Georgia picked second in East, places 9 on All-SEC teams

Hoover, Ala. — Sportswriters covering the SEC picked Georgia to finish second in the SEC’s Eastern Division and selected nine Bulldogs for the all-conference team.

Six Georgia players were named first-team All-SEC, including sophomore quaterback Aaron Murray, junior tight end Orson Charles, senior offensive tackle Cordy Glenn, senior place-kicker Blair Walsh, senior punter Drew Butler and senior kick returner Brandon Boykin. Senior center Ben Jones. senior defensive end DeAngelo Tyson and Boykin were named to the second team.

Alabama was picked to win the league, getting 98 points to finish ahead of LSU (29), Arkansas (18), South Carolina (14), Georgia (4), Florida (2) and Ole Miss (2).

The Gamecocks received 114 votes to win the East while Georgia had the second-most with 38. Florida got 12 votes.

Alabama was the West selection 111-30 over LSU. Arkansas was picked by 23 writers.

Take these results with a grain of salt. The sportswriters have picked the winner correctly just four times since SEC expansion in 1992.

This fact does not seem to have escaped Alabama coach Nick Saban.

“Well, it means nothing bascially,” Saban said of his team being the overwhleming favorite win the league. “We have a lot of challenges to face. We’re just interested in playing to our capabilities. I’m not a prognosticator. I can’t do that. I don’t understand how y’all do it.”

The whole team:

2011 SEC Media Days Pre-Season All-SEC Team
(167 total votes/ * – tie for last or only spot on unit)

OFFENSE
First-Team Offense
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
TE Orson Charles, Georgia (71)
6-3
241 Jr. Tampa, Fla.
OL Barrett Jones, Alabama (148)
6-5
311 Jr. Memphis, Tenn.
OL Bradley Sowell, Ole Miss (72)
6-7
315 Sr. Hernando, Miss.
OL Cordy Glenn, Georgia (71)
6-5
348 Sr. Riverdale, Ga.
*OL Larry Warford, Kentucky (55)
6-3
340 Jr. Richmond, Ky.
*OL Brandon Mosley, Auburn (55)
6-6
306 Sr. Jefferson, Ga.
C William Vlachos, Alabama (97)
6-1
294 Sr. Mountain Brook, Ala.
WR Greg Childs, Arkansas (103)
6-3
217 Sr. Warren, Ark.
WR Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina (152)
6-4
233 Jr. St. Matthews, S.C.
QB Aaron Murray, Georgia (117)
6-1
211 So. Tampa, Fla.
RB Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina (130)
6-0
231 So. Duncan, S.C.
RB Trent Richardson, Alabama (119)
5-11
224 Jr. Pensacola, Fla.
Second-Team Offense
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
TE Phillip Lutzenkirchen, Auburn (57)
6-4
253 Jr. Marietta, Ga.
OL D.J. Fluker, Alabama (52)
6-6
335 So. Foley, Ala.
OL Alex Hurst, LSU (33)
6-6
329 Jr. Bartlett, Tenn.
OL Bobby Massie, Ole Miss (30)
6-6
325 Jr. Lynchburg, Va.
OL Chance Warmack, Alabama (24)
6-3
320 Jr. Atlanta, Ga.
C Ben Jones, Georgia (45)
6-3
316 Sr. Centreville, Ala.
WR Marquis Maze, Alabama (22)
5-10
180 Sr. Birmingham, Ala.
WR Joe Adams, Arkansas (17)
5-11
190 Sr. Little Rock, Ark.
QB Stephen Garcia, South Carolina (23)
6-2
230 Sr. Lutz, Fla.
RB Knile Davis, Arkansas (50)
6-0
230 Jr. Missouri City, Texas
RB Michael Dyer, Auburn (23)
5-9
206 So. Little Rock, Ark.
Third-Team Offense
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
*TE Michael Williams, Alabama (12)
6-6
269 Jr. Reform, Ala.
*TE Brandon Barden, Vanderbilt (12)
6-5
245 Sr. Lincolnton, Ga.
OL Grant Cook, Arkansas (21)
6-4
318 Sr. Jonesboro, Ark.
OL Kyle Nunn, South Carolina (21)
6-5
296 Sr. Sumter, S.C.
OL Rokevious Watkins, South Carolina (18)
6-4
334 Sr. Fairburn, Ga.
*OL Alvin Bailey, Arkansas (14)
6-5
319 So. Broken Arrow, Okla.
*OL Addison Lawrence, Mississippi State (14)
6-4
300 Sr. Coldwater, Miss.
*OL Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State (14)
6-4
320 So. Liberty, Miss.
C Travis Swanson, Arkansas (9)
6-5
305 So. Kingwood, Texas
WR Jarious Wright, Arkansas (8)
5-10
180 Sr. Warren, Ark.
WR Emory Blake, Auburn (7)
6-1
197 Jr. Austin, Texas
QB Jordan Jefferson, LSU (12)
6-5
224 Sr. St. Rose, La.
RB Brandon Bolden, Ole Miss (5)
5-11
221 Sr. Baton Rouge, La.
RB Tauren Poole, Tennessee (3)
5-10
215 Sr. Toccoa, Ga.
DEFENSE
First-Team Defense
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
DL Jake Bequette, Arkansas (100)
6-5
271 Sr. Little Rock, Ark.
DL Josh Chapman, Alabama (85)
6-1
310 Sr. Hoover, Ala.
DL Kentrell Lockett, Ole Miss (69)
6-5
248 Sr. Hahnville, La.
DL Malik Jackson, Tennessee (63)
6-5
270 Sr. Northridge, Calif.
LB Dont’a Hightower, Alabama (144)
6-4
260 Jr. Lewisburg, Tenn.
LB Courtney Upshaw, Alabama (82)
6-2
265 Sr. Eufala, Ala.
LB Danny Trevathan, Kentucky (69)
6-1
230 Sr. Leesburg, Fla.
DB Mark Barron, Alabama (140)
6-2
218 Sr. Mobile, Ala.
DB Robert Lester, Alabama (79)
6-2
210 Jr. Foley, Ala.
DB Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina (64)
6-1
194 Jr. Rock Hill, S.C.
DB Morris Claiborne, LSU (163)
6-0
177 Jr. Shreveport, La.
Second-Team Defense
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
DL Devin Taylor, South Carolina (56)
6-7
248 Jr. Beaufort, S.C.
DL Nosa Eguae, Auburn (37)
6-2
261 So. Mansfield, Texas
DL DeAngelo Tyson, Georgia (30)
6-2
306 Sr. Statesboro, Ga.
*DL Fletcher Cox, Mississippi State (26)
6-4
295 Jr. Yazoo City, Miss.
*DL Travian Robertson, South Carolina (26)
6-4
298 Sr. Laurinburg, N.C.
LB Chris Marve, Vanderbilt (61)
6-0
235 Sr. Memphis, Tenn.
LB Jerry Franklin, Arkansas (35)
6-1
245 Sr. Marion, Ark.
LB Ryan Baker, LSU (22)
6-0
227 Sr. Grand Ridge, Fla.
DB Dre’ Kirkpatrick, Alabama (50)
6-3
192 Jr. Gadsden, Ala.
DB Brandon Boykin, Georgia (43)
5-10
183 Sr. Fayetteville, Ga.
DB Janzen Jackson, Tennessee (34)
6-0
187 Jr. Lake Charles, La.
DB Neiko Thorpe, Auburn (31)
6-2
185 Sr. Tucker, Ga.
Third-Team Defense
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
DL Melvin Ingram, South Carolina (21)
6-2
271 Sr. Hamlet, N.C.
DL Barkevious Mingo, LSU (21)
6-5
240 So. West Monroe, La.
DL Sam Montgomery, LSU (20)
6-4
250 So. Greenwood, S.C.
*DL Tenarius Wright, Arkansas (15)
6-2
252 Jr. Memphis, Tenn.
*DL Dominique Easley, Florida (15)
6-1
285 So. Staten Island, N.Y.
LB Shaq Wilson, South Carolina (18)
5-11
233 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla.
LB C.J. Mosley, Alabama (17)
6-2
234 So. Theodore, Ala.
*LB Jon Bostic (12)
6-1
238 Jr. Wellington, Fla.
*LB Jerico Nelson, Arkansas (12)
5-10
216 Sr. Destrehan, La.
DB Casey Hayward, Vanderbilt (18)
5-11
188 Sr. Perry, Ga.
DB T’Sharvan Bell, Auburn (18)
6-0
180 Jr. Kissimmee, Fla.
DB Tyrann Mathieu, LSU (17)
5-9
180 Sr. New Orleans, La.
DB Tramain Thomas, Arkansas (16)
6-0
198 Sr. Winnie, Texas
SPECIALISTS
First-Team Specialists
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
PK Blair Walsh, Georgia (110)
5-10
192 Sr. Boca Raton, Fla.
P Drew Butler, Georgia (118)
6-2
214 Sr. Duluth, Ga.
RS Brandon Boykin, Georgia (53)
5-10
183 Sr. Fayetteville, Ga.
AP Trent Richardson, Alabama (71)
5-11
224 Jr. Pensacola, Fla.
Second-Team Specialists
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
PK Caleb Stugis, Floirda (24)
5-10
192 Jr. St. Augustine, Fla.
P Tyler Campbell, Ole Miss (21)
6-2
227 Jr. Little Rock, Ark.
RS Onterrio McCalebb, Auburn (29)
5-10
170 Jr. Fort Meade, Fla.
AP Joe Adams, Arkansas (42)
5-11
190 Sr. Little Rock, Ark.
Third-Team Specialists
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
*PK Zach Hocker, Arkansas (10)
6-0
180 So. Russellville, Ark.
*PK Bryon Rose, Ole Miss (10)
5-11
197 Jr. Raleigh, N.C.
P Ryan Tydlacka, Kentucky (13)
6-1
185 Sr. Louisville, Ky.
RS Marquis Maze, Alabama (28)
5-10
180 Sr. Birmingham, Ala.
AP Trey Burton, Florida (22)
6-2
222 So. Venice, Fla.
SEC Predicted Order of Finish
SEC CHAMPION – Alabama (98), LSU (29), Arkansas (18), South Carolina (14), Georgia (4), Florida (2), Ole Miss (2)
Eastern Division (First Place Votes) Team Points
1. South Carolina (114)
931
2. Georgia (38)
794
3. Florida (12)
731
4. Tennessee (2)
496
5. Kentucky (1)
340
6. Vanderbilt
215
Western Division (First Place Votes)
Team Points
1. Alabama (111)
925
2. LSU (30)
790
3. Arkansas (23)
717
4. Mississippi State (1)
455
5. Auburn
406
6. Ole Miss (2)
214

