Ten things to know from preseason Week 1
Athens – Before moving on to Week 2 of Georgia’s preseason camp, let’s quickly rewind Week 1. Here are 10 things worth noting and noticing:
1. Chris Davis, who started camp on the second-team offensive line after off-season hip surgery, wasted no time reclaiming a spot on the first unit. By the end of the very first practice, he was there, supplanting Vince Vance at left guard.
2. Finally, Kwame Geathers was cleared academically by the NCAA. But now, he has a long way to go physically to catch up with his teammates who were working out on campus all summer.
3. It’s fun to see how much fun Jeff Owens is having, how much he appreciates being back from knee surgery.
4. In a sign of the times, freshman tailback Washaun Ealey broke the news of his elbow injury on his Facebook page, and Owens tweeted frequent updates on Twitter.
5. Linebacker Darryl Gamble is making a lot of plays — two interceptions and two fumble recoveries in one practice alone.
6. “I’m probably gonna cry!” That’s what freshman WR Marlon Brown said at the mention of the Bulldogs’ preseason tradition for freshmen to get their heads shaved by upperclassmen.
7. So far so good on the all-important comebacks by OT Trinton Sturdivant and DT Owens. “You see no ill effects,” Mark Richt said. “You don’t see them favoring anything.”
8. The decision won’t come until after one or two scrimmages, but it looks and sounds as if Logan Gray has a solid grip on the job of No. 2 quarterback.
9. Rest assured that players and coaches alike are taking a serious attitude toward reducing penalties.
10. And a nice ending to Week 1: Hard-working offensive lineman Casey Nickels was awarded a scholarship after three years as a walk-on.
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DAWGS SUCK:
August 10th, 2009
10:29 pm
I am a UGA Grad and I still can’t spell or write and I deliver pizza for a living. I am a Dawg Grad loserrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
DAWGS SUCK:
August 10th, 2009
10:30 pm
Roddy Jones just scored again…………………………………………..45-42…………………..haahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahaha between your rotten hedges.
DAWGS SUCK:
August 10th, 2009
10:34 pm
I am a geek. I wish I could find that special girl. I am so lonely….
BG
August 10th, 2009
10:35 pm
I think it is so funny when tech fans come on here and talk smack. UGA OWNS TECH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahaha
DAWGS SUCK:
August 10th, 2009
10:39 pm
I can hear Munsn now…………………………Jooooeeeeee Coxxxxxx……..stutter…….xxxxxxx is back to pa………ss….stutter………………..and…….an……………..d he is gett………stutter………….ing. stomp……………………..ed………….stutter…………….in……………….to……………..stutter…………the ground. Man……………………GT is really…………………….stutter………………….stutter……………beati……………ng stutter…………….up and dow…………….n the field……………………All of a sudden he says” Is that Roddy Jones scoring again? or is it Dwyer, or is it Peoples, or is it Allen, no………………it’s Nesbitt connecting on a bomb to C. Thomas. TD JACKETS. They are killing our team……………just kicking our azzes. GT ROLLS! THWG!
DAWGS SUCK:
August 10th, 2009
10:41 pm
BG: Talk smack when you win 8 in a row and it a NC that isn’t 28 years old. Maybe you should focus on your mens basketball team. I hear they are loaded like your freckled phuck QB! NOT! THWG!
BG
August 10th, 2009
10:42 pm
UGA OWNS TECH. Tech has won 1 game in 8 years. Are you kidding me? 1 game in 8 years and tech fans come on here and talk smack. Now that is priceless!!!!!!!
DAWGS SUCK:
August 10th, 2009
10:43 pm
As a Gator fan and GT grad, it sure is fun watching your overated team every year. Will you ever beat UF? Don’t think so………………………..Gators own the puppy doggies. However, your Gym mutts are pretty dang good. LMFAO!
DAWGS SUCK:
August 10th, 2009
10:44 pm
I wish I had a girlfriend. I hate going to the movies every saturday with my buddies.
