MVP? Captain? Most improved? Here are Dogs’ award winners . . .
Rennie Curran, A.J. Green, Geno Atkins, Drew Butler and Blair Walsh received top honors at the Georgia football team’s annual Gala Saturday night in Athens.
Curran, the junior linebacker who leads the SEC in tackles, received the Vince Dooley Most Valuable Player of the Year award.
Green, the sophomore wide receiver whose superb year was derailed by two late-season injuries, was named the team’s Most Valuable Offensive Player.
Atkins, the senior defensive tackle who finished his UGA career strong, was named the Most Valuable Defensive Player.
And sophomore punter Butler and sophomore placekicker Walsh, both models of consistency all season, were named the Most Valuable Special Teams Players.
Other awards and honors:
– Senior quarterback Joe Cox was named the team’s permanent overall captain.
– Senior wide receiver Michael Moore was named the offensive captain, senior defensive tackle Jeff Owens and Curran the defensive co-captains and senior Prince Miller the special-teams captain.
– Owens, who returned from a knee injury that cost him the 2008 season, received the David Jacobs Award as “the player who by example portrays courage, spirit, character and determination.”
– Moore won the Leon Farmer Award for dedication to the strength and conditioning program.
– Most Improved Player awards went to sophomore tight end Aron White for the offense, junior safety Reshad Jones for the defense and sophomore cornerback Brandon Boykin for special teams.
– Newcomer of the Year awards went to redshirt freshman wide receiver Tavarres King and freshman tailback Washaun Ealey on offense; redshirt freshman safety Bacarri Rambo and freshman tackle Abry Jones on defense; and freshman defensive backs Branden Smith and Shawn Williams on special teams.
– Winners of the Outstanding Scout Team Awards were junior tight end Derek Rich and freshman center Ben Reynolds on offense; freshman end Reuben Faloughi and freshman tackle Kwame Geathers on defense; and freshman linebackers Cameron Allen and Jackson Griffeth on special teams.
Congratulations, all.
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NCAA
December 13th, 2009
11:22 am
TXDawg,
WHITE America? I’m guessing your not white.
Because your not white, the rules should not apply, right.
Take what you want, when you want, however you want, right?
This mentality is exactly how the Thug U nickname came about. It surely was not by accident.
Since you want to discuss the law, are you saying that all of the laws broken, (stealing car steroes, burglary of homes, raoe, kidnapping etc.) and admitted to in the 30 for 30 show is acceptable because they wer black poverty stricken kids from the inner city of Miami?
This is what is wrong with America today!
OldDawg
December 13th, 2009
11:42 am
Wow!!! Just WOW TXDawg!!!!
Seems someone touched a nerve in reference to something in which YOU have no DAWG in the fight to begin with! Unless..and I do hope I am wrong,you are black and painting with the ever widening brush that many use to justify their positions which are otherwise totally unjustifiable? In other words…..”the race card”"!
While there is some validity to your point that “most” major programs have and do use less than scrupulous methods when it comes to recruiting….with most schools it is “boosters” BUT right and wrong do not know color or race TXDawg!
The likes of what was going on at the U were simply inexcusable…PERIOD! Are you saying that no universities offer young and talented atheletes an opportunity to “rise above”? To get and education AND display their atheletic skills in hopes of having an opportunity to have a better life?
I could go on and on here….I know what used to go on at many schools as I was very active in recruiting for UGA before it became illegal for boosters/supporters to be involved! and yes…while some were much worse than others, IF you watched that program and come here with an effort to justify and rationalize what was going on at the U in any way, you sir are WRONG!
santa cruz dawg
December 13th, 2009
11:43 am
I agree with you guys about the hire already being made. I believe it is probably Smart, Muschamp aka the new long term contract for their head coach Brown, or the DC at TCU!!!!!!!
OldDawg
December 13th, 2009
12:20 pm
As to the coaching search….it is difficult at times like these to just trust and wait…we all want great, new coaches, and we want them yesterday! Lot os educated guesses out there…some not so much! We all have our wish list…I agree KS is somewhat unproven and do wonder how much os his success is a result of Saban’s hands on coaching of the UA defense.
