Update: Three more Tech players suspended – for a half
John Dewberry helped Bill Curry win in Athens in 1984. The QB was no help in Birmingham in 1985. (AJC file photo)
Update: Georgia Tech announced Sunday that three more players — defensive Anthony Egbuniwe and defensive backs Michael Peterson and Louis Young — has been suspended for the first half of Monday’s Independence Bowl. They broke curfew in Shreveport, which I believe trumps John Dewberry’s curfew-breaking in Birmingham in 1985 for sheer ingenuity.
It’s that festive time of the year when Georgia Tech lets us know which of its players won’t be playing in a bowl game. The Jackets arrived in scenic Shreveport on Thursday, just in time to offer the following release:
Shreveport, La. – Georgia Tech announced today that four football players, including two who have already earned their undergraduate degrees, will not play in Monday’s AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl because of various academic issues.
Senior defensive end Robert Hall and senior linebacker Anthony Barnes are ineligible to compete in the game against Air Force under NCAA academic guidelines. Sophomore wide receiver Stephen Hill and senior safety Mario Edwards are both ineligible for not meeting Georgia Tech academic requirements.
Of the four players, Edwards and Hill were listed as starters on the Yellow Jackets’ most recent depth chart.
A few questions: How can you earn your degree and still be academically ineligible? Has any Jacket had a more disappointing season than Hill, who was touted as the next Demaryius Thomas but who hasn’t played well and now won’t play in the bowl game at all?
There’s a time-honored Jacket tradition of players getting docked for the postseason. Usually it’s the quarterback: John Dewberry was suspended for the All-American Bowl in 1985 for breaking curfew in Birmingham, which is tough to do, and in 2006 Reggie Ball was declared ineligible for the Gator Bowl, which brought a strange career to its inevitably strange end.
These latest suspensions constitute just another installment in an ongoing Tech saga. On the bright side, the Tech Four won’t be remembered as the most egregious college football development of Dec. 23, 2010. That dishonor belongs to five Ohio State Buckeyes, chief among them quarterback Terrelle Pryor, who were suspended for five games of the 2011 season — though not for the Sugar Bowl — for NCAA violations that include receiving improper benefits from …
A tattoo parlor. Seriously.
By Mark Bradley
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Just saying!!!
December 23rd, 2010
10:49 pm
High freakin five to D A Double U G! You are wrong though…Tech won’t be investigated because their players attend GA State.
D A Double U G
December 23rd, 2010
10:51 pm
GT 06′ is DEFINITELY janitor!!!!!!!
Probably at Sanford Stadium.
Again, man, you seriously cannot back up these academic idiots withoutmaking a UGA joke or stab at our players. YOU HAVE BEEN DEFEATED AND EXPOSED!!!!!!
Robert Hall not only beat a woman, he forgot to study. Stephen Hill not only forgot to catch footballs, he forgot to study.
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61-39-5
Matt
December 23rd, 2010
10:52 pm
Where is Mark Bradley when a running back for a “major” football program just down the road is suspended for the bowl game? I guess Caleb King doesn’t deserve the hating of Mark Bradley.
Just saying!!!
December 23rd, 2010
10:53 pm
You have to be considered a running back for a “major” football program to be talked about. The only thing Georgia did this year was beat the dawg out of tech!!!!
D A Double U G
December 23rd, 2010
10:53 pm
kevin,
Robert Hall is academically ineligible. didn;t he get arrested this year too??
Pot, meet Kettle.
Just saying!!!
December 23rd, 2010
10:55 pm
Go SCSU Muddawgs!!!! Time for Bobby Bouche to win the Bourbon Bowl!!!!
D A Double U G
December 23rd, 2010
10:55 pm
Looks like the old joke will continue on after Monday……..
What do Tech Football and Marijuana have in common??
Both are frequently smoked in bowls.
Just saying!!!
December 23rd, 2010
10:57 pm
PJ’s understudy at NAVY is getting his tail handed to him!!! Pass some more eggnog this way!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
D A Double U G
December 23rd, 2010
10:57 pm
Those Techies trying to justify their IDIOT players with the liklihood that Caleb King is also ineligible,……
UGA fans admit he is an idiot. We are not in denial like you Nerds. We do not claim our NFL minor league football players to be Aerospace Engineers.
