‘Undecided’ Brown ‘ready to compete’ as Malcome commits
By DARRYL MAXIE / dmaxie@ajc.com
M.L. King running back Mack Brown could be the perfect next piece to be added to the puzzle that is Georgia’s 2010 football recruiting class.
Three weeks in a row, the Bulldogs have landed prize recruit after prize recruit. Newnan safety Alec Ogletree last week followed offensive tackle Brent Benedict of Jacksonville the week before. The week before that, Calhoun receiver Da’Rick Rogers joined the committed club.
On Tuesday, Southwest DeKalb running back Kendrun Malcome — a friend of Brown’s since the fifth grade — committed to the Bulldogs. He’s the 27th-best running back in the Class of 2010, according to Scout.com and the 31st-best according to Rivals.com.
Malcome is the Bulldogs’ first running back commitment. At 6 feet, 213 pounds, he could add a power element to the Dogs’ backfield that would complement the speedy Brown, the sixth-best running back according to Rivals and seventh-best according to Scout.
Brown, who told the AJC Tuesday he is “still undecided” and is choosing among Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Oklahoma and LSU, said Malcome’s decision would not affect him.
“I’m still ready to compete,” Brown said.
Malcome said he picked the Bulldogs because of the relationships he has forged with head coach Mark Richt and assistants Rodney Garner and Bryan McClendon.
“My trust in the coaches, and that I was comfortable with the atmosphere and comfortable with the other players [were the deciding factors],” Malcome told the AJC. “They run my type of offense, pro-style. The coaches told me what life would be like outside of football. They cared about how my family was doing, how my school work was going.”
Though Florida is putting together a formidable class of its own, Dogs fans get excited every time they beat the Gators to any prospect. Georgia fans exulted on the Internet Tuesday, but likely will go over the top if Brown commits to playing in Athens. Brown, however, declined to set a timetable for his decision.
Malcome said getting his decision out of the way is a relief, even though committing early is a move frowned on by his high school coach, Buck Godfrey.
“Now, I can focus on school work and playing football,” Malcome said. “[Godfrey] felt good about it. He wants to make sure everyone is treated right.”
Malcome said it would be hard for him to feel any more right than he does now.
“I feel 100 percent,” Malcome said.
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Tide Rising
June 30th, 2009
7:30 pm
Am I first? We were hoping to get him but I think now it looks like it will be UF. Dawgs still have a chance. Hopefully it will free up Corey Grant to commit to Bama now that it looks like Brown will be a dawg or a gator.
Tide Rising
June 30th, 2009
7:33 pm
I think Maxie is a little behind. On the Bama recruiting site he had his final 3 as Bama, UGA, and UF. He just announced that its now down to UGA and UF so it looks like we’re out of it.
Ali Alah Akbar
June 30th, 2009
7:39 pm
Please come to Georgia Tech, all the fine co-eds will love you!!!
BigMike
June 30th, 2009
8:00 pm
When you think of Tailbacks M. Brown you think of Ga, and the UGA. I know your young, but have mom, and dad get you some old films, and you will see only USC,and Auburn, in the last 20 years have put them there as often. BOY COME TO THE DAWG POUND! Unless you scared of a little competition.
thomas johnson
June 30th, 2009
8:00 pm
God Bless America! http://www.wedgeorgia.com
DAWG13'
June 30th, 2009
8:13 pm
Woof woof!!!!!! this class mite add up to the asher rashad stafford moreno class!!!
K-Town Dawg
June 30th, 2009
8:28 pm
Cue the nerd herd.
Recruitnik
June 30th, 2009
8:41 pm
If Mack Brown is smart he picks uga. Urban meyer hasn’t had a 1,000 rusher ever in his coaching career. He uses his wrs and his qb to do his running. Mack Brown pay attention to Knowshon Moreno top 12 pick in the 1st round. When was the last time meyer had a rb picked in the 1st round? never.. LOL
BEWARE OF THE BITE
June 30th, 2009
9:05 pm
yeah, just ask the usc back that transferred to florida…i cannot remember that joes name right off. Good move dude to switch from the trojans bench to gayturd’s. Richt will make you a 1st round pick in Athens. then,,,,fast cars and fast women. Mack, i’m sure u will make the right decision.
Scottie Hendrix
June 30th, 2009
9:20 pm
Emmanuel Moody transferred from USC to Jean Shorts University
mike g.
June 30th, 2009
9:22 pm
Storm Johnson should take a look at this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmuRBZ9ZDo4
Flo-Ri-Duh!
June 30th, 2009
9:31 pm
11 down and 11 to go. Still thin at corner.
FL DAWG
June 30th, 2009
9:46 pm
I would like to see Brown to commit to UGA and a number of DE and DT plus one top corner and a FB. Wouldn’t hurt to have another OL.
Welcome aboard to the BulldogNation Malcome !!
June 30th, 2009
9:55 pm
I SAID IS GREAT TO BE A GEORGIA BULLDOG & THE HELLLLLLLLLLLL WITH TECH !!!!
YerGatorDaddy
June 30th, 2009
10:03 pm
Yeah Emanuel Moody made a horrible move. Instead of playing on a team that is headed for probation he has the horrible misfortune of having to wear those gaudy SEC Championship and BCS National Champion rings. Poor kid, that kind of jewelry really weighs you down. You f’ing idiot dawgs. Mack Brown wants to be a champion too. Thats why he will be a Gator. Dawgs must hate the very mention of Jacksonville. Ha! We own you, you frikken buttsniffers!!!
obomaisaclown
June 30th, 2009
10:09 pm
Word of second letter for bama boys could be hurting . They got off on the first one , let’s see what happen with # 2 .
