Freshman LB rejoins UGA team four days after quitting
(From AJC correspondent Andy Johnston in Athens:)
Dexter Morant, the freshman linebacker who quit the Georgia football team on Tuesday, rejoined the Bulldogs today.
Coach Mark Richt said Morant called him on Friday and asked if he could return to the team.
Richt said he conferred with defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and the senior players before agreeing to let Morant return.
Morant participated on a limited basis in today’s practice.
Morant, a 6-foot-7, 240-pounder from Manning, S.C., signed with Georgia in February. He did not practice Monday, the Bulldogs’ first day of preseason camp, and told Richt the next day that he was leaving the team.
But since then, Richt said today, Morant had sent text messages to several players indicating he made a mistake by leaving.
Coming out of high school, Morant was rated the nation’s No. 15 defensive-end prospect by Rivals.com, No. 44 by Scout.com and No. 73 by ESPN.com. He projects as an outside linebacker in Georgia’s 3-4 defensive scheme.
In other news today, wide receiver Rantavious Wooten has a sprained left knee. Richt said he expects Wooten to be sidelined for a couple of weeks.
For more on Morant’s return and other notes from Saturday’s practice, click here.
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5 Buck Box
August 7th, 2010
7:41 pm
Good news!
uga bill
August 7th, 2010
7:44 pm
Dang coach, are you gunna let them all quit for a week ?
uga bill
August 7th, 2010
7:45 pm
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poopdawg
August 7th, 2010
7:50 pm
Good luck Dexter, things will get better. GO DAWGS!
Jacket Spray
August 7th, 2010
7:51 pm
Finally came to his senses. Although, I question his character and his ability to play like a true UGA bulldawg!
poopdawg
August 7th, 2010
7:52 pm
Bill , ever been away from home?
rogeriter
August 7th, 2010
7:53 pm
Good for him. And please everyone–don’t come on here berating this young man! He’s a little mixed up now. But he’s willing to admit to a mistake. Give him a break.
Paul Johnson
August 7th, 2010
7:53 pm
Damn it! Our chances certainly aren’t getting better.
QB
August 7th, 2010
7:59 pm
I mean the kid is 18 years old and from a small town and his first time away from home I mean give him a break its ok to be home sick its human nature when you go off to college. I believe he may have went home for a few days and realized that going to sschool and getting a free college degree is the right choice to make since a lot of kids don’t get the opportunity to go to college. Good Luck Dexter and keep your eye on the prize you will be a damn good dog.
kerryb
August 7th, 2010
7:59 pm
Eighteen year old kid, first time awat from home, and confused. Give him a break. He will grow up and maybe be one of the best players on our defense in a couple of years.
POSER
August 7th, 2010
8:03 pm
I don’t blame the kid. Its hot as hell in Athens and all that sweating.But if he’ll just keep his mind frame on the fall and the games and just hang in there he will never regret comming back.
ToccoaDawg
August 7th, 2010
8:03 pm
The young man got home sick probably the first time he had ever been away that long. The seniors understood this feeling. Now he has had a soul search and came back. This may not be a bad thing. Leave the young man alone.
Octavious,Dontavious and Rantavious
August 7th, 2010
8:03 pm
Uh oh …..Excuses are starting to reign in. Hows the midget?
Truth
August 7th, 2010
8:04 pm
Welcome back Dexter! In 4 years, you can look back and know that you made the right choice to return to Athens, if for nothing else, the fact that you will have a college degree in your hand.
Tide Roll
August 7th, 2010
8:05 pm
Guys, How would you like to be
Bean Anderson. You’re whole future was based on you playing offense. Then you’re moved and there goes your future. Kind of like Kiante Tripp, who Richt predicted would be an 1st round draft pick as an OT. There’s something about Richt that seems a little fake. He professes to care about the kids and then does this kind of stuff to them. Roll tide.
Right On Time
August 7th, 2010
8:06 pm
Hard to make the decision to leave. Harder to admit a mistake and ask to come back.
He will either quit again soon or will be a tremendous player for the next few years.
Good luck to him.
kerryb
August 7th, 2010
8:10 pm
Roll Tise, worry about your Alabama team and keep your nose out of ours. You don’t know what you are talking about. You want to see something fake? look at Nick Saban when he tries to act like a decent human being. Bean was asked if he wanted to move to defense and he was excited about it. Kiante Tripp was asked to move there because we were thin on the defensive line at taht time. They asked these guys if they want to do that, they don’t demand that they do it like Saban would.
Duluth Dawg
August 7th, 2010
8:17 pm
Tide Roll.
Bean Anderson has a learning disability that Coach Searels and the other linemen have tried to work with and through for 2 seasons. This issue has made his play on the offensive line rather erratic. Bean’s best chance to play at the next level is at nose guard, where he is now playing.
Before you make anymore STUPID remarks, know what you are talking about. You should feel pretty dumb for your remarks about Richt above. Stay off the UGA blog and worry about your own team.
Tuckdawg
August 7th, 2010
8:23 pm
Tide Roll mind your business Nick Satan is evil he does what he wants when he wants all the time just wait till he screws the tide like he has EVERYONE else then lets see how you feel. Now good for you Dexter welcome back and we true Dawg fans are happy to have you everybody gets cold feet at sometime you made the right choice GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DAWGGGGGGGGGGS!!!!! GATA!!!!
Football Fan
August 7th, 2010
8:28 pm
This guy is a kid. Cut him some slack. Glad he’s back. Besides, many of these kids come from different home situations than what many people realize.
Tide Roll
August 7th, 2010
8:29 pm
Duluth Dawg. That’s sounds like more UGA B.S. They must have known the kid had a learning diability when they signed him. I’m sure there have been many highly successful OLs with learning disabilities. Richt is just looking for an excuse to play Chris Davis ahead of him . Bean with a learning disability is better than Davis. It’s not about that and Richt knows it. Maybe it’s because they lack size at nose or they feel that Geathers isn’t ready, but I don’t think that’s the only reason do you? For whatever the reason they’ve ruined the Kid’s furture ,just like Kiante’s. Roll tide
Glad You are Back!!! Welcome Home!!!!
