Georgia adds OL Kenarious Gates to recruiting class
Georgia added their first player since before Christmas on Tuesday as Kenarious Gates, an offensive lineman from Greenville High School, backed out of a commitment from Kentucky in order to accept scholarship offer from the Bulldogs.
The 6-foot-5, 295-pound three-star recruit had been committed to the Wildcats since late December.
Gates could not immediately be reached for comment but Greenville High coach Jeremy Williams confirmed the news.
“It’s definitely confirmed,” said Williams, the legendary coach who led Greenville to an undefeated regular season while battling Lou Gehrig’s disease. “That’s where he wanted to go from Day One so he wasn’t going to pass up the chance.”
The Bulldogs would have offered Gates earlier but they were going to sign only one other offensive linemen in this class and extended that offer to David Beasley of Carver-Columbus. Obviously Beasley has told UGA he plans to sign with Clemson on Wednesday.
Gates gives the Bulldogs 18 commitments heading into national signing day. Georgia officially struck cornerback Nickell Robey from its list after he called coach Mark Richt Monday night to say he was decommitting. That number is expected to be reduced one more when Da’Rick Rogers makes official his decision to flip to Tennessee.
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240 comments Add your comment
toph
February 2nd, 2010
3:36 pm
Congrats Mr. Gates, welcome!
morris
February 2nd, 2010
3:39 pm
as i sit in minneapolis freezing and working….i also say congrads and welcome to bulldog nation!
Really?
February 2nd, 2010
3:39 pm
Chip, you left out your normal UGA recruiting sign off. You know the one that goes like this…………The Bulldogs are stumbling down the stretch toward with their Class of 2010. Two other players have reneged on commitments to sign elsewhere in the last month — linebackers B.J. Butler of Kissimmee, Fla. — and Deon Rogers of Port St. Lucie, Fla. — and indications on Monday were that Frostproof, Fla., cornerback Nickell Robey may also flip to another school.
toph
February 2nd, 2010
3:42 pm
Who else are we going to add between now and tomorrow?
Gratefuldawghead
February 2nd, 2010
3:42 pm
Really …Congrats to Gates for becoming a DAWG!!!!
Frankie Frank
February 2nd, 2010
3:42 pm
Welcome big man! Glad to have ya between the hedges!!!
Really?
February 2nd, 2010
3:44 pm
I like how you worded the decommit from UK Chip. “backed out” of a commitment from Kentucky in order to accept scholarship offer from the Bulldogs. Why not say UK was “Jilted” by Kenarious Gates?
Otto
February 2nd, 2010
3:46 pm
Congrats Mr. Gates.
Good to see someone in Athens that always wanted to be there. It is always good to have another big guy on the OL. UGA has been short on them a few seasons.
Russ
February 2nd, 2010
3:47 pm
Mr. Gates, I agree with Otto – welcome to the Bulldog Nation!! Looking forward to seeing you open some big holes for our talented group of RB’s.
bball fan
February 2nd, 2010
3:49 pm
I doubt if any UGA fan will say this guy has “bad character” since he backed out on his Kentucky committed like they do the kids that back out on the Dawgs. Probably not.
Greenman
February 2nd, 2010
3:49 pm
so how come he doesnt catch the same flak that Rogers is getting for backing out of a commitment? double standard if its to your advantage huh GA fans?
Burdell
February 2nd, 2010
3:51 pm
That’s a BIG 18 yr old! Congrats.
UGA Dawgs
February 2nd, 2010
3:52 pm
I am a big believer that the best players are the ones who wanted to Dawgs since day one. He’ll work harder on and off the field than someone like Rogers who is wavering.
thrash223
February 2nd, 2010
3:52 pm
He wasn’t even the mutts first choice as an OL recruit… After their better option chose an ACC school they offered Gates.
Congrats to the young man for getting the better offer, but to see this as a win for UGA is a bit… well, much like most pre-season UGA teams… overrated.
kydawg
February 2nd, 2010
3:53 pm
Congrats young man…welcome to UGA…and I love sticking it to UK seeing that I have to listen to their stuff all the time.
NewnanDawg
February 2nd, 2010
3:54 pm
Glad to see us get a guy that really wants to be a Dawg. I am not a fan of kids changing their commitment, but if they are going to, let this be an example. It has been no secret that UGA was his first choice all along, and when the offer came, he didn’t drag anything out leaving UK hanging any further. Good luck to all of these kids wherever they go.
Note: I put on another blog that I see the UT Rogers/Nance saga ending badly. Nance’s father is the next Craig James and Coach Dooley will be dealing with the same crap as Mike Leach if Nance isn’t good enough to play. This is the classic example of the ugly side of college football and Rogers and Nance are caught in the middle – I don’t fault either kid for being torn between the agendas of the adults in their lives. It’s a shame that these adults seem to care so little for the actual kids and just what makes themselves fell better.
Go Dawgs!
KC
February 2nd, 2010
3:55 pm
Rogers is an instate recruit goofballs. Gates is not. There’s your answer for why he won’t be getting flack about it.
Diamond Dog's Parole Officer
February 2nd, 2010
3:55 pm
Welcome aboard. We always wanted you!!! If you hadn’t committed to us, we would have disavowed any knowledge of ever recruiting you!
sign with clemson?
February 2nd, 2010
3:56 pm
what does he want to be a sharecropper?
NewnanDawg
February 2nd, 2010
3:56 pm
feel better
Gratefuldawghead
February 2nd, 2010
3:57 pm
Praise Jesus my team isn’t so lame I have to joke other teams on thier blogs!
GO DAWGS
RT
February 2nd, 2010
3:57 pm
I think Really? really does have a problems. Is he a lion, tiger or bear? Or maybe a bug?
Dawg Fan
February 2nd, 2010
3:57 pm
Again a comment about Nickell Robey not expecting to sign with UGA. Anymore breaking news? LOL
Zuma Dawg
February 2nd, 2010
3:57 pm
BadNews .They are reporting that Rogers is going to UT on the vault and dawgvent.
hmmm......
February 2nd, 2010
3:58 pm
diseason?
Georgia Truth
February 2nd, 2010
3:58 pm
Hey Really?…go screw yourself. It must be great to be so perfect…you sound like a gator fan!
sign with clemson?
February 2nd, 2010
3:58 pm
the day georgia fans worry about losing a player to a second rate Asheshe program is the day we are really in trouble , obviously he wouldn’t have played at georgia if he chose Clemson
Dog Dawg
February 2nd, 2010
3:59 pm
They are not a Dawg until they ink their name. If Rogers let the coaches know he de-commited, then I think he did all he needed to. At 18 years old you are a man not a kid. You may act like a kid and you may be treated like a kid, but you are a man.
Pago Flyer
February 2nd, 2010
4:00 pm
We all hope that K. Smart sends a very big “thank you” note to UGA for a very big raise at ‘Bama!
AlpharettaBulldog
February 2nd, 2010
4:00 pm
Chip I think you don’t even realize what you sometimes sub-conciously write. “Georgia added their first player since before Christmas on Tuesday”. You might retort with “I am just stating the facts,” or “I am only reporting the truth,” but that does not necessarly need to be written and you know it.
On another note you state that UGA only got this fella after someone else spurred them again. Had Beasely already verbaled to Clemson? Did you include that in your article? This again did not need to be stated in the article as you are taking away from someone who has just changed commitments to something that could have easily been left out and you know it.
I have followed your articles for a long time. You have plenty of readers and you are up to date which is a great service that this newspaper and it’s readers benefit from. But you have plenty of followers and there is no need for some of the comments. Thanks again for the news.
Halsey
February 2nd, 2010
4:01 pm
Offensive lineman are some of the hardest to predict. Clint Boling was a 3 star coming out of high school and has been a stud. Many 4 and 5 star lineman don’t do squat.
Cherokee
February 2nd, 2010
4:01 pm
RT
February 2nd, 2010
3:57 pm
I think Really? really does have a problems. Is he a lion, tiger or bear? Or maybe a bug?
