Healthy Sturdivant is ‘dreaming’ about spring practice
ATHENS — This is the first January in three years that Trinton Sturdivant is not rehabbing from knee surgery. Come March, he’ll participate in spring practice for the first time in three years.
“I’m actually really excited about it,” the UGA offensive tackle said Tuesday. “I’ve been dreaming about it sometimes.”
Season-ending knee injuries in 2008 and 2009 resulted in surgeries and long, arduous stretches of rehabilitation, but Sturdivant made it through the 2010 season healthy and looks forward to 2011, his senior season.
He said he considered “pretty seriously” the possibility of entering the NFL draft but “came to the conclusion it’d be best for me to stay here” for several reasons.
“I graduate in December with a degree in finance and management,” he said. “And my goal coming in to Georgia was to win, and I don’t want to leave on a losing note. . . . Another reason it’s a good idea I stayed [is] to make the GMs in the NFL feel more comfortable about drafting someone with two ACL [surgeries].”
Sturdivant said he was “disappointed at first” about offensive line coach Stacy Searels‘ decision last week to leave for the same job (and higher pay) at Texas, “but I talked to him and it was a good business move for him. I’m confident coach [Mark] Richt is going to hire a really good offensive line coach.”
Richt eased the offensive linemen’s concerns after Searels’ departure, Sturdivant said. Richt “talked to us about how the calls weren’t going to change, the blocking style wasn’t going to change too much -– only, like, small techniques. So hopefully it won’t be too much of a transition.”
Sturdivant started all 13 games at left tackle as a freshman in 2007, then missed the entire 2008 season after blowing out his left knee in preseason camp. He made it back by the start of the 2009 season, only to reinjure the same knee in the first game, starting again the surgery-rehab cycle. He started seven games during the 2010 season, his workload increasing as the season progressed.
After all that he has been through, Sturdivant clearly is happy to be healthy, happy to be here. . . .
“Even though we had not such a great season . . . I love being at Georgia,” he said.
– Tim Tucker, UGA Sports Blog
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lanier
January 26th, 2011
5:27 am
I thought he was our best lineman as a frosh so expect big things this comming fall. anyway up is going to be a plus for this mob
gomdawg
January 26th, 2011
5:38 am
A very good Senior leader,now that’s what I’m talking about. Go Dawgs 2011
Mountain Dawg
January 26th, 2011
5:42 am
Wise decision.
Dean Tate
January 26th, 2011
5:48 am
Here’s to a healthy 2011 season for TS, for his sake and the team’s. He can be a huge force on an OL than needs to establish some respect.
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Bill
January 26th, 2011
6:21 am
Good Luck to an outstanding young man!
Voice of Reason
January 26th, 2011
6:41 am
TS being healthy and comfortable (trusting his knee) will have a greater impact on 2011 and CMR’s future than anyone we can sign in our upcoming class.
Top Row Dawg
January 26th, 2011
6:55 am
Have a good memorable senior year son. Let’s go out strong.
DawgJohn
January 26th, 2011
6:58 am
He is the man! Thanks for your good decisions.
AltamahaDawg
January 26th, 2011
7:08 am
Hopefully, the small technique change in blocking will be to actually do it.
Palm City Dawg
January 26th, 2011
7:25 am
This will be Sturdivant’s year to dominate. He will be a leader and a mentor.
Destin Dawg
January 26th, 2011
7:33 am
New and improved Strength and Coniditioning program will bring back the JunkYard Dawgs !! great attitude.. this could ( will ) be a special Year if we win the 1st 2 games… great freshman class will push everybody…. No More seniority system .. Go Dawgs !!
bardawg
January 26th, 2011
7:40 am
You;ve got to love this young man;s attitude
D A DoubleU G
January 26th, 2011
8:00 am
DGD!!!
I think we are ALL excited about Spring Practice. Not only will it mean this stressful recruitment season will be over, but it will mean warmer weather is here.
I am also excited to see how many “Mark Richt Hot Seat” articles Bradley and Schultz will be able to write throughout the duration of Spring Practice.
Anyway, Dogwood Blooms on North Campus and a cold Terrapin Rye Pale Ale in Downtown Athens on a beautiful Spring day after the G-Day game cannot get here soon enough!
GO DAWGS!!!!
kydawg
January 26th, 2011
8:03 am
Glad TS will be there to watch Murray’s back.
run the ball
January 26th, 2011
8:03 am
Richt kicked a field goal against Nobody State in the Nowhere Bowl on 4th and one inch? Wow
SEC1
January 26th, 2011
8:08 am
per Richt…”the calls were not going to change…the blocking style was’nt going to change too much…”
So is this what he has learned from studying the game of football over the last month or so?
My God, we are in trouble…
CONFEDERATE DAWG
January 26th, 2011
8:11 am
LANIER THANKS FOR MAKIN AN ACTUAL COMMENT AND NOT BEING A LAME 1STER
GOOD FOR TS!!!
HOW BOUT THEM DAWGS!
woebegong
January 26th, 2011
8:12 am
Now this is the kind of athelete that all of college football could use, not just Georgia. Somehow we have to get back to recruiting these young folks in football out of high school and let them know, that it is a gift to be able to go to a major university/college, and not their right just because the good lord gave them a special skill. This young man, no matter what his future employment outlook holds, will be a gigantic success, mostly because he has his priorities straight. I will bet you that he will fill the void of senior leadership on the DAWGS, and be a good example of a young leader. Lord knows, with a lot of the high school kids we have coming in, his talent and skills will be well used. Part of playing at the next level from high school, involves maturity as well as the physical skills. I admire a lot of these young folks skills, we have coming in, but frankly, some of their immaturity kills me, and their supposed sense of entitlement. No matter the age, they have to grow up rather quickly or the “Dream Team”, will be just that; A dream. I realize they are still young, and I know what I am about to say, will open me up to a lot of cheap shots, but, when I was their age, I was getting drafted, and prepared to go to Viet Nam, and I grew up rather quickly, LOL. It took me years to get my degree, and I sure would have loved to get a free education. I did get the GI Bill, but believe me, it did not and would not have paid for an education to a fine university like Georgia.
Bremen Dawg
January 26th, 2011
8:18 am
Oh great, the blocking style and plays are not going to change with a new coach. So a new OL coach has to learn RIchts system.
Asheville Dawg
January 26th, 2011
8:23 am
Well stated woebegong. I hope this young man has a great senior season and becomes a #1 draft choice.
~The Tin Man~
January 26th, 2011
8:24 am
I not so sure about T. Big injuries usually leads to disappointment and busts. See Caleb King. Is that all UGA can do lately which is Dream ? We need do’ers now.
terpdawg
January 26th, 2011
8:26 am
everyone talks about the strength and conditioning at uga.when the big tackle long from michigan who went to miami a couple of yrs ago benched 225 37 reps everyone was blown away.sturdivant who is 6′ 7″ with real long arms did it 34 times last yr.just sayn,last yr in the combine owens 43 reps,only 1 shy of record.and shaun jones the safetyl that weighs only 220,27 reps.60 players on the 2009 team could clean 300 lbs,that is pretty impressive. . .
free
January 26th, 2011
8:31 am
Yeah, but is he eligible?
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/naturalborncitizen/index
JT
January 26th, 2011
8:32 am
Thank you for your service, woebegong. Good comments.
RammerJammer
January 26th, 2011
8:34 am
Well, Trent is healthy for all the illusions of grandeur from the dawg nation. Let’s hope he stays healthy to experience the Florida loss and the eventually 8-4 season.
fg924181088
January 26th, 2011
8:35 am
It wouldn’t matter if Hershel Walker came back, Geogia needs a new coach or at least a new offensive coordinator
frannie mae
January 26th, 2011
8:41 am
UGA football is in big big debt.