August 7th, 2010
8:30 pm
Welcome Home Dexter. Life has many twists and turns. The slate is clean, we’re glad to have you and wish you the best. Life is tough sometimes and quitting is seldom the answer. I pray you will make the most of this second chance. You seem like such a fine young man and we’re glad you are a Dawg!!!!
track dawg
August 7th, 2010
8:32 pm
the kid came back
WITHOUT LINDSEY SCOTT,THERE'S NO 1980 TITLE
August 7th, 2010
8:32 pm
U SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN SOUTH CAROLINA,BUT YOUR FAMILY SAID GET THE HE!! ON BACK 2 ATHENS,GA!
Ted Striker
August 7th, 2010
8:33 pm
Anyone who counts will agree the slate is clean. Welcome back.
ugaaccountant
August 7th, 2010
8:41 pm
This is great news! Not many coaches would handle this with the class that Richt did. This will be a moment in Morant’s life that will make a lot of difference in growing into a man. I’d think that he’ll be very driven now to succeed.
Dawggunnit
August 7th, 2010
8:41 pm
Welcome home, Dexter! Make us all proud!
Forrest Gump
August 7th, 2010
8:43 pm
Tide Roll (Wipe)
Stupid is as stupid does
kerryb
August 7th, 2010
8:46 pm
I’m going to love it when Alabama, getting all this #1 hype, falls flat on their faces.
Worm
August 7th, 2010
8:47 pm
Dexter, Times are tough..I’ve seen many all-americans go home, only to return and have great careers..Good luck to you and congrats on making the honor roll!
Gravy Train
August 7th, 2010
8:48 pm
Good choice Dexter. Stay with UGA and they will prepare you for the next level. Champions get drafted the highest. It would’ve been a shame to see God given ability go to waste.
Big L
August 7th, 2010
8:49 pm
All u holier than thou jags need to lay off. I am sure at the age of 18, you were all totally dependable and strait up citzens. He’s a kid.
DAWG 1
August 7th, 2010
8:50 pm
Tide Roll – I suppose you chose that name because of what certain rolls are used for, huh. Wipe your mouth while you are at it, because you are obviously obsessed with UGA since you know so much about the players. You are probably P O’ed because you could not get into UGA.
This kid is full of character because he had the ba!!s to admit he made a mistake. He just needed to get home, see mama, eat some soul food and think. He realized he wanted to get to the next level, and to accomplish that he had to sweat out being homesick and college. Hopefully he will get home to see mama often enough to keep his mind on his future.
jim
August 7th, 2010
8:51 pm
Tide Roll…still spending tons of time discussing UGA football…weirdo
CLEVON LITTLE
August 7th, 2010
9:00 pm
Welcome back
Bdawg
August 7th, 2010
9:04 pm
Great decision to let him return. Hopefully he’s worked out whatever problem he had. Now it’s time for him to buckle down and play some hard nosed football. Does anybody know if we are still recruiting Ray Drew and Stephon Tuitt and how aggressive are we going after both of them?
NW Georgia Dawg
August 7th, 2010
9:08 pm
If you’ve been through Manning, SC, it’s hard to imagine being homesick for it, but nevertheless, young kids make mistakes. I had wondered if he might be back, and I’m glad he is. Hopefully he’ll mature and develop into a solid player.
Roll Tide: I’m sure no kid has ever changed positions at Alabama. I mean it’s absurd to think that Bean Anderson at 6′5″ 325+ with explosion off the ball might have a future at the next level as nose guard rather than a run-of-the mill right tackle. You’re an idiot.
I Could Have Put Some Lame Name Here
August 7th, 2010
9:09 pm
With out linsdey that is teh stupidest name/thought ever. First of all it wasn’t the last plkay of the game.
With out Spurrier UF would have no National Title. With out Urban UF ….
etc etc etc
With out the wishbone etc etc etc
STFU!!!!
Jacket Spray
August 7th, 2010
9:09 pm
I agree Duluth Dawg stay on your own blog Tide Roll. I’m just glad the kid came back!
Joe for 3
August 7th, 2010
9:10 pm
“But since then, Richt said today, Manning had sent text messages to several players indicating he made a mistake by leaving.”
Who is Manning?
Delbert D.
August 7th, 2010
9:15 pm
The good thing about going off to college is you can change your mind and it may work out. Not so when joining the Armed Forces.
steve
August 7th, 2010
9:17 pm
six foot seven linebacker ???? come on make him a de
Hilarious
August 7th, 2010
9:21 pm
I’m surprised so many are understanding and welcoming Morant back, since he was a “quitter” and not worth a scholarship last week.
Funny how that works.
bonairedawg
August 7th, 2010
9:22 pm
anybody ever notice how many folks ar FROM alerbamer????
phillip
August 7th, 2010
9:24 pm
I’m a Bama fan, and I try to be a ‘good’ one. I enjoy this board when the football talk is good. I hate the petty, 8th grade, back and forth stuff.
Hiram Dawg
August 7th, 2010
9:27 pm
Who’s Manning? Anyone at AJC reviewing the spew before it goes to the public?
Pitbull
August 7th, 2010
9:29 pm
I can’t believe Dexter quit! Wait, I can’t believe he came back! Wait, I can’t believe he quit! Wait…
ASA
August 7th, 2010
9:31 pm
REMEMBER 35 YEARS AGO WHEN MIKE MOONPIE WILSON WENT HOME 2 TIMES HIS FRESHMAN YEAR MIKE IS AND STILL IS A FAMILY MAN MISSED HIS FAMILY,HE CAME BACK TO BE ONE OF GA GREATEST BEING INDUCTED INTO GA HALL OF FAME PLUS PLAYING 14 OR 15 YEARS IN THE PROS SO YOU THAT DON’T BELIEVE THIS KID CAN COME BACK TO BE A GREAT PLAYER GO PULL FOR SOMEONE ELSE DAWGS DON”T NEED YOU
Octavious,Dontavious and Rantavious
August 7th, 2010
9:33 pm
Dont know who Manning is but do know the dawgs better Man – up or they could get more beatdowns this year…….
