Isaiah Crowell: Once again, he’s the ‘missing man’ for UGA

first. and might be the best day vs. the Aggies… no big deal.

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At this point, yes…

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Strike 2!!!!

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UGA fanbase typical…no big deal.

Three of your players are suspended for a game for violating rules but it’s against NMSU so it’s no big deal. Sure for a football game it’s no big deal, but for the chemistry of the team and Crowell’s lack of discipline it IS a big deal.

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Crowell needs to grow up fast and UGA needs to sign Keith Marshall!

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Unfortunately I heard rumors about some attitude problems before he got here, but to be fair every major college football team that thought thy had a sot at him wanted him badly…..I don’t know what’s going to happen with him, but I would think he is making a lot of people nervous…Yes hes is youn but at some point do you realize that its always going to be something. Of course for all the haters, lets keep in mind haow many chances Garcia got from Spurrier and yes as dawg fans we blasted him for that, LSU has had issues and we blasted the way they handled it, os dawg fans expect the critics to come out in force and bash Coach Richt and our program….We may not ever know the true timeline of the events of the drug screening alothough from all I have heard and read, they were suspicions last week but you have to confirm these test before you throw someone under the bus….Hopefully proper procedures were followed and according to our AD, they were, but some will not believe it, so we live with that.
As far as Malcome, I would say he probably sealed his own fate, I hpoe not, but I can see it happening. Maybe we expect too much out of these young men, they come in here usually as the stars of their high schools and then thorow into the limelight…Not excusing it, but maybe we shouldnm’t be surprised. One thing for sure…we need the Rb’s that we are after in this recrruiting class to come on board because there are plenty of opportunities in our backfield….go dawgs

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I’m sure it’s synthetic weed…just like th idiots at LSU. Gotta love how stupid these idtiots are. Recruit 2-3 running backs every year and let them compete for the starting job every year.

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To be fair, if I was Richt I probably would have delayed the punishments until the cupcake week as well. It’s very shady and unethical but when your job is on the line you do things you might not normally do.

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Kudos Mark for a “ok” article.

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As John Wayne once said, “life is hard, especially when you are stupid” .

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not a big deal…he needs a week off anyways so stop trying to spin a story… uga can beat NMSU with your mother at rb

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At least it was a cupcake like New Mexico State or georgia tech, would not want IC1 to be out against a decent defense like Auburn.

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Let me back to Georgia!!!! I will run the rock for us and I will win us the SEC Championship

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more of the same Ol uga BS of suspending players when it’s convienient….LOL

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I hope Isaiah has a great 3 years at Georgia(he will leave early)but he’s starting to remind me of Washaun Ealy.Let’s just hope it’s lack of maturity and and having to ajust to not being the biggest fish in the bowl.

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what a shocker. Just another of many examples that UGA is the most classless program in the country from top to bottom.

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This is seriously getting annoying…

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Sounds like Crowell is down to his third strike.

NO player is bigger than the team. If he’s going to be a problem child send him on down the road.

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Dawgfan, who knows? And as Bradley pointed out, Crowell did have 81 yards in that game. But even if you “would have won” without these three RBs, Richt certainly wouldn’t have known that at the time he made the “convenient” decision to delay these suspensions until the week of the Cupake U game…just saying.

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it’s not about beating New Mexico State without him – it’s about him being another cancer on the team.

Believe it or not, gaytors and haters, lots of UGA fans want this mess to stop, too!

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Coach Richt keeps extending grace and that is the opportunity to grow up and be a man.

He’s getting his chances but they will soon run out. Now is the time to be a man or maybe better put “be a DAWG”

Each of these RB’s have a running total of mistakes so the ice is getting thin. NOW is the time to wake up before it’s too late if it that line hasn’t already been crossed.

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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha what a damn joke. The only way the sorry puppies can beat florida is by cheating. Failed drug tests BEFORE the florida game yet not suspended. The uga program is an embarasment to everyone else in the SEC. good lord what a joke.

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coach Richt is a wondeful man ,but he and university do a very poor job in recruiting high character players.

it is time to get a new coach who recruits with the same values that he promotes.

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Now playing…..Requiem for a Dream Team

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So far, all Crowell has shown is he is 1) Not dependable 2) Has a bad haircut 3) Is pretty much a woosy. I’m a big UGA fan, by the way. This “cry baby” better grow up quick. This is the SEC, and unless you go the distance, you get hammered on every play. He looks very soft, must be out of shape, and really, really dumb. He just doesn’t get it.

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Everyone piling on teenagers for drinking or failing a drug test must have been a real blast to hang out with in college.

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Richt didn’t have the guts to suspend these guys when he was playing a really team. War Eagle!!!!!

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Who will be the RB’s this week because we lose Samuels for the rest of the season. I guess we going to play walk ons and defensive players at that position. It might be OK against New Mexico State; however, I do not like to read about players getting in trouble essecially after a great win over someone we had not beat in four years.

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You don’t know what MR knew before the Gator game.

True. I don’t. I do know that ESPN is reporting that these three fine student athletes failed a drug test that was administered last week. There were other rumors floating around early last week that this might be coming. Then it conveniently comes after the Florida week, during the New Mexico St week. Sorry, but i’m not buying that they found out today.

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Looks like UGA is warming up to make another run at the Fulmer/Richt Cup!

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why does everyone act like these kids are thugs because they smoke weed. More than half the student body smokes it- I don’t condone (eventhough I did when I went to GA) but lets not act like it’s murder.

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Mark Richt withheld AJ Green from games before he knew if there were any violations committed, “just in case.’

There were NCAA implications involved with that decision. If he would have played AJ Green he would have had to vacate any wins that AJ played in. That is not the case here. If the NCAA could vacate wins because of failed drug tests then there is no way Crowell would have played against Florida.

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If it turns out Richt and the staff did know before the Fl game and held the info until the NMS game, that will be very bad for the dawgs.

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“Sorry, but i’m not buying that they found out today.”

Neither is anyone else. Richt’s “discipline” is a big joke.

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All I can add to this is that Chuck Oliver of 680thefan spoke of the rumor on Friday. I heard him say that on the radio today’s Chuck and Chernoff show.

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Where are the Auburn fans telling us this is how the “Rumors” got started about $cam and they are only “Rumors”

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Damn. I’m so tired of this crap. Make college football a minor league system, pay them, and when they get out of line, fine them or fire them. No one, and I mean no one cares about these kids. Why should the coaches and university be burdened with it either. “Because they are making millions…” Some schools are, most aren’t. Make them employees and treat them as such.

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Did’nt Crowell come from Carver-Columbus where he had trouble finding the classroom. I think that Jasper Sanks was from there as well. Maybe we need to strike that school off the recruiting list trail.

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scott…jarvis jones was there, too.

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Once again I say….CMR has a knack for recruiting the most atheletic MORONS in the country…..PLEASE recruit some SMART players!!!!!!

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Following in the footsteps of Caleb King anf Washaun Ealey

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The handwriting was on the wall or in IC’s case on his facebook page…He will lead ugag back to its championship ways…the Fulmer Cup Championship. You reep what you sow CMR.

