Bulldogs in the stands … at Bobby Dodd Stadium
ATHENS — Eight Georgia football players got a first-hand look at their next opponent when they attended rival Georgia Tech’s game against Duke in Bobby Dodd Stadium last week.
The players said they got some good-natured ribbing from Tech fans, who immediately recognized Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray, but had a good time and maybe gleaned a bit of insight about the Yellow Jackets.
“It was interesting,” linebacker Christian Robinson said. “A couple of guys came up to Aaron and said, ‘Have you seen Nick Fairley?’”
Fairley, of course, is the Auburn defensive tackle whose controversial hits battered Murray in Georgia’s Nov. 13 loss to the Tigers.
“They were nice. They were pretty cool,” Murray said of the Tech fans. “They were joking around with us the whole time. Nothing too serious, though. It was a fun day. A good day.”
In addition to Murray and Robinson, the Bulldogs’ delegation at Tech’s victory over Duke included wide receivers Kris Durham, Tavarres King and Rhett McGowan, offensive lineman Chris Davis, snapper Ty Frix and kicker Brandon Bogotay.
The group went to the game together and bought tickets at the stadium, Robinson said. They sat in the lower level at the start and finish of the game and in the upper deck for the middle portions, Robinson said.
“For us being in a rival stadium, they didn’t treat us badly,” Robinson said. “They just kind of messed with us a little bit. It was a good atmosphere.
“It felt weird sitting and watching a game, especially other college football players. It really gave us a good look at what they were going to do live. It’s different watching it on film, having to rewind and everything,. . . . Aaron was out there doing what he does, reading the DBs and everything.”
Murray said there were advantages to seeing the Tech defense in person.
“Usually when you see film, it’s cut up [with each play starting] right at the snap of the ball,” he said. “You can’t really see guys moving around and shifting and things like that. Seeing the whole thing, the whole process of their defense, was nice.”
Durham was less analytical in his approach.
“I just went to watch a game,” he said. “I wasn’t really there trying to scout. Mainly, I was there in support of guys like [Tech kicker] Scott Blair. I went to high school with him [at Calhoun].”
The players’ outing struck coach Mark Richt as a good use of an open date on the Bulldogs’ schedule.
“There are no rules against it, and when I found out about it, I thought it was a good idea,” Richt said. “I’m glad they cared enough to do it.”
Georgia and Georgia Tech meet at 7:45 p.m. Saturday in Sanford Stadium.
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177 comments Add your comment
MURPHY
November 24th, 2010
10:31 am
Still@thebar,
One question? More fans at UGA vs Idaho St or Duke vs Ga Tech?
This will be the answer I was looking for in my posting comments.
Surprised
November 24th, 2010
10:47 am
MURPHY,
One question. More felons at UGA vs Idaho St. or Duke vs Ga Tech?
I think we all know the answer to that.
Burdell
November 24th, 2010
11:02 am
More full sets of teeth at UGA vs Idaho St. or Duke vs. Ga Tech?
RxDawg
November 24th, 2010
11:10 am
This is one of the coolest thing’s I’ve heard of.
This jacket will beat a dawgs ass
November 24th, 2010
11:18 am
I keep hearing comments about how they were able to “walk up and buy tickets”……
@Squirrel Dawg
This was not a big time conference game, do you morons realize that we were a 5-5 team, who was playing DUKE!!! Give me a break…even if Tech was 10-0 there would still be tickets available for the DUKE game.
And after all the respect and class we showed your players last saturday, all you guys can come back with is a bunch of disrespectful comments about us and our stadium.
YOU STAY CLASSY UGA, you wonder why people think UGA is an embarrassment to the state of Georgia. Its not the team, its you pathetic trashy fans
BuzztheKiller
November 24th, 2010
11:36 am
I love the usual clueless UGA fan comments about how “easy” it is to get tickets to a Tech game. I have walked up and bought tickets at Sandford several times with UGA friends. Not that hard. I guess most of the UGA fan base can’t afford to buy tickets, recession is especially tough on non college graduates (most of the UGA fan base in my experience). Most true UGA alums are actually very reasonable and classy, it’s the redneck, never went to college, “Dawg” fans who don’t have a clue. See you on Sat! Tech in a mild upset.
dawggone shame
November 24th, 2010
11:53 am
nice story, should have left the comments section closed though
Still@thebar
November 24th, 2010
11:55 am
Murphy – you got me on that one.
Fairly, AM and Chizk and the FBI
November 24th, 2010
12:04 pm
Murray likely did not see Nick theQB SLAM Trick Fairley at the Flats but I suspect that Fairly did see and talk with the FBI, along with Scam Newton and the AU ball coach.
