UPDATED: Georgia clears CB Branden Smith to play in opening game

Bubba J.

August 4th, 2012
1:24 pm

Good news. Go dawgs!

Bubba J.

August 4th, 2012
1:24 pm

Now, here come all the losers saying Fire Mark Richt, he’s too soft! Just watch.

North Georgia Dawg

August 4th, 2012
1:30 pm

Great news! With Smith back and Mitchell’s seemingly easy move to the secondary, we may not be in terrible shape for Missouri. I’d like to know soon how long Ogletree will miss, though I believe we’ve got plenty of depth at linebacker, unlike safety. We still don’t have anyone with great size to cover their 6′6 freshman, but we’ll see how that goes.

WI Dawg

August 4th, 2012
1:31 pm

We could play with no secondary against Buffalo and Mizzou…..it’s hard to throw a football while on your back! JJ gonna have a field day week 1 and 2….mark it down!

a country boy can survive

August 4th, 2012
1:36 pm

can’t wait till mizzou plants their foot in uga’s behind…

WI Dawg

August 4th, 2012
1:36 pm

Today’s headlines from ESPN CF Page…..as we can see…this crap happens everywhere…not just UGA…..

Clemson’s Watkins suspended 2 games | Blog
Police explore events leading to Ball attack
Hill quitting Florida to not be distraction | Blog
Boise State WR Boldewijn to miss 4 games
TCU QB Pachall failed drug test in February
Five key Air Force players no longer on roster
2 UTSA players released after robbery arrests

BIGDAWG38

August 4th, 2012
1:38 pm

Good news on Branden!!! Our D-Line is gonna run over everybody first few games! Big John and Kwame will be hard to block!!! I see a battle brewing for Oct. 6th when we roll into South Cackalacky 6 and O!!! Go Dawgs!!!

Well...

August 4th, 2012
1:42 pm

if all it takes is a reversal of policy why not manufacture some “good news” with respect to the other suspensions. I wonder if this signals an overall retrenchment of UGA’s relatively strict stance on drug use. It is the SEC…#winatallcosts

MaconBulldog

August 4th, 2012
1:42 pm

@ North Georgia Dawg we have Josh Harvey Clemons he is 6′5 we may be good but he is at safety but who knows

WI Dawg

August 4th, 2012
1:43 pm

You know….for a team that finished 8-5 last year in the “Little” 12….Mizzou sure has a big mouth huh….they lost to Arizona St in the 2nd week last year….hmmmm…..and only scored 17 pts against Miami of Ohio……yea….I stated that correctly….Miami of Ohio!!! I’m sure I would talk about any foot in any behind after that start last season.

Georgia Fan

August 4th, 2012
1:46 pm

I am not a fan of Mark Richt for some of his personnel and on field decisions but I am big fan of how he handles discipline. If he says this is the right move then I take him at his word. He has built a solid career of doing the right thing in these situations.

The Truth

August 4th, 2012
1:47 pm

They need to bring in former All-American and 1st round pick Bernard Williams to talk to these clowns about throwing away a NFL career and possible hall of fame induction because of something as silly as marijuana. For those that don’t know, after 15 failed drug tests (that he can remember) he was banned from the league after starting all games his rookie year at left tackle. He didn’t sniff a pro football field against for 6 years when he showed up in the XFL. After that, he played several more years in the CFL, but never became the superstar (or multi-millionaire) he was destined to become.

WI Dawg

August 4th, 2012
1:47 pm

I sure hope Mizzou offers Big John and Kwame some pre-game snacks before the game…cause if not…they gonna be hungry for a center and guard…..they should send a text to the Mizzou center and say “please rub some pork grease on ya before the game”….lol

claytondawg

August 4th, 2012
1:49 pm

Great to have Smith back. Now, let’s keep up the good news for a change.

Dawson Dave

August 4th, 2012
1:56 pm

“Wrong Place/Wrong Time….the criminals lament.

JimDog85

August 4th, 2012
1:57 pm

Sorry that Branden got caught in this mess. It sure ruined his spring break. I think he has been punished enough.

Will

August 4th, 2012
1:57 pm

It is about time that UGA finally got the message that you cannot keep suspending our players and have a nationally competitive football team. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t support the drug and alcohol abusers on our football team but we cannot win without them. Maybe they could be punished during the non football season.

You can either have a team full of good boys that cannot play at the level it takes to win a national championship or you can have a team with a few straight arrows and a whole lot of top level athletes. It looks like UGA is moving toward the latter.

St Richt

August 4th, 2012
1:58 pm

Your coach is soft as baby doo. He’s as innocent as OJ was.. Can’t do the typical one game suspension for coastal Carolina this year..

St Richt

August 4th, 2012
1:59 pm

mark richt the enforcer

I want to win

August 4th, 2012
2:00 pm

Great news! We need all the good players we can get playing! Just win!

Salty Dawg

August 4th, 2012
2:03 pm

Enter your comments here

WI Dawg

August 4th, 2012
2:06 pm

St. Richt…don’t u have some hotdogs to sell today down on North Ave or did you take the day off??

7576DAWG

August 4th, 2012
2:07 pm

If Rambo test has been clean since the spring break brownie thing I don’t think he should get more than one game off and I think with Ogletree this was his first offense with pot , the other incident didn’t have anything to do with alcohol or drugs so he doesn’t deserve more than one game off either.
I think there is finally a different mind set in Athens and punishing these kids too much wouldn’t help any. I think they deserve the benefit of the doubt that they will not repeat any drug use. If Rambo or Ogletree have to miss four game I think that is excess for what they did. You know that Mark Richt hasn’t just let these two sit around without punishment.
I say time served and one game suspension. This will probably be the last year for both players so too much punishment will only hurt the team . The best punishment for someone that won’t be back next year, and that could be as early as January 2013 , is to restrict their extra curricula activity , community service , running steps at 6:00 a.m.

The AD

August 4th, 2012
2:08 pm

So, school policy is a definite one game suspension, but St. Mark of Athens thumbs his nose at school policy and decides he needs Smith to beat Buffalo. This “coach” has fallen very, very far as a disciplinarian. This was a cut-and-dried punishment, and the guy decides he doesn’t have to abide by rules he helped set up. Nice.

Salty Dawg

August 4th, 2012
2:12 pm

Good news! For all you haters deal with it,no need to penalize the player or the team in this case.As far as Mizzou goes I’m glad their in the conference but with or without the suspended players the DAWGS are going to roll out of there with a convincing win.Those B12 defenses do not bring the heat like they are going to experience when that front seven Tee’s off on them.We win by 20 plus book it.

vohndaddy

August 4th, 2012
2:15 pm

Mark Richt is liked by all the players. He is so cool. However, his coaching and leadership style earn little respect and no fear from his buddies, the players.

WI Dawg

August 4th, 2012
2:16 pm

@ The AD

You obviously didn’t read the above article huh before you posted your oh so intelligent post:

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“After just gathering all the information, determining what happened, we’ve got peace that we’re doing the right thing on Branden,” Richt said.

Smith told reporters after Saturday’s practice that he immediately returned to Athens after his arrest during a traffic stop in Headland, Ala., and passed a drug test. He said he also passed a court-ordered drug test and that’s why the Bulldogs cleared him to play.
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The kid obviously never smoked pot that night or else it would have been in his system when he tested….wrong place, wrong time.

The Truth

August 4th, 2012
2:16 pm

All of you with poor things to say about these kids act like you’ve never broken the law. Sure, you may have been lucky enough to not get caught – but then again being a student of below average intelligence and no discernible athletic ability, you weren’t walking around with a target on your back.

The AD

August 4th, 2012
2:22 pm

Hey WI, read the highlighted article in the story. Never mind, here is the relevent part:

“UGA Athletic Director Greg McGarity, who was also attending the news conference, said marijuana arrests of UGA student-athletes carry a mandatory suspension of 10 percent of competition dates. In football that usually means one game, though it is left up to the head coach’s discretion, McGarity said.”

Seems pretty clear that he should be suspended, but that “head coach’s discretion” means unless we need the player to beat a really crappy MAC team.

Richt is “all-in” to save his job.

WI Dawg

August 4th, 2012
2:24 pm

To all UGA haters:

The UGA Athletic dept is running out of tackling dummies at a very high rate since practice started this fall. If you are a UGA Hater, please come to the Woodruff Practice Field for try outs. You can yell out all your criticisms at Big John Jenkins and Jarvis Jones as they come at you full speed! A thrilling experience we promise! Please hurry…we will accept all haters!

Game Changer

August 4th, 2012
2:27 pm

Richt meets with all players the night before spring break, EMPHASIZES NO SMOKING DOPE MULTIPLE TIMES, in less than 24 hours a starting cornerback who fail a drug test fall of 2011 gets stopped by police and busted for marijuana possesion and driving under the influence. Never mind the kids is given grace by the courts, B Smith at 100% DID NOT GIVE A DANG ABOUT WHAT RICHT HAD TO SAY OR EXPECTED.

AND then I read my fellow UGA fans posting that alums like myself need to deal with it, deal with what, the lack of respect and discipline that continues with our football program. Total embarrassment to the whole program and UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA as an institution.

The AD

August 4th, 2012
2:27 pm

WI, just tell your coach not to act as if he’s above school policy and you won’t have haters in this instance.

