The UGA notebook: Richt on turnovers, Fox on tournament and draft
Cleaning out the notebook:
- A couple of months back, while many college basketball coaches were pushing to swell the NCAA tournament from 65 teams to 96, Georgia’s Mark Fox argued for a much more modest expansion to 68 teams. As you’ve heard, the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee last week recommended an expansion . . . to 68.
Didn’t realize how much clout you had, I said to Fox. . . .
“How about that?” he replied with a laugh. “I was the only one preaching that [a while ago]. I’m glad they expanded. Certainly, as you know, I supported 68 before people were talking a lot about it. I do think it eventually will go to 96.”
Actually, Fox said, his opposition to 96 has softened as he’s learned more about how it could work. “It will still preserve the magic of the tournament,” he said. But his guess is that March Madness will stay at 68 teams for “at least two years.”
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors is expected to approve the expansion to 68 at its meeting on Thursday.
- While Fox is pleased that Trey Thompkins and Travis Leslie resisted this year’s NBA draft, he worries about how many underclassmen entered the draft from programs across the country.
“Our game has a problem because so many kids have the misconception that they’re going to go to college for one year and then go to the NBA and make millions of dollars,” Fox said. “And that’s not realistic, and it’s an issue coaches across the country are trying to address.
“There are so many guys jumping in this draft. Is it because of a fear of a lockout [next year]? But that doesn’t mean there are more spots in this draft. So you have so many guys jumping in this draft that shouldn’t be in it.”
- As big a problem as turnovers were for Georgia’s football team last season, Mark Richt notes that the shortage of turnovers forced (12) was at least as problematic as the excess of turnovers committed (28).
“We were probably worse at not getting turnovers than we were at giving them up,” he said in Columbus last week. “That’s one of the reasons Coach [Todd] Grantham is here. We expect to pressure the quarterback different. The one man who turns it over the most is the quarterback. . . . That’s the guy you want to harass; that’s the guy you want to put the pressure on. And you put the pressure on him by taking away what he really likes to do the most.”
If you missed it: On the Bulldog Club tour with Richt and Fox.
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CMS
April 28th, 2010
11:21 am
Bo Williams does have a point. With all the bragging UGA sports fans do about all of their major sports their records certainly don’t warrant anything other than mediocore. Actually they’re slightly below mediocore. Tech may not be national champs, but their overall sports record does suggest they’re more committed to winning.
Gillislee
April 28th, 2010
11:23 am
I see these coaches are on their 2010 Dawg Tour, good for them! Not much to beat their chests about this year though huh?
Jeff
April 28th, 2010
11:29 am
I don’t think Richt realizes just HOW BAD his QB has been in the KEY STAT: Td to Int Ratio
Alabama’s QB last year:
17 tds, 4 Int’s = 4.25 td to int ratio = 14-0 National Champs
Georgia:
24 td’s, 15 int’s= 1.6 td to int ratio = 8-5, Shreveport Bowl
I’d like to see less emphasis on PASSING TD’S, and more emphasis on BALL PROTECTION, and more emphasis on TD TO INT RATIO.
depressedinAthens
April 28th, 2010
11:29 am
maybe I can start up a Star Trek Group so I can
forget about UGA sports. It might be much more
enjoyable!
Delbert D.
April 28th, 2010
11:32 am
Gillislee – Having Mark Fox as a head basketball coach is something positive. If Ga. Tech does a tour, not having a head basketball coach would be something positive.
James T. Kirk
April 28th, 2010
11:33 am
depressedinAthens,
You couldn’t handle being a Star Trek club. The hotness of our women and the wildness of our parties would put anything you’ve ever experienced to shame. Don’t even go there.
RamblinWrecker
April 28th, 2010
11:35 am
Which football games did you genuinely win? How many of your players are really students at UGA doing their own work? Our boys are learning how to build rockets while yours learn how to drink and steal cars. We have STUDENT athletes, while you have hired muscle. You have never beaten us with a legitimate team of STUDENT athletes.
harold
April 28th, 2010
11:45 am
GEORGIA IS VERY AVERAGE. THE CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAMS BELONG TO SABAN AT ALABAMA AND MEYER AT FLORIDA. GEORGIA FOOTBALL IS DIGRESSING!
