A redshirt season for Samuel? More playing time for Ogletree?
A couple of items from Mark Richt’s weekly radio show Monday night:
- Richt said junior linebacker Richard Samuel, sidelined all season with a knee injury, will practice in pads Tuesday for the first time this fall. That doesn’t necessarily signal that Samuel, a converted tailback, will be playing in a game anytime soon. “He did not redshirt his first or second year, so there’s a chance, going into Game 8 now, I guess it is, we may choose to redshirt him and get him two more solid seasons,” Richt said. Samuel told reporters after practice Monday that redshirting probably would be best for him at this point, if the coaches decide to go that route.
- Richt agreed with a caller about the importance of hard-hitting safeties like former Georgia stars Thomas Davis and Greg Blue. “It makes a huge difference, and I’m searching for that, still,” Richt said. “I think we’re all searching for that. I do think we have guys who are good tacklers, but do we have guys that will really devastate you when they hit you?” He believes freshman safety Alec Ogletree will prove to be such a player.
“I’ve got a sneaking suspicion,” Richt said, “we’ve got one on the horizon in No 9, Ogletree. I really think that kid is the kind of the guy that can make those kind of hits. And sometimes when one guy does it, it becomes very contagious for the rest of them. So I’m challenging big ‘Tree and the rest of those guys to make those kind of hits.”
Ogletree is “starting to work his way into the lineup” and will be getting “a lot more reps,” Richt said. “He’s proved that he’s not going to make any more mistakes than any of those other guys. He’s got to the point where he understands it enough the coaches have a comfort level to let him play more.”
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mobo
October 19th, 2010
5:16 am
first?
romedawg
October 19th, 2010
5:35 am
If we can make it through one summer without any arrests or suspensions we could have a special year.Obviously we have not been focused on football these past couple of years and it shows on the field with the slow starts.
bitter ole ball coach
October 19th, 2010
6:04 am
steven gracia is up 4 sale!!!
Mark Richt
October 19th, 2010
6:05 am
I think part of the D’s problems is that the safeties are to worried about hard hits. They have poor tackling form and take bad angles. Jakar is a perfect example. If he would come up and wrap his arms around a player and drive them into the ground, it would be much more effective then flying in with a shoulder hit and bouncing off backs like Lattimore. We need safeties that can hit hard at right times but are more worried about disrupting plays anyway they can. Palamalou is a perfect example of that.
CONFEDERATE DAWG
October 19th, 2010
6:05 am
GREG BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KEEP AT IT DAWGS!
WHOOP THEM GAYTORS!
Johnny DangerDawg
October 19th, 2010
6:09 am
romedawg,
The arrested Dawgs aren’t any less focused than the Dawgs of past decades. The difference is that the Athens police are so on top of things that they catch every single crime. I think guys used to get away with a lot more, especially in Athens where there is a tough crackdown on underage drinking. Also, according to one anonymous NFL player, taking cash from agents has been done by many players for a long time, and 99% of them got away with it. I’m not excusing what AJ Green did; I’m just saying that he’s as “focused” on winning as the guys at pretty much every school have been for a long time.
Top prospects watch Tide
October 19th, 2010
6:11 am
“Things went very well,” said Barry Sanders, Jr.. “I really enjoyed myself. It was my first visit to Alabama. The stadium can definitely compare to NFL stadiums. I really like the set up.
“I got a chance to tour the facilities after the game. The facilities are pretty new. I saw the championship trophy and Ingram’s Heisman trophy. I saw the Hall of Fame area which was really cool. I saw the training room. Everything was really nice.”
The elite junior recruit enjoyed his first visit to Tuscaloosa and plans a return trip.
“I think Alabama is a great place,” said Sanders. “They have some really good people there. I was around a lot of nice people when I was there sitting in the stands. People are so polite. I really look forward to going back.”
Johnny DangerDawg
October 19th, 2010
6:17 am
I agree with the commenter above the tackling fundamentals are what’s really important. The safeties need to focus on wrapping guys up. If they do that consistently, then some of those tackles will naturally have enough speed to de-cleat the opponent. We don’t need to see any more of these hit-a-guy-hard-with-a-shoulder attempts.
Junkyardbyrd
October 19th, 2010
6:23 am
Greg Blue. So what, he needed the money!
Johnny DangerDawg
October 19th, 2010
6:32 am
“The stadium can definitely compare to NFL stadiums.” Ha! Has Barry Sanders Jr. been to an NFL stadium?!? The biggest college football programs (including Alabama) have bigger stadiums than the NFL. College football also has great marching bands, great tailgating, pumped up student sections that stand on their feet for the entire game, fight chants cheered in unison, etc. The college football gameday atmosphere is SUPERIOR to the NFL.
