Starting or not, Big John Jenkins fired up about his first game with Bulldogs
Junior college transfer nose guard John Jenkins won't start on Saturday but he's expected to play a lot. (UGA photo by Rob Saye)
ATHENS – John Jenkins won’t start the game when the Georgia defense takes the field against Boise State at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, but that has done nothing to lessen the anticipation of the big nose guard from Connecticut, who was one of the Bulldogs’ biggest signees last February.
“Let me give you an analogy,” said Jenkins, a 6-foot-4, 350-pound junior college transfer from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. “Think about when you were young and Christmas is right around the corner and you see all your presents underneath the tree, and it’s Christmas eve and you want to open that first present, but you can’t and you stay up all night. That’s the way I feel.”
When Jenkins inked with UGA the Saturday after national signing day, it was anticipated he would be starting for the Bulldogs when they opened the 2011 season. But a couple of things happened that nobody anticipated seven months ago.
One, Kwame Geathers came into his own. The 6-6, 350-pound redshirt sophomore out of Georgetown, S.C., perhaps motivated by coaching staff’s feeling it needed to recruit over him at the position, ended up being named the Bulldogs’ defensive MVP during spring practice and carried that momentum into preseason camp.
Two, Jenkins went down with a hamstring injury midway through camp. With him on the sidelines, Geathers operated unchallenged. Meanwhile, defensive line coach Rodney Garner expressed frustration with Jenkins’ absence. “You can’t make the club from the tub,” Garner told reporters before Jenkins returned to the practice field earlier this week.
But Jenkins said all as well. As for incurring the wrath of Garner, he said. “That’s love; that’s love. That’s all that is.” And he insists he is not at all disappointed to not be starting his first game as a Bulldog.
“I just want to win,” Jenkins said. “Being in a green jersey (signifying injured), I just got a chance to see things. The things that I missed showed me that I don’t want to miss anything. That’s all that did.
“As far as losing ground to Kwame, he’s a worker. He and I are on the same line, just like DeAngelo Tyson and Abry [Jones] and [Derrick] Lott all those guys. We look at each other as a whole. I’m not trying to do better than anybody. I just want to be as good as I can be.”
Regardless of who starts, Jenkins was always going to share the nose guard position with Geathers.
“Me and Kwame together, that’s a one-two punch, you know what I mean?,” Jenkins said. If we get this W, what’s next?”
Tamburo’s role minimal
Michael Tamburo told the AJC early last month he didn’t plan on having any pow-wows with Georgia coaches about Boise State’s offense. This week, the Bulldogs’ coaches insisted they resisted the urge to ask.
Tamburo, a sophomore from Suwanee, transferred to Georgia from Boise State this summer in order to get closer to home and finish complete his degree requirements at UGA.
“It’s obvious that we have everybody’s film,” Georgia coach Mark Richt said. “We can study everyone’s film. We can talk to all the coaches that have played them in the league. So that’s where we get our information from. Now [defensive coordinator Todd Grantham] might’ve spent time with him. I don’t know.”
Said Grantham: “You know, we really just watch tape and the plays that were run and the way they run them and all that stuff tells them what you’ve gotta know,” he said. “So really it’s just about preparing off the footage that we got. There’s no insights.”
Injury report
Starting tailback Richard Samuel, who has been out the last two weeks with a strained quadriceps, was expected to practice full speed for the first time as the Bulldogs conducted a dress rehearsal practice at Sanford Stadium on Thursday.
Meanwhile, third-string tailback Brandon Harton continues to battle an ankle injury. The former walkon, placed on scholarship this summer because of his impressive practice performances, has been in a walking boot and on crutches when not on the football field.
“I’m maybe not quite at 100 percent, but before Saturday I should be,” Harton said. “I feel confident that by game time I should be ready.”
Every tailback Georgia has been sidelined with some sort of injury this fall, including freshman Isaiah Crowell (groin), redshirt freshman Ken Malcome (groin) and junior Carlton Thomas (ankle).
Etc. . . .
Boise State was scheduled to arrive in Atlanta between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. Friday morning. An NCAA rule prevents teams from arriving earlier than 48 hours before a competition while school is in session. . . . Boise State coach Chris Petersen and Richt will hold a joint press conference in advance of the game Friday at 1:25 p.m. at the Omni Hotel. . . . Boise State’s radio play-by-play man Bob Behler is a 1985 graduate of UGA. . . . Georgia’s tennis team plays Boise State at the Atlanta Athletic Club at 4 p.m. Friday. . . . Sports radio station 680 The Fan is has organized a concert in Centenniel Olympic Park in conjunction with the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. O.A.R is the featured band for what they’re calling the Downtown Touchdown Concert. Gate open at noon with music set to start at 1 p.m.
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cantondawg
September 1st, 2011
7:55 pm
First
happydawg29
September 1st, 2011
7:55 pm
Big John’s the man!!!
chilidawg
September 1st, 2011
7:57 pm
Let’s do this thing!!!
Anteater
September 1st, 2011
8:02 pm
Open a can of whoop a$$ on em JJ & KG !!!!!
Daytona Dawg
September 1st, 2011
8:03 pm
Can’t wait for the Boise game.
Their starting center is listed as weighing 288lbs.
Jenkins and Geathers are going to have some fun.
I’m not sure of the final score or the outcome…but I predict at least 3 sacks!!!
Easssyy
September 1st, 2011
8:11 pm
Crush everything in blue and white. the end
Tdawg
September 1st, 2011
8:12 pm
Why would anyone be suprised at Kwame winnging the starting ng position? If you had seen him in that Army All-American game then you would know that one day he would be a monster at ng. Shoot he dominated in that All-American game.
TXDawg
September 1st, 2011
8:15 pm
Smash em Dawg
Beast from the East
September 1st, 2011
8:15 pm
Go get ‘em, Dawgs! Show ‘em how we do things do here in SEC country!!!!
college is forever
September 1st, 2011
8:16 pm
http://www.collegelunchboxes.com Lets get the season off on the right track and kick some Boise Butt, Go Dawgs!!.
dawgfan
September 1st, 2011
8:20 pm
lets get the W dawgs!
