Georgia center Ben Jones benched for first half of tonight’s game
BOULDER, Colo. – Georgia center Ben Jones won’t play in the first half of tonight’s game at Colorado as punishment for a late clipping penalty in last week’s loss at Mississippi State.
Georgia coach Mark Richt and SEC commissioner Mike Slive conferred after reviewing video and agreed a half-game suspension was in order, UGA announced just before the start of tonight’s game.
“It was poor judgment on Ben’s part,” Richt said in a statement. “He feels very badly about the incident and has sent a note of apology to the Mississippi State player. I have talked with [Mississippi State coach] Dan Mullen, and he appreciated the concern and Ben’s apology.”
Jones clipped Mississippi State defensive tackle Fletcher Cox on Georgia’s next-to-last play of last week’s 24-12 loss.
In an interview earlier this week, Jones said: “There was a pass downfield, and I was trailing the play because I didn’t know if it was caught yet. I went to cut a guy downfield because I thought he might make a play, because the ball was still up. [The refs] said it was too far behind the play, and I shouldn’t have done it. At the time I really didn’t think much [about it], but after watching film, I now know I shouldn’t have done it.”
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TazzDawg
October 2nd, 2010
11:03 pm
THUGA ain’t gonna beat Idaho St! hahahahahahahahahahahaha
CHUCK UGA
October 2nd, 2010
11:03 pm
BS, he did it out of anger and frustration. UGA needs a new head coach. PERIOD. Richt, go join the ministry.
BLUE
October 2nd, 2010
11:04 pm
Clay I say your not a true DAWG fan because you will except a team that has no heart and a coach that has lost controll of theplayers Cuff made 3 stupid plays and could not be benched because Pastor Ricth did not want to hrut his fealing
01HAWK
October 2nd, 2010
11:04 pm
You just lost a bunch of 4-5 star recruits that were at the BAMA/FLORIDA game…………………..With quite a few from Georgia.
Why would they want to go to UGA ?
dawgfan
October 2nd, 2010
11:04 pm
Did anybody think we had a realistic shot at winning that game? Even when we had the ball on their 30 in field goal range with just minutes to go, didn’t you think we’d find a way to royally F it up? I did.
smart dawg
October 2nd, 2010
11:04 pm
We ruin this state
J Clay
October 2nd, 2010
11:04 pm
Richt may not be here by the time Idaho St comes to town
Thumper
October 2nd, 2010
11:04 pm
Well I’ll be damned……..I never thought 1 player would make that much difference……now THAT is sad
dawgfan38
October 2nd, 2010
11:04 pm
Clay you are an idiot!! We all root for UGA to win, but it’s clear it’s time for a change in coaching. We cannot keep staying behind a coach who has completely lost the program. This team continues to find a way to lose by shooting themselves in the foot. Not just this year but the past 3 years. Look at how much better Tennessee and Auburn are with a coaching change. We need to do the same. Mark Richt is too nice.
LOL
October 2nd, 2010
11:04 pm
A half game suspension.. are you kidding me… Ben Jones is a panty waste thug.. he should have been kicked off the team.. THUG
ryan
October 2nd, 2010
11:05 pm
Damn i wish i had Dish i have Direct.v. so had watch UGA choke again Ron Simmons would say DAMN !
TazzDawg
October 2nd, 2010
11:05 pm
whats your answer sam i am? 3 more years of this cr@p? Homer!!! Tell me how MR is better then anyone else in the country!
jack
October 2nd, 2010
11:05 pm
Hey look !! they just called Cuff for another personal foul !!!!!
techbuzzer
October 2nd, 2010
11:05 pm
Are you thugs ready to forfeit the game to Georgia Tech yet? Why not play a team more your calibre like Georgia State?Problem is they have a better track record this season than you losers.