Festus
August 7th, 2010
9:39 pm
6′ 7″ ?? Duz thait thare boy haive any hawp in him? Aw Shucks he culd blawk them xtree point tries or field golds.
Paul in RDU
August 7th, 2010
9:40 pm
Nice move on Richt’s part asking the senior players on the team whether they were OK with him coming back and kudos to the players for saying yes.
I hope that Morant does well at UGA. It’s going to be interesting to see whether any of the people who called him a quitter on the blogs last week welcome him back.
the grey(shirt) tide
August 7th, 2010
9:42 pm
Hey, toilet roll. Better keep an eye on your own guy’s integrity (or lack thereof).
BS Patrol
August 7th, 2010
9:46 pm
To my coach to quit was to be a loser. Winners never quit. To miss one day was off the the team.(except for his pets.) Major SOB.
Duluth Dawg
August 7th, 2010
9:47 pm
Tide Roll,
You are so stupid you must not have a high school education or a full set of teeth (like your Mom who is a Waffle House waitress). Your supposition about Bean and Richt is just dead wrong. Bean went to Hargrave. He was the #1 lineman in Georgia his senior year. Everybody wanted him and no one could have kbown the depth of the problem until he got on campus. Bean is a super kid, very hard worker and strong as bear’s breath. He is going to make a great nose tackle, and you will be eating your words.
BTW, when Saban retires in 2-3 years, Scott Cochran (your S&C coach) is probably coming to Athens. Like I said, you need to worry about your own team. Will Marcel Dareus be eligible? How many games will he miss? Who has Julio been fishing with lately?
Confused
August 7th, 2010
9:48 pm
Could someone please translate what Festus is saying ?
Nashville4UGA
August 7th, 2010
10:01 pm
Tide Roll, before you go attacking Richt take a look at how Saban over signs then MAGICALLY gets down to the 85 scholarship limit each fall by dismissing kids. Talk about ruining a kids future. At least Anderson and Tripp are still on the team.
Sigmund
August 7th, 2010
10:12 pm
Tide Roll has serious abandonment issues. It was either his mommy or daddy, or maybe his little girlfriend in high school who bailed on him, but now he is taking it out on everyone who reads this UGA blog.
TruDawg
August 7th, 2010
10:12 pm
UGA Bill and all you other skeptics have no memory, or a short one. Numerous college “kids” away from home for the first time get homesick and make some bad decision. Mike “moonpie” Wilson went home to Gainesville several times his Frosh year. I bet all of us are glad Coach Dooley was wise enough and patient enough to take Moonpie back. I would say he turned out to be a great player and productive citizen.
Dawg Whisperer
August 7th, 2010
10:17 pm
Tide Roll should use that toilet paper to good use because I’m thinking he is full of it.
Paul in RDU
August 7th, 2010
10:21 pm
Confused @9:48 Festus was interviewed on TV in Huntsville, AL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxGuig7pxvw&feature=related
Dap01
August 7th, 2010
10:25 pm
Great decision. You will be proud that you stayed.
Georgia Sweetness
August 7th, 2010
10:27 pm
Found a little Georgia sweetness over the last week and realized there are a lot of benefits being a Georgia Player. Settled the boy down, now he can play…
Best looking coeds in the nation….
clickdawg
August 7th, 2010
10:32 pm
delbert I totally agree, total different situation in the military, though i’m proud that he’s back and wish him well. This life is tough at times and you have to battle through it, I can’t count the times i wanted to go home from basic training in 1982.
The Exterminator
August 7th, 2010
10:37 pm
I used to think ‘Bama fans handled themselves with class.
Used to.
You know, for an Auburn boy, that Tim Hudson is all right.
Go Dawgs.
tampadawg86
August 7th, 2010
10:42 pm
Does anyone know why he Left in the first place?
S.E. Dawg
August 7th, 2010
10:48 pm
I believe Dexter had what is called Culture Shock. From a small town and going through his everyday normal routine ever since childhood, then all of a sudden everything around him is different and out of his comfort zone. Glad he decided to give it another shot.
gk
August 7th, 2010
10:50 pm
i don’t blame any of these kids for feeling frustrated and wanting to quit sometimes. they have football shoved down their throats every day. it is refreshing that maybe he wanted to concentrate on something else. i hope he becomes all-american at UGA, but the most important thing is that he becomes happy and productive in the future.
M.
August 7th, 2010
10:50 pm
That’s basketball stats right there. Maybe a good safety?
jp
August 7th, 2010
10:54 pm
tide roll ,It sounds like you graduated at the top of your class at Alabama with a 1.999.You and ignorant people like you give the South a bad name. Richt seems fake ?.Coach has 2 adopted children from Ukraine .One that is very badly disabled.Does that seem fake.Has Saban ever switched a player . You should know the list is long. Many O and D line players switch because they can help their teams.Richt will win his 100th game this year in his 10th season.Do you think he did this by being fake. He also has a 3 and 1 record vs bama is that fake. I bet they tought you your times tables up to 5 you at Alabama.Alabama is the arm pit of the South and it produces people like you that should be on an add for birth controll. If you are going to show such ignorance,please ask your friends to read your posts before sending them in .That is if any of them can read.
dawgster
August 7th, 2010
10:56 pm
are there any Bama fans on here that have the guts to tell this “Tide Roll character to shut up and how he is an embarrassment to your school…I mean his post are always the same, never says anything that amounts to the least amount of sense…Come on, tell him how stupid he sounds Bama fans…I think he has another agenda and wants to stir the pot…I know as dawg fans and bama fans we don’t always agree, and thats ok, but this guy is a joke…i’m not even sure why i am wasting my time responding to his posts…Step up to the plate Bama and take this guy down a notch or two…
GADAWG88
August 7th, 2010
10:57 pm
Did any of yall see the Under The Lights Georgia mat drill episode tonight? I thought it was very insightful and really got me pumped for some football! GO DAWGS!!!!
