Isaiah Crowell: From recruit to key to Georgia's season?

Jimmy

February 2nd, 2011
1:59 pm

Bigggest recruit for UGA since Herschel.

I wouldn’t say King or Ealey struggled, they both averaged over 5 yards a carry.

Hopefully, Bobo will call more running plays this season.

headley lamar

February 2nd, 2011
2:02 pm

Boise State’s last eight recruiting classes ranked 73, 72, 73, 78, 57, 64, 60, 97. The Broncos’ record in the last five years: 61-5 with two BCS bowls.

And when they met on the field UGA crushed Boise St 48-13

If UGA had that schedule they would have been 64-1 over that stretch.

Case Closed.

Bug Zapper

February 2nd, 2011
2:02 pm

I agree Jeff but he will at least need an offensive line as good as Carver’s

Paul H

February 2nd, 2011
2:03 pm

Go Dawgs! Dream Team complete, now time to get to work.

Bull

February 2nd, 2011
2:03 pm

Well that just really puts the damper on Schultz. Let’s see how long it takes Schultz to spin this into something pessimistic…

GO DAWGS

cattledawg

February 2nd, 2011
2:03 pm

This wraps up a good day.

dawg67

February 2nd, 2011
2:04 pm

second! great pickup for dawgs!

SimpleDawg

February 2nd, 2011
2:04 pm

Well let’s see what happens in the fall……

….the proof is in the pudding.

Jimmy

February 2nd, 2011
2:04 pm

Ealey & Crowell will be a tough tandem to stop. Fionally, Grantham, Bobo, Richt, they all have the talent they need.

Given some time, this class will prove it’s worth.

JB

February 2nd, 2011
2:05 pm

Woof! Woof!

HBTD!!!

Bull

February 2nd, 2011
2:05 pm

oh, wait, he already did…throwing out the Caleb King reference. Jasper Sanks will be the next one to reference

Jimmy

February 2nd, 2011
2:05 pm

#4 guy on ESPN 150, what an athlete.

That's Headley

February 2nd, 2011
2:06 pm

Yeah, what he said….

Dawg Fud

February 2nd, 2011
2:08 pm

Kudos to Richt and company. It’s been a while since he could really enjoy something footbal related.

Hummon

February 2nd, 2011
2:10 pm

If you’re into the ESPN rankings, see the first three UGa signees on the 2007 list:

http://espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/top150prospects/_/class/2007

I want to be psyched about this class, but time has taught me to wait and see.

GTBob

February 2nd, 2011
2:10 pm

Trying to hype him up as the next Marcus Lattimore is pretty unfair to the kid. It’s pretty rare that a running back can make that kind of impact that fast regardless of who they are. He is a great recruit but don’t make him out to be a once in a lifetime recruit. It could mess with his head similar to Harrison Barnes of UNC.

lovemydawgs25

February 2nd, 2011
2:12 pm

Caleb King pack your bags!!! you’re career at Georgia has been a joke!!! There’s a new sheriff in town and he’s the real deal. Watching his highlight tape I automatically think Reggie Bush with his terrific burst and freakish quickness. A GREAT DAY IN BULLDAWG NATION!!! GO DAWGS!!! Signing Isaiah Crowell just saved Mark Richt’s Job.

kyle

February 2nd, 2011
2:12 pm

Even if Crowell doesn’t start, he will add a lot of competition to the RB position and push Ealey to work harder. Great pickup for the Dawgs

Hoops Fan

February 2nd, 2011
2:13 pm

Bozo has to teach him the blocking scheme first!

learn something everyday

February 2nd, 2011
2:13 pm

“the freshman will be given every opportunity to win the starting job in the spring.”

Jeff, you did mean summer right?

Murphy

February 2nd, 2011
2:13 pm

Dont go to sleep on the Malcome kid just yet-He is a bruiser

German Dawgs Fan

February 2nd, 2011
2:14 pm

I would be much more worried about the passing game next year. Green is gone and the Dawgs will need a bunch of younger guys step up big time in order to replace Green’s production. Even more important he was a threat the defense had to fear, right now I dont see anybody on the team who can replace that. Let’s hope we can get back that smashmouth run game we had a couple of years ago…

Andre "Pulpwood" Smith

February 2nd, 2011
2:15 pm

Super Genius Paul Johnson says recruiting doesn’t matter. It’s all about the system, baby.

Frank Lane

February 2nd, 2011
2:15 pm

I am optimistic on all fronts.

Greendawg

February 2nd, 2011
2:15 pm

I think John Jenkins may be as important part of the plan as Crowell

Frank Lane

February 2nd, 2011
2:16 pm

I really like all the speed in this recruiting class.

Herschel Talker

February 2nd, 2011
2:16 pm

Schultzie:

Kudos to Richt for assembling this class for his successor in 2012. He deserves a lot of credit for the hard work in getting this group of studs together. He is still an incompetent boob as a coach, but we all should praise him for the job on this excellent class.

HT

SOUTH GA DAWG FAN

February 2nd, 2011
2:17 pm

if Ealey and King have any heart this will benefit them as much as anyone now they have to work to play hopefully anyway.

RDUCK

February 2nd, 2011
2:17 pm

that’s alot to ask of a true freshman. at Carver, he had a massive O line with many D1 recruits that paved the way for him. he is a very good player, but i haven’t seen anything to make me believe he is Hershal 2.0. if UGA gets a good line coach and develops the players better, then he could be a stud. everyone needs to step back for a second and let this kid fit in at his own pace. BTW… King and Ealey are good backs and Malcome could be a horse for them if utilized the right way. there is enough talent at RB to give Crowell time to get adjusted…

RDUCK

February 2nd, 2011
2:18 pm

agree Greendawg… the Jenkins kid could be the key to the season…

Preston

February 2nd, 2011
2:19 pm

I predict a couple of RB’s will transfer. What do we have, 5 or 6 now? This will definitely light a big fire under King and Ealey’s asses! Step up and produce or sit your asses down and let Crowell and Malcome split carries. Go dawgs!

Tide Rising

February 2nd, 2011
2:19 pm

Crowell to Georgia? I don’t think anyone was surprised by that one. Even most of the bama fans figured he was going to the home state school.

Can he elevate the Georgia program all by himself? Nope. Good back that could be very good but for every Marcus Lattimore there are 10 Caleb Kings. Crowell won’t be a Caleb King but he won’t be a Lattimore either. And no matter how good you are it all starts up front with the O-line and that’s where Georgia seems to be lacking.

Wake-up call

February 2nd, 2011
2:20 pm

Go Dawgs!

Rex

February 2nd, 2011
2:20 pm

Well, the Richt haters will always find reason to doubt…Richt has solidified himself as the greatest recruiter in UGA history and I think the greatest coach in UGA history. For all who are not short-sighted–the evidence for Richt being UGA’s greatest coach is very convincing. The team is rebuilding. Richt needs to win 8 games next year, he will follow with 10 and third year will be in BCS Nat. Champ. game. So glad that UGA brass does not listen to AJC writers or the Richt haters who so often reply. We should be very thankful for CMR.

Wake-up call

February 2nd, 2011
2:21 pm

Sure would like to top this class off with that Jenkins kids…….He is a MAN that can stuff the middle.

Sparticus

February 2nd, 2011
2:21 pm

Crowell will be the man by the 2nd half of Boise St.

Preston

February 2nd, 2011
2:22 pm

German, T. King will be the veteran receiver with Marlon Brown ready to show us why he was so heavily recruited. The receiving unit will be better than expected with these two and some true freshmen surprises. No worries mate!

Ted Striker

February 2nd, 2011
2:22 pm

Kyle — Agree with you that Crowell may motivate Ealey to elevate his game. That might be enough for 2011. Hard for a freshman back to learn pass blocking assignments.

Wake-up call

February 2nd, 2011
2:22 pm

Amen Rex………don’t forget our girlfriend……Tarkenton!!!

hugedawgfan

February 2nd, 2011
2:23 pm

don’t forget KEN MALCOME he will start the end.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

UGA Advocate

February 2nd, 2011
2:23 pm

Lets go BABEEEE,
I told y’all….our program is headed back to prominence. Gotta love the DAWGS !!

D A DoubleU G

February 2nd, 2011
2:23 pm

Now that the LOI has been signed, the butt-kissing stops NOW.

Isaiah Crowell has a date to puke in the weight room a few times and carry Washaun Ealey’s jockstrap to and from practice this summer.

Welcome to Athens, Isaiah. But the work starts NOW. You are nothing more than a 4th string RB as of today. It’s up to you to prove otherwise.

GO DAWGS!!!!

Some ole same ole

February 2nd, 2011
2:24 pm

Yes we heard the same hype about Stanks, Lumpkin, Ware, Bum legged King and fumblitis Ealey. Call me win UGA wins anything of significance.

clawdawg

February 2nd, 2011
2:24 pm

German Dawgs Fan I agree with you that the passing game without AJ will slide, but remember we didnt have him for 4 games. We dont need an AJ, although that would be nice, we need T King, Marlon Brown, and Rontavious Wooten to step up and play as good as Micheal Johnson or Fred Gibson. If teams dont fear Orson Charles next year they will pay dearly(IE Leonard Pope). With Crowell comming in, we will have a true every down back, with Murrays ability to run, short yardage wont be an issue any more. The Defense really needs John Jenkins to sign on Saturday. If we have Jenkins at nose, Ray Drew at WLB, Boykin and Smith in the secondary, we could get scary good real fast.

Preston

February 2nd, 2011
2:24 pm

Wake, you got that right! Jenkins will be the icing on the cake for this class! UGA just went from mediocre (at best) to awesome with these guys!

Josh Smith For 3

February 2nd, 2011
2:24 pm

Huge pickup for UGA, as well as an incredibly successful signing day. John Jenkins would be the cherry on top, hopefully UGA’s version of Terrence Cody.

Mark My Words...

February 2nd, 2011
2:25 pm

Crowell is the most overrated recruit this year… he will be a big disappointment… I know this wont be popular for anyone on this blog… but mark my words…

Vance Duly

February 2nd, 2011
2:26 pm

Now, hopefully, we can find a way to “coach up” our underperforming offensive line. Also, perhaps Coach Bobo will come up with a few creative running plays instead of the same 2 or 3 that we always use. Less predictability would be nice! As Confucius once said, “Man who stubbornly runs Carlton Thomas up the middle is man who deserves 3rd & 10.” ….Go DAWGS!!

Herschel Talker (Tranvestite Tech Fan)

February 2nd, 2011
2:26 pm

I bitch because i’m a bitch..CMR is a christian and opposes Gay marriage. This made my boyfriend Stan mad

Nick Fairley

February 2nd, 2011
2:26 pm

Well, goes to show, given the way he handled himself and the school he chose, he is bound to amount to nothing at a school that won’t even keep their coach after this year.

