UGA signing Keith Marshall can only help Isaiah Crowell

Look for dawgs to also sign Gurley and . Future of Malcome, Thomas is huge question mark and they need to upgrade the whole position

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People need to get off of Crowell’s back, up until this year most incoming freshman were getting redshirted probably for maturity and growth. This year was different and helped out in a big way. The kid is good on the football field no matter how you look at it when healthy. Some people need to just stop and look in the mirror before they start throwing all those rocks.

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Dang!

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First! But I agree with you Bill 100%. Crowell is young and will benefit tremendously wit Coach T and the offseason training program.

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Malcome ran pretty well in the sec championship game…let’s hope Marshall can protect the rock and not fumble…should have a pretty good running gamegping into next year but how to replace Ben jones Justin Anderson and especially Cordy glynn will be challenging…

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almost 1st

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Great pick up. Dont discount Crowell. But you always need four or five good backs.
It was good to see Malcome running hard in the SEC game. NOW…we need some O linemen.
Maybe a JuCo or two that can compete right away for playing time.

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Comparing those pip squeaks (Crowell and Marshall) to beasts like Ingram and Richardson is laughable. And it is amazing how all of last year all you wanted was one back to step up and be the man like Lattimore and Hershel used to be. Now you are saying that the four back approach used by LSU is the way to go. Geeze. It’s all about the flavor of the week with you.

Georgia will learn one day to recruit good kids that want to work hard and “be the man” rather than use Rivals’ star system as the end all be all to their recruitment. Will see how Marshall pans out, but none of the SEC is too worried. Ya’lls recent track record with highly-rated backs speaks for itself. Moreno was the only back in the last 10 years that was of any note and he came from New Jersey and did it on ability alone. He overcame UGA coaching and S&C to be a good back.

Anywhoo – best of luck to you’s guys. I am turning my back on you now as you start to give me my verbal dress down.

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Go dawgs there will be plenty of carrys for all of them

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uit stirring the pot Bill. Not certain that your pereception that majority of UGA fans turned their backs on IC is accurate. I read the blogs and and a heck of a lot of UGA fans have offered support for this 18 year old kid. Do you have IC’s medical records to know exactly what was ailing him. Maybe he is a lot tougher than some of you think. Also your vcomments about him turning his back on CMR are simply sensationalizing a small event that you quite frankly have no knowledge of. Have you interviewed CMR to know what was said during the exchange? Easy for a bunch of old farts to put this kid down but you should quit. He is a Bulldog and as long as he is I will stand up for him. Let’s not crucify our own. I trust CMR to handle IC. He needs to grow up but we all did at 18. I agree that KM and IC will be good for each other and … GLAD TO HAVE YOU AS PART OF THE BULLDOG FAMILY MR> MARSHALL!!! I am a Dawg and I will stand up for you if ever I am needed. GO DAWGS!

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The BEST part of this scenario is the Marshall is an early enrollee and will get to practice with the team this Spring. I haven’t been too upset with Crowell. The cupboard was/is bare at the RB position, and we asked an 18 year old kid to take the FULL load. Our expectations need to be tempered with reality folks. Freshmen can’t be the sole RB on an SEC team. We’re getting better, and after this season, that’s really exciting to think about!

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Marshall is a great pick up for Georgia. Can’t wait to see him on the field.

Couldn’t agreee more with you Bill. This only makes Isaiah better. Any true UGA fan will still support Crowell.

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Crowell was freshman of the year. i bet he is a great back for the next couple of years at UGA and then off to the pros.

Crowell is extremely talented. One year of conditioning and he and Marshall will help lead UGA to the promise land.

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This is what Marshall’s coach said about him: “There was never a moment when it was about him. There was never a moment when he put himself above the team. He’s everything a coach dreams of coaching.”

Kind of kid CMR needs tor recruit.

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I love the fact that Georgia has more leverage to hold Crowell accountable with the addition on Marshall. Ealey couldn’t get his act together and having Crowell on board made it more feasible to show Ealey the door. Personally, I’m pulling hard for IC to get his act together. and I think the offseason competition with Marshall can help as well. However, if he continues to be an “energy vampire”, he and Ealey would make a great 1-2 punch at Jax State.

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Lewis

Cheer, criticize and praise is what fans do. I am not seeing anyone “turning their backs” to IC. It’s a fish bowl, like all big time college programs. I do not know one single UGA fan who is not pleased IC is a Bulldog.

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I hope you are right about this motivating IC. Based on what we have seen so far from Crowell, Malcome, and Thomas it seems pretty far fetched to believe all of them will be back next year either because of suspensions, grades, or transfers. I hope they are all back but it I highly doubt it. The bottom line is the Dawgs need at least three RB’s in this years class with the expectation that 2 will likely have to play. IC is a freshman and will be given to opportunity mature but I suspect one more miss step from CT and he is gone…Malcome has already threatened to transfer once and now that Marshall is coming in I suspect he will leave…I hope not but I bet he will…

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Bil – You’re dead on with your assessment. Great job!!

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Got another good one as an early committ for 2013 too

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Now go sign some 4 & 5 star offensive linemen and receivers that can catch the ball.

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Tyron Jones out of Walton. Sure hope he’s on the Dawgs short list for 2013

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Can Crowell give up his weed habit ? If he can then he can be a great running back. The dreadlocks seem to tell me he is a pothead for life…

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I get so mad at some of us”fans” of the Dawgs. Almost a year ago most of us didn’t even think we had a chance to get Crowell …and heck we did now we think he sucks or not good….let it go man he is not Washun…who just …well is. Anyway…the kid is a Freshman let him grow up!!! Keith glad he is with us….hope it will make him grow up some..anyway Go Dawgs beat MSU

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Ricky Williams had the dreadlocks and weed problem too ! There’s precedence.

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I seem to remember Knowshon taking quite a few plays off as well. It’s something that running backs do. Crowell being a freshman, he should take more plays off. If he were a senior, then you could make the argument that he needs to get better.

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look it wont matter if our QB leader (turnover murry—aka—pad my stats against weak teams)

does not transfer——-richt will never admitte that he made a poor move bringing in murry

—–NEWS FLASH————HUDSON MASON HAS TWICE THE ARM——–

—————–it will be the same story if richt will not lissen to coach bobo

———————–my sources say that bobo wonts mason over murry—-but richt will have none of it

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I question you saying we “wouldn’t have had ten wins without him.” What gave us tne wins was the defense keeping us in the games….not “Limpy!”

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IC has great potential and I would hate to have him carrying the ball for another team. Everyone then would feel different about him. Yes he has had problems this year, most well documented, some probably not. IC is young and in an unusual circumstance for him. He has always been the “star player” on his team. He gets to college (in the SEC no less) and now he is no longer the best player on the team. Yes he may be as he grows and developes, but as of today he is not “THE MAN”. All that said it is hard for an 18y/o to digest the new college freedom and atmosphere. Give the kid a chance to mature and understand that his team looks to him to lead them. He will be that player in years to come, but not as a freshmen! Next year he will feel more like a leader. H

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looking for my “2012 UGA Pre-season National Champions” gear…not on the net yet, but you can be sure it’s coming soon…has for over 30+ years now…what a joke of a program…

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I can think of 2 players with dreadlocks Crowell & R. Williams and both smoked weed. 2 for 2 is enough fer me.

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Evil empire, I believe you are a UF fan is that right?

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Bill, you can borry my link and puit it in your photo of Marshall.