I hope I am wrong but I think when all this is done we lose CRG! And he is a GREAT recruiter! Maybe a title and a hefty, deserved raise will sooth the wounds!
Whether we like it or not, as to pay for assistant coaches and coordinators, Ala. and UT have raised the bar…we can either ante up or settle for what DE will pay! Few….very few…athletic departments in the land are as well off financially as UGA….Evans has to step up to the plate…money cant be an object with the hire!
IF it is not a done deal…and IF our target ( I think there is a 1a and 1b) turns us down…it could get ugle and really not only hurt the program but really hurt recruiting for this incoming class! If you doubt that…look at the committments FSU got last week after anouncing Stoops hiring!
Anyway…we shall see…if I dont wear out my F5 key before then!
OldDawg
December 13th, 2009
12:24 pm
As to Muschamp…while he was and I hope is a DGD…When I have watched Tx play I have not been overly impressed with their D…especially if you consider the athletes Tx has! They do not recruit…they choose…the State of Tx has an unbelievable number of 4 and 5 star recruits every year…and 90% of the time…UT gets their piicks of the lot! Maybe I am wrong…just my 2 cents!
BOOGIES THE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
December 13th, 2009
12:28 pm
DAWGS DO NOT NEED TO WASTE THEIR TIME WITH KOENNING , FORMERLY AT CLEMSON. I ALSO AM NOT SOLD ON KEVIN STEELE, EITHER.
HE HAD GOOD TALENT AT BAMA , AND AT CLEMSON , COULD NOT FIND A WAY TO STOP tek AND THEIR OFFENSE TO PULL OUT A WIN .
THERE MUST OF BEEN A REASON HE WAS LET GO AT BAMA……………..
PAY WHAT IT TAKES TO GET SMART TO COME BACK TO UGA…………….
Ole Yeller Dawg
December 13th, 2009
12:44 pm
santa cruz dawg
I have heard that the TCU DC (Dick Bumpas) does not call the defensive plays during their games, that it’s actually done by the HC (Gary Patterson) so in my opinion we would want to stay away from this coach. He is not the right answer…….we need a big time acknowledged SE Conference recruiter……you start winning your ballgames on February 3!
jw
December 13th, 2009
1:25 pm
Tyrone Nix was offered by UF and the Nutter gave a big counter offer. He decided to stay at Ole Miss. I doubt he would now go for UGA offer. Why up his pay check again?
$1.4 million vs. our $14 million bowl
December 13th, 2009
1:32 pm
Any of you DELUSIONAL, big talking dog fans, that have been throwing around a lot of big names like you have a clue, found your new defensive coordinator yet? Hahaha.
Everyone would love to have the position but NO ONE WANTS TO PUT UP WITH THE IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE, LET’S MAKE A STATEMENT AND LEAVE AFTER THE 3RD QTR IF WE’RE LOSING, AZZHOLE DOG NATION!
What did the following say when contacted?
1. Van Gorder said “you can’t be serious”
2. Will Muschamp said “you’re kidding, right”?
3. Kirby Smart said “I’ll use GEORGIA to get a big raise over here”
4. Charlie Strong said “HAEL no”
5. Tommy Tuberville “Hahahaha”
6. Ron Zook said “come on”
7. & 8. Charlie Weiss & Mark Mangino “I do like that southern cooking”
