Richt: O-line recruiting not an issue, happy with ‘guys we got’
Juggling a bunch of things at the moment so haven’t had much time to craft a comprehensive report for you. But in the meantime here’s is a raw transcription (please forgive typos) of some of the main points Mark Richt and his assistants made while briefing UGA fans in Heritage Hall a little while ago. About to have a session with richt and recruiting coordinator Rodney Garner so I’ll have more information coming soon. . . .
Richt on how many Georgia might sign . . .
“I don’t know for certain because the day’s not over yet. I know I’, thrilled about the ones we’ve already signed on the dotted line. The biggest issue we thought we had was at the tackle position and I feel like we did a tremendous job there.”
Offensive line coach Will Friend on his newbies . . .
“We’re real excited about the guys we’ve got signed. Mark Beard is already on campus and we’re real excited about him. We thought we did a good job with guys that are athletic who will start out at tackle but could be guards.
“John Theus, we’re excited about what he brings to us. He has athletic ability, he’s smart, tough, all those things. And Greg Pyke also.”
Friend on how many O-line offers that still have out there . .
“We have a few out. Not that many.”
Richt on recruiting rankings . . .
“I think recruiting rankings are way overrated. The bottom line with some of these services is it’s a points system and you’ve got to maybe 27 guys to have enough points to get ranked high. Some other services will look at it objectively by each individual and understand sometimes you can sign 18 and sometimes than you can sign 25. . . . I don’t get too caught up in that.
“The reason I’m telling you is we’ve got some really quality football players that are goijg to help us win. We’ve got some guys I thknk that are going to be able to make an impact right away. That’s the best news.”
Running backs Bryan McClendon on Keith Marshall and Todd Gurley:
“Keith is a great player. Not only him but Todd, too. We’re very pleased with them. Not only are they great players but they’re great people. They’ll come in and be great teammates and be instantly great people in the community. They’ll also bring depth and competition to the position and I think we need both of those.
“Keith has been working very hard and already picked up a bunch of weight. So we’re exited about seeing what he can do this spring.”
McClendon on fullback Quayvon Hicks of Pierce County . . .
“Quayvon is definitely a guy we need. A fullback is so important to do what we do on offense. He’s a guy that can go out there and get it done, to be honest with you. It’s not a very presrtigious position, but it’s very important nonetheless. We definitely think, after having him in camp and seeing him on film, that he’s everything plus more of what we were looking for at that position. With Bruce Figgins leaving and what we’ve had at that position in the past, with Brannan Southerland and Shaun Chapas and J.T. Wall, I dedfinitely think he can come in and be one of those type of players for us.”
Defensive coordinator Todd Grantham (met with big ovation) on signing so many DE/OLB types . . .
“Defensively it’s about making plays. When you look at players, you can play players at multiple positions. The thing that we’re looking at is always signing the best athletes, and then we’re going to put them in the spots that best fit them as well as us. So we’re just going to recruit guys that can make plays. That’s the way we’ve done it the last two years and we’ll continue to do it that way.”
Richt on depth problems on offensive line . . .
“Let me tell you something, offensive line is a huge priority. But the thing is, if you’re going to try to sign the best you’ve got to recruit the best. There are times when you hit it on the head and there’s times when you don’t win the battle. We’re going against a lot of great programs. But I guarantee you, the guys that we’ve got are highly sought-after and guys we think can really help us.
“You can sign a bunch of linemen just to say you signed a bunch of linemen. But when we bring somebody in we believe he can compete and play.
“We’ve had some issues over the year unfortunately that were highly rated that had some injury issues. For whatever reason it happened and you can’t control it.”
Richt on redshirted offensive linemen . . .
“Zach DeBell and Xzavier Ward got redshiorted last year. Those are potential tackles for us.
“Xzavier Ward, people tend to forget about guys like that. Ward has probably put on 40 pounds and he’s been getting healthy. He looks good, big, tall, kid who’s very athletic. . . . Before you know it he’ll be competing for us.”
