Georgia tailback Carlton Thomas decides to transfer
ATHENS – Georgia’s tailback competition thinned out before it ever got started.
Carlton Thomas, a rising senior from Frostproof, Fla., has decided to transfer. He would have been one of seven tailbacks on scholarship for the Bulldogs this coming fall.
“This decision was based solely on the fact that this is my last year to play and my parents and I felt it was the right move to make,” said Thomas, who was suspended for three games for team rules violations last season. “I want to make more of an impact on the field. I didn’t want to disrupt Georgia’s team and preparation for next season, so I made the final decision to leave earlier rather than later in the year.”
Thomas played in 27 games with two starts. He leaves Georgia with 725 yards on 159 carries and four touchdowns.
No word yet on where Thomas might transfer.
Georgia head coach Mark Richt said Thomas informed running backs coach Bryan McClendon of his intentions Monday night, then met with Richt in his office at Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall on Tuesday morning. The Bulldogs opened spring practice Tuesday afternoon.
“Carlton has decided to move on,” Richt said. “He came to me and said he has had discussions with his family and had been thinking it through and praying it through and he summed it up pretty nicely what his intentions are. He wants to move on and try to find a place where he’ll get more playing time. We wish him well.”
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111 comments Add your comment
DawginLex
March 20th, 2012
4:21 pm
Ga southern is my guess.
Instant playing time and does not have to sit out a year
Taco Meat
March 20th, 2012
4:23 pm
No surprise. Best of luck to the guy.
StingerSplash
March 20th, 2012
4:30 pm
DawginLex,
Don’t be so hasty to assume Mr. Thomas is headed to Statesboro. The Eagles still have the guy who busted an 83-yard TD run against Alabama last year – as a freshman. And yes, that was the bulk of Alabama’s No. 1 D, not its backups, who could still start for nearly everybody else.
UGA Insider
March 20th, 2012
4:31 pm
I like the young man very much. I wish he would stay because who knows what will happen with injuries/suspensions and such. Thomas would have started a few more games last year if he had not been in trouble. I really think he should study this a bit more…maybe make a decision after GDay. Please Carlton don’t make a hasty decision.
Calvin Ruff Ruff
March 20th, 2012
4:34 pm
Best of luck Carlton. Go Dawgs!!!! He obviously realized where he was on the depth chart with the stable of backs chomping at the bit.
Bryan G.
March 20th, 2012
4:35 pm
But who will Bobo run up the middle on 3rd and 12 now?
BamaGuy
March 20th, 2012
4:41 pm
Sounds like roster mangement….Welcome to the family
Mountain Dawg
March 20th, 2012
4:42 pm
Carlton has been a DGD. Best of luck!
GTBob
March 20th, 2012
4:44 pm
No way. I was just told in another blog that all of UGA’s football players are serious “student” athletes. It doesn’t make sense to transfer just to get some playing time.
DawginLex
March 20th, 2012
4:46 pm
Maybe he already will have his degree by the fall of 2012?
BamaGuy
March 20th, 2012
4:49 pm
Yeah, he decided to transfer right after Richt told him that he wasn’t going to sniff the field…Sounds like what Saban would do and EVERYONE here would be crying about it….Good to see you guys are coming around on the whole roster management thing…I guess it makes you feel better when they say they have decided to transfer rather than say Coach Richt advised me to because I wasn’t going to see any playing time…What about the Dawg for Life thing?
Verne Lundquist
March 20th, 2012
4:52 pm
Good riddance. He didn’t wanna compete. He wouldn’t have gotten on the field much anyway with Crowell, Marshall, Gurley, Samuel, Malcome, etc anyways. He’s simply not an SEC RB. Period. Let him go to Tech and maybe he can make an impact [except when he plays the Dawgs of course].
Verne Lundquist
March 20th, 2012
4:54 pm
You don’t need 7 damn RBs anyway to be good in the SEC. You need a good 3-4 RB rotation to be good. We have that. LSU had Ware, Hilliard, Blue, and Ford. Alabama had Richardson, Lacy, and Fowler. We have Crowell, Marshall, Gurley, and Samuel, Malcome as well.
Dawg4Life
March 20th, 2012
4:55 pm
Carlton best of luck. You were never utilized right for your size. I don’t think the terms slot and screen pass are in Bobo’s vocabulary.
