UGA’s Rodney Garner on roster management, Penn State and recruiting character
ATHENS – Rodney Garner wears a lot of hats for Georgia. He’s assistant head coach, recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach for the Bulldogs. But for media that cover the football program, Garner is known first and foremost as a man who tells it like it is.
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Garner was available to talk to reporters for the first time in preseason camp on Sunday. His candor on a number of topics is sure to grab some attention. Garner spoke frankly about Bulldogs’ recruitment — or lack of recruitment — of Penn State players, scholarship management, recruiting character and his personal coaching style, among other things.
Here are some of the highlights from Garner’s 15-minutes question-and-answer session on Sunday:
On asking permission to contact 19 Penn State players . . .
“I ain’t ever figured that out. I guess our compliance office set us up, because we’re the only ones who had to send in a list of guys we were just interested in. We didn’t even contact probably a fifth of them. But they told us, ‘if there’s anybody you think you may ever want to contact, turn the names in.” Next thing you know, Georgia is recruiting is all these names. Who are they? I don’t know. We can’t say anyway. I’m like, ‘where’s everybody else’s list at? Did they not have to do that.’
“Georgia’s got some open records laws now. Man, we do; we’ve got them. Somebody needs to call Nick [Saban] and see what list they sent in. There were a couple of guys at some need positions that we looked at to see if there was interest if it could’ve worked.”
On the rules regarding Penn State transfers . . .
“I just think there has been some false reporting about how it all works. People were saying you could take a Penn State player and it would not count against you. That’s not true. It’s going to count against you. It’s going to count against your 85, it’s going to count against your initial 25. The only thing was, if you had 25 initials and you were at 85 this year and you took one, next year you had 24 initials and you had to be at 84. So it was bad reporting.
“We had to sit there with a number of kids we already had committed and felt good about and realize that if we took one it was going to take away from the number. So that’s the strategy when you look at how you go about about it. Everybody’s saying, ‘why didn’t Georgia take any, roster management, da, da, da.’ Well, it was going to affect what our wish would be if we get everything right for January and February by what we could take.
“Now there were a couple of guys we thought, ‘if we could get these two guys, that would offset and it would be fine.’ Now if they say you can take them and it doesn’t count against the 85 and not count against the 25, you could back count for it or allow it, you’d try to get all the seniors you could. But that’s not the way it was. Unfortunately, nobody’s come out and just said that. . . .The kids did not have to sit out, so it was not a penalty for the kids. But the program that takes them, you have to fit it into the number.”
On whether Georgia has mismanaged its roster or just been unlucky . . .
“Well, we’ve had a lot of attrition. You know, when you sit there and look at it, it’s the way we run our program. I don’t know what other people do, but I know we run a pretty stringent program and we’ve have had some unfortunate incidents to pop up. I’m not saying it’s a common occurrence, but there are probably other programs out there that are going through similar things, depending on what kind of structure they have.
“But I do like the quality of the young men that we have in this program. Some of the guys that we’ve lost – and we’ve lost a lot of guys – you wish you could have been able to save a few of them. It definitely would have helped your situation. But a lot of those guys we made the decision to cut and move on. It wasn’t a university decision or whatever. It was just, ‘what do we want this program to be known as, what do we want it to be?’ It’s a double-edged sword. What do you want? You can sweep everything under the rug and have this and have that, but is that what you really want?
“It’s like I tell my guys. I say, ‘who do you want to be teammates with? You want to be around good guys that when you get old you’d still want to be around them; or do you want to be around a bunch of whatevers?’ It’s the way Coach [Mark] Richt wants to run this program and I think he does a heck of a job running it. I think he does a good job. And I think because of our philosophy sometimes we take some undue criticism. I really do in my heart believe we have good kids. I really do.”
On evaluating prospects’ character in recruiting . . .
“You’re constantly trying to evaluate character. Have you got kids? I’m raising mine and I’m trying to get them to do this and do that, but there’s some days they disappoint the heck out of me. They don’t always do what I say to do. I want them to and I’ll whup them and I do whup them. But they don’t always do what I want to do.
