Running backs: Competition between Caleb King, Isaiah Crowell should translate into success
UPDATE: CALEB KING LOST HIS ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY ON JULY 8, 2011
Fourth in a series breaking down Georgia’s 2011 football team by position groups. . . .
Georgia tailback Caleb King, here breaking loose for a 27-yard gain against Georgia Tech last season, brings knowledge and experience to the table. (AJC photo by Brant Sanderlin)
THE RUNNING BACKS
- Returning starters: TB Caleb King (Sr., 5-11, 224)
- Others to watch: Isaiah Crowell (5-11, 210) is the most anticipated freshman running back Georgia has had since fellow Columbus resident Jasper Sanks showed up in Athens in the late 1990s. Crowell will be in an all-out competition with King for playing time, but Carlton Thomas, Ken “Boo” Malcome and sophomore walk-on Brandon Harton will be looking to get into the mix. . . . Meanwhile, the Bulldogs will be breaking in a new starter at fullback for the first time in four seasons in converted tight end Bruce Figgins or sophomore Zander Ogletree.
- Key losses: Georgia lost its leading rusher from 2010 with the abrupt departure of junior Washaun Ealey after spring practice. Ealey and coach Mark Richt “mutually agreed” they’d each be better off if Ealey transferred. Ealey, who started seven games — King started five — and rushed for 811 yards and 11 TDs with the Bulldogs last season, ended up at Jacksonville State, a Football Championship Subdivision school for whom he’ll be immediately eligible to play. . . . Georgia lost a ton of experience at fullback with the graduations of three-year starter Shaun Chapas and backup Fred Munzenmaier.
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It's Isaiah Crowell's breakaway ability that had recruiters salivating. Among his long-distance scampers was a 90-yard TD run against eventual state champion Buford.
Key fact: For all the fan criticism and off-field disciplinary issues, King has actually been a fairly solid SEC back. He has averaged 5.0 yards per carry in his career with that average creeping up in each of his three seasons to 5.4 last year. He has also mastered the playbook and the critical criteria of Georgia backs to be able to effectively pass block, particularly in blitzing situations. The only area where he remains unproven is as a consistent “home run” threat.
- Key questions: Will this be Crowell’s year or King’s year? Everybody wants to discover the next big thing, and there is certainly evidence that Crowell could be that for the Bulldogs in 2011. Crowell had an incredible 11.7 yards per carry average at Carver (1,721 yards, 147 carries, 18 TDs), including multiple TDs runs of 50 or more yards. So he would appear to bring big-play capability to the table. But, early on at least, as Georgia faces a pair of top 10 opponents in Boise State and South Carolina in the season’s opening weeks, King is the one who should know every assignment and will need to fill the role of “Mr. Dependable.”
- Recent developments: Figgins’ move from tight end to fullback can’t be over-emphasized. For the first time in Richt’s 11-year tenure the Bulldogs are coming into the season without a proven commodity at fullback. Ogletree was recruited to play the position and projects as a capable every-down player eventually. But the 6-4, 265-pound Figgins’ willingness to move from a position at which he once was a starter into the backfield gives Georgia a legitimate jumbo presence with blocking and pass-catching skills. Walk-on Dustin Royston (5-11, 242) will be a factor as well.
- Outlook: Pretty good. Losing Ealey has to hurt from a production standpoint but his absence also eliminates a negative element and clears the way for hearty competition between multiple and varied talents. Should be an entertaining horse race all season.
- Your turn: What say you about the running backs?
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264 comments Add your comment
Zoli
July 6th, 2011
12:58 pm
I am thinking Caleb will come out on fire with enough motivation to get it done. I would hate being a linebacker or a DB with Figgins bulldozing a hole. I think we will see our fair share of Boo knocking people out. Our running attack will open it up for Murray to light people up!
RxDawg
July 6th, 2011
12:58 pm
I too think King will really make his mark this year. Baring injury of course. This Dawg fan is not expecting Crowell to come in and be our savior. But I do expect him to make a few plays.
JayD
July 6th, 2011
1:00 pm
Caleb will be good – I’m not worried. I really think Georgia coaches should re-think the way the substitute @ the tailback position. Maybe give a guy a series or two, instead of shuffling them in and out the way they do – It keeps them (whoever is back there) from getting in any kind of rythm.
RxDawg
July 6th, 2011
1:00 pm
Lest some of you forget, Caleb King as a recruit was just as highly regarded as I. Crowell. That could be viewed as a good or bad thing so take it as you will.
LHarding Dawg
July 6th, 2011
1:01 pm
I believe losing Ealey is the best thing that could have happened to King. This is his year, he knows it, and if he is to play pro football, he needs it. Good luck to the kid. He could be our feel good story of the year.
JayD
July 6th, 2011
1:03 pm
I heard LT talk about using 3 or 4 carries to figure out who is blocking well on a particular day, or which lineman is getting beat or winning – These backs are never afforded that opportunity. They get a carry or 2 and take a seat – It doesn’t seem to work.
Spanky
July 6th, 2011
1:04 pm
O-Line, O-Line, O-Line…The wall needs to be solid for these backs to get going!
JayD
July 6th, 2011
1:05 pm
And for God’s sake – Stop running Thomas up the gut!! He is not Warrick Dunn
AltamahaDawg
July 6th, 2011
1:05 pm
The few plays I saw Figgins in the bowl game, he seemed to know exactly who he was assigned to, and promply leveled them.
On King, I didn’t see any hype in the article, just toned down realistic expectations. Now Crowell was hyped.
Trojan
July 6th, 2011
1:05 pm
I don’t believe that Bobo would effectly use Herchel. I am also tired of hearing about our backs blocking for pass protection. Establish the run, establish the run, establish the run.
C-Town
July 6th, 2011
1:14 pm
Crowell will be the Starter, going into the Tenn game. Crowell is tough as a $2 steak, and hits the hole hard, every single Rep..
Dallas
July 6th, 2011
1:15 pm
UGA has the worst RB Coach in the SEC. The untimely fumbles last year vs. Colorado, Miss St, and South Caro cost 3 games. UGA was also 10th in the SEC in rushing yards per game, and only eeked out a 100 yards rushing per game against teams with winning records. You need to be double that to win the SEC.
Add the thin as wafer O-Line and you have a recipe for disaster, as no RB on the team scored more than 2 td’s for UGA last year.
DawginLex
July 6th, 2011
1:15 pm
We haven’t had a feature back since Musa. Even Knowshon was in and out of the game and wasn’t exactly a pounder.
Give me a Verron Haynes type like against Tech in Richt’s first year.
If King has his head on straight and is ready to quit the crap, he can be a good serviceable back. Crowell can be his backup and Malcome can provide depth.
Forget about Carlton Thomas as he is undersized and fumbles a lot.
Richt needs to take back the playcalling(which he won’t do) and let Bobo concentrate on Murray’s development(which Bobo is really good at).
securtiy dawg
July 6th, 2011
1:15 pm
I want to be fair to all, UGA came hard after BOO and TJ when they were both a SWD/ now I feel it’s time to get our own 3 headed monster in the backfield. No 1 every complains about the back field being crowded unless we are losing…. Let King start, Boo back up/and (slowly) bring Mr. Crowell up to speed/ if we do it this way we still can dapp in a DASH of Carlton also/everybody gets the rock/we keep injuries to miniumum and we Scare the He$k out of every1 from the CHICKENS to Swamp”meat” to buzzzzzzin bugs of North Ave.
AltamahaDawg
July 6th, 2011
1:17 pm
I see a few gold clad fans in that picture.
Dallas
July 6th, 2011
1:17 pm
Richt’s 2 best years, 2002 & 2007, Rixcht has a RB gert 200+ carries and 1000+ yards. Richt’s only 2 wins vs. Fla he got a 100 yard rushing effort from an RB. Richt’s record is 33-4 when he has a 100 yard rsher, but rarely happens as Richt rotates in lousy unproductive backs or gives 7-8 carries a game to Murray, who averages under 2 yards per carry.
Dallas
July 6th, 2011
1:19 pm
If Crowell starts, Murray will be very vulnerable to a seaosn ending injury, especially against South Carolina’s dominating D-Line. If Caleb starts, he’s likely to fumble and can’t score.
PMC
July 6th, 2011
1:21 pm
Whomever it is, they had better be good at picking up rushers on pass plays.
Dallas
July 6th, 2011
1:26 pm
More competition, Richt’s platoon RB 5 man rotation, led to finishing almost last in the SEC in rushing vs. winning teams, @100 yards per gasme, pathetic.
more comeptition, rotating with unproductive backs, helps no one except the opposing team.
schmeckdawg
July 6th, 2011
1:27 pm
If the O-Line doesn’t block, none of this makes a damn bit of difference and it will be another long, miserable year!
Dallas
July 6th, 2011
1:29 pm
Chip,
Ealey didn’t have a negative effect on the team.
Richt never lost a game when he gave Ealey 20 carries or when Ealey got 100 yards rushing in a game.
Ealey was the ONLY playmaker on the team that could CARRY the team.
Dallas
July 6th, 2011
1:30 pm
King had 2 td’s, Ealey 11.
Uh yeah, UGA will miss Ealeyu’s 11 td production, and King’s 2 td’s a year won’t help win games.
Benedict's Ghost
July 6th, 2011
1:33 pm
CHIP… there is no doubt the running backs should be better. And I realize you are doing position-by-position analysis. But the success of this position is directly related to the ability for the OL to stay healthy. How in the world, with eight players, can we really expect the OL to do what needs to be done for Crowell to be successful? Dallas Lee and Austin Long couldn’t even participate in spring. Plus, Bean Anderson has been a waste of flesh so far at UGA. And Chris Burnette hasn’t even played before. So we can get all excited about the running backs, but if this OL sucks, the running game will be non-existent. What a shame that when the Bulldogs need a healthy OL to protect a potential star, the World Vision ambassador is too damn busy elsewhere to make sure his OL is not such a big question mark.