Verne Lundquist
March 20th, 2012
4:56 pm
The good thing about having a stable of backs is none of them get tired if used correctly and if you have an injury, just plug the next guy in. When Crowell went down last season who did we turn to? Brandon Harton. Are you serious? 5′5 and 160 pound dripping wet. Now we have the proper depth at RB to compete and possibly win the SEC.
GT Man
March 20th, 2012
4:58 pm
Come to Tech so PJ can play you in his ” last century ” offense.
Cdpridg
March 20th, 2012
4:59 pm
I have a good feeling that Carlton is a good kid, but when we needed him most down the stretch he wasnt there to balance the offensive attack. He spent alot of time in Richts dog house. Good luck to him in future endeavors….
7576DAWG
March 20th, 2012
5:01 pm
He will transfer to South Florida or Central Florida or follow Ealey to Jacksonville since he is from Florida. If he had stayed at Georgia he would average 3 or 5 carry’s a game in mop up duty or been put on punt returns or kickoffs. This is a smart move to give him one last chance to see if he fit into Pro ball anywhere. Georgia wants their best players on the field and you being a senior want get you there anymore like it use to.
It is hard to accept the fact that for 95% of all college football players they are there to get a free education and their degree not to play football at the next level especially when you are only 5′6″ tall.
Good luck to you Carton and thanks for the time that you were at Georgia.
MM
March 20th, 2012
5:04 pm
Ga. Southern would be a good move – as DawginLex says, play right away, no sitting out and they can use him. …Furman Bisher R.I.P.
#14
March 20th, 2012
5:04 pm
What a shame that he transferred before Georgia could move him to Corner.
GT99
March 20th, 2012
5:05 pm
I hope CPJ looks at picking him up. He is much more talented than any back we have currently!!!
GTBob
March 20th, 2012
5:10 pm
I hope CPJ looks at picking him up. He is much more talented than any back we have currently!!!
He would get less playing time at GT then he would if he stayed at UGA.
Verne Lundquist
March 20th, 2012
5:13 pm
“He would get less playing time at GT then he would if he stayed at UGA.”
Are you serious? Name your RBs and I’ll name ours
Mrs.CollegeFootballl
March 20th, 2012
5:19 pm
He has been in contact with Valdosta State.
GTBob
March 20th, 2012
5:22 pm
Are you serious? Name your RBs and I’ll name ours
It doesn’t matter. GT has a ton of RB’s that are experienced in our system. There is no way he would be able to catch up to any of them as far as knowing the offense and being able to block. Where exactly would he play? A-Back?
GT99
March 20th, 2012
5:22 pm
Bob…our backs in comparison talentwise do not compare. We have to recruit better talent if were to ever have a shot again
DC
March 20th, 2012
5:24 pm
why does it matter. now I guess the helment staying on the head penality just went down
Lance
March 20th, 2012
5:27 pm
He is just too small to make an impact in the SEC. His speed was over-rated.
BLACK DAWG
March 20th, 2012
5:27 pm
ClarK College
GTBob
March 20th, 2012
5:30 pm
Bob…our backs in comparison talentwise do not compare. We have to recruit better talent if were to ever have a shot again
I agree for the most part, but this guy would have no idea what he is doing coming in. Blocking is more important for a RB at GT then actually running the ball. He would have to learn all of the plays and all of the different blocking schemes for each play, he would have to spend incredible amounts of time on timing, and he would be rotating at A-Back with at least 6 other guys. Tell me how you think he would get a lot of playing time.
GTBob
March 20th, 2012
5:31 pm
And the Bugs actually think they have a shot vs. UGA this season.
No, we are going to get killed. We all pretty much know that.
LCDawg
March 20th, 2012
5:31 pm
he was a 3rd down back…should have been used in slot or as screen type guy…or like Bobo used him 3rd and long power dive–moron.
JB in Blakely
March 20th, 2012
5:32 pm
May be a good kid, but he stayed in trouble. Well…….bye.
Go dawgs
March 20th, 2012
5:36 pm
GT Bob,
I actually know a RB on the GT roster. He is second on the depth chart right now at one of the B-Back positions. He said the offense really isnt that difficult to pick up and learn. Just for what its worth..
SEC Fans for Richt
March 20th, 2012
5:37 pm
You still don’t have a back that can run between the tackles like a Lattimore or Lacy.
P_The_Ricker
March 20th, 2012
5:38 pm
7576DAWG
March 20th, 2012
5:01 pm
I hope your age is 75-76 yrs old, b/c your comments always lack insight and show just how out of touch you are with the present day.
