Urban Meyer slammed again for Chris Rainey decision

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one too tree fo five
man dem gators don’t take no jive….

Saturday is turing into the World’s Largest Outdoor Work Release Program.

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LOL @ athensdawg.

I can’t believe you would expect anything less from Meyer. The guy doesn’t care about principles, values, morals etc…. all he cares about is winning. He gets paid $4Million dollars to win and not discipline.

I would also take Richt over Meyer any day of the week and twice on Saturdays. Morals are more important than winning. What if he had texted “time to die, *****” to his daughter at Georgia Tech? Would Rainey still be on the team then?

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intersting…very interesting…i bet the good guy plays on saturday,then implodes during the second half and threatens a cheerleader of course urban will then say it was the cheerleader s fault

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Good one, McDawg. I laughed out loud.

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If there is any justice in the world Thugboy blows out his knee on the 1st play. That our boy Urban gets grief for being an amoral pig and no benefits from it.

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Urban Meyer has no moral fiber at all. This Rainey kid would have been kicked off of either team in this state-UGA or GT.He is so consumed by winning and avenging those who have wronged him, he is willing to sell his soul. I wonder if this happened to his daughter at Tech would he feel the same way. Meyer has no backbone, just a rectum hanging on a piece of gristle.

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I expect this type of backlash from GA fans. Yeah let all you guys talk about Myers discipline of Rainey but lets excuse the huge arrest record of UGA football.

Lets not forget that CMR, learned passionate justice from the worse disciplinarian in the game: Bobby Bowden. I suggest that UGAY fans throw stones at their own glass house.

Florida will be GA with or with Rainey.

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“given urban meyer’s well known moral values” what?!?! is miss wick employing psychological tactics in trying to bait the urbanator into not reinstating that “good guy” back on team.

will meyer fall for it……..or does anyone really think he cares what anyone else thinks?

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How do UF fans put up with this? Underage drinking is one thing, but a threat on a young woman’s life followed by “B!tch?” What the hell? If Mr. Rainey did this to any woman I knew, his ass would be grass.

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Marietta_Gator – of the 11 UGA arrests since March, all of them were drinking related or traffic charges with the exception of Mettenberger and Montez Robinson. They both had issues with women and they were both kicked off the team.

There’s no comparison in how Richt handles these issues vs. Meyer. Lest we forget the 1/2 game Spikes suspension??

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I’ll be in my red and black on Saturday rooting on the Dawgs, but honestly (and to play devil’s advocate), I’m tired of the folks in this state saying they’d rather have Richt than Meyer because of morals. Think any Florida fan would trade their national championships in order to say their coach is a good Christian with strong morals? Especially when you add up all of our players’ arrests?

Come on people.

Go Dawgs, but I’d rather have championships.

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Marietta_Gator – cmon dude. Speeding ticket? Bumping a car in a garage? vs threatening to kill someone?! Take off your orange and blue glasses for just a sec, and TRY and understand the issue.

UGA fans are not happy w/ the amount of ticky-tack arrest. But you know what, we had one player put his hands on a girl and what did Richt do? KICK IS BUTT OFF THE TEAM! Period.

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This is exactly what is wrong with sports, in general today. Be it professional or collegiate…win at all costs….nothing is sacred anymore…only the almighty dollar. And believe me…it’s never going to stop….contrar. Any time you give scholarships to kids because they can run fast and jump high…irregardless of their character…..this is exactly what you’ll get every time. Don’t believe it…check the sports pages/police blotters in any given paper from any merto area anytime…voila!! It’s the demographics stupid!

I like you querry JP…and we already know the answer!! Give me Saint Mark any day….over any of the rest of those yahoos!

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That is the question that comes into play for the 11 uga athletes when they’ve run afoul? If he’s a player, he’s done his time with a 1 or 2 game suspension. Let’s at least be fair and consistent.

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Don’t worry Tim Tebow prayed with Rainey. He’s good as gold now.

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Rainey is a “them” problem. Richt did the right thing when he kicked Mettenberger off of the team for disrespecting women. All we have to do is beat whoever they suit up which has been a bit problematic in recent history. Like most of the Gator fans, who choose to live in my great state, us Dawg fans will be doing all we can (yelling at the t.v.) to bring home a victory.

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If Fla. could win without him, he wouldn’t play. The Crier is desperate for offense…anywhere he can get it. The “Thursday” decision isn’t about whether Rainey plays or not. He will play. Desperate times for the reptiles.

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LOL! You UGAY fans are such a crock of S#$T. Your boy Caleb King was just arrested for being stupid about not appearing in court, and yet he will be in this weeks game. I agree that Rainey should have been kicked off the team for good, but hell, what about Cam Newton? He was basically kicked off of FL because he stole a laptop, but yet the media won’t speak of that and he gets a second chance just like Ole Miss ’s QB. So please spare Gator fans the lecture about what CMR would have and would not have done. The bottom line is this is all about winning and nothing else. If you really want to bitch, then why not start by saying if a person does not qualify acdemically, then he can’t play Div 1 football?

Enough Said!

