Caleb King’s twisted ankle, and other notes
ATHENS – Notes that have nothing to do with A.J. Green:
- Wondering why Caleb King got only one carry in the second half last Saturday? “I twisted my ankle right before the first half ended,” he said Tuesday. He called it “nothing serious” and said he is practicing without problem this week.
- Mark Richt reconfirmed that three players who were suspended from last week’s game because of recent arrests — tailback Washaun Ealey, split end Tavarres King and safety Alec Ogletree –- will play this week “if they behave.” King is No. 1 on the depth chart at split end (ahead of Marlon Brown), and Ealey is No. 2 at tailback (behind Caleb King). Ogletree, a freshman, is slated to play on special teams.
- Logan Gray will get a few practice snaps at quarterback “here and there,” Richt said, but is basically considered a receiver “right now.” Richt: “He’s a guy who we all believe can play. He knows what to do; he runs good routes; he’s got good hands; he’s a physical blocker. He’s definitely going to play.”
- Interesting comment by Richt on the botched coverage by Bacarri Rambo that allowed Louisiana-Lafayette’s only touchdown last week: “I’m glad in some sense there was a little mental error that happened that didn’t cost us the game but that you can teach from. Not only to Rambo, but everybody. One mistake and a team could score. That was probably good to have that point driven home for everybody.”
- “I think we played physical without playing stupid,” Richt said of the defense’s overall play last week. Notably, there were no penalties on defense.
- Offensive tackle Trinton Sturdivant, who missed the opener with a stomach ailment, is “fine now” and expected to play against South Carolina, Richt said.
- Todd Grantham summed up his high regard for Steve Spurrier’s coaching ability with this: “First off, he won at Duke. That’s not a knock. He won at Duke, then really he got Florida to where it is now.”
- Tailback-turned-linebacker Richard Samuel is sidelined with a knee injury, but Grantham says it remains too early to think in terms of redshirting Samuel. Grantham still thinks there’s a role for Samuel this year, on defense and/or special teams.
- Missouri athletic director Mike Alden will succeed former Georgia AD Damon Evans as chair of the Division I Leadership Council, the NCAA announced Tuesday.
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128 comments Add your comment
Rob
September 8th, 2010
5:21 am
Goooooooo DAWGS!!!!! Go Russ!!!!!
Loganville Dawg
September 8th, 2010
5:23 am
With all those players back, we’ll be ok even if A J can’t go. The Dawgs are ready to play some football!
tell me again
September 8th, 2010
5:43 am
Durham did just fine last week and King returns this week – Gray is a weapon too…..we are going in the right direction.
Bean Counter
September 8th, 2010
5:49 am
It appears the NCAA is in no hurry to settle the A. J. Green investigation. If he is guilty of something go ahead and release it so it can be dealt with. If there is nothing to it then release him so he can play. By doing nothing they are punishing him and the team. Alabama got their’s resolved quickly why don’t we deserve the same consideration?
Paddy
September 8th, 2010
5:50 am
Damon Evans was the chairman of the “Leadership” committee? Did I hear that right? You can’t make that kind of stuff up.
Mystery at UGA
September 8th, 2010
5:54 am
The mystery goes on … what did AJ do or not do? It has to be a serious matter for it to take this long for the NCAA to investigate and release their findings. I think CMR knows there’s trouble in this. I don’t think AJ will play this week and the investigation will continue. I think it’s more serious than selling a game worn jersey. I think it has to do with agents and money and insurance and issues that could totally affect his eligibility. CMR seems resigned that Green will not be there. What is the IQ and intelligence level of UGA football players. Stupid is as stupid does and it does seem lots of UGA football players do stupid things. I am getting tired of the “thug” appearance of UGA football. It’s time for a change. It’s time for CMR to change or it’s time for us to change CMR.
Bama Fan #2
September 8th, 2010
6:08 am
Alabama player told the truth and did not hide anything from the NCAA. Hope AJ can play
against the war chickens. Damon Evans chairman of the Leadership committee that likes
Bill Clinton saying I never had sex with that woman!! RTR
Flo-Ri-Duh!