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Richt didn’t suspend Ealey for the Florida game.

Interesting.

Had it been Ealey, after 2 suspensions, Ealey would have been kicked off.

Richt just didn’t like Ealey.

Certainly pays to be one of Richt’s favorites.

Guess ealey wasn’t the porblem after all.

3 more suspensions.

WOW!

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New tailback. Same story. Truly unbelievable.

And the players at Georgia watch their coach. And understand that there are no severe consequences to their actions.

How many times does this need to happen before a university president says “Enough.”?

Are there any influential Georgia alumni out there that have had enough?

Or are they waiting to see what happens in Fayetteville on Saturday night?

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You can take the thug out of Carver-Columbus, but you can’t take Carver-Columbus out of the thug.

Run Richt and his thug buddies out of Athens now.

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Good Gawd…Go read the LSU site and see if they’re saying the same thing..I don’t condone it, but how you gonna watch these guys ALL the time. And as far as being convenient, name the last time ANY Div 1 coach has suspended any “stars” during a big game week. Sure it smells, but that’s the business aspect as well. Pressure to win…pressure to stay in line so all these blogger fans don’t jump ship or fire somebody. NCAA isn’t winning any fans lately and all the teams fall in line with them and their rulings.

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Just another day in the Trailer Park.

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GtBob knows more than me about UGA… and im an alum

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Crowell’s a loser
We all agree
He should be dismissed
So set him free

BURMA SHAVE

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The UGA haters here are not really GT students. The real GT students are studying and when their time is away from class ……………. it is spent studying. I know, because I raised two of them.

No, the UGA haters here attend no college, no JUCO, no nothing and just waste their time on mom’s dime and plunk away on her PC and bad mouth UGA. I suspect most have never been to sit in a college classroom.

UGA is known by high quality firms and individuals all over the country to be fine university with wonderful faclities and these sad lil morons think it makes UGA fans and grads angry to hear them mad mouth the University. No, we know …………………..you are jealous.

Go Dogs.

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I would just love to know how some of these athletes are getting accepted into these schools? Some are not the brightest and im sure they have low GPA’s and low ACT and SAT scores… so how are they getting in?

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What happened to the Houston kid from Buford?

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LOL..just so happens its Mexico right? no major problem beating them so why not let them miss now!

Richt is a good man but he sure as he!! has a dream team of thugs…18 last year and already 4 are 5 this year..way to go UGA. He!! should put stripes on their uniforms and the Longest yard.

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Ealey redeux..

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Got to wonder why they weren’t suspended for the Florida game……hummmmmm…….maybe Richt really puts his job before Jesus after all????????? Win at all cost???????? Just wondering??????

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Whi is available to carry the ball Saturday? Names Please.

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big dawg..get your facts right before you run your mouth.

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How does Cam or AU come into play with this Skitty or whatever your name is?…

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GTBob, please find your own website. Yes, I know Tech has an off week but leave the UGA blog alone. You must have a lot of time on your hands!!!!!!!!
GOOOOOOO, Dawgs!

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that prove

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Roger that roger.

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Well maybe this will add some much depth and I think Hartmon will shock some people from watching him in the spring game and he had a td run called back against Coastal Carolina.

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It will never end. There is no discipline and never will be for UGA under Richt..
It is a shame that they have no more leadership. It shows on the field as well, very weak..

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If CMR did know and suspended these players last week and we lost……you posmf’s would be saying fire CMR for not waiting till this week. Get a grip.

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Richt makes your skin crawl doesn’t he? No wonder I don’t go to church anymore.If he “LOVES” Crowell, he would have suspended him vs. Florida. Yuk.

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Gotta agree with Coach Richt suspending the “three” for the game this Saturday. Thomas and Crowell have already been down this road before. Both should be grateful for the opportunity to return and play. Don’t they realize their future is on the line?? The team does not revolve around them! Sure, the team can use their talent but not at the expense of the baggage they bring! You guys need a “head cleaning”! How about listening to Jarvis Jones, a real player with a positive attitude who is grateful to be at UGA! Remember, Coach Richt was looking for players when he agreed to accept you. Guess what? He’s not opposed to keep looking!! GO DAWGS!!

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The best way to clean up UGA’s program is to clean out Richt. Hopefully Auburn and GT will help this come to pass.

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THESE ARE TECH NERDS POSTING AS UGA PEOPLE-FOLKS DONT BE FOOLED.

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Mark, not that it matters, but UGA is tied for first in the East. Even if USC doesn’t lose and UGA wins out, they will be co-east champions. Not second. Granted, they wont go to the SECC, but they are in first right now.

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UGA FOOTBALL IS DISGUSTING. NO CLASS WHATSOEVER. JUST A BUNCH OF WANNABEE’S TRYING TO INFLATE THEIR EGO WITH A CLASSLESS FOOTBALL, WIN AT ALL COST, FOOTBALL PROGRAM. PATHETIC..

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This post got blocked on Chip Towers’ blog for some reason. So, I’m posting my public service announcement here.

Okay, Thomas Brown opened the box on synthetic mary jane, AKA K2, Spice and other names. The ever-increasing number of various compounds used to create this monster cannot be detected by a common drug test; a secondary screening of the metabolytes is required, which takes time. Just last week, over 40 sailors on one ship were kicked out of the US Navy for use of this very dangerous synthetic stuff. From-the-weed natural mary jane is self limiting. Its derivative, THC concentrates the effect to dangerous levels. The new synthetic compounds are designated as controlled substances as fast as the FDA and DEA can discover them, and use of them is a life-risking enterprise.”

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we are going to be running figgins 35 times this week…

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It will be the Brandon Harton show this week. It will surprise a lot of people this week in a good way.

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Ive thought and thought and thought about this. If I am Mark Richt, and Im not, what I do regarding what has happened. Do I sacrifice what and who I am and what I stand for, or do I do what every other coach in the SEC or other conference would do. LSU, and Florida from last year, come to mind. Mark is supposed to be cleaning out the garbage right? And he has thrown out, or cast, out the demons from last year right? Right. So what does he do now. They shouldve been suspended for the Florida game if indeed the results were confirmed last week. Here lies my questions. Do you take another chance with Crowell and risk him embarrasing him again. This is his 2nd offense already, that we know of, in 1 year. And they are getting more serious. Ken Malcome quit the team for no playing time, and was allowed to come back, and now this. Wasnt Thomas suspended for the opener?I think we should nip this in the bud, before it really blows up. I would let Crowell go.Improbably gonna take some grenades for that comment, but thats how I feel. If CMR doesnt do something drastic, he will have let himself slip into the abyss that is called selfishness and greed.

