Georgia hires UAB’s Will Friend as offensive line coach (updated)
Will Friend celebrated his 36th birthday Monday by becoming Georgia’s offensive line coach.
Friend, who held the same position at Alabama-Birmingham for the past four seasons, was an All-SEC offensive lineman at Alabama in the 1990s and a graduate assistant coach at Georgia in 2003-04.
He fills the position vacated on the Georgia staff by last month’s departure of Stacy Searels for the same job at Texas.
At UAB, Friend worked under head coach Neil Callaway, who was Georgia’s offensive coordinator and offensive line coach from 2001-06. Callaway became UAB’s head coach in 2007 and immediately hired Friend, who had been offensive line coach at Gardner-Webb for two years after his graduate-assistant stint under Callaway at Georgia.
“I got to see first-hand his work ethic when he was a graduate assistant on our staff,” Georgia coach Mark Richt said in a statement announcing the hire, “and since that time he’s developed into a seasoned, top-notch offensive line coach.”
The hire, expected since late last week, became official when routine pre-employment background checks were completed.
Friend was traveling and not available for an interview Monday. He said in a statement that he is “extremely excited” about the “tremendous opportunity” at Georgia.
“When I worked with Coach Richt and the staff as a grad assistant, I had a great experience, and I always wondered if I might have the opportunity to come back to Athens,” he said. “I am looking forward to getting to work.”
Friend, a native of Philadelphia, Miss., was a member of Alabama’s “Team of the Decade” for the 1990s. He was a four-year starter at offensive guard for the Crimson Tide from 1993-97.
Of the 120 FBS (formerly Division I-A) teams, UAB last season ranked 15th in fewest sacks allowed (12), 30th in total offense (423 yards per game), 24th in passing offense (267 yards per game) and 59th in rushing offense (156 yards per game).
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234 comments Add your comment
bgdawg
February 7th, 2011
4:55 pm
welcome to the program now do what searles couldn’t do and coach these olinemen up!!
D A DoubleU G
February 7th, 2011
4:55 pm
Welcome to Dawg Nation Will!!!!
go dawags
February 7th, 2011
4:56 pm
first
go dawags
February 7th, 2011
4:56 pm
damn… 3rd
bgdawg
February 7th, 2011
4:57 pm
wow i got first? where’s my prize??
Murphy
February 7th, 2011
4:58 pm
I wish him well-The offense line is in dire need of re-building.I sure hope he is up to the task.I like that he has played in the SEC.Good luck to him.
JohnBRAVES
February 7th, 2011
4:58 pm
Let’s hope he can do more than Searels could… talk about underachieving. DAWGS 2011 SEC CHAMPS BABY.
Former Player...
February 7th, 2011
5:01 pm
Had him when he was a G.A. Some young blood with a fresh perspective. Studied heavily under Niel Calloway who played under Bear Bryant. This will definitely fit in nicely with Joe T’s old school approach.
Nonsense
February 7th, 2011
5:02 pm
bgdawg, you just won two buckets of horse manure. Should you be successful in your attempt at first on the next blog, we will double your prize. Now please, make sense with the dang blog, not nonsense!!!
D A DoubleU G
February 7th, 2011
5:02 pm
208 days til’ kickoff
291 days til’ Mark Richt goes 10-1 against Georgia Tech.
GO DAWGS!!!!!!!
Murphy
February 7th, 2011
5:02 pm
Calloway did a great job for us-Hope Coach Friend learned alot from him.
UAB?
February 7th, 2011
5:06 pm
that’s rich
Georgia Sports Report
February 7th, 2011
5:08 pm
OK Coach Friend. Time to get to work.
http://www.thegeorgiasportsreport.com
TennesseeDawg
February 7th, 2011
5:08 pm
“You’ve got a friend” – James Taylor. Onto a defensive coach now.
D A DoubleU G
February 7th, 2011
5:09 pm
UAB?
Yes…… because Will Friend is the reason UAB plays in a little conference, and doesn’t compete with the big boys. DO yourself a favor, son, and go back to sleep.
TennesseeDawg
February 7th, 2011
5:09 pm
If he’s anything like Callaway, we’ll have a bunch of O-lineman with bum shoulders.
AltamahaDawg
February 7th, 2011
5:10 pm
Big day in the Friend household.
Murphy
February 7th, 2011
5:11 pm
Just make them a nasty physical group!!!!
Dennis G. Berdanis
February 7th, 2011
5:13 pm
Here’s hoping we got a workhorse instead of a showhorse (actually Searels was a noshow horse…he showed me nothing).
Saben
February 7th, 2011
5:14 pm
And the good ship Dawg heads for the sea floor with a full crew.
Hector
February 7th, 2011
5:14 pm
Good luck!!!!
Douglas
February 7th, 2011
5:14 pm
Not impressed.
Murphy
February 7th, 2011
5:17 pm
Notice the young coaching infusion Richt has going? Friend,Brown-I like it.Kids may respond better to coaches they have seen play and respect.Works at the high-school level pretty well.
Paul N Destin
February 7th, 2011
5:17 pm
patience grasshopper
VA DAWG
February 7th, 2011
5:17 pm
Welcome aboard Will. Now its time to get to work. Go DAWGS!
Big Dawg Cobb
February 7th, 2011
5:18 pm
Welcome Will !
BIgDawgFan
February 7th, 2011
5:21 pm
Does anyone have any info on Vasi “tombstone” Papulu? He was supposed to announce today. I’ve heard it might be Junior college for this little Samoan… Can anyone confirm?
AJ
February 7th, 2011
5:22 pm
Will Friend was a 4 year starter and an ALL SEC offensive lineman at Alabama in the mid to late 90’s and has been coaching ever since. Not sure what some of you are expecting out of an offesnive line coach. He will be a good fit. Good hire.
1962 Dawg
February 7th, 2011
5:23 pm
Welcome Friend!
jeff
February 7th, 2011
5:24 pm
Congrats to Will. RTR
matt
February 7th, 2011
5:25 pm
He can’t do any worse! Go Dawgs!
Another flop hire for THUGA
February 7th, 2011
5:26 pm
Can’t wait to hear Mutts excuse for more failures.
Vasi Papulu
February 7th, 2011
5:27 pm
I am currently in my native country getting tribal tattoos across my arms. I will prepare for the off season by cranking coconuts across my bare skull. Do you guys have a translator for me in Athens? I think I will have a hard time understanding the southern country style english you Georgians speak.
UGAX
February 7th, 2011
5:27 pm
Rumor has it that Chuck Smith, LB coach at Tennessee, may be heading to Athens, his former hometown. He resigned today from UT and is available. Great work ethic and even better recruiter. Would be a great addition. Maybe Hines will retire now, and like he said on 680, head to Athens and coach up our receivers……
82Dawg
February 7th, 2011
5:29 pm
@BIgDawgFan …no such person
Palm City Dawg
February 7th, 2011
5:29 pm
Welcome Will. You have the talent now go coach ‘em up!!!
Murphy
February 7th, 2011
5:32 pm
How sweet would that be to have Hines on the UGA staff? Talk about getting some recruits!!!