Smiling Jack
August 7th, 2010
10:58 pm
Festus doesn’t even know what he was writing. How could anyone else translate. And Bill hasn’t even been around the corner from his house to say the least have any empathy for a homesick kid. The comments here are petty and mean spirited. Glad we have coaches who know what they are doing and have a grip on real like.
Smiling Jack
August 7th, 2010
10:59 pm
real life, sorry about that
More Attitudes
August 7th, 2010
11:00 pm
Great—another attitude case in the locker room. He’ll probably be demanding a bunch of early playing time, or threaten to leave again. Richt needs to tell him to hit the road–go to Tech, they’ll take anyone.
Smiling Jack
August 7th, 2010
11:00 pm
So I didn’t proof read the first comment…Go Dawgs!
luke08
August 7th, 2010
11:33 pm
I really hate tech! good night.
DP
August 7th, 2010
11:50 pm
Bama grad and fan here. Tide Roll is an embarrassment, we’ve all got them in our fan bases. I wonder if he is really dumb enough to believe he’s a better judge of who should be starting on the offensive line than the Georgia coaches who work with all the offensive linemen every day or if thinks speaking like he’s an authority will fool somebody into thinking he is one.
I have questioned whether Mark Richt has been a little too soft and allowed his team to become a little less disciplined on and off the field the last couple of years, but I’ve never questioned his character.
Bamadog
August 8th, 2010
12:00 am
Dawgnation. As a native of Athens, GA every team has idiot fans with no class. My apologizes on behalf of the Bama Nation for Tide Rolls Behavior. You have a Class Act in Richt. RTR
HugoStiglitz
August 8th, 2010
12:02 am
That was a quick turn around. Kid got confused and made a mistake. No harm in letting him come back. He isnt the first to question things when he is unhappy and he wont be the last. Im sure he now realizes that in the long run this is what is going to be best for him and what is eventually going to make him happy.
RED DOG 77
August 8th, 2010
12:12 am
Tide Role…………First, to you young man, yes, you are absolutely right !…….Coach Mark Richt decided when he took the UGA job, the first thing he wanted to do is screw-up his players chances to be good college football players !………Tide Role. you are without any doubt the dumdest twit I have ever read on these blogs, bar none…….you even out-do my favorite little bummer “BuLLdawg”…………Perhaps you and “BuLLdawg” should start your own blog……..yea, great idea ! the two of you can go back and forth having a really great time out-smarting each other while the rest of us discuss intelligent ideas. Think about it, I really believe you two are “right” for each other……..with my warmest Best Regards, RED
RED DOG 77
August 8th, 2010
12:21 am
Dexter Morant……..I believe that is the story, to me showed us all a great deal of courage ! When was the last time those of you who are critical of the young man, decided to man-up when you made a mistake ?……….This young man has more courage than most of the adults who post on these college football sites !………….Welcome Home Dexter Morant………Me ? I already see you as a Damn Good DOG………..Now GATA……….SIC’ ‘EM ……WOOF……..WOOF……..WOOF !!!!!!!
RED DOG 77
August 8th, 2010
12:28 am
Bamadog……….You my friend are a “class act “………and yup, we’ve got ours too ! cheers Bamadog…..Regards, RED
superDawg
August 8th, 2010
12:29 am
Damn whats up Dawg!
Im Just Saying....
August 8th, 2010
12:41 am
He must of read the news about ugump being the number one party school.
Dexter was quoted in saying “I..umm…likes to..umm…party…umm…can I come backs to da team coach”.
Dawg '88
August 8th, 2010
12:59 am
Im Just Saying…
You were quoted as saying: Googoo gaga…Googoo gaga…I want my mommy. Googoo gaga…Googoo gaga…Da Da! I want my wollipop! Pwease let me go to Georgia Wreck….I like to suck…just like they do!
Im Just saying…How old are you? Your answer…Holding up 8 fingers. Then saying…”out of 9″!
Mommy and Daddy keep saying that so I guess Im that many wears old. But then again…they keep mumbling 30-24…King Right….30-24…Ealey Left…UGHHHHHHHHHHH!
dawgfan0711
August 8th, 2010
1:06 am
Tide Roll——The Blogs would be alot better without your stupid comments. Does Alabama not have a place for you to put up your stupid a** comments?? I’ve been reading your blogs about Anderson, and Tripp for too long now. Unless your related to them, i’m not sure how you could know how they felt about the move. Could it be that they are team players and want to do what’s best for the team. Richt may not be the best coach in the country but I can’t believe that anyone would ever say he doesn’t care for his players and try to do what’s best for them. And oh yea, as far as Dexter Morant returning to school. I think it’s great, it would be different if he was a jr or sr leaving the team but he was probably home sick and i think most all of the kids go through that at some point and the senoirs were ok with it. If the coach and players are ok with it then i don’t see where anyone else can act like it is wrong. They know the kid and i doubt any of the people blogging does. Roll Tide do us all a favor and stay off GA blogs. Thanks Bama Dog, and your right everybody has some.(idoit fans)
BigCaliDawg
August 8th, 2010
1:09 am
Somebody send that kid an on-campus girlfriend, quick.
Tennessee never had these problems.
dawgfan0711
August 8th, 2010
1:10 am
Im Just Saying… I doubt you would have the courage to speak to Dexter Morant the way you blog about him, I’m just saying………………………
Bill
August 8th, 2010
1:22 am
It’s easy to criticize someone, but it’s all for naught ! No one knows this guys situation, and I hope he stays around long enough to prove everyone (critical) that they were wrong. Dexter, I don’t know you at all, but I’m glad you’re back, and I hope you know how many people applaud you for coming back. A wise person once said ” You can eat an Elephant, one bite at a time “……
Hunker Down
August 8th, 2010
1:33 am
Welcome back home Dexter,
Glad you are back on board. We love you and we need you. Good luck and God bless!
Big D Dawg
August 8th, 2010
1:45 am
where’s the days to football kickoff countdown on the AJC sports site?
iam dawg
August 8th, 2010
2:06 am
would you rather have him or not?