Tossed Salad
July 6th, 2011
1:39 pm
Not going to miss Ealey’s patented ability to fumble at the absolute most inopportune moments.
bulldogmaniac
July 6th, 2011
1:39 pm
I will try this again! Maybe the AJC will actually let my post appear instead of deleting it for pointing out their moranic ways.
This rant is totally off topic but……. Why in the world did the AJC see the need for posting a story about a guy in Florida getting punched in the face for commenting on a UGA shirt IN THE SPORTS SECTION???? How is this SPORTS NEWS? I would say that it should have been posted in the police / arrest section but it shouldnt even be posted there. Why do they find it necessarry to try to print anything that they feel would be viewed in a negative way about UGA? (Not that this is anyway)
BG
July 6th, 2011
1:42 pm
King and Crowell will be a great combo!
Dr. Dave
July 6th, 2011
1:42 pm
Hey Dallas, Ealey did not have an effect on the team? The fumbles in key situations near the goal line were not an effect. The crummy attitude about practices was not an effect? This is no doubt that he could have become a big-time back if he had kept his head on straight and learned to hold onto the ball.
bulldogmaniac
July 6th, 2011
1:44 pm
Back on topic…..Our backfield will be MUCH better this year.
Trust me when I tell you that Crowell will be the real deal. I really dont want him starting from day 1 as he needs to learn and master all of the protections and blocking assignments before he is handed the reigns but this guy can flat out play! The King / Crowell combo will be much better than the Ealy King combo.
King is hungry to prove that he is a good RB and Crowell is going to be giving is all to win the job. They will make each other better.
toggle names
July 6th, 2011
1:45 pm
Chip:
Ealey will be missed, but if 3 backs can produce 50-60 yards per game each, we should be fine. Richt can use Crowell at this point, but he can’t rely on him. Same with King…too much inconsistancy though. So we need these guys to go out there for 8-10 plays and have some big runs. If we can do that, defense and passing will win 10 games for us.
Can you remove the ban on me now please? — astrouga
Tech fan hiding?
July 6th, 2011
1:45 pm
Dallas aren’t you Judd on the other blog?
RabidDawgFan
July 6th, 2011
1:47 pm
King will rush for 1,000 yards this season.
DawginLex
July 6th, 2011
1:48 pm
Dallas
So this is your name today?
How creative.
Before it was Judd.
You change it every day.
Your stats are worthless.
Ealey had 11 TD’s but 5 of them were against Kentucky and all of them were short yardage runs that any of the fullbacks or running backs could have made.
That cuts him down to 6.
I guarantee you that Caleb king will get more than 6 TD’s ths year as the starter. Plus he won’t be the team cancers that Ealey,Mett,Gray and Houston were.
Joe T won’t let slackers and all about me people get by anymore. That’s why Ealey left. That’s why Benedict left.
They quit.
KCDawg
July 6th, 2011
1:48 pm
It’s good to see that Crowell can catch, too! I think King will be a serviceable back this year if we don’t run into academic issues like last year. Crowell will keep King focused as I do think Crowell will play early in the season, possibly USC the way I see it.
The thing that still worries me is our O line… incredibly thin.
GT Fan
July 6th, 2011
1:50 pm
RB Success without an Oline? No way.
GaDawg
July 6th, 2011
1:51 pm
Hey Dal-las, Ealey’s the back that made all the Fumbles you were talking about in your previous post, so What’s your point?
bulldogmaniac
July 6th, 2011
1:51 pm
and Crowell will add another 700 plus 250 rec.
bulldogmaniac
July 6th, 2011
1:53 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAH! GT Fan talking about success! We will have a better record than GT and beat you AGAIN! WE OWN THIS STATE!
DawginLex
July 6th, 2011
1:56 pm
Ealey vs florida 33 yards and 1 short TD run
Ealey vs Auburn 47 yards and 1 short TD run
That’s 2 more plus the 5 against UK = 7 of his 11 TD’s were short runs that the fullbacks could have made. Plus they don’t fumble in critical situations like Ealey did.
Ealey=All About Me=Cancer=Good riddance
Addition by subtraction
Ace
July 6th, 2011
1:56 pm
Posting the rushing stats of a pro style offense is the stupidest stat I have ever seen.Man that McElroy from Bama averaged -1.6 yards per rush.
Tom
July 6th, 2011
1:57 pm
The winner will be whichever one can stay eligible and out of jail.
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Ok, maybe just out of jail.
Ace
July 6th, 2011
1:57 pm
sorry of a qb in a pro style offens
bulldogmaniac
July 6th, 2011
1:57 pm
dawginlex – I couldnt agree more! Addition by subtraction for sure. Not to mention that Crowell will be twice the back as Ealy ever was. We are set at RB.
bulldogmaniac
July 6th, 2011
1:59 pm
ahhh, Ace.
Please translate.
Ace
July 6th, 2011
1:59 pm
Posting the rushing stats of a QB in a pro style offense is the stupidest stat I have ever seen.Man that McElroy from Bama averaged -1.6 yards per rush.
DawginLex
July 6th, 2011
1:59 pm
http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/2010/09/28/coaches-fumbles-will-cost-ealey-playing-time-this-week/
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Washaun Ealey=FUMBLE MACHINE
grandpa
July 6th, 2011
2:02 pm
If Caleb can play the Thomas Brown to Crowell’s Moreno than we should be fine. If he plays the Patrick Pass to Crowell’s Sanks then we may be in trouble.
Ace
July 6th, 2011
2:03 pm
John Brantley average -4 yards per carry at Florida.
mgdawg
July 6th, 2011
2:05 pm
Although I would love to see king come out and have a big season, I just can’t see it happening. I haven’t seen him do it since he’s been at UGA, and I can’t see how this year will be any different. As far as the lack of experience with the departure of the fullbacks, I don’t see that as necessarily a bad thing. UGA fullbacks in the past have been able to get the offense that critical one yard when they needed, chapas and munz never proved to have that ability and maybe figgins or ogletree will. Hopefully Crowell will step up as a homerun threat and malcome will step up and be the pounder.
JDawg1785
July 6th, 2011
2:08 pm
King could prove to have a decent season and put up some decent numbers if he has indeed straightened things out in his personal life. The guy has great potential to be a leader both on and off the field, not to mention a mentor to Crowell, who is in the exact same shoes as King was when he first arrived on campus.
Go get ‘em, Caleb!
Ca dawg
July 6th, 2011
2:08 pm
People keep saying that king can’t find the end zone, but he scored 7 td in 2009 while splitting carries w/ ealey and playing w a broken jaw. He’s a good back; if he stays healthy we’ll be fine.
UGA Student
July 6th, 2011
2:17 pm
Malcome will be our most consistent RB, if they give him a chance. Crowell doesn’t have experience and seems to have a bad attitude, and King has given no reason for us to trust him.
tide roll
July 6th, 2011
2:21 pm
If the offensive line stays healthy, you got something going with Crowell. Figgins/Ogeltree at fullback is a tremendous upgrade .Big Artie Lynch will be a plus in two tight sets as well.
bulldogmaniac
July 6th, 2011
2:21 pm
UGA STUDENT – Why do you say that Crowell has a bad attitude? Please give examples.
JayD
July 6th, 2011
2:21 pm
As long as the substitution patterns are what they are – GA will never have a “consistent” back! The talent is there – They have to figure out how to use them.
C-Town
July 6th, 2011
2:22 pm
UGA Student…How does Crowell have a bad Attitude? Did you win some kind of fan day in the weight-room or something? So stop telling lies & starting rumors, Ok….The kid will be fine HATER
JDawg1785
July 6th, 2011
2:23 pm
One concern I do have for the running game is that Boo might get the same amount of carries in the season that he got in the G-Day game: not enough.
bulldogmaniac
July 6th, 2011
2:25 pm
People spew garbage about someone that they do not even know.
UGA STUDENT (Yea right), I’m sure that your cousins freings sister step brothers nephew went to highschool with Crowell and you have the inside scoop, right? GET A LIFE!
Chess
July 6th, 2011
2:25 pm
Same story every year. Georgia has always had good running backs but will never focus on the running game. Bobo just wants to pass. How has he kept that job
DixieDemons
July 6th, 2011
2:25 pm
Most running backs need a good, real good , or great offensive line …….. I would rate the bulldog O-line as below average at best. These backs are going to get hammered by opposing defenses and then blamed for not being productive by the Bulldog faithful.
bulldogmaniac
July 6th, 2011
2:28 pm
Chess, when you have a QB like Murray, a WR like Green and the great tight ends we had last year, of coarse Bobo wanted to pass the ball! Had we ran it more people would have blamed him for not passing enough and using the weapons we had. You cant please everyone. With AJ gone my guess is that we will see a heavy dose of running.
TouchDown Charlie
July 6th, 2011
2:31 pm
Love Caleb since Parkview..he was one of the most exciting RB’s I have ever seen coming out of hihg school.
Wonderful Ohio on the Gulf 'Dog
July 6th, 2011
2:33 pm
More Demon than Dixie,
Georgia’s O-line isn’t “below average” as you claim. Ben Jones and Cordy Glenn are as good as they come.
Georgia’s O-line just isn’t deep. You hate to see true freshmen O-linesmen, but two or three will contribute this year. They’ll have to.
Atticus
July 6th, 2011
2:33 pm
Hanging my hat on the following:
1) Returning QB, best performer at Elite 11, has a year under his belt. Richt’s record with returning QBs is excellent
2) Todd Grantham’s second year to install defense. Add Jarvis Jones and Big John, another year for all the others to get more acclimated
3) Excellent kicker and punter and punt returner
4) Schedule is very favorable
5) TN and UF are as down as they have ever been together
This needs to be a 10-2 season and win the East despite all the excuses.
