No war of words between Bacarri Rambo, Da’Rick Rogers this time around
Da'Rick Rogers cruises into the end zone for a touchdown against Buffalo, one of six he has scored this season. (AP photo)
Remember when Da’Rick Rogers’ was a Georgia commitment? The wide receiver from Calhoun was actually committed to the Bulldogs for seven months, in fact. But, as we all know now, Rogers reneged on his commitment in January of 2010 and signed instead with Tennessee. And the Vols are especially happy about that these days.
Those of us who saw him play in high school aren’t surprised to see that Rogers is now the Vols’ leading receiver. I was covering college recruiting for the AJC at the time and I rated Rogers as the No. 1 prospect in the state that year, so I’ve always thought highly of his football abilities. He remains the best high school receiver I’ve ever personally watched.
Rambo
Thanks in part to the loss of fellow receiver Justin Hunter to a season-ending knee injury in the Florida game, Rogers (6-foot-3, 215 pounds) is now quarterback Tyler Bray’s primary receiver. He is currently second in the SEC in receptions (27), receiving yards (442) and receptions per game (6.8). In the Vols’ last game against Buffalo, Rogers had 180 yards receiving, which was his third 100-plus game of 2011.
Back to Rogers’ flip-flop. If you’ll recall, it caused a brief war of words via social media between Rogers and Georgia safety Bacarri Rambo. It started a few days after national signing day in February of 2010 when Rambo posted a message to Rogers on his Facebook status.
- “Bacarri Rambo thinks it’s messed up how all of UGA high school commitments back out on us but I’m telling you now when I catch you on the field I’m going to knock fire from you,” Rambo wrote
- Rogers responded via Twitter: “Who is Bacarri Rambo?”
- Then from Rambo on Twitter: “Tell Darick ‘Pretty Boy’ Rogers he doesn’t have to know me but I bet he will feel me!! Lol”
- Then from Rogers: “Don’t worry about me ha … that’s your choice … last time i checked a big hit =’s you getting knocked out.”
- Rambo: “I compete against the best receiver in the nation everyday at practice. Why should I worry about that guy?”
Rambo was reminded of that exchange with Rogers after Georgia’s practice Tuesday night.
“We haven’t said anything to each other [this year],” Rambo said. “I got over it. That’s in the past and I haven’t said anything else to him about that.”
Rogers concurred. Asked if he’d sent any private or public messages to Rambo, Rogers said, “No, none at all,” he said
You could say Rambo got the better end of the deal in last year’s game between Georgia and Tennessee between the hedges. The Bulldogs won 41-14, Rogers had just one catch for minus-3 yards and Rambo had an interception.
Rambo resisted the urge to gloat and spoke very respectfully about Rogers this time around.
“That’s in the past, too,” Rambo said of last year’s game. “Hopefully I can get some more interceptions this week. We’ve just got to do a great job of holding that guy. He has matured and gotten more experience and been more productive this season and he has a good quarterback throwing the ball to him. So we have to be heads up and slow those two down and try to keep him from catching balls and making big plays. So we’ve got a tough test this week.”
I talked to Rogers (along with Bray) on a teleconference call later this morning. CLICK HERE to read my Q&A with Rogers.
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TampaDawg
October 5th, 2011
2:53 pm
mark PRICHT
October 5th, 2011
2:49 pm
Dawg48
at least you can remember when Tech was #7….that only happens to the mutts before the season starts
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Can you possibly be any more less factual than that? Do you just not know how to use google or is lying your thing?
GT Joe
October 5th, 2011
2:54 pm
This just in, Flat Tire: the AP disqualifies GT from its rankings due to small stadium and poor attendance! UGA automatically gets promoted to #7!
Classy
October 5th, 2011
2:54 pm
TampaDawg…The reporter didn’t ask Commings if UGA needed Da’Rick. He offered all of that up by himself. Meaning…of course Commings didn’t have to say that UGA needed Da’Rick or that UGA’s receivers suck…he simply could have done what most do…that is, to either say “Yeah Da’Rick is a good receiver” or simply say nothing at all.
GT Joe
October 5th, 2011
2:55 pm
Tampa, is lying your thing, or can you not understand what you read?
UNC was #25 in the Coaches Poll (see my link), which is used in the BCS formula. Thank you.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 5th, 2011
2:56 pm
GT Joe
Here’s an idea
Why dont you put on that GT sign there on I-85 in downtown ATL
Come see the irrelevant #13 ranked GT most exciting offense in the country Sat
Bobby Bu Shay Stadium might get half way filled for the first time since UGA came to town
GT Joe
October 5th, 2011
2:56 pm
This just in, UGA automatically gets 15 points in every game due to outstanding attendance! Record magically becomes 5-0!