1953dawg

August 4th, 2012
2:32 pm

The A.D. you should change your initials to D.A.(Bumb Ass) The kid was tested for pot after his arrest, and he has been tested by the courts. He doesn’t smoke pot, and he had none in his system. Just so you understand, pot stays in your systems for up to 30 days, so the kid is innocent. Don’t know what outlaw school you are a fan of, S.C, Auburn, Bama, Tn, or Florida,but the kid would have never missed a game if he was guilty and played on these teams. He would actually have to tested positive 3 or more times for most of these schools, that simply look the other way when it comes to pot. Since Richt and UGA are so soft on kids and discipline, Crowell would still be starting for Auburn, Bama, S.C, Florida or Tn. These schools and their phony ass coaches would have done nothing to Crowell. Hell if he were at S.C. under S.O.S. he would have to be guilty at least 3 or 4 times to miss a snap(Garcia’s discipline by S.C. was a total joke) So go spew somewhere else, because you have no clue how strict Richt & UGA are when it comes to discipline. Actually, other than Vandy, UGA is the only school in the SEC that knows what the word means.

Dawg Whisperer

August 4th, 2012
2:33 pm

AD… it is your privilege to hate all you want. If all this is so important to you, by all means have at it… and by the way, have a good day, my friend.

Son of Sammy Davis Jr, Jr

August 4th, 2012
2:33 pm

I hope the young man takes advantage of his 2nd chance

Thinkalittle

August 4th, 2012
2:36 pm

Some of you morons seem to not understand the concept of innocent until proven guilty. The charges were dropped, therefor legally he was never “arrested”. That satisfies the institutional discipline question. The rest is up to the coach.

@gamechanger

August 4th, 2012
2:36 pm

Spreading more lies, Please show where Smith ever failed a drug test,or was it the same inside sources that told you John Jenkins would be academically ineligible and Georgia facing major sanctions lie ? And the 6′9″ kid that has no place on a football field, clueless idiot.

Douglas

August 4th, 2012
2:37 pm

Here is what I think: All UGA fans should flood the NCAA about placing a drug testing policy that is standard for all schools. We have one of the toughest policies in Division I — but yet we get laughed at by schools like Florida, Auburn, etc. who do not test their players. It’s time to make it an even playing field. The NCAA are such hyprocrites — they want to make the playing field level but yet they don’t have a drug testing policy. Give me a break.

Malcolm Mitchell all defense for now but double-duty starts soon | UGA sports blog

August 4th, 2012
2:41 pm

[...] was arrested for misdemeanor marijuana possession during spring break in March. However, coach Mark Richt announced on Saturday that Smith will not miss any playing time. Smith, who was granted pretrial intervention status in the case, said he passed drug tests [...]

BKing

August 4th, 2012
2:42 pm

LOL…..Keep on hating…punishment fit the crime…4 people in the car, no marijuana in his system…obviously he’s not selling it if there’s enough to fill 1 joint….hate for him to pay for someone else’s crime….Ogletree to serve 1 game suspension….Bacarri Rambo to serve 1 game…both were suspended earlier in their careers, but never for a failed drug test…Vasser…who cares? This kid is a goofball…

Dawg Whisperer

August 4th, 2012
2:43 pm

Uh oh… game changer is still working it. I’m an alum and I can honestly say that I’m dealing with it quite well. Try changing your focus from college football and athletics in general to the more important function of educating all of the students, not just a few that play sports. UGA is excelling at that as demonstrated in a number of publications.

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
2:43 pm

Today’s headlines from ESPN CF Page…..as we can see…this crap happens everywhere…not just UGA…..

UGA logic: If another school has an arrest then they are just as bad as us and our 50 arrests.

Trueblueeagle

August 4th, 2012
2:43 pm

“I don’t do drugs” hahahahaha
CMR must be worried about Mizzu!

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
2:47 pm

He has built a solid career of doing the right thing in these situations.

Yeah, hiding Crowell’s drug test results until after the Florida game so that he would be suspended for New Mexico St was the right thing to do. Give me a break. He is just like any other slimy coach that will game the system to help his career.

drbasic1

August 4th, 2012
2:47 pm

@ game changer

no, sir, you are the embarrassment. I too am an alumnus, I think you just don’t get it. Go live in a country where you are guilty until proven innocent, seems that is what you would rather live by. As far as you being an alumnus i find that quite hard to believe as you don’t stand by any loyalty to the coaches or players. Leastwise you are certainly not a DGD. Good day.

WI Dawg

August 4th, 2012
2:48 pm

We just had our first hater sign up to be a practice dummy!!! Down…43-22…Hut…Hut…Smack!! Ooooooo….Anyone know how to get ketchup stains off a football jersey?? Oh wait…that’s not ketchup…that’s gonna hurt in the morning

Joey

August 4th, 2012
2:51 pm

“…we’ve got peace that we’re doing the right thing on Branden,…”
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I’d have more peace if we did “the right thing on” Ogletree . . .

Kerryb

August 4th, 2012
2:52 pm

Hey GTBob, How about the Tech LB that came to Athens and got into a bar fight last June. He was even charged with fighting with the Police. Has CPJ done anything to him? Haven’t heard.

drbasic1

August 4th, 2012
2:53 pm

@51 arrest

So a coach is to control 100 players 24/7 (all of which are over 18 making them ADULTS)….your a moron…..

Dawg Whisperer

August 4th, 2012
2:54 pm

GTBob… sounds like you have the skinny on everything UGA. Do you think Richt would agree with your allegations and why not? Now apply that also to any administrative official at UGA as well as Chip Towers and all the AJC writers that cover UGA. You see, innuendo and conclusions are not the same as facts, is it?

Joey

August 4th, 2012
2:54 pm

Where’d you get that number (51), nerd?

Come on pimple face, give us a list . . . (crickets) . . . .

Destin Dawg

August 4th, 2012
2:55 pm

Go Dawgs !! Win the SEC Champs THIS year !!

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
2:59 pm

Has CPJ done anything to him? Haven’t heard.

I really hope he did. He should be kicked off the team. He isn’t going to play either way though so it doesn’t really matter. Im not sure CPJ even remembers who he is.

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
3:02 pm

UGA. Do you think Richt would agree with your allegations and why not?

Of course he would agree with me. He knows what he did. He won’t publicly admit it for obvious reasons but when multiple insiders are reporting that Crowell failed a test a week before the Florida game and then it comes out several days after the Florida game, then its not hard to figure out what happened internally.

Dawg Whisperer

August 4th, 2012
3:04 pm

The key phrase is “multiple insiders.” Who are they?

Tan Farkenten

August 4th, 2012
3:09 pm

Great, UGA gets a reprieve and the trolls don’t know how act, lmao! We get an O-lineman and they whine that he’s too big, lol. What a great weekend. I love to hear the haters cry! Coach Richt, I think the rest of the Dawgs that are on suspension have suffered enough. Time to suspend the suspensions. They promised they wouldn’t do it again and they learned their lessons. Now, lets play football!

Dawg Whisperer

August 4th, 2012
3:12 pm

GTBob, I’m guessing that you are researching the articles and those that have “inside knowledge.” Don’t bother because it is still hyperbole and not founded in fact.

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
3:12 pm

The key phrase is “multiple insiders.” Who are they?

It was all over the UGA and college football message boards well before the Florida game. Are you saying that they were wrong and just made it up? Did they just get lucky that exactly what they said happened actually happened?

DogGone

August 4th, 2012
3:12 pm

Learned this past week that the “some dude” defense doesn’t work in Alabama; that is, if a joint is found in a car and no one confesses, everyone in the car is arrested.

In most states, arrests are not made unless the cops know whose pot it is.

BTW, don’t ever shoplift a can of tuna in Alabama either. Just ask Vinny’s cousin.

LakeDawg

August 4th, 2012
3:13 pm

For all of you bashers out there, the court dismissed the charge. Why? Because he passed a court administered drug test immediately after the arrest. Technically, ANYTHING found in your car is yours, whether its really yours or a passengers, thus the arrest. However, it became obvious the pot wasn’t Smith’s. If Richt wanted to make himself look good, he could have kept the suspension on. Buffalo is no problem with or without Smith. But Richt, once again, did the right thing.

Dawg Whisperer

August 4th, 2012
3:16 pm

Actually, GTBob… that is exactly what I’m saying. I don’t get my daily quota of facts from message boards and neither should you.

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
3:17 pm

GTBob, I’m guessing that you are researching the articles and those that have “inside knowledge.” Don’t bother because it is still hyperbole and not founded in fact.

Here is the facts for you. Several people knew about Crowell failing a drug test apparently a week and a half before Mark Richt did. Now go put your head back into the sand.

Truth

August 4th, 2012
3:18 pm

By all means little doggies…put winning above morales and character any day. He should have been suspended one game for being in the “wrong place at the wrong time.” Then he would make sure to be in the “right place” next time.

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
3:19 pm

Actually, GTBob… that is exactly what I’m saying. I don’t get my daily quota of facts from message boards and neither should you.

Then once again you are saying that it was all made up and that they just got lucky a week and a half later when the truth was finally publicly reported?

Dawg Whisperer

August 4th, 2012
3:22 pm

GTBob…what I said was clear enough. Stick to facts, they are your friends.

Dawg Whisperer

August 4th, 2012
3:25 pm

GTBob… I’m enjoying the camaraderie but I’ve got to go. See you in church on Sunday.