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126 comments Add your comment
Herschel Talker
February 1st, 2012
1:06 pm
Now I’m seeing Josh Dawson signed with Vandy. What is the deal here?
And why has JHC not sent in his LOI yet?
chilidawg
February 1st, 2012
1:11 pm
Greene or Avery?
Vampire Bill
February 1st, 2012
1:12 pm
Maybe clean your glasses?
invictus mon
February 1st, 2012
1:17 pm
First to write 1st…unless someone did it before I refreshed the page…Dawson signed with us, no worries there. Excited for this class. Definitely a quality over quantity approach.
Atticus
February 1st, 2012
1:20 pm
Great class but the OL recruiting is still a joke, as is the fact that not only do we not oversign we actually undersign. We lost the SC and MSU games because of special teams and depth. Nice coach. Great class but it make no sense why we do this.
McDawg
February 1st, 2012
1:23 pm
i guess that means no Avery Young?????
Silly Bloggers
February 1st, 2012
1:24 pm
Be careful Atticus…I got gang tackled on another blog for bringing up the O-Line. Truth be told, it is a very excellent class, but you must have the Big Uglies to compete against the big boys. Richt wouldn’t be addressing it if it wasn’t a big deal. I will say this though, if we do get Avery Young, Richt is right about one thing…we have absurd quality on the OL between Theus, Beard, and Young.
As always, it is going to come down to injuries, or the lack of them. Disappointed we didn’t get Greene and unfortunate on Chester Brown. Avery Young is paramount to rounding out this class. He is an absolute beast.
dawgster7
February 1st, 2012
1:24 pm
Greene is going to Bama, Avery at 2 pm. We are gonna get him.
Silly Bloggers
February 1st, 2012
1:27 pm
HT, JHC signed his letter. I think we have all commitments signed except one so far.
DAWG08
February 1st, 2012
1:35 pm
DAWGPOST has a check by Josh Dawson on signed LOI to UGA
jarvis
February 1st, 2012
1:39 pm
That doesn’t sound like “we got Avery” speak.
flo-ri-duh
February 1st, 2012
1:40 pm
The only commit that has not signed yet is the kicker from Miami and he will sign.
chilidawg
February 1st, 2012
1:41 pm
Greene still hasn’t signed his LOI. Possibly waiting to see what Avery does?
Herschel Talker
February 1st, 2012
1:46 pm
Silly bloggers:
If JHC has signed, why is there no checkmark by his name on scout, and why does georgiadogs.com not have him listed?
HT
Silly Bloggers
February 1st, 2012
1:50 pm
HT, I’m not sure. When I cross-reference Scout and Rivals they have different players as signed and unsigned. Obviously, they are following a ton of teams, not sure why Georgiadogs doesn’t have it. Unfortunately, I dont’ have a good answer for you on that one.
old dog
February 1st, 2012
1:52 pm
We’ll see how the o-line pans out…..you gotta have the big boys up front to win in the SEC. We were big last year, but could NOT run block, something that the GOOD teams sniff out soon-enough. We may (or may not) have the necessary linemen; either way if we do not lear to run-block, we will continue to beat bad teams and lose to good ones. Hopefully, some of the newbies can open the holes against good teams; not just Coastal Carolina!
AortaAttack
February 1st, 2012
1:53 pm
richt’s right about the rankings, who cares?
if avery young comes on, we got as many 5 stars as anyone (more than Alabama or LSU or South Carolina), some teams are ahead of us in rankings with 0-2 5 stars.
this is the best class we’ve ever signed.
theus, marshall, gurley, I had those guys all top 10 nationally, to get 3 of top 10, crazy.
AortaAttack
February 1st, 2012
1:55 pm
excited about hicks, #3 fullback in country, needed him badly.
clemons is a top 20 player nationally.
punter I’m excited about.
reasonable dawg
February 1st, 2012
1:58 pm
Have to agree with those that have O line concerns. I believe the O line has been our greatest weakness for the last several years. When we become as one dimensional as we were last year, it’s too easy to stop our offense. Let’s face it , we had NO running game last year!!
