Gator chomps and Bulldog barks followed Richt on spring break
ATHENS – Georgia’s football team switched gears from spring break to spring practice Tuesday — a rather jolting change.
Just back from the university’s spring break, which many players and coaches spent on the beach, the Bulldogs returned to the practice field on an unseasonably warm afternoon. They held their second session of spring practice, 12 days after the first.
“Spring break — for spring football, it really does stink,” coach Mark Richt said. “You get ‘em working; you get ‘em up to a certain point of readiness, mentally, physically. And then boom, they’re gone. . . . And we [coaches] are, too. Our minds — we’re out of here, too.
“It’s hard to just come back off spring break and just expect everybody to look great. But hopefully we’ll be locked in and ready to go from here on.”
Richt spent part of his spring break on the beach in Jamaica, and listen to what greeted him there:
“I’m not lying to you: The first time we laid down our stake at the beach — laid it down just barely, hadn’t even sat down yet, just trying to get the chair aligned with the sun — two Gators [fans] are right [next] to where my chair was, right where I was looking.”
He had other encounters with SEC fans on the trip, too.
“I’ll tell you what, man: The SEC is everywhere,” he said.
“I got a couple of these,” he added, showing the Gator chomp. “But I had a lot of great Bulldogs barking, too, so it was good.”
Anyway, a rested Richt and his team were back at work Tuesday.
“I thought we were a little sluggish,” Richt said. “I hate to make it sound like it was a bad [practice] because it really wasn’t, but I don’t think everybody did a real good job over spring break staying in shape.”
The Bulldogs will practice again on Thursday.
Bare-handed Murray
If you’re wondering, quarterback Aaron Murray practiced without gloves Tuesday.
He wore them in Georgia’s 10-6 Liberty Bowl loss to Central Florida, a choice that drew much debate after the game.
“Yeah, I definitely heard a lot of second-guessing,” Murray said Tuesday. “But when you go back and watch the film, most of the bad plays were not due to throwing. It was more mental errors. So it had nothing to do with the glove.”
In any case, Murray said he doesn’t plan to wear a glove on his throwing hand during games or practices in the future unless cold weather possibly dictates.
“I felt good with it heading into the [bowl] game, with the weather and everything,” he said. “But as of right now we’re just using the hand.”
Murray participated fully in Tuesday’s practice, and he said his ankle, which he sprained in a pickup soccer game last month, “feels 100 percent.”
“I’m still doing rehab just to make sure it stays strong,” he said. “But I felt great out there today and really haven’t had any problems in about a week or so.”
Benedict’s long road back
Offensive lineman Brent Benedict, who was redshirted as a freshman last season after suffering a severe knee injury in high school, said he is a “full-go” participant this spring.
“It was a long road coming back,” he said.
He is working at right guard.
Donations rise
Donations to the Georgia athletics program have topped last year’s level despite the Bulldogs’ first losing football season in 14 years.
Contributions to the “Hartman Fund,” the fund-raising vehicle that is tied to football season tickets, stood at $22.94 million as of Monday night with “still a few dribbling in,” according to Dave Muia, the athletics department official who oversees fund-raising and alumni relations.
That total exceeds last year’s contributions of $22.74 million.
This year’s stated deadline for contributions was Feb. 15, but the cutoff, as usual, was flexible.
– Tim Tucker, AJC
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320 comments Add your comment
1eyedJack
March 23rd, 2011
2:47 pm
Congratulations GT1977. It seems that you have successfully “engineered” a wonder drug that makes you feel at once persecuted and justified.
DawginLex
March 23rd, 2011
2:54 pm
GT1977 you dumb moron.
I tried to converse with you regarding your football team.
You responded with how smart you are.
Now you are surprised and offended.
What a delusional dumba$$.
Your mother probably wishes abortion was legal back in the day
GTgrad03
March 23rd, 2011
2:55 pm
Enter your comments here
GTgrad03
March 23rd, 2011
2:56 pm
I tried to warn you about GT1977. He’s probably just a sad little man, bored in his mothers basement. Don’t stoop to his level. He’s trying to get you guys fired up and I can see it’s working. GT IS the best though
ClinchCountyDawg
March 23rd, 2011
2:59 pm
GT 1977 = Gtgrad03
GT1977
March 23rd, 2011
3:03 pm
Sad? No, Delusional? No, Little? No (6′3″ 210) Bored? maybe. And no ClinchCountyDawg I have no need to post under multiple names, it seems you guys get fired up enough just by laying a few facts out there. GTgrad03 can go back home, why are you on a UGA blog defending THEM? I can’t believe my eyes.
GTgrad03
March 23rd, 2011
3:08 pm
Please sir, do not associate me with that degenerate loser. Not all tech fans are nerdy momma’s boys with nothing better to do with there lives than pester UGA fans…
GT1977
March 23rd, 2011
3:22 pm
GTgrad03, why do you have resort to name calling? I do have better things to do than argue with obese rednecks but I will not stand here and do nothing while they attack me and OUR(?) school. P.S. yes I do love my momma so momma’s boy is not really an insult.
