OG Kolton Houston drawing praise of coaches, players
ATHENS – Georgia is in the midst of a major rebuilding effort on the offensive line with only two returning starters. But there is at least one relative newbie who is showing a lot of promise.
Kolton Houston, a sophomore from Buford, had to sit out this past season because of an “NCAA eligibility issue.” That issue is expected to be resolved before next fall and there are strong indications the 6-foot-5, 291-pounder will be among Georgia’s starting five for the season opener.
“We’re expecting Kolton to be a good player for us this year,” offensive line coach Will Friend said. “He’s a good athlete, he’s got good strength, he can run well. He’s probably the best athlete of the guards that we’ve got, to be honest with you. If he can continue to get tougher and continue to improve, he’s going to be a good player for us.”
Interview requests for Houston continue to be denied. But his teammates on the line don’t mind talking him up.
“Kolton Houston, I’ve always been high on him,” said junior guard Chris Burnette, the returning starter at right guard. “I feel like he really could have helped us out a lot last year if it wasn’t for that ineligibility stuff with him. I’ve been very impressed how he’s played.”
By all accounts, Kenarious Gates has been dominant and unchallenged in his move to left tackle from left guard. But Burnette had high praise for the other new names on the No. 1 line – center David Andrews and right tackle Austin Long. Andrews (6-2, 280) is a sophomore from Norcross and Long ((6-5, 304) is a redshirt sophomore from Memphis.
“I’ve been really impressed with the first line in general,” said Burnette, who has been designated spokesman among the linemen. “David Andrews has learned the offense probably faster than anybody I’ve seen as far as knowing what defenses are going to do, their tendencies and stuff like that. Austin, since high school I knew he was going to be a great player. He’s starting to get better after having to deal with injuries and sicknesses and stuff like that is real encouraging.”
Bailey to player D-end
The conversion of outside linebackers to defensive ends apparently was not limited to Cornelius Washington and Ray Drew. Defensive coordinator Todd Grantham on Thursday said that redshirt freshman Sterling Bailey is also going play at that down-lineman position this coming fall.
Bailey (6-foot-3, 270 pounds), from East Hall, remains sidelined while recovering from off-season football surgery. But when he takes the practice field in August it will be with defensive line coach Rodney Garner’s group.
“Sterling is a guy who has really grown since he’s been here,” defensive coordinator Todd Grantham said. “He has very good flexibility and initial quickness. He’s got some size to him and he’s going to continue to get bigger as he lifts and eats. He’s going to be a pretty big man one day and he’s got pretty good athletic ability. Those kinds of guys create mismatches inside. That’s what you’re trying to do is create mismatches so guys can win one-on-one battles.”
Grantham said Washington will work at both outside linebacker and end in the fall.
Garrison Smith, Swann draw praise
Asked to identify some players that have helped themselves this spring, Grantham tabbed a pair of Atlantans — defensive end Garrison Smith and cornerback Damian Swann.
Said Grantham of Smith, a 6-foot-3, 294-pound junior out of Douglass: “Garrison knows what everybody does. He’s a very smart guy, he can get guys lined up and he plays with energy and brings energy to the defense. He did that last year. He’s plays in all of our packages and he can play on all three downs. I’ve been pleased and proud with what he’s done.”
Of Swann, the 5-11, 177-pound sophomore out of Grady: “Damian Swann is a really good player that continues to improve every day. He’s basically a second-year guy, but you see a lot of productivity out of him and I think he can be an outstanding player.
Etc. . . .
Signees John Atkins and John Theus watched the Bulldogs practice on Thursday. . . . Safety Bacarri Rambo and cornerback Sanders Commings didn’t practice because “they’re banged up,” according to Grantham. . . . Wide receiver Rantavious Wooten (leg muscle) had to leave practice again. . . . The Bulldogs will hold their second scrimmage of the spring Saturday at Woodruff Practice Fields.
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k
April 5th, 2012
8:30 pm
first
Pdx
April 5th, 2012
8:31 pm
Baba booey!
k
April 5th, 2012
8:31 pm
second
k
April 5th, 2012
8:31 pm
third
Vance Duly
April 5th, 2012
8:32 pm
WOOF! Sorry, that’s all I had to say right now. GO DAWGS!!!
Fred
April 5th, 2012
8:34 pm
I think our offensive line will be underrated this year! GO DAWGS!
Richard Tardits's Beret
April 5th, 2012
8:37 pm
I am concerned about the OL in terms of size and experience….let’s hope the defense can survive the DB shortage early in the season and carry the Offense…..also, Paul Johnson is ugly.
Max Sizemore
April 5th, 2012
8:38 pm
Houston’s development may be the most important item of the spring.
Cdpridg
April 5th, 2012
8:59 pm
I think this line will be a pretty good one come the fall.
jack bull
April 5th, 2012
9:02 pm
i really think we’re going to be fine. no need to worry just yet. as long as AM has learned to protect the football!
On another note, just read that Bobby Petrino report, the one where he said he DIDN’T have a passenger, yet he DID! A young, blonde 25 year old! Man, that guy is a POS! He’s right up there with a certain ex-AD I knew of….
Dawglasville
April 5th, 2012
9:19 pm
jack bull – The chickens are coming home to roost Bobby Pushay.
LeftCoastDawg
April 5th, 2012
9:24 pm
Did they find red panties at the crash scene?
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
April 5th, 2012
9:33 pm
hope swann turns out to be great. gotta a feeling he’ll be the CB starter for the next 2-4 games.
chip: any updates on lynch, stripling & morant??
Mountain Dawg
April 5th, 2012
9:40 pm
Wooten may as well pack it in.
Grantham's the man
April 5th, 2012
9:48 pm
It will be interesting to see how well the new O-line holds up against the veteran Defense in the G-day game.
Go Dawgs!!!
Mobile Dawg
April 5th, 2012
9:50 pm
I like what I hear in terms of the guys supporting each other. Often the best “gems” are the unexpected ones you find by surprise. If this OL could gel and surprise us, even this skeptical Dawg would say it could be a good season. I would like to see some other QB’s get some “significant” game experience, however Richt apparently doesn’t think that’s important.
