UGA, Richt make major push for Bama commit Sims
Gainesville quarterback Blake Sims grew up dreaming of becoming a Georgia Bulldog but has been committed to Alabama since April. (AJC photo)
Georgia is making a major push to recruit Gainesville quarterback Blake Sims. And it has created a bit of a moral dilemma for the player and his family.
Sims, an AJC Super 11 selection and one of the early favorites for all-classification player of the year honors, has been committed to Alabama since April. But Bulldogs’ head coach Mark Richt, who has had a relationship with Sims and his family for four years, has taken a personal interest in changing Sims’ mind and convincing him to come to UGA instead.
“That was pretty cool,” Blake’s father, Sonny Sims, said of getting a phone call from Richt on Monday. “Coach Richt has been part of Blake’s life for a long time. We’ve got pictures of Blake with Coach Richt as a 9th grader. That’s why we couldn’t understand why Georgia didn’t snag him early because he’d been groomed all his life for Georgia. Everything in our house was Georgia. We were shocked when Blake committed to Alabama. It just happened. He didn’t even give me a chance to talk to him about it. He just did it. But he did and we’ve got a good relationship now with Coach [Nick] Saban. So it’s a tough situation.”
Sims declined comment for this story and deferred to his father and Gainesville coach Bruce Miller. “Me and his father are going to handle this,” Miller said. “It’s a touchy situation and we want keep Blake out of it.”
Miller said Georgia’s head coach asked “for the chance to sit down and talk with them.” And that has been both flattering and flustering for the Sims family.
“Here’s what we’re dealing with: The parents a love Coach Richt,” Sonny Sims said. “Blake loves coach Richt. We’ve known him for four years and we think he’s the perfect man for our child to live with for the next four years. But we also raised Blake to believe that his word is his bond. And Coach [Nick] Saban is an honorable man, too. So Blake gave his word on one side but his heart is on the other side.”
Georgia is not the only school still coming after Sims. Florida, Tennessee and Michigan are all actively pursuing Sims. And it has gotten considerably more intense of late.
“I don’t know where all this is coming from,” Sims said.
Where it’s coming from is the season that Sims is having. The 6-foot, 180-pound athlete has 1,114 yards and 16 touchdowns passing, 345 yards and six touchdowns rushing and two catches for 148 yards and two TDs. All that despite Sims rarely playing into the fourth quarter for the undefeated Red Elephants (7-0), ranked No. 1 in Class AAA.
I asked Mr. Sims if they were disappointed Georgia did not act quicker on Blake, who has attended Georgia’s football camps every year since the 9th grade.
“I think Coach Richt is just a real honorable and real respectful man,” Sonny Sims said. “And that might hurt him in this world we live in today because everybody’s so aggressive.”
It sounds like Richt is going to get a second chance.
“I know one thing that’s going to happen: He IS going to sit down and talk to Coach Richt,” Sonny Sims said. “That’s got to happen because half of the things we raised Blake on were from things Coach Richt said.”
Be sure to tune back in later this afternoon to read about Georgia’s recruiting relationship with Gainesville High School. It will post at 4:45 p.m.
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336 comments Add your comment
Dawg Fan in Grayson
October 21st, 2009
2:22 pm
Follow your heart Blake and help lead your Dawgs for the next 4 years.
Blindog
October 21st, 2009
2:24 pm
Enter your comments here
jaxdawg
October 21st, 2009
2:24 pm
who’s first?
Blindog
October 21st, 2009
2:28 pm
Love to have him play for UGA but if he stays true to his word, you’ve got to admire that and say good luck young man ,have a good life.
Gdawg
October 21st, 2009
2:29 pm
Blake, realize that CMR is not the pushy type and not quick to rush you into making a decision. I never saw CMR not honor a scholorship offer even if the player was hurt during their senior year. On the other hand, Saban’s history of indecisiveness has created some questions regarding his integrity. There is no doubt that CMR wants you to run his system and there is no doubt that this man will be loyal to you. Just take a look at how he has handled Joe Cox and his coordinators during all of this recent turmoil.
cj
October 21st, 2009
2:29 pm
We need you in Athens
crimsonconfidential
October 21st, 2009
2:30 pm
Blake do whats right and honor your commitment to Alabama.
