This game shouldn’t have had to come down to the 4th quarter. The Georgia Bulldogs were supposed to HANDLE Auburn. I’m glad the Dawgs were able to hold on to the win, but where are the blowouts this team was supposed to deliver in 2008?
Knowshon Moreno played a good. Moreno ended the game with 22 carries for 131 yards rushing and 4 receptions for 58 yards plus a touchdown. He now has back to back 100-yard games, and has rushed for over 100 in 5 of his last 6 games (Florida being the exception).
“The thing I’ve liked about Knowshon in the last two weeks in particular is how he’s practiced,” Richt said. “Not that he doesn’t always practice well, but that he’s had a different attitude starting two Tuesdays ago and it hasn’t changed.”
Richt said Moreno’s change might have stemmed from criticism the running back received from taking himself out of games at given moments.
“I don’t know if people got under his skin about taking himself out of the game or what,” Richt said. “He just seemed to have a little edge. He looked like he was kind of mad.”
Running mad is a good thing for a back. They deliver more power and bring more speed when they’re angry or running with a chip on their shoulder.
Check back this afternoon or tomorrow for the highlights.
Knowshon Moreno and the Georgia Bulldogs are off the Auburn for an SEC showdown against the Tigers (or is it War Eagles?). Looking at this game on the schedule before the season starter you might have thought it would be two top ranked teams battling for a spot in the SEC Championship game. Alas, Auburn sucks this year and Georgia lost all hope when they lost to Florida a couple of weeks ago.
Last year against Auburn, Knowshon rushed for 100 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Auburn team he’s facing this year is 10x worse the last year, so anything below 100 yards rushing and a couple of scores will be a bad day.
If you can’t remember what he did last year, check out the cutback on this 24 yard touchdown run.
With nothing really left to hope for, Dawg fans need to cling to big time blowouts and statistical explosions. I think Knowshon Moreno can provide just that.
There’s really no doubt in my mind that the Dawgs will win this game. They should win by 30 points. Auburn has a terrible defense and they can’t stop anyone.
This game shouldn’t have been so close. Knowshon Moreno and the Georgia Bulldogs held off the Kentucky Wildcats 42-38. What an exciting game though. Even though it was close, we all love watching high scoring games.
Knowshon Moreno led the way with 3 rushing touchdowns from 22 carries (123 yards rushing, 40 yards receiving). I was pretty darn close to my stat prediction. I pegged Knowshon at 156 yards, and he had 163.
On a sad note though, the Florida Gators clinched the SEC East with their win over Vandy.
Below is a video of Knowshon’s first touchdown of the day. It put Georgia up 14-0.
Knowshon Moreno is pissed. And the entire Georgia Bulldog nation is upset with their performance last week against Florida. It’s time for some revenge. It’s time for Knowshon to show us is/was a Heisman candidate. Richt needs to get back to giving him the rock 25 times if he wants success.
One concern some people have is why Knowshon seems to come out of the game so much, and why it seems like he is the one taking himself out. What college kid pulls himself from the game? Well, the AJC had a quote from Moreno trying to explain it.
“I don’t think just because I’m out that’s why we’re making mistakes,” Moreno said. “What we’re doing is just keeping everyone fresh. It doesn’t matter what part of the field we’re on. I guess some of the times we’re in the red zone. [But] if I’m not going to be 100 percent and can’t give my all 100, then why be in there when Caleb is in there and he can do the same job that I can do?”
Well, I don’t think Caleb can do the same job as Knowshon, but that’s beside the point.
The point is, the Dawgs need a win badly this weekend against Kentucky. They need one of those 56-3 type wins. The best way for the Dawgs to lay a beatdown is through Knowshon Moreno. How does 156 yards on 25 carries plus 3 touchdowns sound?
Well, the Georgia Bulldog season is all but lost thanks to the beatdown the Gators gave them on Saturday (49-10). The Dawgs were able to move up and down the field better then the Gators in the first half, they just couldn’t capitalize on it. Turnovers cost them the game.
“Every game you lose is disappointing,” Moreno said. “We’ve just got to move on. You just can’t win when you have these turnovers.”
Knowshon Moreno couldn’t get things going. I can recall only one play where Knowshon looked like Knowshon. He hurdled a Gator player on his way to an 18 yard gain. By the end of the game, Knowshon had rushed the ball 17 times for 65 yards. The Gators must have watched a lot of film, because they knew exactly how to stop him.
I would post a highlight video, but all the ones I found on Youtube are Gator-centric. Maybe that’s because the Dawgs didn’t really have many plays to celebrate from.
We are just 1 day away from the annual Florida vs. Georgia game. I’m excited and I know the Dawgs are looking to build a win streak over Florida, something they haven’t been able to do for years. Georgia has a very talented team, led by my favorite player Knowshon Moreno.
