Fan talk: Bashing Cornelius Washington, roster attrition and more!
Like many of you I had some time off this week, but let’s get back in gear with a look at the cover of this year’s UGA football media guide, which is now available for perusing online. And if you’re one of those folks who still want a printed hard copy, you can order one from the Georgia Athletic Association. Just send a check for $18 to: UGA Media Guide, P.O. Box 1472, Athens, GA 30603-1472.
Now, let’s get to some Junkyard Mail. …
Terry Perkins writes: Bill, did you see Cornelius Washington’s comments on Facebook bashing the UGA fans who were criticizing Isaiah Crowell after his arrest? I couldn’t believe his disrespectful attitude toward the fans any more than I could his blind support of his former teammate, the accused felon. Do you think Washington is typical of the sort of players Mark Richt has brought to Athens, and if so does that at all disturb you?
Terry is referring to Washington’s Facebook post in which he said fans “think you know so much, but in reality you know nothing” about the players and their struggles. He said, “99% of you don’t give a crap about us outside of football. When we’re doing well you’re all in our faces, when things get tough and we need encouragement you’re nowhere to be found. You’re fake and I despise you for it. We shall band together guys, we’ve been working hard and we only need each other. NONE of those outsiders will contribute to our survival as a team or as individuals, you can guarantee that.”
Predictably, the reaction among fans on various social media sites was rather critical of Washington, with many echoing the rather heated sentiments that fan Bobby Nettles of East Atlanta posted on his Facebook page. In extremely blunt language, Nettles noted, among other things, that UGA football players have many advantages that fans never had and advised Washington and his teammages that “Your little boy brains need to catch up to your full grown man bodies … You’re blessed with health, superior athletic ability, and keen minds … every advantage possible. Free school, a huge support system, the adulation of fans everywhere … and somehow, we just don’t understand?”
Before we use one ill-considered Facebook post as an indictment of UGA players in general and Washington in particular, let’s keep in mind we’re talking about something posted by a college student who was reacting in anger to what he perceived as unfair criticism of a teammate. It’s one of the dangers of today’s “instant” communication that a tweet or FB posting or email is sent before you’ve had a chance to think it over.
Fortunately, after doing so Washington has apologized. In a recent Facebook post, he addresses the “Dawg Nation” and says, “I am at fault because no matter how I felt I should never have let those feeling[s] get control of my better judgment. I should have kept it to myself and let the entire situation die down. My biggest regret about the whole thing is that it has cause[d] so much disruption amongst the team. I forgot for a minute that I am here to get an education and play football and that pretty much is the extent of my responsibilities. I am not here to complain about the fanatics and for that I do apologize. I am a leader and I care about the guys that I lead. Believe me, I do know and understand that my teammate made a very bad decision and had to face the consequences, but I[‘d] rather support him than be negative toward him. I[‘d] rather help him succeed because I saw all the work that he had put in since spring and I was looking forward to seeing him play! The bottom line is that he has moved on and I’m happy he has found a place to continue his career, but the best thing for UGA football is to let this go and move forward positively. I would like to ask all the fans and supporters out there to help us with this by letting it go also. We have to continue to work hard and do our very best to get to Miami like we planned and I want all of you along for the ride.”
In the wake of that post, Nettles has responded in kind on his Facebook page: “In the face of scathing criticism from myself and others the young man stood tall and took responsibility. If you liked my rant pertaining to Mr. Washington, you should LOVE this. Well done young man, and I apologize if my rant got a little bugged eyed nutty.I hope you have a great season and I’ll be barking with the rest of the pack …”
Mark Richt's roster is getting alarmingly thin. (Brant Sanderlin / AJC)
Dr. Dawg write: Bill, I’m really alarmed at the roster attrition that’s decimating our football team! We were already way below the limit of 85 players on scholarship, and now we hear that in addition to Cootie Harrow not making grades, Brandon Burrows is transferring in order to get more playing time in a defense more suited to him and we have another player waiting to hear from the NCAA clearinghouse. Plus, of course, the guys suspended for the early games. And who knows what sort of injuries will hit once camp starts in August. I’m concerned we’re going to wind up playing walk-ons a lot more than ought to be the case with a team contending for the conference championship. Are you as worried as I am?
Yes, I am. It appears with the recent departures that UGA’s roster has dipped below 70 scholarship players, not counting the walk-ons awarded battlefield promotions. To put that into rather alarming perspective, that’s less than the scholarship limits imposed on Southern Cal as part of its NCAA probation! While the reasons for the many departures from the program have varied from academics and arrests to injury problems, disagreements with the coaching staff and frustration over lack of playing time — making it difficult to identify an underlying cause — there’s no denying that the trend is disturbing. And once full-contact drills start, Mark Richt might find it difficult to field the sort of two-deep roster he’d like to have. In the past, similar problems saw Richt cut back on contact in practice, only to regret it later when his players got pushed around a bit by opponents. So that problem could rear its head again. And while most fans have applauded Richt’s determination to have starters playing special teams, that’s also likely to increase the chance of injuries and make the lack of quality depth a factor. The UGA staff has indicated they might sign as many as 30 players in the next class to try and bolster the team’s ranks, and increasingly that looks like something they’re absolutely going to have to do.
Josh Cuevas writes: Bill, Now that the Isaiah Crowell situation has had a chance to sink in, how about an objective post mortem on his time at UGA? … I remember few athletes who came to Athens with such immense expectations and then actually showed themselves to be worthy, athletically, of the accolades as true freshmen. Yet by the time the news broke last week of Crowell’s arrest, very few Bulldog fans, justifiably, thought twice about showing him the door. With the flashes of brilliance juxtaposed against the suspensions, the time he took himself to the sidelines when he was needed on the field, and ultimately the arrest, it’s a strange and sad end to what was once unlimited potential. I hope the young man can do something productive with his life, but his story, in retrospect, will likely go down as one of the sadder cases in the annuls of Georgia football.
That’s a fact, Josh. During those brief times last season when Crowell was completely healthy and stayed in the game, he looked like a definite game-breaker. Unfortunately, he appeared to lack the toughness that is an essential for long-term success as an SEC back. Whether he could have developed that this season, we’ll never know. At least we can fully understand now why UGA continued to recruit five- and four-star backs even after having Crowell named the AP’s SEC freshman of the year.
Jonathan Brian Perren writes: Bill, I wanted to ask with the upcoming playoff and selection committee choosing the 4 teams for 2014 what do you think the number of universities will be that will try to beef up their nonconference schedules against weaker teams from a BCS conference to try to take schools from the FCS schools like the SEC likes to do out of their schedules? To me it looks a lot better to play a weaker team from a BCS conference in the PAC 12 such as Oregon State or Cal, Big 12 (Kansas or Iowa State), and Big East (San Diego State or Temple) or even an independent like BYU than to have a Buffalo, Florida Atlantic, or Georgia Southern on the schedule. I know Clemson is going to be on the schedule in the future but my understanding is that it will be every 6 years not a yearly game. What is your take and how many AD’s do you see trying to schedule this way to please a playoff selection committee beyond 2014?
If strength of schedule really does become a determining factor in the playoff, I think you’ll definitely see a turnabout in scheduling philosophy, and Greg McGarity has indicated he’s holding off on future scheduling right now until he can see how this works out. Does Georgia need to play the sort of killer schedule that it had in 2009? No. But having a Clemson or kickoff classic type opponent on the schedule, say, every other year isn’t too much to expect. And, yes, I think you’re likely to see fewer FCS teams taking those cupcake spots and more teams from the likes of the Sun Belt and MAC conferences. Of course, Georgia Southern and other FCS schools are talking about moving up to the top division, so they still might show up on SEC schedules.
Phillip Joiner writes: Bill, The following are the running backs coaches of the Mark Richt era, the players they had under their purview who contributed, and their on and off the field performance:
Tony Pierce (2001-2002): Verron Haynes , Mike Gilliam, Musa Smith, Michael Cooper, Tony Milton, J.T. Wall, Ronnie Powell. Wall and Haynes got shots in the NFL and Smith became a 1,000-yard-plus back.
Ken Rucker (2003-2004): Cooper, Gilliam, Milton, Powell along with Tyson Browning, Kregg Lumpkin, Danny Ware, Brannan Southerland and Thomas Brown. Browning was used well as a scatback and returner, while Ware, Lumpkin and Brown all made NFL rosters
Kirby Smart (2005): Smart continued to develop the careers of Lumpkin, Ware and Brown.
Tony Ball (2006-2008): Coached Lumpkin, Ware, Brown and Southerland as well as Fred Munzenmaier, Shaun Chapas, Knowshon Moreno, coached the first few uneventful years of Richard Samuel, Caleb King and Carlton Thomas.
Bryan McClendon (2009-present): Samuel is switched to linebacker. King is dismissed from team. Washaun Ealey is dismissed from team. Thomas leaves team. Isaiah Crowell is dismissed from team. Ken Malcome gets suspended, quits team, comes back to team.
Busts like Albert Hollis (who never contributed) and players who didn’t pan out like Dontavious Jackson are not included in the above compilation. There seems to be an obvious and shockingly alarming rate of failures under the watch of Bryan McClendon. Does this not merit a closer look by the head coach and athletic director? Thanks Bill! I’m 35 years old, and the Buffalo game will be my 125th as a Dawg in attendance!
When you’re talking about individual cases, whether it’s Ealey or King or Crowell, it’s tough to pin the blame for their failings on their coach, as I noted last week. But when you look at the overall situation with running backs over the past three seasons, it does seem fair to ask whether perhaps McClendon’s value to the program as a recruiter is overshadowing his lack of success as a position coach. It’s a discussion that probably needs to be taking place at Butts-Mehre.
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311 comments Add your comment
Jdawg
July 7th, 2012
10:43 pm
FIRST!
P-Man
July 7th, 2012
10:46 pm
Thanks for the post, Bill. I always enjoy reading your columns.
Fridawg
July 7th, 2012
10:50 pm
First? I took time to read the article. Anyway, Hollis was no bust. He’s a DGD who suffered a terrible injury. One of my favorite moments in Sanford is when he finally got to take the field.
dbc
July 7th, 2012
10:51 pm
Well done. Hurt feelings, everyone vented, apologized and it really is time to move on. I respect CR for facing up to the criticism and responding like a man. Same for the fan who wrote it. It’s high time this football team and its fans get some positive juice flowing and cut all the rest of the crap. Hopefully this is the start of a very special season.
SSG Desert Dawg
July 7th, 2012
10:51 pm
Glad to see C. Washington take responsibility for his remarks. Fans do need to understand that some of these kids did have rough lives before they EARNED their opportunity to play for UGA. While they have been blessed with a tremendous opportunity and privilege, it is difficult to shut out what you have known your entire life. That being said, these kids must learn to become men on an accelerated time table. If they make poor decisions, they must learn from them quickly, and mistakes cannot be made repeatedly. Athens is not Columbia, SC…out players do not have that luxury…I would know, live long Dawg fan, but USCe alumni. Go Dawgs!
Fridawg
July 7th, 2012
10:58 pm
The attrition issue could be HUGE. Hopefully we’ll stay healthy. The Washington mess just proves that people (players and fans) say stupid things online.
P. Bull Terrier
July 7th, 2012
11:33 pm
Washington’s apology makes it clear that he is apologizing for saying what he thinks, not for what he believes. I’m sure he isn’t alone on the team in believing that the UGA program begins and ends with the group of players who wear the jersey today and that no one outside of the guys on the field has ever contributed anything to the success of the UGA program. Most of that attitude can be attributed to backgrounds of many of the players, the attitude of teenagers today, and individual ignorance.
Whatever the case, I’m really starting to wonder why I waste my time and money supporting a bunch of guys like Washington, Crowell, King, Ealey, etc., etc,,,,,
dawggirl
July 7th, 2012
11:37 pm
I’m behind on my Dawg news apparently, as I had not heard of these comments by CW. I’m sorry, and I’m a diehard Dawg fan, but I can completely understand his comments and I am not angry at all. One comment of his in particular really rang true to me: ““99% of you don’t give a crap about us outside of football.” He is absolutely correct. We all criticize their play, their decisions, their comments, their academics, but we don’t care if they are happy as long as they are winning.
It comes down to being understanding and supportive of them not just as players, but as human beings. I was the first one to blast IC for being stupid, but maybe I’m being hypocritical. In any case, I agree with CW also when he says we need to put this behind us. Let’s all move on.
THE Dixie Redcoat Band
July 7th, 2012
11:44 pm
We still think you people should talk to McClendon and get his recruiting squared away
ARdawg
July 8th, 2012
12:03 am
IC needed a blast for his stupidity. CW is well within his right to declare his beliefs and the way he felt. He does however need to put his big boy pannies on. There’s much more room outside the UGA program than in it. C’mon CW, you are elite, you chose to play football at UGA and you chose to open your big mouth. The fans on the net are fickle and most aren’t even fans. Quit giving them more ammo
Dirty Dawg
July 8th, 2012
12:19 am
This crap about all the tweets, Facebook and the rest of this instant (anti) social media is in my mind the culprit in the process. All of us have beliefs and feelings about stuff, the problems start when somebody decides to share it – annonymous or not – and it goes viral. I will say to young Mr Washington, if you truly believe you’re a leader on this team then how in hell did you and the other leaders not straighten young Mr Crowell out – particularly since he seemed to have built himself a posse among some of these freshmen. It’s been an open story – and if I’ve heard it over and over then it’s out there – that Crowell and his buds have continued to smoke weed regularly and apparently haven’t been too worried about hiding it. Leaders would let these kids know how you’re supposed to behave and deport yourself…unless, of course, you’re all doin it cause it’s a release from all your ’struggles’. C’mon son, if you’re a leader, lead…and I don’t mean takin em to the quick shop to buy ‘blunts’.