KeepDreaming
April 5th, 2012
9:51 pm
Sauce on Side!
ole dawg
April 5th, 2012
9:54 pm
If Arkansas has any morals whatsoever they will fire Petrino ASAP! Not because he had the girl on the bike (which could have have been explained away) but because he and his family LIED about it! This is on par with the Damon Evans deal. We saw what UGA did. Your turn Razorbacks… are you man enough to do the right thing?
Oh yeah… GO DAWGS!!!
Good night yall.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
April 5th, 2012
9:55 pm
I sure hope the O-line can block for our 5ft 2in 120lb running back up the middle plays
Without that play we will not beat the Buffalo’s, Vandy’s, Georgia Southerns, Valdosta States; Columbus College etc
Mobile Dawg
April 5th, 2012
10:01 pm
ole dawg, you sound like the lynch mob crowd that has been chasing the Florida case that ended in the death of a 17 year old. You have no idea what the facts of the case are. Damon was caught “drunk” with a “pantyless” party girl.
Bull Dawg
April 5th, 2012
10:08 pm
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
I hear there are some Star Trek reruns on channel 7. Maybe your mom will let you stay up late!
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
April 5th, 2012
10:13 pm
Bull Dawg
I hear Athens just opened up another kool-aid bar delusional hour starts everyday
Vampire Bill
April 5th, 2012
10:37 pm
Please stop doing drugs and getting arrested.. We might be ok?
pj
April 5th, 2012
10:43 pm
Regarding the comments about our OL being “undersized”? Wrong. Last year we had the biggest OL in the country and a bigger one than 2/3 of NFL teams (look it up). It made us slow and we couldn’t open holes. Look at the lines that really run the ball in the SEC. Yeah they’re big – about as big as our line will be this year – but also quick footed and atheletic. We need a spring at the snap – and with our pro style offense, slightly less weight will do us some good. Go look at Richts top 3 rushing teams since he’s been at UGA. Look at the weight of the OL. Right on par with what we have now.
Beast from the East
April 5th, 2012
11:04 pm
ole dawg,
Driving drunk was the reason Damon Evans was fired…not because he had a woman in the car. Petrino wasn’t drunk…he’s just an a$$hole. They knew that when they hired him.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
April 5th, 2012
11:16 pm
No worries
10 wins
Uniform change
Players being arrested or suspended
losing to top 20 teams
Pre-season national champions
Sales pitches (Dream Team) etc
All is well in the land of mediocrity
Gulf Shores Dawg
April 5th, 2012
11:27 pm
Dawgs will be fine, get behind them and quit cha bitchin…a few field goals kept us form being 12-2 last year, and who would have ever bet our kicking game would implode!!!
Fan
April 5th, 2012
11:32 pm
@Flat Tire
It’s a UGA sports page. Stop trolling and trying to stir things up. Let Dawg fans enjoy a good article about the football team in peace.
UGA ALUM
April 6th, 2012
12:08 am
Actually our O-line was the biggest in college AND bigger than any NFL team last year. I agree that instead of 330lb beefcakes, we need strong, agile, and quick 295ers. I have a good feeling about this O-line and everyone is young….Bodes well for the future…Our o-line will be a strong point for ‘13 and ‘14 to go with all those RBs, IC if he stays 4 years, KM, TG, and the kid from Florida next year….
Clarke County College for Girls and Effeminate Boys
April 6th, 2012
12:19 am
go dawgs….oh, just go dawgs!!!
MY Dawg
April 6th, 2012
12:28 am
We need all the help we can get on the O line. I can’t wait to see Theus and Pike get in the mix this fall. Ga can’t be a true contender until they have a group of ( Big Uglies) that can get the job done. Everyone knows the difference in the SEC is the play of the defensive fronts, and obviously the overall speed. Go Dawgs!
RED DOG 77
April 6th, 2012
1:11 am
I’ve been sayin’ it all along, the Oline is going to surprise and amaze this year. Yup, it might take a few games to gel, but we have a fine stable Big’uns…………….Me?……..we do get by the all important first four games………..then it is…………GO GET ‘EM DAWGS…………..GATA
WtfWruthnkn
April 6th, 2012
1:18 am
How many people just come out and admit they were cheating when first asked?
WDE
April 6th, 2012
2:58 am
Kolton Houston=DGD
Troup Co. Dawg
April 6th, 2012
3:10 am
There are some mighty fine people here in the Great state of Jawje !!!
7576DAWG
April 6th, 2012
5:28 am
I know this is off topic but the AJC didn’t provide anywhere so you could vent about what is going on with Petrino at Arkansas.
Jessica Dorrell got an assistant coordinator job and she was just on the volleyball team. If Arkansas doesn’t fire this little gold digger along with Petrino I hope that the SEC will get involved and demand something be done. It is a disgrace as long as Petrino remain a coach in the SEC. We already knew he did not have any integrity because of the way he left Atlanta but for a grown man that is suppose to be a roll model to his players to get caught and lie about his involvement with Dorrell in an attempt to cover it up is a reflection on the SEC and I will be very disappointed if he remains coach at Arkansas.
Year of the DAWG
April 6th, 2012
5:45 am
PJ. finally some one on here knows what there talking about. Our fat and slow OL killed us last year.Thats why we got killed in the second half. Go DAWGS!!!
tenn.DAWG
April 6th, 2012
6:21 am
After three years of the O-Line being overrated let’s hope that interview with CWF wasn’t just coach speak.They have to toughen up.Have Pat Dye call’em out again,worked before.
Paddy
April 6th, 2012
6:36 am
Beast of the East @11:04pm…..you are spot on with Petrino. He was a coward when he left the Falcons and he has shown again that character flaw in Arkansas. It is no wonder that he does not recruit in Georgia any longer. He is about to run out of states!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Destin Dawg
April 6th, 2012
6:37 am
This O line needs to be more physical and open up some holes… push ‘em BACK.. Way Back !!! run the ball .. we have the running backs ! Go Dawgs !! Grantham has the Junkyard defense going NOW .. we need a consistent offense… Go Dawgs !!
Paddy
April 6th, 2012
6:42 am
pj…….your assessment of our past O-Line problems is very accurate. I am encouraged about the potential of this whole group and our coaches ability to get the most production out of this group.
