Open Conversation For The Brave

Buc, I agree with you......we should have NO excuses next year against UF. Believe if we get a great DC, we could beat them anyway with the talent we have coming back and AM pans out.

Also read where UF is interested in WM as their CB coach......can you believe THAT? Hopefully they hire him. The drugs UM is taking for his problems is clouding his judgement.

Last, Samuels IS being moved to LB in the spring.


Oh, btw, heard this morning that Elam is de-committing from FSU. He had de-committed from UF for FSU. He will probably go back to UF but he listed his top 3 as UF, UGA and FSU.......interesting, he's a beast at LB.

Questions like this are the very reason why boards, blogs and forums exist. It takes the conversation from the coffee shops and office breakrooms and broadens their reach.

Buc, you have posed several thought provoking questions that should make this thread a hot commodity for some time.....Great job!!

Allow me to add a little more kindling and kerosine..........

By and large, UGA has relied on a stout, knuckle draggin defense to save the collective ass of the offensive for as long as I can remember. Aside from the days of Herschel, Dooley, Goof, Donnon, and Richt all have coached offenses that were predictable, somewhat boring and lackluster, that relied on edge of the seat, white knuckle plays, improbable often impossible comebacks. Why do we love and miss Munson???...Because his throaty playcalling framed what I described above. Sure, we've had playmakers, but as we've all seen recently, it takes a great deal more than a few playmakers to get to the big game!

But when you think about UGA, its history, you think JUNKYARD DAWGS!...Irk's blood streaked forehead!....History put Willie on trial for his inability to consistently save our largely inconsistent and predictable offense, his jury pool consisted of a vocal fanbase and a hungry media reporting his every error....Will we give our new DC an opportunity to validate himself?...Guess we will see!!!!

Lets look back, shall we,.....Who was the OC before BoBo.....uuuhhhhh....That would be CMR...Does anyone recall a time when we ALL called for CMR to STOP calling plays and hire an OC?...This very board was a fully involved structure that needed venting....sorry FD analogy,...The vitrol regarding CMR was far worse than the heat Willie generated. Fact is, Mark was more dreadful than BoBo on the predictability scale, and clock management??? Dear Lord, we had our fair share of Charlie Foxtrots!....BUT BoBo is/was a student of CMR...So is anyone surprized that BoBo is little more than version 2.0 of Mark? Sorta reminds me of those Windows -vs- Mac commercials...and to parse the words of Edmund Burke, those that fail to learn the lessons from history are destined to repeat them!

Willie's dismissal may very well expose another area needing significant revision. Three yards and a cloud of dust no longer works in the SEC. Unfortunately, Spurrier and CUM proved that advanced forms of offensive schemes can work very well here. Proof is in their trophy case and I grow tired of reflecting back to the days of Herschel to prove a point.

I've noted this before, CMR and this program are at a cross road. Next years D may be a source of blame for poor performance but will be quickly excused due to the newness of their leader. BoBo will not have that luxury, unless we go the route of new QB, no reps,...blah, blah, blah....but whose to blame for the ill prepared youth?

I predict this site will be wide open, full bore with enlightening discussions beginning September 2010....As it should be!!!


GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seems to me that all aspects of coaching has changed in a relatively short time. One major change that I have noticed is college coaches making more and more money. For a while, the NFL coaches were paid far more than the college coaches, and I think that is not the case anymore.

I have been trying to balance in my mind why Coach Grantham would come to UGA from the Dallas Cowboys. What I come to is . . . . he will probably make as much or more than his current position with the \"Boys\".

When looking at the UGA roster, can see where that would put some smiles on DC's faces. There are a couple of names out there unsigned and if they decide on the Dawgs, the defense could be awesome again, in short order. There is a young fellow in the Warner Robins area that could really change defensive football at UGA if he signs. Being recruited by RG, that always makes me happy.

Great news on Samuel moving to defense next spring. He will be a terror, and teams will in my opinion have to game plan for him. Tremendous speed and size, wow.

