ESPN says Isaiah Crowell not among SEC’s top 10 backs
Isaiah Crowell's shadow looms large in the SEC next season. (Jason Getz/AJC)
Possible unrealistic expectations notwithstanding, we’ve noted several times that incoming Georgia freshman running back Isaiah Crowell could have the greatest impact of any player on the Bulldogs next season. ESPN’s Chris Low echoed that sentiment when he told me on Wednesday, “If Crowell can have three-quarters of the impact that Marcus Lattimore had at South Carolina, it wouldn’t surprise me to see Georgia playing in Atlanta for the SEC championship.”
But here’s what Low didn’t do: Name Crowell one of the 10 best running backs in the SEC.
ESPN’s SEC blogger just came out with his list of the 10 best backs in the conference, and Crowell, the jewel of the Dogs’ incoming class, didn’t make the cut.
When I asked Low about it, he laughed.
“I have him at 10A,” he said.
He said he struggled with the rankings because of the SEC’s depth of talent at running back and considered five players for the last three spots: Auburn’s Onterio McCalebb, Florida’s Chris Rainey, Tennessee’s Tauren Poole, Florida’s Jeffery Demps and Crowell. Demps also was left off.
For what it’s worth, Low recently came out with his list of the SEC’s 10 best quarterbacks and Georgia’s Aaron Murray led the way.
So what are you thoughts on the Crowell being left off? Should we expect greatness right away? Following is Low’s projected top 10:
1. Trent Richardson, Alabama, Jr.: Now we get to see Richardson as Alabama’s go-to back, and it should be something to see. He’s a freak physically and runs through defenders and around them in equally stunning fashion.
2. Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina, So.: I’m sure we’ll hear it from South Carolina fans for not having Lattimore in the No. 1 spot. The truth is that it could go either way. Lattimore has bulked up to 230 pounds, which should help his durability.
3. Knile Davis, Arkansas, Jr.: To have a guy coming off a 1,322-yard season No. 3 on this list tells you how good the running backs are in this league. What separates Davis is that he can get the tough yards and also has the speed to break the long ones.
4. Mike Dyer, Auburn, So.: The Offensive MVP of the BCS National Championship Game a year ago, Dyer will be even better as a sophomore. He’s hard to tackle, runs low to the ground and will be the centerpiece of Auburn’s offense in 2011.
5. Brandon Bolden, Ole Miss, Sr.: In just about any other league, Bolden would be right there at the top. He averaged 6 yards per carry last season and scored 17 touchdowns. He’s also one of the best pass-catching backs in the SEC.
6. Spencer Ware, LSU, So.: The LSU coaches can’t wait to turn Ware loose this coming season. The 5-foot-11, 225-pound sophomore showed off his electrifying moves in the Cotton Bowl last season and will show off even more of them in 2011.
7. Vick Ballard, Mississippi State, Sr.: Nobody knew much about Ballard this time a year ago. They do now after he rushed for 968 yards and 19 touchdowns in his debut season in Starkville after coming over from junior college.
8. Onterio McCalebb, Auburn, Jr.: One of the premier home-run threats in college football, McCalebb is a quick-strike touchdown waiting to happen. Just ask LSU from a year ago. McCalebb has also bulked up and is more durable than he was when he arrived on the Plains.
9. Chris Rainey, Florida, Sr.: When he returned from his suspension last season, Rainey was the Gators’ top playmaker. Charlie Weis will see to it that Rainey gets touches as both a runner and receiver, and when he gets a step, look out.
10. Tauren Poole, Tennessee, Sr.: He’s not a burner, and he’s not exceptionally big, but Poole runs with his heart on his sleeve. He rushed for 1,034 yards last season and tied for the SEC lead with six 100-yard games.
Looking forward to the debate on this.
By Jeff Schultz
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Red Rooster
June 15th, 2011
9:18 pm
Latimore is a beast and will make it two in a row over UGA and Carolina gets the trifecta against Clemson this year. buh bye Mark Richt!
whatthedawg
June 15th, 2011
9:18 pm
“Join the club” – to predict his “bust” status before he ever plays a down is just as foolish as predicting him to be the next Herschel. It makes you sound just as silly.
whatthedawg
June 15th, 2011
9:19 pm
“Red Rooster” – don’t count your chickens before they hatch. Pun intended.
Cant Run Block Through a Wet Paper Bag
June 15th, 2011
9:21 pm
UGA’s O line will make Crowell stink.
