Richt thinks a lot of recruits ‘are close to pulling the trigger for Georgia’
As you know, NCAA rules don’t permit coaches to talk publicly about specific recruits. But speaking in generalities, Mark Richt made it clear to a Bulldog Club gathering in Macon that he thinks things are going very well on the recruiting trail for Georgia this spring.
“I think we’ve got a tremendous class started,” Richt said. “I think we have a tremendous amount of interest from the best players in this state and a lot of great players around this country, mostly Southeast but a few guys a little bit further away.
“And there are a lot of guys that I think are close to pulling the trigger for Georgia. So the recruiting front looks outstanding.”
He said he’s impressed with the recruiting work of his three new defensive coaches.
“One thing I like about Coach [Todd] Grantham and the new staff,” Richt said, “is I think they’ve done a great job of knowing exactly what they want by position and are able to look at that film and . . . make a decision: Should we or should we not [offer]?”
Two in-state players being recruited by Georgia for its 2011 signing class, East Hall DE/OLB Sterling Bailey and Mitchell County WR Justin Scott-Wesley, plan to announce their college choices Friday night and Saturday, respectively. The AJC’s Chip Towers will be on hand for both announcements. FRIDAY NIGHT UPDATE: Bailey committed to Georgia. Chip’s report is here.
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213 comments Add your comment
Papadawg
May 14th, 2010
9:13 am
Bring those Bullpups on in and let’s win some football games
true fan
May 14th, 2010
9:17 am
thank god papa dawg isn’t like the immature ones out there by saying first. I m with you brotha I m ready to see the dawgs win some games. Defense will shock the world this year book it.
318 Dawg
May 14th, 2010
9:20 am
Great news. Can’t wait for the practices to start
SEC fan
May 14th, 2010
9:21 am
With UGA’s arrest record, the headline makes a poor choice.
Blind Dawg
May 14th, 2010
9:21 am
I for one am sick of the hot seat BS. Only the AD, school prez, and about the top 5% of doners can put a coach on the hot seat – and let me tell you, that’s not happening. ESPN, this blog, and radio can’t do it -period. Good job coach! Keep up the good work.
jaglaw
May 14th, 2010
9:24 am
The real proof will be next year. UGA needs to play great this year and get back the swagger they had 00′-05′. Impress some kids this year, on the field, and the players will come hereafter.
Army Chaplain in Iraq
May 14th, 2010
9:25 am
I haven’t been this excited for a season in a while. I hope we get the top recruits in GA this year. God Dawgs.
USAFdawg202
May 14th, 2010
9:28 am
SEC fan, take a look at the arrest and remind me how many were firearm related? I think you meant to post this on the Gainesville Sun website or the Knoxville Sun maybe…
Worm
May 14th, 2010
9:29 am
Let’s hope this comes to fruition..This year could go a long way toward providing us a solid foundation for the coming years..GATA
Will
May 14th, 2010
9:31 am
UGA scholarships are filling up fast and these guys know it. Look for both to commit to UGA. I also predict the entire class will be committed by early fall.
chipperdawg
May 14th, 2010
9:32 am
Hope we get some more Big Uglies on both sides of the ball.
And I, too, hope more of the best homegrown talent desides to stay home and play for my Beloved Dawgs!!
Glory Glory
May 14th, 2010
9:33 am
Somebody remind me who Sterling Bailey is again?
kevin
May 14th, 2010
9:33 am
1st = lame.
WWW
May 14th, 2010
9:47 am
So, crime is expected to increase with this recruiting class ??
Oh well, new year, same ol sh*t from athens.
RGB
May 14th, 2010
9:48 am
Given the propensity of college athletes to have run-ins with the law, I probably wouldn’t use the expression “there are a lot of guys that I think are close to pulling the trigger”.
KC in Athens
May 14th, 2010
9:50 am
SEC fan, as a die hard Dawg fan I can assure you that you’re comments were completely funny! I can take the punches, especially when they make me laugh.
WWW
May 14th, 2010
9:51 am
Please excuse me for my weak, negative comments. I have nothing in my little world to cheer about, so I thought I’ll just needle someone.
suwaneedawg
May 14th, 2010
9:51 am
The future looks so bright for UGA, Richt has to wear shades. This team will be rolling like a freight train by 2011.
PTC DAWG
May 14th, 2010
9:52 am
Always good to know the fans of other teams are so concerned. Keep up the useless work for yourself.
CUNK ROGERS
May 14th, 2010
9:53 am
Great job CMR, CTG, CRG and the rest of the staff. Good things are about to happen folks so jump on the wagon now and enjoy the ride!
Brian
May 14th, 2010
9:57 am
I would like to announce that I commit to the University of Georgia. I have not had an official coaches visit, or an offer, but just because I am 36 and not in playing shape does not mean I am any less committed to the program.
Papadawg
May 14th, 2010
9:58 am
All you powder puffs who keep bringing up the DAWGS arrest records, please tell me what school your’re pulling for so I’ll know where all the choir boys are going
tenn.DAWG
May 14th, 2010
10:03 am
It’s great to see all the in state interest.If the best stay home and play with home grown pride,the ships will come.Good to see a sense of urgency in the coaching staff.
gt4ever
May 14th, 2010
10:05 am
What is he supposed to say…. Recruiting is just terrible. I mean, come on people….. UGA has some of the best recruits every year, and look what happens…… They are either recruiting the wrong guys or there ability to coach them is suspect…. You take your pick… I hope Richt is at UGA forever!!!
RxDawg
May 14th, 2010
10:08 am
Welcome aboard Brian!
Dawgrulz
May 14th, 2010
10:09 am
GT4ever, considering CMR is 8-1 against GT you should feel good. 30-24, glad it hurts so bad.
82Dawg
May 14th, 2010
10:11 am
gt4ever …just wondering why would you want someone who you have only beaten once in 9 years to stay?
Ron Mexico
May 14th, 2010
10:11 am
Hey gt4ever – that sorry coaching kicks tech around the field every year! 30-24! What bowl is Goober gonna lose for you guys this year?
toph
May 14th, 2010
10:12 am
I think this weekend will really start the ball rolling for UGA.
gt4ever
May 14th, 2010
10:13 am
Great accomplishment Dawgrulz, considering that UGA is top 10 every year, and GT has rarely ever seen the top 10 in recruiting… On top of that we are competing every year, with a very good chance to win…. So, you keep drinking you grape koolaid…..
