Might Mettenberger play against the Dogs in Sanford Stadium next year? (UPDATED)
(Updated 5 p.m. Wednesday)
Former Georgia quarterback Zach Mettenberger hopes to play football at another college. And Louisville is one place he’ll look, according to a website that covers the Cardinals.
After pleading guilty to misdemeanor sexual battery charges in Valdosta on Monday, Mettenberger said in a written statement that he hopes for “a second chance to compete at another university in the nation.” The Scout.com site that covers the Louisville program, InsideTheVille.com, reported Tuesday that its sources say Mettenberger is expected to visit Louisville later this month.
This could get interesting, if anything comes of it.
Mettenberger would be required to sit out the 2010 season under NCAA transfer rules, but do you know who Louisville is scheduled to open the 2011 season against?
Georgia.
In Sanford Stadium.
The Dogs and Cards also are scheduled to play in 2012 in Louisville.
UPDATE: Former Georgia football player Kelin Johnson reports on his website, kelinjohnson.com, that Mettenberger said he has scholarship offers from Louisville and Cincinnati as well as “heavy interest and calls from other colleges and universities, including the University of Tennessee, USC, Texas A&M, UK, Troy, Memphis and Colorado.” Johnson’s website is here.
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Former Georgia safety Reshad Jones made a good first impression in the Miami Dolphins’ rookie mini-camp, according to this story in the Palm Beach Post.
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If you missed it, Georgia’s men’s and women’s tennis teams yesterday learned their first-round draws for the NCAA Championships. The men’s team will open against UNC Greensboro on May 15 in Athens and the women’s team against Harvard on May 14 in Clemson, S.C.
Second-round winners on the men’s and women’s sides will converge in Athens from sites around the country for the round of 16 through the finals.
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Georgia is nowhere to be found in SI.com’s Andy Staples‘ post-spring college football Top 25. Nor are the Bulldogs in his five who “just missed the cut.”
And in yet another post-spring Top 25, Georgia is No. 23 in ESPN College Football Live’s ranking.
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ARdawg
May 5th, 2010
12:14 pm
I for one wish Mett all the best at Louisville or any team he can find to give him a shot. He fugged up in a major way. His most damaging was not telling Richt the whole truth and in essence a lie. For that he earned his walking papers and cost him a future at UGA. He is paying the Piper. It’s a wake up call for Mett and he has no one to blame but himself. Hopefully, he will change his behavior and get his life on track.
As for SI and their latest poll, who really cares. They picked UGA number 1 and where did we finish. Any mention by SI and Staples is a curse. For me, the fact that he left us out of the top 25 is quite the blessing. They are never right anyway. The best poll prognosticator IMO would be Phil Steele. He actually has a method to his madness and he is only right half the time.
1980 Dawg
May 5th, 2010
12:16 pm
Sports Fans:
Have you ever noticed that the number one goal of Alabama graduates, is to move to Georgia? Seriously. “If” there is such a thing as an educated person from Alabama, their new address will not be within the state of Alabama.
We have more Alabama lovers in Georgia, than Mexicans. Although there is one difference. The Mexicans are more welcome, and have a much better manners.
AltamahaDawg
May 5th, 2010
12:18 pm
If we all just kneel in the long shadow of Alabama’s excellence, will thier fans finally stop living in the Georgia sports blog?
Geez. Saban is a better football coach today than Mark Richt. hell he had a decade head start and worked for about a half dozen programs before Richt ever got his first Job. been at several large program, including 2 SEC, a couple of stinks in the NFL. He aught to be a pretty good coach by now.
I have no idea what in the world Bama fans feel the need to prop up thier program at the expence of putting somebody elses down. I can understand a few fews back when they were mired in a coupld of decades of funk, but Now. geez, if you can’t just be proud of a NC and leave it at that, somebody is in serious need of a little self-confidence.
Yea I know, its your duty to put UGA fan in thier place. Because goodness knows UGA fans talking about UGA in UGA blog takes something away from Alabama. I would think your absence would say more about that than your presence.
BTW, Mark Richt, while not quite up to speed with Saban today, is years ahead of schedule.
harold
May 5th, 2010
12:20 pm
GEORGIA IS NOT A CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM. ALABAMA AND FLORIDA ARE. THE TIDE AND THE GATORS HAVE BETTER COACHES. LOUISVILLE COULD VERY WELL BEAT WHAT HAS BECOME AN AVERAGE RUN OF THE MILL SEC TEAM——GEORGIA.
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Delbert D.
