Another no-show for UGA’s Caleb King, who’s a bowl no-go
This remains the highlight of Caleb King's UGA career. (AJC photo by Brant Sanderlin)
Caleb King won’t play in the Liberty Bowl due to academic concerns, which means the Georgia tailback will complete 2010 having missed five games three different ways — two with an injury, two more due to suspension for failing to appear in court regarding a speeding ticket and now this latest suspension, incurred for missing at least five “academic-related appointments.”
Caleb King, it would seem, isn’t particularly skilled at showing up. He needs to remedy that. Because it’s clear even the endless patience of Mark Richt is nearing its end. Speaking of King, Richt told reporters in Memphis on Sunday: “We’ve played some games without him before, and we’ll do it again.”
It’s not as if King has been indispensable: He has had two 100-yard rushing games in three seasons. The first was his 166-yard showing against Georgia Tech in 2009 on a night when Washaun Ealey gained 183. This season King gained 100 yards at Colorado on a night that will be remember for his strange spin-around fumble at game’s end.
It has been a while now since King caused a stir by leaving Parkview High to play his senior season at Greater Atlanta Christian. He was a big deal then — the No. 1 player in Georgia who was bound for UGA. He hasn’t been nearly as big a deal since, and his time’s almost up. He’ll turn 23 next month. He needs to start showing up.
By Mark Bradley
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There was one?
December 27th, 2010
2:21 pm
What time is Army vs Tech?
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JB
December 27th, 2010
2:22 pm
That’s where they need to be……You saw their best team since 90 in a BCS bowl game last year.OUCH !
NCBulldawg86
December 27th, 2010
2:22 pm
Shreveport is sooooooooooo…. last year. Memphis is where it is in 2010.
Reality
December 27th, 2010
2:22 pm
JB
Sean Bedford, Aerospace engineering senior and center for the Tech football team,is the winner of the inaugural 2010 Burlsworth Trophy which is being given to the nation’s most outstanding player
JB
December 27th, 2010
2:23 pm
Thank you Reality………….
jarvis
December 27th, 2010
2:24 pm
And Stephen Hill starting WR will be doing the same thing as jarvis, checking out the Independance Bowl from the comfort of home.
11 Arrests 6 Wins
December 27th, 2010
2:25 pm
JB
Severe case of “Tech derangement syndrome”.
There was one?
December 27th, 2010
2:25 pm
Burlsworth Trophy? Nation’s most outstanding player? Did they change the name of the Heisman?
DUSTY
December 27th, 2010
2:26 pm
Yu bet NFL teams will want Caleb King. He’ll go in the 1st round if he can go for 10 td’s and 1000 yards in 2011. He almost did that in 2009.
D A Double U G
December 27th, 2010
2:26 pm
without Stephen Hill, no matter how bad he is, there will be ZERO emphasis of defending the “pass” (LOL coming from Tevin Washington) and will give Air Force a better opportunity to load the box.
There was one?
December 27th, 2010
2:27 pm
1 Tech player out of 110 who is an Engineering major? Isn’t GT an Engineering school? My pet cat could be a Management major at Tech!
DUSTY
December 27th, 2010
2:27 pm
I can’t think of another back, besides maybe Ingram, who can pass catch AND run as well as Caleb, AND Caleb can pass pro better than any SEC RB.
There was one?
December 27th, 2010
2:28 pm
Air Force? I though it was Army.
jarvis
December 27th, 2010
2:28 pm
So DUSTY, Caleb King will go in the first round? I’ll take that bet.
D A Double U G
December 27th, 2010
2:29 pm
So Techies…..
If you do win this game today, will you celebrate it??
I seem to remember Techies making a LOT of fun of the Dawgs winning the Independence Bowl last year and being happy about it.
For a team that made fun of us because we were happy to beat YOU, because you said YOU were awful, I better not hear a WORD of excitement if your manboobs coach wins a bowl game tonight……. and thats a HUGE “if”.
Air Force- 37 Bees- 13
JB
December 27th, 2010
2:30 pm
Stephen Hill told ESPN about three weeks ago that he was not effective anymore because his hands ” had done stoved up”…..LOL
JB
December 27th, 2010
2:31 pm
@2:27……….That’s Hotel/Motel Management by the way…..
JB
December 27th, 2010
2:32 pm
Can this current Tech QB throw a pass?
D A Double U G is deformed...
December 27th, 2010
2:33 pm
D A Double U G December 27th, 2010
2:03 pm
—Just because it’s not a BCS bowl (like the 3(three) we played in the past handful of years) does not mean I scream for the head coach’s head and turn my head on the program—.
UGA has played in 3 BCS Bowls since 2002. It’s unusual for people to have 8 fingers on one hand and I hope people aren’t too offensive when they stare at you.
JB
December 27th, 2010
2:33 pm
What time is the Tech game on in India?
G'Vegas Dawg
December 27th, 2010
2:33 pm
Sorry Caleb, special Ed students don’t get accommodations, IEPs, or para pros in college. I don’t think your big brother can bail you out if this one either. Transferring is out if the question too. If college coaches need any more proof that kIds that constantly transfer high schools are a problem they need to look no further than CK. The dawg nation will be glad when this project is complete.
jarvis
December 27th, 2010
2:34 pm
JB, Washington throws a better pass than the “Robot” did.