Murphy
February 7th, 2011
5:33 pm
With Hines on staff the recievers would block better than the o-lineman
30605 Dawg
February 7th, 2011
5:34 pm
Knew him as a GA. He has all the personality of a Pet Rock. Best of luck on the recruiting trail. Hopefully he can coach ‘em up.
RabidDawgFan
February 7th, 2011
5:36 pm
Great hire IMO! This guy was a hard-nosed All SEC lineman for Alabama back in the real SEC days and knows how to play offensive line and he knows how to coach. Just because he comes from UAB means NOTHING. Don’t have to come from Auburn or Florida, etc just to know how to coach. All we need is someone to coach those boys up and get them motivated to hit everything that moves. Hopefully he can do that for us.
Pago Pago Dawg
February 7th, 2011
5:36 pm
Word on the street….”tombstone” will play for New Mexico.
swimdawg68
February 7th, 2011
5:39 pm
Has anybody ever heard of this guy? No D-1 experience other than a grad asst. here. What is CMR thinking about? Is this the best available coach in the Country? I know Dave Johnson applied and interviewed for the job Dave was our former tight end coach and the OL coach at WVU for the past 3 years. He lost his job when Bill Stewart the HC was fired. He is a great OL coach, and wanted the job, what happened?
Based on the performance of the OL the last 2 years we needed someone with good experience at this level and CMR hires a “rookie”. Is this guy Mark’s cousin or something? If our OL fails to improve over the last 2 years, Mark and this rookie will both be looking for jobs.
JayD
February 7th, 2011
5:41 pm
Welcome Mr. Friend – Good luck! Chuck would be awesome!!!
still@the bar
February 7th, 2011
5:44 pm
D A DoubleU G
February 7th, 2011
5:02 pm
208 days til’ kickoff
291 days til’ Mark Richt goes 10-1 against Georgia Tech.
GO DAWGS!!!!!!!
Yea DA double UG 291 day until it turns 31 years since the Dawgs last National Championship too.
206 days until the first Fire Richt and Wait Til Next Year chants are Ring through ATHENS.
NGADAWG
February 7th, 2011
5:44 pm
TennesseeDawg
Learn about how to play football before you call for a new DC. 3-4 defense is no good unless you have a big man in the middle and better linebackers. He has is big man now, so lets see. Not his fault CMR and Garner like small D lineman.
Whiskeydawg
February 7th, 2011
5:46 pm
RIP Uga VIII. We hardly knew you. Good luck CWF.
Pacific Dawg
February 7th, 2011
5:46 pm
As a friend and neighbor of the Papulu family, I would like to say that Vasi is real and one of the best high school football players ever in Samoa. Because we are 5000 miles out in the Pacific and not a part of the United States, a lot of our players don’t get the recognition they merit. But, just look at players such as Troy Polumalu and realize that we have great players here! Vasi will be going the JC route this fall. Hopefully, he will get his grades up and be ready to transfer to a four year school. Georgia is one of his finalist.
TennesseeDawg
February 7th, 2011
5:49 pm
Hey NGADAWG, we have an open position for a defensive coach also or did you just wake up from a coma.
dawgerbrown
February 7th, 2011
5:55 pm
Welcome to the DAWG family Coach Friend. Look forward to recruits responding to your energy and youth. Wishing you luck in getting some 4 & 5 star o-linemen coming to UGA.
NGADAWG
February 7th, 2011
5:55 pm
Actually I just had shoulder surgery so i have been out of it. I did not know that so i apologize for earlier rant.
dear D A DoubleU G
February 7th, 2011
5:57 pm
c’mon man. you’re telling me that in a conference where the BEST d-lines in the nation line up – where Nick Fairley and Justin Houston types are found on each team – that UGA hires a no-name from a no-name conference as the O-line coach.
I don’t give a flip what this crowell kid is like, if the O-line is as bad as last year, UGA is toast. AGAIN.
sam
February 7th, 2011
5:58 pm
swimdawg……………………Go change the oil in your pickup truck, and try keeping your idiot mouth shut. You know nothing about coaching…………….
RabidDawgFan
February 7th, 2011
5:58 pm
When our OL starts pancaking people in the SEC don’t say you weren’t warned. Yeah, a UAB coach was hired at UGA to fill the void of OL coach but you just never know how they will turn out. He could be the next great coach.
Da'Rick
February 7th, 2011
6:01 pm
Pacific Dawg, me and the Tombstone be some kind of tight he was all set to be a Vol with a little “prompting” from me over the last week. However he has now decided to give up football to follow his dream into interior design and it is with a heavy heart that we watch him go. It is a blow to Vol nation to be sure but truthfully we have all the interior designers on the squad we need if you know what I mean…oh Rocky Top you’ll always be….
Nate the Great
February 7th, 2011
6:04 pm
hey still@thebar,
The only thing we’ll be waiting for in 2012 is lowering our championship banner!!! Tech plays in an inferior conference and had the same record? Why don’t you guys learn how to play “modern” football and throw a forward pass? Your gimmick of an offense has run its course. Tell CPJ to look into the spread or something that has been run successfully since 1950, oh wait you would need real athletes to do it and not the scrubs that the major schools look over.
Enjoy running an antiquated offense with inferior athletes. Sweet recruiting class by the way, how people again switched their commitment from your trade school to a real college?
erictin
February 7th, 2011
6:04 pm
How qualified do you have to be to coach the O-line?Just tell’em to go out there and move the guy in font of them!
how2fish
February 7th, 2011
6:05 pm
dear D A DoubleU G Really ?? I thought we hired a “name” last time and how did that work out for us?? Better a no name with some fire than a NAME with an attitude…no idea how this guy will work out but more than willing to give him and the rest of the coach’s and the AD the benefit of the doubt…welcome coach to the Bull Dog Nation !
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VA DAWG
February 7th, 2011
6:08 pm
By the way, no chance Chuck Smith heads to Athens. Word is, he was asked to go…so don’t expect to see him between the hedges.
BiggdawgK
February 7th, 2011
6:13 pm
Here’s a little more info on what Friend did this past year as OL coach for those of you who enjoy facts over whineing about not getting a “big name” coach.
UAB yielded 12 sacks this year, tied for 15th in the nation. The Blazers ranked 59th in the nation in rushing offense last season. Keep in mind the Blazers were often scheduled as the “whiiping boy” against much bigger programs.
One of Friend’s best coaching jobs was with a lineman named Matt McCants. The 6-fooot-7, 295-pound McCants only played one year of high school football, playing tuba in the school band before joining the team his senior season.
Under Friend’s tutelage, McCants started seven games at offensive tackle as a true freshman, including the season opener against Michigan State. After sitting out the 2008 season with academic issues, he returned to the left tackle spot and became an all-conference selection.
Those 12 sacks included games against SMU, Tenn, and Miss St. among others.
If turning a member of the band into an all conference OT in not the definition of coaching up someone give me a better one.
how2fish
February 7th, 2011
6:18 pm
BiggdawgK thanks for the background info that is nuts a Tuba player into a all-conference selection OT…wow!
JB
February 7th, 2011
6:22 pm
Welcome coach Friend. lot’s of work to do. The bar is low. Nowhere to go but up.
