More secondary help on way for Dogs?
By DARRYL MAXIE / dmaxie@ajc.com
Georgia landed some secondary help over the weekend. Another high-profile player could be on the way.
Cornerback Cody Riggs of national powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale told Gridironstuds.com that the Bulldogs are leading on his list of schools to consider. Rivals ranks him No. 3 in the nation at his position; Scout ranks him No. 7.
Click on the link and you can check out what Chad Wilson of Gridironstuds has to say about Riggs and what Riggs had to say about why a school like Miami had no chance with him.
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Dawg Lover
July 13th, 2009
11:31 am
Bring it on Cody. This is really great news, if he commits and is eligable, etc. A lot can happen between now and Feb., but it doesn’t change that I’d love to have such a highly touted recruit in our secondary. Really says a lot to me that we continue to recruit such highly talented young men. Mark Richt and company are very well respected and it shows. Now let’s go get that SEC and NC title!!! Go Dawgs
true fan
July 13th, 2009
12:41 pm
If we get Riggs, then Luc could be on the way as well.
BarkingBulldawg
July 13th, 2009
12:41 pm
Agreed. Recruiting is blowing up. We are gonna be a program to be reckoned with for some time….
1eyedJack
July 13th, 2009
12:47 pm
By my count as of right now we only have 1 scholarship left to give.
Whopper Dawg
July 13th, 2009
12:52 pm
One Eyed Jack, how so? We are at 14 verbals.
1eyedJack
July 13th, 2009
1:06 pm
My bad ZERO scholarships to give. We currently have 83 on scholarship according to the breakdown on Scout.com. It looks correct. 13 of those are Seniors of which is included Kris Durham who will take a medical redshirt, so 12 graduating seniors. 83-12=71 + 14 recruits = 85 (shcolarship limit).
Pago Flyer
July 13th, 2009
1:09 pm
So another Top Ten recruiting class…so…nothing happens..again!
The Answer
July 13th, 2009
1:12 pm
Do not get caught up (or worry about) scholarship numbers. Leading up to signing day, this is a “moving” number. Best guess is that UGA signs 18 to 20 in Feb 2010.
Joe Smaha
July 13th, 2009
1:13 pm
We could have at least 1 or 2 players leave for the NFL draft plus there are at least 2 players who may graduate in December of 2009 or spring of 2010 who are not going to hang around for their last year of eligibility, so that could mean an additional 4 spots that might be available for the 2010 class.
matt
July 13th, 2009
1:13 pm
rashad jones will go pro, probably one other player who has a breakout year will go pro too (maybe rennie?)
then there will be attrition of a few…leaving 5-6 more spots i bet
Poss BBQ
July 13th, 2009
1:16 pm
P Flyer… something has been happening or you would not waste your time bashing UGA on a blog.
Mr_Dawg
July 13th, 2009
1:31 pm
Relax….
You know that 1-4 underclassmen will leave early next year. You also know that 1-4 scholarship players will matriuclate from the program for some reason. And you also know that 1-4 of these committs will not qualify academically. Something tells me that the coaches are fully aware of the situation.
1eyedJack
July 13th, 2009
1:49 pm
I agree with all the comments above. I’m just saying that from here on out you have to be careful with offers. Nothing is a given. It’s not a given that any players will turn pro or that any underclassmen will leave early, probable, but not a given. We don’t want to be like Saban and sign 20 and only have 14 to give.
JackO
July 13th, 2009
2:01 pm
Open both eyes Jack…I think Coach Saban knows what he is doing over there in Alabama.
charlotte_dawg
July 13th, 2009
2:04 pm
We need some DT’s. I’d think CMR wants another WR, CB, LB, DT, and Brown. 5 more.
Wayx Dawg
July 13th, 2009
2:19 pm
One correction here, Luc doesn’t attend St Thomas Aquinas, Lemarcus Joyner does. Luc goes to Treasure Coast where we already have a commitment from Deon Rogers.
H.S. Coach
July 13th, 2009
2:20 pm
1eyedJack, some will come in early and count towards next year, plus there is always attrition at every school. So UGA should be safe to get a few more if they can.
Ben
July 13th, 2009
2:43 pm
With attrition, UGA is expected to sign 18-20 next year.
Ali Akbar Allah
July 13th, 2009
2:47 pm
Maybe they can get some DB’s who can tackle. If not here comes another 45-42
Ali Akbar Allah
July 13th, 2009
2:47 pm
Wow I like smiley
shankit
July 13th, 2009
3:18 pm
POSS BBQ – An ol’ Wildcat from Dosta here. Never forget
the extra point miss (your only miss) to give us the state
championship. Not trying to rub it in, but those were the
good ol’ days for high school football. Hope your’e doing well.