Deuces
June 15th, 2011
9:23 pm
After seeing him in person, wasn’t that impressed. Real good talent, but he’s no game-changer in my mind!! Definitely don’t see him having Lattimore type impact!
Red Rooster
June 15th, 2011
9:24 pm
buh bye Dabo!
whatthedawg
June 15th, 2011
9:31 pm
For more in depth, expert analysis go to deucesrecruiting.com.
Team Dream
June 15th, 2011
9:48 pm
College football fans obsess over kids like Crowell … anointing each of them the “second coming” or “the chosen one” before they’ve even touched a ball in college play. Then, in too many cases, it goes to their head … they start their royal strut and think the rules don’t apply to them (exhibit ‘A’ = Terrell Pryor). Then they get busted for something stupid or they don’t perform to the sky-high standards laid before them … and they get chewed up and spit out by the media and the fan base.
Crowell is 17 or 18 years old and he hasn’t played a down yet. Everybody take a deep breath and just wait and see what develops.
P. Bull Terrier
June 15th, 2011
9:49 pm
The real story is that Caleb King didn’t make the Top 10. I can’t really argue that he deserves to be there, but Georgia should always have one of the 10 best RB’s in the SEC (not because UGA players deserve to be ranked just because they play for UGA, but because there are only 11 other schools in the SEC).
PMC
June 15th, 2011
9:58 pm
They’re right, look at it, it’s freaking stacked. Ole Miss has no idea how good Bolden is because they spent all last year trying to throw the freaking ball.
PMC
June 15th, 2011
9:59 pm
If they had paid attention he could have had 30 TD’s.
Top Dawg
June 15th, 2011
10:06 pm
He has not played a down of football in the SEC. Of course, he’s not ranked as one of the 10 best in the SEC. Neither am I.
StephenDawg
June 15th, 2011
10:08 pm
Marcus Lattimore is by far and away the best back in the SEC. I wish he was a Dawg.
RabidDawgFan
June 15th, 2011
10:17 pm
Marcus Lattimore is good I admit that, but best in the SEC? That goes to Knile Davis from Arkansas. Trent Richardson as well. I hope Crowell can come to UGA and make a big impact.
I'm Just Saying
June 15th, 2011
10:17 pm
The question should be can he stay out of jail…magic eightball says…outlook is grim.
JB
June 15th, 2011
10:26 pm
BAD news for ESPN. I have them 12th for where
I get my sports news.
Tech Fan
June 15th, 2011
10:38 pm
Can you let him run the ball atleast once before we write an article about him…geez
It Ain't Rocket Science
June 15th, 2011
10:41 pm
Crowell is like any other young kid that is highly rated by the college world. He has all the potential there to be a very good back, but he will need to prove it on the field first. There is no shame in not being picked in the top 10, if you haven’t played a down yet. I would bet nobody had David pollack as a top ten player either, and look how he produced. ESPN’s lows predictions really don’t mean a lot as far as incoming freshman go, because he bases them on what those guys did last year in college. If Crowell, is as good as advertised, he will show it on the field and next year the ESPN writer will rate him in his top ten list. The young man certainly contains the raw skills to be a very good RB. He just needs to work hard and translate those skills to performance. I hope he does and the rewards will come then, If being picked for any ESPN list can be considered a reward.
GO DAWGS
FLA Dawg
June 15th, 2011
11:09 pm
There is a great interview on the you tube of Marcus Lattimore after the USC spring game. I’m a Dawg fan through and through…but Lattimore is a good kid and a great athlete. Some of my family members have seen him at local highschool games with his family and he is always polite and respectful. He always takes the time to take pictures with and sign stuff for anyone that comes up to him and asks.
I hope Crowell ends up being as good or better as Lattimore on and off the field.
Ted
June 15th, 2011
11:12 pm
Incomimng Freshmen shouldn’t even be ranked with backs that have played in the SEC. Crowell has potential, but he also has had some durability issues getting nicked up a lot in HS and not having that many carries.
