Georgia-Florida contract still in works
More than seven months after the decision was made to keep the Georgia-Florida football game in Jacksonville through 2016, a new contract still isn’t signed.
But it will get done, probably this summer, according to Georgia executive associate athletics director Frank Crumley.
“We’re moving along very nicely,” he said. “We’ve got every hurdle worked out and are coming up with a [contract] draft to distribute to all parties.”
He said the delay was caused by making the three-way contract more comprehensive than in the past and dealing with “some very small issues … in the scheme of things.”
There’s been no big hurry since this year’s Georgia-Florida game is covered by the previous contract. The major components of the new deal -– length (six years) and economics –- are unchanged from what was reported last fall, Crumley said. As previously reported, Jacksonville will pay for the Georgia team to fly directly from Athens, and back.
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This is the time of year that the NCAA typically releases its Academic Performance Rate (APR) statistics –- a measure that can result in loss of scholarships for programs that are under-performing academically.
I checked with the NCAA and was told this year’s release date isn’t set yet, but will be within the next month or so.
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Georgia’s brutal baseball season is winding down. There’s a game tonight at Foley Field against Georgia State, then SEC series at Florida this weekend and vs. Kentucky in Athens next week.
Georgia enters tonight’s game with a 13-33 record (3-19 SEC) and an 8.80 staff ERA. The Bulldogs have lost their past four games, eight of their past 10 and 17 of their past 20.
Georgia State will bring a 29-18-1 record and a .367 team batting average to Athens tonight. The Panthers have scored an average of 11.3 runs per game this season.
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Small Johnson
May 11th, 2010
8:50 pm
Mini Me
I am over educated compared to you. Obviously you think moving the game will do wonders right?
I just called your Mom to let her know you need some more ADHD meds. You left your silicone wife in Jax and your to afraid to go there to pick her up because your afraid you might get a beat down from a FL fan
Me
May 11th, 2010
8:56 pm
You dont even know what moniker means, do you??
Dawg
May 11th, 2010
9:00 pm
The game should be rotated and Florida fans will tell you right up front that playing in Jacksonville is not home field advantage.
DawginOH
May 11th, 2010
9:03 pm
If Jacksonville is such a curse for the Dawgs, why do we still own the series against Florida? Rather than making excuses, our coaching staff and players should focus on making plays and man up. The past two years they’ve gone down there and just let Florida walk all over them. What happened to the poise and confidence of 2007?
POAD
May 11th, 2010
9:03 pm
I thought Mark Richt was a GOD in Florida! He sniffed J. Kelly’s jock at Miami. He told C. Ward to run around long enough to heave the ball deep and win a Heisman. Mark then told Weinke to go have a Pro Baseball players arm so I can use you as a 26 yr. old QB. Mark is GOD in the QB coaching world. Richt made a great NBA Point guard, and a used-up old baseball player be a bench warmer. Coach Christ Richt can i com play for you? You will let BoZo ruin me or not teach me a DAMN thing. I Wanna Be A DAWG. PLEASE.
Me
May 11th, 2010
9:04 pm
Eh, Im better off w out her anyway, I got my mom to take care of me. Glad u called her to remind me, I am ADHD u know, I would have
what was I talking about?? Oh yeah, your a jerk
Small Johnson
May 11th, 2010
9:06 pm
No stupid
Its just me Coach Small Johnson. Those other people are other people. Dont flatter yourself stupid. Like I said guess I hurt your pride and feelings
Me
May 11th, 2010
9:09 pm
I dont care if they play the game on that blown oil rig platform and show it in HD, as long as they win. And i call u a jerk, Small J
Small Johnson
May 11th, 2010
9:09 pm
Mini ME
Just to let you know
POAD is a die hard Tech fan
I have been hurting his feelings on the Tech blog today.
He is the Tech engineer I was telling you about who is going to fix our “little problem”
He has promised me that he would send our solution to North Ave!!!!!!!!
POAD
May 11th, 2010
9:10 pm
Small you can’t hurt anything. You are small. Now when my lil ELVIS leaves the Building all the Ladies know it. When UGA leaves JAX everybody knows it too because it is a TRAIL of TEARS.
