JUCO team in Kansas welcomes Mettenberger
Former Georgia quarterback Zach Mettenberger has a new team: the Butler Community College Grizzlies, a perennial power in junior-college football. Butler is located in El Dorado, Kansas.
The Wichita Eagle reports that Mettenberger is on the Butler roster and quotes coach Troy Morrell from Jayhawk Conference Media Day: “We did our research on Zach. We feel like he can be a great asset to our team, and it’s widely known that he paid the price for what he’s done and he’s trying to move on.”
Mettenberger was dismissed from the Georgia program in April, shortly before pleading guilty to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery in Valdosta. He was sentenced to 12 months probation, 80 hours of community service and a $2,000 fine.
Butler is ranked No. 6 among the nation’s junior-college football teams in the preseason poll. The Grizzlies have won five JUCO national championships since 1998, including titles in 2007 and 2008. Butler starts practice Thursday and plays its season opener Aug. 26 at home against Navarro College.
Mettenberger, from Oconee County, was redshirted at Georgia as a freshman last season.
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141 comments Add your comment
steve
August 4th, 2010
11:08 am
Good luck Zack and go DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joey
August 4th, 2010
11:09 am
Good luck, Zach.
GeoffDawg
August 4th, 2010
11:09 am
Good luck to him moving forward. He’s paid a steep price but he can still have the college experience he’s looking for if he’s smart about it.
KeithB
August 4th, 2010
11:11 am
I think he’ll tear it up there. He’ll be in Columbia South Carolina next season.
HawkRock1123
August 4th, 2010
11:11 am
Good luck Zach! Hope things turn out well!
destin dawg
August 4th, 2010
11:13 am
Good Luck Zach… hey.. we all made mistakes in our teens.. spring break,, etc… learn from it !!
nerds! nerds! nerds!
August 4th, 2010
11:17 am
keep your paws in your pockets, and everything will be forgiven. Good luck youngster
Bryan G.
August 4th, 2010
11:19 am
I hope ZM does well. The kid made a big mistake and is paying the price. I hope he has a great college career after JUCO
DawginOH
August 4th, 2010
11:19 am
Good luck, Zach! Keep your nose clean up there.
He has the rest of his life
August 4th, 2010
11:23 am
The young man has the rest of his life to do well. He is a kid and we all know that there are huge gaps in maturity levels. Zach will move on now and very likely, do well the rest of the way.
I wish him well.
Go Dogs.
Joe Mac
August 4th, 2010
11:24 am
Good Luck Zach!
lanier
August 4th, 2010
11:25 am
he will come back wih Fla and walk over the dawgs in 12 & 13
PDawg
August 4th, 2010
11:29 am
Yep. I think he is making a good decision and I have a feeling he will be get some measure of satisfaction against us down the road (Florida, SC, Auburn, Miss St.,).
Paris Hilton
August 4th, 2010
11:30 am
Lanier, that is such a stupid comment, I thought I made it.
jaxdawg
August 4th, 2010
11:31 am
destin dawg- yeah, we all make mistakes, but not stupid mistakes like he made. I mean, come on, he sexually assaulted a female at a bar. I don’t think that’s a mistake. I think he has a little bit of Ben Roethlisberger in him if you know what I mean. He’ll be in trouble again. I’m glad he’s gone.
athenian
August 4th, 2010
11:34 am
Typical booze dog.
AltamahaDawg
August 4th, 2010
11:41 am
Glad to hear he is able to move forward. Hard to imagine how anybody could wish ill for the kid.
dawgster
August 4th, 2010
11:43 am
Zach, is not a bad kid for all you that know anything about him, however he made a dumb and serious mistake that he is paying dearly for…can’t say the same for some the issues at Tenn that seem to being washed under the rug, just my opinion, though, don’t know all the facts, but only one player has been dismissed, but police officer was/is in serious condition as result of the incident…Not defending Zach, he got what he deserved and will pay for a while, lbut i hope he can get back to doing thinkgs right…I wonder if he gets on the right path, would the bulldog nation and the Coaching staff allow him to return to the team in a year or two…You can bet alot of div 1 teams would give him another chance(see ole miss)…Again, don”t know all the circumstances of what he did, only what was reported and had he done that to my daughter as has been reported, drinking or not, i would not be so forgiving, but again, we all have made terrible decisions in our life and hopefully if we show remorse and change our behavior we could be given another chance…and i’m not talking about violent crimes of such, i’m talking about the less severe type, while serious in nature, maybe deserve a second chance and would we be opposed to having him as a dawg again?
