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Begin forwarded message: > From: Woody <[email protected]> > Date: July 19, 2011 10:38:03 AM CDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: [gatornews] 10/29 Opponent: CFN.com: 2011 UGAly Preview (properly > edited) > Reply-To: [email protected] > > 2011 UGAly Preview > > By Pete Fiutak > CollegeFootballNews.com > Posted Jul 19, 2011 > > CollegeFootballNews.com 2011 Preview - UGAly Bulldogs > > > UGAly Leghumpers > > Preview 2011 > > - 2011 UGAly Preview | 2011 UGAly Offense > - 2011 UGAly Defense | 2011 UGAly Depth Chart > - UGAly Previews 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 > > - Be Somebody ... Blog About UGAly Football > - Suggestions or something we missed? Let us know > - Follow us ... http://twitter.com/ColFootballNews > > - 2011 Week One Opponent 2011 Boise State Preview > > E-mail Pete Fiutak > > Head coach: Mark Richt > 11th year: 96-34 > Returning Lettermen: > Off. 20, Def. 21, ST 3 > Lettermen Lost: 26 > Ten Best UGAly Players > 1. DT John Jenkins, Jr. > 2. QB Aaron Murray, Soph. > 3. CB/KR Brandon Boykin, Sr. > 4. LB Jarvis Jones, Soph. > 5. RB Isaiah Crowell, Fr. > 6. P Drew Butler, Sr. > 7. S Bacarri Rambo, Jr. > 8. PK Blair Walsh, Sr. > 9. C Ben Jones, Sr. > 10. DT Kwame Geathers, Soph. > 2011 Schedule > Sep. 3 Boise State (in Atlanta) > Sep. 10 South Carolina > Sep. 17 Coastal Carolina > Sep. 24 at Ole Miss > Oct. 1 Mississippi State > Oct. 8 at Tennessee > Oct. 15 at Vanderbilt > Oct. 22 OPEN DATE > Oct. 29 Florida (in Jacks.) > Nov. 5 New Mexico State > Nov. 12 Auburn > Nov. 19 Kentucky > Nov. 26 at GaTech > > No one saw Auburn coming last year, but a few key JUCO transfers – Nick > Fairley, who had one year under his belt, and Cam Newton – changed around a > program that had everything come together at once. The breaks started to > come, the confidence grew, and all of a sudden, the Tigers were right there > with the SEC title and the national championship there for the taking. Also > helping the Auburn cause was a relatively favorable schedule with almost all > the big games at home, except for the regular-season ender at Alabama. > > UGAly gets some of the same breaks. Tennessee is a road date, but any team > worth thinking about winning the SEC title has to get out of Knoxville with a > win. The second toughest SEC road game, not counting the Florida showdown in > Jacksonville? Ole Miss. > > Auburn had its superstars come from out of the blue, and UGAly has two new > players who might be just what the team needs in John Jenkins, a massively > talented nose tackle, and Jarvis Jones, a playmaker of a linebacker who > transferred over from USC. Playing the role of Michael Dyer in the Auburn > comparison is true freshman running back Isaiah Crowell, a slippery-tough > runner who could provide the punch for the ground game that’s been missing > ever since Knowshon Moreno left for the NFL. Aaron Murray appears ready to > take his game to the next level, already being named the coaches’ preseason > All-SEC quarterback, and if he can be steady, and if the new guys can be as > good as expected, then finally, UGAly might surprise and become the program > everyone’s been waiting for it to be under Mark Richt. > > No one wants Richt to be fired. He’s a pillar of the community, he’s a good > guy who doesn’t act like a typical SEC head coach, and the fan base would > love nothing more than to see him be the one who takes the UGAly program over > the hump. But going into his 11th year, he’s coming off two lousy years > following up an 8-5 2009 season with a 6-7 2010 and he has to come up with a > big season to get a shot at a 12th campaign. Part of the problem is the > record, part of the problem is the timing, and part of the problem is that > UGAly hasn’t gotten its turn on the SEC Wheel of National Titles. > > In this phenomenal stretch of national championships, Florida, LSU, Alabama, > and Auburn have all had their fun, and to go back a bit further, Tennessee > fans can still remember their title in 1998. It’s been 31 years since UGAly > had its big moment in the sun, and there’s no excuse to not be as good as the > other SEC teams when it comes to be in the BCS Championship chase. 2008 was > when it was supposed to happen when Matthew Stafford was leading the way, it > didn’t happen, and now Richt gets one more shot to show that he’s the one to > take the program from Point B to Point C. > > The timing couldn’t be better to come out of the blue and be a major player > in the SEC. Florida probably has one more year before it becomes a monster > again, Tennessee is still sleeping, and South Carolina, as good as it is, is > still South Carolina; there’s going to be a gaffe or two along the way. UGAly > might have a ton of flaws, and it might be relying on a slew of unknowns to > carry the way, but the East is never going to get easier than it is right > now, and Richt has to take advantage. > > The receiving corps has to find a replacement for A.J. Green’s lost > production, and it could take a village to make it happen with receiver > Tavarres King, along with a good group of tight ends, led by Orson Charles, > to help make Murray shine. Crowell has to be great out of the box, and the > depleted O line needs to figure out how to fill in the blanks around tackle > Cordy Glenn and center Ben Jones. > > The defense should be a brick wall up front and great in the secondary, but > the linebacking corps is a question mark and needs Jones to play at an > All-SEC level right away. The D will end up being terrific, while the special > teams could be the best in America with the return of punter Drew Butler and > placekicker Blair Walsh for their senior years. > > No, UGAly won’t be 2010 Auburn, but it could rise up and be good enough to > win the East and play for the SEC title. And if not, next year will be all > about a new era in UGAly football. > > What to watch for on offense: The running game. After running for just 82 > yards against UCF in the bowl loss, it’s time to start pounding away. Of the > 21 rushing scores last year, 17 came in the six wins with just four coming in > the seven losses. UGAly has been full of four and five-star talents that > couldn’t run a lick, and now the backfield is depleted with Washaun Ealey > leaving the