Pacific Dawg
February 7th, 2011
6:23 pm
If Friend can put togather a good line at UAB with the recruits that come into that progarm, just think what he should be able to accomplish at UGA. In Athens, the talent level is so much higher.
kral
February 7th, 2011
6:23 pm
welcome Coach Friend
YoMama
February 7th, 2011
6:25 pm
If we ever have to kick a field goal against a Central Florida on a fourth-and-one, you will have a short career at UGA. Getting that off my chest, welcome.
JB
February 7th, 2011
6:25 pm
Let’s get behind him. Self coached would have been an upgrade for us…..
yogi
February 7th, 2011
6:28 pm
Now can we hire an offensivew co-ordinator
yogi
February 7th, 2011
6:28 pm
i cant spell
JB
February 7th, 2011
6:30 pm
OK. YoMama. i have one to to get off my chest also. If we can’t move a tired, undersized , not very talented Tech Line on 4th and 1 in the fourth quarter, you’ll have a short career. Get to work. I’d love to be with him when he looks at all the film from last year, I’m sure Neil Calloway has given him the ’scoop”.
Terry
February 7th, 2011
6:30 pm
When Coach VanGorder was hired as the Defensive Coordinator and linebackers coach at UGA no one knew him either.
smirkydawg
February 7th, 2011
6:32 pm
Stacy Searels wasn’t the problem Bobo and his play calling was and still will be the problem.
JB
February 7th, 2011
6:33 pm
Terry….Agree,,,,,,,,,,,Saban at one time was a little ( no pun intended, LOL) Assit. coach somewhere in Michigan. Now he feeds thousands with one loaf of bread and 1 jug of wine.
JB
February 7th, 2011
6:35 pm
smirkydawg…………….bobo had nothing to do with some of the lack of effort and execution I witnessed regularly on the line.
dawg from a distance
February 7th, 2011
6:35 pm
Richt needed a Friend and now he has one.
Go DAWGS!
JB
February 7th, 2011
6:37 pm
He was allowed to ” phone” a friend by McGarity. I hope a lifeline is not next…LOL
JB
February 7th, 2011
6:39 pm
Nobody happier in Athens than Ealey,King,Crowell and Murray.
still@the bar
February 7th, 2011
6:39 pm
Richt needed a Friend and now he has one.
Go DAWGS!
Bobo needs some Balls! Is there a a coach around named Balz?
FLA DAWG
February 7th, 2011
6:42 pm
This is a good hire.
Now, if Richt will just let him coach.
Destin Dawg
February 7th, 2011
6:43 pm
oline under Searles.. couldn’t move “em out on a run… stood around .. hands on hips while Murray ran for his life .. out of shape.. improved S & C should help … new recruits should pressure every one to step it UP !!! Richt and Bo Bo included
Frustrated
February 7th, 2011
6:47 pm
Yet another bad hire for Richt. Nothing has changed….we have the players but nobody to coach them. how sad!!! We have went from Friedgen to Friend, wow!!!!
DawginOH
February 7th, 2011
6:51 pm
Welcome to the Bulldawg Nation, Coach Friend!
I remember Friend as a player at Bama and he was a stud to say the least. And the fact that he’s been coaching ever since (with a pretty good pedigree working under Callaway) is a good sign. He should do the job that Searels never could.
Good hire!
who?
February 7th, 2011
6:51 pm
why is ga hiring an oline coach from alabama-birmingham? They should have gotten a big name with all the money they have and this new dream team.
Delbert D.
February 7th, 2011
6:58 pm
I still like Bobo as DE coach. It falls in line with McGarity’s relieving coaches of excess responsibilities. Bobo can coach them to 1) occupy the OT and 2) string the play to the outside. Even a caveman can do it; I used to play that position in prehistoric times. Then, Invest some medium $$$ for an up-and-comer OC.
still@the bar
February 7th, 2011
7:05 pm
With new coach Will Friend UGA is now looking for a coach named Ben Dover.
The reporter asks Richt. Will Friend Ben Dover and Bobo creat a win-win situation?
RAID
February 7th, 2011
7:07 pm
This guy will pan out just fine….From what I’ve heard he is a good ,young, hard nosed coach who obviously knows how to play on the line……The fact that he comes from a smaller school means nothing ala Tressel from Youngstown St, Van Gorder from UCF and Ctrl Michigan, Meyer from a couple small schools, Spurrier from Duke, oh, annd Dooley fron La Tech…..they seem to be pretty happy w/ him!…… One Mark Fox of whom we wondered why are we hiring a coach from Nevada?…..the list could go on for a week!……Give it a rest!…..You guys wanted chang so lets give it a chance…Don’t think CMR is making a hasty decision here……His job is on the line, remember?
KimZ'spackage
February 7th, 2011
7:08 pm
still@
Isn’t that what Damon was busted trying to do?
Frank Chiles
February 7th, 2011
7:09 pm
Great hire, and a person that is solid as a rock. Good Luck.
Uncle Frank
LakeDawg
February 7th, 2011
7:10 pm
Welcome coach Friend! Now get those O linemen blowing snot bubbles. That means teach them how to RUN block. And if CMR says we’re going to tone down practice because of fear of injuries and go to “thud,” tell him in no uncertain terms that to win you have to scrimmage HARD in FULL pads! GO DAWGS
BiggdawgK
February 7th, 2011
7:10 pm
I’m glad I have guy’s like Delbert D to educate me. I never knew it was that easy to coach in the SEC. I just hope I can apply for the job before he does. With the mastery he shows for x’s and o’s Delbert D. will be replacing Saban in a few years.
ugab
February 7th, 2011
7:15 pm
It good to see change in the program. When are we going to get a new special teams coach?
Delbert D.
February 7th, 2011
7:18 pm
BiggdawgK – I’m serious…our biggest adjustment was against the one single wing team we played. The straight T-formation teams were a piece of cake. As long as he doesn’t see any single wing teams, Bobo ought to be just fine.
woebegong
February 7th, 2011
7:19 pm
Welcome Coach Friend,
I think you will be just fine at UGA and are certainly an upgrade form what left.
If these players work their butts off a lot in the S and C program, They will be a lot easier for the new coach to coach. I also think, if the offensive play calling opens also, they will show more spirit and knock the snot outta a few defensive lines for other teams. We have the size, and athletic skill for a really good O line and I think this young man is the guy to help them be very productive.
BiggdawgK
February 7th, 2011
7:25 pm
If any of the posters boo hooing abouth Friend being a bad hire are actually UGA fans then check my post at 6:13.
The guy may be young but if he can turn a tuba playing band nerd into an all-conference OT, just imagine what he can do with the talent the Bulldogs have.
McDawg
February 7th, 2011
7:28 pm
you can’t have “all-star” assistant coaches–not the way things work-sounds like a great hire to me-who will be in charge of special teams?-huge
AltamahaDawg
February 7th, 2011
7:36 pm
Just looking at his bio on the UAB site. Ranked fairly high nationally in several categories we should care about.
Did not realize Tommy West was the DC over there.
Jim
February 7th, 2011
7:38 pm
UAB was ranked #7 in rushing in 2009, so let’s hope that means this guy cna run block. Then again, #59 in 2010 isn’t very good.
