Practice update: Keith Marshall, Richard Samuel, Shawn Williams likely out for G-Day
ATHENS – Georgia fans have lost one of their best reasons to come to the G-Day Game next Saturday.
Keith Marshall, the highly-touted tailback out of Raleigh, has been effectively scratched from the lineup due to a hamstring injury suffered a week ago. The 5-foot-11, 202-pound midyear enrollee was unable to practice again Saturday as the Bulldogs conducted their second scrimmage of spring practice. Coach Mark Richt said the window is almost shut on him being able to play in the annual spring game.
“I would say the chance of Keith going is probably not very good,” Richt said. “Right at this minute I’d say he’s doubtful.”
That’s a shame because all spring reports on Marshall had been very positive.
“You can tell why he was the No. 1 running back in the country,” senior receiver Tavarres King said. “That kid is impressive.”
Said running backs coach Bryan McClendon: “Just a super guy, just very conscientious. He’s smart. He’s a sharp kid who wants to to do well at everything. Obviously he has all the ability to match it. When you say the sky’s the limit for a person, I really think that phrase it made for him.”
It looks doubtful for senior tailback Richard Samuel (concussion) as well. That leaves Isaiah Crowell, Ken Malcome, Brandon Harton and Kyle Karempelis to tote the rock for G-Day.
Williams suffers knee injury
As if Georgia’s secondary situation was not precarious enough, senior strong safety Shawn Williams went down with a knee injury on Saturday.
Williams is the only one of Georgia’s four starting defensive backs that is not suspended for games at the beginning of the season. Free safety Bacarri Rambo (four games), cornerback Sanders Commings (two games) and cornerback Branden Smith (one game) all are expected to miss playing time as a result of internal discipline for team rules violations.
Fortunately for the Bulldogs, Richt does not believe Williams’ injury is serious.
“We think it’s a non-op situation,” Richt said Saturday morning. “He’s in there doing fine right now. I don’t know [about the spring game].”
Passing game tuning up
There was some rare good news for Georgia on the offensive side of the ball from Saturday’s scrimmage. For the first time all spring, the offense was able to effectively move the football against the Bulldogs’ stingy defense.
Quarterbacks Aaron Murray (8-for-13 for 125 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs) and Hutson Mason (12-19-151-2-2) each was able to pass for more than 100 yards and four different receivers were able to haul in touchdown catches. Senior split end Marlon Brown led the way with 5 catches for 90 yards and a TD redshirt freshman Justin Scott-Wesley also had 5 receptions and a score.
“We threw it and caught it a lot better,” Richt said. “It started out not very good at all but as the scrimmage went on more plays were made at quarterback. You’re trying to make a judgment on whether a play might have been a sack or not and we err on the side of letting the ball get thrown. So there was probably a few of those big plays that might’ve been sacks in a real game.”
Corey Moore shines
On the defensive side of the ball, sophomore safety Corey Moore had a big day for the Bulldogs. The Griffin High graduate had a team-best 9 tackles and also had an interception.
He did good,” Richt said. “He’s coming. He’s a very aggressive football player when it comes to coming up to make a tackle. He’s a good athlete. He’s learning a lot and he’s going to get better. And he’s going to have to play for us; he’s going to have to function for us.”
Other defensive standouts included linebacker Ramik Wilson (7 tackles, sack, pass break-up), defensive end Ray Drew (5 tackles, sack), linebacker Chase Vasser (6 tackles) and noseguard Kwame Geathers (2 sacks).
The Bulldogs continue to struggle running the football against stout defensive front. Ken Malcome led all rushers with 29 yards on 5 carries, Isaiah Crowell had six for 23 and Brandon Harton had 6 for 11.
That’s the bad news. The good news is Richt said Georgia’s defensive line, led by John Jenkins, Abry Jones and Geathers, could be one of the best around.
Etc. . . .
Offensive guard Dallas Lee was back practicing after being sidelined for the last week with a concussion. Redshirt freshman offensive lineman Zach DeBell (ankle) was practicing in a regular jersey for the first time in a long while and redshirt freshman Xzavier Ward (knee) was working on the side in full pads and a green (non-contact) jersey. . . . Linebacker Amarlo Herrera (shoulder) remains in a green jersey.
Following are the “very unofficial official stats,” as Richt called them, from Saturday’s long scrimmage:
SCRIMMAGE STATS
Passing
- Murray 8-13-125-1 TD-0 int
- Mason 12-19-151-2-2
- Welch 5-10-57-1-0
- LeMay 3-6-28-0-1
Receiving
- M. Brown 5-90, TD
- Scott-Wesley 5-38, TD
- Bradberry 4-72, TD
- Erdman 3-23, TD
- Rome 2-50
Rushing
- Malcome 5-29
- Crowell 6-23
- Harton 6-11
Defense
- C. Moore 9 tackles, 1 INT
- R. Wilson 7 Ts, 1 sack, PBU
- Drew 5 Ts, 1 sack
- Geathers 2 sacks
- Vasser 6 Ts
- Norman 1 INT
- S. Williams 1 INT
Other
- Lindley 32-yard FG
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154 comments Add your comment
bardawg
April 7th, 2012
11:26 am
!st?
Brian
April 7th, 2012
11:32 am
Still going to Gday! Got my passes yesterday! See ya in the box chip! My first time in the box. Any suggestions Chip? What time can we get in?
DrFutBol
April 7th, 2012
11:33 am
Wow, Hutson Mason is on FIRE this Spring, like last Spring.
I got Mason 3 td’s in 1st 2 scrimmages, Aaron Murray 1 td in 2 scrimmages.