“Now think if you have 125. I can promise you thay ain’t all going to do what you say to do all the time. So you’ve got to discipline them and you’ve got to hope to teach them a lesson and help them to learn from it and not make the same mistake and, in turn, make them better.”
On his propensity to yell and get in the faces of young defensive linemen . . .
“You’ve got to break them down. You ever watched the Six Million Dollar Man? You remember that show? What did they tell you? ‘We must rebuild him. We need to make him bigger, faster, stronger, everything.’ You’ve got to tear it down to the foundation to build it back up.
“Y’all are brutal. Let him jump offsides in front 93,000 people. That’s brutal. He better know how to take it. He better be tough-skinned. If I can affect him, wow, we’ve got problems. I’m hard on them, I’m harsh. But you ask them, it’s all about love. In my room it’s called thug-love. It’s hardcore love, but it’s all love. It’s 100 percent love. . . . You’ve got to love them hard but you’ve got to hold them accountable. At the same time you’ve got to put your arm around them and tell them ‘that was a great play, that’s what I’m talking about, this is what you’ve got to do all the time.’
“We all have the same goal: I want them to be a good player, they want to be a good player, their teammates want them to be a good player. It says in the Bible, iron sharpens iron as a man sharpens a man.” So that’s what we’re doing. We’re just challenging them every day to get better. They challenge me to get better as a coach. We just want to challenge each other to get better.”
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skiingdawg
August 5th, 2012
2:38 pm
Great article. That’s the way I’ve raised my kids who are now young adults. Tough, but fair teaching love. Lots of LOVE! Glad to have Rodney Garner as a coach at UGA. Also, he invites a lot of the players over to his house during the holidays when they cannot go home. Exemplifies UGA.
dawggirl
August 5th, 2012
2:38 pm
Interesting interview. I like when he asked if you had kids, Chip.
The Penn State situation was confusing all the way around. I don’t care that we didn’t get any recruits there, we are no worse off than we were before.
27 days!
Bulldawgalum98
August 5th, 2012
2:40 pm
love the job you do coach Garner Keep it up!
Ronnie Pollock
August 5th, 2012
2:43 pm
Please tell me the staus of John Atkins and Leonard Floyd. Great article Chip.
P-Cola Dog
August 5th, 2012
2:47 pm
Stand by. Tide Roll is on his way over to set the record straight for all of us pathetic UGA fans. Wait for it……
RHall55
August 5th, 2012
2:58 pm
OK Kool Aid drinkers….the frist line in his interview typifies Rodney Garner’s performance…”I ain’t figured that one out yet”….that typifies his mismanagement of handling the roster….only 17 qualified scholarships last year…no in-state OL, MLB, and DB’s….missing out on top in-state talent starting back to the senior year of Eric Berry….missing out on Max Garcia….not knowing the situation w/ Chester Brown…and projected to secure only 2 of the Top 10 players from the state this year (including Reuben Foster)….Mr Garner, not a good track record; need to get out of Athens and get to Norcross, Buford, Stephenson, Monroe, etc…..missing out on too many good players!!!
ZinoDawg
August 5th, 2012
3:01 pm
GATA!
georgie boys
August 5th, 2012
3:01 pm
He said it just like it was written by the sports information folks. Do you ugay fans really think he’s going to say something to get himself fired. He’s Richt’s boy, of course he’ll say what told.
Billdawg69/71
August 5th, 2012
3:06 pm
RHall needs to look at Coach G’s success in putting linemen in the NFL. Few can match that “cool aid”.
wild one 13
August 5th, 2012
3:09 pm
my computer must be broken???
wild one 13
August 5th, 2012
3:11 pm
The computer police are out in force today.
