Q&A: Crowell happy with season, wants to be ‘more accountable, responsible’

Not to get off topic, but how about some notes/commnets/etc. from Saturday night’s basketball game. Haven’t seen a word from the ajc . . .

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wow

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“Wouldn’t change a thing. ..” not even an alleged drug suspension?? Not exactly what you want to hear as a coach, fan and especially a parent!

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He s still pretty proud of himself, but I think he is beginning to mature a little bit. He has confidence, and that’s as important as anything in college. I think with Marshall, Maclome, Samuels, and another RB, along with Crowell, we will have a solid bunch of backs.
The ball is clearly in his court now. It is good Malcome is giving him some competition, because Malcome can move the line when he hits it, and he is tough. I just want to see him hold onto the ball better.

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I think it safe to say NObody would have wanted to get suspended for that. Obviously he would change that if he could. Does he really need to say that in an newspaper interview? As a parent I would advise him not to bring it up again in a public forum. His coaches have already dealt with it. Fans are going to say and think what they want to. He also clearly said “happens for a reason” which tells me he is at least talking the right way about learning lessons. along with the other respectful answers. (which were many) What is clear to me is that the kid is very uncomfortable with the media attention since day one and has always given short polite answers just to get out of there.

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I want this kid to be a world-beater, both on and off the field, but we’re going to need to see a whole lot more from him before we rest easy knowing that he’s exorcised all of his demons. The world doesn’t owe any of us a living- Crowell included.

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give ic a break-wild speculation doesn’t serve anyone well. Bet he has a great year #2-and with marshall uga will have the best running back tandem in the country.. anyone thought abot that?.

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I see a glimer of hope here!!!!!!!!!!

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My freshman fall quarter (Kinda dates me, huh?) was a months long booze fest. My biggest responsibility was to get to my 1st period calculus class (HUGE mistake in scheduling!) in time to get a desk rather than have to sit on that cold floor in the GSRC. Give the young man a break – I don’t know if I could’ve survived the first quarter academically and played SEC football. (I thought about walking on, but even in the fall of 1971 those suckers were humongous!)

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Did he memorize that or did he just read the answers that were given to him I wonder?

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Did someone really just ask about formations with 2 backs? We can’t keep 1 back healthy on the field at a time this year.

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Great point RD. Chip, please keep RD’s comments in the back of your mind if you ever interview a person familiar with the offense.

There is never mis-direction with the running game. It is the UGA QB pointing toward the running back as he runs back to hand off. Very sluggish way to run the ball, not crisp at all.

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Lots of pressure goes with being the latest in the long line of “the next Herschel Walker.” The key is, IC sounds like he is focused, learning from all of this, and trying to mature. You have to like his attitude better than that of his predecessors (i.e. It’s all about me Ealey, or poor work ethic King.)

Adding depth with Marshall, and hopefully Davis and/or Gurley should make 2012 an even better season in terms of RB production.

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all great teams need 2 or 3 really good players at all positions, Rb, Qb, Wr and line and d backs. etc.. key is giving all playing time to keep ‘em fresh in 4ht qtr.. especially like Malcome and Mason.. more playing time. Go Dawgs.. beat MSU

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I for one am not sold on IC.I really hope I’m wrong,but until he proves it OFF the field,and he’ll have all spring and summer to do so,I’m gonna withhold judgement.Say what you mean and mean what you say,IC.

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I know that I have been pretty hard on the kid myself. Then, I had to remind myself that he is indeed a KID! Let’s hope this young man has learned his lesson and will mature more next year. Good to see that he is remaining at UGA. We are a better team with him on the field.
The best thing that could have happened for IC is the fact that CMR got a committment from Marshall. Let’s hope this puts a fire under his belly and we can see the potential blossom next year.
Go Dawgs!

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Did everyone see, creepy as it sounds that anyone would state that

AARON MURRAY DESERVES THE HEISMAN TROPHY

Lowcountry Bulldawg in here all day yesterday.

And, Lowcountry Bulldawg, you

DEFENDED AARON MURRAY HEISMAN TROPHY

to all comers yesterday on this blog.

You went on to say that

AARON MURRAY has NO TALENT on OFFENSE with him

Specifically that the OL is no good and that the RB are no good

Then, you went on further about Alabama and LSU and how you

LUST AFTER THEIR OL AND RB – ALABAMA LSU.

Your post about

AARON MURRAY HEISMAN TROPHY

NO TALENT ON OFFENSE UGA EXCEPT AARON MURRAY

sits on the blog by you sir 2:32 pm yesterday afternoon.

Lowcountry Bulldawg – BLOG BULLY.

PRESUME Lowcountry Bulldawg will have NOTHING to offer up about Isaiah Crowell, since he stated all day yesterday to all comers to this blog how Aaron Murray SUFFERED THIS SEASON BECAUSE HE HAD NO OFFENSIVE LINEMEN WHO COULD BLOCK AND BECAUSE AARON MURRAY HAD NO RUNNING BACKS, ie. Isaiah Crowell didn’t exist this season.

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What kind of a season would Aaron Murray or indeed The Bulldogs have had without him ?