AltamahaDawg
July 6th, 2011
2:34 pm
Bobo just wanted to pass then ball 44% of the time, to be exact. Too little if you ask me.
Saban
July 6th, 2011
2:37 pm
Crowell will not last 3 months. King will be gone by halftime of the Boise State Game.
Dawgs win 3 maybe.
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July 6th, 2011
2:38 pm
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Actually
July 6th, 2011
2:40 pm
Isiah will not be the next Herschel, nor will anyone else. But, I surely hope he isn’t the next Jasper either.
DawginLex
July 6th, 2011
2:44 pm
Penn state 63
Alabama 3
Arkansas 49
Alabama 7
Bama goes 6-6 and Saban quits.
Actually
July 6th, 2011
2:45 pm
Look for alot of tight end. It’s our best chance. Not only does it help the “O” line with extra blocking for both the run and the pass, but also gives you extra pass receivers. Hate we didn’t use them more last year.
Vampire Bill
July 6th, 2011
2:46 pm
I’m with the thought that Caleb will have a big year. If he does then its a perfect situation for Crowell. Let the senior have his last chance to show the NFL he’s got skills but rest him when needed with Crowell and Boo. This could be very effective.
GT BBall Fan
July 6th, 2011
2:47 pm
Did someone actually say Caleb King could be a mentor??? Are you kidding me….
AltamahaDawg
July 6th, 2011
2:52 pm
JayD, good point, but I think you might be overstating that rotation a bit. Obviously this is a platoon type situation, but It wasnt every 2 plays. I think if you go look at the details from games, you will see it was much more by a series or two. There were also quite a few game that either King or Ealey was not (available)in the game, and the other guy got the majority of the carries, being subeds for very sparingly. I don;t think we ever really proved the groove theory in those cases.
I am confident that if they had a consistant runner, he would be getting the bulk of the work. That’s certainly been true in the past.
I just don’t see where King/Ealey ever proved that for any period of time.
WE are going to have King in the game a lot, and Crowell sitting over on the bench. I’m guessing we fans are going to be all in favor of liberal substitutions in this case.
dapperdanman
July 6th, 2011
2:53 pm
Thunder Dome!!!!
This Sept. 3 in Atlanta, we Georgians (and Dawg Fans) have the opportunity to make a statement.
This may be the most pivotal game we play in deciding our outcome this season. Even if we were to win out the remainder of our schedule and win the SEC championship (the best you could hope for after a loss in the opener), we would not play in a National Championship if Boise remained undefeated, or anybody else for that matter, thus ending the SEC streak with the title game. Well this just can’t happen. We must win. Not because we think we should because we are the bigger program from the SEC and that should be enough to win. Not because we think we can play in a National Championship if we do. Our toughest games will be still to come. It is not because they think they will destroy us since they beat Va Tech last year right before James Madison did and “this isn’t the same team we beat in 2005”. It is because… THIS IS OUR HOUSE. THIS IS IN OUR STATE, IN OUR CAPITAL. THIS IS OUR COCA~COLA. THAT IS OUR DAMN CHICKEN SANDWICH. Do they even have Chic-fil-a in Boise?
When Boise St comes to the Georgia Dome to face us, we the fans have a responsibility to do our part to help our team. If you have ever been to the Dome you know how loud it can be. It is our job to make the walls crumble from our thunderous roar!!!!!!!!! Anytime the Boise offense is on the field it is our job to make as much noise as you’ve ever made. STAY ON YOUR FEET between plays still SCREAMING with all your might. STOMP THE GROUND and CLAP YOUR HANDS. SHAKE YOU KEYS. Bring those CRYING BABIES that you always bring to restaurants. Take off your belts, fold them in half, hold both ends, move your hands in then pull away making the belt pop. Try it, pretty loud. I don’t care if you wear tap shoes. We might take some heat for it if we all showed up in tap shoes, but that would make a ton of noise. Just sayin…
The point is we help win games too. We help motivate our kids to sell out body and mind for us and we strike fear and confusion into the other team. Though our part is nothing to what the players’ and coaches’ roles are, we must still show up prepared and ready to give our all, just like we expect from the team every Saturday. I don’t care if the score is 100-0, we don’t quit making noise or leave early. I want the TV announcers to show the noise meter at the Dome showing new records. Noise can cause miscommunication with play calling, unheard check-offs or audibles from the QB or sidelines, missed kicks, penalties, and turnovers. It can strike fear into the other team and kill momentum. We don’t need to take our feet off the gas, on the field or in the stands, till the game is over and we get that chicken dinner.
I WANT THAT CHICKEN DINNER!!!!!!!!
Then I want to eat chicken again the next week.
Don’t let me down Dawg Fans.
Don’t let our team down.
We will only become champions with each other. Standing behind one another proudly and united.
It’s time to bring the noise. GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big Earl
July 6th, 2011
2:54 pm
DawginLex….is your info about why Benedict and Ealey left the program your opinion or is it based in fact? … if fact, please elaborate…I’m interested.
JB
July 6th, 2011
2:55 pm
OUCH… Rivals has Ga. Tech at #65 in their pre season countdown. Say’s the 14 year string of bowl eligibility is in doubt. Nesbitt and Allen loss HUGE. Western Carolina looming large I’d say. Click on Sports on Yahoo home page , then NCAA football to read all about it…..You would think a new hire in year 4 would have a program on the up tick….well, maybe not.
DawginLex
July 6th, 2011
2:58 pm
Ealey-Richt clearly got fed up and told him to leave. I have no inside information but it is obvious.
Benedict-Guy is recovering from major injury. Word from several sites is that he and Joe T had a run-in regarding certain types of lifts. Joe t refused to budge and Benedict got mad. The topper was when he and his dad went and met with Muschamp to discuss transferring BEFORE he aanounced he was leaving.
I’m not “UGA Insider” but i get enough information from people in and around the program that lead me to believe this is right.
JB
July 6th, 2011
3:00 pm
Johnson 26-14 after 3 years at Tech…..Hum………………….Best damn coach in America outside Saban too.
Kick a fieldgoal with 4th and inches
July 6th, 2011
3:00 pm
Same ol story humpers.
DawginLexIsSmartButHeAin'tPatrick
July 6th, 2011
3:00 pm
Nice try TROLL boy
Charlie Hayes
July 6th, 2011
3:01 pm
Knowshon Moreno didnt have a talented O-Line. He got the job done with vision, patience and extra effort on every play. Go back and watch the tape and see how many times Moreno got the extra three, four and five yards play-after-play with his spin move and extra effort. You need a back that wants it and will not go down to show string and arm tackles. The O-Line isnt good enough to open up gaping holes that CMR himself could run through thus the back has to make it happen. I just hope that Caleb runs like he did in high school while trying to get a big time D1 offer. He was highly motivated his junior and senior seasons at Parkview and GAC. Now, he is in the same boat with the NFL looking down on his talent and ability. Kind of like a contract renewal year for the pros….Gotta get it done or he is out. I also think that Ken Malcome will surprise a lot of people this year. I watched him in several HS games and he is a punishing runner that loves to lower his head and crack linebackers. I truely believe that it will be a 1-2-3-4 combo of King, Malcome, Thomas and Crowell in the first game against Boise State in the dome. I feel that CMR will run all of them to see who wants to play and the best back from that game will be the primary back against USC when it matters. Good to know we have four backs for depth coverage. Also, I watched Ealey in two HS games and he was a man among boys in those games playing both HB and SS bothways. I want to see Crowell against USC or Tennessee before I will call him a savior or feature back. I understand that he dominated in HS, however a lot of those schools didnt produce D1 talent either. I thought Ealey was a sure deal for us and I was proven wrong. I hope Crowell is the real deal and becomes a feature back, but I am not eating crow again. Go Dawgs!
DawginLex
July 6th, 2011
3:01 pm
Patrick Sulley?
He is a bigger homer than I will ever be.
Summer National Champs
July 6th, 2011
3:02 pm
Wow, every position is in good shape, I guess this isn’t the same team that lost it’s best players on both sides of the ball off a team with a losing record that lost to middle florida in a bowl game.
Running back will not matter when the midget cannot see over the OL
July 6th, 2011
3:03 pm
You are weak Patrick.
DawginLex
July 6th, 2011
3:03 pm
Summer National Champs
July 6th, 2011
3:02 pm
Wow, every position is in good shape, I guess this isn’t the same team that lost it’s best players on both sides of the ball off a team with a losing record that lost to middle florida in a bowl game.
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Reading comprehension not your thing huh?
All of us have been discussing the lack of depth on the OL.
There is an article about it too.
D BAG TROLLS!
July 6th, 2011
3:04 pm
We will be great at this position with all the change of pace backs we have. I love a new start to a position that has been the attitude of entitlement. You earn the right to run the ball at UGA and that has been missing since KM. Go Dawgs!
Crowell another Ealey-King
July 6th, 2011
3:06 pm
Humpers crack me up.
You're right JB
July 6th, 2011
3:07 pm
You’d also think a coach at a school that’ll spend any amount of money on football and recruit any player no matter his criminal record or grades would have a team on the up tick in year 10?
Are you so unaware of how silly (it’s actually more than silly) you are?
What if ....
July 6th, 2011
3:07 pm
How good were Jasper Sanks, Caleb King, and Washaun Ealey supposed to be at UGA after coming out of high school? 4-5 Stars, right.
And did even one of them live up to his high school hype? Nope!
Yes, even a blind squirrel finds a nut, so maybe I.C. will be as good as, or better, than Lattimore was at USC as a freshman, but What if …… he’s just as good as JS, CK, or WE.