7576DAWG
July 8th, 2012
12:32 am
The reason Washington’s remark was out of line and inappropriate was because that was three strikes against Crowell. Mark Richt will give any of his players more than enough time to learn from their mistakes but he expects them not to repeat the same mistake. But certain offenses are considered so bad that they do not get a second chance. Crowell getting caught with a gun on UGA property is an automatic dismissal. A few years ago when Mettenberger exposed a waitresses breast and may have even touched them , that may not be in the UGA handbook as an automatic dismissal but that kind of behavior can not be overlooked.
The alumni who have daughters can not forgive a sexual deviant like that. A lot of money must have changed hands to have kept Mettenberger out of prison with a felony conviction. We will suffer with him at LSU because I think he is a better QB than Murray but Mark Richt and everybody else in authority at Georgia couldn’t overlook what he did.
As a father I keep reminding all three of my kids that it only takes 1 real stupid act to change their destiny forever. These kids have got to take some responsibility on their own. Truth be know the kids that really do the bad stuff just haven’t been caught before or they were lucky or they always were bailed out by their parents and were not made to suffer any consequent’s.
The upsetting thing about Washington’s remark is he was made to say that , it’s not what he believes.
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
12:57 am
C.Washington
You will never make everyone happy in anything you do in life. Do what you know to be right and you wll be successful and happy with yourself. You have to disreguard what others say when they may not know the truth. You were wrong about most fans not caring. I think most are great fans who care about you and every member of the team. Hold your team togeather this year and know, we hurt when you hurt. Good Luck…
RPh DAWG
July 8th, 2012
1:19 am
Re: Comments about 2014 Championship Playoff of top 4 teams. Something we won’t have to worry about, probably will not even be in top 10….
Joe
July 8th, 2012
1:25 am
To say that Albert Hollis was a bust is wrong. His injury was devistating. I may be wrong but did he not graduate after being on the team for five years? How many of those mentioned graduated. The biggest mistake in recent years by the coaching staff was what they have done to Richard Samuel. His career has been a coaching mistake and not McClendon.
joe cox
July 8th, 2012
1:39 am
ill-considered post? its the truth! most fans do not give a crap about these guys outside of them winning games. most fans ARE fake. you think 92,000 people all have the right idea? Cornelius i applaud your support of your teammate, your brother, your friend. don’t listen to these haters. you came clean and got some peace by apologizing and thats good for your head but never doubt your gut reaction. while it might be jumping the gun (no pun intended), defending your former teammate is the only reaction a man should have when he sees his friend in trouble. can any of you reading this object? and to C Washington and to the rest of the crew: wipe all of this BS out of your frame of vision and WORK. GO DAWGS.
Natureboy809
July 8th, 2012
1:44 am
A small note- Your referral to the 2009 schedule being so tough- I am guessing that you are referring to playing at Oklahoma State. That really was not THAT tough of a game. We just sucked that year plain and simple. We lost to Kentucky at home that year for crying out loud. We have had SEVERAL teams under Richt who go out there and win that game easily. We didn’t “overschedule” that game; we under recruited for it.
Reality Dawg
July 8th, 2012
2:14 am
It didn’t take long for McClendon to take us from “Tailback U.” to “Tailback Who???”
McClendon played wide receiver. Why is he coaching RBs? Because his dad did? Not good enough, obviously.
dbc
July 8th, 2012
2:16 am
Well dawggirl, I respectfully disagree. Most fans that I know care greatly about the players and who they are as human beings. This may sound like bull, but I used to run with Herschel from time to time up and down Gaines School Road when I was at UGA. He had a condo just inside Cedar Creek and he was just a regular guy. It was never planned, sometimes we just ended up running together. We talked about all kinds of things during our runs, and I cherish the moments I had with him. He needed a jump to his black trans am once and I was happy to help him out. Most fans I know would give a player the shirt off their back, a wonderful meal, a place to stay, a warm home during the holidays — you get the point. I’ve especially enjoyed reading Christian Robinson’s blog during his trip to Italy, as well as his experiences playing high school ball and being recruited by UGA. He’s a smart kid with a great future, and a wonderful role model of a true student athlete. My 12 year old reads all his blogs and I’m glad he does. That’s what it’s all about. I get what Cornelius was saying, because the pressure must be unreal. But the majority of UGA fans really want to see these guys succeed everywhere, and honestly, it hurts to see it thrown away with guys like Isiah Crowell. And fairly, or unfairly, it reflects on the University, coach Richt and the AD. I worked my way through UGA cleaning fish at Wilfong’s, the local seafood distributor. So I know where guys like Bobby Nettles are coming from.
SUN TAN AVENGER
July 8th, 2012
3:15 am
CW is right. Just read some of the posts on the AJC. They bash players and coaches and 90% of those fans have never played football and don’t know bean crap about the game. UGa fans have become a bunch of cry babies and whiners because Richt hasn’t won a MNC, never mind the fact that he won two SEC championships, the first in twenty years. So suck it fans, don’t let the street car run over you when you bail on the Dawgs.
bsg3003
July 8th, 2012
3:24 am
if i remember correctly Washington made some comments about the UGA game after the 0-2 start last season also. I really don’t care though, Cornelius Wash wears the Red & Black and was defending a former teammate, a brother in arms if you will. If your friend was being attacked my thousands of people, would you defend them?
Wash had every right to do what he did, and probably only appologized because a coach made him do it. He was standing up for his friend and i totally respect that.
7576DAWG
July 8th, 2012
5:11 am
Washington wants to throw a lot of the fans under the bus for the same reaction that Crowell got from Bobo, McClendon ,Mark Richt and McGarity. If you are caught with a gun on school property you will be dismissed as a student at UGA. It is automatic. How can anyone condone this type behavior unless the rules of the hood overrides the rules and laws of our nation, state and University. Thus , our problem. In this case I guess Crowell was so use to carrying a gun where he lived and at his high school that it didn’t dawn on him the you couldn’t carry a gun anywhere at any times. I’m sure it amazed him when he found out you could not have a gun on school property at UGA.
Washington taking up for his friend in this case shows how immature and ignorant he is. Just think if 35,000 students at the University of Georgia could carry a gun I wonder how many killings we would have every year. I think Washington and his teammates that really support Crowell’s action should get a permit and demonstrate in protest in front of the Athletic building until they get the right to carry a gun.
Joe
July 8th, 2012
5:20 am
For one thing no one hates these players. We hate the way some of them act and behave when they have the greatest opportunity in the world to change their lives and become successful as players and graduates of UGA. We HATE to see a wasted opportunity but not hate the players or students. Get real and understand what the word hate means….As far as not giving a crap… America is greater when everyones behaver is better and not selfish. Too much about me, me, me, and not much about our nation the USA.
hornblowermg
July 8th, 2012
6:54 am
the satchel man rules, and the lack of character and leadership and morals in the UGa program is simply the reflection of the UGa personel that directs the satchel man.
We Run the East
July 8th, 2012
7:32 am
CW is just reflecting the entitled atitude he and most other UGA palyers have. No humbleness, no character, just obnoxious entitlement. You dawg fans should take it personally. Everyone who was objective about IC knew he would not make it with Dawgs- see above character comment. Look back though previous posts if you don’t believe me- only Dawg homers thought IC would stick and even they knew (deep down inside) he was not gonna make it.
mgdawg
July 8th, 2012
7:34 am
I am glad that washington apologized, but what did he really apologize for? The main thing I read that he apologized for is expressing his feelings, it appears he still believes the fans have nothing to do with the team and their success. I would like to see an old coach, maybe tereshinski, have a long talk with him about what the school was like before it could afford all the things it has now and maybe grantham talk about how much the fans and crowd noise help the defense.
As far as the scholarships goes, this is more then a problem that can be or should be fixed in one year. You don’t want to sign too many players in one class because then in four year when they graduate you have to sign that many again. Of course with the attritition at UGA that might not be that big of a deal. Anyways, I would like to see 3-5 JUCO players sign this year, players that should be able to contribute immediately and it will offset that one big graduating class that would come in a few years. Also, as far as special teams, I’m not sold on the idea of a bunch of starters out there. You should be able to use scholarship backups, special teams isn’t that hard, you just need to coach them up better.
Finally, as far as mcclendon goes I heard this last year. It is something to think about. From what I have read he is one of the best recruiters, which means he tells the players what they want to hear. I wonder what kind of relationship he has with his backs, is it coach-player or a true friend-player. There is a fine line, you don’t want to be two faced, but you kind of have to be to an extent. Richt needs to let mcclendon know that this behavior is his little group, we’re talking 5 backs or so at a time, is inexcusable. And that going down the road, more of these issues will be put on him as well and there will be consequences.
We Run the East
July 8th, 2012
7:35 am
Joe- Starts at the top (president) for the USA. Work and responsibilty are not needed, just a gov’t check provided by others work. Sad.
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
7:50 am
@dbc (2:16am)
Great comments and I agree. Also, since I paid a small portion of IC’s expenses through UGa donations, State taxes, ticket purchases, etc. I have a right to expect a little maturity and effort in return. All of his mistakes in less than 1 year at UGa are a slap in the face to the thousands of us who gave him the great opportunity to play between the hedges. The show of disrespect toward CMR last year when IC turned away from his coach during a game (on TV) was stunning to me. I appreciate CW’s love for a teammate, but he is way off base when he implies that the vast majority of us fans don’t care about the players outside of football. CW needs to understand that many of us do care, but we expect a little more respect from the players since we are the ones giving you the opportunity to play the game you love and get a free education to boot. Now go out and play your best and have a great season…….and a great life after football. GO DAWGS!!!
BUZZ
July 8th, 2012
8:09 am
You Gun This State!
Kenai Ocelotta
July 8th, 2012
8:15 am
This is all I need to know about Cornelius Washington:
http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/2011/10/02/georgia-olb-cornelius-washington-arrested-in-jackson-county-for-dui/
He’s a dangerous drunk just looking to kill or maim innocent people. Another one of Richt’s finest.
Tiger Towne
July 8th, 2012
8:21 am
Mizzou 24
Georgia 21
A big upset in Columbia!
Joey
July 8th, 2012
8:24 am
Sun Tan Avenger, you have every right to believe in Mark Richt because of his two SEC Titles. I have the right to not believe, any more. Since that last Title, we lose games we shouldn’t, and get our rear-ends handed to us every time we play a really good team. Have you even considered we have lost two in a row to South Carolina? We’ve lost two bowl games in a row – one to Central Florida? B-B-B-Boise St? Good grief.
And don’t even get me started on our roster management, law-breaking and rule-breaking by players, etc.
You go right on kissing that well-tanned hind-end of the CEO of this mess.
I ain’t gonna anymore.
A UGA fan can be a true fan of the Dawgs, without being a Mark Richt fan. That’s what I am – a Dawg Fan.
Joey
July 8th, 2012
8:32 am
Congrats, Buzz, on not ever having any idiots play for tech. Tech’s idiots run the Athletic Dept – you know, the ones who don’t know to cooperate with an NCAA investigation?
By the way, y’all still got that (stripped) ACC Title trophy hidden in the broom closet?
Jared in Lilburn
July 8th, 2012
8:47 am
Is it true that Crowell’s teammates at UGA gave him a going-away gift of brownies, hashbrowns, and a pair of red panties autographed by Damon Evans? I can’t confirm that, but the dining hall has reported a missing case of frozen hashbrowns.
Buzzzzzzzzz
July 8th, 2012
8:54 am
Hey, Joey, chew on this for a while…
1. Four different SEC teams have won the last six BCS championships.
2. UGA was not one of those teams.
3. During that period, UGA did not win the SEC championship.
4. Red panties.
In other words, UGA has sunk into total irrelevancy both regionally and nationally.
So why is UGA paying Mark Richt millions of dollars a year?
Me again
July 8th, 2012
8:55 am
CW was 100% correct. Most fans could care less about these players past football. Especially the ones who think “these poor little black boys were saved from the ghetto and lives of extreme poverty”. By the overwhelming generosity that uga fans donations have provided. The fact is your support does not entitle you to criticize at will. Your donation says I give because I care and I care because I love. Not because you are living your life through the exploits of teenagers and judging your self worth on their w-l record.
Me again
July 8th, 2012
8:56 am
Buzzzz get a life u f’ing loser
RHall55
July 8th, 2012
9:07 am
I point to CMR’s staff for the factor that UGA is very undermanned: From Dave VanHalenger, Director of Player Welfare, who has does very little to merit his position…..to Joe Tereshinski, S&C Director, who does not have the credentials to have his position…..to Rodney Garner, Recruiting Coordinator, who has understaffed UGA’s roster thru the lack of kids signing LOI’s……to Mike Bobo, Offensive Coordinator, with the lack of innovative play calling has cost UGA games thus better seasons to impress recruits…..it is a known fact that a lot of the staffs in the SEC are outworking UGA’s staff in many areas….UGA should be a Top 10 program every year with the in-state talent, facilities, fan base, and history…..fans complain because they know it should be better!! C’mon Man, open your eyes…..CMR!!!
Holy Guacamole
July 8th, 2012
9:11 am
Most of the commenters on here aren’t dawg fans anyway. And Joey, go find someone else to root for. Shallow fair weather fans are not fans at all.
