Da’Rick Rogers-Bacarri Rambo war of words (and other stuff)
Oct. 9 continues to loom larger. That’s the date of the Georgia-Tennessee football game, which became the most compelling on UGA’s 2010 schedule the moment Derek Dooley was named the Vols’ coach. Now, there’s the added storyline of Da’Rick Rogers, the Calhoun High wide receiver who broke a 7-month commitment to Georgia to sign with Tennessee last week, potentially playing against the Dogs and encountering UGA safety Bacarri Rambo.
Rogers and Rambo have been going at it a bit on Facebook and Twitter since last week.
It started with a Facebook status update by Rambo, who wrote: “Bacarri Rambo thinks [it] is messed up how all of UGA high school commitments back out on us but I’m telling you now when I catch you on the field I’m going to knock fire from you.”
Rogers responded Saturday on Twitter: “Who is Bacarri Rambo?”
Then from Rambo on Twitter: “Tell Darick ‘pretty boy’ Rogers he doesn’t have to know me but I bet he will feel me!! Lol”
Then from Rogers: “don’t worry about me ha … that’s your choice … last time i checked a big hit =’s you getting knocked out.”
Rambo: “I compete against the best receiver in the nation everyday at practice. Why should i worry about that guy.”
OK, on to other stuff:
– Saturday night’s crowd at Stegeman Coliseum wasn’t huge (an announced 8,131), but it was spirited and it again showed that the Dogs can enjoy a significant home-court advantage in the old building. “Everyone said when I came we need a new place,” UGA coach Mark Fox said after the victory over Vandy. “Heck, no, we don’t need a new place! We just need great fans like we had tonight and the right effort.”
– The approximately $12 million in Stegeman renovations approved by UGA’s Athletic Board last week won’t affect the seating bowl, but will make a dramatic difference in the concourses and the exterior appearance.
– Interesting game Saturday. Georgia scored 23 points in the first half, the Bulldogs’ second fewest in any half this season, and 49 in the second half, their most in any half this season. The Dogs’ ball-handling, lousy in the first half, improved in the second.
– Of Georgia’s six SEC losses, four have been by four points or fewer.
– And the Georgia men’s tennis program continued its 21-year winning streak against Georgia Tech on Sunday. The Bulldogs beat the Yellow Jackets 5-2 at the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Facility in Athens -– Georgia’s 24th consecutive victory over the Yellow Jackets dating back to 1989. Georgia is a mind-boggling 50-1 vs. Tech in men’s tennis since 1969.
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Bill Belichick
February 8th, 2010
6:44 am
DaaaaaaaRick (as is Elmer Fud…daa)
I think we all knew this kid would be like this. Good luok, Coach Dooley, with Fulmer’s Washington. Talent, with big mouth, that can bring a team down and a coach….
Top Dawg
February 8th, 2010
6:55 am
Note to Da’rick Rogers: That pass was incomplete and was a game saver. Rambo laid the wood to that Auburn receiver at the goal line in the waning seconds of the ball game, and the ball shot up in the air ten feet and fell harmlessly to the ground. DAWGS WON.
Rambo has heart and integrity. Do you?
BFALCON
February 8th, 2010
7:00 am
Who cares about Rogers! We got Lonnie Outlaw from Wilcox County.This all but assures uga that Nick Marshall(QB) will sign with the dogs next year. Rogers you will learn that burning bridges will come back to haunt you.
Fall Pumpkin
February 8th, 2010
7:04 am
Da’Loser will not make his grades! What’s his major…pulpwood 101
Rocket Rod
February 8th, 2010
7:07 am
Gotta ask? Why would TN hire Dooley? I did not see where his name was mentioned by any other school with HC openings! Hmmmnnnn. Just wondering if TN didn’t want to waste a good hire because they know something may be coming down! Hmmnnnn. Have at it boys.
AltamahaDawg
February 8th, 2010
7:13 am
Keep going down the list dixie. You’ll find something tech can beat UGA at eventually.
Large Orange
February 8th, 2010
7:16 am
@ Rocket Rod…..its obvious from your post that your middle name is not “Scientist”. You really should not be drinking so early in the morning. Or maybe you are still drunk from the weekend. UT hired Dooley because he is a good coach and has integrity! So drink some coffee and sleep it off……….Rocky Top wooooooooo!!!
AltamahaDawg
February 8th, 2010
7:17 am
large, let me guess, you had never heard of Da’Rick before last week, and certainly never seen him play, but an expert of what he is going to do as a freshman now? He’s going to light people up huh? Sure he is. It’s almost like you are just making stuff up.
