CURIOUS INDEX, 10/14/09
EDSBS —
... at the moment. Doug has a loooooong thesis on a creeping and possibly fatal problem for Georgia, the terminal disease known as Tuberville Syndrome. It sounds nasty, but we only have personal experience with [REDACTED]’s Palsy, and will have to conduct further research. ...
Which recently fired SEC coach best represents Mark Richt's doomed trajectory at Georgia?
Dr. Saturday —
... counterparts Urban Meyer and Nick Saban executed nearly instant turnarounds at rivals Florida and Alabama -- is that the ax can come down with the slightest provocation, for which allowing 300-plus yards and four touchdowns to Jonathan Crompton clearly qualifies.
With Georgia now destined for also-ran status in the East for the fourth year in a row, the parallels are becoming a little too obvious to ignore for UGA blogger (and Doc Sat regular) Doug Gillett, who cast Richt as the next Tuberville on Tuesday, just ahead of columnist Mark Wiedmer's vision ...
Which recently deposed SEC coach best represents Mark Richt's doomed trajectory at Georgia?
Dr. Saturday —
... counterparts Urban Meyer and Nick Saban executed nearly instant turnarounds at rivals Florida and Alabama -- is that the ax can come down with the slightest provocation, for which allowing 300-plus yards and four touchdowns to Jonathan Crompton clearly qualifies.
With Georgia now destined for also-ran status in the East for the fourth year in a row, the parallels are becoming a little too obvious to ignore for UGA blogger (and Doc Sat regular) Doug Gillett, who cast Richt as the next Tuberville on Tuesday, just ahead of columnist Mark Wiedmer's vision ...
Mark Richt’s identity crisis
DawgsOnline —
The most popular punditry game this week has been pin-the-failed-coach-on Mark Richt. So far he’s been portrayed as:
Phil Fulmer
Tommy Tuberville
…and even contrasted with Paul Johnson
I’m surprised even more people haven’t jumped on the Bobby Bowden decline given Richt’s coaching pedigree.
The comparisons with coaches who pulled out of a nosedive are much more difficult to find although there’s one within our own program. Is that because it’s relatively ...
How Mark Richt Can Restore the Georgia Bulldogs to SEC Relevance
Sports Page Atlanta —
... seat---an idiotic notion that I debunked during the offseason---is preposterous.
Yet here we are, getting absurd comparisons to Phillip Fulmer, who posted losing seasons and missed out on bowl games twice in a four-year span. Coach Richt has never done either of those things, and (thanks partly to the SEC’s extensive assortment of postseason tie-ins) he is unlike to do either of them this season.
While I find Tommy Tuberville analogies almost as untenable---though Year2 provides some context for the ...
On the Spot: Georgia faces more than usual Cocktail Party squeeze
Dr. Saturday —
... These various mediocrities finally converged in Knoxville three weeks ago, at which point the offense ground to a near-total halt, the defense allowed former basket case Jonathan Crompton to turn in an heroic effort, and the Dawgs fell to division rival Tennessee by nearly four touchdowns, 45-19. That was the breaking point, from whence once-muted criticisms of Richt poured in from all corners of the punditocracy -- including from Yours Truly, as a UGA fan -- and visibly engulfed the program. ...
