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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Delusional Dawg
May 5th, 2010
4:20 pm
AltamahahaDawg…You are far too analytical with the emphasis on the first four letters of the word. If my “voice” “speaks” such reason that is so apparently obvious then you and the 95 percenters will have no trouble reading it. But I think you are being far too generous with your assumption of the intelligence level of this fan base. Just look at some of the comments that ramble with irrelevant facts and meaningless statistics that read like the long and winding road for evidence thereof. And yes, I do indulge in satire as it allows me to cope with the ignorance I read dailey. But remember, with every “needle” there comes a point.
RTR
May 5th, 2010
4:21 pm
Hey Bama Fan:
GET THIS THRU YOUR HEAD:
COLORADO’S DISCIPLEN HAS IMPROVED, THIS HAS YET TO BE SEEN ON THE FIELD HOWEVER IN 2010 I BELIEVE IT WILL, THIS SEASON HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED YET SO IT IS YET TO BE SEEN, FACTUAL BEATDOWN.
Please keep “factually beating me down” by not even debating the points presented to you, idiot.
Also (again x2) please tell me where I bragged that we opened with a top team team? They did not finish there, end of story. I said WITH DEZ AND THE OTHER PLAYER WHO GOT KICKED OFF they were deserving of that ranking, meaning they were a tough opponent, despite a lack of succes in previous years. LSU, who YOU DID BRAG ABOUT BEING IN THE TOP TEN WHEN YOU PLAYED THEM proved not to be a top ten caliber team with all their players -spkie it Les!-
Keep making up arguements I never stated, just shows you ARE the one who received a factual beatdown.
Also, I find it funny a UGA fan had to tell you that Bama is currently on prbation until 2012…way to know Bama LMAO
Papadawg
May 5th, 2010
4:37 pm
Bring him on. Our new defense will have a year under its belt so we’ll be ready for him.
Chuck Uga
May 5th, 2010
5:10 pm
Who is Andy Staples?!!! :
ugaaccountant
May 5th, 2010
5:11 pm
Altamaha dawg – You’re giving Bama fan far too much credit. He’s trying to argue that their 1 BCS out of conference schedule is tougher than our 2 BCS out of conference schedule. Plus he’s ignoring the fact that we try to get tough non-BCS games as well, like Boise State and Louisville as our 3rd OOC game. When they have one it’s the 1st or 2nd OOC game.
What’s even crazier is he’s giving us 0 credit for playing our local rival Ga Tech. Alabama doesn’t have an extra non-sec game like that on their schedule. If Auburn were a non-sec game, then they could talk. But as the schedules currently stand, we have them trumped.
That’s why as others have pointed out, every year going into the season, our schedule is among the toughest in the country. Maybe if we scheduled a few more creampuffs we’d have a prettier record.
Note, i’m not crazy enough to say Alabama wasn’t a legit national champ last year. Of course they were. But if you’re going to run your mouth about a specific subject, you better be correct.
Also i’m not talking ancient history or way in the future years that could easily look alot different by the time they get here. I’m talking Richt and Saban era.
AltamahaDawg
May 5th, 2010
5:37 pm
Enter your comments here
AltamahaDawg
May 5th, 2010
5:42 pm
So basically, you simply refuse to answer the question, to identify what college team you DO pull for. I believe your true agenda would be a lot more clear in that simple answer, than all the BS you invented to cover it up.
Delbert D.
May 5th, 2010
5:56 pm
“alligations against UGA”.
Alligations? Fell out of my chair on that one. Alligations?
Look Alive
May 5th, 2010
6:10 pm
How2fishy Thank you for your prayers as we all need them especially those babies being considered for abortion. DO YOU CARE?
patrick
May 5th, 2010
6:23 pm
Why is an ALA fan here talking crap? Richt is 3-1 against ALA and 4-0 against Auburn over last 4 games….That should be embarrassing enuff to keep them away
patrick
May 5th, 2010
6:24 pm
delbert? Tell us how winning games makes for a good season….I fell out of my chair when you said that one.
patrick
May 5th, 2010
6:26 pm
Old dawg…U forgot the loss in the Sugar to a midmajor
Go Mets
May 5th, 2010
7:11 pm
Love to see Mett end up at a school that has a chance to win it all. I’d go to Louisville with Strong. He will have a great defense, and Mett can beat up on Georgia and prove Richt wrong.
Delbert D.
