The coach and the grandmother
Athens – Pretty entertaining exchange between Mark Richt and reporters at his post-practice press conference Thursday. Thought you might enjoy. . . .
Richt was talking about freshman receiver Marlon Brown’s grandmother, who strongly influenced his decision to come to Georgia (much, you’ll recall, to Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin’s chagrin).
Richt: “Well, she just is a wonderful lady. When grandmothers are raising their grandchildren as the main caretaker, that in itself is a wonderful thing, and you’ve got to give her a lot of credit. But she is a very tough woman, very intelligent. She is a disciplinarian. Marlon is the way he is because of her. And he has the utmost respect for her, and he should. And even in the very end of the recruiting process, when she didn’t like the way things were handled, she jumped right in and took care of business. She is a no-nonsense gal, I’d say.”
Reporter: She didn’t like the way what was handled?
Richt: “Just at the very end, the last day. Once he had made his decision, she felt like it should be a very happy day for him. And there were some people trying to confuse him; I guess ['confuse'] would be a good word.”
Reporter (sarcastically): People actually use confusion in recruiting occasionally?
Richt (smiling): “It’s like a, you know, people say, well, I won’t say it. I won’t say it. Nah, I’m not saying it. I’ve got to watch what I say. People make a bigger deal than it should be.”
OK, back to our regularly scheduled programming . . .
– The big pieces of news in Bulldogs camp Thursday were that incoming freshman defensive tackle Kwame Geathers has been cleared as academically eligible by the NCAA after a review of his high school courses, and that safety Reshad Jones will miss some practice time with a “tweaked” hamstring. Richt seemed confident, though, that Jones will be 100 percent by the season opener. Oh, and Chris Davis is back on the first-team O-line and Vince Vance down to second team.
– Here’s Richt’s latest take on the tailback situation: “I do like how our running backs all seem to be very focused and are competing really hard. I think they understand what’s at stake, and I think they truly believe it’s a wide-open competition, which it is.” If you missed it, here’s a story I wrote Thursday on Caleb King’s bid to win the job and play extensively for the first time since he broke his leg midway through his senior season of high school in 2006. Thirty-four months ago.
– I asked Carlton Thomas, another in the tailback mix, to describe what he brings to the table. He said: “I’m a playmaker. I know how to make a play, how to make something happen out of nothing.” And, you know, he showed that in spring ball.
– And Dontavius Jackson summed up the competition/camaraderie among the tailback contestants: “When we go out on the field, everybody is working hard and competing. But off the field, we all are a family, the running-back group.”
– I spent a lot of time after practice Thursday talking with freshmen players, who were made available to the media for the first time, and today will be writing a story about them for Sunday’s paper. Very interesting group. And very important at some key positions for this season.
– Dogs practice Friday and Saturday, are off Sunday, then have their first two-a-days of this camp on Monday.
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Saint Simons
August 7th, 2009
3:19 am
((((( 45 42 ))))) hahahahahaha
ToccoaBird
August 7th, 2009
4:55 am
GATA dawgs
69 Dawg
August 7th, 2009
6:16 am
Saint Simons, he who gets the last laugh laughs loudest. Georgia will have the last laugh over the Georgia pests this year. I would hate to base my life and all my efforts on one game. Talk is cheap … it’s going to be a great joy to shut you up in November. What you sow you reap. It’s going to be good to see you disappear this year. If I were Saint Simons I would change my name to avoid any association with you.
Well, we’ve all got our stories to tell. « Get The Picture
August 7th, 2009
6:37 am
[...] for using his palm as a crib sheet, does he? Well, Mark Richt sees that comment and raises it one grandmother, sucka. Richt was talking about freshman receiver Marlon Brown’s grandmother, who strongly [...]
JB
August 7th, 2009
7:46 am
I won’t everyone to picture this SS guy… He is always the first one to post. Think about what that entails.
Well, unless there are a slew of these tech guys, with no life. Me thinks it’s the latter.
I also think they know that they need to enjoy that W as they suspect what history dictatexs is coming.
HBTD!!!!
Saint Simons Lover
August 7th, 2009
9:03 am
He is a pathetic loser and I hope someone kicks the living crap out of him at the game in November!
