How would you grade UGA’s 2013 recruiting class so far?
How do you feel about UGA’s 2013 recruiting class so far?
Loading ...The Bulldogs are off to a fast start with 17 commitments, including the last two at their biggest position of need – offensive line.
UGA could sign around 30 in February.
How would you grade this class so far? Which prospects do you like the most? Which are the ones that UGA needs to keep an eye on due to attention from competing colleges?
What are the biggest remaining needs for this class? Which positions? Which players?
Please post below.
UGA commits for 2013
- RB Derrick Henry, 6-3, 241, Yulee, Fla.
- QB Brice Ramsey, 6-3, 190, Camden County HS
- S Tray Matthews, 6-2, 205, Newnan HS
- DB Shaq Wiggins, 5-10, 160, Sandy Creek HS
- DB Steven Nelson, 6-0, 185, College of Sequoias JC (Northside-WR HS)
- DT Chris Mayes, 6-4, 295, Mississippi Gulf Coast JC (Spalding HS)
- DT DeAndre “Moose” Johnson, 6-3, 311, Northgate HS
- WR Tramel Terry, 6-0, 185, Goose Creek (S.C.)
- LB Johnny O’Neal, 6-1, 230, West Laurens HS
- WR Kyrin Priester, 6-2, 185, Brookwood HS
- OL Aulden Bynum, 6-5, 250, Valwood HS
- LB Ryne Rankin, 6-1, 231, Orlando, Fla.
- LB, Reggie Carter, 6-1, 220, South Gwinnett HS
- ATH JJ Green, 5-9, 178, Camden County HS
- DB Reggie Wilkerson, 6-0, Citron, Fla.
- OL Josh Cardiello, 6-4, 280, Buford HS
- OL Brandon Kublanow, 6-3, 290, Walton HS
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Thomas Brown
May 29th, 2012
10:22 am
Your Georgie tek recruiting ranking this morning is # 39 and when it is over, will be # 52 as it always is with Paul Johnson. In the meantime, Mark Richt has only 1 other program with higher rankings these 12 years of his here, and he has the most NFL draft picks of any program during this same timeframe. Mark Richt averages the # 7 recruiting class nationally for 12 years – consistently. This is his biggest strength. His biggest weaknesses are his coaching staff and his attrition – along with the commensurate 3 wins in 16 games over 12 years vs teams achieving any top 10 poll ranking.
Paul Midler
May 29th, 2012
10:22 am
I will wait till signing day as right now we have no idea who will flip or who we will flip.
Thomas Brown
May 29th, 2012
10:25 am
You wait until February and you will miss out on the opportunity to assist this program improving itself, because right now, our average # of stars on our recruits is not in the top 25 nationally.
We are filling up our commitment list with under-sized commitments and our 2 best recruits are both on the bubble of maybe not signing with us because they are at 2 positions where we could do without signing either and never notice it because we have so much depth at QB and RB already.
Whiskey Breath
May 29th, 2012
10:33 am
There are some good players there, the question is the overall talent. It appears they are trying to get as many guys as fast as possible. If that is true, sometimes you just get playes that have good measurements. In other words you are just trying to fill a roster. We did that at Bama when we were
under probation. We had some good players, but not particularly talented.
DawginLex
May 29th, 2012
10:36 am
Thomas Brown
May 29th, 2012
10:14 am
DawginLex May 29th, 2012 8:23 am
Overall, I’d give our recruiting class 2013 a C+
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And your point??
The need to copy and paste my post??
The reason it gets a C+ is because it is a work in progess. If we end now, the class is a C+. If we continue at the same rate and get to 30 signees and meet needs, the grade goes up.
Thomas Brown
May 29th, 2012
10:36 am
Yes, that is about it.
Thomas Brown
May 29th, 2012
10:37 am
DawginLex,
Have you used multiple handles ?
DawginLex
May 29th, 2012
10:42 am
tide roll
May 28th, 2012
5:45 pm
Oregon makes Anthony Jenning’s list and Booboo and Richt don’t even offer? Great. Thank goodness Chip Kelly doesn’t know what he’s doing. His offense can’t hold a candle to the Bobo machine. This kid’s another Cam Newton and Kelly knows it. So do Richt and Bobo. They just don’t have the guts to act on it. 31 years and counting. You’ll never get there. The UGA fan base won’t allow it.