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
2:03 pm
We may not “need” Young but it sure would be a nice bonus to have a extra Hog in the trenches. We are getting ready to find out for sure.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
2:06 pm
Can’t get’em all…
No No to Bobo
February 1st, 2012
2:07 pm
Young chose Auburn
Big Crimson 75
February 1st, 2012
2:08 pm
Avery Young to Auburn !!
dawgster
February 1st, 2012
2:09 pm
Wrong…JHC has not signed as of now….
RTR!!!
February 1st, 2012
2:16 pm
Now lets see the dawg fans say they were never really interested in Avery Young. LOL!
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
2:18 pm
RHall55-
You do know they digned 6 DB’s last year dont you? So how many where they supposed to sign this year? What kind of top notch DB would wanna come in a compete with the skill they have in the secondary? It is a little more complex than how you laid it out my friend.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
2:20 pm
Last years signings…
http://blogs.ajc.com/recruiting/2011/02/02/2011-university-of-georgia-commitments/
You will see the high number of DB’s.
UGA76
February 1st, 2012
2:20 pm
I love the class BUT we need to get started on 2013 and get at least 6 or 7 offensive linemen. We only have 13 on scholarship and that is scary thin. I wonder if we had a Grantham quality offensive coordinator if we would dominate on offensive line signing like we do on defense. I also wonder if we are losing out on the top OL guys other than Theus because of the problems with our strength and conditioning program. I wish UGA would go out and hire a “state of the art” consultant to setup the program. I don’t think the strength and conditioning isn’t up to an acceptable level. There isn’t an emphasis on “explosion” and that’s a major flaw. Joe T. can administer a given program but I don’t think he can create the program. UGA still ran out of gas in the second half of several games including the first two and last two which were the 4 losses. Whatever the reason, we have to have more OL.
Dawglasville
February 1st, 2012
2:22 pm
Are you Bama guys really happy to see someone choose Auburn over Georgia? If so, why?
CrownedRoyalUgaDawg4Life
February 1st, 2012
2:22 pm
Avery Young to Auburn…His Family Is From Cuthbert, Georgia….probably 2 Hours Away..Smh…Go DAWGS..I Believe We May Recruit The JUCO Level Over These Months Look For Some Diamonds In The Rough……
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
2:24 pm
Also note he LOL’d his own comment.
RNB
February 1st, 2012
2:24 pm
All I hear is damage control. Bottom line we did not sign as many players as we could and that’s the coaches fault. We got beat on several players in state and it don’t appear to be getting any better. We are treading water Dawg fans.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
2:26 pm
RNB-
Considering heading into this season CMR and staff where recruiting on there collective heels with all the hotseat talk they did pretty dang good. Richt got hammered for a year on the recruiting trail by all the job talk.
Dawglasville
February 1st, 2012
2:27 pm
Lowcountry Bulldawg – What do you expect from a 5 star troll?
JB
February 1st, 2012
2:28 pm
Great day. got some real good players….Not 33 -35 that we’ll need to practice and cut them….but a real nice class. Got the NUMBER 1 rated player in Ga/Fla/Tenn & NC…Go Dawgs
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
2:29 pm
I like that one and it is obviously fitting as he would prefer Auburn to best UGA in recruiting a OL.
Bama Mike
February 1st, 2012
2:30 pm
Our best year yet recruiting out of the state of Georgia. We targeted maybe 20 with hopes of solid 4 To come away with 8 is a testimate to Sabans coaching staffs recruiting ability. With Reuben’s solid commitment for 2013 appear real inroads have been achieved.
GETONYOURJOB!
February 1st, 2012
2:30 pm
Why cant we sign 25 quality players every year, so our depth can remain consistent? I Just dont get it. This state produces hundreds of quality athletes at all positions. Get on your damn job CMR!
DawginLex
February 1st, 2012
2:30 pm
I told you guys that we would struggle because of the hot seat talk. The early signees that richt normally gets brings this class to 24 or 25 by now. He got hammered on the recruiting trail by other coaches saying he might not even be the coach in 2012. Not knowing for sure until November KILLED this class.
