Preseason rankings and greatest Dogs of the modern era
We’ve already had a discussion of whether Mark Richt’s 2011 Dogs should be a preseason Top 20 team and, if so, how high, but it’s worth noting that magazine publisher Athlon Sports has tagged Georgia at No. 14 in its Top 25 countdown and sees the Bulldogs winning the SEC East.
Athlon’s optimism about the Dogs ” rests with the influx of recruits [as in Isaiah Crowell], the return of [Aaron] Murray, the second year in the 3-4 defense, and a favorable league schedule that does not include Alabama or LSU — the two top teams in the West. This might not be a vintage Georgia team that is capable of competing for a national title, but the Bulldogs should be in the hunt to win the relatively mediocre SEC East.”
Sounds like a pretty fair assessment, though I’m not sure I’m ready to predict the Dogs winning the division.
Meanwhile, Athlon also takes a shot at listing the Top 10 Georgia Bulldogs football players of the “Athlon era,” which goes back to 1967 (meaning no Frankie Sinkwich, Charley Trippi or Fran Tarkenton).
You know who’s No. 1, but beyond Herschel Walker the choices get interesting: Defensive end David Pollack is No. 2, followed by two-way iron man Champ Bailey, defensive back-rover Terry Hoage, quarterback David Greene, offensive lineman Matt Stinchcomb, defensive tackle Bill Stanfill, defensive back Jake Scott, linebacker Ben Zambiasi and running back Garrison Hearst rounding out the top 10.
OK, hard to argue with most of the names on that list, but what about College Football Hall of Fame member Kevin Butler? Or All-America defensive linemen Richard Seymour and Marcus Stroud?
Should defensive back Scott Woerner get a look? Then there’s receiver Lindsay Scott, a sentimental favorite in the Bulldog Nation; quarterback Eric Zeier, who perhaps doesn’t get the attention he deserves because he played on a couple of pretty mediocre teams; hard-hitting safeties Greg Blue and Thomas Davis; all-around offensive star Hines Ward; and running back Tim Worley. And maybe younger fans will want to make a case for Knowshon Moreno and/or Matt Stafford.
So, is there anyone on Athlon’s list you’d replace? And if so, who would you add?
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Lastgrad
May 17th, 2011
10:30 am
Scott Woerner
Dawg Gone
May 17th, 2011
10:34 am
Thomas Davis..
LC Dawg
May 17th, 2011
10:41 am
It is going to be hard to replace David Greene as my favorite UGA quarterback, but I feel Murray is on track to rival my sentiments for Greene.
The kid really seems to have his stuff together. Follow him on twitter, and you will see how dedicated he truly is to the UGA program.
Murray is bound to have memorable moments like those of Greene as well. I cannot wait til the 2012 and 2013 schedules begin to play out. There are some SERIOUS big-time games in those years.
GO DAWGS!!!!
108 days!!
Mitchell
May 17th, 2011
10:42 am
Boss bailey
Buckshot
May 17th, 2011
10:43 am
Greg Blue? No!!! Had terrible coverage skills. Cost us the Auburn game. No mention of Richard Tardits? Boss bailey? Godfrey? Muddy Waters?
dawg man
May 17th, 2011
10:44 am
Get the National Championship trophies ready, next 5 years !!!!!
Dennis Felton
May 17th, 2011
10:45 am
Tripp Chandler…
Dan
May 17th, 2011
10:46 am
Where’s DJ Shockley? he has an SEC title…as far as ranking, I just don’t see a top 20 team
Dennis Felton
May 17th, 2011
10:46 am
Zach Mettenburr….Caleb King?
Yoda
May 17th, 2011
10:47 am
gotta put reggie ball on the list
sogadog
May 17th, 2011
10:50 am
Hines Ward has to be on that list. Am I correct he is the only Dawg to gain a thousand yards passing, a thousand yards rushing and a thousand yards receiving?
Dawg Gone
May 17th, 2011
10:50 am
Can I change my vote to Reggie Ball?
DawginLex
May 17th, 2011
10:51 am
Bill,
since it is the summer and the topics don’t just land in your lap, it would be interesting to look at preseason rankings versus final results for Richt, Donnan, Goff and Dooley.
I know until recent woes, Richt was doing well at being rated higher at the end of the year versus preseason.
Just a thought.
WinderDawg
May 17th, 2011
10:55 am
Richard Tardits
DawginLex
May 17th, 2011
10:55 am
just posted my list and it didn’t make it through the filters???
Go Dawgs!
May 17th, 2011
10:55 am
I’d replace Hearst with Hines Ward, both were great, but Hines’ contributions were more outstanding. He played WR, RB, & QB, and ended up with more all-purpose yds than Hearst NOT including his passing yds as QB.
Some other honoraable mentions:
Rodney Hampton
“Meat Cleaver” Weaver
Tim Worley
Lars Tate
Terrance Edwards
Bryan G.
May 17th, 2011
10:56 am
Greg Blue isn’t even in the discussion. He had the cover skills of Bryan Evans.
It’s hard to leave Moreno off the list with two 1400 yard seasons. It’s not his fault he was redshirted in 2006. Woerner and Ward have to be considered too
Dawg Consultant
May 17th, 2011
10:56 am
Honestly, there have been some many great dawgs over the years, its really impossible to list a “top ten” without leaving off at least another half a dozen deserving DGDs. But then again, that is why top ten lists are so fun to discuss and argue about.
That being said Hines Ward is #2 on my list. He threw it, ran it and caught it…..could have played safey if we needed him to. One of the greatest all around players I have ever seen at the college level.
O'Leary
May 17th, 2011
10:58 am
Quincy Carter! Corey Phillips! Jasper Sanks!
UGA Insider
May 17th, 2011
10:59 am
UGA should not be ranked on any pre-season top 25. Did anyone see the spring game? Or the UCF game by chance? Those were two pathetic performances. 2011 is a total rebuilding job for our offensive line, running backs, full backs, receivers and safeties. 7-5 is best case scenario.
LC Dawg
May 17th, 2011
10:59 am
HAHA!!
Reggie Ball!!!!
funny...
May 17th, 2011
11:00 am
Reggie Ball, LOL
russ
May 17th, 2011
11:01 am
@ Dan. Although I favored Shockley over Greene as well, Greene, at the end of his career was the winningest QB in NCAA history (passed P Manning only to be surpassed by Colt McCoy). 108 days!. How many arrests will it be this year. It really does help out with the arrests things that one of UGAs recruiting staff members (aka Richts get-back coach) owns a bail bonds company.
DawginLex
May 17th, 2011
11:02 am
Guy McIntyre instead of Stinchcomb
Insider, please stop predicting doom and gloom for THIS YEAR based on a bowl game from LAST YEAR.
Different team
Different year
tide roll
May 17th, 2011
11:02 am
Bill, With A.J. Harmon probably gone, the Dawgs are forced to move Chris Burnette to rught guard. Would you now please name me your 2nd team offensive line. Keep in mind Brent Benedict seriously injured his knee in High School, and is stiill rehabbing. It’s ludicrous that with all the talent available in the state and the JUCO ranks throughout the country, for Uga to be in this position. And to further aggravate the problem, they go out and recruit the 9th rated offensive line class in the conference(per rivals). Go ahead, name your 2nd team.
