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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Go Tigers
November 17th, 2010
2:05 am
HeyDawg, I’m glad you’re more knowledgeable about the situation than Auburn’s compliance department. Sure can’t get anything past you, can they?
Hunker Down
November 17th, 2010
2:21 am
Dear SEC,
Expect to have mayham on the field like you came close to having in last Saturdays game if you are unwilling to take action against blatant attempts to hurt players on the field. You need to step up and take control while you still have some control. When the refs did nothing in regarding to making a player ineligible to play for an obvious attempt to hurt a qb well the outcome of the game came close to being extemely ugly. The refs in effect lost control. Are you?
dawgsfalconsbravos
November 17th, 2010
2:23 am
THE TRUTH! au has known all bout scam since jan 10. espn usually uga biased thanks to ole man holtz even said fairley was dirty. why is the fbi ivolved you ask?
cause cecil sr. probably laundered the money from au boosters thru his 5 churches which will keep his son cash from the ncaa scope but not the FBI. it is known that he had to have 50K worth of work done to the church he presides over which somehow passed zoning codes this year which is why he asked for 100K.
bottom line aubarns seasons isnt worth spit, but enjoy it while it lasts au its about to be wiped out all because accepting $$ from someone is a NCAA VIOLATION cash will be like bush give back his heisman and AU will have to wipe out this season and face harsher penalties than usc (kiffins boys) will
Vince The Prince
November 17th, 2010
3:22 am
Boy you Thuga fans are the biggest whimps and crybabies in the country. Instead of realizing your team sucks this year, all you can do is whine about Fairley. Your team is made up of thugs who lead the country in arrests. Hopefully Tech can beat y’all so we don’t have to watch your thugs in a low tier bowl somewhere like Shreveport. Crank up the Soldier Boy and invite Saint Mark over and he can tell you all about how to act like thugs. He’ll explain such techniques like stomping on the other teams logo during the pregame, chop blocking, punching a player in the stomach after the play is over etc. Funny how you fans have condoned all the thuggery while your team was winning but now that you are 5-6, all you can do is whine. Remember, you can’t spell Thuga without UGA!
Insider
November 17th, 2010
3:40 am
Vince:
You win one game out of the last five. You have an inferiority complex. You have to recruit dirty players or coach them up to be dirty and your boosters have to bid for Cam Newton all because of your complex which is being from Alabama and getting your BUTT whipped in the previous four games… Hey , maybe win the next 3 years and even the record…
Also did you know they invented the Tooth Brush in Auburn?? anywhere else it would have been called the Teeth Brush….HA!!
dawgs
November 17th, 2010
3:56 am
If Fairly pulls that crap in the NFL the he’ll do it Not For Long…Think Harvey Dahl would have let him walk away????
Insider
November 17th, 2010
4:19 am
Dawg: You are right… even Roddy White would have pimped slapped fairley…
SourGrapesMakeBadWhine
November 17th, 2010
4:33 am
Fairley was getting chop blocked all day by uga, and was only called once. They were trying to break his knees, so no wonder he was being aggressive.
If the ‘holier than thou’ georgia fans who are criticizing the SEC and want the rules enforced would like to go back and look at the game film at the end of the game, they will see that when the fight started, 70% of the georgia team LEFT THE SIDELINES, which is AGAINST THE RULES, and is an AUTOMATIC EJECTION FOR THE NEXT GAME. So… go back and see which uga players should be declared ineligible for the Tech game….. this street runs both ways, so either STF up about the SEC, or call them and demand they enforce the bench clearing rule and declare your team ineligible. Hypocrites !
RobbyD
November 17th, 2010
4:51 am
Very, very upset by this…when Georgia is guilty or when an opponent is…
Keep your head in there Aaron! Gotta turn this thing around next year….
TNDAWG
November 17th, 2010
4:51 am
Hey Lee. A chop block is not illegal unless the player being blocked is engaged by another blocker. In othe words it takes two to get a chop block penalty. It can just as easily be a miscommunication as a dirty play.
Integrity
November 17th, 2010
5:31 am
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I feel the SEC front office needs to be investigated as to how decisions are being made. This includes condoning the “turning of heads” by officials, rather than protecting the safety of young men, as well as extreme bias in player suspension decisions. If the integrity of the game is to be preserved, something has got to change. College football in the SEC is looking more like the professional ranks every day when it comes to ethics.
Once Again....
November 17th, 2010
5:49 am
… I get to have a morning chuckle with my coffee.