September 8th, 2010
6:13 am
Mystery at UGA – you think to much when you aren’t used to it….. A.J. sold ONE football jersey that belonged to him for a profit. That’s all there is to it. Sorry to disappoint you. It was not illegal but the Hitlers at NCAA consider that to be a violation. He will probably get cleared to play this week.
gomdawg
September 8th, 2010
6:29 am
South Carolina fans are telling me we don’t have a chance against them, said our defense cannot stop Garcia. Gamble needs to pick it up and open up a can on whop azz.
TCM
September 8th, 2010
6:31 am
If AJ has to sit out another week it’s okay as long as we show up and play the way we did last week. No penalties on defense? Now that is a stat we could never ever fathom under “Slick Willie”. With all the other players we get back this week I’m confident we will handle business this weekend. I really hope Sturdivant can come back, stay healthy, help lead us to a NC victory before he leaves, become his once dominant self again, and have a career in football.
It’s sad to think what could have been for him. Had he never gotten hurt, he would have been a top ten pick in this past April’s draft, getting the fat contract before the rookie salaries get cut after the new CBA kicks in next year.
Grantham has the defesnse headed in the right direction. They look like they are more fundamentally sound and know where they are supposed to be in every situation. If Mike Boo-Boo continues to stick with the running game this year and allow AM to let his game come into it’s own gradually and not rush him to be the next Matthew Stafford, we will do great things this year and beyond!
GO DAWGS!!
Willie Martinezz
September 8th, 2010
6:46 am
The next “Matthew Stafford”??
Matthew Stafford sucked if you really want to think about it. Next to Joe Cox, he was the worst UGa QB in the last 20 years.
Hey, Mystery at UGA
September 8th, 2010
6:47 am
“stupid is as stupid does” seems to best apply to your inane post and reasoning.
Hey, Willie Martinezz
September 8th, 2010
6:49 am
Correct me if I’m wrong but wasn’t Stafford the #1 player taken in the NFL draft?
Jeff
September 8th, 2010
7:10 am
Funny when Ealey is out of the picture Caleb is back to his old ways….I’m hurt…half hearted effort….same old stuff. Poster child for someone that never lived up to all the hype…..
Mike on Lake Hartwell
September 8th, 2010
7:14 am
can anyone tell me the last time we had no penalties on D for
the entire game? i’m guessing many years.
AltamahaDawg
September 8th, 2010
7:18 am
How would any of that have to do with a young mans’s IQ? As if he might just not have had the mental capacity to know what an agent does or understand the concept of insurance or money? That comment raises the question about your own IQ. Or age.
AltamahaDawg
September 8th, 2010
7:19 am
Mike, 1984.
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
September 8th, 2010
7:28 am
green or no green, dawgs will be fine. look forward to having ealey back. murray needs to keep the scrambling under control- these SEC boys will not take it easy on him.
Papadawg
September 8th, 2010
7:30 am
I’m not concerned about AJ, I’m concerned about the O-Line playing better
sportsguru95
September 8th, 2010
7:33 am
2 all u PERFECT ppl, us common folk make mistakes from time 2 time. D Evans being da chairman of da leadership committee, shows da respect he has around da NCAA, & players getting n trouble all da time, each arrest happens on campus and they r disciplined,no1 was robbed, r jumped on their girlfriend, but u don’t here about da frat party arrest, some1 on dat campus has it n 4 Richt!
destin dawg
September 8th, 2010
7:34 am
Go Dawgs….. it’s great to have a disciplined defense and put the best athletes on special teams… kicks and coverage will win the field position war…. go Dawgs !!! this could be a special year !!!
JB
September 8th, 2010
7:37 am
The DawgPost is reporting that AJ will play and that it will be announced to day or tomorrow, at the latest.
On a side note, we scored 55 points without AJ, Ealy and T King.
Only one penalty on the D.
8-1 vs SC in the last 9 and a studly road record. Dawgs win by 7 or so.
If USM could get 400 yds, what can UGA do.
HBTD!!!
crack Baby
September 8th, 2010
7:44 am
“I’m glad in some sense there was a little mental error that happened that didn’t cost us the game but that you can teach from. Not only to Rambo, but everybody. One mistake and a team could score. That was probably good to have that point driven home for everybody.” Heck… how is CMR gonna drive this home when he cant even control his players staying off the jail blotter from week to week? BTW Caleb King is a bust. WHY cant CMR land a premier running back at UGA that doesnt stay hurt.
