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
- Bad Day for the Bulldogs – OnlineAthens.com
- Look at the Weedeaters Falling From the Sky – Georgia Sports Blog
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need new leadership
Keeping Willie Martinez will eventually cost Richt his job.
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.
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......
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.
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*
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.
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 !!!!!!
GO DAWGS !!!
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!!!!