DawginLex
August 4th, 2010
11:43 am
Being in Kansas he will most likely end up at a Big 12 school. tubs and richt are friends so Texas Tech might be a good fit. i know Richt doesn’t want anything but the best for Zach especially since his mom works in Athletics at UGA. This was tough on Richt don’t believe anything else.
Bungle Bee
August 4th, 2010
11:46 am
best of luck to Mett, and a possible return to FBS football.
dagnabit
August 4th, 2010
11:51 am
If he’ll stay straight, he’ll play somewhere and get his degree. good luck to him.
Rick DuBose
August 4th, 2010
11:55 am
You people are the biggest racist hypocritical idiots i have ever seen. If this was a black kid, he would be drug through the dirt for what he did. . . .HE COMMITTED A FELONY INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT!!!! Where are the “He is a thuggish bum who will not amount to anything” rants? You are a bunch of losers.
D
August 4th, 2010
12:01 pm
Rick DuBose – you answered your own question
kevin
August 4th, 2010
12:02 pm
Rick,
It was a misdemeanor. He grabbed a woman’s breast. It’s not right, but it’s also not a big deal and happens fairly harmlessly in college party situations. And, if he were black I would wish him all the best all the same.
Good luck, Zach!
All-American
August 4th, 2010
12:05 pm
I bet if this all-american kid was anything other than his current ethnicity, the comments of “We all make mistakes” would be “He’s a THUG and a CRIMINAL who should never be given the PRIVILEGE to play football” blah, blah, blah.
Mark "Crimson Crier" Ingram
August 4th, 2010
12:05 pm
He probably studied the Congress approved sexual escapades of “Slick Willie” Clinton and thought it was the proper way to behave!
guy
August 4th, 2010
12:06 pm
Be careful all you judges.You may not have done exactly what he’s done but you have skeletons in your closets too.Most of the time there’s the caught and the uncaught.Oh be careful little fingers what you type!!!!!!!!!!!
barneyb
August 4th, 2010
12:06 pm
Kevin,
It was a little more than just grabbing a girl’s breast…everybody down there knew exactly what he did. It was a felony! Nevertheless, best of luck to him and take this as a second chance that many guys would find themselves either pleading guilty to a felony under the first offender act, or spending time behind bars.
DR
August 4th, 2010
12:07 pm
This is a shame. If Zach had of played for 90% of the rest of the SEC he would still be on the team. There is no way UT,UF,USC,LSU,or Auburn would have kicked this guy off of their team.
Vick=Dog killing thug
August 4th, 2010
12:10 pm
Leave race out of this. He made a mistake and was kicked off the team. He’s branded for life and I can only imagine what his family went through.
He handled the situation with respect and as much dignity as possible.
A thug is a thug white or black or any other skin color. Zack is no thug.
HOPE2013
August 4th, 2010
12:11 pm
Rick DuBose I agree with you 100%. What does that make him, hopeful I quess. You people are so amazing.
TampaGator
August 4th, 2010
12:11 pm
Did they warn all the parents of the female students at Butler that his is on campus? Just kidding. I hope the kid works his way back successfully as Cameron Newton did (and learns to respect women by keeping his hands to himself unless they are welcomed). But don’t worry Dawg fans, he will never be a Gator. That job is taken in 2012 through 2014 by Jeff Driskell. Mosoli will be gone in a year….so I am sure Ole Miss will put out the welcome “Met” for him (pardon the pun).
Reality Train
August 4th, 2010
12:12 pm
I think this case was handled appropriately. The kid paid a price, got publicly humiliated and now will have a chance to rebuild his life and put this incident behind him. What is alarming is that, but for the grace and and use of common sense by the prosecutor, ZM could have been prosecuted for and convicted of a crime that would have made him a “sex offender”. ZM then could not live near a bus stop or playground or day care, etc. If ZM had not been on the UGA team and had not benefited from all of the publicity he may still be in jail and facing a ruined life. He’s lucky on the one hand, but on the other, its time for everyone to realize that the usual punishment for crimes like ZM committed are absolutely insane.
kevin
August 4th, 2010
12:12 pm
Barneyb,
You’re wrong. It was 2 counts of midemeanor sexual battery, and “grabbing a woman’s breast” inappropriately has been the released reason for the charge. Not sure how and where you get your information.
Gator Bob
August 4th, 2010
12:16 pm
I am sure Houston Nutt will be following his career!!! Tampa Gator – you and I think the same.
