Five Burning Bowl questions (non-New Year’s Day edition)
This time around, we really have six bowl courses on our post-season menu:
**–Pre-Christmas: Very light appetizers (Beef O’Brady’s, Poinsettia, Hawaii, etc.)
**–Post-Christmas: A decent house salad but the crutons are a little soggy (Little Caesars Pizza, Texas, Armed Forces).
**–Pre-New Year’s Day: Now we’re getting to the good stuff. Lobster bisque with just a touch of sherry. (Chick-fil-A, Liberty, Sun, Music City).
**–New Year’s Day: Still the main course for me. A fine filet from Ben Benson’s in New York. (Capital One, Outback, Gator, Rose, Fiesta).
**–Post New Year’s Day: An unexpected course of sherbet to clear the palate and extend the bowl season: Jan. 3 (Orange), Jan. 4 (Sugar), Jan. 6 (GoDaddy.com…I did not make that up), Jan. 7 (Cotton), Jan. 8 (BBVA Compass), Jan. 9 (Fight Hunger). We’ll have a taste but not consume it all because we’re really waiting for…….
**–BCS Championship (No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 2 Oregon): The perfect dessert. A Bannanas Foster from Commander’s Palace in New Orleans.
In that spirit here are my five burning questions for the non-New Year’s Day bowls. Feel free to pose your own:
1. Does A.J. Green go out with a bang? I’m never comfortable with absolutes but I do feel confident in saying that A.J. Green is the best wide receiver to ever play at Georgia. It’s hard not to wonder how Georgia’s season would have gone had Green been there from the beginning. Central Florida (coached by George O’Leary) is a good team but there is nobody like Green in Conference USA. Send him long early and often and he’ll make a bunch of big plays in his final college game.
2. Does Florida State have an answer for South Carolina’s Marcus Lattimore? Florida State was third in the ACC in rushing defense (127.3 ypg) and eighth in passing defense (221.2 ypg). But the key to Friday night’s Chick-fil-A Bowl is going to be Florida State’s ability to contain freshman running back Marcus Lattimore (99.8 ypg), the SEC’s No. 2 rusher behind Auburn’s Cameron Newton. If the Seminoles can hold Lattimore to under 90 yards they can win the game. But if Lattimore goes over 90 the Gamecocks will get a couple of big plays off the passing game and they will win.
3. What will be the total yards passing in the Music City Bowl? North Carolina’s T.J. Yates (from Marietta’s Pope High School) closes out a good career on Thursday when the Tar Heels play Tennessee in the Music City Bowl in Nashville. Yates, who started hot as a freshman and then struggled a couple of years (injuries were a factor), began the 2010 season by throwing for over 400 yards against LSU. He finished the season with 3,184 yards and 18 touchdowns. Tennessee freshman Tyler Bray became the man down the stretch of this season as Tennessee won its last four games to become bowl eligible. I say the total passing yards will be over 700.
4. Will Ralph Friedgen go out a winner? Friedgen, the former Georgia Tech offensive coordinator and now the head coach at Maryland, his alma mater, is being forced out after a season in which he was named the ACC Coach of the Year. He is one of he most brilliant offensive minds of this generation. He also has a lot of pride. The Terps play East Carolina today in the Military Bowl in Washington, D.C. Look for redshirt freshman quarterback Danny O’Brien to have a huge day and for Friedgen to walk off that field a winner. Don’t be surprised if the big guy gets a little emotional in the post game. Under that rough exterior he’s a softie when it comes to his players.
5. Can something, ANYTHING, good happen for Clemson? No matter how you slice it this has been a disappointing season at Clemson (6-6). Clemson was really good on defense as the Tigers led the ACC and were ninth in the country in scoring defense (17.8 ppg). Led by an extraordinary player in DE Da’Quan Bowers, Clemson has allowed only eight touchdowns by opposing offenses in the past seven games. Yeah, Clemson did miss C.J. Spiller and Jacoby Ford (now in the NFL) but the Tigers should have been better. Clemson plays South Florida in the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, just a short hop up I-85 from campus. The Tigers and coach Dabo Swinney need to win this one to make the quality of life in the offseason just a little better.
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Beast from the East
December 29th, 2010
8:21 am
1…..Yes
2…..No
3…..600
4…..No
5…..No
Murphy
December 29th, 2010
8:29 am
Clemson,S. Carolina,Maryland all win. UGA wins big!
Innocent Bystander
December 29th, 2010
8:29 am
Sounds like a bunch of empty calories. I think I’ll just stick to my diet this year. If we refuse to watch it, then maybe there will be a better menu next year?
TommyP
December 29th, 2010
8:29 am
LOL What the hell was the first part of this blog? You need an editor to take a look at these, Tony, ’cause most would’ve taken one look at the opening of this and said, “Uhhh, I don’t think so, Tony. That’s not funny, cute or impressive, which is what it looks like you’re trying to be.”
Beast from the East
December 29th, 2010
8:30 am
Murphy,
The only ACC team I picked to win their bowl game was NC State. I say the others fall.
Snoop Dawg
December 29th, 2010
8:37 am
The Dawgs will put an exclamation point on the very worst season in the history of UGA football on New Years Eve when they get embarassed by George O’Leary and Central Florida. Who would have ever thought that we would have sunk to such depths? O’Leary will make Mark Wrecked look like the imposter that he is.
Is it possible that Ralph Fridgen could be hired as the Dawgs’ offensive coordinator next season? Oh yeah, I forgot–he probably doesn’t fit into Richt’s “system.”
Columbus Dawg
December 29th, 2010
8:42 am
One of the biggest excuses for having this pitiful group of underacheivers at UGA play in this joke of a bowl was that the extra practice would be beneficiary to the 2011 team. Okay I’ll bite, so play the players and schemes that will be used in 2011. Forget sending Green deep, he won’t be there to help save Richt’s job in 2011. They should start players who will be contributing in 2011, with an emphasis on getting an OL that can open holes for a running back, if possible. If this turns out to be nothing but a showcase for A.J. Green’s NFL jump, then I will promptly turn the game off. I have heard many UGA people say this same thing. I hate to say it, but I really do not think Richt thinks that he has been running the program wrong, therefore I don’t see him changing the way that he will approach certain aspects that have led to the state of UGA’s decline. The large contributors to the Georgia Atheletic Program will be expecting a zero tolerance approach to disiplinary issues, and the fan base in general will put a lot of stock in the 2011 recruiting class. This will be McGarity’s first preseason with the Dawgs, and he and Richt will field very pointed questions about the direction of the program this spring.
benadawg
December 29th, 2010
8:44 am
A.J. Owes the dawg fans another year, but he will likely go pro,He will be forever remembered as being the best reciever, mostly because he is a playmaker, Aaron Murray will be the next playmaker with Crowell and Ealey behind him, AJ will miss out on some fun times…..Go Dawgs!!!