Desert Fox
July 8th, 2012
9:31 am
Agree that all this attrition will have a terrible impact on GA’s chances of winning the SEC or the east for that matter. Just too many guys leaving for one reason or another and missing games due to suspensions and unforseen injuries. It’s happened before and seems there’s no end to it. Then toss in losing games for whatever reason and you finally have to say enough is enough. As much as I like our HC, he’s not going to get this team to the pinnicles of success no matter who he recruits or hires as coaches. No matter how many games he wins each season he manages to lose the most critical games that lead to championships and some embarrassing losses along the way to lesser teams. When his time is over as HC he’ll go down in GA history as one of the winningest coaches GA has had but IMO I doubt he’ll have a NC banner to hang in Sanford stadium. Would rather see another guy come in and try to change the culture of this team from what its sunk to over the last several years.
old dog
July 8th, 2012
9:38 am
Bill,
I was criticized way back for predicting I.C.’s situation. Mistakes, especially freshman mistakes are made. But, all appearances are that the foundation was not there. There was concern about his character (or lack there-of) prior to him getting here. His chest-thumping over gains on lesser teams, his quickness to exit after a decent hit, and his lack of respect for teammates and coaches all shined brightly. I wish him well, but he has an extremely long way to go……………..
Bigboy
July 8th, 2012
9:40 am
If we are going to recruit Georgia first then we might as well get used to more than our fair share of knuckle heads.The state of Georgia puts the most players into the SEC and also has the most drop outs and dismissals as well.If you go back and look at the Rivals top 50-75 in Georgia over last 5-6 years a shocking number of players never made it past 2 years at the school they signed with.Georgia….we have a problem!
Thomas Harrison
July 8th, 2012
9:42 am
Washington needs to speak with McGarity ( AD ) to get his attitude straight. Richt has ZERO control.
Dawgs need ” Tough Leadership ” and a Road Map!!!
Is this what they mean...
July 8th, 2012
9:46 am
by “tigers eat their young”?
TNT
July 8th, 2012
10:02 am
Ealey, King, and Thomas were not “dismissed” from the team. King failed to qualify academically, and Thomas and Ealey both asked to be transferred, because they were the leading rushers, but didn’t like being rotated with far less effective running backs, understandably so. Entitlement among running backs, and QB too, has been a dry rot for Mark Richt as he tends to start his favorites ove better producers.
If Corn Washington’s biggest issue is his loyalty to his teammates, I can live with that. That will take him far in a team sport.
Norris
July 8th, 2012
10:12 am
First, I really hate that someone called Albert Hollis a bust. No, he did not get a chance at fame and glory on the football field. He suffered a grotesque knee injury in practice and he never recovered from it. He did run track at UGA and he graduated with a degree in business (I believe). Last I heard, he was modeling for Calvin Klein and other’s so, he isn’t exactly sitting around doing nothing with himself. Sometimes, we do have players who have to make a life away from the football field.
Second, Although I liked Bryan McClendon as a dawg, I’m not sure he is the correct person to be coaching our running backs. Now, either it was the type of player we recruited (who among us did not hear bad things about King and Crowell before we signed them?) or the players do not respect McClendon. Right now, it looks like the majority of them do not respect him. I am hoping that with the new guys we have signed, that will change. I still do not think that McClendon can pull it together. I heard he is an excellent recruiter. Maybe his future lies in that route instead.
TNT
July 8th, 2012
10:12 am
To C Washington’s defense, BEFORE Crowell got kicked off the team, no blogs were saying the team would be better off WITHOUT HIM. But after he was dismissed, they all tried to spin it that way, showing how disingenuous they really are. I dismissed all those type of articles due to glaring concerns about their lack of sincerity. When Mettenberger and Ealey left, fans said they saw it coming, and the team was better off now, and you’re not better off losing your two best players like that. I defended Mettenberger and Ealey before they transferred, and after, because the team was not better off without them, as LSU proved, and as Ealey went on to rush for over 1000 yards the year after he left UGA.
RedandBlackDAWG
July 8th, 2012
10:14 am
If you read CW’s apology(?) you will see that he is not apologizing for the way he feels, only that he said it openly. He really does feel that the fans don’t care about the players beyond the football field and to an extent, he is correct. Georgia is a pretty big state and I don’t think you can expect people to know about each player, his background or his home life.
What fans do have a right to expect is better behavior from some of these kids that come to the state university and do some of the things they do. Yes, they will be under the microscope and every misdeed they do does get magnified to a large extent. However, one would hope that if the young man or woman was able to get into college, he would realize this and show some maturity before doing some of the stuff they do. They are not ordinary students in the sense that they are always in the spot light. I wonder how many cars stopped that night resulted in tickets, for some violation or another, that netted Crowell? It might be interesting to know that. How many of those charged with some offense, were guilty of having a weapon, under the seat, with a filed off serial number? Because it involved a player, in a high profile position, with previous acts of defiance, misdeeds or anything else you want to call them, it was news.
The whole incident was dragged out in the press for way too long, and given that CMR did the right thing in a timely manner, we all just have to move on. I hope that this has taught a few of the younger folks on the team, that they have a responsibility that stretches beyond just playing ball, and that they are under constant scrutiny. It is not that fans do not care about the players as individuals. We don’t know them on a personal level all that well. Folks will however form opinions based on what they read and the incidences that take place and that is what C.W. must realize. Fans do have a right as well as non fans if you are a resident of this state. UGA is a public university and theses fans pay taxes. If not for the fans, the tax payer as it were, there would be no UGA, to offer a chance to these kids to improve their stock in life.
Texas Dawg
July 8th, 2012
10:17 am
Said it six monthds ago….he (IC) will do something stupid and be gone!
What a waste…healthy… that kid was dang right dangeorous…..best I’ve seen since garrison as far as reading the holes making the cut then boom 10 yards down the field…..very talented…what a waste
TNT
July 8th, 2012
10:18 am
Todd Grantham has said more than once, in the NFL he learned to deal with less bodies, so roster attrition won’t be a big problem, it’s more, how effectively you use the guys you have, anything above 50, is more than enough. And Terishinki still has to try and get the guys left both stronger, and in better condition than they were last season. It does makes Terishinki’s role even bigger now.
TNT
July 8th, 2012
10:23 am
The NFL only has 53 guys on their roster, and they figure out ways to handle it. So it won’t be an issue.
Gulf Shores Dawg
July 8th, 2012
10:24 am
Never forget the Dawg Nation is what keeps the big budget rolling at UGA…when all is said and done, there is usually more said than done…Crowell moves on, and UGA moves on, nuff said….GO DAWGS!!!
Bigboy
July 8th, 2012
10:24 am
Georgia is not such a big state…Atlanta is a large city.There are more people in metro Atlanta than there are in the rest of the state combined.
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
10:25 am
This is what makes me sick about the whole ordeal. Through player attrition, suspension, and injury, we now are having signs of player revolt. Yes I said it! Where were the seniors and juniors when IC need them? The fans aren’t responsiblefor this TEAM to behave themselves. The fans aren’t to blame for not understanding poorlittle ICs needing a gun to protect himself from WHAT EXACTLY? CW I love you guys, but I’m tired of the disrespect you and other LEADERS OF THE TEAM continue to show the people who come to watch YOU PLAY. Instead of protecting IC from the FANS OPINION WHEN HE SCREWS UP, YOU SHOULD HAVE MENTORED HIM BETER AND KEPt HIM FROM THE PLACES WHERE HE THOUGHT HE NEEDED A GUN…The fans don’t think starting in a hole before the year even starts, is such a good idea, what do you think? Instead of protecting IC from the fans for horribe decisions, you should be protecting CMR, the man who gave you the opportunity for an education and put YOU into a position for an awesome career. ou and the rest of this team, needs to realize, YOU DON’T BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU…
TNT
July 8th, 2012
10:27 am
The idea you have to have a roster full of 5 star players to win big, putting character secondarywas crushed when Boise beat us in the first game. if you go after 5 star recruits, you get a bunch of entitled babies who arn’t hungry and don’t work hard enough. A majority of 5 stars don’t work out, but it does make you think it’s time to recruit good guys, who might be 3 star players. duke is basketball wins big by recruiting great guys first, then looking for talent.
TNT
July 8th, 2012
10:33 am
Cornelius Washington is in great company defending someone caught in an embarrassing situation.
Reminds me of when the fanatics found the woman, caught in adultery, and brough her before Jesus.
Jesus didn’t condemn her, he took the occassion to remind the accusers of their own struggles ot live by their standards, and how we ALL fall short.
If you err, err on the side of grace for the condemned, accusers and religious fanatics on Facebook pages will always be there, but they are being self righteous as they condemn others, and ignore their won inconsistencies..
Fewer guys on the team eans MORE TIME to do PT
July 8th, 2012
10:37 am
If the waiting lines in the weight room are less, then that means more time for the remaining guys to pump iron, resulting in stronger players.
We will have to go with what we brung.
Go Dogs.
Go Dogs.
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
10:41 am
If 99% of the fans don’t care about the playas, lol, then it’s onlyfair to say 99% of the playas are gun-toteing thugas. I hate the me, me, me generation. selfish and entitled immature adults who think the sun rises and sets around them. As a society, did we fail our youth???
RainbowDog
July 8th, 2012
10:46 am
Greg McGarity made a potentially fatal strategic choice to schedule cupcakes over real competition. It will cost us at least 3 seasons down the road where we don’t qualify for the final four because of McGarity’s strength of schedule mistake. The AD seems to make all the wrong choices and seems unqualified for his job. I don’t even like the mentality of scheduling cupcakes to try and win more games, it skirts the issue.
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
10:48 am
TNT
What’s your point? Are you saying keep our opinions to ourselves? this s a blog my friend, and opines are good and badddddd…
Mr.Big
July 8th, 2012
10:49 am
C Wash will learn, that people who tell you the truth, even it if hurts, are far more helpful than those that cheer you when you are on the wrong path. Wounds of a friend are good. And the truth hurts, but sets you free.
OC15
July 8th, 2012
10:54 am
TNT, excellent post about Jesus, and how Jesus dealt with accusers and the accused.
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
10:54 am
THIS IS LOOKING LIKE AN IMPLOSION !!!Better get grip on it Coach Richt or this program is toast…
Oversigning
July 8th, 2012
10:54 am
“It appears with the recent departures that UGA’s roster has dipped below 70 scholarship players, not counting the walk-ons awarded battlefield promotions. To put that into rather alarming perspective, that’s less than the scholarship limits imposed on Southern Cal as part of its NCAA probation!”
Well then Richt should have oversigned more often to account for the natural attrition that’s inevitable. All that’s happened now is that due to this attrition a lot of schollies that could have gone to deserving young men- mostly black, mostly from underprivileged backgrounds, went to waste. A mind is a terrible thing to waste.
“The UGA staff has indicated they might sign as many as 30 players in the next class to try and bolster the team’s ranks, and increasingly that looks like something they’re absolutely going to have to do.”
Translation- UGA oversigned last year, will greatly oversign this year, and it looks like they will “absolutely” be oversigning in the future.
ARdawg
July 8th, 2012
10:55 am
RedandBlack
IMHO, he shouldn’t have apologized for the way he feels or for saying it. The fact that he did indicates someone put him up to it and not a matter of remorse. No, CW needs to grow up before he finds himself too deep into solidarity with the ICs of the world. Being a leader wouldn’t condone such behavior, a leader would condemn it. It’s divisive for a team.
CW should also be aware that he wouldn’t be a Dawg if it wasn’t for football. Sorry to burst his balloon but he’ll go through life avoiding reality if he doesn’t accept it now. IC’s behavior and other various thugs is detrimental to his well being as his teammate. Approving such behavior is indicative of how he values his own position on the team
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
10:56 am
Mr.Big
Nice post…
LogicalUS
July 8th, 2012
10:56 am
“Grantham has said more than once, in the NFL he learned to deal with less bodies, so roster attrition won’t be a big problem”
Grantham is full of horse-pukey. Someone should ask Grantham to explain the complete 2nd half collapses of the UGA defense in nearly every game last season against better teams? From the embarrassing unprepared performance against Boisy, to getting Lattimore-rushed again down to the beatdowns in the 2nd half by LSU\MSU, sustained consistent performance has been a huge issue for Grantham’s defense.
Apparently he “learned” small roster management in the NFL but NOT that a football game is NOT OVER AT HALFTIME. Grantham is a boneheaded moron.
WMill
July 8th, 2012
11:01 am
TNT:
I like where you’re going there. Very true and on point that most so called “Christians”, spend more time looking at others faults than their own is a MJOR RED FLAG of a fanatic. These type of religious zealouts are usually people who have put the law before people, and as anyone with common sense knows, people are more important than the law. As the great Apostle Paul wrote, the law kills.
TIDE ROLL
July 8th, 2012
11:11 am
You better take note of Washington’s comments. Crowell deserved the opportunity to prove his innocence BEFORE being dismissed. Typical McGarity bullcrap. but it’s going to lead to dissension. You guys will NEVER get it right. 31 years! Geez
(Mark) another one
July 8th, 2012
11:11 am
It is amazing to me the number of people on the ‘inside’ of UGA football. When I played sports, my teammates and I were close and we bonded together for common goals. We blocked out the fans and listened to our coaches and leaders. Coaches handled discipline issues internally. Fans had little knowledge of what was being handled internally or the discussions that were held. I see UGA football has the some roles and characteristics.
