Richt ‘pretty certain’ Mettenberger suspension will be one game; Anderson moved to defense
(Updated 9:30 p.m.)
ATHENS -– Georgia coach Mark Richt said Tuesday night that he is “pretty certain” recently arrested quarterback Zach Mettenberger will be suspended for only one game — the Bulldogs’ Sept. 4 season opener against Louisiana Lafayette.
Richt is withholding a final decision in case there are any further police reports on the case.
“What I’m looking for is if there is any other report I can get my hands on,” he said after Tuesday’s practice. “A lot of times there is an initial report and then another one.”
Mettenberger was arrested by police in Remerton, Ga., near Valdosta, on March 7 on five misdemeanor charges: underage possession/consumption of alcohol, disorderly conduct, obstruction and two counts of possession of false identification.
UGA Athletic Association policy mandates at least a one-game suspension for an alcohol-related arrest, although Richt could impose more.
“I’m pretty certain it’s going to be a one-game suspension and all the other internal things that we do that [Mettenberger] is in the process of doing right now,” Richt said. “It could change, but I’m doubtful it would change from that.”
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Justin Anderson, who started five games on Georgia’s offensive line last season, will move to the defensive line, Richt said Tuesday night.
The 6-foot-5, 330-pound Anderson likely will play the nose position in Georgia’s new 3-4 defense, Richt said.
Although Anderson immediately will start attending the defensive-line meetings and learning the terminology of the new position, he’s not able to practice this spring because of a shoulder injury. He’s expected to be back on the field by preseason camp in August.
Richt said the move was based on the depth on the offensive line.
Anderson “knows that if we lose a tackle or two offensively, he’d have to come back,” Richt said. “But right now, if everybody who is projected to be healthy comes in healthy [in August] and makes it through camp healthy, we’ll probably keep him on defense.
“I think he’ll do well. He’s a real explosive athlete, a big strong kid, and we think it’ll fit him. . . . In this scheme, he’s the type of body that we think can help us at that nose position.”
Kwame Geathers has worked exclusively at the nose position in spring practice, while DeAngelo Tyson and Abry Jones, among others, are working at nose and defensive end.
Richt expects the numbers on the offensive line to grow this summer, when Trinton Sturdivant and Tanner Strickland are expected to be available. They are sidelined from spring practice while continuing to rehab from knee and shoulder surgeries, respectively.
Richt said the idea of moving Anderson to the defensive line surfaced soon after Todd Grantham was hired as defensive coordinator in January. Richt said he hesitated to make the move since Anderson is injured, “but the more I thought about it, the more I really believe it might be in his and our best interests.”
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Georgia’s strength and conditioning staff spent two days late last week observing the program at Virginia Tech. Richt joined the group there for part of the time.
“Our strength coaches have really done a good job of going out there and seeing what other folks are doing and finding things they can implement to get better,” Richt said.
He said Georgia’s staff is “trying to find new ways to do position-specific drills that help [players] at their position, instead of saying ‘the whole team does this.’” Another area of emphasis, he said, will be in-season nutrition, particularly for players who live off campus.
On the visit to Blacksburg, Richt said he got a chance to spend some time with Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer. They talked about practice schedules and special teams.
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– Safety Nick Williams was working with the first-team secondary at Tuesday’s practice, the fifth session of spring ball.
– Grantham said Cornelius Washington and Justin Houston are currently the first-team outside linebackers, backed up by walk-on Reuben Faloughi and Montez Robinson, respectively.
– Tailback Caleb King missed practice with an upset stomach. Richt expects him back for the next practice on Thursday.
– Wide receiver Marlon Brown missed practice after suffering a shoulder injury on Saturday. Brown called the injury “just a bad bruise.” Richt expects Brown to be back at practice, at least on a limited basis, later this week.
– Wide receiver Israel Troupe is slowed by a strained hamstring.
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Buckhead Bulldog
March 23rd, 2010
7:56 pm
Who else is lined up at nose going into Spring?
Greene Hornet
March 23rd, 2010
7:57 pm
First?!!!! Ummm, hello…hello, hello (echo…)
Greene Hornet
March 23rd, 2010
7:57 pm
Ahhhhhh, no
NC Dawg
March 23rd, 2010
7:59 pm
Practice update???
Greene Hornet
March 23rd, 2010
8:00 pm
If this is a big kid and he knows how to play with a motor to go along with his size, it sounds like he would be a good choice. I wonder like Buckhead Bulldog, who else is in the nose position? How is the D looking so far this spring? I haven’t heard much about it since the initial practices…
kauai dawg
March 23rd, 2010
8:11 pm
Sounds like a good move. Sounds good to have depth on the OL as well. We have some big whole fillers is Geathers, Arby Jones, DeAngelo Tyson and Brandon Wood. Then finding who fits the end spot with linebackers and ends like Lott and M. Robinson. The move of Anderson sounds like a plus. Go DAWGS!
bass stringerfish
March 23rd, 2010
8:11 pm
Love this move. I also like that the coaching staff is looking to put athletes on the field and play them in positions that make the team better.
Steve Carter
March 23rd, 2010
8:18 pm
perfect spot for Bean. would hate to be a center lining up across from him. proud of my Ocilla bro
PC DOG!
March 23rd, 2010
8:19 pm
Actually (kauai dawg) Derrick Lott plays nose but big Justin Anderson is deff a good fit the position.
Tdawg
March 23rd, 2010
8:21 pm
Pretty sure that he played on the d-line in high school so he won’t be lost their. When he first went to Georgia I thought that he would have fared better on defense anyway.