DAWGS SUCK:
August 10th, 2009
10:45 pm
BG, or is it BJ? Let’s say it’s, BJ for the moment coz I say you are on the list from Joe Cox to get a good one! When you win 8 in a row, or beat UF at least twice in 15 years, then I will stop talking smack, but until then it’s coming at you just like your BJ from Cox. Wipe it off your chin. THWG!
BG
August 10th, 2009
10:46 pm
Thats funny. We got a gator fan thats a gt grad talking smack.
BG:
August 10th, 2009
10:46 pm
I am a avid UGA fan, but am unemployed. I wish I would have gone to a real school to get a good education and I wouldn’t have to live in a camper. Man………………….this sux. GO DAWGS! WOOF WOOF WOOF
BG:
August 10th, 2009
10:48 pm
UGA will dominate the gators this year. I am here to tell ya………………….this is our year…………..i feel it man…………………our team is the greatest team in the country……………………………The SEC is the best conference in the country. I say we win it all this year. LOL
BG
August 10th, 2009
10:49 pm
22 year lead in the gt series and 10 year lead in the uf series. Catch up boy and then you can talk smack fool. OH, It is a bj that I get from your mom every friday night.
DAWGS SUCK:
August 10th, 2009
10:51 pm
I am so tired of being the ugly fat guy in the crowd.
BG:
August 10th, 2009
10:51 pm
Roddy Jones just scored again……………………………………214 yard and our talented awesome RB KNOWSHOW only had 94 yards, and didn’t even jump a Chippewaw! LMFAO!
BG:
August 10th, 2009
10:52 pm
BG: I know the feeling, as I am a UGA fan. There is fat and smelly rednecks all over the place.
DH
August 10th, 2009
10:53 pm
1 win in 8 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TECH SUCKS
August 10th, 2009
10:55 pm
UGA is techs daddy!!!!!
BG:
August 10th, 2009
10:55 pm
8 in a row still stands DH. I don;t think our sorry team will ever accomplish that awesome record. Also, we just cannot beat the GATORS. EVER!
Sanford Drive
August 10th, 2009
10:55 pm
Wow, this one has gone downhill quickly.
DAWGS SUCK:
August 10th, 2009
10:56 pm
Tech is UGA’s grads bosses!
DAWGS SUCK:
August 10th, 2009
10:57 pm
Does your doublewide fit down Stanford Drive? LOL!
TECH SUCKS
August 10th, 2009
10:58 pm
Tech will always be 2nd place to UGA.
Dawgyboner:
August 10th, 2009
10:59 pm
Caleb King for heisman!!!!! LOL!
Sanford Drive
August 10th, 2009
10:59 pm
Would love to know who threw the 2 picks and would also like to know more about those 2 fumbles. It should be an interesting year!
TECH SUCKS
August 10th, 2009
11:01 pm
Tech fans are so funny. I feel so bad that they have only won 1 game in the past 8 years.
UGA SUCKS:
August 10th, 2009
11:01 pm
UGA will always be 2nd in academics to Georgia Tech. Always, …………….FOREVER!
Sanford Drive
August 10th, 2009
11:02 pm
Where is Stanford Drive?
UGA SUCKS:
August 10th, 2009
11:02 pm
UGA fans are obnoxious……………………..i feel bad they can’t win 8 in a row and hold the record, or beat UF. Heck, UGA even lost to powerhouse Vandy for homecoming. Now, that’s pretty sad!
TECH SUCKS
August 10th, 2009
11:05 pm
UGA owns tech!! I really hope that tech can make this a real series again. I think Valdosta State would be more of a challenge year in and year out.
UGA SUCKS:
August 10th, 2009
11:05 pm
I am a UGA grad and forgot added the “t” accidentally. I forgot how to spell. heck, whio cares I am sure I will get an “A” in my sorry azz class anyway. We just give grades away at this school. Sad Sad Sad.
TECH SUCKS
August 10th, 2009
11:06 pm
LSU stuck tech where the sun don’t shine.
UGA SUCKS:
August 10th, 2009
11:06 pm
Tennessee Tech should give us some problems. I don’t know if we can stop them. They play some dang good football man………………………..
