Why is Georgia QB Aaron Murray wearing a glove on his throwing hand?
Glove-wearing QB Aaron Murray passes at practice as Mike Bobo watches. (AJC photo by Brant Sanderlin)
Murray gets a play from Bobo at Tuesday's practice. (AJC photo by Brant Sanderlin)
ATHENS — Some of you have noticed in photos from Georgia’s spring football practices that quarterback Aaron Murray is wearing a glove on his throwing hand.
Which, of course, has led to the question: What’s up with that?
Basically, Murray said after practice Tuesday, it’s a spring-practice experiment.
Surrounded by a half dozen reporters in the Butts-Mehre building -– hey, welcome to life in the limelight — Murray said he just happened to wear a glove for the first time when throwing on his own on a particularly cold day this winter, surprisingly liked the results and has stuck with it, even on a nice, sunny day like Tuesday.
“The ball is pretty slick,” Murray said. “I felt good with [the glove], so I tried it out for a couple of more weeks and continued to like it. So I finally talked to the coaches about it. They said if I want to try it out, spring is a good time to try it out. ”
So far, he feels it provides a better grip and more control of the ball.
Whether Murray, who is battling for the starting quarterback job, continues to wear the glove into the season remains to be determined.
Gloves have become a bit of a trend among NFL quarterbacks, with Kurt Warner, Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady, among others, wearing them in games in recent seasons. Warner wore them in all games the past three years, even in Arizona. Others wear them only in cold-weather games.
As with many things in football, there are arguments on both sides of quarterbacks wearing gloves. Some say it improves grip and ball security and perhaps offers protection against hand injuries. Others say a glove hurts passing accuracy and that a quarterback needs full feel of the ball.
Murray, by the way, reports no problems with his arm this spring after missing a big chunk of practice time last season, his redshirt year, with tendinitis in his triceps and forearm. “Arm feels great. Arm feels strong,” Murray said. “I’m taking good care of it.”
Murray and fellow quarterbacks Logan Gray and Zach Mettenberger are sharing snaps evenly in spring practice, and Murray said there are more than enough snaps to go around. “Oh, it’s plenty of reps,” he said Tuesday. “I was talking with Logan today, and at one point in practice, we’re, like, ‘Man, there’s a lot of reps we’re getting right now.’ . . . They’re working us out there pretty good, which is good because we need as much practice as we can get right now.”
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185 comments Add your comment
Blindog
March 17th, 2010
10:09 am
Because he mants to!!
Blindog
March 17th, 2010
10:09 am
oops ,thats wants to, sorry.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
March 17th, 2010
10:14 am
Its a new trend. Next…
German Shepherd Dawg
March 17th, 2010
10:18 am
I don’t care how you spell it, as long as you don’t say what number you came in trying to post.
Can anyone explain the logic of claiming diminished accuracy from using the glove if it gives better grip and control of the ball?
I think the fact Kurt Warner wore them in Arizona speaks for itself. The guy was an amazingly accurate QB when he had time to throw.
Gratefuldawghead
March 17th, 2010
10:19 am
If Murray thinks it helps his passing then I am all for it! Ready for the Spring game!
GO DAWGS!
1eyedJack
March 17th, 2010
10:24 am
Being not an overly tall fellow…it would seem to follow that his hands would be proportional to his body…in which case a glove may provide added grip on the ball and therefore, peace of mind.
TuckDAWG
March 17th, 2010
10:25 am
Let him do whats comfortable if it helps him fine with me APR 10th GO DAWGS!!!!! GATA!!!!
Big B CH 99
March 17th, 2010
10:26 am
It just depends on personal preference. I’ve tried to throw w/ a glove & can’t do it. For me, the ball sticks to the glove & I can’t get it to spiral, but some guys do like to throw w/ one. I do like to wear a glove on my right, non-throwing hand.
jack bull
March 17th, 2010
10:26 am
he is kinda short and my guess would be, he kinda has small hands too. this is a good report Tim, it’s the first i’ve heard of it. i’ll be asking my nephew the next time i talk to him and see what he has to say about it. get back to ya on that. one thing he, my nephew, did say to me a couple of weeks ago, is that he was getting a “gut feeling” that Mett was possibly going to be the guy next fall, but that was only his own assertion, of which comes from the other side of the ball. so what does he know, right?
Dale
March 17th, 2010
10:29 am
The headline “Georgia QB Aaron Murray” is redundant. Everyone knows who he is.
McDawg
March 17th, 2010
10:30 am
why is he wearing black socks?
VolsRule
March 17th, 2010
10:34 am
why is his chin pad balck while the others wear red?
SimpleDawg
March 17th, 2010
10:34 am
If wearing the glove improves his grip on the ball, then by all means wear it. Improved grip would help accuracy and velocity, as long as he doesn’t grip the ball too tightly – too tight of a grip will cause the ball to be released below the intended flight path.
A glove with some tack will help with the problems presented by a slick ball and/or small hands.
Hey, it worked for Wacko Jacko….I never saw him drop a microphone.
Tim
March 17th, 2010
10:35 am
If it works, I have no problem with it. Personally, I always preferred to throw/catch the football without gloves, even in the cold, but everyone has different preferences.
Red Clay Hound
March 17th, 2010
10:37 am
Looks like he is wearing a watch on his non-throwing arm!
Burdell
March 17th, 2010
10:39 am
Anyone know why Taylor Bennett (ex-Tech QB) was throwing yesterday at UGA’s pro day?
Seems a little odd…
UGA Rules!!
March 17th, 2010
10:40 am
Did anyone read the PRO-DAY at UGA article??? NO WAY Moore is drafted! What reasons would a team give for choosing him? That he is good at getting lost in the crowd? Why even have a pro-day this year??? Is there a pro-day at Kentucky??? We are two years away from needing to even mention the word around Athens. And that is providing Richt can coach again unlike the past two years.
