Bulldogs are hit hard by injuries; Commings shifts to safety
ATHENS – Injuries have piled up for the Georgia football team, which continued spring practice Thursday with a number of key players sidelined.
Particularly hard hit were the inside-linebacker and safety positions.
At inside linebacker, projected starters Christian Robinson and Alec Ogletree missed the practice because of a concussion and a strained groin, respectively, and backup Michael Gilliard was out with a sprained knee.
At safety, Jakar Hamilton was sidelined with a concussion, Marc Deas with a tweaked hamstring and Bacarri Rambo with a previously reported sprained knee ligament.
The rash of injuries left the Bulldogs practicing with only two healthy scholarship inside linebackers, Richard Samuel and Brandon Burrows, and one healthy scholarship safety, Shawn Williams.
Coaches responded by shifting Sanders Commings, who started nine games at cornerback last season, to safety — at least for now and possibly for good. It’s a move that had been contemplated even before the injuries.
“The safety position is pretty low as far as depth,” Deas said Thursday night. “What we pretty much have now are the walk-ons and Shawn. . . . Sanders is new to it, so he’s learning plays and stuff. . . . I think he’s adjusted pretty well.”
On offense, tailback Washaun Ealey remained sidelined with a strained left hamstring. Ealey has missed the past five practices.
Rambo is not expected to return to practice this spring, and it is not clear when the others will be back.
Georgia said Robinson and Hamilton are “day to day” and Ogletree “out indefinitely.” Deas said he hopes to be back at practice by Monday, and UGA said Gilliard is expected back before the April 16 G-Day game, which completes spring practice. Ealey also could be back next week.
Outside linebacker Cornelius Washington chose to focus on the upside of the injury situation.
“It makes us better, I feel like, because it gives you opportunities to put guys in new places and see what they can do,” Washington said. “Whenever you have an injury, another guy steps up and fills in the spot. It makes us communicate better because a new guy might not know this or that, so we’re all talking. That just builds habits. Later on, when the [first-teamers] get back, we should still communicate like that.”
Thursday’s practice was Georgia’s 10th of the allotted 15 this spring. Despite the extensive injuries at linebacker and safety, “the defense won” the practice, coach Mark Richt said in a statement. He didn’t meet with reporters. The Bulldogs won’t practice Friday but will hold a closed scrimmage in Sanford Stadium on Saturday.
– Tim Tucker, AJC
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rex
April 7th, 2011
8:19 pm
first!
rex
April 7th, 2011
8:19 pm
my life’s ambitions are now complete
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
April 7th, 2011
8:23 pm
should be cause for concern, especially the concussions
Big Dawg
April 7th, 2011
8:24 pm
We seem to always have a lot of injuries…..
merbertmoover
April 7th, 2011
8:25 pm
im number 3! woohoo!
merbertmoover
April 7th, 2011
8:26 pm
dang…..on a separate note, a concussion? man that’s pretty brutal for spring ball. what happened tim?
Bobo, Bobo, a pirate's life for me
April 7th, 2011
8:27 pm
Tim,
I feel like every time UGA goes and hits in practice we tend to see a lot of injuries…Do other teams receive the amount of injuries the Dawgs tend to see throughout spring and summer practice?
zzggyy
April 7th, 2011
8:29 pm
Georgia said Robinson and Ogletree are “day to day” and Ogletree “out indefinitely.” ????
footballfan-365
April 7th, 2011
8:32 pm
uh oh some players are banged up here comes the negative comments and right after that here comes the folks who constantly remind us we lost to colorado and ucf!
footballfan-365
April 7th, 2011
8:36 pm
And before tide roll gets here we know uga missed out on a few lineman!
Old_School_FB
April 7th, 2011
8:47 pm
It probably goes back to UGA’s lack of a quality Strength and Conditioning program. Groin strains, hamstrings, etc…How in the world did UGA end up with a former video coordinator as the HSC??? All successful teams/programs are built in the weight room in the off-season. While LSU, Alabama, Tennessee and Florida are getting after it in the weight room with their respective strength coaches, what exactly is UGA doing?!?!?!
Dawgs eat their own poop
April 7th, 2011
8:47 pm
Looks like another 5-6 season for the Ole Miss of the SEC East.
ugab
April 7th, 2011
8:56 pm
does alabama and florida worry about a lil sprain. wtf. every year the same sht. pulled groins pulled hammys. it is called not being in shape and we have 2 rbs out. too little contact means go bak to acc
Tim Tucker
April 7th, 2011
8:56 pm
zzggyy: Yes, that’s what they said. Translation: “out indefinitely” is a bit worse than “day to day.”
It Ain't Rocket Science
April 7th, 2011
8:59 pm
It could just as easily point to the fact that they are going at it, too early or too hard in spring practice. I have read where the S and C program has come a long way from last year, so I kind of feel that is not the problem. If there is any positive side to these injuries, it is that none are career threatening and it could indicate the players are really working hard, so they do not have a repeat of last season. I think there are still 148 days until the season opener. I do not beleive it is a lack of conditioning for sure.
RabidDawgFan
April 7th, 2011
9:03 pm
We’ll be fine. It’s just spring ball. It isn’t as if we’ve lost these players in Fall Camp or anything. They’ll be back for fall practice and be ready to go when we face Boise State. They have PLENTY of time to get healthy and get their reps in.
ugab
April 7th, 2011
9:03 pm
THIS IS THE SEC. BALLS TO THE WALL. UGA IS NOT EVEN CLOSE. IT IS SAD TO BE A FAN. WE RECRIUT A BUNCH OF TES. WE RECRUIT A TB. WE NEED A F’ N FULLBAK. WTF IS GOIN ON IN ATHENS. WHEN IS THE LAST TIME WE RECRUITED A WHITE BOY. GA HAD ALOT OF TALENT, NO DOUBT. I WOULD RATHER HAVE SMART RECRUITS LIKE POLLACK AND GREEN. WE DID NOT NEED A RB OR A TE THIS YEAR. WE NEEDED A FULL BAK , LBS , OL AND DL,… MR RECRUITS A RB AND TE AND EXPECTS TO COMPETE. WE NEED OL AND DL. THAT IS THE SEC
cadawg
April 7th, 2011
9:05 pm
hamilton, ogletree, and deas need the reps. rambo and robinson know what to do; it’s just a matter of them staying healthy and going out there and doing it. we’ll be fine, and if we aren’t it isn’t because a few guys got banged up during spring ball.
