The UGA notebook: Vance Cuff’s 40 time is something to write home about (UPDATED)
Good morning from Destin, where SEC athletics directors and coaches begin four days of meetings today. (I’ll be tweeting from the meetings, so please follow @ajcuga on Twitter for news, notes and anecdotes.) Before turning to the business of the SEC, let’s run through a few UGA items that have accumulated:
- Georgia cornerback Vance Cuff tells his hometown newspaper, the Moultrie Observer, that he ran the 40-yard dash this spring in 4.24 seconds, the fastest ever recorded by a UGA football player. Now, granted, 40-yard dash times aren’t exactly the most reliable records in the world of sports. But a 4.24 clocking is definitely something to write home about. “It hasn’t soaked in yet,” Cuff told the Moultrie paper. Check out the story here. (UPDATE: Mark Richt confirmed today that Cuff did, indeed, run a 4.24. Richt said he saw it.)
- Remember Bill Gullickson, the former major-league pitcher? Went 162-136 in 14 seasons with the Expos, Reds, Yankees, Astros and Tigers in the ’80s and early ’90s. His daughter is Chelsey Gullickson, the Georgia sophomore tennis player who won the NCAA singles championship Monday.
Bradberry
- Rex Bradberry, who had worked with Georgia’s strength and conditioning program as an intern and a graduate assistant, is now a full-time staffer and will serve as the football team’s nutritionist -– a new position. Bradberry earned his Ph.D. in Kinesiology at UGA this spring, with research interests in injury prevention, nutrition and speed development. He is a former Georgia walk-on player under Jim Donnan.
- Georgia’s softball team travels today to Oklahoma City, its second consecutive trip to the College World Series. The Bulldogs (48-11) open against defending national champion Washington (50-7) at 9:30 p.m. Thursday on ESPN2.
- And if you missed it, Phil Steele said the Georgia football team “could very well run the table” this year.
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Rennie
June 1st, 2010
12:16 pm
Herchel ran the 40 in 3.89. Check it.
I checked. He never ran anything close to that.
You need to lay off the kool aid.
Liven loudly
June 1st, 2010
12:16 pm
Speed didn’t hurt Deon Sanders.
Ken Hawkins
June 1st, 2010
12:19 pm
Congratulations Rex from the Hawkins family. We are so…… VERY Proud of you!!!!
Urban Meyer
June 1st, 2010
12:27 pm
A dream with discipline builds a champion,
A dream without it is a delusion or Georiga football, take your pick!
harold
June 1st, 2010
12:39 pm
GEORGIA IS AN AVERAGE FOOTBALL TEAM COMPARED TO ALABAMA AND FLORIDA. HELL, CROMPTON AND TENNESSEE TORCHED THE GEORGIA SECONDARY THAT JUST WANDERED AROUND.AND GEORGIA HAD FIVE DEFENSIVE COORDINATORS TURN THE DEFENSIVE COORDINATORS POST DOWN—–INCLUDING A REJECTION BY THEIR OWN KIRBY SMART. FINALLY A GUY WAS HIRED THAT GOT FIRED BY THE CLEVELAND BROWNS.
IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS RICHT IS 20-12 IN THE SEC. RICHT HAS ONLY A 69% WINNING PERCENTAGE IN THE SEC. GEORGIA HASN’T BEEN TO THE TITLE GAME IN HALF A DECADE.WE GO 4-4 IN THE CONFERENCE LAST YEAR AND WIN A TRIP TO THE INDEPENDENCE BOWL?
RICHT IS TALKING DREAM TEAM WHILE URBAN MEYER AND NICK SABAN LIVE IT! IT IS TIME FOR RICHT TO GO!
Cuff'd and Stuff'd
June 1st, 2010
12:49 pm
You gotta have sick speed when running from the 5-0 in Athens. Anybody that believes he’s a 10th of a second faster than C.J. Spiller is an idiot. But then again this is a UGA blog. And someone on here did actually have to look up whether or not Herschel ran a 3.89 40.(as suggested by someone else on this blog, which most people realized was a joke) So the collective IQ isn’t exactly off the charts.. Gotta love Georgia fans talking about how fast their players are and how they are going to shock the world this year. Typical.
Cuff'd and Stuff'd
June 1st, 2010
12:51 pm
And I, too, would love to see 5′ 11′ Cuff shut down A.J. Green. Don’t think so..
jarvis
June 1st, 2010
12:51 pm
Those are some big letters harold.
