LB Gamble says coaching change helped him (plus practice notes)
(Updated 8:15 p.m.)
ATHENS – Georgia coach Mark Richt thinks his team’s two most improved players since the spring might be safety Shawn Williams and linebacker Darryl Gamble.
You’d expect a sophomore, like Williams, to be making major strides at this point. But Gamble’s progress is particularly noteworthy since he’s a fifth-year senior who started 11 games last season and switched positions in the final week of spring practice, shifting from inside linebacker to outside.
Gamble credits the influence of defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach Todd Grantham.
“I guess it’s like finding love for the game again because I was in a slump,” said Gamble, adding that he and former linebackers coach John Jancek “didn’t see eye-to-eye on a lot of things. Having Coach Grantham here just gives me an extra boost of energy.”
Grantham has said Gamble is pushing Cornelius Washington for a starting spot at outside linebacker.
“I’ve never had a complete year; I’ve always had little sparks here and there,” Gamble said of his UGA career. “I’m just trying to have a complete season with making plays every game.”
Richt said Gamble reported to preseason practice in great physical condition and has been “highly productive” on the practice field.
“I think he’s really been sincere about wanting to be a leader, wanting to have a great senior year,” Richt said. “I think it’s just maturity -– a guy growing up, saying, ‘You know what? I want to be special. I want to reach my potential. Show me how.’”
Gray, Mason impress
Georgia is roughly halfway through preseason practice, having held its 14th of 29 allotted practices Tuesday.
“I told [the players] that from what I’ve seen, I think we can have a pretty good team,” Richt said. “But we have to keep progressing from this point forward.”
At Tuesday’s closed practice, Richt said quarterback-turned-receiver Logan Gray “made a beautiful catch on a deep post route. It was an outstanding throw but tight coverage, and he came down with that thing. . . . He’s really beginning to look like a pretty polished receiver.”
Gray won’t start at receiver, but “he’ll play,” Richt said.
The coaches reserve the option of returning Gray to quarterback in the event of an injury to starter Aaron Murray, but Richt said he and offensive coordinator Mike Bobo are “quickly gaining” confidence in freshman Hutson Mason as a potential No. 2 QB.
“I can see [Mason] doing that before this season is over and maybe even by Game 1,” Richt said. “He has progressed very well.”
Etc.
Richt said offensive tackle Trinton Sturdivant will be ready to play in the Sept. 4 opener against Louisiana-Lafayette, although “we don’t expect him to play an entire ballgame.” Sturdivant missed almost all of the past two seasons with knee injuries. . . . Offensive lineman Josh Davis returned to practice Tuesday after suffering a minor ankle injury Saturday. . . . Georgia plans to redshirt freshman offensive lineman Brent Benedict, Richt said. Benedict had knee surgery last fall. . . . Cornerback/kick returner Brandon Boykin was named Tuesday to the preseason watch list for the inaugural Paul Hornung Award, which will honor college football’s “most versatile player.”
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tampadawg
August 17th, 2010
5:43 pm
See the link:
http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2010/08/17/sources-top-recruit-james-wilder-jr-headed-to-georgia/
freedyg
August 17th, 2010
5:47 pm
2nd…..
Matthews Dawg
August 17th, 2010
5:49 pm
3rd and loving it
Kramer
August 17th, 2010
5:52 pm
When players believe in their coaches great things can happen. add the talent level we have and the sky’s the limit.
Cousin Curtis
August 17th, 2010
5:55 pm
5th?
Frank Lane
August 17th, 2010
5:58 pm
This is good to hear. I agree with Kramer.
sogadog
August 17th, 2010
5:59 pm
Gamble’s progress is a promising sign that CMR has hired great defensive coaches. This talented bunch of defensive players has been starved quality coaching since 2005.
Destin dawg
August 17th, 2010
6:02 pm
It was at least year LATE.. but these coaching changes on defense will bear fruit THIS year… Grantham from the Cowboys.. Belin was recruiting coordinator as well as LB and special Teams at Vandy… Lakatos had great DB’s at UConn… hey we beat texas A&M 44- 20 with only Garner and grad students.. good thing Martinez didn’t coach Bowl game !!! Go Dawgs !! Can’t wait !!
ryan
August 17th, 2010
6:02 pm
Sources leaking out that James Wilder Jr. will pick UGA . GO DAWGS!