Sven Ottke

August 4th, 2012
3:28 pm

“Georgia starting cornerback Branden Smith was arrested for marijuana possession on his way to the beach for spring break, police and Georgia coach Mark Richt confirmed.”

“……the athletic association’s conduct code regarding marijuana offenses. That policy stipulates a 10 percent suspension for competition dates for violations.

Obviously that policy or the coach has not guts to it. More proof that the tail wags the dog in Athens. Way to set an example.

#73

August 4th, 2012
3:28 pm

The Truth: Big Nard does speak to the team. Life after football’s been very good to him & he was the best OL to ever play at UGA. Do you have any more unsolicited advice to offer to this team?

georgia fans are certainly stupid

August 4th, 2012
3:34 pm

yes they are…

KC DAWG

August 4th, 2012
3:35 pm

@ The AD, so if the police pull you over for speeding 1mile over the speed limit they should give you a ticket correct because it is the law? You are such a moron. He passed the drug test and he had others in the car with him. They could have been the one with the drug and not him. They didn’t find it in his possession. You are such a hater.

oldbird

August 4th, 2012
3:37 pm

People, if you don’t feed the trolls, maybe they will go away. If Smith did not test positive for pot, then let it go at that. I am not a drug user and never have been, but one time, my idiot cousin fired up a joint while riding in the backseat of my car. I made him put it out and he said, “sorry, I forgot you’ve got morals.” My point is, if I had gone through a license check within the next few miles, I would have been arrested because the stuff was in my car, and there is no hiding that smell.

Sven Ottke

August 4th, 2012
3:39 pm

Sorry oldbird, it’s called taking responsibility for what goes on in your ride/dorm/apt.
KD Dawg, it’s impossible and against the law to get pulled over for speeding 1 mph over the limit. Are you that stupid? I’m not saying you are, I’m just asking.

georgia fans are certainly stupid

August 4th, 2012
3:41 pm

51 and counting…yall know it’s true…this “show me the list” bs is straight out of the punk playbook…passed the drug test, so it wasn’t his….mcgarrity and richt trying to save their behinds…new president coming in and he didn’t hire either of those clowns..hope he keeps them though…uga football is comedy gold…

ringleader

August 4th, 2012
3:42 pm

Some of you just do not understand! This was in Henry County, Alabama, as much of a speed trap that Barbour County, Alabama is.

If you are a college kid headed to Panama City, they are going to try and fine you for something. Fact is, Brandon was stopped for what? The officer said he stopped him “because his tag light was out”. When it was confirmed his tag light was working, he then said well “your tag light is too dim”…..”do you mind if I search your car” That was the probable cause, “your tag light is too dim”

Of course the correct answer would have been, No, you do not have permission to search my car. Either arrest me, or let me go!

georgia fans are certainly stupid

August 4th, 2012
3:43 pm

oldbird, sorry you aren’t as cool as you cousin…

CoachSpurlock

August 4th, 2012
3:46 pm

WOW, there’s a lot of butt-hurt on the boards today. I am amazed at all the fear of the DAWGS from the same people who love to tell us how much we suck. If you are not a fan of the Dawgs, why do you really care if Branden Smith misses the Buffalo game or not? We could recruit four 90 lb. sousaphonists from the Redcoat band and still beat Buffalo. Smith was never going to miss a game against your school, so why do you care so much? Is it because you know your team won’t beat mine? Ah, your tears are so yummy and sweet! You should just welcome your new Bulldog overlords because We Run This State…Evil Richt FTW! Bwahahahahahaha!!!!

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
3:54 pm

Is it because you know your team won’t beat mine?

Nah, the UGA/GT was pretty much decided 40 years ago. We are over that by now. We just like pointing out when Mark Richt is lying to the general public and going back on his own guidelines for punishment. You guys build him up to be holier then jesus when he is really closer to Bobby Petrino.

oldbird

August 4th, 2012
3:57 pm

@ sven – do you frisk every one who rides in your car?
@ georgia fans are certainly stupid – my “cool” cousin wound up murdering his hooker girlfriend and committing suicide. Yeah, I am glad I am not as cool as he was.

Oldbird – UGA class of ‘86

real deal is...of course

August 4th, 2012
4:01 pm

he was going to play. it’s win at any cost at UGA just like penn st.

WI Dawg

August 4th, 2012
4:03 pm

How many wins in a row does it take against the Nerds to keep them locked away in there “nobody cares who I am” box?? I mean…if I go over to the Nerd blogs…will I find this many UGA fans on there hating…..NOT!! Cause we don’t care about those Nerds and their high school offense….their irrelevant every year….I mean it’s the middle of the day on Sat….don’t u guys have some hotdogs to sell or something?!? Or a game of W&W to play?? if Georgia gets so bad that I’m more interested in going over to the Nerd blogs to hate….it’s time to give up football.

bitter Hill-folk

August 4th, 2012
4:06 pm

In high school I never admitted to smoking pot———In 4 years, lets see

nearly 4 pounds consumed————The bag in my car was never mine either

————Dawgs will have to find 4 quarters of solid football to win

LSU—MICH ST —are EXAMPLES of a Q/B who lacks focus—-TURNOVER MURRAY

WILL NEED A LAA-BOT-TA-MEE —if he can CHANGE his FOCUS

——–NO MAJOR CRIMES THIS OFF SEASON—muggins—kill-ins—stabb–ins

armed robbery——–thats good—gggeeeezzzzee

WI Dawg

August 4th, 2012
4:07 pm

@GTBob

Why do you care so much?? Why try to point out ur disgust on this site? Why not go tell ur boyfriends about it over on the GT blogs…..now they would love to hear about it and u guys (or girls) could throw a party, drink lemonade, watch old UGA vs GA games from the past 10 yrs….u know what I’m sayin’?

CoachSpurlock

August 4th, 2012
4:07 pm

@GTBob Still doesn’t explain why you care? Richt is not your coach, so why does his discipline policies matter to you so much? Let me get this straight. Richt is known to be one of the strictest disciplinarians in CFB, and the one time he uses discretion in the handing out of punishment (and rightfully so to any clear-thinking individual), he gets burned in effigy on the AJC boards by fans of schools he has nothing to do with? Still don’t understand why you so obsessed with what Richt does or doesn’t do, but you don’t know what the outcome was of your own player who fought with cops in Athens a couple of months ago. And for that matter, do you actually truly disagree with Richt’s decision (charges dropped/multiple drug tests passed), or do you just need something to bitch about?

gwinnett gator

August 4th, 2012
4:08 pm

So if he was in mark richts office and a joint fell out of his pocket would he not be punished if he passed his drug test? it seems to be ok to have it in your car as long as you dont smoke it.

bitter Hill-folk

August 4th, 2012
4:10 pm

Last week I loaned my car to a starting C/B and underneath the front seat was

a baggee of pot—————nice—-tonight tree gets the car

———-I guess i’ll just buy a drug dog to clear the car—-ggeeeezzzee

WI Dawg

August 4th, 2012
4:12 pm

All of dawg fans should try this approach:

Yea, we have so law breakin’ players on our team…..so what….so maybe they get suspended…maybe they don’t…that’s our business….r u a coach on this team with a say so?…..didn’t think so….now go back down in ur hole! And yes…..we plan to win the NC every year and Beat Tech’s ars every year! Is there anything else I can do for ya??

bitter Hill-folk

August 4th, 2012
4:13 pm

@G/gayturd==ITS what you can prove not about the truth

LAW SCHOOL 101

cdpridg

August 4th, 2012
4:14 pm

Gt Bob..Mark Richt is holier than thou…SEC is dominant and our players are cyborgs straight out of your favorite series Star trek???

WI Dawg

August 4th, 2012
4:17 pm

Hey gator…..i don’t think a gator fan should be talkin’ about other teams players breakin’ the law….really?? Isn’t that the pot callin’ the kettle black?? But while ur here, do u have some cut off jean shorts u can loan us? I got some Florida relatives comin in town next week….want them to feel at home when we go to our pool next week. lol

Michael

August 4th, 2012
4:18 pm

Coach PJ has already suspended the LB Drummond to start the season. He did it right away. He doesn’t play games like coward Richt does making everyone wait to see if he does anything or finds a way to weasel out doing his job in discipline. UGA is a joke that will take in any kind of hood rat just to win a football game. THWG. Go Jackets!

WI Dawg

August 4th, 2012
4:19 pm

See…..cdpridg has the right idea……let’s feed the trolls some yummy chum!

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
4:23 pm

Why do you care so much?? Why try to point out ur disgust on this site?

Because its fun, and UGA fans really need to be brought back down to reality sometimes. In your world you guys have already won a national championship (again), you have no discipline problems, and Mark Richt is the greatest coach and human being that ever lived. I could just laugh to myself at your delusion but it is much more fun calling you out on it.

CoachSpurlock

August 4th, 2012
4:23 pm

@Gwinnett Gator – Oh Lawd, now we’re getting trolled by Gator fans!?!? Doesn’t every new recruit in Gainesville get a bag-o-weed when they sign their letter of intent? If Smith were a gator, he wouldn’t even be running stadium stairs for this. I would assume if your scenario played out as you stated, he would be suspended, however your scenario is a flawed example. A better one would be: If Smith were in Richt’s office with three other people, and a joint fell out of one of the other people’s pocket, would Mark Richt be fired since the weed was in his office? Just remember…charges dropped/multiple drug tests passed. If Chewbacca lives on Endor, you must acquit.