Buckhead Bulldog
March 23rd, 2010
8:22 pm
Steve Carter- What is “Bean” all about? Tough fella, huh? He is a pretty big guy…I think I remember him when he was being recruited….for some reason his nickname is sticking with me from somewhere.
Johnny DangerDawg
March 23rd, 2010
8:28 pm
Tim Tucker,
Did Anderson ever play on the defensive side in high school?
Nada
March 23rd, 2010
8:33 pm
First!!
AltamahaDawg
March 23rd, 2010
8:39 pm
….it was all a bunch of words on a page, ALL I SAW was we have “depth on the offensive line”. Stop the presses. That was all I needed to know. Bout fleeping time!
Steve Carter
March 23rd, 2010
8:43 pm
Bean played defense in high school and was a monster. Bean is a good kid, I have known him since he was just a sprout LOL his grandpa called him that when he was little and Bean stuck. we are very proud of Bean down here in tiny Ocilla. and there is no truth to the rumor that Bean benches a block of Ocilla during the summer HAHA
Steve Carter
March 23rd, 2010
8:45 pm
Bean went both ways in high school, remember Irwin County High is a small school.
AltamahaDawg
March 23rd, 2010
8:49 pm
how small does a school have to have not to have girls?
AltamahaDawg--->
March 23rd, 2010
8:51 pm
——–gets pelted with rocks and garbage.
Steve Carter
March 23rd, 2010
8:52 pm
all I have to say to that is HUH?!
Buckhead Bulldog
March 23rd, 2010
8:53 pm
Good stuff Steve Carter….I’ve been through Ocilla many times. My dad grew up in Alamo near McRae and Hazelhurst We would drive through Ocilla from my Grandparents home to my Aunt/Uncles home in Valdosta.
Big ole bad azz farm boy? I like it….glad we can still get some of those S.GA mooses up to A-town instead of UF or FSU.
bobbydawg
March 23rd, 2010
9:21 pm
Thanks Coach Richt. This is a great move. We appreciate you sending us James Carpenter, Chance warmack, and Darius Mekeller. All georgia boys ,all crimson tide offensive lineman. Anderson and Kiante Tripp ought to file a class action against you.
Tim Tucker
March 23rd, 2010
9:30 pm
Buckhead Bulldog:
I added the answer to your question to the blog above. Kwame Geathers has worked exclusively at nose this spring, while DeAngelo Tyson and Abry Jones, among others, are working at nose and DE.
Tim Tucker
March 23rd, 2010
9:31 pm
NC Dawg:
I added more information from practice to the blog above. Hectic day.
jackhammer
March 23rd, 2010
9:33 pm
Louie,
Where are you? Have the pups scared you away again? Don’t be so gutless; show up. The pups are harmless.
Buckhead Bulldog
March 23rd, 2010
9:38 pm
Thanks Tim!
Flo-Ri-Duh!
March 23rd, 2010
9:45 pm
Bean Anderson is a tremendous talent but for whatever reason has not developed in to the player UGA was expecting to get. Could be the coaching or injuries – don’t know.
Dial_tone
March 23rd, 2010
9:46 pm
He’ll be back on offense as soon as Trinton Sturdivant has his annual knee blowout.
Tony Flack
March 23rd, 2010
10:08 pm
14th. Go dawgs.
RED DOG 77
March 23rd, 2010
10:08 pm
Buckhead Bulldog……..Small world ! my inlaws are from Mc Rae, They have some big ol country farm boys down that way that play some pretty good smash mouth football. The interesting thing about the 3-4 defense is, yeh, most of the time, the nose will be ocupied by a big ol goodun…….. however, if you watch how Alabama runs their D, speed up front, at the nose, is utilized in many run or pass blitz packages………from what I gather, Coach Todd Grantham will be playing the same type game……..Love those run blitzes ! when a quick nose meets QB and RB at the point of exchange ! I think Grantham will be trotting out alot of different players, for different situations. Looks like fun to me ! GO DOGS !!! GATA !!!
DawgFan24
March 23rd, 2010
10:17 pm
Im worried about our Strength and Conditioning staff having to ‘learn from others.’ I’ve long suspected that we had a weakness in this area due to all the injuries the Dawgs have had over the years. Im curious to know why now they have reached out to other programs to get better ideas. What tipped them off that this may be an area of weakness in our program?
DDDAWG
March 23rd, 2010
10:23 pm
is bean a soph or junior this season?
30-24 Dawgs - WE RUN THIS STATE!
March 23rd, 2010
10:44 pm
Smart moves by CMR & Grantham, looking forward to G-Day game in a few weeks!
bernie
March 23rd, 2010
10:53 pm
What has happend to Dontavious Jackson? Anyone heard where he is on the depth chart or whatever?
AmericusDawg
March 23rd, 2010
11:45 pm
Anyone know where i can get G-Day tix? been a dawg all my life (34 yrs) and always wanted to go. Can someone help? Go Dawgs! THWT! THWF! GATA!
Hawk n the Ham
March 23rd, 2010
11:59 pm
@ AmericusDawg, Gday is free.
RED DOG 77
March 24th, 2010
12:21 am
I just posted what I thought was a brilliant comment, hit submit comment……………And pooof……….it is forever lost in some black hole……….Could it have been the comment about Mark Bradley and his buddy Jeff Shultz, doing their hating on the dogs thing?……..So POOOF to you AJC, be gone I say, Be Gone !………………..PS I dropped my hard copy of the AJC along time ago, just read this on-line thing for sports……..but even then, you often have to wade through alot of liberal bull droppings.