BugKiller
August 17th, 2010
6:03 pm
Maybe they didn’t see eye-to-eye because John Jancek was a clown who had absolutely no clue what he was doing?
Maybe he feels more energized because the head coach’s BFF is no longer here to hold his defensive players back, playing those weak-sauce soft-azz zones all of the time?
Gee, I wonder what could have happened last year if all of us “crazy reactionary bozos” had gotten our way, and the three horrible defensive coaches (and the stupidly stubborn special teams coach) had been fired then???
Hmm.
Destin dawg
August 17th, 2010
6:05 pm
thanks Tampadawg… hope it’s true.. Dream Team ???
richt rules
August 17th, 2010
6:13 pm
Love our team and coaches!!!
59bulldawg
August 17th, 2010
6:14 pm
Absolutely agree with Kramer!
frankly
August 17th, 2010
6:28 pm
The more I learn about this team, the more I’m convinced we’ll ok – (ok meaning pretty darn good).
Johnny DangerDawg
August 17th, 2010
6:29 pm
I like how Gamble sounds hungry. If every Dawg sees his past success as only a hint of his potential, then we will have an excellent team of hard workers.
Drew Carey dropped 80 pounds
August 17th, 2010
6:32 pm
Haven’t been overly worried about the D its the Boo Boo Im worried about. But Defenses win ballgames!
WestOfAthens
August 17th, 2010
6:39 pm
Darryl may not be in the mix on a constant basis. But his attitude proves he can be better. Takes a man to seek improvement albeit may not be necessary.
I remember the fumble, i remember how his effort helped UGA win the game. (At Vanderbilt, 2007)
mt airy dawg
August 17th, 2010
6:40 pm
That Wilder kid looks like a monster!!! Hope its true
Drew Carey dropped 80 pounds
August 17th, 2010
6:45 pm
Enter your comments here
Not So fast
August 17th, 2010
6:48 pm
I wouldn’t put too much stock in all of this dream team talk. I bet most of these playa’s will change their pea brain minds by signing day. Can you say DaRick ?
bardawg
August 17th, 2010
6:49 pm
Please don’t say too much abot Wilder coming to UGA. Let.s just try & be patient, eep our collective fingers crossed, and don’t jinx this. Talk about the crown jewel of the recruiting class of 2011, whoa nelly! GO DAWGS! GATA
PTC DAWG
August 17th, 2010
6:49 pm
Count me in as one who is glad CWM is gone to Oklahoma.
Clean House
August 17th, 2010
6:52 pm
Is it true that Fabris is job hunting again?
Clean House
August 17th, 2010
6:53 pm
Now if we can only can Mike BoZO !!!!!
DawginOH
August 17th, 2010
6:58 pm
Agreed, bardawg. My fingers are crossed while my mind is elsewhere. I’m so happy to hear about Gamble’s progress under CTG. He is an extremely talented young man with loads of potential. I loved watching him terrorize LSU in Baton Rouge a few years back.
Gratefuldawghead
August 17th, 2010
7:00 pm
Praise Jesus we finally got some COACHING on defense!
GO DAWGS!
Athens, Georgia
August 17th, 2010
7:03 pm
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Nesbitt for Heisman
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Mike on Lake Hartwell
August 17th, 2010
7:05 pm
GATA MR. WILDER! WISE DECISION.
ryan
August 17th, 2010
7:20 pm
Mike on Lake Harwell its not gonna happen It looks real good for UGA .
Santa Cruz CA Bulldog
August 17th, 2010
7:26 pm
I am starting to get excited about this UGA defense!
poopdawg
August 17th, 2010
7:31 pm
Gamble unselfish attitude shows why he is a damn good dawg. Wilder’s film looks really good. GO DAWGS!
Old Gold
August 17th, 2010
7:34 pm
Red Panties
Dirty Harry
August 17th, 2010
7:42 pm
Bet Old Gold wears yellow panties!
TXDawg
August 17th, 2010
7:44 pm
Wilder to UGA…..OMG it’s raining Sugar!!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/438084-top-recruit-james-wilder-jr-will-commit-to-georgia-according-to-sources
TXDawg
August 17th, 2010
7:51 pm
Wilder narrowed his choices down to Florida, Georgia and FSU after considering his options and deciding that his best chances to pursue his offensive game were at one of these three schools.