TampaDawg
October 5th, 2011
2:57 pm
Good Lord GT Joe, you say reading is fundamental. But with three polls there and only one has UNC dangling by a thread (who had not played anyone either by the way), then let’s let the polls lye as they may. In week 6, they don’t mean a freaking thing. Hold on to hope little fella, but at years end, no GT.
Classy
October 5th, 2011
2:57 pm
WDE…and I’m not saying that Bray is in the Luck category. Of course upper-classman are going to get a lot of talk. Murray and Bray are both sophmores…and a LOT of people are saying that Bray is the best quarterback in SEC. Buck Belue even said yesterday that he thinks Bray throws the ball better than anybody in the country.
GT Joe
October 5th, 2011
2:57 pm
UGA reminds me of the stupid country boy in elementary school. $hitty grades, but perfect attendance!
Fred
October 5th, 2011
2:57 pm
@Tampa Dawg: i’m a dawg fan, but I cheer for the home boys form Ga Tech every game of the year that they aren’t playing the Dawgs or another SEC team. I watch them as well. Yeah, the teams they have played so far haven’t been exactly the ‘best” but they’ve really looked good. That idiot coach added some passing to his option and it’s been tripping teams up. What? They PASS the ball too?
We’ll see what happens when they get to what passes for good teams in that weak sister conference. I’m betting the bugs will win, except maybe for Clemson. They (Clemson) actually look like they have a team this year for a change. October 29th will be test day for the bugs if they don’t choke before then.
mark PRICHT
October 5th, 2011
2:58 pm
I dont know if anyone on any blog actually knows less about football than TampaX Dawg
GT Joe
October 5th, 2011
2:58 pm
tampax dawg… hilarious, i’m using that.
mark PRICHT
October 5th, 2011
2:59 pm
TampaX when were you #7
you are always NC in August, too bad the season starts in September….DREAM ON TEAM
Dawg48
October 5th, 2011
3:00 pm
Gt joe why does it matter if they were ranked or not north Carolina is far from a power house in football any way but if you want to count that as a quality win go a head.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 5th, 2011
3:00 pm
GT Joe
Put that Sanitation Engineering degree to good use and respond
How is it the Falcons can fill a stadium when 99.999999999% of its fanbase never drew a paycheck from the Falcons organization
Fred
October 5th, 2011
3:01 pm
@GT Joe: Why are you such an asshat? Is it the Napoleon complex thing coming through because year in and year out the Dawgs are better than Tech? Can’t you just enjoy the success your team is having without denigrating another team or it’s fans?
TampaDawg
October 5th, 2011
3:01 pm
Where did I lie GT Joke? Nobody cares about your week 6 polls. They don’t matter. Bring them up again around week 11 or 12 and then they matter. At this point in the season, they matter more to the team playing you than they do to anyone else.
GT Joe
October 5th, 2011
3:02 pm
Flat tire: because the Falcons are the only pro football team within 300 miles.
Colleges are different; mostly alumni, alumni family fans, etc. Fool.
Not to mention, out of 5.6 million people in Atlanta, about 1 million were actually born here, so they like the teams where they came from. Note: atlanta braves and hawks attendance.
Dummy.
Classy
October 5th, 2011
3:02 pm
Fred…and UGA’s fan base has the market cornered on being classy? Give me a break.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 5th, 2011
3:03 pm
This just in
UNC is a quality win even though they have NO COACH
Blahahahahahahahaa
what a sorry example from GT Joe of a quality win
I thought the Sanitation Engineering Program at GT recruited bright minds
GT Joe
October 5th, 2011
3:04 pm
Fred: last 4 years under CPJ (including this one), UGA has most definitely NOT been better than tech. Only one has won a conference title and went to a BCS bowl since CPJ started. Hint: not UGAy.
mark PRICHT
October 5th, 2011
3:04 pm
just plug it TampaX Dawg
TampaDawg
October 5th, 2011
3:05 pm
mark PRICHT
October 5th, 2011
2:59 pm
TampaX when were you #7
you are always NC in August, too bad the season starts in September….DREAM ON TEAM
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Seriously? 2009 got as high as number 13, 2008 got as high as 6, and 2007 finished the season number 4. And at least when our team wins a conference title, we don’t have to later vacate wins and give the title back.
Blue
October 5th, 2011
3:05 pm
TampaDawg: since you have this all figured out, even to who has how many interceptions, etc…how many tackles will Cornelius Washington have?
TampaDawg
October 5th, 2011
3:06 pm
and by the way mark PRICHT, how’s that GT bowl record coming along?
mark PRICHT
October 5th, 2011
3:06 pm
coastal carolina, ole miss 2-3 and miss st 2-3 are quality wins????????
just a fan
October 5th, 2011
3:06 pm
@Classy
Who has Bray put up those numbers against NOBODY his only INT’s came against florduh the only decent competition he has faced this year.
