SB Nation Atlanta - Georgia Vs. South Carolina: Gamecocks hammer Bulldogs 35-7https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46601/atlanta-fave.png2012-10-09T18:08:01-04:00http://atlanta.sbnation.com/rss/stream/31995732012-10-09T18:08:01-04:002012-10-09T18:08:01-04:00Georgia down 8 to No. 13 in latest BlogPoll
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<p>After losing to the South Carolina Gamecocks this Saturday, the Georgia Bulldogs dropped eight spots to No. 13 in the latest edition of the SB Nation BlogPoll.</p> <p>Following their 35-7 loss to the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/south-carolina-gamecocks" class="sbn-auto-link">South Carolina Gamecocks</a> this Saturday, the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs" class="sbn-auto-link">Georgia Bulldogs</a> dropped eight spots to No. 13 in the latest edition of the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/2012/10/9/3478386/2012-blogpoll-week-7-alabama-florida-south-carolina">SB Nation BlogPoll</a>.</p>
<p>Even with the loss, the Bulldogs were ranked as high as sixth on one ballot, but the Bulldogs were also ranked as low as 22nd and 23rd on separate ballots.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/alabama-crimson-tide" class="sbn-auto-link">Alabama Crimson Tide</a> continue their reign at the top of the overall BlogPoll, averaging more than 24 points per ballot this week. The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/oregon-ducks" class="sbn-auto-link">Oregon Ducks</a> remained in second place, with the Gamecocks, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/west-virginia-mountaineers" class="sbn-auto-link">West Virginia Mountaineers</a> and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/florida-gators" class="sbn-auto-link">Florida Gators</a> rounding out the Top 5.</p>
<p>While the Crimson Tide still have a commanding lead over the rest of the field, six other teams received 27 first-place votes, including nine for Florida and seven for South Carolina. Oregon, West Virginia, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/kansas-st-wildcats">Kansas State</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/notre-dame-fighting-irish">Notre Dame</a> also received at least one first-place vote this week.</p>
https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-ncaaf/2012/10/9/3480704/sb-nation-blogpoll-ugaKen DeCelles2012-10-09T16:58:58-04:002012-10-09T16:58:58-04:00Georgia looks to regroup after South Carolina loss
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<p>After losing to the South Carolina Gamecocks 35-7 last Saturday, the Georgia Bulldogs will try to get things back together as they begin the second half to their season.</p> <p>Following their 35-7 loss to the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/south-carolina-gamecocks" class="sbn-auto-link">South Carolina Gamecocks</a> Saturday, the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs" class="sbn-auto-link">Georgia Bulldogs</a> know that they have to pick up the pieces and get ready for the second half of their season.</p>
<p>Speaking with <a target="_blank" href="http://dogbytesonline.com/richt-dogs-have-to-get-back-to-work-after-loss-to-south-carolina-62900/">Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald</a>, Bulldogs head coach Mark Richt knows that they can get back in the SEC East race with just a little bit of help:</p>
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<p>"It's one day, it's one game. It's unfortunate that it came out the way that it did with so much at stake. There's still a lot at stake as the season rolls on. The sun did come up and we've got to get back to work. ... If we can get back on the winning track, a lot of good things can happen. That's what we're going to be fighting hard to do."</p>
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<p>One thing that helps the Bulldogs over the Gamecocks and the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/florida-gators" class="sbn-auto-link">Florida Gators</a> is the remaining schedule for the three teams. Georgia's toughest remaining game is their annual rivalry against the Florida Gators, while the Gators still have upcoming games against Georgia and South Carolina.</p>
<p>The Gamecocks have a tough schedule with road games against Florida and the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/lsu-tigers" class="sbn-auto-link">LSU Tigers</a> on the horizion along with a home game against the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/tennessee-volunteers" class="sbn-auto-link">Tennessee Volunteers</a>.</p>
<p>South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier knows that Georgia is not out of the division race just yet:</p>
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<p><span style="color: #272727; font-family: arial, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">"Georgia’s not out of the division race right now either just because they have one loss."</span></p>