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Marshall will be in Athens in January, probably not before. He has a semester to finish, and high school kids usually don’t break for Christmas holiday until around the week before. He will more likely be spending the time with his family.

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That was to DawgInTN if anyone is confused.

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Glad to have you at UGA Keith Marshall !!! I’ll be calling out your name a lot next year !

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Boneheads have their little red panties in a wad over this. LOL

Problem is you still have the man orange tan CEO running the show along with his staff of inept clown coaches. I’d be more excited if the Tan Orange CEO man hired a Special Teams coach.

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not sure I would have written that zeier…

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Keith will get to wear #34

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Great Points Bill, I am in total agreement. I remember my first semester in college was a wake up call as well. I hope we can stop the turnover at RB, so that we can have depth, and maybe even allow future recruits to red shirt, or not be relied on so much, so they can adjust in their first year. Love Crowell production and potential. I will even give him the benefit of doubt on injuries. But what goes on between his ears has most everyone concerned. And it may not just be the attitude and the weed, it maybe his grades as well. Hopefully he will be a part of the full offseason program will fix that!! Nothing like some good Strengh and Conditioning motivation!!

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Have those two been tested yet ? Still if so, 2 for 4 is .500

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I can see Schultz borrowing that Snake Doc !

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I think the season will open with Samuel, Crowell, Marshall and Malcome,. 1234

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“he is the next herschal and we are a year a two away” the two favorite sayings from delusional dawg fans for the last 30 years.

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Surprised no one as mentioned the tandem of Cadillac Williams and Ronnie Brown yet.

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Richt needs to kick more thugs off the team. We know who they are.

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You know some times i think BOBO call the wrong plays to make Murray look bad

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dbc, it’s funny how stupid rumors start up with no proof. Just because an idiot says it on a blog then it must be true.

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kerryb, why should I care what goes on at florida…not a florida fan or gt fan…certainly not a uga fan…but do enjoy ticking off ugatards…

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kerryb. You all said the same thing when I reported that IC had failed a drug test the day before the Florida game. In fact, I was lambasted for “slander” on this very blog. Believe what you want to believe. I certainly take no joy in it. I would rather IC get his act together because he obviously has many gifts.

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Bill,

You must have been reading Schultz’s garbage. Those aren’t UGA fans.

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This will just make Crowell better. Maybe being around a quality kid like Marshall will help with the “attitude” concerns. Crowell will be a 1,000 yard back next year…no doubt!

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@NC Dawg Fan…keep on believing that garbage…

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Truth hurts ee!

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Malcome deserves a start in the Bowl game. What a great effort in the Championship game.

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so, if ic fails/leaves/drops out/doesn’t make it, it will be marshall’s fault?

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It is shameful the way some dawg fans are so hyper-critical of Isaiah Crowell, the SEC Freshman of the Year. If Georgia had any depth then he could have red-shirted, and matured, without all the public scrutiny. Let’s hope he does well with his exams, has a great off-season, and comes back next year with a thousand yard season.

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I’m with you Kev!

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People need to lay off Crowell. He is just a freshman after all. Richt typically redshirts freshman so they can grow up in the system a bit before getting on the field. The “Dream Team” was an exception because of the lack of depth at several positions. If Ealey and King didnt wash out, Crowell would have been redshirted for sure.

I think the success of Lattimore and the string of SEC National Champions has gotten into the head of the UGA fanbase.

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@Evil-

Thats why Bama was recruiting IC, because they thought he would not crack the rotation. Nice try, but at least be reasonable.

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saban would have gotten ic’s best or he’d be back in columbus..he has potential…not gonna respond positively to the coddling he’ll get from cmr…he needs to move on to another program…

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Would off get off Crowell’s back – at least he was still showing some fight – when the rest weren’t – thanks to Richt/Bobo’s decision to slow the game down. If you watch the whole scenario, at least 2 LSU players should have been flagged on the same play – geez, get a life , , , too bad Richt didn’t stand up for Crowell – he didn’t stand up for Ealey either when Ealey fumbled against LSU a couple of years ago . . .

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@Evil-

So now Saban would have gotten the best of him? Thought he couldnt crack the depth chart? Cant have it both ways dipstick. So keep up with your Anti-UGA, Anti-CMR rhetoric. We know the angle. Join the rest of the trolls on this blog.

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once LSU made the adjustsments (bobo vs. Chavis?…not fair) and shut down the run, it was over…Chavis ripped the accelerator off the floorboard…

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We need both Crowell & Marshall if we are going to challenge the LSU’s & Alabama’s

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Good I got another one. Another contract, big bucks and mediocrity.

Life is good. Pass the biscuits.

Glad the fanbase all live in trailors.

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People need to stop “worrying about” Crowell. He’s a true freshman. Probably 18 or 19 years old. He’s a kid. He’s going to grow up physically, mentally, and emotionally. Try and remember back on when you were 18. There’s no way, at that age, I could have handled the responsibilities this kid is handling.
Cut him some slack. He’s got a whole coaching staff and team holding him accountable and helping him grow. He doesn’t need the UGA fan base booing him on the field.

He’s going to grow into a productive running back and student athlete.

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Evil-

Your opinion actually warrant what was said to you. You come on to a UGA blog and berate a 18 year old True Freshman who was thrust into the starters job. Not every kid will perform as a Lattimore or a Walker. It is the fans who need a reality check into expectations. In this what have you done for me lately society and 24/7 access to information IC is put in a difficult situation. He needs to mature obviously but for you or any other “blogger” to critize him is not to fair. How about we cover your shift at McDonalds and just how you make your Combo’s and make sure you keep the drive through line going?

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Bill, here’s your future blog topics: (i) Should UGA hire a Special Teams coach?, (ii) how many people feel they should apologize for wanting to run Coach Richt out of town at the beginning of this season?, (iii) Tereshinski’s strength and conditioning program – do you think it has made a difference?, (iv) Remember when UGA’s receivers couldn’t catch a ball? What’s made the difference? Is it more than A.J. Green?

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Can’t have enough running backs. Richt learned a valuable lesson not recruiting Josh Clemons, who ended up starting at UK until injuring his knee. Would have made a great addition to our backs.

i say sign 2 more and 6 offensive linemen to block for them

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Yeah, it will only help Crowell pack his bags for a new location. He is useless at this point. You claim that UGA could not have won 10 game without Crowell. Please tell us Bill, with all of your incredible wisdom, what game would UGA have lost this year if they didn’t have Crowell?

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UGA still needs an offensive line to run block. Its gonna be Same ole Same ole… mark it down.

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Word out of the Classic City is that the SEC championship is the LAST GAME IC will play against an SEC school wearing the RED & BLACK…he is out of there. What is such a shame is that a young man with GOD given talent does not know how to handle it, REALLY SAD.

We got a GREAT young man in KM & he will make the DAWGnation proud in the long run.

Remember our troops today & everyday, especially with the anniversary of Pearl Harbor.
GOD Bless and Merry Christmas to everyone, even the ones that are not true DAWG fans.

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Welcome aboard, Keith. We will boo you because we love you.

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Tell Schultz, Bradley and those other hacks that most true UGA fans are excited to have more depth with IC, Keith Marshall and Boo Malcomb toting the rock next year. IC needs to work hard in the offseason and come back ready to rumble at spring ball.

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FANS PLEASE LEAVE CROWELL THE HECK ALONE GIVE HIM A FREAKIN CHANCE.