I will say this about Richt – and Urban – they both show a tolereance for juvenile behaviour – but once a player crosses a line – they are gone. Gators have had well documented problems as well – so nothing here for me to crow about over UGA.
I do wish this kid the best.
TampaGator
August 4th, 2010
12:20 pm
DR….
take your low, unfair, unjust, and homer blows at the rest of SEC…but you are badly mistaken with your post. Every team in the SEC would have kicked him off the team for what he did.
And the SHAME you mentioned….is on him….an no one else. You are a blind homer if you think anything different…which you obviously do and obviously are.
But Ole Miss has probably already contacted the guy to offer him a new scholly. I wouldn’t doubt that based on their history with Hornsby and Mosoli.
SKB
August 4th, 2010
12:23 pm
That sucks for him, but I am glad he is gone, kids like that shouldn’t be in UGA.
RxDawg
August 4th, 2010
12:26 pm
To all you people clamoring about how Zach is white and getting it “easy”, what about Trinton and his incident with the pregnant girl? Both sound about the same, both had their fans act about the same…etc. None of us were yelling “thug” then. Most of us actually see past color. You have failed trying to create your own racism with an agenda here, move along now.
Now on the subject at hand, I would be surprised if Zach wound up transfering back to an SEC school. I’m pretty sure he will probably try to leave all of that in the past and play in another part of the country.
TampaGator
August 4th, 2010
12:26 pm
barneyb
….even if it was “just” grabbing a girls breast…I would think (I don’t follow sexual assault laws or cases that closely) that would still be a felony. Try grabbing the next woman’s breast you see and find out what happens to you….probaly a sexualt assult felony charge of some sort….I would think. Maybe I am wrong…but I hope not.
76-Dawg
August 4th, 2010
12:29 pm
That was a very sever sentencing for Mett as far as getting kicked off the UGA team with no 2nd chances as well as the courts decision on punishment. He didn’t just barely honk the waitress. Their was a lot more to that assault than was reported. Hopefully he will let this be the biggest life changing events of his life. Good luck to him .
NOTSO FAST
August 4th, 2010
12:31 pm
HE WILL BE AT A BIG TIME SCHOOL NEXT YEAR.AUBURN & MISS PROVED THAT IF YOU CAN PLAY, YOU WILL BE FORGIVEN AND GIVEN A 2nd or 3rd CHANCE
Damon Evans
August 4th, 2010
12:35 pm
Since some of you guys seem to know what Zach did, and its not what the police report said, then tell us. I guess you libs are just running off at the mouth..
bob
August 4th, 2010
12:36 pm
Good Luck Zack. Be warned though, unlike in Athens, no really means no in Kansas. Maybe.
Cow horns hook
August 4th, 2010
12:38 pm
Kevin…. Sexual assualt is a big deal and Zach violated a womans body. Zach is nothing but a punk. If he did that to my daughter he would be begging to play football now.
big time gt fan
August 4th, 2010
12:38 pm
To morons a felony is different than a misdemeanor. Did you even read the article. Touching someone is not proper behavior, but does not qualify for minimum of one year in prison. Please stop spreading your stupidity around and learn the difference.
TampaGator
August 4th, 2010
12:38 pm
Crimson Crier…
There is a big difference in having a sexual encounter with a woman who OKs and wants your sexual advances, even with the Presdident of the US, and having one with a woman who does not approve of it…as was the case with this kid.
FDAWG
August 4th, 2010
12:39 pm
Who hasn’t made a mistake or been given a second chance? Good luck to the kid….
joe
August 4th, 2010
12:40 pm
BREAKING NEWS: The AP is reporting that the new athletic director at Butler Community College is…
Damon Evans, who quipped he was looking forward to leaving the red panties behind in Georgia.
Billy O
August 4th, 2010
12:40 pm
I bet had Mett chosen NOT to drink that night, he would not have been arrested for anything. I also believe had he been honest with CMR, he would still be on the team. Probably suspended for the year, but on the team.
76-Dawg….he was given a 2nd chance….he chose to lie about what actually happened…..that was his 2nd chance.
Cow horns hook
August 4th, 2010
12:42 pm
I concur Billy O. Zach made his on bed.
On High
August 4th, 2010
12:45 pm
DR, as someone who actually attended UGA, once this broke, the kid had to go….Wish him well…..
Perhaps FSU would have kept him under BB….? I disagree, as have others, about other SEC teams keeping him.