@ugab: all the teams you’ve mentioned have injury issues of their own–same sort of stuff, too; hamstrings, tweaked knees, groin pulls… this is normal in spring ball, and i suspect the reason you think these problems are specific to our program is because ours is the only program you follow.
ugab
April 7th, 2011
9:06 pm
MR NEEDS TO LEARN THIS IS THE SEC. POWER FOOTBALL. LOOK AT AUS OL AND DL LAST YEAR. THEY DIDNT WORRY BOUT ANOTHER TE. WTF. RBS ARE GOOD WE NEED LINEMEN
Red
April 7th, 2011
9:15 pm
Just tells you how relentless they have been during practice. Concussions equal to hard hits. So the question is do we want these guys to hit hard and risk injury or cut back so everyone will be healthy come September? It’s a double edged sword but I’d rather for these guys to be relentless in finishing the drill through the 4th quarter and not be slumped over gasping for air.
thenumber34
April 7th, 2011
9:17 pm
Enter your c i was at practice today and you critics need to calm down. i came away feeling very encouraged about next year. the amount of talent and leadership I saw today surpasses what we ve had in recent years.
Dawg48
April 7th, 2011
9:17 pm
Ugab needs to get of the blog and learn you can talk without all the cussing come on man
D A DoubleU G
April 7th, 2011
9:18 pm
I actually enjoy some of you fools on here thinking that Spring Practice injuries immediately translate into a bunch of coaches walking around clueless in Athens.
Enough with the with hunt already. Either support this team or move on. Nobody will miss you.
And the comment above that said something to the effect of “Tennessee is getting after it, what’s UGA doing”…….. made me laugh out loud. Obviously a Techie trying to act like an SEC fan knowing what they are talking about.
149 days til’ kickoff.
GO DAWGS!!
D A DoubleU G
April 7th, 2011
9:18 pm
*witch hunt
Dawgs eat their own poop
April 7th, 2011
9:20 pm
Don’t worry dawg fans, it’s only been 31 years since your last championship. Since then, almost half the SEC has won one or more championships.
LSU -2
Florida – 3
Alabama – 2
Auburn – 1
Tennessee – 1
Monger
April 7th, 2011
9:31 pm
UGAB- not sure what youre problem is with Mark Richts recruiting, the coaching I can understand, but his recruiting is second to none. No OL or DL? well you either just made that up or have no clue who are recruits are. We just signed 6 OL, 4 DL (2 DE, and 2 DT), and 3 LBs. One of these defensive linemen is the 340 lb. John Jenkins, who will anchor our 3-4 defense. I understand the frustration at not signing a fullback in this class, especially after losing Munzenmeir and Chapas, but I think Bruce Figgins will be fine this year, he is easily the biggest and fastest FB we have had in the last decade. You are wrong about everything else though, the dogs used 10 of their 25 scholarships on the offensive and defensive lines, not to mention all the good DL they got last class, that will be sophmores this year.
Preston
April 7th, 2011
9:39 pm
Not worried! The fact that the defense is obviously more aggressive in addition to the coaching staff’s realization that playing flag football during spring practice is NOT a good idea will result in much better results in the REAL season! Thank God Martinez is gone! How soon some forget how we stopped letting the boys be boys while he was here.
SOGADOG
April 7th, 2011
9:41 pm
Injuries mean they are practicing hard. It doesnt mean strength and conditioning is lacking.
Big Dawg Cobb
April 7th, 2011
9:42 pm
This is a result of the new attitude in Athens. Players are playing hard and when that happens injuries will happen. Hopefully minor but none the less it’s a part of the game. I’d rather see them aggressive, even in spring ball. Good that we have depth… GO DAWGS
dawgforever
April 7th, 2011
9:48 pm
theres plenty of time to get better,and the stupid people that arent uga fansthat are sayin sht ya’ll be srry when we win a national championship and ya’ll are gettin ur national championships take away and were celebrating!!!!!!!!!!!!give it a few weeks well be fin,just cuz u got hurt doesnt mean ur not don good in the wait room were workin r asses of in there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dawgforever
April 7th, 2011
9:51 pm
btw big dawg cobb and D ADouble U G know exactly what there talking about and are true dawg fans….keep playin aggressive guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kato Snow
April 7th, 2011
9:53 pm
UGA is looking damn good out there, If they pull off the Hat Trick of Defeating Boise State, South Carolina and Florida. I think they are poised to go 10-0 and maybe even have a shot at the nationals!! we will see how it goes, as far as the practices have been going…. BEST DAMN PRACTICES IVE witness in years, those young men have been relentless every rep!! UGA expect good things this year.
JAMES KIRKLAND
April 7th, 2011
9:57 pm
recuit tougher players, please/ there maybe a reason we have been losing 5 and 6 games a year
georgiagirl
April 7th, 2011
9:57 pm
Bunch of want-be fans
Kato Snow
April 7th, 2011
9:59 pm
James Kirkland Sit your a$$ down somewhere with the bull crap, these guys are tough
maybe they will knock off the lace panties, too.
April 7th, 2011
10:04 pm
about time people are hitting hard in practice.
wonder how long the imposter wearing the rodney hampton jersey would have lasted in a hard hitting practice….
someone needs to knock the lace panties off of the uga football program. better hope it is by our own players than the rest of the SEC.
Shawn
April 7th, 2011
10:13 pm
I love the fact that they are back to practicing hard. After the rash of injuries in the off season before 2008 Richt scaled back these aggressive type practices. We see where that has gotten us in the last couple years. I think that has been our downfall. CMR learned a valuable lesson. The practices have to remain aggressive and hard nosed no matter how many players get injured. If not these guys lose their edge. Keep hitting boys. You’ll heal up and toughen up. Go Dawgs!
UberDawg
April 7th, 2011
10:43 pm
Have you guys ever heard of Google? Try this…
Go to Google and type Spring Football Injury Report . When you hit the magic search button, you get articles with stuff like this in it…
INJURY REPORT: Alabama offensive lineman Tyler Love was back in pads Monday after missing several practices recovering from a concussion. Love was still dressed in a black non-contact jersey though he was participating in drills.
Tide defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick had his right thumb wrapped and was able to participate in drills.
Other players in black non-contact jerseys Monday were safety Mark Barron (pectoral muscle), defensive back Nick Perry (shoulder), tight end Brad Smelley (wrist) and defensive back Jarrick Williams (shoulder). Robby Green and Brandon Moore remain absent, both serving indefinite suspensions.
See how that works? The AJC isnt likely to report on other teams outside the state.
