Isaiah Crowell ‘happy,’ seeking fresh start at Alabama State
Former Georgia running back Isaiah Crowell is getting ready to compete at far from SEC spotlight.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – About 225 miles from Athens, in the opposite direction from where most people will be looking when the college football season opens, you can find Isaiah Crowell here.
Take the last exit of I-85 south, make a left under the overpass and drive straight down Decatur and into the projects. There you will see a weathered sign reading, “Hornets Stadium,” and a football practice field bordered on one side by a small college campus and on the other by less-than-idyllic surroundings.
“The culture is a little different here,” Alabama State coach Reggie Barlow said with understatement.
Alabama State is in the midst of a makeover. A 30-year, $600 million wish list of constructions projects includes several new athletic facilities, including a $62 million football stadium scheduled to open on Thanksgiving. In that sense, this is an appropriate place for Crowell to land. He hopes to be in the midst of his own makeover. Twice suspended and ultimately kicked out of Georgia for weapons charges (still pending) — a gun with a filed off serial number was found in his car at a campus checkpoint — Crowell is thankful to be anywhere.
Crowell seems more "comfortable" at a smaller program.
Barlow, the seventh year coach, said that when he met Crowell, he found him “regretful for what had happened. I remember when he was here for his visit, I heard him whisper to his mom, ‘Thank God for a fresh start.’ I didn’t say anything. But I saw Isaiah walking around and looking. He seemed relieved that somebody was ready to embrace him again and give him a second chance.”
Crowell was pleasant when a reporter approached him after practice Friday. “Yes, I’m happy,” he said, responding to a question. But then he was asked by a school official to keep walking to the locker room and stop talking. He has been advised by his attorney not to speak to the media, perhaps until after legal matters have been resolved.
A previously scheduled interview two weeks ago also was canceled suddenly
Kaiss (left) says Crowell still has long way to go in maturing.
by his mother. Debbie Crowell said late Friday night that she was pleased for her son and that, “He’s happy at Alabama State.” But she otherwise declined comment.
We’ve seen no shortage of skilled but misguided youth in college athletics. Those “stars” on national signing day don’t account for deficiencies in maturity and intelligence. Crowell was the center jewel of Georgia’s prematurely celebrated 2011 recruiting class that already has lost seven of 26 players.
On the field, Crowell was as great as advertised last season. Despite injuries and suspensions,
The practice field is bordered on one side by project housing.
questions about his work ethic and toughness, he still rushed for 850 yards and five touchdowns and was the SEC’s freshman of the year.
Vince Dooley played the “bad apple” card when discussing Crowell recently. Maybe. But Crowell never has seemed like a bad kid, just an overly coddled and enabled one. If he left Columbus-Carver High School with a sense of entitlement, his enablers at the school and all surrounding him should share some blame.
It's not Athens but Crowell soon will play in a new stadium.
When Crowell arrived at Georgia and suddenly had to deal with rules, it didn’t go well.
“Am I surprised? No. It’s what we created,” said Fred Kaiss, an Alabama State assistant coach.
“I don’t know if Isaiah was lost. But he’s not a guy who can have a lot of freedom. He can’t. And he ain’t there yet. Oh, he’ll tell you, ‘I’ve got it.’ But inside, I think he knows he doesn’t have it yet because if he did he’d be meeting with guys like you.”
Barlow has taken chances on problem kids before.
Kaiss, a 20-year coach at HBCU programs, has seen several athletes function better at the 1-AA level than major (FBS) programs. A number of former SEC players have transferred to Alabama State, including NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson.
“Is it more glamorous [in FBS]? Sure,” Kaiss said. “But it’s also easier to fall prey to other things for some kids. Some guys can’t pitch for the Yankees because they fall apart in the limelight, but they can pitch for the Milwaukee Brewers and be a star.”
So there you go: Crowell hasn’t gone from Bulldog to Hornet as much as he has Yankee to Brewer.
There have been some early hiccups. Crowell has been disciplined twice for being late – once to a meeting, once to a weight session. “His habits were not formed yesterday,” Kaiss said. “This is a process.”
But he’s trying to blend. Barlow, a former Alabama State and NFL wide receiver, was pleased the other night when an assistant coach asked for volunteers to run on kickoff scout team and Crowell ran onto the field. “That showed me he was starting to turn a corner,” he said.
Alabama State was a surprising option. Top players generally will transfer to a junior college for a year and then back to an FBS school without having to sit out a year. (Cam Newton and Zach Mettenberger are two examples.) Even Barlow placed his recruiting chances at only “30 percent.” But he sold Crowell and his parents on the program’s growth, proximity to Columbus and his past work with problem transfers (Nigel Carr was kicked out of Florida State, came to ASU and now plays for the Baltimore Ravens).
Barlow said Crowell is “comfortable here. We talked about junior college, but he said he just wanted to be someplace where he would fit in.”
During their first conversation, Barlow described Debbie Crowell as “really down” about matters. “She said he looked immature with the way he was dealing with some stuff [at UGA] and he felt bad because he had let his teammates down, and people who believed in him. He wanted an opportunity to restore his name, and she wanted to make sure we were demanding of him and would hold him accountable.”
He told Crowell he didn’t care about his history and barely even looked into it: “I told him, ‘Here’s where our trust starts.”
Barlow doesn’t deny this was a football decision, but he maintains it’s more than that. “I believe in second chances,” he said, and then he referenced his brother, Clemmon, a standout athlete who “went astray,” and eventually to prison.
“The parole board cut him a break and gave a second chance. Now he’s a great father and provider. So, yes, this was a chance for us to get an elite athlete. But I’m hoping we can give Isaiah something rewarding: experiencing accountability, team, an education.”
Crowell isn’t quite off the map. Alabama State’s opener against Bethune-Cookman next Sunday in Orlando is being carried by ESPN. But when major conferences begin play, he will slip under the radar for the first time in his life. Maybe that’s not a bad thing.
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253 comments Add your comment
Jeff Schultz
August 25th, 2012
12:40 pm
Folks, please be reminded about the responsibilities that go with public commenting and understand that anything that strays over the line will be deleted and the commenter may be banned. Thanks, Jeff.
Miamidawg
August 25th, 2012
12:52 pm
He is just a kid, one with a ton of talent, but just a, kid. In a good environment he could rebuild his future. Best of luck to him.
Miamidawg
August 25th, 2012
12:53 pm
By the way, since Jeff doesn’t count. FIRST!!
Kevin
August 25th, 2012
12:56 pm
I hope Crowell is FORCED to act like the ADULT HE IS for the very first time in his life. He is NOT A KID. Part of his problem is that he has people TREATING him like a KID, letting him make kiddie mistakes and giving him kiddie penalties. He’s a MAN. Hopefully, he’ll start acting like one and make the most of the talent he’s been blessed with.
BeauvighnBeauvighn
August 25th, 2012
1:03 pm
Uh…second chance ..let’s see how about multiple chances and he couldn’t handle it. Hope he gets his life turned around and becomes a productive citizen one day but I’m sorry if I don’t shed a tear for this guy. He reaped what he sowed
Game Changer
August 25th, 2012
1:03 pm
UGA is bordered by housing projects on one side also Jeff, whats the importance of that statement? Bottom line is Mark Richt has no rules and is not respected by any players. Hopefully, the head coach of Alabama State can mentor to I. Crowell about being a good person with character. The first thing the new coach should do is require I Crowell to cut the dreads off. Image will always be the first impression you make, looking stupid with long dreads tells others immediately what they need to know.
Big Dawg
August 25th, 2012
1:04 pm
UGA sure does miss him, but he made stupid mistakes. He’s paying for them, but I hope he does well in his future.
BobDog
August 25th, 2012
1:07 pm
I wish him the best. I don’t know everything about his upbringing and what he may have been through, but the environment probably hasn’t been the best to prepare him. No doubt he has been an elite athlete all through school and had a longer rope than most. I hope he uses this opportunity, probably his last, to get it together. I really want to seem him in the NFL one day.
bamaguy
August 25th, 2012
1:09 pm
I hope things work out for him. Montgomery is my home town (even though I have lived in Atlanta for 20 years). He should do well there. It is a quiet school of mostly locals. The culture of the city is dominated by the air force bases so ASU is not a “party school.” Maybe good things will happen for him.
Supes
August 25th, 2012
1:10 pm
Thankful for 2nd chances…what’s gonna happen next time he gets in trouble again? 3rd chance somewhere else…why b/c he’s a top tier talent that’s why….As a lifelong UGA fan it was extremely disappointing to see Isaiah blow his opportunity at becoming a big time SEC back (see Lattimore)…I sincerely hope he can straighten out his life b/c he a very talented young man…but wouldn’t be “shocked” if he turns out to be a “Maurice Clarette” down the road…
sandiego
August 25th, 2012
1:10 pm
Hopefully he will draw close to God without all the limelight of the SEC and will learn how to use his talents and opportunites wisely. Praying for him-
DP
August 25th, 2012
1:12 pm
The comments of the Alabama State coaches and their apparent willingness to hold Crowell accountable are good to read. But when they mentioned proximity to Columbus as one of their selling points in recruiting, I was thinking close proximity to Columbus is about the last thing he needs. I hope he gets his head on straight and capitalizes on this second chance he’s been given.
Boom Boom
August 25th, 2012
1:14 pm
Jeff, I’m scared to post anything. Thanks for the reminder.
I wish him good luck and hope he grows from this but I have a feeling this is only the begining of troubles for this young man.
DP
August 25th, 2012
1:16 pm
Showing a kid who already has a sense of entitlement 10 guys lined up on the field with an empty spot at running back when you’re recruiting him might have helped Richt get Crowell to UGA and ensured he wouldn’t last there at the same time. One would think Richt would understand coddling is the last thing a kid like Crowell needs; maybe Richt understands that better now.
