Fortunes of Georgia, Richt can turn on recruiting Crowell

He is ALL DAWG

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He could well be the key to our future and one of many missing links that UGA so desperately needs in this 2011 recruiting class. Here’s hoping for ‘The Dream Team, and Go Dawgs!

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Jeff, you mock recruiting. How would you suggest College programs go out and build for the future??

How on Earth can you work for a “newspaper” in the middle of College Football heaven, and “mock” recruiting.

You and your little sidekick, Mark Bradley, do nothing but hurt recruiting with your 6 or 7 negative article a week about the local programs. Nobody gets mad when you report facts about a developing story, but your opinion articles about the schools are fueled by hatred, ignorance and middle school bully mentality.

I would HIGHLY recommend that you two go write for a “newspaper” somewhere North of Washington DC, where they too “mock” college football and recruiting. Up there they expect perfection from all their teams in order to justify keeping a coach or having their fans be allowed to speak a word of excitement or love for their teams.

So do us ALL a favor, Jeff. And refrain from stories like this, and everything else to do with college football. I am sure there is a Little League coach somewhere in Gwinnett who lost the last 3 games of the season who could write an article about the need to fire him.

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Looks like he can work plenty of magic even without relying on an offensive line blocking for him, thus making him an even better fit at UGA. This guy looks like the real deal. Fingers crossed that he’ll be a Dawg soon!

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Who is included on this “Dream Team”? Drew, Crowell….someone fill me in please. And how confident are the fans in counting on the coaches to land these big players?

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I prefer to read Chip Towers on recruiting, but Schultz is simply repeating what everyone in the Bulldog Nation has been saying all weekend…we gotta have Crowell! Not just for CMR but for the future of the program.

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Well honestly Redclay, with our line the way it is, Michael Turner couldn’t pick up much yardage.

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For those of you who do not regularly follow recruiting, I would suggest 2 things….

1. Do NOT listen to Jeff Schultz on ANYTHING on the topic. He is a bully who should be writing articles somewhere other than Atlanta, where he hates all things Atlanta Sports

2. Read this…. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=5985211

Suggestion #2 is a story on ESPN.com that outlines the “Dream Team” and just how close it is to becoming a reality.

Mock recruiting all you want, and dish out all the haterade you want towards UGA, but they very well may be on the verge of signing a VERY special class.

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Richt might get ONE good player out of his “Dream Team” . They will flip like DaRick Rodgers did last year

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Hey Redclaybulldogs!!! You may want to do some research before you comment. Crowell is 6′0″ and 215 lbs moron. I saw him play twice this year and he is the real deal.

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Loyalty…look it up!

If a player resided in the state of Georgia and a Georgia program has offered a scholarship, the only decision is which Georgia program he/she wants to attend. Auburn and Alabama, and any other out of Georgia programs should only be considered if the team you want to play for in Georgia hasn’t offered or doesn’t have a scholarship to offer.

Stay loyal…stay in Georgia…and the talent in the state of Georgia will blow away the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas and yes, Florida.

Loyalty: unswerving in allegiance; faithful in allegiance to one’s lawful sovereign or government.

Be loyal to the Sate of Georgia!

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@ Not a moron… Did you go on the field to Measure and Weigh him too…. Okay…. Those stats of him or predicted stats that are released by rivals.com.

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Recruiting is the difference, but the key is the recruiting of a few key players. Coaching a player up is overstated. The key to college football is about 12 recruits in the nation.

Crowell is one of those few players that can make the difference. If Crowell goes to UGA, then, UGA will probably win the SEC. If Crowell goes to Alabama, then he will be a difference maker, but, it will be 2 more years.

I have been involved in recruiting now for over 40 years in Georgia. This is a must for UGA. If Crowell goes to UGA, he will break Herschel’s record and UGA will win a National Championship. I said the same thing about Herschel and people said I was crazy. This is another guarantee.

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UGA needs to start recruiting AAAA and AAAAA players. Not saying anything about A and AA , but we have enough of the small school backs on the Team already. These guys are coming to play BIG BOY FOOTBALL in the SEC. Please get with it CMR.

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Jeff, did you take DA Double UG’s lunch money again!?!

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Maybe so Jeff… I may be wrong but he looks mighty small in the vid.

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Mr. College Football wrote in his last article (this morning, I believe) that one of the last thing UGA needs is to have another arrest. And yet, here it is!

When will enough be enough?

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Recruiting for college football is the biggest roll of the dice for almost any college sport. There is simply no way of knowing how any recruit will do at a big time program. The other sports have camps and showcases and other sanctioned contests that allow the best in the country to compete against one another. I am not saying that recruiting isn’t important in football (simple size and speed are easily measured). It is just a situation where you never really get a chance to see how most high school players will respond to the better competition.

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Can’t know one player save nobody job. GEORGIA need a offensive coordinator that understand the game. This is not little football , but SEC football. They also need to start recruit more in state and quit letting players get away in their backyard. I know that they can’t get all of them , but they can get majority of them

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You can get your Ken Suguria off this stupid Dowtin incident. He made it sound like Dowtin was supposed to be in Memphis, but after the game Richt said he didn’t know where Dowtin was. Duh!!! Better reporting needed. I bet Richt knew where he was, and I bet Dowtin wasn’t expected to be there in Memphis either. Are you guys cloning him to be a UGA hater???

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@ The Wild Dog dinghy….. The arrest was in May, stupid jerk….

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Schultz,

I would pull a 180 (ok, maybe a 175, give or take) on my feelings toward you and Bradley if you simply did 1 thing.

Admit that the negative articles you two write are simply a way to get blog hits. You know by riling up the biggest fan bases in the State (those belonging to the college football programs), you will get more hits and angry comments on your blogs, which lead to a mirage that you have loyal readership, which leads to more expensive advertising space…… and job security for you.

Please, admit it. And if you honestly feel good about it, then bless you child.

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The one problem in the clip you showed is he had BLOCKERS! He want at UGA unless we get a new o-line coach.

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Jeff, I would suggest not being so coy or dismissive to DAdoubleUG’s comment’s. There is a large contingent of GA fans that overall feel the same way about you and really hate the AJC’s muckraking about the UGA program

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@ DA Double UG
You know that’s why they try to rile everyone up and make them (UGA sports writers) disliked (to put it mildly). So, that’s why I’m going to bed before I feel really dumb contributing to a good-for-nothing blog.

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@ The Wild Dawg –”violent crimes” You must be kidding me. Look at the other college teams for REAL violent crimes. The crimes by UGA football players weren’t violent — just young people not using their heads.

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Jeff,
A DUMB news story. There’s more going on in the sport world that is current news.

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No way he commits to the Dawgs. Who is more likely to win next year, Bama or UGA? It pains me to say that as a life long Dawg fan. On the other hand if he wants to get paid he could always go to Auburn where money talks. They could very well buy themselves a national championship this year. Nothing brings recruits like winning and UGA was 6 and 7 after a disappointing season the year before. Richt will fail recruiting just as he did last year at this time when he was trying to hire a defensive coordinator.

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DA double UG
Where have you been? You haven’t run your MOUTH since TECH LOST while scoring a TD and UGA kicking 3s.
I MISSED you.
DID you lady BIT.H slap the taste out of your mouth? Are you still trying to adjust the snoorkle you use to breathe with your head up BOBO and RICHT’S BUTT?

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I’m sorry……

are some of you suggesting that Mark Richt should have been in MAryland with Dowtin, holding his hand as a scuffle broke out.

Amazing.

I assume he should have investigated the trip afterward to make sure he wasn;t arrested. It was in NO WAY Dowtin’s fault for not reporting his ignorance…..

it was ALL Mark Richt’s fault!!!!

Now I get it.

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JEFF I will be NICE
YOU were pretty mean to RICHT and UGA on TX Sunday night. Nice TROPHEY. HIT BRADLEY in the back of the head with it like GIBBS does to DANIZO on the back of the neck. HAHAHA Mark has earned it.
LOL

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lol yeah the world would be a lot less interesting buddy that’s for sure!

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Awww man….Auburn is in the mix for Crowell with us and Bama!?