CW stood up for a teammate. It showed leadership and character. It may not have been PC or the right approach to PR, but it’s hard to watch a teammate get publicly ripped, no matter how much it’s deserved. I believe IC’s lack of maturity caused issues last year, but I don’t know all of what happened or what was said. I expect that some conversations remained private even from the team.
IC is gone. I wish him success and I hope he gets his act together. My focus as a fan is and will be on UGA, and I hope CW continues to be a leader for the Dawgs both on and off the field.
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
11:20 am
As a Pastor’s son I’m going to ask the preachers on here that are starting to preach down to law abiding citizens to stow it. Aren’t you late for church? Don’t be condecending or judgemental because you think you have the moral high ground because you don’t. The LAW OF THE LAND IS IMPORTANT IN OUR SOCIETY. WHERE will your sermons stop? How about an EYE FOR AN EYE, TOOTH FOR A TOOTH. I fought for the right of FREEDOM OF SPEECH, you don’t like it, go lock yourselves in your churches and stay insulated from the real world…
PS
July 8th, 2012
11:29 am
Jesus told his fanatics he desired mercy, not moral perfection. Good job Cornelius Washington standing up for Mercy. Moral perfection is a pipe dream anyways.
I declare MERCY for Crowell, I wish him the best in the name of MERCY, mercy hopes his career blossoms, and MERCY trusts Crowell will learn from his mistakes and not repeat them.
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
11:31 am
@Tide Roll
Is that 31 years without a probation like Bama’s?!?!
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
11:32 am
T.roll
If CMR had of given IC another chance, you would have cried that Coach Richt was too lenient and UGA doesn’t disipline the ahletes. Youhate everything about this program and have since I read your first post. Write about something you know about, GT football, because with almost everything you say, the opposite is true as always…
Ender Wiggins
July 8th, 2012
11:34 am
As the great Apostle Paul wrote, the law kills.
So do habitual drunks like Cornelius Washington speeding around at night in a 2-ton vehicle while he’s blind drunk. If you think he’s not still driving around at 90+ mph while drunk, you’ve way too naïve.
I guess one of his drunks has to kill someone for Richt to give more than a 2-game suspension.
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
11:41 am
Why is it on Sunday mornings, the religious nut-burgers come out telling UGA how to run their football team in a peaceful way? THIS IS NOT SUNDAY SCHOOL, and you are inviting the other side to give their venomous input so please turn your TV to Jerry Falwell or Elmer Gantry and let us talk football not bible. this blog will go downhill really quick when the Heathen awake…
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
11:45 am
I don’t disagree with CW supporting a teammate…..I just hope he has the same courage in the locker room. IC would possibly still be at UGa if his teammates had kicked his _ _ _ a few times instead of spending their energy kicking the fans.
Kenai Ocelotta
July 8th, 2012
11:47 am
That was a smart move by UGA to put the media guide online. With digital files, it’s much easier to delete all the UGA players who are dismissed for felonies, too many DUIs, beating up women, failing their remedial studies, and other sins.
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
11:52 am
Why is it that some football players think we don’t care about them and/or their lives after college? Do you think they care about the swimmers, gymnasts, Rhode Scholars, etc who also bring great credit to the University…….heck no!!!!
Dawg Fan
July 8th, 2012
11:59 am
Wow, great points Neutral
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
12:00 pm
Neutral
It’s the ME Generation mentality. If these kids BRAINS were as “fine tuned” as their bodies, then we wouldn’t b having this conversation. All we can hope is they know most of us fans LOVE THEM…
tiedyed
July 8th, 2012
12:05 pm
Mr. Washington is 100% correct that most of the critical fan base do not see the players as unique individuals who have ANY worth besides their ball skills, shame on the Facebook critics.
Pitbull
July 8th, 2012
12:05 pm
Let’s face it, there has always been turnover in college football and traditionally there has been little notice unless it was a starting QB or TB.
The difference now is the internet and media attention due to newspapers and internet sites printing anything having to do with a popular college football team due to the media’s fight for survival in a very competitive market.
Would the AJC even be in print now without Cox’s money behind it? I doubt so.
And the people who receive the resulting flack are college coaches and players. Hope the situation changes for the better for the sake of college football, but the media leeches will probably gut college football until it even isn’t any fun for the fans.
When the fans lose interest, then the media will move on to suck the blood out of something else.
beanster
July 8th, 2012
12:06 pm
Here’s a thought guys….you want UGA fans to be supportive of you through thick and thin? Do us a favor then and stop embarrassing our beloved school and football program. From a fan’s perspective, it’s really not that much to ask.
nutster
July 8th, 2012
12:11 pm
Look, even though none of us bloggers here are prefect, we expect the players to be eprfect. It’s fair. Why can’t the players see that. Just be perfcet and don’t make human type of mistkaes and everything will be fine.
dawggirl
July 8th, 2012
12:12 pm
“Well dawggirl, I respectfully disagree. Most fans that I know care greatly about the players and who they are as human beings.”
dbc – I agree to disagree as well. I think that you and whoever else are in an extreme minority. From what I have experienced, the fans I know could care less about the players as people. And you would especially never know it from the comments on this site.
beanster
July 8th, 2012
12:17 pm
Perfect my rear. It’s too much to ask to not drive drunk? to not carry guns with filed off serial numbers?
Paaleeeease. Not one member of the current team is bigger than the program itself. All we ask is that you please keep your names out of the headlines. Make a couple of smart decisions for once in your lives!
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
12:17 pm
Right on Beanster!!!!!
ARdawg
July 8th, 2012
12:18 pm
dawggirl
I agree. Bottom line CW is, “we don’t care about “you” as anything other than football players”. Feel the love? Good, it isn’t there. Neutral summed it up the best so far. Football players don’t care about the fans personal lives either. Fans/players have a mutually beneficial relationship. When it quits working for either one, the relationship will cease to exist. All relationships have this element, it has to work for both
CEPH
July 8th, 2012
12:18 pm
If anyone thinks that Washington wrote that apology, then you should change kool-aid brands. That my friends was written by UGA. He couldn’t have worded that apology if you had given him a pencil, paper AND the whole month of July to compose it! Get real, he thinks exactly the way he composed the original post!!!!!
nutster
July 8th, 2012
12:22 pm
Even though none of us bloggers live a single day perfcetly, we want you players to live all 365 days perfeklty. Is that asking too much?
beanster
July 8th, 2012
12:26 pm
You are a pathetic apologist. I live in Athens. I went out last night and drove downtown. I had my share of drinks. Did I drive home? NO. Why? Because I am not stupid. It’s pretty easy. Don’t behave like a complete moron. No one is asking you to walk on water.
nutster
July 8th, 2012
12:29 pm
beanster, are you actually saying you’re the first perfekt human?
nutster
July 8th, 2012
12:31 pm
those expecting perfrection will alwaysa be dissapointed. Newsflash, we live in an imperfekt world.
beanster
July 8th, 2012
12:33 pm
Far from it, buddy. You excuse all the arrests because you say no one is perfect? That is pathetic, man.
Smarticus
July 8th, 2012
12:33 pm
A couple of points here
1. Cornelius may be a team leader, but he is leading the team to disaster, not championships. Already abandoned his team once driving over90mph drunk in Commerce. He,s really just another stupid gangsta thug. It’s all about him.
2. The UGA head coach and most of the staff bromide no discipline, leadership or coaching to the players. Richt is a perennial underachiever stuck in the FSU heydays of scat backs. This does not work in the SEC. The buck stops at the head coach and instead of holding him accountable, we give a contract extension making more in a year than a hard working union man earns in his lifetime.
The Bulldog Nation needs to get its collective head out of the sand and demand major coaching changes starting with Richt.
Nothing will change until the coach is changed and we hire a real coach and leader.
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
12:33 pm
CEPH
Unfortunatly, that’s funny. We all make mistakes but if these kids can’t even follow the laws, how can we expect them to follow Team Rules???
nutster
July 8th, 2012
12:35 pm
So a person who admits they drank so much last night, they were too dangerous on the roads, is now giving moral advice to players?
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
12:36 pm
@nutster
The vast majority of the scholarshiped students and athletes at UGa seem to do pretty well 365 days a year and stay out of trouble. It is a small segment (probably less than 5%) who continually embarrass the University and then complain about the fans not caring about them. CW sure as heck didn’t show respect for me or UGa when he got busted last year. What is wrong with this picture? As Kingdaddy said…..it is the ME generation talking.
nutster
July 8th, 2012
12:38 pm
so that’s why Richt got a contract extension, and makes $10,000 a day, because he’s a “perennial underachiever”.
bitter vince dooly
July 8th, 2012
12:38 pm
cravell could learn from you king————————-pick flowers with me king—-im lonely—
your good friend –vince
nutster
July 8th, 2012
12:40 pm
so neutral must be the first person who has never speeded….so nice to meet a perfekt human….
beanster
July 8th, 2012
12:40 pm
nutster, you are a crybaby. At some point in your life you will learn to stop making excuses for yourself. It’s called personal responsibility. It’s obvious that several on the team have no idea of that concept.
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
12:40 pm
Smart
now is not the time for a HCing change, I do think McGarity could publicly admonish the entire football program and put them on notice. A house-cleaning is coming if this house isn’t put in order…
beanster
July 8th, 2012
12:41 pm
Speeding DOES NOT equal DUI, felony gun charges you moron.
nutster
July 8th, 2012
12:42 pm
beanster, will you take personal responsibility, and admit you were too drunk last night, and were a danger to other athens drivers? according to your own post, it’s true.
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
12:43 pm
P.S. And CW had 3 other folks in the car when he was driving over 90mph and drunk. And now he is kicking me and other fans for not caring enough for IC……give me a freaking break!!!!
beanster
July 8th, 2012
12:44 pm
Yes smart guy. You’re getting it. I should not have been behind the wheel last night so I didn’t drive. That is called personal responsibility.
You’re catching on now. That’s good.
nutster
July 8th, 2012
12:44 pm
crowell probably won’t serve a day in jail, so is what he did really as big of a deal as beanster is trying to stir up, or is beanter just trying to act like a fanatical extremist?
nutster
July 8th, 2012
12:47 pm
we have a guy here who was so drunk last night, he admits he was a danger to athens drivers, calling out washington for the same thing he did that was morally wrong…..HYPOCRITE MUCH?
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
12:48 pm
Nutster, you are the “fanatical extremist”!!!
beanster
July 8th, 2012
12:51 pm
Dude, you’re lost again. When I drove downtown I had not consumed any alcohol. After consuming alcohol, I did not drive (i.e I was never a danger to other Athens drivers, get it?). C Washington did not make the same choice that I made. He opted to drive after drinking. Please explain how that makes me a hypocrite.
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
12:51 pm
@nutster
What are you smoking. There is a heck of a lot of difference in getting drunk and having someone else drive you home vs. Getting drunk, driving 92mph with 3 other people in the car. If you don’t get this then please change your name from nutster to hopeless!!!
Beast from the East
July 8th, 2012
12:57 pm
Nuthugger is a simpleton. He cannot determine right from wrong, therefore he cannot even begin to fathom how personal accountability should factor into one’s decision making.
GTBill
July 8th, 2012
12:59 pm
Nutster, right on, bunch of hypocrites, they can get drunk but players can’t.
CHDawg
July 8th, 2012
1:01 pm
Folks, I think Washington’s initial response is very understandable. Most of you can empathize if you had a little brother. When one of your little brothers messed up and other people began to criticize and discipline them, you had similar mixed emotions. Part of you knows he has to be corrected, but when the criticism becomes personal or overdone, part of you wants to defend him. This kind of stuff can really hurt team chemistry! Everybody needs to understand that, wish IC the very best, and get back to team building for ‘12. Fortunately, we have some depth at TB, with Samuel and Malcome, along with Harton, K+ a million, and the promising freshmen. I hate this because I think IC could have been one of the great TBs in UGA history, but you just never know. Who would have ever thought that Tebow leaving a year early might have *helped* the Gators? It is possible that one Cam Newton would have made different choices. He might have led UF to two more NCs. I realize it may have worked out exactly as it did, but the point is–you just never know. The Dawgs could end up having a great season despite this huge distraction. Go Dawgs, and IC we are rooting for you to start making wise decisions and realize the fruits of the gifts God has given you!
beanster
July 8th, 2012
1:06 pm
Bill, I expect more smarts from a Tech guy. Read again. I never once preached about players drinking.
GT75
July 8th, 2012
1:10 pm
For all the CMR defenders that say he is only one man and he can’t keep track of all his players 24/7, this can be said of all large organizations. But the success or failure of any organization is dependent on what this leader does. In order to manage behavior 24/7 he must establish a firm philosophy of what the organization represents and mode of behavior that supports this philosophy. He then builds an organization of leaders starting with the other coaches, upperclassman, and other natural leaders. In the absence of such a leadership organization and philosophy, the players will make up there own, hence IC became one of these leaders that had 3 freshman riding around at 3 am after bar hopping with an illegal gun and you have other “leaders” like CW defending his actions. For the people that defend IC because of his background, either stop recruiting players with this type of background or establish a leadership structure that can help these high risk players be successful in this new environment. For the people that laughed at GT for only having 15 slots available this year, do you understand why that is now? Good luck on “Dream Team III”, you will need one every year until CMR changes what he is doing.
GT75
July 8th, 2012
1:16 pm
Enter your comments here
CHDawg
July 8th, 2012
1:21 pm
GT75, is your response a joke, or are you serious? I would rate CMR very highly on his leadership. He cares about these young men on and off the field, trying to make them great football players and men. Look at the legion of fine young men he has graduated.