By the way ESPN has it’s recruiting rankings out.

1. FSU
2. Auburn
3. Alabama
4. USC
5. Texas
6. Georgia
7. Florida
8. OU
9. Ohio St
10. Clemson

So, looks like UGA didn’t come close to the defending national champions, Auburn for those of you who suffer from grade inflation, nor Alabama.

It’s a nice number, being number 6, but it will not amount to anything just like every year before.

It may be a day for hope but if I were a Georgia fan I’d keep my change.

D A DoubleU G

February 2nd, 2011
2:27 pm

Does anybody have a link to the announcement? Just got out of class and I want to see Isaiah pull out the puppy.

DawgByte

February 2nd, 2011
2:27 pm

Make no mistake… this is a huge pick-up for UGA, but Crowell still has to prove it on the field. Let’s hope he’s the real deal and not another head case.

Nick Fairley

February 2nd, 2011
2:28 pm

So lets get this party started shall we?

IT’S GREAT TO BE AN AUBURN TIGER I SAID IT’S GREAT TO BE AN AUBURN TIGER.

you say these things when you’ve won the national championship and own the Heisman versus when you’re 6-7 and lost to UCF and think a kid that Alabama isn’t missing is the greatest player ever. It’s not a great time to be a Georgia Bulldog, or Bulldawg? Can’t remember how to misspell bulldog.

Can it be true?

February 2nd, 2011
2:29 pm

Hummon

February 2nd, 2011
2:10 pm
If you’re into the ESPN rankings, see the first three UGa signees on the 2007 list:

when you look at that list the only team to whiff seems to be Georgia. Only Mr. Trinton has made a contribution except for mr. fair catch?

Maybe mr. Garner is to blame? As I looked down the list some great names and contributions.

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
2:29 pm

I think Nick Fairley is jealous because he can’t stop talking about UGA. It’s okay Nick, when the NCAA strips Auburn of the title you will still have millions from the NFL.

Nick Fairley

February 2nd, 2011
2:30 pm

Some ole same ole

February 2nd, 2011
2:24 pm

Yes we heard the same hype about Stanks, Lumpkin, Ware, Bum legged King and fumblitis Ealey. Call me win UGA wins anything of significance.
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You’ll never get a call.

Belcher

February 2nd, 2011
2:30 pm

What’s been the problem the last three years????

PMC

February 2nd, 2011
2:30 pm

I think he’ll play as a freshman, but it’s probably too much to expect him changing outcomes as a freshman, at least in the later games.

Look at Lattimore, who was about as good as it gets in high school. I think in the end they won about the same number of games and he wasn’t as effective late in the year.

It’s a grind. I would expect Crowell to come in and play well and contribute, but other than that… I think it’s more on the upperclassmen to produce next season.

Wake-up call

February 2nd, 2011
2:30 pm

Maybe Fairly can put it out of his a** for you. Because that is where Georia’s boot will be when Auburn shows up again. Last five years 4 – 1……….Dawgs!!!

Tide Rising

February 2nd, 2011
2:31 pm

Jeff,

You mentioned how lowly Boise and TCU’s recruiting rankings were the past several years yet they end up in the top 10 so your conclusion is that recruiting rankings mean very little? Not so fast. You also leave out that Boise and TCU rack up wins mostly against other teams with even lower rated recruiting classes.

Secondly, if recruiting rankings mean so little then why is it that the teams with the top ranked recruiting classes consistently are the same teams that are fixtures in the top 10. The Ohio States, Alabamas, LSUs, Oklahomas, Texas, and Florida. Now Texas and Florida obviously had off years last year but the fact is that over the previous 5-10 years those 2 teams were consistent top 10 programs on the field as well as in the recruiting rankings.

Alabama is a good example- terrible recruiting rankings under Shula and terrible records as well. Top 5 rankings every year under Saban and top 10 finishes every year.

Bottom line is that if you look at the bcs teams that are consistently in the top 10 in most years you will also see a direct correlation where those teams are also consistently in the top 10 in recruiting in most years. Just a fact that is verified by statistical analysis.

Bringing up Boise and TCU is comparing apples with oranges since those teams rarely play bcs powers. TCU over Wisconsin and that’s pretty much it for TCU. Boise over OU and maybe one other bcs team lately and that’s pretty much it for Boise.

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
2:31 pm

Lat four years, UGA 4, Auburn 1. One mythical NC just waiting to be stripped away.
Now go back to your irrelevant campus in your irrelevant state in your irrelevant town.

glsjunior

February 2nd, 2011
2:32 pm

Come on downtown to Georgia St. Caleb!

SECFOE

February 2nd, 2011
2:32 pm

Wait till he runs up against the Defenses in The SEC , yall will be hurtin then, You know Auburn and MSU defenses are gonna be ready to put the hurtin on him,

Georgia 4 Life...

February 2nd, 2011
2:32 pm

Let’s Go Dawgs!! Roof Roof!!

headley lamar

February 2nd, 2011
2:33 pm

Maybe Fairly can put it out of his a** for you. Because that is where Georia’s boot will be when Auburn shows up again. Last five years 4 – 1……….Dawgs!!!

Actually its 5 of the last 6. Auburn fans have short memories though.

They will go back to being irrelevant shortly.

DawgByte

February 2nd, 2011
2:33 pm

Fairly – We beat you guys 4 straight years, before Chizik put his thugs on the field last year. Now that you’re gone, the OL is toast and pay for play Newton is history… you’ll be lucky to win 7 games this year. UGA is going to destroy Auburn, bank on it!

learn something everyday

February 2nd, 2011
2:33 pm

Can it be true?

Uhhh did you not see the top 3 that signed with USC?? don’t think we were the only team that wiffed that year…. BTW check the entire list we got from that year, its mostly filled with stinkers.

TRUE FAN

February 2nd, 2011
2:34 pm

WIN WITH RICHT

FAN

February 2nd, 2011
2:34 pm

Don’t ever forget………………4 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE BETTER THAN 1! Ugay, signing day heroes, championship ZEROES!

WEST GUY

February 2nd, 2011
2:34 pm

UGA is sounding like Ole Miss, Must be nice for yall to celebrate Recruiting instead of wins on the field, Keep on with the top 25 classes While the other teams celebrate wins…

State of Alabama

February 2nd, 2011
2:35 pm

Dean,

Irrelevant state? Not quite considering the last 2 Heismans and the last 2 bcs titles reside in the state of Alabama. Please let me know if that has ever happened in Georgia or ever will. Who are we kidding? That will never happen in a state of football irrelevancy such as Georgia. Now come over and polish our bcs trophies.

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
2:35 pm

I think Jay Rome is the one who is really going to be great in this class

the wayner

February 2nd, 2011
2:35 pm

crowell can not even speak,da,da,da,

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
2:36 pm

You never had Herschel Walker! Go ask anyone outside of Bama how relevant the state is.

Thuga

February 2nd, 2011
2:36 pm

Dawgbyte, you may want to look at the OL class AU put together last year and this year as well. AU D shut down Lattimore in both games and will do the same to IC as well. Last I checked, AU has a winning record against the pups.

Can it be true?

February 2nd, 2011
2:36 pm

Jenkins is the key to class for sure. We need a Fairly or Cody to stop gap the middle. Great class with just a few slip ups but over all a big boost to the DAWGS!

Frank

February 2nd, 2011
2:36 pm

Dont worry Mark Rick will surely find a way to Eff it up. If you check auburn, alabama, and florida’s recruiting classes are right there with orus.

While Marcus Rick may be able to outathlete the Ole Misses, Tech’s, and Kentucky’s of the world, it will take coaching to beat the big boys. Hope he gets back to studying the game of football.

Dawgtavius D'barky

February 2nd, 2011
2:36 pm

Running game the missing link? You better hope we can count on Isiah and praise him for more than just a biblical name. A running game maybe all we have this year after loosing all our recievers.

The Braves, they...

February 2nd, 2011
2:37 pm

Seems rather waste of good talent to have these fine athletes going to UGA. Let’s keep track of their on and off the field episodes in the years which follow.

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
2:37 pm

State of Bama- State of Inadequacy. Oooooh, you have a couple of cheating college teams and not one professional team.

Nick Fairley

February 2nd, 2011
2:37 pm

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
2:29 pm

I think Nick Fairley is jealous because he can’t stop talking about UGA. It’s okay Nick, when the NCAA strips Auburn of the title you will still have millions from the NFL.
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No, it’s that I live in Atlanta and love rubbing our 15-0 record, Heisman, SEC Championship and BCS National Championship in the face of Georgia fans who every February think they’re going to win the national championship. With what? You have no talent on the field or on the sideline. YOU SAID IT YOURSELVES WHEN YOU LOST TO UCF!!!!

The best thing you had was AJ Green, you lost without him and then sort of won with him but then still lost bad to Auburn 49-31.

It’d been fun to see Crowell go to Alabama, not impressed by him for sure anyways and neither was Auburn I guess as they recruited around him! But I’d love to have seen the crying here, similar to what I heard from your QB last fall as he rolled around on the ground.

Dan

February 2nd, 2011
2:37 pm

WOOF! WOOF! WOOF! Suck it Bama!!!

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
2:38 pm

Go ahead, ask anyone outside of that state what they think of Bama. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

frank

February 2nd, 2011
2:38 pm

memo to Coach Rick. pleae no more high dives.

That time coudl be better spent studying the game of football. First test is boise state.

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david

February 2nd, 2011
2:39 pm

Dawgs win national title next 4 years! The dynasty just started.

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
2:39 pm

YOu stink auburn and you are cheaters and that NC will never stand!

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
2:40 pm

You can’t even win anything in Bama without Georgia players. As I said earlier they just don’t grow much over there.

david

February 2nd, 2011
2:41 pm

Our recievers are underrated. Passing game will rock next year.

Nick Fairley

February 2nd, 2011
2:41 pm

Let’s look at UGA’s 2011 schedule:

Boise St - Loss 0-1
SC – Loss 0-2
CoastCar Win 1-2
@OM Loss 1-3
MSU Loss 1-4
@UT Loss 1-5
@VAN Win 2-5
OPEN Loss… probably players arrested during the down time
@UF LOSS 2-6
NMexSt Win 3-6 “COMEBACK!!!”
AUB BAD LOSS 3-7
UK Loss 3-8
@GTech Win 4-8

CMR IS THE GREATEST COACH EVER!