Z-Dawg
October 19th, 2010
6:43 am
Mark Richt, I could not agree more. Those quotes from the coach scare me actually. If a big hit happens, great, but the last thing we need is a bunch of headhunters in the secondary getting burned, missing tackles trying to make that “wow” hit, rather than a good form tackle.
Paul (You doesn't have to call me Johnson)
October 19th, 2010
6:49 am
Did Barry Sanders, Jr. get to see the Gumps unmercifully destroyed by USCe ?
Sopwith Camel
October 19th, 2010
7:18 am
What day and time are Richt’s radio shows and on what station? I never seem to be able to find them. Thanks!
edumacated
October 19th, 2010
7:24 am
Greg Blue and Thomas Davis had size and didn’t have to come out of thier shoes to put the wood on somebody.
These smaller guys end up making dirty or late hits trying to have the same effect.
Fred Ziffel
October 19th, 2010
7:45 am
Just as well make Samuel an assistant coach. Boo Boo and CMR cant evaluate and use talent where needed. Dawgs will win the East when pigs fly.
ugabean
October 19th, 2010
7:46 am
It is nice to see Big Hits. It is better to not miss an assignment. Blue and Davis got burned in coverage. Blue and Davis should have stayed at linebacker!!! I would rather have a safety that is good in coverage.
Dawg_Mike
October 19th, 2010
7:53 am
I look forward to seeing Tree more and more. He is exactly what we have been needing for a long time now.
Vick=Dog killing thug
October 19th, 2010
8:01 am
Dawgs get better and better each week and will smash the bugs. I’ll enjoy that but it’s a shame that UGA has to start at ground zero at the beginning of every year. We need to be at mid season form at the start of the first game. I know we have a lot of young players but the coaches need to do better across the board.
run the ball
October 19th, 2010
8:09 am
I know everyone will call me crazy, but Samuel was headed to be a really good tailback. Look at some of the runs he made last year. We have not had that same production this year. King and Ealey are pretty good. Samuel was a beast. What a shame.
Murdock
October 19th, 2010
8:11 am
I have been fortunate enough to watch Alec and his brother, Zander, play football & basketball since they were 7. These are two class kids. I have seen numerous games where Alec has forced opposing running backs to change the way they run. After 2-3 hits, they start tiptoeing and get timid. Get the kid on the field and you will see the results. He is a beast. 6′3″ and 220 lbs. at 18 with the desire to do damage…and he does wrap up! His brother is a gamer and possesses all the intangibles good coaches utilize. He loves to block and can catch a pass coming out of the backfield. Both of you young men make Coweta proud. Go Dawgs!
GaTruth
October 19th, 2010
8:13 am
On-board and not on-board at the same time. Thomas Davis and Greg Blue were great NOT because they hit so hard but because they hit hard ANR wrapped up. Our D has had plety of opportunities to wrap up and bring someone down (Marcus Lattimore) and instead went for the knock-down. Knock downs look good, but against a decent back or WR they simply equate to additional yards after contact. Teach these guys to wrap up and let the second, third, and fourth guy knock the cr@p out him. THAT is what the Junkyard Dawgs were all about.
Loganville Dawg
October 19th, 2010
8:16 am
Red-shirt him. He’s way too good to waste this season playing just part-time for a few games. He can become a terrific defensive player with our new coaches. Just wait and you will all see.
30-24 Dawgs - We Run This State!
October 19th, 2010
8:22 am
Ogeltree looked solid on Saturday, great technique as he wrapped up.
Randall Cobb is going to be a challenge but hopefully Dawgs will prevail!
Totally agree that RS should be redshirted, he will make a solid LB one day.
SC Dawg
October 19th, 2010
8:25 am
Run the Ball… I couldn’t agree more. Samuel was by far the “beast” of the three. I was very disappointed when he was switched. Now we have a shortage of backs.
Dawgs win the east
October 19th, 2010
8:27 am
http://pricezack.wordpress.com/2010/10/18/the-bcs-who-will-raise-the-crystal-ball/ this is a great article about the current bcs standings, it is a great read for any college football fan
Ren Panty Lover
October 19th, 2010
8:30 am
Just looked at few numbers….Murray has way better numbers than Stafford did his Freshman season. Keep in mind that Stafford did not start a game until 3-4 games into the season. Also look at the numbers the Ryan Mallett has put up for the year. Murray’s numbers are almost identical to his. Mallett has accomplished this with three huge WR’s. I really think that we have something special with Murray!
