A.J. Green appeal will be heard Friday

Innocent–1st to say it!

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Good luck AJ and UGA!

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Woah! Not an agent is a drug dealer.

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I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but it sure sounds like they are slow walking this appeal.

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I wish they would hear the case already, make a final decision and let’s move on already. This looming over our heads is hurting us more than just him not playing. It’s like a double sided sword and we have already been cut. GEEEEEEZ! Just let the kid play.

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Roaddawg80,I agree, you can’t tell me they haven’t already made up their mind. Just let the kid know what the hell is going on and what they are going to do rather than dragging it out until Friday or gameday even.

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AJ should be kicked off the team. He knew what he was doing was wrong and did it anyways. ALL players who get arrested, or break NCAA rules should be kicked off the team.

We probably wouldn’t have enough players to field a team at that point but a line has to be drawn somewhere. This has got to stop.

Playing college football is not a right, it’s a privilege that shouldn’t be taken lightly.

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If you’re going to kick AJ off the team then you need to dismiss every player that has been arrested.

The NFL needs to adopt a policy if you violate NCAA rules you are prohibited from entering the NFL draft for one year from the suspension. Bet the players and agents would think twice about breaking the rules that way. In AJ’s case, he doesn’t care if he misses four games in September because in April he’s going to be very rich.

It starts with the schools saying they will not tolerate this behavior or violation of rules and ends with the NFL stading by. These “rule breakers” really have no consequence. The suspension actually lessens the chance that the player will be catastophically injured while playing for free. The suspension actually helps him in that aspect.

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Will be in Athens on Sat and hope to see AJ on the field. He should have the same 2 game suspension as the ALA player who received $1,800 for some bogus transaction.

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Hey Chris,
If its such a “privilege” and these players are held to a higher standard, then why does the NCAA still treat them like average students and penalize them for selling a jersey. I’m just sayin……..it works both ways. We want these 18-22 year old males to act straighter than the rest of the free world while simultaneously putting so many rules on them from curfew to drinking to selling your jersey for a few bucks.

Where’s the privilege–a free education. But by your theory we should revoke the scholarships from every single student who gets arrested, as that’s basically what you do when you kick somebody off the football team.

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chris=stupid

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How dare he traffic coke in the wonderful small town of Madison GA…

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Playing college football is not a privilege. It is a forced internship dictated by the collaboration of the NFL and the NCAA. Playing college golf, tennis, baseball, etc. are privileges-there are other career paths available to athletes in these fields. The career path for professional football forces young men to play college football for three or more years. For three years each player gets to audition for the professional league at his own risk and for no immediate renumeration,

A. J. Green has been banned from displaying his talent for one-third of his (probably) final collegiate season because of a one-time transgression. He not committ a malicious nor injurious act. He tried to get some extra spending money. He broke a rule and there should be consequences. However, if the NCXA thinks that poor decision making by a very young adult deserves such a draconian sentence, then this episode says a lot more about the NCAA than it does about A. J. Green.

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The NCAA has never gotten over the fact that UGA and Oklahoma sued them over TV rights to college games. If it had not been for that lawsuit, the NCAA would control the number of games shown on TV. For those of us who lived in the 70’s and 80’s, you could only see one college game a week which the NCAA controlled.

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Dang, based upon the team’s loss in Columbia, my game jerseys just ain’t bringing any bids at all….except the Idaho State game….

…thank goodness those red panties are still a HOT item though…Damon, thanks for helping a brother out!

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enough already,He admitted he made a mistake,Its not like he killed someone for crying out loud he sold a stinking jersey,get off the kids back and let him get on with his life and football. I agree the ncaa and the athens police hate georgia football,but this is getting a little old, stop dragging your ass and make a decision on the matter–dam-it, we have ball games to play jeeeeeeeees!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Any truth to the rumor that, in the event we lose against Bobby “Pig-Sooey” Patrino right after losing to Steve “Superior”…..that the ghost of Erk Russell will arise and pull the man-cards of all Thug-Dawg players and coaches?

Which reminds me….who will be the arrest of the week over at Leeburn-Butts-Mehre Heritage Building?