State of Alabama

February 2nd, 2011
2:42 pm

Dean,

Say what you will son but the fact of the matter is that when it comes to college football Georgia is IRRELEVANT. Just a fact of life son. And BTW the 2 Alabama schools own both Georgia and Tech in head to head series records. Just another inconvenient fact son.

Trivia question for ya Dean- Where was the book and film Deliverance with all the man raping hillbillies based on? Clue- It wasn’t Alabama.

Trivia question 2- What state was the movie Gone with the Wind with all the intermarrying first cousins based on. Clue- It wasn’t Alabama

Trivia question 3- What state was settled as a colony by former prisoners, parolees, felons. Once more I’ll give you a clue. It wasn’t Alabama.

Nick Fairley

February 2nd, 2011
2:42 pm

^^^ And the whole time all you’ll hear about is A) UGA is going to win the national championship! followed by B) UGA is going to come back strong and nobody will want to play us to C) FIRE CMR!!! WHAAAA! to D) One more year with CMR, that’s it, after that NO MORE!!

Same story every year. But it’s fun to watch you suffer.

learn something everyday

February 2nd, 2011
2:43 pm

Nick Fairley :
“No, it’s that I live in Atlanta and love rubbing our 15-0 record, Heisman, SEC Championship and BCS National Championship in the face of Georgia fans who every February think they’re going to win the national championship.”

And when they strip Auburn of that championship and Netwon is forced to give back the heisman, everyone of the people you rub it in on will be more than willing to serve you second and third helping of humble pie with a bowl of crow on the side in spades.

Nick Fairley

February 2nd, 2011
2:43 pm

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
2:39 pm

YOu stink auburn and you are cheaters and that NC will never stand!

—
As always with you people, source please?

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
2:44 pm

Let’s see son, your state sucks and you know it. You probably live in Georgia becasue you can’t get a decent job over there. Son!

5-1 Fairley!!!

Thuga

February 2nd, 2011
2:45 pm

Trivia question 4- which state, AL or GA has higher SAT scores. Clue-It is not GA.

nimoy

February 2nd, 2011
2:46 pm

Hmmm, great pickup by UGA. This Tech fan says congrats. Alabam and Auburn fans. Why are you even over here.

camp

February 2nd, 2011
2:46 pm

Dear UGA recruits and players,

Go to class, make good grades, work hard in your workouts and please stay OUT OF TROUBLE!!!

savh dawg

February 2nd, 2011
2:47 pm

The most important recruit in this class is Jenkins. Unless UGA improves on the line of scrimmage, these skill players mean nothing.

State of Alabama

February 2nd, 2011
2:47 pm

Dean,

And so where are Georgia’s best players from?

Georgia’s best 3 players in recent years- Stafford- Texas, Moreno- New jersey, AJ Green- South Carolina

Current team Murray- Florida, Orson Charles- Florida, Ben Jones- Alabama.

Dean, You should just shut up. The more you speak the more you show your profound ignorance.

State of Alabama

February 2nd, 2011
2:48 pm

THUGA,

Trivia question 5- which state recently had 2 schools put on SACS probation- I’ll give you a clue- Clayton County and the initials ATL

Cool aid drinker

February 2nd, 2011
2:48 pm

Auburn – bad news – no more Cams to be bought. Probation/death penalty coming.

Bama – Saban gone soon

Florida – stumbing n the dark

Tech – HAHAHAHAHAHA

Georgia – the beginning of a new Championship Era

Way to Go!

February 2nd, 2011
2:49 pm

Welcome! Way to go Richt and go Dawgs!

chazzo

February 2nd, 2011
2:49 pm

Lots of potential? YES!!!! Key to season? Not necessarily.

Nick Fairley

February 2nd, 2011
2:49 pm

Yes being 1-5 against UGA over the last 5 years kills me, but not as much as knowing we just lost most our team from tlast year. But at least we bought I mean won an NC before we go back to being an average team. WDE!!!!

Buckeye

February 2nd, 2011
2:49 pm

“NO MO BO BO GO GO?”

athdog

February 2nd, 2011
2:49 pm

IF he turns out to be our Lattimore, he will be the biggest signee of the last several years. IF…King and Ealey were, as you say, hugely recruited, as well. K and E averaging over 5 per carry points out that it may have been the plays, not the players, that were suspect. Maybe not, but don’t dismiss it.
Now on to the next big question Who’s coaching the O line?

Nick Fairley

February 2nd, 2011
2:50 pm

Sorry I meant 1-4 in the last 5 years.

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
2:50 pm

Alright Bama, I’m just messing with you. I like Alabama alright. I just can’t stand that Nick Fairley dude. Anwyay, no real direspect just wanted to shut him up. No southern disrespect. We both have our problems and our successes. Peace!

State of Alabama

February 2nd, 2011
2:52 pm

Dean,

Originally from NY son and have lived in both Georgia and Alabama. What makes Atlanta great is certainly not the native Georgians son. Even you know that. Otherwise there is essentially no difference between the 2 states- a trailer park in rural ga is the same as one in rural bama. You’re nothing more than one stinking redneck trying to look down on another. You aint New York son.

Stinger2

February 2nd, 2011
2:53 pm

Its a great day for UGA football. I, a GT fan wish them well.

Belcher

February 2nd, 2011
2:53 pm

Heard Bama got PAGAN AND CALLOWAY. Oh s#%*!!!!!!!!!!!!

Big Ed

February 2nd, 2011
2:55 pm

I find it amusing that some of these so-called Auburn fans talk about their program like it has been a national power house of a team for the last 20yrs. Or even 5yrs. Auburn was above avg. at best before one incredible season. One that included a 1st year qb and nt who probably were the best at their positions in the country. Congratulations on the NC and a great recruiting class but act like you can handle it. Be careful not to assume things or take them for granted. Remember, before last year your program was considered to be down and maybe a notch below UGA.

Dawg1

February 2nd, 2011
2:55 pm

Fairley

I personally think the world of Auburn. Great school, great alumni, great fans. Very happy for my friends who went to Auburn or have children attending Auburn.

You seem to be the exception. Better fit for say ‘Alabama’.

Enjoy your summer. Rub it in every chance you get. We’ll see what happens from this point forward.

jaybird123

February 2nd, 2011
2:56 pm

Folks, he is a good recruit from a 2A school. He got all his stats from almost the smallest classification. Ealy-also a 2AA recruit-King guess- also 2A. Unless he has played with the big boys from 5A (Brookwood, Loundes, Grayson and Camden) I would not get my hopes up.

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
2:56 pm

Now, you’re going to pull the New York card and try and look down everyone just like a true New Yorker. Very classy! Your southern speech oozees out and you ain’t now Manhatten socialite. So just go on and get over yourself. Whoever that is your pretending to be at the moment. I just gained a modicum of respect for Nick Fairley after talking with you.

JAKE

February 2nd, 2011
2:56 pm

all you alabama fans and alum go f— yourselves . you guys have struggled for years ………

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
2:57 pm

“No Mahattan socialite”, it should read

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
2:58 pm

No no, they were really good when they had coach Fran, Price and coach Shula (great guy as an aside) and the fat guy who was cheating so bad.

learn something everyday

February 2nd, 2011
2:59 pm

You know, I used to not mind Auburn fans at all even have Auburn alums in the family. It’s usually a good game and I never had a real hate for them like I do for the rest of our rivals, it was usually pretty respectful. But now…

You guys had a great season, nobody can take that away. (with one of those irrelevant GA players)

But that crystal trophy you won will always be tainted in anyones eyes outside of Auburn fans, and you know it. And there IS the POSIBILITY it could be yanked away, and you know it. (sources cited are not needed, you obviously have a computer so look to google)

Yet low and behold some of the worst internet Trolls I have ever seen in my life are now out and about causing a rucus that will not end until your first loss next year. Man, I thought jort wearers and bammers were bad, but good lord i am really starting to hate barners. Give it another month and a few more trolls and you guys may even make the North Ave trolls look bad.

Yellow Fuzz

February 2nd, 2011
2:59 pm

Yeah Yeah, yeah talk to me in November. Our top 40 class is not going to let your top 5 class beat us by a touch down again.

45-42 still stings and you know it does.

clay

February 2nd, 2011
2:59 pm

GTBob

February 2nd, 2011
2:10 pm
Trying to hype him up as the next Marcus Lattimore is pretty unfair to the kid. It’s pretty rare that a running back can make that kind of impact that fast regardless of who they are. He is a great recruit but don’t make him out to be a once in a lifetime recruit. It could mess with his head similar to Harrison Barnes of UNC.

Nice reference man. I was thinking the same exact thing before i read the last line. Im a huge carolina bball fan and now that he is settled in. He is starting to show what he was supposed to be doing all season.

Thuga

February 2nd, 2011
3:00 pm

Good pick up thuga. I think the AU/UA and AU/UGA games going forward are going to be great. Happy to see UF recruiting fall behind for a change.

GIVE ME A BREAK

February 2nd, 2011
3:01 pm

Crowell called Richt a religious dude. Even the high school players don’t respect him. I see the Athens jail in his future.

Dawg1

February 2nd, 2011
3:01 pm

GT Bob:

You have it right. Crowning this kid the savior to the program is not smart by anyone. Hopefully CMR and staff will start talking ‘team’, games being won on the line of scrimmage, defense, special teams,etc.

Nick Fairley

February 2nd, 2011
3:02 pm

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
2:44 pm

Let’s see son, your state sucks and you know it. You probably live in Georgia becasue you can’t get a decent job over there. Son!

5-1 Fairley!!!
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Or Delta Air Lines is based here and not in Alabama, which is too bad, it’d be a lot better over there than in the cesspool that is Atlanta.

tony

February 2nd, 2011
3:02 pm

Celeb King was a 4 star last time I check. Crowell is no Celeb King. Crowell is more closer to H.Walker than any rb to ever play in a dawgs uni. Willie McClendon was the best rb I ever seen @ uga until H.Walker came along. Crowell has all the tools H.Walker possess except Walker’s power. Crowell has power too but not quite like H.Walker. He should be their #1 rb when they open the season against Boise.

Nick Fairley

February 2nd, 2011
3:03 pm

Only a ‘dawg’ fan would steal someones name and try and talk in my place. Goes to show you, when beaten, they resort to chop blocks. When chop blocked, I destroy your QB.

John

February 2nd, 2011
3:03 pm

I am not a UGA fan or hater, but I think Richt messes up when he makes statements like he won’t be surprised if Crowell starts the season as the # 1 back. He should make him earn it 100% and not place in his mind that it is his to lose. The kid has not even stepped on campus yet.