Country Boy
October 21st, 2009
2:32 pm
I thought we were loaded with QB’s. Mett, Murray, Gray.
EW
October 21st, 2009
2:35 pm
It’ll be interesting to see what happens. Sounds like his parents have raised him well. I don’t blame him for committing early, seems like there is so much pressure on these kids to say SOMETHING that they end up saying yes before they might be ready. The selfish side of me wants him in Athens…on the other hand it would be a real breath of fresh air to see him honor his word.
EW
October 21st, 2009
2:36 pm
Country Boy…Murray and Mett are traditional throwers. Gray will be odd man out. This kid looks like he would give us a real threat lining up in some spread option type formations. A real change of pace.
BamaCLT
October 21st, 2009
2:37 pm
It sounds like Richt is desperate after this pitiful season he’s having. One thing is inevitable: Richt is in the hot seat. He’s going to be forced to pull a Tuberville and fire a good bit of his staff after this year. Why would Blake Sims want to sign with a team that due for a complete coaching change? At 6′0″, he’s not an SEC QB by stature alone. Look at Chris Leak. Yeah, he was good in college, but he’s not even in the league right now (to my knowledge). Bama intends to use him as a slot receiver, which makes more sense.
All in all, Sims needs to make the choice that best suits his needs. I was almost a Dawg when Goff was the HC. However, my senior year in HS, he was fired. I see the same fate for Richt. The game seems to be too fast for him now that Bama is back to prominence. The game of recruiting is a year round match for Saban. It’s hard to keep up with him, love him or hate him. Just ask Tuberville. He didn’t like giving up his yearly duck hunting vacations to recruit. Now, look at the depth Auburn lacks as a result.
I respect Richt, but I think the game has passed him. You rarely see a changing of the guard that works without changing the HC too. Either way, best of luck to Blake Sims.
Mark in Woodstock
October 21st, 2009
2:44 pm
Let’s see kid…you can play for a National Title at one school with a coach who has a Title to his credit and NFL ties…..OR….you play for a coach is currently 3rd or 4th in his division…..hmmmmmm…..now that’s a tough choice….
dap01
October 21st, 2009
2:46 pm
Be a hero in your home state of Georgia. Besides, have you ever read the lips of Saban while on the sidelines? If we could hear him, the football game would have to be rated R.
Dkchap
October 21st, 2009
2:46 pm
Bama CLT, what planet are you on??? “The game has passed him” ???
AJC editing sucks
October 21st, 2009
2:50 pm
I can’t believe the number of stupid editing mistakes I have seen in the AJC recently….
Lee
October 21st, 2009
2:50 pm
I’ve personally saw Simms play. He’s good but not the atypical SEC Quarterback. If Richt will experiment with some option or Wildcat packages Simms might fit the bill there. But if he chooses to stick to the predictable Pro Style offense, Simms will not flourish and that would be no good for him or Georgia.
Reality
October 21st, 2009
2:51 pm
Honor your commitment…go to Bama and win a National Championship.
bamafan
October 21st, 2009
2:52 pm
Dkchap – perhaps Bama CLT was inaccurate about the game passing Coach Richt by, but from what I have been reading on the blogs from UGA fans, Bama CLT was not the first person to think so.
Jon
October 21st, 2009
2:52 pm
please go to Georgia, Mark Richt is a better guy to be around than Saban. This is coming from an LSU student. which i know Saban did a great job for LSU, but when he turned and left like a punk I hate him now. and Mark Richt, never met the guy but i’ve heard great things about him and I really want to meet him someday!!
BamaCLT
October 21st, 2009
2:53 pm
D(ic)kchap: I’m on the planet that’s watching Saban cherry pick who he wants out of GA, along with UF and UT. In addition, I’m on the planet that’s watching UGA get handled every Saturday by subpar teams. I’m also on the planet that watched UGA get dealt with during their “blackout”. I’m on the planet that’s seen this happen to bigger and better coaches. If Richt doesn’t compete for the SEC East next year, he’s gone. If you want to make a wager, shut your mouth and open your wallet. He’s just like Tubs. He had a run at glory, but had to settle for mediocrity. He wasn’t a bad coach, but he wasn’t a great coach either.