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Ya know… I always find it interesting that on these blogs you find folks that demand that anyone who breaks a law, no matter what law, or rule be kicked off the team. These same people then blame the coaching staff for bringing these “bad eggs” into their locker rooms. Statements like “Why did we recruit so-and-so if he is a bad kid?” are all over the place when something is reported. Then, at signing day, someone is complaining about how we didn’t get this recruit or that recruit. Da’Rick Rodgers comes to mind. So what I am wondering is…these can’t be the same people, can it? I mean, if you want to rule out any high school athlete who “might” step out of line, are you willing to accept that fact that you will always be playing with less talent? Based upon the posts for the last week, I would take that as a resounding “no.” We lost one game and the majority of the folks on here are wanting to fire everyone. I, on the other hand, am willing to see if our loss is a systemic issue (as was the horrible play of our defense over the past few years under the direction of Willy Martinez), or if South Carolina is the team that their fans have been hoping for all of these years and we happened to play a very, very good team down to the wire.

Good luck, AJ. If you sold your jersey to someone for $1,000, you deserve a two game suspension. However, if you lied to the investigators and they found out about it in the course of the investigation, four games sounds about right.

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The SEC should susceed? What the hell is susceed? Who let the Bama grad on the board, should you like, be checking to make sure the fries aren’t burning?

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Screw Green. he betrayed his team mates. Never say its name again in my presence

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sorry, no can’t find the spell check on the new laptop. You know what I mean Nerd! Leave the NCAA, start doing things on our own. SEC network w/ ESPN etc…

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that is the most level-headed, rational, and enjoyable post I’ve ever read on an AJC football blog. Well done… bravo!

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And on the seventh day the ncaa created football

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This may be the first time the NCAA has heard that the main “mitigating circumstance” is that the jersey-buyer was not an agent all… just an ordinary coke trafficker.

Are we sure we want this appeal, after all?

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Grantham looks to have the D playing much better– yes tackling was an issue but I would imagine a lot of teams will have trouble tackling Lattimore. More sacks/ int’s and less points than WM through 2 games. U people looking for his head are f’in stupid, he needs 2 years not 2 games to install a new D and get the players. We will be fine this year–10-2.

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I agree SAY WHAT??

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Desert Dawg , I agree. One thing I said after watching both GA & SC play their 1st games is that SC has bigger, stronger players. SC QB is 6′3, all WR’s are 6′4+. GA, on the other hand has 5′11 QB and 175 lb 5′9 CBs trying to tackle those 230 lb 6′4 WRs. They got run over & dragged many yards. Grantham is a NFL guy that also worked with Saban; he believes in 6′0 6′1 CBs –NFL type guys that can play his man coverage. Unfortunately he’ll need 2 yrs, but once he gets his players in here we’ll be OK –that is if we can get our offense going.

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this just in–has Houston got any good weed this week?

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UGA 31-Pigs-26

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Dragging the appeal out is worse than just upholding the suspension. It makes game planning twice as hard.

On the merits, IF Green didn’t know that the buyer was an agent, he still violated rules by selling the jersey. That’s worth two games. If he knew the buyer was an agent, that’s worth another two games. So the question is whether he knew the buyer was an agent, which I guess boils down to a question of credibility. I see three possibilities: (1) they give him the benefit of the doubt and reduce the suspension to two games, (2) they assume he’s lying and leave it at four, or (3) they split the difference and cut it to three games.

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To anyone that didn’t understand my previous post about the privlege of playing college football, let me explain.

For one, a college education is not free. There’s this thing called tuition. If you are good enough to play college football, and do well enough in school, you are rewarded with a scholarship. Tuition is free, books are free, room and board is free, and you are provided with free meals. Not all college students are afforded this luxury. Many can’t even go to college because they can’t afford the cost. Playing college football, and having a free education as a result of your scholarship is a privelege. It is not a right. There are rules that all football players are told of in great detail that they cannot break. I believe that having a curfew, and not being able to drink underage is a very small price to pay for this privelege. Every athlete knows that they cannot profit from what they do as a student athelete and why should they? They have been awarded an opportunity that so many will never have.

If someone receives a scholarship for having terrific grades, they can and will loose there scholarship if their grades decline, if they get arrested, and so forth. Why then, is it so far fetched to take away someones right to play football and take away their scholarship if they break the rules. Being arrested or profiting from one of your football jerseys is breaking the rules.

AJ knew this before he sold his jersey and he sold it anway. Some may think it’s unfair that a college athlete can’t profit when the university makes so much money from what they bring to the sport. Maybe the rules should be changed, but the rules are what they are and AJ knowingly broke them. If a free ride through college, and the prospect of being a wide receiver in the NFL after three years of school isn’t enough for him, then he is a sellfish prick. He broke the rules and he should have to pay the price. Rip him of his scholarship, and kick him off the team.