Idiocy

February 2nd, 2011
3:04 pm

Learnsomethingeveryday, ain’t it the truth. You never hear from a certain school until they get on top for a mement. Then all of a sudden, what once appeared to be level minded people become the biggest, loudest, baddest memeber on the block. They will yell insults and taunt you when just a moment before they were all peacefull. It shows a bit of a disconnect from reality and too much focus on a game. That’s why all these people wanting to fire Richt get under my skin. Relax, go spend time with your family and your teams succes does not define you as a person. Now, as a matter of the day, Go Dawgs!

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
3:05 pm

Yes, Atlanta stinks, but Birmingham is no better

Nick Fairley

February 2nd, 2011
3:05 pm

headley lamar

February 2nd, 2011
2:33 pm

Maybe Fairly can put it out of his a** for you. Because that is where Georia’s boot will be when Auburn shows up again. Last five years 4 – 1……….Dawgs!!!

Actually its 5 of the last 6. Auburn fans have short memories though.

They will go back to being irrelevant shortly.
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Wow, 5 of the last 6? Do you know how to count? You might want to go back and learn, that grade inflation thing has gotten out of control. By the way, National Champions.

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
3:07 pm

Hey Nick, you can have one every 50 years. Still, win one without the hint of cheating and then you can have all the kudos you want. The 1957 team did it without cheating I guess, But that was before I was born so I’m not sure of that one.

Nick Fairley

February 2nd, 2011
3:08 pm

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
2:39 pm

YOu stink auburn and you are cheaters and that NC will never stand!
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Source please.

GATA

February 2nd, 2011
3:08 pm

Exciting day for UGA but please, please, please coaching staff don’t redshirt these guys into obscurity. Coach them up and let them freakin’ play. I’m sick of seeing big time recruits get redshirted, play 2 years and then gone.

Nick Fairley

February 2nd, 2011
3:08 pm

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
3:07 pm

Hey Nick, you can have one every 50 years. Still, win one without the hint of cheating and then you can have all the kudos you want. The 1957 team did it without cheating I guess, But that was before I was born so I’m not sure of that one.
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When is the last BCS National Championship that Georgia won? You’ve had 5 SEC teams win 7 of them, which one did UGA win?

Confused

February 2nd, 2011
3:09 pm

Schultzie, how do you suppose Crowell “will be given every opportunity to win the starting job in the spring”? I was under the assumption that he would still be in high school come spring and wouldn’t be reporting until June with the other incoming freshmen. Am I missing something?

Nick Fairley

February 2nd, 2011
3:09 pm

Go TECH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yellow Fuzz

February 2nd, 2011
3:09 pm

What I do know is that 3-5 years from now, Tech will have done far more with their top 40 recruiting class than the dogs did with their top 5. Good luck to the dog players and coaches but I look forward to deciding it on the playing field like the last 3 meetings! We no longer fear the dogs and NEVER feared the obnoxios dog nation fan base. I have rolled more than a few of you AH’s over the years. Hahahaha

UTOrange

February 2nd, 2011
3:09 pm

That crush you hear from UGA is knowing that Tennesse is coming to destroy them with a Dooley on the sideline. Go Orange!!!! And Alabama you do stink! And Fairley they did cheat!

Mobile Dawg

February 2nd, 2011
3:10 pm

“When asked how he sees Crowell contributing, coach Mark Richt said, “Heavily. … I wouldn’t be shocked to see him running that rock in the Dome against Boise State on the opening play if he does what he’s supposed to do.”

That statement is very “un Mark Richt’ish”, who always seems to err on the side of caution. To put this much pressure on a Freshman “could be” looking for trouble. There are no more “Herschel Walkers”, and remember, he didn’t see action until what, the fourth game?

I would sure like to see him focus these types of comments applying pressure to the likes of the “offensive line”, himself, and his assistant coaches.

Mikool

February 2nd, 2011
3:10 pm

It is unfair to compare him to lattimore. He looks more like Bo Jackson to me if you see the highlight video.

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
3:10 pm

1980 and still proud of it. Hey, if we come in under the 50 year window then we still have you beat.
Oh yeah, and it was a legitimate win!

WarEagleRut

February 2nd, 2011
3:10 pm

OK, Dawgs…….go to rivals.com and do the math position by position and see who has the #1 ranked Offensive Line recruiting class in the country……#1 is Auburn. UGA is tied for 25th………AU ranked 2nd overall. Got to have the horses up front, UGA.

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
3:12 pm

So if we win one by 2032 then we are ahead of you guys. You may be off probation by then

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
3:14 pm

War eagle, you still got to coach them up. these recruit mean nothing but potential at this moment Look at what happened to Texas this year and look wherre there recruiting ranks are every year. I think Roof is solid and Malzahn is either great or a flash in the pan. I do not beleive coach Chizik is very good. He didn’t even know what he had with Newton until into the South Carolina regular season game. Let’s see if he can coach, especially when Malzahn goes off to be a head coach. Congrats on your title this year.

Nick Fairley

February 2nd, 2011
3:15 pm

2032? Too soon.

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
3:16 pm

52 years. It will beat 53

Recruiting scorekeeper

February 2nd, 2011
3:16 pm

Rivals
1. bama
2. AU
3. FSU
6. UGA
7.LSU
12. UT
13. UF

ESPN
1. FSU
2.AU
3. BAMA
6. UGA
8.UF
11. LSU

Scout

1.AU- 3 TOP 100 PLAYERS 25 COMMITTS
2.FSU- 11 TOP 100 PLAYERS 27 COMMITTS
5.UGA- 5 TOP 100 PLAYERS 25 COMMITTS
7.BAMA- 7 TOP 100 PLAYERS 23 COMMITTS
9.LSU- 5 TOP 100 PLAYERS 22 COMMITTS
10.UT- 4 TOP 100 PLAYERS 27 COMMITTS

Interestingly scout has AU rated above FSU which has 11 committed players of the national top 100 while AU has only 5. Bama has 7 of the top 100 but fewer committs. Georgia like AU and LSU has 5 of the top 100. UT making up some ground late with 4 of the top 100 players and 27 overall committs. Just what Dooley needs.

Nick Fairley

February 2nd, 2011
3:17 pm

In his second year he won the national championship with a first year QB that ended up winning the Heisman and blowing historical stats out of the water, a first year defensive lineman that won the Lombardi and a true freshman RB who was the National Championship offensive player of the game.

If you ask me, that’s really good coaching in his 2nd year no less.

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
3:17 pm

Wow crazy to see an Alabama residence bad mouthing Georgia. Oh yeah Auburn sure owns UGA in football that 54 wins to 52 losses (.509) is a thing of beauty. And comparing Alabama’s educational system to Georgia? Wow show me one published report on the state of educational systems that would rank the Alabama educational system higher than Georgia. Georgia is normally middle to the pack or tilted toward the bottom. However, Alabama is consistently in the bottom 5. Also, great repeated use of the word son in your post it really makes you sound like you have that top notch education, son. Now on to football and the significance of this class. No this class does not mean that UGA will be improved next year. All it means is they have players that with the proper coaching and training have the ability to improve the team. Depending on what happens with John Jenkins on Saturday not only is this class rated highly but it also addressed positions of need. A lot of the previous classes for UGA seemed to be heavy on recruits that did not address needs. Furthermore, all you people downing any kid that signed with UGA, Auburn, GT, Bama, Florida, etc… instead of your school of choice and saying they are going to be a bust need to grow up. These are 18 year old’s that are choosing the best path for them in life and I wish any young player much success until they play my team. With that being said grow up and before you start spewing your hate do some research. Plus, I would think all you people that hate UGA would want them to get back to the 10-2 and 11-1 seasons. That way Richt would keep his job, because if he can’t coach like most people like to point out imagine what would happen if we got a (in the critics view) more competent coach and staff to match the talent.

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
3:18 pm

The team that worries me the most is Tennessee. I’m afraid Dooley is going to come back to haunt us. He is recruiting very well given the mess that program was in.

dcmuga

February 2nd, 2011
3:18 pm

Great recruiting class but the key may be who the new offensive line coach for 2011. I think the Ralph Friedgen makes a lot of sense. It would really help Bobo. O line has under performed the last two years!

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Nick Fairley

February 2nd, 2011
3:20 pm

Dean if you get Malzahn, I’ll be pissed. He’s doing this smart, he’s not going to a Vandy or Iowa St route. I think he’ll remain in the SEC. Probably Florida though, Muschamp is going to fall flat and fast.

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
3:20 pm

Not so fast, he’s gone. He left claiming to be from New York. Even Nick Fairley wanted to knock him in the back onto the ground after he was already on the ground.

Nick Fairley

February 2nd, 2011
3:21 pm

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
3:18 pm

The team that worries me the most is Tennessee. I’m afraid Dooley is going to come back to haunt us. He is recruiting very well given the mess that program was in.
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I agree. Dooley will continue to get better. A good juco transfer could get them jump started in a big way.

Mr. Rogers

February 2nd, 2011
3:22 pm

Nick, thanks for caring so very much about UGA.

Dean

February 2nd, 2011
3:23 pm

I don’t think we’d hire him. Too much of a risk. Georgia plays it way too safe. I have no idea what to think of Muschamp but he appears to be hiring quality assitants. Look man, I’m out. Take it easy on us Georgia fans. You won it, congratulations it rubs us bad, but we will be back. We had a nice little rivalry s let’s not let it get too ugly. Georgia fans are tools like many Auburn fans are. Peace

learn something everyday

February 2nd, 2011
3:26 pm

in case you want to relive it rather than read it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yDHFxrGRCg

(que troll voice) suck it bammers.

BiggdawgK

February 2nd, 2011
3:26 pm

That was one of the cutest puppies I have ever seen.

Recruiting scorekeeper

February 2nd, 2011
3:26 pm

Pretty easy to see

AU is ranked 1,1,and 2 for a consensus top finish and avg ranking of 1.66
FSU is ranked 1,2, and 3 for a consensus 2nd place finish and avg ranking of 2
Bama is ranked 1,3, and 7 for a consensus 3rd place finish and avg, ranking of 3.66
UGA is ranked 5,6,6 and probably has a consensus either 5th or 6th place finish and avg ranking of 5.66

WIN WITH RICHT

February 2nd, 2011
3:27 pm

Losing Green and Durham and now Gray, I bet Malcolm Mitchell could get mega playing time early.

Chuck

February 2nd, 2011
3:27 pm

Nick,

Get back to work or go get a job.

Evansdawg

February 2nd, 2011
3:29 pm

Nick Fairly, you lost to Georgia 4 years in a row. You guys get a monster ex-Gator/thief football player with a money-hungry dad, and suddenly you guys are authorities???? My arse. Enjoy the RAPID slide back into mediocity in 2011, coupled with the embarrassment of your NC being taken away.

