18 players miss Dogs’ scrimmage with injuries
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ATHENS – Georgia’s football team held its next-to-last scrimmage of spring practice Saturday morning in Sanford Stadium.
Well, some of the team did, anyway.
Eighteen players were sidelined by various injuries — a reflection of a grueling spring of physical practices.
At least five projected defensive starters were among those not participating: cornerback Brandon Boykin, safety Bacarri Rambo, cornerback/safety Sanders Commings and inside linebackers Christian Robinson and Alec Ogletree. Boykin, Commings and Robinson were sidelined because of concussions, Rambo because of a sprained knee ligament and Ogletree because of a strained groin.
The scrimmage was closed to the public and media, but statistics provided afterward by coach Mark Richt revealed that the Bulldogs had more success throwing than running — or, if you prefer to look at it the other way, more success stopping the run than stopping the pass.
Richt reported that the quarterbacks threw five touchdown passes -– three by backup Hutson Mason and one apiece by starter Aaron Murray and freshman Christian LeMay –- but that the top rusher, tailback Carlton Thomas, had just 26 yards on eight carries.
“Not much in the way of running the ball,” Richt said, “but the guys [pass-]protected pretty good, threw and caught pretty good.”
Of course, they were throwing and catching against an injury-depleted secondary.
“When you compete the way we’ve been competing and hit the way we’ve been hitting, there’s going to be some [injuries],” Richt said. “But my goal this spring was to make sure we’re a physical football team and a team that will get after it every time we put pads on. And I have seen that.”
Said wide receiver Tavarres King: “We’re out there grinding. It’s been a pretty rough spring, but we needed it. I feel like we needed it to get back to where we need to be.”
Richt said he expects “a bunch” of the injured players back at practice next week, including tailback Washaun Ealey, who has been sidelined most of the spring with a strained hamstring.
The numbers game
More details from the scrimmage:
- Murray completed 11 of 16 passes for 125 yards, Mason 12 of 19 for 192 and LeMay two of two for 67. LeMay and Michael Bennett connected on a 66-yard touchdown — “a broken play but those count too,” Richt said.
- Caleb King was limited to 16 yards rushing on seven carries, and another tailback, Ken Malcome, was held out because of a groin injury that has bothered him all spring.
- Shawn Williams, the only scholarship safety participating, and Richard Samuel, working as a first-team inside linebacker, led the defense with seven tackles apiece.
- Outside linebacker Chase Vasser had a productive day: four tackles, an interception, a sack and a pass breakup.
G-Day format
Georgia will have three more practices –- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday –- before wrapping up the spring with the annual G-Day intra-squad game at 1 p.m. Saturday in Sanford Stadium.
Richt plans a new method of choosing sides for the spring game. In the past, coaches have chosen the squads, generally putting the first-string offense on the “red” team and the first-string defense on the “black” team. This time, Richt plans to pick offensive and defensive captains for each side and let them “draft” players for their rosters.
“Shoot, I’ve wanted to do this for years, but I always let the assistant coaches talk me out of it,” Richt said. “This year, I’m not going to let them.”
Players won’t know how high, or low, they are drafted. The selections will be made with only the captains, Richt and director of sports medicine Ron Courson in the room, and then the rosters will be posted.
– Tim Tucker, AJC
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106 comments Add your comment
UGA Alumnus
April 9th, 2011
3:50 pm
Go Dawgs!
UGA Alumnus
April 9th, 2011
3:51 pm
They will heal up and be ready for the season.
My Dad can whoop your dad
April 9th, 2011
4:04 pm
I wish football was year round!!!!
trupert
April 9th, 2011
4:14 pm
Glad to see the dawgs getting after it, reminds me of days gone passed, when Munson would worry about wearing out and injuring the players but it will pay dividends and I don’t think these players will run out of gas in the fourth quarter.
Sounds like the defense is laying the wood and that’s what’s been missing. looking forward to G-day and a great season.
The Boss
April 9th, 2011
4:15 pm
Ain’t no need to go to UGA’s G-Day, last year’s top 2 performers, Mettenberger and Williams, got kicked off the team for playing better than Richt’s favorites. We all know who the starters will be, why waste time with the smoke and mirros stuff. We all know Murray will be outplayed by either Mason, Lemay or both, and it won’t matter.
RabidDawgFan
April 9th, 2011
4:18 pm
It’s not good that the players are getting hurt, and luckily they’ll all be healthy for fall camp and to start the season, but all that tells me is that they are not letting up just because they’re going up against each other. They are ready to light some people up. They’re hungry, and it seems like they’re all focused on Boise State. I think Boise is in trouble, but that’s just my opinion. With the way we’re hitting in only spring, imagine when we get to hit someone in another color. It’ll be nasty. But these boys will be ready to go come September 3rd. GATA
Weatherdawg
April 9th, 2011
4:21 pm
The Boss is TheDummy!
D A DoubleU G
April 9th, 2011
4:25 pm
I am more than pleased that Mark Richt is finding a way to make them grind the way they are grinding, as well as have some fun doing it.
The only thing this G-Day format hurts, is people who wanted to get a glimpse at the first team offense and first team defense. We will leave without an inkling of how they are playing together. But this is Richt’s show and I am glad he is taking charge to do it the way he sees fit.