Oh yeah, and UGA might have OL issues in 2011….
I used to respect you; drinking too much Pat?
July 6th, 2011
3:07 pm
DawginLex
July 6th, 2011
2:44 pm
Penn state 63
Alabama 3
Arkansas 49
Alabama 7
Bama goes 6-6 and Saban quits
Big Earl
July 6th, 2011
3:08 pm
Lex…thanks for the info! I was hoping the “dead leg” thing was the reason for Benedict leaving, but if the Muschamp thing is true, I think I’ve got a new most favorite coach to hate(for some reason I can’t hate Spurrior @ SC like I did when he was @ FL). If Muschamp met with a GA player, wouln’t that be some kind of NCAA infraction?
C-Town
July 6th, 2011
3:08 pm
I am sick of UGA fans, talking about Jasper Sanks. Give it a rest. Jasper did have problems off the field, BUT he still was better than 3/4 of UGA RB’s since he left UGA. Jasper finshed 2nd in the SEC in Rushing in 1999, Can Caleb King, Ealey,C.Thomas,Tyson Browning, Dontavious Jackson,say the same……NO……so if Crowell can do what Jasper did on the Field, or better…thats fine….thats better than most UGA RB of the past. Crowell will be a star.
puppy in KY
July 6th, 2011
3:10 pm
Can you read the title of the article or read more than 1 post? Come back when you’re in the 5th grade.
D BAG TROLLS!
July 6th, 2011
3:10 pm
For the Murray haters! You are the same douchers that say Drew Brees and Vick where not tall enough either, right? They turned out pretty good. Silly argument from a dark and gloomy basement that the individuals that reside in it smell WEIRD! Sorry that your Bumble Bees don’t have a sting, but the DAWGS still have a bite. L
Returning QB
July 6th, 2011
3:11 pm
That was a good point about Richt’s record with returning QB. 5 seasons with returning QB, wins = 13, 11, 10, 11, 10. 5 seasons with new starting QB, wins = 8, 10, 9, 8, 6 with the 10 win season being Shockley who clearly had the most playing time of any of the other new starting QBs. Doesn’t mean we will have 10 or more this year but still interested statistics.
DawginLex
July 6th, 2011
3:13 pm
to the TROLL who keeps calling me patrick
1.) Give it up, I’m not him
2.) You need to stop changing your blog handle so much or you will get banned
3.) I posted the Bama scores as a comeback to the Saban idiot who posts the 66-3 score for our opener
Anything else you need explained to you?
Letter to Santa
July 6th, 2011
3:16 pm
(1) Please keep our players out of trouble
(2) Please keep our coaches out of trouble
(3) Please keep our OL healthy
(4) Please keep our QB healthy
(5) Please do not run Thomas up the middle
(6) Please keep us from turning the ball over
(7) Please keep us from getting stupid penalties
MarineDog
July 6th, 2011
3:19 pm
dapperdanman
July 6th, 2011
2:53 pm
oohrah!!!
GT Fan ...
July 6th, 2011
3:20 pm
JB … What was Rivals reasoning for having GT at #65, and the 14-yr Bowl run in jeopardy?
What did Rivals have them ranked before PJ’s 1st season (when NO player on the team had any game experience running his O)? And they finished 9-4 that season.
Last season for GT was a good example of what can happen when you factor in TOs and injuries. GT was darn near the WORST team in Div 1 in TOs lost last season with 27 (20 Fum, 7 int). Now add Nesbitt’s injury to that, and BAM, 6-7 is easily accomplished. Change the 4 TOs vs both UGA and Air Force to 1 or none, and GT wins both of those, and goes 8-5.
Here’s a fact for you … if GT has no major injuries, and cuts their TOs a bunch in 2011 they will finish the season ranked further from #65 than your Dawgs do.
P_The_Ricker
July 6th, 2011
3:20 pm
as much as everyone wants to question King and his production, it’s pretty hard to complain about a 5.0 ypc avg. IF he gets on the field, then all should work itself out. his failure to actually play the bulk of the season was his biggest negative……not his actual carries.
people also forget that he played several games in ‘09 w/ a broken jaw. the kid is standing in his own way. if he figures things out, he could be the surprise player of the SEC.
Bob
July 6th, 2011
3:21 pm
All of our RBs have the potential…it’s really up to how quickly our OL jells. I would love to see Justin S-W line up in the backfield similar to Percy Harvin. He’s got the size (220) and speed (fastest guy on our team) to shake up the defense and cause some excitement.
anotherdawg
July 6th, 2011
3:25 pm
Agreed Ricker. Both King and Ealey had problems last year with suspensions, injuries, and fumbles. King is no Knowshon, but he’s a good blocker and runner. Hopefully, he realizes this is his year to impress, if he wants any chance at the next level.
ga gator
July 6th, 2011
3:28 pm
The key to everything is the OL needed to get more physical than last year. With the new Strength coach it should be much improved.
dawg from a distance
July 6th, 2011
3:31 pm
Skills and speed are evident in the video…. but so is holding by the offensive line in several clips.
DawginLex
July 6th, 2011
3:31 pm
I just hope King stays healthy and has decided to take things seriously.
Having Ealey out of the way can’t hurt either
GStateBen
July 6th, 2011
3:32 pm
Without offensive line stability, the running game is not going to flourish in 2011. Georgia has enough talent in the starting group but they are one or two injuries away from being devastated. Not good when you are facing talented front 7s in South Carolina, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Florida.
Also, Murray was sacked 24 times in 2010. I expect that number to increase as freshman running backs are not leaned upon to pass protect in major college football right out of the gate.
LogicalUS
July 6th, 2011
3:34 pm
A little problem in this sunshine pumping….Ealey was not just the leading rusher for last season but the year before also.
So losing the only back who showed any ability over the past two seasons is going to propel UGA to greater heights?
Stop posting about unicorns and lollipops, there is a reason why King never has showcased his “talent” over the so-called “cancer”, Washaun Ealey. He does not have the ability.
And to this day, the homers at the AJC have not addressed why Crowell missed significant playing time this past season against high school defenses? Injury prone? Then he showed up at workouts completely out of shape? No wonder the UGA fans are so delusional with “reporters” like this.
AltamahaDawg
July 6th, 2011
3:34 pm
You do know what “fact” means, right? as opposed to opinion, speculation.
Mark (another one)
July 6th, 2011
3:36 pm
I believe King will play a lot in his senior year and be productive. That said, no back or any other player should be given the job until they prove they are better than their competition.
In 2009, King was starting to show us production until he broke his jaw (actually, an LSU player broke it for him). He needs to come and and show productivity with the ball after contact, and his ability to contribute without the ball (blocking and running routes). Both are critical. He also needs to stay healthy (conditioning and luck) and out of trouble. This goes for all of our backs. If one or two separate themselves, it will be a good year. If not, Richt will need to continue to do running back by committee.
I am also tired of people saying the key to success is handing any back the ball 20 times. I think people are confusing cause and effect. A team with a lead needs to be able to hand it to a back and let the running game grind up yards and the clock. A team that’s behind needs to score and preserve the clock by throwing the ball. So, winning teams will run late in the game and pad their running stat. Losing teams will pass late in the game and running stats will suffer.
Charlie Hayes
July 6th, 2011
3:39 pm
Just watched the Keith Marshall highlights from his junior season. Go watch it and compare it to Crowell’s highlights. I think you will agree that with the following assesment:
- Crowell has better vision
- Crowell has better cut-back ability
- Crowell is more elusive
- Crowell has better breakaway speed
- Crowell has better change of direction
- Marshall takes more hits and seems to be more durable
- Marshall has a very good side step move
- Marshall has caught more balls from the slot position
I also pulled-up Caleb King’s highlights and Knowshon Moreno’s highlights. Keith Marshall reminds me more of Caleb King and Isaiah Crowell reminds me more of Knowshon Moreno.
Les W. Moore
July 6th, 2011
3:39 pm
Richt and Lil’ Richt don’t know how to use a RB and this year will be no different.
AltamahaDawg
July 6th, 2011
3:40 pm
define “completely out of shape”.
old time dog
July 6th, 2011
3:41 pm
Probably have enough talent with the backs. Hope the OL can make some holes. Earlier poster said UGA would have to run in order to pass. That’s true enough but both the running and passing attack are pretty much dependent on each other.
The General Feeling
July 6th, 2011
3:42 pm
I love the entertainment that mutt fans provide in July. All full of HOPE, aye pups?
DawginLex
July 6th, 2011
3:43 pm
GENERAL FEELING
At least we care enough about our school to talk about our football team. All you care about is bashing us for doing so.
Who is the loser in that deal?
Mark (another one)
July 6th, 2011
3:44 pm
@The General Feeling: No. We UGA fans like to trool on blogs with doom and gloom. It makes us happier.
gdawginkalamazoo
July 6th, 2011
3:49 pm
Who the heck knows who is going to do what this year? Sounds like we have four different types of runners that we can use. Caleb NEEDS to impress more than ever this year if he wants to make it to the next level. IMO he is capable but this is his last shot to get it right. Can’t believe he is a senior already.
AltamahaDawg
July 6th, 2011
3:52 pm
You’re going to miss that boy aren’t you.
Paul in RDU
July 6th, 2011
3:58 pm
@Charlie Hayes
Crowell has better break away speed than Keith Marshall??? If Crowell does he needs to be preparing to compete against Usain Bolt in the London Olympics.
Last week in Myrtle Beach, Marshall won the 100m in the US trials for the World Youth Championships.
http://www.northraleighnews.com/2011/07/03/8703/marshall-wins-national-track-race.html
Dirty Dawg
July 6th, 2011
4:00 pm
Bob brought up ‘The Camilla Comet’ (that’s I’ve labeled Justin Scott-Wesley, even before he takes a snap in Athens) and that we could use him ala Percy Harvin…maybe so, but at 220, or more, seems to me he could ‘take it inside’ as well. I know his name hasn’t been mentioned at RB anywhere but here, but with his size, speed and, reported, great moves and power running the ball ‘after the catch’ as a WR, why wouldn’t you give him a shot?