9. Mark Stoops said “No way, I’m headed to FSU”
10. Bud Foster said “LOL”
11. Ron English said “are you stupid?”
12. Todd Orlando said “georgia is a gymnastics school isn’t it?”
13. Brent Venables said “georgia is an equestrian school isn’t it?”
14. Tom Bradley said “give it to Hershal or Lindale Scott”
15. Tyrone Nix said “NOT IN A MILLION YEARS”
16. Jon Tenuta said “Can Chan coach the defensive backs with me?”
17. Goldberg Said “nobody has even called me”
18. DawginLex said “My sources tell me georgia is really interested in me”
19. BOOGIE MAN in Hartwell said “Can I wear my hat?”
20. Rodney Gardner said “I will get it by default”
21. Whino in Shreveport said “Sounds good but I’d like to think it over”
22. Dancer at Central Station Club in Shreveport said “I like to be bitch slapped like those other dog fans”
23. Bobby Bowden said “that’s why I voted them into the top 25″
24. St. Simons said “45-42″
25. Yellow Fuzz said “STFU”
BE#3
December 13th, 2009
1:43 pm
$1.4 million vs. our $14 million bowl
If you had been there before, you’d realize that that bowl payout is split among all of the teams in the conference. And the SEC, as usual, has 2 teams playing in BCS games. Once again, the ACC isn’t in the same league as the SEC.
82DAWG
December 13th, 2009
1:55 pm
I am confused about Rennie Curran considering the NFL as a junior. Is he not always described as an “undersized college linebacker with a lot of heart”? What would that make him in the pros, Rudy?
$1.4 million vs. our $14 million bowl
December 13th, 2009
1:56 pm
BE#3
By my math Tech is contributing 10 times more to their conference than georgia is theirs. Way to feed off Florida and Alabama! LOL.
How many BCS games is georgia playing in?
How many BCS games is Tech playing in?
Hahahahahahaha
$1.4 million vs. our $14 million bowl
December 13th, 2009
1:56 pm
HEY DOG NATION,
ENOUGH OF THE KOOLAID! Kirby Smart couldn’t leave the georgia coaching staff soon enough just 4 short years ago. He ain’t coming back to Athens unless it’s to deliver another 31-0 black out, beat down. Hahahahahahahaha! I’m pretty sure he earned a degree in Finance which taught him that a lateral move to a lesser program ain’t smart and smart ain’t stupid (like the typical ignorant dog fan).
You guys crack me up.
Hahahahahahahaha!
PajlJohnson==HalMumme
December 13th, 2009
2:23 pm
How many football games has tech won against UGA this year? If you’d beaten us, you’d really be able to get some folks riled up but, as usual, you did not. So now you’re reduced to analyzing our assistant coaching hires? What’s next? Living vicariously through another team like Bama? Oh wait, you did that too. All that’s left is a few fast food jokes and mythical claims of being our collective boss. You frustrated obsessed tech trolls crack me up.
Hahahahahaha!
BOOGIES THE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
December 13th, 2009
2:31 pm
$1.4 MILLION …………………
I AM SOOOO HONORED TO BE AMONGST YOUR TOP 25………….
YEA, I WEAR A HAT , BUT YOU ARE A HAT …
BIG DIFFERENCE , CHUMP………….
GO CRAWL BACK IN YOUR NORTH AVE . DUMPSTER AND EAT YOUR LUNCH ……..
WORRY ABOUT YOUR STOUT DEFENSE …C.J. LOVED IT TOO………….
OH, YEA…. (((((((((((((((( 30- 24 )))))))))))))))
GET BACK WITH BIG BOOGIE , PUNK
Realist
December 13th, 2009
2:31 pm
Kirby Smart is nothing but a frontman for Nick Saban. He has very little control of that defense. However Bobo is the same thing for us so maybe its a fit.
BOOGIES THE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
December 13th, 2009
2:44 pm
REALIST ……………..=…………….NOT VERY REAL
Ole Yeller Dawg
December 13th, 2009
2:54 pm
1.4 million vs our 14 million
Sounds like jealousy to me?
Bottom line: I would not consider it a lateral move if he makes more money by coming to UGA. Smart could use the offer as leverage to receive a bigger paycheck at Alabama if Saban counters but I believe he will show much better character than to pull that kind of stunt.
He’s a Dawg…..always has been…..he walked on as a player his first go around, this time he will hear the cash register cha-ching!
BOOGIES THE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
December 13th, 2009
3:10 pm
THE BIG DAWG WILL COME HOME
UGAFAN_222
December 13th, 2009
3:17 pm
Everybody keep saying they wants kirby smart, but everybody is forgeting that he is doing a good job on defense becuz he has the players, uga doesnt have the defensive talent that bama has.
Why sugarcoat it?