Auburn pays better than we do…plus that casino magic they pull to give players money is really hard to beat.

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DA Double, you seen Lowndes25 around lately? I got an email on Christmas, but that was about it. He said we were still in good shape.

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Saw him play vs. Calhoun and he may have the worst attitude of any high school player I’ve ever seen in all my years of watching high school football. Screaming at his coaches, taking plays off, taking himself out in crucial situations…etc etc. He will fit in very well at UGA and I’m a UGA fan.

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I don’t know. UGA pays pretty well it has just been a long time since they had to pay for a kid that could read and add. H Walker got the Smokey & the Bandit Black& Gold Trans Am when he signed with UGA.

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On a semi-unrelated note…….

Stanford is proving to the world right now, that just because you are a Nerdy-Engineering-Smart school, you cannot recruit like the big boys.

I would LOVE to watch this Stanford team bury a Georgia Tech team into the ground. Then listen to all the Techies talk about how “we hold our players to a higher academic standard, therefore we have to be extra picky in recruiting”.

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Also…I sure wish we could shelve “the Dream team” moniker for this class. opposing fans will burn us with it for the next 4 years. It will become a joke like “Finish the Drill.”

We should not have to get crafty with recruiting. The policy should be “We want to bring in players that want to play for us and kick the living crap out of everyone we play.”

Instead Richt says “Has anybody else promised to take you to the swimming pool during camp?”

“Uhh no coach they all talk about winning games.”

Then Richt says “Well you win some and you lose some.”

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D A Double, how about Ohio State going 0 for 10 tomorrow night against the SEC?

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Not same that Crowell will not be an impact player, if he chooses UGA. However, South Carolina does have a very good group of WR’s, that took some of the pressure off of Lattimore. Teams could not load the box up.

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Hope he’s better than the last superstar RB from Columbus. Remember Jasper Sanks?

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Those of you bashing the “Dream Team” moniker…..

You may think it’s kind of lame….. but the recruits it’s aimed at are buying into it.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=5985211

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Well everyone have a good night. I knew I shouldn’t have read Schultz before bedtime. Causes acid reflux.
Go Dawgs!

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Looks like the ACC is gonna lose another Orange Bowl.

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D A double
.BUYING INTO IT? That sounds a lot loke AUBURN. AHAHHAHA

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LADAwg – Crowell doesn’t remind me of HW – reminds me more of a former OKState RB who had a pretty good career with the Detroit Lions.

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Bama got the better athlete and running back yesterday- Dee Hart from Florida. Crowell is the next big name running back from the state of GA to never do anything great in college (Ealey, King, etc.). Unfortunately, getting Crowell can’t make the lines at UGA more physical because that’s what is missing at UGA. Physicalness and a tough attitude are what’s missing, not a running back no matter how good he is.

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Jeff, your comments toward Caleb King were insensitive and uncalled for —- to ask a TB to attend his classes!!?!?! Maybe Caleb will forgive you…. I’m surprised that none of your genius critics have raked you over the coals for that one.

Crowell has shown signs of being another Entitleist (like a few current Bulldogs) who might end up riding his scooter up and down the Lumpkin Street sidewalk. Hopefully, he will mature just a wee bit.

Without an offensive line that can push defenses around, he might only be marginally better than Ealey or King Caleb. With Coach Bobo calling the plays, Crowell will be doing a lot of running up the middle on 2nd & 10 following each incomplete 1st down pass. Also, he will be forced to share time with the other TBs no matter how much he might be dominating a game…. With a creative offensive mind calling the plays, he might have a shot IF the line can block…….big IF. With Bobo, he will likely be respectable, but not a star………

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SANDMAN
The SEE least is doinf the same thing, but ACC players are smarter and better prepaRED FOR LIFE.
dO you DAWGS really thing HARBAUZGH will even look at UGA as a J.O.B opening?.
DADDIE canz we moob to Athens? I wants to understand howz the jail system works. HAHAHAH
DADDY UGA now has Engininaneer Dgrees. Thez muss bez Edugmacated ow.

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Goodnight people,

Enjoyed listening to some of your hatred and envy of the UGA program.

Also enjoyed watching the ACC CHOKE in a BCS bowl….. again.

My final advice on this thread…… do NOT let Jeff Schultz talk recruiting.

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DA double
can you name 1 Medical Doctor that graduated from UGA? Not a VET a Human doctor.

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It doesn’t matter what players you recruit and sign if the players currently on your team have not bought into the system. And from anyone with 2 working eyes can see as clear as HD is UGA and Mark Richt have players who have NOT bought into the program while at least at GT Paul Johnson has forced his players to buy into it and I am a Dawg and can see that.

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Nobody expected Auburn to be good this year……

1 player changed ALL of that. Same with South Carolina.

As many haters as there are in the South, none can convince me that UGA or any SEC program who hits a hiccup will never be able to turn it around.

It was only 2 years ago that Auburn did not reach a bowl game, and their fans showed up at the airport to boo and heckle Gene Chizik upon arrival.

Remember this…… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7TxIMAwc1k

Oh, how quick the tables can turn…. Even if they did pay for Cam Newton, he was still a game changer. UGA or any team could easily land one at ANY time.

GO DAWGS!!!

Goodnight.

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I am sick of the excuses, I am sick of the arrest, I am sick of the play calling, I am sick of the same type offense year after year and I am sick of the current regime.

Good Nite all, it seems like Stanford is winning and another ACC team(conference champion) is going down.

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Media people trashing Richt is Wrong and destructive to the program. Wow! How would you feel if all these negative comments were written about your job!!!!!!!

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One more thing,. you can say what you want about Jim Donnan, but he recruited studs on both lines of scrimmage and took kids who wanted to work and get bigger, stronger and faster. UGA and its players look almost exactly like they did as freshmen when they leave the program.

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I’ll just settle for some of the linemen that opened those huge holes for him !

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tj – CMR gets paid $3MM a year to be HC and the face of the UGA program. I think he knows that the editorials in the newspaper, both good and bad, go with the territory.

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tj,

Do you read any other newsprint, blogs, or articles in other college towns? Apparently not, if you would stop blaming writers for doing their jobs like Jeff, Mark and Ken you may get it. Their job is to attract readers, which sells advertisement. No one says you have to read it, but they are doing their jobs. Read the Gainesville Sun, Dooley’s articles hammered Meyer and Florida all year, read the Memphis Commercial Appeal and you will see some harsh articles about three schools in their area.
Read the al.com writers and they beat the heck out of Auburn and Alabama daily.

I know you do not need my support Jeff, but good job, and I am sure your editor or editors are happy with your work. Provoking thought and opinion? Yes you do.

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Jeff, you my friend[sic] are pathetic excuse of a journalistic representation of our great state. You are literally acting like a 5 year old on your own blog. You blog for the AJC because you were not fratty enough in college to get a bid anywhere and thus, became a loser G.D.I. columnist. Get a life you loser.

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DON’T WORRY, I’LL GET HIM TO AUBURN

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Nooo…. no it just sounds like you need to get laid

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I am happily married and so is my bride. When any writer writes anything negative or controversial about the dawgs some of you folks are too ignorant to read the article for what it is.

Grow up !

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UGA’s fortunes won’t turn just because of Cowell. Will turn because of Crowell, Jenkins,Bray,Drew,Swann,Dickson, and others.

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It’s time for Kirby Smart to the reins.

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Think he would be an immediate impact player for the Dawgs.

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One recruit can turn things around that quickly, but the Dawgs O Line will have to man up as well. They played poorly against every ranked opponent on UGAs schedule except Auburn. UCF, Arkansas, Miss St. and South Carolina all dominated UGAs offensive line.

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Shults did you just write another article? Another article you wrote that I didn’t read! Trash-boy.

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Kevin, I did not follow your lead and go to The Lemon peel, or see you in drag at a Cher Concert.

The fact you are this immature shows what kind of person you are and your poor level of education,

Just face it you are a loser of the greatest proportion and taking your hits against a writer for the AJC for article you do not agree with shows the life you led as a child. Now get off the computer and fill your bottle up and take it, just pretend it is your boyfriend and he is there with you.