AltamahaDawg
July 6th, 2011
4:02 pm
Seems like only yesterday we were watching the tail light of his little scooter heading North on Sanford Drive.
old time dog
July 6th, 2011
4:02 pm
The General Feeling…. eYe guess it is kinda entertaining at that. eYe ain’t doing much so it kinda helps pass the time. We admittedly probably do get our hopes up too much. While we have your attention, please clarify something for us. Is it true that the new GT indoor facility football field is only 90 yards long? Inquiring minds want to know. Thanks.
SSIgator
July 6th, 2011
4:05 pm
“Outlook: Pretty good”
Translation: Maybe we can go 7-6 this year instead of 6-7 or even worse.
Cy Pennington
July 6th, 2011
4:06 pm
Has anybody seen Mary Kastner on here anywhere? I heard she was using the Ga blog as her staging ground. She took my wallet and my britches.
DawginLex
July 6th, 2011
4:09 pm
SSIgator
July 6th, 2011
4:05 pm
“Outlook: Pretty good”
Translation: Maybe we can go 7-6 this year instead of 6-7 or even worse.
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You still fixated on richt’s “tight end”?
Just because he shot you down and wouldn’t go out with you and bashed you in the face, don’t take it personal.
Gator Kabob
July 6th, 2011
4:10 pm
SSIgator> give um fits boss. Beat em agin this year. Like every other one. HEEEEEEHEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SSIgator
July 6th, 2011
4:11 pm
“Competition between Caleb King, Isaiah Crowell should translate into success”
After destroying that powerhouse U of Hawaii in 2007. the following year should have translated into success also. Well, we all know how that turned out. Maybe this year UGA can get back to .500 football. Remember folks – baby steps, baby steps.
Spanish Moss Gator
July 6th, 2011
4:11 pm
Florida will win 10 games and one of those wins will definitely be against Georgia. As usual.
SwampyGator
July 6th, 2011
4:12 pm
11 wins chumps.
Mary Kastner
July 6th, 2011
4:14 pm
I hope you gators are more attentive than SSIgator. He was full of big talk but couldn’t deliver.
funny...
July 6th, 2011
4:14 pm
5:37 mark in that video
Big Lizard
July 6th, 2011
4:15 pm
Watch it Mary. You’re talking about my cousin.
Mary Kastner
July 6th, 2011
4:16 pm
I would like to have some alligator shoes and maybe a purse. Any takers?
Stinger2
July 6th, 2011
4:16 pm
Question above asked if someone knows difference between facts and speculation. Answer: Very few UGA posts reflect facts. Almost all are opinions or speculation. You UGA fans all seem to think that your OL is weak. Do you really know this to be a fact? You constantly complain about CMR? Are your reasons for disliking his coaching
facts or you just venting because you thing your team should win every game? Pitiful. Be thankful for what you have.
Lugo Bersnitsky
July 6th, 2011
4:20 pm
You are probably right Stinker2,oh i’m sorry Stinger2.
Mark (another one)
July 6th, 2011
4:23 pm
The people constantly complaining about UGA players are not UGA fans. Don’t be confused by where they post. Same with people bitching about CMR. The UGA fans are looking forward to the season, and believe we have the right people in place for a great year. Otherwise they would sell their tickets and do the walk-up lines at another school.
BC
July 6th, 2011
4:26 pm
Malcome could be a very solid back. One to keep an eye on. I got to watch hime practice alot last year he runs hard and runs over people. Something King and Ealey failed to do in practice. Also excited to see what Crowell’s got.
GT fan, SCRAM!!!
We will continue to dominate Nerds!
Drummer
July 6th, 2011
4:27 pm
Saying Ealey’s 11 td’s, which led the team, had a negative effect on the team, is like saying AJ Green’s 9 td’s hurt the team. Huh?
Caleb King has 2 major problems:
1) he fumbles a lot
2) he only scored 2 td’s last year all season–he can’t score
Crowell? Never played a down, won’t practice until August, can’t pass protect, doesn’t know the playbook.
SSIgator
July 6th, 2011
4:30 pm
Mark (another one) -
“Otherwise they would sell their tickets”
Which is exactly what they do on ebay before each of the last few UF/UGA games in Jax.
Drummer
July 6th, 2011
4:32 pm
Competition didn’t help King/Ealey last year. Finished 10th in the conference in rushing yards per game.
Saban
July 6th, 2011
4:35 pm
Choakdawg called the other day an inquired about a job. Seems a major scandal is brewing in Athens.
Anyone in Athens not at the Walmart, know anything?
Change occurs
July 6th, 2011
4:37 pm
Competition won’t mean a thing … they will ALL get their 11 carries … someones “self-esteem” may suffer …
youwillsee
July 6th, 2011
4:39 pm
Watch what I tell you, Ealey will be missed. Yes he had some fumbles at costly times, but so did King and I remember yall saying get rid of King then. Ealey has been the most productive back we have had the last 2 years. What is gonna happen when the great Crowell goes down with an injury or when he fumbles. What will be said about him then? We had one of the sorriest o-lines this past year. How many times was a defender hanging on to the running back when Murray tried to hand of the ball. Ealey made his mistakes just like King did. But all of you that are Ealey haters wil see
Dammit Lamont!
July 6th, 2011
4:39 pm
Mark(another one): And only a blind loyalist believes everything is great in Athens right now. Summer time brings glowing reports of all position groups every year. Then those glowing reports are proven wrong early in the season.
I hope that this team proves that they are now willing to work hard for a win…and proves this year’s crop of glowing reports out of camp to be true for a change!
O-line could be a huge problem. Those cats had better be working their tails off from now until Boise State.
DawginLex
July 6th, 2011
4:44 pm
Saban
Penn state 63
Alabammer 3
Arkansas 49
Alabammer 7
Choke on that
Dawgdad (The Original)
July 6th, 2011
4:44 pm
Caleb King meet Sid Finch.
P_The_Ricker
July 6th, 2011
4:47 pm
Saban @ 4:35
Is an alabama fan really trying to knock another fan base w/ a “Walmart” comment?
Dude, do you not remember that your classy school had the BCS champ trophy stationed at a local Walmart for a day for pics and corndogs???
Steve Beard
July 6th, 2011
4:48 pm
I too am full of hope and expectations. I am also an alcoholic.
DawginLex
July 6th, 2011
4:49 pm
Stinger2
The correct assessment of our OL is this:
Starters are good and experienced at center and guard.
Starters at other positions have some experience and appear to be capable.
The depth positions have zero experience but have the dreaded p word-potential
After that, there are true freshmen who hopefully will NOT have to play in 2011.
The concern is no depth.
Regarding Richt. He deserves another chance. He has won 2 SEC titles and played for a 3rd. Clearly, the program needs a shot in the arm with some early success in 2011 or the buzzards will start circling.
Despite frustrating us all at times, Bobo is NOT the problem. We are running the same stuff we have run for the past 10 years.
The difference is the dropoff in defense, especially in PPG allowed.
Fix the defense by dropping the PPG allowed from 22 to 14 or 15 and NO ONE will complain about bobo because we will be winning.
Mary Kastner
July 6th, 2011
4:49 pm
What do you usually drink Steve?
Steve Beard
July 6th, 2011
4:50 pm
Alcohol.
Mary Kastner
July 6th, 2011
4:50 pm
Wanna get together and party?
Drummer
July 6th, 2011
4:50 pm
Chip.
I totally 100% disagree with you on this one. Sorry bud.
Rotating in 3 or 4 backs hasn’t really ever worked under Richt.
Best 2 seasons (so long ago) were 02 & 07.
Musa Smith ran for over 1250 in 02, and Moreno ran for over 1300 in 07.
Going with the #1 back worked, the competition thing hasn’t ever worked.
Lattimore did ok with South Carolina last year as the premiere back, lack of competition didn’t seem to hurt his production, the biggest season since Spurrier came to South Carolina.
Richt’s under some deluded thought that rotating his #1 rb, with 3 or 4 terrible rb’s, helps the rushign game.
He’s wrong.
SSIgator
July 6th, 2011
4:50 pm
Steve Beard -
“I too am full of hope and expectations. I am also an alcoholic.”
No Steve. You are a UGA fan.
Steve Beard
July 6th, 2011
4:51 pm
No.
Steve Beard
July 6th, 2011
4:53 pm
SSIgator, did you have jaundice as a child? Or grow up in a house with asbestos?
Drummer
July 6th, 2011
4:54 pm
This run game is in dire straights
Offensive line is not deep.
Malcome is 4th on the depth chart, Crowell, has no expeirence, Caleb King is unproductive as a scorer.
Clarence Oakley
July 6th, 2011
4:55 pm
Do any of you UGA fans and UGA haters from other teams know if Dickey Betts is still touring?
Mary Kastner
July 6th, 2011
4:56 pm
I saw Dickey.
DawginLex
July 6th, 2011
4:57 pm
Betts?- Saw him in Macon last week at duane allman’s grave eating a Nu Way chili dog.
No mention of touring
Rico Cepeda
July 6th, 2011
4:57 pm
I don’t understand.
DawginLex
July 6th, 2011
4:59 pm
Rico, it’s a southern rock and roll thang, not hip hop so you wouldn’t understand.
Clarence Oakley
July 6th, 2011
4:59 pm
Thanks dawgin lex.
Rico Cepeda
July 6th, 2011
5:00 pm
I understand.
Mary Kastner
July 6th, 2011
5:02 pm
How old are you Rico and do you have alot of friends?
