Herschel Walker chimes in on the Dogs’ ‘Dream Team,’ and other notes
A few quick notes to start the day:
- Herschel Walker became the latest to chime in on Georgia’s recruiting class. “How about that Dawgs ‘Dream Team’ Coach Mark Richt recruited?” Walker posted Thursday evening on Twitter. “We finally kept our Georgia boys at home. Nice job Coach.” Walker previously had expressed concerns about elite prospects leaving the state.
- Georgia basketball signee Kentavious Caldwell-Pope received a high honor Thursday: He was chosen as a McDonald’s All-American. The shooting guard from Greenville (Ga.) will be one of 24 players in the prestigious all-star game March 30 at Chicago’s United Center. According to the game’s website, 10 previous McDonald’s All-Americans went on to play for UGA: Terry Fair (a 1979 selection), Dominique Wilkins (1979), James Banks (1980), Vern Fleming (1980), Donald Hartry (1982), Melvin Howard (1983), Litterial Green (1988), Shaun Golden (1989), Carlos Strong (1992) and Damien Wilkins (1999).
- Mark Fox will coach against one of his former players when Georgia plays at South Carolina on Saturday. Gamecocks forward Malik Cooke transferred from Nevada, where he played two years for Fox and started all 34 games in the 2008-09 season. “What a great kid,” Fox said. “It’ll be a strange experience, certainly, to go against him. Always root for him. Certainly won’t root for him on Saturday, but I do know we better block his butt off the boards because he’s a great offensive rebounder.” Cooke, who is from Charlotte, is averaging 8.5 points and 6.4 rebounds in 24.7 minutes per game for the Gamecocks.
- Georgia and Georgia Tech will battle again Saturday -– this time in men’s tennis. The Bulldogs have dominated the rivalry in this sport, winning 24 consecutive matches and 57 of 65 against the Yellow Jackets. Saturday’s match starts at 1 p.m. at Tech’s Bill Moore Tennis Center.
- Speaking of rivalries, Georgia and Florida also will meet Saturday –- this time in gymnastics. No. 1-ranked Florida (6-0, 3-0 SEC) vs. No. 4 Georgia (6-2, 2-1) in sold-out Stegeman Coliseum at 4 p.m.
- And finally, several folks on the blog about Will Friend asked for details on how his candidacy for the UGA offensive line coaching job started. I asked Friend that. “The first thing that happened was, Mike called me, Coach Bobo called me, told me he was interested and would like to talk,” Friend said. “I told him I would be in Athens whenever he needed. And so it kind of went from there. Did not hear much about it [for a while] because it was at the end of recruiting. For a week and a half, two week, period, didn’t hear much. Finally got a call from Coach Richt, and he wanted me to come over and meet.”
– Tim Tucker, UGA Blog
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dawgforlife
February 11th, 2011
8:53 am
Tebow is not the greatest…he’s just the latest…Walker is the best college football player who ever lived…Tebow= great teammate, nice guy, hard worker; but, better than Walker not when Walker has a 104 fever. Tebow won two titles yes…one from the bench….Tebow broke Walker’s record …yes…doing in four years what Walker did in three…Tebow was a good player…but, played the wing-T and is a major project as an NFL player…but, he is not top 5 in SEC history…maybe top 20 but not top 5…Walker, Jackson, Manning Archie, Manning Peyton, Alworth…he comes somewhere below those
82Dawg
February 11th, 2011
8:55 am
jb yes I support CMR always have always will…but if he doesn’t turn us around this year I will support the change as well.MY question is “HOW” do you know we could have had Chavis the year before? I too want to play for NC. You and HT and everybody else can get on here and bi**h and moan about Richt but he is here for 2011 we just need to support him and the team. If you are a Hartman fund contributor send letters to McGarity if he does produce this year. But for now everyone needs to support him as the moaning only hurts the school…
dawgster
February 11th, 2011
8:56 am
@JB..i think its way too early to tell if this was a good hire or not…I’m sure Coach Friend came highly recommended and even though he didn’t come from an elited football program doesn’t say what kind of coach he is or what type he will be…As i said before the whold dawg nation would have been in uproar had we matched the salary at Texas…Let Texas pay that kind of money, perhaps he is worth it, but based on the results we have had the past two seasons many dawg fans would say he wasn’t…I personally think he was and is a very good coach, but took some heat for his O-lines not performing, especially run blocking…Coach Friend will bring some new spirit and some subtle changes that will help along with the renewed S&C program…but just for the record, ‘who is the best out there that we could have pulled away”..from an elite program….Most of the elite O-line coaches are making a huge salary and thus making a lateral move would be diffiicult to pull off from a salary standpoint…I personally think we did just find, but time will tell…go dawgs
JB
February 11th, 2011
8:57 am
When Walker was at UGA, winning the game was NEVER in doubt. Between him and Erk, people did not want to play UGA…………..Miss those days.