Murphy
December 29th, 2010
8:47 am
Beast,
I picked Clemson,NC State and Va Tech. The Va Tech was a toss up for me.Im hoping Tyroid plays his azz off. Rolled the dice a little
dawgfan
December 29th, 2010
8:49 am
AJ will put life and limb on the line to make some death defying catch and morons will still call him selfish and act like he owes them something. That’s my prediction.
Murphy
December 29th, 2010
8:50 am
I still think A.J will stays one for year.Houston I dont have that feeling with.
Murphy
December 29th, 2010
8:53 am
*aj stays for one more year
dawgfan
December 29th, 2010
8:55 am
Case in point: See benadawg.
benadawg, AJ doesn’t owe you, me, or any other fan a single solitary thing. Who do you think you are pal? AJ answers to his family, coaches, teammates, the university, and the man up stairs. That is it. You have done nothing for him and he doesn’t owe you anything. Like anyone in their right effing mind would do, including yourself, he will forgoe his senior year and enter the NFL draft. And YES, it is all about the money. This is America. Love it or leave it.
I get so sick of some of my fellow UGA fans whining about people leaving early for the NFL. Its embarassing.
Dawg_Mike
December 29th, 2010
9:02 am
Tony,
Clemson and NC don’t play until THU and FRI.
Tonight brings a very intriguing contest between OK ST and ARI. No commentary on this one?
Dawg_Mike
December 29th, 2010
9:03 am
Oh, and AJ is long gone. Get over it. Move on.
Junior Samples
December 29th, 2010
9:03 am
most of those bowl dishes give me gas.
did enjoy the one in Shreveport though
I’m sure Saint Simons did too!
Fan of the Game
December 29th, 2010
9:05 am
I loved it in the old days. When you had the Cotton, Rose, Sugar, and Orange Bowls on New Year’s Day. That was traditon and I am a traditionalist. You really didn’t care who won the NC. If you won you bowl game that was great. Not much attention was paid to the NC. Then came the Fiesta and Outback on New Years and then the Gator Bowl was on New years. I have no problem with the other Bowls, they are for the players and it should be something for them to look forward to. But like this year you have one or two bowl games each night because of TV. We are worried about kids missing class and we have bowl games until Jan. 10. Soon it will run until Feb. TV rules the roost. And how about Maryland going bowling just across the street. The kids deserve better. they were 8 and 4 and you 6 and 6 teams going to alot warmer bowls. Bowl system is a mess caused by TV and all this commercialism.
Murphy
December 29th, 2010
9:06 am
Dawg Mike,
Move on? Just stating an opinion-Not obsessed with it.
swimdawg68
December 29th, 2010
9:07 am
AJ will go out with a bang, I still believe the NCAA probably cost us 2 to 3 games in the first 4 games by keeping AJ off the field. Ohio State is finding out what it will be like to lose key players for games, (most of them will go pro and thumb their nose at the NCAA). By the way, what’s up with allowing these guys to play in the bowl game? I smell it has something to do with TV and Money. Aaron Murray will set a UGA record for most TD passes in a single season passing Stafford throwing several to AJ.
UGA will not lay an egg like the “trade school” did, we have far more pride than that and we do not deploy a high school offense. We should win by 2 to 3 TD’s.
The NCAA has already demonstrated how money and TV can play in rulings with their explination of the one day suspension of Newton at Auburn, what a joke that was. Recently read a long article on Auburn and Bobby Lauder a big Auburn booster, after reading this article documented with facts about players being paid to play in the past, I expect the other shoe will drop on Auburn and Newton down the road. There is a reason the FBI is still investigating. It is sad because Newton will be long gone (Reggie Bush) and Auburn and it’s players will pay the price. I will pull for Auburn against Oregon (because they are SEC only), but sadly I think this Championship will be tainted some day.
Fan of the Game
December 29th, 2010
9:16 am
The NCAA is as corrupt as any organization there is. Pryor will not serve one day suspension. AJ got screwed whether you are a UGA fan or not. The Cam Newton ordeal may be the worst ever. Even worse than the SMU situation. If I am SMU, I am watching this situation closely. The Boosters run the show at Auburn, just like when they went to hire Tuberville’s replacement and the AD didn’t even know it.
Columbus Dawg
December 29th, 2010
9:17 am
Hey dawgfan you are right in that A.J. does not owe anyone in the Bulldog Nation anything, but Mark Richt does. Richt has hauled more money out of UGA than any coach, for any sport in UGA’s history. He does not seem to know how to handle the players, or get what he needs from them once they have signed with UGA. The football program as a whole has suffered embarrassment from all sides, from the academic issues to all of the arrests, and for that matter on the field for the last several seasons. I can remember a very large contributor making the comment that he had never been so embarrassed as when Alabama made Richt look like a fool with that stupid blackout business in 2008. Gimmicks are not supposed to be relied upon to win football games. These people believe that tough, hardnosed football is what is important. We have not seen nearly enough of the latter in Athens for several years now.
Nick
December 29th, 2010
9:19 am
How many games will Georgia lose in 2011, 5 like 2009, 6 like 2010, or 7?
War Eagle 30082
December 29th, 2010
9:19 am
swimdawg68:
Provide the link to this “article” about Auburn. I’d like to see what “facts” are available to some writer that are not available to the NCAA.
Fan of the Game
December 29th, 2010
9:21 am
Columbus Dawg – I have and will support Coach Richt because I have seen the potential he has as a head coach. But it is time to get on some ass, whole people accountable on and off the field. Get recruits with heart (like a David Pollock) and quit worrying about how many damn stars they have. Let Grantham be himself like in the first game of the season when he chewed Rambo out. All Richt needs to do is think about the late Erk Russell and what he stood for. Have fun but get after their ass and if you don’t sub for them.
DC
December 29th, 2010
9:21 am
oh geez…lets not get into this again…
Innocent Bystander
December 29th, 2010
9:23 am
@War Eagle 30082
You don’t want to know anything bad about Auburn and your chances of convincing non-Auburn fans to view the world through your orange and blue colored glasses are slim to none. Just shut up and enjoy your magical season — Auburn paid good money for it.
VOLinATL
December 29th, 2010
9:23 am
TommyP: You don’t have an editor for a blog…that’s kind of the whole point!
