UGA freshman Keith Marshall challenges veteran Malcolm Mitchell to a foot race and . . .
So those of you who are pretty wired in via Twitter and Facebook have probably already seen the video of new Georgia tailback Keith Marshall racing rising sophomore wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell on Woodruff Practice Fields recently. If you missed it, I’m happy to provide it HERE.
Marshall
First, a little background. Apparently this was the third time these two young football stars raced in a 40-yard dash. The first time, Mitchell reportedly won and quarterback Aaron Murray didn’t get to see it and he complained about it. So they did it again the other day, with Murray shooting video and wide receiver Chris Conley providing color commentary.
Spoiler alert: Marshall, who supposedly came to Georgia with a 4.3-second 40-yard time (and similar GPA), wins the last two races by an eyelash. But I would suspect Bulldogs’ fans are more intrigued just by the fact Marshall was willing to compete against one of the teams’ established stars. Says a little something about his competitive nature, I’d say.
Mitchell, of course, emerged as one of the Bulldogs’ most explosive offensive threats as a true freshman this past season and finished as the Bulldogs’ second-leading receiver with 45 catches for 665 yards despite missing three games due to injury. Marshall is a 5-star prospect and the No. 1-rated running back in America, according to Scout.com. He enrolled early at UGA.
Anyway, just wanted to throw it out there for any of you folks who might have missed it. Besides, considering Mitchell’s problems with a hamstring injury last season, I suspect the coaches have seen this and already shut down the race track. I’m just guessing but, as Apollo Creed said in the first Rocky, “ain’t gonna be no rematch.”
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451 comments Add your comment
SteveDFWdog
January 17th, 2012
11:36 am
How does speed help you in BoBo’s Offense? You run into the Centers A$$ faster? There is still time CMR, remember Martinez….remember Martinez…owwwwowwww .
Jerome
January 17th, 2012
11:37 am
Because Crowell is a punk and woulda stubbed his toe during the run.
GTBob
January 17th, 2012
11:38 am
Uh, wrong again. He tweeted it and then said it at the presser.
And you have no idea if what he said was the truth or not. What players and coaches say to the media and what is really going on can be two very different things.
SteveDFWdog
January 17th, 2012
11:40 am
Demote BoBo.Demote BoBo.Demote BoBo.Demote BoBo.Demote BoBo.Demote BoBo.Demote BoBo.Demote BoBo.Demote BoBo.Demote BoBo.Demote BoBo.
Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)
January 17th, 2012
11:41 am
@A person……:
How can you possibly be smart enough to know how much playing time LeMay should/will get this year?
sammiamm
January 17th, 2012
11:42 am
nerds are funny, in a pathetic way.
good to see these young athletes having some fun along the way.
like the position and direction of the team. quite the turnaround. what a difference a year makes.
glad we have the goods. worth the wait and watch.
bugs?
Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)
January 17th, 2012
11:43 am
Crowell will be UGA’s leading rusher in 2012.
Sid
January 17th, 2012
11:44 am
Fun stuff……………….!!!
GTBob
January 17th, 2012
11:47 am
Crowell will be UGA’s leading rusher in 2012.
If Crowell is the best they have in 2012 then they need to fire whoever is recruiting RB’s.
A person SMART enough to know......
January 17th, 2012
11:48 am
Eisendawg Yes, after METT was sent packing it seems that Richt & Bobo made the Arranged Marriage between 3/4 Murray and the starting QB job. Nobody can divorce that right now unless it is injury.
BRAINIAC Have you seen how EASY the Dwags schedule is? LeMay should get playing time in almost every game. Well. unless 3/4 Murray is still himself with the INTs & TO’s keeping it close.
WDE
January 17th, 2012
11:54 am
@A person SMART enough to know…… its just such a bloody shame Hutson didn’t check to find out what you think on the matter.You being so smart and all I’m sure that would have made a huge difference in his decision making process.
A person SMART enough to know......
January 17th, 2012
11:59 am
WDE..and no Dwag fans have a different opinion about players leaving for the NFL early either right? Orson Charles didn’t ask me or you either, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have an opinion be it right or wrong.
Chris Snow
January 17th, 2012
12:01 pm
I’m starting to think that Isaiah Crowell may end up needing surgery for that ankle. Any way to find out more info on this?
DawginLex
January 17th, 2012
12:02 pm
A person SMART enough to know……
January 17th, 2012
11:59 am
WDE..and no Dwag fans have a different opinion about players leaving for the NFL early either right? Orson Charles didn’t ask me or you either, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have an opinion be it right or wrong.
************
Problem is, your opinions, like GTBob’s are always wrong because your opinion is based on hatred of UGA and not facts.
