Comments on: Bulldog Bites: Kevin Butler known as ‘Drew’s dad’?

By: GeorgiaGirl71

GeorgiaGirl71 — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:56:50 +0000

Congratulations Rennie on being named a semifinalist in the Rotary Lombardi Award. You are an outstanding asset to UGA both on and off the field and indeed a role model for younger boys. Thank you for your Dawg years and making those important tackles to help win games.

Kevin Butler (1981-84) an old geezer? Maybe for NFL kickers, but to those of us who came before him, he’s still got lots of mileage. How about hiring him as the UGA kicking coach?

“It was one of those steamy September game days in Athens, when number-two ranked Clemson came to Sanford Stadium in 1984. The Tigers dominated the Bulldogs in the first half and Dooley’s Dogs went to the locker room trailing 20-3. The Dogs battled back in the second half and with eleven seconds left and the game tied at 23, Georgia had the ball at the Clemson 43. Most teams would have opted for a desperation, hail-Mary fling into the end zone. But Dooley sent Butler out to try a 60-yard field goal—and never even bothered to ask if he had it in him.

“My longest practice kick was 78 yards,” Butler recalls. “It wasn’t so much a matter of distance as . . . just putting it through. Coach Dooley gave me the confidence I needed as a kicker.”

“Heck, any time we got past the 50, Kevin would stand right in front of me on the sidelines,” Dooley recalls. “He always wanted to kick the game-winner. What I remember most about that Clemson kick is that he could have made it from 70….”

Kickers Make the Difference
http://www.uga.edu/gm/302/FeatDoor.html

Georgia Girl71 Year of Uga II
Georgia born, Georgia bred, Georgia through and through!

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:37:29 +0000

soccer isn’t a sport

By: Cuz

Cuz — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:40:25 +0000

Humor is indeed wasted on the lame. Thanks for watching my back gang.

Nepotism? Now that is funny. Drew walked on before he got his scholarship.

By: Fort Worth Dawg

Fort Worth Dawg — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:03:13 +0000

I never said it but I thought it was a waste of a football scholarship for Kevin’s son. I was very, very wrong. I did state that for what Kevin did for UGA, his kids and grandkids should receive full scholarships.

Oh, and having witnessed The Kick, if my dad made The Kick I’d be quite content with being called “___’s son” the rest of my life.

By: KJ

KJ — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:05:19 +0000

“We know that is the only reason that he got into GA was because of his Dad’s instrumental influence and his career at GA.

Nepotism at it’s best!

Enough Said!”

Wow, I’ve read a lot of idiotic, trollish stuff on these blogs, but this one might win the award.

Hopefully “enough said” implies that he will never post again.

By: timthebrave

timthebrave — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:17:34 +0000

Call it Like It Is, nepotism. are you kidding….Maybe leading the whole country in punting has something to do with getting in

By: Jacket Man

Jacket Man — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:47:12 +0000

HA HA HA!!!!! Enjoy the return trip to Tennessee!!!!!!!!

By: mark

mark — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:37:49 +0000

just watching soccer will make you silly unless it’s your own kids playing and then it’s only tolerable.

By: Pumpdawg

Pumpdawg — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:18:12 +0000

Call it like it is,
Yeah,it’s not like he’s any good.

By: birddawg92

birddawg92 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:11:13 +0000

U tell ‘em, Cuz.

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