Ealy transferred to Jacksonville St…..it’s in Alabama….not Jacksonville, FL.
since he’s from Fl, why not also say he’ll likely go to FIU or FAU or Fl A&M.
Say WHAT, GT99?
March 20th, 2012
5:39 pm
“I hope CPJ looks at picking him up. He is much more talented than any back we have currently!!!” Like he’s gonna go to GT(or anywhere else in D1) and sit out a year just to play one more year – that is, unless he has already graduated and can pick and choose for that one year, or does the new rule that was passed to stop this (the Russell Wilson from NC Stateto WI rule) kick in this year?
And then, he could only go to Tech if they had a grad program that UGA does not have (no problem there), but then that would blos the Techies wad that Tech academics are so superior to UGA academics that there is no way he could transfer to Tech and compete academically…
GTBob
March 20th, 2012
5:39 pm
I actually know a RB on the GT roster. He is second on the depth chart right now at one of the B-Back positions.
There is only one B-Back position. And ask Marcus Wright how easy it is to learn the offense and block effectively.
And GTBob...
March 20th, 2012
5:41 pm
…it would be difficult for him to transfer and be able to pick up the plays – WHAT? – Tech only has about 6 plays, so how hard can it be? Now the blocking part is true, but the number of plays would not be difficult…
And GTBob...
March 20th, 2012
5:41 pm
…he ain’t gonna be a B-back…
Go dawgs
March 20th, 2012
5:42 pm
GT Bob,
Well whatever you guys call your Wing backs (A maybe?) Not sure. It’s not that difficult really. Dont touch the D end on options. Block the OLB or Safety thats rolled down. And when I say “block”, I mean dive at some one’s feet.
jonkdawg
March 20th, 2012
5:43 pm
I sure do feel bad forcarlton but its business…i guess hey he can go to Georgia st in downtown.
Go Gawgs!
TB Isaiah Crowell working with No. 1 offense at outset of spring practice | UGA sports blog
March 20th, 2012
5:44 pm
[...] When they initially broke out into teamwork, the tailback rotation went as follows: sophomore Isaiah Crowell first, then senior Richard Samuel, then sophomore Ken Malcome, then true freshman Keith Marshall. Not sure if it means anything or not but that’s the way they went in and out as they worked fast through two-minute drill. . . . In case you missed it earlier, rising senior Carlton Thomas has decided to leave the team while seeking a transfer. [...]
GTBob
March 20th, 2012
5:45 pm
Tech only has about 6 plays, so how hard can it be? Now the blocking part is true, but the number of plays would not be difficult…
Tech has a lot more then 6 plays and there are different blocking schemes for each play. If he is out of position at all it ruins the entire play. If he misses a block it ruins the play. If he mistimes an option then it ruins the play. There is a lot more going on for an A-Back then he is used to. He would probably have the length of fall practice to become an expert. He might get 10 carries on the season total.
TampaGator
March 20th, 2012
5:49 pm
Hey Dawg fans….
Remember the basketball chant this year…..
“Just like in football.”
Those chants turned out to be truely profetic. Yet another Florida athletic team doing something other than losing after the regular season is over….
…..and…if you have not noticed…..Florida has the #1 ranked baseball team in the country as well.
Yep….”Just like football…..Georgia wins once in a while…in the regular season…..But you never know……2081 isn’t that far away……I can read the future headline now (of course, I will be talking to Jesus by then….or will it be Budda…..Mohammad…..most of you think it will be Saban (I mean Satan)…..
Yep….the headline reads, in big RED AND BLACK letters:
“Oh, what a century….well worth the wait!”
Before you get upset….Dawg fans…..Just having some fun….
Go dawgs
March 20th, 2012
5:50 pm
GT Bob,
Missing blocks, and not knowing the assignments is a problem in every offense… not just GT.
GTBob
March 20th, 2012
5:57 pm
Well whatever you guys call your Wing backs (A maybe?) Not sure. It’s not that difficult really.
I’m sure that CPJ will call you for advice after you learn what an A-Back and a B-Back is.
Charlie Hayes
March 20th, 2012
5:58 pm
I wish these kids would keep their noses clean (no pun intended) and taken advantage of the opportunity they were blessed with from God. Thomas could have been a very good back at UGA. Instead he chose to make poor decisions and was suspended from multiple games. Why? Can’t he understand that the education he is getting for FREE will propel him in life farther than any of those poor decisions. It just amazes me that Ealey could have been the premier back at UGA last year and instead he chose to give it all up because he couldn’t follow orders.