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Note to IC. One good game w/o injuries and all the naysayers and Gator, Ala and Alburn troublemakers on here will disappear. Don’t read the papers or Blogs on the internet. Keep healing, working hard and run wild in Tampa. You and Marshall are going to make Ga. tailback U. again. Good Luck. This Georgia fan is behind you all the way.

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Congrats Keith! And congrats to the coaching staff…..we now have a tailback with an IQ above Mr. Coffee! Folks ain’t been piling on Crowell because of injuries….it was when he WASN’T injured and did a drum-solo on his helmet to come out after water-girl contact that made folks mad, along with gettin’ penalties for running that trap when he shoulda shut up. He’s a freshman, and he’ll learn. However, we were gettin’ pretty slack on tail-back recognization these days. We bring ‘em in and they are either dumb as a sack of rocks or have the character of a ….well, no character at all! We’ll never find the perfect tail-back, and nobody expects us to. Just find a non-complainer who runs the ball well and can pour p*ss out of a boot….the rest will fall into place!!

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Agree totally that KM will only help ALL of thrunning backs, not just IC, who didn’t do half bad this year under the circumstances.

In addition, I’d personally like to see CMR do the following:

First- Hire a full time special teams coach, unless it interferes with position coaches. (i.e. numbers thereof)

Secondly- Open up competition for BOTH the QB as well as the RB position; and be ready to play two QB’s!

and Lastly- Spend an equal or even greater time recruiting at the O line positions as well as the ’skill’ positions. We always have seemingly great skill players, but little depth on the O line.

One last comment. The majority of Bobo’s critics seem to have little knowledge of the game. Case in point; “he insists on running the same play time after time…” Take as an example running btween the tackles. Same play every time, right? Sorry, not the case. Most players and former players could point out that a team can run the same play from 5 or 6 sets, or block it from the same set an equal or greater number of ways.

Why start off the second half vs LSU with a run? Well we were hurting them with the pass, and since we ‘assume’ they will make adjustments at the half, let’s see what they are, maybe catch them with personnel that don’t matchup, for example. Frankly, I think Bobo does do a pretty darn good job.

As for his (and most of UGA’s) critics, well, I suppose it’s better to be opinionated rather than informed…kind of like some sports writers we all know.

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Well said Mr. King. We need ALL the backs. Look at this year and LSU as examples.

GO DAWGS!

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We all should be happy that KM is the replacement for Isabell.

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I hope Samuel continues where he left off at the end of the Florida game-Malcome looks like he could be a tough runner–little Carlton has shown he can be effective-(another year in the weight room) Crowell will mature and be better and with Marshall coming in -I think we are loaded-hope the redshirted ol have gotten bigger-we have a great QB and are loaded with talent at tight end and WR–with almost the whole defense coming back–Things look good to this old Dog–folks give Crowell a break he is 18 years old—GO DAWGS !!!!

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@ gbal,
You lose as many tailbacks as we have, its gotta be more than the luck of the draw……hidin’ behind a screen doesn’t enter into a conversation about losing tailback after tailback…..and we have lost some. All fans want their players to do well, and will accept some freshman screw-ups. Just try not to demonstrate ALL bad character traits at once!!!!!!!!!!! Crowell is salvagable, and may do okay. However, he acts like an entitled brat. We just need backs that can STAY here!

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All this talk really means nothing. Crowell has two choices either get serious about a life style change or continue down the same road that past athletes with great potential had and wasted. He’s at a cross roads in his life at this very minute. If he listens to coach Richt he will go on to be one of the great backs in Georgia history or if he listens to that other voice he will became another great athlete who listened to that voice of doom. If your going to play for Mark Richt either it’s his way or the highway just ask any player, which has be many no matter how many stars or how good of a player they were, that has been shown the door. I truly believe he would quite coaching before he would give in to lawlessness. It’s his choice!

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After 2012, we will know for sure if Crowell is meant to be. Allow for the mistakes his frosh year to take place. Hopefully the learning process will kick in. He has no room to wiggle in year two. I hope for the best, but his pre-madonna attitude and skittish running is not enough to convience me he is a keeper if it continues.
Bad Attitude = THUG

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One unverified poll naming next years starter had Marshall at 52% & Crowell at 48 %. I was in the 48%. Actually I believe we need more than 2 RBs that we can count on. In 2012 I also believe that we will have them.
Establish the run, stop the run, & a play action passing game will be the key next year. Actually special team play remains my biggest concern. That & turnovers.

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The way it’s done with the top SEC West programs is to have at least 2 great running backs. We’ve got to become more like LSU & Alabama in that regard.

If we run it as few times as we did in 2011, we’ll lose 3 or 4 games again. LSU runs it a lot more times per game than we do, and they’re 13-0, that’s the way it’s done today.

You have to limit your QB passes to 15-20, max, and run the ball. And you have to have a great defense, to do that, which LSU & Alabama have, and if Grantham returns, we have also.

We could have the top 5 running backs in the country, and Bobo would try to win the SEC passing it. 40 passes in SEC Championship game = another blowout loss.

While a running game helps you if you’re Alabama or LSU, it doesn’t fit with Bobo’s pass happy offense, Bobo is looking for backs that can pass block for interception prone, and big game bust Murray.

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We’ve ranked 9th or 10th in the SEC in rushing td’s in 2009, 2010 & 2011. RB coach needs to be fired.

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Agreed that Crowell fully deserves an offseason to work on his physicality and maturity. A lot was put on his back from the very beginning.

Hope his attitude in the classroom is better than C King’s was. While he’s at it he needs to learn to pass BLOCK and catch the ball out of the backfield. Pro scouts are looking and no one wants a lesser version of R Bush who can’t run between the tackles without breaking AND who is a total liability in the passing game as his hands are suspect and blocking is non-existant.

He’s not the only Dawg to miss extensive time due to injury/suspension. Remember AJ Green??? Even Mitchell missed a bunch of time this year.

I’m a 4 year grad of UGA and if I had ever been drug tested for the green I would NEVER have passed. And I finished with a 3.2 from Terry School of Business. Thousands of undergrad at UGA and everywhere else are guility of the green…maturity and loss of playing time should set him straight. If not…it’s his lost opportunity. Absolutely absurd for fans to boo him at games like the SECCG.

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Welcome to Keith Marshall and thanks for comitting to the Georgia Bulldogs. Don’t read to much into what’s written in these blogs, twitter, or on face book. Just take them to be an extention of the comic section. Take them for what they are and don’t believe a word you read. They are a poor excuse used to sell papers by people who have forgotten how to write an artical about a player. I would rather see a nice artical about you, that includes your thought process in choosing UGA, background on your accomplishments, and maybe highlighting some players you played againt who are already playing college ball. I also believe that would be something real fans would like to read. The media should let the coaches handle the players and they neew to report, not make, the news!

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Does anyone know who are the remaining recruits we have targeted for 2012 class? What are their names and projected positions at the college level? Richt etc have done a good job with “targeted recruiting” lately and I’m wondering who their attention has shifted to post Marshall….

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Injuries are part of the game. I’m not concerned about Crowell and injuries , because we don’t know what his threshold of pain is. What does concern me is his attitude and character.

Pay attention Mr. Crowell. If you work harder, straighten up your attitude, and stay out of trouble, you will be re-embraced by the UGA nation.

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Bill,

I see where you are going, like Ealey helped King, Crowell helped Ealey?

or King->Ealey->Crowell->Marshall. Yes, Bill, what a creepy logic.

