Tennessee’s Lane Kiffin declares recruiting war on Georgia
As it turns out, erecting billboards was just Phase One of Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin's plans to lay siege to Atlanta.
Here in Georgia, all the talk after this past Saturday’s 45-19 whipping at the hands of Tennessee centered around what’s wrong with the Bulldogs’ defense and whether a change of coordinators was the only way to fix it. But back up on Rocky Top the story of the game was what the Vols’ victory might do for their recruiting.
Tennessee, as most folks are aware, doesn’t produce much in the way of four- and five-star recruiting prospects. Georgia, as we all know, produces a lot. So shortly after Saturday’s game, the Vols’ brash young coach Lane Kiffin effectively declared our fair state a war zone.
“I know there are a lot of great teams in this conference,” Kiffin told reporters. “But I told [the team], to me, this is the biggest matchup, Georgia. Because of what we do recruiting, for this staff, this is the biggest matchup.”
That, my friends, is drawing a line in the Georgia red clay.
Kiffin was reportedly even more pointed with his players in the celebratory postgame locker room.
“He basically made a promise to us that we wouldn’t lose to them anymore, forever or until he leaves,” All-America safety and Atlanta native Eric Berry said. “He’s not going to let Georgia beat us.”
That certainly put a bug in the ear of the Tennessee media. John Adams, the respected veteran columnist of the Knoxville News-Sentinel, wrote about the potential recruiting impact of the win not just in Georgia but across to country. And ESPN’s SEC blogger Chris Low, who lives in Knoxville, weighed in on the recruiting theme in his Sunday column. And on and on it has been repeated.
Give Kiffin this: It is a proven formula for the Vols. Lest we forget, it was with considerable contributions from Atlantans Jamal Lewis, Cosey Coleman and Deon Grant that UT won the 1998 national championship.
Probably the most important thing Georgia has done in the past decade, between Jim Donnan, Rodney Garner and Mark Richt, is reestablish a recruiting stronghold in metro Atlanta and at least dam to a trickle the flow of talent 3 1/2 hours north to Knoxville. Kiffin was subtle at first, having billboards erected around Atlanta. Now he has publically declared he intends to blow up said dam.
To date, that hasn’t happened. Kiffin currently has commitments from two of our citizens: Super 11 wide receiver Markieth Ambles of McDonough-Henry County and middle linebacker Michael Taylor of Atlanta-Westlake. But the present prize the Vols are battling Georgia for is 6-foot-6, 300-pound offensive tackle JaWuan James of North Gwinnett High in Suwanee. The former Alabama commitment just happened to be in attendance as UT’s official guest at Saturday’s game in Knoxville. He spent the previous two weekends in Athens. James is about feel what it’s like to be the rope in a game of tug of war.
My old buddy Jimmy Hyams called me Monday and asked me come on his Knoxville radio show (WNML-AM) Monday afternoon to “talk about the fallout of Georgia’s loss to Tennessee.” I did and he asked if I thought one game like that one could turn the tide against the Bulldogs.
No, I told him, I thought Kiffin was a little premature planting his Big Orange flag atop Stone Mountain based on one victory. But string several together like Phil Fulmer and the Vols did in the 1990s and the Dogs could be in trouble.
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Brew
October 13th, 2009
2:00 am
We also have a commitment from JC Copeland, a great DE prospect. Georgia is to be commended for the high level of HS football down here. It’s easy to see why this place is on Kiffin’s agenda. There are plenty of great prospects to go around. We’re just trying to get all the best ones we can…just like all the other schools that invade the state.
Ron
October 13th, 2009
3:13 am
Gee maw, I jus saw a billboard up th street with UT on it. I guess that’s where I want to get my eddycashun. S(tupid)EC is as S(tupid)EC does.
