UGA’s Ken ‘Boo’ Malcome ready to show what he can do at tailback
Redshirt freshman tailback Ken Malcome, a Southwest DeKalb graduate, feels he has been "slept on a little bit." (UGA photo by Steve Colquitt)
The first thing you notice about Ken Malcome is his physique. He’s not the heavyset kid known around Southwest DeKalb as “Boo” anymore. Upon initial sighting he actually looks taller. To that notion he just laughs and says his body has “been rearranged.”
“I’ve lost a lot of body fat,” Malcome said this past Friday. “I can’t remember what my percentage was the last time they checked it but it’s a lot lower. I got a lot more muscle, a lot more tone. The coaches say I look a lot better from the time I first got here.”
Malcome came to Georgia last year at 6-foot, 215 pounds and weighed 226 when the Bulldogs entered spring practice. He now sits at 220 pounds, which he said is right about where Georgia wants him.
As for the “rearrangement,” Malcome credits that to two things: One, the daily torture chamber that is Georgia’s offseason strength and conditioning program under coach Joe Tereshinski; and two, Malcome is supremely motivated to get some playing time at tailback this fall.
“I feel like I’ve been slept on a little bit,” said Malcome, who rushed for 1,168 yards and 16 touchdowns at Southwest DeKalb before redshirting last season. “I’ve got to be ready Sept. 3rd. That’s all I’ve been thinking in my head.”
Malcome best be ready. After this week’s news that junior Carlton Thomas will have to sit out the opener due to a disciplinary suspension, he’s one of three scholarships tailbacks the Bulldogs have left, and that’s only after Georgia moved Richard Samuel back over to offense from linebacker. Samuel played 22 games at tailback with six starts his first two seasons before getting moved to defense and redshirting last year. So Samuel is now the only tailback with game experience.
“A lot of things have happened this summer,” Malcome said. “We lost Washaun [Ealey] and Caleb [King] and now Richard’s back. But we’ve still been grinding. The current running backs can’t think about all that other stuff. Whatever happens, happens. It’s unfortunate that some of those guys are gone, but we have to look forward and keep moving.”
Malcome said he doesn’t see Samuel’s move back to the position as a lack of confidence from the coaching staff in him or true freshman Isaiah Crowell.
“It’s probably good to have that experience,” Malcome said. “We’re still very young. Richard gives us an experienced back and can help us keep our confidence up.”
Malcome may have already found his way on the field, but minor injuries and difficulty grasping the playbook have held him back. He missed 10 practice sessions in the spring due to a groin injury. He said it’s still an issue but believes he can play through it.
“The groin is cool now,” Malcome said. “I’m still getting treatment on it. I’m going to try my best to get it better for camp. Once you start running on it it’ll start hurting again, but I’ve just got to keep going.”
There’s reason to believe he can. So far at least, he has survived Tereshinski’s run-heavy training regimen.
“It’s rough, real rough,” Malcome said. “I’m not much of a long-distance runner, but I make my times. You get used to it after a while.”
It shows. Soon we’ll find out if it translates onto the football field.
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D BAG TROLLS!
July 20th, 2011
3:34 pm
Tampa Gator: NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR OPINION. THE DAWGS ARE BACK!
BOISE GUY: YOUR TEAM PLAYS A BUNCH OF D2 SCHOOLS. YOUR WINS OVER GOOD TEAMS THAT OVERLOOK HAS INFLATED YOUR HEAD. THE JUNKYARD HAS HAD MONTHS TO PREPARE TO WHIP YOU INTO NEXT YEAR. KEEP TALKING SMACK! WITH ALL OF YOUR RETURNING TALENT YOU SPEAK OF TRY AND EXPLAIN HOW YOU REPLACE YOUR BEST 2 RECEIVERS IN SCHOOL HISTORY. BTW, BIG JOHN JENKINS WILL HAVE A FIELD DAY ON YOUR 5-11 288LBS CENTER. VERY DISRUPTIVE FOR K MOORE.
Dawgs Tell
July 20th, 2011
3:38 pm
IC was a great high school back.Come Aug.2 we will find out if he ready for the SEC.Practice every day with contact at this level will answer a lot of questions.However I am hearing he is doing good in the S/C since the first week.Going to UGA is a big adjustment for High school Kids.Add in the additional requirements of the football program and class schedule; I can see where the first week or two over-whelms.
Boise in ATL
July 20th, 2011
3:40 pm
Chuck UGA – In those three losses you referenced – UGA was being out played and out muscled in all of those games.