Looks like we’ve found a new starting QB 3x better than Murray.
Not too bad.
DrFutBol
April 7th, 2012
11:36 am
Geathers big Spring last year, didn’t translate to the season last year. Don’t expect things to change in 2012, Geathers is a bit of Spring player. 2 sacks today great, but none in 2011 season.
bardawg
April 7th, 2012
11:37 am
I’d really like to see Hudson shine & earn some playing time, soundslike he’s having a real good spring.
bardawg
April 7th, 2012
11:37 am
Excuse me, Hutson
DrFutBol
April 7th, 2012
11:38 am
Really thought Murray would bomb the depleted secondary for 6 td’s. Very troubling Murray has only thrown 1 td all Spring against this depleted secondary. SCARY.
DrFutBol
April 7th, 2012
11:40 am
No pick 6 interceptions from Eric Murray this game, I guess that’s a good thing.
DrFutBol
April 7th, 2012
11:41 am
oops, Aaron Murray.
DrFutBol
April 7th, 2012
11:45 am
Mason getting better each Spring scrimmage, 1 td in 1st scrimmage, 2 td’s in 2nd scrimmage, could Mason get 3 on G-Day.
Can you imagine if Mason ends up with 5-6 td’s, to Murray’s 2 td’s over Spring scrimmages?
Likely.
Tarlie Chrippi
April 7th, 2012
11:46 am
Do you people seriously believe that Mason would be riding the bench if he gave the team the best chance to win? He scrimmages against the #2 defense, not a starting SEC defense. Murray practices day in, day out against a defense that was #5 in the nation last year. Perspective people.
DrFutBol
April 7th, 2012
11:54 am
Actually, Mason has been going against the No. 1 defense, Murray against the No. 2. Richt always does it that way.
Frank Lane
April 7th, 2012
11:58 am
I am just encouraged watching Connor Norman, since he will end up playing this year because of suspensions and injuries. He is far the most savvy of the defensive backs. Reminds me of Len Hughes.
Tarlie Chrippi
April 7th, 2012
12:01 pm
No, not this spring. It’s 1’s on 1’s and 2’s on 2’s. There was a previous write-up about it.
Tarlie Chrippi
April 7th, 2012
12:01 pm
Frank, I agree. Norman is a great kid with some definite ability. I hope he stays healthy and gives the rest of the guys a run for their money.
Gumps
April 7th, 2012
12:02 pm
Who the eff is Eric Murray? GTFO of here techie
WDE
April 7th, 2012
12:06 pm
@DrFutBol don’t let the fact that Mason threw 2 INT’s get in your way troll boy..
DrFutBol
April 7th, 2012
12:15 pm
Nope, all write ups have been about 2’s vs 1’s, 1’s vs. 2’s. No write ups have said otherwise.
Mason has been going against No. 1’s all Spring, Murray against depleted No. 2 secondary.
Mason has 3x more td’s, not surprising really.
DrFutBol
April 7th, 2012
12:16 pm
WDE, Interceptions don’t count to Bobo or Richt, it’s all about td’s, if int’s did count, Murray would have been kicked off thew team after his 14 last year.
WDE
April 7th, 2012
12:20 pm
And twice as many INT’s tell you what troll boy you keep whatever nightmare you have at QB for your team and we will keep ours..and hopefully get to groom Mason for future use.
duke
April 7th, 2012
12:23 pm
To all the Hutson Mason fans: yes he may be talented, but the number you should be looking at is the 2 picks. Just not anywhere near the level Murray is at. Ignorance rumps rampant through this blog
kingdaddy
April 7th, 2012
12:23 pm
Doc
You know the grass is always grenner on the other side. How about you go over there to the other side too. We have enough contreversersy without you second guessing everything CMR does during the spring. If Murray had of thrown 2 int., you would be criticizing that. I was more impressed with his holding on to the ball. We lost most of our games last year because of turnovers. Mason will get his chance,which reminds me of a good song b the Ozark Mountain Daredevils,” It’ll Shine, When It Shines!”.
jasont13
April 7th, 2012
12:24 pm
Drfutbol, thanks for your hilarious posts. Love how you didn’t mention Mason’s 2 ints. Have you ever been to one of UGA’s scrimmages? Didn’t think so. You have zero and I mean zero idea as to what your talking about. Murray did go against the #1 defense toda. Actually each QB went against the #1 D in some way shape or form. Thanks for the comic relief.
bsg3003
April 7th, 2012
12:26 pm
I was really looking forward to seeing marshall play, but I’m still pretty excited to see the improvements in this team. by the way, mason also threw 2 ints, tds are great but turning the ball, over is not option.
bingdon
April 7th, 2012
12:28 pm
WGAF?
MattDawg
April 7th, 2012
12:32 pm
Hutson Mason better than Aaron Murray? Hahahahaha Yeah I guess the coaches think so to that’s why he is playing with the number one offense… Oh wait he’s not. Lol. Mason is going against the second string defense I’m sure. This always happens. “why aren’t we playing the backup QB he is so much better than the starter the coaches don’t know what they are doing!” so stupid, get real people!
WDE
April 7th, 2012
12:34 pm
@DrFutBol seems like a lot of folks noticed the 2 INT’s hmmmmmmm. now tell us something we are all wondering about just when will Bug U sign their second recruit for 2013?
kingdaddy
April 7th, 2012
12:34 pm
I noticed we didn’t give up 27 sacks this time, another good sign for CWF. Didn’t see Big Johns name called, but Geathers had 2. Also, good to see The Rev. putting the smack-down on the O…
DrFutBol
April 7th, 2012
12:35 pm
Those same people DIDN’T notice Murray’s 14 INTERCEPTIONS IN 2011.
bsg3003
April 7th, 2012
12:35 pm
Mason has been going against the 2s this spring
Bubbs
April 7th, 2012
12:36 pm
Mason is going against the No. defense, no doubt. Pretty impressive stuff.