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It appears the behavior really hasn’t improved at UGA. CMR is just keeping it quite this year, trying to stay under the radar. As someone pointed out, what happened to Houston? Right when I start to think CMR has turned the corner (which would make me very happy) troubling news comes down the pike. News that indicates that CMR CAN’T DISCIPLINE THIS TEAM. Vandy, now this along with several under the radar suspensions. I’m gonna to pull like hell for UGA to go 10-2 and make it to the Dome, but my nightmare is they will go 10-2, CMR will get an extension, and then crash and burn against next years much tougher schedule. After which, UGA will retain him, because the buyout is too large. Its all about the money, after all.

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Come on IC, dont piss it away. Sounds like some seniors need to beat his ass

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Just what do you people want. I am in no way a huge Mark Richt fan but if he would have suspended them for the Florida game and we would have lost, NONE of you would have patted him on the back for his integrity. Win or leave is what everyone of us told him before the season. What do you want him to do. I congratulate him on not being an idiot and waiting for the suspension now

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“Georgia wanted Isaiah Crowell so much it committed a secondary violation to get him.”
And then they were surprised that he reciprocated.

Georgia has no shot at winning a national title because they play as a group of individuals: the Team means nothing. Georgia’s Individuals hurt the Team every year. And Richt gives the same old line about “this experience will make these young men better.” Better than whom? Alabama?

Saban and others hold membership on their teams as something exclusive, important, and requiring a commitment not to hurt the Team. Georgia? Not so much.

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Nothing like cheating to win a football game.

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So, if the drug test results were not back before the Fl game, why not still make the punishment meaningful?

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RGB , Name someone Saben has suspended this year? He will save his till February.

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Im telling you people, the guy is gonna be trouble. Doubt me if you want. I may be wrong and I hope I am, but thats my opinion.

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What’s with the anti-geriatric posts on the blogs lately? If you don’t want to experience life beyond, say, 35, it’s completely up to you.

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cuz he’s playing O & D this Saturday

And, anybody else heard about Ronnie “shoot my AK47 in the parking lot” Wilson being back on the Gator roster as a walk on?

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Quincy Carter smoked dope at UGA, too. That is why he was so up and down. An incredible talent that could have set many records and won more NFL cash for himself, but he couldn’t stay away from the weed.

Talent is wasted on the young and stupid.

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Your so right Bradley! We got rid of two tailbacks that were unreliable & now have got a new one on board. He is either hurt or tired during games … says alot about the wonderful conditioning program at UGA! Now, he is suspended for being an idiot! Then again, we all did stupid things at 18 yrs old!

The difference is that most of us didn’t get a free ride in exchange for our services. Start making these clowns pay back a portion of their scholarships for games missed due to suspensions & it would probably curtail some of them!

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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO VANDY NOV 5 !

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Samuel, not Crowell did the damage against Florida.

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Icedawg, check out Rex B. He’s the kinda guy we ought to recruit. Also a Big 12 All Academic team member. Hell, Crowell should take a few looks at that #34 guy that played here!!!! That’s how you do it….

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So I guess illegal drug use is just alright with Richt! He plays the players against Florida so he can get the win but then suspends the players a week later against the Patsy on the schedule. The message to players…take drugs and we will suspend you against the weaklings on the schedule. If there are no weaklings in sight we’ll withold your bubble gum. What a great coach he is!!!

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people get over this whole “uga cheated against uf”…it’s pathetic. i firmly believe in mcgarity & richt that they didn’t know. some of have been to college and we all do stupid things. all of colleges this year have had issues with their athletes..its a fact of life people…get over it and move on. question is now what is the running game going to look like this saturday. and for those of you bashing crowell….no one even knows what his first so-called “offense” was.. it could’ve been he was late to practice or something. any sec team will gladly take him from uga.

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I just googled it and yes New Mexico is a state. That’s the bad news. The good news is that they don’t have a football team, so to speak. UGA’s F-team could beat that bunch.

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To be honest……the more I learn about Mark Richt…..and his recruitment practices…..I lose more and more respect for a man that preaches one thing and does another. Just like most preacher men.

You guys have fun ripping Tebow…..but he is 10 times the “Christian” Mr. Richt is. He at least practices what he preaches……

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And these comments have nothing to do with Georgia winning on Saturday. Richt’s program just simple seems out of his control……just too much of this stuff. Coaches everywhere need to come down hard on lawbreakers…..no matter the player or his position. I would support kicking off Florida’s best player for using illegal drugs. One warning at best. Depends on the kid and his background, I guess.

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I’ll bet that about a quarter of the negative comments on here are from just one poster using different names. These anti Bulldog fans for the most part are not that sharp anyway and the style is consistent. I’ll agree with the one poster who said they are not Tech students or they’d be busier. I suspect they made a semester or two of community college and they’re done, and certainly unemployed living on Mom and Dad’s money.

That said, I hope Crowell grows up, and I applaud Richt for disciplining these guys, cause some coaches are not gonna do anything!

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So Mark Richt suspends a couple of players for a game and he is now going to hell.

No, you are not a biased idiot at all.

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” And these comments have nothing to do with Georgia winning” Grab a dam tissue Tampa Gator your going to ruin your computer.

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Like I said…….

You guys were not at all negative and condeming when Janoris Jenkins made his “mistake”…..PS. no longer on the Florida team for that mistake. Or Chris Martin for his “mistake”….no longer on Florida’s roster. I am sure all your posts all supported keeping them on the Florida roster.

And I know all of you were ready to “understand” a kid’s mistake when Rainey made his.

Yep…..I clearly remember all of you being so “understanding” at those times. Right.

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I agree with James…Crowell has put a least a foot on the path Ealy took out of Athens.

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You too, POOPDAWG……and go clean up your own poop….there is plenty of it on plenty of posts now and in the past.

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Dawgster, Your column or Blog has more typo’s than UGA suspensions in the last five years. Get a spell check on your computer. Now to business, Georgia is on the cusp of something Big, and if I’m Mark Richt I recruit the #1 AND #2 TAILBACKS in the Country hard! Crowell needs a quick reality check, and bringing in Marshall out of N.C. would be nice. Also we need to realize that Coach Richt isn’t Dad, as much as he’s looked at in that role, reality is he’s a FOOTBALL COACH, and not there fathers. Blame these little dope smokers on a callus laid back society that requires little discipline and just a “little counseling” to make them better. all we gotta do is beat Auburn, and Kentucky and we are there and Hope that Arkansas don’t play as bad as they did against Vandy, and handle business Saturday against S.C. and we look good for off season recruiting and some of the recruits this year will be ready in the spring to show there stuff. Lets go Dawgs, BOYKIN AT TAILBACK ON SATURDAY? YOU NEVER KNOW!!!!!!!!!

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Muschamp is not off to a very good start…..

But I bet you that he will not be recruiting the “Crowells” of the future to Florida.

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He’s a freshman in college. Saying he’s more trouble than he’s worth is puerile journalism

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Dawg48….

Yes they have (for drug use)…..and neither (Jenkins or Martin) are still on the team. Just for the record. I have a feeling these three will be back playing against Auburn…..after not being suspended for the Florida game (because Richt needed to save his job first). The stones are bouncing back….and they hurt don’t they. Difference….Muchamp sends an all-american corner packing (Janoris Jenkins) and a possible future all-american DE packing as well (Chirs Martin).

