Bulldogs resume practice, ready to feast on Outback Bowl opportunity
Georgia tight end Aron White displays good hands, passing a Bloomin' Onion while holding ribs as quarterback Aaron Murray looks on Thursday at Outback. (UGA photo by Steve Colquitt)
ATHENS — Just back from an Outback Bowl luncheon over in Athens. The local franchise on Atlanta Highway hosted the entire football team and support staff to a late lunch of Bloomin’ Onions, salad, ribs, shrimp, steak, chicken and lobster tail. It really is quite a sight to observe the likes of John Jenkins and Cordy Glenn sit down for an all-you-can-eat, meat-fest. Rumors that the event put the restaurant out of business proved unfounded.
Meanwhile, with final exams now behind them, the Bulldogs returned to practice on Thursday for their first of a dozen or so workouts before their Jan. 2 Outback Bowl date with Michigan State. It has been nearly two weeks since Georgia’s humbling 42-10 loss to No. 1 LSU in the SEC Championship Game, so it took a while for the Dogs to get back in the swing of things.
“Being out of the element for a week and a half, I kind of felt sluggish and out of it a little bit,” senior cornerback Brandon Boykin said. “I know I made a few mistakes today. But, like Coach Richt said, that’s typical when you’ve been off a little while. So we’re just trying to get back in the groove of things. We’ll definitely be a lot smoother and a lot cleaner as the week goes on.”
Coach Mark Richt actually hit the road for some in-home recruiting visits and was not in attendance for Thursday’s festivities. Otherwise, it appeared most everybody else was present, though a certain beleaguered tailback could not be spotted among the dozens of players (don’t read too much into that because it may not mean anything).
It was an informal affair so there weren’t any in-depth media opportunities. But I did catch up with a couple of players for some quick, casual interviews.
In general, the Bulldogs claimed to be fully engaged and motivated for this year’s bowl game, their 15th in a row.
“There’s a lot of incentive,” Boykin said. “We want to top the season off. We lost our bowl game last year, so that’s something to definitely be motivated about. We’re coming off a loss in our last game, so we definitely want to win again and finish our season 11-3 rather than 10-4. And we want to play well to carry over to next season. So there’s all that.”
Said junior wide receiver Tavarres King: “We’d be one of seven or eight teams to have an 11-win season here. That’s motivation enough for me, to be up there among the great teams that have come through Georgia. And [losing a bowl game] is something I personally don’t want to experience again. Looking back, that was rough. We don’t want to have to do that this year.”
The uninspired Bulldogs lost to Central Florida 10-6 in the Liberty Bowl last year. It was only the third bowl loss under Richt and first one in five years.
Georgia is expected to have its hands full with the Spartans (10-3), who like the Bulldogs lost in their conference championship game. Michigan State lost to Wisconsin 42-39 in the first Big Ten title game. Its other losses were to Notre Dame (31-13) and Nebraska (24-3).
“We’re starting to watch a lot of film now,” Boykin said. “I know they’ve got a great quarterback, an excellent offense and they have one of the best defenses in the nation as well. So they’re very similar to us in the way they finished the season and their record and everything as well. They’ve got our attention.”
Said King: “They’re a game away from playing in the BCS, so they’re a tough bunch. They play extremely hard, they’re very fundamentally sound and they’re not going to beat themselves. We we’ve got to be ready to take care of business.”
There’s a media day function on Friday and practice every day through Tuesday, so much check back for more updates.
NOTES: Freshman outside linebacker Sterling Bailey will undergo foot surgery on Friday, according to his father, Kevin Bailey. Bailey tore metatarsal ligaments in practice this past Saturday. The recovery will force Bailey to miss spring practice but, barring setbacks, he’ll be back in time for camp next summer. Bailey (6-5, 275) was redshirted this season due to shoulder surgery last spring. . . . Punter Drew Butler was on crutches and had his left foot in a walking boot for what he said was a minor ankle injury. “It’s no big deal,” he said. . . . Defensive end Derrick Lott was also on crutches for an unknown leg injury.
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zulucanibal
December 15th, 2011
5:33 pm
first
Bright Idea
December 15th, 2011
5:34 pm
“may not mean a thing.” Were you referring to the mysterious IC? If UGA just goes through the motions preparing for Mich. St. this game will get ugly. After Bama destroyed them last year they will be ready.
bucket
December 15th, 2011
5:34 pm
I hate to hear that about Sterling. I was hoping for a breakout season next year from him. Praying for a quick recovery for an awesome young man!
shipyard dawg
December 15th, 2011
5:38 pm
First
shipyard dawg
December 15th, 2011
5:39 pm
My Bad
UGA89
December 15th, 2011
5:42 pm
Sure hope Crowell is not in the DAWG House again…
Or worse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
reality DAWG
December 15th, 2011
5:44 pm
IC missing again?????? Ouch how many opportunities does he need? With Marshall coming in he had better get his act together …. and SOON
The DAWGS had better take this game serious. Much can be gained but much can be lost. Start 0-2 and finish 0-2 kind of takes away from the 10-0 middle. Get it together big guys.