Saint Crompton
October 13th, 2009
3:16 am
(((( 45 19 )))) hahahahahahahahaha
The Brave New World « Vols in the Fall
October 13th, 2009
5:32 am
[...] Coach Lane Kiffin made that statement in a post-game press conference, chronicled by Wes Rucker of the Chattanooga Times Free Press where he explores Coach Kiffin’s post-game comments regarding Georgia being Tennessee’s biggest rival. Chip Towers of the Atlanta Journal Constitution did the same. [...]
benadawg
October 13th, 2009
6:05 am
well we all know what a great person Jamal Lewis turned out to be…Bring it on Kiffin, since niether of us can beat Florida we might as well try to beat up on each other…to the winner goes the spoils, your mouth is gonna cost you recruits of character
The Ed
October 13th, 2009
6:05 am
Did your copy editor take the day off? Words are missing here and there.
PaulC
October 13th, 2009
6:39 am
I guess Kiffin isn’t allowed to talk to his players anymore without Georgia people trying to gin up a phony controversy. Kiffin didn’t exactly go on Sports Center and say his team is never going to lose to Georgia again. He said it to his team in the locker room. In private. He said it as a motivational tool, and apparently it worked really, really well. Get over your phony outrage, Georgia fans.
#2 BAMA FAN
October 13th, 2009
6:39 am
Georgia should not worry about boy blunder!! They need to keep a eye on Saban and company from Alabama!! RTR
Coog
October 13th, 2009
6:40 am
Correction – Deon Grant was from Augusta not Atlanta.
bull-gator
October 13th, 2009
6:43 am
Kiffin and friends will commit several NCAA recruiting violations over the next few years and will be in hot water with the administration over scholarship reductions and a ban on post season play (see $$ loss). Kiffin is a world class __________ (fill in the blank).
Swamp Dawg
October 13th, 2009
6:53 am
Kiffin needs to be concerned about closing Tenn’s borders before believing he is coming in an mop up in Ga. Maybe he has done forgot that the # 1 & 2 ranked players Brown, and Long out of Tenn is in Athens as we speak.
Bubba Da Ford Dealer
October 13th, 2009
7:10 am
Dis is just killing me. Can’t win a football game and dang sho can’t give away a Bulldawg Tough Ford Truck.
Change has gotta come.
JB
October 13th, 2009
7:19 am
He can sign 20 + a year. Georgia produces about 100 “top notch” Div1 players a year and out out those, there are 15-20 that EVERY school wants. He will pick off one here and there, so will Auburn, Bama, Florida etc. We have 6 commits from Florida I believe for next year. Georgia may be loaded at one position, say WR, get one or two commits and let the other 4 or 5 prospects, who we don’t offer, go elsewhere. So, it’s RED MEAT for his fan base. That’s all.
faceplant
October 13th, 2009
7:30 am
When are they going to start emphasizing over-preparation for teams that want to beat UGA so bad? Remember the UF defense doing extra pushups for every yard knowshon ran?
VOL FAN
October 13th, 2009
7:41 am
I do believe that I have seen an Auburn sign in ATL also. Get over it! This is a free nation for now and every coach can recruite nationwide.
fkut
October 13th, 2009
7:43 am
Comp-Lane isn’t going to do anything but make two mediocre (UT and UGA) worse. He’s going to dilute the talent going to UGA and pickup just enough to win 8 games a year at UT. Either way, Florida is still kicking both your as*es. I don’t see a Florida loss to UT of UGA any time soon. Comp-Lane isn’t going to be singing Rotten Crotch all night long for a long time.
hiveredtech
October 13th, 2009
7:46 am
Lane Kiffin is a goofball…he is Dabo Swinney’s long lost brother. I wish GaTech could get our offense on him in Knoxville and make his daddy’s head spin.
C. Q.
October 13th, 2009
7:57 am
While the loss to U.T. on Saturday sucked beyond description, both teams now sit at 3-3 with a lot of football left to be played. Let’s wait and see where each team stands at the end of the year, what kind of bowl bid (if any) they might get, and where they are to be found (if at all) in the final polls. I think that will weigh far more on the minds of potential recruits than the inexplicable come-apart that UGA suffered last Saturday. Most folks have caught on by now that CLK is good for a sound byte a day. This one just happend to come at our expense. GO DAWGS!!
what???