See how easy that was?
dawgfan
January 17th, 2012
12:06 pm
i agree..somebody needs to take a long look at crowell’s ankle. i think he has structural damage or something majorly wrong
GTBob
January 17th, 2012
12:08 pm
Problem is, your opinions, like GTBob’s are always wrong because your opinion is based on hatred of UGA and not facts.
So my opinion that Mason will never start for UGA is way off base? Do you expect him to start soon?
gdawginkalamazoo
January 17th, 2012
12:08 pm
I pulled a hammy just reading the article. Dang fast dudes we have on the team. I agree with SteveDFWdog though, what the hell good does it do us if we keep running them up the middle and off tackle. MSU’s DL was one of the best anybody could of faced last year. Too bad Bobo didn’t have a better answer for them or we would have had a first down or two with that 3-1/2 minutes to go. Or we might have even gotten a first down in OT when we needed it to win the game.
idiot alert
January 17th, 2012
12:09 pm
Hi , My Name is GT Bob.
I have no life other than trolling the UGA blog and cut and pasting other blogger’s comments. The next time I post something that is an original thought without the cut and paste will be the first.
Please help me get a life….please ?
Frank Lane
January 17th, 2012
12:09 pm
True is who is faster in pads.
idiot alert
January 17th, 2012
12:11 pm
Hi , My name is GT Bob.
I cannot stir the pot on the Tech blog because no one reads it.
Chris Snow
January 17th, 2012
12:12 pm
Hopefully that’s already in the works dawgfan. The fact that he re injured it what like 3 different times, should be a red flag that it needs to be addressed.
Regarding Mason, I assume that if Murray goes to the NFL in 2013, Mason will be our QB that year.
idiot alert
January 17th, 2012
12:12 pm
Hi , My name is GT Bob
i need to go drop another order of fries so someone please hurry and say something i can cut and paste.
flo-ri-duh
January 17th, 2012
12:16 pm
Saban s after Marshall as we speak. T.J. Yellin may soon b joining Justin Taylor on the unemployment line.
WDE
January 17th, 2012
12:16 pm
@Frank Lane that is a great question Sir, we forget sometimes that there is a difference many times .
A person SMART enough to know......
January 17th, 2012
12:17 pm
what
flo-ri-duh
January 17th, 2012
12:18 pm
Murray will have to do a lot of improving and hav a whole lot better help from the OL and RB’s to turn pro in 2013. Another thing against him is his height – about 6′-6′1″ at best.
KB
January 17th, 2012
12:18 pm
Flo-or-duh, Sabans after Marshall? Marshall already enrolled a UGA.
A person SMART enough to know......
January 17th, 2012
12:19 pm
DiLex not hating the DWAGS on the Mason issue. He should have been in games that matter with the 1st string players. 3/4 Murray isn’t Clutch in big games. Give MASON a fair shot.
Chris Snow
January 17th, 2012
12:23 pm
Good point flo-ri-duh. The good news is we all know how great he can be, just have to cut down on the fumbles and ints. But like you said, we need to see huge improvements from the RB’s and the O-line.
Rural Education
January 17th, 2012
12:36 pm
There is no program in the country that gets so much press from a paper as the Dawgs do from the AJC, the worst sports paper in America.
Gunner Kiel
January 17th, 2012
12:37 pm
Well, I was going to Indiana, but changed my mind, so I gave my commitment to LSU, but then I decided that Notre Dame was the place for me, but now, after reading a person SMART enough to know’s criticism of Murray, plus the lack of having to compete against Mason, I think I’ll join the dream team, but wait, wouldn’t it be really cool if Paul Johnson would let me run that innovative offensive of his………..
Chris
January 17th, 2012
12:51 pm
You would never see Crowell in one of these competitions. He would stump his toe at the start and be out 2 months.
WDE
January 17th, 2012
12:52 pm
@Rural Education if you don’t like it here…..leave. And have a great day!
G-Dawg
January 17th, 2012
12:56 pm
Dont know why ya’ll fall for his meaningless tactics. Ignore him and maybe he’ll just buzz off.
Dap01
January 17th, 2012
1:13 pm
Crowell is an excellent runner. He just kept getting nicked up. But when he ran, he ran very good. He was clearly the most effected rb we had.
A person SMART enough to know......
January 17th, 2012
1:40 pm
Dap01 what is an “effected” RB? Can you get medication for that?
RedandBlackDAWG
January 17th, 2012
1:46 pm
I don’t think Crowell had enough time for his ankle to heal and he kept trying to go, when he should have been kept on the side lines. When you have a 325 pound man roll over on your ankle, it take more than a week, before you can get back up to speed. Crowell will be just fine if he matures a little more and becomes more of a team player. He has all of the skills you could want and with three running backs like we have, he can share duties with the others and not have to take on responsibility all by himself to make plays in the backfield.