Dawgfan0711
January 26th, 2011
8:41 am
Terpdawg: I think we have some guys who are self motivated and do really well in the weight room. The problem with it is, as a team this is maybe not the case. I think as a whole team they have failed to hit the weights the way other programs have. This is not really what I think the problem is but I think a lot of our fans feel this way. I believe the problem has more to do with the overall discipline of the team.
Trojan
January 26th, 2011
9:05 am
Rammer Jammer- real classy to slight the potential health of a man to take a jab at a football team.
RammerJammer
January 26th, 2011
9:08 am
Go Tech!
dawgfan
January 26th, 2011
9:13 am
Am I the only one that is concerned by the fact that Sturdivant was seriously considering leaving early for the NFL in the first place? I just think it looks bad when guys who clearly are not ready for the NFL want to jump ship anyway. What are they running from?
Dazed and confused
January 26th, 2011
9:19 am
Glad TS is coming back. Hopefully, he’ll get some good coaching from the new guy.
free
January 26th, 2011
9:22 am
@Terpdawg, @Dawgfan0711: The team endurance and giving out and loosing in the 4th quarter seemed to be a huge issue. How does that get resolved? They need to be able to compete and whoop other teams with strength and endurance. Maybe, we need to bring in the water boy and his high tech water.
Knowall Moreno
January 26th, 2011
9:22 am
I can believe hes been dreaming, cause last year was a nightmare! The O line underachieved, good riddance to Stacy Searels, need a coach to get back to the junkyard dawgs days & man up, Bulldogs are not suppose to be soft!! Lets Go Dawgs, hunker down Im sick of the Gators!!!!
BG
January 26th, 2011
9:25 am
Trinton “Big Ticket” Sturdivant you are the man! GO DAWGS!!!!
Lilburn Dawg
January 26th, 2011
9:30 am
TS, Glad to have you on the Team!
dawgfan
January 26th, 2011
9:34 am
I’ve got news for you woebegong. If that draft advisory board had told Sturdivant he was a likely 1st, 2nd, or maybe even 3rd round selection he would have been a goner. All this sentimental crap about honoring commitments and getting a degree is just that, CRAP. These schools know damn good and well that the guys they recruit are eligible for the NFL draft after 3 years. The only people that act all shocked and surprised about it are ill informed fans. A scholarship is only good for a year. Had Sturdivant left early he would have honored his commitment to UGA. To say otherwise is simply not true and has no basis.
Thanks.
What???
January 26th, 2011
9:35 am
Just because guys can lift a lot of weight doesn’t mean they are in the best shape to compete in the 4th quarter of hard fought games. Do you really need a safety to lift like that? No. You want him to basically be able to sprint for hours at a time. I think the S&C philosophy has not been very advanced and this is a good example.
Howl&Woof
January 26th, 2011
9:36 am
TerpDawg, our strength and conditioning program may not have been the problem but the bench pressing numbers you quoted are not really relevant. As Claude Humphrey, All Pro defensive end, once said: “seldom in the course of a football game do I get the opportunity to bench press somebody.” This was his response when asked why he was so good when he could only bench about 250lbs! I personally believe football is more about explosiveness than brute strength. Strength matters, but only when it results in quick explosiveness.
One thing I would like to see is replacing mat drills with something more relevant to specific positions. Mat drills are absolutely HELL for the big linemen. I doubt in this era that we get much benefit from making guys puke in trash cans months before fall practice begins. I also doubt that mat drills are a big selling point when recruiting “big uglies”!
Hey, Dawg Fan
January 26th, 2011
9:38 am
I would be more concerned if he was not smart enough to explore his options.
Get your a$$ of your shoulders
layinlow
January 26th, 2011
9:40 am
I too am a little worried by Richt’s comments about nothing is really going to change on the offensive line. What? The line needs some kind of a major overhaul in S&C, technique, scheme, etc. We were terrible last year with a veteran group. I truly want Richt to succeed but I’m starting to think he just doesn’t get it. McGarity is not going to put up with failure in the football program so Richt needs to make some serious changes. But I wonder if he will.
Hunker Down
January 26th, 2011
9:40 am
Good luck to the big guy this year!
JB
January 26th, 2011
9:42 am
Speaking of the offensive line, What is about Mark Richt, Athens and Georgia football that Kept Stacy Searles from being successful at UGA, because at LSU he helped win( a National title) and just being hired by one of the top 3 or 4 programs in the country? Why did our line stink under him?
Paul N Destin
January 26th, 2011
9:50 am
McGarity needs your money to fix the problem. 8.5 million will get you headed in the correct direction.
athenian
January 26th, 2011
9:50 am
A blog about an average O lineman who has seldom played on Jan. 26? Are you people serious? As Spurrier once said after beating uga, “it’s not like we beat some big team”.
layinlow
January 26th, 2011
9:50 am
JB, I think the answer to your question is EDGE. At programs like BAMA and UF they demand their players work hard and compete. Players at those schools are worried about their security and standing with the football program. Saban even gets rid of underperformers if neccesary. This EDGE comes from the top and Richt just doesn’t create that type of environment. In fact it seems Richt has some kind of seniority policy and reward for upperclassmen. How hard are you going to bust your rear if you don’t have to fight tooth and nail for your position? Richt must change and let every player know that they better step up because the best players are going to start and the slackers are going to ride the pine.
JB
January 26th, 2011
9:57 am
layinlow……………………” Richt must change”…………….That may be the 7 million dollar buyout question.
NFL Bound
January 26th, 2011
10:03 am
Can I get an article??? Headline would read, “Socrates at UGA has been DREAMING of a new head football coach!”
dawgfan
January 26th, 2011
10:05 am
I think I have every right to have my a$$ on my shoulders after a 6-7 season. You can go ahead and stick your a$$ up your backside and pretend that things are all honkey dorey. I choose to live in reality. After two knee surgeries and an underwhelming 2010 season, Sturdivant is no more ready for the freaking NFL than I am. The fact that he was “exploring his options” means that he wants to leave UGA. Why else would he “explore his options?” Its not a good sign. Its just not. You can spin it all you want, but its not a good sign.
You know what’s also not a good sign? A losing season. But I always find myself defending perfectly reasonable comments on here about the state of the program. Some of you are turning in to Tech fans.
My a$$ is fine on my shoulders thanks.
Kenny Effing Powers
January 26th, 2011
10:10 am
I play real sports. I’m not trying to be the best at exercising.
athens lifer
January 26th, 2011
10:13 am
The Dogs are ready for a nice ‘11 season. We should cheat. Auburn does, USC does, Tennessee did under Kittten, it’s our turn. Give Crowell a hundred grand or so, about half that to Drew, see ya in the NC in 2013!
The Most Interesting Man Alive
January 26th, 2011
10:14 am
Athens Lifer you may be on to something with the cheating angle. The last time the Humpers won anything you offered Hershel a better auto than Clemson did.
Mobile Dawg
January 26th, 2011
10:15 am
I have a lot of respect for Sturdivant, I wish him success on and off the field. He’s been through a lot. As for the comments that not a lot will change under a new coach, it’s typical Richt and what I’ve come to expect. Enough said.
bigroot
January 26th, 2011
10:18 am
Sturdivant if you lay off does JELLY DONUTS and workout maybe you wouldn,t get hurt every time someone start making contact with you. big softy get physical
Stanky
January 26th, 2011
10:19 am
but guys – we are sooo close – and we are working hard to get better, I assure you!
Does this sound like Ray Goff or Mark Richt?
We suck – Richt is accountable.
UCF game did me in.
Remeber beating Clemson, 2002, in Athens. 4th and long 1 – inside our 50. we make the 1st down – we win. If Clemson holds – they get the ball and a chance to win.