So funny to see the most classless fans (UGA) whine, complain, point fingers and call someone ELSE classless.
Had Georgia won the game, ya’ll wouldn’t even make a peep. But because ya lost, ya gotta cry “foul.”
Typical bunch of crybabies, as usual.
Toothbrush?
November 17th, 2010
5:52 am
Geeez, Mr. Insider. What are you — like 12 years old? That joke is so old.
Motive
November 17th, 2010
5:54 am
Georgia fans MUST b*tch about Fairley and Newton. They’re desperate to take the spotlight off of their own sucky program.
Makes sense — wtg, UGA.
Jim007
November 17th, 2010
5:58 am
Don’t know what happened to the Dawgs, but they are in the Tank…
Time to stop looking for excuses and blaming everyone else.
Face the Facts…….
Richt has turned UGA into THUGA & his coaching is Sub Par
Don't Forget About Walter
November 17th, 2010
6:01 am
Hey, thUGA’s:
When you file your whiny protests to the SEC, NCAA and anyone else who will listen to your pitiful moaning and groaning, don’t forget to add the Walter Camp Football Foundation to your list. Seems one of the oldest and most respect award foundations thinks highly of Cam Newton and Nick Fairley.
Funny — I see no thUGA’s on their Top 15 list:
http://waltercamp.org/index.php/news/walter_camp_announces_15_players_to_watch_for_player_of_the_year_award/
How pathetic is UGA?
Good Call!
November 17th, 2010
6:05 am
Yes, Walter Camp!!!
I’m sure this group knows more about integrity than does UGA:
“The Walter Camp Football Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients.”
So — where are the thUGA’s?
Ooooops – F-A-I-L
poor, poor Dawgies.
Jim, you are so right
November 17th, 2010
6:06 am
Finally, a sane Bulldawg.
Time to stop the excuses and take some kind of positive action!
red ryder?
November 17th, 2010
6:12 am
When all else fails, play the race card, huh?
Careful — your lack of intelligence is showing.
joe suggs
November 17th, 2010
6:19 am
Hope someone breaks this idiot’s leg !!
hey, red ryder--
November 17th, 2010
6:21 am
During all the years I’ve been reading these blogs, I’ve never reported a comment.
Congrats — you’re my first.
Hope the AJC throws the book at you and bans you from the message boards.
Your mama didn’t raise you right, son…
Tech Sucks
November 17th, 2010
6:26 am
His lower lip is crazy.
4 days later....Fairley Still Owns You
November 17th, 2010
6:38 am
4 days later and the crying continues.
Attention Georgia Fans. Your team has some very big problems, and the least of them is Auburn’s Nick Fairley (except the fact your team needs a stud like Fairley)
Block me if you can
November 17th, 2010
6:43 am
Fairley has had two personal fouls called all year so whose fault is that? All UGA had to do was block him……..oh, that’s right, you could not so you try to chop block him. Never heard so much whining in my life. Don’t blame your dismal season on Auburn.
Corny Hull
November 17th, 2010
6:43 am
The guy that said he never saw Greg Blue never have a late hit obviously must listen to the games on the RADIO. The one hit everyone is referring to was late, I agree. It’s not like it never happens every Saturday across the country at every level of football. But if a player like Fairly weighs 310 pounds and is running at the QB to make a tackle, because of the law of gravity, where do you expect the two to end up? Think about it!! If you’re standing at the bus stop and someone runs at and through you, you ARE going to be driven to the ground in an unpleasant manner. It’s just common sense. I guess another alternative to tackle is sneak up on the QB from the rear and pull him down on top of ya so the QB can avoid the whiplash by landing on the tackler’s belly.
dawgma
November 17th, 2010
6:49 am
Fairley is a typical spoiled, no rules, Auburn sh*t – wish we had one guy on the dawgs D who was as fierce and fired up as he. This is all on the refs – they sucked. Never called a penalty to slow this mess down until it was too late and now Murray is on the sidline.
Also – shame on the “senior laden” O line for GA – absolutely the biggest disappointment of the season. SEC football is won in the trenches and we ain’t won there in 5 long years.
4 DAYS later?
November 17th, 2010
7:00 am
Trust me — UGA’s will cry longer than 4 days.
It’s what they do.
Cry.
Whine
Complain
Blame
Make Excuses
What they DON’T do?
Play Good Football
Vince The Prince
November 17th, 2010
7:01 am
Wow, if Tech beats you whimps, y’all might not stop whining until the season starts next year.