“I am now researching a lot of schools to see which ones have used big backs to carry the ball for them in the past and things like that,” he said. “I want to play in an offense that a big back like me fits into the best.”
ryan
August 17th, 2010
8:01 pm
McGarity was a good omen he brought the magic from Florida to UGA and the Bugs can’t stand it .
OEJ
August 17th, 2010
8:03 pm
TXDawg.. I’ll believe it when the article comes out tomorrow. Although I want him at UGA, I still think hes going to FSU, but we shall see tomorrow.
TXDawg
August 17th, 2010
8:16 pm
Fair enough OEJ, but I’m reading mulitple media outlets reporting that his mind is made up on UGA being the winner for his services.
MrGoodpliers
August 17th, 2010
8:29 pm
Great news about Wilder if it’s true. I still want Crowell….
DawgNation
August 17th, 2010
8:41 pm
It is going to be SO funny when GT’s only bowl invite is to Shreveport which is the ACC tie in now not the SEC. Ooops. You have to win enough to get an invite.
All that being said it is great news from Athens about the teams progress and the news on Wilder if it turns out to be true.
ToccoaDawg
August 17th, 2010
8:48 pm
With Big Wilder playing on goal line O and D the sky’s the limit for the big man
kb
August 17th, 2010
8:49 pm
So tired of the hatefest between UGA & Tech. C’mon guys. Why don’t we direct the shots @ the likes of teams such as South Carolina and Florida?
Yuri
August 17th, 2010
8:54 pm
UGA folks can brag all you want to about beating Tech in football most years, and that’s perfectly fair. What’s also fair is to point out that with a history of Jan Kemp (Vince Dooley days), Jim Harrick, and now Damon Evans, the UGA Athletic Department is truly “The Cesspool of the South,” and is richly deserving of that title. No one outside of Georgia has any respect for your University or your Athletic Department, and that is a fact. It has been said many times: “Tech people are proud of their school, Dawgturds are proud of their team. Dawgturds can brag all you want to about beating Tech in football most years, and that’s perfectly fair. What’s also fair is to point out that with a history of Jan Kemp (Vince Dooley days), Jim Harrick, and now Damon Evans, the UGA Athletic Department is truly “The Cesspool of the South,” and is richly deserving of that title. No one outside of Georgia has any respect for your University or your Athletic Department, and that is a fact. It has been said many times: “Tech people are proud of their school, Georgia people are proud of their football team.” What a legacy to be proud of!
UGA fans can now return to your mobile home parks and resume waiting for your unemployment checks.
And watching those red panties falling from the sky, always a good time-killer for thUGA morons. :-) :-) :-)
BG
August 17th, 2010
9:01 pm
Yuri, 8 out of 9 hurts doesn’t it?
ryan
August 17th, 2010
9:07 pm
That is what i am taking about if GT calls us Dawgturds than i will call them Bugs that needs to be squashed sticks and stones .
dawgster
August 17th, 2010
9:09 pm
I don’t know if the reports are true, hope they are, even if he does alot of things can happen this season in the recruiting that could have him change his mind..If he does i hope he will stick with his committment, but he sounds like the type of person that would…Also, i’ll wait to see what happens but if it happens i can’t wait and see what the gator faithful have to say…They were sure he was a lock for them according to their posts and i guess now they really, really did not have him as a main target…But i will wait and see what happens and whatever does i wish the young man success and best wishes at any school he chooses…
kb
August 17th, 2010
9:09 pm
Yuri, apparently you did not get the memo. Stop the hatefest between UGA & Tech!!!!!!
Jeff Foxworthy
August 17th, 2010
9:11 pm
You know you are loser… when you go on to your state rival’s blog, who has dominated your pathetic team, and post crap like Yuri, GT baby and Old Gold… Get a life…
Directions
August 17th, 2010
9:12 pm
Liking what I’m hearing out of Athens during the last 14 practices. Hopefully the news is true from Tampa.
bwell
August 17th, 2010
9:22 pm
I hear that Wilder Jr. Picked Ga over FSU and FLA. Is it true.
Golden Wreck
August 17th, 2010
9:28 pm
That Wilder Kid will end up comitting to Teck cause he’ll run the option like Nesbeet and win the hisemen and the Natl Championchip. Teck will win the cristal ball this year and next with Nesbeet and Wilder.
