Muschamp -- Jeremy is Watching

DAWGtm, you won't catch flak from me. I was one of "those". Bought the bill of goods, many on this board did. Think I might have a reason for buying into the grantham hiring . . . . we had Willie then . . . . we apparently have another Willie on campus. Maybe the third time will be the charm.

AllDawgs5, would buy into Chris Wilson in a heart beat. One thing that has been accomplished this year is the group he coaches have looked really good. Much better than what was accomplished by his predecessor. Appears that Chris Wilson understands how to get the players attention.

AllDawgs5 wrote: 4. CMR is not a rah-rah guy. Nothing wrong with that. Saban isn't either. To me, they are very similiar in their demeanor. However, Saban was smart enough to get a guy who is.

That's not the "Georgia way".

Agree with you AD5..

I just can't believe the excuses for the defense any more. I bought into not my players, still learning my scheme, too much me not enough we, and even "youth" for a moment. You know the game though... you see it right as do many here. It's more than those excuses. There's a foundation of sound play that's not there. We don't even have to look at the poor tackling, bad angles and technique.. We can hardly even call a time out and even come out with the right personnel and proper positioning.

and yes.... ST coordinator is a must. The casuals notice blocked punts and the other blatant issues, but few of them understand just how bad our ST really are in almost every phase. We are terrible... last time I looked we were not just bad, but terrible in almost every ST stat out there. Net averages on kicks, return yardage... This is just one phase of the game where we are outperformed regularly even when we don't give up a blocked kick.

sadlerdawg wrote:

GooseDawg78 wrote: Sadler, (& others) do you not think that even with CMR at the helm w/a DC that could do radical things like teach our defensive players sound fundamentals & hold teams to closer to 20 points a game rather than 30 points a game, that UGA could not win another SEC title?

No goose, I really don't. richt doesn't demand greatness from his coaches, he accepts their shortcomings without dealing with them, and will never change his coaching philosophies, his stubbornness and his desire to play games not to lose rather than go all out and try to win. I mean, we came out strong against UK and put em away early. Why now? Just because it was Murray's last home game? Why haven't we done that for years? People say, well it was Kentucky. True, but if I'm not mistaken, I think the halftime scores of App St and North Texas were 14-6 and 21-21 (I could be off, but the point is, we should have done way worse than what we did to UK to those teams). That attitude is why we rarely put cream puffs away and why we lose game we shouldn't that cost us championships. And why we pooch kick to Auburn to start the game. And why we kick FG's on 4th and goal from the 1 in a bowl game against what should have been an inferior team.

Went back and read this post again. Stuck with me. Not one word in the post that alters the truth when we discuss what actually has happened.

Pooch kick to Auburn sent a signal that their "high school coach" knew our head coach was fearful. Head coaches make those decisions, right?

AllDawgs5 brings the issue of Special Teams often to the front. Amazes me that we have a kicker that was booming the football out of the endzone in high school in South Florida, and now . . . . we bring in another kicker to do that. What message does that send to the opposition. This is why coaches study game film. THEY PREY ON THE WEAK. I said that.

I want to preface what I'm going to say with this, I'm not happy with the results at UGA over the past few years either,but, what schools are considered "ELITE"? The only school we realistically end up chasing year after year is Alabama, all the rest are also rans. I don't see any school, year after year, that fits the "ELITE" status, with the exception of one, Ala freaking bama. Even they have had bad years. I don't consider ohio state as elite, Michigan, no, Nebraska, no, usce, hell no, uscw,no, florida,don't make me laugh, auburn,ta&m,oregon, they are all pretenders. So when it comes to elite only one program stands out Ala freaking Bama, until we start playing with them in our rear view mirror we'll be just like all the rest of those mentioned. Start out with a new DC.

Another thing that has been discussed that gets my full attention.

Nick Saban was accused of "robbing the bank" both by the media and the "jealous" universities.

So, what University in the D1 realm would not take Nick Saban and pay him what he wants and demands.

This is where college football is today and Nick Saban above all others understands it and uses it.

Nick Saban is a master. Master manipulator, unlike other head coaches understands what he is looking at when M&M enter the SEC picture next season. Saban has Alabama sitting on top, top of the World of College Football.

When Nick Saban re-entered the SEC it was not like he did not understand the goings on. He knew full well that Alabama is a football university, unlike any other in the SEC. They were down and here comes Nick Saban to save the day.

Saban understood the hiring of excellent football coaches. Saban understood the need for facilities that others only wish they had.

What has this meant for the University of Alabama? Their President said that he can't count the millions of dollars that Nick Saban has been responsibile for entering the tills in Tuscaloosa.

See, it is pretty simple. You want to play with the "big boys" there has to be a commitment on Mahogany Row to do that. Will that happen in Athens under the present leadership, head coach and president, no chance.

We have seen the numbers in dollars that the University of Georgia has. That is great. Just sit on it, watch the football program slowly slip to the lower level and the bank account does the same.

Prepare for this . . . . Auburn has taken on the same game plan that Alabama has used under Saban. It won't be for a lack of funds that keeps Auburn in the lower level. Money has never been an issue on the Plains. It comes down to having all of the areas of their football team ready to make those dollars multiply. We came close to beating Auburn, but here is what happened . . . . we did not. High school coach knew how to put points on the board against the professional defensive coordinator hiding behind a towel on the UGA sideline.

Big game this weekend between two "Alabama" universities. Wonder what that does in the area of "recruiting".

VD got one National Championship in his many years at the helm. richt has yet to do so, and remember, close does not count. The history of Georgia Football under coaches that don't measure up to the Saban's. Guess it takes money to do that, and a willingness to spend it. Simple question . . . . what is the return on investment?

Buc, sadly I could actually handle the pooch kicks. It is the constant game changing plays that we give up. Blocked punts. We almost lose the ut game because of a blocked punt, only to turnaround a few weeks later, and have the same crap happen against Vandy and it does cost us the game. We drive down the field to tie the game at clemson, to have a bad snap. I can handle directional kicking, maybe a bad punt, or a bad return, every once in a while. What I can't handle is blocked punts, muffed catches, returns for TD's etc. Those are the ones that really pp me off. Especially when they seem to be reoccuring. I am also very curious as to when was the last time that we actually had a designed return? We are lacking in the return game very badly.

Like I have said, it is unfortunate CMR can't be an elite coach. He has many of the qualities needed. He knows one side of the ball very well. His offenses are always pretty dang good. But the fact he doesn't truly realize the importance of special teams amazes me. Same can be said about the defense. Not being able to look yourself in the mirror and admit that you messed up seems to be the quality that he is missing. I think I would have more respect for CMR if he came out and said "Look, I thought I could handle the ST, but I am going to need some outside help" and "I thought CTG was going to be our guy, but I was wrong".

I also firmly believe that we need to find someone like Scott Cochran. I really challenge everyone to looks this guys up. Think someone like that would make a difference? I sure as heck do.

GO DAWGS