Too Easy
June 30th, 2009
10:11 pm
Hope Mack isn’t related to Corine (D-FL)
nggator
June 30th, 2009
10:15 pm
Beware of the Bite and Scottie Hendrix: You 2 are classless; Hide behind your screen names!! Ga. is having a great recruiting “season” and I don’t have a problem with it! The SEC is great football and what goes around comes around. How long have you guys followed the WGOP?
BKbroila
June 30th, 2009
10:16 pm
UGA is a much better fit for Mack Brown….I mean, come on guys. Georgia fans are right on this one. Mack Brown is a power runner and UGA is a tailback school….He won’t fit into Florida’s offense. Recruitnik is right. I don’t care what Meyer promises him…he will not draft very high out of UF
ugay
June 30th, 2009
10:41 pm
DAWG13– you are a fag.
G'Bait
June 30th, 2009
11:27 pm
He might have bigger stats at UGA but will have a better chance of championship trophies and rings at Florida. If he’s good enough, the NFL will be there for him regardless of which university he attends.
Urban has not yet landed a RB recruit the calibre of Mack Brown. Be a Gator and celebrate championships under the tutelage of the best coach in the SEC – which also makes him the best coach in the country.
GATOR CHOMP
June 30th, 2009
11:43 pm
All of the money that Saint Richt is throwing at these recruits is going 2 leave a trail.And when the NCAA gets a hold of his a$$ its going 2 be a ugly sight.Trust me losers UGAy will be on probation real soon and like i said before where there’s smoke there’s fire just ask Marlon Brown about his big payday.I know from a reliable source that Marlon was on his way to Tennessee before Saint Richt showed him the money.UGAy is going down “Book It”
Tide Rising
July 1st, 2009
12:09 am
What is this that everybody is all of a sudden talking about Georgia going on probation? I’ve seen that mentioned in the last couple of days on a couple other sites. Frankly I don’t believe any of it. I say that because this year we’ve been seeing some Auburn message boards started a huge internet rumor that Bama was paying players out of Gadsden. Turned out not only to be totally bogus but now it looks like the Auburn booster who started the rumor is being questioned by the NCAA about starting the rumors. Posters like obamaisaclown just writing baseless accusations while hiding behind a keyboard.
The Dawg
July 1st, 2009
12:20 am
Hey Gator Chomp – you are failing to grasp that CUM would bend the rules long before CMR. Sad you have to flame someone when intelligent people see right through your attempt.
Matt
July 1st, 2009
1:01 am
Tim Tebow is to Urban Meyer as John Elway is to Mike Shanahan.
GATOR CHOMP
July 1st, 2009
1:17 am
I like men. I really like men.
warhorse
July 1st, 2009
6:26 am
Recruitnik is a typical poodle fan. Because the pups do not win the big one, he is left to talk about statistics and draft spots. Someday the poodles will discover that football is a team game and the real statistics is wins. Try 49-10 as the stat that means a whole lot more than draft spot, except to losers!
Long Dawg
July 1st, 2009
7:52 am
Do the Gators not have a Gator blog? After all their success you’d think the Gator fans would have a little more class. Georgia still leads in the overall series and the worm will turn again. Gator Chomp and Warhorse go comb your mullets. Try 40 to 32. This year the battle in Jacksonville will be a barn burner and the Gators will be lucky to get out with a win. Everyone is picking this as an automatic loss for Georgia and that works for Georgia not Florida. I have been watching this series for over 30 years and anything can happen. Ask Ole Miss.
Elliot Garcia
July 1st, 2009
8:03 am
This is a college recruiting blog not a UGA blog….get over it!
Gator Growl
July 1st, 2009
8:05 am
Actually, Mack Browns size, speed and style is the perfect RB fit for Floridas offense. Urban Meyer has been “chomping” at the bit to get a star RB because he would like to have a guy he could give the ball to 15 times a game. That is precisely why he has put such a priority on the position and decided to handle Macks recruitment himself! Georgia is now pretty well set at RB with the highly touted Ealey coming in (funny, don’t seem to hear Georgia fans talking him up so much now that they seem to want M Brown!) and Malcome with this class. Also, expect to see E. Moody become a vital part of the Florida offense this season…
Bamafan
July 1st, 2009
8:19 am
The crimson tide and gators are having a great recruiting year for 2010 and the dawgs are coming on strong!! Hope the Brown kid picks the dawgs over the gators!! ROLL TIDE FOLKS!!
GATOR CHOMP
July 1st, 2009
8:20 am
It’s true, People confide in me and give me information on recruiting violations that no one else can get. I’m a real cool guy. Lets play Call of Duty.
takedowndawg
July 1st, 2009
8:24 am
Gator chomp & g-bait, UGA will be an excellent fit for Mack and you know it. Florida’s Meyer will be leaving you within 2 years post Tebow and it has you with your panties in a wad. You’re hoping that Mack (Percy Harvin -like) could convince Meyer to stay around a while longer. It won’t. Meyer will be on the 1st train to Notre Dame or Michigan(”take-the-money”) at a 1st offer POST TEBOW.
Think it through, you know I’m right. So relax, and enjoy the final ride year. It should be a good one for you gators. Go SEC.
Bank Walker, Texas Ranger
July 1st, 2009
8:27 am
Gator Growl, I think you made the point. Brown must decide between a smaller role (15 carries) on a team with a better shot to play for a NC or a bigger role (22-25 carries) on a team trying to unseed UF and become a big cog in UGA fortunes. He will decide if he wants to be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond. At UGA, he would be the big fish.