I for one would never feel sorry for him. He will still be in the NFL making millions.

Cantondawg…..so chris=stupid?

What a brilliant comment.

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I agree with “say what?” – If it is just selling the jersey – 2 games is correct – some misleading of the NCAA – go to 4.

The comments on the NCAA dragging things out to make things difficult for UGA crack me up. Do the posters think that there are a bunch of people at NCAA HQ sitting around with nothing to do but have a meeting to talk about AJ? The NCAA Division I Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement consists of officials from other schools and conferences. These folks all have full time jobs. Any idea how difficult it is to schedule a bunch of very busy people on a conference call? As long as they rule on Friday there should be no problem for AJ.

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A.J. is the one who is a disappointment. If he needed spending money, why not delay purchasing those stupid diamond ear pieces he displayed at the SEC meetings in Al. If he already owned the ear pieces, then sell them for needed spending money. Has he ever heard of “Deferred Consumption”? In a few months he can buy his own diamond mine. Thanks to him, the NCAA has UGA football program dancing on a string. Beginning to wonder why Richt took him to the SEC meetings in the first place.

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Ealey and AJ hurt UGA badly in 09 with AJ’s show boat TD parade thang vs LSU and we lost. Ealey hurt UGA vs KY when he fumbled in the same spot that he again fumbled vs SC. THREE MORE LOSSES in 09 -10 because of these guys.

Kick them off ……..ealey will not play next year anyway ………….he will LIKELY get into trouble and AJ will be gone, so say bye bye to these 2 clowns. we can win or lose without them.

UGA family will forget them in two or three years anyway …………..like we have Jasper Sanks.

Go Dogs.
UGA class of 71 & 73

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NCAA critic a forced internship; are you serious? These idiots get into enough trouble without your so called “intership”. Just imagine these same uneducated, ignorant fools making millions right out of high school. Lets see, Teachers have interships, as do people in the media, doctors, lawyers working as law clerks, engineers, pilots, just about anyone that makes a high paying job has an internship. Draconian sentence? Let’s see, he still gets to go to school free, eat free, spending allowance, practice with the team. Who do you work for Jesse Jackson?

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Marlon Brown was brought here to be another AJ Green or another Julio Jones. All three are about 6′5″ and weigh anywhere from 220 – 230.

IF AJ is sitting, WHY is Brown not ready? He was highly, highly recruited. See? It all comes back to the staff and their failed evaluations of talent. You mean to tell me that Marvelous Marlon Brown cannot stretch that field? Oh, please ………….. what did we do prior to AJ? Use Wooten or King or Troupe or somebody that can get open and throw it. Use the fullbacks ………establish a tempo on offense or just resign, Staff. Grads are sick and tired on this crap. You are all well paid ……..earn it.

Give me a break …………more CMR excuses on why we are forever rebuilding UGA.

GO Dogs.

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Sorry folks, I do not believe AJ Green is the squeeky clean laid back individual that he is supposed to be. This NC fellow is definitely on the shady side. Which makes me wonder how Green was having dealings with him whatsoever. “Mr Green you may have never been to Miami but your hands are definitely not clean. You should have been focusing on football and academics. You have definitely hurt UGA with your irresponsible acts.” Could it be that the four game penalty was apropos or even lenient? Does anyone remember that Herschel Walker lost his eligibility over having a conversation with an agent?

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The NCAA has an ax to grind against UGA as it is a co-litigant against the NCAA in the TV rights law suit that should have cost the NCAA gazillions.

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jello, just another jawja fan who believes that everyone is out to get UGA. I guess we now have to had the NCAA to the list that includes ESPN, SEC, Refs, Spurrier, Holtz, Herbstreit, Mark May…..Oh well it’s probably true about Spurrier and Mark May.

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If AJ does remain suspended then CMR does need to consider kicking him off the team like Wesley Sounders was because this getting out of control .

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Ga Gator there’s know spending allowance awarded to a athlete, because if there was most of these kids wouldn’t have money issues. Education isn’t free either, regardless if you’re getting a scholarship it’s still a play for pay mentality. They didn’t recruit the school the school recruited these poor kids, so they need to take blame for some of this. Hell in the military you get free room and board, free meals, education, and payed for your services so what’s these colleges problem with awarding a monthly stipend?