BobDawg
April 6th, 2012
7:34 am
LOL….Looking at Putrino’s face after the wreck; caught with a 25 year old girl…. Geez, what a snake in the grass. Tried to undermine the Auburn coach; left Falcons in a lurch and now this….
jasont13
April 6th, 2012
7:54 am
I’m a UGA alum who lives in NWA (Arkansas), and they will not fire Petrino. he is being praised for having a press conference two day’s after the wreck. he has the media and the AD wrapped around his finger. they are either scared of him or something. if this happened at UGA, Tech, or any other university in metro Atlanta, Mark Bradley and Jeff Schultz would be trying run them out of town.
Joey
April 6th, 2012
8:02 am
Is it any of our business what Arkansas does or doesn’t do to its football coach. There sure are a bunch of pure-as-the-driven-snow posters on here. Regular Puritans.
Petrino may be an a-hole, but he’s a damn good college coach. Since his first year at ARK, he’s done a hellova better job than our coach, while butting heads in the West.
Paddy
April 6th, 2012
8:12 am
Joey…….Are you really saying that because we don’t live in a particular part of the country, we have no right to comment on these sports stories? You have just taken “States Rights” to another level. WOW, you live in a rather small world!!!
Across the Wide Missouri
April 6th, 2012
8:29 am
Missouri 37, Georgia 17
DawgNation
April 6th, 2012
8:30 am
Finally some more good news out of UGA. Thanks Chip. On Patrino I just say Karma is a Witch
DawginLex
April 6th, 2012
8:33 am
Bobby and Jessica
Hawgs on a Harley
I’ll give it to the ol’ boy, she is smoking hot.
Anybody think Richt would do anything that stupid?
He hired her in the Athletics Dept on March 28th!!
You can’t make this stuff up!!
Joey
April 6th, 2012
8:36 am
Who said anything about rights? Not me.
It just comes off as petty, and holier-than-thou, for fans on a UGA blog to demand another program fire their coach.
That’s it, and I suppose my world is about the same size as everybody else’s . . .
DawginLex
April 6th, 2012
8:36 am
so joey, what would you rather have?
A) A few players doing dumb things getting themselves in trouble
or
B) A coach who is the biggest idiot of everyoen in the room who hired a hot 28 year old former volleyball player and is now banging her and wrecks his motorcycle with her as a rider and does not admit she was a passenger?
DIT
April 6th, 2012
8:39 am
Joey, just asking, but are you saying that being a good football coach is better than being a man of integrity?
A clear distinction
April 6th, 2012
8:43 am
Former UGA AD had panties in his lap at the wheel GIVEN to him, while GT’s tennis coach is up on rape charges. See? THAT is a clear distinction to me. It says it all.
It is what it is.
BigGAdawg
April 6th, 2012
8:49 am
Yes Joey, it IS our business. We, here in Georgia, have some history, and still alot of anger towards this royal POS. Granted he is a skilled coach–doesn’t change his character–and his character is why we cannot stand the SOB. Everyone on the Falcons hated his arse for the disrespectful and denegrating way he treated them. Every Falcons fan hates him for the way he slithered out of town before the end of the season.
Having seen the pictures, I understand why he would want her, but I am at a loss as to why she would want to be with his old skanky-looking self. Must have some serious daddy issues.
He stated that he lied about her being with him to protect his family. BS BS BS, if he wanted to protect his wife and four children he would not be cheating in the first place. This is just another example of Bobby caring about Bobby ONLY and to heck with everyone else. Self-centeredness in the extreme. I don’t know the ages of his children but he could realistically have a daughter the age of this young woman.
I’m sure he won’t be fired, but any other instructor at the university probably would be for fraternizing with a subordinate employee. A winning record covers a multitude of sins, for many fans, but it shouldn’t. Damon Evans was highly successful and efficient at his job…
Big Wally Butts
April 6th, 2012
8:53 am
One…football coaches aren’t saints, just like the rest of us. And two, Petrino has always shown particularly poor character as a man, from the Auburn incident to the Falcons and on and on.
DawginLex
April 6th, 2012
9:02 am
Jessica Dorrell is engaged to one of the strength coaches on staff at Arkansas.
so the Head Football coach is sleeping with the fiancee’ of one of the strength coaches???
And we thought we had problems in Athens…………
Those team meetings in Fayetteville would be something to see
dawgfan
April 6th, 2012
9:04 am
I’m going to break from my usual routine of mercilessly bashing the O-line to say that we sure have some freaking monsters up front on defense. Can’t wait to see these dudes bring the pain on Saturday.
Thanks.
DIT
April 6th, 2012
9:08 am
WOW, having an affair with a strength coach! Not the sharpest tool in the shed. Who knows, he might not have been that badly hurt in the wreck, he might look as he does in the picture because that strength coach got a hold of him.
DIT
April 6th, 2012
9:10 am
Question for my fellow Dawg people. If the O-Line does a good job against our defense in the Spring game should we be happy or concerned?
ole dawg
April 6th, 2012
9:17 am
@ Mobile Dawg & Beast from….: So telling your AD a lie is not nearly as bad as getting drunk? About the same to me. And when I posted my earlier comment about firing Petrino I already knew (from reports) that Petrino had lied to his family and AD. Apparently since the AD has now suspended him he apparently agrees (at least somewhat.) If you ddn’t defend Damon (and you shouldn’t have), why do you want to defend Petrino?
RxDawg
April 6th, 2012
9:20 am
Man, if I was a single man and a Division I football coach Arkansas is the place I’d want to be!
RxDawg
April 6th, 2012
9:23 am
“Jessica Dorrell is engaged to one of the strength coaches on staff at Arkansas.”
No way O.O Is this confirmed? I just read the AP story on it and it said nothing about this. Geesh, I’ve got to go ask my boss for the rest of the day off and grab some popcorn. This is going to be fun!
Joey
April 6th, 2012
9:24 am
I have to admit I wasn’t up to speed – didn’t know Petrino had admitted to an affair – just read about it on Yardbarker.
So if Arkansas fires Petrino, does that make the Razorbacks more a more moral program than UGA?