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Would you really want to wish Mark Richt on Crowell? Crowell deserves alot better coach than Richt. Maybe just maybe McGarity will use his head and can Richt now.

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Crowell could turn Richt back into a genius. In exactly the same way Herschel Walker turned Vince Dooley into a genius.

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Georgia needs to look at Dexter Walker from Dacula…great kid on and off the field, scholar athlete, RB and DB

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It’s a great topic. I’m really not sure. Unfortunately he wasn’t enough for Carver Columbus.

At this point Richt needs a miracle in strength and condititioning. He needs a miracle in focus and dicipline. He needs the Georgia team to be everything that they are not right now. South Carolina had a pretty good defense and decent to excellent skill position talent around a really mediocre QB. Georgia looks to have decent skill talent, around a vastly sluggish to overrated line on both sides of the football. They were ABYSMAL at safety. Embarassing really.

One guy isn’t going to make the difference up at tailback. They need multiple guys to focus step up and be dedicated.

If they get the kind of difference makers in Jones and Samuel that they are hoping for and the kid at safety is the real deal. I think that will go a long way.

They need an impact player at tailback no matter what the name is. A guy who is going to get the tough yards and rip off some game breaking runs. They don’t have that on the roster right now.

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editorials in the paper don’t effect programs one iota. They do offer an excellent forum for people to voice thier opinions both positive and negative.

All they have to do to change the text is to win ballgames. Slumps like this one come from ignoring huge issues or hoping they go away rather than addressing them.

Mark Richt is a good football coach or he wouldn’t have that job. He knows what he’s got to do. He knows what needs to happen.

Sometimes…even experienced captains go down with thier ships.

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Poor Georgee… A recruit to save the program from despair….??

UGA is truly pathetic.

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The loss of AJ Green could actually be a positive thing next season, if he is replaced by a playmaker like Crowell at running back. UGA has some talent at wide receiver, but Green was such a big part of the game plan that others tended to get lost in the shuffel. King, Troupe, and others may step up to help create a more balanced, and difficult to defend, passing attack. College teams lose star players almost every year, and most of the time they find someone else to step up and fill the void.

I like the way Crowell runs in traffic. A back who can simply outrun the defense looks great in high school, but finds it a lot more difficult to get into the open field in college. Crowell looks like he can bounce off and break through tacklers near the line of scrimmage, then turn on the afterburners for the endzone. If he outgrows the attitude problems he displayed in the playoffs, and can make an impact as a freshman for UGA, this team’s offensive fortunes could turn around very quickly.

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Impressive athlete. UGA will need him. However, it has to be tough for a parent to send a child to UGA these days. 41% of athletes are arrested at least once during a four year period.

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Can he hold a beer and throw a punch at the same time?

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can he do tha soulja boy on the side lines?

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Excuse the non-finish:
This guy`s statement that “I will make a difference when I get there” suggests that the equipment manager needs to get him a supply of extra size helments.

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Richt’s offensive philosophy will marginalize Crowell and make him a non-factor. If Rich had been coaching Herschel Walker he would have gotten 10-15 touches a game, including screen passes.

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Schultz, you should ask yourself sometime whether its others who are delusional or just you. Better yet….I bet if there was a UGA fan poll on whos the most respected opinion columnists covering UGA, you and Bradley would be dead last. You should read what other UGA column cohorts think of you and Bradley.

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Did TCU and Stanford have a Dream Team to finish 13-0 and 12-1, this year? I’ve been a CMR supporter all these years until the 4th and 1, kick a field goal call on the three yard line during the Liberty Bowl game. That pretty much summarizes the fall of the UGA football program the past three years. Everything starts and ends with coaching. Talent just makes coaching easier.

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WGAS?

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He’s good, but if he’s smart he will go to Alabama.

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Is he going to be that much better than Stafford? How bout Moreno? Head and shoulders better than AJ? Those are all first round draft picks that couldn’t put UGA over the top. Pinning all of Richt’s hopes for the future on one kid is pretty sad. If that’s the case, then he’s better off going to Bama or Auburn where he won’t be asked to carry an entire program.
Silly article, Jeff.

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I will wait and see. Remember Jasper Sanks?

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STANLEY SEAY HAS COMMITTED TO GEORGIA A WR THAT LOVES AND DREAMED OF PLAYING WITH GEORGIA NOW THATS WHAT GEORGIA NEEDS A PLAYER THAT BLEEDS RED AND BLACK HE’S NOT A 5 OR 4 STAR I’LL TAKE A KID LIKE THIS ANY DAY

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Florida with Teebow! One player can make a coach look better than he is!

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Looking over the past few seasons I ask this; would one recruit, ANY one recruit, change the coaching staff’s “control” over the kids getting in trouble with the law? Would this kid single-handedly been able to change the outcome of a game like, say Alabama, where the Bulldogs were totally overmatched and gave up as a team? Would one kid make Mark Richt a better game day strategist or team motivator?

The answer to all of these questions is no. If your program has to put all of it’s success, or failure, riding on the shoulders of the introduction of a single player, then you’ve built a program destined for distaster from the very beginning. What would happen if this play decided NOT to come to your school? What if he DID but got injured, became ineligible, transferred, or left early for the NFL?

Such short-sightedness is another sign of a coach who has lost control of his program. He MUST have a full pipeline of quality players to have a sustainable, competitive, program. One player shouldn’t make such THAT much of a difference (I can see a large influx of players doing great things together, but no one kid)…

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I remember how A.J. Green’s recruitment meant a national championship for the Dawgs….how’d that work out for you? Motivation through excellent coaching is the critical factor in program building (TCU, Stanford)….and player and team motivation is obviously a major problem at Georgia. I hope Georgia gets Crowell so we can here…all summer….how they “are now” set to win the SEC and national title next year.

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It would not be fair to Crowell to expect him to save Richt…..Watch the bowl again and our OL.
Herschel Could not have gained 100 yards. No blocking what so ever. The problems in Athens are larger than RB.

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that’s “hear”

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D A DOUBLE….it is always healthy to hear the other side(sports writers). It has no bearing on recruiting, it is just human interest. The AJC would be a dull read without JS & MB, imho.

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Here’s what’s up. Saban will tell this kid this and this alone. “Son, if you are stupid enough to go to UGA, with that coaching staff and that offensive line, go ahead. We don’t want you at Alabama because you are too stupid to play for us.”

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Fact is Caleb King was billed as a program changer coming out of high school. He was a YouTube sensation and hyped to the max. No way to know if Crowell is the real deal or not until he lands somewhere and proves it on the field.

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When the Dawgs have had years worthy of praise, Schultz ans Bradley have been right there doing it. My feeling they could rip the program worse if they wanted to. It has fallen to a low that brought Richt to Athens in the first place.My feeling is Adams wants Richt to be the next JoPa like Penn St and let the program ebb and flow in success.

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Crowell won’t do anything without a great offensive line. Searles had some great ones at LSU. What’s different here? Is he being allowed to coach his players his way? Just asking.

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AJC: This is IMHO, dangerously crossing the line to doing the actual recruiting FOR UGA. Its very inethical on your part.

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CMR can not coach. Yes getting Crowell would help the dogs, but CMR needs to go. What did CMR do with AJ Green. Nothing! We need a new coach that can come in with or without Crowell. Crowell would simply put a bandaid on CMR’s terminal illness. Still as a fan I hope we get Crowell, but I still have a bigger problem with CMR’s lack of effectiveness as a coach.

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I think he’s 5′11″ and weighs 210lbs, I think he would not bounce off tackles in the SEC, I think he’s a great back, very quick, but not a team changer.

And worse than all that, he has a chance to go to Alabama, if I were a top back, I wouldn’t play for a Jesus freak like Richt when I could go to Alabama and win National Championships.

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Jeff, If Richt’s future is dependent upon this guy, then he is screwed. This guy is no Herschel or even Marcus. He can run through holes but does not break tackles like the two mentioned. But you are right about one thing, the future revolves around tailback or a lack there of either through talent or scheme (Bobo).

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I totally disagree about Adams. At the time CMR came on board, it was a great hire. Adams is super competitive and ants to win! Dooley is an jerk and needed to be removed from the atheletics program.