PMC
March 17th, 2010
10:46 am
It worked really well for Kurdt Warner. Why not wear a glove? Better grip is a good thing as long as you have enough feel for the ball.
Zack has one too
March 17th, 2010
10:55 am
ZM has one too. He can better grip that can of cold beer.
Go Dogs.
Diamond Dog's Parole Officer
March 17th, 2010
10:55 am
Because he’s honoring Michael Jackson?
Or maybe its to hide ink stains on his hand from printing fake id’s for the football team?
PTC DAWG
March 17th, 2010
10:58 am
Why are you worried about it?
Sanford Drive
March 17th, 2010
10:59 am
I don’t care if he wears a catcher’s mitt as long as he’s completing passes.
Russ, the Temporary Mascot
March 17th, 2010
11:04 am
Well, Murray is wearing a glove and I am wearing pants to cover up my painted a$$. What kind of team paints a little dog’s a$$?
McDawg
March 17th, 2010
11:08 am
Michael Moore is a tough nut-would not be surprised if he goes 6th or 7th round or walks on to a team
Dan
March 17th, 2010
11:09 am
Actually have used those WR gloves and they are like fly paper dont understand how a receiver could ever drop the ball except if he was scared of being hit. If it works for him throwing I say go for it
John
March 17th, 2010
11:20 am
Joe Cox should’ve worn gloves. He could’nt throw or hang onto the ball…
AltamahaDawg
March 17th, 2010
11:30 am
Wait…they are actually still going to practice? After BuLLdawg said he was Fed Up? I thought they had cancelled the season. Who cares who the QB is, why try to improve at that position? Who cares about the O-line or the running game, any of it. I cannot believe they aren’t going to simply put in the Fed Up plan of action.
Teddy Dupay
March 17th, 2010
11:32 am
He should try smoking weed. Weed makes everything better.
knoxdawg
March 17th, 2010
11:37 am
He can wear whatever he wants to as long as they win. Even pantyhose if he wants to. Spring ball is a good time to experiment. Every team tries something new during the spring. Just need to work very hard to improve and get ready for the fall.
Delbert D.
March 17th, 2010
11:38 am
He’s a really big Michael Jackson fan?
Of A Superior Bloodline = UGA Alumni
March 17th, 2010
11:41 am
He can wear whatever he wants as long as he is wearing an SEC Championship ring at the end of the season!
Of A Superior Bloodline = UGA Alumni
March 17th, 2010
11:41 am
Hey Teddy, it worked for Micheal Phelps!
chazzo
March 17th, 2010
11:51 am
No offense, but couldn’t this article have been one sentence long.
AL E. GATOR
March 17th, 2010
11:57 am
UGA RULES – your 10:40am comment –
id Kentucky have a PRO day too?
Good question – seeing that Kentucky beat UGA in football AGAIN this year – making 2 wins out of the last 4 years – it is obvious that the two programs are comparable.
Saw this in a post the other day:
Donnan’s last 4 year SEC EAST record: 13-7
Richt’s last 4 year SEC EAST record: 10-10
Florida’s last 4 year SEC EAST record: 19-1
WOW – I knew UGA had slid back – but 10-10??????????????
ha! haha! hahaha! hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahaha!!!!!!!!!
IF UGA has a PRO day – and they got BEAT by Kentucky – then I
Balderdash
March 17th, 2010
11:58 am
You know those grippy things that you use to open jars? It’s like that, so it gives you better control without the clumsy dexterity you get from winter or work gloves.
xl.dawg
March 17th, 2010
11:59 am
Is it me or does his release point look a little low? He is not as tall Mett so does he have the Joe Cox problem of seeing over the line? Just sayin…………..
SEC East Headlines – 3/17/10 « MrSEC.com
March 17th, 2010
12:01 pm
[...] to regain the trust of his teammates, coaches and fans.2. Fellow QB competitor Aaron Murray is experimenting with a glove on his throwing hand this spring.3. Here are some notes from yesterday’s practice in Athens yesterday.4. UGA [...]
rogers rangers
March 17th, 2010
12:02 pm
dude has small hands man give him a break
Dawghater
March 17th, 2010
12:04 pm
He’s wearing a glove to get ready for how cold it will be in Shreveport in Dec. 2010. Woof, woof, wimper, wimper!
Delbert D.
March 17th, 2010
12:09 pm
I wonder what Jim Mora’s buyout is at Bellevue High?
Ace
March 17th, 2010
12:11 pm
Helps him see over the center.
JS
March 17th, 2010
12:14 pm
Tech beats UGA in baseball. Tech gooes to BCS bowl game, UGA goes to shreveport. Tech plays in NCAA mens BBall tourney, UGA doesn’t even qualify for the NIT. Just the facts!!!
Sweet Home Alabama
March 17th, 2010
12:15 pm
If the dogs would man up and play the TIDE more often,he would need more than a glove to protect him.I thinking may be a shark cage.THAT would do it.
ROLL TIDE ROLL………….
takedowndawg
March 17th, 2010
12:19 pm
Guys, my concern is the state of his arm. Not a glove on his hand. If his arm is as good as last year’s Spring Game, you pot shot artists opponents above will be left shaking your head when we play you! I know that you guys can hope the worst for our A -Dawg QB(that brother meyers wanted badly, by the way) but I am believing for the best in our fine young man. HE WAS THE BEST QB ON THE FIELD LAST YEAR AT G-GAME and most of us know it. By design with the red shirt, he just did not get an opportunity to show it during the regular season. I believe that decision was a Georgia net lost. Particularly, with the game experience he would have acquired. I looking forward to April 10 to see Murray and the rest of our DAWGS in action! Go DAWGS!!!!
