No, we aren’t surprised at all.
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The Vols took their first lead of the game with 1:26 remaining in the third quarter.
Let’s address these points one by one. Instead, Jones dialed up numerous plays to get UT back into the game and ultimately into the lead. With only 10 teams in the conference, it wasn’t uncommon for the best two teams in the league to avoid playing each other. First up is a game against unbeaten LSU this coming Saturday in Baton Rouge.
The last sentence makes an important point.
Why is that important? A head coach who just secured a sizeable raise for himself and his coaching staff and convinced the athletic director and university to invest millions of dollars in a new practice facility is not in danger of losing his job. His maxims of football are engraved at the base of his larger than life bronze statue that sits prominently at the corner of Phillip Fulmer Drive and Peyton Manning Pass at the entrance to stadium that bears the General’s name.
Dobbs marched the team down the field again with big plays through the air and on the ground.
Lock did cool considerably against the Gators’ stout defense after a sensational debut against South Carolina.
When viewed in that context, it’s easy to see why the Dooley-Richt comparison isn’t a very accurate one. He doesn’t want to talk about previous year.
The shake-ups in this week’s SEC Power Rankings were not as much, particularly at the top, but they still existed. Georgia fans and the administration need to ask themselves this question: Would you rather win 9-10 games every year, be pretty good, and never win a national championship or roll the dice a go for it all? In fact, the Dawgs finished fifth or worse in the SEC in 9 of his 25 seasons. Heading into the bye with an 0-3 conference record likely would have been devastating for such a young team and it would have caused the naysayers in Knoxville to turn on their enigmatic head coach even more. Captains this week are receiver Reggie Davis and left tackle John Theus on offense and end Josh Dawson on defense.
VOLS’ INABILITY TO CLOSE: Tennessee is outscoring teams 127-50 in the first half of games but has been outscored 49-24 in the fourth quarter and overtime. But, over the years Richt has become much more conservative. He also has the same number of top-ten finishes as Dooley did, guiding the Dawgs to eight.
He didn’t come through with the first down that time, but if you keep displaying faith in him, he will. Maybe the Vols just needed to prove to themselves and everybody else that they were capable of making pivotal plays with the game on the line.
After big SEC losses to Florida and Arkansas, Tennessee’s come-from-behind win over Georgia this weekend has a few fans feeling re-energized.
The Telegraph’s Daniel Shirley, along with Russ Brown, spoke with Georgia basketball coach Mark Fox on their morning radio show.
Here’s to you and your master plan slowly unfolding in your 15th rebuilding season Mark Richt!
To paraphrase Dr. Phil, “who would that have worked out for you?”
For the record, Mark Richt was exceptional his first 6 seasons at UGA. Even though he has a tougher job than his predecessors, he’s compiled the same or better numbers as a Hall-of-Fame coach.
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Mitchell insisted he still believes in Georgia “because I’ve been around a long time and I know what a good team looks like”. The three-touchdown deficit made it a necessity but it happened nonetheless.