BiggdawgK

February 2nd, 2011
3:31 pm

@Chuck

nick fairley stupid lives on the AJC blogs. The only work he does is walking from his trailer to the mailbox to get his welfare and/or disability check.

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
3:31 pm

Yeah took me a while to write that post Dean. For honest disclosure I’m a UGA fan but all these people who bad mouth any kid who doesn’t choose their school have no life. Regardless of any teams record in football the sun will still rise and set the next. Yes I would love for UGA to win a national title but I also know that that can’t/won’t happen every year. Auburn had a 53 year gap in recognized titles so sometimes it is a while between titles. But sports in general should have taught us that anything can happen in any college football season. Seriously, I knew UGA wasn’t going to when a title during the just completed seasons. But I definitely didn’t see Auburn going undefeated. On another note I went to Carver-Columbus when Jasper Sanks was there and anyone who did any research could of seen that character would be an issue. Furthermore, the first game of his Senior year his ankle got injured pretty good and I don’t think he ever quite had the same burst.

William C Smith

February 2nd, 2011
3:31 pm

I’m glad recruiting is over for this year! Now we can get a life and act accordingly. All the SEC boosters can put there wallets up, and all the fans can stop talking about the boosters at the other schools. This is VR Day. Also, called Victory over Recruiting.

Steve

February 2nd, 2011
3:34 pm

It is amazing how excited the fans are about him running the ball up and down the field and making the school millions of dollars, but it will be interesting to see how much support you give him in the classroom. It seems that “certain players from low income households” are only good to you when they play ball, but when it comes to the classroom or the work environment you have no use for them!!!

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
3:35 pm

“Actually its 5 of the last 6. Auburn fans have short memories though.”

Says the guy who thinks Hussein Obama is awesome.

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
3:36 pm

“Georgia – the beginning of a new Championship Era”

That’s been said since 1980.

Recruiting scorekeeper

February 2nd, 2011
3:36 pm

Average star rating per player analysis since some have more committs than others

1. Bama 3.78 avg star rating – ESPN 8 top 100 recruits

2. AU 3.74 avg star rating- ESPN 8 top 100 recruits

3. FSU 3.63 avg star rating- ESPN 11 top 100 recruits

6 or 7. UGA 3.54 avg star rating- ESPN 5 top 100 recruits

DMR

February 2nd, 2011
3:38 pm

It is up to Mark Richt and this coaching staff to turn Georgia around. Not Crowell. Give this kid a break. He just signed his LOI. Leave him alone now. He hasn’t attended a class or a college practice yet. It is up to the team to turn this thing, not one kid. I hope he will have a long and great career at Georgia, but Richt, Bobo, and however is going to coach the offensive line will be most responsible for righting the ship.

Lagdawg

February 2nd, 2011
3:40 pm

Hopefully he will be a big contributor, but Jon Jenkins is the key to this teams success. Saturday will be a big day for UGA. Crowell must hit the weights to build up his body to compete in the SEC, so that he can avoid major injuries and if we are luckey Bobo won’t be calling the plays. UGA cannot afford any screw-ups from poor coaching from here on out.

Tommy Gunn

February 2nd, 2011
3:40 pm

Won’t ever make it. WRITE IT DOWN! More Bad attitude for the dogs.

BiggdawgK

February 2nd, 2011
3:41 pm

I love the way all the bama boys now say they knew Crowell was going to UGA and it doesn’t matter because blah blah blah……

These same bama goofs were all over AJC blogs up until 1:35 today boasting they had inside info that Crowell was signing with bammer.

I love the way UF’s president slammed saban yesterday calling his practice of oversigning despicable, disgusting etc…

You know a program is truly classless when someone from gator country is rakeing it over the coals.

Hopeful

February 2nd, 2011
3:41 pm

Watch out for Malcolm Mitchell!!!! its always the 3 & 4 star recruits who steal the show.

blue

February 2nd, 2011
3:41 pm

Headley Lamar; so you throw results of one game from about 4 years ago when you had two top 10 guys on your team, and that means the rest of those four years would mean what you said, and then because you say ‘case closed’, that’s it? Nice try, dolt. Boise would have crushed you either of the last 2 years. Case closed.

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
3:44 pm

This class will be all for naught if UGA doesn’t get the commitment from John Jenkins and I wouldn’t even put this class in the top ten. Because, without that big in the middle to clog up space the defense is still going to have major deficiencies. To me he is a bigger key than Crowell ever was.

coachx

February 2nd, 2011
3:44 pm

Me thinks Ealey and King are working their tails off right now.

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
3:46 pm

blue

Headley Lamar is your typical welfare recipient. The guy is an Obamabot who hates whitey.

blue

February 2nd, 2011
3:47 pm

Rex 2:20; “The team is rebuilding. Richt needs to win 8 games next year, he will follow with 10 and third year will be in BCS Nat. Champ. game.”
Thanks, but you’ll forgive me if I want to wait and see the thing play out as opposed to assuming that your brilliant prediction will come true.

BoiseStateFan

February 2nd, 2011
3:48 pm

With all due respect, when is the last time a UGA football team was relevant?

Hurt Kurbstreit

February 2nd, 2011
3:50 pm

I wouldn’t say that Ealey has been a disapointment. He is a decent RB playing behind an underacheiving OL. I saw Crowell play on GPTV and wasn’t all that impressed with him. Hope he proves me wrong. CMR is very high on him, so maybe I just didn’t see enough of him to form a good opinion.

Jessie WIlliams

February 2nd, 2011
3:51 pm

John Jenkins? Who is he? A JUCO player? A good Nose Tackle JUCO prospect you say? Nope. The no. 1 rated JUCO player in the US and the no. 1 rated nose tackle in the US is me Jessie Williams. 6′4 330lbs, 580 lb bench press. And yes. I already singned. As a matter of fact I already enrolled for the winter semester at Alabama. And yes. I am the only and only next Terrence Cody.

BiggdawgK

February 2nd, 2011
3:52 pm

Let the barners yell and gloat everyone. As annoying as they all are, they have a limited time to do so and the clock is ticking away.

It could be a week, a month maybe 6 months, but everyone outside barn country knows and in reality even the most dirt stupid auburn fan knows that title and every win from their “championship” year will be taken away.

We should also try and remember guys like nick fairley and rolls tide really have nothing else in their sad little empty lifes going for them than the temporary victories of a college they didn’t even graduate from.

timbo

February 2nd, 2011
3:54 pm

Wait for it….wait for it….wait for it….

‘Richt needs to win 8 games next year, he will follow with 10 and third year will be in BCS Nat. Champ. game.’ – Rex @ 2:20 PM

Hahahahahaha!!!!!! Delusional as ever. Stupid dogs……some things will never change. I wonder if they are already wearing their 2013 National Championship ring?

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
3:57 pm

“With all due respect, when is the last time a UGA football team was relevant?”

31 years ago.

BiggdawgK

February 2nd, 2011
3:58 pm

rolls tied is a barner who is also a redneck bigot wow what a surprise. alabammy is known for all it’s enlightened denizens after all.

IKNOW MORE than you

February 2nd, 2011
3:58 pm

ealy hasnt been a dissappointment has had a solid ypa…knowshon could make more happen when stuff breaks down but there different type backs…and u cant compare him to knowshon cause the team that played in 08 was nothing like the teams in 09 and 10…i dont think i saw three screens all year in 10′…thats what knowshown was good at so how how can u compare that??? DREAM TEAM IS ALIVE!!! looking foward to next year.. i thought our lb and wr was gonna be thin but ray drew on the edge and alec ogeltree and cristian robinson in he middle….isreal troupe gonna have a breakout year along with marlon brown…we have a 6-6 reciever on the team, cant remember his name, but would like to see him in there….wooten, travarres king and orson charles brandon smith and carlton thomas….now add in the dream team…we gonna be allright

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
3:58 pm

“Let the barners yell and gloat everyone. As annoying as they all are, they have a limited time to do so and the clock is ticking away.”

Yeah, and UGA will win 10 straight national titles. Some of you dawg fans are flat pathetic.

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
3:58 pm

BiggdawgKKK’

Don’t you have crosses to burn?

Go Ducks!

February 2nd, 2011
3:58 pm

Can’t wait for Boise to beat the crap out of all these top recruits.

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
4:00 pm

Actually Jessie Williams Scout.com has you rated lower then John Jenkins. Actually your not even the highest rated JUCO Williams that is a DT. That honor would belong to Sylvester Williams but thanks for playing the I like to talk crap game.

kennyh

February 2nd, 2011
4:00 pm

if Calhoun can shut him down, i am sure the rest of the SEC will too…

Runnin With The Dawgs

February 2nd, 2011
4:00 pm

If Crowell is better than Ealey or King I’ll be surprised. Running backs like Walker and Moreno don’t come along that often. MR better stay with what he knows and that’s a good passing game. Where’s AJ Green’s replacement? We’ve got a gun at QB, but who’s he going to throw to?

blue

February 2nd, 2011
4:02 pm

Dean; you forgot to call them “dummy heads” too. What are you, like five years old or something dude? Okay…so I am outside the state of AL (in Georgia), and NOT an AL or AU fan…and I’ve been asked if the state of AL is relevant in college football. Two consecutive championships and Heisman winners…yeah…I would say they are relevant. But now you can go back to your “ohhhh…but…but…but we’re 4-1 in the last 5 years…so there!!”. Your debate skills are amazing. You should be a lawyer or something.

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
4:03 pm

Alabama did get the a higher ranked Juco DT (3rd highest rated JUCO DT-John Jenkins is 4th), but that would be Quinton Dial. Wow I can talk better smack for Alabama than an Alabama fan. Crazy what a little research and fact checking will do.

FanSince59

February 2nd, 2011
4:04 pm

Wonder who the offensive line coach wii be? Perhaps another one of Richt’s cronies. Who of any proven ability would want to jump into this mess?

BiggdawgK

February 2nd, 2011
4:05 pm

“Yeah, and UGA will win 10 straight national titles. Some of you dawg fans are flat pathetic”

@rolls tied
I have yet to see a Bulldog fan say that, but honesty and logic are obviously not your strong suit.

WIN WITH RICHT

February 2nd, 2011
4:10 pm

Boise State Fan

Do you remember your last trip to Georgia?

Cletus Dooley Earnhardt SR.

February 2nd, 2011
4:10 pm

Thanks yue Marks Rick! Thhanks oh Jeesus for sendin the Bowldog Naytion youur dreadloced son! My emppty life now has meening agaiyn!!!!!!!

-GO UGA! GO Nafan Deel! GO Sara Paylin! 2012 willl be our yeer!!!!