MiltonDAWG
March 23rd, 2011
3:26 pm
wow things are getting heated, NERD FIGHT!!!!!?
Tech athletics don't exist
March 23rd, 2011
3:27 pm
When was the last time tech’s baseball team played for a national championship? Was is BEFORE UGA’s last appearance? Stop bragging about baseball
GT1977
March 23rd, 2011
3:45 pm
When was the last time UGA did anything worth mentioning? Girls gymnastics not included, I have to admit they are very good.
BUCKEYE
March 23rd, 2011
3:50 pm
Clinch,
Nope. But it is clouding up and we may have a shower later up here in Atlanta. I’m wearing shorts right now but may have to put on some jeans in a bit. Thanks for checking in and thinking of me.
Shame we lost Liz Taylor today, she was a legend.
BUCKEYE
March 23rd, 2011
3:54 pm
DawginLex,
So the spread is 5 and the overunder is like 140. I think the spread is a joke because scores are always inflated at the end with the winning team getting to the line in the last minute or two.
Taking the over would suggest both teams are running and nailing threes. If Calipari opts to take away our threes then I’ll take the under and we’ll see who is better at staying out of foul trouble, Sullinger or Harrelson.
GT1977
March 23rd, 2011
3:55 pm
I now declare this blog officially done. Me 1 – Dawg Turds 0. You all have just been defeated by a legend, there’s no shame in that.
DAWG07
March 23rd, 2011
3:55 pm
DAWG’s record in 10 leaves little time for breaks or vacations?
DawginLex
March 23rd, 2011
3:59 pm
GT1977,
your vote doesn’t count nerd.
I abused you and showed you for what you are.
You never answered my questions.
You could never counter any point I made.
I completely destroyed you.
DawginLex 49
Nerd GT1977 -0-
Game over
Class dismissed
GT1977
March 23rd, 2011
3:59 pm
DAWG07, see above. This blog is dead. Move on.
Dawg Gone
March 23rd, 2011
4:01 pm
Buckeye 2nd that about Liz Taylor I had a Uncle that was the poster boy of a “one woman” man he married my Aunt right after getting home from WWII and they were inseparable the rest of their lives..but he told me of being at a party in New York in the early 50’s when she was still in her early 20’s and he told me he was “spell bound” by her beauty, this from a ex-Marine I would never have thought to hear the phrase “spell bound” ever pass his lips. Another good friend of the family meet her in the mid 60’s and said he just couldn’t take his eyes off of her and that if you were a man and she was in a room you could feel her presence even when you weren’t looking at her. Until you factor in the 8 husbands its hard to credit that type of talk..
DawginLex
March 23rd, 2011
4:02 pm
Buckeye, a spread is designed to get action. 5 is about right.
I’m still predicting overtime.
Don’t know about Harrelson vs Sullinger. Eloy Vargas could actually be the key sub in the game.
There is talk of Liggins guarding Craft which would put Knight on Diebler. Height advantage to Diebler.
UK beat Louisville this year by 20 at Louisville by Liggins taking Siva completely out of the game. The old cut the head off the snake theory.
I think UK’s concern is who the head of the snake is.
GT1977
March 23rd, 2011
4:04 pm
DawginLex, don’t get this thing going again. I thought you bowed out gracefully a while ago. You didn’t make any points besides admitting that I am smarter than you and calling me a nerd. You should be graceful in defeat sir. You were however, not a worthy opponent. It was like Mike Tyson vs. Robin Givens. I made you my b***h. See above as well, this blog is done.
Dawg Gone
March 23rd, 2011
4:04 pm
GT1977 did you say something the Bull Dog nation wasn’t paying attention to you…I’d get used to that (just a hint)
DawginLex
March 23rd, 2011
4:06 pm
I say when the blog is done gerbil boy, not you.
I’m a frequent blogger on the AJC.
You are a internet troll the size of a gnat.
I abused you. You know it and all my DAWG brethren know it.
I have beaten folks much better than you.
You are not even in the top 10.
ClinchCountyDawg
March 23rd, 2011
4:07 pm
Buckeye
Kentucky will dominate Ohio State. You will have tear stains all over your cute wittle sweater vest.
GT1977
March 23rd, 2011
4:09 pm
Holy crap, please forgive me! I didn’t know you were a frequent blogger on the AJC, that changes everything. I take back everything I said about you. You are a superior human being. I beg your forgiveness and want you to know I will never make disparaging remarks to you or any other UGA fan on these blogs ever again.
DawginLex
March 23rd, 2011
4:10 pm
That’s better. Good for you to know your place
WIN WITH RICHT
March 23rd, 2011
4:10 pm
Enter your comments here
BUCKEYE
March 23rd, 2011
4:11 pm
DawginLex,
I’ve heard the same about Nicole Kidman in person….an unbelievable presense.
BUCKEYE
March 23rd, 2011
4:12 pm
Clinch,
Who is in your Final Four?
Dawg Gone
March 23rd, 2011
4:12 pm
DawginLex looks like the Bugs will be annoying this year..no threat just annoying.