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IC Rules….

I hope you aren’t a teacher of young children. Lord help us if you are.

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Brainiac….

Last time I checked the Gators have “gotten up” 18 out of the last 22 years….and I think they will get up again very, very soon. And….yeah…..your Dawgs are real world beaters this year. Right.

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GT will always be.

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Good night……..keep up the excuses. Your program is in great hands. Ask Crowell and friends.

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Crowell will play against Auburn, although he should not. Once again this demonstrates the LACK OF INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL AT UGA….

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Tampa Gator… I remember you on here crowing like a rooster when ya’ll was putting it on Florida Atlantic!!!!!!Your so funny.Now your going to get on here with all the stuff like dead peoples credit cards being used,death threats,cars stolen out of lots,not to mention the big Def lineman that had tested positive twice before the LSU game and Urban let play.

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ive seen enough of this so called running backs coach———maybe he is selling our running backs

———————–the dope——————fire the whole crew———except grantham

————————same olke sh$#@t————–bye bye preacher boy

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Complainers Shut up! There is a reason why CMR is the coach and your still stocking shelves at night at the corner Kroger store.

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i will bet that samuel will suit up in full pads with a CAST on his leg and still run like hershal

——–not like dope smoker–lady boy——crow-face————-back to columbus—pu$$y

—————————-newist JUNK YARD DAWG————–SIR RICHARD SAMUAL

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@Tampa Gator…..you have a tough time understanding things, don’t you Gator? Let me explain if for you. The drug test is given Thursday, results come back Friday or Sat. Now here this “gator”, the result is then confirmed. Can your simple mind understand that simple fact. Even the great Gators have their results confirmed. The results are confirmed today and they were suspended. Please let me know if that simple fact eludes your obviously great powers of deduction:-)))))).

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I can give a drug test and know if it’s positive 5 min or less later…

Oh, and this was 10 years ago. I’m sure we know the results the same day of the test if not within 15 minutes of taking it. Unless UGA is seriously wasting money sending those tests off…

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Ralph…..

My “simple” mind has me living in a wonderful life in a beautiful beach home on Clearwater Beach….and retire. Just keeping it simple for you.

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Also……Drug tests can be given and confirmed in one day if you want to do so…..especially if you do your own testing….which Georgia undoubtable does on campus…..as Florida does.

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You can take the man out of the ‘hood, but,,,,,,,, you know the rest.

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Sorry………I thought there might be an intellegent discussion going on here. I didn’t know this was the kid’s blog. I won’t interrupt again. Before I go, let me help by calling all Florida teams….. PEE-PEE HEADS

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P.S……If I recall correctly……Janoris Jenkins was given his drug test in the morning, met with Muschamp in the afternoon, and was kicked off the team during that meeting. Again…keeping it simple for my simple mind.

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Tampa Gator… I understand now why you were on here bragging so much, when you were beating high school teams.You probably had been on the beach in the sun too long.Right.

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Big Mike….

At least Florida fans live in some sense of reality……..every summer and during the fall. You guys act like Georgia is currently the best team in the country……as they were this summer. You team is only slightly better than a beat up, roster short Florida team. Be proud.

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Let’s do get all the suspensions out of the way the way for the New Mwxico State game. How convienent.

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Go thUGA.

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One more thing FLORIDA FANS……The debacle that is taking place on your football teams this year has given UGA, SOUTHCAROLINA, TENNESSEE and CLEMSON a major recruiting advantage for prospects in your state that are on the bubble. I would have mention GA TECH, but you’ve gotta be smart to go there. That kinda’ leaves your prospects out for that team.

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GaTruth….

Yep….he was looking for a reason to get rid of a preseason All-American corner and one of the top recruits in the country. Yep….wanted to get rid of them real badly. Didn’t need Jenkins on either of those 4th down TDs on Saturday. Didn’t need Jenkins at all.

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Tamp Gator you are just a Tebow lover as usual, just like any UF fans. As long as Muschomp is your coach you will be jockeying with Vandy and Kentucky for the bottom of SEC East.

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Drug tests often require a second confirmation test before being used for disciplinary purposes. Maybe that’s the reason for the delay. (Or, maybe it’s because they were playing Florida).

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Never put your trust in drug users. Clean out the slate after the season and send them packing.If the coaches knew about this before the UF game,then the man in charge has to go.If you continue to turn your back on this problem,then you become the enabler.They don’t care about the team or the coaches All they care about is the next high and themselves.Sorry to the bone!

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ES…….I don’t hit the beach for sun during the day (I am Irish)……early morning walks and late afternoon walks down to Caladesi Island and back are my thing. I leave the sun thing to my wife and family members when they visit. It is a tough life…..but someone has to do it. Maybe you guys will make it to the Outback this year and you can drop down the beach for a cookout……NOT.

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I’m so baked I can’t even figure out East from West.

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So he was carrying around pot and not using it? WOW! What a friend.

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GaTruth…..

I think your people were talking recent history….(the last game)……so I thought I would as well. But you made my point…..exactly……one game does not set a trend….Georgia leads the series. I have always recognized that (minus one game). But one win does not turn around a current trend….which is 18 out of 22. But from my reading…..Saturdays game has sent Florida off the deep end. Well….keep on dreaming.

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All top tier programs have kids in them (and they are kids) that play on the edge of the rules. Many have gotten preferential treatment since they were in the seventh grade due to their athletic ability. There is no NCAA in high school. Now all of a sudden they are supposed to become model citizens. Add to that media attention to stroke their egos and there you go.

All the college coach can do it hold them accountable for their actions and hope they grow up and not throw away a future in the NFL. But you have to be willing a cut a kid lose if he doesn’t conform to the college game.

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Tampa Gator… I wasn’t talking about LSU……etc.Let me spell it out a little clearer for you.After beating Fl Atl. and UAB you were on here talking so much smack,I even admitted I had watched every snap for you guys and asked you if you thought the NFL might let you join up.I guess now I’d have to say NOT!

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@GA TRUTH———-What part of what I said, gave you the impression I didn’t think Special Teams was important? I just happen to believe it is essential if you are going to rely on Great Defense to win ballgames. And that’s what UGA is doing. Two years ago (and before), they were trying outscore opponents on a 100 yard racetrack. That’s the ACC way that Richt brought with him. He has been converted..finally… to the SEC way of playing defense, minimizing mistakes and taking advantage of the other teams mistakes by playing sound, hardnosed offense with the occasional big play thrown in. If you have Special Teams that play the way they did against Carolina and Florida, then it’s counterproductive. But that’s not that hard to fix when you have the quality of athletes that UGA has. Last week’s showing was so glaring, it can’t be ignored or procrastinated any longer. They will have it fixed by the time they play Auburn. Mark my words.

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GT bob..would hope not as then your tests would have been faster..my guess is they bring the medical team into the locker room and random test…the samples usually go to lab by messenger ..as I pointed out a negative test is usually back in 2 Days..positive tests take 4 or 5 days

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everyone just needs to chill out. Wait.

