOR COUNTRY!!! Help me Dawgs!
I dont think it is possible, but can someone hit Scott hard enough
to make him hesitant? I mean, can he be hit a few times and maybe not be in his “bus” status?
New optimist comment here...
this is pretty good for a banged up team… load up the box and give it everything you got…. hang on, i’ll call willie
Les Miles says we need to stop their run?
fine with me, i will take 10 yard passes all day to set up play action
Yes Les.....
and if my aunt had b*lls she would be my uncle….
under CMR UGA has made
the best second half adjustments of any team I watch. We have all seen it. But LSU is no slouch – I can almost see changes to changes to changes in the next half.
Random first half thoughts . . .
1) Our best chance to win this one is for LSU to beat themselves. So far, so good.
2) Stafford is 9/15 for 78 yards. While it’s not a Heisman performance, he’s managing the game very well.
3) We’re already over 100 yards on the ground, though almost half of it came on one Knowshon run, I’m still really pleased with that number. Thanks to the one big Knowshon run, we’ve got a 7.4 to 4.3 yards per carry lead.
4) This one reminds me a little bit of the 2006 Tennessee game. We’ve taken advantage of some breaks in the first half against a team that really should probably be beating us. Of course, this Georgia team is different in a lot of ways from the one JTIII lead in Athens that night.
It will be interesting......
to see what kind of adjustments are made at the half.
1) Do we sell out against the run and make their two QB’s beat us? I say yes, they seem to throw it to us about half the time anyway.
2) Our O line is playing surprisingly well, we need another time killing 9-10 minute drive to open the second half.
So far so good, they are exceeding my expectations so far.
Dawg's D has good players, they
just need to get fired up. There were what 3-4 obvous missed tackles? They need to finish the drill, get amped, and bring it. I think a few smash mouth plays will show UGA D they can handle it and change the flavor. The D play calling is so/so, but I would say the weakness on D is as much poor performance as play calling. I have seen players just positioning themselves poorly at times, or just not swarming, or not finishing.
I think they are
bigger and badder than us on both lines but our o line is over performing
I may be wrong and im new at this but i think we should swing it to moreno left and right and then up the middle. if we can get 4-5 a carry on the outside lets do it. eat up some clock!!!
Change of Subject
Did y’all see the gameday special on CMR’s family and adoption? I am still in tears. That was amazingly powerful. Amazing to let the reporters come into their home like that.
The Moreno up the middle failed once again
but the crossing pattern worked. We got it – we just need to hold them up this drive.
why dont we just throw it - they dont seem to care
i would love to have a running game – but it aint working
Dear Les Miles:
thank you for being committed to stopping our no run game. Let Stafford throw is a good plan.
Dear tankertoad
No sweat…see I am CRAZY like that !!!
Yours,
The Mad Hatter
i swear they could
rush 1 and it wouldnt work…
It works if you are up 45 pts late in the 4th qtr…. let me check… no, that’s not the case here
the thing is - were we expecting some big return -
if you just assumed the fake – it wouldnt have matter. just put 11 on the line.
IS GAMEDAY
gonna be in Jacksonville next weekend if we win or is there some other game that’s bigger? I know we’re on CBS but that doesn’t matter does it?
THIS
is the Georgia team that I want to see!
Getcha some of that LES!!!!!
Bite it CORSO!!!!
Strangely....
I STILL don’t feel secure in our lead.
I would make fun . . .
of Blackledge for the “can’t just hand it off to Knowshon” comment, except that I turned to my wife and said “he’s absolutely right about that.”
Wow
You guys are putting the “L” in LSU in a big way! That look on Les Miles’ face is priceless.
Unbelievable.....
What the hell is our D doing?
I love it...
even the announcers say no adjustment by georgia…. of course not…. willie is killing us
question about willie
not familiar with the blogs but does anyone else think willie’s d is prone to getting destroyed
It's b/c of what Richt said at halftime, though...they're a good team.