UberDawg
April 7th, 2011
10:45 pm
My Google search got redacted…. It shouldve said…
Got to Google and type (Enter Team Name Here) Spring Football Injury Report
UGA '05
April 7th, 2011
10:56 pm
@ Old_School_ Fb Coach Tis a good S&C coach. I have met him at the coaches clinic and got the opportunity to talk to him and he knows what he is doing. He video tapes the workouts of each individual player. He holds the players accountable. I asked him about the workouts and got to view the workout plan. It works. Injury like these are due to improper stretching. Please think before you speak or else you’ll look stupid.
UGA '05
April 7th, 2011
10:57 pm
Sorry should be Coach T is…
UGA '05
April 7th, 2011
11:05 pm
And since I have seen it, Old_School_Fb, I will tell you that the players are busting their asses in the weight room and are making significant muscle gains. So nice try at being a smart ass, but I’m just a smarter ass. You’ll see I’m right when G-Day rolls around and when the season rolls around. They are bigger.
Leon
April 7th, 2011
11:25 pm
Does Richt never learn? Same thing happened a few years back, season wrecked bgy coaches not pacing for the season. Geez, bring on Kirby Smart, I’m done with Mark Richt.
Melvin
April 7th, 2011
11:26 pm
Wow, G-Day should be a joy to watch, if you like watching guys stand on the sidelines in green jerseys.
Then again, without healthy linebackers and safeties, maybe Murray scores a td this G-Day. Snicker.
tide roll
April 7th, 2011
11:31 pm
Sanders Commings will be an All-SEC safety.
Melvin
April 7th, 2011
11:35 pm
My buddies guess that Georgia will have 25% of the team in green jerseys for G-Day.
6 out of 10 in the office say Murray throws more interceptions than td’s on G-Day.
Leon
April 7th, 2011
11:37 pm
Injury situation looks worse than before 2008 season. didn’t think that was remotely possible. who is running the program?
Andy
April 7th, 2011
11:39 pm
Ok now, the defense has won every scrimmage but one, where’s the offense?
Erik
April 7th, 2011
11:42 pm
I thought Burrows was still injured? Man, we are thin at LB.
Fictus Fanaticus
April 7th, 2011
11:54 pm
I am concerned. I have never seen so many position changes in the off season as we are seeing on this team this spring.
This shows a disturbing lack of planning. I’ve been a supporter of Mark Richt his whole career. But this is inexcusable.
I can already see the excuses for when when we lose our fifth game next year
“Well, the defense moved so many players around last spring that are still learning the positions. Coach Mark Richt says even though the game against Vanderbilt was lost, Players are making progress adjusting to their new positions”
Sorry, but if we have another .500ish season, I have to say that Mark Richt has to go. Lets just hope he doesn’t land somewhere else in the SEC.
Shawn
April 7th, 2011
11:55 pm
Ok, so now Richt has control over who gets injured? C’mon Leon! If they are getting injured he is practicing them too hard, if not they are being too soft on them……Give it a rest or else move along.
Shawn
April 8th, 2011
12:03 am
Hey Fictus, I’d mortgage my house on a bet that UGA does not lose 5 next year. Richt is going nowhere and we won’t need any excuses. The Dawgs will win at least 10 games N Y. This will be a bounce back year. You will see when they run Boise out of Atlanta with their tails snipped! That stadium is more home field advantage than our home games and they will be ready for it. These kids are working their tails off for a change. There is no sense of entitlement for any of these guys TY! GO Dawgs!!
Bulldog Arch
April 8th, 2011
12:19 am
Just thought I would point out to anyone who’s reading,that all bloggers who are not dawg fans are the greatest.You are the best,we are not worthy.We don’t even deserve to be graced by your presence.I am just a meager,ignorant,worthless dawg fan who doesn’t even understand this so called “modern technology”,thus preventing me from finding the blogs of other teams.I am so dumb,I wish I were close to being at your superior intellect level.
sports
April 8th, 2011
12:26 am
“tehie” tucker’s daily bad news from Georgia…not on the practice sessions, but injuries and any other misfortunes. what a JOKE!!!!!
drbasic1
April 8th, 2011
12:31 am
Shawn
I’ll back you up on the mortgage, your post 100% on the money. Only nay sayers here are terds from tech as posers. The hard spring practice is a GREAT thing, all minor injuries. Half of these flamers will be gone after sept. 10th. WE will get the last laugh GO DAWGS!!!!!!
Fictus Fanaticus
April 8th, 2011
12:51 am
@shawn & @drbasic
I appreciate your loyalty to the team. Trust me, I want us to do good.
But I just don’t see it. We have good coaches and great athletes, but somewhere there is a disconnect between the two. We just aren’t getting through to them.
Taverres King told us about how some players just quit last year (the infamous team cancers) he refused to mention names, but lead the reporter to believe it was only those seniors who have graduated or moved on.
Pesonally, I think the cancer are still there. Its the ‘me first’ mentality.. it starts with the hat ceremonies they put on as high schoolers. And it continues throughout their college career. They just want to get to the NFL and get paid. Matt Stafford, Knowshon Moreno, Justin Houston, A.J. Green. Did any of these players when a championship? No..
Sorry, but I will not be optimistic about this upcoming season, I’ve been let down too many times the past few years.
CDawg
April 8th, 2011
1:39 am
Just to offer some insight on the concussions….Its no secret that concussions are drawing a lot of interest due to the results of recent studies. I just finished my eligibility at a smaller college and i have seen how much the diagnosis for concussions has changed in just 4 years. Some of you know the feeling that you get in spring practice when you are hitting for the first time since fall a.k.a. headache…Anytime a player reports a headache to a trainer there is almost a 100% chance they are going to be diagnosed with a concussion. Seeing as how Robinson and Hamilton are day-to-day it is safe to say they had a stage 1 concussion which is not a significant injury. I think its safe to say there could be at least 15 other players with stage 1 concussions (likely just headaches) but they just didnt tell anyone they had a headache. All that said, when someone is day-to-day with a concussion they are just waiting for their headaches to stop and ultimately it can be the players decision on when to tell the trainers they are better(depending on the player that can be good or bad and thats not a shot at these two players).
Jaydawg
April 8th, 2011
4:46 am
Looks like Richt is going to have an excuse for another sub par season.I guess injuries sounds a lot better than claiming lack of time to study the game of football.But then again now that he claims to have more time to be on be on the ”cutting edge” maybe his newfound expertise will be able to overcome the absurd number of injuries we always seem to have.Whatever.
patrick Sulley
April 8th, 2011
5:04 am
Dawgs eat their own poop
April 7th, 2011
9:20 pm
Don’t worry dawg fans, it’s only been 31 years since your last championship. Since then, almost half the SEC has won one or more championships.