GT Joe
October 5th, 2011
3:06 pm
This just in: UNC forfeits all 4 wins this season due to not having a coach! GT’s win over UNC wiped away!
Dawg48
October 5th, 2011
3:06 pm
So Fred when you watched the tech games did you see gt Joe sitting by himself at the game? Does he look as dumb as he sounds
TampaDawg
October 5th, 2011
3:07 pm
Way to jump in way late there Blue .. I’ll ignore you since we have beaten that down and now BMDPD has jumped on to the bash GT Joe mix.
DJ Dawg
October 5th, 2011
3:07 pm
Classy
Enough about how good Bray is. When your only offense is the passing game he cant help but put up gawdy #’s!! Cant wait to see Duh-pRick get his clock cleaned
mark PRICHT
October 5th, 2011
3:07 pm
hey Tampax hows that 3-2 season going
TampaDawg
October 5th, 2011
3:08 pm
mark PRICHT
October 5th, 2011
3:04 pm
just plug it TampaX Dawg
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Nice comeback liar .. go back to your dungeons and dragons game dude.
Terry
October 5th, 2011
3:08 pm
GT Joe, GT was ranked #25 when they played North Carolina, North Carolina was not ranked when GT played them.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 5th, 2011
3:08 pm
GT Joe
Thats your response LOL
NY, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Washington and NJ are all within 300 miles of each other DUMMY
They seem to have no problem filling there stadiums and millions of those people werent born there IDIOT
Blue
October 5th, 2011
3:09 pm
My 2 Cents; “it’s not revenge he’s after”???
GT Joe
October 5th, 2011
3:09 pm
We are going to get torched by Clemson and VT and still be in the top 25!
Classy
October 5th, 2011
3:09 pm
Just a fan….you are joining the debate a bit late. I am not touting anything regarding how good Bray is. I am simply repeating that, regardless of what sarcastic comments you wish to make regarding the competition he has faced, a lot of people around the nation are saying that Bray is the best QB in the SEC.
Now…if you wish to use your logic about not winning against quality competition, then a lot of teams in the country must not be that good…including UGA.
GT Joe
October 5th, 2011
3:10 pm
Terry, wrong. GT was #24. UNC was #25. In the USA TODAY COACHES POLL, week 4, look it up. This poll is part of the BCS formula. No less important than any other poll in america.
GT Joe
October 5th, 2011
3:10 pm
Tevin Washington may win the heisman this year .. they should give out one to each person in our backfield.
Not a dog (dawg for those who can't spell) fan
October 5th, 2011
3:10 pm
you dogs are living in a dream world if you think that you are going to beat UT. A couple of ugly wins under you belt and all of a sudden you are invincible.
GT Joe
October 5th, 2011
3:11 pm
Classy “Now…if you wish to use your logic about not winning against quality competition, then a lot of teams in the country must not be that good…including UGA.”
When did Tyler Bray beat UGA?
The General Feeling
October 5th, 2011
3:12 pm
Richt seems to lay an egg at least once or twice a year. Since mutts have won the last three, I suspect the egg will be laid this weekend.
GT Joe
October 5th, 2011
3:12 pm
I want to watch it since we can’t do it ourselves!
GT Joe
October 5th, 2011
3:12 pm
Flat tire. Do you live under a rock, or did you upgrade to a trailer? Those cities you mentioned don’t have NEAR the transplants Atlanta has. Fool.
It’s simple math. GT is half the size, half the alumni, so half the attendance. Who cares if we are in Atlanta. By that stupid logic, UGA would only pull in 10,000 fans in that tiny cesspool called AThens.
TampaDawg
October 5th, 2011
3:13 pm
Not a dog (dawg for those who can’t spell) fan
October 5th, 2011
3:10 pm
you dogs are living in a dream world if you think that you are going to beat UT. A couple of ugly wins under you belt and all of a sudden you are invincible.
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And UT has a couple of non-ugly wins? I mean, Buffalo, Cinci, and Montana would be beasts in Div I-AA but not in Div I
GT Joe
October 5th, 2011
3:14 pm
This just in: UGA players get a plaque for selling out every game, since getting a ring won’t happen!
BMDPD
October 5th, 2011
3:14 pm
GT blow and GT Prick need to get together and pop each other’s zits. They obviously have nothing better to do. I don’t think I have ever visted a tech board or blog.
TampaDawg
October 5th, 2011
3:14 pm
So Tyler Bray beat UGA Classy? Maybe I just misinterpreted that as someone else apparently did also. If I did, my apologies.
GT Joke
October 5th, 2011
3:15 pm
hahahahaha