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Well, yeah.

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This is what is wrong with alot of these kids. They get all this press time and don’t deserve it. I am as big a UGA fan as anybody but if this kid was freshman of the year then the SEC needs to look at their priorities. I hope he gets straightened out but he has along way to go. Please give ink time to kids that have earned it and appreciate it. He hasn’t done either.

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The question I would have asked him is : Isaiah Crowell, sir, the last time we saw you in The SEC Championship Game in which Aaron Murray was YANKED, we saw Mark Richt was none too pleased by your 15-yard penalty sir. It appeared to everyone that when Mark Richt was discussing that issue with you sir, on top of all the other issues all season long since we recruited you here sir, that you

TURNED YOUR BACK ON MARK RICHT

& walked away leaving Mark Richt standing there

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he’s just a kid….tough background…but he should not be coddled….if he has to learn responsibility the hard way, well, that is his call…

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Give this young man a chance I see great things in him. He did nothing that 90% of the readers of this blog have not done. The future looks bright for the DAWGS fans need to be upbeat for these young people.

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GREAT work Chip.

I don’t think we should bash the kid for being honest. He admits he messed up and from what he said, he knows he learned a valuable lesson from it.

Sounds to me like he is growing up a bit.

I sure hope so.

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BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH… show me on the field and in the class room. Quit talking and starting doing.

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Crowell, the Bulldog Nation is forgiving and will be watching! Don’t disappoint us with any funny stuff now that your freshman season is behind you! Given this was a “learning experience”, it’s time now to “lace up” and show what you have and make Coach Richt proud he brought you to UGA. The running back corps at UGA should not be a problem from here on with the talent we have! It all starts between the ears and extends from there between the hedges. GO DAWGS!!!!

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Chip, can you get someone to change the articles under UGA and the SEC. Some of them have been on there for two weeks. It would be nice to have something new to read. The same thing happens in the recruiting section. Thanks,

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Who is this “hate filled post” idiot? Does he have nothing better to do than to judge everyone else? Shutup. Your posts are asinine.They make zero sense.

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Hope this ‘interview’ is a sign that the kid is coming around…although for him to say that he wouldn’t change anything about this first season is idiotic, starting with whatever he did to draw the suspension and ending with his ‘turning his back’ on Richt following his ‘off-setting’ penalty that cost Georgia a chance to score. Given that we’ve all gotten used to politicians ’saying what they think we want to hear’, I suppose that he’s ‘learning’. Bottom line, the one comment that I wonder about is his desire to ‘chill out’…I mean just what does he call it when he’s buying those ‘blunts’ with his buddies if not ‘chilling out’?

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Remember very well my first quarter in college and I did not exactly set the world on fire either.

Its up to him to keep the course now after going thriugh this initial learning process. And a couple new backs coming in all attention will be on them for awhile to see if they are the next great.

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No excuses, no injuries – lets see how he performs in the Outback Bowl…..

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Good interview IC1. Get conditioned, get stronger, pass your classes and lead the team to undefeated season and national championship. Carver High School and the Georgia Bulldogs, a much needed combination, missing for some time. Jarvis and Isiah…..yeah baby!

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Hit a single, I don’t know what a kilogram of that is. But, it sounds like a lot. 1000 grams. Jeez. I know he took it. I presume since they were uncover that it is really that. I know this. There is a difference between having that much and doing it, but to me – the ones I think I can influence are the ones using it. Drugs are a dead end. They get you nowhere. Sam Hurd has a $ 5 million dollar contract with the Chicago Bears. Now think about it. On the street, they spend what ? $ 150 dollars and ten minutes later need more. It’s bad, very bad. It leads to no good. It is no good for ANYONE.

That is a good lead-in, Hit a Single, to the blog here :
Chip : Would you change anything about this year ?
IC : No.
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uh oh.
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IC : I just want to chill-out now.
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uh oh, again.
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IC : People don’t come to me with RUMORS.
IC : I HEAR ABOUT THE RUMORS.
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Now, which is it Isaiah Crowell, sir ? People don’t come to you with the RUMORS, or you HEAR ABOUT THE RUMORS ? I am confused.

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An “energy vampire” would never play for a Nick Saban team, even if he was very talented. In fact, I believe their system detects this at the high school level, and such a person would not be recruited in the first place. After the problems we have had with running backs at UGA in the last few years, I believe the coaching staff is getting better at detecting this flaw in team management, and I expect nothing but great, hard working, team oriented, recruits in the future.

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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: we set Crowell up to an impossible standard, and he failed to meet it. It doesn’t mean he’s a bad player. Quite the opposite, you can tell that he’s a VERY good player (as well as one of the KEY reasons we won 10 games so far this year), he’s just hit a few bumps his first year in the college game.

I mean, for goodness sake, we were counting on a TRUE FRESHMAN to help carry our offense this year. Yeah, freshman have (and will continue to) contribute to teams across the nation, but you can’t expect them to come in and be perfect right off the bat, especially when the depth chart is so thin that you’re using walk-ons: I’m not saying that walk-ons can’t or shouldn’t play, but when you have to play them due to attrition at the position, things aren’t quite right.