Go DAWGS!
bruce mac
December 15th, 2011
5:44 pm
Fifth
Dalton Dawg
December 15th, 2011
5:45 pm
You have to like this years team. They all have their priorities in line and are more focused than last year. I also like the fact that coach Richt was out on the recruiting trail which is big. The other coach’s are fine recruiters but coach Richt is one of the best and he knows with us a little behind he has taken the bull by the horns and recrutiing hard himself. I have never heard a recruit not say they don’t like him which speaks volumes. No one gets them all but before it’s said and done we will have one fine class which we always do but we have to keep coaching them up and add depth. Go Dawgs!!!!!!!
Lowcountry Bulldawg
December 15th, 2011
5:48 pm
Not read much into it? Unsure of what he may have had going on outside of football, but boy he is a guy who could use some good positive team building moments like this and those that will go along with all the festivities of Bowl Week. He really needs to show to his team and himself that he can be one of the guys and grow into a positive influence on incoming RB’s down the road. At first blush though him not being present really does sound worrysome.
Bob
December 15th, 2011
5:54 pm
Rut Row…looks like Sterling Bailey may be our latest version of Albert Hollis. Hope he gets to contribute.
Augusta dawg
December 15th, 2011
6:07 pm
May need Gurkey more than we know. Hope that is where Richt was
Jack Sparrow Captain of the SS Kool-aid
December 15th, 2011
6:27 pm
Next season UGA will win the National Championship
Harold
December 15th, 2011
6:31 pm
Hunker down Hairy Dawgs!!!
Jack Sparrow Captain of the SS Kool-aid
December 15th, 2011
6:31 pm
And the next
And the next
And the next
cdawg
December 15th, 2011
6:32 pm
Enter your comments here
LakeDawg
December 15th, 2011
6:38 pm
CMR is recruiting the RB’s that will make IC irrelevent. I wouldn’t worry about him.
Jack Sparrow Captain of the SS Kool-aid
December 15th, 2011
6:43 pm
yes I love all this recruiting talk
UGA has led everyone in recruiting east of the Mississippi for a decade now
pass the kool-aid Will Turner
Un-Tank
December 15th, 2011
6:45 pm
As long as IC is on the team no other RB is going to make him irrelevant.
kral
December 15th, 2011
6:50 pm
Except FlA..and they beaten every sec. team east of the Miss. more than they have lost to them except FLA.and they Have not always out recruited AUB or TENN
Glenn
December 15th, 2011
6:50 pm
Hope everyone made the grades to play in the bowl. Although there is only one that I have heard may have problems. I guess we will find out soon enough.
Toccoa Dawg
December 15th, 2011
6:54 pm
I hope the team has a good surgeon. Lord knows he is getting enough work. Get Well Soon Sterling
Mister Pants
December 15th, 2011
6:57 pm
So my question is if Georgia loses to Michigan State, that puts UGA at a 4 loss season. Should Richt get that contract extension they’re talking about?
Jack Sparrow Captain of the SS Kool-aid
December 15th, 2011
6:59 pm
Mr. Turner; seems like we have our first crew member.
A Mr. kral.
Offer him a glass of our finest UGA kool-aid and see if he will come aboard
UGA Junior
December 15th, 2011
6:59 pm
Crowell is academically ineligible.
kral
December 15th, 2011
7:01 pm
Only if you make me admiral and I get to mix up the kool-aide
teewest
December 15th, 2011
7:09 pm
Well, one thing is for sure Coach Richt will have a major challenge with Crowell. But if I had to choose one Man who could help him it would be Coach Richt. This guy never once proclaimed himself to be “The One” the Bulldawg nation did that all by themselves. Can’t help but wonder how many that are ready to run him outta Dodge, have kids JUST like him. Attitude and all!! OR they themselves are same type selfish-me-me-me type guy!! from what I’ve seen the kid could be the second best running back ever to wear the Red and Black. So why to the haste to tar and feather the Child?? If he gets kicked off the team so be it, he is not the first nor will he be the LAST. Actually this type situation will be far more common in College Football than any of us like.
jdawg
December 15th, 2011
7:11 pm
I got it from a reliable source a week ago Tuesday that Crowell was finished at UGA. They knew that he had no shot a making grades. They are going to let him transfer with no messy business, or if he decides to stay, there will be big changes in his approach to life. He has been a major pain in the a$$ all year long. The final week of practice before the championship was the icing on the cake. I know for a fact that Richt was in Marshall’s living room on Sunday night after the game, if that gives you any idea of how important getting him was. It’s a shame about Crowell, but I was warned about his attitude problems early in the fall when he was looking good and everyone was loving how he looked. I dismissed the warnings then, but I know better now.
kral
December 15th, 2011
7:15 pm
be careful who you recruit for your ship…it ain’t rocket science …i sorry your era wouldn’t get that
Bad Dawg
December 15th, 2011
7:15 pm
Richt should not get an extension unless he finds a way to beat Michigan State soundly and navigates through next year’s easy schedule back to the SEC championship game and actually compete with the big boys in this conference. Until then I think his status is tbd but you know how dawg fans are, give us 9-10 wins with victories over auburn,tech, and florida and we’re on cloud nine.
jdawg
December 15th, 2011
7:19 pm
Good job Bad Dawg. What an original and well thought out post.