I already told you earlier this week that the Gators will do everything in their power to key in on and stop Knowshon. He absolutely tore them a new one last year, and the Gators won’t forget it.
The key for the Dawgs will be to get Knowshon going early, to deplete the high emotions the Gators will have. If they can get up early, there is no way the Gators can come back and win. Georgia can go toe to toe with any offense in the country.
The Dawgs just need to get Knowshon Moreno the rock. If they don’t want to run him 25 times, then they’ll need to get him involved in the passing game. The Bulldogs may be 6 point underdogs, but I think they’ll take this one home in a close game, something like 31-30. Knowshon will have 22 carries for 160 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Ever since I posted something a few weeks about about Knowhon Moreno slacking during SEC Competition he has been on an absolute tear! I wonder if he read my post and got all pissed off?
The Georgia Bulldogs steamrolled LSU on Saturday 52-38. Knowhon Moreno led the way with 163 rushing yards on 21 carries (7.8 ypc) and a touchdown. His longest run of the game was 68 yards.
“I didn’t hear anything but somebody behind me trying to catch me,” Moreno said. “I was just running hard, trying to get an important score.”
The Dawgs got up to an early 21-7 lead and were able to build on that throughout the game. LSU had no chance stopping the high powered running attack of Georgia. The Dawgs are finally playing the like Georgia everyone expected them to be during the offseason.
Knowshon Moreno and the No. 7 Georgia Bulldogs will have their hands full this weekend when they travel down to Baton Rouge for a game against the No. 13 LSU Tigers. This is Georgia’s chance to make a statement. With Florida coming up next week, back to back wins over the Tigers and Gators could propel them to near the top of the BCS poll.
Knowshon Moreno is coming off a huge 172 yard performance against Vandy last week. He’s never played against LSU, so I don’t have a previous game to look back on. But I think Knowshon will be able to have a field day against them. Florida was able to run all over the Tigers, and I expect the Dawgs to try and do the same.
Below is an excerpt of a couple of things some LSU defenders were saying about Knowshon.
”He follows his block and takes his time; when he sees a seam, he bursts into the seam,” said LSU linebacker Darry Beckwith, who will have numerous opportunities to tackle Moreno when No. 11 LSU hosts the No. 9 Bulldogs on Saturday. “I think that’s what makes him a great back.”
Defensive end Kirston Pittman has another description for Moreno’s ability.
“He does a great job of running behind his pads,” Pittman said. “He waits for his blocker to get in front of him. If he sees a blocker pulling in front of him, he’ll slow down and let the blocker pick up the block and hit the hole. That’s one of his great assets.”
The University of Georgia Bulldogs may not have dominated Vandy like a great team should have, but the Dawgs will take the 4-14 victory over an SEC team. Last week I talked about how Knowshon Moreno has struggled some in SEC play. Saturday he found his rythm and made some big plays.
Knowshon finished the game with 172 yards on 23 carries plus a score. He also added 10 yards receiving from 1 catch. Generally when you see a RB with 170+ yards that usually means they busted a 50 or 60 yarder. Not for Knowshon though. His longest run of the game was only 22 yards. He was consistently pounding the ball for positive yards.
One note of concern is that Knowshon may have been banged up again during the game. The AJC noted in their game review that Knowshon was taking himself out of the game in crucial situations.
“We leave it up to Knowshon,” said Richt, seeking to describe Georgia’s substitution policy. “He takes himself out. When he’s standing by the [running backs] coach, he’s ready to go back in. When it’s a new series, he’s ready unless he’s injured.”
So why, with 2:08 left in a seven-point game, did the first call go to the freshman King, who lost 6 yards? Richt really couldn’t say.
So something may be going on. If any of you readers have insight on this situation, please post a comment and let me know.
The No. 22 Vanderbilt Commodores are headed to Athens to face off with their SEC East rivals the No. 10 ranked Georgia Bulldogs. Knowshon Moreno has a small history against Vandy. In 2007, he went for 157 yards rushing against them.
As I noted in yesterday’s article, Knowshon has been slowed during SEC play so far in 2008. If there was ever to be a bounce back game, it needs to be against Vandy. The Commodores have a couple of big guys anchoring the middle of their defensive line. If Richt wants to get the Dawg ground game going, he’ll need to push it outside.
“I think Knowshon has run every bit as good as he has ever run it is just about getting him to a certain point where he can get some space.”
I predict Georgia to win this game pretty easily. If they can get up by two scores early, it will really help the running game. Knowshon Moreno is capable of going 150+, but I see him getting something like 115 yards and two touchdowns.