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
4:25 pm

Richt is known to be one of the strictest disciplinarians in CFB

To who? UGA fans? You guys really have no idea what the perception of UGA is outside of Georgia do you?

WI Dawg

August 4th, 2012
4:25 pm

So, is the UGA/Tech game at Historic Mark Richt (a.k.a. Bobby Dodd Stadium) field this year or in Athens?? Oh, yea, it’s in Athens. lol. So when they gonna change the name to Mark Richt field? It’s about time if you ask me. Maybe some red tape to go through in Atlanta huh.

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
4:37 pm

So when they gonna change the name to Mark Richt field? It’s about time if you ask me

You act like Mark Richt is doing something special by beating GT. He isnt. They could just as easily name it Frank Beamer field. Besides, we are trying to improve crime in Atlanta and Mark Richts name tends to create more DUI’s then we can handle.

WI Dawg

August 4th, 2012
4:41 pm

Oh, he’s doing something special for the whole state of GA…..keepin’ the Nerds kicked down in the dirt. I’m sure people email him every day and thank him for his dedication to slappin the Nerd around every year. And it even comes with a bonus every few years….it continues to keep getting GT head coaches fired! Now you know that’s gonna make a lot of people happy in these sad times. lol

CoachSpurlock

August 4th, 2012
4:42 pm

@ Michael – Good for CPJ. But you know what? I don’t really care what CPJ does to Drummond because I don’t care about GT. My happiness does not depend on CPJ’s discipline policies. Couldn’t care less. Let me put this fly in the ointment though. What if Drummond was the wrong guy and just got caught up in the wash? What if APD dropped the charges? What if other exculpatory evidence was presented that cleared him? Would you still stand behind him being disciplined? Of course you would since you want the same thing to happen to Smith.

TDawg

August 4th, 2012
4:42 pm

If there is one thing that idiot GT Bob will never succeed in doing it is bringing a Dawg down in any way, even to reality as he calls it. His reality seems to be a bitter, miserable existence only inhabited by Tech trolls who consider it fun to troll a Dawg blog. Despite your efforts This Dawg will stay blissfully clear of GT Bob’s depressing version of “reality”.

Great news about Branden who seems to be a really nice young man and glad he does not do drugs or will be unduly punished. Go Dawgs

Charles

August 4th, 2012
4:48 pm

LMAO at GTBob’s small victories in life even though, as he says, the rivalry was decided 40 years ago…pointing out to UGA fans the err of their ways. That’s a hell of a way to spend a Saturday, Bob….hats off to this nerd.

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
4:48 pm

And it even comes with a bonus every few years….it continues to keep getting GT head coaches fired!

Really? Who are all of the coaches from GT who got fired for not beating UGA?

CoachSpurlock

August 4th, 2012
4:49 pm

@GTBob – “Mark Richts name tends to create more DUI’s then we can handle.”

Why? Because losing to Richt drives techies to drink & drive? Obsess much?

georgia fans are certainly stupid

August 4th, 2012
4:51 pm

what is you idiots obsession with tech….the only tech poster on here admits that the series is one-sided and has been and will be…he is right about the perception outside of Georgia regarding the state and it’s football program…the joke of the sec..pretenders…stuart mandel pegged you idiots years ago…delusional…big hat, no cattle…the tallest midget…on the big stage, historically you choke…see blackout, LSU, MSU, West Virginia, UCF for details…

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
4:51 pm

Despite your efforts This Dawg will stay blissfully clear of GT Bob’s depressing version of “reality”.

I will admit that the reality that UGA fans have created does seem nice. It is like being in the playboy mansion on ecstasy or something. Others laugh at you but maybe there is something to the whole creating your own unrealistic world in your head thing. It doesn’t seem so bad.

CoachSpurlock

August 4th, 2012
4:53 pm

@GTBob – “Really? Who are all of the coaches from GT who got fired for not beating UGA?”

Well, Bill Lewis and Chan Gailey come to mind. Not to mention Bobby Ross’ quick exit to the NFL after losing to Ray Goff of all people. smh

wes

August 4th, 2012
4:56 pm

Nice precedent set by Richt.

What a joke.

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
4:57 pm

Why? Because losing to Richt drives techies to drink & drive? Obsess much?

I am not sure why really. Even Damon Evans had to get sauced when Richt was around. Maybe he just creates so much boredom that you have to have many drinks to tolerate his presence. Its hard to tell.

PennGeorgia State

August 4th, 2012
5:01 pm

Lets keep these issues in-house. No need for anyone outside the family to know what goes on here.

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
5:01 pm

Well, Bill Lewis and Chan Gailey come to mind. Not to mention Bobby Ross’ quick exit to the NFL after losing to Ray Goff of all people. smh

yes, Bobby Ross, shortly after winning a National Championship was actually fired by GT but we sent him to the NFL to make it look better. Nice logic there. Bill Lewis got fired before the UGA game in 1994. Kinda hard to say UGA caused that. Chan Gailey got fired because he had no idea how to win more then 7 games. If he could have won 8-10 games more than once then he would have kept his job. Beating UGA has very little to do with any coaching decisions at GT. We know we are going to lose to UGA.

georgia fans are certainly stupid

August 4th, 2012
5:03 pm

hence the blog name, GTBob…

LakeDawg

August 4th, 2012
5:15 pm

GT acts as if they are holier than thou. A quick story: A few years ago, O’Leary took GT up to the mountains for summer camp at North Georgia College. They practiced on the drill field, which is huge and holds 5-6 football fields. He bragged about how quiet it was up there with no distractions and nothing for the players to do but practice and go to school. He said everyone was very hospitable and he wanted to make the trip an annual thing. However, a few GT players took some classes there. NGC has a program of study that transfers to GT by mutual consent. And some players needed to pick up some credits. Guess what? Almost to a man, the GT players FAILED their courses at NGC. GT never came back. Never heard another word from O’Leary about NGC.

bama man

August 4th, 2012
5:23 pm

Y’all do remember losing to Michigan State right, beat someone worth a damn before you start spouting off like you are worth a crap. Bama wins 15 this year suckas!!!!!

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
5:24 pm

GT players FAILED their courses at NGC. GT never came back. Never heard another word from O’Leary about NGC.

So the moral of the story is that NGC is a tougher college than GT? O’Leary is a bad person to use for this by the way. He almost single handedly caused flunk gate at GT. One of the most embarrassing moments in GT history.

georgia fans are certainly stupid

August 4th, 2012
5:30 pm

sad, sad program…with a sadder fanbase…recipe for mediocrity if there ever was one….1980 was a long, long time ago…and even that title was against the worst schedule imaginable…opponents had a .374 winning percentage…some things at uga never change…

phil

August 4th, 2012
5:31 pm

Way to soft….fire CMR!!!

Rick James

August 4th, 2012
5:33 pm

@GTBob

Yeah, hiding Crowell’s drug test results until after the Florida game so that he would be suspended for New Mexico St was the right thing to do. Give me a break. He is just like any other slimy coach that will game the system to help his career.
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You’ve yet to share a link that proves your Crowell theory.Now is as a good time to put or shut up.

D-MAN

August 4th, 2012
5:34 pm

Smith did not look good in the loss to MSU,wathed that game the other
night,we gave it away!STILL many concerns with this team,mainly Bobo
and Murray!

georgia fans are certainly stupid

August 4th, 2012
5:34 pm

1980…no Bama, no LSU, no Mississippi State, all ranked…a 1-10 TCU squad…a 1-10-1 Tech squad…a 2-9 Vandy squad…yesterday as today…pathetic…what a rich tradition…

LakeDawg

August 4th, 2012
5:37 pm

GTBob

So the moral of the story is that NGC is a tougher college than GT?
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No, the moral of the story is GT’s athletes are just like everyone else. They tend to stay eligible, no matter the curriculum.

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
5:39 pm

You’ve yet to share a link that proves your Crowell theory.Now is as a good time to put or shut up.

As I told the other nice gentleman, you can choose to believe what you want. If you believe that people on the internet did not know about Crowell’s failed drug test a week ahead of time even though they were the first to say something about it then that is up to you. Maybe DawgWhisperer has some room in his sand for your head too.

Rick James

August 4th, 2012
5:40 pm

@GTBob

Here is the facts for you. Several people knew about Crowell failing a drug test apparently a week and a half before Mark Richt did. Now go put your head back into the sand
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Who were the people that knew this other than you? Post a link for us to read.Put up or shut up.

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
5:41 pm

No, the moral of the story is GT’s athletes are just like everyone else. They tend to stay eligible, no matter the curriculum.

How do you explain flunkgate then which happened under O’Leary and which also lead to much tougher eligibility requirements?

Tampa Gator

August 4th, 2012
5:45 pm

No opinion one way or another on Smith and Richt’s decision not to follow standard University policy….but you have to wonder what message Richt is sending with this decision. I don’t think Georgia loses to a really bad Buffalo team….with or without Smith.

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
5:46 pm

Who were the people that knew this other than you? Post a link for us to read.Put up or shut up.

Here is one link from a quick search. Note the date is before the Florida game and it even talks about him being suspended for the Florida game.

http://www.sportshoopla.com/forums/sports-forum-general-discussion/50565-looks-like-crowell-failed-drug-test-uga.html

Rick James

August 4th, 2012
5:47 pm

@GTBob

I will admit that the reality that UGA fans have created does seem nice. It is like being in the playboy mansion on ecstasy or something. Others laugh at you but maybe there is something to the whole creating your own unrealistic world in your head thing. It doesn’t seem so bad.
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Actually what people are laughing at is that banner on the ACJ today offering Tech’s $199.00 Triple Option Ticket package..The things they have to do to get people in that stadium.

