Dogs practice without Murray; SEC won’t suspend Fairley
Quarterback Aaron Murray didn’t practice Tuesday as Georgia began preparations for its regular-season finale against Georgia Tech. Murray is listed as “day-to-day” with a bruised knee and a bruised sternum, both suffered in last Saturday’s loss at Auburn.
In related news, the SEC said Tuesday that it has decided not to suspend Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley for his controversial hits on Murray. The league plans to handle the matter “internally” with the school.
One hit in particular — a late, helmet-to-the-back blow for which Fairley drew a penalty in the third quarter –- has drawn much scrutiny this week.
Georgia’s open date clearly comes at a good time for the battered Murray. The Tech game is on Nov. 27 in Athens.
Coach Mark Richt told the Touchdown Club of Atlanta on Monday, “We think by game time he’ll be able to play.” Richt later said on his radio call-in show, “There is no guarantee he will play in the game, but we’re thinking there’s a good chance he will.”
Tuesday’s practice was closed to the media, and no players or coaches were available for interviews afterward. Georgia said in a news release that Murray did not practice.
“Practice today was a start” in preparing for Tech’s option offense, Richt said in the release. “It’s always tough to simulate their offense. The better job the scout team does, the better chance we have. It wasn’t anything to write home about, but it was a start.”
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BDAWG
November 16th, 2010
10:15 pm
trishadisha…….time for you to go back inside your double wide…..oh…you probably have to go by walmart on the way home to the double wide.
Nick Fairley
November 16th, 2010
10:15 pm
Hey Coach! You’re not screwed. You know that, we’ve discussed this already. Remember that leaked email that several big name programs will be implicated in pay for play schemes and it appears the FBI has been watching this for a while. Rogers opened the door for them.
You’re alright dog, no need to worry.
Nick Fairley
November 16th, 2010
10:16 pm
This is getting boring.
HeyDawg
November 16th, 2010
10:16 pm
Just so you guys don’t forget: AU season is over, voided. You can go to the games if you want, I guess. Yall are charting new territory. I don’t know what you do when that happens. Yeah, smack talk and cheer all you want, it just makes you look stupid. If you like looking stupid then continue.
SuperB
November 16th, 2010
10:17 pm
The SEC has no footballs. Nick Fairley is a dirty player and should have been ejected for the helmet -on- back hit to Aaron Murray, who is now injured. It is laughable the lengths FB goes to to “protect” the quarterback– then allows this brand of play.
All the SEC and Mike Slive care about is money– and right now– Auburn is the ca$h cow. There is no honor in their inaction or in the hypocritical piety of Gene Chizik either.
Upset that the AJC will not post my thoughts
November 16th, 2010
10:17 pm
I am going to try to post my comment again like someone above did.
There: Agree with BulldogMike…Auburn will get all the calls since they are the SEC’s best hope for the title game. It’s all about the money.
Mike Slive and the SEC are a joke and an embarassment to college football. Watch out Bama and USC in upcoming games; you can expect no calls your way in a close contest.
BTW, Thank God that Trisha does not represent UGA.
Roll Tide! Go USC!
Little Nicky
November 16th, 2010
10:18 pm
First thing first…Gator Fan Laughing at You: We all know that anyone taking a cheap shot on St. Tebow would have not only been vilified in the media but immediately smited by the good lord. Cheap shot–BOOM–Dead. Never to breathe another breath. So since Nick is alive…I assume that it wasn’t THAT dirty a play.
Now no doubt Dirty Fairley will get paid by the NFL…but it will not be for a long period of time. Turns out the O-Lineman in the NFL are better–and meaner than our UGA O-Line. BTW hats off to you boys for having the balls to do something the refs couldn’t. Of course Slive doesn’t pay you does he? My guess is Dirty Fairley will get one…maybe two of the late hits on a QB like those that he doled out this past Saturday before those guys end his career. The NFL would have fined him for about 12 plays on Saturday. An NFL O-Line doesn’t give the NFL that chance.