Well, a young/hungry Mark Richt sent a message to his team and UGA fans- we are here to win – UGA went for it – got the 1st down.
IN 2010 – UGA drives 90 yards – 4th and 12″ at the UCF 3.
IF UGA goes for it – they get a first dwon – and probably a touchdown.
If UCF holds – they have real crappy field position
Well. our CEO and mature Mark Richt sends a messgae to his team and UGA fans about trying to get 6″ against UCF -and we kick a field goal in a pointless bowl. A victory for UCF – and they go on and win the game.
WE suck – Richt is the HC – need new leadership.
Dan Mullins
January 26th, 2011
10:22 am
I love this Dream Team that Richt is assembling; the cupboard is certainly going to be full when I take over for the Suntanned One in Athens in 2012.
JB
January 26th, 2011
10:29 am
@10:22……………….For the life of me, if we have to choose between Mullins and Kirby, I’ll take the unproven Kirby. I just don’t think I could stomach a guy who was on the other end of sticking us in the eye wearing Gator Blue. Kirby bleeds red and black down deep and would love to have us on top. Yes, he’s unproven, but at least he’s been around how it’s suppose to be done. That’s just me. Mullins is probably more ready, ….but…………..?
woebegong
January 26th, 2011
10:30 am
Dawgfan,
Do you blame the kid for at least exploring the possibilities in the NFL considering the state it is in. Yes I am sure he can and will improve his stock by staying this year. That does not by any means cheapen his commitment to UGA and he will get his degree in December. Not in basket weaving either. He studied hard and let’s not forget, his leg problems he has had to fight through just to get to play again. He has a good head on his shoulders, represents UGA proudly and is an example for others to follow. I am surely not niave enough to believe that 95% of college football players don’t have NFL stars in their eyes, but give credit, where credit is due. This young man is what college players should strive to be.
A degree
January 26th, 2011
10:31 am
90% of the hoods on this blog talk about cops and arrests and UGA being a lousy school and this and that. They are haters. Fine and they probably are unemployable.
This young man spoke of his degree in Finance. THAT will take care of him loooooooooooong after any NFL money is there and in fact, his EDUCATION will allow him to KEEP what he earns in the NFL.
Remember ………………..college is not entriely 100% about football. I never played a down at UGA and my diploma carried me right up to retirement.
Gooooooooooooooooo Dogs! Sic EM! Wooof!!!
Lakedawg
January 26th, 2011
10:35 am
I think TS explained his position darn well. get my degree, go out on a winner, and improve draft position. Sounds well thought to me , a win/win on all three acoounts.
I really look forward to this fall when the Dawgs are winning the East, what are all the naysayers going to whine about then. Get over it Coach Richt is the coach and will be around for many more years.
You either support the Dawgs or you don’t. I you don’t they do not contribute or buy tickets, which I suspect many on here do not, but like to run their mouth about something you have no investment in.
how2fish
January 26th, 2011
10:35 am
Dang dawgfan someone needs a hug….
JB
January 26th, 2011
10:41 am
If we get Crowell,Drew and Jenkins and the rest of this class, Someone ( or Richt) is going to have a pretty good team in 2012.
On to the NFL is not a crime or something to be ashamed of
January 26th, 2011
10:43 am
For a young man to leave school and go to the NFL is not and should not be such an issue. I really think that when folks scream that so and so kid moved on from the U of SO and SO that they are jealous. It is a CAREER move. Career move it is. Here is one example:
I went to and graduated from UGA in 71. I pal of mine there left school to go work for a resturant fabricator co in Marietta. He never finished his degree. Sad?? Bad move??? He DID LEAVE UGA.
He is about to retire from a national rest. chain that he is SVP of and heads up their construction and he is a MULTI millionaire. See?? We did not hate him for that 1970 career move. He was then in 1970 making some nice $$$ and always has. He TOOK that opportunity that required him to leave college. Duh.
My point?? College offers all kinds of opportunities beydond just an education …………. whether it be in the NFL or maybe in business or some other field.
Do not begrudgfe these kids when that money opportunity calls. No way should we begrudge any of them. WE would do the same thing.
Go Dogs.
Dan Mullins
January 26th, 2011
10:50 am
JB it will either be me or Chris Petersen from Boise St. After Boise hoses UGA in Atlanta in September, the Humpers will be beggging for Petersen to right the ship.
gomdawg
January 26th, 2011
10:58 am
Does anybody know who we are trying to get for Offensive Line Coach
how2fish
January 26th, 2011
10:59 am
Dan Mullins if I remember correctly Boise was supposed to stomp UGA the last time we met, how did that turn out again?
JB
January 26th, 2011
11:01 am
Peterson ain’t coming. Been approached by other programs. Feasting on weak schedules winning 11 games a year. Would take Big Big bucks to lure him. Adams ain’t paying, Not when you can hire a Kirby for half that price tag. Just my 2 cents. Adams is interested in being competitive,not winning Championships IMO.
Trojan
January 26th, 2011
11:02 am
Athenian: If this blog is not relevant, why are you on here?
gomdawg
January 26th, 2011
11:03 am
Jb , get a life , CMR will be our coach for a long time.
schmeckdawg
January 26th, 2011
11:04 am
I wish Crowell, Drew, & Jenkins would read this and see what a kid that really wants to be a DAWG looks and sounds like; maybe then, they would stop with these stupid games!
One thing could change in Athens
January 26th, 2011
11:06 am
I do think that Richt’s overall policy is to love and coddle the kids. He is just that way in his self perceived role as counselor and mentor. He likes to SERVE the Lord that way. It is the way that it is. This is one reason that he connects with their mamas. I do not mean to sound disrespectful of any entity here.
Now that is fine ………IF some one or some group of coaches are the Hammer. Most any football system or Army or business organization has to have ………….. the Hammer. I am somewhat concerned that when a Hammer arrives ( TG in 2010 ) that CMR immediately reigns that in. The curse language on the practice field, the loud outbursts by one coach or other, the in your face yelling, he does not tolerate.
If this scenario is close to accuracy …………….. then a divided house will fall. THIS AREA is a major part of the lack of cohesion on the UGA squad. Jimmy Carter called it in his day “love and restraint” toward Iran and it did not work then, nor will it work now.
Go Dogs. Year 2011 is about to get cranking with sigining day and the die will be cast going forward. The new O line coach will be telling.
gooooooooooooooooooooooooo Dogs. Woof!!
schmeckdawg
January 26th, 2011
11:08 am
@gomdawg: I hope it’s not McWhorter or Hugh Nall. If the guy could recruit the South, I would love to have the OL coach from somewhere like Wisconsin where they just line up and pound you! Now I know that they lost to TCU, but, Wisconsin doesn’t have the athletes that we do in The SEC!
JB
January 26th, 2011
11:10 am
gomdawg………………How much ya got………….to lose that is……….You can ignore reality all you want, But another lackluster year like this one, he’s toast. Harman Fund down 14% last year ( they will tell you they have lowered the minimum , and they have……….Wonder why they have? I ‘ve talked to three friends in our Bulldog Club who are not renewing this year….. My point, it will soon be about the money, not the love for Richt. Three years of Decline………or have you been out of the country….Proud of that Bowl performance?
JB
January 26th, 2011
11:13 am
s/b Hartman Fund
McGarity's input
January 26th, 2011
11:14 am
McGarity will have to be 100% involved in the hiring interview process of any O line candidate for UGA. Why? That person will absolutely be concerned about the future. In other words, he will ask “what about next year, if we do not achieve say 9 or 10 big wins”, including Florida?