LSU -2
Florida – 3
Alabama – 2
Auburn – 1
Tennessee – 1================
================================================================
hey stupid…………….there is no championship at this level. But UGA has won two SEC titles since 2002. Same as Fla and one less than LSU. Get ur facts right
Paddy
April 8th, 2011
6:28 am
ugab….were you out sick during your formative years? Thought all the cavemen were dead! WOW!
mgdawg
April 8th, 2011
7:16 am
First off, it’s the spring guys, they are going to be conservative with injuries. There is no reason to try to rush a person back and chance them getting injured worse and needing surgery. I’m more worried about the concussions, are the defenders still trying to go for the big hit and losing their mechanics, instead of just trying to tackle? I like big hits as much as the next guy, but after the past two seasons I just want to see us tackle a guy and bring them down.
It Ain't Rocket Science
April 8th, 2011
7:32 am
Andy,
It seems to me that early in each seasons practices, the defense always dominates the scrimmages. The offense usually takes a little longer to put into place and get up to speed. The offense has to generate the play and the defense has to react, which I think is a little easier when the camp opens. If they are still dominating easily in the fall, then I would worry. It is also good to remember that teams practice together and the defense might just be a little better prepared since they see each other everyday. It will be OK I think when the real practices start and the new offensive players mold into a more ready squad. After our defense of last year, it is kind of nice anyway, to see the D taking it to the offense a little, LOL.
Herschel Talker
April 8th, 2011
7:41 am
Different day, same tune with this regime of clowns. For the love of God, can we just please get rid of that buffoon Richt and bring in Kirby or another winner. I just can’t take another year of mediocrity with this circus.
Buckeye
April 8th, 2011
7:43 am
Should have stuck with the Mat Drills.
59bulldawg
April 8th, 2011
7:48 am
I don’t think it’s negative to ask why all the injuries. It’s a legitimate question. But we’ve only been in the new strength and conditioning program for a few months. You want your players to go hard in spring practice because many are positioning themselves on the depth chart for later this summer. And the coaches need a true read on who can do what. But all the injuries every year are frustrating and it may still be a carryover from the old strength and conditioning program. Coach T may not be cutting edge but you can be sure that he knows what he’s doing. That video comment earlier was misinformed.
UGA '05
April 8th, 2011
7:58 am
Um.. it’s spring practice for a reason everybody. The players are getting use to hitting again so of course there will be injuries. Dumbasses. Now if it were the season it would be a different story, but they have the whole summer to get even stronger and more flexible. aside from the concussions most of the injuries are due to improper or poor stretching, but if all the uga haters on here knew anything about S&C and football they would know that. If they knew that flexibility reduces injury they wouldn’t be saying Coach T doesn’t know what he is doing. Most of the people on this blog are fair-weathered fans and tech fans.
UGA '05
April 8th, 2011
8:01 am
I wonder what all the Richt haters on here will say when we have a winning season this year (10-2)?What will there excuse be for looking stupid? Will thety start supporting Richt, or be ignorant pussies and not admit they were wrong?
It Ain't Rocket Science
April 8th, 2011
8:02 am
Injuries are a part of spring practice I guess. As long as they are minor, I think it probably shows hard work and maybe just a little too much need to put last year behind them. They will be fine when the fall arrives. I do not think it is a lack of conditioning in the weight room for sure, if all I have read about the new S and C coach and the program is true.
cALEB THE kING
April 8th, 2011
8:11 am
Despite the inuries, the Dawgs should keep up the intensity. The concussions, while not welcome, indicate that the Dawgs are having physical practices, which is good news.Someone gets injured, plug in the next guy. UGA has plenty of talent, but has lacked toughness. Need to keep it up. BTW There are usually injuries after transitioning from soft to tough practices. The injuries will diminish when the players bodies adjust to the physicalness of practice.
cALEB THE kING
April 8th, 2011
8:15 am
UGA ‘05
April 8th, 2011
8:01 am
I wonder what all the Richt haters on here will say when we have a winning season this year (10-2)?What will there excuse be for looking stupid? Will thety start supporting Richt, or be ignorant pussies and not admit they were wrong?
If CMR goes 10-2 with a victory over UF, I will support him. It won’t mean anything other than CMR finally performed to expectations and deserves to keep his job, based his PERFORMANCE.
UGA '05
April 8th, 2011
8:17 am
59bulldawg, if you are referring to the video comment in which i said that Coach T films each indivdual player working out to hol them accountable, then it is not informed b/c I was able to talk to Coach T during the coaches clinic and he showed a few coaches the cameras that uses and explained the process. So if that was that comment you said was misinformed then you are wrong.
UGA '05
April 8th, 2011
8:19 am
cALEB THE KING
then for you, I have respect for. it’s the people that will still hate on him that I will have no respect for.
UGA '05
April 8th, 2011
8:21 am
59bulldawg (correction in typing) if you are referring to the video comment in which i said that Coach T films each indivdual player working out to hold them accountable, then it is not misinformed b/c I was able to talk to Coach T during the coaches clinic and he showed a few coaches the cameras that uses and explained the process. So if that was the comment you said was misinformed then you are wrong.
reebok
April 8th, 2011
8:27 am
tech fan here…disturbed to hear about the concussions in particular…the effect of those is cumulative…no true fan wants to see ANY of these young men (regardless of what jersey they wear) suffer that kind of injury.
YardDawg
April 8th, 2011
8:40 am
I glad we have optimistic fans, but this news is not cause for optimism. Groin injuries and concussions can last for months. The worst part is we already are playing musical chairs with players who had barely learned their first position in this seemingly complicated defense.
Our best safety in years (Ogletree) got moved to inside LB, and now is out “indefinitely” – so no reps at his new position. Now moving a CB to safety, probably an outside LB to cover for Ogletree, etc, etc, etc. We’ve got a OL that got moved to DL last season, is now back to OL this season. A former five-star tailback who can’t get on the field at RB or LB.
Last season, we didn’t have any major injuries, went 6-7, and now we’re gonna win 10 games, when we haven’t beat a team with a winning team since ‘09, and haven’t won a meaningful SEC game since when, LSU in ‘08?
I wish I could be optimistic . . .
1eyedJack
April 8th, 2011
8:54 am
I would be concerned if we were’nt getting some injuries. Football is, afterall, a contact sport.
Western Carolina 56 GT 4.
UGA '05
April 8th, 2011
8:56 am
Yard Dawg, it’s just the spring. the point of the spring practices are to get the players used to hitting again. so injuries will happen. i’d be more concerned in the fall but this is a time to adapt and learn. even if players are hurt, they can still get mental reps and learn and players who aren’t hurt get more reps get a better learning experience. just b/c they are injured does not mean they are not learning. stay optimistic. it’s only spring
UGA '05
April 8th, 2011
8:57 am
No basketball is a contact sport, football is a collision sport. lol
1eyedJack
April 8th, 2011
9:01 am
Touche’
Snoop Dawg
April 8th, 2011
9:11 am
Why does the UGA football team always have an unusually high number of injuries? There are several possibilities, and none of them reflect favorably on the coaching staff.