JB
February 11th, 2011
8:58 am
82 dawg……..I agree with everything you said…..
MCG DAWG
February 11th, 2011
8:58 am
Say this for Herschel as well….the guy NEVER thumped his chest or spiked the ball…simply ran over and handed it to the ref. The new guys need to take a lesson from THE LEGEND !!!!!!
dawgster
February 11th, 2011
9:00 am
@82Dawg…amen to your comments…nothing good comes from the negative comments we see on here, only hurts the program,…Coach Richt has an opportunity next season to turn it around, i think he will, and when he does, many of these guys on here will jump right on that ship…As you said if he doesn’t improve things, then our AD will do whats best for the UGA…unitil then lets just support the team and be excited about this fantastic recruiting class that when added to what we have should have us in contention the next few years…go dawgfs
JB
February 11th, 2011
9:00 am
I knew about Chavous because a friend in our Bulldawg club is buddies with Bobo and told me he and Mark had talked and that there was interest from Chavous. And I know i’m not spelling his name right.
dawgster
February 11th, 2011
9:01 am
should read go dawgs…
82Dawg
February 11th, 2011
9:01 am
@MCG DAWG ….I agree there is to much “ME” in football today, instead of “TEAM”.
jasont13
February 11th, 2011
9:04 am
What people don’t understand is, if UGA fired Richt in this past January the recruiting class would have been in shambles. Case in point, look at what happen to Pittsburgh. They had 21 committments and had a Top 20 class at the end of December. They forced Coach Mustache out and 15 commitments de-committed. The new staff had to piece together their recruiting class.
sandman053
February 11th, 2011
9:05 am
You can say what you want to about Friend, but HIS O-line had 12 sacks in 12 games…I’ll take that since he had supposedly “inferior” talent to us. I think he is gonna get the big uglies ready to push some folks around this year. Go Dawgs!
dawgster
February 11th, 2011
9:08 am
@JB…you’re wrong on that…my my son is 15 years old and all his friends he plays ball with know who Walker is…i can assure you these kids would know who was sitting across from them…Oh an by the way, many of his friends are not dawg fans but they know about the special players that played the game..go dawgs
Dawg Fud
February 11th, 2011
9:09 am
Gatormeat,
I understand the point you are trying to make but you should also know that bowl stats were not included in Herschel’s era as they were in Tebow’s.
I take nothing away from Tebow. He was/is a gamer and a helluva human being.
dawgster
February 11th, 2011
9:11 am
@jason13..you are correct our recruiting would have taken a huge hit….its about building relationships, i don’t know why that is so hard for some to understand….lets see what happens next season and even more so the season after to see if this staff can gel this talent into a force to be reckoned with…i think they will and then the nasayers can have at it…go dawgs…
Mobile Dawg
February 11th, 2011
9:12 am
Tim, thanks for the info on Coach Friend. Interesting that Bobo made the first contact, but he is the OC, and the OL, is part of the O so maybe that’s the norm. Have a good Friday all ! Coach’em up Friend.
Tard Dawg
February 11th, 2011
9:12 am
No point in recruiting a losing team out of state. Plenty of thugs here.
sandman053
February 11th, 2011
9:13 am
dawgster you seen the stats on Friend’s O-line? I am not disappointed at all.