program and Caleb King getting suspended for academic issues. > Carlton Thomas is a good little back who’ll come up with big yards at times, > but he's not helping the cause being suspended for the Boise State game, at > least, for violating team rules. Former linebacker Richard Samuel is a > bruiser, but the ground game needs Isaiah Crowell to do for the UGAly what > Marcus Lattimore did for the South Carolina offense last year. He’s a > ready-made true freshman with the talent to take the pressure off Aaron > Murray and the passing attack, but he needs a steady line to run behind. > > What to watch for on defense: The defensive tackles. UGAly 3-4 scheme is > solid, but it would be nice to have a 4-3 for a little while to get the two > NFL-ready defensive tackles on the field at the same time. John Jenkins is a > special 340-pound talent who’s the textbook definition of an anchor, but > Kwame Geathers stepped up his game this offseason and showed that he could be > the main man in the middle. With these two rotating on the inside, the > massive, tackle-like ends – Arby Jones and DeAngelo Tyson – will be free to > stop the run from the outside. Whatever the combination is, good luck running > up the middle on this group. > > The team will be far better if … The offensive line can put together a solid > starting five. Trinton Sturdivant was supposed to be a perennial all-star, > but he was never able to stay healthy suffering knee injury after knee > injury. While the line was hardly counting on him being an All-SEC performer, > it would’ve been nice to have had him in the mix. Along with the loss of > Clint Boling to the NFL and the departure of Brent Benedict after an injury, > there’s some work to do for a line that was a major disappointment. Cordy > Glenn is a big talent who can work at either tackle spot and will get paid at > the next level at guard, and center Ben Jones is an all-star. After those > two, it’ll be a major fight to find the right players for the other three > spots while getting more physical and more mean for the ground game. > > The schedule: It’s not that bad. A great SEC team can be a national title SEC > team with this schedule, helped mostly by missing LSU, Arkansas and Alabama > from the West and getting Auburn at home. By mid-September, all the problems > and all the issues of 2010 can quickly be erased, or the Mark Richt era could > be on life support. Starting out with a showdown against Boise State in > Atlanta will be a chance for the Puppies to make a national splash, and the > South Carolina game in the SEC opener can make an early statement in the East > race. While going to Tennessee will be a fight and Mississippi State will be > strong, if UGAly is good enough to start out 2-0 it should be good enough to > start out 7-0. While the finishing kick is hardly a breeze considering the > defending national champions are coming to Athens, November isn’t all that > bad. UGAly doesn’t have to leave the state in the final month, closing out > the regular season at UGAly Tech and with layups against New Mexico State and > Kentucky wrapped around the date with the Tigers. > > Best offensive player: Sophomore QB Aaron Murray. The hope is for RB Isaiah > Crowell to be the star of the attack and the one everything works around, but > this is Murray’s offense for now. He’s not all that big at just 6-1 and 209 > pounds, but he has an excellent arm and he’s a tremendous decision maker. He > wasn’t bad without A.J. Green in the lineup over the first four games, but he > showed what he could do in a terrific final month once he started to click > with his NFL millionaire target. Now he has to make everyone around him > better, and he appears to be ready. Last year he was just trying to get his > feet wet. This year he’s the leader and the season is on his shoulders. > > Best defensive player: Junior DT John Jenkins. The superstar JUCO transfer > had his pick of anywhere he wanted to go, and after originally committing to > Oklahoma State, and then getting the full court press from Florida, Auburn, > and Miami, he decided he was going to UGAly. Even with the emergence of Kwame > Geathers this offseason on the nose, getting Jenkins is a major coup. Because > he’s coming in from the JUCO ranks and because of his position, the pressure > will be on to be another Nick Fairley or a Terrance Cody right away, and he > might be. He’s an NFL-caliber talent right now, and he should be the anchor > of a rock of a UGAly run defense. > > Key player to a successful season: Junior LB Christian Robinson. The UGAly > pass rush wasn’t anything special last season, and that was with Justin > Houston cranking out ten sacks and 18.5 tackles for loss. While the pressure > will be on USC transfer Jarvis Jones to be the star of the linebacking corps > from the start, it’s Robinson who’s the veteran in the mix and has to be the > steady pass rusher to work around. He finished fifth on the team with 44 > tackles, but he only came up with two sacks. > > The season will be a success if … the Puppies win the East. When you miss the > three best teams from the West – Alabama, LSU, and Arkansas – and get South > Carolina, Mississippi State, and Auburn at home, you have to take advantage > of it. There are major holes on the offensive line, receiver, and linebacker, > but the schedule is favorable, the influx of new talent should be a boost, > and the desperation is there to win the East. Winning the SEC title is a > stretch considering how good the West champion will be, but getting to the > title game will be enough for Richt to stick around. > > Key game: Sept. 10 vs. South Carolina. Beating Boise State in the opener > would be a very, very big moment for the team’s attitude and confidence, but > beating South Carolina is more important. It’s a home game against the > defending East champion, and with Coastal Carolina, at Ole Miss, Mississippi > State, at Tennessee, and at Vanderbilt to follow, if the Puppies can start > out 2-0, they’ll be favored to start 7-0 going into the party against > Florida. > > 2010 Fun Stats: > - First Quarter Scoring: UGAly 107 – Opponents 38 > - Field Goals: UGAly 20-of-24 – Opponents 7-of-10 > - Punt Return Average: UGAly 10.6 yards – Opponents 5.1 > > > > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