Marianela
April 28th, 2010
11:45 am
Tech sweeps the major sport three games to zip. No doubt now that UGA is Tech’s b*tch, is there.
And really, we’re all getting so freaking tired of reading about these no-name UGA QBs, none of whom will be remembered by the time the first game rolls in, with your QBs either arrested for drunkenness or thuggery, or suspended and sent home crying to their mamas.
dawgdawgdawg
April 28th, 2010
11:46 am
Hey RamblinWrecker and all of the rest of the Tech idiots:
How can you say you “own us” in sports? You swept us in baseball – big deal. WE BEAT YOU IN FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL THIS YEAR and have done so for the past decade. So who owns who?
There’s a special place in hell for Tech fans…
Delbert D.
April 28th, 2010
11:49 am
RamblinWrecker – The information on student athletes’ majors for both schools is available on their web sites. I made 2 lists, and if this argument continues, I will post them. There is no reason for name-calling.
Marianela
April 28th, 2010
11:49 am
Tech sweeps the major sport three games to zip. No doubt now that UGA is Tech’s b*tch, is there.
And really, we’re all getting so freaking tired of reading about these no-name UGA QBs, none of whom will be remembered by the time the first game rolls in, with your QBs either arrested for drunkenness or beating up a female, or suspended and sent home crying to their mamas.
Dharma
April 28th, 2010
11:51 am
Tech sweeps the major sport three games to zip. No doubt now that UGA is Tech’s b*tch, is there?
And really, we’re all getting so freaking tired of reading about these no-name UGA QBs, none of whom will be remembered by the time the first game rolls in, with your QBs either arrested for drunkenness or beating up women, or suspended and sent home crying to their mamas.
SEC East Headlines – 4/28/10 « MrSEC.com
April 28th, 2010
11:51 am
[...] the road as part of Georgia’s Dawg Days Tour.6. Richt said last year’s team was “probably worse at not getting turnovers than we were at giving them up.”7. Is it fair to hold Georgia’s athletes to a higher [...]
dawgs01
April 28th, 2010
11:55 am
your guys are not learning how to build rockets they are in a major that was made up for football players. Do not act like your football players are taking challenging classes i have seen their interviews on tv some of them need translators. Some of them are very smart i am sure but other teams have very smart football players too. Not just The “Georgia let me take off my yellow pants and jacket”
depressedinAthens
April 28th, 2010
11:57 am
have there been any UGA arrests today?
any players quit the team in last 24 hrs?
depressedinAthens
April 28th, 2010
11:59 am
I was going to go for a walk, but was worried I may have to cross a bridge
Delbert D.
April 28th, 2010
12:04 pm
Alright, that does it. I’m posting the majors of the 2010 returning lettermen (Jr & SR).
Georgia first:
2010 Upperclassmen Lettermen
Justin Anderson, JR RG: Housing
Clint Boling, JR LT: Mgt. Information Systems (All-SEC)
Brandon Boykin, JR CB: Pre-Journalism
Drew Butler, JR P: Pre-Journalism (1st All-America)
Shaun Chapas, SR FB: Pre-Business
Chris Davis, SR OL: Child & Family Development
Josh Davis, SR RT: Speech Communication
Marcus Dowton, JR LB” Pre-Business
Akeem Dent, SR LB: Housing
Demarcus Dobbs, SR LB/DL: Consumer Economics
Kris Durham, SR SE: Middle School Education
Bruce Figgins, JR TE: Speech Communication
Darryl Gamble, SR LB: Housing
Glenn Cordy, JR LG: Education
Logan Gray, JR QB: Pre-Journalism
A.J. Green, JR SE: Pre-Business
Justin Houston, JR LB/DL: Housing (2nd Team All-SEC)
Ben Jones, JR C: Education (2nd Team All-SEC)
Caleb King, JR TB: Housing
Fred Munzenmaier, SR FB: Finance
Richard Samuel, JR LB: Arts and Sciences
Trinton Sturdivant, JR LT: Pre-Business
Kiante Tripp, SR LB/DL: Sport Management
Israel Troupe, JR FLK: Housing
DeAngelo Tyson, JR DT: Housing
Blair Walsh, JR K: Pre-Business/Economics (2nd Team All-SEC)
Aron White, JR TE: Pre-Business
Delbert D.