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Fire Bobo the Dodo – and get some REAL Dawg offence going.

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Ealey is doomed for takin my numba

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They do get a small amount that is designated for laundry, incidentals, etc. I agree not enough and it should be increased some, but when only a few make it to the NFL (how many for UGA last year, 6), then it is on the kids who do not take advantage of the system and graduate. They even get free tutoring. And how many of the 85 or so on the sidelines get in the game, so it’s not pay for play.

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Players do have choices ………we all do GREAT POST.

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Ealey with 3 on his back will never achieve the greatness I did

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Who loves ya baby ! Latimore just got another 10 yards…….

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Lock all those thugs in jail georgia has on scholarships

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Players do have choices ………we all do, first let me say this!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve been to war twice so punk get over and under yourself. Two, at the end of the day I’m tired of everybody saying that they are getting something for free, because they’re not. The colleges make millions off these kids in which if you really had any common sense. It’s that drug dealers mentality of I’ll give you $100 and you give me $17 million in return but you can’t work for nobody else until your contract is up of we get rid of you. What they choose to do during their summer break is their business and I do believe their parents are responsible for them not the institutions while they are away from school. Besides they aren’t living in any dorms, nor are they eating meals from May-July.

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All those thugs need too be kicked off the team

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How do you like florida without tebow! You guys suck! You guys will be lucky too beat tenneesee but if we had a shot at you losers the bulldogs will whip you sorry gators

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Everybody knows Florida and Georgia are THUG U, lock all of them up

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I’m sick of the media, I’m sick of the NCAA, I’m disgusted by the shameless pandering of pathetic “sportswriters,” I’m sick of the whole mess. The simple joys of a cold beer and a football game on Saturday are long, long gone. I don’t know which desperate AJC employee wrote this article, and I don’t care. The illiterate ramblings of the same idiots who post on these sites day after day is past old and is simply moronic. The only remaining question is why I continue to visit and post. Must be a personal problem. Hi, my name is ********* and I’m addicted to sports. Please shoot me.

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Josh you are a perfect example.

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Ga Gator you beter hope those thugs florida has can stop sending death text messages

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I think the point that most people are missing is the fact that these kids just get a slap on the wrist. If you are playing college football, you are held at a higher stander. You are constantly under the spotlight, and your actions will become public knowledge one way or the other.

If any school wants to curtail arrest, NCAA violations, and so forth, then they have got to stiffen the penaly for breaking team rules. If you are arrested for any reason, you should be kicked off the team, end of discussion. NCAA violations should be a minimum of a 1 year suspension or kick the player off the team…depending on the severity of the violation.

These player need to learn that there ignorant, selfish acts can cost them their scholarship and possibily a career in professional football.

What schools are doing now is like time out for a child. It just doesn’t work.

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Agree totally Chris.

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Ga Gator if florida students are so smart then why do their players get arrested so much, sounds like stupid decisions

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I’m a UGA grad that was in classes with a few football players so I may be a little slow. Let me get this straight – UGA makes tens of millions of dollars each year off of 85 players on a campus of 24,000 students and those 85 players are supposed to feel priviliged to get a “free” education out of the deal. Their “free” education doesn’t cost the university a dime, so it really is free to UGA. Believe me, one or two more butts in seats in a class of 60 to 200 students or more does not cause an overload for the professor. This is a plantation system and the NCAA cracks the whip. Just like the plantations of old, make examples of the few to keep the many subserviant to the wishes of the power brokers.

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No different than UGA students or anyother school. Has anyone compared the Best Party Schools general student population arrest comparisons to that of the football team?

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Ga Gator this is not about the students, this is about those thugs florida always have too bail out of jail

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You UGA are hilarious. Yes, blame all your losses on NCAA. Yeah, NCAA is pure conspiracy against UGA, so that teams like BAMA and FL can win NC’s.

You players cannot man up, you coaches cannot man up, but now UGA fans CAN man up, against NCAA. Yes, UGA fans will win the AR game for the team.

AJGreen cheated, lied, according to you UGA fans, he should not be punished. Yes, it’s only fair that way.

Yes, your school and coaches are helping the cheater reduce the punishment. Yea, go cheat/steal/hit and run, UGA players, your school, coaches and fans will be with you.

