Football Recruiting: Top prospect commits to UGA after serious flirtations with archrival Georgia Tech (Updated)
UGA coach Mark Richt went public with his recruiting goal of building a “Dream Team” of elite prospects from Georgia’s high schools.
Loading ...The Bulldogs added an all-star with the commitment of Wilcox County’s Nick Marshall.
The 6-foot-2, 190-pounder picked the Bulldogs over Georgia Tech, and also had offers from Alabama and Florida Sate. Marshall switched to UGA after reportedly being a “silent commitment” to Georgia Tech.
“This really all came out of the blue,” Wilcox County football coach Mark Ledford told the AJC’s Chip Towers. “Nick was leaning to Georgia Tech as of late last week. He had a close relationship to Georgia Tech the last month or so. Then out of the blue, Coach Richt called and wanted to offer him as a defensive back.
“Nick told me Monday he wanted to commit to Georgia. I said let’s talk about it Tuesday and see if you feel the same way. We talked after his work out and he said he defintely wanted to go To Georgia. I talked to his Mom and explained what that meant. She called Coach Richt and committed [Tuesday] night.”
What about being a “silent commitment” to Georgia Tech? “I don’t know if you’d call it a silent commit,” Ledford told Towers. “I’m not sure where that term came from. I’ll just say he was very close to committing to Georgia Tech.”
BREAKING NEWS: Wednesday was a tough day for Georgia Tech, which also saw football recruit Jake Skole sign with baseball’s Texas Rangers for a $1.557 million bonus. (Click here for story)
Marshall is considered the state’s No. 1 overall athlete for 2011, earning Div. I offers in both football and basketball. He started at both quarterback and defensive back while leading Wilcox County to the Class A state championship in football, and has pledged to sign with Georgia at defensive back. Marshall will also walk on UGA’s basketball team.
Richt has compared Marshall’s athleticism to the Charlie Ward, the 1997 Heisman Trophy winner from Florida State who played 11 seasons in the NBA. With Marshall, UGA has 11 commitments for its 2011 football recruiting class, including 10 from Georgia. The only outsider so far is QB Christian LeMay of Matthews, N.C. The other homegrown headliners of Richt’s “Dream Team” are East Hall DE Sterling Bailey, North Paulding WR Chris Conley and the “state’s fastest man” — Mitchell County WR Justin Scott-Wesley.
Earlier this spring, Marshall admitted UGA caught his attention with a signing day surprise, both offering and signing his cousin (Wilcox County 6-foot-7 WR Lonnie Outlaw) to a football scholarship on the same day. The Bulldogs signed Outlaw knowing he was a few credits shy and will require two years at Georgia Military College before being admitted UGA. Were the Bulldogs laying down the groundwork for a “package deal” to eventually land Marshall? Click here for the story.
No. 14 in blue is UGA's commit No. 11 (AJC)
Back to the “Dream Team” of Georgia prospects: Last April, UGA sent out a press release with Richt declaring his recruiting priorities. “By the end [of spring], our assistant coaches will have been to more than 350 schools in the state of Georgia,” Richt said. “Our coaches are really pounding the state of Georgia. The focus of our staff is to make sure we recruit the state of Georgia first.”
Who may end up being the biggest winner out of the Nick Marshall sweepstakes? UGA basketball coach Mark Fox, who is riding a wave of momentum after beating out powerhouses such as Kentucky, Texas, North Carolina and Memphis for the AJC’s Mr. Basketball, Westlake High’s Marcus Thornton. Marshall plans to also play basketball at UGA. At shooting guard this past season, Marshall led Wilcox again to the semifinals, averaging 27.5 points, including a 52-point performance in the playoff opener against Montgomery County.
“I’d say Nick is one of the best I’ve seen in high school basketball, and I’ve been around this business for 38 years,” Wilcox basketball coach George Kennedy said. “He just does some stuff that is God-given talent that you don’t see every day.”
- Georgia Tech loses football recruit Jake Skole to Texas Rangers for $1.557 million bonus (click here)
- How did Cam Bedrosian, son of 1987 Cy Young Award winner, celebrate his first-round selection in MLB Draft? Dining at the Waffle House (click here)
- Will Georgia first-rounder Kaleb Cowart be the $3,000,000 man? Click here
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196 comments Add your comment
Richard Tardits
June 9th, 2010
6:16 am
They sure look good getting off the bus but can they play?
Ogre
June 9th, 2010
6:17 am
Let me drink your tears nerds
Makers Mark
June 9th, 2010
6:19 am
How bout them DAWGS!!! 1st.
Jeff2U
June 9th, 2010
6:20 am
THIRD!! Thats the best this ol’dog can do today.
Big L
June 9th, 2010
6:36 am
How does getting this kid or the way Richt does bussiness dislay a lack of integrity. Punch em in the face. Integrity my butt!! Let ol PJ keep on denying the rivalry or the accomplishments of the UGA football program. John Wooden of Ohio State said Michigan was just another game. They fired him cause he did’nt recognize the magnitude of that game and he’s in the college football hall of fame. Ol PJ better accept the rivalry and play up to it or it will happen to him also.
Go Dawgs!
June 9th, 2010
6:40 am
Wow! A Tech guy is the very first to comment on a UGA recruiting story. How sad is your life. I can see why the kid was a “silent commitment” to Tech though…. I wouldn’t want anyone to know I was thinking of playing football there either! You made the RIGHT choice Nick.
WhatDidImiss
June 9th, 2010
6:42 am
Yet another fine recruit going to the land of mediorcrity. Too bad he will never be coached up like we do at Bama. Good luck kid, but bad choice if you actually want to get better.
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
June 9th, 2010
7:01 am
good to hear- UGA’s class is shaping up very nice
Buzzed Phd is a Night Elf Mohawk
June 9th, 2010
7:07 am
We have nothing to talk about on the tech blogs so I thought I would come show my vast intelligence on this blog.
Big L
June 9th, 2010
7:09 am
You’r right Package Deal. But Duh-rick thinks he’s T.O. We are better off without the head case.
Now what
June 9th, 2010
7:15 am
Who is going to block for the dream team? We are picking up lots of specialty players with lots of stars, but we need to start picking up some big bodies that may have less stars but make the offense work.
JB
June 9th, 2010
7:19 am
Buzzed – You envy and bitterness is just more than a tad obvious.
If we can get some of the kids from Columbus…
HBTD!!!
David
June 9th, 2010
7:28 am
GT fan here, Nick has been a silent commit for two weeks now, but his coach pushed him to UGA. If it was up to Nick he’d be coming to GT, but his coach probably receiving something made him go to UGA. It’s how it works.
JB
June 9th, 2010
7:31 am
OK, all this is great….speed everywhere…..lot’s of skill players……now let’s get 4 big OL , 2 DT and 2 DE and 3 LB’s and a top 5 RB.
JB
June 9th, 2010
7:36 am
David…….His high school coach, who has probably been to Athens and Grant Field on a Saturday told him of HIS experience at both those games, and Nick made HIS OWN mind up of where he wanted to go. Now, Johnson could have sent Reggie Ball to talk to him about the virtues of a Tech education if pro ball didn’t work out. What firm is Reggie with ?
AWJ
June 9th, 2010
7:41 am
David,
I hope you are joking…
If not, it is actually quite funny (or sad) that you would actually believe that….
JB
June 9th, 2010
7:42 am
Johnson is the poster child for ego.His MO with one of his 18 year players when they screw up coming off the field is a nice touch….Maybe that’s good coaching……maybe we need some of that in Athens………But Johnson is mostly a jerk.
GT Fan...