30 Year Drought
March 17th, 2010
12:21 pm
Maybe his throwing hand and arm are permantly numb, the guy hasn’t played played in a game in 15 months…….20 months come August.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
March 17th, 2010
12:23 pm
Moore will get drafted the same reason Reggie Brown was drafted. The Pro Day at UGA his stats were extremely good. Brown was never a true stud at UGA, but his speed and strength were undeniable. Scouts will look at the same measurables w/ Moore and see a potential diamond in the rough and take a flier on him in the 4th-5th rounds.
Mark (a different one)
March 17th, 2010
12:23 pm
The complaints about wearing gloves usually comes from someone asked to wear one for the first time during a game. It is an adjustment, so doing it during the off season is fine. Just don’t change during the season.
As for Michael Moore, he is a possession type receiver, and having the strength he does, makes him better able to handle the hits in traffic. I have never seen him as a Green type burner, but he is by no means slow. Stafford used to find Moore when he was open but Cox didn’t. As with any receiver, a good QB can make Moore productive.
tob
March 17th, 2010
12:33 pm
48th!!!
30-24 Dawgs - WE RUN THIS STATE!
March 17th, 2010
12:35 pm
If Murray wants to wear a glove then more power to him. Just glad to see he’s not the designated fair-catcher.
JD
March 17th, 2010
12:39 pm
Give me a gloved Quarterback or give me death. Talk to the glove.
Gratefuldawghead
March 17th, 2010
12:43 pm
Sweet home Alabama…Richt is 3-1 against the Tide!
GO DAWGS!
Jeckyll Island
March 17th, 2010
12:56 pm
30-24!!!
30-24!!!
30-24!!!
30-24!!!
30-24!!!
30-24!!!
30-24!!!
30-24!!!
Dawgs own the jackettes!!!!
Pi$$onaJacket
March 17th, 2010
1:06 pm
We run this state!
Mark "Crimson Crier" Ingram
March 17th, 2010
1:06 pm
Joe Cox had more passing yards than Tim Tebow in 2009 and both cried after a major career losses. Will he go before Tim in the draft?
Mark "Crimson Crier" Ingram
March 17th, 2010
1:08 pm
“dude has small hands man give him a break” and hold his burger for him!
james
March 17th, 2010
1:17 pm
Doug Flutie is the one who gave the glove idea to Brady, and since he was the greatest college QB ever… listen to the Flutieman
Stinger
March 17th, 2010
1:23 pm
He’s trying to look like Michael Jackson and it gives him an excuse for every INT that he throws.
Stinger
March 17th, 2010
1:23 pm
6-5
south
March 17th, 2010
1:24 pm
Wow…great article Tim…can you also find out why Bobo is holding the playsheet? Shouldn’t he already have memorized the plays?
This would be another great topic to write about.
Stinger
March 17th, 2010
1:24 pm
Does UGA have any team with a winning record?
south
March 17th, 2010
1:25 pm
30-24 & 73-66 Stinger
scott
March 17th, 2010
1:27 pm
sweet home alabama…not only is richt three and one against alabama but the schedule is rotated therefore, regardless of how much you call on us to “man up” we can only play who is on the schedule…onto the main topic…if he feels he can throw more accuaratley and grip the ball better then go for it by all means.
south
March 17th, 2010
1:28 pm
Who’s your Daddy Stinger…go ahead…say it…
Karl
March 17th, 2010
1:29 pm
Nope, Florida runs this state.
south
March 17th, 2010
1:30 pm
Yea Karl…nice showing in Atlanta this year…idiot
JS
March 17th, 2010
1:37 pm
south – your teams suck, yet you think they are great. And if your team is great, you think that makes you great. But REALLY UF, TN and KY own you, that means you really are pathetic. Just the facts! BTW, winning one game against your in-state rival doesn’t make your season, just like it doesn’t make Tech’s season. ACC champs, not Shreveport!
Haters Really??
March 17th, 2010
1:40 pm
Yall make me proud to be a Dawg fan!!!LOL!!!
JS Really??
March 17th, 2010
1:42 pm
Glad to know that you know it all….We know you suck therefore you suck…but really you suck…Now get back to work or class because you don’t know it all and you suck!!!
south
March 17th, 2010
1:46 pm
JS – the fact that you are on this blog trying to hate on UGA shows how good we are as a program and one down year doesn’t mean a thing.
All you have done here is show what an ingorant idiot you are. By the way, winning the ACC and getting blown out in BCS game isn’t really anything to brag about.
big hands aaron
March 17th, 2010
1:51 pm
The rumor is his hands are so big he needs the glove to try and not overwhelm the ball with so much contact.
Makes sense. That’s probably why he did so well in high school.
Good to see him learning from Brady and Warner. Looks like a smart guy.
JasonDawg
March 17th, 2010
1:53 pm
Really, this is a story?
It’s amazing what our fanbase will read. For those of us that can read.
JS
March 17th, 2010
1:56 pm
Wasn’t hating on UGA as much as hating on a “type of UGA fan” that even UGA fans don’t always like. I certainly don’t know it all and never have claimed to. Yes, UGA has had a down year, I get it. I was trying to get “south” to understand that FACT.
Dawglasville
March 17th, 2010
2:02 pm
A slow news day. Happy to see the Techsters, Gators, and Red Elephants keeping it so entertaining. Keep it up. You maybe able to write for Dane Cook or Sinbad one day.
scott
March 17th, 2010
2:03 pm
js your right having one win over in state rival does not make your season but winning 8 out of 9 years makes one helluva decade. UGA owns this state.
south
March 17th, 2010
2:04 pm
JS – I understand we had a down year and beating Tech doesn’t make up for that and if you look, I was only responding to Stinger. Has nothing to do with who had a great year, but if your gonna talk smack when we beat you on the field, I’m gonna respond to that.