How about just an idiot
thrash223
February 2nd, 2010
4:02 pm
sign with clemson? – So what you’re saying is that Beasley, even with his standing UGA offer, knew he would never see the field between the hedges, so he chose the tigers, THEN georgia offered an even lower rated OL-man and he will see the field because he decommitted from a much lower rated SEC school and chose the offer to play in Athens?
So UGA’s settling is actually a new recruiting advantage… now I understand!
flagboy fan
February 2nd, 2010
4:02 pm
Really blogger is on these things all the time…he’s a flagboy tech fan wondering why no passing quarterback or catching receiver worht a flip wants to play with Paul’s Johnson…lmao…the longest pass Tech throws is 3 yards……in the wrong direction
KC
February 2nd, 2010
4:02 pm
whoops, wrong Rogers
Murray County Indian
February 2nd, 2010
4:02 pm
Another 3 star superstar, take that Tech, Vandy, Kentucky, Duke! We’re on a roll.
DawgBuzz
February 2nd, 2010
4:04 pm
Glad to get a big man on the OL. Welcome Gates. Best of luck to Rogers regardless of where he ends up.
HungryDawg
February 2nd, 2010
4:06 pm
Maybe I’m giving Robey a little too much credit, but at least he called Richt instead of allowing him to find out tomorrow on the news.
nickels
February 2nd, 2010
4:06 pm
trash223 –
As a Tech fan, I’m sure you know all about preseason overrakings thanks to the most overrated basketball and baseball programs in the nation
Really?
February 2nd, 2010
4:07 pm
Actually I am a Dawg and my point is how Chip always takes a shot at UGA. You guys really can’t see the sarcasm in my post?
papadawg
February 2nd, 2010
4:08 pm
I know this young man is not only a good ball player but has high moral standards
Frank
February 2nd, 2010
4:08 pm
Welcome to Kenarious Gates, I am glad things worked out well for you and The Dawgs. GATA!
THWGT!!!
aggie54
February 2nd, 2010
4:08 pm
UGA, fighting Ky.Vandy,ETC,for their committments, a sign of bad times ahead.
Only at UGA
February 2nd, 2010
4:09 pm
When you sign a 5 star they are the best, when you sign a 3 star they are the best, when they have a change of heart you didn’t want ‘em, anyway, when they don’t qualify it proves your high standards (ncaa minimum). Why don’t Vandy or Tech or Duke have people that don’t qualify? Bring your best 3rd grade remarks, come on!
Tim
February 2nd, 2010
4:09 pm
Rogers is officially gone… Will sign with UT tomorrow morning….
collegeballfan
February 2nd, 2010
4:10 pm
Really?
Read the column: “Georgia officially struck cornerback Nickell Robey from its list after he called coach Mark Richt Monday night to say he was decommitting.”
James
February 2nd, 2010
4:10 pm
aggie54 –
How is it “fighting” when they made their first offer to him last night and he accepted today? Tool fans are truly pathetic
Tim
February 2nd, 2010
4:10 pm
Only at UGA – you’re kidding yourself if you think UGA is the only school that makes comments like that. Every single one does.
Penn pal
February 2nd, 2010
4:11 pm
Gates is instate…Greenville Ga. I have seen this kid. He is a big boy and plays well… And is a good kid. He has always wanted to go to Georgia, they talked to him earlier in the season but i guess just now got offer. I have been hoping that UGA would offer him..
Welcome to the DAWG nation Mr Gates.
Johns Creek
February 2nd, 2010
4:12 pm
Why do I read these blog comments? Because, strangely, I can’t look away.
Only at Tech
February 2nd, 2010
4:12 pm
can a kid go from being a “outstanding, accomplished student athlete” to a “gangbangin’ thug” all by deciding to go to UGA over the Joke by Coke.
collegeballfan
February 2nd, 2010
4:12 pm
I am thrilled they are signing an offensive lineman. And a 3 star is a solid recruit. He will be there 5 years and as Munson always said – “best OL guys are the 5th year seniors”.
Question – how many scholarship & invited walk-on offensive linemen does UGA have on the roster? Anyone know?
Really?
February 2nd, 2010
4:13 pm
Penn pal – He isn’t an instate recruit for UK was the point that was being made.
Cardinal
February 2nd, 2010
4:13 pm
If he makes number 17 (assuming Robey and Rogers are gone) how many scholarships does that leave available still for tomorrow?
collegeballfan
February 2nd, 2010
4:14 pm
DawgBumLicked
UGA will have one of the best classes in the country. Quit hanging your head, you look like a loser!
ole leather-head
February 2nd, 2010
4:15 pm
In my day we only committed to kickin’ arse and taking names, we would play ball naked uphill in the snow both ways…..and we liked it!
DawgBumLicked
February 2nd, 2010
4:15 pm
Oh how we have fallen…Losing commits daily…Offering 3 star backups when jilted by a more desired recruit…Sure hope we can at least get Christian Green, otherwise this year has been a real bomb.
Richt may be dead man walking.
TXDawg
February 2nd, 2010
4:16 pm
REALLY? Some of us get….keep bloggin my friend.
TXDawg
February 2nd, 2010
4:17 pm
*get it
rob
February 2nd, 2010
4:17 pm
So now you guys are stealing recruits from Kentucky?
lol
Lane Pimpin
February 2nd, 2010
4:17 pm
I told you last year that UGA does not work at recruiting. Now they are relegated to “stealing” prospects from UK (a win in basketball) instead of the major programs like UT, UF and my own USC. Get used to it poodles; Jacksonville and Knoxville will not be trips for your fans to make.
TXDawg
February 2nd, 2010
4:17 pm
I must be like the FLASH of blogging…..note from the AJC to me:
“You are posting comments too quickly. Slow down.”
mikie g.
February 2nd, 2010
4:18 pm
we have to understand that all of these “stars” assigned to these recruits are the result of people like this Towers person who is so biased against real Georgia people that his judgment concerning talent is flawed. these recruits are like haircuts; good ones turn out to be bad, and bad ones turn out to be good. every once in a while you get an A.J.Green, but not often.
Lame Tech fans are pathetic
February 2nd, 2010
4:18 pm
DawgBumLicked,
Sorry, Richt will be around for many more years to spank that excuse of a penitentiary you bee fans call a football team
schmeckdawg
February 2nd, 2010
4:18 pm
I am so sick of these premadonna kids. Screw it, if they sign, great, if not screw them and let’s just get the kids that want to go to The UGA. Like the one guy earlier said, Clint Boling was a *** guy and he has been outstanding. No doubt in my mind,our best lineman. So if the kid from Calhoun has no morals and leaves, then we find someone else. We are always going to be solid at the real “U!”
All DAWG fans…Keep Hunkerin’
Lane Pimpin = Jealous Yech fan
February 2nd, 2010
4:19 pm
nuff said
GreenvillePats
February 2nd, 2010
4:19 pm
As a former Greenville Patriot football player and a Greenville High School graduate, it gives me great pleasure in knowing a fellow Patriot is now a UGA Bulldawg. I’m excited for him, his parents, and our community. This signing will be special not only tomorrow but also for the future of Patriot football. I pray he remains healthy, grounded, and excels on the field but most importantly in the classroom. This kid has the footwork and footspeed of a TE but plays the line. He also plays basketball. With a little development this kid could be really special. Coach Fox now needs to visit Greenville to start working on Class of 2011 basketball prospect, Kentavious Caldwell. Google him! GO PATRIOTS!
gary
February 2nd, 2010
4:20 pm
It’s not a suprise that rogers is going to go to ut all they say is that uga stole marlon brown last year from them and that wasn’t the case he did not give a verbal and i wouldn’t want my son going to a school that a recruiter showed up at my house drunk. And uga didn’t have to offer bait to catch the big fish…..lol
niles
February 2nd, 2010
4:20 pm
rob,
It’s still not nearly as bad as a team needing to steal any from Tech
Lane Pimpin
February 2nd, 2010
4:21 pm
The poodle class is now ranked at #13, which is an excellent position — a lot higher than UGA real ranking will be at the END of any season in the future.