Here is another bunch of ....
April 8th, 2011
9:11 am
The number of major bowl trips for GT since I was in HS:
1967 Orange Bowl loss when Dodd was humiliated and run off by Florida
2009- Orange Bowl loss to slow, white Iowa farm boys in front of 23,000 delirious Iowans.
No other major bids ( Citrus Bowl in 90 was not a major bowl ) since the mid to late 1950s.
If there are any GT grads out there my age, show me that I missed entering one more major. A major in this era is Rose, Orange, Sugar, Cotton and for a few years, maybe the Fiesta.
GT has not been a major football program since the Johnny Hunsinger days of the early 1950s.
I rest my case.
AltamahaDawg
April 8th, 2011
9:12 am
Good point uagb. Alabama and Florida are both reporting that they have not had a single player held out due to injuries this spring.
AltamahaDawg
April 8th, 2011
9:14 am
Name several of them for us, Snoop.
DawginLex
April 8th, 2011
9:14 am
FIRE HERSCHEL TALKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Are you actually stupid enough to recommend firing the coaching staff now??
you are dumber than a bag of hammers!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It Ain't Rocket Science
April 8th, 2011
9:16 am
Considering the size of some of these kids playing the game today, I would say football is almost a suicide sport for some of the poor fellows they meet up with. It is amazing to me, how big these guys have grown, even though I have been out of school for more years than I wish to count. LOL. I know when I played football in school, if I had to block or get through a defensive lineman weighing 340 pounds, I would probably have sought a better sport to participate in. I know this is not just all steroids but a lot of work in the weight room and on the field. I am not surprised at the injuries that occur in spring practice at all. Maybe surprised that there are not a lot more when spring practice rolls around. All you can hope for is that it will be nothing that can end a kids career. A concussion can be a seriuos injury depending on the degree it is. Hopefully, his will be of the “rung my bell”. variety and not one that results in memory loss or permanent damage.
TallaDawg
April 8th, 2011
9:21 am
The concussions are the big concern. They mainly come from incorrect tackling technique. That is: runnning and diving in head-first, trying to knock the guy down, instead of wrapping-up and tackling.
Dawg Whisperer
April 8th, 2011
9:23 am
10 years ago, this might be a two sentence afterthought buried in a UGA column of the AJC newspaper. Now, look how far we’ve evolved. It’s April 8, five months before the season and there is despair/hand-wringing over spring injuries. Hey, it’s a free country, express yourself… or, you can watch the Masters!
Mobile Dawg
April 8th, 2011
9:28 am
Is it time to start being “cautiously” optimistic? I don’t like to see injuries but it means the players are taking things seriously. Should we read anything into the fact that the “offense” is only reporting one injury? Hope for a speedy recovery for all and a spirited G-Day game.
AltamahaDawg
April 8th, 2011
9:31 am
Dawg Whisperer, proof of your point is this idea that none of our rivals are having the exact same thing. And we know this to be the case because there is no AJC blog called “Florida has no offensive Line”. Kind of like there is no blog called “Alabama player arrested”. Not a headline in the AJC, so it didn’t happen.
Mobile Dawg
April 8th, 2011
9:36 am
Maybe Richt should offer Ron Townsend of Agusta National a spot on the staff, “head disciplinarian”?
AltamahaDawg
April 8th, 2011
9:37 am
I’m with my pal Mobile Dawg. I’d be way more concerned if they were all reportedly doing fantastic after the vigorous walkthrough.
“Man, coach had us drawing stuff on a clipboard, then run over and put a cone where we were supposed to be, it was brutal”
Jeff
April 8th, 2011
9:38 am
People that comment on blogs are of the worst type. These people weren’t there. Maybe it shows our team was playing with a ton of aggressiveness. This is football people. If you read up on any other team, everyone goes through the same stuff. Get a life people.
Mobile Dawg
April 8th, 2011
9:38 am
Should have read “Augusta National”, Ron would have my backside for that mispelling.
DawginLex
April 8th, 2011
9:40 am
I’m wondering how Richt is going to approach games this year in order to win them. The defense appears to be better than last year and we actually have a nose guard or two and speed at LB and size to boot.
Does Richt make the decision that we are going to win 20-14 and run the ball 65% of the time, punt and play defense?
Or are we still going to be 50/50 run/pass and try and outscore folks because we are afraid the defense can’t stop anyone?
The 1st scenario is what it was like from 2001-2004. We won a lot of games because our defense stopped folks.
Mobile Dawg
April 8th, 2011
9:45 am
Lex is hitting the nail on the head, defense wins “Championships” traditionally. One of my biggest beefs with CMR is his “offensive philosophy” Give me defense and ball control any day. Give the game to the boys in the “trenches”.
DawginLex
April 8th, 2011
9:48 am
I just hope that the encouraging things being said about the defense are not because the offense just plain out sucks.
AltamahaDawg
April 8th, 2011
9:52 am
I’d like to see us run the ball effectively. The % doesnt matter as much to me. We have run somewhere just shy of 60% lately and that has not been effective. BTW that is the identical to what Alabama and SC did % wise. The only team running the ball 65% in the conference was Auburn (and I doubt you will be that with Camera gone) and LSU creeps above 60% usually.
dawgforever
April 8th, 2011
9:58 am
i was at the practice and those guys were so agressive more than ive seen in the last couple years of uga football they eill all be fine soon this stuff happens when your getting used to hitting again………..watch out here come the dawgs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UGA Insider
April 8th, 2011
9:58 am
How many times have I told you guys how thin we are at inside LB and safety. Now do you see why we signed so many LB’s in the 2011 class? I hope they come in ready to play because we are going to need bodies out there. I would imagine Tree is done for the spring and that may mean Samuels takes the job back.
Has anyone seen the Brent Calloway story yet regarding Bama and boosters paying him $2500? If not, it’s out there on many team blogs. It’s a sad time for SEC football.
Mobile Dawg
April 8th, 2011
9:59 am
I’m not a statistical fanatic, but I’m not challenging your numbers either. Just from watching on game day it doesn’t seem like we run nearly as much as we throw the ball. Worst yet, we are having success running and we stop. Drives me crazy.
Mobile Dawg
April 8th, 2011
10:02 am
Man my grammer’s terrible this morning. Meant to say “worse” yet….Gotta get off this blog and get to work….