JB
February 1st, 2012
2:31 pm
Been Told Bama having trouble finding a bus big enough to carry these guys ( new recruits) to the athletic office. Bus only holds 44.
RNB
February 1st, 2012
2:32 pm
I agree RHall55 something’s wrong when you can’t sign 25 in the state of Georgia.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
2:32 pm
Dang DawginLex great minds must think alike!
JB
February 1st, 2012
2:33 pm
Bama Mike….Nice spin… Richt wasn’t a lock until late November to come back. your “Lying ‘ coach ( ask justin taylor) is not that great…Geez.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
2:34 pm
Thanks for the update Bama Mike, we will get back to you when we care whats going on in Satan land.
JB
February 1st, 2012
2:36 pm
Why would ANY Bama fan be here today. Is there no Web over there? THEY say they have the number 1 class…and of course the biggest……and they are worried about us..
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
2:37 pm
The internet hasn’t been invented yet in Alabama yet.
Terry
February 1st, 2012
2:38 pm
UGA76, I believe it was because of the RB’s, not all on the O-Line, our main RB stayed hurt, and the backup’s were not the answer, now we have two more top quality RB’s, should see an improved O-Line with better RB’s.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
2:38 pm
Bama Mike is the exception to Bama fans as all the others are having to rely on Carrier Pigeons for updates in recruiting.
Joey
February 1st, 2012
2:40 pm
DawginLex, if that’s the reason for the low number, then who’s fault is that?
His own.
He put himself on the “hot seat” in ‘11 with his lackluster seasons in ‘09 and ‘10.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
2:40 pm
ESPNU reporting JHC wants to sign with UGA but a family member does not want him to come to Athens. Stay tuned…..
Joey
February 1st, 2012
2:41 pm
If we all just say, CONGRATS BAMA! , will the gloating end?
Spike 80DF
February 1st, 2012
2:44 pm
I’m sure Rueben Foster flips before next year when he sees UGA’s need at ILB and CMR off the hot seat. Enjoy it while you can bama fans before Saban is coaching elsewhere…..
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
2:45 pm
Newberg reporting it may be the Gators where JHC is going to land. Not so fast my friend…
JB
February 1st, 2012
2:47 pm
Who is JHC
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
2:47 pm
Josh Harvey Clemmons
JB
February 1st, 2012
2:49 pm
And…………..I tend to agree with Richt that there are 4 or 5 guys making a lot of money with these recruiting services and opinions. putting them in pads against big boy football players and seeing them play is the only…..and real test. Just look at the senior class of most schools. most not starting…or just gone.
DawginLex
February 1st, 2012
2:50 pm
Joey
I get it but I disagree. McGarity put him there by not firing him or by not coming out and saying he would be back. Recruits want to play for the coach, not so much the school.
If McGarity wanted a #1 recruiting class, he should have fired Richt or announced he would be around in 2012. He could not commit to Richt beyond so therefore the hot seat was there.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
2:51 pm
Clemmons and family are at home huddled up, phones off. Family did infact want him to go to UF. This does not sound like a good thing.
JB
February 1st, 2012
2:52 pm
Isn’t Clemmons a UGA commit?
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
2:52 pm
Has not sent in his LOI yet so he is fair game for UF.
The Grinch
February 1st, 2012
2:53 pm
Something smells about JHC. Apparently his grandfather is really pushing him south.
JB
February 1st, 2012
2:53 pm
The “offering” must of showed up
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
2:53 pm
Also he must have his legal guardian sign off on the LOI so this puts him in a tough situation as his grandfather apparently has a heavy hand in his recruitment.
JB
February 1st, 2012
2:54 pm
Richt doesn’t have his signed letter of commitment?
The Grinch
February 1st, 2012
2:54 pm
I wonder if JHC’s grandfather and Cam Newton’s dad are friends?
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
2:55 pm
Is Trooper Taylor at UF now?