Logans Run
October 19th, 2010
8:35 am
Looks like some Richt haters are back to writing. Look guys–Richt will not be leaving UGA anytime soon. Do you honestly think that UGA will fire the 5th active winning coach in the USA after a bad season–with a freshman QB and entirely new defensive scheme? You are out of your mind. Richt is here for as long as he chooses. And a lot of people are pretty happy about that. So, invest your energy in something other than FIRE COACH RICHT rantings. He is the coach. He is here to stay. As my mom used to say, “put that in your pipe and smoke it.”
ViningsTIGER
October 19th, 2010
8:38 am
All I remember about Greg Blue is Devin Aromashudu of Auburn blowing right by him on 4th and 15.
RxDawg
October 19th, 2010
8:46 am
“He’s proved that he’s not going to make any more mistakes than any of those other guys”
Love it, he probably should of seen the field back in the Missy St or Colorado game. I kept an eye on him during mop up duty at the end of the Vandy game and he looked every bit the part. When our starters aren’t really getting it done, give the young un a shot. He’ll only be here for 2 more years after this anyways…
RxDawg
October 19th, 2010
8:50 am
ugabean
October 19th, 2010
7:46 am
bean, your half right. Blue did get burned in coverage many times and I personaly think he’s the most overrated safety to ever play at UGA. But Thomas Davis didn’t. He is another story all together and was possibly our best defender in the past decade.
Pago Pago Dawg
October 19th, 2010
8:54 am
We agree that the NFL can’t compare to a Saturday afternoon college game. Who really cares about those $ million $ a month “showboats”!
PALADIN DEATH DEALER
October 19th, 2010
8:55 am
OH, BUT DON’T DARE CONTACT A DEFENSELESS RECEIVER WITH THE SHOULDER OR HELMET…..2 HAND TOUCH FOOTBALL IS ON THE HORIZON….IT IS THE OFFENSE’S FAULT FOR THROWING TO RECEIVERS DOWN THE MIDDLE OR DRAGGING ACROSS THE FIELD AND PUTTING THEM IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY ARE DEFENSELESS….WHAT THE CORNER OR SAFETY SUPPOSED TO DO, JUMP UP AND TACKLE HIM WITH HIS KNEES….OR MAYBE SHOOT LOW ON THE RECEIVER AND BLOW OUT HIS KNEES…THE QB AND THE OFFENSIVE PLAYCALLS ARE PUTTING THE RECEIVERS IN PERIL….
AltamahaDawg
October 19th, 2010
9:00 am
I can’t understand this idea of Samuel being hurt and not even practising until this week. I have it on high authority right here in this room, that the coaches should have started him at tailback LAST week, except for thier sheer stupidity. It’s what Meyer and Saban would have done.
AmericusDawg
October 19th, 2010
9:00 am
ViningsTiger, Can you say Michael Johnson?? Alrighty Then!!!!!!!!!!!
Garcia
October 19th, 2010
9:08 am
“It’s what Meyer and Saban would have done.”
But that’s the problem. Richt isn’t even remotely near the level of the top coaches in the SEC.
AltamahaDawg
October 19th, 2010
9:09 am
You guys must not have seen “tree” play last week,. The kid is the surest tackler I have seen so far this year on our team. Hard hitting does not mean poor tackling fundamentals.
RealDawg
October 19th, 2010
9:14 am
Why does everyone want a Greg Blue / Thomas Davis type safety that will take your head off. I’ve played on all levels and would much rather have a safety that can cover space and make a solid tackle when needed. A big hard hitting safety is no good when a reciever blows by the corner and the safety can’t get over and cover. Any good offensive cordinator will not call plays for their reciever to get blown up by a big hard hitting safety, but will call plays to put him at a disadvantage, mostly in coverage. Look at college and the NFL, you see some hard hitting guys, but those are not the ones getting all of the picks. I would give anything to get a Sean Jones type than a Greg Blue/Thomas Davis type.
SameOle SameOle
October 19th, 2010
9:21 am
Rambo was going to be a player until he got knocked out against Auburn last year making one of those hits. Now he’s afraid to hit anyone. He’s become entirely too passive. I say put #9 in there NOW. He can learn the position over the next few games. He will hit someone…hopefully before the whistle. UGA is in need of a leader on the D side of the ball. Pollack was the last leader and no one has stepped up. Recruit guys that over achieve like Kirby Smart, John Little, Terry Hoage, Jeff Sanchez, Billy Mitchell, Tommy Thurston, John Brantley, Rennie Curran, Thomas Davis or Odel Thurman. Okay…maybe not like Odel.
txdawg
October 19th, 2010
9:27 am
Altamaha Dawg – you are right! We should have taken the past 8 months of LB position training for Samuel, throw it all out the window and start him in a game where we had a GREAT RB’s, one over 100 yards, in a game we won by 43 points……
AltamahaDawg
October 19th, 2010
9:30 am
Naw, Rambo is just got a lot more on his plate now that he is playing the position, and not just coming off the bench for a play now and then. I think he is more afraid of getting burned or blowing an assignment more so than of the contact.