GT.....Seriously???WTF
July 13th, 2009
3:29 pm
Ali Akbar Allah, go back to running your mini mart on n. avenue. Freaking terrorist!!!!
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July 13th, 2009
3:30 pm
[...] help on way for Dogs? 11:12 am July 13, 2009, by Darryl Maxie By DARRYL MAXIE / dmaxie@ajc.com More secondary help on way for Dogs? | AJC College Sports Recruiting Georgia landed some secondary help over the weekend. Another high-profile player could be on the [...]
yellow fuzz
July 13th, 2009
3:46 pm
What’s up with all the defensive backs committing to georgia? Oh that’s right. georgia’s defense is built around back peddling!
How else are they going to allow TWO backs to rush for over 100 yards and a high school offense to rush for 408 in one afternoon.
Maybe you guys should schedule Meadow Creek hs next fall!
Or maybe instead of recruiting all these blue chip high school prospects, you should schedule some of their old teams instead That way you can feel good about yourselves and your football program again.
At least until another 45-42 bitch-slap-smack-down.
yellow fuzz's saviour
July 13th, 2009
4:54 pm
Have a little bit of class, win or lose. Have a little class, after all you are ivy league material being a tech student or fan, right?
Also a Dawg Fan
July 13th, 2009
5:20 pm
LOL…YALL FUNNY
SmartDawg
July 13th, 2009
5:26 pm
What kind of turd would call a 45-42 a bitch slap. I would call it a freaking miracle. That is why you are still talking about it. Who really gives a crap GA had a bad game and Tech played way above their potential.
SmartDawg
July 13th, 2009
5:28 pm
yellow fuzz must be the streak down your back.
tenn.DAWG
July 13th, 2009
5:58 pm
We sure could use this this guy,most of the kids from that school are not only great players,but great people also.Lets make certain we stay in the hunt.
Big Bee
July 13th, 2009
6:47 pm
SMARTDAWG, how did you get that name, ’cause you are about the dumbest,uncouth, stupidist moron who ever penned a blogg.
yellow fuzz
July 13th, 2009
6:54 pm
Smart Dawg,
The bitch slapping started early in the 3rd quarter (when “ya’ll” were up by 16 points). It ended when the game was over, 19 points and 408 yards rushing later.
Thanks for the memories, bitch!
yellow fuzz
July 13th, 2009
6:57 pm
Smatdawg,
LOL.
“Who really gives a crap”?
YOU DO! And you, me and everyone in AJC land knows it!
follow the money trail
July 13th, 2009
7:01 pm
What does GT, AL and reefer all have in common?
They get smoked in bowls.
bank walker
July 13th, 2009
7:04 pm
I have heard Riggs was leaning our way. This is turning out to be a stellar class!
Big B!tch....i mean Big bee. how come or .....
July 13th, 2009
7:05 pm
should i say. Who i the name of love gave you that (Queer A$$ name MAGGOT ) !!!!! Oh…..I got one for you idiots !!!! 45-42 YAAAYYY !!!!…….Dumb A$$E$ !!!! IT’S GREAT TO BE A GEORGIA BULLDOG & THE HELL WITH YECK . GATA RIGGS !!!
My socks need washing yellow crap....
July 13th, 2009
7:09 pm
ARE U GAME ???? LOVE THEM DAWGS & THE HELL WITH tech !!!!!!!!!!!!
yellow fuzz
July 13th, 2009
7:11 pm
Hey follow the money trail,
We won the “Georgia Bowl” though. 45-42!!
Come on inn to the BULLDOGNATION Mr Riggs !!!
July 13th, 2009
7:15 pm
IT’S GREAT TO BE A GEORGIA BULLDOG !!!! i said …IS GREAT TO BE A GEORGIA BULLDOG !!! i said …IS GREAT TO BE A GEORGIA BULLDOG !!!!! WOOF,WOOF,WOOF !!!!
follow the money trail
July 13th, 2009
7:17 pm
No way GT gets by us this year, though, and deep down inside most tech fans know it and are scared.
I got CHEAP RINGS 4 sale MAGGOT'S ....
July 13th, 2009
7:19 pm
I’ll give you idiots a discount if you like.
tech reminds me of an uncle of my.....
July 13th, 2009
7:25 pm
who would tell you jokes but he ain’t funny !!!! GATA DAWGS !!!!
BG
July 13th, 2009
7:32 pm
Yellow fuzz 1 win in 8 years .HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Tech won the "Georgia Bowl" in Athens 45-42!