Devil Dawg
February 2nd, 2010
4:22 pm
Welcome to the young man. We can crack on each other as UGA fans all we want (and Chip, too), but the bottom line remains that CMR’s unwavering loyalty to a clearly out-of-his-league CWM, followed by the inexplicable dilly-dallying and wishi-washiness in begnning and then concluding the search for a new DC has cost us in recruiting this year – even the recruits picked up on how unstable the situation was/is. Hopefully, CMR and the new defensive staff will get its crap together, start seriously coachin’ ‘em up, and restore some discipline, piss n’ vinegar to the program (if I see any more dancing on the sideline when we are getting it handed to us, I will scream). Maybe next year’s potential recruits will see a sense of urgency and postive direction that will attract them to the program. In the meantime, maybe there will be some surprises tomorrow…but I’m not holding my breath…oh yeah, question…is there really any such thing as a Tech board??? I’m just sayin’…and if so, why???…
JasonT
February 2nd, 2010
4:23 pm
Hey Lane Pimpin, I do believe UT is still trying to go after the kids from Stephenson HS that are committed to Kentucky. So what is your point deuche bag?
Really?
February 2nd, 2010
4:23 pm
Thanks TXDawg! At least somebody gets it.
option smoption
February 2nd, 2010
4:24 pm
Ranking these kids before they actually play a down in college is so crazy. Pollock was a three star. You gotta love the in state kids who dream about playing for the dawgs and actually get the opportunity at the last minute. I think this kid is gonna play.
ANSWER ME!!!
February 2nd, 2010
4:28 pm
how many scholarships do we still available for tomorrow!?!??!!?!?
Va Dawg
February 2nd, 2010
4:28 pm
Darick is gone too. He is a Vol according to Rivals.com reports. He is also been scratched off the Recruit Commitment list for UGA. WTF? What the heck is goin on with these kids? Guess the other kid’s dad had a good bit to do with it I am sure.
Lane Pimpin
February 2nd, 2010
4:29 pm
One piece of good news for dawg fans. The old claim about how UGA does well at recruiting but falls flat on the field, no longer applies. You now fall flat in recruiting and it is only the upside from there — no more falling flat on the field by UGA because these will be scrappy guys who, if they win, will get big credit for an upset.
Elmer Fud
February 2nd, 2010
4:29 pm
Kudos to Nickell for calling Richt so we could use the spot for another recruit, though its a little late to do much with it. Not sure why Nickell was so highly recruited in the first place. At 5 7″, he probably does not have the size to compete effectively in the SEC. For UGA, this spot can probably be best used next year as we go for similar skills but with enough height and bulk to go up against the receivers from Florida, Tenn and Auburn.
Really?
February 2nd, 2010
4:29 pm
ANSWER ME!!! – the word was we had room to sign between 23 and 25 total.
Tee
February 2nd, 2010
4:31 pm
Looks like Da’Rick is sticking with the Dawgs. Good stuff!
Dap01
February 2nd, 2010
4:31 pm
I agree. According to most AJC writers, the Bulldogs are lucky to have enough players to field a team. Can you imagine the headlines if that same wording was applied to Tech (recruiting class # 46 in the nation)?
WOW!
February 2nd, 2010
4:32 pm
“Why don’t Vandy or Tech or Duke have people that don’t qualify? Bring your best 3rd grade remarks, come on!”
No, your deft use of the english language already covered the 3rd grade remarks for the day. We definitely know you did not attend any of the fine schools you listed above.
toph
February 2nd, 2010
4:33 pm
Sounds like somebody is really confused about Rogers. Tenn/UGA. . . . .I see nothing, so far, that says he’s switched.
option smoption
February 2nd, 2010
4:34 pm
Va Dawg…You’re right about Rivals JUST taking Da’Rick off the UGA commit list. I was on there before I read this article and they still had him listed as ours…..this bites because he is AJ type special….I don’t think Marlon Brown could hold his jock…I guess we’ll find out soon.
JD
February 2nd, 2010
4:34 pm
The word is that UT paid some serious cash for Rogers. And Nash’s Dad took care of the rest. Pretty sad UT used that backup QB to get Rogers. Nash will never see the field UT. He can’t play in the SEC and will probably transer out in 2 years when he realizes this. Huge mistake if Da’rick bails on UGA
Dawg Rule
February 2nd, 2010
4:35 pm
Georgia’s signing so many top recruits, I’ve lost count! Look for the Dawgs to make a run at the SEC the next 2 years, with florida way down and bama losing a ton of talent.
toph
February 2nd, 2010
4:35 pm
You’re right Va Dawg, his name is gone.
JasonT
February 2nd, 2010
4:35 pm
Hey Lane Pimpin your calling Tennessee a major program? Didn’t they just steal a QB from Vanderbilt???
Volman
February 2nd, 2010
4:37 pm
Haha @ UGA….
Mark Richt= Fulmer version 2.
Good luck in mediocrity!
Debbie Hardman
February 2nd, 2010
4:38 pm
Congratulations, Special “K”. We are all so proud of you. Former GHS grad!
JasonT
February 2nd, 2010
4:40 pm
UGA grad in Louisville, KY and actually work for the U of L. Have a buddy that works in the compliance office at UT and he’s already been contacted by the NCAA about possible violations with the recruitment of Da’Rick Rogers and he’s still not academically qualified to get into UT. Would love him to sign with UGA but not with all the issues that are surrounding him. Oh and just spoke with John Jancek about Deon Rogers decommitting from UGA and committing to UL, was because of Mr. JJ himself. So Dawg fans I wouldn’t worry about loosing BJ Butler or Deon Rogers it was because of firing coaches that had to be fired.
hank
February 2nd, 2010
4:40 pm
Will texting of UGA committments be available tomorrow, like last year?
JasonT
February 2nd, 2010
4:41 pm
I personally don’t think Rogers will sign with UT, if he does I think he will not get in or will transfer.
JasonT
February 2nd, 2010
4:43 pm
Volman, Tennessee has to get out of mediocrity to say someone else is mediocre.
toph
February 2nd, 2010
4:44 pm
Jason T, nice work there man! Appreciate it!
ButlerDawg
February 2nd, 2010
4:44 pm
Welcome, Kenarious!
See ya, Nickell! Thanks a bunch for waiting until the 11th hour to make your decision. Geez.
toph
February 2nd, 2010
4:46 pm
Rogers is listed as a “soft verbal” according to Scouts.com
Dawg Fan in Calhoun
February 2nd, 2010
4:46 pm
Actually if memory serves me correct David pollack was a 2 star fullback recruit. He switched to DE after he came to UGA.
Sorry Guy!
February 2nd, 2010
4:46 pm
Volman – your observation about UGA becoming mediocre is just your speculation however looking at your teams record over the last couple years is proof that your team is mediocre. Sorry I am sure you don’t like facts like you guys record over the last couple years which is 12-13. Yikes!
Volman
February 2nd, 2010
4:47 pm
Jason, you’re a dolt. I’m pretty sure Tennessee beat UGA like they stole something last year….45-19, right?
When was UGA’s last nationial title….’80? Eek.
Pretty mediocre if you ask me.
toph
February 2nd, 2010
4:48 pm
We’ll find out tomorrow at 9 I believe.
Volman
February 2nd, 2010
4:48 pm
What does it mean when a team loses to a mediocre team?
Where does that put Georgia?
MoDawg
February 2nd, 2010
4:48 pm
It must have been tough to write something positive like this. All we have gotten the last couple of weeks is how many kids are decommitting or “renegging” and how UGA is “jilted again”….
Nice to finally see something positive like UGA getting a quality kid who WANTS to be a Bulldog.
Welcome, Kenarious! You won’t regret coming to UGA!
Circus Act
February 2nd, 2010
4:49 pm
WoW… Mr Vacation Bible School CMR going after a kid that has already committed to another school ? Im so impressed with the pick up of 3 star kids these last few days. You reckon thee calibre of player will bring UGA a NC in the near future? NOTTTTTT !!!!
Sorry Guy!
February 2nd, 2010
4:50 pm
Volman – What would you call 12-13 over the last 2 years? Elite or Mediocre? You won’t answer the question will you?