October 13th, 2009
7:59 am
and I quote benadog” to the winner goes the spoils, your mouth is gonna cost you recruits of character” since when did UGA or UT claim to have those types of “athletes”???
Face It
October 13th, 2009
8:00 am
Face it mutts – Kiffin and co. whooped your tails on Saturday and the Vols have, once again, embarrassed your program to the state of sadness. You’re already calling for coaches to be fired. Vols win for the third time in four years, once again, in grand fashion and now Tennessee’s domination of your stale program begins. And if I were you, I wouldn’t be too worried about what Kiffin’s doing. You have no control over that. You should start trying to figure out why your football program has never EVER lived up to its potential.
Gt4ever
October 13th, 2009
8:01 am
What a loud mouth. One win over an average UGA team and the UT coach goes crazy….. UGA will blow those guys away next year….. What a buffoon. Kiffin just SHUTUP!
Walter Miller
October 13th, 2009
8:10 am
You guys may need to get that cemetary away from your stadium.
Walt
UT ‘81
Craig
October 13th, 2009
8:15 am
Kiffin is accomplishing what he set out to do…get in people’s heads and get them talking. All of you who pretend to think Kiffin is irrelevant are on here whining about him. If he is nothing, why are you even spending time coming up with creative posts to mock him? Clearly the man is much smarter than you are because he got you spending your free time talking about him on a blog. UF, UA, and UGA fans are all on here whimpering and whining about Lane. And it is accomplishing what Lane wants – earned media (that means free attention for those native Georgians) that gets put on ESPN and talk in the blogosphere. Recruits are noticing and the team is rebuilding. A lousy team held UF to 23 points. A lousy QB put 4 touchdowns on UGA. When the rebuilding finishes, this little ol’ UT will retake the SEC.
As for UGA, how long does it take them to win a national title? Richt is the new Fulmer.
Starz 'N Barz
October 13th, 2009
8:20 am
Mark Richt and Lane Kiffin Both F E A R Coach Saban
ROLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
TIDE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bhs
October 13th, 2009
8:20 am
Does it matter? With all our great recuruits, we just got our butts handed to us on a platter. Not to mention, we are 9-6 in our last 15 games, and some of those wins were supposed to be “tune-ups”.
SimpleDawg
October 13th, 2009
8:20 am
Years ago Clempson, Awbarn, Tennysee, and others built strong programs off of Georgia recruits….Richt stemmed the tide for a few years, but I can see the cracks in the dam beginning to appear again.
The primary reason for the coming exodus of talent leaving the state will be the apparent decline of the football program at UGA.
It is a sad time to be a Georgia Bulldog.
Paddy
October 13th, 2009
8:24 am
Bottomline, winning gets you ink. Ink helps you sign players. Win more games and Kniffin is a non-factor!
richtisthenewfulmer
October 13th, 2009
8:25 am
3 of 4, 13 of the last 19- We are coming for your recruits and your women. We have owned the pups for years and will do so for years to come. Richt, Donnan or Goff it makes no difference, even Vince only won b/c someone bought a running back w/ many personalities. Its great to be a Tennessee Volunteer !!!!
Crompton for Heismanf
October 13th, 2009
8:26 am
Hunker down you hairy mutts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
collegeballfan
October 13th, 2009
8:27 am
How do you get into the minds of 17 & 18 years old kids?
Maybe Kiffin will be successful with this approach.
RedKneckerson
October 13th, 2009
8:31 am
Respected columnist John Adams? Are you kidding? The guy is despised by anyone that reads his articles. He is the KNS version of the AJC’s Mark Bradley. Nothing to write about except for things about firing coaches.He’s a bum. Bothe of them are bums actually. Total hacks.
Tom
October 13th, 2009
8:38 am
And GT benefits from it.