Rick James

August 4th, 2012
5:50 pm

@GTBob

Here is one link from a quick search. Note the date is before the Florida game and it even talks about him being suspended for the Florida game
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This is a link to an on line gossip board.Give us a link to a quote from someone who saw the results of a failed drug test..

7576DAWG

August 4th, 2012
5:55 pm

I keep reading some bloggers criticizing Georgia for not winning the games against ranked opponents last year but maybe you all should be praising the other teams for having a very good team. We should have won the South Carolina game and the Michigan State game if our senior field goal kicker kicks a lousy 40+ yard field goal.
Georgia lost 4 games last year.
LSU—— ended ranked # 2
Boise State—– ended # 8
South Carolina– ended #9
Michigan State- ended #11
We lost to some pretty good teams so ease off on how bad Georgia was last year.

Rick James

August 4th, 2012
5:55 pm

@GTBob

As I told the other nice gentleman, you can choose to believe what you want. If you believe that people on the internet did not know about Crowell’s failed drug test a week ahead of time even though they were the first to say something about it then that is up to you. Maybe DawgWhisperer has some room in his sand for your head too
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I honestly think Crowell is a weed smoker my problem is that you are confusing your beliefs with facts.You have no proof beyound gossip that he failed a drug test.If you do share them.

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
5:59 pm

This is a link to an on line gossip board.Give us a link to a quote from someone who saw the results of a failed drug test..

Oh come on. It was a UGA fan that posted that information, before the Florida game. Information that turned out to be true, but he was lying? How did he know about the failed drug test before Richt did?

dawgs01

August 4th, 2012
6:03 pm

just watch the mens beach volleyball team beat the russians to advance to the quarters. These vball matches have been so much fun to watch both men and women. I watched the match two days ago i think, that was usa girls (team b) against some country and it was very intense. The third set just kept going and going. I was standing yelling and jumping up and down. Felt like i was watching a college football game. I think beach volleyball if promoted and marketed correctly could be a sport on the rise cause it is very exciting to watch and it is a sport anyone can go out and play. i love playing it when i am on the beach even though i am built like a fullback i love the sport and always surprise them with my vertical even though it is declining as i am aging. they dont expect a 245 pound white boy to sky like i do and i am still dunking too anyway i love that beach volleyball and they said it is the most requested ticket for this and the past olympics and every match has been sold old. Those players said that they love playing in front of 15000 bc they usually dont get but a fourth of that. I hope the sport grows bc it has potentional and those girls look great. They are usually very pretty and athletic but they still are feminine acting unlike some of the other female sports where you wonder is that a man or woman. To me female basketball players are extremely manly looking and acting. I think it is bc of their baggy uniforms but you dont see many sexy femal bball players.

LakeDawg

August 4th, 2012
6:09 pm

Tampa Gator

Way to stir the pot. What policy is Richt ignoring? The charges were dismissed.

Rick James

August 4th, 2012
6:09 pm

@GTBob

Oh come on. It was a UGA fan that posted that information, before the Florida game. Information that turned out to be true, but he was lying? How did he know about the failed drug test before Richt did?
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Bob I just refuse to go back and fourth with a person who believes that just because its on the internet its true..Like I said,I do believe he smokes weed but that does not mean that he failed a drug test nor that he smokes weed.Beliefs arent facts until they’re proven and you cant do it..

GTBob

August 4th, 2012
6:20 pm

Bob I just refuse to go back and fourth with a person who believes that just because its on the internet its true

That makes no sense. It was true. He did fail a drug test. He was suspended. Richt just decided to wait an extra week before he got to it. There is no conceivable way that people on the internet knew it before Richt did. He knew, and he put it off. There is no other explanation.

St Richt

August 4th, 2012
6:26 pm

It must be nice living in a fairy tale world where your coach is such an honest guy and your team is going to win it all every year. Georgia fans are the laughing stock of NCAA football for having lofty expectations every year and never delivering. What a disciplinarian richt is too- such a good man. And keep telling yourself that a passed drug test equates to him being innocent! I’m sure it had nothing to do w a whizzinator, someone else’s urine, or any sort of masking agent. I’m sure he had no idea whoever he was with was packing the weed. All just a big misunderstanding… Nothing to see here!

St Richt

August 4th, 2012
6:28 pm

The collective IQ on this blog is off the charts.

Really?

August 4th, 2012
6:36 pm

There is plenty of proof that Georgia tests their players. Where is the proof that other teams in the SEC tests their players ever? Oh there is none? Just the WORD of lying trash like saban? We all know that saban would never tell a lie or do whatever it takes to win, right?

I haven’t read all the blogs today. Has that bama guy that brags about cops in tuscaloser being afraid of saban posted this weekend? He is probably the only bama boy that tells the truth.

Chief

August 4th, 2012
6:38 pm

Hopefully, this will cause some of these UGA fans to step down from their moral high-horse.

borderbash

August 4th, 2012
6:44 pm

Well, well, well…even Stevie Wonder saw this coming. What Richt meand by “sitting down and reviewing the situation” was he and his coaching staff had a meeting and when they were finished crying on each other’s shoulders, they agreed that if they didn’t get some of those suspended players back on the field, they were in even worse shape than people ever could imagine.

Too many players suspended or in jail? Cool, just UNSUSPEND them. I can’t believe th-UGA suspended them in the first place. And Rambo? Puh-lease. It’s common knowlege that he’s a toker. So he quit for a little while? That’s cool. Unsuspend him too! Take tha mentality to the terrorists in federal prison too…just promise you won’t do it any more! And don’t get me started on Commings’ issues dating back to his days at Westside HS. Nothing new there and nothing that won’t rear its ugly head back up, in due time.

Really?

August 4th, 2012
6:47 pm

st richt

You sure do know a lot about urine. I guess that it must be normal to be obsessed with pee if you are a north avenue trade school kid but you might want to keep your love of urine to your self around actual normal people. Wait a minute. It’s not like you have friends or anything so when would you ever be around normal people anyway?

ATL Sports Fan

August 4th, 2012
6:55 pm

Chip- I bet this news really burns you and everyone at the AJC up. You guys just love to bash UGA every chance you get, so I know this has to just tear y’all up. Wonder if your going to use your “Freedom of Information Act” card on this. What a joke the AJC has become.

Rick James

August 4th, 2012
6:59 pm

@GTBob

That makes no sense. It was true. He did fail a drug test. He was suspended. Richt just decided to wait an extra week before he got to it. There is no conceivable way that people on the internet knew it before Richt did. He knew, and he put it off. There is no other explanation
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We’re talking about you saying that failed a test which was covered up..He was suspended for using synthedic weed. You’ve still proved nothing.

dawgs01

August 4th, 2012
7:28 pm

Why is everyone so concerned about this guy playing or not. I want the other team to be at full strength when we play them. I want mizzou’s qb at full strength bc if he was to sit out and the dawgs win the very concerned tech fans would be saying yall lose if the qb plays and why is tech so concerned with our players. i could give 2 shiots what is going on at tech right now. I dont even know who the qb is over there or the rb or whatever the h3ll yall call it and i keep up with college football but i just dont care what is going on at tech. Yall seem extremely concerned with uga on the other hand. I find it hilarious that more tech fans post on the bulldogs blog than on the tech blog. yall are so offended by this how could we do that. first of all no one on the bulldogs staff reported to any media about smith, ogletree, or rambo’s situation. All those reports the ajc posted about them were from outside sources and one was from a coach of a player about ogletree which i thought was hilarious that the ajc would write an article about that which was here say or what some would call a rumor.

Tampa Gator

August 4th, 2012
7:32 pm

Lake Dawg……

Charges expunged and charges “dismissed” have two different meaning, Lake Dawg. He will no longer have an arrest record….but he was NOT found innocent of the charges either. If he had been found innocent, the charges would have been dismissed. Instead of going to trial to prove his innocence, he completed a pretrail program available to him as a minor and as a first time offender…and avoid a trial. I know Janoris Jenkins did the same thing when he was first arrested for the same offense….and he was suspended for one game…and it was an important game at that. So…I guess I was not stirring the “pot” as you claimed I was. But….as I said in that post….I am wondering what message Richt sent with his actions….

dawgs01

August 4th, 2012
7:37 pm

“Georgia has yet to confirm or deny multiple media reports that free safety Bacarri Rambo and inside linebacker Alec Ogletree face multiple-games suspensions for second-offenses of the athletic association’s marijuana-use policy” These were reported by third parties that have no connection to the program it is like me calling up ajc and telling them so and so is gonna be suspended for smoking pot at lake lanier this marked it down. well how do you know this well you see i was his pe coach in the fifth grade and i know his second cousin and oh yea this guy is gonna get suspended too take it to the bank why would i lie. We got TMZed on this whole situation. I am sure some tech fans are pacing their living room right now just outraged at this. worry about tech.

FLA DAWG

August 4th, 2012
7:37 pm

MJ can be detected in a test up to 30 days after usage from my understanding.
If the kid tested clean a week or two after he tested positive, well………………..

I hope this kid and UGA get a break for a change.

Perhaps this is the spark we need to really turn it on.