212 comments Add your comment

Dawggonefan2

July 22nd, 2011
9:22 am

Dawggonefan2

July 22nd, 2011
9:26 am

Brandon Boykin is the best athlete on the team! Boykin is super important to Georgia and a team leader. Can’t wait to see him take the field this year!!

JYD

July 22nd, 2011
9:28 am

BMDPD

July 22nd, 2011
9:33 am

Would rather we got picked 6th.

Lowcountry Bulldawg

July 22nd, 2011
9:38 am

I am fine with that. I could not imagine us being picked by the writers to win the East. I do not care what happens but we cannot let a team led by Petrino be better than us year in and out. I still cannot pull for Petrino. Guy is a scumbag.

kydawg

July 22nd, 2011
9:45 am

Post that 114 – 38 (1st place votes) in the locker room at use it to get through camp. GATA!!!

michael norris

July 22nd, 2011
9:45 am

rankings in july mean nothing. just like recruiting stars. we do better better with 3 star recruits. dickiedawg

Tobias Funke

July 22nd, 2011
9:52 am

No way USC handles the pressure. “Take these results with a grain of salt. The sportswriters have picked the winner correctly just four times since SEC expansion in 1992.”

tim

July 22nd, 2011
9:54 am

I vote that the majority of the players listed have a rap sheet.

Russ, the Temporary Running Back

July 22nd, 2011
9:55 am

I am learning the playbook. I will be ready to play. Coach is going to need me when the arrests start to pile up.

Bama in Atlanta

July 22nd, 2011
9:56 am

Once again, this boils down to someone’s opinion so that and four bucks will buy me a Starbucks coffee. Chip, you said that the sportswriters have only picked correctly four times since 1992, can you list their picks for the last few years along with the actual winners? Just a curiosity thing.

dkg

July 22nd, 2011
9:56 am

Abry Jones did not even make the 3rd all-sec team??? Why,the kid is a stud!!! I tuly think he is a notch above Tyson, and I like Tyson.

Russ, the Temporary Running Back

July 22nd, 2011
9:59 am

It sure is embarrassing for a little dog that’s trying to be a good mascot to see that some of his running back buddies are in so much trouble all the time. The answer is to be a running back myself. By the time the NCAA says it is okay for Coach Richt to talk on the phone in his F-150 again, I will be ready to play. By the time Coach Grantham gets into the doughnuts I will have scored a touchdown. Being a temporary running back may be just what I needed.

WDE

July 22nd, 2011
9:59 am

@tim go to the front of the line for Troll of the day…Congrats to all the Bulldogs on making the list!

78 DAWG

July 22nd, 2011
10:07 am

I don’t see 2nd place a all, we got 5 star recruits at every position and possibly the best recruiting class in the country coming in. We will be bigger, faster and more athletic than every team we play, except for the sec championship game. We may have lost Green, Durham, Dent…..but we don’t rebuild we reload. We’re gonna be better at rb even without our top 2 rushers. No doubt we had the most talented 6-7 team in the country!

Dawgbreath

July 22nd, 2011
10:08 am

Didn’t even score a TD against USC last year. And for those complaining about Ealey’s fumble, Garcia did the same thing deep in our territory. I love the Dawgs but i have to say USC is the team to beat.

17 - 3

July 22nd, 2011
10:11 am

Let me guess, this year mighty UGA won’t get unlucky in Jax. LOL, you may win the blogs when no games are played, but you’re lucky to be middle of the pack sec, what was your confrence record last year? When was the last time you beat a team with a winning record. And fat choke boy Grantham’s D couldn’t stop our pathetic offense last year or Tech’s or Auburn…………

edumacated

July 22nd, 2011
10:13 am

That’s right 78 DAWG, we are talented everywhere except the coaching positions.

edumacated

July 22nd, 2011
10:14 am

Hey 17-3, how come you only count the last 20 years? What was the overall record against Georgia again? Thats right.

JD

July 22nd, 2011
10:15 am

Maybe I’m missing something. Can you give me the 9 individuals named to the All- SEC team. Are there two Blair Walsh’s and Boykins on Georgia’s roster?

Cobb Dawg

July 22nd, 2011
10:16 am

Is Walsh punting now? I thought Butler had that duty.

Spurrier

July 22nd, 2011
10:18 am

Ha ha ha! Obviously the media has some sense. Unstoppable domination at your dump of a stadium come September. This game will be over midway through the 2nd Quarter. Richt will be fired, and this time next year, dawg fans will again be preseason National champions, talking abouit their recruiting class. We hang 40 to 60 on the pups. I talk, you listen.

Herschel Talker

July 22nd, 2011
10:27 am

Not one guy on the 1st team defense. Simply embarrassing.

Dirty Dawg

July 22nd, 2011
10:30 am

No problem with this…we’ve got too many question marks for that many cynical sportswriters to go out on a limb with us.

As for Petrino, what we keep forgetting is that the ‘man’ is where he belongs – ‘coaching’ at the college level. This way he can brow-beat, threaten and intimidate ‘kids’ into doing what he wants…the epitome of a Napoleonic leadership style. They’re in constant fear of losing their scholarship and will do anything they’re told. With professional athletes he had to ‘deal’ with men which meant leading because he was a true leader that knew what he was doing and could inspire men to perform like men through pride of accomplishment rather than fear. Those that are successful at the college level but can’t cut it in the pros are all like that – not so sure about Spurrier, don’t see him acting like a ‘little dictator’ with anybody.

Got say, love him or hate him, Steve Spurrier is more fun to listen to in an interview than any of ‘em. Felt good about Mark Richt’s ‘presentation’ and was reminded that the Dooley’s raised a gooden’ in Derek.

Nice to hear that the Mitchell kid may be ‘part’ of the answer to one of our question marks – who’s gonna stretch the field and take up some of the slack with the departure of Green and Durham.

Spurrier

July 22nd, 2011
10:30 am

Scrubby Defense, no imagination on offense, and inept coaching. Nice kicking game though. 5-7.

WDE

July 22nd, 2011
10:30 am

@17 – 3 quick defensive history lessons the new Gator coach was DC at Texas last year had been in place a while and all the players on last years team he recruited. Texas like UGA lost 7 games last year with a “proven” scheme and players to fit that scheme. UGA rolled a new DC and a new D scheme…we lost 7 games TWO of the by 28 or more points..Texas lost 7 games SIX of them by 28 or more points and the other one by 24….still want to moan about our D??

WDE

July 22nd, 2011
10:32 am

Sorry previous posts should have read where the opponents scored 28 or more points..but you get the drift

dawgssux

July 22nd, 2011
10:33 am

17-3—-great comments. Every year these blogs have UGAY winning it all.
I love the comment “best 6-7 team in the country.” It does’t take much to make the UGAY faithful—proud. When they play Boise St. they will need to google the dome since they haven’t played there in several-several year.

WDE

July 22nd, 2011
10:36 am

@Herschel Talker somewhat agree however the post season ALL-SEC team is the one to watch..

DIT

July 22nd, 2011
10:37 am

I would have felt better if they put UGA 3rd or 4th. Then again Bradley already gave us the “Kiss of Death” by predicting that UGA will win the east. Now, that is one mouth that I wish would not have said anything positive about the Dawgs!

SC is the team to beat until someone knocks them off. They will be stout this year. Dawgs have to be ready to go when they come to town!

Top Row Dog

July 22nd, 2011
10:37 am

Georgia almost swept All SEC 1st team Special teams. Drew Butler to return as Ray Guy award winner?

Dawginit.