Small Johnson
May 11th, 2010
9:11 pm
Mini Me
Glad those ADHD drugs have finally taken affect and now your seeing the light. Thats what Ive been trying to say all night
.
May 11th, 2010
9:11 pm
Me and Small Johnson,
Your nonsensical, immature drivel is very boring, so please shut the f up!
POAD
May 11th, 2010
9:15 pm
If were Bigge Johnson you would not have to Lick Mr. B-52 in the front and get REM to poke you in the rear. I think is what is says on your Tshirt? I ain’t sure was that the Red or black tshirt?
POAD
May 11th, 2010
9:18 pm
Win more games in a year than TECH then talk crap. The only UGA team to win more games than a Tech tem is the Girls Basketball team. UGA owns the state in GIRLS BASKETBALL and Player arrests. AHHAHAHAH
POAD
May 11th, 2010
9:21 pm
.: if your mother had a . you would not be the Bast..d you are. Did you go on Maury to find your DADDY? No! you just play Florida, Bama, UT or LSU and you know your daddy.
Small Johnson
May 11th, 2010
9:21 pm
POAD
You tell me since you watch garbarge like that.
Hey by the way how does it feel to come over to a real blog (AND PROGRAM) were there are 200 or more comments posted compared to the typical 14 or 15 posted by Techies and what ever is left by UGA fans
Poser
May 11th, 2010
9:22 pm
Jacksonville is not a neutral site, no more than Atlanta would be a neutral site for Fla. However it makes no difference at this time where they play because Flordia is a stronger program than UGA at this time. Don’t get made Dawg fans but you know its true. I hope and beleive the Dawgs will get back to they’re past success. I would love to see that game become more competitive.
Me
May 11th, 2010
9:23 pm
Finally, someone had the %%% to say it, shut the f up to us instead of jawn w us. Nice job. Thats all i wanted all along. Small is a dweeb. Good nite.
Small Johnson
May 11th, 2010
9:25 pm
POAD
Who beat yall in Football, basketball, tennis, and track shut up we own Tech
Now get over to Athens and pick up the Trash we left you Janitorial engineers
Small Johnson
May 11th, 2010
9:28 pm
POSER
Read my earlier post at 6:07 pm and shut up
FL is not the better program, just better coached
Me too
May 11th, 2010
9:28 pm
Me’s right, small you are too busy trying to say nothing when u when u talk. I bet ur divored, drunk, and lonely. Dont 4get to pay your 25 a week child support(yeah 17,000 a year)so you dont go to jail this week, we all wont get to mess with ur ego next week on the message boards, smalls, you weakling.
Small Johnson
May 11th, 2010
9:37 pm
Mini Me, Me too, …., and everyone else who has the problem
Go pull for another team
I make a statement that UGA needs to man up and go to JAX and pile drive FL in the mouth
But I guess we have weak fans on here who arent man enough to even believe UGA can do that and continue to think 10 wins is good enough
Give me a break, please go pull for another team. I bet your the old farts that sit in the stands and the only sound that comes out of you is an occasional fart
POAD
May 11th, 2010
9:38 pm
Small: there are UGA Posts becaus you don’t have jobs and you have no life. I get to run my business and get on-line when I want to. The gators are better coached? AHHAHAHAHAH. WE KNOW, but you dumb dawgs don’t believe it until the season starts. After the first game against a REAL team you are ready to fire Willie. This year it will be Bobo you are ready to fire. You have the easiest schedule and the Dawgs will still lose 3 games and not be the SEC East rep in The DOME.
Small Johnson
May 11th, 2010
9:41 pm
POAD
AT Least we can fire someone within 4 yrs and not a decade
ANd Richt is still better than any TECH coach
DawgCS
May 11th, 2010
9:46 pm
Urban Myer is great coach, has a great backing, great alum support and great facilitys. Gainesville is not as a great a town as Athens, though. Mark R has all the same stuff, just not the same edge to get to the SEC championship it seems. The venue is, and shouldnt be a factor in winning the game. It shouldnt but does usally decide who goes on to the bigger game, Sugar, SEC champ, or even BCS, lately. The Dawgs have the intimidation factor influence. Besides, more people bandwagon w/ Fla than any other school, even though UGA has won more overall games last 10 to 12 years, and been to more bowls w/ wins. Go fig. Go Dawgs!!!
