UGA-Tennessee game time set; Crowell No. 2 freshman runner in nation
A few quick items . . .
- Georgia’s Oct. 8 game at Tennessee will start at 7 p.m. and be televised on one of the ESPN networks, it was announced today.
Whether the game will air on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU won’t be determined until after this week’s action. But in any case the 7 p.m. start at Neyland Stadium is firm, according to the SEC.
It will be UGA’s first night kickoff since the season opener against Boise State in the Georgia Dome.
Two other SEC games also are scheduled for 7 p.m. starts on Oct. 8 – Vanderbilt at Alabama and Auburn at Arkansas. Those games, plus Georgia-Tennessee, will be divvied up among the ESPN networks.
- For the second time this season, the SEC honored Georgia tailback Isaiah Crowell as its Freshman of the Week.
Crowell, who shared the honor with Kentucky running back Josh Clemons two weeks ago, claimed it outright this week for his performance at Ole Miss.
Crowell had season highs in carries (30) and yards (147) in Georgia’s 27-13 victory Saturday. His 30 carries were the most by a Georgia player since Knowshon Moreno’s 33 against Florida in 2007.
Averaging 102.8 yards rushing per game, Crowell ranks No. 2 in the nation among freshmen, behind only Bowling Green’s Anthon Samuel (107 yards rushing per game).
Crowell has surpassed 100 yards rushing in both of his SEC games.
- Another Georgia player was recognized today for his performance at Ole Miss — safety Bacarri Rambo as the College Football Performance Awards national Defensive Back of the Week.
Rambo had two interceptions against the Rebels, giving him four in the three games he has played this season — more picks than any Georgia player had in all of last season. Rambo leads the NCAA in interceptions per game (1.33).
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mike bobo garbage play calling
September 26th, 2011
4:15 pm
cant wait till we play tenn. my old lady is a tenn vol. and i cant stand the state i dont have any love loss with anyone from tenn. go dawgs
kerryb
September 26th, 2011
4:16 pm
Spraying, your basing that comment on 1 season and 2 games of work. He has two season to go after this one. The wins are coming. Now go spray on yourself.
kerryb
September 26th, 2011
4:17 pm
SAban, when Richardson gets carried off by LSU what are you going to do?
Adam
September 26th, 2011
4:17 pm
@Rooster and Terry
Washaun isn’t exactly tearing it up against sub-par competition. He had 2 fumbles against that powerhouse Chattanooga and was not even Jax State’s leading rusher against GA State. His stats per game have been actually pitiful…
Washaun ealey—2 fumbles against Chattanooga
Was NOT Jax’s leading rusher against GA State
RUSHING No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg. Opp.
Washaun Ealey 24 161 6 155 0 27 6.5 Eastern Illinois
Washaun Ealey 21 83 1 82 1 14 3.9 Ga State
Washaun Ealey 11 52 9 43 1 27 3.9 chattanooga
Washaun Ealey 13 47 6 41 0 12 3.2 UT-Martin
TampaDawg
September 26th, 2011
4:17 pm
Spraying Leg humpers with the garden hose — well gosh dude, since kerryb was comparing AM to Brantley, I would rather have AM. And “midget”??? I didn’t know Drew Brees was a midget. Funny though, that guy is the same size as AM, listed at 6′1″ .. Mason is listed at 6′3″ .. and if you know anything about PLAYING QB, which I am sure you don’t, that 2 inch difference makes NO DIFFERENCE behind the line. Especially when any good group of D-lineman raise their hands right at the pass and become 7 foot giants. QBs look for passing lanes no matter what size they are.
Spraying Leg humpers with the garden hose
September 26th, 2011
4:18 pm
kerryb, what has the midget done to make you think that he will change? What part of HE CANNOT BEAT A GOOD DEFENSE do you not understand?
Spraying Leg humpers with the garden hose
September 26th, 2011
4:19 pm
I didn’t know Drew Brees was a midget.
Now the leg humpers are comparing the midget to a future NFL Hall of Famer. You guys are amuzing if nothing else.
Adam
September 26th, 2011
4:20 pm
Except for the Eastern Illinois game, he’s been UNDER 4 yards per carry. He has played one more game than Crowell, is a Junior, and playing against “competition” that is nowhere in the same solar system as the defenses IC has ran against. You sir, need to check your stats
kerryb
September 26th, 2011
4:20 pm
I have seen John Brantly play and Aaron Murray play. I would take Murray any day. Idiots that make comments about Murray winning against certain teams must be dumb enough not to know that football is a TEAM game.
Beast from the East
September 26th, 2011
4:21 pm
Third time I’ve said this. Aaron Murray would be starting for 10 of 12 SEC teams this coming Saturday. Call him a midget if you want, but he’s the real deal. Anyone that says otherwise is just hatin’! If you Dawgs don’t want him, send him to Gainesville!
ga gator
September 26th, 2011
4:21 pm
It’s only monday and the idiots are already going at it. Come on haters, Crowell is the real deal so give him his due.