Reservoir Dawg
August 25th, 2012
1:16 pm
Good article Jeff and good luck IC, hope things work out for you. Actually their stadium expansion looks nice (from I85) with its new upper deck, bet they’ll have pretty good attendance this fall.
Mr. Hankey
August 25th, 2012
1:19 pm
Out of sight, out of mind. That’s the way the “real” world works. You get fired from a job, just try going back to the office a couple of months later. I’ve had to do that before and, folks, it’s best not to revisit old history. Wish the kid best — not luck, you make your own luck with preparation and dedication when it meets opportunity. But LORD HAVE MERCY, SON, YOU REALLY BLEW IT.
Mildly unsurprised that he’s had a couple of “slips” of discipline so far. Kudos to Coach Richt for doing what had to be done.
SC Old Dawg
August 25th, 2012
1:27 pm
Everybody that has not made a major mistake in your youth, please sign in………should be a rather short list….
Wonder if some of you read the article
August 25th, 2012
1:33 pm
“When Crowell arrived at Georgia and suddenly had to deal with rules, it didn’t go well.”
Q
August 25th, 2012
1:34 pm
Wow, hes a dad too. He got his second chances and hes still late to stuff? Let’s just face it folks, he’s going to flip your burgers and mop some floors in his future. And that’s OK cause we need those peeps.
Just hate it for the kid….you come into the world 3 steps back and you’re pretty much doomed. Just sad.
Joe
August 25th, 2012
1:35 pm
Good luck to the kid. It’s amazing what being a star athlete will get you in this country. I hope that Crowell will begin to realize how lucky he is and will take advantage of it. I doubt he will, but you never know.
Game Changer
August 25th, 2012
1:38 pm
@SC Old Dawg
Once you cross the line and get in trouble for something you dont do it anymore, having an AD state publicly that him will personally protect the players in the future for flunking drug test etc. is not the answer.
Flo-Ri-Duh
August 25th, 2012
1:38 pm
Diaper Changer – You show your ignorance concerning football. Doubt if you have ever played a single down. You are a wanna be that never was. Hypocrite.
GTBob
August 25th, 2012
1:42 pm
Crowell wasn’t mentally mature enough to handle the pressures and glamour of a football factory environment. You can’t just take a kid from meager home life, build him up to be the king of the world, coddle him every second, and expect him to act like a world class citizen. That is a catch 22 in the recruiting world. You have to coddle and basically brainwash a kid to get him to come to your school, but hope that he reverts to a hard working, down to earth kid when he gets there. Sometimes it isn’t going to work out that way. College Football would be better off if recruiting wasn’t a spectator sport in and of itself.
Frank Lane
August 25th, 2012
1:44 pm
I hope that he can turn one wasted opportunity into something good for his future.
Flo-Ri-Duh
August 25th, 2012
1:47 pm
Grayson and the “great” Robert Nkemdiche are only up on McEachern 14 – 12 at the half. Nkemdiche hasn’t done much running and has zero sacks. To go with that he lost one fumble – giving McEachern good field position leading to a TD. This doesn’t look #1 in the nation to me.
Duchess
August 25th, 2012
1:50 pm
Miamidawg…you’re funny
Duchess
August 25th, 2012
1:51 pm
By the way, football comes second. He needs to get his soul right and stop playing on the wrong side of the law. Good luck in your future. Stay positive and focused!!
2 old dawg
August 25th, 2012
2:05 pm
Just wish him well. And there is hope. Look how well Jeff has done.
KBP
August 25th, 2012
2:14 pm
Gamechanger. . . What does long dreads tell about a person’s character? I don’t care for dreads but are insinuating that there is some correlation between hairstyles and character/judgement/decision making?
KBP
August 25th, 2012
2:17 pm
Gamechanger . . . sorry for the typo on previous post. My question is are you insinuating there is a correlation between hairstyles and character?
Mary Mac's Tea Room
August 25th, 2012
2:18 pm
Vince Dooley played the bad apple card on Isaiah Crowell
but not Zach Mettenburger.
Joe Falcon
August 25th, 2012
2:19 pm
While I’m glad that my Dawgs cut him loose (keeping him would have sent a poor message to the other team members, and the parents of potential recruits), I truly hope that he turns his life around, at Alabama State.
I’ll be pulling for him.
Ed Pilcher
August 25th, 2012
2:19 pm
They already had to discipline him twice?
Second verse, same as the first.
Ed Pilcher
August 25th, 2012
2:22 pm
Mary Mac…….Mettenburger had misdomeaner charges compared to two felony charges for Crowell.
I don’t condone what Mettenburger did, but the charges are apples to oranges.
Vince was right on the money in his assesment of Crowell.
Ed Pilcher
August 25th, 2012
2:22 pm
And Richt was right to kick Mettenburger out, too.
dick whiskey
August 25th, 2012
2:32 pm
he reminds me of a running back named lawrance phillips that played for nebraska back in the 90’s tons of talent but could not stay out of trouble, probably working at mcdonalds today ,or in prison
2 old dawg
August 25th, 2012
2:43 pm
Laurence Phillips had a “career” in professional football and is now in prison. Google it.
2 old dawg
August 25th, 2012
2:46 pm
L-a-w-r-e-n-c-e. Pardon me.
mambo
August 25th, 2012
2:46 pm
It’s obvious that crowell is still a punk who thinks he’s bigger than his team. I don’t know how old he is, and I don’t care. But, he is old enough to be on time to team events. What a punk!
The Truth
August 25th, 2012
2:50 pm
The Dawgs are better off without Crowell and his shenanigans. The guy couldn’t take a hit, didn’t run tough, and took every opportunity to stand on the sideline when faced with even the least bit of adversity. Off the field, he was a slow moving train wreck – gun with the serial filed off, twitter pics of himself stoned out of his mind…it was one brilliant move after another. Best of luck at Alabama State – you’re going to need it.
The Truth
August 25th, 2012
2:52 pm
Dick – the difference is that Lawrence Phillips was actually talented. Crowell is nowhere near the athlete or running back that Phillips was.
mambo
August 25th, 2012
2:53 pm
Jeff, why are you hanging around this punk who now goes to a school whose stadium is across the street from a housing project? At least Sanford Stadium is 2 blocks from a housing project.
Jlew
August 25th, 2012
2:56 pm
I believe in 2nd chances, but he had many more than that at UGA. And those were just the ones that were made public. I hope he can turn his life around, but it sounds like it has even been a slow process at Alabama St. At some point he is going to have to decide for himself that he must mature. I agree that being made a “celebrity” during his life/high school years are part of the problem.
2 old dawg
August 25th, 2012
2:58 pm
What are you people gaining by continuing to bash Crowell? You’re preaching to the choir. Everyone on here knows his history. Give it a rest.
Boo
August 25th, 2012
3:00 pm
Wish Ic well!!
The Truth
August 25th, 2012
3:02 pm
Crowell will play in the NFL…He made poor decisions and understands he messed up…He will probaly will run behind a better line at Bama State…he gained almost 900 yards behind a line playing 4 guards and a center…Mettenberger pulled a young lady breasts out in public and was banned from Valdosta, and he is about to start for LSU, I hear no complaints about that…hmm…DOG fans should worry about why UGa has not beat a good team in 3 years?…..
Dawgfan0711
August 25th, 2012
3:18 pm
The truth- one of the “guards” you referenced is the starting LT for the Bills as a rookie, I think we had a very capable OT on the line last year.
Beast from the East
August 25th, 2012
3:20 pm
Waste of talent.
SEC Fact Finder
August 25th, 2012
3:20 pm
I visited State a few days ago, and watched maybe 30 minutes of practice. I spoke to a couple of coaches who said that IC was not acting like a 5 star player, and that while he has been there he has been very modest and low key. They all see he is a special player that requires others to monitor his time and insure he is busy and is not part of the wrong group of people. Camp is one thing, once school starts will be when either he moves forward or reverts back to his old core.
Certain players, whether they are High School, College or even Pro Players sometimes have to remove themselves from their old friends and habits. Ray Lewis had to do it years ago, Rolando McClain was told to not go back to Decatur where his “old running buddies” were and drawing him into their dramas.
IC should do the same with Columbus and all those old behaviors will soon be a thing of the past. He and many of these young players need to learn that life is not always handed to you and growing into a man is not always the easiest thing to do.
Good Luck to IC and All of your Teams this fall.
Ed Pilcher
August 25th, 2012
3:27 pm
2 old dawg…….What do you mean by ‘you’ people?
Bama Boy
August 25th, 2012
3:31 pm
At first I couldnt believe he chose UGA over Bama then
I figured huh #1 Party school = Better weed,still he seemed like a good kid,Maybe he shoulda went to Wake Forrest
SomewhereinGA
August 25th, 2012
3:31 pm
Gamechanger ” Bottom line is Mark Richt has no rules and is not respected by any players.” How in the holy hell can you say that with a straight face? Coach Richt and UGA hold their players more accountable than any other SEC school out there. I want you to name ONE SEC SCHOOL that has stricter drug testing polices and personal behavior policies than UGA. LSU? Give me a break. Bammer? Good Lord….Allbarn? Do what? Florida? Tennessee? Son, how long have you been without oxygen?
Ted Striker
August 25th, 2012
3:35 pm
Good luck to Crowell.
Those of you who continue to criticize the guy make me sick.
Ralph
August 25th, 2012
3:42 pm
I’m sure he isn’t as happy to go as I was to see him go. He is trouble where ever he goes and Alabama State will not be the exception.