April 28th, 2010
12:07 pm
Now Ga. Tech:
GT 2010 Upperclassmen Lettermen:
Tech’s player bios haven’t been updated for 2010, so four juniors in 2010 don’t have majors listed yet (Roddy Jones, Nick Claytor, Brad Jefferson, Logan Walls are the four).
Chandler Anderson, JR starting P: Biology
Anthony Barnes, SR starting LB: Management
Austin Barrick, SR starting OL: Management
Sean Bedford, SR starting center: Aerospace Engineering (1st Team All-ACC)
Scott Blair, SR starting K: Computer/Electrical Engineering
Mario Butler, SR starting CB: Management
Nick Claytor, JR, starting OL(5 starts): not updated
Kevin Cone, SR, starting WR (3 starts): Mechanical Engineering
Lucas Cox, SR starting A-back, now B-back: Management
Correy Earls, SR starting WR: Management
Mario Edwards, SR starting DB: History, Science, and Technology (VT XFER)
Anthony Egbuniwe, SR starting DE: Management
Robert Hall, SR starting DE: Civil Engineering
Brad Jefferson, JR starting LB: not updated
Roddy Jones, JR starting A-back: not updated (2008 & 2009 All-ACC Academic team)
Joshua Nesbitt, SR starting QB: Management
Dominique Reese, SR starting DB: Management
Osahon Tongo, SR letterman DE: Management
Logan Walls, JR starting DT: not updated (2009 All-ACC Academic team)
Mike Jay
April 28th, 2010
12:12 pm
sigh,
I remeber when GT was good enough to actually make this a rivalry. It’s just sad now.
Spike
April 28th, 2010
12:12 pm
The Poindexters win a baseball game and then go wild. Yawn.
Greg
April 28th, 2010
12:12 pm
Wow, the nerds are out in full force after the baseball sweep…but I thought “head to head” doesn’t matter, geeks??? Not that many people care about college baseball, but GT has nothing to talk trash about in that regard. They’ve been to three College World Series and won none. UGA has been to six College World Series and won one. Since 2000, UGA has made 4 CWS appearances and GT has made 2. Tech has won a grand total of 4 CWS games in their baseball history….UGA won that many during the 2008 CWS alone. Sting ‘em!
dawgrific
April 28th, 2010
12:13 pm
I want SO badly to ignore them, but they are so pathetic that I can’t. Are you tech chodes so desperate that you come onto a football and basketball article and try to talk smack about……baseball? I do care about baseball, but it is NOT a “smack-talking” sport, unless one eliminates the other in a regional or something. We are pathetic this year, and you are good, but dear lord, get a clue and try, once in a while, to act like you aren’t the clueless and desperate losers that you are. The Inferiority Complex, it is an ailment that strikes many in the tech village.
Mike Jay
April 28th, 2010
12:14 pm
Wow! That is a whole lot of ‘managment’ degrees. Maybe they can manage to make this a rivalry again?
James T. Kirk
April 28th, 2010
12:21 pm
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. And that’s why Reggie Ball is now working for NASA. Because he DIDN’T major in aerospace engineering?
Greg
April 28th, 2010
12:23 pm
Management degrees at GT = managing to stay eligible.
Spike
April 28th, 2010
12:25 pm
May be they could manage to not sound so pathetic and envious about there football team who has MANAGED to lose eight out of the last nine.
Delbert D.
