Falcons/Dawgs

How many of you saw the parallels between the Dawgs SECCG and the Falcons NFCCG?

1. Both teams from state of Georgia
2. Both played in Ga Dome
3. Both lost by 4 points
4. UGA stopped on the 5 yard line.....Falcons 4th down pass knocked down on the 5 yard line
5. Both games ended on same end of the field (same 5 yard line)
6. Both had a questionable pass play that had to be reviewed to keep final drive's alive
7. A win, UGA goes to NC.......Falcons to the Super Bowl
8. Both wear red/black

Hmmmmmm

And neither will WIN the BIG PRIZE with their current head coaches!!

wlayton, Being a fan of both teams, I noticed that and both were/are very painful!!!!

sadlerdawg wrote: wlayton, Being a fan of both teams, I noticed that and both were/are very painful!!!!

AMEN bother!!


and bulldawg36869......I had my doubts the last several seasons but coming as close as we did certainly tells me it is a possiblity with CMR. When you are that close against such a great team in BAMA, how can anyone think that it isn't AT LEAST possible??

Couple of thoughts on CMR and whether or not he can lead the UGA football team to greater heights.

Think a short time back that question would bring a resounding no to some on this board and others.

Something happened in the last couple of years making folks not so dismissive.

Most would agree there have been several coaching changes that seem to have made our group a better team.

I recognize the fact that we have recently had victories over Florida, reason why, maybe our coaching improved and quite possibly our talent level stepped up under the coaching changes.

Do I think that Jarvis Jones would have attended Georgia had it not been for Mark Richt, nope. Auburn and Florida had their eyes on Jarvis, along with others.

Would Jarvis Jones have been the player under Willie Martinez that he turned out to be under Todd Grantham, don’t think so. Along that same line of thinking, would “Tree” have been the same player under Willie Martinez that listened to Todd Grantham and changed positions, don’t think so.

Anyone that watched Georgia play this year knows that Mark Richt did not call the defensive formations. That was strictly Todd Grantham. How involved he was calling offensive plays, none of us know.

Could be that Mark Richt was forced to get rid of Willie Martinez, don’t know the details, do know that Willie Martinez has made a couple of stops since being asked to leave Athens. Some or all of that falls on Mark Richt. In my opinion Mark Richt was still “soft” in the head coaching area. Friends don’t necessarily know how to coach very good talent, like the talent that has been on the Athens Campus year after year.

It has been said on this board that Mark Richt has shown a different approach to running the football team. He still does not want to get into folks faces, but the Mark Richt that I have seen the past couple of years, and especially this past season, will jump, and jump quickly. Have seen him put Todd Grantham in his place a time or two, nothing wrong with that, some call it leadership. Have witnessed him crawling all over referees, and we know about the 680 clown.

A lot of people that both play and coach football and other sports never reach that final goal. More than one great coach never got there, whether college or professional.

Have noticed that the noise that was surrounding Mike Bobo has fallen an octave or two. Mark Richt from the get go has stood behind Mike, appears that the list of job openings is growing quickly for Mike Bobo’s services. I am one of several on this board that called for Mike’s head, more than once. Having second thoughts now. One thing that I do admire about Bobo, he is willing to say “I messed up”, did that a couple of times recently. I believe that Mike Bobo has arrived, he served his apprenticeship, all of us guided him through that period with our comments on just how bad his play calling was.

If this group of coaches stay together for a while, not only will the system work better, it will also aid in the recruiting area. Stability means more to some than others. Anyone doubt what would have happened with Alabama had Kirby Smart taken the Georgia job? Mark Richt, Mike Bobo and Kirby Smart on the recruiting trail together, hard to fathom.

Say this . . . . Anyone that thinks Mark Richt is going anywhere . . . . You and I need a side wager. Make it easy on yourself.

Know that I will get po’d about some things concerning Georgia Football in the future, probably next season, or before.

How many coaching changes will the Falcons go through before they win a Super Bowl?

Just a couple of thoughts. All of us have the right to our thoughts and what we post for others to see.

As far as the Georgia Bulldogs are concerned, maybe the coming season will tell all of us just how good or bad we are. Schedule is not one to be taken lightly.

I agree that CMR has changed seemingly for the better but in my opinion his coaching still lacks the " gumption/motivation/leadership/umph/mojo" to lead a team to the national championship. Call it whatever you want, it is an intangible, in my opinion that he does not have.

Yes, a lot of great athletes have come to Athens because of Mark Richt yet even with all that talent UGA was still blown out by USC 35-7 and had Bama backs running over them like they were a high school defense.

I know this is the same rhetoric I have been saying for the last few years, and before anybody calls me a negative person despite the teams improvement, I am just stating my opinion and so far I have been right.

As far as the offense goes I still say until we can pound the football when needed the defense will always be a problem. You cannot expect to keep your own defense on the field for 2/3 - 3/4 of the game and have them be effective. Yes it is great that the offense scores in 2 minutes- but it is all the times that they go 3 and out that contribute to the problem. I don't know that there will ever be enough depth to cover that.

That being said.

Do I think CMR is going anywhere until he wants to ? NO
Is the program on a good path? YES
Will the dogs win the East in 2013? MAYBE
Will the dogs win the National Championship? IMHO - NO
Do I hope I am wrong? YES
Do I still love the Dawgs? YES
Will I still love the Dawgs if they don't win the east or more? YES

If we all agreed on everything this would be a boring place to visit, especially since I visit several times a day on most days.