Gen Neyland
October 21st, 2009
2:54 pm
The goal is simple : Get him so somebody else won’t. Then put him in a minor role for 4 years and waste his opportunity.
BAMA SWALLOWS
October 21st, 2009
2:54 pm
I love the “Saben is an honest man” quote. Say what??? Yeah, pops, his word is sooooo trustworthy. Ask the Dolphins about that.
Elliot Garcia
October 21st, 2009
2:54 pm
Richt knows Aaron Murray is not the answer….
native atlantan
October 21st, 2009
2:55 pm
Bama is on the way up and UGA is irrelevant! Why would he want to play for a failing program coached by Richt when he could play for a winner like Saban!
buzz is wiser
October 21st, 2009
2:55 pm
Mark Richt, honestly I don’t care for your program but is there a way you could have went after this kid without it going public. You know you now not only have to compete with Nick Saben for him but Lane Kiffin will be after him pretty soon.
Go Jackets!!!
SatchelBuzz
October 21st, 2009
2:57 pm
Don’t think he’ll ever see the field as a QB in Athens although he would definately be a quality player. That said,..the family should be well-versed in handling the recruiting drama. Practice makes perfect.
THWG!
JaxDawg
October 21st, 2009
3:00 pm
Saban is an honorable man now?
We beat Vandy-- yeah!
October 21st, 2009
3:01 pm
Hey Gdawg– Coach Saban is pushy and he is a winner. CMR is soft– no further discussion!
Dave in Woodstock
October 21st, 2009
3:03 pm
You can play for an honorable man and a school that has won the SEC within the past decade…..OR….you play for a coach who turns his back on his own players at both the college level (LSU) and pro level (Miami)…..hmmmmmm…..now that’s a tough choice….
JB
October 21st, 2009
3:03 pm
Did I just read ” coach Saban is an Honorable man also”………..Mr Simms, Mr Saban’s word IS NOT HIS BOND. I don’t know if you are aware of the time Bama was trying to lure him away from Miami and he looked right in the Camera and said “I have not heard from Bama and was not interested Bama and we are going to be in Miami working on getting better”. He was hired about two weeks later by Bama.
Now, he is a good coach, but honorable is one word I wouldn’t use. Saban is all about Saban. If he had his way, The National Championship Trophy at LSU would say ” Nick Saban, National Champion”.
Ga Tech
October 21st, 2009
3:06 pm
Blake stay with BAMAM, not sure where UGA will be in a few years. CMR might not even be at UGA in a few years. CMR did the same thing with Nesbitt, his house was all bulldogs too until CMR turned him down.
Plane Tix
October 21st, 2009
3:06 pm
Go ahead and committ to Georgia Blake. Coach Richt has about a year left in Athens until his jaded fan base kicks him to the curb like Auburn did to Tubbs. Then you can look over at Alabama winning SEC Championships and think what could of been. Instead your left with Skip Holtz as your HC for the next three years.
Sounds like an awesome idea!!!
Spike
October 21st, 2009
3:07 pm
I notice he is not at all interested in Tech.
Bud Flu
October 21st, 2009
3:08 pm
Mark Richt = Jim Mora Jr.
He just wants to be everybody’s buddy.
MtnDawg
October 21st, 2009
3:10 pm
UGA is irrelevant? Hardly. We are down this year from normal–but we are NEVER irrelevant. We play in the SEC. We have the 6th largest crowds in the NATION. Our football program generates a ton of money. Athens is a great place to live, and UGA is a great place to get a degree or two.
bama-n-ga
October 21st, 2009
3:10 pm
hey dawgs when u wearing those black jerseys again?
Joe Fan
October 21st, 2009
3:11 pm
There is very little honor among college coaches. CMR is right in the mudpile with Saban, and Kiffin. It should be an NCAA rule that once a kid has committed he should be off limits to other schools. There is enough pressure on these kids without the coaches being able to continue to contact a kid after a decision has been made.