July 22nd, 2011
10:40 am

Spurrier, SC has scored over 20 one time on the Dawgs since 2002 and you think you might hang 60? And the starting OL is fine, it’s the depth that’s the problem.

oldschooldog

July 22nd, 2011
10:40 am

One FU guy on the list, a third team DL? Wow.

Where is Florida 17-3

July 22nd, 2011
10:40 am

I had to look hard to find a Florida player and finally found a couple on the third team D and specialists. Seems the sportswriters aren’t showing the gators any love. Or maybe Florida doesn’t have much talent this year.

PMC

July 22nd, 2011
10:44 am

Who are the complete tools that picked Ole Miss? They should lose their jobs.

mcg dawg

July 22nd, 2011
10:47 am

You will see what a difference those recruiting stars make against Boise State!

Mr. Dawg

July 22nd, 2011
10:50 am

If this is even a remotely accurate representation of the talent around the SEC it’s no wonder Uraban Meyer closed up his tent and ski-daddled.

Browndog

July 22nd, 2011
10:51 am

Just waiting for Garcia’s next suspension at USC so we can hear Spurrier say it is only number six so he will be playing. Loved Spurrier’s comment that he treated His starting QB just like he would a back-up tight end. Sure he did!

Lowcountry Bulldawg

July 22nd, 2011
10:52 am

Florida is paying for the 2-3 years where it seemingly returned 19-20 starters each year. Every school in the SEC and schools like FSU, S.Florida, Miami used the depth of Florida against them and now Florida is paying for that. Tough problem to have, but I dont feel to damn sorry for them.

gtfanfrom1951

July 22nd, 2011
10:59 am

Florida, South Carolina, UGA

JCM1Dawg

July 22nd, 2011
11:00 am

Coaching staff voted to 7th Team, LOL!! I am being optimistic, I say 7-5 season. Richt will beat Auburn and get a 5 yr extension and $100k bonus.

D BAG TROLLS!

July 22nd, 2011
11:08 am

The JUNKYARD will be similar to a sausage grinder this season. Step right up and see for your self. Payback is a mf b!&!$ and the DAWGS are waiting to cash the checks that your mouth can’t catch!

Psychotic Humor

July 22nd, 2011
11:09 am

That is Drew Butler not Blair Walsh….how do you guys keep your jobs?

Browndog

July 22nd, 2011
11:09 am

Just hope each game is competitive, and if so, will win our share. 8 and 4 most probable, with great improvement in latter half of season.

EDawg71

July 22nd, 2011
11:11 am

Well, I felt really good about our chances because of our schedule, until I saw South Carolina’s schedule. It sets up better than ours (Citadel, East Carolina, Navy, Clemson….).

'94 UGA Alumni

July 22nd, 2011
11:12 am

By the end of the year John Jenkins & Jarvis Jones will be on some All SEC Team defense list barring some kind of injury or academic casualty (maybe even 1st Team). Ogletree may end up there too. Our defense will be better than the SEC Media is given it credit for. Now as far as the offense, all bets are off and personally I am bit worried, especially if one of our OL get hurt.

Last Word

July 22nd, 2011
11:17 am

“No doubt we had the most talented 6-7 team in the country!”

Isn’t that a little like saying, ” We would have won more games, if we hadn’t lost them!”

Swamp People Producer

July 22nd, 2011
11:19 am

We head’n to Flurida next. We’ve heard there are a real noose’ence over there with dumb a$$
Gators. We’s got a plan. Just hang some Bulldog parts on the line and when they bite, as the dumb a$$’$ will, just shoot’em in the kill zone…between the eye’s in that pea brain of theirs…….We cumming, hang on.

Last Word

July 22nd, 2011
11:20 am

Or more like, “We would have won more games if the other team hadn’t beat us!”

JB

July 22nd, 2011
11:25 am

I’m hoping the calling for a FG on the 3 yard line early in the game in the Bowl game was a “teachable moment” for Richt?

Vince Lombardi

July 22nd, 2011
11:27 am

If you’re not the lead dog then the view never changes.

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July 22nd, 2011
11:32 am

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@low countr

July 22nd, 2011
11:33 am

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@spurrier

July 22nd, 2011
11:39 am

S. Carolina will go back to being or stay being S.Carolina losing 5 or 6 games a year. No Major bowl wins, no major bowl appearances, no top ten finishes in its not so illustrious history. 15 -43 -2 vs UGA all time.

Patrick Romano WAR DAMN EAGLE

July 22nd, 2011
11:40 am

Hate to admit Nick Saban is right, these pollsters mea ABSOLUTELY NOTHING,

What were my NC, AUBURN TIGER’S ranked in preseason last yr…

Jan, however # 1

WAR DAMN Eagle, maybe they will keep overlooking us again this yr.

Terry

July 22nd, 2011
11:42 am

Its not who gets the votes at the beginning of the season that counts, lets wait till all the games have been played, then whoever’s team wins it all can have bragging rights till next year, cause one thing is for sure nothing ever goes as planned in sports.

wreckmaniac

July 22nd, 2011
11:43 am

This is dumbest poll I have ever read. If Murray is the #1 QB in this conference then the SEC has no quarterbacking talent. Garcia is at least a year ahead of Murray and vastly superior.
Its clear also that there is very little confidence in South Carolina and maybe thats the way it should be.
Murray would play backup on approx. one-fourth of Div 1 teams.

East Repeat

July 22nd, 2011
11:55 am

Carolina won’t succumb to pressure because Marcus Lattimore is the best player in the COUNTRY! Carolina’s recordall time agianst UGA is irrelevant as UGA was (and I emphasize WAS) a traditonal power mos the last 100 yrs, while SC has tradionally been awful. I am almost 50 yrs old, and been following UGA/SC football games for the last 25 yrs and I have seen most of the 15 wins over UGA in those 25 yrs. We always played Dawgs tough (and occasionally won) even when we were outclassed talent wise. Now SC is the talented team and should beat UGA! I am nervous being the favorite, but heck, that goes with being talented. God bless Lou Holtz and Steve Spurrier as they turned a loser into a quality program. CMR has taken a traditonal power and done……?

LHarding Dawg

July 22nd, 2011
11:55 am

wreckmaniac – Another troll on a Georgia blog.

Dawgman1

July 22nd, 2011
11:56 am

Coaching is first and foremost in the scheme of priorities and execution on the players part is NUMBER ONE. We need to HUNKER DOWN and play some real GA football. COACHES need to ensure that they GATA when they fail or miss a play. UGAFANfrom 1960.

gdawginkalamazoo

July 22nd, 2011
12:01 pm

wreckmaniac, Garcia is dumb. That’s why he isn’t the #1 QB in this poll.

gdawginkalamazoo

July 22nd, 2011
12:05 pm

Good to know that we are still garnering the attention of our haters. To be so damn bad and irrelevant in the college football world we seem to be drawing a lot of “votes” (post) from people spending their time coming on here and hating on us.

larry

July 22nd, 2011
12:05 pm

Georgia redshirt sophomore Aaron Murray is hoping to build on a season in which he threw for the second-most yards ever by an SEC freshman (3,049), was one touchdown away from Matthew

larry

July 22nd, 2011
12:08 pm

taht was for wreckmaniac about Aaron Murray

larry

July 22nd, 2011
12:09 pm

East Repeat

July 22nd, 2011
12:09 pm

Garcia is dumb, but he is big and mean (ever seen him lower his shoulder and take on defensive players?) Like i said, dumb and mean and tough. As long as Mr’s Lattimore and Jeffery are healthy SC will be just fine. Takes no smarts to throw the quick slant to back-up the LB’s for a little room for our RB. I know dawg fans and players are nervous about Mr. Lattimore, and if they are not nervous then they are dumb. Best RB in SEC and the good old USA!

WDE

July 22nd, 2011
12:19 pm

@wreckmaniac wow looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of probation this morning.

HD27

July 22nd, 2011
12:28 pm

Boykin’s Island!

theevilone

July 22nd, 2011
12:32 pm

Ahhhh the offseason!! Greatest time to be a bulldog!! Unfortunately, as always, the real season begins in just a few weeks, so the fantasies and dreams will all be crashing down soon. Enjoy it like you always do (that is to say…crow all you want) for the next 5 weeks. Then go back to losing real games.

all in

July 22nd, 2011
12:33 pm

Georgia will once again produce a mediocre football team and probably place 2nd or 3rd in the SEC East. I think some tough D1-AA conferences could compete with the SEC East, what a horrific division that is. Auburn will probably fall short of a 10 win season despite losing all of our starters on the O-Line with the exception of BMose. In retrospec I think that Auburn is going to turn some heads and prove some haters wrong. Gotta love Mark Ricky but lets me honest the guy can’t develop talent worth squat. The dude can’t even recruit his own state anymore because the tigers are coming in there and just snagging athletes right and left. Some call me arrogant and stubborn but when you got a Naty under your belt in the past five to ten years then come talk to me.

WDE

July 22nd, 2011
12:36 pm

@theevilone we will beat hell out of your bunch this year..

HD27

July 22nd, 2011
12:45 pm

S. Carolina never has been known for offense and still won’t be even under Spurrier. If they win the East it will be because of their defense. Tired of hearing about Marcus Lattimore and Stephen Garcia. Alshon Jefferey is the only player that has my respect on that offense. Garcia 20 TD’s 14 INT’s, won’t be surprised if he’s benched at halftime of game 2 in Athens. Lattimore had good freshman season and has great hands, but we’ll see if he can do it again with a target on his back.