Nick
December 29th, 2010
9:24 am
UGA will go 6-6 in 2011, loses to:
Florida, SC, Boise, MSU, Auburn
Tenn/Kent or Tech
Who Cares
December 29th, 2010
9:25 am
Who cares if Aj stays for another year. He played in 3 of the 6 games uga lost. UGA has many more problems than AJ. It starts with terrible coaches, lack of talent and size on both lines, and the most overated head coach in the country. Anyone with any knowledge of the UGA program knows that billy graham rode VanGorder’s coat tails for 5 years. VanGorder’s defenses saved RIcht’s ass 4 or 5 games per year, and this was when billy was calling the plays. Now that VanGorder isn’t around to bail out this clown and his favorite assistant BOOBOO, UGA is and will be a joke in the SEC. Richt and these pitiful coaches can’t recruit, this was on display in last year’s class, and it will raise it’s ugly head again in Feb. when this so called DREAM class is actually that, just a DREAM. Drew, Wright, Tuitt, will all commit to Auburn, and they will line up 4 (4 and 5 star stud d.l. from Ga.for the next 3 years to stuff UGA). But RIcht and the clown Garner will sit there and say you can’t sign them all, and we are proud of the guys we got. This has been going on for 3 years now, and Garner is getting his ass handed to him by Tracy Rocker at Auburn, who coaches the D.L. for Auburn. So not only do these recruits not want to play for UGA, they don’t want to be coached by Garner. Too bad A.J. can’t take Richt and this pathetic coaching staff with him next year, but UGA fans can only DREAM of the day when Richt and co. are gone.
joe
December 29th, 2010
9:28 am
in 1994 true freshman Peyton Manning led UT to a victory in the Gator Bowl over Virginia Tech (now an ACC team) 45-23, setting the stage for a super mid-to-late 1990’s run for the Vols including one national title and 2 SEC titles. If true freshman Tyler Bray leads UT to a romp over ACC team UNC tomorrow, the Vols are set up nicely for a similar run over the next 3-5 or so years.
Reality
December 29th, 2010
9:29 am
A strict diet plan is in order for Mr. College Football.
collegeballfan
December 29th, 2010
9:33 am
Does anyone seriously believe that Green, who sold his jersey for $1000, will turn down a couple million to go to the NFL? Does anyone seriously believe that?
Would you turn down a couple million to remain in your current job? Well?
rough rider
December 29th, 2010
9:34 am
I think UGA will beat CF. If somehow they should lose, at least it won’t be 6 straight bowl losses like the nerds.
Murphy
December 29th, 2010
9:37 am
joe,
UT is gonna be a force in the SEC East-starting next year.Dooley will hev them rolling in 2011
Alphare
December 29th, 2010
9:39 am
UGA is a team thru the past few years usually has a couple of good players, while a good team usually has a bunch of impact players as BAMA did last year.
As a result UGA’s limited impact players usually get all play opportunity and thus pile up all kinds of good stats. As to how good they are, who knows? they definitely look good for NFL draft.
Phillip Fulmer
December 29th, 2010
9:39 am
Joe, would love to have some of that hillbilly weed you are smoking. Bray beat Vandy,and Kentucky, so don’t get your hopes up too high. Tenn. has always beaten Vandy and Kentucky, as well as looked great in the month of Nov. when they play nobody to finish out the season. Tenn. doesn’t have the talent to compete for an SEC title now, nor will they have the talent for 3 or 4 years, that is if Dooley makes it that long. By the time your skinny little q.b. gains some muscle and some weight, he will be a sr. and he will leave with Dooley with 4 years of pre Jan.1 bowls. Tenn. will never dominate with Dooley, hell, they will never dominate like i did, that is until the ole ball coach arrived at fl. So pass the bomb, and stay off the blogs. you are making a fool of yourself.
dawgfan
December 29th, 2010
9:42 am
Fair enough Columbus Dawg. I sometimes wonder if Richt’s heart is still in it. I never bought in to that crap that he was Mr. Cool Calm Collected Nice Guy. You don’t win on the road in the SEC like he did early on without a serious competitive streak in you. It was like, tell Richt he can’t do something and then watch him do it. But he seems to have lost that edge for sure and its trickled down throughout the whole program. Oh well. At least we can still make the Techies cry, for whatever that’s worth. Not much obviously.
Gator Mike
December 29th, 2010
9:43 am
Ohio State and the pompous, under achieving Big Ten (soon yo be with 12 teams) are now in the category of Southern Cal. Their AD is really a jerk if he thinks the players did not know the rules.
Allowing those guys to play in the bowl shows the pompous attitude of the NCAA, Big Ten and OSU. It is probably only an NFL audition for Pyror and some of the others because they will most likely bolt to the NFL after this season.
Skitty Fritty
December 29th, 2010
9:44 am
The AJC homepage has a headline about a real life “Frogger” hit by SUV. Guess where the “Frogger” incident happended – Clemson, SC. Nothing good ever happens in Clemson, even their “Froggers” get run over!
James
December 29th, 2010
9:45 am
Absolutely no way Georgia wins more than 6 games in 2011.
Skitty Fritty
December 29th, 2010
9:47 am
James:
You are so negative. I hope you don’t get your wish and UGA has a great 2011 but have fun being negative. It’s all how you look at the future – half full or half empty!
Larry
December 29th, 2010
9:50 am
I wish Auburn fans would just STFU.
Next…why would AJ stay? If he leaves this year he can sign a contract under the old Collective Bargaining agreement. If he comes back, he will sign a contract under the new CBA which will likely include a rookie Salary Cap. While we all would like to see him making nutty catches for another whole year…he would be really really stupid to stay.
I mean he would be stupid to stay–even if we gave him Cam Newton-like money!
The Man Upstairs
December 29th, 2010
9:53 am
I want some answers from you, AJ. Let’s have ‘em!
The Man Upstairs
December 29th, 2010
9:57 am
Get used to it, Larry…or Curly or Moe, or whoever the hell you are, or think you are. Auburn fans won’t shut up and they shouldn’t. Auburn had and is still having a great, well deserved season. Auburn fans should be shouting “War Damn Eagle!” from the rooftops. All the hate and ridicule coming from idiots and morons such as yourself is disgusting and unwaranted. So, Stooge, why don’t you STFU!
swimdawg68
December 29th, 2010
10:00 am
Hey War Eagle 30082 go to http://www.Theclevelandfan.com and click “buckeyes” the article is titled “The Fall of Bobby Lowder and The Fallout at Auburn” written by Dan Wismar (he is not from Alabama or Georgia). You will probably learn more about the documented culture of corruption at Auburn than you wish to understand. Again, there is a reason why the FBI is still investigating. You and all the “Turkey Buzzards” out there can stick your head in the sand but eventually it will all come out about Newton. As I stated, the NCAA was driven by TV and money in their stupid one day suspension of Newton, quite frankly, I am insulted the NCAA thinks the average college football fan is that ignorant.
Larry
December 29th, 2010
10:03 am
The Man Upstairs…I don’t appreciate you associating my Christian name with the 3 Stooges in a sad attempt to insult me. You can do better than that surely.