When John Jenkins shows up this summer the entire defense will be transformed from anything we see on G-day, anyway. So no need to arrive next Saturday with your scout goggles and leave griping and grumbling about anything you saw you didn’t like.
NOTHING better than Athens in springtime. Praying for good weather, and looking forward to a nice relaxing day surrounded by friends and family doing what we love.
Go Dawgs!!
147 days til’ kickoff!!
D A DoubleU G
April 9th, 2011
4:27 pm
And I dare say we will not be hitting as hard come summer camp as we are now.
Excited for G-day to come and go, take a little time off, then wake up on Media Days ready to get serious.
It’s GREAT to be a Georgia Bulldawg!!!
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Zoli
April 9th, 2011
4:29 pm
I do not like that we are not running the ball successfully. This tells me one of two things: the d-line is dominant, o-line still not performing well. Our O is dominant when the run sets up the pass. If we can’t run with competance, then we are back to the old predictful ways. I am hoping both the backs and o-line get their stuff together before fall or we will be another long year.
D A DoubleU G
April 9th, 2011
4:38 pm
Zoli,
Do not lose sleep. Nothing good comes from analyzing scrimmage stats.
Either way, when one side does good, the other will raise eyebrows. Just forget everything you read in the last 2 blogs and look forward to the fall.
The Boss
April 9th, 2011
4:41 pm
17 players are injured, nobody gonna be playin on G-Day.
RabidDawgFan
April 9th, 2011
4:49 pm
So what “The Boss”? G-day is only a scrimmage. No more, no less. It doesn’t count for anything. Our team is going to look totally different when it’s time for fall camp because our recruits will be on campus. John Jenkins and Ray Drew on defense to be exact and a few explosives on offense. We’ll be just fine.
TallyDawg
April 9th, 2011
4:50 pm
I am NOT liking what I hear about the running game.
Brucerugby79
April 9th, 2011
5:09 pm
Double A double u GA- or whatever your name is–Heck yes-WE will be rewarded for our longsuffering-Man I think it is gonna be a fun Year-specially for us old Gator disliking DOGS HBTD!!!!
D A DoubleU G
April 9th, 2011
5:14 pm
D= D
A= A
DoubleU= W
G= G
DAWG
bucket
April 9th, 2011
5:15 pm
I guess the boss didn’t hear that Mettenberg was arrested in South Ga and got kicked off the team for grabbing girls and lying to the coach. Also, I was at the G-day game last year and Mettenberg was throwing against the 2nd team defense the entire time. I’m pretty sure Richt would have preferred to have Mettenberg backing up Murray than having a true freshman Mason as the backup.
dawgfan
April 9th, 2011
5:20 pm
So lame… there’s no good way to interpret scrimmage stats. If the offense stats look bad, no one sees it as our defense being good… if the offense did great, though, then everyone would see it as a terrible defense.
These aren’t even official stats!! There’s no explanation as to what kind of plays were run! There’s nothing worth reading into here, but that’s what the AJC lives for…
rally
April 9th, 2011
5:42 pm
Here is my thoughts…I think we are about to return to the ole running two quaterback schemes which I believe in my opinion is the right decision. The Greene Shockley combo was great because it allowed us to have a dual threat and that in my opinon is what made our offense successful not taking anything away from our defense those years because they were on fire. I think Richt will have a Murray Lemay. which I believe sets us up back nicely to contend for the next four to five years. The schedule I can’t wait for is 2013, yall go view that one then come back and talk to me
..Hutson is probably relegated to back up QB regardless probably till after Murray is done.
D A DoubleU G
April 9th, 2011
5:51 pm
2013 looks like a lot of fun, with potential great road tripping opportunities and an amazing strength of schedule.
My biggest question is, why in the h___ do we have 2 (two) bye weeks?!?!?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=267LBdz-ywc&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Poopdawg
April 9th, 2011
5:58 pm
Lets not assume anything about Mason’s place on the depth chart. He is working hard and he is a very smart player. What happens to undrafted players? Are they free agents? Hopefully this system doesn’t divide the team but i like the idea. I’m sure the captains do also.
D A DoubleU G
April 9th, 2011
6:02 pm
2013 schedule: http://www.sicemdawgs.com/football/sched/fbsch_12.php
jarvis
April 9th, 2011
6:07 pm
Mettenberg looked like shart today against LSU’s first team defense.
superDawg
April 9th, 2011
6:12 pm
UGA should schedule tek for 12 straight games and shut them up for the next twelve years.
D A DoubleU G
April 9th, 2011
6:16 pm
superDawg,
Go easy on the Techies. Without us, they would have nothing to talk about.
Dumb ole dogs
April 9th, 2011
6:26 pm
superDawg, wow you can beat an engineering school. WOW! If beating Tech is an accomplishment, UGA needs to look hard at their goals. And D A DoubleU G, you talk more trash about Tech than every Mutt fan alive. Can we say obsessed? See ya in November Rednecks.
TO HELL WITH GEORGIA!!!
D A DoubleU G
April 9th, 2011
6:37 pm
look forward to it “Dumb”.
Thanks for stopping by to prove our point.