JB
February 1st, 2012
2:55 pm
Well damn
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
2:55 pm
Nope, ESPNU was all over this.
JB
February 1st, 2012
2:56 pm
Muschamp admitted to the nice offering he left in the plate at the church that night. Ole rev must of liked it.
JB
February 1st, 2012
2:57 pm
Is this bull or real?
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
2:57 pm
This is real. No joke.
JB
February 1st, 2012
3:03 pm
just went to espnu…………..no sign of story
McDawg
February 1st, 2012
3:04 pm
great so the SURPRISE is we lose JHC and Avery Young
TroupDawg
February 1st, 2012
3:06 pm
Has granddad seen how the UF coach will freak out during a game and cuss out everything that moves on a football field?? That offering plate may have been promised a few more Gainesville passes for the next 4 years.
Joey
February 1st, 2012
3:07 pm
JB: Chip’s “Tweets” up on the page:
Richt said “logical explanation” for JHC’s FOI delay he can’t discuss right now. We’ll see. 58 mins ago
• Not sure what deal is, but Richt told me minutes ago “absolutely no concern” regarding Harvey-Clemons LOI not being in yet. 60 mins ago
UGAKev
February 1st, 2012
3:09 pm
DAWSONS A DAWG
Rationale
February 1st, 2012
3:13 pm
If the question of Mark Richt being or not being the coach for the next couple of years was the real issue of not signing more than the 18 recruits, that would be relevant in the inability of Coach Grantham’s to sign top notch defensive players, which obviously is not the case. Personally, I think the problem is with Coach Bobo and the offense. UGA has had no problem with signing top notch players for the defense, the problem is with the offense, and it seems to be relevant that some players like Coach Bobo, but there are not that many players lining up ready to jump on board with Coach Bobo. If, UGA had brought in someone as a new OC, UGA might have been able to bring in more on the offense than they already have.
Valdosta Insider
February 1st, 2012
3:16 pm
been telling you JHC = gator
bh
February 1st, 2012
3:16 pm
I agree with several others, our depth has been an issue on the OL for a decade now. Remember 2003? We won the SEC East, but Greene was beaten to death during the season. I don’t understand it at all. And I also dont understand how we can be late to offer so many GA kids that are hightly rated. How does that happen time and time again?
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
3:16 pm
JB- It is on the televised coverage. I am off today and following it.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
3:17 pm
He may not be a Gator it may actually open the door for FSU to come in and be the “happy medium” in the situation.
RedandBlackDAWG
February 1st, 2012
3:18 pm
Hated to lose Young, but the OL is deep if inexperienced. We will be just fine, once coach Friend gets them on the practice field and coaches them up. If you look at the 19 folks we signed today, UGA had a fairly good recruiting day, so I think UGA is going to be darn strong come 2012 in the fall.
GO DAWGS and GATA
Rationale
February 1st, 2012
3:19 pm
The problem with JHC is his family wants him to go to Florida, he wants to go to UGA. It has been stated that his grandfather has said he controls 60% of the decision making process of where his grandson will attend college, and it has been made known that grandpa does not want him going to UGA. Also, his phone was conveniently stolen or lost while at Miami, and no one in his family is allowing JHC to talk to the media or coaches. They have all left the school, gone home to talk about not going to UGA. This is not a pretty picture for the young man. He may be going to UGA to get away from his grandfather. May the Good Lord give this young man the ability to make the decision in his best interests, and not his grandfather’s. He has stated he wants to go to UGA.
CHIPPER07
February 1st, 2012
3:22 pm
To all who tried through the media to get Coach Richt fired you are the same ones complaining about the other teams telling the recruits he would not be here next year. The people complaining about this class are the same people. I’m proud of this class. We haven’t been able to get two running backs like Marshall and Gurley ever. There are two offensive linemen redshirted coming back to start next year anyway. Go Dawgs!!
Joey
February 1st, 2012
3:24 pm
Good points on class size, per DawginLex (2:50), and Rationale (3:13), both.