Samear Turbin
July 1st, 2009
8:48 am
Please come to Tech, we have the best Pita wraps in the south and we love a good Jihad. Our coach runs a 12 tier option offense, which is good for you. Tech rules, go Kazistan and ali akbar.
TampaGator
July 1st, 2009
8:55 am
Bank Walker…sort of like Percy Harvin was a little fish in a big pond, right? Take down dog…why would anyone leave Florida to go coach at Notre Dame or Michigan? Would you? Are you crazy. Meyer is coaching in a college football coach gold mine in Gainesville. He will win many more NC there. He and his family love Gainsville. He gets the best players in the nation every year…his choice of players. KEEP ON DREAMING. That is all the bulldog nation ever does…DREAM unrealistically.
romedawg
July 1st, 2009
9:05 am
Last I heard Brown was really thinking highly of Auburn. Has anything changed about that? Is it really down to UGA and Florida?
Gator in the Hootch
July 1st, 2009
9:24 am
Georgia is very deep at RB and they just added several more to the picture. So Brown will see the light of too many RB at Georgia and my skills best fit in Meyer’s offense and go to Florida. And the championship run will continue with Georgia fans continuing to dream about what it is like to win a NC.
60sdcgator
July 1st, 2009
9:26 am
You looooooser UGA fans are so typical and predictable. The most famous person to ever come out of that backward state is Jimmy Carter and that ought to tell you something right there…..another loooooser. We own you and you all know it, so just sit back and take it like men. Your coach is average at best and you all know that also. That stupid stunt he pulled in Jacksonville two years ago was the biggest joke I have ever seen in sports. Florida was very young that year and UGA had the superior team so you need to ask yourselves why would he need to motivate his team 3/4 of the way through that season only to have it backfire on him a year later when the Gators rubbed his nose in it. Not real smart! Get used to it puppies, cause Urban has the program in high gear and he has just gotten started.
Conservatism leads to paranoia
July 1st, 2009
9:40 am
60sdcgator, I see you crawled out from under your trailor to scratch your ass and comb your mullet. Georgia leads in the overall series with Florida so I guess that means we own you. The worm will turn pool cleaner so just keep running your mouth.
Stonewall B
July 1st, 2009
9:44 am
Your a joke 60sdcgator. Until the state of Florida produces a president of Jimmy Carter’s caliber, please keep to blogging about sports. Florida is crowing now but where were u when Vince Dooley was outcoaching every Gator coach, including Galen Hall. All things run in cycles and we will see what happens when Tim Tebow graduates. If my memory serves me right Florida and Georgia are 1-1 with Tebow as starting qb.
Grant
July 1st, 2009
9:44 am
How many NC does Ga. have? That’s what I thought. All the talent in the world and no one to coach them. Matinez sux ass. Richt-Nice guy, but you know where they finish. Miami rules.
Hunting Dawg
July 1st, 2009
9:48 am
Let’s see here??? If the roles were reversed and we had stomped on Florida as much as they have stomped on UGA, we would be on their blogs trashing the crap out of them. So we have got to accept, like it or not, that they are going to do it to us. All it boils down to is that UGA has got to start beating Florida on a consistent basis in order for us to be able to trash them. So, our well being in the blog world is resting upon the shoulders of 18-21 year old kids who we have no control over. Lesson in this all… lighten the hell up and let the kids play. I seriously doubt that there is one blogger here who actually played college football for UGA or UF. Quite trying to base your college self-esteem on these kids.
Go Dawgs!!!!
Truedawg
July 1st, 2009
9:52 am
I’ll post this again for the gayturds who didnt see it yesterday….and this is coming from the 5 Star commit you have – Matt Elam – ……..
One thing Elam said concerns him is he has heard rumors there will be coaching changes at Florida after this season. He declined to say who had been providing him with those reports.
“I’m still committed to Florida,” Elam said. “I’m just looking around to see something different in case something goes down and I can’t go to Florida anymore.
“… I’ve heard a lot about coaching changes and things like that and I haven’t visited any other places but Florida. I want to look at other places and give other people a chance.”
GATA!!!!
TommyP
July 1st, 2009
9:53 am
A lot of you are worse than elementary kids with the back and forth childish insults. Grow up.
The Florida fan that said Urban is looking for a tailback he can give it to “15 times a game” summed up the reason why most tailbacks should avoid Florida. If you’re a true, gamebreaking tailback coming into college, you want to tote the rock more than that.
Georgia still has a spot for a gamebreaker and we all saw what happens when the Dawgs have a clear-cut top RB with Knowshown and Musa.
Bama just picked up Trent Richardson this past year so there is not much separation in great backs there.
LSU? That’s the one that worries me.
MattDawg
July 1st, 2009
9:56 am
Mack Brown was surprised by Ogletree’s commitment to Georgia and has talked extensively to Ogletree about Georgia. Also after those conversations is when Brown decided to move his decision up to July. I think he is a Dawg for sure. He grew up a Dawg fan. He will most likely be a Dawg.
takedowndawg
July 1st, 2009
10:15 am
Tampagator, it will be for the mooooney. a.k.a. steve spurrier. You’ll see.
takedowndawg
July 1st, 2009
10:54 am
Tampagator, why would Meyer leave? It’s called Moooooney. a.k.a. Steve Spurrier. Plus, it would get him back to his northern roots, specifically Notre coaching history.
alabamadawg
July 1st, 2009
11:06 am
60sdcgator, personally, I think Jimmy Carter is a class act, even if I don’t always agree with him.But, I’d rather think of Kim Bassinger…so lets leave politics out of this . The state of Florida is a gold mine of talent and Spurrier woke up the gator nation, the Cryer’s light will start fading after superman leaves. Now that thats out of the way, I want the dawgs to get more lineman on both sides, and please NO QB’s for this class.