GO DAWGS!

let's find a way to partake in ilegal drugs and look the other way

August 4th, 2012
7:47 pm

just change your name to the Georgia Potheads and you don’t have to worry about it anymore…what a bunch of cowards

The Factor

August 4th, 2012
7:49 pm

I hope they all play. Let the entire team run laps or push tractor trailor tires up and done the field until they all puke while the offenders watch. Talk about peer pressure not the screw up again……(or a major ass whoopin may be in store.)

The Factor

August 4th, 2012
8:03 pm

@Tampa Gator

We are thankful for your enlightened concern for the ‘message it sends’, particularly, with the discipline that always come out of Gainesville. Will be sure to get back to you when we give a s— about your opinion.

dreds and weed

August 4th, 2012
8:07 pm

well, well..the dirtiest program in the SEC and reigning arrest record holder is gonna now excuse illegal activity based on roster numbers…the stench coming out of Athens is more putrid than normal…how’s that high horse riding right now???

Tom, the UGA high-horse groomsman

August 4th, 2012
8:09 pm

I quit.

Macon Mike

August 4th, 2012
8:11 pm

Finebaum will have a field day with this. The laugh track that is UGA football never fails to deliver joke after joke. Tune in Monday dawgs.

dawgs01

August 4th, 2012
8:23 pm

if i was finebaum i would make fun of uga too anything to hide the fact that i am one ugly motherf….that is usually what insecure people do and ga tech fans prove that point everyday on these ga blogs that they are infactuated by. they just cant resist the urge to see what uga is doing and i dont even know who the gatech qb or rb is and dont care. i will find out when the season starts until then i just keep up with my team.

Rick James

August 4th, 2012
8:26 pm

@dreds and weed

well, well..the dirtiest program in the SEC and reigning arrest record holder is gonna now excuse illegal activity based on roster numbers…the stench coming out of Athens is more putrid than normal…how’s that high horse riding right now???
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The stench will be stronger the last week in November when Tech stinks up the place.Just saw where one of your brilliant players will have to miss a game for selling his tickets to the game last year.Now we all know that players make extra money by selling their tickets to jock sniffing alumni but cant you be bright enough to know how to get away with it.? And that triple option ticket package for $199.00 just shows how little fan support that team has.Next they’ll be 2 for 1 or free with every purchase a Kroger.

The Factor

August 4th, 2012
8:27 pm

@Macon Mike,

Good gosh son, you have to have an IQ below 90 to listen to Finebaum (whoops, sorry…). Here is a guy who went to Tennessee and supports the tide. What a backbone! His opinion really matters ……lol

nash

August 4th, 2012
8:28 pm

it’s about time CMR started acting like a real SEC coach and protecting his players. But seriously good look for Brandon Smith, I hope doesn’t get caught trying to cover TE this season

@micheal

August 4th, 2012
8:30 pm

Did you see pJ s quote today about players being suspended for the 1st game. He doesn’t want to tell VT who’s going to be sitting. More Hypocrisy from Tech fans.

The Factor

August 4th, 2012
8:38 pm

Correct me if I am wrong (I’m not), but if a kid on an ” purely academic” scholarship gets arrested for under age drinking or smoking weed as a first offense, does anything happen to his scholarship……….didn’t think so.

Macon Mike

August 4th, 2012
8:41 pm

Finebaum does have a national radio show…good to see you tards going into damage control, at least amongst yourselves…the rest of the nation smells the crap coming out of Athens…smells like delusion…pathetic really…

Rick James

August 4th, 2012
8:41 pm

@@micheal

Did you see pJ s quote today about players being suspended for the 1st game. He doesn’t want to tell VT who’s going to be sitting. More Hypocrisy from Tech fans
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Tech fans only talk about suspended Georgia players..

FLA DAWG

August 4th, 2012
8:42 pm

GATOR FANS

What’s a matta u?
Fraid of losing to UGA AGAIN !?

Macon Mike

August 4th, 2012
8:42 pm

Factor, what happened to those “high UGA standards”. Unfortunatey, they seem to be as hollow as your head.

The Factor

August 4th, 2012
8:43 pm

@Macon Mike

Did u say “tards”?? You’re the one with the IQ who listens to Finebaum -Whoops!

ringleader

August 4th, 2012
8:51 pm

Tampa Gator……..

You are a fool and do not know what you are talking about.

He was not charged as a minor or juvinile.
He did not use a youthful offender status.
The charges were dropped by the prosecutor because he could not prove the case.
The search which found the weed was conducted without probable cause and the weed was not admisable.
He used the pretrial diversion to allow time for the hair folicle test to prove he had not had weed in his system for over six months.

The charges were expunged from his record as if the charges never existed.

I know this for a fact and you cannot do anything but speculate and lie.

UGA68 JD

Key Largo

August 4th, 2012
8:55 pm

Might as well bring back all the rb’s you kicked off the team in the last two seasons. This decision is an embarrassment to all Georgia fans. We talk about being above the fray. We just stepped into the slop with everyone else. A truly sad day for Georgia football.

The Factor

August 4th, 2012
8:57 pm

If you don’t UGA is more strict on drug policies that 99.5% of schools in Div I, read this independent article by Sports Illustrated:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/andy_staples/06/12/georgia-drug-policy/index.html

FLA DAWG

August 4th, 2012
9:08 pm

Ga Tech Fans are a funny bunch…………..they get a lucky one game a decade against UGA and think they are a top 5 team.

Come back online when you know something about college football.

moleman

August 4th, 2012
9:22 pm

that is so funny…anyone who criticizes uga is automatically a tech fan…its like a defense mechanism to you d/a’s…reality is, your program is garbage, your fanbase is garbage, your history is garbage…not a tech fan, but know garbage when i see and smell it…own it beeotches!

joshinsonnn

August 4th, 2012
9:33 pm

“It is about time that UGA finally got the message that you cannot keep suspending our players and have a nationally competitive football team. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t support the drug and alcohol abusers on our football team but we cannot win without them. Maybe they could be punished during the non football season.

You can either have a team full of good boys that cannot play at the level it takes to win a national championship or you can have a team with a few straight arrows and a whole lot of top level athletes. It looks like UGA is moving toward the latter.”

This is a comment from somebody. Like my GOD, this guy is the epitome of a stupid, typical Georgia Bulldog fan. Disregard the LAWS in order to win 1 more football game that means nothing because UGA will never make it to any big bowl game. Jesus dude, no wonder the rest of the country thinks GA is full of inbred redneck hicks.

joshinsonnn

August 4th, 2012
9:38 pm

OH, and I am NOT a Tech fan before I get the typical ignorant responses of being a Tech fan.

UGA’s program is a joke, their coach is a bigger joke, and they will NEVER compete for a national championship. Here’s to the 7 loss season upcoming, because your star running back thought driving around with guns was a cool thing to do.

51 arrests in 4 years? HAHAHA what a bunch of LOSERS.

The AD returneth

August 4th, 2012
9:45 pm

Hee-larious. Just admit that in the original article on the story, Smith was supposed to be suspended for just being arrested with the grass, for putting himself in a bad situation. Not did he pass a pee test. Not did he pass a second pee test. Not did the grass belong to someone else.
The entire team was told to stay out of trouble; Smith went to spring break with a guy who had been arrested for drugs A WEEK EARLIER; was pulled over; pot was found in the car; ARREST WAS MADE (at this point the suspension was supposed to be automatic). Pot in car; arrest made; no suspension. All for Buffalo; not Missouri. That’s it. It’s not complicated. Stop making excuses.

Tampa Gator

August 4th, 2012
9:50 pm

Moleman….

Anyone who makes any comment about Georgia….other than to support continued summer dreams since 1980……is a FOOL….see above for an example…..a MORON…..an IDIOT……attach any HOMOPHOBIC comment here________________…..also a TROLL….(something Georgia fans never are)…….also a socialist liberal out to destroy America………Never question anything GEORGIA. Follow blindly and keep the dream alive….or else.

Most likely the only real thing Brandon Smith was quilty of was not maintaining his car for proper driving and letting a “friend” get in his car with weed and smoke it….in Alabama of all places. Now….you would think that Brandon was exhibiting FOOLISH…..IDIOTIC…..and MORONIC behaviors…..and….since he was having a good time in a car with another male….well….I will not go there.,

DodgerDawg

August 4th, 2012
9:51 pm

@Tampa Gator…Any message Mark Richt sends has a tougher ring to it than any of the crap coming from the swamp. Clean your own house before issuing your opinions about UGA. Florida’s current (and recently updated drug policy) still allows for no punishment for the first offense and only 10 percent of the season for the second offense.

Tampa Gator

August 4th, 2012
10:01 pm

Post at 9:45……

Well said.

@Ringleader…..

A broken taillight at night is just cause for pulling a car over. And the smell of weed from a car is just cause for a car search. And I assumed he was under 21 at the time. And I assumed he had never been arrested before. If that makes me a fool….I guess I am (NOT).

Dawg Haus

August 4th, 2012
10:01 pm

Finally some good news. GATA, Branden!

meeeeeeks32

August 4th, 2012
10:01 pm

like tech doesnt have issues hell cpj defense couldnt stop jacksonville states offense brandon harton could run for atleast 100 plus against that defense tech folks need to realize they will never have anything under cpj suck it up dorks and stop being jealous of cmr

Tampa Gator

August 4th, 2012
10:01 pm

…..or broken taillight during the day…for that matter.