DawginLex
May 17th, 2011
11:04 am
russ,
Auburn needs the bail bondsman. 80 Fulmer Cup points! Any arrests lately out of Athens? No. The whole arrests line is old and weak and is history as it relates to UGA.
Matter A. Fact
May 17th, 2011
11:07 am
Tide Roll,
Instead of obsessing over UGA lineman, take a look at your head coach.
How on earth do you lose 3 games with the talent he had on that Tide team last season? Returning Heisman Trophy winning RB, returning BCS Championship game winning QB, 2nd best WR in CFB, stacked defense……..
But Saban manages to CHOKE (24-0 ring a bell?) the season away.
If you didn;t win last year, you sure as heck won’t compete in the West this year.
Move along, troll.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
May 17th, 2011
11:08 am
Mo Lewis?
jon lastinger
May 17th, 2011
11:09 am
uuuuuuuuummmmmm.
You’re forgetting me-my name is Jon Lastinger & I could ball!
tide roll
May 17th, 2011
11:10 am
Also, have you seen tape on the older Nkemdiche kid ?. There’s your running back. Holy Cow! I think Micky Conn, a former Alabama football player, is his coach at Grayson, and will hopefully advise him to go with a winner. Roll Tide.
59bulldawg
May 17th, 2011
11:10 am
Definitely Hines Ward should be on the list. Would also strongly consider Jimmy Payne and/or Ray Goff. The haters will not agree with Goff but he was a pretty darn good QB back in the day! Jimmy Payne was simply one of the best of Erk’s Junkyard Dawgs!
Russ GASTA
May 17th, 2011
11:10 am
Moonpie
overlyoptimistic?
May 17th, 2011
11:11 am
Last year Athlon predicted the dogs would finish 10-2 and place second in the SEC behind Florida. They also thought UGA would have the best O Line in the SEC.
It Ain't Rocket Science
May 17th, 2011
11:11 am
I am not so sure that a nbr 14 ranking is realistic. It seems they are placing a lot of their expectations on a kid who has yet to play in a college game. No doubt he can probably be great but I am not so sure, he can just step right in and be that much of an advantage to the offense. A lot of pressure to put on a young kid. For sure the Defense will be a lot better, but the offense has to have a few more things clicking in order to merit a top 25 spot. We need to have our O line solidify, our running game solidify, a couple of folks step up at WR, and our QB, though a good one, will have to exhibit a little more patience and not make bad decisions. His job will be easier if he can stay in the pocket and not run for his life. The O line I guess is the real key for the offense though.
I have no vote in the top 10 for UGA all time. Every fan probably has their own favorites and I think it is nearly impossible to narrow it down to 10 folks, given each one played for the most part, on a different team with too many variables to stand head to head with each other. All the folks mentioned were all outstanding players.
Class of '98
May 17th, 2011
11:13 am
Hines Ward was almost the first player in D-1 history with 1,000 yards passing, receiving and rushing. I believe he was 4 rushing yards short.
The feat has since been accomplished, I’m not sure by whom.
Dawg Gone
May 17th, 2011
11:14 am
It Ain’t Rocket Science I agree after the last couple of years we don’t rate a top 25 ranking…until we prove it on the field.
jon lastinger
May 17th, 2011
11:14 am
JONATHAN SULLIVAN
Scambled Dog
May 17th, 2011
11:15 am
Pulpwood Smith…………
jon lastinger
May 17th, 2011
11:15 am
ODELL THURMAN
tide roll
May 17th, 2011
11:15 am
You can’t do it, can you Dawg Fans ? All your in state talent is providing depth for your competition! It’s like Cam Newton all over again, excapt this time it’s offensive linemen. Thanks again for Cedar Grove’s BRANDON GREENE, a 6′6″ 310 lb. offensive tackle. The sky’s the limit for the kid. Another James Carpenter. You guys go ahead and go out of state to get Theus. Important enought to sign his brother, who, according to Uga, is the Top Long Snapper in the Country!!! Ya’ll go out of state. Don’t worry, we’ll take care of your in-state talent. Roll Tide.
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jon lastinger
May 17th, 2011
11:17 am
BRIAN BOHANON
Dawglasville
May 17th, 2011
11:19 am
I would have loved to see a healthy Robert Edwards playing tailback for four years. That could have been very special. The glimpse we got was amazing.
It is hard to understand how two guys who I believe will be in Canton one day, Hines and Seymour, not making that list.
Remarkable
May 17th, 2011
11:19 am
No Hines Ward or Kevin Butler in the Top ten? They were much better than David Green.
Delbert D.
May 17th, 2011
11:20 am
Looks like Athlon got a bit mesmerized while looking back at the list of Georgia greats. If they were all on the team, I’d pick Georgia to finish #1 in the East with no hesitation.
As it really is (or rather may be), I think Georgia battles it out with South Carolina for the top spot.
Athens= God's Country
May 17th, 2011
11:20 am
Knowshon and Stafford didn’t do squat. Good football players, not really “Bulldogs.”
schmeckdawg
May 17th, 2011
11:23 am
jon lastinger
I would have agreed that you needed to be on the list; however, you misspelled your first name so I can’t vote for you…sorry!
Dawg Gone
May 17th, 2011
11:23 am
tide roll you did a great job last year 4th in the West…thanks
Spike
May 17th, 2011
11:23 am
No doubt about it. Scott Woerner.
booboo
May 17th, 2011
11:24 am
Agree about Edwards-he was special. Personally, he’s the best running back UGA outside of Walker.
AdMan
May 17th, 2011
11:25 am
tide roll….please go away….we don’t care what you think…..go find some large women to harrass….you seem to like large men so much that’s all you ever post about…and we don’t give a rats ass what you think.
Mobile Dawg
May 17th, 2011
11:26 am
Honorable Mention, “The Legendary Larry Munson”. What about “Meat Cleaver”?
Reggie Ball
May 17th, 2011
11:27 am
Hey…. wait a minute. I didn’t play for… UGA… did I?
schmeckdawg
May 17th, 2011
11:28 am
@booboo
He was special, but, I still think that I would go with Hearst and Hampton over Edwards!
Remarkable
May 17th, 2011
11:29 am
1, Herschel Walker
2. David Pollack
3. Champ Bailey,
4. Hines Ward,
5. Kevin Butler
6 Garrison Hurst
7. Terry Hoage,
8. Matt Stinchcomb,
9. Robert Edwards
10. ______________________ Your Choice
schmeckdawg
May 17th, 2011
11:30 am
What about LB Greg Bright who I think is the leading tackler in UGA history or LB Knox Culpepper, Jr. who I think in one or two of his years, he averaged around 166 tackles per year!