Volunteer Nation
February 2nd, 2010
4:50 pm
With the addition of Rogers ESPN’s Mark Schlerth is now putting Double D’s first recruiting class ahead of Satan at Bama’s!
Looking forward to spankin’ that Crimson Tide and Gaytor arse for years to come!
mmgtfan
February 2nd, 2010
4:50 pm
Unfortunately Dawg fans I have bad new. Da’Rick Rogers has officially de-commited from UGA and reports are that he will indeed sign with Tennessee tomorrow. I hate to see a great in-state talent go out of state even if it is UGA especially now considering the circumstances. Go to ugasports.com to see for yourself. Good luck pups with Green tomorrow
Volman
February 2nd, 2010
4:51 pm
You Georgia fans are delirious if you think that Rogers is signing with Georgia tomorrow…
JasonT
February 2nd, 2010
4:51 pm
So Volman please explain to me how Tennessee is not a mediocre team? 76 wins since 2000 to UGA’s 98. Wow which team is the mediocre team? HMM if my math is correct the more wins a team has means they are probably a better team.
ANSWER ME!!!
February 2nd, 2010
4:51 pm
Thanks really?!!! So possibly 6-8 surprises tomorrow at least!!
Volman
February 2nd, 2010
4:52 pm
“Sorry Guy”, why don’t you answer my question? It’s really hard to look down at someone that took you behind the woodshed last year.
End of story.
barry
February 2nd, 2010
4:52 pm
LOL. You left Kentucky to come to UGA? LOL. That’s hilarious!!!!
knoxdawg
February 2nd, 2010
4:52 pm
Glad to see the Dawgs pick up a kid but the fact it was at another schools expense still bothers me. What hurts all schools is that they have no time to make up the loss with another player. If Robey called Richt I admire him but to wait until 2 days before signing day leaves you no time to recoup. If Da’Rick wants to play with his BFF more power to him. Coach Dooley will do well at UT but he will have to build up the talent level. UGA, UT, KY, SC are all still chasing UF till one of us finally wins on the field. UF is gathering a great class and the talent level is still good so none of us may catch them anytime soon. We will see what happens on the field in 2010. These kids haven’t played a down, haven’t made a play, etc. who knows they may all redshirt cause they aren’t ready for the big time!
The Grinch
February 2nd, 2010
4:52 pm
Buck Belue said on his show today Rogers is gone. I hate it when that happens. We’ll still have a good class though.
Volman, when your team gets back up to the level it was overall as a program under Phat Phil feel free to come back.
Sorry Guy!
February 2nd, 2010
4:52 pm
Circus Act – Did you really say NOTTTT? What are you in 4th grade?
Flo-Ri-Duh!
February 2nd, 2010
4:52 pm
Get the record straight – David Pollack was 3 star player and was listed at fullback and DE.
cupid
February 2nd, 2010
4:53 pm
UT fans crack me up. They are honestly trying to say that Dooley totally loves Nance as a QB, especially since he doesn’t even show up on ANY national QB ratings. And nevermind the fact that UT already has the number 7 rated QB in the nation coming there next year, LOL!!!
Vol fans are hilarious!! They know they are dirty as hell. They know the entire country knows they are dirty as hell, but yet they refuse to admit the obvious!!
Freddy
February 2nd, 2010
4:54 pm
DaDick is off of the UGA commitment list
Dan
February 2nd, 2010
4:54 pm
Good for this kid. I’m a Tech fan, but watch the three star kid end up being better than every five star kid y’all have coming in.
Really?
February 2nd, 2010
4:55 pm
ANSWER ME!!! – technically but it won’t happen. Richt will keep some of those spots for early commits next year.
AltamahaDawg
February 2nd, 2010
4:55 pm
Really? got it, applaud it.
Sorry Guy!
February 2nd, 2010
4:56 pm
Volman – Thanks for proving my point! I knew you wouldn’t answer the question.
toph
February 2nd, 2010
4:56 pm
I’ve heard that the state of GA is loaded with top-notch recruits for 2011. Saving some scholarships for next year may be the way to go rather than just filling up for the heck of it.
Volman
February 2nd, 2010
4:57 pm
Since 1989, Tennessee is 13-6 vs. Georgia.
Guess I answered your question guys… You all have nothing on me. Quit being delirious and trying to make up your own “facts”. Your glory game was beating a miserable Hawaii game in the sugar bowl…
Oh yeah, you won the preseason national title a couple of years back… I remember you all choking against Georgia Tech that year.
Who won the 1998 National Title? I’m pretty sure the Vols didn’t play Hawaii…
shaking my head.
Mike Dawggin
February 2nd, 2010
4:58 pm
Cool, Chip, FINALLY, some good news.
I would assume you will be following Georegia closely all day tomorrow and being unbiased and covering the good news as diligently as you have been convering the bad news, right?
Personally, I don’t think it’s as bad as you AJC guys make it appear.
ESPN WIDELY disagrees with you if you see georgia’s recruiting class as anything but top 5.
ESPN has Georgia at #4
http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/classrankings?&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncf%2frecruiting%2fclassrankings
Dan
February 2nd, 2010
4:59 pm
I think what Tech and Georgia will both do is save a few scholarships and use them toward kids who will enroll early so that they count toward this year’s number because next year the rule is that the cap on commitments is 28 (I think). If that’s what Richt is doing, he’s smart because next year the recruiting in the state of Georgia is supposed to be crazy good.
Volman
February 2nd, 2010
4:59 pm
Cupid—you’re an idiot. Pot calling the kettle black here, right? I think I remember Joe Cox and Mohommad Massaquoi being a “package deal”. Quit living in hypocrisy.
Actually, Offensive Coordinator Jim Chaney likes Nance a lot..but Tyler Bray is the future for Tennessee.
It was a package deal however you slice it. Nobody is saying it isn’t..quit making stuff up.
You obviously don’t know what you’re talking about.
Volunteer Nation
February 2nd, 2010
5:00 pm
Double D has taken his place alongside Chiznik as the SEC’s premier recruiter.
Sealed the deal and brought great wealth back to Knoxville!
God bless you Double D!
GaGator
February 2nd, 2010
5:01 pm
I guess the dawgs will say this is addition by subtraction. You add a 3 star tackle
and lose a 5 star reciever (Da’pRick) and a 4 star DB (Robey). You gotta love this new math.
crackbaby
February 2nd, 2010
5:02 pm
“Halsey
Offensive lineman are some of the hardest to predict. Clint Boling was a 3 star coming out of high school and has been a stud. Many 4 and 5 star lineman don’t do squat.”
Not so hard to predict in Boling’s case because he’s a smart kid and that helps an O lineman. That kid is going to play Pro Football. Amazing.
Dog Dawg – an 18 y.o. is a man? Maybe legally but not otherwise. Ask a woman…
Volunteer Nation
February 2nd, 2010
5:03 pm
I bet some day Nance ends up better than 5 star Gator Cam Newton. Brantley’s even passed that guy by.
Eat and Tweet
February 2nd, 2010
5:03 pm
Owensjeff @ 4:45 pm Here in Spartanburg SC at the Famous Beacon Drive in eating me a Cheese Burger A Plenty with half n half with that Beacon sweet tea….. going to slide on over to see this Marcus Latimore kid at the church. Why did he dis UGA and others and choose SC instead? Later dreggs……
Sorry Guy!
February 2nd, 2010
5:04 pm
Volman – actually you didn’t come close to answering my question. Let me slow it down for you just a bit…….The Vols record over the last 2 years(this has nothing to do with going back to 1989)is 12-13! Would that be viewed by you Volman as Elite or Mediocre?
ugaaccountant
February 2nd, 2010
5:05 pm
Volman – Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then. You guys may have beat UGA last year, yet at the end of the year we clearly had the better season overall. Enjoy your recruiting victory for now, we shall see if Rogers winds up eligible to suit up in the fall.
BigGAdawg
February 2nd, 2010
5:05 pm
DawgBumLicked, good name for a licker like you. You are 180 out on everything you said. Tech has so much to crow about (((30-24))), five wins since 1990. UGA had an 8-5 season and still beat the ACC champions ((((hahahahahahahahahahahaha)))) andYou lost to Iowa???? Corn fed clunkers kicked your butt. Wait and see what happens when we show up WITH a defense this fall.