Cuz in Minnessota
August 7th, 2009
9:16 am
Who cares what Simple Simmons says. Some of ya’ll are geting worked up over nothing. Poke fun at him but don’t let him make you mad.
I think that the quality of RB’s will push these guys hard. I am more of a let the guy tote the ball twenty five times and have the backup for rest, but unless one really seperates, put me in for the committee.
toggle
August 7th, 2009
9:51 am
I guess SS has figured out how to cut & paste. Ho hum …
I usually begin my day with breakfast, but if he wants to stay up and wait for the blog to go up, so be it. I wonder if he’d be able to sleep if his interwebs go down …
Otto
August 7th, 2009
10:18 am
Dontavius Jackson has had a rather quiet camp so far. I know he was not 100% in the spring. Hope he can compete now. It’d be nice to have another more physical back.
Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho
August 7th, 2009
11:03 am
SS has been exposed for what he is, an AJC plant (employee) to up the blog responses. If we stop responding he will go away
The Watch
August 7th, 2009
11:31 am
The Watch
August 6th, 2009
Here is Saint Simon’s posting times for August 6
on the Georgia Blogs
2:18AM
9:25 AM
10:17AM
11:51AM
2:48 PM
On the Tech Blog
5:36 AM
August 6th, 2009
St. Simon’s posting time update:
Georgia Blogs
10:36 am
10:37am
11:48am
12:20am
12:36am
2:08 pm
2:19pm
2:22pm
2:31pm
2:38pm
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Voice of Reason
August 7th, 2009
11:38 am
Why should we hope he goes away. Better still, why should the AJC have one of their flunkies or even one with sense, wasting their time in this manner. Yes, I know they base their advertising rates on the number of hits, and it has come to this because there is very little journalism in print anymore. Too many “experts” in their own mind. One day these blogs are going to play out, and the income stream will be down to zilch. Blogs are nothing more than a way to let everyone have their say, and it really does not change anyones mind if they feel differently on a topic. Blogs, another way of an employee of the AJC justifying a paycheck. The clock is ticking, though.
A Fan
August 7th, 2009
12:58 pm
How much you want to bet that some tech fan found out how to automate their posting, so being first is automatic. If we can clear a debit card payment around the globe in seconds, how hard can automating a post be when their is no attempt by the AJC to block such trickery.
I am looking forward to seeing King this year. When he and Dwyer where juniors in high school King was higher rated. Since then King has been on the sideline injured or behind a great back and Dwyer has been the only offensive weapon available to his team. Let’s see if King can knock off the rust and separate from this great pack of young backs.
Sanford Drive
August 7th, 2009
2:22 pm
Watch,
Might want to include what time the article was posted too. He’s usually posting comments within 5 minutes of the article being published.
The Watch
August 7th, 2009
3:06 pm
St Simon’s August 7th posting times
Georgia Blog’s
Prized Collections… article posted at 7:00am
7:01am
9:51am
10:07am
10:25am
Coaches poll article posted at 10:33am
10:34am
12:23pm
Bulldog Bites article posted at 2:00pm
2:06 pm
2:48pm
That’s all for now, got other things to do.
Saint Simmons
August 7th, 2009
3:21 pm
I love dudes
Daniel
August 7th, 2009
3:22 pm
You boys are getting worked up over nothing. Who cares when this guy (or gal) posts? Just remember…he who angers you controls you.
Oledawg
August 7th, 2009
4:53 pm
Tim- You get to the meat and potatoes at the correct moment. Good article with a tickler(MR didn’t want to say anything about other recruiting schools, but I’ll bet it was Kiffen’s relative who she was incensed about). You hit many interesting subjects in short space and I confess that for the first time I am looking forward to Sunday’s article on new players from your reporting perspective. It won’t be someone else’s perspective warmed over. What school do you hail from and where did you study journalism? You have an interesting way for getting into an alum’s skin to report.
DAWGHATER
August 7th, 2009
8:12 pm
45-42 hahahahahahahahaha redneck losers! You can’t even win a NC when your louzy team is preseason #1. UF eats your lunch every year and you have yet to hold the record against GT with 8 straight victories. Sad, Sad, Sad must I say. GO GATORS AND JACKETS! OSU will kill your overated 13 ranked BS Coaches Poll school. You all suck!