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I think the addition of Marshall will give UGA a nice 1-2 punch. As long as the coaches can make them both buy into the total team concept, it won’t much matter who is the 1 and who is the 2. Yes, Crowell is a bit immature, but he is only 18 and he has room to grow. It was a lot to ask of a true freshman to just come in and be the man in the SEC. Unfortunately, a few guys older and supposedly more mature than he (King & Ealey) left the team with no choice but to play him more than initially expected. Hopefully he will do some growing up between now and next season. I support him and I want him to do well in every phase of life, not just on a football field.

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What a week for running back Mike Davis (Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson). The four-star prospect decommited from Florida and reopened his recruitment just days ago, and his phone has been blowing up ever since. Between getting calls during class and bombarded on various social networking platforms, Davis admits he still was surprised when he got word of who was on the other end of the line Tuesday morning.
It was none other than Georgia head coach Mark Richt. The Bulldogs had not been in contact with the former Gators commitment for some time, and they also were awaiting word on the decision of five-star tailback Keith Marshall (Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook). Nonetheless, Davis was excited to hear what Richt had to say.
“Coach Richt told me he wanted to offer me a spot at Georgia, and that they needed more than one running back in this class,” Davis said. Schools including Florida State, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee also have jumped into the mix, with Davis set to take official visits to Tallahassee on Dec. 16 and Columbia on Jan. 13. With the latest news of Georgia offering, Davis was quick to point out that the Bulldogs’ timing could not be better.

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Lets cut Crowell a little slack…. he is a young kid that has yet to grow up…. He has for the longest time been told how great he is….. Im sure this has gone to his head…. hopefully this season has given him something to think about….. Im sure over the next couple of months we will learn the TRUE CHARACTER of Crowell…. if he quits or leaves, so be it, everyone will think he is a thug, if he learns from his mistakes and improves both in attitude and performance the dawgs are potentially to have a dynamic one two punch in the backfield for the 2012 season. I wishing for the second…..for christmas.

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Isaiah is going to be fine. He has done more in one year that half of the dodos on here complaining.

Isaiah will have strong sophomore campaign. Give him to develop.

I guarantee 99% of the people on this blog were not in his shoes when they were 18 years old. Cut the young man some slack.

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I would love to see Crowell get his act together and see what this would do to our backfield. However, I don’t believe it will happen. I think the kid wants things handed to him instead of having to earn it and I think we have another Ealey on the team and he will soon be leaving Dawg Nation.

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The QBs, WRs, &TEs that we have make it tempting to pass a lot. BUT, Bobo does not run a pass happy offense. He & Richt run a run first, play action pass offense, if & when he can. Some complain he runs it to much. It still comes dawn to running the ball & stopping the run as the primary objective. Nobody wants us to be one dimentional except the opposing DC.

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agree with agreed and dap1, Crowell will become a force as will Marshall who has a different but lethal running style and is tough. with conditioning all winter and spring, he`ll be a different back in August than now, and he`s a competitor. Samual will have a good senior season, situational power running is always important with SEC Ds, and Malcom has a bright future, really tough runner who will develop. Lots of good O lineman for the future, Long, Theus… Cordy and Ben will be good NFL players next year, continued success to them! Outlook in Athens very bright, should play Hutson more next year though, he looks poised and throws a great, very accurate pass, moreso than Aaron in my opinion. hate to see him transfer

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CROWELL WILL TRANSER BECAUSE HE FEELS DISRESPECTED!

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I am concerned about Crowell’s durability. also some athletes thrive on competition some others wilt. let’s see how he reacts. also I am concerned about decision making. hoping Crowell rises to the occasion.

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Totally agree….

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Welcome Keith Marshall. He sounds like a great back, but more important- a great person!
You better believe Crowell is gone after the walk away dis of Coach Richt during the SEC Champ game. He wouldn’t even look at Richt while he was “addressing” him- check your DVR if you still have the game recorded…
I also would like to see more of Mason and LeMay at QB, Murray is too nervous and off on timing in big games.

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Kick Isaiah Crowell off the team. He’s a CANCER that needs to be eradicated. *ANYONE* who turns their back on a Coach when the Coach is talking to you deserves to be benched. This kid is a joke. Who wants to put up with someone who takes himself out. Put on a “no-contact” Jersey during practice simply because the scout team got a good lick on him and were able to trash talk him….what a Child…He does not deserve to wear the Red and Black. I’m POSITIVE Richt will not put up with it.

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Disagree with Adgreed (to an extent)

Nobody is on Crowell’s back. However, Richt would do well with a firmly planted well aimed foot in that asp. Something apparently Momma Crowell didn’t do enough of.

Crowell will be back next year. Bigger, stronger and faster. Hopefully, with much more maturity. Georgia, like every team in the SEC needs a strong solid stable of RBs. If Richt recruited 5, chances are he’d need every one of them. LSU and Bama both have 5-6 dressed every week. It’s not an option in the SEC, it’s a requirement.

One of IC’s main requirements to Richt in the recruiting was he wanted to play as a freshman. (Apparently, he didn’t want to play as much as first believed) Richt was good on his word although I think most fans would have preferred IC didn’t play as much as he did. The fact is, UGA running game in 2011 was built around IC on the fly after the departure of two knuckleheads. We’re lucky IC performed as well as he did

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I saw the back turning incident in question from the TV view, it looked bad for some that “want” to think it was bad but, it could just as well been innocent. Richt could have easily already dismissed him with words not visable like “get your asp on that bench, what the h3!! is the matter with you? You cost us 15 yeards, what are you thinking? Do you know who this team is?”

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“UGA signing Keith Marshall can only help Isaiah Crowell”

He sure can. Isabel is going to need help carrying the larger loads of stash for the Doobie Brothers. Hope Keith brings his own bong. Isabel does not like to share.

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The reason so many viewed signing Marshall as a “do or die” or “either-or” is becasue if Crowell doesn’t get a serious attitude adjustment he won’t be on the team much longer. Either he will flunk out of school or will keep up the antics to force Richt to show him off the bus. All this BS about him being a freshman and being immature and backin off of him is a crock in my book. As with most young adults, they either have good character traits or they don’t. As as far as him being a true freshman, sure he was placed under a lot of prressure when he first got to Athens. But for him to pitch a temper tantrum during practice a couple days before the SEC Championship game is unacceptale. Maybe ok before the Boise State game, but not at the end of the season, when for all practical purposes he is a sophmore…I hope he can see the light and grow up, and accept the fact that he is going to have to work in the SEC to be successful. If not, he very well may view the signing of Marshall as a big bruise to his ego and continue the soft and selfish behavior he demonstrated often this year. I hope not for his sake, because he could be very successful running in tandem with Marshall…and Gurley (I hope)

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DawginLex

Thats pretty new and original for SSI

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Please, Coach Richt, make the special teams special. Load them – both return and coverage – with stars, and study teams that are doing it well. What does LSU do? Can we do it?

Doug’s Mugs Coffee Online

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Ken Malcome can bang the ball. let him run.