Now on to the our real purpose here:
Welcome to the Bulldog Nation Kenarious!!!!! I happy for you that you are going to be able to fulfill your long time dream. You are going to a great school in a great town and you will play under some of the best coaches in the game. We all look forward to seeing you between the hedges for the next several years.
Woof Woof Woof!!!!!!!!
Sorry Guy!
February 2nd, 2010
5:06 pm
Volman- In 1998 you are right you didn’t beat Hawaii however you did beat an FSU team that was playing their 3rd string QB.
cupid
February 2nd, 2010
5:06 pm
Mo Mass was committed to UGA long before Cox. And Cox was the 7th rated QB in the nation. Unlike Nance who doesn’t even show up on a single QB rankings list. Just admit to the obvious dude, stop embarrassing yourself. You and I both know Nance will never touch the field. If UGA wouldn’t have magically gotten Stafford it was understood Cox would have been the starter. There is zero plans that have Nance as the starter at UT. Quit being stupid.
ugaaccountant
February 2nd, 2010
5:08 pm
Knoxdog – Nothing is forcing all of these players to sign tommorow. If someone is still holding out hope for a UGA or UK offer, he can easily delay his signing until Thursday or months from now. We picked up one of UK’s best recruits, and now they can do the same from some other school with a kid who’s been hoping for a UK offer.
I think the only ethics involved in making offers is that when a school makes an offer they should mean it. UGA is among the classiest when it comes to this.
It would be impossible for a school not to recruit committed athletes and still be among the elite schools consistently in bringing in talent. This is the athletes fault. Far too many committ without meaning anything by it, so schools have to continue to recruit them until it’s clear that they have truly made a decision.
Volunteer Nation
February 2nd, 2010
5:09 pm
Why do you folks think Rogers won’t be eligible? I have not heard any official confirmation that Nance’s dad is breaking any NCAA rules with what he is doing.
Ruth Fowler
February 2nd, 2010
5:10 pm
UGA has picked a real winner in Kenarious Gates. “Special K”, as he is known around here, is an all around great young man. K, we are so excited about your offer from USA. I know that is where your heart is. Have enjoyed watching you play for the Patriots and know we will see alot of you now on Saturdays. Go Big Dawg!
DawgByte
February 2nd, 2010
5:10 pm
According to Rivals.com, UGA has dropped down to #14 in the recruiting rankings. Not a surprise given the defections and total number in this class. There was a poster that said Da’Rick is listed on Rivals.com as a UT verbal. I was not able to find anything to that affect.
We may have lost a little mojo after the 2009 season. The best we can hope for is a stronger 2010 season and significant improvement on the defensive side to get recruits excited about UGA again. I’m a little disappointed in how this recruiting season has finished up.
Bruce
February 2nd, 2010
5:12 pm
That’s alright…..UK beat you on the field where it matters.
Sanford Drive
February 2nd, 2010
5:13 pm
It’s no surprise to lose a few recruits on the D side of the ball since the entire D staff was fired. Losing Da’Rick, however, is completely unacceptable. Can’t wait for Richt to be gone.
If we can’t win titles with top ten recruiting classes, how can we even expect to even have a decent season with a mediocre recruiting class? Sad but true.
Calhoun Insider
February 2nd, 2010
5:14 pm
Personally, I could care less where Rodgers ends up because I don’t have any skin in this game. But I can tell you that he has serious academic issues and is likely to end up at a feeder school because he is doubtful to qualify. So if your a fan of either school don’t celebrate or grumble wherever he signs because he probably isn’t getting in anyhow. Just about everbody in Calhoun, Ga know this to be a fact. lol
ugaaccountant
February 2nd, 2010
5:14 pm
VN – Rogers grades have long been suspect.
Coach Paul Johnson
February 2nd, 2010
5:15 pm
Will any of my recruits help the perfect option offense score more than 10 points in a bowl game?
PLEASE!
jason
February 2nd, 2010
5:15 pm
Not that there was much doubt but Anthony Dasher from UGASports has confirmed Rogers has told Richt he will sign with Tennessee.
GaGator
February 2nd, 2010
5:16 pm
Georgia class sinking to 14th in Rivals.com and 15th in Scout.com——–somebody lower the life boats.
Va Dawg
February 2nd, 2010
5:18 pm
I would say this recruting class is nice on the D side of things. Offensively, we just picked up another OL man and we have awesome talent at every position! The only thing that is going to be brand new is the QB slot and from what I am hearing we have a real winner in Murray. We still have a chance for a couple of nice WR’s out there in Boone and the other kid (cannot remember name)who only has FSU as another option. I look forward to this season. Allt he bad talk about our D Coordinator search taking to long will pay off in the end. A.J., Wooten, Orson Charle, Aaron White, Tavarres King etc are gonna step up big time and not to mention Kris Durham will be back. I believe we will be just fine. As far as the 5′7 Robey leaving, I could care less. I dont care how much speed he has. If we were losing a ton of D recruits I would be worried. BJ Butler was an attitude problem waiting…Robey is way to small…and Deon Rogers already said he can’t live up to the hype as far as size goes. GO DAWGS! GATA!
Pugnacious Paul
February 2nd, 2010
5:19 pm
This Da’rick Kid is a thug hands down. He refers women as to Hoes. Face it dawg fans he would just be another hip hop dancer on the side lines on gameday.
Pickin and Grinnin
February 2nd, 2010
5:19 pm
Who cares. We lost the kid bc Tenny-see has zero skill at WR. Hell their best WR saw it fit to rob a store. If I werent sure of my skills I would go play somewhere that I could easily stand out rather go somewhere and compete with other top notch players.
GaGator
February 2nd, 2010
5:19 pm
Sanford Drive
Congratulations, you are the first sane (not delusional) dawg fan I’ve read.
Volman
February 2nd, 2010
5:19 pm
No more argument from y’alls end anymore. It’s over.
Tennessee has definitely slipped since 2001 but they’ve still made it to the SEC championship game a couple of times. Like I said, UGA’s call to glory was beating a miserable Hawaii team in the Sugar Bowl. Oh yeah, and that fake pre season national title.
Don’t try to deny the utter dominance of Tennessee over Georgia for the past 20 years. You guys do the exact same thing with Georgia Tech…You know you do. (Even though they’re in better shape than you guys are.)
ugaaccountant
February 2nd, 2010
5:20 pm
If we finish 14th in recruiting this year and hold a few scholarships open, it puts us in position to have a top 3 class next year with 28 signees like Auburn and Florida are doing this year. With Rivals the difference in rankings is primarily based on the number of recruits.
We have a quality class and #14 is still quite high up the list. Could easily inch higher with a few last minute additions.
Dan
February 2nd, 2010
5:21 pm
Coach Paul Johnson, fortunately for you Tech doesn’t play UGA in a bowl game so you’ll continue to average 35 a game against them.
Cruitin'
February 2nd, 2010
5:21 pm
Rivals has dropped the Dawgs to #16 on their website with this most recent news
Volman
February 2nd, 2010
5:21 pm
Love all of the “we cooled on him”, “he’s a thug”, and “he didn’t want to compete with top players” responses.
You guys are delusional. Tennessee will now have signed (if they get Ambles too) 4 of the top 20 wide receivers in the nation.
Do some homework…PLEASE. Guess you guys are too preoccupied puttin’ that good ole dip in your mouth.
singhunt
February 2nd, 2010
5:22 pm
This is without doubt the the most screwed up blog I have ever visited. Everyone’s comments are hidden behind fake names. Most of the comments seem to come from 24 hour drunks or high school drop outs or GED’s. Most of the comments come from retardes trying to attack the intelligence of another school. Grow up “jugheads”. Win loose or draw the SEC is the best conference in the country.
UGA, Alabama, Florida, LSU and the rest of the conference have great football programs.God bless them!
Volman
February 2nd, 2010
5:22 pm
Good luck trying to beat Kentucky again next year…
dawgcrzy
February 2nd, 2010
5:24 pm
Don’t get your panties in a wad about these last non comitted recruits, we will still have a top 10 or 12 class. Go back and look at the early comitts.
