Bradley's Buzz: Tech, UGA both among early-entry losers

Mike (original formula)

January 19th, 2010
9:47 am

Time will tell who lost more and who can recover with a new DC quicker.

cattle dawg

January 19th, 2010
9:53 am

present

Member FDIC

January 19th, 2010
9:55 am

Georgia & Georgia Tech may be among the early-entry losers, but a super-nervous investor and the average NBA player now making multiple monthly child support payments rank among the early-withdrawal losers.

KINGDAWG

January 19th, 2010
9:55 am

Second! Ha ha….Thought I’d let you see how stupid you look doing this. Get a life

Off the "Mark' Bradley

January 19th, 2010
9:56 am

I may have to change my user name. I actually made some sense with very little bias. Must have been a long weekend, I guess. Where is all the anti-uga rant. Schultz is going to be very disappointed if and when he reads this.

Big John

January 19th, 2010
9:57 am

Georgia has a Jr. Coll. LB transfer that was terrific, and a good chance Samuel will be heading over to LB. Great shape at Safety with Rambo. Georgia always takeas a hit with guys going to the NFL, Georgia sends more people to the NFL than anyone in the SEC. But Richt has found a way to win 90 SEC games in 9 seasons despite that.

Florida would have to be #1 on any list as “biggest hit” as this is a rebuilding year for them.

Dannyboy

January 19th, 2010
9:57 am

GT may have lost four really productive players, but we got a new uniforms!!! Oh, and some old guy named Groh…

cattle dawg

January 19th, 2010
9:58 am

Im still surprised most with reshad an burnett leaving early. Should be exciting to see how these young guys react to the 3-4.

Big John

January 19th, 2010
9:59 am

Georgia’s LB situation with 2 6′ 2” big strong guys Gamble and Dent isn’t too shabby.

bullmann

January 19th, 2010
10:00 am

florida is the big looser in 2010 ! they will not find themselves in the top 25 in the end ! no meyer, no tebow, no dunlap, no spikes, no hernandez, no way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ga & bama in the 2010 sec championship !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sonny Clusters

January 19th, 2010
10:02 am

Page is loading slow today, huh? We was noticing that. Coaching will make a difference for both teams and both teams have some new coaches. We was thinking the team with the better mascot may win and we’ve been reading a lot lately about Russ being upset with Georgia and maybe a little with Coach Richt. Buzz, on the other hand, seems to be doing fine and is allowed a lot of time with the cheerleaders and that is a pretty good perk for a mascot. When we was playing ball we had a mascot and we was always very respectful.

Blindog

January 19th, 2010
10:03 am

I really wish Curran would change his mind,he may even be a first rounder if he stays and works with Grantham. He may not get taller but he can get better. Would you not agree,Mark?

MyWhiskeyClear

January 19th, 2010
10:03 am

Ok we lost some good guys, but the system puts potential playmakers in good positions very frequently. Once an offensive player (*cough* STEPHEN HILL *cough*) decides to step up and commit to being a game-changer the system will put him in that position every game. With the right blocking it’s all one-on-one matchups on every snap. Other backs will be able to utilize that just like Dwyer did. Other receivers will take advantage of it the same way as BayBay. That said, both were big and developed. That does take time to achieve. So we’ll see who takes this off-season to make it their business to fill out and step up. All I’m saying is once they do, the CPJ offense will give them good opportunities to stand and be counted. We could still put up decent point totals.

Won’t say anything about the D until I see Groh try his 3-4 with our players. Evidently we have some hass’s coming off redshirt. I’ll believe it when I see it.

I think we’ll still win some close games.

Jdogg

January 19th, 2010
10:04 am

Big John – who is the LB juco transfer you speak of? never heard of him

lanier

January 19th, 2010
10:04 am

i think we can determine their loss factors based on where they are drafted in Apr. then there should be no doubt. why not revisit this then Mark

willie martinez

January 19th, 2010
10:11 am

Rennie will be missed. Reshad will only be remembered for the sports center clip from the tech game of 2008.

Otto

January 19th, 2010
10:12 am

Geathers is also coming off a redshirt year for UGA and could be the big NT needed in the 3-4. UGA has talent and many guys that have playing time just not starts. It will also be interesting to see how guys that were dishing out chest bumps and arm tackles will be able to finish the tackle with the new coaches. Fundamentals on defense hurt UGA far more than scheme the past 2 years.

Alot of variables floating around. IMO UGA has a better season than last year, and GT does not make the ACC CG again this year. I think their records going into the the Thanksgiving Weekend game will be very close.

ptc dawg

January 19th, 2010
10:12 am

Mark,
Interesting column. I hope GT will get a taste of what the Dawgs went through last year sending 5.000 yards and 43 td to the NFL.

Have you ever considered that Derek Dooley owes his new job to Mark Sanchez?
Sanchez left SoCal for the NFL against Pete Carroll’s advice.
Pete Carroll and SoCal had a disappointing season and next year doesn’t promise to be much better. So Carroll leaves for the NFL.
SoCal calls Kiffin home to coach, opening up the UT job.
Cutcliff decides to stay at Duke.
Dooley steps into the UT job.
Maybe Barbara will send Sanchez a thank you note.

MR

January 19th, 2010
10:12 am

lanier;
What does draft position have to do with these players leaving and how it effects the former teams? Does going higher in the draft mean they well be missed more? I think not.

willie martinez

January 19th, 2010
10:14 am

Grantham’s hiring bought CMR 2 years. If he fails, he, Richt, Adams and Evans will all be gone.

MR

January 19th, 2010
10:15 am

ptc dawg,
The difference with Tech and the players we lost, the replacements have had as much as two years of playing time. I don’t think UGA was prepared for Stafford to leave…..

The Other St. Simons

January 19th, 2010
10:15 am

If Tech loses its number one WR, will anyone notice?

GT fan

January 19th, 2010
10:16 am

MArk, how do you feel about GT not beening a top 20 program to start the year?

willie martinez

January 19th, 2010
10:16 am

Grantham is a clear upgrade from CWM. it doesnt appear that Groh is so clearly a better coach than Wommack.

GT fan

January 19th, 2010
10:17 am

being, sorry

The Other St. Simons

January 19th, 2010
10:17 am

Tech in Top 20? Bwahahahahahah!!!

Orange Bowl wants their money back.

Old School

January 19th, 2010
10:18 am

MArk– can you think of any recent college “stars” who left early and were left standing at the altar whe The Draft was completed, particularly from local schools? Assume they signed as free agents.

papadawg

January 19th, 2010
10:20 am

I would think the Dawgs loss on the defensive side was not that big a blow since our defense gave up points and yardage by the truckload. Grantham will have alot of new starters to go with his new defensive scheme which should be a plus. Out with the old and in with the new

GT fan

January 19th, 2010
10:20 am

The other St. Simons,
wow your cool.

Ginger

January 19th, 2010
10:21 am

College football talent definitely diluted ever since the rules were changed to allow Jr players to enter draft after Jr season or redshirt players with 3 yrs in.. Donald Trump and Herschel Walker started all of this. Seems that many times it takes college players at least 2 yrs to develop & learn and then we lose the Jr players when they are getting pretty good…Makes it hard for the coaches and increases the need to recruit good players that learn very quickly

J Smurf

January 19th, 2010
10:22 am

Very nice, MB. Or, as I like to say, “2 stones…1 bird”

malibuGT

January 19th, 2010
10:24 am

a guy that parcells & belicheck wanted to talk to about defensive coordinator role isn’t an upgrade over Wommack (Mr 40+)?! i beg to differ

GT fan

January 19th, 2010
10:25 am

The other St. Simons,
If you feel GT should not be in the top 20 please list who you think should in order form 1 -20

Big John

January 19th, 2010
10:27 am

I like the #2 Ranked Jr. College Player Georgia picked up.

Safety, Jakar H.

http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=2511

SMITTYSTHEMAN

January 19th, 2010
10:27 am

Man, that Grantham-led Dallas Cowboy defense looked ferocious against that 40-year old quarterback, huh? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

GIVE ME A BREAK

January 19th, 2010
10:28 am

GEORGIA TECH will do a great job of reloading. I like the team spirit and think they will be fine. GO JACKETS!!!!

WonderDawg

January 19th, 2010
10:28 am

Mark, I think UF will barely notice the departing underclassmen with this class of incoming freshmen. The may have 6 or 7 player who can make AJ Greene type impacts in their first year. Unbelievable …

GT fan

January 19th, 2010
10:29 am

UF has 15 of the top 50 players

Big John

January 19th, 2010
10:30 am

Georgia also has Alec Ogletree coming in, #3 ranked safety in the country.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Alec-Ogletree-84162

GIVE ME A BREAK

January 19th, 2010
10:30 am

GO JACKETS!!!!

papadawg

January 19th, 2010
10:31 am

And where was Groh this past weekend

GT in Raleigh

January 19th, 2010
10:31 am

I think that the new scheme from Groh will make the loss of Morgan not as significant. Tech is very deep at linebacker and should be strong next year at safety with Cooper Taylor returning. Allen is a stud and will produce Dwyer like numbers. Hill will fill in nicely for Thomas and has all of the tools to be another top WR from GT. The thing to look for is how much will Nesbitt improve from this year to next year. He is the key to the offense. If he can improve we will be fine. I think Groh will have the defense ready to play and this could be a repeat year for the ACCC. The Coastal Division is going to be tough with Miami, UNC, and VT hungry and deep.

Georgia should have a better year next year. They never lack players and talent. The question is whether they will continue to be a middle of the road football team or start to compete with FL. LSU, and AL. They will probably get a few big wins next year with a younger defense that buys into the new coaching staff. Too bad that UGA isn’t a top tier team and has been middle of the road longer than most UGA fans realize. They will continue the downward spiral and everyone will be calling for Richt’s head next season.

Big John

January 19th, 2010
10:31 am

All the experts say UF took the biggest hit, it’s a rebuilding year for UF. They always have a good recruting class, but this was a big hit. #1 biggest on every list I’ve seen. Gonna be a tough year for Addazio’s kids.

Mr. Chomp!

January 19th, 2010
10:32 am

Florida is reloading – and is still a far distance ahead of Georgia. In the long run – Tennessee is the bigger threat to Florida than Georgia. Richt has settled in – and his has proven that he is only slighlty better than Donnan – which was about equal to Zook.

GeoffDawg

January 19th, 2010
10:32 am

I agree. When it’s all said and done, I think Thomas will prove to be the bigger loss for tech’s offense than Dwyer. How many drives this year would’ve stalled were it not for Thomas’ sure hands?

For Georgia’s defense, they’re both big losses but we definitely have the talent to replace them. Unless I’m mistaken, we also now have a DC to coach up that talent.

The Other Matty Ice

January 19th, 2010
10:33 am

The lone good thing about CMR’s upperclassman loyalty policy is that it sounds worse than it is. Yeah, UGA is only returning 4 starters to defense, but that doesn’t mean they’re only returning 4 of their best 11. I won’t point any fingers, but Bryan Evans should not have been starting.