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I realize Crowell has some growing up to do, but let’s be fair here. He came into a pressure packed situation, when both of the losers we had at tailback quit on the team, and we instantly expected him to be the greatest thing since swiss cheese. Here we have an 18 year old kid, and we expected him to be the whole running game.Think about his supporting cast to begin with. He had Thomas, whose equipment just may weight more than him, and he has had discipline problems. We had Malcome, who may or may not have solved his, what appears to be numerous off field issues of Lord knows what nature. We had Samuels and he was doing ok, but he broke his ankle so there went our one deep depth at RB. We had a walk on, Harton, who played his heart out, but there again is the size problem. Crowell was expected to run right, left, up the middle, learn how to block the big guys trying to tear Murray’s head off, and every fan around here, yelling at the kid, for one reason or another. He never even got a chance to get acclimated to college life, before he was thrown in the fire. Yes, he did get a big head, hearing it from everybody, how great he was, and he grossly under estimated what it takes to reach greatness, and he will have to improve his work habits.He got hurt, and really hasn’t had the time to heal properly, because he was needed.
The kid did make SEC Freshman of the year. How many of those has UGA had? We should stand behind this kid, as at times he proved he belonged on the field, and he did get over 800 yards as a freshman. Hopefully, he will be in a bowl game for us, and have a big day. Otherwise we could have a rough go of it against MSU, with our present backups. Will Malcome show up and be ready? Will Samuel be sharp enough to have an impact, after missing all of this time with his injury?
I think that having both Marshall and he, is going to be a real positive. Add another RB if possible and you have a stable of good backs, a thing that UGA has been missing for quite a while. I think more than a competition, it will be the sharing of duties between the two that will make Crowell better. Of course it is up to him to accept his responsibilities and keep his grades up, get in a little better shape, and mature a little.
What he doesn’t need is every fan on this blog and other ones, telling him about this short coming and that one. Encourage the kid, as he has done some positive things this year, and he still has a very high threshold and he needs to be encouraged to reach for it. I think the key to him is maturing a little and realizing this is big time football in college. In high school, he got all the adoration you could want, but in college, he has to earn it. Marshall, with his seemingly mature attitude beyond his years will most likely help Crowell as well.
Let’s get behind the kid instead of putting him down, so he can be even more productive next year. It is his choice in the end though, so we will have to see how it goes. If you messed up at work, wouldn’t you like for your boss to let you know you messed up, but at the same time, afford you an opportunity to correct your short comings and encourage you. That’s what Crowell needs.

GO DAWGS and GATA

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I disagree with you there guy. Nobody expected IC to be the “whole running game”. Just merely, be a RB at the University of Georgia which is what he wanted and got. If he wasn’t ready for that, he should have been redshirted. Playing the position comes with much responsibility and it is more than just running with the ball

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Next we need Gurley or Davis. It’s imperative that we recruit another top quality running back. I’d like to see a bruiser type back to complement the speed of Marshall. We’ve got enough 5′ 6″ 115 lb. running backs on the roster. Next year we need to pound the rock, baby!

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SSIgator -

How’s your program looking these days? Let me remind you of your fall:

6-6 Overall
3-5 SEC

(((24-20))) Deal with it! LMAO

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Dawgs need at least 3 RB for next year. Thomas (can’t stay out of downtown Athens and trouble) and Crowell (needs to go back to jr. high and grow up) are gone. We need 3 to take their place. I have become a fan of Ken Malcome. I like the way he runs. I hope he sticks around.

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chaz

Although a bit smaller Kemparellis and Harton both are hungry. They both impressed me. I have a feeling all they need is more experience and they’ll surprise some defenses

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Georgia under Richt reminds me of Fla. State under Bowden. Both (in my opinion) allow(ed) their Christianity to interfere with what’s bests for the team. A good Christian believes that an individual is more important than a mere football game …. that they are salvageable. That’s admirable, but not compatible with football. It’s like eternal security. No matter what you do, you’re still “saved”. It would seem to me to make it much harder to fix problems in the program from this mindset. Saban and Miles would most likely sacrifice an individual or two for the good of the team. What’s the right way to go? I personally like Richt’s way, but it may not produce top five football teams.

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I think IC is maturing and should welcome the competition from KM and i think they both will benefit from each other. This can only help the Dawgs get where all of us want to be. You got to like the way Samuels and Malcome are becoming Smash-Mouth backs which will give us a great change of pace from IC and KM!

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Great signing, but until our offensive offense co-ordinate learns how to run a toss sweep so our backs can use their talents we will have problems.

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To refute the non-Bulldog fan who takes 15 minutes out of his day to lambast our players, since 2001, UGA has had 6 RBs drafted or otherwise signed to NFL rosters (4 still active). With my rudimentary math skills, I believe that equates to better than one every other year. I ain’t gonna check each FBS roster year by year (as I did for my beloved Dawgs) but I bet there aren’t many teams got match that record. If you got Asher Allen who signed with UGA as a RB but plays CB in the pros, you come to 7.

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Really, we had to break rules to beat Florida? What a jackass.

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There will be no wine
before it’s time.

E & J Gallo

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I thought Richard Samuel was senior.Can somebody tell me for sure? Thanks

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James,

Allow me… http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Richard+Samuel

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With Smokey and the Marshal UGA will win 20 NC’s in a row! LMFAO

Stupid Rubes!

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There are two possibilities- either the competition will help Crowell become a better and less egotistical back, or he will be gone.

Both possibilities are better than dependence on a malingerer.

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@SMITB

Arrogant or stupid.Why does it matter to you? They were caught and punished.What was Ruben Houston’s frame of mind when he was running a mini drug cartel at Tech?

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@DIT

That is scary and Thanks.If he runs like he did in the Florida game it will be fun to watch next year.

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I knew that long haired freak I.C. was gonna be a problem when he couldn’t keep up with Joe T’s strenuous workouts last summer. The only other one we heard about was that sissy on the o/l. He needs to grow up and lose the attitude or leave. He didn’t even rush over a thousand yards. If he thinks his stuff doesn’t stink, he DEFNATELY needs an attitude adjustment. Welcome home Nick Marshalll!

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Folks, isn’t there a top TE prospect from the Southwest Desert area we are in the running for also?

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We expect every running back that comes in the be the next H. Walker. Those are impossible shoes to fill. Crowell was just a freshman. Sure Walker was a freshman when he did it but things are different now. I just feel there is a lot more pressure on these kids these days. Georgia fans are fickle. Loving you one minute and hating you the next. Give the kid a chance. AND STOP BOOING the players.

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James: “Funny how Bama was recruiting both of them very hard.”

That actually is quite funny, James.

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If Crowell does what he is told to do for the next two years, he will garner a lot of honors and be a multi-millionaire……. if he listens to Georgia’s coaches.

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Bill, I agree. We have to much talent in this State. We should be able to get 4 and 5 star rb every year. I pray that we get the NC guy as well TG? And add Davis to the mix. The only problem is will they play as soon, the Ga system requires you to know how to pass block.

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Sometimes a 19 year old might act like a 19 year old. It’s hardly fair to put the weight of the whole team on a teenager’s shoulders…

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with what we got coming in we should win it all

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We could have Joe Montana as qb and still lose.Bobo is a heck of a recruter ,but stinks as a play caller.I sure hope we find a place for him,because calling plays is not it.Anyways I.C will be a beast for us when he is healthy.He is just a freshman.But you cannot just give games away like with LSU.We had them on the ropes and quit boxing.

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No one should give up on Crowell and he shouldn’t give up on himself.

He has a white hot future IF he will work hard, develop some maturity, and change his attitude to realize it is a team sport. If he works as hard as he can for the team, he will have a bright future, reach his potential, and retire a rich man. He certainly has the talent and it would be a shame to waste.

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@krazydawg

There was nothing wrong with the play-calling. LSU was just sleepwalking through the first half.

Have you ever seen a cat kill a mouse? It doesn’t crush it right away. It plays around with it for a while first. Then… BAM!

That’s sort of like what happened in the Dome.

