Green named Georgia’s MVP at banquet (plus: other awards and Team of Decade)
Wide receiver A.J. Green received the “Vince Dooley Most Valuable Player of the Year” award at Georgia’s annual football gala Saturday night in Athens.
Many other awards and honors also were handed out:
- Most Valuable Offensive Player: Quarterback Aaron Murray.
- Most Valuable Defensive Player: Outside linebacker Justin Houston.
- Most Valuable Special Teams Players: Placekicker Blair Walsh and punter Drew Butler.
- Overall permanent captain: Fullback Shaun Chapas.
- Offensive captain: Lineman Clint Boling.
- Defensive captain: Linebacker Akeem Dent.
- Special teams captain: Butler.
- David Jacobs Award (for player who portrays courage, spirit, character and determination): Chapas.
- Leon Farmer Award (for dedication to the strength and conditioning program): Chapas and Boling.
- Most Improved Players: Wide receiver Marlon Brown (offense); linebacker Darryl Gamble and safety Bacarri Rambo (defense); safety Shawn Williams and cornerback Sanders Commings (special teams).
- Newcomers of the Year: Murray (offense), safety Alec Ogletree (defense) and Blake Sailors (special teams).
- Coaches’ Leadership Awards: Center Ben Jones (offense); Dent and end Demarcus Dobbs (defense); Chapas (special teams).
- Outstanding Scout Team Awards: defensive end Jeremy Longo, offensive lineman Hugh Williams, receiver Michael Erdman, tailback Wes Van Dyke and safety Lucas Redd.
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Also at the gala, Georgia’s Team of the Decade, covering the 2001-2010 seasons, was announced. The all-decade team was chosen through online voting, with more than 37,000 ballots cast at the georgiadogs.com website. The team includes:
DEFENSE
DE: Charles Grant and David Pollack
DT: Jeff Owens and Geno Atkins
OLB: Rennie Curran and Boss Bailey
ILB: Dannell Ellerbe and Odell Thurman
CB: Tim Jennings and Asher Allen
FS: Thomas Davis
SS: Greg Blue
OFFENSE
C: Ben Jones
OG: Fermando Velasco and Max Jean-Gilles
OT: Jon Stinchcomb and Clint Boling
TE: Ben Watson
WR: Mohamed Massaquoi and A.J. Green
FB: Brannan Southerland
TB: Knowshon Moreno
QB: David Greene
SPECIAL TEAMS
P: Drew Butler
PK: Blair Walsh
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Right On Time
December 11th, 2010
9:15 pm
Rambo won an award???????????
Will
December 11th, 2010
9:25 pm
Tim Wansley at CB instead of Asher Allen.
Billy Bennett at K instead of Blair. Close, but Billy made bigger kicks on better teams.
jack bull
December 11th, 2010
9:29 pm
congrats to all who won an award!! i’m sure they had a fun night…
will muschamp to Florida huh? i’m thinking this is the best hire they could do……for us!!!
Frank Lane
December 11th, 2010
9:29 pm
Any commitments from signees tonight?
jack bull
December 11th, 2010
9:32 pm
and of course Cam winning the Heisman..wonder how long before it has to go back!!
Don
December 11th, 2010
9:32 pm
Pretty spot on with team of the decade.
I’m thinking Oliver at corner instead of Allen. wansley a good choice too.
Delbert D.
December 11th, 2010
9:37 pm
“As the Heisman Trophy ceremony began in New York City on Saturday night, the college football world suddenly got whiplash from looking down to Gainesville, Fla.
“That is where Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley had deftly executed one of the most stealth big-time coaching searches in recent memory, as the Gators named the Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp as Florida’s new head coach.”
from Pete Thamel, the Times
crabapplejoe
December 11th, 2010
9:50 pm
Aron Murray should have won MVP…..he was actually there for all of the games.
Bulldawg1444
December 11th, 2010
9:54 pm
To hell with Fla. and Muschamp.I am a GEORGIA BULLDOG ,Muschamp is now a hated Gator. I don’t think he or Kirby Smart will be good head coaches.CMR will get us back on track
bitter ""Larry Munson"
December 11th, 2010
9:55 pm
after hearing that scam newton won the most popular award, it is fitting that the death of reporting is official, not one reporter in this state has went the the chruch in question to interview those that could actual give related info on who payed for the chruch 50 millioon to the SEC for a national champ means more than the truth, uhah, ok i get it, always boils down to money, PS cheaters rule, cool go war eagles, not!!!! please dont watch auburn in the champingship game and dont go to any of there games next year or watch any of there games, its time to black ball auburn football. imm larry munson good day
UGA Alumnus
December 11th, 2010
9:57 pm
Go Dawgs!
steeldogs125
December 11th, 2010
9:57 pm
Anyone now if recruits committed or how they feel about Georgia now
AJ Green needs to stay and so does Justin Houston
Joe B.
December 11th, 2010
10:04 pm
Watching the 30 at 30 thing about SMU right now, hope that the SEC realizes the Pandora’s Box that they have opened by allowing Newton to outright cheat and flaunt it. Boosters around the conference will be doing their best to outbid Auburn, now, and you will see a redux of the 1980’s, with programs going on probation left and right. It is a sad time to be a college football fan right now.
bwgastonia
December 11th, 2010
10:05 pm
I agree with the Rambo comment. Did he really win an award? Everytime there was a wide open touchdown, Rambo was close by. He was lost. I hope he gets it together over the offseason.
Sanford Drive
December 11th, 2010
10:17 pm
(((((42-34)))))
I would have put Murray as MVP.
Vick=Dog killing Thug
December 11th, 2010
10:19 pm
Glad to see Marlon Brown win most improved. Dawgs will need him to step up his game next year.
mgdawg
December 11th, 2010
10:26 pm
Right on time, Rambo won most improved, as everyone knows that’s the award that you give to the kid who is so bad that you feel sorry for him.
honolulu Dawg
December 11th, 2010
10:39 pm
Auburn= SMU= DEATH PENALTY
BoWeevil
December 11th, 2010
10:53 pm
Aaron Murray threw Mark Richt under the bus today, complaining about Mark Richt firing Dave Van Halanger.