Big John

January 19th, 2010
10:33 am

I agree with ranking UF the biggest loser for 2009.

Big John

January 19th, 2010
10:36 am

Georgia was also the biggest gainer this year.

We gt Grantham, the guy that turned down and spurned Saban.

Steady GT Fan

January 19th, 2010
10:39 am

I trust Paul to coach his players up and have another great season. Al should make a positive difference as well. They are both good coaches. We may not win the ACC but we will definately compete. VT should be very good again, as well as, Miami and Florida State. I’m hoping for 10 or more wins again. Go Jackets!

Blindog

January 19th, 2010
10:39 am

We may only have four starters returning but there is a lot of talent remaining on the defence.Great article Mark, thanks.

Denver Dog

January 19th, 2010
10:40 am

GT in Raliegh, you are probabally correct especially since Tech dosn’t have William and Mary on the schedule. Groh will do some good things, but his record on defense is not that great of recent years. Wishing you guys the best til the end of November.

Chomp, I’ll have what you are smoking! You wouldn’t be running off at the mouth about UT if it were true. I think the biggest threat to UF is the NCAA which is currently investiagting the Tebow Ministry Fund for paying players. Be ready for it when it happens, it is going to be a blockbuster. Check around in your town there buddy and you will see that it is happening right now.

papadawg

January 19th, 2010
10:40 am

I hope Coach Richt has learned that to be a successful head coach you have to have strong assistants for every part of your team. All good college programs lose coachs every year but it the recent past how many has Georgia lost. Hire yourself a good staff Coach

Big John

January 19th, 2010
10:41 am

Grantham will go out and get the guys to replace the losses that he needs. Or he’ll just coach up the guys he has. Won’t be a problem. 2 of his defensive lineman went to the Pro Bowl this year. And 2 of Lakotas guys went to to the NFL.

GeoffDawg

January 19th, 2010
10:41 am

Mr. Chomp – you should probably wait to see if you even have a head coach come September before you claim yourself far ahead of anyone. At least UT knows who’s going to be on their sideline.

Dostoyevskiy

January 19th, 2010
10:41 am

UNC, who had a top-6 defense, many members of which were going to be drafted very high, returns all of them. They collectively stated that they had unfinished business. Rivals has their defense at no. 1 for next year. People just keep ignoring UNC, but they are going to be right there in your face next year. You may want to ignore them, but you won’t be able to once they line up against LSU in Sept. in the Ga. Dome.

The Other St. Simons

January 19th, 2010
10:45 am

GT Fan -

It’s “you’re cool” not “your cool.” Since you are FAN and not GRAD, I can see where you might have missed that.

Regarding your question, how can a team that barely got 30 yards in the first half of the Orange bowl AND lost its only…best players even think of repeating the magic?

And, may I remind you, you lost to UGA’s worst team in decades.

Who cares about preseason polls anyway. You can be #1 preseason for all I care. You still suck.

GaGators

January 19th, 2010
10:45 am

Pat Forde says whether Meyer returns or not, it’s probably the end of an area:

check it out:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls09/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=4784908

Denver Dog

January 19th, 2010
10:46 am

Dostro, UNC looked really dominate in the Cooper Tire Bowl. Who cares what Rivals has them, have you ever seen those yahoos that run Rivals? We will see about the game int the dome, it will be the make or break game for Les Miles’ career at LSU.

GT in Raleigh

January 19th, 2010
10:47 am

The Other St. Simons – remember how great of a season UGA had when they were breaking in Stafford? Without the Ginger Ninja – Cox, UGA will be experiencing serious growing pains at QB this season. Before you talk trash you should consider that next season is going to be very painful for all you puppies.

Rather than worrying about where Tech will be ranked in the meaningless preseason polls (which UGA proved two years ago); you should be worried how UGA is going to stop the likes of Arkansas (Mallet is returning), Kentucky, Florida (no down years there – just reloading), Miss State (Dan Mullen in his second year is going to be only tougher), Auburn (only will be better in year two), and a TN team that believes they OWN UGA. Just saying you have a bunch of other things to worry about besides where Tech is ranked in a preseason poll. Heck, Idaho State and Colorado could be nail biters with a QB that has never started a college football game!

Lowcountry Bulldawg

January 19th, 2010
10:47 am

Tech was decimated with early entry candidates. Not close. UGA loses is amplified by the fact that it now only returns those 4 starters, but the defense can’t regress to much.

GeoffDawg

January 19th, 2010
10:47 am

The Other St. Simons – I don’t know if I’d say “decades” but it’s definitely Georgia’s worst team since Donnan’s 5-6 debut in ‘95.

Kenny "Bulletproof Tiger" Powers

January 19th, 2010
10:51 am

That’s what recruiting is for; and when you DC doesnt coach up good recruits, you fire them; UF wont miss a beat, GT can’t recruit anyway, so it is UGA that the microscope is on.

GeoffDawg

January 19th, 2010
10:52 am

GT in Raleigh – Likewise, Georgia believes that they OWN tech. What’s the point? Every team is going to point out positives and make the case that they’re going to be better next year. Doesn’t mean a lot.

GeoffDawg

January 19th, 2010
10:53 am

Thanks Mark, my mistake on the year.

The Other St. Simons

January 19th, 2010
10:57 am

GT Fan,

I agree, mostly. Particularly on the part about me not worrying about GT preseason ranking. The Stafford Dawgs proved that preseason rankings are useless.

As far as next season, we will see. Last seaon? I think 30-24 might ring a bell.

Scoreboard. Period.

Alabama Jack

January 19th, 2010
10:58 am

You know for a “high school” team that everyone says isn’t any good because it plays in the “Almost Competitive Conference”, we did turn out some playas didn’t we?

GT Alum

January 19th, 2010
10:59 am

GT lost to the worst UGA team, and two years ago we beat the best UGA team… that’s why they play the game. I disagree with the stress on Tech’s losses. Some star strengths may be lost but Tech grows in depth at almost every position (stress the lines on that one). We also return all receivers other than Thomas and gain a few injured ones for next season. Not to mention Nesbitt has another year to try and spread the ball around better. Expect a consistent Tech team next year and a much better UGA team. Both 10+ win teams. Here’s to making GA a serious football state again.

Dostoyevskiy

January 19th, 2010
11:00 am

Denver Dog, I believe the pros like the UNC defensemen; I think that is why they are so highly-rated.

GT in Raleigh

January 19th, 2010
11:01 am

GeoffDawg – My point is not whether I believe any school OWNS another. If I cared about that, I would be a UGA fan who chases cars and barks at the postman. My point is that UGA fans have a bunch to be worried about and should stop talking trash and take a sedative. We get it – you are the best and everyone else sucks. You run this state and everyone else must bow – blah-blah-blah-blah. Rather than barking so much you should realize that the “cone of shame” awaits the mutts next year (little Up reference – I have toddlers).

The Other St. Simons

January 19th, 2010
11:03 am

GT Alum-

Solid points. The good news is tha you really don’t need receivers. Nesbitt can’t pass and he doesn’t need to do so.

Good DC hire should be a factor for y’all as well.

And I agree, “Here’s to making GA serious football state again.”

BadgerDawg

January 19th, 2010
11:03 am

Every team that plays Tech has a chance. Just force them to have to throw a pass and you can win fairly easily. That even goes for teams that play in that weak conference.

The 2008 Georgia Bulldogs

January 19th, 2010
11:04 am

“Who cares about preseason polls anyway. You can be #1 preseason for all I care. You still suck.”

Hey, that sounds familiar…

G Dawg

January 19th, 2010
11:06 am

When will you Grantham haters such as Smittystheman and others realize that he was the D-line coach for Dallas and not responsible for the entire Dallas defense? Was Grantham responsible for the Dallas’ offense mistakes that cost them the game? Think not. Think again.

The Other St. Simons

January 19th, 2010
11:06 am

hahahhaha.

Good one.

papadawg

January 19th, 2010
11:08 am

Why is everyone concerned about the Gators. They have enough 5 star recuits come to them,they could win 10+ games every year. They don’t hardly have to recruit, just choose who they want. They always have enough talentthat even M. Bradley could coach them to a BC title

bro

January 19th, 2010
11:10 am

Who really cares. Neither team is ready to compete on an upper level. The just win a few games and lose the really big ones against quality teams. Tech was very lucky they won as many games as they did with their lack of defense. Only their ability to score allowed them to win most of their games. They did not do very well against teams with decent defenses. UGA’s victory over Tech was not a good win. They just had the better defense and Tech had the worse defense. Two poor teams with no consistency.

GT in Raleigh

January 19th, 2010
11:11 am

Dostoyevskiy – UNC will be tough next year on D. UNC will be overrated next year. Overrated???Those defensive players don’t play both ways. Your QB will not improve and your defense will be demoralized by how much the offense sucks. That is if they aren’t demoralized by the UNC fan base first. As someone who lives in the Triangle and listens to the sports fans here and knows how important football is to UNC – UNC fans would rather have you cut away from the LSU broadcast so that they can watch a UNC basketball practice. UNC is not a football school and will never be a football school. It will take Butch Davis a few more years to figure that out. But he will be gone and the UNC fan base will have a one less distraction before basketball season. BTW – what did you think about the beat down in the Dean Dome?

BullyDawgs

January 19th, 2010
11:11 am

Depleted? I hardly think so. Look at the UGA roster, we have some talent, Grantham will demand the best, and he’ll get the best..watch out florida, we’re knocking your snaggle teeth out this year.

GT in Raleigh

January 19th, 2010
11:13 am

Link to the cone of shame – http://tinyurl.com/y9rv4pt

Enjoy!!

Dostoyevskiy

January 19th, 2010
11:15 am

GT in Raleigh, you are not qualified to speak on this. I have lived in NC all my life, and I graduated from UNC probably before you were born. UNC is just as passionate about football as basketball. Now you transplants might want to change channels, but not UNC fans. Also, your post makes you appear to be young and immature. It is more like I understand a flame to be. I pull for State as well. I believe you need to grow up.

collegeballfan

January 19th, 2010
11:15 am

I agree with GT in Raleigh that UGA should be a better team next year.
They should have been a better team last year (2009). Top 10 recruiting classes every year Richt has been there. We all know that there is no logical reason UGA should not have had at least one BCS championship out of that kind of recruiting. Or at least been in the championship game!

Richt & staff have spring, fall camp and the La-Laf game to get ready for the season. Every player on the team will be from a top 10 recruiting class. Anything less than an SEC championship is not acceptable. Correct?

Now GT is the opposite. One top 30 recruiting class (2007), the others all in the top 40s (43 this year so far). FSU, VT, Clemson, Miami & NC have all recruited better than GT the last few years. Anything other than a middle of the conference finish is gravy. To tie for a Division in 2008 and win the conference in 2009 is way beyond expectations. This is the problem Johnson now faces, expectations. There is no logical reason to expect the 2010 GT team to finish in the hunt for the conference championship. Not with the recruiting classes they have had. Yet that expectation is there.