DAWGHATER
August 7th, 2009
8:15 pm
Hey A Fan: You forgot about Roddy Jones……….he just scored again. King suxs and Dwyer is much better, as is Peoples, Allen, and Jones. Jones torched your overated team for 214 yards. You talk about King. Give me a break! THWG!
DAWGHATER
August 7th, 2009
8:15 pm
UF 49 UGA 10 Have you beat UF more than once in the last 14 years? GATORS ROMP!
DAWGHATER
August 7th, 2009
8:19 pm
Roddy Jones controlled you with 214 yards! LOL! did he anger you Daniel? THWG!
Saint Richt
August 7th, 2009
8:38 pm
Marlon, did Grandma give you permission to do this interview? Saint Richt learned very well from Bowden how to “pimp” religion to recruits families. Phony……………..
BruffDawg
August 7th, 2009
8:58 pm
GT has never even been preseason no. 1 because nobody respects NERDS. Nice rings for a regular season game. What a bunch of bush league 1-7 wannabees. Good luck catching anyone offguard with that highschool offense this year. Can’t even win a bowl game in your own city. Free hot dogs and cokes if you will watch our team. HA! GT is a joke. We beat ourselves last year as we occasionally do. I can’t wait to party in ATL after destroying GT this year. Order will be restored. NERDS!!!!!
Camden Mark
August 7th, 2009
9:10 pm
It’s almost time.You can feel it in the air.
U idiot blogers should stop acting like dimwits and soak it up,its almost time to kickoff the best damn time of thr year and I for one can hardly wait to head for Stillwater.May the best (Dawgs)team win.
DAWGHATER
August 7th, 2009
9:30 pm
I am a homo and I need a new boyfriend.
toccoa
August 7th, 2009
10:00 pm
Is that you j bird?
The Watch
August 7th, 2009
10:10 pm
St. Simon’s posting times update:
On this blog: The coach and grandmother article which posted at 2:20 am
(((3:19 AM!!!!!!))))
3:21 pm
Baton Rouge Dawg
August 7th, 2009
10:13 pm
Stat: Georgia is 8 : 2 against defending National Champs
Georgia is 2 : 0 against Florida when Florida is Defending National Champs
The Watch
August 7th, 2009
10:19 pm
After careful analysis, I believe St. Simons new handle is Dawghater.
DAWGHATER
August 8th, 2009
2:17 am
Hey BruffDawg: It’s been 28 years since your sorry azz school won a NC in football. However, your gym dogs are pretty good. It’s been 19 years for GT. hmmmm……………..I think it will be a while before we hear ………” sugar is falling from the sky” Instead, it will be tears are falling from the sky, tears are falling from the sky” . All you redneck UGAG fans get out of your doublewides and come see our crappy team getting run all over by UF, OSU, GT and LSU. What a shame. Every year it’s the same old crap. This is our year and we will win the NC. Every year UGA says it, but reality shows that it has been 28 years, which is sad for your so called school. Maybe you should pull for your basketball team. I hear they are loaded with Joe Phallic’s smooge. Wipe it off your chin, coz you are going to get blown out all year long and your sorry azzes suck. Go to the Jr. V in lil ole Athens, Ga, grab a real dog and eat it. THWG! DWYER will run all over your overated azzes and if he doesn’t,, then Jones, Peoples, or Allen will. Our high school option appeared to work as guess what But Phuck……………………..Roddy Jones just scored again. Oh my………..By the way, is old azz Larry the loser Munson calling your games, or is it going to be gayboy Greene? What a joke. RAMBLE ON! GO OSU! GO GATORS! GO JACKETS!, GO LSU! You will be lucky to win 7 or 8 games in front of 500,000 rednecks. I love it. You all suc azz!
DAWGHATER
August 8th, 2009
2:20 am
45-42 hahahahahahaahah Up by 16 at home and you blew it as usual. You all are blowhards.
DAWGHATER
August 8th, 2009
2:23 am
Hey UGAG: Why dont you hire Jim Harrick again. He was awesome coach and a great teacher. How many points is a 3 point basket worth? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) I’m a dumb azz and it doesn’t matter coz I get an A anyway. Correct answer is E. Your school is pathetic in academics and overated in football as usual. Can’t wait for the OSU, GT and UF games. What a joy to watch. THWG!