TheNumber34
May 14th, 2010
10:13 am
GT4ever….looks like whatever coach Richt is doing is good enough to pound you guys into submission for the last 8 years out of 9. And, with the 3-4 installed, any potential for GT to have success against UGA just got more difficult. Only teams that throw effectively will be able to test the soundness of Grantham’s defense.
RDR
May 14th, 2010
10:14 am
gt4ever
May 14th, 2010
10:05 am
What is he supposed to say…. Recruiting is just terrible. I mean, come on people….. UGA has some of the best recruits every year, and look what happens…… They are either recruiting the wrong guys or there ability to coach them is suspect…. You take your pick… I hope Richt is at UGA forever!!!
WELCOME BACK TO EARTH gt4. WHILE ON YOUR INTERPLANETARY VOYAGES, YOU APPARENTLY MISSED THAT THE DAWGS HAVE FINISHED IN THE TOP 10, 6 OUT OF THE LAST 9 YEARS; HAVE ONE 2 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS AND PLAYED IN 3 OVER THE LAST 9 YEARS; AND HAVE DEFEATED THE NERDS FROM TECH 8 OUT OF THE LAST 9 YEARS!!! I’D SAY CMR HAS DONE A GREAT JOB!!!! YEAH, WE HOPE HE’S AT UGA FOREVER TOO.
gt4ever
May 14th, 2010
10:15 am
You guys are sooooo funny….. A reject for a DC, this is too much!
30-24 Dawgs - WE RUN THIS STATE!
May 14th, 2010
10:15 am
Looking forward to seeing Grantham’s D Between the Hedges this fall!
TATER TOT
May 14th, 2010
10:16 am
Lets rejoice to the lord as God looks over them and leads them to the golden age of rocking and rolling……Now time for a bee-ya
Ropedawg
May 14th, 2010
10:19 am
Apparently to gt4ever, close but no cigar is good enough. Sounds like you’re ok in the fact that Mark Richt has NEVER lost against GT on the road, and only once in the last decade at home. Sure, some of those wins were close games, but don’t forget the 51+ beatdown. Not all the games were that close, and CMR’s single loss to GT was by a field goal. I hope Mark Richt stays at UGA for a very long time too.
Ron Mexico
May 14th, 2010
10:20 am
Yeah your coachs are rejects, who’s the DC there now? Can he still see the field?
Huh?
May 14th, 2010
10:20 am
gt4ever – a reject at DC? Didn’t your new DC just get FIRED from Virginia? Must be pretty bad to get fired from UVA. Pot meet kettle…
gdawginkalamazoo
May 14th, 2010
10:23 am
SEC Fan, LMAO! Good call out on the headline dude.
Glad to see the new DC coming in and taking care of business. Looks like evaluating and getting the right people on the field is the priority now.
1eyedJack
May 14th, 2010
10:24 am
Better than a washed up old DC with a matching drool cup.
Morrus
May 14th, 2010
10:27 am
Curiously, in a supposed anti-incumbent year, most of the departing are not retiring but seeking higher office. We may recycle more than we replace. The bad news is that a frustrating 114 seats still have but one contestant. Two of them aren’t even incumbents, meaning they will affect state policy without being vetted by voters. And I have to think that we’d be better off if many had run instead for the Legislature — and cut down on the number running unopposed. Georgia’s problems are numerous. They aren’t going away. There’s too much stale thinking at the Capitol, on both sides of the aisle. New voices would be welcome.
Stinger
May 14th, 2010
10:31 am
Why is he pleased? He will just coach them down to 1 star players.
82Dawg
May 14th, 2010
10:31 am
Morrus …..uh wrong board …………………
82Dawg
May 14th, 2010
10:32 am
Stinger ……….see you are trolling again, nothing happening in nerd world I guess.
Casey
May 14th, 2010
10:33 am
Who is Grantham?
Crumpytizers
May 14th, 2010
10:35 am
Hey dawwwwwwgs fans… you wanna know my favorite game????
THE BLACKOUT
Delusional Dawg
May 14th, 2010
10:36 am
It won’t matter.
Fair and Balanced
May 14th, 2010
10:36 am
Has GA ever reported a bad recruiting class? I don’t think so. Show us the money in the Fall!
FRED
May 14th, 2010
10:37 am
Get all the good ones? We still got to get someone to coach them!
FRED
May 14th, 2010
10:37 am
Get all the good ones? We still got to get someone to coach them!
Mike
May 14th, 2010
10:38 am
Georgia seems to get a top 10 recruiting class almost every year. The talent has been there. But things are getting worse.
The perplexing part is seeing things continue to happen: penalities, turnovers, losing to Florida, starting a brand new QB each season, etc. Richt doesn’t know what’s causing these problems to keep happening and his remedies don’t work. Georgia has 3 years in a row of decline as far as wins go. Last year’s recruiting class was the lowest ranked for Georgia in years. Georgia did not finish in the top 25 rankings for college football in the polls for the first time in a long time with the 7-5 season.
DawgBoi
May 14th, 2010
10:39 am
stinger – he sure coached down Stafford 5 star & #1 overall pick. Why do you even bother?
gt4ever
May 14th, 2010
10:42 am
Let me remind you last time we entered the cesspool in Athens we stomped arse to the tune of 45-42 and Coach Paul Johnson is UNDEFEATED in that stadium with the cokes that smell like doo-doo cups.
WE RUN THIS CONFERENCE!
Tim Tebow: NFL First Round pick
May 14th, 2010
10:43 am
Ha ha!
I own you loser fleabags.
Just curious
May 14th, 2010
10:43 am
GT4whatever, What are you guys planning on doing with that high school offense now that Chan Gaileys recruits are gone, beside losing to UGA and your bowl game every year?
DawgBoi
May 14th, 2010
10:44 am
Paul Johnson did a number on Dywer. Great RB to overweight late round draftee. He will have a good pro career, but with no thanks owed to CPJ. Focus on that garbage pile you call a Head Coach. And pray you all never have to join the SEC..
TXDawg
May 14th, 2010
10:44 am
Elementary English Lesson:
you’re = you + are
your = your
People, this is like 1 + 1 or 2 x 2…..not rocket science, as they say.