April 28th, 2010
12:25 pm
OK, here ar the Ga. Tech Management degree requirements (All caps on the website; sorry):
Bachelor of Science in Management
2009 – 2010 DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
College of Management
Suggested Schedule FIRST YEAR-FALL
ENGL 1101 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I
MATH 1501 CALCULUS I or MATH 1712 SURVEY OF CALCULUS
HIST 2111 or 2112 or POL 1101 or PUBP 3000 or INTA 1200
LAB SCIENCE (BIOL, CHEM, EAS, PHYS)
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = 14
FIRST YEAR-SPRING
ENGL 1102 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II
MATH 1502 CALCULUS II or MATH 1711 FINITE MATHEMATICS
WELLNESS
LAB SCIENCE (BIOL, CHEM, EAS, PHYS)
COMPUTING REQUIREMENT 3 HRs
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = 16
SECOND YEAR-FALL
ECON 2105 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
MGT 2250 MANAGEMENT STATISTICS
ACCT 2101 ACCOUNTING I : FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
HUMANITIES ELECTIVE
SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = 15
SECOND YEAR-SPRING
ECON 2106 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
MGT 2106 LEGAL, SOCIAL, & ETHICAL ASPECTS OF BUSINESS
ACCT 2102 ACCOUNTING II :MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
MGT 2251 INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
MGT 2200 MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = 15
THIRD YEAR-FALL
MGT 3062 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
MGT 3101 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
MGT 3102 HUMAN RESOURCES
HUMANITIES ELECTIVE
FREE ELECTIVE
LCC 3401 TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION PRACTICES
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = 17
THIRD YEAR-SPRING
MGT 3300 MARKETING MANAGEMENT I
MGT 3501 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
MGT 3660 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE
NON MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = 15
FOURTH YEAR-FALL
MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE
NON MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = 15
FOURTH YEAR-SPRING
MGT 4195 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE
FREE ELECTIVES
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS = 15
TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS = 120 SEMESTER HOURS PLUS WELLNESS (2 HOURS)
Delbert D.
April 28th, 2010
12:29 pm
I didn’t look up the info on Georgia football team’s most popular major. I need to do that.
Greg
April 28th, 2010
12:34 pm
Where are Reuben Houston and Tony Hollins now working thanks to their GT edumacation?
Delbert D.
April 28th, 2010
12:36 pm
“I didn’t look up the info on Georgia football team’s most popular major. I need to do that.”
That won’t work. The course numbers (like HACE-5900) are listed but not the title.
Here is the overall description of the major in Housing:
Description:
The Housing major focuses on the socio-economic aspects of housing. Special emphasis is given to housing needs and the manner in which the family, the private sector, and government policy respond to those needs. The program features an in-depth study of housing finance and the range of housing alternatives. The program may also be used as preparation for graduate study or as a pre-professional degree. Students may choose an emphasis in Residential Property Management which prepares students to work with diverse groups in property management. Coursework includes sales (leasing), accounting, development, human resources, technology services, legal issues, training, and management.
Career Opportunities:
Students with a housing major are prepared for employment with local, state, and federal housing agencies, helping tenants with housing use and maintenance practices. Graduates may enter employment in real estate firms, utility companies, planning commissions, and with manufacturers of housing and housing components. Other sources of employment are financial institutions involved with mortgages, extension service, and property management firms.
Job placement:
On an informal basis only through alumni contacts and internship opportunities.
coondawg69
April 28th, 2010
12:40 pm
To all those Techsters out there thumping their chests because they swepted UGA in baseball last night… GOOD FOR YOU!! Tech has a solid team and you deserve it.
To the Techsters on the board rubbing our noses in it… one question: being a season ticket holder for both UGA baseball and football, I have a ticket I thought you might be interested in: GAME 3 OF THE 2004 SUPER REGIONAL at RUSS CHANDLER. NEVER BEEN USED AND IN MINT CONDITION: Face was $10… but it certainly is worth MUCH more than that. Anyone interested???
Greg
April 28th, 2010
12:46 pm
Anyone with the name “Delbert” was destined to be a GT man at birth.
James T. Kirk
April 28th, 2010
12:46 pm
Houston is working at Lockheed Martin and Hollins is working for the CDC
nest
April 28th, 2010
12:47 pm
Management? There’s a reason 90% of Tech grads are Management majors and stuck living with mommy and daddy for several years after finishing school.
Delbert D.
April 28th, 2010
1:01 pm
“Anyone with the name “Delbert” was destined to be a GT man at birth.”
There is so much hate and so many unsupported statements on these blogs, I just try to add bits of sanity (and some levity on occasion.)
louie
April 28th, 2010
1:01 pm
Richt has a lot of disguntled players on his offense this year.
Logan Gray’s not happy, and you know his ex-teammate TE Aaron White is not happy either, both named #2 on depth chart.
Mettenberger’s WR’s friends that caught all those td’s form Mettenberger arn’t happy about Mettenberger being booted after a 1st time offense.
Ealey and King arn’t happy because neither’s gettng enough touches.