Damon Evans
September 8th, 2010
7:46 am
Red Panties on E bay for $.99
bdawge71
September 8th, 2010
7:52 am
dear bloggers let us get one thing straight, if CMR
bdawge71
September 8th, 2010
7:58 am
DEAR BLOGGERS, LET US GET ONE THING STRAIGHT. CMR IS NOT TO BLAME FOR THE ACTIONS OF ALL THESE IMMATURE ATHLETES,THEY NEED TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR TO FIND THE CULPRITS. IF CMR WAS TO BLAME THEN I GUESS GOD IS TO BLAME FOR ALL OF OBAMAS BAD DECISIONS SO FAR.10-4.
Dawg_Mike
September 8th, 2010
8:05 am
Glad to get Ealey back. someone that can actually cut back and make something out of a run.
AJ or no AJ, we will still beat the chickens.
Gamec0ck Pete
September 8th, 2010
8:09 am
AJ aint cleared and the puppies are Skeered . BWAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
JB
September 8th, 2010
8:17 am
Scared of SC??? Now THAT is funny!!!
HBTD!!!
J Town
September 8th, 2010
8:18 am
Richt’s right, it CAN BE a positive if the botched coverage by the defense, is a lesson.
You can’t just blame Rambo. The D-Line got no pressure on the QB as he rolled right. The LB’s didn’t get to the QB or drop in short coverage. Rambo didn’t jam the receiver at the line, so he got a clean start, and then bit on the double move. Last, you have to also include Lakatos as part of the responsibility, Lakatos’ DB’s/Safety’s showed MASSIVE improvement, but will need to rep double moves a bunch, to correct that.
Mike
September 8th, 2010
8:24 am
Of course Grantham will say nice things about Spurrier. But the reality is, Spurrier was the beneficiary of superior talent at Florida. Spurrier wasn’t a good coach at duke, and he’s not been a good coach at South Carolina. Spurrier brags that his 5 years at SC have been the best 5 years ever in the history of the school. SC’s a 5 or 6 loss team, every season under Spurrier. Without superior talent, Spurrier hasn’t done anything at Duke or SC, that falls on coaching.
DawginLex
September 8th, 2010
8:25 am
Looking back to last year, SC outgained us 425 to 320. They jumped out 14-0 and only because of a KO return and a reverse were we able to get back in. If they jump out 14-0 Saturday, we are in big trouble.
Anyone predicting a beatdown is delusional. This game will be a war. The game will be won by our defense if we win. The 2 offenses will struggle and as the day wears on in the heat, the offenses will get worse.
Depth on the DL could bite us in this game but our depth on the OL could win the game.
Total points scored on’t be over 45 at the most.
Blair Walsh FG to win it at the end? I’d take that.
Gamec0ck Pete
September 8th, 2010
8:32 am
Dogs offensive line is overrated. Richty Richts teams always have had problems in short yardage and TD red zone scoring. The midget is gonna get thumped into the ground. SC always dominate the games in field stats but the dawgs luck comes to an end Saturday. BANK ON IT !
sogadog
September 8th, 2010
8:35 am
Did anyone notice Oklahoma struggled against Utah State? Utah State had 341 yards of passing against the Sooners. Is it just a coincidence that Willie Martinez is their secondary coach?
I dont know what the season holds, but I do know the Dawgs defense appears to be much better coached this year.
DawginLex
September 8th, 2010
8:37 am
Gamec0ck Pete repeats mantra from 2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2008,2009 and we are supposed to BANK ON IT! ????????????????
bardawg
September 8th, 2010
8:40 am
You nailed it Lexdawg, This one will most definitely be a war. I’d be surprised if 45 points was the over/under.
You Betcha!
September 8th, 2010
8:50 am
Word is Green will be playing against SC
http://georgia.scout.com/2/1000035.html
ChipperDoodle
September 8th, 2010
8:56 am
Want to see where your team is going bowling?
http://cfn.scout.com/2/999788.html
Isn’t that just stupid before the second week of the season?
Lowcountry Bulldawg
September 8th, 2010
9:03 am
Not for sure if this has been mentioned in any other blogs…
It looks like AJ will be cleared. According to the Times Free Press AJ apparently sold a Jersey to a private collector for $1,000. This violated his amateur status and the NCAA has made him repay the money. This has now been repayed and the University is awaiting the NCAA to officially sign off on it….