Valdosta Insider
February 1st, 2012
3:24 pm
GrandPa took the cash and has got to deliver JHC as Gator…..simple as that.
Bama Mike
February 1st, 2012
3:49 pm
The hay is officially in the barn as we like to say in Tuscaloosa for 2012. We now have 9 commitments for 2013. Blog like a champion I say. Still cant believe that CMR and CPJ let so many talented kids leave the state. Happened to us during the Shula years. We lost quality to Tennessee and LSU. If Georgia ever locks down the talent in this state we would have to redefine the word dominate.
DawginLex
February 1st, 2012
3:57 pm
bama mike
If Saban was over here he would sign all 150 D1 players that sign with schools every year and snap at anyone who called it oversigning
Ron Roberts
February 1st, 2012
3:57 pm
Good lord; grab a paper bag and breathe in.
I’d MUCH rather we only target the players we WANT, and leave scholarships available for next year’s class or for elevating a walk-on who’s earned their way on the team than just sign a “diamond in the rough” 2 or 3 star offensive lineman.
We redshirted two highly-touted recruits from last year’s class so we’re fine. We have five returning WRs from last year’s 10-win squad and we’re MORE than loaded at DE and LB with JHC coming in.
Check the top recruiting classes and you’ll see many non-probationary programs didn’t sign you 25 players, either; they got the guys they targeted and missed on some, just as we did.
Snoop Dawg
February 1st, 2012
3:58 pm
What happened to all these secret commits that all our esteemed Richt defenders kept talking about? Looks like we got chumped today…
BigDaddy
February 1st, 2012
4:02 pm
Some of you are so ignorant.Here are OT’s from last years roster. Wonder why CMR isn’t worried?
,
78 Watts Dantzler OT Fr. HS 6-7/310 Dalton, GA (Dalton HS)
76 Zach DeBell OT Fr. HS 6-7/273 Tarpon Springs, FL (Tarpon Springs)
75 Kolton Houston OT Fr. RS 6-5/291 Buford, GA (Buford High)
70 Eddie McQuillen OT Fr. HS 6-8/264 Newnan, GA (Trinity Christian)
63 Xzavier Ward OG Fr. HS 6-7/264 Moutrie, GA (Colquitt Co. HS)
67 Hugh Williams OT Fr. RS 6-5/254 Atlanta, (Marist)
Bama Mike
February 1st, 2012
4:08 pm
Dawg, I agree. Appears Grantham is locking down the borders on defensive side of the ball. Reuben Foster has been all Bama for over a year he and Nomeskie or however you spell his name could be the last of the great defensive players we take from the state. Better lock up Grantham longterm and like yesterday.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
February 1st, 2012
4:19 pm
If I just understood Randy Shannon correctly since UGA looks to leave 7 scholly’s on the table this year if 7 or more players graduate the program next January ‘13 they can count scholly’s backwards. Those graduating 7 players then will count to the “empty”12 scholly’s we did not use. This would then allow CMR to sign the 25 alloted players plus an additional 7 players in 2013.
Snoop Dawg
February 1st, 2012
4:20 pm
Grantham’s our best resource. He would be a much better head coach than Richt. If we are paying Richt $3M a year for underachieving, we should meet whatever compensation requests that Grantham is asking for. If Grantham leaves, UGA football would sink faster than a lead balloon.
CP?
February 1st, 2012
4:39 pm
What about Cordarelle Patterson?
UGAly
February 1st, 2012
4:49 pm
Sounds like Coach Richt is rationalizing the lack of success signing enough elite OL.
Tell the Truth
February 1st, 2012
4:55 pm
CMR spinning it again and you guys are buying it!
The OL sucks and have played miserably for 6 years now!
Do not drink the Kook Aid
13-1
February 1st, 2012
5:03 pm
RedandBlackDAWG February 1st, 2012 12:51 pm
“Knowing a teams offense tendencies and being able to beat the athletes running it, are two different things. LSU knew Alabama’s as well, but for some reason they couldn’t stop it and Alabama knew LSU’s tendencies as well and could stop it. If you have the athletes, which”
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which Alabama has and had, then Alabama beat LSU.