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The addition of Marshall will give Georgia a healthier backfield. I think they’ll compliment eachother and not just look at it as one taking over the others spot. Alabama and LSU have it. Infact Trent Richardson is one of the Heisman nominee’s, so it can work.
Good decision i think on Marshall’s part to come to Georgia, he’ll get to showcase his talents and hopefully he and Crowell will end up being great friends.
We need one more fullback to compliment our RB’s and so i hope Georgia is working onthat as well. If presented right, Georgia could end up having the best RB dual in the country. Give em a chance folks and lets see how this turns out.

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So 30 or so nut-cases (probably half techies in disguise) talk trash about Crowell, and Bill thinks there’s been a shift in fan support?

I didn’t like the suspensions by IC, but hopefully with age, he’ll also gain maturity. Injuries, especially high ankle sprains take months to overcome, and most every back in the SEC misses games with injuries (think Ingram, Latimore, etc).

If IC grows up, he will be a force on the field for us.

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Knowshon was red shirted and only played two seasons at UGA. Under the right circumstances Crowell would hav gotten about 15 carries a game this year but due to a lack of RB’s he didn’t have a chance to work his way ib to the system. Many people have forgotten that Richard Samuel was a 5 star RB himself. He will be the most important back on the team next year, not Crowell or Marshall. Samuel needs to lose about 15 lbs. that he gained to play LB By the way Crowell weighs 215 lbs. He is not a pipsqueak. Bama is going to lose Trent Richardson and a whole bunch of other guys to the NFL this year, as will LSU. LSU will have the honey badger back but lose the rest of their DB’s to the NFL aand will have RB Kenny Hilliard back. He is a 250 lb freshman and a future 1st round pick. Saban will take a back sat to Les Miles again next year. Georgia will be favored over S. Carolina as Carolina will lose several to the NFL.

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A rotten apple is a rotten apple. Crowell is a girl

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jack bull

December 7th, 2011
7:51 pm

let’s see, I Crowell, a teenager, getting booed by his own fans,
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Your handle is Jack Bull which makes sense because your post is JACK CRAP. The bans Booo’d because BOOOO MALCOME came into the game. But that’s ok, don’t let something that makes sense fool you.

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@Flo-Ri-Duh

I personally know a lot of Bama fans who are saying they really hope to win the title game because they are expecting a drop next year themselves.

I don’t know about LSU, I doubt they’ll be the supermen they were this year, because flat-out this may be the best team i’ve seen in the SEC in a looooonngg time. Don’t expect a steep decline though, LSU has probably the most well-stocked cupboards of any team in the SEC

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Whiskey Breath,

You have no idea what you are talking about as usual. Crowell was taken under the wings of a lot of players on UGA. Have you not read this in numerous articles on the AJC blogs this year. He has even said so himself. Crowells problem, is too much responsibility was placed on his shoulders and he was not ready for it. He needed time to mature, but with thew RB position the way it was, he couldn’t be given that time. Not everybody is a Lattimore.
You are just another UGA hater that comes on a UGA blog and spouts crap. Are you a tech. fan by the way? You need to do some research before you make such stupid statements. CMR is exactly the reason that K. Marshall is coming to UGA. He treats these kids with respect and doesn’t just look at them like a number, or a piece of meat. Sure there will be a few failures because a kid still has decisions to make when they go off to college. Crowell would have greatly benefited with a red shirt year, but the situation dictated that he start from day one. He had a hard time handling the spot light and he let it go to his head. Next year, if he works harder on getting into shape and in the classroom, he can do great things with Marshall as his sidekick. If he chooses not to do what is required, he will either transfer or lose his scholarship if he doesn’t keep up with his studies. I am betting he dedicates himself to being a better athlete and student.

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man Richt’s turning into Les Miles stocking up 5 deep on the running backs like this

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I have heard rumors from several people that Crowell made a statement prior to the SEC Championship Game something along the lines of “I dont want to get hurt in a losing effort against LSU”. Can anyone provide insight on if this statement is true or false. I am having a hard time belieiving that Crowell, or anyone for that matter on the team, would make that statement prior to the game. However, I have heard it from three (3) differenct sources and it is bothering me. Can anyone shed light on this?

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You got to love the feigned indignation that anyone would doubt the motives of bloggers that merely express calm rational questioning of specific errors by the coach, ended with silly personal insults of the man, (and trying to minimize the fans who don’t see it thier way)

In other words, you just proved their point. Troll.

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Charlie, I would say that his actions, continually going back in with an injured ankle, do not fit that rumor.

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UGA use to be TBU when they used the fullbacks and the power I to open wholes and block. Our fullbacks where not used muched at all this season, in the past the where used for pass plays, (hobnob play against UT) I think when UGA use the power I formation rather then the single back set UGA had a better running game and it opened up the passing game. Plus you had 2 backs that could help block and release for screen passes. UGA would be set with those fast backs they have IC,CT,and this great new kid that has a good head on his shoulders KM especially if the use the power I formation more to open wholes. HW the best ever always ran from the power I and you see what he did for UGA. These new kids have the ablity they just need to be used and have a OFC that knows what he is doing. The 2nd half of the conference championship goes to show once again Bobo has got to go. He did not give AM a chance to succeed in the 2nd half and Bobo once again was out coached again by a DC of a higher ranked team. It is time to make a change he is a good qb coach but not OFC never has been never will be. Go dawgs! I can’t wait to see the running game next year with Crowell and Marshall if they are used correctly.

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@ugarph1985 you mean the same Bobo that Les Miles said prepared the best game used against LSU all year?

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Georgia just played in the SEC Championship game with 3 freshmen WR’s, a sophomore QB, and a Freshman TB with two preemie’s as backups. How can you not see what a great job Bobo did this year? What do people think could be done with that line up, national title contenders? Idiots

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Snake Doc – Did you make a bad investment with Georgia? How much Stock do you own in the program. Who’s your choice as Head CEO?

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define doing nothing

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Seems to me that Bobo (and Richt) get locked into the playcalling they’re most comfortable with. Which also seems isn’t always the best playcalling for the situation, nor personnel, at that particular time. Bobo is not what I would consider a “good” OC. Just a couple of examples, with the TB’s obviously a weakness why didn’t the “fullback express” get utilized more. I’m sure it was more than three times this YEAR, but seriously, I only remember three fullback runs, and they were successful. Also the long pass, usually wastes a down, and is a momentum killer.

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“Crowell rubbed many the wrong way to start with this season by frequently taking himself out of games after a couple of runs”

Now we know where those total yards gained came from – running back and forth from the sideline. Zero net yards in the LSU game wins Freshman of the Year? Oh, that’s right. It was because of that killer schedule that UGA played after they opened the season with two losses that sealed the deal.

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@SSIgator last I looked that killer schedule had Auburn, UT, Bug U and the gators on it..sorry if you sux get better and we will look better, but then again we don’t care what you think.

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Looking at schedules, Mark Bradley pointed out that Alabama only played four teams with winning records and one was Georgia Southern. I had not noticed that. They are playing for a Title?

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WDE -

“Snake Doc most of the UGA fans want to keep CMR…bottom line”

And the rest of the SEC will be forever grateful. UGA – Home of the ten win seasons, but no titles. But hey, UGA gets to play in the the SEC CG every so often – only to get their tails kicked.

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Another fact – Since 2007 UGA and the CEO are 1-7 against Top 10 teams. The one win against Yech in 2009. Well, that doesn’t say much for the sainted CEO and his coaching brilliance does it?

