The Mark Richt Victory Watch Celebrates 100 Wins . . . and Counting!
by T Kyle King on Oct 8, 2011 10:46 PM EDT
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PrintIn a game in which the Georgia Bulldogs relied heavily upon underclassmen, Mark Richt reclaimed his ownership of the SEC East series with the Tennessee Volunteers by guiding his team to a close, hard-fought win in a night game in Neyland Stadium. In the process, he also essentially reduced the "hot seat" talk to the province of message board yahoos and radio shock jocks desperate to retain their fading relevance.
It is, therefore, with great pride that I provide this historic update of the Mark Richt Victory Watch. Coach Richt earlier this evening notched his 100th win as the head coach of the Red and Black, putting him 101 triumphs behind the father of the man he defeated in Knoxville tonight.
With a 100-36 record and a .735 winning percentage, Mark Richt is tops among Georgia coaches after 136 games. With as many games under their respective belts, Wally Butts was 91-38-7 (.695) and Vince Dooley was 90-41-5 (.680).
Get used to the Mark Richt Victory Watch, Bulldog Nation. Our head coach is nearly halfway to the all-time school record, and, right now, it’s looking like a pretty good bet he’s going to get there.
Go ‘Dawgs!
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I still want 102 before the month is over
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by Mr. Sanchez on Oct 8, 2011 10:48 PM EDT reply actions 6 recs
I honestly could take losing out, if this indeed did happen.
I wouldn’t like it, but I could take it.
Success is never final. --Winston Churchill
You mean
Beat Vandy and UF then lose to NMSU, Auburn, UK and GT and a crappy bowl? No thanks.
"Don't go ninja'n nobody that don't need ninja'n!" ~ Kung Fu Hillbilly.
by Jman781 on Oct 8, 2011 11:05 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I didn't say I'd like it...
But right now I want to just shut every Florida fan up, even if just for a year.
Success is never final. --Winston Churchill
Beating them wouldn't shut them up
They’d only say we beat them in a down year.
I dont care if they cant field a team and we get a W. I have no mercy for the gators and I hope this begins a decade of payback.
"The ball ain't heavy." - Herschel Walker
Congrats CMR....
I’d also like to thank the doctor out in Cali that said Jarvis Jones can’t play anymore. Thank You Sir….
He was probably a UGA undergrad
But then again Lane only hires yahoos at every position
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 8, 2011 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
nobody ever said
that this hypothetical team doctor didn’t get his MD at UF after he left UGA.
that dude would be a yahoo for sure.
Ain't nothin finer in the land
Than a drunk obnoxious Georgia fan.
Go Dawgs! Go Dawgs! Gooooooo Dawgs!
Sacrificing goats, chugging Maker's Mark, and walking underneath The Arch.
by RedCrake on Oct 8, 2011 10:54 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
love it
CTG is the difference maker this year. These threads tend to focus on Bobo, Murray, Crowell, & Co, but G-damn, this D is the real deal. 1st half. 2nd half. All game. Every game. Love the 4th down calls. Way to go Coach Richt!
"When something is f**ked up, someone made the decision to let it be that way"
by the dawg abides on Oct 8, 2011 10:56 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I thought the D was amazing
Love to see them relaxed with a comfortable lead in a game like tonights
Isaiah Crowell for Heisman!!
You didnt follow the live thread then, because I praised CTG endlessly, and have since his hire.
"The ball ain't heavy." - Herschel Walker
Bobo made the right adjustments in that 3rd quarter though
and I think we’d have pit up moire if it weren’t for that astonishing offensive meltdown at the start of the 4th.
Love it
Can’t complain about wins on the road at night in Knoxville! Awesome.
P.S. Your National Game of Disinterest is pretty entertaining :-)
"Don't go ninja'n nobody that don't need ninja'n!" ~ Kung Fu Hillbilly.
by Jman781 on Oct 8, 2011 11:00 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
About both of your points, Jman781...
It’s a fact!
by vineyarddawg on Oct 8, 2011 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep.
Get used to the Mark Richt Victory Watch, Bulldog Nation. Our head coach is nearly halfway to the all-time school record, and, right now, it’s looking like a pretty good bet he’s going to get there.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
That's the best part, feeling better about CMR's future.
Success is never final. --Winston Churchill
Could almost call this the CMR (CTG) Victory Watch
CMR owes all these wins this year to CTG.
Bobo is a damn boat anchor.
True, and most of Vince's 201 wins could've been called . . .
. . . the Erk Russell Victory Watch, too, but they still count, and they still are a credit to the head coach who hired them.
Go 'Dawgs!
Agreed. Not taking anything away from CMR here. He hired CTG, so he deserves the credit.
Now if he’d nut up and do something about our offensive side of the ball also, without needing to take our program back into the toilet again to do so.