NFL players…most anyway look at it like “We have all already won the lottery. Let’s not ruin it for each other!” College football players should play like that too. “We are really close. Let’s play hard…get noticed and not hurt each other.” Then one piece of garbage coach encourages one piece of garbage player to go play–not just to win the game but to really hurt someone. Yes I am talking about the Chiz. The game was won…yet he still had Dirty Fairley in ther head hunting. Well played sir.
Everyone talks about Richt being soft because he doesn’t go for the jugular and ruin teams once the game is in hand. Well after this weekend I am glad we have a coach that, while soft, is not a piece of garbage like Chizik.
AU in B-ham
November 16th, 2010
10:19 pm
I really can’t believe the crying UGA fans? You guys sound like an ACC team here tonight….Well, you guys should beat us in hoops this year and probably gymnastics..
Dawg
November 16th, 2010
10:20 pm
For all of you talking about the Dawgs, and six personal fouls, no UGA was ejected. Now for the SEC not taking action on Fairley, what a joke. All i want from any football team is a clean game and no cheap shots.
HeyDawg
November 16th, 2010
10:21 pm
AU in Bham – haven’t you heard? Your whole football season is a hoax. I’m not crying. I’m laughing.
aarh
November 16th, 2010
10:22 pm
George- Come on! Don’t expect us to change coordinators every yr. like T. Tubberville did. He’s installing a new scheme…even AL struggled in Saban’s first season when he also installed a 3-4 defense. Has it ever occured ot you that maybe we just don’t have the talent on that side of the ball. A few yrs. back when our defense was more consistent we used to always have NFL 1st rounders, but have you noticed that most of our players lately that have been frafted high are on offense. also, how do you figure Bobo should be fired. I may not agree w/ everything he calls, but UGA has scored over 30 points for a school record 6 games. Does it sound like he should be fired to you? It could hurt our recruiting to make changes now when the coaches that are there are teh ones that have been recruiting the players.
AU in B-ham
November 16th, 2010
10:22 pm
Really Dawg? What about all the chop blocks your o-line was doing all night? Are those cheap shots?
Cobb Dawg
November 16th, 2010
10:22 pm
You Aubie can keep up the false bravado all you want, but you know what you’re up against. I’m just going to fade into the background until the FBI, the NCAA, and the SEC make the announcements. Then I’m going to have myself a nice cold brew and laugh like heck. Sorry Aubies. You could never be Bama!
Nick Fairley
November 16th, 2010
10:23 pm
Jealous Nickey?
Listen don’t be jealous. you lost. your ship is sinking. but if it makes you feel any better… it would take a lot more than a scholarship for me to go to Georgia.
HeyDawg
November 16th, 2010
10:24 pm
Chop block was laughable. But lets get back to the really important issue here. Yeah, you know your undefeated season? It’s a hoax. The End.
Nick Fairley
November 16th, 2010
10:24 pm
Um, Heydawg is very funny to read. Completely incapable of standing up and defending his talk… which is why I guess he is a Georgia fan.
Old school
November 16th, 2010
10:25 pm
Lee, you are correct, UGA needs to find lineman who will stick up for the QB and end the shenanigans of a thug like Fairley! Our offensive line failed to do what Auburn did to the last SEC interior d line prospect, chop block! LSU’s Dorsey, who was force in the interior line, was not even a cheap shot artist. He played the game hard and fair, but AU ended his career with the kind of shot Fairley deserved for his play on Saturday! Oh well, just glad Murry is tough as nails, and here’s to hoping AU War Eagle Tiger Plainsman By the name of Fairey gets what he deserves, the end to a once promising NFL career. Roll Tide!!!!!
Nick Fairley
November 16th, 2010
10:25 pm
Oh… and the END.
AU in B-ham
November 16th, 2010
10:25 pm
We never want to be a bama but thx…They have more sidewalk alumni than the dawgs which is hard. BTW, I had a blast sitting next to a 300lb Rome,GA native who threw up all down the aisle..good times
Coffee Bluff DAWG
November 16th, 2010
10:27 pm
Trisha,
“Mean dudes play it…”
Only problem with your analysis is GOON Fairley hits after the whistle. That is referred to as cheating, dirty, cheap shot, etc. – but go ahead and keep defending your sicko man.