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How many stars did the Stanford Cardinal players have out of high school? I’m not talking about academic stars, I’m talking about recruiting stars?? On average, maybe 3 to 3.5? How well-coached did they look as compared to UGA last week? Do the number of stars necessarily translate to production on the field? Obviously not! Crowell would be a great piece of the puzzle, but if we hinge our seasons on the play of 1 or 2 outstanding athletes out of the 22 on the field, we have a very low bar.

Coach Harbaugh and his staff are capable of coaching up their players. UGA’s coaching staff has proven that they are incapable of doing this. He’ll get the “deserved” one more year, but if UGA expects to get back to meeting expectations, it’s going to take another coach to get them there.

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Perhaps Coach Richt could enlist Reverend Newton to lobby on UGA’s behalf. Couldn’t hurt, according to NCAA & SEC.

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papadawg this blog started at 9:45 which is the time you are usually taping up your adult diapers.

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NCDawg, I was discussing the poor o-line play recently with another UGA grad. He is from Athens and told me that a friend had told him that during pre-season practice Searles and the o-linemen ran a 2-miles conditioner. Searles supposedly finished second which prompted him to complain to Richt about the off-season conditioning. Don’t know if the story is true, but Van Halanger is the only coaching change thus far.

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JB my point exactly, CMR can not do anything with talent. We have always had players that should allow us to have consistant 10 win seasons. Including the last 3 seasons

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I don’t know what the coach needs to call the president about. Difference in GA and Bama. Bama does not settle for a lousy team and program, they continue making changes until the get it right.

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Carver’s blocking is better.

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EX GEORGIA FAN

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I know we have 11 months, but who’s the new guy gonna be? Will McGarity be allowed to bring in his guy? Will we reach….or settle? Will we open up the check book and pull a Bama and not take no for an answer? Are we serious about winning again…or will Adams just replace Richt with ‘anyone’ just to get the “commoners” to leave him alone?

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Can Crowell get a first down running up the middle on 2 and 25?

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papadawg, whats wrong you havent had your daily bowel movement yet S for Brains?

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good one tc

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Does anyone else think that the highlight reel isn’t all that impressive?

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#12!!!! That’s awesome!! 12 players arrested this year!! Now that’s something to be proud of right there!!!

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The idea that the fate of a coach and a program can hinge on an 18 year old is unbelievable. This whole “Dream Team” notion is ridiculous. I wonder where these kids get the sense of entitlement? What happened to kids who sacrifice for the love of the program and for their self respect? Where are the Shockleys, Pollacks, Wards, Robert Edwards, Jermaine Phillips?

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Maybe Crowell could bring his O-line coach with him . . .

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Saw Paul Johnson yesterday at Maddy’s Fish Market on Piedmont Cleaning fish yesterday..What’s that about?

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Why would he go to UGA? To sit behind who ever our dumb A$$ coach is loyal too???

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My guess is that Crowell will sign with the dawgs, redshirt as a freshman because he struggles to learn all his blocking assignments, sit out 4 games his sophomore year due to off field issues, and either move on down the depth chart like Figgins or have a good junior season followed by a great Papa John’s Bowl game vs. Florida Gulf Coast College and declare for the NFL while we sit here with a straight face and blog about who’s the next Hershal Walker to come from some small time high school in some small town Georgia town in 2014.

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Hey JB, is it embarrassing to keep reading the truth about your sleazy UGAy team?

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Marlon Brown had a very impressive highlight video…

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Enter your comments here, Then he will go undrafted and be picked up by an NFL team and quickly become their starting running back

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tc

January 4th, 2011
8:26 am
Enter your comments here, Then he will go undrafted and be picked up by an NFL team and quickly become their starting running back

SAME SHAT DIFFERENT DAY AINT IT?

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No doubt Crowell can improve our running game if his character will allow him to stay out of trouble. But even he will require someone to block for him. Hopefully we have some of that covered with S&C and Watts Danzler.

Still I feel Ray Drew is the more in line of what we need. We scored lots of points this year. Unfortunately, so did our opponents. Even more so, to my knowledge we don’t yet have the beast needed at the nose guard position which pretty much HAS to be filled from a JuCo to have any impact in 2011.

So can Crowell be a Savior? Not without solid coaching, S&C, and some fresh defensive man-childs ready to make an impact. It’s a tall order.

GO DAWGS!

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Am I considered crazy because I would like us to sign 3 running backs like those big white stanford kids last night that ran all over VT?

Crowell looks like he is ok, he may be great. But, I want somebody who can slobberknock a defensive back and make him think twice about tackling him. I also want someone who is smart in the classroom and has football IQ( like knowing to fall down short of the goal line when the other team is letting you score so they can get the ball back).

Crowell looks like Ealey and King and that just does not excite me or give me reason for optimism.

I alos disagree with our running game being stopped against UCF. I went back and watched again and I truly believe we could have won the game by playing Vince Dooley ball. And our QB now is a heck of a lot more accurate than Buck.

My $.02

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JB Miles is not going anywhere, he just signed the greatest QB to play in College

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Crowell at Bama……Second team, spot play………………….Georgia…..25 carries a game for a 76.7 yard average…………………..It’s all about the OL

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Jeff you are a freakin IDIOT!!!! This guy couldn’t help win his team, that was clearly a hand picked all-star team, a state title. He will not help UGA!!!! The only thing that will help UGA is a total overhaul of the coaching staff including a NEW HEAD COACH!!!! Richt ain’t that good a coach and the sooner everyone realizes that the better off UGA will be and they can move on to where UGA is suppose to be…at the top of the SEC East!!!!

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Mr. Crowell come to UGA and represent your home state. Don’t sell out and go to Alabama. The state of Georgia will always be behind you while you play and when your playing days are over. GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Who did Muschamp hire as DC at Florida?

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s/b easy there…..

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Knowshon got a lot of carries, ONLY because the other back got injured.

bobo averaged less than 100 yards rushing a game in 2008, about 110 in 2009, and only 140 in 2010.

UGA went downhill after 2007, wheh UGA averaged 180 yards a game rushing.

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Name 1 RB from UGA in the last 3 years that got an average of at least 20 carries a game.

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Jesus has already “saved” Richt.

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[...] running back and 29th best prospect overall by Rivals, is considering Alabama, Auburn and Georgia. He’s considered the No. 1 priority for Georgia’s 2011 class.Crowell plans to visit Alabama on Jan. 14, Georgia on Jan. 21 and [...]

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Crowell is overrated…He played behind a massive OL against inferior competition. He also has an attitude problem. He was shut down agianst Calhoun in AA semifinals. Unless you have blazing speed, strenthg and/or great size it is a different world in college football. I don’t think Crowell has the speed or attitude to be a great SEC back. He will be average like Ealy who was all everything coming out of high school.

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“So what do you think? Can one player like Crowell make that big of a difference?”

Depends. Will CMR use him as a running back or will he use him as a tight end?

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You’d better hope he’s smarter than the last savior, Caleb King, who by the way, hasn’t worked out too well, has he? UGA folks, I know GT has it’s own share of problems; however, good coaching isn’t one of them. CMR is absolutely the worst coach (using that word very loosely here) in the SEC. He should be fired now so as to not cause the great State of Georgia any more embarrassment

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“Ealey averages more yards a carry, than Lattimore.”

So what you’re saying is Ealey is better?

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“What did Marcus Lattimore do for South Carolina this season?”

He helped USC get stomped by Auburn.

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Lattimore also helped FSU stomp USC’s @ss.

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This kid is no Marcus Latimore…. 17 – 6 and 10 – 6. UGA cant score a TD !

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“Nobody expected Auburn to be good this year……”

Herbstreit and Phil Steele did. Herby picked Auburn to win the SEC West. Phil picked Auburn to go undefeated.

Are all UGA fans as ignorant as you?

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Isaiah is a joke like most UGA recruits as of late.

He’ll fit right in.

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He’ll fit it since he’s got a terrible attitude. Richt just better be glad he doesn’t have to play Calhoun High School.