We're agreed there, Muckbeast, . . .
. . . although Mike Bobo had some very solid stretches of tankertoad-like play-calling tonight. We went into the “four corners” a little too early, as usual, but what killed the drive at the start of the fourth quarter were penalties, not play-calling.
Go 'Dawgs!
What the hell was up with those penalties? They finally showed replays and I still couldnt see it.
And didnt the refs have the decency at 2nd and 41 to say “Uh, ok” and give it a rest? I mean, they were trying to end football at that point.
"The ball ain't heavy." - Herschel Walker
32 years of watching football...
And I’ve never seen that, and probably never will again. I’m just glad it was Georgia that could make this happen for me.
/Slaps self in head.
Success is never final. --Winston Churchill
Yup. That’s about the same way I feel.
I’m not as annoyed tonight as I was the last 2 weeks, but its this little nagging fear I can’t shake because 8 minutes and a 2 TD lead just isn’t enough to start shutting things down.
That 3rd and 57 was a serious boner though eh? LOL.
Even a FG there would have made it 17, and 17 pts and 8 minutes I’d feel a lot better about the hyper conservative play calling.
You're right.
Three points there essentially would’ve iced the game, and, as I stood in my living room holding four fingers in the air, three points looked like a given, so it was far from perfect. Those penalties just aren’t among the many things for which Mike Bobo can be blamed, and he did call a good game a good bit of the time.
Beyond that, hey . . . our defense essentially held South Carolina to 17 points, Ole Miss to 13 points, Mississippi State to three points, and Tennessee to 12 points. That’ll win you a lot of ball games. If the offense primarily kills clock and doesn’t put the defense in a bad position, I’m basically all right with that.
Go 'Dawgs!
Our defense is once again something to love...
Our defense is seriously starting to remind me of the good old days. (And you can interpret that as 02-05 or the ’80s… take your pick).
I actually look forward to watching us on defense again, which is something I have missed for a long time.
I think its clear that our program hit the skids starting in 2006.
I don’t think its a coincidence that things went south at the same time we made two really bad coordinator hires.
We got rid of one mistake, and now we have a dominant defense.
The question is, how long will it take for Richt to get rid of the other mistake.
If we go 11-2, then I’ll happy accept the ticking timebomb that is Mike Bobo’s continued employment.
But I’d be seriously crossing my fingers and hoping some foolish college somewhere would hire him away to be a head coach. :)
by Muckbeast on Oct 9, 2011 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe Florida would be interested.
Not that they’d ever look beyond the obvious offensive genius they already have.
by Cherokee's Grip on Oct 9, 2011 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
But that doesn't make them any less Mark Richt wins.
He did hire Todd Grantham, after all. He does let Grantham run his defense with virtual autonomy.
by vineyarddawg on Oct 8, 2011 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
victory lap
Life will always throw you curves, just keep fouling them off... the right pitch will come, but when it does, be prepared to run the bases. ~Rick Maksian
And the Huskers just took the lead over the Buckeyes!
If Ohio St. loses, that will just be the cherry on top of this lovely night.
by Cherokee's Grip on Oct 8, 2011 11:10 PM EDT reply actions
No kidding.
It’s funny how much I dislike the Buckeyes.
"Don't go ninja'n nobody that don't need ninja'n!" ~ Kung Fu Hillbilly.
by Jman781 on Oct 8, 2011 11:11 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
especially after their Carl Monday hating hoard invaded us earlier this week
http://sportsandgrits.com/
I think that's why
I’m enjoying this huge comeback by the Huskers. Wow.
"Don't go ninja'n nobody that don't need ninja'n!" ~ Kung Fu Hillbilly.
by Jman781 on Oct 8, 2011 11:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It’s a fact!
(Why yes, I am going to overplay this meme until it’s not funny anymore! It’s a fact!)
by vineyarddawg on Oct 8, 2011 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
That meme will never not be funny,
and that’s a fact!
by Cherokee's Grip on Oct 8, 2011 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
You've got to watch her...
I’m watching you. No stray words from me will EVER come flying your way! ;)
/I hate fighting from a disadvantage.
Success is never final. --Winston Churchill
Can’t sleep on Vandy they have been a thorn in our side/tough game for anyone not prepared forever.
Comin` on like a herd of turtles.
Vandy has no Offense, and our D will likely move into top 10 in the nation this week.
So, we will win 17-3 or something like that when we could win 45-3. We cant sleep on them no, but you are going to see sack central.
And I meant what I said in the live thread, I am ok with just pulling Crowell and letting him rest all the way to UF.
"The ball ain't heavy." - Herschel Walker
This
I simply don’t see them scoring on us. Our D slowed down SC and shut down everyone else (other than BSU). Vandy’s offense is not as good as UT’s.