P-Cola Dog
August 5th, 2012
3:12 pm
Rhall is tide roll
Bulldog_Greg24
August 5th, 2012
3:13 pm
This is why UGA fans are upset. The University of Georgia reported Tuesday night that 105 players reported for preseason football camp. That is the maximum amount allowed by NCAA rule. Unofficially, 76 of those players are on scholarship, which is nine below the NCAA limit.
We gave out 17 scholarships last season. Prior to that CMR rewarded several walk-ons last season. We can not compete with Bama and LSU with a team under staffed. We seem to be missing on a lot of in-state kids these days. Something needs to change! Rewarding a walk-on should be an exception versus the rule!
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
August 5th, 2012
3:21 pm
This article was a wonderful glass of kool-aid
Character yea how many times have we won the Fulmer National Championship with his recruiting?
kerryb
August 5th, 2012
3:23 pm
georgie boys
August 5th, 2012
3:01 pm
He said it just like it was written by the sports information folks. Do you ugay fans really think he’s going to say something to get himself fired. He’s Richt’s boy, of course he’ll say what told.
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You are a dumba**. All of us that are UGA football fans know that this article was classic Rodney Garner.
lanier
August 5th, 2012
3:35 pm
you hit it on the head 1953
a country boy can survive
August 5th, 2012
3:38 pm
gotta love garner…keep him there forever…he’s the sec’s best friend…
Jimmy Lee Lee, Bulldawg fan
August 5th, 2012
3:40 pm
In my room we call it th*g-love….says all you need to know about the leadership of this program…
The Factor
August 5th, 2012
4:12 pm
@1953dawg
Unfortunately, we cannot offer all kids in this state the “fans” may want due to academic differences we have with other teams in the conference. It is a HUGE underlying story every year that cannot not be told. UGA administration cannot come out and say, “this kid didn’t met our academic standards which is why we didn’t offer”. You cannot, and UGA will never do that to a kid. Yet, in the newspapers it appears we lost out. If the true facts could only be known…
Jimmy Lee Lee, Bulldawg fan
August 5th, 2012
4:30 pm
Thats a horsesh*t excuse Factor. I swear you Richt lovers will make excuse after excuse after excuse for the regime in Athens. If it’s not “we have tougher drug rules” its “we have tougher penalties for bad behavior” its “we have tougher academic standards”. How about a “we need a new coach” excuse. I’m sick of fans like you. Take your pressed khakis, wine-cooler drinking behind over to the “style and entertainment” blog and get out of the real fans way.
Lawsontheconvict
August 5th, 2012
4:35 pm
(in my opinion) Lawson will be in jail soon. The is one bad character guy we didnt go after, thank goodness
Pan-cho
August 5th, 2012
4:45 pm
Even more reason to recruit him to uga…he’d fit perfectly
georgie boys
August 5th, 2012
4:46 pm
Enter your comments here
georgie boys
August 5th, 2012
4:49 pm
kerryb,
Yes we know you are in the all nose. You’re exactly right, Classic Garner. Say’n what he’s told when he’s told. Strictly a Richt boy.
bitter Hill-folk
August 5th, 2012
4:56 pm
Trolls———-UGA recuits QUALITY first—-No more TH___gish red-neck tyler bray–rock slingging mentality
Only tallented good people–people——-GET IT.
UGA will not recruit kids that have a 5 year old—or a kid who needs to bring
his entire high school football team
To the rest of the SEC
August 5th, 2012
5:07 pm
Some may criticize Richt, however, you must admit he sticks to his convictions. I would rather have Richt running the prorgram than Saban, Chizik, Meyer, Spurrier, Tressell, et al. Winning is want we all desire. Winning with class and integrity will last a lifetime. All progams have their issues, how the issues are dealt with are what define the program. I would prefer to have Richt and the success achieved, than to claim a MNC in less than desirable manner.
Pan-cho
August 5th, 2012
5:12 pm
@To the rest of the SEC
thats funny.