Thats from this mornings paper.
tt
September 8th, 2010
9:03 am
The SC game will be nerve wracking. It always is. If you watched that game, SC looked totally in control….though I was surprised to see how many yards S Miss had against them. I dont know what it will come down to, but Im glad we have the kickers we do. That is one of the loudest stadiums I have ever been to. Glad Murry has a game, and a good one, under his belt. There is gonna be some serious hitting…this is gonna be fun.
BTW if you have a sense of humor Machete is a must see………..
jerry
September 8th, 2010
9:04 am
From the way King was running, I thought he twisted his ankle before the game started.
Schmeckdawg
September 8th, 2010
9:06 am
Sorry about that. Mike @ 8:24 a.m.
RxDawg
September 8th, 2010
9:10 am
“I think we played physical without playing stupid,”
That was the best thing I took from this game. Say what you want about whats been wrong the past 2 years. What’s been the worst to me is that we just have been playing dumb football. It’s refreshing to see a complete game for once, despite the competetion. Now lets keep it going against South Carolina. If they beat us, so be it. But don’t let Georgia beat Georgia.
how2fish
September 8th, 2010
9:10 am
Gamec0ck Pete how many of your guys are awaiting NCAA clearance or has that been cleared up yet?
Evansdawg
September 8th, 2010
9:17 am
If South Carolina doesn’t beat the Dawgs this year, then they missed their best chance for at least the next 3-4 years.
Ghost of Johnny Cochran (aka Bama in Atlanta)
September 8th, 2010
9:18 am
The NCAA are a bunch of fools;
My client did not break the rules.
He is not trying to be a Smarty;
AJ did not attend the party.
This investigation is beyond comprehension;
There should be no fine and no suspension!
Brian
September 8th, 2010
9:22 am
Was it just me, or did anyone else see a player with “A. Ogletree” make two tackles in the game Saturday? On two consecutive kick-offs, the camera zoomed in on him as “he”, whoever it was, left the field. Just curious to me. Was his brother where his jersey?
JB
September 8th, 2010
9:25 am
It was Zander, his brother.
HBTD!!!
CMR's discipline?
September 8th, 2010
9:29 am
Since the punishment for deliberately disobeying coaches is to sit out 1 meaningless game (in the case of Ealey), CMR should just accept that his same old discipline is going to give the same old results. He should not complain if there are other stupid actions from the players.
Dirty Dawg
September 8th, 2010
9:47 am
I don’t know if the ‘jersey selling’ thing is accurate about AJ, but it seems to me that what we need is a round of ‘I’m Spartacus’ for the NCAA. I’ll start…’It was my jersey’…I got it signed last picture day and needed the money’…now can we just ‘move the hell on’?
UGA Insider
September 8th, 2010
9:48 am
UGA fans will be shocked at the true speed and athleticism of the 2010 team by 2:00 Saturday. We have talent everywhere folks and finally we have a coach who knows how to inspire! The Ole Ball Coach is worried because he knows this is his window and he is still peeved the game was moved to noon from 7:30pm. I think UGA will wear down the paper-thin USC defense and win a fairly easy one going away. After this week we will start getting some national attention as well. Fixin’ to get fun folks in Athens!!!!!
how2fish
September 8th, 2010
9:55 am
CMR’s discipline? Hey how was Dragon Con last weekend? Dirty Dawg lol that was my jersey!
tony
September 8th, 2010
10:00 am
I can’t believe how some of you fans THINK. We should never lose to SC, Ky and V. Remember we beat SC lasr yr without Ealey and we had the worse defensive coordinator in the sec. We have a new qb(Murray) who has the mobility and accuracy to make plays and he has the whole offense unit from last season. Mr Richt bad game managing is the only way we lose to this team. That’s why he lost to Ky.
What the hell?
September 8th, 2010
10:03 am
Mike, hating Spurrier is one thing and it might be partially true about him having talent at UF but to say he had talent at DUKE? Duke hasn’t won anything since he left. Are you some kind of freaking MORON?
JB
September 8th, 2010
10:03 am
We lost to Ky because we turned the ball over, 4 times, in the 2nd half.
HBTD!!!
how2fish
September 8th, 2010
10:05 am
I’d ask my fellow members of the Bull Dog Nation to please temper the predictions. Yes we played good D and had some nice plays on offense..but we are playing the Visor in Columbia and it will be a close hard fought game. The war chickens are no patsy if we don’t play well and smart they can beat us…that being said Go Dawgs!