DawginLex
March 23rd, 2011
4:12 pm
Kinda like roaches?
WIN WITH RICHT
March 23rd, 2011
4:13 pm
GT1977
Glad that you see the error of your ways.
BUCKEYE
March 23rd, 2011
4:13 pm
I would prefer to be barked at than chomped on.
DawginLex
March 23rd, 2011
4:13 pm
Later gentlemen and gerbil boy
BUCKEYE
March 23rd, 2011
4:17 pm
Clinch,
Here you go……You may want to put one on layaway.
http://shop.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/COLLEGE_Ohio_State_Buckeyes/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_Black_Sweater_Vest
GT1977
March 23rd, 2011
4:18 pm
Goodbye DawginLex, it was a pleasure defeating you mercilessly. I’m about to get off work, get into my Mercedes, go home to my beautiful wife and large house and gloat about what an eventful day I’ve had destroying you. The kids will be proud of there father. Have fun in your trailer with Mrs. Fatty McChunkybuns. See you on the next blog.
Dawg Gone
March 23rd, 2011
4:19 pm
BUCKEYE I think I’d rather be chomped on by Liz Taylor in the 60’s or Nicole Kidman today.. but that’s just one Bull Dogs opinion…later.
BLOG SCORECARD
March 23rd, 2011
4:22 pm
DawginLex 92
Nerd from Tech nuttin,nada,zilch,zero
Go back to your wife? More like go back to your roommate Achmed.
ClionchCountyDawg
March 23rd, 2011
4:24 pm
Buckeye
My final four includes Duke, Kentucky, BYU, and Kansas. BTW, real men don’t wear cute wittle sweater vests.
GT1977
March 23rd, 2011
4:27 pm
Achmed? I was wondering when a racial slur would make an appearance. You’ve done UGA proud Blog Scorecard. Your score should be reversed though.
showmedog
March 23rd, 2011
4:31 pm
Never seen a worse $2.9 million coach. I would be ashamed. On the job training after 10 or so years.
BUCKEYE
March 23rd, 2011
4:31 pm
Clinch,
I bet you’d look good in this…………..
http://shop.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/COLLEGE_Ohio_State_Buckeyes/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_Infant_Scarlet-Cream_Two-Piece_Creeper_Set
BUCKEYE
March 23rd, 2011
4:33 pm
Dawg gone,
Good one. LOL and I agree. Kidman is a bit skinny for me. Liz must have been something in her 20’s/30’s.
ClinchCountyDawg
March 23rd, 2011
4:33 pm
GT1977
Who is the one insulted? You or Achmed?
BUCKEYE
March 23rd, 2011
4:34 pm
Clinch,
And it’s on sale!!!
BUCKEYE
March 23rd, 2011
4:36 pm
Clinch,
I almost find myself pulling for Florida over Jimmer. I guess it’s just because I’ve watched several of their games and know them better. I’ve not seen anything but highlights on Jimmer. We shall see.
WIN WITH RICHT
March 23rd, 2011
4:37 pm
GT1977
How did you meet your roommate Avhmed? I bet you tapped him on the foot in a stall in a bathroom at the Atlanta airport.
Mule-Camp
March 23rd, 2011
5:17 pm
The only thing that is gonna follow Richt is how well Will Muschamp does with Fla….if Richt doesn’t beat him at least this year he will be looking for a new job….Maybe he can be a vendor at Gainesville’s Mule Camp after his failed stint at Georgia!
AltamahaDawg
March 23rd, 2011
5:33 pm
I’m sure the folks on the beaches of Jamaica were not impressed with the jorts and oversized tank tops.
trey
March 23rd, 2011
5:57 pm
You can tell how far the Yellow Maggot’s taliban program has fallen when they actually thump their breasts, I mean chest, in excitement over beating a very bad UGA baseball team. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA omg I can’t stop laughing.
In other news I see G-day is on TV. Is M-day (maggot day) on tv?
UGASlobberknocker
March 23rd, 2011
6:13 pm
I dont think any one game, including Fla, is going to do in Richt, but in my mind, 9-3 is the bare minimum acceptable record for Ga in 2011 . Here is my logic.
6 games we have no business losing: Vandy, Ky, Tenn, Ole Miss, N Mx St, and Coastal Carolina (still cant believe they are on the schedule..pathetic). Those aren’t just bad teams, they are VERY bad teams.We better go 6-0 on these cupcakes.
That leaves 6 games, I rank them by my perception of toughness
1-Florida in Jax
2-SC in Athens
3-Boise St in Atlanta
4T- Miss State in Athens
4T-Auburn in Athens
6-Tech in Atlanta
Of the 6 toughest games, there is only one true road game and its in Atlanta. Only one is outside of Ga and that’s just across the border (3 in Athens, BSU in the Ga Dome, Tech in Atlanta and the 50/50 crowd in Jax.) To me, a split of those 6 at 3-3 would be disappointing, but doing just that should put UGA at 9-3.,(assuming 6-0 vs the cupcakes) . lose more than half of those 6,, IMO Richt is in trouble.