Perspective
October 21st, 2009
3:12 pm
It’s funny how these Bama folks, who’ve had to deal with rotten coaches and rotten results for the past 15 years, including losing losing 3 of the past 4 games against UGA, are on here talking smack like this. You had to throw the bank at Saban to save your program, and we all know that he’ll wander off in a few years and the next Mike (DuBose, Price, Shula) will be hired.
JB
October 21st, 2009
3:12 pm
Plane Tix and other Tech lites……..I know you hope Richt stays at Georgia, just like we used to pray than Chan had a life long Contract. Adams fired Donnan. He’s still the President. Richt has NOW LOST MORE GAMES in the last three seasons than Donnan did, with six to go. If we , sorry, when we lose to Florida and Tech this year, coach’s will go……no improvement next year, Richt will go. Trust me, it will not be Holtz. Careful Techies what you wish for. Our Johnson may be lurking.
Bama Dude
October 21st, 2009
3:13 pm
I’m a die hard Bama guy and would LOVE to have a young man of Blake’s character representing my school. With that said, he’s 18, the recruiting game can be tough on these kids and he may have jumped the gun a little bit. If Georgia is what he’s known and loved and that’s where his heart is, then maybe that’s where he should go. He is the one that has to live with the decision.
I admire his father encouraging Blake to keep his word, but at the same time I don’t want the kid to have any regrets.
Reverend Richt
October 21st, 2009
3:14 pm
CMR encouraging a kid to break his word? Who would have thunk? Nice reverend.
Glenn
October 21st, 2009
3:15 pm
Looks like CMR got to the dance to late . Agree with a poster above . Aaron Murry must not be impressing .
Plane Tix
October 21st, 2009
3:15 pm
Funny all of you Georgia fans are such great judges of moral charachter. Bama did what it had to do to start winning again. I think he might be worth the money they gave to him. If he leaves Alabama in the condition he left LSU, who were irrelevant before his arrival, then every penny will be well worth it. Oh, and by the way, Saban signed a contract through 2018 and made it apparent that this is his last stop. He wants to build a legacy somewhere.
BamaCLT
October 21st, 2009
3:16 pm
Perspective, all you have to do is win the East. We’d be happy to kick the sh!t out of you again in Atlanta.
Dawg Fud
October 21st, 2009
3:18 pm
Georgia “G” on his jersey and a Red Elephant mascot…no wonder the kid is torn.
Good luck, Blake. It will be a tough decision but you cannot go wrong with either school or program. You will have a great experience at either place.
GO DAWGS!
Plane Tix
October 21st, 2009
3:18 pm
I agree with you JB. Everyone thought firing Shula was a terrible thing to do. You learn more about your coach through your rivals eyes then you do through your own. If rival fan bases hate your coach, then they really think he’s good.
KD
October 21st, 2009
3:18 pm
Another example of a kid that committed too early. The NCAA should come up with a new rule about commiting too early, we need to go back to when it came down to national signing day.
Sting 'em Buzz
October 21st, 2009
3:19 pm
His teammate has already backed out on his verbal committment to Stanford to go to Notre Dame…either way Blake, do what’s right for you.
Palm City Dawg
October 21st, 2009
3:19 pm
Does the name Charlie Ward bring back any memories to Lee. I think he won a Heisman with CMR. And he was anything but a prostyle QB.
Perspective
October 21st, 2009
3:20 pm
Also, do you really want to live in Alabama?
redeployed dawg
October 21st, 2009
3:20 pm
I can’t fault the kid and his family for wanting him to stay true to his word, but hasn’t Saban had multiple years where he accepted 30+ recruits? Since a school can only accept 25 a year, doesn’t that equate to him not keeping his word to multiple atheletes?
bama-n-ga
October 21st, 2009
3:21 pm
hey perspective throwing the bank at saban must have worked, we have the longest waiting list in college football for season tickets< and will be at 102,000 seats next year, and yea you better hope he leaves in a few years, maybe then you can wear your black again, gimmicks to get your team fired up, now that is great idea.
BG
October 21st, 2009
3:23 pm
Go to UGA Blake and represent the home state!
jennifer
October 21st, 2009
3:23 pm
If Simms switches to UGA, he’ll be going down with a sinking ship. Maybe Mark Richt is a nice guy (I tend to have a problem with his disregard for discipline) but he’s not long for the world at UGA. This kid could be screwing up his chance to play for a nationally prominent team poised to win a national championship in order to play for a second-rate coach who’s on his way out.