And what should I get used to? Auburn being in trouble with the NCAA? Will do.
Until then enjoy your rented Heisman Trophy and National Championship. They will both be repossessed soon.
James
December 29th, 2010
10:04 am
I don’t see Georgia getting out of 2011 with less than 5 losses.
Level 1 Competition:
Boise, SC, Fla, Auburn, MSU
Georgia will lose at LEAST 3 of these.
Level 2:
Ole Miss, Tenn, Kentucky, Georgia Tech
Georgia will lose at LEAST 2 of these.
Level 3:
The rest of the games
Georgia should win all of these, but you never know, remember Colorado?
James
December 29th, 2010
10:11 am
georgia’s 2011 schedule:
Aubrn 13-0
Boise 11-1
SC 9-3
MSU 8-4
Florida 7-5
All 5 are better teams than 6-6 Georgia. Should be 5 losses.
Then you have:
Kentucky 6-6
Tenn 6-6
Ga Tech 6-6
All 3 of these teams were 6-6, like Georgia, at Georgia’s level.
Should get losses to 6 or 7.
Don
December 29th, 2010
10:21 am
Ralph Friedgen for OC at UGA? That’s makes WAYYYY too much sense to be realistically considered. Would he do it? Probably. Would it cost a lot of money? Who cares, we have it. Will CMR do it? Not on your life. I think this is one of those situations where Mr. McG needs to stop in and say…look Mark, I know you’re loyal to your assistants, but here it is. Hire Mr. Friedgen, make Bobo your QB coach and move on…or be prepared to yoke your future to Mr. Bobo as OC. That seat isn’t nearly as hot this year as it will be next year. Look for change “A” after the bowl, or expect change “B,” at the end of next season. Come the Auburn game, CMR and the Dawgs had better be able to win the East with a win over Auburn. Out of the picture at that point, and he’s a goner. Mark my words.
Skitty Fritty
December 29th, 2010
10:21 am
James:
Why will Auburn be feared next year without Newton and Fairley. Why will Boise be feared with the loss of 10+ seniors. Why will Florida be feared with a new coach, scheme, etc.
I don’t think Auburn or Oregon were pre-season #1 going into 2010. Wasn’t Florida and Alabama picked to play in the SEC championship game. Wasn’t Texas picked to play in the national title game.
Go ahead and stay negative and have a miserable life but I think 2011 will be better than 2010.
BJohnDawg
December 29th, 2010
10:27 am
AJ is a great player…but he will move on and the Dawgs will be better for it.
AKA when Dominque Wilkins moved on , the Basketball team the follow year did not stand around waiting for Wilkins to make a dunk because he was in the NBA. They had to man up and play as a team. And the year after Wilkins left they reached the final four.
I see similiar results for 2011 for this football team. Will depend on the defense.
The Man Upstairs
December 29th, 2010
10:29 am
“Christian” my ass. Laro. If all that hate welling up inside you is Christian, I’m Vince Dooley.
DC
December 29th, 2010
10:31 am
FYI, Lowder is not Auburn…Auburn is not Lowder…please wait till april to start with the conspiracy theories…oh and Lowder is not Cam Newton…Cam Newton is not Lowder…stop acting like they are the same…I’m sure another site will come out saying the sky is falling and post it on this blog..
1 for the thumb!!!!
December 29th, 2010
10:33 am
All I know is Yech football (athletics in general) is beyond hilarious at this point. They are so bad that they manage to embarrass the entire state and the game of football itself. CPJ is the best thing that could have ever have happened to UGA and Richt. Watching this clown lose to Air Force is like watching a freshman squad slap around the varsity team.
6 in a row and counting!!!
Paul in RDU
December 29th, 2010
10:37 am
Since AJ is going to be the first WR taken in the NFL draft in 2011 it’s pretty easy to say that there aren’t any receivers in Conference USA as good as him.
I’d guess Tony didn’t see a single Conference USA regular season game. Stone Mountain’s Dwayne Harris (ECU) is an excellent receiver who will play on Sundays – if AJ has a similar game as Harris against UCF (9 catches for 146 yards and 1 TD) UGA will win going away.
The Fridge will go out a winner in a high scoring game. ECU has one of the worst defenses I have ever seen. They make GT look like the 1985 Chicago Bears.
huh?
December 29th, 2010
10:39 am
Lowder is most certainly Auburn. Tell me another booster that has enough clout at any other school to where they can go behind the back of their sitting successful coach and fly to visit another coach in the wee hours of the night with the consent of the AD? Give me a break.
Stan
December 29th, 2010
10:42 am
If only the scumbag-Big-10-biased NCAA had given Green the same laughable punishment as they levied against the Suckeye players, meaning he could play this season but be forced to sit out next year, I think UGA would be playing on New Year’s Day or even later.
Reservoir Dawg
December 29th, 2010
10:43 am
As much as I would like to see AJ return, he doesn’t “owe the Dawgs” anything. He’s a first round draft choice and who could blame him for going pro after being grilled & humiliated for selling a jersey? Good luck AJ in whatever you decide.
nugert
December 29th, 2010
10:46 am
stan,
Never been a Mark May fan, but I’ve been loving him for the past several days for speaking the truth. The double-standards of the NCAA regarding Big 10 and Pac 10 programs is so painfully obvious that it’s laughable. Green had to sit out IMMEDIATELY for selling one single item. These Buckeye players sold a lot more things than Green and even traded crap with a shady tattoo pallor 2 years ago, but yet they get to play in their REWARD game anyway???? Where in the world is the sense in this?
Paul in RDU
December 29th, 2010
10:47 am
Lowder is on the Board of Trustees at Auburn.
DC
December 29th, 2010
10:48 am
ok so where is the relationship between lowder and cam/cecil newton? How will that implicate the 2010/2011 season?..
rex
December 29th, 2010
10:49 am
Wish Green could go to the Falcons, but no way that will happen. Ryan needs some more weapons. Jenks is a good possession guy, but Douglas is just not producing anymore since his surgery. We need more than White and TG.
huh?
December 29th, 2010
10:50 am
Cam is gone after the Fiesta Bowl. Even though if he came back next year and would be the first QB selected in the next future draft, you know Cam is bolting for the pros before all the sh*t hits the fan about his dad’s criminal dealings with Auburn.
Mike
December 29th, 2010
10:52 am
clemson came the closest to beating auburn and went 6-6. that’s funny.
um aj green played against colorado and ga lost. not sure he changes much.
producewiz
December 29th, 2010
10:58 am
Ole George couldn’t beat the Dawgs while at G.T. Not going to start now.F.S.U. knocks off ole ball coach, rather easy,Florida pulls old quit again (same lousy coaching) Bamy schools M.State.Ralph loses big game, that’s why he was fired.Urban going to ESPN.Looks like volleyball not as impt. as we thought.Richt counting on great recruiting to turn program around.Thought he did that every year then coached them down.