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<p>Georgia cornerback <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/36150/sanders-commings" class="sbn-auto-link">Sanders Commings</a> knows that no matter what South Carolina does, the Bulldogs just need to focus on the task at hand, starting with Kentucky on Oct. 20:</p>
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<p>"We've got to do our job and just keep winning. Even if those guys (South Carolina) keep winning, an 11-1 season, you can't be mad at that."</p>
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https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-ncaaf/2012/10/9/3480476/georgia-football-2012-mark-richtKen DeCelles2012-10-08T15:47:01-04:002012-10-08T15:47:01-04:00Dawgs dumped to back of BCS title race after loss
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<p>The Dawgs are now considered a national championship longshot after being blown out by South Carolina.</p> <p>While not even mathematically eliminated from the SEC Eastern Division race, the University of Georgia's national title hopes were dealt a near-lethal blow on Saturday when they were absolutely dismantled by rival South Carolina in Columbia. The Dawgs are now on the far, far outside of the national title picture looking in, as <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2012/10/8/3471754/bcs-standings-2012-week-7-south-carolina-west-virginia-florida">SB Nation's BCS simulations suggest:</a></p>
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<p>10. Georgia - The Bulldogs face a much tougher trek to the BCS title game as a one-loss SEC champ. Because its one loss was a huge blowout, Georgia needs a lot of help just to get into the SEC title game, as it's unlikely to win a three-way tiebreaker for the East title against Florida and South Carolina.</p>
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<p>It's worth noting that UGA slipped into the SEC Championship's back door after a loss to South Carolina last year - and the Gamecocks still have to play LSU and Florida in consecutive weeks - but they'd need to finish perfect, hope that both the Cocks and Gators take two losses each and beat an undefeated Alabama in Atlanta to be considered a title game participant.</p>
https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-ncaaf/2012/10/8/3475086/simulated-bcs-rankings-week-7-georgiaSteven Godfrey2012-10-08T11:39:10-04:002012-10-08T11:39:10-04:00Aaron Murray's tragic weekend
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<p>Bulldogs QB Aaron Murray has had to deal with a lot of adversity in recent days.</p> <p> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs" class="sbn-auto-link">Georgia Bulldogs</a> quarterback Aaron Murray is not only dealing with his team's loss to South Carolina on Saturday, he's also dealing with the news that <a href="http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/2012/10/08/aaron-murrays-thoughts-focused-on-his-father-as-dogs-put-south-carolina-behind-them/">his father has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer</a>. On top of that, he returned to Athens after the loss to find his rented home had been egged and rolled with toilet paper.</p>
<p>Murray tweeted Sunday that he'd been going through "<a href="https://twitter.com/aaronmurray11/status/255043732049625090">probably the worst 12 hours</a>" of his life. Murray's father, Denny, is undergoing cancer surgery at Tampa's Moffit Cancer Center on Monday. <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/78599/aaron-murray" class="sbn-auto-link">Aaron Murray</a> drove to Tampa with his brother on Sunday, and on Monday he voiced confidence in his father's recovery, <a href="https://twitter.com/aaronmurray11/status/255270831880540161">calling Denny the strongest man he knows</a>.</p>
<p>Aaron Murray only learned of his father's diagnosis on Sunday, though apparently the diagnosis had been made several weeks prior.</p>
<p>While Murray deals with his father's health, the Georgia Bulldogs head into a bye week. They will return to the field against the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/kentucky-wildcats" class="sbn-auto-link">Kentucky Wildcats</a> on Oct. 20.</p>
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<p><i>This story originally appeared at </i><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2012/10/8/3473618/aaron-murray-father-georgia-football">SB Nation</a><i>.</i></p>
https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-ncaaf/2012/10/8/3473694/aaron-murray-father-georgia-footballSB Nation College News2012-10-08T08:03:00-04:002012-10-08T08:03:00-04:00Georgia falls out of top 10
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<p>The Alabama Crimson Tide and Oregon Ducks remained atop the AP Top 25 poll, but Georgia fell out of the top 10 after a wild week 7</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/alabama-crimson-tide" class="sbn-auto-link">Alabama Crimson Tide</a> remained a constant in college football, taking care of business on Saturday to remain undefeated and atop the college rankings. Other SEC teams weren't as fortunate, however, following a wild week 7, including the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs" class="sbn-auto-link">Georgia Bulldogs</a>.</p>