SammyG
April 7th, 2012
12:38 pm
Mark Richt always goes #2 QB on # 1 defense, you guys need to read up.
bsg3003
April 7th, 2012
12:41 pm
Yes, but this spring he’s been having 1s up against 1s.
WDE
April 7th, 2012
12:48 pm
@DrFutBol troll boy of course we did we also noticed his 35 TD’s….now wander off to that dark dank place you came from..
DrFutBol
April 7th, 2012
12:48 pm
None of Mason’s int’s were pick 6’s this Spring, pretty much like a punt, Mason knows when to take his chances, doesn’t hurt the team catastrophically, Murray’s was a catastrophic pick 6 int, counts same as 10 normal int’s.
DrFutBol
April 7th, 2012
12:53 pm
if Mason were to continue to triple Murray’s td output, if Murray threw 35 td’s in 2011, that would be 105 td’s for Hutson Mason in 2012.
bsg3003
April 7th, 2012
12:54 pm
Dr.futbol- what in the world are you taking about?? Stop talking out of your ass man, you look like a compete idiot
WDE
April 7th, 2012
12:55 pm
@nurseFutBol if if if if if if if if if if if if …..really ?
Valdosta Cat
April 7th, 2012
12:57 pm
I’m also impressed with Connor Norman. I’m going on record to say that this kid will turn some heads as he gets more time on the field.
bsg3003
April 7th, 2012
12:59 pm
Wde- this Dr.futbol guy is a head case, best to ignore him..
bsg3003
April 7th, 2012
1:01 pm
Connor Norman actually went to my school, played under my older brother when he was in school
gerbildawg
April 7th, 2012
1:02 pm
Ignore WDE, he must be South Carolina fan if he wants Murray, and his 14 int’s, to continue to start….
gerbildawg
April 7th, 2012
1:04 pm
is Murray injured? 1 touchdown all Spring?
bsg3003
April 7th, 2012
1:06 pm
Gerbil dawg, murray gives this team the best chance to win
WDE
April 7th, 2012
1:08 pm
@gerbildawg its a second class troll that shows up uses a couple of names to talk to himself…your a gerbil alright just not a dawg…
gerbildawg
April 7th, 2012
1:08 pm
Murray gives this team the best chance to win? Murray is 0-9 vs. teams that finished in top 25, don’t think so. Mason or Lemay would do better, anyone would do better than 0-9, can’t be worse.
kingdaddy
April 7th, 2012
1:10 pm
Dr. Fut bol, thanks for the comic relief…
WDE
April 7th, 2012
1:11 pm
@bsg3003 I think gerbil boy and DrFutbol are related…
DrFutBol
April 7th, 2012
1:14 pm
What was comical, Murray’s 14 int’s, or Mason throwing 3x more td’s than Murray this Spring? They’re both pretty funny to the ones making fun of Mason for throwing 3 CAREER interceptions, Murray has done that in one game, and Murray has thrown too many interceptions and fumbles for instant touchdowns. pretty hilarious to go down that road.
WDE
April 7th, 2012
1:18 pm
Hope all the members of the Bull Dog Nation have a great Easter…Go Dogs !
RHall55
April 7th, 2012
1:18 pm
Build some depth!!! Congrats on (3) commitments yesterday!!! CRG must be on the hot seat; to only get 19 commits last year??? UGA needs 30 this year; need to land some of the top prospects for this year!! Hire Charlie Flowers for Asst Recruiting Coordinator; then land Reuben Foster!! CRG, C’mon Man!!! “Win, Baby, Win”!!!
bsg3003
April 7th, 2012
1:19 pm
Sorry, I concern myself with what I know. I know for a fact that murray is one of the best QBs that the university of georgia has ever had, he’s broken records for touchdowns and yardage last year, the wins will come just you wait my friend. What do we know about lemay? What do we know about Mason for that matter? They’ve never gone up against sec competition. They’re both unproven QBs. I’d target go with the guy that’s one of the best QBs in the conference
DrFutBol
April 7th, 2012
1:24 pm
My, who in the world would want a QB with an 0-9 record vs. teams that finish top 25 to continue to start, a South Carolina fan, maybe Florida fan, perhaps? UGA fans want to win, 0-9 is not the kind of QB any UGA fans want.
Hutson Mason gives UGA the best chance to beat a ranked team. Again, it’s impossible to be worse than 0-9.