So maybe you meant to hate on Stinger?
rocky redwood
March 17th, 2010
2:04 pm
Better grip on the ball is not always a good thing for accuracy in passing. Sometimes it sticks a little too much. Grip is fine, but you need feel and touch in your index finger for maximum accuracy. In my experience, if the glove is really tight in the fingers and no seams at the tip of your index finger…all is good.
south
March 17th, 2010
2:09 pm
Tim, tomorrow, can you let us know what Logan Gray has for breakfast….that should be another great piece of beat reporting
JS
March 17th, 2010
2:09 pm
Yes, nice decade against Tech. Most of the games were very close and well played, I think you guys got 2 blowouts in those 8. BUT, every year but one you beat Tech, you lost to Florida. Not only lost to Floriday, but lost by double digits every year but one. So exactly how do you run a state when you lose to your biggest rival 17 out of 20 (15 blowouts). Just sayin!
NotaUGAFan
March 17th, 2010
2:15 pm
Really, Tim….is this all you can find to write about? Who really cares if he’s wearing a glove? Next thing you’ll be questioning is his brand of jock strap
Top Dawg
March 17th, 2010
2:18 pm
AL. E. GATOR, you’re an idiot. The difference between Donnan and Richt is 2 SEC championships, and playing for 4.
Sweet Home Alabama, you’re an idiot. Their in the same conference, they don’t “schedule” eachother. They’re on a rotating system that was set up by the SEC.
Takedowndog, you’re an idiot. Logan Gray was EASILY the best qb on the field for the G-Day game last year. And Aaron Murray was redshirted in part due to tendenitis in his throwing arm, he couldn’t throw for 5 weeks. That kinda slowed down his development. C’mon people, if you don’t know what you’re talking about don’t say anything at all. It really is best that way.
Top Dawg
March 17th, 2010
2:19 pm
JS
We run THIS state because we kicked everybody’s a$$ in it.
scott
March 17th, 2010
2:23 pm
clearly i said nothin about running the state of florida that would just be silly…
AltamahaDawg
March 17th, 2010
2:23 pm
Somebody call the SEC office and see if we can break our contract for the intra-league schedules.
south
March 17th, 2010
2:24 pm
JS – 2004 UGA beat FLA and Tech, 2007 UGA beat FLA & Tech
small hands....
March 17th, 2010
2:27 pm
small gloves
south
March 17th, 2010
2:27 pm
JS – but nobody here has said anything about owning the state of FLA…WE RUN THIS STATE is a reference to the state of GA.
Conyers Yellow Jacket
March 17th, 2010
2:41 pm
To ALL DAWG FANS: Notice yesterday GT 6 UGA 5
WE RUN THIS STATE !!!
scott
March 17th, 2010
2:47 pm
To CONYERS YELLOW JACKET…see basketball and football and then rethink your statement.
Tuck Fech
March 17th, 2010
2:47 pm
Conyers Yellow Jacket…Now try Filling your High School football stadium and actually winning a bowl game!
JS
March 17th, 2010
2:50 pm
If you run this state, why does FLA always play in the GEORGIA dome in DEC? We run this state is just a stupid comment. Why would a program like UGA be happy with that as their slogan for success. Bama and FLA get any state of georgia recruit it wants. TN, Auburn and TECH get some of the state of georgia talent it wants. So, again, what do you really run?
takedowndawg
March 17th, 2010
2:53 pm
top dawg sh$%&t, you were right about the Murray’s elbow tendonitis but although Grey looked good he definitely was not better. Two decade tenur HS coaches I was sitting with at the game agreed with me. Murray displayed tighter spirals and better timing when comparing Grey and Murray. Don’t overestimate your own opinion and I won’t overestimate mine, Smart ass.
JS
March 17th, 2010
3:02 pm
Top Dawg – A better goal would be “To run the SEC”. Congrats on the 8 out of 9 against Tech. But I know you want so much more than that.
Tuck Fech
March 17th, 2010
3:02 pm
JS…We Run This State comes from EALEY ..who Ran over TECH ..and OWES FLORIDA for Eye gouging from CHEATING Gators!
GO DAWGS
JS
March 17th, 2010
3:06 pm
Georgia doesn’t cheat? Jan Kemp and Jim Harrick. Two of the biggest sports cheating scandals in NCAA history. That’s just way too easy, you need to get back to some other topic than cheating. Please!
Tuck Fech
March 17th, 2010
3:09 pm
JS What about “Gallen Hall’s best team money can buy Gators” Still DAWGS lead the series over Fla and Urban hasn’t cloned Tebow yet! Don’t yall have a Jean Short blog somewhere?
JS
March 17th, 2010
3:18 pm
Gallen Hall has nothing on UGA developmental studies program which graduated 12 years worth of illiterate athletes. At least we agree on something, I will make fun of gator/FSU fans wearing “Jorts” ALL DAY!
AltamahaDawg
March 17th, 2010
3:20 pm
Good job ConyersYJ, now you guy have something to talk about for the next 2 years.
DDDAWG
March 17th, 2010
3:21 pm
only a dumb redneck bama fan would talk trash to another sec school and say “man up and play bama more”, what an idiot.
Bremen Dawg
March 17th, 2010
3:21 pm
What ever works, then go with it. I just hope that Bobo can develop a good QB this year with a run heavy offense the help whoever wins the starting job.
AltamahaDawg
March 17th, 2010
3:22 pm
That buttkicking, that start of the next Dynasty.
Good thing reggie wasn’t the plate umpire, eh?