Brooks
March 24th, 2010
12:22 am
JUST BEAT TENNESSEE THIS YEAR !!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!! MOVE WHOEVER IT TAKES TO GET IT DONE. THE DAWGS ARE GOING TO BE BETTER THAN SOME PEOPLE THINK. GO DAWGS.
UGA Student
March 24th, 2010
1:56 am
Americus- If it is run like it was last year it is just general admission, open seating. Just make sure that you avoid tailgating on North Campus. Mikey Adams might get his panties in a wad if you walk on his sacred grass.
MikkUGA
March 24th, 2010
2:14 am
The G-day game is free admission
AmericusDawg
March 24th, 2010
2:23 am
Thanx guyz for the help. Free admission?! Hard to believe that, in this day and time! Awesome though and lookin forward to it!
AmericusDawg
March 24th, 2010
2:25 am
I’ll keep that in mind UGA Student!
Irwin Indian
March 24th, 2010
2:43 am
Justin Anderson is a great young man. He has amazing strength. He will wear some centers out with his combination of quickness, aggressiveness,, and brute strength. Justin will introduce himself to several SEC quarterbacks. I heard this move to nose guard might occur but couldn’t believe they would move him from OL where he was used as a tackle and guard. During last year’s bowl game it was Bean the coaches turned to late in the first half and throughout the second half to establish our running game. Our scores and critical gains were achieved over this big guy. Bean can play on either side of the ball. He is a great fit for our new defensive alignment. Bean hurt his shoulder in the Tennessee game and sort of disappeared until he was needed in the bowl game. This young man has great skills and Coach Grantham is to be applauded for attempting to get this athlete on the field. I am proud to see the depth on OL and the new attacking defensive scheme.
EmmettDawg
March 24th, 2010
4:33 am
Is it free? It was 5 bucks when I went four years ago.
ryan
March 24th, 2010
5:39 am
why is Reuben Faloughi our backup DE?
BuLLdawg
March 24th, 2010
6:02 am
21 fumbles per year average the last 4 years in a row
14 interceptions per year average the last 4 years in a row
96 NCAA Penalties Ranked # 96 per year average last 4 years in a row in Penalties
Great that we drag out a March 7 arrest and suspension to 2 days more than 3 weeks and then say, probably 1 game. Does this mean that oft-injured little Aaron Murray still has a sore arm ? And, what is this junk that Logan Gray looks so great back there ?
Caleb King is no where near the tailback that Washaun Ealey is, but like so many others on offense, we just can’t decide who is better and when the offensive coaching staff does choose a starter, it’s the wrong starter with the back-up being the guy who has proved he is better.
Caleb King, the Starter, was not the leading rusher; Washuan Ealey was despite having his redshirt ripped off in the 3rd quarter of the 5th game. What does that tell you Altamaha Dawg ?
4.8 yards per carry is what Caleb King has in his entire “career” at UGA. He is the biggest flop of a player hyped by the current offensive coaching staff there is in his time here. Oklahoma State, didn’t play, and we lost.
LSU ?
You want to talk about the LSU game while you sit there and defend Caleb King Altamaha Dawg ?
Caleb King vs LSU had 9 rushes for 7 yards, total.
And, we LOST as a result.
Tennessee ? Caleb King did not play, and we lost.
Florida, another loss and Caleb King had 19 yards rushing.
19 yards.
Kentucky a poor team who ended the season with a 7-6 record, but we LOST to Kentucky too and Caleb King had 77 yards on 18 carries, 4.2 yards per carry.
Against Kentucky for God’s sake.
In the 31 to nothing half-time score the year before, against Alabama, Caleb King rushed for a grand total of 5 yards, and we LOST.
Right after that Caleb King rushed for 1 yard total against Florida and we LOST.
In the Georgia tek LOSS, Caleb King also rushed for 1 yard total and we LOST.
5.7 yards a carry Washaun Ealey, by direct stark contrast on the same days on the same field, against the same opponents and was far superior to the guy ahead of him on the depth chart of the offensive coaching staff who also had Arron White ahead of Orson Charles until the 12th game of the 13-game season. Such B.S.
Paul Hewitt has to pay Georgia tek $3.4 million to leave. Wonderful. That means we can keep him there so we can continue to beat him, and continue to watch him lose to us and the ACC and we get to watch him make a mockery of academics at Georgia tek with his Academic Progress Rate the worst of all NCAA basketball teams this year with a 914, and PROBATION for Georgia tek limited to only 11 scholarships.
BuLLdawg
March 24th, 2010
6:07 am
RED DOG 77 maybe you will do us all a favor and quit posting here too that no one can say anything except for Koolaid comments here too.
We should be so lucky.
Idiot.
Why don’t you share with us what paper you do read at home now ?
Like there is a choice.
BuLLdawg
March 24th, 2010
6:11 am
And, tell us some more RED DOG 77 how Coach Richt determied that Mike Bobo just isn’t capable of coaching the offense as Offensive Coordinator and also that you say that Coach Richt said that Mike Bobo also is not capable of coaching the quarterbacks here, either. That you say Coach Richt is taking over BOTH coaching duties this season, since Mike Bobo isn’t any good, you say RED DOG 77.