9-1
61-39-5
DollarDawg43
April 9th, 2011
6:40 pm
All these spring injuries remind me of the Dooley years. We were beat up pretty bad after each spring practice and the players always said games during the season were easier than the daily practices. Long time fans like me remember “Bloody Tuesday’. It occured each week during the season and, if you survived it intact, Saturday’s game was a breeze physically. Whether we won or lost we did not get beat up physically.
Dumb ole dogs
April 9th, 2011
6:42 pm
Whatever man.
We ran for how many yards against you mutts? Our offense OWNS you!!!
CPJ is your daddy, and we aren’t letting off the gas pedal this year. I consider 2010 a win over UGA for Tech. How many yards was it again, Mutts?? Please remind me.
You couldn’t stop us with Alabama’s defense. Mutts.
TO HELL WITH GEORGIA!!!
Tech’s rushing yardage > Mutts rushing yardage. EAT IT!!!
Shamu
April 9th, 2011
6:47 pm
Mett better than Murray??? Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, guess you must be a Clark County native, pulling for the “homeboy”. Mett couldn’t hold Murray’s jockstrap, in fact the only thing that Mett can hold onto is a girls ….. (well you know, ask the chicks down in Valdosta).
RabidDawgFan
April 9th, 2011
6:55 pm
We needed to rev it up in practice because obviously these guys were not being forced to practice physically. It showed during games, missed tackles, tackles being broken, being gassed by the beginning of the 4th quarter (Auburn game), etc. Hard practicing prevents all of that. Tackling to the ground in practice helps as well. However you practice, that’s how your going to play. Does anybody notice that when CMR changed his way of practicing after the loss to Colorado we went out and thumped Tennessee? It was because he was demanding more physical practices. Even last season, he didn’t tackle to the ground and laid off the guys because he wanted everyone healthy before the season started. That got us a 6-7 season. Bet it won’t happen again.
Georgia Fans Eats Idiots Sandwiches
April 9th, 2011
7:31 pm
They really do. They spout the same BS every year and as always, The Mutts CHOKE!
Georgia Fans Eats Idiots Sandwiches
April 9th, 2011
8:06 pm
Boss and I are close friends. We share our “toys”.
AltamahaDawg
April 9th, 2011
8:45 pm
Did anyone see the LSU spring game today? That’s an hour of my life I can’t get back.
TampaGator
April 9th, 2011
9:16 pm
Back from the Gators spring game…..and Brantley still sucks….but Florida might have the best defense in the country next year. Dominque Easley is going to have a big time year on the defensive line, as is Shariff Floyd and Ronald Powell. I was very impressed with Chris Martin (freshmen transfer from California) as well.
But Brantley better step up….or Gator fans will be calling for Murphy or Driskell quickly next year. Brantley looked horrible….and again showed absolutely no leadership skills on the field.
Better Dawgs!
April 9th, 2011
9:51 pm
JunkYard
Steve
April 9th, 2011
10:02 pm
I wonder how many players are missing spring ball on the team from the blue field? Just curious.
tha dawg fan!!!
April 9th, 2011
10:07 pm
I sure do get tired of hearing all of the negative crap about the dawgs . You fair weather fans suck !!! GO DAWGS !!!!!!!!
ApopkaDawg
April 9th, 2011
11:15 pm
Careful with Hutson Mason CMR. The kid broke all kind of passing records at his high school. Also, I do recall several players stating that he was a “natural leader.” This guy is a diamond in the rough and if LeMay gets bumped up to 2nd string, do not be surprised if Mason jumps ship. My biggest fear is that Mason gets fed up and lands on South Carolina’s front porch. This guy is a Spurrier dream. Everything I have heard about the guy has been positive. I’m certainly not suggesting that Murray should’nt be the starter because he absolutely should. I am saying that if Mason jumps, look for Mr. Spurrier’s eyes to go into a saucer shape and a little bit of drule to come out of the side of his mouth. Considering all the QB problems SC has had, Mason could be a dream candidate for them and a nightmare to go against.
dawg48
April 9th, 2011
11:20 pm
dumb ole dawg tech still lost the game man your stupid!
Running Game?
April 9th, 2011
11:25 pm
Lets hope the new Freshman gives us a running game. Neither of the backs from last year would be considered great running backs from a University that has had some great backs.
Herschel, Rodney Hampton, Garrison Hearst, Robert Edwards, Mclendon, Moreno, Tate all these guys were great running backs.
What happened to Caleb King it appears to have been all hype because he has not delivered at all on a consistent basis. And Ealey fumbled twice at least within 5 yars of a touchdown that cost us at least two games. Lets hope Crowell breaks the starting lineup from day one and lets hope then we will have one running back that can actually break a tackle!!!! Just SAYING!!! Any body with half a brain would know this which obviously leaves out all the NERDS on 10th Street. Most of the graduates from Georgia Tech I have seen at the Varsity across the street flipping burgers.
stop the UGA(y) obsession
April 9th, 2011
11:44 pm
6 or 7 wins…..AJC still eats y’all up ONLY b/c of the $$$ shoveled their way. Not a Tech fan, not an SEC fan, but a FOOTBALL fan that sees through the BS of all these posters. enjoy the yawn bowl.
and btw AJC…..do you realize this alleged fooball team hasn’t done anythng in 30 YEARS? I have, why not y’all. INSERT JOKE HERE….OH, I JUST DID
Will Muschamp: UGA Grad/Florida Head Football Coach
April 9th, 2011
11:53 pm
my name says it all…. UGA football is a disgrace and a joke.
eriecliper
April 10th, 2011
12:26 am
I guess that I am looking at this a little differently. I believe that this large number of injuries are an indicator that conditioning is not what it should be yet.