Remarkable
May 17th, 2011
11:31 am
How about a list of best coaches from 1 through 10?
schmeckdawg
May 17th, 2011
11:33 am
I know it is off of the topic, but, has anyone heard yet if King and Harmon made their grades?
Buckeye
May 17th, 2011
11:34 am
Key word…………..”mediocre” SEC East
Eddie George – Congrats on HOF!
tide roll
May 17th, 2011
11:34 am
Max Jean Gilles. Led ya’ll to the Sugar bowl. Rather than recruit to emulate him, you guys go with Dallas Lee. How’s that working out? Roll Tide. Can Richt/Bobo out recruit Kirdy Smart/ Mickey Conn for Nkemdiche? No Way!! Roll Tide!
Georgia Tee
May 17th, 2011
11:35 am
You have smashed Buck Belue’s ego!!! Did anyone mention his name?
Tdawg
May 17th, 2011
11:36 am
I recall a couple of other pretty good running backs. Willie McClendon and Rodney Hampton. I also believe that there was a reciever that played at Georgia not that long ago. His name excapes me. I think that it wasAJ or AC or DC Brown or White or Green or something like that.
Terry
May 17th, 2011
11:37 am
Big Bill Goldberg
Coach Grohbo
May 17th, 2011
11:40 am
My votes:
1. Quincy.
2. Sanks.
3. Damon Evans.
4. Goff.
5. Ealey.
6. Kirby Smart and 7. Trey Sipe (duo).
8. Muschamp.
9. Bryan Evans.
10. Andy Bailey.
Georgia Tee
May 17th, 2011
11:41 am
Reggie Ball should top the list. His inept record at Tech exceeds that of Bill Lewis, another dawg great.
schmeckdawg
May 17th, 2011
11:41 am
@ Coach Grohbo
Bryan “Toast” Evans needs to be at #1 as he easily sucked worse than anyone on your list! He never missed a tackle he didn’t love!
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Sunshine Falcon
May 17th, 2011
11:44 am
Eddie Meat Cleaver Weaver and Jeff Sanchez.
Jay
May 17th, 2011
11:46 am
If you’re talking about a player who really laid it on the line, it’s Hines Ward. He played qb, rb and wr in his career. Just amazing commitment to the program.
It Ain't Rocket Science
May 17th, 2011
11:50 am
Mediocre SEC East but still better than 1-11 I bet.
Jay
May 17th, 2011
11:51 am
As for Lastinger….wasn’t he like 22-2 as a starter? Got the most out of his abilities. If Stafford had played up to his potential, he would competed for a heisman.
Richt`s Hammer
May 17th, 2011
11:53 am
Jan Kemp
Ceasar
May 17th, 2011
11:55 am
What about Jiggy Smaha???
Buckshot
May 17th, 2011
11:55 am
Shaun Chapas. Mitch Davis. Ben Watson. Fred Gibson. Brice hunter. REggie Brown.
Hines is definitely the ultimate Bulldog though.
Mrs. Smith
May 17th, 2011
11:58 am
PulpWood Smith ?
1eyedJack
May 17th, 2011
11:59 am
Herschel Walker
David Pollack
Champ Bailey
Terry Hoage
David Greene
Matt Stinchcomb
Scott Woerner
Jimmy Payne
Ben Zambiasi
Garrison Hearst
Didn’t get to see Jake Scott or Bill Stanfill play.
Athlon couldn’t do a Top Ten Yellow Jackets team since they couldn’t think of ten that made any significant contribution. One or two off that ‘90 squad was about it.
1eyedJack
May 17th, 2011
12:01 pm
Pound for pound Jimmy Poulus(sic) was pretty good.
Delbert D.
May 17th, 2011
12:03 pm
1eyedJack – A case could be made for Ted Roof, Pat Swilling, Randy Rhino…
Summit Dawg
May 17th, 2011
12:06 pm
Robert Edwards,HInes Ward, and Kevin Butler…….
BigTimeTECHFan
May 17th, 2011
12:07 pm
# 1 H Walker for sure
# 2 Rodney Hampton
# 3 Champ Bailey
all the rest are good and hard to rank.
chiefdawg
May 17th, 2011
12:08 pm
Matt Stafford doesn’t even deserved to be mentioned with those names. He never did anything but pad his stats for the NFL.
Delbert D.
May 17th, 2011
12:09 pm
One of whom is in the College Football Hall of Fame…
GatorBoy
May 17th, 2011
12:10 pm
Dang, Richt’s Hammer, you took the words right out of my mouth!
JAN KEMP!!!
Real Dawg Fan
May 17th, 2011
12:11 pm
Hiawatha Berry! Just kidding but I liked him.
BigTimeTECHFan
May 17th, 2011
12:14 pm
Athlon couldn’t do a Top Ten Yellow Jackets team since they couldn’t think of ten that made any significant contribution. One or two off that ‘90 squad was about it.
Joey Hamilton
Calvin Johnson
Pat Swilling
Lucias Stanford
Jimmy Robinson
Willy Clay
Eddie Lee Ivory
Keith Brooking
Drew Hill
Kent Hill
Dave from Buford
May 17th, 2011
12:16 pm
Scott Woerner was a game-changer who made plays when the chips were down … he should be in the top 10.
Old Dog
May 17th, 2011
12:19 pm
D. J. Shockley over David Greene.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
May 17th, 2011
12:21 pm
John Brantley
HE MY BABY DADDY
May 17th, 2011
12:22 pm
JOE COX!!! HE EARNED A SPOT ON THAT LIST FOR ENDURING ALL THE CRAP HE PUT UP WITH FROM HOMER GEORGIA FANATICS!!!!!!!!!!
Beeeeg Boy
May 17th, 2011
12:24 pm
GOLDBERG
Mike from the Coast
May 17th, 2011
12:26 pm
Well if Athlon is 1967 on, I believe you include Jake Scott in the top three, Scott graduated after the 1968 season. Read this comment by Vince Dooley.
http://www.redandblack.com/2011/05/17/jake-scott-uga-all-american-super-bowl-mvp-selected-to-college-football-hall-of-fame/
Mr. Dawg
May 17th, 2011
12:26 pm
No one on the list I would replace. I give Athlon credit for doing a good job. If you’re going to choose just ten players from such a healthy group then inevitabely someone that deserves to be on the list will be excluded.
Joel
May 17th, 2011
12:26 pm
Big deal.
Athlon ranks UGA in top 25 last 2 seasons, and UGA didn’t make it by the end of the season.
The 2011 team is worse than the 2010 because of losses of 50% of offense: AJ Green, Durham, Ealey, as well as losing #1 defensive player Justin Houston.
All receivers are inexperienced, UGA doesn’t use the TE, and have no backs that scored more than 2 td’s last season.