Nesbeet For Hisemen
dawgster
August 17th, 2010
9:32 pm
even some gator bloggers at the gainesville sun newspaper are hearing that Wilder may be committing to the dawgs…again, it will be great if he does but i would temper our excitement unti8l it is official and even then it won’t be until he signs…You can be this wont sit well with Coach Meyer and will definitely keep the pressure on this young man..
Reggie Ball
August 17th, 2010
9:35 pm
GT fans can you explain to the people why ya’ll keep embarrassing yourself, its obvious UGA is out of your league. As intelligent as ya’ll suppose to be I know ya’ll can see that, it’s not calculus.
superDawg
August 17th, 2010
9:38 pm
If old gold saw a pair of red panties on the ground he would miss the part above the ground.
superDawg
August 17th, 2010
9:39 pm
yuri are you proud of the yellow dot on your head.
Wilder coming to Athens
August 17th, 2010
9:42 pm
Wilder press conference at 5p tomorrow. Its looking like he’s coming to Athens. Dream Team will be the #1 class in 2011. Richt is on fire!! Go Dawgs!!
Mr Me
August 17th, 2010
9:51 pm
Great story on AJ Green on ESPN, shows what all us dawg fans knew for a while. Its about time ESPN started giving Atlanta and Ga sports some love, god knows they hate the braves. It would be a great pickup if we get Wilder but I wonder if that closes the door on Crowell , and you know how non-committed these recruits are they change their mind every other week. I’d like to see some high-end defensive recruits but I bet many of them are waiting to see how the D plays out this year. Hope Gamble has a big year this year I’ve always liked him as a player and hope he plays his way into the NFL.
SKB
August 17th, 2010
9:58 pm
I don’t post here often, but you tech scrubs have nothing to be proud of after getting manhandled by Uga every year. Let’s be honest? Who do you think you are Florida? Alabama? You scubs can’t even beat simple Georgia and you talk big?
SKB
August 17th, 2010
10:02 pm
Btw reason UGA will do well is bc if Florida’s mcgarity Only gator makes it possible.
Dawg Stephen
August 17th, 2010
10:02 pm
Mr. Me, totally agreed brother. I think its a good sign that players like Gamble are coming out and saying that the coaching is better…thats GOOD GOOD.. I like that for one reason. Attitude!! If the players heart isnt in what they are being told, and taught, then their confidence and attitude isnt going to be there and no way that player will succeed. Good sign indeed, Gooo dawgs!!!
Directions
August 17th, 2010
10:11 pm
If all these commitments hold up, then February 2, 2011 is going to be a GREAT day for Bulldog Nation.
Gravy Train
August 17th, 2010
10:22 pm
Paul “manboobs” Johnson! Captain of the Fish Fry! You’re such the offensive guru at Tech that no kid with NFL potential will even visit you in the crime riddled slums. History. Is that what passes for history these days, playing in a dump on the outskirts of the hood? The best players in your own backyard would rather go to Athens. Tech, you can brag all you want about your school and your dainty engineers, but the truth of the matter is that when looking at leaders of men, all eyes are on products of The University of Georgia. When you’re looking for players that can’t even pass remedial studies or good dweebs to stuff in a R&D or IT cubicle, look no further than the masters of WOW, the yellow wigged flagboys, the Nerd Herd from North Ave, the mighty, fish-fryin, turkey neck shakin, manboob lovin, Techmite.
To be the Man, you have to beat The Man!
In this state, the one that we run, we are The Man. We own you in every way, on and off the field.
Gratefuldawghead
August 17th, 2010
10:30 pm
Gravey Train is right…GO DAWGS!
boots
August 17th, 2010
10:40 pm
TampaDawg, thanks for the post. Keeping my fingers crossed for tomorrow’s announcement. That would be a huge addition for the dream team.
kerryb
August 17th, 2010
10:41 pm
Tech envy is so funny. They can’t stand it that they will never get a player like this or even be in the running. Get use to that second team in the state. Probably won’t be long before GSU is the best team in Atlanta.
