Credit to Richt: A big recruiting yield at a big moment for UGA

just a fan

January 31st, 2011
12:35 pm

first

Jesse Stone

January 31st, 2011
12:37 pm

MB- Maybe this will quiet SOME of the UGA faithful that claim you “gush” about CPJ.

just a fan

January 31st, 2011
12:40 pm

thank you Mark I want to thank everyone who helped me get to where I am today……

Milledgeville Dawg

January 31st, 2011
12:40 pm

We shall return-This upcoming season

TDA

January 31st, 2011
12:41 pm

Big recruiting yield? Um, they had top 10 classes from 02-09. They had top 10 classes 07 08 and 09. And that got them what?

Greedy

January 31st, 2011
12:43 pm

AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

2011--No Aj No Kris Durham No Justin Houston

January 31st, 2011
12:44 pm

6-7 team. Boise first game usc next
good luck with that.

GTBob

January 31st, 2011
12:46 pm

Congrats to Richt for doing what he does every year. 2008 rank: 5th, 2009 rank: 4th. It’s not like this is uncommon ground for Richt. Im pretty sure also that wins and losses don’t matter too much to recruits. Teams like Texas, Notre Dame, and UGA will recruit well regardless of how bad they were the previous seasons. Even USC is recruiting well and they can’t even compete in post season games.

Class of '98

January 31st, 2011
12:46 pm

Like the NFL draft, college recruiting is about filling specific needs. And with Drew, and hopefully Crowell and Jenkins, we would fill our 3 biggest needs. Very pleasantly surprised with this class.

fla dawg

January 31st, 2011
12:46 pm

recruiting has never been the problem. getting them in school, keeping them in school, keeping them out of trouble, and last but surely not least….if richt and company cant coach them up then nothing will change.

Herschel Talker

January 31st, 2011
12:46 pm

MB:

Richt gets credit for helping UGA do well under its next coach in 2012. But make no mistake – 2011 will still be a disaster.

HT

dawginfla(help!)

January 31st, 2011
12:49 pm

I dunno – I hope this class helps turn things around, but I’m worried about how many Cam Newtons end up as defensive ends at UGA…

aaron

January 31st, 2011
12:49 pm

i sincerely hope we get all these guys. i think we’ll need almost all of them for richt to have any chance to save his job. it’s sad to say that our most interesting football competition this last year has been in recruiting and not on the field. still, forever GO DAWGS!

Bamboozled

January 31st, 2011
12:50 pm

Richt has to realize that he cannot redshirt some of the guys who can make a impact immediately. Thats-so-80ish & 90ish. Today’s College football landscape is much different and the big time programs are playing true freshman, not only in the skilled position, but OL & DL, as well.

ATL Fan

January 31st, 2011
12:50 pm

GSU Eagle 91,
I don’t think you can call Ray Drew a thug. A minister maybe, but not a thug.

elvis

January 31st, 2011
12:51 pm

Regardless of how unpredictable the recruiting science is UGA had to quiet the noise of the doubters. No such thing as a can’t miss, but these guys are legit candidates for an overall improvment in talent.
Part 2 would need to be a convincing win over Boise…SC,etc.

James

January 31st, 2011
12:52 pm

Great story Mark..

Steve

January 31st, 2011
12:52 pm

Ga recruits well every year because this state is a top 5 recruit state in the country and only has two div a football teams. Compare that to the rest of the south Mark. What you should be writing is why he had top 8 programs in 2007 2008 and 2009 and a top 15 class last year and they went 6-7 with a top 5, maybe 1-3 nfl draft pick and another first rounder. Why don’t you write about losses to colorado and central florida and how inexcusable that is with the talent they have. No all we get is hey look at great recruiting class. Yeah we get that every year. What a kool aid drinking article this is.

Jesse Stone

January 31st, 2011
12:54 pm

Steve- MB puts it out there and let’s us do the spinning.

NC Dawg

January 31st, 2011
12:54 pm

Come on guys, let’s load up and win the BCS with a new face. Let’s don’t forget Antonio Richardson and Jeoffrey Pagan.

80 Dawg

January 31st, 2011
12:55 pm

First two games are very important to the season, If we can win those two ,anything is possible .Everyone has to remember , almost every game beside the second half of the Auburn game , the DAWGS were in the game. I know a drop pass , apunt hitting a players foot, a fumble here and there is all part of the game and can be traced back to coaching, but we really had some bad breaks. Looking for a SEC title this year! GO DAWGS

DawginLex

January 31st, 2011
12:55 pm

Mark, i will give you Moreno in 2006 but playing Murray over cox would have resulted in at least 2 if not 3 losses-Arkansas, SC and Auburn.

Thomas

January 31st, 2011
12:55 pm

MB if you want credibility write an article titled
Uga recruting 2011, been there done that. What happens on the field with the coaching is the problem. Not this garbage.

Herschel Talker

January 31st, 2011
12:56 pm

“The recent history of Georgia football might have been different had Knowshon Moreno not been redshirted in 2006 or Aaron Murray in 2009.”

Murray was injured, so there was little choice there. As for the Moreno comment, sure we would have done better in 2006, but then with high expectations in 2007, we would have had the 2008 disaster a year earlier. In the big picture, nothing would have been different had Moreno not redshirted. That said, redshirting Moreno really spoke poorly to Richt’s talent evaluation skills.

DawginLex

January 31st, 2011
12:56 pm

Not to mention the fact he was coming off of a serious injury and his shoulder was not well enough to throw starting in 2009.

CHARLOTTE DAWG

January 31st, 2011
12:56 pm

Can anyone provide an explanation on why Geathers was so ineffective at nose tackle last year? Look at his physical stats…the kid is plenty big enough. D Tyson at nose did not make sense. To his credit, he’s not big enough to occupy two big O-lineman. But Geathers is.

So my question is…what was the problem? Endurance, Strength, attitude? I didn’t hear much on this issue last year but it was obvious that our NG position was not effective in drawing double teams and stuffing the middle when it came to the run(SC game is an example).

can anyone shed some light on my questions about Geathers?

Jesse Stone

January 31st, 2011
12:57 pm

“Jumpy” Geathers was a great pocket crusher.

B

January 31st, 2011
12:58 pm

Damian Swann

joe

January 31st, 2011
12:58 pm

Two things: 1. They have not signed on the dotted line yet, so don’t count those chickens. 2. Yes, CMR is a great recruiter, but something happens between each February signing date and kickoff of game 1 in the fall…those dream teams turn into nightmares once CMR, coach bozo and the rest get ahold of em. Not sure why that is, but it is what it is…

DawginLex

January 31st, 2011
12:58 pm

charlotte dawg,

How about not showing their actual weight?

Geathers weighed closer to 275 and Tyson around 265. They were giving away 40 -60 pounds vs SEC OL. That’s why we got pushed around plus the fact that the S&C program was awful.

dawg2

January 31st, 2011
12:59 pm

Its not getting the players thats the problem, its doing something with them when they get here. Also keeping them out of jail……Now Richt no excuses.

Mtn Dawg

January 31st, 2011
12:59 pm

‘mon Isaiah, Jenkins, and Pagan. Let’s put the pieces together for a big year, and re-establish the Dawgs once again as having an elite program.

dawgster

January 31st, 2011
12:59 pm

@Herschel Talker…don’t know what will happen in 2011 as you do, but i will ask you the question: are you man enough to come on here and say you were wrong if 2011 goes very well for the dawgs…i mean you seem to know what will happen, i’m just wondering how you address it if your prediction is wrong…go dawgs

Jesse Stone

January 31st, 2011
1:00 pm

Over/under on how many of these recruits will be NQ?

Herschel Talker

January 31st, 2011
1:00 pm

Coach Johnson knows we don’t have nothing at Tech but in 3 years we will see if Georgia’s recruits are better than Tech’s! Money says ..Johnson will be gone!!

Matt

January 31st, 2011
1:00 pm

Fla dawg- completely agree.

Had Washaun not been sharing carries his stats would be almost identical to Lattimore’s. Him or King would have gained 1,000 yards two years ago if they weren’t sharing carries.

Attitudes need to change.

joe

January 31st, 2011
1:00 pm

Two issues: 1. nobody has signed any papers yet 2. Once CMR and staff gets ahold of em, those dream teams turn into nightmares…seems to happen most every year…not sure why that is.

MustangDawg91

January 31st, 2011
1:01 pm

Lets gooooooo Dawgs….

CHARLOTTE DAWG

January 31st, 2011
1:02 pm

Hershel Talker,

And what about putting Richard Samuel at RB? Gee Whiz…someone really messed that evaluation up. The kid was strong and fast but had not cut-back ability whatsoever and had no vision to find the holes. It was painfully obvious to a non-profesional bystander such as myself.

Example-Seeing him try to change directions against vandy in Nashville….it took him 4 steps to cut it up north and south. Moreno in one or two steps and he would have been gone.

Richard Samuel and Knowson are two example of very poor talent evaluation.

So I definetely agree with you. But good coaches learn their lessons so we can only hope the best see the field in 2011.

An about my question about Geathers?

Herschel Talker

January 31st, 2011
1:02 pm

“are you man enough to come on here and say you were wrong if 2011 goes very well for the dawgs”

Absolutely. If Richt stuns me, happily of course, and has a stellar year, I will certainly say that I underestimated him.

But it won’t happen. A guy doesn’t have 3 years like he had in 2008-2010 and all of a sudden turn things around. If he had that ability, then 2008-2010 wouldn’t have been such disasters in the first place.

DawginLex

January 31st, 2011
1:02 pm

Mrbiguns,

Richt won 96 games in 10 years including 2 SEC titles.

Goff and Donnan won 76 games the previous 10 years without a sniff of the GA Dome except for the chicken bowl.

Richt is a victim of his own success but the time has come to win big.

KBP

January 31st, 2011
1:02 pm

I have stated to many of my fellow Dawg fans that Richt has had two bad years since 2000: 2009 & 2010. 2008 was a great year inspite of the 3 losses. This talk of Richt being on the hot seat was simply preposterous. The biggest issue over the last 5 years has been recruiting. 2000-2005 look at how many NFL players we had and look at how few we had from 2006-2010. Ultimately Richt is accountable for that and his coaching ability nor his demeanor nor his faith has nothing to do with the recent struggles. Nobody said he lacked fire and passion between 2000-2005. Hopefully we get Jenkins and Crowell especially and the others would be nice and then let’s line up and play football in September. Recruit better and the chances of winning are better.

Coach Cheesedip

January 31st, 2011
1:03 pm

In 3 years..Johnson will be gone and Tech might be able to draft good recruits again!

CHARLOTTE DAWG

January 31st, 2011
1:04 pm

Nahh, i’m not sure that’s right Lex….pre-season publications I had had Geathers way north of 300 lbs. If memory serves..he was closer to 320.

But if you are correct, yes, that would be the obvious answer. But since I think he was a lot bigger than that, my question still remains.

The Dude Abides

January 31st, 2011
1:04 pm

Add Kent Turene to that list of recruits joining the ‘Dream Team’

DawginLex

January 31st, 2011
1:05 pm

I saw Geathers and Tyson in person in Lexington and neither one of them is within 20 pounds of 300

dawgster

January 31st, 2011
1:05 pm

@CHARLOTTE DAWG…also to add what some others have commented on Geathers…he evidently played too high at times and also i think he still wasn’t in the shape he needed to be in to go along with having to learn the position to go along with a new coaching staff…but its just my opinion…go dawgs

We (UF) OWN UGA

January 31st, 2011
1:06 pm

So Mark, I guess you’re back to wearing the red & black colored glasses and ignoring the facts?

Starting in 2002, here are UGA’s recruiting rankings per rivals.com:

UGA:

2002-#3
2003-#6
2004-#6
2005-#10
2006-#4
2007-#9
2008-#7
2009-#6
2010-#15
2011-#7 (currently)

Hmmm. Based on the facts presented above, it looks like the following classes are rated higher than the mythical gimmick known as the “Dream Team.”

2002-#3
2003-#6
2004-#6
2006-#4
2008-#7(same as current rank)
2009-#6

So Mark, what makes this class with a gimmick name so special? Or are you still mad your beloved Bulldogs can never live up to the hype? I’m still laughing my you know what off when you picked UGA to win the NC in 2008. How did that work out for you? Remind me who won again? I’ll give you a hint, they have absolutely owned UGA for the past 20 years…..LOL

Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho

January 31st, 2011
1:07 pm

@ dawgster, HT is all hat and no cattle. He will not admit it when is proven wrong. He just likes to read his own comments on the blogs.

cptzzggyy

January 31st, 2011
1:07 pm

Is the word ‘dudgeon’ ever used without being preceded by the adjective ‘high’?

JoeDawg

January 31st, 2011
1:08 pm

“I dunno – I hope this class helps turn things around, but I’m worried about how many Cam Newtons end up as defensive ends at UGA…”

Cam Newtons? We don’t have that kind of money.

UGA89

January 31st, 2011
1:09 pm

A big recruiting yield at UGA = no news

Over the last three years GT’s recruiting classes have ranked in the 40’s, while UGA’s have been much, much higher –yet:

Since 2008:

GT = 26-14
UGA = 24-15

GT has a conference title and a BCS bowl, UGA has neither. And both teams lost to inferior opponents in their bowl games, who’s recruiting classes were not near the calibur of Tech or Georgia. oh, and both teams finished 6-7.

Recruiting ranking as so overrated and a waste of everyone’s time.

CHARLOTTE DAWG

January 31st, 2011
1:09 pm

I appreciate everyone’s feedback but the attached says otherwise.

http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/geathers_kwame00.html

yes, they often inflate stats but not by that much. Geathers is a very big man and could have been effective last year i guess with better conditioning and technique. The attached shows the perfect stats for a D1 nose tackle.

So I’m wondering what the problem was.

DawginLex

January 31st, 2011
1:11 pm

UGA89,

Tech plays in the A SHE SHE

Like comparing GHSA to GISA

jarvis

January 31st, 2011
1:12 pm

Top 12 dozen? While impressive, being taken in the top 144 picks hardly deserves first paragraph notoriety.

dawgster

January 31st, 2011
1:12 pm

@Herschel Talker…ok i’ll hold you to that…also, your comments about a coach not turning it around…i could give you several coaches that indeed turned their program around after seemilngly forgetting how to coach…Joe Pateno…not saying Coach Richt is as good as Paterno, but Penn St had really taken a backseat from the elite programs for several years..but a few good recruiting classes and they have been relevent again…go dawgs

Stockdog

January 31st, 2011
1:13 pm

This has been a crazy month. Hopefully the dawgs will get everybody that they covet. However, as Jeff Schultz stated in an article after the Liberty Bowl. Richt had a month to get his team together to beat UCF and couldn’t. He had more talent than O’Leary and couldn’t use an entire month to get his act together. So, why should we think that adding players will be any different. He had better players than most of the teams that Richt faced this year and still lost. Rivals had a great article last week detailing how recruiting a great class doesn’t translate into wins. VaTech is the best example of mediocre classes exceeding their rank. We can only hope this is true with GA. Forbes detailed how much money each school spends on football. GA was beaten by every school that spent more than the dawgs, even though we make more money than everybody except Alabama. We just don’t spend those profits on the team, i.e. indoor practice facility. I am not convinced that a great recruiting class will save my second favorite coach (Vince Dooley #1). Either way, I will be in Sanford Stadium cheering them on.

jarvis

January 31st, 2011
1:13 pm

Great point Lex.
UCONN won their Conference and got to play in a big boy bowl this year as well.

Steve

January 31st, 2011
1:14 pm

Doesn’t UGA typically pull in a “top ten” recruiting class under Richt?

I’m not sure how this year’s class is any different, but for $9.95/month I’m sure someone from Rivals.com, Scout.com or ESPN.com will let me know.

And, to be clear, I’m a UGA alum/fan. I’d just prefer to have the wins in the Fall rather than February.

Herschel Talker

January 31st, 2011
1:14 pm

Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho:

You are a tool. You have come on here the last 3 years talking about how great Richt is while he has run our program into the gutter. You are a hypocrite and a buffoon. Grow a brain, you imbecile.

HT

Escaped from Email Purgatory

January 31st, 2011
1:15 pm

That SI cover brings tears to me eyes. Hush-ell runs roughshod over the Gators and everybody else in the SEC for that matter.

Took the last minute pass from Belue to Scott to keep the championship season alive.

Great memories. Thanks Bradley.

Good for CMR, too. There’s probably not a bigger blowhard critic than me when it comes to Richt’s somnambulant coaching the last three years. But this recruiting class is right on time.

how2fish

January 31st, 2011
1:15 pm

MRBIGUNS just uttering the idea that the media loves CMR just proves your a moron…dismissed !

JoeFan

January 31st, 2011
1:16 pm

CMR has had several top shelf classes and none of them has lived up to the hype. What leads anyone to believe that this will be any different? Probably a third of them will see the field on a consistent basis, another third will likely wander the sideline most of their careers and the other third will be part of a trivia game as in what became of….. It ultimately boils down to coaching and that is the real question at UGA.

KBP

January 31st, 2011
1:18 pm

Stockdog,

Georgia players had bigger names than UCF. I think most people underestimated UCF’s talent because they play in C-USA, but they had legitimate SEC type talent on both sides of the ball.

FLA DAWG

January 31st, 2011
1:18 pm

I must admit that this is already a bigtime recruiting class and would / will be stellar if one, two or three of the rest come onboard. But as you accurately point out it is what Richt does with his recruits which is the primary problem at UGA.

Herschel was coached by Dooley. Dooley knew what to do in practice and on gameday.
Richt has proven he does not.

collegeballfan

January 31st, 2011
1:19 pm

Here is the problem with jawing about high school players that may, just may, turn out to be excellent college players.