12-2
August 8th, 2010
2:16 am
# 21 is the dead last worst preseason ranking for The UGA Bulldogs in the entire Coach Richt Era. In fact, Georgia has been ranked no worse than # 14 in any USA Today Coaches’ Poll since Coach Richt took over the program a few days before the Signing Class of 2001.
Preseason Polls are a starting point and we have been ranked variously # 19 Phil Steele # 24 # 21 # 25 # 15 and Not Ranked at all in the Sporting News
bitter "tide roll"
August 8th, 2010
3:14 am
fart, let me have a moment while i smell, thisin a goodin, you wont to no why me trailer door stays open, because my folks like fly’s on there food adds flavor dont yaaaaww no, well i have boggers to plaw out of me noes, wait just a minute my cuson just drop them draws, he is my favorite!!!!, go tide, get coach bear
Notso Fast
August 8th, 2010
4:54 am
You have to love Coach R in times like this. First he didn’t say anything negative about him leaving which helps in someone deciding they made a mistake. They way he works with people makes you wonder if someday he will be a better AD than he is a Coach and he is not a bad Coach.
12-2
August 8th, 2010
5:09 am
Yes, Coach Richt is Great with People. There is no doubt of that. However, our Defense is excellent this season; and where he needed to work on his people skills was in DISCIPLINE and in FIRING coaches, such as his dealings with Willie Martinez and Mike Bobo. Why did he KEEP Willie so long ? Why is he STILL holding on to Mike Bobo ? Why was Branden Smith not suspended for BUYING the alcohol with Vance Cuff’s ID ? Why was Vance Cuff not suspended for PROVING his ID for 7 to pile in a truck for the sole purpose of driving around Athens to GET DRUNK ? Why was Tavares King only suspended for 1 game, getting all these 7 people together for the sole purpose of driving around in his truck to go GET DRUNK ?
Great with people is double-edged in Coach Ricth’s case. Yes, he is Great with People, however, he is forgiving to a fault and loyal to a fault. The kids take advantage of his good nature and great treatment of them. Witness : # 1 in Fulmer Cup Standings for the Most Arrested / Suspended on any football team in America.
12-2
August 8th, 2010
5:29 am
Leather Helmet Dog writes this morning about soft out-of-conference scheduling for Georgia Bulldogs through the recent years.
THIS is totally missing the POINT. The Problem with Georgia is NOT soft-of-conference scheduling recently, but the FACT that Georgia is ONLY 10-10 IN-CONFERENCE-IN-OUR-OWN-DAMN DIVISION the last 4 years, and of all The SEC East teams we play – NONE were any good whatsoever.
12-2
August 8th, 2010
5:30 am
Except Florida the last 4 years.
12-2
August 8th, 2010
5:30 am
DISNEYdawgs.com Leather Helmet Dog
Boses
August 8th, 2010
6:00 am
Welcome back Morant. Leaving home is one of the hardest things you can do. Hope you stick with it.
Swim Time
August 8th, 2010
6:39 am
To make him happy, richt take Morant swimming. He needs a gentle approach, or he’ll leave again.
Auburn Man
August 8th, 2010
7:19 am
Yeah, like I said when this story broke this kids parents should drag his butt back to Athens to beg forgiveness. Someone said “it’s hard to make a decision to quit and even harder to admit the mistake and ask forgiveness.” After he humbled himself I think all you can do is hope for the best out of this guy in the years to come.
To Tide Roll…I understand where all your anger comes from, it would be hard for me to go to work where everyone chews tobacco on the clock and I had to wear a shirt with my name embroidered on the pocket. And if that’s not bad enough I had to pull for the biggest redneck team in the country. That’s a lot to deal with when you have so many mental and emotional limitations.
AltamahaDawg
August 8th, 2010
7:52 am
Pollack quit and rejoined the team minutes later, it just took this kid a little longer to figure it out.
AltamahaDawg
August 8th, 2010
7:54 am
Roll, actually I AM like Bean Anderson. I can whiff at a block with the best of them.
ugag is irrelevant
August 8th, 2010
8:30 am
we gotta stop whacking ugag …. it’s like hunting in a baited field … my sides are splitting
Hang n there
August 8th, 2010
8:34 am
Glad to see you back on the team. Hang in there!
mike
August 8th, 2010
8:41 am
tide roll, get off the toilet and wipe your mouth , worry about lsu and arkansas,auburn
NOT THE DAWGS
Roy
August 8th, 2010
8:42 am
Jerry Rice said yesterday, as he was inducted into the hall of fame, that “fear of failure” was what drove him. He said people had no idea how insecure he was inside. And that insecurity is what drove him to condition and practice so hard.
You have to learn how to use fear and insecurity, instead of let it use you.
joe
August 8th, 2010
8:59 am
Hypocrites!!! Several of your UGA homers posted comments like “good riddance” and “we didn’t want him anyway” or “he wasn’t good enough to play for us…let him join Tech.” And now that he has come back, ya’ll have turned 180. Typical…
» SEC: Social networking brings problems for coaches, players John Clay’s Sidelines
August 8th, 2010
9:04 am
[...] Freshman linebacker rejoins Georgia four days after quitting, reports Tim Tucker of the AJC. [...]
Joey
August 8th, 2010
9:07 am
Don’t be so afraid of not reaching your goals/potential that you don’t even try. God has blessed you with an amazing opportunity, be faithful with your gift. Have some faith in yourself kid.
Billy
August 8th, 2010
9:12 am
Just work really hard, practice hard, train hard, study hard, be the #1 hardest working dude on the team, and everything else will work itself out. It all comes down to work ethic. Hard work is the best anti-dote to fear.
King Gator
August 8th, 2010
9:31 am
~ Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit. ~ Vince Lombardi
TheWad
August 8th, 2010
9:37 am
What you wan to bet he went home to see most of his HS buddies sitting around waiting for nothing to happen in their lives and had a new perspective and great picture of the opportunity he left in Athens. Sometimes a change of scenery can give us a different focus. Glad he came back to the best opportunity he will ever have in life…a college education. Play hard and learn to overcome adversity. This will make you ready for the real world.