kerryb
August 17th, 2010
10:49 pm
UGA makes more sense than any of the places Wilder listed as top. FSU has an erratic offense. Every back they have had the last couple of years did not do well in that offense. UF does not make sense because the spread does not feature a strong running game. UGA depends on a strong running game to open up the play action. Running backs thrive in that offense. Wilder said he wanted to go to an offense that has a history of using big backs and that would be UGA.
tckr83
August 17th, 2010
10:50 pm
I don’t know if this has been mentioned yet… But, there are a few sites (bleacherreport, etc.) that are saying the announcement is no longer in tampa and is in the UGA main auditorium. That makes me a little more excited…
Also, Wilder and (4* CB # 8 In the nation) Nick Waisome, are very good friends and have apparently been looking into attending the same school for a while now if at all possible. Could be a big day for the Dawgs!
St. Simon's Daddy
August 17th, 2010
10:50 pm
Correct me if I am wrong, I think Tech was cited by the NCAA for academic fraud a few years ago? If you want to talk about a cesspool, have you walked on the Tech Campus and surrounding area? The stadium is division II small and the fan base is pathetic. Tight fisted alums who will not buy season tickets and have UGA envy. Tech will always play second fiddle to UGA. You Tech idiots come on here constantly to blast UGA. Is your life filled with hate and envy? Grow up and act your age. Go Dawgs. Rememeber we run this state.
Maddog
August 17th, 2010
10:56 pm
I still want Crowell at RB
kerryb
August 17th, 2010
10:56 pm
If this is true UGA will have the #1 recruiting class this year. With this and adding Jarvis Jones it won’t be long before the Dawgs are dominating the East again. UF’s 20 year dominance is about over. The next 20 are ours. Look at the history. The cycle changes every 20 years. UGA was 15-4 against UF from 1970-1989, UF was 17-3 against UGA from 1990-2009. The next 20 years is about to start.
Maddog
August 17th, 2010
10:58 pm
St. Simon’s Daddy
August 17th, 2010
10:50 pm
Your post was mostly correct, however I did notice one error. Tech isn’t ALWAYS second fiddle to UGA. They are much better than us at (1) Thursday night games, and (2) free hot dogs and cokes.
Army of the Gators
August 17th, 2010
11:04 pm
Nick Waisome will be announcing at ESPN Studios at 6PM in Orlando his intent. Word around Florida is GATORS. Got a great working relationship with the Gator staff for a very long time. Also Waisome didn’t know Wilder was announcing the same day…so I don’t think they are very good friends…friends yes. GO GATORS!
Thumper
August 17th, 2010
11:14 pm
Maddog….you left out (3) talking about red panties without having ever taken a pair off of a woman(blow up dolls don’t count)…..(4) bloviating about their superior intellect (5) knowing how to make an IED (6) badminton (7) Wizards of Warcraft (8) fish frys
superDawg
August 17th, 2010
11:17 pm
army of gayturs gay pride headquarters is in Gainesville Fl.
otown-dawg
August 17th, 2010
11:19 pm
any word on how Cordy’s mono is progressing? or the extent of damge cleaned up in Jones’ knee?
collegel is forever
August 17th, 2010
11:25 pm
http://www.collegelunchboxes.com Logan Gray will be a very vaulable asset to the receiving group not only with his skill put mostly his attitude and work ethic. Next time you are out getting milk and bread at Kroger check out the UGA classic tin lunch box. You girlfriend can use it as her “pool purse”. You know paperback book, suntan lotion, sun glasses, etc… Go Dawgs!!!
TampaGator
August 17th, 2010
11:31 pm
You Dawg fans are going to get excited…..a Tampa TV station said tonight that they have inside information that James Wilder is going to commit to Georgia on Wednesday. You have a good connection going on with Plant High School it seems.
TampaGator
August 17th, 2010
11:44 pm
superDawg
…..being homophobic is having an uneasy view of ones own sexual view and indicates your own lack of creative thinking skills…and being homophobic has nothing to do with college football….unless you hate college football too.
bigcalidawg
August 18th, 2010
12:13 am
I hate 3rd and 5, but we can line up A.J., Logan, Orson, and Aaron. Dang.
That’s nice…….
bigcalidawg
August 18th, 2010
12:15 am
Green, White, Gray, and Charles lined up on one play. 3rd and 5 ain’t lookin’ so bad.