MaconKnight
August 5th, 2012
5:12 pm
As a fan I want UGA to offer every kid in the state of Ga, but as someone has already montioned the compliance office is not going to accept every kid the coaches want to bring as was the case a couple years back with Jamar Bryant he eventually landed at Miss St with the help of the coaches. This was a great article as most fan dont know anything but the NCAA scholarship limit which is 85, every school has players who leave, no school is exempt from this, just tired of reading the comments of some of these fair weather fans either you are with GEORGIA or you’re not make of your mind and do it quick because the players need a true fan base thats going support them…..
LogicalUS
August 5th, 2012
5:23 pm
“cannot offer all kids in this state the “fans” may want due to academic differences ”
Bhahahahhahahhhhaaa…now that is some funny comedy right there. UGA can not take a kid because ACADEMICS..
Bhahahaahahahahaa..Good gracious…that is funny.
Beast from the East
August 5th, 2012
5:27 pm
To the rest of the SEC,
How can you be so blind? Has Miles, Saban or Spurrier ever gotten a program put on probation? No. Have they ever won the Fulmer Cup? No.
Richt has and he’s had numerous top 10 finishes.
Richt also has more attrition and more arrests than those 3 that have all won NC’s.
So who does it the “right way” that you can be proud of forever?
I’m not trying to bash Richt, but you idiots that try and bring down great coaches that do things the right way in order to build him up just sicken me.
RichRed
August 5th, 2012
5:28 pm
What does Garner do? Blame Nick Saban for UGA’s contact list of players re: PSU……Incredible and unbelievable.
Ripley
August 5th, 2012
5:32 pm
Very informative interview. A UGA coach casually admits they cut players, or “ran them off” as it’s referred to when other schools do it.
This obviously won’t go over well with the sanctimonious Georgia fans who maintain UGA is above such tawdry roster management. With their hypocrisy exposed, they will find it more difficult to accuse other schools that do it as being “unethical”, though some will cling to their self-serving myth and continue to try .
Still, the candor was refreshing. Of course Georgia cuts players. After a 6-7 season Richt had to clean house. Why? Simple. It’s a business. He has a job to do, for which he’s paid millions. Richt faced the fact that, like all teams, there were some square pegs who would not fit into round holes. Knowing those players will easily wind up with another scholarship somewhere else, he showed them the door. Good for him, and it will be good for future won-loss records.
7576DAWG
August 5th, 2012
5:41 pm
Garner is a very good coach and he recruits linemen pretty good but he is not a good Recruiting Coordinator. It is his job to stay in touch with every recruit , in person , not on the internet all the time. CMR likes Garner a lot because he is a good coach and I think he was given the title as Recruiting Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach so Georgia could get his salary to a point that he would not leave.
Apparently McGarity agrees that Garner is not getting the job done as far as Recruiting Coordinator because instead of getting rid of Garner or taking the job of Recruiting Coordinator away from him, which would have probably generated a resignation , McGarity hired Daryl Jones to handle On Campus Recruiting. I think Richt and McGarity know that we could do better as far as recruiting and are at least doing something to try and improve in that area.
Nimrod Dawg
August 5th, 2012
5:45 pm
I like the one about a coach yelling at a lineman. What an eye-opener question, I never realized they did that.
@beast
August 5th, 2012
5:50 pm
You might want to take a look at Floridas arrest records, and where they stand in the Fulmer Cup all time rankings ahead of Georgia. And South Carolina is currently tied with Georgia on the list this season and is currently on Ncaa probation kind of blows the Spurrier thing out the window . Bama won the Fulmer Cup in 2008 , Saban started coaching in 2007. And there were NCAA violations at Bama in 2007.I missed Goergia being put on probation during Richts tenure.
Don'tsufferfools
August 5th, 2012
5:53 pm
So should UGA trade Garner for Trooper Taylor and his waving towel?
The Factor
August 5th, 2012
5:55 pm
I guess this article isn’t true either by an independent little magazine called Sports Illustrated? Honest to gosh, I wish we could lose some of our fans….