Kevin
December 23rd, 2010
10:57 pm
Tech Kevin, go ahead and add an asterisk to your name just to let everybody know that you are the Kevin from the 2nd best college in the state
Volman
December 23rd, 2010
10:58 pm
Mark,
Your posts have been miserable as of late. You need a break.
D A Double U G
December 23rd, 2010
10:59 pm
Juat Saying!!!,
My god…. I thought Tech’s Nebitt-less version of the Triple Option was ugly…… this NAvy team is AWFUL. It’s a true glimpse at Tech next year. Especially since Stephen Hill will likely transfer or remain STUPID.
D A Double U G
December 23rd, 2010
11:01 pm
Anybody remember in 2005 when 17 Tech student(sic) athletes were ruled ineligible????
That was just as funny as today.
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Just saying!!!
December 23rd, 2010
11:02 pm
D A Double U G,
I think Old Gold got his feelings hurt! I think him and Tech Kevin are tickle pile spooning down on North Avenue!!!! Navy and Tech are terrible…there is a reason why the triple option is a high school offense and not prominent at Major Universities that play in the MNC!
kevin
December 23rd, 2010
11:04 pm
D A DOUBLE U G thats my point exactly mark pointing out GT’s players is kinda the pot calling the kettle black…he acts like this is something that is so rare yet look on the internet many many schools have players ineligible for the bowl games…mark acts like every year we get a list of tech player who cannot play in the bowl and it just isnt true..if a player struggles at tech its not exactly a surprise its not the easiest school in the country to make the grade….but the true bottom line is these players are kids and we are throwing rocks at them…no point in that at all….i have zero love for uga but i do not bash the players as they are kids period…hate the school not the kids
D A Double U G
December 23rd, 2010
11:05 pm
Any word yet on how many Thursday Night games Tech has next year???
I can never decide if I want to watch those, or the local High School’s JV team those nights.
Just saying!!!
December 23rd, 2010
11:05 pm
Tech and Kevin SUX!!!
D A Double U G
December 23rd, 2010
11:07 pm
kevin,
but your players take classes at Morehouse and Georgia State….. not Georgia Tech, Silly!!!!
kevin
December 23rd, 2010
11:07 pm
Just Saying…didnt that “high school offense” recently roll up 600 yards of affense against your feared sec defense? we dont lose cuz our offense doesnt work we lose cuz our defense is awful….
D A Double U G
December 23rd, 2010
11:08 pm
Anybody know what Lincoln County High School’s JV team and Georgia Tech have in common?? Both play on Thursday Nights.
kevin
December 23rd, 2010
11:09 pm
get a life dadoubleg..they take classes at tech….gotta love all the people who bash gt spend alot of time on comment boards that have something to do with tech…i love it….lol
D A Double U G
December 23rd, 2010
11:10 pm
kevin,
600 yards on twice the amount of plays UGA put up 500 yards.
But congrats on your Moral Voctory. I am sure that trophy looks great next to Colorado’s 1990 NC trophy in your case.
Just saying!!!
December 23rd, 2010
11:10 pm
Ah….you have done your research D A Double U G!
Kevin,
Who gives a $hit how many yards your d@mn offense put up. The SCORE is what matters! How many yards did your defense give up???
Quit dodging the question…you can’t handle the truth can you Kev???
Just saying!!!
December 23rd, 2010
11:11 pm
AND the hell feared our defense…I never said anyone feared our defense. We sucked and we still beat your @$$!!!!
D A Double U G
December 23rd, 2010
11:11 pm
Have you Nerds ever thought to use the Property Tax UGA owes on Bobby Dudd Stadium(sic) to buy out Paul Hewitt??
Just saying!!!
December 23rd, 2010
11:11 pm
who the hell…sorry..got excited!!!
D A Double U G
December 23rd, 2010
11:12 pm
Check out this sketch I made of Paul Johnson…… http://www.coloring-pictures.net/drawings/Droopy/Droopy-is-near-a-door.gif
Neat, huh?
kevin
December 23rd, 2010
11:12 pm
no moral victory here…i hate it….like i said our defense is awful…AWFUL…you should be proud to put up 500 yards on that defense….i mean duke did too….the reference was to your lover “just saying” making the high school offense comment….isnt the SEC supposed to have the most feared defenses in football? i was just refering to the fact that your Dawgs couldnt get that offense off the field…thats why they had 92 offensive plays and 600 yards
kevin
December 23rd, 2010
11:13 pm
agreed hewitt needs to go
Old Gold
December 23rd, 2010
11:15 pm
The only tradition that continues here is that Bradley and the AJC suckit…
Just saying!!!