Yes, Crowell has room to improve: EVERY player has room to improve, but I think he’s gotten a good feel for how things are in the SEC (both on and off the field), and he’ll definitely play up to his potential next season.

And yes, getting more highly-touted backs like Marshall will only HELP his development. Competition is ALWAYS a good thing. It brings out the best in players, and we haven’t even begun to see Crowell’s best.

Keep it up, IC!

Go Dawgs!

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Samuels is headed for LB or FB. I would guess LB. Malcome/Crowell/Marshall will be the 3 in the rotation at RB. We will also get Davis and or Gurley. This will be a major talent upgrade folks.

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Thanks Russ. People please remember these are kids, who makes mistakes.

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Dirty Dawg,

You are I are thinking the same about BOTH points. Just read yours after I posted mine.

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Now let’s move on. Let’s talk about finishing the season strong. Enough about the negative stuff even though we know it sells. Go Dawgs!!!

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Actually Isaiah Crowell’s final two choices were Alabama and UGA and he chose UGA over his parent’s wishes for him to attend Alabama. I have been frustrated with Isaiah this year also, but we need to remember he is a true freshman. We all helped to anoint him as the Savior of UGA football and no one could have possibly lived up to the expectations we all placed on him. With all that said CMR needs to place some solid boundaries around Crowell for future conduct and help him be accountable.

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He isn’t yet : not on the field, off the field, or in the classrooms.

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If you don’t have anything nice to say….nm

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Guys, keep in mind that he is only a freshman. Not many are put in the position of being a savior of a football prorgram. Crowell was hyped coming into the season. He did a very good job as a freshman. If King and Ealey had been on the team Crowell would not have been thrust into the #1 RB position so soon.

The running back stable was bare. Samuel was not going to be the answer (he consistently was getting tripped). Samuels is a absolute physical specimen (6′2″ 245 lb). With Marshal, Crowell, Malcombe and (Gurley, Davis) GA will have a stable of backs. Samuel would make a better FB.

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Leave Mr. Crowell alone, hopefully he will learn from his mistakes. I am sure no one on this blog has ever made any mistakes.

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It’s not a big deal for a kid to walk away while the coach is talking to him. For all we know IC may have been told by CMR to go sit down.

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IC wants to be “more accountable”? Wow, just Wow. Hit the books kid and stay off the dope. Practice hard and prepare not only for the next game but, your NFL career as well. I don’t foresee a degree in your future

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@ hogmtndawg – I’m glad somebody besides me notices that – I was listening to tge USC game on WSB but didn’t get to hear the last few minutes. NOTHING in the AJC. Come on, guys! There are sports in Athens besides football!!!!!!!!.

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@Highsaiah…I’ll take your bet because IF he has problems with the S&C coach, then he won’t show up for spring scrimmage at all…he’ll be gone!

However, I’m holding out hope that IC get his act together. He’s an incredible talent, and IF he would give 100% to the S&C program, keep it up in the classroom, and continue adjusting his attitude THEN he has the potential to be a BEAST next year. Otherwise…can’t wait to see Marshall!

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Crowell would not have lasted the season at Alabama. Neither Saban nor the team would have put up with his entitled behavior.

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Gene

Bullsnip

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“Lattimore has played 2 half seasons ”

Geez, that is as about as uninformed statement as I have seen by a local beaner who obviously has no clue about college football.

It is almost as bad as the certainity of the local beaners last season that Samuels and King then Ealey were actually bigger, better versions of the Lattimore kid and the Richardson back at Bama. And by joy they had the “stats to prove it”.

Look Crowell isn’t going anywhere because without him, the UGA RB crew is a distant worst in the SEC. And with the losses on the OL UGA has to have Crowell in order to not get Murray killed, but it is going to be an exasperating, tension filled summer\fall camp nursing him to the first game.

Nobody will feel comfortable until he is on the bus to the stadium.

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Lattimore vs UGA in 2012 will be slowed by his badly blown out knee (s) and will not want to rush it up. No, his future is in the NFL and his family will be telling him to go slowly, take it easy and come Feb 2013 …………………show me ( us ) the money.

In 2012 vs UGA, he will not be a factor and in fact, SC with the now swirling NCAA violations scandal on players receiving “comp” lodging in some swanky digs AND A LIMO with driver …………..and their soon to be announced NFL defections ………………. has had its day in the sun. Over it is. Steve knows it too. He has done nothing for SC and he knows that too. One SEC East title in school history ( since they joined the SEC) and that was long ago in 2010.

Lattimore? He will lay low in 2012 to save his $$ wheels. He will not be able to run on UGA in 2012 with 110% healthy wheels anyway. UGA’s D in 2012 will be even better.

Gooooooooooooo Dogs.

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extrapoint
Boise and SC’s defense could only be ranked as “okay”. Certainly not of the better defenses in college. Your point is moot. Crowell had/has the normal freshman pangs but his were exacerbated with him being such a high profile. He wasn’t superman, just a talented kid with a lot of hype. That wasn’t his fault. I just hope he grows up some in the off season

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Q: You also said you wanted to be named a freshman All-American and that happened for you, too. Was that exciting for you?