DrFutBol
April 7th, 2012
1:25 pm
what we know, is Murray has never beat a team that finished top 25. 0-9.
kingdaddy
April 7th, 2012
1:28 pm
woulda, coulda, shoulda, never did a guten-damen thing. Murray is All-SEC this year and the trolls know it, and don’t want to see him play. He is and will be UGAs starter unless he implodes, so get over your A.M. hate…
DrFutBol
April 7th, 2012
1:29 pm
0-9 vs. teams that finish top 25 isn’t imploding? Funny stuff.
tide roll
April 7th, 2012
1:30 pm
You have no offensive line. You have no offensive line depth. YET AGAIN.
kingdaddy
April 7th, 2012
1:57 pm
Doc and tide pole say the same unoriginal drivel everytime they open their mouths. Has nothing to do with logic, just half-truths and disinformation. Heres a question to both of you that I doubt you will answer. Since you seem to dislike everything Dawgs, why are you so concerned about what the Dogs do? The answer is excatly why both of you were, are and always will be useless trolls on these blogs. If you don’t like it leave it. We know you both have a miserible life because it shows in your constant whining. It’s really pitiful but nobody cares what you think anyway…
Terry
April 7th, 2012
2:08 pm
You Trolls must live a pitiful life, all you do is worry about the Georgia Bulldogs, stop living in your basement, and get outside for a while, you mite have a brighter our look on life, but probably not! Once a Loser! Always a Loser!!!! LOL, Idiots!!!!!
gDawg
April 7th, 2012
2:21 pm
Does anyone care to explain why Lemay is getting so little reps? He is supposedly the number 2 guy with Mason redshirting… this doesnt make sense.
bubba4dawgs
April 7th, 2012
2:34 pm
Never seen so much football intelligence coming from the “know it alls”! Excuse me while I go barf! The rest of the Bulldog Nation enjoy a wonderful Easter! GO DAWGS!!
ugalee
April 7th, 2012
2:41 pm
connor norman was the kid who if i remember right was very impressive last gday but was ignored during the year. Same story. The kid probably doesnt run a 4.4 sec 40 and you dont want to take valuable playing time from criminals that are trying to get to the NFL asap. Cmr, just keep yapping about the “georgia way” and then continue to ignore those that embody it
ugalee
April 7th, 2012
3:00 pm
Actually there is a good article by kinberly nash “the lady sportswriter” about connor and i stand corrected. According to the article, he runs a 4.39 40 dash. The article details about how connor has superior physical ability to many of the corners who were coming out of hs but was virtually ignored and had to go to presbyterian. This happens all the time to white running backs. Apparently, the criteria for selecting football players is having DISPARATE IMPACT on whites. I wonder where the justice dept investigation is
bsg3003
April 7th, 2012
3:27 pm
Yeah it’s a wonder to me too why lemay gets so few reps. I hope he has as much love for uga as shockley did because if not, we won’t see much more of Christian
DawgByte
April 7th, 2012
4:19 pm
DrFutBol -
You need to change your name to DrDumbFook!
duronimo
April 7th, 2012
4:22 pm
Strong support for Murray. I’m a bit surprised. He’s short, plays well against weak opponents but makes critical mistakes in big games when the pressure comes. It’s a trend, not an aberration. If you didn’t notice that’s ok. Those that have? I guess we’re all trolls. It’s too funny a word to be a serious put down. Even the word “twit’ would have more impact.
uga
April 7th, 2012
4:34 pm
dnt let the fact that mason threw 3 td’s on a 2nd string defense fool you. Murray, 1 TD or not, had 35 tds last year to 14 ints which about 6 of them were just good plays by opposing defenses. Mason, talented, but i am sure a coach like CMR would’ve had him starting over murray if it were just about spring stats. these are some situational passes, not like a real game. so keep trolling and writing your mess becuz murray is a pre-season heisman hopeful.
uga
April 7th, 2012
4:40 pm
losing a game takes more than 1 QB. murray isn’t 0-9 vs ranked opponets, uga is. but they beat a 23rd ranked Auburn last year, and no one knew Florida was going to succ the last 5 -6 games of the season. Special teams and and other things go into losing a game. so like my boy before me said, get out of the basement,off the computer, stop watching cinemax, and get a life, instead of worrying about college kids, myself being a college student
uga
April 7th, 2012
4:41 pm
i didnt know a little weed makes you a criminal, smh
WnE
April 7th, 2012
4:42 pm
Is Chris Conley hurt?
Any update on Mitchell at CB/DB from this last scrimmage?
I haven’t see any stats from him in the last 2 scrimmages.
I like to keep up with what the Metro Atl. Area players are doing, especially the ones that also had offers from GT and had the Academics for GT.
Good to Scott-Wesley play well again, that RS yr seemed to help him out a lot.
CPJ tried to Recruit him to GT with a spiel that went something like this:
“If you sign with GT to play A-Back I promise to throw the ball more after you sign”
Scott-Wesley’s reply:
“It looks to me that position is more like RB than it is WR, I think I’ll look elsewhere”
Well, here’s to hoping that BOTH TEAMS are 11-0 when the last Saturday in November rolls around this year.
Bulldog on the Bayou
April 7th, 2012
4:56 pm
@DrFutBoil – when you are digging a hole the way you are, throw the shovel down and run away – real fast!
VA dog
April 7th, 2012
5:23 pm
Murray is the stater, has always been the stater and has the regular season games to prove he’s deserving of being the starter. With that said he’s only a hit from being out for the season. Two quarterbacks will be needed so Hutson Mason’s progress should be a point of jubilation and not controversy. Not many players don’t want to start and if Mason believes starting at Georgia isn’t possible then he has too make the decision to stay or leave. Players do it all the time when they evaluate their playing status in their program. DJ Shockely had to make a similar decision.
TY
April 7th, 2012
5:41 pm
As long as there are 21 other players plus kickers and special teams involved in Football….Murray did not lose all those games to top teams by himself….There is this thing called team that you Murray bashers are forgetting….Get over it you may as well blame it on the center…. Jones had the same record since Murray has been the starter…
Dawg Haus
April 7th, 2012
6:33 pm
Scary news about Shawn Williams. I hope it’s nothing serious.
esaun
April 7th, 2012
7:02 pm
Marshall shows all the dummy fans questioning Crowell’s toughness what a SEC defense will do to a freshman running back; break em up. Only way a freshman back makes it is if he has that H Walker body.