UGA was lucky to be in the game with SC – and they dominated the 4Q – ran away with the game.
Same with MS STATE – they were just the better team and UGA was NO match in the 4Q.
Colorado – UGA looked like they were going to blow out Colorado – then let them back in. Colorado owned UGA in the second half and created the King fumble with good defense and backfield penetration. Where was UGA’s defense and backfield penetration????
I guess they – and DawginLex were too busy admiring how much more athletic they were versus the opponent that was getting ready to beat them.
I haved loved living in ATL as it is college football heaven – year round with so many proud programs in the south and in the heart of the SEC. The passion is unreal – but it clouds reality.
As a nonprejusdiced observer – I think that most fans down here can be blind to reality – it’s human nature.
The reality of UGA since I have been here the last three years is UGA has been undisciplined and has not played team ball – they have had great potential – but really – just another proud school trying to be above the PARITY PACK like Clemson.
Beyond the Boise game – I will root for UGA – have been to Athens and to GT to a couple of games as well seen games at Auburn, Clemson and Knoxville. Falcon games are fun – but nothing compared to the college football scene down south.
As for UGA – the defense will be better – but will still need work, the O-Line is a mess – maybe the Strength and Conditioning will help – but they need to be cerebral and have attitude. I see nothing special about your WR corp – but if they play unselfish – this can be a great thing. And to be honest – King and Ealey being gone eliminates bad history and distraction. So, not as concerned about your RB’s as others – they will be fine.
Question is leadership – coaching, recruiting the right pieces of the puzzle, player development – physically and mentally, game day prep for players and game planning for coaches – and game day adjustments.
There is NO reason that UGA should not be a top 15 team in most years – with an occasional blip in a rebuild year like a QB change. This program has not been managed. Maybe Richt learned something these last two years – but my lord – what a stadium and what resources and support UGA has. Yep – it’s fun to have a school like UGA near by – and best of luck the rest of the season.
Nate the Great
July 20th, 2011
3:41 pm
@Boise in ATL: The difference in all these games is you were the underdog and the other team had the target, shoe is on the other foot now so we’ll see how the crown wears for you guys. I see you rambled off quite a list of wins but how many of those were against the SEC? We are preparing for you guys and USC almost exclusively, which will suprise you about how WE can play as motivated team as well. We are now the ones with chips on our shoulders. Talk about being disrespected, Boise freakin St. is now talking trash about how they are going to win (and rightfully so).
To answer all the stuff about UCF in the whatever bowl it was: Do you remember how our recruitting season ended? We were already busy looking towards next year by sealing the “Dream Team” and the coaches didn’t prepare the players to play. The players did note how the coaches approached the game and followed suit by not preparing either.
I would rather have the recruitting class we got than a win over UCF (although a losing season is really difficult to stomach!!!!!!!!)
LowerAL Dawg
July 20th, 2011
3:44 pm
I hope Joe Ts program resembles CrossFit.
atl xmen
July 20th, 2011
3:45 pm
i would have no problem with richt red shirting IC if richt thinks heis not ready. moreno should have been red shirted and was a better running back for it. he came in ready to tear it up. uga had thomas brown that year who was stronger fsster and more experienced than moreno so no need to take moreno’s red shirt off. it gave moreno a full year plus to learn the pro style offense. lattimore ran the same offense at his high school that he ran at SC so he didnt need to learn too much. pretty much just run when garcia gave it to him. its always a plus too red shirt running backs and qbs as they are the hardest to learn in a pro style offense and it also gives that player a year to put on more weight and size and build confidence. watch how good malcome will be this year as a red shirt freshmen. and if we lose him after only 2 years than good for and good for him because that means hei s working his butt off and running through the sec. uga will just reload with talented running backs
D BAG TROLLS!
July 20th, 2011
3:46 pm
FUNNY HOW ALL YOU D BAG TROLLS KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT UGA FOOTBALL?
THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE DAWGS ON THE BRAIN EVERYDAY. MAN WE CAN NOT THANK YOU ENOUGH THAT YOU WOULD SPEND YOUR WAKING HOURS THINKING ABOUT THE DAWGS AND HOW THEY ARE GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO BET FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. WE HAVE FOUND THE BOTTOM OF THE POOL AND ARE ON THE RISE AND I KNOW THAT IT WORRIES YOU ALL A BIT THAT THE JUNKYARD IS BACK!