May 5th, 2010
8:11 pm
“Alligations”
I had just finished reading something about the Gator Chomp, and the “alligations” post caught my eye. Seemed funny at the time. Yawn…
AltamahaDawg
May 5th, 2010
8:16 pm
How does Richt stating that he is a good player, and if he ended up being a good player prove he was wrong. Did you mean to type “right”?
30 years and counting......
May 5th, 2010
9:02 pm
Ya’ll just mad cause that one bama fan made ya ll look like dang fools. Come to think of it he right. Don’t think I ever seen dogs play a heavyweight team from another conference in reg season. Naw. Aint ever seen it. Always play middle of road mediocre teams but none of the big boys. Go Vols. 3 out of 4 in case you wondering and yeah we always played big time teams over the years just like the bammers. Dogs can never say that they ever played a big big time team in regular season. Can’t sayit cause it aint true.
Dawg'em out!
May 5th, 2010
9:14 pm
good luck to zack m., would be fun to watch him play against the dawgs. especially after all the hype he got at the end during the spring game against the new 2nd string defense grantham is getting going.
Go Mets
May 5th, 2010
10:57 pm
Mett can prove Richt wrong, Richt said Mett would not have been the #1 EVEN if he wouldn’t have been kicked off the team. If Mett outperforms Murray, and goes on to greatness, Richt was wrong in thinking Murray was better than Mett, for saying Mett would not have been good enough to be #1 on UGA’s depth chart.
Look Alive
May 5th, 2010
11:28 pm
What is the deal about mett playing against the second team defense. the passes he threw were on the money and no defense could have stopped them 1st or 2nd team.. due to stupidity on his part we lost our best qb and he will surely be missed it is easy to say that he would not have been nr 1 anyway but before the season ended he would have long ago secured the starting qb position based on talent. Murray’s hands are not big enough to get a grip on the ball like mett can you see mett has these long fingers—-
RED DOG 77
May 6th, 2010
12:13 am
I wish Zack Mettenberger well, dude really screwed up, and I hope for his sake he can straighten his life out. “Look Alive” Aaron Murray’s hands are so small that scout had him rated #2 in the nation at QB………But then again “Look Alive” you are so much smarter than the folks at scout, perhaps you should start “Look Alive college football recruiting” …………………….Big Dawg, Big Dawg, Big Dawg………….stupid is as stupid says, and you says some stupid stuff………….WOW……Can’t believe all the desperate football fans out there with their heads in the clouds this time of the year!………..Frankly, I don’t give a rats rear end what the so called experts say about any top 25 or 30 this time of the year !!! Hell folks……..We are four months, or around 120 days before the first kick-off of the 2010 season !……..Good Greif !!…………..About all I can say about the 2010 season at this point, is Florida will be good, although not as good as 2009, Alabama will also be good, but will probubly finish 5-7th in the final standings………We are probubly in store for some major surprises this season………And one will be the University of Georgia Bulldogs…..Yup, them DOGS gonna bite some folks, and ain’t never gonna let go !!………SIC’ ‘EM………WOOF……WOOOF………WOOOF……WOOOF !!!!
BS Patrol
May 6th, 2010
12:56 am
It would seem me that all these schools that are interested in Mett are admitting their standards are lower than ga’s, and fans,that’s getting on down.
Bulldog
May 6th, 2010
6:56 am
30 Years And Counting…never mind. It’s too easy.
Your post speaks for itself.
Good luck.
Sad Dawg
May 6th, 2010
7:23 am
UGA football is going down the tubes. I look for another mediocre season maybe a 6-6 finish with another mid tier bowl game. How did we get in this mess? CMR is too soft on these punks they recruit. We are also losing all the top state talent to other schools.
AltamahaDawg
May 6th, 2010
8:11 am
Uh, NO. Richt said that Murray had a better 15 day mini camp in the spring of his RS freshman year than Metterberger did. Nothing is going to prove him wrong on that, short of turning back the hands of time. He never said anything that amounted to his predictions about Mettenberger’s college career. In fact made a point to say he was only putting out a spring depth chart, not even a starting lineup. There are several #1s in that chart whom might not be a starter, and certainly will eventually give way to guy under them over time. To me the obvious flaw in your logic is thinking that Richt was trying to rank who did what in THIS system. I rather doubt he was predicting how Mett might do someplace else. As I said from the beginning, he might actually be better off someplace else. The question is, why would you take personal delight in Mettenberger proving Richt “wrong’ in the first place? What’s you agenda in that? My guess is that has way less to do with a kid named Mettenberger, and alot more to do with Georgia losing at something.