RAMMER JAMMER YELLOW HAMMER
March 17th, 2010
3:30 pm
hey scott and and the other dawgcatchers, just give it time and CMR’s record will be like all the other UGA coaches records against BAMA… unless he leaves now. RTR
Sweet Home Alabama
March 17th, 2010
3:50 pm
To TOP DOG and the rest of you mutts.AS far as scheduling Bama,we tried to get Ga.on a every season basis,For some strange reason YOU could not bear the thought of having to give up the COMMODODORES AND THE MILDCATS.
Heck i dont blame you.
Ps.sorry you cant even beat the MILDCATS any more.Coach Suntan needs to pick it up.
ROLL TIDE ROLL……………..
Milburn Drysdale
March 17th, 2010
3:52 pm
The fact is JS that this is a football blog, and the last time I checked there was a red jersey running wild down Techwood Drive.
Milburn Drysdale
March 17th, 2010
4:11 pm
And for Mr Sheet Hole Alabama, You guys never tried to get a yearly head to head. Each team in the SEC East plays one team from the West each year. Georgia plays Auburn every year. Bama plays Tenn every yr. Florida plays LSU every year. The conference is too big for everybody to play everybody. Does that make sense Bozo? Or are you going to keep posting flat out BS that you obviously know nothing about. And Mr Suntan is 3 out of 4 against you guys.
tt44
March 17th, 2010
4:15 pm
Hey all you Dawg Fans, be on the lookout for a great new band out of Columbus GA………STEREOMONSTER! CK UM OUT! GO DAWGS…..
JS
March 17th, 2010
4:23 pm
I’m talking football, Dawgs brought up cheating, I’m just giving you the facts. Georgia has a history of cheating heads and tails above Florida. Just a fact! Too bad that red jersey only ran wild down Techwood, but sucked running down lumpkin. Glad you guys had a running game for one whole week! But don’t worry, I’m sure you think your running game will carry the load next year.
Cuz
March 17th, 2010
4:27 pm
He is wearing a black jersey too. Wooohoooo, Blackout in 2010.
JS
March 17th, 2010
4:30 pm
The red shoes do look nice with the black jerseys or is that the other way around.
Cuz
March 17th, 2010
4:31 pm
Sweethome, aint it a little early for bong hits. Our every year West team is Auburn. The oldest rivalry in the South. Move to the East if you want to play us every year.
JC in Powder Springs
March 17th, 2010
4:32 pm
Bobo’s been coaching QB’s for 9 years, and has been the OC for the last few years. Why is he looking at a playbook in the photo? Doesn’t he know the plays by now?
Milburn Drysdale
March 17th, 2010
4:36 pm
Oh yeah! those puke colored jerseys are beeeautiful.
The truth
March 17th, 2010
4:42 pm
Glove or no glove what does it matter? It won’t help him against the gators and if Georgia ever did win the east again it dang sure wouldn’t help him against the Bammers. Matter of fact I don’t think it will help him against the Kentucky mildcats.
I’m betting that the chickens, the mildcats, and the gators of course all beat UGA this year to make Richt 12-13 against the east over the last 5 years. And that my friends is a cause for firing. Murray can’t be very good if he couldn’t even beat out Logan Young for the backup job. How bad is Logan Young. Just ask the gators and Brandon Spikes after his pick 6 against young mr. Logan Richt is gone after this year. Book it.
6-5
March 17th, 2010
4:43 pm
You walk this state
Walked in the winning run
SickandTired
March 17th, 2010
4:54 pm
Look, the reason he’s wearing the glove is so that he doesn’t leave any fingerprints on the ball. Then when he throws an interception and blows up games, Mark Richt can blame it on Joe Cox. He brilliantly came up with this idea cause the dawg nation hated Joe Cox and blamed him for everything and Richt knows that as long as they don’t discover that he’s an offensive mental midget, he’ll be able to keep his job long enough to pay off the dentist.
tom tom
March 17th, 2010
5:20 pm
Murray will CRUSH Brantley (like everyone says n this blog—has never been tested in high school (2b division) or college (florida international & troy & charleston southern).
With or without a glove. Murray’s been tested against the BEST competition, and won 2 state championships, and has a 4.8 gpa. 62 td’s and 5000 yards in 1 season, 55 scholarship offers.
baddog
March 17th, 2010
5:37 pm
Ohhh Nooo!!! Tech beat us in baseball!!! Must hide now!!!! Give me a freaking break!!!!
Kingtata
March 17th, 2010
5:45 pm
Wow look in the first pic Bobo has another large dip in his mouth. What a wonderful image to portray to the parents of recruits.
jzdawg
March 17th, 2010
5:48 pm
When you are in the South and have a last name like Bobo you better have dip!!
jon
March 17th, 2010
6:03 pm
Seriously…do you get your stories from UGASPORTS.com? Really?
Aaron (Michael Jackson) Murray
March 17th, 2010
6:13 pm
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Really ????
March 17th, 2010
6:18 pm
tom tom
March 17th, 2010
5:20 pm
Murray will CRUSH Brantley (like everyone says n this blog—has never been tested in high school (2b division) or college (florida international & troy & charleston southern).
With or without a glove. Murray’s been tested against the BEST competition, and won 2 state championships, and has a 4.8 gpa. 62 td’s and 5000 yards in 1 season, 55 scholarship offers.
Brantley will go in the 1st round and all 5′ 10″ of Murray will go in the 10th if at all. Not saying Murray won’t be a great college qb at Georgia (like David Green or Tebow at FL) but am saying he will hit the brick wall in college. Don’t think he can separate himself from the other two untill 2011.
Murray's a big kid
March 17th, 2010
6:42 pm
Don’t know why some chowderheads think Murray’s not over 6 foot, but if given the chance you’ll see that he’s easily 6′ +, and he’s built like an athlete. He’s not tall and gangly, but he’s a very solid 210 lbs. The kid’s an athlete and he could have been successful at any sport.