Vince The Prince
November 17th, 2010
7:02 am
Don’t forget to wear your red panties to the Tech game.
Paula
November 17th, 2010
7:16 am
Boy, I’ll bet Erk Russell is rolling over and over and over and over in his grave at all the whining about Fairley. Fairley IS Erk’s kind of player….get some big girl panties UGA fans.
JB
November 17th, 2010
7:23 am
I printed our roster yesterday and studies it……Lot’s of guys who have never seen the field will be ask to contribute next year…..Next years team will also have more questions than answers.
I do wish Richt would involve the QB stud out of Wilcox county in 5 or 6 spread plays to run or pass………………..But scoring is NOT our problem…..Keeping people from scoring is…..Looks like 5 or 6 new faces on D next year….The most to get excited about is Jarvis Jones via So. Cal via Carver………..6′2″ 235 and looks like a monster…….
JB
November 17th, 2010
7:24 am
that s/b “studied” it
11 Arrests 5 Wins
November 17th, 2010
7:25 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7mGTZ_k838
And GA whines, moans, and complains…..typical GA
JB
November 17th, 2010
7:25 am
Paula………..If he played for Erk, he would play legal…..trust me…..Your staff are cheaters and coach dirty football…….Proud of that are you ?
THIRTY FOUR POINTS to your thirty one points
November 17th, 2010
7:28 am
During all your whining, remember….
(((((((((((((((((((((((34-31)))))))))))))))))))))))
18 out of 21
8 out of 11
3 straight….
JB
November 17th, 2010
7:28 am
4 days later…………….We enjoyed beating ya’ll like a mule the 4 years before…..And with Cam gone , getting paid legally, the beatings will continue starting next year, if Ya’ll have a program around to play….
A Murray
November 17th, 2010
7:30 am
I’m really an over rated, and over hyped QB. Just not that good.
SugarHillDawg
November 17th, 2010
7:30 am
Think gentleman! They already have TWO D-lineman suspended and if they suspend their BEST d-lineman, Alabama will have a HUGE advantage and the SEC doesn’t want anybody beating Auburn to screw up their NC chances.
JB
November 17th, 2010
7:33 am
Expect the new AU QB to get blitzed every play next year………………..Meet Jarvis Jones….I know you don’t know him now, but you will….remember the name…………Jarvis Jones……( transfer from So. CAL, ranked #1 LB in country 2 years ago, 6′2″, 235, 4.4 speed….a hitting machine) Might want to bring an extra QB or two…..
ranger bulldog
November 17th, 2010
7:34 am
There’s a difference between dumb fouls (which we make far too many ) and dirty ,intentional ones that try to hurt others (like # 90 of Auburn )I blame officals who allow such stuff.They have the power and authority to control and stop it, but don’t. Shame on them
JB
November 17th, 2010
7:36 am
ranger……sadly, the SEC is Known for “helping” the SEC with the best chance of getting to the Big game get there….AU ranked #2….. officials whistling past the grave yard last Saturday I’m afraid…..
GA, home of thugs and cry babies
November 17th, 2010
7:36 am
How is the GA record the last 10-15 games in the SEC? Think you should join the ACC. Or maybe a smaller conference.
GA, home of thugs and cry babies
November 17th, 2010
7:38 am
As I recall, Boykin had 2 Personal Fouls in the last 5 minutes. No comment on those? LOL
Taco
November 17th, 2010
7:38 am
Hit them back. As CPJ said, “punch them in the face”. UGA is more talented than Auburn and 10 times more talented then GT. The don’t have any meaness to them. Every time since Van Gorder has left that someone hits them in the mouth they look to ref for help and go into the fetal position. Tech’s only hope to stay in the game is to play down and dirty with them and make them want to quit.
Truth
November 17th, 2010
7:39 am
HEY! We beat Vandy and Kentucky! And some high school teams!
JB
November 17th, 2010
7:39 am
Like ALL the tears we’ve heard over your 2004 team ? Geez.
AJ Green
November 17th, 2010
7:40 am
Dayum, I’m way over rated!
JB
November 17th, 2010
7:41 am
Hey Auburn, Ask the rest of the country about last Saturday, not us…….You’re on a island my friend.
JB
November 17th, 2010
7:43 am
AU….. I’d leave the women and Children at home next year….I really mean it……A threat?…….Yea, I guess it is……
Truth
November 17th, 2010
7:46 am
JB, no one fears GA on the football field. Now, there’s a good bit of fear on public roads…..with your drunk driving, speeding, hit and run “playuhs”…LOL