My best to both coaching staffs.

Nate

January 19th, 2010
11:17 am

It’s going to be funny to watch uf beat uga again even with some players leaving. Just a shame that Richt wasn;t smart enough to start another qb to give him some PT. Fla will once again beat the joke in Athens and go to the sec champ game. I am more worried about SC than you guys.

Nate's Jorts

January 19th, 2010
11:19 am

Has anyone seen my mullet?

Flo-Ri-Duh!

January 19th, 2010
11:19 am

Sometimes it’s good when players leave. For example, the safety position at UGA should be much better off next season with Jakar Hamilton and (most likely ) Rambo starting. The coverage and tackling of last years starters was inconsistent (at best). The DT’s will be missed (no Doubt) but there is good talent returning. Rennie Curran will be missed the most. He was dependable and played all out all the time.

Sam Robards, Dawg Fan

January 19th, 2010
11:21 am

This was actually a pretty decent post.

Florida is, without a doubt, gonna take a big hit. They lose at least 3-4 games next year. Their talent isn’t bad by any stretch of the imagination, but they don’t have a helluva lot of experience. Look at Southern Cal this year. They had great talent but no experience and lost 3 games because of it. That, in combination with the loss of Charlie Strong will cost Florida (Bama also rotates onto their West schedule, which doesn’t help).

Georgia Tech is also taking a big hit. It’ll take some time (5 or six games, I’m guessing), but I think they’ll be able to start filling those holes their departing juniors left; however, I don’t see them winning their division (or UGA) next year, to say nothing of the ACC as a whole.

Now with my Dawgs, I honestly don’t know how much of a hit we’re taking. Yes, Curran was a terrific linebacker, but we rotated guys out enough to where our other LBs got at least some valuable playing time. That, in combination with Grantham coaching LBs, will lessen the potential impact of Curran’s departure.

Jones, on the other hand, was really hit or miss. Don’t get me wrong, he played great his last few games (he almost single-handedly fended off Tech’s final drive), but he wasn’t always in the zone the rest of the time. Considering our new defensive backs coach (Lackatos) and all the talent we have at the position (Boykin, Smith, etc.), I don’t think this area’ll be hit all that much.

As for the defense as a whole, I think it’s good that Grantham is getting a younger squad to start with. They aren’t all set in the 4-3 and will be more willing and capable of picking up the 3-4 in a shorter amount of time. I could be wrong there, but we’ll see.

And one more thing, I HATE this “they don’t rebuild, they reload” thing. It’s simply not true. Every team has to rebuild. The only reason Southern Cal was able to seemingly “reload” for so long was because the rest of the Pac-10 was TERRIBLE until this year. Hell, Oregon woulda won the Pac-10 in ‘07 if Dennis Dixon hadn’t blown his ACL. Speaking of ‘07, Florida lost 4 games that year, too. Reload? Yeah, right.

bkbroila4224

January 19th, 2010
11:21 am

UGA only lost 2 starters from last years unit going into 2009, and they stunk worse than 2008…Starting over from scratch might not be a bad thing after all…Willie Martinez had a bad habit of letting the better players ride the pine so that Upperclassmen could play…New Team, New Scheme…Can’t be worse than they’ve been the last 2 years…

All I'm Saying Is...

January 19th, 2010
11:21 am

G-Tech definitely the bigger early entry loser versus UGA because they historically have had less talent depth.

UGA has unfortunately been a Bermuda Triangle type football program: a place where high school all-americans vanish as their accolade generating performances are never to be heard from on the playing field again. As a result, theoretically, UGA should have some players to plug-in and fill some of those gaps left by early leaving kids. Plus, defense is usually the side that is most responsive to a quick fix meaning their new defensive coordinator could have an immediate impact with a new scheme and some new players (who are more likely to buy-in than returners) deploying it.

With all the coaching personnel changes coupled with the players coming and going, the 2010-2011 college football season for the two leading schools in Georgia should be an especially intriguing one (without even mentioning the ‘change’ at Florida and the fact that there will be new coaches on the scene at Virginia, Tennessee, etc.).

Technophobia

January 19th, 2010
11:23 am

The biggest tragedy here is when a player leaves early and doesn’t get drafted or gets drafted so low that it does not benefit them. They end up sacrificing their future because of a poor decision. This is different than doing something wrong it’s just a mistake. Why is the NCAA more forgiving of someone who commits a felony than it is of a player who overestimates his skills and reputation. That’s just not right. An undrafted player should be allowed to return to the NCAA. If their former team doesn’t have an open scholarship, then let them transfer to a school that does. College athletics should be about the student athlete, not the fans or anything else for that matter.

Just the Facts.....

January 19th, 2010
11:24 am

Georgia will make “huge” headlines in 2010 as one of the comeback teams of the season, the only thing that really concerns Dawg nation is QB play. Whomever starts under center will have some Big Targets to hit. A.J. Green, will not have the chance to get doubled people with a more mature Marlon Brown, a thicker more polished O. Charles, your #2 in the nation WR Da’Rick Rogers coming in. Plus you have Rantavious Wooten, and T. King who has shown they can both stretch the field, If we can get the kid outta S.C. to come play Tailback and have Ealey, and King really pushing each other during the off season, it’s gonna be big! The “D” is definately gonna do big things this year. Plenty of big time talent in the Db’s, and J. Hamilton, ranked #2 corner in the nation coming outta Juco is huge. Word is he can shut down half a field by his self. The development of Brandon Smith is complete, now it’s time for him to be the shut down corner that he is. Todd Gratham’s hire is definately going to motivate the “two” best DT’s to come to UGA, when they realize that he can help them get to the next level. Ga Tech fans, look for 6 more beatings before you smell victory again, and that’s being nice!

Sam Robards, Dawg Fan

January 19th, 2010
11:25 am

Also, and I’m dead serious when I say this, I think UGA wins the BCS Championship either next year (’10) or the year after (’11). ‘Nuff said.

GT in Raleigh

January 19th, 2010
11:28 am

Dostoyevskiy – Sorry to hurt your feelings – Getting on a AJC message board to talk about CFB is not a common practice for UNC fans. You can’t honestly say that UNC is just as passionate about football as they are about basketball. Really??? Sorry that this hurt so much. I can only assume that the loss this past weekend got you really down. Good luck with the whole football thing and I will try and stay off your lawn old man. Really young and immature? solid comeback – I’m older than you!!! – woooo – you nailed me

BobinBuford

January 19th, 2010
11:28 am

UGA has to be better – they replaced Arizona State and Oklahoma State with Idaho State and Colorado. You know, the UF and Alabama OOC schedule.

SOUTHGADAWG88

January 19th, 2010
11:28 am

Jones will be missed more than Curran.Burnett is making a huge mistake but he may get drafted before Renne.GT took a much bigger hit than UGA hand’s down. CPJ is working on his 3rd class here so he’s going to need to show he can recruit at least as good as Gailey.

Herschel Talker

January 19th, 2010
11:30 am

PANTS ON THE GROUND!!!
PANTS ON THE GROUND!!!
LOOKIN’ LIKE A FOOL WITH YOUR PANTS ON THE GROUND!!!

Dorsey Hill

January 19th, 2010
11:32 am

Nate,

Are you sure you even want to go back to Atlanta and play Bama? I mean, they made your QB cry like a baby and put your coach in the hospital. When they beat you again, and badly, in Tuscaloosa next year, I think most of your players will choose to watch the game on TV. But if not, it will be “funny” to watch Brantley cry and your coach considering retirement again.

Morgan Burnett

January 19th, 2010
11:33 am

I’ll be honest with you Mark, after 30-24 I grew tired of chasing an UNTOUCHED Caleb King on his way to yet another 75-yard touchdown for Georgia!

Technophobia

January 19th, 2010
11:39 am

You can get arrested for a felony and still get reinstated but if you overestimate your talent and reputation by entering the draft you’re done. That makes no sense and it isn’t right.

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
11:39 am

While reading the Dawgs game-day blogs, I noticed Ginger not jumping ship with every fumble or pick, making a lot of the panickers look weak.
The one and done in college basketball is worse than the 3 year rule in football. Just look at Shumpert’s improvement vs the Heels. Crittendon should have stayed at least one more year. Maybe learned not to gamble with star player too.
GT home football schedule looks boring.
May have to become a roadie.

Jamie Gillis

January 19th, 2010
11:40 am

Is “way harder” (with italics!) AP stylebook compliant?

My “prognosticating perispicacity” says no.

Dostoyevskiy

January 19th, 2010
11:41 am

Gt, losing to Tech on Sat. did not get me down any more than the last 20 wins in-a-row- did little to arouse me. I and my other UNC friends and classmates love football as much as we do bb. My neighbor from Atlanta loves UNC bb more than he does UNC football. Now there is the difference.
By the way, I’m not trying to get you. You do that to yourself.

AndyC

January 19th, 2010
11:42 am

I agree with Mark. UGA has young players that can step up on defense to replace Curran and Jones. Also, with a new defensive scheme being implemented, it might not be a bad thing that there is such a big turnover on defense. Might make for an easier transition. Tech is losing a wealth of talent on both sides of the ball and does not have the talent depth that UGA has. Tech got hurt way worse.

Rennie Curran

January 19th, 2010
11:46 am

Face it dawg fans, we got lucky this year. If Nesbitt had played the whole game or if Tech had played some defense they would have worn us down and won the game and that’s with us playing our best game all season against them. Can’t count on that luck next year and I can’t bear to see the hedges torn up again. Tech needed Miracle Groh this year we’ll need som miracle grow next year.

F-105 Thunderchief

January 19th, 2010
11:46 am

Well, at least Cooper Taylor’s coming back.

Seriously, Tech suffer mightily, especially on defense. Hill and Allen will prove capable replacements for Thomas and Dwyer.

PMC

January 19th, 2010
11:51 am

UGA has a load of guys who probably should have been playing anyway. It may be addition by subtraction for all but Rennie Curran who is nearly irreplaceable anyway. If they get better coaching they will play vastly better as a team even with the losses.

Tech loses a ton but they are mostly hurt on defense where they change schemes anyway.

SEC East Headlines – 1/19/10 | MrSEC.com

January 19th, 2010
11:51 am

[...] in the mid-90s.6. Georgia still has one hole to fill on its defensive staff.7. Grantham will have to replace UGA’s top two tacklers from a year ago… both of whom went pro early.8. ESPN’s “College GameDay” [...]

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
11:52 am

The addition of a D coordinator who knows his stuff may more than offset the loss of Burnett and Morgan.
Even with them, Tech seldom stopped anyone.