It is for this reason that McGarity will have to sit alone with the O line candidate and assure him that if in the event of a HC transition, he will vouch for him, barring a complete O line breakdown and urge the new HC to keep him on board for a year more.
This is tricky. I wonder who besides someone very, very close already to UGA would jump in and take this O line position? Dicey it is. For this reason, I see a UGa man as the likely O line candidate …………… Matt Stinchcomb or Hugh Nall or maybe McWorter who has been my choise since he left Texas. His family has done so much fo UGA and he was an AA O line player himself.
McWorter is highly qualified more than anyone in football and he and Richt would absolutely mesh, philisophically. His resume is superb.
Go Dogs.
Dan Mullins
January 26th, 2011
11:16 am
how2fish, different HC then and after losing to Central Florida, you can’t be counted on to beat anyone in D1. The SEC should have put you on Bowl Probation.
JB
January 26th, 2011
11:18 am
@11:14……….no need to worry, Gomdawg say’s we have many more years of Richt.
JB
January 26th, 2011
11:20 am
Athletic Dept spent $50,000 to keep from returning unsold Bowl tickets to save face……So Tech like.
WIN WITH RICHT
January 26th, 2011
11:35 am
Trinton Sturdivant will be major plus for Dawgs next season. If not for all the injuries, he would probably already been an All American and a first round draft pick.
Frosh O linemen at UGA??
January 26th, 2011
11:41 am
In the last couple of years, UGA recruited three kids that come to mind. One was from Jax at Boles HS ( Benedict?) and one was from fabled Buford HS. One was from LaGrange HS.
Where are these young men in their progressions. I know that the JAX kid blew his knee out in HS two or so years ago. Has he rehabbed? Will he play? He was considered ( pre injury ) the # 4 O lineman in the USA. Tops in Florida he was.
Will these men contribute? Also, we got the LaGrange O line kid Burdette, two years back. Where is he in his progression? He supposedly was very bright ( class valedictorian ) and a fabulous O line prospect.
Anyone know about these kids?? Now, if they are as good as advertised, UGA ought to be knee deep in O line talent, along with the incoming kids and journeymen linemen .
Go Dogs.
Bad Dog
January 26th, 2011
11:43 am
Richt “talked to us about how the calls weren’t going to change, the blocking style wasn’t going to change too much -– only, like, small techniques. So hopefully it won’t be too much of a transition.”
Please tell me the small techniques will teach the lineman how to pass and run block!!
how2fish
January 26th, 2011
11:44 am
Dan Mullins I don’t give a damn who there coach is the hype is the same, and last I looked he won’t take one snap…I for one think the outcome this time will mirror the outcome last time.
dawgfan
January 26th, 2011
11:58 am
I agree with One Thing Could Change In Athens. Why do our coaches act like the players won an Olympic gold medal when they make a good play? Has anyone ever noticed this? A d-back makes an INT and he is showered with hugs and pats on the head like he’s in freaking pee wee league. I mean I get excited too but good grief, its his job to make that interception. Championship calibre programs expect things like that to happen. If an Alabama player makes an INT Saban might clap a time or two and give him a pat on the back, but that’s it. He’s already moved on to the next play after about two seconds. I mean geez. Act like you’ve been there before.
Big Dawg
January 26th, 2011
11:58 am
I would like to say thank you for Trinton deciding to come back for his senior season no matter the reason. I noticed as the season progressed he started looking like the Freshman All-American again. Now as to the inconsistency on the offensive line a lot of that has to do with all the changing of personnel as we have seen the last three plus years so these guys could not develop into a cohesive group knowing what the guy next to them was going to do in certain situations. Some of the people on here seem to have no clue as to what it takes to play on the offensive line. It doesn’t take much for a play to be blown up by missed assignments, the one thing I have noticed a lot is the on line adjustments just seemed to be missing and that comes from familiarity with the other 4 to 5 guys on the line in specific situations. I also noticed we were playing guys out of their natural positions which also added to the inconsistency. Hopefully with a new O-line coach that will change, maybe Richt will hire Johnson back from West Virginia.
Go Dawgs
BooMan
January 26th, 2011
12:04 pm
The PR machine and “feel good” stories being mustered out of nothing out of Athens is hilarious!!!
Dan Mullins
January 26th, 2011
12:13 pm
how2fish, I guess it is a good think O’Leary isn’t coaching Boise eh??
4th and 6 inches
January 26th, 2011
12:17 pm
All this recruiting class will do is help whoever the next HC is be successful. Helen Hunt should have been immediately fired after the Liberty Bowl fiasco.
how2fish
January 26th, 2011
12:18 pm
Dan Mullins Boise didn’t play anyone as good as UCF last year to start with…your point?
Dan Mullins
January 26th, 2011
12:22 pm
My point is UGA is on a steep downward spiral and will continue in 2011 making sure that your sunday school teacher of a coach is gone. Of course that will be bad news for the rest of the SEC East.
Dan Mullins
January 26th, 2011
12:23 pm
And by the way fishboy, UCF wasn’t as good as VT.
the o-line stinks
January 26th, 2011
12:25 pm
almost as badly as the d-line
Central Florida looking to add UGA as 2012 Homecoming oponent.
January 26th, 2011
12:26 pm
Says a lot doesn’t it?
DawginLex
January 26th, 2011
12:31 pm
No one on here knows crap about what 2011 holds. It is all like your backside with opinions, everybody has one and some stink worse than others.
I do know this.
2010 was a horrid crap fest from the get go.
AJ not playing got this team looking over their shoulder from the beginning wondering when he was going to come back, who was going to make a play.
You can call it homerism if you want to but this team was not that far away.
17-6 SC key fumbles near the goal line and key dropped pass
31-24 Arkansas game was tied with 2 minutes to go. Allowed a sack and had to punt back to Mallett. Late TD
24-12 MSU Game was close throughout. More fumbles and a horrible penalty on the long TD cost us points
34-31 Florida(OT) speaks for itself
49-31 Auburn-Only game that could be classified as a blowout. Turned on the opening kickoff of the 2nd half.
10-6 UCF-Microcosm of the entire season. Crapfest where the D kept us in it.
Now, I see a team that easily could have won 10 or 11 games.
Reality is, they didn’t.
Now the heat is turned up on Richt.
If the new S&C program doesn’t pay off, someone else will be coaching the Dream Team in 2012.
WIN WITH RICHT
January 26th, 2011
12:33 pm
Dan Mullins
Georgia will not stay down long. Our Sunday school teacher coach has a long record of top 5 and top 10 teams as HC and Offensive coordinator at FSU.
DawginLex
January 26th, 2011
12:35 pm
and to the UGA hater idiot:
It is Dan Mullen you retard. You can’t even hate on us without looking stupid.
Junkyard Dawg
January 26th, 2011
12:37 pm
@ DawginLex
LOL…..I was reading what he posted and said to myself, damn he can’t even spell the guy’s name right.
MARK
January 26th, 2011
12:38 pm
SO WHAT WE HAVE COMMING BACK AT LEFT TACKLE IS SOMEONE THAT TODAY IS NOT NFL MATERIAL AND DON’T BELIEVE HE EVER WAS OR WILL BE,SORRY, WE NEED A TOTAL REBUILD ON THE OLINE. THOSE BOYS ARE SOFT AND NOT ATHLETIC, BUT WE WILL BE STARTING AFRESH THIS TIME NEXT YEAR ANYWAY
edumacated
January 26th, 2011
12:40 pm
DawginLex,
Georgia wasn’t even in that Arkansas game until the second half when they relaxed and let the Dawgs back in it. South Carolina? Did you not watch that game? Lattimore made our defense look like they had never performed a tackling drill before.
You didn’t even mention the Colorado fiasco.
I guess my point is to ask how you can reason that a team with a losing record is “not far away.”
