Georgia’s Isaiah Crowell still looking to take it ‘to the house’
Georgia coach Mark Richt thinks it's just a matter of time before Isaiah Crowell busts a long run for the Bulldogs. (UGA photo by Rob Saye)
ATHENS – At this point, everybody has seen enough of freshman tailback Isaiah Crowell to know he’s a real deal. He comes into the Mississippi State game as the SEC’s fourth-leading rusher at 103 yards per game and is coming off a 30-carry, 147-yard performance at Ole Miss.
What nobody has seen Crowell do yet, however, is rip off a really long run. It was his specialty at Carver-Columbus High, where he had a dozen touchdown runs of over 50 yards his senior year alone.
Crowell has noticed, too, and he’s itching to find some daylight.
“I’ve been trying,” said the 5-foot-11, 215-pound speedster. “I’ve been trying to use my speed to get outside and cut back and just find an opening. It hasn’t been there yet.”
Through four games, Crowell’s longest run from scrimmage has been 29 yards. That came last Saturday against Ole Miss. His longest scoring run was 27 yards against Coastal Carolina and he had a 17-yard TD off a screen pass against South Carolina.
Obviously there is much more speed on the field in college football. But Crowell believes he has the jets take the ball the distance if the opportunity rises.
“I think when I get in the clear I’ll be able to get it to the house,” Crowell said.
Georgia coach Mark Richt agrees. He was in attendance last fall when Crowell broke loose for a 90-yard touchdown run against eventual state champion Buford. Crowell’s “home run ability” was the main reason so many schools wanted to sign him. Richt thinks it’s just a matter of time before he pulls off such a run for the Bulldogs.
“I think he will,” Richt said. “I don’t think there’s been a run where he should’ve gotten much more than he did once he got out in space. I think it’s going to happen in time. There’s going to be some long runs in his career.”
In the meantime, Richt has been impressed with the short to medium runs Crowell has been able to string together.
“The thing I’m noticing about him is people are having a hard time getting clean contact on him,” Richt said. “They’re getting edges of him. He’s is very elusive in space and it’s kind of subtle. The guy looks like he’s right there to hit him pretty solidly, but he does just enough to take his hips away. He gets hit but he keeps on going.
“The backs that can make people miss in a tight space are really very good. That’s one of the things I think Knowshon may have been one of the best I’ve seen as far as being a guy that could make people miss in the box or behind the line of scrimmage. He was just exceptional at that, and Isaiah has some of that.”
Butler up for ‘Academic Heisman’
Georgia senior punter Drew Butler was among three SEC players and 47 nationwide to be nominated for the National Football foundation’s Campbell Award, known as the “Academic Heisman.”
Butler, an All-American who won the Ray Guy Award in 2009, has already graduated with a degree in telecommunications. He currently is enrolled in UGA’s sports management graduate program. He has a 3.62 GPA.
Etc. . . .
Jack Bauerle, who has led Georgia’s women’s swimming and diving program to four national championships and who has served as the head coach at the Olympics, has been chosen as the recipient of the Bill Hartman Award. Bauerle will be recognized at the Georgia-Mississippi State football game on The Hartman Award is the highest honor a former UGA student-athlete can receive from the school. . . . Freshman defensive back Nick Marshall confirmed this week he intends to join the basketball team in January. He was a four-star prospect as a shooting guard at Wilcox County High. . . . Saturday is “Red Ribbon” day for drug awareness at Sanford Stadium.
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UGA '05
September 29th, 2011
8:26 pm
I miss Moreno
Pago Pago DAWG
September 29th, 2011
8:28 pm
So is it better to “take it to a house” or “run a short table”?
Oh NO BOBO - you are doing better.
September 29th, 2011
8:28 pm
USAF DAWG/slydog
you are the one bringing “ethinic background” into this. Grow up and get over your insecurities. I think the dreds look trashy and I don’t like them. I don’t care if it were a little green martian or a huge alien predator chasing Arnold Swartzenagger, it looks like crap. Add to it sweat and any hair products or an oily scalp and you have a much higher probability of the helmet popping off.
You do the stats going forward. When a helmet pops off, see if the player has short or really long hair. Keep in mind that those with really long hair are only 10 to 20 percent of the players so, there should be fewer of them with rock’em sock’em pop off helmets, but with the stats show that? H. No.
Keep the equipment on.
Oh NO BOBO
September 29th, 2011
8:30 pm
Pago Pago DAWG,
The long runs are fun to watch and it probably loosens up the D, but I think the shorter ones that produce a lot more plays and keep the opposing D on the field and our off and rested, are better.
They are not as exciting, but better strategically.
Spike 80DF
September 29th, 2011
8:40 pm
Saban, Still@thebar, and Tide Roll are all the same guy and I’d bet my paycheck he’s a disgruntled techie….always the same BS but the delivery is a little different each time.