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
1:28 pm
At least CMR hasn’t been accused of obstruction of a NCAA investigation!!! By the way, CMR still has his championship trophies….how about GT? Oooooops!
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
1:30 pm
Wasn’t one of CPJ’s ball players arrested in Athens a few weeks ago? Just asking
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
1:31 pm
How is that murder case going against the GT basketball alumni? Just asking
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
1:33 pm
Oh yea, I forgot to ask about the status of the former GT coach who was accused of assault….and more? Just asking
GT75
July 8th, 2012
1:33 pm
CHDaug, caring and leading are two different things. To be a good leader, one must care. But caring by itself doesn’t result in leadership. I’m sure CMR cares, but attrition is always a good indicator of leadership and in this, CMR has failed miserably.
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
1:34 pm
Hey Techies, get the point, quit throwing stones in your glass house!!! Just saying
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
1:41 pm
@gt75
I’ll take CMR any day over CPJ…..please don’t try to trade!!! Even the disgruntled Dawg fans would agree!
ole dawg
July 8th, 2012
1:47 pm
Phillip Joiner, your comments regarding Albert Hollis being a bust are idiotic. HE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED his entire career. Your uninformed comments are the reason players get frustrated with the fan base. Albert Hollis was a great kid and tried his best to contribute to UGA football. Sorry he was injured and couldn’t live up to your expectations Mr. Joiner!
Terry Perkins and Bobby Nettles, same to both of you. You have not earned the right nor do you have the birth right to criticize these kids. Shame on you!
I have been a Dawg fan since 1976 and I support the kids that are on our team!
Thanks Guys!!!
CHDawg
July 8th, 2012
1:47 pm
GT75, criticizing aimlessly and actually perceiving what is going on are two different things, too. You haven’t got a clue what you are talking about. Richt has established tough boundaries, and a number of the young men on the team have tested the limits. Some are suspended, and a few are no longer Georgia Bulldogs. Georgia has much stricter rules than many other schools, and many have questioned why he is so tough. You see the discipline and conclude Richt isn’t leading. Just brilliant. At other schools, they sweep it under the rug through cooperative police departments and administrations, and you erroneously conclude they have no problems.
GT75
July 8th, 2012
1:56 pm
CHDawg, if it gets to the point of having to discipline someone for breaking the rules, the leadership has already failed. Having a high level of punishment doesn’t show leadership, rather it shows the leadership structure has already failed it’s people. An organization that depends on punishment as a main component of leadership always fails.
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
1:57 pm
Good point CHDawg. The only GT player arrested this year was in an Athens bar….tells you several things. Athens cop are terrors on athletes, and if you want to have a good time…..go to Athens, not cabbage town in Atlanta!!!
Ray
July 8th, 2012
2:04 pm
This article targets the black players, They all should go to black schools…..can UGA win without the black players who the writer thinks should’nt come to Athens
CHDawg
July 8th, 2012
2:15 pm
GT75, you obviously don’t understand what teenagers are like today. UGA has a high level of discipline, and they also have a very high rate of success. The legion of fine young men is that proof.
Ray, no this isn’t a black/white issue! When a white kid like Mettenberger breaks the rules in similar fashion, he is no longer a Georgia Bulldog either.
Neutral, the Athens Police seem to keep a special eye out for football jocks. Maybe not, but it sure seems that way.
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
2:16 pm
Ray,
I don’t think the article targeted black players. P.S. You are correct that UGa can’t win with an all white team, but the same can be said for: Bama, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, LSU, GT, Clemson, Southern Cal, Texas, Arkansas, VT, Michigan, Ohio State……you get the idea?
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
2:24 pm
CHDawg
I agree, just seems like the Athens cops don’t put up with the crazies…..jocks or not!!! In fact, the Athens cops seem to really keep an eye on the athletes…which is good not to treat them differently. I may be wrong, but I think there is a different culture in Knoxville, Tuscaloosa, Auburn, Baton Rouge, etc. Where the cops seem to be a little more lenient on the local heroes.
Salty Dawg
July 8th, 2012
2:26 pm
Enough about IC he is a thug,will remain a thug where ever he ends up,good riddiance.Very disappointing to hear of Washington’s feeling regarding fans,but he is entitled to his opinion,as misguided as it may be.He also is responsible to the University of Georgia as it relates to his performance on and off the field,and to that I hope he aims to be a leader.I hope with the departure of IC and others before him this Thug Culture is gone from the team,it has been very sad to watch the last couple of years……..Go DAWGS !!
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
2:27 pm
Great comments Salty!!!
dap01
July 8th, 2012
2:29 pm
People are born with the right to express themselves. Thugs have the right to be thugs. But,,,,,,,people aren’t born with the right to represent a major university. Crowell had more chances at stardom than everyone on this blog combined. He simply blew it.
Go stand on someone else’s sideline when you get a boo-boo.
Hutter
July 8th, 2012
2:30 pm
Hey UGA fans, how come Aaron Murray didn’t get disciplined when he was photographed underage drinking? Guess you guys don’t want to call out Aaron Murray huh?
dap01
July 8th, 2012
2:31 pm
Crowell’s biggest mistake is not going to Alabama. He would have never been arrested in that state. He could have called the police for a ride from the club.
Dawg Tired
July 8th, 2012
2:32 pm
TNT – Jesus was definitely kind and forgiving with the woman. He was not so generous with the self righteous religious leaders of his day. I wonder whether Washington is the woman or one of the self righteous ones. I have my own thoughts, but would welcome your thinking.
Hutter
July 8th, 2012
2:32 pm
Why didn’t Mark Richt kick off AJ Green, after AJ destroyed the 2010 season by selling his jersey and getting a 4 game suspension? Guess AJ was a favorite of Richt’s too, like the drunken partying Aaron Murray.
Bluto
July 8th, 2012
2:35 pm
Great comments Hutter!!!!
Hutter
July 8th, 2012
2:43 pm
How come Crowell got 3 chances, but Zach Mettenberger, got kicked off the team for a first offense? Mark Richt caught playing favorites again. Mark Richt is very inconsistent in the way he disciplines, it all depends on the depth chart at that position, and who is his current Bible totin’ scripture quotin; favorite player.
PerroGrande
July 8th, 2012
2:43 pm
Hutter=Hater! Go find your team’s blog.
Bluto=Hutter! Patting himself on the back.
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
2:45 pm
Stupid comments Hutter!!! AJ’s offenses weren’t felonies….you idiot!!!
Bluto
July 8th, 2012
2:47 pm
Hutter, got to agree, Mark Richt is easily snowed, if you put a Bible verse on your twitter account, you must be a better QB than the other guy, even if you’re photo id’d opn one of your drunken binges, at least as long as you quote scruptire and go to church, Richt is snowed by your drunken stupor, right?
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
2:48 pm
Bluto = Hutter = dumb, dumb, dumb
Those are most stupid blogs of all time!!!
Bluto
July 8th, 2012
2:50 pm
What’s the law in Athens for underage alchol possession, isn’t it 18 months in prison? How did Aaron Murray get out of that after he was caught drinking at the FSU game, I think he even had an FSU jersey on instead of a UGA jersey, to try and not get spotted/caught, reflects forethought……
LawyerUp
July 8th, 2012
2:55 pm
The law in Athens is actually 6 months of prison time for underage alcohol. And a small fine. And it’s a voilation of the UGA code of conduct, and could result in expulsion.
Murray would have gotten off likely since he was a first time offender, but without good representation, he could have ended up in jail for up to 6 months, it happens.
big don
July 8th, 2012
2:58 pm
One thought about CW comments. no, we don’t care about you on a personal basis, not even one tiny bit. Nor do you care about me on a personal basis. Not one tiny bit. Not any more or less than the last guy we sat next to on an airplane. That’s how it is. What i DO CARE ABOUT is the fact that as an alumni the monehy my parents spent to get me through school and the money I pay to the athletic department every year for the privilege of watching you fing fools so the way I see it I have more of a dog in the fight than you do. and BTW, when somebody makes UGA look stupid, they make me look stupid for continuing to support you. Grow the hell up, youg man. There’s a very real and hard world waiting on you after you leave UGA where more that 6.5 billion other people could care less about you or your teammates.
SEC Fan
July 8th, 2012
2:58 pm
So UGA may oversign next year due to attrition? Bill, since most UGA fans are stupid enough to think oversigning is cheating, it may be wise to start educating them else you guys will be in the middle of yet another off-season tempest. Good luck with that one.
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
3:14 pm
Big Don……you rock!!!! Well said, in fact you really called it like it is. I worked as hard as anyone at UGa (many years ago) as a wrestler and studying “pre-med” courses. I guess I’m one of those uncaring fans Mr. CW was calling out!!! I totally agree that these prima donnas are an embarrassment….and then they expect us to throw rose petals at their feet. Give me a break!!! I sure wish these guys would grow up and quit making their coaches, alumni and parents look so bad!!!
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
3:17 pm
@SEC Fan
Nope, 30 signees won’t be over-signing so no need to explain the type of over-signing Bama does!!!
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
3:20 pm
SEC Fan
The Bama style of over signing is not cheating…..just unethical!!! Just want to make sure you understand the difference.
HankJr
July 8th, 2012
3:38 pm
I’m not concerned about the roster attrition, if 50 players is good enough for the NFL teams, 74 players is plenty for us.
Too much is made out of this.
mgdawg
July 8th, 2012
3:46 pm
TNT, explain to me how Mettenberger has proven anything at LSU, has he started a game? As far as washaun ealey, he played at jacksonville state, is 1000 yards that impressive at that school. No one could argue ealey’s talent, but the bonehead decisions hurt the team. Crowell has great talent, but the continuous dumb decisions off the field as well as continually pulling himself off the field hurts the team.
Talent is a great thing; however, I’d rather have less talent and a guy I can depend on. Ealey and Crowell you could never depend on because you knew there was a chance each week that they might get suspended, and in crowell’s case there was a chance he would pull himself out after two carries. Mettenberger as far as I know only had one mistake, but it was a big one. As much hype as mettenberger had that spring, and that he had when going to LSU, he has still proven NOTHING on the field.
mgdawg
July 8th, 2012
3:48 pm
great post big don
mgdawg
July 8th, 2012
3:52 pm
secfan, oversigning is a strange word. UGA is going to have a plenty of scholarships next year, more then thirty. They want to sign atleast 5 players that start in the spring semester, they will actually count towards this year’s class. Then hopefully sign the total 25 to start after the spring. This will give them 30 new recruits, but everyone will have scholarships.
This isn’t like saban that gets all the commitments he can without scholarships for them, then decides which ones he wants and lets the leftovers fall in the ditch.
Dawg Tired
July 8th, 2012
4:05 pm
CW says IC is his “friend.” As a parent, I always taught my children that the “friends” you choose in life have a tremendous impact on where you go in life. The old quote “Birds of a feather flock together” is true in so many ways. I admit to more than just a touch of concern that one of our team “leaders” is publicly claiming IC as a “friend.”
Like Big Don and Neutral say above, this men do not seem to understand, or care, any thing about responsibility to those who came before them and those who will follow after them. Their conduct, and yes a tweet is conduct, reflects badly upon our University and its graduates. Like it or not, they are a major part of the public image of the University. They know that. Mr. Washington, I obviously care more about the University of Georgia than many of the football team members do. Until this ME, ME, ME mentality is eradicated, I will find it difficult to care about you personally because it appears that all you care about is you. When you start caring about those that came before you and those that will come after you, I will give you the respect you deserve. Some unsolicited advice: grow up, be a man, care more about others than yourself, call team mates out when they act like jerks.
Nevertheless, my main concern is the cluelessness of the University’s leadership, or lack thereof, in this mess we call our football team.
For the first time in my life I must confess serious concern for the reputation of the University of Georgia. In addition, I must seriously think about having my grandchildren attend college some place else. Sure, the partying and drinking have always been a part of the college experience, but the “Thug” mentality of our current football team is extremely troubling. This is well beyond having a good time, something we all, hopefully, experienced in college. This is not simply immature conduct. This is scary stuff.
DooleyDoo
July 8th, 2012
4:42 pm
Crowell will be a red pantied.soph at new school.
Pj
July 8th, 2012
4:52 pm
I was the person who sent the final email of Bill’s blog. Some got upset that I associated Albert Hollis and the word bust. I only meant from a productivity standpoint. Hollis was in fact, a loyal dawg who had his opportunity taken from him by injury. My apologies. What I had HOPED people would focus on is the reign of Mclendon as Running Backs coach. In 3 years at the helm – every single one of his talented players has been booted or quit. I’m flummoxed that no one else is making this clear and direct association. It’s baffling to me.
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
5:38 pm
Thanks PJ for the clarification
DOUG
July 8th, 2012
6:09 pm
Corny needs to back off. He will regret his kiddy talk later in life.
Step back and look at the big picture. Yes thats the only reason we watch you because of football. So what. I dont see you caring about the fans lives either. Its stupid. Grow up and get out of the militant mentality or you will be miserable your whole life like Al Sharpton.
SEC Fan
July 8th, 2012
6:23 pm
mgdawg. The reason Richt is “going to have plenty of scholarships” as you put it is because he’s been cleaning house ever since he became fearful of losing his job. He is deliberately getting rid of players in order to make room for better ones. Such a practice is exactly what has fueled the over-signing controversy. The great irony is so many holier-than-thou UGA fans actually thought their school was above such roster management and sanctimoniously scream “Cheater” at other schools who use it. Now when UGA brings in more than 25 next year, you guys better get ready for some flak because your hypocrisy is catching up to you.