SEE YOU IN THE DOME IN DEC.
atl xmen
July 20th, 2011
3:50 pm
boise in atl..the way i see it south carolina was the lucky one as uga pretty much handed them the football 2 times once in the red zone.
uga was un lucky more than they were out played. they played pretty much hard the whole year except for the south fla game. the king fumble was all king and he was trying to spin and just lost it. noone touched him until after he dropped the ball. again un lucky as he was trying to not take a loss. all he to do was sit on it there.
atl xmen
July 20th, 2011
3:54 pm
boise st is just way too small and way out of their league as they have a roster full of talented div 1aa players. no offense but look at the avg weight of bosie st linemen on both sides of the ball and then look at uga def and off linemen and see how bad the difference is. uga and most all teams in the sec have big linemam and very strong and fast as well. thats where sec passes all other conferences and why the sec have won the last 6 National titles.
Boo and Musa are similar
July 20th, 2011
3:56 pm
Musa Smith was a very solid back well suited for this pass first o. Boo is very similar to him, I’ll bet with speed and bulk. No Show was a smaller back with very quick feet and the ability to reverse field quickly. Boo can plow straight ahead and make the grinding downs …………. i hope. !st and 10, scond and four, First down. Second and 3 and first down. Then, we dump one off to Charles on acrossing route or to Wooten or to Brown, down and out. Let them do the final damage …………….TD !!!
Boo is a straight ahead, hard, bruising runner that can do what King and Ealey would not do, which is to pull a leg away from the tackler. He will excell in this. The other two backs bring their skill set and UGA ought to be just fine and w.o. the poison of ealey and king.
UGA barring anymore injuries or shocking news ( it as a non schocker that ealey and king bolted ) at r. back …………….UGA is better off in that spot than they have been since we had Thomas Brown and No Show Moreno and that other guy.
Go Dogs.
Rural Education
July 20th, 2011
3:57 pm
I don’t understand all the hype with Murray. He did not beat a team with a winning record last year and he had an experienced O-Line and AJ and Durham. It will be hard for him to throw the ball from his back. SC will eat him up, that game won’t even be close.
how2fish
July 20th, 2011
4:01 pm
You know something guys you can start to feel it….the season is coming and I don’t care if your a Troll a Smurf, Gator, Tider or a Bug….. its getting closer to the best time of the year. All of us can agree on that if not on anything else…
atl xmen
July 20th, 2011
4:04 pm
murry was a freshmen last year and he was the 3rd best qb in the sec last year. thats what the deal. i will bet you he will beat plenty of teams with winning records by the time he leaves uga so please get off that trend. south carolina will have a drunk for a qb and only hopes that lattimore can run like he did against uga last year. only this year uga will have 2 300 plus pounders at the nose gaurd position that will have something to say about that.
WDE
July 20th, 2011
4:05 pm
@Rural Education USCe didn’t “eat him up” last year as a freshman starting his first SEC game…but keep drinking the VisorAid there sonny.
To: Tampa Gator
July 20th, 2011
4:05 pm
History suggests that the UGA-Florida series will swing back forth like a pendulum.
Time will tell. In my HS and UGA days in the mid 60s, early 70s and later in the 80s, we owned Florida and defeated them a couple of times when they were number 1 and they did not score ……………10-0. It will reverse, this last 20 year history. It is what it is.
My paternal side family are all Floridians and Gators and one cousin actually played LB with Spurrier in his day. Steve also could kick FGs and punt.
Time will tell and I really don’t worry that much about it. History is on my side.
Go Dogs.
Hockey Puck?
July 20th, 2011
4:08 pm
I just came back from Mars and heard that the Flames left ……………..again? or maybe it was the THRASHERS. Oh well , …………………proud to say that I never ever saw either team play on TV or in person.
Go Dogs.
Nate the Great
July 20th, 2011
4:08 pm
Rural Education should be No Education. Let me enlighten you real quick:
1) USC has never beaten UGA in back to back seasons.
2) The game is in Athens, where USC has never blown UGA out.
3) You beat a AJ-free team last year and ill-fitted new defense. Lattimore will have a sophmore slump much more than Murray. Murray has ridiculed and worked even harder in the offseason and Lattimore has been being patted on the back all off season.
Not saying UGA wins but don’t be too suprised if we do. Your team is known entity while we are still trying to prove who we are. Last season is last season.
Nate the Great
July 20th, 2011
4:10 pm
Sorry meant to say: Murray has been ridiculed and worked even….
Still@theBAR
July 20th, 2011
4:25 pm
Boise in ATL
Go to Neal Boortz wedsite and search boo Got Shot. It is an interview with a family member at a shooting in downtown Atlanta. The person tells the facts surrounding the shooting. It is funny as Hell. I am sure the clip is listed on his site.