Hillbilly D
August 25th, 2012
3:44 pm
Kids who can tote a football get treated differently from a very young age. Is it any wonder some of them later have trouble be treated like everybody else?
As for Crowell, the question is has he learned from it. Time will tell and it’s all up to him. Time for everybody else to move on.
eddy
August 25th, 2012
3:46 pm
What verse are we singing of this same old song? There are those who genuinely want “second” chances and demonstrate it each and every day even when no one is watching. Maybe IC is one of them. It would be refreshing and hopeful to see. Let him show that he is changed and then we’ll talk about it. Otherwise, we all know how this will end.
George Stein
August 25th, 2012
3:48 pm
Good for him; everyone deserves a second chance. Have his legal issues been resolved?
Oncewas19
August 25th, 2012
3:54 pm
I am so thankful that I was not in the public eye when I was in college! Man I wouls have been drilled by all of the fans who expect me to be the best 19 year old in the world. I am not giving IC a pass but I wont sit here and bash him either because I dont live in a glass house and I really did not live in one as a fresh or a soph, during college. Heck I did not grow up until I got out off college. College is meant to be a learning experience and I only hope that this kid yes KID learns from his mistakes, and is able to give back one day!
Oncewas19
August 25th, 2012
3:56 pm
Please bloggers stop blaming Richt…..its called free will and Richt cant be a figure head 24/7; the difference is that kids from these other schoola you.mentioned are sometimes not caught and held accountable……..
TampaGator
August 25th, 2012
4:00 pm
I hope coach Barlow has the same postive influence on Crowell that he had on Janoris Jenkins…..two years under his guidance in Crowell’s case. Plenty of time to grow up, become responsible….and understand that with two “no issue” years….he has a chance to go high in the 2014 NFL draft. I hope he can keep it together. But then….if he does…..he faces having a lot of money and the problems that will bring him.
Wes
August 25th, 2012
4:09 pm
Pulled yer damn pants up!
Rick James
August 25th, 2012
4:10 pm
Best of luck..
Reality
August 25th, 2012
4:23 pm
Am I misstaken or didn’t CMR and UGA also give him a 2nd chance? Anyway one can’t help but wish the guy well. Now DOGS forget about all that and go play FOOTBALL.
Really?
August 25th, 2012
4:29 pm
the truth is the definition of a hate filled sad little nothing.
poor_richard
August 25th, 2012
4:41 pm
“Student Ath-o-letes. Ho, ho, that is brilliant, sir.” The problem is not with IC. It is with the system. College should not be a minor league for professional sports or a major in athletics.
Zing
August 25th, 2012
4:41 pm
While I’m disappointed that he wasn’t able to help “my” team, I sincerely hope he turns things around and gets on the right track.
in the past
August 25th, 2012
4:43 pm
It’s good he’s moving forward, but Barlow’s comments that he didn’t care about Crowells history and barely looked into it are a bit disingenuous and help feed players sense of entitlements.
If coaches from middle school on would care and discipline these kids back then, they might not be as big of discipline problems now.
in the past
August 25th, 2012
4:44 pm
new uniforms are the closest he got to G tech hehe
Tide Rising
August 25th, 2012
4:50 pm
I grew up in Montgomery and that area where ASU is located is right smack in the middle of the hood. Its a rough downtown area and an easy place to find trouble. I hope Crowell can straighten up and make something of himself. The fact that he’s already been late to a couple of meetings tells you something.
I remember Saban recruiting him and also several other very high profile guys like Darren Myles, Janzen Jackson, and on and on. Near the end Bama kind of either backed off or the recruit backed off from Bama and you could tell they weren’t going to sign with Bama. Its been uncanny how many really high profile guys we’ve missed on where the guy ended up getting kicked out of the program they went to a year or so later. I’m thinking Saban coming off as being sterner and telling these guys his expectations in the recruiting process has a good way of scaring the prima donnas away from Bama and towards other coaches that are more willing to coddle them. And its clear that these coaches who continously coddle these guys are the ones with the never ending discipline problems- Richt, UT, etc.
2 old dawg
August 25th, 2012
4:53 pm
Dear Ed,
What I mean by ‘you’ people is/are the persons who continue to talk trash about IC. Are you one of them? Diagram to follow.
Jeff Schultz
August 25th, 2012
4:56 pm
Misty — Remember the part where I cautioned to be responsible? Bringing race in arguments: no responsible. Once more and you’re gone.
Jeff Schultz
August 25th, 2012
4:58 pm
Misty From Macon — Also, for the record, prosecutor did not mandate jail term for two reasons: 1) first offense; 2) no proof of drink driving; 3) The parents of the victim, Dan Snyder, asked for leniency. I understand anybody who disagrees the decision but that was it. Also, for what it’s worth, district attorney (Paul Howard) was black, and Heatley was white. So much race being a factor.
Jeff Schultz
August 25th, 2012
4:59 pm
And last warning to all — Do not bring race into commenting, or risk banning. Thanks.
Mad Dog One
August 25th, 2012
5:10 pm
Dang Jeff I wanted to talk about Daytona!!!!! Should be the only kind of race we care about.
Dawg89
August 25th, 2012
5:11 pm
Good luck Isaiah.
Bg
August 25th, 2012
5:14 pm
What will the ajc talk about now that Crowell is not at UGA?
2 old dawg
August 25th, 2012
5:16 pm
I’ll risk banning by saying my race is human.
UGAnja
August 25th, 2012
5:17 pm
I detect a little coddling going on. I see that he has the #1 on his Alabama State jersey.
vino
August 25th, 2012
5:22 pm
at alabama state—no rules baby! Isaiah can smoke all the weed he want—party on my man!
Al
August 25th, 2012
5:26 pm
I have zero sympathy for IC. What happened to him at UGA, he brought on himself. All the attention he was getting went to his head and he thought he was above the law and could do what he wanted to do.
He did show flashes of how good he could be at RB but to me he was a wimp. i don’t think there was a game last yr. where he played that he did not come out of with some kind of injury. Your a RB, your going to get hit, suck it up and play through it.
I do not wish any ill will on him but as far as hoping he turns it around and getting a second chance, I say he should not have messed up at UGA. I know kids who messed up far less worse than he did and they never got a second chance.
So with that said it would not surprise me if he gets in trouble at Ala St.
"The practice field is bordered on one side by project housing"
August 25th, 2012
5:27 pm
…like Sanford Stadium is not bordered on Baxter Street by some project housing?
McDawg
August 25th, 2012
5:37 pm
will he play against Ealey’s team
what is the single season rushing record in Division-II- this guy is going to kill it
if he stays healthy NFL not too far away
McDawg
August 25th, 2012
5:38 pm
can the AJC ban the word thug from these blogs as well
Courtney
August 25th, 2012
5:39 pm
This is NOT NEWS. No one in Atlanta cares about Alabama St.
Tony Taylor
August 25th, 2012
5:44 pm
GREAT REPORTING.
Tony Taylor
August 25th, 2012
5:49 pm
Great Reporting. Have not read any comments thus far but wanted to give accolades to you for the reporting. I think this is IC best last chance. I wish him well. Have no hard feelings at all. His ONLY chance to be successful in life is football. I hope he can finish the drill.
Red Stick
August 25th, 2012
6:00 pm
Nice article Jeff.
I hope he takes advantage of his 2nd chance as alot of people in all walks of life don’t get another opportunity.
Geaux Tigers
Go SEC
Reality
August 25th, 2012
6:19 pm
No comments on race. I got it.
slydog
August 25th, 2012
6:22 pm
“Kaiss, a 20-year coach at HBCU programs, has seen several athletes function better at the 1-AA level than major (FBS) programs.”
You want to know why? Most of the fanbases at these schools have a much more vested interest in the individual players as opposed to their coffers and win at all cost mentality at FBS schools. Plus, at HBCU’s like Alabama St., most of the fanbase and student body “looks” and “acts” just like the players and their friends and family back home, but with education as their focus as opposed to just hanging out and being mad at the world.
haha
August 25th, 2012
6:31 pm
crowell is still making news? ha ha.
look at crowell and look at the other football players, he is naturally, athletically superior to all of them.
He will always be BMOC regardless of where he goes.
jvillebil
August 25th, 2012
6:34 pm
I.C. has a long way to go. Sure he’s going to be scrutinized for everything he does. I’m sure he’s not the only athlete that has shown up late for a meeting or two at Ala. St. Not only does he have to walk the line, but he’s got to fit in with the team. My gut tells me he’s going to rush for about 1500 yards this season. Once he hits that field and realizes this ain’t the SEC and these player don’t hit lit the SEC boyz, he’s going to turn it up a notch. It’s just as hard to break a dawg of old habits and it is to teach him new tricks. If he makes it through this year in good shape, he’ll be in the NFL someday.
Ringleader
August 25th, 2012
6:36 pm
Jeff……
Tell the rest of the story……..Where did Reggie Barlow sign out of high school and how did he end up at State….
Stinger2
August 25th, 2012
6:44 pm
Jeff: I am asking a question that you may not be allowed by AJC to answer.
If you cannot, I understand. Question is why were you sent to Alabama State to write an article about IC since he no longer is a part of the UGA program? With AL State being a small school out of state, and nothing
being new with the status of IC himself, I just did not understand why the article.
jvillebil
August 25th, 2012
6:54 pm
Stinger 2, because there are people that still want to follow his progress. I wouldn’t want to see continuing articles, but I appreciated the update.
timepassenger
August 25th, 2012
6:55 pm
Good Luck… I hope he is able to turn things around he’s a very talented young man.
Possiblefelon
August 25th, 2012
7:09 pm
How can one with felonies hanging over him be allowed to play football or even enroll?