May 5th, 2010
12:23 pm
According to the 2006 NCAA transfer rule, Mettenberg could play this season at a FCS school. That rule prohibits students with only one year of eligibility remaining from transferring and starting immediately at a FCS school. The rule intentionally benefits Div. II, as it allows such a transfer to play immediately with only 1 year of eligibility remaining.
Not knowing the details of Mettenberger’s probation, it may or may not allow him to live in another state.
How2fish
May 5th, 2010
12:24 pm
Bama fan are you on crack all the time..you point out that UGA fans like to pick points in time..after pointing out we beat you in 02, and 03 for teams that were on probation..who is picking points in time…I made my statement that IF we play you guys this year for the SEC we will beat you like rented mules…and also that there is no team we don’t play every year that we would LOVE to play more than Bama…face NC are not you don’t scare us at all…Hell you don’t scare Auburn .
DawgBuzz
May 5th, 2010
12:28 pm
Too much booze and young women can get any young hormone raging kid in trouble. Major mistake, probably too embarrassed to come clean with CMR at first. Hope the lesson is learned, Mett has a lot of potential.
CLEVON LITTLE
May 5th, 2010
12:29 pm
And someone actually PAYS this Andy Staples dillweed for this?? Anyone who has Boise St,TCU,Cinci,Utah,Houston & UCON consuming 25% of their ‘Top 25′ rankings should be bagging groceries. Noticed that Navy just missed the ‘cut’ lol. Not to mention, he ranked Ohio St. #3. Yeah, right. SEC. Nuff said. Not to mention that not only UGA was left out of his ‘Top 30′, but LSU was also left out of his ‘Top 25′. WOW, what an ‘expert’. I believe someone could draw names & come up with a better list than this.
Jay Leno
May 5th, 2010
12:29 pm
You recruit a thug….you deserve a thug! UGA got what they wanted, and they got what they deserved!
CummingDawg
May 5th, 2010
12:35 pm
1eyedJack
May 5th, 2010
11:21 am
“Mark Schlabach is NOT a UGA grad………some people.”
Indeed, “some people” meaning 1eyedJack! Or is that 1eyedJackET? You moron, Schlabach IS a UGA alum and a UGA homer for the most part. So what? He’s earned the right to his opinion/
Delusional Dawg
May 5th, 2010
12:35 pm
Don’t think I’d be smack talking about beating Bama “like rented mules” in the SECCG. Let’s get by Kentucky first….
CummingDawg
May 5th, 2010
12:42 pm
How2fish – I think a lot of Dawg fans would like to play Bama but the “rented mule” comment is way over the top don’t you think? I don’t think most people would have us favored over the Tide let alone “beat them like rented mules” as you put it. Most people would say the reverse is more likely, although I think we could match up well with Bama and possibly come away with a win.
How2fish
May 5th, 2010
12:46 pm
Delusional Dawg you didn’t say it jackazz I did and I listen to enough of your smack without weighing in…but your right most of the time you don’t think.
bigeasy830
May 5th, 2010
12:47 pm
Since he was kicked off UGA’s team, why do he have to sit out a year. They should make coaches sit out a year before leaving a team while under contract to go coach another team if thats the case.
How2fish
May 5th, 2010
12:51 pm
CummingDawg well said..however that would be true with almost any other fans base except Bama..just damn tried of listening to a bunch that has been mired in scandal and rotten coaches for 10-15 years..all of a sudden they are the second coming..Bah hell they have only beat Auburn what once in the last 5 years and we own Auburn..hell yes I think we would beat them like rented mules I really do…won’t say the same about UF,UT or Auburn but Bama yeah..I don’t just like our chance of winning I like our chances of winning big..again that is IF we play them for the SEC this year…cause if we get there we will be looking at a special UGA team.
Delusional Dawg
May 5th, 2010
12:51 pm
How2fish is like one of those guys who would say “If Muhammod Ali were still in his prime, I’d whup his azz”. Yeah, sure you would and it’s easy to say when “if” is never gonna happen!
BuzztheKiller
May 5th, 2010
12:53 pm
How sadly predictable the comments on here from the dog turd fans:
-Blast Mettenberger and claim he stinks because he got kicked off the team, when a few months ago he was the next coming of Matt Stafford.
-Blast SI for putting 5 ACC teams in the top 25 and only 3 SEC teams (none of which are UGA)
-Further blast SI for not crowning UGA preseason national champion (is there a trophy for that???)
How2fish
May 5th, 2010
12:54 pm
Jay Leno we got a kid that up to that point had never been in trouble…he got in trouble and then lied about it and is paying for it..IMHO he is less of a tool than you are.