POAD
May 11th, 2010
9:49 pm
HAHAAHAHAHA I can name 3 GT caoches that have National Championships. I can name 2 UGA coaches that have National Championships and none of the UGA caoches names is RICHT. Best College Coach wins the Richt Trophy? The Best College Player wins the Richt Trophy? AHHAHAH I think thet is the Bobbt Dodd Trophy and the Heisman Trophy. Keep trying you are just Killing Me.
POAD
May 11th, 2010
9:55 pm
Why does a person have to go to UGA to become a Landscape Engineer? The Mexicans that can’t read a design plan can make a beautiful yard. They didn’t even pass the driving test to get their driver license. Well, if you know that a 3 point basket is worth 3 points you can graduate from UGA.
Small Johnson
May 11th, 2010
10:03 pm
You couldnt name your toes, TOAD
zayne
May 11th, 2010
10:04 pm
keep the game in Jax, I am a DAWG fan till i die and i have stayed from the opening kickoff to the last whistle the last two years, and i still had a blast, i mean at the end of the day both fans are there to trash talk and have fun, and i believe that there will be more violence if these games were moved to a home and home because the fans would become more territorial and it would mess up TRADITION!!! GO DAWGS see ya in October gators
Small Johnson
May 11th, 2010
10:05 pm
Go work on your Big Blue Meanie project from the 60’s to save us all
Paul (you doesn't have to call me Johnson)
May 11th, 2010
10:09 pm
Georgia is waiting for Florida to catch up with them in the series until they change the venue. That’s why the latest contract is good thru 2016. Even if Florida wins every game they will still be behind, but much closer. Go Gatuh. This game should be in Atlanta
Man Enough
May 11th, 2010
10:10 pm
To the fans saying keep it in Jville, and that there is more to do there. Hey this is about a Football game, not about you going to the beach and working on your tan! I go to the beach in the spring or summer, fall is for football,
POAD
May 11th, 2010
10:17 pm
This lil piggy went to market, this lil piggy had fun, this lil piggy had roast beef and this lil piggy hand none. This Lil piggy went wewewewe all the way home. Now who is Mark Richt? Mark Richt is the DALE EARNHART JR. of SEC football. Winn games that don’t matter, look good for the camera, and some Bull$hit to your fans and call it Rose Food.
Man Enough
May 11th, 2010
10:19 pm
zayne, I’m sure there are still some territory issues for some UF fans but not for us of course. Even Spurrier was quoted to say something about us coming into “Their” house and kicking their buts.
Dawgs Roll in JAX!
May 11th, 2010
10:23 pm
Mark it down–this Dawg team may be their best in 20 years! The D will be loaded and with Grantham’s 3-4, Florida’s offense with brantley (good, not great) will be shut down cold! The Dawg running game will be the best in the SEC and will be pounding the ball for 200 yards on the florida D that lost all their good talent. Dawgs 30 Fla 20–bank on it!
Small Johnson
May 11th, 2010
10:30 pm
This lil piggy went to Publix, this lil piggy went to tha lika sto, this lil piggy had roll tide and this lil piggy none. This Lil piggy went wewewe all the way home. Now who is Mark Richt? Mark Richt is the DALE EARNdHART JR. of SEC football. Win games that don’t matter, look good for the camera, and some Bull$hit to your fans and call it Piggy Chow.
POAD
May 11th, 2010
10:31 pm
Dawgs Roll UGA has the easiest schedule you can dream up. Your team will not be the best in 20 years but your record should be. La-Laf 6-6, Colorado 3-9, Idaho St 1-10, Arkansas @ Home, Miss St. GT beat them the last 2 yrs., Vols new QB and Coach, Vandy GT beat them last yr too. Kentucky could bite the white painted dawg butt again(HAHAHAH). Gator could send Plant High and beat the Dawgs. Auburn could be interesting like USC. GT? HAHAHA No dawg fear the Yellow Jackets right? UGA 11-1 SEC east rep playing an OVERMATCHED BAMA and UGA is headed to the MNC game. “THIS COULD BE THE YEAR.” What year has the rest of the south not heard this story?
Miami Gator
May 11th, 2010
10:33 pm
It doesn’t matter where the game is, Jax, Athens, Orlando, Atlanta, Macon—Gators still win in a blowout over ga in 2010—this Gator team may be better than the 2006 title team—tons of top quality talent at every position!!!