MaconDawg
April 7th, 2012
7:19 pm
excited about Corey Moore and Connor Norman…. The kid Norman made plays last year and was a heck of of a special teams player… As for Moore the US Army game showed me this kid was going to be very good, just needed an opportunity totally ready for the season GO DAWGS!!!!
Valdosta Cat
April 7th, 2012
7:41 pm
Thanks for the info ugalee. Let’s continue to show support for Conner Norman. Hopefully more folks will jump on this bandwagon.
Dawg Haus
April 7th, 2012
8:52 pm
Can’t argue with that, MaconDawg. I can’t wait to see Moore and Norman get in there.
bitter dope heads
April 7th, 2012
9:28 pm
?——am I to believe any of our running backs——past the latest peeeee test.
———————-we are talking about bong boy —crow-face
—————————SURE—————–hahahahahah—–
Year of the DAWG
April 7th, 2012
9:46 pm
With a football name like Hutson Mason you got to give the guy a shot. !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)
April 7th, 2012
9:53 pm
@ Tarlie Chrippi:
You are fighting a losing battle with the negative nutcases like “DrFutBol”. He and his ilk are going to bash Murray regardless.
I waited and waited but not one of them mentioned that Murray had ZERO interceptions while Mason had two!!!!!!!!!
Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)
April 7th, 2012
10:05 pm
@ bsg3003:
You are right on the money but there are too many idiots out there who are braindead or think they know more SEC football than CMR and staff.
Yes sirree!!! Old Richt & associates only play their favorites never mind their jobs are on the line. By the way, the negative nutcases never mentioned that Mason had TWO interceptions while Murray had ZERO.
One of the inbreds, UGA Lee, did manage to slip in the fact that Murray had “no pick 6’s”.
Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)
April 7th, 2012
10:07 pm
@ Bubba4dawgs:
You said it best Bro!!!!!!!!!!
Bubba4dawgs = DGD
Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)
April 7th, 2012
10:10 pm
@ Ty:
Great post Ty:
Ty = DGD
Maxx4955
April 7th, 2012
10:41 pm
Good news for Corey Moore. This kid works hard everyday to improve…he just needed the opportunity. He is probably one of the hardest hitting DBs for the Dawgs and a damn good coverage guy. Solid young man all-around. Go Dawgs.
kingdaddy
April 7th, 2012
11:10 pm
Are the twits gone yet? Lol….. Now thats an impact word. You know what? I think I’ll stick with troll, twit sounds like a sissy way to say troll. If you don’t like it, don’t be twitting, I mean trolling…
kingdaddy
April 7th, 2012
11:18 pm
Conner Norman, now that’s a football name. He’s a DGD too. You’ve got to love this kids dedication to be a Doggie. He really wants it bad, I say let him play. Wouldn’t it be nice if he got his chance to play and the other nim-rods couldn’t get their starter jobs back. I hope Conner gets a solid chance…
kingdaddy
April 7th, 2012
11:23 pm
Maxx, you’re right Moore does like-a da pop…
Vampire Bill
April 7th, 2012
11:31 pm
Murray could have 10 ints and 10 fumbles and he’d still be the starter.
Clarke County College for Girls and Effeminate Boys
April 7th, 2012
11:59 pm
go dawgs!!! they are all so cute!
charles s.
April 8th, 2012
12:02 am
mason’s an INT machine. anyone watch the spring game last year? Should have been picked off 4 times.
Bean Counter
April 8th, 2012
12:26 am
DrFutBol failed his ID 10T test. Mason is being redshirted this year so that if Murray leaves earily we will have two years for Mason to quarterback at UGA. If some of these ID 10T failures on here are such good coaches why aren’t they the ones making two to three million dollars a year, Arkansas will be looking for one soon?
Preston
April 8th, 2012
4:05 am
Just FYI everyone crying about how much playing time Hutson’s getting……he’s redshirting this season to allow Murray to get out of his way so you need to get behing Murray and accept him! The guy didn’t get 50+ scholarship offers for nothing. Murray will have his best year this season! And HM will start when AM leaves for the NFL.
lazlodawg
April 8th, 2012
8:15 am
The lack of any ability to run the ball against a good defense is troubling (again). This can be attributed to poor OL play (again). This offense does not work without a running threat.
moderena
April 8th, 2012
8:30 am
I can not understand why everyone is so high on Murray. He single handedly lost the bowl game last year. Very poor decision making. I am for giving however is playing best the chance to play.
bitter dope heads
April 8th, 2012
8:43 am
dont mess with the “king”——or bitter——bamma trolls——–happy easter————T-bags
bitter dope heads
April 8th, 2012
8:45 am
There’s a NEW WORLD ORDER—–IN ATHENS———–no dope—eees allowed
Joey
April 8th, 2012
8:53 am
I never “bash” Murray, in fact I like his toughness, and apparently Mason can’t beat him out of the top spot.
But it’s just denying the truth not to admit he hasn’t played well in big games in his first two seasons and is 0-2 in his two bowl games, both in which UGA was the favorite.
While Murray certainly is not the only reason for this, he has made a bunch of turnovers in those games, many for TDs for the opponent.
I think Bobo/Richt don’t trust Murray completely and that’s why they go conservative when we get a lead – even a small one. Maybe he cleans up that stuff this season, and Bobo opens up the offense more.
UGADawg91
April 8th, 2012
9:01 am
Why does everyone assume Mason will start once Murray leaves. By redshirting, that puts a year between him and Murray. But now he’s in the same class as LeMay. It’s possible that Mason may not ever be a starter at UGA even after taking a redshirt year.