Still@theBAR
July 20th, 2011
4:28 pm
Boise here is a link
http://www.boortz.com/weblogs/nealz-nuze/2006/mar/22/2006-03-22/
KJones
July 20th, 2011
4:32 pm
Dawginlex…
There’s absolutely no way Crowell will be redshirted. I see him every week and although the first week he got in Athens he was somewhat behind in conditioning, that changed almost immediately. Not only is he an EXTREMELY hard worker in the weight room, he’s taking the new opportunity of starting immediately very seriously. My friends on the team say he is the real deal and as long as he stays healthy, he should be effective out of the gate. However you did make one true statement, he is being led around campus by no less than 3 athletic association liasons whom:
1. Make sure he gets to every practice
2. Stays out of any trouble
3. Is prepared in all of his classes he is about to begin.
In sum, I wouldn’t believe all the negative vibes you’ve been hearing unless you see and meet him in person. Crowell will play this year, and should be a great contributor to the backs.
Still@theBAR
July 20th, 2011
4:35 pm
Boo Got Shot is under the radio archives at the bottom of the page.
DawginLex
July 20th, 2011
4:39 pm
Kjones
I hope you are right. He is talented on the field in his high school clips.
Lord knows we could use him.
Snoop Dawg
July 20th, 2011
4:41 pm
Snoop likes the fact that Boo is going to weigh in at 220 pounds of steaming energy. We need to play power football. Carlton Thomas, the little 5-7 midget weighing in at 160 soaking wet is a joke and probably just motivates the defensive end as much as waving a piece of red meat in front of a tiger would do.
Boo might actually be our saving grace this year along with Samuels if Samuels can just protect the ball a little. Crowell sounds so far like he’s got a lot of potential attitude problems like King and Ealey did. To his credit, however, he did close up his Facebook page so everyone can’t see the stone age writing on it. He’s Hollywood never having run a single down of college football. If he pans out, I’m looking at this as manna from heaven. Barring such a miracle, however, it will be Boo and Samuels, and I like the prospect of two hefty sized backs along with Figgins back there kicking arse and making the opposing defense regret trying to blitz…
Snoop Dawg
July 20th, 2011
4:45 pm
It’s silly to redshirt a 5-star prospect. They will go pro anyway; at least we will have them the extra year on the bench, learning with real time reps as needed…
CDAWG
July 20th, 2011
4:50 pm
I have been sitting here reading a lot of posts and agree with some of them. One thing that UGA has this year is as someone already stated, “a chip” and that’s a good thing. You guys that are bashing IC are obviously not Dawg fans.
I do wish that Boo could heal completely; didn’t he break his collarbone in the playoffs of his Sr. year? I like Boo a lot and expect big things out of him. No way IC gets redshirted.
One thing Boise has is a good coaching staff and that in itself is hard to beat but I think UGA is ready.
Top Dawg
July 20th, 2011
4:52 pm
I get the feeling that Ken Malcome is the best kept secret in the SEC.
Still@theBAR
July 20th, 2011
4:53 pm
Snoop Dawg
this was posted on IC’s facebook page yesterday. He has not shut it down.
man dey rather kill ya, dan watch ya shine…smfh..girl u be wildin..its cool doe u crazy as hell
college got me stressinn..tired to be fr!
thanks to football ..ill never be a regular person.I get no privacy! ! still happy!
DawginLex
July 20th, 2011
4:57 pm
Boise
Why so fixated on last year?
Pettus and Young are gone
so is Winterzyck
We had no nose tackles on campus last year trying to run a 3-4 for the first time.
Go back and look at Florida in 2007-we scored 42 points on their young defense
2008-same team, we score 10
To say that georgia’s defense won’t be light year’s better in year two borders on insanity.
To say Aaron Murray doesn’t know the playbook much better than 2010 borders on insanity
This is not VT. VT plays in the ACC and was destroyed by stanford in its bowl game and lost to a high school team the week after you beat them on the final drive of the game.
Georgia will win this game.
Still@theBAR
July 20th, 2011
4:59 pm
Come on DILex
I don’t see UGA beating down the door to play VT. Stanford had the Best QB in the nation last year too. Cam can’t hold a candle to Luck as a QB.
The UGA BSU game should be a good one.