CLEVON LITTLE
August 4th, 2010
12:46 pm
I agree w/ JAX DAWG
TampaGator
August 4th, 2010
12:50 pm
“Mettenberger was dismissed from the Georgia program in April, shortly before pleading guilty to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery in Valdosta. He was sentenced to 12 months probation, 80 hours of community service and a $2,000 fine.”
The key words are….”pleding quilty”…which usually means his lawyers arranged a lower “plea deal” sentence for a first time sexual assualt offender….from what I know about the law. And I am sure the Georgia coaches were given advanced notice of the deal that had been worked out for him so they could make a decision on his future at Georgia.
I think this would be standard legal procedure in such a case…but you black or white….or any other color…..unless this was the 1950s…which it isn’t.
But you can bet the kids name is on every police blog concerning “sexual assault” crimes in the country…and that is a bad deal for the kid. He has a lot of work to do to restore his name. I wish him much success in school, in therapy (I hope he is getting a bunch of it), and in football if that works out for him.
It is what it is........
August 4th, 2010
12:52 pm
Rick,
You took the words right out of my mouth! I was reading all these comments and was like wow; if he were black…….then i read your comment!!!! 99% of you people would have posted exactly what Rick said!!!! And for the record, i do wish him well and hope he will get a second chance to right his wrong. White or Black!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tide Roll
August 4th, 2010
12:54 pm
Kiante, Bean, and Josh Davis need to get the hell out of there, go Div. I AA and get drafted. Probably too late for Kiante. Richt must get some perverse satisfaction out of messing with the kid. I thank God I’m an Alabama fan. Roll Tide
Tuna
August 4th, 2010
12:57 pm
Ah geez. The “knee-jerk” race card people are at it again. Almost as lame as still blaming Bush for anything that happens 18 months after he left the White House.
Damon Evans
August 4th, 2010
1:00 pm
Joe, I haven’t accepted the position yet.
But again, libratards tell us what Zach did that is not in the police report. You spout off at the mouth with lies and nothing to back up what you say.
Mike S
August 4th, 2010
1:00 pm
Good luck to Zach. I hope he has learned from this experience and turns his life around.
Life is about second chances, and I sincerely pray he makes the best of this one.
Frank Lane
August 4th, 2010
1:01 pm
I am delighted for Zach. I don’t believe that he should have been dismissed, just disciplined in a way that stuck with him.
Not Disappointed
August 4th, 2010
1:02 pm
Good Luck Zach!
Ramblin Wreck!
Gator Ade2
August 4th, 2010
1:02 pm
Mettenberger could come back to UGA next year, be back-up quarterback, and serve as liaison with the Athens bail bondsmen who get the arrested athlete-thugs out of jail. That would take a huge burden off Mark Richt.
I’ll bet that Richt is already on the phone apologizing to Zach and his mommy, and begging him to give UGA a second chance.
Because neither Murray or Mason is an SEC quarterback, which will be painfully obvious when the season starts.
Let’s hear it for those red panties, all you dawgtards!
T'VILLE DAWG
August 4th, 2010
1:08 pm
You black folks can’t breathe without throwing out racisa accusations, no ducking my head for this white boy.People if you spend your life looking behind how can you move forward?
Dawgtard City
August 4th, 2010
1:09 pm
BREAKING NEWS: The AP is reporting that the new athletic director at Butler Community College is… Damon Evans, who quipped he was looking forward to leaving the red panties behind in Georgia.
Red panties are falling from the sky!!!
dawggirl
August 4th, 2010
1:10 pm
As a female, I’m glad he was made to pay for what he did. If I had been the girl, let’s just say he would have lost his ability to father children. Women are not objects. We put up with enough *$%^ from men, it’s time stronger laws were enacted.
Even if Murray were to lose every single game this year (which he won’t), I’m still glad Mett is gone and moved on.
ugag is irrelevant
August 4th, 2010
1:14 pm
at least the kid’ll get a decent education now
HugoStiglitz
August 4th, 2010
1:17 pm
Some people in here are actually arguing that sexually assaulting a woman is not a big deal? You have got to be kidding me. He has certainly paid the price for being a moron but he deserves everything he got and then some. That being said, he paid the price and he has a right to learn from it and become a better person. Good for him that he found another place to play ball.