June 9th, 2010
7:43 am
Package Deals —
To extend a scholarship to a kid that would more than likely not be on your radar, just so you can get another kid who is, might be setting a standard these 17-18 year olds need to be no part of. Letting the “inmates run the asylum” isn’t very smart. Besides, there just might be another, more deserving kid out there for that “wasted” scholarship??
These kids over the past few years have started to get a little out of hand with their recruitment and crazy announcement “cerimonies”.
Derrick Foster
June 9th, 2010
7:49 am
Great choice kid. God has blessed you with a lot of abilities. I wish you the best. Why so bitter “buzzed?” I would not gloat so much as being the ACC champs. Did GT beat UGA? How did GT do in their BCS game? Being the reigning ACC champ does not mean much in today’s college FB world. Anyways, good luck Nick!
JB
June 9th, 2010
8:03 am
You yellow maggot folks are cracking me up. Maybe NM wants to not be one the wrong end of the in state rivalry, damn near every year. Maybe he’d like to play for a hoop coach who is loved by his alumni and school and looks to be taking his program in the right direction, big time.
Again, the bitterness and envy is so thick it could be cut with a knife and it’s starting to look like said knife had best be stoudt.
HBTD!!!
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
June 9th, 2010
8:06 am
Now What- we recruited some big bodies for the 2009/2010 class and i’m sure that we’ll add a few more this year. anyone know how many schloarships are available this year?? Isn’t it @ 25??
All Knowing
June 9th, 2010
8:11 am
Please stop referencing Coach Richt as such a great man. This was a payola deal all the way. Most involved knew this kid was committed to Tech, until his Coach got the goods. The Bagman and Richt delivered. Sad commentary regarding the “Rev. Richt.” You can drop that moniker for certain.
JB
June 9th, 2010
8:12 am
When’s the last time a big time recruit held a news conference at his school or church with 200 people to announce he was going to…………………….Georgia Tech ?……LOL, I don’t think it’s ever happened. You guys know you always finish in the 30’s and 40’s in recruiting rankings, not that they mean much , but still, people do track these, and you get a few ballers, but for the most part, it’s between ya’ll, William and Mary and Southern Miss and the like. You know it. We know it…..But I do think Johnson does a good job with who he gets. I know ya’ll are gonna miss Gailey’s studs. Don’t see many better than those coming into your program.
Roll Tide
June 9th, 2010
8:13 am
This is crazy! Who’s advising this Kid!? I’ve seen him play. He’s not a DB, he’s a QB! Better than Murray and Hutson Mason right now. Everthing UGA does defies the laws of nature! no wonder they’re average.
BigTimeTECHFan
June 9th, 2010
8:15 am
This is PrepZone blog not UGA blog.
I was hopeing he would go to Tech as QB / CB, he’s nice pickup for UGA.
that’s 11 signee’s for UGA but only 11 spots left and still a lot of players out there. But so far UGA has very nice class, Tech has started off good to.
Glory Glory
June 9th, 2010
8:16 am
Hahahahahahahaha!!!!
Seriously…. The ENVY coming from the ghetto on North Ave makes me
bigger than you know.
Typical Tech “fan” quote: “um… we didn’t want that kid anyway. We, um, we only recruit 5 star players with at least a 3.8 GPA, who value an education. Um, um, yeah. Oh and we, um, having bigger fish to fry. Now please, um, come here and let me punch you in the face. My, um, manboobs coach said it was, um, ok.”
EAT IT NERDS!!!!!
Amazing things are taking shape in the great great town of Athens, GA!! Somebody just got mugged in Atlanta!!!
Glory Glory!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Walker, Texas Ranger
June 9th, 2010
8:17 am
Better start looking for a RB, it doesn’t look like we are in the running for any of the studs and what we have is average at best.
Hard to believe this kid is going to play DB. He is the best QB in the state.
JB
June 9th, 2010
8:18 am
UGA only has 17 freshman coming in.They will sign 25 or so for 2011, so the math would be 14 or so spots left. This class will be loaded. A top 5.
Glory Glory
June 9th, 2010
8:23 am
Georgia Tech Football’s new slogan: Thursday Night Lights
JB
June 9th, 2010
8:24 am
Haters getting real nervous about Richt waking up , firing coach’s and getting Serious about recruiting ………just read these blogs……between the lines that is. All 11 commits so far could have gone ANYWHERE. Texas Walker, you are right, we need a stud RB. We may have to go National to get one for this class.
JB
June 9th, 2010
8:26 am
good one jimmy………sat up all night for that one?
Glory Glory
June 9th, 2010
8:28 am
You IDIOTS who are claiming a payoff to this kid’s coach…..
I hope you realize that the kids being recruited read these blogs, and you are seriously planting a seed of hate and disgust in sone of these kids. I hope you understand the fallout in near future recruiting of the friends of the ones you bash.
Keep it up bugs!!!!
(((((30-24)))))
8-1
60-39-5
Recruitment Landslide
We. Run. This. State.
The Octagon
June 9th, 2010
8:30 am
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater , I am the beef.
MOBADTHANGOOD
June 9th, 2010
8:30 am
For all you jerks that come on here with your stupid remarks about Georgia. What have you done besides sit in your chair and try to take credit for something you haven’t ever done. Its always easy for people to say, I would have done that better.
Go make comments on your own teams website.
GO DAWGS!
Glory Glory
June 9th, 2010
8:32 am
Bigger Fish To Fry = IOWA
haha
JB
June 9th, 2010
8:34 am
TECH:
2008: Tech has rings made with the UGA/TECH score on them. first win in years. Johnson hailed all over nerd land
2009: Georgia beats ACC champs on their home field, Told of what a beat down we were in for.
Johnson quote after game, ” we’ve got bigger fish to fry” LOL………..I guess the grease was to hot in the Iowa bowl game, Tech get’s BURNED….LOL…39 yards rushing first half.
Glory Glory
June 9th, 2010
8:34 am
I also love when Tech fans scream about Richt not winning a NC (yet)……
How has your manboobs coach performed in bowl games??
Just like marijuana… frequently SMOKED in bowls.
Washaun Ealey
June 9th, 2010
8:35 am
We. Run. This. Taco. Bell.
Ric Flair
June 9th, 2010
8:36 am
It’s time for you to get a life, JB. Double digit postings before 8:30? Move along, son.
Coyote
June 9th, 2010
8:37 am
I know rivals can’t possibly comment on this without flaming but consider the facts. He wants to play both football and basketball in college. So, when it comes to basketball, he just made the same decision as Marcus Thornton and that was choosing Mark Fox over Paul Hewitt and Anthony Grant. Secondly, he knows his chances of being a 2-sport star are better if he plays DB rather than QB in football and DB is probably his more likely path to the NFL.
So although it would have made perfect sense for him to end up at GT and inherit the job from Nesbitt, when you consider his 2-sport goals and long-term goals, it also makes perfect sense that he chose UGA.
Finally, as a UGA fan, I love the emphasis on the top in-state kids. Sure, an expanded recruiting footprint is great but landing the best our state has to offer should always be the top priority and I’m glad Richt and staff are getting back to that.
destin dawg
June 9th, 2010
8:40 am
techies need not be so negative !! that will not help in recruiting ??? PJ. has work to do !!! I love to see Tech win in the ACC.. no hard feelings…. PMA…. Life is good in Athens !!
Glory Glory
June 9th, 2010
8:40 am
Georgia Tech fans are crapping at the mouth about how their (fired from the football powerhouse, Virginia Cavaliers last year) new DC will make the maggots better withthe 3-4…
Yet they point out UGA will be worse this year bc they are switching to a new DC with his new defensive scheme…. the 3-4.
Worst “fans” in college football. They spend so much time with that “THWG” s*** that they forget to buy tickets to their Thursday Night games.
(((((30-24)))))
Washaun Ealey
June 9th, 2010
8:41 am
Yeah, Coyote, but there are two problems with your comment. First, Tech is almost unquestionably a better path to the NBA and, second, you assume he was going to play QB.