Snoop Dawg
July 20th, 2011
5:10 pm
Thanks Still@thebar. Sorry to hear that about Crowell’s Facebook. Are you sure that wasn’t an entry by Caleb King or Washon? If was Crowell, he might need some tudoring prior to enrolling in English 100 this Fall… How is Murray going to explain the plays to him in the huddle?
Boise in ATL
July 20th, 2011
5:13 pm
Still@the BAR – thank you!
WDE – you are right – if UGA plays as a team – then their athletic ability will be an asset and we could be in trouble. If UGA thinks they will win because they are better athletically – then Boise will win. UGA needs to function as one and be focussed during summer camp – this is where UGA will either win or lose the game.
DawginLex – if UGA plays as a team – Boise could be be in trouble. VT game was incredible – we came out on fire and VT crawled back in it and owned us. However, we owned the 2nd half of the 4Q – and got the victory. Hey – enjoy reading your posts – fun to mix it up with you.
for UGA’s sale – I hope 2010 was a fluke for UGA – your team had a lot going on with O-Line issues, RB issues, WR suspension – New defense breaking in – new D- Staff – No Nose Tackle.
Nate the Great – Excuses Excuses – UGA should have beaten UCF. If the UGA staff focussed on recruiting and other stuff outside the bowl – then what a dis-service to all UGA fans and alumni that spent the money to travel and support the Dogs at the bowl game – and who took time out of their day to root for their team on TV or radio. A very poor job indeed and Richt is lucky to have a job – what an horrible game and not going for it on 4th and inches inside the UCF 5 yard line was about as gutless a call I have witnessed in years. I told my friends that UGA just sent a horrible message to their OLINE, the team and fans with that call – and a powerfull message to UCF that UGA did not come to play.
atl x – Excuses Excusses – why is it that poor teams do not get the breaks but good teams do? UGA fumbling was not poor breaks – it was lack of focus and being prepared – or maybe hard hitting by the opponent.
Still@theBAR
July 20th, 2011
5:14 pm
Snoop Dawg
It is Crowell. I posted a few a couple of weeks back too. I really can’t understand what he is trying to say in most of them.
I have no idea how kids can pass high school with the spelling I see on email and twitter.
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Bob
July 20th, 2011
5:40 pm
DawginLex, I’ve read your posts and think you have pretty good insight into our football program. Too bad you’re 53, because at your height and weight, and can still run, I’d vote to have you start at RB against Boise State. Thanks for being a good dawg fan. If you’re from Lexington, Ga, do you know a fellow called “AJax”…he’s a little older than you. If so, he’s an old frat brother.
Delbert D.
July 20th, 2011
5:56 pm
Best case scenario, redshirt Crowell and determine his level of commitment.
Terry
July 20th, 2011
6:08 pm
Still@theBAR, That shooting happen in Virginia, not Atlanta.
DawginFla
July 20th, 2011
6:28 pm
By the way the fact IC has Thomas as a tagalong is nothing new.Most programs do this with their high profile freshman players.
mgdawg
July 20th, 2011
6:54 pm
I really hope he can have a big season and that they will all push each other. UGA needs a pounder, I thought ealey would be the pounder but he just never lived up. I don’t know if the runningbacks have broken a tackle since knowshon left.
HardTruth Soldier
July 20th, 2011
7:00 pm
You Bozo’s are amazing, two years ago, you were so ready to get Samuels out of the backfield, that you welcomed Washaun Ealey with open arms, gave him the key to the city, and proclaimed him the next Herschel Walker(folks that ain’t happening) now we bring Samuels back and you people say he’s the answer. This is your solution right here, put him at fullback, Malcome and Crowell at Tailback(Crowell is considered anywhere from #1 to #4 nationally at Tailback) and let them Horses run. This team has talent everywhere and they know they’ve gotta win. If not, can Athens say Charlie Strong? The most important change that nobody is really paying attention to is the D Line, we’ve got the best noseguard in juco coming, Geathers is a beast, and he showed it during the spring. Theres also bigger stronger Linebackers who can bring the blitz, and a secondary that is really two deep at every position. Oh, and Garrison Smith and T.J. Stripling have grown up, and are ready to produce. I’m telling the whole SEC that this is the year that Georgia shocks not only the SEC, but the nation Mark Richt’s only problem come game day is should he redshirt LeMay. He’s gonna have two freshmen WR’s who will get playing time in Scott, and Conley, and Boise State want know what hit them. South Carolina, who was only 9-5 last year ain’t the team people think they are. Lattimore, if you look at there last four games was hurting, and worn down. Garcia is shaky at best, and Georgia, as pathetic as they played last year against SC actually had a chance to beat them. Laugh now, but know this I’ll be back laughing in December when the SEC Championship is played, and it;s in our own backyard.Sissssssssssies!