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 1st, 2011
8:33 pm
Glad to know we have one player thats excited to play for UGA and doesnt need a uniform change to motivate him
JAWJeRDAWG
September 1st, 2011
8:36 pm
Great to see that Big John is physically ready to play. Having him ready to rotate with bigger Kwame Geathers should really help shut down the inside run between the tackles for Boise.
Expect to see a couple TFL’s from these two guys. Let’s get this year started with a big W. .. Go SEC and Go Dawgs!
JDawg1785
September 1st, 2011
8:37 pm
Loving the enthusiasm. GATA, Big John!
JB
September 1st, 2011
8:38 pm
The game will come down to the Georgia D and QB Moore. He is the guy who makes that high octane offense go. Allow him to sit back and look things over, he’ll lay it on the money and move the chains and wear out our D. Make him, shall we say uncomfortable, we can win this game.
we-SAID-IT-2
September 1st, 2011
8:38 pm
Georgia.
I believe in you,i feel this is the year you will go all the way.
It’s you against the world.
I think coach richt is the man for the job.
please prove me right.
from
A real Georgia Fan!
anthony
September 1st, 2011
8:41 pm
Y’all should see all of the Boise St. fans talking trash on espn in the conversation section when you click on the game icon. Lots of ignorance and false hope. I think we all knwo how this is going to turn out when we let the DAWGS off of the leash.
DAWG07
September 1st, 2011
8:42 pm
Interesting that an UGA grad is radio announcer for Boise State.
GA has long arms with tremendous outreach. Interesting.
Athens Dawg
September 1st, 2011
8:45 pm
GATA Jenkins and that nasty Georgia defense! GATA against Boise and make them regret playing you.
how2fish
September 1st, 2011
8:46 pm
Chip great article thanks for all your hard work this pre-season . Great attitude from big John..best of luck to him and the Dawgs.
441North
September 1st, 2011
8:48 pm
Our D line is going to be a LOAD……….GATA
CHDawg
September 1st, 2011
8:50 pm
We need some good sobriquets for our big NGs like Mt. Cody: I like Motel 6 (if you check in once, you never want to come back again), and The Kwame Sunami. AKA–99 reasons why you don’t want to run up the middle on UGA! (of course they have to earn them first).
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 1st, 2011
8:52 pm
I hope to see our team fired up for once. Havent seen us fired up since the beat down of LSU in the SEC championship game
And I dont mean dancing during the ball game
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 1st, 2011
8:53 pm
Kwame Sunami now thats one of the best nick names Ive heard
Hope that one takes off
Well said. LET'S DO THIS !!!
September 1st, 2011
8:54 pm
It’s time to let “THIS JUNKYARD DAWG D” loose and make Kellen extremelly unconfortable !!!! LET’S GET THIS WIN BABY !!!!!!!!!!!
Jordan
September 1st, 2011
8:56 pm
How good will Georgia be this year? Check out my predictions here: http://isportsweb.com/2011/09/01/2011-georgia-bulldogs-predictions-edition/
NRBQ
September 1st, 2011
8:58 pm
Broncos, meet “Motel 6.”
4 goodness sake. I said....
September 1st, 2011
8:58 pm
IT’S GREAT TO BE A GEORGIA BULLDOG !!!! To the entire UGA Football team. Goodluck tomorrow night. PLAY HARD AND FINISH THE 4TH QUARTER !!!!
meant Saturday Night. getting exited here !!
September 1st, 2011
9:00 pm
GATA DAWGS !!!
Beast from the East
September 1st, 2011
9:06 pm
JB,
You going to the Dome or watching on the big screen? Can’t lose either way.
CHDawg
September 1st, 2011
9:11 pm
We probably need to watch that before they play a snap this year. Let’s hope they earn them. (I saw Motel 6 on here).
CHDawg
September 1st, 2011
9:15 pm
That would make a great calling card after wrapping up a QB on a sack–welcome to Motel 6, sir!
T.O
September 1st, 2011
9:17 pm
Of course the Dawgs are fired up for a big time home opener. After coming off a 6-7 season what do you expect. My only concern is that they are so hyped that they make stupid mistakes i.e get beat on a big play or fail to execute. I also worry about getting outcoached in this game. If our D shows up and can slow down Boise’s offense we should we win this thing by double digits. Our offense should be able to move the ball with ease as long as we dont make silly mistakes. We also have the advantage on special teams in both the kicking and return game. We’re bigger, faster, better and stronger than these guys. If we play smart and controlled we’ll be fine. Time to make a statement! Go Dawgs!
Athens Dawg
September 1st, 2011
9:17 pm
I’ll have the big screen in front of me, with my family surrounding, pizza, wings, drinks, etc. We’ll all be locked into the game on Saturday night. It’ll feel so good this time tomorrow to say that the game comes on tomorrow night. AHHHH I’ve waited so long. It’s finally here. Good time with family, and friends and a good time to just watch your favorite team. Go Dawgs!
TeeJayy
September 1st, 2011
9:21 pm
For anyone who likes the Braves, I was watching the game, and I heard the faint chants of “Bulldogs!”
Thought it was pretty cool.
Prozac Dawg
September 1st, 2011
9:33 pm
Nike Pro(zac) Combat ready to go Sat nite!!!
MAYRETTA DAWG
September 1st, 2011
9:41 pm
Ray Drew-”The Pastor of Disaster”
bigroot
September 1st, 2011
9:42 pm
play SMART football don’t bit on trick plays and UGA just win get GEORGIA respect back
Athens Dawg
September 1st, 2011
9:48 pm
That’s what worries me. The trick plays. Those things are so easy to bite on especially when your very eager to make a play which I know our defense will be. If you bite too hard, it could go for a big play. I just hope our coaching staff has prepared us for that and I’m sure they have. I really, really look forward to our defense coming out fast and playing strong. Crowell is going to explode and Samuel will get tough yards and may break some himself. He’s capable.