UGA Insider
April 8th, 2011
10:03 am
You people are nuts about UF not having injury problems. For UF they are down to 1 scholarship running back and 7 Offensive lineman. Will Muschamp said recently that injuries were part of the game and the team had to persevere.
UF has had many many more injuries than UGA. Go to the SEC blog on ESPN from earlier this week for proof.
Matthews Dawg
April 8th, 2011
10:03 am
Herschel Talker….Turn the page!! Do you really think you have any control or say so about CMR’s job? You don’t, just like I don’t! Be positive from time to time! It’s negative, negative, negative….it is really old news and just boring!
Matthews Dawg
April 8th, 2011
10:06 am
Injuries are a part of the game! All of these guys are bigger, stronger and faster! They are knocking each others head’s off! If this were the regular season most of these guys would be playing. It’s spring football and no reason to push it with a lot of time left until Boise State game. Relax all you haters!!
YardDawg
April 8th, 2011
10:12 am
UGA Insider, I don’t think I’ll share sadness with the SEC cheaters’”sad time.”
Didn’t see the SEC sympathizing with us during our 3-year arrest streak. More like they used against us when talking with prospects’ mommas and daddies.
Cheating, thankfully, is the one thing UGA doesn’t have to worry about with with our coach. Here’s hoping he has fixed the the other stuff, and turns this program around.
I hope the vets and freshmen all play like their hair’s on fire this season. Sounds like Ben has the O practicing like that, maybe someone on the D will lead.
Big Dawg
April 8th, 2011
10:14 am
Some of you need to rethink your comments as they have no bearing on reality. I wonder how many of you actually ever played football or better yet went through spring drills at the college level. Injuries like hammys, strained obliges, knees, concussions etc happen. It is good that these guys are getting after it. One poster stated that Richt had gone soft over the last two years because of all the injuries in 2008 and YOU KNOW WHAT he is right, all those injuries certainly cost us a chance at winning the SEC East, THE SEC and possibly a shot at a MNC that year. I personnally believe we will see a much improved team out on the field this year and they will be back to playing aggressive, hard nosed football and we will be competitive again. Not like last year when we lost to South Carolina, and Miss. St and were never in those ballgames. Or lost to Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, UCF and Kentucky in close games that we should have won due to the team tiring out and/or just didn’t show up in the case of UCF in the bowl game.
Anyways it is only spring and we will all have to wait to at least the 4th game to see if they have indeed improved and turned the corner on two straight disappointing and mediocre years.
Go Dawgs
UGA Insider
April 8th, 2011
10:20 am
It’s sad in that our league looks like a group of cheaters and a group of institutions out of control. Currently their are ongoing investigations at AU, UT, LSU and now Bama. People tell me there are 7 different investigations currently ongoing at Auburn alone!!!! Then there is the Pearl situation which is pathetic. My point is there are only so many hits we can take before the entire league is turned upside down. And where is Mike Slive??? He is like our president… hiding out and pretending he is above the frey. This league may destroy itself.
AltamahaDawg
April 8th, 2011
10:33 am
It’s not really statistical fanatisism. # of play per game, how many were rushing attempts. It’s about the same for most SEC team. I would submit that the “perception” about that has more to do with how successful it was.
I’m hoping the perception is that we are running the ball a lot more this year.
Cobb Dawg
April 8th, 2011
10:33 am
Must mean our boys are gettin’ after it! Go Dawgs!!
I-DOG
April 8th, 2011
10:41 am
It isn’t really all that many injuries, Most of them are at the same two spots where we are already thin (linebacker and safety). The good thing as that none of them appears to be serious where it will affect these guys in the Summer or Fall (knocking on wood here). I don’t know whether to be concerned about the offense or happy that the defense won the day despite having to go deep into the depth chart in the middle of the field at ILB and Safety. Guess we will know which it is by game three this Fall.
Mobile Dawg
April 8th, 2011
10:55 am
As far as stats go, of those 60% runs a significant number were scrambles, sacks etc. I would have to disagree that we “commit” and run 60 plus percent of the time. And I might be wrong, therein is why I said I’m not a statistical fanatic. Statistics are not always what they try and represent. Everyone have a good day, I’m gone for sure.
fan
April 8th, 2011
11:02 am
Soft ! ! ! How about grow your _$$ up and practice banged up ! Its spring practice.
chilidawg
April 8th, 2011
11:15 am
Even with all of the injuries, the defense won? Uh oh. Sounds like the O-line needs to do some of that jelling stuff.
59bulldawg
April 8th, 2011
11:19 am
@UGA ‘05: NOT at you. It was @ Old_School_FB whose comment was “How in the world did UGA end up with a former video coordinator as the HSC???”
Dawg Gone
April 8th, 2011
11:35 am
Really 10 practices into spring ball and we have some injuries…wow that’s strange I thought we were playing ACC football and no one ever got hit? What would you morons be saying if we had no injuries…I can hear it now, CMR is too soft,we aren’t physical enough, we aren’t playing with ‘fire in our bellies” or my fave…we need to GATA!! Guys big strong fast young men will get banged up when they are doing there damnest to make a play…none of these seem to be very serious and could very well be an indication we are getting after it pretty good. And really anyone who thinks there is a team in the SEC that doesn’t get concussions or groin sprains is a moron…that is not open for discussion.
Depressed UGA Fan
April 8th, 2011
11:38 am
Our “rockstar” coaching staff already can’t figure out what position to put our players at, but now our depth is so thin that we have to move players because of injuries? Richt should just start packing now, because we won’t be able to produce with this kind of stuff going on too.
Alabama | MrSEC.com
April 8th, 2011
11:43 am
[...] Georgia’s Aaron Murray is looking to build off of an outstanding freshman season.12. A wave of injuries has forced UGA coaches to do some shifting on the defensive side of the ball. 13. Mark Richt and Mark Fox will take their spring speaking [...]
Dawg Gone
April 8th, 2011
11:44 am
UGA Insider I think its a damn shame what is going on in college football in general, the SEC is in the spotlight but as OSU and the TAT 5 have shown no one is exempt. I think the NCAA has lost control them allowing the TAT 5 play in a bowl is just an indication that they will do what ever it takes to put the most exciting product in front of the fans, no matter what rules they set aside or corners they cut. You can’t expect the coaches and kids to not follow that example.
Charlie Sheen's Red Panty Brigade
April 8th, 2011
12:07 pm
At least the Dawgs are winning!!