Jack Sparrow Captain of the SS Kool-aid
December 15th, 2011
7:20 pm
Mr. Turner
Seems like we will have to keep an eye on Mr. kral so that he does not pass out too much of our finest kool-aid and we have a mutiney on our hands and they steal the Pearl and head back to the shipping port of Athens GA.
They make some of the finest kool-aid in the world there in Athens by the way.
kral
December 15th, 2011
7:24 pm
It twood be more to the south and..I know twood…trying to get in the spirit..leave that alone Mr. Turner and you get first pick of the wenches
Bad Dawg
December 15th, 2011
7:25 pm
jdawg, Do you have a problem with my post? (I could have left out the dry humor but hey I was at least being honest)
Taco Meat
December 15th, 2011
7:26 pm
Blah, blah, blah… all the speculation about Crowell is a bunch of crap. The kid is eligible and will be fine. Get over yourselves. Do you people really think these kids don’t have a life outside of UGA and football? What if there was an urgent matter that he needed to go back to Columbus for? Sheesh, you guys read into everything. It’s not that serious. These kids have lives… I suggest all you speculators find one!
Jack Sparrow Captain of the SS Kool-aid
December 15th, 2011
7:27 pm
Mr. Turner
Im hearing rumors among the shipmates that one of the fine RB’s will be abandoning ship due to grade issues
Could you please ask Captain Altamaha Barbosa or Mr. kral to give us their typical kool-aid spin on what this will mean for next year.
I know that if anyone on this blog I mean ship can give us a fine kool-aid response it will be them.
by the way
Have you heard from that famous kool-aid man of the high seas Captain Columbus.
jdawg
December 15th, 2011
7:33 pm
No, I thought it was accurate. Richt isn’t going anywhere, and especially after I look at what can happen in the SEC when you change coaches, I’m not sure he should. We are in good shape in the East, and that West dominance won’t last forever either. It amuses me that the West blowhards seem to forget that for 15 years, whoever won the UT/UF game was in the drivers seat for the title. We threw a few good years in there as well. Just be careful when you decide that a Philip Fulmer isn’t good enough. You can end up with Derrick Dooley, and whoever comes after him. Better the devil you know than the angel you don’t. Bark on Bad Dawg. Woof, Woof!
3-10 Against Ranked Teams
December 15th, 2011
7:36 pm
Yeah….we beat the 10 teams we’re supposed to beat, and yet couldn’t beat the 3 teams who we’re supposed to compete with….
Sure let’s give Richt a $10 million/yr lifetime contract. It looks like I will never see a Crystal Football in my lifetime at UGA
kral
December 15th, 2011
7:36 pm
Do not have a clue…spin…hope we win with what we have..whomever it is matey…staying in character..do not predict…do not know the future as some…knaysayers…
jdawg
December 15th, 2011
7:37 pm
Keep smelling the Tacos, meat. You will be able to see your hero serving them to you in about 3 years. He’s a great talent, but believe me, has major attitude issues. I hope he can overcome them, and live up to his potential. It didn’t happen this year, and may not happen at UGA ever.
Mobile Dawg
December 15th, 2011
7:38 pm
Where there’s smoke, there is always fire.
Jack Sparrow Captain of the SS Kool-aid
December 15th, 2011
7:41 pm
Mr. Turner
What is this Crystal Ball everyone speaks of
Do you have a map to get us there or know who can lead us to this Crystal Ball?
Old Dog
December 15th, 2011
7:42 pm
“especially after I look at what can happen in the SEC when you change coaches”
Yeah, just look at what happened at Alabama when the changed to Nick Saban – terrible!
Or LSU when they hired Miles.
tide roll
December 15th, 2011
7:45 pm
MAN, you guys could have had Avery Young, Chester Brown, Davin Tomlinson, John Atkins and Brandon Greene for your OL .. What an offensive line. These guys would have landed MIKE DAVIS for you. Instead Richt/Bobo go Austin Long, Dallas Lee, David Andrews, Greg Pyke, and either Zach Debell or Watts Dantzler! DAVIS ain’t running behind that. No wonder you’ve gone 31 years without a National Title. Hell, y’all have failed so many years it’s not that big a deal anymore to win one! Auburns got 1, Fla. 2, Bama 2, and LSU 2! What’s the big deal. Really inexcusable in a State that produces soo much talent. But Richt and Bobo decide to go find it NOT IN GEORGIA but in private schools throughout the South! It’s gonna be another 30 yrs. Dawg Fans. Sheesh. Mike Davis would have been awsome but you fools just offered him last week! UNBELIEVABLE! No wonder it’s over 30 YEARS!