Dawg4ever
May 17th, 2011
12:33 pm
TideRoll, i would be worried about Bama’s 2nd team o.l. UGA has (4) stars on it’s second team O.L., compared to Bama’s line of Steen,kelen williams, Shepard, Boswell, and Love. Of those, only Love was rated 4 stars or better. You might be coming to UGA to get o.l., but the 2 you have on your second team line(Williams&Shepard) are 3 stars that weren’t recruited by UGA. UGA signed Benedict,Kolston Houston, and Lee instead, who were all 4 star players. One last thing the kid you keep drowling about Greene wasn’t offered by UGA because they want the 5 star Theus and Humphries instead. Your all world player Greene as you predict is another 3 star. Keep smoking that pipe, and remember the definition of INSANE is doing the same thing again and again and expecting different results. THat sums up your posts.
GeoffDawg
May 17th, 2011
12:34 pm
Anyone who understands the nuances of football would be ashamed to leave Eric Zeier off that list. Take away the pitiful defenses that Ray Goff trotted out there and he would be in the conversation for one of the best college QBs of all time.
shawthree
May 17th, 2011
12:35 pm
Hard to argue with that top 10 list. I like the honorable mentions some of u have mentioned like Mo Lewis, Rodney Hampton, Lars Tate and Terrence Edwards. But I’m surprised no one mentioned Bill Goldberg. He was a good one!
SSIgator
May 17th, 2011
12:36 pm
“Athlon Sports has tagged Georgia at No. 14 in its Top 25 countdown and sees the Bulldogs winning the SEC East”
Obviously someone at UGA shipped a drum of their KoolAid to Athlon before they decided on the top 25.
mark
May 17th, 2011
12:36 pm
Hard to beat that list…The fact that you have consensus multi year All Americans like Butler and Woerner not on the list just tells you we have been blessed with talent. The best all around player in America in 1997 was Hines Ward. He just never racked up monster numbers at any one position because he was asked to do everything.
The best, the very best!
May 17th, 2011
12:37 pm
Fran Tarkenton is head and shoulders the best player. And he went to UGA when players were student-athletes. That all changed when Vince Dooley brought his brand of sleaze to Athens, and instituted remedial studies.
And Mark Richt continues that sleazy practice today.
King Donko of Punchstania
May 17th, 2011
12:44 pm
Reggie Ball’s contributions to UGA football, particularly in UGA-GT games, should not be discounted when compiling a such a list.
Speed Racer
May 17th, 2011
12:44 pm
Hines Ward is one of the 5 best Bulldogs of any time frame, not just the Athlon era. In fact, he is one of the best college football players of all-time nationwide: 1,000+ yards rushing, 1,000+ yards receiving, 1,000+ yards passing.
whoknowsnow
May 17th, 2011
12:44 pm
Thomas Davis was the best open field tackler ;eorgia has ever witnessed. not only was he the best open field tackler but he could lay some ferocious hits as well. he caused many fumbles, look at lsu 04 for example. he was a game changer and you could tell when he went out in second half against uf in 04 and they came back and made the game close. he by far made the bulldog defense fun to watch
King Donko of Punchstania
May 17th, 2011
12:45 pm
Hey SSIGator – get off the internet and back to work! There’s still 15 yards of mulch you need to finish laying in my back yard!
chris
May 17th, 2011
12:48 pm
For four years straight, reggie ball may have been the best player on our team. Can we find out if maybe hes got another year of eligibility left?
MOG
May 17th, 2011
12:49 pm
David Greene was not the difference maker in most of his wins, he is a benifactor a good fortune. The fact is without DJ Shockley and a host of other players on the squad, they do not win most of those games. He is lucky, that’s all.
You have ot put Knowshon Moreno on this list, he created an excitement and had the productivity and skill that made you think about Hershel Walker!!
schmeckdawg
May 17th, 2011
12:52 pm
All of you proponents of Hines Ward, don’t forget all of the kickoff return yards that he had. Almost 1,000 in his career. I think with all of the other yards he rolled up, if he could have gotten to that magic number, he would have been the only person in NCAAholes history to achieve this!
Definitely a DAMN GOOD DAWG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Red Clay Hound
May 17th, 2011
12:52 pm
Hiawatha!
MOG
May 17th, 2011
12:53 pm
And I left off Thomas Davis and Greg Blue, have you ever seen safety tandem that could lay the wood like these guys, and I didn’t forget about Sean Jones either!!
schmeckdawg
May 17th, 2011
12:54 pm
Anyone out there remember CB Ben Jones. He would leave you with a mouth full of chiclets! Went on to have a pretty good NFL career! He doesn’t get a lot of talk because I think he was a JC transfer.
schmeckdawg
May 17th, 2011
12:58 pm
Sorry folks I had a brain cramp. I meant Ben Smith!
gatorman770
May 17th, 2011
1:00 pm
Based on college and pro career body of work, Hines Ward has to be in at least the top 5, if not number 2 (plus he can dance).
JB
May 17th, 2011
1:01 pm
Where is #3 Bryan Evans,DB, on this list. He must have given up 6,000 yards passing and 30 TD’s?
……Whoops, my bad, the story said the BEST in Georgia history……
aaron in arizona
May 17th, 2011
1:01 pm
as i looked at the cheerleader pict’s, as well as the “moments” and “top players” lists, i noticed one cheerleader was not in a georgia cheerleader uniform! It was most likely a fresno state uniform. Yes, i was paying attention to the uni’s and not just looking at girls. ha ha
GO DAWGS!!
Joel
May 17th, 2011
1:03 pm
UGA finished ranked #61 in 2010.
Without AJ, Durham or Ealey, expect another 6-7, 5-7 type of season.
Richt will lose to all winning teams, win against all losing teams except maybe 1, in another words, just like 2010.
jarvis
May 17th, 2011
1:03 pm
Greg Blue? Give me a break.
He was the 4th best safety of the decade. He couldn’t carry Davis’, Jones’, or Phillips’ jocks.
GeoffDawg
May 17th, 2011
1:03 pm
MOG, before Shockley’s senior year, which was sensational, he was as likely to throw an INT as he was a completion. These type of stories always seem to bring out the DJ history revisionists.
JB
May 17th, 2011
1:04 pm
Meat Cleaver Weaver. Moon Pie Wilson.Richard Tartis.
Poster
May 17th, 2011
1:04 pm
Andrew Williams
jarvis
May 17th, 2011
1:04 pm
And Lastinger? Who said that?
Was that Wayne Johnson hoping he could use that as leverage to get into the conversation.
JB
May 17th, 2011
1:06 pm
Gotta squeeze Reggie Ball on the list somewhere as Honorary.
brad
May 17th, 2011
1:06 pm
Jon Stitchcomb.
New Orleans Saints and is still in the NFL.
schmeckdawg
May 17th, 2011
1:07 pm
@JB
God that dude SUCKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And wasn’t he like a 5 star recruite coming out of Florida?
JB
May 17th, 2011
1:07 pm
There has got to be a story ( and pictures) somewhere involving Bryan Evans, Willie Martinez…….and a Goat.
schmeckdawg
May 17th, 2011
1:07 pm
Bad day folks, can’t remember sh&^t and can’t spell…recruit!
Mike Bob 17 INT
May 17th, 2011
1:08 pm
Nobody gives a rats ass about past or present players with UGA…..win some national titles then you can talk about your program. 1980 was it, game over.