New proposed rule. No prospective NCAA football players can be signed until they complete two (2) years in the Marines, Army, Navy or Air Force. This new rule would ensure that they have been potty trained and are not a waste of a scholarship. Like the idea? Let the military weed out the bad ones.
Ghost
March 20th, 2012
6:13 pm
If Carlton plans on playing this year , he will have to move down to 1AA, I imagine North Alabama, Jax State. I am sure if he could transfer to tech Pj would welcome the influx of talent.Good luck to him wherever he lands.
T
March 20th, 2012
6:14 pm
Well, Richt has run off another one. He ran off 11 last year and he’s starting again. What a low-life, lying, scumbag.
ChrisATL
March 20th, 2012
6:14 pm
GTBob, why the constant commenting on Georgia football articles? Not enough going on at Tech to keep you occupied?
ChrisATL
March 20th, 2012
6:21 pm
BamaGuy, comparing Richt to Saban is a joke and any Bama fan not utterly blinded by bias would agree. Most Tide fans I know would say the same thing. Everyone respects Saban’s abilities as a coach and recruiter, but no self respecting college football fan would ever say that Saban’s ethics are in any way comparable to MR’s. We have enough trolls already. Keep movin’.
RedDawg
March 20th, 2012
6:28 pm
Best of luck to Carlton you will always be a Dawg. I meet his mother at the spring game she was nice lady Go Dawgs!
Hugh Jass
March 20th, 2012
6:28 pm
He was supposed to be a slot receiver, scat back type of player and just never was. He will get more playing time but him parlaying his senior year into a pro career seems very slim. Best of luck to the young feller.
PrimeTimeJr
March 20th, 2012
6:36 pm
Carlton led all the backs in yards per carry, close to 5 yards per carry, better than Crowell, Malcome, or Samuel.
Bummer for him that Richt doesn’t go by performance, more by who he likes best.
Ealey left for the same reasons, as the leading performer last season.
Sad, Thomas was the #1 producer but Crowell got 2x more carries.
UGAmutt
March 20th, 2012
6:37 pm
Uhhmmm…yeah. Wasn’t this the guy last year who was talking about taking a leadership role, not being selfish about his carries, being a role player and just putting in the hard work? Thanks for all of those huge plays in the SECCG last year Carlton. I don’t know what Bobo is going to do without Thomas to send up the middle on third and long for his infamous draw plays?!? This kid was cut from the same mold as Ealey and King. He was a cancer on IC and Boo last year, and he was competing with his TDs last year were his suspensions. Good luck at Jacksonville State. Tell Washaun I said, “Hi.”
The Factor
March 20th, 2012
6:38 pm
Wish him luck but he needs to grow up (like we all did). Scholarships are like gold (which most didn’t have) and he was in the dog house too much when he was needed.
UGAmutt
March 20th, 2012
6:41 pm
The only “gold” thing that kid ever cared about was his Maui Gold. Smoke up, Johnny! I don’t think the NFL is very “high” on 170lb rbs.
PrimeTimeJr
March 20th, 2012
6:41 pm
Ealey busted 1100 yards this year, Thomas will likely do the same once they are featured as the premiere backs they earned.
Good luck Thomas, you deserved to be featured as the premiere back, you earned it.
Go out and bust 1100 yards like Ealey did.
UGAmutt
March 20th, 2012
6:44 pm
Bust out 1100 yards against FCS competition when you never broke 400 against SEC FBS level competition. Ealey was a loser too. Think he’s getting drafted?
Stanger
March 20th, 2012
6:47 pm
He is not in contact with Valdosta State as of yet. His high school coach is talking with a number of schools that do want him. He left because he was not going to get on the field and looking at it as a business. He graduates in May from UGA. He is a scat back and needs be used where he performs best and Bobo is’nt doing that. So the only chance he has in making it to the next level is going else where. He’s not being “ran off”. He wants to return kicks (which is what he was recruited for to begin with) and there not going to use him there. I look for him to go play in FL somewhere or possibly Ga State or even with his buddy Marcus Dowtin.
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March 20th, 2012
6:52 pm
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PrimeTimeJr
March 20th, 2012
6:54 pm
Thomas will likely head to LSU with fellow discontent and top performer Mettenberger.