Dan
July 8th, 2012
6:53 pm
I somewhat agree with Washington’s comments. Although I believe that most fans are genuinely supportive of the players on and off the field, the few who aren’t give all fans a bad name. Those fans who boo players and who leave the stadium when the team is losing rather than supporting them are a disgrace. I don’t support what IC did, but I don’t hate the kid either. He obviously has problems that need to be addressed and I hope that he is able to get back on track. He does not need to be called a thug or otherwise simply because he makes stupid mistakes. I support the Dawgs and will cheer them on win or lose.
tony
July 8th, 2012
7:40 pm
I think CW read where uga fans call black athletes thugs and say they’re too dumb to pass the SAT test. Why disrespect them that way? How many times did the fans call Zach Mettenberger a thug when he got in trouble with the law? 0! How many times did the fans call Collin Barber a thug when he got in trouble with the law? 0! Stop the name calling folks.
Dawg Bite
July 8th, 2012
7:54 pm
Someone very early on asked Bill if UGA’s scheduling could eventually hurt them when picking the final 4 teams for the playoffs. Really now, do any of you seriously think that a CMR team will even be in that discussion? We are a middle of the road SEC program that struggles to beat the Vandy’s, MSU’s, and UK’s of the world, and all of a sudden we are going to be in the NC title hunt? LMAO!!
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
7:59 pm
If I was riding around after 2am with a gat under my seat with the serial #s filed off, and smelling like a blunt, what would you call me???
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
8:04 pm
Dawg bite,
if we win out and take the SEC-CG, yes I do think we get consideration. If you don’t, then please take Dawg out of your name. Will it happen, who knows. Can it happen, yes it can…
50 arrests in four years
July 8th, 2012
8:25 pm
“If I was riding around after 2am with a gat under my seat with the serial #s filed off, and smelling like a blunt, what would you call me???”
I’d call you Isaiah Crowell!
MADD
July 8th, 2012
8:28 pm
Cornelius Washington is a lowlife, loudmouthed drunk. Who gives a rat’s behind what a jerk like him says.
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
8:45 pm
50
Looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, its a duck…
Was IC a UGA football playa, acting like a thuga, or a thuga acting like a UGA football playa??
Dawg Bite
July 8th, 2012
8:51 pm
Kingdaddy, I am a life long fan of UGA, but CMR has not been giving me any great hopes for things to get better. I will take Dawg out of my name when I darn well please , thank you.
Stew ball dog
July 8th, 2012
8:57 pm
While C Washington made these comments in the heat of anger ,he is probably dead right. Most of the fan s on this site and others don’t know what they are talking about. Keep up the hard work CW. You are a good dog and a great player. Go Dawgs.
Neutral
July 8th, 2012
9:20 pm
SEC Fan has had the “over-signing” issue explained to him 3 times and he is still ranting and doesn’t have a clue what is going on. The issue is not about “cheating”……it is about ethics and treating people right……meathead!!!!
Burma Shave
July 8th, 2012
9:36 pm
Washington’s a bad guy
He likes to drive drunk
Why did Richt recruit
This sorry punk?
BURMA SHAVE
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
9:43 pm
Neutral
SEC Fan just wants to insinuate UGAs cheating like other programs that oversigñ. The early enrollees don’t count against 2013. He knows, just doesn’t care. Juvinile just playing games…
Baffled in Bainbridge
July 8th, 2012
9:46 pm
Could someone please translate this Crowell tweet:
My lil goons..s/o to all these boys via.me/-2v4ua6g
Spokesman for the SEC East
July 8th, 2012
9:51 pm
It is funny that these clowns think they have struggles. Want to hear about struggles talk to the Jackie Robinson’s, Hank Aarons, Willie Mays, Jim Browns and other older black MLB and NFL players who played when there was still segregation, when many of them could not even stay with their teams in hotels on road trips. These clowns today are just spoiled, gangsta PUNKS!!
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
9:51 pm
Dawg bite
you have the right to criticize you team, but when you make fun of UGA, then what kind of fan would do that. Not much of one Mr. Life Long UGA FAN…
DAMNMADD
July 8th, 2012
10:01 pm
What’s the over and under until the next UGA player’s DUI arrest?
Will there be new excuses or the usual “the cops have it out for UGA players!”
Kingdaddy's face slappa'
July 8th, 2012
10:03 pm
Kingdaddy…shut up! Your posts are what causes trolls to attack UGA fans all day long. UGA is what it s; a mid-pack SEC program. You are what you are; a delusional dawgtard who can’t fathom that the sun doesn’t revolve around Athens. Outside north Georgia, no one cares about UGA. They are mentioned as much as Maryland, Iowa State, or Illinois. Embrace your nothingness. Feels good doesn’t it…
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
10:21 pm
Well I seem to get the best of you. You mad little boy. We don’t care what a troll like you thinks anyway. We kick your tales on the field, that’s all that matters loser. SECe Champ and picked to repeat again and probably more and it’s eating you up from the inside, LOL. Why you on the Junkyard Blawg? You must be a life long UGA fan, lol. Come on dwag bite, you can do better than that, loser…
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
10:29 pm
Slapper
you fight like a girl, lmaoff. If trolls like you weren’t on the blogs, then I would only talk about football but you want to come on a UGA blog to talk trash. That’s all you can talk is trash. Nobody thought you were a Dawg fan anyway dwag bite. You busted yourself out, lol…
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
10:46 pm
Slapper
You want to blame trolls attacking UGA on me, lol. I don’t do anything but respond to critics like you dingle-berry. Get used to it or don’t talk trash…
Brainiac(Dawg/Richt fan for life)
July 8th, 2012
10:52 pm
C. Washington sounded off because he was deeply hurt by the IC incident and the way people was reacting, mostly negative. As had been reported IC had made giant strides toward really making a name(positive) for himself and with UGA’s incoming RBs it could have been one hell of a season and likely still will be. What CW probably didn’t realize was that a large percent of the really vicious/negatives were posted by trolls and others not bonded to any team.
Once he saw some of the responses to his comments he realized that he was really wrong BUT the response/retraction of his original comments and even an apology should let everybody know the kind of person he is. That action took quite a bit “manning up”.
I live approx. 20 miles from CW and followed his HS career. He is a quality young man(I know….DUI) and I was very happy he chose UGA. I still am happy and hope he and all the other dawgs can learn from this and put it behind them. If that happens UGA should do VERY well this season in spite of all the suspensions and a very limited number of players.
Brainiac(Dawg/Richt fan for life)
July 8th, 2012
10:54 pm
@ King Daddy:
You need any help BRO???
Just point out any lowlife that gives you grief and it will be properly addressed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brainiac(Dawg/Richt fan for life)
July 8th, 2012
10:58 pm
@ Baffled in Bainbridge:
IC himself couldn’t explain that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brainiac(Dawg/Richt fan for life)
July 8th, 2012
11:07 pm
@ Burma shave:
Up yours and the horse you rode in on.
You mouth off behind a blog name so you know you won’t have to face CW in person and that’s good(for you) .because otherwise you wouldn’t even dare to change expressions. I’m quite sure I have stepped over better men/women/other than you getting to the fight.
Why don’t you tell CW to his face what you said on here???
kingdaddy
July 8th, 2012
11:09 pm
Brain
thanks bro, just another troll with Dawg in his name that got called out and embarrassed. Dwag bite trying to make fun of UGA while saying he’s a life long UGA FAN. HOOEY…Getting ready to check out for the night. I been on the road most of the day and I’m Dawg-tired. Later Bubba…
RED DOG 77
July 9th, 2012
12:45 am
Hank jr. is absolutely right!…………Way too much is made of this roster number “crisis”………..And what’s more, come on guys…………quit the dadgum bed-wetting and look forward to the 2012 season. The University of Georgia Football program will be taking another giant step this fall…………Yup, DawgNation…………We are turning the boat around, and things in Athens are looking pretty sweet to this Old Dog………………RED
Joe
July 9th, 2012
1:00 am
For the one that said Albert Hollis was a bust. Read the following:
http://georgiasports.blogspot.com/2007/02/albert-hollis-where-are-they-now.html A few years old but tells the story of a great Dawg.. Is a good example of what a great dawg is.
all for naught
July 9th, 2012
1:41 am
a hollis had potential…but crowell was his daddy hundredfold
chazzo
July 9th, 2012
6:30 am
A) All said and done, I think Cornelius Washington has a point. That’s not to say that he did the right thing or that all Dawg fans are 100% wrong. There are, however, many among us who will bad mouth players whom they have never met about circumstances that they know very little about. It is not so much the criticism as the personal attacks (sometimes of a racist nature) that hurts morale and recruiting.
B) I am 100% glad that Washington stuck up for his teammate! I think it’s great that they are going to stick together as a team, take care of one another as a team, and play for each other as a team. Quite frankly they shouldn’t be worried about what us knuckleheads are saying or what the professional knuckleheads (the media) are saying about them.
C) Remember, while these guys do get wonderful opportunities, they bust there arses. It is a full time job and then some in addition to schooling. Also, remember that a lot of these young men come from places like Moultrie, Blakely, Cairo, Waynesboro, etc., and it is a lot of pressure being thrust into that world of opportunity with its constant surveillance and criticism.
All that being said, the ones that can deal are tougher for it. I am not defending any or all of the mistakes some UGA players have made. I am only asking some fans to consider these statements. Georgia is not the only school where young folks get into to trouble. In fact, I can’t think of a school where they don’t. If you don’t get that, your just fooling yourself. Maybe we should spend more time celebrating the achievements than bashing the mistakes. That would make us great fans. That would help continue to make UGA a place where great athletes want to have great careers and more importantly a great education.
chazzo
July 9th, 2012
6:37 am
It’s funny how we all laughed and even heralded the antics of Jake Scott (at odds with Dooley, riding his motorcycle of top of the coliseum, doing a great amount of partying, etc.). Yet, these players are all “spoiled gangsta PUNKS THUGS”????? I think there is a double standard. I wonder what that’s all about. Is Mettenberger a gangsta or a thug? Why not?
Columbus Dawg
July 9th, 2012
6:46 am
chazzo, yes I would consider Mettenberger a thug, and I bet the father of the molested girl thinks he is a thug as well. I find it disturbing that Mettenberger is starting at a state Div.1 school on scholarship after his actions. Time will tell whether Crowell makes it back to D1 but I don’t think he deserves the honor either.
chazzo
July 9th, 2012
6:52 am
I don’t disagree with you, CD. My point, however, is when the Mettenberger thing went down, I didn’t hear many folks using that particular term to describe him. In fact, a lot of folks defended him.
UGA LVR
July 9th, 2012
7:09 am
We Gun This State!
gomdawg
July 9th, 2012
7:21 am
55 days and counting GO DAWGS , let’s talk Georgia Football instead of Mettenberger and Crolwell they are in the past so if you are a Georgia fan wish them luck and let’s talk 2012
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
July 9th, 2012
7:54 am
This is all you need to know about Cornelius Washington:
http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/2011/10/02/georgia-olb-cornelius-washington-arrested-in-jackson-county-for-dui/
He’s a dangerous drunkard driving a 2-ton killing machine around at almost a hundred miles per hour. We can only pray that he won’t kill any innocent bystanders on one of his alcohol-fueled rampages.
So think about this when you start feeling sorry for the guy.
kingdaddy
July 9th, 2012
7:56 am
I hope I.C. gets on with his life and we never have to play against him in a game. I don’t want to see our defense go after him or hurt him and I don’t want any bad blood between former team-mates. I know he’ll do fine if he stays out of trouble. Move on.
One good thing I see coming out of this is there will be more opportunity now for Marshall and Gurly to shine and I’m excited about that. OK, neither one have proved anything in the SEC yet but from what I’ve seen, these guys only need a little help from the OL and they will be fine. In the meantime, Malcome will be pulling at the bit for the ball. I also want to see Samuel taking a few swing-passes on the outside. Give the Big Dawg a bone CMB! All in all, I think we’ll overcome and move pass Crowell’s moving on. 55 and counting…
chazzo
July 9th, 2012
8:19 am
It seems that many people do not grasp that during summer there is little team leaders and coaches can do to control every action 24 hours a day of every player on the team. It is humanly impossible and at some point illegal. I think the program is going in the right direction. I you want to play for this team, PLAY for this team. If you don’t or you make a mistake, we aren’t going to try to hurt you and grind you down. We will focus on the players who want to PLAY at Georgia.
AltamahaDawg
July 9th, 2012
8:20 am
Very dumb thing for Washington to say/do. I think he fell into the same trap that some in here do and thinks that the hyper-negative stuff represents any sort of majority opinion of Dawg fans. It’s certainly not 99%. I doubt its 9.99%. With that said, I am not the least bit offended personally by his comments and only the guilty party(s) would be. (such as somebody who felt the need to respond to that on his personal face book page). I suspect we will see quite a few others raise thier hand in these pages.
kingdaddy
July 9th, 2012
8:26 am
Mettenberger was an idiot who puts himself over his team. Selfish tool. I hope we make it to the SEC-CG and get another shot at LSU and Coach Grantham can get after Mett, lol. I don’t think Mettenberger drove around with a gat under the seat but Crowell never sexually assulted anyone either. They are both going to be on probation for a while. What’s funny is I want to see UGA get after Mett, but I don’t want to see us get after I.C., go figure…
Jim
July 9th, 2012
8:32 am
Bill do you think Crowell may not know it, but he could have jumped out of the fat and into the fire?