For those with short memories, UGA kept Suzanne Yoculan employed for years while she had a very public affair with a Board of Regents chairman – I sure didn’t hear Razorback nation demanding UGA fire her back then.
DawginLex
April 6th, 2012
9:27 am
Petrino commented about “a previous inappropriate relationship”.
doesn’t mean it was Jessica
Doesn’t sound like it is happening now
Sure doesn’t look good though.
Feel sorry for the strength coach.
joey, Arkansas no connection with UGA other than the SEC.
Many UGA fans are Falcon fans and still feel betrayed for what he did in ATL
DawginLex
April 6th, 2012
9:29 am
And also, since Petrino just hired Jessica on March 28th, it sure does not make things any better.
That and lying to the AD are the things that may get him.
Similar to one of the Bama coaches sleeping with his secretary years ago
DIT
April 6th, 2012
9:31 am
“So if Arkansas fires Petrino, does that make the Razorbacks more a more moral program than UGA?”
Why are you even going here. Nobody said anything like this or should they. What Petrino & Yoculan did was wrong. Can’t say why she kept her job for as long as she did. However, I do know that they really do not have to answer to us, but there is One that they will, along with the rest of us, have to answer to.
It’s because of the significance of today (Good Friday) day that we are celebrating that we can be forgiven. Yes, even Mr. Petrino can seek forgiveness and be forgiven.
RxDawg
April 6th, 2012
9:37 am
ole dawg, Damon got a DUI. Being a highly public official at the university meant that wasn’t going to cut it. That’s why he got fired. Having an affair is bad, but it pales in comparision to a DUI which can potentialy kill. Marital problems are not cause for being fired from your job. Plus think about the demands we put on our head coaches. They’re never around their families. It’s a wonder that they all aren’t having marrige problems and affaris.
Gene
April 6th, 2012
9:37 am
SEC football fans have a right to comment on what goes on in the conference and college football in general. Sandusky destroyed the program at Penn State. Player arrests and behavior issues are everywhere, such as TCU players dealing dope to team members. All of these issues affect the game. Petrino is an unpleasant person with no character. He is supposed to be a teacher, yet he lied repeatedly about this incident and his relationship with the woman. There must be provisions in Arkansas regarding relationships with subordinates. Didn’t Alabama fire the head football coach for similar activitiy? Petrino is the last coach that I would want my grandsons to play for. He should be fired, but that won’t happen as long as he wins football games.
DIT
April 6th, 2012
9:43 am
@RxDawg
I have to dissagree with you on this one. A head coach knows what the job calls for. An extra maritial affair shows lack of integrity which of what part of the HC’s job is to uphold and maintain. This shows lack of respect for the university and the players. By far, Petrino is not alone on this account. He just happened to get caught.
If I’m an AD at a major college. I have to thnk of what is best for the institution as a whole and not the football program. Just my opinion
RxDawg
April 6th, 2012
9:50 am
DIT, I’m not surprised that someone disagrees with me. Your probably not the only one. Our society is filled with people who sit atop morally high thrones and judge everyone else around them. All I know is that if me and my wife divorced for whatever reason it wouldn’t and shouldn’t effect my job (unless my performance took a direct hit because of it). So I hold that same standard to all others, including those in the public eye.
Now, if the affair was someone who worked under that public official then we have a problem. Don’t dip your pen in the company ink.
Joey
April 6th, 2012
9:50 am
DawginLex, I often wonder how much of this stuff was going on in the (free love) 60’s and 70’s, that just didn’t get reported? Rumors didn’t get traction – especially regarding superstar coaches and athletes.
Now, everybody is a potential story breaker, with phones that take pics and videos – downloaded to the Web in seconds.
Nothing Could Be Finer
April 6th, 2012
9:52 am
Haha, nothing worse than dogs slinging mud to make their program look better.
Oh and BTW, good luck blocking Jadeveon Clowney, Devin Taylor, Kelcy Quarles, and Byron Jerideau on October 6, 2012.
Can’t wait to see Murray slung around like a little rag doll AGAIN.
Joey
April 6th, 2012
9:54 am
So, UGA should have fired Yoculan for her long affair, while she was winning all those NCAA Titles in a row?
Nobody touching this?
DawginLex
April 6th, 2012
9:55 am
True Joey
Very true
Petrino has a morals clause in his contract apparently. He clearly violated it.
If he was coming off a 6-6 season, he is probably done.
Going 11-2 and only losing to Bama and LSU and having Wilson and Davis back probably guarantees he stays head coach.
#reality
dawgfan
April 6th, 2012
9:57 am
“Question for my fellow Dawg people. If the O-Line does a good job against our defense in the Spring game should we be happy or concerned?
Great question. I would probably be estatic. I think our defense has proven it can hold its own against the best (whether it can do it for 4 quarters is another question). However, the O-line has not proven anything and if they can go out there and hold their own against Jenkins, Geathers and our mammoth d-ends then they have come a long way. I don’t think it will happen though. Bobo will have a few cutsie pass plays on the opening drive to move the ball down field and everyone will get real excited. Then, as usual, we’ll get bogged down in the red zone because there is no room for the cutsie stuff down there. You’ve just got to beat people.
That’s my prediction. Thanks.
DawginLex
April 6th, 2012
9:58 am
I don’t condone what Yoculan did however, big difference between her and Leeburn and this with Petrino. The Damon Evans situation too.
Petrino hired Jessica on March 28th in the Athletics Office. Evans was drunk.
Joey
April 6th, 2012
10:00 am
Boy, if SC ever wins anything, the roosters will be hard to take.
I think we blocked your boys pretty good last season – 400+ yds, (188 yds rushing, 248 passing) 42 points on your D. If not for your trick plays, and our QB’s turnovers, the score would have been as one-sided as your HC thought the game was.
DIT
April 6th, 2012
10:00 am
RxDawg – I don’t want to come across as judging. Lord knows I have done more in my life that I would like to forget. If I read correctly, She was involved in the football program.
Whatever the case, this does not bode well for ARK.
DawginLex
April 6th, 2012
10:01 am
NCBF
Shutup
Nobody is talking down another program to try and make UGA look better.
That is a chidish and idiotic comment
We are just discussing the situation.