Loyal Dawg Fan Forever
October 2nd, 2010
11:05 pm
We got Charleston Southern and Georgia Southern as possible future wins!
boots
October 2nd, 2010
11:06 pm
Unbelieveable. A truely stunning season at 1-4. The hardest part of our schedule is ahead of us, and there is no hope to recover from an incredible four loss skid. The coaches have no answers, and the players don’t seem to care. I can’t bring myself to believe firing CMR is the answer, but he needs to be called in for a closed door meeting and asked if his heart is really in this thing. Meanwhile, I think you bag the season. Don’t fire Bobo until after signing day unless you can land a bigtime OC, and just ride out the storm. However, there are some people who need to be thrown off the boat come December.
Steve "The King" Spurrier
October 2nd, 2010
11:06 pm
It’s the curse of the red panties.
Hunker Down
October 2nd, 2010
11:06 pm
We r quickly becoming the door mat of the SEC
LMAO
October 2nd, 2010
11:06 pm
GEORGIA GOES DOWN AGAIN SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC
LMAO
J Clay
October 2nd, 2010
11:06 pm
Yes UGA stinks this year, but memo to Tech fans, so do you….get a life
TazzDawg
October 2nd, 2010
11:07 pm
Not doormat. Try laughing stock! of the nation!
smart dawg
October 2nd, 2010
11:07 pm
The good news is they can’t fly home in time for someone to get arrested tonight.
Steve "The King" Spurrier
October 2nd, 2010
11:07 pm
You guys ought to tip Dish network for sparing you the pain.
Thumper
October 2nd, 2010
11:07 pm
Bobo the Babymaker had to hurry home…..his wife’s ovulating. 2 more and his tribe is complete. No wonder he can’t focus on the game. Hell in a few years he’ll be able to field his own team.
J Clay
October 2nd, 2010
11:07 pm
I bet Ga Southern wished this was the 1 every 4 they play UGA
LMAO
October 2nd, 2010
11:08 pm
HOW BOUT THEM DAWGS LMAO
saban
October 2nd, 2010
11:08 pm
I enjoy beating a real team like Florida.
Suspect they will beat the dawgs by 50. Tennessee will only win be 30.
Have to go win another national championship.
Goodnight ladies.
JPaul
October 2nd, 2010
11:08 pm
J Clay u r right Field Goal U is alive and kicking (but we fu
mble before we have a chance to kick most of the time). With our “athletes” you play to WIN not to keep it close. I still luv CMR but this is BS and changes need to made or he wont have the opportunity to make any!
bgdawg
October 2nd, 2010
11:08 pm
…i may be the only one in this but i think we should keep richt one more year.. everyone else needs to get the hell outta dodge
Steve "The King" Spurrier
October 2nd, 2010
11:08 pm
Boulder better lock down their convenience stores until the dogs fly out.
NC Dawg
October 2nd, 2010
11:09 pm
I saw Richt smiling as troopers escorted him off the field. Really. It may have been only for a second or two…someone told a joke?? Whatever…there’s nothing funny about losing tonight to Colorado. Go back and catch the video as the field was flooded by Colorado fans. He was grinning…I don’t know about you, but I won’t be smiling for some time.
Loyal Dawg Fan Forever
October 2nd, 2010
11:09 pm
We’re 0-4!
the ladies of Lafayette do not count.
SOS Dawg
October 2nd, 2010
11:09 pm
Bobo is a Freakin Clown. Stacy Searles is an absolute joke.
DamntheButcher
October 2nd, 2010
11:09 pm
I supposed some of you Mark Richt lovers will say the Bulldogs will finish 9-4 after the bowl win.
DamntheButcher
October 2nd, 2010
11:10 pm
What is that mascot Bulldogs name? Is it Russ? Mick Vick needs to take that loser to a dogfight.