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What would happen if a “normal” student had done this? Would he be reinstated to the institution? Urban Meyer needs to win and he is clearly choosing winning over practicing any sense of virtue. Congrats Urban you have managed to make a threatening text message look like a slight mishap.

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come on Marietta, what if that was your daughter or relative he sent the text to. Truth is Mettenberger had never been a problem. he was a model citizen. he made a stupid mistake. He was dismissed. That’s what coaches do, sometimes you have to teach a hard lesson for one mistake. Especially threatning another person.

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The sad part is that Florida doesn’t need Chris Rainey to win.

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From Where I Sit………..On North Ave I assume…how’s Brigitte doing, funny how after she drops charges, head beater is back on team….Yeah, Johnson’s a real man!

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Google “Blue Waffle” and then click on images–has a great picture of Mark Ritch

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Marietta,
That’s classy, real classy. Because someone stated their opinion, that deserves to be addressed with name calling. I believe that’s what got Rainey suspended.

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SouthGaDawg: Was Chris Rainey convicted of a felony? Hell there are TONS of folks who initially get charged with felony’s only to have them dropped to misdemeanors once the Prosecution realizes it doesn’t have any evidence

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UGA fans are delusional. UGA would sit out the kid for the Idaho State game and skip the FL game. UGA fans complaining about FL’s player punishment is the pot calling the kettle black.

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Marietta gator-You are an idiot and a piece of Sh**. If this was said or texted to my daughter this punk wouldn’t have to worry about football. Glad to know that all of us Dawg fans have A*holes like you to cement what we already know about Gators-No Class. Go back to collecting unemployment and make sure to vote for Roy Barnes you loser!!!!!!

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LOL a DUI is a mistake? Tell that to a MADD organization-or better yet tell that to all the parents who have a dead kid on their hands because of the “mistake”

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Those that live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Well, in UGA fans case throw Bud Bottles!

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LMAO @Tech Tard—Is that the best you got?

That is pitiful

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Our ol’ Buddy Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel
says it is ironic that Urban is letting Rainey back
on the team Saturday, which by the way is the
last day of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Bianchi says Urban should have sent a message
to all women by not reinstating Rainey.

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Our criminals will destroy your criminals.

Having Dawg fans criticize any other teams players is the
pot calling the kettle…

See you Saturday for your annual beatdown!

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Hey tech Tard: Your mom has Blue Waffle

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desperation on MEYER

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Rainey should be kicked off the team. Period. So should other guys who make similar mistakes. UGA has kicked off several players this year and the trend will continue for similar infractions.

Anyone other than a football or basketball player making a threat like Rainey’s would be in the criminal justice system. No one, and I mean no one, should be allowed to get away a terroristic threat to a women, or anyone else, for that matter.

Time for the UF president to step in and take control. Meyer and Foley are jokes!

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I can’t wait to hear the reception Rainey gets on Saturday. I hope everyone in that stadium sends CUM a message and boos his ass all the way out of the stadium.

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Innocent until proven guilty. The charges will be dropped to Harassing phone calls. Stalking? he was not following her. Threats? He didn’t say he was going to KILL her. He just said it was time for her to die. The Felony charges will be dropped and it will be misdomeneor Harassing Calls. It is no different than UGA fans getting drunk and saying ” I am going to kick you A..” at a football game.

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9-1-1 calls are always over dramatic. When asked a day later the girl said she overreacted.

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Marrietta Gator,”The latest slam comes from Carol Wick, who runs a domestic violence shelter in Orlando.” This is not a UGA fan, it’s a person from your own Gator community that’s saying this. Wise up bud!!
and GO DAWGS!

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Athensdawg Florida is a better University than UGA. If your fee for fi is a poke at the Gator fans that didn’t attend UF then you can turn the morror around and look at MANY UGA FANS too.

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Regardless of school: any arrest/violation other than speeding ticket and maybe underage alcohol consumption should be kicked off teams and scholarship revoked…..DUI – gone, death threat – gone, assualt – gone etc….No 2nd chances for those offenses….For the habitual speeder (that somehow gets arrested rather than jsut ticketed) or underage drinker, or license revoked – I’d give them 2 strikes….Someone needs to take a stand – perhaps it should be the universities themselves if the coaches are unwilling or unable

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Trust me, Marietta_Gator did not go to UF.

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5150 P.O.A.D…I thought you said on Saturday that you never visited the UGA page when I was visiting the Tech page after Tech lost and some of us were discussing the drop off in Tech D under Groh….just like a MidTown BOY

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Again, ALL, ignore 5150 POAD. He is “barking at the moon again”

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Marietta Gator- Rainey is going to have to be draging Johnny B a** off the field after Justin Houston gets done with him Saturday. Go Dogs GATA

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POAD, the wet sprocket

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Urban says one thing and does another. He speaks of morals but play someone who gave death threats. He talks about Thursdays being Family Day at Florida in one sentence and in the next says that he never takes a day off. He sees nothing wrong with trying to poke eyes out during a game.

His words say one thing, his actions says another. There is a word for that.