DAWGHATER
August 8th, 2009
2:24 am
Roddy Jones just scored again. Dang, this guy is good torching our sorry azz team for 214 yards as a sophmore. he can even jump over a Div 2 player. LOL!
DAWGHATER
August 8th, 2009
2:26 am
Hey The Watch: After careful analysis, I think your new handle is redneck blowhard! Dang…………….Jones just scored again. 45-42hahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah between your smelly hedges in front of 500,000 rednecks. THWG!
DAWGHATER
August 8th, 2009
2:29 am
Man, it’s past my bedtime. I gotta get back in my camper in Athens and get some rest and a beer man. dang………….I am afraid the foreclosures on all the doublewides in Athens is goin thru the roof man. What is a UGAG fan goin to do. Live on the skreet man!
DAWGHATER
August 8th, 2009
2:33 am
Hey JB: I think you got it worng…………….Dude it’s BJ for you dude and your team with a QB named cox. LOL! THWG!
79Dawgy:
August 8th, 2009
2:36 am
Ok, dawgs………………..let’s go………………..this is our year to win it all. I mean we are loaded. Joe Cox is awesome. We ought to hype him as the Heisman. I can see it all year. Joe Cox is back to pass, woops……………..he is crushed………………he aint getting up. Oh no, Oh no…………..
T-Rav and the Eastside Grainger
August 8th, 2009
4:16 am
“Georgia Tech has never been preseason number 1.” Lolz. Congrats. Thats quite a feat. Send me a pic of that trophy. I’ll compare it to our Governor’s trophy. Losers.
Who Cares
August 8th, 2009
5:16 am
Who cares?
Dawgbone:
August 8th, 2009
10:01 am
I must admit, GT will be good this year and they whooped us last year at home. I don’t think we can stop the run, as they have a very talented backfield. Jonothan Dwyer is a legit Heisman candidate and Nesbitt is really good. Their coach is good and has won everywhere he has coached. No one could figure out the run at Navy and Georgia Southern. In addition, they have great receivers in Thomas and the new freshman, Hill. As much as I hate to say it, I think they will beat us again this year. We need to focus on OSU, as they are a great team. I don’t want us to start 0-1, but I think we will. I don’t see us winning more than 7-8 games this year. Hey, maybe next year is our year!
Redneck Dawg
August 8th, 2009
11:36 am
I am a UGA fan and must admit, I am a redneck illiterate wannabe. However, we gottta perrty good ole fashion football team and a mascot whos nuts sit on ice bags all game. Go dogs………..LOL!
alex
August 8th, 2009
11:57 am
Yeah, Richt got on the floor and Prayed with Grandma. NO KIDDING
The Watch
August 8th, 2009
12:43 pm
Hey Dawghater/St. Simons
After careful careful analysis its obvious that Tech will begin a new losing streak this year and will
run for several years vs the Dawgs.Look for PJ to bolt to ND AFTER THIS YEAR.
The Watch
August 8th, 2009
1:00 pm
St. Simon/Dawghater posting times for Aug 8
ON THIS BLOG
2:17AM
2:20AM
2:23AM
2:24AM
2:29AM
2:33AM
Coaches poll blog
11:41 am
11:42am
11:46am
11:59am
Mutts-R-Stupid-especially-journalism-majors
August 8th, 2009
1:54 pm
Well, as my Human Resources office says, fire a mutt a day to improve everyone’s attitude. No severance package for UGAY grads, ever.
Brian
August 8th, 2009
3:00 pm
Washaun Eealy left practice early today due to an elbow injury. Hopefully not too serious
jimbo
August 8th, 2009
5:51 pm
“I’m a playmaker. I know how to make a play….”
o rly breh? I thought being a playmaker meant you didn’t know how to do that……
Uncle Dave
August 8th, 2009
7:08 pm
Guys… just ignore the morons… the more you react, the more they spew. It is easy to skim past them… I was able to skip past most of what has been posted so far with no real effort. Meanwhile… back in the real discussion…Perhaps the contract that Knowshon just signed will offer a little extra motivation for Caleb King and company… He, like the team as a whole, has been largely forgotten in the national media. It feels to me like one of those years that the Dawgs sneak up on a few overconfident opponents. They always do better when everyone is underestimating them… I do not know why, but Richt’s teams do not handle overt praise or expectations well. That is the next level for this program to reach. Last year was just another bump in the road. In reality they are much better when they have a chip on their shoulder… so given that… this could be a very interesting season. If both lines stay healthy and they have a little luck early (especially the first two weeks)… they will be very dangerous after a few of the young guys grow up a bit. I look forward to reading about those freshman tomorrow.