MAYRETTA DAWG
September 1st, 2011
9:48 pm
John Jenkins…Motel 6…he won’t leave the lights on for you!
Prozac Dawg
September 1st, 2011
9:54 pm
Alec Ogletree “He lay heavy”
Mobile Dawg
September 1st, 2011
9:59 pm
I hope the Dawgs play loose, confident, have some fun, and play with class. Good Luck, remember your roots and your tradition.
SatillaDawg
September 1st, 2011
10:18 pm
Cannot wait!
Countin’ down the seconds ’til kickoff!
Go you Hairy Dawgs!
Sic ‘em! Woof, Woof, Woof!
Miltone806
September 1st, 2011
10:19 pm
Exciting GT game tonight, way to play on the FLATS. I am just so like sure it’s going to be a great year. My favorite Varsity food is onion rings and Coke, with a naked dog once in a while. Goooo Jackets!!
Athens Dawg
September 1st, 2011
10:41 pm
The game is getting closer and the haters leave. How convenient? All summer long they talked crap, where are they now with the game merely 48 hours away.
TL's Dawgs
September 1st, 2011
10:59 pm
LET’S GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Daytona Dawg
September 1st, 2011
11:01 pm
Alright here’s my contribution…
Nickname for the tagteam of Geathers (350lbs) and Jenkins (350lbs):
The 700 Club
Shawn
September 1st, 2011
11:13 pm
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1
I have faith in the Dawgs!
DS
September 1st, 2011
11:16 pm
My nickname…. at fullback…. Bruce Figgins.. AKA.. Big “back” bruce…..
Athens Dawg
September 1st, 2011
11:26 pm
All I’ve heard all off-season is that Boise wins this one going away meaning they’ll blow us out. I’ve heard that from the media, the fans, pretty much everybody and I know the players have. The funny thing is, is that nobody is going to see it coming. Nobody is going to see what we have coming. This off-season has changed so much for us. No arrests, no off-field distractions whatsoever, better conditioning, more emphasis on what we eat as far as nutrition, etc. And our attitude is just different. It’s just how it is. The media and everybody else is basing their predictions on last season and the little things are going to make us a better football team.
Boise lost their top two receivers, as we did. They have a new OC. A new kicker, a new punter. They lost some key secondary players, etc. Yes Boise is good, but can they handle the speed, power, and size of SEC football? The media thinks so, as a matter of fact they think we won’t be able to handle Boise. Let’s shut em up on Saturday. Go Dawgs
Athens Dawg
September 1st, 2011
11:30 pm
Nobody will see Crowell coming. Nobody will see big Geathers or Jenkins coming (figuratively speaking). Nobody will see what we have as a team, the confidence, the swagger coming. They just don’t see it. They see Georgia and they think of losses to Colorado, and UCF and think, we aren’t going to be any good. Well there’s a reason teams have new seasons. We can correct the mistakes and move forward. I really cannot wait until it’s time to get after it.
The Ghost of Wally Butts
September 1st, 2011
11:31 pm
THIS JUST IN….the strange assembly of odd looking characters in the downtown area was not – repeat – not the Dragon.Com annual parade of Klingons, Darth Vaders, Jedi Knights and other assorted odd characters that live out their lives in their mama’s basements…it was in fact our dear old Bulldawgs clothed in their new Nike uniforms.
Yes, I know, they are beyond ugly, but then, if the Leeburn-Adams Athletic Association sanctions the wearing of the uniforms…who are we to argue against Nike’s big check?
Shawn
September 1st, 2011
11:36 pm
This week is going to be so easy that I’m worried about being over confident for next week. This will be a repeat of the Hawaii sugar bowl or the 2005 Boise game. They have no business playing an SEC team in their home state dome! UGA is going to win going away!
Hart Co.
September 1st, 2011
11:38 pm
Motel 6, He’ll turn the lights out for You.
Remarkable
September 1st, 2011
11:38 pm
I love all the positive vibes on this blog. Keep it up guys.
Edgewood Dog
September 1st, 2011
11:41 pm
Anyone know of a website that will be streaming the game
Thanks…..
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Ty
September 2nd, 2011
12:32 am
Geaux Tigers btw a real SEC football team 2X BCS Champs and UGA ZERO
Chuck UGA
September 2nd, 2011
12:47 am
Can I listen to Bob Behler then see if he is better that Scott Howard? Scott is great with hoops but abysmal announcing football.
Ajohn Fan
September 2nd, 2011
12:52 am
Big John is a quote machine; it’s cool seeing a guy’s personality shine through in an interview. I’m sure the beat writers are love this dude.
Let the big (John) Dawg eat!
Chuck UGA
September 2nd, 2011
12:55 am
Ty, what is LSU head-to-head versus UGA since 1970? UGA leads the series. ‘Nuff said.
SLCDawg
September 2nd, 2011
3:32 am
Can’t wait for this game, and not to be negative but anybody remember the WV game? We didn’t think big east team would be able to hang with us either. But then there’s Hawaii, Boise state part 1 etc. And also the way sec Dlines have dominated in the BCSNC lately. I’m just saying nobody knows what’s going to happen here. Not us and not Boise. I hope y’all are right about our d. Seems like so long since we had dominant D. Man that would be nice to see again.
RedandBlackDAWG
September 2nd, 2011
5:10 am
The young man is showing the enthusiasm I think this whole UGA team has, They are ready to play some football, and get last season behind them. Our offense is young, but they have some athletes on that team, so I am not going to discount them. Our Defense has the ability to control the game so I hope they can do it. Size, strength and speed are the keys to this game, unless Boise is allowed to score on trick plays all night. Keep their QB moving with happy feet and the fourth quarter belongs to UGA.