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Well it is not like I didn’t know that Urban Meyer wasn’t a man of class or integrity. He will do anything to win no matter the cost. UGA might not have the wins FLA has over the past couple of years but I would rather have the integrity. Urban runs a dirty program and no one can deny that. Hope that he changes and doesn’t play Rainey but we are talking about Urban Meyer so I doubt it.

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sorry RED

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@Marietta_Gator: Then you might want to try one more time in “Ethics” because I know plenty of UF alums with kids at UF who aren’t happy with UM right know with the Rainey situation..

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I have a great idea. Why don’t all the UGA and GT fans that like to post on the AJC.com meet at the Atalnta Community Food Bank the Friday after Thanksgiving to help sort food, help the poor, and talk crap the day before the game. It would let all of us meet and drop some of the Behind the Screen hatred.

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Maybe Chris Rainey was merely about about killing her in a board game or video game?

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To make you Dawg fans happy I have said I think UGA will win a close game. I think UGA special Teams make a Special play. UGA 21 UF 17. A huge kick return may be the difference.

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@Randy, give me a break. Here comes the ole bible verse – inappropriate. He can move on with his life outside of football. Ever heard of consequences?

Do u have a daughter at UF?

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You know if someone on his team did that to his daughter he would have that punk run out of town. Meyer is a disgusting, “win at any cost” coach. Maybe karma is finally catching up with him and that’s why UF all once isn’t on top.

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It all reminds me of When Tom Osborne decided to play Lawrence Phillips in the Nebraska bowl game after commiting a violent act. Phillips was a winner too. Sometimes coaches get that pang of desperation.

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I know we win Saturday now………We’ll have extra help, if you know what I mean……

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While the Dawgs players have had their issues as well, there is no way you can condone what Rainet texted. If he had sent that to Urban Meyer’s daughter at Tech, Meyer would have been ready to strangle him. You hurt or threaten women and children you should be gone no if, ands or buts about it!

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COME ON GATORS PLAY THE LITTLE THUG!! NO EXCUSES

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35 percent. The amount of posters here with at least a 10th grade education.

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Sorry, Tech at 49%. Still the lowest in ACC. And Randy YOU are ……….??

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I was blasted on these blogs by the gators for the following predictions that have ALL COME TRUE.

1.) florida would wish Murray was their QB by the time we play each other
2.) florida would lose at least 3 or 4 games.
3.) Brantley is a square peg in a round hole running the spread
4.) Rainey would be reinstated by the Georgia game
5.) No Tebow=no titles

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Oh let’s see here. Using a dead girl’s credit card. Eye gouging. Death threats.

But the Gator Trash Nation wants to talk about excessive celebrations, stolen scooter helmets and speeding tickets? LMAO.

Memo to Florida football: Time to die. Karma is a beeyotch and your piece of trash showboating arrogant classless program is about to get exactly what’s coming to it.
Good day.

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Urban should have kicked him off the team just like several UGA players should have been kicked off the team. UGA fans don’t really have a moral compass to hold here. The SEC in general has pretty much shown that winning is more important then anything and I do mean anything. If a player is not physically in jail then they are playing on Saturday.

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Cut Meyer some slack. For that matter, give Ricked a break as well !!!

I mean, really: If these two schools didn’t play with their players who have rap sheets, then the water boys (or girl, in UGAg’s case) would be out there playing flag football … or something.

Just change the name from the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” to the “Teams with the Longest Rap Sheets Bowl”.

Bail Bondsmen in Gainesville, Athens, and Jacksonville would make GREAT TV sponsors for this one.

Maybe the Georgia DMV could purchase a few spots as well; promoting a “Did you know you need a valid driver’s license to drive?” campaign.

Phil Fulmer could do some PSA’s promoting the “2011 Fulmer Cup” while congratulating the mutts on winning the 2010 edition!

Should be fun!!!

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This game should be called the “We couldn’t beat Mississippi State Bowl.” At least they didn’t get us on our home field. Go Dawgs Stomp the Reptiles!

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The discrepancy between a driving with a suspended license and a death threat is too far to even try and compare. Do I think Richt needs to do a better job of disciplining his players, yes. That being said, if neither school had any players getting in trouble (which they both do, obviously) a driving with a suspended license and fleeing the accident should still certainly warrant a few game suspension. But a death threat???? I’m sorry son, but your gone. Anyone that sees any different obviously doesn’t have any children.

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Dear Tech Football players, Have your academic counselor read this to you….

Someone once said: “A mind is a terrible thing to waste”

This must be a sad day for all you pious Tech fans…

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So Meyer has already decided that Rainey will play both running back and reciever IF he is reinstated but we’re supposed to believe that he hasn’t actually decided to reinstate the kid? Uh, yeah. OK, Urban.

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I’m sure if a tech football player sent that text to Urban’s daughter at Tech he would be okay with a five game suspension

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Hey Jeff,

Urban is coming over to drop one of those BCS crystal trophies on your head!

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Question is: Will there be enough pressure put on Urban that he will make the decision to not let Rainey play in this game? I hear even the UF brass doesnt support his decision.You get the Womem against abuse riled up and it could tarnis the UF Football Program even worse than it already has. I have a feeling Foley and Urban will discuss this before Thursday’s press conference.