Is that what you were going to say ?
Or, that Georgia beats LSU in last year’s BLOW-OUT of us, by them, thanks to puny Aaron Murray ?
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13-1 February 1st, 2012 11:00 am
“OLB Josh Harvey-Clemons out of Lowndes Valdosta 6′ 4″ OLB & WR ranked # 2 OLB in the nation moved us all the way from # 17 to # 13 by himself in Scout.com Rankings this morning. He has not sent in his FAX yet.”
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Then, at # 13, Josh Dawson signed with UGA and we went from Scout.com # 13 to Scout.com # 10. Since, South Carolina passed us. I would not trade our signings with South Carolina at all – no way. So, if you don’t like that Josh Dawson – defensive players of a caliber, Lowcountry Bulldog moved us enough to move us all the way from # 13 Scout.com to # 10 Scout.com by himself, then I guess that shows that which you do and do not know about recruiting.
Josh Dawson is a 4-Star Rivals’ Recruit ranked # 20 in the nation at DE at 6′ 4″ and 225 lbs of muscle with 4.7 speed in Nike 4-yard dash. That’s fast enough to sack Aaron Murray, Lowcountry Bulldog, sir. I will remind you about these comments about Josh Dawson, sir. Want to retract now ? Oh, never mind too late for that. I got it. And, you see, sir ? I knew I had you on each the New York nano-second you made the decision to attack me and on this one, try to remember now, it is Josh Dawson you said was not good enough only a 3-Star and crudola like that. Too bad, you cannot delete that post, right Lowcountry Bulldog, sir ?
13-1
February 1st, 2012
5:14 pm
13-1 is under-performing ?
Check back with me, after we start # 6 and end up about that, or Better. By the way ld, what is your team again, sir ? So, I can compare where we end up, playing 12 regular seasons’ games we should win – assuming Aaron Murray’s Heebie-Jeebie Yips were a Sophomore Slump – and, what is your team and where you will end up ld ?
ld
13-1
February 1st, 2012
5:19 pm
Paul Johnson is such a great coach…
if Paul Johnson had our Athletes, Paul Johnson would not :
(1) be on NCAA Probation back-to-back
(2) graduate more of his players then we do
(3) beat Mark Richt for Georgia tek better than 1 out of 11
(4) not have lost every bowl game of Paul Johnson era
(5) would not have # 54 Scout.com recruiting rank
again.
Oh, wait, Paul Johnson does NOT have UGA’s athletes…
good point Georgia tek fans (both of you.)
13-1
February 1st, 2012
5:23 pm
I luv me some Star trek nerds…
now, why is there are never any of them around here on recruiting day?
13-1
February 1st, 2012
5:24 pm
Oh, I am sorry…
they all logged out and went home
since they don’t own the Internet at their home
13-1
February 1st, 2012
5:35 pm
You mean like our recruiting is better than your recruiting
ld
?
Delbert D.
February 1st, 2012
5:40 pm
“I think recruiting rankings are way overrated.”
Yeah, the 4 and 5-stars are offered just to appease the fans.
Old Dog
February 1st, 2012
5:45 pm
“I told you guys that we would struggle because of the hot seat talk”
Maybe, just maybe, we struggle because lots of players want to go play on a “championship” team rather than a mediocre team.. That is why they wait to sign at Alabama.
D-MAN
February 1st, 2012
5:53 pm
This Grandaddy thing with Clemmons is a joke,looks like it’s all
about him and not JHC!GO DAWGS!
Old Dog
February 1st, 2012
5:54 pm
“13-1 is under-performing ?”
10-4 is underperforming, especially when you nearly let Vandy beat you, and you gave SC and MSU victories (one in a bowl).
Tell the Truth
February 1st, 2012
5:55 pm
Morons who claim that being successful is without that crystal ball trophy is fooling themselves and falling further behind the big bous
Old Dog
February 1st, 2012
5:56 pm
“assuming Aaron Murray’s Heebie-Jeebie Yips were a Sophomore Slump”
What was his first year, the Freshman slump? What about the Junior slump?