There was a time not long ago we wouldn’t even still be on the field with this LSU team.
Me either....
If it were anyone other than LSU or FLA I would say GAME OVER…..
4th quarter up by 14...
….and i’m still nervous.
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
He's been doing that a lot the past couple of games...
…I think its his newest way to get them jacked up for the 4th quarter, and FINISH THE DRILL!!!!
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
by Southern Dawg on Oct 25, 2008 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't want to speak too soon
But the CB haven’t given up huge big passes for TD yet.
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
I haven't seen a whole lot of Cuff
But i’m not paying attention to that as much, just came to mind that there haven’t been bombs launched over our heads for long TD’s.
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
by Southern Dawg on Oct 25, 2008 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions
the thing about this UGA D is
they have the potential to shut it down. As long as our offense can keep us in the game…. we can beat anyone!
How many times do i have to comment on how obvious this power eye is?
it is just Moreno making the difference
You actually make a very good point!
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
by Southern Dawg on Oct 25, 2008 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Offense is still pushing they aren't givning up and its all bc of....
….KNOWSHON ROCKWELL MORENO!!!! His patient running, tough running when hit by the first tackler, getting yards when there doesn’t seem to be any there, he is the oil that keeps the offensive machine efficient and running.
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
typical...
guys… they CAN NOT DO THIS SHIT!!!
Willie Martinez is… is….. I just don’t know what to say.
Un frigging believable
I had JUST said Don’t get beat deep……and what happpens…..
LSU should be selling out against the run...
so I vote for a play action chuck it deep to #8
yea, we have to finish - this is the start of our "toughest schedule in the nation" -
we have to finish 4 quarters, play hard the whole way
If this was closer...
they wouldn’t get away with this… there is no reason to let them get behind you except for stupidity…. NOW YOU CAN PLAY THE PREVENT!!!
i guess i did win but
it’s not that hard to predict the pitch to Moreno…. we’ll probably call that on defense after the punt!
This is where we need the sell the farm blitz.....
If get there then the game is pretty much over….if not and they score they probably were going to anyway.
I hate to say it but...
UGA is officially in the Big 12 and we can not run it 3 times and punt!!! We have to keep scoring because I don’t remember ever seeing a D this bad. You have to go back a while!
Good GOD!!!
Can we PLEASE stop doing STUPID F’ING STUFF!!!!!
Give Martinez credit for that call
he came after the QB to force that poor throw.
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
is is just me -
or is wierd that such a great Christian man and great Coach like CMR has had years worth of teams with penalities? something just isn’t right. I would love to interview him about it.
Umm What???
What does him being such a great Christian man have anything to do with FOOTBALL penalties???? He has disciplined his team for getting plenty of penalties, and doesn’t encourage his players to rip heads off or play dirty, so don’t see where him being a christian has anything to do with teams with penalties.
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
by Southern Dawg on Oct 25, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Help me out here....
Are we really that bad on D or is it Willie Martinez? I don’t know. It seems like we miss tackles but we just seem to fast and too talented to give up this much yardage.
Gamble having the game of his Life!!
Wow, can i remind everyone that this is in the great Death Valley!!!!!!!
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
Richt is a road warrior!
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
by Southern Dawg on Oct 25, 2008 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I think you should
still give the player of the game to Gamble. What do you think? D needs some motivation!
maybe you should say it more
or stop whichever, gets the dawgs D up
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
by Southern Dawg on Oct 25, 2008 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
i am certain however, that CMR
will address it this week. Improvements in many categories – but finishing on D was a weakness.
Unbelievable.....
What a crappy effort for D
Dude the game isn't even over and they are already showing the celebration from last year
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
yeah needed to make the loss not look so bad to pollsters
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
by Southern Dawg on Oct 25, 2008 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Enjoyed it folks . . .
I’m gonna grab some dinner before the Tennessee/Bama game. I’ll see ya’ll on Monday for a very happy recap.