Thomas Brown
September 2nd, 2011
6:13 am
4th quarter ?
The game will be won or lost on how we play starting at the kick-off. Our fans will dominate. The media hype will be great. The season starts and we are in Atlanta at the Dome. You cannot go out there and let Boise State think they can play with us, from the opening kick-off. You bury them at the very start. 4th Quarter ? Play your subs.
DirtyDawg34
September 2nd, 2011
6:37 am
Am i missing something here?UGA coaches say they have resisted the urge to ask Tamburo anything about Boise States offense,hes our player,he transfered to UGA from BS.Would this be some kind of ncaa violation?Does this break some kind of CMR loyalty code to the rest of college football?(Please help me out with this one Chip) If hes my player hes showing me every hand signal and every tendancy BS has.
Thomas Brown
September 2nd, 2011
6:58 am
I thought the same when I read all that
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
7:17 am
I think he was saying with with some degree of levity. The serious point being that professionals who study film down to the smallest of stop frame details, don’t really gain anything from asking some former player who would have limited information from a particular perspective that doesn’t help them, anyway. I’m guessing if there had been something positive to help them all keep thier jobs, they would have asked. I’m also guessing that nobody keeps all their “hand signal” the same over the years, especially one that that just changed Offensive Coordinators. It’s not a matter of honor, but rather a matter of pure amateurism.
Thomas Brown
September 2nd, 2011
7:25 am
Pure Amateurism ?
Is there something about pure Amateurism that I don’t know about, all of a sudden ?
You have a player walk-on. He got beat out at QB there. He is here. If you think with the old OC leaving to Texas, and his assistant OC leaving to Indian – then a few days later returning to take over OC, that they don’t still run the same plays…
And, what is this about hand signals ?
It is the plays.
The playbook
Amateurism doesn’t say I can’t find out all I can find out about the playbook
You say some really stupid stuff
Pure Amateurism. Pure stupidity.
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
7:25 am
I sure didn’t hear any “urges” that needed to be resisted, in thier actual comments.
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
7:27 am
Said the amateur.
Thomas Brown
September 2nd, 2011
7:27 am
You just only just always post every post about whatever viewpoint then means you agree with whatever the bloody blazes EVER goes on
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
7:30 am
You tell us what it is about handsignals that you want to know. That was DD34 idea, that you “thought the exact same thing.”
Thomas Brown
September 2nd, 2011
7:31 am
Grow a pair.
Say something just one time that is your opinion on something, instead of sitting there squirming in your seat, trying with all your heart to think up some excuse for everything this football program has ever done, is doing, or ever will.
The rest of us are trying to call it like it is. Not everything is perfect. Sometimes, it is better to actually say that, well, that is wrong AltamahawDawg
Thomas Brown
September 2nd, 2011
7:34 am
I wonder why we didn’t sit him down and get the whole playbook. We had bloody all Summer since he got here. Game film ? You think they showed their plays vs Idaho and Toledo ?
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
7:36 am
Do you seriously think that in live action the defensive coaches are goign to be sitting there trying to read “plays” then sending down the instruction of what our guys should do. In what ,4 seconds? Or have they already predetermined out what the best reaction for our guys when they see “this guy here or there”. newsflash, K. Moore, has about a dozen option at this disposalal when he is standing under center, and would eat our lunch if we tried to play “uh uh uh , we know your playbook”
I understand the hyporthetical argument. I just disagree that its reality or how it actually happens.
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
7:40 am
We know how much balls it takes to hate everything BullDawg, keep patting yourself on the back.
I feel sorry for you, 1 day till the season starts and you are so addicted to your little mask and cape persona’s that you have built in here, that you can’t even get excited, just everything sux. So sad.
Thomas Brown
September 2nd, 2011
7:48 am
And, we all know how much it takes to sit there and say everything that ever happens is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds. Heaven forbid anyone even hint that maybe we should do this. You are not a better fan than I because you are this person and I am not. In fact, you are a worse fan because it reads like EXCUSES. That is not being supportive. The facts are obviously it has nothing to do with Amateurism and is, once again, not Pure Amateurism. We either are going to beat a team who finishes in the AP Poll Top 10 one year and not lose 4, 3 or 4 games, or we are not.
Not everything is either sucks or exciting, little boy.
Some of us are grown up enough to actually love the players and not be in the least satisfied with the “coaching staff” Mark Richt has assembled. We make mistakes. We are not perfect. But according to YOU you are a great fan and can tell me off in public that I am not because you have a predisposition to make up excuses – and you know full well Pure Amateurism is nothing but a sorry little poorly thought up silly, stupid, idiotic excuse for that which is obvious.
Pure Amateurism – hogwash AltamahawDawg
bad brad
September 2nd, 2011
8:06 am
In the words of Erk Russell: It’s going to be great to be a GA Bulldog on Saturday night (or early Sunday morning in this case).
D-MAN
September 2nd, 2011
8:35 am
Great job all summer Chip,but i’ve read all this stuff allready this week on other blogs.Time to punch some Broncos in the mouth,GO DAWGS!
DC
September 2nd, 2011
8:38 am
whoever said “he lay heavy” cracked me up..good work!
FSSikes
September 2nd, 2011
8:41 am
Let the games begin!!
GO DAWGS!!!
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
8:44 am
So to you sucked up the bait hook line and sinker, got mad at me for offering a normal perspective, then diverted the topic to some banilities and personal insults. What a surprise.
Also, the sun came up today.
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
8:49 am
For the others in here capable of discussions related to the topic:
Who else thinks that with Tamburo simulating Moore and running the Boise plays in scrimmages, there was multiple exchanges between him and the defensive coaching staff about what Boise does.
Does anyone expect the staff to really openly talk in the local newspaper about what they do or don’t know about Boise’ tendencies.
Who believes it would be a disaster if they worried about “playbook”, knowing that was just a collection of formations and options, rather than, how best to defend the action in front of them on the field?