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Georgia scored more points and gained more yards on Auburn in 2010 than Oregon’s “vaunted” offense did. Our defense couldn’t stop anyone that year. If we execute and don’t turn the ball over, our offense is fine. Chip Kelly wouldn’t win squat in the SEC. Plus he is a cheater
Thomas Brown
May 29th, 2012
10:44 am
I’d give it about a C++ also to-date. If it continues (and if the only top recruits are both at positions we are totally stocked at beyond all belief already), it will end at C++. Way too many under-sized recruits signed to just try to make up for not signing 9 more 2012 – especially on the OL and secondary and 1 really top WR to compliment Chris Conley.
kingdaddy
May 29th, 2012
10:46 am
T.B.
I have posters attack me all the time because of my opinions, so do you, but I don’t beat a dead horse like you do. I tried to reach out to you and bring you to the light, but you insist on the dark. My argument is about Derrick Henry’s “soft commit “. You say nothing about this! I actually think UGA can and should be TWEAKED! You on the other hand call for asphalting the whole yard instead of just cutting the grass. You go too far, you want a complete overhaul of the entire Atheletics Dept. I disagree, so you see, we are not saying the same thing. I see Derrick leaving UGA high and dry. Our present crop of RBs will be just fine without Henry, but this represents part of our attrition. You need to lighten up on the Neutron bamb talk!!!
Thomas Brown
May 29th, 2012
10:48 am
Our offense looked fine against a team who was 1 of the top 48 with 8-5 records, all 48 other teams. Only that team, beat South Carolina while UGA once again beat no one of consequence. This is mainly a result of the fact, when you play the top teams, of which Auburn was not 2012, you have to have an offense, and our offense does only one thing well against top teams, give the ball back to their offense.
Thomas Brown
May 29th, 2012
10:50 am
I say nothing about the flippy floppy commitments of our top 2 a Qb and Rb both of whom if they sign elsewhere, will never be noticed in view of our depth at both positions ?
That’s a lie, easily refuted by reading any one of my posts this morning, everyone of which discusses Henry.
Thomas Brown
May 29th, 2012
10:58 am
You, on the other hand, said
EXACTLY THE SAME COMMENT I AM MAKING today on my posts about our recruiting – that what we do is
ATTRITION
and, rather than talking about whom it is we sign or don’t, we should instead work on getting our
ATTRITION FIXED.
Then, you reply to me and tell me I am not talking about Henry. How stupid a comment is that, when that is exactly found in every post of mine today.
What we are left with is you
kingdaddy ATTRITION
Excuse me; that is MY POINT. To which you reply to me ATTRITION. Yeah, that’s our problem here. You think I want to throw out the baby with the bathwater, when what I want is what you want : Us to sign players whom we really need, and play them. Put them in the games and make them happy. 33 Attrition happens because they are not
DIALED IN.
You get players dialed in, by playing them and thereby winning against top teams.
They don’t play and we lose to top teams, which is all we’ve done, and the players are
NOT DIALED IN.
Not Dialed in players do not perform vs the top teams.
You just don’t like it, that I said it.
You can say it all you want.
EXACTLY THE SAME AS I STATE.
But, I cannot say it, according to you – while you can say it according to you. I am not in here talking about
ANYONE ELSE.
You and I.
I and You.
You say what I say and that’s fine.
I say it even in reply to you saying it and AGAIN YOU CRITICIZE ME for saying it by taking it to the extreme like I don’t want to keep anyone in the AD. Sure I do. I want ears to get off his rear-end and do something for a change. I want Mark Richt to quit playing favorites and talking about his recruiting rankings, and BEAT SOMEONE.
DawginLex
May 29th, 2012
11:01 am
Ramsey is not going to visit Bama. He is all Dawg. Henry is going to visit Bama. Ramsey and him spend every weekend together.
Ramsey’s influence is the best shot at Henry staying committed to UGA.
Richt has never wavered on Henry playing RB in college. All the other schools recruiting him have mentioned him at LB.