Redneck Dawg
August 8th, 2009
7:16 pm
GT football, what a joke. They play in a basketball conference, the ACC is wac. I’m a redneck, and my grammer is poor. Some GT nerd please correct me. Parkview HS will play a harder schedule than GT this year. I hate GT. GO DAWGS!!!!!!!
meansonny
August 8th, 2009
8:39 pm
I’ll keep this short and sweet for the NATS fans…
GT has never finished #1 in either the BCS or AP polls.
That’s a lifetime of losing.
jadams
August 8th, 2009
9:34 pm
who won last year?
BuLLdawg
August 9th, 2009
2:59 am
Chipper Towers is taking a real quiet stance these days, never noticed. Then, again, Chipper Towers never did ever have any story even on the front page of the AJ-C sports, ever, even. So, I guess it goes with the territory that we have now the Florida fan Tim Tucker to lead the discussion of UGA sports. I will say this for Tim Tucker : He is a much better sportswriter.
Number 13 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll (Tech number 15)
Tech is always ranked worse than UGA.
Always.
Also, UGA is Top 10 National Football Program, according to ESPN.
Tech number 31, down there with South Carolina – who also has NEVER been ranked Number 1 in any Final AP Poll, ever.
I’d have to say that the comments by Aaron Murray don’t sit well with me. If you don’t like the coaches pointing out what they told you during the recruiting process that BOTH of the 2 QBs on the roster are HIGHER on the depth chart than you are, then don’t go whining that our Staff, Fans, and Media are HIGH on Joe Cox and Logan Gray, who is both TALLER and FASTER than you are. They have been here for years to earn their spot Aaron Murray. You will be our Quarterback, in time. Not this year. Get used to it. We have had 2 freshman quarterbacks who started here at UGA for Coach Richt, and frankly NEITHER were any good their freshman year. You need a year to sit back, BE QUIET, and learn.
Also, mature.
Aaron Murray, sir, you do NOT know the playbook. You do NOT begin to know the playbook. You will NOT know the playbook this entire season. Why haven’t you studied the playbook and KNOW it ? What have you been doing to not know the playbook a couple weeks before the season starts ?
And, you want the coaches to decide whom to play at Number 1 and Number 2 ?
Uh, not you, sir.
So, quit talking about it.
Frankly, you could also work on your speed.
And, you need to be more consistent.
But, first off, learn the playbook son.
Marlon Brown’s grandmother wouldn’t let him go to the vols because Lame Kitten didn’t recruit her. They tell us how great the vols coaching staff today is at recruiting and then they admit this in public that they don’t know what to do about Marlon Brown’s grandmother not liking the facts that the vols are in fact invested with the worst coaches in America. And, they LOST CHIEF, who would have been a big improvement here for us.
BuLLdawg
August 9th, 2009
8:07 am
How do you determine who is the better college football program August 2009 ?
Recruiting Rankings every year show UGA at Number 6 in the nation. When consistently, you recruit the 6th best class every year, then you have a football program with a wealth of talent. Would you agree with that ?
AP Final Poll shows your football program Ranked every year for a Dozen Years Consecutively, as UGA has done now today, and there isn’t another college football program who has done that anywhere, then certainly you are 1 of the top college football programs. Correct ?
Fans flock to follow UGA Football (which is the number 1 reason why the recruiting rankings are always at the very top, every single year) as indicated by the fact that only 5 other college football programs have more attendance than UGA. Are all these fans wrong ?