DawginLex
February 11th, 2011
9:14 am
Archie Griffin couldn’t hold HW’s jockstrap
Tebow was great but not as great as Herschel.
Herschel-class act who has been critical at times but did it the right way and will still be around to be heard from again.
Tarkenton-Washed up has been looking for any kind of media attention who does a drive by shooting on the coaching staff of his alma mater only to never be heard from again.
dawgster
February 11th, 2011
9:17 am
Saw the other day that Walker still runs a 4.39 forty or less…The man is 48 years old…that just isn’t fair in any world…go dawgs
dawgster
February 11th, 2011
9:19 am
@sandman053…totally agree…as i said from all indications is a very good coach…i say lets give him a chance instead of saying we could have had this guy, or that guy…He is our O-line coach for at least next season so lets hope he does well…i say he at least deserves two years to get his program in place and his recruits…what do you think”…go dawgs
Who now is Hurschell Walka ?
February 11th, 2011
9:19 am
The answer is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2oZWpqtNi4
dawgster
February 11th, 2011
9:23 am
@DawginLex….you are point on with Fran…can’t respect someone that does that during recruiting and in public forum…Since he is so knowledgable about coaching why not try it, then maybe i could give him some due for bashing our coaches, but not in the manner that he did…go dawgs
Buckeye
February 11th, 2011
9:23 am
MCG,
Agree. Too much ” look at me” and the chest thump and look to the sky crapola – at all levels.
82,
Fact: Archie Griffin won two Heismans. Hard to hold Herschel’s jock with a Heisman in each hand.
If not mistaken, we’ve had two MORE Heisman winner’s since Archie.
Jeffro Bodeen
February 11th, 2011
9:24 am
I feel so much better now that I know he was Coach Bobo’s choice…. wish they would consulted a little more with someone who knows a lot about the position and the list of available candidates out there…someone like , maybe my 8 year old son or, ooohhh even better, maybe that guy who lives inder the interstate overpass!! Bobo is probably pitching manure to Richt in hopes that he’ll fail and maybe they’ll offer HIM the job at the end of next season. Wouldn’t be surprised if that happened at all!!!!
Buckeye
February 11th, 2011
9:24 am
Apologies to 82, meant to respond to my friend dog in lex.
frannie T mae
February 11th, 2011
9:24 am
Fran Tarkenton spoke the truth you kool aid drinking idiots . He aint afraid to speak out like many fans were afraid to do. This dream team aint even played a down in college football and you ignorant urchins are once again setting yourselves up nicely to be once again to be a laughing stock across the college football world.
DawginLex
February 11th, 2011
9:30 am
Buckeye,
Archie Griffin was nowhere near the college player that Herschel was and that is an undeniable fact.
Archie played on great teams that he helped.
Herschel made a good team great.
There is a big difference.
Both are great people and have made their universities proud.
dawgster
February 11th, 2011
9:30 am
@frannie T mae…i ‘m only going to address such an absurd post this one time, but when you post comments like this do you really think anyone is going to give you any respect for what you say…of course you probably don’t care…so what does it really matter…
Dawgrulz
February 11th, 2011
9:32 am
JB I know you are a big UGA fan, but you and all of the negative Dawg fans are part of the problem with hiring new coaches. 1) UGA proved that money was no object for hiring a defensive coordinator and it got us a 4th or 5th choice at best. When all of the fans are clamoring for the Coaches heads on a silver platter and declaring we have one more year or they will be fired, do you really think that this is CMR’s fault that we can not get a big name coach. I have not heard Texas fans wanting to fire Mack Brown, I guess they show more stability. What coach at a big school wants to come in for potentially one year and then have to find a job? No one.
DawginLex
February 11th, 2011
9:32 am
I have no problem with someone being critical but you need to do it in the right way.
and riddle me this, Where is Francis now? Will he ever be heard from again regarding UGA football?
The answer is no. He got what he wanted. His hair salon products or party rings or whatever crap he is selling these days got a brief rise in sales and he got his name mentioned in the news.
Kentavious = 1 and done
February 11th, 2011
9:32 am
McD’s all american = two years tops before going pro.