FinanceBuzz
June 15th, 2011
11:19 pm
Crowell – the latest recipient of the title “The Greatest Running Back in College Football Since Herschel” (TM). We hear this hype every single year out of the Mutts and their Atlanta media mouthpieces. Everyone is the greatest something ever, blah, blah, blah. Then the Mutts limp home to 7-4. Same story, different year. *yawn*
Real Dawgs drink POWER-aid.( kool-aid is fool-ade)
June 15th, 2011
11:22 pm
The Marxist kool-aiders and reprobates should be very happy with the fact that Georgia has no running back on this list of top SEC backs. They happily said UGa is better off without WE3. Then MR himself said because Caleb King has reformed the Dawgs are set at RB with the addition of a true freshman IC. Well reprobates MR has sat the kool-aid juice out again and you goons fought each other for the first cup until you guzzled it all up. MR has ran you all amuck with the secret ingredient of the kool-aid, the lies and deceit. Caleb King didn’t even get a second thought and wasn’t even mentioned on the list. IC was rightfully left off the list because he is new and unproven to the SEC. WE3 would have represented UGa in the top five of this list, but he was scapegoated and ran off deliberately by MR. Now MR will demand Bobo to resurrect the old, antiquated, FSU fastbreak offense of the 90s,which consisted of a dink & dump, short pass happy offense which played to the strength of the weak armed quarterback. Face it Dawg, there will be no thousand yard rusher at UGa this year. Georgia will be a pass first, pass second, run third and punt team this year. But have heart Dawgs this will be the final year of that crap. MR said he knows what the #&?! he doing, but I think he is in denial and does not believe he is in the HotSeat this year. Take some advice all you delusional Marxists and Kool-Aiders out there : THE HOTSEAT IS REAL!!!!!!.
The Marxist kool-aiders and reprobates should be very happy with the fact that Georgia has no running back on this list of top SEC backs. They happily said UGa is better off without WE3. Then MR himself said because Caleb King has reformed the Dawgs are set at RB with the addition of a true freshman IC. Well reprobates MR has sat the kool-aid juice out again and you goons fought each other for the first cup until you guzzled it all up. MR has ran you all amuck with the secret ingredient of the kool-aid, the lies and deceit. Caleb King didn’t even get a second thought and wasn’t even mentioned on the list. IC was rightfully left off the list because he is new and unproven to the SEC. WE3 would have represented UGa in the top five of this list, but he was scapegoated and ran off deliberately by MR. Now MR will demand Bobo to resurrect the old, antiquated, FSU fastbreak offense of the 90s,which consisted of a dink & dump, short pass happy offense which played to the strength of the weak armed quarterback. Face it Dawg, there will be no thousand yard rusher at UGa this year. Georgia will be a pass first, pass second, run third and punt team this year. But have heart Dawgs this will be the final year of that crap. MR said he knows what the #&?! he doing, but I think he is in denial and does not believe he is in the HotSeat this year. Take some advice all you delusional Marxists and Kool-Aiders out there : THE HOTSEAT IS REAL!!!!!!.
Yep
June 15th, 2011
11:32 pm
UGA runs it, against teams with a winning record, just a measly 31x a game.
Good for 12th in the SEC.
How the 31 carries breaks down:
Caleb will get 10
Murray 8
Crowell 6
Thomas 4
Malcome 3
6 carries x 5 ypc = 30 yards a game for Crowell x 13 games = @400 yards
MS Bully
June 15th, 2011
11:49 pm
Just do like Bama did and buy the Heisman Trophy. Ingram was #2 in the SEC behind Anthony Dixon and still won the Heisman Trophy.
Real Dawgs drink POWER-aid.( kool-aid is fool-ade)
June 16th, 2011
12:00 am
This is another UGa embarrasement. True to our tradition established by CVD Georgia should ALWAYS have a top SEC RB and All-American RB candidate. You can’t win the SEC without a good backs and solid core at RB. Even Spurrier scrapped the old UF Fun N’ Gun of the 90s and has developed a ground attack at USCar. Florida will struggle this year as they did last year because they lack a SEC calibre RB to take pressure off the QB. But running game or no, the Gators hold an 8-2 advantage over MR, don’t they. However Micro-backs won’t work in the SEC without a true work horse. Tennessee is currently down and very beatable, however UGa must wallop them this year to keep them down. The Vols former AD drank his own kool-aid and went out and totally disrupted the football program with a poor hire. I sympathize with the Vols and we need a ball coach at UGa that understands & accepts our rich tradition of running the ball to championships.Presently in the SEC East, hands down Spurrier and his Gamecocks are the best when it comes down to the running game and should be the favorite to win the division again. Meanwhile the pass first option remains intact at UGa and the Dawgs will be fighting for second or third place again in the East Division this year.