Dawg Gone
September 2nd, 2011
8:50 am
@Thomas Brown I think you need a hug..its the day before the season and we ARE the Bull Dog Nation…just that fact ought to have us all grinning from ear to ear. We get to play a top 10 foe on national TV and reestablish ourselves as a program. Boise bless their hearts have given us a golden opportunity….lets take it! Go Dogs !
1eyedJack
September 2nd, 2011
8:52 am
I’m sooooooooo excited!
PreyDawg
September 2nd, 2011
8:53 am
This Jenkins kid has a real wit about him. I like him alot. “That’s love, That’s love, That’s all that is.”
Very funny line and very true. Gardner wants him to be his best. This guys personality will be good in the locker room, and imagine having him come in to spell Geathers. The Boise Center will never get to catch a breath.
@Athens Dawg- I don’t think the trick plays will be a problem. I see this as a game like Hawaii. I don’t think they can hang with us in the trenches. Everyone is talking about an air attack on both sides. I dont think it is going down that way. I think we are going to be physical with them. Richt wants to send a message to the team. He knows they were soft last year. Ask Thomas Davis what he said to the team earlier in camp. Richt is going to play smash mouth on both sides of the ball. Our D-line penetration is going to neutralize the trick plays.
I think people are going to be suprised how much difference having a legti nose tackle will make for a 3-4. Remember Atlanta when Grady showed up? Huge change.
Bama in Atlanta
September 2nd, 2011
8:56 am
To quote Jerry Clower (some of you may be too young to remember him): “Bust through the line and strike the first jersey what ain’t the color of yours”!
PreyDawg
September 2nd, 2011
9:00 am
@Altamaha- You are consistently one of the highlights of these boards. Don’t let the jerks get to you man. Keep posting your thoughts. I always read your stuff. By the way, I worked on the Altamaha from 86 to 88. I was green as a goard and scared to death. I could tell you some stories about Lyons. Liked Vidalia. Didn’t like Lyons.
As to your point. Of course you are right. We aren’t too worried about the individual plays. I do think that the coaches would be crazy not to let this kid help them a bit with tendancies. But they are not going to announce that to the world and put a target on the kid with his hometown folks. MAN!! I am ready for this game to kick off.
If we win this one….game changer in terms of perceptions. That means media, our fanbase, and the players. IF we win this. The SC ticket instatnly doubles or triples in value. Forget buying that one from a scalper.
RedandBlackDAWG
September 2nd, 2011
9:01 am
Jordan,
What year did you graduate from Tech.? I was just wondering since your “Predictions”, have UGA going 7-1 in the SEC, and then losing to Tect. by a low score from both teams in the teens. Where does tech. come up with the defense to keep any team down that low? Why does this supposedly high octane tech. team, only score that few points? Journalism has once again, shown to be biased and a story skewed to what the person writing the article would like to see happen, not what is actually going to happen or is based on sound reasoning. By your predictions, one could assume then, that tech. is better than S.C., Auburn, Tenn. and 7 other teams that you predict UGA beats. I am a die hard UGA fan, but I live in a realistic world, and do not supposedly write for a sports column. Are those your predictions or are you saying you agree with whomever wrote them?
GO DAWGS and GATA
Dawg Gone
September 2nd, 2011
9:03 am
@Bama in Atlanta I miss ol Jerry one of the funniest in person folks I’ve ever had the pleasure of being around.
WDE
September 2nd, 2011
9:04 am
@AltamahaDawg what Prey Dawg said you just keep preaching it brother…Go Dogs !
just sayin'
September 2nd, 2011
9:05 am
@bama…’knock him out, john’….that BS center is gonna need some ‘relief’….loved clower….still have some of his ’78s…but havent played them lately…
just sayin'
September 2nd, 2011
9:08 am
and Brother Dave Gardner, too…miss him…i think that BS center is gonna be alright, ’till they ‘turn his head around’….he’s gonna be looking out of his helmets ‘ear hole’ after the first qtr….
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
9:08 am
I remember watching the Ga/AU replay from 09 this past summer and noticed that Fairley didn’t record his first sack till that game (in his first year). He did contribute, even stated at times, but it was his SECOND yer before he dominated. Jenkins’ will be a hero if he does nothing more than provide the depth at that spot, that we wouldn’t otherwise have. And I don’t see how he was ever going to have been the answer by himself had Geathers not come on so well to be a strong backup.
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
9:10 am
Enter your comments here
5$ Dawg
September 2nd, 2011
9:13 am
This team literally has NFL caliber talent at every position group, sometimes two deep (i.e. D Line). We have an excellent coach, a manageable schedule but with enough exposure for a quick rise in the polls, and with a little luck and few injuries, the Dawgs will win it all this year.
Don’t sit back and hope to be pleasantly surprised, believe it and get behind it 100%
MarineDog
September 2nd, 2011
9:14 am
@Bama in Atlanta,
Another famous quote of the late Jerry Clower: “Knock him out John,
ooo-whee and it won’t be long”.
Jeff
September 2nd, 2011
9:14 am
Even if JJ didn’t win the No. 1 spot, I have loved his attitude. All the interviews I have seen with him are extremely optimistic. He seems to keep a lot of stuff in perspective.
Mobile Dawg
September 2nd, 2011
9:21 am
PreyDawg, I hope you’re right. We have the horses to deliver the load if the driver has figured out where he’s going.
1eyedJack
September 2nd, 2011
9:21 am
PreyDawg, if you thought Lyons was bad you should have tripped down 280 to Rhine. Rhine is between Lyons and Abbeville on highway 280.
True story: Back in WWII two old gentlemen are playing checkers on a porch in Lyons. One of them is reading the paper.
“It says here the Germans have captured Abbeville (France),” says the one reading the paper.
Without even feigning interest the other retorts, “Well, I wouldn’t worry to much about them Germans just yet. They still have to come through Rhine.”