Roll Tide…shut up. As a teacher for over a decade I can tell you many learning disabilities go hidden for years(even into college years). The affected person has usually become adept(accomplished at) hiding the problem so they can get by in life. You have no clue about how or why those lineman were moved. It`s peopel like you who remind me that after being born in Alabama, I moved from the state at 6 mos old. I realized I was already smarter and had more common sense than the whole state could offer!
no matter
August 8th, 2010
9:43 am
so he is not a quitter. Glad his is back.
Columbus Dawg
August 8th, 2010
9:55 am
Anyone know what this so called embarrassing video is supposed to be on Rivals pay site?
The Mole
August 8th, 2010
10:02 am
If any of you idiots knew how many kids use to pack their bags and go home. Coach Russell had us baby siiting them. You know most all of them stayed. The internet blows it all out of prortion.
harold
August 8th, 2010
10:11 am
I AM A BELIEVER NOW. IF GEORGIA CAN DEFEAT STEVE SPURRIERS BEST TEAM EVER AT SOUTH CAROLINA, THE DAWGS WILL RUN THE TABLES AND DEFEAT ALABAMA IN THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THEN GEORGIA DEFEATS OHIO STATE IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.BECAUSE OF ALL THE GREAT TALENT,THE FIVE YEAR DROUGHT OF NOT EVEN MAKING THE SEC TITLE GAME, FINALLY ENDS. THE 30 YEAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DROUGHT ENDS THIS YEAR TOO AS GEORGIA WILL FINALLY RUN THE TABLES!
Quitters Rule!
August 8th, 2010
11:09 am
Take back quitters! Only at UGA–Richt’s getting desperate to save his job. Paul Johnson would never let a quitter back on the team.
DNice
August 8th, 2010
11:10 am
I heard that he was joking with friends about being just like Brett HAHAHAHAH., I just had to throw that one out there. Good luck to the kid I hope he finds his place in life.
fish2774
August 8th, 2010
11:19 am
Everyone we need to support this young man. It’s not easy leaving home for the first time and we all have experienced it. Let’s not say he quit because he did have the courage to callback after realizing his mistake. Hopefully his teammates will help pick him up to show him that he’s not alone.
Dawgtards ruin this state
August 8th, 2010
11:22 am
I’d rather have a quitter on my team than another felon, more free entertainment from thUGA
UGA VIII
August 8th, 2010
11:29 am
Give a kid a break. Good luck Morant.
Joey
August 8th, 2010
12:42 pm
Dexter’s been watchinig Brett Favre! Just kidding. Get on in here and stick somebody!
Techies embarrass this state
August 8th, 2010
12:47 pm
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59bulldawg
August 8th, 2010
12:50 pm
Welcome back son! Now let’s get after it.
Matt the Brave
August 8th, 2010
1:15 pm
You know, he’s 18, probably the first time away from home, and freaked out a bit by the play of the SEC. I’m glad that he actually had the cojones to call Coach Richt and ASK to be added back instead of demanding it. Hopefully he worked out whatever he had going and will flourish here.
Buzzzed
August 8th, 2010
1:16 pm
His parents were like “YOU DID WHAT?!”
Tide Rising
August 8th, 2010
1:19 pm
Good for the young man and great that the dawg players welcomed him back. His first time away from home he was probably just homesick and ended up making a mistake in leaving. That was a mistake that he probably would have regretted the rest of his life. Hope he has a good career at Georgia.
Tide Rising
August 8th, 2010
1:24 pm
Tide Roll,
As DP (another Bama fan) said you are indeed an embarrassment to the crimson tide fans everywhere. I’m not even sure you really are an Alabama fan. What is it with you that you seem so obsessed with who the dawgs start on their O-line? What the hell does it matter to you that you post the same drivel every day on the dawg blog? Good grief. If you can’t say something interesting or neutral on someone else’s blog then don’t say anything at all. And if you really are a bama fan then at least learn that its roll tide and not tide roll. Idiot!
destin dawg
August 8th, 2010
1:32 pm
Auburn… I knew some Auburn folks once.. probably not grads.. from LA.. = Lower Alabama ? they were chicken farmers.. beer drinkers by day.. they chewed tobacco.. might be rednecks.. hard to understand ???
BigCaliDawg
August 8th, 2010
1:46 pm
Wow. Soft out of conference scheduling? Really? Has anyone checked out Fla, or Aub’s out of conference schedules over the past decade?
How would last season have looked if we had not scheduled OK State and the refs didn’t screw us in the LSU (in conference, I know) game? Last season was extremely sloppy, but not as poor as the record indicated. We could have easily been 10-3, but that’s sour grapes from a DAWG fan and last season is over.
Regarding discipline………I believe the Athens police are one of the few entities in the country that are still in the black, cuz they write tickets like a mofo.
Here in California, underage drinking on college campuses is considered to be part of the college experience and is not enforced. True, drinking and driving cannot be tolerated, but why so many M.I.P’s?
I feel that UGA is just more proactive than other schools. Wanna see lenient? Look at USC…..Many, many programs simply sweep things under the rug, or look the other way. Everything gets addressed here, because everything is exposed.
Thinks other colleges have this level of scrutiny. Out here in the Bay Area, they think I need more to do cuz I blog about UGA. In some places, college football is an afterthought, and folks just have better things to do.
We certainly lead an examined college football life here…….by our own fans, and from fans who follow weak arse teams and wanna be like us……….
CMR sends kids packin’ all the time
Joey
August 8th, 2010
1:51 pm
Tide Rising, he is a Techie, who after Tech’s win in ‘08 til Nov 09 went by the posting name of “saint simons”, “yellow fuzz,” etc, etc. estatically writing 45-42 hahahahahahahahahahah.