Zach Mettenberger
May 14th, 2010
10:45 am
Its 5′ o clock somewhere! Time to pop an ICB…. GOOOOOOOOOO dawgs
Where the drunk frat girls women at?
DawgBoi
May 14th, 2010
10:46 am
gt4ever – when was the last time you won against us in your own home stadium? We got rid of the DC that allowed that to happen. Dont expect any more flukes..
Just curious
May 14th, 2010
10:46 am
Maybe Johnson can get Hewitt to help him with recruiting since that seems to be the one thing he can do.
The Ol Bawl Coach
May 14th, 2010
10:49 am
From what I remember, Ol Ray Goff always had top recruiting classes. Some things never change at Jawja.
Athens Police
May 14th, 2010
10:52 am
I saw Murray trying to cozy up to the bar the other night and I was getting ready to arrest the dude, but he couldn’t see over the counter to order.
Papadawg
May 14th, 2010
10:52 am
Gt4ever you have to have a plastic pocket protector in your white pocket tshirt cause you sure talk like it
Paddy
May 14th, 2010
10:55 am
gt4ever….maybe you should stop posting now. You are way behind and getting pulverized. Maybe tomorrow will be a better day. Might I suggest not buying a lotto ticket. It is not in the cards for you right now!
gt4ever
May 14th, 2010
10:56 am
It true, I am a tool!
radar
May 14th, 2010
10:56 am
GOOD, sign all those 5 stars again and then lose to GT 45-42 in Athens like when you had No show Moreno and Stafford. Yeah, the recruits are pulling the trigger all right but the bullets are facing Richt’s way so he better hide out in the tanning salon..
radar
May 14th, 2010
10:58 am
THE SEC is in some need of a serious face lift. God how some of your teams need to get the boot out of there. But then who would UGAY have to beat up on and then brag about how great they are.
gt4ever
May 14th, 2010
10:58 am
In 2 short years Coach Johnson has fried 3 of the big fish on his plate: a victory over UGaG, an ACC Championship, and earning a spot in a BCS bowl.
This year expect bigger & brighter things as Al Groh improves the defense and look for the Jackets to win a bowl game, possibly the MNC and if so Nesbitt the Heisman.
Helen Hunt
May 14th, 2010
10:58 am
I looked in the mirror this morning and thought I was Mark Richt.
WE RUIN THIS STATE
May 14th, 2010
10:58 am
Sounds like Ugag just added a new “Sub-Prime Lending” major
to go with its joke “Housing” major.
AltamahaDawg
May 14th, 2010
10:59 am
If posting “first” were so silly, then commenting on the person who does that would be one step below that. At least the “first” person had some reason to amuse himself, he was. Why on earth would it matter to soembody else if they did???
reservoirDAWG
May 14th, 2010
10:59 am
Wake me up in August.
Dog Dawg
May 14th, 2010
10:59 am
GT4ever,
Paul Johnson is not undefeated at Sanford Stadium. He coached Georgia Southern. Also an Arse stomping is not 45-42 or 30-24. An arse stomping is 51-7, look it up.
Do you feel bigger when you come on here and bad mouth UGA? I’ll bet your afraid to have a real conversation with someone face to face aren’t you. Use all that frustration you have built up to dominate in World of Warcraft.
Papadawg
May 14th, 2010
10:59 am
Radar, recent history shows your unbeatable high school power house offense beaten by a 8-5 DAWG team at your House. Who needs to hide
Papadawg
May 14th, 2010
11:02 am
I’m terribly sorry for not saying first at the beginning of this blog. Yeah Right
SEC Fan/WWW
May 14th, 2010
11:04 am
We secretly enjoy playing Dungeons & Dragons with Ga Tech fans.
1eyedJack
May 14th, 2010
11:04 am
radar
45-42 don’t sound like Stafford and Moreno’s fault. By the way, most of those 45 points have fled the crime zone and left early for the NFL. And your “better” defensive players that allowed the 42….they’re gone too.
LizDawg
May 14th, 2010
11:04 am
Using the words “Georgia Tech” in the same conversation as a national title or Heisman this year, now THAT’s funny!
Lest you forget you lost the 5 best players on your team. Remind me how many receptions Stephen Hill had last year? LMAO!
A sense of urgency
May 14th, 2010
11:05 am
As a casual observer to the UGA program, it appears that Richt has got the message and taken control of the program instead of being the delegator that his daddy Saint Bobby became. When you get paid over 3mil per you need to earn it and the last couple of years he has been asleep at the wheel. Last year was a rebuilding year but the year with Stafford and Mareno was his worst coaching job. He should have won the east and played for the SEC Championship.
1eyedJack
May 14th, 2010
11:05 am
“Sounds like Ugag just added a new “Sub-Prime Lending” major
to go with its joke “Housing” major.”
Yep, next we’re going to add an “Undecided” major so we can keep up with GT.
Dawgs97
May 14th, 2010
11:08 am
Guys, you have to remember, Georgia Tech plays in a panzy, loser conference in the ACC…where recruiting, attendance and national Championships don’t matter.
If Tech ever ventured to the SEC, they might have 1 in 10 years with more than 6 wins.
DawgBoi
May 14th, 2010
11:08 am
radar – not even close. Richt is fine. UGA is fine. Thanks for your concern. This will be his 10th year in Athens. He is 48-19 vs. the SEC. Find me a stretch in the last 9 years were GT has been that good (.716 win %). And thats against toughest division of the toughest conference in the land. 2-1 SEC championships. 8-1 against the wreck. You have no legs to stand on in this blog. Not b/c you are a techie; no, you have no business posting your illogical rants about the state of your or our football team b/c you obviously know nothing about football or reality for that matter.
Really Rival Fans???
May 14th, 2010
11:09 am
Everyday I come on here and every day you make me proud to be a Bulldawg Fan!
Wyatt Earp
May 14th, 2010
11:10 am
Pulling the trigger now means nothing; it’s like shooting blanks. Pulling the trigger on Natl signing day is what counts. Richt is sayin this crap is trying to make kids think he has a great class coming in. If Murray is as good as advertised, ME LEMAY will go somewhere else.