What??
September 8th, 2010
10:14 am
Mike u r truly an idiot, or, just 12 years old skipping school. Spurrier revolutionized college football in the 1990’s. He is friggin brilliant and always has been. By the way, I am a Dawg and didn’t say I liked him..
Pago Pago Dawg
September 8th, 2010
10:14 am
Our “O” line was suppose to be the best in the SEC…just sayen…..
CMR's discipline?
September 8th, 2010
10:17 am
how2fish – What is DragonCon? You seem to be an expert
CMR's discipline?
September 8th, 2010
10:38 am
I had a blast a DragonCon. I actually touched a girl while I was there. It was better then I thought it would be.
how2fish
September 8th, 2010
10:45 am
Me too – although the girl I touched had someting I wasn’t expecting
Chad
September 8th, 2010
10:46 am
Wow, Damon Evans had an NCAA leadership position too? To quote Charles Barkley, “that’s turrable”
BirdDog
September 8th, 2010
10:47 am
UGA needs Ealey back even more then Green IMO. King doesn’t have the explosiveness of Ealey. If he totes the rock 20 times this week, he’ll have 150 yards. You can bank on that Pete!
mark
September 8th, 2010
10:51 am
I am told Ga wideouts have to (sometimes) read the defense to determine which route to run. Anyone know? Heard Marlon Brown is really struggling with this.
NORRIS
September 8th, 2010
10:52 am
Ealey will be itching to go. I suspect that the offense will be hard to handle saturday.
sav'h dawg
September 8th, 2010
10:57 am
It was great to see so many true student athlete’s score touchdowns in last Saturday’s game.
gdawginkalamazoo
September 8th, 2010
10:59 am
Rambo better make a call to Sylvester Stallone and get some pointers for this week on survival. That mental mistake probably wasn’t the only one and SOS will be exploiting it all day long on Saturday. I think Grantham will have them ready though. He looks like he is coaching the entire game and actually paying attention. We now have a defense that makes “adjustments” during the game. Wow, I haven’t used adjustments and UGA defense in the same sentence in a long time without putting “not making” in front of it. Coach Richt looked like he was into the game too!
Stafford Fans
September 8th, 2010
11:04 am
Stafford was 29 of 32 in passer rating in the NFL last year (http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?archive=true&conference=null&statisticCategory=PASSING&season=2009&seasonType=REG&experience=null&tabSeq=0&qualified=true&Submit=Go)
That is terrible. What did Stafford ever do at UGA to make him so good. He hung onto Knowshon’s shirt tail for the last two years, without one of the best RB’s in college football carrying the team, UGA would have not finished in the top 25 his entire 3 years he spent there.
Stafford Fans
September 8th, 2010
11:14 am
I just realized he was playing for the worst team in the NFL. Even Peyton Manning would have struggled for Detroit. I also did some research and Stafford’s #’s were very similar to many other rookie QB’s who start in the NFL. So ignore my earlier post I didn’t realize. Also Sanchez had terrible numbers as did Peyton Manning his rookie year.
gdawginkalamazoo
September 8th, 2010
11:16 am
Rambo is the first safety in history to make a mental mistake.
SecGuy
September 8th, 2010
11:16 am
CMR’s Discipline. You nailed it on the head. Very disappointed in Richt on the Ealey thing. You would think that flat out ignoring a direct warning by the coaches should have a consequence.
Paul in RDU
September 8th, 2010
11:19 am
Stafford was a rookied QB with one of the worst teams in the NFL. Late’s wait a few years before evaluating him
SecGuy
September 8th, 2010
11:19 am
But how about Urban not even suspending these two guys for after being arrested. Talk about no discipline!!!!!
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gator_clause/2010/08/gators-freshmen-matt-elam-and-solomon-patton-arrested-for-possession-of-alcohol.html
NORRIS
September 8th, 2010
11:19 am
Ealey sat out a game. It just so happened the first game was against a nobody. If it had been against south carolina would that have made it better? They dont decide which game it just happened to be the next game. geez.
CMR's discipline?