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Another fact UGA beat one team with a winning record this year, Auburn. Man that CEO sure is the best CEO money can buy. Ain’t he?

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Snake Doc -

UGA has special teams – Special Ed teams.

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Snake Doc – Management 101 says that it is not allowed to complain about a specific situation or current state of affairs unless you have a better plan. Otherwise, you are just reading a phone book.

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WDE and that is why I can’t root for my own team! Until the saint is gone, who I do not respect as a football man, I ain’t rooting for them.

Richt is a fine man and a good Christian man, but CEO? NO!

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PT -

“What do people think could be done with that line up, national title contenders? Idiots”

I have never seen someone sum up the UGA fan base with so few words. Very well done.

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I agree you have to have a running game, but I am not in favor of increasing the carries to a FB. Essentially the position has gone the way of the Dinosaur in football. Need big plays, explosiveness out of the running game and FB’s do not offer that. IMO I am tired of the “Pro Style” offense that is ran. That is what is vanilla by our offense. I am more in favor of having a offense that plays in space and mixes in more of a West Coast style attack. The talent on the perimeter this team has should try and get more YAC yards out of the receivers. The West Coast would do that by incorporating more slants,crossing routes and with the talent at TE it would be perfect for Charles.

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The great ic will “mentor” KM…say it ain’t so!

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Last one, I believe UGA’s problem has been that the program did not have a DC until recently. Bobo and Richt have always put up good numbers offensively, this year they are very young. I expect Georgia to be ranked in the top ten next year in preseason polls. If they can keep Grantham, expect a much improved program. Will they play in the SEC Championship game next year? I will say yes.

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Snake Doc

December 8th, 2011
12:25 pm

The CEO is so brilliant UGA doesn’t even need a special teams coach. Is that a fact or stupidity?
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Probably more stupidity on your part for not knowing the NCAA rules on allowed coaches. I mean, sure, he could have just pulled one of his other coaches mid-season from their duties to do it, but then again, ANYONE knowing anything about ANY leadership realizes that is a horrible idea. You can’t just hire a coach at every position there buddy.

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Bobo not knowing how to utilize his different weapons is completely without merit this year. Plenty of points that dispute that.

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One more, per my filtered post, Altamaha, you’re awarded an honorary law degree from UGA, if you don’t already have one. For every point, you have a counter point. Excellent work….

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TD’s to how many different receivers? more than I can ever remember.
Db’s lining up in the backfield, all year long.
Converting a TE to FB, to cover a depth issue.
Practically inventing a semblance of Running game in the past month.
SEC FOY despite only playing partial year.
Freshman WRs taking us to the SECCG.
#1 in the SEC in in plays per game and T.O.P.
Top third of SEC in (you name it, offensively)
Line play better than any predictions

This just does not support the notion that Bobo does not know how to use his players at all.

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Guess I’m just grabbing straws, just imagine if he had utilized some creativity in doing all those things you just posted vs accomplishing them with the vanilla playcalling we have. So I guess you’re all against having the defense have more to worry about than they already do.

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Who is that geared to Altamaha?

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PT, you are correct but plural on backs and our offensive linemen are primarily former defensive lineman. In the BCS Championship 2 out of last 3 years you cant argue with the process.

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Bama – Hats off you are going to the Championship but I must say that there was quite a bit of luck involved. Bama’s QB is a game manager, you have no WR’s to speak of or TE’s for that matter and we will not get into a kicking game, a process indeed. I look forward to the Georgia – Bama game this fall.

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What I will say will be contradicted by who is playing in the MNC game but..I would like this team to run more of a Oklahoma St game. Beating perhaps a dead horse but creating space and mismatches on the outside. Running more Shotgun formations and less out of the I. Now I know that is tough for some Old Dawgs to imagine but this team could not line up and play that LSU or Bama style of football. Well if you cannot do that you have to evolve. This evolution has to take advantage of the skill position players we have.

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Sorry PT, looks like with expansion you guys go to Missouri vs Tuscaloosa and when sub out with A&M.

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Is that a final, I had not heard for sure.

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I love Georgia class of 85 but I dont see Crowell making it to next football season-too much idle time and too much time with Coach T and Coach Kasey and they are from the old school and have little patience with talented players that dont work hard.I hope he makes it but not optimistic

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In most cases IC would’ve redshirted to allow time to mature and learn playbook. If you were told that UGA would win 10 games, play LSU in Atl. and Crowell would be SEC frosh of the year we would all have been ecstatic. Lay off the 18yr old.

Saying that an 18yr college freshman needs to mature is like saying it’s gonna be cold this winter. No sh**!!!!!

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I know that would not be that popular, but UGA has to commit to doing the LSU/Bama model 100%, evolve or be content with what many mock, 10 win seasons. Its tough situation for the fanbase for sure. Lets hope with a full offseason with Conley,Bennett,Mitchell,Crowell,Marshall,Charles and Murray Bobo/Richt can truly put together a offense that maximizes eachs individual skillset.

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Mobile, LC ,AltamahaDawg and the rest of you, what in the world do you think your doing? Discussing issues in a reasonable and adult manner.?? News flash your on a blog and there is no room for acting like adults and trading ideas in a intelligent and respectful manner! Really good job!

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Perhaps but I do believe reasonable doubt was left in your argument Mr. “Honorary Lawyer”.

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Mobile Dawg -

“until Richt and Company win a couple of “Big” games and a championship, everyone in the country will still look at the Dawgs as pretenders”

Wow, that is another very realistic and truthful statement in the same day from the UGA fans on this blog. What the heck is going on? Don’t tell me the KoolAid machine is empty. Not to worry though. Richt will whip up another batch and have that baby full in no time.

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@SSIgator in the vein of keeping it real, we don’t need koolaid anymore to think we will again beat the gators. Sadly a win over the gators will no longer be considered a “big” win.

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CROWELL DISRESPECTED AT UGA. HE WILL LIKELY TRANSFER NOW!

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how2fish

December 8th, 2011
2:31 pm

Mobile, LC ,AltamahaDawg and the rest of you, what in the world do you think your doing? Discussing issues in a reasonable and adult manner.?? News flash your on a blog and there is no room for acting like adults and trading ideas in a intelligent and respectful manner! Really good job!
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Now that’s funny right there. But I join you, fish, in commending a good quality conversation

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TampaGator, I’m hearing stories out there that Weiss is headed to Kansas. Have you heard anything about that?

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SSIgator, I don’t think we are going to have much trouble do it two in a row. Your program is a train wreck right now, guys transferring, recruits de-committing, and I hear your OC is about to leave.

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SSIgator, UF is quickly becoming a low tier program while UGA is on the rise.

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As a UGA frosh in August of 1967, I was around 5′10″ and weighed a skinny 135. I was 18 and 3 months as a first qtr frosh. By the time I graduated 4 years later, I was 5′11″ and weighed 185/190. I lifted weights, began running and my personal comportment and manner of presenting myself according to family that rarely saw me except at holidays ……………..was worlds apart. I looked physically more mature and was also emotionally and intellectually more mature. THIS IS called the normal maturation process.

Crowell IS a jock with world class UGA facilities and such. He will become more mature and bigger and heavier and probably faster within three years.

Give the kid a break. Same is true with any kid.

Go Dogs.

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SSIGator

Fat boy is going to KANSAS!

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Weis is the new head coach at Kansas

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I bet Muschamp right now is wishing he had stayed at Texas.

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Agreed!!