UGA 5 Star recruits (per Scout.com):

2010 – Alex Ogletree
2009 – Marlon Brown, Branden Smith, Aaron Murray, Orson Charles
2008 – A J Green, DeAnglo Tyson, Richard Samuel
2007 – Caleb King
2006 – Matthew Stafford, Brandon Wood, Akeem Hebron, Darius Dewberry

That is 13 5 Star recruits in 5 years.

paul

January 31st, 2011
1:19 pm

Mark, what is going on with Rodney Garner and recruiting this year. All we hear about is Richt, Bobo, and Todd G. on the recruiting this time out. Have they given up on his evaulating talent? I hope so.

DrDawg

January 31st, 2011
1:20 pm

Put the best players on the field. Guys out of high school these days are ready to play. The high school programs are as good as some colleges. The future is now. We’ve got 6-8 freshmen who could play in the fall.

jerry

January 31st, 2011
1:22 pm

I still have the SI magazine……not for sale.

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jarvis

January 31st, 2011
1:22 pm

I posted this on another blog today, so I apologize to anyone who read it before, but it has changed my mind a little about the “experts”.

It is an article abotu what happened to the #1 college recruits for the lat 25 years, and almost everyone of them made it to the NFL at least for a little while, and the few that didn’t all had injury problems.

It is an “Insider” article, so you may only be able to read the first couple unless you have an ESPN subscription, but you’ll get the gist.

http://insider.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/insider/news/story?id=6062100&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncaa%2frecruiting%2finsider%2fnews%2fstory%3fid%3d6062100

Hankie Aron

January 31st, 2011
1:23 pm

What is your point collegeballfan

Remarkable

January 31st, 2011
1:23 pm

UG89, “GT has a conference title and a BCS bowl, UGA has neither.”

Georgia would have had conference titles every year if it played in the inferior ACC.

Stable of Backs

January 31st, 2011
1:24 pm

2011–No Aj No Kris Durham No Justin Houston

January 31st, 2011
12:44 pm

6-7 team. Boise first game usc next
good luck with that.

Uga is going to Blow Boise out of the water, it will remind people of the 07′ Sugar Bowl, the south carolina game will be the tough one early on..

UGA- 54 Boise-17

jerry

January 31st, 2011
1:27 pm

It wasn’t me, Mark.

Junkyard Dawg

January 31st, 2011
1:27 pm

I’m not going to say UGA is going to go undefeated and win the SEC this season with the “Dream Team”. I will say this, I think UGA will be at least 4 games better than last year. This class has what we have really been lacking. If we can get Jenkins, and Crowell then these two guys can help us out. Especially on the defensive line. We really need Jenkins BADLY. He could be our version of Nick Fairley.

Ray Goof

January 31st, 2011
1:28 pm

UGA please..Richt is a loser, can’t get it done. never has never will.

DawginOH

January 31st, 2011
1:28 pm

Good to finally see some optimism from the AJC. Every team has its down years and good things are definitely in store for Georgia, perhaps sooner than we think. GO DAWGS!

Ray Goof

January 31st, 2011
1:30 pm

very few freshman have enough impact to change the sad state of UGA football….especially a 4 game swing as suggested.

Stopped Clock

January 31st, 2011
1:30 pm

You forgot the other part again and that’s coaching. Doesn’t matter how they’re ranked coming in. Without Discipline and coaching there’s no year after next for the Reverend Richt.

Fran Barkingtom

January 31st, 2011
1:32 pm

They may as well give us the championship rings now.

dawgster

January 31st, 2011
1:33 pm

@CHARLOTTE DAWG….i think you have been provided with several answers regarding Geathers, which i think they all have merit…but regardless…why don’t you tell us all what you think the problem with Geathers having difficulty with the posiition last season..keep in mind again that it was a new system with new coaches….Also he may just not be best suited for that position…just because you are big doesn’t mean you will be successful…i hope thats not your arguement that with his size he should autmatically be able to handle that…Give us some valid reasons to back up why you think he should be able to play the NT position without a learning period…go dawgs

jarvis

January 31st, 2011
1:33 pm

Uga is the name of a dog. UGA is an acronym for the University of Georgia.

Red&Black4ever

January 31st, 2011
1:34 pm

I agree, given recent history this recruiting class should be considered a huge coup. My biggest issue with CMR is his attempt to impose his morality on all of his players. Granted, some (Drew) may have been attracted to that quality but come on-do those who pull for other SEC teams REALLY think their players aren’t committing the same type on campus infractions? I think it’s obvious that at UGA, campus security is told to treat athletes just like any other student, no special treatment-while at other campuses the first call the campus security makes is to the athletic department. Btw? While everyone deserves ’second chances’, the loss of Zack Mettenberger to LSU (Bama lost out on that one though Saban tried) is going to cost us dearly. I guess is the players stats are good enough, anything can be overlooked. Seems like the SEC, just like the NCAA, has no set standard applied across the board. Yet, if Miles and Saban saw fit to bring this guy in, why couldn’t CMR reconsider? I saw the piece recently giving CMR the title of one of the best ‘character’ coaches in the NCAA-unfortunately, that isn’t what he’s being paid for.

Z-Dawg

January 31st, 2011
1:34 pm

2 Mistakes:

C’mon Mark. First of all, it’s “Damian” Swann, not Darius. 2nd, I agree with you on Knowshon, but Murray was injured halfway through his redshirt season which prevented him from seeing the field. By the time he was healthy there was only a few games left to play.

GTBob

January 31st, 2011
1:34 pm

jarvis, picking the #1 recruit is usually the easiest thing for the experts to do. It’s pretty obvious that Jadeveon Clowney is head and shoulders above all other recruits right now and is almost a guaranteed NFL player just off of his natural ability. Picking the other guys is what is more difficult.

Ray Goof

January 31st, 2011
1:34 pm

Richt, Bobo and Grantham…a perfect trio of inept coaches…never won anything, and never will

dawgfacedboy

January 31st, 2011
1:37 pm

KBP- in this day and age of college football it’s not good enough just to win games. We haven’t really competed for the East since the last time we won it. We’ve only had 1 top 10 finish in that time frame so it can be argued that we competed 1 year for the East in the last 6 seasons. That simply does not get it done.

Winning 9-10 games is good but when your conference rivals are winning 12 and playing for championships year in and year out then that’s a problem.

Fingers crossed

January 31st, 2011
1:38 pm

Signing these players would be great. I just hope they stay out of the police log in the school paper.

DawgFaceBlues

January 31st, 2011
1:39 pm

Will yaw please let the Big Dawg eat?

sogadog

January 31st, 2011
1:45 pm

“THE REPORTS OF MY DEATH HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED.” CMR

Chuck

January 31st, 2011
1:46 pm

Over/Under on how many years until we find out UGA is paying recruits? I say 2. You can throw pretty much every SEC team in the mix for that as well. I guess you have to play the game to win. If every SEC team is giving benefits to recruits, UGA would fall behind if they didn’t. KUDOS! Probation is worth it if you can get a national championship* out of it.

jarvis

January 31st, 2011
1:46 pm

@dawgfacedboy, Great point!

When you consider that your last three Conference champs have won 13, 14, and 14 games the last three years respectively, averaging 9.5 wins over the last decade doesn’t sound that great.

Mark Bradley`s Booster

January 31st, 2011
1:48 pm

Obviously this recruiting class will be a big boost for the UGA program. Those who continue to blast CMR and his staff are either not true UGA fans or they have expectations that are not realistic.

Jacket Man

January 31st, 2011
1:48 pm

No one has ever called into question Mark Richt’s recruiting capabilities; he’s consistently brought in some of the top classes in America. No matter how how good the classes have been, however, it hasn’t changed the fact that he’s gotten less with his talent than any other coach in America since his initial assistant coaches left campus.

Mark Richt is a nice man who wants to do right but has lost his fire; he’s just going through the motions.

Georgia fans were screaming for Richt’s head just a couple of months ago in spite of the previos stellar classes, so excuse me ifI don’t skinner all over myself because the Bulldogs got yet another one. Until Mark Richt can show college football he is able, and willing, to coach, these kids are just another recruiting class that CAN be under utilized.

Jeff

January 31st, 2011
1:49 pm

CMR and staff right now have earned an A+ with the recruiting class they have assembled. A couple more big names would complete an awesome class. Then comes the tough part which is coaching them up like the competition has been doing the last five years minus Auburn which bought their title.

Law Dawg

January 31st, 2011
1:52 pm

Geathers is 325 – check the website. http://www.georgiadogs.com

300 lbs does not = good nose tackle. Need to be quick, play with leverage. I think he’s also 6′5″ – that doesn’t bode well for playing with leverage. I do remember that he came into camp overweight, slow, and not used to strenuous weight-training regimes. don’t be surprised if chris mayes eventually ends up as jenkins’ backup instead of Kwame.

Dan

January 31st, 2011
1:54 pm

Is there any other recruits who are thinking about changing schools to UGA?

Josh Smith For 3

January 31st, 2011
1:55 pm

This recruiting class is the kind of thing that gives Richt’s job security room for debate. Who is UGA going to get that will recruit better than Richt, especially considering the fact that the Dawgs have been awful the last two years? Athens is obviously going to draw plenty of talent because its arguably the greatest college atmosphere in America, but Richt connects with kids in ways that other coaches can’t. Hoping that a new coach would just run away with the SEC thanks to Richt’s talented classes is not a very safe bet.

headley lamar

January 31st, 2011
1:57 pm

Big recruiting yield? Um, they had top 10 classes from 02-09. They had top 10 classes 07 08 and 09. And that got them what?

2 SEC Titles . 6 Top ten finishes and the 4th most wins of any program last decade.

Thats all.

edumacated

January 31st, 2011
1:58 pm

Count me among the ones on here who don’t see what the hoopla is all about. Yeah, this should be a great class, and yeah, they should contribute early. The same can be said about most of the classes Richt has brought in. So what happened the last 2 years?
I would feel better if a new coach was coming in with this great class.
So what does Richt need to improve on next year? O.K., we need to increase our strength and conditioning, keep the players out of trouble, design a new offense that has more than 10 plays, find a true tailback who can actually break tackles, rebuild our defensive line and our linebacking core, find a deep threat receiver, find a fullback, cure Richt of making knuckleheaded mistakes during the game (late touchdown in GT game), find a punt returner who doesn’t fair catch everything, learn how to block punts and field goals at least once a year, teach Richt to break his unbearable conservative nature.
That’s all, and we got the SEC East BABY!!!

jarvis

January 31st, 2011
1:58 pm

My understanding is that Geathers needs to work a little on stamina, which is understandable. Takes a lot of energy to move a frame that big.

Grady Jackson was never able to play more than 2 downs in a series as the “clogger” in the middle of a 34 defense.

excessive celebration

January 31st, 2011
1:58 pm

Mark Richt isnt fired. So might as well get behind him. I like him a man I think he has done well considering he has had depth problems in the trenches the whole time he’s been here. Would love to see a good guy finish first. If he dont do it next year then its a no brainer he’s gone. So quit bashing the man he is not going anywhere…yet. Hire a guy with some personality and swagger next. Get some emotion going, get off ya’ll behinds in the stands at games. Create an environment of exitement!

Preston

January 31st, 2011
2:01 pm

It looks like one of two things will happen. The excellent recruiting will either save CMR’s job or he will have set his successor up very well talent wise. I’m pulling for Richt to learn from his mistakes and play true freshmen that are ready to contribute immediately rather than stay loyal to seniors that aren’t as good. He also needs to exhibit the fire that’s under his arse on the practice field and the sidelines during games. How many times have we seen a player make a stupid mistake only to go to the bench w/o a coach in his face letting him have it? Too often! Players need to fear their coaches to minimize senseless mistakes and penalties. That has been a very big problem at UGA. CTG was a pleasant surprise on the defensive side of this but Richt needs to get himself, Bobo, and other assistants more involved with this to see substantial improvement and a serious run at a SEC/national championship.

Tech Stinger

January 31st, 2011
2:01 pm

Georgia will start the season 0-2 so this class won’t matter anyway because most of this class will be at the Clarke County Jail before the season starts

headley lamar

January 31st, 2011
2:02 pm

The myth that UGA doesn’t get anything from all the great recruiting classes is a myth.

It helps the Techies sleep at night. Thats all.

Richts recruiting classes have been in the Top Ten 6 or so times since he came to UGA.

His teams have finished in the Top Ten 6 or so times.

Just about right on the mark.

jarvis

January 31st, 2011
2:04 pm

I have a question about my overblown expectations.

Why wouldn’t I expect a championship out of Georgia? I don’t expect one every year, but I do expect one eventually. We have just as much money as most any other program, we have facilities just as nice as most any other program, we have as strong a fan base as any other program, and our state’s talent is just as good as any other program’s.

I’m invested in this program both financially and emotionally. I give up a lot in terms of time and money to support my alma mater. I do have high expectations, but unrealistic?

BYU, Colorado, Washington, and Tech have all won championships since Georgia. It is not unrealistic for me to think that if those schools can do it, so can we.

headley lamar

January 31st, 2011
2:05 pm

Georgia will start the season 0-2 so this class won’t matter anyway

We might start 0-2. Playing a couple of good teams.

But we can at least count on beating Tech now cant we.

The Dude Abides

January 31st, 2011
2:05 pm

@ Dan
“Is there any other recruits who are thinking about changing schools to UGA?”

So far the guys that have UGA as a finalist are Crowell, Jenkins, Pagan(recently decommited from Clemson), Richardson and Kent Terene (just decommitted from USC this weekend)

DC

January 31st, 2011
2:06 pm

Two years ago people went nuts over the recruiting class….last year everyone screamed doomsday…this year…everyone is going nuts….

Getting recruits doesn’t win you a championship. It puts you in a position..but if you don’t have the coaching..its just a big pile of crap…good luck with CMR..War Eagle!

KBP

January 31st, 2011
2:07 pm

dawgfacedboy, Totally agree. By the fact that 4 different SEC school has won the last 5 BCS championships shows how difficult it is to win it. The winners in those years had everything to break their way. We missed our turn in 2007 not 2008. It is not like we have been totally outclassed in the East every year. My point regarding recruiting is look at how many NFL players LSU,BAMA,GATORS, have had not star rankings. To me NFL talent is the difference in playing for the BCS and not playing.

headley lamar

January 31st, 2011
2:09 pm

BYU, Colorado, Washington, and Tech have all won championships since Georgia.

Tech didnt win one. They won the UPI title. the only one recognized is the AP poll won by Colorado.

Tech didnt even play a Top 25 team that entire season I dont think.

YellowJacket21

January 31st, 2011
2:10 pm

But at least my team will have a terrible season to go along with our normal terrible recruiting class. UGA can’t say that.

UGA 92

January 31st, 2011
2:11 pm

Mark, as someone who is critical of your work at times, I must say that this is a very good article.

Mike

January 31st, 2011
2:12 pm

I’ll believe it when I see it.

Richt isn’t good enough to pull this off after a 6-7 record, is he?

This is not possible to keep all who have announced, and get Jenkins & Crowell too, right?

All in a year, where Greg McGarity didn’t think anough of Richt to extend his contract by even 1 year?

One thing’s for sure, if Richt pulls this recruiting class off, he can write his own paycheck in 2012, at Georgia, or anywhwere else he wants to coach.

This is epic, it’s remarkable, it’s amazing, it’s unthinkable to out=recruit Auburn, after a 6-7 season, with the only head coach in the SEC with less than 5 years on his contract.

This will certainly prove a lot of skeptics were DEAD WRONG ABOUT RICHT AND GEORGIA THIS SEASON and PROVES RICHT’S CLOUT WITH RECRUITS IS ENORMOUS.

Mike

January 31st, 2011
2:13 pm

iT WILL TAKE TIME WITH THIS CLASS, LOOK FOR IMPROVEMENT, MAYBE 8=5 IN 2011, AND THEN 10 OR MORE WINS IN 2012.

cantondawg

January 31st, 2011
2:14 pm

Herschel Talker,

You are an absolute embarassment to the UGA nation. First of all, you’ve admitted that you’ve never even played football so obviously know nothing about it. I will give you credit though, you are a first class asshole.

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January 31st, 2011
2:15 pm

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The Dude Abides

January 31st, 2011
2:15 pm

I was calling for Richts head after the UCF game but lately the recruiting has gone heavily in our favor that i have more optimism for next year. Lets just hope Marlon Brown can fill those big shoes next year and becomes a plaaymaker.

DAWGalum09

January 31st, 2011
2:16 pm

DO NOT even mention winning the SEC east in an article right now.

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January 31st, 2011
2:16 pm

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DC

January 31st, 2011
2:16 pm

Don’t see them getting 10 wins in 2012…tough road games..

PS Mark, I wont tell any of the UGA fans that you got them all fooled. It will be our little secret!

RussDawg

January 31st, 2011
2:16 pm

The more everyone gives kudos and talks it up the more it will hurt if we again underachieve.
No redshirts. Everyone should compete for playing time and starting duty.
All this hype over this class CMR has to prove it on the field !

Georgia State Patrol

January 31st, 2011
2:17 pm

Georgia will have more thugs arrested than wins next season and we have cells ready for caleb and washon

BG

January 31st, 2011
2:18 pm

GO DAWGS!!! The Dream Team is in the house!!!!!!!!!

ugaclassof2004

January 31st, 2011
2:19 pm

Looks like a great recruiting class….for UGA’s new head coach.

excessive celebration

January 31st, 2011
2:20 pm

@ Jarvis…..right on all points. Now you feel my frustration …only you have alot more at stake and alot more invested. You ought to be peeved. your question is why not? wish i knew. it just looks like its not in their destiny. Uga is good but they do not carry the same clout traditionally as ALA, FL, LSU, AUB, TEX, Oklahoma, ect. they they are the “biggest dogs”. and aparently uga is not. until im proven wrong. my opinion

IlliniDawg

January 31st, 2011
2:23 pm

You guys arguing that UGA would get these recruits just as easily without Richt (and in spite of Bobo) are smokin some wacky tabacky. Absent Richt and Bobo and we don’t get Drew, Lemay, Rome, Mitchell, or Ward – and probably many others. These are guys who have said that character and culture issues mattered to them, and clearly stated their respect for Richt (and Bobo – yes Bobo!) and their belief that these coaches would help them grow as people and not just football players.