Tampa Gator

August 4th, 2012
10:08 pm

DodgerDawg
August 4th, 2012
9:51 pm
@Tampa Gator…Any message Mark Richt sends has a tougher ring to it than any of the crap coming from the swamp. Clean your own house before issuing your opinions about UGA

@Dodger Dawg…..

No arrest this spring or summer under Muschamp…thank goodness. Janoris Jenkins….preseason All-SEC (and a ton better player than Brandon Smith) was kicked off the Florida team by Muschamp. So was Chris Martin. A.C. Leonard was asked politely to take his excellent TE skills elsewhere.

I like the “crap” coming from Muschamp and THE SWAMP concerning discipline of his players and what is expected when you represent the University of Florida. The real crap is up in Athens right now….not Gainesville. And I believe you will see it realized in late October when Florida “upsets” your Dawgs.

Really?

August 4th, 2012
10:09 pm

@Kerryb. CPJ is to busy being a football genius to worry about discipline. You can read all about it in the AJC.

moleman

August 4th, 2012
10:16 pm

@meeeeeeks32

nobody said anything about tech…own your trash…

Game Changer

August 4th, 2012
10:19 pm

Brandon Smith broke the law regarding illegal drug possession and use. Anyone who tries to justify that he is innocent is just stupid.

Enough about Smith: We need a QB to step up and replace Murray

Chuck

August 4th, 2012
10:23 pm

What a joke ! What did he not inhale ! A car of 4 guys just riding around looking for the library !

Dawg Haus

August 4th, 2012
10:28 pm

Chuck, it worked for Bubba Clinton.

Wild Dog`

August 4th, 2012
10:29 pm

HEY DA (AD) Give yourself a untelligent test, see how smart you are. March into your bosses office and tell him why you call him a DA and see how important you are to his company. I feel sure you can be replaced by a wind up toy.

Wild Dog`

August 4th, 2012
10:34 pm

Tampa Gator, yes you are stupid..

moleman

August 4th, 2012
10:45 pm

since you have no rules now, you can bring back Crowell, Ealey, Mett, King, etc…the Miami of the SEC = UGA…

The Factor

August 4th, 2012
11:30 pm

@moleman,

you are truly a pinhead….

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/andy_staples/06/12/georgia-drug-policy/index.html

The Factor

August 4th, 2012
11:34 pm

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/andy_staples/06/12/georgia-drug-policy/index.html

The Factor

August 4th, 2012
11:37 pm

Just in case u missed it, read it one more time…

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/andy_staples/06/12/georgia-drug-policy/index.html

Cdpridg

August 4th, 2012
11:37 pm

This is awesome news! Sic’em….Brandon!

The Factor

August 4th, 2012
11:38 pm

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/andy_staples/06/12/georgia-drug-policy/index.htmland again……..

The Factor

August 4th, 2012
11:42 pm

Did it finally sink in……? http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/andy_staples/06/12/georgia-drug-policy/index.html

macrotech

August 5th, 2012
12:50 am

Truly, glad this has played out this way! Hate to see ANY player blow a chance to play…congrats!

AHDawg

August 5th, 2012
1:10 am

GTBob, maybe you should put more effort in keeping your school out of trouble. After all, Tech has become a habitual violator of NCAA rules. Two years probation in 2005 for using 17 academically ineligible athletes in four sports of which 11 of these players were football players – and you complain that Crowell “maybe should have been ineligible” to play against Florida? Give me a break! Tech paid a fine, vacated games, and lost scholarships. The NCAA investigating committee, said Tech’s registrars and academic advisers were inadequately trained in NCAA regulations. Then, last year, Tech was caught cheating again and was stripped of it’s ACC Championship, fined $100,000.00, 4 years probation, reduction of recruiting days, public reprimand, and censure. And you mouth off about UGA players? Problems with student/athletics pale in comparison to Tech’s multiple violations, especially when the guilty are the Ga. Tech leaders – Athletic Directors (Dave Braine & Dan Radakovich), head coaches, academic advisers, etc. You should be ashamed.

Left Coast Dawg

August 5th, 2012
1:13 am

Haters are in full effect on this blog

Tman

August 5th, 2012
1:29 am

I’m a Georgia fan and love Georgia Football but not at any price. I don’t think the AD said you had to be caught smoking pot, but charged with a Marijuana infraction, and that’s exactly what happened. I assume the pot just appeared under the car seat out of the blue. He should be suspended for one game and then move on. As for Rambo and Ogletree–If it was their second infraction I would suspend them for at least 4 games and if caught again they would be off the team
.

Swarles Barkley

August 5th, 2012
2:25 am

For clarification: Those of you claiming he should be suspended for a game still (under the mandatory one game suspension for marijuana related arrests), please stop and think about what that means. Legally, once your charges are dismissed, there was no arrest. Just as in the court of law, once you’re found “not guilty”, it’s as if it never happened. There is no place, in our judicial system or in an athletic program, to punish those who are never found guilty of rule-breaking.

Terry

August 5th, 2012
2:43 am

Tman, Do you really think anyone believe’s your a UGA Fan? Let me give you some advice, next time, don’t start you crap with, (”I’m a Georgia fan and love Georgia Football, But”). Me and my brother, we mite have fought in the back yard, but when it came down to it, if you run your mouth about one of us, you would have both of use kicking your butt. That’s Family, and with a Fan like you, who needs you, why don’t you just find another Team to claim.

Blake

August 5th, 2012
4:13 am

How this article should be titled is…”AJC Apologizes For Slandering Branden Smith’s Name For An Entire Off Season Because We Didn’t Have All The Facts”. AJC equals National Enquirer.

WDE

August 5th, 2012
4:54 am

@Swarles Barkley and Blake both great posts…..Go Dogs!

ringleader

August 5th, 2012
7:01 am

Enter your comments here
Tampa Gator…………….

You do not pay attention! Go sit in the corner until the end of class.

No tail light was involved.
The stop was over a tag light “which was out”, changed to “which was too dim” In fact, the tag light passed all DOT requirements and was OK. There was no smell from the vehicle.
There was no second male in the vehicle, they were female.

A yothful offender status may be claimed to age 26. It may be claimed numrous times, you are not limited to one strike.

Just Saying

August 5th, 2012
8:36 am

@GT Boob and friends,
Did you notice that the AJC article about the GT player selling tickets does not allow “comments”?
I really don’t see the difference in selling tickets or a jersey (AJ’s), but a 1 game suspension for a NCAA violation at a school that is on the “watch list”?!?!?
P.S. There has to be more to this story because who would pay $360 for 2 tickets to a GT game?
If this was an alumni and/or booster then this story is a lot bigger than it looks on the surface.
Just Saying

Just Saying

August 5th, 2012
8:41 am

@Mary…….
We use the same math GT uses and all the other teams in the USA. You round up or down as appropriate. The only “lowlife cheating sleaze bag” on this blog is you sweetheart!!!!

Rossville Bulldog

August 5th, 2012
8:59 am

Good. It’s time to legalize marijuana.

d1reality

August 5th, 2012
9:29 am

Hey, this is uga football, what harm is a little weed gonna do. It’s not like these guys are really at school to study. Shame on the “university” of jawja.

Gator On The Loose

August 5th, 2012
9:35 am

Why bother to sit him out for the mighty Buffalo game anyway? Let’s just say to heck with any suspensions, let all these guys run wild, let CMR keep his keen eye on them. As long as they can’t bring their guns and stash to the games on Saturday…. its all good.

The Factor

August 5th, 2012
9:39 am

Don’t think UGA’s drug policies are some of the toughest in the nation? read on…

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/andy_staples/06/12/georgia-drug-policy/index.html

hirsutedawg

August 5th, 2012
9:49 am

It appears to me that all GT(kneel and)Bob needs is a good old fashioned a$$ whoopin’ but since that’s not feasible here’s a joke: “Did you hear about the Tech student that pulled a 5lb booger out of his nose?”

“His head caved in before he could eat it”

I’ll be here all week, take care of your wait staff they work for tips and tips alone.

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snoop dawgy dawg

August 5th, 2012
10:07 am

We should suspend all our offenders for the GT game to show how easy it is to beat those clowns………. its funny that all the Gt fans that comment on this blog probably can’t even get into tech or UGA

Ole Big Dawg

August 5th, 2012
10:19 am

Snoopy….we already whipped the bugs last yr without a back or running game….just throwing the ball out of the shotgun…..tech needs to sign manboobs up longterm

BCS Tiger

August 5th, 2012
10:44 am

Guess Dabo has two more than Richt has.

Says it all about the dirty SEC

Tampa Gator

August 5th, 2012
10:53 am

ringleader….

The DUDES name in the car with Smith was Danze Woods…..and HE was later arrested again for having weed on HIM. Tag light….tail light….I really don’t care….he was pulled over for a light being out according to the police report….which made the pull over “just cause”…at that time. But none of this was my point…..but I guess I am a fool and you are just ANAL.

My point was….again…..What message to you want to send to your players…..that you are tough on stupidity and for embarrassing the UGA football program or that you soft with your players to the point that they do not respect what you say…..which appears to be the case with Branden Smith in the first place…..since he ignored what Richt had to say in that meeting before going on spring break.