PMC

January 19th, 2010
11:54 am

Tech has a lot more depth than they are being credited for on the offensive side. It’s incredibly difficult to replace the NFL talent they have lost the last two years on defense but they continue to recruit well. I’m not sure they have the size to hold up and I think North Carolina and Miami are looking very tough for next year but Tech will absolutely be in the mix for another ACC title. They still have Nesbit after all and he should be a better passer in the offense by next season

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
11:54 am

F-105, how can Tech be worse on D?
Tech fans around me were furious all year about the few number of stops.
Like for Georgia, I think a much better coordinator will make up for the loss of players.

Just the Facts.....

January 19th, 2010
11:56 am

For you people who keep talking about UGA, UF(God I hate them), yes there losing talent, but it’s not like they won’t be in a bowl next year, these teams CONSISTENTLY bring in great talent. All you ACC fans, please talk about BB, it is after all what y’all do best(barely) afterall. Leave the FOOTBALL TALK to the conference with, count em, four consecutive BCS national title, and 7 out of the last 12!

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
11:57 am

The Heels keep all the juniors I’ve heard but I like us at the QB position which is the most important.

Matt

January 19th, 2010
11:58 am

Maybe if Tech had won the Orange Bowl their might have been some incentive to play for it all?

Well, probably not with those lines.

Big John

January 19th, 2010
11:58 am

UF has gone 5-3 in the SEC 40% of the seasons over the last 5 years.

2010 will be one of those 5-3 seasons again, pretty much every other year with Gators is a 5-3 sec year.

Technophobia

January 19th, 2010
11:59 am

A player can be arrested for, say, assaulting his girlfrien then get arrested again a month later for breaking out the tail lights on here car and still get reinstated to the football team. But another player who overestimates his skills and reputation and enters the draft too early is done. WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? If a player goes undrafted they should be allowed to return. If the school doesn’t have a scholarship to give them, let them transfer. The student athlete should be the priority here, not the fans and not the NFL or NBA.

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
11:59 am

So should Dawg fans defer to Florida, Bama, LSU and Tenn with their 3,2,2 and 1 NCs respectively in the BSC period up against the Dawg goose egg in that department, not likely to change with a new QB?

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:02 pm

Losing to Georgia and Iowa Sate did at least have one benefit: it convinced CPJ his smarts could not make up for Wommacks’s deficiencies there.

UGA Alumni

January 19th, 2010
12:04 pm

Finally, the Techsters will suffer as much as we at UGA usually do early entry.

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:05 pm

I am glad Dwyer, Morgan and Thomas left.
I did not want to see them lose money possibly due to an injury. Morgan Burnett’s decison is the only one I am not sure about.
He could have improved his draft position, the others just as likely to drop.

Tech Flunkie...

January 19th, 2010
12:06 pm

Did we play the Steelers in Miami? Is Knoshown, I mean Washun & King still running? O.k. I’m going back under the bridge now, I don’t want to be woke till 2018 when we beat UGA one time every ten years! Damn I swear that was the Steelers in Miami, friends keep telling me that was Iowa, but it ain’t no black people in Iowa!

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:08 pm

If basketball required two or three years like football, Hewitt’s teams would do a lot better.
Shumpert makes a great case for staying more than a year and learning a lot more how to play in the ACC.
I could be wrong but Favors sure looks like he could benefit like Shumpert from another year.

Just the Facts..

January 19th, 2010
12:08 pm

Miami, 2010 ACC Champions, Just the facts!

F-105 Thunderchief

January 19th, 2010
12:09 pm

“F-105, how can Tech be worse on D?”

By losing their two best players? Hopefully recruiting and better coaching makes up for it and creates a solid unit.

F-105 Thunderchief

January 19th, 2010
12:10 pm

Tech’s kicker is worse than awful. Glad to see they signed a kicker.

DawginLex

January 19th, 2010
12:10 pm

UGA’s defense will be young but better because of coaching. The talent is there but has never been coached up. That will now change.

Tech’s defense will be better also because of new coaches. UGA has more returning on offense and with a new QB(no Joe cox), if we can limit turnovers, the offense can score a lot.

Both teams have the capability to be 10-1 or 9-2 when they meet

Flowery Branch Dawg

January 19th, 2010
12:10 pm

Teams that average winning 10 games or more like UGA and Florida (Tech may be joining this group) will annually be hurt by early entry. When teams recruit that kind of talent that is going to be a regular problem. Every now and then you get super classy superstar players like a David Pollack or a Tim Tebow that will play their senior year because they love the team.

GeoffDawg

January 19th, 2010
12:11 pm

Fake Rennie Curran – you’re saying that because tech did not have quality depth at QB and because their defense was actually worse than even Georgia’s last year, that was the reason they lost the game?

So, in other words, if the 2009 tech team was better than Georgia, they would’ve won…thanks for clearing that up.

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:11 pm

Fake Tech venters, what would u do without the Jackets?
Ya’ll get real quiet – like on the blog about the Tenn commitment who changed to Florida – when the Gators venters show up to rub your nose in their 3 NCs and 17-3 “rivalry”.

Mr. Thomas Anthony "The Taxman Cometh" Jones, SR (Waf-SS, L. Col./ret.)

January 19th, 2010
12:11 pm

Advise from the Taxman, young people! Always take the money. Bradley does not work for Free. Neither should you. Slavery is over here in the United States of AmeriKa!!!!

Mr. Thomas Anthony "The Taxman Cometh" Jones, SR (Waf-SS, L. Col./ret.)

January 19th, 2010
12:13 pm

Advice from the Taxman, youngPeople! Always take the money! Mark Bradley does not work form free and neither should you.Slavery is over here in the United States of AmeriKa, and we now get paid for our labor, young briother and sisters!

Dawg Fan

January 19th, 2010
12:14 pm

Georgia always has a kicker & punter on scholarship and consistently is among the best teams in the nation when it comes to field goal kickers and punters. Great kickers & punters almost always play their senior year and graduate on time.

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:14 pm

Geoff, maybe u guys are right and GT is just a little better than Vandy.
So how do u explain your 3-17 record vs the team u really hate more than us?
The Dawgs are like Vandy to them for 2 decades?

re: Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:16 pm

So, mister Jackette2010, you have to live vicariously through the Gators. That is a pretty sad statement on Georgia Tech isn’t it?

30-24!!!!
8 out of 9!!!!
73-66!!!!

Enjoy that termites!!!!

Just the Facts..

January 19th, 2010
12:17 pm

Jackets 2010, same results as 2001-07, and 09. Realize when your lucky, Like winning the cash”4″, you won that week, had a break with extra money, now it’s gone and it’s time to get back to reality. Y’all are perennial losers to the DAWGS. Accept your fate as a servant, and not the King, and we’ll throw you a bone every8- 10 years!

Denver Dog

January 19th, 2010
12:18 pm

Hey “all I am saying,” I guess that is why there are 3 super bowl MVP’s from UGA. THe number one pick last year was from UGA, and of course, 4 UGA starters from the 2008 team are starters for NFL teams this year.

The Dawgnation

January 19th, 2010
12:20 pm

Actually, we still hate the Georgia Tech Jackettes much more than anyone. But it is a satisfying hatred since we beat you gals so very much, dominate the series and get to see you all year long!!!

Brock

January 19th, 2010
12:21 pm

Sam Robards, Dawg Fan

January 19th, 2010
11:25 am

Wow, never heard that before.

Just the Facts..

January 19th, 2010
12:22 pm

Mark Bradley and Jeff Schultz, please go see Furman Bisher for remedial Journalism classes, after all he got away with it for over forty years!

Reality

January 19th, 2010
12:23 pm

1 out of 9 is a FLUKE

8 out of 9 is DOMINATION!!!!

Throw in the fact that Tech’s overrated street ball basketball team has not won a game against the Dawgs in Athens since the mid 1970’s.

Oh Yea! Don’t forget that the overrated Tech football team has lost 5 consecutive bowl games and has not won a major (BCS level) bowl game since the 1950s!!!!

GO DAWGS!!!!!

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:24 pm

Here some numbers for you dawg fans to chew on.
3,2,2,1.
You know what they stay for.
Thinks were your Basketball program would be had Dooley given Tubby smith a raise.
It would be a top program instead of in the toilet.

Elmore Spencer

January 19th, 2010
12:25 pm

Excellent column. Tech doesnt like to admit it but they have a much harder time replacing talent than does UGA. However they spin it those defections are going to hurt and show up in the final records.

Ask UGA if losing their two best players ( Stafford and Moreno ) hurt?

GeoffDawg

January 19th, 2010
12:25 pm

Jackets2010 – no one disputes Florida’s dominance of the rivalry since 1990. The fact that a self-proclaimed jacket fan is using that to trash talk speaks a lot more to you than it does me. Hiding behind Florida’s skirt is pretty shameful in my humble opinion.

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:26 pm

Thats all u got.
You need the Jackets since Gator and Bama fans have it all over you.

Paul Hewitt

January 19th, 2010
12:26 pm

My basketball team would do better if any of them could actually read or write. Then they could learn the plays! You people don’t think our basketball players are real students do you? As 60 Minutes proved some GA Tech players aspire to be janitors!

Elmore Spencer

January 19th, 2010
12:26 pm

It would be a top program instead of in the toilet.

We may be in the toilet but we can still count on beating you guys.

Just the Facts..

January 19th, 2010
12:26 pm

Jacket2010 is that your lips attached to the BUTT of GAYTOR NATION? What an allie, a fat coach, and C.U.M. spilling tears, and your lips on there behinds! Can you say Trois!

indianman

January 19th, 2010
12:27 pm

georgia will be better with the new dc isay they will win the sec title

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:27 pm

I went to both schools, had to come back from Florida due to out of state fee.
So I could just as easily claim them seeing as how some many fans have never set foot in the coilleges they pull for.

Elmore Spencer

January 19th, 2010
12:27 pm

You need the Jackets since Gator and Bama fans have it all over you.

Weve beaten Bama 3 of the last 4. They dont have a thing on us.

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:28 pm

They’ve got 2 NCs in the BSC era and your hated Gators have 3. The Gators also have 2 in basketball.

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:29 pm

It’s was a lot easier to beat Mike Shula than Saban, Georgia and Auburn now know. Shula = Goff.

Actuality

January 19th, 2010
12:30 pm

UF has dominated the series in the last 20 years but UGA still leads the all-time series with them.

UGA not only owns the all-time series record with you Techsters but also has been dominating the series.

So Georgia Tech Jackette fans you can take your usual whining, crying and excuses and put them where they sun does not shine. Sit on that for awhile!!!!

Elmore Spencer

January 19th, 2010
12:31 pm

They’ve got 2 NCs in the BSC era and your hated Gators have 3.

Beauty contests all. UGA had the best team in 07 and 02 we just didnt win the beauty contest those years. With a playoff we win both of those. Yawn

Big John

January 19th, 2010
12:31 pm

UF #1 Biggest loser according to ESPN and SI, not good.

How bad do you think UF will be:
1) 4 losses
2) 5 losses
3) 6 losses

I’d say 4 losses, that’s what UF does 2 out of 5 years recently.

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:31 pm

I can whine and cry and make up excuses all I want! I am Georgia Tech fan and that is what we do!