Jack Sparrow Captain of the SS Kool-aid
December 15th, 2011
7:48 pm
Mr. Turner
Looks like a Mr. tide roll seems to know what he is talking about
red&black
December 15th, 2011
7:49 pm
@jdawg: I heard the same story about Crowell back in the summer. I too was hesitant to believe. But now………well they told me so. This the very reason that we need to sign not only Marshall, but Gurley as well as Davis. I think we’ll have to wait till next year on Henry, as I think he is a junior, but we will need him too.
hipdawg
December 15th, 2011
7:49 pm
Trolls beware!!Things are looking pretty good for UGA and ya’ll can’t stand it!Really . we did as good as we could w/ no running game, 2 frosh recievers and no ol depth.I hope like hell Alabama stays on the schedule so we can stomp them good!!!Watching alabama and Lsu is like watching 2 drunk redneck chicks fight over the last can of PBR.(wait PBR is above them!)
kral
December 15th, 2011
7:55 pm
Gosh that beauty contest system standard..it is hard to live up to those who have won it and those that haven’t..such a perfect bullsnit system…that really no one knows for sure if they would be a champion if there was a playoff…even 30 years ago when you won it on a vote…oh….you actually get a shot now based on a vote and computers..excuse me
441North
December 15th, 2011
7:57 pm
I’m guessin’ IC is gone, we just haven’t been told yet.
Bad Dawg
December 15th, 2011
7:57 pm
hipdawg, What in the world makes UGA can “stomp” Alabama? Are you serious? Give me a reasonable explanation as why any non-delusional dawg fan would think this is a rational statement.
East Repeat
December 15th, 2011
7:59 pm
Good one, hipdawg! Had me laughing.
Jack Sparrow Captain of the SS Kool-aid
December 15th, 2011
8:00 pm
Mr. Turner
Sounds like a Mr. hipdawg has had a little too much of our fine kool-aid tonight. Have him scrub the deck until morning
Hopefully by then he will come to his senses and have rational thought processes going on again
jdawg
December 15th, 2011
8:01 pm
I hear ya OD. You can win big in Vegas too, but most of the time you don’t. I am friends with a guy who played for Satan at Miami, and I wouldn’t want that narcisitic a$$ coaching my Dogs if we won just as much as Alabama is now. If he sticks around long enough he will have down years too. I’ll bet you both UA and LSU are in the NCAA doghouse within 5 years.
Bad Dawg
December 15th, 2011
8:02 pm
If Isaiah Crowell was gone I think the major sports news sites would be reporting it. No point in speculating until the truth actually comes out. What you should be worried about is if Richt and his staff can be competitive in big games. Its been like 5 years since UGA beat a quality opponent. That’s a cause for concern not all the rumors surrounding Isaiah Crowell.
jdawg
December 15th, 2011
8:06 pm
Sorry, I meant BD on the previous post. Red, we’ll be good at RB in short order. BD just stay tuned. See you guys, have a good one. Go Dawgs!
Old Dog
December 15th, 2011
8:06 pm
“What in the world makes UGA can “stomp” Alabama”
There are lots of people in here that think that – until we play them. Just like the people who said we would stomp LSU – kool-aid drinkers. Like the ones who said we would win a NC this year. Like the ones who say we will not have mediocre football as long as Richt is our head coach.
hipdawg
December 15th, 2011
8:10 pm
Remember when Saban losst to lousiana lafeyette something or another ans made the awful remark about pearl harbor ??? Well , I like my team and my coach and think the future is bright.I think Alabama is one of the dirtiest programs of all time and is beatable like every other team out there.So take the trash out, leave the seat down for your mother and go back to the basement and troll……..Go Dawgs!!!!
oldschooldog
December 15th, 2011
8:11 pm
Chip, love your work but that’s a totally gratuitous reference to Isaiah. Either you saw him or you didn’t, and if you thought it newsworthy to report same, that would be enough. Your phrasing is guaranteed to generate “reading too much into it.” So, if that was your intent, good job.
Bad Dawg
December 15th, 2011
8:13 pm
Old Dog, I honestly question whether some of these people are fans because some of the claims made on this blog in my short time here are absolutely incredible. UGA needs to learn how to compete in the big games first let alone win those games. Alabama and LSU are obviously on a whole other level and UGA is second-tier which in my opinion is unacceptable but it seems most people on here are fine with it. Comments like this from fellow dawg fans are embarrassing and I see why UGA is ridiculed by the other SEC teams. Its embarrassing but through and through I am a dawg but I am realistic about where the team stands.
CJ
December 15th, 2011
8:18 pm
chip if it doesn’t mean anything then why write it. Reading some of theses blogs with all this inside info is like reading the national enquirer. Where is the outrage about the o-line play. That is the softest group on the team. When fans talk about character nothing was said when stafford was underage drinking with the keg, or when AM was pictured with the beer at the fsu game. Grown men should not be on here hanging on the ____ sack of teenagers. If you guys care that much or are so perfect then try to walk on at a college team.
Bad Dawg
December 15th, 2011
8:20 pm
hipdawg, You sir are an embarrassment to the dawg nation sir. Your comment about beating Alabama was just plain ignorant and delusional to say the least. I had the same feelings about UGA headed into the 2008 season but instead of a MNC berth UGA got a Capital One Bowl berth. I just do not see where you would draw that conclusion about UGA stomping Alabama. Did you know wake up after UGA was pummeled by LSU? When was the last time UGA beat a quality opponent? Look up Mark Richt’s record against top 25 teams the last 4-5 years and then tell me what you think. Put down your kool-aid and try and think rational thoughts.