The Truth
August 25th, 2012
7:22 pm
Heck, I’m to scared to write anything….
Badgerina
August 25th, 2012
7:23 pm
Good luck Isaiah. I hope things work out for you.
son's who?
August 25th, 2012
7:24 pm
For the record, this is not IC’s second chance;This is his second school.
haha
August 25th, 2012
7:44 pm
Possiblefelon
August 25th, 2012
7:09 pm
How can one with felonies hanging over him be allowed to play football or even enroll?
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it is called innocent until proven guilty, smh. where did you grow up?
geez.
Dawg Haus
August 25th, 2012
7:57 pm
Hope you make good on your second chance, Isaiah. Good luck in Montgomery.
YELLOW BRITCHES
August 25th, 2012
8:07 pm
Hey Look I don’t wish anything but good fortune for Isaiah. But to say this is his second chance is a bit rich. Come on, this must be his fourth or fifth chance if not more. Let’s just hope the last chance is not something akin to the movie “The Longest Yard”.
just saying
August 25th, 2012
8:26 pm
how nice, an article on a football player who cannot pass a drug test and caught with a concealed weapon….guess the ones who go to class, make good grades, work their ___ off to earn a starting position aren’t worth writing about….
Rt
August 25th, 2012
8:30 pm
I bet he want make it to the end of the season!
2 old dawg
August 25th, 2012
8:30 pm
I’m gone. This crapola is going to go on and on. Mostly by people who don’t read the other posts or don’t understand them when they do. Bye.
Rt
August 25th, 2012
8:34 pm
The other post has no control of his off field problems!
t2go
August 25th, 2012
8:34 pm
I dont really understand people talking about”pulling for him”….Yes I have made mistakes in life, and have learned from them, but I have a hard time pulling for someone who doesn’t seem to show respect for anyone or anything…let alone himself. If he starts showing character and heart I would pull for him…until then……
Schultz you dont think a kid that drives around in a car full of marijuana smoke with a gun with the serial number filled down w underclassmen in the car is a “bad apple”? Have you read any of his tweets? I would say he is the definition of bad apple. Which isn’t to say he can’t change…some don’t change until they make such a mess with things they can’t do anything but change. I know this from experience….yes he has some enablers that are deserving of criticism but enablers are not the source of the problem. HE is his own worst problem. He is his own responsibility. He is his own ticket onward and upward…or down and out.
Furthermore the person talking about dreadlocks…thats stereotyping. That hair style is a cultural thing. You do not have to like it, but to say that it is representative of anything other than personal expression is just not smart. Someone who has a short hair cut and wears suits can be just as much a crook as anyone else and someone covered head to toe with tattoos can be a great parent. That statement is just shallow minded and arrogant.
Raw Dawg
August 25th, 2012
8:36 pm
In Clayton county, he could probably be Sheriff, county manager and dog catcher. That said, I wish him well. I think we’ll be much better off with Gurley and crew though. IC was a cancer.
option smoption
August 25th, 2012
8:40 pm
Dear AJC sports writers: Please let this be the last article you write about this kid. Let the columbus paper, the montgomery paper or the the alabama state paper write about him in the future because their readers are the only ones who care about this kid anymore. He doesn’t deserve the ink.
Joe
August 25th, 2012
8:51 pm
It is a slow time in football the week before so the AJC has to bead a “Dead Horse” of an article and topic over and over and over. Write about the good things that are going on at UGA. Quit wasting time about the negative of UGA, TECH, and UT and report on some of the good small programs and new programs like Ga Southern. I know AJC will not write about GA Southern until after they win their seventh National Championship. What a poor example of state coverage and support.
Joe
August 25th, 2012
8:52 pm
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Dawgger
August 25th, 2012
8:54 pm
Crowell is NOT a good kid. Read his tweets for 2-3 days, and you’ll see the real Crowell. It’s not a pretty picture.
https://twitter.com/iSAIAH_RIP_STEV
Jamal
August 25th, 2012
8:59 pm
Son, you are a THUG! Make your bed and sleep in it!
oldfart
August 25th, 2012
8:59 pm
Tell him to give Lance Armstrong a call about passing tests.
1eyedJack
August 25th, 2012
9:18 pm
The toughest problem that Isaiah will have to face is the image looking back at him in the mirror every morning.
Contractor
August 25th, 2012
9:26 pm
Miamidawg,
So Athens isn’t a “good environment”? It’s not the environment, it’s his maturity and responsibility that need to change. It’s not a city’s responsibility to change the kid, he has to want to. Toss me into the projects, and I promise you I’ll still go to work, I will continue to say NO to drugs, I won’t run around with gang bangers, and I will continue to stay out of jail. It’s all decision making on the individual himself.
Dawg Poop
August 25th, 2012
9:31 pm
It’s amazing how some schools will accept any thug as long as the school thinks he can make a play. Win at any cost is the theme.
fan
August 25th, 2012
9:35 pm
The guy was going to start for one of the finest universities in the country, and just thugged it away. He only wishes he was back at Georgia. Coach Richt gave him every chance to be a man and be blew it big time, and on top of that his legal problems are only beginning. Maybe he’ll become a man, if not, his next uniform will have stripes…we’ll see.
Dee
August 25th, 2012
9:42 pm
As an alumnus of Alabama State, why does the campus being located near the projects matter. Most HBCUs are located near the projects or railroad tracks because that’s the land that was donated to us over 100 years ago. Also you did not disclose that the completed state-of-the-art stadium will initially hold 26,000 seats including private suites, club and loge seating and a full service restaurant with future expansion capability to seat up to 50,000. This is huge for an HBCU. You are comparing apples to oranges. How about comparing Georgia to the University of Alabama which is no comparison? I’ve been to Athens and I prefer Montgomery any day.
Ken Morrow
August 25th, 2012
9:46 pm
People forget that playing College is a priviledge. Why are kids that work hard and have less talent not allowed to play. Can’t we find kids that are good kids and have talent to match. This is nothing negitive it is just a point, I’m sure IC is a good kid under certian standards but is a kid with less talent to be held at a higher standard? I don’t think so but they are why should there be diffrent treatment of players just because it’s harder to replace the kids with more talent? I’m just saying.
Slaw Dawg
August 25th, 2012
9:46 pm
Man its sure gonna hurt lots to not have Cruewell in the line-up this year inspite of him failing drug tests and having a shotgun under his seat when he was pulled over. I am hopeing that Mark Rich will go after Dadrick Rogers who left Tennessee if we can get him then it will all work out. I hope Mark Rich offers Dadrick whatever he wants to become a Bulldog for life. Its great to be a Bulldog for life.
Kdawg
August 25th, 2012
9:49 pm
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Ramblin Wreck
August 25th, 2012
9:50 pm
They don’t call it thUGA for nuttin!
Dee
August 25th, 2012
9:50 pm
Thuggish tendencies have no color but everyone deserves a second chance.
Alphare
August 25th, 2012
9:53 pm
If a player cannot keep time, how can he be a 5-star?
That alone tells me some people don’t know how to evaluate players, or don’t know how to make a 3-star to be a 5-star.
Kdawg
August 25th, 2012
9:57 pm
Come on why would we want Darick he backed out several years ago. We have two good backs comming up so let’s stick with good kids not thugs that punch out cops. That why we got rid of IC and WE. CMR should give them one chance then move on to the next kid. That’s why some other programs are better.
maxx4955
August 25th, 2012
10:02 pm
Game Changer…let me guess. You tried growing dreads but your hair wasn’t kinky enough. What does this young man’s hair have to do with his present situation. I know everyone is entitled to their own opinion but you remind me of a closet racist trying to break free…don’t be afraid..come out and free your mind, your body and your soul….I’m just saying.
gcs
August 25th, 2012
10:34 pm
You people are to blame for this.
This time 12 months ago, Atlanta reporters, Mark Richt and all the UGA fans wanted to heap all the hopes, fears & responsibility on an 18-year old true freshman. You made him out to be the second coming of Hershel Walker and expected him to carry the team.
Don’t make the same mistake with Keith Marshall.
JSS
August 25th, 2012
10:43 pm
Ha ha, there are three housing projects located within a stone’s throw of Bryant-Denny, Sanford, and Ben Hill-Griffith stadiums and the campuses of those universities… You teenage boy stalkers are a trip!
I don’t like Isiah Crowell (the present-day football player), but I wish him all of the best in the opportunities that Alabama State and non-D1 football is offering him… Mr. Crowell, you’ll find great mentors and “real friends” for life there if you give the place a chance to help mold you… Right choices, right now… No dogma and cliches, you can do it…
Roadrunner
August 25th, 2012
10:46 pm
I think its a shame when a young man lets himself, his family, his team down with repeated bad choices. I’m a Dawg fan that was happy to see IC join the team and almost as happy to see him go. I don’t hold any ill will toward him, but it was obvious to everyone he was never going to be the player & person he should be while at Georgia. Richt haters are going to try to hang this around his neck, but it wasn’t Richt’s responsibility to endow IC with the skills & self respect to be a man of honor, that was his parent’s responsibility. If he didn’t have a good home life with proper supervision, nothing Richt could have done would make any difference by the time an 18 year old shows up for football camp.
Old Goober
August 25th, 2012
10:47 pm
he reminds me of a running back named lawrance phillips that played for nebraska back in the 90’s tons of talent but could not stay out of trouble, probably working at mcdonalds today ,or in prison
From Wikipedia:
On December 18, 2009, Phillips was sentenced to more than 31 years in prison for attacking his girlfriend and driving his car into three teens.[12] Phillips, California Department of Corrections# G31982, was admitted to the CDCR on October 16, 2008. As of April 22, 2012, he is incarcerated in Kern Valley State Prison. Under California law, since his crimes harmed other persons he must serve at least 85 percent of his sentence before being eligible for time off with good behavior. He will not be eligible for release until he serves 26 years—when he will be 57 years old.