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Blue Max: The Plantation System? Don’t be a Pinhead but you are what you are… so Bite me!

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I agree with Josh- all was done to keep UGA from winning.

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You say What?………LAdawg at 9:57 called it a Plantation system, I was responding to what he said.

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It almost like Zebra Gate i bet if AJ played some were else he would not have gotten the celebration penalty .

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No matter what, they want let them replay the SC game. At least Reggie Bush got a condo and car. If you are going to bring down your team, make it worth while for you and your family.

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Tech Sucks We all know georgia sucks so no smack talk until georgia can beat a real team

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Tell me really Dawgs, does the NCAA, ESPN and the SEC refs really hate you? Do you honestly believe that?

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That must of taken quite a while to respond to. If you are truly a free market capitalist then surely you realize the vast amount of donations that these athletic departments at the major probgrams generate. That is precisely the reason that the D1 Presidents dont want a playoff system. You certainly think more like a socialist than a free marketeer. Sorry about the Jesse accusation though.

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NCAA critic, you are so intellegent sounding by the way that one might swear that you are Cali-PATRICK. Could it be?????????

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GooD lUk homie cuZ WE be neeDin’ some hep com Sat…..

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Green will be a bust at the next level

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Green should be kicked off the team…and the Dawgs move on this season….we’ve got other receivers like Kris Durham who can get the job done. Green isn’t the second coming of wide receivers….he’s never had a 1000 yard college year and never will. Let it and him go….he’s nothing but a cancer at this point

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ga gator-Didn’t mean to sound intelligent. Must have not had enough beer tonight-or maybe I had one too many. Anyway, I don’t understand how you found socialism in my comment. My caveat’s first point was that athletics provide money to the schools (or athletic departments). I just don’t feel that a tour of duty through Old State U. is necessary for an entertainer. I agree about the D1 presidents not wanting to give up that gravy train. Cali-PATRICK? I don’t know him or of him. BTW, I’ve reading Milton Friedman tonight-he’s not a socialist, is he?

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CMR, do something, UGA DAWGS have only 3 wins, 8 loses, against ranked teams in 2008, 2009, and 2010!!!!!!! We are going downhill fast!!!!

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Don’t care if he comes back or not. he isn’t a team player. Team !st AJ!! Team 1st!

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First of all, ebay is an auction, you don’t know who you are selling to. So you can’t know if they are an agent or not. You’re selling to the highest bidder! Second, he was punished for 4 games and has already possibly cost UGA a lost game and possible SEC chanpionship. That is more than enough punishment for wanting money to buy some damn FOOD!

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You people do not get it. Masoli was truthful and forthcoming. Green attempted to hide his actions with lies. Bigger penalty certainly deserved.

Green’s progress at Georgia in becoming a thug is certainly impressive.

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I wonder if AJ is smart enough to know that most of us (and I am talking real UGA fans) hoped that instead of silly appeals that send the wrong message to the team- he would have made a huge statement and dismissed him from the team. AJ croc tears and appology were a slap in our face. AJ is only sorry that he got caught.

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Most people seemly based on the blogs I have read think the NCAA was not equalible in the 4 game suspension of Green especially compared to the 2 game suspension of Darius which seems to have been a more malicious act by the Bama player. The kid at Ole Miss, Masoli, who originally was declared ineligible by the NCAA, they have since did an about face as they or more likely someone else brought to their attention that they were wrong in their ruling and the kid was qualified under their own set rules. Sounds like it could of been a potential of a lawsuit had they not over turned their errant intial ruling. Now however, the NCAA can hand down thier sentence to Green and even though in my humble opinion the time does not fit the crime UGA would have to abide by their decision. It will be interesting to see the outcome by the NCAA when no repercussions seemingly exist against the NCAA if they stick to their guns and enforce a 4 game suspension. It will tell me alot about the NCAA and the powers within based on the decision coming forth.

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Geez… there are some seriously ignorant people on this blog.

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LADawg, I do infact have a college education, so I know exactly where you’re coming from.

College athletes do not deserve the right to be paid for playing college sports. Playing college football is, and should be in all sports, a pre-requisite for playing at the next level. I know the universities make all the money, while players get nothing, and that might seem unfair. However, what is unfair is the college athlete that doesn’t take advantage of the free education they are offered, and then are like “Oh poor me, I’m not getting paid for playing a sport I love.” I’m sorry, but I don’t feel their pain and never will. I know too many people that deserved more of a chance than some of these athletes but never got that chance because of circumstances beyond their control.