Mean Machine
April 8th, 2011
12:10 pm
It’s only spring, so go ahead and get it all out of your system now. Because once camp starts in August, I don’t want to hear the “injury bug” excuse. Every other year, that seems to be a the favored excuse. I don’t want to hear any of that garbage once the season rolls around, and it dang sure better not be an excuse to back off physical practices!
Dawg Gone
April 8th, 2011
12:24 pm
Mean Machine I don’t want them to back off physical practices either but you can’t have one without the other…..contact breeds injuries, lets just hope we don’t have the season ending ones.
AltamahaDawg
April 8th, 2011
12:25 pm
Other teams scramble too? So even do it by design. Over the course of time, most SEC school run the ball between 50-60 % of the time. That averages out all that “yes but”. On average this is the deal.
I pointed out that stat exactly to make the point that the stat, or number, doesn’t matter. It’s not attempting to run the ball, its a matter of doing it successfully. It’s not a philosophical problem, its a preparation problem..
ugaclassof2004
April 8th, 2011
12:41 pm
Defense wins Championships? Ehh…that certainly wasn’t true in 2010. Neither Auburn or Oregon’s defense were that great last year, they won with phenomenal offense. The defenses were, however, able to tighten up when they needed to. Bama won with defense and ball control in 2009, and won a few close games that way. But that caught up with them in 2010 when they were breaking in new starters on defense. But when their offense stalled out, and teams like South Carolina and Auburn will able to score at will on their defense, Bama would lose because their offense just didn’t have the ability to score points in a hurry. I think winning a championship is a combination or good coaching, talent, the right system to go with that talent, and just some good old fashion luck. So I think there is defintely more than one way to skin a cat.
WIN WITH RICHT
April 8th, 2011
12:43 pm
Most of these injuries are short term and should not matter come September. But injuries cannot be prevented entirely.
Go Dawgs!
April 8th, 2011
1:21 pm
fan
April 8th, 2011
11:02 am
Soft ! ! ! How about grow your _$$ up and practice banged up ! Its spring practice
Seriously?! That makes a lot of sense. Let’s push them during spring practice which is nothing more than a glorified conditioning session to make sure guys haven’t forgotten what they learned last fall to summer.
This coming from someone who probably hasn’t ever even put on a helmet. I see guys like you at the gym all the time. Big talking about how soft this or that athlete is and then struggle to bench 125lbs.
Those that can, do,; those who can’t, criticize those that can!
On another note: I hope that all of our fans that have been so critical of the coaches and players over the past two seasons will be just as quick to be on here singing their praises when they do well.
GO DAWGS!!!
RTR
April 8th, 2011
1:45 pm
UGA is a finesse team, and they’re not even really good at that. Hit them in the mouth, and they cower. Roll Tide
DIT
April 8th, 2011
1:46 pm
Good! It means that they are actually hitting during practice. They’ll be just fine for the Fall! Toughen that D up!
WIN WITH RICHT
April 8th, 2011
2:03 pm
RTR
With these latest accusations about Bama, The sleaze about both Bama and Awbarn is piling up. Look at the scandals, the Toomer Corner Massacre, Auburn’s Hole in the Head Gang, Oversigning, Cam’s Pay For Play, and now Bama paying Recruits.
AltamahaDawg
April 8th, 2011
2:05 pm
ugaclassof2004
That is the the best post you have ever had, and one of the better post of the day.
Iowa corn fed dawg boys
April 8th, 2011
2:24 pm
Need to recruit tough guys at UGA. Players who not afraid to rub dirt on their wounds. Soft coach equals soft playa’s!
jasont13
April 8th, 2011
2:25 pm
To the poster that mentioned never hearing about other teams moving players around or having injuries. This just goes to show that you have zero idea as to what your talking about.
South Carolina-Kenny Davis moved from defensive tackle to offensive guard, while Corey Robinson moved from offensive tackle to defensive tackle. … True freshman Martay Mattox shifted from cornerback to free safety.
Florida- With injuries, the young offensive line is still a mystery. True freshman Mack Brown broke his fibula and will be out for three months, while Mike Gillislee was bothered by a stress facture. Center Nick Alajajian will need three months to recover from a knee injury he suffered this spring. … Starting cornerback Janoris Jenkins missed all of spring after having shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum he played with through most of last season.
LSU- The Tigers moved Chris Davenport from the defensive line to left tackle on offense. … Safety Brandon Taylor, defensive end Sam Montgomery and offensive guard Josh Dworaczyk were among the players being held out of contact this spring to fully recover from injuries.
MSU- Defensive back Jamerson Love (hand) and offensive lineman Sam Watts (leg) both suffered injuries late this spring. Safety Nickoe Whitley (knee) didn’t practice this week and could miss Saturday’s game.
Dawg Gone
April 8th, 2011
2:47 pm
Verlaine ………..yawn.
Erik
April 8th, 2011
3:18 pm
last year they didnt hit and played like b!t*he$. they started hitting and now they have injuries, its a contact sport, its football. no pain no gain. they get hurt now they will be stronger and smarter when the season gets here.
im glad to here that there are some injuries. im glad they are not career/season ending.
UGAB….chill the F#c% out. a tight end switched to FB and the trenches are covered. you throw stones at Richt cause you know your aim sucks and you wont hit him. get your fact right and then talk.
lookin forward to seeing CMR in Jacksonville.
GO DAWGS!
DawginLex
April 8th, 2011
3:19 pm
Another interesting spring update for the loser TROLLS:
QB depth chart at LSU
1.)Jefferson
2.)Lee
3.)Mettenberger
Colorado QB Depth Chart
1.)Hansen
2.)Some redshirt freshman
3.)Some true freshman early enrollee
4.)Some walk on
5.)Logan Gray
I COULD HAVE SWORE THAT METT AND GRAY “TRANSFERRED” TO BECOME INSTANT STARTERS AT LSU AND CU BECAUSE OF RICHT’S ENTITLEMENT SYSTEM?????????
Mobile Dawg
April 8th, 2011
3:38 pm
“It was an old-fashioned championship game that featured solid defense, goal-line stands, field goals and a safety.
The first quarter was scoreless and the fourth quarter was breathless.
What game was this?
Wes Byrum kicked a 19-yard field goal with no time left Monday night to lift Auburn to the Bowl Championship Series title with a thrilling 22-19 win over Oregon at University of Phoenix Stadium.”
I stand by “Defense wins Championships”, just read the quotes after the MNC game. A great defense will stop a great offense, good pitching will shut down great hitting, some things don’t change. There is however an “exception” to every rule.
Rick S
April 8th, 2011
3:42 pm
Injuries during Spring Practice is the reason I am totallu against Spring Practice especially live hitting as it means nothing and you risk your core group of players getting seriously injured and not being able to recover in time to be ready to play in the Fall when it does count! Do away with the live hitting during Spring and maintain a practice schedule that is Helmets and Shoulder Pads only!