Notso Fast
June 9th, 2010
8:42 am
Best looking quarterback I saw last year. Can throw it a mile. Great addition and I still think he may consider the quarterback position.
Georgia
June 9th, 2010
8:45 am
nerds, Nesbitt is a terrible quarterback.. tough but cant pass or read a defense. Plus without Thomas to pull in hail mary’s every week who is going catch is duck passes? Nick Marshall is smarter, which is why he knows his best chance at the NFL is defensive back = Georgia.
suwaneedawg
June 9th, 2010
8:47 am
Why must Tech fans be so ignorant about the game of college football? Why must they be so jealous when UGA out recruits them every year and continues to dominate them on the field? You need to change your colors to just plain green because by the looks of some of these posts you are green with envy. If I were in your shoes I guess I would be to. Oh well, sucks to be you and it’s great to be a Georgia Bulldog.
Glory Glory
June 9th, 2010
8:48 am
Maybe we should put a “THWGT” flag on Uga’s dawghouse…..
Show the Nerds how retarded they look with their little “THWG” flag on that UGLY little car they parade out on the field before games UGA isn’t even involved in.
Glory Glory
June 9th, 2010
8:50 am
Why don’t girls go out with me?
Rodney Dangerfield
June 9th, 2010
8:53 am
I find it hard to believe that this kid settled to be just another DB at UGA than to be the star at Tech. I am willing to bet this kids wants to play basketball and not football.
JB
June 9th, 2010
8:59 am
Hey Ric – I’m thinking you took to many hits to the head. There are two of us. Check the HBTD!!! vs nada. Silly boy.
HBTD!!!!
Greensboro, Georgia
June 9th, 2010
9:04 am
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….. Nesbitt for Heisman …..
******************************
Georgia & suwaneedawg
June 9th, 2010
9:04 am
No you didn’t, I. Are you the pitcher or the catcher? Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Ric Flair
June 9th, 2010
9:05 am
I have no idea what that means, JB.
LizDawg
June 9th, 2010
9:05 am
Welcome aboard and looks like yet another athlete realizing gt athletics is a sinking ship!
JB
June 9th, 2010
9:07 am
Meaning one of us signs off with HBTD!!! and one doesn’t.
HBTD!!!
SCJacket
June 9th, 2010
9:07 am
Same ole dawg crap. Recruit the heck out of state and the country but you cant coach ‘em up to play any better than mediocre. Richt’s a class act and we are all glad he is your coach and not ours. Ours? Yep all of us in the SEC, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten etc. wouldn’t trade our coach for your recruiter/ want to be coach. Enjoy the fall it will hurt when you hit the bottom. Remember Ray Goff?
Ric Flair
June 9th, 2010
9:07 am
Then he’s as dumb as all the Tech posters think he is, LizDawg. Creative name, by the way.
just saying
June 9th, 2010
9:08 am
Nancy, you are really showing your true colors.
Ric Flair
June 9th, 2010
9:08 am
Got it, JB. Fair enough.
please
June 9th, 2010
9:11 am
SCJacket, Name three coaches with five years at their current school with a higher winning percentage than Richt. You cannot, but this is not because you are ignorant.
PMC
June 9th, 2010
9:19 am
This is a huge get for UGA all around, the guy is an outstanding basketball player too. I just wonder… with Lemay supposedly coming too… is he going to play QB?
Chris
June 9th, 2010
9:22 am
Hopefully Richt keeps landing these recruits, give him job security that other teams in this region are hoping for. Richt will always be good but not great.
PMC
June 9th, 2010
9:23 am
Mark Richt has 2 average years for the first time at GA and people forget the SEC titles and Sugar Bowl in 2007 really?
Mark Richt is one of the best coaches in the history of the Georgia program he just made a mistake with Martinez whose philosophy didn’t fit the players he had. BFD. Guy is a tremendous coach.
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
June 9th, 2010
9:27 am
Hello Octagon, where is James Westfall?
Dawgs will recruit at least 2 RBs this year, IMO. Ealey & King still have some years remaining, Malcome/Thomas/Jackson, and 1 other i can’t seem to remember his name.
Chris
June 9th, 2010
9:28 am
He’s a good coach, done some nice things. But you aren’t on the elite level and never will be with Richt.There is enough talent in GA alone to become elite.
DP
June 9th, 2010
9:29 am
Florida’s 2006 recruiting class won 2 national championships and I don’t recall it having a name. Alabama’s 2008 recruiting class went 16-0 in the SEC regular season over the last 2 years and won a national championship. It doesn’t have a name either.
Can Mark Richt and Georgia and its fans operate without gimmicks like “blackouts” in the stands or black pants and helmets or labeling a recruiting class a “Dream Team”? Isn’t the state university supposed to dominate in-state recruiting?
the Truth
June 9th, 2010
9:30 am
HOW BOUT THEM DAWGS….NERDS GET SLAPPED IN THE FACE AGAIN.
suwaneedawg
June 9th, 2010
9:31 am
Leave it to a techie to try and win an argument about your school to start making homosexual cracks. Like I said, it sucks to be you. Oh yeah, your baseball team got kicked out of the tourney by, who was that, oh yeah Alabama an SEC team. DAMN, really sucks to be you!
St. Richt
June 9th, 2010
9:36 am
To my fellow GT fans: please stop with the excuses on why this kid committed to UGA. It is what it is and we lost out- I don’t care who influenced his decision. this is a nice pick up for Georgia but I’m a little surprised the kid doesn’t want to play QB. Regardless, Georgia’s recruiting class seems to be shaping up A LOT better than ours. So rather than criticize another team, we need to be gettin some answers from our coaching staff on what plans B, C, and D are. Seems like I haven’t seen a GT commitment in quite some time. Bueller?? Bueller??
Georgia & suwaneedawg
June 9th, 2010
9:37 am
Leave it to a UGA fan to live vicariously through Alabama. You’re baseball team got their teeth kicked in by, who was that? Oh yeah, Georgia Tech…an ACC team. DAMN, really sucks to be you.
suwaneedawg
June 9th, 2010
9:44 am
We live through any team in the SEC that is playing Tech because we have pride in our conference. You on the other hand do not have one ounce of class in you and are a perfect example of a techie who lives through trashing UGA with dumba*# remarks about homosexuals and the likes because you can not defend your program. In other words, you are a loser.
DawgDave
June 9th, 2010
9:46 am
“Yet another fine recruit going to the land of mediorcrity. Too bad he will never be coached up like we do at Bama”…….once again sour grapes from a Bama fan bc they didn’t get the recruit. Check the number of UGA players in the NFL against the number of Bama players in the NFL and then talking to me about being “coached up.”
RxDawg
June 9th, 2010
9:50 am
Wow, this is a nice pick up that I wasn’t expecting. I don’t know too much about Nick other than what I read on here. But from what I hear he is a pretty darn good QB. I’d imagine UGA will give him a shot QB, unless his heart is at DB. Which is fine too. Welcome aboard Nick!
RxDawg
June 9th, 2010
9:53 am
I’d also bet that Auburn fans are pretty happy about this as well. I’d think that means they will get that Uzbo…. (I forgot his name) QB from this.
Georgia & suwaneedawg
June 9th, 2010
9:54 am
Please. I have a feeling Auburn isn’t living through Bama. And if you were honest with yourself, you’d know you don’t live through Florida. But I wouldn’t expect you to admit that because you do not have one ounce of class in you and are a perfect example of a UGA fan who lives through trashing Tech with dumba*# remarks about anything you can think of. In other words, you are a loser and you suck at life.