I don’t see any parallels with Crowell there. At least I don’t know of any violent crimes committed against persons. But wasn’t he in trouble in high school? I seem to recall that. And yet, people were urging—even begging—UGA to sign him. The same was true about the young man recently kicked off Tennessee’s team. A lot of UGA fans were very bitter when Rogers did not sign to play for UGA.
I’m hoping that Crowell does straighten up and fly right. He’s already paid a heavy penalty for his immaturity, going from the prize UGA recruit to someone who isn’t welcome in Athens. I personally hold no grudge against him. I’m just saddened that a young man with so much talent could develop such behavior flaws. And I still wonder how he’ll react once big-time college football starts and he discovers he’s no longer the center of national attention in the college football world.
Pitbull
August 25th, 2012
11:11 pm
Richt knew he was trouble all along. He just couldn’t be helped no matter how much they tried. Could they have been allowed, to do more by the rules is the question? It takes time to shape some of these guys up! Restricting them to the dorm for rule violations should be considered.
Shamecrock-chewin-Dog
August 25th, 2012
11:27 pm
Well, I am left to wonder whether we’ll ever see Isaiah Crowell in the NFL or whether he’ll just fade off into the Maurice Clarrett ozone layer never to be heard of again?
Wreck
August 25th, 2012
11:49 pm
LOL at the picture-painting “across the street from the projects”. Everytime I walk down Baxter Street to Sanford Stadium I pass a big housing project, Tech had projects across the street from Bobby Dodd for years before the Olympics, and GSU, well, the loitering on Auburn and Edgewood is enough to make anyone feel a little leery. Not really necessary.
And yes, a redemption story on Crowell is about two years too soon.
A Fan
August 26th, 2012
12:13 am
Bottom line he and anyone else who has been kicked off of a college team, should never be allowed to play some where else as he is bumping someone else out of the way that has earned their right to a scholarship the correct way!
another comment
August 26th, 2012
12:31 am
I went to a Big 10 school for my graduate degree 29 years ago. I lived off campus in a small apartment complex. One day, I went down to the laundry room and this huge black guy was using all of the washers and dryers for the whole dang complex ( I went to undergrad school in Washington, D.C.). I was really pissed that he had hogged all of the machines in the middle of the day, so I decided to tell him it was rude. He immediately moved his stuff out of one of the washer’s for me. Later that day or evening, he is knocking at my door. It turns out he had been the star Tight End at the school during the late 1970’s early 1980’s. He had been the first tight end drafted by the Giants in I believe 1981, in either the 1st round or the second ( I think the 1st Round). But then he got cut in the 1982 season and was back hanging around campus, playing Mr. Mom to his son while his wife was finishing her Pharmacy degree. When he came up to my door that evening he said to me that he liked me, that I was the first person in his in his entire life that had the balls to treat him like a normal person other than a star. He admired that I stood up to him. I had no idea at the time that he was “Big Dave”. He said he wanted to be friends could we hang out. He told me he needed a real friend that wasn’t afraid to tell him the truth.
One day, when he stopped by my apartment my boyfriend who had been a redshirted Wide Receiver on the Football team was there, they were both stunned that I knew both of them. Bob then told me about “Big Dave”. He told me that Dave was probably the most gifted football player he or anyone on the team had ever seen. All through out Dave’s days of playing high school football in Akron he never had to practice, he was so much better than the rest of the team, just show up for games. The same thing when he got to college. He never practiced, when he did show up he was late. He was just a natural gifted athelete. Always the best in college. Everyone in College worshipped him. Then he was a first round draft choice. But he found out in the Pro’s everyone else, was a gifted athelete too. So he ended up getting cut. That was a big wake-up call. The year sitting back at school, while his wife was finishing his degree, meeting me a true friend was a wake up call.
Dave ended up getting a Free Agent Contract with Buffalo, which is where I grew up. He made the team. Shortly after he called to tell me that another Dave made the Falcon’s as a Rookie Free Agent, he told me that that Dave would need a real Friend now that he was in the NFL in 1984 I believe. He had David call me up. I helped David find an Apartment. I would hear how women were not interested in him until they found out he was a Falcon. I even had the locker room phone number. Then David was traded to Miami.
I met several Pro Players through my contacts. I remember one being shocked when I told him that some of the mid 30 white preppy guys would have absolutely nothing to do with him if he was not a Professional Athelete. He was shocked, I said no that guy is a jerk. He is trying to use you as a wing man. Even though you have a Master’s degree, the fact is you are black, he would not hang out with you let alone, go on a ski trip with you if you were no a professional athelete. The Naiviate among atheletes is amazing, many have lead very sheltered lifes even if they have had middle class or higher lifes growing up.
Kdawg
August 26th, 2012
12:37 am
Max4945 why is a person racest if they want kids that can have the self discipline to stay out of trouble. If a person gets a free ride and only have to play football to repay their debt and get to play in the show is that to much. I,m sure that I don’t understand what it is like to have every thing given to me. I played High school football for years started three and was only offered D2 schools. No full ride and was unable to pay my part so I joined the service were I served for four years and never got in trouble. I then went off to war got injured and then went on to work in Law Enforcement for twenty years. Never spent one minute in jail but I have no idea what adversity is. I was rased poor never got out of class or pratice. Worked a job and played sports. I used public transportation. Payed for my own education and still never complained for not having enough chances. should couches give students maybe 15 or maybe twenty chances. Send them to Marine bootcamp and to the Corps were they only get once chance and then jail and maybe a bad conduct discharge. People that came before him like H Walker had work ethic and talent. These punks don’t diserve to set foot on the same field with the likes of him. The same goes for others like Gale Sayers what does he have in common with IC nothing Sayers worked hard for everything he ever got he never took his talent for granted. I’m just saying.
Kracker Dawg..
August 26th, 2012
12:52 am
He will definitely need that gun there……
Muttnation1
August 26th, 2012
5:25 am
Now he can pop all the caps and smoke all the purp he wants! Run the train on some coeds before his 15 min is up…. “Coach iz redee for anuza chanceee Iz can run real good And realz fast”
RunninWithTheDawgs
August 26th, 2012
6:07 am
Isaiah WHO ?
Bud Wiser
August 26th, 2012
6:21 am
Well, everyone can wish him luck, and a lot of you have, but I will not.
Luck is for the non-talented, the inept, the losers in life; it is all they have and will never go higher without it.
Crowell has God-given, innate athletic talent that comes to very few in a generation. He needs to first realize THAT, then move forward.
What I wish for him is to use his head for something more than a place to put a helmet, or a sideways ball cap. He needs to THINK before he jumps, THINK before he climbs into a car full of leeches and hangers-on, THINK before he puts himself into yet another situation from which he will not easily extricate himself.
Thinking and thinking smart are indeed two separate entities. I hope he chooses door number two.
i wear shoes with velcro straps
August 26th, 2012
6:50 am
IC had a couple of setbacks, but lets face it in this crazed sports driven society we live in talent trumps everything and we all know he is a talented running back so after 3 years at ASU he willbe be a 5th rd pick by some NFL team.
Swing for the Fence
August 26th, 2012
7:01 am
He like so many young men deserves a chance to get it right. The high schools are as much to blame as the colleges.
GT = 10 time loser to Mark Richt
August 26th, 2012
7:04 am
Hey Game Changer., Tech’s entire campus is surrounded by a housing project which is surrounded by an even larger housing project called “Atlanta”
Merry Mahr
August 26th, 2012
7:13 am
Crowell’s Twitter picture is the same one he was using at UGA – the one with him wearing #1 on his UGA jersey. Does the bozo think Mark Richt will beg him to come back or what?
valleyboy32
August 26th, 2012
7:14 am
remeber lik a lot of these bloggers said he’s a kid that made mistakes ASU is a good school with a history of football talent i cant wait to see against buthune,jackson state,southern,alabama a&m, and the ugly tuskegee sorry im from fortvalley tuskegee is a big rivalry at fvsu. he’ll be okay though IMMA DAWG!!
Georgia Sandlapper
August 26th, 2012
7:14 am
Can we ban Jeff for some of his comments?
Just kidding. JS is awesome.
Wal-Mart Retards
August 26th, 2012
7:22 am
From one fine academic institution to another… Nevertheless, I hope he understands now the value of an education. He needs to focus on the classroom first and football field second. Dreams of cashing a meal ticket in the NFL can go “up in smoke” quickly.
Wal-Mart Retards
August 26th, 2012
7:28 am
@Loser – you scared of “big city” life in A-Town? What a sad, little mind you must have…
Are You For Real?
August 26th, 2012
7:43 am
Jeff Schultz
Aug 25, 2012
12:40 pm
“Folks, please be reminded about the responsibilities that go with public commenting and understand that anything that strays over the line will be deleted and the commenter may be banned. Thanks, Jeff.”
This HAS to be the funniest thing you have ever posted. After years of watching you stir the pot and allow some of the most insane and immature posts ever allowed on any blog you post this? Hypocrite.
GTJohn
August 26th, 2012
8:01 am
So he really wanted to wear the white and gold after all.
tell me again
August 26th, 2012
8:05 am
GT Bob – that is the best post you have ever made……there is hope for you after all. Maybe.
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 26th, 2012
8:15 am
He really is the poster child for the new American Dream: From car wash to the big time car to the car wash. Thanks, LBJ’s great society / imprisonment.
Mister.Earl
August 26th, 2012
8:37 am
Whatever happened to Washaun Ealey?
Big Al
August 26th, 2012
8:40 am
Who cares? A thug is still a thug. He has a jail cell waiting in his future.