Bad Dawg
December 15th, 2011
8:22 pm
meant to say did you not wake up
Jack Sparrow Captain of the SS Kool-aid
December 15th, 2011
8:22 pm
You non kool-aid drinkers better watch out
Captain Altamaha Barbossa will be on here shortly to straighten you out
danny
December 15th, 2011
8:24 pm
It’s not Crowell’s fault he’s academically ineligible. While writing his 5 page term paper, his fingers got sore and he had to take off 10-15 words at a time throughout the paper. Only turned in a 9 word essay
kral
December 15th, 2011
8:31 pm
I wish the coaches and the players would take the time to apologize to you bad dawg and old dawg..hope one day they will make you smile..maybe Mich. St.
hipdawg
December 15th, 2011
8:33 pm
O.k.,…new a.d., new def. coach, new strength coach , 2 #1 running backs signed back to back, getting ol depth. etc…and your saying CMR hasn’t gotten close twice for NC? and about to get another chance? Hey man he got rid of some bad apples and might have to get rid of some more.Look at Auburn now 2 coaches leaving .Look at Fla. look at alabama soon….This is reality!!! I think we are close .
Jack Sparrow Captain of the SS Kool-aid
December 15th, 2011
8:34 pm
BALLS!
Anyone seen me balls?
I feel like I speak for all the ball-less men on this blog and across the US.
” I am just PLAIN GUTLESS and don’t forget ball-less.
Oh yeah and I hate that undead monkey.
NateDawg
December 15th, 2011
8:34 pm
Every since the SEC championship game, I’ve been hearing Crowell is done and he may be. If so, why keep it a secret? Get the kid out of there already.
JB
December 15th, 2011
8:34 pm
IC is history. He’ll end at SC State or such. Get lot’s of yards against inferior talent and live HIS life like he see’s fit.
Old Dog
December 15th, 2011
8:35 pm
” I think we are close ”
Me, too. The last thing I heard was the CMR was starting to study the game of football.
ColeBoy
December 15th, 2011
8:39 pm
UGA is awesome and all the SEC is worried.
Mobile Dawg
December 15th, 2011
8:43 pm
Have to agree with you JB. Was reading some material a while back, it talked about players motivation to excel, playing with heart, giving your all. IC feels like someone owes him something, IMO. I don’t need players like him in my environment.
Old Dog
December 15th, 2011
8:46 pm
“UGA is awesome and all the SEC is worried”
Yes, I heard that Alabama and LSU are trembling in their shoes.
Jack Sparrow Captain of the SS Kool-aid
December 15th, 2011
8:48 pm
Mr. Turner
I have it; the answer we have been waiting for.
This book called Energy Vampires!!!!
It will show us how to attain the Crystal Ball
All hands on deck!!!!!
Old Dog
December 15th, 2011
8:49 pm
“I wish the coaches and the players would take the time to apologize to you bad dawg and old dawg..hope one day they will make you smile”
I don’t want an apology – I just want to watch my Dawgs play some good football – even if they lose, I can say, yeah but they played well. Rather than watch them play poor football and win by the skin of their teeth over a very weak opponent.
Bad Dawg
December 15th, 2011
8:49 pm
The SEC is not worried about UGA. UGA has become the laughing stock of the league. People are begging for the Richt extension and all the other fan bases are mocking UGA.
Bad Dawg
December 15th, 2011
8:53 pm
Preach Old Dog
Jack Sparrow Captain of the SS Kool-aid
December 15th, 2011
8:54 pm
Mr. Turner
I found me balls they were in Nick Saban’s Pocket
He will show us me how to turn them into the Crystal Balls
All hands on dick!!!!!
Old Dog
December 15th, 2011
8:56 pm
It doesn’t matter how I preach, Richt will still get his extension. It is written in stone, I guess. Then we will see how next season comes out.
jvillebil
December 15th, 2011
9:00 pm
If we beat MSU and then win the SEC next year, then the proof will be evident that Richt really did turn things around. So in the mean time we’ll talk smack, every one is yelling across the fence at each other, a few will straddle it for another year and when they see which way the storm is blowing will get on the safe side. Are we on Alabama and LSU’s level, NO. Can we get there, I believe so. If you don’t believe you’ll never make it happen. So as for me, a die hard UGA grad. I chose to believe things are on the right track!
Bad Dawg
December 15th, 2011
9:08 pm
I would like to believe Santa Claus was real but hey you gotta face reality sometime. The LSU beat down was reality. The record against quality opponents in last 5 years is reality. I was as optimistic of any of the kool-aid drinkers when UGA was preseason #1 in 2008 and after that debacle of a season I was met with the harsh reality of UGA football. I don’t let me being a fan get in the way of my clear though process anymore.
Jack Sparrow Captain of the SS Kool-aid
December 15th, 2011
9:09 pm
Mr. Turner
There seems to be an imposter of me on this our ship; the SS Kool-aid
Evidently he loves the UGA kool-aid and doesnt like me talking about his favorite book Energy Vampire
Tell the crew to wear the Power Ranger Uniforms and we shall flush out this imposter and have him spend a month in the Bobo Academy of Offensive play calling
may-retta bengal
December 15th, 2011
9:28 pm
any truth to the rumor IC has flunked out of school?
jvillebil
December 15th, 2011
9:31 pm
I have two children in college. I don’t think you can flunk out after one semester, I think they put you on probation the 2nd semester.