College athletes have it made, and those that break the rules should be punished severely.

You are right about one thing though, it is all about the money. Without it, these athletes would never have a chance. If they are good enough, they will be rewarded for those 3-4 terrible years of playing football at the collegiate level with an NFL contract.

Oh, it is so terrible! Go get back under that rock LAdawg!

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Chris “I know the universities make all the money, while players get nothing, and that might seem unfair. ” WTF “seems” unfair on what planet is there even any doubt? It must be grand to be you..take advantage of a free education..newsflash big guy there not a damn thing free about it. I’m sure you just skated thru college no stress no fuss, grades and the girls came easy. I had it a little harder father passed my freshman year and I had to pay my own way…and for me classes were tough I worked two jobs and studied my butt off just to pass made pretty good grades but it was a struggle…and my burden was nothing compared to the demands of a D-1 football player…there weren’t legions of folks just waiting for me to have a beer too many. get in a fight with a girl friend etc. There were no 5am wake up calls to do mat drills before I started classes..no constant pressure to produce on the field and then deal with class, and lets not forget be a damn saint while I was doing all that…its an education Chris it’s not free.

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We are the victims here. Ruff Ruff Ruff. AJ has been suspended for four games, so how dare the NCAA take its time to decide on an APPEAL!! Ruff Ruff. The NCAA should cater to our demands. Ruff. We have a national championship and we are better than Tech!! We are the victims. Ruff Ruff. AJ doing deals with drug dealers is no big deal. Ruff.

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You know you are a mediocre team when one player can be the difference in losing a game, or a season as some UGA supporters suggest. UGA has to recruit a little better, but needs to “coach up” a lot better if they want to make it to the SEC championship. One player shouldn’t derail a season.

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The same whiners on here would be the first ones in line to chastise another schools player if they did the slightest thing wrong. But when it’s one (sorry, seems more like 50) of their players its a conspiracy by the NCAA because they are such meanies to Georgia while sticking up for every other program in the country.

You are ALL hypocrits. No wonder UGA will always be a mid-tier SEC program. Get your house in order and start pulling your weight instead of dragging down the rest of the conference.

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Hey Mediocre
SO how many games did Oklahoma win last year when their star went down? How good was Florida when Tebo got hurt. What happened to Ok State after Dez god kicked out. Hwo did Texas do last year with out their star. Your and idiot. Get off the blogs and watch golf.

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The NCAA does not care at all about Georgia or their record. They do not have an agenda. They are trying to battle a forrest fire with a squirt gun. The do not have the people or time to trully police the system so they make a big statement decision to use fear and intimidation. Imagine if a cop cracked your skull for speeding instead of getting you a ticket. Only has to happen to a few people and you would start slowing down. That is the way the NCAA operates. Again, their is not consperacy. They could care less about Richt Green or UGA.

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How2fish, I didn’t have a free education. I had to pay my way through college. All I know is if I had the skills to play a collegiate sport, and a Univeristy was willling to give me a scholarship to play that sport, do mat drills, get up at 5am, and keep good grades, I would have been thrilled at the oportunity.

College players should not get paid. I don’t understand why that’s hard for some of you to figure out.

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dogs season is over. sc will not lose 2 sec games.can’t believe i waited 8 months for this crap.

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if aj had done this at fla. or sc. he would have gotten an “atta boy.”

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Chris I never said a word about paying players..my point if their supposed “free education” is anything but free. And I think most of the players are trilled to be doing what they are doing but its a heck of a lot harder row to hoe than most college students have. And sorry I should not have painted you as having it “easy” after rereading your post I still don’t like the tone but I had no right to take that shot my apologies.

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jake as a matter of fact that is correct…your “atta boy” comment cracked me up by the way.

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Too bad for all. It all starts way before college. Kids hang with drop outs who say no need for serious sports, diploma or degree; sell drugs, have money, gold grills, old cars with $2k wheels. The college athlete has nothing until the NFL or NBA comes calling … and only if they do. It is sad. I hope AJG works his way outta the current mess and learns from his mistakes.

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GO KENNESAW STATE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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The players get their ear rings from the same place as Chad Ochocinco (Claires) they are located in almost every American Mall. It’s cheap bling, less than $10 . People only think its real because an athlete is wearing it. College kids are in there all the time picking up fake bling.