DougsMugs
September 2nd, 2011
9:21 am
I think this game is easy money, if you are a betting man. I don’t, and I am tempted. UGA is going to destroy Boise.
nolabigdawg
September 2nd, 2011
9:22 am
@Bama
All I can say is HAAAW!!! Thanks for making me smile this rainy Nawlins morning,
GO DAWGS!!! GATA
Mobile Dawg
September 2nd, 2011
9:25 am
Geathers has responded like a champion. Competition and attitudes like that are exactly what this team needed.
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
9:26 am
Thanks all. Truth be told, I try to limit the preaching and just saying what I think to be true, as I see it. So it’s not even about being right or wrong. It’s just looking at who agrees with you and deciding if that is a group that you want to be associated with. I usually do.
just sayin'
September 2nd, 2011
9:26 am
@nola…send some of that rain this way…
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
9:29 am
Prey, I am way down here where it meets the sea.. What did you “work” on, bridges?
MarineDog
September 2nd, 2011
9:30 am
@nolabigdawg,
I’m here in rainy New Orleans as well. Stationed here at Belle Chasse. Getting ready to head out to Atlanta in about an hour.
Mobile Dawg
September 2nd, 2011
9:33 am
Marine, you coming through Mobile about lunch time?
DougsMugs
September 2nd, 2011
9:35 am
@PreyDawg, maybe Tambura is a double agent sent in by Boise to scout us out…. hmmmmmm
MarineDog
September 2nd, 2011
9:35 am
I’m going to head down I-59 instead. All the retirees keeps traffic backed up on I-10.
Dogs Smell
September 2nd, 2011
9:36 am
This game is going to be an eye opener for most dog fans the remeinder will continue to stay blind. Watching Boise State kick uga’s butt is going to be fun ! Cannot wait to hear the excuses on Monday ! Let the excuses roooooooooooollllll !
Mobile Dawg
September 2nd, 2011
9:37 am
Be safe, enjoy the weekend.
Bama in Atlanta
September 2nd, 2011
9:37 am
Good to know I’m not the only Clower fan……here’s the ending of his most famous story:
“Knock him out John”
“This thing’s killing me, somebody shoot this thing”
“John, we can’t shoot up in there, we might hit you”
“Well shoot up here amongst us, one of us got to have some relief!”
Mr. Peterson vs Bozo
September 2nd, 2011
9:37 am
John jenkins is out of shape and Boise offense would make him very very tired in the first 10 min. This guy will be a bust for UGA.
Mobile Dawg
September 2nd, 2011
9:38 am
remeinder, is that some new Chinese food I haven’t heard about?
Dogs Smell
September 2nd, 2011
9:40 am
Chuck UGA,
What a joke , head to head since 1970? Ok, How many National Championships does LSU have since 2000? How is UGA’s head to head against Florida and Tennessee over the past 20? Enough said. Oh , Both of them have NC since then as well.
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
9:46 am
Speaking of rain, and river levels. I have never seen it this low for this long. In a range where 4-6 is normal for this time of year, 10 is high in the spring, 14 is flooding, it’s at 1-2 this summer. We really need a storm to sit over the north part of the state a few days.
dawg in the west
September 2nd, 2011
9:51 am
Really expecting a lot of Grantham’s defense. 2nd year in system. Jarvis Jones who started as FR at Southern Cal at OLB. Tree moving to MLB. Geathers playing up to his family name and rotating with Big John at NG. Talented athletes at the Corners. Drew getting some playing time. Glad we get a big test right off the bat. Would love to see this D shock the nation by shutting down Boise’s O and riding that wave all year.
Kiss The Ring
September 2nd, 2011
9:53 am
A poem for Big John:
His name was John Jenkins,
not very good at thinkin
His grades were so lame,
he missed the spring game.
In fall he got hot,
and missed practice on a cot.
His size makes teams weary,
but this guys no Fairley.
SandySprings Dawg
September 2nd, 2011
9:53 am
This game and this season is about two things that the UGA football program seems to have lost over the last few years…..TRADITION and RESPECT. We don’t get the respect from the other teams or national media because we have not EARNED it over the past few seasons. We have had some of the greatest individual athletes in UGA history over the past few years…..BUT, some of the poorest team performances. If you are a TRUE Bulldog player, you put yourself and your own needs, wants and desires behind what is best for the University, your TEAM, the coaching staff, your fellow players and all the UGA faithful. That is tradition…..that is UGA TRADITION!
For the first time in several years, I am getting that feeling again from the young men that have received the honor of wearing the Red and Black on Saturdays. It’s up to those gentlemen to EARN the respect for our program that it deserves and restore the TRADITION that is UGA Football.
I know we “OWN THIS STATE”…..but, we should OWN the SEC.
GATA boys……GATA!
dawg in the west
September 2nd, 2011
9:56 am
Kiss the Ring, I sure hope Big John is not a punk like Fairley.
Kiss The Ring
September 2nd, 2011
9:57 am
Fairleys a punk cause he was chopped blocked and gave Murray a booboo….WHWAAHHAHA!!
WDE
September 2nd, 2011
9:57 am
@1eyedJack I did a google search of Rhine as I have never heard of it and found a Rhine forum…my stars and garters those folks have issues…in was like the script of a Jerry Springer show…wow.
AltamahaDawg
September 2nd, 2011
9:58 am
Speaking of NG, I see we got a commitment from John John Atkins.
Buh Bye Mark
September 2nd, 2011
10:01 am
The Mark Richt Farewell Tour Begins Tomorrow At The Dome. BE THERE!
frannie mae
September 2nd, 2011
10:02 am
UGA is in BIG BIG trouble…….
Mobile Dawg
September 2nd, 2011
10:04 am
Trolls are out and so am I, everyone have a great weekend. Good luck Dawgs….
WDE
September 2nd, 2011
10:05 am
@Kiss The Ring a poem for you……your a moron…bless your heart.