Go ’Dawgs!!!
Hell YES
HOW BOUT THEM DAWGS!!! Was that finally complete game?? I can’t wait til the Cocktail Party. Hell YES!!
No, it wasn't a complete game...
Their D has a LOT to prove next weekend.
Offense had its coming out party though!
Ok... trying to make
myself feel better… Does anyone else think that UF beat the crap out of UK because of the 2 blocked punts that took UK’s confidence to the house….
Does anyone else think that UF is going to hang 60 on us??? Macondawg, I’m new here… tell me I’m wrong!
By the way...
looks like UVA is not that bad and USC just hurt their pride…
Note to Virginia… Stop helping USC’s SOS!!!
Who cares?
The NERDS lost and that is enough for me!
My version...
of what is going to happen on GameDay Final tonight…..
[Rece Davis] The Dawgs took it to the Tigers IN Baton Rouge today….Coach, May Day thoughts?
[Dr Lou] Matthhhhhew Sthaffford and Knowsthowwn Moreno are very good players, they would probably be second team at Notre Dame or South Carolina, but fine football players just the same. Sthafffored is the best Georgia QB since that JD Stokely guy a few years ago.
[Mark May] No way Lou…it’s obvious that LSU stinks this year. I mean USC would probably score 100 on them, and Florida is a great football team I mean I cannot get enough of that manly scent that Tebow’s post game jockstrap gives off….sniiiiiffff..mmm..smells ALMOST as good as Reggie Bush’s did a few years ago.
[Rece Davis] Umm thanks Mark….we’ll be right back.
Mark May just hates Georgia
He likes the SEC allright but for some reason he hates Georgia. And i can’t imagine why other than the fact he’s a tool.
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
I Corinthians 9:24
by Southern Dawg on Oct 25, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Mark May
Hates UGA because he played at Pitt and if I remember correctly thought that they should have been in the ’81 Sugar Bowl instead of Notre Dame. Or something like that…..
That's it exactly
Pitt went 11-1 in 1980 and finished second in both major polls. It gripes him that Georgia won the national championship and he’s had it in for the Bulldogs ever since.
Mark May will never pick Georgia in any game that the ’Dawgs conceivably might lose or give Georgia credit for anything but the most dominant win . . . never.
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Oct 25, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
We're back and Mark May and Dr. Holtz are with us
(Holtz) Are we live? Oh, OK, Tebow looked great today for UGA and Harvin will be a force for UF to reckon with.
(May) Does anyone else notice that UGA sucks? I predict they will lose today!
(Davis) Uhhhh. May, they’ve already played….
(May) Yeah, but the day isn’t over yet. Who else do they play?
(Holtz) How do I get out from underneath the desk? Great game by AJ Williams and Matthew Moreno!
(May) I think my Tebow underwear are itching my private parts…
(Holtz) I’ll get it while I’m under here!
(Davis) Give me a break.
(May) Thanks Lou? Anyway, UGA almost made it into my bottom 10 this week. They are 121st in Div. 1A right behind Appalachia State. They will lose tonight.
(Holtz) They’ve already played Texas today May
(Davis) We have to go to a commercial….
(May) UGA will lose the commercial contest tonight!!
Wow!
I think that was a new record for comment thread participation. Thanks, guys!
In response to the earlier (and quite reasonable) comment wondering about my whereabouts, I apologize for my failure to participate, but 3:30 games (which overlap with much of the afternoon, suppertime, and bath time) require me to help out with the kids while watching the game, so taking part in the conversation is tough for me to do.
Also, I figure that, since I get pretty much an open forum to post on the main page, this is a good time for me to hang back, not hog the conversation, and let y’all hash it out. I’m proud of the Dawg Sports community and the way all of you make it a discussion rather than a lecture.
Nice job, all of you who participated, and great win, ’Dawgs!
Go 'Dawgs!
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