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[...] by Adam Butler on September 16, 2010 If successful (and the NCAA renders a quick decision) Green could play Saturday versus the Hogs.  My money is on the All-American wide receiver [...]

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all i want for christmas is a new coach

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I dont see how anyone from Fla can say anything about UGAs trangressions I heard on ESPN today that UMeyer had 30 since he has been at Fla He doesn punish anyone so not to much is heard about it.I will be glad when the NCAA goes away they have had it in for UGA for a long time >Texas DAWG

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UGA should be very concerned that AJ is fooling around with a guy who has been arrested for drug transporting and has been heavily involved in trying to be an agent wannabee. The AJC story reports that Willie Parker, UNC ex, rented the truck used to transport drugs. Parker’s agent was using the guy who purchased Green’s jersey.

How likely is it that this sale of the jersey was the only interaction between Green and the UNC agent and agent-wannabee? It is the only transaction revealed . . . . yet! It will be interesting to learn the rest of the story.

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When receiver Chris Rainey was arrested and charged with aggravated stalking last week it marked the 30th arrest — involving 27 players — in Meyer’s tenure.

Hey – talk about UGA all you want – trouble happens everywhere no matter how hard you try.

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Maybe the NCAA is dragging their feet on AJ because he was dragging his feet telling them the truth.

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There is one thing that this guy’s arrest 100% proves … he is not an agent. 90 – 95% of agents are lawyers … this guy is definitely not a lawyer. This should work in AJ’s favor as well as the fact that the Alabama player reaped a lot more benefits from the party than what AJ received from the jersey …. not only an all expense paid trip to South Beach … probably had unlimited booze … and young hot lusty cuban babes at his disposal … All AJ got was a grand. I mean … he shoulda went to south beach.

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I think the NCAA needs to change this rule, it’s stupid and dictator..ish. If a kid sells his property….it’s his, not UGA’s or the NCAA’s. UGA doesn’t own these kids. AJ sold his property to make money……nothing wrong with that at all. But the NCAA doesn’t want these kids to do that, because they would lose the money off all the jerseys they are trying to sell. If everyone doesn’t see who the idiots are in this debacle, put on some freaking glasses!!!!

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OK folks, I’m not gonna talk about the strength program (oops I just did), but instead the NCAA’s inconsistent rulings. Masoli burglarizes a house on campus, then is driving under the influence of and in possession of weed. He skips out on Oregon to Ole Miss using a complete BS rule, and the NCAA says the rule doesn’t allow for you to use this clause to escape punishment elsewhere. Appeal heard within 24 hrs and reversed! Why? Who knows!

South Carolina: Players getting thousands of dollars in illegal benefits from the hotel. Note the key word “thousands”, not thousand which is what AJ got. Is either act better or worse than the other? No. A broken rule or law is a broken rule or law. Period. The players in question get ONE game. Weslye Saunders would be playing if not for his actions toward coaches outside of the NCAA.

Marcel Dareus, Alabama: KNOWINGLY got on a plane, went to South Beach, checked into a $500 per night hotel, went to a super VIP party all while claiming he didn’t know who was paying for it. Come on dude, you’re a little too old to believe in Santa. Ultimately was suspended 2 games.

AJ: After those 3 aforementioned cases, does the 4 games sound extreme? ALL committed worse acts, and received more benefits that AJ, but he gets TWICE as much punishment? AJ certainly deserves to be punished, but based on the comparative slaps on the wrist that the other cases resulted in, the NCAA is way off with 4 games, a third of the season.

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The bottom line is money. Minor league baseball allows a reasonably talented right out of high school player to sign for some money (higher rank = more money) and develop their talent. They progress up the ladder Rookie A AA AAA, ect. and the more money they earn. Either colleges should offer something financially (a monthy payment like a stipend perhaps) or a minor league level for teams to go to the NFL as it is done in major league baseball. Thay way, many of the temptations to sell jerseys etc. could be avoided. College should be for those trying to complete an education, not using it as a way station to the pros.

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If this was the Alabama progra, you’d see a 2 game suspension and a quick hearing and ruling. But it’s Georgia, and a 4 game suspension and slow hearing and ruling is likely. SEC biased to get Alabama & Florida back to the SEC Championship. The refs for the Ga-LSU game got fired last year. It’s just blatant.