Mister.Earl
August 26th, 2012
8:42 am
Alabama State, like many HBCUs, has a great tradition of doing more with less. These programs are less focused on players and commodities and more sincere about their development as people.
Of course, the story of coddled star athletes is nothing new. It is the nature of the system that provides perks for anyone who can help a head football coach keep a job. Unfortunately, football factories like Penn State will make poor decisions to protect themselves while collateral damage is ignored.
Georgia knew what they were getting in Crowell, and didn’t care to align him with proper counseling. Too many other guys to watch. Football comes first. Hopefully, a more supportive (and disciplined) environment at Alabama State will fight to help this young man mature.
Mister.Earl
August 26th, 2012
8:48 am
Big Al – thank you for your ignorant comments.
You got nothing of substance to offer – why not keep it to yourself?
Bone
August 26th, 2012
8:58 am
Will be in jail soon enough. I’ve had it with sports-coddling thugs like Crowell: he is not fit for higher education and the fact that he gets free ride after free ride at colleges is just shameful. Hope he “turns his life around” or whatever.
Sweetheart
August 26th, 2012
8:59 am
NCAA Nasty Nine:Stars who Play No More is a great article. And our Mr. Crowell makes the list!
http://www.footballnation.com/content/2012-ncaa-nasty-nine-stars-play-no-more/16295/
Fair n Balanced
August 26th, 2012
9:03 am
Jeff, maybe if all the media had not put him in the spotlight, he would still be at GA.
Bo
August 26th, 2012
9:09 am
As I’ve said before – once a Thug always a Thug. Why would these coaches make excuses for him. I bet he would not be late to anything if he was in the Marines or Army. Maybe that’s too good or him. At this pace he’s headed for a jailhouse!
uh huh...
August 26th, 2012
9:16 am
this article is a further indictment of mark richt.
the alabama state coach has already picked up that crowell “cant handle a lot of freedom.”
it sounds like they are going to impose some discipline instead of giving him the keys to the candy store….interesting…
Mister.Earl
August 26th, 2012
9:16 am
Thugs R Us
Bo – if he was a thug, what was he doing at UGA in the first place?
Does the university have a “fair and balanced” admissions policy or not?
SouthGADawg
August 26th, 2012
9:28 am
The Truth
Why do you think he will play in the NFL? Look at the kid from AU, broke all kinds of records and was kicked out. Talent running the ball does not make one NFL material you have to be smart and dedicated . That was the problem at UGA if he changes he has the world ahead of him if not there is always Walmart.
Fan of the Game
August 26th, 2012
9:28 am
You don’t have anything else to write about? This is what is wrong with college athletics. Too much coverage of crap like this.
BigMike
August 26th, 2012
9:31 am
Crowell is a PUNK and UGA is soooo happy to see him gone! AS, keep your blinders on because this jerk is a train wreck coming your way!!
Taylor Wooten
August 26th, 2012
9:34 am
Somebody want to explain to me how THIS school gets a $62 million stadium…in these times?
Huh?
Mister.Earl
August 26th, 2012
9:36 am
Fan Of The Game – you are not forced to read any information that is considered too painful for your sensitive eyes. Do you really prefer a narrow perspective of collegiate sports?
What is wrong with major College sports?
A lot.
This ain’t the pros. Or is it?
Hard Truth Soldier
August 26th, 2012
9:53 am
IT’S AMAZING THE AMOUNT OF VILE COMMENTS THAT COME ALONG WITH BLOGGING, some of you people are just well..Dumb. This is a kid, a young kid that made a huge mistake and has to ultimately deal with it. Funny how the AJC hasn’t run one story on Z. Mattenberger this upcoming football season, and Isiah been gone all of two months and he’s relevant. To who? Guess this smear tactic can keep the focus on him and away from te realness that is college football. First let me say this, “I love college football”, but I know the reality behind it. Yes it looks good that your “giving’ a young man and EDUCATION, but let’s be real your not giving a da*n thing away. Isiah Crowell had already paid for his college education before the season started, the anticipation of this kid coming sent ticket sales up, fans hoping, t.v. contracts coming and bulldog gear selling. Did he do something wrong? Yes! I’m not going to give him a free pass, but the reality to this is High school coaches, college coaches, and yes even pro coaches give these guys countless breaks, not because they want to, but because in alot of cases (most) they have to weigh the importance of letting these kids go. If you think I’m lying, reflect back on the off season and you’ll see Mark Richt was extremely vocal about bringing in more backs. Do you really think this was just a coincidence? He knew what he was dealing with when this young man signed with GEORGIA, but he knew his back was against the wall, Remember he had Ealey and King to deal with before CROWELL. Once he knew that Crowell was Georgia’s he parted ways with Ealey’s ways. Mark Richt needs to take ownership in some of this and all these GROWN MEN at Georgia, Penn State, Fsu, North Carolina, Ohio State, and the list goes on, need to be more accountable. While they (The Coaches) walk away with Millions yearly, these players walk away with nothing but shame. Think Les Miles didn;t know the Honey Badger had a problem last year? Think he was going to interrupt LSU’S RUN AT THE NATIONAL TITLE. They know and yet they do nothing about it until they see a solution to the problem. Isiah Crowell get it together, because long after the cheering stops for you in Athens and starts for Keith Marshall, and Todd Gurley you’ll have to be accountable for your actions, and believe me when I say there just two incidents from being yours or Ealeys back up at a lower division.
Troup Co. Dawg
August 26th, 2012
10:20 am
He never wanted to be in the ‘Spotlight. IMO if you continue to recruit talented athletes with terrible attitudes this sort of thing will continue to go on. This guy had the weight of the Bulldog Nation bearing down on him. There can never be another HW and I wish the fans would realize this. Every time we get a High profile back we expect a 1000 yds rushing from them. In today’s game, In the SEC, you’ve got much bigger and faster defenses that are capable of shutting down the run game. The SEC will become more of a passing league eventually. I think the days of 1200+ yds a year per back will fade with the exception of a few, (Marcus Lattimore). Defenses win games and we should be trying to figure out how to stop this guy^^^^^! Good luck Mr. Crowell, I hope you get it together man, Rock on Brother!
Maurice Buckhanna
August 26th, 2012
10:21 am
Georgia born, Georgia breed, I’ll be be a Georgia boy till the day I’m dead. But, I am also an ASU grad, I’m happy for both parties. I just wish he would have done what he needed to do at UGA. GO DAWGS, and It’s a great time to be a HORNET.
DawgNole
August 26th, 2012
10:25 am
KBP
August 25th, 2012
2:14 pm
Gamechanger. . . What does long dreads tell about a person’s character? I don’t care for dreads but are insinuating that there is some correlation between hairstyles and character/judgement/decision making?
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One doesn’t guarantee the other, and vice versa. But the two often go hand-in-hand. Too often.
Homepage | MrSEC
August 26th, 2012
10:30 am
[...] 27. Former Georgia running back Isiah Crowell settles in at Alabama State. [...]
DawgNole
August 26th, 2012
10:40 am
George Stein
August 25th, 2012
3:48 pm
Good for him; everyone deserves a second chance. Have his legal issues been resolved?
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The column said “. . . for weapons charges (still pending).”
no more arrests
August 26th, 2012
10:49 am
this young man needs to stay out of the eyes of the law , if not he is heading no where …anyone who gets a free ride to get education and play Div 1 ball and just does not stay focused i believe he is heading either to prision or to his grave , why the hell would you carry a gun when you are on campus
..who you going to shoot …dumbass…he is going to be in trouble again..he is a headcase!
Mark Richt
August 26th, 2012
10:52 am
Kiss My ass DawgNole
DawgNole
August 26th, 2012
11:04 am
jvillebil
August 25th, 2012
6:54 pm
Stinger 2, because there are people that still want to follow his progress. I wouldn’t want to see continuing articles, but I appreciated the update.
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Good answer.
DawgNole
August 26th, 2012
11:12 am
Mark Richt
August 26th, 2012
10:52 am
Kiss My ass DawgNole
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whoz53
August 26th, 2012
11:25 am
You got a second chance, use it well!
Sid
August 26th, 2012
11:29 am
He’s still got some very serious legal charges to deal with…………he won’t get a pass there.
Bobby Walden
August 26th, 2012
11:35 am
Anyone who carries a gun with the serial number filed off deserves some time in prison. Not glory on a football fiel. But coaches will sell they soles fuh vittory. Just axe JoPa, who let little boys get raped for the glory of Pee-Yew.
Eddie
August 26th, 2012
11:36 am
I read just enough to realize that “Gamechanger” = moron! As for as IC goes, he has to make the right choices. I hope he gets his act together—he is extremely talented.
Sid
August 26th, 2012
12:09 pm
mambo August 25th, 2012 2:53 pm
Jeff, why are you hanging around this punk who now goes to a school whose stadium is across the street from a housing project? At least Sanford Stadium is 2 blocks from a housing project.
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I looked at the area from Google satellite then went down to the street level, looks like a decent area, of course I don’t know when the pics were taken. But I did think about the housing projects near Tech as well. Maybe writer waxing poetic….?
Whoever asked about how they paid for a new stadium “ARE YOU SERIOUS”…..? Do a little research and I am sure you can find your answer but you really didn’t want to know….!
http://blog.al.com/montgomery/2011/08/asu_stadium_construction_under.html
New stadium looks great, even have Isaiah litho up in the new stadium virtual tour.
http://www.newasustadium.com/virtual-tour.php
Tigers Don't Change Their Stripes
August 26th, 2012
12:13 pm
It Won’t Be Long……..and we will see his face on America’s Most Wanted…..he is in school in the projects and that his where his mentality belongs……Tigers don’t change their stripes
Mr.SEC
August 26th, 2012
12:25 pm
Finally, Crowell and UGA fans agree on one thing; Crowell is happy to be out of UGA, and UGA is glad that is out od Athens also!