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As a die-hard Tech fan (as painful as that can be some years) I don’t generally go on UGA blogs, but this one really caught my attention. Afew things:

First: Congratulations to the Dawgs on their win Saturday. The ignorant can spout off all they want, but that was a lights-out performance by your defense. I am VERY impressed with the job Grantham has done (Not at all impressed with him as a person – he’s a world-class sleazeball, but kudos for his accomplishments with the defense).

Second: Many posters want to play the “IC is only 18, you have to overlook stuff” game. He IS being paid, via a scholarship and percs, better than the majority of working-class people in this state. He isn’t just another student. He has been given the privilage of playing in Div-I at a premier football school. He SHOULD be held to a higher standard than other students (who have to pay their own way most of the time). Failing a drug test is UNACCEPTABLE for ANY scholarship athlete. If I fail a random drug test I will lose my job the very first time. No exceptions. The same should apply here. The 3 RB’s failed drug tests? Then there SHOULD be 3 additional open scholarships for future recruits who can play by the rules.

Lastly, While ALL major schools have their issues, UGA’s football program does seem to have a disproportionate number of “problem children”. It almost seems that CMR views the team as some sort of social program, whereby he can attempt to “rescue” kids who are already going down the wrong path. Not saying that IS the case, but at times it sure does appear that way from the outside. Discipline will always be a problem with ANY group of 17-22 year olds — but you would have NEVER seen this kind of stuff under Dooley, and definitely not under Erk Russell (had ya’ll done the smart thing and made him head coach. But then again, if ya’ll HAD done that CPJ wouldn’t have been able to learn from Erk like he did at GSU, so for us (Tech) it worked out better!)!!!

Anyway, hat’s off to UGA on an excellent win. And best of luck to ya’ll. I’m REALLY hoping that November 26th will bring us a game with the SEC East champions against the ACC Coastal champions. And that is a VERY realistic wish, for once. 9-2 vs 9-2 and BOTH headed to their respective conference championship games and hopefully BOTH headed from there to BCS games. Now THAT would help keep our in-state talent in-state!!!!!!!

See ya’ll on the 26th!! And good luck until then!!

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If they failed the test before the Florida game, they won with ineligible players. I think the outcome will be a forfeit of the Florida win. Of course, you know they knew this before the game, just another example of the classlessness of the UGA program! That record is now 5 and 3!! Hahahahahaha!

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Mudcatjoe you are an idiot!

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Tampa Gator- SORE LOSER

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Look, to all you folks that are saying “all he did was smoke a little pot, and he’s only 18″… listen folks, I don’t think there anything wrong with weed, but its wrong if smoking it would get me kicked of the UGA FB team… I’d give anything to strap on that helment and be a Dawg! He should love UGA enough to know what this action could mean…he doesn’t deserve to be a dawg.

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E.S……

Here is some more smack I posted. The week before the Georgia-Florida game….I predicted that Georgia would win by 3 points if Brantley played 100 percent healthy…….and Georgia by 14 if he didn’t play at all. I was wrong….Brantley played about 80 percent healthy (in the first half) and about 50 percent healthy (in the second half)….and Georgia won by a whopping 4 points. Brantley couldn’t even take a snap under center and turn on his ankle to hand off the ball……effectively eliminating about 70 percent of the play calls available to Charlie Weiss….and you guys still only won by 4 points. Well……I think Brissett or Driskell will be game ready next year….and one of them will be able to hand off from under center.

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Truth……

Really……I guess you haven’t checked recent history.

Chris Martin……the #3 recruit in the country…..was kicked off Florida for his first positive drug test.

Janoris Jenkins….ditto….

Want to revise.

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Sorry pathetic loser,this back if nothing but another one of UGA’S imaginary
solution that has doomed the program since dooley left. Star high school player with no sense
of the real world. Another one of UGA’s back yard trash pickups and again making the great state of GA
look like the red headed step child. LOL

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And I remember most Dawg fans crowing before losing to Boise and SC…….enough to make an fan of any other SEC team want to crow about beating Charleston Southern….or whoever you beat on the road to beating a bunch of 1-15 teams. Now…..you guys are crowing again about beating a undermaned, beat up Florida team. But, as I said, maybe all the crowing will get you guys to Atlanta……and the crowing will end…..and the moaning will start all over again….as usual…..until summer…..when national title crowing comes alive once again.

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Now….my crowing ends for the night. But I certainly enjoyed the crowing tonight. See ya.

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How great it is the be a JACKET. Let the thugs in Athens continue to ruin the
great state of GA

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That’s OK, Bobo was planning to pass every down this game anyway. Don’t you just love those imaginative play-action passes on third and long? Sure fooled me.

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They’re just studying to be weed scientists.

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Who cares about Georgia… they’ve been irrelevant for decades now. If the overrated SEC was a pay for performance conference, Georgia’s take would be about 10k per year! Talk about stealing money! You bring NOTHING to the football-world table! Get over youselves! The only ones that care about you, is you!!!

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@ Just saying

Nice athletic graduation rates….not

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I brought this up a couple of weeks ago about Isaiah “dating Mary Jane” and trolling mini marts in Athens looking for Doritos around 11:30 on weekday nights… ’bout time for his sake it was caught now… he needs to make the right choice if football and school is more important to him.

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Blair Walsh is tied for the longest FG of the season so far at 56 yards. The other guy is Bobby Zalud of Arkansas St., who is 5 of 8 on FGs; 4/5 from 40-49 and 1/3 from 50+.

The leader for the award looks to be Randy Bullock of TA&M, 16 out of 17, and 7/8 from 40-49 yards.

Info from ESPN stats pages.

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BIG MIKE
I’m with you and agree totally!
All fans from other schools try in any way to break down another team and act like their team are a bunch of angels!

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Mobile Dawg.. I don’t come on here much and should stay to relavent subjects.You are right,sorry for messing up what the blog is for and should be.

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ES you are an apologetic pansy.. HAve an opinion and defend it … or be Saint Simons or some other troll

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And Return I am sure you could… but carry straps seems to be your thing

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Richt can’t control his players. Best running back in Nation in trouble. Fire Richt NOW !

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Sorry UGA….same song, different verse. I was very impressed with Samuel; he acted like he wanted some playing time!

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Tampa Gator,

That was a tough loss for your team this week. Not that I feel sorry for you in any way. I hate to break it to you, though, that no one here cares about what you think about Georgia and our players and coaches. We certainly don’t care about the “facts” you present about Florida players kicked off the team. Personally, I think it’s bizarre that you know so much about the “facts” of what time of day a player took a drug test, when he met with the coach and how many previous violations that player had. Get lost, loser. Georgia owns Florida in this series, and don’t you forget that fact!

Go Dawgs!!!