UGAgrad71

July 22nd, 2011
12:46 pm

Is there a STUPID key on a keyboard? No, their brains is what most of these bloggers are sitting on.

Terry

July 22nd, 2011
12:47 pm

East Repeat, How many times has Steve Spurrier’s teams beat Mark Richts coached teams? And don’t blame it on talent, because when Coach Richt was the Offensive Cordinator at Florida State they beat Steve Spurrier 8 times lost 4 and tied 1, I’m not saying UGA is going to win this year that remains to be seen, but sometimes you have a coach that comes along that just has your number, and so far Coach Richt has had Spurrier’s number, more often than not.

tide roll

July 22nd, 2011
12:55 pm

Atlanta Westlake’s Chance Warmack and Atlanta Creekside’s Rokevious Watkins. Two more Georgia kids named as All-SEC offensive lineman for the OPPOSITION. Warmack follows Hepzibah’s James Carpenter, Bama’s All-SEC Offensive tackle last year, and NFL 1st round pick. Look for Atlanta MLK’s A.J. Hawkins, named to the Remington watch list as a Junior at Ole Miss, and N. Gwinnett’s JuWuan James, a freshman All-American offensive tackle for Tennessee to be named next year. Bama Commit, Atlanta Cedar Grove’s Brandon Greene, and soon to be South Carolina commit, Lithonia’s Joe Harris won’t be far behind. DO IT DAWGS !!

HD27

July 22nd, 2011
1:04 pm

@ Tide Roll

I think the heading stated UGA had 9 on the All- SEC team, enough said. Can’t have them all, but we are well represented!

King Gator

July 22nd, 2011
1:07 pm

Spins Big Wheel of Georgia Excuses…..what will it be this year when Florida beats Georgia as usual. Go Gators!

tide roll

July 22nd, 2011
1:09 pm

Bama commit Greene is a 6′6″ 300 lb. Under Armour All-American OT at Cedar Grove, where Ray Bonner, who loves the Dawgs, is head coach, and Joe Harris, a soon to be South Carolina commitment, is a weight room freak who Joe T. would have loved. Harris’ younger brother, Jordan is a 6′5′ 240lb. SOPH. tight end for Lithonia, which if my geography is correct, is what, a whopping 30 minutes from Athens. But I keep forgetting, ya’ll are set at tackle for years to come with the “Double D’s”, Dabell and Dantzler. And the Big private school red head, Theus. Richt and Bobo honestly need their heads examined, They’re absolutely killing you.Ya’ll realize that, don’t you?

Blue

July 22nd, 2011
1:11 pm

I think I’ll name myself the Nobel Peace Prize winner for next year, since you apparently can be All Conference and stuff before you actually do anything to win the award…

LogicalUS

July 22nd, 2011
1:16 pm

“No way USC handles the pressure”

Wishful thinking…that SC team is returning a ton of players who went into the Swamp and drilled Florida for the SEC East championship when ALL the UGA homers at the AJC and SportsNite were relishing in another big UF win.

Unfortunately, that team has returning players who have been thru the wars and the pressure of holding on to the SEC title last year.

In 2011 the positions of these two teams are completely reversed as SC is filling its few holes with players who were younger experienced returnees from last season while UGA is waiting on the arrival of Juco players and the next wunderkids from HS to fill out their roster.

Amazing what has happened between the two schools.

HD27

July 22nd, 2011
1:19 pm

@ Tide Roll

Like I said can’t have them all. You can throw out all the ranking and stars you want. UGA has 2 o-linemen on the pre-season All- SEC team and Bama has 3.

Blackberry Cobbler

July 22nd, 2011
1:20 pm

Only 2 Dawgs picked on the defensive side– none on 1st team, 2 on 2nd team, and none on 3rd team. That doesn’t bode too well for TG’s bunch.

With the OL and RB being thin, if the defense is this poorly regarded, that doesn’t sound too encouraging.

See ya CMR.

Blue

July 22nd, 2011
1:22 pm

94 UGA Alumni: You should change your handle to “alumnus”, since Alumni means there are more than one of you.

HD27

July 22nd, 2011
1:31 pm

@ LogicalUS

LOL, you’re talking about that South Carolina team that finished 9-5 last year. I don’t exactly call that Elite or SEC championship material. They were a good team in a VERY BAD division. Last time UGA had 5 losses everyone was calling for Richt to be fired. That tells you about the state of the UGA program compare to S. Car.

@tide (t)roll

July 22nd, 2011
1:36 pm

Sorry for the bad news there guy, but both of Bama’s first team All-SEC O-linemen are white and UGA’s All-SEC O-lineman is black…..oh the horror!!!! What is Nick Saban doing recruiting the All-SEC white kids to play on the OL?????

David Granger

July 22nd, 2011
1:37 pm

This sounds like…on paper…a reasonable prediction.
But apparently Coach Richt still seems to think that a “new uniform” gimmick will help the team…so we’d better knock expectations down a couple of notches.

East Repeat

July 22nd, 2011
1:38 pm

Terry- You are correct. SC should have won the shootout in Athens 2 yrs ago, but that Brookwood linebacker just tipped Garcia’s pass on the last play of the game. That was exciting, but it probably won’t be that close this year. Is Richt the only Dawg who isn’t intimidated by Spurrier? Worse spurrier move ever was the interception against KY last year when all we needed was the field goal we were in position to kick when int was thrown. Garcia threw the ball 2 low. SC will win East.

Dawg Tell

July 22nd, 2011
1:41 pm

First of all conqrats to all the Dawgs who made All-SEC.Second,I will still pick us to go 8 and 4 or 9 and 3 with some luck.South Crackolina is a win for us this year.However every one is overlooking the Gators.They have the talent to play with anyone in the SEC.If the new coach lights a fire under some Gators as#;.look out they will surprise a few teams this year.I pick them as my dark horse this year. Go DAWGS!

HD27

July 22nd, 2011
1:46 pm

@ Blackberry Cobbler

We are not thin a RB, we lost our top two tailbacks from last year, but I don’t think too many UGA fans wanted to see them run the ball this season anyway. It’s been about Crowell and Malcome, now its about Crowell, Malcome and Samuel (will be a great pass blocker… all I’m looking for him to do). O-line is thin but we have our starters, two who are highly regarded and plenty of experience thier (the youth will fill the depth….6 o-linemen coming in the fall and the best will standout and fill the depth, the rest will be redshirted). As far as defense goes if we keep improving like we did last year and with a true NT Grantham can finally open up his defense, time will tell.

LogicalUS

July 22nd, 2011
1:49 pm

“UGA program compare to S. Car”

UGA finished 6-7 in that “horrible” SEC East? So I don’t know what you are blathering on about.

It is simply fact that alot of UGA fans do not want to hear but UGA is reduced to crowing about incoming a JUCO player and high school recruits to fill huge holes from a horrid team last season.

If you want to shield your eyes from the reality that SC returns a host of seasoned players on both sides of the ball along with two consensus ALL-Americans in the Lattimore kid and the WR Jeffries. Looking at their roster it struck me that the back up to Lattimore for this season was the starter for them two seasons ago and that even though he might be a little nuts off the field, Garcia has wins against UGA, Bama, UT, UF, & Clemson.

So what is the level of the UGA program? How did the mighty UGA not just dominate the “awful” SEC East last season? Want to explain?

HD27

July 22nd, 2011
1:53 pm

@ David Grainger

It’s for the game! Both teams will be wearing one! It’s no Gimmick! Look at the Chik-Fila game last year, both team wore Pro Combat jerseys… do you follow college football? What’s wrong with our fans? It doesn’t matter what Jerseys we wear. You traditionalist think we should go out on the field in our Herschel Walker tear away jersey! LOL! What a joke! It’s 2011!

LogicalUS

July 22nd, 2011
1:58 pm

“are not thin a RB, we lost our top two tailbacks from last year”

Good lord, you have to be a newbie, the wild delusions around here have been dispelled and ousted.

UGA lost not only there top tailback from last season but, in Ealey, their leading rusher for the past TWO years. Sure he was never the Hershel which many UGA fans pretended him to be but he was better than any of the other stiffs on the roster. In fact, Samuel was so far outclassed that the staff sent him to the scout team on defense.

It is a wonder how just a couple of months changes things, in the spring the delusional UGA fans were touting Ealey and King both as better than the Lattimore kid or Trent at Bama, now they were “cancers” and “hacks” standing in the way of the new Hershel who was hiding on the scout team defense.

MountainDawg

July 22nd, 2011
1:59 pm

Good call on 1st team All SEC for Butler, Walsh & Charles….Jones should’ve been 1st team too. AU’s Lutzenkirchen is a stud at TE as well.

HD27

July 22nd, 2011
2:03 pm

@ Logical US

What fact is it that I don’t want to here? The fact that we sucked last year? I realize that! And I don’t exactly remember South Carolina blowing us out of William Brice. The fact that Garcia had 20 TD’s and 14 INT’s. I realize that! And how do JUCO’s reduce your program? They are a recruits right? It didn’t hurt Auburn or Bama! Those are facts! Like I said last time UGA had 5 losses the fans wanted our coaches job. Not impressed!