AJ Green, O-Line, and the WR’s are not happy because of the 3rd year in a row with a new QB.
Lynch isn’t happy after out-performing Orson Charles over Spring scrimmages.
Who’s happy on the offense?
EX High school teammates Aaron Murray and Orson Charles, both named #1 on the depth chart, for reasons unknown.
louie
April 28th, 2010
1:08 pm
I also forgot, the entire Georgia Tech football team isn’t happy because, well, they’re stuck at Georgia Tech.
Delbert D.
April 28th, 2010
1:13 pm
louie – The ones that don’t want to be there leave. Jaybo Shaw, backup QB and Joseph Gilbert, starting OG are transferring in May.
Greg
April 28th, 2010
1:13 pm
So much hate and so many unsupported statements? The subject matter here has nothing to do with GT and surely you will admit that you have no interest in UGA. So, your sole purpose for being here is to PROVOKE. Go away.
Dawgrulz
April 28th, 2010
1:14 pm
GT fans get off this UGA blog with you idiot comments. College baseball is so insignificant that you can not name 5 people that have seen a game this year. If you think College baseball is significant compared to football and basketball go look up the television revenue generated in the three sports. Also for all the Academic talk, take that somewhere else. We all know that both schools have BB and football players that would not be there if not for their athletic talents. This is just part of Major College athletics programs.
Flaubert
April 28th, 2010
1:16 pm
I have no Dawg (nor Bee) in the UGa/Tech fight. Being impartial and rather astute, I see the football programs as being essentially equal. UGa is deeper. Tech appears to have an edge in coaching, although I think Richt is a good coach as well. Now, can’t we all be friends.
The rest of us
April 28th, 2010
1:22 pm
Louie, I’m not happy when the Georgia Bulldogs lose.
1eyedJack
April 28th, 2010
1:27 pm
Cap’n Crunch…er..I mean Kirk, a man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar. Reuben Houston working for Lockheed Martin? How did he get a security clearance? Reggie Ball working for NASA? Doing what..pushing a broom? He couldn’t spell NASA if you spotted him the N the A and the S.
“The hotness of our women and the wildness of our parties”…Right…I bet you remember the first time you had sex (If ever). Bet you kept the receipt too.
Delbert, just back away slowly my man, you’re gonna give yourself brain damage. Let’s just agree that nobody is looking to go out and recruit Einstein’s to play football. That is not the nature of that beast but a bonus if it happens.
Spike
April 28th, 2010
1:35 pm
Flaubert.. Pretty modest about yourself, huh? In your humble opinion, you are astute? You just disproved your high opinion of yourself with your observation. But thanks for stopping by the boot, Flaubert. Is that a family name?
Spike
April 28th, 2010
1:36 pm
Sorry, “booth”. Call off the speliing police.
cantondawg
April 28th, 2010
1:47 pm
Brian in Athens,
Dumb comment about CMR. Do you really think that CMR did not talk to CWM about the defense and make suggestions. Do you think it’s that simple just to talk and make a recommendation and poof it’s fixed. I guarantee you that CMR was in CWM face the whole season behind closed doors and i guarantee you that he told him that his job was on the line if there wasn’t improvement. To even suggest that CMR didn’t do these things is stupid.
Spike
April 28th, 2010
1:47 pm
“spelling”, Sorry. I can spell, I just can’t type. Get spell check on this thing!!
Delbert D.
April 28th, 2010
1:48 pm
1eyedJack –
“Delbert, just back away slowly my man, you’re gonna give yourself brain damage. Let’s just agree that nobody is looking to go out and recruit Einstein’s to play football. That is not the nature of that beast but a bonus if it happens.”
I knew that hysterical comments would be the result when I posted real information. Sometimes people do not want to deal with reality, they just want to go ahead and scream their heads off. You and I have had blog discussions before, and I respect your opinions. The folks with short memories or are new to the blogs can’t come to grips with a fan who follows more than 1 team.
uuughh...
April 28th, 2010
1:53 pm
Sweet lord…you would think this was a World of Warcraft blog as many tech d-bags are in here.
I could have sworn I clicked on an article about UGA sports. I either can’t use the internet or the Tech people suck at life so badly they have nothing to do but ruin our blogs.
You people are pathetic.