PMC
October 19th, 2010
9:32 am
I’d take a great tackling ball hawking safety all day over a big hitter.
Big Hits don’t do much when the guy bounces off and scores on you.
How about picking the ball out of the air at the highest point and stoping a good run with a great tackle instead?
TardDawg
October 19th, 2010
9:33 am
FIRST!!!
AltamahaDawg
October 19th, 2010
9:35 am
Garcia, you do realize that I was making fun of comments exactly like the one you just made…right? (and the idiots saying play Samuel at RB last week)
Mobile Dawg
October 19th, 2010
9:41 am
Amen on Ogletree. He has the speed to cover, and the size to intimidate receivers. They will focus on where’s the safety, not on the ball. We have severely lacked an intimidating presence in the secondary for a long time.
I-DOG
October 19th, 2010
9:42 am
Focus or not, overzealous APD or not, UGA has had 12 brain injuries this season that have kept players off the field for at least one game. When you start with a roster of 85 and really have about 60-65 guys that you are counting on to have an impact on the team…. losing 12 of them for part of the season to brain injuries on top of the normal physical injuries is a lot to overcome. Based on the four losses thus far this season, it is too much to overcome.
I-DOG
October 19th, 2010
9:51 am
Logans Runs: I agree with you up until the point you wrote that “Richt is here for as long as he chooses.” I don’t think any college football coach enjoys that luxury. Richt has built up good will, that is true. However, if he has a 5 or 6 loss season this year followed by 4 next year, there will be an awful lot of noise in the system to quote the Zooker.
Urban won 2 nat. titles at Florida, if they lose to Georgia which would make 4 losses in a row, you will hear some serious howling from gator nation. NOBODY is here for as long as he chooses.
Dawglasville
October 19th, 2010
9:55 am
Sean Jones was probably the best safety of the bunch. It would be nice to have linebackers making those big nasty hits.
Concrete Pete
October 19th, 2010
9:56 am
Tim (or anyone), any word on how Jarvis Jones is doing? Seems like he, a healthy Samuel and Houston, assuming he returns as he should would be an incredibly athletic group next year
Dawg_Mike
October 19th, 2010
9:56 am
Here is a shout out to Branden Smith- hope you get well soon.
Concussions are hard to get over – just look at what’s going on in the NFL right now.
DawgInMemphis
October 19th, 2010
10:14 am
I think its such an injustice to Thomas Davis to compare him to Greg Blue. Davis was the fastest guy on the team and, like Blue, was as big as a linebacker. He was 10 times more athletic than Blue. Blue had zero fluidity in his hips and got burned constantly.
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Logans Run
October 19th, 2010
10:20 am
I-Dog, you are right. It is likely that CMR can stay a long time at UGA. His winning percentage is almost off the chart. It is sadly humorous to read all the short-sighted comments from fans who actually believe that CMR will be fired. It certainly will not happen this year. If he is 500 or below next year then perhaps he will be near the end but even then I think he gets another season. In fact, I think at least–he finishes out his contract and it is likely that he will be extended into the distant future. Lots of folks would like to have CMR. There are rumors at South Carolina that when SS retires this year that CMR is on their short list. Any program would be glad to get CMR. I just hope we can hold him here. He seems to like Athens and wants to retire here so that is good for all true UGA fans.
Rogers
October 19th, 2010
10:35 am
But if I had a son, sir, I’ll tell you what he’d do–
He would yell, ‘To hell with Georgia!’ like his daddy used to do.
You Dawg fans who keep repeating “30-24″ like a mantra enjoy yourselves all you want. The thing is… Tech alumni and fans have lives that don’t depend entirely on what a bunch of kids does on Saturday afternoons. College sports are fun to follow, but the biggest reason for going to college is to get an education.
UGA fans don’t seem to care about anything but football, and they don’t care if their players are enrolled in silly majors that no parents who are paying the bills would send their kids to UGA for. The very few football and basketball players who graduate have no job opportunities and end up unemployed or working in menial jobs that hardly require a college degree.