FBR
June 9th, 2010
9:54 am
What is this “Dream Team” crap that the AJC insists on using? Nobody has ever talked about, spoken of, related to, or called this recruiting year THIS!!! Drop this BullS__T “Dream Team ” garbage. This is a recruiting year just like any other. Everyone wants a “Dream Team” every year!!!
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June 9th, 2010
9:59 am
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DP
June 9th, 2010
10:02 am
While ranking recruits is obviously an inexact science, the top 10 rated recruits from Georgia in ESPNU’s top 150 are uncommitted, contrary to all the “Dream Team” nonsense. I’m sure he’s a good player but Nick Marshall isn’t rated in ESPNU’s top 150.
Moo Moos
June 9th, 2010
10:04 am
It’s funny how GT people always make fun of UGA fans for saying “we didnt’ want him” or “he wouldn’t have got in anyways” when someone commits elsewhere. Lo and behold, when someone doesn’t choose GT, the comments of “well the coach paid him off” is the only reason he didnt go to GT. Hilarious.
Delbert D.
June 9th, 2010
10:05 am
Big L – “John Wooden of Ohio State said Michigan was just another game. They fired him cause he did’nt recognize the magnitude of that game and he’s in the college football hall of fame.”
John Wooden. Huh.
Ric Flair
June 9th, 2010
10:08 am
Moo Moos, you don’t address the criticism in your point. Are to assume that had he gone to Tech, UGA fans would have said he sucks and we didn’t want him anyway?
Dawgforlife
June 9th, 2010
10:08 am
Techies…Techies…Techies…when a kid is (silently) going to Gt, everything is fine; but, let him side with UGA and now he is somehow to dumb to graduate high school (how was he going to get into tech if that is the case btw?) or there was somehow some sort of crooked deal. And before you mention UGA whining about Rogers, he was not a “whispers” silent committment. He was on the list until the day before signing day. That is why outlaw got offered. Rogers bolted and we had an opening for him. What ya’ll can’t get over is the best quarterback in this state thinks he has a better chance making the NFL playing defensive back at UGA than quarterback in Tech’s out of date offense. Also, you can’t get over he would rather play basketball at lowly UGA. Truth is truth. Tech is a fine school, but athletically no match for UGA.
The Dude
June 9th, 2010
10:11 am
Is it required that every sedan with a terrorist driver have a GT plate on the front of it?
Frank
June 9th, 2010
10:22 am
113! Beat that if you can.
Monticello Dawg
June 9th, 2010
10:22 am
Let’s review what is happening here:
1. Richt brings in a top DC, and some quality defensive assistants, to right the team’s biggest problem last few years. Expect to see a better coached, more fundamentally sound unit, even while installing a new system. Result: Upgrade
2. Richt turns over the team to one of the most talented high school quarterbacks in his class, on a par with Matt Barkley. Murray has been a film room junkie, and has the intangibles. Result: Upgrade
3. Richt and staff has hit the recruiting trail with a vengeance, and to the dismay of our foes, the Dream Team is shaping up nicely. While no one can get them all in a talent rich state like Georgia, the targeted athletes are responding favorably. Result: Upgrade
This explains why some (not all) fans of rival schools are becoming increasingly agitated, and flaming on any blog mentioning the great state of Georgia’s flagship university.
Georgia & suwaneedawg
June 9th, 2010
10:29 am
Let’s review what’s happening here:
1. Richt brings in an unknown DC and several other unknown defensive assistants because he got left at the alter by 708 other coaches that didn’t want the job. Result: Unknown
2. Richt turns over the team to the third best QB in the spring game. On par with Matt Barkley? That’s great. Barkley was extremely generous with the football last year, throwing 14 picks. Result: Same as Joe Cox
3. Richt and staff have hit the recruiting trail to get more highly sought after recruits who will end up in Athens for four years and produce zero championships. Result: Same as usual
This explains why some fans of rival schools are becoming increasiningly emboldened, and showing up on any blog mentioning the overrated state school in Athens.
Adonisdaking
June 9th, 2010
10:40 am
Be Patient The Recruiting Period For UGA Is Shaping Up Nicely…Alot Of 5 Star Recruits Wont Commit Until The US ARMY ALL AMERICAN GAME or Later In The Year But Be Sure That UGA Will Get Even Better Prospects When We Reveal Our New Aggressive Style Defense and Running Attack….The State Of Georgia Has Some Really Good Talent This Year…As We Start Winning More and More Prospects Will Start Committing Just Being Realistic Cause UGA Cant Sign All The Talent I Think We Will Get These Following Players…RB Isaiah Crowell WR Charone Peake
DT/DE Gabe Wright DE Stephon Tuitt CB Damian Swann ILB James Vaughters OT Watts Dantzler OT Xzavier Ward NT Chris Mayes OLB Deion Barnes OT Zach Debell ATH Nick Marshall..
Sugarfree
June 9th, 2010
10:43 am
Athens Community College has a football team?
THWG
19th Hole Dawg
June 9th, 2010
10:43 am
Welcome to the Bulldawg Nation, Mr. Marshall.
We’re thrilled to have you as a two-sport athlete.
This class is shaping up to be something special. It’s good to see the hard work our staff has put in this Spring is paying off.
Good luck to Mr. Marshall during his senior year. Look forward to seeing him in Red and Black.
To all the hater Tech fans: It really says a lot when a major athlete prefers to play DB at UGA rather than QB at Tech. Good luck with another mediocre recruiting class.
suwaneedawg
June 9th, 2010
10:43 am
Let’s say that your three points are true. We will still kick tech’s a*# this year and you will still envy our program. You will be demanding cpj be fired by the 2011 season. And like I said before dummy, I will pull for any SEC team playing tech because of conference pride. Pride is something you do not comprehend. Your posts today are examples of your class or lack there of.
Gary
June 9th, 2010
10:56 am
Too all the Tech fans bashing Geargia, football has one purpose. Putting fans in the stands on Saturday. That is it. Not National Championships, conference titles, or even wins. It is about selling tickets. The above may help, but the fact of the matter is demand to see georgia football continues to increase at record levels. Look in the stands and tell me CMR is not doing his job when you come to visit in November. Saturday in Athens has been very successful during his tenure. We are doing just fine. Maybe you should try and figure out why some of us are willing to drive for three hours to see a game and most of you will not drive 15 minutes to sit in the small little stadium.
BG
June 9th, 2010
10:59 am
The nerds get beat by the Dawgs again!! HAHAHAHAHA!! GO DAWGS!!
suwaneedawg
June 9th, 2010
11:00 am
Good points Gary but, you are asking some tech fans to try and comprehend logic about their program. Not going to happen sir.
Clint
June 9th, 2010
11:11 am
Ward won the Heisman in 1993, not 1997. Charles Woodson won it in 1997. You might want to correct that.
JB
June 9th, 2010
11:12 am
If that TECH offense get’s bogged down this year by ACC teams with athletes ( who’s going to throw or catch a pass), some Tech diehards will start to have some doubt. I really think replacing these Gailey skill players will be bigger than they think. Groh will help some, as Grantham will help Georgia some, but you still needs eggs and butter to make a good cake.
1eyedJack
June 9th, 2010
11:12 am
Georgia & suwaneedawg
Let’s review what’s happening here:
You are too low for ZERO!!!
Welcome aboard Nick. It’s good to see players from my part of the state not going to UF or FSU.
Go Dawgs!!!
Georgia & suwaneedawg
June 9th, 2010
11:12 am
We’ll see, suwaneedawg.
Gary, it’s an interesting point, but in it you contradict yourself. I actually agree that selling tickets is the primary objective. But if Richt’s performance is based on that, then you should never have hired him. Using your own rule, Ray Goff would be the coach still as the stands were full then. And if they weren’t, then your comment is, by definition, wrong because you were unwilling to drive to see the team get beat.