Real Dawgs drink POWER-aid.( kool-aid is fool-ade)
June 16th, 2011
12:25 am
Crowell, for all the hype, will have virtually no impact at running back this year at UGa, because of the the pass first, run later mentality and culture that exists there presently. And based on careful research on IC, I don’t believe he can be a consistent week in & week out dominating running back in the SEC. Yes he was highly recruited and yes I’ve seen the highlight reels, but he doesn’t strike anyone as a up and coming epic prodigy at RB as Hershel, Bo Jackson, or Marquis Dupree. It will boil down to how well he is coached and performs. He has an opportunity to a least duplicate what Lattimore did in SCar last year, but with the current coaching regime at UGa in place, he won’t be legendary in his freshman year. I will be shocked if he breaks 500 yard rushing, because Caleb King will finish with about 650-700 rushing yards if he gets all the carries and is lucky enough to stay out of trouble.
sports
June 16th, 2011
12:33 am
what a stupid ignorant article. The kid is not even in school yet dumb@ss.
FACTS
June 16th, 2011
1:24 am
The 2 RBs from AUB are the true mystery….Crowell has yet to play a single down behind a patchwork offensive line….the RBs from AUB will see 8 or 9 in the box, cuz the new QB is unproven & not Newton….not much of an article here, even if he wins Freshman of the year for the SEC….gotta give props too the guys who have laced them up & actually performed….isn’t that part of what the NFL is fighting over now, giving rookies, who have yet to play, star treatment & accolades???
Ted M
June 16th, 2011
2:41 am
UGA’s oline could really stink this year giving the back little chance.
BAMA dude
June 16th, 2011
5:37 am
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Don’t know how I missed this. Seriously?
The event took place on Sunday, Jan. 23, the final day of Crowell’s visit. Richt and his staff arranged for the team’s offensive lineman, receivers, fullback and quarterback to gather during Crowell’s exit meeting in the indoor facility. The current players were dressed in gameday jerseys and looked up to Richt’s office, which overlooked the practice field.
At that point Richt, Crowell and his family left the office and went down to the field. By the time they arrived there, according to the letter, “the team was in an offensive alignment without a running back.” Crowell was then handed a jersey and stood in the vacant running back position.
“Coach Richt reported that the idea was to create a feeling for the PSA (prospective student athlete) that he was needed at the running back position that was left empty by the team,” the letter reads, adding that Richt was aware off the gameday simulation rule, but did not believe it applied in this case.
So, the coaching staff called the entire starting offense out to the practice field, with jerseys on, to effectively treat this kid like some sort of rock star and essentially promise a starting job? Wonder what King thinks of that? This might be one of the more pathetic and desperate recruiting stories I’ve heard.
FanSince59
June 16th, 2011
6:48 am
It will matter a lot more if he is on the top ten list after the season is over. By chance, did Low list the top ten coaches in the SEC? Did Richt make the cut?
Paddy
June 16th, 2011
6:52 am
How in the world can you be rated at all as a running back in the SEC??????? He has not played 1 game yet. He is right where he should be, a potential prospect, and nothing more. It is no wonder these players have an inflated view of themselves and their abilities!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you believe IBM would make him a VP before he works 1 day for the company?
MattDawg
June 16th, 2011
6:56 am
Last year John Brantley was the preseason best Quarterback in the East….LOL
Joey
June 16th, 2011
7:07 am
How could anybody name Crowell on any “best” list, other than high school?
Let him get yards against a SEC defense, then rank him.
Saywhut
June 16th, 2011
7:11 am
OK tell me again: Who is Chris Low?
dmr
June 16th, 2011
7:18 am
Non-starter. Crowell has not played a down of SEC football. He may be the most anticipated back to arrive in the SEC. You have to give credit to the backs that have been there, done that. This is really a non-story and a non-issue. We are really desperate for football aren’t we?
It Ain't Rocket Science
June 16th, 2011
7:25 am
Real Dawgs Drink Power Aid,
You come onto a blog and start calling people idiots and other choice names. Are you a complete idiot? Hiding behind a computer and spouting crap like that. You are either a very poor example of an adult or a kid. Either way you need to grow up. These blogs do not give you the right to be ignorant and post comments about people you do not even know, and most likely if you said this stuff to their face, would be more than able and ready to show you the error of your ways. You are one sad human being if you think this is the way you converse in the real world. Do you even know what Marxist means?
I thought the AJC was suppose to monitor these blogs just a little bit, and yet remarks such as yours are allowed on here. Come on Jeff, comments like his, are way past the limit of spirited.