“Coach ‘Van’ is a tremendous coach,” Murray said. “We love him greatly.”
Quarterback Aaron Murray said players were caught off guard by the Dec. 2 firing of Dave Van Halanger.
http://www.ajc.com/sports/uga/multiple-uga-players-looking-773366.html
I don’t think it is right for the Quarterback and leader of your team going to the Press to complain about your head coach’s decisions. By the way, Dave Van Halanger is the most unfavorable coach on the football team, outside of Mike Bobo.
In the weeks leading up to the firing, everyone everywhere said Dave Van Halanger had to be fired, Aaron Murray.
Aaron Murray, 6-6 as Starting Quarterback at Georgia, was out-performed head-to-head by 6 opposing Quarterbacks this season, losing all 6 games as a DIRECT RESULT. Georgia ended the regular season # 73 in the nation in gaining 1st Downs this year.
UGADawg83
December 11th, 2010
11:02 pm
Anyone else notice that most of the members of the “Team of the Decade” came from the earlier part of the decade? Has the talent slipped or the coaching slipped?
Sleeper Service
December 11th, 2010
11:09 pm
I was wondering about Oliver too. Also, what about Reggie and Fred? They were pretty good receivers for us. This team seems to be pretty much made of very recent players. Oh well, I’d take this team any day as is.
JLA
December 11th, 2010
11:10 pm
I don’t know if it is talent or a will to win which has slipped. Either way, I hope they get a clue and take an in depth look at what has changed since earlier in the decade. IMO, soon after VanGorder left, we started our spiral or so it seems. UGA needs to find that cut throat (not Chris Rainey’s) mentality.
JLA
December 11th, 2010
11:12 pm
Seems as if most winning coaches have a streak of “A” hole in them!
dawgster
December 11th, 2010
11:25 pm
I’ll tell you something that is starting to bug me alot is that everyone complains about the dawgs not having the talent they did before or that the coaches are not getting them to perform, but if you look at whats going on now, we have several juniors, i wont even mention the names that are actually considering going pro…You Mr. Mckay telling the players that the NFL lockout should never be a consideration in their decision, and then you look at another year of development with these players on the college level that not only benefits your program but most likely the players themselves..now i’m not saying that kids like AJ shouldn’t seriously consider it as we pretty much know where he stands among NFL prospects, but these others leave after their junior years an never do anything, yes some make but a majority do not..Call it selfish or what but its no wonder you can’t develop a program when you continue to have turnover rates that the dawgs have had more so than others lately. I know all teams go thru this, but its to the point that you better recruit some ready to hit the field freshman and hope your young players are ready to compete for Championships..If you have a team with any experience, lets say juniors then if they have any talent then they are probably going to leave…My point is, i understand wanting to succeed and get to the NFL, what kid would not, but i believe alot of these guys get bad info from people, lets call them agents, who will fill their head with these high expectations..Excuse me guys for getting into this subject, but when i read about so many of these athletes that are looking at going pro or even considering it when clearly they are not ready, just irks me…i hope all of them make it and have a successful career, but many of these will get a little up front money and thats it…but maybe for them thats enough, its not for me to say i guess…
uga WILL be back
December 11th, 2010
11:27 pm
do not give up know fans. this thing will get turned around. Richt will prevail!
BoWeevil
December 11th, 2010
11:27 pm
Georgia’s Team of the Decade on Defense is a who’s who of who got arrested / suspended.
Vance Duly
December 11th, 2010
11:28 pm
Regarding Murray’s remarks, it’s been reported that Van Halanger was popular with players, which may serve him well in his NEW role with the team. However, according to trainers from other UGA sports, he had become lax with S&C oversight, and some players were taking advantage of that (being late, skipping workouts, etc.). Even the players who wanted to give 100% to their workouts were asking the trainers for other UGA sports for advice, since they weren’t getting sufficient direction from the football team’s S&C staff. Additionally, trainers have stated that Van Halanger had refused to attend conferences and adopt the latest advancements in his field. All of these reports might help to explain why OUR 300-pounders on offense AND defense have been pushed around the past 2-3 years, and why our defense gives out too often in the 4th quarter, if not earlier. So, if multiple reports are true, the change was necessary. We need improved strength, tenacity, endurance and players that refuse to lose (i.e. heart!). ….Go Dawgs!!!
tide roll
December 11th, 2010
11:29 pm
After Meyer announced his retirement last year, Florida convinced him to stay one more year. In doing so they were able to retain their nationally ranked recruiting class and buy time to negotiate a deal with a top flight coach like Muschamp. Florida knew last year that Meyer would be leaving this year. Foley bought time by convincing him to stay one more year. Brilliant!
uga WILL be back
December 11th, 2010
11:29 pm
PS granthem has a very mean streak
uga WILL be back
December 11th, 2010
11:30 pm
BOWEEVIL= D BAG!
BoWeevil
December 11th, 2010
11:33 pm
dawgster,
What are they supposed to do ? Stay here on a 6-6 team, who has lost 20 games the last 5 years now ?
Grades have a bearing on players leaving early.
Many of those we question about them leaving, have poor grades and have no choice in the matter.
Why did you leave any of this out ?
If you look at our recruiting classes, the classes are inflated in their rankings with players no longer on the roster.
Or suspended so that their careers here are tainted.
fire Richt!!
December 11th, 2010
11:33 pm
why no one is talking about firing this guy anymore? he totally does not deserve to be there!!
fire Richt!!
December 11th, 2010
11:35 pm
6-6 and no one talking about majore changes with this totally underachieving program
cmac
December 11th, 2010
11:42 pm
What the hell kind of award is it if Rambo can win Most Improved Defensive Player award??!!!!! He should have won Worst Defensive Back since Brian Evans award!! He was truly awful. But is goes right along with the downward trend of this program!
BoWeevil
December 11th, 2010
11:54 pm
Try reading the comments again.
Fire Mark Richt
isn’t mentioned because we all know he is going to coach next year
2011 after all these players LEAVE THE DAMNED PROGRAM
And, read what we are writing.
We are writing nothing but how FED UP WITH ALL THIS CRAP we ALL are
Just watch how many are suspended for the Boise State game next season.
