Dawgly tidbits for your dining pleasure…
- Nick Chubb gets his helmet torn off on his second run and tops that by running part of his 47-yard TD jaunt without one of his shoes.
- Meet the dude in charge of Georgia’s hedges.
- Georgia-Clemson from Shakin the Southland‘s perspective.
- Nine members of the last recruiting class saw the field Saturday night.
- Little noticed, perhaps, but Marshall Morgan claimed a SEC record with his first field goal of the season.
- Steve Spurrier isn’t convinced Georgia’s bye week is that great a thing: “I think we’re glad we get a chance to play this week after our performance, and they may want to play as well as they played last night.”
- Here’s the participation chart. Lots of names there.
- People say that Todd Gurley doesn’t like doing media interviews, so I got a kick out of what he said starting at the 26:40 mark on this clip.
- After one week, this stat’s for the trolls.
Get The Picture 
Spurrier whistling past the graveyard on the bye week thingie after making it a pre-Cocktail Party institution when he was at Florida. So much so that their fans ( and probably Muschamp and Foley behind closed doors as well) are hand-wringing and teeth-gnashing at the idea of giving it up this year as a replacement date for Saturday night’s cancellation with the Idaho Vandals. Priceless.
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That’s right, almost every year of that “run” UF had a bye week and often we came in on week 8 straight, usually after a brutal game up at KY. They were often a better team, but not always. We won the ones where they didn’t have that bye. We just simply were usually exhausted by the time cocktail party rolled around. Of course some of that is our fault as Dooley wanted the bye in between UF and Auburn in the 90’s.
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Not just a “pre-Cocktail Party institution”, he’d make it a scu institution if he could – just like his annual Thursday night kick-offs have become an institution at scu. He wants every minute he can get to prep for the Dawgs.
“..we’re glad we get a chance to play this week…”. That may be the biggest b.s. statement of all the b.s. he’s ever spewed.
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Doom, despair and agony in Shakin’ the Southland. And I though UGA fans could be gloomy in defeat.
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That Shakin in the Southland article sounds EXACTLY like what we have said time and time again over the past 10 years. It’s nice not to be saying it today.
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Agreed … nice to not be saying “Our special teams is a putrid pile of hot garbage.“
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I had two comments: “Spurrier’s whistlin'” continues plus exactly what JG just posted.
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I thought I was reading GTP after the Clemmons thing there last year.
My God…the expertise of the interwebbers. Amazing.
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and then there’s the dink below, who sounds like he is stuck in last year.
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+1 I agree on dink
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I understand big TEAM little me philosophy, but I sure hope MM is given a chip shot to get the record.
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I think MM is still out with the knee
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Marshall Morgan
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Kentucky has a better avg yds/rush and 1 more rushing TD. UGA sucks. Fire Bobo!! I blame Richt.
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Kentucky, no way. better double check that, we’re No 1 according to this article.
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UGA leads the conference in total rush yards. My sarcasm meter was set to 100% for the remainder of my comment.
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sounds like you’re backing off your statement now?
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UGA sucks. Fire Bobo!! I blame Richt.
= Sarcasm
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I was looking at the table referred to in this bullet point: After one week, this stat’s for the trolls.
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It’s tough (and embarrassing) when you have to explain it, isn’t it? Wished I had seen KJ earlier and would have spared you that post.
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Positives:
The rush game in the 4th quarter was terrific.
Special teams were much improved
Pass rush got better with a lead in the 4th quarter
Hutson Mason led his team to a win over a ranked team
Areas to work on:
Didn’t win the turnover battle
DB’s had tough time in man coverage, Spurrier will scheme to try and force that coverage
Offense only scored 14 in the 1st half
Rush game was ok 1st 3 quarters
Keith Marshall wasted his reps and needs to be benched
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Harsh comments about Marshall. stay classy.
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Harsh? Marshall had 8 yards on 6 carries.
Chubb 17.5 ypc
Gurley 13.2 ypc
Mcken got 9 ypc
Hicks got 7 ypc
Michel was 5.5 ypc
Marshall got 1.3 ypc
We stalled when Marshall was in there.
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So those 6 plays define his capability to you? Is this the only UGA game you have ever seen where Keith Marshall played? I don’t know where KM will shake out when all is known but he deserves better from people who call themselves fans.
He was our best hope as a RB last year after Todd was hurt against LSU. The way he started out in Knoxville it looked like he would dominate, then came the knee injury. Since then he has worked his ass off to get ready for this season and seemed to be fit. Now six plays later, with a few weak blocks and ill timed play calling he gets laid out by a guy sitting behind a keyboard. You would think a player who has performed well and never brought anything but Glory to UGA would get treated a little better. And he does by all but the lunatic fringe.
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Sic’em Mac!
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+1
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+1 Obviously, you start Marshall over Gurley and Chubb, 1.3 ypc is so much better as Mac says. Plus he can passblock.