The Sunshine Pump
June 1st, 2010
12:56 pm
Lets all collectively drink from the AJC fire hose and win it all this year! Nothing can stop this diesel engine with a freshman QB and first year 3-4 defense. The other teams on our schedule should just forfeit the games now and save the embarrassment of losing to the Dawgs. With CMR at the helm we can’t lose- preseason that is. Plus, we’ve got the fastest player in America in Cuff. You haven’t heard squat about him yet but you this year! Wait to you see our defense this year! And some of these freshmen are going to be world beaters this year! And Murray will prove all the haters wrong this year by leading us to an SEC championship.
Do you guys realize how stupid this makes you look EVERY YEAR??
Bill Campbell
June 1st, 2010
1:01 pm
Urban Meyer will not finish the year because of more mental problems and Saban is leaving after this year for Michigan! Change you can believe in!!!
T'VILLE DAWG
June 1st, 2010
1:05 pm
I really hate the run the table talk just like I hated the no. 1 and national championship talk. What’s the need for all the added pressure UGA fans let’s grow up and enjoy the season for the game, if you let a loss take away your joy of the game then dissappointment is always around the corner, of course I’ve played on some stinkers in my past so it’s a little easier for me. The great seasons always seem to come out of nowhere any way, along with some new faces we haven’t seen before.
TXDawg
June 1st, 2010
1:09 pm
How fast is he with the pads on is the question I want answered. Deion Sanders, Herschel Walker, Darrel Green….those guys were fast in pads. If Cuff can show speed in pads, cover, and tackle, then I’m impressed.
Vick=Dog killing thug
June 1st, 2010
1:09 pm
You guys make me laugh….
Urban Meyer
June 1st, 2010
1:14 pm
“All are lunatics, but he who can articulate his delusion is called a Georgia sports writer.”
Carty Seay
Dagny
June 1st, 2010
1:34 pm
Speed didn’t hurt Deon Sanders.
But Sanders was a moron prone to get in trouble with the law.
Like most of the UGA players.
Oh goodie, it’s going to be fun watching the dawgies “run the table” this year.
Florida. 48
Georgia 17
Gatorbait 17-3
June 1st, 2010
1:36 pm
Doesn’t matter how fast you are, if you don’t where to go. This speedster
had ZERO interceptions last year—all that speed just gets him
out of position faster.
realistic dawg
June 1st, 2010
1:37 pm
I love being a delusional GA fan, every year, hope springs eternal. I’m assuming everyone saw Mr. Steele’s prediction that GA would win the MNC. That is exactly what he said, “GA will win MNC”. You kind of have to read between the lines, but that’s what he said.
jesse james
June 1st, 2010
1:39 pm
Times are fine for the off season, but let’s put it to use during the season. It is kind of like weightlifting. You may be strong in the weight room, but how do you respond when you are hit in the mouth. I have never seen a weight hit back.
Saturday Sultan
June 1st, 2010
1:42 pm
Speed is the ultimate talent. Daarrel Green and Deoin could run like the wind.
Another sign the cards are falling Richt’s way.
Urban Meyer
June 1st, 2010
1:46 pm
Wow, at this rate if he cracks 4.0 in the forty he might get an interception next year. I feel like one of the two old men on the muppets, this site is great!
Gatorbait 17-3
June 1st, 2010
1:47 pm
Vance Cuff
# 25
Cornerback – CB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 177
Senior
I guess this one of studs who will help jawja run the table, let’s see what he has done at jawja in 3 years:
Started 1 game
12 tackles
0 sacks
0 interceptions
1 QB hurry
The Gators are quaking in their boots when they have to face this guy–NOT
PTC DAWG
June 1st, 2010
1:51 pm
I”m still not sure why rival fans feel the need to come here….
Urban Meyer
June 1st, 2010
1:51 pm
17-3, it’s obvious he’s just pacing himself for that special season. Phil Steele said this guy was a stud so don’t let one he’s done on the field for three years fool you.
Hmmm...
June 1st, 2010
1:55 pm
Half the fans are saying UGA will be bad, 7 wins or less. Half the fans think 10 wins or better. So the correct answer is 8-4. This season reminds me a lot of 2006 when UGA was breaking in a new QB in Matt Stafford. Which means they will probably lose to some teams like Mississppi State or South Carolina, lose a close one to Florida, have a blowout win over an Arkansas or Auburn on the way to ending the season with a squeaker win over Tech. Dawgs will probably go to Outback or Chick-fil-A bowl to finish 9-4 or 8-5 overall.
RxDawg
June 1st, 2010
1:56 pm
The Sunshine Pump
June 1st, 2010
12:56 pm
I about cracked a rib laughing at your post. Nice one.
Murray the Midget
June 1st, 2010
1:57 pm
Hey, I threw the football 100 yards! Of course that was with 3 trips down the field standing on a step ladder.
Gatorbait 17-3
June 1st, 2010
1:58 pm
Judging from Cuff’s stats, his brain is just too slow for his feet, maybe if he ran slower
his brain could catch up and maybe even get into position to make a play–naw, the kid just wants to run fast.