BoWeevil
December 11th, 2010
11:57 pm
cmac,
I was thinking the same thing.
Also, note that Aaron Murray is the Most Outstanding Offensive Player, but the MVP of the team who sold his teammates down the drain selling a $29 Shreveport t-shirt for $1000, plays OFFENSE only.
We didn’t want to get him hurt returning punts.
How can the MVP of this football team be freaking AJ Green ?
AJ Green is NOT the MVP of this damned football team; Aaron Murray is.
7576DAWG
December 12th, 2010
12:01 am
Mohamed Massaquoi winning WR award for the decade is a joke. He dropped two times the passes he caught. Until his last year at UGA he wasn’t that good. He caught a lot of passes but the ones he dropped were critical drops in a lot of games. Also he couldn’t block one of Georgia’s cheerleaders let alone someone playing on an opponents defense. The biggest wimp blocker WR ever at UGA.
BoWeevil
December 12th, 2010
12:59 am
Did I mention the fact I’m a homo
Army Dawg
December 12th, 2010
1:03 am
If Rambo was improved this year he must have really been bad last year Lets hope he is improved next year for goodness sake!!!
Natureboy809
December 12th, 2010
1:31 am
The names of the guys who won “awards” on defense lets you know why we were 6-6 this year. Justin Houtson is the only guy on this team who would have seen the field under Brian Van Gorder. (No doubt Boykin and Ogletree get some mop up time to develop them)
What an outstanding job of scouting and recruiting Martinez and Jancek did.
Eric
December 12th, 2010
1:34 am
Not to take anything away from the All Decade recipients (all well deserving)….but who voted on the team of the decade?
Seems to be missing some key players…Verron Haynes @ FB. I’d put the whole O-Line from the 2002 team in (Stinchcomb, Breedlove, Knight, Jackson & Foster). Those guys were studs.
How could you leave off Terence Edwards…I believe he STILL holds the SEC all-time receiving yards mark.
Gilbert @ ILB, Wansley @ CB…
Did the voters forget about football @ UGA before 2005?
Robdawg
December 12th, 2010
2:17 am
7576DAWG – you need to crawl out from that rock. MM had a slump his soph year for 4-5 games where he could not catch a cold. Other than that, he was the best WR ever at UGA up to AJ. MM caught two huge bombs at Fla & Auburn in his JR year to help beat them back to back for the first time since Dooley & Hershel. He also had a personal thing against Tech. MM caught 29 passes against the nerds in his 4 years/games for 5 TDs and the game winning 2 pt conversion in 2006. He was nothing but clutch against our 3 biggest rivals. Who would you like hime to play well against? You should be thankful he chose to wear the Red & Black and by the way, he is Cleveland’s top WR right now. Don’t think he dropped a bomb in Jax that cost us the game.
Marcus' Mom
December 12th, 2010
3:26 am
Marcus! Use your real name. Boweevil is no kind of name for a boy to go by. And watch that language.
Bulldog Friend
December 12th, 2010
5:18 am
I did not see who was voted most valuable player in the first 4 games that A.J. missed because he was suspended.
Did I miss something? Somebody surely was more valuable than a player who did not play.
UGA owns you tasty bees..
December 12th, 2010
5:57 am
What part about the Murray comment on Van Halenger was throwing Richt under the bus? I believe the (im)poster who said that is just trying to rile things up, as there is absolutely nothing wrong with Murray giving a current coach (still at UGA as an admin. asst.) a compliment. What part of that is wrong again?
UGA owns you tasty bees..
December 12th, 2010
5:59 am
Boweevil is still hurting from that 42 to 34.. Or maybe from 9 out of ten. Or even 25 out of 31. YES TECHIES, in the LAST 31 YEARS, You LOSERS have only tasted victory SIX TIMES. I would be highly resentful also..
get it right
December 12th, 2010
6:34 am
dude if you’re going to trash talk about tech get it right….tech has won 8 times in last 31 .
get it right
December 12th, 2010
6:46 am
Tech won in 84,85,89,90,98.99.2000 and 2008
Best egg nog in College Park
December 12th, 2010
7:18 am
The potential Tight End for UGA who got away.
Big dawg
December 12th, 2010
7:53 am
The only WR with a 1000 yards in UGA history is who? Terrence Edwards and he don’t make this list….. That’s a joke
UGAdawg
December 12th, 2010
7:56 am
Uga fans have never respected Terrence and what he did for us. And that’s a shame
Time for a Change
December 12th, 2010
8:04 am
Murray should have been MVP. If it wasn’t for him, the DAWGS wouldn’t have won the 6 games. AJ missed a 1/4 of the season and gets MVP? I don’t know who did the voting for this, but they need to have their A$$’s kicked. The fact that Rambo was mentioned for anything is absurd! Most Improved Player?!?! Are you kidding me??? He has no clue what to do back there and was constantly getting burned for big play after big play!!! What a joke!!
Paddy
December 12th, 2010
8:09 am
steeldog125….I must disagree, if Houston and Green are going to be NFL first round draft choices, they need to pick up the check. They would be crazy to turn down a chance to be set for life for 1 more year with the Dawgs.
Buckeye
December 12th, 2010
8:17 am
So many awards, so few wins…….
(28 degree in Memphis)
dawgfan
December 12th, 2010
8:32 am
Defensively, look at the guys on that all decade list and look at the guys we have now. There should be no mystery as to why we are 6-6. Most of our starters now wouldn’t have cracked the two deep roster during the ‘02-’05 era.
Dawg '94
December 12th, 2010
9:04 am
I do not understand how Green gets an award. Well…..maybe The Player Who Let His Team Mates Down The Most Award. He OWES it to Georgia to come back his senior year! BUT I will say that I don’t understand that if his parents had tried to “sell” him, he would not have missed a game.