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October 13th, 2009
8:39 am
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Tech Fan
October 13th, 2009
8:50 am
GA has more important issues to deal with than the latest spew from Lame. Winning will solve the border wars.
SANGER
October 13th, 2009
8:54 am
mR.KOFFIN RECRUTE ME i CAN RECITE ROCKIE TOP WITH A BONE IN MY MOUF.
Palmetto State Dawg
October 13th, 2009
8:54 am
For Lane Kiffin to say that Tenn would never lose to GA while he is there is insane. What is he smoking? How can he make a statement like that? Sure, Tenn whipped us this year, but each year is different. For him to say something that dumb speaks volumes about his arrogance and ingnorance.
Dan Marino
October 13th, 2009
8:58 am
Wow, an SEC school is recruiting in the state of Georgia?
Say it ain’t so.
That is really a novel idea.
There will be 300+ D1 signees from the state this year. UGA can take 25, Gtu can take 14 or 15, so…the other 250+ have got to go somewhere.
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October 13th, 2009
8:59 am
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King Gator
October 13th, 2009
9:05 am
Good luck in “Blue Turf Bowl” in Boise, Dawgs, not sure if it will help in recruiting against Tenn; but you might be able to beat out Wyoming for a few 2.5 star recruits in the Upper NW. This team could use a little toughness, so who knows.
Go Gators! 3 NC’s in 4 years – OWNED!
unbiased volfan
October 13th, 2009
9:22 am
Don’t forget Darren Myles Jr either….he’ll be a starter for us next yr as a sophmore. He was big “get” for Kiffin & Co last yr
unbiased volfan
October 13th, 2009
9:25 am
I do love the quote from Spurrier in 1991 when he was at UF- “I know Georgia has all that talent…..I’m just not sure what they do w/ it” It still rings trues almost 20 yrs later
Admit it, DAWGS….you do squander some talent
Vols_1
October 13th, 2009
9:31 am
You Dawgs need to stop acting like a bunch of babies. Of course UT is going to recruit in Georgia, just as your team recruits in Tennessee. It seems to me the number one high school player in Tennessee signed with Georgia last year. Georgia has a couple of hundred D-1 prospects every year. They can’t all go to Georgia. 45-19.
AlwaysAVol
October 13th, 2009
9:35 am
On the upside, you guys are probably just about four dozen krispy kremes away from a coaching staff change. Historically speaking.
Hal
October 13th, 2009
9:42 am
So what else is new? Half of the people up here in Seattle think Auburn is in Georgia.
Vol in Suwanee
October 13th, 2009
9:42 am
The Dawgs have a problem with a coach that shows passion before, during and after a game? Richt looks like he is getting ready for the funeral of his best friend during the whole game. Not sure it is fair to put James in the cross hairs. Let him make his decision based on what he wants in a program.
The Real SugarHillDawg
October 13th, 2009
9:57 am
I’m not worried about Elane Kiffin. There presence (stench) is already down here and they will be just another school fighting over players
Andy
October 13th, 2009
10:01 am
He should have said they’ll beat Georgia “as long as my daddy is here to hold my hand and make me look like I can coach.”
Hershel
October 13th, 2009
10:13 am
Who cares about the high schools in Georgia? Look at the folks Richt has verbals from for this year…Almost all of them are from Florida. That’s where we had decided is a must for us to reach the next level. The Georgia kids simply can’t win but apparently the Florida kids can (see the championships at UM, FSU and UF for reference).
Gen Neyland
October 13th, 2009
10:14 am
I was at the Tennessee walk-thru practice late Friday afternoon and heard the inspirational speeches given to the team by injured LB Nick Reveiz, former player and coaching asst Inky Johnson, and last but not least, Eric Berry. If JaWuan James was in attendance for that plus the game and the locker room postgame celebration, the Volunteers will be in the running for this guy. No doubt.