Georgia & suwaneedawg
June 9th, 2010
11:13 am
And, believe me, we are not envious of UGA. At all.
Brookhaven Bulldawg
June 9th, 2010
11:26 am
To Roll Tide: “Better than Murray and Hutson Mason right now”. And your expertise on this is what? I imagine you have probably personally watched all three work out together. Or are you basing your opinions on watching this young man throw against single A south Georgia defenses. Maybe you should contact Saban and apply for a recruiting position. “Average in the SEC”: That’s another amazing observation. We have been top contenders for the last decade with a tough rebuilding year after losing two top prospects to the NFL. As soon as “The Mercenary of College Football” retires, Bama will return to it’s decades of bottom feeding tradition.
Da'reek
June 9th, 2010
11:27 am
I don’t know why Tech fans can’t grasp the fact that he would rather play DB and play basketball for UGA than play QB for Tech and an underachieving basketball team. Also, if he’s wanting to go pro in either sport then his best chance will be at Georgia – he would never make it to the NFL as a QB in an option team, he can however, make it to the league as a 6′2 corner.
Welcome aboard Nick. Should be good to see him thrive on the court and on the field.
K9
June 9th, 2010
11:29 am
I don’t blame the kid for being a Tech silent commitment…. if I were committed to the Trade School I’d be ashamed of it too.
Dan
June 9th, 2010
11:36 am
But he could get to the league as a 6′2 corner at Tech too, Da,reek. You’re right – he won’t get there as an option QB but he might not get there as a pro-style QB either.
And I wouldn’t talk too much about hoops. Hewitt has not done a lot with the talent, but he’s proven he’s quite capable of getting players into the Association.
TO ALL TECKERS
June 9th, 2010
11:38 am
everybody knows that you are running your mouth because you are scared , CMR has been cornered and its not real pleasant to get in the face of a cornered DAWG . Paula Johnson is a good coach and i expect wars between tech and UGA , but the odds are certainly improving for the DAWGS and you know it .
and certainly do not let the facts get in your way when you talk about how bad we have been under Richt who needs facts when it will get in the way of a good rant
Da'reek
June 9th, 2010
11:40 am
He really hasn’t done much to get his players into the league. He’s done a good job landing the 5 star, blue chip recruit that is already an NBA lottery pick when he comes onto the campus. It’s not as if Hewitt turned these kids into lottery picks.
I don’t even know what position Tech wanted Marshall to play at Tech, I assumed it was QB. Am I wrong? I think people should also take into account that Marshall will be playing with his cousin Lonnie and his other cousin or half brother or whatever, Kentavious Caldwell will most likely be playing ball with him too. I think that’s pretty intriguing to be able to play with a couple family members in both sports.
Dan
June 9th, 2010
11:43 am
I honestly don’t know what position he would play at Tech. It seems like Johnson has a handful of QBs there already though.
About Hewitt, you’re right – but a lot of high profile recruits go play basketball and they never make it. And if the issue of five star guys getting to the next level on their own is true, it means that UGA can no longer say to football players that they can get to the NFL if they go to UGA instead of GT (QBs aside).
Highly Touted HS Football Recruit
June 9th, 2010
11:43 am
I let out “silent” farts sometimes, do you think Rivals knows about that?
rogeriter
June 9th, 2010
11:46 am
This is for the Tech fans. I don’t understand this high school Harry stuff. One simple question: Would you rather have Ga’s recruiting class so far or Tech’s? It doesn’t mean the Dogs will win a NC. Nor does Fla’s or Bama’s, Clemson’s or anyones. But would you rather have Tech’s recruiting class or Ga’s.? Be honest and just answer the question. Forget academics. Were talking only football.
Columbus
June 9th, 2010
11:46 am
I really hope that all of the drama that Nick’s Elite basketball team is going thru here in Columbus doesnt put his eligibility at issue. Just need all three of those big Carver Tiger recruits to head to Athens now!
Paul in RDU
June 9th, 2010
11:50 am
Good luck to the kid. Hopefully he ends up in the situation that is best for him – athletically, academically and socially.
Some of the people throwing around comments about the kid’s academic performance should be ashamed of themselves for just making things up. We have GT idiots saying we didn’t want him because he’s a bad student. Then some guy named Longdog saying he’s a great student because he has a 1350 SAT – he obviously made the number up and doesn’t realize that the SAT scale is now based on 2400 not on 1600 and that a 1350 score is very poor.
Dan
June 9th, 2010
11:50 am
Rogeriter, right now UGA has more numbers so the question is flawed. Second, y’all recruit different players for your offense so the comparison doesn’t work. On defense, we only have one defensive recruit so far. So, yeah, I would probably rather have the numbers UGA has. In Tech’s defense, they seem to do more with the players they get than UGA does.
How2fish
June 9th, 2010
12:00 pm
Congrats young man ! And Welcome to the Bull Dog Nation..best of luck on and off the field and in the classroom.
BamaZach
June 9th, 2010
12:03 pm
UGA has become Gimmick U. Blackouts, uniform changes, dream teams, and endzone celebrations don’t beat Florida or Alabama and don’t win championships. Mark Richt seems desperate knowing who he is up against to the south (Urban Meyer) and to the West (Nick Saban).
C tha 1
June 9th, 2010
12:05 pm
Congratulations to Nick Marshall. But the hard truth UGA fans need to realize is that CMR has had highly ranked recruiting classes before that have sorely underperformed. The culture may be changing between the hedges, but they have to prove it on Saturdays between the hedges and every where else they play. Actually they need to prove it during the summer by not getting arrested for ticky tack misdemeanors. I mean damn get your driver’s license reinstated for God’s sake!
Conversely, GT footbal will still be a step child in the state of GA…but with an offense to be reckoned with. Defense Coordinators won’t catch up to CPJ offense this year. Especially with a senior QB pulling the trigger in his third year of the offense. GT needs to prove to the nation they are legit by repeating as ACC Champs and winning a BCS bowl game in order to get the respect they crave.
BIGDOG
June 9th, 2010
12:07 pm
It’s like every year, UGA has all these great recruting classes andthe expectations go through the roof, then the team looses a handful of games that all the UGA fans think should have been won and then the post game radio show with CMR is so full of venom that it is obvious CMR does not know what he’s doing and should be fired!!!!!SAME OLD SH-TIt’s just like Spurier says WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM WHEN THEY GET TO ATHENS?
JB
June 9th, 2010
12:13 pm
Dawgs/Bama in SEC game this year……
Topp Dogg
June 9th, 2010
12:14 pm
Dump GT to play at UGA thats nothing new but it is funny as hell.
Spike
June 9th, 2010
12:16 pm
Sorry Techies. You lose again. This guy dumped you for UGA. HAHAHAHAHAHA.
Glory Glory
June 9th, 2010
12:17 pm
You YELLOWjackets sure are GREEN today…..
and I love it!!!!!
Glory Glory
June 9th, 2010
12:22 pm
I am SO SO SO excited to hear the Paul Johnson talk among the Nerds after the horrendous year they are about to have.
The manboobs days in the ghetto are numbered.
Glory Glory
June 9th, 2010
12:24 pm
(((((30-24)))))
8-1
60-39-5
Recruitment Landslide
We. Run. This. State.
RDR
June 9th, 2010
12:24 pm
The rich just keep getting richer, and the poor (git) just continue to wallow in mediocrity. Love it. Go Dawgs!!!
MooreUGA
June 9th, 2010
12:24 pm
I think UGA’s rising basketball program with an energetic guy like Mark Fox played a big part in this decision. I know that GT has a great hoops program as well but UGA wouldn’t have stood a chance with this kid if Fox and his kids weren’t on the rise.
Thanks Mark Fox and I’m proud to have both Fox and Richt representing UGA. Hope Marshall excels for both of you!