Floyd
May 17th, 2011
1:11 pm
Say what you will, but only one man on this list carried the same wallet that was used by Jules in Pulp Fiction.
And that man is Jake Scott.
Jim
May 17th, 2011
1:11 pm
Don’t forget about Jimmy Payne, RIP.
schmeckdawg
May 17th, 2011
1:11 pm
@JB
I think Bryan Evans was the goat!
Big boi
May 17th, 2011
1:12 pm
I would have put Bernard Williams ahead of Matt Stinchcomb.
JB
May 17th, 2011
1:12 pm
Who was our All American DE who buried Spurrier in the dirt about 10 times one Saturday in Jacksonville? Stanfill?
Joel
May 17th, 2011
1:12 pm
Uh Oh Bill King
DLex fake blogger is on a roll today, he’s posing 3x a minute.
Back to UGA, Richt’s done, he’s an embarrassment to UGA, over 60% of 30,000+ fans polled on ESPN says Richt’s the hottest seat.
If Richt could have fixed things last year, he would have.
http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/22865/fans-say-richts-seat-the-hottest
DeeDawg
May 17th, 2011
1:13 pm
Eddie “The Meat Cleaver” Weaver
JB
May 17th, 2011
1:14 pm
Dee Dawg…… See my 1:04 post. Eddie was a monster.
Mike Bob 17 INT
May 17th, 2011
1:14 pm
brad
Wasn’t Jon the one who came back to your booster meeting and said UGA will never win a title based on the fact your program is tanked and you do not play as a team?
These off-season blogs are nothing more than an attempt to distract the deep rooted problems with a program who lost to UCF 6-3 and had not heart to even be there. Instead of hammering on this program and placing pressure on the coaches and the AD, everything is business as usual in Athens….just accept losing and always looking forward to next year.
Lake Dawg
May 17th, 2011
1:15 pm
Got to include Ray Donaldson. Georgia’s best center ever, and one of the best ever in the SEC. Long NFL career also.
GeoffDawg
May 17th, 2011
1:16 pm
That was Stanfill JB who in response to Spurrier’s complaining to the refs said “didn’t mean to step on your skirt there Steve.”
RedPantsDawg
May 17th, 2011
1:16 pm
Dan Inman.
Mike Bob 17 INT
May 17th, 2011
1:17 pm
Hey Bill, I think your beeper went off…..Mrs. Johnson needs her yard mowed and toilet cleaned.
King exemplifies, along with Barnhart, everything that is wrong with UGA football. Always looking for a pony in the pile of horse manuer…..there is no pony.
Keep up the great work in Athens, we love watching UGA get their helmets handed to them year, after year, after year, after year, after year…….what is going to the excuse for next year? Bad calls? Hostile environments? Lack of barking?
What?
May 17th, 2011
1:18 pm
Washaun Ealey, Zach Mettenberg, Montez Robinson, Jasper Sanks, Quincy Carter, Logan Gray, Marcus Dowtin…..
Mike Bob 17 INT
May 17th, 2011
1:18 pm
Well, looking forward to watching your boy Muschamp continue Florida’s domination over your program next year. Wow!! Your own boy went to coach your worst enemy….what does that say about the UGA program…..tanked….yes tanked….
Joel
May 17th, 2011
1:18 pm
Dlex aka fake blogger using tons of fake names.
Can you post 5 posts a minute?
How about getting to 100 pages?
I’ll check in at the end of the day to see if you met my commands.
Keep posting 3x a minute, I command you.
schmeckdawg
May 17th, 2011
1:19 pm
Mike Bob 17 INT
If you’re going to rag on us, at least get the facts straight. We lost 10-6 to UCF!!!!!!!
What?
May 17th, 2011
1:20 pm
….Damon Evans…
King Donko of Punchstania
May 17th, 2011
1:21 pm
What about Charles Pledger and the Luckie triplets? Why in Marion Campbell’s name have they been left out of the discussion?
schmeckdawg
May 17th, 2011
1:21 pm
Lake Dawg
GREAT CALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JB
May 17th, 2011
1:23 pm
Mike 17 INT…………This year IS it for Richt. He’s wins 8 or 9 games and shows significant improvement or there will be a change. I have no inside info, I just don’t think he can survive another 6-7 year with lapse in good play.
ckgator
May 17th, 2011
1:31 pm
For the record, more talent has come through Florida and Alabama in the last 5 years, than through Georgia in the last 80.
The real topic – would UGA consider switching conferences with Clemson? Discuss…
DawginLex
May 17th, 2011
1:31 pm
Sorry joel the TROLL. You are the only one doing as you describe. I post under my name only.
You have a 100 different names. Enjoy talking to yourself the rest of the day
DawginLex
May 17th, 2011
1:32 pm
ckgator,
since you can’t beat your ACC in state rival anymore and you just hired a DAWG to coach, maybe y’all should join the MAC??
JB
May 17th, 2011
1:34 pm
ckgator………….Good question, but you must be young. Gators have had a great run the last 20 years, but before that, 80 years of tumble weeds blowing through the trophy case. I use to worry about ya’ll.
MOG
May 17th, 2011
1:40 pm
I stand by my statement, without Shockley, Greene would be on the biggest bust list!!
ckgator
May 17th, 2011
1:40 pm
JB – thanks for your concerns. I lived through that… but the sleeping giant is awake and the future looks very bright indeed.
Dawg Gone
May 17th, 2011
1:41 pm
Mike Bob 17 INT you mean that new Gator HC with the stellar record in the SEC..and you loud mouths call us delusional…
DawginLex
May 17th, 2011
1:42 pm
future looks bright with charlie Weis?
DESTROYER OF ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFETS AND MAJOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAMS
Notre Dame thanks you for hiring him. KC Masterpiece stock dropped 20 points when he left KC
reebok
May 17th, 2011
1:44 pm
As a Tech fan, I would say that UGA could definitely win the SEC East this year, and if so, more power to them. Altho I will probably stop short of pulling for the Dogs in the SEC Championship…!
JB
May 17th, 2011
1:46 pm
ckgator………..just a reminder. You guys lost 5 last year and your ” future looks bright” coach quit before he was fired I guess. Your new man has never won a game. Good luck in the future.
JB
May 17th, 2011
1:49 pm
reebok. Thanks. If Dawgs open 2-0, they’ll go to Jacksonville undefeated.
aaron in arizona
May 17th, 2011
1:50 pm
someone mentioned ray donaldson, C, and he was a very good one.
remember another center that was all american in mid 80’s time, i think it was chris or peter anderson? i know last name was anderson, he was on bob hope’s tv show for all americans, and he recovered a fumble at clemson for a td that helped win the game. i think it was peter anderson, right? someone help me here.
truedawg
May 17th, 2011
1:51 pm
Hines Ward 2nd hands down. Also Bill Standfill and Eric Zeier. I know everyone seems to hate Bobo though he was a great QB, that outback bowl he had the best half of any dawg QB ever. I dunno about stats but game changer and heart? one quote for ya “just give me the damn ball!” Run Lindsay! I don’t think any list could say top dawgs and not mention Hines though.