The Grinch
July 1st, 2009
11:07 am
To Gator Chomp (11:43 PM post)
BWAHAHAHAHAHA!! So now you’ve got the inside scoop about UGA soon going on probation? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
I’ll give you credit for one thing – your post is not a crude as previously and you actually spelled a few words correctly. Those GEDs really come in handy. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
The Grinch
July 1st, 2009
11:11 am
To Grant
Miami rules?? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Maybe in 90s.
mano17
July 1st, 2009
11:33 am
all i got to say is that mack brown and ken malcome are not the best backs in dekalb county. what u people need to do is watch out for kahalil shack (rb) at mcnair high in decatur hes the real deal. He has the same size as mack but is much faster and runs harder. mcnair plays mlk the 3rd game of the season . Also Daquavious Hickson (ath) just might be the most slept on the recruit in the southeast, in only his second year of football he is going to create havoc for the opposing team whether on offense of defense. so all u sec and acc fans remember these two names and check for them.they are the real deal
Old Dawg
July 1st, 2009
11:35 am
Tide Rising: Thanks for your comments about UGA going on probation. As you know, with all the Internet sites, twitters etc it’s easy to start bad rumors about one program or another. Just because a school can recruit quality players doesn’t mean they have to cheat to do it.
Almost all of UGA’s recruits this year are saying the same thing: they feel at home, like the coaching staff and players and they like the style of football played in Athens.
Since I don’t read the Birmginham News or other Alabama newspapers, I don’t know what they say when they commit to ‘Bama or Auburn, but I’m sure there good reasons for their decisions.
Long ago I learned that all the talking in the world won’t win games. If folks kept that in perspective, they’d be a lot happier.
Dawgtime
July 1st, 2009
11:51 am
Tide Rising, that is a great question. The probation excuse is nothing more that lies and propaganda that ignorant people are spewing in hopes of excusing why these great kids are selecting UGA. The problem with blogs is that everyone is allowed to express their opinion no matter how ignorant or delusional it is. I personally see the obsessive behavior for what it is. These people read and post on UGA blogs on a daily basis. I wonder why. I believe it is a reflection of their fear and insecurities. They know that UGA is starting to rise to the top. You have Florida fans constantly bragging that they don’t need certain kids because of their depth. To that, I say thank you. Keep bragging and sending the kids to UGA. They are constantly throwing kids under the bus. When they say no to the Gators, they start making sarcastic comments about the kids. That is stupid and alienates families and kids. We will continue welcoming these kids to the DAWG family. I am very excited about Kendrun Malcome. Great kid with talent. In terms of Mack Brown, we want him to join the DAWG family but that is a personal choice and we appreciate that. We are not going to condemn him if he selects a different school. That is called class. Go DAWGS.
Gator Growl
July 1st, 2009
11:54 am
Dawg Fans…Percy Harvin never averaged 15 carries a game and now he’s a millionaire who will be suiting up for the Vikings. If Mack gets 15 carries a game I’ll bet he’ll be AT LEAST a 1,000 yard rusher per season, which Harvin never was. Plus, like Harvin, Mack can be an effective receiver (out of the backfield or shifting to the slot). Believe me, if he’s as talented as Meyer thinks he is, he’ll get his share and have every possibilty to make it BIG at the next level. Oh yeah, and get a ring while he’s at it!
Dawgtime
July 1st, 2009
12:03 pm
Gator Growl you forgot to include that Harvin is a pot head that didn’t have enough sense to leave the wacky weed alone during the weeks leading up to the combine. That cost him greatly in the draft. He slipped and that cost him a great deal of money. Knowshon and Matthew were selected higher than him and are richer. Remember Harvin is a great talent that has a history of inciting problems. Check out his high school background. Don’t fool yourself. Tim Tebow is the reason that your team has won. This will be his last year. Mack knows that UGA has the better history of placing running backs in the league.
Gator Growl
July 1st, 2009
12:13 pm
Obviously some of you didn’t watch our most recent National Championship game. Or the SEC championship game two years ago against Arkansas that allowed us to get to THAT NC game against Ohio State. There is no doubt that Tebow is reason A-1 for our most recent success, but Harvin was A-2 along with Brandon Spikes.
Gator Growl
July 1st, 2009
12:20 pm
BTW, IF Mack Browns only concern is who’s gonna get him higher in the NFL draft, then let him be a Bulldog. You need to come here because you want to play for the Gators and you want to win championships, not for your draft standing. Maybe that’s the problem you guys have been having and why your supremely talented Moreno left UGA without nary a ring, not even an SEC! All that draft stuff…that will all take care of itself…
Delusional Dawg
July 1st, 2009
12:36 pm
Watch out Gators, we’re gonna start beating you because 1) Tebow will soon be gone 2) Meyer will soon be at Notre Dame 3) The game will be moved from Jacksonville (we don’t like that HOT weather down there). 4) We’re flyin’ under the radar so watch out! 5) there will be a luner eclipse this Holloween 6) Richt is gonna pray extra hard 7) We’re planning on another end zone celebration this year and this time inviting the cheerleaders. Hey, they don’t call me “Delusional” for nothin!!!