HD27

July 22nd, 2011
2:11 pm

@ Logical US

I don’t wanted Washaun Ealy or Caleb King to start this year. I’m one of the happiest fans in the world that they are gone. They were inconsistent and couldn’t hold on to the ball in the red zone! So I really don’t care about them being to be honest, it didn’t hurt my feelings or Coach Richt’s if you’ve heard his comments at the SEC media days. We have have a pass blocker Richard Samuel, an inside back Boo Malcome, a big play back Crowell and a Scat back Carlton Thomas (whom I think should be at receiver anyway). If you look at our production last year and as you say our 6-7 record! I wouldn’t say we took a step back! C’mon Man!

WDE

July 22nd, 2011
2:11 pm

@tide roll you finished 4th in the West you ain’t killing no one…ask Aurburn.

LogicalUS

July 22nd, 2011
2:11 pm

“Not impressed!”

Oh so it clearer now, you one of the “we are Georgia” yahoos. You stunk last year and lost your only SEC calibre players and now are expecting to just magically goto back to your “rightful” spot.

Right. So in other words you have nothing to back up your “beliefs” and were just spouting gibberish. Got it.

HD27

July 22nd, 2011
2:14 pm

lol, sorry for typos

HD27

July 22nd, 2011
2:17 pm

@ Logical US

Are you impressed with a 9-5 record.. granted that’s great for South Carolina program with no standards, but lets be real here! Are you impressed with that record?

tide roll

July 22nd, 2011
2:26 pm

It’s not enough that Richt goes public revealing his and bobo’s evaluation of Cam Newton as a TIGHT END! Now Richt, straight from the podium in Hoover Ala., in front of the world, predicts BEN JONES will win the Remington Award as the best center in America! This is the same guy that cut blocked a Miss.State kid 30 yrds. from the play, It could have easily ended the kid’s career. Jones should have been kicked off the team for that. And was Richt at the Liberty Bowl? Jones wasn’t even trying. He quit. That’s the thing about Richt. He too slick. Always saying what he wants to hear rather than the truth. Allways trying to manipulate someone.or something. It’s arrogant. Jones’ behavior on the field precludes him from receiving any award,much less the Remington. And Slick Richt knows it.

HD27

July 22nd, 2011
2:27 pm

@ Logical US

Alright I get it. I’m talking “gibberish” and I can’t back what I’m saying. Basically my opinion doesn’t matter. I can accept that. Well I’ll let the 167 voters of the All- SEC team speak. And both UGA and S Car have 9 players on the all SEC team. Garcia shouldn’t be on there, because we know Spurrier will bench him, but that’s my opinion. So much for 9-5 and returning a boat load of starters.

Stinger2

July 22nd, 2011
2:27 pm

Mark Bradley knows!! He picked UGA to win the East. Now I realize that some UGA fans say this is the kiss of death.
However, this year the law of averages will kick in and Mark will be correct given that he has been wrong so many times predicting pre-season SEC champs.

WDE

July 22nd, 2011
2:30 pm

@tide roll you still finished 4th in the West….really it was NOT a bad dream it was the beginning of the SLIDE..

HD27

July 22nd, 2011
2:32 pm

@ Tide Roll,

Taken out of context! Richt was interviewed by BEN JONES, nevertheless Ben Jones has been a great asset for us and is a four year starter. Looking for some of these freshman to come in and do as he did, but we’ll see.

Bulldog59

July 22nd, 2011
2:33 pm

Have to agree with the polls here.

SC is the team to beat in the East. Let’s see if Lattimore can follow-up his awesome freshman performance. Their added challenge is a tough western conference schedule (Auburn, Miss. State, Arkansas.)

Georgia has a shot but also has obvious, and long discussed, thin/questionable areas. They need to prove they can put it all together and get back on top.

Don’t count Florida out, but they are a bit of a long shot. (1) Brantley has to do better under the Weis pro-style attack than he did with the recently departed spread offense. (2) If Rivals depth chart is correct, Florida is very young on both OL and DL. (3) Florida is hurt by this year’s western conference rotation. They play Alabama, LSU, and Auburn in 2011. Very tough schedule.

The West is probably, plain and simple, a two team race, with Alabama winning.

Beast from the East

July 22nd, 2011
2:34 pm

None of it really matters until they play the games. I don’t think either Auburn or SC were picked to win the divisions last year were they? 3 teams have a legit shot in the East (SC, UGA, UF) and 3 teams in the West (UA, LSU, Arky).
Who knows, it could be MSU and UT in Atlanta?

LHarding Dawg

July 22nd, 2011
2:35 pm

The truth “Tide Roll” is that you are a moron and can’t except that fact. A fat AXX like you going after a kid like Ben. I guess that makes you a real touth guy behind your keyboard.

HD27

July 22nd, 2011
2:36 pm

The west is anything but a two team race! Ark, LSU, Miss. State (may not win but they will play a huge role in who will, should win 8 or 9 games next year)

npgator

July 22nd, 2011
2:53 pm

All this preseason ALL SEC is nothing more than noise in the system. Florida will win the SEC East – book it!

@tide (t)roll

July 22nd, 2011
3:18 pm

tide (t)roll ever the race baiter conveniently ignores that three of the five 1st Team All-SEC offensive line players are white and 2 of them play for Alabama and the other for Auburn (a GA kid no less). The other two 1st team kids are black and guess who one of them is????? Cordy Glenn, a four year starter who was recruited by the Klansmen Richt and Bobo.

Once again tide (t)roll is exposed as total racist who obsesses over the recruiting practices of a team that he does not follow. What a complete and utter loser.

edumacated

July 22nd, 2011
3:24 pm

@ East Repeat,

I can remember some close UGA – USC games. I can even remember UGA handing you guys some beat downs ( remember when Robert Edwards ran wild on you in Columbia, Har Har). The only thing I can’t remember is the last time USC gave Georgia a beatdown. How long ago was that? Wake up dude. Spurrier is one or two years away from retirement. There are many good reasons why your team resides in the cellar most years. Enjoy your time in the sun.

tide roll

July 22nd, 2011
3:26 pm

If Ben Jones wins the Remington award, I’ll ride around Buckhead drunk, with a pair a red panties in my lap. Oh wait, that’s already been done

tide roll

July 22nd, 2011
3:29 pm

What a program. How do all these self-important Uga officials keep a straight face? Everybody else is laughing their ass off.

@tide (t)roll

July 22nd, 2011
3:32 pm

tide (t)roll, what a loser. He professes to have a clue about recruiting, but is really just a racist loser. Everbody else is laughin their ass off — at him.

Tampa Gator

July 22nd, 2011
3:33 pm

Only one Gator (No, two)…….Dominquie Easley (and you will probably move him to first team by the end of the year). Jaye Howard should have been on one of those teams for sure….except he played injured the last part of the year. When he played and was not injured….he was one of the best DL in the conference. Also…..Caleb Stugis is on the second team as the PK….they just did not put Florida by his name.

Most of Florida’s talent is emerging…therefore, no presence on pre-seaon teams:

SEC stars in the making this year:
DEFENSE
Ronald Powell, DE/Hybrid OLB, Soph.
Domingue Easley – DL, Soph
Sharieff Floyd – DL, Soph
Jelani Jenkins – OLB, Soph
Gideon Ajabe – OLB, RSFr.
Cody Riggs – CB, Soph.
Matt Elam, SS, Soph.
OFFENSE
Mack Brown, RB, RSFr.
Jon Harrison, C, Soph.
Matt Patchan, OT, RS
Clay Burton, FB, Soph.
Quintin Dunbar, WR, RSFr.
Andre Debose, WR, RS Soph.

Plus…some very talented Jrs in:
Jon Halapio – OG, Jr.
Xavier Nixon, OT, Jr.
Frankie Hammond – WR, Jr.
Omaris Hines – WR, Jr.

And some seniors who I think are gong to have a break out season:

Jaye Howard – DE/DT, Sr.
Deonte Thompson – WR, Sr.

Florida recruiting class was also a good one this year…..and Muschamp is putting together a top 5 (maybe #1) class this year…..which will probably grow tonight after Friday Night Lights is over (over 100 of the top recruits in the nation showing their stuff in THE SWAMP tonight with blaring music, national championship trophies exhibited, Heisman Award winners talking, Pro football coaches from all over watching, Charlie Weis wearing four Super Bowl rings, Muschamp getting them pumped all up for the Gators……’

Yep…you guys keep on thinking Florida is headed back to the 70’s and 80’s when Georgia used to beat Florida….KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE.

You guys keep on putting Florida down….we love it….so do the very talented, young players on the Florida Gator team. Florida….although very young….is obsolutely loaded with talent…’

So much depends on the play of one person……John Brantley…..if he can live up to 75% of his potential this year….the Gators will win the East. If he plays like last year…..the Gators will lose 4 to 6 games.

We Gator fans feel good about our team…but the thought of John Brantley leading it….scares us to death. We are just all looking forward to what Weis can do with him……or that Jeff Driskell steps up.
.