OkieDawg
December 15th, 2011
9:31 pm
So Chip, did they say you were welcome at the free meat grazing if you put a muzzel on? As a reporter, did you inquire about the noticeable absence of a certain Tailback? Did you ask the question and get shut down or did you just enjoy the feast? Please tell me that as a reporter you were working the angles and trying to get the scoop on an important story! Oh please, don’t tell me you sold out for a free Bloomin Onion! At last, Where was Crowell?…Geez, you were there. Who did you ask and what did they say?
Jack sparrow.....
December 15th, 2011
10:05 pm
I like GT, I am a nerd bc I also like movies about pirates
Crowell
December 15th, 2011
10:07 pm
If he does not play in the bowl, we should just shotgun it all game.
Crowell
December 15th, 2011
10:10 pm
Yes you can jvillebill. It’s not that you can flunk out, but after one term If the grades are bad you can’t tote the rock my man.
jvillebil
December 15th, 2011
10:16 pm
I gather there is set criteria for grades and it sounds like by everything I’m hearing he’s might be carrying a solid 0.00
Dawg48
December 15th, 2011
10:16 pm
News out of Missouri , is that there first SEC game will be at home vs UGA……..
That will push the USC game further back in the season.
BiggDawgK
December 15th, 2011
10:19 pm
I can’t even begin to understand how pointless these Georgia haters lifes must be. Imagine how horribly depressed a person would have to be to hang out for hours every day on a site talking about a team they hate. If that was not pathetic enough to keep these trolls on suicide watch, they also insult and demean teenagers simply becuase their own lifes are so empty and unfulfilled.
During this holiday season I implore those in Bulldog Nation to say a prayer for the haters who obviously have nothing at all to be happy about this time of year or any other.
Browndog
December 15th, 2011
10:25 pm
UGA is making progress. Give CMR time. Seem to remember that a couple of years ago the LSU folks wanted to run Les out of town.
TampaGator
December 15th, 2011
10:29 pm
When you come down to Tampa, drive on over to Clearwater Beach for team beach day. After the skydivers land, take a beach stroll about 3 miles north to Caladesi Island and you will think you just arrived in paradise……white, sandy beaches and clear blue water with no hotels in sight. Looks just like the day the Spanish explorers arrived in the area. Be sure to leave your shoes behind.
jvillebil
December 15th, 2011
10:30 pm
BiggDawgK: Have you ever notice that some people that never seem happy and always seem pesimistic want everyone else to feel like they do?
TampaGator
December 15th, 2011
10:30 pm
P.S……the above is my daily workout. Life is tough.
Investment required
December 15th, 2011
10:47 pm
No, not salaries for players, Auburn style… But look at the numbers. Football is a cash cow at UGA used to pay for softball, soccer and other sports. We spend much less than LSU and Alabama on football. And we don’t oversign.
I am happy with 10-11 win seasons vs that opposition as long as the above is true. I’d be happier with a NC but I cannot blaim Richt.
OkieDawg
December 15th, 2011
10:48 pm
TampaGator, This is a UGA football blog. Take your Southern Living Magazine hyberbole somewhere else. It is not appreciated here anymore than your often misguided comments about Georgia football. The U of Florida is in free fall…should not you be fully concentrated on Muschamp’s obvious failures?
DawgJohn
December 15th, 2011
10:52 pm
I C is history
DawgJohn
December 15th, 2011
10:53 pm
as reported two weeks ago
Soulja Boy
December 15th, 2011
11:00 pm
Richt was a great help with Randy Moss, but when Randy spent half of a semester in jail for selling drugs, he didn’t do so well with his studies.
bAMA fan oh yeah
December 15th, 2011
11:11 pm
we are the best….
we get two chance to beat the best…
when we lose we will still be the best….
dose that make any sense?
Chris
December 15th, 2011
11:23 pm
ajc can yall make a story on the isaiah rumors?? i dont believe the people on the blogs with there “sources”. i want and need IC to stay at uga
“Personal attacks will NOT be tolerated hate-filled harassing posts unacceptable”
December 16th, 2011
12:19 am
I’d love for Mark Richt, who should have already gotten his extension, to get a commitment from Mike Davis. Mike Davis, ranked # 6 RB in nation by Rivals, said that he spent the entire day at practice standing beside Mark Richt the whole time, and that Mark Richt said that he needed running backs and would have every opportunity to play 2012. I’d also love to see us get a commitment from a Top Safety, ranked either # 1 like Keith Marshall at RB or # 6 like Mike Davis at RB. Great stuff along with our Top OL commitment John Theus the # 3 OT.
Jalex49
December 16th, 2011
12:25 am
Sign both Gurley and Davis. Georgia needs both of them. Crowell will be just fine. I have confidence in Coach Richt and feel he will do everything he can to get the right recruits at Georgia.
Hope all the juniors decide to come back.