60sdcgator
July 1st, 2009
12:37 pm
Ha, ha, ha, I knew I would rattle your puppie cages….I mean kennels on that one. You guys are trully pathetic! For all you looooosers who keep referring to the overall series, you need to step back and take a long look at yourselves. You sound like we did when FSWO was beating us fairly regular in the late 90’s and we would fall back in desperation to the fact that Florida owns the overall series. All that sillyness doesn’t mean squat and you guys know it. That’s what is really funny! We own you know and have owned you for a long, long time. SOS owned you, even the Zooker owned you and Meyer will own you for years to come and deep down inside those pea head Georgia brains of yours….you know it as well, ha, ha, ha. Therefore, until there comes a time in the 10-20 years that you might turn the tables on us….your smack talk is worth about as much as your record against us for the last how many years? I think you all know the answer to that one. One last thing. Heck, you guys even lost to Gtech for crying out load. I like their coach and I think he did a terrific job in his first year there, but give me a break.puppies. What was up with that?
Samear Turbin
July 1st, 2009
12:38 pm
Urban Oscar Meyer is getting out recruited by Paul Johnson. We have stole several top recruits out of Florida by offering free jean shorts and pocket proctectors. We are also offering free jihad pamphlets to all new verbals, so they can join us on our quest to take over the planet.
BLAZER
July 1st, 2009
1:21 pm
HEY BROWN, GO TO FLORIDA-UGA IS LOADED AT RB.
60sdcgator
July 1st, 2009
1:30 pm
Hey Turbin, I assume that you are joking about Johnson out recruiting Meyer, Otherwise, you apparently don’t have a clue in regard to recruiting. Florida is currently ranked #5 in the country in recruiting thus far by ESPN and according to ESPN could very well end up with the top class in the country after it is all said and done. Unfortunatley, the Ramblin Wreck in nowhwhere to be found at this point. I would wager that all those recruits you think that you have stolen from the Gators out of the state of Florida ar considered 2 or 3 star rated kids and where never offered by Florida. Ask yourself this. Why would the defending national champions offer a 2 or 3 star rated kid in July, when a) national signing day is not until February of next year and b) they don’t need to because there are 4 & 5 star rated kids lining up to comitt to play for the Gators. Two national championships out of the last three years does that for you, but alas, you would not know anything about that would you.
TampaGator
July 1st, 2009
1:31 pm
Georgia has a better history of placing RB in the NFL…one name…Emmitt Smith, the all time leading rusher in NFL history. Enough said.
TampaGator
July 1st, 2009
1:43 pm
TommyP…when you win NC 2 out of 3 years, your assistant coaches become hot items for other teams…like Mississippi State this year. Meyer isn’t going anywhere. Strong and a few other assistants might…but only for head coaching jobs. Elam will most likely play WR at Florida and the postion coach at Florida (Gonzalez) will be hired as a head coach after this year at some major college. So that might be his concern. Losing good coaches is the price you pay for winning NC. Meyer will just go out and find another coach that is just as good and players that are just as good as Elam if he decides not to come to Florida for that reason. Florida is not dependent on one player to make its progam any more. If you want to come to Florida and be an individual star, then you are best suited to go to Georgia or some other school that promotes NFL superstar futures and not NC futures. And, for those who think Florida’s success will end when Tebow leaves…again, Florida is not one player…but John Brantley as a replacement will do just fine…better than fine. Speaking of the NFL, Brantley is a future first round pick at QB.
dawgfan1911
July 1st, 2009
2:30 pm
Once again I must say that people who support other teams like florida and tech who continue to pay attention to what Georgia is doing, mean that you are concernedd about our team in Athens. Get over support all of these kids and wish them well. I love the bulldogs and I really dont care about whats going on in Gainesville or Atlanta. This class is going to be special because I am getting word that Georgia will have commitments from 2 5 star d lineman and 1 5 star offensive lineman. Thats where we need the most help. These running backs are great pickups but we are stacked at that position. I would rather us stack up on both sides of the line. Go Bulldogs!
takedowndawg
July 1st, 2009
2:37 pm
Tampagator, do we detect a “SLIGHT” bit of concern on your part as far as the POST TEBOW FUTURE of your beloved gators? You’re probably set for one more year, then, watch out! Charlie Strong also should have an opportunity as a head coach somewhere very soon don’t you think? You do want a good man to have his chance don’t you? Not to worry, not to worry. Enjoy the one year. Go SEC!
Samear Turbin
July 1st, 2009
2:44 pm
60sdcgator – The Gators have been good, I’ll grant you that. But with our multi-tier option, jihadist defense and explosive special teams there is no way a SEC team will be able to hang with us this year. My cave dwelling operatives are telling me they’ve intercepted messages from Meyer asking ND officials about taking over the reigns in ‘11.
One Tebow leaves the Gators will see their fortunes slide. Heck even the mutts may beat you next year without Heisman Boy. Ali akbar!
60sdcgator
July 1st, 2009
3:02 pm
Hey Turbin, give me some of that Kool Aid your drinking. No SEC team will be able to handle Ga Tech trhis season? Ha, ha, ha, that’s the dumbest thing I have heard in a quite while You better go back and hide with your friends in the cave before you continue to embarass yourself. You guys crack me up with all this Notre Dame talk. You wish!!! Notre Dame is a big step down from the Florida job right now and there is no argument to that fact, so why would Urban seek a demotion? One more thing, be carefull what you wish for in terms of after Tebow leaves Florida. College football will then have to deal with John Brantley, who Tebow himself has been quoted as saying is a better pure QB than himself. Tebow is the best football player in college football and John Brantley may be the better pure QB. Urban is past the rebuilding stage at Florida and is currently in an annual reloading mode, so don’t hold your breath on the Gators fortunes heading anywhere but upward in the future. I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but facts are facts and the Gators are loaded for not just next year, but for many years to come.
Fletch
July 1st, 2009
3:12 pm
Using the phrase “book it”=gay
Ferndolin
July 1st, 2009
3:15 pm
That’s it TampaGator. A single running back made a name in the nfl. What about UGA? Let’s see….hmm, what do you know. Can’t think of a one. UGA is a rock star school for running backs. Everyone knows that and when timothy leaves gainsville after this year you got noth’n. That’s whe CUM leaves and Spurrier arrives.