GeoffDawg
May 17th, 2011
1:51 pm
MOG, in your opinion then, why wasn’t Shockley the starter?
Jasper Sanks
May 17th, 2011
1:51 pm
what about me?
Washaun Ealey
May 17th, 2011
1:53 pm
me too!
JB
May 17th, 2011
1:54 pm
I would hope Hines would come home and coach WR at Georgia one day, but if he wants to coach, the Pro’s is where he will be. He’s that good. Also probably a better pro than college player, but a damn good Dawg and player.
truedawg
May 17th, 2011
1:59 pm
Billy Bennett?
Big Bad Dog
May 17th, 2011
2:09 pm
Seth Ward is my pick.
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 17th, 2011
2:10 pm
Why do we even play? UGA has obliviously won the title next season. Just like last season, and the one before, and the one before…
MountainDawg
May 17th, 2011
2:12 pm
How’s about tackling machine LB Knox Culpepper? He holds the UGA records for tackles in a game (26 vs. GT in ‘83), total tackles in a season (170 in ‘84 & is 2nd on the list with 166 in ‘83) & total assists in a season (116 ‘84 & he’s is also 2nd on the list with 105 in 1983). Knox is one of the most underrated players in UGA football history.
shankit
May 17th, 2011
2:14 pm
Best three Dawg quarterbacks all played together in high
school at Valdosta, Buck Belue, John Lastinger, and
John Bond (Mississippi State Bulldog).
BG
May 17th, 2011
2:15 pm
Let the big Dawg eat!!!!!
UGA FRIEND
May 17th, 2011
2:16 pm
Isiah Crowell
Newman
May 17th, 2011
2:23 pm
Hard to add Moreno and Davis since Marky Mark red-shirted them both.
shankit
May 17th, 2011
2:24 pm
Garrison Hearst must have been pretty good to
have his backup sitting on the bench namely,
Terrell Davis.
edumacated
May 17th, 2011
2:24 pm
For years I have complained about how Michigan, no matter how bad they were the year before, gets a top 15 ranking year in and year out. I guess we might fall in that category now. No way should we even be in the top 25 or 30. Higher than that is a bunch of homers and their wishful thinking. Lets get real everybody. In case you forgot, Mark Richt fielded arguably the WORST Bulldog team in two decades last year. Now we are SEC East favorites? Yeah right.
shankit
May 17th, 2011
2:27 pm
Dawgs are only team to have three MVP’s in Super Bowl appearances,
Jake Scott, Hines Ward and Terrell Davis (who backed up Hearst at Ga.)
JB
May 17th, 2011
2:38 pm
This blog shows how little Stafford got out of UGA faithful………Other than a 60 mil contract. Lot’s of stats and no titles.
JB
May 17th, 2011
2:42 pm
If Richt wasn’t on the hot seat and we had a little depth at RB, Crowell would red shirt.It’s the Richt way. Wouldn’t matter if he was better.
Alabama Jack
May 17th, 2011
2:43 pm
Scobby Do – now that’s a great dawg
1eyedJack
May 17th, 2011
2:44 pm
I just wonder if Jake Scott will show up to be enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame.
Concrete Pete
May 17th, 2011
2:50 pm
Yes Woerner should be there. So should Jeff Hipp, Jimmy Payne, Freddie Gilbert, Lindsay Scott, Hugh Nall, Buck Belue and every member of the ‘80 team. They are the only team with the heart, fire and guts to win a national championship. Without one, no one is truly great.
I am glad however that carpetbaggers Stafford, Moreno and AJ (I’m taking the) Green were not on the list. They couldn’t even get to the SEC title game, let alone win it
shankit
May 17th, 2011
2:59 pm
Concrete Pete
Right on, Brother, good to know there are
still some Dawg fans like you still around.
Older Dawg
May 17th, 2011
3:04 pm
Remembering the Dogs of the 60’s, I have no problem with this top ten list.
Older Dawg
May 17th, 2011
3:06 pm
You’ve always got some Alabama/Auburn (same thing) trying to ruin the party. What’s he talking about anyway?
JB
May 17th, 2011
3:20 pm
Does a Gator Bellow? Wait till Florida loses 4 or 5 games and one is to Georgia. Muschamp better send the wife and kids to her mama’s.
Charlie Hayes
May 17th, 2011
3:21 pm
Hey Bill,
In 2005, the same bull mess was being written about the Dawgs. Can they win with a new QB (DJ Shockley)? Can the Dawgs Defense stop the high powered Boise State? Blah, blah, blah. Georgia won that game 48-13. I fully expect the same outcome this year in the Dome.
I also feel that Athlon has the Dawgs properly ranked as well has made a sound prediction about the SEC East race.
How can you be a lifelong fan and write articles always questioning the Dawgs ability. You either need to decide to be a AJC Sports Writer or a Dawg fan.
Write about some good news and stand behind the Dawgs! I nominate Bill King for “Come’on Man”!
Run, Lindsay, run!
May 17th, 2011
3:24 pm
Lindsay Scott spent his entire time at UGA in remedial studies (i.e., 7th-grade-level courses) and never passed a single college-level course. He wasn’t the only one.
Patrk
May 17th, 2011
3:31 pm
Last 2 years has …..what…..to do with this year?
Patriot fan
May 17th, 2011
3:36 pm
Hinds Ward is a pretty good dancer too.
SEC Football
May 17th, 2011
3:42 pm
Kevin Butler, you have to be kidding me!
Dink
May 17th, 2011
3:47 pm
Congrats to Jake Scott, member of the College Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2011.
Go Dawgs!
AJ
May 17th, 2011
4:00 pm
OL AJ Harmon just transferred from Georgia.
2 gone in 1 week, man.
Hutson Mason rumored to be next.
LakeDawg
May 17th, 2011
4:05 pm
I’m surprised that Athlon got it right. That’s exactly how I would rank my top ten.
LakeDawg
May 17th, 2011
4:06 pm
AJ
May 17th, 2011
4:00 pm
OL AJ Harmon just transferred from Georgia.
2 gone in 1 week, man.
Hutson Mason rumored to be next.
This isn’t necessarily bad news. It might just mean they’re clearing out the dead wood. In other words, it might mean that CMR is getting serious.
Hot Dawg
May 17th, 2011
4:09 pm
I’d prefer to discuss a much more compelling topic; biggest bust of the modern era. I’ll start. Jasper Sanks.
GoDawgs
May 17th, 2011
4:14 pm
Don’t forget Rodney Hampton
Josh Lister
May 17th, 2011
4:29 pm
Wow, the Dawgs should not be #14. By the way http://www.CoachWatcher.com just updated their Hot Seat and Richt is still #1…
David Granger
May 17th, 2011
4:45 pm
Ray Donaldson was an awfully good player…not sure who I’d replace, though. It’s a shame there’s not a place on the team for Kevin Butler. We sure had a great run of kickers there, with Alan Leavitt, Rex Robinson, and then Butler all coming back to back to back.