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tell me again
July 9th, 2012
8:36 am
A lot of negative comments today. IC is gone. Coulda, woulda, shoulda. Irrelevent now. CW’s comments~ he’s just a young man who posted something while be was still hot about it. We’ve all been there. What scares me the most about all of this is that it seems obvious that this situation has caused a lot of tension on the team. This could cause this team to implode and could make a great potential run into a monumental bust.
Joey
July 9th, 2012
8:40 am
“So why is UGA paying Mark Richt millions of dollars a year?”
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I don’t know the answer to that myself, Buzzzzzzzzz.
Maybe because he beats our in-state rival 10 out of 11?
kingdaddy
July 9th, 2012
8:54 am
Tell me
As much as I disagreed with Corn’s statements, my natural reaction would be to defend my mates, friends and family. That being said, have you ever had a friend that just couldn’t handle their alcohol? There came a point in our friendship where I decided to stop going with him to a bar. I will defend you until you start becoming the problem and then I seperate myself from the trouble, lol. “I got your back bro” doesn’t mean, “Go start a fight, I got your back bro”…
Joey
July 9th, 2012
8:56 am
“The NFL only has 53 guys on their roster, and they figure out ways to handle it.”
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But they (NFL teams) all have the same number. Imigine if one NFL team had 20 fewer players than others. It would be handicapped late in games, and late in the season, right?
That’s what UGA is facing this season.
909
July 9th, 2012
9:29 am
It just keeps getting better and better in Athens.
ROTFLMAO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JB
July 9th, 2012
9:29 am
” It’s an honor and privilege to have a football scholarship to the University of Georgia. It’s comes with certain rules and responsibilities on our part. I’m saddened Isaiah did not meet those goals he set out for himself”……………THAT’S WHAT WASHINGTON SHOULD OF SAID. I’m concerned about how deep those attitudes run on this team. And yes, we will play walk on NON SEC caliber players this year due to our numbers. You can not win in the SEC playing Western Carolina type players. Ask Tech. We are loaded one deep, and the numbers are scary after that.
UGA Insider
July 9th, 2012
9:37 am
Tiger Towne,
With all of the UGA suspensions and attrition Mizzou would not be that big of an upset if any. This team is decimated and we will look like a 90’s Alabama team with very low numbers of players. However our reason is poor recruiting and laziness and theirs was NCAA punishments.
evil empire
July 9th, 2012
9:46 am
more evidence Kingdaddy and Bainiac are the same person…last nite king daddy gets attacked for spouting the same old, tired, i’m a better dawg fan than you are garbage…suddenly, his brainiac alter-ego shows up for a few of those typical juvenile posts…kingdaddy tells brainiac (himself) he’s tired and going to bed…both stop posting…sleeping at the same time because they are one and the same…the old good cop/bad cop game…
AltamahaDawg
July 9th, 2012
9:48 am
Would Love to see you sit in a room and tell the UGA coaching staff that the problem is that they are just lazy.
PMC
July 9th, 2012
9:52 am
We all need to be a little more understanding of the reasons people make comments rather than the comments themselves.
Washinton was defending a teammate. That’s all he meant to do, he was just angry.
It was a dumb thing to say, but no different than a lot of the stupid things I say after or during a bad game.
IN general, alumni who have had years to reflect about it, care much more for the school and the colors than the people in school at the time.
evil empire
July 9th, 2012
9:54 am
don’t think they would be accepting of the truth alta?…or is it you who isn’t accepting the truth…32 years is a long time and 30 million $$ is alot of money for a victory over hawaii and a liberty bowl loss to ucf…
Joey
July 9th, 2012
10:05 am
So, we the fact we haven’t won a NC in 32 years is because 4 different coaching staffs were lazy, evil empire (and insider doofus)?
Man I’m glad you figured that one out – all we need are energetic coaches!
Come on McGarity, make a move – this will be easy . . .
AltamahaDawg
July 9th, 2012
10:12 am
We are far from the worst SEC program, or the worst major conference school, or the worst college football program in general, and I would bet the farm that ANY of those coaching staffs work considerable harder than the guy(s) calling somebody lazy.
AltamahaDawg
July 9th, 2012
10:21 am
What I do accept is that you are just another troll who spends a considerable amount of time on some other guys football blog, rarely talking about the game or saying anything of value, evil empire. Is that truthful enough for you?
seabass
July 9th, 2012
10:22 am
I am somewhat shocked at what I’ve read here! There is no way we can make a legitimate run at a national championship with 70+- players. Or SEC for that matter.Once contact drills start this will be down to 60. I was already sick over the loss of Crowell. The attrition problem should have been addressed years ago.I do not care if every JUCO lineman in country has an offer from UGA, we should not have a numbers problem!
shankit
July 9th, 2012
10:24 am
Will Crowell’s credits in math, chemistry, biology, physics,
and pottery be transferrable to ASU, a school with higher standards?
ARdawg
July 9th, 2012
10:29 am
That’s pretty demn truthful there Altamaha
shankit
July 9th, 2012
10:32 am
Bet all the other programs in the SEC wished they
had a major newspaper like the AJC. Must be
disheartening not to have articles written about your
team every day, and unable to have outside bloggers
come on and promote your program.
wreckmaniac
July 9th, 2012
10:35 am
Typical stuff. Fans lying awake at night worried about who will play this fall. Says it all dosen’t it ?
wreckmaniac
July 9th, 2012
10:38 am
Shakit: Crowells credits are in Khemistry, nature, arithmetic, erector set design ,and bowling.
Johnboy
July 9th, 2012
10:50 am
Pot makes you stupid.
We Run the East
July 9th, 2012
10:59 am
Evil Empire- You nailed it with Kingdaddy. i have noticed how obnoxiuos his posts are . I guess I need an alter ego on here so I can have a conversation with myself. What’s that, oh, I need to go, my alter ego is locked out of the house again.
AltamahaDawg
July 9th, 2012
11:00 am
….and why is some troll worried about who uses what name(s) on somebody elses blog anyway? Not enough to pollute the conversation with your lazy crap, you have to control who calls themselves what now?
Frankly, You might as well be using different names too, because none of us can tell you apart from the other 20 childish idiots who say nothing of value in here all day long, either?
SSIgator
July 9th, 2012
11:01 am
ARdawg -
July 8th, 2012
10:55 am
RedandBlack
IMHO, he shouldn’t have apologized for the way he feels or for saying it. The fact that he did indicates someone put him up to it and not a matter of remorse
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No kidding and CEPH is also dead on with his post:
CEPH
July 8th, 2012
12:18 pm
If anyone thinks that Washington wrote that apology, then you should change kool-aid brands. That my friends was written by UGA. He couldn’t have worded that apology if you had given him a pencil, paper AND the whole month of July to compose it! Get real, he thinks exactly the way he composed the original post.
Always refreshing to read posts that are not distorted by the over-consumption of Kool-Aid from the Mark Richt lovers.
AltamahaDawg
July 9th, 2012
11:05 am
No, don’t have a conversation with yourself, Run the East. Just have an actual conversation with folks who give a rats behind what you have to say,,,,,,,,you know, in a SC blog. Or in here with us, if you had anything worthwhile to say.
Frankly, what business is it of yours what Georgia fans do on a Georgia blog?
Nobody forces you to read to Kingdaddy’s comments.
Joey
July 9th, 2012
11:08 am
shankit, I heard Joshua Nesbitt and Reggie Ball designed the new towers in Manhattan. Those old Jackets all make great engineers huh . . .
JB
July 9th, 2012
11:15 am
There may be more pressure on Richt than last year. There is not a coach in the SEC who with Richt’s credentials would have signed that type of new contract. Gonna be an interesting season. Hopefully a 12-0 one.
Joey
July 9th, 2012
11:17 am
Come on AD, what would you have We Run the East comment about, how they “run the East” (snicker) for all of one season? Maybe comment on all those SEC Titles?
He gets to type lots more words by simply insulting UGA and it’s fans, than braggin about all those SC “accomplishments.”
gbal
July 9th, 2012
11:36 am
You know its how kids are raised these days. When you do something wrong or one of your buds does something wrong, they convince themselves that they were not wrong and that they somehow got screwed.
AltamahaDawg
July 9th, 2012
11:42 am
Talk about “lazy”. I can assure you that I would never hang out in another team blog, BUT if I did, I promise I could add some value to the conversation, beyond “same worn out insults, repeat” . How difficult is that?
Brainiac(Dawg/Richt fan for life)
July 9th, 2012
11:52 am
@ Joey(8:40am post)
Damn good post Bro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bzzzzzzzz was begging for that shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
D Dog 1a
July 9th, 2012
11:59 am
with the dog’s easy schedule, they should win the east with no problem and play lsu for the title. this year, things will be different with a better Ga D. The dogs will pull the upset and win the SEC—bet the house!
Brainiac(Dawg/Richt fan for life)
July 9th, 2012
12:00 pm
Just think of the millions of South Carolina Chikun fans who died BEFORE SC finally won it’s first and only title of ANY type!!!!!!
SC owns/runs the SEC East …….NNOOOOTTTTTTTTTTTTT
Brainiac(Dawg/Richt fan for life)
July 9th, 2012
12:06 pm
Is it just me or has Bammy fans gone basically silent since Nkemdiche committed to Clemson???
Until he gets the entire Grayson team a football scholarship he will remain committed. Once all 90 players get offered “Dee Chee” will be back on the market
Brainiac(Dawg/Richt fan for life)
July 9th, 2012
12:07 pm
Due to the huge increase in the cost of AMMO do not expect a warning short!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
shankit
July 9th, 2012
12:54 pm
Joey – Yea, Nesbitt and Reggie musta both majored
in the Erector Set Design course at Tech.
SSIgator
July 9th, 2012
1:04 pm
For those that did not read the response to CW:
http://247sports.com/Board/30/amazing-UGA-related-10507596/1?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Long read, but worthwhile.
SSIgator
July 9th, 2012
1:06 pm
And let’s not forget about our buddy IC:
http://via.me/-2v4ua6g
Seems like he is adapting well to his new environs.
AAAAA Athens Bail Bonds R Us
July 9th, 2012
1:17 pm
Any arrests this week in Athens?
And we’d like for everyone to join in our celebration of opening a new satellite office in Montgomery. We’re expecting a lot of business there. So please drop in today for free Bulldog Brownies and hashbrowns!
Do parents share any responsibility here?
July 9th, 2012
2:15 pm
What’s the “root” of this problem? It’s not Mark Richt. It’s not UGA. It’s not Athens. Rather, the problem is a lack of parenting that instills discipline, knowing right from wrong, understanding accountability, and being thankful for what comes your way in life. And, most important, a christian walk and strong faith are the ultimate guiding path.
Problem solved.
kingdaddy
July 9th, 2012
2:19 pm
Moron SC fans Dr. Evil & SC runs the Least, Comparing me to Brainiac is a compliment, lol. I was on the road from Athens yesterday and I don’t need to splain anything to you two idiots. I kindathink you two peas come from the same pod the way you like to show up togeather. I really don’t care one way or the other, you’re both troll-boys and you will never be anything but loser-chickins…
lakehousedawg
July 9th, 2012
2:26 pm
Tim, really?
12G
July 9th, 2012
2:27 pm
About time.
51
July 9th, 2012
2:32 pm
Crowell will nto even be missed. Kid scored a whoipping 1 touchdown in his last 7 or 8 games—that’s TOTAL. I would imagine any running back on the roster could do that. This guy wasn’t talented, averaged less than Carlton Thomas per carry, sorry, no loss losing this guy.
51
July 9th, 2012
2:34 pm
16 SEC running backs had more yards per carry than Crowell, and 12 of them scored more td’s. I’;m telling you, he was not even average.
kingdaddy
July 9th, 2012
2:35 pm
All SC trolls need to know is that they will always be losers and Brainiac is a DGD and so is Altamaha Dawg. Thanks for having my back. BTW MORONS, while Brain was on here, I was on the recruiting blog, lol…
Junepea
July 9th, 2012
2:40 pm
Washington tried to play it both ways in his response to his critics: he said he supported Crowell, yet he called out Crowell in the same post for things he did not support. Can’t have it both ways, support him, or support the coach’s decision, and if you can’t get behind the coach’s decision in the future, we don’t need that kind of division building in the lockeroom, much less, from a self proclaimed “leader”. Let’s get rid of guys like Washington who don’t support the coach’s decisions and break down team chemistry.
Junepea
July 9th, 2012
2:43 pm
51, thanks for supporting me, so true. all people who don’t agree with me I don’t label a troll, like the poster above.
kingdaddy
July 9th, 2012
2:50 pm
Calls em likes I sees em sweetpea.
Joey
July 9th, 2012
2:51 pm
51, you ever stop and consider if maybe Crowell’s average per carry had anything to do with our pitiful run-blocking O-line?
Crowell wasn’t the best RB in the SEC, but he was the best freshman in the SEC, and he was the best RB on our team, brains or lack of, notwithstanding.
Joey
July 9th, 2012
2:54 pm
“Let’s get rid of guys like Washington who don’t support the coach’s decisions and break down team chemistry.”
