The Mark Richt Victory Watch: Georgia Bulldogs Defeat Louisiana-Lafayette 55-7

You are a thoughtful and powerfully expressive man, Mr. King. I appreiciate the pathos you bring to this gig and, in the wake of Munson’s retiremen, find you to be perhaps the leading expression of the peculiar rugged pessimism that has long characterized our beloved football team.

That said, there’s no substitute for a win. I would rather read “we winned again” than pretty much anything else.

Even though it was againts ULL; I was very impressed with Murray. The only thing he needs to learn is sometimes it is better to slide rather than try to pick up extra yards on the ground. Scrambling like he did today against an SEC defense will land him in the hospital.

Give him the 50 yard TD pass that his 3rd-string QB dropped, and the 35 yard on-the-money pass to Durham that bounced off his numbers into the DB’s hands, and I think he might have enjoyed an OK day.

I love this kid.

…but shoot, do I enjoy watching B-Smoove return punts in lieu of Logan’s fair catches.

but you have to be encouraged the way the DEFENSE flew around the field – played in position – flew to the ball – MADE tackles (for the most part) and played with great intensity for 60 minutes.

The OL was a bit of a disappointment but I suspect they will improve markedly from this game to the SC game.

My Gator buddy sent me an email – he is so freaked out (I think the Gators had 14 muffed snaps) he turned off the Gator game mid way through the 3rd quarter. I have never seen him so worried – I’m loving it :-)

I don’t remember who said it but I concur – this may be the best coaching staff we have had in a long time. I’m really looking forward to the next game and season.

This was a good foundation game. Good fundamentals. Our QB can generally decide to whom he should throw the ball and generally throw it in a manner that results in that person catching it. Our receivers can obtain possession of the passes that come their way. Our lineman both blocked and protected. Our running backs made yards and did not fumble.

Run blocking could have been better and we relied too much on big runs to raise an otherwise pedestrian yards-per-attempt level. Twenty 5-yard runs are better than one 100 yard run and 19 runs for no gain. Ask Florida.

Our defense played with intensity, discipline, and intelligence. They were fundamentally sound and soundly fundamental. Opposing receivers had to contend with our defenders’ physical presences throughout the entirety of their routes. Blitzes produced pressure. Contact produced tackles.

All of these things are necessary hallmarks of a good program. Failures – two notable ones – need to be corrected. If we can do the simple tasks consistently, we will win the games in which we have marked superiority. To win games in which we do not have marked superiority, we will have to do better. The first rule of being a good team is not being a bad team.

I think the sludge has been washed away. The debris has been removed. As for what will now be built, all I can say is that I trust the builders and the raw materials are among the finest in the conference. Whether the end result will be an enduring success is yet to be seen.

can anyone deny that the Mad Hatter has the seat warmers on high and a sizable number of hot embers just beneath the chair? He was playing a team with 12 or so players suspended, not just any players but good players. If Munson (I love that man) were calling the Chick Fil A game, how many times would he have discussed “Ol Lady Luck” and “saving LSU’s whatchamacallits”?

I agree with first and thom. My terminology in his last paragraph might be a bit different, but we basically agree on everything. I would answer his last sentence with this thought. Besides the raw materials and the builders, don’t forget the architects. I think the architects are doing the job to put the raw materials in the right places and in the right quantity to have them be as strong as they can be. With that in mind, unless and until we run into a team with similar materials, similar builders, and similar architects we have the advantage. When we do run into that team or those teams, it will be a matter of who strikes first and who strikes hardest. Judging from Coach G, we will be striking hard. Judging from Coach MR, we will be striking with precision and intelligence. That spells good things for the Dawgs.