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Jerry

I’m not going to argue about whether or not Ealey is better than Lattimore simply because to me, it’s like arguing if UGA is better than Vandy.

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The only way Crowell picks UGA is if he knows CMR will bail him out of jail.

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“USC was beat down Friday night. Period. ”

27-16 is not a beat down. Period.

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Crowell will be interested in going where he will be most successful in regards to the NFL draft. He will not want to play behind a poor offensive line so that is a negative for UGA. And Saban usually get who he wants, e.g. Kirby Smart.

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How many td’s did Crowell get in high school? 133 like Ealey? If not, it’s like comparing Herschel Walker to Ealey, oops, Ealey averages a higher per yard carry average than Herschel too.

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Chris Matthews

Does Obozo still give you a thrill up your fat legs?

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Crowell has already demonstrated that he is an entitled gift to whichever school he should attend. These kinds of players don’t usually work out, particularly for Richt. Richt should be looking for some hard-working linemen who will stay out of jail.

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When did I say the SEC East got beat down in their collective bowl games?

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If Herschel Walker came onto Bobo’s team, Bobo would rotate him with his 2nd best RB, and wait until Herschel could block like Ben Jones. Disagree? Ealey averages more yards a carry than Walker in college, and broke Walker’s high school records in high school, and Bobo gets him 12 carries a game.

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For all the pathetic loser UGA fans who say that Auburn is a one man show.

Here are the following players who made Auburn great this year: Nick Fairly( you should remember him because he gives you nightmares and makes you wet your beds.), Darvin Adams, Onterio McCalleb, Michael Dyer, Mario Fannin, Terrell Zachery, Lee Ziemba, Aairon Savage, Antonio Goodwin, Quindarius Carr, Josh Bynes, Wes Byrum, Kodi Burns, Craig Stevens……………………………………ANNNNNNNNNNNNNNND Philip Lutzenkirchen!!!!!!!!

But please, continue to talk about how Auburn is a one man team. Idiots.

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Ealy is a average SEC back. He runs a 4.5 40, not the kind of speed that makes one great, doesn’t run over people, or consistently break tackles, isn’t particularly shifty, like a barry sanders, and tends to fumble in crucial situations. On the other hand, I could be describing Emmit Smith who was one of the greatest. Sometimes it’s just a matter of desire, work ethic, and the ability to step it up when the game is on the line. I’m skeptical of Crowell on both of those.

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I ask is he really that good? I think Richt lets others do his recruiting and judging of talent. Is this hype or is it the real deal? Carver is not a big school divisionally, however the fact that Auburn and Alabama is after this guy tells you something. Dyer was suppose to be this good last year at Auburn, I don’t think he has been that good, Latimore has been better than advertised. I think the difference is football IQ. Hasn’t there been some flops coming out of Columbus in the past?

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To all UGA fans,

In 2008, UGA fans famously screamed ” THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GOES THROUGH ATHENS” without ONE game played. In the end UGA lost 3 games and did not win the SEC East let alone the SEC. You guys have to learn that winning doesn’t come with how loud you proclaim how great you are before you play a game.

Auburn in 2004/2010 played their games, won big and proved it on the field.

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“Dyer was suppose to be this good last year at Auburn, I don’t think he has been that good”

He broke Bo Jackson’s freshman rushing record. He’s a freshman. Meaning he has 3 more years to play. Do you really think Auburn would run him all day long when they have THREE great running backs?

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How good is Crowell…………..Saban jumped on another back as soon as he said yes and left Crowell at the bus station…..

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All school went after Ealey & Caleb King too, means nothing.

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“If Herschel Walker came onto Bobo’s team”

CMR would use him as a punter.

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Lattimore fumbled in the Bowl game, guess he ain’t a good back either.

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Crowell didn’t look good against Calhoun when the UGA coaches were all there, I don’t see the fuss. Didn’t even get a 100 yards rushing.

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this guy looks real good on the video clip………Having players at the skilled postions that are good is a blessing. HOWEVER!!!!!!!!! the games are generally won in the trenches and uga has not been coached up on the offensive line. This is where Championships are won on the O and D lines.

time for personel changes
go dawgs

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First of all Calbe King is simply unable to read at a 9th Grade Level.
That fact has a lot to do with why UGA student blogs have been reporting for 3 weeks that King faield every single class during the Fall semester. He’ll be gone by Spring practice. And, in the end, UGA is going to pay for it.

Second, this shows how really pathetic UGA and UGA fans have become when the “fate” of the head coach(of good character) is being “decided” by the outcome of the recruitment of a marginally illiterate high school running back. Thats just way too pathetic for words.

Third, if UGA really wants Crowell, how much will he cost?
Auburn “appears” to be willing to pony up enough money that,
in the alleged words of Cam Newton…”the money was just too much.”

I guess we’ll have to judge by what kind of new car Crowell arrives in on campus in Athens, or Auburn or Tuscaloosa, or which Crowell family member gets a new house, new job, or new improvements to the family home or church.

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Jerry….any back that plays major college football is good and was great in HS. In college it is a fine line between average, good and great. Lattimore will probably play in the NFL because of his ability to break tackles and get extra yardage after the hit, but he can be stopped as he was in several games this year. Yards per carry is a good stat but it doesn’t define who is the better back.

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I wonder where this kid’s upside is? Could he already be tapped out? King had some great video’s to.

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No Jeff, 1 player partuclarly at RB, will not make a difference for Bobo and Richt on offense. They already have a boatload of 5 star players like Ealey, T King, C King, Charles, White, AJ Green, they just don’t believe in using playmakers on offense, they like to rotate–sort of the old, old USC Torjan outdated approach that doesn’t work anymore. These days, you play your best guy like Newton, Lattimore, etc. Richt also rarely lets a redshirt freshman start on offense at RB. Bobo insists they have to pass pro like a master first, delaying their impact for a year.

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If he goes to UGA, he won’t have an O-line worth a darn to block for him…

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If Percy Harvin would have come to Georgia, he’d been moved to defensive back like Branden Smith.

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“Dream Team” won’t matter. Richt has recruited a dream team for the past four years and coached them down to finishing 6-7.
Players like Crowell need to look around and see which schools will help them get better and which ones (UGA) will coach them down.

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I would just as soon have 5 or 6 good offensive linemen sign with UGA.

The problem with recruiting is we are talking about High School players.
Caleb King was the Crowell of his senior year in High School, 5 star player, number 4 rated RB in the nation, a can’t miss star in college. But then he had to play College Ball instead of High School Ball. For some strange reason there seems to be a big difference between High School and College when it comes to football.

So if you rely on one player to lead you out of the wilderness and he turns out to be a bust, where are you? Answer, you are in a 7 loss season.

Recruit 5 or 6 top rated offensive linemen every year and you will find 5 or 6 out of the 25 to 30 on the team who can play. And then you can run the football on anybody.

My two cents.

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Serious followers of recruiters a a strange bunch. I’ve known a few that have gone to signing day in Athens for the last few years but have not attended an actual game there in over half a decade.

Following recruiting to that level is like watching the casting for a film rather than watching the movie.

In keeping with mty metaphor:

Georgia has been consistently landing Samuel L. Jackson-like talent, but unfortunately they keep making Snakes On A Plane.

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I don’t want any of these guys. They already sound like thugs to me bragging about how great they are.

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If 1 player could save Richt, it would have been AJ Green. How bout that Bowl game?

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UGA has been landing apples, when they needed oranges.

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JB, some guy who is the D line coach for the Seahawks. Don’t know anything about him except he coached with Muschamp with the Dolphins and out of 184 Dlinemen, he had 2 of the top 15 in sacks. His DC was not as important of a hire as his OC because of Muschamps background.

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The Seahawks had two of the top in sacks because they got to play St. Louis, Arizona, and Frisco twice each.

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Any Florida coahc can beat Richt, he’s 2-8 against Florida, come on.

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My concern with him is ball security and blocking ability. Needless to say, ball security from our running backs cost us at least three games.