GeoffDawg

January 19th, 2010
12:32 pm

How convenient. Talk about whichever school happens to fit your viewpoint at the time. You’re a man of integrity jackets2010.

I’d say that you support your team and alma mater regadless of their recent success of lack thereof. But maybe I’m just old fashioned that way.

lazydawg

January 19th, 2010
12:32 pm

Mark,
How did the Georgia defense do with those players the past two years? C’mon Man! As for Tech they are in big trouble on both sides of the ball for next year.

Just the Facts..

January 19th, 2010
12:32 pm

Jackets 2010, How sad you,ve become in the last 5 mins, you had some diginity, but now you say you Transferred! XXX adult film stars can’t suck as much as you do. You are amazing!

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:32 pm

I’ve got Georgia fans who I do business with (am their customer).
Thanks guys for saving me money.
In the great recession, replacing me won’t be easy.

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:34 pm

None of my critics will address the NC deficiency.
Of course not.
There a big goose egg there.
Half of Richt’s defenders were throwing him under the bus in the Tenn embarrassment.

Elmore Spencer

January 19th, 2010
12:35 pm

It’s was a lot easier to beat Mike Shula than Saban, Georgia and Auburn now know. Shula = Goff.

richt has done just fine against Saban, Ask Saban about the unholy beating the dogs put on his Tigers in 04. I think Richt is 3-3 against Saban more than holding his own.

Just the Facts..

January 19th, 2010
12:36 pm

Somebody, anybody, please stop Jackets 2010. He’s so deep in DO-DO that he reeks!

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:37 pm

I don’t have all day to trade insults so I’ve give it a rest.
Till next time.
Go check out the blog on the new Florida Commitment.

gtfanfrom1951

January 19th, 2010
12:37 pm

Mark remember it is the system not the players. CPJ system will make he next b-back a star. Just look at Navy, they keep winning with the system.

Elmore Spencer

January 19th, 2010
12:38 pm

None of my critics will address the NC deficiency.
Of course not.

Because without a playoff its a crapshoot and you know it.

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:38 pm

Maybe so Elmore but I think I’d be glad not to be on their schedule next year.

Just the Facts..

January 19th, 2010
12:40 pm

I’ll adress the NC defiency, by asking you this, “HOW MANY NC’S DO TECH HAS IN THE LAST 30 YEARS OUTRIGHT? Ans: NONE,NONE, NONE. American translation from Inglorious Bastards! Lol

Elmore Spencer

January 19th, 2010
12:40 pm

Maybe so Elmore but I think I’d be glad not to be on their schedule next year.

maybe. they wont be as good next year though and I give Saban 3 more years Max before he moves on to something else.

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:40 pm

gtfanfrom1951. I’m hoping a better system will help a lot on D too.
Who did we stop last year?
I don’t see how we can’t improve on defense with a coach who knows what he is doing.

Hilarious

January 19th, 2010
12:41 pm

These UGA fans sure are obsessed with GT and bitter because GT got the better DC…

BadgerDawg

January 19th, 2010
12:41 pm

gtfan is correct, CPJ has a system that allows him to have some success with inferior talent. That was probably what made him attractive to Tech since they deal with similar players.

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:41 pm

I’ll agree with crapshoot.
I’ve made that argument before too.

Whopper Dawg

January 19th, 2010
12:43 pm

The Dawgs are going to be OK, it is not fair due to the effect of 1/4 Willie Martinez, but it may be good news that only 4 starters are back on D.

I could care less about Tech. We will beat them again no matter who that run out on the field. Johnson is way overrated. Now that we have a real DCoordinator, fun time is over.

Hilarious

January 19th, 2010
12:45 pm

BadgerDawg…CMR has a system that allows him to have little success with superior talent. That was probably what’s going to make him lose his job at UGA.

GeoffDawg

January 19th, 2010
12:46 pm

jackets2010 – winning a MNC isn’t exactly an easy thing to do. Especially when you’ve got to compete with a number of elite programs just to make it out of your own conference. Something that tech doesn’t need to worry about too often. CMR’s gone to three SEC title games, winning two, as well as having gone to three BCS bowls, winning two. That’s a pretty darn good resume at this point in his tenure.

He also got the shaft from playing in the title game a couple of times, but that’s a different topic of discussion entirely.

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:47 pm

Elmore I was listening to Buck one time and a ator call in was getting under his skin and believe it or not, the gator punk ticked me off.
I think Buck got so angry he couldn’t think of good answers.
I though his side kick should have helped him out. Maybe I even would have.
These blogs deteriorte into insult contests. Glad you are a decent guy.

Just the Facts..

January 19th, 2010
12:50 pm

Jackets2010, Ask yourself, since your on DAWG NATION about NC’s, how many N.C’s has Tech won it the Last 30 years outright? NONE,NONE, NONE! aMERICAN translation from inglorious Bastards!

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:51 pm

I know the SEC loves to knock the ACC but Beamer’s program is top level too.
The first game vs Bama was a great game to start the season and they played them better than anyone except Tenn maybe.
They could have won th ACC as could have Clemson.
I think Clemson without Spiller should have topped the list.

Midday Links «

January 19th, 2010
12:57 pm

[...] The AJC’s Mark Bradley talks about how Georgia and Georgia Tech are getting hurt by NFL early entries [...]

Jackets2010

January 19th, 2010
12:57 pm

Geoff I wonder what good comes from these blogs especially game time blogs.
A couple of Dawg blogs I watched when they Dawgs were losing, it was constant insults of your own team.
and not that young tech fans are any better.

Keydet Dawg

January 19th, 2010
1:02 pm

I love what Grantham said, “Lets be honest, you have to have the talent to be successful”. He knows UGA has to recruit and win against the Florida and Alabama’s to win. At the moment they are beating UGA. Love Richt, but the offensive recruiting needs to heat-up and close on these kids. Not sure what the heck Kiffen is feeding these kids, but they are buying. UGA needs to stock the cub bard. We missed on Markeith Ambles, JaWaun James, Tailer Jones and the list of Georgia kids going out of state makes me sick. We can’t even shut down our own state. UGA brethren, quit talking smack and be honest, we have work to do that is not being done over the past few years. Whether or not we have a top 10 recruiting class. Everyone want’s UGA to be #1, then you have to recruit, coach and out play the #1’s. We are not doing that in our own state and conference.

No excuses, finish the drill?? What has happened?

Sam Robards, Dawg Fan

January 19th, 2010
1:03 pm

Brock

January 19th, 2010
12:21 pm

Wow, never heard that before.

I honestly don’t know if your being sarcastic or not. Either way, I’m still going with my prediction. But we’ll see!

GeoffDawg

January 19th, 2010
1:04 pm

You’re correct in the sense that every team will have its share of detractors and chicken littles that will cry “the sky is falling” at every bump in the road and I would wager a guess that blogs attract a higher percentage of those types of fans than what is truly represented in the overall fanbase.

That being said, I’ve been pretty consistent in my evaluation of CMR – namely that he doesn’t place enough emphasis on special teams and that he’s sometimes too loyal to his staff and is slow to make personnel changes that seem obvious. Overall though, I think he’s a terrific head coach and have never thrown him under the bus on the basis of a single game. There’s too much history to analyze him based on isolated incidents.

long time dog

January 19th, 2010
1:07 pm

Don’t worry about the safety spot. Alec Ogletree will begin his positive impact on the program as a true freshman this year.

GeoffDawg

January 19th, 2010
1:08 pm

Keydet Dawg – I agree that recruiting is very important to success but I don’t think it’s a lack of talent that’s allowed us to fall behind Florida and Alabama the last couple of years. I disagree that we’re ever going to truly lock down the state as there is just too much HS talent here to ever do that. We’re always going to miss out on some players because we either don’t have room for them or because they can play quicker for somebody else.

Those aren’t the only reasons players would choose to go out of state but they are significant contributing factors.

Big John

January 19th, 2010
1:20 pm

Richt pretty much always has a top 10 recruiting class, this year’s is #4 according to ESPN.

With Grantham and Lakotas, we have 2 guys who can coach up our talent.

GoJackets

January 19th, 2010
1:25 pm

I dont think its the end of the world for Tech. Losing Dwyer hurts but we have alot of talent to replace him with. Our running game will be fine. Our defense couldnt stop anybody last year, not even Vanderbilt. Therefore the loss of Morgan and Burnett doesnt seem that great to me. I think with Groh in that the defense will actually be better next year. Losing Bay Bay though, it a bit of a killer. We will need someone to step up with him gone.

DTC

January 19th, 2010
1:33 pm

Reality is about to set in for GA Tech. If they have the kind of year next year, that they had this year, then yes, they will then have the ability to crow a little, because they will finally have dones something consistantly. One of the Tech fans made the comment recently that the best Tech team in many years, could not beat the worst team for GA in many years. That says more about GA Tech football than the two programs can run their respective mouths about.
Believe it or not, GA will probably have a better team next year than they did this year. It will be a definitively better coached team regardless of the record. I stated that GA would have a better team in 2010 than 2009 before the 2009 season even started.

cattle dawg

January 19th, 2010
1:35 pm

2010 looks like it is going to be a fun year in the great state of Georgia. Both UGA an GT got new coaches on defense. Ga Southern has a new coach, and Georgia State starts a new program. What yall think?

gatorman

January 19th, 2010
1:43 pm

Elmore Spencer , How is 3-3 more than holding your own against Saban, unless you have low expectations of Richt?

Lowcountry Bulldawg

January 19th, 2010
1:44 pm

Hard to lockdown a state that produces so many D-1 Prospects. UGA gets more than there fair share of top instate talent. I dare say they get first pcik of who they want. Then you have some young men who want to spread there wings and fly. Those kids are leaving the state no matter what. Then you have kids who want ot go to UGA, but UGA does not prioritize them for various reasons (academics, depth at position, break out senior years) and they leave for other schools, etc…).

CMR has done an outstanding job of recruiting. I know they have missed on a few, but hell every program does. You don’t win as many games as the program has and not recruit damn talent. The past few years it boiled down to complacency and lack of fundamentals on and off the field. CMR has seen this rear its ugly head and thus the changes.

dawgfan

January 19th, 2010
1:51 pm

UGA is used to losing players to the NFL. Tech not so much.

I’m just surprised to see so many “well rounded student athletes” from Tech skipping out on a degree for NFL glory. There won’t be any tutors in the NFL to help them with the playbook like there is at Tech to help them with their “management” classes. I wonder if they can handle it?

SOUTHGADAWG88

January 19th, 2010
2:02 pm

UGA has not missed on any Offensive recruits at all instate..There is maybe one Mack Brown who they even moderately pursued.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

January 19th, 2010
2:21 pm

Blame it all on the “salary cap” in 2011. Kids leaving early trying to get theirs- it only makes sense. i’m in favor for it, maybe it’ll have kids staying all 4 years now. reward the veterans of the nfl, not some some kid who’s never played a down in the nfl.