Good Lord, grow up
THE Dixie Redcoat Band
April 6th, 2012
10:06 am
We agree, UGA had the biggest OL in the history of football, they just wren’t coached?
This just in…Jessica Dorrell will be the new assisant AD for Women’s Sports.
Wasn’t she engaged? Pretty funny…
tide roll
April 6th, 2012
10:08 am
Burnette has got to be kidding! Kolton Houston, David Andrews, Austin Long. They don’t even belong at this level. Anyway, who’s behind them? Once again, Richt has left himself with NO OFFENSIVE LINE DEPTH! Therefore, you can’t risk injuries to your starters. Therefore, look for more finesse in a conference that demands you be physical. There’s absolutely no excuse for your program to be in this shape. Fire the guy.
DawginLex
April 6th, 2012
10:12 am
tide roll can’t count past 5 obviously since we have 17 Offensive linemen on scholarship and of the 17, 10 or 11 will play.
Go back to the Tech blog you blithering idiot
DIT
April 6th, 2012
10:13 am
dawgfan
I thought I would be excited at first then started wondering if the O-Line, which is inexperienced, holds its own then I would question the defense. Is it as good as advertised. After reading your post it made me see that ur defesne is really good and that it would be a good sign if the O-Line looks good against them.
RxDawg
April 6th, 2012
10:13 am
DIT, your read right. She was basicly a subordinate AND aparently engaged to another subordinate for Petrino. lol, his goose is cooked. What I want to know is what’s up with Arkansas head coaches?
RxDawg
April 6th, 2012
10:16 am
What bothers me is in this new media age people’s personal lives are having profound effects on their careers. This bothers me a lot. It’s also a big reason I don’t have facebook, twitter, or any other thing that will announce my personal buisness to the world.
tide roll
April 6th, 2012
10:18 am
Petrino’s face is Arkansas colors. Looks like a Hawg fan headed to a game!
DIT
April 6th, 2012
10:23 am
At the begining of Spring practice I jeard some good things about Crowell. Have not heard much latley. Anyone hear if he is still looking strong?
Also, have not heard anything about LeMay, how’s his spring going?
dawgfan
April 6th, 2012
10:30 am
DIT, we will have as good of a D-front as anyone this year. If they offense can get its crap together and hold on to the damn ball for any extended period of time whatsoever we just might be alright. I am very cautiously optimistic. The running game is an afterthought to Bobo. “Hey, let’s run one off tackle just so we can say that we did.” I swear that’s his mentality. Sometimes it looks like we’re just going through the motions on some runs. In Bobo’s mind, the running game isn’t for picking up yards or anything wacky like that, its just a tool for him to get cute and “set up the pass.” Its no big deal if we get stuffed for a one yard run. We’ve got ‘em right where we want them!!! They’ll never see the play action pass coming that we’re about to do because we NEVER do anything like that!! That’s the Bobo mentality.
Sorry for the tangent and thanks to anyone who reads my garbage.
Thanks.
DawginLex
April 6th, 2012
10:35 am
Crowell and Malcome getting tons of reps at RB and both looking great apparently.
Lemay is 4th string but is getting better.
None of this is 1st hand mind you. Reports from other places from people at practice
Mrs Petrino
April 6th, 2012
10:47 am
Could somebody fetch me my nine iron? I’ll show him some Pig Sooie!
kingdaddy
April 6th, 2012
10:48 am
Chip
Really good, informative article. Loved the part about Rambo and Cummings being BANGED-UP! CTG must be GATA, lol. Very encouraging news about OL and Washington still getting reps at OLB, which is significant. I’m still waiting for Special Teams update when you can. Thanks for filling the Dawg-Dish…
Terry
April 6th, 2012
10:52 am
Its never a good idea to have sex with an employee, it could end up in a Sexual Harassment case, as part of a vendetta, most work places frond a pond boss and employee relationship, because it can end badly. There is nothing worst than a woman who feels spurned.
AltamahaDawg
April 6th, 2012
10:54 am
We have plenty of hollier than thou UGA fans who will take cheap shots at our own boys, it seems logical they would comment about (what appears to be a pretty damning report) about a Grown man, HC, at some other school.
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
April 6th, 2012
10:56 am
If the front 7 can stay healthy & strong this spring/summer & fall…and of course, avoid any more suspensions, i think UGA will be fine for the first 4 games. Keep the ball on the ground and give the opposing QB hell!!!
AltamahaDawg
April 6th, 2012
10:56 am
RxDawg, why do keep refusing my friend request?
kingdaddy
April 6th, 2012
11:00 am
Sounds to me like UGAs DL should be able to keep fresh players in the game for 4quarters this year. 1st and 2nd team will be a hand-full for any OL to handle snap after snap. I wonder how Ray D. is progressing???
AltamahaDawg
April 6th, 2012
11:02 am
Sorry Chip. Good report. The actual topic. I gots to think we are getting closer to having a running game this year. The thing is, it doesnt have to be lightyears better, but there is lightyears room for improvement. Surely it would be at least propellant fueled low orbit better.
kingdaddy
April 6th, 2012
11:05 am
Georgia people, lighten up on Petrino. He’s just MAKING BACON…LOL…
Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)
April 6th, 2012
11:13 am
@ Left Coast Dawg:
Petrino was wearing the red panties on his head in lieu of a helmet according to one report!!!!!!
UGA Insider
April 6th, 2012
11:15 am
Crowell and Malcome are dominating for sure… DinLex has it right. It wouldn’t surprise me if both the freshman RB’s took a redshirt. Crowell is gonna have about 1300 and Malcome about 900.
However, I will add a little insider nugget. Remember when the AJC came out with the crap that Hines Ward was following Bobo around to see if liked coaching???
That was the biggest lie since Chris Peterson had a secret meeting with McGarity. That one was leaked to me by a UGA money man who was serious but in reality was only trying to fire up Richt with nasty rumors.
The truth is Ward was there to help install the Pittsburgh Steeler offense. Which is run-based but also must have an awesome defense. You very seldom see Roethlisberger make a bad mistake because his RB’s tote the rock so much. You will see the same thing in Athens this year.