Nothing Could Be Finer

July 22nd, 2011
3:37 pm

The runt of the dog litter, Brandon Boyken, at 5-foot-10 will be no match for 6-foot-4 Alshon Jeffery.

Jacob

July 22nd, 2011
3:38 pm

Sweet………. You know what this means?????

That Boise State would be picked to win the East if they were in it, and of course Boise would destroy whatever West chump = Boise State owns the SEC.

Tampa Gator

July 22nd, 2011
3:38 pm

Bulldog59….

Good post about the Gators……as I posted yesterday…..the game against Bama in THE SWAMP is huge for the Gators…..believe it or not….Georgia fans….Bama is a bigger game now for Florida than the Georgia game. We just don’t play them every year….unless we go to the SEC title game….which has happended a few times lately….if you haven’t noticed.

BILLY JACK

July 22nd, 2011
3:39 pm

Tide Roll you must be the most ignorant bama fan since that guy that killed all those trees at Auburn listen up nobody at Georgia cares what you think about offensive lineman.You clearly have some wierd agenda going on and we probably have the best center and tackle in the country with Jones and Glenn.We also have the best lineman in the country commited to UGA for next year.Give your offensive line theories a rest cause nobody gives a crap.

Gatormeat

July 22nd, 2011
3:46 pm

Get real dogs, you will start the year with blowout losses to Boise and Carolina, and we all know what is going to happen in Jacksonville. Losses to Tenn and Auburn are certain also and it is not hard to see the dogs losing a couple between Ken, Tech, and Miss State, so I would say 5-7 at best. See you in Jacksonville for your annual beating, again.

Mike

July 22nd, 2011
4:06 pm

Opinions are like you-know-what – everyone has one. It was nice though to see finish over Florida and to have several on first team. Otherwise, this means nothing.

BILLY JACK

July 22nd, 2011
4:08 pm

Gatormeat I will make you a bet if South Carolina blows us out in Athens I will give you my house.

ATLBAMAFAN

July 22nd, 2011
5:02 pm

The SEC East race is going to be interesting to watch. I’d probably put UGA @3,mostly because of depth. Too many injuries will kill them this year; but, Aaron Murray is going to be good. I don’t know if SC can repeat, but they appear to have the most talent coming back. Florida was a disaster last year (was it Tebow or Meyer that one those championships?) and they have a new coach, which is always dicey. UT is a true wild card. The fact that no one is even talking about them is a little scary. I’d probably go 1.SC, 2. FL, 3. GA, 4.UT, 5. KY, 6. Vandy. For the West, 1. Bama (big suprise right), 2. LSU, 3. Auburn, 4. Ark, 5. MSU, 6. Ole Miss.

WDE

July 22nd, 2011
5:37 pm

@Tampa Gator always enjoy your posts and passion for your team TG, you bring like it should be…I hope we make you cry after Jaxs this year but I don’t predict it till we beat you guys a couple of times in a row you have bragging rights. And as far as Bama being a bigger game after the way they steam rolled you last year I would hope so. I expect the Gators to wreak a little vengeance this year.

sunny purdue

July 22nd, 2011
5:49 pm

Duh, JAWGA is always picked second except the year they were voted number 1 by the dumba** sportswriters

RedandBlackDAWG

July 22nd, 2011
6:02 pm

Tide Roll,

You have a real fetish about red panties don’t you? I bet your mommy catches you in the closet all the time smelling her panties, you got from the laundry basket, and it is something you just can’t resist. They have help for that in civilized states, so perhaps you should seek it. What a dork, LOL.

Nub

July 22nd, 2011
6:14 pm

2nd in the east means the moving companies in Athens will be busy 1st qtr of 2012…. Losing two years in a row to the poultry spells DOOM !!!!

Proud-Dawg

July 22nd, 2011
6:45 pm

All of this bickering, but everyone needs to realize these are preseason polls. Some of you are simply pathetic

Tampa Gator

July 22nd, 2011
7:45 pm

WDE………

I am amazed at the amount of passion both Gator and Bama fans have about the game…when Florida and Bama play. And the game is about as intense as it can be. Florida was really down last year…..and the coach did not coach much. The Gators paid for that. The Gators will be much better this year….and so will the game in Gainesville with the Tide. I am predicting and unset…..for no other reason than I am a loyal Gator fan….all heart…..no brains.

As far as the Georgia game…..I think this year’s game will bring back some of that old feeling because I think the game this year will have a lot of meaning for both teams. Go Gators.

Tampa Gator

July 22nd, 2011
7:47 pm

That last sentence in the first paragraph needs some alteration……

for no other reason than I am a loyal Gator fan…..all hear….no brains being used with the prediction….because I know how loaded, talented, and well-coached Bama is this year. I think they are the team to beat in the SEC….not LSU.

Tampa Gator

July 22nd, 2011
7:48 pm

That last sentence in the first paragraph in my last post needs some revision…..so as to communicate my true thoughts.

…..for no other reason than I am a loyal Gator fan…..all heart…..no brains being used with that prediction (Bama might have the best team in the country this year).

Delbert D.

July 22nd, 2011
8:38 pm

I long to return to the days when punters and kickers were football players. Some of the guys you see out there (pro and college) look like they came from the ballet.

wreckmaniac

July 22nd, 2011
9:21 pm

I think SEC Media days should last a month next year. The cheerleading coaches could be interviewed, the guys who sell concessions could tell whats new on their menus, we could interview the stadium groundskeepers and do a lot of other interesting stuff. Maybe tickets could be sold and fans could bring their RVs and camp out. There could be a day or two devoted to “great plays in SEC history”. This is an event dying for a good PR agency. AJC should set aside a complete section next year for SEC media days. Maybe politicians could stop by for photo ops with the coaches. Lets start thinking here.

DOGGIE IN NC

July 22nd, 2011
10:13 pm

GameChickens not gonna run up the middle on us like they did last year – gonna force Boozer Man to try and beat us with his arm. Mistakes will kill him due to pressure off the ends. I still expect a close game, with lots of slobberknocking going on. Can’t count Florida out – past great recruiting years should have some boys becoming men, much like Georgia, but they have some toughies to play from the West. Doggies may be able to win it with two conference losses this year, but not both to South Crackalackie & the Swamp Lizzards. GO DOGGIES!

East Repeat

July 22nd, 2011
10:27 pm

SC beat down of UGA happened, now let me think… oh yea, 2011. UGA will be better in the second half of season, you know, after the “change”. Teams usually respond to a fire breathing interim coach

GO DAWGS

July 23rd, 2011
12:29 am

wreckmaniac,
aaron murray was a freshman all american last year which means he was the best freshman qb in the country. pretty sure that means he could start on 90 percent of d1 teams. i bet every sec team would rather have him than their current guy. also, garcia is def not strides ahead of him consiering aaron had much better stats and it also helps that aaron hasnt had 5 suspensions. youre dumb

T Funk1

July 23rd, 2011
1:22 am

Isaiah “The Funk” Crowell will do great things at UGA. Go Dogs!!

Bolloxed

July 23rd, 2011
1:30 am

I love how dog fans say how they will beat SC and give their excuses why but when someone uses the same excuse why they will lose to UF, it’s not fair!! LOL Luckily I am friends with ga fans who aren’t idiots and realize this season will not be 10-2 and more like 7-5. Those realists are usually real mutts!

Bolloxed

July 23rd, 2011
1:32 am

My predictions
Lose to Sc
Lost to Miss st
Lost to Tenn
Lost to Ken
Lose to Gt
Sorry but that gt coach wants revenge and i think they have a dam good year.

Bolloxed

July 23rd, 2011
1:33 am

You do finally get the florida hex off your back tho. :)

R U kidding?

July 23rd, 2011
1:36 am

Just heard a report on espn that said ohio state will not receive much punishment if any compared to what they self did. This is a joke. GT had 1 player who may have screwed up. THis team has like 20. Probably 30. Man I will make it a goal this year to give every damn osu player a benefit. I live in Ohio and am a Tenn fan. Even if it’s a damn snickers bar.

R U kidding?

July 23rd, 2011
2:24 am

Who cares about the economy and the debt which obuma increased to 14 trillion from 10 in 2008!! We got uga football coming!! Who cares about that debt. I gotta get by tickets! Get ready for $10 beer and $7 cokes people and $150 tickets. Good luck with that. You voted this idiot in

Dawg Eon

July 23rd, 2011
3:11 am

Ga’s loaded on offense and defense and florida doesn’t even have 1 player on the first thee all SEC teams! Ga beats fla easy this year–take it to the bank!!! Ga wins the sec east with a huge upset over south carolina in athens.

RedandBlackDAWG

July 23rd, 2011
3:24 am

R U kidding,

My friend you need to lay off the hootch, on these late night blog comments. Not that the presidential election has anything to do with UGA playing or where they end up in the SEC East this year, but I believe Georgia voted and ended up a red state, and Ohio, ended up a blue state in the last elections. You need to stay on topic a little bit on these blogs. Doesn’t Tenn. have a blog for you?

Sam

July 23rd, 2011
6:00 am

It does not bode well that UGA has 0 players on the 1st team defense.