Buckeye
June 16th, 2011
7:53 am
Does that mean he’s been de-Annointed or un-Annointed?
Truth Hurts Don't it Rocket Science Dude
June 16th, 2011
7:55 am
The Marxist kool-aiders and reprobates should be very happy with the fact that Georgia has no running back on this list of top SEC backs. They happily said UGa is better off without WE3. Then MR himself said because Caleb King has reformed the Dawgs are set at RB with the addition of a true freshman IC. Well reprobates MR has sat the kool-aid juice out again and you goons fought each other for the first cup until you guzzled it all up. MR has ran you all amuck with the secret ingredient of the kool-aid, the lies and deceit. Caleb King didn’t even get a second thought and wasn’t even mentioned on the list. IC was rightfully left off the list because he is new and unproven to the SEC. WE3 would have represented UGa in the top five of this list, but he was scapegoated and ran off deliberately by MR. Now MR will demand Bobo to resurrect the old, antiquated, FSU fastbreak offense of the 90s,which consisted of a dink & dump, short pass happy offense which played to the strength of the weak armed quarterback. Face it Dawg, there will be no thousand yard rusher at UGa this year. Georgia will be a pass first, pass second, run third and punt team this year. But have heart Dawgs this will be the final year of that crap. MR said he knows what the #&?! he doing, but I think he is in denial and does not believe he is in the HotSeat this year. Take some advice all you delusional Marxists and Kool-Aiders out there : THE HOTSEAT IS REAL!!!!!!.
The Marxist kool-aiders and reprobates should be very happy with the fact that Georgia has no running back on this list of top SEC backs. They happily said UGa is better off without WE3. Then MR himself said because Caleb King has reformed the Dawgs are set at RB with the addition of a true freshman IC. Well reprobates MR has sat the kool-aid juice out again and you goons fought each other for the first cup until you guzzled it all up. MR has ran you all amuck with the secret ingredient of the kool-aid, the lies and deceit. Caleb King didn’t even get a second thought and wasn’t even mentioned on the list. IC was rightfully left off the list because he is new and unproven to the SEC. WE3 would have represented UGa in the top five of this list, but he was scapegoated and ran off deliberately by MR. Now MR will demand Bobo to resurrect the old, antiquated, FSU fastbreak offense of the 90s,which consisted of a dink & dump, short pass happy offense which played to the strength of the weak armed quarterback. Face it Dawg, there will be no thousand yard rusher at UGa this year. Georgia will be a pass first, pass second, run third and punt team this year. But have heart Dawgs this will be the final year of that crap. MR said he knows what the #&?! he doing, but I think he is in denial and does not believe he is in the HotSeat this year. Take some advice all you delusional Marxists and Kool-Aiders out there : THE HOTSEAT IS REAL!!!!!!.The Marxist kool-aiders and reprobates should be very happy with the fact that Georgia has no running back on this list of top SEC backs. They happily said UGa is better off without WE3. Then MR himself said because Caleb King has reformed the Dawgs are set at RB with the addition of a true freshman IC. Well reprobates MR has sat the kool-aid juice out again and you goons fought each other for the first cup until you guzzled it all up. MR has ran you all amuck with the secret ingredient of the kool-aid, the lies and deceit. Caleb King didn’t even get a second thought and wasn’t even mentioned on the list. IC was rightfully left off the list because he is new and unproven to the SEC. WE3 would have represented UGa in the top five of this list, but he was scapegoated and ran off deliberately by MR. Now MR will demand Bobo to resurrect the old, antiquated, FSU fastbreak offense of the 90s,which consisted of a dink & dump, short pass happy offense which played to the strength of the weak armed quarterback. Face it Dawg, there will be no thousand yard rusher at UGa this year. Georgia will be a pass first, pass second, run third and punt team this year. But have heart Dawgs this will be the final year of that crap. MR said he knows what the #&?! he doing, but I think he is in denial and does not believe he is in the HotSeat this year. Take some advice all you delusional Marxists and Kool-Aiders out there : THE HOTSEAT IS REAL!!!!!!.