Crowell is immature. Yes, he’s only 18-19 yrs old, but so is every other freshman. If he wants to play at UGA, or any other D-1 school, he needs to grow up– quickly. If he thinks he’s going to strut to the NFL he’s got another though coming; He’s not good enough yet & the NFL is getting less & less impatient with bad attitudes. The kid has a lot of potential, but he needs to decide it his heart is really in football, because from what I see it isn’t.

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Muschamp is a joke of a coach. HIs Defenses weren’t any good when he was a D-cord (anyone remember TEXAS last season??) and yet everyone kept saying ‘ HIre Muschamp!’ ‘ HIre Muschamp!’ Not sure what everyone saw in him as head-coach material, but I said he would be a flop. And maybe I’m wrong & he’ll turn things around, but by all indications I’m right. Even if he does get things together, why would a program with high expectations like FLA hire someone so questoinable??? Not sure, but I’m glad (and laughing).

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Trust me everyone, EVERYONE in Gainesville is extremely happy that Fat Charlie is gone; even Muschamp. Pat Dooley of the Gainesville Sun and I email and his inside sources said that Muschamp was saved from firing Weis.

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Lay off Crowell. Watch the film of when the lineman rolled his ankle in the Auburn game. That was no little ding. Not many true Freshman have had to carry the load he has. He will mature and hopefully appreciate the great opportunity he has before him. “If it is to be it is up to me”

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Fat a Charlie will be fine at Kansas in the big 8, or whatever the conference name is, all offense and no defense, his achilles heel at ND. Agree with Gator folks until we win two in a row or start splitting over a 5-10 year period, we have little to say. With that said, right now Georgia fans sense some changes in Athens and look forward to the future.

As to IC, attitude issues aside, it bothered me he did not break any 50+ runs. He seems to lack that second and third cut once past the initial line of scrimmage.

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@ Dawgman. I agree with you about improving the offense and special teams. But let’s be more specific about the running backs. We now have Marshall and Crowell as candidates to work themselves into SEC calibre running backs. Crowell wasn’t ready to be the lead Dawg at running back this year, we know that, but he was thrust into a bad situation and people need to knock it off with all the stupid attacks on a immature 18 year kid, who was playing Class A football last year. He barely survived a injury plagued season, and he pretty much did his best at the time to show up and play through the hurt and pain. I’m sure Crowell now knows he’s got to take his training seriously in the offseason and win the trust of his teammates by stepping up and setting a positive example. Crowell doesn’t totally trust his coaches after being thrown in a meatgrinder as a true freshman, but he has to realize he has to move past that and be more coachable in order to get to the next level. He still has a tremendous upside and talent. Next season, his coaches must get him SEC level help to wear down defenses, because little 5′-6”, 165 pound Carlton Thomas wasn’t wearing anyone down. The mighty mite and poor lil fella was strictly in survival mode and it didn’t look good on UGA coaches that such a small RB at a big time school was sent to scamper up the middle as much as he did. From the little I’ve heard of Marshall, it appears he is a speed back with 4.29 sprint speed. A guy that can be gone if he turns a corner. Pretty good. But UGA still needs another guy like Samuels at RB that can break tackles and go up the middle in attack mode against LBs and safeties. In other words we still need another pounder to go with Marshall’s speed, Samuel’s brawn, and Crowell must up a little bit to start breaking a few tackles along with being the artful tackle dodger he showed to be this year. IC is much tougher now than he was when he first came in and he needs to heal up and get his mind/head right to go to work on and off the field.

Right on Dawgman about QB Murray. Richt has got to give Mason and Lemay a look or he runs the risk of losing both of them and the last thing UGA needs is another mess at QB as big or bigger than the mess that was made at RB. Murray reminds me a lot of Richt’s old 1991 FSU qb, Casey Weldon, who was a limited overachiever who relied on the cast around him more so than his own abilities. The offensive line needs to be rebuilt and suitable depth need to be brought in.

We might as well face it, we will never see another legend at UGA like the great Herschel Walker, who had all the super speed, intimidating power, great mental strength, great discipline and dynamic physical build in one package. Now Georgia must have at least a quartet of SEC RBs to do what HW did for us and carry on the great running Dawg tradition to win championships. Go Dawgs!!!

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NiceUni, Tell me exactly how it helps the Gator’s, that Weis has left? Now they have to hire another Offensive Coach, and those offensive recruits for 2012 don’t even know who’s going to be the next Coordinator, and who ever it is will be implement his offensive game plan for next year. Actually, they are going to have to start all over with their offense, Tell me once again, how is that going to help the Gators?

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Again, Crowell should develop nicely and be a good TB.

Even in the past when we had a great FB (Sutherlin, Chapas), we didn’t give him the ball much except at the goal line. However, I do like throwing it to Figgins on screens; which we also have done traditionally.

I too wonder why we didn’t put Mason in more often. Mop-up duty just doesn’t cut it for getting experience.

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CMR still doesnt understand you need O & D lineman in the SEC! He does have a few good D lineman now but the O-LINE is STILL a huge problem; well that and Bobo.

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In terms of numbers, UGA has recruited just as many OL as anyone else, over a period of time. Development is another issue, but give credit for moving on when SS didnt work out (and everybody thought he was a great hire). Friend has done a fantastic job. Changes in conditioning was a positive move. And you have to admit some just plain bad luck too. Oline no doubt an issue, but’ I don’t believe its because they don’t understand the need for linemen to compete in the SEC. That’s not very believable IMO.

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The spin from the florida idiots like SSIGator will be PRICELESS
justifying Weiss leaving.

One year ago, we were supposed to tremble like puppies remember?

Weiss coached Tom Brady
Weiss led Kansas City to the playoffs
Weiss could turn Brantley into Brady II

The spin now will be PRICELESS

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Sorry – NOT Kansas State – KANSAS

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You guys need to consider that UF will most probably hire an OC that will be an upgrade, or at least a better fit.

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DIL, you are giving away too much credit. If they hadn’t read it in the Georgia Blogs, guys like SSIgator couldn’t even name the UF coaches.

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I think Isaiah did very good this year. When I think back to my younger days (BBA 74) I know I would not have had the maturity to stay out of trouble. What he has done is pretty mild compared to some of my exploits back then and a large portion of the student body made me look tame by comparison. I don’t doubt he has had some injuries that would have kept other players out of the game. I admire him for toughing out the ankle injury for the SECC and I think he deserves our respect for that. I also don’t think his wrist and rib injuries were small matters and he fought through them. He has been subjected to a lot of unwarranted criticism from Dawg supporters and foes alike. I understand that he does read blogs and other internet gossip columns. I encourage true Dawg fans to let him know that he had a very good season, despite the setbacks, and that we all expect him to continue to grow and be a dominant SEC back in the years to come.

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IC does not need to read the blogs or papers to know UGA fans did not appreciate his lack of effort. He heard the Boo’s. Now, if you can convince him that the fans were cheering for Boo Malcome or OC BooBoo, things might be ok. Didn’t Boo get his yards after the game was “over”? I am hoping IC stays, that he can prove all nay sayers wrong, battle for a starting job, go to class and pass and be DGD. I am a fan of UGA’s but far from delusional. We will still struggle to beat Fla., Vandy and SC. I don’t know what ‘Bama has coming back but I do look forward to that game.

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Mark this down–Marshall is the next H. Walker! Marshall is the real thing and is the best Ga back since H. Walker in the 80s! With Marshall and Davis, Ga will rule the SEC!!! Ga beats bama in 2012 for the SEC title!!!!

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