RED DOG 77
August 18th, 2010
12:46 am
Hate to pick nits………….But is it the ” Paul Hornung ” award or the ” Paul Horning ” award…………………as far as I can remember, a guy named Paul Horning ran the pigskin like a gazzell for the GreenBay Packers under one Vince Lombardi………I know, I’m an old fart that watched him on my black and white tv as a kid………….just wonderin’……..Regards, RED……………………Oh, yea, and a guy named Jim Taylor lead him into the hole as a fullback, and ol’ Jim could tote that tater pretty well himself.
dagnabit
August 18th, 2010
1:48 am
Kramer; how about a jail cell being the limit?
dagnabit
August 18th, 2010
1:57 am
Wilder has narrowed his choices to the higher bids?
dagnabit
August 18th, 2010
2:05 am
I hope Wilder goes to JAWJA or Free Shoes U so I can watch him being crushed every year.
willieg loves the bulldogs
August 18th, 2010
5:24 am
LOOK TECH FANS WHO READ TECH SUCKS THEY ONLY BEAT UGA 1 OUT OF 10 TIMES FACE IT THE SUPERIOR SCHOOL IN GEORGIA IS UGA PERIOD GET OVER IT , SHOWED LAST YR IN ORANGE BOWL HOW IOWA RAN OVER YOU SAME AS UGA RAN OVER YOU BEING A GAMBLER GUESS WHAT THIS YEAR THE SAME SO TAKE YR COMMENTS TO THE TOILET AS TECH WILL NEVER OVERTAKE UGA IN THIS STATE HAVE A NICE DAY!
willieg loves the bulldogs
August 18th, 2010
5:26 am
MR JAMES WILDER COME TO UGA AND RUN JAMES RUN , RUN JAMES RUN, WITH UGA OFFENSIVE LINE SIZE UP YR HEISMAN TROPHY HERE .
Paddy
August 18th, 2010
6:46 am
kerry b….would love to agree with you about the momentum swing back to UGA’s favor for the next 20 years. Reality is, no one will dominate Coach Meyer for any length of time. He is just too solid of a coach and recruiter. Lets lower our sights and say for example, we beat the Gators 2 years in a row. That my friend is realistic and improvement!
Go Dawgs
bornloser
August 18th, 2010
6:53 am
UGA SUCKS AND SO DOES YOUR MOMMA
glercdog
August 18th, 2010
7:10 am
Observer: right decision for LeMay http://scottfowlerobs.blogspot.com/2010/08/for-best-lemays-prep-career-is-over.html
AltamahaDawg
August 18th, 2010
7:36 am
Good heavens, is it possible for a tech fan to come up with some original material? That pasting of the same thing over and over is really not backing you up in the whole smart guys argument.
And when is tech going to start their fall camp? The rest of the nation is getting ready for their own season and tech is sitting around watching for UGA practise reports.
chazzo
August 18th, 2010
7:39 am
Gamble’s comment speaks volumes.
AltamahaDawg
August 18th, 2010
8:13 am
Where exactly is the “main auditorium”. I read that too.
Dumbo
August 18th, 2010
8:21 am
Hey Techies…since you enjoy the UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA websites so much, could you DORKs come up with some new fresh material….the same old stale Tech swipes are so out of date…I would have used Passe’, but that would’ve sent you Dorks to the dictionary again. Tech=DORKS
Now we know why UGA parties
August 18th, 2010
8:27 am
Imagine going to a school that is known for parties and also highly rated ( 18th ) as an academic insitution and having a potentially great football and soon to be great basketball team. Wow. This IS what college should be about. School work, fun, games and more games, school work and fun. Someone has to do it. I mean, I squeezed four years into 6 at UGA and loved it.
This makes for a great four years if you are a student.
Fun, school work, grades >>> great job ……… translates into a great life full of great UGA memories.
Tailgating anyone???
THAT is what I am talking about.
Go Dogs.
college is forever
August 18th, 2010
8:35 am
http://www,collegelunchboxes,com Logan Gray will be very valuable addition to the receiving corp certainly by his ability and his attitude and work ethic, I am glad he stayed here with us. Besides it would look strange to have him using his UGA lunchbox at a different school, what;s in your lunchbox? Go Dawgs!!!