Mark
March 24th, 2010
6:15 am
BuLLdawg Caleb King broke his jaw during the LSU game. You seem to know alot don’t know how you didn’t know that
BuLLdawg
March 24th, 2010
6:18 am
1-3 vs vols last 4 years
1-3 vs Florida last 4 years
21 fumbles per year last 4 years
14 interceptions per year last 4 years
96 Rank of 119 teams in Penalties per year last 4 years
10-10 vs SEC East alone last 4 years
more than half the 89 Arrests / Suspensions the last 4 years
Failure to have a QB ready 2006, 2009 and now 2010
Every offensive coach coaching a position he did NOT play himself when he played football
11 Final AP Poll Top 10 teams played in 9-year Coach Richt Era and won only 3
Not beat a Final AP Poll Top 10 team in a bowl game in Coach Richt Era
4th best team vs The SEC behind Alabama Florida and LSU last 4 years
And, now RED DOG77 says Coach Richt said that Mike Bobo is NOT CAPABLE of calling plays, running the offense nor coaching quarterbacks, so RED DOG77 says that Coach Richt is taking over ALL THAT from Mike Bobo.
AmericusDawg
March 24th, 2010
6:22 am
Bulldawg, I TOTALLY agree on all points about Caleb, and Washaun. Well said. And you r the Man!
Buckhead Bulldog
March 24th, 2010
6:58 am
AmericusDawg- I remember when UGA recruited the SW corner of the state pretty hard, and it paid off with kids from Cairo, Camilla etc. I know Columbus was always a battle with AU, but what are you seeing down there as far as recruiting goes? Do you see FSU having a stranglehold down there?
Good to hear from you RED DOG 77…..it is a small world. McRae ain’t that big. I love going down there for family things….I swear my blood pressure drops and I’m sooo much more relaxed. Plus, I get to all of those down home veggies. My cousins look at me like I’m nuts because I eat 3 or 4 plates of that food, and I volunteer to pick up the pecans under the trees so my Aunt can make me a pie.
Buckhead Bulldog
March 24th, 2010
7:23 am
BuLLdawg- Okay so what would YOU like to see happen? Please tell us what your solution is to make UGA the number team in all stats. and be the SEC and BCS Champs year after year?
Where do you see UGA doing the right things, if any? Throw some positive stuff/stats at us. For at least the past three months you have told us all that is wrong with UGA football, so I would like to hear where you think we are doing things right.
Personally, I see a lot of positive things happening and I’m excited about this year and the next couple of years. I knew last year was going to be difficult, so I took it for that….a difficult year.
raymond
March 24th, 2010
7:29 am
Troupe get off the sidelines for once and get in the game your time has come.
zulucanibal
March 24th, 2010
8:16 am
watch out for this kid Reuben Faloughi out of Evans Georgia…he maybe a walk on but before it all said and done I think we will be a starter before his Sr. year. Great athlete and a supreme student of the game.
Too Easy
March 24th, 2010
8:37 am
Anderson’s move means fewer procedure penalties on offense, and his holding is now legal. Like the size in the middle. Mt. Bean?
Too Easy
March 24th, 2010
8:39 am
And BuLLdawg, don’t forget 350 yards combined in the gtu game last year. It’s just possible that the offensive line has a little something to do with the yards for the running backs. Maybe.
Me
March 24th, 2010
8:50 am
Oh, that righteous Richt!! All that “consideration” and “thought” and he decides to suspend the kid for the standard pre-determined one game that he would have had to do anyway. He should have just said that from the beginning! That kid hasn’t learned a thing, he’ll probably be back out there under age drinking somewhere this weekend!
Ben Rothlesberger
March 24th, 2010
8:57 am
Hey Zach, come hang out with me.
ESPN Home of College Football
March 24th, 2010
9:00 am
Too Easy, I wouldn’t get too excited about the 350 yards against Tech’s pathetic Defense.
how2fish
March 24th, 2010
9:02 am
Tim thanks for the updates at this point it’s all good, won’t be till August we really know what is what..or until Bulldawg tells us..sorry I couldn’t help myself.
Zach
March 24th, 2010
9:05 am
Ben, yeah, we can call ourselves the Berger Bro’s! I’ll bring the bourbon!
jaglaw
March 24th, 2010
9:05 am
wow……thin at receiver and two are out with injuries.
CMS
March 24th, 2010
9:06 am
Please don’t be alarmed at UGA visiting Virginia Tech. VT actually has a good football program and Frank Beamer is a heck of a coach. Plus its not far fetched of an idea for UGA to have that type of relationship with VT since Frank Beamer does have a house in Greene Co.
jaglaw
March 24th, 2010
9:11 am
Steve Carter……Hey I grew up in Fitzgerald. Glad I didnt play when Bean was in school.
ACC Strength
March 24th, 2010
9:24 am
Why in the world would UGA from the mighty SEC go and learn how to make their players stronger from a weakly ACC team…go figure!!
how2fish
March 24th, 2010
9:33 am
ACC Strength good ideas and methods can come from anywhere but as you know good football TEAMS come from the SEC.
Bradley G
March 24th, 2010
9:36 am
What’s the over/under on Bean’s return to the OL following Trinton’s annual knee blowout?
AltamahaDawg
March 24th, 2010
9:39 am
I defended Caleb King’s rushing effort in the LSU game? I did? Wow, I learned something new today. All this time I have just thought that I said we were awful running the ball last year. And here I was thinking that I was the expert on my opinion.
I’ve got a meeting later today. I’ll check back in and see if I can find out what I think about the topic before I walk in.
Will
March 24th, 2010
9:51 am
The fact that our backup DE is a walk-on tells me that our new coaching staff is not going to baby or play players who don’t work hard and deserve to play. That was a huge problem inside the UGA program over the past 4 years. There was an entitlement mentality there big time. I’m glad to see those days are over and Grantham will put the best players on the field no matter who they are or where they come from. If we stay healthy UGA will win the SEC East this year.