Tell the Truth
February 1st, 2012
5:58 pm
Win a big game that counts and then you are allowed to talk about success
VADAWG
February 1st, 2012
5:59 pm
loosing young was bad news…. WHY with o linemen in this state of ga. as good as they r WHY did we not recruit these guyssssss?????? this is poor recruiting>> do not sign richts contract/// totally unreal!!!!!!!!!!!
Tell the Truth
February 1st, 2012
6:00 pm
How many catches does DBG get against the dawgs in Missouri?
Tell the Truth
February 1st, 2012
6:02 pm
Meant DGB.
AltamahaDawg
February 1st, 2012
6:54 pm
This is absolutely the best level headed look at the class. read this, and maybe some of you can stop your whinning. jeez
http://www.dawgsports.com/2012/2/1/2763938/Georgia-Bulldog-recruiting-signing-day-review
roughrider
February 1st, 2012
7:22 pm
If we look at the bowl game with MSU, we had 20 running plays stopped for lost yardage. A lot of the times the defense was in the backfield. With that in mind , I would think it is critical to get some good O linemen.
AltamahaDawg
February 1st, 2012
7:22 pm
we did
Pago Pago DAWG
February 1st, 2012
7:23 pm
Here we go again, yet another Top Ten recruiting class…but nothing happens again! When was the last time UGA even won a bowl game!!!
Fit Bit Reviews
February 1st, 2012
7:25 pm
Well this season will prove it!!
Webmaster of Fitbit
FAN
February 1st, 2012
7:36 pm
Get ready for Bulldog, BAMA, Ga TECH or any teams Spring football.
http://www.atlantahaulitallinc.com/Bird_Houses.php
TheOlBallCoach
February 1st, 2012
8:43 pm
Has any coach ever said “I’m not happy with the guys we got”, of course not, come on coach, you can be more original than that.
Preston Thompson
February 2nd, 2012
9:44 am
All you experts are really funny. If you knew as much as you act like you do you would be making millions instead a Richt, or any of the coach’s for that matter.
And why do the moochers from other schools have to come on here and try to cause problems? With them it really would be good reading. With um it cause so much junk to have to weed through.
DawginLEX
February 2nd, 2012
11:01 am
The dogs will rule in 2012. With our schedule we can’t miss. No LSU, no Bama. It’s going to be sweet in the Classic city this fall. I can see it now, kick butt all year and get our tails whipped again in Atlanta. This year however the whipping will be given by Alabama.
flo-ri-duh
February 2nd, 2012
12:27 pm
I have to disagree with Richt this time. OL recruiting is the big issue still. This class was probably the best in 10-15 years for top OT’s. There were at least 6 rated 5 star. Usually there is 1 or none. Avery Young is the biggest failure in this class because Auburn already had 4 OT’s committed (two of them 4 star) and UGA’s recruiters couldn’t convince Young to come to Georgia (where he is originally from). Georgia still has big needs for quality OL in the 2013 class. Until they get their OL talent level (and coaching) up they won’t be able to move the ball to give the defense rest and maintain field position – which cost them three of their four losses last year.
Tobias Funke
February 2nd, 2012
2:18 pm
Losers….
All of you!
AltamahaDawg
February 2nd, 2012
3:57 pm
If we signed 5 more OL , we would have redshirted 5 more. We have 13 in the roster NO with the 3 we signed, and we lose the longsnapper former walk-on only. Where would you have put them?
And which 5 other players do you want to ask to go sign to another team, from this class? More to the point would be which player from next year’s class (when you see how good that class of OL is going to be) would you trade for a few more redshirted “numbers”.
Because the recruiting gurus are saying that NEXT year is the one loaded with OL prospects, (and WR), not this one.
Jacking up he numbers this year wasn’t the priority. Signing a couple that could play right away was.
AltamahaDawg
February 2nd, 2012
3:58 pm
NOW, that is.