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You guys talking about UF and their arrests…need to look closer, they have many traffic/license violations that would be arrests in Athens Clarke County that are NOT arrests on the books in Florida. They are simply violations. That said, I really don’t want to talk about Florida…

This AJ thing is out of hand. The Ncaa is plainly dragging their feet on it. Not sure why.

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Same old, same old. Stupid rednecks showing their racist ignorance. If a traffic sitation makes you a Thug then 98% of everyone on this blog is a THUG. Put your sheets away boys and grow some hear on that bald head.

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If a player go’s to the Movie Theater and say I buy them Drink and popcorn there doomed. Bull Shzt

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Green made a stupid mistake but a 2 game suspension is enough punishment for his crime. He is being made an example of in light of the Reggie Bush situation. And how long did it take for the NCAA to finally come down on him? They wanted to ignore it.

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Warhorse, she is withdrawing charges because she got threatening calls from 1/2 of the gator fans across the country. Nice trying to insinuate AJ has some dealings with the drugs. Care to provide some proof or are you just trolling for a libel/slander charge?

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The NCAA panel I wonder what school they attended in college look fishy. Who was the last player that had a 4 game suspends.

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AJ lied to the NCAA…stop comparing him with other players who received suspensions…If AJ had been smart he would have admited his wrong doing, immdiately…but he did not…I would be surprised if the NCAA cut his suspension…maybe one game but not two..

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On the upside, if AJ sets out the full suspensions and we eke out a win against the pigs and the other dogs, then the remaining teams on schedule better beware!

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Truth be told, Its a conspiracy that he is being held out. Why would they drag out the drama. Face it, ESPN hates us, NCAA hates us. Why? Envy! We got da best college town, best uniforms and the best college football player ever, came out of Athens. And damit, the best fans! Go Dawgs! Lets put the pig in the ground and put some beer on ice!

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jj must like being annoyed.

welcome home JJ.

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thanks dawgfaceblues…this is what im doing at work…reading blogs and poking at u uga fans

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If AJ had come to Alabama, he could have got the $1000.00 from our chump change fund.

You folks are just cheap.

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Just let AJ serve his sentence and worry about blocking and tackling…

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Dragging it out and waiting to announce the decision, I think they are keeping UGA on short leash, but I’m not sticking around to wait for an answer… I’ve got to go see a man about a dog….

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It’s time to for the ncaa to set up a program to legalize and make transparent financial aid for athletes who need financial help both on and off the playing field. I hear of players whose fathers are in prison,have abandon their families, drugs etc.Look what these kids have achieved and I bet most of this money goes to help their families.

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HognVA,

Yeah, he sure brought hell last game when your “dynamic” offense failed to score more than 7 pts vs a nobody team midway through the 3rd quarter. And, rooting for Petrino is so lame. No worries, you won’t have to root for him long as I am sure he will leave your school shortly for the next job.

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Integrity, mainly they don’t use UGA graduates as representatives.

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hmmmmm…interesting that the committee that will hear the appeal are from other schools……what other schools???????

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YOU THINK PAYING THESE PLAYERS IS GOING TO MOTIVATE THEM TO BETTER PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR THE REAL WORLD?!?!?!?! YOU THINK BY PAYING THEM THAT SUDDENLY GRADUATION RATES WILL GO UP??? THEY WILL SUDDENLY STOP TAKING BASKET WEAVING 101 WITH BUSINESS 101?????

GET A GRIP PEOPLE!!!!

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Who wants to bet the NCAA doesn’t say squat today?

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NCAA , there is something wrong with this.

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[...] AJC’s Tim Tucker and the rest of the beat reporters frothing at the mouth to hear about this A.J. Green situation. It’s been all quiet on that front, but a decision should be made [...]

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I encourage everyone to go checkout the CMR Mic’d up on georgiadogs.com I don’t know if it’s just me, but there doesn’t seem to be much intensity going on a the UGA practices

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Just wondering, if AJ is cleared to play Sat, will that mean we now are going to run the table, beat Florida and then Alabama and play for the National Championship? Just axin.

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There’s a huge difference between Richt’s practice and the Saban practice I saw on ESPN. Saban is constantly motivating his players. He had my blood going through the computer

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Red Panties,

How did GT do last week against the mighty Kansas Jayhawks. Perhaps instead of trolling the UGA blog, you should petition your program to find a QB that can actually throw the ball and find a coach that does not listen to mickey mouse when deciding how to formulate his offense.

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