That Just Happened – Georgia Hands Game to Kentucky
That. Just. Happened. Leading 20-6 at halftime, the Georgia Bulldogs turned the ball over four times in the second half and suffered a humiliating loss to the Kentucky Wildcats 34-27 in Athens.
On the opening kickoff of the 2nd half, Branden Smith fumbled giving the Wildcats the ball at the UGA 14 yard line. Kentucky punched it in to cut the Georgia lead to 20-13.
With 7:43 remaining in the 3rd, Cox threw a 43-yard pass to Rantavious Wooten for a TD and the Dawgs led 27-13. But for some unexplained reason, Georgia squib kicked the ball and Kentucky returned it to the Georgia 49. Kentucky scored a touchdown less than 3 minutes later.
Then in the 4th quarter, Kentucky blocked a Drew Butler punt, but the Dawgs picked the ball up and ran for a first down. However, Butler inexplicably incurred a facemask penalty and was forced to punt again. The Wildcats scored on the ensuing possession to tie the game at 27.
On the next possession, Joe Cox was intercepted at the Georgia 8 and Kentucky later scored to take the lead 34-27.
Then with 4:54 remaining in the game, Cox and Washaun Ealey had a miscommunication, resulting in a fumble at Kentucky’s 1-yard line. The Georgia defense held Kentucky on their ensuing possession and forced a punt.
With 1:52 remaining, on Georgia’s first play, Joe Cox was intercepted at the 50-yard line, ending any hope of a Bulldog comeback.
What appeared to be an easy Georgia win at halftime turned into a comedy of errors for the Bulldogs in the second half. The result is an inexplicable and embarrassing loss to Kentucky which will surely damage UGA’s hope of a decent bowl.
It’s late so I will reserve further judgment for later, if it’s worth it. Right now, all I can say is WOW! That. Just. Happened. Probably one of the most mistake-prone halves of Georgia football I have ever seen.
The Georgia football program is in big trouble. Can Mark Richt save it?
Related Links:
- Bulldogs Lose Home Finale To Kentucky, 34-27 – GeorgiaDogs.com
- Kentucky Beats Georgia In Athens 34-27 ($) – UGASports.com
- Turnovers Cost Bulldogs Another Loss – AJC.com
- Bad Day for the Bulldogs – OnlineAthens.com
- Look at the Weedeaters Falling From the Sky – Georgia Sports Blog
need new leadership
11/22/2009 2:41 am
Keeping Willie Martinez will eventually cost Richt his job.
11/22/2009 8:19 am
Time to let the Freshman QB take over and play alongside the other Freshman that were playing awesome yesterday. There is absolutely no reason for JC to stay at the helm at this point and if the coaches say otherwise, they should be shown the door.
11/22/2009 11:24 am
It’s unbelievable…are any of your coaches PASSIONATE about the game? Please, if the coaches were passionate and showed some intensity, then the players might as well. Like father like son……
11/22/2009 11:34 am
It’s done. Willie Martinez will be fired at the end of the year and Mark Richt will have one more season to change things up. If Georgia has its third straight disappointing season he will be looking for a job once again. There is no excuse for the mistakes were making. At this point in the season there is no since in yanking Joe Cox now. There is only one game left and the season has already gone to pot. There is no since in burning a redshirt when already things are out of reach.
11/22/2009 1:06 pm
now we know how Auburn fans felt, they fell apart in the 2nd half against us and we felt like we had gotten back some of our offensive mojo. as it turns out, we just played the best half of the year against the tigers. bring on the freshmen! 2010 hopefully we be a rebuilding year*
11/22/2009 3:31 pm
FIRE WILLIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FIRE WILLIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FIRE WILLIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE GET RID OF THE PROBLEM
UGA 7 R.I.P. WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU
I BLEED RED MARTINEZ HAS TO GO !!!!!!
11/22/2009 7:01 pm
GO DAWGS !!!
11/22/2009 7:03 pm
We won’t burn a redshirt for Murray or Mettenberger at this point. The season is over, a win over Georgia Tech would be nice, but a freshman that has never played won’t lead us to victory.
As always, let’s hope we beat Tech. If not, it’s 6-6 and off to Shreveport.
11/22/2009 7:29 pm
If they do not fire martinez Then we need to fire the whole athletic department!! This defensive scheme is predictable and to tell you the truth uncompetitive. FIRE WILLE MARTINEZ NOW!!THE GUY IS A JOKE!!!!
11/22/2009 10:11 pm
PLEASE, PLEASE GET RID OF WILLIE!!!!!!
11/22/2009 10:12 pm
I have followed Georgia Football since 1960 during the time when Larry Rakestraw was Quarterback.Some of my high school buddies played there Jimmy Cooley and Brad Johnson and my son even played there during the late eighties when James Jackson and Lars Tate were the starting offensive stars.Over a period of years I was around Coach Dooley what a Leader he was and demanded discipline from all the players.Our team at this point is out of control.Coach Richt is a great man and he needs to make changes on the staff starting with Willie Martinez and demote Mike Bobo back to Quarterback Coach and call the plays himself on offense. Our most succesful years were when he directed the offense.Please coach take control of the Dawgs and lets get back to our old habits and Win!
11/23/2009 9:59 am
Look folks, the truth of the matter is this, the UGA football program DOES NOT need to fire or even THINK about letting Mark Richt go. He has done nothing but bring this team into the lime light year after year. Look at his numbers – they prove everything. The decision to keep Joe Cox on the field has been the most costly decision of any coach. Too much faith in a high school star QB. To me, it seems as if his heart is NOT in the game and could care less about the big ‘W’. Yes, at the end of the day it is just another game (to some people), but to others this is a fellowship of believers who want to see their team succeed/WIN. And that fellowship was broken when Joe Cox was not benched. Good luck UGA seniors and good riddance Joe Cox!
11/23/2009 4:30 pm