Too Easy
April 10th, 2011
1:14 am
D A Double UG
You’re right, NOTHING is better than Athens in springtime…cause when Fall rolls around, all those great expectations of 5 star recruits turns to dust and UGA goes back to wishing and hoping for the next year’s recruits to sign and come in to “revive” the program. All is good again in the spring…and the cycle continues…Here’s to springtime ALWAYS being the best time of year in Athens!
RED DOG 77
April 10th, 2011
1:39 am
Anytime you bang-up this many players in spring football, you know you are doing something right! The last couple years my favorite coach in all of America was being a little too careful not to injure his players in practice…………Mark Richt in one dadgum great football coach…..no debate here folks, all you need do is check out his win/loss record since he’s been in Athens. To the fair-weather Bulldog bummers out there, yea, ok, so we’ve been down a couple years, hundreds of college football teams across the country would kill for the type of football Georgia has played under Richt the last ten years……..and nope, yer right, he’s not perfect but he is getting better. His experience with injuries a couple years back took it’s toll on him, but I’m convinced he is aware of the fact. Just look at the way they are hitting this Spring…………Me? Yup, it tells me The Georgia BULDOGS are gearing up for a bust-ass break-out year this season, only to be topped by a probuble MNC in 2012………So all you fair weather bummer type Bulldog fans, put that in your pipe and smoke-it………..I’ll keep posting my faith in Richt and “my” BULLDOGS………..and I’ll be here in September to remind you all of it when we destroy Boise State and South Carolina…….Regards, RED
Joe
April 10th, 2011
5:11 am
I would strongly disagree with the statement that Richt is “getting better”.
Paddy
April 10th, 2011
7:39 am
the Boss……..guess you neglected to read the crime report on Mettenburg? Take the blinders off pal!
Troll Power Ratings
April 10th, 2011
7:40 am
stop the UGA(y) obsession: Eat your heart out. And thanks for caring. Keep those “hits” coming.
Jborodawg
April 10th, 2011
8:04 am
It’s just one spring scrimmage, Dawg fans. One can’t assume anything from one scrimmage: EG the QB’s, the RB’s, nor the D. But, it does appear that CMR is running a more physical spring practice.
I hope we have a big turnout for the G-Day game.
Go Dawgs!
It Ain't Rocket Science
April 10th, 2011
8:08 am
Envy is a terrible thing. For all the negative comments some of you folks spurt, it must be pure envy. You are so afraid that UGA is gonnna hand your team, their lower posterior area come game day, that you think your negative comments really help whatever team you support. If anything, if anybody on the UGA team or the coaches read this, it does one of two thing for them, gives them a good laugh or further motivates them to beat the heck out of your team you support. I suspect most of them think the same as I do and that is, you have too much time on your hands, and not enough purpose in life. You live somehow within your post, being your one great claim as a man. In other words, if all you have to do is insult another team and try to belittle them, you need a life and probably even somebody to love you.
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April 10th, 2011
8:14 am
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RMikel58
April 10th, 2011
8:23 am
Didnt this rash of injuries happen to us a few years back when we were projected No.#1 team preseason? We still had a decent year i think because some how Mark Richt made incredible adjustments on the team.
Are these injuries because players are being conditioned correctly? How extreme are the practices at UGA? Are these mental injuries moreso than physical ones?
Our practices cant be much different than other college teams practices. Why all the injuries? I think it may have something to do with the way their practices are formatted……… in otherwords wind sprints before practice, 2 on 1 tackling or maybe weight lifting or not enough fluids.
Its kinda like one player catching a cold then another one then another one. Then when a rash of colds break out you start looking as to whats causing that and make adjustments.
Well its the same way with a rash of injuries. Time to find out whats causing this and make adjustments. CMR hopefully is paying more attention to the injuries and the causes without just saying “i dont know whats wrong” and then more injuries occur.
RMikel58
April 10th, 2011
8:31 am
I hope people here are not making fun of any injured player just because theyre not on there favorite team. Some of these injuries can be life threatening or career changing so lets tone down the insults on college kids please. No one can project the results for this upcoming year for Georgia or their team.
I m just hoping for a better year than last but one thing you can predict is that Georgia will rise yet again and win a National Championship or a SEC Title.
So lets all go out and have fun and hope for the best with our teams but in the same be courteous and mature with others here because we’re all people and Americans that love this sport and what it gives us on Saturdays.
I wish no injuries on any college team so that when we do beat your team you cant make the excuse that most of your starters or great players were injured.
Good Luck and let the games begin.