GATA
September 26th, 2011
4:22 pm
Beast from the East, actually UGA owns the gators, 47–40–2. Yes, you’ve had a good run in recent history, but just know that we’re only a coaching change away from remedying the situation. Too bad you nabbed a former UGA player as your new HC before we could. Unfortunately for you, mullets and jean shorts are your cultural norms that apparently will never change. Sorry to break it to you.
DJ Dawg
September 26th, 2011
4:23 pm
Beast from the East
No way We keep Murray here but yall always give us fits!!!!
kerryb
September 26th, 2011
4:23 pm
Murray was 19-29 for 248 yards and 4 TDs against USC. A 65.5 passing percentage. He did his part to win the game.
ga gator
September 26th, 2011
4:23 pm
kerryb and Tampa Dawg, you guys are usually rational and respectful as I try to be. The whold Brantley and Murray thing; I would take Brantley COACHED by Charlie Weis over Murry coached by Bobo. Just sayin guys………..
DawginLex
September 26th, 2011
4:24 pm
kerryb
Don’t be fooled
Saban is a Tech fan
He admitted it a few weeks back
He is a regular at the cheerleader parties but the problem is, all the male Tech cheerleaders have restraining orders against him.
He blogs as Saban because his own team is 1-9 versus a coach about to get fired.
ga gator
September 26th, 2011
4:24 pm
kerryb, I was there with my wife and yes he did his part to win the game but he is also THE REASON UGA lost the game.
TampaDawg
September 26th, 2011
4:25 pm
Spraying, I guess it’s beyond you to MISS THE FREAKING POINT! That point being, at 6′1″, that’s not midget size and if it was so short, don’t think Brees would be dominating NFL defenses. I guess catching the point is waaaaay beyond you though and you’re still ingorant of the QB position to think that it makes that big of a difference.
ga gator
September 26th, 2011
4:25 pm
GATA, mullets and jean shorts are your cultural norms as are 300 pounders with overalls yours.
DawginLex
September 26th, 2011
4:26 pm
garden hose dude
Murray put up 42 versus SC.
Not a good defense?
Ask Vandy
TampaDawg
September 26th, 2011
4:27 pm
Beast from the East
September 26th, 2011
4:21 pm
Third time I’ve said this. Aaron Murray would be starting for 10 of 12 SEC teams this coming Saturday. Call him a midget if you want, but he’s the real deal. Anyone that says otherwise is just hatin’! If you Dawgs don’t want him, send him to Gainesville!
———————————–
LOL, thanks for the input Beast, but if it’s all the same, we as a collective fan base would like to keep him. It’s idiots like the hose sprayer who keep talking crap. Dude knows absolutely nothing about the QB spot.
Beast from the East
September 26th, 2011
4:27 pm
GATA,
I am well aware of the all-time record, but I could care less what happened before I was born. Crow about the 40’s and 50’s if you’d like, but every kid you are recruiting has only seen total domination by UF. That’s all that really matters……jean shorts, mullets and all!
TampaDawg
September 26th, 2011
4:28 pm
ga gator, would you take Murray coached by Weiss or Brantley coached by Weiss? I think even Weiss would take Murray if he had to tell the truth.
ga gator
September 26th, 2011
4:28 pm
Third time I’ve said this. Aaron Murray would be starting for 10 of 12 SEC teams this coming Saturday. Call him a midget if you want, but he’s the real deal. Anyone that says otherwise is just hatin’! If you Dawgs don’t want him, send him to Gainesville!
I agree but keep Bobo in Athens.
evil empire
September 26th, 2011
4:29 pm
malcome, big john, drew…busts all!! dream team, energy vampires, blackout….gimics and cute names don’t win football games…neither do the dawgs! hahahahaha! go dawgs! hahahaha!
kerryb
September 26th, 2011
4:30 pm
ga gator, okay he threw ONE pick. That happens but he wasn’t THE reason they lost the game. There were several reasons we lost that game when we shouldn’t have. Was he covering on the punt team when they allowed a DE to run for a TD? Did he miss a field goal? Yes, he fumbled when he was blasted up the middle because 2 O-linemen allowed a DE to run right between them untouched. SAme thing that happened to Matt Ryan yesterday. He dropped back had the ball in his right hand and turned around and got hit immediately. Not many QB’s are going to hang on to the ball.
ga gator
September 26th, 2011
4:30 pm
TampaDawg, Murray is definately the better athlete, but you also cannot compare Brantley running the spread option last year with this year. Murray is in his 3rd year in this system and Brantley is in his first. Murray would probably be the answer right now but lets see how the year plays out.
Reality
September 26th, 2011
4:30 pm
DawginLex…Murray is a good QB, but Missy State has something to prove. This game will not be as easy as some UGA fans predict.
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September 26th, 2011
4:31 pm
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ga gator
September 26th, 2011
4:32 pm
kerryb, Brother he took too many sacks and looked like a rag doll when Clowney grabbed him. Murray was directly responsible for 14 Carolina points. No pic 6 and no fumble for a TD and UGA wins easily.
kerryb
September 26th, 2011
4:32 pm
evil empire=idiot
kerryb
September 26th, 2011
4:36 pm
Where did everyone go? Is it time to go home from work yet?