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Wow POAD you were kinda late…can’t imagine what kept you. So happy to have your fresh perspective!!

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I’m surprised that the fact that the “girl” in question was really a 34 year old woman. It’s uncommon for a standout college athlete to date a woman 13 yrs his senior. There’s more to this story, I’m surprised it hasn’t come out.

I did find it comical that the lady said she never felt threatened by Rainey and didn’t want to press charges, but yet she called 911… Sounds like some big $ boosters got to her quickly.

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J Clay, I agree with you 100%. DUI is a serious issue and kick off the team is appropriate punishment. And Caleb has had more problems than we are all fully aware of. Though non-violent. Sadly most of these kids are looking for the NFL ticket. If they don’t play they don’t get the exposure they need. Seems like they would be smart enough to figure that out. Damn how hard can it be to show up, go to class, go to practice, mind your own damn business and leave other people alone.

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She said she over-reacted and actually defended him right Marietta_Gator? Scared and battered women never do that do they? You are so smart!! She was probably asking for it anyway!

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I think Marietta_Gator’s jean shorts are a bit tight today. That or their mullett isn’t looking just right due to the rainy weather.

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Hey UGA continue to celebrate the 1980″s before the cell phone was invented. With all the law breaking people on UGA you have the nerve to pick on Meyers.

Let see, Florida has 3 titles in 10 years and Mark R. been at UGA how long? How many NAT has he played for? Let see you hated Spurrier because he beat the crap out of you every year now you are jealous of Urban because you losers have not won any thing.

Herchel is about what? 60 now, what a bunch of losers”””

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Dawgzill
You are just tesing. I stil say a Big Special Teams Play decides this game. I just feel the way. Maybe a fumbled punt, or Long Punt/kick off return. Something keeps telling me a Crazy play like the 8 yrad pass to L Scott will change this game.

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you’re not allowed to have morals if you coach Florida. it’s in the contract.

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Our tradition isn’t old enough to legally drink! But we can talk trash!

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Damien Adams….let just leave it at the Bullduh fans!

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Come on guys, it’s not not like he KILLED her like OJ or something.

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LOL @ meh!

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meh and you have to have MORALS to coach UGA? Well, they are nice to have but don’t try to force them on your players.
I think I have heard the Drunk Fans yell the same type of phrases to visiting fans in Athens. Should they all be charged with terroristic threats? The same fans that yell the same type of phrases have the same where with all to exact the ACT they Yelled and they are in close physical proximity.

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Texting “TIME TO DIE BITCH” is not KILLING the bitch. Big difference.

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ratherBgambling
Actually, I am told the crystal trophy you have
now is a replica. Our tight end broke the original
trophy.

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UGA a Football Tradition from 1980-1983.

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@marietta_gator

I just compared uga’s arrest record and florida’s arrest record (as ridiculous as that sounds) and here’s what i came up with. Most of uga’s arrests are underage possession and or traffic incidents. All of uga’s DUI incidents resulted in the player getting kicked off the team or having to leave the program. For florida, they’re arrests involved theft, stalking, resisting arrest, and starting fights. Here’s what I get out of this analysis…uga’s players are college kids, stupid drinking arrests and stupid traffic mistakes. But florida players are punks…they steal, they threaten women, and they start fights. If you love florida so much marietta_dawg, go back because nobody wants a guy like you in this state. You’re trash. I can’t wait to see all of you walk out of the stadium in your jorts, crying your little eyes out. You’re pathetic

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I think if an amature athlete recives money for preforming their sport they lose their amature status. Why again is AJ GREEN still a college player. If a Track Athelet received that type of money they would no longer be able to be an Olympic Athlete right?

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Big time yech fan…….Paul Johnson Is the same breath with those guys….. Really?

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No one got anything to say about if it were YOUR daughter?

Would you still want him reinstated?…or would you want his @&& scattered across a Florida swamp?

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Mike Slive: 1980 is over, Ronald Reagan is not comming back, If you look at any news paper in Florida, no one is talking about UGA not one news media.
You losers have lost 4 games and still have the nerve to talk.
Mark Richt would be fired at any of the big 3 schools in Florida. Urban came from the Wac conference and still beat Georgia every year, we could get a high school coach and beat Richt and UGA losers.

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urban myer doesn’t care. are you kidding me? all he cares about is winning. its just a funny thing that he is coming back this week while they are on a 3 game loosing streak and they are playing ga. the biggest game on the schedule. he doesn’t care about some woman whining about something.

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@marietta_dawg

I just looked over the arrest records of florida and uga and here’s what i came back with. Uga’s arrests have included, DUI, underage possession, and traffic violations. Everyone who got a DUI was kicked off the team or ultimately left the university. Florida’s arrests have included, stalking, resisting arrest, fighting, threatening women, and theft. Here’s what i draw from that: uga’s arrests make them college kids, making stupid mistakes drinking and stupid traffic mistakes. Florida’s arrests make them punks, threatening women and stealing. Florida’s players are punks. If you love florida so much and your program is so great, go back to florida. Nobody in this state wants you here if you think threatening women is ok. You’re trash. I can’t wait to watch you jort wearing punks walk out of the stadium saturday with your heads down because you lost. Go sit on your thumb you loser. You’re pathetic

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Gator man get use to it you 4 th one on the way

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DLB…
Absolutely not. My personal desire (if this were an actual scenario) would be that he be dismissed from the team for being so negligent. These young men this since they are “super stars” that they don’t have to take responsibility for their actions.