Black Mountain NC Bulldog
April 8th, 2012
9:26 am
Murray will start and if Bobo and Richt allow him to roll outside the pocket. He will do great. Murray does need to cut down, on his turnovers next season. Mason is a great option if Murray goes down!!
The D front 7 will carry us until we get players back from suspension and the O line grows, gets tougher, and jells.
I am optimistic, for the 2012 season!
dmr
April 8th, 2012
10:03 am
I really like Hutson Mason and the way he works. I still question why he is working with the number 2 offense if he is going to redshirt this year. That doesn’t seem to make much sense.
Paddy
April 8th, 2012
10:27 am
kingdaddy……I agree, I would like to see Conner Norman play more. What little we did see last season was first rate effort. If he can’t get playing time early this season, he never will when everbody is back from suspensions.
Clarke County College for Girls and Effeminate Boys
April 8th, 2012
10:51 am
all sissy, all the time…WE LOVE GEORGIA!!! GO DAWGS!!! GATA!!! and I mean that!!!
kingdaddy
April 8th, 2012
11:08 am
I want to wish everyone a happy Easter and encourage you to call or visit you Mother or Father today and please tell them how much you love them and how important they are to you, also explain to your children and grandchildren about easter and pass-over. Have a good day blogging today and God bless you…
Len Hughes?
April 8th, 2012
11:12 am
He was a very solid player and also played HS ball at NF HS in Buckhead, back in the day.
You are going back a year or two …………..like 4 or 5 or 6??decades.
I used to see him playing golf at Bobby Jones GC.
gooooooooooooooooooo Dogs.
kingdaddy
April 8th, 2012
11:30 am
WARNING—WARNING—DON’T UPSET BITTER TODAY! IF YOU MESS WITH A LOADED GUN, YOU WILL GET SHOT!!! Happy Easter Bitter…
kingdaddy
April 8th, 2012
11:58 am
Chip
I hope you’re enjoying a well deserved Easter break. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you do for the Dog-Nation. As I selfishly sit here drinking coffee, blogging and looking for new newson the Doggies, I realize if it were up to me, I ‘d put a shock collar on you and keep you in a locked room with your key-board, 24/7. Have you got me a new article yet Chip? ” No Kingdaddy, ZAP,ZAP!” Have you got that article yet Chip? “Shaking the bush boss!” LOL…Seriously though, if anyone messed with you, I ‘d go to great distances to make their lives miserable because you sir, are the BOMB-DIDDLY…
georgiabulldog75
April 8th, 2012
12:09 pm
Looks like we have a long way to go with our offensive line.
Or are we that good up front on the defensive line?
I hope its the latter.
Let’s hope the defense makes the offensive line better if the DLine are that good.
kingdaddy
April 8th, 2012
12:30 pm
Ga. Bull-D.75
I think its alot of one and a little of the other. I was encouraged by the reduction of sacks, which could only mean the OL is starting to play as a team. It takes all the linemen, the tight-ends and running backs being on the same page to protect the play. No matter if its a run or pass, its everyone picking up their assignments that make the play work. If this OL can stop this DL, we’re in real good shape no matter what the negative posters say. Trolls just want to see us fail and any advice they give, we want to do the oppisite. Gotta go take my mom to dinner, I’ll be back…
hotdawg
April 8th, 2012
1:00 pm
Chip….there are rumors of jeff luc leaving fsu for uga could u enlighten us on this?
tell me again
April 8th, 2012
3:01 pm
Spring ball means little to nothing – throw the stats out and just enjoy the warm up to the real season. We have a lot of good talent that sat on the wood last year ~ I am hoping Murray beats a few of the big boys this year and gets that monkey off of his back. I think Murray is gone after this year. The shame of it is – the O line should be experienced and stout but then we’ll have a new QB. Never seems to go together.
Send'em Uhauls
April 8th, 2012
3:39 pm
Ho hum whats new in Athens. Same ole same ole.
kingdaddy
April 8th, 2012
4:23 pm
Bc75&Bear= BUSHWHACKERS
Two guys I normally look up to with thoughtful and insightful post can dish it out, but please people don’t say anything bad about bamma,even if its true. Every other school knows the sun rises and sets in the greatest of all the united states. Welcome to the ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION/SPORTS SECTION where alabama rules the blog world. ANY POST NOT KISSING SABAN’S RING WILL BE ATTACKED BY THE BAMMER-BLOG-POLICE. If you want to talk about any other programs, please get premission from the closest bammerer. Remember you must respect their ATHOURI-TIIIIIII. Who the hell made you two king???
kingdaddy
April 8th, 2012
4:47 pm
Whats so funny is those two ripped me for a post I had with Tampa Gator, then they did just what they accused me of doing. Well the Gator CHOMPED both of them up and spit them out. Tampa Gator may not totally agree with me, but he did understand me and what I was trying to say. BC&Bear, sounds like an 80s sit-com, have become a couple…………of sensitive bit*hes…You’re either my friend or not. Personal attacks will get ugly and only escalate and are not wanted in my little, insignificant world. Don’t know I said personal to either one of you before you attacked me, but I sure know what I said after T.G… Remember, he got on to you, not me. I’m waiting for your apology. Candy and Flowers work just fine, and dirty books…
Georgia Football: Latest Spring Practice News, Notes and Updates | Georgia Bulldogs Football
April 8th, 2012
6:22 pm
[...] one new play that the fans are dying to see but will probably not play in the game is running back Keith Marshall because he is nursing a hamstring injury he suffered last week. Veterans Shawn Williams and Richard [...]