Jus wait
April 10th, 2011
8:32 am
Jus wait til UGA beats or loses to Boise St then we can all jump in and start cutting on all stats, starters, injuries, coaching, rankings, schedules, the hedges, hell even the cheerleaders! I will guess CMR knows what hes doing and WILL beat BSU! Till then watch the Masters
RxDawg
April 10th, 2011
8:35 am
I still think Hutson Mason is going be playing one day… and playing well.
I like what Richt did with the captains drafting a team. This should make it much more balanced too.
RxDawg
April 10th, 2011
8:39 am
rally
April 9th, 2011
5:42 pm
rally, I see what your trying to say but our offense right now is statisticaly better than it was during the Greene/Shockley years. I think what your really looking for is that the team was better back then, and a lot of that had to do with our incredible defense. During the Greene/Shockley years our D was feared compared to now.
kevindawg
April 10th, 2011
9:00 am
CROWELL and JENKINS just wait till they step foot on campus, all will change !
@ RED DOG 77
April 10th, 2011
9:07 am
Let’s hope that your vast FB knowledge works out better than last year. As you may recall, you assured the board that UGA had the personnel to run the 3 – 4, however that wasn’t the case. LB’s were lost, NT was undersized, safeties were lost, or not coached up to know, let alone play the position, or what it required.
Let us not forget the praise that was showered on the OL and how the running game would carry the freshman QB by opening up holes and not allowing the D to stack 8 men in the box.
Perhaps UGA will return punts this year; maybe even get some field position, or a big play or two.
I guess you can blame it on individual position coaches, but remember there is one guy who is responsible for pulling everything together and he is paid the most on the coaching staff.
For the record, I’m not a DAWG hater, but it is amusing to hear all the Richt-ies making excuses for him year after year. Let him beat Florida consistently, finish in the top 5 and play in a BCS bowl, win the SEC EAST, the SEC Champ develop his 4 and 5 star recruits into a team and not just individual position players for the NFL.
stop the UGA(y) obsession
April 10th, 2011
9:11 am
typical UGA posts…..on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on (some more)……about………………..NOTHING.
You people crack me up…..you’re betting people will pay attention be beating Boise State and South Carolina? And you’re STILL playing Oh God BE Gentle State and Agnes Scott…….And basing you’re whole season on Georgia Tech? Wow…..ROFLMAO
RabidDawgFan
April 10th, 2011
9:22 am
Well if we beat Boise and South Carolina back to back, they better pay attention. That’s two top 15 teams that we would have beaten in consecutive weeks. And by looking at our schedule, if we win those two games, we are in for a fantastic season. Start 2-0, finish 12-0 or 11-1.
It Ain't Rocket Science
April 10th, 2011
9:26 am
I doubt UGA bases it’s whole season success on beating Tech. Trust me, with the record as it stands, if anything, UGA almost feels assured of a win against Tech. In state rivaly is a big thing when you have one schools fans almost always saying negative things about another school, when their team has a very poor record of success against them. The facts are in the record books about the two schools records against each other. It is hard to think of it as a big rivalry when the record is so one sided. I think Tech. fans need to worry about their own team and spend a lot less time trying to put down UGA. If they did that, they would find out that a lot less of these UGA fans would try to put down Techs. teams would even bother to comment.
Dogs Smell
April 10th, 2011
9:27 am
Is this new? Just wait until you start adding in those arrested. Somehow these blind loyalist will still see this as their National championship year. Until January when the 6-7 sits in.
Dogs Smell
April 10th, 2011
9:29 am
It Ain’t Rocket Science – I think Florida and Tennessee feel the same way about Georgia.
Dogs Smell
April 10th, 2011
9:32 am
No, If Boise State goes on to lose more games and South Carolina does the same it will only mean you beat 2 preseason ranked teams that went on to be average just like Georgia.
update
April 10th, 2011
9:49 am
Any one have an update on how things went with the recruits on campus yesterday…
Dawg4ever
April 10th, 2011
9:51 am
18 players out with injuries. Now Richt has an excuse for this fall. Players didn’t get enough reps in spring and it showed in the first 2 games. LMAO!! He used the same pathetic excuse in 2008 when he and his coaches got their asses handed to them by Bama&Fl. Will be the same lame ass excuse or something else when Boise &Carolina beat his terribly prepared team this fall. Nothing has changed with Richt&BOOBOO as it relates to offense the past 4 or 5 years. Soft O.L., that isn’t physical, terrible o.l.coach, and terrible play calling that loves to pass first and run second. Richt has put together the worst coaching staff in the SEC east, and it all stems from his Fl.State days of the good ole buddy stystem. It destroyed Bowden because he was too stubborn and too arrogant to change, and it has destroyed Richt. He will never get the program back to top 10 status, just like Bowden couln’t get Fl.State back. Richt promotes his buddy BOOBOO who had no O.C. experience, he promoted his best man Willie who had no D.C. experience, he let BOOBOO pick one of his freinds for the O.L. coach, and he let Grantham pick one of his friends for the Linebacker coach. Florida&Bama hire the best coaches available to make up their staffs, and that is why they develop their 4&5 star talent. UGA will never beat Bama or Fl. as long as Richt and his pathetic staff are in Athens. Hopefully all UGA fans will have to watch this mediocre team on the field for one more fall, because UGA fans deserve much better. But i have a feeling this A.D. is buying into Richt’s pathetic excuses. His quotes from last year” we were close in every game, and we didn’t get blown out of any of the games”. I wonder how long the A.D. Foley at florida would last with that attitude. RIcht&McGarity=Mediocrity
Paul N Destin
April 10th, 2011
9:58 am
sounds like UGA is allowing Grantham and the new LB coach to bring the pain! UGA needs to get a mad if they’re to get out of the funk they find themselves.