Junkyard Dawg
January 26th, 2011
12:42 pm
I think the approach from now to kickoff will determine their season. They really have to bring the pain in the weight room this summer. Signing Jenkins and Drew would REALLY be keys to helping this defense cause pressure. These kids should love the fact that UGA really has no depth at their positions, which would mean almost unlimited playing time at a school that has a proven track record of putting players in the NFL. Something is telling me UGA might fix this problem because Richt knows he is on the hot seat.
Paul N Destin
January 26th, 2011
12:42 pm
Your Coach has a record of average once Van Gorder and Callaway left! Denial is not a good plan.
buzzDawg
January 26th, 2011
12:44 pm
Anyone who went through what Sturdivant has gone through would necessarily play with the thought of re-injury in mind. As he went through the season, he seemed to grow more confident that his knee would hold up. It shows that he is a smart business major to recognize that coming back for the 2011 season will “make the GMs in the NFL feel more comfortable about drafting someone with two ACL [surgeries].” The Dream Team is coming! Lead the way Sturdivant! Go Dawgs!
Dan Mullins
January 26th, 2011
12:44 pm
Win with Richt and DouginLex, trust me the rest of the SEC hopes your sunday school teacher coach stays another 10 years.
Totally Dumbfounded Larry
January 26th, 2011
12:59 pm
The line calls and technique are going to stay the same.
W…T…F!?!?!?
Maybe the reason Searels sucked here (and no place else) is because he was using Richt’s Calls and Technique.
No running lanes and Murray running for his life half of the time and Coach says everything will stay the same but the coach? I want so so badly to believe in Richt but this was really just a stupid, stupid thing to say.
Honestly I can’t even believe I read it.
Love,
Totally Dumbfounded Larry
Totally Dumbfounded Larry
January 26th, 2011
1:00 pm
Oh…and Trinton, thanks for staying brother!
WIN WITH RICHT
January 26th, 2011
1:04 pm
Dan Mullins
Be careful what you wish for.
McDawg
January 26th, 2011
1:04 pm
dawgfan your cup runeth empty
waytogoRicht
January 26th, 2011
1:05 pm
Richt has provided ample evidence particularly the last three years that:
1. Richt can’t beat Florida under any set of circumstances or conditions. UGA’s coach should be expected to win 50 percent of games with Florida, not two out of ten.
2. Richt can’t beat the SEC’s best coaches. Heck, he now can barely beat Vanderbilt and Kentucky, and Miss. State now has a coach who will get in line to kick Richt’s sorry coaching A$$.
3. Richt’s often mentioned winning percentage is heavy with La-Laf, Idaho State teams. And while on that topic, Petersen is grateful to UGA for giving Boise a soft start to open up with(except this one isn’t gonna help Richt’s phony winning percentage).
Why does Richt get to come back for 2011???????
Totally Dumbfounded Larry
January 26th, 2011
1:10 pm
waytogoRicht:
1. His buyout.
2. The timing and circumstances of the McGarrity hire.
3. Recruiting.
4. Switch to 3-4 takes at least 2, possibly 3 years to reap benefits.
5. The number of underclassman that played last year and the Redshirts that will play this year.
Alabama | MrSEC.com
January 26th, 2011
1:13 pm
[...] believes “the sting from this one will linger for a while” for the Dawgs.6. A healthy Trinton Sturdivant is looking forward to spring practice in Athens.7. The mayor of Lexington has called for a study to determine the feasibility of [...]
JB
January 26th, 2011
1:13 pm
We ALL want to believe in Richt. He’s done a good job overall in 10 years, but I’m tired of people talking about the 2002 and 2007 team. Nobody outside our fan base remembers……or cares. The program is in decline. All coach’s get an off year. The last 3 have each gotten worse. This year with all on notice and hair on fire will be the test.
mark, mark-TheHairLipDog
January 26th, 2011
1:16 pm
Of course he is dreaming. That is all he has done the past 3 years. Mentor & impact player my butt. He does not have what it takes to “finish the drill”.
WIN WITH RICHT
January 26th, 2011
1:22 pm
JB
When Richt became coach at Georgia, the Dawgs had never played in the SEC championship game. They had not won an SEC title in 19 years or finished the season ranked in the top 5 since 1983. He accomplished all of those in his second year. Richt has made Georgia relevant again. I have faith in Richt’s ability to turn it around.
Reality Check
January 26th, 2011
1:24 pm
You UGA fans are the biggest turncoats that any program has ever seen. MR can’t coach, can’t beat other top coaches, Blah, Blah, Blah. The facts are he has at least 500% or better record against Saban, Spurrier, Miles and even Auburns wonder coach. Ya’ll are more a laughinstock because of the way you turn on your own.
JB
January 26th, 2011
1:25 pm
I hate to admit it, but the sideline demeanor for us is different from say LSU and Bama. I to notice we get way to carried away for things you expect. It’s great to get excited, but we do seem to over react, IMO.
gomdawg
January 26th, 2011
1:26 pm
AMEN ,WIN WITH RICHT, HE IS OUR COACH AND I BELIEVE WHEN THE DUST IS GONE THESE SO CALL GEORGIA FAN’S WILL GET CROW.
gomdawg
January 26th, 2011
1:26 pm
EAT CROW
JB
January 26th, 2011
1:28 pm
Reality Check, He’s made NINE MILLION DOLLARS the last three years with lackluster results.
Call a Bama ,LSU and Florida fan and talk about games 4 to 6 six years ago …and see who cares. 5 straight BCS NC out of the SEC in a row and we can’t can’t score a touchdown against Central Florida.
waytogoRicht
January 26th, 2011
1:28 pm
Sure hope there’s a miracle with Sturdivant’s new line coach because based upon his last season performance I can’t imagine why he would be “dreaming” about spring practice. For sure, opposite D-lineman that will face him in 2011 like to hear about this dream. He was okay as a freshman, but not since then.
Bulldog "tweaker", North Ave address
January 26th, 2011
1:30 pm
“dawgfan”, if you lived in reality you would understand that “it’s only a game”. Sure it’s fun when you win, but so help me the older I get the quicker I get over a loss. Trust me as a Tech fan I have lots of practice getting over losses!
DawginLex
January 26th, 2011
1:31 pm
edumacated,
Arkansas relaxed and let UGA back in it? And you know this how?
Ask their coach and he won’t tell you that. It was Murray starting to play better, not Arkansas letting us back in it.
We fumbled on the goal line against SC going in for a TD and lost by 11. I know Lattimore ran for a lot of yards but they still only scored 17.
Colorado game was lost agian on a late fumble. We lost by 2 points. Not a blowout.
2 more stops on 3rd down per game.
2 more conversions on 3rd down per game on key drives.
Yes, we were close.
Agree to disagree.
JB
January 26th, 2011
1:31 pm
WIN WITH RICHT….. I’m glad you do…and I hope you’re right…..I just don’t think so looking at this staff and roster…….
Mobile Dawg
January 26th, 2011
1:32 pm
JB, this year shouldn’t even be happening truthfully. You’re wrong though, I no longer want to believe in Richt. I’ve seen enough evidence from his body of work, his decisions, his communication to know he won’t get the job done UGA deserves which is a “championship”. That said, he may, or even probably, will improve things from their present state, they really couldn’t get worse. But will he be successful? I don’t think so….Especially in one year, so basically we’re looking at him “rebuilding” the program from scratch at this point. Best case scenario would be 2 to 3 years, can we afford to take that risk? I guess we can, after all it’s only a game, but there is an awful lot of people that spend an awful lot of money on the game. It hasn’t been a very enjoyable expendature the last 3 years….
'65 Dawg
January 26th, 2011
1:33 pm
Has anyone heard anything about the search for an offensive line coach?