I’m sure many of you will mock this line of reasoning, but it sure seems to me that Richt is THE reason we are getting such a talented class.

The General Feeling

January 31st, 2011
2:23 pm

You mutt fans have all the history you need, yet you refuse to accept the reality.

Talent is NOT and has NEVER been your problem.

Vinnie

January 31st, 2011
2:25 pm

Mark-

I don’t think Richt has ever recruited a class like this, or had talent all in one class like Crowell, Lemay, Jenkins, Drew, and so on. I don’t think we can say the problem hasn’t been talent, look at the QB play last 2 seasons, look at RB play last 2 seasons, look at D-Line in 2010, Georgia just didn’t have the talent at those positions. Now, with Tyson at DE, Drew at DE, Jenkins at NT, the D-Line will be MUCH BETTER. Lemay at QB will also be MUCH BETTER, as will Crowell at RB. QB, RB, and D-Line were weakest part of team last year, and all were addressed with this class (if Richt gets Crowell & Jenkins).

It’s not coaching, when you win 75% of your games in the SEC, that’s unrivalled by any active coach. 3 DL went to the NFL this year–big talent drop, Stafford went #1, and Moreno went 1st round, Georgia hasn’t really replaced Stafford & Moreno past 2 seasons with Ealey/King or Cox/Murray.

just a fan

January 31st, 2011
2:26 pm

@DC

other than @bama, and the burners there is NOTHING tough about that schedule IMHO

we have bye week before FU we have 3 easy ooc games ole miss, ut, vandy and yech at home and @ uk and USCe

boots

January 31st, 2011
2:26 pm

Not to celebrate too early, but there has also been improvements in player behavior in the last few months. Richt has taken a firm stand against stupidity, and he has also made strides in meeting our needs on the field. Every program has its problems, and IF he is the leader we need for him to be (and pay him to be), he will get things changed. People always gripe – I certainly have not been happy the last two years. However, we might have seen the worst, and it could be a good month for the Dawgs. (Another big piece will be hiring a stud O-Line coach.)

Les W. Moore

January 31st, 2011
2:28 pm

Mutts still have their same ol’ HC, OC, and DC… right?

Ha, ha, ha. I can’t wait until… ummm… say October to read the “Fire Richt” comments.

Dontavius Supremo

January 31st, 2011
2:30 pm

Well, we all know what the Old Ball Coach says about Georgia’s recruiting…..

WDE

January 31st, 2011
2:32 pm

I know my attempt to help you all out will be futile:

You have literally had similarly hyped classes for AT LEAST the past 5 years. Those classes got you nowhere.

Do you think that this class is literally better than all of those, or is it just that you are more desperate for any kind of positive news about the program?

To see the ish-talking by some of you over landing certain recruits really is just depressing.

Ichabod Crane

January 31st, 2011
2:32 pm

Since everyone wants to give Jim Donnan credit for CMR”s success with two S.E.C. titles in five years,it is only likely that Mark Richt will also win SEC titles with a recruiting class as outstanding or better than the one credited to Donnan! And everyone knows that a SEC title is one step from a national title! This class is already better than the one credited to Donnan. And if he has lost the “touch”it will take care of itself!

Jesse Stone

January 31st, 2011
2:32 pm

CMR reminds me of a kid I knew growing up. His folks always bought him the nicest equipment. He had the newest bats, nicest cleats, and the best glove, but he performed below average for the tools he was given.

dawgster

January 31st, 2011
2:33 pm

@Mark B…good positive areticle and i concur with another blogger, that you did a first class job with this one…i hope we will see more of them in the future…of course i guess that depends on how we perform on the field..which i guess is fair…go dawgs

just a fan

January 31st, 2011
2:33 pm

@Vinnie

Lemay will not be starting this year, I will not say he won’t get any playing time but I think Murray is our guy for the next 3 years

headley lamar

January 31st, 2011
2:33 pm

Uga is good but they do not carry the same clout traditionally as ALA, FL, LSU, AUB, TEX, Oklahoma

Georgia has won more SEC titles than Auburn LSU and Florida.

We carry as much clout as any of those teams.

UGA 1992

January 31st, 2011
2:34 pm

Mark – might want to mention Malcom Mitchell as a big get also. He was a heavy Bama lean and ended up picking the dogs. Corey Moore, Dantzler, Scott-Wesley will also help in the future. Crowell, Jenkins, Pagan, Richardson, and Turene would be a nice finish. Of course, CMR and staff have to coach em up and create a winning team not a few NFL talents.

cantondawg

January 31st, 2011
2:34 pm

Herschel Talker,

You have got to be the dumbest fan around. You only say simple negative stuff like “fire richt” or 2011 will be a disaster. I laugh at you because your comments are so simple and show that you have no clue what is going on. You just blame everything on the head coach.

You said if CMR were a good head coach 2008-2010 would never have happened. Ok dumbass, 2008 we were 10-3 and finished ranked #10 in the nation. That’s never a bad season for UGA.

2009 and 2010 were disappointments but every coach has bad seasons like Joe Paterno, Steve Spurrier, Lou Holtz, Bobby Bowden, Bear Bryant, Urban Meyer, Vince Dooley, Pete Carroll and so on.

Hollywould

January 31st, 2011
2:34 pm

“Not that there is anything wrong with it” right Mark?

saban

January 31st, 2011
2:34 pm

Dawgs have a banner year. Lose to Boise Staete by 50, Win the Fulmer Cup and lose to Tech.

Vinnie

January 31st, 2011
2:36 pm

Looking at some of the fomrula’s that have worked the last few years in the SEC, it looks like Richt is coverring all the bases to make sure he has the right combinations to quickly turn things around with talent.

Alabama Plan-
Get a JUCO NT with experience from Gulf Coast to have great run defense and strong running attack, also dominate on strength & conditioning (Jenkins & Crowell & Terishinski)

Auburn Plan-
Get a RUNNING QB and a nasty DL (Marshall or Lemay & Jenkins & Drew)

South Carolina Plan:
Get a power running back (Crowell)

Florida:
Get a playmaker on offense like Percy and a running QB (Marshall/Lemay & Smith/tons of others)

Looks like Georgia is going with the Alabama plan to me–if Richt lands Crowell and Jenkins, and if Terishinski does his job, Richt could be following the Alabama plan that Bama used to go from 7-6 in 2007 to 13-1 in 2008.

Tech Stinger

January 31st, 2011
2:36 pm

headley lamar

January 31st, 2011
2:33 pm
Uga is good but they do not carry the same clout traditionally as ALA, FL, LSU, AUB, TEX, Oklahoma

Georgia has won more SEC titles than Auburn LSU and Florida.

We carry as much clout as any of those teams.

And Georgia is ahead of those teams when it comes to future convicts getting arrested also

dawgster

January 31st, 2011
2:36 pm

@boots…great comments and you said exactly what the dawg nation should be saying…we all have had concerns, but we also have to give credit that our concerns have been noted…i see a change of attitude in our whole program…will it translate to wins on the field…we will know next season, but i for one an very encouraged…i’m not saying we will be NC contenders but i see great improvement…at least in my honest opinion…go dawgs

DDAWG

January 31st, 2011
2:37 pm

Bobo is a good young man, great husband and father but with so many young kids at home he lacks the time to compete at this elite level. I hate to say it but its a fact. In order to compete at this level you need to eat, breathe and sleep football. You must continue to evolve and find ways to maximize the talent you have not simply plug the players you have into a stale “system”. UGA under CMR & CMB have become predictable.
I have learned from my time in the Military that any “system” complex in its design with tend to be simple in its operation (easy to defeat). ie Jet engine complex machine in its design but simple in its operation, cut the fuel line engine will stop running. The opposite is also true a “system” that is simple in its design will tend to be complex in its operation(hard to defeat). I think UGA has fallen victim to having a complex design on the offensive side of the ball and opposing coaches have our number.
DDAWG

Jesse Stone

January 31st, 2011
2:37 pm

headley lamar- UGA does NOT carry as much clout as UF and LSU. May be on par with AU, but they just won the MNC.

headley lamar

January 31st, 2011
2:38 pm

CMR reminds me of a kid I knew growing up. His folks always bought him the nicest equipment. He had the newest bats, nicest cleats, and the best glove, but he performed below average for the tools he was given.

How is 2 SEC Titles and 96 wins in 10 years under performing?

Richt has a winning record against EVERY SEC school save Florida.

If that under performing then the other schools are really under performing by not beating UGA.

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Elvis Dog

January 31st, 2011
2:39 pm

CMR is still bad coach. A good recruiting class will only delay the inevitable firing of CMR. I would be more excited to hear that CMR is getting rid of Bobo or taking other steps that would enable him to make better decisions and become a better coach.

cantondawg

January 31st, 2011
2:39 pm

Coach Richt has performed exactly like i thought a man of his integrity. When faced with adversity, he has rolled up his sleeves and got to work and wow it’s paying off. His biggest weakness is his loyalty to his staff but i also think that he’s learned from that. I truly feel that he will lead us to a national championship. Remember it’s always the darkest before the dawn. 2010 was our darkest season and 2011 will be the dawn of a new era of success

JB

January 31st, 2011
2:39 pm

MB,

And you were the one acting like the world had ended, for UGA, when Bray and Dickson signed elsewhere, might I add.

I posted then that your article made it seem like it was NSD, way back then.

Sheeeeeeeesh!!!

HBTD!!!

Stable of Backs

January 31st, 2011
2:39 pm

if UGA beats south Carolina in the second week to move to 2-0 they will be favored (and should) to win the rest of their regular season games, the schedule is very doable very much like auburn’s schedule was this past season

Honky Talkin'

January 31st, 2011
2:40 pm

Wow….with this type of recruiting, UGA should go at least 9-3. Ooops….that was last year.

headley lamar

January 31st, 2011
2:40 pm

And Georgia is ahead of those teams when it comes to future convicts getting arrested also

And beating Georgia Tech too.

Ted Striker

January 31st, 2011
2:41 pm

Props to UGA on the class thus far.

Vinnie

January 31st, 2011
2:42 pm

Justin Scott Wesley is the fastest guy in the country, could be the next Percy Harvin type guy, could play that role for Georgia.

Nope, no way Murray beats out Lemay at QB, Murray had his chances, and blew them all, lost to every winning team he QB’s against.

Jesse Stone

January 31st, 2011
2:42 pm

hl- You would think that SOMEWHERE in that 10 year stretch that CMR could get to the TITLE GAME. When was the last time CMR’s team has won a game when the other team clearly had more on-field talent? CMR gets simply what his talent allows him to…nothing more.

Vinnie

January 31st, 2011
2:43 pm

ESPN’s Bruce Feldman says Georgia is this year’s Auburn.

He might be right.

http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/blog?name=feldman_bruce&id=6069048&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncf%2fblog%3fname%3dfeldman_bruce%26id%3d6069048

Jesse Stone

January 31st, 2011
2:44 pm

Vinnie

January 31st, 2011
2:43 pm
ESPN’s Bruce Feldman says Georgia is this year’s Auburn
_____________________________________________________________
Are you saying that UGA is buying a JUCO player?

destin dawg

January 31st, 2011
2:45 pm

Bear Bryant had a couple down years when he delegated too much to his asst’s….. and turned things around.. Richt & co. have done a great job recruiting.. we”ll see for sure Wed… haters on here are Techies who have no life…. win the 1st 2 next year … could be a special season….

UGA 4 Life

January 31st, 2011
2:47 pm

LET’s Go UGA! LET’s GO! GEORGIA!!!!

Geathers IS north of 300 and if ...........

January 31st, 2011
2:56 pm

Here are some big ifs for UGA next season. IF UGA signs J Jenkins and IF he is ready for SEC caliber play and IF his back ups of Kwame Geathers and Bean Anderson are capable now and if Ray Drew is ready and IF UGA signs the Jeoffry Pagan kid from Ashville and if he is ready, then DeAngelo Tyson and Abry Jones will be very experienced back ups.

Next year on the D line ……………. UGA could be very, very exciting IF all of this transpires. Couple that potential depth with the great D coaches of Latkatos and Blevins and TG, UGA will be greatly, greatly improved.

Go Dogs.

Spike

January 31st, 2011
2:56 pm

Meh. Color me skeptical until we start beating UCF! and the Gators.

just a fan

January 31st, 2011
2:56 pm

@ Vinnie

What makes you think Lemay will come in and win/earn the starting job

BOBBY DODD

January 31st, 2011
2:58 pm

doesn’t uga recruit big highschool names every year? so what?? it’s coaching man, coaching!!

Love Mark Richt-Hate Coach Richt

January 31st, 2011
2:58 pm

In a year from now our new coach will be very appreciative of Richt’s recruiting class.

Vinnie

January 31st, 2011
3:00 pm

What makes me think that? Murray couldn’t beat a winning team, Lemay can’t possibly be worse than 0-6 and Lemay’s BEST qualities are Murray’s WORST (Poise & Leadership). I’d settle for Hutson Mason or Nick Marshall or if Murray plays lights out in all Spring games, then go with Murray, but I don’t think Murray will win the job, he has a bad habit of chocking under pressure.

Tech Man

January 31st, 2011
3:00 pm

CMR, you better win now Baby.

DawgFaceBlues

January 31st, 2011
3:00 pm

How bout the favorable schedule. First 3 and last 4 games at home. Bye week againt FLA.

yaaabbbaaaa daaabbbaaa dooooo!

And Boise State. What a laugher. That will be a blowout for the Silver Britches!

Budd

January 31st, 2011
3:01 pm

Doesn’t matter how many stars they have if you can’t coach em up.

Elvis Dog

January 31st, 2011
3:02 pm

That’s right! It will be easier to hire a new coach with these recruits!

Vinnie

January 31st, 2011
3:02 pm

Richt won’t be red-shirting better players this year, Richt’s got to have a big year, now, if Murray gets crushed AGAIN over the Spring games, you’ve gotta go with Lemay or Mason. The entitlement stuff at QB has got to end, and at all other positions.

pookie

January 31st, 2011
3:02 pm

interesting story on espn looking at how top recruits from 2007 panned out:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=5652297

jsmith

January 31st, 2011
3:03 pm

i heard someone once say you are either ” itlalian ” or your not

the same thing could be said for uga , your either a ” dawg ” or your not !! i know its rough on all the kids that want to go uga but cant get in, and for the football players that dont get offers from their dream school( uga) , but that is life. lots of kids from georgia go off to play football for other schools , but when they return to their homes in geogia they soon realize they when you play football somewhere other then uga , no one seems to care. and no one is impressed.

sav'h dawg

January 31st, 2011
3:03 pm

Interesting column on ESPN website showing the ALL SEC team and how they were ranked coming out of high school. Proves that it really doesnt matter.

Savannah Dawg

January 31st, 2011
3:06 pm

Mark-

Absolutely stunned by your great revelation. What else can I say, but I told you so! Need me to do any other research for you? Why are you giving such creedance to recruting when it matters not to the genius over on “The Flats”?

JB

January 31st, 2011
3:08 pm

I love all this…..and lord knows we need the talent, but at the end of the day, Mark needs three things to happen if he is to be the Georgia Coach in 2012. He needs to get out of character and become a fire breathing, take no prisoner tough kinda of coach. Throw out that dated, scripted FSU play calling play book. #2. Let Grantham be Grantham.#3 he needs a little luck.

WIN WITH RICHT

January 31st, 2011
3:09 pm

Dream Team is the first step to an SEC title. Richt will be coaching at UGA fro another 15 Years.

QB competition

January 31st, 2011
3:09 pm

I personally would love seeing Mason and Lemay and A MUrray in a real QB duel. Each man will bring to the table his qualities, like always. The competition will make uGA a much better team in 2011. Lemay can bring in the big arm, the outside speed and he just might out athlete the other two. He iwll need to exhibit great leadership amd he will need to impress the coaches with his DECISIONS, if only in practice.

The Spring G day game ought to be some fun. I really look forward to that. Flanker Chris Conley and Lemay are on campus now. THESE TWO are going to be very, very fun to watch. If Valdosta’s Mitchell ALSO plays wide out ……………. who needs AJ???

UGA really needs to sign the Carver-Columbus kid and let him grow with on the job training, like Lattimore did. He and Jen BOO Malcomb with Figgins as a 6′5″ 260 lb.FB, can do the job. Washedout Ealey and Caleb King can move on ………right now.

how2fish

January 31st, 2011
3:09 pm

WDE lets see you stated UGA had highly ranked classes at least the last 5 years and have managed nothing with them…DA we are 4-1 vs the Tiggers during that time frame…..not much but better than nothing.

QB competition

January 31st, 2011
3:09 pm

I personally would love seeing Mason and Lemay and A MUrray in a real QB duel. Each man will bring to the table his qualities, like always. The competition will make uGA a much better team in 2011. Lemay can bring in the big arm, the outside speed and he just might out athlete the other two. He iwll need to exhibit great leadership amd he will need to impress the coaches with his DECISIONS, if only in practice.

The Spring G day game ought to be some fun. I really look forward to that. Flanker Chris Conley and Lemay are on campus now. THESE TWO are going to be very, very fun to watch. If Valdosta’s Mitchell ALSO plays wide out ……………. who needs AJ???

UGA really needs to sign the Carver-Columbus kid and let him grow with on the job training, like Lattimore did. He and Jen BOO Malcomb with Figgins as a 6′5″ 260 lb.FB, can do the job. Washedout Ealey and Caleb King can move on ………right now.

QB competition

January 31st, 2011
3:09 pm

I personally would love seeing Mason and Lemay and A MUrray in a real QB duel. Each man will bring to the table his qualities, like always. The competition will make uGA a much better team in 2011. Lemay can bring in the big arm, the outside speed and he just might out athlete the other two. He iwll need to exhibit great leadership amd he will need to impress the coaches with his DECISIONS, if only in practice.