DC
December 29th, 2010
11:00 am
all of his dad’s criminal dealings has already been aired..there is nothing new…NCAA said they can’t do anything…FBI is not investigating Cam/cecil.
Larry
December 29th, 2010
11:01 am
Cam Newton went “Pro” last year…
Mike isn't very bright
December 29th, 2010
11:02 am
Yeah, and Cal “came the closest” to beating Oregon and they aren’t even bowling. Now THAT’S funny.
Umm…that was Green’s first game. I’m sure had he had 4 games under his belt (more importantly for Murray’s benefit) it would have been a different outcome.
Cute spin attempt though
haha
December 29th, 2010
11:02 am
@ Larry,
Right on!!!
Larry
December 29th, 2010
11:02 am
Mike…did you see the TD catch AJ made against CO? That game might have been a blowout without him.
kakle
December 29th, 2010
11:04 am
So if you have a stud athlete as a child you are allowed to shop them around until your heart’s content and all your kid has to do is say “awe shucks, I don’t know what you are talking about” if the parent is caught???
Nice precedence you are setting there NCAA hypocrites….
june
December 29th, 2010
11:06 am
UGA lost to Colorado, as they did most of their losses this year, thanks to a fumble while about to enter the opponent’s endzone. Nice try.
june
December 29th, 2010
11:08 am
Actually check that, UGA lost thanks to TWO King fumbles inside the redzone of the Buffaloes. You Yech fans are funny. Sad, but funny.
Larry
December 29th, 2010
11:10 am
kakle…you can also set slot machines at a casino to pay out all the time for football players and claim “They didn’t receive improper benefits–the whole football team just got lucky those nights.”
GTBob
December 29th, 2010
11:13 am
UGA will destroy UCF. UCF hasn’t played a decent team all season and neither team is going to have any real motivation in the game. UGA probably wins by 21 or more. I actually think Florida St beats SC. SC has a tendency to lose games like this.
Coach O
December 29th, 2010
11:34 am
@GTBob
South Carolina has the better team on paper, but you’re right — SC has already over-achieved this year just by making it to the Dome. They won’t put much effort into this game. They’re already fat and happy. I don’t see SOS staying much longer.
3rdN8
December 29th, 2010
11:38 am
Let’s see if I have this correct……
AJ Greene sells a jersey, and is forced to miss 1/3 of the 2010 season.
Bama players exploit the text book benefit….get a four game suspension, and vacate games played.
OSU players commit acts that are every bit as egregious, and will serve suspensions next season when some of them won’t even be playing college football.
Guess the NCAA is now dealing in futures.
GTBob
December 29th, 2010
12:00 pm
3rdN8, I agree. The Ohio State situation is showing how college football is really run. This is from an article on Fox Sports today:
“Sugar Bowl CEO Paul Hoolahan lobbied Ohio State University to make sure five of its football players — including star quarterback Terrelle Pryor — would not be suspended for the game against Arkansas, the Columbus Dispatch reported Wednesday.”
Between this rich guy, all of the Ohio State rich guys, and the BCS rich guys, the money flowed through the proper channels and things happened how they wanted. Afterall, if Pryor, Herron, and Posey were suspended then the game would basically be over before it even started. They aren’t going to let that happen regardless of what rules are broken.
Driving Ms Dooley
December 29th, 2010
12:05 pm
I agree with you GT Bob. This kinda reminds me of the Bret Farve deal in the NFL. They are waiting till the end of the season to rule on his behavior. He will be well into his 3rd retirement when they suspend him for next years games. At least that will keep him away this time
DC
December 29th, 2010
12:06 pm
ncaa is changing their vague bylaws in january..so it wont happen again…so stop acting like this is going to happen from now on…
GTrek Season in Review
December 29th, 2010
12:07 pm
1. 9 of 10 – FAIL
2. 42-34- FAIL
3. But we’re a basketball school (73-72)- FAIL (also see Kennesaw State)
4. The triple joke (excuse me) option is unstoppable- FAIL
5. CPJ is smart by giving up an extra 7- FAIL
6. Nesbitt for Heisman- FAIL
7. We’ll sell out at least one game this year – FAIL
8. Free hot dogs are worth watching a 1940 offensive scheme – FAIL
9. Sure recruits will come to play for an offense shunned by the NFL and a defensive coordinator who’s coaching record is first mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls- FAIL
10. At least we’re not in Shreveport – FAIL
Bama dude is a tranny
December 29th, 2010
12:10 pm
Auburn is not going on probation, retards.
Dawgs suck and so does Bama.
War Eagle
December 29th, 2010
12:18 pm
We do whatever it takes to win a NC!
Langley
December 29th, 2010
12:18 pm
Somebody got to come out of their room and play on the computer.
Coach O
December 29th, 2010
12:22 pm
@3rdN8
“Guess the NCAA is now dealing in futures.”
I would only recommend that the NCAA not invest in their own future. They will never regain credibility after this year’s antics, nor should they.
It is past time to separate professional sports from collegiate athletics. Requirements to attend college prior to being drafted into the NFL or NBA were sold to the public as a means of protecting the status of the student/athlete. Nothing could be further from the truth. Such requirements only serve to establish collegiate athletics as the de facto farm system for these professional leagues. If you disagree, then please explain how the current “one and done” standard for the NBA enhances the academic careers of these young athletes?
If hood thugs represent the best candidates for the professional athletic leagues, then the leagues should be responsible for recruiting the hoods themselves. Let the kids drop out of high school to join the team if they are talented enough to play. An education means nothing to these kids anyway. As for actual student/athletes, they will be eternally grateful for an opportunity to obtain a quality education at no cost to them or their families simply for playing a game that they love. These scholarships should be awarded for the entire four year stint, and should only be revocable for academic failure. Would this reduce the talent level in collegiate sports? You bet your sweet ass it would, but there would be parity and the quality of the competition would not suffer noticeably. We could also, in the process, eliminate the need to maintain corrupt, under the table pay for play schemes and bogus academic standards for so-called “student/athletes”.
If folks like Cecil Newton then want to shop their kids around for the best deal, they can hire themselves an agent and do it legally. Kids who truly appreciate the opportunity to acquire a free college education due to their athletic talent will still have the chance to make it to the professional level after they graduate, knowing that they can fall back on their academic prowess should they be seriously injured in their first professional game or simply fail to earn a position to play at the professional level.