Dawgtime
February 2nd, 2010
5:24 pm
OK UT fans I have a question. Who is your coach? Notice the pause because you can’t keep up with it. That is not a stable situation. Lane Kiffin was a joke. In terms of recruiting, it is sad to see Da’rick Rogers getting played by the Nance family so that their kid will get a scholarship from UT. If the Nance kid was not close to Rogers, would UT offer him? No. His father is manipulating the situation for his kid. i have seen his kid play and he will never start at UT. I believe we are dealing with a delusional father that is using another kid. I do not know the Rogers kid, but I did hear that his mother wishes for him to attend UGA. The Nance family alienates his high school coach. This is sad to me because a poor kid is getting played and manipulated. The Nance father seems to have little concern for the true well being of the Rogers kid. Sad situation. I am still amazed at how everyone is saying that we lost B.J. Butler. We pulled the scholarshp. His coach said he was “uncoachable”. That is the kiss of death in sports. The Deon Rogers kid is a good kid and I wish him well. The Robey kid is getting pulled in to the house of craziness called Lane Kiffin. That dude will have USC on probation within two years. Let me see, I predicted that Alabama would win the national title 10 months ago. Many said I was crazy. I predicted that Lane Kiffin would not be at UT for more than two years. All these UT fans tried to convince me that he could walk on water. I told everyone that UGA was going to beat GT in football and basketball. Some things are obvious. The state of Georgia is loaded in high school talent next year. I hope we save a few scholarships for a great class next year. We already have a great class this year. Go Dawgs.
ugaaccountant
February 2nd, 2010
5:25 pm
Well VN, I’ve enjoyed my 98 wins since 2000 alot more than you’ve been able to enjoy your 76.
DawgBumLicked
February 2nd, 2010
5:25 pm
Look what’s falling from the sky, Larry – a big ol’ turd all over us! LOL
hammerhead
February 2nd, 2010
5:26 pm
Volman – regardless of the date of UGA’s last National Title, I think the point was, Tennessee is mediocre. Beating the worst Georgia team of the Mark Richt era did not change the fact that Tennessee is…. mediocre.
Mike S
February 2nd, 2010
5:27 pm
JUst one little tidbit for the morons crowing about the DeCommits — Deon Rogers and Nickell Robey Decommitted because the Dawgs new DB coach Lakatos let them know they did not fit his preferred type of DB and they would have to work and change to find playing time. They were still welcome at UGA but knew that the new D would not fit them, They made the smart move based on thier size and play style. Lakatos prefers large physical DB’s that play up on the line of scrimmage, which fits the new 3/4 Defense. Small DB’s do not fit the mold of the new UGA D.
Da’Rick was a package deal with Nash – plain and simple. He is helping his friend by going to UT. Would prefer he was a Dawg, but you cannot fault friendship and wanting to be together. Just the way it is.
Now we will wait and see what Green, Boone, Thornton, etc decide.
Bottom Line, UGA still has a great class, and thier average stars per player is #5 in the nation, the only reason they fall to 13 or 14 is because other teams like Auburn have 28 middle of the road recruits and the system Rivals and Scout uses awards QUANTITY as much as QUALITY. Looking at the UGA roster overall, this class does not hurt the Dawgs one bit.
Ky cat
February 2nd, 2010
5:27 pm
better football than basketball:)
Volman
February 2nd, 2010
5:27 pm
ugaaccountant, I enjoyed that game last year. I enjoyed those nine wins in a row.
Was that Sugar Bowl game fun? Hawaii was really a great team. Colt Brennan is doing huge things in the NFL.
No matter how you slice the win percentage the past 10 years, Tennessee still is dominant over Georgia.
Sanford Drive
February 2nd, 2010
5:29 pm
Mike S,
Even with our “quality” recruits, we can’t beat UF. This year will be no different.
BULLDOG MOM
February 2nd, 2010
5:30 pm
The reality is Georgia has been through a rough year. CMR fired and hired a defensive coordinator and a good one I might add. It was a hard thing for him to fire his long standing friend, but he did. The team came together at the end of the season and we are all thankful!!! We are getting a really good recruiting class and recruits we need. CMR is good about getting good players, but good people as well. Spring ball will be very interesting and we all know that too. Many bloggers are from our opposition and like to stir us up, but we know things are on the rise and we recognize fake Georgia bloggers. I am sorry we did not get everyone we wanted and no team does. We already have two good football players committed for next year. Dawg fans sit back and relax and enjoy.
ugaaccountant
February 2nd, 2010
5:30 pm
Mike S – Agree at least 99%
With the DB’s, that sounds true. I’ll take your word for it.
Da’Rick – In addition to that, clearly the situation with Nash’s dad being a legal guardian of some sort had a lot of impact.
Greene, Boone, Thornton, etc. – Exactly we could easily make a lot of ground up tommorrow
Quality vs. Quantity – We’ll field a lot of high quality starters and key backups and I’m 100% confident we’ll be able to find some more guys to round out the depth. We never needed a big class this year to begin with.
PTC Jacket
February 2nd, 2010
5:30 pm
Don’t get your hopes up. Da’Rick Rogers decommitted. Tough off-season for UGA.
Lane Pimpin
February 2nd, 2010
5:31 pm
None of this matters. Florida signed 3 of the four top DEs in the nation. Look for their defense to come pouring in on the unlucky guy who is QBing the poodles. Ronald Powell, top lineman in the nation will be starting by the game in Jax.
Poodles, be happy to beat the North Avenue guys so that at least you end the season well and get to a game in Louisiana, but not in New Orleans.
UGA Ranked #5 in Top 100 Recruits by Scout
February 2nd, 2010
5:31 pm
UGA has more top 100 recruits than almost anyone in the nation.
Ranked #5 in top 100 recruits AGAIN!
Way to go Bulldogs–Dominate!!!
http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=14&yr=2010
Ace
February 2nd, 2010
5:32 pm
Still unranked
Lane Pimpin
February 2nd, 2010
5:33 pm
Correction: three of top four DLinemen in the nation. Whatever it spells disaster for the pup offense.
Volman
February 2nd, 2010
5:34 pm
Hammerhead, what about Tennessee beating a (10-2) Georgia team in 1992, a (10-2) team in 1997, a (9-3) team in 1998, a (10-2) team in 2004, a (9-4) team in 2006, an (11-2) team in 2007 (THE YEAR THEY BEAT HAWAII IN THE SUGAR BOWL), and then in 2009.
Facts are facts guys. Guess you only want to point out the ones that don’t hurt your ego the most.
Tennessee might be “mediocre” in your eyes, but what does that make you? We keep beating you like you stole something… Even your “good teams”.
Sanford Drive
February 2nd, 2010
5:34 pm
UGA Ranked #5,
Is that supposed to make me feel better? UGA has 5. UF has 11.
Pickin and Grinnin
February 2nd, 2010
5:35 pm
Volman-Good luck with the top 4. Make sure they stay away from gas stations and BB guns. He is at least on a level playing field coming in with those 4 guys, if you sign them. He doesn’t want to compete for a spot with guys already established like AJ, King, Brown and Wooten. The Vols are a joke and it just so happens so was our D last year. We fixed our problem.
Volman
February 2nd, 2010
5:35 pm
“UGA Ranked #5 in Top 100 Recruits by Scout”, Your post just shows one of the many reasons why Scout sucks.
PEACHES
February 2nd, 2010
5:38 pm
Congratulations Cousin! Dem DAWGS are in for a treat with the “GATE KEEPER” Kenarious Gates, BABY! He can open it up whenever he wants…. grrrrrrr……..!!!!
Volman
February 2nd, 2010
5:39 pm
“Pickin and Grinnin”, that’s a fail. Nu’keese was a joke, and he’s gone. That’s Kiffin’s guy. Kiffin’s gone.
Good job by your coaching staff burning Marlon Brown’s chance to redshirt and throwing maybe….three passes his way. Miserable decision.