Beast from the East
September 26th, 2011
4:38 pm
Regarding Murray, he also lost one of the best WR’s in the country and has a freshman and converted linebacker trying to pick up blitzes. He’s not getting the help he needs, but he’s still making enough plays to win the games. If Crowell continues to run the way he has lately, that should keep the defenses honest.
mcdaviddawg
September 26th, 2011
4:39 pm
All that success without coaching. Go Crowell! And just go, Richt.
kerryb
September 26th, 2011
4:42 pm
Beast from the East, you’re right. He’s already been sacked half the amount of times that he was all year last year. I think last year he relied on Green too much. They said in the game on Saturday that he has thrown the ball to 8 different receivers already this year.
kerryb
September 26th, 2011
4:42 pm
The Richt comments are really getting old, stupid, and unoriginal.
Unbelievavle
September 26th, 2011
4:44 pm
You DAWG fans are going to do the same thing to Crowell that you have done to Ealey, King and others (like Murray maybe?) in the past. You are going to build him up, and then turn your back on him later on. The kid has only played 4 games. Why don’t we give him a few more games before crowning him the second coming of Christ?
kerryb
September 26th, 2011
4:50 pm
Unbelievavle, I don’t believe that that was the case with King and Ealey. UGA fans didn’t really build them up. King came along at the time Moreno was here so everyone was more focused on him. Ealey was a good rated RB but not a great. Those two just self destructed on their own. We turned our backs on one because he couldn’t stop getting arrest and the other because he couldn’t pass his classes and also wouldn’t go to traffic court when he was suppose to.
Beast from the East
September 26th, 2011
4:51 pm
kerryb,
Can’t really blame him for relying heavily on AJ. Who wouldn’t look for him first….especially a RS freshman? Like I said, if Crowell continues running well, then you should also see Murray’s stats improve. Not that they’re too bad right now.
Texas Dawg
September 26th, 2011
4:52 pm
Kuperman is DEAD RIGHT!
The line when compared to AL, Fla, Ark, LSU looks fat, slow and unmotivated…they don’t move well at all. Love UGA but just watch the film!!!!
Murry has not got it done against teams that matter….we celebrate wins against CC and Ol miss….really…..until he beats an SEC team with a winning record then I could care less about his stats!
I would add….why is Washington still at D end…..give me break already….i think i have seen him make three positive plays in four games now…..put drew in already!
Unbelievavle
September 26th, 2011
4:52 pm
kerryb…sure, sounds good.
Murray was the “all everything” quarterback coming into this year, and now UGA fans are doing the same to him that they have done to others. Heck, some are calling him a midget.
It’s all good…stay classy UGA.
kerryb
September 26th, 2011
4:53 pm
You right, this offense is set up by play action. If Crowell is running well the pass opens up for us. We just have to have better line play. If they can straighten the O-line out with all the injuries, this team is going to be really good.
kerryb
September 26th, 2011
4:55 pm
Unbelievavle, REAL UGA fans have NOT turned their backs on Aaron Murray. REAL UGA fans are glad we have Aaron Murray. It was not a UGA fan on here calling him a midget. It was an idiot fan of another team.
Nick
September 26th, 2011
4:56 pm
Did anyone else notice how hampered Crowell was in the second half and got moreso as the game progressed? He started out averaging around 7 per carry, then seemed to get slower, possess less shiftiness and his per carry average plummeted. Their defense should have been wore plum out and he should have been running them ragged toward the end. Something ain’t right.
Texas Dawg
September 26th, 2011
4:57 pm
King…ealey……..NOT RELATIVE to ANYTHING……WHATS THE POINT…….just like the folks that discuss next year…..if a frog had wings…….wait till nest year…if only…..excuse after excuse…..think Saban or Muschamp would accept a loss…….
I threw my headset to prove I get mad???? Really…I can’t believe Richt said that….i don’t my head to show me he can get mad…I want him mad and to start getting on some butts
kerryb
September 26th, 2011
4:58 pm
Nick, he is trying to play though having bruised ribs.
Unbelievavle
September 26th, 2011
4:58 pm
kerryb….ALL offenses are good (or bad) based on how the offensive line plays…no news flash there.
If your O-line can’t run or pass block, then it wouldn’t matter if you had Joe Montana and Walter Peyton. Regardless of skilled position athletes, football games are won or lost of the lines of scrimmage.
Unbelievavle
September 26th, 2011
5:00 pm
kerryb…I guess you consider yourself a REAL UGA fan…well, you and some others haven’t turned their back on Murray…but other REAL UGA fans have. And you know it.
kerryb
September 26th, 2011
5:00 pm
Unbelievavle, OKAY, I was just making an observation that if our line play gets better the team could be really good.
Joe
September 26th, 2011
5:01 pm
I Crowell has 2 rush td’s so far in 4 games, av 1/2 td rush per game, will finish with 6 rush td’s.
W Ealey had 11 rush td’s last season.
My guess is Crowell, Thomas, Samuel combined might be able to get 8 rush td’s.