The NCAA, as it now exists, is nothing more than a smokescreen designed to obscure the death-grip that the NFL and the NBA hold over our collegiate athletics. It’s time to face the truth and return college sports to the true student/athletes.
That’s my $0.02 worth.
The Ole Ball Coach
December 29th, 2010
12:25 pm
6th Question will the NCAA become Corrupt.
A. Yes has been for years $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ is all they are concerned with.
Coach O
December 29th, 2010
12:30 pm
BTW Tony Barnhart:
You would actually deserve your “Mr. CFB” title if you showed the intestinal fortitude to occasionally write something along the lines of what I just posted rather than the trite nonsense that you’ve had to offer so far this year.
Take that as a challenge…
War Eagle
December 29th, 2010
12:35 pm
Coach O:
If you don’t like Tony’s articles take your condescending, whining, big-mouth elsewhere.
Take that as a challenge…
Coach O
December 29th, 2010
12:45 pm
When I want comeback from an Auburn fan, I’ll scrape it off his chin.
ratherBgambling
December 29th, 2010
12:52 pm
UCF “upsets” the mutts.
The crimiNOLES won’t stop Lattimore. Where are the OBC’s zingers at Free Shoes University?
Who Cares?
Yes
Clemson loses to SoFl because they have no offense and like to turn the ball over.
A.J. who ?
December 29th, 2010
12:52 pm
Say what ?
The best wide reciever to ever play at Georgia
who never had a 1,000 yard season.
A.J. your daddy
December 29th, 2010
12:55 pm
but yet he spanked your sorry team now, didn’t he?
Tony & his man love
December 29th, 2010
12:55 pm
The question for next year is this who will Barnhart have man love for ? Last year it was ST.Tebow ,this year it was SCAM Newton.
what SEC biased?
December 29th, 2010
12:57 pm
If Arkansas, Auburn, Bama, UF, LSU, etc., had 6 players that did exactly what the Suckeye players have, they would not be playing in their bowl game. Book it.
Dixie Crystals
December 29th, 2010
12:57 pm
The Sugar Bowl martini crowd talked the NCAA into letting the suspended Ohio State players participate.
Innocent Bystander
December 29th, 2010
12:58 pm
Tony’s man-love will always be directed toward the player who contributes the most to his meal ticket at Ben Benson’s.
ratherBgambling
December 29th, 2010
12:58 pm
Thats right ‘biased’,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,BOOK IT!
mexdawg
December 29th, 2010
12:59 pm
I think The Fall of Bobby Lowder,and the Fallout at Auburn article pretty much sums up the whole f@@ked up situation at AU.As an SEC fan I want Auburn to win the national championship however I am sure they will end up having to give it back.Once the information the FBI obtained from the wire taps is released the NCAA will have no choice.Enjoy your moment in the sun war eagles because there is a very dark cloud headed your way.
Saint Simon
December 29th, 2010
1:02 pm
Fire Paul Johnson!
A.J. finished the drill by running out of bounds
December 29th, 2010
1:02 pm
Georgia was a poweful 5-3 with A.J. in the lineup this season.
A.J. finished the drill by running out of bounds
December 29th, 2010
1:04 pm
Georgia was a mediocre 5-3 with A.J. in the lineup this season.
how2fish
December 29th, 2010
1:07 pm
Coach O Dude your on fire I completely agree with your 12:22 post and your 12:45 post nearly made me spill coffee on my keyboard…LOL well done !
DC
December 29th, 2010
1:09 pm
haha another person with the wiretapes story…welcome to 3 months ago mex..man those articles were stimulating..*yawn*
Paul in RDU
December 29th, 2010
1:18 pm
Let me get this straight – we have some posters stating that the NCAA is biased (presumably for the Big 10 and against the SEC) because it is letting 5 OSU athletes play in the bowl game. Isn’t this the same NCAA that reinstated Auburn’s Cam Newton as eligible in time for the SEC CG? It happened so fast that neither the public nor journalists knew that Newton had been declared ineligible in the first place.
I do agree that the NCAA is biased – but more towards $$$ for the members than anything else
how2fish
December 29th, 2010
1:20 pm
Paul in RDU good point in the NCAA’s mind…money doesn’t talk it Fu%%% screams!
Paul in RDU
December 29th, 2010
1:32 pm
producewiz @10:58 Ole George couldn’t beat UGA???
Under O’Leary, GT beat UGA 3 years in a row – something that hadn’t occurred since Bobby Dodd was HC for GT. Having said that, UGA should win.
mexdawg
December 29th, 2010
1:33 pm
It’s all gonna come out DC once the FBI is finished with their investigation.Get ready because NCAA is about to make you wish you had never heard of Bobby Lowder and Milton McGregor.Oh by the way you might want to read the article maybe then you wouldn’t be so sure of yourself.I mean it’s not like AU hasn’t been involved in this s#@t before.Remember Eric Ramsey DC?
what SEC biased?
December 29th, 2010
2:23 pm
Paul,
Use your brain. Compare actual EVIDENCE on Newton to what they have on the Suckeye players. There is your explanation.
NEXT!!!
DO WHAT?
December 29th, 2010
2:26 pm
Minus getting drummed by the soon-to-be national champion, UGA lost it’s other 2 games by a combined 5 points with Green in the lineup.
Care to try again?
Larry
December 29th, 2010
2:31 pm
@ what SEC biased: Thank you Johnny Cochran.
I love how Auburn fans are suddenly lawyers when it comes to allegations.
This is what I hear when Auburn fans defend Cam Newton: “If da glove don’t fit, you must acquit.”
Innocent Bystander
December 29th, 2010
2:37 pm
This quote is lifted directly from the article regarding OSU:
“According to NCAA policy, suspensions can be withheld for a championship or bowl game if it was reasonable at the time the student-athletes were not aware they were committing violations.”
Aside from the glaring grammatical errors, that pretty much says it all…
Innocent Bystander
December 29th, 2010
2:41 pm
Cheezstick just gave a non-denial denial that Malzahn is going to Maryland in 2011. They’d be better off with Leach. At least he’s got experience as a HC.
Larry
December 29th, 2010
3:13 pm
Also…We know Leach loves pirates. Does anyone know how Malzahn feels about them?
I know I would feel better if Maryland had a pro-pirate coach.
GTrek Season in Review
December 29th, 2010
3:25 pm
I got the Georgia Tech/ Paul Johnson Breakfast Special at Shoneys this morning.
All the cereal you can eat, except no bowl.
Good Grief!
December 29th, 2010
4:01 pm
Terrance Edwards is better than AJ Green. Terrance made things happen when he should have been tackled. Touch AJ and down he goes.
