Busy week for Roddy Jones
An interesting week for former Georgia Tech A-back Roddy Jones. Wednesday night, he was at the Fox Theatre as a finalist for the Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup. Thursday morning, he’ll be a guest host on 790 the Zone’s Barnhart & Durham show. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, he plans to be in WREK’s broadcast booth for the Georgia Tech baseball team’s games at Russ Chandler Stadium. He’s also got his MBA classes. And then he’s hoping to get a phone call from one of 32 NFL teams telling him they want his services.
“I’m excited about what this weekend’s going to hold for me,” Jones said prior to Wednesday’s awards ceremony.
To answer the first question, Jones did not win the award, created to honor a sports professional and a student-athlete for their character, leadership on and off the field and contribution to sport and society. The winner was Aleca Hughes, a former Yale ice hockey player who started a foundation to honor a teammate who had died from leukemia.
“This is probably at the top,” Jones said, referring to the list of honors he has received. “It’s a national award named after Coach John Wooden, which is an honor in itself. Coach (Vince) Dooley being here (as chair of the selection committee) and all the different finalists from different places, it’s definitely an honor.”
Former Tennessee coach Pat Summitt was also on hand to receive the professional Wooden Citizenship Cup. Coach Paul Johnson, A-backs coach Lamar Owens and team chaplain Derrick Moore joined Jones’ family in support of him.
As for the draft, Jones said he had received phone calls from a few teams to confirm his health and to make sure they had the right phone number for the draft weekend, a good sign.
“Even if they’re just calling to get my cell phone number, it means they want it,” he said.
Jones’ likely route to the NFL is as an undrafted free agent, a path many Tech players have taken to reach the league. That would most likely happen Saturday afternoon after the seven rounds of the draft conclude.
Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
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5150 UOAD
April 26th, 2012
2:10 pm
WnE tongue washes Suck Blew’s Jock Strap
5150 UOAD
April 26th, 2012
2:11 pm
1st to drink the 101 on page 3 LOL
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
2:12 pm
@ BTTF…..the dwags may make fun of Groh because of his age, but age brings experience, and with both age and experience usually bring wisdom. Groh is no dummy; he didn’t last that long in the business doing less with more; he was almost always handicapped at UVA, and yet, although not world-beaters, they fielded some good teams. If he can get Tech’s defensive players to do what they are being coached to do, I think the defense could be very good this year, and probably excellent next year. There comes a point when the coaches have done just about all they can do, and the responsibility lies with the players. Tenuta could obviously teach his players HOW to do it, but too many of them only seemed to do what they had been taught when they wanted to. And although I think Tenuta produced a measure of FEAR in his players, I get the impression that Groh produces RESPECT. And you can go a lot further if you respect your coach than you can if you fear him, because fear often produces resentment.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
2:14 pm
@ 5 star…..fair enough, although I’m not sure I totally TRUST any of the recruiting sources. They can be a gauge, but they are certainly not as accurate as what some would have us believe, and I doubt that even the so-called impartial ones are really all that objective either.
GT Lee
April 26th, 2012
2:15 pm
“WnE is a script writter for 680 the Fan”
Can he do that with cut and paste?
GT Lee
April 26th, 2012
2:19 pm
I wish I could find Gollum scurrying around in a dark alley with no witnesses……
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
2:19 pm
LOL @ Lee on the “cut and paste”
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
2:20 pm
Lee, but half the fun would be having witnesses. Can I be your official photographer? We could even have shirts made afterwards. LOL
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
2:22 pm
@ 5 star…..do you go to the games in the Fall? Several of us from the blogs have started meeting, if for no other reason just to meet and talk some. I’m sure we would all like to meet you too, if you go to the games and are interested
5 star recruits, 2 star results
April 26th, 2012
2:23 pm
Super, I generally take EVERYTHING I read or hear with a huge grain of salt. Trust, but verify. To Carvell’s credit, I kinda stalked him for a few days posting repeatedly that he was a UGA biased hack and he never deleted a comment or banned me. I ran out of steam, so maybe I stopped before I reached his limit. And it didn’t hurt that Tony Parker picked UCLA on Monday. I never thought for a moment UGA was even a possibility. I suspect he only listed them as a means of keeping the local media interested. His hour+ selection ” show” on Monday makes me think I may have been right.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
2:31 pm
@ 5 star…..one would have to ask why ANY GOOD b’ball player would sign with UGA. They’ve never had basketball program there, the ONE trip to the Final Four notwithstanding, and they never will.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
2:32 pm
Should have read—-”They’ve never had MUCH OF A basketball program there….”
5150 UOAD
April 26th, 2012
2:32 pm
Lee, but half the fun would be having witnesses. Can I be your official photographer? We could even have shirts made afterwards. LOL
I will hole the Camera for a few pictures then he will have to take pictures when it is my turn. LOL
I guess we know for sure WnE will NEVER come to the Bus before the game now.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
2:34 pm
UOAD, I hate to do this, but please check what you type….”HOLE the camera” ??? That could have several unwanted connotations. LOL
5150 UOAD
April 26th, 2012
2:34 pm
I will HOLD the Camera sorry
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
2:35 pm
But, UOAD, I am sure you are right…..you will NEVER see gollum at the Bus
5150 UOAD
April 26th, 2012
2:35 pm
Super 1…..2…………3………Tag your IT
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
2:35 pm
@ UOAD….remember that it’s dwagfan who’s the official poo examiner, so let him HOLE the camera if that’s what is needed. LOL
5150 UOAD
April 26th, 2012
2:36 pm
LMAO
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
2:37 pm
UOAD…..I will throw my invisibility mantle over me, so nobody will see me coming
BigTimeTechFan
April 26th, 2012
2:39 pm
….”HOLE the camera” ??? That could have several unwanted connotations.”