UGA
July 1st, 2009
3:21 pm
Any truth to the rumor…..UGA to open 2010 against Michigan?
takedowndawg
July 1st, 2009
4:12 pm
60’sdcgator, you know that you’ve had your four year run and some large pieces of the UF puzzle are going to come apart. You know it, don’t you. “All good things must come to an end”; remember the Dallas Cowboys, USC, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears, NE Patriots,Florida State Sem.. All had great runs but now they are not the same. But, give you gators your due for the four years(including this year). As far as Brantley is concerned, you would think that Tebows records are now in jeporady even as we speak. It is amusing. “An imagination is a terrible thing to waste”, and you are obviously not wasting yours as far as Brantley is concerned. I would not trade one of the QB’s now signed or playing at UGA for him. Go look at their comparative stats and his.
gatorhound
July 1st, 2009
4:13 pm
Not at all worried about UGAY recruiting. Nobody in Athens to coach em up!Those that claim coach Meyer is leaving Florida are really stupid. Spend some time with the Florida staff in the environement they have created in Gainesville. It is special. I love Spurrier but, he never created what this staff has. I hope the SEC all have great recruiting years, they better, Saban, Meyer and Miles will and you don’t want to be left behind!
Samear Turbin
July 1st, 2009
4:44 pm
Gator Fans –
At Ga Tech we’re starting to recruit outside the U.S. For example we’ve recently received a verbal from a Samali field goal kicker named Mystank E. Turbin. He can kick a soccer ball 300 yards. We also picked up the number 1 OT out of Tehran High, named Omar Burka. Omar will be the largest OT in Div. one at 4′11 675 lbs. Coach Johnson has also got his eyes on a couple of Paki running backs that run sub 4.3 40’s.
60sdcgator
July 1st, 2009
4:57 pm
Hey takedowndawg: Dream on! By the way, four year run? Ooooh, you mean our two NC’s…not the run we have been in over the 20 years or so with the puppies. I’m sure you don’t want to talk about that. Also, don’t even mention QB’s at Georgia, cause at this moment you have none. You just lost Stafford who may prove to be the most overrated QB to play college football in recent memory. He was a kid with great talent, big arm, but no decision making ability in big games when it really counted. However, the same could be said for Peyton Manning coming out fo UT and he turned out to be a great pro, but then again he never beat us. The truth is when debating your favorite team, the opponant that has been kicking your butt on a regular basis, means that any small time smack talk from their fans is really kind of ridiculas. Until your team steps up and accomplishes something other than being average, you can’t win any depabe wth Gator fans. It’s really just that simple.
JaxDawg
July 1st, 2009
4:58 pm
UGA`s recruiting is going strong, I hope the trend keeps going. The reality is, that UFs O-Coordinator left this year, and surprisingly enough Charlis Strong stayed on, he will be an Outstanding Head Coach somewhere in the near future. Jesus Timmy leaves this year, and sooner or later, someone is going to dangle an offer in front of Urban Meyer that even he won`t be able to refuse. I also personally feel that if the UGA Defense does not get any better and the dawgs have the same penalty and special team issues they had last year, Mark Richt might have have to make some personnel changes.. To the TRUE Dawg and Gator fans we all know the history between our 2 programs is very streaky Ok fine, I`m going to see posted after this that UGA has won only 3 of the last 19 ganes or whatever it is now but, it`s funny that UF has won that many straight but still catching up to UGA who owns the entire series? Yes, the tides will turn soon and when that happens, all of these bandwagon 3-4 yr. Gator fans will dust off their FSU or Miami hats and start yapppin about them again. To the true fans on both sides that I know, good luck this year and GO DAWGS!!!
60sdcgator
July 1st, 2009
6:02 pm
JaxDawg: Good post. There are surely some band wagon jumpers that have joined Gator nation in the last few years, but for the most part Gator fans have always been very loyal to the school and the team. I have been following thenm for over 50 years. I am an alum and have been a Gator booster & season ticket holder since 1975, so I have seen it all, including traveling to every stadium in the SEC as least once over the last 25-30 years. A good example of that loyalty to the program goes all the way back to 1969, when Florida went 0-10-1 and still finished in the top 10 in the nation for total attendance that year. The swamp has been sold out for years, unlike the school out west over in T’ackahassee, who cannot sell their stadium out and in fact was reported recently in the newspaper that their season ticket sales are down 12% for the second year in a row. One last thought to all the Dawg fans that have spewed smack talk in their posts above….Jealousy is not a pretty trait, ha, ha, ha.
Go Gators!
TampaGator
July 1st, 2009
6:48 pm
For you bloggers that think Gator fans are bandwaggoners, you have no understanding of the Gator Nation. There is no other Nation like it. Just attend a Gator game in the Swamp and you will experience the power of the Nation first hand.
G'Bait
July 1st, 2009
6:58 pm
Money speaks and Jeremy Foley, our AD, is pro-active enough to make sure that money is not a reason for Urban to leave. JaxDawg knows the reason why people dangle big money in front of Urban Meyer – he’s the best coach in college football – period. Kinda funny that Richt is never mentioned as a candidate for another coaching position and no one is dangling big bucks in his face. The fact is, Richt is not a great coach. Decent, but definitely not great. Urban is a great coach and has built a great program. He’s not going anywhere anytime soon. Sorry to break the news.