DawginLex
January 26th, 2011
1:34 pm
Anybody looking for an SEc title in 2011 is in Dreamland and I’m not talking the T-town BBQ.
8-9 wins most likely
10 wins the ceiling
He goes 6-6 or 7-5 and he is done.
Needs to beat Florida bad.
JB
January 26th, 2011
1:35 pm
Mobile Dawg…Happy New Year to ya…..See my 1:31 post
DawginLex
January 26th, 2011
1:36 pm
65 Dawg,
Who would take the job given the hot seat richt is on?
Would you leave a job with a new staff to come to UGA to potentially be unemployed in a year?
My guess is Garner moves over to OL and Grantham coaches the d-line, which he knows a lot about.
JB
January 26th, 2011
1:37 pm
His unwillingness to Change will be his downfall ( Martinez was a year to late) Calling a scripted offense your wife can guess is killing us.
PeePants the hobo clown
January 26th, 2011
1:38 pm
Well I counted and it took ten post before someone had something negative to say. Thats actually good for this site
JB
January 26th, 2011
1:39 pm
You are probably correct DawginLex…………. Maybe a small college guy wanting the exposure. I don’t see anyone of quality moving to Athens
Mobile Dawg
January 26th, 2011
1:43 pm
Back at ya JB….
Lex, I can honestly see at least 8 potential losses on the schedule next year. Do I think we lose that many, probably, hopefully not. You see with Richt that’s what you get, you never really have an idea of how they will perform. I could also see that IF we could somehow win the first two we could gain some powerful momentum, take off and really roll. By the time we get to UT, UF, there’s some confidence, we win those two, man up to AU, we’re undefeated. That’s the power of the kool aid, it helps you cloud the vision of reality, gives you some hope, then you come crashing back down to reality.
Winston Wolfe
January 26th, 2011
1:45 pm
I want to believe that Richt can turn this team around next year. I also want Obama to implement the fair tax. I think I’ve got a better chance of taking the bronze in female gymnastics.
Mobile Dawg
January 26th, 2011
1:47 pm
In my 1:43 post I mean we “probably won’t” lose eight, hopefully not, but the real possibility is there.
Pal Joey
January 26th, 2011
1:47 pm
Why all the excitement about Sturdivant? At best he’s a second-rate player.
On the other hand, he’s one of the few UGA players who hasn’t been arrested, so give him credit for good conduct.
Mobile Dawg
January 26th, 2011
1:49 pm
Winston, the Dow is at this time over 12K….I guess there’s hope for anything….
Dawgs88
January 26th, 2011
1:51 pm
Gee I wonder if Sturdivant will actually learn how to block a strong defender this year, instead of standing straight up and getting run over like this past year. Another word of advice for Sturdivant as well, loose that big belly for core muscles/strength and you’ll be amazed at how much better your knees will feel their slick.
WIN WITH RICHT
January 26th, 2011
1:57 pm
Richt’s record at FSU as OC and at UGA as HC is incredible. Only one season below 500 and 13 top ten finishes in 17 years. This is the same coach who took UGA to the SEC championship game 3 times from 02 thru 05.
Mobile Dawg
January 26th, 2011
1:59 pm
No it isn’t WWR. It’s the same man, but not the same coach. Something changed. But with your tunnel vision I bet you have no clue what it is….
Winston Wolfe
January 26th, 2011
2:00 pm
Mobile……HA!….I guess you’re right. As much as I love college football and UGA, my concern for what Richt does is waning. He pretty much lost me on the 4th and 1 against UCF. I’m hoping my interest for this team returns, but it’s just not what it used to be. I guess all that Hope and Change might have something to do with it.
edumacated
January 26th, 2011
2:00 pm
DawginLex,
Correct me if I am wrong, but didn’t Georgia fail to beat a team with a winning record this year? We can “if and but” all day about fumbles and missed opportunities, but the fact remains that they did not get it done. I guess we CAN agree to disagree.
It is truly amazing how much good will Richt bought with his first 5 years on the job. I too was estatic with the guy, and was worried that someone like FSU would steal him from us.
Not anymore though. It’s all over but the shouting.
DawginLex
January 26th, 2011
2:04 pm
It is all about 2011.
Strength and conditioning.
enough improvement to let him coach in 2012
Personally, I am amazed they have recruited well. This one more year crap is horrible but it is a reflection of our society.
Everyone is year to year. The players. the coaches. There is no loyalty anymore in either direction.
It is all about me mentality.
DawginLex was 100% correct
January 26th, 2011
2:28 pm
You are 100% correct in your review of the 2010 UGA season. You left out the Colorado game where Caleb FUMBLED and that blew a last few seconds shot at a FG in that mile high stadium; although our kicker Walsh, did shank one earlier. He likely coulda/woulda/shoulda made that kick.
SC game was a tough, physical game and SC wanted it ……… you could see it. We did blow our shots though, with over thrown and underthrown passes just beyond or behind the receiver and then our man WashedOut Ealey’s 3 yd line routine fumble.
Orson Charles shoulda/coulda caught one on the SC 8? yd line but it was slightly behind him. Bad pass and bad attempt at the catch by two lifelong buds. That relationship is not paying off for UGA. Murray more than “forces” the ball to him over and over and did so in the Liberty with three guys covering Orson. Why? Where was AJ????
Yes, with some luck UGA should have won 3, maybe 4 more and yes, that includes Florida. In the Florida game, Aaron Murray just choked like he did in the Liberty Bowl. In both of these games he looked exactly like he did in the 2010 G Day game. Uptight and stiff and nervous beyond imagination and unable to see over the line. In the Liberty with those Batman gloves ………. I sort of washed my hands of him. We shall see with Lemay coming in and how well Hutson Mason develops. I am very concerned that Murray is a choke artist.
Go Dogs.
terpdawg
January 26th, 2011
2:42 pm
all good points n response to my post about stregnth and conditioning.experts say that the most relevant barrometer of football strength is the clean and you have 60 players that can do 300 and 4 that can do 400 i would say that is pretty strong.even string bean aj got a whole lot stronger,did you see the stiff arms he was throwing this yr.
waytogoRicht
January 26th, 2011
2:51 pm
Agree that Murray has shown nothing yet, except that maybe he can’t get it done. Also agree it would help if he could see over the line of scrimmage. Count’em next year, the number of passes batted down at line of scrimmage. Note here, recent as well as past trends with successful college and pro Qb’s, six-four, 240, able to see over the line, and maybe if needed, shoulder their wey to a short-yardage first down. Typical Richt, learn nothing about successful trends. UGA had one such Qb, now LSU has him. So let’s lose with the midget instead. Typical Richt, no discipline, many of his “great recruits” are bad characters who never play much or at all.
Mark (another one)
January 26th, 2011
3:00 pm
I hear all the complaints and watched a few game tapes, and I really believe the only issues on offense were the occasional blown block and a complete lack of a consistant power running game. Defense is another matter as our core got ripped. Our middle linebackers and nose need to step up. We consistently lost on run defense and were weak in run offense. That said, it believe one of two better players on each side of the ball could make the differnece. Esp. Nose and running back.
TS is a stud. Freshman All American and finally back healthy. If I were him, I would have checked the NFL. Think about it. He has suffered two major injuries in back to back years. He knows that any day on the field may be his last. This is true for all players but he has suffered the injuries and had the worries. I am just happy his decision was/is to return.
'65 Dawg
January 26th, 2011
3:04 pm
Edumacated,
The average end of the year Sagarin rank of teams we beat was 118. The average end of year Sagarin rank of those teams beating us was 26. Draw your own conclusions.