Old timer
August 26th, 2012
12:40 pm
At the end of the day it’s “upbringing”
B-Dawg
August 26th, 2012
12:59 pm
Praying for peace, wisdom, and strength for that young man and he will recognize that Christ is with him each step of his journey!
ugaclassof2004
August 26th, 2012
1:44 pm
Jeff,
Being a former student at UGA, I can attest to the fact that it is a tough environment, even for a regular student. And then you add the downtown Athens scene into the equation( which in and of itself is its own can of worms), and guys are going to struggle. When you are a football player at UGA, and you win, the town of Athens is literally you oyster. Booze, money, women…all of it at your disposal. But if you lose, and act like a loser off the field…you’ll receive the Bulldog faithful’s venom, which can be pretty potent. It is what it is. You can’t accept the pro’s if you can’t handle the con’s, and that is something that needs to be hammered into these kids time and time again.
The very nature of college kids is to push boundaries, and in this day of social media, you just can’t get away with things like you used to. When I was in school you could make mistakes, pay the price, and not have it ruin your life. But these kids today, they’re not allowed to make mistakes and learn from them. It’s either there is NO accountability, or the punishments are FAR too severe.
As far as Crowell goes, I don’t think he’s the thug that a lot of fans portray him as. I do think he’s immature, and a screwup, and Richt got tired of it. Hey, Athens isn’t for everyone. There are great players that go to the NFL from small schools all the time, and maybe that small quiet environment is what Crowell needs to be successful. If nothing else, he can play there for a year and then transfer to another Big School like what Cam Newton did. It doesn’t have to be the end of the road for Crowell unless he wants it to be.
Sara
August 26th, 2012
1:46 pm
TO: Jeff Sch (whatever) or however you spell your last name
Why are you trying to write an article about Isiash Crowell ?
You need to return to college because you a one sorry reporter – - – trying to write an article on an individual who has gone on with his life and you are still trying to bring him down.
You don’t need this job because you suck at it.
Possiblefelon
August 26th, 2012
1:49 pm
HaHa
what kind of school allows one with this background to enroll or is that the norm there?
Possiblefelon
August 26th, 2012
1:52 pm
Dawgs sure upgraded with class kids at TB this year with academic backgrounds and more importantly—–CLASS.
Michael
August 26th, 2012
2:06 pm
It is very apparent where the problems lies: “Education” was only mentioned once in this article, and even then as an afterthought. If our universities were more worried about education and less about winning football games, there would be fewer people enabled and passed through high school because they were being groomed for college football. They would have to rely more on learning in order to make it.
Now 63 but once I was 19, 20, 22, even 23
August 26th, 2012
2:07 pm
I have known my wife since I was 19. We raised two kids in N Fulton and they grew into adults and are doing very well at ages of 28 and 31.
My point? My wife recalled every stupid thing that I did as a young man when I was having issues with my then 14, 15, 17 year old kids while in HS and on to college. She had to remind me that I was also once ……………stupid acting.
I did stupid things OFTEN as a kid, because I was young and dumb and extremely immature. I grew out of it around 24 and now retired at age 63.
IC will eventually move forward or slide back. It is up to him.
APPLAUD him for trying to do better ……………..he is a kid.
UGA class of 71 & 73
DrCourtney2be
August 26th, 2012
2:16 pm
Jeff,
I enjoyed reading your article. However, you opted to leave out the fact that UGA is bordered by housing projects as well. It is almost as if you are insinuating that there is a direct correlation of housing projects and success rate.
Dawg Meat OKelly
August 26th, 2012
2:17 pm
Crowell is really a great fellow,who kept making the same miscues OVER AND OVER. Good luck on his fresh start. I say leave him alone and let him live.
Return to Glory
August 26th, 2012
2:20 pm
Hope he gets it together, maybe he can play 4 quarters against lesser talent, With him I will believe it when I see it.
Alabama State
August 26th, 2012
2:22 pm
let him live
Mr Mister
August 26th, 2012
2:28 pm
Look in the photo captioned “Kaiss (left) says Crowell still has long way to go in maturing”…What does that tell you? Already been late for a couple workouts or practice and look at him here. Look 2 players over and you see another #1. The one on the right has probably been a player on this team and the New Improved (smh) Crowell comes in and being the selfish over-rated child he is…he has to wear the #1. Give me a break…Once spoiled and over-rated…always spoiled and over-rated. He’s a jail sentence waiting to happen.
Festus
August 26th, 2012
3:11 pm
I read the article but maybe I missed it. What was that young scholar majoring in at UGA and what is he majoring in Bama Lite? College football is a joke. There are no student athletes. Just a farm team for the pros. The jocks make money for the “school” and keep the alumni happy. The best thing that could happen to college athletics is to get rid of athletic scholarships and only admit students who are there to pursue legitimate degrees. The service academies do reasonably well with real student athletes.
TROTTINGHOME
August 26th, 2012
3:12 pm
Sounds to me like he knows the difference between right and wrong…choose wrong cause he thought he could get away with it…but he didn’t work hard enough to have good luck…so he got bad luck…and caught…adios amigo.
Truth Teller
August 26th, 2012
3:29 pm
@Game Changer
“Bottom line is Mark Richt has no rules and is not respected by any players. ”
Interesting perspective. It’s good to see how uninformed idiots view things.
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Joseph
August 26th, 2012
3:42 pm
If it wasn’t for the black players at these HIGH POWER WHITE UNIVERSITIES they wouldn’t have a football program. These PWC don’t care about the black men being educated, they only want to win.
Are these PWC recruiting the black players to educate they or to WIN. We all know the answer, PWC can not win unless they have black players.
Is this the reason why the reporter is pissed off ?
Joseph
August 26th, 2012
3:46 pm
I am from Georgia and glad IC transferred to an HBCU
Time
August 26th, 2012
3:57 pm
SC Old Dawg – “Everybody that has not made a major mistake in your youth, please sign in………should be a rather short list”
Wisest words spoken in this entire blog. Funny how people get on the internet and immediately start casting stones from their glass living rooms.
Time
August 26th, 2012
4:03 pm
Anyone want to take some odds on how many who are calling him a thug, and a criminal, and saying he will be in jail soon are actually criminals, or former criminals themselves? How many saying he’s going to be in jail have served time themselves?
And if you’ve never been in jail or any trouble with the law, that most likely means you’ve just been lucky. Because YOU have committed crimes, just haven’t gotten caught doing so. And you hypocrites actually think that makes you better than someone like IC.
nyc dawg tt
August 26th, 2012
4:10 pm
Ok, everyone knows he blew it. He is a kid from columbus, as am i. I dont think first off that many can fully appretiate the dynamic, although that isnt an excuse. I also agree that carrying a gun around is a dismissable offense.
Maybe im alone, but is anyone else curious as to why a kid like this would feel the need for that level of protection?
Don
August 26th, 2012
4:10 pm
Good luck to IC, I wish him well.
Time
August 26th, 2012
4:13 pm
Because the police are too busy writing tickets ($$$) to actually protect the populace. So people, especially those in the public light who are targets, don’t feel safe on the streets, so they carry a gun.
JawjaBill
August 26th, 2012
4:28 pm
Thug! Felon! Dreads! No forgiveness. No Ray-Bans for a bright future. …This is the REAL B-Belt. IC, progress does not have a designated starting point.
Mister.Earl
August 26th, 2012
5:32 pm
Throwaways
Rather than perform-to-fund large football factories, m ore African American athletes need to enroll at HBCUs that would undoubtedly pay more attention to their development as people.
Georgia fans only care about wins. If a young man is troubled he is instant trash.
There is another black backup eager and willing to take his place.
Don’t get injured young man
Frankie
August 26th, 2012
5:42 pm
People often ask why do we still have HBCU’s well from the athletic side of the question here is your answer….
Mister.Earl
August 26th, 2012
5:43 pm
You Do The Math
As an HBCU was good enough for Walter Payton (Jackson State) , Jerry Rice Mis Valley) , Willie Brown (Grambling), Willie Lanier (Morgan State), Junior Galette (Stillman) Alfred Jenkins (Morris Brown), Otis Taylor (Grambling) , Doug Williams (Grambling), Deacon Jones (SC State), Harry Carson (SC State) , Michael Strahan (Texas Southern), Greg Lloyd (Fort Valley State), and recent NFL Hall of Fame inductees Shannon Sharpe (Savannah State University) and Richard Dent (Tennessee State University)….
… HBCUs are good enough for ANY athlete, black or white.
Don’t be a statistic. Be a person who is valued.
Mister.Earl
August 26th, 2012
5:52 pm
Now, sit back and watch the hostile push back….
DawgNole
August 26th, 2012
6:30 pm
Festus
August 26th, 2012
3:11 pm
The best thing that could happen to college athletics is to get rid of athletic scholarships and only admit students who are there to pursue legitimate degrees. The service academies do reasonably well with real student athletes.
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In academics and in life, yes they do. In football, not so much. Just depends on what the school wants out of its recruits. If it wants speed, it should expect to receive a dose of the criminal element with it.
jcc
August 26th, 2012
8:19 pm
I hope he does well- Im a big AU fan that cant stand most of the UGA fans and their weird mix of delusions, bragging and blaming BUT I hope this guy can make the most of this 2nd chance- unlike Mike Dyer who immediately blew it again. Im so disappointed in him – and of this top notch center who was just arrested- some of them just dont care about their team I guess…
Fan of the Game
August 26th, 2012
8:27 pm
You know it all goes back to kids not having structure growing up. Many of these kids never see their fathers. Our country and government are alot to blame for that. But it really goes back to taking responsibility and many learn that too late.