wilson87
July 20th, 2011
7:35 pm
Still@ the bar What about Georgia asking the Big Ten teams for a home and home? Sure the DAWGS will get a cupcake or two, but so is everyone else. I would bet VT would turn Georgia down flat. The ACC teams are very familiar with SEC and not many of them will consider playing out of conference games against any SEC team
Malcome ready to show what he can do at RB
July 20th, 2011
7:38 pm
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realist
July 20th, 2011
8:22 pm
There is word out of athens from of friend of mine and former bulldog player and starter that Isaih Crowell is already not showing up for voluntary 7 0n 7. He is choosing to skip them while the rest of the players are working to get better. I hope you georgia fans didnt create a monster, because when I played college ball, I had teammates just like this and they didnt last long. Im just sayin……
meandog
July 20th, 2011
9:04 pm
He sounds like a throwback to the great dawgs of yesteryear who were the spirit of UGA and the stuff of hobnail boots that put thunder into the radio voice of Larry Munson and tears in the eyes of his listeners…glory, glory!
PowerDawg
July 20th, 2011
9:14 pm
Lex-
I hope your just spit-ballin’ and not really serious about Crowell red-shirting. That would change my whole opinion of you.
Why would we want to sit the kind of talent that IC brings to our offense? You do realize the kind of mistake we made the last time that kind of mentality was instituted by the coaching staff, right?
Does the name Knowshon Moreno sound at all familiar to you?
I respect your opinion 99% of the time, but on this one you fumbled during the exchange, dude.
We have got to stop this tentative, tip-toeing around the league and start playing to win instead of playing not to lose!
Are we going to run with the Big Dawgs or lay around under the porch with the bitches and puppies?
True freshman or not, the best players should always be on the field.
Always.
What say you, Lex?
AltamahaDawg
July 20th, 2011
9:29 pm
good to see honest abe on occation.
AltamahaDawg
July 20th, 2011
9:33 pm
RS’ing Knowshon was 100% the right thing to do, and IF Crowel was sitting 4th string at the end of camp, not getting in , and not ready physically, with no chance of playing behind 3 future NFL RBs too, it would be for him.. He’s not, so he’ll play, like W.Ealey, like T. Brown, like K.Lumpkin did as TFrosh.
@tampa gator
July 20th, 2011
9:40 pm
All is not transitioning so smoothly in Gainesville, lots of unhappy campers at UF.One being Mr. Demps.He has been given him an ultimatum football or track.
Dr. Osborne
July 20th, 2011
10:18 pm
Everyone needs to back off Isaiah Crowell. I have been reading this info, and I seriously doubt that any of you out there have ever worked first hand with tremendously talented athletes that come from tough, challenging backgrounds! It is a different world, and you all obviously do not have a clue. Crowell’s development will take time. Mark Richt is the perfect man to rebuild Crowell considering the challenge he’s had having come from inner city Columbus. I taught and coached football in inner city Atlanta, so I know these kids’ plight. So I am so tired of all the attacking of character upon kids that have never had a chance to overcome their difficulties considering where they come from! They have grown up in terrible, sometimes horrific, backgrounds. They have seen things that we all from the rural South will never know. It’s sad that Isaiah Crowell couldn’t have grown up playing for Walton High, Calhoun High, Marist High, Brookwood High or Dalton High School so that he’d be where you all want him to be as far as with his spirit, personality, and developement. Saddly enough, that didn’t happen. So, we have to take Crowell where he is – and develop him. Allow Richt to develop Crowell, and stop expecting Isaiah to come out playing wide open as if he had spent four years with elite Westminster High School! I am just fed up with these fans that just don’t understand…..? We may have a Mike Rozier on our hands in Crowell, but fans have strange expectations of a particular player based upon his history, his past, or which side of the railroad tracks he grew up on. And with that, I am going to trust in Richt on this, as I know where Richt places his trust – which is with God All Mighty! And that is enough for me! We will have a very good year, and Isaiah Crowell (6-0, 200) will use his 4.32 40 to breakaway SOON! You can’t coach 4.32 in the forty! I can’t wait! GO ISAIAH!
AltamahaDawg
July 20th, 2011
10:32 pm
BTW, what DID happen “the last time…..” by RS Moreno? He had pretty much the same career he would have if he had not. And the odds still say he should have had an that 3rd good year with us as a trade off for that wasted year, even though he defied them.