Just curious
May 14th, 2010
11:10 am
Radar, the SEC needs a face-lift? You guys are funny. How many NC’s has the ACC won lately. Oh, thats right, you can only beat each other. But, I guess you did beat UGA one time in the last decade, and maybe one day, you will win another bowl game. I guess, if I didn’t have any more to cheer about than you do, I would maybe go to another blog and brag. They call that “little man syndrome” don’t they?
Hank Aaron Murray
May 14th, 2010
11:10 am
Let’s sign um, coach um up & get some trophies! GATA
BurningRedBleedingBlack
May 14th, 2010
11:13 am
One thing about Richt he doesn’t Lie about stuff or parade information that is false so if hes excited about this year then i am also. Go Dawgs!!
Chris Petersen
May 14th, 2010
11:15 am
Tell Richt not to sell his house yet. I might be interested when he’s fired and I leave Boise St.
Chris Petersen
May 14th, 2010
11:15 am
BurningRedBleedingBlack, he’s excited about the tanning beds; does that mean you go there also?
Delbert D.
May 14th, 2010
11:17 am
Oops! Pocket protectors spotted in Athens.
From the University System of Georgia web site:
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Biochemical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering
Master of Science in Agricultural Engineering
Master of Science in Biochemical Engineering
Master of Science in Biological Engineering
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy in Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Typical Tech Fan
May 14th, 2010
11:19 am
blahblahblahblah. I feel inferior.
SOOHSO
May 14th, 2010
11:20 am
5 star recruits, 3 star results. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Really Rival Fans???
May 14th, 2010
11:23 am
Another funny thing is they keep changing their handle to make it look like thaey have more fans, but you know they don’t. I love Atlanta GA.
mansup
May 14th, 2010
11:24 am
Who cares what UGA’s recruits look like? (Other than every true redneck in a 100 mile radius of Athens, of course)
It won’t make any difference though. Next November you’ll all be criticizing the coaches and wondering how a team with “obviously, the greatest talent ever assembled…haha” could be wasted. What a shame! Deja vu.
Papadawg
May 14th, 2010
11:25 am
All Tech Fans when you take your animals to a Vet where did they graduate from. GT?
Chris Petersen
May 14th, 2010
11:27 am
Really Rival Fans??? It it wasnt for atlanta we wouldnt have jobs.
Delbert D.
May 14th, 2010
11:29 am
“Another funny thing is they keep changing their handle to make it look like thaey (sic) have more fans, but you know they don’t.”
They better watch out when posting on Chip Towers’ site. He’s listing posters who use more than one screen name.
Just Curious
May 14th, 2010
11:31 am
Delbert, why should anyone care as long as its clean. Chip gets paid everytime he gets a hit on his blog.
Goldenrod
May 14th, 2010
11:37 am
I miss Jaybow Shaw. He promised to slaughter UGA and only got to deliver on his promise once. If Nesbitt comes up limp this year Jaybow was the man to lead us to the promised land and another victory in Athens.
DawginOH
May 14th, 2010
11:38 am
gt4ever- Given his record against the Bugs, I also hope Richt stays at UGA forever.
Dave In Tampa
May 14th, 2010
11:46 am
Hey Techies, thanks for the laughs. There is a big difference between you and the SEC fans. Techies get on here with mindless dribble and make no sense because they have ZERO facts to back up anything. I give UF credit. They have backed up their talk. In reading what Techies post here, unbelievable?
You should not want CMR to be at UGA. You are on here because you are afraid of the recruiting job that CMR and the new coaches are doing. Admit it; you hate the fact that UGA will always own you! Make all your arrest jokes you want, but in doing so please catch on your own players headlines. I so look forward to the beat down that will take place to the bugs come this November! GO DAWGS!
Al
May 14th, 2010
11:46 am
DREAM TEAM!
Spike
May 14th, 2010
11:52 am
Please forward this article to the Tech blog. UGA-30. ACC Champs-24.
Al Groh
May 14th, 2010
11:59 am
You dawg fans will learn to fear tech when I bring my powerful virgin defense to Athens this year.
Papadawg
May 14th, 2010
12:05 pm
I’m humble about the fact that the Damn Gators have owned us for awhile so GT fans SHOULD feel the same way about the way the DAWGS have owned them for awhile
Dave Perno
May 14th, 2010
12:16 pm
where are the baseball posts?
5:35
82Dawg
May 14th, 2010
12:16 pm
Papadawg …you are correct the only fans that can really talk trash to UGA is UF. Hopefully that is going to change starting this year but we still will need to win several in a row against them.
ga gator
May 14th, 2010
12:22 pm
82Dawg, I try not to talk trash and will ignore comments about UF when the argument was started by a Florida fan. But sometimes it is hard to ignore some Dawg comments. Let’s just agree (i hope) that both schools have some idiots as fans. If you graduated in 82 then you should remember the days when UGA fans were talking all the trash. I rule to all is: show some class and act like you been there before.
True Dawg
May 14th, 2010
12:25 pm
The only thing I want to see is UGA’s immergence as the new dominator of the UGA vs UF game. Richt is 2-7 in that series and UGA is 46-39. We need to keep that lead and make it grow so UF will NEVER and I mean NEVER catch up.
Interesting facts about that series… UGA won the first game 37-0, UGA has the LARGEST margin of victory 75-0. Fun Facts of the day!
Go DAWGS!!!!!
True Dawg
May 14th, 2010
12:26 pm
forgot the (s) for ‘…make sure it grows…’. Sorry
True Dawg
May 14th, 2010
12:29 pm
Ga Gator…I second your statement. We have to respect each other. Ironically, I had a good conversation about the series and the 2 teams with a few Gator fans the other day. It was respectfull and really fun. Now the Dawgs just need to get back to business and it will really be fun.
ga gator
May 14th, 2010
12:31 pm
True, I date a UGA girl and go to all the home games and usually 1 away game in addition to Jax. Last year she went with me to see FL/TN in the swamp and had fun. I root for UGA every game but one.
gdawginkalamazoo
May 14th, 2010
12:33 pm
ga gator, true. The series will come back our way one day or at least become competitive from our side, I hope. The sooner the better. People look at as UGA having a bad run which is true, however, there are a lot of teams that Florida has beaten these past two decades. Nice run for you guys but I can’t wait for it to end.
ga gator
May 14th, 2010
12:35 pm
gdawginkalamazoo, it has been quite a run, and a run that would have never happened without Spurrier changing the mind set down in Gainesville. But like all runs it will end, later rather than sooner I hope.