Tell the truth
December 29th, 2010
4:10 pm
Another big fluff of an article
Tell the truth
December 29th, 2010
4:19 pm
Coach O I would add the following- let the professional teams in the NBA and NFL pay for and field their own farm clubs for those players who want to turn pro early and have no interest in college. Let the colleges return to what once was called a game for student-athletes. Would the attendance and revenue drop significantly- you betcha. Would I mind? Not in the least.
Innocent Bystander
December 29th, 2010
4:27 pm
@Tell the truth
It’s entirely up to us fans. So long as we shuck out our hard-earned money in response to the branding and marketing efforts of the vampires that have commandeered collegiate athletics, then we’ll get what we deserve — more of this BS.
Turn off the TV and go out in the yard to pitch a football around with your kids instead. Don’t buy the hats and jerseys from the over-priced fan outlets. This crap is all about the money and only we can close the spigot. I’m fed up. I can’t believe that I am alone in my opinion. I’ve always loved college football, but I don’t care so much for this new mini-NFL product.
Paul in RDU
December 29th, 2010
4:49 pm
what SEC biased? @2:23pm
The NCAA declared Cam Newton ineligible after his father admitted shopping him to MSU. This does not mean that AU should have any games stripped or that AU did anything wrong. However, it is mighty convenient that the NCAA restored Newton’s eligibility within 24 hours and in time for the SEC CG. Do you think that may have happened because of $$$?
As a comparison, it took weeks for the NCAA to decide whether the players at UNC were eligible (several had to sit out some games even though it was eventually determined that they were innocent) but the NCAA was able to rule on Newton with blinding speed.
Explain This
December 29th, 2010
4:56 pm
“Put simply, had Cam Newton’s father or a third party actually received money or benefits for his recruitment, Cam Newton would have been declared ineligible regardless of his lack of knowledge,” the NCAA said.
Paul in RDU
December 29th, 2010
5:00 pm
Tell the truth – I agree with you on college football and basketball – it is all about the money.
In no other sports are you prevented from being a professional at 18 – tennis, golf, soccer, baseball, you name it. Heck, you can be a professional baseball player and still play college football.
DAWG07
December 29th, 2010
5:36 pm
With AJ all DAWGS would have easily been East Champions. Probably 10 wins, for sure 9. Great if AJ returns for senior year.
Larry
December 29th, 2010
5:52 pm
Good Grief…Does absence make the heart grow fonder?
T. Edwards was a DGD but I think he dropped more balls each consecutive year. That said, I would trade half of our team this year for any one of the Edwards clan!
Robert was head and shoulders batter than any RB we have. Mediocre RB’s is all we’ll have until our offensive focus is on Running not passing. Having a single featured back would help. RB by committee sucks.
Larry
December 29th, 2010
5:53 pm
*better or *badder…either works for me. Sorry for the typo.
Forrest Gump
December 29th, 2010
6:03 pm
Oh, please. More whining about Newton and Fairley.
fballfan26
December 29th, 2010
6:06 pm
tenn sucks balls i mean really, dooley had a losing record when they hire him and he was all they could get at the time hell like 5 or 6 coaches turned them down, then they lose to every average and above team on there schedule they beat up on teams in the bottom 30 in college football with there skinny quarterback to get to 6 wins and they get some bs bowl game they dont even deserve against a depleted team north carolina. but somehow this team is being compared to manning and the vols in th 90;s… pleassseee! oh i love how sec fans support the felon cam newton and his cheating criminal family when it benefits the sec but heaven forbid some osu players sold there own belongings and you want them to hang just because you know osu is gonna spank arkansas and embarrass your litlle sec team…. i think auburn needs more than scam to keep up with oregon… lokks like a bad year for the bcs lover boys the sec……………damn…..
Fan of the Game
December 29th, 2010
6:06 pm
The commentators on the Maryland game is right. The NCAA doesn’t give a crap about what is best for the student athlete or Maryland would have gone to a bowl somewhere besides their own backyard. That is an up and coming bowl in DC but the kids deserved better.
LOL...
December 29th, 2010
6:56 pm
Soooo…. The Liberty Bowl is getting to the good stuff? ….Thats hilarious
Soooo…. The Liberty Bowl is getting to the good stuff? ….Thats hilarious
Soooo…. The Liberty Bowl is getting to the good stuff? ….Thats hilarious
Soooo…. The Liberty Bowl is getting to the good stuff? ….Thats hilarious
Tony.. you should be ashamed… such pandering !!
NERDS!!! 42-34!!! 73-72!!! 14-7!!!
December 29th, 2010
8:29 pm
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Tony Geinzer
December 29th, 2010
9:00 pm
Tony, I feel that AJ Green will go mad and not on the field and leave the Dawgs behind as I feel Richt is falling apart badly. If UGA can’t get around UCF, I feel McGarity needs to do the right thing and Fire Richt and bring on Coaches Fisher or Sumlin as I feel that won’t happen as public pressure will intensify in Knoxville and Athens as this is no 1994, no Peyton Manning and Darius Rucker is on his own now and truth be told,AJ Green will make UGA look worse as Kentucky wins the SEC Title over #1 Alabama.
Georgia will be man handled
December 29th, 2010
9:11 pm
bank it!
dawg day afternoon
December 29th, 2010
10:04 pm
6. Air Force?
7. Seriously??
Georgia will be man handled
December 29th, 2010
10:21 pm
dawg day afternoon:
Central Florida is better and Georgia is worse than you think.
Bank it!
WOW
December 29th, 2010
10:23 pm
Rivals and the Tuscaloosa Tribune just reported Crowell to Alabama
WOW
December 29th, 2010
10:23 pm
Columbus Ledger just did as well
Sick
December 29th, 2010
10:25 pm
Say it aint so. hate to lose Crowell. I guess Caleb King will have to man up now. NOT! Still say he will end his career at Georgia State
sam 4454
December 29th, 2010
10:27 pm
UGA will get all the drunks and punks that can. all the UGA fans play in the past. one retard always gives gives last year score over and over. he must be about 12 years old.
SEC Fact Finder
December 29th, 2010
11:33 pm
There are some very good bowl games in the coming days. It was nice to see Ralph Freidgen go out a winner. But we all know that putting fannies in the seats, selling out the stadium, and raising money is just as important to the success of a coach as winning a many institutions. It looks like Gus Malzhan or Mike Leach will bring their offenses to the ACC and will force many schools in the league to learn how to cover multiple set wideouts.
Onto the the conversation by some on these pages. Looking ahead to 2011 and what it may bring.