Nick Fairley
November 16th, 2010
10:27 pm
I got some bad news for ya Old School, I’m coming to town. Should I do as Alabama did against McCoy? Knock him out? Make it easier for us to win? Nah, we’d win anyways- we don’t have to go cheap to win the national title..
BreakingNews
November 16th, 2010
10:27 pm
TrishaDishaWarEagle:
Congratulations, you have been chosen Douchebag of the Year. Thank you for your many thoughtless posts on this blog. Enjoy your probation.
Roll Tide.
bob
November 16th, 2010
10:27 pm
Not only don’t SEC players get paid, they don’t get justice for being assaulted repeatedly.
Nick Fairley
November 16th, 2010
10:28 pm
Hey man, there was no whistle. That’s FSU ball… when CMR was there. I hit during the game. Your fault if you can’t handle it.
AU in B-ham
November 16th, 2010
10:29 pm
Hey Dawg, enjoy being 5-6 and I will enjoy 11-0…I might actually have to pull for you guys next year because we will have the death penatly soon like many of you predict:)
HeyDawg
November 16th, 2010
10:29 pm
Look Au fan with a new name for every post, go to any sport news site and read it for yourself. the info is widely available. Oh yeah, your season is voided. Hey! Go War Eagles, yeah!
BDAWG
November 16th, 2010
10:29 pm
Nick, dude…. you would not qualify for a scholarship at UGA. Read your post and see if you can find your grammatical error…
HeyDawg
November 16th, 2010
10:29 pm
And I’ll enjoy watching your nullified games the rest of the year.
Little Nicky
November 16th, 2010
10:30 pm
Not Jealous of a single one of your 11 temporary wins this season. Reggie Bush…Like Cam was better than any player in college football his final year. And he cost USC dearly by being selfish.
I saw him kiss his hands before the first play. I saw him blow those kisses to the fans. Just as I watched Cam Newton stand arms outstretched in front of the student section and blow those same kisses after the game. Is he great? No question. Is he respectable in any single way? Not hardly.
Our guys aren’t angels…but Cam Newton is a piece of garbage. Dirty Fairley is worse because he didn’t have the good sense to get paid.
So you ask me if I am jealous and I say No Sir. I would rather be 0-11 than have Cam Newton or Dirty Fairley suit up for the dawgs.
Nick Fairley
November 16th, 2010
10:30 pm
Take another swing at Trish there and I will body slam ya.
Alabama lost 7 of the last 10 Iron Bowls. We’re going to get this back on track with the 8th lost in 11 years. How did you guys lose to LSU anyways? Cam and company ran 400+ yards on those dudes and I took out their QB, he was running for the sidelines.
HeyDawg
November 16th, 2010
10:31 pm
Next up AU and Bama in what is the first nonofficial meeting of the two teams!
AU in B-ham
November 16th, 2010
10:33 pm
Yeah, Little Nicky it is easy to cry when you know you guys have a dumpter fire going on in Athens…It is sad that you now have to root against a team so hard instead of pulling for your own..You can come polish our BCS trophy in Jan…
HeyDawg
November 16th, 2010
10:35 pm
AU bham – Why are you here?
The Exterminator
November 16th, 2010
10:35 pm
Fairley is a punk ass bitch and his team goes 0 – 12 this year thanks to Newton.
Q: What’s the difference between an Auburn co-ed and a cow?
A: A good five pounds.
HeyDawg
November 16th, 2010
10:36 pm
Newsflash: this is a nonseason for Auburn.
Nick Fairley
November 16th, 2010
10:37 pm
Well, I must step out. I was looking forward to discussing Heydawgs allegations but he kept barking from behind his cage and no bite. I ain’t got all night to dedicate myself to people who cannot back up what they’re saying is true.
By the way, I hit Murray late, should’ve hit him sooner but with all of the chop block attempts and stuff I was slightly slower than planed.
