Wednesday Morning Dawg Bites: Yes, We Have No Tailbacks Edition

UNC-UVA might be the most played, but since the standard definition of “oldest” deals with chronological age, I think it’s obvious that the one that started earlier is the oldest. Also, I think there is at least one non-FBS Southern rivalry that’s older than both, but I’m not certain.

since you’re looking at things in an ever-so-slight positive light, Kyle: Boise beat an AQ champ in ‘09 and ’10, and nobody else on their schedule even belongs to a AQ conference, and they beat us in ’11 – we’re going to win the SEC?

In our 120-year history, we have had three head coaches who led our football program for more than a decade. The first served as head coach for 22 years, retired from coaching to become athletic director full-time, and lived the rest of his life in Athens, where he is buried. The second served as head coach for 25 years, retired from coaching to become athletic director full-time, and still lives in Athens. The third is Mark Richt, who was 40 years old when he was hired, and who learned how to be a head coach from Bobby Bowden, who coached until he was 107.

and Peterson may be capable of being a great coach at the highest level collegiately, but coaching in Boise is absolutely different from one of the big boys. The responsibilities on him would be very, very different, and the temptations to his players much stronger.

But you ignored the Bama game from the year before. You ignore tons of other big games that counted. 01 UT, 02 Bama, 02 Auburn, 02 SECCG, 03 Sugar Bowl, 02 Clemson, 03 Clemson, 04 LSU, 05 Boise, 05 SECCG, 06 Tech, 07 Bama, 07 Florida, 07 OKSt, 08 sugar, 09 Tech, etc.

Part of TKK’s “bit” is to be have a little pessisism and negativity. It is part of UGA culture. SO, if TKK picked UGA to win, that somehow makes it better? WTH difference does it make either way? TKK should pick UGA to win every game until the endof time?

And back to this “Munson’s calls” bit. We use them because Munson is the single greatest caller ever in college football, a legend, and part of our proud traditions and history. OH, by the way, a lot of those calls are DURING THE CMR era.

Troll better. Troll smarter. Troll harder.

Why does TKK have some requirement in your universe to put CMR on the “hot seat”. In fact, he said that if this year didnt go well, he would be in trouble. That’s not an issue anymore.

I reallly dont care if you catch hell in Idaho from BSU fans. I live in big 12 country and catch hell as well. Big whoop.

In the Boise game recap, TKK stated in the second to last paragraph that he thought Richt would be fired by the end of the season. While he specifically wasn’t advocating the firing, he recognized that if the season progressed the same way the Boise game did, then Richt would be fired. One need not call for the coach’s head in order to show personal dissatisfaction with the way the program is headed. I’m 100% certain that if we were sitting at 2-6 right now instead of 6-2, TKK would be saying that Richt deserved to be fired.

These RB screw ups hurt, but there’s nothing more Richt, or any head coach, could do to instill discipline on this matter than to say “here are our team rules, here is our metric for how punishment is doled out when team rules are broken, don’t break the rules.” These are college-aged kids. NCAA limits the amount of practice and mandatory playbook-learnin’ they can participate in. The coaching staff realistically, logistically, and legally cannot baby these kids for four years, hold their hands, and make sure they do everything on the up and up. Part of the college experience is growing up and learning to take personal responsibility; the only way to do that is to let the kids grow and thrive without constant supervision 24/7.

If it doesn’t matter to you enough to put forth the effort, why should it matter to me to do the work for you?

For the record, though, I have written repeatedly about Mark Richt’s job security, my varying levels of hope and faith about the team’s fortunes, and even possible replacements for Coach Richt, should a parting of the ways occur. I make no apology for my support of Coach Richt, but I have made every effort to be realistic regarding his performance and prospects, as well as to foster an environment within which contrary views over matters about which reasonable fans may differ are able to be aired freely.

I’m glad you thought we were going to beat Florida, and I’m glad we did. I suspect more than a few Bulldog partisans were afraid I might be right when it was 17-3, but, hey, I freely admit I’m often wrong as a prognosticator! :)

predicted we’d lose to florida 9,000,000 to 0 for much the same reason as Kyle had for his prediction – absolute abject fear & terror of karma biting me on the backside for being so flippant, cocky, and arrogant as to predict a Georgia win. And then I went on to tell those folks predicting a Georgia win shame on you. Same reason. The pick had a purpose, it’s purpose was served. Apparently as long as Kyle and I don’t pick Georgia over Florida, we’re good.

Is the definition of mediocrity defined as anything less than being National Champion?

Oct 9th “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.”

Nov 1st: “it is….
if you are a Dawg living in Boise”

Nov 1st: “Lets see If McGarity could follow his lead
Chris Petersen could be the next brilliant hire in the SEC. And, it would go a long way in healing the wounds i am still licking after that pathetic loss to BSU.”

Nov 2nd: "Comments regarding the poll and my “none of the above” vote
Losing to Boise State was unacceptable. Shy of winning the SEC, there is not much that can make this season less than a failure. Richt and Company still cant get the discipline issue taken care of. This is not only the reason why we have three suspended tailbacks, but the reason why we cant put together a perfect game as you discussed in your podcast. Our special teams are atrocious and Bobo needs his head ripped off by CMR. we need new leadership- period. Sure CMR can recruit, but so could Ray Goff. Bring in Chris Petersen."

I could go on through out your entire SHORT history on here, but it is obvious that have a grievance with CMR and you will never be happy until he is fired as the head coach.

I have called for the head of many coaches on the UGA staff and have stated that if Richt cannot accept his responsibility then McGarity and Adams should take the required steps. Richt has taken about 80% of the required actions. I like him for many reasons aside from his character and personality, he is a DAMN good head coach and a DAMN GOOD DAWG. I know that Bear had a few rough years, Dooley suffered a rough year or two.

DO DISAGREE on things, but not on the FACT that CMR is the winningest head coach in UGA football who has a proven record of winning in the SEC, and the 4th winningest active coach in the NCAA, and the two above him that matter are Saban and The Mad Hatter.

In regards to that baseless accusation that all of us are mere carbon copies of TKK, we just happen to have developed our opinions through reasonable, informed discussion in which we are willing to concede points in our arguments. I know for a fact that many(ALL) of us would love to win a National Championship every year, but when 90% of our skill players are FR, SO, and FR(rs), that’s just not a reasonable goal. And for the BSU game, I’ll be the first to admit that UGA clearly prepared more for South Carolina, as that was the game that actually mattered in regards to the SECCG.

It sucks that we lost, but um, dude get over it. Kellen Moore is the winningest QB in NCAA history, and his OL has been together almost FOUR YEARS, and that our defense lost both its starting MLB’s in the first quarter probably played a key role in that loss. Amidst the myriad of other factors.

Regarding your larger point, if you’d like to have this discussion civilly without having to tolerate personal defenses, stop making personal attacks.

I’d much rather have a civilized debate about our positions, which matter, than about our personalities, which shouldn’t. If you want that, too, quit making it about personalities, but you don’t get to have it both ways. Don’t attack people and feign shock when people defend themselves and one another.