Richt vs. Hawkins: Hotseat Showdown

It seems like Colorado head coach Dan Hawkins has been on the hot seat for years. I guess those in power out in Colorado are too busy getting high to pull the trigger-maybe we could dump Adams out there and let him straighten them up. Anyways, it appears that even Colorado folks recognize that Richt is on the hotseat. Georgia coach Richt on hot seat after slow start - The Denver Post
The Denver Post contends that the difference between Richt and Hawkins is that Richt has a proven track record. I am getting tired of this line of reasoning. Richt's resting on his "track record" laurels ended last year. I don't know how they do it in the Big 12 (or is it Little 10 now?) but in the SEC you can only rest on a track record so long. This game is a must win for Richt, and for the SEC. AJ is back and hopefully the team has a "nowhere to go but up" attitude. We will find out who's seat is the hottest at 7 pm on Saturday!

Time to Stop Giving Richt a Free Pass

One thing I cannot for the life of me figure out is why Mark Richt seems to get a free pass from the media. If this were going on anywhere else, fans and media alike would be roasting the coach. If you don’t believe me just take a look at this article recently posted on AJC by Tony Barnhardt. http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/2010/09/27/the-reality-georgia-is-just-not-very-good/. In it he says, “ Mark Richt will be the coach in 2011. He deserves the chance.” What have we been giving him the last three years? When you have the number 1 and number 13 picks in the draft (as well as two NFL caliber receivers- Mossaquoi and Green) and your record is 9-3, I would say you have underachieved. I could name a couple coaches who would use that talent to win an SEC championship. When you are 2-7 in the last 9 games in the SEC, I would say you have underachieved. This problem did not begin this year and it will not end this year. Once this year is over, do you think firing Bobo will be the answer? No, it will just be another way to distract from what the real problem is. He also goes on to say that “Georgia is just not that good”, which I don’t disagree with. However, what I see (from the team I love) on Saturdays has nothing to do with talent. It has to do with having no heart, being undisciplined, and not looking ready to play. Do you know how much Mark Richt gets paid? 3 million dollars!! There are not many coaches in college football who get paid that kind of money and produce the results that Mark Richt produces. It is time to hold Mark Richt accountable. It should not be important that he is a good family man. I respect him for his values, but the fact is he is getting paid 3 million dollars to win football games. Something that he is has failed to do lately. In the last nine SEC games he is being paid 1.5 million dollars per win. I have one closing thought to leave everyone with. You always hear how Mark Richt is such a good recruiter, well have you ever actually stopped to think about that? Whose players won Mark Richt two SEC championships? Answer = Jim Donnan’s players

UGA vs. Tennessee Kickoff Time Set

It looks like the UGA/Tennessee October 9th matchup will kickoff at 12:21 pm. This comes as no surprise given the current status of both programs. In other news, the AJC is reporting that the UGA/Oregon home-and-home series slated for 2015 and 2016 has been canceled. I think one good thing UGA has done the past few years is the scheduling of respectable out-of-conference opponents (Colorado, Arizona State, Oklahoma State, Clemson, omitted: Boise State-because we put them in their place). So it is disappointing this series has been canceled because it might have shaped up to be a good one. Here is the AJC article...

Georgia-Oregon games canceled; Georgia-Tennessee game time set

Richt kicks linebacker off team after arrest (updated)

Another Bulldog arrested. Demetre Baker, a LB from Orange Park, Florida, hasn't played a snap and now he never will-for the Bulldogs anyways. This is the most recent indication that Richt has lost control of the squad. With some of the great talents comes trouble; but what is sad is that we aren't even realizing the upside of the talent. I am beginning to think Georgia's top recruiting classes are based on off-the-field incidents because many of the players haven't developed into on-the-field studs. Here is the link to the AJC article on the arrest of Baker...
Richt kicks linebacker off team after arrest (updated)

UGA vs. MISS St.: The Day After

A lackluster, must-win game that the Dawgs lost. At this point, most of the problems are pretty evident and have been since the week 2 loss to South Carolina. In my mind the biggest, inexcusable issues are Bobo's playcalling and the O-Line's performance. I thought the first series had some glimmers of hope in terms of innovative playcalling, then it dropped off and Bobo reverted back to his usual ways. How many times should the Running Backs rush up the middle to no avail? According to Bobo, as often as possible. How often should plays be called that target our very good Tight Ends? According to Bobo, as rarely as often. Orson Charles has 5 receptions for 57 yards-I am not an O-Coordinator, but I think Orson's number should be targeted more often. His unimaginative, conservative playcalls are ineffective and I think he should be gone next year. Searels should probably leave with Bobo. Once again an "experienced" O-Line is playing like a disjointed group of freshman. My answer is can Searels, and I won't waste any time explaining it.

A FEW SIDE NOTES:

Don't let Ealey carry/catch the ball inside the opponents 40 yard line. Also regarding Ealey, last week I noticed that he does a lot of dancing when he should be hitting the holes and running straight-too many unnecessary cuts and jukes-he is not Knowshon, he should stop trying to run like him. Blair Walsh is the only thing automatic on the team. Murray should turn out to be a pretty good QB although last week he held onto the ball too long, and this week he rushed his throws, maybe next week he'll find the middle ground. And the Defense is naturally still working things out; in a few weeks when the Dawgs will be looking for win number 2 or 3 the D should come around.

SOMETHING NOT UGA RELATED:

I want to establish that not only is this a UGA blog, but also a "hate on other conferences" blog. As such, I would like to comment on the Big Ten's dominant weekend. While Alabama is playing Arkansas, Auburn is playing South Carolina, Kentucky is playing Florida, etc., Several Big Ten teams were battling it out with top-notch high school football programs. Congrats to Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, and Iowa who managed to pull out wins against Bowling Green, Northern Colorado, Eastern Michigan, Austin Peay, and Ball State. Fourth week of the season and these are the matchups! I can't wait until Nebraska comes in next year and dominates. That's all for now.

Humped by the Humpback-letter state school

Well it brings me great joy that he first post of this wonderful new blog follows an amazing win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs...wait what's that...we LOST!? Oh well, I guess the Georgia Dawgs were due for a loss to the Miss State Dogs. Oh wait, in my book UGA is never due for a loss to the Mississippi State Bulldogs! I better sleep on this before I make too many bold assertions. One bold assertion/comment that I need not sleep on is this-welcome to the Damn Good Dawg blog, it should be a good one with plenty of great insight and completely biased commentary along with everything else expected out of one of these types of blogs!