AltamahaDawg
March 24th, 2010
9:53 am
Too easy, the offensive line? nah, couldn’t be that. Surely you see how it’s strickly the coaches deciding if they choose to win the game. All other factors remain constant week to week.
ESPN Home of College Football
March 24th, 2010
10:02 am
Will, could it be the D has no depth? They lost 6 starters off of a terrible Defense from last year. If you stay healthy and Tenn, UF and SC lose a bunch of starters. Ah, hope in the spring in Athens.
Oh, you boys!
March 24th, 2010
10:06 am
Grantham is a big ol fat Hog, who growls and yells, got fired from his only DC stint and you think he is going to lead you to the promise land. What a laugh this is! I love reading you hopeful morons.
ozzfest
March 24th, 2010
10:12 am
WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR FILLING IN THE HOLES IN THE NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE FOR 2012?
I SURE WE ARE GOING TO GET PUNK’D WITH ALASKA TECH OR MISSOURI CENTRAL…BUT I CAN CONTINUE TO DREAM OF TAKING THE RED&BLACK TO AUSTIN OR SOUTH BEND.
DAWG07
March 24th, 2010
10:16 am
Good move getting some help on conditioning/strength building. Too many injuries maybe attributes to improper or lack of conditioning. Have heard several coments to that fact and seems evident on the field
and may contrubute to the number of injuries.
Bottom line conditioning/strength has got to improve.
Gratefuldawghead
March 24th, 2010
10:17 am
Frank Beamer does a great job Coaching his special teams and yes we could use help with them. We are happy to have Grantham plugging in the talent where he needs them!
Odell T.
March 24th, 2010
10:23 am
Surprise, surprise. The Louisiana Lafayette game for five mindemeanor charges and two games for beating up your girlfriend. Let’s bring back Thursday night bowling too.
ESPN Home of College Football
March 24th, 2010
10:31 am
Strength and Conditioning has been poor. Another one of CMR’s buddies running the program. The team looks like freshmen when they get of the bus.
John
March 24th, 2010
10:39 am
So whats the deal with VT and UGA being so close? They got together last year to work on how to play GTs offense, Richt tried to lure away Foster and now they all hang out sharing tips on strength training. Pretty sweet to see since they are my two favorite teams! I say the more they work together they better they both will be! Beamer ball would be pretty badass to watch in Athens…….i just hope the penalty bug doesnt hit VT! haha GO HOKIES! GO DAWGS!
jzdawg
March 24th, 2010
10:41 am
Here is my projected spring starting lineup from what I have read so far.
Offense
QB 11 Aaron Murray 6-1 209 RFr., TB 4 Caleb King 5-11 212 Jr., FB 49 Shaun Chapas 6-2 242 Sr., FLK 8 A.J. Green 6-4 205 Jr., SE 16 Kris Durham 6-5 211 Sr., TE 81 Aron White 6-4 240 Jr., LT 60 Clint Boling 6-5 300 Sr., LG 71 Cordy Glenn 6-5 330 Jr.
C 61 Ben Jones 6-3 295 Jr., RG 63 Chris Davis 6-4 290 Sr., RT 78 Josh Davis 6-6 300 Sr.
Defense
DE 58 Demarcus Dobbs 6-2 285 Sr., NT 99 Kwame Geathers 6-6 310 RFr., DE 93 Abry Jones 6-3 290 So., OLB 42 Justin Houston 6-3 260 Jr., ILB 50 Darryl Gamble 6-2 255 Sr.
ILB 38 Marcus Dowtin 6-2 220 Jr., OLB 83 Cornelius Washington 6-4 255 RSo.
CB 2 Brandon Boykin 5-10 185 Jr., CB 1 Branden Smith 5-11 172 So., SS 18 Bacarri Rambo 6-0 211 RSo., FS 36 Shawn Williams 6-1 206 So.
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how2fish
March 24th, 2010
10:47 am
jzdawg it will be interesting to see how close you are on those lineups..looks pretty good to me.
BEEDOG
March 24th, 2010
10:56 am
6 foot five and 300 pounds. He could just lay down and close off the middle of the offense.
lil girl
March 24th, 2010
10:59 am
yea–espn, i wish we could be stronger so we could push the tech guys around on the line. will you show me?
Dawg Wood
March 24th, 2010
11:00 am
It’s kind of unsettling that Richt is so familiar with the way police reports are released. I’m guessing he learned that pretty quickly coaching at FSU.
sogadog
March 24th, 2010
11:15 am
“A lot of times there is an initial report and then another report.” CMR. Sounds like CMR is becoming an expert on arrest reports. Stricter discipline would solve that problem. A one game suspension is just a slap on the wrist. He needs to tighten up on these bad apples or he will get to read a lot more police reports.
BurningRedBleedingBlack
March 24th, 2010
11:19 am
Can’t wait to see this new hungry aggresive defense at UGA come on G-game!!!!!!!! GO DAWGS!!!!!
Dawg Wood
March 24th, 2010
11:23 am
DawgFan24, regarding your Q about UGA’s strength & conditioning: This has been an area of “debate” by people commenting on these blogs for some time. How many knee and hamstring injuries does it take?
It’s just good to hear the coaching staff is doing something about it. I’m hoping Grantham ushers in a good number of changes…attitude, talking to the press (Richt seems to think that the best thing to say is to say nothing, while Grantham seems to say what he thinks), intensity, some aspects of recruiting, etc., etc.
DawgTired
March 24th, 2010
11:28 am
Wow, this is interesting. Zach must be in serious contention for the starting job if he’s only getting a 1 game suspension. I figured Aaron was the runaway favorite and Zach would get a several game suspension since he’s not an important factor, but clearly now that is not the case. Interesting…..