WDE
September 2nd, 2011
10:11 am
@Mobile Dawg have a great weekend yourself! This will be a high water mark today for trolls they know what is coming tomorrow and they fear the Bull Dog..so trolls go ahead get it out of your systems. Vent all the envy and spite in you wretched little souls..Work your selves into a full blown hissy fit, throw down your bile using multiple names etc……yawn!
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 2nd, 2011
10:13 am
I sure hope that after tommorrow we will not have to hear about Boise St no more
Bama in Atlanta
September 2nd, 2011
10:18 am
Limerick for Kiss The Ring:
There once was a DT named Fairley
Who had some talent but just barely;
His only way to the top
Was by taking cheap shots
And should be bitten by the Big Dawg Hairy!
1eyedJack
September 2nd, 2011
10:19 am
WDE, in the 50s my Daddy had to travel through Rhine to Savannah where he was stationed in the Air Force. He said he always had to stop and let the pigs cross the road in Rhine, and if you didn’t stop, their local Barney Fife would give you a ticket.
Kiss The Ring
September 2nd, 2011
10:20 am
That hurts bama….almost as much as 28-27. Almost.
ATLDawg4Life
September 2nd, 2011
10:24 am
We are going to get smoked tomorrow, and then again the following week, but we will probably win out the rest of the year.
Bama in Atlanta
September 2nd, 2011
10:25 am
Congrats on your NC KTR…..once every 54 years is impressive. I bet you can’t wait for 2065!
Kiss The Ring
September 2nd, 2011
10:26 am
I know bama….your last 30 years ( the ones I can remeber) have been so much better then ours,,,(actually worse), but enjoy those natinal titles that were shown in black and white….or on the radio.
Mike
September 2nd, 2011
10:27 am
Four reasons UGA wins: http://thegeorgiasportsreport.blogspot.com/2011/09/four-reasons-dawgs-will-win-saturday.html
Kiss The Ring
September 2nd, 2011
10:28 am
Also bama….how is it that Bear’s assistants all went on to get caught cheating….where would they have learned that from??? HMMMMM LOL!
Bama in Atlanta
September 2nd, 2011
10:30 am
KTR…..thanks for making my point for me. The last 30 years have been about the worst in Bama history and we still won 2 NCs in that time period.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 2nd, 2011
10:31 am
This team will implode if we lose tommorrow
Because we will not beat S.C the next week and we will be 0-2 and the effects of the UCF along with the first two losses cause these players to give up
Just watch and see
Kiss The Ring
September 2nd, 2011
10:32 am
Sorry Bama…those are the only years I have been alive t see. The only years I have seen have seen AU winning most iron bowls, 3 undefeated seaons and a lot of enjoyment over the Mike price and other redneck bama debacles. I was not alive to see the bama glory days of the 1920s
Kiss The Ring
September 2nd, 2011
10:34 am
I forgot about the sweetest sight I saw in 30 years….the last Iron Bow;….BWAHAHAHA….but enjoy killing trees bama. I mean whatever gives you jollies….LOL!!!
Bama in Atlanta
September 2nd, 2011
10:34 am
KTR…..that’s right, you’re undefeated season. You must have enjoyed that NC……..oh, yeah……probation, wonder where your coaches learned that from!
Kiss The Ring
September 2nd, 2011
10:35 am
I did enjoy it thank you. Especially the iron bowl.
Kiss The Ring
September 2nd, 2011
10:36 am
The coach from the probation (Dye) learned it from Bear….duh!
The Dude Abides
September 2nd, 2011
10:38 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syu8jx_BA94
Glad Ogletree moved to linebacker so he could lay the wood more, we shouldve done the same thing to Thomas Davis. Now he’s a linebacker for the Panthers.
Great call Grantham
Bama in Atlanta
September 2nd, 2011
10:39 am
Bama football has been put on probation 3 times and Auburn football has been put on probation 4 times…..I guess the Barner coaches are quick learners!
WDE
September 2nd, 2011
10:40 am
@1eyedJack after reading some of the stuff on that blog he was luck to get out with his life ! Anyway it was funny in creepy sort of way…have a great weekend and Go Dogs !
The Dude Abides
September 2nd, 2011
10:42 am
I heard the GEORGIA!…….BULLDOGS! chant a few times watching the Braves game last night, gave me the chills.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 2nd, 2011
10:43 am
Wow
Does the state of ALABAMA have the internet yet
I trying to figure out if Im on an AL or AUB blog. I could have sworn this was a UGA blog
RedandBlackDAWG
September 2nd, 2011
10:45 am
Chip would ban me if I told, “Kiss the ring”, what else he could kiss, so I will just say,
GO DAWGS and GATA
WDE
September 2nd, 2011
10:48 am
@RedandBlackDAWG that’s for the best at 15 years old KTR would think it made him “cool”…..Go Dogs !
pugweezel1
September 2nd, 2011
10:51 am
lets get it on woof!!!! woof!!! woof!!! go dawgs………………
Truth
September 2nd, 2011
11:07 am
UCF 10
UGA 6
MILTONE806
September 2nd, 2011
11:22 am
The dawgs will roll over the “SPUDS DUDS” like really easy, because, I have a new pair of suave loafers that look so good with my VINTAGE Calvin Klein jeans.
" HOT " seat
September 2nd, 2011
11:23 am
…. gotta beat boise state in the GEORGIA dome.
RedandBlackDAWG
September 2nd, 2011
11:27 am
Fl, Man,
Gosh that mature comment really hurt the DAWG fans. Lunch break is over. Get back to picking the vegtables at your job.
GO DAWGS and GATA
Hit REAL Hard
September 2nd, 2011
11:42 am
Being a former back-up Boise State QB, Michael Tamburo knows something.
Afan
September 2nd, 2011
12:14 pm
Why do people think showing stats from the previous year means anything?
Why didnt they rank Auburn number 1?
because last year is gone.