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+1 not menat for muckbeast or cojones but for macallanlover
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+1 I agree, let’s gauge a dude by how hard he works and how much Glory he brings to Bulldog nation.
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+1
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that was meant to support PTC Dawg’s comment
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Can anyone give an update on whether Marshall was injured or not?
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He was not injured, there was some other reason for the low output.
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+1 Yeah man, some of us, especially PTC, are very sensitive to certain words. Instead of ‘wasted’ say something like ‘underperformed a tiny bit’ and instead of ‘benched’ try ‘used more often on power sweeps’.
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Hard to get a yard when three defenders are arriving at the hole when you are.
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Wasn’t hard for any rb EXCEPT Marshall.
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Why do we not use him on that fly sweep that Michel ran? I fail to see why he ever runs an off-tackle. The man needs his space.
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The oline blocked well, but when KM was in there, they sure missed all their blocks. Got to tighten that up.
+1
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Why don’t you make a third sock puppet? I don’t think you’re supporting your own argument enough.
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I think we were running Marshall only straight ahead because we didn’t want him to have to make any sharp cuts on a sweep so early off his ACL surgery.
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That I could believe.
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nah, just had an off night, Richt said the knee was good.
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Very dissapointed the team didn’t use JJ Green, he’s proven to be a big time playmaker, expect a transfer if that continues.
I’d like to see him on ko or punt return and getting some carries on offense like Michel did, especially if Pruitt is not going to give him reps.
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They didn’t use Brandon Douglas to tote the rock either.
Didn’t Pruitt say he would put the best on the field? I’m guessing JJ is not the best yet.
We didn’t pass that much either. But Mason did hit 70% of his passes, several were dropped, no INTs and he scored a running TD.
I’m going to let these coaches continue coaching. If I see something I really can’t abide I’ll step in and correct it. 😉
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I’m ok with Pruitt not using him, but he needs to give him up to the offense if he’s going to waste his mad playmaking skillz. JJ is too good, he’s big-time.
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JJ played at least one series that I noticed. He blitzed from either the star or from safety on a couple of plays, including the one where Peake scored over Ramik.
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JJ averaged about the same ypc (5.7) as Gurley (6.0) last year, Douglas was down around 4.1 ypc.
Like I said, big time playmaker.
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JJ Green played a good bit of snaps, some on defense, some on special teams, some on offense, then official stat reporters just all missed it. Several of my buddies at the bar agreed he played great.
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OK. Do you want to make a bet regarding whether or not Shattle Fenteng played? You name the bet. No limits, no maximum.
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Never mind. I just looked at the thread and realized you were a troll. Had I known that 10 minutes ago, I wouldn’t have gone to the trouble. The bet still stands, I’ll gladly take your money. But you needn’t respond.
So long, Thomas.
What a waste of everybody’s time these trolls are. Bluto, there must be some way to get rid of them Can’t be more than a few, and could be just one.
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I’ll find a bigger sign. 😉
Watching CTG and both teams look yuk.
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Or maybe you’ll figure out how to win an argument someday 🙂
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Little surpised the Senator was lauding the rush game so much.
Here’s the real stats:
1st qrtr 58 yards rushing
2nd qurter -13
1st half total: 45 yards rushing
3rd quarter 72 yards
4th qurtr 211 yards
So, the rush game had a great quarter, but was just ok 75% of the game, so a lot to work on.
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Mockery seems to be something as beyond you as spelling.
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Yeah. Needs another “s” in surpised.
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I can’t look up the stats, but there’s no damn way Gurley got -13 in any friggin quarter.
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+1
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Dude. 58 yards and 72 yards in a quarter are both pretty damn good. Over four those totals would equal 232 and 288 yards, respectively. So, re-phrasing for you: 75% of the time the rushing game was very good to outrageously good.
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agree on quarter three and four totals were solid, not so much the first or second quarter. should read 50% of time rushing game was solid, 25% outstanding.
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Another neat way to look at the rush performance ranking in the conf:
1st qrtr 6th
2nd qrtr 13th (last)
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Probably better if you throw out the FCS stats
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this is funny, -13 rushing in the second quarter won’t look good anyway you try and cover it up, nice try thought Nashville W.
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After 1 game nationally:
Scoring offense No 26
Scoring def No 62
In conference:
4th on scoring offense
6th in scoring defense
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snore….
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+1
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Where did you get the great troll face?
By the way, thanks for copying the game to us.
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+1 yeah, hopefully you can use one 25x bigger next time. Haaa!
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Troll’s back. Don’t feed it.
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can’t tell you how pleased I was with Chubb/Gurley in the 4th qrtr, that was awesome.
And Hutson Mason did everything smart, no bad passes, threw it out of bounds when the play blew up, no finger pointing, accurate, poised, just very impressive leadership to pick up a win in his 3rd start over a strong defense and highly ranked team.