The Truth
May 11th, 2010
10:34 pm
Charles Grant. One more name in the very long list of UGA felons.
POAD
May 11th, 2010
10:37 pm
Grant got off just like Ray Lewis. Why to easy for a dead person. Lewis can actually play football.
Dale in Winder
May 11th, 2010
10:38 pm
Florida 45
UGA 17
Bank on it.
One, two, free, fo, fi, them der Gator don't take no jive!
May 11th, 2010
10:40 pm
The games not moving, folks. And for those of you that don’t want to travel down there, sell your tickets on e-bay. We’ll but ‘em up and it truly will be like a home game for the Gators!
woof woof
May 11th, 2010
10:43 pm
I bankn on a 6 win season. too many variables this year for a good focus.
mark
May 11th, 2010
10:46 pm
this game should be played in athens and gainsville…. jacksonville and atlanta sux.
i would love to see florida come into athens every 2 years..
that would be great
Richt's Elephant
May 11th, 2010
10:54 pm
To motivate his team, I heard Richt’s bringing in Tiger Woods for “pregame consultant” this year. Tiger knows how to score in Florida.
RED DOG 77
May 12th, 2010
12:24 am
First: Game should stay in Jacksonville, respect tradition ! Second : But most importantly, Dogs gotta get bigger, stronger, meaner, thirstier, nastier, craftier………..and Damn well, Beat them dadgum Florida Gators ! I am sick and tired of losing to those sand lizards……..Now GO DOGS !!!…………….GATA…..SIC’ ‘EM WOOOOF……….WOOOOF………….WOOF………WOOOOF !!!!!!!!
Dawg Rule
May 12th, 2010
2:05 am
Florida’s going to be way down—they lost their 4 best players on O and D—look for the Dawgs to stop that lucky UF run and start dominating this series. Richt’s got the talent and asst coaches he needs, finally to beat UF!!! Gators go down in 2010—bet the house.
BuLLdawg
May 12th, 2010
4:04 am
Against SEC East teams, is Coach Perno without a winning record over say the last 4 years, as is Coach Richt ?
Over a 4-year stretch, has Coach Perno fumbled 21 times per year on the average 4 years in a row, has he failed to prepare a QB in 2006, 2009 and now again in 2010, has he had his Quarterbacks throw 14 interceptions a year every year 4 years in a row as has Coach Richt, has Coach Perno had 39 Arrested / Suspended in just the last 3 years off the field according to David Hale of macon.com as has Coach Richt, has Coach Perno averaged # 96 NCAA in Penalties every year for the last 4 years as has Coach Richt on the field, has Coach Perno Graduated his Baseball Players at a rate 9th in The SEC as has Coach Richt in Football, has Coach Perno gone 1-3 the last 4 years to both Florida and 1-3 to the vols the last 4 years, 2-2 to Kentucky the last 4 years and lost for good measure to both South Carolina and Vandie the last 4 years as has Coach Richt at just 10-10 vs SEC East alone the last 4 years, has Coach Perno played 11 games vs Top 10 Final AP Poll teams and lost 8 as has Coach Richt, was the last time UGA was relevant with Coach Perno even in our own Division of our own Conference let alone on the National Stage 2005 as has Coach Richt ?
This is 2010. In 14-game seasons now, we average 10 wins 3 losses 90-27 with not 1 win over a Top 10 Final AP Poll team in any bowl game the entire Coach Richt Era.
I believe if Coach Perno in Baseball at UGA compiled such a list, especially the last 4 years, but in the entirety of the Coach Richt Era as has Coach Richt with such a sorry baseball coaching staff as has Coach Richt in Football with a seriously sorry Coaching Staff in Football the entire 9 Years of the Coach Richt Era, that yes David Perno would be on the hot seat, as is Coach Richt.
We go to South Carolina at night with 2 freshmen Quarterbacks and that is it except for a 4th Year Player who has amassed now a grand total of 2 interceptions, 5 completions, and none 0 touchdown passes; and, if we lose that game we have a LOSING RECORD to The SEC East the last 5 years.
Did David Perno Redshirt Knowshon Moreno so we only got to see him only 2 years ?