East Repeat

July 23rd, 2011
6:32 am

Dawg Eon- Your post says it all about the actual and perceived condition of the UGA football program, “GA wins east with a huge UPSET over south carolina in Athens”. Says it all- UGA beating SC in Athens would be considered an UPSET. We have arrived and UGA is sliding, sliding, sliding

LakeDawg

July 23rd, 2011
6:40 am

I can’t wait to get my new NIKE BULLDAWG T-shirt and hat! When do they come out?!

Tampa Gator

July 23rd, 2011
8:51 am

Dawg Eon…..

I guess DT Dominque Easley, LB Jon Bositc, and PK Caleb Sturgis don’t count at being on any of the three teams….even though they play for the Florida Gators. .

RedandBlackDAWG

July 23rd, 2011
8:55 am

One SEC east title in how many years and you have arrived? You will have arrived when you win the SEC all together, and compete for a national championship. The SEC East title doesn’t insure you are ready for or have hit the big stage. It is just one step in a long process. When you finish in the top ten, have been in the running for the conference championship, and are talked about seriously by the national media, not S C fans or what ever media they have. S C has simply started walking around the door right now at best. Go 11-1 and beat the west side gang members consistently to win the SEC, and then talk the talk. The SEC has indeed been the premier conference for the last five years, but S C, and the DAWGS have got a way to go to be back in the picture for sure. You might be a favorite right now to win the east and beat UGA, but as of right now, your record is 0-0, the same as everybody else in the conference, so you might want to hold off on the invitations to the NC or BCS championship game for a little bit.

Hit A Single

July 23rd, 2011
8:56 am

You can have this Nike crap!

wreckmaniac

July 23rd, 2011
9:58 am

UGA will be forced into a passing game against SC because of Ellis Johnson’s defensive style.
Murray will throw well, if given time, and will avoid mistakes. Not having Green will diminish the potential for the quick strike. I see UGA early in the season being no better than last year.

ugab

July 23rd, 2011
9:58 am

Let’s go Dawgs!!! I sure hope MR has all these problems worked out this season. Its do or die!!! We just need to support our players and coaches.

RedandBlackDAWG

July 23rd, 2011
10:14 am

UGA will need to play ball control offense to allow the young folks to get the experience they need to succeed. Quick strikes to a WR or long gains, will not be used much as it makes your OL, hold and contain too long, because of the time needed to allow the play to develop. Unless, we get a good match up like a one on one with one of the speedy WR’s we have, I don’t see many bombs being thrown. The offense needs, most likely, to be able to ground it out and control the clock. The defense, if it is as good as it appears, will give the offense ample opportunity to have the ball, and the offense will have to hold onto it a bit and give the D some rest.

GO DAWGS, get after them

joe suggs

July 23rd, 2011
10:36 am

To Spurrier : talking about a dump of a stadium . South Carolina is a dump of a state. Do not recruit in Georgia clown !!!

Mr. Ed

July 23rd, 2011
10:38 am

Sorry, Russ. Our temporary running back is Crowell’s pure, white puppy, that came with the Crowell scholarship posse.

THE Dixie Redcoat Band

July 23rd, 2011
10:51 am

Don’t be shocked if UF wins the East, they have pretty good coaches.

Hit A Single

July 23rd, 2011
11:54 am

Georgia will be fine and I really believe if we don’t give up the rushing yardage against SC we can be undefeated going into the Florida game. Tenn. game scares me.

ugab

July 23rd, 2011
12:42 pm

Our kicking game even let us down in some games. Shankin punts, missing FGs, not kicking it in the endzone, giving up a big return, fumblin on return. Please just play football this year.

Preston

July 23rd, 2011
12:58 pm

I quit making predictions long ago but I have a lot of hope for this squad. If the O-line stays healthy, we can have a special season in 11′. LOADS of talent on this team. It’ll also be interesting to see if Marlon Brown will break out and live up to all the hype that surrounded his recruitment out of Memphis. GO DAWGS!

Rest of the SEC

July 23rd, 2011
12:59 pm

So 2 of Georgia’s 6 first team players were special teams players including the 2 kickers? That 3 leaves only 3 offensive or defensive starters named all sec first team. Sorry but I am not impressed.

Preston

July 23rd, 2011
1:00 pm

Also cannot wait to watch the new and improved DEFENSE! Second year with Grantham’s schemes with the right personnel is going to be stellar! Junkyard Dawg Defense is back baby!!!

Rest of the SEC

July 23rd, 2011
1:03 pm

Preston = koolaid drinker. Mediocre defense with only 5 starters back, no AJ green and no great wr, and no running back. In the running back dept the dawgs are pinning everything on a freshman rb who may or may not pan out. And who was injured frequently in high school.. Can you say bust? And even if he does turn out to be all world he is the only rb. Ken Malcome? You serious? Samuel? You gotta be kidding. Offensive line? Is this the same O-line that got dominated by Central Florida? Why yes! It is.

Rest of the SEC

July 23rd, 2011
1:04 pm

Is this the same grantham who was fired in the NFL after his defenses ranked 30th in consecutive years? Why yes! It is.

Preston

July 23rd, 2011
1:08 pm

Rest, we’ll just have to wait and see won’t we? Who’s your team anyway?

Preston

July 23rd, 2011
1:16 pm

If you call yourself “rest of the sec” because you love all of the conference except UGA then it’s pretty obvious that you’re tired of UGA kicking your teams ass or you’re a techie that just hates UGA no matter what. Why else would you be trolling on a UGA blog? Is there no excitement on your teams news blog? Is there even a story to be read anywhere about your team? Hmmmmmm….. Hating on UGA gives the Bulldog Nation HUGE props! Keep it up dude and thanks!

UGA man here but ......... what if ...........

July 23rd, 2011
2:48 pm

In life or business, sometimes we finds ourselves at a serious crossroads. Take CMR. Last year we were a dismal 5-7 and if we lose the first two games, we will be 5-9 over 1.2 years and if we add in 09 @ 8-5, it will only be 13-14 over 2.2 seasons.

Folks ………… that could be our snap shot after the first 2 – 2011 games. Wow! If that happens, UGA could recover and run the table, then fine. If not, CMR has found himself in a spot that most of us do not want him to be in.

Go Dogs.

UGA class of 71 & 73

right

July 23rd, 2011
3:35 pm

Rest of the SEC is has to be a South Annapolis tech fan.The only ones that would be so ignorant to question the talent UGA has on defensive side.

Valdosta Tard Bus Driver

July 23rd, 2011
5:05 pm

A lot of big mouth bull dog talk. Biggest mouths in Dixie. YUP!!! Lets see it on the field
trash talkers.

RedandBlackDAWG

July 23rd, 2011
5:34 pm

Obviously, we have a few that are described perfectly in the sentence below.

If you don’t know what the term means, “troll” refers to an online personality that uses his/her anonymity to “bait” users or turn valid discussions into full-blown arguments.

Don’t take the bait, UGA supporters.
GO DAWGS

L.A. BULLDAWG

July 23rd, 2011
7:12 pm

IT’S A TESTAMENT TO UGA’S RECRUITING EFFORTS. THAT WE PLACE 6 PLAYERS ON THE 1ST TEAM ALL-SEC TEAM. BUT, LET’S HOPE THAT THE COACHING STAFF CAN TRANSLATE THIS SUCCESS ONTO THE FOOTBALL FIELD WITH DOUBLE-DIGIT WINS! UGA’S FACILITIES ARE SECOND TO NONE! WITH THIS FAN BASE, 6,7, AND 8 WIN SEASONS SHOULD NEVER BE COMMON PLACE! HERE’S HOPING THAT UGA WILL DERAIL BOISE STATE’S BID TO WIN THE NAT’L CHAMPIONSHIP IN WEEK ONE! I GOT MONEY ON THIS GAME IN VEGAS!!!! GO DAWGS!!!

tOSU Buckeye

July 23rd, 2011
7:50 pm

You will go 6 and 8 this year. Look for Jim Tressel to coach next year.

WestOfAthens

July 23rd, 2011
8:46 pm

Intriguing that Auburn received ZERO first place votes (defending SEC champions) yet UK gets one, lol lol Where has the respect gone? The writers are an utter fluke, and i am by far NOT an AU fan. I’m just sayin’…….

Snoop Dawg

July 23rd, 2011
11:51 pm

Question: If UGA has nine all-SEC players, then why don’t they win the games?
Answer: It’s the coaching, stupid.

Good News Bad News

July 24th, 2011
12:03 am

Bad news first: Final standings SEC East this year: Florida, South Carolina, Georgia.

Good news: Richt will finally get tired in spite of all his inebriated, koolaid-drinking zombies.

Then it will be RETURN TO GLORY!

Good News Bad News

July 24th, 2011
12:04 am

Correction: make that FIRED, not TIRED. Richt has been tired for years now…

RedandBlackDAWG

July 24th, 2011
4:30 am

I think this statement below applies to a few people on this blog.

If you don’t know what the term means, “troll” refers to an online personality that uses his/her anonymity to “bait” users or turn valid discussions into full-blown arguments.

Don’t take the bait, UGA supporters.

From Where I Sit

July 24th, 2011
9:15 am

Hey Trolling,

Why should anyone take the advise from a LOSER Program that has not WON anything in 30 + years?