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Not a good idea to base all your expectations on whether or not one recruit picks your school. I would rather get a guy who works hard and stays out of trouble along the way. There are alot of good kids out there who can play great football. It seems the “5 star” players for the most part have been told so many times how good they are that their work ethic has suffered and the next level knocks them down. Anytime I see a high school kid play the “which hat will I choose”, I know they are not ready for the next step in life.

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It appeares the young man has potential but what Coach Richt needs to do is evaluate his coaching staff. When Dan Mullans went to Mississippi State, the whipping boy of the SEC west, he didn’t bring his own players but he did bring his own coaches. He didn’t have 5 years of top ten recruiting classes to work with yet be produced a winning team which put Mississippi State back on the college football map.

While Crowell will be a good addition to the UGA team he is not the answer to UGA’s problems. UGA’s problems are bigger than one position player. The coaches at UGA have these players brain-washed in believing they are so stupid that they can execute the simple plays, so all losses are blamed on failure to execute. Crowell has to look at the position coach and ask the question “will I progress or regress”. When comparing what Alabama’s running backs did against a #9 ranked Michigan State team with what UGA’s running backs could not do against a Central Florida team one would have to ask which school will best prepare me for the next level. Alabama’s backs will most likely be 1st round picks while UGA’s backs may be free agents who may make the pratice squad.

These film clips always look good. Go back and look at clips of Joe Cox, Logan Gray, and Caleb King. Christian LeMay is another savior projected for UGA but if you go to some blogs in North Carolina there are some who say he is almost as good as Joe Cox. Again my point is UGA’s inability to coach up tallent. Cox and Gray sat on the bench and got a clear message they were not good enough to play at UGA. Cox was three star, Gray four star, and now Nick Williams another four star is looking to transfer. These things don’t point to lack of tallent but point to lack of coaching.

I would hope Crowell does come to UGA but one has to wonder if Coach Richt mite want to look at how the team sees his relationship with his coaches. Does he demand accountability from them or just press on with the attitude of, “it is what it is”.

UGA is on a steep slope downhill slide that may require a major shakeup of his coaching staff and not the recruitment of one player to fix this mess.

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As long as he’s not a headcase. By the comment of “I know I’m going to be a difference maker,” it sounds like he is. Anyways…. it doesn’t matter until Richt & Bobo are gone.

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Crowell will fit in pefectly with preachers son Christian “Me” LeMay.

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Just look at the photo of this kid already doing a Heisman pose and hasnt even played a damn down in college football. Most likely will be a bust if UGA nabs him.

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I would be careful putting too much pressure on this kid to “save the program”. Unless he can make all the other players go to class, not get arrested, call the plays and provide the motivation and discipline for the entire team it wont matter. Great player, but no more so than AJ Green. Many more things have to happen which have nothing to do with players or X’s and O’s in order for the Bulldogs to get things turned around.

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Isaiah go to UGA. You can Bring PRIDE back to our great state. i was once a bigtime prospect and understand your pressures and wish i would have played at UGA after graduation in 1994, but you staying home is a great fit and your whole state will behind you. Do whats right and rep your hometown, Highschool, state, and your GA family and things in ypur life can be very special.

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After next year, you are selling UGA to a perspective new head coach as a house in bad disrepair. Spin it anyway you want to, but after this year 6-7, and next year probably about the same, you are talking about a rebuilding job. probably not as bad a Tennessee, but close….I say all that to say we ain’t getting a top notch experienced head coach in here with a shiny resume. Ask Tennessee.Georgia will be hiring potential.

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So what. If he comes to UGA, Richt will probably red shirt him.

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Simple. Crowell only comes to thUGA if his IQ is less than 70. He goes to Tech if it is over 100. Alabama and Auburn have shots if his IQ is between 70 and 100.

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Ralph……………….people in this world actually make money….and enjoy life……who didn’t go to Tech. I know you find that hard to believe.

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Really? All of this crowing is just silly. I will concede that Bama football has a lot to crow about with Saban. I know Florida owns us in football. I know that Tech is a better academic institution than Georgia. I know that Auburn had a great year. That said, the Tech and Auburn football programs have nothing on us. Other than Vandy, UGA and Florida are by far the two best academic schools in the conference. Don’t talk about how stupid Georgia people are. Other than 1990 when has Tech been a real factor in football post Bobby Dodd? If you would have won the Orange Bowl you may have something to say. Do you think Va Tech was a national power this year? Richt and the Dawgs are down but reel in the crowing. Like me, most of you chest thumpers are only contributing by sitting on your fat butts in front of the TV on Saturday.

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There is a blogger on here ( maybe (Mobil Dawg) who wrote a great piece a few months ago during the season when we started 1-4. It was about the Culture that Richt has created in Athens that’s the main problem. Well written and made a lot of sense. At the End of the Day, With the Staff and players, I think he has created a culture of say, in one word, weakness.

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@JB, “I say all that to say we ain’t getting a top notch experienced head coach in here with a shiny resume. Ask Tennessee.Georgia will be hiring potential.”

Nothing wrong with not bringing in a “big name” if McGarity does his homework. I’ve brought up names like “Joey Jones”, University of S Alabama, and others who have a “great” track record at smaller schools. His pedigree is 2nd to none. The right guy, with the right plan, would do fine at UGA. What we need is a coach with a plan. Ours doesn’t appear to have a plan. He’s basing his success in football on faith, not hard work. Sorry if that offends some but IMO, it’s true.

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Ralph…LOL…your IQ must be most impressive to have developed that comment…is your jr. high still out for holiday break?

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I have seen Isaiah first hand, he’s a beast. But why on earth would he wana come and be a part of what this program is doing? Other than def playing time. UGA needs to hire someone that can evalute recruits, and a OC. Let BOBO coach QB’s. I like Richt and think he’s a fine coach….at times. But i wouldnt dump him. The rest of the staff…..eh!

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JB, that would have been me. If anything that culture continues to grow more rank as time goes on. Like I said earlier today, it’s highly unlikely that CMR can change himself into what we need. The only other option is that he surrounds himself with “great” people. He hasn’t shown any “indication” that he’s going to do that, or ability IMO, with the CTG hire. CTG didn’t impress me with the way he conducted himself this year.

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One or two players can make a huge difference in a college teams success. There would be no discussion about Richt’s job security if Stafford and Moreno had stayed for their senior seasons. If you think the final record in 09 would have been 8-5 with those guys on the team you are crazy. Just think how different this past year would have been if Reshad Jones had been patrolling center field for UGA and not the Miami Dolphins! Also, losing Rennie Curran hurt the defense as well. With a little more defense the outcome of several games would have been different. Losing players is a fact of life for college programs so I don’t think you can give Richt and his staff a total pass on that, but these are important points for all of us to consider as we evaluate the UGA program and consider whether a handful of good recruits might help to change our fortunes next year.

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Not one player or ten players can make a difference at UGA. As long as Richt is the coach nothing good is going to happen. Can’t McgGarity and everyone else GET IT!!!! McGarity says to let everyone know that he GETS IT but I don’t think he does. He said he saw nothing but players hustling and playing hard in the other twelve games they played, I didn’t know we had hired a blind athletic director because I sure didn’t see that. Talent is not the problem at UGA and never has been, COACHING is the problem. We need a coach who wants to win not prepare the players for the afterlife!!!!!!!!!

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Ralph who are you kidding, you dont see any players at Stanford, Ivy League, TCU, Duke, Vanderbilt sound like Nesbitt when talking do you? Nesbitt is about as much a student athlete as a pimp.

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UGA is fast in danger of becoming the Michigan of the South.

Lloyd Carr was a darned good coach , and a Michigan Man as well, but the media, alumni and athletic board all publicly discussed “will he be here or won’t he” for several years before he actually left. During this period the aforementioned created such a turmoil that Michigan could not recruit the athletes needed to compete in the conference. Then Rich Rod comes aboard and brings his offensive ’scheme’ that requires a certain type of athlete-none of whom Michigan had- and you see the results. Michigan has been out of the hunt for what? Eight to ten years now, primarily due to the coaching uncertainty on the part of recruits.

Is that what the AJC wants or are you and MB shooting for employment on one of the Chicago rags? The NY Times? Hey,recruiting is hard enough without you all ‘mocking’ it and what you write is not helping either of our state schools,

But at least y’all are fair; it appears that you try to screw UGA and Tech equally.