A: “Yeah, I was excited about it. But I don’t really pay attention to stuff like that.”

Huh? It’s a stated preseason goal, but you don’t pay attention?

Q: If there was any one thing you could change about this past season, what would it be?

A: “I think everything I did, there’s a reason for everything. So, no, I wouldn’t change anything about it.”

FAIL, go back to the maturity department. Make the statement about how you let your team down for all your suspensions. You would already have 1,000 yards if you didn’t screw up.

Whatever, get some other bodies in there…if the kids head is still huge, bury him in the depth chart and let him transfer to North Alabama and play for the doughy Bowden.

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Personal attacks will not:

REPEATED PHYSICAL THREATS? Jesus guy, this is a blog. How can you feel threatened physically from a blog?

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Another issue is the beginning of this artile….29 more yards and he has the 2nd best Freshman season behind Herschell?

STOP BRING UP HERSHCELL WHEN TALKING ABOUT THIS KID, OR ANY KID until they actually get close to breaking his records. The media inflation of the kid’s head is part of the problem.

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Paul Johnson PUT Georgia tek on NCAA PROBATION IN FOOTBALL

when he purposely KNEW that the high-ranking Georgia tek officials could NOT tell him and that he COULD NOT DISCUSS IT WITH THE SAID PLAYERS.

He did ANYWAY.

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Please give this story a break. Talk about a human interest story. Quintavious Harrow is taking full advantage of his UGA opportunity.

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an immature kid away from home is growing up.

sounds like he has a good coach, a builder of men

I’ll take that over a bought trophy any day

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@ Personal attacks will NOT be…..

Please shut up already. The way you’re whinning made me check to see if my 7 year old daughter was on the internet. Good grief!

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DIT that comment about your 7 year old cracked me up ! I’m not sure he is whining I think he has gone into full bore shivelling !

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i’m very happy that all the “insiders” with their sources were a bunch of crap. I’m rooting for isaiah and i think he is going to be great back. That first fall semester is probably tough on almost every freshman, we need to cut isaiah some slack. GOOO DAWGS!!

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I don’t think Lex has enough time to search every last cubical in Atlanta.

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Like I said before, Crowell got most of his stats in high school before half time and sat on the bench the rest of the game because his team was so far ahead. In an ideal situation he would have been red shirted or brought along slowly but due to the RB situation they had to play him. He is not Herschel. There will never be another Herschel. The only thing I have seen CLOSE to Herschel in the last 30 years is Bo Jackson. Crowell is more like Garrison Hearst – speed and elusiveness. If he can get 1/3rd of the carries next year that will be good. The 0-line will be very young unfortunately.

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Deluded, arrogant. He’s another tailback cancer to this team.

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Do we need to nip it in the bud?

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I’m outta here.

I refuse to let that low life loser get me into another urination contest.

He ruins every single blog yet NOTHING GETS DONE ABOUT IT.

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Bama, Saban, the Bama nation and their collective 51 teef would have whizzed in their croaker sack skivvies if they could have gotten IC. Don’t fool yourselves

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DawginLex

Ignore him dude. It’s really not that difficult, you know?

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[...] more growing up.  Asked what lessons he might have learned during his first year of college ball, Crowell said just what coaches and fans wanted to hear:“Just follow my teammates and coaches.  They’re counting on me to do what I’m [...]

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@ SteveW, move Samuel to safety??? what are you drinking cause that wont happen in 1000000000000000 years??

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Unlike all of these grown men jock sniffers with nothing to do with your lives but crack on 19 year old kids, 90% of the Dawg nation is behind you Isaiah. You are a Dawg and that is all I need to know. GATA and beat the Spartans.

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I sometimes wonder what people want. IC was a question mark with all the blog comments, so Chip got an interview with him. IC said the right things and is getting ready for the bowl. He’s trying to learn from his first semester and follow the team leadership. You can read anything you want into this but its your input, not his.

IC was suspended for a game for drugs, and one quarter for some other team rules infraction. Those could have been avoided but they happened and he needs to learn and move on. It sounds like that is his intentions.

The injury is something different. A lineman falls on his leg and gives him a high ankle sprain, leaving little room for a lesson. IC tried to play on it against Tech and couldn’t go, and then he played against LSU while still injured. He pushed himself and his body wasn’t ready. Isn’t that what we want from a player? The willingness to sacrifice for the team?

I have no idea how IC is with academics. I hope he does well, and has a great college experience off the field. Attending UGA should be a combination of learning, growing and having fun. He just needs to remember that as a top recruit and star, he will be under intense scrutiny, and that is the price he pays.

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For what it’s worth. Samuel will run for over 100 yards in Tampa. Just a gut feeling because he has to be tired of not getting any recognition. In addition to wanting to improve on the Florida game.

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Q: If there was any one thing you could change about this past season, what would it be?

A: “I think everything I did, there’s a reason for everything. So, no, I wouldn’t change anything about it.”

Can somebody explain this answer to me?
He wants to change everything, but nothing!
When are Grade Reports due? I hope Crowell colored inside the lines so good he didn’t need the extra credit for reading the coloring book story.