Coach Mark Richt
January 26th, 2011
3:12 pm
4-8 Here we come !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dream Team my rear UGA is a joke under Richt when will you guys see this I did 3 years ago he has not done crap with all the top 10 classes he has had
how2fish
January 26th, 2011
3:18 pm
Coach Mark Richt you sir are a moron I mean that with all the love and respect you deserve.
DawginLex
January 26th, 2011
3:20 pm
i think it is fair to say we have beat this to death.
Can we all agree that the S&C program is the key to the 2011 season and beyond?
Gotta go back to work.
The fries are burning
LagDawg
January 26th, 2011
3:28 pm
How long is it going to take CMR to hire a OL coach. For some strange reason, UGA seems to take forever to make hires. OL coach needs to be hired so that he can get to work. CMR said the OL plays will not change but, with the way that we block. not only do our techniques need to change but, we need to use up to date blocking schemes. CMR needs to quit being so predictable.
how2fish
January 26th, 2011
3:30 pm
LagDawg if he is so predictable…predict for us who he’s going to hire……. just kidding.
ESPN said the top 4 all time bowl WINNERS are
January 26th, 2011
3:37 pm
During the Alabama bowl game, ESPN stated that the top 4 all time bowl WINNING teams are 1.)Alabama, 2.)The REAL SC and 3.)PN State and 4.) UGA and we had just LOST to SW by NE by South Central Florida at Pensacola.
Now, Richt has contributed to that 26 win total. Bama at # 1 has 37 wins. PN State just ahead of UGA with 27, had just lost to Florida. HAd UGA won vs UCF, we would be tied with PN State at # 3 all time bowl winner. Not bad company folks. Watch the UGA haters get on to this record. My my.
Richt won the Cap One vs Michigan State, the Sugar Bowl vs FSU ( free shoes u ) and vs VaTech ( sad lil ACC ) in the Chic Fil A and Texas A&M in the mighty Weedeater ( tech’s permanent destination ) and Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl. Richt has at least 5 or 6 wins in bowl games.
My point is that he can win with the right combination of assistant coaches and if these men and the new O line guy can redirect them ……………. UGA should be fine. UGA can win 9 or 10 if they work hard. They MUST defeat Florida however, for me to have any confidence in the new direction. Period. Richt knows this. They ALL know this.
Otherwise, UGA will make the HC change or not and our overall bowl record will be one of the top rated. That is called TRADITION. This is why UGA is recruiting well in Georgia.
Go Dogs.
Totally Dumbfounded Larry
January 26th, 2011
3:42 pm
Learned today that the only place worth blogging are pay sites that keep the Auburn, Tech, Alabama, and Florida fans out.
They really ruin every blog. No more for me. Thanks for the memories!
how2fish
January 26th, 2011
3:47 pm
Totally Dumbfounded Larry don’t let that door hit you…bye bye for now..
Snoop Dawg
January 26th, 2011
3:55 pm
OK, everybody, let’s not go gaga about everything we’re going to do “next year.” There’s no credibility in that–it’s dreaming. Let’s look at actions and deeds.
Preacha Man’s gotta go!
The “Tan Man”, the “Marlboro Man”, the PhD Candidate for Football Theory needs to get out of town with da Water Girrrrl asap…
That would be better than recruiting ten Dream Teams…
how2fish
January 26th, 2011
4:04 pm
Snoop Dawg got a great idea CMR stays and you go…just a suggestion.
oakwood dawg
January 26th, 2011
4:06 pm
hey great your coming back, but sadly don’t look for improvement over last season T.S., georgia just not the program that everyone thinks it is, we just always going to be looking at flordia, alabama auburn and all the other sec schools better than us. i’m not a new uga fan i’ve been one for almost 35 years so i’ve seen alot, dawgs just always seem to come up short, i’ve just accpected and moved on. good luck next season.
DawginLex
January 26th, 2011
4:10 pm
What if Richt wins 9 regular season games, including florida?
wins the Capital One Bowl 10-3 record 5-3 SEC
Loses to SC, MSU and UT
Do you really think McGarrity will run him?
I don’t.
Snoop Dawg
January 26th, 2011
4:13 pm
How2Fish, I’ve got a better idea. Why don’t you stick it where the sun don’t shine?
Snoop Dawg
January 26th, 2011
4:15 pm
How2Fish, why don’t you change your name to How2Lose?
Snoop Dawg
January 26th, 2011
4:17 pm
DawginLex, what if pigs fly? The odds of pigs flying are greater than the odds of the Tan Man winning at UGA…
gomdawg
January 26th, 2011
4:20 pm
How2fish, good idea why don’t you get the hell on of dodge, this is GEORGIA DAWG COUNTRY.
gomdawg
January 26th, 2011
4:21 pm
Snoop Dawg are you talking about CMR ?????????????
gomdawg
January 26th, 2011
4:23 pm
SORRY How2fish I though you where bad mouthing CMR.
gomdawg
January 26th, 2011
4:24 pm
2011 WILL BE A VERY GOOD YEAR FOR THE DAWGS.
DawginLex
January 26th, 2011
4:25 pm
snoop,
i’m not saying it is a definite thing. I’m just asking what if he goes 10-3? for all the “fire Richt” folks, I’m saying you would be dissappointed
DawginLex
January 26th, 2011
4:27 pm
Snoop,
You know the schedule is pretty easy.
Richt has won 96 games in 10 years.
It is not out of the realm of possibility.
Can you answer my question instead of bashing away?
DawginLex
January 26th, 2011
4:37 pm
Guess not. The statistical probability of him winning 9 are actually better than your prediction of another crappy season.
We will see.
Later
WIN WITH RICHT
January 26th, 2011
4:41 pm
Richt will be at Georgia for another 20 years. They will probably rename the stadium for him when he retires with a string of SEC titles and MNCs. You can’t keep a good man down.
tell me again
January 26th, 2011
5:16 pm
oakwood dawg – how do you figure Auburn winning 1 year out of 5 makes them a team worth looking at?????
Chris
January 26th, 2011
7:38 pm
Great Kid, Great Dawg. You’ll get the big money next year.
biggdawgk
January 26th, 2011
7:43 pm
This guy has always had a great attitude and work ethic. Can’t wait to see how he’ll play after being 100%
My evening entertainment is reading the Jawja Blog
January 26th, 2011
8:02 pm
Win with Richt you are about as delusional as Charlie Manson. Richt won his early years because he had Donnan’s players and he had not become a CEO like his daddy at FSU yet. The rest of the SEC laughs there a$$ off at Jawja fans. You either are predicting NC’s or SEC C’s or whining about the Refs cheating you.
Wesuck
January 26th, 2011
8:14 pm
Congratulations to a fine young man. It sounds like he has a great future in store…on or off the field.
Tech Sucks
January 26th, 2011
8:24 pm
Rooting hard for this kid. Great attitude and great player. Can’t wait to see him healthy again.
1962 Dawg
January 26th, 2011
8:29 pm
AltahamaDawg
You’ve been on here complaining about o-line play for 3 years now.
Maybe CMR will give you a call for advice, you seem to know what’s best for TS and the DAWGS.
Your bashing of CSS every week was getting old, his O-line ranked 2nd in fewest sacks allowed in the SEC. Not bad for an O-line blocking for a freshman QB.
Sturdivant covered Matt Stafford’s blindside in 07 as a freshman and never allowed a sack!! Look it up!!!!
Sturdivant worked his butt off to come back after 2 ACL surgeries, and to come back and get his degree tells what kind of work ethic he has.
AltahamaDawg
your post at 7:08 pretty much sums up your work ethic!! Late for the school bus!!!
run the ball
January 26th, 2011
8:56 pm
If Richt wins games in which the tailback gains 100 yds, then why don’t we see if we can get a tailback to gain 100 yds? Mike Bobo does not see the need in establishing a power running game. If you make the same decisions that did not work, you will get the same result. RUN THE DAMN BALL!