BuLLdawg
May 12th, 2010
4:05 am
Did David Perno rip the Redshirt off the # 11 best running back recruit in the nation last year, in the 3rd quarter of the 5th game, only to watch him lead the team in Rushing anyway, only to give him but only 2 Starts and they not even the last 2 games ?
Did David Perno make the Quarterbacks’ Coach at Jacksonville State, for 1 years, the Offensive Coordinator at UGA ? Did David Perno make a Quarterback, the Tight Ends coach at UGA ? Did David Perno make a great running back into our Wide Receivers’ Coach ? Did David Perno make a former wide receiver at UGA our Running Backs’ Coach ? Did David Perno say in the newspapers 2 weeks ago, that he is taking over the entire Offensive Coaching, demoting all these coaches on his coaching staff still ?
Did our Wide Receivers’ Coach get credit for teaching AJ Green, but could only throw 2 footballs all season long to Marlon Brown and for good measure only 2 passes too to Branden Smith all season long last year ?
Did our Tight Ends Coach not make Orson Charles the Starter last year until game 12 of our 13-game season, in 14-game seasons nowadays ?
Did our Running Backs’ Coach fail to establish the run against any half-way reasonable run defense last year ?
Have we lost 10 of the last 20 SEC East Games in Baseball, as we have in football the last 4 years and half of those losses 5 of them to SEC East teams not even ranked in the Top 25 of the Final AP Poll.
Has David Perno Lost 8 games in 9 Years now of the Coach Richt Era to teams not ranked in the Top 25 of the Final AP Poll, as has Coach Richt.
10-win seasons in 14-game seasons nowadays is certainly not relevant on the national stage.
We failed to recruit in this 2010 Recruiting Class of Coach Richt the top Offensive Players in this state of Georgia, when this state of Georgia has the most players of any state playing today in The Entire SEC. Clearly the offensive all-stars in this state made a clear and concise statement to Coach Richt whom I love about his Offensive Coaching Staff and their utter failure over the last 4 years in a row.
BuLLdawg
May 12th, 2010
4:06 am
How in the world could we be 1-3 vs the vols the last 4 years when the last 4 years, those are 4 of the worst vols’ teams of all-time. We lost to Kentucky half of the last 4 years with Knowshon Moreno, Matthew Stafford and AJ Green. When we were ranked # 1 in the nation according to every poll, our entire football team went out that night and tied one on for the ages with dozens in bar brawls and drunken rages at the hospital for the beatings they took in the bars. In the 3 games we played that year, after being ranked # 1 in the nation we handed the football to Knowshon Moreno 14 times per game all 3 games and gave up consecutive points of 31 to nothing at halftime to Alabama, 42 to nothing to Florida and 29 unanswered points to Georgia tek, all 3 Losses. This is one of the last 4 years. We led the nation in Arrests / Suspensions and Graduated our football players 9th worst in football in The SEC. This is 2008 with Knowshon Moreno and Matthew Stafford. It was also AJ Green.
The year before that, also in the last 4 years, we completed THE SWEEP.
Swept, get the brooms out, EVERY SEC East Team in a ROW beat UGA.
That was 2006 and continued on into 2007 that we lost to all 5 SEC East teams in a ROW.
2006 we failed to have a QB ready and announced that Joe Tereshinski III is our Starting QB # 1 in the Depth Chart with Joe Cox # 2 and Matthew Stafford # 3. We LOST 4 games.
I believe it goes without saying that last year, again with no QB prepared, was a total and utter disaster, with 5 Losses.
Now we have no QB prepared yet again. 2006 with 4 losses, 2009 with 5 losses and now 2010.
I know Coach Richt feels the pressure on the South Carolina Game.
The last comment that Coach Richt wants to hear after the South Carolina Game, is that over the last 5 years he has a LOSING RECORD to SEC East teams.
When you cannot get out of your own division of your own conference since 2005, let alone beat a Top 10 Final AP Poll team in any bowl game all 9 years of the Coach Richt Era with 95 Arrested / Suspended in the 9 Years, with a 2-7 record against Florida and having never beat both the vols and Florida any of the 9 years, then yes if David Perno has such a record in fact, then yes he too would be on the hot seat.
Wouldn’t he ?