Dawg 3/20

January 19th, 2010
2:21 pm

Did you know that the Dawgs haven’t beaten the Gators twice in a row since before the freshmen class coming in was born, the 1988 and 1989 seasons. Wow, we really need to get that done this decade. Go Dawgs!!

Keydet Dawg

January 19th, 2010
2:25 pm

SouthGaDawg88, not sure on the fact that uga has missed on any offensive recruitis instate. Based on the list of offers:
-Mack Brown, visited UGA twice. Committed to Florida.
-Tai-ler Jones, visited UGA. Committed to Notre Dame.
-Antonio Godwin, visited UGA, coaches made two in home visits, going to clemson.
-JaWuan James *They wanted him bad, a true big OL commited to Tennesse.
David Beasley *Another kid they want bad. However UGA has an official visit January 22nd, UGA trying to flip the VC. Big OL commited to Clemson.

If we were to jump to the defensive side of the ball
-Neiron Ball – Florida commitment.
-Adrian Hubbard – Alabama commitment, Under Armour All American
-Blake Sims – Alabama, Richt made several in home visits, his family even has a picture of Richt on the wall, per reports. UGA offered almost a half a year later than Bama.
-Corey Crawford – Clemson
-Michal Taylor – Florida, UGA wanted recruit, recruited hard.
-Telvin Smith – Florida State, numerous visists by UGA staff.

If, Would, Should Have, Next Year

January 19th, 2010
2:26 pm

” UGA had the best team in 07 and 02 we just didnt win the beauty contest those years. With a playoff we win both of those. Yawn”

Boo Hoo, sorry the Gators had to beat you in 02 to keep you from the Title Game and sorry you lost to South Carolina in 07 causing a tiebreaker with the Vols(who killed you that year) so you didn’t even win the East. Move On……………………………………….Yawn

JB

January 19th, 2010
2:28 pm

The Maggots lost damn near anyone who was anyone. We lost two guys. One of which is a tough loss and the other one, not so much.

Like Mandel said, from top 10 to out of the rankings.

On the flip, if we have a QB, and I think we do, we’re well positioned.

Just da facts.

HBTD!!!

Morons Abound

January 19th, 2010
2:37 pm

Good players, who are well coached win. It’s not rocket science and nobody holds the patent on it. Alabama has been really bad and really good, they have been good much more than bad……mainly because historically it’s had good players AND coaches more often than not. Florida has historically had exceptional players, but they’ve had two really good coaches and during those era’s they’ve had exceptional success.

Georgia has always had good talent. Since about 1985 they’ve had great talent. They have had mostly poor coaching in that same era. They’ve also had better than average coaching under Richt. Which is why they’ve averaged 10 wins a season under Richt. When they get exceptional coaching to go with their exceptional athletes…..they’ll win the SEC Championship and National Beauty Pagent.

Tech has better than average talent, but not exceptional. When they had average talent they got average results…with pretty
grab a few top ten classes. They’d probably compete for the National Beauty Pageant.

Florida had never won the conference prior to 1990 and had a history of winning 1 in 3 games with UGA…….history couldn’t do a damn thing to stop them from turning the series on Georgia. And vise versa if UGA gets better players and coaching than UF………..it’ll turn the series again. They can get as good of players…..we’ll see if they can get as much out of their coaches.

Tron Carter

January 19th, 2010
2:42 pm

I agree that Georgia Tech is the big loser here.

Not because of early departure, but because of 30-24, 73-66, and 60-39-5.

They do, however, excel at douchebaggery.

CHDawg

January 19th, 2010
2:46 pm

I’m going to hit the record: the Dawgs win it all next year! The O line is going to be very good. Backs are finally up to SEC speed. We have the best receiving corps to ever grace UGA! The QBs will mature quickly. Two springs, red shirt year, and stiff competition. The key is how fast they mature and how well the offense is coached. If Bobo develops them with confidence instead of running all of the time, the O could be awesome. SC, ARK, and MSU will be critical to ramping up the O. The D has more talent than people realize and we will have to see what Grantham can do with it…my feeling is that they start stronger than expected and keep getting better!

ugaaccountant

January 19th, 2010
2:47 pm

I’m surprised that we’re among the 5 hardest hit. Fl and Tech were obvious for such a list, but losing only 2 mid-round guys I figured we were doing ok. Shows you just how much talent we put in the NFL when this is a light impact year by our usual standards.

Tron Carter

January 19th, 2010
2:48 pm

………and terrorism

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/10/georgia.terror.trial/?eref=rss_latest

KJ

January 19th, 2010
2:52 pm

People who think that Jones/Evans departing is going to be a big loss apparently didn’t see them play, and also didn’t see the play of Smith, Boykin and Rambo. Better players starting + coaching upgrade = better defense in 2010.

JB

January 19th, 2010
3:02 pm

Especially when you look at Mandell’s, “middle of the road” grp. They seem harder hit than we do.

HBTD!!!

ugaaccountant

January 19th, 2010
3:02 pm

gatorman

January 19th, 2010
1:43 pm
Elmore Spencer , How is 3-3 more than holding your own against Saban, unless you have low expectations of Richt?

Saban is the most proven college coach in America. A .500 record against him is a fantastic achievement for anyone. That’s not low expectations, that’s not being a ****ing retard.

And for the record, Meyer was among the fastest rising coaches hot on Saban’s heels but with his health issues I can’t put him ahead of Richt anymore. Regardless, each is easily a top 10 coach in the country so it’s a dumb thing to argue over.

ugaaccountant

January 19th, 2010
3:29 pm

E”very player on the team will be from a top 10 recruiting class. Anything less than an SEC championship is not acceptable. Correct?”

Incorrect. Every player on Florida and Alabama and LSU is also from a “top 10″ recruiting class. We can’t all win the SEC championship every year.

bruce feldman is an idiot

January 19th, 2010
3:32 pm

“Now I think it might not be in the top 20″

HAHAHA you have to be kidding me. not that i think preseason polls mean anything nor do i think they should even have preseason polls but GT will be in the preseason top 15 for sure. once again not that this means ANYTHING at all but SI has GT at number 8 for next seasons “preseason” polls.

1eyedJack

January 19th, 2010
3:39 pm

When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur.

Lazy will not work in the League

January 19th, 2010
3:40 pm

Good luck to Rennie Curran. Reshad? he played one game and that was that. He will not be missed and in fact, I will bet anyone that his old safety spot will show huge % increases in production with smackles, sacks, and pics. Baccari rambo is a hustler and Reshad? he is or was lazy and he will not be missed by any UGA grads. None at all.

We Dogs with Ogletree and Jakari Hamilton and Baccari and Cummings Sanders ( vice versa) UGA is now far superior than with Evans and Rehad. Far superior.

Case closed.

gigantor

January 19th, 2010
4:05 pm

Rennie will be missed, but with a family who can blame him. No matter where he gets drafted he will play in the NFL. Not so sure about Reshad. Martinez refused to play his best players in the secondary. The switch to 3-4 is even more ammo to move Richie Samuel to LB. They will be stout. With Rambo back, and B.Boykin and B.Smith both with a year’s experience, Ogletree coming in and playing and possibly a healthy Quintin Banks, personnel will be just fine. Add to that a change from Willie’s “Bend but Still Break” defensive philosophy to an agressive, attacking, sure tackling defense – - and it is exciting to think about!

Atlanta Jacket

January 19th, 2010
4:09 pm

GT lost a lot of talent, but we will be fine. GT will win at least 9 games next year.

SOUTHGADAWG88

January 19th, 2010
4:43 pm

Keydet Dawg my point was all the kids you listed had been offered early and committed elsewhere early. The only Offensive players they have recently came back after are Beasly and Godwin but neither are must gets.Now Smith is the defensive guy they seem to want more than the others.

Big John

January 19th, 2010
5:00 pm

1- I think the reason ESPN and SI ranked Georgia so tough, is because Georgia only has 5 returning starters on defense.

2- What ESPN and SI don’t know is Mark Richt has NEVER had two, 8 win seasons in a row, always follows up an 8 win season with either an 11 or 13 win seasons, and Grantham has been a part of 2 of the biggest turnarounds in NFL history (ex. Colts went from 3-13 to 13-3 in 1 year, Browns from 6-10 to 10-6).

3- Georgia’s SEC division competition is in a RARE down year, ripe for a big up year for Georgia (Tenn/Fla WAY down).

Bryan Basamanowicz

January 19th, 2010
5:11 pm

Dwyer deserves to go to the NFL- he’s probably taken more big hits this year than any RB in the country. I give him and Nesbitt and the strength trainers at GT a ton of credit for getting through the year with minimal injuries.

not too worried about the GT secondary situation- Burnette capitalized well in his Sophmore year when he had monsters on the D-line. I see him as having a fantastic football IQ, but maybe not the best coverage man. Cooper Taylor will show up next year, and watch for Mario Butler to jump to a new plane, he’s talented and getting better- made a phenomenal defensive play in the Iowa game.

Stinger

January 19th, 2010
5:11 pm

CH Dawg, I’m sorry, I just can’t stop laughing. That was the funniest blog that I have read this year. Keep them coming. LOL,LOL,LOL,LOL.Ohhh, that was funny. Your quarterback will probably be a freshman and will be worse than Joe Cox, for crying out loud. You will probably win 7 or 8 games and that is because you have one of the weakest schedules in the nation. Based on what Grantham did against the Vikings, I would not be very optimistic.

raleigh

January 19th, 2010
5:31 pm

losing bryan evans doesn’t really count because he was so terrible. that just means rambo will get to play full time, and from the little time i saw quinton banks put in at the end of tech game, it seems like we’ll be okay at safety. but losing rennie is obviously huge.

Small Johnson

January 19th, 2010
5:44 pm

Who cares about these loses UGA didn’t do anything with them

And Tech you couldnt even beat a middle of the road SEC team or IOWA
BLAH HA HA HA HA HAHA

The Planets are alined

January 19th, 2010
5:51 pm

It will be national championship for the the dawg this year. The Planets are alined.

Our top recruting classes are gonna show up this year, we have a great team and admitedly a weak schedule next year (just like Bama did this year) Who cares about strength of scedule when you go undefeated in the SEC baby!!!!

Time to roll – Go Dawgs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Morgan Burnett

January 19th, 2010
5:55 pm

Just like Caleb King on his untouched run en route to a 30-24 Dawgs victory, I’m GONE!

UGA is the NFL Pipeline

January 19th, 2010
6:01 pm

Yes, some guys are going go to the NFL from Georgia, UGA has over 45 active players in the NFL right now.

That’s attractive to top recruits.

More than anyone in the SEC.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/alumni-tracker/school/5813

Stinger Envy

January 19th, 2010
6:05 pm

GT players jumping to the NFL is a tremendous loss to the Georgia DOT talent pool.

heeldawg

January 19th, 2010
6:08 pm

My thoughts:

1. Tech took a bigger hit than U.Ga. with the underclassman departures. Lost a ton of playmakers on offense and their two best defenders. Georgia lost a lot of starters, but has more depth.