The Spring G day game ought to be some fun. I really look forward to that. Flanker Chris Conley and Lemay are on campus now. THESE TWO are going to be very, very fun to watch. If Valdosta’s Mitchell ALSO plays wide out ……………. who needs AJ???

UGA really needs to sign the Carver-Columbus kid and let him grow with on the job training, like Lattimore did. He and Jen BOO Malcomb with Figgins as a 6′5″ 260 lb.FB, can do the job. Washedout Ealey and Caleb King can move on ………right now.

dawgfacedboy

January 31st, 2011
3:11 pm

The only 2 ways Murray loses his starting job is by either playing so poorly Richt is forced to go another direction or Lemay is that good that Ricth can’t afford NOT to pay him. Say what you will about Murray but he was a freshman and was Lattimore away from winning SEC frosh of the year.

Mason will never start a game at UGA (unless the other QBs are injured). I just don’t see Lemay playing as a freshman. Murray has 2 years of experience in the program and year’s worth of playing time.

TroutBum

January 31st, 2011
3:11 pm

The Dawgs need to have an attitude problem, and play with a chip on their shoulder. After that, its all about execution.

Dawg_Mike

January 31st, 2011
3:13 pm

“”Should Georgia land Crowell and Jenkins to go with Ray Drew (defensive end, Thomasville) and Damian Swann (defensive back, Grady High) and Jay Rome (tight end, Valdosta), could the Bulldogs win the SEC East next fall?”"

I don’t know, but this I do know- if CMR red shirts just one of these players he is cutting his time short. he does not have a good history with this practice.

SuperB

January 31st, 2011
3:14 pm

After a three fumble–rooski nightmare, Georgia is dreaming big! If Crowell and Pagan and/or Jenkins join the Dawgs– this will be a Dream Team that could win the national championship. And one thing: Mark Richt is a good enough coach to win the championship!

Vinnie

January 31st, 2011
3:14 pm

I doubt there’s ever been a single coach in the SEC over the last 10 years, who has only had a 3 year contract, went 6-7, and then went out and got the #1 recruiting class.

Richt could make history.

WIN WITH RICHT

January 31st, 2011
3:14 pm

Ealey has had a solid career so far. His numbers look good for a year and a half of playing.

UGASlobberknocker

January 31st, 2011
3:15 pm

OK, re Tech 1990 natl championship..give the Bugs their due..They did play at least one Top 25 team that yr, beating a #1 team (VA) on the road..something this old Dawg doesnt think UGA has ever done. (tho we did it in jax) Tech also ran over the Dawgs in Athens that year like a dump truck hitting a rabbit at 70 mph.

They finished as the only undefeated team in the country (yes, I know there was a tie)..even today, 9 yrs out of 10 , that fact alone would put them at least in the BCS NCG.

The UPI Championship WAS considered the equivalent to the AP at that time. And the AP co champ, Colorado, was the beneficiary of a blown call in the reg season to even be 10-1 (the 5th down play beating MO). Although, I personally believe that it was largely coaches backlash against the 5th down situation that caused Tech to slip past CU ,(UPI being the coaches poll) , still, #1 is #1.

I’m no Tech lover, but c’mon

JB

January 31st, 2011
3:15 pm

Journalism is taught at Tech? The reason I ask is reading all the post from Tech yesterday and today defending Johnson’s recruiting efforts. Great writing. This class is tanking like a rock and they will tell you recruiting is not important, our class will be fine yada yada. Those guys are in trouble. I admire them for defending their guy and school, but man, They gotta know the talent level has dropped two to three notches since Gailey left….And it shows…..

dawgfacedboy

January 31st, 2011
3:17 pm

Coaching matters more. Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, Ohio St., USC, LSU, Bama, UGA, NOtre Dame, FSU, and MIami have avg. top 11 classes over the past 6 season. The first 7 listed have multiple top 10 finishes, UGA has 1, and the last 3 have none. Coaching matters more.

just a fan

January 31st, 2011
3:18 pm

@ Vinnie

granted you can say he struggled against florduh and ucf but the other losses this year you can clearly say were lost fumbles by RB’s bad defense blown coverage.

Murray to me is the future got a year under his belt and will preform lights out next year IMHO

Dirty Dawg

January 31st, 2011
3:19 pm

Thanks Mark – Bradley that is – for doing a piece on Richt and UGA and didn’t use a ‘yes, but’ once…must have really chapped your jowls. We all have to appreciate the job that Mark – Richt that is – and his staff have done with this recruiting class. He went out on a limb with the ‘Georgia Dream Team’ and has, regardless of how many more of the ‘uncommitteds’ we get, done it. That’s the first step.

Now he’s got to see what an improved strength and conditioning program can do for Spring, along with what to do with Delay and friends, then bring in all this new talent and mold them into an ‘as good as we can get’ ball club. Face it, any decent recruit these days will only hang around three years, so unless you’ve really got a problem with ‘building ‘em up’ for SEC-level play, then I say play ‘em all from the get go. Who knows where we’ll end up with an O-line coach, and the talents of a Delay may open the door to something other than strictly a ‘pro-style’ (two-back, tight-end, drop-back QB), but that too will be determined – it may even require some help for Bobo, and if Richt can’t provide it (remember Charlie Ward), then he’ll get somebody that can. Then it’ll be on to the season.

This may not be the same kind of Boise State team that we beat so badly a few years back, but then, we won’t be the same Georgia team that lost every game last year with the bounce of the ball on one play – give or take – so I like our chances for, perhaps, even a dominating game. As for South Carolina, we’ll have more weapons and we now know that all you’ve got to do to Mr. Lattimore is to hit him in the mouth and he’ll be toast – shoot, if he was a hockey player they’da stitched his lip up on the sidelines and sent him back in.

Mark Richt has shown that he knows what to do and how to do it and while this recruiting class is just the first step, I’m with him right down the line. I just hope that he doesn’t do a Cary Cooper on us after winning it all next year, tosses the badge in the dirt and rides out of town.

GetReal

January 31st, 2011
3:19 pm

So, if the recruiting classes are so great, then why is the program going down the tubes so fast? Is it the coaching? Is it that recruiting rankings don’t really mean that much?

JB

January 31st, 2011
3:20 pm

dawgfaceboy….you are correct….see my post at 3:08

Will the real Aaron Murray please stand up???

January 31st, 2011
3:20 pm

Who is the real Aaron Murray?? Is he the up tight, stiff, seemingly too short QB with bad split decisions like in the 2010 G day game, the SC game, the MSU game, the Colorado game, the Florida game, the UCF game and a few others ? Or is he the UGA/UT game QB?? In that one game ……………..I thought that he was the most amazing multi talented QB that I have ever seen at UGA over the last 50 years. Running, throwing, etc. That one game apparently, was due to UT’s lousy D team.

The real Aaron Murray could be spelled Christian Lemay. Lemay is about a legit 6′2″ or 6′3″ and has an equal arm, equal medium range accuracy and is likely, far more athletic and much faster. Just a hunch. I suspect that Lemay could get to the corner faster than Murray. I also think that he has a big arm, that he is accurate and that the team will rally behind him. Just a hunch, because of last year. Just a hunch.

We shall see. I also hope that Aaron Murray loses his Batman gloves from that disastrous Liberty Bowl game. That was sad. He looked like a 9 year old kid.

Go Dogs.

headley lamar

January 31st, 2011
3:20 pm

The UPI Championship WAS considered the equivalent to the AP at that time.

No it wasn’t. The AP was always considered superior in every way. UPI title was an after thought.

Tech played in the ultra weak ACC and played no one. Then won the Citrus.

Anyone who thinks they were the best team in the country that year is either

A. A Tech Homer
B. An idiot.

They weren’t the best team by a long shot.

icedawg

January 31st, 2011
3:21 pm

It is very difficult to know how recruits will pan out on the playing field. Team chemistry is an intangible which probably plays an even greater part in the formation of a team. Recruiting has become more hype than helpful in determining the health of a program. How can high school players be given an accurate rating that is comparable to others throughout the country? It’s mostly guess work. But more importantly it has now become commercialized and a way for some people to make a living being “experts.” I hope that the student athletes can stay out of trouble, focus upon their education and have fun playing the sport period.

headley lamar

January 31st, 2011
3:22 pm

Is it that recruiting rankings don’t really mean that much?

They mean ALOT. Look at the teams that always finish in the Top Ten in recruiting.

They are the teams that finish in the Top Ten a lot.

UGA has had 6 or 7 Top Ten classes since Richt was coach.

They have finished in the Top Ten 6 or 7 times

This isnt that hard people.

Kyle

January 31st, 2011
3:22 pm

OH YOU ISAIAH CROWELL……MY GOD…A FRESHMAN…….we can dream…..

Red

January 31st, 2011
3:25 pm

Why are people giving Richt such high praise for this class? Doesn’t he do this year after year? He gets a top 10 class every year and squanders the talent. Why all of a sudden are people saying this class has saved his job? Getting a little ahead of ourselves aren’t we? Forgetting the past as well aren’t we? Whoopty doo. ANOTHER great class. It’s the results on the field that have Richt in the hot seat. How many 5 star busts has Richt on his record? The man can recruit (actually Rodney deserves a chunk of credit) but he clearly coaches these kids down every single year.

headley lamar

January 31st, 2011
3:28 pm

Oh and for those who say UGA has done nothing will all those Top Ten classes

Well the numbers prove you wrong.

Winning PCT last Decade.

1 Boise State 0.87179 102 15
2 Texas 0.86325 101 16
3 Southern Cal 0.83621 97 19
4 Ohio State 0.81739 94 21
5 Oklahoma 0.80165 97 24
6 Louisiana State 0.77119 91 27
7t Florida 0.76923 90 27
7t Georgia 0.76923 90 27
9 Texas Christian 0.75893 85 27
10 Virginia Tech 0.73950 88 31

Wanna know what UGA did will all those Top Ten classes. They finished Tied with Florida for 7th on the win list in a MUCH tougher conference than the teams above them.

Only LSU had more wins (1) and they played in one more game.

Id say finishing in the Top Ten for the decade is pretty much on par with recruiting in the Top Ten much of the decade. Wouldnt you?

Buddy Curry made every tackle

January 31st, 2011
3:29 pm

He kicked a field goal against Central Fla. Should we not blow out Central Florida?

Last

WIN WITH RICHT

January 31st, 2011
3:30 pm

The odds are much better for a 5 star being successful than a 3 star.
A great recruiting class may not guarantee championships. But, it is hard to win with bad recruiting classes.

headley lamar

January 31st, 2011
3:30 pm

He gets a top 10 class every year and squanders the talent

How is having the 7th best record in the country the past 10 years squandering it.

Please explain??

UGASlobberknocker

January 31st, 2011
3:31 pm

Hey Heady up you a$$ Lamar. Im neither an idiot or a Tech fan. and I wouldbe willing the closest you ever came to a diploma is dusting your bosses’ every day..but that said..just to point out your ignorance:

The UPI Championship WAS considered the equivalent to the AP at that time.

No it wasn’t. The AP was always considered superior in every way. UPI title was an after thought.

EVERY OFFICIAL ACCOUNTING OF ANY NATL CHAMPIONSHIP BETWEEN 1960S AND 1990S INCLUDES BOTH POLLS EQUALLY AND DECLARE BOTH EQUAL CO CHAMPIONSHIP. IT HAPP IN 1997, 1991, 1990, 1978, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1970, 1969. NONE OF THOSE ARE TRUE CHAMPIONS? YOU ARE AN IDIOT

Tech played in the ultra weak ACC and played no one. Then won the Citrus.
TRUE THE ACC SUCKED THEN AS NOW. BUT THEY DID PLAY #1 VIRGINIA ON THE ROAD AND BEAT THEM. MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE PEOPLE WOULD CONSIDER THAT A QUALITY WIN

Anyone who thinks they were the best team in the country that year is either

A. A Tech Homer
B. An idiot.
UGA CLASS OF 1980. So neither Tech homer nor an idiot. For you, Im guessing 7th grade grad at Hahira Junior High

hey weren’t the best team by a long shot.
WHO WOULD YOU HAVE RANKED #1 THAT YEAR?

headley lamar

January 31st, 2011
3:32 pm

The odds are much better for a 5 star being successful than a 3 star.
A great recruiting class may not guarantee championships. But, it is hard to win with bad recruiting classes.

Exactly. Look some of them are gonna be busts. Happens at every school.

All things being equal id rather start with the better talent and see how it plays out than the other way around.

UGASlobberknocker

January 31st, 2011
3:33 pm

Heady up your A$ $ Lamar

Im UGA Class of 1980 so neither a Tech Homer nor an idiot.

You on the other hand, need to say no more to prove your lack of intelligence. That is sadly obvious.

John

January 31st, 2011
3:35 pm

Will the real Aaron Murray please stand up???

I agree there is a potential cap for Aaron Murray, he has reached his up-side. The reason Georgia doesn’t have a BCSC is because they didn’t allow Shockley to play sooner, thereby reaching his maxium upside at the same time most of the seniors left for the NFL (Pollack, Thurman, Davis, etc.) That was the year Georgia should have won the NC.
Aaron Murray can’t see over the middle of the field, which explains why Georgia didn’t use the tightend much this season. Is he growing any? Because if he doesn’t, what makes Georgia fans expect him to suddenly see the middle next season? The key to a chamionship in the next 2 years is getting Christian Lemay ready to reach his maxium upside by the time most of these great recruits bolt for the NFL in 3 years.

Braves Fan

January 31st, 2011
3:35 pm

Mark Richt would have red shirted Herschel.

headley lamar

January 31st, 2011
3:35 pm

WHO WOULD YOU HAVE RANKED #1 THAT YEAR?

Colorado. They were the best team. Miami that year would have beaten tech as well.

Tech won the lesser of the polls ( UPI ) by one point. Yellow Jackets (11-0-1) took the UPI poll by one vote over Colorado, 847 to 846.

* Colorado Buffaloes – AP Poll & Consensus champions
* Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – UPI Poll

headley lamar

January 31st, 2011
3:38 pm

Im UGA Class of 1980 so neither a Tech Homer nor an idiot.

Well your one of the two. Im guessing Tech fan posing as UGA fan but cant say for sure.

This is the internet and anonymity reigns supreme.

Either way anyone with half a brain knows tech was nowhere near the best team that year.

They just got lucky and it fell in their lap.

headley lamar

January 31st, 2011
3:40 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season

Go here and tell me what it says for National Champions.

Beside the name Colorado it says Consensus National Champion

Next line lists Tech as winning the lesser UPI poll.

Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho

January 31st, 2011
3:47 pm

Richt can sell the notion that these players can come in and play immediately, as well as stay in State and reap the rewards of playing for their home state school. Now when Ga gets 2 or 3 deep at a recruits position then the other schools will reap the benefits.

Ray Goof

January 31st, 2011
3:57 pm

UGA fans insert head in clouds…again, and get ready for your 7-6 season…which sad to say is an improvement….

bigreddawglover

January 31st, 2011
3:58 pm

Let’s give our new AD some credit. Didn’t he redirect CMR’s oversight and responsibilities away from administration in order for CMR to focus more of his time and energy on being a head football coach and all that goes with it. If I recall CMR’s first pronouncement was that he felt rejuvenated and was looking forward with great anticipation to refocusing on the game itself ( something he loves, his term), and being a head coach exclusively..

His first endeavor with these new peramitters and renewed energy has been recruiting for the 2011 edition of the Bulldogs. No one can argue that recruiting is less important than X’s and O’s, or sideline adjustments during the course of the game. A head coach has to lead in these 3 phases,
and there is no question that CMR has has opened up the 2011 season with more success than any of his critics from 2010 would care to acknowledge.

My hat is off to him and AD Greg McGarity for taking an enormous step in the right direction. Even if we don’t sign Crowell or Jenkins we should acknowledge a superb job in completing the first step necessary to having a winning and respected program; one in which we can all take pride.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

January 31st, 2011
4:02 pm

this class and the expectations that come with it will decide richt’s fate in th e next year or two. i do like the fact that the majority of recuits are native georgians and play for the state itself.

PaulieOldSchool

January 31st, 2011
4:03 pm

No one can take a group of talented HS players and mold them into a group of self-aggrandizing, criminal, non-academic miscreants quite like CMR. He needs to go, now, please before any more damage is done. Who cares who we can recruit if we don’t have the coaches to make them play well together? And be disciplined? And stay out of legal trouble? And go to class? Really, what difference does it make? He needs to be gone, like, yesterday.

@ Steve

January 31st, 2011
4:04 pm

Colorado, Central Florida and underachieving recruiting classes are yesterday’s news, dude. We’ve already been beaten over the head with those topics and a host of others that you failed to mention, most of which made 2010 a year to forget. Unless you have something new to share with us on those items, something heretofore unknown, we will go about our business preparing for 2011. If you want to dwell on the past, why don’t you enlighten us with news about that ship that sank in the Atlantic? I think it was called the Titanic.

DawginLex

January 31st, 2011
4:07 pm

My $.02

Saw a documentary going back and looking at past national champions.

It played the “what if” game of different match ups during the season etc.

Tech’s title was given to Miami based on what was presented.

FWIW

We shall be Dawgs.........

January 31st, 2011
4:08 pm

Have a little faith…walk proud! Stand straight…Hold out….We shall be Dawgs!!!!!

When the last Gator cries for a crust of bread…
when the last Tiger dies for just words that he said…
when’ their is shelter over the poor Cocks head…

We shall be Dawgs!!!!

obviously these freshmen see the opp

January 31st, 2011
4:09 pm

when the upper classmen are terrible – the incoming freshmen see potential playing time aplenty.

Cobb Dawg

January 31st, 2011
4:13 pm

This is shaping up to be a great class and you have to give CMR the credit. If ‘11 is not a total disaster like ‘10 was, I think he’s earned the right to prove he can still coach as well. If he can’t, we still have loads of talent for the next coach.