Schedules are telling when it comes to who is the better football program. Better football programs just are able to get games every week like UGA does. This season we play they say, Ole Miss (or Alabama) if we make it to The SEC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome – something UGA had accomplished 3 of the 4 years PRIOR to Matthew Stafford’s arrival and subsequent 3 year debut for the NFL. We also play We also play Oklahoma State, who is ranked Number 9 in the country. We play Arizona State, another ranked team. We play Georgia Tech ranked Number 15. We play Florida ranked Number 1. We play LSU, another ranked team. Auburn certainly has been a team who was ranked every year, and while they are not currently ranked, there is little doubt that with their annual Number 12 or 13 or 14 recruiting rankings, that Auburn would beat the crap out of a schedule so SOFT as Georgia Tech’s again this year as it was last year and as it always is in the not ready for prime time ACC. Certainly, the vols are a team that has been ranked most years forever and their fans demand success, so it makes sense that the vols should be good. Not sure their coach knows squat, but the fans and players certainly are extremely good as a college football program. How good a college football program is South Carolina, when ESPN reports yesterday that South Carolina is just as good a football program as Georgia Tech. I believe you could argue that Arkansas clearly is a good college football program too, and we play them as well. Be realistic please and note that in fact 5 of the Top 13 teams in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll today are SEC teams. How good is a PAC-10 team, when there are only 2 PAC-10 teams ? How good is the Big XII with only 3 teams in the Top 13 of the Coaches’ Poll today while The SEC has 5. I am confident that we all look at schedules and say the Big 10 just doesn’t have a relevant schedule. The Big XII either, the ACC either, the Big East either, and PAC one. Does who you play have any bearing on what actually is a better football program ?
Won/Lost. Until Matthew Stafford got here, UGA had only had 1 season where we did not win double-digit wins, David Greene’s redshirt freshman year. Coach Richt’s staff is a double-digit win college football program, never mind the fact that we play all these great ranked opponents every single solitary year. We are a solid football program. We play a top 5 strength of schedule every year and have a very nice record.
National Championships. I am not making any excuses here. We have been ranked in the very same polls that ranked Georgia Tech in their claims 6 national championships, in 6 ourselves as well. The very same Polls. However, UGA has been ranked Number 1 in the Final AP Poll, which Georgia Tech never has been. It was 29 years ago. I was there. Have we had a National Championship since – while The Entire SEC has gone UNDEFEATED in National Championship Games ? Nope. We were close in 2002 and close 2 years ago. We are not an embarrassment in Bowl Games, after playing weak schedules, have great team speed and talent, have the 6th largest fan attendance, make the most money of any college football program (but cannot afford an indoor practice facility), are ranked every year in the Final AP Poll, but we are consistent at not winning the national championship. Fact.
Podunk teams, do they beat you while you did not make up for that by Wins over Top-Ranked Teams ? UGA does not have zero wins over good teams and LOSSES to PODUNK teams. We don’t This is a measure of a college football program, right ?. Our losses last year were to 3 Final AP Poll teams, one ranked WORSE than UGA at Number 22, Georgia Tech, to our Number 13 Final Ranking. We are not thrilled by the idea that 3 teams who beat us, scored 29, 31 and 46 consecutive points against us. And, there aren’t any excuses. UGA did not lose to Podunk teams. Maybe we could have beat 2 of them, but we did not. I am not ashamed of that, after that grueling schedule. The year before last we lost to 2 teams who both were ranked BEFORE we played them. Those were not losses to Podunk teams, were they ? As the season unfolded, those teams did not look very good, either of them; but we beat a ton of really good teams, too, to balance it. If you want to say that the vols the year before last and South Carolina were not good teams, were in fact Podunk teams that year, then you have to admit that we did beat Virginia Tech in a game I went to who was ranked Number 14 and we BEAT GEORGIA TECH who was ranked Number 16 when we BEAT TECH. We also beat Number 18 Auburn. We beat Number 22 Kentucky. We beat many really good teams, all of these at the end of the season. We also beat Number 15 Alabama. We beat Number 10 Florida.
Probation is certainly a measure of a college football program, isn’t it ? Take Alabama for example who has been on Probation forever, and is again now too. What has it done to their program ? The new coach is averaging, not the double-digit plus Coach Richt is over 8 years now, but only 7 wins a season average for Nick Saban at Alabama. And, before Nick Saban, and their soft schedule of last season, Alabama has in fact averaged just 6 wins a season since 1993, 16 years. During this span, Alabama has been on Probation, every year.
Grades are a measure of a college football program. Georgia Tech’s football team, specifically, has done a poor job of getting their student-athlete football players to be suited for the purpose for which they were recruited. I am not picking on Tech, but the fact of the matter is that these are ALL AREAS of measuring a good college football program where Georgia Tech absolutely sucks compared to UGA.