The Marxist kool-aiders and reprobates should be very happy with the fact that Georgia has no running back on this list of top SEC backs. They happily said UGa is better off without WE3. Then MR himself said because Caleb King has reformed the Dawgs are set at RB with the addition of a true freshman IC. Well reprobates MR has sat the kool-aid juice out again and you goons fought each other for the first cup until you guzzled it all up. MR has ran you all amuck with the secret ingredient of the kool-aid, the lies and deceit. Caleb King didn’t even get a second thought and wasn’t even mentioned on the list. IC was rightfully left off the list because he is new and unproven to the SEC. WE3 would have represented UGa in the top five of this list, but he was scapegoated and ran off deliberately by MR. Now MR will demand Bobo to resurrect the old, antiquated, FSU fastbreak offense of the 90s,which consisted of a dink & dump, short pass happy offense which played to the strength of the weak armed quarterback. Face it Dawg, there will be no thousand yard rusher at UGa this year. Georgia will be a pass first, pass second, run third and punt team this year. But have heart Dawgs this will be the final year of that crap. MR said he knows what the #&?! he doing, but I think he is in denial and does not believe he is in the HotSeat this year. Take some advice all you delusional Marxists and Kool-Aiders out there : THE HOTSEAT IS REAL!!!!!!.The Marxist kool-aiders and reprobates should be very happy with the fact that Georgia has no running back on this list of top SEC backs. They happily said UGa is better off without WE3. Then MR himself said because Caleb King has reformed the Dawgs are set at RB with the addition of a true freshman IC. Well reprobates MR has sat the kool-aid juice out again and you goons fought each other for the first cup until you guzzled it all up. MR has ran you all amuck with the secret ingredient of the kool-aid, the lies and deceit. Caleb King didn’t even get a second thought and wasn’t even mentioned on the list. IC was rightfully left off the list because he is new and unproven to the SEC. WE3 would have represented UGa in the top five of this list, but he was scapegoated and ran off deliberately by MR. Now MR will demand Bobo to resurrect the old, antiquated, FSU fastbreak offense of the 90s,which consisted of a dink & dump, short pass happy offense which played to the strength of the weak armed quarterback. Face it Dawg, there will be no thousand yard rusher at UGa this year. Georgia will be a pass first, pass second, run third and punt team this year. But have heart Dawgs this will be the final year of that crap. MR said he knows what the #&?! he doing, but I think he is in denial and does not believe he is in the HotSeat this year. Take some advice all you delusional Marxists and Kool-Aiders out there : THE HOTSEAT IS REAL!!!!!!.
The Marxist kool-aiders and reprobates should be very happy with the fact that Georgia has no running back on this list of top SEC backs. They happily said UGa is better off without WE3. Then MR himself said because Caleb King has reformed the Dawgs are set at RB with the addition of a true freshman IC. Well reprobates MR has sat the kool-aid juice out again and you goons fought each other for the first cup until you guzzled it all up. MR has ran you all amuck with the secret ingredient of the kool-aid, the lies and deceit. Caleb King didn’t even get a second thought and wasn’t even mentioned on the list. IC was rightfully left off the list because he is new and unproven to the SEC. WE3 would have represented UGa in the top five of this list, but he was scapegoated and ran off deliberately by MR. Now MR will demand Bobo to resurrect the old, antiquated, FSU fastbreak offense of the 90s,which consisted of a dink & dump, short pass happy offense which played to the strength of the weak armed quarterback. Face it Dawg, there will be no thousand yard rusher at UGa this year. Georgia will be a pass first, pass second, run third and punt team this year. But have heart Dawgs this will be the final year of that crap. MR said he knows what the #&?! he doing, but I think he is in denial and does not believe he is in the HotSeat this year. Take some advice all you delusional Marxists and Kool-Aiders out there : THE HOTSEAT IS REAL!!!!!!.The Marxist kool-aiders and reprobates should be very happy with the fact that Georgia has no running back on this list of top SEC backs. They happily said UGa is better off without WE3. Then MR himself said because Caleb King has reformed the Dawgs are set at RB with the addition of a true freshman IC. Well reprobates MR has sat the kool-aid juice out again and you goons fought each other for the first cup until you guzzled it all up. MR has ran you all amuck with the secret ingredient of the kool-aid, the lies and deceit. Caleb King didn’t even get a second thought and wasn’t even mentioned on the list. IC was rightfully left off the list because he is new and unproven to the SEC. WE3 would have represented UGa in the top five of this list, but he was scapegoated and ran off deliberately by MR. Now MR will demand Bobo to resurrect the old, antiquated, FSU fastbreak offense of the 90s,which consisted of a dink & dump, short pass happy offense which played to the strength of the weak armed quarterback. Face it Dawg, there will be no thousand yard rusher at UGa this year. Georgia will be a pass first, pass second, run third and punt team this year. But have heart Dawgs this will be the final year of that crap. MR said he knows what the #&?! he doing, but I think he is in denial and does not believe he is in the HotSeat this year. Take some advice all you delusional Marxists and Kool-Aiders out there : THE HOTSEAT IS REAL!!!!!!.