Hopefully, when it gets to the final call, Henry will remember Richt was honest with him from the start about playing running back since Henry has stated he has zero interest in playing linebacker in college
kingdaddy
May 29th, 2012
11:18 am
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas…
You said nothing about D.H. until 10:25! You addressed me at 10:07 because of my 9:43 which talked about Henry. You love to act innocent and act like a victim.lol You call me a liar? Where besides your 10:25 did you mention what I was talking about in my 9:43( derrick) You said if you repeated what I said that I would call you ugly names? You and I are nothing alike! I disagree with my school with respect. You want to put UGA in the worst light possible and have more in common with the trolls. I will say that sometimes you will critize other teams, but not as often as you slam the Doggies. I love UGA, YOU ON THE OTHER HAND ARE ONE BIG QUESTION MARK!!!
OldFan
May 29th, 2012
11:20 am
With all the likely shuffling that will happen before signing day, it’s impossible to say how good this class will be. We can safely say now that at least three SEC schools will have better classes. UGA will have to win a championship on the field before it wins one in the recruiting game.
kingdaddy
May 29th, 2012
11:24 am
T.B.
Besides your 10:25, where do you mention Derrick Henry???
kingdaddy
May 29th, 2012
11:41 am
Thomas B.says “That’s a lie easily refuted by reading ANY ONE of my post this morning, EVERY ONE OF WHICH DISCUSSES HENRY ”
T.B., you need help. I hope you took your meds this morning. I’m not arguing with you because its pointless. Your Doctor should be back from his Memorial Day Weekend, maybe you should give him a call. Tell him to up your dose…this conversation is OVER!!!
kingdaddy
May 29th, 2012
11:45 am
What, he didn’t think I’d check his “facts”???
A person SMART enough to know......
May 29th, 2012
11:50 am
I liked Thomas Brown better as BuLLdawg
Brainiac
May 29th, 2012
12:11 pm
@ Kingdaddy:
You should be ashamed upsetting TB. He stays upset enough without you extending his misery so give “The sky is falling” little twerp some leeway to avoid his daily dose of “Woe be unto anything Dawg Nation”. and “Fire everybody including the Redcoat Band”.
To his credit he found a new word(actually it closely describes his educational career quite accurately) ATTRITION . Apparently he plans to use his newfound word on here fulltime at least until the 2012 College Football season begins. Keep in mind that in his mind that word is pretty well reserved for his use only, because after all he found it.
I personally feel attrition is mostly a GOOD thing and happens to some degree at ALL COLLEGES and the NFL. TB even knows how many percentage points attrition effects various schools(Or so he thought) I gave him a couple of helpful pointers(Or so I thought) regarding establishing the correct terminology when commenting on percentage applications. Don’t know if he understood but just keep in mind what a load of negativity this man carries with him 24/7 and shares with us multiple times daily. He even showed us how UGA actually BEAT BAMMER at something(Attrition) although he wasn’t quite sure how badly the Dawgs beat the Grayshirts.
As one of your closer advisors I am recommending an apology from you to TB for whatever it was you did to him. It should be a minimum of 20 paragraphs of 100 words each which should keep him occupied for a day or so.
A couple of drinks before and during your apology writing is also suggested!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kingdaddy
May 29th, 2012
12:14 pm
What’s up Smart?
Brainiac
May 29th, 2012
12:23 pm
@ Thomas Brown:
I have taken advantage of my EXTREME:Y close relationship with McGarity, CMR, Vince Dooley, Derrick Dooley, Barbara Dooley, Herschel “Dooley” Walker and Bobby Petrino and I have been assured UGA will start providing, in addition to the INJURY list and ELLIGIBILTY list, an ATTRITION list which should help you with Attrition Daily Drivel.
Kingdaddy
May 29th, 2012
12:25 pm
Brains
I will loan him that word but remember ” The Precious is mine! “…
Kingdaddy
May 29th, 2012
12:27 pm
BIAM!!!
Charlie Hayes
May 29th, 2012
1:08 pm
@ DawginLex- It would be best if Henry went to Bama. Henry doesnt want to play LB in college, because he has never played D or special teams in high school football. I went to watch Henry play against Buford last year. I asked several of the Yulee parents why Henry didnt play both ways…Answer: “He is our entire offense, we cannot afford for him to get hurt”. They are worried about a 6′3″ kid that weights 235 pounds getting hurt in HS football…..We need durable kids at UGA….I would rather have Tyshon Dye (6′0″ 210 and 4.42). He fits the UGA mold for running backs. Let Bama have the headache of managing three (3) RB’s in the same class…..
kingdaddy
May 29th, 2012
1:13 pm
Thomas
Brainiac said I’m really sorry, you can come home now…
7576DAWG
May 29th, 2012
1:46 pm
So far I grade our recruiting for 2013 around a B.