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Can somebody explain this answer to me?

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Maybe he realizes he grew from the mistakes he made? Maybe he realized he needed to grow up and it took some punishment and accountability to help him do it?

It’s not that hard to read and understand this but coming from someone who refers to coloring between the lines, what should we expect?

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I did not read anything in that article that says he gets it. I hope he realizes that he could be 3rd on the depth chart when next season starts. Maybe 4th.

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& UGa is a Gymnastics school.
The REAL Championship Athletes at UGa are about to start their season.

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ISAIAH CROWELL; Major: Health & Physical Education.
Q. What is a 3 point shot in Basketball worth?
A. Whatever Coach Fox is willing to pay the shooter to take one! I’d say about $100 for everyone made. Iz get $1000 for a 100 yard game.

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and Oprah wants to be skinny abd Petite

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@Lead Dawg if not mistakes A Sun Bowl is where triple option teams go…to die.

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Lead Dawg here is your answer.
December 26, 1964 Georgia 7 Texas Tech 0
December 20, 1969 Nebraska 45 Georgia 6
December 28, 1985 Arizona 13 Georgia 13
UGA is 1-1-1 in the SUN BOWL & UGA couldn’t even score 2 TDs EVER. Who looks DEAD when they play in El Paso?

December 19, 1970 Georgia Tech 17 Texas Tech 9
GT is 1-0 in the SUN BOWL

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Black berry Cranker you a less than a fool and a turd !! IC has nothing to prove to a moron like you. And nobody cares what you think, you drunken lunatic. Get a job loser.

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A person SMART enough to know…… , If CPJ’s record holds true, that will be 1-1 at the sun bowl after this year, tell us, when was the last time CPJ won a bowl game?

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Lordy, Lordy, do I detect the faint stench of hypocrisy? All of a sudden we sound like the morons at the NCAA, insisting on preserving the leather-helmeted Ivy League gentleman student/athlete. IC was the No 1 running back in the country last year, because he could run the football, and we wanted him at UGA for that reason alone. If he had lived up to all that hype, no one would be questioning how well he answered questions or how correct his grammar was. Let him grow up, let him learn, and let him fail–if he deserves to–just like the rest of us.

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@A person SMART enough to know…hey that 1970 Sun Bowl victory was that the last bowl win Bug U had?

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So your excuses are….”hey he is a 17-18 year old, give him a break”. Ok fine, what about the rest of the 17-18 year olds on the team…no problems/troubles from them! Come on people….

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Crowell is a math genius. He knows how many ounces in a pound. He knows how many grams in a quarter ounce. He must really study hard in the math classes. Yes that is it. He knows weights and measures from studying in school.

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Crowell will be fine. The dude has talent, just needs to learn the position. I’m sure he didn’t have to worry about blocking schemes in high school, something he has to get better at on the college level. I think the addition of more talent next year will make a difference. Let’s get some more big beefs for the line that can protect Murray and make some holes for Crowell & co. Looking forward to kicking some big 10 butt in the bowl game and SEC butts in ‘12. Go Dawgs. by the way, why nothing on Georgia basketball?

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I’m out of here. This blog has some nuts on it.

Quit the threats people………….

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IC1 is a special talent and He is going to have a very bright future. I’m am so grateful that he is a Georgia Bulldog. GO DAWGS!!

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When do grades get posted?

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Who is bashing the “fans”?

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Either (A): He grows up, or (B): He doesn’t.

Nothing (or no one) on this blog can change that.

UGA has another good RB coming next yr. UGA will be OK regardless of Crowell’s decision.

Let’s move on……….

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Well I like the fact that Crowell is going to be more responible for his actions on and off the field . I think back when I was his age did a few things maybe I should’nt . The kid for sure has the talent to
be a superstar just needs to grow mind and body he will okay. GO DAWGS!!!!

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Nice interview even though I read a more detailed version 2 days ago on rivals. It’s good to see IC is saying all the right things. Most of us forget this guy is just a teenager. I’m sure most of y’all are perfect but I know I did some pretty moronic stuff when I was a freshman at UGA.

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In other words to you haters, it doesn’t sound like he’s failing all of his classes or transferring

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slydog how do you fail PE when you are an athlete?

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[On the rape scene in Deliverance (1972)] The day before we shot the scene I noticed [Bill McKinney] hovering beside Ned [Ned Beatty] and sat down between them. I wanted him to see I was Ned’s friend. No different than in the script. Then I asked him how he planned to handle the rape scene. McKinney turned out to be a pretty good guy who just took “The Method” way too far. Staring straight at Ned, he whispered, “I’ve always wanted to try that. Always have.” Ned shouted, “John! Oh, John!” In his brilliance, Boorman [John Boorman] reassured Ned but also brought in several additional cameras, knowing Ned wasn’t going to give him a second, third or fourth take. Ned was only going to do the brutal scene once. When it came down to shooting it, ['Herbert Cowboy Coward'] and McKinney were hands-down brilliant. Scared the sh*t out of everybody who saw the movie. People crawled out of the theatre. None of that creepy “squeal, piggy, piggy” stuff was in the script. But McKinney, I swear to God, really wanted to hump Ned. And I think he was going to. He had it up and he was going to bang him. It’s the first and only time I have ever seen camera operators turn their heads away. Finally, I couldn’t stand it anymore. I ran into the scene, dove on McKinney, and pulled him off. Boorman, hot on my tracks, helped hold him down. Ned, who was crying from both rage and fear, found a big stick and started beating him on the head. Half a dozen guys grabbed Ned and pulled him away. We separated the two of them and let things cool off.