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Wow, I love all the negative comments on here. Do yall remember when you where stupid teenagers and young adults? What mistakes did you make? I mean really get off your soap Boxes and high horses. Nobody is perfect and everybody makes mistakes. You people act like these guys need to be castrated for having a little fun in college there only doing what college kids do, you know because that’s where they are college. I’m not saying they should be excused from their behavior since they are athletes, I’m just saying they don’t need a bunch of over grown fat ass hacks who did nothing with their lives calling these young men punks and thugs for a mistake. I hope these guys learn from this and bounce back so they can be productive members of the UGA football team and productive students for the University. All you band wagon fans can go crawl back under that rock you have been hiding under. Go DAWGS

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Every silver cloud has a dark lining.

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I wouldn’t be coming on here (or any other blog) attacking the integrity of another school’s athletic programs. GT’s football AND basketball programs are on probation, both are an embarrassment to the school with their ACC-low graduation rates, and your only conference football title in a long time got stripped because you played ineligible players and tried to stonewall the NCAA.

As for Richt and UGA supposedly not upholding standards, why does your athletic director still have his job after the debacle of his handling of the NCAA investigation? I don’t think Richt’s handling of behavior problems of his college kid players compares to letting your athletics administration stay in place after that level of scandal.

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tampa gator,

I don’t give a crap about Brantley or any other Florida player or what is going on at Florida. This is a Georgia blog so if you want to talk Florida football, you are on the wrong blog. Otherwise, you are just a sore loser and need to get over what happened on Saturday to you Gators.

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Meh… What happened to Florida happened about 5 weeks ago. They haven’t won a game since. I’ll be surprised if they beat Vandy.

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Ga’s recruiting class in 2012 may be better than the dream team in 2011—next year, GA will light up bi and win the SEC since lsu and bama will be down after losing a ton of talent. Murray and IC will be all SEC in 2012—bank on it.

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I’m with Rdawg. Apologist defense employed. Check. Suspended for New Mexico State only. Check. Knuckles severely rapped. Check.

With such a severe punishment here’s hoping they aren’t scarred for life now.

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the recruite to save Richt’s job? By the time it is all over, Crowell will be the one to tell on Richt and get him fired

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what a coward UGA and Richt is to wait until after UF game …so typical, Shameful Egotisical Criminals equals SEC and you fit right in

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Jealousy is my name

November 1st, 2011
5:59 pm

The UGA haters here are not really GT students. The real GT students are studying and when their time is away from class ……………. it is spent studying. I know, because I raised two of them.

No, the UGA haters here attend no college, no JUCO, no nothing and just waste their time on mom’s dime and plunk away on her PC and bad mouth UGA. I suspect most have never been to sit in a college classroom.

UGA is known by high quality firms and individuals all over the country to be fine university with wonderful faclities and these sad lil morons think it makes UGA fans and grads angry to hear them mad mouth the University. No, we know …………………..you are jealous.

Go Dogs.
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In my experience, most UGA fans never attended the University of Georgia nor have ever stepped foot on campus on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday morning.

change that most to vast majority.

We are no different than Alabama in that regard, most of their fans never attended that school either. Tennessee as well. A Vandy fan, a Mississippi St fan, GT fan and Auburn fan all are far far more likely to have attended the school or had a family member attend.

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I have to say it sure looks like they played players, according to ESPN all having failed a drug test on Thursday, that shouldn’t have played so that they could beat a very bad UF team and save CMR.

Had we lost to UF, and we came real close to doing that, he’d been fired. This was self preservation and it’s very obvious and UGA looks awful right now for not only having 3 players involved in this but more importantly for how this was handled and how we played players for a big game and sit them for a bad game.

And what if we lose this weekend at our own home coming, should CMR then be fired? All these people opining that we will win the SECG and upset LSU or Bama are, well, smoking something with our running backs. This weekend may be very ugly, Murray is not good. Auburn is coming off a bye week and I think this is the first time in a while they put one in before our game. They’ve finally found their QB. And GT destroyed a very very good Clemson team. Destroyed them.

We don’t have the coaching to win out. We don’t have the players. We don’t have anything and yet we still might win the East and lose 3 of the 4 next games. That’s how bad the east is. If Auburn put up 50 or 60 of whatever on South Carolina last year I can only imagine what LSU will do to us.

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Back in my day, there was no ’synthetic marijuana’. Me, Bear and Shug used to sniff their breath to make sure they were sober at kickoff. I’d send Coach K down to the Fifth quarter Friday night to make sure they weren’t in there drankin with Dukesy. Bear had to have an assistant do his checking for him, since he hisself was usually in the bag come Friday night.

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Jacksonville State, that is.

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Failing a drug test and all you give them is 1 game against a patsy. We can tell whats on
Georgias mind. Shame on all of you.

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I don’t think Georgia will be getting any more elite running backs any time soon. Everyone including the announcers knew Georgia should have been running the ball against Florida. But, for some reason, just like in the past years with Ealey their offensive was based on pass plays rather than running plays.

I was so glad that someone final got the message near the end of the game and called a few plays for Samuel from Georgia’s old playbook. I also seemed that Georgia’s offensive line blocked better on running plays than on passing plays. I think that Florida quarterback got sometype special deal to come to Georgia.

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which team has more thugs?

1. UGA
2. Auburn
3. Miami
4. Ohio State
5. Southern Cal

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Disappointed in the conduct of the U of Ga football players. A winning team is not worth it. I say boot them off the team. This is a reflection on the team and the coaches for tolerating this. This would not have been allowed by the coaches when I was at Georgia!

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Rdawg, finally a keep it real blogger. They know; we know big money made in Athens and it ain’t in Crowell and his buddies’ pockets. America = Drugs,Drugs,Drugs

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UGA fans racist. Smoking weed does not make you a thug. This is why its hard being a UGA fan. I agree some players are immature and irresponsible and deserve to be punished. However, I can’t take the underhanded racist comments. We all no college-aged kids experiment with drugs (including our last two USA presidents), but when its a black athlete not from the suburbs you label him a thug.

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A true crimeDAWG through and through! Maybe CMR is not the man of integrity he appears to be. Betcha Crowell gets a lot more then 3 strikes.

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Yeah lay off him Bradley.

You know nothing about him.

Every school in the nation wanted him badly, not just UGA.

He has some growing up to do and hes not the only one at his age that does. hes not no Garcia as SC etc.

Get off the kids back you critical jerk. Youreshould consider yourself EXTREMELY LUCKY that there isnt a mainstream media outlet that critiques sportswriters…..

You just jealous our lacking in some important departments?

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It seems to me every year CMR has more suspensions and troublemakers than his peers. Well maybe there are a few just as bad (Tenn comes to mind). What type of players are we recruiting? Why don’t we avoid the smack talking thugs and go after the kids without issues? The state of Georgia is loaded with talent.

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If he leaves UGA after 3 years I understand he will be a high draft choice.

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my thoughts are that richt and samuels knew about the failed drug tests.

MR had to put samuels in for the fourth quarter and feed him the rock to lessen the importance of IC’s playing vs. UF. If IC had continued and picked up 100+ yds, this would look much worse. Samuels was running like a man possessed as he knew he was the new #1 RB.