ChattaVol
October 13th, 2009
10:21 am
I’ve been reading this “blawg” off and on over the past few months, and I cannot tell you what great satisfaction it was watching my Vols whip your sorry butts on Saturday. Mark Richt is a classy guy, so you will never hear me bash him (unlike all you so called UGA fans). All that Lame Kitten talk has to taste pretty bad in your mouths right now, heh? Remember Fulmer’s 9 in a row vs. UGA? That is going to pale in comparison to the Kiffin domination of your doggies. We will be glad to hire Richt as an assistant when you fire him.
Top Dawg
October 13th, 2009
10:26 am
Walt (8:10 a.m.) – And you need to learn how to spell “cemetery.”
ratherBgambling
October 13th, 2009
10:29 am
Bozo will pick up the scraps in Georgia like CMR does in Florida. Hell, Colorado St recruits Georgia, its who you get. Ambles? please UT got him because USCw, UF and UGA passed on that ego-maniac.
I saw this coming, the first SEC win and Bozo is all over them. No one wants to be that team, well mutts- you have a year of Bozo to listen to and shoving 45-19 in your face.
Crimson
October 13th, 2009
10:34 am
Top recruits in the state of Georgia will be up for grabs for out of state power. But I suggest UT get in line. Fla. has far more of an allure than Kiffin. And then Alabama and after we pound the vols into the Bryant-Denny turf in 2 weeks you will be a distant thought on the minds of recruits. Congrats on your win over the dogs vols. Celebrate all you can while you can because when we get a hold of you in 2 weeks its gonna be a beatdown for the ages.
kerryb
October 13th, 2009
10:46 am
I don’t care what this idiot says. Would you trust your kid to a man like Mark Richt or a moronic, egomaniac jerk like Lame Kiffin. I think the choice is and easy one to make. Marlon Brown’s family did.
Yellow Fuzz
October 13th, 2009
10:49 am
Georgia = Gymnastics, Equestrian, Park & Leisure Services degrees
Tech = Football, Basketball, Baseball & Engineering degrees
Georgia = Few athletes can spell Calculus
Tech = All athletes take it
Georgia = Fits the mold
Tech = Makes the mold
Georgia = Tech’s bitch
Tech = Georgia’s daddy
kerryb
October 13th, 2009
10:52 am
Isn’t it funny that these guys beat us pretty good in 2007 and talked a bunch of crap and we ended up finishing #2. They thought they were going to take over the state then and ended up firing their coach. It won’t be any different. Tenn. has been an insignificant program for the last 10 years and will continue to be so until they fire this idiot in about another year or two. Especially when his Daddy retires and can’t hold his hand anymore.
kerryb
October 13th, 2009
10:52 am
Tech=Beat down by Miami
Mikey
October 13th, 2009
10:53 am
45-19 45-19 45-19 hahahahahahaha
kerryb
October 13th, 2009
10:53 am
Tech=No BCS game
#1 BAMA FAN
October 13th, 2009
10:54 am
Tenn & Lane Kiffin can’t even beat Bama for good recruits in their own state. Bama might lose a few recruits because of negative recruiting against us and fear of competing for a position but Saban will do fine. I think Kiffin loves to hear the sound of his own voice because he is not scaring anyone in the SEC. The beatdown that they will get on the third Saturday in October will be like last year at Neyland…I won’t have to hear Rocky Top! RTR
Vick=Dog killing thug
October 13th, 2009
10:55 am
Big dawg fan here…. I dont like this at all but give Kiffin his due. He hauled Mark Richt to the 50 yard line, ordered him to drop his pants and proceeded to spank his bottom red in front of 107,000 people.
kerryb
October 13th, 2009
10:55 am
Tech=Just shut up
Larry
October 13th, 2009
10:57 am
It’s kind of cute that Lane had to hire his daddy to be with him. But then, this is the Tennessee mountains, so who knows what they do behind closed doors?
kerryb
October 13th, 2009
11:00 am
#1 Bama fan, I am looking forward to that game. I want to see this idiots face when you guys give him a true beat down. Tenn. clowns finally win an SEC game this year and you would think they are going to the chamionship game. Guys you are still 1-2 in the SEC this year, get over yourselves. I completely hate Florida but I rooted for them over Tenn. because of this clown they have as a coach. Tenn people wise up, this clown is only making your program look bad.