September 8th, 2010
11:24 am
SecGuy – I think CMR’s approach to Ogletree and most of the other players was fine. With Ealey though it is another story. If deliberately disobeying instructions from coaches doesn’t merit more severe punishment then nothing does. This reminds me a great deal of Bowden at FSU.
To be fair – winning at SC is much more important to the UGA fans (and obviously CMR) than the image of the program and UGA is more likely to win with Ealey at tailback than without.
HUGH
September 8th, 2010
11:25 am
Stafford was a #1 pick before he stepped on campus. The lack of D and any offensive help other than Moreno was the problem. Trying to tell me that had he been at TExas, OU, OSU, USC, that he wouldn’t have put up great numbers??? Blame the coaching staff on that one.
He was drafted by the first winless team in NFL history!! Was he supposed to be Tom BRady??? My guess is he’ll be there till his contract is up and then he’s out to a better team.
CMR's discipline?
September 8th, 2010
11:26 am
Norris – My point is that 1 game suspensions are obviously not changing the behavior of the UGA players. Perhaps a 2 game suspension would.
Paul in RDU
September 8th, 2010
11:28 am
Hugh – Lack of offensive help for Stafford apart from Moreno? Correct me if I am wrong, but weren’t Mo Mass and AJ Green at WR in Stafford’s junior year?
chiefdawg
September 8th, 2010
11:29 am
Caleb King has been a wasted scholarship. He needs to step up and play ball.
tntgsc
September 8th, 2010
11:32 am
Alec Ogletree needs to be starting alongside Rambo, he’s our best safety and can lay the wood similar to Greg Blue.
gdawginkalamazoo
September 8th, 2010
11:45 am
Nice to have an imposter for the 11:16 am post.
I am not picking on Rambo he played a great game as did the entire defense. My point was that one of the best coaches at breaking down film and exploiting the weakness in a defense is Spurrier.
Paul in RDU
September 8th, 2010
11:46 am
Schlabach on AJ Green
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5546259
gdawginkalamazoo
September 8th, 2010
11:49 am
CMR’s discipline? Maybe Right should have just poked a finger in the eye of everybody and suspended him for 1/2 a game. Now that’s discipline.
Paul in RDU
September 8th, 2010
11:49 am
gdawginkalamazoo – I actually thought that the 11:16 post was meant as a humor on your part – it made me laugh. Even the best Safeties DBs make errors at times
Percy Harvin
September 8th, 2010
11:58 am
Everyone needs to just chillax and smoke some weed. Y’all are giving me a migraine.
Champaign Dawg
September 8th, 2010
11:58 am
Hey TNTGSC,
Alec Ogletree couldn’t start last week because he was suspended. I’d say Jakar Hamilton played pretty well in that starting spot. Certainly well enough to keep starting. Though to tell the truth, my mom probably could have run that INT back for a TD.
gdawginkalamazoo
September 8th, 2010
11:59 am
Paul, maybe my dog hit the keyboard.
tntgsc
September 8th, 2010
12:06 pm
Even though I have never seen him play in college
NORRIS
September 8th, 2010
12:16 pm
ESPN reports that AJ sold his jersey and that is what the hold out is all about.
It is pretty sad that you cant sell something that belongs to you.
But I would think that 1 game suspension will be enough and he will play saturday. The article said that he was honest and didnt know that he had done anything wrong.
SOOHSO
September 8th, 2010
12:19 pm
Will it matter if AJ lied to CMR???
Columbus Dawg
September 8th, 2010
12:26 pm
Let’s just hope that Richt has the good sense to give Ealey the majority of the carries Saturday. If Richt loses this game because of his own stupid decisions, the heat will be turned up very high. The South Carolina game cost us a National Championship in 2007, and everyone including Les Miles knows that. Miles even said that he wanted no part of UGA on national television that year. Richt is the reason we lost that SC game that year. He had better make the correct decisions this year. I really do not want to belittle players by name, so I’ll just say this: Ealey is our very best tailback, period, and we will more than likely need his carries to win in Columbia. Hope Richt knows this.
Columbus Dawg
September 8th, 2010
12:26 pm
Let’s just hope that Richt has the good sense to give Ealey the majority of the carries Saturday. If Richt loses this game because of his own stupid decisions, the heat will be turned up very high. The South Carolina game cost us a National Championship in 2007, and everyone including Les Miles knows that. Miles even said that he wanted no part of UGA on national television that year. Richt is the reason we lost that SC game that year. He had better make the correct decisions this year. I really do not want to belittle players by name, so I’ll just say this: Ealey is our very best tailback, period, and we will more than likely need his carries to win in Columbia. Hope Richt knows this.
