Newspaper Page Text
6B
♦ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2006
tLIAU
\Y. MOMPO, YOU PO A flj
BUTTOUrtOOK lEFT, AMP )
JEKDME, YOU 60 VTEEP. J $
4
■Rwv .</ v <
sou quaktekbacic \
c»E YOU'VE PIAYEP /
rfOE-T FOOTBALL /
fcwfjgyCvlj
Hoy toll «ilh JACK NICKiKB
Richt's best call came early
By JOHN
KALTEFLEITER
Athens Banner-Herald
As it turns out, Mark Richt
made the best play call of
his head coaching career this
past Thursday.
Georgia’s coach revealed
Sunday that he bequeathed
the play-calling duties to
quarterbacks coach Mike
Bobo before Georgia’s
win over Georgia Tech on
Saturday, and he hinted the
move could be permanent.
For Richt, this decision
had to be akin to giving
Bobo the pin number to his
ATM card.
But it was overdue and
will be a smart move in the
long term if he sticks to it.
Before coming to Georgia,
Richt was considered an
offensive genius as a coor
dinator at Florida State. His
Seminoles scored points in
bundles.
They turned ACC stadi
ums into horse tracks.
Of course, those were the
days when the ACC was
weaker than balsa wood;
even softer than it is now.
When Richt arrived in
Athens, he discovered scor
ing wasn’t so simple in the
SEC. Three- or four-play
scoring drives were rare.
Pass plays of 50-plus yards
didn’t grow on trees.
Neither did Charlie
Wards.
That’s why Georgia’s
defense - not its offense
- led the Bulldogs to a pair
of SEC titles, three East
crowns and 60 wins since
Richt’s arrival.
Richt has always seemed
too infatuated with the pass.
In his eyes, it’s the sparkling
diamond. The run is simply
cubic zirconium.
The result of this think
ing has been erratic execu
tion, particularly in the red
zone where Georgia earned
the moniker “Field Goal U.”
It also eliminated Georgia’s
countless chances of mak
ing second-half leads stand
(See Auburn last year and
Tennessee this year).
The Original
Solunar Tables*
By Mrs. Richard Alden Knight
Release week of Nov. 26-Dec. 3, 2006
AM PM
Date Day Minor Major Minor Major
11/26 Su 9:05 2:55 9:35 3:20
11/27 M 10:00 3:50 10:30 4:15
11/28 T 10:55 4:45 11:25 5:10
11/29 W 11:40 5:30 0 5:50
11/30 Th 12:05 6:10 12:20 6:35
12/1 F 12:45 6:55 1:05 7:20
12/2 S 1:35 7:45 1:55 8:10
12/3 Su 2:25 8:45 2:55 9:05
O 2000 by King Feature* Syndicate. Inc.
Prime Rib
Seasoned to Perfection
oreen derby
1-73 1 t J® • 987W77
\ n ' :am r *£ fm?
1 ’ A BETTEt? PLACE ?//
, $ 7 w \rWsl ro 1
v oM I oiim Ut
w, M \H>i' v ‘
- www floconics com e mail Cteatsmadflaol corj
SywtoH
■. ..... — .........
1 (c) 2006 Bill Universal Press Syndicate
On Saturday, Georgia
looked balanced for the first
time in a while.
The Bulldogs ran eight
more times than they
passed.
Richt has been notorious
for bailing on the run when
a drive or two yielded mini
mal gains.
The Bulldogs committed
to it early and stuck with it
in the second half against
Georgia Tech, even after the
Yellow Jackets had success
in stopping running backs
Kregg Lumpkin and Danny
Ware.
Georgia ran the ball eight
times during its 12-play,
game-winning drive to beat
Georgia Tech. It’s doubtful
the Bulldogs would’ve run
half that many times with
Richt calling the shots.
Bobo is ready. He doesn’t
have the experience of
Auburn’s A 1 Borges or Jimbo
Fisher of LSU, but he’s got
the foresight to alleviate the
burden Georgia’s defense
has carried for too long.
Richt has entered into
Robins Music Brokers
*Check us out for the musician on your Gift List*
■ NOW
OPEN!
w 1
•Genz • Benz
•Squier Drums
•Seymour Duncan
Custom Orders Accepted
36hr Delivery on most items
4501 Russel Pkwy
DAVID OVERTON /EWELERS
y||k 905 DOWNTOWN CARROLL ST.
PERRY, GA 31069
140018
dtp-
•Eminence Speakers
hCurt Mangan
•Fender Accessories/Shirts
333-3322
Item PD 195
l 4 ct. 399.95
l 2 ct. 799.95
I ct. 1895.00
1 l/2ct, 3300.00
2 ct. 4695.00
Item ERII6
1 <j|L 1499.95
g
Journey Diamond Jewelry Collection
with Every Step. Love Grows
'478-987-1392
a new phase of his coach
ing career by abdicating
the play-calling duties and
entrusting his 32-year-old
understudy with the Book
of Richt. He’s at a point in
his career where it makes
sense to leave behind the
last sliver of his days as a
coordinator.
Following Georgia’s win
over Auburn three weeks
ago, Richt stood in the belly
of Jordan-Hare Stadium and
declared that he believed his
game plan was doomed to
fail before the game.
In a stunning revelation,
he said he had zero faith in
the plan he handed quarter
back Matthew Stafford, yet
Georgia pulled off its upset
of the year.