Silver Britches
October 21st, 2009
3:24 pm
You Bama fans sure like to thump your chests, all the while forgetting that the Tide has sucked for the better part of a decade. Worst case scenario for the Dawgs? Maybe 6-6. That’s still a hell of a lot better than the 3-8 Bama pulled out of its backside a few years back. How soon we forget.
Crimson
October 21st, 2009
3:25 pm
JB,
You and others need a freaking reality check on Saban and you’re “he is an honorable man” sarcasm. When Saban said that he would not be the head coach at Alabama he meant it. He instructed his agent that he was focused on being the Dolphins coach and he flat out refused to communicate with Mal Moore or any other UA officials. He naturally assumed that Bama would just move on, look elsewhere and hire someone else rather than waiting over a month till the end of the pro season just to talk to him. But he didn’t realize that Bama was prepared to wait till after the season just to talk to him. It was after the season that he opened up and talked to Bama. He kept Dolphins owner Wayne Heizenga fully apprised of the situation. Its not as if he stabbed the man in the back or something.
As a matter of fact when he decided to leave Heizenga and Saban still remained on good terms and are still on good terms to this day. What does that tell you morons? It tells you that the media hatefest towards Saban was completely media generated because Saban has always considered dealing with the media a waste of his time. His sin wasn’t in the way he left the Dolphins. It was in not kissing up to the media and they later decided to pay him back with negative media coverage like I’ve never seen. You guys are a bunch of non thinking freaking idiots who just take any spoon fed propoganda that the media puts out don’t you?
AltamahaDawg
October 21st, 2009
3:25 pm
The kid needs to attend whatever college he wants to, this isn’t Russia Danny. He probably could get away with deciding which, if any, games he would like to participate in too. Not life and death stuff here.
I don’t think anyone could go wrong playing for Saban. He seems like a stand-up guy. I would count him as one of the few I would feel comfortable letting my kid play for. But you bet your last dollar, If there was an Alabama kid that he had known for a long time and wanted to come play for him, he would certainly be pursuing him till he felt like it was no longer worthwhile, no matter where the kid thought he might go early on. I am sure he is doing that as we banter.
As far as these guy giving thier non-binding verbal committment, everybody knows the deal with those. First of all, it’s the big programs pushing for earlier commitments, not the kids. It’s an invitation. The schools wanted him. He accepted thier invite, he did not ask for a responsibility that he would be backing down on. What has the school actually done for him at that point? Same goes for the early commitment we get. I believe till a player signs, and they get thier first cheesburger, nobody owes anyone anything. After that, there is a debt of gratitude owed.
Now, if you want to play around and end up getting left out, that’s certainly a risk these kids take. But lets all be honest about this “moral” issue. UGA and Ala, and others want him for the purposes of improving thier football team. Nobody just loves the kid so much they are trying to figure out to just get him a college education. It’s all selfishly motivated. Nobody claims otherwise. And the parents are trying to figure out what is the best deal for the kid. They don’t owe anyone anything for wanting thier son. If he was 5″ shorter and half as fast they wouldn’t. Everyone will do what’s in thier best interest. And I am sure that his dad knows the difference between a moral contract and a decision subject to new information.
TC
October 21st, 2009
3:27 pm
He should go to Rutgers. At least he’d get an education while there.
Crimson
October 21st, 2009
3:30 pm
Dave in woodstock and Jon,
What manner of freaking morons are you guys?
Dave says Saban turned is back on his players at LSU? Come again you freaking idiot. Taking a job promotion to a better opportunity is turning your back on some kids? Really? You idiot. Is Mark Richt untrustworthy because he turned his back on players at FSU to take a better job at Georgia? Is Les Miles a piece of vermin cause he left his kids at OSU to take a job at LSU?
Jon, Saban left LSU to take a pro job with the Dolphins and that makes him a punk because he left LSU to take a pro job? Really?