Was this the real Herschel or one of the dozen next Herschels making these comments?
Knowshow let Herschel down.
February 11th, 2011
9:33 am
Hope the Crowell kid is good as advertised but i thought the same with many others under Mark Richt.
sandman053
February 11th, 2011
9:33 am
I never played offense, but it looked to me that blocking is blocking. I mean it isn’t that bad-looking. I mean you put the other guy on his a$$…but with that said I’m sure there some different things he needs to teach these guys and study film and stuff.
UGA Alum / Attorney Hale Almand
February 11th, 2011
9:34 am
Another “throw them udner bus” article
from UGA homer Chip Towers today.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
What can be said about Waushan Ealy, Caleb King, and Dexter Moody.
Let’s just ask UGA Alum Hale Almand,
who is a recognized authority on UGA. Quote:
“We may not make a university student out of him, but if we can teach him to read and write, maybe he can work at the post office rather than as a garbage man when he gets through with his athletic career.”
So, will UGAG be starting up a new Postal Service degree program,
as part of their remedial, oops, “Developmental” Studies program ??
DawginLex
February 11th, 2011
9:35 am
I don’t know Hale, are you looking for work?
They finally kick you out of the law profession?
Tard Dawg
February 11th, 2011
9:36 am
How many more decades will UGA fans talk about Herschel?
DawginLex
February 11th, 2011
9:36 am
What coach at a big school wants to come in for potentially one year and then have to find a job? No one.
*****************************************************************
Exactly right.
That is what is so amazing about the recruiting class that was brought in because I know for a fact that “Richt only has one more year” was used time and time again in the recruiting wars.
frannie T mae
February 11th, 2011
9:36 am
@ dawgster. Whats wrong did I step on your sensitive toes? You know deep down its the truth. The last few years the record speaks for itself. Fran is correct about Richts comments and paying him 3 million a year for crap.
Tard Dawg
February 11th, 2011
9:37 am
UGA is the Clemson of the SEC.
DawginLex
February 11th, 2011
9:37 am
I don’t know Tard, how many more times will you try and drive in the HOV lane on I-75 with your blow up doll date in the front seat??????????????????????
Tard Dawg
February 11th, 2011
9:38 am
GA Tech is the ugly red headed retarded stepchild of the state of Georgia.
10 to 6
February 11th, 2011
9:38 am
Mike Bobo is a genius !
14 to 7 Air Force
February 11th, 2011
9:39 am
So is Paul Johnson!!!!!!!!!
Dense Fooly
February 11th, 2011
9:40 am
Who cares? Which of his multiple personalities said this? That should be specified in the quotes.
Tard Dawg
February 11th, 2011
9:40 am
Lex – Until I get caught. Coincidentally, I named her Uga.
DawginLex
February 11th, 2011
9:42 am
frannie t mae,
Would you at least admit that Fran went about it the wrong way?
Did he offer to meet with Coach Richt, then go on the radio show? NO
Has he been heard from since? NO
Has he gone back on the radio and talked about the recruiting class and the changes in S&C program that he blasted on the show? NO
Has he been over to UGA to talk to Joe T about the S&C program since he was so critical of it? NO
JB
February 11th, 2011
9:48 am
This blog, read by 200-300 people IS NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM. Losing is the problem. And losing Ugly. How can 20-30 bloggers be responsible for our Spring Bulldog Club meeting going from 700 from 3 years ago to 100 last year, It ain’t the chicken. I agree 100% that Mark should have been given this year to try and correct things, But the clamor is down because it’s not football season. This blog lit up with 1000 hits after a game last year, and it wasn’t fit for woman and children to read. So, the handful on here are not the reason we HAD to hire the OL coach from UAB.
HairyDawg
February 11th, 2011
9:48 am
Buckeye….maybe Art Schlichter should run your Alumni Association. You could place bets on which recruits you sign. Maybe an over under on the total weight by class.
Oh and six
February 11th, 2011
9:48 am
If all you dawgers would spend 1/2 the time on your jobs as you do wagging your meet on these blogs, Georgia would be a somewhat better place.