NORRIS
September 8th, 2010
12:35 pm
Columbus Dawg is right on! Ealey can carry the load and he will be ready to play. I think after he runs a few times then we will all know that he is the man.
how2fish
September 8th, 2010
12:40 pm
yes it true the girl I touched had something I wasn’t expecting..manners and grace..she was driving a car with Tech student parking stickers so it threw me off…turns out she was a Ga State student it was her brothers 1994 Volvo she was driving…oh but I didn’t meet her at Dragon Con. I was watching the Dawgs Saturday unlike the bulk of the Bugs..
Tom, Resident Georgia Fan
September 8th, 2010
12:44 pm
gomdog, if SC players played football as good as their fans run their traps, they’d be national champs year after year. I hear it every year but the record speaks louder than chicken fans do.
TXDawg (The Real TXDawg)
September 8th, 2010
12:48 pm
Zander = Alexander = A. Ogletree
Alec = Alec = A. Ogletree
So, therefore it was Zander wearing his own jersey with the first letter of his actual name.
I suspect that Alec’s jersey will simply say “Ogletree”….we’ll see come Saturday.
amy
September 8th, 2010
12:48 pm
TCM, great post. I couldn’t have said it better myself. We are ready to play in South Carolina Saturday and I for one cannot wait. GO DAWGS!!
Gratefuldawghead
September 8th, 2010
12:50 pm
The NCAA could not place AJ in Miami so they dug up a jerseygate.
DawgTurd
September 8th, 2010
12:56 pm
No.
DawgTurd
September 8th, 2010
12:58 pm
Mark Richt knows he needs Ealey in the game, and Ealey will play…..a lot. Nothing to see here, folks. Move along………
That Guy!
September 8th, 2010
1:00 pm
Columbus Dawg – How many of the 11 victories that year was Richt responsible for? Nuff said!
Really?
September 8th, 2010
1:04 pm
Columbus Dawg, I am sure Richt has no idea who our best RB is. He only sees them in practice every day unlike you. Quit trying to be a coach if you know so much why aren’t you coaching?
NORRIS
September 8th, 2010
1:06 pm
REALLY.
why be a jerk. Cant we have our opinions.
Really?
September 8th, 2010
1:10 pm
NORRIS – opinions are fine but Columbus Dawg was trying to sound all tough and threatening. I mean Really? of course Ealey will be running the ball.
NORRIS
September 8th, 2010
1:13 pm
Lets just all hope he whoops some south carolina buttt.
The Letter X
September 8th, 2010
1:19 pm
TXDAWG, is it Zander or Xander? I think that I would be of better use here. His name is AleXander not AleZander. Xanadu, Xylophone. The phonics match up so why not use X?
SOUTH GA DAWG
September 8th, 2010
1:24 pm
HOPE WE GET CROWELL CAUSE I HAVE SEEN ENOUGH OF CALEB KING. HE HAS NO ELUSIVENESS OR VISION. HE HAS NOT CHANGED IN THREE YEARS AND DOES NOT LOOK LIKE HE EVER WILL. BRING ON THE NEW BACKS PLEASE!!!!
76-DAWG
September 8th, 2010
1:26 pm
One mistake that CMR has made in the past it not taking advantage of their opponents weaknesses. Southern Miss. throw over 50 times against SC for nearly 400 yards. They got virtually nothing on the ground. UGA doesn’t need to try and get a balance offense in this game. Run the ball some to keep SC honest and playing tight for it, but for the most part UGA needs to throw at least 75% of the time. SC knew Southern Miss. was going to throw and still gave up nearly 400 yards. UGA needs to take advantage of a glaring weakness of SC.
76-DAWG
September 8th, 2010
1:30 pm
If Green sold his jersey for
76-DAWG
September 8th, 2010
1:32 pm
If Green sold his jersey ,as being reported , I think he will get one more game off, so don’t look for Green to play this week. I hope I am wrong .
clickdawg
September 8th, 2010
3:22 pm
bdawge71, and maybe god’s to blame for George W Bush for getting the country in the mess he left us in. just saying.
how2fish
September 8th, 2010
4:00 pm
clickdawg from where I’m sitting we are in a bigger mess now than anytime during W term’s but of course the Dem’s controlled both houses for how many years before Obama got elected they of course had nothing to do with the “mess”…now shut up and talk football.. I know he started it but man up and drop it.