AltamahaDawg
February 8th, 2010
7:18 am
…..and you never heard of Derek Dooley before last month, I’d be willing to bet.
still443
February 8th, 2010
7:20 am
I’ll say it again… If a recruit commits to a team,and backs out, the NCAA should make the punk sit out a year. That will stop this mexican hat dance on signing day.
Dawg Tired
February 8th, 2010
7:24 am
Both of these young men need to shut-up and play football.
CLETIS
February 8th, 2010
7:30 am
I like the chippyness shown by Rambo already. Lets bring a lil swag b/t the hedges on D boys.
Stanley
February 8th, 2010
7:31 am
Two fine young men exhibiting what both these schools value- facebook toughness. good luck with that.
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February 8th, 2010
7:36 am
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Whatever
February 8th, 2010
7:36 am
Bacarri Rambo is nothing to be scared of. Did he ever wake up from the Auburn game? Sissy!
Large Orange
February 8th, 2010
7:38 am
@ AltamahaDawg ………have you ever heard of 45 – 19? Have you ever heard of a football team never getting inside the opponents 35 yard line? If not I suggest you go back and watch the UT – UGA game from 2009. You are dismissed.
Topp Dogg
February 8th, 2010
7:43 am
If he was one he would find plenty of asses to use it on in Alabama.
What??
February 8th, 2010
7:45 am
Sounds to me like Richt and Dooley need to get control over their players!
Good time to make Rambo run, and run, and run, and run……..
Another fine example of Richt not having control of his players and a total lack of discipline!
Large Orange
February 8th, 2010
7:57 am
@ What??…….now you cannot expect CMR to visit the tanning salon daily and shoot commercials for Carpets of Dalton weekly and still have enough time to maintain control over the football team! Lets be sensible here. CMR has his priorities!! BTW Coach…..what is that latest color you put on your hair. I noticed its a lot darker than normal.
Sanford Drive
February 8th, 2010
8:00 am
No matter the final score of the game, you always lose if you live in Knoxville.
Saint Simons is my caddy!
February 8th, 2010
8:01 am
Rambo will NOT knock fire from DaRick. That’s because DaRick’s grades are so bad he may not graduate this year. In addition, the boy is having a hell of a time with the SAT. I don’t think DaRick is mentally ready or disciplined enough to play TN football. Well, he’s not mentally ready anyway.
What??
February 8th, 2010
8:03 am
Large…
I don’t know what to expect from Richt anymore.
Richt the last two years does not compare to the Richt I observed the first 7 years.
I can’t stand for players to pull the crap that Rambo has with his comments. His actions are not what I want projected as a representative of UGA. We are better than this crap!
skydawg
February 8th, 2010
8:06 am
LMAO@ Large Orange…a Vol fan calling out Mark Richt about control over his program. Now that is funny, I don’t care who you are. You mean the same control that little Laney had over the Vol program like armed robbery? Like the little Vol Ho program (banned by the NCAA) running all over the southeast trying to recruit players like Marcus Lattimore at Byrnes. Pathetic!!
Mark Richt has more control and ethics in his pinky finger than that pathetic thug run program in the hills. Have fun on probation over the next few years because its coming. Why do you think so many coaches turned down the job? Because they knew probation was on the way. When you sell your soul to the likes of Lane Kiffin and Mike Nance, you get what’s coming to you. And even a respected name like Dooley isn’t going to fix it.
Brunswick Marsh Dawg
February 8th, 2010
8:12 am
Just knock Rogers head off Oct. 9th Rambo……that’s if “Pretty Boy” is even on the field!!! Go Dawgs!!! GATA
Rambo Wins!
February 8th, 2010
8:15 am
Todd Grantham vs. Derek Dooley?
Come on now, is that a fair match?
Tenn won’t even break .500
Guess the reality of that is hitting Da rickky.
Da rickky is going to be double-teamed and hit hard every time he plays because of his mouth.
Another confirmation Georgia WON by LOSING da rickky.
Rambo Beats Mr. Rogers
February 8th, 2010
8:17 am
Let’s say Sly Stallone’s Rmabo meets up with Mr. Rogers. Who wns?
Rambo beats Mr. Rogers.
Montgomery Burns
February 8th, 2010
8:17 am
WE DIDN’T WANT ROGERS ANYWAY, HE HAS CHARACTER PROBLEMS. I’LL HAVE SOUR GRAPES FOR BREAKFAST PLEASE.
G
February 8th, 2010
8:18 am
Rambo had a pick six after the vols abused Evans in Knox.
Paddy
February 8th, 2010
8:19 am
NCdawg…..you got it right son! Rogers is a long way from seeing the field as a SEC receiver. I for one believed Da’Rick when he said he was all DAWG.. Most people would respect him if he would have just said; my best friend is going to UT. I would at least like to hear what UT has to say. But NO! He had to pull a Bill Clinton on his home state fans.