December 13th, 2009
3:39 pm
Aiight first thing is rennie curran isn’t staying, why because he is a beast and yes one more year wouldn’t Hurt but he has a 1 year old daughter that he has to provide for. I would love him to stay but it probably won’t happen. And secondly i think it’s Ellis Johnson. Or koenning. No way we get Smart, we would hav to offer big bucks. Just don’t see it happening. Go dawgs. Mark richt will make right choice
you are what you are!!!
December 13th, 2009
4:58 pm
almost the whole team at UGA listed as LD. CMR took a page out of Bowdens play book. GO DOGS !!! recruting has never been so easy !!! Just come on and play football, it don’t matter if you can read, or write, or even speak a complete sentence. GO DOGS !!! Thanks Bobby for voting us up in the polls.
Dawg Tired
December 13th, 2009
5:02 pm
Just how do people come to these conclusions about who the next DC will be? I have a friend on the UGA Athletic board and he doesn’t know. As for Coach Richt making the right choice, that would be something he did not do last time.
Ex Georgia Fan
December 13th, 2009
5:21 pm
UGAFAN_222
“everybody is forgeting that he is doing a good job on defense becuz he has the players, uga doesnt have the defensive talent that bama has”.
Not true. EVERY player on georgia’s defense was also recruited by Alabama (and Florida).
Ole Yeller Dawg
December 13th, 2009
5:41 pm
Dawg Tired
It’s called E.S.P. (Extra Sensory Perception) use the brain that your momma gave you!
you are what you are!!! .....
December 13th, 2009
5:45 pm
is unable to put together a complete sentence.
dogdownsouth
December 13th, 2009
6:15 pm
apparently TXDAWG has seen the espn documentary on the University of Miami?
dogdownsouth
December 13th, 2009
6:16 pm
to 1.4 million dollar bowl to our 14 million dollar bowl
( 30 – 24 ) no matter how you spin it this year hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
PHIL
December 13th, 2009
6:50 pm
Ex Georgia Fan, aaahhhh that is so not true. Our best player was recruited by no one. I am with the guy that said Muschamp is over rated. I can’t remember him doing anything special against us or UF at LSU. Texas doesn’t play great defense. He’s a loud mouth if that helps any. I think his dad is a much better coach than Will.
Kirby Smart hasn’t proven anything to me. Obviously we THINK that Saban controls that D and maybe he does. Possibly Kirby has learned enough? I sincerely believe the key to shutting UF down in the championship game was UF poor play selection/ballance/mix that was the exact opposite of what they did all year. More on the UF coaches than the AL coaches.
A great coach isn’t going to solve all the problems on D. It is just going to take time to get a team full of juniors and seniors. It’s so funny that UT pays so Coach Monte so much and he is so well respected when he invented the basic D that UGA fans hated CWM for implementing. It takes players. Maybe we didn’t get the best players or didn’t evaluate them properly, but anyone with the first bit of football knowledge can see that other teams have more talented players, especially mentally.
you are what you are!!!
December 13th, 2009
7:21 pm
Guidance counselor survey
The University of Georgia has been singled out as a top school, according to Kaplan’s 1999 Guidance Counselor survey.
UGA received top marks in the following categories: Schools for the Academically Competitive Student, Schools with Top Athletic Programs, Schools with the Best Co-op Programs, Schools with the Best Range of Extracurricular Activities, Schools that are “Hidden Treasures,” Schools for the Student Who is Learning Disabled, Schools Providing a Good Liberal Arts Education, Schools with Notable Study Abroad Programs and Schools Representing the Best Value for Your Money.=
just play ball baby!!!
you aren't what youm aren't
December 13th, 2009
7:33 pm
Don’t forget…Fans who whine the most about insignificant issues, Schools that go to bowls with the best buffet and Super 8 Motels….Just have fun in Shreveport!!!
$1.4 million vs. our $14 million bowl
December 13th, 2009
7:54 pm
((((( 45-42 ))))) Hahahahahahaha
$1.4 million vs. our $14 million bowl
December 13th, 2009
7:56 pm
((((( The Shreveport Dawgs ))))) Hahahahahahahaha
You aren’t what you aren’t!!!
