And yet Georgia was never really a factor in his recruitment, largely because of Richt’s strict belief in running a pro-style system. You never know, he might just give you a treat.
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“Yeah”, Sanders said, nodding, not needing the question to be finished. Let’s not even debate whether they’re going to win… because they’re going to win. You’ve got to keep battling. It used to be reserved for UGA president and Illinois Duce Michael Adams until he retired. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer chose to start former 3rd string QB Faton Bauta and didn’t alter the offensive strategy to cater to his abilities.
If you’re thinking, “Richt deserves a chance to see what he can do with Eason” … well, how long has it been since the Bulldogs developed talent, as opposed to collecting it? I’m open to suggestions on who should occupy the “honorary” #1 slot. It won’t make us feel better, necessarily, but at least we’ll be expecting the mounds and mounds of hot feces when they appear on the field. We’re going to roll up our sleeves and go back to work. Can you miss any more calls on one play? Instead, coach Mark Richt announced Sunday that Michel actually fractured a bone in his hand on one of the game’s first plays but remained in the contest after a short trip to the locker room.
When I asked Greg McGarity last December if he believed Richt was capable of winning a championship, the athletic director thought hard before answering.
Texas’ offense is just flat broken, accounting for 204 total yards in Ames, and its defense isn’t so hot either.
“I’ll do whatever helps put this team in the best position to win”, Theus said.
Bringing Schottenheimer to Georgia from the NFL was meant to be Richt’s endorsement of power football, installing a run-heavy philosophy that would emphasize the Bulldogs’ strengths. He’s also been to Atlanta twice in the last four years. He admitted after such an emotional loss that “it’s one of those times where you got to guard your words”. How’s that gonna work out for you?
Nor should anyone evaluate where the Georgia program is right now based on Richt’s religious convictions or what he accomplished when recruits were 10 years old. And we had many, many drops on big plays, one or two of which were Bauta’s fault, but many of which were not.
“I’ll spare you and everyone the usual preamble how much we like Mark Richt, because we do, but I think this program clearly is at a crossroads”, Finebaum said, according to 247sports.com. The third interception came in the end zone, with Georgia trying to make it 20-10 in the fourth quarter. But they couldn’t even block a troll on twitter right now.
The worst part is that these offensive linemen are supposed to be the good ones. “A good example of that is starting Faton Bauta when he has zero starting experience”. Did Schotty teach them to stop blocking the run? Richt, and Miles, aren’t quite in that stratosphere, but few in the game ever have been. “I can’t even emphasize how much of a momentum-killer that can be, and I think the Florida game was a great example”. If Florida loses to Vanderbilt and South Carolina and we win out? Love, love, love those Gators. The only current coaches who have not sustained two or more losses per season-Urban Meyer and Jimbo Fisher-are outliers, not the norm. The team’s offense has been putrid since Chubb’s injury. And we’re not going to grow an offense overnight at this point in the season. We very well may lose to Auburn. “We’re going to try to give as many reps to everybody as possible”.
The major problem right now is Georgia’s offense, which has failed to score a touchdown in two straight games. Shutting out teams just isn’t realistic as a strategy to winning games, as Will Muschamp can attest. In fact, we control our own destiny from here on out.
Whether he can get the program over the hump and win another SEC title, I don’t know.
Making matters worse is Florida (7-1 overall, 5-1 in SEC), which came into this season with modest expectations, has an ascending program under first-year coach Jim McElwain. We will have our hands full.
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“What are you going to do?” “I know people want to see him more “fiery” and be like Nick Saban or other guys who go at other’s throats”, Shockley continued.