Pago Pago DAWG
April 8th, 2012
6:32 pm
We’re confused, why in the world would Murry leave after this year??
kingdaddy
April 8th, 2012
7:25 pm
P.P.Dawg, no way Murray leaves Doggies. Doesn’t add-up…
justafan
April 8th, 2012
7:37 pm
Bubba Watson 2012 masters champ
Go dawgs sic em woof woof woof
bitter dawgs fan
April 8th, 2012
9:06 pm
@TROLLS—-king has once again defended the dawg nation with a ell–uh–gaint—tongue!!
————, —————troll of the day goes to king–”D”, the hershal walker of –trolls
——————only problem I have with king is, his bud .—a person so dumb —weak runn-in mate
———————————-murry will continue to beat up on division 2 schools and fold like a cheap
——————seat when facing tough compition.——hudson in my humble estimate is QB 1st string.
——-bitter will be in athens next week cheering for mason and trying to follow and then pull a
—tonya harden of murry———————hahahahahahahah———
—————–
bitter dawgs fan
April 8th, 2012
9:11 pm
ra-mike wilson—————————–soon to be all—–SEC linebacker
————-GO DAWGS
BlueDawg
April 8th, 2012
9:28 pm
The consensus here is overwhelmingly for Hutson Mason. Seems to all serious Dawg fans, that IF Murray could have beaten a team that finished top 25, he’s had 9 chances, and Murray didn’t come away with a single victory in 2 years. Further, Murray has only won 4 games against winning teams in 2 years. Obviously, about the only person that would seriously want Aaron Murray to start is Steve Spurrier.
BlueDawg
April 8th, 2012
9:32 pm
the guys are making plays for Hutson Mason, they just don’t make plays for Murray in big games, Murray doesn’t have the “it” factor, never did, just can’t lead this team to a victory over a big time team that finishes in the top 25.
Hutson Mason can’t be worse than 0 wins against those type of teams, so since you can’t get worse with Mason, and since Mason has beat Murray BOTH Springs, you must give Mason the reigns in 2012.
UNLESS you LIKE going 0-9 against teams that finish top 25, like Murray led teams ALWAYS DO, and no serious Dawg fan likes going 0-9.
kingdaddy
April 8th, 2012
9:48 pm
Bitter you better let Tonya Harding do it, you’ll probably screw it up and take your own knee out. Now, you know you should be nice to Smart. He’s a Techie and G.T. fans make you an me look good—well, they make me look good,anyway that would be like wishing your brother go away and when he does go away, you’d feel really, really bad. Bitter you are a bad dawg. Do you ever feel bad about biteing everyone around you???
kingdaddy
April 8th, 2012
10:03 pm
Bitter, if that’s the only problem you’ve got with me, then I think we’re good. You my friend, are a trip, and I look forward to all of your post…never know what to ecpect when Bitter is in the house…
cg_dawg
April 8th, 2012
10:41 pm
Where’s Gurley? Did he drop out?
cg_dawg
April 8th, 2012
10:52 pm
Never mind…Gurley’s not enrolled yet.
SEC Football Daily: April 9th | Saturday Down South
April 9th, 2012
5:44 am
[...] All those Georgia fans wanting to see freshman quarterback Keith Marshall in the spring game will have to wait until next fall. Marshall will be held out of the G-Day game because of a hamstring injury he suffered a week ago. He was one of the most highly touted running backs in the country coming out of high school, and I was hoping to watch this kid during the spring game as well. Along with Marshall, Richard Samuel and Shawn Williams will also be out of the G-Day game. [AJC] [...]
Old Dawg
April 9th, 2012
6:31 am
“Do you people seriously believe that Mason would be riding the bench if he gave the team the best chance to win?”
Of course Mason will be riding the bench, no matter what. Richt always plays favorites and Murray is the favorite right now. I don’t know if it because he made a promise to Murray to play him and is keeping his promise, but it will be Murray all the way again this year. In spite of however many turnovers he has, pick-sixes he throws or whatever. Murray is Richt’s QB, plain and simple.
AltamahaDawg
April 9th, 2012
7:22 am
Why do you think Murray is Richt’s favorite right now? And what coach doesn’t play his favored QB. Be pretty stupid not to wouldn’t it?
Abe Lincoln
April 9th, 2012
8:52 am
Move Z. Ogleetree to tailback. He toted the rock in High School. Same old story at UGA. The backs are soft. This has been a problem for 3 years. Not much toughness.
UGA Insider
April 9th, 2012
9:52 am
I told you Carlton Thomas to stick with it….. You would be getting most of the snaps with the 2nd team. Poor decision to leave as was Jordan Love and the Hit Man.
presscover2
April 9th, 2012
10:02 am
Mark Richt lost his top[ rusher. last 2 seasons, to transfer. Ealey left (and the whole team of running backs couldn’t score mor ein 2011 than Ealey’s 11 td’s in 2010). Now Thomas left.
Top producers, at running back, don’t stick around, they all transfer.
Dap01
April 9th, 2012
10:08 am
Why is Mason practicing with the 2nd team is he is red shirting?