BiggDawgK
January 17th, 2012
1:47 pm
That’s cool. It’s like the time Superman raced The Flash. Of course tech players have races like this often but only because they’re running from murderers and thiefs when they go to the Varsity.
A person SMART enough to know......
January 17th, 2012
1:51 pm
Wow it seems biggDwagk got done at the Glory Hole and is back in his Peterbilt and on the computer.
BiggDawgK
January 17th, 2012
1:53 pm
Chip
Spot-on about the coaches shutting down the races and nice Rocky reference too. Even your fluff stories are entertaining……not that you ever do fluff stories.
Bama mike
January 17th, 2012
1:58 pm
Looks like Dawgs solved running back problems. Now a couple of physical tightends to lock down and open up the outside could make 2012 very exciting for Georgia.
JOHN PEAVY
January 17th, 2012
2:06 pm
YOU GA FANS THAT THINK CROWELL IS NOT NEEDED HERE DO NOT HAVE A CLUE,
JUST THINK IF CALEB WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE IN 2011 ..
GO DAWGS PLEASE FIND MIKE BOBO A HEAD COACHING JOB IN SOME GIRLS PREP SCHOOL.
WE NEED A O CORD ASAP PLEASE HE (BOBO) WILL HOLD OUR TEAM DOWN.
old dog
January 17th, 2012
2:07 pm
RedandBlackdawg:
Wake up…..then tell Crowell to turn the boot upside down; the directions are on the heel! The p*ss will come right out!!!!!!!
tidog
January 17th, 2012
2:12 pm
No doubt Isaiah Crowell will shine bright next season. The guy ran the ball as a true freshman in the toughest conference in the land and finished with over 800 yards. He was held out a game for conduct and missed various portions of other games with injuries. Again, he competed in the best conference in the land and racked up over 800 yards right out of high school. Run Isaiah run and run the Dogs to a NC.
Barring injury
January 17th, 2012
2:14 pm
Lemay will get quality PT barring early season injury to himself. Murray will be hard pressed to play 100% of the games, as the younger men will look to see what type of qualities both will exhibit while under center in practice and then respond in games.
Lemay is a can do it all QB with outside speed and a great arm and frankly, very similar to DJ Shockley who should have played far more than he did while an inderclassman.
Murray is not more than 52% popular with UGA’s fans and this 2012 year, his bone headed throws and fumbles for quick 6 pics and his horrible decsions while under pass rush pressure will cause major rumblings with the alumni. We are sick of his emotional chokes and game day pics.
Time will tell.
Alabama | MrSEC.com
January 17th, 2012
2:16 pm
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RedandBlackDAWG
January 17th, 2012
2:17 pm
Old Dawg,
I am going to assume you are old like I am, but even you should be able to realize that in all likelihood, Crowell wasn’t mentally or physically to play with the load put on him last year. You are condemning the kid before he is even a sophomore. I think the kid will come around this year and be a valuable asset. If he isn’t you can always come onto a blog and tell me, you said so. Until then, I think the kid deserves a chance at redemption.
Contractor
January 17th, 2012
2:24 pm
Love the competition from the youngsters. Both will eventually make the other better and want to work harder to be the best. This is exactly what the Dawgs needed instead of a Me Me Me individual who wants the spotlight over the team. I am looking forward to getting my first set of season tickets ever, even though the schedule is soft, but nonetheless have the opportunity to see every home game in Athens in the Fall. Keep it up boys and get in the weight room and pack on the muscle!
gdawg
January 17th, 2012
2:28 pm
I just love the haters that are on this blog every day, just think about it, that shows how much interest there is in UGA. The others are always trying to tear us down. Just think about it, when was the last time you looked at the Florida Times Union to see what is going on with the gayters or looked at what is going on with the nerds by looking at the AJC Tech page. NEVER, you dont care if you are a Dawg fan. They sure care about us.
old dog
January 17th, 2012
2:29 pm
RedandBlackDAWG,
I hear you, and you’re right….I’m one of the oldsters! I ain’t condemning him, but he made it a point to show ALL the bad-character issues at once….he quit long before the ankle! Many of his yards were against not-good teams, and he patted his head faster than Marshall’s and Mitchell’s feet hit the ground in their race. I actually wish him well, but its hard to see him out-doing this year because I don’t think the foundation is there……..I may be wrong, but when you and I were there, yes folks made mistakes but a smart-*ss quitter would have BEEN gone, whether the potential was there or not!