Georgia Vol
October 13th, 2009
11:04 am
In case the dawg fans have forgotten, Tennessee has whipped the mutts three out of the last four years, two of those coached by Fat Phil. Ignore what Kiffin says and focus on your own program or Richt may go thr route of Fulmer.
Laughing at GT nerds
October 13th, 2009
11:08 am
I don’t know why these GT people think they have accomplished anything. Let’s face it they have not beat a top 20 team this year – in fact they had their stinger handed to them by the only one they played. They have beat Jacksonville ST (Division 2), Clemson, North Carolina, Mississippi State, and Florida State. If you throw out Jacksonville State’s record 4-2(who Miss St also beat) then you are left with a 10 – 13 record of the div. 1 teams they have beat. Throw in the fact that North Carolina accounts for four of those wins against teams like Citidel, Connecticut, Ga Southern, E. Carolina then it really gets ugly. Let’s face it GT is still a joke and will always be a joke. If UGA had played that schedule no one would be talking about UGA having problems. If GT had to play the schedule that UGA has they would be lucky to be 1-5 and honestly I don’t know if they could have beat Arizona St. UGA has played 3 teams that are currently ranked in the top 25 and actually beat a team ranked in the top 25. Their opponents combined record is 23-11. The difference between UGA and GT is UGA is not satisfied with their current record against quality teams where GT would be thrilled if in the same situation. So go back to your forum GT nerds and don’t come back until you actually beat a decent team this year.
Old Dawg
October 13th, 2009
11:14 am
If UT doesn’t have a dental plan to provide false teeth for all its fans, how can Kiffin say he can have a top tier program? (this question is tongue in cheek but has another point to make). I live in Tennessee and on every level of social economics it is an absolute joke. I know and appreciate fan loyalty, but having an economy that functions is more important than having a successful college football program.
Yes, UT fans, Georgia is struggling as well. But nothing like Tennessee.
McDawg
October 13th, 2009
11:17 am
come to Knoxville where coaches and young men don’t wear shirts-don’t ask don’t tell-wink wink
Clem
October 13th, 2009
11:23 am
hey benadawg — “your mouth is gonna cost you recruits of character”. Recruits of character?? Are you forgetting how many of Rodney&Richt’s recruits have rap sheets with Athens PD?
The Dawg
October 13th, 2009
11:28 am
Let me get this straight, You mean Lane Kiffin ( aka Junior or Sonny Boy ) is going to sneek down to Georgia and recruit football players for Tennessee. No wonder Fulmer got fired for not thinking of this. I only hope Auburn, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, Mississippi , etc. etc.don’t hear about this or we’ve had it. If I was Kiffin all I’d want to do is get home to that wife of his. I heard after the Florida game he said “Oh Darn we lost, well gotta run, need to get home and “nail” my wife” and If there are any questions about the game please talk to my Daddy. I also heard he was in the men’s room combing his hair at half time. I mean win or lose the most important thing is that you look good on camera.
Slide Rule
October 13th, 2009
11:39 am
What is the fixation with UoG lovers with “Nerds”? Is it IQ envy? Do you have the same problem with biologists, anthopologists, MDs and PhDs, etc. that UoG turns out? Do you feel that the apocalypse is imminent? You may need psychiatric help.
Interesting...
October 13th, 2009
11:40 am
Funny, Tech and UGAG fans are all over each other from week to week, but now the Tech fans are sticking up for UGA when the UT people are bashing them. Interesting, shows some class still exists.
UT will never do anything with Kiffin as coach, he will do a lot of damage to that program before it is all said and done.
Go Tech , bring the beatdown on VT in Atlanta….Burnett two INT’s, Morgan three sacks and Johnny Dwyer running all over the place.