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Not to mention, get a new line once in while, will ya. What’s it’s been….. 3 years now that you can’t come up with anything besides Deliverance was filmed in N.Georgia?

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Except that the “story” about Georgia folks was fiction. The actor was a real person from TN. I believe that was his point. Although I think that is way to nuanced for dogsmells.

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They should’ve scored a touchdown. Instead, they wound up with nothing. Freshman Malcolm Mitchell dropped a pass right in his hands at the LSU 5 with no one around, and Walsh missed a 45-yard try.

SI.com 12/3/11

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So according to the resident expert of the blog, Mr No Hateful posts, this was ALL AARON MURRAY’S FAULT??????????????

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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Well spoken Isaiah. Looking forward to seeing you on the field in Tampa and next season. Hopefully all the rumor-mongering will end soon enough.

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As a college junior, I can tell you I was pretty immature my first semester of college too, but the next couple of semesters I grew up a lot. Hopefully he will learn from his mistakes.

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I can see this blog went downhill fast!

How did it go from crowell to deliverance?

Hmmmmmmm

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dawgdip then shouldn’t we re-institute the no freshmen play policy? That would give the kids a year to Adjust to college work, being away from home, and a time in the weight room.Wait the poor black kids already proved they need to get out of school fast to make money for their family. That lawsuit has already screwed the illusion of the STUDENT athlete.

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One thing is for sure, no matter what Crowell has shown for his first season and first semester, he is probably a little more level-headed and wise than some of the detractors on this comment forum. Go Crowell and we look forward to 2012!

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you political correct panssies are the problem—he hates working hard—he hates his head coach—-his team mates cant stand him

whats left butt for you fools to defend the pun-k——–marshall—4.3 gpa—-team player—ect

—-lets hope he out shines crow-face in spring and he will run home to ALL-BURN—–HAHAHAHAHA

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just finished watching H.WALKER run for 150 yards against the #1 ranked “D” notra dame in the 1981 sugar bowl

——–our QB had 1—i mean 1 pass completion in the entire game———-yet walker seperated shoulder and sure gut

——————proved that a highly motivated—————-TEAM——-WINS—–CHAMPIONSHIP’S————–FACT

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I get so sick of everyone excusing stupidty by saying “he’s a kid”. Yeah, and so is 90% of the team and I’ll be darned, a lot of them are freshmen. Malcom Mitchell is a true freshman that didn’t screw up. Chris Conley is a freshman. Heck, there’s a whole roster of freshmen that didn’t screw up or get suspended. There’s a whole bunch of former freshmen that didn’t get suspended.

Crowell did it more than once, too so don’t give me that bull. How dare he say there’s nothing he wouldn’t change. If it was me, maybe I wished I could have run harder, scored more, blocked better, not smoked whatever he smoked…..Every player in the world worth anything wants to get better. Saying there’s nothing he’d change says a lot about his character. Or lack of.

I think the kid has talent and wish he could be a world beater but until he gets his head screwed on and realizes that he is part of a team and has flaws and, more importantly wants to make himself better, he’ll be nothing but a number. Lots of talent, just not the good sense to realize how to use it properly.

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Ealey ran for 1000+ this year, Crowell was ok, but he was no Ealey.

Ealey got 11 td’s and averaged over 5 yards a carry as a dawg last year.

Glad we got some other backs coming in, Crowell seems too injury and suspension prone.

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When Ealey showed “attitude”, Richt kicked him off the team. When Crowell does it, Richt puts his arm around him. Gotta love Mark Richt. So inconsistent and partial.

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This guy has made some progress. He is still more concerned about his stats than anything else and went brain dead on the question about what he would change about the season. But let’s hope the kid grows. He has some talent and will provide help and Ga could have a serious double threat rushing. Go Dogs!

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acoountable?

with marshall and hopefully gurley and mike davis coming it will be an lsu styled running attack with each guy gettting about 5 carries. Isaiah will be the best back out of all of them i think so we do need him. I see him being the 15 carry guy while everyone else get 5 to 10 carries

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87 dawg

isaiah has run hard the whole year! he has been injured but the injuries he has had have been tough nagging injuries that plague every back. Sure he had a lot of them but i remember usc fans were complaining about lattimore his freshman season cuz he got hurt so much. It is just tough for running backs to adjust as a freshman to the sec level. Isaiah will be fine. I do agree with you i wish he would have said I regret that I made the mistake to smoke weed. But i understand why he didn’t. I bet the coaches and his family have told him to let it go and just move on.