How2fish
August 4th, 2010
1:23 pm
Good luck Zack..and folks he was NOT charged with a felony..if you have a problem with that I’d take it up with the local police not Zack..different conversation is he had been..all of the racists need to quietly sit down and STFU…please. dawggirl really tougher laws ?? In this state a boy or girl can be 2 months different in age and having consequently relations and the older one can be charged, convicted and have to wear the “sex offender” tag for life by all means lets ruin a few more folks lives for doing what I’m sure many of us have..I know I dated girls a year or two younger than me and a few more older.
Papadawg
August 4th, 2010
1:24 pm
I see Sooners or Longhorns in his future
Chickasaw
August 4th, 2010
1:25 pm
Anyone who thinks it’s “not a big deal” to “grab a woman’s breast”: try it with my daughter and you will be educated! If you’re lucky, you’ll only do time. I understand Zach M had a “straight arrow” rep before this incident, and maybe it was the alcohol, but TampaGator is absolutely right that this had to be have been plea bargained down. Inappropriate and uninvited touching is a “battery” and that can definitely be charged as a felony. I hope the kid takes advantage of this second chance, but another such screw up and he does belong on a registry. Coach Richt was right to dismiss the kid and I for one do not think he should be welcomed back to the SEC.
Bride of Chucky Knapp
August 4th, 2010
1:27 pm
I could care less what happens to this fallen dog. Would rather read stories about Damon.
Waiting to See
August 4th, 2010
1:30 pm
I’d like to see Mettenberger go in the first round of an upcomming NFL draft. Hell, I’d like to see him transfer to a major college program and beat Richt’s brains out in a televised BCS bowlgame. Richt should have suspended him for a year and then reinstated him if he guaranteed he’d walk a “straight line”. If not, then kick him off.
joe
August 4th, 2010
1:30 pm
Can someone tell me what “consequently” relations are??
How2fish
August 4th, 2010
1:31 pm
Chickasaw exactly how do you know it was pleaded down? If he was guilty of any degree of forcing himself on the girl no prosecutor in the state would have down graded the charges if they thought they had a winnable case..makes no sense. But yes if he does cross any lines again he deserves what he gets I hope that never happens.
The Ghost of Wally Butts
August 4th, 2010
1:31 pm
Obviously, he can’t sing. If could sing even one note, then he could make use of the way he treats women by becoming a hip-hop mogul.
How2fish
August 4th, 2010
1:32 pm
joe they are the type your not having…I hope. they come with consequences..
Scott W.
August 4th, 2010
1:33 pm
To all the 20+ year fans hawking your season tickets on craigslist. If you don’t want to go, don’t renew. Someone else will want you tickets. You are vultures.
Really, Rival Fans
August 4th, 2010
1:33 pm
The more you post the better we look. Three cheers for the morons!!!LOL!!!
Papadawg
August 4th, 2010
1:34 pm
Coach Richt is known to be easy on his players and giving them 2nd chances so I think we don’t know the whole story
Ben Dover
August 4th, 2010
1:34 pm
Wow, I’m surprised nobody called him a thug. Oh…I know why.
dawggirl
August 4th, 2010
1:42 pm
How2fish, those aren’t the type of laws I’m talking about.
SSIgator
August 4th, 2010
1:53 pm
“We did our research on Zach. We feel like he can be a great asset to our team”
Why? Is he going to be in charge of organizing to toga party?
Schooling you
August 4th, 2010
1:57 pm
He’s not a thug, he’s a cad. Raw violence, that’s thuggery.
dawgster
August 4th, 2010
1:58 pm
Does anybody hear really know exactly what happen, not just rumors…what we know is that he plead quilty to misdemeanor sexual battery and is paying dearly for it….Yea maybe his lawyers worked out a plea deal, i don’t know, but the dawgs have moved on and so has Zach..Again from what i know of him and his family he is not a bad kid, but obvisously he made a severe mistake and will probably always pay for it in some manner…Will he be given opportunities to change his behavior and put this behind him…yes he will..will another SEC school take him in the future..you can be assured if he lights it at Butler JUCO, he will be…Would the dawgs look at him again…I tnink they probably would not, but who knows…Another thing that gets overlooked in alot of situations such as this is that the young girl who was affected by this incident and how it will impact her life…I hope that she can put this behind her also…I know if it was my daughter i would probably not be so forgiving, but then i don’t know all of the facts or circumstances except what i have read and been told so i’m not going to completely throw Zach under the bus for good…I wish him and his family well along with the very best wishes for the young girl that this happened to….