In reality, I could care less about this story. I just posed a legit question that brought forth uncalled for personal insults from people like you and others….which is typical of so many of the Dawg fans on the AJC these days. It is hard to post legit questions and have an intelligent on-line conversation with most of you. For example, not one person even bothered to discuss what that thought about my question…….just insults, etc. As I said, typical……

A flawed argument posed by flawed minds

August 5th, 2012
11:16 am

Here is the dumbest argument of all time:

“CMR recruits ONLY dopers” and by implication, UGA is the ONLY school to have troubled kids or kids that do smoke weed. Like duh !!???

I will gurantee that kids at U of Virginia, Vandy and Duke ALSO SMOKE WEED and do dumb things. These specific schools have no on onging fan interest on blogs and they are not located in major media centers like Atlanta. GT is here for sure, BUT their kids are protected by the Adm. staff maybe. The same is true of Alabama and AU and UT and Arky and LSU.

moleman

August 5th, 2012
12:09 pm

everyone else does it…it’s gotta be ok…the fall off the high horse continues…what a bunch of losers…ask Boise, LSU, Michigan State, UCF, Okie State, Colorado for additional details…

moleman

August 5th, 2012
12:11 pm

this story isn’t about Tech…you idiots are consistent if nothing else….my god, what an organized bunch of d/a’s….

The Factor

August 5th, 2012
12:17 pm

UGA’s policies are harsher. I will continue to post it until the pinheads get it…

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/andy_staples/06/12/georgia-drug-policy/index.html

moleman

August 5th, 2012
12:21 pm

Factor, you seem to be the leader of this organized group of d/a’s…your posts highlight your qualifications to be a d/a leader…

The Factor

August 5th, 2012
12:31 pm

@moleman,

Sure the name fits you. Funny how the likes of you ignore an independently written article with research behind it. Are you and GTBob roommates? He also avoids facts…The article was written because UGA is relevant whether that rubs you wrong or not.

moleman

August 5th, 2012
12:45 pm

outside of the metro area, no one cares about uga….unless they want to share a laugh with a friend regarding georgia’s d/a fan base…

@moleman

August 5th, 2012
1:12 pm

“outside of the metro area, no one cares about uga” Guess thats why they have Georgia Bulldog Clubs in Southern California, Denver , Washington D.C. and several other cities nationally. That also explains why UGA merchadise sales are always top 5 nationally. Only in Metro Atlanta LOL.

Jimmy Crack

August 5th, 2012
1:51 pm

I’ll bet Danze came clean on some plea and that was the delay. Good for Branden.

RedandBlackDAWG

August 5th, 2012
1:57 pm

I believe he got charged with possession because the bag was in his car, even though it belonged to his buddy. He didn’t get charged with using it, so the case was flimsy at best. UGA did the right thing by this young man. He obviously didn’t use any since he took subsequent drug tests soon after the incident and had no traces in his system.

RedandBlackDAWG

August 5th, 2012
2:00 pm

Moleman,
I believe you have your name spelled wrong. It should be MORON, got it. I would bet you are a SNERT.

someone who knows

August 5th, 2012
2:01 pm

the wizzonatorworks! try it for yourself!

someone who knows

August 5th, 2012
2:03 pm

cash works everywhere, doesn’t it!

High Horse Carpenter

August 5th, 2012
2:04 pm

Guess we’ll be building a shorter version for UGA fans in the future.

Swamp Thing

August 5th, 2012
2:52 pm

CMR > MIAMUH > F$U > GEORGIA…There’s some real discipline there..FLORIDA doesn’t have a “drug” policy? Ask Jelani Jenkins..Remember his great career at N. ALABAMA, and how he went from a first round draft choice in the NFL to where ever he went?

ringleader

August 5th, 2012
2:56 pm

Tampax Gator

Danze was not in the same vehicle………and the “light was too dim” was bogus!

Now its about time for you to go do your greeting at WalMart.

bitter Hill-folk

August 5th, 2012
4:07 pm

I could never grow any as good as what I picked up while on a port visit

in Columbia—-See the world–join the Navy

Young adults due dumb things—–Nation wide—Play ball—26 days

Tampa Gator

August 5th, 2012
5:05 pm

Ring…..a…..ding……

you are the perfect example of what is wrong with these blogs…….but according to every article on the arrest I have read…..yes…he was in the car. I have no idea what you are reading….and I do not care. End of conversation with you because you are a dense as they come…….NONE OF WHAT YOU ARE POSTING HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE POINT OF MY ORIGINAL POST. Jezzzzzzz.

Tampa Gator

August 5th, 2012
5:08 pm

Swamp Thing
August 5th, 2012
2:52 pm
“MR > MIAMUH > F$U > GEORGIA…There’s some real discipline there..FLORIDA doesn’t have a “drug” policy? Ask Jelani Jenkins..Remember his great career at N. ALABAMA, and how he went from a first round draft choice in the NFL to where ever he went?”

Jelani Jenkins is currently the weakside linebacker for the Gators…….never played at N. Bama….and is not in the NFL.

But Janoris Jenkins did play at S.Bama and is going to be one of the starting cornerbacks for the St. Louis Rams this year……already showing his cover and athletic skills in a big way at the Rams camp….

Tampa Gator

August 5th, 2012
5:13 pm

…..and Ring….a…..ding…..

Any Walmart greeter I have ever enountered is 10 times the human being than you will ever be in life……most….high quality people that respect others in action and speech….something I doubt many people have ever said about you.

dswann5

August 5th, 2012
7:59 pm

clear ogletree and rambo and lets go bust some heads with that weak secondary mizzou has murray may throw for 400 hundred yards

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The Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it

August 6th, 2012
10:52 am

THIS. Is why you cannot win a championship.

PMC

August 6th, 2012
12:24 pm

Sounds like a classic case of DWB.

Big Dawg

August 6th, 2012
12:54 pm

First off THC which is the active ingredient in marijuana remains in a persons system for up to 30 days so if he had been smoking marijuana it would have shown up in his golden flow. Also if they tested his hair then it take a lot longer to clear from your system. Next I expect that Branden learned a lesson that all people should learn, be careful who you associate with.

AD you are an idiot plain and simple- first he was tested for USE and his tests showed he was not using marijuana, also since you seem to think people can not be unjustly arrested and should be further punished for being at the wrong place and wrong time that shows just how ignorant and hateful you are. I pray something similar never happens to you or anyone in your family.

Go Dawgs

Big Dawg

August 6th, 2012
1:18 pm

Tampa Gator-

First off you are comparing apples to oranges- the two cases are not similar and you know it Jenkins was using marijuana while Smith was being stupid for hanging around people who do smoke pot. Next this is still America where you are SUPPOSED to be innocent until proven guilty and since he had not been using as the hair follicle test shows use of up to 6 months and the golden flow for 30 days in my humble opinion that would seem to suggest that Mr. Smith meets the latter of having bad judgement in who he associates with. Hopefully he learned a valuable lesson from this close call and does not end his career at Georgia the way Jenkins did at Florida. Yes I realize Mr. Jenkins stands to make a lot of money in the NFL that is if he did in fact learn his lesson which by the way I hope and pray he has. I would only suggest to stop the hating and wish this particular young man success.

Lake Dawg……

Charges expunged and charges “dismissed” have two different meaning, Lake Dawg. He will no longer have an arrest record….but he was NOT found innocent of the charges either. If he had been found innocent, the charges would have been dismissed. Instead of going to trial to prove his innocence, he completed a pretrail program available to him as a minor and as a first time offender…and avoid a trial. I know Janoris Jenkins did the same thing when he was first arrested for the same offense….and he was suspended for one game…and it was an important game at that. So…I guess I was not stirring the “pot” as you claimed I was. But….as I said in that post….I am wondering what message Richt sent with his actions….

The AD

August 6th, 2012
3:45 pm

Big Dawg, you lack reading comprehension. I never said he didn’t pee clean. I said he was the driver of a car in which a known dealer was a passenger and weed was found during a traffic stop. He was arrested. That right there was grounds for a suspension, no ifs, ands, or buts. UGa’s “tough” policy calls for suspensions IF ARRESTED.
No one at UGa ever said there was no weed in the car or that Smith was never arrested. The policy was very clear and Richt and McGarity ignored it. End of story.

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Swarles Barkley

August 6th, 2012
9:38 pm

Let me start with this tidbit of knowledge: you can get arrested for ANYTHING that is illegal, whether it’s murder, robbery, or littering. You can be arrested for speeding just 1 mph over the limit. Lawfully the officer can take you in. So when you interpret the 1-game suspension rule for arrests, you have to understand that it depends on the circumstances. Obviously, more often than not, arrests mean the player deserves suspensions, but you cannot lay down a blanket rule that if any police officer sees fit to take a player in, you must suspend him. Branden Smith was not found guilty. Why suspend him?

CBS- BS

August 7th, 2012
6:56 am

7 loses not going to happen you or either a techie or a gayor and teh gayors will be beaten again.

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August 8th, 2012
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#ifyouusehashtagsoutsideoftwitteryoureanidiot…unlessyoudoitironically

100 MILES n RUNN'N

August 8th, 2012
2:49 pm

I wonder if you were to pick up the AJC and read an article “SIX ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS ARRESTED FOR POT”. I bet most of you would be making some very nasty racial comments. However, we know that all of the players who are in violation are African American and they have appeared to garner a great deal of simpathy and a plea for lenient punishment. As long as BLACK BOYS can run, catch, kick and throw a ball white folk always seem to give’em a PASS. If these were MEDICAL STUDENTS they would have more than likely been expelled immediately. immediately.

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