PrimeTimeJr
March 20th, 2012
6:57 pm
I bet Thomas was surprised after the Auburn game, where he busted 120+ yards on 15 carries at 8 yards a carry to Crowell’s 5.5 ypc against Auburn, to learn he wouldn’t be carrying it much more the rest of the year. Bet Thomas wasn’t happy the way the season ended after he proved he was better than Crowell in the Auburn game.
Crimson Tusk
March 20th, 2012
7:04 pm
Well, I guess CMR will have a few extra scholarship’s available to some JUCO guys now…
LOL @ all the high and mighty dawgs who don’t cut players to make room for fresh fish…
Eagle23
March 20th, 2012
7:06 pm
I know Ga Southern is where everybody immediately thinks when a player from UGA or GT transfers, but Thomas wouldn’t be playing very much at Ga Southern this year. Our top 5 RB’s from last year are back this year and that doesn’t include the QB who will eat up a lot of carries. I agree that what Carlton brings to the table is perfect for the A-back position, but he’s not better than anything we already have. The coaching staff at Southern already struggles with getting the current players enough touches. So bringing in a player who is transfering because he doesn’t get a lot of touches just doesn’t make sense for either school.
PrimeTimeJr
March 20th, 2012
7:12 pm
Auburn is another possibility, they love productive players, regardless of size.
I’d say UGA’s top yards per carry rusher ends up at either LSU or Auburn, both love productivity and merit based programs.
Randall "Pink" Floyd
March 20th, 2012
7:17 pm
Smart move, kid. Good luck.
PrimeTimeJr
March 20th, 2012
7:30 pm
Kind of sad the way all the top producers leave Mark Richt.
Mettenberger, Ealey, now Thomas.
What’s going on?
Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)
March 20th, 2012
7:48 pm
@ Chip:
Where is my 7:45 pm post?????????????????????????????????????????
What happened to it???????????????
Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)
March 20th, 2012
7:53 pm
@ Crimson Tusk:
We already have tons of headroom at UGA. We only signed 19 or did that slip by your feeble mind???
Thomas made that decision on his own plus his parents.
Crimson Tusk = Just another lost soul among the Bamatards.
duronimo
March 20th, 2012
8:09 pm
He wasn’t going to play. He knew it. It’s the right move for him. He was never a SEC back and I’m
not sure if anyone else but Georgia thought he was. Samuel has had his chances. He’s had one
good (and very timely) game. The two new guys from North Carolia are the key. Without them
Crowell would lilkey regress. But with them, he might get religion.
LogicalUS
March 20th, 2012
8:21 pm
“Crowell, Marshall, Gurley, and Samuel, Malcome ”
Yeah, the entire football world is quaking in their boots with two high schools kids, a prima donna who taps out after the 1st qtr and a rejected 4th team LB and a 3rd year nobody.
Losing Thomas isn’t anything as he did bring anything to the table…of course last summer he was a Warwick Dunn to-be.
Bammer
March 20th, 2012
8:25 pm
Player leaves UGA: Did it of his own free will. Wouldn’t have gotten much playing time so it’s in the best interest of everyone concerned.
Player leaves Bama: THAT EVIL SATAN HAS KICKED ANOTHER ONE TO THE CURB! WHY DON’T THE NCAA STOP THEM CHEATIN BOYS OVER THERE?!?! ETHICS! MORALS! OVERSIGNING! ARRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
kybodawg
March 20th, 2012
8:32 pm
maybe he can go to bama they only have 13 rbs.
Tarryuga
March 20th, 2012
8:35 pm
CT, go to Mercer, OK, time out, not sure when they start up.
Dawg Haus
March 20th, 2012
8:37 pm
Wish he’d stick it out at UGA, but we have to respect his decision. Best of luck, Carlton, wherever you end up!
RxDawg
March 20th, 2012
8:41 pm
Good luck to you Carlton. This makes more sense to me too. Simply put, our horses in the stable just weren’t good enough the past few years. We’ve made some upgrades there because we had to in order to win championships. Thanks for everything you did for us, you’ll always be a Dawg.
Nub
March 20th, 2012
8:48 pm
Best for Carlton…. To bad Bobo can’t figure out how to maximize his talent … 2nd and 8 … Carlton runs between tackles for no gain…
7576DAWG
March 20th, 2012
8:56 pm
P_The_Ricker
I did think that Jacksonville State was in Jacksonville Florida so thanks for clearing that up. I do think he will transfer closer to his home to whatever school but that wasn’t the point smart a@@ . GROW UP OR GO TO THE DISNEY BLOGS WHERE YOU BELONG.