Villa Rica DAWG
August 4th, 2010
1:58 pm
That’s great news! I hope that the young lady he accosted has forgiven him and that he can move on and have a successful future.
How2fish
August 4th, 2010
2:03 pm
dawggirl as a father of 2 young women let me assure you I’m for the death penalty in any forcible rape case. I do think we have gone overboard on who we deem sexual predators are in certain cases (I gave an example in the previous post ). Pedophiles and those that commit forcible rape or traffic in the kidnapping of young women or boys for the sex trade should all die, but that is just my opinion.
toole
August 4th, 2010
2:09 pm
Has anyone noticed that #5 has not been given to any UGA player this year. Who are we holding it for?
Fred
August 4th, 2010
2:11 pm
I see that what Zach did ranges from “nothing” to “he should be castrated” I wonder what the real story is…
SuperB
August 4th, 2010
2:21 pm
After juco, I hope Zach comes back to the Dawgs– a wiser young man.
ugaclassof2004
August 4th, 2010
2:25 pm
They can have that idiot. From what I heard, he isn’t all that good, regardless of how well he did in the glorified scrimmage that is G Day. Even if he did win the starting job, I have no doubt that his immaturity would have gotten him kicked of the team mid-season. Good riddance.
Mark Walberg
August 4th, 2010
2:27 pm
Hey Zach,
“Say hi to your mother for me.”
GeoffDawg
August 4th, 2010
2:30 pm
TampaGator – I’m not saying that he didn’t reach some kind of plea agreement with prosecutors but they call it “pleading” no matter what the scenario. I believe the initial charge was a misdemeanor though if I’m not mistaken.
DawginLex
August 4th, 2010
2:35 pm
gatorade2,
It’s funny how Murray is not an SEC QB according to you yet the facts are:
He narrowed his college choices down to Florida and Georgia and chose Georgia.
So your coach didn’t consider him an SEC QB yet he wanted to sign him?
Class dismissed.
Too Easy
August 4th, 2010
2:38 pm
I sure hope How2Fish just misspelled ‘consensual’ relations.
Bevo
August 4th, 2010
2:42 pm
Who the heck is Zach Mettenberger ? Is he another UGA DUI ?
Mark Walberg
August 4th, 2010
2:47 pm
BEVO,
I had you for dinner at longhorns last night. Texas will have 2 losses this year. Fact!
I-DOG
August 4th, 2010
3:04 pm
Good luck with your new team. My guess is that he continues his career elsewhere without incident and that he transfers to a top 20 type team next year.
I also think UGA did the right thing about parting ways with him although it certainly hurts the team quite a bit especially if Murray goes down or struggles. This was no 3rd string safety. I don’t know all the details, but what it sounds like what he alledgedly did was absolutely wrong and he paid a pretty hefty price for it (public embarassment and loss of scholarship). I think he deserves the chance to go somewhere else like this and hopefully make the most of this second chance.
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Silver lining
August 4th, 2010
3:09 pm
Well at least he can now work toward a degree that will actually be good for something other than toilet paper.
A
August 4th, 2010
3:39 pm
Well he was also originally charged with: underage consumption/possession of alcohol, disorderly conduct, obstruction and two counts of possession of fake ID.
The two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery were charged after the girl actually decided to press charges- it was two counts because he grabbed her butt and boobs.
Milan Turner
August 4th, 2010
3:58 pm
Maybe Dexter Moody and Zach can get into some trouble out there! Goodness know they stayed in trouble here in the Peach State.
ECHO
August 4th, 2010
4:01 pm
He got thrown off the team b/c of his ethnicity. Always got to placate the loud, obnoxious minority that lives to play the race card ad nauseum. If he were another ethnicity, he’d merely been suspended for the first quarter of a meaningless D-2 game.
Matty Dawg
August 4th, 2010
4:14 pm
You can’t call that a mistake! Getting kicked off a football team and paying a fine and being on probation is not good enough. He should have had to went to jail and let men sexually assault him!!! Hope the punk falls on his face!
Delbert D.
August 4th, 2010
4:36 pm
So is everybody going to be Butler CC Grizzlies fans now?
Dwayne
August 4th, 2010
4:41 pm
Zach and a bunch of guys were partying at a local establishment when some little hussy(yes, I said it, what was she doing there, underage drinking) recongized that Zach was going to be annointed the next great QB at UGA. You know, following, Quincy, Joe, Bobo, etc. Any way, she made googlie eyes at Zach, lead him on, let him cop a little feel. But here is where the trouble starts, Little hussies boyfriend finds out, starts a fight and well….now you know the rest of the story. How do I know this ??? I was there.