BiggdawgK
February 7th, 2011
7:39 pm
A few people have posted asking about a special teams coach. There is not a special teams coach per se at UGA. Different coaches handle different special team functions.
Coach Belin who just left the Dawgs was the kickoff coverage coach this past year.
Dobbs
February 7th, 2011
7:40 pm
When your AD (Greg mcGarity) only pays out among the bottom of the SEC, and only offers 1 year contracts, this is about all you can get, Conference USA coaches, said, but that’s where the program is with this current AD. Dissapointing, Richt deserves better.
AltamahaDawg
February 7th, 2011
7:41 pm
But it never mention him turning the All Conference OT into a Tuba player.
Dobbs
February 7th, 2011
7:41 pm
Expect to see 3-4 offensive recruits transfer, this is simply awful.
Dobbs
February 7th, 2011
7:42 pm
Richt didn’t keep his promise to the O-Line recruits, he promised them he’d get them a top guy, this Conference USA coach is not even 3rd tier.
BiggdawgK
February 7th, 2011
7:43 pm
@Jim
It’s hard to say why they dropped from 7 to 59, but I hope it has something to do with their quality at RB not with the OL.
Like going from Knowshon to ………fill in the blank with Ealey, King etc…
RabidDawgFan
February 7th, 2011
7:47 pm
His OL ranked 15th in the country in sacks allowed with only 12 in 12 games. He did that with UAB type talent. Imagine what he can do with our group of guys. We’ll be good next season, if not great.
BiggdawgK
February 7th, 2011
7:50 pm
@Dobbs
I’m never sure if morons like you who masquerade as a fan of UGA actually stupid enough to think a recruit will read your pathetic comment and say “Golly this guy Dobbs opened my eyes I’m transfering” or if your sad little life is so empty your only joy is in being a consumate downer.
On second thought either reason makes me feel really sad for you.
bilbo
February 7th, 2011
7:56 pm
I honestly don’t know whether Friend will be a good coach or not. I do know that while he’s a good recruiter, Bobo has no business being an OC at UGA. NO ONE should have UGA as their first OC gig. Bobo is a miserable play-caller, despite having loads of talent on offense and having gone up against really bad defenses this past season (Ark, Aub against pass, Colorado, GT, UL, UK, UT, Vandy, etc).
Riley
February 7th, 2011
7:57 pm
Will Friend’s QB was a dual threat QB that passed for 2000 yards in n2010 and ran for 1000, becoming the first guy to do that.
My thinking is, maybe this is what Richt & Bobo are planning to do with Murray/Lemay, let them throw for 3000, and run for 1000.
Running QB’s are what win in the SEC, look at Cam & Tebow. It’s a really tough match up for a defense.
bgdawg
February 7th, 2011
7:57 pm
i guess people don’t understand sarcasm these days i.e. Nonsense
BigGAdawg
February 7th, 2011
8:08 pm
Welcome back coach. Go Dawgs!!!
Woof Woof Woof!!!!!!!!!!!
Better Dawgs!
February 7th, 2011
8:13 pm
Excellent hire! This guy is perfect for the job. Not sure OL hires are that sexy. This guy wants to be a DAWG! Good luck to other teams that play us.
AP
February 7th, 2011
8:16 pm
Excited about Coach Friend! Welcome coach to you and family! Now get busy and get Benedict ready for spring and the Dome come September! sturdivant, gates, jones, benedict, glenn. Go Dawgs!
Sam
February 7th, 2011
8:19 pm
Look, Richt didn’ty have a lot of options ok? Richt’s in a short 3 year contract, and McGarity only offered the O-Line coach a 1 year deal worth about $25,000. It was either this guy, or a high school coach. Richt did the best he could.
Eddie
February 7th, 2011
8:19 pm
I am excited about the new coach.
What’s his name again?
Eddie
February 7th, 2011
8:24 pm
What does UBA stand for, I’ve never heard of a University named that and didn’t know UBA was a football powerhouse for coaches. Are people trying to type UGA instead of UBA, I don’t get it.
Eddie
February 7th, 2011
8:25 pm
Als, this guy had webs in his garden or coached at garden web? Garden Web, is that his school or website or hobby? I’m sorry, this is all very confusing.
Better Dawgs!
February 7th, 2011
8:26 pm
Douche Bags!
cadawg
February 7th, 2011
8:36 pm
the guys seemed to have quit responding to searles, so i think the change in perspective/ approach should help. it’s clear that the guy isn’t a bad coach–UAB had a very strong running game in ‘09 and protected the passer very effectively in ‘10.
best luck to CWF and our OL. go dawgs!
Old Dawg
February 7th, 2011
8:49 pm
With digital cameras on everyone’s smartphone, getting photos of people can’t be too difficult. So, is it possible to run photos of folks when they’re hired? From my experience as a journalist, it’s a priority to make things like that happen.
BiggdawgK
February 7th, 2011
8:52 pm
@eddie
Is that what passes for humor in the trailer parks of allyybammer? Go practice on the barners and come back here with some new material.
KimZ'spackage
February 7th, 2011
8:53 pm
What is that whooshing sound? The sound of the Toilet that is UGA flushing talent down the drain with more crappy coaching.
BiggdawgK
February 7th, 2011
8:59 pm
@KimZ’spackage
What is that whooshing sound? The sound of the air passing through the empty cavity between your ears.
Think about it for a minute sweetie and if you still don’t understand the answer then get a grownup to explain it to you.
KimZ'spackage
February 7th, 2011
9:04 pm
biggdawgk
Don’t make me get Delbert to mentally kick your butt all night. You can’t even get close to the Brain Power Delbert D has.
dawggone
February 7th, 2011
9:08 pm
Welcome back Coach! Hope some of that X -Ala stuff ( kick-ass) rubs off on the dawgs. Don’t take no BS…just get it done.
JDawg
February 7th, 2011
9:11 pm
was ealy just kicked off the team
JDawg
February 7th, 2011
9:11 pm
was washaun just kicked off of the team?????????
Vance Duly
February 7th, 2011
9:15 pm
Recipe for UGA offensive success in 2011:
1. Joe T’s strength & conditioning improves stamina, our O-Line power, & reduces injuries.
2. Friend is a friend to our O-Line and we maximize the potential of the vets & redshirts.
3. Coaches Bobo and Richt review the predictability of our playcalling, & takes steps to stop it.
4. Coaches Bobo and Richt review the lack of imagination in our offense, & our tendency to become passive at times – playing not to lose instead of playing to maximize our point total.
5. 2 receivers step up to go along with T. King and O. Charles.
6. Someone takes the TB position & refuses to give it up or fumble it away….
Big “if”, but if these 6 things took place, we could average 35-40 points per game and win at least 10. Only SC should have much ability to slow down our offense under this scenario….. While all of these are possible, I have least confidence in Coach Bobo adjusting his approach. (For you Boboites who refuse to look more than skin deep, our offense failed us at critical times, and often in the 4th Quarter. Some of it can be blamed on play-calling, not all, but some. Running a draw up the middle on almost every 2nd & 10 following an incomplete pass is just ONE example).
JDawg
February 7th, 2011
9:16 pm
glad u did not include WE……..is he off of the team??
Sarcasm is cool
February 7th, 2011
9:17 pm
BiggdawgK always makes me lol in a good way.