JSAMM
May 17th, 2011
5:06 pm
As a college player, Hines Ward was asked to carry the load when all our QB’s went down and he handled it just fine. As an NFL player, he is the best Bulldog to make it big in the NFL. Superbowls! Superbowl MVP! And he is still doing it! C’mon Man! He should be #2 on this list behind Walker.
Loren
May 17th, 2011
5:12 pm
Whattaygot!!!! Larry’s the man!
Joe
May 17th, 2011
5:16 pm
Bill Stanfield, Jake Scott
Still@theBAR
May 17th, 2011
5:17 pm
Sturdivant has to be on the list just for all the crap he went through to try to be a DAWG. More HEART than Stafford Moreno, King, Ealey, and Cox combined. He had Pollacks heart just not the body to let him continue to compete at the highest level.
Still@theBAR
May 17th, 2011
5:19 pm
JSAMM
Hines is the GREATEST DAWG to play the game at ALL levels. Take nothing from Herschel, but Ward had a better career at UGA and the NFL. Walker won a NC and the Heisman so that makes him a GOD to UGA fans. Herschel did more at UGA than Ward but in the NFL Ward has a better career. The question was DAWG at UGA, but BEST DAWG to PLAY the GAME all around has to be WARD.
GaCracker
May 17th, 2011
5:20 pm
Scot Woerner, Bill Krug
Still@theBAR
May 17th, 2011
5:27 pm
I noticed BILL said Greatest DOGS.
I think that would be the CUBS, LIONS, and the Knicks.
GaCracker
May 17th, 2011
5:30 pm
Does anyone remember than Dooley had Walker as 3rd string to start 1980 at Tennessee. Trivia: Who started? Answer: Donnie MacMickens!!!!!!
Tom
May 17th, 2011
5:32 pm
What about the Z man? Garrison should have been higher
Auburn is All In..... JAIL
May 17th, 2011
5:38 pm
Auburn RB Onterio McCaleb arrested here in Dekalb County this past weekend……
http://dev.chuckoliver.net/2011/05/auburn-rb-arrested/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ChuckOliverFootball+%28Chuck+Oliver+Football%29&utm_content=Twitter
Greg
May 17th, 2011
5:46 pm
David Green doesn’t belong in the top 10. He was fortunate to have played when we had a dominant defense and a very good offensive line.
icedawg
May 17th, 2011
5:49 pm
Can’t believe that Hines Ward is not near the top. Stanfill and Scott deserve to be higher.
Good Ole Days
May 17th, 2011
6:15 pm
The obvious consensus is that Fran Tarkenton is the overwhelming choice for all-time greatest player at UGA.
It’s also clear that Wally Butts was the last UGA coach who had both integrity and coaching success. Of course, it was easier in his day, before UGA started recruiting thugs and morons.
sTANLEY
May 17th, 2011
6:29 pm
concensus?
yes, DLex, conscensus between you and all your fake names.
Come on now, spreed up your posts, you’re slowing down.
Shawn Reed
May 17th, 2011
6:34 pm
To not include Hines Ward,a Super Bowl MVP player and overall the most gifted athlete during his last year, in the UGA Top Ten is mystery to me….i don’t question any on the list but to not include Ward strikes me as odd
TampaDAWG
May 17th, 2011
7:16 pm
I didn’t read all the comments but interesting what I did read nobody mentioned Sean Jones, I thought he and Thomas Davis were one of if not the best safety duo UGA has had? Just my thoughts
Ed Pilcher
May 17th, 2011
7:56 pm
In the words of Larry Munson…..”Scott Woerner, WOERNER, WOERNER, WOERNER!!!!!!!!!!
Delbert D.
May 17th, 2011
8:18 pm
It’s always difficult to separate the guys who became great pros from what they accomplished in college. Ward was certainly talented and very versatile at Georgia. For contrast: remember the former Georgia RB that rushed for over 2,000 yards and was Super Bowl MVP for the Broncos? What was his name and number, I forget.
RedandBlack
May 17th, 2011
8:26 pm
Everyone who has the honor and the ability to put on the Red and Black for the University of Georgia is a Top Ten Player. Thank you for all that you do Bulldogs!! Work hard both off the field as well as on the field for yourselves, your family, and for your university. Do that well and do not worry about the rest because you will be among the best. Georgia. Go Dogs!!
chazzo
May 17th, 2011
8:26 pm
robert edwards, terrence edwards, leonard pope, boss bailey, musa smith, brandon southerland (sp?), meat cleaver weaver, tardits (sp?)
powerhouse?
May 17th, 2011
8:30 pm
when Murry starts beating teams w/winning records, he’ll be on the list….lol
Come on Bill?
May 17th, 2011
8:35 pm
Another great summary Bill. Why don’t you just put out a weekly “must read” list instead of attempting to produce a blog? The good news is we only have 3.5 more months of this garbage.
LogicalUS
May 17th, 2011
8:40 pm
“Go ahead, name your 2nd team”
Heck, Bill can’t name the WRs, RBs, DLs, LBs but being the homers it is time to pump some sunshine. This is UGA….the heck with players, coaches and talent, UGA is guaranteed to win.
Then of course, comes September and the ugly spectacle of UGA fans cursing players on the sideline and ole Bill will be wondering why anyone is so upset as “everyone” knew that UGA was just reloading this year for the following year MNC.
Eddie
May 17th, 2011
8:54 pm
1 – Herschel Walker
2 – David Pollack
3 – Kevin Butler
4 – David Greene
5 – Terry Hoage
6 – Jake Scott
7 – Eric Zeier
8 – Champ Bailey
9 – Hines Ward
10 – Bill Stanfill
Honorable Mention (player):
Scott Woerner
Matt Stinchcomb
Garrison Hearst
Guy McIntyre
Richard Tardits
Knowshon Moreno
Thomas Davis
Honorable Mention (non player):
Erk Russell
Larry Munson
Mark Richt
Vince Dooley
Dawg89
May 17th, 2011
9:02 pm
There is no way Stafford should be on any top 10 list other than one dealing with disappointments.
Dawg Smawg
May 17th, 2011
9:15 pm
So, at what age exactly, do you out-grow this boy’s game ?
Dawg Smawg
May 17th, 2011
9:17 pm
OK, I’ll answer my own question. Evidently, many boys never grow up.
Hart Co.
May 17th, 2011
9:40 pm
Had Hines Ward did what he did for Ohoh state, Mich., USC, or ND, he would have won a Hiesman.
FB Fan
May 17th, 2011
9:57 pm
King you drunk on Kool-aid! How can you pick a team to win the east that loses a player a week to transfer, suspension, etc. etc.? No way Dawgs finish better than 3rd. Fla and USC are both better….. and lose less players (I can’t believe I am saying it but yes even Fla has less problem players that us). CMR you da man!