Cyrus Kouandjio Is A Hot Topic Today

February 2nd, 2011
4:12 pm

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

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
4:13 pm

Anyone who is a fan of a team should go in with the expectations that this is the year. I mean realistically no team is going to win the championship every year but if you can’t get excited about the possibility why even be a fan of sports in general? I mean Cubs fans no realistically they aren’t going to win the World Series but every year they think they are and have that glimmer if hope. It’s called being a fan! It’s nice to dream, but just because you dream doesn’t mean you actually believe it’s going to happen. But it always is interesting how people can come on other teams boards or sites and talk smack about their fans and how great there team is/was. Wasn’t it not to long ago when Alabama was in the crapper? Didn’t UGA own Florida at one time? Didn’t GT have UGA’s number at one type. Sports goes in cycles and I for one know that any given day or season can yield shocking results. And I for one will always believe in my team whoever that may be until they give me reason not too. For example, like losing to Colorado!

WIN WITH RICHT

February 2nd, 2011
4:13 pm

Cletus

Thanks for your insightful observations. You sound like a swave and deboner gentleman.

ManDroid

February 2nd, 2011
4:16 pm

What’s the over/under for arrests before the first game of the 2011 season?

BiggdawgK

February 2nd, 2011
4:19 pm

“Headley Lamar is your typical welfare recipient. The guy is an Obamabot who hates whitey”.

@rolls tied
See what I mean about you having no understanding of logic? You make an inflamatory racist comment about Headley Lamar and when I call you out on it, you tell me to go burn some crosses. I understand alabammy is light years behind the rest of the country when it comes to race relations, but try to keep the racism to every third comment at least.

Are you running for grand wizard or something? Let me guess you will inherit the position, right?

Walker 2011

February 2nd, 2011
4:20 pm

I just heard from my cousin’s sister’s friend who knows someone who is friends with the cousin of the brother of a guy who is friend’s with a janitor at a restaurant who had a guy eating dinner that was friend’s with a women who knew a cousin of a guy who saw David Pollack who said that he has it on good authority that Herschel Walker has scrapped the NFL comeback idea and is instead petitioning the NCAA to allow him to have and added year of eligibility so he can come back and save UGA. He is petitioning the NCAA using the argument that since he never really contributed to the NFL it should be as if his career never existed. Therefore, he should be able to use his last year of eligibility. Only I can save UGA!

84dawg

February 2nd, 2011
4:21 pm

whatever fairly, we will see you in a couple of years when you’ve blown through your dirty wad,end up bankrupt and driving a truck for some third rate moving company. we’ll see how relevant you and your spewing mouth is then douchbag. your a dirty player, someone is gonna knock your fat arse out in the NFL. word to ya momma.

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
4:24 pm

84dawg you do know that isn’t the real Fairley right? Wow craziness abound. I bleed red and black but people at the end of the day it is only a “GAME”.

raymond

February 2nd, 2011
4:28 pm

The most important players of the year are on the defensive side of the ball. We have offense now we need defense.

Cletus Dooley Earnhardt SR.

February 2nd, 2011
4:30 pm

Win with richt.

thanks forr the komploment. Butt i hav to corect youu on one miner detale. Hiis name is Marks Rick. Iff yourr gona be a fan at leest learrn how to be intiligent and spell th e mands nayme rite.

-GO UGA

Truly study the game of football, the trends, and what's going on

February 2nd, 2011
4:32 pm

`
Dream Class my A$$.

WIN WITH RICHT

February 2nd, 2011
4:36 pm

Cletus

Were you a transfer student from somewhere in Alabammie? From your righting, I detect a distink Bammie accent.

the real Old Gold

February 2nd, 2011
4:37 pm

Good thing Calhoun High School isn’t in the SEC….

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
4:38 pm

“I have yet to see a Bulldog fan say that, but honesty and logic are obviously not your strong suit.’

You don’t get sarcasm do you.

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
4:39 pm

“You make an inflamatory racist comment about Headley Lamar ”

Spell check, klanner. Use it. As for Headly, no I’m spot on and if you read his remarks this morning you’d understand how I came to that conclusion.

“Are you running for grand wizard or something?”

No, I’m not a Democrat.

Tideman

February 2nd, 2011
4:41 pm

Congrats to UGA and fans for signing a great class. I think I saw where you have 25 new signees. For all those bashing Sabin for oversigning, we have 22 signees. Obviously, we hope to have a few more. How about giving the oversigning issue a rest now since you have signed more than Bama. FYI, chances are all of them from both schools want get in. Hence, the reason to oversign. Duh.

Zeke

February 2nd, 2011
4:42 pm

This kid is over rated. Calhoun shut him down in the playoffs to where he didn’t even want the ball.

john o.

February 2nd, 2011
4:42 pm

Jeff, how will Crowell be given a chance in the spring when he will still be in high school?

Rolls Tied's Girlfriend

February 2nd, 2011
4:42 pm

I left him because he always pissed in the bed and loves watching little boys play on the playground. What a child lover

blazerdawg

February 2nd, 2011
4:43 pm

BS Fan – When? September 3, my man, September 3.

Mike

February 2nd, 2011
4:43 pm

Looks like CMR promised him the job was his to lose. Sorry fellows at Alabama and Auburn got to earn it.

Gator Man

February 2nd, 2011
4:44 pm

Here we go again: UGA thinks they have another Herchel Walker, its really sad when your coach have to sell the fans freshmen.
Richt please stay in Georgia where your fans have no standards and you can get them thrill over a freshmen that has yet to prove his self, you would have been fired at any school in Florida by now.

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
4:47 pm

Tideman that is the first reasonable post by an opposing fan on this board. The both Alabama and Georgia have great classes. Furthermore, even though I am a UGA fan I’m extremely glad looking at the class rankings that it looks like the SEC as a whole kicked arse in recruiting. It’s amazing how much talent the SEC as a whole gets even teams that have a down year(s) such as UGA!

Randy

February 2nd, 2011
4:48 pm

Georgia……………..the place recruits go to become second fiddle players, inmates or flat out disappointments. Once again Georgia recruits big……………now comes the self destruction. How many empty beds are there at the Athens police department and jail? Better empty them out because they are soon to be filled.

Mike

February 2nd, 2011
4:48 pm

Zeke Calhoun had a stout defense. Lets give him credit he did end up with 87 yards but from what I saw it appeared leg was still bothering him. He has really got to get in the weight room. Big difference in running over another 17 year old and a 22 year old man. He would have really benefited from enrolling early and participating in spring.

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
4:51 pm

Gator man you do realize sometimes freshman do make a difference right? Is Crowell going to be a great back? Maybe not but he was the consensus top running back in this recruiting cycle so I’ll take him. He could go either way but the ability is there and everyone that evaluates talent agrees. Sometimes talent is squandered but let’s see the kid in action before we call him a bust or success. Time will tell what UGA has but that time isn’t now.

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
4:56 pm

Also, all you people who like to point out the bad seeds at Georgia do some fact checking. Yeah they have arrests but isn’t the point of this whole thing higher education? Well in that regard there is only once school that has a higher graduation rate than UGA and that is Vanderbilt. So unless your a commodore fan and they normally don’t talk smack they have to much class for that (They really deserve a great team) you shouldn’t be crowing too much about Georgia.

Just the Truth

February 2nd, 2011
4:57 pm

@ Tideman The oversigning issue that Alabama, LSU, and Old Miss have perfected into an art form does not apply to the UGA recruiting class of 2011. If you would do a minimal amount of research you would know that Georgia went into the signing period with enough scholarships available to sign and issue scholarships to all of their signees. No one is getting kicked off the team in the next few weeks to make room for “something new and improved”. CMR is probably the most ethical coach in the business and his record speaks for itself. On the other hand Nick Saban had -what 12 scholarship slots with 25 signees. Don’t preach that trash here! I hope the SEC wakes up and end this practice once and for all before the 2012 recruiting cycle rolls around. Great job Coach Richt! We are all proud of all of the hard work of the UGA staff and are looking forward to a brighter future.

UGA IS ALWAYS OVER RATED

February 2nd, 2011
5:00 pm

Going to be a flop, will get arrested, then all u Georgia rednecks will throw him under the bus, then back up bus and run over the kid again.

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
5:01 pm

UGA over rated nice comment who is your team out of curiosity?

another one bites the dust

February 2nd, 2011
5:02 pm

Should be in contention for SECC, MNC and the Fulmer Cup with that group. Woof Woof

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February 2nd, 2011
5:03 pm

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UGA IS ALWAYS OVER RATED

February 2nd, 2011
5:05 pm

…and your coeds are beautiful, and your town is cool, and everyone parties, and your alumni are successful, and one day very soon your football team will be BACK…ohh I HATE UGA and I HATE it that I do not have my drivers license yet!!! ohhhh!!!

BoiseStateFan

February 2nd, 2011
5:05 pm

31 years ago. WOW! The frustration is certainly warranted.

Old Dawg Fan

February 2nd, 2011
5:07 pm

I will say it for the 50th time. It does not matter if you have the best recruits possible-if you can’t coach them they are worthless.
Odds are Bobo (aka Dumbo) will call mostly passing plays with Crowell in there, heck he will probably pull Crowell and put in 150 lb Thomas to run up the middle on 2nd and 25.
I am just completely done with CMR and his coaches.
Nothing gets better in Athens until the “coaches change”!!!!!

blazerdawg

February 2nd, 2011
5:08 pm

September 3….September 3, BS Person.

Failure. It's a way of life at UGA

February 2nd, 2011
5:08 pm

6-6 season for the mutts.

4th n Goal

February 2nd, 2011
5:09 pm

Only time will tell. I’m glad we have him and now let’s see how he develops over the next several months. We have a ton of work to do before the Boise St game, on both sides of the ball. Go Dawgs!!!

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
5:09 pm

“31 years ago. WOW! The frustration is certainly warranted.”

Yeah, but then again, Boise has never won a national title.

DawginOH

February 2nd, 2011
5:09 pm

Huge news! Welcome to UGA, Isaiah!

84dawg

February 2nd, 2011
5:09 pm

Hey Not so Fast- Just Sayin…how do you know it’s not the real fairly?oh yeah, He not rite so well. only run his mouth lots

BoiseStateFan

February 2nd, 2011
5:09 pm

WIN WITH RICHT
I do remember our last trip to Athens. I think it was the only game UGA won that year. Oh wait, no they beat Kentucky also.

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
5:10 pm

BoiseStateFan

Be careful what you say about UGA or the SEC because BS has never won the national title. Just sayin.

John Marshall

February 2nd, 2011
5:12 pm

What do we care about YOUR words to bother marking them? We don’r know YOU man! Oh yeah……first name John……last name Marshall……. that’s my real name Mr. Words. GO DAWGS!