AltamahaDawg
September 8th, 2010
4:27 pm
Good point TX. We wondered the same thing. I also thought that was a good show of respect that Aaron Murray extended to his older brother by using A. Murray. (as opposed to just assuming he was the “Murray” on the team)
drzlstrangelovejr
September 8th, 2010
4:45 pm
UGA fans, why does Caleb King’s ankle concern you? CMR will never line up and run the football. He may talk about it, but talk means nothing. UGA could not block Lousiana L. There is no plan to run the ball. It is not in CMR’s plan. Of course, as always, check with how2fish for approval of any thing said on any blog.
drzlstrangelovejr
September 8th, 2010
4:55 pm
Oh,also, how2fish. Please report the last comment.
BDAWG
September 8th, 2010
5:20 pm
We played physical on defense, but the OL needs to be more assertive and show a mean streak the rest of the season. Need to be more creative on offense and make Marlon Brown step up and the rest of the WR. Ealey will produce way better than King. He is the better RB. I still can’t stress that we have to be more physical on both sides of the ball and continue to play smarter.
Ealey Rolls!
September 8th, 2010
6:00 pm
Ealey’s back—that’s all that matters. He’ll be running through that mediocre usc D like a hot knife through butter. Dawgs roll on Saturday–book it!
ugabean
September 8th, 2010
9:22 pm
Green! What was you thinking?
Warhorse
September 9th, 2010
5:58 am
I think Green should be credited for having the moxy to pick up $1000 (at least that is all the NCAA knows about now, but doubt that is the whole amount) for a worthless momento from Shreveport. With four games out, he can kiss goodbye post-season honors. This means that the best WR will leave Athens with no team trophies and no real individual brass. Tough way to end a career. Too bad he chose a program that kept him mired as an unknown player, except in Towns county.
tell me again
September 9th, 2010
7:12 am
Don’t get me wrong – AJ’S a great player and having him on the field is a tremendous boost. But we don’t need him to win games….he doesn’t carry this team. Durham, King and Brown will all be more than adequate along with a stout running game and an improved defense. And don’t forget the kicking game and our all world group of TE’S…..we’ll be fine until AJ gets back.
T'VILLE DAWG
September 9th, 2010
7:52 pm
The way I understand it A.J. sold a jersey for a thousand and it had to be repaid to a charity which has been done. The Alabama guy did the same thing and a different mandate was handed down for them. That’s what a N.C. will buy you!
Dawgs Suck Azz!
September 10th, 2010
4:41 pm
Nuff Said! Overated and underachievers in all aspects of school, sports and life. UGA spells LOSERS!
Idaho State:
September 10th, 2010
4:43 pm
If u get by the Powerhouse SC, we are waiting. We are ranked 500th in SOS and should compete. LMFAO! Play a real schedule you panty waste of a school. THWG! GO SC, POTATOES, ARK, AUB, VANDY, KY JELLY, GT, UF. THWG!
GT & SC!
September 10th, 2010
8:25 pm
Mutts! You lose in Columbia to your beloved Spurrier and GT rolls in Kansas. I cannot think of a better day than that result. Can’t wait. SC 28 UGAG 14. GT 35 KS 17. Bank on it. Your NC hopes are toast after week 2 LMFAO!
Hit & Run!
September 10th, 2010
8:30 pm
Ealey Rolls!
How many parked cars is he going to hit on the way? 2 or 3 and then scamper from the cops. The guy should be suspended for the year. My question is, can he spell his name? duh duh duh, which way is columbia, duh duh duh. JOKE!
Hit & Run!
September 10th, 2010
8:32 pm
BDAWG
You were playing a HS for gosh sakes. SC is much better and your beloved puppies get trounced. Book it danno! UGA is on the downward spiral of crapola.
savannahdawg
September 10th, 2010
11:13 pm
Caleb has yet to prove he is tough and has heart! Man up or sit!
Another One Bites the Dust
September 10th, 2010
11:19 pm
Did King twist his ankle falling off of a scooter?