Vampire Bill
September 29th, 2011
8:44 pm
Patience grasshopper
USAF DAWG!
September 29th, 2011
8:46 pm
Oh NO BOBO – you are doing better\
Okay enough about the hair, let’s move on. I just hope we win on Saturday.
Oh NO BOBO
September 29th, 2011
8:49 pm
USAF DAWG!
Me too, and I hope IC gets 200 plus and 5 TDs.
Go Dawgs!
t
September 29th, 2011
8:52 pm
Did you say red panties day for drinking and driving awareness at UGA this weekend?
angry mangy mutt
September 29th, 2011
9:00 pm
ScoutDawg-
I meant not to offend anybody. I was speaking quite generally. Tons of people have such degrees from various schools and it generally simply does not impress me. It is my opinion that a degree that can be obtained without being a genius or without significant amount of studying is worth such an honor as that mentioned in the article. Do not care what institution the degree is earned in, it does not demand the same credit as does medicine, architecture, engineering, physics, and a few others earned from any school, anywhere. However, if one is going to major in such an area, a 3.62 GPA does not seem to be too difficult to achieve. Like I said, if it is an area of study they are interested in, go for it. For what is worth, I am often thought of as an arrogant _ when it applies to such matters.
lkmantsk
September 29th, 2011
9:13 pm
slydogusafdawg
Ishobelovinmesomdredsunowhaimsayinyehhhhhshiiiiiii
bitter--often banned
September 29th, 2011
9:14 pm
banned check?
Rad Penties
September 29th, 2011
9:18 pm
Will the dawgs be wearing their Nike clown costumes this week?
Professor
September 29th, 2011
9:21 pm
So Drew Butler has a degree in telecommunications. I guess that means he spent four years learning to use a cell phone.
Just one more silly, worthless sheepskin from UGA.
bitter--often banned
September 29th, 2011
9:24 pm
tide roll–aka–tide poll and saban–and–gaydawg are one of the same, go kill some trees tide doll
apply for a job at wal-mart, they dont discreminate based on low IQ
Reba
September 29th, 2011
9:24 pm
Mississippi State 37, Georgia 24
Watch the Athens clowns embarrass themselves again!
JB
September 29th, 2011
9:25 pm
Professor….What did all the Ex Tech players ( 15-20) working at Air Tran in baggage major in?
bitter--often banned
September 29th, 2011
9:29 pm
@oh no bobo—great stuff–rock-em sock-em helments, i think crow use’s gel he got from richt!!!
—————tech no’s about long runs———ask PJ
JB
September 29th, 2011
9:37 pm
I have two words to sum up Tech’s athletic academics………………….Reggie Ball…………………..
bitter--often banned
September 29th, 2011
9:38 pm
@usaf dawg! and oh no bobo—glad ya kissed and made up——-hahahahah—-girls
Oh NO BOBO
September 29th, 2011
9:47 pm
bitter–often banned,
We are good Good Dawgs, just don’t expect any butt sniffing. I don’t roll like that.
Spaceman Spiff
September 29th, 2011
9:58 pm
Spike, let’s not forget to add Reba, GT Bob, Rooster, Flattire to the same person/troll… As I have said on other posts, it must be really depressing to be a tech fan – I mean, what is the record? Tech doesn’t even come close to having a piece of this state, much less own it… I guess I would be bitter too if I was a techie, what with having our sweaty sacks dropped on their faces year in and year out…
Rasta Mon
September 29th, 2011
9:59 pm
I and I don’t mind the dreads if they do not slow the game ,mon.Soon a personal foul penalty for touching the dreads. It is coming soon. Does this Crowell mon smoke the ganja?
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 29th, 2011
10:09 pm
He’s not going to get a break out run until this coaching staff teaches these kids to downfield block.
BDawg
September 29th, 2011
10:09 pm
TampaGator, you seem to suggest that Crowell will get into trouble with the law. If so, you’re just demonstrating the incredible narcissism and myopic historical perspective so typical of the Gator Nation. Do you not remember Chris Rainey threatening to kill his girlfriend? What happened with that? Richt would’ve kicked that guy off the team. Meyer…no, he just wanted to win. Take the Spike out of your own eye, brother. Go dawgs!
Spaceman Spiff
September 29th, 2011
10:10 pm
It is good to see flat tire back showing us his usual lack of intelligence
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 29th, 2011
10:12 pm
Spaceman Spiff
Lets get one thing straight moron Im not a tech fan you dope
If you have been on here lately and in the past you would know
But you dont, just like you know nothing by reading your stupid moronic comments
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 29th, 2011
10:15 pm
Spaceman Dope
Where’s the intelligence that you have
please show us
Im still waiting on responses that have substance from our previous conversations
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 29th, 2011
10:19 pm
Spaceman Dope
Got your bonoculars ready so you can see coach Richt signal the fans when to get loud
Got your foam finger too
Make sure you save your vocal chords
Coach wants you to be loud
Just checking
GT football notebook:
September 29th, 2011
10:20 pm
Enter your comments here
Spaceman Spiff
September 29th, 2011
10:20 pm
flat tire, what are bonoculars?