Possiblefelon
August 26th, 2012
8:41 pm
UGA fans do no owe him an apology. He owes uga fans an apology. Lot of folks stood up for him
through thick and thin while in Athens. Now he is in a place where smoking whatever, etc is acceptable.
Good luck to him.
listen to your coaches
August 26th, 2012
8:55 pm
I.C. praying for you young man! Think before you act. Remember trust only the higher being! Now go on an get that degree it’s free . God Bless!
HornetFan
August 26th, 2012
9:38 pm
I am a huge Alabama State fan and I hope I.C. do well. I will be cheering for you I.C. on and off the field. I would love to see you graduate from ASU with a degree.
rarebreed
August 26th, 2012
9:49 pm
good fair/balanced writing Jeff. You seem like a guy that anyone from any social-economic status would like to have a beer with…have always respected your writings more-so than your colleagues’ Go Hornets!
Dave
August 26th, 2012
9:51 pm
Jeff, seems to me you censor your “allowed” comments to suit your agenda. The kid’s a thug, if that doesn’t suit you ban me. It’s the truth.
Myra
August 26th, 2012
10:46 pm
Thanks, Coach Barlow for giving this young man another chance.
Iloveuga
August 26th, 2012
11:03 pm
Wishing you the very best, Isaiah!
RGB
August 26th, 2012
11:03 pm
““Am I surprised? No. It’s what we created,” said Fred Kaiss, an Alabama State assistant coach.
[If the POHleese find a gun with a filed-off serial number in your car at a checkpoint--You didn't put that gun there. Somebody else did.]
This is all starting to make sense to me now.
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Darius
August 26th, 2012
11:20 pm
Jeff the first part of this article was unnecessary, what was the point behind it? It really seems as if you were trying to talk down on the school.
ya know
August 27th, 2012
7:36 am
“Am I surprised? No. It’s what we created.” “we created”? Oh, that’s right, like the President said, “You didn’t do that; somebody else did.”
Dave in Adairsville
August 27th, 2012
7:46 am
I would love to see you graduate from ASU with a degree.
Are you really dumb enough to think that Crowell gives a tinker’s dam about getting a degree?
Call It Like It Is
August 27th, 2012
8:14 am
2nd chance, 3rd chance and on and on. The tune never changes. Everyone talks about being a young man doing stupid things and getting another chance. Bulls**t. Carrying a gun with the numbers sanded off is not some silly little thing. Its not like he got caught with a beer or some bar fight. He had a weapon that could be used, then tossed. Why? Why do our schools continue to pamper these thugs?
cdworo1
August 27th, 2012
8:19 am
IF you are comparing Crowell to Phillips of Nebraska then you know nothing about football, Phillips is or was light years ahead of Crowell in talent, but like the same neither could stay out of trouble. The NFL will never draft Crowell. He’s not big or tough enough. But I wish him well, hopes he gets a degree and does something with his life.He’s only a kid thats trying to mature into an adult. ITs funny, how they say kids have more access to information and technology, yet kids of today take longer to mature and grow up.
gump
August 27th, 2012
8:44 am
mama said, you can’t fix stupid
mediocrity continues...
August 27th, 2012
9:27 am
BOOOORRRRRRIINNGGGGGGG
War Town
August 27th, 2012
10:08 am
Good luck Isaiah,but you really let a bunch of people and your self down.Hope things work out for you.
sheepdawg
August 27th, 2012
10:19 am
we have plenty more, cmr likes signing these type of “student scholars”
CK
August 27th, 2012
10:24 am
Wow! Blatantly insulting the city of Montgomery, Alabama State University and their football program to begin the continued hateful tirade against Isaiah Crowell. He is no longer a part of the University of Georgia football program and yet you write an article seeking to lay blame on him if the bulldogs do not have a successful season. Get over it.
robodawg
August 27th, 2012
10:45 am
Best wishes to Crowell. We know he can look great when he’s toting the rock. Hope everything comes together for him off the field as well.
Jimmy Crack
August 27th, 2012
10:51 am
All of this may be wishful thinking. Gun charges are a different animal than pot or DUI charges. That said, at least he is trying to rebuild his college football career despite that serious charge still hanging over his head.
I would highly recommend that Isaiah try his best to not get kicked out of Alabama State prior to his court date.
FootballTopFan
August 27th, 2012
1:34 pm
Football Top Fan would like to wish Isaiah Crowell the best of luck and success at Alabama State University in Montgomery Alabama.
The Hornets play in the SWAC Conference.
The SWAC has produced some of the greatest players in the history of football.
Walter Payton ( Jackson State ) and Jerry Rice ( Mississippi Valley ) to name a few.
poof!!!
August 27th, 2012
1:48 pm
Thanks Jeff for being so diligent about negative comments. I had quit reading the comments because of the negative and hate filled things that many were posting. I now feel I can read the comment again without being offended.
Sam
August 27th, 2012
2:19 pm
Good article. Hope he turns it around.
Jacob
August 27th, 2012
7:25 pm
At the beginning of the article, poor sentencing…..
plus IC left uga over two months ago, leave him along and wish him well
Edward A
August 28th, 2012
2:19 pm
Why are Georgia acting like the guys garbage. GA was all on his n… when they recruited him now they say he soft and injury prone. This proves how good he is with all this an suspensions and still produced numbers. Stats do not lie J/S. The real issue is that Mark has not respect from his players. I do not think Saban has this problem. Them Bama boyz no Saban not playing just like Bob Knight players knew he did not play. out of 26 players in IC recruiting class 7 already gone from UGA team. Yall just made cuz IC gone and he got a great lawyer so he gone get off and graduate then go to the league. Nobody said anything when UGA was making all this money for them. Lets take the black guys off the field and lets watch 12 white guys play 12 other white guys um nobody wants to see that so he is where he belong in a HBCU
SECdawg
August 28th, 2012
3:23 pm
He is a bad apple. Wants to be a thug so let the punk go live in the streets and get shot. What a stupid kid. He had his whole life in front of him at UGA and blew it over and over until he was cut. Now he can sit and watch UGA games at home and only wish. Hes also still being disciplined at ASU already and he should be showing up extra early, doing what it takes and really changing his life around after getting a second chance. No matter how much talent he has, the kid is no good.
RxDawg
August 29th, 2012
11:52 am
Not a bad article at all Jeff. It looks like Bama St is trying to do the right things with him. Maybe Crowell can get it together. It sounds like he might. But he’s gota walk the walk now.
Robert
August 29th, 2012
2:39 pm
I am reading things about dreads, coddling, entitlement, and all kinds of talent. In Crowell’s senior year at Carver-Columbus I saw him in a playoff game against Calhoun. He played 3 plays!! 1st play- hand off to Crowell up the middle. No gain. 2nd play- hand off to Crowell up the middle. The O-line made a decent hole, but one of Calhoun’s linebackers (probably not even a Div. III prospect) met him in the hole and hit him so hard his helmet came off. Maybe a 2 yd gain. 3rd play- Crowell on a sweep. Before he could turn the corner both Calhoun linebackers hit him so hard he took himself out of the game, cussed the coach out (I was right there), cussed the O-line out, and threw his helmet. He basically acted like a spoiled brat. Isaiah needs a military type football program or he will amount to nothing. Like someone else said. Look for him in fast food.
Kyle
September 1st, 2012
5:38 pm
We didn’t miss him today. Richt is building a real TEAM and attitudes like that destroy team unity. Good riddance. Hopefully we are turning the corner and next season we can start with less suspensions – I’m too much of a realist to say NO suspensions…
uga parent
September 3rd, 2012
10:29 am
i sure miss the good old days when a major infraction of team rules might have meant sneaking out of the dorm after curfew to meet up with some girls… now it’s possession of a handgun with the s/n filed off? sheesh…
Eric Loggins; Alabama State Alumni
September 3rd, 2012
11:03 am
Mr. Crowell will have a great future at Alabama State. I was in the band at Alabama State when Coach Barlow was a football player for the hornets. Look at the results…..the same will happen for Mr. Crowell under the wing of Coach Barlow…with dedication..Mr. Crowell will become an NFL Great just like Coach Bralow! Good luck Mr. Crowell and welcome to your new home! You will be just fine at ASU…..Trust me!
Eric Loggins; Alabama State Alumni
September 3rd, 2012
11:05 am
Mr. Crowell will have a great future at Alabama State. I was in the band at Alabama State when Coach Barlow was a football player for the hornets. Look at the results…..the same will happen for Mr. Crowell under the wing of Coach Barlow…with dedication..Mr. Crowell will become an NFL Great just like Coach Barlow! Good luck Mr. Crowell and welcome to your new home! You will be just fine at ASU…..Trust me!
Eric Loggins; Alabama State Alumni
September 3rd, 2012
11:15 am
As far as the UGA haters….nobody is perfect..and I’m glad ASU gave him a second chance!.here is a stunner for the UGA FANS…..ROLL TIDE….NUFF SAID SEC HATERS!….and my wife is a UGA Alumni…ha ha ha ha..hardie ha ha! LOL!
Mj2570
September 3rd, 2012
11:56 pm
Isaiah Crowell is my Cuz and the lord will take care of him …he is a great son and great football player… and ASU is JUST for him everything happens for a reason GOD will bless him he has prayer is on his side (Mecko).
Mj3570
September 3rd, 2012
11:58 pm
Isaiah Love U CUZ ………….(Mecko)
Mj3570
September 4th, 2012
12:00 am
LOVE U CUZ …………..(MECKO)