Georgia already having 17 commits , by the end of the summer it could be 21 to 24 ,any negative talk or unnecessary pessimistic speculation is worthless chatter. Until we get all the 2012 commits in camp and practice starts there really is not much to talk about. The past is the past and I really don’t think it can be linked to the way the future turns out. With the addition of McGarity a lot of changes have already happened and a lot more are coming if we don’t start winning more Championships. McGarity has only been on the job for two years and needed the first year to assess Georgia’s overall sports program. So, actual changes have only been going on for one year. A program as big as Georgia’s will take 3 to 5 years to get things right.
Concerning the football program, we will know something around the middle of August and really know what kind of heart and soul this team has after the Missouri game.
harold
May 29th, 2012
2:11 pm
CLASS AT UGA DOES NOT MATTER. THE RECRUITING RANKINGS AT UGA NEVER EQUATE TO A RATING IN THE TOP 10 BECAUSE RICHT IS NOT A CHAMPIONSHIP COACH.
AND UGA IS NOT A CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM.
ALABAMA IS A CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM AND NICK SABAN IS A CHAMPIONSHIP COACH.
DawginLex
May 29th, 2012
2:16 pm
Charlie
Make no mistake, having a guy the size of Henry running the ball really gets me pumped. But, if he is afraid of competition, then he won’t be happy at any of the schools he has recruiting him.
If he wants to be the “man”, he should go to Furman or Wofford. If he is a competitor and wants to be the best, he shoudl understand that competition only makes you better.
I’m hoping he is just enjoying the recruiting experience and in the end, his close friendship with Brice Ramsey and his understanding that Richt has never wavered on him playing running back will get him in Athens
Wilson Pickett
May 29th, 2012
2:21 pm
Bama will take three RB’s this class because Eddie Lacey will go pro early in addition one of our young backs is a a treath to be gone and I will leave it at that. You can’t prevent or control every situation but Nick does a great job of trying. The transfer of our #2 QB was huge. Most thought Phil would have gone but thought he would have left after the NC thus Nick would have taken 2 QB’s in this last class. You tell a guy last Jan that he will come into T-town and fight for backup in stead of being #3 then that changes the landscape and quick. If you doubt that then look at how Brice reacted to the change to be #2.
McDawg
May 29th, 2012
2:27 pm
GT out recruiting OL
McDawg
May 29th, 2012
2:30 pm
Sanders Comming should be the mold at corner
too many midget CBs
To Mr. Carvell
May 29th, 2012
2:40 pm
Just thought I would give this another try. I’m sure that you are aware of the lack of intelligent posters on here. For the most part we are all tired of the likes of “Thomas Brown” as he is allowed to continue his mindless spewing on here every day. This guy is running off the posters that come on here to have a decent discussion. When this guy adds his 2 cents most leave the blog. Cut this guy off already please!
A person SMART enough to know......
May 29th, 2012
2:41 pm
if the WRs were like women Comming would be the perfect CB cause he could slap them around, but the WRs are MEN and don’t play that Hommie.
DIT
May 29th, 2012
2:50 pm
I won’t dare grade the class until the night of National Signing Day. There will be surprises in both good and bad. Too early to make an evaluation.
GtDawg
May 29th, 2012
3:14 pm
@DIT YUP, Rivals just released their updated Rivals100 and no one haven’t played a down of football for 2012. Auburn looking good on paper though.
DawginLex
May 29th, 2012
3:19 pm
HAROLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://WWW.ORDERPROZACONLINE.COM
I-DOG
May 29th, 2012
3:19 pm
Jacket fan in Wisconsin.
It is nice that you can name a half dozen players who left the Georgia program, but I asked if you could name ONE guy who was kicked off the team or shown the door because of injury or not fitting into the scheme (not being good enough to help UGA).
Not a single player you listed fits in that category. Jordan Love? He played in the secondary for Georgia as a backup and didn’t play very well (in my opinion). The coaches may have told him that he has to get better to play more, but they didn’t force him out of UGA. I don’t know Jordan Love, but my guess is that he saw 4 seniors returning for UGA in the secondary and some very talented younger players and he figured he would get more playing time somwhere else. He certainly didn’t have his ’ship yanked for being injured or for a lack of making plays. With the suspensions of the entire starting secondary for UGA early this season, I bet that Richt wishes that Love and probably Derrick Owens had stayed and they might be second guessing their own decision based current events.