Jonas Grumby
March 20th, 2012
9:13 pm
Nearly 100 posts already about a guy who might have been no better than fifth on the depth chart. Gotta love college football in the South.
dnn
March 20th, 2012
9:13 pm
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dnn
March 20th, 2012
9:15 pm
GA STATE PANTHERS….You will be a starter there
hbcuclassics
March 20th, 2012
9:15 pm
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BG
March 20th, 2012
9:26 pm
Good luck CT. I will never forget watching Carlton run all over Auburn.
Isaiah Crowell proud to be No. 1, wants to make ‘run for Heisman’ | UGA sports blog
March 20th, 2012
9:39 pm
[...] That number dropped to six Tuesday. Rising senior Carlton Thomas informed Richt Tuesday morning of his intention to transfer. [...]
Copper
March 20th, 2012
9:41 pm
Go ahead and blame Saban. How about another blackout?
OkieDawg
March 20th, 2012
10:10 pm
@Tampa Gator: Tell us again about all your Gainesville intell into Gayturd Football. 3 months ago you posted that Judas Muschamp had locked up-
Stephon Diggs
Jordan Jenkins
Avery Young
Josh Harvey-Clemons
Mike Davis
Nelson Agholor
How many of those locks did you get? I told you at the time where these kids would go and it wasn’t Florida! And look at the kids that have left Florida in the last 3 years. It is like the whose/whose in former “Great” recruits!
Lakedawg
March 20th, 2012
10:43 pm
Good luck to Carlton wherever he goes and hopefully has an injury and trouble free year.
Playing time was not here and he is a player, know of at least two concussions he had giving his all for the Dawgs.
BobDawg
March 20th, 2012
10:59 pm
TAMPAGATOR…. good to hear from ya… judging from the “10 at 10″ the other day, Dawg teams are winning up and down the list. Baseball is ranked high again.. my tennis dawgs (alum ‘79) are kicking butt as usual along with the finest facility in the country plus the tennis hall of fame there now…. Ya’ll are doing well also….. Our Swim dawgs just missed winning NCAA’s even with our top swimmer out training for the Olympics…. will miss Furman Bisher – Selah……
George P. Burdell
March 21st, 2012
12:54 am
This is just another example of UGA and Richt trying to look like they actually care about the student-athlete when all you really care about is the athlete. You can dress it up all you want to, but UGA went out, got some running backs, and Thomas doesn’t fit in. That is fine, but don’t make it more than it is.
Crimson Tusk
March 21st, 2012
5:52 am
It is what it is, nothing more and nothing less. CMR cut this player to better the team and you can put all the lipstick on this pig you wish but seniors graduating in a month don’t transfer.
Now does this make a bunch of posturing look hypocritical on behalf of the majority of UGA fans?
Hell yeah it does!
Will you give a damn when you start winning the big games again?
Hell no.
TennesseeDawg
March 21st, 2012
6:09 am
Carlton is headed to LA to play with the Fresh Prince.
Hahaha
March 21st, 2012
7:27 am
Oh no Tiny Thomas is leaving! Who will Bozo run up the middle on 3rd and 20 now?
Hahaha
March 21st, 2012
7:33 am
Heard he is looking at a college in Jamaica so he can smoke his weed during breaks on the sideline. Crowell and Smith are looking there also! Smith just needs to grow his dreadlocks out!
PapaDawg
March 21st, 2012
7:44 am
The kid should think about DB at Georgia. That’s where they need help and the jump to the Pros would be easier from being a DB in the SEC than a running back from a lower division school.
Chris
March 21st, 2012
8:28 am
Thank God!!!!
Now we don’t have to worry about Bobo running the smallest player on the field straight up the gut on 3rd and 2. Suspended for several games, didn’t give a crap about being a good DAWG, so good riddance!
NewYork1
March 21st, 2012
8:39 am
Verne Lundquist you have no class.
BankerDawg
March 21st, 2012
9:17 am
I don’t get why anyone cares? Richt and Bobo have “missed” on every TB recruit we have gotten in the last 5 years – Ealey, King, etc. Crowell, not to disregard his antics, is a legit back. I’m hoping that Marshall and Gurley will be productive too. Combined, all we need is them to produce is 100 plus yrds a game. I think they will if the Oline has finally come together. Really, thats what our running game boils down to. Thomas, Harton, Samuel, etc are all pretenders.