Alabama will have the best defense in the country in 2011 and will be in Atlanta as the West Champ. When the freshmen class reports in June Bama will have 3 #1 classes and 1 #4 class on campus to go with Nick Saban and staff. That is strong.
update
April 10th, 2011
9:58 am
Recruits. Not scrimmage.
Idaho Roundup
April 10th, 2011
9:59 am
Boise State 67, UGAy 10.
dawgfan
April 10th, 2011
10:12 am
I’m glad Richt has toughened up the practices. What good are healthy players if they are soft as linen? A pulled groin will heal. This is actually encouraging. We have been a soft football team for the past two years.
@dawg4ever
April 10th, 2011
10:16 am
I hear Tech is looking for few fans.
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10:19 am
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KB
April 10th, 2011
10:23 am
Well said Red Dawg, 2010 was an aberration anything that could go wrong did, it sucked Dawgs sucked,Now its time for GA fans to grow a pair , quit whining about last season and support the
2011 Dawgs.
Zoli
April 10th, 2011
10:23 am
Dawg4ever,
How long has your hatred been stewing? What would it take for Richt to get out of your DAWG house? You need to relax on your negativity. This guy is a solid coach that was going through personal turmoil with a sick wife at home. The true sign of a good leader is one that sees their own weeknesses and makes the corrective adjustments to become stronger. Please stay positive and stay off here with your assumptious coaching talent evaluations! The dude, Richt, will bring us back to the promise land, where I bet you weren’t hating on us after all the top five and 10 rankings!
Who Cares
April 10th, 2011
10:25 am
Dawgs4ever, have to agree on your opinion on UGA’s coaching staff. I watched some of the Fl. spring game and the 3 or 4 five star d.l. they signed last year are all dominant players, that played as true freshman,and will be starters this year. Also, Auburn signed 3 4 star d.l. last year, and they all played alot of minutes as true freshman, and Whitaker and the other defensive tackles will start this year. UGA on the other hand signed 2 four star defensive tackles in Garrison Smith, and Mike Thornton, and neither of them played any significant minutes, nor will either one of them start this year. And that to Stripling&the other 4 star defensive end out of S.Carolina, and you have 4 big time linemen that contributed nothing. I can’t believe all of the players UGA signed were over hyped, or weren’t ready to play physically. It’s been the same old song and dance at UGA since RIcht has been there. It has to be the coaches and their ablility to develop players, as well as their mindset not to play freshman. Whatever the reason, the bottomline is Fl.Auburn, and Bama recruit 4 &5 star studs and play as freshman and contribute, UGA’s players don’t contribute and they don’t develop. I think it is fair to say Garner should have left 4 or 5 years ago. He was getting out recruited by Tracy Rocker at Auburn before he left, and he doesn’t get the most out of the talent he has. Fl&Bama will have dominant defenses this year and the years to come, UGA can only hope with this staff.
B RED E
April 10th, 2011
10:41 am
would like to hear what some of the veteran players say how this spring has been differant from past springs. sounds like CMR is changing it up and i like it! Go Dawgs!
gary algers
April 10th, 2011
10:53 am
Looks like more of the same from the last 5 years for the pups. Mark Richt, while a decent human being, is not a head football coach!
Flat Tire on I-95 In Jacksonville
April 10th, 2011
11:14 am
Who cares
Good Post
Ive been on here for years saying the same thing. Richt and company say the same excuse yr after yr,
They need to get in the weight room
He doesnt know the plays
The attitude that freshman shouldnt play
Thats fine looking for the same results as usual this year with one of the most favorable schedules weve ever had,
FanSince59
April 10th, 2011
11:26 am
It will be interesting to read what all the Richtophiles have to say about their hero after the 2011 season is over, if it doesn’t turn out according to plan. True love can turn sour in a New York second.
TROTTINGHOME
April 10th, 2011
11:42 am
What is a decent human being exactly?
dawgfan
April 10th, 2011
11:47 am
As always, Tech fans should STFU and speak only when spoken to. You know who you are.
Thanks.