By good I mean he rips into the idiots by shineing a harsh spotlight on their ignorance.
BiggdawgK
February 7th, 2011
9:24 pm
@sarcasm
Thank you. I’ll take that as a compliment.
JB
February 7th, 2011
9:34 pm
Richt needs to realize that somebody may have a better idea or play or plan than the one Bobby Bowden showed him 20 years ago. We are as stale as week old white bread.
Douglasville Dawg
February 7th, 2011
9:54 pm
Now I want David Pollack as linebackers coach! Come back home David! We need you to teach these dawgs some intensity and work ethic!
I'm just saying!!
February 7th, 2011
10:04 pm
looks to me UAB faired better against the SEC than thet did against the conf. USA!!!UAB o-line only gave up 12 sacks all year last year and UAB played some pretty stout compitition.
I'm just saying!!
February 7th, 2011
10:13 pm
and not to mention the head aches Will Friend’s o-line gave UGA just a couple of years ago,if not for UGA’s offensive production that UAB would have won.
and heres the link to back my last comment up: notice the UT game and the MISS ST game
http://uab.rivals.com/schedule.asp
JRW7DAWG
February 7th, 2011
10:29 pm
Welcome to the DAWGS FRIEND!!!
chem
February 7th, 2011
10:30 pm
Honestly, how much does an offensive line coach really matter anyways? The blocking scheme won’t change and the playbook certainly won’t change. As long as he can motivate guys during positional drills and offseason workouts, that’s all that really matters.
tide roll
February 7th, 2011
11:01 pm
” I’m kinda speechless.” Another lazy hire by Richt. UAB is terrible. Calloway got a one year extension but will be gone after this year.
Sanford on Saturday
February 7th, 2011
11:06 pm
I have seen on some forums that Ealy is either transferring or off the team. does anyone know anything go dawgs!
big name
February 7th, 2011
11:12 pm
Richt / mcgarity should be hiring coaches from Alabama, not lowly alabama-birmingham in some mickey mouse conference. Hopefully this guy knows how to coach at the SEC level
DawgDude
February 7th, 2011
11:25 pm
Who??
Paul in J-Ville
February 7th, 2011
11:28 pm
What a joke of a hire. Of all the coaches in America that would love to coach a big time program, Richt settles for a guy who’s team’s rushing is 59th in the nation…..deplorable and a sad commentary of judging talent. This makes me want to puke. Whats worse is the so called Czar from Gaytorville, McGarity, approved it. Disgraceful and shameful to the supporters of UGA football. Sorry you bandwagon, Koolaid drinking, doofus-inksters that believe this guy is going to make things better with the O-line.
Richt is gone after next years encore to this years pittyful coaching. Sad sad sad
STEINER
February 7th, 2011
11:39 pm
swimdawg68:
We got the man we wanted for oline…We’re not in the recycling business…
UGAJD
February 7th, 2011
11:41 pm
The guy hasn’t even started and many of you guys can do nothing but bitch about his hire. I’m sick of all the negative BS. If you can’t give Coach Friend and the program your full support, then stay the hell off campus. GO DAWGS!
STEINER
February 7th, 2011
11:46 pm
Paul in J-Ville:
You are a loser, sir…He will have better players to coach at Georgia than he did at UAB, so that rushing number will be moving up…another lonesome loser compliments of the Little River Band….
STEINER
February 7th, 2011
11:47 pm
UGAJD:
Well said UGAJD…Negative folks stay out of Athens and off the Georgia football blogs…
STEINER
February 7th, 2011
11:49 pm
tide roll:
you were speechless as well as we beat you prospect for prospect in South Georgia…Dream Team came together….Yall toted a whipped A$$ when you went up against UGA in recruiting…
STEINER
February 8th, 2011
12:27 am
Delbert D.:
Delbert will be our next hire at UGA….How did he get so smart…All those X’s and O’s he has mastered? Delbert D. don’t know jackschitt about football, just another lonesome loser sent to us by the Little River Band…..
STEINER
February 8th, 2011
12:29 am
Paul in J-Ville:
GREAT HIRE FOR OLINE….PAUL, YOU DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FOOTBALL…YOU WANT A NAME, WE NEED A COACH….
RMikel58
February 8th, 2011
2:16 am
Hey im not for this new hire or against it but couldnt we have looked at the possibilities alittle harder? Im not on the boat with this New OL Coach as some of you may be. UAB? Get real. Can we not look alittle deeper and see his resume’? Its kinda like they were so busy recruiting and asked the janitor at UGA to look for a OL Coach cause they were too busy to search for one.
Dawg Tired
February 8th, 2011
2:18 am
There is no other place to comment on this site regarding issues of real import. So here goes:
There is a story on the front page describing how “business” is concerned about the impending immigration law that is similar to the Arizona law.
My view: Any businessman that violates the law by hiring illegal immigrants should be sent to prison. They should be hit with a fine sufficient in magnitude that their business will suffer to the point of closure, unless they agree to sell it to existing legal employees. In short, the crooked businessmen that are decimating our economy and denying AMERICANS a job opportunity should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
This isn’t a slam on the illegals. But they are just that: illegals. They need to go home. Don’t tell me that Americans won’t do the jobs. Look at the throngs that show up when even a menial job is advertised in the paper.
RMikel58
February 8th, 2011
2:30 am
Im not a coach nor do i want to be. Nor am i anti georgia this or that but i do think alot. My guess is Georgia was looking for a new line coach but didnt wanna spend the money to get a decent one and thats 1st. 2nd Georgia sure did get in a hurry to find one to a certain degree and hoped for the best.
If you have an opening thats important at a companyt where you work at dont you think that you might look around a bit and see who’s the most qualified person for that job? I mean if you guess wrong then your company will suffer right? So you ask people, run ads, interview people, then select the top 10 or top 5 and get a second interview. Was there even a selection process at Georgia?
I doubt it. May have went lets look at a few coaches see which ones are best qualified and see how little they are willing to make if we hire them.
If i was running the team which im not, the 1st thing i wouldve done was look at the upper echelon of OL Coaches in both NFL and the NCAA then contact them for an interview.
I wouldve looked for the guy with the most experience, good resume’ and how many players he has graduated to the NFL and see if he was willing to get interviewed.
I also would have looked at what he can bring to the school, does he stay at a school or jump ship like Jim Mora does or hate to say it Nick Saban and finally can he help with recruiting.
Call me Anti Dawg if you like cause im not but it just seems to me that Georgia limited itself to those possibilities because they were in a hurry.
corndawg
February 8th, 2011
4:50 am
TN just let Chuck Smith go. I hope dawgs take a look at him at def. end coach!
Mr. Drysdale
February 8th, 2011
6:05 am
UGA fans are delusional: dream team and a new OL coach and we’re ecstatic. This team is still burdened with the same HC that has been outcoached, outsmarted, outmotivated and outplayed for the past three years in the SEC. He is still the same guy hiring second rate coaches and tolerating mediocrity from the existing staff. Curb your enthusiasm until Richt fields another competitive football team that can beat can beat somebody other than GT.
I predict we’ll be looking for a new HC in 2011. The leadership in this program is sorely lacking.