SSIgator
July 6th, 2011
5:02 pm
DawginLex -
“Regarding Richt. He deserves another chance. He has won 2 SEC titles and played for a 3rd.”
What company did you work for in the real world where your annual perfomance review is based upon what you did in the first five years (of ten) with the company instead of the last year – year ten? You can’t live your life through the rear view mirror. Or maybe you can at UGA.
Rico Cepeda
July 6th, 2011
5:03 pm
I am old enough and no I don’t have alot of them. I don’t understand.
Texas Torpedo
July 6th, 2011
5:05 pm
Hey girls. We stole your OL Coach!!!!! Watch the LONGHORNS steal the show.
Mary Kastner
July 6th, 2011
5:07 pm
Texas Torpedo, LONG what??????? Could you be more specific.
Texas Torpedo
July 6th, 2011
5:08 pm
Better check on Rico Ms. Mary. I don’t think we got nothing that long after all.
Drummer
July 6th, 2011
5:08 pm
Chip,
Any chance Richt will apply his “competition makes you better” theory to QB this season? I’d like to see the QB’s rotated until one of them beats a team with a winning record. Split the reps 3 ways: Murray, Mason and Lemay, and may the best man win?
Narvie
July 6th, 2011
5:10 pm
What time do the Braves play? And uh, I saw Betts at The Handlebar in Greenville a couple of years ago.
Mary Kastner
July 6th, 2011
5:12 pm
Big deal narvie or narwhal or whatever you are. I got on the tour bus with the whole band after the show in Greenville. They threw me out in Mobile the next morning too. Rats. All of you. Except maybe Rico.
Narvie
July 6th, 2011
5:15 pm
Are they gonna play the Rockies again tonight? Beat em last two games. When does Georgia play?
Drummer
July 6th, 2011
5:20 pm
Better coaches and a OLine with depth is the only thing that will make the RB’s better.
CHDawg
July 6th, 2011
5:26 pm
My thoughts: If you look at King’s HS highlights he is unbelievable. His gift is his elusiveness at 95% of full speed–freakish really. The problem, I think, is that UGA has packed the weight on King since arriving, and that the SEC is a lot faster than HS. Putting weight on a back is normally a good thing, but it has slowed him down and neutralized his great God-given ability, imho. It does make him better between the tackles and blocking. I think they need to take off every bit of fat and maybe lighten him up a bit more–the key is getting him back to SEC-fast. His gift will take off at that point. You don’t have to coach it at all. Malcome is the real deal. I expect him, if he gets healthy, to be the story of ‘11. He looks like he has made the jump and is ready to romp. C. Thomas reminds me a little bit of Thomas Brown–we’ll see if he continues to improve. He will contribute. Harton and Crowell are unknowns–both could contribute. The hyping of Crowell sets up a lot of expectations that could cause problems for him. I hope he understands it may take him more than two weeks of summer practice to get as good as he can at UGA. He needs to hang in there and not believe the hype–it may take a year or two, but he clearly has a lot of potential. FB should be interesting. Figgins can catch it, I suspect he can take out an LB 1V1. I agree with importance of the O line! They are really the key to our running game, and the other point is that it doesn’t matter how well you can run if you can’t hold on to the grocery sack! I think we are much better at RB this year! We’ll see about FB. Go Dawgs!
Paddy
July 6th, 2011
5:52 pm
Ealy will not be missed! In his own words; he was coming back to UGA only to improve his draft status. Lest you all have forgotten; attitudes like that never wins games but sure as hell can lose you a bunch! Although loaded, look for Jacksonville State to have a dissapointing year. Any guesses why?
Bob
July 6th, 2011
5:57 pm
@CHDawg…you may be right about King and the weight, but I think his ineffectiveness has been a combination of attitude and competition. Remember that he went down the scale in high school, ending his senior year at GAC, a small classification school. Just my opinion.
Bulldog Arch
July 6th, 2011
6:13 pm
Don’t be surprised to see Harton tote the rock more than expected.He may be more of a factor than many think!
old time dog
July 6th, 2011
6:17 pm
Who are the proposed starters on OL and which backups are likely to get more than nominal playing time? eYe got my ideas but am still questioning that line play from last year.
UGA Trash
July 6th, 2011
6:27 pm
AJC headline: A Publix employee in Jacksonville was attacked after complimenting a man wearing a Georgia Bulldogs T-shirt.
Typical trailer park trash UGA fans.
old time dog
July 6th, 2011
6:28 pm
Bulldog Arch… Trying to remember but didn’t the coaches(richt,bobo} say Harton had been maybe the most impressive runner around or during the spring game? Don’t know anything about him really other than eYe think he was maybe a walkon. Paddy…Evidently the best for all concerned that Ealey is gone but eYe bet he does pretty good at Jax St. UGA had a situation at rb where neither King nor Ealey really topped out and eYe think Mr. Ealey felt he was more or less entitled.
Bob
July 6th, 2011
6:29 pm
Hey trash, that Publix employee was complimenting the Dawg fan in the men’s room…what would you do?
alto dawg
July 6th, 2011
6:32 pm
Yeah old time dog I think Harton is a walk-on that really go the coaches attention. You’re wrong on Ealey. He will flop there just like he did at Athens.
Caleb Queen
July 6th, 2011
6:34 pm
The athletic history of UGA is full of so many sordid, sleazy incidents – dating back to Vince Dooley and continuing through Mark Richt – that it’s impossible to overlook. The school has come to stand for drunkenness and lawlessness, coddling of illiterate athletes who should never have been admitted to college, and rampant cheating by coaches.
Caleb Queen is a prime example of the punks who Mark Richt recruits.
Bob
July 6th, 2011
6:38 pm
Thanks for reminding us “ole time dog”. Harton was best in the spring game, and obviously has talent. I just don’t think Richt is man enough to admit (and play) a walk-on better than his prized recruits, but isn’t that typical of Richt’s stubborn to a fault? And, to think that we’re paying his salary, too.
Poultry From Moultrie
July 6th, 2011
6:40 pm
Nobody you got can hold a candle to the man we’ll stuff your overrated butts with again this year. Remember? Lattimore will make Crowie and Queen look like Bteam players. SC42 GA 17
old time dog
July 6th, 2011
6:44 pm
Bob, Nickle on the dollar return. Hell though, eYe might get suprised and see it hit a dime on the dollar! IF.
Saban
July 6th, 2011
6:54 pm
ANother losing season for the dawgs, another national championship for me. Man I got some good players for my b team from Georgia this year.
Saban
July 6th, 2011
6:57 pm
Just In. Sports Illustrated article says Georgia will be lucky to get 5 first downs against Boise State.
Coach Grohbo
July 6th, 2011
6:58 pm
The only competition between these guys will be for the honor of being the first player to get a suspension.
Munzenmaier did it in 2008. Ealey narrowly beat out Caleb last season, and Ealey won it again this past offseason. This time, my money is on Crowell.
Unfortunately, the best running back Georgia has (Branden Smith) will never get the opportunity to prove it on the field.
Bob
July 6th, 2011
7:05 pm
Chip, you have a great blog; however, some retard keeps posting lies and junk. Anyway to block this idiot or send him/her to the Hawks’ blog?
old time dog
July 6th, 2011
7:06 pm
Saban…You may get to play for the NC. That eYe wouldn’t necessarily doubt. eYe wouldn’t take SI to heart however. They had us preseason #1 a few seasons ago. Think the prognosticator was from your area of Alabama. Could be the water in the area or bad ink. check it out.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
July 6th, 2011
7:10 pm
5 yds a carry yet we switched him in and out and Crowell is going to gain big yds, wont be surprised to see Crowell not eclipsing 600 yds under Bobo
Bob
July 6th, 2011
7:12 pm
old time…I believe “Saban”. “Coach”, “Caleb Queen”, and “Poultry” are the same ‘tard. Probably, a Techie in his basemant waiting for his momma to tell him that supper is ready. Normally, he would be playing draggon con, but has let his subscription expire.
CHUCK UGA
July 6th, 2011
7:24 pm
This is why I support police brutality in some instances:
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/mentally-disabled-man-beaten-1001751.html?utm_source=bleacherreport.com&utm_medium=referral
Some people are just not worth sharing oxygen with.
richmondDawg
July 6th, 2011
7:42 pm
Just saw that Dee Hart tore his ACL, and will miss his freshman season at bama…hate the team, feel bad for the kid…
ugaredinal
July 6th, 2011
7:50 pm
Last season we finally saw more of what King can do. He stays healthy , he will be ahead of others when the season starts. Crowell will posh him though and may not start but should get alot of PT none the less. What I like more is this will be year 2 of the 3-4 D. What I want to see is get back to 2 a days to toughen up on the field mentalities along with the new conditioning attitudes now in place . We have to play all 4 quarters not 3 and 1/2 . Look for D numbers to get even better as people know more about where they have to be on every play . Last season you could see guys out of place at times .
Brucerugby79
July 6th, 2011
7:51 pm
KIng will surprise and dallas is a poser–great work Chip-I enjoy reading your stories
ugaredinal
July 6th, 2011
7:52 pm
richmonddawg yeah he did . He was probably going to push for alot of PT here .
Mary Kastner
July 6th, 2011
7:55 pm
I love laying here listening to the rain hit on Narvie”s tin roof. Wish the Braves would get rained out so Narvie would turn on.
g14
July 6th, 2011
8:05 pm
We will be in for a long year unless the defense plays better, the offensive line plays a whole lot better, and the coaching staff does a much better of having us ready and learning how to deal with changing game situations. 7 or 8 wins. Hate to say it but it’s what i beleieve.
Time for a change
July 6th, 2011
8:07 pm
Why worry or wonder? Richt and co. must go. Same retarded junk year after year. Get a real coach.