That’s over and done with, so instead of taking their medicine, they call themselves a UF or Bama fan, cause, what else do they have?
romeo
August 8th, 2010
2:11 pm
A this aqe kids don’t quit one day and ask to come back the next . I am a Dog fan and I say let his ass go back to Monks Corner in SC this is the SEC no room for double minded kids it rubs off on the other kids,
Tide Rising
August 8th, 2010
2:28 pm
Joey,
You’re probably right. The fact that the idiot continues to post tide roll instead of roll tide made me wonder just what kind of an Bama fan he could be. Besides, some of us such as DP and myself will make occasional comments on the dog blog as long as we’re not flaming but I never did understand why the hell a rival fan would rant about whose starting on another team’s O-line. Makes no sense at all. But if its just saint simons or yellow fuzz than obviously that does make sense. Mystery solved.
Paul in RDU
August 8th, 2010
2:44 pm
Tide Rising and joey
Tide Roll is a bizarre individual but he doesn’t remind me of Saint Simons, Yellow Fuzz or m – those 3 morons likely couldn’t name UGA’s starting RBs, let alone the OL. He is a troll but appears much more obsessed with skin color than anything else.
poopdawg
August 8th, 2010
3:36 pm
Little harold, please go back to sleep with Saban and Meyer.
poopdawg
August 8th, 2010
3:38 pm
Tide Roll is a racist pig who obviously doesn’t like UGA’s white offensive lineman!
Pago Pago Dawg
August 8th, 2010
3:50 pm
What’s the big deal about “going away” for college? I drove from West Palm Beach to Athens not knowing anybody and I survived! Come on people….
Rita
August 8th, 2010
3:51 pm
With this attitude, this jerkoff will never amount to anything.
Give him a few pairs of red panties and send him back to his mommy.
The Mad Hatter
August 8th, 2010
3:56 pm
… they call themselves a UF or Bama fan, cause, what else do they have?
Well, morals, brains, and ethics, for one thing. Things that are sadly lacking in UGAy dawgtards.
Rhea
August 8th, 2010
3:59 pm
we gotta stop whacking ugag …. it’s like hunting in a baited field … my sides are splitting
You’re right. The target is just too big and easy to hit.
dawgster
August 8th, 2010
4:02 pm
Hey to all of you Bama fans with alot of class…Thanks for giving it to “Tide Roll”, I hope he will listen to what you are telling him…and to “Tide Rising..thanks for letting him no that it is not Tide Roll, but indeed “Roll Tide”…Again a thanks from dawg fans, maybe we can return the favor…
Biggs
August 8th, 2010
4:04 pm
MEMO TO UGA: AD Damon Evans wants dawg nation to Remember in 2010 its all about “red & black pride”…so…Don’t forget to proudly wave your pair of red panties at kick off – courtesy of the ever so classy Courtney Furhmann !!!!
GO JACKETS…THWG
poopdawg
August 8th, 2010
4:38 pm
Biggs , ever seen any red panties?
Lee Anne
August 8th, 2010
4:45 pm
Maybe Richt could give the kid some cookies and milk, and tuck him in bed every night.
Or give him some red panties to fondle.
Good grief, the guy’s just another illiterate dawgtard, why worry over him.
POSER
August 8th, 2010
5:28 pm
We all got fooled. Tide Roll used to be Saint Simmons!
FRED
August 8th, 2010
6:13 pm
GOOD LOOK KID. JUST TRY HARD AND KEEP YOUR HEAD ON LEVEL.
Perspective
August 8th, 2010
6:36 pm
WHO CARES!!
UGA fan
August 8th, 2010
9:52 pm
Dexter, don’t pay any attention to any negative comments. They are from UGA haters pretending to be UGA fans. True fans respect you for having the courage to admit you made a mistake and understand that 18 year olds sometimes have doubts. Now that you realize what you could have given up, you will no doubt be more confident and committed in your decision to be a bulldog.
dagnabit
August 8th, 2010
10:50 pm
The thing is after embarrassing himself ,this young man may overachieve the next four years.
Jeff
August 9th, 2010
12:38 am
I love how Tide Roll and all these other Aler-bammer fans have come out of the woodwork over the last 10 months or so… but 5, 6, 8, 10 years ago, they were NOWHERE to be found when their team was 7-5, 3-8, 6-6, going to the Independence Bowl, getting hit with NCAA sanctions, having their coaches resign in humiliation after nights with strippers, etc. etc. etc. etc.
But NOW, Saban leads the team to a national title, and suddenly they talk like they’ve had an SEC dynasty for the last decade? Hardly… in the last 10 years, Georgia has won more SEC championships (2) than Alabama (1).
Be thankful for last year, Tide fans… appreciate how well your team played and that you won a championship. Be gracious and humble in your winning because you never know when things might turn around and you go through hard times… if and when that happens, all this crap will come back at you ten-fold.
Go Dawgs… and go everybody in the SEC West EXCEPT Alabama!
DawginLex
August 9th, 2010
8:15 am
Turns out he had a combo of too much heat, too much screaming from the coaches, not being at home and being 18 years old.
Run your sprints son, pay your price and welcome back.
DawginLex
August 9th, 2010
8:16 am
Lee Anne,
I have told you time and time again to stay in the kitchen. I like my eggs over medium.
Stick to the kitchen.
Long Gator
August 9th, 2010
8:45 am
Quitters never win and Winners never quit.
What a p—-
Gators rule the Peach State.
RAMBLE ON!!!
August 9th, 2010
9:12 am
LOL, must of you fleabags were saying “good riddance” now it’s “welcome back”.
I can say he is at the right school for being a quitter.
Don’t worry son, the fans will quit on you too, just like the Ky. game last year.
So sad, I pity you fools.
Paul Johnson
August 9th, 2010
9:22 am
I just punched myself in the face….
CDAWG
August 9th, 2010
9:24 am
Can someone help me out here? Didn’t the Dawgs have their first practice in pads Saturday? If so, how did it go?
Oh and welcome back Morant, glad to have you back.
DawginLex
August 9th, 2010
9:30 am
Rambler,
LOL at delusional nerds like yourself who believe you will ever consistently beat UGA in football. You could not beat us when we had Goff, much less now. Just thank God you play in a basketball league where you can win a bunch of games and fool yourselves into believing you are somehitng special.
RAMBLE ON!!!
August 9th, 2010
9:35 am
“Just thank God you play in a basketball league where you can win a bunch of games and fool yourselves into believing you are somehitng special.”