Losing a quarterback who has carried your team to multiple wins is alot bigger whole to fill than a Wide Out who touches the ball maybe 10 times a game. Yeah Yeah he makes defenses alter their secondary coverage but the number of touches is just not the same as a 6′5″ quarterback who can run and throw it. The loss of Newton will be much tougher to fill than Green at Georgia. Auburn will not be feared in 2011, too many seniors lost, the two best players who should go pro if they are smart, and more than likely the ring master of the offense working as a head coach somewhere else will leave more than crater effect holes on the plains. As for UGA, the loss of Green will bring UGA back to the way they looked the first four games of the year unless some of those young pups who were redshirted this past year, one or two of the signees can contribute immediately, and some leadership steps up in the off season program. There should be some major differences in 2011.
UGA get S.C at home, Auburn at home, Miss.St. at home, has an improving Tenn. team on the road, a new look gator team in Jacksonville, Arkansas on the road, Boise St. who still has a boatload of talent coming back and with UGA one of the few games they really have to get up for and an off season to spend spring, summer and fall practice prepping for.
The SEC will have a new feel to it in 2011, especially in the east. Florida will ahve a new staff, a new look, a new attitude, does that mean more wins, who knows, we all know Florida has the talent, but changing the staff usually takes time for the players to adjust. USC will have their core playmakers back, but the schedule is a little harder with some road games that will make the ride to the SECCG a little harder to reach, Tennessee found their quarterback, and looked pretty decent down the stretch, but looming questions around the Kiffin era and investigations could mean scholarship losses and other issues, but Tennessee played more true freshmen in 2010 than any other school in the FBS, they are going to be a tougher team in Dooley’s second session in Knoxville. Kentucky will lose some key players but their downfall was their defense and they too played a ton of freshmen on defense and should provide decent competition in 2011. Vanderbilt uggrade with a new coach and always plays a couple of close SEC games.
The West is going to be tough and the only one slipping is going to be Auburn with the losses across the board on both sides of the ball. LSU will be better and will add some Defensive folks but losing Peterson is going to a big gap to fill. Mississippi St is getting better and better each year and their offense is going to be as good as anyones in the conference under Mullen in 2011, Ole Miss is going the JUCO route to fill major voids and will have their original starter returning prior to the Mazoli experiment in Snead under center, Alabama is just reloading and will lose two players on defense and some big play makers on offense, but has just as talented players ready to step in, Arkansas showed everyone their hand with the back up quarterback playing against Auburn when Mallet went down, he is going to be another gunslinger, the Razorbacks are lacking on defense and until they can prove they can line up each week and play consistent defense they will have a hard time winning the SEC West.
2011 is around the corner and National Signing day will follow the BCS title game some 20 day later. The signing day will give alot of teams hope, it will provide a window into the future directions of many programs and will once again bring in players that most of us will be hoping can turn some big plays in for our teams.
Good Bowling and Happy New Year!
NERDS!!! 42-34!!! 73-72!!! 14-7!!!
December 29th, 2010
11:40 pm
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Don
December 30th, 2010
1:00 am
Swimdawg68 I have read this so-called well documented article. Most of it is a bunch or baloney. And a great deal of it is a bunch of lies. Those who want to believe Auburn did something bad will be convinced by the article but those who do not want to believe will the fallacy of the article. There are 3 reasons Auburn people should not respond to people like you.
1. You cannot take away what Auburn did on the field no matter what you do. This includes beating your dogs.
2. Ignorance continues to show and an ignorant person is laughable.
3. Jealousy and envy are two very bad things to have and make one do and say stupid things.
Auburn won the right way……Period. Enough said.
Snoopy
December 30th, 2010
1:51 am
FYI – AJ has cleaned out his apartment & has NOT registered for classes..
He’s gone..
He was the best receiver ever at UGA so quit hating on the dude.. Ya go to college in hopes of readying yourself for the future.. He’s done that.. Good Luck in the League next season AJ!!
Dawgs will be 9 – 3 in reg season in ‘11..
Langley
December 30th, 2010
6:54 am
Hey NERDS!!!…I see we have found Saint Simon’s counterpart.
ryan
December 30th, 2010
7:10 am
If you go to a gym you have to read this article http://ramsonsports.blogspot.com/
JDawg
December 30th, 2010
8:12 am
“It’s hard not to wonder how Georgia’s season would have gone had Green been there from the beginning.”
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Actually, Tony, we lost to Colorado with him playing most of the game, so . . .
Skitty Fritty, it’s hard for some us to stay positive about 2011 when we lose 6 games, and the head coach says, “no staff changes.”
That same staff who went 6-6 with up to 6 players who will be taken in the next NFL draft.
About $1 Million in coaching salaries per win. Well done, Richt and Co.
SuperB
December 30th, 2010
8:12 am
1. A. J. Green is the best WR ever to play in the SEC.
2. If Cam Newton goes to the NFL — what is his “buyout” with Auburn?
Tyus
December 30th, 2010
8:40 am
The Dawgs will put an exclamation point on the very worst season in the history of UGA football on New Years Eve when they get embarassed by George O’Leary and Central Florida.
And it will be quite enjoyable to see this gang of thugs return to Athens with their tails between their legs. Think about the football team UGA puts on the field. 92% of the players are academically provisionally accepted, with mark Richt knowing full well that they will use up all their coaching and tutors and elligibility and then have their asses kicked out on the street and soon be pushing grocery carts around Atlanta looking for a warm place to sleep, unless they’re lucky enough to get a menial job in custodial or sanitation services. What a pitiful way to run the State’s flagship university.
Sally D.
December 30th, 2010
8:44 am
Boise State 77, Dawgturds 13.
Another season down the crapper with Saint Mark at the helm.
Pulpwood Smith
December 30th, 2010
8:48 am
There were a lot of things for the dawgs to celebrate this year. Let’s see…
1. A drunken, whoring athletic director.
2. Twelve players arrested.
3. A player suspended for violating NCAA rules.
4. Winning the Fulmer Cup for the most players arrested.
5. Winning the title of #1 party school (i.e., the most drunken student body in the USA).
6. A sleazy assistant coach who razzes opposing players, unethical coaching conduct in violation of NCAA rules.
7. A super sleazy head coach who thinks he’s a saint, but recruits thug wannabes, gangbangers, and illiterate morons.
8. A 6-6 record despite having a team full of 4- and 5-star recruits.
Really something to be proud of!
Actually, it’s sickening, isn’t it?
Innocent Bystander
December 30th, 2010
12:10 pm
@SEC Fact Finder
Boise loses more from their roster than Auburn. Georgia won’t be any better next year than they were this year, but they won’t need to be to beat BSU.
six years of Caleb King Hype was typical
December 30th, 2010
12:13 pm
Crowell will win next year’s Heisman Trophy as a Freshman at Alabama and King will win most valuable running back at Georgia State the year after that.
SEC Fact Finder
December 30th, 2010
1:06 pm
Bystander,
I just think the impact players Auburn loses will more dramatically effect their 2011 team compared to the players at Boise St.
Happy New Years!