Now, I answered your question, return the favor.
If he texted this to your mom, would you want him playing or gone?

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Gators land another recruit from our facility.

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Slap Her
Yea, she’s gonna be there,
but she is not allowed on
the sideline.

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I would have to say this is worse than letting someone play after not showing up for a court date speeding ticket wasn’t it ? this is even worse the the Mett debacle and he was kicked off the team

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High and Mighty :
when someone intelligent wants your opinion they will give it to you

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POAD, I’m interested in where you found the info on college majors for UGA and GT. Honestly, I’m a little surprised that there are so many GT players in the MGMT and IM programs.

On to another point: I’m not happy at all with the arrests at UGA in the past few years. I certainly agree that the two kids should have been released for the issues with women (although I was surprised by the Mettenberger release). I try to remember what I was like in college…pretty irresponsible as compared to a mature adult, but I knew that if I had a ticket, I had to either pay it or go to court to fight it.

Having said that, I can’t find anyway to equate the Rainey fiasco with anything at UGA other than the Mettenberger and what’s-his-name situations, and they were both dismissed.

I mean, really, have you guys (especially Marietta) even read the police report, or listened to the 911 call? Unbelievable…

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To all the holier than thou Georgia fans, I guess you forgot about how Mark Richt treated ODELL THURMOND, your all SEC line backer
According to the incident report, Thurman returned to his room after 3 a.m. on July 20 and became upset after seeing Braxton, who described herself to police as his girlfriend, with another person.
Thurman cursed at Braxton and she left the room but returned after Thurman called for her looking for his room key. Thurman grabbed her purse, breaking the shoulder strap.
Braxton told police she jumped on Thurman to get her purse back and put her arm around his neck. Braxton stated that Thurman then hit her and threw her on the ground but Thurman told police he forced her to the floor to keep her from hitting him. Braxton said Thurman would not allow her to leave the room so she went into a bathroom and exited through a neighbor’s room to a first floor room. Thurman followed to ask for his room key. Braxton made contact with a family member and
Both Thurman and Braxton were “exceptionally cleared” for domestic dispute and affray.
Police chief Jimmy Williamson said that charges would have been filed if Thurman and Braxton were living together.
“The young woman would have been arrested if they were cohabiting,” he said.

Richt said he did not consider kicking Thurman off the team this time despite his past discipline issues. Thurman was dismissed from the team in the spring of his freshman year for off-the-field transgressions that included fights, and attended Georgia Military College for a semester

He was pulled over by Athens-Clarke County police last year and was charged with five misdemeanors, but two were dropped. Thurman paid $200 for an improper lane change and playing music too loudly, but was not fined for failure to carry a driver’s license.
He’s put some really good time in from the time he went to GMC and came back,” Richt said. “He’s made a lot of strides. He just slipped up, so now he’s going to have to pay for it.”

This thug then went on to the NFL and showed why Richt thought he had made a lot of strides.

Thurman was suspended by the National Football League for the first four games of the 2006 regular season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy

On September 27, 2006, the NFL extended Thurman’s suspension for the remainder of the season as a result of the arrest for drunk driving
On July 25, 2007, Thurman’s request for re-instatement into the NFL was denied by commissioner Roger Goodell, so he was not able to play in 2007.[8]
On June 2, 2008, Sports Illustrated reported Thurman, recently cut by the Bengals, had failed his second drug test in three seasons.[13] Four days later, ESPN reported Thurman had been suspended by the NFL indefinitely. As part of the ruling, he could not apply for reinstatement until after the 2008 season.[14]On June 12, 2008, Thurman was indicted by a grand jury for breaking another man’s jaw

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Look 5150 P.O.A.D thr troll is back

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GMan

You said “girfriend”. CR would use the term “BITCH”. Anyway, Urban should bring her out in front of the press so she can apologize to CR and admit it was her fault for making him mad.

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Go back and listen to the 911 tape. It is on the Orlando Sentinel.

Even Gator Bianchi is throwing Meyer under the bus.

Rainey showed up at the house and threatened the woman and her family. This wasn’t some random text message alone.

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Even if some UF fans disagree with Meyer on this(AND I do)what the hell do you think we can do about it?

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But Richt said Odell Thurmond made hugh strides since he was dismissed and went to GMA.
So much for Richt’s ability to evaluate charcter, in this caase he acts more like an enabler.

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Marietta_Gator

October 27th, 2010
2:01 pm

Is a Misdemeanor a misdemeanor? Rainey was not charged with a Felony…so he made a stupid statement—most college kids have, hell Rainey has NEVER been in trouble with the law before.

can that be said to the habitual violators at UGA? I mean whenever you have a suspended license something had to preempt that by being charged with breaking another crime.