G-Dawg
March 21st, 2012
9:21 am
Was always hoping to see great things from Carlton, but its an understandable move on his part. Very underutilized by the Dawgs offensive gameplans. Our playbook is too one dimensional in order to get the ball into space for players with Carlton’s skill set. Remember he was ranked higher coming outta HS than Igram. Would love to see him go to Valdosta State and play. But for all these Bama terds on here, comparing apples and oranges while referring to this as roster mgmt is just pure sensationalism at its best. Its a known fact across the nation that Bama abuses this tactic. Regardless, good luck Carlton…Bulldawg nation will still continue to follow your development.
MySherona
March 21st, 2012
9:27 am
You can’t win the SEC without rushing for 200+ yards a game.
Last 4 years, in SEC, we were ranked 5th, 7th, 10th, and 7th.
That’s why we don’t win championships.
that’s why we’re 2-9 against ranked teams in last 11.
MySherona
March 21st, 2012
9:34 am
There’s a lot of SEC teams that welcome 5 yard SEC rushers like Thomas. Not sure where he’ll end up, LSU, Alabama went after Mettenberger. Colorado got Gray. Jack St got 1100 yard, 6 yards per carry rusher Ealey. I’m sure Florida would welcome him, I’m sure Spurrier could figure out many uses for a fast, shifty, 5 yards per carry athlete who outrushed Crowell on a yards per carry basis.
Future bright for Thomas, yet another top producing player can’t gel with Mark Richt, Mettenberger, Gray, Ealey, now Thomas.
UGAmutt
March 21st, 2012
11:48 am
My Sherona=PrimeTimeJr=Troll. Grow up loser.
WDE
March 21st, 2012
11:57 am
Best of luck Mr.Thomas !! DGD!
UGAmutt
March 21st, 2012
1:46 pm
Go check out the spring practice pictures that AJC posted from yesterday. Crowell looks hard as a friggin’ rock!
Hahaha
March 21st, 2012
2:43 pm
I wish I looked that good…
DawginLex
March 21st, 2012
3:21 pm
mysherona
You are dumber than a bag of hammers. Richt didn’t even know Thomas was leaving until tuesday yet according to you, he ran him off.
He would have been way down the depth chart so he decided to leave. He is a senior so your idiotic comments about going to Florida or SC make no sense which is not surprising considering you typed it. He will transfer to a school at a level down from BCS so he does not have to sit out.
I don’t know why i waste my time responding to an idiot. Make sure you get someone to read my response to you and explain it to you.
UGA’s Crowell wants Heisman Trophy according AJC article - The Sports Authority Network
March 21st, 2012
3:45 pm
[...] That number dropped to six Tuesday. Rising senior Carlton Thomas informed Richt Tuesday morning of his intention to transfer. [...]
ALL HEART
March 21st, 2012
5:13 pm
FUNNY HOW NO ONE WANTS TO GIVE HARTON CREDIT FOR PLAYING A MAJOR ROLL IN “WINNING” THE EAST!!!! THAT YOUNG MAN TOOK SOME LICKS IN THAT KY GAME & HE DIDN’T TRY TO COME OUT ONE TIME. I’VE BEEN TOLD HE DIDN’T GET MUCH PLAYING TIME BECAUSE OF THE COUPLE FUMBLES, WELL LOOK AT SOME OF THE OTHERS RECORD,WITH THAT BEING SAID, A 174lb BACK CAN PLAY IN THE SEC WITH THE RIGHT “PLAYS” CALLED!!!! THIS YOUNG MANS 40 TIME IS 4.2. DON’T KNOW HIM PERSONALLY, HE’S A DGD!!!! BEST OF LUCK TO C.THOMAS!!!!
ATHENS | UGA tailback Thomas to transfer for senior year – WXIA-TV | Living in athens
March 22nd, 2012
6:55 am
[...] "Carlton came to me recently to discuss …Georgia says Carlton Thomas to transferESPN Georgia tailback Carlton Thomas decides to transferAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog) Tailbacks reduced by one: Carlton Thomas transferringMacon [...]
Ted Striker
March 23rd, 2012
3:27 am
Best of luck to Carlton. Damn good dawg!