Georgia Tech is a real school with serious academic standards, and that includes scholarshipped athletes. UGA has a long history of being a party school, where parents send their kids for an easy degree, even if the degree itself is practically worthless.
Jan Kemp exposed the crap going on at UGA with athletes being enrolled in courses a ten-year-old kid could pass. That was almost three decades ago, and nothing has changed. If anything, the abuses are more blatant today. Way too many illiterate morons are being recruited, and the very high arrest rate shows clearly that Richt does not care if his players have any morals or self-discipline.
The bottom line is that most Tech fans have very good jobs and productive lives that don’t depend on Tech’s football record for their happiness in life. It would be great to beat UGA more often, but when you put scholar-athletes up against dummy-athletes, it’s usually no contest.
It’s pretty pathetic to see UGA fans who typically have never been within miles of a college classroom and who live or die with UGA’s weekly results on the football field.
So keep on posting your “30-24″ all you want, especially since you’re home with plenty of time on your hands. I wish you well, maybe you’ll get lucky and get your old job back at the Waffle House before your unemployment checks stop coming.
RiffRaff
October 19th, 2010
10:40 am
Samuel isn’t qualified to be a tailback….he’s never been arrested.
38 Yardline Dawg
October 19th, 2010
10:47 am
Bobby Bowden’s winning percentage was pretty high, too, LR. Richt is 2-9 agains the Gators and his conference record is not nearly as good as his overall record (thanks to the Louisiana-Lafayettes of the world). How many more years of loosing to the Gators should we tolerate? Especially if we can’t beat them this year?
edumacated
October 19th, 2010
10:57 am
Logan’s Run,
Winning percentage is not the “be all, end all” in determining whether a coach stays or goes. Granted, Richt has a great overall record, but his record against the SEC East over the last few years has stunk, and that is where it matters the most. I don’t think they would fire him this year either, but don’t fool yourself into thinking he can’t be replaced. Ohio State found Jim Tressel to replace John Cooper after it was obvious that he would not get them to that next level, and that turned out ok for them. Richt needs to beat Kentucky this week or it’s gonna get ugly.
BBBieVIII
October 19th, 2010
11:04 am
How bout them Dawgs.
harold
October 19th, 2010
11:13 am
GEORGIA BEAT TWO TEAMS ON THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE SEC—VOLS &VANDY. DOOLEY IS THE WORSE COACH IN THE SEC AND VANDY HAS A HORRIBLE TEAM. GEORGIA IS JUST AVERAGE!
jack bull
October 19th, 2010
11:13 am
i still say R Samuel would make a good, hard hitting safety. has the size and the speed. and i’d also like to M Dowtin on the field a little more. he seems to make plays when he’s out there.
Ellis
October 19th, 2010
11:17 am
ARREST WATCH STATUS: No UGA players arrested so far this week.
Stay tuned for further updates.
Harry the Hat
October 19th, 2010
11:19 am
“How many more years of loosing to the Gators should we tolerate?”
I’ve had enough. Fire Richt now!
icallbs
October 19th, 2010
11:22 am
Hey Mr. Rogers (how apropos). The overwhelming majority of UGA fans don’t take the time to write long, boring self-righteous posts on tech blogs. Why? Because they have a life and that small sliver of it that is UGA football is so sweet. Eat your heart out.
BBBieUgaVIII
October 19th, 2010
11:31 am
Jump back on the Bandwagon Dawg fans. Big Bad Bruce is driving this Wagon Train right to the SEC Least Title. I will not say We will win the SEC title because we will have to play a real team, but I will make sure We keep Bobo for 1 more year by winning the SEC Least. Murry will Win the Heisman with Me in the Dawg House and McGarity scheduling more High School Teams to play in the future.
38 Yardline Dawg
October 19th, 2010
11:33 am
Nice writing, icallbs!
Rogers, if you want to know why so many post 30-24, look up the term “blow back” and thank St. Simmons. Then stay off the UGA blog!
BBBieUgaVIII
October 19th, 2010
11:38 am
38 yrdline Is that the area where UGA stops giving the ball to Ealey to keep him from fumbling.
dawgfan
October 19th, 2010
11:50 am
“The thing is… Tech alumni and fans have lives that don’t depend entirely on what a bunch of kids does on Saturday afternoons.”
Is that why you just wrote us a freaking book about what a bunch of kids do on Saturday afternoons you effing moron?