Wow! You beat the worst UGA team in 13 years!
October 13th, 2009
11:43 am
Just when you think the SEC couldn’t have one more a$$hole coach. The biggest one of all comes onboard. He’s made me a fan of Florida, Alabama and anyone else who plays Tennessee.
Jimmyboy Carter
October 13th, 2009
11:44 am
Old Dawg – Not to worry about those UT fans’ dental issues. Our Nobel Prize hero, Mr. Obamacorn is going to take care of all that.
Not Disappointed
October 13th, 2009
11:46 am
I’m okay with Tenn, but cant stand Elane Kiffin. Lane or Elane Kiffin is a crock.
Go Jackets
Go Dawgs
AZ Jacket
October 13th, 2009
11:52 am
kerryb, do you think CLK is a clown?
Techie Since '59
October 13th, 2009
11:53 am
I’ve had respect for UT in the past. Coach Dodd played for them, and modeled his career on his mentor, General Neyland. Tech had some great games with them over the years.
Now, Lane Kiffin is a bit unusual, I think. Did anybody else notice the Gatorade dump by his players to celebrate Kiffin’s first SEC win with him? He never looked back, kept walking, with no change of the stone-cold expression on his face. Creepy.
AZ Jacket
October 13th, 2009
11:57 am
Laughing at GT nerds, why are you concerned about GT? GT is not concerned about UGA. All you can talk about is the past and what a weak schedule we have. Tenn. was not a world beater and not ranked. You played two top 10 teams and lost to both of them. I think you worry to much about something that does not concern you. Worry about your dawgs. Call out your coach after one beat down…we know the LSU game was a conspiracy and you really did not lose that one. If bashing Tech makes you happy during you trying times I guess we can be here for you. Moron.
AZ Jacket
October 13th, 2009
11:59 am
Old Dawg, then why are you in Tenn.?
Paul
October 13th, 2009
12:06 pm
Gt4ever and all you other clowns on here dissing Kiffin –
I would concentrate on your own programs (UGA and GaTech), which are hardly in great shapes. Kiffin is shaking things up in Knoxville, he’s a great coach, motivator and recruiter and he’s going to beat you like a drum for years to come. The coach you need to worry about today is Richt – a great guy but sorely lacking in coaching abilities.
Albert E.
October 13th, 2009
12:11 pm
Tennessee has the second lowest number of distinct surnames per capita, just ahead of West Virginia. That could suggest some, ahem, genetic diversity issues.
Paul
October 13th, 2009
12:13 pm
kerryb – we don’t give a &%$^% who you root for –
Coach Kiffin is taking the Tennessee team back to greatness and leaving the likes of the Dawgs behind. Get used to it. The fact that Georgia fans don’t like Kiffin is great – he’s not in the game for opposing teams to like him. We love him in Big Orange Country and he’s got the VOLS headed in the right direction – toward SEC and NC championships in a couple of years. Get used to it.
AZ Jacket
October 13th, 2009
12:13 pm
Paul, I am not really worried about CPJ I have confidence in his ability. As a Tech fan, CLK or CMR are not my concerns either. What I have found from the UGA fans on these blogs is they truly love to trash programs they are concerned about. You beat them and they come out of the woodwork telling you just how bad you are and just wait till next year. I guess it is to be expected.
AZ Jacket
October 13th, 2009
12:15 pm
And Paul, kerryb is retarded so you have overlook him.
richtisthenewfulmer
October 13th, 2009
12:15 pm
poke fun at everything about Tenn., you need to look inward. You all seem to obsessed w/ Lane and the Vols when your “dominance” as the #2 team in the east is coming to an end. Yes I know UT had that title before you, but remember we also have a NC in the BCS era…..scoreboard !!!
Andy in Blairsville
October 13th, 2009
12:17 pm
After that blow out would you blame Kiffin for starting a recruiting war?
Delbert D.