As far as using a glove, golly gee wilikers I wonder why WR’s wear them. The gloves provide an advantage in controlling the ball. So, why wouldn’t someone use a glove. Standing back in a shotgun formation and the ball comes back a little off kilter and you put out a gloved hand(s) and the ball sticks while your eyes remain down-field. He’s a smart kid and I’m sure by watching a few NFL QB’s using them, why WOULDN”T he try them out. Isn’t practice where you try out new things? I wouldn’t loose any sleep over this, the kid’s no dummy.
dootlebug
March 17th, 2010
6:43 pm
I agree. Murray will rock, Colt McCoy called Murray “one of the best he’d ever seen”. I think Colt McCoy knows a bit more about the college QB position than Florida bloggers. Ha, too funny.
UGA will go 14-0 in 2010 and 2011.
I agree, Brantley will be a flop and struggle against competition. He’ll be crying when Bama & LSU play him, much less UGA’s Grantham.
Meyer won’t be able to shield his little pup anymore–no more Charleston Southerns, or 2b foes, Brantley will FINALLY, for the 1st time in his career, face a tough set of foes. And he will flop.
Brantley's no chump..
March 17th, 2010
6:57 pm
Brantley’s no chump, and the 2B competition in Florida is pretty good. Madison County, JAX Boles, and numerous other Div 2 schools send plenty of players to Div 1 programs. Murray played in a higher division, which equates to SCHOOL SIZE. Take a look at some of the teams Plant played and their records. Middleton, Blake, Leto, etc. all had loosing records and only a handful of good players. So, don’t sell short the competition Brantley played ith/against. That being said, Murray maybe the BEST H.S. QB ever. He destroyed Robert Marve’s records and looks way smoother than Marve, or for that matter Stephen Garcia ever did in H.S (watch the videos and you’ll see). You DAWG fan’s will love the next four years. With proper coaching, he’ll be rewriting some record books. Hang in there with him.
Buzz
March 17th, 2010
7:29 pm
If Aaron Murray is 6′ tall I will buy the next round of Koolaid
11-3 GT
March 17th, 2010
7:36 pm
………..Josh Nesbitt for Heisman………
NC Dawg
March 17th, 2010
7:44 pm
So, how has this created a stir? I don’t get your headline. BFD, he’s wearing a glove. Where’s the stir?
bulldawgj
March 17th, 2010
8:00 pm
UGA RULES – your 10:40am comment –
id Kentucky have a PRO day too?
Good question – seeing that Kentucky beat UGA in football AGAIN this year – making 2 wins out of the last 4 years – it is obvious that the two programs are comparable.
Saw this in a post the other day:
Donnan’s last 4 year SEC EAST record: 13-7
Richt’s last 4 year SEC EAST record: 10-10
Florida’s last 4 year SEC EAST record: 19-1
WOW – I knew UGA had slid back – but 10-10??????????????
ha! haha! hahaha! hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahaha!!!!!!!!!
IF UGA has a PRO day – and they got BEAT by Kentucky – then I
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You better go look at the NFL rosters! We have more players in the league than anybody else in the SEC. The Gators may have won the last few years in college games but the NFL they produce nothing but busters! UGA feeds the NFL!
Old Coach
March 17th, 2010
8:11 pm
JC in Powder Springs
You must be the biggest moron in America if you find fault with a coach (Bobo) having a play sheet in his hands during Spring practice. I am positive you never coached any sport especially football. Have you EVER seen a coach during any practice or game without a play sheet or script? I am sure you do not have a clue what either one is. You sir are an absolute idiot!!
Big L
March 17th, 2010
8:14 pm
Who gives a fuzzy squirt if Murray is 5′11 or 6′0. Tebow can’t take a snap from under center or read defenses. did’nt hold him back.
Debose
March 17th, 2010
8:14 pm
“With speed and skill the norm in Florida, size is sometimes in short supply. Over the weekend at the BadgerSports Elite 7-on-7 event, that was far from the case. Florida commit A.C. Leonard dominated the tournament, leading his team to a championship and leading a line of jumbo athletes that were impossible to stop all weekend long.” – Rivals
John
March 17th, 2010
8:21 pm
“You better go look at the NFL rosters! We have more players in the league than anybody else in the SEC. The Gators may have won the last few years in college games but the NFL they produce nothing but busters! UGA feeds the NFL”
Probably but that doesn’t mean much for the UGA football team. No trophies for most NFL players, those players already in the NFL didn’t bring anything special to UGA during their 3-4 years, and seeing that Florida has had a top 3 class according to Rivals 4 of the last 5 years shows recruits don’t care too much about which school sends more players to the NFL. They want to win and if they are good enough they will make it to the pros anyway.
Big L
March 17th, 2010
8:35 pm
Thank you John. I been sayin forever, i dont care how high our players go in the draft. what does that get UGA. I dont care if our QB runs all the time out of the wing T. i want Goergia to win and the NFL can be damned.
Big L
March 17th, 2010
8:54 pm
Good to be back, ya Jacket lovin idgit. heh. been cryin without college football. but at least we got spring bal and stupid , drunk 19 year old morons to talk about. that and the GT inferiority to the mighty UGA football program. Bring it on ladies.
Tony
March 17th, 2010
9:31 pm
Tucker
I tried to comment on one of your commenters yesterday on the story abut the ga qb. I guess you didn’t think it worthy to make the page. I was going to follow it up with a comment about a former ga student that also had fake ID issues. That issue followed him after he graduated. But since I can’t make comments on your stories no one will ever know unless the same thing happens to this young man. I didn’t read this story nor will I read anyhting you write in the future. You are not worthy of my time anymore and I really doubt this will make this page.