So I leave you tonight with closing thoughts about me from Coach Mark Richt: “Nick is the closest thing I’ve seen to Warren Sapp in all the years I’ve been coaching, He’s that big of a load, and you have to have some plan for the guy and even that doesn’t always work. It makes me a little nervous,”
When Richt was coaching in some of those Florida State-Miami games, he said Sapp had a way of blowing up your running game and blowing up your passing game. Richt said Fairley is equally destructive and has the power and strength to body slam guys when he sacks them.
And heydawg, this is how you do it, when you make a quote, you back it up: http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/16626/richt-offers-high-praise-for-nick-fairley
Thanks Coach Richt, I wish your defensive coordinator and your fans were as classy as you.
BDAWG
November 16th, 2010
10:38 pm
Nick…think you need to go back to the double wide with your friend trisha. Found your error yet??? start your body slams boy!!
HeyDawg
November 16th, 2010
10:38 pm
“You can come polish our BCS trophy in Jan…”
Wow your ignorance/denial is stunning. You wont have a BCS trophy. That’s for college teams who play by the rules. Auburn’s season is hoax.
Nick Fairley
November 16th, 2010
10:38 pm
and as classy as my coach and fans and alumni- who actually did attend my school. It’s such a novel idea.
The Exterminator
November 16th, 2010
10:39 pm
Q: What does an Auburn grad say to you?
A: You want fries with that?
Nick Fairley
November 16th, 2010
10:40 pm
oh and War Cam Eagle:
http://theuncoachable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/BEAUTIFUL-AUBURN-FAN.jpg
HeyDawg
November 16th, 2010
10:40 pm
I don’t talk to different names every ten minutes. Just remember that your season is voided and you’ll be fine. Just find another team. You AU fans are all bandwagon fans anyways right? Get another one.
Upset that the AJC will not post my thoughts
November 16th, 2010
10:40 pm
Don’t expect any rulings on AU until after the year is over and all the money has been spent.
How you can defend your man Fairley for his play during the entire game, not just the two hits most commented on, is beyond me. And your fist pumping coach for the hits after the game was in hand.
Ironic that the 2 players sitting out the 1st half were not even the dirtiest players on your team.
Roll Tide! Go USC!
Big Wally Dawg
November 16th, 2010
10:40 pm
Trish had to go “service” $cammie. Said she would be back in about 30 seconds or so.
Dawg in Kentucky
November 16th, 2010
10:41 pm
Cobb Dawg……you better believe we’re pulling for the Tide
in the Iron Bowl!!!!!!
Old school
November 16th, 2010
10:41 pm
Nick Fairly – you are a great Talking point but irrelevant in the grand scheme! Cam is the reason the Plainsmen are where they are this season! Here’s to hoping the NCAA find him ineligible, because then we will have a good laugh at your expense!
Little Nicky
November 16th, 2010
10:41 pm
I’ll sure help you polish it…just so it looks nice for the 6 months you get to keep it.
How far is too far to go to win. Before Saturday I thought I would do anything to win and I would support our coaches doing anything to win. But watching Auburn play has re-set my priorities. I would rather never win another NC than play like Auburn did on Saturday–even for a quarter. If Chizik will use those tactics against an SEC also ran. What would he do against a real SEC foe? Brass Knuckles? How far would a guy like Chizik go to win? Would he pay for a QB?
I warn Bama. These clowns have no evident scruples and will do anything to win. Watch out for a Last Boyscout type of play. I hope they make the Auburn players walk through a metal detector before the game. I wouldn’t put anything past them.
HeyDawg
November 16th, 2010
10:42 pm
Just want to remind all the late AU fans to the conversation here tonight: Yeah, so basically your season is voided, it’s a hoax. You can go to the games and cheer, I think. But if I was an AU fan I’d lay off for a few years.
The Exterminator
November 16th, 2010
10:43 pm
Nick Fairley was brought to the middle of Jordan-Hare Stadium for his last final exam.
He was asked, “Nick what is 2 plus 2?”
He answered, “Four.”
The whole Auburn nation cried out, “Give him another chance!!!”
War Eagle.
HeyDawg
November 16th, 2010
10:46 pm
So who’s still here that’s AU fan?