October 13th, 2009
12:19 pm
Paul: I guess we haven’t seen the real Lane Kiffin yet. Yeah, Richt is a guy I’d really like to hang around and sing folk songs with. I’d have to be pretty darned drunk first, though. I bet I could beat him at electric football, too.
Albert the Alligator
October 13th, 2009
12:20 pm
Florida has the #1 class as of today Kiffin. Georgia #3. Tennessee #5. Looks like we are winning the war this year Kiffin.
SmartyVol
October 13th, 2009
12:20 pm
Tennessee has the best position coaches and coordinators. They know how to turn a prospect into an NFL draft pick. What defensive lineman would choose to play for Garner/Martinez over Ogeron/Monte Kiffin? One that just loves Georgia or one that’s not too smart. Come on up to Tennessee men, the party is just getting started. Tennessee has been way down and we still have won 3 of the last 4 against UGA.
Ted Striker
October 13th, 2009
12:21 pm
So what. I declare a thumb war.
Corrine Brown
October 13th, 2009
12:24 pm
He’s putting on the red nose and floppy shoes and headed to a town near you!!The coaching staff will pull up in a VW and allpile out
mowreck
October 13th, 2009
12:26 pm
While UT and UGA are tugging back and forth on a recruit, we at GT will just slip up and cut the rope and recruit him over to GT. That is if he can add 2 and 2.
Hadrian
October 13th, 2009
12:26 pm
Paul You should be worried about Lane Kiffin. He spent almost a year in the Oakland insane asylum with Al Davis.
Delbert D.
October 13th, 2009
12:28 pm
Ted Striker – Thumb war. Luv that one!
Clem
October 13th, 2009
12:32 pm
Woohoo! Kiffie’s comin’ to Ludowici! I seen it on a road sign! He’s gonna save our boys from that evil Mr. Rickt!
Trent
October 13th, 2009
12:33 pm
wow- Kiffen beats a terrible UGA team and all of a sudden he is the next coming of URBAN. Recruit who he wats…when he wants…..pretty soon someone will say he will “name the score” with bama- Geez….this is the crap we get from AJC…..best use for the paper is to put down for a new puppy
No Use For A Name
October 13th, 2009
12:34 pm
Did we all forget that the 3 star athletes of last years team (Massaqui, Stafford and Moreno) were not even from Georgia? Don’t worry dog fans, have a little faith. You can’t lose as much talent as we did an expect to win 10+ games the following year. Patience is a virtue. Just for a little dramatic though – Kiffin is a retard. Maybe his dad could teach him some manners….. Hate to say a bunch of stuff only to have it remembered later down the line as a mistake…..
mowreck
October 13th, 2009
12:36 pm
Uh Laughing at GT nerds, I believe that Clemson, NC, and FlaSt were all in the top twenty at the start of the season As far as comparing schedules, I believe at the end of the year, you are gonna feel bad about who you scheduled. We can’t help it if you thought you were sooooo great as usual, and set up your schedule (thinking you could compete with those teams … HA!).
ReptilesRule
October 13th, 2009
12:36 pm
Welcome to the war, Georgia! Kiffin declared war on Gator Nation as soon as he stepped on the UT campus and we all know THAT story well. Also, after Tennessee’s “moral victory” in the Swamp, otherwise known as a big fat “L”, he and his staff made a point of calling every UF verbal commitment with their spew. When Solomon Patton (WR commit from Alabama) told Urban about the numerous calls he got, Urban cooly told Solomon just to say “tell him Urban says hello” the next time he called. He got Matt Elam to visit up there but Urban put the kaabash on that and Matt came to his senses. He’s trying to snag Mack Brown but I think Mack wants to win championships. From what I understand, Urbans got a good counter plan for ol lyin’ Lane and Mr Meat Market himself, “Coach” O. That little punk has picked the wrong fight…
tennezz
October 13th, 2009
12:39 pm
I hear Meyer is going around to all the high schools in the southeast showing recruits naked pictures of Tebow. This should be some kind of NCAA recruiting violation.