<p>The Bulldogs entered Saturday's road game as the No. 5 ranked team, but voters were not forgiving to the team after they were dominated by South Carolina, falling to No. 14 in the country. On the other hand, the Gamecocks climbed to No. 3 as the team remained undefeated on the season.</p>
<p>Other SEC games of note featuers No. 4 ranked LSU falling to No. 9 in the country after their road loss at Florida, who rose in the rankings to No. 4 in the nation.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/vanderbilt-commodores" class="sbn-auto-link">Vanderbilt Commodores</a> were able to gain their first SEC win on Saturday, after the team beat the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/missouri-tigers" class="sbn-auto-link">Missouri Tigers</a>. The game also leaves the Tigers one five teams still searching for a conference win.</p>
<p>Here's the full East division standings:</p>
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<th>East</th> <th colspan="2">Conf</th> <th colspan="2">Overall</th>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/south-carolina-gamecocks">South Carolina Gamecocks</a></td>
<td>4</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>6</td>
<td class="td-last">0</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/florida-gators">Florida Gators</a></td>
<td>4</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>5</td>
<td class="td-last">0</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs">Georgia Bulldogs</a></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>5</td>
<td class="td-last">1</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/vanderbilt-commodores">Vanderbilt Commodores</a></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
<td class="td-last">3</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/tennessee-volunteers">Tennessee Volunteers</a></td>
<td>0</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
<td class="td-last">2</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/missouri-tigers">Missouri Tigers</a></td>
<td>0</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td class="td-last">3</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/kentucky-wildcats">Kentucky Wildcats</a></td>
<td>0</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>1</td>
<td class="td-last">5</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/alabama-crimson-tide">Alabama Crimson Tide</a></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>5</td>
<td class="td-last">0</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/mississippi-st-bulldogs">Mississippi St. Bulldogs</a></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>5</td>
<td class="td-last">0</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/texas-a-m-aggies">Texas A&M Aggies</a></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>4</td>
<td class="td-last">1</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/lsu-tigers">LSU Tigers</a></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>5</td>
<td class="td-last">1</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/arkansas-razorbacks">Arkansas Razorbacks</a></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
<td class="td-last">4</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/mississippi-rebels">Mississippi Rebels</a></td>
<td>0</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
<td class="td-last">3</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/auburn-tigers">Auburn Tigers</a></td>
<td>0</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>1</td>
<td class="td-last">4</td>
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https://atlanta.sbnation.com/2012/10/8/3472210/sec-football-standings-2012Ronit Shah2012-10-08T08:00:30-04:002012-10-08T08:00:30-04:00Dawgs-'Cocks: Dawning of the same old era
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<p>We've seen this story before, and no, it wasn't the Blackout debacle in 2008 — you've got to go a lot further back to see the big picture.</p> <p>October 10, 1998 was a special day. Georgia was welcoming the fifth-ranked Tennessee Vols to town, and coming off a massive upset in Baton Rouge the week before, the Dawgs were favored over the Vols for the first time in as long as anyone could remember. "College Gameday" made its very first visit to Athens, and with Peyton Manning gone to the NFL and Jamal Lewis sidelined for the season by a torn ACL, there was both hype and hope that Georgia would break a then seven-year losing streak to Big Orange. I remember the sign I brought to "Gameday" and the one I brought to the stadium: "NO PEYTON, NO JAMAL, NO CHANCE."</p>
<p>On that day, the Dawgs mustered but a single first-quarter field goal and 254 yards of offense, and lost 22-3. Tennessee fans walked out of the stadium holding aloft little orange cards with a number 8 on them; my sign wound up crumpled under the bleachers, soaking in spilled Coke and whisky. We all <i>thought</i> that Georgia could win, but the Vols <i>knew</i> they could. That was what my mind kept flashing back to Saturday night as the Dawgs fell apart before yet another ranked opponent and lost by four touchdowns to South Carolina.</p>