Gratefuldawghead
March 24th, 2010
11:31 am
If Zach getting drunk during Spring Break is the only arrest we have then its been a great year!
GO DAWGS!
jasont
March 24th, 2010
11:33 am
I believe a one game suspension is fitting for what will turn out to be only minor consumption of alcohol charge.
harold
March 24th, 2010
11:37 am
GEORGIA IS JUST AN AVERAGE FOOTBALL TEAM COMPARED TO BAMA AND FLORIDA!
jasont
March 24th, 2010
11:38 am
For all the people talking about the arrests that have occured within the UGA football program, most are for driving offenses and or minor consumption of alcohol. I’m a UGA grad and I can tell you the Athens-Clarke County make an example out of athletes. While I was in school at UGA my best friend was a football player under Donnan and we were pulled over by ACPD and my friend who was driving didn’t have his up to date insurance card on him and he was arressted and the cops didn’t care if it was actually up to date or not. He went to court with the card showing it was not expired and was let out of the ticket. However he was still arressted, finger printed and mug shot taken.
These are the same things that are going on still.
jasont
March 24th, 2010
11:38 am
Harold, would you say Bama was an average football team up until this season?
AltamahaDawg
March 24th, 2010
11:42 am
Not sure we are really going to be able to judge the “aggresiveness” of the defense in the spring game. Can’t actually sack the QB, some other restrictions, so we might have to see them actually tee off in a real game to see that. Plus they were putting hands on the QB last spring game about every third play, and we see how that translated once the season started. Turns out that was MUCH more of an indictment of the O-line, than it was any real glimps of pass rush.
I’d feel better to see them be able to run the ball in the G-day game. We tried to believe that the inability to do that last year wasn’t telling the real story, but sadly it was.
jasont
March 24th, 2010
11:47 am
Harold since 2005
UGA 48-17 and a SEC Championship
Alabama 49-17 SEC and National Championship and I gave you the wins for cheating which the NCAA will not.
Seems outside of the national championship win your average as well from your standards.
gdawginkalamazoo
March 24th, 2010
11:57 am
Altadawg, LMAO! BullDawg will let you know when you are the expert on your opinion. Just hang tight.
Maybe Mettenberger should have tried to gouge the cops eyes out. That would have been a 1/2 game suspension. These kids need to THINK about these things.
Wasn’t Jacek running the strength and conditioning program? If so who runs it now? If not who is running it?
Paul Johnson
March 24th, 2010
11:58 am
I love BullDawg, he is one of our greatest allies. Nothing like a Bennedict Arnold Dawg to build around. Hope all the UGA potential recruits read his commments, they will get a good feel for ignorant Dawg fans. They beat us every year and they still have ignorant fans like BullDawg running their mouth everyday on every blog with his selected piece meal facts.
Yeah...
March 24th, 2010
12:01 pm
A 3 week deliberation for a one game suspension. Sounds almost like someone was doing a little spring evaluation of where these guys stood before the decision was made. No wonder this team has discipline problems!
harold
March 24th, 2010
12:17 pm
Actually GA is looking quite good this year. I’m a bit worried if AL has to play them in the SEC champ game.
Georgia Plan
March 24th, 2010
12:25 pm
That’s great news! Even 1 game is too much for having a few beers, but Michael Adams and Damon Evans have to act “in charge” to justify their outrageous salaries. The first game is a creampuff anyway against louisiana–no big deal. The dawgs can beat them with their third string. 2010—the year of the Dawg—bank on it.
run the ball
March 24th, 2010
12:31 pm
We have a good shot at winning the SEC this year. Run the ball Bobo.
jellybeandawg
March 24th, 2010
12:33 pm
Hahaha! Richt talking about special teams?? It must have been a 10 second conversation.
ESPN Home of College Football
March 24th, 2010
12:34 pm
run the ball, you will come in behind Tenn, SC and Fl in the East this year.
dawgfan
March 24th, 2010
1:24 pm
I see Altamahadawg is still making excuses for Bobo. Care to answer my question on the other blog? One game. That’s all I need.
I digress. My prediction came true. Haters are ready to burn Richt at the stake because he refuses to ruin Mettenberger’s life over an underage drinking charge. They want to see blood. Where was the outcry from these idiots when Meyer suspended that piece of trash Spikes for half a freaking game for trying to gouge another player’s eyeballs? They were nowhere to be found. Eye gouging=okay. Just boys being boys. Underage drinking=a horrible heinous act of thuggery. And then they have the nerve to call Richt the hypocrite. Rrrrright. Pot meet kettle crybabies.
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Where is AJ Harmon??
March 24th, 2010
1:43 pm
Maybe two or three years back, UGA stole a kid from Clemson that was from Georgia. AJ Harmon was his name? he was all world …………where is he now? He first played on O line but just did not make it for one reason or other, then moved to D line.
Go Dogs.
We_Run_This_Country
March 24th, 2010
1:44 pm
What an a$$ Richt is making of himself…a one game suspension for a player who has a long list of misdemeanor charges? What a laughing stock that UGA is turning into!!! I love it! LMAO!