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If it’s okay, Junepea, please wait til this season’s over before you get rid of any more players. We keep this up, and some of these commentors will get a shot at a scholly . . .
kingdaddy
July 9th, 2012
2:56 pm
Yeahh, all Crowell was, was 2011 Freshman of the Year, lol. Move on, nothing to read here, just more trolls bashing UGA. A program that scares them and gives them nightmares. You boys go change your name again and comeback for some more…
evil empire
July 9th, 2012
3:28 pm
kenny hilliard from Lsu was the best freshman rb in the sec last season…ask baccari…
kingdaddy
July 9th, 2012
3:31 pm
Dr. Evil
we’ll just take your word for it since you have so much credibility on this UGA BLOG, LOL…
Kingdaddy's face slappa'
July 9th, 2012
3:32 pm
Want some more Braindaddy/Kingiac? Multiple blog names in your case = twice the idocy. Please just shut up.
evil empire
July 9th, 2012
3:34 pm
my specialty is confronting stupd dawg fans with the truth…dummy
WDE
July 9th, 2012
3:35 pm
I can’t wait for football season !
SSIgator
July 9th, 2012
3:42 pm
evil empire -
Just wondering how the direct Dalton to Athens Kool-Aid pipeline is coming along. At the rate UGA is losing players, it is going to take a much larger supply this year to keep the Mark Richt “Good Ship Lollipop” afloat. Maybe the chemists at the plant in Dalton should work on a higher octane formulation.
SSIgator
July 9th, 2012
3:50 pm
“kenny hilliard from Lsu was the best freshman rb in the sec last season…ask baccari”
Thanks to you, Barcardi “Speedbump” Rumboy now knows the name of that freight train that hit him in that game. It was a little fuzzy in his mind for awhile after it happened. Now he knows to just to get out of the way next time. Ooops, UGA won’t be going to Atlanta this year so he doesn’t have to worry about it after all. Whew, I know he is relieved about that.
WDE
July 9th, 2012
3:51 pm
SSIgator anyone picking the gators to win the east this year?…I thought not..
Joey
July 9th, 2012
3:56 pm
“kenny hilliard from Lsu was the best freshman rb in the sec last season…”
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But IC won, right?
So . . . . is UGA “irrelevent, middle of the SEC pack,” etc, or is UGA such a big, revelent SEC power, it can sway the vote of Freshman of the Year?
I trying hard to figure out our standing in SEC football, or at least, with our favorite trolls here . . .
kingdaddy
July 9th, 2012
4:02 pm
Bill, I didn’t say anything bad. Can’t even talk about Chick-hens…
kingdaddy
July 9th, 2012
4:08 pm
Bill King
You allow “slappa” to threaten physical violence, and ridicule UGA fans, but I am filtered with no curse words or threats???
Joey
July 9th, 2012
4:09 pm
SSIgator just woke up from his 2-year coma, and thinks it is still 2008. SSI, buddy, Tim and Urban got a beatdown from Bama in the Dome in ‘09, and they are both long gone. This will hurt – UGA and even worse, SC have both won the SEC East since you went to sleep. And did I mention the mighty gators went 0-for-October last season?
What’s that? You want a bottle of sleeping pills?
SSIgator
July 9th, 2012
4:15 pm
Joey -
I have to hand it to you. Since starting to come down off of the UGA Kool-Aid you seem to have developed a much better attitude. Well done. Keep it up.
Old dog
July 9th, 2012
4:24 pm
“All SC trolls need to know is that they will always be losers”
Not the last two years. I just hope our team can play some good football and make them “losers” this year. Otherwise it will be three years in a row.
GoDawgs
July 9th, 2012
4:34 pm
Don’t know what all the fuss is about toward roster attrition. Your only allowed to dress 70 players for SEC games anyway so the only time this affects us is the non-conference games. Since our non-conference schedule is a joke now and will be for the next few years it will not have an affect since we have taken Boise St, Oregon, and Louisville out we should be alright against all the Northen, Eastern, Southern, and Western Kentucky’s/Louisiana’s of the world along with the occasional Clemson.
DUI Task Force
July 9th, 2012
4:40 pm
Just more trolls bashing UGA. A program that scares them and gives them nightmares.
You’re right about that. Everyone gets nightmares thinking about a drunk like CW running into them at 92 mph. This goon needs to be in rehab, not getting a free ride in the state’s largest university.
Joey
July 9th, 2012
5:05 pm
I’m a UGA-Koolaid addict, SSI. Can’t get off it. What I’m not on is the Richt-Koolaid. But he is here as long as he wants to be, so I am prepared, once again, for 9 or 10 wins. I’ve learned that cautious optimism is a good state of mind.
SSIgator
July 9th, 2012
5:14 pm
kingdaddy -
Like Bill says, “Just read the article” and don’t read the comments if they bother you.
Gary
July 9th, 2012
5:26 pm
Just watch the game. Don’t get sucked into the hype.
Dean
July 9th, 2012
6:14 pm
This sure makes you doubt if Mark Richt even gives one thought to character and intelligence with the guys he recruits.
http://www.redandblack.com/sports/running-back-position-a-revolving-door-for-bulldogs-due-to/article_da276c92-c2c7-11e1-ae4d-001a4bcf6878.html
a country boy can survive
July 9th, 2012
7:51 pm
kingdaddy, you tryin to curse under your name or the brainiac name???
kingdaddy
July 9th, 2012
8:22 pm
Sissy (ssi)
Don’t concern yourself with things that don’t involve you. What should concern you is how to keep from going 6-7 this year, lol. Your Muskrats not looking too good so far, lil stevie is probably ready to go back to the swamp, how about it???
kingdaddy
July 9th, 2012
8:27 pm
Countrygirl
Why do you want to know? You got a crush on me? NICE TO KNOW I GET UNDER YOUR SKIN. Now go home and cry to your mommy, lol…
Milton County will happen
July 9th, 2012
9:37 pm
Burrows should have left; let Garner trick him a second time. Kid isn’t gonna get any better sitting the bench in Athens. There is a place for you in the Southern Conference. Get the playing time you need and the educational opportunities are better.
Albert Hollis
July 9th, 2012
11:33 pm
Enter your comments here
Albert Hollis
July 9th, 2012
11:35 pm
AH blew his knee out early, including nerve damage similar to the type that ended the careers of William Andrews of the Falcons and our own Robert Edwards of the Dolphins. He wasn’t a bust, he never had the chance due to injury.
Zumadawg
July 9th, 2012
11:54 pm
HOW IRONIC IT IS FOR CW TO SCOLD THE NATION WITH THE ASSERTION THAT ” 99% OF YOU DON’T GIVE A CRAP ABOUT US OUTSIDE OF FOOTBALL” WHILE MOST OF THE PLAYERS SEE UGA AS A STEPPING STONE FOR THEM TO THE NFL AND DON’T CARE SQUAT ABOUT THE ILLUSTRIOUS SCHOOL THAT IS AFFORDING THEM WITH A SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. SHAME ON HIM!
DUI Task Force
July 10th, 2012
7:28 am
“Sir, have you been drinking? Sir?”
chazzo
July 10th, 2012
7:50 am
Burrows returns to team. Wow. I guess the sky isn’t falling after all.
Dog R 1a
July 10th, 2012
8:38 am
the dogs will win 10 games in 2012 and win the east again—bet the house! This dog D is for real.
Mr. SEC
July 10th, 2012
8:39 am
Glad to see Bobby Nettles put Washington in his place; more athletes mrrd to look at the who, what, when, where and why’s before they start bashing out at supporter’s comments. Afterall, it is OUR money that gives you a chance at a 4 year free education, which most of you can only deliver 3!
G-Dawg
July 10th, 2012
9:28 am
CW has the right to say what he thinks, just like many of you throw players and coaches under the bus on these blogs. And he shouldnt have to apologize for anything!! Its called his right to opinion…and you dont have to agree with it. Too many ppl want to stomp on someone when they’re down, instead of giving support…we’re talking about young adults here, who all dont come from strong family backgrounds..and get built up to something they cannot handle before they step foot on the SEC field. Nobody is perfect!!
AAAAA Athens Bail Bonds R Us
July 10th, 2012
9:30 am
Any more UGA players arrested in Athens today?
Ricky Bobby Nettles
July 10th, 2012
9:51 am
Bobby Nettles called Crowell and Washington “paint eating morons”, yet it took him 47 applications to get a job at McDonalds.
Bobby Nettles thinks “hardship” is 4 channels an a black & white TV.
Bobby Nettles seems proud of his DUI.
Bobby Nettles had a stupid looking tattoo on his back.
chazzo
July 10th, 2012
10:14 am
Zumadawg,
I don’t completely disagree with you, but the notion of college being a stepping stone to the NFL is an overstatement. The vast majority of the players don’t make the pros, and many have no delusions about that. Some are not even on scholarship.
The way I see it besides the millions of dollars of revenue that the university and community get from these guys while taking advantage of that incredible opportunity for about 10% of them ever to even enter the draft is that all the players who have donned the red and black since I was old enough to say “football” have afforded me a lot of good times and great memories.
So maybe consider backing off of the self-righteousness just a tad, friend. A young man was upset about a friend getting into trouble. A young man puts his team above all else. Washington is a great Dawg and will give them hell this fall.
Amen
chazzo
July 10th, 2012
10:20 am
Just sayin’:
“no fewer than 47 college football players nationwide – an average of more than one every day – have been arrested or cited for everything from shoplifting and armed robbery to burglary, disorderly conduct and driving under the influence, according to arrestnation.com, a website that tracks the arrests of sports figures.
Five players at the University of Arkansas. One at Oklahoma State. Wisconsin Heisman Trophy finalist Montee Ball. Clemson All-American Sammy Watkins. Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees.”
Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/TU/article.aspx?subjectid=94&articleid=20120520_29_B1_CUTLIN909850
chazzo
July 10th, 2012
10:23 am
At the golf course the other day, an old guy in an Auburn hat told me the problem was that richt recruits thugs. He went on to say that they need to recruit some “bad%$@ white boys.”
Well besides the fact that the guy was old school, good ol’ boy ignorant (and an Auburn fan), I had to wonder what bad%$@ white boys don’t have guns, drink whiskey, smoke weed, and chase tail?
Okay there’s Tebow… Name another.
MADD
July 10th, 2012
11:00 am
As a public service, Mark Richt should put a GPS tracking device in Washington’s car, so people could see where he’s driving drunk and be able to avoid him. This could potentially save a lot of lives.
evillurks
July 10th, 2012
11:08 am
That “apology” from Washington came straight from the thUGA PR department. Your program is in major trouble mutt fans, with the attrition, thug behavior, team dissension and attitude / feelings your players have about your fans.
You guys have, for the second straight year in a row, the easiest schedule in SEC history. And you’re going to probably miss getting into the SEC big game because you are such a mess as a program.
EasyStreet
July 10th, 2012
11:33 am
don’t be messin with cornelius now—he be packing like IC and don’t put up with nothin—at the clubs, you need to show him respect.
WOW!
July 10th, 2012
11:57 am
70!!!! 70!!!! Ship players! What a freaking JOKE!!And we gave him an extension????? WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!JUST WOW!!!!
philSC
July 10th, 2012
12:20 pm
Lattimore is gonna run over you again. Meet the new boss-same as the old boss!
Brainiac(Dawg/Richt fan for life)
July 10th, 2012
12:22 pm
@ TNT:
We need to take into consideration that while having only 53 players on their roster all 53 are TOP OF THE LINE, BEST OF THE BEST and WORLD BEATERS while college rosters often include 17/18 year old kids that have played only a couple of years of organized football. The NFL has a “practice sqad” they can draw from on a moment/week’s notice plus they can trade/buy new players!!!!!!!!!
Abnerish
July 10th, 2012
1:03 pm
I read Washington’s initial post and the infamous response by Mr Nettles, but I had not seen the follow-up posts. Not surprising since they weren’t as newsworthy or as controversial as the initial posts. Nevertheless, I am glad you provided that follow-up because I think Cornelius’ response was perfect, as was Mr Nettles’. Ready to get this whole thing behind us and move on to the season. Go Dawgs!
Numbers that DO matter
July 10th, 2012
1:31 pm
Of the 5 star running backs from two years ago, all but 2 are gone from where they originally signed, I read. Auburn for example, saw the departure of their Arkansas bred 5 star back skip town to Arky Stat, to be near Coach Gus Malzahn. So it goes with these kids.
If accurate, this is ominous. To me, it means that quality schools and programs must start recruiting a BETTER kid rather than chasing after problems. College is not a REHAB program, anymore than real life is. These thugs need to know that they better clean up their acts or NCAA or NFL will take them OUT.
Go Dogs.
AltamahaDawg
July 10th, 2012
1:53 pm
Thier best option is to sign with program that you never “hear” about thier troubles.
Whiskey Breath
July 10th, 2012
2:52 pm
Bill, are you 100 percent sure Washington didn’t describe the Ga fans to a T?
Basically he is sorry human being because he told the truth.
Sounds just like the Ga people to me.
guy
July 10th, 2012
7:53 pm
I.C. put the last nail in his coffin by having four freshmen players in the car with him. I know he did not make them go but he had no concern about doing what’s good and honorable and setting an example.It’s sad but that’s just the way it is.Maybe he can rebound and turn his life into a success even if sports are not in the picture.??????????
THE Dixie Redcoat Band
July 10th, 2012
10:03 pm
Nothing against bad^%$White boys! UGA could use a few.
RIPLarryMunson
July 11th, 2012
12:03 am
I wonder if Crowell would have a chance to come back. Didn’t CMR state that the players who were caught stealing may have a chance to come back if they accomplished what they needed to?
AAAAA Athens Bail Bonds R Us
July 11th, 2012
6:28 am
Any more arrests in Athens?
MainT1
July 11th, 2012
7:54 am
The dog will be loaded–this will be the year. lsu and alabama are down after losing all those stars–the dog will win the east with ease and then the sec–bet the house.