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the people who keep talkking about how marshall is going to save the day next season i disagree. I think he will turn into a great back. But he doesn’t have the size to lead us in rushing next year. I think he will add a great element to our offense catching passes out of the backfield and add some explosive plays. It will be a team effort running the ball and it will be successful. I say isaiah richard sameul and ken malcome are our 3 main backs with marshall as a third down back. I bet gurley is redshirted and maybe mike davis i dont know

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Sammy,

Ealey did a lot more than just show attitude. As for him transferring or being kicked off if that is what you are referring to, he left on his own. He thought he was so good, and he wanted to be the only back UGA used. CMR let him go, because he tries very hard to keep these kids happy and with the proper guidance. If a kid isn’t happy at UGA, he will do all he can to see that kid get’s whatever he needs to make him happy. He wasn’t even close to a team player. I don’t think Ealey did all that great at the FCS school he transferred to this year. He was, I am sure hoping to shine very bright and get noticed by the pro scouts and drafted a lot higher than he will, if he goes pro. Even the NFL looks at such things as coaching of a player and whether or not he will fit in with the team and be a team player.
Crowell is a young kid, who is still growing up but he will be a good RB. I would bet, his team mates have let him know, that he needs to get his act together, so he can become a better team mate. The ball is in his court and my feeling is that he will come back next year, in better shape and more mature.

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I’ve watched a few of the UGA games and, having no “Dawg in the fight”, I think Samuels looks like he wants to play as badly as anybody on the team.

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Would some of you guys PLZ learn what a “paragraph” is….in other words….PLZ hit the “enter” button every 10,000 lines….

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Some small school in Alabama will always open its roster to you, Mr. Crowell.

But…..hope you do finally get your mind and heart straight and commit to becoming a good player at Georgia. Good luck with that. Nothing like a 5-star coming in to motivate you, right?

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Did any of you Einsteins stop to think…wait…I should stop there!

Maybe what Crowell meant is he wouldn’t change anything because he learned a valuable life lesson, which may lessen the possiblilty for future, more grievious incidents.

Happy Holidays to all you Grinches out there…Sheesh!

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TRANSFER!

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He should get rid of that nappy, nasty hair!!!

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What a story Chip… LOL…I think I have heard all I need to hear abou this young man. .. .LOL

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The fools on here making comments about the young man’s education are pathetic. Every college football/basketball team in America has players like this except for the Ivy League schools and a few other private schools. The fact is if the kids weren’t gifted athletically, then they would be going to community colleges. That’s what happens when you go to public schools in a poor school system, The education is a joke. For every Keith Marshall with 4.3 GPA coming out of high school there 15-20 others with a GPA below 3.0. For the critics, did you grow up in Columbus, Georgia and go to Carver High School? I don’t recall either Crowell or Keith Marshall say they were coming to UGA to be on the dean’s list although Marshall probably will. They came to play SEC football in order to get them prepared for the NFL. If he was a business management or accounting major I would be worried but since he is a football player I am not surprised.

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We UGA fans simply want Isiah Crowell to be a normal player. Stop the off-field problems. Be great on the football field and be humble and a student off the field. Play hard every game.

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None of we “crackers” want a knappy wig like “ICro” gots.

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It has been mentioned already but UGA could have the best backfield in college football for the next few years. However, they will need to sign some offensive linemen and build some depth so the “big uns” can open up some holes for the running backs.

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Big Cat

December 19th, 2011
11:00 pm
It has been mentioned already but UGA could have the best backfield in college football for the next few years. However, they will need to sign some offensive linemen and build some depth so the “big uns” can open up some holes for the running backs.

Sorry, have to disagree. Without a big back in that system the formula does not work. If they were running a spread offense it would be better. Marshall is not the best back in high school this year and various services back that statement up. He is an athlete but unless he bulks up about 15 to 20 pounds of muscle he will have a difficult time staying healthy. IC did not do his summer work since he signed in February. He needs another 15 pounds himself of muscle to stay healthy and take the licks he takes week in and week out. He only got a small taste of what good defenses are like by playing LSU in the SECCG. If he had to play UF, AL, LSU, Ark, AU, he would not be as productive.

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Tide Fans- No UGa fan is ever going to look up at your 2nd-rate school in a 3rd-rate state. Just be glad a good football team gives you escapism. You really do need it.

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in 2012, IC’s game will explode—with Marshall and Davis, UGA will have the best running game in the SEC!!! Another easy SEC east title and an upset win over alabama in the sEC title game—bet the house!!!! Dawgs–back on top!

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DIT December 19th, 2011 12:54 pm

“The last 3 years UGA has sported the worst teams in recent memory”
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I guess that about sums it up.

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Duh? December 19th, 2011 1:39 pm

“I’m out of here. This blog has some nuts on it.

Quit the threats people………….”
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DawginLex December 19th, 2011 10:49 am

““Personal attacks will NOT be tolerated hate-filled harassing posts unacceptable”

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“You bet I threatened you. Count your lucky stars we will probably never meet.”
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Of course, his assertion that I did this to him, even in reply, is completely and utterly unfounded and a total lie, which is why he has never shown it. He simply does not like him posting here and then anyone replying to his posts – that well, his post is unfounded.