Here’s the Cliff Notes version of Roger’s boring book that no one has time to read: Hi, my name is Roger. I’m a bitter Techie that is jealous of all the publicity and attention that UGA gets while my defending ACC Chumps are relegated to noon games on ESPN360. UGA owns my soul and because their football team wipes the damn floor with us like it was their job year after year after year, I’ll pull out the sore loser “I don’t even care” excuse like the punk kid that always loses neighborhood pick up basketball games and then goes and tells mommy about how unfair the game was. That’s Techies in a nutshell and we are proud of what excuse making bitter sore loser crybabies we are. UGA has never beaten us in football. We simply let them win because we prefer calculus over football victories. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
Thanks Roger for wasting everyone’s time.
Thumper
October 19th, 2010
11:54 am
Rogers………..wow……….your perseveration and obsession with UGA blogs shows just what kind of life you have you pompous prick. Your meaningless drivel is what people do when they really don’t have an argument……but have to deflect from the topic. Go impress your family with that useless pontificating…..noone on here gives a sh!t what you think.
Thumper
October 19th, 2010
11:56 am
dawgfan……..couldn’t have said it better myself.
mdawg
October 19th, 2010
12:15 pm
samual… the best running back that UGA has but CMR insists on playing bumbs at running back instead….. what a shame
Delbert D.
October 19th, 2010
12:23 pm
This is phenomenal. Compare the difference in passer ratings for the top 5 SEC QBs (returning for 2010) with the top 6 through 7 games ths year.
2009
Mallett 164.9
McElroy 140.5
Jefferson 137.2
Garcia 119.3
Hartline 114.4
2010
Mallett Newton 180.5
Garcia 171.0
McElroy 169.0
Mallett 168.1
Murray 157.2
Hartline 149.7
Delbert D.
October 19th, 2010
12:25 pm
Oops, 2010 is screwed up. That’s Newton at 180.5.
DawgTurd
October 19th, 2010
12:31 pm
Actually, I think Rogers made a lot of good points. The thing is, many of the people he is writing about never set foot on the Athens campus, and probably have no college education. This stuff is all for fun, but it’s easy to forget that when the illiterate “Y’all Suk” fans come on any site and start with the silly crap.
BBBieUgaVIII
October 19th, 2010
12:44 pm
Delbert D
Is the SEC now a passing league? What happened to all the SEC Defences?
Ren Panty Lover
October 19th, 2010
12:52 pm
I think you meant “defenses”?
LCDawg
October 19th, 2010
12:54 pm
Note to safeties!!!!!!!!!!!! You have to honor the pass FIRST! ALL of our safeties over commit immediately to any type of play action…it’s pretty simple. Take a quick first step backward!
UGA Advocate
October 19th, 2010
1:01 pm
LCDawg….HUH….
Dude, as a safety..never take a step back first….assess the play then move. I’m loving the thought of another hard hitter in the secondary
Concrete Pete
October 19th, 2010
1:04 pm
To “Rogers”: Before you start bashing UGA, check 3 names and their subsequent academic history of these ex Tech players: Stephon Marbury, Kenny Anderson, Tyrone Sorrells. Now you still want to claim that you truly have “student-athletes”?
NoonanDawg
October 19th, 2010
1:12 pm
Those of us who watched Ogletree at Newnan High go both ways and do superhuman feats can’t wait to see him get more reps at UGA. The guy is a freak & pratcically singlehandedly kept them undefeated for two years.
gt
October 19th, 2010
1:26 pm
Big hitting is what has Georgia playing so poorly in these last few years. They get out of position trying to get on ESPN highlight films. The offense use to key off of Blue. He was so determine to knock someone’s block off he would cheat to a direction he thought the play was being run. In the Sugar Bowl you could see West Virginia keying at the line of scrimmage to where Blue was, and running plays according. WV won and more team saw how they won on film. That was the last good season for Georgia under Richt.
edumacated
October 19th, 2010
1:35 pm
This guy Rogers pulls the same tricks everyday. He posts the same crap and then comes back with other names like Harry the Hat or in this case Dawgturd and agrees with himself.
Dawgturd..”Actually I think Rogers made a lot of good points.”
Then he comes back on and tries to deny it. Hey moron, your aren’t fooling anybody!
Meanwhile, he is probably back to making his human skin dress so he can fancy himself up like a Georgia cheerleader and flaunt it in front of his bedroom mirror. “It puts the lotion on it’s back!”
cw
October 19th, 2010
1:35 pm
Alec Ogletree is the REAL DEAL! This kid is reminds me of a young Thomas Davis. Folks better watch out for #9! He brings the heat AND can wrap up!!
59bulldawg
October 19th, 2010
1:37 pm
“It’s a wonderful day in the neighborhood.” Sic him boys! LOL!