Gen Neyland
May 17th, 2011
10:12 pm
FB Fan : Please read, comprehend and re-think what you said when you study up on BK’s sentence in his blog that goes, “Sounds like a pretty fair assessment, though I’m not sure I’m ready to predict the Dogs winning the division.”
Top Dog
May 17th, 2011
10:17 pm
DJ Shockley had the best stats of any QB in a single season and missed two games.
Top Dog
May 17th, 2011
10:24 pm
David Greene while sharing playing time with DJ Shockley 1 SEC Championship in three years as a starter
DJ Shockley 1 SEC Chanmpionship in 1 year as a starter.
Top Dog
May 17th, 2011
10:29 pm
“The winningest starting QB in college football history”. What the heck does that mean??? Especially win you are splitting playing time with the backup QB every game. Shockley is the QB that broke all the single season passing and scoring records at UGA.
Thomas Brown
May 17th, 2011
10:58 pm
Last Five (5) Years :
56-9 Ohio State
56-12 Florida
61-5 Boise State
55-10 TCU
54-15 Oklahoma
52-16 Virginia Tech
51-14 Southern California
50-15 LSU
50-15 Texas
50-15 BYU
50-15 Utah
49-16 Wisconsin
49-16 West Virginia
49-18 Alabama on the field
48-16 Oregon
48-19 Missouri
47-18 Penn State
46-18 Auburn
46-22 Hawaii
45-20 Cincinnati
45-21 Boston College
45-20 Texas Tech
44-21 Georgia last entire 5 years # 23 won/lost # 23. I vote Mark Richt.
Nub
May 17th, 2011
11:22 pm
DJ Shockley was a DFDawg and should be included on any list of the best Dawgs ….. He is the reason why we won a third SEC championship in 25 years…. He could have transferred but didn’t and remained loyal to UGA and for that we owe him the honor of being considered one of the best….. The kid had a heart for the red and black…. Unfortunately others don’t get the example he set….. And you know who I am talking about!!!! Woof
Still@theBAR
May 17th, 2011
11:49 pm
Nub is that the Nick Name your wife gave you on your wedding night?
If you like DJ then you must love Q. Carter and D. Pollack. They were ALL HEART and little talent.
Mr. Phelps
May 18th, 2011
12:07 am
Buck Belue, without him there is no national championship.
Still@theBAR
May 18th, 2011
12:50 am
Mr. Phelps without Buck’s 8 yrd pass to l Scott you are right. Buck did so much he threw a ball as far as he did from 2nd Base to 1st Base in a baseball game.
It Ain't Rocket Science
May 18th, 2011
5:53 am
Joel,
Did your shift finish early today at the fast food joint or in your case, is it possible middle school let out early today? Don’t you have homework or a menu to memorize. Go away little boy.
Hmmmm.....
May 18th, 2011
6:14 am
ckgator,
Just had to comment on the “more players have come through Alabama and Florida in the last 40 years than Georgia in the last 80″. What the heck are you basing that on? It sure is hell isn’t fact. Take a look at at any NFL roster. There are more players by a land slide from GA than from Bama, and just as many as ones from FL. GA is a top five state in recruiting. Only behind Cal, FL, Tex, and maybe Ohio, as a matter of fact lately they could easily be considered #4. There are way too many shcools that rely on GA to stack their teams with talent, like Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, South Carolina, etc. and that’s just in the SEC. Speak of what you know, although it looks like it isn’t much.
dawgdip
May 18th, 2011
6:15 am
Walker was the best RB but Hines was the best all round player and boy can he dance.
Hmmmm.....
May 18th, 2011
6:25 am
As a matter of fact here is some proof.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2008-04-21-draft-database-cover_N.htm
It’s from USAToday.com. Florida actually doubles up GA, but considering there are 3 really major Universities and a few others with some talent like USF and UCF, there should be more. Just so happens if you look at that list, they finish almost exactly in the order I previously stated, Cal, Tex, Fl, GA, Ohio.
Falcon60
May 18th, 2011
7:19 am
Not a UGA fan at all but there have been an impressive number of outstanding players there during my life. I personally can’t see any reason why Scott Woerner wouldn’t be on this or any other list. I watched him play in high school (I graduated from Jonesboro the year after Scott) and he was a phenominal athlete. He should be on this list.
It Ain't Rocket Science
May 18th, 2011
7:32 am
Thomas Brown,
Statistics are not a teller of the future and can easily be manipulated. That is how many schools you have listed there? I think there are 164 div. 1 schools so why not list them all and see how that looks. Statistics are only an good indicator of something when it is a static analysis and things will not change. Other than that, they look good, waste blog space, and prove nothing. 2011 is a new year, with new players and new attitudes. Include 2011 in your statistical analysis after it is over and it could be completely different. What you have is a record of past performance. Not a tool to be used in forecasting future records or goals. Football, isn’t about forecasting based on past statistics.
Vince
May 18th, 2011
8:14 am
Thomas Davis—Mike Wilson.
lanier
May 18th, 2011
8:15 am
the great Pulpwood Smith
sTANLEY
May 18th, 2011
8:20 am
No one would have ranked Georgia high if they’d known of the Ealey & Harmon transfers.
Most of these pre seaosn rankings were done before this terrible news broke.
If the rumors about Hutson Mason turn out to be true, it could be worse than 2010.
chilidawg
May 18th, 2011
8:49 am
Not saying he should be in the top ten, but the last paragraph mentions Blue… If you are going to mention names that far down the list, Leonard Pope should be in there, too.
Mtn Dawg
May 18th, 2011
9:05 am
Athen’s own Andy Johnson.
Big Dawg
May 18th, 2011
9:48 am
Mike (Moon Pie) Wilson should be on this list- he not only was a great all-american, all-sec o-lineman, but a great pro as well. The rest look fine, we have had so many great players since 1967 that it is really hard to choose who the top ten were other than Herschel, David Pollack, Bill Stanfill, Champ Bailey and Terry Hoage in my mind.
Go Dawgs
Timbodog
May 18th, 2011
9:55 am
Shockley has to be in the top 10 as far as I’m concerned. Though he only started one season, he was incredible. And he was a great role model. Completely unselfish in that he never demanded to start or transferred (though he was certainly talented enough to start at many other schools).
Also, Champ has got to be higher than Pollack.
Coach Grohbo
May 18th, 2011
10:33 am
No one on your current roster except maybe your punter.
TenSped
May 18th, 2011
6:34 pm
Dennis Hughes is a MUST on this list!!
why not?
May 20th, 2011
10:24 am
Buzzy Rosenberg
Vince D.
May 23rd, 2011
12:00 am
Bill Stanfill
Bob Etter
Kirby Moore
George Patton
Royce Smith
Jake Scott (twice)
Vince D.
May 23rd, 2011
12:05 am
and Jiggy Smaha
carrolldawg
May 24th, 2011
10:04 am
Rodney hampton is very underrated
needums
May 24th, 2011
12:25 pm
I think Terrence Edwards was great but he shouldn’t be on the list for the one dropped pass against UF that kept us from playing in the NC game……..you know what I’m talking about.