It’s a misdemeanor because Huntley Johnson got it knocked down from a felony. Without Huntley Johnson on the Gator payroll you couldn’t have fielded a team the last 6 years.

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GTDog
It takes some work but if you go to Ramblinwreck.com, then the football team roster you can check each players BIO. Many list their major or if they are still RS Fresh or less some say what they wish to major in. That is why UGA players have so many PRE…… enter major. The players are taking core classes, but some players take core classes that better suit a particular degree path.

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GaGator – Odell didn’t get into trouble until he went into the NFL but nice try

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I hope the Dawgs physically and mentally annihilate the gators this Saturday, however…If Georgia had a bunch of impact players that were in-limbo about if they were going to play or not I would be the first to say “What are you doing Richt you idiot! Let them play” so I cannot hate on Meyer if he does. I have never claimed to have good morals, only questionable ones.

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GaGator

October 27th, 2010
4:18 pm

But Richt said Odell Thurmond made hugh strides since he was dismissed and went to GMA.
So much for Richt’s ability to evaluate charcter, in this caase he acts more like an enabler.

Yeah, you tell ‘em! Richt is a very, very bad person. Wait, that was Jeremy Fowler. How many times will Coach Meyer listen to Bill Belichick before he’s the most hated man in college football? If Rainey plays on Saturday and the Gators win all will be forgiven.

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“He did everything that he needed to do to be re-instated.” -Urban Meyer
Translation:He ran a 4.3-40 so he is now rehabilitated.

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South Georgia

I guess you didn’t see the post above your 4:10 post—–alot of stones flying from the hands
of all the saintly dawg fans, be careful, what goes around comes around—-you are about due for another Odell Thurmond——won’t you be proud.

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FACT; bianchi has it in for the gators and especially meyer……urban and bianchi have mixed it up over a number of issues re players so the writer from orlando loves to stir the pot……
FACT; cam newton stole a students laptop in Oct, 2008, painted it, wrote his name on it, and when police came to his dorm to investigate, he threw it out the window…….he left UF for a combination of reasons including injuries, his felony arrest, and questions re playing time
FACT; during this time of newton’s arrest, meyer did kick a kid off the team arrested for assaulting (hitting) a woman
i know meyer really likes rainey, thinks he’s a good kid who’s never been in or caused trouble, and probably thinks he deserves a second chance……..as a gator alum/fan, i think the big question is the timing for giving, if at all, the second chance……..the reaction is mixed among gator fans on various blogs ranging from the “crime” is so bad he needs to be booted, to give him a chance next season, to letting meyer make the call as each player and situation is different……personally, its understandable the reaction of carol wick and others with such a serious offense ( yes, i have a daughter) and i’m concerned with the message sent with an accelerated reinstatement…..i would prefer more time to pass ( next season?), let CR prove himself with good deeds, introspection, community service (women’s shelter?) and ?therapy……i have a feeling that many of these things are already being done as meyer and the administration handle the situation as an internal team matter……..but boot him off the team with no chance for redemption?…..i’m not close enough to the situation to make that call and will have to trust that the administration at UF will do whats right for all involved including the girl and her family……and remember mutt fans, your new AD has been part of the athletic dept at UF for years and might have a different take on UM……as for the insults being hurled at urban on this blog, they are baseless and merely the result of the warped mentation and judgement of uga fans after the repeated whippings uga has suffered at the hands of the ORANGE and BLUE
GO GATORS…….

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The UF A.D-Foley and Urban are under fire big time here in Florida.Dont be surprised if the plug is pulled on Rainey playing on Saturday.

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its a text message by a kid…u all are idiots

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GaGator,

I’m on record as saying Ealey should have sat 5 games. He fumbled against SC and cost us a chance to win-KARMA

I’m also on record that Caleb king should be 4th string and mostly carrying a clipboard for the rest of the year.

i am hoping he doesn’t blow the game for us Saturday.

If i were you, i would almost expect a key fumble by Rainey on Saturday if he plays.

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Just to make the Dawgs suffer, not only do I hope UF wins, but I hope it is from a Rainey TD. My gosh, the humpers will stroke out big time!

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Tech Fan

WRONG AGAIN, HE WAS DISMISSED FROM UGA HIS FRESHMAN PAL, CHECK THE 4:09 POST.

READ IT, YOU MIGHT LEARN NOT TO OPEN YOUR MOUTH WHEN YOU DO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.

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DLB, You’re right. ALL programs have problems and issues and coaches that cover things up. A misdemeanor and a felony are different levels of offenses and should be handled as such. They handled differently in “civilian life” and “star football players” for any school should not be excluded from the masses where the consequences are passed out.

Seems EVERYONE is willing to turn a slightly blind eye to things if it will help their own team.

From a selfish fan perspective:
For me, I didn’t want CR to play because I want UGA to have every possible opportunity it can to beat UF. The CR issue was another opportunity for us. So I am saddened the he will play. If a UGA player had done that same thing, I would want him kicked off the team. (After the UF game)

From a moral perspective:
I don’t think any player should remain on the team if that are arrested for a felony. That goes for UGA too. (Lord please don’t let any players do anything stupid before the game). I would want the UGA player kicked off the team immediately if he had done the same thing.