July 13th, 2009
7:49 pm
Put that in your red man and chew it!
TampaGator
July 13th, 2009
7:49 pm
What is G-studs.com anyway. Never heard of it before. Oh, I heard on staytuned.com that every top player in the nation has Georgia at the top of his list of schools. St. Thomas, in recent years, has been a welcome ground for Notre Dame coaches and everything I have read on the kid has him favoring ND highly over all the other schools. Wow. How good is St. Thomas’ defense going to be this year. They have two of the best CB in the nation on the same team.
Sanford Drive
July 13th, 2009
7:54 pm
Maybe Tech should schedule a cupcake or two…How about Gardner Webb? Oh…
TampaGator
July 13th, 2009
7:58 pm
Just read the link. Sounds like he is more interested in Georgia than Notre Dame now. Also, you failed to mention all the nice things he said about Florida and that he will not make a decision until the end of the year. Your article made it sound like the kid was ready to commit to the Dawgs. Far from it. In fact, it sounds to me like Florida is still very high on his list, which suprised me becasue of all the top DBs that are already committed to Florida this year. Meyer did say that he wants to get a commitment from one more top corner, and this kid might be just that commitment at the end of the year. So don’t count your chicks just yet Dawg fans.
brick
July 13th, 2009
9:18 pm
Coaches are saying we will sign 21. The 12 sr going, we always lose a couple to the NFL early, a couple are expecting to transfer or give up football all together. To me that means 16-18, but I am sure they know some things going on that I don’t.
Hairofthedawg
July 13th, 2009
9:53 pm
Hey Brick,
I am like you, a math guy, and I look at all the offers and know we might have a half dozen more to committ and sign. But at DE alone we have offered already this many at least. Premeir schools and programs are startig to fill up fast and early. If a HS player really is interested in a particular school they might think about making a decision before all the slots are filled. Yep we would like to have them all but NCAA will not allow bu so many. Just ask Omar Hunter who ended up going to the gators (yep small g, no typo) cause the Dawgs had no more scholarships to offer. My understanding was he really wanted to be a Dawg at heart but waited a tad too long. Looks like a great class so far. Go Dawgs!
Flo-Ri-Duh!
July 13th, 2009
10:21 pm
Dawgs will have about 8 scholarships left with the early departures to the pros and a couple of guys getting kicked off of the team.
Old Dawg
July 13th, 2009
11:48 pm
There are at least 12…for UGA 14 games ahead of us. It’s those quiet Dawgs that will take a bite out of your ass…it’s coming…Get ready for the pain.
BKbroila
July 14th, 2009
1:15 am
UGA has a ton of scholarships available because they NEVER OVERSIGN and are in line for a huge class full of quality players. They will get everyone they really want with the exception of 2 or 3 along the road…no problem, the best has yet to come for UGA…go dawgs!
benadawg
July 14th, 2009
6:21 am
Rennie can only go pro if he can tackle head on, if its short yardage watch em run right at him, side to side he can run you down, my concern is Running back. Caleb King has got to step up.
Paddy
July 14th, 2009
7:58 am
The thing of interest to me is how UM is becoming a non-factor in its own back yard. The teritory it once dominated. Players are just not giving them much of a look anymore. IMHO they will be the biggest flop in the ACC this season.
CHARLOTTE DAWG
July 14th, 2009
9:44 am
Where are the FB recruits? We didn’t sign one last year and we can’t have that big of a gap between Chapas/Munzen……
Need a good FB as a good FB in our pro-style offense is very valuable and necessary. Richt uses them just right too!
MikkUGA
July 14th, 2009
10:21 am
CRG has already said we will take 21 in this class. So we have 7 left.
Comin' Down The Track
July 14th, 2009
10:22 am
Thy beatdown cometh, bugs.
yellow fuzz
July 14th, 2009
10:52 am
Hey Comin’ Down The Track,
Let’s see how big you talk after the game! You guys were pretty confident here this time last year too.
And stick to driving your train! REAL engineers do a whole lot more with their lives.
At Tech, we don’t fit the mold, we make it!
yellow fuzz
July 14th, 2009
10:59 am
Hey Georgia
I fully expect to see another 2nd half bitch slapping like you took in the “Bowl Championship Series of Georgia” last year.
FORTY FIVE – FORTY TWO
GTATL
July 14th, 2009
11:04 am
I expect the UGA vs GT game to be a great match up this year!! Can’t wait, been a fan for 50 years!!
yellowfuzz – be a real fan and don’t make ignorant comments about peoples jobs and their lives when you know nothing about them. It’s embarrassing to the tech nation.
yellow fuzz
July 14th, 2009
11:10 am
I’d rather have “a high school offense” than A HIGH SCHOOL DEFENSE like you have.