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The kid looks pretty good, but did anyone else notice that most of those runs were basically two plays? A pass to the outside and a run up the middle. I’m sorry, but how is our o-line going to open up a hole in the middle?

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He looks very good, but nowhere near Herschel, Reggie Bush, etc.

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I can’t blame McGarity at this point. He gets a pass because he’s relatively new at this point. That said, I believe he’s made some good moves to this point. He scheduled Boise St which I think was a “huge” shot over CMR’s bow. He has put him on notice.

The real problem though is IMO, we are in a near hopeless position leaving CMR at the helm. At this point I can only hope that a significant amount of “intelligent” supporters put their money where their feelings are. I know that’s hard to do for long time supporters, afraid of losing their seniority, pecking order, etc. but that’s really the only way to drive home the point that we’ve had enough. If you must continue to contribute, make it the minimum, include a letter, letting the President know they are on a “short” leash. Football, as we know supports everything else.

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Ah yes, the class of the Jort Nation shines through once again. Clearly, the English language is not your forte

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I will be surprised if Richt can last longer than one more year in Athens.

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One recruit can no more “save” Richt than one player, most likely the greatest receiver in the history of the program and the MVP of the Liberty Bowl, could save the 2010 season.

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Offensive line needs to improve for the dawgs. Running backs have to have blockers.

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If Richt wants him, would Crowell be another Washaun Ealey or Caleb King?

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You cannot tell how good a recruit is by watching a 4 min video. Both Caleb King and Ealey’s HS videos looked impressive but neither have really lived up to all the hype at all. Why not post the video of Cromwell’s HS playoff game where he was stopped dead by the opposing teams D.

One player isn’t going to save GA’s FB future. GA desperately needs an Off line coach and an Offense that can run block. A new coaching staff that would breath some life into a lifeless team is the real answer.

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OK!!!! Looks to me in the highlight video he has great blocking.

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“Gatormeat

January 4th, 2011
11:04 am

Has richt ever finished a season with more wins than arrests? I doubt it, this is another reason none of the recruits georgia is after should go there. Something about athens seems to strip any character the young men have. They have a history of trouble with the law. It is not surprising considering their history. ”

Hey Pot, meet kettle

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Gotta get out of here and get some work done. My bloods a boiling just thinking about CMR recieving $3 million plus a year for what he’s giving us. I hope everyone has a great year, I hope CMR turns us around, somehow, don’t believe it can happen.

I’ve been affiliated with UGA and athletics for over 41 years now, I didn’t watch the Liberty Bowl. From the reports and what I read, I made a good choice. Until the good folks charged with taking care of what’s been near and dear to me for a long time can do their job, I’m checking out. I will pop in from time to time and see what’s going on. Everyone take care….

WDE in Glendale….Good Luck….

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Good coaching is taking a team that isn’t quite as talented and beating a more talented team by preparation(game plan)execution,determination,and enthusiasm(making believers out of your players)see Tampa Bay’s coach. When is the last time we were significantly outmanned and came out a winner? Other teams do that to us, but not us to them.

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Jeff and Redclay:

At last spring’s state track and field finals, I spoke to Crowell at length. At the time he was about 5-10 (not 6 feet) and probably about 200 pounds. After a year of training and growing as teenage boys do, he may be closer to 5-11 (maybe 6 feet) and 210-215.
S. Thomas Coleman

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There is only one Hershell Walker. Crowell is good, but he want turn Ga around. Generally no one player will carry a team. That is where Ga people miss. The game is won in the trenches.
Jeff, don’t venture into recruiting. Monster Chip, what a joke. He get’s all his information a day later than everybody.

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The game is won in the trenches!! Look at all the small OL we are recruiting. DL is coached by Garner and He suks

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Bama just got a verbal from a Florida running back, so they are probably not in the hunt for Crowell. Coach Richt has been good for Georgia but if the talent level is not very high, the SEC has gotten to be a tough place.

Bama had the best running back combo in their history coming into this season and finished fourth in the SEC West. Georgia does need a good running back but the days of a one guy, a Herschel Walker coming in and making all the difference are pretty much over. Still though, Cam Newton floated Auburn’s boat this year. Maybe it’s still possible, but not at running back. See Marcus Latimore, he’s good but they are 9-5, which is not what Georgia fans will be happy with.

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Great article. I always love reading your opinion/views on sports.

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One man can not win in a game of football it will require 11 men who are totally on the field, so therefore I don’t see him as being a savior. I have seen a lot of great players at UGA’s football camps but because of their size UGA will not give them a second look. Maybe if they stop discriminating because of size and get ability they can win some games! Check out the video for Curtis Mason out of Villa Rica, GA on YouTube! He also had great performance at UGA’s camp 2 years in a row!

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AMEN!!Buckhead Dawg!!You have 50 years!! How can UGA keep on giving another year to MR? I have respect for MR! I also know this football program needs a leader!! I do not want to wait another year! I am embarrassed to be a dawg fan.

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It takes a family of players to win a game. One player is not going to change things for a team. Lets go swimming!!!

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Even if UGA signs him, what is to insure Richt and Bobo won’t screw it up some how or other? They have managed to do it in recent years!!

There are times when Richt and Bobo appear as though they ‘KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO’!!

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If your Quality of Life is based on 1 18 yr old running back you may need to get a new job.

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I might be wrong but didn’t Hershel Walker save dooley hadn’t Dooley recently had a losing season before he got walker. Not saying crowell will be even close to walker and i still think richt should have been let go , but one player can save a coach.

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By the way, we need some backs with heft that can run over linebackers. These finesse little backs that Richt has recruited are a joke. Watching Carlton Thomas run is like watching a drunk run into a brick wall at full speed. He probably doesn’t weigh 160 soaking wet.
What a joke. This is an FSU thing. Can we send Richt back down to FSU to help out the Noles in the ACC?

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Crowell;

We love you and we need you!

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Can one player make a difference..yes, but we are talking about saint Richt who couldn’t win the SEC east with Stafford, Moreno, Massoqua, and others.

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Muschamp gets Weis!! We promote bobo!!Dang.

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Jeff, I respectfully disagree…Crowell is just a newer version of CK4, and has the same attitude. I saw him shutdown and losing his cool against Calhoun. Bray would be a much better fit for UGA, and Branden Smith should be moved to the offense where we could desperately use his speed and versatility. Just my opinion.

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Richt had Peter Warrick at FSU. MR called his number every other down. We pass to Green one or 2 plays a quarter and try to get him killed most of the time.

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We need a smack mouth running back that weighs around 225 with speed and an attitude. Is Crowell this person?

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Crowell seems solid and may be a great kid (don’t know), but he is not the exceptional talent of, say Lattimore, who made a big difference at S Carolina – but they still lost 5 games, even with the genious.

UGA needs more creative playcalling, tougher practice drills and discipline. With improved coaching UGA can have better results, with Crowell and no institutional changes it will be more of the same.

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All this talk about recruiting is a diversion from the important subject at hand which is why we have to fire da Preacha Man this year, not next year.

Talk is cheap. UGA is famous for training 5-star recruits up to 2-star level since Mark Richt became the CEO.

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Let’s talk about who needs to replace Richt, not about of high school players who will probably be bench warmers. The dream team is a mirage, a diversion, a hallucination of Mark Richt. Richt has not credibility with anybody anymore and that includes both college and high school coaches, players, fans, and alumni.
OFF WITH HIS HEAD!

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Snoop – Would love to have Mullen, Strong, or Smart.

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All Richt does is keep the same ole assistants. Bozo, Garner, Etc etc. Why not hire someone like Weis? He knows Uga is not going to fire him any time soon. We just got a AD! Who’s to fire him!

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I have to admit, I use to be one of those who would get excited when a 4 to 5 star recruit would come to UGA. I can’t argue what most of the haters on here say. These big time recruits the past 3 to 4 years have turned out to be duds for the most part.
I kept hearing how awesome King & Ealy were going to be and bought into it. Shame on me. However, I can’t blame the lame running attack this year just on those two. We were suppose to have this so-called veteran offensive line to open up holes for them. I don’t recall that happening one time this year. End part of last year when they had a couple nice holes to run through they did pretty well.
I’m now at the “wait and see stage” I don’t care what these guys did in high school. It’s what they do on a college football field on Saturday’s in the Fall that matters most.

