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UGA fans have false sense of identity
Posted on 1/2/11 at 10:16 am
Posted on 1/2/11 at 10:16 am
Listening to 680 in Atlanta and one thing is obvious, UGA fans calling in complaining about Mark Richt 'underachieving' have a false sense of identity. They seem to think UGA is a perennial national power that should win 10 to 11 games a year. UGA is a very good program but they are not and never have been in the upper echelon of college football.
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Posted on 1/2/11 at 10:17 am to buckfama8
They're just like Auburn.
Posted on 1/2/11 at 10:17 am to buckfama8
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that should win 10 to 11 games a year.
With the kids that the state of Georgia produces, I think they should expect to get 10 wins a year. JMO.
Posted on 1/2/11 at 10:19 am to buckfama8
This is funny coming from an Auburn fan.
Posted on 1/2/11 at 10:21 am to buckfama8
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Listening to 680 in Atlanta and one thing is obvious, UGA fans calling in complaining about Mark Richt 'underachieving' have a false sense of identity. They seem to think UGA is a perennial national power that should win 10 to 11 games a year. UGA is a very good program but they are not and never have been in the upper echelon of college football.
We technically SHOULD win 10 or 11 games per year. Were you born yesterday? UGA won 13,11,10,10,9,11,10 games from 2002-2008.
Posted on 1/2/11 at 10:21 am to buckfama8
it's the other way around. it seems many UGA fans accept mediocrity when they really shouldn't.
Posted on 1/2/11 at 10:22 am to buckfama8
talent-rich, tradition, why wouldnt they win?
Posted on 1/2/11 at 10:22 am to buckfama8
I always have that feeling that someone else other that UGA will win the East every year.
Posted on 1/2/11 at 10:28 am to buckfama8
It's lonely at the top. 
Posted on 1/2/11 at 12:12 pm to buckfama8
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They seem to think UGA is a perennial national power that should win 10 to 11 games a year.
And for good reason. CMR had averaged winning 10 games per season for 9 years prior to this season and was 7-2 in Bowl games. That's 90 wins in 9 seasons. Here's his record:
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/Playoffs Coaches# AP°
Georgia Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2001–present)
2001 Georgia 8–4 5–3 T–3rd (East) L Music City 25 22
2002 Georgia 13–1 7–1 1st (East) W Sugar † 3 3
2003 Georgia 11–3 6–2 T–1st (East) W Capital One 6 7
2004 Georgia 10–2 6–2 2nd (East) W Outback 6 7
2005 Georgia 10–3 6–2 1st (East) L Sugar † 10 10
2006 Georgia 9–4 4–4 T–3rd (East) W Chick-fil-A 23
2007 Georgia 11–2 6–2 T–1st (East) W Sugar † 3 2
2008 Georgia 10–3 6–2 2nd (East) W Capital One 10 13
2009 Georgia 8–5 4–4 T–2nd (East) W Independence
This post was edited on 1/2/11 at 12:22 pm
Posted on 1/2/11 at 1:02 pm to buckfama8
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Listening to 680 in Atlanta and one thing is obvious, UGA fans calling in complaining about Mark Richt 'underachieving' have a false sense of identity. They seem to think UGA is a perennial national power that should win 10 to 11 games a year. UGA is a very good program but they are not and never have been in the upper echelon of college football.
UGA is a better program than Auburn.
Posted on 1/2/11 at 1:53 pm to buckfama8
The UGA athletic program is the most underachieving program in the nation.
There's no reason they shouldn't be top a 10 program in baseball, basketball, and football.
The state turns out a ton talent in the big three and really UGA doesn't have anyone to compete with them unless you want to count GT in baseball.
There's no reason they shouldn't be top a 10 program in baseball, basketball, and football.
The state turns out a ton talent in the big three and really UGA doesn't have anyone to compete with them unless you want to count GT in baseball.