PTC DAWG

January 31st, 2011
4:14 pm

To those who question our top 10 recruiting of the past…if you’ll check back, UGA finished in the top 10 in the nation a LOT with CMR at the helm.

Dawgs will be back.

ugab

January 31st, 2011
4:16 pm

We have always recruited good. Have we always filled our needs is the question? Injuries, arrest, and some of the worst coaching in the nation has led to losing seasons. It starts in the trenches. Garner is not a good DL coach. Garner can recruit. OL has not produced. bobo is to obvious. No fakes, poor special teams(play starters on special teams.

ugab

January 31st, 2011
4:17 pm

Oh yeh! kick it in the d”am endzone.

Dumb Mutts Nation Playing that same Broken record as always

January 31st, 2011
4:20 pm

Don’t care who the mutts get or where Rivals or Scout has over rated mutts ranked at, you still choke every season.

No One Knows You're a Dawg

January 31st, 2011
4:20 pm

Mark Bradley on UGA recruiting (via “Get the Picture”):

MB Then – “Even in lesser seasons on the field, Georgia under Mark Richt has always been able to point to its recruiting. Now, with lesser seasons running together, the program that controlled its state controls it no more. The buzz about this program has been downgraded to a murmur, and the murmur concerns the future of its head coach. Which grows more tenuous by the moment.”

MB Now – “We say again: With Richt, recruiting has never been the overriding concern.”

http://blutarsky.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/mark-bradleys-take-on-the-georgia-bulldogs-not-hot/

WIN WITH RICHT

January 31st, 2011
4:21 pm

You have to hand it to Richt. After a terrible season and adversity, he has pulled togather an impressive class. A lot of people thought his vision of a Dream Team was a pipe dream.

DawginLex

January 31st, 2011
4:23 pm

Paulie,

You want Richt fired now? Like Thursday of this week?

skeet

January 31st, 2011
4:24 pm

I laughed at this part: “media (blush) in high dudgeon,”

Well played.

Mark Richt coaches his players down, not up

January 31st, 2011
4:24 pm

Another 6-6 season for the leghumpers. Memphis bound at best again.

MVP

January 31st, 2011
4:26 pm

Choke ! The Offical Drink Of The Georgia Bulldawgs !

Einsteindawg

January 31st, 2011
4:27 pm

@ugab,
You are correct…Garner (like Trooper Taylor) can’t coach. The “playahs” from the inner-city they recruit usually tend to create more problems than they are worth; however, I really like our incoming class this year. Wonder who’s responsible?

DawginLex

January 31st, 2011
4:27 pm

Let’s fire Richt the day after NSD as some idiot suggested on another blog.

Doesn’t matter that he never gets to coach the kids he just signed.
Doesn’t matter that they signed to play for him and his staff.
Doesn’t matter that the University looks foolish for allowing kids to sign with UGA then rip their hearts out the next day.

Yeah, let’s do that.

What a bunch of idiots.

goldwreck

January 31st, 2011
4:27 pm

Colorado’s “Championship” was tainted at best.That was the year the official’s gave them 5 downs to score the winning TD against Missouri.
Otherwise they lose and are out of the picture.In this day of official’s
replay,etc Colorado loses.

DawginLex

January 31st, 2011
4:29 pm

In today’s BCS, Tech would not have been in the title game.

It would have been Colorado vs Miami.

I AM A UGA FAN

January 31st, 2011
4:29 pm

AND I HAVE MY HEAD UP MY AZZ AND IT SMELLS GREAT !

The Ghost of Wally Butts

January 31st, 2011
4:30 pm

Forgive me if I don’t gulp down a big beer stein of DREAM TEAM KOOL-AID just yet….

I will just wait and see, thank you very much, if these “DREAM TEAM” darlings of the media can stay out of the Clarke County Jail.

dbc

January 31st, 2011
4:30 pm

Lost in all this recruiting hype is who CMR has to coach them. I heard some exciting rumors a week ago, such as Grantham bringing in his own D-line coach, Garner being gone, Bobo becoming recruiting coordinator and QB coach. The one that really had me excited was talk of a guy like Friedgen becoming OC. That’s the key to this whole thing. McGarity knows it and hopefully so does CMR. The D will be light years better, but the O needs to be re-vamped into something resembling modern-day football. I hope some big announcements are waiting in the wings, but as time goes by, that hope is disappearing. Anyone else heard anything?

Sexy Mark Richt

January 31st, 2011
4:31 pm

I will win many games this year
Believe me when i say that

DawgInLex Eats Idiots Sandwiches

January 31st, 2011
4:31 pm

He really does.

Better Memory Than Most

January 31st, 2011
4:33 pm

Richt has never done anything with top 10 talent? Let’s review…

National Championship? No.
Top 10 teams? Yes, 5 of them.
SEC Championship? Yes, 2 of them. 2002 and 2005
Final AP polls:
2002 3
2003 7
2004 7
2005 10
2006 23
2007 2
2008 13

juice sourcer

January 31st, 2011
4:34 pm

8 other SEC teams in the top 25 recruiting. This only means that Georgia is keeping up with the Jones’s with one recuiting class. Nothing to get excited about.

Play that same broken record

January 31st, 2011
4:35 pm

That u inbread rednecks been playing for 30 years.

Always a Dawg

January 31st, 2011
4:35 pm

Despite all the negative hoopla from almost every sports writer, Francis the Talking Mule Tarkenton, all our rivals and too many UGA fans, Mark Richt and Co. proceeded to recruit one of the finest classes ever . . . regardless of how it turns out for the remaining few. I am so proud of them doing this and look forward to a super 2011 and 2012. What kind of sauce would most of you like with your crow?

dbc

January 31st, 2011
4:37 pm

Interesting article from College Football News, “Dream Team Won’t Save Richt.”

http://cfn.scout.com/2/1044133.html

Mark Richt has never ever won A SEC Title

January 31st, 2011
4:39 pm

with a class that HE recruited.

TMC DAWG

January 31st, 2011
4:39 pm

All the top 10 recruting classes in the world are not going to change anything. It is COACHING people. Trying to put the square peg in the round hole is not working. Football is about the offence and defenseive lines. We are weak in both areas. We must get the run the ball mentality or we will see the same results that we have. I am not sold on Bobo nor should anyone else be. This is where something seems to happen with Richt. We come out or spring ball with no direction. Then about midseason after 3 losses the coaches finally figure who the best players are and where to play them. THAT IS COACHING PEOPLE

DawgInLex real name is

January 31st, 2011
4:40 pm

Frances !

Mark Richt coaches his players down, not up

January 31st, 2011
4:42 pm

NICE !

LOL

January 31st, 2011
4:44 pm

This is hilarious!!! To even insinuate that Richt can win a National Championship as a head coach is FUNNY! I don’t care who you are!!!!

mcdaviddawg

January 31st, 2011
4:45 pm

If only Richt knew what to do with top recruits.

WIN WITH RICHT

January 31st, 2011
4:45 pm

When the Dawgs won the Sec title in 2005, those were the players that Richt recruited.

FanSince59

January 31st, 2011
4:50 pm

Potentially great new recruits, but the same old coaching staff. I’ll wait to see what happens on the field once the season starts. I figure the fist two games will tell the tale.

BiggdawgK

January 31st, 2011
4:51 pm

I looked at my window just now and nearly dropped the stack of money I was counting. The pig that was flying by startled me that much.

Einsteindawg

January 31st, 2011
4:51 pm

NOTICE TO ALL TECHIES (on this blog): Sign up for Dungeons & Dragons finals ends at 5 PM.

cantondawg

January 31st, 2011
4:58 pm

Hello everyone. I am a stupid fool. I have no idea what I’m talking about, and I am an embarrassment to my family, my alma mater, and my maker. I am going to go flip fries this evening because I am a piece of garbage. And I live with my parents. And I like men.

The Truth

January 31st, 2011
4:59 pm

Who Cares about a 6-7 team anyway, beat UCF then talk

mike

January 31st, 2011
5:02 pm

If you look at the rosters from the perenial top 5 Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio State, USC, SEC Champions LSU Flordia and Alabama ( Saban ) They recruit not only in their home state but country wide. Look at Alabama commitments they are from 10 different states. Georgia roster is only Georgia South Carolina and Florida. Every state every year has a Dream Team but if Georgia is going to get back with the big boys they must expand their recruiting base. We talk about Alabama and Florida’s recruiting classes the last couple of years and yet only one maybe two freshman start the rest maybe log some time on kickoffs. Sure this will pump up the fan base most gimmics do. But since they allowed freshman to play the odds of any one freshman starting as been and always will be 16 to 1. Richt has lost that drive that brought him to Georgia. I agree with some of the pundits this Dream Team gimmic is just fog putting off the inevitable. Please no more photos of Hershel. The past never accomplished anything for the future

let's get this straight

January 31st, 2011
5:02 pm

@Herschel Talker

The reason Murray was injured was because the coaches allowed the kid to over work his arm. Murray was doing everything possible to get on the field and prove himself. Murray was ready to go way before they were stating concerning his arm problem. Keep in mind that CMR was feeling the heat and almost stated him after the UT blow-out, so his arm was ready then. They may have saved a year of eligibility, but they sacrificed the team this past year. Imagine if he would have had six games under his belt going into this past season.

AltamahaDawg

January 31st, 2011
5:03 pm

Murray was injured. Moreno was by all accounts not ready to play till the end of his RS year, and would have been behind 3 future NFL players on the depth chart. The only thing different would have been those 2 boys would have had some (meaningless) stats from the previous year. And in Murray’s case, lost of his most productive year on the back end. If Moreno goes as a sophomore, he certainly would have gone as a junior. How would some freshman stats on have changed history? The (correct)calculation was that 3 good years are better than 2 and some change.

BiggdawgK

January 31st, 2011
5:04 pm

@cantondawg

So what you are saying is that you a north avenue trade school grad. In the words of mark (I had a fever today and forgot to write a fire mark richt story)bradley. kudos

patrick

January 31st, 2011
5:04 pm

A big recruiting yield at UGA = no news

Over the last three years GT’s recruiting classes have ranked in the 40’s, while UGA’s have been much, much higher –yet:

Since 2008:

GT = 26-14
UGA = 24-15

GT has a conference title and a BCS bowl, UGA has neither
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ummm ACC………….SEC
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UGA in its worst year in a decade (2009) beat Tech in its beat year in 20 years and now have beaten them2 in a row and 9 of last ten………….see the difference now Gump

Clarke County Police Officer

January 31st, 2011
5:05 pm

I wish those thugs can stay out of jail

BiggdawgK

January 31st, 2011
5:09 pm

I would really loath all the haters if they were not so pathetic. UGA locks down all the in stae talent and now sad little morons like mike are grasping at straws like “golly wiggles you have to get talent from at least 10 states or you’re really ooky”

Get back to the kitchen haters, those fries aren’t going to cook themselves.

mike

January 31st, 2011
5:10 pm

We talk about Lattimore and bringing South Carolina the SEC Championship. He took a physical beating. The last 7 games he did not resemble the first 5 games. Is Georgia recruiting any other back besides Crowell or are we going to run him to death every game. Crowell alone will not work. Remember Crowell had chronic knee and leg problems this year. If he goes down and he will we are back with Ealey and King ( Another early Dream Teamer ) when Caleb if he decide to show up.

Dawg Fud

January 31st, 2011
5:13 pm

people who write “first” are huge dorks

mike

January 31st, 2011
5:14 pm

Big Dawg,

How has those last two trips to Shrevport and Memphis worked out with that incredible in state talent. Understand the team was emotional moved on its visit to Graceland.

Inlet Dawg

January 31st, 2011
5:15 pm

We have done less with more than any other school in the country over the last 5 years and i don’t think that will change.I just don’t see us winning without BIG O-LINEMEN,an offensive coordinator and a line coach.Glad the next staff will have something to work with.

JTH

January 31st, 2011
5:15 pm

Looks promising Mark Bradley. This class might save Richt’s job if he can do something with it. Hope it’s not just another case of great recruiting, poor coaching. We’ll see.

WIN WITH RICHT

January 31st, 2011
5:16 pm

Mike

Richt has recriuted well nationally.Matt Stafford-Texas,Knowshon moreno- New Jersey, Aron White- Missouri, A.J. Green- SC, Marlon Brown- Tenn. But, Ga has such a big popultation and only one other big school Ga Tech, so Ga can do well concentrating on in state guys.

Toco Hills Dawg

January 31st, 2011
5:17 pm

If nothing else, this recruiting success, and I hope it gets better, should remove the negativity surrounding this program. GO DAWGS!!!!

Mel from Atlanta

January 31st, 2011
5:19 pm

Go DAWGS!!!! Perry, get you carpet bag face out of here. How ya doing Ru Ru?

Georgia Tee

January 31st, 2011
5:21 pm

The chances of the dawg’s dream team recruits becoming another litter of felons is much better than their chances of playing a single down for the ole silver and black. The University of Dawgs is the best feeder system in the south for the state pen.

Josh Smith For 3

January 31st, 2011
5:23 pm

@ Dawg_Mike

Agreed. The only player of those you listed who could possibly stand to be redshirted due to TE depth is Jay Rome, but that might not be wise considering how good his size and hands are when receiving and run blocking. If Crowell and Jenkins come to Athens, there should be no reason that both them and Swann will not see some Boise St. game playing time.

greenjacket

January 31st, 2011
5:29 pm

check out ESPN’s reranking of the 2007 classes. GT was ranked 6th. Just goes to show you need to do the evaluations 3-4 years later

bwell

January 31st, 2011
5:29 pm

We are poised to go to the next level THIS YEAR! We will win the Nat’l C’ship this year or next. If CMR and staff play their cards right, plus Murray is season and 4 RB’s with Crowell we are loaded and 2012 recruits are if not better than 2011.

Freehawk

January 31st, 2011
5:31 pm

Recruiting analysts have remarkably short memories. Every class is “the best ever.”

No story here, in a talent rich state, UGA always recruits well. If that is anodyne for the UGA fans, so be it. They are not the story of the SEC East next season, but maybe they will have a winning season again.

Better Dawgs

January 31st, 2011
5:34 pm

Join the wagon boys and girls the Junk Yard Dawgs are back!!! Sorry that your teams are second in this state.

Freehawk

January 31st, 2011
5:37 pm

Wait a minute. Athens has an astute radio man? In that case they ought to get him on Georgia Bulldogs broadcasts.

What I want to know is, how well can these new players drink and drive.

The Truth

January 31st, 2011
5:39 pm

WIN WITH RICHT

January 31st, 2011
5:16 pm
Mike

Richt has recriuted well nationally.Matt Stafford-Texas,Knowshon moreno- New Jersey, Aron White- Missouri, A.J. Green- SC, Marlon Brown- Tenn. But, Ga has such a big popultation and only one other big school Ga Tech, so Ga can do well concentrating on in state guys.

And here is the important question? Did Richt win an SEC title or a NC with any of these guys on this list???? No so you need to change your blog name idiot

Better Dawgs

January 31st, 2011
5:41 pm

Funny how you spend time on a UGA blog. Closet dawg fan you are?

Dan Mullen and the real bulldogs of MSU

January 31st, 2011
5:46 pm

We showed the SEC and the nation who the real bulldogs are and who the mutts. last season we dominated you losers and we will do it in athens this season. GO MSU

Better Dawgs

January 31st, 2011
5:50 pm

MSWho- You better hope that CRM has a good year or you be looking for a new coach in 2012.

bigcalidawg

January 31st, 2011
5:52 pm

“Bamboozled

January 31st, 2011
12:50 pm
Richt has to realize that he cannot redshirt some of the guys who can make a impact immediately. Thats-so-80ish & 90ish. Today’s College football landscape is much different and the big time programs are playing true freshman, not only in the skilled position, but OL & DL, as well.”

Yeah….I totally agree…..especially when it’s kids you know might be 3 and out. Even if they don’t start….go ahead and depth chart ‘em. CMR has tried to stock the shelves, but it hasn’t worked out that well.

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Dan Mullen and the real bulldogs of MSU

January 31st, 2011
5:52 pm

Better Dawgs

January 31st, 2011
5:50 pm
MSWho- You better hope that CRM has a good year or you be looking for a new coach in 2012

24-12 loser

JD

January 31st, 2011
5:54 pm

The situation with Richard Samuel was not misevaluation at all. It was a mistake not redshirting him the first year for 21 rushing plays and a few special team plays. The guy was just 16 when he showed up in Athens in January. He will be 20 sometime in February. Look and see how old King, Ealey, and, Green are at this time. No he did not carry the ball as much in high school as king and ealey, He was just 16 when he graduated……Quit trashing this player for not being 18 years old or 19 years old when he graduated and showed up at UGA. Yes he was wasted. I put some of the blame not having a running back coach for him instead of a receiver in training as a coach. Also Ealey was not ready and King was hurt. Thomas was too small and the kid that was run off last year was not ready. Richt had to use him last year until the others got healthy or out of trouble. One thing for sure about Samuel, His character is way above all those that caused the 6-7 record this year by getting into trouble. Him being on the special teams his first year and returning the kicks was not what you do with a 6′3′ 225 lb. RB or LB. unless the blockers could open up the middle.

WIN WITH RICHT

January 31st, 2011
5:55 pm

The Truth

Since Richt has been at UGA, he has won as many SEC titles as Fla or Aub. And he has won more than Bama!

Mel from Atlanta

January 31st, 2011
5:56 pm

Anyone know what kind of cash Au is throwing around this year?

Better Dawgs

January 31st, 2011
5:57 pm

MSWho- chew on this for a min.

MSU and UGA first faced off in 1914, playing most recently in 2006.
UGA holds a 16-5 advantage in the series (76%).
UGA is 11-2 vs MSU at home.
MSU is 3-5 vs UGA at home (including Jackson, MS).
Average Score in this match up: UGA- 21 MSU-12.
UGA beat MSU in 2005 (23-10), and in 2006 (27-24).
MSU hasn’t beaten UGA since 1974 (38-14).