The Marxist kool-aiders and reprobates should be very happy with the fact that Georgia has no running back on this list of top SEC backs. They happily said UGa is better off without WE3. Then MR himself said because Caleb King has reformed the Dawgs are set at RB with the addition of a true freshman IC. Well reprobates MR has sat the kool-aid juice out again and you goons fought each other for the first cup until you guzzled it all up. MR has ran you all amuck with the secret ingredient of the kool-aid, the lies and deceit. Caleb King didn’t even get a second thought and wasn’t even mentioned on the list. IC was rightfully left off the list because he is new and unproven to the SEC. WE3 would have represented UGa in the top five of this list, but he was scapegoated and ran off deliberately by MR. Now MR will demand Bobo to resurrect the old, antiquated, FSU fastbreak offense of the 90s,which consisted of a dink & dump, short pass happy offense which played to the strength of the weak armed quarterback. Face it Dawg, there will be no thousand yard rusher at UGa this year. Georgia will be a pass first, pass second, run third and punt team this year. But have heart Dawgs this will be the final year of that crap. MR said he knows what the #&?! he doing, but I think he is in denial and does not believe he is in the HotSeat this year. Take some advice all you delusional Marxists and Kool-Aiders out there : THE HOTSEAT IS REAL!!!!!!.
BigTimeTechFan
June 16th, 2011
8:16 am
1. Mike Dyer, Auburn
2. Knile Davis, Arkansas
3. Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina
4. Trent Richardson, Alabama
5. Brandon Bolden, Ole Miss
RDUCK
June 16th, 2011
8:18 am
why is this a story? the kid has yet to play a down in D1 foot`ball. so how can you possibly try to rank him against SEC backs? “stupid is as stupid does”- Forrest Gump
Dayglo
June 16th, 2011
8:24 am
Obviously, thugs don’t count for much. They know Crowell will spend most of his time in jail or on suspension.
Duffy
June 16th, 2011
8:30 am
Looks like the fake blogger is going to say, at least 100 times today, under 100 fake names, ‘the kid has yet to play a down”. ‘unproven” “hans’t played 1 game yet”, “the kid isn’t in school yet”.
Neither was Lattimore this time last year, he did ok as a freshman.
Yep
June 16th, 2011
8:36 am
Crowell will end up splitting carries with 4 other guys, Murray, Thomas, Malcome, and King. There’s only @30 carries to split up, King & Murray will get over 50%, that leaves 15 carries between Crowell, Malcome, and Thomas. So look for Crowell to get 5 or 6 carries a game, until he learns how to passblock better than the other backs, which could be a while, like a season.
Bob Rathbun
June 16th, 2011
8:37 am
Real Dawgs drink POWER-aid.( kool-aid is fool-ade) is a douche bag
REALLY?
June 16th, 2011
8:44 am
You mean Elliot Berry(Creekside HS)Fairburn, GA. class 2014 wasnt on this list? Thats crazy!!!
It Ain't Rocket Science
June 16th, 2011
8:44 am
Giving a computer or access to one, to a person with a low intelligence level is a bad thing as shown completely by this guy above that spends a page of web space, writing the crap he does. Again, I would ask Jeff, what standards do you try to maintain for your blogs, but I guess it all just comes down to blog hits and readership, even when it is wasted space.
Sir Barks A Lot
June 16th, 2011
8:45 am
Agree wit above posts – How can tghe kid be a top 10 back when he has never played in a game.
Those honors need to be reserved for returning players.
Crowell could potentially be a top 10 back – time will tell.
Mike
June 16th, 2011
8:46 am
Crowell will be only as good as his line this year and we are already patching that up and summer practice has not even begun … We need both – real bad.
DawginLex
June 16th, 2011
8:46 am
Nice article Jeff. Crowell is hyped and will end up splitting reps with 2 other feature backs plus Thomas mixing in. Unless he proves to be a grinder like Musa Smith, he won’t get more than 400 or 500 yards.
All of us Dawgs hope that Coach Friend learned something about run blocking along the way that Coach Searles never bothered to deal with.