The fact that you say King and Brown are “established” is a joke. I’ll give you AJ and Wooten…but AJ is gone after this year.
Rogers isn’t afraid of competition…and I wish you’d do your homework…you really look ignorant on here.
Your “great” AJ green has only about 100 more yards than Tennessee’s top receiver…And UGA tried to get him the ball every passing play. Do you know his name?
PTC Jacket
February 2nd, 2010
5:40 pm
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?Year=2010&School=26
Da’Rick Rogers isn’t on the list anymore.
Ca You Dig It
February 2nd, 2010
5:40 pm
If Rogers signs with Tennessee tomorrow my sources in Calhoun tell me the Nances might as well move to Knoxville because they won’t be welcome in town by anyone.Its a shame that Mr.Nance used Rogers to get his son a scholarship to Tenn. Nances son will NEVER play a down for Tennessee…believe me. This time next year Rogers will be wishing he had followed his heart instead of the handouts the Nances had been giving him. Sometime in life you got to be your own man. If Rogers thinks the Nance family will stick with him through out his life…
I’ve got some swamp land I’d like to sell you. I’d be nice if the kid ends up honoring his commitment….but the Georgia football program will be just fine without him if he does’nt. One high school athlete does not make a program…If he wants to follow his playmate to Knoxville I say go right ahead…we want leaders at Georgia ..not followers! Can You Dig It!
Not Disappointed!
February 2nd, 2010
5:41 pm
Mr. Gates, I’m a die Hard Tech fan, but I’m glad you decided to stay in the state of Georgia. Good luck. Well, except late November against my Jackets.
Ramblin Wreck!
Flip Floppers
February 2nd, 2010
5:42 pm
I wonder if the rogers kid is a little worried about how he would compare to AJ Green? +
Rivals Ranks UGA #6
February 2nd, 2010
5:42 pm
It’s simply unfair to compare a team like Auburn, with 29 places, to Georgia’s 17.
But, if you look at the Star Power Average, Georgia is ranked #6 at 3.47 average score per recruit.
http://uga.rivals.com/teamrank.asp?
HFDawg
February 2nd, 2010
5:42 pm
My connections at UGA say the NCAA is already looking in Rogers’s recruitment by both UT staffs. The NCAA was already going after UT! Lane left a trail of violations. The hostesses stuff was mild compared to most of the rest of what will be uncovered. Then to top it off the new staff got in bed with Mike Nace. Rogers’s academic issues are no secret the UGA staff knows that he will most likely have to go the Juco or Prep School route.
Sorry Guy!
February 2nd, 2010
5:42 pm
Volman – I am still waiting for an answer!
JRW7
February 2nd, 2010
5:42 pm
Congrads on committment to Red and Black. Will take 3 *** all day long if they bleed red and black.5***** can go to Hillbilly State.
bcall123169
February 2nd, 2010
5:43 pm
wonder if he can really spell dog,no one else can!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
GOGATOR
February 2nd, 2010
5:43 pm
187rd
ugaaccountant
February 2nd, 2010
5:44 pm
Sanford Drive
February 2nd, 2010
5:34 pm
UGA Ranked #5,
Is that supposed to make me feel better? UGA has 5. UF has 11.
Yes it **** well should. I want UGA to be as good as possible. I’m not some 40iq dimwit who can only remember mythical national championships. I enjoy watching every single game and want us to win as many as possible. If Florida’s going to be some unstopable juggernaught so be it. But I’d much rather be 11-1 than 8-5. I won’t even pretend we’ll be 5-7 like UT was in 2008, that simply does not happen for UGA with Richt as coach.
Dog Dawg
February 2nd, 2010
5:44 pm
Crackbaby said “an 18 y.o. is a man? Maybe legally but not otherwise. Ask a woman…”
I understand that 18 year old males in your family are not men. Sorry to hear that.
Ca You Dig It
February 2nd, 2010
5:44 pm
Hey Volman..you need to do your home work…AJ didn’t even play the last two games of the season due to injury and still had your best receiver beat by over 100 yards….what a tool you are! Hillbilly tool!
Can You Dig It!
VentingDawg
February 2nd, 2010
5:45 pm
OK so if Rogers has to go to Juco or a Prep School will he not go unless his BF Nash goes with him?!? LOL!
GaGator
February 2nd, 2010
5:45 pm
UGA Ranked #5 in Top 100 Recruits by Scout
UGA has more top 100 recruits than almost anyone in the nation.
Ranked #5 in top 100 recruits AGAIN!
Wrong, but if you were right, all that does is show you what a poor coach Richt is. Great talent coming in and 8-5 barely this year——-he just can’t coach these boys.
Sanford Drive————-is right, the sooner you get rid of Richt the better off you would be. Kirby Smart would love to be the HC at UGA.
Volman
February 2nd, 2010
5:45 pm
Fine my team is mediocre but I really hope we become relevant again!
bcall123169
February 2nd, 2010
5:47 pm
I thought uga is a juco
bcall123169
February 2nd, 2010
5:48 pm
rivals has uga at 16 before the new 3***
GaGator
February 2nd, 2010
5:49 pm
Volman
Don’t confuse these folks with facts.
Lane Punked Us
February 2nd, 2010
5:51 pm
Derek Dooley = Mike Shula = FAIL
Scout Ranks UGA #6 in Recruiting Quality
February 2nd, 2010
5:52 pm
It’s simply unfair to compare 29 places that Auburn has with Georgia’s 17.
But Scout ranks the QUALITY of the 17 recruits as #6, average score of 3.61
And, the number of top 100 recruits has Georgia at #5, which is remarkable when you consinder that we are only talking about 17 spots.
H
February 2nd, 2010
5:53 pm
Here’s what I don’t get about your dumb blog. You’ve done a billion worthless stories about nothing. Then, you jump from writing an entry about being completely unsure about what Da’Rick will do then mention in an entry about someone else that that Da’Rick is expected to officially announce his flip to UT. Do you see where a story is missing? You were (1) totally unsure (2) then suggest that flipping is a mere formality for Da’Rick. How did you make that jump? Where are your sources? How do you have a job?
Catfan
February 2nd, 2010
5:55 pm
Whats wrong with a three star? I would love to have Kenarious on our roster and was happy to see him commit earlier. You UGA fans have to remember its the overlooked 2-3 stars from Georgia that have given you losses to UK the past 2 out of 4 years. ie Trevard Lindley and Sam Maxwell.
UggA
February 2nd, 2010
5:56 pm
Who else are we gonna lose???????????
Orgeron Did Too
February 2nd, 2010
5:56 pm
I can’t believe a Knukeeseville fan is ragging on Athens. Knukeeseville is a pseudo-urban mountain folk dump where you may get shot by a UT player or run over by Leonard Little. It is far from a college town. It is a piece.
H
February 2nd, 2010
5:56 pm
Ah, that’s better, Chip. You scooped your own blog entry about Da’Rick.
ATLVOL55
February 2nd, 2010
5:58 pm
As much as I hope Da’rick signs with the Vols tomorrow, one wide receiver does or does not win championships…QB play and defense wins championships….whichever school he signs with, it is those “diamonds in the rough” that can really make or break you.
Also, I much as I hate to admit, Florida is dominating in recruiting this year…some say the best class ever…just look at the rankings…Florida, Alabama, Auburn, LSU, TN, Georgia…everybody is getting good players…it just depends on which one’s become that next Herschel Walker, Peyton Manning, or Tim Tebow
UggA
February 2nd, 2010
6:00 pm
This lineman is only a 3-star player. Why did we recruit a 3-star player? This will hurt our class ranking…
GaGator
February 2nd, 2010
6:01 pm
Scout Ranks UGA #6 in Recruiting Quality
February 2nd, 2010
5:52 pm
It’s simply unfair to compare 29 places that Auburn has with Georgia’s 17.
But Scout ranks the QUALITY of the 17 recruits as #6, average score of 3.61…………………
Actually Georgia is now 15th on Scouts—–try this on for size, the Gators have 25 committs
with an avg star rating of 3.92——you just can’t keep up—–that’s why you lose.