AltamahaDawg--->
March 24th, 2010
2:57 pm
hey zoo, I am easy to figure out, Just cut and paste every third word of mine and then pretend not to agree with it.
patrick
March 24th, 2010
3:07 pm
BuLLdawg seems to forget that in those crappy last four years UGA finished ranked number 2 once and number 10 once. But then why should facts get in his way
patrick
March 24th, 2010
3:08 pm
BuLLdawg…here is the response to your over sight
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UNDER Richt
Vs. SEC foes: 43-22
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Vs. Top 25 foes: 29-18
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Vs. Top 25 foes away from home: 18-12
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Vs. Top 10 foes: 8-6
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In postseason games (bowls and championships): 9-3
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In games decided by a touchdown or less: 34-14
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Record at home: 46-9
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Record on the road: 42-6 (including bowl games)
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Losses to unranked teams: 6
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Top 25 finishes: 8
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Top 10 finishes: 6
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Fact:………UGA was 12-1 in 2002 (prior to bowl selections)
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Fact ………Fla was 12-1 in 2006 (prior to bowl selections)
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Fact ………Not UGAs fault there were 2 unbeatens that year. “unlucky”
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Fact……….Not Flas credit that there was only one unbeaten in 2006. “Lucky”
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Fact:………Luck (not merit) had more to do with Fla getting an invite to the BCS not that Fla was more deserving to go to a NC than UGA with identical records.
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Fact:………No SEC team has ever lost a BCSNC game and if UGA would have been invited nothing indicates that it would have been different
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Fact……….UGA has 2 SEC titles..same as Fla in last 9 years and equal amount of total wins (90) over all.
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Fact……….UGA has been ranked more times top ten in last 9 years than any SEC team at 6. Fla has only been ranked top ten 3 times in 9 years (real impressive).
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Fact……….In 9 years under Richt no SEC team has more wins
Fact………..UGA has won 4 str8 bowls….more than any other SEC team.
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Fact……..UGA has won 11 of last 13 bowls…Thats more than any team (tied with LSU and more than FLA)
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Fact…… UGA has won 8 or more games in last 13 years…more than any other team in the nation including Fla.
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Fact…….UGA is clearly as good or better than any SEC team over last 9 years. Only a fool or a fan of the mythical BCSNC selection process (non playoff) would think otherwise.
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Fact…….UGA had same record when they won the SEC title in 2002 as Fla did in 2006/8 when they won the SEC title. But UGA had the misfortune (luck) to have that record in a year that had 2 other teams with undefeated records.
Hardly an indictment on UGA but rather on the NC selection process.
6 times finished in the top 10
2 times finished in the top 3
3 SEC Championship Appearances
2 SEC Titles
3 BCS Bowls
2 Sugar Bowl wins
90-27 record over 8 seasons – 79% winning percentage (one of only 7 in the history of college ball to have ever accomplished this)
4 str8 bowl wins
7-2 in bowls (big games)
Mark Richt coached QB coach for Charlie Ward and Chris Weinke = 2 Heismans; Head Coach for David Greene = all time winningest college QB until Colt McCoy this year); and coached Matthew Stafford = very rich #1 draft pick)
No Probations
He has my respect.
Period.
patrick
March 24th, 2010
3:09 pm
one correction to above comment…..LSU has 91 wins to UGAs 90 wins over the last 9 years
patrick
March 24th, 2010
3:11 pm
In terms of “BuLLdawgs” comments, I say thank you. Thank you for your dedication and daily concern for UGA.
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This guy wakes up every day thinking about UGA.
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That is so funny to me.
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What is more amazing to me is that you are only here in hopes of getting attention.
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that is pathetic.
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That obsessive behavior indicates just how superior you view UGA.
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You attempt to distract people from the topic at hand.
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Suggestion for “BuLLdawg” who blogs on a daily basis about UGA:
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“Please Notice Me” would be a better name.
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That would be a very fitting name because of your desperate need to get members of the CFB family to notice you.
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Before you refute that statement, ask yourself why you are not blogging on any other subject at any other time except about UGA.
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You are so unoriginal and pathetic you will probably copy and paste that comment and subtly change the content to make it appear as your own work.
patrick
March 24th, 2010
3:15 pm
BuLLdawg
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Richt or Saban?
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Nick Saban went 6-5, 6-6, 6-6, 7-5 at Mich St.
He went 8-5 at LSU 2x
He went 7-6 at Alabama.
Saban has gone 5-3 or worse in conference 8 times.
Richt has only gone 5-3 or worse in conference 3 times in his first 9 years.
Compare that to Saban’s record and consistency in his 1st 9 years.
Richt has NEVER had a 7-6 or 6-6 season, Saban’s done it 5 times, including once at Alabama.
AltamahaDawg--->
March 24th, 2010
3:27 pm
Oh sorry sport, I didn’t see your question. One game what?
And by the way I am not making excuses for anybody. No coach at a top SEC school needs me to make excuses on their behalf. I don’t even really know what making “excuses” means, what the hell are you talking about? I do choose to look at what actually happens on the football field, perhaps with some background facts, and pontificate why I think that affect the outcome. I might be right, I might not. That’s what actual critisism is. What you do is complain and blame. There is a big difference. I suppose if I happen to see a different explaination or in this case, a different cause for the problem, you call that making excuses?
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Zack is Back!
March 24th, 2010
7:58 pm
1 game? guys that’s not even a slap on the wrist!! Coach Richt know that we the uga football teat runs the program at UGA, NOT THE COACHES! SWEET!
Yeah...
March 24th, 2010
8:27 pm
Oh No! Somebody let Patrick (aka pat sulley) back out of the mental institution. Read some of his spew yesterday and this dude not only lives in his own world…he has his own solar system!!!
Tech Star
March 24th, 2010
9:10 pm
Richt runs his program like his mentor, bobby bowden! He learned from the best—recruit a bunch of thugs and cover up crimes until the newspaper gets hold of story—then, “get tough” with a 1 game suspension against some weak team!!!