Odell Sims
October 19th, 2010
1:46 pm
Time to stop the talk and walk the walk. For the last 3 years aint been nuthin but talk.Llose to Kentucky and its adois CMR. Big hitters or not !
polskidawg
October 19th, 2010
1:54 pm
Blue and Davis were excellent safeties, not doubt because they knew how to wrap-up WHILE laying the wood on somebody. However, from my perspective the best recent (20 years) safety was Sean Jones – great ball skills as well as being a fantastic tackler.
Of course, “old” guys like Terry Hoage and Jake Scott were pretty good too…
van gorda
October 19th, 2010
2:02 pm
richt can’t evaluate talent stevie wonder could have told u that alec O. was a good safety and better than the ones we have so why has it taken richt 7 games to find out … what a waste of talent……..
Vining Homo
October 19th, 2010
2:10 pm
Oh Yeah, thats the last time we beat UGA. fo in a row,thrive fo five beeeeeaaaatch
NoonanDawg
October 19th, 2010
3:03 pm
Yep – should have been playing Ogletree all year at safety.
In fact while Green was out he should have put him in at WR. – played both throughout HS.
Paul in RDU
October 19th, 2010
3:16 pm
A couple of points:
The idiot posting today as “Rogers” posts the same thing day after day on various blogs under a number of different names – easy to do when you can copy and paste. Ignore the troll.
Kenny Anderson received a bachelor’s degree this year. It wasn’t from GT and it was 19 years after he left after his sophomore year for the NBA but you have to congratulate him for perserverance.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/13/sports/basketball/13vecsey.html
bruce 12
October 19th, 2010
3:31 pm
you maybe right Mr rogers send your kids to GT learn to make bombs you are a joke
Richt in a Box
October 19th, 2010
4:29 pm
http://pricezack.wordpress.com/2010/10/18/the-bcs-who-will-raise-the-crystal-ball/ this is a great article about the current bcs standings
mike on lake hartwell
October 19th, 2010
4:47 pm
dude. samuel sux at rb. he doesnt compare to
ealey or king. he’s hurt anyway. or he may have
gotten some touches while ealey/king were out.
patrick
October 19th, 2010
6:18 pm
Garcia
October 19th, 2010
9:08 am
“It’s what Meyer and Saban would have done.”
But that’s the problem. Richt isn’t even remotely near the level of the top coaches in the SEC.
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Meyer was 9-3 before Tebow………….what has he done witho0ut Tebow….its not Meyer morons
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Saban? Saban has a 2 win season….Richt has never finished with less than 8 wins
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Saban has four 6 win seasons…………Richt has never finished with less than 8 wins
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Saban has five 7 win seasons…………Richt has never finished with less than 8 wins
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Out of 15 years of being HC Saban has finished top ten 4 times………..Richt has finished top ten 6 of nine years
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So Saban sucked for 11 years and was lucky 3 (the 4th was good but when you lose ur last 2 games and one to a mid major its not good) and he is better than Richt who has had one year of only 8 wins but has averaged 10 wins a year since being a head coach,,,,,are you stupid?
extrapoint
October 19th, 2010
7:04 pm
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extrapoint
October 19th, 2010
7:08 pm
If CR wants to see mega hits to show as an example to his linebackers and secondary, just have them view the smash in your face tackles Murray has taken from other teams. How he is able to continue after some of these tackles shows a toughness most quarterbacks don’t have.
CLEVON LITTLE
October 19th, 2010
8:09 pm
Top prospects watch Tide …If they lose by 14 to SCar, who cares???
CLEVON LITTLE
October 19th, 2010
8:15 pm
patrick , True. I think it’s funny how everyone (almost everyone) was talking up Meyer 4-weeks ago, and now???
I will say that Saban knows how to recruit better –or should I say evaluate talent better. Meyer, on the other hand, gets a lot of fast little guys with the exception Tebow. Now that Tebow is gone & the (real) coach of FL went to MissSt, we all see Meyer for what he truely is; an average at best coach. No wonder he cried last yr, went to the hospital & quit all within 3 days.
Mobile Dawg
October 19th, 2010
9:24 pm
Little, Meyer has been successful everywhere he’s been. Bowling Green, Utah, and UF. The man thought he was dying last year, that would probably snap anyones attention to what’s important. Without your health nothing else really matters. Word is he has been somewhat distracted and medicated for anxiety. It’s obvious he’s not as intense as he has been in the past. Personally I wish him the best. If we’re going to beat the Gators, I would like to see them at their best.
