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Friday, September 25, 2009
Dawgs Defense in Disarray
WSB News
By Chris Camp @ September 25, 2009 2:40 AM
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Georgia is undefeated in the Southeastern Conference quite a feat given the state of its defense.
The No. 21 Bulldogs (2-1 overall, 2-0 SEC) are coming off a pair of dismal performances heading into Saturday night's game against Arizona State, a stretch that has really turned up the heat on defensive coordinator Willie Martinez.
"Obviously, it's not fun,'' said Martinez, a frequent target of fan complaints through much of his five years running the defense. "We're not playing the kind of defense that we've grown accustomed to playing around here.''
Georgia ranks last in the conference in points allowed, passing yards and total yards but still managed to win the past two weeks largely on the back of the offense.
The defensive players are certainly aware of all the "Fire Willie Martinez'' petitions and blogs circulating on the Internet.
"We don't pay attention to it as much as people might think,'' safety Bryan Evans said. "At the same time, it is the back of our heads because we're the people out there playing. It's not all on him. I think that's where a lot of the confusion comes with being defensive coordinator. He's not the one out there playing, making the plays or making the mistakes we're making.''
Full story at WSBRadio.com
By Chris Camp @ September 25, 2009 2:40 AM
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Georgia is undefeated in the Southeastern Conference quite a feat given the state of its defense.
The No. 21 Bulldogs (2-1 overall, 2-0 SEC) are coming off a pair of dismal performances heading into Saturday night's game against Arizona State, a stretch that has really turned up the heat on defensive coordinator Willie Martinez.
"Obviously, it's not fun,'' said Martinez, a frequent target of fan complaints through much of his five years running the defense. "We're not playing the kind of defense that we've grown accustomed to playing around here.''
Georgia ranks last in the conference in points allowed, passing yards and total yards but still managed to win the past two weeks largely on the back of the offense.
The defensive players are certainly aware of all the "Fire Willie Martinez'' petitions and blogs circulating on the Internet.
"We don't pay attention to it as much as people might think,'' safety Bryan Evans said. "At the same time, it is the back of our heads because we're the people out there playing. It's not all on him. I think that's where a lot of the confusion comes with being defensive coordinator. He's not the one out there playing, making the plays or making the mistakes we're making.''
Full story at WSBRadio.com
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
David's Blog: Back to Bristol | UPS Racing
David recap's crappy luck at Michigan and
previews this weeks pinball game at Bristol.
previews this weeks pinball game at Bristol.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Penske Boys Send Ragan Spinning Again, and Again.
Just as good things start to come David Ragan and the No. 6 UPS team’s way, bad luck isn’t far behind. On Sunday it was delivered by the blue deuce and his team mate in the 77.
David rolled off quick, with a top-ten practice car. The tweaking prior to qualifying backfired however, and he started Sunday’s race in 37th position.
It only took him 54 laps before he was racing up inside of the top 10. He was holding steady in sixth position through lap 132 until his Ford got just a little loose coming out of turn two. As that happened, the Kurt Busch was right behind him and took the air off of David’s Fusion. David made a great save and was able to avoid contact with anyone else, but in doing so, flat-spotted his tires.
“Well, we had a little bit of a racing incident coming off of turn two,” said David after the race. “I think I was already a little loose and then I checked up just a bit and the No. 2 was right there. We got our tires messed up a bit, but the car still had some good speed. When we got back out on the track in the back, it was just real tough to pass cars."
David was just being nice. The 2 car cracked him, and he saved it.
Later, Busch's teamate Sam Horrnish Jr, checked up on the No.6 and sent it for another spin, effectively ending any hopes for a top finish. David had to make multiple trips down pit road to fix flat tires, check tire rub, and to monitor some other issues that plagued the No. 6 Ford Fusion.
“We were extremely loose on that last run,” said David. “I’m proud of our UPS team. We showed some promise today and we were solid early in the race. We’ve just got to look at this run today and try to get better.”
David and the UPS team will make their second trip to Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend for the 24th race of the 2009 season.
While he has a shot for a good finish at Bristol, I can't get past this oppourtunity that just passed by.
Friday, August 14, 2009
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