Tech Star is gay
March 24th, 2010
11:09 pm
since when does a minor possession of alcohol make someone a “thug”? if that’s the case then what would you call ruben houston? there’s no way you tech nerds can really believe deep down that you’ll beat the dawgs once in the next 4 years, haha!!
RED DOG 77
March 25th, 2010
1:06 am
Patrick………..You are the man !!! Bravo, keep up the good work ! Buckhead Bulldog………Pickin-up pecans, hush yo mouth ! Those good folks down that way, do know how to eat ! Guess they got as nice as they are by having to put up with those dadgum skeeters and gnats ! You and patrick are going to have to look out now, ol “BuLLdawg” will start taking your comments out of context like he does with me, but I do have a ball winding the little character up. I won’t defend myself to the little “Debbie Downer” that he is, but I will defend coach Mike Bobo. I have stated on several sites, coach Mike Bobo is a very bright young man, and is an important part of a successful GEORGIA offense, along with CMR, and Stacy Searels. My best to you, my friends Buckhead Bulldog, and Patrick………..Save some strawberry shortcake for me ! GO DOGS !!! GATA !!!
AltamahaDawg
March 25th, 2010
6:58 am
Try this again.
AltamahaDawg
March 25th, 2010
7:27 am
I found your one game question back yonder.
First of all, don’t try to morph the issue. You know damn well I wasn’t barking at you because I thought you were indicating that the offense wasn’t up to speed quite often. I was getting on you about the over the top, over exagerated, totally unsupported by facts claims that the problem is that Bobo doesnt like to run, doesnt understand power football the way you do, and elects to avoid running the ball at all cost. Thats the oldest trick in the blog. make some ridiculus statement, and when somebody calls you on it, revert then to a “oh I guess you think everything is perfect” posture. No I don’t. I wasn’t even defend coach Bobo. IN fact when I was in here saying how the offense was the main reason for the Bama, and UF blowouts in 08, where were you backing me up against it the “it’s all Willie’s fault” crowd?
I know you weren’t down on the line. I didnt state that very clear. I realize that you Do think the line could have just blocked where nobdoy could stop them, and it’s just that Bobo that didnt have any “confidence”, ( I see you now pick a nicer way to say what you had previously portrayed as completely irresponsable sabatoge of the playcalling). I really don’t think it was an issue of confidence. I think it was just a realistic understanding of what they can and can not do, based on the hundreds of hours of drilling them, further illustrated by what objective people saw on the field every Saturday. UGA simply could not ru the ball effectively till late in the season. He called running plays 60/40 give or take, same as the the rest of the SEC, not sure what more he can do to attempt running the ball. Just stubornly punt 9 more times a game?
Its his job, its his responsibility. Richt has already made the investment in him, if he doesn’t get the return he wants (and I think somebody is going to benefit from this rising young coach eventually), then he will go some other direction.
I’d like to see all the flat rocks removed to see what he can do.
As far as your question. Aside from it not being the point. I never said I though they played well, just it wasn’t a matter of. Bobo don’t know run. But since you asked: you rule out the 07 UF game But if running the ball is your issue, surely you rememebr that UF was #1 against the run that year. And we beat them running the ball. Auburn was #1 scoring defense that year and we put up 40+. Several defenses were highly ranked at time we beat them. UT, LSU, SC.
And NO SEC team has ever started to beat the best till they had the line to do it, and it wasnt some magic playcalling formula.
BTW, it’s “Lighten up Francis”. Don’t quote movies before your time. Sgt. Hulka will stick his big toe up your butt.
Fillin' up @ Juniors
March 25th, 2010
10:26 am
WARNING TECH FAN HERE: I think a one game suspension kind of fits the crime…it wasn’t anything most college kids don’t do. He is probably not the starter anyway, so it doesnt impact the team one way or the other, and honestly the real damage is done behind the scenes. He probably made his battle to become the #1 that much harder with “character issues” which is the long term punishment a kid ends up getting after they do stupid stuff. Wasn’t he the #9 QB recruit in the country, and wasnt he the one from Athens? If I remember correctly he out dueled in High School combines because he was super competitive. He’ll get back on his feet if those recruiters got it right…
AltamahaDawg
March 25th, 2010
11:39 am
The reason that the University went to published, dicated penalties for this stuff is exactly for this reason. Fair and non-subjective. It’s an alcohol related issue and the punishment is a standard 10%, which has been determined to be a one game suspension. Logic would dictate that everybody would want to clear that asap. The guys who were dealt the same thing last year missed the OkieState game, big opener, national attention. They also have the university process to deal with just being a student.
Richt has the option to extend that. I thought he might just to satisfy the kid’s mama, but it seems the “crime” is what it is, and he decided not to unfairly increase the penalty just because Mett is a higher profile player.
Folks can question the penalties not being strong enough or whatever, BUT its predetermined. If they want to change that going forward, then some other kid, in the QB race or third string longsnapper, will get whatever that is.
uGAY MASTERS DEGREE = Pizza delivery Specialist
March 25th, 2010
2:59 pm
Haha that sounds like Richt Discipline. Heck you might as well not suspend him at all. Lets see, lets suspend him for our first and worst game of the season. I mean is Louisiana-Lafayette even really a college? Haha man that Richt really does have a great grasp of that program down there in Clark Co. Junior College. What a pathetic program. Richt is a joke!! OH YEAH AND in case you were wandering the score was GT 6 ugay 5. HAHAHAHA
AltamahaDawg
March 26th, 2010
7:14 am
If I had a dollar for every techster that can’t think of anything better than repeat “pathetic” and somebody is a “joke” in every post, I could retire by now. Smart guys.
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