Since DawginLex will take a shot at me for this inside information, I will offer proof…..The picture that went along with that AJC story tells me everything. Ward had a play-sheet that he had half poked down in his pants. That was no UGA play-sheet….. That was a Pittsburgh Steeler play-sheet. Bobo was following Hines like a lost puppy that day.
Italian_29
April 6th, 2012
11:16 am
I don’t think that Petrino gets fired because of his personal life, I think he gets fired because that person that he was with was a subordinate and recently given a position, 3/28/12 and he lied about it to his AD. I don’t that the Suzanne and Don affair is even comparing apples to apples, yes is was a public affair, but they weren’t Boss and employee. As to the article, I think Kolton is a DGD and I am cautiously optimistic regarding the OL. I think that is better to have an Atheltic Line than it is to have a HUGE line, I think we Dawg fans are going to see the difference this year. Go Dawgs and GATA!
I-DOG
April 6th, 2012
11:17 am
I regret to inform my fellow dawg fans that after careful research and intensive study and evaluation, I have determined that UGA offensive linemen Houston, Long, and Andrews are “white” people. I launched this investigation shortly after learning from Tide Roll that “they don’t belong at this level.” I do not take such allegations lightly and I wish it weren’t true, but folks it is time to admit that these three individuals are indeed “white” people. I had to overcome many obstacles and a well organized disinformation network to finally glean the truth, but I am satisfied that this information is legitimate. I don’t think I even need to explain to any of you the potential ramifications of this breaking news.
Once Rodney Garner hears about this, he is going to be very upset… of that I can assure you. I recommend doubling his salary and promoting him to any position he feels is justified given this very unsusual situation that we find ourselves in. Of course, Coach Friend should be immediately dismissed. I contend that he HAD to have known the racial origin of these men. I mean he works with them EVERY DAY. Either he SHOULD have known or he DID know and neither of those is an acceptable answer.
Further, we should begin asking recruits. “Are you or have you EVER been a member of the “caucasion party”. If they are able to deny this, they should sign off on legal documents to absolve the univeristy from any future liability.
Kolton Houston should be given a chance to transfer immediately. Even though he was the 6th rated guard in the United State coming out of high school by Scout.com, his alarming lack of pigementation will be just too much to overcome and he will never be able to help this team. Allow him to transfer to a lesser division with no loss of eligibility since he cooperated fully with my investigation. Andrews and Long continue to deny that they are indeed “white”. They attempted to stonewall me at every turn refusing to turn over the music from their I-phones for review. While truly sad, I think we all understand that once you tell yourself a lie every day for years, it starts to become true in your own mind… you actually stop thinking of yourself as a “white” offensive lineman. Still, banishment from college football is the only reasonable penalty for these two.
Thank you to Tide Roll for his continued efforts to make us aware of just how easy it is for one of these “white” offensive lineman to sneak in and try to blend with the rest of society. I am still trying to figure out how this went on so long in the social media/24 hour news bubble that we live in today? I make the solemn vow to each of you that I will not rest until I get to the bottom of just how this happened.
Well, there it is. I’m sorry to ruin everyone’s Easter weekend with this appalling breaking news
Paddy
April 6th, 2012
11:17 am
kingdaddy…….Petrino is not Macon Bacon he is Macon Whoopee.
Joey…..I never said that Petrino needed to be fired. That is up to the Univ to decide. But to lie to your AD will not help his cause. Never lie to your boss!!!!!!
Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)
April 6th, 2012
11:19 am
@ Dawgfan:
Can’t we just let our coaches do the coaching???
DawginLex
April 6th, 2012
11:28 am
UGA Insider
I’m not going to bash you. However, I have read reports from others at practice that say we are running a west coast style quick release passing offense because our OL can’t run block.
I’m just sayin…………..
Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)
April 6th, 2012
11:30 am
@ I-Dawg:
It is worse than we first thought!!!
CMR’s prized OL recruit, John Theus, is also rumored to be of the caucasion persuasion.
Can you contact roll turd to clear this up???
I-DOG
April 6th, 2012
11:31 am
This story just won’t go away. Our auditors did indeed get posession of the I-phone music for Long and Andrews. It should be noted that both refused to cooperate with releasing these important records which should pretty much tell you all you need to know about their guilt.
The ratio of country to hip hop was well outside of normal paramaters and I’m not talking about Charlie Pride and Darrius Rucker type of country either. Copius amounts of Hank Jr., Faith Hill, and Garth Brooks were evident.
The hip hop music we found was even more damning. M&M, Justin Timberlake, and Vanilla Ice? C’mon who are we kidding here. Sure, there was the one track from Atlanta’s own Kriss Kross but our analysts believe this was done not as an homage to early 90’s Atlanta hip hop, but to throw us off the trail should we get too close.
Guys, just confess. Let the Georgia program move on and rebuild someday.
I-DOG
April 6th, 2012
11:35 am
Braniac,
(sigh) I was afraid of that. Is this a rumor or do you have any actual proof? Lets not start rumor mongering as our opponents are just going to use this against us in recruiting. Our staff is stretched thin at this point, but even if we have to work right through Easter Sunday, we are going to get to the bottom of this before it bring the entire program crashing down around our ears.
AltamahaDawg
April 6th, 2012
11:39 am
Make way, secret Pittsburg Playbook, coming through. A solid running game to keep the QB from having to take too many risk, and a stout defense. We could have asked Hines Ward’s niece for that formula, couldn’t we?
Just picking on ya, man. Glad to have you back on the bus.
Paddy
April 6th, 2012
11:42 am
I-DOG………do you really believe the coaching staff would throw in the towel on this O-line during spring practice or at any time???? Come on, give this a little thought first!!!!
dawgfan
April 6th, 2012
11:44 am
“Can’t we just let our coaches do the coaching???”
I don’t know much about coaching football, but I do know that scoring 10 points in an SECCG is not good. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know that its a bad thing when the damn rocket blows up on take off. You don’t have to have any piloting experience whatsoever to know that its a bad thing when a plane is nosediving to the ground. We can all see the results of Bobo’s coaching on Saturdays and they speak for themselves. He needs to figure out a way to fix it or we’re never going to win championships. Have fun with your head in the sand. Be sure to come up for air every now and then.