Newnan
October 19th, 2010
10:58 pm
Didn’t read all the postings but I will say after living in Newnan for the past three years and watching Ogletree play football here opposing receivers best beware. If anybody has doubts just check out the high lights on youtube. I know anybody can put together a high light real but this kid did it every game.
cdawg
October 20th, 2010
2:34 am
rogers – kinda funny im a uga grad and do not work at waffle house although their food is quite tasty and amazingly i do have a life outside bulldog football but i am very passionate about it and have been since a young child i was accepted to ga tech also but chose the state university and have never regretted it and am as succesful as i want to be its not about the university its about the person but i guess you need an excuse cause you love your university and wind up just blogging on a uga site because tech is not very interesting but thanks for keeping up with the state university
most “dawgs” dont pay any attention to the technical school articles
cdawg
October 20th, 2010
2:36 am
we wanted kirby but got todd. kirby’s d gave up 35 points . todd’s d gave up 17
chickenman
October 20th, 2010
11:45 am
TREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
mdawg
October 20th, 2010
12:05 pm
to the guy that said tha ealey and king is a better rb than samual……. what kind of pot r you smoking??? both king and ealey have fumblitis and cant run the ball.. look at their yards per carry… case closed.
uga will be better without ealey or king
Um, ah, here is just a thought ..........
October 20th, 2010
12:51 pm
# 09 Ogletree did play running back in HS. Why not let him play running back in some special situations?
I am forever tainted in my thinking about King and W. Ealey. These two are not folks that you can count on. It is the way that it is gang. Ealey has cost UGA three games lately, with KY in 09 and SC and MSU in 10. Who needs him? Caleb is not a SEC type of back eiither and he to cost us the Colorado game, along with Walsh, blowing a 40 yarder after running his mouth to Kevin Butlder in pre game warm ups that he was hitting them 70 yds.
UGa needs to recruit 3 men that CAN run the ball IN the SEC. We are going to be in the exact same boat in 2011 and w.o. AJ. This coaching staff has simply failed in their job, which is to sign one or two good backs per year. Dontavious Jackson would not have played much and he is blown out anyway. Another Coaching staff failure.
AD Mcgarity must recognize that UGA’s issues have been about 4 years in the making. I am sure that he knows that, having viewed UGA and their probs from the box at Jax. He knows. He knows.
Coaches talk too and this is partly why Richt could not get a guy to some to UGA as the D co ordinator. Word is out …………Richt is simply too soft and he is distracted with his faith work. He needs to do that full time.
Go Dogs
UGA class of 71 & 73
mdawg
October 20th, 2010
1:50 pm
exactly…. richt is to soft… everybody knows it
look at the UGA players in the nfl lately who played under richt…. moreno, stafford etc, all are hurt or did not make the cut… physical conditioning has never been a strong point at UGA. we recruit undersized men. king and ealey are both undersized.. stand them next to the rbs at alabama and you will see a difference
lets look at next year… UGA will not have aj green, no chris durham.. and there will be no fb for the rb, both munzi and chapas are both seniors…… who will we pass to and who will block for the sorry rbs that we have??
gawd its a sad day to be a bulldawg
Freddie G
October 20th, 2010
8:45 pm
I am not surprised by the comments of CMR as this only confirms what I have been saying for the last three years about the lack of coaching fundamentals by CMR and staff. The focus has to be on wrapping up, and that is why we see that ugliness on saturdays. Remember the strong safety last year hit some opponents who never went down, or out of bound, and instead gained several yards after contact.
darsey92
October 20th, 2010
11:43 pm
I tell ya i am so sick of people over hyping uga plus alec ogletree he is overrated the only reason he had tackles like he did in high school was because newnan never played tough teams in the division until it got to the playoffs he couldn’t even tackle the running backs at camden county during the playoffs at all thats why they never got far like i said this boy i OVERRATED!!!!!!!!!!!! ..
Leo Tolstoy
October 21st, 2010
12:24 am
Rogers, if you’ve got such a great life, how did you find the time to bless us with an attempt to hide your inferiority complex with 380 words of drivel? As soon as Dumbaryass dropped that 4th down pass I knew Tech fans would resort back to the good old days of puffing out their chest and bragging about their allegedly superior institution. Enjoy your delusion because if you think your team doesn’t sport the same dumbasses ours does you’re deluding yourself. Atlanta police just have better things to do than pull over black guys for driving with a broken tag light. Good luck. I’m detecting you’re bracing yourself for another loss next month. That very well may be, but don’t sit around and think the same old put downs are still relevant.
DawgByte
October 21st, 2010
1:06 pm
I predicted at the beginning of the season that the big O will start by seasons end and these statements by Richt confirm that theory. The ‘tree is the real deal.