Garrett
December 12th, 2010
9:14 am
How did we leave Terrace Edawrds out of the all-decade team? I love MoMass but come one, Edwards was awesome. And how did Rambo win the most improved player award? I didn’t see any improvement all season with him! He just stayed the same and in some areas degressed!
salinsa
December 12th, 2010
9:15 am
Sean Jones should have made the team over Blue. Not only was Sean the most complete safety of the Richt era, he was one of the better players period. In 2002, the famous Greene to Michael Johnson game at Auburn, we would have gotten blown out by Auburn if Sean Jones. Due to his 2 1st half ints and several long punt returns throughout the game to keep us in the game, we were only down 14-3 at the half. He kept us in that game. We are not winning the SEC that year without Sean Jones
Blue was a great tackler but was a HUGE liability in the pass coverage. Actually T Davis was not good in coverage either. BVG knew that so that’s why on many 3rd downs Davis pretty much lined up at DE and rushed the passer. As opposed to Jones who was sound in both the running and passing game. Plus he could return punts. Jones should have made it at FS and Thomas Davis at SS
doggoneit
December 12th, 2010
9:17 am
Muschamp is a great D coordinator, but may not be a good HC. The Gators won’t give the old Dawg a very long leash to win the sec and an national championship, and with all the players they are losing this year, odds are Muschamp well be gone after three years. Richt has UGA back on track and the dawgs fire Grantham and hire Muschamp as DC. Muschamp has a score to settle with the Gators, and all is well for the foreseeable future!!!
bossdawg
December 12th, 2010
9:24 am
doggoneit,are you still drunk from last night?CMR will retire within the next 2 years and the dawgs will hire an ex gator like Mullen or Strong. Hows that for the foreseeable future?
Spurrier
December 12th, 2010
9:33 am
Winning an award at UGA is like being the tallest midget. If you thought this year was bad you are in for a real treat next season. Now you will get smacked around by Muschamp, a former UGA player. Rev. Richt will again fail to develop any talent, and 4-8 is a distinct possibility. Ha ha ha uga 5th in the east next season.
MJ
December 12th, 2010
9:48 am
MoMass over Terence Edwards is a disgrace.
Whiny Dan Magill
December 12th, 2010
9:57 am
Wow. Army’s losing streak to Navy is now longer than The Drought.
I’m writing a letter to the Superintendent up at West Point and tell him he can start pretending some of the losses don’t count, since Navy has apparently had officer trainees on their rosters.
Mr. Red
December 12th, 2010
10:03 am
So Greed does pay in the state of Georgia. Only in foggy bottom could a kid who sold his jersey for a thousand bucks to have spending money while on spring break could win an award in Georgia. No matter that by getting suspended for 4 games and possibly causing his team at least one, maybe two losses in that time, he still gets an award.
You people are sick!
Mr. Red
December 12th, 2010
10:05 am
And congrats to Scam Newton and his father. Scam and Daddy have proven that the NCAA is as corrupt as any college sports program that has been under investigation and punished by said august organization in the last 30 years!
Pago Pago Dawg
December 12th, 2010
10:22 am
dawgster…..PLZ get somebody to teach you what a “paragraph” is!Gessh.
Joey
December 12th, 2010
11:06 am
Yeah, Mo Mas is terrible. Dufus, he is so far the better of the the three high picks (incl Stafford and knowshon) in the NFL.
ECDawg
December 12th, 2010
11:14 am
Somehow, someway, Sean Jones has got to be a member of the team of the decade….
Seriously
December 12th, 2010
11:23 am
Sean Jones is a must.
Others to consider-
ben watson, thomas brown, tony gilbert (easily better than ellerbe, had a much better lb coach though..), tim wansley for sure, jermaine phillips, johnathan sullivan (helped to create pollack and the other ends of that time)
PS- boweevil is tard. ignore him please.
Seriously
December 12th, 2010
11:26 am
sorry didnt see that watson made it.
Curt McGill at center was a beast. In fact, the entire line of the 2002 season could be mentioned. If yall recall musa only ever got the yardage they gave him, he had no wiggle at all. What a team that was. would be national champs if the bcs wasnt retarded.
BoWeevil
December 12th, 2010
11:41 am
All Decade Team, us with 20 LOSSES the last 5 years, averaging 4-LOSS season each of the last 5 years
What a freaking joke,
Just like our Awards.
How can there be 27 Awards to a team
6-6
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?
?
?
How to inflate a recruiting class and STILL lose
December 12th, 2010
11:55 am
If a school signs two all world 4 or 5 star wide outs and a all world safety and a 4 or 5 star LB, maybe one well known HS back, …………… then chances are that your class rating will be very high. Without the really good linemen EVERY year ………………..every year, year in and year out, every year, good to great linemen are needed in the SEC. Richt uses the old 90s formula of Bobby Bowdon with highly skilled, fast skill players BUT with very average AND WEAK linemen. THIS is one of his biggest issues. Our BIG guys are simply too weak to compete in this league. See Joe T’s comments.
Richt has a failed national shot gun approach to recruiting where the top players, regardless of where they live, like Texas or NJ or Florida or SC go up on the UGA recruiting board ………………… then they deploy after them. This formula totally abandons the 3 and 4 star LOCAL kids that are UGA fans anyway. No Show Moreno probably was more excited with the results of the Temple vs Syracuse game or the Pitt vs Iowa game than UGA games. It showed too. Same with that punk Stafford who did nothing for UGA. Nothing. This IS the main problem at UGA. Thes kids lack UGA connectivity.
Mark R. has overlooked getting really good, competitive ( did I say smart? ) kids from metro Atlanta who have grown up with park pee wee ball and great metro Atl HS coaching …. like David Green and David Pollack and Sean Jones and the Stinchcomb boys. ALL metro Atlanta kids. See??? Eric Zeir is another great example of this and Andre Hastings ……………LOCAL Atlanta kids.
Richt will be fired this time next year or he will resign, proving my point that UGA should have fired him after 2009.
polskidawg
December 12th, 2010
12:12 pm
Where’s Sean Jones on the Team of the Decade? He’s the best all-around safety since Jake Scott.
Wansley or Oliver were better college dawgs than Asher, though he was a fine player.
ole ball coach
December 12th, 2010
1:00 pm
Now Spurrier, that is some HILARIOUS stuff, I almost fell to the ground!!! The “ole ball coach” is impressed!!
Pago Pago Dawg
December 12th, 2010
1:32 pm
So how many schools looking for head coaches even consider looking at UGA coaches…think about it…..