Anonymous 'Cos
February 8th, 2011
6:19 am
Dear Mr Drysdale…
I think you are just the leader the Dawg Nation needs. What, based on the leadership qualities you exemplified in your post and all. Sing a new song next time, please. This one is so overplayed, leader.
Go Dawgs…and Richt!
Ed
February 8th, 2011
6:20 am
What about Ealey?
lollipops and kool aid
February 8th, 2011
6:49 am
This guy should enjoy his temporary employment at UGA. The new head coach will come into a boat load of talent in 2012. I’m not worried about UGA’s bright future starting in 2012 because those players will finally be coached up.
Big Dawg
February 8th, 2011
6:59 am
Personally I know nothing about Coach Friend but I hope that Coach Richt’s friendship with Coach Calloway did not overly influence him. I also hope this guy comes in as a real hardnosed coach and doesn’t play favorites. We have had way too many mental errors/missed assignments on the O-line the last 3 years and this along with the predictable play calling has helped in causing some of our inconsistency on offense.
Go Dawgs
AltamahaDawg
February 8th, 2011
7:15 am
I hope Richt’s freindship with Calloway DID influence him. Calloway was one of our better Oline coaches so opinion matters, and he would give his pal Richt good advice.
Tech Sucks
February 8th, 2011
7:18 am
Go dawgs you fail at life.
JB
February 8th, 2011
7:23 am
Mark is in a tough spot. A couple of things happened here. Calloway AND Richt are both on a short leash. Calloway likes this young coach. Calloway’s parting gift to him is a shot at the big time. Richt/UGA could not fill this job with a big time, seasoned 400K kinda guy without 2 to 3 year terms. That wasn’t going to happen. Coach Friend will probably be an improvement, but a big time OL coach was not coming here. And looking at Richt’s history of hiring, he wouldn’t do it anyway. He is very comfortable with relationship type under the radar hires. Just My 2 cents.
JB
February 8th, 2011
7:28 am
I will tip my hat to Paul Johnson. There are three ex head coach’s on his staff. Groh, McCollum,and Seweek ( sp).
Georgia | MrSEC.com
February 8th, 2011
8:14 am
[...] offensive line coach.”Friend has spent the past four seasons under Neil Callaway at UAB. As The AJC points out, the Blazers ranked 15th nationally in sacks allowed, 30th in total offense, 24th in passing offense [...]
JDawg
February 8th, 2011
8:15 am
Ealy has been kicked off of the team
JDawg
February 8th, 2011
8:16 am
Cheers to Isaiah! He might be the only true tailback we have in the fall. Waushan is history and I hear Caleb is not far behind
JDawg
February 8th, 2011
8:17 am
Can you make that official for us Tim??
ATL Sports Fan
February 8th, 2011
8:18 am
JB, and guess what those ex three head coaches got Paul Johnson? 7 losses. People on here will critiscze Coach Richt for anything and everything he does. Heres my question to the so called “Know it alls”. Name me an offensice line coach that would have been a ’splash’ type of hire? Offensive line coaches are not house hold names. Give me some names without having to look them up on the internet. Heck, if Coach Richt was smart he would hire some of the people that come on here and post their comments. Interesting how there are a lot of un-employed football coaches on here.
JDawg
February 8th, 2011
8:19 am
Ealy is gone!
JDawg
February 8th, 2011
8:19 am
seems newsworthy to me Atl Sports Fan
JB
February 8th, 2011
8:20 am
This is not good news about Ealy. Although he would classified at a mid range type SEC back talent wise, he had proven experience. If King does not come back, we open the season very green at RB.
Crowell and Malcomb, although have some talent. it’s not proven.
JDawg
February 8th, 2011
8:20 am
Mr. SEC football….please confirm the Ealy ouster
Kendawg
February 8th, 2011
8:21 am
Let’s give coach Friend a chance before we grade him. His stats at UAB this past year indicate that he can do the job.
JDawg
February 8th, 2011
8:22 am
losing that experience combined with some pretty decent talent lowers our potential considerably….remember we are only one injury away in every position
legionaire
February 8th, 2011
8:26 am
Welcome to UGA. He will have some talent to work with. The fact that he mad All-SEC at Alabama is a plus because he is used to big time football and has paid his dues at UAB. Looks like a good hire.
ATL Sports Fan
February 8th, 2011
8:26 am
RMike, good post but thats why you are not coaching at the college or pro level. What makes you think they did not do their due diligence? They have been looking at candidates for 2 weeks. Its interesting at the idiots who post on here with zero intelligence. Funny you mentioned upper echelon NFL coaches. Why would you go from the big leagues to college unless it was to be a cordinator or head coach. So that takes the NFL out of play. Same thing goes for a lateral move. You do not take a lateral move unless it is to a better program and better pay. Sometimes even that doesn’t work. Your right Coach Richt should have contacted you and had you be his consultant for this hire.
ATL Sports Fan
February 8th, 2011
8:28 am
If this is true. Ealey must not like the looks of the depth chart. With Malcome and Crowell being RS and true freshmen. He knew his carried were going to be drastically reduced.
gt
February 8th, 2011
8:32 am
Another recruiter type over hard nose coach. There will be peace in the valley but not wins on the scoreboard. One of the best unknown quarterbacks in the pros this year came out of Alabama-Birmingham, he was a rookie this year. Everybody was looking at this kid thinking he was another Cam Newton and where did he come from. Well he came from a team that had no offensive line in college and no one saw his skill because he was running for his life half his career. Richt loves that easy path.
JDawg
February 8th, 2011
8:34 am
Ealy to transfer after being booted off of the team
dawgster
February 8th, 2011
8:35 am
If its true about Ealey, then my fears regarding our depth are going to be a huge problem…We should have gotten 2 RB’s in this class…Crowell and Caffey would have been great additions…Now we could possibly be down to one RB that actually has played in a SEC game, in King, and based on some of his past problems, will he still be on the team come fall…Not sure how we let this happern, i know some things you can’t control, and i hate to be negative with so many positive things that have happened recently, but this could be a problem…What will an injury to Malcome or Crowell do to us at RB…go dawgs
ATL Sports Fan
February 8th, 2011
8:41 am
GT, your name speaks for itself. Funny how you did no research at all. If you would have you would have seen that Joe Webb threw for almost 2300 yards. In order to throw the ball for that many yards he would have had to have a line to block for him. Funny, you mentioned him with Cam Newton. Joe Webb rushed for about 1400 yards and you mentioned cause he was running for his life however you did mention Cam Newton running for his life. I watched a lot of UAB games since I am an alum of UAB and can tell you he was a run first QB, and the lines blocked very well for the lack of talent.
Kenny
February 8th, 2011
8:48 am
WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM MR. FRIEND. WISH YOU ALL THE LUCK. DO SOMETHING THAT COACH SEARLES WAS NOT ABLE TO DO…….COACH THESE GUYS UP!
JDawg
February 8th, 2011
8:53 am
We didnt let it happen……….Ealy is all about Ealy…….never about team……good riddens #3
Dawg Squeeze
February 8th, 2011
8:53 am
Welcome to Athens coach. Hey, do you know anything about how to successfully bred healthly dogs?