I will not be the next head coach at Alabama. I am the head coach of the Miami Dolphins
August 4th, 2010
4:42 pm
Best of luck to Zach. What he did was very poor decision, and he has paid a high, public price. To those critical, what would you like to share about your activities in college?
Mett's Fake ID
August 4th, 2010
4:47 pm
Don’t grope anyone out there Mett
Auburn DVM in Colquitt Co.
August 4th, 2010
4:57 pm
TDawg, I do not have a dog in this fight. We have our QB, but I must say that I am black and I have read many stories on this blog where a black player was kicked off of a team and the comments are like night and day in comparison to this story. I wish the kid the best, but your comment about blaming Bush really shows where your thought process is. Remember, It took more than the black vote to put our president in office. If you don’t agree with his policies, perhaps you should run or better yet continue to speak out of your “so ecclesiastical neck”. I would also like to say that “if there was never any racism, then no one could question it!!!! Once again, I hope this kid gets his life together and may God be with him!!!!
anybody but GT
August 4th, 2010
5:08 pm
My only prayer will be, someday CMR will be, GONE. I hope it is not only make believe. Platters.
The Truth
August 4th, 2010
5:38 pm
He is a creep.
El Dorado, Kansas
August 4th, 2010
5:40 pm
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go johnny go
August 4th, 2010
6:00 pm
Good luck to the kid. SECond chances are a one time thing….3rd and “You’re Out”.
Boca Baby
August 4th, 2010
6:09 pm
Several present and former players at UGA have discovered that if you want to play for the Dawgs character matters. In the meantime I wish only the best for Zach.
jerry
August 4th, 2010
6:13 pm
After all the sh-t that has gone down at UGA and a 18 year old kid gets the boot. God has spoken.
H2
August 4th, 2010
6:19 pm
Team mates contributing to this blog, it dosen’t matter your color or allegiance at this point…here’s a young man who was in trouble; fortunately, things were halted before they [potentially] could’ve worsened. Look, as much as we want to send praises Zach’s way or tear him down, the kid will have to live with this horrible mistake for the rest of his life. Even if all the riches of the NFL fall into his hands someday, he’ll still need to explain to and justify to someone what he did that unforgetful day over and over again; maybe even his own daughter…talking about a “tough moment.” As someone stated earlier in this blog stream, we all have things in our closets…maybe we just haven’t been caught yet! I wish Zach the best – but I never want him to forget his actions and the pain it caused him and others…especially the victim! So for those of you (black or white) who want to make this an issue of “race” here…don’t, because it’s counter-productive. There are real issues of race out there, team mates, but this “ain’t” it!
Jim007
August 4th, 2010
6:28 pm
Kids make mistakes
They derseve another chance
Good luck Zach
Good'ol Boys
August 4th, 2010
6:35 pm
Wow…white kid commits sexual assualt and the whole state wishes him luck…man if these posts don’t show you the true nature of folks around here…nothing will. People are on here saying that grabbing a women’s breast is no big deal…huh? Let someone grab the breast of your wife or daughter and let’s see how you feel about it then. Glad the kid is getting a second chance. I just hope you all remember that the next time someone who doesn’t look like you makes a mistake.
Trumpet Pitcher
August 4th, 2010
6:43 pm
he left uga to attend a dismal junior college in the middle of nowhere? What a moron.
QueDawg
August 4th, 2010
6:58 pm
I am really in awe in what I am reading here!!! Sexual assault OK! Dogfighting, electric chair. Sexual assault, give him another chance to play football. Dogfighting, take everything from him and let him rot in hades. Go to strip club for your bachelor party, get killed by off duty cops it’s ok because he should not have looked like he had a gun. Rape a girl in the back of a club 4 game suspension. Membership has it’s priveleges!
DAWG07
August 4th, 2010
8:24 pm
Good luck Zack.
Wish you the best.
Pulaski Dawg
August 4th, 2010
9:33 pm
Good luck Zack. Learn from mistakes and don’t repeat. Move on and I wish you the best.
dawg149
August 4th, 2010
9:54 pm
I’m sure I am not the first to think or say this, but what prevents us (UGA) from resigning Zack after JUCO? Just wondering……..he’s done his time, he turns out the stellar stats n juco, and is looking for a place to spend his last two seasons as a SEASONED veteran QB………just a thought….the feel good story of 2012-2013……
Pitbull
August 4th, 2010
10:37 pm
People get real. He hasn’t sexually assaulted anyone. The darn boy was drinking and grabbed some bootay playing around. They were in a bar for goodness sakes. You holy rollers ack like you haven’t ever got drunk before. The girl should have just slapped his face and that would have been that. Instead the police got a hold of it and made a federal case out it because it was a well known person. That’s BS!