Charles
December 16th, 2011
12:33 am
LSU 42 Georgia 10
drbasic
December 16th, 2011
2:09 am
old dawg….you sir, are an angry person and true dawg fans, think you are an idiot….if you are not happy with the team or coaches or the previous records….please feel free to find another team, our feelings will not be hurt.
bartender
December 16th, 2011
3:42 am
the “dream team” are the best in the land,and Mich st ain’t nothing gonna be a 40-0 blowout…..lol……….ooooooooo…K
7576DAWG
December 16th, 2011
3:49 am
When asked about the updated SEC schedule’s McGarity stated that the new schedule’s for 2012 should be released Monday or Tuesday of next week.
Billdawg
December 16th, 2011
4:36 am
Reality check guys. One fumble, a punt return and awful special teams allow us to let SC defeat us. Otherwise an 11 win season. Get over Richt leaving, He will be here till he decides to leave. He has made the the right adjustments except for 2d half conservative play calls.
As to Crowell eligibility, only info is on these largely non alumni contributors blogs. Not a great news source. Let the coach do his job. He is a top ten coach. We can’t replace him with a better coach.
guy
December 16th, 2011
5:45 am
Sign Mike Davis along with the Marshall guy and wait for IC and CT to do their screwing up.Then,kick them off the team for good with a hob nailed boot!!! Let them then go join their pot buddies!
Insider
December 16th, 2011
5:56 am
Crowell is academically ineligible to participate in any team functions right now. He is not kicked off the team however. Take it as fact. To be announced next week.
Old Dog
December 16th, 2011
6:20 am
“Reality check guys. One fumble, a punt return and awful special teams allow us to let SC defeat us. Otherwise an 11 win season. Get over Richt leaving”
Reality Check guys – one blocked punt against Vandy – if Drew Butler had not tackled the Vandy player, we would hae been 9-3, not the SEC east champions, and SC would have played LSU.
But they probably would STILL have given Richt his extension and raise for “being such a nice guy”. I can’t remember, when I go to a football game, is it to see my team play some good football, or is it to watch the coach be “nice”.?
Old Dog
December 16th, 2011
6:24 am
“old dawg….you sir, are an angry person and true dawg fans, think you are an idiot….if you are not happy with the team or coaches or the previous records….please feel free to find another team, our feelings will not be hurt.”
I’ll take that under advisement – we will see what next year brings.
Why did the stadium fail to sell out early this season for the first time in forever? Adams and McGarrity better watch the fan base and decide what is best for the TEAM. Fans can always vote with their feet.
“Personal attacks will NOT be tolerated hate-filled harassing posts unacceptable”
December 16th, 2011
7:32 am
Old Dog,
Please keep up your posts. This is still America. Only posts approved by the clique are allowed to be said, even by a long-time solid Bulldogs’ Football Program fan such as yourself, sir.
I am not in the least concerned about the posts saying you are not.
Cowardly to say true Dawg fans would call you an idiot. I am a true Dawg fan, and I think you are spot-on.
icallbs
December 16th, 2011
7:55 am
If Crowell is indeed academically ineligible my guess is if that alone doesn’t do him in, the fact that with some of the majors these guys can choose along with hand-holding by tutors that is available, you have to be some lethal combination of lazy/dumb that can’t be overcome. No, that is NOT unkind, harsh, etc. Its a fact.
dawgster
December 16th, 2011
8:09 am
Just for all you know it all insiders…Crowell practiced with the team yesterday…How about quit spouting off and spreading the rumors…Things will will work out one way or the other, but Crowell did practice yesterday….go dawgs
JDawg1785
December 16th, 2011
9:56 am
Hope the Dawgs devour Sparty like Aron White did that bloomin’ onion! Go Dawgs!
old dog
December 16th, 2011
10:06 am
Crowell,
You turn the boot upside down; directions are on the heel. The p*ss will come right out!!
evil empire
December 16th, 2011
10:34 am
Capt Jack is a GT bonified butt pirate!! Just doesnt know how to come outta Davey Jones locker to admit it to the Yeller Bellied Nation!! Scared he’ll be hung in the gallows!!
evil empire
December 16th, 2011
10:36 am
But i sure can relate!!
McDawg
December 16th, 2011
11:31 am
bummer about Bailey
one game season–have to lay it all out
The Diesel
December 16th, 2011
11:56 am
Tide Roll the A$$ Clown is back I see.
roughrider
December 16th, 2011
12:25 pm
Tech nerds should concentrate on winning this bowl game and nothing else. Their bowl game record is embarrassing to the state of Georgia.
LogicalUS
December 16th, 2011
1:35 pm
“One fumble, a punt return and awful special teams allow us to let SC defeat us.”
Hey nice trick….everybody gets to only count the plays you like from each game. Imagine the wonderful records college football teams will record.
If you look hard enough I am sure that you can “forget” enough plays in the LSU game for a UGA victory.
Geez, I hearby decree that the only plays to be counted toward for UGA record are the UGA TDs, all others are ruled inconvenient and thus should be ignored.
WDE
December 16th, 2011
2:20 pm
Glad to see that the players are giving Mich St due respect they are a tough bunch and it will take a great game to beat them. Go Dogs!