TampaGator
July 1st, 2009
7:03 pm
Ferndolin….Florida has a long list of running backs that have not just played in the NFL, but have been stars on their teams. The list is a long one. I just don’t want to bother everyone with a long list. But you can check it out on the web. Smith just happens to be a Hall of Fame player that just happens to be a former Florida RB and the NFL’s all time leading rusher. Fred Taylor with Jax, Jones with Detroit, Anderson with Chicago are just a few other current and former NFL RB stars that played in Gainesville. Even DeShawnn Wynn, a backup at Florida, became Green Bay’s leading rusher before he went down with an injury. The Gators not only put RBs in the NFL, they become star RBs in the NFL. By the way, how did Hershel, your greatest RB, do in the NFL? Over hyped and over blown. He could run over college and World League (or whatever the name of the “pro” league was) players, but he was almost a total bust in the NFL. He couldn’t carry Emmitt Smith’s jock strap.
JDB
July 1st, 2009
7:57 pm
Urban will leave for Notre Dame and here’s why. Firstly it will be money, probably the biggest contract ever for a college football coach. Secondly, it will be the “honor” of taking over the most historied program in all of college football. And finally, because in his heart of hearts, UF will never be “home” to Urban because of how personally different he is from the vast majority of alumni as well as the rest of the state of Florida of whom the university represents. He was born in Ohio, went to Catholic high school, and spent the majority of his coaching career in the Midwest, establishing a clear identity with values typical of other like-minded Catholic folks from Ohio and NOT one that will ever truly feel at home at Jean Shorts U. At almost every SEC school, the coach is from the South, and most are comprised of values that are consistent with the people of the state and its flagship school, thus contributing to the likelihood that a coach will remain loyal to his school simply because it feels like home. At UF, there is no such connection and it really has nothing to do with Meyer. It’s the fact that half of the state is there on vacation and lives in Ontario 6 months of the year. It’s the reason for the existence of the phrase “it’s a nice place to visit but I wouldn’t want to live there”. Combined with the departure of Tim Tebow and the realization that regardless of the decade or millenia for that matter, there will always be endless throngs of the sweetest mullets ever seen, complete with jean shorts and herringbone gold necklaces, ready to cheer on the gators…
…I’d leave town too…
wreckmaniac
July 1st, 2009
7:59 pm
12 years of top 5 recruiting classes. No nat champs. Yawn.
Whats the point ?
Gator Nation
July 1st, 2009
8:21 pm
IF Urban ever leaves UF, believe me, it won’t be because of money. Jeremy Foley will make sure of that. Spurrier didn’t leave because of money, he just felt like it was the time to try the NFL. Things can always change but Urban has been quoted several times as saying he is not a real fan of coaching in the Pro game. Maybe when his kids are all grown up he will try a new challenge but thats 7-8 years away. In the meantime, it will remain a Bulldog fantasy because they know thats the only way this tide will turn…or maybe not…even the Zooker ruled the Dawgs.
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July 1st, 2009
11:13 pm
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60sdcgator
July 1st, 2009
11:29 pm
Like I said, all these puppies are both jealous and downright pathetic as they pray Meyer will leave Flrorida. I can’t say as I blame them. JDB, turn the radio down in your pickup truck so you can comprehend my question to you. Urban already had his chance to be the head coach at Notre Dame and tunred it down. Did you forget that fact? What you puppies fail to understand is what Bear Bryant said 4 decades ago and that was “If florida ever puts it all together in terms of the right AD and the right coach, they will dominate the SEC” “They are a sleeping giant”. Well puppies, that prophecy came true. What you guys don’t get is that it is not just about Meyer. Florida has had the best overall sports program in the SEC for years and is the only school to be ranked in the top ten college sports programs in the nation for 11 straight years. That is because of AD Jeremy Foley, so even if Meyer were to move on one day, Florida has become one of the very elites in college sports, so great coaches will be knoocking the door down for the job. Face it, The Gators are not going anywhere, so you need to just accept that fact and get used to it. Just enjoy the fact that your puppies are okay…certainly not great by any means, but just accept it and you will all sleep a lot better
Gator Nation
July 2nd, 2009
1:56 am
Couldn’t have said it better myself! Hey, where did all the “dawg” fans go??? Gee, think I said that last year in Jax late in the 3rd Qtr. You’re not going to outlast us, out cheer us, out work us or out blog us! Gator Nation is everywhere!!!
BKbroila
July 2nd, 2009
4:22 am
Mack Brown, Jeff Luc, Garrison Smith, T.J. Stripling….follow suit and jump on board…UGA is ready for you!
takedowndawg
July 2nd, 2009
7:22 am
60sdcgator, no quarterbacks at UGA? Amusing. I do believe we added a pretty good passer(AARON MURRAY) out of the Tampa area last year that after meeting with UM he choose the PUPS instead of your highness. Your highness then proceeded to insult him for his decision. Shortly, afterwards we added also added the # 1 TE in FL(#2 in the nation) ORSON CHARLES to play catch with him. I saw Murray at the spring G-game for 10-12 plays. He has the tightest. quickest. catchable spiral that I have seen at Georgia since Eric Zier. He made all five of his passes attempeted and made it look easy like a future great one will. I think your highness let a great one get away. His arrogance(UM) will cost him a lot more, like Murray, in the future. Lighten up dc. I sounds like you and I are about the same age and love our respective teams which is great. By the way, do you live in Florida or do you live in GEORGIA. I always, thought it unual that NY’s living in Georigia/Florida would have “I love NY” pasted all over their bumpers and would consistently run down the southern states for not being as good as the NY area but when asked “why don’t you move back to where it is “promised land” they love they say, no way! Dc, do you live in Georgia? If you live in Florida, accept my apologies ahead of time. Otherwise, lighten up some on our native state. where we live and alot of us went to school(UGA) alumni 1975.
gatordowneast
July 2nd, 2009
8:59 am
No disrespect to other posters but why would a running back go to a program whose very best rushing offense during his tenure was ranked 38th out of all D1 programs? That is inspite of having consistently high ranked running backs on campus out of Georgia’s better HS programs.
