UGA fans have visions of four- and five-star tailbacks dancing in our heads
Isaiah Crowell is talking the right talk. (Associated Press)
Coming back from a week’s vacation, there’s plenty to talk about, even if there thankfully wasn’t any major news in Athens amid the continuing coaching upheaval in the SEC, with South Carolina losing Ellis Johnson the latest development.
The rumor mill was working overtime about Mark Richt and Isaiah Crowell, but Richt’s not going anywhere despite the efforts of some folks in the media to send him to Texas A&M or Penn State.
And apparently Crowell isn’t going anywhere either, contrary to all those bulletin board sources, though he does find himself behind Boo Malcome on the depth chart heading into the Outback Bowl. Still, a little competition never hurt and it’s encouraging that Crowell is saying all the right things about needing to apply himself more and take more responsibility. Maybe he’s finally growing up.
There’s also been the usual wondering you normally get this time of year about which underclassmen will leave early for the NFL (with Orson Charles and Bacarri Rambo seeming the most likely) and which ones still want to play college ball (thank you, Jarvis Jones).
Plus, of course, speculation on whether backup quarterback Hutson Mason will transfer or take a redshirt year to give himself some class separation from starter Aaron Murray (I’m hoping he chooses the latter); Outback bowl tickets have been a hotter item in Athens than in East Lansing (not surprising); and we’ve learned that the ridiculous NCAA rule book doesn’t allow Richt to play Santa Claus with his staff unless he clears it first with the athletic administration.
A Twitter dream ... (Melchizedek Lockwood)
Meanwhile, it might not have been visions of sugarplums dancing in our heads, but after his visit to Athens four-star running back prospect Mike Davis tweeting that “IV Horsemen” picture of him along with Crowell, UGA five-star commitment Keith Marshall and fellow four-star prospect Todd Gurley certainly had Dogs fans dreaming of big things happening in the running game.
How about a Dream Tailback Corps this year?
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JE
December 21st, 2011
6:58 am
Four Horsemen and Seven Blocks of Granite????? That is funny….With all the receivers on the team on one will ever use two tight ends and four running backs in the backfield at the same time. We never used the FB but once except to block and occasionally come out of the backfield. What makes you think we will bench the WRs and the QBs…talk about mass exodus to other teams….No way will they not redshirt one of the three backs if we do get them….Remember what happened to Samuel…Ran the ball a few times and used on ko team the same year we had Morino… What a waste of talent? Get some offensive linemen and get debth and use the backs we have. Quit dreaming what might me a nightmare.
vadawg
December 21st, 2011
9:09 am
Need excellent Oline and Dline recruits EVERY YEAR!!! Superior running backs need a great Oline to win games. Great Dline (and defense) win Championships!!!!!!
Whiskey Breath
December 21st, 2011
10:35 am
Bill, CMR’s agent starts this moving crap every year. And yes, he does have a agent.
Nobody really wants CMR to coach a big time program except Ga. He has the whole state
fooled. He’s a phony just like that stupid kiss he plants on his wife on national TV.
Stephen A. Dawg: The SEC (L)East Champs, best of the worst.
December 21st, 2011
10:38 am
If the SEC Eastern Division stays down it won’t do its champion one bit of good in the SECCG versus Bama or LSU, because they will get blown out. Georgia proved it this season by squeezing out the East title away from SCarolina only to be routed by the West champion LSU. With Florida and Tennessee being down only SCarolina stands in Georgia’s way to the East crown and then getting crowned/clobbered in the Dome league title game again in 2012. To avoid a repeat humiliation, Georgia must have a total offensive makeover geared to a power run game so it can dominate/blowout the weak teams in the East. In other words UGA must start routing Florida and Tennessee in the same fashion Bama and LSU routed them. The 24-20 sqeaker win over UF by Georgia did not impress Saban, Miles or the public nationally because everybody knew the Gators were really down. Why do you think Charlie Weis abandoned UF for lowly Kansas ? The UF-FSU was the worst offensive game of the year. Both teams at on point had more punts and turnovers than yards at one point. YEEECK !!
Richt MUST open up the competition at QB or he will be stuck with Murray, a stat guy who can’t win a game versus a meaningful opponent. Nobody cares about stats but losers and all-time passing stat records at UGA means nothing just ask David Greene. Richt must throw away the 90s FSU dump-pass-first playbook which features small weak-armed QBs, and bring in a proven Offensive Coordinator, like Michigan’s Al Borges, to put the Dawgs offensively in a true I-formation, pro-style run attack. UGA must build depth on the O & D lines and play much more physical on both sides of the ball. Recruit, maintain, and coach SEC calibre RBs without all the drama. We should never see another 5′-5”,160 lb. RB at UGA again unless he is the real second coming of Darren Sproles.