Agree on Isaiah. Also, any official word on Mitchell?
"Don't go ninja'n nobody that don't need ninja'n!" ~ Kung Fu Hillbilly.
by Jman781 on Oct 8, 2011 11:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't think we'll face an O the rest of the way as good as Boise's...
maybe not a D either (unless we’re playing in Atlanta in early December).
http://sportsandgrits.com/
Not looking forward to the triple option from you know who.
Comin` on like a herd of turtles.
by wierd flunky on Oct 8, 2011 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I am. That's walking into Coach Grantham's dream world.
"The ball ain't heavy." - Herschel Walker
Yea, and thanks for the backup on my analysis of this.
I keep thinking of how much David Pollack did for us in this area. I have yet this season to see a DE or OLB or CB step upfield, stop, wait, contain, and then attack.
The good thing is this is very coachable, and if we ever have our LBs back we can do better.
"The ball ain't heavy." - Herschel Walker
With the way Herrera and Gilliard have stepped up inside...
I wouldn’t mind if Ogletree took over the outside spot opposite Jones.
http://sportsandgrits.com/
that would be pretty interesting.
but ogletree is our best coverage ILB and we could use him there…
True...but it does scare me a little.
It would be nice to hold them to 50 yards total offense!
Success is never final. --Winston Churchill
I hope you’re right, but only a week to prepare when the time comes worries me. Sorry just naturally paranoid and pessismistic.
Comin` on like a herd of turtles.
by wierd flunky on Oct 8, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I 100% agree, wierd flunky.
Vandy’s defense can give up the big play at times, but that’s because they’re always looking to jump a route and intercept a ball.
Given Aaron Murray’s proclivity towards throwing pick 6’s, I think there is a great danger of seeing more of them next week.
by vineyarddawg on Oct 8, 2011 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
enjoying the victory, but a storm is brewing
folks, in a few short weeks Brantley will be back and UF will be starving for a big victory. Nothing will turn the wine into vinegar quicker than a loss in jax. Savor the moment tonight, but as Patton remarked, the roman conqueror on parade always had a slave whispering in his ear a warning: that all glory is fleeting.
Victory # 102 stands to be much more relevant than # 100.
"When something is f**ked up, someone made the decision to let it be that way"
by the dawg abides on Oct 8, 2011 11:25 PM EDT reply actions
I am only concerned about blowing out Vandy 50-0 and letting Isiah and MM get lots and lots of rest.
"The ball ain't heavy." - Herschel Walker
lube
90% of my spelling problems would be fixed if I would walk ten steps to my computer instead of doing this on my phone.
Meh. Its not worth it.
by Mark Mandingo on Oct 9, 2011 1:01 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Tenn scored 23 at Florida
The fact that Tenn scored 23 at Florida gives me serious hope for this year…
by Muckbeast on Oct 8, 2011 11:26 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Ah HAH OSU.
"The ball ain't heavy." - Herschel Walker
by tankertoad on Oct 8, 2011 11:27 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Buckeyes lose!
Auburn lost. Florida lost. Miami lost. We won. Oh, frabjous day.
by Cherokee's Grip on Oct 8, 2011 11:28 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I was going to mention that,
but I felt I had said enough. However, I can always count on you to say what I don’t.
by Cherokee's Grip on Oct 8, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I am not sure that is a compliment.
However, as I previously stated, on this blog the default switch has to be set to “meant funny” )
"The ball ain't heavy." - Herschel Walker
by tankertoad on Oct 8, 2011 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It was a compliment
if one assumes that what I’m saying or thinking of saying is good. Take that how you will.
by Cherokee's Grip on Oct 9, 2011 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
that part of the movie made absolutely no sense.
and ruined an otherwise bad movie imo.
http://sportsandgrits.com/
FUTTERWACKEN!
(expects no reply)
I go into every Tim Burton movie expecting complete nonsense, so I am rarely surprised by anything I see. :-)
by vineyarddawg on Oct 8, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Burton
His films are 100% about stylishness, except for Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, and Big Fish, which also had plot, acting, and writing. But the stylishness is so stylish, it’s ok.
by NCT on Oct 9, 2011 2:39 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
"Big Fish" was a wonderful movie.
It’s far and away the best thing Tim Burton has ever done. The movie was much better than the book, too.
Go 'Dawgs!
Congratulations to Coach Mark Richt!
I do hope this will mean many many more to come. Just keep learning and adapting and looking to improve and Georgia’s talent will take you the rest of the way.
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
GREAT GAME! THANKS FOR LETTING ME PUT MY 2 CENTS WORTH WITH YA’LL ON THE BOARD. ALAS THE BOSS LADY SAYS ITS BED TIME AND I AGREE. GOOD NIGHT ALL AND ENJOY TORTURING YOUR COWORKERS THIS WEEK REMINDING THEM THAT THE BULLDOG IS THE SUPERIOR SPECIES AND THE TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN!