Thanks a pad load Chet.
kingdaddy
April 6th, 2012
11:55 am
If you can afford to red-shirt both freshmen, I don’t see how it wouldn’t be a good move. If I.C. and K.M.stay healthy, they will provide a lot of pop at RB. Then again, those two freshmen want to play now. They both knew they were coming into a packed backfield…
AltamahaDawg
April 6th, 2012
12:00 pm
UGA was #1, or #2 in pretty much every offensive category there was last year, not related to rushing. We had issue at RBs, and very little depth at OL. Thats where we lost games. We need to fix those. It’s really just that simple. The rocket didn’t blow up on the pad.
Coach Bobo’s biggest problem has been that he lacks the experience to compensate for weaknesses. Frankly, (although it would have been easier, maybe we score a few more points, win an extra game in 2 yrs) I really think getting a guy who can overcome NOT having this or that is a good solution. Much better to just fix the known issues IMO. Any new OC would have to do that as well. When we do have the pieces working, he has proven to be a very sufficient game day coach.
NOW, it’s certainly a question IF he can put the pieces together. I would imagine this is a very important year for him to prove that.
AltamahaDawg
April 6th, 2012
12:01 pm
oops………. do NOT think that is a good solution.
Nothing Could Be Finer
April 6th, 2012
12:01 pm
AltamahaDawg
April 6th, 2012
12:00 pm
UGA was #1, or #2 in pretty much every offensive category there was last year, not related to rushing.
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Including interceptions thrown?
I-DOG
April 6th, 2012
12:02 pm
Paddy,
What choice do we have but to throw in the towel. Tide Roll broke the story and I have verified it. These three offensive linemen are “white”. I’m sure you did not realize this. Now there is a rumor that incoming OL John Theus is a white guy. Jimmeny crickets man, we were counting on that guy to contribute. Next thing you know, we will find out that Dallas Lee is a white guy.
Joey
April 6th, 2012
12:02 pm
dawgfan,
My worry is that when the good DCs adjust, Bobo/Richt keep getting stuffed, seemingly with no clue how to make adjustments of their own.
It doesn’t help when our QB is giving away points by the dozen, but, we do get the ball back after a pick-6. Richt?
Joey
April 6th, 2012
12:03 pm
Right? (not Richt)
kingdaddy
April 6th, 2012
12:07 pm
Paddy
I’ve always heard it said,” What goes around, comes around.” Ark., you knew what you were getting, so I hope you’re not supprised by anything this sneaky coach does. Who did the song, ” How long, has this been going on?” ACE???
kingdaddy
April 6th, 2012
12:18 pm
Besides Bobos unimaginative offense, his largest draw-back is not being able to adjust in the 2nd-half of games. This is why we lose games. Every other team adjust at 2nd-half but us. Our first offensive play in 3rd qt. is a bomb or our smallest RB,up the gut, so we start in a hole or a turn-over. LOL. I hate to say it, but CTG probaly wants to give the choke(sign) to CMB…
kingdaddy
April 6th, 2012
12:20 pm
Chip
What’s going on with Richard Samuel???
Paddy
April 6th, 2012
12:30 pm
kingdaddy……. Also said you get what you pay for. Ark paid to have a coward as their coach and they got one. No surprise to this reporter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kingdaddy
April 6th, 2012
12:58 pm
Paddy
Here’s my take on that low-life. Petrino is to the Great State of Georgia, that Art Modell is to the fine state of Ohio. They may never forgive him for selling the Browns to the Ravens. Hate may be under-stated. I’m not going to pass judgement on Petrino for his infedelity. I hate him for what he did to the Dirty Birds. Probably always will…
AltamahaDawg
April 6th, 2012
1:00 pm
I guess so Ms. Jeffery. Mike Bobo threw 1 more INT than Steve Spurrier did. Was that your point? Must have been that one in the SECCG that he didnt play in.
dawgfan
April 6th, 2012
1:58 pm
“The rocket didn’t blow up on the pad.”
I disagree. Bobo’s job is not to beat Kentucky, Vandy, or Ole Miss. He’s great at that, but that’s not his job. We are UGA. We have endless resources at our disposal. His job is to beat LSU, Bama, etc., and win us championships. He fails MISERABLY at this task. We have not notched a single solitary victory over a top opponent since Bobo took over as OC. Not a single one. The rocket has indeed blown up.
“Coach Bobo’s biggest problem has been that he lacks the experience…”
Lacks the experience? He’s been an OC for 5 full seasons now. Good grief, how much time does he need? Now you’re just making excuses for him.
Thanks.
AltamahaDawg
April 6th, 2012
2:20 pm
No, I am criticising him for his shortcomings. I’m sorry it doesn’t reach the level of hypebole that you require.
aldogg2121
April 6th, 2012
2:30 pm
@dawgfan
You are spot on, sir. Bobo has had plenty of time. Will Richt continue to let him drag the program down, ala Willie Martinez? Richt held onto Willie for 2 years too long and look what that did to the program…we are just now recovering on that side of the ball.
Now don’t get me wrong, Bobo is not the worst guy for the job. Sometimes he looks like he gets it and our offense clicks. But other times we all know what is coming from him…and so do opposing defenses. It just seems that the latter outweighs the former on gamedays.
AltamahaDawg
April 6th, 2012
2:36 pm
It’s LSU’s OC job to beat us too, is it not? He’s got about 22 yrs of experience. I’m thinking he wasnt quite as good 17 yrs ago.
(I think its a interesting question as to how that game turns out if we had thier 4 RB, and they had what we showed up with, if you think our guy had the same tools to work with in that game).
Alabama, just lost a OC that had 26 yrs of experience, and replaced him with a guy that has 11, including OC before.
So, in your mind experience is not a factor in how OC learn to deal with a variety of issues?
aldogg2121
April 6th, 2012
2:42 pm
@Altamaha
How much experience is enough? Your two examples are guys with experience measured in decades. I bet a whole bunch of those years were not spent at major D1 programs getting their feet wet. Are we supposed to sit back with Bobo as OC and say, “Oh well, he’s be a hell of an OC in 10 more years…be patient.”
