“Oh yeah, I’ve been through it”, Dooley said.
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It was then that Dooley felt he had earned his coaching stripes. I mean it. I forgave Bacarri Rambo for a lot after he gave himself a concussion on a game-saving play against Auburn. “If we happen to have beaten Auburn that day, or if Michael Adams happens to have announced his retirement that day, I tell my server to hold the Coke”. “We went out and beat Auburn”.
The Auburn offense managed to gain 185 yards in the first half while building a 10-3 lead – but 161 of them came on the ground.
The Bulldogs are coming off a 27-3 victory against the Kentucky Wildcats, after falling out of SEC East contention following losses in three of their previous four games.
Georgia head coach Mark Richt reacts about a call during the second half of an NCAA football game against Auburn, Saturday, November 14, 2015, in Auburn, Ala. While the Bulldogs haven’t run the table, they have been consistent enough to make it to a late December or January 1 bowl game. The Bulldogs are 3-6 ATS and the total is 3-6 this season. “It’s just the nature of the business”.
Just so everyone knows, Jeremy Pruitt is our defensive coordinator and is in the office working diligently getting ready for Kentucky! One of his numerous overthrows – this one intended for Tony Stevens – wobbled like a debutante with a broken heel into the arms of Georgia’s Malkom Parrish. “We just came up on the short side”, McKinzy said.
“That might’ve been a good thing”, Richt said, drawing laughter. Blake Countess, specifically, had a strong game, and Jonathan Ford did a great job in help defense, though his facemask penalty was one of the biggest mistakes of the game.
Georgia trailed 10-3 at halftime, with McKenzie’s two scores giving Georgia a 17-10 lead. Beamer is retiring after the season. The Dogs rarely even go no-huddle anymore because, as Richt acknowledged Saturday, their objective is to “grind it out” on offense and “chew up the clock”.
Auburn fell to 5-5 overall and 2-5 in the Southeastern Conference.
After the Tennessee win, Georgia survived upset bids from Clemson, SC and Florida en route to their showdown with Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl – the national championship game.
Richt is hoping there will be fewer distractions before Saturday’s game.
“I was thinking, I’ve got to get this guy down”, Jenkins said. “I think that they handled last week well”. If we can get the ball in his hands, it’s always pretty much good for Georgia. “When he’s healthy we’re going to try to do that”. “We can’t relax in any way, shape or form”.
Richt need not worry.
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After those fireworks, Georgia wisely took a knee, and the teams departed for their respective locker rooms.