Nice to see 14th nationally in rushing, and 2 guys in top 15 nationally in sacks in Floyd (was unblockable) and Herrera.
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Surprised Shattle Fenteng didn’t see the field
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He did on special teams. Somehow got left out of the report.
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He did. I saw him out there on a punt return. So the official statkeepers missed it.
Like you, I was very surprised that he didn’t play defensive backfield snaps. But he played on at least 1 punt return, so he wasn’t hurt. And I’m at least somewhat surprised Malkom Parrish didn’t play.
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Same here on Parrish. Will say though that from watching Parrish in a couple of HS games I’m not completely shocked. He’s a great athlete and maybe one of the best ever HS Qbs in GA. It was apparent though that most of his focus was on playing QB and that he simply relied on athletic ability on defense. Further, he played a lot of safety/rover on defense. He made a lot of plays there but he did not play as a traditional corner. That being said, corner is likely his best position long-term and he has a ton of athletic ability. I’d be shocked if he redshirts, but it may be halfway through the season before he starts to make an impact.
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By the way, how many unknown QBs do we have who can sneak in and throw a HB pass? Anyone?
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no, but if we did, and mentioned them here, they wouldn’t be unknown, so please don’t name them guys if you do know ok?
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Good point, Holic.
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So the official statkeepers missed it.
This may be a common occurrence as many kids as we played Saturday.
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+1 Yeah, I think Fenteng returned a td for an int, the guys just missed it.
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LOLz
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If enough of us say we saw the guy play, even though the report says no, are we right?
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According to CBS prediction, UGA will not crack the top 10 after that game.
Guess voters arn’t as impressed as some blogs.
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Because CBS means what? Ah shit I say. Senator don’t we have a no sock puppet rule? If not would you please post all the pseudonyms so they can be ridiculed individually.
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+1 yeah man, ScoutDawg is a bonfide expert compared to the CBS clowns.
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Well yeah…
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Cool story, bro!
http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings
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Here’s the link:
CBS predicts UGA will move up to No 11 from No 12 in the AP Poll tomorrow.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24688620/tomorrows-or-tuesdays-top-25-today-week-1
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Without doing the research & math, I think half of the non-injured and non-QB recruits played. If we’re not gonna sign the limit, at least we got players who contribute immediately. Considering the opponent, and repeating what many other commentors have already said, it’s great to see the development of depth. That also had to make a big impression on the 2015 recruits who attended. Seemed to be a pretty big recruiting weekend too.
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No signings as of yet over the weekend.
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The OBC sure is looking at lots of UGA film. He need worry about ECU this week. They have the potential to light up that secondary just like A&M did. Also, I like having to open week early because it’s so hot this time of year – should help us rest and get ready for Columbia.
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The SOS by the BOB wnet to the OBC to the WWO so there!
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Would like to know the formations the TD runs were made from against Clemson. Game rebroadcast last evening but started watching in mid 3rd quarter.
Looks like they used flex sets, pro, but I’m not sure about the 3 wide outs.
Is there a chart on the formations by quarter, down/distance. and time?
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AU was a leading rush team last year in the SEC. They are back, but so could be the Dawgs.
Think teams that run the well [time management, scores, field position, and etc] are usually solid winning teams.
The LSU / USC games took a toll on Dawgs RB’s last year. Not enough rotation and youth. Marshall per CMR is ok, but I would think they bring him along slowly…feel, rythym, strength, confidence, and etc…play back to form..Marshall will be imiportant in the run game down the road. A must player in the RB rotation. Think they go all season with what they did Saturday. It showed in the 4th, Think back to last season after LSU game…that stretch with UT and Vandy.
If the O can get back Mitchell and Scott-Wesley, this could be a very productive offense.
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Marshall did pretty good last year I thought, probably averaged at least 4 yards a pop. Nothing to sneeze at. And don’t forget, he’s a better passblocker than Chubb or Michel.
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When you listen to the broadcasters they always talk about coaches making half time adjustments. Not if they are smart and into the game. Technology today allows them to make adjustments and changes during the game. Not only allows them to do in a game but for the next game. They compile that data.
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True, and UGA began making changes much earlier than halftime on the defensive side of the ball. We dropped press, man coverage after the Watson TD I think. Defense made few changes at halftime but it seemed different because it was beginning to click in for them, and then we had them in passing situations in the 4th Qtr.
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+1 Even though the stats and score say the second quarter was where they burned us, I agree, great adjustment were made on our defense in the second quarter.
Great post mac, sic em, woof!
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SOS is FOS. It is much better for Georgia to have two weeks to get ready to play USCe and for USCe to have to play a game. While I’m not predicting a USCe loss to East Carolina, it would not surprise me if that happened. The Dicks…er…Cocks stunk up the place against aTm.
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Spurrier will be ready, don’t even second guess that. Also, he might have meant we might get a suspension between now and then like we usually do to a key player.
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