How2fish
May 5th, 2010
12:55 pm
BuzztheKiller you for how we blasted you last year and how we will again this year only difference this year is that you won’t be ACC “champs” but we will enjoy it just the same! .
AltamahaDawg
May 5th, 2010
12:57 pm
1. Mettenberg was not a thug during recruiting, so invalid point.
2. Some folks would be very nice to a Rented Mule.
3. Mark Schlabach was a UGA grad, but is widely accepted as a guy who leans toward being overly critical of UGA because of that, and openly admit thats. Somebody reference any article or opinion that he was EVER expressed concerning UGA that was based on his homerism.
4. I see the use of “let’s” would indicates that you represent yourself to be a UGA fans. Now why are you so delusional, and do you not have the option to be less so?
Ben Roethlisberger
May 5th, 2010
12:58 pm
Zach call me I will be your mentor!
How2fish
May 5th, 2010
1:10 pm
AltamahaDawg your right most people would be nice to a rented mule…I should have used “stomp a mudhole in their azz” or something equally as pithy…good point and I loved your 12:18 post “just kneel in the long shadow of Alabama’s excellence, will their fans finally stop living in the Georgia sports blog? ” cracked me up !
Delusional Dawg
May 5th, 2010
1:10 pm
AltamahaDawg…In answer to question #4…I am an international man of mystery and only make these comments in order to display and defuse the mass delusion that exists within Dawg Nation. Perhaps it is a satirical screenname that I use because RealityDawg has already been taken. Perhaps one day I will remove my glasses and exit my mild demeanor to reveal………….. Geico………..15 minutes could save you 15% or more on your car insurance.
HAHA
May 5th, 2010
1:10 pm
Notice that Bama fans only really know 3 things about college football?
1) They have 13 legit titles (even though in ‘41 they finished 3rd in the their conference, and the fact that their 5 pre- Bear titles were claimed in the ’80’s….35+ years after those seasons were played)
2) Bear Bryant is God (even though he preached “have class” and former players knew he was a drunk)
3)RTR is a great way to avoid misspelling Roll Tide Roll for all the stupid bammers out there.
How2fish
May 5th, 2010
1:13 pm
Delusional Dawg your 1:10 post answers a lot of questions , the Geico part was a nice touch.
bulldogmaniac
May 5th, 2010
1:22 pm
The funniest part of this whole conversation is that all of the Bammer fans and Techies are so wrapped up in what goes on a Georgia. Fact of the matter is…we (Georgia fans) dont really give a crap about what you have to say about OUR program. It all comes from your jealousy of our program!
So, Bammer fans…go crawl back in bed with your sister and Techies…go grab your pocket protectors AND LEAVE!
AltamahaDawg
May 5th, 2010
1:25 pm
So, you ARE or you are NOT a Georgia Bulldog fan.
1eyedJack
May 5th, 2010
1:27 pm
CummingDawg
I apologize for being wrong about Schlaback being a UGA alum. I should have said he’s not a former player? Still, that gives you no right to be a total O-ring and start name calling. I am a Dawg fan and have been since the mid 60’s.
Realist dawg fan
May 5th, 2010
1:34 pm
How2fish,
I would love to beat the bammers like a rented mule. However, please be realistic. As it stands now we are clearly not on the same level as them. And when you say you honestly feel we would whip them bad you really are playing into the oft repeated mantra that dawg fans are delusional. The only people around that think we would have a chance against them are some of us Georgia fans. Nobody else would favor us against them. So what if a couple of their loudmouths want to gloat. There is an old saying. It aint bragging if you can do it and they did it all last year. Let them run their friggin mouths for a year or 2. What we have to worry about is building towards next year and the year after that. In those years we do play the bammuhs as I like to call them and we will have a fighting chance. In the meantime they do have braggin rights over us and everyone else. Just ignore them. Football programs go up and down and we’re just a little down right now but will be right back up in 2011 and 2012. Go dawgs!
BobDog
May 5th, 2010
1:34 pm
I wish Mettenberger nothing but the best. He showed very poor judgement under the influence of alcohol. Hopefully, he will learn that consuming alcohol is very dangerous for him and avoid it in the future (even after the probationary period.)
He is going to be a good quarterback somewhere.
ugaaccountant
May 5th, 2010
1:34 pm
Bama Fan – Ok State with Dez Bryant was a legit team. Big 12 teams aren’t bad but they aren’t SEC worthy due to depth. For a second example look at how Oklahoma did once Bradford got injured, or how Texas looked once McCoy went down. Ok State’s fortunes were very much tied to their 1 superstar player.