December 13th, 2009
8:10 pm
Preseason number one to Shreveport Bowl ( SEC tie in #
within 15 months
You aren’t what you aren’t!!!
December 13th, 2009
8:22 pm
SEC tie in # 8
Justin
December 13th, 2009
9:24 pm
hey 1.4 mill vs 14 mill Charlie w and Mark Mangino are offensive coaches idiot. You like the oc of the new england patriots last I heard we are talking dc. Lemme check the rest of your idiotic list real quick.
Justin
December 13th, 2009
9:27 pm
Remember jacket fans as bad you say the dawgs are you guys lost to them hahahahaha 30-24
BE#3
December 13th, 2009
10:03 pm
And Tech has been to how many BCS bowls? What? This is the first time? Wow, by the way the Nerds are talking, it’s like they are there every year! Enjoy it while you can, kinda like the 1 win in 9 years vs. Georgia.
BE#3
December 13th, 2009
10:19 pm
….former Georgia Tech student Syed Haris Ahmed face sentencing Monday….
Use some of that $14 mil to let more terrorists into your school!
dawgfan13
December 13th, 2009
10:42 pm
Forget about Kirby SMart. There is no way he leaves a better program who can make more money at for Georgia! As a dawgfan I even know that makes no sense at all! Forget Smart, he is not coming to Georgia.
$1.4 million vs. our $14 million bowl
December 13th, 2009
10:51 pm
Justin
you do that
$1.4 million vs. our $14 million bowl
December 13th, 2009
10:56 pm
BE3,
At least we don’t have graduate assistants coaching our bowl game. Not sure if the Shreveport Bowl is the same as the real BCS Bowls but I’m pretty sure you have to use real coaches. Hahahahahahaha
$1.4 million vs. our $14 million bowl
December 13th, 2009
10:57 pm
Do graduate assistants also teach courses at uga? Hahahahahaha
BE#3
December 13th, 2009
11:05 pm
I’d rather have GA’s on the sideline than terrorists in the classroom!
30-24
George Bush
December 13th, 2009
11:06 pm
I think I finally spotted Bin Laden. He’s on the Tech campus!
Dick Cheney
December 13th, 2009
11:07 pm
Hell, even my daughter wouldn’t hook up with any of the girls on the Tech campus!
Bill Clinton
December 13th, 2009
11:08 pm
Dick, thats something we both can agree on!
Barack Rack 'em Obama
December 13th, 2009
11:09 pm
Rack ‘em…..rack rack rack ‘em
Lemuel Penn
December 13th, 2009
11:55 pm
To all you dawg fans who like to tell us how you fill them thar’ stadiums better than us, use your mutt-heads. Georgia puts more people in their stadium than Tech because there are more Georgia fans than there are Tech fans. Duh! Or maybe you knew that already, but were still somehow proud. China has more people than us, so should we be jealous? I have a large family, so my family reunions are better attended than my buddy’s who has a smaller family. Should I razz him about that? Ony dumb-dawg mentality would make me do so.
Look, you guys are 7-5 and headed for Shreveport to play a 6-6 team. I know times are bad, but surely you can do better than declaring how proud you are to be one small element assimilated into a huge hunkering mass of nose-picking, woofing rednecks. Why not dust off that old “Lindsay Scott-Lindsay Scott” cassette and relive your faded days of short-lived glory. It’s lame, but still less embarrasing than declaring “They’s more of us’ns than there is of you’uns.”
southside DAWG
December 14th, 2009
12:05 am
Lemuel Penn
Just get your fans to sell out your bowl game. Your first BCS bowl game ever and tickets are still for sale. Worst UGA team in 12 to 15 years and we still won 30-24. Tech had 2 weeks to get ready. UGA won and still fired three coaches. Thats the difference in the two programs UGA doesnt wait 7 years to fire coaches like like Tech does. Your coach is overrated and so is your team. CPJ will have to get a bigger D-line if he wants to play with the Big boys. #71 opened big holes all night against Tech.