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
5:15 pm

Actually Rolls Tide they have in the junior college level and Division 1 FCS they weren’t always in big boy football. Moved up in 1996 so Boise is doing pretty good for being a newcomer. 84dawg even if it is does it help you feel better about Georgia getting manhandled in the 2nd half by Auburn by badmouthing someone online? Come on Dawg fans have some class. If the line was doing their job Murray wouldn’t of been on his arse. By the way I am a UGA fan.

4th n Goal

February 2nd, 2011
5:16 pm

Boise fans have one maybe two games that mean anything all year long, every season. It must be a blast to go see Boise play Utah St, New Mexico St., Fresno, La Tech, Idaho, etc..wow, that’s living!

TampaGator

February 2nd, 2011
5:16 pm

Truly great class for Georgia and it will get better with Jenkins on Friday. It is down to Georgia and Florida and Muschamp, at his p-conference today, fairly much said his class is complete.

Still want to fire your head coach?

But….before you go winning the summmertime SEC and NC titles once again….remember this….

Florida will have 18 redshirt freshmen playing next year for the first time from last year’s number one class….all 5 and 4 stars. And this class is a top 10 class as well and major needs were filled.

Enjoy your summer dream team….and summer dreams!

Just a College Football Fan

February 2nd, 2011
5:18 pm

Jeff,

Please Please Please, save this article and all the comments associated with it.

I do not have a crystal ball, or a Marty McFly Delorean Time Machine to see into the future this fall, however the utter enthusiasm and bold predictions made by many many Georgia fans on this article is just astonishing. I would love to be able to read these same notes after the first 4 games of the season.

The second thing is all of these misinformed fans comparing a win against a Boise St team from 4 or 5 years ago to the veteran laiden team Boise St. will bring into the Georgia Dome in September. No comparison. Comparing apples to apples Boise St has gotten better while UGA has dropped down a notch or two and if you think 17 to 22 years olds psyches are not important think again and the most recent memory for many of these kids is a loss to UCF.

Finally, it was a good day for Georgia, but realistically this signing class will probably have 3 to 5 players who contribute early unless the current Bulldog team players suffer injuries.

My three cents worth.

Save these article Jeff.

Honky Talkin'

February 2nd, 2011
5:19 pm

High hopes for UGA in 2011. Too bad it’s all for nothing. 7-5 with a pancake schedule will put Pastor Richt on the preaching circuit.

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
5:19 pm

“Moved up in 1996 so Boise is doing pretty good for being a newcomer.”

Yeah, they do very well. Not knocking BS at all, just telling Boise Fan to calm down with the SEC rhetoric.

4th n Goal

February 2nd, 2011
5:20 pm

no doubt Tampa, I see the Gators being as tough as ever ( and as fast as usual ) . But don’t rain on our Dawg parade. This is Richt’s last shot and I think UGA will be ready to play this year..Go Dawgs!

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
5:20 pm

Speaking of coaching Richt needs to do some. I like Richt and think he can be a good coach but sometimes it’s like he doesn’t pay attention to details. For instance, spring practice last year Murray tried to be bad and wear gloves (Can’t think of many Qb’s that do well with them except Kurt Warner) then said he stopped because he couldn’t get a good grip on the ball and was losing stuff on throws. Okay, so I as a fan know this you would think a coach would know this as well. Bowl game comes and Murray who all season hasn’t worn gloves breaks them out. That is details and after the first few series I would of ripped them off of him and not wait until near the end of the game to do it. Details is what Georgia needs to work on and Richt needs to show some fire. I want to seem him chew some arse when someone screws up.

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
5:21 pm

Didn’t BS lose to Nevada?

Just a College Football Fan

February 2nd, 2011
5:23 pm

Didn’t Boise St beat Virginia Tech?
Didn’t UGA lose to UCF?

So what is your point. Good teams lose, Bad teams lose alot.

4th n Goal

February 2nd, 2011
5:25 pm

BS lost to Nevada. They beat Utah in the Las Vegas bowl. Their big win last year was over Va Tech by 3 int he first game of the season.

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
5:25 pm

“So what is your point. Good teams lose, Bad teams lose alot.”

My point, Gump, was that Boise isn’t THAT good. Then again, UGA hasn’t been relevant since 1980.

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
5:26 pm

“Their big win last year was over Va Tech by 3 int he first game of the season.”

Yep, I forgot about that one. VT. LOL

4th n Goal

February 2nd, 2011
5:28 pm

BS lost their star QB but this is a much better team than the one that came to Athens a few years ago. I think it’s going to be a hecku football game, but we’ll see in about seven months..

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
5:28 pm

Didn’t Alabama lose to Louisiana Monroe the year before going 12-0 during the season before eventually losing to Florida and in the Sugar Bowl? Yep it happened point is Just a fan sometimes upsets do happen. But what happened the year before whether it’s losing to Louisiana Monroe or UCF has jack to do with the next year. Sure your a fan?

4th n Goal

February 2nd, 2011
5:30 pm

By the way, after that loss to BS, Va Tech proceeded to lose to James Madison! They actually went on to have a decent season after that.

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
5:31 pm

4th n Goal

Yeah, and then they were destroyed by Stanford. What a game that was!

teriyaki dawg

February 2nd, 2011
5:32 pm

Someone should start giving soup to homeowners. It seems that homeless people get all the soup.

Enter your comments here

blazerdawg

February 2nd, 2011
5:41 pm

So, going forward, what does today mean? Many of these recruits, like all students, will have trouble adjusting to their school or new team, get injured, loose interest, or have , ahem, other issues.

Auburn loaded-up, but lost Cam, so maybe they are more of a long-term favorite?

Florida signed some good ones, but perhaps the coaching change and emerging FSU will be a problem next year?

Georgia did what they needed to do, signed playmakers and players in positions of need, but will need a major butt kicking from the new OL coach and in the weight room to catch-up. Richt and Bobo will continue the maddening playcalling and time management errors, but Richt is an excellent program coach (despite the past two seasons) and the team will benefit with the upgrade in talent.

Shocked S Carolina got taken by Clemson…Gamefowl seem to be on the decline. (too bad for Lattimore)

Alabama seems to be poised in the short-term, but the conference is no cake walk.

Alabama vs UF/UGA winner in the SEC CG is my guess.

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
5:43 pm

“Auburn loaded-up, but lost Cam, so maybe they are more of a long-term favorite?”

Yeah, but they picked up the number 2 quarterback in the country.

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
5:49 pm

Auburn’s top recruit might not be going there after all…
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=6082657

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
5:50 pm

That would be Cyrus Kouandjio by the way.

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
5:50 pm

Not so fast

Doesn’t change the fact that Auburn signed another great class.

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
5:54 pm

No it would still be a great class just not as great. Which to me Georgia’s class is just okay right now depending on what happens with Jenkins. Because out of all the recruits Georgia has went after he is the one that could have the biggest immediate impact in my opinion. The defense really needs a big like him in the middle.

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
5:55 pm

“No it would still be a great class just not as great. ”

Just remember, not all 5 star recruits do well. I was looking at the 07 class on ESPN and they were WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY off.

84dawg

February 2nd, 2011
5:58 pm

not so fast, yeah it makes me feel better, just like it makes me laugh to think you’re a Georgia Fan. you and your partner are the ones that wear pink right? lot’s of “really intelligent post”from a someone who I guess elected themselves blog monitor, right? If you are a Georgia Fan,you would realize that Cam Newton manhandled(you really like that word)our constantly on the field defense. Ga will have a rebound year,and i don’t need you to tell me why or why not. GFYS

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
5:59 pm

Actually Alabama might get Cyrus Kouandjio now. Might want to join is brother after all.

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
6:04 pm

84dawg I bleed the red and black. Not just football but in all sports. The offensive line did get manhandled in the 2nd half by Auburn’s front. Newton manhandled everyone this past season. But you were calling Fairley out as dirty. A lot of the best players in football are dirty. UGA should of done something about it instead of waiting until the game was out of reach to man up. That has always been one of my issues with the Richt teams is they tend to be soft. I love UGA but I am not some delusional fan that can’t sit here and not recognize the issues with the team,

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
6:04 pm

“Actually Alabama might get Cyrus Kouandjio now. ”

Yeah, but hopefully not. I don’t know why the kid said Auburn if he really meant Bama.

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
6:06 pm

“Newton manhandled everyone this past season. ”

Mmmmmmm, no he didn’t. He didn’t manhandle Oregon, Alabama, Clempson, Miss St etc..

“UGA should of done something about it instead of waiting until the game was out of reach to man up. ”

There’s absolutely nothing UGA could have done because Auburn was/is better than UGA.

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
6:07 pm

Well he is the number 3 prospect in the country. But yeah kind of weird that he had this big press conference and then hours later changed in mind. I mean but this are kids so I don’t really have that big of a problem with the switch. Which he said it still may be Auburn just wants to think it over some more to be sure he is making the right choice. Which trust me I know from making a lot of stupid decisions that sometimes that can be the best thing.

blazerdawg

February 2nd, 2011
6:08 pm

Rolls – The WEs signed a GREAT class, particularly on the line, but Cam was a once in a generation talent. Even with the #2 QB in the class coming in, don’t you think Auburn will have a big drop-off in offense? How many wins for the WEs next year?

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
6:09 pm

Well I meant in regards to what they thought were cheap shots. If you think a team/player is being dirty with you you push the boundaries too. Georgia didn’t until the end of the game when it didn’t matter.

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
6:12 pm

I really wish Richt would take back the playcalling himself. Anyone else notice the decline started when he gave up playcalling? Leave Bobo as offensive coordinator but call the plays yourself a la Steve Spurrier.

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
6:13 pm

blazerdawg

Trust me, I’m not here predicting that Auburn will have a great season. Do I think they’ll lose 6 games, absolutely not. I think they’ll lose 3-4 games at the most. Remember, in 2009, Auburn didn’t have a defense but their offense was pretty darn good and had they had a defense they would have only lost 2 games. They were only blown out twice in 2009. Every other lose was close. Just ask Bama.

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
6:14 pm

Not so fast

I really do hope he signs with Auburn. Was reading where Auburn is going to have a fantastic 2012 recruiting class.

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
6:20 pm

Rolls tied

Yeah either way like I said earlier I’m glad the SEC did well as a whole in recruiting….best conference in college football.

blazerdawg

February 2nd, 2011
6:20 pm

Rolls – oh no, I do not think Auburn will lose 6 games, or even 3; I do think that it will take AT LEAST 11-1 to get to Atlanta out of the West.