2. Bacarri Rambo will ably fill in for Reshad, and Jakari Hamilton will step in and start at the other safety slot–an upgrade from Bryan Evans. The corners are solid. DL will be fine–just some adaptation to the new scheme. The LBs will be solid. The defense could not POSSIBLY be worse than last year’s. I think they’ll be far, far better, in fact–will allow less than 20 points per game. Mark it down.

3. Georgia returns 10/11 offensive starters. QB is only question mark. Schedule is easier than last year’s horror. And Aaron Murray (who will be the starter) will be a redshirt freshman, not a true freshman. He’ll be an upgrade from Joe Cox in terms of sheer ability, and is a better running threat. Look for the OL to dominate, the running game to continue to develop, and a decrease in killer turnovers with Murray under center. Offense will average over 30 ppg.

4. Tech’s offense will be fine. Tech’s defense will still suck. The schedule will be tougher than this year’s. Tech won’t win the ACC next year, or even the division next year. And they’ll lose to Georgia again. Soon to be 9/10.

PowerDawg

January 19th, 2010
6:23 pm

Mark-
I know you hate to even try to find something positive to say about the Dawgs, but we will not be hurt much by the two that left early.

Personally, I don’t care about GT or their players. They wouldn’t have beaten us next year even if those four under-classmen had stayed. So that’s that.

As to our detrimental losses, Reshad Jones was a good player but he never played to the level of talent he possessed and in my opinion failed to realize his true potential. Rambo’s cover skills are better. He proved that in limited playing time this year. And he will deliver just as much pop on his tackles as Jones did.

Plus, he actually wraps up on the ball carrier when he tackles him.

Rennie will be missed but we won’t be employing linebackers the same way anymore. The kids we have coming back will be a better fit in the 3-4. The guys that might have lacked the weight to play the middle will be more effective as pass rushers in the 3-4.

The real losses will be at DT, but then again we won’t be utilizing DL in the same way next year.

If anything, we have some kids that may work out quite well as a Nose Guard or Tackle. A couple freshmen were thought to be a little heavy to play on D last year and were thought to be moving over to the OL this season. That could now change and those guys might be just the ticket for that job requiring a big body who can plug the middle but still get to the QB occasionally.

I can’t wait to see what happens but I truly believe the new scheme will more than offset our personnel losses.

doug

January 19th, 2010
6:27 pm

If Grantham is any coach at all Georgia will be better on defense. Curran is an excellent LB but not Great. Im sorry, he’s just not. Reshad Jones is a good one but he is just a safety. (dime a dozen) Besides we may have an incredible corner combo in Smith and Boykin. The concern falls on the DL but playing a 3-4 will help but we will still be asking a lot of D. Tyson. LBs will be better with Nick Williams and Marcus Dowtin on the field. I still cant see us playing a true 3-4. Perhaps a transition to a 3-4 but to play it all year. Na.

Sports Illustrated: Top Recruits Won't Help Florida

January 19th, 2010
6:36 pm

Sports Illustrated did a study of the top 100 recruits with all they hype and whether that translated to BCS or not.

The conclusion:
it did not.

Which means?
Florida should be VERY worried

1. Biggest loser of players in 2009
2. #1 in recruiting does not predict BCS success

I’d rather get some 3 star guys, that are hungry, and motivated, and have a chip on their shoulder:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andy_staples/12/24/top-100/index.html

PowerDawg

January 19th, 2010
6:50 pm

Stinger-
I’m willing to bet that our freshman quarterback has better stats than that mule-headed shot-putter you have taking snaps…including wins. Nesbitt is now your team’s best player and that is sad, dude.

Your team over-achieved in the regular season this year and under…scratch that…CHOKED in the post season.

I was going to say you MIGHT win 8 games next year but that means you would have to win a bowl game and we all know that ain’t gonna happen!

All of DawgNation looks forward to seeing the “Old Piss and White” back on the smurf-turf where they belong.

GT Fan...

January 19th, 2010
7:08 pm

Relax PowerDawg… and, since you’re such a fabulous prognosticator, can you give me the winning lottery #s for tonight’s drawing, I’d like to make fun of your idiotics posts from the French Riviera next week!

Huh?

January 19th, 2010
7:11 pm

Florida lost 5 starters on defense and 6 starters on offense. WOW!

Talk about a rebuilding year? You lose 11 starters? Ouch!

Georgia brings back 10 out of 11 starters on offense.

Funny Meyer Picture--Liar, Liar

January 19th, 2010
7:34 pm

This is hilarious, Urban Meyer doing a Jim Carrey Liar Liar impersonation

check this poster picture out:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/155/434130708_0fd105479b_o.jpg

Paul Johnson

January 19th, 2010
8:41 pm

Next year we gonna try this offense i seen on gptv, its called the wing T, camdencounty won the state with it…at Tech we are the inovotors the revolutinizin coachin wonders if the exxocution is there we will win the acc again. this will sweep the country by storm..

CHDawg

January 19th, 2010
8:42 pm

Stinger,
Glad to bring some amusement into your life! Didn’t Murray outgun Barkley in a QB competition. He is a lot better than you realize. I’m not sure about Mettenberger, but the competition should make both better. Remember, the key is the line. A great O line can make almost anybody look good. Powerdog, although I like your logic–got to disagree with you on Nesbitt. He is very much underrated imo. His ball handling skills are nothing short of outstanding! GTs biggest problem comes when they try to replace him.

Big L

January 19th, 2010
8:49 pm

Stinger bangin on UGA QB’s is funny. Tech has a QB who wanted to go to UGA. No room so he had to go to tech. Now that’s lol. Or what the hell ever. Lay off my boy CHdawg. He uses facts and sense to make a point. He does’nt use seething hatred and jealousy to fuel his childish rants. If it sux being a techie, find another school. Living in UGA’s very large shadow is tough, I understand. Maybe some yoga to releive this stress you fight all year round. Dawgs will always own bugs so get another team or start heavy drinking.

GT Fan...

January 19th, 2010
9:05 pm

2009:
GA’s D gives up 30+ 5 times (losing 3), and dogs end up with 5 losses.
GT’s D gives up 30+ 6 times (losing 2), yet GT still wins 11 games.

BOTH hire DCs in offseason that appear to be upgrades from 2009 D, but many a GA fan put on their rose-colored glasses, and see the dogs going 10-2, 11-1, or better, and GT being lucky to even be bowl eligible. Keep the comedy coming people, it’s good to laugh.

Paul Johnson

January 19th, 2010
9:08 pm

Can I GET A HECH YEA FOR THE NEW O….WING T, ……WRAMBLIN WING…..WATCH YALL THINK ???

Big L

January 19th, 2010
9:11 pm

Hey Stinger , you did’nt take that whole bag of ludes didja? Appletinis and north ave crack don’t mix man.

Paul Johnson

January 19th, 2010
9:21 pm

We will be a pullin lineman and ovrwhelming th point of attack with blockers, with some misdirection thrown in….might try that throwing thing if we get down by 3 scores. just have to EXUCUTE….Groh is gonna run the old gap-8—10-1 defense he says it was awsome back in the 50s…..

Paul Johnson

January 19th, 2010
9:30 pm

I really dont wanna give away to much info on this here tweeeter thang cause u know that Grantham kid will be on to my new scheme, i learn alot about georgias D here this is a great coaches resourse on the new schemes and i am workin on beating that grantham boy……dont fret stingers we wil EXECUTE……..

WoodstockDawg02

January 19th, 2010
9:31 pm

glad to see cox, evans, and soft willie hitting the road. addition by subtraction as the “experts” say. i’m sad to see rennie and reshad go but i would do the same thing in their shoes. uga has the personnel to run the 3-4 from day one so i’m excited to see the lacking intensity in those guys.

Dwyer's belt

January 19th, 2010
9:39 pm

i’m too tight…..pleeeeeeease lose some weight.

Jesup

January 19th, 2010
10:03 pm

This is Irony of the finest, Ted Kennedy the number one fan of socialized medicine dies, his seat is a given for the dems so they can pass obama care……NOT SO FAST MY FRIEND…enter Scott brown, and we have the Biggest upset in Politics in a century…..isnt it ironic..Kinda like Al Gore could have won the Presidenc…y if he could have just won his OWN state……I love it….Great day to be an American..

Big L

January 19th, 2010
10:08 pm

Amen Jesup. Dem pompusness let an honest conservative kick a senate seat out from under them.

hind tit

January 19th, 2010
10:37 pm

grantham pretty much said everyone will start on a level playing field. the ones that produce will be the ones who play no matter how many stars are buy your name.wait untill he watches the game film and sees all the arm tackles and all the missed tackles for a loss that turned into big gains numerous times per game or seeing how hard they tried to hit only to miss them altogether. they will learn to tackle and cover or they will find themselves on the bench. this will be a spring like no other in their wildest dreams. for the kind of money he’s being paid they will gata.

hind tit

January 19th, 2010
10:48 pm

i can’t see how tech can be ranked has high next preseason after losing the heart of their offense and defense.
i also think nesbitt wasted his time on offense. if he had took the advace of other coaches and played lb there would be 5 going pro. would have made a great mlb with his size and speed.

Jim

January 19th, 2010
11:28 pm

Let the underclassmen bolt to the NFL because Mickie D’s is alway’s looking for new workers. While I wish Jones and Curran the best they both have a long row to hoe. Maybe they should ask Kurt Warner about what he went through to get where he is today. I for one whould like to see a rule change to keep underclassmen out of the draft.

Frank Lane

January 20th, 2010
1:19 am

Curran should change his mind, if that is still legal, and return for a year of coaching under Grantham. More first class coaching and opportunity to learn than he will get in the pros next year.

BuLLdawg

January 20th, 2010
1:22 am

UGA is not losing near as much as Georgia tek. There is no way to spin that, that we are.

BuLLdawg

January 20th, 2010
1:35 am

Georgia tek losing all their players to the NFL, leaves me with a question since they lost 3 games this year, will Georgia tek be playing 6 opponents who will not even go to a bowl game next year ?

Obviously, it will 56 years since Georgia tek has even won a Major Bowl Game, and 6 years since it won any bowl game.

And, just how is a washed up 66-year old coot going to identify with the nerdy little poor loser brats for Georgia tek ?

UGA was Number 4 in Scout.com Recruiting Rankings 2009 and we redshirted that class and Georgia tek with Paul Johnson’s sorry Number 32 recruiting class last year had to play his recruiting class from last year, and has nothing to replace their players going to the NFL obviously.

Scout.com ranks UGA Recruiting Class now for 2010 Number 10 and Georgia tek has capitalized on their 6 games against non-bowl opponents even by dropping off to the Number 45 Recruiting Class for 2010.

30-24 and 8 of 9. Bradley want to explain this in an unbiased fashion how Georgia tek losing all this, with this sorry recruiting of Paul Johnson, can possibly re-stock all these players recruited to Georgia tek by NFL head coach of Buffalo, Chandler Gailey ?