It Ain't Rocket Science
April 8th, 2011
3:45 pm
UGA Insider,
The only thing I could find yesterday on the thing about Alabama, didn’t offer anything other than what the radio guy had heard being said. No names or dates or anything likke that. Can you provide some of the blogs that might be a bit more specific. This would not be good news for the SEC, with all that has gone on lately. Thanks.
GO DAWGS
DawginLex
April 8th, 2011
3:49 pm
the defense wins championships thing does not apply when you have a team whose QB is a paid hired gun surrounded by a team full of thug home invaders.
Auburn: 2011 Fulmer Cup Champions!!!!!!!!!
http://www.edsbs.com
UGA Insider
April 8th, 2011
4:04 pm
mrsec.com, bleacherreport.com and College Football talk. I don’t know if I believe it but it would not surprise me. Bama and Auburn are bringing us all down.
Gators for Richt
April 8th, 2011
4:33 pm
Is it too early to declare the bull-dregs are 2011 pre-season national champions? It seems to happen a little earlier every year and I need to reserve my seat on the wagon before everyone starts falling off.
Shawn
April 8th, 2011
4:52 pm
RTR, If Bama is so good at “hitting UGA in the mouth and making them cower” why are they 1-3 against CMR? Maybe the cower thing only works one in four chances! Or maybe your memory only goes back to the one they finally won in the last 10 years since Richt took over! I’d claim amnesia too if the team and coach I was dogging owned my team!
It Ain't Rocket Science
April 8th, 2011
4:54 pm
Hmmmm,
Seems like that 6 year journalist grad. of auburn may have his own little agenda. No proof to offer other than what he says he heard. Appears that alabama and auburn hate each other more than they hate the DAWGS. When is enough too much for some of these guys. Seems like anybody can start a rumor anymore, LOL. I guess I need to check out their blogs and see if they direct as much venom on each of them.
Berzerk8dawg
April 8th, 2011
5:01 pm
Even in highschool during spring you will have 7 or 8 or more injured players out. These players are playing hard and I would rather them get injured now than in the fall. Love the hate.
Charles
April 8th, 2011
5:17 pm
UGA will be just fine after the summer workouts.
AltamahaDawg
April 8th, 2011
6:30 pm
Well, the defense wins championship thing, wasn’t talking about The championship game either. I believe that is more of a, how you get to the game, mantra. 2004’s point is that it’s really a combination of things, which could include (from his example) just having a good enough defense to compliment your outstanding offense. Oregon and Auburn had better defenses than some give them credit for, but that particular score wasn’t because they both had “great defenses”.
Dawgs eat their own poop
April 8th, 2011
7:44 pm
“hey stupid…………….there is no championship at this level. But UGA has won two SEC titles since 2002. Same as Fla and one less than LSU. Get ur facts right”
Hey retard, all those teams have championship trophies. Auburn has 2 SEC titles since 2004, moron.
Get YOUR facts straight.
Candela Ross
April 8th, 2011
8:37 pm
When dawg players are injured, do they still have to attend their remedial studies classes?
Aubarner
April 8th, 2011
8:40 pm
“Is it too early to declare the bull-dregs are 2011 pre-season national champions?”
Bull-dregs! That’s funny.
Danielle
April 8th, 2011
9:11 pm
What’s wrong with Verlaine? Besides being French, of course.
Bigdsel
April 8th, 2011
9:50 pm
good, That means they are hitting hard
Dumb Jean shorts
April 9th, 2011
12:05 am
Wow burrows is about my size, he was a Walton player and should have never had a scholly, but good athlete and smart kid, who knows????
Mobile Dawg
April 9th, 2011
12:08 am
Would you care to say that in the past that CMR has put more emphasis on offense than defense? Most would agree UGA has taken on a finesse role I believe. I would say most want their Junkyard Dawgs back.
dawg48
April 9th, 2011
12:32 am
so whats some opinions on commings i think he will make a good safty
It Ain't Rocket Science
April 9th, 2011
9:46 am
Mobile Dawg,
When we had a good defensive coordinator CMR left it mostly to him to mkake the junkyard dawgs and he stuck with what he knew best and that was offense. If our new or relatively new DC can get his defense going, then I think we will probably see the return of the Junkyard Dawgs. It would be a welcome sight for all DAWG fans.
Steve
April 9th, 2011
9:51 am
Wonder if injuries will be the excuse we trot out there when we lose to the team from the blue field. How many injuries have they had so far in spring ball.
It Ain't Rocket Science
April 9th, 2011
10:10 am
Steve,
what makes you so confident that UGA will lose to Boise this year. I don’t really believe that Boise will be all that good as they do have a good QB, but they lost their two top receivers, and a fair amount of defensive and offensive linemen as well. I think the team that wins will be the team that has been able to disseminate their new players into the game plan and get them to work as a team.
AltamahaDawg
April 9th, 2011
10:36 am
Interesting format for the G-day game this year. Should be different.
AltamahaDawg
April 9th, 2011
10:40 am
What does finesse defense mean? Did the junkyard Dawgs do something different than today? (better I know). Is it complexity or shifting VS lining up the exact same way? Not sure what that even means.
Bronco Billy
April 9th, 2011
12:00 pm
What makes you so confident that UGA will lose to Boise this year?
Boise State has a real coach, that’s why. And their players aren’t illiterate morons like the dawgtards.
No Swagger
April 9th, 2011
12:11 pm
@ rex
If this is the best that you get outta life so be it LOL LOL
It Ain't Rocket Science
April 9th, 2011
5:18 pm
Bronco Billy (aka clarabell),
You surely must know how to coach then. Go away little man.
Columbus
April 11th, 2011
3:39 am
This might be a good thing in some ways. It does mean that other guys get more playing time and experience which can help depth. It also may mean that the guys are really going at, it which would be awesome….hamstrings are gonna happen when you go all out too soon so I am fine with those and strains. Concussions shows me that the defense must be hitting….look out Boise St.!
Columbus
April 11th, 2011
3:46 am
I think the team that will win will be the team from the SEC…..teams like Boise St. are all world until the play a legitimate team that plays a real schedule against good teams all year every year and then they get exposed and they lose. It happens every time…so that said I expect UGA to win easily by double digits if they do not turn the ball over and run the ball well….
Big Time
April 11th, 2011
9:06 am
I actually expected injuries this off-season. Didn’t they promote their video guy to head strength coach? Just my opinion, but I would think that UGA could get top tier strength coach.