AltamahaDawg
May 6th, 2010
8:14 am
sorry, “To me the flaw in your logic is that Richt was only ranking who did what in THIS system.”
how2fish
May 6th, 2010
8:29 am
Sad Dawg thanks for that insight and wisdom..and Sad Dawg just a sad fact Georgia has a average of 100+ kids leave HS to play D-1 football EVERY year…and UGA has what 10-20 slots to offer…sad fact is we can’t take all of them. But your bright outlook for the upcoming season I’m sure will inspire the entire Bull Dog nation.
Dwight
May 6th, 2010
8:36 am
I don’t know about Mett….but, I’m sure the dawgs will loose at least four games in the SEC as usual. Start worrying about Florida and stop wondering about this teenage boy
AltamahaDawg
May 6th, 2010
8:43 am
Look alive, I don’t think the deal about playing against second team defense had anything to do with it being easier to throw the ball against those players. (although I think some folks tried to draw that conclusion) A beautifully throw ball is a beautifully thrown ball. I think the point is more what they were doing against him. How difficult was it to read the defense. Especially the #2. You could script the defense to the point that a walk-on QB could step up throw some pretty passes.
I am not saying that Mett couldnt read the defense. Obviously all of them are learning, and its just a matter of degrees now. But the point that he looked really good against the second team defense in the G-day game is that the only conclusion you can draw from that is, just that. But we dont play everybodies second string defense who will promise to never show anything but a base vanilla formation.
I would venture a guess that since the G-day game was so scripted, and the new DC showed nothing, the other two closed scrimmages would have been a better full speed, mix it up, work on actually installing a real defense, guage as what QB was checking into the correct play.
AltamahaDawg
May 6th, 2010
8:48 am
Are you an actually Florida fan Dwight?
seabass
May 6th, 2010
9:00 am
I cannot fathom UGA having 10 of 11 starters back on offense and not being in the top 25. NUTS!
Trojan Man
May 6th, 2010
9:03 am
Who is this Troy State you speak of?
Pago Pago Dawg
May 6th, 2010
10:17 am
So does Mett’s mom still work at the DAWGS offices?
Jeff
May 6th, 2010
3:26 pm
I’ve seen this dude play and he is awesome. Anybody that goes against him better look out. Big mistake Richt. Your consuhvatism might cost you on this one. I see him going to Rocky Top or maybe even to Florida since he has to sit out a year anyway. We’d be glad to have him down at the Swamp.
RED DOG 77
May 8th, 2010
1:10 am
jeff………apparently you don’t have a sister, daughter,wife, or mother……..good greif !!!!
JB
May 8th, 2010
5:09 am
UGA sucks. Always has and always will. Athens = Loserville
southGeorgiagrad
May 8th, 2010
12:21 pm
When is someone going to be honest with the facts that, Mettenberger the “adult”, has been a loose cannon since he was a “child” in high school? The only reason he got a second look with his previous high school behavior is that a parent works for the UGA Athletic Department. Word on the street is that he had behavior problems involving baseball bats and kicking people. The majority of alumni, fans and everyday people support laws, gov’t agencies and non-profits that prosecute defendants that are charged with similar crimes against women. However, coaching staffs, athletic departments and naive parents defend and cover-up these “adult student athletes” behavior issues for a potential win. Higher education is not a right, but an honor after achieving the grades AND conducting yourself properly. Why can’t we demand and expect UGA to recruit students with grades and history of proper conduct to beat the competition in the classroom, on the field and after college. If we just demand and expect the professional, ethical behavior that is taught and demanded in the classroom, their faith will follow on a private and personal level. I hope Mettenberger is on the side of the road doing community service every fall saturday this year. If we are not going to treat college athletics like an extension of the classroom, raise the importance of adult college athlete graduation rates then treat it like the “sporting event” it has become. I’ll trade some loses at the “excuses for the fall alumni tailgate & socials” for academic rankings of UNC and Georgia Tech. Never been asked in a job interview what a team record was during my college years. Tired of some UGA athletes devaluing my good degree!
The Mettenburger needs help or will continue being our problem in the future via the court system!
RED DOG 77
May 9th, 2010
12:57 am
jeff………….And by the way, it is conservatism, not ” consuhvatism’………..and please, do tell, when has socialism ever been successful in the history of mankind ?……….Didn’t think so.
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