RED DOG 77
March 17th, 2010
11:35 pm
Altamaha Dawg 11:30am 3/17………Now, that was damn funny ! Wish you would direct me to where ol Mr. “BuLLdawg” said he was fed-up…………..All I care to say to Mr.”BuLLdawg” is…………………..”BuLLdawg tear down that wall of statistics” And our old freind “Yellow Fuzzy” has somehow learned to type upside-down, Does he hang from the ceiling ? Does he stand on his head ? or does he simply turn his keyboard upside-down ? Beats the livin poop out of me, guess he learned how to do that at GT……….Regards Altamaha, RED
RED DOG 77
March 17th, 2010
11:44 pm
Oh, just about forgot ! the subject: Aaron Murray wearing a glove on his throwing hand? Can’t everyone see clearly, that is just trick photography !
RED DOG 77
March 17th, 2010
11:58 pm
Big L……….How the hell are ya my freind? What do you think of this mysterious throwing hand glove thing?…….Good to have you back, wont be long before “G” day game. Regards, RED
RED DOG 77
March 18th, 2010
12:06 am
I still say it’s trick photography.
Flo-Ri-Duh!
March 18th, 2010
12:35 am
The small hand theory is bogus – O.J. has huge hands and he wore gloves.
Flo-Ri-Duh!
March 18th, 2010
12:37 am
Logan Grey doesn’t wear a glove – so what. Joe Cox didn’t wear a glove – he had 20+ interceptions.
Flo-Ri-Duh!
March 18th, 2010
12:38 am
Wearing a glove is a temporary experiment and is unlikely to carry in to the season…. but whatever is best. No law against wearing a glove.
Yellow Fuzz
March 18th, 2010
4:19 am
RED DOG 77
March 18th, 2010
12:06 am
I still say it’s trick photography.
DOESN’T SUPRISE ME AT ALL. YOU GEORGIA AH’S SEE WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE AND THEN IT BECOMES REALITY FOR THE REST OF US. HAHAHAHA.
YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID
March 18th, 2010
4:44 am
Famous last words from the Dawg nation-
“KIRBY SMART WILL BE THE NEW DC BY NOON TOMORROW I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE IT”!
“With or without a glove. Murray’s been tested against the BEST competition, and won 2 (high school) state championships, and has a 4.8 gpa. 62 td’s and 5000 yards in 1 season, 55 scholarship offers”.
Hahahaha.
By Dawg Nation logic Murray should just skip Georgia and go straight to the NFL. No wait. Skip the NFL too and just go straight to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Hahahaha.
Yellow Fuzz
March 18th, 2010
5:03 am
http://projects.ajc.com/gallery/view/sports/tech/uga-tech-baseball0316/Friends of mine from the-
((((((((((((((((((((((((( 6-5 ))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Next up: Return to the big septic tank in cowtown for a repeat of ((((((((((((((((((((((((( 45-42 ))))))))))))))))))))))))
Hope to see you there!
Yellow Fuzz
March 18th, 2010
6:22 am
http://projects.ajc.com/gallery/view/sports/tech/uga-tech-baseball0316/
Friends of mine from the-
((((((((((((((((((((((((( 6-5 ))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Next up: Return to the big septic tank in cowtown for a repeat of ((((((((((((((((((((((((( 45-42 ))))))))))))))))))))))))
Hope to see you there!
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Big L
March 18th, 2010
6:50 am
What’s the big deal bout septic tanks? Last I checked, the sewage was dumped in the streets in the ATL.
Topp Dogg
March 18th, 2010
6:58 am
If the glove doesnt fit you must aquit, just ask OJ.
AltamahaDawg
March 18th, 2010
7:20 am
RED , yes, that is by his own account the point to his entire body of work. Said it a couple of days ago. It was ……tada….the BIG Reveal. I would speculate that it is really more fed up with life on this planet, than it about driver Ed and fumbles.
(I assume the part of telling us all what we think and what we ‘really said’ is just a public service)
"A Stir"?
March 18th, 2010
8:58 am
His glove did not cause “a stir”…it was this stupid article that made a big deal out of it. If you look at the comments, only about 1 in 4 are about the glove and and only about 1 in 50 are serious comments about it.
This is all the mighty AJC can come up with regarding college football at UGA?
Johnny Cochran
March 18th, 2010
9:26 am
If the glove don’t fit……
Joltin J's
March 18th, 2010
9:35 am
6-5 good guys
rocky topper
March 18th, 2010
10:15 am
so no one can get his finger prints
AltamahaDawg
March 18th, 2010
10:33 am
…..don’t have a hissy fit.
Without-a-clue
March 18th, 2010
10:38 am
Wearing a glove for no apparent reason worked for Michael Jackson.
OrlG8r
March 18th, 2010
11:23 am
I’ve really always thought all of UGA Football was experimental.
82DAWG
March 18th, 2010
11:34 am
IF THE GLOVE DOESN’T FIT, MURRAY MUST SIT
twiddle dee
March 18th, 2010
11:44 am
Love the way Murray has captured America’s imagination already by simply wearing a glove. Shows his leadership abilities. I havn’t seen Brantley doing anything as creative and attracting attention like this. Murray just exudes leadership and confidence.
Can’t wait for Oct. 30, 2010, Dogs win big. Brantley, the untested little pup, no competition for warrior and gloved one Murray. The glove gives Murray a magical power over his opponents.
Rod
March 18th, 2010
11:46 am
Shut up about Murray’s hieght already. Murray is taller than Shockley was and Shock won an sec title. Murray is taller than Eric Zier too. That is two of the best qb’s to ever wear Georgia uniform. Met is the tallest QB to ever play at Georgia. Being to tall is more of a problem than being 6′1 like Murray is. You have to be able to make plays with your feet in the sec at qb. This is not the NFL were the rules are different for protecting the QB. In the NFl you can’t touch the qb except in the stomach.