The rest of us
May 14th, 2010
12:36 pm
Ahhhhhh. Look at True Dawg and ga gator holding hands skipping downhill through the flowers like the opening scene from Little House on the Prairie.
ga gator
May 14th, 2010
12:39 pm
Ahhhhhh. Look at True Dawg and ga gator holding hands skipping downhill through the flowers like the opening scene from Little House on the Prairie.
And that is why they created festivus for the rest of us, clown.
dawgster
May 14th, 2010
12:39 pm
good comments by ga gator and true dawg, we need some respect on some of these blogs, but unfortunately some of the gator fans and also dawg fans don’t choose to play that way..As far as Techsters bashing the dawgs record, you might want to wait a few years before playing that card when and if you have a record against us as the gators do right now…You definately have no room to talk about your record against coach Richt…As i said, and it hurts to say it, the gators are the only program that can actually say they have our number right now…
Friendly Reminder fleabags
May 14th, 2010
12:40 pm
Alabama Crimson Tide: 2009 Undefeated SEC & Undefeated National Champions…..
Spin that one leg humpers
Flo-Ri-Duh!
May 14th, 2010
12:40 pm
Richt is not on the hot seat but another year like last year and maybe the stove will be turned up a couple of notches.
Denver Dawg
May 14th, 2010
12:41 pm
I haven’t touched a real woman since 1995
ga gator
May 14th, 2010
12:45 pm
Friendly Reminder fleabags, is your break at Walmart over?
Dawgboy
May 14th, 2010
1:00 pm
Good one ga gator, I guess he went back inside to Walmart.
S.T.
May 14th, 2010
1:08 pm
Sterling Bailey will announce his intentions to committ to the University of Georgia today at 6:30. Hopefully a certain speedy receiver will announce the same decision on Saturday.
Lane Pimpin
May 14th, 2010
1:11 pm
Same old stuff from poodle fans. Either they want to talk about the past when it comes to the UF dominance during this generation, OR they want to talk about a future that always looks rosy and a time when they end the Gator dominance. Now, it is Tebow gone that will make the difference. Two years from now, it will be Brantley gone and the pups finally will show some respectable football in Jax.
The past (very distant past) and the future (very removed future) always are more appetizing to the poodle whose main task in life if to find a post upon which to take a whiz.
Dawgboy
May 14th, 2010
1:13 pm
Remember DaRick fella’s. It aint over til signing day.
TXDawg
May 14th, 2010
1:19 pm
Lane Pimpin – if we can’t reminisce or dream on a UGA blog about things from the past or hopes for the future, then what is the purpose? Pretty dumb comment Pimpin.
One thing is for sure, UGA is in a helluva better shape than Rocky Flop!
Friendly Reminder
May 14th, 2010
1:35 pm
No sorry…. I stepped away to watch that SEC championship game video from last year… you know the one where Alabama destroyed those sissy Gators and made the almighty Tebow cry ????
Once Proud Bulldawg
May 14th, 2010
1:38 pm
UGA should construct a state-of-the-art prison on campus – that will make the kind of recruits they attract commit immediately – nothing like getting an early taste of what will eventually be their permanent home anyway (the prison cells)
5 STAR RECRUITS — 1 STAR RESULTS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The rest of us
May 14th, 2010
1:39 pm
ga gator, did you get you widdle fewings hurt? Go find other articles to comment under if you don’t want you ish pushed in.
Bama Fan
May 14th, 2010
1:41 pm
Leave ga gator alone. He has to feel superior to someone, it might as well be a Dawg.
Me
May 14th, 2010
2:07 pm
You know a coach is in trouble when he starts talking up his recruiting efforts in the spring. Nothing like a talking a good recruiting class to make the natives forget about last season and give them some kind of hope for the future.
Dawgforlife
May 14th, 2010
2:10 pm
The Tech fans are funny…they still talk aoubt 45-42…they say we coach players down to 1 star; and yet, that 45-42 win was the only one in the last decade, and we beat their best team in 20 years in their house with our worse team in 10 years…like I said…they are funny, and when they run out of anything football to talk about, they talk basball scores…lol
Spike
May 14th, 2010
2:13 pm
Me.. He has had no trouble with beating Tech eight out of nine times. You keep Johnson and we will keep Richt.
RDR
May 14th, 2010
2:14 pm
Friendly Reminder fleabags
May 14th, 2010
12:40 pm
Alabama Crimson Tide: 2009 Undefeated SEC & Undefeated National Champions…..
Spin that one leg humpers
EASY………………SEC RULES………..AGAIN!!
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
May 14th, 2010
2:29 pm
It’s going to be a good recruiting year, especially with the new D coaches. Next few years should be exciting.
Friendly Reminder
May 14th, 2010
2:52 pm
ga gator – i own you son. better luck next time.
kingster
May 14th, 2010
2:52 pm
When is the last time Georgia won the SEC championship, you can get all the 4 and 5 starts recruit you want but if they don’t fit the system it means nothing (like the last 3 year), besides if they don’t play well together (Owens and Weston) then no championship, CAN YOU DIG IT!!!!!!
Bulldogs Bite
May 14th, 2010
3:01 pm
Just hope some of these recruits can help Richt beat Florida.
AltamahaDawg
May 14th, 2010
3:05 pm
so don’t go after the 4 and 5 star recruits?
dd
May 14th, 2010
3:09 pm
Does anyone have the all time UGA/fla football series record handy?
Bulldogs Bite
May 14th, 2010
3:12 pm
Richt is 2-7 against Florida, 1-4 over the last 5 years. That’s all that matters in this series for current UGA fans.
Gatorbait 17-3
May 14th, 2010
3:15 pm
For all you Georgia fans that only have the fact that UGA leads the Florida series
47-37-2 to give you hope, I want to share the real history with you. This is taken from the UGA web site.
http://www.georgiadogs.com//pdf7/146115.pdf?&DB_OEM_ID=8800
If you look just a little closer, you will see that Georgia really owned the Gators from
1904-1935—kinda like the Gators own you now.
But here’s not what you are going to like, since 1936, the GATORS the LEAD THE
SERIES 35-34-1.
GHSA
May 14th, 2010
3:22 pm
So, what percentage of Ugag’s recruits this year will again
be enrolled through the “Special Admissions” progran ??