We marched through you guys worse than General Sherman did!
Just be glad we didn’t decide to burn down the hedges!
LOL. Our “high school offense” rushed for 408 yards in one afternoon. That would have taken Hershal and noshawn 2 or 3 games to do the same!
yellow fuzz
July 14th, 2009
11:14 am
GTATL,
Hitting a little too close to home for you there?
You can sit on the Georgia side if you want to.
Know-it Dawg
July 14th, 2009
11:38 am
Good response FUZZ – because anyone who goes to that game will be sitting with the UGA fans, it will be just like another home game for the DAWGS just like always…
Not enough bees to fill up the stadium or you techies just sell them to us, hahah!! losers
yellow fuzz
July 14th, 2009
11:54 am
GTATL,
I fight fire with fire and do bleed gold and black and personally am tired of being shi* on by the moral majority here in AJC land as well as at my family reunions these past 8 years. I for one have thoroughly enjoyed slinging a littl shi* back in retalitation for my punative damages the last 7.5 months.
You however seem to be a sidewalk, “have a nice day”, Tech fan for which I also have little use for. So please accept my STFU and have a nice day!
yellow fuzz
July 14th, 2009
12:04 pm
Know-it-all-dawg,
Just because I am too intelligent to attend a school like Georgia does not mean that I am Duzie Howser. Any Georgia fan that sits near me that gets out of line will get bitch slapped just like we (and Florida) did to you guys in the 2nd halves last year.
You can count on it!
Know-it Dawg
July 14th, 2009
12:19 pm
You sound like the next guy thats going to go on a rampage and shock the world with years of anger and hurt and then you will try to repent years from now and your excuse would only be because of all the years you watched your little bees get bashed by the dawgs…
This will be my last correspondence with you, have fun in Milledgeville FUZZ!!
Yes Sir
July 14th, 2009
12:33 pm
Scout just updated their recruiting rankings and UGA just jumped UF and is now ranked #4.
DesertDawg
July 14th, 2009
12:34 pm
4 Star DE Dexter Morant is heading to Athens!
Go Dawgs!
yellow fuzz
July 14th, 2009
12:54 pm
Know-it-all-dawg,
“This will be my last correspondence with you”.
Thanks. One less AHOLE I have to deal with
KCC
July 14th, 2009
1:51 pm
hey Yellow Fuzz just a question Do you play the game or does the team? You know nothing about the game because if you did these are 18-20 year olds whose main goal is to get a degree and possibly play in the NFL. I am a UGA fan you win some you lose some so Congrats on the 45-42 THUMPING as you call it of the Dawgs but really UGA gave the game away. Tech did play a great game they deserved it but no need to brag when you have won 1 game in 8 times just like us with UF. Paul Johnson is a great coach and will win a ton of games for GT but again until you put the jersey on and play for them shut your mouth I am tired of reading it. Tech will win 50% of the UGA/GT games now with Paul Johnson there until they let him go.
KCC
July 14th, 2009
1:54 pm
I like to watch College Football period and if we win great if not oh well some people take it too dang personal. Every season UGA has top talent and wins 8-10 games which is great in the SEC would I like a national championship yeah who wouldn’t but it takes a lot of luck, no injuries, and the ball/calls to go your way for 13-14 games in a row. UGA does great so has Tech so leave it at that and let the better team win.
yellow fuzz
July 14th, 2009
2:05 pm
KCC,
Feel free to not read what I write AZZhole. I am a junior at Tech and played on the scout team until I got injuried (like Rudy but on the other side of the ball). So yes, I played at a higher level than 99.9% of the readers here. But unlike you, I was raised right and that would be with the gold and black. “fuzz” is a nckname that comes from my last name. And believe me, yellow fuzz has no problem putting a Georgia fan in his place either on here or in person. It’s nothing for this nerd to whip a man’s azz. Especially one that barks in public.
Know-it Dawg
July 14th, 2009
3:07 pm
FUZZ wake-up little buddy…don’t kid yourself, you are fooling no one. HAHAHA
Everyone knows you never played any sports, what a joke!!
A real player has or should have sportsmanship, clearly you don’t. You played at a high lever, what a joker you are!! LOL
Habersham Dawg
July 14th, 2009
3:53 pm
Hey Yellow Fuzz,
Why are you so concerned with Georgia Football. Your posts are very frequent! You should be concerned about your own football team.