WIN WITH RICHT

January 31st, 2011
5:58 pm

Mel from Atlanta

With Newton and Fairley jumping ship, they freed up a lot of salary cap room.

The Truth

January 31st, 2011
5:58 pm

WIN WITH RICHT

January 31st, 2011
5:55 pm
The Truth

Since Richt has been at UGA, he has won as many SEC titles as Fla or Aub. And he has won more than Bama!

Richt won those SEC titles with the previous coach recruits and you know it

WIN WITH RICHT

January 31st, 2011
5:59 pm

Better Dawgs

Amen!!!!!

av8rdawg

January 31st, 2011
6:00 pm

Great story Mark!

WIN WITH RICHT

January 31st, 2011
6:02 pm

The Truth

Richt took some of his’n and some that weren’t his’n and turned them into SEC Champions. Enough Said!!!!!!

Dan Mullen and the real bulldogs of MSU

January 31st, 2011
6:02 pm

MSU hasn’t beaten UGA since 1974 (38-14).

2010 24-12 loser

Tech Stinger

January 31st, 2011
6:03 pm

And how many convicts have been arrested from Thuga since that fluke SEC Title in 05

Bleu_Bayou42

January 31st, 2011
6:06 pm

It’s not 1980.

The Truth

January 31st, 2011
6:06 pm

We all know Jim won those SEC titles and not pretty boy Mark

WIN WITH RICHT

January 31st, 2011
6:06 pm

Dan Mullen

You are talking mighty big. Be ready to back it up in Athens this year.
After all MSU beats UGA about once every 20 Years. So, it will be a long time before it happens again.

WIN WITH RICHT

January 31st, 2011
6:08 pm

The Truth

I seem to remember Mark Richt on the sidelines when UGA won SEC titles in 2005 & 2002.

Better Dawgs

January 31st, 2011
6:09 pm

Not sure there is a comparison here? MSWho is the Vandy of the west. You get lucky sometimes. Stinger go study!

WIN WITH RICHT

January 31st, 2011
6:09 pm

Tech Stinger

Impotent insect is probably more accurate.

msd

January 31st, 2011
6:10 pm

per SOS – Georgia always has these great recruiting classes – something must happen to them once they get there….

tom

January 31st, 2011
6:12 pm

Everyone in Bulldog Nation and the local biased sports radio guys are so excited about the recruiting class about to be announced. Even if all this happens the Dogs will not see immediate results from a bunch of Freshman. Coach will still not win a SEC Championship next season. He will probably be gone when these guys mature into Championship status.

Another Dawg Fan

January 31st, 2011
6:13 pm

I have never seen an evaluation of the star system and its accuracy. I would bet that being number 5 or number 10 is not of much significance. This is especially true if they just take the average of the star rating. Think about it. If school X takes the top 3 running backs and team Y gets number 4, the guy on team Y is going to get more opportunities in practice while as X, three guys are competing. Competition is great but so are reps. Do we really believe there is that much difference between number 1 and 4, that it will hold up over time? Also, averages don’t take into account numbers, positions, school needs.

I am happy the Dawgs appear to be doing a great job recruiting. Its a start, but only a start. Get them on campus, coach them up, get them to class, and keep them out of jail. There is still a lot to be done to be successful again.

woebegong

January 31st, 2011
6:15 pm

Charlotte DAWG,

Wasn’t this the first year that Geathers played on the nose. A different defensive scheme, and I believe that Geathers had said early on, he wasn’t too sure he would like being the NT in a 3-4, since it was a new scheme, he had never played. Not so sure about the S and C issue, but it sure seemed like we got out muscled a lot of times.

Better Dawgs

January 31st, 2011
6:16 pm

Mark it down: UGA wins the east/ LSU west

UGA 24
LSU 21

Tech Stinger

January 31st, 2011
6:18 pm

Everyone in Bulldog Nation

Is this guy serious? Bulldog Nation hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahaahaha
hahahahahahaahahahaahahahahahahahaah

GT Jeenyuss

January 31st, 2011
6:19 pm

1st!!!

Hoopster

January 31st, 2011
6:19 pm

Actually Mark, with them being ranked at #7, this would be their 6th highest class out of the last 8 and not the greatest class ever. Dream Team, methinks not. See below:

2008 5th per Scout
2009 4th per Scout
2006 4th per Scout
2005 4th per Scout
2004 6th per Scout
If they get Jenkins, Crowell and Pagan, they are saying UGa would jump to 5 and then it would be tied for their 4th best class out of 8. What does this all mean? They get the least out of the most and that the coach is a great gimic artist.

Tdawg

January 31st, 2011
6:19 pm

CHARLOTTE DAWG, I do believe that you are right. When he played in that Army all star game I believe it was, he was in the 300lb or better range. In that game he could not be blocked and looked pretty darn impressive. I could only think wow that kid is going to be a monster in college. I have no idea what has gone wrong. Maybe the o linemen in college is a lot better and he hasn’t adjusted to that level of play yet. In my opinion the kid needs to get a chip on his shoulder and get nasty. He has all the tools to be a great one if we could just get him motivated.

Dan Mullen and the real bulldogs of MSU

January 31st, 2011
6:20 pm

WIN WITH RICHT

January 31st, 2011
6:06 pm
Dan Mullen

You are talking mighty big. Be ready to back it up in Athens this year.
After all MSU beats UGA about once every 20 Years. So, it will be a long time before it happens again.

Once Again Loser 24-12 and try beating Florida before you talk to the real bulldogs of MSU loser

woebegong

January 31st, 2011
6:21 pm

UGA89,

Your comparison to the records of UGA and Tech. would only be valid, if they played in the same conference. Surely, you do not think that the caliber of the two conferences is equal? How do you think UGA might have finished if they were in the ACC, these past few years.

Mike

January 31st, 2011
6:27 pm

Great class of kids coming in which i know disappoints you Bradley. Let’s hope they perform well on and off the field. Just as Dooley recovered after a terrible season losing to Miami of Ohio so will Coach Richt recover next year which will also disappoint you Bradley and these so called Dawg fans who write such silly things.

Better Dawgs

January 31st, 2011
6:35 pm

MSWho – again you want UGA to win next season. If not we will take your coach and any dreams you may be having.

Snoop Dawg

January 31st, 2011
6:37 pm

Refcruiting the big high school stars is nice, but Snoop Dawg wants a Top Five season. Actually, I want a National Championship.

Football players, like sheep, will mill around aimlessly until a leader emerges. Does anyone think that Richt really has it in him?

Better Dawgs

January 31st, 2011
6:39 pm

Snoop- 100% y

football guy

January 31st, 2011
6:40 pm

Any school can get good recruits. You need quality coaches!

tide roll

January 31st, 2011
6:44 pm

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET YOU TO EVALUATE THE RECRUITING CLASS BY POSITION ??! IT IS BY FAR THE WORST GROUP OF OFFENSIVE LINE RECRUITS EVER ! FACTORING THIS IN, HOW CAN ANYONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND CALL THIS A DREAM TEAM. MARK, LOOK AT LSU’S OFFENSIVE LINE RECRUITS LA EL COLLINS 6′5″ 285 lb. 5 STAR OT, JONAH AUSTIN 6′7″ 305 IB. 4 STAR OL. TRAI TURNER 6′5″340 lb.,4 STAR OL. COREY WHITE 6′5″ 280 LB. OL 4 STAR. THIS IS A UNIT THAT MAKES UP A TEAM. The day UGA Signs Offensive lineman the calibre ot these guys is the day they can claim a “dream team” Otherwise, GIVE IT A REST !

Sergeant Joe Friday, LAPD

January 31st, 2011
6:44 pm

Hope the cops gets their fingerprints/DNA on file….I see the crime rate going up next year.

tulevol

January 31st, 2011
6:49 pm

UT had the third ranked class in 2007, and look at us. Big whoop. GA has great classes every year, and you guys are coming off one stinker of a season. Recruiting stars, please, that and two bucks will get you a cup of coffee at the Waffle House. You gotta coach ‘em up.

Thuga's incoming Convicts

January 31st, 2011
6:50 pm

Thug U has struck gold with this incoming class of future convicts. Half of them will be gone by 2012

woebegong

January 31st, 2011
6:50 pm

Tech Stinger,

Typical classless remark from people like you as usual. Is Tech. going to ba able to field a team this year? Heard their recruiting class was getting a little shallow. Jealousy is one of the worst emotions and makes people say irrational and stupid things. Hummm, now who does that renmind you of?

UGA Reels in Great Recruiting Class |

January 31st, 2011
6:52 pm

[...] Richt is feeling pretty good right about now, as are many UGA fans. The recruiting class has many fans [...]

PHIL

January 31st, 2011
6:53 pm

Tide Roll did you know that you are a moron? I don’t say that to be beligerent ( look it up). You say the same thing over and over and over. All those guys you named are from LA. What school did you think they were going to, BYU? Montana? You are such a moron. Keep posting the same thing over and over and showing everyone. You are the poster child for the Alabama jokes that people in GA tell. I have a photo of an Alabama bass boat and I now know it is you that engineered it. You might need to look up that “engineer” word, too.

Wartown Demons

January 31st, 2011
6:53 pm

6′3 wideout Chris Allen from Warner Robins has just committed to UGA. GO DAWGS. Waiting on the big DL James Reddick out of Warner Robins to commit now. He de-committed from WV.

tulevol

January 31st, 2011
6:55 pm

@PHIL

Wow, Tide Roll just got smacked!! Keep ‘em coming PHIL!!

BILLY JACK

January 31st, 2011
7:15 pm

tide roll clearly has some kind of wierd fixation with UGA and OL in particular.The fact of the matter is Dantzler Lebell and Ward are terrific recruits that bama wish they had.They will need a redshirt year and will be ready to go.This class will be better than Alabama in everyones book.We also redshirted some outstanding OL players from last year.Now we need a big time OL coach to be back competing for national titles as we shouild be every year.

PHIL

January 31st, 2011
7:16 pm

Charlotte Dawg, I realize that you are a non professional observer who gives opinions like you were a professional observer. So I thought I’d help since after all you aren’t local and can’t possibly know all there is to know about each and every player, although you are always willing to pontificate as though you do.

Richard is local to me. Richard Samuel was the number three or four ranked RUNNING BACK in the country as a high school senior depending on which scouting service you go by. If not offered to play RUNNING BACK at UGA he would have signed elsewhere. As a RUNNING BACK he is a faster Boo Malcolm, whom many believe will be an important part of the offense this year. As a RUNNING BACK Richard was better. His problem as a RUNNING BACK is fumbling at the college level. That is not to say that he isn’t a better linbacker, only that the “evaluation” you always bring up was not incorrect nor was it avoidable. Or maybe it was but he would be at another school if he hadn’t had the opportunity to play running back.

As to Geathers one problem is being able to assimilate D-1 responsibilities. As a man among boys in high school it’s not so hard just to tell him to get the guy with the ball. Doesn’t work at the BCS level. Another thing he doesn’t seem to be able to do is play with the leverage or the pad level it takes to produce at this level, or hasn’t been able to so far. If you read the coaches answers to questions every time someone mentions him, you’d know that. And I assure you if the UGA offensive line can block him in practice, he wouldn’t have much of a chance against another SEC line.

There is no problem with wondering what is going on or why this doesn’t work or why that doesn’t work, or why they lost to UCF. But to continually give commentary like you know more than those that are closer to the situation gets old. Especially from so called supporters.

The Rest of the SEC

January 31st, 2011
7:17 pm

Solid class for the Dawgs but we’ve seen this before. What’s more important is they still have Richt.

Herschel Talker (Transvestite Tech fan)

January 31st, 2011
7:19 pm

I come on here every day with the same babble. I never played football but i did spend alot of time watching the players in their tight little uniform while i was blowing on the tuba in the high school band. I hate CMR because he’s a christian and against homosexual marriage and i can’t marry my boyfriend Stan

Concern

January 31st, 2011
7:19 pm

One or two excepional player can carry a team to a National Championship. Example Auburn, UGA next yr.

matt

January 31st, 2011
7:29 pm

im not sure “top 12 dozen” makes any sense

David Granger

January 31st, 2011
7:29 pm

Mark, I sure hope you’re right.
But recruiting has not been a problem under Coach Richt. In fact, being a good recruiter is one of the two real strengths he has. When was the last time we DIDN’T have a recruiting class that wasn’t rated in the top 20 nationally? (And most of ‘em have been top 10.)
There’s just been a big disconnect lately between what the team looks like on paper, and what it ends up doing on the field.
I wish Coach Richt luck.

tdog

January 31st, 2011
7:31 pm

Here we go again. Big class of recruits, no pumpkin in the pie. I get sick when I see everyone get excited about how great it is going to be next year. I am afraid things will not change. With all the “great recruits” we already have should have kept us in the top tier of college football.

War Eagle

January 31st, 2011
7:34 pm

Hey dawgs, you been here before, Richt can`t Win a BIG…GAME… FORGOT HOW MANY BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES HE HAS EVEN COME CLOSE TO ESPECIALLY PLAYING FOR A NC??? SERIOUSLY, HAS HE WON ANYTHING EXCEPT WITH COACH DONNAN RECRUITS?

kral

January 31st, 2011
7:37 pm

signing day is always exciting to me tdog…because it does not guarantee anything,but it provides hope..I like to hope something good is going to happen….not something bad…

A.Bishop

January 31st, 2011
7:41 pm

Dan Mullen, MSU is a fluke program. You are a bunch of puppies. Fake ass dogs, go back to the reject capital of the world.

More and More

January 31st, 2011
7:45 pm

More thugs to UGA. Have the Athens police staffed up yet?

Grim Reaper

January 31st, 2011
7:47 pm

“The most important in Georgia history. And it’s not just because of talent — it’s because of the psyche of our people.”

Georgia fans jump off Dames Point Bridge in Jacksonville next year, or put concrete cleats on Richt and push him off when the dream loses number 19 of 22! Now thats what I call “PSYCHE”!
Sold your souls for three years of Herschel, paid me ever since…

Yellow Fuzz

January 31st, 2011
7:50 pm

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.
Same ole same ole.
georgia out recruits the world
Hahahahahaha.
Bet you do another Memphis Bowl
Bet we win or lose to you by less than a touch down.
Bet you still fear Central Florida

Paul N Destin

January 31st, 2011
7:50 pm

Crowell will be a dog instead of Bama but if you think this guy is going to lead you this year then you’re going to be disappointed. He can come in and give you some quality but he can’t take the pounding of being the featured back at this time. He was running vs children but that changes damn soon. Mark had a great year but as one poster commented Bama,LSU, and Auburn are ahead of the dogs with several more SEC teams right behind. You can be doing better but your still losing ground to the real big dogs. Nick is just getting it going with this class (arrives in fall) Bama will have four years of recruits on campus and that is 2 #1’s, #4 and whatever this calls ends (current #1). Bama failed this year because Nick’s 1st class wasn’t good and he ran many of those off over the past 3 years (some had injuries ..serious). You need coaching and recruiting and UGA is short in the coaching but it’s not all Mark Richt.

Jacket Man

January 31st, 2011
7:53 pm

greenjacket; what the ESPN re-ranking of the 2007 Class that moves GA Tech’s up to number six could prove a couple of things. One, GA Tech gets more out of their recruits than UGA (highly probable), and/or two, the services that establish the rankings of the classes in the first place are bias (also highly probable).

The most interesting thing about the re-ranking to me was the fact that some teams that had good recruiting classes and highly respected coaches tracked fairly consistent (i.e. Florida & Texas). There were also some teams that had lower ranked classes but coaches who are deemed superior that moved their classes way ahead of their original spots (i.e. Frank Beamer with Virginia Tech & Paul Johnson of GA Tech).

Mark Richt? Like I’ve said before, he does less with some of the best recruits in the Country. Until he proves otherwise, it’s the same old, same old and Bulldog fans will be calling for his head again come next December (or sooner).

Better Dawgs

January 31st, 2011
7:56 pm

Keep betting against CMR and CTG! You will see.

Cobb Dawg

January 31st, 2011
7:57 pm

Mel from Atlanta asked:
“Anyone know what kind of cash Au is throwing around this year?”

Mel, I would have thought that *AU’s payroll would be down this season with so many boosters in jail. But they’re coming up with the money somewhere. I guess they must have an endowment set up specifically for football recruits and players. God knows they sure don’t spend it on education!

kral

January 31st, 2011
7:58 pm

yeller pizz life would not be complete without your positive vibes

cooldawg

January 31st, 2011
7:58 pm

LAST! YAY ME!

I am a UGA Fan

January 31st, 2011
7:59 pm

we ain’t won crap in 30 years and i’ll say it again like we all UGA fans say every year. WE WILL WIN IT ALL ! ……hind sight we might go 7-5 at best.