Mary Kastner
July 6th, 2011
8:10 pm
Dern it!!! Narvie had soup beans for supper. Lord, I’m outta here. I was afraid to strike a match to light a cigarette for fear of blowing the room up. Shooooooo.
slaw dog
July 6th, 2011
8:12 pm
Hey, what happened to Altamaha Dawg?
Paul needs a bra
July 6th, 2011
8:15 pm
GT has little to no chance of being competitive in football. UGA 57 GT 2
Poultry from Moultrie
July 6th, 2011
8:20 pm
UGA vs SC. Lattimore 216 yds rushing, 78 yds receiving. King and Crow 31 yds rushing, -39 passing. HAHA
RedandBlackDAWG
July 6th, 2011
8:24 pm
It would appear that Caleb King has the two greatest incentives he needs to be successful this year. First, it is his last chance to impress the scouts at the pro. level and second, that could mean money. He hasn’t had the best of times due to his injuries and academics, but he has met the academic standards as of now and he appears to be injury free. He does average five yards when healthy, so he can get the job done, when he wants to. He will need to step up to the plate because, let’s face it, the experience level behind him is very low.
Crowell has all of the physical tools you could want in a RB. He has speed, good moves, good vision down field and he plays tough enough. He probably needs to get rid of his showboat stuff a little, but I am sure the defenses he faces will take care of that for him. He will have to learn how to be a big time RB at this level and that will not happen over night. Depending on how he responds to the training and learns how to pass block, will determine when he hits the field for a lot more snaps than he should see when the season starts.
Our first team Ol, can do the job, but we are thin in backups. Someone of the reserves at the guard and tackle position will have to be ready to go, to give them some rest and God forbid, injury, so that is a concern.
bitter tonya hardin
July 6th, 2011
8:27 pm
great stuff @benidick’s ghost——————-hahahahahahah——-richt better star praying
————————–more about his “O” line————-1st and 2nd game determine his
———————————–or god’s direction for him————-its put up or pack your s—and
———————————————leave town time———————good luck coach rich–3.000.000mil
Mary Kastner
July 6th, 2011
8:54 pm
I bet ole Narvie’s drawers rot off. Gag a maggot.
just sayin
July 6th, 2011
9:20 pm
UGA will never have a succesful offense as long as Bobo is OC. UGA has finished ranked 7th in the SEC in offense every year he has been OC except 2008(by the way anyone could have called the 2008 offense and been succesful Stafford, Moreno, Green… enough said) Bobo is an idiot. His play calling proves that. Just look at last year anyone who watched our offense could easily predict what play was going to be called, he has no diversity to his play callling. Someone mentioned before about running C. Thomas up the middle. I think that says it all. It doesn’t take a genious to know that Thomas should not be run up the middle. Yet everytime he was in this is what happened.
If UGA wants to have a great offense get rid of Bobo or put togethor another 2008 team which aint happening this year.
footballfan-365
July 6th, 2011
9:38 pm
bama’s backfield has taken another hit dee hart is out for the year with a torn acl! Two s. carolina players were arrested today I wonder how long before the fine writers at the ajc post an article about the situation?
Chiefdawg
July 6th, 2011
9:50 pm
Caleb King has been nothing but a disappointment. I am expecting more of the same.
chickenman
July 6th, 2011
9:54 pm
seen enough of king… time from ISAIAH Malcome and change of pace thomas to see more headway
CDAWG
July 6th, 2011
10:14 pm
I am still laughing about C-Towns comment about the $2 steak!
truedawg
July 6th, 2011
10:28 pm
I’ve heard this hype on IC all year. Heard it on King too. On Sanks. Ealy could have been the best, and Nixion could have been the best president ever as well. Attitude means everything. Discipline. I think King won’t be great this year, but more dependable. Crowell will be? yep ? we don’t know yet. I love Boo! I don’t see every practice, so I don’t know what issues he might have. I see alot of tallent and reason to smile, but also alot of unproven backs. all this said…….
No running game unless the OL can play up to average. So many questions about the OL, starters, depth..etc. If the OL can block and make some holes then we will see some big runs. I hope Coach Friend will move players and look for weakness on the D and run to the weak side, and most I hope Friend and Bobo can work together better than Serales and Bobo did, a maine reason the running game has sucked the past 2 seasons. GO DAWGS!!
Chip Towers
July 6th, 2011
11:14 pm
Bob: Report bad blog behavior in the customer care link at bottom of page. Thanks.
Dawg and Marist Dad
July 6th, 2011
11:26 pm
Watch out for Boo Malcome. I saw him destroy Marist his senior year; wore them down, ran around and over them. Granted Marist players don’t have SEC speed but their scheme allows them to stop good/great running backs nearly every week. I think he’ll surprise people. Go Dawgs!
manwhich booy
July 7th, 2011
12:00 am
last. go dawg !!!
Carlton
July 7th, 2011
12:59 am
I think I’m the only one on these blogs who uses competence to make sense..
Crowell is only a freshman, we can’t really expect too much of him but we can hope that touches he gets will result in big gains..even Knowshon was a redshirt freshman when he first started (a year of S&C and knowing the playbook helped that).
King will be one of the leaders on this team. He is a senior and he IS only averaging 5.4 yards per carry, which most NCAA programs would die for. He’s shifty and he knows the playbook inside and out. He is a great pass blocker and outside of a few incidents with the law in his college career, he still has the integrity to stay on the team despite such distractions (see Washaun Ealey). At least he’s not Stephen Garcia..get arrested 3 times and still be on the team somehow.
Boo Malcolme and Carlton Thomas will only play roles in this offense. Malcolme will get carries up the middle on short yardage and Thomas will be a swing back.
For all the UGA haters out there who are spitting on Murray, I’ll say this-his first year, threw for over 3,000 yards and ran for 300+ (primarily on break-down situations when we needed to make a first down). In his first year, he may have had a losing record against “winning” a.k.a. great programs, but he also showed what he is made of.
I’m not too worried about the O Line. We have a lot of experience there in 2 out of the 5 positions and they will only help the others to gel together (not to mention the tight ends who are great in blocking and receiving and will help on rushing plays anyway).
By the way, last point, I heard on College Football Live today that the main reason why the SEC has dominated in college football the last 5 years was because of their D-Line. Hello, we’ll have one of the best in the SEC this year. Deangelo Tyson getting moved back to his natural position of DE, Abry Jones on the other end (a proven DE in the SEC) and John Jenkins (JUCO transfer who came from the same program Mt. Cody did for Alabama) holding down the Nose..umm, looks like we’ll have the best D-Line in the SEC..not to mention our Outside Linebackers who are all proven and can rush the edge with the best of them.
It will be a special season. Write it down.
Go Dawgs!!
Athens is Hell
July 7th, 2011
4:51 am
and Mark Richt is the Devil.
Quarterbacks: Offense appears to be in good hands with Aaron Murray` | UGA sports blog
July 7th, 2011
5:46 am
[...] July 6 — Running backs [...]
FL dawg
July 7th, 2011
7:02 am
Hell is right. Move Grentham to offense and Bobo to defense. That’ll work.
Fan
July 7th, 2011
7:50 am
I didn’t see any highlights in there from his final game against Calhoun.
BirdDog
July 7th, 2011
8:15 am
After watching that highlight film I can see what all the hype is about. He definitely looks like the Real Deal!
VADAWG
July 7th, 2011
8:56 am
Crowell’s inside game in the SEC is yet to be. His outside game against the grain could be unblievable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Rooster
July 7th, 2011
8:57 am
What happens when Crowell and King go to coughing up the football left and right? I want to see Dawg in Lex run them down just like he does Ealey. And by the way Murray had more turnovers than Ealey last year you dumb goofball.
RedandBlackDAWG
July 7th, 2011
9:08 am
FAN,
The Calhoun game was only one game. He was frustrated because he ran up against a freight train, and the whole team was not ready for the Calhoun defense.
The kid has the skills, he just needs experience and the ability to work hard.
Zoli
July 7th, 2011
9:58 am
I saw Caleb grow up before us in the Auburn game 2 yrs. ago. He ran a 36 blast and plowed their DB. After that one run he was an animal. If he runs with that same attitude this year teams better watch out!
savannahdawg
July 7th, 2011
10:48 am
King has yet to show us anything. What have we seen from him? No heart, no desire, no drive, no hunger, no fight. He has had competition for the last three years and that has not motivated him. Why will competition this year change anything?
The same can be said about the offensive line.
I am excited about this team. But don’t try and get me all hyped up on King. Talent and potential don’t mean crap if you don’t have the hunger, the drive, and the desire to do it. Some things can’t be taught. Either you have it or you don’t. Caleb so far has shown he doesn’t!
What’s it gonna be son? Are you hungry or not?
Boo
July 7th, 2011
11:01 am
I like Malcom. He has those heavy legs that keep moving when initially hit. That is a feature that King and Sleasy Ealey simply did not do. it is King’s last hooray and I know that he wants to go pro ……………..so PROVE IT NOW.
Caleb King and Boo Malcom and Carlton Thomas and Crowell, ought to be very decent in tandem. We need to utilize them and their disparate skill sets and try to avoid the up the middle stuff with Carlton Thomas, like last year.
In the end, given what UGA has on campus and soon to arrive ……………….it had better be a decent 9-3 or 10-2 year. UGA last won the SEC about 5 or 6 years ago and that is simply too long to wait with supposedly great recruiting.
Now? The coaching needs to step up with or without certain players on campus. It is the way that it is. Richt has known that to compete in the SEC at the highest levels, your D and O lines with depth are key. Without beefy, physical linemen ………….. you are sunk. We shall see soon enough. Gimmicks will not win in the SEC.
Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Dogs.