Mad Dog One
December 16th, 2011
3:14 pm
Why don’t all you low life trolls clime up a ladder and kiss my a$$. We don’t care what you “know” hahaha, say, think or do. You are not revelent to UGA or its fans. To some of you dumb a$$ ALL TEAMS AND FANS FROM THE SEC MAKE FUN AND LAUGH AT THE OTHER TEAMS. If you don’t matter then you are not in the conversation at all. As a great American said I’M BULLDOG BORN, BULLDOG BREAD AND WHEN I’M DIE I’LL BE BYGOD BULL DEAD. As always GO DOGS & GATA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mad Dog One
December 16th, 2011
3:16 pm
That would be BULLDOG DEAD. Sorry Mr. L.G.
PapaDawg
December 17th, 2011
5:35 am
I hope Crowell has a real good excuse for not being at a team function. That kind of thing will not set well with your team mates especially if you are having a self pity party
wins-by-a-link
December 17th, 2011
10:25 am
IC will never wear the Red and Black again, His bad attitude was evident from the start and I’m sure his grades are below par, I think the last straw was when he turned his back on Coach Richt during the SEC championship game after he had gotten a penalty for running his mouth, Sometimes the only solution to a bad attitude is to rid the problem from the program before it spreads to others, Richt knew there was a risk in IC but probably felt it was worth the gamble, This time it didn’t work out.
angry mangy mutt
December 17th, 2011
11:05 am
Hopefully Dawgs are focused on this game. Mich St is no slouch, however they are still a Big 10 team which should make them victimized in Tampa. Just never know about our team, rather under CMR or whoever, just never know if or when we’ll show up.
Where IC is concerned, who knows. Something often lost on fans is that UGA quietly has a higher standard than many other schools (esp SEC). Not pulling a Techie here, but for a state u, Uga does ask for more from their student athletes. That is one answer as for why certain kids leave the state, and why private school kids get a closer look (yea, I know not all private schools are great). IC may be finding that out now. In Athens, you mess up, people know. Mess up a couple of more times, you are likely out.
01HAWK
December 17th, 2011
2:56 pm
WDE………………………………Glad to see that the players are giving Mich St due respect they are a tough bunch and it will take a great game to beat them. Go Dogs!
BAMA did not respect them last year………………………….I believe the score was BAMA 49 and MICH ST. had 7 after the 2nd, 3rd and 4th stringers came in.
Put 2 QB’s out of commission. By the last quarter they had a former QB playing that started the game as a receiver.
Lets see what the PUPPIES do.
1969 Graduate
December 17th, 2011
4:52 pm
Hey, I’m still trying to recover from the second half of the last game. Whose feet should be held to the fire for that ar$e whipping?
How can anyone miss Mark Richt’s record against good teams? The man’s “studying football?” Bobo is still around?
Contract extension for Mr. Richt? That’s a joke, I hope.
We beat some bad teams, folks. The good teams beat us! Who is our CEO? I sure hope the AD requires a victory over MSU. They’re a real football team, and will kick our butts if we’re not well prepared, really into the game, and well coached, with good play calling.
Could we recruit an offensive line, and an offensive play caller, and someone who knows football.
Go, Georgia Bulldogs!
Lakedawg
December 17th, 2011
8:37 pm
1969 Grad and Insider—-How is it that Isiah Crowell was practicing and Coach Richt said today everyone was eligible for bowl?
From whence does your information arrive from?
Lakedawg
December 17th, 2011
8:42 pm
Also Grad you seem to be missing a lot of latest news, Coach Richt is signing a 3 year extension with an increse in pay and coaches Grantham and Bobo are getting new contracts rewarding their good job this year.
And recruiting is really picking up steam with 4 O-linr committed and one more coming shortly. Things looking all Dawg next few years.
Lakedawg
December 17th, 2011
8:45 pm
Running back chart for bowl game, Malcome, Crowell, Harton as of today. Samuels and Thomas still not practicing.
extrapoint
December 18th, 2011
5:00 pm
While Coach Richt always talks about competition among the players, this doesn’t exist when it comes to the quarterback position. Short of Murray being layed out and taking off the field on a stretcher, Mason will not be given an opportunity to compete. It’s Coach Richt history of playing only one quarterback.
FLA DAWG
December 18th, 2011
9:36 pm
The Odds have The Dawgs by 1 point over MSU……………………………. I try never to buck the odds but my guess is this will be a ” U Picke “em” closer to Jan 2.
MSU has beaten Wisconsin and Michigan while my Dawgs have beaten………………….well, nobody..
MSU 17, UGA 10
Victor John Little John
December 22nd, 2011
6:02 am
Any truth that Isaiah Crowell flunked all exams making him academically ineligible for Outback Bowl
UGA Alumni Association
December 22nd, 2011
4:45 pm
If you are traveling to Tampa to watch the Outback Bowl game live, the UGA Alumni Association is hosting a Pre- Game tailgate for all bulldog fans. There will be an all-you-can eat buffet and unlimited premium drinks! Register at http://www.alumni.uga.edu/alumni/index.php/evites/outback_bowl_evite.