Haha
December 12th, 2010
1:53 pm
A guy who broke rules, only played for 2/3 of the season is the mvp? Only the idiots at ga would do that. Murray was the mvp hands down.
Does it hurt when Muschamp calls florida a dream job come true? You bet!
18/21 losers.
Dooley
December 12th, 2010
1:58 pm
two ex dog connections now coaching at rivals and will be better teams in 2011.
you lose almost all of your receiving offense. good luck with that. poor aaron.
i see losses next year to–
boise–blowout
sc-close
fla-2 td loss
tenn-close
aub-close
miss st or miss-close
gt-close
6-6 all over again and with 5 cupcakes.
Cletus
December 12th, 2010
2:00 pm
I think loganville high is looking at Bobo Pago and snellville medical school wants grantham to show how you check if your neck glands are swollen.
jimmymack
December 12th, 2010
2:30 pm
DID ANYONE COMMIT?
7576DAWG
December 12th, 2010
2:46 pm
Pago Pago Dawg
UGA has a young group of coaches at least when it comes to tenure in their current positions. Head coaches at major 1-A colleges would have to have a good track record as coordinators. Even Bobo only has a few years , to be fair . My problem with Bobo is allowing Bobo to learn to be a coordinator , on the job. You need to have 5 to 10 years as a successful coordinator to be considered as a head coach to a major college.
If you look at successful head coaches most of the time you will find they had great coordinator with them when their teams did great. The reason Myers was so successful at Florida was because Strong and Mullens were great coordinators. That’s also why CMR is having limited success at UGA . What made CMR was his success at FSU as an offensive coordinator. That doesn’t mean he is going to be a great head coach. The jury is still out on CMR as a head coach but until he get’s great coordinators he will have an up and down career with only limited success. We will know a lot more about Grantham next year and especially in 2012. I don’t think Bobo will ever be considered for a big time head coach job because he has limitations when making changes during the game and he changes to things that ends up not working from things that was working. Bobo seems very unsure of his decisions and confused during the game, not having confidence in his decisions.
Teri post, said it all in her criticism of Bobo and the offense and I agree with most everything she said.. Just because we scored 30 plus point’s in a lot of our games doesn’t mean the offense did a good job this year.
Dawgsbark
December 12th, 2010
2:46 pm
Love it “Muschamp to Fla…maybe I will become a Gator…
still a dawg fan
December 12th, 2010
2:46 pm
How could Terrace Edwards be left off of the all decade? What a shame. Fred Gibson or Reggie Brown would have been a better choice then Mo Mass.
CHAD
December 12th, 2010
4:53 pm
WHERE IS SEAN JONES AT….HANDS DOWN THE BEST SAFETY THE PAST DECADE
CHAD
December 12th, 2010
4:55 pm
No Mo Mass was better and mor consistent than Gibson and Brown…in reality Brown only had one good season. Edwards you can make the case for him but certainly not fred gibson
Dawg_Mike
December 12th, 2010
5:07 pm
Muschamp ?
I really don’t give a rats arse.
David Greene?!!?
December 12th, 2010
5:44 pm
David Greene??? DAVID GREENE?!?!?! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
That guy is lamer than David Pollack’s neck!
Covers Dixie like the Dew
December 12th, 2010
6:22 pm
The Dawgs are 6-6 and headed to Memphis.
DOGGIE IN NC
December 12th, 2010
6:35 pm
Good Grief! This blog is made up of so many GT buttwipes posing as DAWGS that it is sickening. Get a life people! DAWGS will be fine next year; we have top redshirt talent that will start and should snag some top freshmen that will start also, to go along with some very good players that will remain. Do you fools really think BS will beat us in our house next year – not going to happen. GO DOGGIES1
BoWeevil
December 12th, 2010
8:37 pm
AJ Green
MVP
hogwash
ALMA
December 12th, 2010
8:55 pm
So ironical — Max Jean-Gilles is now an offensive starter on the Eagles, who is on TV “as I type!” I love seeing the names of the players my daughter and her family (of course) enjoyed while she was a UGA student in the early 2000’s.
WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!
December 12th, 2010
9:55 pm
(((((49-31))))) hahahahahha
Soglad it hurts you doggies so bad!!!!
Berzerk8dawg
December 12th, 2010
10:34 pm
WAR DAMN EAGLE- it doesn’t your probably not even a Auburn fan? Mabye a Tech fan in disguise?
Anyway all your points are invalid. How does it feel to be a joke?
Mike Bobo 17 INT
December 12th, 2010
10:47 pm
First, nobody really cares about UGA football awards for a team that finishes 6-6, but go ahead and pass them out if it makes you feel good.
Second, how about an Award to Will Muschamp for having the integrity to turn down UGA, then accept the head coaching offer from Florida. It is going to hurt like hell when Muschamp continues to the Florida domination over Georgia for the next 10-12 years, and getting beat by your own man.
Keep up the great government work in Athens.
Mike Bobo 17 INT
December 12th, 2010
10:48 pm
6-6 and off to Memphis….yeal baby!!! 6-6 and off to Memphis….yeal baby!!!6-6 and off to Memphis….yeal baby!!!6-6 and off to Memphis….yeal baby!!!6-6 and off to Memphis….yeal baby!!!6-6 and off to Memphis….yeal baby!!!6-6 and off to Memphis….yeal baby!!!6-6 and off to Memphis….yeal baby!!!6-6 and off to Memphis….yeal baby!!!6-6 and off to Memphis….yeal baby!!!6-6 and off to Memphis….yeal baby!!!6-6 and off to Memphis….yeal baby!!!6-6 and off to Memphis….yeal baby!!!6-6 and off to Memphis….yeal baby!!!
AJ Greene will be gone 2011
December 12th, 2010
10:49 pm
Will that still make him a “true” dawg as you rednecks say?
Mike Bobo 17 INT
December 12th, 2010
10:51 pm
Famous Athens quotes:
1. Always next year, year, after year, after year, after year….
2. We love CMR
3. If anyone criticizes CMR or UGA football, we will crucify them
4. What do you mean we are the dumbest fans in D-1?
5. We fell how many ranks in the first 2 weeks of 2008?
6. We dominate the Big 12, except for OSU
WDE
December 12th, 2010
10:53 pm
I think the fact that AJ Green, after missing 1/3 of the season due to NCAA violations, got MVP honors over Aaron Murray speaks volumes about UGA’s recent, current, and proximate decline.