REALIST
June 9th, 2010
12:25 pm
If I was a Tek fan I would be more than a little concerned…one more year of Johnson’s philosophy and you will be almost totally devoid of bonafide DIV I athletes. Have you taken a good look at the incoming class? Ouch…
Realist
June 9th, 2010
12:26 pm
I’m really scared of getting the crap kicked out of me by Division II players. And I have a two inch wang.
Steve Spurrier
June 9th, 2010
12:35 pm
What happens to all those athletes after they get to Georgia?
GT Fan
June 9th, 2010
12:36 pm
We didn’t need him anyway I like the upcoming players we have coming in he’s gonna regret not signing with GT.
Gatorman
June 9th, 2010
12:37 pm
Ole Mark is getting smart taking a running QB away from Tech, but that kid better be good as a DB, because he’ll never play under center. I hope Richt told him that??
WhatDidImiss
June 9th, 2010
12:40 pm
DawgDave, let’s talk NC’s. When you run out of fingers to count you NC’s, then you will be in the same class as Bama.
BigLebowski
June 9th, 2010
12:41 pm
Yeah, Techies…Mark Richt is “NOTORIOUS” for “waisting scholarships on non-deserving players to secure Package Deals…” And How many scholarships has Mark Richt granted to financially needy WALK-ONS in the last 3 years???? I think the number is 6…how many coaches do you know who do that as regularly as CMR???
Keep drinking the Hateraid!!!!
dawgster
June 9th, 2010
12:42 pm
Roll Tide, what is your problem, the young man committed to a school that he thought would be best for him, whats wrong with that, why do you feel the need to bash the dawgs..this article was about a young man making a decision and if he is comfortable with playing DB and also playing Basketball then let it be…Yes i think he is a very good QB, and i’m sure he will have an opportunity to give that a go once he steps on campus, but he also is a very talented DB and Basketball player so i’m sure he took this into account when making the decision…And who knows, many tbings could change between now and time to sign, so making a big fuss over a committment at this point is a little premature, i hope he honors his committment, but what has happened with recruiting nowadays who’s to say….
LMAO@BamaZach
June 9th, 2010
12:45 pm
Bama Zach…what is Mark Richt’s record against Bama again…Yeah..relish that ONE Victory, prick!!!
Rodney Dangerfield
June 9th, 2010
12:52 pm
To be honest, just a mention of GA Tech in any 4/5 star recruits final five is a victory for GA Tech.
Pago Pago Dawg
June 9th, 2010
12:54 pm
We’re looking at another pre-season # 1 for 2011, 2012 etc.
Southside Dawg
June 9th, 2010
1:01 pm
I think 2012 and 2013 will be a great seasons for the DAWGS as this “Dream Team” class matures and gets experience. Also consider, the basketball team will be a top 25 program with all those good in-state recruits. Of course the other sports will continue to strive. Man, it’s looking good BULLDOG NATION!!!.
Dawgrulz
June 9th, 2010
1:10 pm
UGA- SEC Champs 2002
UGA- SEC Championship game 2003
UGA- SEC Champs 2005
UGA- Top 3 nartional ranking 2007
UGA- 2010, 2011???
To all the UGA haters the history says that CMR has had successful teams that compete at the top of the conference and nationally over the last nine years. Last two years was not good but I would not count on continued down slide occurring. Looks like new DC is bringing in results already.
Chris
June 9th, 2010
1:12 pm
Keep it going Richt, other schools in the SE need you to keep being good, not great! Good enough to keep your job would be ideal!
She's into malacas dino
June 9th, 2010
1:18 pm
Awesome! Welcome aboard Nick.
LeftCoastDawg
June 9th, 2010
1:20 pm
I used to wonder about the rabid fans that are so wrapped up in college football that they’d send death threats to players/coaches. I think I see a few of them on this page. CMR is doing what is necessary to compete with Florida and Bama. This is a good signing for him.
I don’t buy the silent commitment BS. If you can’t commit publicly then you’re not committed.
Richt adds to his ‘Dream Team’ at Georgia | theSPORTSpage Arkansas
June 9th, 2010
1:30 pm
[...] for the 2011 class. He’s off to a blazing start. The Bulldogs on Wednesday picked up a commitment from quarterback/defensive back Nick Marshall of Rochelle, Ga. The 6-2, 185-pound Marshall is considered one of the top athletes in the state of [...]
dawgfan
June 9th, 2010
1:30 pm
Look on the brightside Techies. The fewer top prospects that you sign the more you can cry like little sissies about how unfair recruiting is because your players take calculus. I have no idea why you would be upset about Marshall. You don’t really want the top guys. You just want to make excuses. You would rather feel sorry for yourselves than be successful anyway. Once a loser always a loser.
Thanks.
suwaneedawg
June 9th, 2010
1:46 pm
Steve Spurrier, to answer your question, what happens to all the great athletes once they get to UGA? Most of them go onto the NFL.
Richt adds to his ‘Dream Team’ at Georgia | Hog Country Online
June 9th, 2010
1:52 pm
[...] for the 2011 class. He’s off to a blazing start. The Bulldogs on Wednesday picked up a commitment from quarterback/defensive back Nick Marshall of Rochelle, Ga. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound Marshall is considered one of the top athletes in the [...]
Richt adds to his ‘Dream Team’ at Georgia | SportsTalk South
June 9th, 2010
2:04 pm
[...] for the 2011 class. He’s off to a blazing start. The Bulldogs on Wednesday picked up a commitment from quarterback/defensive back Nick Marshall of Rochelle, Ga. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound Marshall is considered one of the top athletes in the [...]
E. Tolley
June 9th, 2010
2:05 pm
I’m gonna do my level best to keep ‘em all out of the pokey. This is my “dream team” if you know what I mean.
Coach Spurrier
June 9th, 2010
2:11 pm
Once again, another great recruiting class shaping up. Congratulations.
Eight wins a year……..cool.
AJ
June 9th, 2010
2:13 pm
Whats wrong with a “package” deal Mr. Buzzed? Its not related to integrity at all. Somebody has to be #2 in the state, and fortunatly for UGA, its not us. C-ya #2.
WUOG 90.5fm » Sports » Nick Marshall commits to Georgia
June 9th, 2010
2:16 pm
[...] in Marshall’s commitment might be basketball coach Mark Fox. In an article published by the AJC, Marshall’s high school basketball coach George Kennedy states that Marshall is “one of [...]
Adonisdaking
June 9th, 2010
2:26 pm
6′2 195Lb- 6′2 200Lb Cornerback For The DAWGS! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DAWGS GATA!
What UGA Really Means
June 9th, 2010
2:38 pm
OK, lets recap.
“The Bulldogs signed Outlaw knowing he was a few credits shy and will require two years at Georgia Military College before being admitted UGA.”
So, let me get this straight, Outlaw, another fine product of this state’s fine high school education system……
……”has just a few credits shy…”,
yet he will require…2 FULL YEARS at GMC ??
So, Outlaw cant even meet the ROCK-BOTTOM educational requirements
of the highly dubious “Special Admissions” program at UGA ??
Sounds like Outlaw cant even read.
But hey, not worry. Thats just “Business As Usual” at UGA.
You know, use semi-illiterate student-athletes to earn money
for the private corporation known as the UGA-AA. Right, Caleb?
And this…is a “Dream Team” model that CMR is trying to put together?
Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzz.