Rima
August 18th, 2010
8:55 am
It’s kind of sad to see all the Dawg fans getting so excited this year (just like the year before, the year before that, etc.). How long is it going to take for UGA fans to realize that UGA is simply no longer relevant in the SEC? In the national picture, UGA isn’t even a blip on the radar, and hasn’t been since the preseason #1 ranking two years ago.
Sit back and be grateful for the seven or eight wins you’ll get every year. Coaching genius Mark Richt may take you to 10-2 or even 11-1 occasionally, but Florida will still win the SEC, meaning no BCS bowls and no top 10 final ranking. Most years, UGA will be very lucky to finish in the top 25, and only after a big bowl win over a nobody opponent.
It’s a different world now, and Dawg fans need to adjust their expectations downward to reflect reality.
Unfortunately nothing is going to change until UGA changes its mediocre coaching. That’s where the difference is, and that’s why everyone outside Dawgtard Nation just laughs at Dawg fans getting so excited year after year about what a great recruiting class UGA gets. It doesn’t matter how many blue chip high school players go to UGA, they simply don’t get the coaching they would get at Florida or Alabama, to name two schools whose programs are far ahead of UGA. And that’s not going to change as long as Mark Richt is in Athens.
Get your heads out of the sand and face reality. And mediocrity and irrelevance.
And billions and billions of red panties.
DawginLex
August 18th, 2010
9:02 am
What a pathetic post from a pathetic loser rima.
'94 UGA Grad
August 18th, 2010
9:05 am
Hey Paddy,
Good post. I would just like to be competitive again with UF and even out the record and I think we are on the right track towards making that happen. I don’t think we’ll ever dominate UF again like we did in the 70’s and 80’s. And TampaGator, please ignore superDawg and all the other moronic UGA fans that post on here. I enjoy reading comments from educated and sensible fans from other teams. Please keep posting.
AltamahaDawg
August 18th, 2010
9:31 am
I am really looking forward to seeing Benedict playing in the future. Nice to see that we are deep enough not to have to play freshman OL for a change, before they are physically mature enough to compete at this level.
DSGB
August 18th, 2010
9:45 am
Rima has obviously taken a break from his or her World of Warcraft dragonslaying expedition to get on here and flame the Dawgs like a typical Tech fan. They hide behind teams like Florida, who can actaully beat Georgia, so that they can deflect the comments about how terrible their team is.
Also, the whole “red panties” comments is hilarious. It is in no way an insult to anyone in the Bulldog Nation. Do you think just b/c you cannot get laid that if someone else gets caught doing it, they should be embarrassed?
That incident was a blip on the radar this year. We have had a productive practice season, with minimal injuries (compared to years past), and we are recruiting lights out. Our future is promising, and Tech’s is just as dark and dismal as it ever was.
Dawg Stephen
August 18th, 2010
9:47 am
TampaGator,
please disregard any of those with no sense. I enjoy your posts here, as they are always classy, and well written while leaving no doubt who you cheer for. You are welcome here, and anywhere I post anytime. See you in Jacksonville.
Dawg Stephen
August 18th, 2010
9:48 am
In the meantime… Bulldog in Exile has NAILED it again today….if you havent read this, YOU GOTTA think of it this way..
http://dawginexile.blogspot.com/2010/08/now-who-do-you-hire.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FknyR+%28A+Bulldog+in+Exile%29
Will
August 18th, 2010
9:49 am
I’m glad Gray is doing good at receiver however I’m worried that some of our other young receivers are struggling badly. I never hear anything good about Wooten, King or Brown. Those guy must be having really bad camps to be passed on the depth chart by a backup qb. Does anyone have any information to prove me wrong. I hope to so.
DawginLex
August 18th, 2010
9:57 am
Gray has a lot of things going for him.
1.) Probably one of the best overall athletes on the team
2.) Having been a QB, he knows the routes and knows what a QB is looking for to get open.
3.) He knows the playbook
uuugh.