With the UGA/Jan Kemp scandals, the Washuan Ealey auto sideswipes ( 2 ) NEVER, never, ever has the FBI been in anySEC college recruiting of player disciplinary issues …………………like AU has now with the FBI. MSU is also deeply involved.
FBI ………………… will want to know who is BEHIND the money and why. Can you all say MOB??
Double, secret, triple probation is coming for BOTH MSU and AU. Look at all of a sudden with their 2010 w/l records. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm??/ Liars and cheats they both are. FBI will get to the bottom of it ……………..soon.
Go Dogs.
juvenal
November 24th, 2010
12:16 pm
i am glad Aaron is well & will be playing; cream rises-surprized he’s not catching flak for saying something nice, shows he has poise not to provide bill-board fodder…you can judge a crowd on how they treat the visiting team’s fan who are kids…my kid doesn’t talk to strangers, & i ask them why they like talking to kids…………
Rodney Dangerfield
November 24th, 2010
1:05 pm
As a Lowndes football fan I was lucky to make it out of Northside Warner Robins stadium alive once! Talk about trash talk over a football game, wow!
Sven Ottke
November 24th, 2010
2:33 pm
Snake Doc, meet me at Steverino’s on Saturday afternoon and talk that stuff. We’ll see. My guess? You won’t have the ‘nads. You come too UGA Student. You can give me that pap smear that you long to.
LOVE THE VARSITY
November 24th, 2010
4:55 pm
I AM A BULLDAWG ALL THE WAY BUT I LOVE EATING AT THE VARSITY.GO DAWGS!
Big Bee
November 24th, 2010
5:16 pm
I thought they might have went to the game to get smart through osmosis. I mean, it isn’t like they had to be home studying or anything.
superDawg
November 24th, 2010
5:27 pm
Party at Steverinos saturday!
Brianjohnson3
November 24th, 2010
6:31 pm
Bobby Dodd Stadium ” the joke by coke” is the nations wining est stadium!
Truth Teller
November 24th, 2010
6:48 pm
This is a sports blog. This is about football, why do Tech fans always talk about academics? If GT dominated UGA in football would you still decide to talk about academics all the time? It really says a lot, it really speaks volumes that you’re on a sports blog talking about academics. You’re reaching, you know you’re inferior so you have to resort to bringing up something else. THIS IS ABOUT FOOTBALL!!
Big Bee
November 24th, 2010
7:10 pm
They were at the GT/Duke game because they wanted to see what smart guys look like.
GOOD QUESTION?
November 24th, 2010
7:10 pm
What the hell is taking so long to FIRE MARK RICHT?
Jeremy
November 24th, 2010
7:19 pm
The funny thing about it is is that if the Tech players came to UGA they wouldn’t even be recognized!!! Much less given a hard time!!
Reality Stinks
November 24th, 2010
7:33 pm
Did you read that
They bought tickets at the stadium
Havent heard that happen at UGA in a long time wow, what a joke by the coke
JA Dawg
November 25th, 2010
12:37 am
Hot off the press, yet another well written, scathing article on Saban’s recruiting tactics from the Wall Street Journal (wsj.com):
“Former Players Say Saban Twisted the Truth”
Alabama’s Football Coach Said Four Athletes Were Let Go for Breaking Team Rules—Three of Them Say That’s Not True.
Crowell and other recruits may want to think twice about playing for Alabama/Saban……
This is a follow up article to another article written by the Wall Street Journal on Sept 24 entitled:
“Alabama’s Unhappy Castoffs”
Ex-Players Say Coach Nick Saban Pressured Them to Take Medical Scholarships; a ‘Bitter’ Outcome.
These appear to be well written and researched articles (and WSJ is known for the high quality of their journalism).
This is a troubling pattern and I would be surprised if the NCAA doesn’t look further into this. Doesn’t appear that Saban has these student athletes’s best interests at heart with these kind of tactics.
Tim, It would be nice to get your and the other AJC writers opinions on these articles.
Enter your comments here
bugsquacher
November 25th, 2010
3:42 pm
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Chuck UGA
November 25th, 2010
7:01 pm
They just wanted to see for themselves what an empty stadium really looks like.
BoWeevil
November 26th, 2010
11:16 pm
MCG DAWG
November 25th, 2010 2:22 am
“BOWEEVIL….Can’t wait to see you on the Blogs Friday night after Alabama puts Auburn on their rear-ends…SELAH!”
MCG DAWG
SCDawg
November 27th, 2010
10:47 am
Hate the jackets but there fans are always nice unless the win and think the are the best program this side of Mason-Dixon.
RichieRich86
November 27th, 2010
1:15 pm
Where is the main blog for the game?