We’ve also recently played Arizona State, Colorado, Boise State and Clemson.
Plus Ga Tech every year.
If you think Alabama’s OOC schedule holds a candle to that, i’ll just leave you to your fantasy about what would happen if Bear Bryant and Nick Saban could be co-coaches of your team and Stallings as a coordinator.
Delusional Dawg
May 5th, 2010
1:36 pm
I am a fan of TRUTH, JUSTICE and THE AMERICAN WAY.
Techster
May 5th, 2010
1:39 pm
So the dawgs are gonna beat the bammers ‘like a rented mule”- Just like they did on blackout night? hardy hardy har har get ready to be stung again in that redneck town of yours again. 2 in a row in redneckville.
Harold
May 5th, 2010
1:40 pm
I LIKE TO TYPE IN CAPS LOCK BECAUSE IT HELPS TO GET MY POINT ACROSS.
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Delusional Dawg
May 5th, 2010
1:47 pm
GOOD point, Harold.
lazydawg
May 5th, 2010
1:50 pm
You heard it here first,Texas Tech and Tubberville.
High school grad
May 5th, 2010
1:50 pm
Since we have adopted so many golf etiquettes into football and when the Dawgs have the ball, they can ask the defense to let them “play though”. Hey that is a great idea! Let’s go ask Dooley and Richt if they would support that too.
High school grad
May 5th, 2010
1:50 pm
thats “play through”
Pago Pago Dawg
May 5th, 2010
2:00 pm
Didn’t OhioState recruit and play a thug…maruice clarette? He’s still in prison.
ArtyDodger
May 5th, 2010
2:09 pm
Hope the kid gets another chance……wonder what Richt will do next time one of his Pot Heads gets busted.
AltamahaDawg
May 5th, 2010
2:14 pm
As a man of “reality” I would think that you are aware that:
The vast majority of sport fans, I don’t care that the colors, are pretty level headed and don’t really have unreasonable expectation from year to year. Some years thier hoping might exceed the results, some year thier team pleasantly surprises them, all years they pull for them even if admittedly beyond what is logical on paper, but for the most part UGA fans, like others, are informed and realistic.
The lunitic fringe that claims to think they are entitled to ae better sports team than anyone else simple based on the fact of thier fandom are either dumb as rocks, 12 yrs old, or frankly doing so out of pure satire too. I suppose it’s possible that a grown man actually believes they represent the “mass”es. I don’t know any that would, but possible.
Pointing out the “reality” to the 95% of us fans who know just as much as you do and really don’t need the advice, especially when its just so predictably negative to the point of vapidity, is not the act of a well adjusted person, is it?. Certainly one who brags of thier wordliness. As far as “display and difuse” anything, I guess. You really are taking it to the BS that is put out to get under your skin of rivals if not outright make fun of them in a sports blog. Yea…Good job.
It looks to me like you spend an awful lot of time on a project that doesnt exist you are simply making up excuses for your own personal pacification.
Now if we looked up the word “delusional”, would that be pretty close to the definition?
St. Richt
May 5th, 2010
2:16 pm
If Mettenberger does play UGA, will the sackless CMR be around to see it happen?
Yoda
May 5th, 2010
2:21 pm
Techies!!!!! At least our coach doesn’t go running to the AD begging to drop a game, ’cause Bama is way too much for us…please get them off our schedule….wwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!
ugaaccountant
May 5th, 2010
2:22 pm
“ArtyDodger
Hope the kid gets another chance……wonder what Richt will do next time one of his Pot Heads gets busted.”
Appologies if you have a source here, but I’m not aware of any UGA player ever getting arrested for Pot or any other drugs or failing any drug test. I believe you have us mistaken for Florida on this one.
Delbert D.
May 5th, 2010
2:22 pm
San Francisco Dawg – Jacksonville State took Ryan Perrilloux. They did suspend him for the opening game in 2009 for violating team rules in, though.
AltamahaDawg
May 5th, 2010
2:22 pm
sorry, I am the wordliness one, you be the worLdliness.
RTR
May 5th, 2010
2:25 pm
Bama has some tough games you UGA mutts.
@ Duke- that is one of the most horrifying sites for a road opponent, not to mention a top tier ACC team on the field!
Vs. Georgia State- A brand new team with brand new talent….deadly combonation. Not to mention a head coach that, as he was the HC at Bama, we threw bricks through his windows…added motivation.
So you see silly mutts, we play the best!