Fact of the matter is that he has reached the s#!t or get off the pot time in his career.
kingdaddy
April 6th, 2012
2:47 pm
Ya’ll are making me feel bad. I criticize Coach Bobo All the time. I w don’t care if my name is on my grave-stone as long as there’s a Bulldawg on it. With our resources, Ga. could find an OC that could put up 60pts. a gm. We have the talent, just don’t have innovative game-plan. He also has no answer to when a good team adjust to our offense in the second-half. CMR has to change this, or this year will be a repeat of last year which is unacceptable. If I’m at another football party this year and we keep making the same mistakes all over again, I’m afraid I will be vocal about CMB AND CMRs removal as the OC and HC. Georgia deserves better. I think CMR will address these problems this year but nothings written in stone with these two…
Paddy
April 6th, 2012
2:50 pm
I-DOG……..I am sorry. I had no idea that tide roll was looking into the ethnic backrounds for all us Dawg fans! I guess I will have to buy that Soccer package from Comcast now.I will never watch football, now that I know the true story. They should have never allowed teams to wear facemasks, this would have never gotten this far out of hand for us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you think there will be a NCAA investigation?
AltamahaDawg
April 6th, 2012
2:58 pm
Nope. I never made any such suggestion. What I said was the reality of the situation. I also said this way a critical year for him, did I not?
I picked those 2 examples because dfan specifically said that it was Bobo’s job to beat them. And YES those guys did have as much major D-1 years as Bobo has PLUS all the other years. Are we really going to have a debate that experience coaching (or anything else) doesn’t matter in that equation?
kingdaddy
April 6th, 2012
3:13 pm
Don’t make excuses for coachBobo. He’s a big boy and a DGD. UGA needs better consistincency. With Ga.s talent on offense, we should never be embarrassed.
aldogg2121
April 6th, 2012
3:13 pm
I think you are missing my point. Bobo’s FIRST 5 years as an OC have come at a major D1 program…that is not normal. He has been learning under fire, and I have to take my hat off to him for giving it a go. But most coaches get their feet wet at smaller programs first before they step up to the big leagues.
And yes, I agree that this is a very important year for him and the entire program in general. But how much longer are we going to fail to get over the hump and say, “Next year will be a big year for us.” Dawg fans have become almost as bad as Cubs fans in this regard. There has to come a time when we draw a line in the sand and say enough is enough. Richt made a step in that direction when he finally axed Willie M. and hired Grantham (which was a lucky hire, by the way…he wanted 4 others before CTG). Bobo is holding us back, just like Willie did for 5 years. Richt, it would appear, is loyal to a fault.
AltamahaDawg
April 6th, 2012
3:20 pm
You can fault Richt for promoting such an inexperienced guy to that position. Thats fair. (although you then agree with exactly what I said originally). My opinion is that i’st not what he would do at this point, (maybe not in hindsigh)t. But at the time it was his way of stepping away from the OC job. A very new HC trying to figure out how HE could adapt.
Which goes along with what I have always said…we have paid a lot of dues with Richt. These other guys figured all that out on somebody elses dime.
But we are where we are. I personally think the offense took a pretty big step step last year, in the first go around with that new pace. Clearly the issue was running the ball. If we fix that, the offense is going to be plenty good, if not……….I am positive Richt will address it.
AltamahaDawg
April 6th, 2012
3:28 pm
I don’t know how many years you have said “next year” we’ll be great..The past 3 years have been pretty much what I expected offensively, for reasons obvious to me. so I can’t really say what that feels like. I will say this. I DO expect this year to be a big year offensively.
aldogg2121
April 6th, 2012
3:42 pm
The offense is not bad by any stretch of the imagination…it is just not as good as it could be. In fact, if you look at Richt’s UGA offenses compared to those of Bobo, we have actually averaged more points with Bobo at the helm. But then there are extraneous factors that come into play which inflate those numbers, such as poor defense and time of possession.
I just think UGA could do so much better than Mike Bobo as OC. I’m pretty sure we are all in agreement on this point.
That being said, we are where we are. And I am always 100% behind our program.
GO DAWGS
Joey
April 6th, 2012
3:49 pm
All I’m positive about is Richt ain’t gonna do anything about Bobo/Richt offensive shortcomings. His “system” got validated by a new 5 year contract.
That was a great, big ego boost for a coach with a big ego. So big he thought he could plug any old buddy in his program’s most important coaching positions (DC and OC) and keep on keeping on.
One buddy was a disaster. The other gets out-coached regularly, even as his HC listens on the headset.
AltamahaDawg
April 6th, 2012
4:25 pm
I don’t doubt your support at all.
And no Coach Bobo is not the best OC in the business.. Just like Coach Richt is not the best HC in country. So we are like 118 other fan bases I guess.
I just find it interesting to sit here all summer and pretend.
I also get annoyed at folks who read me make a simple comment explaining (what noboby has successfully disputed) as to why Bobo is what he is, and be told that anything short of “he’s a big dummy ” that it’s just an excuse. I’m not making excuses for anybody. How is that my place. I am simply stating a fact.
AltamahaDawg
April 6th, 2012
4:26 pm
damn it!….do Not find it intersting to pretend.
Bobby Petrino
April 6th, 2012
4:57 pm
Leave me alone. She was just helping me keep the rear end down on my bike!
StackedDeck
April 6th, 2012
7:21 pm
Welcome back’ Kolton…GO DAWGS!!!
UGA / ‘74
Lakedawg
April 6th, 2012
7:35 pm
I-Dog—–Now that is something else funny, can’t wait to see tude rolld reply. One other disturbing fact for him is to check the 3 OL commits that Bammer has also. He probably passes out after that.
Seriously the OL is not going to beat the DL in practice anytime this year. They should get better with Houston eligible this year and practicing against the best DL they face all year.
ATLBamafan
April 7th, 2012
9:48 am
I think my fellow BA a fan is just tweeking you guys. UGA may not be at our level of depth; but any one who watched the SEC Championship game knows UGA can hold it’s own against the other top teams in the conference. I wouldn’t under estimate Coach Richt. I think he’s got a better coaching staff than he’s had in a while. Grantham and of course Will Friend were solid additions.
Roll Tide!!!
GaBirdDAWG
April 10th, 2012
8:06 am
Is Wooten a Senior yet? Talk about a waste of a scholarship!!