U – Uneducated
G – Georgia
A – Athletes
Da Hood
June 9th, 2010
2:52 pm
Nicks’ coach states that he was orignally offered as a QB at UGA until Lemay gave a verbal. UGA reoffered as a DB and he took it. BTW his coach also states that he was also offerred as a DB at Tech with the option of trying out at QB.
rogeriter
June 9th, 2010
3:12 pm
Dan–No offense because I am a Dogs fan–but not one who hates Tech, but you, like most Tech fans try to change the issue. So OK, considering Techs offense, etc. lets even things up. Would you trade Techs top 4 recruits, so far, for Georgias top 4 recruits? (I think you only have 4 recruits so far) It really doesn’t matter, but I don’t understand why Techers want to disparage Ga’s recruits. It just all seems so silly, as if the criticism’s is going to make a difference on game day. Nor do I understand why dawgs fans want to debate with Bama fans, Tech fans, or Florida fans on who puts more players in the Pros. All that matters is who wins on game day. Fla. has beaten Ga most of the time lately. Ga has beaten Tech (and Bama) most of the time lately. But that has nothing to do with the upcoming season…or who will beat whom. I will pull for Ga. You will pull for Tech. Bama and Fl fans will pull for their teams. I hope Ga beats all of you, but , if the don’t, they are still my team. I hope you all feel the same about your team. But let’s quit disparaging other teams recruits and coaches. Lets shift that concern to where it really counts, our goverrnment officials. Would you agree with that?
his mother must have really like that fancy mustard
June 9th, 2010
4:15 pm
So Saban having 2 great seasons out of 12 is good not great when considering body of work
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Nick Saban went 6-5, 6-6, 6-6, 7-5 at Mich St.
He went 8-5 at LSU 2x
He went 7-6 at Alabama.
Saban has gone 5-3 or worse in conference 8 times.
Richt has only gone 5-3 or worse in conference 3 times in his first 9 years.
Compare that to Saban’s record and consistency in his 1st 9 years.
Richt has NEVER had a 7-6 or 6-6 season, Saban’s done it 5 times, including once at Alabama.
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more facts…..over sabans HC career there are
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1. Colorado St.
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2. Florida
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3. Florida St.
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4. iowa
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5. Mich
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6. Nebraska
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7. Penn st
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8 Purdue
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9. Stanford
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10. Utah
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11 Washington and
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12 Wisconsin that having winning records against Saban.
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thats 12 teams.
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In Richts HC career there are only 2 …..West Virginia (at 0-1) and Fla.
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12 to 2 in favor of Richt…..yep Saban is clearly the better coach
marcdawg
June 9th, 2010
4:25 pm
Tech supporters always mock UGA’s signing classes with some variation of “we didn’t want him anyway”, or “UGA doesn’t coach em up when they get them like we do”. Well, the fact of the matter is UGA and GT go head to head for most of the in-state kids. It is also true that the overwhelming majority choose UGA historically. Thus, the conclusion can only be that Tech is bitter about losing so often on the recruiting trail that they have created stock answers to trot out each time they absorb another blow. Face it, you will always be #2, at best, in the state in the grand scheme of things. You should focus on your engineering achievements because that is your true strength. Football is where UGA has, does, and always will be your superior. Oh, and in the workplace too.
Max Krakus
June 9th, 2010
4:59 pm
Georgia lands another big recruit and leaves Tech in the dust. Get use to the domination.
Georgia 2009 ACC Champions!
harold
June 9th, 2010
5:06 pm
GEORGIA GETS TALENT BUT NEVER WINS. 4-4 LAST YEAR. 20-12 LAST FOUR YEARS. MUST BE COACHING?
DawginLex
June 9th, 2010
5:16 pm
for all you Tech idiots:
Nick Marshall wants to play 2 sports at UGA.
It is more difficult being the QB in college and then turning around and playing basketball.
He wanted to play DB in college.
Richt was smart enough to offer and the kid accepted.
Take your conspiracy theories and put some chili on it from the Varsity and that might make this whole thing easier for you nerds to swallow.
trey
June 9th, 2010
5:38 pm
There is so much green (jealousy) on this thread that I thought it was St Patrick’s Day.
Not many guys want to be a taliban so this isn’t really that surprising.
Gratefuldawghead
June 9th, 2010
5:39 pm
Congrats Marshall!
GO DAWGS!
sandyspringsjacket
June 9th, 2010
6:08 pm
Yawn, THUGA signs number 1 recruiting class again, finishes 2d or 3d in the SEC east and beats a 6 win team in the pizza bowl. That’s the dream team, oh wait that is what happens every year so nothing really new here. With all those 4 and 5 stars what has THUGA won lately, in any sport! Missed them in the BCS, missed them in march maddness and have missed them in the baseball regionals too. Even the girls gym team sux these days.
DMAN
June 9th, 2010
6:41 pm
Coach Fox,Grantham,Lakotos are the reason you Idiots!
jarvis
June 9th, 2010
9:27 pm
sandyspringsjacket….don’t even talk about sucking in athletics.
Georgia Tech has ONE NCAA recognized championship. Women’s Tennis in 2007.
Even if you include your half football championship in 1990, you have two TWO National Championships in the last 2 decades.
Want more evidence of how crappy you are at everything? Check out your own blog on this website.
http://blogs.ajc.com/georgia-tech-sports/2010/06/09/pretty-good-year-for-tech-sports/
“Pretty Good Year”….that’s laughable. That type of year would have gotten Damon Evans fired.
jarvis
June 9th, 2010
9:34 pm
Also, we beat you every year in football.
You are 9-25 against the Dawgs in my lifetime, and I am getting dangerously closed to middle-age.
bufbox
June 9th, 2010
9:43 pm
NM not the body type to play QB in the PJ Tech system. That position takes an unusual physical pounding as compared to QB’s in more standard offensive sets. Best for him personally to avoid setting his body up for that kind of abuse. Save the body and give the pros a shot one day, in either sport.
Dawgnasty
June 9th, 2010
10:24 pm
Shaping up to be another typical recruiting class for UGA. Too bad it won’t translate to anything on the football field. We will be ranked top 10 by all the recruiting services and lose 3 or 4 to JUCO. Same thing every year. Maybe Steve Spurrier was right.
Diamond Dog's Parole Officer
June 9th, 2010
10:31 pm
I didn’t think coaches were allowed to make comments about any recruit until they had signed their LOI. But since when does anyone in Athens follow the rules?
Flapjacket
June 9th, 2010
10:56 pm
That’s a mighty quick change of heart…so quick it stinks. I’m thinking some $$$ changed hands.
Scaley Dog
June 9th, 2010
11:14 pm
Big L – Am I the only one that noticed your faux pais? The late great John Wooden never coached football at THE Ohio St. University. He is famous for his remarkable success in basketball at UCLA. I think you are talking about Woody Hayes – the same guy that said after a resounding win over Michigan that the reason he went for two after a TD was ” they wouldn’t let me go for two.” He never understated the Ohio St/Michigan rivalry. He was fired because he slugged a Clemson player – a decision I would consider a pretty good trade off!
QB
June 9th, 2010
11:22 pm
This post shows how many people are just casual football fans. The kid played both ways last year at Wilcox and was good on both sides of the ball. Some teams would not even throw to his side and that was just because he was that good. Trust me he knows he wants to play both sports and being a QB in college is too demanding to focus attention on another sport. Lakatos will have a 6′2 beast of an athlete to groom into an all sec cornerback Second coming of Primetime.
Friend of All
June 9th, 2010
11:49 pm
I believe toddlers complain less than most of you guys leaving comments. FACT is Nick grew up dreaming of playing at UGA. As of three weeks ago he was going to GT (even though he hadn’t made it official, he was leaning that way. UGA wasn’t even an option because Nick didn’t want to play QB)… to play defensive back and basketball. Coach Richt called and re-offered, but this time offering Nick to play defensive back rather than QB. His mind was made up. Coach Ledford has been pro ACC since the beginning of Nick’s recruiting. Nick is an honor student with exceptional athletic ability. Fact is great athletes don’t grow up dreaming of playing at GT… they dream of being a Bulldog. They simply settle for being Yellow Jacket. So Richt’s “Dream Team” is aptly named to attract those great athletes that have dreamed all their life of playing sports at a higher level.