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 29th, 2011
10:25 pm
Spaceman Dope
Once again Spaceman Dope has nothing so he looks for grammmatical errors. Sorry everyone I put o instead of i.
Hey Space Head I left you another mispelling see if you can find it. And correct my punctuation while your at it
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 29th, 2011
10:27 pm
Spaceman Dope
The class is still waiting on posts with substance instead of:
Troll
Tech Fan
FL Fan
and English class lessons
Take another puff from your bong and try again Space Head
Spaceman Spiff
September 29th, 2011
10:30 pm
Flat tire, ha ha – not going to waste time..and there is more than one… when did you change your name from GT Bob, bugnutscratcher, and rooster? I actually find your comments hilarious, but note that I do not resort to the same name calling in order to get a point across…
Flat Tire's Dad
September 29th, 2011
10:34 pm
Now, now little one…didn’t we teach you not to post such stuff?
Jordan
September 29th, 2011
10:35 pm
http://isportsweb.com/2011/09/29/georgia-vs-mississippi-state-preview/
Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)
September 29th, 2011
10:37 pm
Easy there Slydawg: I thought GTBob’s contribution was really funny. That being said I now hope for the annual stomping of the Bunglebees is a really fun thing for us to watch.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 29th, 2011
10:39 pm
Spaceman Spiff
How about going on yesterdays blog you moron. You will see that I was arguing with GT Bob.
Start from 1:47 pm
http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/2011/09/27/richt-coaches-fans-on-crowd-noise-mcclendon-weighs-in-on-boo/?cp=7
Just because Im not a kool-aid drinker like you doesnt mean Im a Tech fan. You ought to listen to what Mike Leach said about UGA’s offense on ESPN. Same stuff Ive been saying forever. But your a typical fan-atic. Any issue that is brought to the surface you want to cry and boo hoo and not face reality.
You have nothing so you call people trolls and say they are the same person with different names. No wonder you support the mediocrity here. You cannot come up with anything new just like our coaching staff cannot come up with any new play schemes
Spaceman Spiff
September 29th, 2011
10:43 pm
Ah, you say you are a fan but you bash the team/coach/supporters. Interesting.
Flat Tire's Dad
September 29th, 2011
10:44 pm
Please remove your Tech stickers from your wall before you leave for school in the morning…
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 29th, 2011
10:50 pm
Space Head
Here we go again
When have I bashed the team?
And who is the one bashing supporters tonight at 9:58 pm
Interesting it is
Cmon man
September 29th, 2011
10:54 pm
Stats for the first four college games: crowell 77 carries 411 yds , lattimore 84 carries 366yds. Crowell is not in the same category as herschel but he sure has played better than lattimore in the first four games in their freshman seasons.
fire Ritch!!
September 29th, 2011
10:58 pm
Just fire Richt
fire Richt!!
September 29th, 2011
10:58 pm
just fire Richt since he still does not know what to do with the talents
Lakedawg
September 29th, 2011
11:05 pm
Flat Tire—-What is Mike Leach doing on ESPN running hias mouth about football coaches. If such a genius why is he not coaching.
If you don’t get that tire and attitude fixed shortly you are not needed in Dawg nation.
Flat Tire Dad's Brother
September 29th, 2011
11:06 pm
Brother
Leave my nephew alone he’s not a kool-aid drinker like you so dont raise him to be that way. If you do he will end up like you sitting at home watching the Price is Right and getting drunk on cheap kool-aid
Lakedawg
September 29th, 2011
11:06 pm
Yeah fire the winningest coach you have ever had. That makes a hell of a lot of sense.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 29th, 2011
11:12 pm
Lakedawg
If you new anything about Mike Leach’s case you would know why he is not coaching. But like your buddy Space Head you know nothing at all
And as far as Mike Leach goes his offensive coaching resume speaks for itself in places like Valdosta St, Kentucky and then Texas Tech. Do some research sometime before you open your mouth
Oh and I’ll get the FLAT Tire I have fixed when we get a coach that can beat FL stupid
My attitude is fine its your attitude of mediocrity is ok that needs fixing
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 29th, 2011
11:17 pm
Lakedawg
Since 2006
13-13 in the SEC East
1-4 against FL
2-3 against Tenn who has had 2 coaches and has been a lously football team
3-3 against SC
2 losses to KY
3-10 vs top 10 teams
1-9 currently vs ranked opponents the last several years
Im glad you enjoy 10 win seasons while losing to the same opponents but Richts success left when Van Gorder was not kept by him I might add
fire Richt!!
September 29th, 2011
11:26 pm
what the hell is winningest? look at the record listed (thnks Flat Tire)… The same content for mediocrity in this sports town that makes me sick. Georgia, Braves same craps…