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“He did everything that he needed to do to be re-instated.” -Urban Meyer
Translation: He didn’t kill her like he planned to.

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Lexy that wasn’t what your wife told me this afternoon.

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Dr.Steve Brule-
is your doctorate in divinity from Bishop Eddie Long’s Shonuff ministries. maybe Brett Farve did it!

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******** Richt ********
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/ MORALS /
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(((( Meyer, Sabin, Petrino ))))

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My wife would laugh at you mr high and mighty, and then punch you in the face just for grins.

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RIcht is a higher paid preacher than Jimmy Swaggert.

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Suwanee
Where did you get WALL STREET or JANITORAL? I never said that. I said more GT players take degrees headed to the PRIVET Sector and UGA players are head to the Government provided jobs ie teaching, urban housing, sociology(probation officer check the facts it is the only job in that field that gets a regular paycheck), Child and Family(social worker), Middle School edu, and Education. UGA turns out more teachers than any school in the state of Georgia and just look how the state ranks in education. Enough said. A 4 year drunk bimbo or an ex-foolball player is you childs teacher in a georgia public school. How is that working for our state?

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high and mighty is jealous because he only dates blow up dolls

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Will the watergirl be on the sidelines?

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He is goin to get it when I get home.

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POAD, show me the facts about these tech players that are working these great jobs. And my kid is doing all right in a great school in Gwinnett County. It all depends where you live son. Now dish out facts instead of dumbass statements.

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gdinkalam,

Sorry man u lost me with that last post? 4:30pm

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Which one of the 4:37 posts is the real me?

Take a guess.

The ultimate compliment, high and mighty copied my name.

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I hope CMR doesn’t take the whole team to Jax, my boys wont have nuttin to do.

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I’m leaving now. I’ll leave the posting to the retard who stole my blog handle.

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I compliment myself all the time as well as other things.

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Chris rainey suffers from the short pecker

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longdog=dreamingdog

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Murder, unless it is videotaped, would not stop Urbie from playing a star. Even then, he would say he wanted to wait on the trial and subsequent appeal before keeping the star out of the game with UGA.

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@ Athens Sheriff,

No worries, you can come help us out since. For some reason we are expecting all these campus muggings to increase due to the GT bye.

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Ben Jones cheatshop? Where? Is it all over youtube? What about Williams’?

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Hey there curious Tech freshman, how are you? Looks like it is going to be a wet, stormy, scary night tonight. Do you have need some place safe and warm??

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Stupid? No, just observant and not blinded by idiotic orange and blue glasses like you.

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I wasn’t pleased with Boykin’s shots from Saturday either…there’s no need for that crap.

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suwannee
I didn’t say Tech players are getting great jobs and Uga players are not. I said GT players degrees send them out to the PRIVITE sector and more UGA players are looking to get a job supported by you TAX dollars ie Government jobs like teaching and social work.

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GaGator
B Jones had to sit the 1st half of the Colorado game. You need o check your facts better. As everybody on this blog knows I am no DAWG FAN, But Ben Jones was made to sit for the 1st half of the Colorado loss. Go back and check if you doubt me.

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C Tech freahman
I think he is pitching a small tent for you right now.

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Both teams have problems with players.It is the society we live in today.Where has the morals and character that men and women should have are now gone astray.I love UGA and I defend it with all my heart(plus put a lot of money into this place over several years).However we have a problem and FLA. has a problem with players who are recruited with NO character or morals.Both are guilty of winning above what is right and what should be done to a player.I hope in coming years we(UGA) will look at the background and lifestyle the player has exhibited in his past before we recruit him.Yes,Richt has turned down some high school recruits in the past,but we also have accepted some who should not have been signed.So I will not throw stones at the gators,however I will question their judgement. Go DAWGS AND WIN SATURDAY!!

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Dawg Tell

An honest post—-congrats

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gripe, that is.

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I agree with From Where I Sit comments:

“This is all about winning and I do not want to hear freaking excuses about Newton. Bottom line: he was a thief, and he got caught! Believe what you want to believe but that is the reason he left as he got more playing time when Tebow was there than Brantley, so explain that!

Gators will win big with or without Rainey as the lack luster done nothing program that has not done jack in 30 years will lose again!”

Enough Said!

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I never hear about a Golfer, GYM girl, Equestrian, or Tennis player having these issues the Foolball and Basketball players have. Do you think it has something to do with the type of sport or culture that these players grow-up in or we creat around these sports?

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Mr. Brantley, it’s time to die, bitch!!

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so marietta gator, you have really laid the law down on all of our underage and dui dawg players. What you are implying from the harshness of your judgement is that you either never went to college and had a drink under the age of 21. And, if you did take a drink you certainly would have passed the PUBLIC SAFETY .08- .10 alcohol concentration test or you absolutely always used a designated driver. From your speech patterns, I doubt that you were a seminary student either(I know that I wasn’t) but I would suggest you tone down your piousness if you were guilty at their age of doing the same thing/as I, but, maybe lucky , and not getting caught! Maybe Clark County now has better policemen/women than “our” other SEC counterparts? You think? Or, the Athens chief of police is secretly the son/daughter of Jan Kemp!!!!! Will we ever get over this woman!!!!!!!!!!! Just Kidding! Go DAWGS!!!!!!