LoL, that there was funny.
5 star recruits, 2 star results
April 26th, 2012
2:40 pm
Agree Super, not sure if I believe all the talk of Mark Fox being the one to take this program to the promised land. Seems to have regressed a bit from a decent start. Just never felt right to me that it was UCLA, Kansas, Duke, three of the most storied programs in the history of NCAA bball, and UGA. That math just never came out right for me. The positives that Carvell listed for UGA were the opportunity to be close to home and help build a program. Not a great sell in comparison.
GT Lee
April 26th, 2012
2:41 pm
we may not see him at the bus, but if I get my mitts on him you may see him UNDER the bus
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
2:43 pm
Thanks, BTTF
LOL @ Lee
5 star recruits, 2 star results
April 26th, 2012
2:44 pm
“Hole” the camera. Is that a colonoscopy reference?
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
2:45 pm
@ 5 star……did you know that UGA never even won an SEC basketball championship until 1983? Hell, even Tech won one of those, and we left the SEC in 1964
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
2:46 pm
@ 5 star…..you will have to ask dwagfan about that, since, like he has admitted himself (more or less) he IS the official poo examiner.
dawgfan
April 26th, 2012
2:47 pm
as CMR’s “Official Poo Examiner”, I cherry-pick the poo by hand, no camera needed
Thanks,
dawgfan = dork w/peenus envy
GT Lee
April 26th, 2012
2:48 pm
speak of the devil and he will appear
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
2:50 pm
LMAO
5 star recruits, 2 star results
April 26th, 2012
2:56 pm
Super, yes I knew that. I also know that in the time period that UGA and Tech co-existed in the SEC, we had more Conference championships in both football and basketball. And I also know that when you point these facts out, the trolls accuse you of having to resort to “ancient” history to have any accolades.
5150 UOAD
April 26th, 2012
2:57 pm
I make 1 Huge Typo and look at the Jokes i have to endure.
5150 UOAD
April 26th, 2012
2:59 pm
Super, Lee and BTTF I am cold! Come over here and let me put my hands in your pockets Damn you.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
2:59 pm
@ 5 star, they also don’t remember that until the 60’s they had one of the smallest stadiums in the south east, and occasionally even played home games at Grant Field just so they could fill up a stadium. They may have won a few SEC championships in football before Tech left, but in general, when you talked about SEC football until the mid 60s, you talked about Alabama and Tech.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
3:00 pm
UOAD, you ain’t getting anywhere near my pockets. LOL
5150 UOAD
April 26th, 2012
3:01 pm
Roddy Jones needs look into what he needs to do to get in Football Administration. He would make a great Tech AD or GTAA President. He can sell Tech!
5 star recruits, 2 star results
April 26th, 2012
3:02 pm
How long before 1980 qualifies as ancient history, Super?
5 star recruits, 2 star results
April 26th, 2012
3:04 pm
Agreed UOAD. Great interview earlier on 790. Great young man and a great representative of the Institute.
5150 UOAD
April 26th, 2012
3:04 pm
5*……..When Vince Dooley, Buck and Herschel Die.
5 star recruits, 2 star results
April 26th, 2012
3:08 pm
I doubt even then in the eyes of the trolls, 5150. Gotta hold on to that one as tightly as they can.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
3:10 pm
At least Tech has a past worth remembering. UGA’s only real claim to fame was 1980
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
3:12 pm
I’m afraid you’re right there, it is…..
5150 UOAD
April 26th, 2012
3:15 pm
The Award winner will not accomplish what Roddy will. At least in my opinion.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
3:17 pm
@ 5 star……you never said earlier if you go to the games (some here are BIG fans, but are unable to get to the games). I sort of took it upon myself about a year ago to start compiling a list of email addresses for the regular bloggers so that we could try to get together when we ARE at a game. Several of us have already met, and hopefully more of us will in the future. In fact, there were 7 of us who met last Friday night, 5 for dinner, one who stopped by while we were eating, and one more who joined us at halftime. If you would like to be on the list, please drop me an email at my temporary email address (supersizeorder@yahoo.com). Just offer some kind of “proof” that you are the real “5 star…”, and I will give you my real email address and add you to the list. And don’t worry, I don’t forward all kinds of crap to those on the list; I just try to keep them informed of anything going on. Only those who have become actual friends ever get anything else from me. Would love to have you on the list if you are interested. Just drop me an email at that address when you get a chance.
5 star recruits, 2 star results
April 26th, 2012
3:17 pm
5150, did Vince and Buck”hand it to Herschel” Belue really have anything to do with that title? Luckiest two men in the history of college football. Dooley was at best an above average coach, and then a new trans-am showed up in Wrightsville and next thing you know, he’s in the hall of fame.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
3:18 pm
OK, guys, I have got things I really need to get done around here, so I’m off for a while. I’ll check back in later and try to catch up. But you guys have a great afternoon, and, as always……GO JACKETS !!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
3:18 pm
LOL @ it is……
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
3:19 pm
@ 5 star……, so you know about the Trans-Am too, huh? I am in Augusta, and that was well known here, since Wrightsville isn’t that far away from here.
Supersize that order, mutt
April 26th, 2012
3:21 pm
dammit, I’ll never get off this blog if you guys don’t quit posting things that I want to respond to……
@ it is…., Dooley also abstained when the vote was taken to let Tech back in the SEC, essentially blocking that move. You think he was scared he would lose some of the local glory if Tech were allowed back in? NO BRAINER there !!!
GT Lee
April 26th, 2012
3:25 pm
I thought EVERYONE knew about the Trans-Am