What is happening to these kids after they arrive in Athens? Is their not a commitment to the running game? Are the O lineman not very good? Is the scheme flawed or too old school? Are the kids poorly coached? Is the offense not condusive to getting the ball to their playmakers giving them the best chance to hit big plays?
What gives?
gatordowneast
July 2nd, 2009
9:04 am
As to the previous post on Aaron Murray…AM wanted to play right away. He saw UF’s depth chart with Tebow backed up by John Brantley (5* and Gatorade HS player of the year) meaning Murray may not see the field for the next 3 years in Gainesville and looked at UGA and saw Joe Cox. Where would you go?
Diamond Dawg
July 2nd, 2009
9:32 am
C’MON DOWN TO THE BULLDOG NATION MACK!! WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YA! GO DAWGS!!
Sowega Dawg
July 2nd, 2009
9:54 am
These “high and mighty” gator fans damn sure don’t like it when we get the recruits they wanted. Enjoy it while you can you loudmouth “front-runners”, we’ll see how that offense works without your running quarterback.
JaxDawg
July 2nd, 2009
11:29 am
I do agree with the Gator Fans that their AD is making sure Urban Meyer doesn`t go anywhere and yes, any fan of a rival team of a Coach who is building a good program against their team definitely wants him to “pursue” other venues. Do I think he is leaving anytime soon? probably not, but as a fan of good football and the SEC this is how it is in the toughest Conference in the Nation Top teams top Coaches up and down the Conference so good on the Gators for keeping him, I`m sure if UGA had him we`d be doing the same thing.
To Tampa Gator – I was not saying that ALL Gator fans are bandwagon fans, all I was implying was that in the most recent 3-5 yr span you guys have picked fans that have absolutely No knowledge of Gator Football and are riding the coattails of the recent success that Florida has. I have some good friends here in Jacksonville who are Gator fans, and even they have told me they cannot stand the amount of bandwagon fans they have seen in orange and blue and are total idiots don`t worry…. I`ve seen my share of dawg fans that make us look bad as well. again good luck this year to all and GO DAWGS!!!
takedowndawg
July 2nd, 2009
3:55 pm
JaxDawg, you’re quite the diplomat! You must have to play a very lowkey profile in Jax? That’s alright of course for business. Understood. Go DAWGS!!!!!
dawes
July 3rd, 2009
8:37 am
don.t worry dog fans mack brown is coming to to play for the georgia bulldogs
Preston
July 3rd, 2009
4:40 pm
UGA is on an unbelievable run recruiting. I will be very surprised if Brown plays his home games anywhere but Athens. If UGA wants a player, they get the player. At least that’s how it’s been going for the past several years. GO DAWGS!
Jax Dawg
July 3rd, 2009
6:43 pm
Pretty funny takedowndawg, I`m from Warner Robins and raised about a Dawg Fan my whole life. I`m not really a diplomat, yes I am almost at ground zero (besides Gainesville) for Gator fans. I just try to make a sensible post other that what some of the others do on here. Personallly I prefer to do most of my “trash talk” after a game is played. GO DAWGS!!!
Two Liberty Red Shoes
July 4th, 2009
11:30 am
I saw Alec Ogletree play in the playoffs last year when Newnan played, I think, Tift County. He’s a man. UGA needed another big physical safety. He fits the bill.
60sdcgator
July 5th, 2009
10:49 pm
Hey, takedowndawg, I’m just responding to all this typical Georgia nonsense my man…that’s all. By the way, I grew up and still live in Jacksonville, FL and by the way have been around a little longer than you (Florida class of 67). Like I said regarding GA QB’s…..at the monent you really don’t have one. True freshman Murray may or may not prove to be a good one, but as of right now you are either stuck with Cox who is average at best or a true freshman somewhere in the middle of the upcoming season. Not good! If Cox was as good as touted coming out of Chris Leak’s old high school four years ago, then he would have at least pushed Stafford somewhere along the line, but he never did. Ask yoursel is he as good or better than Stafforsd. I would certainly hope better if I were a puppy fan, because staffors only had minimal success against the Gators. By the way, Urban appears arrogant to you Puppy fans because he owns you and you know it. One last thing regarding recruiting. There is an example of one big difference between SOS owning you and Urban owning you and it all revolves around a question that SOS made to the media following one of our many wins against your puppies in the 90’s, as follows: How come it is that come national signing day Georgia supposedly signed all the best players, but come game day….we appear to have the best players? The big difference now is that we sign the best players in February and they prove to still be the best players come October. Georgia did do a good job in getting a comittment from the Benedict kid from the Bolles school here in Jacksonville, but he spent most of his life in South Carolina and really had no long time ties to the state Florida, so that came as no big surpise. However, the other kids that cmitted to the puppies from here are 3 star rate kids and could obviously turn out to be good players some day, but another question you might need to ask yourself is why would Georgia jump the gun to offer 2 & 3 star rated kids in June of 2009, when national signing day is not until February of 2010? The truth is the defending national champs don’t have to do that, as they have 4 & 5 star kids lined up that want to comitt to them, but they can afford to wait on some of them until next February, in leiu of offering a kid this early that might be considered a project. I believe, as a long time follower of recruiting, that the puppies offered a couple of these out of state kids because they are not in on as many big time kids right now as you might think. Just facts my man….just quoting facts!