Jeff Demps
June 1st, 2010
2:00 pm
When I run by him this year, I’m gonna yell..”Off the Cuff!”
gdawginkalamazoo
June 1st, 2010
2:02 pm
Regardless of Cuff’s speed, at least we still have a bunch of haters checking up on us. That’s good to know that they care enough to track us down.
midland Dog
June 1st, 2010
2:03 pm
There is a definite correlation to the number of posts a fan from another school will put on his rivals’ sight as to what a tool that person is and what a life he doesn’t have.
Jeff Demps
June 1st, 2010
2:10 pm
midland E=mc squared??
Gatorbait 17-3
June 1st, 2010
2:11 pm
Jeff Demps
Now this guy is fast—-has the fastest time (electronic) (not some hand held time by a jawja coach) of 10.11 in the 100 meter dash. This kid also starts, these are last years stats: Jeffery Demps 96 att, 738 yards , 7.7 avg per att and 7 TDs. He really will blow past Cuff, since Cuff will be on the bench.
Urban Meyer
June 1st, 2010
2:16 pm
Sorry 17-3, your post was deleted due to too many facts. Remember, this is a Georgia site.
gdawginkalamazoo
June 1st, 2010
2:25 pm
Sorry people but we have a new DC this year. There will be no back peddling, no cushion off the line, no dropping back into coverage, it will be smashmouth football, the way it should be.
BG
June 1st, 2010
2:28 pm
Dam that is a fast Dawg!!
BG
June 1st, 2010
2:29 pm
Jeff Demps is a little midget.
Gaitorbait 17-3
June 1st, 2010
2:29 pm
I have nothing better to do, but come to a UGA blog and run my mouth. I am a loser.
Urban Meyer
June 1st, 2010
2:31 pm
I need a refill in my crazy meds!!!!!!!!!!!!
BG
June 1st, 2010
2:32 pm
I said it’s great to be a Georgia Bulldog!!!!!!!!!!
Gaitorbait 17-3
June 1st, 2010
2:33 pm
You Dawgs don’t have a chance against our new sexy QB Brantley. He is delicious!!!!
Gaitorbait 17-3
June 1st, 2010
2:35 pm
Football was invented 20 years ago. Florida has always been the best. You should see me in my jorts.
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Urban Meyer
June 1st, 2010
2:37 pm
We’ve put Georgia football to music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbrd1HW09n8&feature=pyv&ad=5444104977&kw=guitar
Urbane Meyer
June 1st, 2010
2:38 pm
Oh where oh where has my lil timmy gone? I miss him so bad, I think I may have a panic attack.
Hank Aaron Murray
June 1st, 2010
2:40 pm
That Dawg can run! let’s hope he can hunt too.
Gaitorbait 17-3
June 1st, 2010
2:41 pm
I feel so depressed that Timmy is gone. Watching his bulging, rippling muscles took my breath away!
Gaitorbait 17-3
June 1st, 2010
2:42 pm
I have to come out of the closet. I love men
ROLL TIDE
June 1st, 2010
2:48 pm
The Gaytors are coming to T town this year where we’ll be favored by double digits. But its going to get much worse than than.
Bama 45
Gaytors 7
Ouch!! Just like 07′ for the Gaytors they will be lucky to win 8. 7 and 6 with a bowl loss for Urban and the boys.
DAWGS LICK BALLS!
June 1st, 2010
2:53 pm
Time Name Height Weight Position Year Draft
4.24 Rondel Melendez 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 178 lb (81 kg) Wide receiver 1999 #247 overall by Atlanta Falcons
4.24 Chris Johnson 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 197 lb (89 kg) Running back 2008 #24 overall by Tennessee Titans
4.25 Fabian Washington 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 188 lb (85 kg) Cornerback 2005 #23 overall by Oakland Raiders
4.25 Darrius Heyward-Bey 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) Wide receiver 2009 #7 overall by Oakland Raiders
4.28 Champ Bailey 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 184 lb (83 kg) Cornerback 1999 #7 overall by Washington Redskins
4.28 Jerome Mathis 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 181 lb (82 kg) Wide receiver 2005 #114 overall by Houston Texans
4.28 Jacoby Ford 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 186 lb (84 kg) Wide receiver 2010 #108 overall by Oakland Raiders
4.29 Stanford Routt 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 193 lb (88 kg) Cornerback 2005 #38 overall by Oakland Raiders
4.29 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 184 lb (83 kg) Cornerback 2008 #16 overall by the Arizona Cardinals
gdawginkalamazoo
June 1st, 2010
3:05 pm
Urban, WTF? with that video. You need your medication. Get some help dude.