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wildbill

In 05 when the talking heads were talking up Boise ST in the season opener I knew it wouldn’t be a game and it wasn’t. Boise never had a prayer. I don’t see it the same way this time around. It’s us that does not have a prayer. Unfortunately for us Dawg fans, that will be just one of the many embarassments in 2011. We have no coach

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Snoop

Van Gorder isn’t HC material. Great DC and excellent motivator but a bull in the china shop at a HC position

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@Snoop Dawg
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Go after CMR for his lack of getting the job done at UGA. That everyone gets. Why do you feel that you have to go after his character/belief via “Preacha man?” There’s no reason for that. It just shows a lack of class on your part.
I get it; I’m just as ticked off as the next Alumnus, if you are one, but to go after someone’s character regardless of who it is classless. Especially a man’s beliefs. Let’s stick to his coaching abilities or lack thereof. Thank you.

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For all you Richt Apologists (take notice DIT), you can measure Preacha Man’s incompetence based on how the quality differential between UGA and Boise State has absolutely flipped over the past five years. Unless Richt leaves within the next 30 days, we are going to get on of the ugliest beat downs ever adminstered on national TV in the Georgia Dome at the Kickoff Classic.
If Richt stays, Snoop Dawg predicts a 3-win season next year and a seven year recovery period after he is gone. He is worse than the NCAA Death Knell.

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As stated above Snoop Dawg = Classless.
Not arguing about his job performance. I guess I should have expected these kind of juvenile comments from someone that uses “snoop dawg” as their blog name.

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Snoop – Peterson is a great coach, but I think being at a private school with resources helps him alot and that he may not be a good fit in Athens.

Smart is from the gene pool, but he is very intense and would not be overly subordinate to Adams, which is why I do not think he would be hired in the first place, but I would love to see him at UGA.

Strong has done a great job at Louisville and was the superior DC in the SEC in his era. I think he would be awesome at UGA, then go to the NFL.

To me Mullen has done the most with the least, and would be my first choice. Starkville is a nice place and Mississippi State is a fine school, but MSU is by far the school in the SEC that is the least appealing in terms of academics, program history, facilities, social activities, etc. (I know that sounds bad and that Bully kicked our tails this year – it is a nice place – but the institution is not on the same level as UF, UGA, UA, UT).

GM – If your going to make a move, do what it takes to get Mullen!

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Can’t help but wonder if Crowell’s 20-10 highlight reel includes the footage of him throwing a screaming hissy fit on the sidelines when he got totally OWNED by Calhoun’s defense in the AA semifinals…The “future if UGA’s program” was screaming at his coaches and teammates like a spoiled brat who had just had his favorite candy taken from him. Real mature, and I’m sure just what we need in Athens – another prima dona with an entitlement mentality.

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Leach had one mediocre season and one good season at TT in a mediocre conference. Pullezee save the praise and quit considering him for the UGA job. He’s a space cadet one hit wonder and a joke

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Go to an elite, championship level program like Alabama that just set a record with 36 wins in 3 years or waste away with a lame duck coach who can’t even beat UCF. Yep. This decision is easy.

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DIT, it’s a deal!

Mullen seems to be the consensus savior based on a realistic assessment of what is actually possible. We really can’t attract folks like Jim Harbaugh with the dynamics of the UGA adminstrators and their tight purse strings.

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I think Crowell is not big enough to meet the needs of running the ball effectively 20-30 times a game.

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DW – Don’t worry, we don’t have anyone with enough sense to let any running back carry the ball 20 to 30 times a game.

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I think it stems from a lack of dedication from the players. Which is a result from the coaching? It just seems that players want out of UGA as fast as possible. We have had guys not only this year, but in the past leave early even though they were not going to be drafted high. There are just no “Die-Hard” players on this team. Hate to use the example, but look at Tebow and Manning, granted none of our players are of that caliber, but they stuck around their final year for the good of the team
Manning would have still been #1 or #2 coming out his JR year.

The players UGA has recruited could give two turds about the college or team. It’s all about them. That’s where it needs to start first. Recruit players that want to be here and are dedicated to doing “whatever it takes” to win. That’s part of the reason for the FOOTBALL scholly.
Just my 2 cents!

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5150 P.O.A.D OK, but you conveniently left out UGA which is also a fine school, on par with Florida. The University of Georgia is still the state university and can only pull a diverse population from the number of applicants who qualify to get into the University of Georgia. Being the state university I believe that UGA has a responsibility to take the kids from Georgia first.

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DIT

IMHO. Yes, it is a result of coaching. Coaching is much more than recruiting and bagging 4-5 stars, it is about coaching them past the potential than they arrive to campus with. Anyone can throw talent on the field, it takes a coach to teach them how to win

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Dawg Tired

I have been in awe of Stanford all year. That is an excellent example of the difference between a well coached team with mediocre talent and a talented team with mediocre coaching. Did you notice Harbaugh running from the reporters and putting his players in front of the camera?

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anyone bashing CMR for anything but his coaching is just a sad and angry person-get off the judgement wagon and enough about the overblown celebration against FL already-good lord!

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dawgrific
Get over the TECH players ripping out some of the HEDGES then.

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With this recruit, UGA will be back on top soon—book it!

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Coloring Book it

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ARDawg – Yes, I noticed. The thing I really noticed was Harbaugh’s level of intensity. I mean he’s really into it. I liked it when he called time-out just so he could talk with the official who called that bogus defensive “holding” when the ball was throw into the stands by VT.

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Gomdawg – Shouldn’t we get a coach first? Just asking.

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I make a motion that Kevin not be allowed on here anymore. AJC, are you listening?

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Mark, a phenom RB never hurts, but what really needs to improve is the OL run game blocking. The OL this year was largely comprised of the same guys that played on the OL as freshmen in 2007. The OL in 2007 was probably the best I’ve seen during Richt’s tenure. They started out green and rusty but the improvement was very noticeable from game to game in 07. By mid-season, they were clearing massive holes for Brown and Moreno. Searles did a remarkable job…that year. However, ever since 2007 IMO, I’ve seen the same OLinemen get worse each at run blocking. I don’t care how talented Crowell is, the OL will have to vastly improve for run-blocking and playing Power-I football.

UGA’s talent has dropped over the past few years on both sides of the ball. However, the problems with the UGA football program run deeper than talent. I think it’s a culture problem that is systemic and starts with Richt. I have been a staunch Richt supporter the last 2 years. However, after the performance rendered in the Liberty Bowl, I’m really beginning to doubt that Richt can get UGA football back to the level he took it to from 2002-2005 & in 2007. He has made several poor decisions (keeping Martinez as long as he did & basing starting player decisions on longevity instead of performance & redshirting too many players-i.e. Moreno) that will come back to haunt him. Richt definitely deserves the chance fix UGA football, but based on everything I’ve seen since 2006, I seriously doubt he will. Hopefully, he will prove me wrong.

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How the mighty has fallen: UGA is building its hope on a freshmen, we are only in Jan and these idiots journalist are talking about the up comming season.
What a sad, sad program and news paper people in Georgia.

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DFWTXdawg is absolutely right. It’s certainly better to have a RB with the apparent vision, balance, speed and strength that Crowell has than not to have. But Herschel himself repeatedly gave credit to his O-line–and it truly was a great one–for his success. Chemistry between RB and O-line is as important as chemistry between QB and O-line. Helps to have a great blocking FB, too (again, ask Herschel, as well as Garrison, Musa or Knowshon). A great RB with an average line will get his yards. A great RB with a great O line will get TDs and win championships. And, by the way, that all gets back to S&C.

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Bama had the two best RBs in the conference and talent galore….and they still weren’t the best this year….So….exactly….how is this unproven HS RB going to turn the entire Georgia program around? Dreaming again…are we?! And it isn’t even summer yet!

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