Cobb Dawg

January 31st, 2011
8:01 pm

I love it that we’re putting this great class together, especially pleasing it the fact that so many other schools are represented here to try and cause us angst. Deal with it *AU, GT, UT, etc. My Dawgs are gathering strength!

kral

January 31st, 2011
8:01 pm

jac man I guess you should add mack brown and surbban meyer to your list of the get’ s less oout of more….check their recruiting..and their last year records

gt4ever

January 31st, 2011
8:10 pm

I have no idea how some of these journalists come up with these stories……. They have had top 10 recruiting classes for as long as I can remember…… What makes this class any different…

@AltamahaDawg

January 31st, 2011
8:12 pm

AltamahaDawg

Sorry, I thought this was a team sport. So, you’re telling me Murray having six games under his belt would not have had him ready for the 2010 season. That the coaches wouldn’t have know what Murray was capable of doing that year, instead if waiting for the past season. Also, remember Murray was just a freshman QB, as there was still Met and Logan G. to contend with. The coaches didn’t know how he would turn out. If, he showed the promise that year, instead of waiting, then OC Bobo could have know how to use him so much better and earlier. H3ll, the way CMB brought him along so slowly because he didn’t know what he was capable of doing. Bobo had the entire OL, not to mention the DAWG Nation convinced that he was the “weakest” link on a “veteran” offense that had “10″ returning players. Not a lot of confidence shown, or stated, about the “leader” of your offense. So, they go into the season (after coming off a poor season) with an untested QB, with a lot of questions about his size, arm, leadership abilities, team chemistry, etc. But, I digress here, because UGA is the team of wait until next year. How did that 6 and 7 season taste. How did it feel losing to Conf USA’s champion UCF. Alright, on the count of 3…1, 2 , 3 Let’s all get behind CMR, and those who don’t drink the kool-aid, well then “you aren’t true DAWG fans” and should just shut up and go root for someone else. Ignore the man behind the curtain.

gt4ever

January 31st, 2011
8:13 pm

Cobb Dawg,

Funny, they have been gathering strength for 12 years…… Should we annoint them MNC again…. What a JOKE UGA Football has become.

kral

January 31st, 2011
8:14 pm

I agree gt4 but dammmmm ain’t exciting when everyones talking about your recruits and your hoping there is a tebow, cam, or a walker in this class

Yellow Fuzz

January 31st, 2011
8:19 pm

kral

January 31st, 2011
8:14 pm
I agree gt4 but dammmmm ain’t exciting when everyones talking about your recruits and your hoping there is a tebow, cam, or a walker in this class

Sort of the way I feel when I read these blogs hoping there is a kral, DawginLace or OneEyeJacked in the thread.

gt4ever

January 31st, 2011
8:19 pm

Kral,

I wouldn’t recognize the feeling…………We are signing all the Georgia Southern recruits…

Yellow Fuzz

January 31st, 2011
8:21 pm

kral

January 31st, 2011
7:58 pm
yeller pizz life would not be complete without your positive vibes

kral: some day that koolaid just won’t get it done for you little man.

kral

January 31st, 2011
8:22 pm

Alt dawg you need to get you a new team..your never going to be happy…just critical..you call em likes you sees them….and that fine….but for you to ????? how coaches bring along or develop players is a joke unless you some famous coach I have never heard of….I’m thinking we may have the best qb in the sec next year so they really screwed up not burning him for 6 games by the way it did not taste good, but shiiitt happens and it can be overcome

kral

January 31st, 2011
8:26 pm

I am so happy you answered me my friend..I missed yoou yeeeelller pizzz in a plutonic sort of way because I know us little men need to be directed by you big men…who only look big in the mirror, but if you examine them deeply….you find out their tall and shallow….think about it pizzer

Constant refrain from UGA opponents

January 31st, 2011
8:26 pm

Observation from AJC posts:
Everytime a Dream Team topic appears, the recurring refrain appears: Richt can’t coach, Richt can’t coach, Richt can’t coach………….. It is almost like our SEC opponents are looking to each other for aid and comfort as they see the Dream Team coming to fruition. Note that at first, the idea of the Dream Team was ridiculed, then as the pieces started to fall into place, we get the Richt can’t coach bit. Is there insecurity showing from those who have to face the Dogs?

Let’s address the issue of Richt’s coaching. His first five years resulted in 2 SEC titles, and an SECE title. There have been six top ten finishes, and two top three finishes. The last couple of years have been bad (by UGA standards this decade, though some of our opponents see similar records for their team as signs of hope). What happened the last few years, since we know Richt CAN win when the conditions are right.

If you follow Georgia at all, you know we have had some coaching problems in certain spots, some say due to Richt’s loyalty to assistants. Everyone knows we have struggled especially on defense, and Richt has taken steps to remedy that situation. It now appears to most that we have had some serious problems with strength and conditioning that gradually came on, this has been addressed. This season will indicate how successfully these changes have worked out.

To sum up, the Dream Team is coming to Athens, and the Dogs are not going to be taking any prisoners. You can see the doubts and fears of our opponents revealed in their attempts to convince each other that the Dogs are not putting it back together. Oh, but we are, and you have every right to cringe at that thought.

Yellow Fuzz

January 31st, 2011
8:29 pm

kral:

I’d rather be tall and shallow than small and swallow

kral

January 31st, 2011
8:29 pm

I will help you out pizzer…tall is high…shallow is low….is kind of an irony thing …get it

NCBulldog

January 31st, 2011
8:29 pm

TDA—-Yes UGA did have a lot of good classes—and they won 2 SEC championships and played for a 3rd one during that stretch but if you look back 4 years ago we had a poor class. Not even in the TOP ten——-most of these players will be the diff makers in 2,3, or 4 years from now with the exception of the 5 star players or JUCO transfers. That means if you have 1 year of bad recruiting you pay the price 3-4 years down the road. Hopefully we are back on top next year! Go Dawgs!

kral

January 31st, 2011
8:32 pm

now you proved your not much of an intelligent man ..big or small you just went juvenile..and reallly hurt my feelings..now go to the bathroom and say 10 times I am better man than that

Yellow Fuzz

January 31st, 2011
8:34 pm

What’s that? georgia lands another top 5 recruiting class nationally?

Glad those previuos classes got you back to back Shreveport and Memphis bowls not to mention a humbling 45-42 bitch slapping between the bushes.

(((((((((( forty freaking five – forty freakin two )))))))))) hahahahahaha

glad it still stings some og you die hard red koolaid drunkards!

Hahahahahahahahahahahhahah

Yellow Fuzz

January 31st, 2011
8:36 pm

kral:

You’re right little man. I had know right to hurt your feelings. I am retiring for the evening.

AltamahaDawg

January 31st, 2011
8:37 pm

I’m sorry guys. I dont really understand your point (guy who is using my name) and kral, not sure which one you are talking to.

Field Goal Jesus.

January 31st, 2011
8:40 pm

“Said Chad Simmons, the Southeast recruiting analyst for Scout.com/FoxSports: “I am a little surprised … but I’m not that surprised.” This guy has seen this movie too. Much ado about nuthin. Could be something though for the new coach in 2012.

kral

January 31st, 2011
8:41 pm

There you go running away …know wiser than yoou were when you got here and do not worry big little man I will get over it quickly

Yellow Fuzz

January 31st, 2011
8:41 pm

AltamahaDawg:

How’s it going little man?

Yellow Fuzz

January 31st, 2011
8:43 pm

kral

January 31st, 2011
8:41 pm
There you go running away …know wiser than yoou were when you got here and do not worry big little man I will get over it quickly

That’s true little man. If I knew anything I sure as HECK wouldn’t be here!

kral

January 31st, 2011
8:43 pm

FGJ tell something about ND, helll ll they would probably salivate over MR record at GA

kral

January 31st, 2011
8:46 pm

oooo yo know things but you come on here an act lick and asssshoooole..an then call your self a big man you need to learn what it takes to be a big man

King Gator

January 31st, 2011
8:47 pm

Just reading up on who will be playing for the losing side the next 4 years in Jax. Go Gators!

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
8:49 pm

King Gator: get a life.

The Trurh Hurts

January 31st, 2011
8:51 pm

A few salient comments:

1. Four different SEC teams have won the last five BCS championships.

2. UGA was not one of those teams.

3. During that period, UGA did not win the SEC championship.

4. During that period, UGA did not even win its SEC division.

5. Red panties.

In other words, UGA has sunk into total irrelevancy both regionally and nationally.

So why is UGA paying Mark Richt millions of dollars a year?

UGA is a total joke in every way.

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
8:54 pm

UGA has been irrelevant one year. How many coaches have gone their entire careers at one school while competing for a championship EVERY year?

Mick

January 31st, 2011
8:55 pm

you guys crack me up

kral

January 31st, 2011
8:56 pm

I love when someone tells me the truth,,,like last season did not hurt enough…you TTH are amazing..can you please tell me what is going to happen in Egypt..Irag.. and Afganistan

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
8:58 pm

mike: kral:

Just because the internet is anonymous doesn’t mean it excuses you from making immature and inappropriate comments in the middle of a college football article response forum.

I’m a UGA fan, but I have ten times the respect for any Florida, Auburn, or GT fan who can at least refrain from those childish comments than I have for either of you.

Please do the rest of the UGA fan base and either shut up or grow up. You’re embarrassing us.

kral

January 31st, 2011
8:58 pm

yyou sound like that movie …” You don’t want the truth, you can not handle the truth are you Jack Niclelson hurts

Mick

January 31st, 2011
9:00 pm

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
8:58 pm
mike: kral:

Just because the internet is anonymous doesn’t mean it excuses you from making immature and inappropriate comments in the middle of a college football article response forum.

I’m a UGA fan, but I have ten times the respect for any Florida, Auburn, or GT fan who can at least refrain from those childish comments than I have for either of you.

Please do the rest of the UGA fan base and either shut up or grow up. You’re embarrassing us.

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:00 pm

kral:

Do you even read what you’re writing?

Mick

January 31st, 2011
9:01 pm

kral

January 31st, 2011
8:58 pm
yyou sound like that movie …” You don’t want the truth, you can not handle the truth are you Jack Niclelson hurts

You sound like that movie….”squeal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:01 pm

Thank you for your support Mick. Greatly appreciated.

Thuga's incoming Convicts

January 31st, 2011
9:02 pm

More Thugs coming!!!! Someone alert the National Guard

Mick

January 31st, 2011
9:02 pm

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:00 pm
kral:

Do you even read what you’re writing?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
AHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Mick

January 31st, 2011
9:03 pm

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:03 pm

Exactly how many convicts has UGA produced? I’m only aware of mostly minor law breaking. Not excusing the behavior, but it’s not like they’re shooting or robbing anyone.

Tech Stinger

January 31st, 2011
9:04 pm

Maybe if thuga’s classless fan base can grow up and act like adults then maybe their team can beat UCF

Mick

January 31st, 2011
9:04 pm

no joking. You guys really do crack me up.

Central Florida

January 31st, 2011
9:05 pm

Georgia State is not far behind

Central Florida

January 31st, 2011
9:06 pm

Neither is Kennesaw State

Thuga's incoming Convicts

January 31st, 2011
9:06 pm

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:03 pm
Exactly how many convicts has UGA produced? I’m only aware of mostly minor law breaking. Not excusing the behavior, but it’s not like they’re shooting or robbing anyone.

The Fulmer Cup explains it all

http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2010/9/1/1663448/the-fulmer-cup-season-closes-and

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:06 pm

Yep. We should grow up and stop commenting on Georgia football blogs…..wait. What? Tech Stinger, isn’t there a Tech blog somewhere. I guarantee all of the UGA fan comments you’re whining about will be virtually absent on those blogs.

kral

January 31st, 2011
9:06 pm

First of swarles I respect all programs my self…and please do not try to tell me what I should or should not say…because only point out people who are stupid..and if they disrespect me I let them have it..now if you want to teach something about blog behavior point out a specific comment..also read the blogs I refer to…do not be condensending to me…eexcuse my spelling….but if the kitchen get’s to hot go in the den

Back to Shreveport in 2012

January 31st, 2011
9:07 pm

go dawgs

Back to Shreveport in 2012

January 31st, 2011
9:07 pm

and take your fans with you!

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:08 pm

I said convicts. Look it up in a dictionary. I didn’t say arrests. A convict is someone IN PRISON. I’m not debating how many player arrests there have been. That topic has been beaten to death already. I’m just correcting your terminology – terminology intended to make the situation sound worse than it already is.

BJ

January 31st, 2011
9:09 pm

I for one have had enough of the Dawgs and their blind faith followers

Thuga's incoming Convicts

January 31st, 2011
9:10 pm

Half of this class will be borderline jailbound in a year, lock up all the thugs starting with caleb and washon

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:10 pm

kral:

I was only referring to you using derogatory language, not the content of your messages. People are allowed to disagree and I accept that, but it’s your language I had a problem with. No offense intended, I just wish we could all act a little more mature.

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:11 pm

I for one have had enough with BJ

WOW

January 31st, 2011
9:11 pm

Swarles Barkley: It’s really just semantics isn’t it. Breaking the law is breaking the law everywhere except Athens Georgia.

kral

January 31st, 2011
9:11 pm

Enter your comments here

Flag Boy, The Permanent Mascot

January 31st, 2011
9:12 pm

Oh, yellow fuzz, I love it when you talk that way! Please come over….wink, wink…..

Tech Stinger

January 31st, 2011
9:12 pm

I wonder how long it will be before another mutt is arrested, UGA is the cesspool of the south and these thugs needs to be lock up like their classless fans

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:13 pm

Yes, but breaking the law doesn’t make you a convict. Semantics is when exact wording is unnecessary. Calling someone a convict for a motorcycle helmet infraction is not semantics. It’s wrong.

Hahahaha

January 31st, 2011
9:13 pm

look up player arrests in the dictionary (or UGA player program).

Hahahaha

January 31st, 2011
9:15 pm

stealing a motorcycle helmet is NOT just a motorcycle helmet infraction.

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:15 pm

Tech Stinger:

No one is making you pay us attention. If we’re so classless and you’re above us, then you can leave. Calling an educational institution the ‘cesspool of the south’ is really immature.

Thuga

January 31st, 2011
9:15 pm

Cesspool of the South

BJ

January 31st, 2011
9:16 pm

I agree with Hahahaha. Stealing a motorcycle helmet is NOT just a “motorcycle helmet infraction”.

kral

January 31st, 2011
9:17 pm

I hate to tell you Swarles..But I do not need you to judge my maturity also..I am 55..south ga boy..call me a redneck if you want too..but the best descriptors sometimes are cuss words…you no when its shiiiiiit how else better can you describe it..your not preaching to the choir….

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:17 pm

My apologies. My memory of the incident was wrong. But my overall point stands. Arrests does not equal convicts. May I ask what team you’re a fan of? Or are you just putting people down for sport?

Valdosta Native

January 31st, 2011
9:17 pm

gt4ever:

Why would this class be any different you ask? Okay, so here are some statistics you can crunch. Mark Richt was hired in 2001 and brought in Van Gorder. 2001-2004 UGA went 42-10. Willie Martinez brought in 2005-2009 UGA went 48-17. That’s six more wins and seven more losses compared to Van Gorder’s tenure in one less year…the same difference Todd Grantham had in 2010 with our 6-7 record. For all of you thinking that defense is the key to winning, there are many more factors that that. Yes getting a big tackle in Jenkins would be great, getting another top DE or S will help, but those saying not gettting a top rated RB won’t be a loss are crazy. It’s all about how the stars align. This next year will be a tale tail story for the program. It should be a better year and I’ll go out there and say it’ll be a nine win season. Consistency is a key. If we had kept Green and Houston in the mix next season, I’d venture out to say that we’d be in the hunt for another SEC championship season, but still….look for good things, better play next season for the dawgs. Look for them to get back towards greatness in 2012! GO DAWGS!!!!

RAID

January 31st, 2011
9:18 pm

Well, I see the Tech fans are really thinking out of the box tonight……..Seems like you don’t have much to do with your time…….But then again Doug does’nt get that many hits on his blogs anyway so I guess I can understand where you might want to be involved in the action on our blogs!…..But please Techies, come up with something new and orriginal….you bore me!

BJ

January 31st, 2011
9:18 pm

uga football has become a breeding ground for run ins with the law. Ask Fran Tarkenton

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:20 pm

There’s a time and place for cuss words. I use them in certain appropriate social settings. It’s all about how you use them. Instead of attacking people and cussing at them, it’s more constructive to respond in an intelligent manner. And I never called you a redneck. I’m from Georgia, so that would be hypocritical.

kral

January 31st, 2011
9:20 pm

I like positive thinking VN

Yellow Fuzz

January 31st, 2011
9:21 pm

“call me a redneck if you want too”. Your moma’s neck is red too!

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:22 pm

Kral:

One more things I forgot to mention. I never commented on your maturity – I don’t know you. You just left a comment I thought was immature.

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:23 pm

kral
January 31st, 2011
9:20 pm

I like positive thinking VN

I second that. Go Dawgs!

The Captain of the Titanic

January 31st, 2011
9:23 pm

Anyone who thinks that these kids will help Saint Richt keep his job is an idiot. Any coach who will not go for it on 4th and 6 inches on the opponents 3 yardline is finished coaching. And Valdosta, you had Stafford and Moreno and you could not win the SEC, give up humpers.

kral

January 31st, 2011
9:26 pm

I did not say you called me a rn..but to give me an etiquette lesson on cursing is strangely hilarious, but SB I will keep my eyes open to when it is appropriate to cuss…found it a blogggg

Yellow Fuzz

January 31st, 2011
9:26 pm

kral:

Your grandmother’s neck is sooooo red that she can correctly execute the sleeper hold

Yellow Fuzz

January 31st, 2011
9:28 pm

kral: Your wife’s neck is sooooo red that her best shoes have steel toes

kral

January 31st, 2011
9:30 pm

If that is you pizz my grandmothers are all dead…plus my parents so try something else…I do have young grand-children take a shot at them

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:30 pm

Kral:

If your comment was so mature / appropriate, tell me why it’s been removed.

Tech Stinger

January 31st, 2011
9:30 pm

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:15 pm
Tech Stinger:

No one is making you pay us attention. If we’re so classless and you’re above us, then you can leave. Calling an educational institution the ‘cesspool of the south’ is really immature.

Georgia has the worst classless fans in the SEC, then talks so much trash but hasn’t won anything. You guys get arrested more than beating

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:32 pm

Kral:

My mistake, found it –

“oooo yo know things but you come on here an act lick and asssshoooole..an then call your self a big man you need to learn what it takes to be a big man”

- pictured above, maturity

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:33 pm

Tech Stinger:

You’re making generalizations that aren’t true about all UGA fans. Do you think you’re a great representation of GT fans? Despite your efforts, I assure you I have respect for GT fans – just not the ones who riddle Georgia football articles with comments about how dumb UGA fans are.

Tech Stinger

January 31st, 2011
9:35 pm

UGA Fans= Cesspool of the South

kral

January 31st, 2011
9:35 pm

the enter the comment was me not being good with a keyboard sw…try again..none of my blogs have been removed

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:37 pm

kral: I know it wasn’t. That was my mistake, but I did adress it already.