Could it go higher than the current 77% of the football roster ?
Maybe 90% if Richt has a “good” year.
Russ, the Temporary Mascot
May 14th, 2010
3:25 pm
They pulled the trigger on that can of spray paint and painted my a$$. If I was a recruit I’d want to know what kind of coach lets his little mascot get his a$$ painted at a bowl game. Not much is being said about this and I think I know why . . .
They better recruit a new mascot with a pure white a$$. If they don’t find one and come crawling back to me I am going to get some pretty good benefits you can be sure.
dwh
May 14th, 2010
3:28 pm
I found it.
The all time series football record betwen UGa/fla is
46 UGA
39 fla
2 ties
If you’re not an all time UGA fan and JUST a current fan, then you’re not a DAWG.
CHOW
PS ufa and tech still have ugly women
The rest of us
May 14th, 2010
3:28 pm
Gatorbait 17-3 Wasn’t the series 5-15 for the Dawgs the 20 years before these last 20 years? Rivalries go in cycles.
Gatorbait 17-3
May 14th, 2010
3:35 pm
Totally agree, but it won’t turn until you get a better HC, Richt is just too nice,
I even admire him, but not as a coach.
DollarDawg43
May 14th, 2010
3:55 pm
dwh I’ll give ya the tech women being, ahem, ‘girs with great personalities’.
However, if ufa refers to Florida I gotta call ya on that one. Their team has hurt my feelings a few times lately but their women have never hurt my eyes any.
DollarDawg43
May 14th, 2010
3:56 pm
“girls”. Sorry.
gdawginkalamazoo
May 14th, 2010
4:05 pm
I concur DollarDawg.
Papadawg
May 14th, 2010
4:19 pm
Hey Gators do you or do you not have a head coach and if so is he going to be mentally ready for a year without his Tebow
superDawg
May 14th, 2010
4:29 pm
gt4ever it must hurt real bad being a tekie.4ever is a long time to be crying.
Me
May 14th, 2010
4:34 pm
Yeah. I am more than slightly amused at UGA fans who keep bringing up the overall Florida record as though it really means anything by todays standards. It says NOTHING about where the program is today…in a state of decline. You have to go back over 70 YEARS for UGA to begin to have that record advantage. That’s almost 4 generations and prior to WW II. Nobody even knew who Hitler was. There wasn’t even a jet to hop on and fly to Jacksonville. Computers were science fiction. Alot of people still rode horses.I know its hard to believe Patrick, but nobody even carried around a Droid. And I laugh at UMiami for living in the past!
Papadawg
May 14th, 2010
4:35 pm
superdawg, I’ve been all DAWGS since 68 and things never change. Teckies win one and they puff up about that one win until they win another in about 10 years
BAMA1
May 14th, 2010
4:42 pm
better hope saban don’t get em :/
Freddie : G
May 14th, 2010
4:43 pm
I am not surprised that recruits are again looking at Georgia, because Richt got rid of that imposter disguised as a Defensive Coordinator. It is good to also hear that they are looking for specific types for the different position. It surprises me though that CMR seems surprised or excited about what they are now doing, which begs to inquire on what basis were scholarships offered in past years. With all been said I have now decided to no longer get excited about recruiting, as many 4 and 5 star recruits never live up to the hype.
Jacques Rickerson
May 14th, 2010
4:55 pm
Denver Dawg
May 14th, 2010
12:41 pm
I haven’t touched a real woman since 1995
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I choked the last woman I touched with the same hand I wear my National Championship ring.
Dooleys
May 14th, 2010
5:22 pm
LOL another top recruiting season for Georgia as rated by the impartial AJC followed by more seasons of subpar playing. Georgia will always be known regionally with loyal following and nationally as a team that usually underperforms. Occiasionally will will a SEC crown but usually midpack in the SEC. Not known for playing a tough out of conference schedule like Bama, LSU, Fla and Tenn.
SEC loves Georgia players
May 14th, 2010
5:25 pm
Auburn, UF, UT and Bama continue to cheerry pick the state while Georgia grabs the leftovers. Even Tech is stealing their normal recruits. UGA headed for a 8-5 season with Colorado upseting the puppys at home.
TampaGator
May 14th, 2010
5:33 pm
Don’t you need to tag this story….PRESS RELEASE….University fo Georgia Football Information Department….and not use a byline for the AJC? You can ditto this story for every winning program in the SEC. Bama and Florida, certainly, are in the hunt for just about every major player in the country….as is Georgia. This story has little relevance to it.
Gillislee
May 14th, 2010
5:38 pm
“Yeah Whatever” who is probably also “Patrick” is cheating on you AJC, he is over on ESPN under the name “jawjadawg12″ ranting about the same things he goes on about everyday over there. You know all the stats.
harold
May 14th, 2010
5:54 pm
GEORGIA IS AN AVERAGE FOOTBALL TEAM LIKE TENNESSEE NOW. THE CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAMS ARE ALABAMA AND SABAN. AND FLORIDA AND MEYER. AUBURN IS MOVING TRUE NORTH TOO. RICHT IS AN AVERAGE COACH & A NICE GUY!
harold
May 14th, 2010
6:00 pm
LOL. THE GREAT PLAYERS GO TO CHAMPIONSHIP SCHOOLS LIKE ALABAMA AND FLORIDA. GEORGIA IS AVERAGE LIKE TENNESSEE NOW!
Hendu
May 14th, 2010
6:21 pm
Most of our recruits can be seen every Saturday at 8 pm on “Americas Most Wanted”, thugs.
How can we believe what he says? This is the same man who swore (promised) that we would not tolerate being penalized like we had been in 2008. I think we all know that CMR’s problem is not recruiting, it character evaluation. We don’t pay him to talk about how super our coaches and recruits are, we pay him to beat TN, Auburn, and FL.
Steve Spurrier
May 14th, 2010
6:40 pm
I don’t know what happens when those recruits go to Georgia.
harold
May 14th, 2010
6:43 pm
My boyfriend says that I am just average just like GA and TN. I’ve got to work on my skills.