Paul's Johnson
June 10th, 2010
2:09 am
The entire “dream team” concept is yet another Mark Suntan gimmick. And like the black-outs and the “celebrations”, its effect will be short-lived. Is that’s the best he’s got? The Perma-tan regime is starting to wind down in Athens.
4 ncs are better than 1
June 10th, 2010
8:52 am
It’s sill 4 (or 6) to 1 in what really matters.
4 ncs are better than 1
June 10th, 2010
8:53 am
correction STILL.
4 ncs are better than 1
June 10th, 2010
9:00 am
Ugay, signing day heroes, national championship zeroes!!!!!!
4 ncs are better than 1
June 10th, 2010
9:59 am
For a team that puts so many players in the NFL, why can’t they win big in college?
collegeballfan
June 10th, 2010
10:09 am
“Richt has compared Marshall’s athleticism to the Charlie Ward,”
If this is correct then Marshall will be the starter at QB for UGA by the 2013 season. Ward was the best QB Richt ever had.
dawglasville
June 10th, 2010
10:17 am
Until Paul Johnson wins a Division 1 National Championship he still hasn’t accomplished more than Mark Richt. Richt hasn’t done what Saban, Meyer, or Brown has – fine. He didn’t do what Pete Carroll did? After today we will be happy about that. Tressel, Miles or Stoops… I wouldn’t trade. So there are less than 5 NCAA coaches more accomplished than Richt this decade. I’ll take him.
The Saint, Reverand Richt talk… I’ve never heard Richt be judgmental or be holier than thou. You guys who blog this junk sure are. You guys are consumed with putting others down to pump yourselves up. Churches are full of sinners. Where else should they be? Noah got drunk. Moses was a murderer. David was adultereer amoung other things. These are some of the biggest hitters in the Bible. Richt knows he is not perfect, like most Christians do, but he is not answering to you.
dawglasville
June 10th, 2010
11:32 am
Mr. 4/1 – One National Championship is better than none. Sorry about your baseball team. You guys sure put a lot in the MLB but no rings. Imagine that.
dawglasville
June 10th, 2010
11:46 am
Paul’s Johnson – after Tech loses 4 games this year D RAD is going to start making Johnson wear turtle necks on the sideline. He can tolerate the turkey waddle and the cleavage as long as they are winning.
Just one kiss « Get The Picture
June 10th, 2010
12:32 pm
[...] It doesn’t sound like it took too much convincing on Mark Richt’s part to turn Nick Marshall from the Dark Side: “This really all came out of the blue,” Wilcox County football coach Mark [...]
HMMmm
June 10th, 2010
1:06 pm
What happened to all the Dawg saying: If he ain’t no true dwarg we don’t want ‘em??? I gaurantee you if Da’Rick Rogers decided to come back to UGA they would love him again. What a bunch of idiots!! As for “Dream Team,” an old saying comes to mind: you can put lipstick on a pig, but by God it’s still a pig. I think that is what ole’ Marky Mark is trying to do here.
Jackets in Sandy springs need to wake up
June 10th, 2010
1:30 pm
Which is more hilarious Tech getting beat in every bowl or having to travel 3000 miles to have asses handed to them. Headed back to Boise or San Fran this year?
GoldenDawg
June 10th, 2010
2:28 pm
Roll Tide you need to watch them both play before making comments. Marshall will possibly get a shot at playing QB but I don’t think he could beat out LeMay or Murray.
As for Outlaw the only reason he didn’t get a lot of attention during recruiting is because of his grades. If he had Marshall’s grades and sat scores he would have been a 4 or 5 star recruit.
I hope we already have a silent comment from Crowell and that is why we aren’t working the RB to hard. I have seen him play and he would be playing as a FR. I don’t know that he would see the field at Bama until he was a red shirt SO.
wesleywhatwhat
June 10th, 2010
2:41 pm
marshall is a nice pick up by uga but this year’s recruiting class isn’t over by a long shot and there are a LOT of uncommitted players in georgia for either georgia tech or uga to pick up.
may the best man win.
Harolds magic numbers
June 10th, 2010
2:55 pm
bama is 22-10, lsu 20-12 UGA 20-12 , fla 25-5
Eisendawg
June 10th, 2010
3:27 pm
I guess this means, don’t put too much stock in a “silent commitment”, whatever that is. From what I’ve heard, Dawgs got a good one. Reggie says,”theres a new Marshall in town”.
dap01
June 10th, 2010
3:27 pm
Reasons why Nick chose UGA:
1. GT could not guarantee safe passage through the parking lots for Nick’s family.
2. Nick saw Coach Johnson’s moobs!
3. Nick counted how many passes GT QB’s actually make.
4. Nick want’s to play in front of 45,000 on BOTH sides of the field.
5. Thursday nights on TV just is not as good as Saturdays when real teams play.
6. Nick watch video of how CPJ treats his players on the sidelines.
7. Nick visited the GT campus and noticed the female student population.
8. Nick wants to be a part of the dream team.
9. Nick wants to be a Bulldog!
bruce mac
June 10th, 2010
3:46 pm
Welcome to the Dream Team Nick, you will have the greatest experience available in College Football and BBall. Congratulations on your choice. It is great to be a Georgia Bulldawg.
Georgia Bulldogs get commitment 11 from Nick Marshall, who will play DB | Crimson Tide 411
June 10th, 2010
6:19 pm
[...] Michael Carvell reports in the Prep Zone Blog — I’m on vacation in Florida — Wilcox County quarterback Nick Marshall committed to Georgia [...]
oleballcoach
June 10th, 2010
10:42 pm
They get the best players and we always win the game. How all those top five classes worked out for you so for Puppies?
GREG
June 11th, 2010
1:58 pm
OK, after 10 years as head coach of UGA–the preimment program N the state, Richt is devoted to recuriting and keeping the best talent the state has to offer-to recurit Georgia first. In the words of Buggs Bunny, “what and idiot.” Athletic ability is important when and if viewed in conjunction with a students academic ability and the students character and background. After all, UGA doesn’t want a JEFF MAJOLI on their hands. But, maybe Richt wants such problems, it would be a distraction FM UGA’s subpar performance. Actually, UGA would be better suited in the ACC and that converences subpar programs.
LakeDawg57
June 11th, 2010
8:14 pm
Welcome aboard NICK MARSHAL great player should be consided for QB great game at State last yr. Also any of you so called UGA fans that think CMR is trying to save his job is just plain stupid. He is a great coach. Do you remember that we didn’t win the SEC for Twenty yrs. He got two now and played for a third. Great Job CMR can’t wait for football season looks like a great yr coming and better yrs to come with the players to hit the feild in next few yrs. GO DAWGS !!!!!!
icedawg
June 11th, 2010
8:38 pm
And UGA athletes ranked #2 in academics in the SEC right behind Vanderbilt. Go DAWGS.
The Generic Tuesday Post « Dawg Day Afternoon
June 15th, 2010
4:57 pm
[...] other recruiting news, the Dawgs scooped up “silent Georgia Tech commit” Nick Marshall recently, and may have a shot at adding another top notch prospect when Tucker linebacker James [...]
Will UGA's Mark Richt add to “Dream Team”? LB to announce between UGA, Georgia … | Bulldogs 411
July 7th, 2010
7:04 am
[...] this week, Wilcox County two-sport standout Nick Marshall narrowly committed to UGA over Georgia Tech, while also considering football scholarships from [...]
GT BABY
July 14th, 2010
11:06 am
I’m not going to lie, this one hurt, hurt bad!
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