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if Crowell is as immature as Garcia, UGA should drop him asap. Garcia lost some huge games for SC and i’m sure that his being there prevented recruits from going to SC to play QB.

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I’m hearing Crowell smoked weed in high school. If this is true then I say UGA should cut their losses if this kid gets in trouble one more time. He had to miss part of the Vandy game due to disciplinary problems. I ay the very next incident drops him from the team. Crowell has entered a NO TOLERANCE ZONE. The other players involved get the same total number of chances Crowell has been getting. After that, cut bait with them as well.

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Everybody on this blog is the smartest person alive! Give me a break. None of you wahoos knows exactly what’s going on with this issue. Sure, if might have been drug related, but let the process play itself out.

Bottom line for me: This type of crap shouldn’t happen, especially right after the win over cupcake UF. But, in this country, strange things happen all of the time, like Obama’s election.

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Ok, so the results of the guys actions stinks for UGA. Having said that, everyone (Dawgs and haters alike) is crazy to think UGA is a classless program. Maybe Richt gives a few too many chances to the players, but it appears he is one of the few that actually suspend players for what he considers wrongdoing. NOBODY KNOWS FOR SURE what these guys did, but it’s very likely the rumors are correct. What WE DO KNOW is that THEY WEREN’T NCAA VIOLATIONS, so Richt is free to discipline how he sees fit.

We all know it happens everywhere, and if Richt sandbagged HIS discipline until after the Florida game, then KUDOS for him. I’m dang tired of loosing to Florida every year.

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Hey Hal, I would beg to differ. These things DID happen while I was at UGA. Jim Donnan was the HC.

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the gaaaaa way….have a toke….

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just different names.

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“more trouble than he is worth” indicates that we would have less trouble, or better off, if we didn’t have, Is that true? No. So far his issues have hurt only himself. If he had signed with Bama, (or any of the other dozen schools that tried and would still sign him TODAY if they could), he wouldnt have been playing Saturday either. It’s not like he has been getting in the way of others who might have played more. Now if this continues, then it becomes a distraction, and assuming there are other option, then you can say more trouble than he is worth.

Forgive me Mr. Crowell if i have this wrong, but I suspect Mark Richt is the first daddy the kid has had to deal with in a while. He will either straighten up, or it will work itself out.

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I agree Smyrna, I only wish we WOULD sandbag our suspensions more wisely. But not the case I am sure.

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Man so what was all the talk last week about and them not getting suspended for florida? What a joke this program is. Players and coaches Fighting on the field, smoking dope, dui’s, driving with no license, beating and groping females, etc etc. Stay classy uga.

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I think we must look for another big time running back…Crowell appears to be following the lead of other disappointing backs who just didn’t work out…sort of like Ealey and King. OK not sort of….just like them. Watch the pattern….big problem.
Also, why do we recruit running backs that are not good enough to have one single carry in a year??? Why?

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We could put GTBob in at running back and STILL beat the bumblebees !

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If they just smoking weed like rumors says then they don’t needs to be punished. Everybody should smoke some weed to celebrate in Jax for putting Judas Muschump and wounded lizzard Gaytors out of misery. Coaches should of had big party for winning Cocktail Party and players should get to party to. They just enjoying win and party for that and not deserving suspensoins for being college players partying.

Go Dawgs!

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Weed aint that bad and not deserving punished!

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This is cruel and harsh punishment. To hold these young men out on the biggest game of the year
is too harsh. Just because they had a celebration puff, doesn’t mean Richt should be so harsh in his punishment. CMR is a taskmaster! At least they will be fresh for a lesser opponent, Auburn.

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I agree with the guy who said last night that the next punishment should be an azz whooping by the seniors. If that doesn’t work, so long.

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Aw come on, these guys did nothing wrong! It’s all just a conspiracy to bring these boys down! Heck, everyone knows Coach Richt is a great guy running a great program!

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GTBob I am with you. Georgia Tech, now that is what we are trying to prevent in college football. If we had a 100 GTs what would the world look like a bunch of U of Miamis, back in the Jimmy Johnson days? One thing I will give Miami they could win with thugs, as Georgia is proving it ain’t that easy to do.

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These three may or may not have failed drug tests. I don’t know or care. If this were still a free country, then we wouldn’t allow our citizens to be forced to submit to urinalysis on demand – but that’s another issue altogether. Coaches and employers understood when a player or employee had substance abuse problems before these tests were even invented. Behavior should trigger disciplinary action – not drug test results.

What is relevant in this situation is that these three didn’t likely fall prey to random tests last Thursday. Something happened to trigger this action. While a positive drug test result may provide the University with cover for suspending the players, the behavior that triggered the tests is the actual reason for the suspensions – and the coaching staff didn’t need to wait for a chemical analysis to know that. True or not, it now appears that the coaching staff took advantage of the delay in receiving the test results to allow these players to compete in the Florida game.

One bit of “good” news: Georgia is not the only SEC football program that recruits athletes of poor character. Arkansas wide receiver Marquel Wade (a recruit from Florida) has been suspended one game by the Southeastern Conference for an illegal hit during Saturday’s game against Vanderbilt. Wade was suspended for violating NCAA rules governing hitting an opponent trying to field a kick and targeting a player with the crown of his helmet. The freshman was thrown out of the game, a 31-28 Arkansas win, after drilling Vanderbilt punt returner Jonathan Krause, who had called for a fair catch.

Kudos to the SEC administration and the officiating crew. They had the right reaction this time. The offending player was ejected immediately, and the administration didn’t feel the need to appear politically correct by also suspending the victim, as they did in the Geathers incident that occurred in the Vandy vs. Georgia game.

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Whiskey Breath you are an idiot…

@chiefdawg where did you get that information?

Also, I am amazed at all these UGA fans acting like this is no big deal…if this happened at any other school you guys would get the pitch forks against them…but since its UGA its “no big deal”..”they probably needed the rest too”…”i kissed my sister”..

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Karempelis may just surprise you. He started three or four years for Wesleyan and looked good in games that had Ealey and Marshall playing against him. Tough kid, every college team could use some like him. Maybe a light will go on in Richt’s head if he looks good Saturday.

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We now have the complete list of courses that Isaiah Crowell is taking for the fall semester. It’s a pretty ambitious schedule for the lad, but I’m sure he’ll be up to it.

1. Know Your ABCs – Part I (A-M)

2. Fun With Dick and Jane – The Coloring Book

3. Life Studies: Put the Mojo on Your Teammates While Emptying Their Lockers

4. Law 101 – Know Your Miranda Rights

5. Dress for Success: The Inspiring True Story of the Fabled Red Panties

6. Arithmetic 1 – Multiplying by One

7. Psychology: Getting Along With Your Cellmate

8. How to Pee into the Cup Without Making a Mess

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I think these thugs tee off on Vandy like schoolyard bullies. It brings the worse out in a thug to see players that want more than 15 minutes of frame. I can remember talking to a player from Princeton about playing UNLV in the NCAA March Madness. They should make a movie of that team and that game. The cultures were so diverse and the thugs were trying to intimidate the Princeton team that was concentrating so hard to their coaches that at one point the Princeton guard tells the ranting UNLV playing shut the f.. up I can’t hear my coach and the UNLV guy actually said excuse me, I am sorry.