Dawg4ever
April 10th, 2011
11:50 am
Zoli, u are typical UGA fan that buys any excuse this coach can come up with. My God now you are blaming this coaches results the last 3 years on his wife’s health. Excuses are for losers, and Richt has turned UGA into a loser. The sad thing is UGA fans except this mediocre coach and this mediocre product he puts on the field. The record the past 3 years doesn’t lie. Not an assumption of his and his staff’s coaching ability. Coaches of rival teams in the Eastern division and the SEC as a whole have been saying how inept this staff is for years now. I would rather believe the rival coaches, and i would rather believe the results on the field, than a fan like you, or a coach like Richt. The proof is in the pudding, maybe you should start eating the pudding, and stop drinking Richt’s kool-aid
savannadawg
April 10th, 2011
11:54 am
O.K. dawg4ever and Who Cares, This is the real skinny weather you like it or not. CMR is trying to make these kids better men. I know this is frustrating to you, it is at times for me too. Do you remember your first year of college? It’s almost overwhelming even for the non-athlete, and I’ll just let you in on a little secret, ” these guys ain’t brain scientists”. But CMR is trying to give them a little edge toward getting their degree by not playing them as freshmen. And I also can tell you without a doubt that at least one of those other coaches you mentioned could care less. Does “over sighning” ring a bell? What happens to the student athelete that gets his scholarship taken away? If you want to be that ruthless then my friends you need to become Auburn and Alabama fans, because you are not DAWG fans! Suck on that tit.
savannadawg
April 10th, 2011
12:16 pm
Last year was a fluke. It will not happen again (This year). Take a hard look back on it. All the way back before last spring. Just all the stupid stuff that went on. This stuff happens to major football programs all over the U.S. I personally think we weathered it pretty well. Other programs would have fallen and been down for a long time. CMR did handle it correctly. I’m not going to say it will never happen again (because it will) but it will be a long time from now. I am not a total CMR guy. I do criticize him too, (usually in a knee jerk reactive kind of way) but once I step back and look at the big picture I think we are looking at one of the greatest coaches of all time, He’s only going into his eleventh season at UGA and has done very well. Florida has had a tremendous amount of momentum on ther side going back to the Spurrier days. We on the other hand had been losing momentum ever since the Dooley days as far as Florida goes. It takes a long time to correct a listing ship (which I believe was close to being a 45 degree list my friends) It will be corrected!!
savannadawg
April 10th, 2011
12:32 pm
Who Cares, I did hear through the grapevine that Garner has been given an ultimatum. Either he steps up his “coaching” or he will be permanent recruiting coordinator without any coaching responsibilities. I think this is good. His feet are being held to the fire, and what I’ve been hearing out of Athens is that it is showing up on the practice field.
savannadawg
April 10th, 2011
12:38 pm
Oh, and as far as the injuries are concerned. Mark Richt has “never” used injuries as an excuse. Others have though. Injuries just gives other guys opportunities. Did you see yesterday were Vavlas had quite a few tackles in the scrimmage. That is just one “walk on” that has bennefited from others injuries. And from what I gather this kid can play. I believe he will see action this year. A great student too. Really good grades.
Dream Team II
April 10th, 2011
12:59 pm
Anyone else heard about a possible Jordan Jenkins commitment to UGA over the weekend?
7576DAWG
April 10th, 2011
1:00 pm
A few years ago when UGA was pre season #1 they would have won the championship if they had not had very many injuries but when you have as many injuries that we had you have to have the depth to compensate for it , which we did not have. So what was CMR’s answer , not to get so many players hurt in practice by not having physical practices and we stopped losing so many to injury but we got real soft. Because of our past success we started to get the recruits that would take care of the lack of depth but now we aren’t tough enough.
If CMR didn’t learn anything I think he now realizes that you have to stay tough even though you might not have the depth. That’s why teams like South Carolina, Boise State and TCU have been able to finish in the top 20 so often or be able to give the best teams all they can handle even though they may lose.
The bottom line is I think it will take until 2012 to get us tough enough again. It took 3 or 4 years to get the way we were last year. Our offensive line was the worst and weakest I have ever seen at Georgia. It will be a miracle if the S&C and coaches make enough progress to make a difference in 2011. We will know just how far after the first two games.
Chaddddd Scott: thrice fired, gap toothed, personality challenged, douche bag
April 10th, 2011
1:22 pm
allbarn win championship these year. chuck oliver is so cute.
Zoli
April 10th, 2011
2:21 pm
Dawgs4ever,
You are a typical TECH fan. I can’t say you went to UGA let alone graduated from there. Look at Texas last year, Oklahoma a few years back, Alabama before Saban, Auburn before Scam, and Florida with Zook. All had bad seasons. You can’t expect to be a top tiered team year an year out. It is not possible. When you have high talent levels, you lose them to the draft, Before you lose them to the draft, you can’t get top shelf talent because they know they won’t play. Hence the problems we have had at QB after Stafford and Knowshon left. You are talking out of you backside. PLEASE tell me who you want as coach, and who you make you happy. You need to go back to your dorm and microwave your hot pocket…
don sasser
April 10th, 2011
3:18 pm
Love the draft format. Glad Richt is stepping up and doing “his” thing. Should provide for a much
better spring game and BTW who gives an F about seeing first team and second team. I’d much rather see a spritied competitive event with talent on both sides battling, snarling, punching in the pile, competitive with winning the whole friggin point. Glad to hear some folks are being banged up with aggressive practices. It’s been obvious that the old Irk formatt has been missing for several years so damned the torpedos and knock the shart out of somebody and come what may because, seriously, folks, the thought of getting hammered by Boise because we were afraid of injuring players in spring and summer practice and having those same players that were “saved” by “cautious” practices showing up and playing like a bunch of goddamn pussies like I witnessed last year is unfathomable. I hope when that game is over and Boise is limping back West and our players are heading back to the locker room sore as hell from the “good” pain of giving your all and leaving it ALL on the field with grass caked in their face masks and bloody gause littering the sidelines with broken amonia inhalers from knocked out players that the FOLKS is on notice: We’re baaaaaaack……
Harsh Reality
April 10th, 2011
3:44 pm
…and our players are heading back to the locker room sore as hell from the “good” pain of giving your all and leaving it ALL on the field with grass caked in their face masks and bloody gause littering the sidelines with broken amonia inhalers from knocked out players that the FOLKS is on notice: We’re baaaaaaack……
Dream on, you idiot. Concentrate on finding a job and a woman.