NFL is a measure of college football programs, too, now, isn’t it ? The Bulldogs find only 2 other college football programs with more on the opening day rosters of the NFL. We had the top pick again, Number 1 Draft Pick in the 1st Round. We had a slew of our last year’s team taken by the NFL, yet again. Will UGA actually have the MOST PLAYERS ON NFL rosters ? It will be close, won’t it ? And, we have had Five Former Bulldogs who have Won the MVP of the NFL Championship Game.
Travel well is a measure of a college football program. Correct ? UGA travels as well or better than every football program in America. Tech does the poorest job of this, yet claims to have grads everywhere. Really ? They DON’T FOLLOW YOUR DAMN FOOTBALL PROGRAM nerds.
Bad Press is a measure of college football programs, and this Summer, unlike every other Summer, UGA is looking pretty darn tidy on this point. If you want to measure a football program in college, right now, August 8, 2009, you would have to give UGA Football players an A plus for this point today.
Awards are a measure of a college football program. All America. All Conference. Individual Awards.
Season Tickets are a measure of a college football program. Georgia Tech CLAIMS they have sold 19,000 season tickets, but UGA fans have bought 14,000, so how many Season Tickets has Tech sold ? Bobby Dodd field only holds 55,000 seats after they blew up half the seats, and Bobby Dodd is a college dropout from the University of Tennessee at ObKnoxiousville vols. You have a NOTHING of a college football program Tech fans, both of you.
Girls are a measure of a college football program. Parties. UGA is always ranked at the top for our women and for our rankings as a Party School. Excuse me there is more to life than propeller top hats and geeks. You need to be well rounded. All work and no play, makes Johnny a dull boy.
Mascots are a clear and indicative extension representing college football programs. What an insect, who waves a baton in a sissy outfit, is supposed to be great ? And, what is this crap about Tech not wanting to admit that a train wrecked on return to Atlanta from Athens in 1893 and a photo snapped with the CHEATERS on the train who PLAYED FOR GEORGIA TECH, but were NOT STUDENTS AT TECH, and that that is how Tech became known as the Ramblin’ Wreck. Instead, we are to believe that an automobile (NOT TRAIN) from 30 years later is where you get the nickname Ramblin’ Wreck. It has NOTHING to with the origin of the Ramblin’ Wreck from 30 years prior when the AJ-C headlines proclaimed, RAMBLIN’ WRECK returns to Atlanta. By stark contrast, UGA has well UGA. And, UGA is the Number 1 Mascot in the nation. And, the most well known.
So, while you sit over here contemplating your bloody navels in the UGA Bulldogs’ blog daily, stick that in your pipe and smoke it. That is all you do down there in the slums and bowels of Atlanta you call your campus, anyway. Drug infested, Crime-ridden, sorry campus where no one is safe and no one cares.
Your football program does not measure up.
GR82BAG8R
August 9th, 2009
9:47 am
Bulldog, does Florida’s program measure up. How do all you Georgia fans know that Saint Simons is really a Tech fan. He could well be a War Eagle, Vol, or Gator, or even a Bulldog pulling your chain and getting you all in a frenzy.
It remains entertaining to read the blogs here and see the UGA faithful gnashing their teeth about their losses last year. Be prepared for more this year as you watch Florida win another NC.
DAWGHATER
August 9th, 2009
11:22 am
Hey Redneck Dawg: I will be happy to correct you, as you are illiterate. You play preseason ranked teams, those being, UF = loss, OSU = loss, LSU = loss and GT = loss. No other teams you played are ranked and most aren’t even receiving votes. However, the Jackets play, VT, Miami, UNC, FSU and your sorry overated UGAG team. The majority of the other teams we play are receiving votes. By the way, last time I looked Tennessee Tech is picked to win the NC. Maybe, your sory azz RB King can jump one of their players. LMAO! GO GATORS AND GO JACKETS! RAMBLE ON!
1970Dawg
August 9th, 2009
2:07 pm
SaintSimon, I am amused at your continued bragging about your narrow victory over Ga last year. I guess when you rarely do something, it is a really big deal. Please note that our players read this blog also and I for one appreciate you giving them a little extra incentive so just keep piling it on and we’ll see you and that high school offense this Nov. By the way, we saw the way LSU manhandled you in the Bowl game and we have game film.