BoWeevil
December 12th, 2010
11:37 pm
BOWL GAME PREDICTIONS :
7-3 SEC in Bowl Games
6-2 Big XII
4-4 ACC
3-2 BIG EAST
3-1 MAC
3-2 CUSA
2-2 MWC
2-4 BIG TEN
1-2 SUNBELT
1-2 WAC
0-5 PAC-10
Stingless
December 13th, 2010
12:43 am
This list is incomplete without Reggie Ball as QB
7576DAWG
December 13th, 2010
12:49 am
The most pathetic part of Bobo’s offensive leadership is we had the best field goal kicker in America and not once did he try to win a game or even lose a game in the last two minutes.
Other coaches celebrate when we don’t get rid of Bobo.
BoWeevil
December 13th, 2010
1:20 am
So awesome you know, beating Georgia tek
Crappy football program # 35 in wins from 1959 through today : Georgia tek
We are 13-12 vs SEC East the last 5 Years
We are 20 LOSSES last 5 years, AVERAGING 4-LOSS SEASON PER YEAR last 5
BoWeevil
December 13th, 2010
1:23 am
7576DAWG,
When we kick field goals is when the score is Colorado 29, Georgia 24
JD
December 13th, 2010
6:09 am
Terrance Edwards did not get voted in because he was not a media item. Also because some dawg fans only remember the high pass miss against UF. No one considered all the passes Green missed the first four games this year. How many games did we lose the first four games this year? It has been several years since Edwards was in the limelight and he has not made it as an NFL player. It is a sad deal for him not to have been on this team and all those thugs included.
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December 13th, 2010
9:34 am
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Gatorman
December 13th, 2010
10:04 am
Everyone knows I’m not a UGA homer when it comes to their players, but the Falcons need to do whatever it takes to get A. J. Green. He is the missing link on offense, the man that can get open and make the catch in a critical situation.
HanDAWG
December 13th, 2010
10:25 am
AJ was the most-damaging player this season. We had our offensive eggs in his basket, and he broke a rule that directly led to us being 1-4. A rookie QB without his only proven threat equaled losses. The Colorado game was lost with them coming back while AJ was out with cramps in his first game back. We went 5-2 with AJ over the last 7 games, but he cost us a good year with poor judgement.
McDawg
December 13th, 2010
10:28 am
the only players that are NFL ready are AJ Green and Walsh-Houston should stay another year-Boykin is delusional (not on the smae level as A. Allen-although could be) and the linemen i hope are just curious as to the process
RxDawg
December 13th, 2010
10:55 am
SS: Greg Blue
Oh dear lord… most overrated saftey in UGA history.
Not sure who should go there. Maybe Sean Jones or Rashad Jones.
RxDawg
December 13th, 2010
10:56 am
“DT: Jeff Owens and Geno Atkins”
Jonathon Suliven should replace one of those two.
RxDawg
December 13th, 2010
10:57 am
“ILB: Dannell Ellerbe and Odell Thurman”
Tony Taylor!? Who the hell selected these guys?
RxDawg
December 13th, 2010
10:58 am
“CB: Tim Jennings and Asher Allen”
“DE: Charles Grant and David Pollack”
100% agree with those.
RxDawg
December 13th, 2010
11:01 am
I can’t argue too much on the offensive seleltions.
You could STRONGLY consider Reggie Brown and Terrance Edwards at WR. But I can accept Massaquoi over them. AJ is obviously the best WR to ever play at UGA.
I agree with Greene over Stafford too on collegiate accomplishments alone.
RxDawg
December 13th, 2010
11:03 am
I’m surprised they only named one RB and TE.
I figured Thomas Brown and Leonard Pope would be RB and TE #2 respectively.
RxDawg
December 13th, 2010
11:07 am
“I’m thinking Oliver at corner instead of Allen. wansley a good choice too.”
Good call. I actually got Jennings mixed up with Wansley. I agree that Wansley should be in there. I still remember him coming across the field to save a homerun by Cadillac Williams against Auburn. It was a sure TD until Wansley came along. He was a football player. Wish we had more of those in Athens lately
RxDawg
December 13th, 2010
11:21 am
salinsa
December 12th, 2010
9:15 am
Best post I’ve read so far. I 99% agree with every word you wrote. (I disagree about Davis being bad at pass coverage). I still can’t believe UGA fans think Gregg Blue was a great safety for us. I think it’s just because his name was fun to yell when he clobered someone on the field.
4 games missed =UGA MVP
December 13th, 2010
11:32 am
A.J Green MVP? Seriously? How can a guy that had to sit 4 games due to a suspencion for a greedy motive and left his team hanging out to dry be the MVP? Could the voters be kissing his butt trying to show him love in order to get him to come back? Something wrong with this picture. I am not a UGA fan and I am not sure who should’ve won the award, but I know a guy like that doesn’t deserve it… also, what about Kris Durham? He was one of the best playmakers and dependable guys they had…
collegeballfan
December 13th, 2010
11:38 am
Obviously it is none of my business but curiosity would cause one to wonder how a player who played in only 66% of the teams games could be the “most valuable”. And 50% of their losses came after he started playing. What did he do?
Just curious.
Cecil Newton
December 13th, 2010
11:53 am
Sean Jones over Greg Blue, this one is not even close….., Seems like Tony Taylor should be in there somewhere. Tim Wansley and Asher Allen are too close to call. Asher was probably more consistent, and Wansley made more impact plays…You make the call!
Cecil Newton
December 13th, 2010
11:56 am
If i had known then what I know now, I would have had more children! wink wink.
ron wild
December 13th, 2010
12:08 pm
How can a kid who misses four games because he is so selfish win anything?
BigDawg
December 13th, 2010
12:46 pm
Great the guy that knowingly violated NCAA rules…cost us several football games because of his stupid move…still winds up as MVP???
Just another stupid decision!!!
chilidawg
December 13th, 2010
1:08 pm
Asher Allen?