Posted on 1/2/11 at 2:03 pm to buckfama8
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Listening to 680 in Atlanta and one thing is obvious, UGA fans calling in complaining about Mark Richt 'underachieving' have a false sense of identity. They seem to think UGA is a perennial national power that should win 10 to 11 games a year. UGA is a very good program but they are not and never have been in the upper echelon of college football.
They do have an identity problem, but I think it is that they expect too little of their program, not too much. UGA has everything needed to be a power program, but years of underachieving have conditioned them to act like Clemson fans instead of Alabama, LSU or Florida fans.
Posted on 1/2/11 at 4:29 pm to buckfama8
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They seem to think UGA is a perennial national power that should win 10 to 11 games a year. UGA is a very good program but they are not and never have been in the upper echelon of college football.
Two years ago I read an article on CFN asking high school kids which college teams were associated with which images and outside of the southeast the majority could not identify UGA when they were shown the G, most said they thought it was GreenBay
And both 680 and 790 will never outgrow Atlanta and become more regional or even national so long as they keep blowing UGA about how great they are. (gymnastics aside)
Posted on 1/3/11 at 5:04 pm to buckfama8
The main problem at UGA is that the administration and the fans can not stomach what it takes to have a winning program.
The basketball coaches at UGA have traditionally had poor relationship with AU coaches and handlers.
The administration has turned away athletes that were actually cleared by the NCAA in multiple sports.
Caleb King and Mike Mercer passed their classes but were either suspended or kicked off the team for not attending a required number of tutoring sessions.
The President of the University works with the local police to take a tough stance on underage drinking that is not prevalent in other college towns. Matters which are handled in-house at other athletic programs are not at UGA.
The big money alumni complained at the beginning of the football season that the school was not being hard enough on the football players.
The Athletic Program has now instituted a no-tolerance policy (including a ban on down town Athens after dark) which I am sure has recruits clamoring to go there. Odell Thurman would have never survived at today’s UGA.
Further the relationship between UGA Athletics and high schools within the state are not nearly as good as it should be.
The bad publicity over that fiasco at Carver in 2009 virtually ruined that recruiting class (in addition to the fired coaches) and Georgia’s future chances at a lot of the players out of that school.
Their relationship with schools in metro-Atlanta is inconsistent and areas of the state that were once a lock (south Georgia) no longer are.
The basketball coaches at UGA have traditionally had poor relationship with AU coaches and handlers.
The administration has turned away athletes that were actually cleared by the NCAA in multiple sports.
Caleb King and Mike Mercer passed their classes but were either suspended or kicked off the team for not attending a required number of tutoring sessions.
The President of the University works with the local police to take a tough stance on underage drinking that is not prevalent in other college towns. Matters which are handled in-house at other athletic programs are not at UGA.
The big money alumni complained at the beginning of the football season that the school was not being hard enough on the football players.
The Athletic Program has now instituted a no-tolerance policy (including a ban on down town Athens after dark) which I am sure has recruits clamoring to go there. Odell Thurman would have never survived at today’s UGA.
Further the relationship between UGA Athletics and high schools within the state are not nearly as good as it should be.
The bad publicity over that fiasco at Carver in 2009 virtually ruined that recruiting class (in addition to the fired coaches) and Georgia’s future chances at a lot of the players out of that school.
Their relationship with schools in metro-Atlanta is inconsistent and areas of the state that were once a lock (south Georgia) no longer are.
Posted on 1/3/11 at 10:37 pm to buckfama8
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They're just like Auburn.
^This
Posted on 1/4/11 at 4:04 am to buckfama8
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They seem to think UGA is a perennial national power that should win 10 to 11 games a year. UGA is a very good program but they are not and never have been in the upper echelon of college football.
With the recruiting base they have in the state, and the recruiting success Richt has had at UGA the fans have a right to expect more from his teams than the past two seasons.
Posted on 1/6/11 at 5:07 am to buckfama8
The decision to pull Zack Witchett's scholarship a month before Signing Day is another recruiting blunder by UGA. This is an example of why UGA has problems maintaining good relationships with coaches in their own state. This decision really should have been made months ago.
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