Daddy boy
February 2nd, 2010
6:01 pm
Do the dawgs still like the Dooleys? LMAO.
ugaaccountant
February 2nd, 2010
6:02 pm
Catfan – Every true UGA fan here is happy to have him. The posters saying otherwise are fans of other schools. Sorry we took him at the last minute but as you know that’s how recruiting works.
AlpharettaBulldog
February 2nd, 2010
6:03 pm
Someone said it earlier best…ITS ABOUT QUALITY NOT QUANTITY. I would have a couple studs on top of the studs we already have and save scholarships for JUCO’s and HS seniors that want to enroll early next year. If Da’Rick is leaving…and I say IF because nobody has posted a link or anything to say for a fact that he is leaving…we are still solid at WR especially if we pick up Boone or Green.
Vol fans you might have a solid class this year, especially if you get Da’Rick, but do not act like your program is in complete disarray after Kiffin left and you had several players kicked off your team for armed robbery. Your program does not look stable in the nations eyes and recently hired a coach who has a losing record but to his credit, has shown he can recruit. Good luck to all seniors signing tomorrow get an education and stay out of trouble.
gss303
February 2nd, 2010
6:03 pm
There are some MAJOR character issues from the guy at Calhoun. I will be shocked if he is still in school after a year. He will fit right in with the vols
Monticello Dawg
February 2nd, 2010
6:05 pm
A lot of wishful thinking going on with this stuff from Georgia’s opponents saying Richt is on the way out. He may have been guilty of being too loyal to some assistants, but has now taken steps to right the ship. Its going to be payback time in 2010 and 2011. The Dawgs are coming for you! Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for you.
GaGator
February 2nd, 2010
6:09 pm
There is no question that the young Dooley has completely out recruited Richt, come this fall I’m betting he will out coach him too!
lattimore
February 2nd, 2010
6:10 pm
go cocks!
Volman
February 2nd, 2010
6:10 pm
UGAaccountant…no response? That’s what I thought BOY.
Stud WR's, TE, #1 RB recruit in the nation
February 2nd, 2010
6:13 pm
nearly the entire offense returning… vs new DC and new 3–4 scheme. 2nd week of the season.
In columbia.
i smell a 1-1 start for the dawgs this year (finally!)
Buddy El
February 2nd, 2010
6:16 pm
Under Richt the dawgs have averaged 10 wins a year for 9 years which which means UGA averages almost twice the wins/year for the Vols over the last two seasons. Now that UT has a Dooley at the helm that may change.
Derrick Skywalker
February 2nd, 2010
6:19 pm
I may be young but the force is strong within me, especially now that I’ve left the dark side. lol
GSUGA
February 2nd, 2010
6:22 pm
This Nance, Rogers saga sounds similar to the Arkansas thing a few years ago when they hired the high school coach to recruit the qb and several of his team mates. It cost Arkansas dearly. Nance will never play qb at tn. Get ready UT for an NCAA investigation.
GaGator
February 2nd, 2010
6:38 pm
Buddy El
Under Richt the dawgs have averaged 10 wins a year for 9 years. That’s very nice but this is a real record, the Gator’s last four recruiting classes are 47-6 or 11.75 wins a year.
Now that’s a record!
ole leather-head
February 2nd, 2010
6:48 pm
da rick da prick in my day we didn’t have names we were only known by a number and we liked it..
Georgia Truth
February 2nd, 2010
7:01 pm
Volman = latent homsexual
hunkerdown
February 2nd, 2010
7:17 pm
Damnit!!!!! Neuerberg is reporting Striping has decommited from UGA!!! Hey Richt, what the he11 are you guys doing over there!!!!!!
hunkerdown
February 2nd, 2010
7:17 pm
Owen
February 2nd, 2010
7:21 pm
If Da’rick signs with Georgia, then Mr. Dooley will withdraw the scholarship offer from Nash, talk about peer pressure. I wish the best for Da’rick in whatever decision he makes,Just be a man,and do want you want to do,not what everbody else wants you to do . Your the one who’ll have to live with it,not them. Nothings more painful than regret, take care and God bless……………………………
Chris
February 2nd, 2010
7:44 pm
Those talking about a double standard for him and Da’rick, the difference is that this kid always wanted to be a Dawg, kind of what everyone thought about Rogers, but he didn’t have the chance until now, GO DAWGS!!
Lane Kiffin
February 2nd, 2010
7:46 pm
Vols in chaos -
1. Lane Biffin jumps on a bus for Los Angeles and tells the Hillbillys to get stuffed. Riots ensue as the jilted Rocky Toppers realize their program isn’t all that and a bag of pork skins.
2. Hmmmmmmmmmmm options, what should we do next… Oh yeah lets ask the coach in waiting at Texas to leave his million dollar job to come and pet our mangy mutt. Will Muschamp as predicted, told you to get stuffed.
3. Time to spit some tobacco and scratch my head. I know lets ask John Gruden to give up his cushy NFL analyst job to coach our rednecks. You guessed it. John Gruden says… Get stuffed Rocky Homo’s.
4. I know lets call our old standby David Cutcliffe… he’ll take us back to the promise land. Unbeknownst to the Vol brain trust… Duke is a football powerhouse. As expected Cutcliffe tells the big orange to get stuffed.
5. Hey I heard there’s this SEC doormat team in Louisianna called La Tech… I think they have a head coach, why don’t we go after him. Dooley… yeah I’ll take your offer, I’m tired of eating mudbugs!
UT = The laughing stock of the SEC!!!!
Douglas
February 2nd, 2010
8:01 pm
And volman…UT has won so many national championships in the last 20 years…oh, that’s right…1…just like UGA.
Brian
February 2nd, 2010
9:34 pm
It’s nice to add another offensive lineman, we’ve got some good ones already but the more depth the better.
VOLS!!
February 2nd, 2010
9:43 pm
UGA is pathetic check out these records:
* 3-5 in the SEC last year
* 1-8 against Florida
* 2-2 last 4 against Kentucky
Egbert
February 2nd, 2010
9:50 pm
Gates is a good ole Meriwether County kid who was raised right. I expect him to play a lot of football for us.
Lane Pimpin
February 2nd, 2010
10:38 pm
I told you two weeks ago that D. Rogers would not come to UGA. You have the best WR in the nation and nobody outside the Athens city limit knows the name of A.J. Green. He made a huge mistake playing for a mediocre school with a mediocre coach and a mediocre offense. A.J. Green would be a household word if he had signed with the Gators, and he would have a couple of championship rings. All he has at Poodle U. is a log of regrets.
Know what's even FUNNIER?.....
February 2nd, 2010
10:49 pm
UGA coaches tried not once, but TWICE, in the last few days to get Tech commit Morgan Bailey to flip!
After they got “no” both times, then they offered Gates.
LOL!!
Great move GM019
February 2nd, 2010
11:52 pm
UGA needs to keep recruiting in Greenville Ga. there is a ton of talent in all sports.
PoundtheHound
February 3rd, 2010
12:03 am
Don’t look now Dawg fans, but there is a new Sheriff in town called Lance Thompson! Look what he did recruiting in just 2 years for Alabama….can you say National Championship?? And now he works for Tennessee! Voted by his peers as the top college recruiter in the country while at Alabama. Now he is at Tennessee, so get ready for many more recruiting day rejections, and get use to riding in the back seat!
Rick
February 3rd, 2010
3:25 am
You guys on here are idiots, you all do understand that you are talking about 18 year old kids. The way most of you act is plainly put stupid, the ones that get on here badmouthing kids because they want to go to a particular school have to be the same ones who never played anything in school. Then there are the ones who just get on these blogs to dog out one team or the other, you should all grow upand act like grown men and women, show a little class whether you are a DAWG fan or a VOL, or War Eagle or even a gator fan. These are kids who are just beginning their adult lives so they are going to have a change of heart and there are cases where they get bad advice or a coach just flat out lies to them to get them to do what they want but in the end it doesn’t matter as long as these kids do what is right for them. SO SHOW SOME CLASS IDIOTS
Jason
February 3rd, 2010
7:38 am
Volman, enjoy another 5 loss season in 2010, with or without Da’Prick Rogers.