Mike Bobo 17 INT
December 13th, 2010
1:14 pm
Who cares? That’s right, nobody…..
Snoop Dawg
December 13th, 2010
1:21 pm
They didn’t list the top UGA coach of the decade: Jim Donnan.
The Dawg Nation is delusional. It seems Dawg fans will bite on anything to avoid the obvious–that UGA has the worst coaching staff in the SEC, if not NCAA Division 1. Richt hasn’t turned anything around. He is a total complete fraud. The Dawgs will again finish with a losing record next year after embarassing us by losing to Central Florida. My how the Dawgs have fallen. Not only can we not beat Florida, we can’t even beat Central Florida. And these stupid Dawg fans just gush about how much they love CMR, how he’s gonna turn it all around, etc. What a joke. This guy reminds me of the old TV evangalist Marjoe. He’s got the Dawgnation drinking that Koolaid. Does anyone really believe that by moving his buddy Van Halogen to another position with no reduction in salary and bring back an over-the-hill true blue UGA mafia man that anything will change? He will throw Bobo under the bus after the bowl loss to keep the alumni money flowing (a year late). Look folks, the fish rots from the head down. Nothing will change until Richt is gone for good.
student
December 13th, 2010
1:26 pm
Leonard Pope > Ben Watson
And Asher Allen was mediocre at best. Not that we’ve had many great CB’s though.
seabass
December 13th, 2010
1:43 pm
How can Green win MVP when he had to sit out the first four games and his absence cost us probably half of them.
Dash
December 13th, 2010
2:01 pm
Tony Taylor was a better ILB than Ellerbe… though Ellerbe did get significant playing time from his freshman year onward… I just feel like he sort of disappeared between the blowout of Boise his frosh year and his Sr. year.
Paul Oliver shut down Calvin Johnson like I didn’t think was possible. Would def trump Allen in my book if he had not been declared academically ineligible for his Sr. Season.
As for WR… I love M. Massequoi… He was a DGD… but there is NO WAY you can list him above Terrance Edwards, and probably shouldn’t list him above Reggie Brown.
And what about Quentin Moses @ DE? I guess he didn’t have as much time in the spotlight, maturing late… but he was a terror off the end.
Thomas Davis is a no brainer… but while I loved Greg Blue, Sean Jones was better.
Stinchcomb not on the list? Come on. Thats just silly.
Big Dawg
December 13th, 2010
2:07 pm
How did Brannan Southerland make the list? I thought Chapas took over most of the FB duties Southerland’s senior year? Or was Southerland hurt most of his senior year?
Razor Ramone
December 13th, 2010
2:35 pm
Why give the award to a junior that is leaving your team for the NFL ? They should have given it to a senior.
RxDawg
December 13th, 2010
2:44 pm
Q. Moses is a good name Dash. But I still think Grant and Pollack were better. Our DE’s listed is one of the few positions that makes sense to me.
Another worthy mention was Marcus Howard. But he really didn’t do anything until his senior year. But still, watching him make Hawaii’s QB pee in his pants was hillarious
Dash
December 13th, 2010
3:12 pm
Big Dawg – Yes Southerland was hurt a lot his Sr. Year. I think Southerland is a good pick, but he was neck and neck with – not Chapas – but Jeremy Thomas in my book. Thomas was a walk on that became all SEC caliber and was as tough as nails. That being said, I have no problem with the selection of Southerland.
As for AJ… there are two ways to look at it. The award is Most Valuable player. You could say – whose presence was most important for our team? Arguably – AJ fits this bill (see three losses in the four games he was gone). Now would we have even sniffed more than 3 wins w/out Murray playing the way he did? Probably not. Add that to the fact that he almost beat Ark (BCS team) and S. Carolina (SECEC) without green and you have a legit argument. At the end of the day, if you have one game to play TODAY (not the future), are you going to pick AJ or Aaron with your first pick? Yeah. I thought so.
RxDawg
December 13th, 2010
3:29 pm
“At the end of the day, if you have one game to play TODAY (not the future), are you going to pick AJ or Aaron with your first pick? Yeah. I thought so.”
That’s kind of how I look at it also.
DawgDad
December 13th, 2010
3:38 pm
How does Green win the MVP if Murray was the offensive MVP? Green was clearly the “most offensive player of the year” and Murray was clearly the MVP.
B5
December 13th, 2010
3:52 pm
Geez, if Ben Jones made the All Decade Team, I guess Martrez Milner should have been on there too………….
B5
December 13th, 2010
3:52 pm
I agree with Dash. Tony Taylor should’ve been on the list.
UGA Insider
December 13th, 2010
4:44 pm
Many people have asked me today if they think that Muschamp will hurt us in recruiting this season or in the future. My answer to that is not so much. Coach Urban Myer was the best there was and there really isn’t anywhere to go from him but down. He just signed the past 2 classes which were ranked #1 both seasons…that’s in the nation, not just the SEC folks. UF currently has their class just about full for 2011 so I think CWM will just try and hold on to what he’s got which will give him the #1qb prospect in the nation. He will try and steel a Crowell or Rome just to let Dawg fans know he is the new sheriff in the SEC and a force to be reckoned with. We’ll see on that one.
Fair is Fair
December 13th, 2010
6:42 pm
If Georgia wins the East in 2011, Bradley should be fired. How about That?
Flying Tigers
December 13th, 2010
6:48 pm
Shows you how bad things are in Athens when Mr. All Me, to hell with the team, is your most valuable player. Somebody grab all his jerseys before the bowl game. LMAO…WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!
Bonzer
December 13th, 2010
8:28 pm
It seems appropriate that UGA’s sleaziest player (Green) gets an award named for UGA’s sleaziest coach (Dooley).
Of course, everything at The Cesspool is sleazy.
ugaclassof2004
December 13th, 2010
8:47 pm
This all-decade team is pretty idiotic:
Jeff Owens and Geno Atkins are a bunch of fat lazy P*$$ies! Jonathan Sullivan and Kedric Golston would have eaten their lunches.
Dannell Ellerbe over Tony Taylor? Please tell me that’s a joke!
Tim Wansley was better in 1 season than Asher Allen was in 2.