December 23rd, 2010
11:15 pm
Nice work D A Double U G!!!!
Kev,
Dont turn the gay jokes on us…your offense still put up less points than ours did. Quit trying to spin this on us. Facts are facts junior! UGA > gtech.
D A Double U G
December 23rd, 2010
11:15 pm
Georgia Tech fan: “We ran for more yards than you ran for!!!!”
UGA fan: “OK. We scored more points than you scored.”
I think I give UGA the edge in that argument…….
Tidomonkey
December 23rd, 2010
11:15 pm
It’s amusing to me to read UGA fans mocking Tech for players being ruled academically ineligible. It’s no shame to the school that its academic rigor is too much for athletes. It’s far more shameful to have a school with classes that a trained monkey could pass.
Before you go insulting Tech’s academics, maybe you should ask yourself, “How may points is a 3 point field goal worth?”
kevin
December 23rd, 2010
11:15 pm
oh i guess you’re one of the 1% that doesnt think every team in the sec has a great defense…..look the offense works the defense doesnt simple as that…if they ever get the defense in order your dawgs and most everbody else will play hell with them…when you average almost 30 points a game you should win….
Just saying!!!
December 23rd, 2010
11:15 pm
You guys suckit…Bradley is soooooooooooo anit-UGA is not even funny.
Just saying!!!
December 23rd, 2010
11:17 pm
We know that tido monkey…coach freakin told us in class. If you would have shown up for class then you would have known that @$$ monkey!
kevin
December 23rd, 2010
11:18 pm
yes uga won…i didnt deny that…i was simply refering to our high school offense….that is what you called it right? seriously this isnt the nfl…florida runs the spread option and won a NC thats just as much a “high school offense”
Just saying!!!
December 23rd, 2010
11:19 pm
How do you consider an offense that nearly 80% of college runs a high school offense. You, SIR, are an idiot!
Old Gold
December 23rd, 2010
11:19 pm
Bradley is a cynthia Tucker tool…I guess since Terrance is gone, Mr Bradley is doing Cynthia “Race Cardx” Tucker…what a FRIGGIN JOKE…cHESS TEAM CAPTAIN IS WRITING THIS SMUCK
dog2
December 23rd, 2010
11:19 pm
Kevin, go back to poppin your pimples your making an arse of yourself
kevin
December 23rd, 2010
11:21 pm
it is a version of the triple option jscka$$ just ran out of the shotgun…how many NFL teams run it? none because it is high school….its an option offense no matter where the qb is lined up
D A Double U G
December 23rd, 2010
11:21 pm
Does anybody remember the time when UGA scored more points that Tech???
yeah…. that was aweosme!!!!
Just saying!!!
December 23rd, 2010
11:24 pm
AHHHH bull$hit…what do you think the wild cat offense is you moron??? A version of the spread and guess who runs that….oh thats right, the NFL!
Did man boobs buy your players a ring to celebrate the 600 yards of offense put up and still lost???
D A Double U G
December 23rd, 2010
11:24 pm
and TO HELL WITH GEORGIA TECH!!!!!
Goodnight Y’all!!!!!
D A Double U G
December 23rd, 2010
11:25 pm
STILL. LOST. (key words)
kevin
December 23rd, 2010
11:26 pm
i remember when they scored more points…im sure you do too…..i just wonder if you guys do the very same thing on the florida boards…. tech lost we understand that…no biggie im gonna go to sleep tonight and wake up in the morning just the same i am just amazed by the stupidity that some fans have….
Just saying!!!
December 23rd, 2010
11:27 pm
AND UTAH got thumped too! You guys can go cry on each others shoulder!
kevin
December 23rd, 2010
11:29 pm
and just how many teams in the nfl (really) still run the wild cat….the eagles and thats only because they have the fastest man in cleats at qb…it is a version of the triple option….you read the end and give the ball to the back or the qb keeps it….same same….
kevin
December 23rd, 2010
11:30 pm
you guys are the only ones crying…tech lost and we know that…uga looked real good in winning…but yes they won….congrats….way to go….i guess you told me
wreckmaniac
December 23rd, 2010
11:40 pm
Too bad S Hill wasn’t declared ineligible in August.