There is NO EXCUSE for PHYSICAL VIOLENCE threats

REPEATEDLY

including

RIGHT HERE IN THIS BLOG WITH THIS QUOTE.

All he does is PERSONALLY ATTACK ME. Nothing else. Not ever. And, he thinks that in reply that I will what ? Wimp out ? Not put his post back up and DISCUSS IT ? That and this is not a personal threat by me of him. He cannot make that point. I don’t do that. I am a fine graduate of The UGA with Honors, and have NEVER THREATENED ANYONE at ANYTIME as everyone is well-aware since I never have and no one has ever claimed that I have.

This newspaper has a POLICY about PHYSICAL THREATS, which as EVERYONE READILY CAN SEE, he completely and totally admits he practices against me REPEATEDLY.

I put these PHYSICAL THREATS up when he does for all to recall clearly in their minds. His retort to this post, will be MORE OF THE SAME. It is ALL HE DOES, and he feels that I should NOT have this right to raise the issue up in the very blogs where he CONTINUES UNABATED despite total lack of ANY THREAT by me of him.

AGAIN.

GROW UP. THAT ALL YOU GOT ? Come into a discussion of where I am slightly underwhelmed by beating NO ONE THIS SEASON, AGAIN, and the reply from this person ? PHYSICAL THREATS.

How petty.

You’ve got a problem. Your problem is that you believe wrongly that you can post WHATEVER YOU WANT, and that I THEN, CANNOT come back in here, read it, and post it for all to SEE.

That is MY CRIME : That I actually am less than satisfied with 3 fixing to be 4 losses this season, after YEARS of NOT BEATING the top teams. Aaron Murray has SHORT ARMS he said and that AM is 6′0″ tall, he said but that his SHORT ARMS make him appear to be SHORT. Pardon me, 6′0″ is SHORT. Alligator arms makes him more short. He went 0-5 in 2010 vs teams who finished in the top 25, playing at his very worst against them, running up his stats in the other games. He has continued to go on this season 0-3 fixing to be 0-4. He is on this date

0-8

vs teams who finished in the top 25

And, if fixing to go 0-9.

That is UNACCEPTABLE.

Now, you come back in here you little piece of crap, and threaten me with continued physical violence again because in YOUR BLOG, I am NOT ALLOWED TO VOICE THIS OPINION OF MINE that we aren’t VERY IMPRESSIVE.

DIT himself came running in here pre-Florida and stated he thought that Aaron Murray would GIVE THE GAME AWAY to FLORIDA AGAIN. Little did DIT know that Florida would have the worst season since 1979 for Florida at 6-6.

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Give this hair thing a break. I don’t think it hindered the Heisman Trophy winner all that much this year do you? I don’t give a darn, if he does his hair in pigtails, if it is what he wants, as long as he comes to play football each Saturday of the season and keeps his butt out of serious trouble when not.
This kid has faced more pressure as an 18 year old, than a lot of the people on here have faced their whole life. You can criticize his play all you want but nobody on these blogs has a right to make stupid comments concerning how he dresses, talks, or anything about his personal life.
He will be a very good player before all is said and done. He will compete with Marshall and anybody else that is a RB next year and he has a step up on the new folks because he knows the offense. With the RB’s they have now and will get, he will not have to carry UGA’s running game entirely on his shoulders. If you ever look at film of him running when he is healthy, you will see the skill set he brings to the table. It is too bad that outsiders from other teams, recognize his value and potential, and not a lot of UGA fans.
Mark my words, this kid is going to be one of the best UGA has had in quite a while. No, he will not be a Herschel Walker, but nobody ever will be again. He doesn’t need to be either, because he has a great deal of ability, but he is no brute back. He will simply finesse you to death, and make a lot of defensive tacklers look silly, when he gets going.

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“Personal attacks will NOT be tolerated hate-filled harassing posts unacceptable”

December 20th, 2011

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You said stuff about my children. I will never let that be done without responding you sorry piece of lowlife scum.

You are worthless.

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“Personal attacks will NOT be tolerated hate-filled harassing posts unacceptable”

December 20th, 2011
4:03 am

Shut up and move on. No one cares what you think or have to say. You are a retard. And if any person on here meet you in real life we would all punch you in the face. So STFU and go away!

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At first, it bothered me a bit when he said he wouldn’t change anything. But the more I thought about it, the more sense that makes. We all learn best from our mistakes. Nothing develops character more than adversity, He’ll be OK.

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All the new kid will have to do is know how to block and Crowell is out of a job!!!

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With Crowell, BoBo, and Grantham the future looks bright.

Get ready Dawgs another daddy coming. Michigan State by 50.

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Time to Win this Bowl Game

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Should we expect more from a freshman? Yes. Crowell does not have the eye of the “Tiger”, he does not demonstrate discipline in his decisions on and off the field. Our recruit from Raleigh has the character and discipline to be a leader. HOPEFULLY ,Crowell can learn from him.

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I am really happy to see Ken Malcome get a shot. I feel like he has run very hard in a limited role, and has the potential to grow in the same fashion as Richard Samuel.

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