<p>On Twitter I noticed a lot of comparisons to the "blackout" debacle against Alabama in 2008, but they don't quite fit: That Georgia team kept battling against an insurmountable lead and actually succeeded in making the final score look respectable. No, Tennessee '98 is the historical analogue that fits best here, and not just because of the lopsided score or the presence of "Gameday." It fits because of where Georgia had been coming from, what each game said about where Georgia was at that moment, and what Georgia could look forward to. None of it's going to make Bulldog Nation feel very good about itself.</p>
<p>I was a senior the year that "Gameday" came to town for the Tennessee game, so I arrived in Athens just in time to see the door mercifully closed on the Ray Goff era, followed by the "Donnan of a New Era!" billboards erected to welcome Jim Donnan to town. Under Goff, the Dawgs had descended to nonentity status, but after a 5-6 stumble in Donnan's first season, they won 10 games and earned only their second January bowl invite since Vince Dooley retired. Coming off that 10-win season, the hope in Athens was that Donnan's '98 team would build off that momentum and reclaim the program's former status as a national powerhouse. Obviously, that didn't happen. The team had gotten better, but only incrementally; the Tennessee loss in '98 was an omen of the Bulldogs' continued inability to break through to a higher plane. They still couldn't beat Tennessee, still couldn't beat Florida, and, just for good measure, started losing to Auburn and Georgia Tech regularly as well. The Dawgs made it to mid-tier bowls in the last four years of Donnan's tenure, but he quickly came to be regarded by Georgia fans as a coach who was too good to fire but not good enough to amount to anything. (Until he <i>was</i> fired, of course.)</p>
<p>More than a decade later, we're in the same position. And if you think about it, Mark Richt's tenure in Athens reads like the condensed version of the last 30 or so years of Georgia football. His early teams match up with Vince Dooley's best teams of the 1980s, disciplined yet full of swagger, and loaded with personalities Bulldog Nation still holds dear. As with Dooley, those teams gave way to some good-but-not-great squads, and the subsequent disasters of the 2009 and '10 teams bear a striking resemblance to the erratic, one-step-forward-two-steps-back Goff years.</p>
<p>And now we're in the Donnan phase. Richt pulled the program out of its tailspin with a 10-win season, and this year was supposed to be even better. Unfortunately, we've just been informed, in front of God and "Gameday," that that's probably not going to be the case. And there's nothing presently pointing toward a reclamation of national-powerhouse status, nothing indicating that we'll figure in anything more consequential than the race for the Outback Bowl over the next few seasons. We've still got a roster of arch-rivals we can't seem to beat, they're just not the same teams they used to be. God willing, we won't start losing to Auburn and Georgia Tech again anytime soon — and if you need to feel better about your own program's status, by all means, go hang out with <i>those</i> fan bases this week — but that'll be of minimal comfort as we sit at home watching someone else's team play in the SEC Championship Game.</p>
<p>We all know how Georgia finally broke through post-Donnan, of course: We hired Richt. But what do we do now that that's stopped working? What do you do when you <i>have</i> the savior you needed, and he's still not getting it done?</p>
<p>For a while, my answer was "nothing." Even as Bulldog Nation lost its collective mind over losses such as Alabama in 2008 or Tennessee in 2007, I stood by Richt for a couple reasons — for one thing, even the best teams can't win every game (as much as some members of our fan base seem intent on denying this), and besides, who could we realistically get who was better? But while even the best teams have to lose every once in a while, the best teams don't lose the way Georgia loses. On the rare occasion when Alabama loses a game, you find yourself thinking, <i>Wow, that was definitely a surprise, but they still played a hell of a game and hung in there to the very end.</i> When Georgia loses, it's a non-stop, every-phase-of-the-game clusterf$#@ that begins with the opening kickoff and doesn't stop until the final horn sounds. When Alabama loses, they still look like they were prepared; when Georgia loses, they look like they have no idea what they're doing on a football field, which was certainly the case in Columbia this weekend.</p>
<p>And no, I no longer believe we couldn't realistically hire someone better. I still don't think doing so is as easy as some of the more hair-trigger elements of the Georgia fan base would lead you to believe, but it can be done.</p>