Richt’s handoff to Bobo
isn’t such a leap of faith.
Frankly, it’s sure thing.
■John Kaltefleiter is a
sports writer for the Athens
Banner-Herald. PHONE:
706-208-2213. E-MAIL:
joh n . k alteflei ter (a on l i neat
hens.com. Courtesy Morris
News Service.
MOST ITEMS
r 35% OFF
■ •' £. ■
M 01 S S AN ITE
Created By ”
CHARLES* & C 0 L V A R D’
SPORTS
Crumplers frustration matches
Atlanta’s during four-game skid
By DON COBLE
Morris News Service
Alge Grumpier made his
feelings clenr on the field
when he started yelling on
the Atlanta Falcons sideline
during the first half. It only
got worse in the second.
The tight end had one catch
for 43 yards in Sunday’s
31-13 loss to New Orleans.
That catch set-up Atlanta’s
only touchdown and proved
to be the bulk of the Falcons’
passing offense.
The rest of the time,
Atlanta was more content
to throwing into tight cover
age or to wide receivers who
could hold onto the ball.
“I wanted it so bad; I
wanted to be a part of it,”
Grumpier said. “When you
lead the team you always
feel you should be a bigger
part of it.
“I had one all thrown at
me; I had one catch.”
Protection was bad, at
best, for quarterback Mike
Vick, and the ability to catch
the ball was even worse.
Vick was sacked three times
and hit another nine.
There were at least four
drops by wide receivers
that would have resulted in
either a touchdown or a first
down.
With so much going bad,
Vick took off. Literally.
His 166 rushing yards
were the second-most by a
quarterback in NFL history.
The most were 171 yards in
2002 - also bv Vick.
“We just didn’t do it,” Vick
said after completing nine of
24 passes for 52 yards. “This
is a tough situation. We have
to show some resolve. A lot
.of guys in this locker room
have never been through
something like this.
“I’m doing my job: Try
to give my guys a chance to
catch the ball.”
The effort came a week
after Jim Mora, the coach’s
father and former NFL
coach, said on Fox Sports
I ©?0O6 by King Fertures Syndicate Inc World ngitu reserved j
'MIT'S imaf
L CHRISTMAS
Cefebrate Your Littbe
One's ‘First Cfiristmas
With ‘T’fiis Unique
‘Ajforcfabfe
'Keepsake
‘That (Runs
IfjJ (December 23,
2006!
Fill out the infor
iPL s. , w -ii 1
K " mation below and
jMgtfw' bring in or mail
F jSr 'Ur your baby's photo,
along with your
$30.00 check/
% A|B. money order, to:
4 I OS-4
41250
Radio that Vick is a “coach
killer.”
SECOND HALF SWOON: The
Atlanta Falcons continue
to be a disappointing team
down the stretch.
Sunday’s loss was the
team’s- 12th during the sec
ond half since Jim Mora Jr.
was hired before the 2004
season. Under Mora Jr., the
Falcons are 7-12 in the final
eight games?.
Atlanta went 5-3 during
the second half of 2004 to
win the NFG South. Since
then, the Falcons are 2-9 in
the second half.
HAIL MARY New Orleans
quarterback Drew Brees
threw a 48-yard pass in des
peration on the final play of
the first half, and it resulted
in a touchdown that crushed
Atlanta.
“We were in our Hail Mary,
our May Day, defense,” Mora
"Have Cameras, Will Travel"
<VX , TtDNtfc
VV> PHCTCGCAPHy
Aorial I he U urdPhv
J Itad luiwf • Ua I/N144W1
Frank’s Golf Car Center
SALES, SERVICE, & RENTALS
1237 Watson Blvd.
Warner Robins, (ia 31093
Phone: 478-918-0680 Fax: 478-918-0580
Cell: 478-396-5157 • 1-866-800-7722
www. franksgolf careen ter, com
ATTN: FIRST CHRISTMAS
1210 Washington Street, Perry, GA 31069
p; Ijpl* Jpp
Published information - Please print clearly I
Baby’s Full Name: _____
Baby’s Date Of Birth:
Parent’s Name(s): _____ .
Non-published material: .
Purchaser’s Name: j
Daytime Phone: |
I
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 1
DECEMBER 13, 2006, BY END OF BUSINESS DAY ,
_ __ __ _ _ _ j
'.'January J. 2007.
'BwHBIBWWBP* i'T include .1 left \Uunfxil mtetopejorphoto i.tum.
Sh v 4hP {bJgHHpl /'." II !. ,'■in I hi!, 111 nut i< not Slide •' ikm-utctl (diutet Smmt
THE HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL
. W&SkKK-. -TWffip
Mary Krissmas
April 5, 2006
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Krissmas
Jr. said. “In 20-something
years, I’ve never seen that
Hail Mary work like that at
the end of a half or at the
end of the game.”
THE NUMBERS GAME: Saints
quarterback Drew Brees
completed 21 of 30 passes
for 332 yards, two touch
downs and no turnovers,
a dramatic improvement
over his three-interception
effort a week ago in a loss to
Cincinnati.
“That was the empha
sis today and that will be
the emphasis from here on
out,” Brees said. “When we
don’t commit any turnovers,
it gives us a great chance
to win and doesn’t put our
defense in any tough situa
tions.
“Our main goal from here
on out is to win the turnover
battle and the rest will take
care of itself.”
Custom
Built
lawaraa,,
40330
140705