CHDawg
April 10th, 2011
4:01 pm
Well, overall we have a lot of our talent back and they are a year older, with some significant new talent in the mix. Our D was brand new last year and many of the players were less than comfortable at times; CTG was brand new and now knows the SEC much better, and we have a better fit in many spots. One of the critical spots on a 3-4 is the NG, and that looks much better to me. Our LB corps is very fast; I think they could become the talk next year. With a stronger line, they will be aided, too. Having the tremendous speed gives CTG’s scheme more flexibility. You never know where the extra man is going to rush. Having a Richard Samuel (sub 4.5 out of HS), or a Jarvis Jones is going to make for some interesting pressure schemes we simply didn’t have last year. All of them are fast for LBs, and Ogeltree is very fast for a LB, too. I am very hopeful our D can show dramatic improvement. We also lost a number of easy turnovers on D last year, so I think the new pressure CTG’s tactics brought made significant improvements even as it was. My biggest disappointment last year was our O line. Just about everybody (including me) thought they would be pretty dominant, and they didn’t quite hit that level, to say the least. I think they are the key again this year. If they can protect Murray and open up some big holes for our RBs, I think our O will be very strong. The backs did pretty well last year. Every time one of them got going good, he would get injured, start fumbling, or get in trouble off of the field. With another year of lifting and maturing, King, Ealey and Thomas should be good backs. They absolutely have to stop fumbling. The guy that I’m watching is Malcome. If he can get healthy, he is going to be very tough to tackle, and will make us very deep, something we haven’t had at TB in a while. Crowell is icing on the cake. If the line blocks, we are going to pick up some yardage. Receiver is the second big unknown to me. We could be great, and we could be looking for someone to step up for a while. I believe we will be fine there. All in all, this year actually looks much better than I thought it would because I thought last year’s O line would be irreplaceable. Remembering last year, King was hurt at the start, Murray was an unknown and CMB appeared scared to put him in situations that might be over his head (the predictability really hurt us with SC), and CMB seemed to be reluctant to give up on the idea that we would have a dominant rushing game. AJ was suspended, and all of the off field problems hurt the team’s focus. I think they will be very fired up to start on the national stage against and exciting and outstanding team in Boise State and I expect them to start very, very strong. We’ll have to see how they do in the first two games, but we could be in for a great year in ‘11. Our schedule looks a little better to me, especially if we can get started with a small string of wins.
Mett
April 10th, 2011
4:03 pm
Harsh…..speaking of looking for a woman, is your mom still working at the strip club? I have a pocket full of George Washington’s burning a hole in my pocket!
Rory
April 10th, 2011
4:45 pm
“My name says it all…. UGA football is a disgrace and a joke.”
Even dawg fans are beginning to understand that. All Richt has done the last few years is to assemble a motley collection of thugs and morons who are not competitive even in a weakened division. Yes, they’ve become a disgrace and a perennial joke, not to mention totally irrelevant.
On this site, how many played even HS f ball?
April 10th, 2011
6:37 pm
UGA man here. Before we begin the rants and tirades about UGA guys being out of C …… how many of y’all played HS ball? Do you remember getting your cleats and gear on and hungry around 320? Hot early on in AUgust and September, or rainy and we still have to practice??? Was practice fun? Usually the guys 9th graders hand selected and a few 10th graders humped it before being demoted.
Folks ……………….it counts in The Dome and when SC comes calling. Then and only then.
Gooooooooooooooo Dogs.
NOBODYYOUKNOW
April 10th, 2011
7:03 pm
Come-on rambling wrecks, yellow jackets, nerds, dorks, gaybees or whatever you dufus t-square,blockheads call yourselves, it doesn’t make any differance how many times you run up and down the feild, YOU GOTTA SCORE! CPJ does not OWN anybody. Go back to your trigonometry and leave the common sense to somebody elde.
NOBODYYOUKNOW
April 10th, 2011
7:06 pm
I meant somebody else,
Bulldawg fan #1
April 10th, 2011
7:07 pm
GO DAWGS:)
BIG JOE
April 10th, 2011
10:11 pm
Uhhh… Me thinks putting a video cordinator in charge of Strength & CONDITIONING was NOT a very bright idea.
Kyle
April 11th, 2011
8:15 am
The Boss…is THE IDIOT….or The MORON…
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ugab
April 11th, 2011
8:03 pm
Injuries are a part of football. I don’t care if they get hurt after watching the last 4 seasons. too soft to play in the sec
ugab
April 11th, 2011
8:04 pm
Players are gaining weight this spring. Do the players stretch? WTF