Enough Said!

MikeP

July 24th, 2011
10:37 am

If UGA is to get it done it better be this year. Through an odd quirk of the SEC’s rotating schedule Georgia dodges Alabama, Arkansas and LSU this year. That setup isn’t going to come around very often.

dawghater1

July 24th, 2011
12:04 pm

all that talent again!, and they will do nothing with it. (although they reamain undefeated on css replay, they even beat flordia the other night)

dawghater1

July 24th, 2011
12:12 pm

mikep, thats nothing new, dooley coached at uga 25 years, played bama six times 1-5, if your scared say your scared

Indian Dawg

July 24th, 2011
5:07 pm

I can’t wait til the end of the season after the trolls here are silenced when Georgia annihilates the Reptilian Scum from the lesser state to the south, avenges itself against those dirty Flying Tigers, and opens up a can of RAID on those annoying insects!

Hairy Dawg

July 24th, 2011
5:47 pm

SCar? Haha! What a joke! Now I knows Dawgs is winning East for being disrespecting for SCar voted above Dawgs. Traitor Muschamps and Gaytors is with Dooley Boy’s Vols hanging out in basement with Vandy. We goning to make the Visor Spurrioer Chickens into chicken soups as meal for Dawgs. This proofs that Dawgs dominants East and just gots to beating down Bammer to win SEC and plays for BCS.

Athens is Hell

July 24th, 2011
6:36 pm

dear Hairy Dawg … was that English?

the old ball coach

July 24th, 2011
6:56 pm

6-7

lose to a Conference USA team in a bowl game
won’t score a TD in a bowl game

Mel Kiper Jr.

July 25th, 2011
8:12 am

Just think, #2 recruiting classes the past decade, tons of players to the NFL, Stafford #1 and Meshon #10 and still no NC. Must be coaching.

Chris Petersen

July 25th, 2011
8:13 am

After Boise cleans up on the humpers, I will be named the next coach. Thanks CMR for all the talent you will be leaving me.

ga gator

July 25th, 2011
8:14 am

This is why they play the season gentlemen.

Dogs Smell

July 25th, 2011
8:54 am

UGA finishes 3rd and that is if everyone on defense stays healthy all year long.

G

July 25th, 2011
9:16 am

Aron White is the most underated TE in the country. Hope to see he and Orson on the field at the same time.

RedandBlackDAWG

July 25th, 2011
9:20 am

The season starts in less than six weeks now, and then we shall see how the teams really are. It is a good thing they play the game on the field instead of on these blogs. There are just too many experts on here, that know everything about football.

DawginLex

July 25th, 2011
9:48 am

Y’all want to know what’s gonna happen?

I don’t have the 1st clue and neither do any of you.

A lot of you idiots are proud of yourselves because 1 year out of 10 that you have been predicting a losing record for Georgia, it finally happened last year.

Congrats

Funny thing is that means I have been right 9 out of 10 years and you have been wrong 9 out of 10 years.

And I’m supposed to listen to you idiots?

DawginLex

July 25th, 2011
9:50 am

Chris Petersen

July 25th, 2011
8:13 am
After Boise cleans up on the humpers, I will be named the next coach. Thanks CMR for all the talent you will be leaving me.

**********************************************************

Have fun playing in an SEC setting Chris. Sure beats playing on smurf turf.

UGA 21
BSU 17

Go back to fighting with Nevada to go to the Vegas Bowl

how2fish

July 25th, 2011
9:50 am

Anyone know when UGA opens camp ?

shankit

July 25th, 2011
10:03 am

Boise and Lattimore are in for a surprise.
New leadership on this year’s team, will
not put up with losing.

shankit

July 25th, 2011
10:06 am

Spurrier, when are you coming back to Valdosta
to pay your golf bet to Grant and Rodgers you
skipped out on several years back. “Got to go
to my car to get some cash, don’t have that
much on me.” Never came bac,.

Gary

July 25th, 2011
10:17 am

As long as Florida continues to recruit the way they do we will not beat them regardless of who the coaches are. Maybe FSU can start stealing some of the good players from them.

WDE

July 25th, 2011
10:26 am

@Spurrier lets review your record vs CMR….now who’s crying you visor tossing tosspot?

shankit

July 25th, 2011
10:27 am

Gary – Hate to say it, but you are part of the problem of
the program. Must have grown up in an area that is
accustomed to losing.
Say again, new leadership on the field, know a lot of these
guys, come from an area in South Georgia, where they
hate to lose, and ain’t afraid of Spurrier, Florida, or any
other competitor.

Uga2002

July 25th, 2011
10:53 am

South Carolina will not win the east, not with garcia, but they’ll destroy us. They could win if Garcia is benched early. My bet is UT will surprise us and if not them Florida. Floridas problem is they have a tool as a coach but their talent level far exceeds everyone in the east.

We lack coaching and talent- thanks to the coaching. We can’t keep recruits in the state without some sort of violation. I swear if there is any other violations I’ll want to see people tarred and feathered given the disgrace we’ve become.

We lose to Boise, probably 55-17. Lose to South Carolina 35-10. Then who knows, we lose to UT, UF and Auburn on the last game of the season.

But I bet we finish #1 in personal fouls and fights. I love hearing how many blame Fairley for dirty play when we started the game off with a 15 yard personal foul and ended by running on the field in mass to start a fight…. and only our side did that which speaks volumes about our coaching versus a national championship bound coach?! They’re supposed to suspend players for leaving the sideline in a fight so what kind of a team would have had had the refs not given us a pass?

We’ve got problems and they can be fixed… in 2012 with new coaches.

Uga2002

July 25th, 2011
10:55 am

I may have not been clear, SEC East 2011: UT, UF, USC, UK, UGA, Vandy. UGA finishes #10 in the SEC.

tell the truth

July 25th, 2011
11:01 am

Uga2002 You sir are a complete idiot. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Go do your homework.

Uga2002

July 25th, 2011
11:03 am

And I meant to say UK as the last home game as one we might lose as well. I hate the arduous typing on an iPhone.

But to whoever was dogging the state of South Carolina, give me a break. Columbia may be a dump but so is most of Atlanta. After Atlanta our next gem is… Columbus? Valdosta? That tiny little island called St Simons with its miniscule beach? Have you ever been to Lake Keeowe? Hilton Head? Or better yet Charleston??? Like girls? Head to king street. Just don’t wear big red shirts with a giant G. Those girls are a bit high class, well off and gorgeous. I mean everywhere you look it’s just hot girls. Sorry, I’ve never seen any town or college town with that many pretty girls in the state of Georgia and I married a Georgia girl.

Uga2002

July 25th, 2011
11:06 am

TTT, tell me where I’m wrong? You really think UGA will win it all?!?! Or 10 wins? 9? 8? 6? 4? What number? Put a number out. I say 5, maybe 6. We’re going to start 0-2 and be 2-6 after UT.

But 6 is good enough right?

Columbia Dental Associates

July 25th, 2011
11:09 am

Uga 2002 – Time for you and your wife’s next dental appointment.
How are the braces working, have they closed the gaps between
your two front teeth? Also, tell your wife we have a new procedure
to help her with her halitosis. See you soon.

Jorg'e Oleary

July 25th, 2011
11:15 am

Lowcountry bulldawg is a d---he

July 25th, 2011
11:44 am

Hey WDE…. u think ALLBARN will be good this year ?

DawginLex

July 25th, 2011
1:07 pm

I think I will just curl up in a fetal position and die

Richt is still our coach
We went 6-7 last year
Our QB never beat anyone
We lost to UCF
We have no running backs
We have no OL
We have no WR
Our DC is an idiot
Our fanbase is a bunch of GED toting rednecks
We haven’t won a national title since Moses was in the 3rd grade
Erk is dead
UGA is dead
We play the greatest team in the history of college football opening week

We don’t have a prayer

Gator4Life

July 25th, 2011
1:50 pm

Dawgs is goin down this year again and we is going to the NC game again and win like every year we do that and when we come to Athens we goin to beat yaw cause we got really good playrs casue we is Florida and we do that cause we is Florida!

richt > muschamp

July 26th, 2011
12:14 am

richt will take muschamp to school–muschamp’s an assistant type, not a head coach. Look for a good dawg beatdown over uf—UGA is back!

ORLANDO_NOLE

July 28th, 2011
11:49 pm

Hello Uga fans I bring you greetings from Florida State and I wanted to say I hope you guys beat the hell out of boise state, south carolina and most importantly fu i meant uf or whatever that little school in gainesville is called! I have a buddy of mine who is a uga fan and we both have similar rivalries so I hope you guys do well plus you have our old ball coach mark richt! GO NOLES~

ORLANDO_NOLE

July 28th, 2011
11:51 pm

Hey Gayturd 4 Life why don’t you ask yourself this question! When is the last time fu played a ranked school outside the state of florida that was a non-conference game during a season? Hmmmm If you can answer that then you will understand why it sucks to be a florida gayturd! GO NOLES~

ORLANDO_NOLE

July 29th, 2011
12:00 am

Oh yeah and fu fans remember that uga still leads the series over your little pathetic school! FSU 31 fu 7 GO NOLES~