Jerrod, Harolds Significant Other
May 14th, 2010
7:00 pm
Harold..I told you to come straight home and no internet time today! I’ve hadenough with your delusional obsession with that “average” Georgia Bulldog football team (wow for an average team you sure troll their internet site enough). I told you a thousand times, we are not to associate with that ruffian sport of college football. Now croquet, that’s our sport Harold. Those cute lil’men and their short shorts and bulging muscles in golf shirts…mmmm. Harold, hurry home and by the way Muffin needs Meow Mix.
SatillaDawg
May 14th, 2010
7:22 pm
Go Georgia Bulldogs!
Sic ‘Em! Woof, Woof, Woof!
Glory,Glory to Old Georgia!
Chester A. Riley
May 14th, 2010
7:25 pm
All of you UGA alumni and fans need to get your heads out of the sand and start worrying about the biggest problem at UGA. At the rate your players are being arrested, you’ll be lucky to have a football team by this fall.
radar
May 14th, 2010
7:38 pm
SEC sux…serious eye brows need to be raised at the sub par performances out of the majority of your teams
college is forever
May 14th, 2010
8:13 pm
http://www.collegelunchboxes.com Coach Richt is on the verge of getting the Dawgs to the very elite of collegel football. Good days are on the horizion for Bulldog Nation, check out the UGA classic tin lunchbox perfect for Fathers Day. Go Dawgs!!!
Tide Roll
May 14th, 2010
8:35 pm
It doesn’t matter. Richt and Booboo let us have James Carpenter and Chance Warmack from the state of Georgia and sign Ben Jones and Jonathan Owens from the state of alabama, and then move Kiante Tripp and Bean Anderson! You’re going to get what you deseve. What a pair. Send us your ring sizes. thanks again Booboo. Roll Tide!
Schmidlap
May 14th, 2010
8:44 pm
Now that we’re officially in the off-season, wouldn’t this be the perfect time to take an in-depth look at UGA and have a free-ranging discussion about the problems at UGA and why the arrest rate of players is the highest in the country? it’s common knowledge that UGA is a party school, but have any football players every actually graduated with a real degree? Jan Kemp exposed the school and the coaches almost three decades ago, but there is no sign that anything has improved; if anything, the arrest rate shows that things are getting more outrageous every year while Mark Richt – a decent fellow with minimal coaching skills – has no clue what to do.
UGA has become a major embarrassment to all Georgians, and we want some answers starting now.
Peg
May 14th, 2010
8:49 pm
Has anyone mentioned that UGA sucks in every way? The big party school and its athletes have become a huge joke. In every way.
Cosmos
May 14th, 2010
9:14 pm
We’ve got it going on at UGA.
The Real SugarHillDawg
May 14th, 2010
9:14 pm
Goldenrod, you’re Carl from Slingblade aren’t you???
Tech Man
May 14th, 2010
9:43 pm
I keep hearing the 8 out of 9 year winning streak. It is 1 – 1 against CPJ and that is what matters currently,not what happen with other coaches. I think CPJ is going to take that game a lot more serious this year.The rivalry game will be taking a big turn in GT favor!!!..So UGA fans get prepared!!
Gator Man
May 14th, 2010
9:46 pm
Coach is right on..Some of these incoming recruits will certainly be pulling the trigger…While holding up local retailers, unarmed citizens and a pizza delivery person or two..HAHAHAHA
UF 59 UGAG 10
poopdawg
May 14th, 2010
10:10 pm
Gator Man , and maybe even steal their girlfriend’s credit card , their QB’s laptop or just smoke some doobees with their teammates like we know who.
Otto in Blue Ridge
May 14th, 2010
10:16 pm
Wow, a whole week without a UGA athlete being arrested. What a roll.
Of course the weekend is coming. Richt is already puckered up!
Ga. on my mine
May 14th, 2010
10:17 pm
Auburn got another Ala. player instate as Auburn is taking Over the state of Alabama. 9 of the top 13 players instate. I guess Saban’s problems instate are starting to show their ugly head!
Mariposita
May 14th, 2010
10:20 pm
“Coach is right on..Some of these incoming recruits will certainly be pulling the trigger…While holding up local retailers, unarmed citizens and a pizza delivery person or two..HAHAHAHA”
That’s funny. And true!
But you left out liquor stores.
Mariposita
May 14th, 2010
10:24 pm
I’m trying to think of one good thing to say about UGA, but I swear I can’t think of anything.
Wait… They keep a lot of lawyers and bail bondsmen employed. And third-rate coaches.
That’s about it though.
Hiram Dawg
May 14th, 2010
10:28 pm
If you sign another Knowshon, have brains enough to play him immediately and not a wasted redshirt season.
IronGirl2
May 14th, 2010
10:30 pm
From Gator Man: UF 59 UGAG 10
That’s a bit too one-sided. I’ll say 45-17. Either way, another long, humiliating beatdown for UGAy in Jacksonville. One of many this year.
Karina in Griffin, GA
May 14th, 2010
10:59 pm
“UGA has become a major embarrassment to all Georgians, and we want some answers starting now.”
Yes we do. If our governor had some backbone and a little integrity, UGA would already be under investigation. Looks like it’s up to one of the Atlanta TV stations to get on it and blow the story wide open.
Pope UGA XXIII
May 14th, 2010
11:21 pm
Karina, fill us all in ………………………….
What on earth are you talking about ?????
“Inquiring minds want to know”
m4a3e8
May 15th, 2010
12:59 am
“UGA has become a major embarrassment to all Georgians, and we want some answers starting now.”
Schmidlap has actually cracked the top ten of stupid posts on the AJC message boards. Now that is saying something when you consider just how many stupid posts are posted here. Karina in Griffin gets an honorable mention and a pat on the head. Unfortunately some people are even mediocre at being stupid.
Run Herschel Run!
May 15th, 2010
1:35 am
Dawgs can do no wrong.
Dawgs will kick ass.
Dawgs are the greatest.
Go you hairy Dawgs!
The return of the Junkyard Dawgs!
2010. The Year of the Dawg!
The Ghost of Wally Butts
May 15th, 2010
5:31 am
Modern Society = Ancient Rome
Sanford Stadium = A Coliseum
UGA Players = Gladiators
Richt/Saban/Meyer, etc. = Merchants providing the Gladiators
President Adams = Controversial Senator
Leeburn = Controversial Citizen Who Controls Senators
Season Ticket Holders = Wealthy Romans
The Rest of Us = Non-wealthy Romans
georgiddawg70
May 15th, 2010
6:55 am
Blinddog The poweres that be aint happy.