Gator Mike
March 18th, 2010
11:52 am
I think it is neat that Murray is giving the glove a shot. If it helps his game, good for him. It will be interesting to see if he starts a trend.
It is great to see that SEC Spring Football is in the air.
Do any of you DAWG Fans know what happened to Tony Barnhart? I miss hsi articles. Thank you i advance if you have the answer.
twiddle dee
March 18th, 2010
11:53 am
Rivals is reporting on “the glove”
http://uga.rivals.com/barrier_noentry.asp?ReturnTo=&sid=&script=content.asp&cid=1064097&fid=&tid=&mid=&rid=
twiddle dee
March 18th, 2010
11:55 am
Sports snipe also talking about Murray’s glove.
http://www.sportsnipe.com/main_sportsnews/1800387/georgia-qb-aaron-murray-wearing-glove-on-his-throwing-hand-atlanta-journal-constitution-blog.html
twiddle dee
March 18th, 2010
11:56 am
USA Today is also talkign about Murray’s glove:
http://content.usatoday.com/topics/article/People/Athletes/NFL/Ben+Roethlisberger/0ePa7yZ6Bi5lC/1
twiddle dee
March 18th, 2010
11:58 am
Bloggers are captured by Murray’s glove:
http://theugablog.blogspot.com/2010/03/aaron-murray-trying-michael-jackson.html
twiddle dee
March 18th, 2010
11:58 am
Murray’s taller than Drew Brees. Drew’s doing ok.
Rod
March 18th, 2010
12:00 pm
tweedle dee thanks for posting a link to a website that has a link back to this story. lol
twiddle dee
March 18th, 2010
12:11 pm
Murray’s thumb in his non-throwing hand is missing on both photos. Wierd.
Where’s Murray’s non-throwing thumb?
Perhaps he places it in ther gloves to give him 6 digits in his throwing hand, 4 fingers, and 2 thumbs.
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Dawg Fud
March 18th, 2010
1:16 pm
looks like michael jackson
Time
March 18th, 2010
1:55 pm
It’s times like these that I wonder why I even bother reading this stuff, much less responding. But here it goes anyways. First, dude is wearing a glove. Other successful QB’s do the same. If he thinks it makes him better, then that’s what he should do. Why it’s news is beyond me.
And I don’t know what goes on at the Trade School blog, or the Bama blog or wherever. Are there really a bunch of UGA posters over there making donkeys of themselves? Because jeez, the amount of Tech people obsessed with posting on this blog is hilarious. Of course, when order is restored to the universe next year, and Tech returns to the depths of a bad conference, they’ll all crawl back into the woodwork as usual.
I’ve got no ties to either school. But am a UGA fan mostly because of the way Tech people act. UGA fan is a UGA fan 24/7/365. Shows his colors, wears his gear win or lose. Tech people mostly are people you’d never know were Tech fans, or college sports fans in general, UNTIL they actually have a decent year, maybe beat the Dawgs and then it’s like roaches crawling out of the woodwork everywhere.
AltamahaDawg
March 18th, 2010
2:12 pm
Ane we have had a couple of pretty funny Gator fans in here lately. Good one.
Now how about this damn Michael Adams setting out to detroy UGA football and his egotistical north campus tailgating rules………..wait, opps. I actually 100% agree with that one. Sorry bout that.
OrlG8r
March 18th, 2010
2:58 pm
Altamaha Dawg
Does that mean you’re down here in FL by the river?
bigdawg
March 18th, 2010
4:35 pm
Hey Bama BANDWAGON fans:
We play Auburn, you know the team that has beaten you 6 of the last 8 times) from the West every year because we have played them since the 1800’s.
Get some common knowledge you bandwagon idiots!
kickin kicker
March 18th, 2010
5:29 pm
The glove is a mystery. Does it give him secret powers? Does it give Murray an advantage? Does it show Murray’s ability to innovate and adapt is better than his peers? Does it make the other team think Murray has an advantage?
Golfers use it, and top QB’s use it, the glove must work.
I am really impressed with Murray and the way he capture the imagination of a nation,
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how2fish
March 18th, 2010
6:09 pm
Bama fans…please play us more we want more shots at you guys..your program is doing great..well until the NCAA rules on your appeal anyway..but hey that could go your way and you won’t be stripped on all your wins from 05, and 06 oh and two in 07..but I digress point is your a very good program and we want all of you every year..period Hell we own Auburn the last decade and if memory serves me they own you guys..so pardon us if we are less scared that say most of the SEC.Congrats on the NC this year…but beat your chests somewhere else….
The real story should be...
March 18th, 2010
6:09 pm
Amazing that “The Glove” has attracted so much attention, yet last year all you saw were players wearing one long sleeve on their left arm while their right arm was bare…to me the glove can be explained logically, but that one sleeve look had me completely baffled…help out here if you knew why this is/was done…tks
Techster
March 18th, 2010
6:52 pm
How2fish,
Goodness gracious. You guys really want more shots at the bammers after what they did to you on blackout night? Its easy to talk a lot of bravado when you don’t have to play them. You guys don’t want none of that. And for that matter you don’t want none of us this year but you got no choice. Look for a repeat of our backs running wild at sanford and son stadium.
RED DOG 77
March 19th, 2010
12:46 am
AltamahaDawg……..Thanks for the update on our buddy”BuLLdawg”…….Gotta watch that rascall, he might go back to writing books again. Heaven forbid. I’ll keep an eye out for ya out there, keep up the good work, you’re a damn good DOG !……..GO DOGS !!! GATA!!!!
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Jimmy
March 23rd, 2010
9:40 pm
Hmmmm, small hands?? I wonder if his teammates have to hold a BK double cheeseburger for him??
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