BuLLdawg

January 20th, 2010
2:43 am

Austin Long, recruited last year and Redshirted is an Offensive Tackle ranked Number 6 Best in the Nation by Scout.com. Rivals ranked Austin Long the 2nd best football player in the entire state of Tennessee last year and Marlon Brown the best. Never mind we only threw 2 passes for a grand total of 15 yards last season to Marlon Brown, maybe we can come up with some excuse to call that an injury year. That was a serious waste of talent in Marlon Brown’s case to waste an entire year for 2 only 7 and a half yard passes all season, both in the vols’ Loss. But don’t forget we took Rival’s Number 11 best running back in the Nation last year, Washaun Ealey and did not play him until 3 quarters of the 5th game was over, our season by then already down the tubes. Marlon playing 8 games and Washaun 9 is a huge waste of talent for a team that really needs to put its playmakers on the field.

Chris Burnette out of Troup in LaGrange is ranked by Rivals as the 4th Best Football Player in the State of Georgia and 3rd Best Offensive Lineman in the Nation by Rivals. We Redshirted him as well. We obviously didn’t need any help on our sorry OL last year.

Dallas Lee another 4-Star OL out of Buford was Redshirted. At 6’ 4” and 300 lbs. much is expected over the next 4 years from Mr. Lee as well. As the 20th Best OG in the Nation according to Scout.com and 16th Best in the Nation according to Rivals, we Redshirted 3 of the Best Offensive Linemen in the Nation last year. Of course, we Redshirted Knowshon Moreno, so our ability to judge talent is quite clear on Offense.

Aaron Murray, recruited last year and Redshirted is a Quarterback ranked Number 3 in the Nation by both Scout.com and Rivals, and Zach Mettenberger is the Number 14 Best Quarterback in the Nation according to Scout.com, Number 11 Best QB in the Nation by Rivals, and we Redshirted both of them too when we all know how well big Quarterbacks in The SEC have worked out through the years as winners.

When I called this time last season to NOT REDSHIRT Zach Mettenberger in here, everyone thought that was stupid. I still think it would have been best for him and for UGA. 2 Quarterbacks in the same recruiting year of this caliber is a mistake. Mistake for us and mistake for one of them. General Consensus is mistake for Zach. I would have liked to get Zach some experience as Coach Richt obviously has no intention of playing Logan Gray at QB except to appease him, slightly. And, we have not prepared Logan Gray at all. Just as we did not Matthew Stafford. Just as we did not Joe Cox.

And, now we have 3 QB none of whom have done a damn thing at QB for us, in an up-coming season destined to have 1 of our Best Ever Special Teams and 1 of our Best Ever Defenses since Erk Russell roamed the sidelines. It’s been that long since we had a Defense like this one, this year.

I expect with a new system, and with our Defense last year lacking in playmakers for us to not pull this stunt of Redshirting Players when we only signed Todd Grantham to a 3-year contract. If you look at the terms, it is really is only a 2-year contract. Do not expect Todd Grantham to Redshirt playmakers such as TJ Stripling this season. He gets on the field and contributes to this fine Defense we obviously have this up-coming season.

Kwame Geathers has been timed at 4.56 in the 40-yard dash, and we Redshirted him too with 3 NFL Senior Linemen ahead of him this past season who all had great years for Rodney Garner, and Kwame at 6’ 6” and 320 lbs. is a beast out of South Carolina to play NG for Todd Grantham with all Geathers family in the NFL before him. Geathers is too fast to play OL, where it would be wasted compared to on Defense. Derrick Lott also was Redshirted on the Defensive Line for last season too, out of Kennesaw.

Chase Vasser is a 6’ 3” linebacker at 208 lbs. we also Redshirted. With 4.52 speed, he will be slotted by Todd Grantham at outside LB out of Gainesville.

Jordan Love at 4.41 Defensive Back has some hops out of Glen Allen Virginia and we Redshirted him, although he had more height at 6’ than the ones we did play back there to get burned on every pass all season long, including against Georgia tek who could not catch the ball, wide open.

9 of the Best Football Players in America, Redshirted in a 5-Loss Season. Idiots. The NFL rules are that after the recruits’ 3rd year on campus Redshirt or Not, they can go to the NFL. Ask for that to change all you want in this blog, this is the FACT, it is not changing, and it is right for all concerned, including UGA Bulldogs.

We just have to do a far better job of evaluating talent than we have in the 10-Year Coach Richt Era. A Decade of Wasted Talent.

TJ Stripling is 6’ 6” tall, no doubt skinny at 220 lbs. and ranked the 4th Best Defensive End in the Nation for a football team who has little in the Rotation as it is at any position, but 11 solid players to put out there, is not going to be Redshirted or should not be with his 4.55 speed. He will be very hard to pass over, or around to that side. TJ Stripling is on the edge. He is not an interior guy, don’t try to make him one TommyP.

Garrison Smith is in the middle. We cannot afford to Redshirt this type of player and I have no expectation that Todd Grantham is going to continue these mistakes of Redshirting 9 of the Best Football Players in America, and then LOSING 5 GAMES including TWO LOSSES to UNRANKED 7-6 teams Kentucky and the vols.

Alec Ogletree too could be slotted on the Outside, but I suggest to you that it will come down to Defensive Back. Now, criticize away while you have no CONCEPT, no idea, and no feel for it – just criticize those who say what will happen, only to see each actually happen. He is 6’ 3” and we have had nothing but short players back there and we all saw how that has worked out for Willie Martinez. Jakar Hamilton plays in game 1 back there too, while you sit there and cannot even figure out who our best playmakers are.

That is because you are NOT a student of the game.

Just post-away dumbslit stuff FLAMES of POSTERS with no substance on your part whatsoever. Just FLAMES.

You don’t read.

You don’t study.

You have no clue.

You just FLAME.

Instead of FLAME POSTS, try studying that which you make a fool of yourself in public in this blog.

Why wouldn’t we play Da’Rick Rogers as the 2nd best receiver in the Nation ? How long can we afford to be mediocre at 17-19 vs Final AP Poll Top 25 with another 8 Losses to UNRANKED TEAMS ?

Oh, yeah, while you SIT THERE AND TRY TO TELL ME WE ARE SO FREAKING GREAT and will BEAT ALABAMA, DISNEYdawg.

We get some new blood on the coaching staff, not enough, but some. Look for them to say (1) Rank the players (2) get the playmakers on the field.

those games meant nothing to tech

January 20th, 2010
8:13 am

tech couldn’t beat Georgia if they had REggie Bush and Peyton Manning…cause tech’s a bunch of losers and chokers anyhow

Pit bull

January 20th, 2010
9:00 am

The biggest question is who is going to be QB. The running game is going to have to carry the dogs this year. The Dawgs need to decide on a QB as quickly as possible and give him practice time. That’s the main thing!

Dawg n' the gators nest

January 20th, 2010
9:34 am

Wow Mark,
At least now you admit you are just using other people’s work. Do some of your own and get back to us with.

Larry Platt

January 20th, 2010
10:28 am

TECH PLAYERS ON THE GROUND
TECH PLAYERS ON THE GROUND

LOOKIN LIKE A FOOL LAYING ON THE GROUND

30-24

Boca Baby

January 20th, 2010
10:34 am

Both are swell kids who are leaving UGA. But it is not a good thing if a safety is the #2 tackler on your team. This means that too many runners and receivers are getting through the first and second waves of your defense. As for Curran he continued a heritage of heavy hitting tacklers at the storied program. His deficiency is his size and average ability in pass coverage. He is truly a “tweener” and it is to be seen how effective he will be at the next level. It would probably had been better for him to stick around for his final year under the tutelage of Grantham who has first hand experience at the next level. All this said I do believe that UGA has some yet-to-be-seen talent to appear on the stage and I think we will be OK. If a trigger man shows up at QB next year, look out!

Boca Baby

January 20th, 2010
10:37 am

And Mark, it is quiet OK for your to use the opinions of other notables to make your point, thank you!

Boca Baby

January 20th, 2010
10:40 am

That’s “quite ok” not “quiet ok”, sorry. Both correctly spelled, one incorrectly used.

Tron Carter

January 20th, 2010
11:19 am

GT has slipped to a #44 recruiting class (#9 in the ACC).
Yesterday it was #43 and #8 in the ACC.
“Tough Talk” Johnson can’t recruit.
No player with any pro aspirations wants to run the triple joke or play in a 55,000 seat stadium and watch the douchebag fans cram down their free hotdog and coke and then head for the exit. They will also be underwhelmed, when Al Groh hoverounds on in at 3-5 mph to their living room and tries to sell them on a high school class program.

They don’t want to be around the dorks at Georgia Trek.

You really should hide your students and fans when recruits come to town.

Paul Johnson football is recruit repellant.

South FL Chapter of the Bulldog Nation

January 20th, 2010
11:20 am

I agree with Bradley…GT was harder hit by early NFL departures. UGA’s losses will be felt on D without a doubt, but I believe we have enough depth to fill those holes without too much of a drop off. Obviously any time you loose starters it hurts, but when you rotate as much as UGA does, the game time experience is there. The major question mark is at the QB position. But, as we remember, one David Greene did pretty well as a redshirt freshman. You just really don’t know how their going to do until they get into that situation.

It’s funny how people are trying to place the blame on Grantham for the early departure of the Cowboys…it’s just funny and I’ll leave it at that. It’s not funny about Al Groh’s departure from UVA however…and I’ll just leave that as it is as well.

UF is without a doubt the hardest hit of any school by early departures for the NFL as well as coaching staff changes. Even without CUM, now that’s funny!, taking an indefinite leave of absence…they lost three members off last years staff. now add the seniors to the list of juniors that are leaving off the defense alone and they’re going to have some growing pains as well!

There will be a lot of questions coming into the season that can only be answered on the field, and I for one am looking to everythng being put to the test!

UGA has without a doubt enought tallent on the squad to win the east this year….but we shall see! Let’s just get through Feb 3rd first and then we can worry about filling the holes that have been left by Sr’s and Jr’s moving on to their next challenge. Best of luck to all players, teams, coaches, and fans….it’s going to be a very interesting year to say the least! LETS GET IT ON! GO DAWGS!

John

January 20th, 2010
3:12 pm

I am glad to see Reshad Jones go becasue he was a terrible tackler. He tried to play like Greg Blue, but unfortunately doesn’t have near the skills.

BadgerDawg

January 21st, 2010
2:05 am

Stinger, old man Groh gave up: 26 to William and Mary (both of them in a loss), 30 to TCU (loss), 37 to Southern Miss (loss and without Favre), 34 to Yech, 28 to Duke (?!), and 52 to Miami (all losses.) Ending the season with memorable 34 points to Clemson and 42 to VaTech. He’s at least responsible for the entore defense and not a position coach if you’re looking to put blame somewhere. Who has the joke of a coordinator now?

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