James
August 4th, 2010
10:50 pm
He can come back to UGA after Richt gets fired in 5 months.
Zach Mettenberger
August 4th, 2010
10:54 pm
Watch out Kansas! Zach the Groper is on the loose!
Hey baby! You’ve got a nice rack! Come and let uncle Mett have a sqeeze!
Grope, grope, grope!
bitter buck bulue
August 5th, 2010
1:20 am
GUESS how many brest i had at uga??? ask hershall??? hypohracts, everything that is wrong with this country people that sleep with women half there age and slam mC for grabbing a brest, beats grabbing a co—- now just shut up and try not being so stupid!!!!, hahahahah
bitter race card
August 5th, 2010
1:24 am
poor kid i could help you butt yoo poo as– is white, tough luck sucaaa!!!!!
bitter old ball coach
August 5th, 2010
1:42 am
6′6″ throws 90 yards yep ill take him, hahahaha mutts
Jen
August 5th, 2010
4:43 am
I read half of the first page of this crap, could not go on.
It’s racial? ….politically divided?..libtards, you say….really?
Why are people saying Mett would want to come back at another SEC school to get back at UGA? WHY?…….What did UGA do to him?…………Mett did this to HIMSELF!!!!!
I don’t feel sorry for him but I do wish him luck….he just needs to remember all that he had, he threw away in one stupid night.
GOOO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GATA…..just not girls asses.
jbeggs
August 5th, 2010
9:01 am
TampaGator – try to follow this…IT WAS NOT A FELONY. No matter what you feel it should have been it was not a felony. He pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery.
Gatorbait 17-3
August 5th, 2010
9:25 am
I’ve got a feeling he will be back in SEC next year, Mississippi comes to mind and torments the dawgs for years to come.
Bleu_Bayou42
August 5th, 2010
9:28 am
dumb azz.
MOBADTHANGOOD
August 5th, 2010
10:10 am
Are you kidding? People on here are wishing him luck?
The Grizzlies say they fit their program?
Is the whole school or team all sexual predators?
What the hell?
Beside this crap I am a GEORGIA BULLDOG fan.
GO DAWGS!
Dwayne
August 5th, 2010
11:12 am
Vick lied to the Feds
Mett lied to a Coach
BIG DIFFERENCE
Everyone has there own opinion, and we all know what opinions are like.
I wish both of them well. By the way, I’m sick of hearing about Brett Farvvrvrrvee.
Hunker Down
August 5th, 2010
11:21 am
Wisdom comes from experience and typically making mistakes and trying not to repeat them. Zach has paid the price for his and I wish him a great career and best of luck.
Chris
August 7th, 2010
1:05 pm
Interesting. Concerned that everyone is congratulating someone after pleading guilty to a sexual battery charge (among other violations). I believe in second changes. I ask that you remember to forgive others who wear a different color uniform.
Jon A
August 7th, 2010
2:08 pm
Kids that can’t throw a football don’t get second chances like this.
itpdude
August 7th, 2010
3:00 pm
Hopefully this puts him on the right path.
Our O-line will Mow you down like Grass
August 7th, 2010
4:59 pm
Mett is s good kid, Bad decision. Too much drinking. I hope he gets his life back together.
Our O-line will Mow you down like Grass
August 7th, 2010
5:10 pm
So hes never gonna live it down?
What about the Tennesee team that Gang attacked a police office putting him in the hospital?
Or the GT players running from the police with deadly firearms after commiting Major crimes.
The Tennesee players are still on the team.
Listen he was drunk did somthing stupid but for you to judge him the rest of his life look at yourself first.
This kid if he stays healthy and straight WILL be in the NFL and there will be many girls who will want him grabbing their boobies.
Sick of This Racial Crap
August 15th, 2010
10:57 pm
Race-baiters: You’re making your own hell, seeing things like you do. Good luck with it. May you some day be free. You’re enslaved to your POV.
The kid is gone. Good riddance. There are more QBs out there. Georgia doesn’t have to be that desperate.
Where is our Ryan Mallet?
August 18th, 2010
4:29 pm
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