Is it possibly for you 2 clowns to be any stupider? Is it? I don’t think so.
bama-n-ga
October 21st, 2009
3:30 pm
silver britches what did you do with your black jersey? at least you can keep your black pannies
#1 BAMA FAN
October 21st, 2009
3:31 pm
Maybe Richt is not as honorable as portrayed. How can the coach and his dad handle this and leave the young man “out of it” unless it is not his decision? Blake seems like a nice young man and BAMA would be glad to have him but Saban will shop his commitment, if he is not sure. Silver Britches we have a couple of excuses for those years-probation & Mike Shula-what is the leg humpers excuse? RTR
Cracker
October 21st, 2009
3:32 pm
When did Bama last win a SEC Championship? When was the last time they won a BCS Bowl? Any of them?
SAL
October 21st, 2009
3:32 pm
I love it! When Nick Saban “lied” about staying with the Miami Dolphins and then he decided to go to Bama, he was called a backstabber, liar, etc., by everyone in the SEC. However, if a recruit goes back on his word to come play for your school, it’s ok?
Alabamadawg
October 21st, 2009
3:33 pm
Lets see Blake, Saban has already had 85 commitments in his three signing classes, even though he can’t take but 75…I’m sure Nick ,how many times do I have to tell you guys, I am not going to be the next coach at Alabama !!,Saban will find a place for you…although he did go find another quarterback after you committed…
Cracker
October 21st, 2009
3:33 pm
Enter your comments here
Blake Sims
October 21st, 2009
3:34 pm
I don’t care who the coach is, I’m a Georgia fan! I can’t wait to be in Athens next year.
AltamahaDawg
October 21st, 2009
3:34 pm
Joe, there is a rule. It’s called signing a “letter of intent”. Coaches made up the term “verbal commitment” to make thier own lives easier, not the kid’s.
Silver Britches
October 21st, 2009
3:34 pm
bama-n-ga:
First off moron, it’s “panties.” Maybe someday you’ll get to see some up close.
Second, y’all are getting a lot of mileage out of that game. Maybe I’ll go back to UGA’s last two visits to Bryant-Denny when the Dawgs were the team that sacked up while Bama wilted. Or maybe the 2003 game in Athens when UGA got up 37-0 before finally calling of the Dawgs (so to speak).
Perspective
October 21st, 2009
3:34 pm
Sure, Saban was a good hire. Only took y’all seven times to get it right. I guess the law of averages finally made it so.
But if you think he’s sticking around longer than a few years, you must not be familiar with the ways of a classic wanderer.
Crimson
October 21st, 2009
3:35 pm
Silver britches,
If you feel comfortable living in the past then please do so. Me. I feel more comfortable living in the present and the future.
But if you prefer talking about the past then we can do so. You can mention a couple of bad seasons and I can bring up all kinds of sec and national championships if we want to talk about the past. Of course you probably don’t want to talk about the complete past. You probably just want to pick a point in time and only talk about the past seasons where Bama didn’t do well. How convenient of you.
Silver Britches
October 21st, 2009
3:35 pm
. . . Or the fact that prior to last year, Bama hadn’t beaten UGA since, when, 1994?
Gary
October 21st, 2009
3:35 pm
Whatever the kid decides to do I admire him for it. Kids these days are drawn to make an instant decision that will impact their lives heavily and it is no easy thing. Kudos to his parents and the coach who will handle the media while Blake works through the options and makes his decision in private. I commend him for that and the fact that Georgia is at his heart.
As a Dawg fan, I will be sad to see him play for Bama if that is what he chooses, but I will respect him still as a young man because he honored a commitment. He is in a win-win situation either way. Alabama has a great football program and is rich with tradition. Saban, while not the morally respectful character Mark Richt is, is still a darn fine coach. Many kids want to play for him and he consistently builds winners. Georgia is also a good football program that has a rich tradition and Mark Richt is a role model for all young men.
What is sad is whatever the young man decides, there will be people on the other side who will cry and berate him for either going against his word or against his home town. Whatever he decides is for his own future. We still need to understand that these are kids who are growing into young men. Sometimes we need to forget that they are stellar athletes and realize they are kids just like our own.
bama-n-ga
October 21st, 2009
3:36 pm
cracker why stop with sec titles,lets talk national championships, when did georgia win there last one?