JDawg
February 8th, 2011
8:54 am
It is kind of amazing how quiet the press is about this Ealy thing…….wuz up
Supervisor
February 8th, 2011
8:55 am
@JDawg,
Please……….
JB
February 8th, 2011
8:55 am
ATl sports fan…………….stop and think a minute why they call this a blog. Ok, I’ll help. It’s a gathering of opinions from a group of people on a particular subject. Your welcome.
JDawg
February 8th, 2011
9:06 am
You’re right Sup…..my bad
Jborodawg
February 8th, 2011
9:14 am
Pretty good pedigree; looks to be a good hire on the surface. As with the recruiting class, we’ll just have to wait and see.
Welcome to Bulldog Nation, coach Friend!
Supervisor
February 8th, 2011
9:15 am
No big deal…..
Otto
February 8th, 2011
9:23 am
JB the OL stood no chance when the defense has a good idea of what is coming and combine that with a S&C programming that even the staff now admits was lacking. Searles was the one coach proven on the offensive side of the ball outside of UGA. I hope Crowell can pick up 10 yrds running a draw on 3rd down.
cowetadawg
February 8th, 2011
9:41 am
ok Jdawg what is the deal? why try to poke the bear with a stick either link an conformation of shut up
Mobile Dawg
February 8th, 2011
9:45 am
If the Ealy thing is true all I can say is look at Saban’s first year at Bama. He told them what was expected, how it was going to be, and that’s the way it was going to be. Those who didn’t buy in were weeded out pretty quickly. Maybe Richt and McGarity have adopted that philosophy.
If you’re not going to be a positive member, influence, then you’re not going to be here. I like the sound of it, if it hurts a bit in the beginning that’s ok. Nobody said medicine was tasty.
Mobile Dawg
February 8th, 2011
9:48 am
My research on Ealy comes up empty. What’s up Jdawg?
sowega dawg
February 8th, 2011
9:51 am
Mobile Dawg,
Dawg Post is reporting an indefinite suspension for Ealy.
Mobile Dawg
February 8th, 2011
9:52 am
Thank you sowega, any ideas on why?
Jackson
February 8th, 2011
9:54 am
All you need to do with Friend is look at UAB’s statistics the last 4 years. His first year was terrible. But the next three years are fantastic. Statistically better than UGA in rushing all three years. And yes I know, UAB is not in the SEC but UAB does not garner SEC athletes either….
sowega dawg
February 8th, 2011
9:54 am
missed a mandatory disciplinary run, Chris Low at ESPN has the story as well as Dawgs247.
woebegong
February 8th, 2011
9:56 am
I have heard that Ealey missed a punishment run, but I have no idea what he was punished for, or if it is leading to wanting to leave the team. King and Ealey have not been exactly dedicated to UGA, as far as their education and team loyalty go. If the young Mr. Crowell can get up to speed fast, they might, if they even stick around, find they are sharing time with this young man, and if he is good enough-fast enough, they might see extended pine riding time. I personally hope that Ealey straigthens up but I have my doubts, at least from what I have read, that King wants to’ or can, at this point.
AltamahaDawg
February 8th, 2011
9:59 am
There are Oline coaches are making $400,000 and looking to move????
Apples II Oranges
February 8th, 2011
10:11 am
Well Ealey obviously missed the recruitment of Crowell. Way to stay motivated. Not very bright I must say on his part.
UAB
February 8th, 2011
10:13 am
Richt hired another gofer type coach—-he doesn’t want anyone who can upstage him. Look for more mediocrity in the offensive line next year, which may be richt’s last.
nerds! nerds! nerds!
February 8th, 2011
10:25 am
Wow. We get to see Washaun’s true character.
1. Crowell signs with UGA.
2. Washaun gets in trouble.
3. Washaun pouts and stomps his feet. “They can’t punish me. I’m the man.”
4. Washaun suspended indefinitely. GOOD RIDDANCE!
GREAT JOB COACHES
GATA
UGAG Pre-Season #1 Fulmer Cup Champs
February 8th, 2011
10:28 am
Looks like Washout Early just realized what “disposable” means.
No real surprise that Richt has kicked Early (and King)
to the curb for Crowell.
MARK IT DOWN: Richt will dump Caleb King after Spring Practice.
nerds! nerds! nerds!
February 8th, 2011
10:29 am
i honestly don’t think King will qualify. Ealy neither for that matter. Where is the work ethic?
Crowell and Malcome in ‘11
how2fish
February 8th, 2011
10:30 am
UAB really didn’t CMR hire Searles ? He if memory servers was a big name big money hire…again how did that work our for us honestly?
UGAG Pre-Season #1 Fulmer Cup Champs
February 8th, 2011
10:32 am
Now, just sit back and watch…
as all the UGAG idiots trash Ealy and King.
Looks like Ealy and King just now discovered
what UGAG and its red-neck fans are REALLY all about:
Using disposable players to produce REVENUE
for the UGA Athletic Association.
Yawn.
Same as it ever was.
how2fish
February 8th, 2011
10:33 am
Enter your comments here
how2fish
February 8th, 2011
10:35 am
UGAG Pre-Season #1 Fulmer Cup Champs puck you….if we didn’t do anything you would have written how soft CMR is and the program is heading down the tubes because of no discipline..please just troll on.
nerds! nerds! nerds!
February 8th, 2011
10:36 am
Just pointing out the facts Preseason Princess.
“Well done is better than well said.”
Ealey and King did this to themselves.
UgaVIII
February 8th, 2011
10:38 am
–√\—√\—√\—√\—————————–
UGAG Pre-Season #1 Fulmer Cup Champs
February 8th, 2011
10:38 am
And yet, idiot dawg-fans CHEEEEEEEEEEERED mightily
when King and Ealy chose UGAG.
And now, the VERY SAME idiot UGAGA fans are now SO VERY EAGER
to throw both Ealy and King under the bus.
UGAG Pre-Season #1 Fulmer Cup Champs
February 8th, 2011
10:40 am
Poor how2fish moron.
The rruth is just way too hard to handle, isnt it?
how2fish
February 8th, 2011
10:43 am
Amazing everyone wants to bang the “zero tolerance” drum and talk about maintaining discipline, but let a couple of guys screw up and have the hammer brought down on them .And then its Woe Woe we are dreadfully thin at that position how could this of happened?? Accompanied with the wringing of hands and gashing of teeth..what’s next sack cloth and ashes?
how2fish
February 8th, 2011
10:46 am
UGAG Pre-Season #1 Fulmer Cup Champs what is the rruth? Who is the MORON??
AltamahaDawg
February 8th, 2011
10:46 am
I have no doubt that Saban in his first year made a point about how he wants things done. New coach, school had been through a few staffs, which you would think would create some sloppiness. But as I recall, the big news about him cleaning house involved some pretty bad deals, that Nobody would have put up with. One guy was selling cocaine it the parking lot. That’s not exactly Saban’s Law! stuff there. We have also become quite aware of the (fair or not) practises of how he makes rooms for guys. So who really knows. I’m sure he culled a few.
I obviously brought some order to that team, and his results on the field are a good indication. But I don’t know if he really does, or knows anything that everybody else doesn’t. I have a feeling that the conference as a whole would all over those secrets, if there were any. You can’t punish any greater than to kick folks off the team, and suspend them.