I think your mom would like you to get off of the computer and help her do some chores. Run along now…
N.GA.DAWG
July 15th, 2009
10:31 am
rudy fuzz, lmao. da
shankit
July 15th, 2009
11:14 am
Yellow Fuzz
Need eight tickets to the November 13th Ga. Tech game.
Can be there by 3:00 P. M.
Please have kickoff to coincide with my arrival.
Thanks
Yellow Fuzz's daddy
July 15th, 2009
10:58 pm
I won’t to apologize for my little 12 yr old son getting on the computer and acting like
a spoiled brat. He is doing all that talk about bitch slapping because that is what
all the little girls over at his school do to him. I try to get him to play with his train
set as he does dream of being an engineer. But like most yuckies, his attention
span and mental IQ are short and low.
GO DAWGS and Kick ass like always cause bitching slapping isn’t allowed
at and MAN’S SCHOOL!
Top Dawg
July 15th, 2009
11:04 pm
Yellow Belly Fuzz
Give me a section/aisle/Seat #
I’ll be glad to sit near you and then
Stick that calculator and slide rule up your azz
that is if your boyfriend doesnt have U butt plugged
Dawgs Rule over Tech Fuzz
July 16th, 2009
7:16 am
Yellow Fuzz
Any fuc**** time or Place as* Hole. You name it and you won’t be around to type any more SHI*
dap01
July 16th, 2009
10:03 am
Yellow fuzz: People like you keep GA Tech at the below average level. Go to your own blog.
yellow fuzz
July 16th, 2009
5:25 pm
lol. I’ll just let last years numbers speak for themselves and encourage the dawg nation to expect more of the same this November.
2 (backs rushed for over 100 yards)
408 yards (our high school offense vs. your 4-5 star recruit filled defense)
16 (point deficit we over came at half time)
45-42 (Final score of the “Georgia Bowl”)
89,000 (number of Georgia people that got real quiet in the 3rd and 4th quarters)
1,000,000 (leaves that our high school offense blew off of your hedges)
45-19 (likely score of this years game)
211 (number of miles to the Music City Bowl)
4 (number of real live Georgia fans I have physically put in their rightful place)
yellow fuzz
July 16th, 2009
5:39 pm
62 (the number of Georgia posters that are starting to get on my nerves here).
puppydawg
July 17th, 2009
6:17 am
yellow fuzz, make that 63, bitch.
Ali Akbar Allah
July 17th, 2009
6:19 am
I am not a terrorist but I am a terrorist wannabe. I was kicked out of Al Qaida for being gay.
yellow fuzz
July 17th, 2009
9:23 am
You got it puppy. You’re on the list little man.
yellow fuzz
July 17th, 2009
9:26 am
puppydawg,
Your number 63. probably the only football roster you have ever made in your pathetic life.
yellow fuzz
July 17th, 2009
9:53 am
Yellow fuzz’s top 10 (by the numbers)
1. TWO (backs rushed for over 100 yards)
2. FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHT (yards our high school offense rushed for vs. your 4-5 star recruit filled defense)
3. SIXTEEN (point deficit we over came at half time)
4. FORTY FIVE TO FORTY TWO (Final score of last year’s “Georgia Bowl”)
5. EIGHTY NINE THOUSAND (number of Georgia people that got real quiet in the 3rd and 4th quarters exactly like they did in Jacksonville weeks before)
6. ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN (total number of leaves that our high school offense blew off of your hedges)
7. FORTY FIVE TO NINETEEN (likely score of this years game)
8. TWO HUNDRED AND ELEVEN (number of miles to the Music City Bowl)
9. FOUR (number of real live Georgia fans I have physically had to put in their rightful place)
10. SIXTY THREE (number of Georgia posters that are starting to get on my nerves here).
Bonus: ZERO (number of organized football games Bill King has ever played in his life)
puppydawg
July 17th, 2009
12:41 pm
yellow fuzz, it is you that has lived a pathetic existence. Your name calling and other public displays of vitriol directed at strangers indicate that you are insecure and lack even a modicum of intelligence. Do you honestly believe anyone is intimidated by your threats to physically put people in their place? If so, it isn’t working one bit. I think maybe you’re just trying to convince yourself and the rest of us that you are a real man when, in reality, you are just a pathetic little POS who doesn’t matter. No wonder your family hates you! And, FYI, it is 2176 miles to Boise.
yellow fuzz ass kicker
July 17th, 2009
12:45 pm
Hey yellow fuzz, you will look like red fuzz after
the dogs smack you silly. You are going to feel
like the scout team bitch. If you really played
as you say you know what I mean. Also, all of
your post tell me you are a man who has no life.
Go get a woman if you are capable and move out
of your mothers basement.