Silver Britches
October 21st, 2009
3:36 pm
Here we go with the history thing.
Every time the Northport Gazette says Bama was the best team in the land, up goes another flag at BDS.
Got 127,234? We do!
Cracker
October 21st, 2009
3:37 pm
Maybe Saban can teach you the old tape on the feild trick… it is against the rules and all, but anything to win….
Oh, I also understand they have a pretty neat system there for text books, which is nice cause everyone needs a lil walking around mula….
Plane Tix
October 21st, 2009
3:37 pm
When was your last national championship Cracker? Or the last time Georgia met expectations?
You have exactly one more SEC championship in the past ten years than Alabama…….in the worst ten years of Alabama history. Congrats!
JB
October 21st, 2009
3:37 pm
Crimson………………..great fodder……………..I don’t believe any of it. Ya’ll have a damn good coach, he’s giving you your money’s worth and he will probably get you guys a title. But, i felt he wanted out of Miami, he knew the Search committee was foaming at he mouth for him and it all worked out. Now, you were not there, nor was I .You read the account. I heard Saban say what he said….I see where he ended up. more than I have been drawn to this conclusion.
Silver Britches
October 21st, 2009
3:38 pm
National Title 1980. Fair point.
SEC titles? We’ve won 2 since Bama won their (and yes, it’s spelled “their”) last one. 2002 and 2005.
SAL
October 21st, 2009
3:38 pm
Silver Britches
…and what happened the last time the TIDE came to Athens???
DamntheButcher
October 21st, 2009
3:38 pm
Mark In WQoodstock:
Don’t go bragging about Nick Saban having ties to the NFL. He was a total failure in the NFL. I give him credit for the NC at LSU. He has not yet won the SEC at Alabama. Maybe you should hold on a while before you get to bragging too much. Remember how Utah Destroyed Alabama in the bowl game? LMAO
BG
October 21st, 2009
3:39 pm
Bama lies and cheats. Read the front page of this site.
DamntheButcher
October 21st, 2009
3:39 pm
All of you BAMA fans sure are cocky and you haven’t won the SEC in how long? LMAO
Dave in Woodstock
October 21st, 2009
3:39 pm
By the way, didn’t Bama lose to Louisiana-Snufalufagus a few years ago? As much as I wish CMR would show more passion, his teams will never lose to hyphenated or directional school.
Crimson
October 21st, 2009
3:40 pm
Perspective,
Seems like ya’ll been saying “if he sticks around at all” for about 3 seasons now. Nevermind that
1) Saban, at his own request, asked to open up contract talks before the season so that he could get an extension through 2016 on his contract.
2) Never mind that his eldest daughter just enrolled as a freshman at UA. Probably wouldn’t feel very comfortable to her if he planned on leaving in a year or 2 now would it?
3) Last year Saban committed to donate 1 million to the university to be spread out over 10 years in 1 year increments. Does that sound like someone who is leaving? Nope. Sounds to me like someone putting there money where their mouth is.
Perspective, you must be one of those folks that lacks perspective and who forgets to let the facts get in the way of his argument. But you can always hope he’ll leave can’t you?
Plane Tix
October 21st, 2009
3:40 pm
So your discounting your own nationial championship Silver Britches? That LONE flag at your stadium was awarded in the same manner as the twelve at BDS. But yours really counted because the Atens Herald voted right?
bama-n-ga
October 21st, 2009
3:41 pm
please win the east
Silver Britches
October 21st, 2009
3:41 pm
SAL,
If you would stop and read, my post was a response to a Bama fan saying something about that game.
The University of Alabama: where reading comprehension is merely a suggestion.
smokewagon
October 21st, 2009
3:42 pm
Remember that Saban has only been at Bama for a short time and is known to jump ship quickly. Let Bama lose a couple of games and they will be calling for his head immediately. UGA has a tradition of stability especially at the HC position.
Crimson
October 21st, 2009
3:42 pm
Dave in woodstock,
Gee. Is that the best you can do? Bringing up one loss from a couple of years ago? Really? You can’t do better than that?
Jangs78
October 21st, 2009
3:42 pm
Burn them both and go toTenn.