DawginLex, did you really say that?!?
I’m looking forward to watching your quitter fans exiting the stadium late 3rd Q. after our 2nd string QB has scored GT 6th TD. I’ll be there.
sonny
August 9th, 2010
9:36 am
Hope this guy never joins the military!! Kinda doubt a committee of soilders will let him back in!! Ya think??
RAMBLE ON!!!
August 9th, 2010
9:36 am
As long as Paul Phewitt is our BB coach, we can’t even be you guys.
DawginLex
August 9th, 2010
9:43 am
Yeah right rambler. what was it last 56-18?
This year 51-17?
Nostradamus there bud.
We have a real DC now. You lucked up against free Willie. Even with losses on the DL, we have better athletes than the bugs and now have a coach who can use the talent.
ACC is a joke.
Stack up wins and brag and come get your annual beatdown.
Fred in Columbus
August 9th, 2010
10:09 am
Hang in there kid, it get better…
RAMBLE ON!!!
August 9th, 2010
10:15 am
Yup, you’ve got a “real” DC now. Just like the USA has got a “real” President now.
I’m going to wait till Al Groh coaches a football game for GT before I claim we’ve got a “real” DC…but I’m not a fleabag and it’s all about preseason with Mutt Nation so I can pity where you’re coming from.
Our O-line will Mow you down like Grass
August 9th, 2010
10:17 am
He has emotion and I think he will take his frustration out on the field. Everyone gets homesick. This kid will be fine. Welcome back Dexter!
Wherr ma panties is?
August 9th, 2010
10:18 am
Crybaby and a sissy.
DawginLex
August 9th, 2010
10:30 am
Al Groh coached virginia down to lowest levels ever seen since before George Welsh. Grantham coached up players at Dallas and made them all pro.
RAMBLE ON!!!
August 9th, 2010
10:36 am
hmmm, we’ll see. Nice to know I can still get under your skin DawginLex. I hope you had a good off season…< 30 days before toe-meets leather.
DawginLex
August 9th, 2010
10:41 am
Not under my skin. I’m not the one hanging out on the blog of the in state rival that you can’t beat.
how2fish
August 9th, 2010
10:46 am
Welcome back young man glad you had the change of heart. And remember never pass up the chance to smash a Bug!
Hattie
August 9th, 2010
10:54 am
Why would anyone wise up and get the hell out of Athens, then turn around and go back. What a moron.
Damon E
August 9th, 2010
10:56 am
You took back morant—will you take me back too? I need that $400,000 salary–my woman’s asking for big money in the divorce and my girlfriends buy expensive clothes. Also, anyone know the phone number for that chick I met at the bar? I’ve got to get her panties back to her—they don’t fit my wife.
VATYDFAN
August 9th, 2010
10:56 am
You know, I was thinking about being that stand-up Tide fan and telling Roll Tide to shut up abd go away because he gives the rest of us a bad name. But when I read all of the comments here, the rude, ignorant , name-calling GA fans seem to outnumber him. If he is a jerk for expressing an opinion about the actions of your coach or players, how much bigger jerks are those who throw out all that trash about Alabama being the armpit, RT’s friends not being able to read, his mother having no teeth or working at Waffle House. So, while I agree that he is an a$$, and that his opinions don’t represent the Tide fan base as a whole, dawg fans (at least not htose posting here) don’t seem to be any classier.
AltamahaDawg
August 9th, 2010
11:00 am
See what happens was, reading where BuLLdawg claimed Dexter was just being like him to sit alone in his Russell Hall dorm room every day of his college life, scared him straight.
Headlinin’: Hall snub doesn’t mean Emmitt Smith doesn’t still love you, Gator babies |
August 9th, 2010
11:04 am
[...] respectively, though both will remain in school. … Georgia freshman Dexter Morant rejoined the team over the weekend, days after quitting just ahead of his first practice. … And don’t get [...]
AltamahaDawg
August 9th, 2010
11:13 am
VATYDFAN, I would agree with you about the less than classy Georgia fans comment somewhat cancelling out EXCEPT for the fact that they are at least doing so in thier own blog and not intentionally cloggin up the converstaion about a rival team with no other agenda, except for the pure sake of being an A$$.
RAMBLE ON!!!
August 9th, 2010
11:19 am
My bad dawginlex, I forget you’ve never been on our blog.
SummerTimeBlues
August 9th, 2010
11:26 am
It happens…
Larry Bird received a basketball scholarship to Indiana University in 1974. However, he was overwhelmed by the size of the campus and number of students and was not mentally ready for this stage of life; according to Bird, “it didn’t take long to realize that I was out of my cocoon.” He dropped out of Indiana after 24 days, disappointing his mother. After that year, he decided to enroll at Indiana State University.
Wherr ma panties is?
August 9th, 2010
11:37 am
Blaaaah bla blaaaah bah balaaaaaahhhhh!
meh
August 9th, 2010
11:39 am
this is just gonna make that much better. He’s got his head straightened out and he’ll work extra to show his teammates that he really wants to be there.
DawginLex
August 9th, 2010
11:52 am
Here goes the idiots stealing my blog handle again.
Is that you Yellow fuzz?
Yep
August 9th, 2010
12:19 pm
Richt should have said no. It would sicken me as a player to see a kid quit and then just be let back in. What would keep someone from quitting for the two weeks of spring practice, and then rejoining in the summer?
DawginLex
August 9th, 2010
12:39 pm
thanks for removing the 11:40 impostor post.
DarkCloud
August 9th, 2010
1:01 pm
Why the heck would richt let this derelict back on our team????????????????? This kid should never be allowed to play college football after displaying such cowardice!! I’m ashamed to have him disgracing the Bulldog Nation! KICK HIM OUTTA THERE RICHT!
AltamahaDawg
August 9th, 2010
2:21 pm
Rrrrright Yep, because this puts into place an irrevocable policy that any player, for any reason can quit the team and must be allowed to return no matter the situation or length of absence. Great call there.
or
What keeps that from happening now is the exact same thing that keeps it from happening before this event.