If AM has not lost anything talent wise since he graduated from Plant High, UGA truly has a QB. Better than average arm, wheels, brains. Orson Charles will have a huge year with AM at the controls. Hope that Coach Bobo realizes the talent and gets away from some of the plays he called last year. AM will put the ball in the air, and he will put it on target to Green. Getting scary.

Seems to me the only thing lacking at UGA right now is coaching. Get it together Coach Richt, show the nation that we do belong with the \"elite\". Certainly the talent is there.

NC_Dawg, thanks for your contribution, glad to see you back up and posting regularly again.

Let me say this . . . . I look, read and sometimes post on other boards, but as it stands now, I have my computer geared for this board and the pro team that I support.

There are many folks on this board that I truly enjoy discussing UGA football with. It is for the most part good, straight football talk without all of the BS and ONE UP MAN SHIP that most of the others offer.

Shouldn't say this, but will . . . . some of the wet behind the ears folks that are out there in cyber space with no real feel for the history of UGA stand the hair up on my neck. Not so much my head anymore. . . . It is hard for me to be a \"Southern Gentleman\" when I come across those types.

One only needs to look at the amount of posts and threads you have shared with this board to know that you have earned your spot. While I am a newbie, I appreciate what I find here.

Go Dawgs!!

wlayton wrote:

Buc, I agree with you......we should have NO excuses next year against UF. Believe if we get a great DC, we could beat them anyway with the talent we have coming back and AM pans out.

Also read where UF is interested in WM as their CB coach......can you believe THAT? Hopefully they hire him. The drugs UM is taking for his problems is clouding his judgement.

Last, Samuels IS being moved to LB in the spring.


Oh, btw, heard this morning that Elam is de-committing from FSU. He had de-committed from UF for FSU. He will probably go back to UF but he listed his top 3 as UF, UGA and FSU.......interesting, he's a beast at LB.

Copied from SI

The soap opera that is Matt Elam's recruitment continues. Elam, who is considered the top prospect from the state of Florida and the No. 1 safety in America by Scout.com, garnered national headlines last week when he switched his commitment from the Gators to Florida State. Well, now Elam is telling reporters covering the U.S. Army All-America Bowl in San Antonio this week that he may switch back to Florida after having a long telephone conversation with Urban Meyer this week.

wlayton, maybe he will stick with UF this time and let us hope that WM coaches the DB's and Safeties in his new place of residence if that should happen. . . . .

This link shows the capabilities of Coach Grantham . . . . Lots of folks in \"Big D\" don't want to lose Coach Grantham. wlayton, you are a great source of \"inside\" information.

cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010...n-todd-grantham.html

Thanks Buc.......btw, in my previous post I meant safety and said LB for Elam (thinking of Luc).


Speaking of \"my source\", here's the two latest emails I just got from him concerning Elam and the crazy COACHING CAROUSEL that's going on. Very interesting email from him (had to doctor up a name in it).

Here you go............

1. Elam.......Meyer talked him into de-committing. (Sounds like Meyer isn’t exactly taking that break that he spoke of.) Elam did note that things are wide open at UGA at safety next year, and there are only 5 guys on scholarship at that position, less than at FSU and UF.

2. The COACHING CAROUSEL........... I (my source) think it is either Kirby or Grantham. The Dallas Morning News reported that Richt and Grantham were having conversations. I did hear an “inside” rumor. My dad has a close friend that played at UGA and is good friends with team physician and letterman Mr.\"Smith\". Mr. \"Smith\"(very confidentially) says that it is going to be Kirby, but a lot of people have been saying the same thing. Judging from Kirby’s comments, I feel certain that it’s not a done deal. Kirby could simply use Richt’s overtures to secure a nice big deal from Alabama. However, he and Bobo are VERY close friends. I think it could go either way, but I think that it will either be Kirby or Grantham. Believe it or not, I think that I would be just as excited about Grantham as I would be for Kirby. I’m happy with either of those guys. I just want to get it done. We need to get that new DC talking to recruits pronto.

Mr. \"Smith\" also says that Rodney Garner will not be retained by Kirby by the way. I am guessing that Kirby would hire UGA alum and current DL coach Travis Jones from the Saints. They coached together at LSU.

Pretty interesting emails, huh Buc?