Ben Jones over Russ Tanner? Fernando Velasco over Kevin Breedlove? Clint Boling over George Foster? Asinine!
Everyone else looks alright.
Joe
December 13th, 2010
8:56 pm
How in the world could green be MVP?? He screwed us over by having to sit out 4 games for greed.
It should have been Murray in a land slide. Question?? Who were the voters??
William C Smith
December 13th, 2010
10:46 pm
If Will Muschamp wins the SEC east his first year will he still be stupid. He sounds as if he is trying to put together a great staff.
I’m not a Florida fan but I have come to realize that a great staff can accomplish great things. If Richt had Gus Malzahn and Kirby Smart he would look a lot smarter. No pun intended. A great staff brings in great players who are the reason for great teams. As Casey Stengel once said after managing the Yankees for several seasons. Mantle. Ford , and the other players made me look a lot smarter.
JD
December 14th, 2010
8:59 am
Terrance Edwards not beint on the all decade team is a disgrace.
JD
December 14th, 2010
9:00 am
Terrance Edwards not being on the all decade team is a disgrace.
DFWTX Dawg
December 14th, 2010
11:37 am
I whole heartedly agree with UGAClassof2004 about Wansley being better than either Allen or Jennings. I think Wansley had something like 7-8 pics as a Jr. and 6-7 as a Sr. Golston and Sullivan were way better than Atkins and Owens. IMO, Sullivan hands down the best DT I’ve ever seen at UGA. Certainly the most talented and athletic. Dude was extremely quick off the snap. Marcus Stroud would be a close 2nd. Eddie “Meat Cleaver” Weaver was pretty good as well. Was Bill Stanfill a DE or a DT?
DFWTX Dawg
December 14th, 2010
11:54 am
Also…Southerland was good but him over Veron Haynes!!!??? You gotta be kidding!!! Even though Veron finished at tailback, he played most of his career at FB and was a damn good one. That guy is probably the best FB that ever played at UGA. He could, block, catch, get the tough yards inside, and break tackles like he was lathered up with baby oil. Jim Donnan certainly had an eye for talent and could recruit, but he couldn’t do a damn thing with it. All those morons screaming for Donnan’s return obviously jumped on the Richt bandwagon and didn’t follow UGA before Richt. UGA’s most talented team ever was 2000. Donnan took that team to an 8-4 and looked like crap doing it. They looked sloppy in close wins vs. crappy teams, blow a 1st half lead @ Auburn to lose in OT, and were dismantled by UF and GT. And who can ever forget Quincy Carter’s 5 interception performance in Columbia, SC that year. You think Richt’s teams are undisciplined? JD’s teams were pathetic and truly nauseating to watch!
Wells
December 14th, 2010
2:09 pm
How can Rambo win ANYTHING?!?!?!? No love for Terrence Edwards?
Jborodawg
December 14th, 2010
3:43 pm
I would give the David Jacobs Award to Chris Durham. He showed a lot of courage and determination over the last couple years, AND made some fine clutch catches this year. I’ve always like Chapas, but…he might be part of the reason we din have such a great running game; or not a consistent running game anyway.
BoWeevil, you sure sound like a Gator or Tech fan…or…
What part of, “…“Coach ‘Van’ is a tremendous coach,” Murray said. “We love him greatly.” …. is throwing CMR under the bus?
Uhm2002
December 14th, 2010
3:51 pm
Where is SEAN JONES!?
gdawginkalamazoo
December 14th, 2010
4:04 pm
Uhm2002,Tampa Bay I think!
SHANNON
December 14th, 2010
6:19 pm
Bo weevil said: “Aaron Murray, 6-6 as Starting Quarterback at Georgia, was out-performed head-to-head by 6 opposing Quarterbacks this season, losing all 6 games as a DIRECT RESULT. Georgia ended the regular season # 73 in the nation in gaining 1st Downs this year.”
You are an idiot. He had one bad game all year. we score over 30 about 9 times. 2,900 yards, 24TD’s, 6 INT’s.
That proves you are a Tech fan: you know nothing about football. tell your mom I said Hey
Will the real UGA 2010 MVP please stand up?
December 15th, 2010
10:52 am
Kris Durham was the real UGA MVP in 2010. He played as a fifth year senior, he played hurt and he usually caught the balls thrown his way. He was a leader. He, unlike Green, could be counted on.
AJ Green will be forgotten by 98% of the UGA alumni ( we matter, not stay at home on Mom’s pc bangers ) and that is that. AJ Green was the most DAMAGING PLAYER in 2010 for UGA and Ealey and Caleb King were tied for second place.
UGA needs to get two great backs form somewhere in this recruiting class. Neither of the UGA returning running backs is any good. See Ealey’s stupid fumble into the end zone vs MSU. See Caleb King late fumble vs Colorado. See Ealey’s many other game costing fumbles ala SC and Arkansas. See Ealey’s KY game in 09.
Richt will be fired by the end of 2011 or he resigns. Either way, UGA fans ( alumni ) must endure another brutal season. 2012 and beyond we will be fine.
Go Dogs.
Proof is in the pudding
December 15th, 2010
10:56 am
Naming a Clint Boling as a top caliber UGA linemen of the decade. proves that kids around 15, 19 hang out and post on the UGA site. They have not a clue. The two Stinchcomb bros were better than he ever was.
10 years back, they were in the 3rd grade …………………what do they know?
Go Dogs.
The Univ. of Alabama
December 15th, 2010
1:20 pm
Rambo, most improved? lol…. Is there a most times failing to cover the wheel route or consecutive time knocking himself out while making something other than an arm tackle award….now that is an award for Rambo….Geeez, they’ll give an award to anybody….
wah?
December 15th, 2010
3:12 pm
How did Greg Blue make the team? Wasn’t he the safety that would be sitting on his butt as the other team ran for a td because he couldnt keep hit feet under him?
dawghaater1
December 16th, 2010
8:06 am
and the question is, how many of the starters will be arrested my guess is at least 7
DawgGirl
December 18th, 2010
12:03 am
David Greene as QB, HELL yes. When I was 14, he was my celebrity crush. He was talented, attractive, well-spoken, stayed out of trouble…Shame he never did anything in the NFL. Man I miss the years of the two Davids.