Brucerugby79
January 26th, 2011
9:00 pm
Woebegone I was able to make it at UGA with gi bill the school has gotten more expensive-the so called dawgfan I believe is an imposter and I remember many times players have gotten hurt and we still honored their scholorship-woebegone thank you for your service
too much messageboarding
January 26th, 2011
9:14 pm
Rumors flying that Washaun Ealey is heading back closer to home and going to play for GSU. I have heard it now from three different places in the last two hours. Someone must have let something slip. Anyone hearing this tonight?
A 10 in my book...
January 26th, 2011
10:07 pm
You’re a true dawg in my book forever Trinton. You’ll be blessed far beyond your wildest dreams for your commitment to being a winner!
5 Stars!
BETTYBOOP
January 26th, 2011
10:16 pm
Everybody just leave Mark alone. He’s so cute and nice and sweet. All you big mouths people are just jelous of him. He can put his shoes at the foot of my bed anytime.
still@the bar
January 27th, 2011
12:00 am
Sturdivant is dreaming about the NFL. He knows he has no shot at the NFL right now. I hope he is doing well in his Management classes he is taking. This year could be Sturdivant’s NIGHTMARE for his NFL career shot.
TS is DGD period
January 27th, 2011
6:41 am
Well said 1962 Dawg, AltahamaDawg is waiting on the short bus
Common Sense
January 27th, 2011
7:57 am
@Rammer Jammer
Hope you enjoy the Saban slide….see experience at LSU as evidence.
TS is DGD period
January 27th, 2011
7:58 am
no offense (ha), Altahama, your posts are good reading and usually agree…..
Common Sense
January 27th, 2011
7:59 am
@ Rammer Jammer
I love the way the almighty Saban got flat outcoached by Les Miles last year.
ga gator
January 27th, 2011
8:25 am
Common Sense add Meyer to the list that was outcoached by Lucky Les Miles.
DawginLex
January 27th, 2011
8:28 am
I love how the idiots believe that Donnan recruited DJ Shockley and others that led GA to the 2005 SEc title. Go look it up gerbil boy, Shockley was Richt’s 1st recruit.
I guess Donnan recruited Stafford, Mo Mass and Moreno too?
This is too easy to make you idiots look like retards.
frannie mae
January 27th, 2011
8:55 am
So What DawginLex. UGA still backed into the SEC Championship game and lost to a Big East school in the Sugar. What did Stafford really do? Lost to Vandy and lost to a pathetic SC team. Didnt win or sniff a SEC championship. pass over the Kool Aid please!
DawgJohn
January 27th, 2011
9:22 am
Oh Betty ……..dare you say our coach would fall for a cartoon character!!!
DawgJohn
January 27th, 2011
9:31 am
Snoop Dawg,
Brother, you really should go do what snoop dawgs do. Clean up, lick it a few times and go plant yourself somewhere. The contributions you attempt to make here are lacking in every way possible. Run along little dawgy. If someone said you were boring they would be escalating your presence on the blog!
still@the bar
January 27th, 2011
9:59 am
DawginLEX
DJ was the first to sign, but he was already being recruited by UGA before Richt was hired. Richt had very little to do with the first class that signed after he was hired. As you can see in recruiting, many kids have already decided way before the football season is over. During a head coaching change some kids may back out but not all. 80% know what school they wish to attend no matter the coach.
AltamahaDawg
January 27th, 2011
10:26 am
I think the bigger story of spring practise will be on the other side of the ball. We basically had an entire defensive unit going into the spring as redshirt freshman. Not only will they ge going into this spring not just learning what to do and can just go full speed, but they now have real game experience to relate the instruction to. There has to be a much bigger impact from instruction when its not “you are going to see this”, and “remember in X game when this……. here on film when that”.
We need some different bodies and playmakers to be top notch, but even with the guys on roster right now, they are going to go into the season much better prepared. We’re talking a defense that only needed to give up 3-7 points less to have done thier part last year. Could probably be reduced to (in a couple of the losses), give up about 2 less long third downs.
Dawg 1
January 27th, 2011
10:45 am
The line hasn’t been quite the same w/o him in there. Thought he did quite well this year considering that he had to get the thought of injuring the knee again out of his head.
He should have a tremendous Senior Season. This kid is a leader. Valedictorian of his Senior Class in High School 4.0 in high school and graduating with a degree in finance and management.
Damon Evans is now gone; but he did a terrific job of making sure that Georgia was first about getting an education. For those who may try and trash this, please do not make me hit you with the facts of where Georgia stands in the conference and nationally. You could even make the argument that this is part of the reason that the football program is down. If so – so be it; then you go through that adjustment phase and move forward.
Very solid recruiting class coming in – avoid some injuries and suprise some folks next year. Always better to come from under the radar – look at Auburn.
blazerdawg
January 27th, 2011
10:57 am
Glad TS is back and that he values his finance degree.
Agree w/ Dawg 1 100%.
Love our schedule next year – get past Boise and then watch out.
DawginLex
January 27th, 2011
11:15 am
DJ Shockley was Mark Richt’s 1st recruit. He closed the deal.
Shockley stayed 4 years and sat the bench behind David Greene and then won an SEc title his senior year.
He was and always will be a DGD in my book. He got injured the week before the Florida game or we would have lit Meyer’s rear end that day. He was about 80% against Auburn the next week.
That team could have played for the BCS title without the injuries and Richt recruited every last one of them.
DawginLex
January 27th, 2011
11:22 am
Yeah all stafford did was win 31 games in 3 years in college, sign the richest pro contract in history, get himself set up in Detroit to be a hero next year and get more trim than you ever dreamed of.
He is a real loser alright.
Dawg in Malta
January 27th, 2011
1:26 pm
Hopefully we can sign Crowell and have a decent running back lining up behind him that actually can
gain some yardage. Also, Sturdivant will be able to protect Murray’s blindside and Richt’s backside (aleast for 1 more year).
Highly Overrated
January 27th, 2011
1:59 pm
Sturdivant would not make the starting line-up at any of the top 25 schools in the rankings.
harold
January 27th, 2011
3:22 pm
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harold
January 27th, 2011
3:23 pm
THE OFFENSIVE LINE AT UGA IS SOOOOO WEAK! THIS DUDE IS VASTLY OVER RATED
ugab
January 28th, 2011
8:03 am
I hope the best for him. We need Senior leadership. We need leadership period.
TSfriend
January 29th, 2011
11:30 pm
You know…all of you who have such negative things to say about Trinton are just wasting your breath & your time because he, nor any other player on the team, pay any attention to CRAP and that’s exactly what I was reading.
I know him personally and he’s not only an amazing football player and leader but a great person all together. All of you who are giving him less than constructive criticism right now are the same people who were singing his praises in this freshman season when he was the #1 LT in the nation and UGA went 11-2. You are the same jealous people who were rooting for him in the 07 sugar bowl against Hawaii. The same people posting get-well-soon comments in 08 & 09
But now you wanna bash him because it’s taking him time to get back to where he was? HA. Please explain to me how any of that makes sense. I would like to see any of you go through what he’s been through and still have a passion for the game. Still put your mind, body, soul and FUTURE on the line in practice and every saturday. This man has been to hell and back for something he loves and I’m sure that’s more than most of you can say.
He is a great offensive lineman, maybe not quite back to his 2007 self but it takes time. Just wait…soon he’ll be back protecting our QB like never before and you’ll all be cheering for him yet again.
And to answer the question about why he was considering the draft….you get seriously injured twice in college and see if you don’t wanna take your chances elsewhere too….