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TampaGator…its clear to me that you know little, if anything, about Christianity. Jesus is forgiveness but expects the sinner to repent. He told Peter to forgive someone 70×7 when Peter (the apostle) asked how many times he should forgive.

Coach Richt combines coaching with compassion. He does it in his personal life as well as his coaching. He dedicates time and money for others less fortunate because of his Chrisitan faith as does Tebow.

My suggestion to you is that you stick with something that you actually know about.

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My comments directed to TampaGator apply to rest of you who pretend that you know coach Richt or feel capable of appraising his Chrisitan character.

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Dawg Whisperer,

I like that. The Cecil Newton defense, eh? Works for Auburn!

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the real No. 1 is Isaiah Johnson at GT. Not this drug induced coward, some 5 star dream you morons drink the Kool aid over again and again

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and if GT beats UGA you self righteous hypocrites on here singing Richts praises will be calling for his head just like you did after you lost to Central FL

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It’s okay Dawg Whisperer. I’ve got my “get out of jail free” card right here in my back pocket. See… I can claim religion just as well as can anyone else. Like you said, you can’t prove anything.

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I am Gator fan, so I want to say congratulations to the Dawgs on a well earned win down at the cocktail party. I don’t think the suspensions are that big of a deal, kids do dumb things all of the time. I think in the bigger picture, you just hope Crowell isn’t going down a bad path that will end up with him not realizing his full potential…..

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These pampered players need a swift kick in the backside and let them know the world doesn’t revolve around them.They’ve let their teammates and fans down.

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boos will be boos

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Looks like UGA still recruits dumb thugs. Still a bunch of cancers in this program.

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Shakespeare couldn’t beat these stories of UGA football. They keep killing the fatted calf for another recruit and then another and then another. At least make a different mistake. Richt read Money Ball and you will see how schools like TCU have overcome all the negatives they have to win. Pretend you are not Georgia, don’t take the best looking girl to the dance and have her dancing with every guy there using you as her ride. Try someone who really wants to be there with you.

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Mark Richt should go ahead and kick these thugs off the team now.

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The only reason Richt suspended for the NM State game is because they’ve already played Coastal Carolina.

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The real question is not what these players did, it is when did they do it and when did the coaches / administration know about it? Could it have been known before the UF game?
The is where the sleeze factor comes into play!

Can anyone say Jim Tressel

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Jim Tressel is a Great American Hero©.

Or at least he was… Until he got caught.

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To the imbecile on Page 1 who suggests that Richt is unethical, please please go back to the Tech blog.

If the coaches are required to drug test the players twice a season, why wouldn’t you time the tests 10 days before your 2 easiest games!? You can’t trust the players to do the right thing but you can decide when you find out that they aren’t.

You get the results back in a week and the idiots that don’t pass only miss the patsies on the schedule. Every coach does this–I mean, did any of the LSU kids miss the big game this weekend?

Unethical? That is ridiculous.

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Good luck in two weeks, dawg fans!

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I love how all of you are saying “lets get a coach that can recruit class guys” well who would that be? every coach in america wanted crowell. yeah lets just go out and get a class guy. when you find a class guy better than coach richt thats available let us know

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I have been a Tech fan all of my life and I disdain the Georgia Bulldogs. But with that said I have to admit that I have always liked Mark Richt the man. I have always thought that he brought some class to the program and sincerely wanted to do what’s right.

That is, until lately. I could care less about the suspensions -it’s only for one cupcake game – but I am really disappointed in Richt. With the pressure to compete in the SEC and keep his job he signed guys whom he knew at the outset would be discipline problems. Everyone knew Crowell would be trouble. He was even taking himself out of games in high school when things didn’t go exactly his way. But you sign him anyway. Why? Because if you don’t Alabama or LSU (or some other major college) will. That’s what Christian’s call “compromise” and in the end it typically gets you into trouble.

Say what you want but Mark Richt is a great coach. His record proves it. I just believe that he could win with 3 and 4 star players who had great character, could succeed in the classroom and not be a discipline problem. It may be too late. He may have already lost the respect of his players and control of the program.

Just my thoughts.

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GTBob, maybe you should syick to the GT blog. Moron!

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sorry about my typing this AM GTBob, however a combination of stick and sick may be just the ticket for you!

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What tickles me about the NCAA probation is Tech was a loser last year. You can’t punish losers they don’t get it. The only time punishment works is when you have a winner, losers don’t care. I think the probation motivated Tech, I bet you it will not motivate Crowell. It would Murray are 3 fourth of the Georgia team. I bet ya Georgia plays the best games as far as not having penalties and mental errors Saturday. You took your other back not Crowell and you crammed the ball down Florida’s throat last Saturday. You could do that about any Saturday you wanted to with any back on your roster. Trust yourselves.

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I’m sick of the nonsense.

But what’s funny is how much the losers on this board want Georgia to fail sooooo miserably – how much hate and contempt they have for UGA and Mark Richt. It is so hilarious to watch them contradict even their own vitriol as they attempt to take shot after shot at belittling the program.

Wow.

I don’t see how they have the time – I spend my time focusing on my team, not others. Well, I guess I CAN see now. Their programs must just horribly suck soooooo bad……

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I’m done with the tomfoolery

If Richt would just step up and kick Crowell’s A$$ to the curb if he screws up again, hopefully that would send a big enough message.

Richt has done a good job of being tougher with wayward players, but kick a top recruit off and send a message to everybody in the program and all future recruits – screw-ups will not be tolerated….

All of us want a clean program – this hurts our team entirely too much…

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jtdawgfan

November 2nd, 2011
11:18 am

Hurry—get to Walmart..get your #1 jersey. Again, GA “belittles” it’s OWN pathetic little program. No help is needed. An embarrassement to the State.

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I remember when almosts all, if not all, of Georgia’s football players would’ve been welcomed into my living room and dining room; in fact they would’ve been invited and as Bulldogs, they would’ve been had a lifetime invitaiton. I even have a huge print of Herschel in my great room, and was hoping Crowell would follow in his footsteps, in more ways than one. Looks like none of this is going to happen with this young men, and many of these young men. Many would not be welcome in my living room today.

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I GUESS THESE 3 IDIOTS WILL BE RIDING MIKE BOBO’S SHORTBUS ALONG WITH WALSH, MURRAY, AND MR BOBO HIMSELF… SEEMS LIKE THE SHORTBUS MAYBE CROWDED AT THE END OF THE SEASON… OH YEA.. ALMOST FORGOT.. BOBO U STINK… WERE TOTALLY SCREWED IF MURRAY HAS TO PASS 90% SAT….

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Can you say Jasper Sanks?

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I was wrong. A parent helping with the dance had been walking behind me. I can still hear him state, “Man, you sure learn how to make good clothes appear cheap. “

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