UGA class of 71 & 73
SSI DAWG BLB
July 7th, 2011
1:45 pm
This group of running backs reminds me a lot of the 2007 season, pre-season we had Thomas Brown ( an experienced proven senior), a redshirt freshman named Knowshon Moreno who wore the number 24 jersey (who made some impressive runs in that spring game and kind of made a name for himself which set him up to have that breakout season) and Caleb King ( the No.1 running back recruit in the nation).
This season we have a somewhat proven and experienced senior in Caleb King (playing the same role as Thomas Brown did in ‘07), a redshirt freshman named Ken “BOO” Malcome who is wearing that lucky 24 jersey (playing the same role as Knowshon Moreno did in 07′), and then we have the number one running back recruit in the nation in Isaiah Crowell ( who, lets hope not, might be playing the same role as King did in 07′)
Prediction: Now I’m not saying that Malcome is gunna break out a 1400 yard season like KnowMo did and I’m certainly not saying that Crowell is gunna sit on the sideline the whole year, but look for Caleb King to be the starter out of the gates and then see if MR. Malcome doesn’t surprise you the same way KnowMo surprised everyone. This first season look for Crowell to be more of a compliment to Malcome and King, at least for the first 4-6 games. King will get the job done as he seems poised and determined to make the most of his last chance to impress NFL teams and show them that he can compete at the next level. I’ve pretty much lost all hope for Thomas and Barton, both are too under-sized and a huge liability with they’re fumbling problems. Just let King and Malcome pound it between the tackles and then let murray either throw it deep over the safties or scramble to the outside and remind us why he’s so much fun to watch.
Season Prediction: 11-1 SEC CHAMPS!!!
GATA
jermaine1982
July 7th, 2011
6:56 pm
lets be real ga is know for its run first pass last get your run game back like it was KING this is your year to put name in the record books i have faith in you
L.A. BULLDAWG
July 8th, 2011
1:09 am
IT DOESN’T MATTER ABOUT OUR TALENT! WE’VE HAD FIVE STAR ATHLETES BEFORE SEE: A.J. GREEN. BUT, AS LONG AS MIKE BOBO IS OUR OC, GEORGIA WILL ALWAYS STRUGGLE! THATS REAL!!!! IF MEMEORY SERVES ME CORRECT, WE HAVE AN EX-RECEIVER AS A RB’S COACH! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT? THIS IS THE SEC!!!
Rheemus
July 8th, 2011
8:44 am
King fumbles too much. Maybe Crowell can be another Herschel ? He certainly is hyped up like Herschel was. I’d start the guy that shows me most desire and success in practice.
RedandBlackDAWG
July 8th, 2011
10:45 am
If King can use the elusiveness he has displayed at times in his career, he can be a very servicable back, and put up some good numbers. He is the type of runing back that can slip under the radar and if he plays to his potential, can put up decednt numbers. He will need to step it up, not only for his future but for UGA to have a decent running attack. We do have ther backs but right now, the experience level is very low. We need King to perform well and allow the other running backs to get seasoned. By the 7th or 8th game, I would hope the others that are going to be the future at that position for UGA, to be with the program, and be able to start in the future.
JacketFan
July 8th, 2011
1:05 pm
Hey, mutts. What’s with the rumor about King’s being academically ineligible. Is this just something y’all are starting to give us false hope?
RedandBlackDAWG
July 8th, 2011
1:14 pm
JacketFan,
I can’t find anything other than some guy says it was on twitter. The last thing I heard was he was eligible or the fall semester, so it might just be a rumor off of that social network.
Seriously though, I would hope that GT is not relying on attrition of a UGA running back, if it is true, to make or break the game against UGA.
GeorgiaWildcat
July 8th, 2011
1:18 pm
According to King’s latest Tweet, looks like he’s outta here!
All UGA message boards are in meltdown mode as I write this.
Go Jackets 88
July 8th, 2011
1:32 pm
I think it will good for uga to be rid of King…He is just a bad influence by his actions…They need a better senior leader. The scary thing is that BOykin, Geathers, Ben anderson and others are supposedly gone as well for the season
N.GA.DAWG
July 8th, 2011
1:35 pm
Got a friend that’s in the loop and ck is gone. Don’t know about the others. FN DA.
Carson
July 8th, 2011
1:48 pm
I wanna see more BOO Malcome this year! The kid is as solid as they come. He’s got the best size on the team at RB and likes to lower his head, which is what we’re going to need with the O-line we got this year. It’s time other SEC opponents fear our RB’s again.
GeorgiaWildcat
July 8th, 2011
2:00 pm
CBS Sports just reported that he’s gone. Though that’s not an official source, I’ll bet it’s accurate.
Ramblor
July 8th, 2011
2:12 pm
HAHAHAHA!!! Better rewrite the article. Outlook: Not so good. Only a true freshman (although I’m sure he’s the 5th coming of Herschel) and another unproven back.
JOE
July 8th, 2011
2:18 pm
RT @C_King4: Somethings u cant control, and what seems bad right now might turn out good. Too all of my homeboyz hold UGA down don’t let them brake u…
Jacket Man
July 8th, 2011
2:31 pm
I guess you can scratch Caleb King off that list…
AceDawg
July 8th, 2011
2:32 pm
Most have promise, but I don’t trust King’s health, Thomas’ ball control, Malcom’s unknown skills, or Crowell’s hype. If Thomas could hold the ball, he seems like the speedy kind of talent that a great O-Line could turn into a big play nightmare though.
Ramblor
July 8th, 2011
2:38 pm
AceDawg, pay attention. King is gone.
JacketFan
July 8th, 2011
2:47 pm
Hopefully* the rumors this morning about additional U(sic)GA players is just a rumor – I think there were some key OLmen on that list.
Robert
July 8th, 2011
2:59 pm
Hahahahahaha!!!! The competition should be great now that Moron #1 has flunked out. How long will it take Moron #2 , aka Herschell II, to follow, or be sent to jail.
Defensive line: Massive changes give Bulldogs great expectations in trenches | UGA sports blog
July 8th, 2011
3:31 pm
[...] July 6 — Running backs [...]
Athens is Hell
July 8th, 2011
3:34 pm
Comments now closed on the article about Caleb King’s academic ineligibility. Mommy AJC just took you under her wing for a little protection and breast-feeding.
RedandBlackDAWG
July 8th, 2011
3:55 pm
Rats,
Lokks like Crowell’s competition just got slimmer, LOL. I wonder if he now feels a little more pressure or not. C. King has let himself, his team mates and his plans fr the future be largely flushed down the drain.
I would hope that CMR boots his butt off the team, and recoups the scholarship, that now appears to have been largely wasted.
King sort of reminds you of our government. We spend 30 billion designing a weapon system, then decide we can’t afford to make anymore of the system, keep the ones we have and spend twice as much maintaining them as we normally would. This sort of parallels the C. King scholarship. Wasted money, with no chance to recover the cost. He will now probably end up in society with very little chance of success and he will become a burden to society. I know that is harsh but when you have been given as much as that kid was, and you throw it all away, what can he do now?
It is sad for college football as well as UGA.
Win P.
July 8th, 2011
4:42 pm
So it took 3 years to find out we had a dawg that would not hunt. CK’s HS was not part of the Atlanta/Fulton system??
RedandBlackDAWG
July 8th, 2011
4:59 pm
Win P.
Greater Atlanta Christian Academy, a private fund school. He is 23 years old right now. It is interesting to note that wikpedia has already updated his Bio. and notes that he played football and was academically inelgible to play for the 2011 season. That is sort of like having your obituary published before you actually die, LOL. I think Mr. King has now sufficiently proven by his actions, that it is time for him to move on. He is a scholarship spot that UGA will need in the future.
uwillsee
July 8th, 2011
6:47 pm
Well now we are down to NO runningbacks with playing time in college but the great Calvin Thomas. I told ya that yall would miss Ealey. Now if the great Crowell don’t produce or gets injured as he was his last year of highschool, what will we be left with? Remember me when I say I told you so.
Ugab
July 8th, 2011
7:49 pm
Man this is one screwed up program. We need some leadership. Coaches suk,
Win P.
July 8th, 2011
8:12 pm
RedandBlackDawg at 4:59pm. Thanks for the info.
RedandBlackDAWG
July 9th, 2011
9:53 am
Chip,
Please skip the review series on the Defense now, LOL. Not saying it is a bad omen or anything, but darn, we have got to cut our loses to one possible LB. Great series so far, but darn, you would need to be a soothsayer to predict the player attrition bug that has hit UGA so far this off season. The way it is going, if somebody writes an article about the stadium, you almost expect to read in a day or two, to hear about an earth quake destroying it or some other natural disaster.
We need to get the season started where you expect attrition to happen on the football field. LOL.
RedandBlackDAWG
July 9th, 2011
10:05 am
Oh rats, I am too late with my request. Now I am really going to pray hard from now on, LOL.
UGA Student
July 9th, 2011
11:31 pm
Is this article going to be updated, given recent events?
Gator On The Loose
July 10th, 2011
11:05 am
I hope Crowell isn’t enrolled in that tough Housing major that King flunked out of, excuse me, he did not have “satisfactory progress”.
Linebackers: Promising group despite virtual makeover since last season | UGA sports blog
July 11th, 2011
9:11 am
[...] July 6 — Running backs [...]
Oops
July 11th, 2011
2:29 pm
Ummm, maybe this should be updated??
bobby
July 13th, 2011
12:12 pm
At fullback i want figgins to start at 6-4 272 pounds he’s a great blocker and good receiver he can be a huge factor in the offense and let zander be the backup and come in like every third possesion. at tailback i think uga with be ok they have my speed and big play potential at the position with carlton thomas and crowell and malcome brings a different element with his power running still and would be great in short yardage and goalline but ono third down i would have figgins as the third down back because of his blocking, receving, and size and i think he could pick up the biltz with no problem.