If Richt will commit to change UGA will have a real chance at the SEC title and then the MNC. But if Richt continues to go without making necessary adjustments eventually Florida and Tennessee will catch the Dawgs and surpass them again with the next 3 to 4 years. At UF, Muschamp is less than Zook, and AD Foley will have him gone in less than two years. At Tennessee, Dooley won’t survive next season under AD Hart, who is secretly drawing up a list of replacements as we speak. So it is up to Richt to make the moves now or he runs the risk of being ran out like Muschamp and Dooley eventually will be. Georgia cannot continue to go on being embarrassed and dominated by ranked opponents and think it is entitled to national respect like LSU or Bama gets. Nuff Said, Go Dawgs !!
GulfShoresDawg
December 21st, 2011
10:50 am
Grow up Trolls…the SEC East is the Dawgs for many years to come!!! Bank on it…!
BipolarDawg
December 21st, 2011
11:04 am
4 top RB’s together? Wow I, Mike Richt will play them all in the game..I will not sit anybody they will take turn..i am just saying.
harold
December 21st, 2011
11:30 am
THEY WON’T COME TO UGA ANS SIT ON THE BENCH BEHIND CROWELL AND THAT NEW FRESHMAN FROM NC. THEY WANT TO PLAY.
Kelly
December 21st, 2011
12:04 pm
4 or 5 star O-Linemen would be pretty nice, too.
RangerDawg
December 21st, 2011
3:14 pm
To hell with the 4 and 5 star primadonnas. Give me a bunch of 2 and 3 star athletes that have a good work ethic!
Pago Pago Dawg
December 21st, 2011
3:36 pm
We’re looking at another Pre-season # 1 ranking.
DawgByte
December 21st, 2011
4:22 pm
SSigator –
Get ready for several years of mediocrity in Gainesville. Oh how the mighty have fallen!!! LOL. Oh and FYI this is the 7th year that a Richt coached team has won 10 games. How conveniently you also forget about two SEC Championships under Richt. You’re just jealous, because you hired Will Muschump and watched Urban Cryer diss you while he backed his bags for Columbus Ohio.
amen ranger dawg..
December 21st, 2011
5:07 pm
give me 22 2 and 3 stars who have a chip on their shoulders and want to leave it all on the field every game and I will beat your prima donnas about 90% of the time.
4 horsemen?
December 21st, 2011
5:10 pm
what, are we bringing back Tim Worley, Keith Henderson, Rodney Hampton and Lars Tate?
now that was a group of running backs…….
harold
December 21st, 2011
5:34 pm
WHY GO TO UGA AND SIT ON THE BENCH WHEN THEY CAN GO TO OTHER SEC SCHOOLS AND CONTRIBUTE IMMEDIATELY?
THESE DUDES WILL NOT BE SECOND FIDDLE AT OTHER SEC SCHOOLS!
UGA Fans Boo Freshman RB's
December 21st, 2011
6:01 pm
1000 yards minimum or we will boo the Dream Tailback Corps.
jalexan49
December 21st, 2011
6:09 pm
Gurley and Davis come to Georgia they need and want you both! Hope Georgia get’s at a minimum three of their top targets but it would be outstanding if they all committed to Georgia.
There are still a ton of good players left and some in junior college that could possibly contribute. I’m sure Coach Richt and his staff are putting the pieces together for players that want to come to Georgia and will make an impact!
I hope all the juniors return this up-coming year but wish them the very best if they decide to go pro- thanks for coming to Georgia and your presence on the field would surely be missed!
UGA Fans Boo Freshman RB's
December 21st, 2011
6:11 pm
jalexan49
December 21st, 2011
6:09 pm
Gurley and Davis come to Georgia they need and want you both! Hope Georgia get’s at a minimum three of their top targets but it would be outstanding if they all committed to Georgia
Georgia needs and wants you both to produce. If you get hurt or make a mistake, the boos will follow.
M. Lockwood
December 21st, 2011
7:50 pm
Hey Bill please revise the posted pic of UGA’s IV horseman, you cropped out the copyrights in the upper right hand corner…I may be able to make some money from this and if it isn’t posted with my name you would be violating copyright laws. You can post the pic, just make sure my copyright info is displayed upper right. Thank You Sir. Nothing personal
Melchizedek Lockwood
December 21st, 2011
8:21 pm
@Isn’t that picture…
Maybe it would be a secondary violation if was posted by a UGA Coach or staff or player, but it was posted by me and Bill King, I’m a fan with an artistic side, and he’s a heck of a Dawg Blawger #GODAWGS! No violations here…
CRO-MAGNON MAN
December 21st, 2011
8:32 pm
Columbus Dawg
December 20th, 2011
12:01 pm
Columbus Dawg is full of it!!!! Typically these types who act as if they have inside information know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. IF YOU CAN’T BACK COACH RICHT, GO FOLLOW THE JACKETS.
Pago Pago DAWG
December 21st, 2011
9:26 pm
LA Tech has a white running back…doesn’t seem right. How many are there in the USA? 4 or 5?
UGA fan...not fanatic
December 22nd, 2011
5:59 am
Hey Lockwood, that is my picture, I bought it in a auction on storage wars!!!!
What’s the big deal about LA Tech’s running back?