I don’t really see any Ol’Miss (just as example, pick any other) players in the news for stuff either. Nutt doesn’t exactly strike me as a ballbuster.
I know damn well they don’t drive any better,or hate beer, in Miss and Alabama, or South Dakota.. There is more to it than coach control. I get the feeling sometimes the Uga administration is more concerned about appearing to be something as they are actually stopping the nonsense distractions. (Damon Evan’s PSA says it all).
We know for a fact that UF has had some instances (that are headlines the same night in Atlanta) that nobody know about til somebody caught up to the story from a rival town. Good for them. And good for Saban for handling it “in house”.
“If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”
Jim Rome Interview with CMR
February 8th, 2011
10:47 am
Rome: “Coach, you’ve had 10 players arrested during this (2010)
off-season and over 40 players arrested or in various trouble with the law in the past 3 years. Is there a discipline problem at UGA?”
Richt: “No. There is not a discipline problem here at Georgia.”
Man, you just cant make this BS up !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AltamahaDawg
February 8th, 2011
10:48 am
He brought, “I” didn’t
UGAG Pre-Season #1 Fulmer Cup Champs
February 8th, 2011
10:48 am
Poor how2fish moron.
The truth is just way too hard to handle, isnt it?
There. Now you should feel better.
woebegong
February 8th, 2011
10:49 am
Gotta love the morons. You idiots _________________(fill in name) would not be pleased with anything that is done by the coaches at UGA. If King and Ealey have indeed, played thier last down for UGA, it is their fault. How in the world kids can give up a chance to get a free ride to a major university or college, just because they act immature and can’t keep out of trouble, I don’t know.
Sometimes, you just can’t do enough for some of these folks, who refuse to do the right thing, given their God given talent and the chances it gives them. It appears that they would probably have ended up as blotter fodder this year anyway.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DAWGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
crossdawg
February 8th, 2011
10:49 am
Washuaun Thug strikes again. Maybe we can trade him to auburn.
UGAG Pre-Season #1 Fulmer Cup Champs
February 8th, 2011
10:54 am
Here’s a recap of how2fish:
UGA signs Caleb King:
“Oh WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW. He’s awesome. We’re gonna ROCK!! Woohoo.”
UGA signs Washaun Ealy:
“Oh WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW. He’s awesome. We’re gonna ROCK!! Woohoo.”
UGA signs Isaiah Crowell:
“Oh WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW. He’s awesome. We’re gonna ROCK!! Woohoo.”
“oh, and by the way, tell those two losers, King and Ealy,
we’re done with them and hit the road.”
How2fish: Boy, am I a great (and typical) UGAG fan or what !!
Go dawgs, yeeeee-haaawwww !!!!!!!!!!
how2fish
February 8th, 2011
11:01 am
UGAG Pre-Season #1 Fulmer Cup Champs yes I do great to know you have the skill to use spell check as its crystal clear you can’t spell truth on you own. Just by being you expands the meaning of word “moron”. now just troll on….. woebegong great post !
how2fish
February 8th, 2011
11:06 am
UGAG Pre-Season #1 Fulmer Cup Champs here’s a recap ” Amazing everyone wants to bang the “zero tolerance” drum and talk about maintaining discipline, but let a couple of guys screw up and have the hammer brought down on them .And then its Woe Woe we are dreadfully thin at that position how could this of happened?? Accompanied with the wringing of hands and gashing of teeth..what’s next sack cloth and ashes? How do you square that with your account? Now get back in your closet the North Ave natives may hear you banging on your keyboard….and that could get ugly.
ATL Sports Fan
February 8th, 2011
11:13 am
Wow, Ealey is already labeled a THUG cause he missed a discipline run and practice. WOW, you people just amaze me. You do know that both him and Caleb King were highly sought after in high school. That goes for Georgia Tech as well. They both were offered and recieved interest from Tech.
ATL Sports Fan is a LIAR !!!!
February 8th, 2011
11:17 am
Neither Ealy nor King were ever offered by Tech.
Neither ever had clearance from Tech admiistration
for an offer to be extended.
What a lying tool.
how2fish
February 8th, 2011
11:19 am
ATL Sports Fan that’s correct but at some point they have to hold up their end of the bargain, they have both been guilty of various off field instances. They at some point have to be held accountable, missing punishment runs, drills etc is a big deal..I don’t think they are thugs they have never done anything violent, drug related etc but they just won’t do right…hope they can turn it around we need them if they will toe the line…if not well Statesboro is not long drive.
UGAG Pre-Season #1 Fulmer Cup Champs
February 8th, 2011
11:20 am
Once again…how2fish proves:
He just can’t handle the truth.
Neither can MOST UGAG fans.
crossdawg
February 8th, 2011
11:22 am
Hey ATL, You may be right. Choir boys also have suspended drivers licenses and keep driving.
Bigdawgtoo
February 8th, 2011
11:34 am
Pacific Dawg-
Thanks for the update on Papulu. Wish him the best in JC and hope the Dawgs stay on him! In two years he can take over for Mr. Jenkins.
woebegong
February 8th, 2011
11:35 am
I just read where ESPN has a story that Ealey has been suspended indefinitly from the team and will not be allowed to use the facilities. He has supposedly not been kicked off the team yet. He just can’t practice or use any of the facilities.
Sopposedly though, the Asst. Athletic Directer will not confirm or deny the story. And to think, I thought those guys would never make good politicians.
MassiveDawg
February 8th, 2011
11:37 am
Vasi “Tomstone”Papulu would be a great addition after Big John Jenkins leaves for the NFL. Any word on which Junior College he is enrolling at?
whodawg
February 8th, 2011
12:08 pm
How many times do we have to hire the wrong guy? I agree that Dave Johnson was the onr we should have hired. Enter your comments here
Mo Money
February 8th, 2011
12:14 pm
why is UGA forced to hire these no name coaches from little schools? Can’t they attract some big names from top programs in the SEC and around the country?? I need a drink.
Pacific Dawg
February 8th, 2011
1:26 pm
MassiveDawg
I talked with Vasi’s father today at work. Vasi “Tombstone” Papulu has been Accepted at San Joaquin Delta College in norhtern California. They have a well respected JC football team. So, for now, Tombstone is a Delta College Mustang.
damngooddawg!
February 8th, 2011
3:11 pm
I get a kick out of the envy/hate spewed on dawg blogs by you rotten tooth, first cousin inbreds who probably only go on a college campus to mow the grass or sweep the floors. You retards need to get a life…nah, just go back to pickin buggers and eatin um. That’s all your pea brains can handle…
Am I being too harsh???? Nah….
TexasDawg
February 8th, 2011
5:19 pm
I would like to see CMR to hire a top NFL LB coach that has experience
in 3-4 defense. Go DAWGS!
Preston
February 11th, 2011
1:17 pm
I’m pretty sure everyone here (I’m talking to UGA fans) would love to see Ealey and King get their heads screwed on straight and start living up to all the hyped up expectations. It’s absolutely justified to vent your disappointment on these blogs because that’s what these blogs are for. That being said, barring any more bonehead moves by these two, they should have every opportunity to compete for their spots on the rotation.