DamntheButcher
October 21st, 2009
3:43 pm
The people of the State of Alabama are such rednecks and all they have is college football. They have nothing else. They have no choice but to put all their eggs in one basket. Let the Hillbillys brag. Even Nick Saben has to come to the state of Georgia (at Lake Burton) to relax. Everyone needs a break from the rednecks.
Silver Britches
October 21st, 2009
3:44 pm
Plane Tix:
You missed the point completely. Everytime the smallest entity (i.e. Litkenhaus) declared Bama the NC, you counted it. Bringing the total to a preposterous 12.
If we used Bama math, we would have 5. 1927, 1942, 1946, 1968, and 1980. But we don’t. We only count UNANIMOUS national championships (1942 and 1980).
Plane Tix
October 21st, 2009
3:44 pm
They go to the diploma route…….
That means this arguement is over. Have fun in Shreveport Dawgs.
hmmm......
October 21st, 2009
3:44 pm
So is he a QB or an “athlete” as stated in the piece? If they have him listed as six feet that means he’s more like 5′10. I think I’ve seen enough of “six foot” QB’s at UGA for a while…..
FAMUAKA
October 21st, 2009
3:44 pm
Just pray a sincere prayer Blake and ask God to guide you in the right directions. I personally know Coach Saban and know that he’s a caring and honest man. On the other hand, I don’t know Coach Richt personally and I’m not sure about him because his program let a lot of graduating seniors down after getting another coach. The coach decided they wanted to try different options and no longer needed the recruits. I’m a former high school state track champion for Georgia and I attended GA Track camp every year and I had my mind set to be a UGA Dawg. My room was decorated red and black, when it came down to my senior year,Auburn’s(UGA’s rival) former track Coach Harvey Glance and Auburn’s and USA Olympic former Coach Mel Rosen was constantly calling and visiting me. I guess UGA thought just because I was interested in them that signing with them would be a given. It really hurted me because I had letters from the SEC colleges(LSU, ALabama, Auburn and Florida) and then I received letters from the ACC colleges(Miami,FSU,Clemson,UNC) and never received anything from Georgia until I verbally committed to another school and here I was a Georgia resident and state champion. So go with your heart and make sure you think about how Alabama crossed the line to recruit you and Georgia was in your back door and they just decided to knock on it. By the way, I signed w/ FAMU and we could use another quarterback. We would love for you to be a rattler:-).
Crimson
October 21st, 2009
3:44 pm
smokewagon,
UGA has a tradition of stability at head coach? Seems you forgot to tell Jim Donnan that? Oops. I almost forgot.You forgot to tell Ray Goof that also. Oops. I forgot. Considering how hot and how quickly the seat is getting hotter you might want to tell CMR that also. Oops. 2 more losses to Fla. and Tech and a couple of losses to teams like UT and AU and it looks like he’s outta there. So much for stability huh?
WHY?
October 21st, 2009
3:45 pm
We do not need another QB, let’s go after some defensive people that play with some intensity, or sign running back that can break a tackle, or better yet let’s get a real defensive and offensive coordinator. We have two of the top rated QB’s out of high school last year, and neither one have even been on the field. If Sims comes to UGA he will be another DJ Shockley and only play one year at best. Let’s try to recruit some players who have some heart and want to hit somebody in the mouth!!
Plane Tix
October 21st, 2009
3:46 pm
I had no idea y’all had two…….
and I’m glad that every other team keeps up with the validity of Bama’s championships. You sound like a Barner Britches.
DamntheButcher
October 21st, 2009
3:47 pm
Did anybody hear Jay Leno tell the Alabama joke lastnight on TV? Alabama has to be the bowels of America.
Crimson
October 21st, 2009
3:48 pm
Damnthebutcher,
Boy are you an intellectual giant from the land of the book and movie Deliverance about manraping hillbillies and Gone with the Wind with all the intermarrying 1st cousins.
Can’t you do any better or be more witty than just calling other folks rednecks? Especially considering northerners think the same thing about Georgians?I’m from New York originally. Trust me. I know. And Bama aint got nothin on the state of Georgia when it comes to trailers. You should take a drive through the countryside and see.