LMAO
October 2nd, 2010
11:10 pm
WAIT I HAD US WINNING THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR UH NO THE SEC EAST UH NO – WELL WE WILL BEAT COLORADO UH NO LMAO
01HAWK
October 2nd, 2010
11:10 pm
BAMA …………..31……………………..FLORIDA GATOR MEAT ………….6
BEAT DOWN IN T-TOWN
Thumper
October 2nd, 2010
11:11 pm
I’m switching to DISH network…….
ryan
October 2nd, 2010
11:11 pm
Bad news Bears were the Bad news Dawgs .
playmeortrademe
October 2nd, 2010
11:11 pm
Much like the Braves, Richt’s luck has run out on him. If you all think back at how many games Georgia has barely scraped out a win against lesser competition or had a miracle play save them. Richt has survived on winning two SEC titles during relatively down year in the league (especially 2005) and catching fire late in 2007 and trouncing an overmatched Hawaii team. Has he ever had a dominant team with all the talent that ends up in the NFL? Nope. The 2008 season showed that the Georgia staff cannot coach talent and the last two seasons have shown that the staff can’t recruit OR coach talent. He lost the fanbase and don’t be surprised when donations and season ticket renewals drop drastically if a change is not made
ATHENS ECONOMY
October 2nd, 2010
11:12 pm
RICHT “it could get worse”
well he is right on that because the economy of Athens is fixing to take a big hit after this loss. Tennessee will spank our arses I am sorry. Tennessee played on fire today. Folks we have stepped into a time machine and we have regressed back to the Donnan and Goff era’s.
DJlaysitup
October 2nd, 2010
11:12 pm
Agreed fl dawg…a flea flicker seems like a fairly insane call at that point. Sure looked like that was the plan though.
01HAWK
October 2nd, 2010
11:12 pm
THE CURSE OF THE “BLACKOUT”
BIGGEST HOMER
October 2nd, 2010
11:12 pm
Yeah…because Richt fumbled…and ran into a kicker…and missed a field goal….All you Richt haters are idiots…at some point these players have to stop making crucial mistakes. Be careful what you wish for haters….of course no one listens to you. It’s the same band of fools, bullies, and idiots posting on these blogs…Go pull for another team you traitors…No one wants fair weather scum fans that think they have all the answers…go away
BLUE
October 2nd, 2010
11:12 pm
Only question left is which DAWG will go to jail tonight
Smiling Jack
October 2nd, 2010
11:12 pm
Hummon, you’re right on. Heartbreaking loss tonight, but there were many good things in the game. It was exciting to see the effort made by the TEAM including the coaches. Tonight was Georegia’s time to lose, but all in all it was an exciting game. So many good, positive young people and efforts are made at UGA. It’s hard to read the rants and name calling that goes on here. Disappointment and other emotional responses to losses are understandable, but the vicious hurtful name calling is uncalled for and unnecssary .
dawgman
October 2nd, 2010
11:12 pm
We don’t we play one game with Chapis at tail and Munzenmyer at full. I’d feel better about losing if our backs had even a reasonable chance to graduate, held on to the ball, and knew who their fathers are.
t.slay
October 2nd, 2010
11:13 pm
For the life of me I do not understand what Richt and Bobo were thinking when they decided to try a trick play when Georgia was in field goal range and still had a good shot to win, in spite of their errors. Like a lot of the previous posters I wanted Georgia to score the touchdown rather than put Blair in the position of having to win the game by a field goal. Unlike last week Georgia played with a lot of heart but it was sickening to watch the players being robbed of their chance of winning by poor play calling. Something is VERY wrong when we lose to a team that got shellacked 52-7 by California. Under Goff or Donnan, we would probably have pulled it out. I’ve said this before – Richt is doing his best to turn Georgia into FSU North, trying to win games by trickery and finesse. That will NOT work in the SEC. It’s hard to believe that my high school alma mater has a better record at this point than Georgia.
DamntheButcher
October 2nd, 2010
11:13 pm
Vandy and MAYBE That is a big MAYBE Kentucky. That is the only 2 chances GA will have for SEC wins. FIRE MARK RICHT
01HAWK
October 2nd, 2010
11:14 pm
I am sure TEABOW is crying in DENVER