Dynomite
April 9th, 2012
10:27 am
Hutson Mason will NEVER be a starting quarterback at an SEC school so stop lying to yourself fools, he’s just not that good, hence the lack of scholarship offers.
beanster
April 9th, 2012
11:07 am
Murray coughing it up at the most inopportune times says as much or more about the protection (or lack thereof) he was getting as it does his ability to run UGA’s offense. Hutson would’ve done the same thing. I don’t care if Jared Lorenzen is back there, if Clowney or Ingram get a free shot at the QB, mistakes are going to happen. After Auburn 2010, I can understand if AM distrusts his line and tries to do too much all by himself instead of throwing it out of bounds or taking a knee.
beanster
April 9th, 2012
11:14 am
Good question Dap01. Or rather, since it is likely that Lemay will be the backup and Hutson will put on the redshirt for 2012, why isn’t Lemay playing with the #2 group? Is Lemay that far behind? Or are the coaches giving Hutson the spring/summer to prove he should be at least the backup with a chance at the starting spot?
REALLY?
April 9th, 2012
11:21 am
Seems that CMR was saying “ASIDE FROM THE D-LINE… WE ARE A MESS RIGHT NOW”. I’m reallt torn up about the suspensions… totally stupid!!!
presscover2
April 9th, 2012
12:17 pm
Hutson Mason has never coughed it up in a regular season game.
0 fumbles, 0 interceptions.
presscover2
April 9th, 2012
12:20 pm
believe me, Hutson Mason hasn’t thrown a pick 6 in a scrimmage or a regular game. Mason is a great QB who has a quick release, likes to hit outlet receivers, fast decision maker, tall too, 6′ 3”., just very tough to sack and no one has ever rattled Mason to the point where he has a catastrophic turnover in 2 years. Murray? Happens every few games, once this Spring already.
presscover2
April 9th, 2012
12:23 pm
richt isn’t playing Lemay much because he doesn’t have “playbook” memory skills of Murray and Mason. But on the field, in real game situations, Lemay outshines Murray (ok, anyone does), remember last G-Day? It was Lemay leading the team on the late score while panic attack Murray sat on the bench..
presscover2
April 9th, 2012
12:27 pm
usually, the running back that’s the most productive, transfers the next year (Ealey in 2010, Thomas in 2011).
QB’s too, the QB who wins the Spring usually transfers (Meettenberger in 2010, then Gray in 2011).
Apparently, the guys don’t like the way Richt plays favorites, and entitles running backs and QB’s who don’t earn it. So the top guns all transfer from UGA.
The Grinch
April 9th, 2012
12:40 pm
presscover2
April 9th, 2012
12:27 pm
“Apparently, the guys don’t like the way Richt plays favorites, and entitles running backs and QB’s who don’t earn it. So the top guns all transfer from UGA.”
Riiiiight. And that’s why Stafford, Moreno and AJ Green all transferred.
presscover2
April 9th, 2012
12:52 pm
I said in 2010 and 2011, to producing QB and rb’s have left both years.
Ealey and Mettenberger in 2010
Thomas and Gray in 2011.
I’m sure it’s a coincidence that all 4 top producers all transferred.
Has nothing to do with Murray and King and Crowell getting more reps than they earned, right?
presscover2
April 9th, 2012
1:00 pm
Why is NO ONE talking about Murray’s SPRING SLUMP????
Murray has completed 55% of his passes, and only thrown 1 td after 2 Spring scrimmages.
RHall55
April 9th, 2012
2:51 pm
Did not UGA have hamstring problems last year? CJT, use the knowledge from your other S&C Coaches to remedy these issues!! Are you trying to prove that you have a deficiency like most of the other Coaches on the staff: CMB: play calling; CMR: roster management; CWF: recruiting OL / esp in your own state; CSL: keeping ur players on the field; CRG: recruiting in general; CKO: recruiting in-state ILB; CBM: recruiting in-state WR; CBM: depth @ RB during the season!!!! C’mon Staff!! “Win, Baby, Win”!!! WILL NOT BE SATISFIED UNTIL UGA WINS A NC!!!
TY
April 9th, 2012
2:59 pm
It seems the offensive minds are going to negate the fullback running the ball again this year….Not hard for a defense to determine what GA is not going to do… therefore the FB will key the play for the defense.
Shew
April 9th, 2012
3:37 pm
Looks likeourt special teams genius’ trying to cancel the punt center this season…..not difficult to see what special teams are going to do..just watch the punt center. Punt center is the key to the team.
LongtimeDawgFan
April 9th, 2012
3:47 pm
It will be another season short of expectations….if aaron murray is your quarterback. yea, maybe 8-9 wins, some lame jan 1 bowl. no challenge to play in the natl title game.
Mason is the better QB
LongtimeDawgFan
April 9th, 2012
3:50 pm
Murray sucks.
SEC Football Morning Coffee: Bobby Petrino’s Career at a Crossroads | SEC Football
April 9th, 2012
4:37 pm
[...] to Chip Towers of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia is dealing with several injuries for Saturday’s [...]
Remember Joe T III?
April 9th, 2012
4:52 pm
Would not be the first time that CMR started a lesser talented QB over a more talented QB. Remember when he started Joe T III over Stafford for the first two games of the season? If Joe T had not gotten injured in the South Carolina, game that would have been an even worse season. Also, I think DJ Shockley would have had an all around better career at UGA than David Green if he had started all four years. But then again, everyone has opinions…
AltamahaDawg
April 9th, 2012
10:23 pm
My opinion is that the season and Stafford would have been better off had it gone as planned. JT3 till Stafford worked into the eventual starter later in the year. The record of actual event seems pretty clear about that.
The Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
April 10th, 2012
8:24 am
Oh snap. Bubba done won the Masters! Here comes our football championship for sure this year. Ruff Ruff!
GMan
April 10th, 2012
12:25 pm
Will the players’ probation officers get a sideline pass at the G Day game?