Some players end up not liking the program or the coaches as much as they thought they would or don’t think they will be able to earn much playing time, so they transfer or quit. By the way, EVERY one of the guys you posted were given an UNCONDITIONAL right to transfer. To tech, to Florida, to ANYWHERE they want to play. Nothing Immoral about that is there?
There have been no articles that ANY of the players you mentioned were “run off” because they were hurt or weren’t good enough. There haven’t even been Rumors to that effect. I guess you are “breaking” the story, congratulations.
A person SMART enough to know......
May 29th, 2012
3:27 pm
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harold
May 29th, 2012
4:12 pm
READ HAROLD’S POST @2:11.
AAAAA Athens Bail Bonds R Us
May 29th, 2012
4:23 pm
AJC headline: UGA basketball player Donte’ Williams arrested for marijuana possession
He parked next to a police car. It’s bad enough that UGA athletes are thugs, but they’re also stupid thugs.
Looks like the race for the Fulmer Cup is on!
DIT
May 29th, 2012
4:30 pm
Anyone arrested for pot is not the brightest bulb in the box. However, if you think this is only happening with athletes at UGA then you have not been keeping up with the nation because if you take a look over at espn their have been several kids from several school in the SEC and outside of the SEC, big names, that have been busted for stupidity. PLease don’t get on here high and mighty acting as if this only happens at UGA.
PLease do a little research. Thank you!
Please do a li
DIT
May 29th, 2012
4:30 pm
Sorry about the double post at the end
A person SMART enough to know......
May 29th, 2012
4:42 pm
DIT it is not that it doesn’t happen at other schools. What is so freaking funny is they Did it at the Mall and Parked next to a COP car. You do know how STRONG the smell of pot is and it stays on your clothes but they want to get right next to a Cop car?
I am Crazy but I ain’t Stupid…….These guys were just STUPID.
Championship Class
May 29th, 2012
4:56 pm
Just keep grabbing linemen….they’re doing excellent.
Piss on all the haters.
Thomas Brown
May 29th, 2012
5:15 pm
Here for example at 1 am this morning
kingdaddy, sir :
http://blogs.ajc.com/recruiting/2012/05/28/how-would-you-grade-ugas-2013-recruiting-class-so-far/?cp=all#comment-260089
“some of our commitments are not even going to sign with so many being thrown against the wall to see if they stick or not, we can measure it in terms of did we really need yet another running back”
Uh, that’s right – that’s not about Derrick Henry. Yeah, right.
And at 9:52 am this morning to this blog, sir, kingdaddy :
“What we should be talking about is the attrition”
And, at 10:22 am this morning to this blog, sir, kingdaddy :
“Mark Richt averages the # 7 recruiting class nationally for 12 years – consistently. This is his biggest strength. His biggest weaknesses are his coaching staff and his attrition – along with the commensurate 3 wins in 16 games over 12 years vs teams achieving any top 10 poll ranking.”
And, at 10:25 am :
“We are filling up our commitment list with under-sized commitments and our 2 best recruits are both on the bubble of maybe not signing with us because they are at 2 positions where we could do without signing either and never notice it because we have so much depth at QB and RB already.”
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Have you seen 1 post yet that was not about Derrick Henry and attrition ?
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That was your point, you know kingdaddy, sir Derrick Henry and Attrition ?
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At 10:44 this morning kingdaddy sir :
“I’d give it about a C++ also to-date. If it continues (and if the only top recruits are both at positions we are totally stocked at beyond all belief already), it will end at C++.”
Excuse me this is specifically again about Derrick Henry and Attrition.
And, at 10:58 this morning kingdaddy
Bill King
May 29th, 2012
5:49 pm
JUST WIN BABY !!!!!!!!!!!
Donte Williams
May 29th, 2012
6:03 pm
I would rate it as “HIGH”
Decory Bryant
May 29th, 2012
6:15 pm
Georgia coaches “pretend they have this special relationship with athletes,” says Bryant’s lawyer, Hue Henry. “They create an aura of trust. They use that ambience to their benefit.”