Lane Pimpin
May 15th, 2010
8:02 am
The Poodle advantage in the series is now largely the result of winds during WWII by the pups. Gators were off saving the world from Hitler, and draft-dodging poodles were back home playing football, e.g. there greatest RB ever before Herschel. Guys were dying for their nation while he was chalking up yards to win a Heisman. Poodles should eliminate the wins by draft dodgers during WWII.
Lane Pimpin
May 15th, 2010
8:10 am
With the steady stream of lawbreakers UGA has recruited during the past few years, Georgian should get very, very nervous when Mark Richt says that athletes he is recruiting are “getting ready to pull the trigger.”
dap01
May 15th, 2010
8:46 am
I wanted info on the new committment and instead there are comments from GT fans who dream of even being equal to UGA. Tech is a 2nd level team. Over 500,000 more fans watch the Bulldogs live each year than Tech. Fans don’t lie. UGA does not have to play on Thursday in order to play on TV. TV don’t lie. Get a life and a different blog GT fan (all ten of you).
One, two, free, fo, fi, them der Gator don't take no jive!
May 15th, 2010
9:02 am
Is this Sterling Bailey recruit related to Champ and Boss?
Lane Pimpin is dumb
May 15th, 2010
9:53 am
Lane Pimpin — “The Poodle advantage in the series is now largely the result of winds during WWII by the pups.” Were these some kind of magical, fairy winds? Go do some research on on World War II and see how long the US was in it and compare that with Georgia’s lead in the series. I know the math may be difficult for you but if you try really hard I think you can do it.
Ron Wilson
May 15th, 2010
9:57 am
What’s wrong with pulling the trigger. I’m glad coach meyer was cool with me. it made me feel a lot better about myself.
David Granger
May 15th, 2010
10:04 am
Good to see the Dawgs have another good recruiting year. But the thing is, recruiting has NOT been the problem lately. Let’s hope we can get the talent to deliver on the field.
bamadawg
May 15th, 2010
10:14 am
true fan…you r correct
DEFENSE WILL SHOCK THE WORLD NEXT SEASON!!
Run the ball, flick it to AJ often and DEFENSE will lock ‘em down….Boooyaaa!
Bulldog59
May 15th, 2010
10:29 am
Again, why are GT fans in this blog, and what relevance do your inane comments have to the topic?
If you guys insist on bringing up GT and Al Groh,I hope GT has a wheel chair and respirator on the sideline for the old geezer. Toward the end of the 2010 season, Groh will announce he is retiring from coaching.
Tide Roll
May 15th, 2010
10:42 am
Richt can talk all he wants about evaluation. Has he seen the offensive center at Ole Miss? His name is AJ hawkins from MLK in Atlanta. Wanted to come to UGA but was truned down. 6′4″ 315 lbs. and ATHLETIC! Until Richt and Booboo have the guts to commit to this type of kid along the offensive line UGA will continue to be what it is. AVERAGE.
Burt Reynolds
May 15th, 2010
10:51 am
Roll Tide…why are such a loser that you must come onto a website with UGA articles? Get a life man, dress your sister up like a pig or something if your tired of the same old girlfriend.
Burt Reynolds
May 15th, 2010
10:51 am
Tide Roll…sorry thats on me
82Dawg
May 15th, 2010
11:09 am
Tide Roll …if he is so ATHLETIC and good why didn’t BAMA sign him? Maybe you don’t know the whole story.
midland Dog
May 15th, 2010
11:58 am
I thought Techies were good at math. A 3 point win is NOT a “slaughter”!!!
Sdan
May 15th, 2010
12:21 pm
My vet is a Auburn grad.
Cyndy
May 15th, 2010
9:55 pm
Every year, UGA idiots get all pumped up over your recruiting class. And every year you finish 2nd or 3rd in the division. Can’t one of you connect the dots and see there’s a huge disconnect between where your recruiting classes are ranked and the team’s W-L record?
No, I don’t think any of you are smart enough to make the connection. Go back to your beer, and try to remember the month’s only half over, so make that unemployment check last till the end of the month.
Dawg'em out!
May 15th, 2010
11:08 pm
best of luck to bailey at georgia.
Pat Robertson (700 Club)
May 16th, 2010
1:49 am
Cyndy….go back to dressing your brother like a donkey and give him a big o’ kiss. By the way, why don’t you stay off of the University of Georgia page and stick to the University of Incest…your a Loser!
blue and gold
May 16th, 2010
2:24 pm
NEW D COORDINATOR TODD GRANTHAM WAS SEEN AT THE SWD SPRING GAME ON FRIDAY AND SEEMED TO BE AMAZED WITH THE ABUNDANCE OF D1 TALENT THAT THEY HAVE HE WAS TO SAID TO HAVE TAKEN A INTEREST IN TERRANCE SMITH DE WHO HAS ALREADY COMMITTED TO FLA STATE. ALSO A DEFENSIVE TACKLE JOHNATHAN ADAMS ( 6′6 285 ) THATS A MONSTER THAT WILL BE THE NUMBER DT RECRUIT BY THE FALL
westside jax dawg
May 16th, 2010
4:29 pm
With all these superstars that richt will be bringing in, he should begin taking over the SEC east soon. I’m tired of these blowouts every year and dealing with these obnoxious florida fans!
West Coast Hawks Fan
May 16th, 2010
8:37 pm
I’m not just a west coast hawks fan. I’m a west coast dawg fan. I keep telling my univ. of washington and fresno st. univ. friends that the real bulldogs reside in the SEC! I will now give my opinion on one of the things uga should do to be successful this year. Mike Bobo should use Branden Smith the same way Urban Meyer used Percy Harvin. This guy has blazing speed! Think of all the different ways he can be utilized on offense. I know he is being used in the defensive secondary but I think he should be used solely on offense. I’m not sure if the dawgs lack depth in the secondary or not but if they are able to get by without Branden then he should only play offense. All you have to do is take a look back at that run he had against South Carolina last year. Now imagine him getting about 15 touches a game! The possibilities are endless!! He would open up everything for the offense in addition to having a great rb tandem in Ealey and King. Just a thought. GO DAWGS!!!!
Kenneth Tookes
May 17th, 2010
11:00 am
I pulls the trigger too!