Calhoun Dawg
February 8th, 2010
8:24 am
Who is Bacardi Rambo?
Get Crunked!
February 8th, 2010
8:26 am
Way to go Rambo! get ‘em fired up!
PS. Ask Da’Rick where that new car came from?
Da Roun Circle
February 8th, 2010
8:26 am
We call da rickky Da Roun Circle due to his bizarre rounded out route running. da rickky is the easiest guy to pick off in the NCAA–he couldn’t run a crisp route if you offered him $10 million bucks.
Tim Teblow
February 8th, 2010
8:26 am
That big hit from Rambo saved the game for the Dawgs against Auburn! Bacarri, be sure to light his @ss up on Oct 9th!
Fill Phulmer
February 8th, 2010
8:27 am
45-19. Rambo couldn’t cover our receivers last year with Crompton as QB. Seems like his mouth is in overdrive and his performance on the field is stuck in first gear!
Da Riccky's Darlington Blues
February 8th, 2010
8:28 am
Love to hear Da Riccky explaining, in detail, with administration’s perspective, why he left Darlington. Where there’smoke there’s fire.
Large Orange
February 8th, 2010
8:29 am
So what if we don’t have any class and dignity at Tennessee? Our fans do have the largest rumps of anyone in the nation! And furthermore, we don’t have to waste money purchasing toothpaste. We can just let our teeth soak in a glass overnight! We also have no qualms about dating and marrying within the family!
Go Vols!!!!
CDAWG
February 8th, 2010
8:29 am
VolsRule, good advice!
Dr. Phil
February 8th, 2010
8:31 am
Now boys, I know things are slow around the trailer parks of Athens. However I remember from just a few weeks ago reading posts that praised Da’Rick Rogers and how he was going to lead UGAg to the Promised Land. Now he is not good enough or tough enough to be a UGAg football player. Will you morons please make up your collective minds. I realize if you put 6 UGA grads / fans in a room the total IQ would be around 80. Still that is no excuse. Da’Rick realized that UT is a superior program on the rise while UGAg is a program on the decline. I hear CMR is taking the players on a team building field trip to his favorite tanning salon in Athens. Then he is taking them to watch him shoot a Carpets of Dalton commercial. Wow…that should really help them win some games!
Truth
February 8th, 2010
8:32 am
Tennessee hired Dooley to avoid NCAA infractions they might have incurred from Lame Kiffin. Kiffin is the guy who put “HO” in hostess. Of course those antics have always been par for the course at UT.
Calhoun Dawg
February 8th, 2010
8:32 am
Rambo sounds like most of the georgia players over the last 3 years. Talk the talk ferociously but lot’s of trouble walking the walk on Game day. The only logo you can dance on and get away with is VANDY’S!
Dude
February 8th, 2010
8:32 am
He’ll knock Rambo out, just like that other time. Then he will give another thumbs up while he is carted off the field and do everything possible to forget about it.
Calhoun Dawg
February 8th, 2010
8:33 am
HEY RAMBO, BET DA-RICK WON’T HAVE TO RED SHIRT LIKE YOUR OVERATED AZZ! BET HE BURNS YOU MORE THAN ONCE THIS FALL BETWEEN THE HEDGES!
UGA grad
February 8th, 2010
8:34 am
I’m ashamed that this Rambo jerk wears red and black. Sad really. Has anyone seen my diploma? I need to park in this handicap spot at the unemployment office.
Tennessee Alumni
February 8th, 2010
8:34 am
All Tennessee alumni hope to own their own trailer some day! We get sick and tired of renting from Arkansas Razorback fans!
Red Bud Dawg
February 8th, 2010
8:34 am
Hey Bacardi, who dat?
Reality
February 8th, 2010
8:35 am
Tell ‘em like it is Rambo. Rambo is one of the few defensive players who played with any guts last year!
Soulja Boy
February 8th, 2010
8:35 am
When can we do another dance in Jacksonville?
Calhoun Dawg
February 8th, 2010
8:36 am
I’ve never seen a Tennessee player that could read and write!
Summerville Dawg
February 8th, 2010
8:36 am
Hey Ramrod,
Da Rick is as good as AJ Green right now. If you can’t cover Green in practice you can’t cover Da-Rick in Athens this fall.
Dooley = Richt's New Daddy
February 8th, 2010
8:36 am
I guess I would have a chip on my shoulder if I was named after a brand of rum and a fictional movie character……Bacardi Rambo. LMAO on that one. I guess Bacardi is better than Montavious!