<p>And yet — and yet, I <i>still</i> can't bring myself to make the words "Fire Mark Richt" come out of my mouth. How do you fire a guy with 111 career wins and a .740 winning percentage? How do you fire a guy who's managed both his personal and professional lives with the kind of integrity Richt has? From the day he was hired, I haven't stopped <i>wanting</i> for Richt to be the guy — not the <i>kind of</i> guy, <i>the</i> guy — who becomes a Georgia "lifer" and creates the Dawgs' next great dynasty.</p>
<p>But while I haven't stopped wanting it, I've officially stopped believing it can happen. If Greg McGarity takes a long hard look at the program and decides that Georgia as an institution should be content with winning nine, <i>maybe</i> 10 games a year and crossing our fingers that we can climb up into the Capital One Bowl, he doesn't need to do a thing. But if he holds aspirations higher than that, I just don't think he's got the right guy. Should he ever come to that decision, I'm sure it will be even more difficult and painful than when Georgia made the same determination about Jim Donnan 12 years ago. But we've seen this story before, and those who remember it as vividly as I do know there are only so many ways it can end.</p>
https://atlanta.sbnation.com/2012/10/8/3468030/georgia-vs-south-carolina-2012Doug Gillett2012-10-07T22:04:52-04:002012-10-07T22:04:52-04:00There will be no panic in the Georgia Bulldogs
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<p>After a tough loss against South Carolina, Georgia Bulldogs head coach Mark Richt says there will be no panic in his Bulldogs</p> <p>The then-No.5 ranked <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs" class="sbn-auto-link">Georgia Bulldogs</a> entered last Saturday's game against the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/south-carolina-gamecocks" class="sbn-auto-link">South Carolina Gamecocks</a> undefeated on the year, but left as losers for the first time this year, after the team fell 35-7 on the road.</p>
<p>The loss not only gave the Bulldogs their first loss of the season, but also dropped the team out of the top 10 in the AP top 25 poll. Even in the aftermath, Georgia head coach Mark Richt told reporters, including <a href="http://www.macon.com/2012/10/07/2204852/richt-vows-no-panic-thats-not.html">Seth Emerson of the The Macon Telegraph</a>, his Bulldogs will not panic.</p>
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<p>"I'm definitely not losing confidence in this team at all, or our coaching staff or anything like that. That's the worst thing you can do. And that's what teams do, teams panic and they tend to fall apart. But that's not what Georgia's gonna do."</p>
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<p>Richt referenced his Bulldogs' journey last year, when they started 0-2 before winning the Eastern Division in the SEC.</p>
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<p>"A year ago we're 0-2 and everybody wants to decide that the sky is falling and it's over for Georgia," Richt said. "But what'd we do? We stayed firm, we believed in each other, we kept banging away, we began to win and before you know it we won the Eastern Division.</p>
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<p>The Bulldogs will have a week off to right the ship and iron out some things, before the team heads out to Kentucky to take on the Wildcats.</p>
https://atlanta.sbnation.com/2012/10/7/3471566/uga-vs-south-carolina-mark-richtRonit Shah2012-10-07T20:19:50-04:002012-10-07T20:19:50-04:00Mike Bobo talks Dawgs' offensive struggles
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<p>Georgia Bulldogs offensive coordinator Mike Bobo discusses the issues the team's offense faced in being dominated Saturday by South Carolina.</p> <p>Georgia struggled offensively against South Carolina, so much so that the Bulldogs failed to score until the waning minutes of the game. They finished with just 224 total yards and the running game was just about non-existent.</p>
<p>When it came to throwing the ball, South Carolina's front outmatched the Bulldogs' offensive line and made things tough on quarterback <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/78599/aaron-murray">Aaron Murray</a>. Offensive coordinator Mike Bobo said while he'll need to check out the game film, he suspects that when a quarterback gets hit a lot, it's difficult to trust the protection.</p>
<p>So perhaps that was the cause of Murray missing a few key throws that could've helped Georgia's cause. It was a regrettable performance for Murray, numbers-wise. He completed just 35 percent of his passes and threw a pick as well.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.macon.com/2012/10/07/2204143/georgia-south-carolina-postgame.html#storylink=cpy">Here's</a> some insight from Bobo after the game:</p>
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<p>"There obviously were times that we didn't handle No. 7 (Clowney), that he made a big impact on the football game. We knew coming in he was gonna be a tough guy to handle. Their defense is very good. We didn't make any plays there in the first half to kind of change the momentum."</p>
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https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-ncaaf/2012/10/7/3471102/mike-bobo-uga-south-carolinaBrandon Scott