Murray moving up the list

I realize that he still has two years left and he JUST finally beat a ranked opponent, but it is safe to say that Aaron Murray has already become the third most successful Georgia quarterback during Mark Richt’s tenure. Yes indeed. I have elevated him past No. 1 overall pick Matthew Stafford and slotted the redshirt sophomore right behind DJ Shockley on the Best-Of list.

Granted Mark Richt has only had a handful of quarterbacks during his decade-long run in Athens, but Aaron Murray is a solid No. 3 with a chance to surpass Shockley and perhaps even No. 1 David Greene before he leaves town.

Consider for just a second that Aaron Murray, assuming Georgia wins Saturday, will have taken his team to an SEC East championship, something that Stafford never did. The only time Matthew Stafford ever played in the Georgia Dome, Georgia was rallying to beat Virginia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Bowl following the 2006 season. Murray also broke Stafford’s single-season touchdown record with four games left to play (again, assuming Georgia wins this Saturday). Plus you always got the feeling that the offense was Stafford AND Knowshon Moreno with the running back getting more hype. Murray has Isaiah Crowell...who has missed time this year.

Aaron Murray has won more games than Joe Cox and Joe Tereshinski III ever did combined. We won’t count Blake Barnes or Logan Gray since they never started, and Cory Phillips never started while Richt was in Athens.

Greene is a solid No. 1 after winning an SEC championship and appearing in another title game. He also broke the record for all-time victories by a starter. Shockley led his one team to the Dome and an SEC title, the last title Georgia has won. Now Murray will lead his team to face an SEC West foe on the first December Saturday.

Can Murray move up the list? He has Crowell to give him some help in the backfield and those receivers look like they will be incredible next year. If Murray wins an SEC title and challenges for a BCS title, you would have to think that the current quarterback could be moving up the list in a hurry. I’m just hoping he continues to play well in games without yakking during key moments in big games.