Boise has lost a lot and granted they have their QB but that doesnt make a team.
UGA is greatly improved.
no way UGA loses.
Joemac
September 2nd, 2011
12:45 pm
Well,Afan, all you have to go on saying UGA has improved is speculation. Speculation also could say that Boise has replaced all the loses and will be a tough team to beat tomorrow, too. Frankly, I am not so sure that UGA has improved that much. I have nothing to go on except speculation. There is still way too much being put on Crowell being the next great running back. That is just speculation. My gut feeling is that Boise, the higher ranked team, will play at the top of their game, because they are not being given much respect, and will win what will be a close game, and that will begin this year’s downward spiral that will include losses to USC, Missy St., Florida, and possibly one or two more. Just speculating…..
Afan
September 2nd, 2011
12:57 pm
speculation:
boise state was very bad last year with special teams. specifically their kick off return team.
UGA is ranked one of the best in the nation with Boykin returning.
boise state lost all returning receivers. so they have a great QB but their receivers are unknown.
boise state lost all of their kickers and their field goal kicker is a freshman and kickoff guy. so odds that he will be putting those kickoffs in the endzone are questionable.
Aaron Murray threw for over 3000 yards last year against quality opponents. Kellen Moore threw 3800 against very bad teams.
We do have a lot of unknowns. But Boise has a lot to prove But UGA has a chip on their shoulder from last year.
I say UGA by at least 2 touchdowns.
PreyDawg
September 2nd, 2011
1:27 pm
@Altamaha- E. I. Hatch
PreyDawg
September 2nd, 2011
1:34 pm
Good one 1 Eyed
Joemac
September 2nd, 2011
2:44 pm
Actually, UGA has more to prove than Boise. They have to prove they are better than they were against Central Florida. You are only as good as your last game. Those are facts. Anything else is speculation.
RedandBlackDAWG
September 2nd, 2011
3:59 pm
Here is some news that is not speculation. Boise state will be without a starting WR and a starting safety and a backup defensive lineman for the game. Does this mean that when UGA beats them now, it will be because Boise didn’t have all their starters on the field. Isn’t Boise suppose to be so deep, that they will not bat an eye over the loss of the services of these gentlemen?
GO DAWGS and GATA
Joemac
September 2nd, 2011
4:11 pm
Don’t know, but it seems that although most people are saying that Boise is a better team than UGA, and they are rated much higher, that if Boise wins it will be an upset. If I was a member of their team, I would take that personally and come out there with a huge chip on my shoulder tomorrow to prove who is the better team. I mean, with a loss Boise will finish 11-1 and in the top 10. The best UGa can hope for is 8-4 and maybe a top 25 rating, along with another minor bowl. With a win Boise finishes 12-0 and maybe plays for the BCS NC, while UGA finishes 7-5 at best and still has a minor bowl. Boise has too much to lose, so I believe they will come out firing on all cylinders. They can beat anyone in the country on a one game basis, with plenty of time to prepare. They cannot play an SEC type schedule and be a top team. I really think that the pups will take them lightly and lose a close game, in the biggest game of the year that no one will be watching.
ugab
September 2nd, 2011
5:17 pm
IT IS TIME!!! WE ARE COMING OFF OF A 6-7 SEASON. WE ARE PLAYING A TOP 5 TEAM N THE COUNTRY. NEW SEASON!!!!! LET’S GOOOOO DAWGS!!! EVERYBODY GET FIRED UP. COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS HERE. I AM SO HAPPY!!! MAY EVERYONE HAVE A BLESSED FOOTBALL SEASON.
Saban
September 2nd, 2011
5:55 pm
Biscuit Man and krispy kreme knight go down in flames.
Boise State 66 Dawgs 3
T'ville Dawg
September 2nd, 2011
6:12 pm
Just finished watching the replay of the Boise-Nevada game from last year. Not taking anything away from Nevada last year (they fielded a pretty good team)-but,if Nevada can hold these guys, we certainly should be able to.
Not a negative for the Boise kicker not to come back-he blew two short field goals, either of which would have won them the game.
Moore is all he is touted to be at QB-but he is not a one man team. We play in the same mode as the Hawaii game, we’ll be fine. Boise has played on some pretty big stages, but this one is right up there.
L.A. BULLDAWG
September 3rd, 2011
12:37 am
BOISE ST. HAS NOT SEEN THAT KIND OF SIZE AT NOSEGUARD, EVER! TO THINK WE HAVE TWO GIANTS AT NOSEGUARD!!! IT’S OVER! THIS IS THE S.E.C.! UGA WILL SHATTER THE BRONCO’S NAT’L CHAMPIONSHIP ASPIRATIONS!
RedandBlackDAWG
September 3rd, 2011
8:59 am
Boise state lost last night when TCU went down in flames. Now, they will lose in the dome, and their only other opponent in the top 75, just lost a game to an under dog. The season is barely even started. Oh well, there is always that big game against Toledo in two weeks.
GO DAWGS and GATA
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11:15 am
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Badland
September 3rd, 2011
2:41 pm
its time to see what your made of dawgs….its time to put up or shut up…Its time to play some football..the talk time is gone..the get in shape time is gone….the training time is gone..Its time to play some football boys……its time for the GOOD the BAD and the UGLY to show up….. its 09/3/2011 at 8.00pm TIME IS UP BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!
Don Roberts
September 6th, 2011
9:46 pm
Hey Brandon Boykin, do you have something to say to coach SpurrIer? I didn’t think so. just in case one of your highly capable coaches didn’t let you know, your tweet to coach Petersen was classless and immature. It had nothing to do with leadership and everything to do with self promotion. Also, we don’t need a fitness coach to tell all of our linemen are fat and lazy. How about some wind sprints. oh yeah, how many of our scholar athletes can pick out Idaho on a map? Maybe half?
Troof
September 7th, 2011
11:45 am
Hey how did that whole thing with Boise State work out? LOL!