UGA SUCKS:
August 10th, 2009
11:08 pm
LSU will stick UGA up UGA VII’s azz this year as will half the other teams you play. Nothing like starting 0-1 for the year. can’t wait. GO COWBOYS! Dez Bryant will rock your team all the way back to Athens…………………OSU 45 UGAG 21
Sanford Drive
August 10th, 2009
11:09 pm
So, Anyone interested in discussing football?
Allen K.
August 10th, 2009
11:09 pm
I wish tech fans could would quit coming on to UGA blogs and talkin crap. All of college football fans know that tech players are UGA rejects.
Doggyman:
August 10th, 2009
11:10 pm
Hey fellow UGA fans! Let’s get pumped up about this season. UGA rocks! well, until the opener, then they suck azz!
Sanford Drive
August 10th, 2009
11:11 pm
Allen, I think you mean “Tech fan.” It’s clearly one guy who keeps changing his monniker. That being said, I think OSU will set the tone for the entire season. A win there would really help team momentum.
Serious UGA Fan:
August 10th, 2009
11:13 pm
Ok, fellow classmates and alumni. i really think that this is our year. Allen K. what do you think? I mean we have so much talent. Our QB is awesome. Even though he is a 5th year SR. that throws a wobbly ball, he is awesome. I am just grateful we have him. Also, I cannot wait to see him in action. He has got to be at least one of the best QB’s in the nation. Any thoughts?
Sanford Drive
August 10th, 2009
11:14 pm
That’s a good point. Our starting QB has actually completed a pass in college football. That’s a one-up on Tech, right there.
Sanford Drive
August 10th, 2009
11:15 pm
I am just worried about OSU running and throwing all over us. They do put up alot of points and they are ranked 11th in the Country and it is in Stillwater. I think the UGA loss will set the tone for the year.
Sanford Drive
August 10th, 2009
11:19 pm
Impersonation is the sincerest form of flattery. Keep it classy, yellowfuzz.
KingGator
August 10th, 2009
11:21 pm
Wow, Tech fans are pathetic. They don’t get half this much garbage on Tech blogs. No matter, they are an irrelevant team in an irrelevant conference. SEC rules.
DirtyDawg
August 11th, 2009
12:26 am
Glad to see that Co-watch Vince Dooley agrees with my assessment that our line(s) of scrimmage will be improved this season and is the prime reason he’s citing that the team will ‘make us happy’…at least I hope he was talking about us. To quote: It’s what’s up front that counts.
Rocket Rod
August 11th, 2009
7:49 am
I think Lewis G summed up Tech best when he told the story of a young man trying to impress a client and called the Tech Ticket Office with no hope of tickets being available only to find out there were seats left on the 50 yardline. Surprised and stunned he asked what time the game started and the Tech employee asked back “What time can you be here”? As a bonus the young man also got the Tech Defense to wash his car at half time! That to me just says it all. God Bless a Great Dawg like LG.
honest_abe
August 11th, 2009
8:37 am
all blue chip qb recruits look no further than this glowing recommendation by nfl middle linebacker julian peterson on matthew stafford…
“I was like, ‘Okay, I see that’s the reason you’re a No. 1 quarterback,”’ Peterson said. “He’s well above the learning curve. Whoever has coached him up before he got to this level, somebody’s done a good job of keeping him prepared, because he’s very prepared
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/08/10/lions.postcard/1.html#ixzz0NsSYi3By
79dawgman
August 11th, 2009
9:05 am
Do you really think we can win in Stillwater? Are you serious? I say we get our azzes handed to us, which will set the tone for the upcoming season.
oledawg
August 11th, 2009
9:53 am
Tech remains the only Division 1 program that has to employ people to sell tickets on game day in Atlanta. I mean—–do they ever sell out ANY game? Tech is pitiful.
oledawg
August 11th, 2009
9:59 am
Also, a little trivia warrants mentioning. Remember that sappy movie about Notre Dame titled “Rudy” ?. I know all the ND fans are going to hate me, and I’m not taking anything away from ole Rudy, but he had no talent. So what team did he finally get his ONLY chance to see action?Yep those nerds in gold. Let’s put it this way——–he’d have never seen action against any SEC team, especially Georgia.
Tech was so bad, even the Rudy’s of the world see playing time.