Thuga's incoming Convicts

January 31st, 2011
9:37 pm

Swarles Barkley

If you are so confident about Thuga then make a wager that UGA will have no arrests this year loser

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:38 pm

Tech Stinger = Cesspool of the largely respectable Georgia Tech fan base. My condolences to the rest of you that have to put up with your unfortunate, however fellow tech fan.

kral

January 31st, 2011
9:45 pm

found it your good but you do not know the history behind the blogs..may have been…check pizz or someone acting as pizz..if it was deleted so be it I have seen a lot worse on here..an please quit questioning my maturity,,,no sometimes I may sound immature to you, but you sound very judgemental to me..so I do not know you i you do not know me..so if I offend you ignore me..but do not get sanctimous with me..because we all know no man is perfect..unless i just met one on a blog

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:51 pm

You did. I’m perfect.

I’m kidding.

No seriously, though, I didn’t mean anything by it. I’m not judging your character or maturity in the least. Again, as we’ve both stated, we don’t know each other. It was only a reference to one comment you made.

I apologize for sounding judgmental. I didn’t intend to be. I say we put our differences aside and focus our efforts towards idiots like tech stinger.

kral

January 31st, 2011
9:53 pm

Thank you SB

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:54 pm

You’re welcome.

Unfortunately, it looks like everyone else we would argue with has left.

kral

January 31st, 2011
9:55 pm

sometimes the voices of reason run them away

Swarles Barkley

January 31st, 2011
9:57 pm

Haha. Does that mean we win?

NOBODYYOUKNOW

January 31st, 2011
10:01 pm

Hey “Headless Lamar”- Slobberknocker is no techie, or anything else but a big bulldog booster. And he knows his football. Football history, past and present. I’ve never met the guy but I am impressed with his knowledge of the game. So give it a rest.

kral

January 31st, 2011
10:05 pm

no you never really win on a blog…cause they will be back tom…less wiser than they were the day before

Denise

January 31st, 2011
10:07 pm

All I can say is, GOOOOOOO DAWGS!

Teriyaki Dawg

January 31st, 2011
10:27 pm

National signing day at hooters anyone? Columbus ga hooters actually has super hot women. Really.

Just Sayin'

January 31st, 2011
10:29 pm

I don’t care who you mutts recruit. Coaching is what wins championships and obviously you idiots at UGA don’t have the ability to “coach ‘em up”

kral

January 31st, 2011
10:29 pm

refrain you are gutless pizzer if that was you for your jokes..I think they blocked my original post do not blame them …see you

kral

January 31st, 2011
10:32 pm

No-1 draft pick…maybe 2 top picks this yr,,dang…we just can not coach them up…JS

Cin

January 31st, 2011
10:49 pm

I am truly embarrassed that the ajc cannot spell Georgia correctly. Wow.

DAWG 555

January 31st, 2011
10:52 pm

Decided to check to see if there was any new recruiting news tonight. Did I somehow get on a 13 year old’s blog? Sheesh…..

Wartown Demons

January 31st, 2011
10:59 pm

GO DAWGS AND TAKE TECH WITH U. GSU BABY

Judson smith

January 31st, 2011
11:09 pm

Wow!!! Did mark Bradley give some props to Georgia and mark rich? Get your coats back out the cold winter is not over cause h:!! Is freezing over!!!!!!!

The Watergirl

January 31st, 2011
11:11 pm

Mark Bradley is talking about UGA in a positive manner, not sure whats going on but I figure UGA fans should clue him in we dont care what he writes!!! He talks bad about the dawgs all the time and now he wants to write a positive article, GO TO HELL you techie

Schultz = Trash

January 31st, 2011
11:37 pm

You suck so hard Mark Bradley. Fish Fry loves it when you talk sweet to him.

cullowheedawg

January 31st, 2011
11:42 pm

If I remember right, Georgia was pre-season picked to win the SEC and ended up 6/5 and then won the NC the next year. Well with a similar outcome is possible, especially if we can get the defense on board.
DO IT CMR.

Herschel Talker is a girly man

January 31st, 2011
11:52 pm

Yes it is me Herschel Talker the girly man. I like to run my mouth as if I was a UGA fan but in fact I am only on this blog to talk to you men. Yes I like men. No women thank you. All the rest of you fake dog fans please assemble at my place on signing day and we can root against the dogs or we can just root around if you know what I mean. MRBIGUNS, JOE. DAWGINLEX and a few more of you wimpy crossdressers please come on over because I know we think alike and I have a feeling that is not the only thing we have in common..We are all girly men that like to pretend we like football and other manly things because we are of a gentile nature and need each others company.

bulldawgbob

February 1st, 2011
1:11 am

Greatest Sports Illustrated cover EVER !

Rest of the SEC

February 1st, 2011
1:18 am

You guys gotta be kidding. Dogs are a mere afterthought. When you’re done coming down from your hype please get started polishing the bcs trophies for the rest of us. Head west to Bama and start there since the last 2 bcs titles reside in that state. Then go to Florida and La. to polish theirs. Last head north to UT to polish theirs which is the oldest. Nevertheless at least they have one. BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

ERQEL

February 1st, 2011
1:21 am

Good recruiting class means nothing. The players won’t be developed and UGA will post a losing record in this, CMR’s last season.

whatever

February 1st, 2011
1:26 am

Yea – UGA may have a great recruiting class (haven’t they been in the Top 10 for at least the last 10 years??) – but what will CMR do with them once they are here. Remember Jasper Sanks – supposed to be the next Hershel, or the present day King – what a disappointment.
It doesn’t matter what these kids did playing mostly poor teams in HS – it matters what they do (and how they are coached) once they are wearing the Red and Black.

What happens to the rest

February 1st, 2011
1:29 am

Looking back article…

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=6059178

Now for the real world

February 1st, 2011
1:48 am

MB states “they signed Herschel Walker (running back, Wrightsville) on Easter Sunday 1980; on New Year’s Day 1981, they became national champs.” Well – what happened to them in 1981 and 1982?? They still had Walker. 1980 was a fluke – what are the odds of winning the FL game on the last play?? Remember – UGA folks – if it were not for GT (yes – I know you hate this – but it is true) – you would not have won the NC that year.
As far as this coming season is concerned – look at UGA’s ridiculous schedule – they only play 2 serious teams from the SEC – Florida and maybe Auburn (but Auburn will have lost most of its offense with Newton gone and half of their D with Farly gone). SC is losing too many. And who knows what TN will be like. So – everyone else on their schedule are pansies.

What happens to the rest

February 1st, 2011
2:26 am

Here is an answer to my question and proof that you never know who will take advantage of their opportunity and who will not. Good luck gentlemen on you college careers. By the way, almost every school had some sad endings.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=5652297http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=6059178

Bill King

February 1st, 2011
4:28 am

JUST WIN BABY ALL THE OTHER BS WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF !!!!!

Runnin With The Dawgs

February 1st, 2011
5:33 am

Dawgs will win !

Preacher Richt

February 1st, 2011
6:23 am

Dreams can become nightmares too. These Ga recruits are a bust, wait and see. Auburn, Alabama, Florida, and even Tennessee have again out recruited the preacher. As a matter of fact, Auburn is way ahead of Ga., and as always, Ga always tries to emulate Auburn’s winning ways.

bitter dawgs fan

February 1st, 2011
6:40 am

more than anything—–the new “O” line coach—way more important—-

——–JUST SAYING————-

Beast from the East

February 1st, 2011
6:49 am

Good looking class, but you still gotta coach ‘em up.

Herschel Talker

February 1st, 2011
6:50 am

Will any in-state kids ever go to tech again? I doubt it! Paul johnson and his offense scares them all away! If Johnson came to my frontdoor..I would keep it locked!!

Your turn

February 1st, 2011
6:53 am

Hey Dawgs. This just in. The following schools have all won national championships since your last one:
Clemson (2 hour drive)
Georgia Tech (30 minute drive)
Tennessee (3 hour drive)
Florida State (4.5 hour drive)
LSU (8 hour drive)
Florida (6 hour drive)
Alabama (3 hour drive)
Auburn (1.5 hour drive)

Prince of Alabama

February 1st, 2011
6:53 am

Looks like Georgia will do well but you have to play the game like we do at bama!

JoeDon

February 1st, 2011
7:25 am

SOS. Just like a broken record. UGA has another great recruiting year…like all of the others…and still can’t win the big games. Reckon it may be the coaching???

big eagle`

February 1st, 2011
7:27 am

Georgia has the players, but doesn’t have the coaching. If they had the number one class for ten years they would still have the same record in football.

Buckeye

February 1st, 2011
7:41 am

2011 Mantra: ‘Remember the Liberty Bowl!”

» SEC: How accurate are football recruiting rankings? John Clay’s Sidelines

February 1st, 2011
7:48 am

[...] to Alabama. Still, Mark Bradley of the AJC thinks that Mark Richt, under difficult circumstances, will end up with a good haul on Wednesday. And Georgia’s top recruiter isn’t who you might guess, writes Tim Tucker of the [...]

Buckeye

February 1st, 2011
7:49 am

My home state is a dump. I claim Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus, 3 toxic waste sites. I like men.

cantondawg

February 1st, 2011
7:50 am

Someone please play with me in my mom’s basement. I have no friends. I am a tool. I like mediocre football programs. I want UGA to win only 6 games a year because I am a fool. I work at McDonald’s flipping fries. I like Elton John and Siegfried and Roy.

Runnin With The Dawgs

February 1st, 2011
8:06 am

How can we tell exactly how good a college player really is when the NFL is sitting, waiting to snatch them up after their third year. I wouldn’t want to be in MR’s shoes or any other college coach for that matter. UGA had the potential to win the SEC championship with Stafford and Morino, and look what happened. The NFL Monster gobbled them up and we’re left with Cox and Ealey.

Buckeye

February 1st, 2011
8:07 am

2nd Buckeye – you, Sir, are a fraud.

6-7 Baby!

Buckeye

February 1st, 2011
8:16 am

My team is 1-10 against the SEC. We beat the 5th best team, and now I’m just giddy. We cheat. Our players are cheats. We lose all big games because we are soft. I love Richard Simmons.

Floze

February 1st, 2011
8:21 am

Wow. When the adults are away the children are on their laptops.

Thanks @yourschoolsucks @iamhomophobic @IneverattendedanSECschool and making the real football conversation stick out like a sore thumb. I wish your post were greyed out like the author’s so I would know how much attention I need to pay to your “insights”.

BG

February 1st, 2011
8:22 am

Dream Team baby! GO DAWGS!!!

1967dawg

February 1st, 2011
8:28 am

does good recuriting classes need great coaching=yes
talent needs direction=coaching
non coaching 2011=5&5 season from raw talent
change 2011 coaching before start season=8 wins

David Holland

February 1st, 2011
8:35 am

Georgia is one of my favorite football teams created. last year was uga’s worst year in a whole long time. uga has the best recruits ever this year. malcolm mitchell is my favorite recruit for uga this year, because me and him are in the same class. jay rome is also here at valdosta high school.
and go dawgs!!!!!!!!

Runnin With The Dawgs

February 1st, 2011
8:35 am

Year after year UGA has had an easy game to open the season with, but not this year.The Dawgs open the 2011 season in the Dome with Boise State. This will be the game that tells us if we have indeed improved or we’ve got to suffer through another year of the doldrums

J R

February 1st, 2011
8:51 am

J R

February 1st, 2011
8:43 am
To bad that all we hear about are these young fellows being treated as the “special ones” anointed with ” golden gifts” that will allow you fellows write about their value to football america as if the world’s fate is in their hands – and the business of college football is more important than anything else in this world. Think about those same aged young fellows laying in hospital missing arms, legs, eyes or other injuries because they chose to fight for our interest in wars that may seem so irrelevant one day. Whose gifts are more important really – these “majestic” recruits or the gifts of service that our solders give in such a magnificently quiet way. Your drooling over these fellows is so obsessive and so misplaced. No wonder this world and this country has become so pagen. God please forgive us………..

NEW CARS

February 1st, 2011
9:15 am

I didn’t get to read the 10 pages of notes, but I hope someone pointed out the importance of Jarvis Jones and Richard Samuel. That’s like adding two JUCO studs ready to play to that defense. Combined with a year under Grantham, I’m looking for a lot more out of the D this year. I would have liked for Houston to come back, but I really question his ability to be a step up impact player.

Bubba

February 1st, 2011
9:16 am

First!

Kirby Smart

February 1st, 2011
9:21 am

Thanks for the players Mark. I’m sure they will all be good players once I’m tapped to run Athens!

Poppa was a Rolling Stone

February 1st, 2011
9:25 am

W,here he laid his hat was his home. So is true of Mark Richt. He don’t care about big bad UGA because he knows he will never beat UF, LSU, AU, UA, USC and Kin-tucky. You see punks,he is riding the gravey train and when it stops,….he jumps off and on to another sweet deal until he retires to none other than sunny Florida. So, you mutts keep his golden parachute going until the train stops. He will never get Georgia where they want to be regardless of his 5 star recruits. Boise State will hammer the Dawgs by 4 TD’s next season with their 1, 2 and 3 star recruits.

Runnin With The Dawgs

February 1st, 2011
9:41 am

Pre season rankings show Boise St. to be in the top 10. UGA isn’t in the top 25 (28th). This would be a great game for the Dawgs to STEP UP in and get back in the BCS top 10.

how2fish

February 1st, 2011
9:42 am

Buckeye is a darn shame with all that talent you were only 3-4 free TATS away from a NC……

DawginLex

February 1st, 2011
9:42 am

yellow fizz,

Dawg in Lace? That is the best you have?

I’m glad I threaten and worry you so much that you mention my name in a blog where I wasn’t even commenting at the time.

You are a disgrace to your school.
You are a disgrace to your family.

I pray to God one day you will actually grow up.

dt4c

February 1st, 2011
9:42 am

MRBIGUNS, the ignorance of supposed “fans” like you slay me. Richt didn’t recruit the UGA did? What a maroon as they say! Do you even read what recruits say? They ALL come to UGA because of Coach Richt’s character and example. They know that they can be groomed for the NFL anywhere but they and their parents also know that CMR is a man of his word and will not pull their scholarship in case of a minor injury like the great satan does. Congrats coaches and ignore the uneducated “fans” like Mrbiguns.

ncdawg

February 1st, 2011
9:43 am

`Don’t forget Nick Marshall this is the sleeper of the entire year

danny

February 1st, 2011
9:51 am

Crowell in no Latimore.

Junior Samples

February 1st, 2011
10:08 am

paul johnson has bigger fish to fry than this crootin’ stuff.

Bug Zapper

February 1st, 2011
10:13 am

Dantzler is right, it’s more about the psyche of the DawgNation. That said, please, please sign Jenkins, he’s one of the few who could have an immediate impact.

And thank you, Mark, for not using that damn phrase “dream team.”

AltamahaDawg

February 1st, 2011
10:17 am

Were there words on this page? I got distracted.

attention: mark bradley

February 1st, 2011
10:21 am

bradley

please ban >>> dawginlex.

his comments continue to be inappropriately explicit and derogatory
in a mmanner that warrants monitoring or banning.

this blog is open to an audience of all ages and his comments
continue to be of a nature unsuitbale for your younger audience.

Andy

February 1st, 2011
10:45 am

Vinnie I don’t believe CMR and UGA have a #1 Recruiting Class. Maybe a top ten class.

DawginLex

February 1st, 2011
10:46 am

attention: mark bradley

February 1st, 2011
10:21 am
bradley

please ban >>> dawginlex.

his comments continue to be inappropriately explicit and derogatory
in a mmanner that warrants monitoring or banning.

this blog is open to an audience of all ages and his comments
continue to be of a nature unsuitbale for your younger audience.
********************************************************************

DawginLex

February 1st, 2011
9:42 am
yellow fizz,

Dawg in Lace? That is the best you have?

I’m glad I threaten and worry you so much that you mention my name in a blog where I wasn’t even commenting at the time.

You are a disgrace to your school.
You are a disgrace to your family.

I pray to God one day you will actually grow up.

************************************************************

Compare this to some of the stuff on here and you want me banned?

nice try.

captguitarman

February 1st, 2011
11:25 am

But how is the recruiting going for the most important position – head coach? Oh yeah. Georgia put its Mike Shula moment off for at least one more year. Who was it, the ol’ ball coach, who said that Georgia gets all these great players, but something happens to them after they get there? Having 2 or 3 guys go first in the NFL draft doesn’t say squat about your program. It says you are good at getting great players out of high schools and junior colleges. What happens after that is the rub. The NFL can very skillfully look at players and determine that they have great NFL potential when they are in junior college, and on losing (6-7) big time college teams e.g. A.J. Green — and pull them up and out. Being a great minor league team for the NFL does not necessarily translate into conference or national championships. The Hershel Walker story about bringing UGA from a 6-5 season to national champs in his first year in 1980-81 is remarkable, but Walker was one in a million – another Jim Brown, and in these times, and especially in the now totally dominant SEC, such a turn of events is highly unlikely. You must also have a Nick Saban, or an Urban Meyer, or Nelson Miles, or someone like the ol’ ball coach – now wouldn’t that be just something? Has anyone called him about 2012 when it will be impossible to delay the Mike Shula moment . . . one moment longer.

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February 1st, 2011
1:21 pm

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kb

February 1st, 2011
4:50 pm

Hey PoPPa , 3-1 vs bama 4 out of last 5 against Auburn, Kentucky 8-2, USC 7-3 4-2 against Spurrier, Florida is Dawgs only weakness. And UGA will beat Boise just like in 05.

schmeckdawg

February 1st, 2011
5:44 pm

Jenkins,Crowell, Pagan, Turene & Richardson=”The Dream Team!”

Gatormeat

February 1st, 2011
8:34 pm

The dogs always have the best recruits in Feb, but in Oct when it counts the Gators always have the best players. This year will be no different, Florida will smack around this bunch like all the others

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3:08 pm

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