August 18th, 2010
10:38 am
SKB you are an idiot. Where is McGarity from? Athens. Where did he go to school? UGA. Where did he work as a G.A. and right out of college until 1992? UGA. McGarity a Gator huh? No sir. Our boy helped your school to become great…and now he has come home. You will miss him.
ga gator
August 18th, 2010
10:58 am
McGarity is a great hire; anyone who thinks otherwise is a fool. I hope he has continued success at UGA and my prediction is this; if he learned anything from Foley in Gainesville, it is not to accept mediocrity. Foley has fired several coaches in the past decade for lack of excellence including Ron Zook and two Baseball coaches.
dawgs01
August 18th, 2010
11:29 am
if Wilder comes to athens then Crowell is off to Bama i dont know which one is better but one of those guys is going to be an all american maybe both of them will be
AltamahaDawg
August 18th, 2010
12:28 pm
Will, I think coach said that Gray would not start but would play. As if him progressing enough to actually enter the game at this point is the big news. Good for him, good for us, good story. But that doesn’t exactly translates to him passing the rest of those guys on the depth chart.
A back up QB looking more and more like a WR is a good tidbit. Wooten IS a WR, it’s just not news. News would be if he didn’t catch a long ball, every time.
But I agree that we haven’t heard a lot on the WRs in general. I’m guessing that the coaches would rather have a few of these interest stories dominate the conversation, while the actual road paving is just going on in the background.
15 wins in 50 years
August 18th, 2010
1:34 pm
Yuri, Will you please elaborate on why Techs was placed on NCAA probation 2005? Will you please explain the coincidence between flunkgate and Morris Brown losing accreditation?
bdawge71
August 18th, 2010
2:17 pm
Remember 2009, 30-24. Do not forget. Let us go for 9 of 10. Reborn Dawgs.
AltamahaDawg
August 18th, 2010
2:51 pm
Well, does anybody know if they have turned on the air in the main auditorium yet?
AltamahaDawg
August 18th, 2010
3:03 pm
uh, any sort of AD was going to fire Ron Zook eventually, so not sure thats some badge of honor. Foley also hired Ron Zook, so….
I believe what you are tryign to say is that the Gator Boosters would not put up with it/him.
BTW, is one of those fired baseball coaches the one that started out as #1 in the country and failed to even make the conference tourney a few years back? Or is that the current coach.
Dawghater
August 18th, 2010
3:16 pm
Not a down snapped or a game played. But you have a preseason ranking! Enjoy!
Patrick
August 18th, 2010
4:29 pm
Will – Wooten has been out witha minor injury, but should be back in the coming weeks. I’ve heard CMR praise Marlon Brown on a number of occasions, and he has said that Brown is the best blocking WR we have on the roster. Bobo also said Marlon looks much more polished than he did when he came in last year as a Frosh. Bobo also said Brown would definitely be counted on to contribute this year. I haven’t heard much of King recently other than some modest stats in the scrimmages. But I’m less concerned with him, as he proved to me that he has what it takes. Hope this helps….
Go Dawgs!
WoodstockDawg03
August 18th, 2010
11:49 pm
The real question here is whether or not Gamble can handle the 9000 degree heat in Columbia (aka: the surface of the sun) on 9/11. I mean, it gets SOOOOOOO much hotter there than anywhere in GA. Maybe we should just forfeit that game to avoid all the heat related injuries and just focus on the games later in the year that aren’t so hot……
hey yuri
August 19th, 2010
6:11 am
you need to check your facts straight – It’s Tech that has the druggie football playes (Houston 100 pounds of weed – the drug cartel operating out of the locker room ) The terrorist problems (pipe bombs in the quadrangle) and the academic issues ( 11 players ruled ineligible at one time) You Techies are the cesspool – and your campus is the crime center of the state – you guys are a joke. And as for engineeering – you can’t even weld a hand rail on that piece of crap car properly – your cheerleaders keep falling off! LOL
AltamahaDawg
August 19th, 2010
12:17 pm
Good article on the turnovers, Tim.
atlxman
August 19th, 2010
11:15 pm
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AhDforzA9F7vtNQQfbctvFlDubYF?slug=dw-lionsstafford081910
matt stafford article
DawgsOnline » Dare to dream about the defense?
August 20th, 2010
1:14 pm
[...] at linebacker. You’ve seen how the coaching change has given new life to players like Darryl Gamble. Gamble’s been good enough to push presumptive starter Cornelius Washington. Injuries at [...]
DawgsOnline » Dare to dream about the defense?
August 20th, 2010
1:14 pm
[...] at linebacker. You’ve seen how the coaching change has given new life to players like Darryl Gamble. Gamble’s been good enough to push presumptive starter Cornelius Washington. Injuries at [...]