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5150 P.O.A.D. meet 1234 S.O.A.J., your master.
MURPHY. you are an idiot!

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Meyer needs to learn from Richt… You don’t see Richt lifting Caleb’s suspension to play against UF.
Then again, we’re not as scared as Florida is…

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Keep wearing those blinders!!

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Gatorbait
October 27th, 2010
5:06 pm

First of all what domestic violence did he actually commit? He texted some words he shouldn’t have but other than that, what? My Lord
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Check the Orlando Sent for the 911 call. He WENT to her house and threatened her family as well. This was not an isolated text message

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ENOUGH ALREADY!!! Rainey has ALREADY been suspended for 5 games, for a threat…via PHONE. I guess that is still not enough considering all the circumstances?? Meyer previously booted Gary Brown, IMMEDIATELY for a threat in person…In addition has anyone mentioned much about the fact he had just suffered from a concussion? I don’t condone what he said at all..However, is Rainey the only person in the world who has said something they wish they could take back??? Count me guilty too!!

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Urban Meyers is an unprincipled man, and like most unprincipled people he talks out of both sides of his mouth and only adheres to principles which benefit him. He could become a lawyer…or a politician…or both. Perhaps he is.

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5150 poad…. You have a right to be able to express your thoughts as an idiot. poad….PUNK!

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NICE!

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WWJD? Forgive the young man…

How is it then that Urban Meyer has no integrity? I would say that Mr. Meyer doing as a man of integrity and faith.

Go Dawgs, and stop this insanity!

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look out for the debut of mack brown!

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Mark Richt would never consider playing anyone who has been in trouble with the law. Meyer needs to take lessons from Coach Richt.

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Meyer will do anything to win. It does matter if a woman had her life threaten just as long as he wins at all cost..
Maybe the women who work for the domestic violence groups should sit on the Fla side with their signs, I am sure there are people that will get them tickets.

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Winston Wolfe
Thank You so very much for that. .
Yes I am the Azz on the Blogs but I still have a heart. Figure that. HAHAHHA

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Is it true that people who respond to other’s comments on a web board are sad, pathetic losers?

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“Is it true that people who respond to other’s comments on a web board are sad, pathetic losers?”

One opinion, yes. Well, speaking strictly for myself, I am pathetic – ask Falcon Jim, but I am not sad. Not as long as my insurance pays for my meds.

“A question from the bleachers” is and interesting posting name, A question from the bleachers. You’re kinda putting yourself above the fray, when actually, you’re down here in the muck with the rest of us – although you seem ashamed somehow.

That’s kinda sad and pathetic.

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Time to Die Dawgs – C. Rainey

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I’m glad to see someone is calling Meyer on this. Mark Richt has gotten 10 times the bad press for having players charged with traffic offenses and not paying traffic fines, than Meyer has over this (and several players over the summer involved in alcohol related incidents). And of course Dooley gets a pass, after letting most of the players involved with assaulting a police officer in a bar off with no punishment. I guess Meyer is lucky the Gainesville Sun doesn’t keep a running talley on the number of legal incidents that Gator players have been involved in; As the AJC does with UGA (I mean a kid gets a ticket for riding a scooter the wrong way on a one-way street, is that even worthy of reporting? The answer, of course, is no its not. But it lets the AJC keep pounding the drum that Richt has “lost Control” No we don’t want players firing uzis from the Mcwhorter Hall balconies. But I would much rather have 10 “Driving with a suspended license” charges against my players than one assault on a women, or an armed robbery or terroristic threat. Take any group of 80 or so young men in college, this side of the Baptist Student Union, and you are going to get about the same number of problems, and in some case worse.

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To be honest, I think this is another situation that’s blown way out of proportion. It sounds worse than it really is. Does anyone believe that he was actually going to kill the girl or do you think (like me) that he was just talking s@#$ to show how pissed he was at her for whatever reason. I haven’t read anywhere that he has a violent record or even a record at all so I’m not ready to condemn the kid for what he texted to the girl. He deserves to be reprimanded but give me a break. It’s not like he stole a dead girl’s credit card or something like that that we hear out of Gainesville.

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Dawg Tell, I totally agree with you. You are a class act. All the best.

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[...] Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) [...]

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Ok, when is it time to make these athletes take responsibility for any of their actions. They are just passed along from the time they are kids to the time they are men, playing pro sports. You end up with Mike Tysons, who rape women, and Rothlisbergers who are accused of sexual misconduct not once but twice, Michael Vicks who are just as disgusting. You have these kids that can barely read, or write and have no social skills but are elevated above everyone because they can throw a ball, score a touchdown, or knock someone out. When will it ever stop when we have coaches like Myers and many others who are willing to turn a blind eye. So it is only when something horrible happens when we take a stand, but no one will take a stand before the horrors happen

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I love it

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