NSF – Richt says he is tied-in with the headsets and can change a play call. I do not know whose call it was to kick the FG against UCF after a 95 yard drive, but that person should not be making the call. The Dogs ran-up some points the last half of the season – maybe with the defense giving them some better opportunities this year Bobo will look better.

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
6:23 pm

blazerdawg

Yeah I don’t think Bobo is a bad coach I just think as a playcaller Richt is one of the best and that is one reason Georgia was so good early on. I understand he had this whole CEO vision of a head coach after a few years. But if you one of the best playcallers in football you need to do that.

blazerdawg

February 2nd, 2011
6:26 pm

NSF – Agreed…Richt needs to throw em everything this year…no tommorrows!

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
6:27 pm

“Rolls – oh no, I do not think Auburn will lose 6 games, or even 3; I do think that it will take AT LEAST 11-1 to get to Atlanta out of the West.”

It will come down to LSU and Bama. I think LSU is in a better position. Arkansas has no defense and they have a new quarterback, who is very very good. But, Petrino is predictable and everyone knows how to beat him. Defense.

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
6:30 pm

Georgia versus LSU would be an interesting SEC Championship game..especially if Mettenberger wins the Starting QB job for LSU.

blazerdawg

February 2nd, 2011
6:32 pm

Rolls- LSU’s schedule is BRUTAL and I think the cumulative effect of that will result in at least 2 SEC losses, and out. I think it will come down to the Iron Bowl for the West.

Rolls Tied

February 2nd, 2011
6:34 pm

Not so fast

I don’t think UGA will make it to the SEC Championship this year.

blazerdawg

I just love it that Auburn and Alabama are both powerhouses again. It’s really nice to see both teams ranked and playing each other. Last years Iron Bowl was the best ever. EPIC!

blazerdawg

February 2nd, 2011
6:35 pm

NSF – that would be UGA’s luck would’nt it…kick a kid off the team for discipline and then if he beats you and everyone jumps you for letting him go. ZM is well liked around Athens, hope it works out for him.

blazerdawg

February 2nd, 2011
6:36 pm

Anyone could win the East, which is why UGA has a chance! Cocktail Party winner goes to ATL.

Not so fast

February 2nd, 2011
6:38 pm

Well didn’t have to be this year. Zach has 3 years left and so does Murray. So gives us 2 at the least and maybe 3. But if they both stay through senior year it will hapen in 2013 anyways during the season. Also, if Georgia doesn’t win next year they might be getting a new coach then all bets are off. Because it is not unprecedented for a new coach to come into a team like Georgia (with a lot of talent that may have been squandered) and win a national title the first year.

Georgia recruiting: Now Richt must turn stars into wins | Jeff Schultz

February 2nd, 2011
7:21 pm

[...] won in recruiting. He landed one of the top classes in the nation, punctuated by the best running back around: Isaiah Crowell. That means a lot today. But it won’t mean bupkis at kickoff against Boise State in seven months [...]

crabapplejoe

February 2nd, 2011
7:32 pm

Yep, its gonna be pretty funny when Boise State, and all of their “no stars” and “two stars” named ‘Bob’ and ‘Frank’ comes here and beats UGA with all of its “Rivals five-stars” named ‘DeMequius’ and ‘TonJavius’….LMAO

Katherine

February 2nd, 2011
7:37 pm

crabapplejoe
February 2nd, 2011
7:32 pm

Yep, its gonna be pretty funny when Boise State, and all of their “no stars” and “two stars” named ‘Bob’ and ‘Frank’ comes here and beats UGA with all of its “Rivals five-stars” named ‘DeMequius’ and ‘TonJavius’….LMAO

Your lame attempt at humor came off as entirely racist. Good lord…why are you on this blog? All of you negative idiots who have nothing better to do with their lives other than come on the uga blog and try to bring people down on what is a good day. Why don’t you go to your teams blog..thanks.

Tide Roll

February 2nd, 2011
7:44 pm

How many players did auburn pay this year? Their title was bought and paid for by big boosters. Bama wins the title in 2012—Saban’s got tons of top flight talent.

crabapplejoe

February 2nd, 2011
7:53 pm

@Katherine: Honey…calm down…I’m just trying to laugh about the whole “Rivals stars” system which basically shuts out white athletes at the skills positions particularly. How many white WRs or RBs are in the Rivals “top 150″….its “Rivals” that is “entirely racist” not me. How many ’stars’ do you think Dallas Clark or Wes Welker would get from the Rivals system? Wes Welker backed into a D-1 scholorship at the last minute and Dallas Clark had to walk-on at Iowa before getting a scholorship his senior year. One is the best receiving TE in the NFL and the other has caught more passes than anyone else in the NFL the last four years….go figure. Oh yeah, I forgot, the leading rusher (yards and TDs) in the NCAA in 2009, Toby Gerhart, was listed as a three star Fullback by Rivals….even though he was the third leading rusher in U.S. highschool history…..there’s your “racism”……LMAO

Katherine

February 2nd, 2011
7:55 pm

crabapplejoe
February 2nd, 2011
7:53 pm

@Katherine: Honey…calm down…I’m just trying to laugh about the whole “Rivals stars” system which basically shuts out white athletes at the skills positions particularly. How many white WRs or RBs are in the Rivals “top 150″….its “Rivals” that is “entirely racist” not me. How many ’stars’ do you think Dallas Clark or Wes Welker would get from the Rivals system? Wes Welker backed into a D-1 scholorship at the last minute and Dallas Clark had to walk-on at Iowa before getting a scholorship his senior year. One is the best receiving TE in the NFL and the other has caught more passes than anyone else in the NFL the last four years….go figure. Oh yeah, I forgot, the leading rusher (yards and TDs) in the NCAA in 2009, Toby Gerhart, was listed as a three star Fullback by Rivals….even though he was the third leading rusher in U.S. highschool history…..there’s your “racism”……LMAO

You are an idiot…I feel sorry for you.

crabapplejoe

February 2nd, 2011
7:58 pm

@Katherine: I knew you had nothing meaningful to contribute……but I won’t stoop to calling you names….I’ll just understand that you are “misguided” and have nothing to offer….I’ve met you a thousand times before…LOL

Katherine

February 2nd, 2011
8:00 pm

Yes you are right…I am a woman so I know nothing about sports…and I know who you are. It was a good day for uga! Go dawgs!

crabapplejoe

February 2nd, 2011
8:02 pm

@Katherine: Has nothing to do with you being a woman….has everything to do with a “racist” system in the recruiting process…..

Stupid Mullets from Alabama

February 2nd, 2011
8:35 pm

“How many players did auburn pay this year? Their title was bought and paid for by big boosters. Bama wins the title in 2012—Saban’s got tons of top flight talent.”

None and no it wasn’t.

Bama started out on the cover of SI in 2010 and Auburn ended on the cover of SI.

Bama will not win the title in 2012.

Colin

February 2nd, 2011
8:51 pm

Rex, what planet are you living on? Are you serious? Richt the greatest Georgia coach!!! He has had ample time to produce a National Championship team. But to be fair, let’s give him one more year to even get close to the golden ring.

Sautee Dawg

February 2nd, 2011
10:33 pm

Colin

It too Dooley 13 seasons to win a titlt at UGA.

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1962 DAWG

February 2nd, 2011
10:42 pm

You just get the feeling that Auburn will be on the cover of some publication real soon.
You just don’t know which one!

#1DawginMississippi

February 2nd, 2011
10:50 pm

To: Nick Fairley

February 2nd, 2011
2:41 pm
You son are a real stool, I can’t wait to see Aubarn go back to there losing ways this season without any pay for play players, oh wait they may have paid again this year I guess only time will tell! Your #1 Recruit is having second thoughts because the NCAA gave him a call and told him to REALLY think about what he is about to do because the Death Sentence is on its way to the plains!

Ga > boise st

February 2nd, 2011
11:57 pm

Mark this down: UGA will beat boise state like a rented mule in that first game. Boise will not be able to deal with Ga’s speed.

Captain Allen Waters

February 3rd, 2011
5:30 am

I am glad to see all of our amazing recruits and wonder how UA or AU get the nod over UGA? We have the best class and hopefully it will mean WINS for years to come! UGA fan in India.

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chazzo

February 3rd, 2011
6:53 am

Ranking recruiting classes is ridiculous. Georgia got a good bunch of players. Hopefully they will bring competition to the mix and push some of the older players. Crowley just needs to WORK like the rest of the Dawgs need to WORK. He is not the mesiah. He is very good, of course, but he was injured a lot, and it was AA ball. Let’s maybe not put the world on his shoulders.

Ealey runs hard. He is a good back. Caleb has his moments. The line needs work, and Georgia needs to find someone to do that job. Overall, they need to fix minds and attitudes and work bodies. Next year should be the “who’s got the guts and desire to play” year. There will be an improvement over 2010. Focus needs to be on those first two games.

gatrzrit

February 3rd, 2011
7:40 am

Isaiah Crowell = Jasper Sanks…ha..ha..ha……suckers!!!

gabugman

February 3rd, 2011
8:54 am

Top 5 recruiting class in the country + Mark Richt = 7-6 in 2011

David T

February 3rd, 2011
10:35 am

Mark Richt’s done it again. Rabbit in a hat, rush the end zone after a touchdown, black-out, and now its the Dream Team. Tell the fans what they want to hear. He will never figure it out, gimmicks don’t win in the SEC. Ga has recruited in the top 10, 9 times out of the last 10 years. Results, no BCS championship. If this is the Dream Team, what is Alabama’s class. Dream Team +1……

Thwg

February 3rd, 2011
1:52 pm

After the arrests and academic casualties settle in as usual, I suspect at least eight in this class won’t make it past spring practice. I hope Crowell is as good as he was in the under armor game. Like CFB news said: is there a more over rated player than Crowell. Kid couldn’t carry Lattimores jock. See ya in ATL puppies. Just gonna make kicking your butt that much more fun. Plus now Richt has to win. He’ll never stand the pressure. Oh yeah, that great recruiting class was still behind 4 other sec teams and 2 acc teams.

Thwg

February 3rd, 2011
1:55 pm

I think David t has hit the nail on the head. I’m not sure what the big deal is : uga always has great recruiting classes! Last year was the first time they haven’t. ID rather have three star sceniors on my team than five star sophomores declaring for the draft.

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Bitter hershal in south beach

February 3rd, 2011
3:50 pm

nick–un-fairky meet me in the cage as—-wipe

stw

February 3rd, 2011
11:37 pm

Crowell and Malcome in the same backfield…Sounds good to me..Here’s hoping one of them can pick up the blitz…

more of the same

February 4th, 2011
3:54 pm

crowell = caleb king—more mediocrity to continue, arrests and fumbles in big games.

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