Comin` on like a herd of turtles.
Well, if nothing else wierd flunky, you draw attention! ;)
Success is never final. --Winston Churchill
O r A n G e C r I m I n a LS
Derek Dooley needs his mama to call up to defend him.
FOREVER Derek Dooley will have given up the 100th win to
COACH MARK RICHT!!!!
GO DAWGS!!!!!
SIC ’EM!!!!
It does provide a nice counterbalance . . .
. . . to Lane Kiffin’s 1-0 record against Georgia.
Go 'Dawgs!
Ugh.........
It makes my skin crawl that Lane has a 1-0 record against us and there’s basically nothing we can do about it.
I think he’ll be fired long before we have a chance to ever meet him in a bowl game.
Agreed on all counts.
It sure would be nice to right that wrong, but it’s highly unlikely to happen.
However, if Lane Kiffin gets a job as a prison guard after getting fired as a head coach, we could arrange for Mike Bobo to commit a crime, get convicted, be sent to the prison where Lane is a guard, and set up a convicts-versus-guards football game, in which Mike could redeem the ‘Dawgs by beating Lane’s guards.
Bulldog Nation goes home a winner all the way around, really.
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Oct 9, 2011 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
ROFL!!
Hahahaha. That’s a crazy chain of events, but I’d PPV for that game.
I’m going to settle for taking pleasure in watching Lane stink it up at USC, and eventually get fired.
Also, whenever it bothers me too much, I load up this awesome youtubevideo made by “BigVolDaddy” where he “unloads” on Lane Kiffin:
it's fixed
i’ve noticed when people do mobile commenting (not sure if you were or not, but saying in general) that can sometimes cause the double posts. It just seems a lot of people make that comment, followed by “from my iPhone”.
http://sportsandgrits.com/
I was glad to see
Branden Smith finally get some snaps on offense. He’s a great compliment to what Isaiah does. UT obviously didn’t expect him to be able to get outside so quickly and we got a first down out of the deal.
i just hadn't seen it mentioned too much yet.
and i was pretty relieved to see them do that. finally proved to people that we weren’t letting the number thing keep us from using a serious weapon on offense.
i dont remember seeing it in the game thread, but i was reading it on my phone/watching the game, so i could’ve missed it.
GO DAWGS!!!!!! SIC 'EM!!!!!!!!
WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF !!!!
DIE YOU TENNESSEE CRIMINALS!!!!!!
BEAT YOU AT HOME!!!!!!
SUCK IT!!!!!!!
by EdDawg on Oct 9, 2011 12:15 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Don't drink and blog, EdDawg!
We saw your post the first time you posted it. :-)
by vineyarddawg on Oct 9, 2011 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Hell, most on here wouldn't be here if they did this!
I just wish I could join y’all with a cold one right now. ;)
Success is never final. --Winston Churchill
Hmm... good point.
Maybe we should change that to, “Don’t drink and blog if you’re going to write something you would regret after sobering up!”
by vineyarddawg on Oct 9, 2011 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good rule, vineyarddawg, and good point, Inteljumper.
Thanks for the enthusiasm, EdDawg, just be a tad more careful, if you would! :)
Go 'Dawgs!
Sadly, last year, I'm sure I made one of those posts or two.
This year, studies are keeping me more “responsible.”
Success is never final. --Winston Churchill
A good win but.....
This was a good one, but anything short of winning the SEC will not make up for that sorry a$$ loss to BSU. i am still so bitter about that one that i can’t think straight; even after a nice win in Knoxville. Usually that would get me fired up. Perhaps it is all of the text messages that I received from my Boise brethren cheering my team on, because after that smack down that the Donkeys gave the Dawgs, they are all Georgia fans now. If Athens was in Idaho, it would be the greatest state in the nation; but it stinks to live here these days. Bobo needs to go and i need therapy. Go Dawgs.
LOL...that would be a GREAT signature line:
Bobo needs to go and i need therapy.
Success is never final. --Winston Churchill
I feel your pain, IdahoDawg.
I can’t imagine living in Idaho during this season, especially after getting so thoroughly dominated by the Broncos.
And the way the polls are now shaping up, it looks like Boise State will get just as shafted as they would have gotten if they’d never played us, so it didn’t even really help them. So it’s bad all the way around.
It was definitely a no-win game for us. It’s almost funny to see that it was kind of a no-win game for them, too.
by vineyarddawg on Oct 9, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm all about therapy*
*repost.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
by DavetheDawg on Oct 9, 2011 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
If there was ever a diagram to take to my sponsor, my counselor, and my boss, this would be it.
"The ball ain't heavy." - Herschel Walker
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