Speaking of the Robot, how did that Heisman campaign work out? I didn’t see him in New York. I assume he must have finished fifth.
JB
December 27th, 2010
2:35 pm
When has Tech won a bowl? Anyone ?
Silly jarvis
December 27th, 2010
2:36 pm
It is “Nesbott”…….Nesbott reporting for duty!!
observer
December 27th, 2010
2:36 pm
I notice Caleb has NEVER had trouble showing up for an interview.
D A Double U G
December 27th, 2010
2:36 pm
about a week ago, Anthony Allen was on the Buck and Kincade show on 680AM The Fan.
John Kincade: “Athony, I bet you don’t have much free time playing for Tech, with the high academic standards on you there, do you?”
Anthony Allen: “Uh, no sir. When I am not on the practice field, I am almost always studying films or the playbooks.”
I COULDN’T MAKE THIS UP!!!!!
jarvis
December 27th, 2010
2:36 pm
http://web.nesbitt4heisman.com
Got the feeling this domain can be purchased at a discount.
JB
December 27th, 2010
2:37 pm
Jarvis, if a pass is thrown, will anyone be there to catch it?
6-6 with a chance to be?
December 27th, 2010
2:37 pm
Caleb would have got in some sort of trouble in Memphis, anyway.
observer
December 27th, 2010
2:38 pm
DUSTY
December 27th, 2010
2:26 pm
Yu bet NFL teams will want Caleb King. He’ll go in the 1st round if he can go for 10 td’s and 1000 yards in 2011. He almost did that in 2009.
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Good one Mr. King!
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There was one?
December 27th, 2010
2:38 pm
Is Anthony Allen one of the numerous Techies with long hair? Those kids are so dumb to not know that was so 1990’s!!!
JB
December 27th, 2010
2:39 pm
When was Tech’s last bowl win? Really…Anyone know?
There was one?
December 27th, 2010
2:40 pm
Was it in the Emerald Nut game?
JB
December 27th, 2010
2:41 pm
What firm did Reggie Ball land with……Having trouble finding him in who’s who of Engineering.
There’s one working at Air Tran….Is that the same one?
jarvis
December 27th, 2010
2:41 pm
I will make this statement for our friend DSUTY, Nesbitt will make an NFL squad. Caleb King will not.
Nesbitt will definitely be a project, but wasn’t he a pretty good DB in high school? Maybe his future is on that side of the ball.
JB
December 27th, 2010
2:43 pm
What times the Fish Fry in Shreveport?
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
December 27th, 2010
2:43 pm
no one will remember caleb king after this year anyways. time to move on…hopefully ealey can take the #1 role and possibly crowell.
There was one?
December 27th, 2010
2:43 pm
Ball USED to work at Air Tran……He got fired because he tried to put 4 suitcases in a slot for 3.
Yellow Fuzz
December 27th, 2010
2:43 pm
This thread is EXACTLY why the dogs recruiting classes have been suB par the last two years (last year and so far this year). What recruit would want to be micromanaged and publicly humiliated almost daily if he didn’t turn out to be the next Hershal Walker or Lindale Scott? Why don’t you AH’s pick on someone your own size?
D A Double U G
December 27th, 2010
2:43 pm
JB, Reggie Ball is a kindergarten teahcer, and teaches his kids to count to 4. But he usually screws it up and throws the ball away.
JB
December 27th, 2010
2:44 pm
That bus load of Techie’s gonna freak when they have to buy their own Hot dogs and cokes…..
DUSTY
December 27th, 2010
2:45 pm
I’d like to see Caleb (and Ealey) get 20 runs a game. That’s a 100 yards a game, per back, as both average over 5 ypc. I’d expect Caleb and Ealey to both score around 10-15 td’s each, and rush for 1200-1500 yards each. Pretty amazing, with that kind of talent at RB, that Bobo continues to throw the football.
Especially when you consider the last 3 SEC Champs have averaged 215-278 yards a game rushing.
There was one?
December 27th, 2010
2:45 pm
Yellow Fuzz,
who the hell is Lindale Scott?
JB
December 27th, 2010
2:45 pm
We are
jarvis
December 27th, 2010
2:47 pm
Isn’t the offense averaging about 30 points a game?
There was one?
December 27th, 2010
2:48 pm
“Hershal”….Yellow Fuzz, please stay off this blog if you don’t know what you are talking about.
Yellow Fuzz
December 27th, 2010
2:48 pm
There was one?
December 27th, 2010
2:45 pm
Yellow Fuzz,
who the hell is Lindale Scott?
the dude that caught Buck Blew’s pass and ran 75 yards for a TD in Jacksonville back in the 70’s.
JB
December 27th, 2010
2:49 pm
Yellow Fuzz…..on a serious note….Our recruiting is suffering from losing and poor coaching and a staff who is past due leaving….and don’t go getting high and mighty, I’ll paste some post from Tech folk when Gailey was lynched on here daily ! Our only joy is beating you guys just about every year, well, 9 of 10.
D A Double U G
December 27th, 2010
2:49 pm
I drove by Alexander Memorial Colisium(sic) this morning, andi KID YOU NOT…. whatever game they were advertising on their bulletin board on 10th street, was advertising “4 tix, 4 hot dogs, 4 cokes”
PLEASE, go check for yourself if you are in the area!!!!!