BruffDawg
August 9th, 2009
6:29 pm
HA! I thought it was a car! Thanks bulldawg. Just more for the nerds to be ashamed of. HA!
GR82BAG8R
August 9th, 2009
6:36 pm
1970Dog, SaintSimon is bragging because about their narrow victory because you were heavily favored, in your house, ranked pre-season #1, against a group of inherited players, and up by 16 at halftime. You went from national pre-season #1 to #2 in your state in 15 minutes.
That game has to be one of the most embarassing in Georgia history. It’s actually good that Alabama and Florida exposed you to be so overrated earlier by stomping you into submission. Otherwise, you would have given the SEC an even bigger big black eye.
Tech’s coach is different than their old one, in that he will make adjustments. All Richt will do is gather his players for a sideline pep rally, similar to endzone celebrations designed to draw a penalty.
You know how that ended.
Florida will call timeouts before halftime and at the end of the Georgia game this year so you will not have any doubt who is the superior team. Get ready for another Gator beatdown. You know it’s coming and you can’t do anything about it except look at your recruiting class and dream of future success against Florida.
As long as Richt is at Georgia and Meyer at Florida, you know you have no hope. You may win a game now and then, but Florida owns you.
So, enjoy your needling of Tech while you can. Once Johnson gets his players, you can count on at least two losses each year. Last year was just the start.
DAWGHATER
August 9th, 2009
10:15 pm
Hey UGA: Aj who?
WIDE RECEIVERS
● Stephen Hill, WR, 6-4, 196: Hill has the size and speed (4.4 in the 40) that most college coaches dream of.
And, he’s confident. He said the pace of learning is fast, but he’s just as fast. He also said it’s his goal to earn a starting spot by the season-opening game Sept. 5th.
He thinks that his height, combined with the height of wide receiver Demaryius Thomas (6-3) on the other side of the formation, could cause matchup problems for other teams.
“That’s going to help the offense a lot,” Hill said “For one, [most] cornerbacks are 6 feet and under. Speed that I have, and height, I can really stretch the field. It’s going to be a big experience. Fans are really going to like what they see.”
Oh, by the way, Roddy Jones justs scored again. 45-42 and Uf 49 UGAG 10 Gator Romp !!!!
THWG!
DAWGHATER
August 9th, 2009
10:21 pm
Hey UGA: Caleb who? LMFAO! Read this and weep!
Bruce Feldman of ESPN.com Insiders presented his list of the nation’s 10 best backs, and he ranks Jonathan Dwyer of Georgia Tech No. 2. (Who’s No. 1? Caleb King? Uh, no.)
THWG! RAMBLE ON! Oh no, Roddy Jones just scored again! LMFAO!
BuLLdawg
August 9th, 2009
10:34 pm
Quoting ESPN on Georgia and Georgia Tech ?
2 days ago, ESPN says that Georgia is a Top 10 College Football Program and that Georgia Tech is down there with South Carolina at Number 31.
Mike T.
August 10th, 2009
12:45 am
Richt will do is gather his players for a sideline pep rally, similar to endzone celebrations designed to draw a penalty.
You know how that ended the same.
Yeah in a 42-30 Georgia victory.
Every stupid moron Gator and Tech fan forgets the Dawgs are 2-3 against the Gators in the last 5 games.4-1 against Tech in the same time frame.
chemdawg
August 10th, 2009
12:50 am
The “Saint Simons” character is an automated bot written by some tech nerd, and ajc IT dept. is too out of it to prevent this.
GR82BAG8R
August 10th, 2009
5:20 pm
Hey Mike T., what happened the following year? Florida stomped your team, then Meyer called time out just to let it sink in. All artificial rah-rahs do is incite the opposition.
Take a look at number of penalties the refs call on Georgia before the 2007 Florida game and since then. There is a notable increase. Has Georgia’s been causing more penalties or are the refs showing they don’t like teams to purposely ignore the rules of the game.
Mike T.
August 11th, 2009
6:39 pm
Hey Mike T., what happened the following year?
Nobody is disputing what happened the next year. You said we need to win to make it a rivarly
and your too stupid to know we have won 2 out of the last 5. We all know Florida has had an upper
hand in the recent series, however we were dominant once and will be again.