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/andy_staples/06/12/georgia-drug-policy/index.html
LakeDawg
August 5th, 2012
5:55 pm
I’ve been on Richt’s tail about his coaching ability, while not bad, not good enough. However, I’m not a critic of his recruiting and discipline. I think he turned the corner on discipline a couple of years ago. CMR is more stringent than other coaches and UGA is more public (unlike Bama, whose football program is shrouded in mystery). UGA gets kids arrested for peeing in public, smoking a J, etc., while other schools have real problems, such as Agg Assault, Robbery, and other problems.
Beast from the East
August 5th, 2012
6:00 pm
@beast,
I did not say any of those programs have been without faults. Learn to read, son. I was simply pointing out that Richt is not holier than thou as some of this idiots continuously claim. He’s had as many or more off-field issues as any other program in the conference. Do you dispute that?
LakeDawg
August 5th, 2012
6:03 pm
@The Factor
The article you posted was spot on. Here is a quote from it that might apply to Bama:
“There really is no benefit in major college sports to trying to do the right thing. The glory and the money go to those who win titles, not to those who crank out the best citizens.”
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/andy_staples/06/12/georgia-drug-policy/index.html#ixzz22iBY1qFY
P-Cola Dog
August 5th, 2012
6:07 pm
Beast,
Saban and the tide won the fulmer cup in 2008 and Saban and his tide just completed at three year probation that ended in June 2012 for a text book scandal involving 16 on 19 sporting teams. Post facts not emotion, or just stop posting.
LakeDawg
August 5th, 2012
6:07 pm
Beast from the East
Yes, I dispute that. At UF, the first failed drug test is on the house. The second nets a 1 game suspension. And other programs are less strict than UF.
Why not all of them
August 5th, 2012
6:08 pm
“you wish you could have been able to save a few of them”, UGA recruited all of them, why would they not want to SAVE ALL of them? The hypocritical UGA way of doing business.
@Rhall55
August 5th, 2012
6:10 pm
I guess you don’t realize UGA finishes in the top 10 in recruiting most every season.JH Clemmons #1 player in State in 2012, Signed 18 of Georgia top 41 players in 2011, signed 5 star olinman from Florida (no 5 star o linemen from Georgia in 2012) has signed nations top running back 2 years in a row. This years class is rated in top anywhere from 5- 9th by every major recruiting service. I suppose if your not #1 theres always room for improvement , but stop implying he does a bad job, by listing recruits he misses.
Not UGA
August 5th, 2012
6:11 pm
“made the decision to cut and move on”, and you don’t think this is roster management? No, UGA wouldn’t do that would they?
Beast from the East
August 5th, 2012
6:13 pm
Did I mention suspensions? I’m talking arrests. Now, let me hear how much tougher the ACCPD is than any other in the country.
LakeDawg
August 5th, 2012
6:13 pm
I’m curious. What is Saban’s plan if one of his players has heat exhaustion and goes into convulsions during preseason camp?
@beast
August 5th, 2012
6:16 pm
Perhaps you should read what you write. “How can you be so blind? Has Miles, Saban or Spurrier ever gotten a program put on probation? No. Have they ever won the Fulmer Cup? No.” Clearly Bama has won a Fulmer Cup 2008 Saban was the Coach, they also had Sanction from 2007 season. and and South Carolina was put on NCAA probation this year and is tied with UGA in Fulmer Cup points this year. Of course Georgia has off the field issues just like everyone else more than some less than others.
BILLY JACK
August 5th, 2012
6:16 pm
Garner is the worst recruiting coordinator in the country and we lose 10 or more recruits because he is so late to contact them.UGA was like the 7th team to offer the DT Adams I believe he is from Dooley County and he ia the top lineman in the state and top 3 or 4 in the country.How can you be the 7th school to offer when he is in your own state.If Richt fires Garner UGA wins 4 or 5 national titles in the next 10 years.Georgia is sitting on a football goldmine as far as high school football.Garner has screwed our recruiting up so bad Richt sends Bobo and Granthem out to clean up the mess every year.
P-Cola Dog
August 5th, 2012
6:20 pm
TEst
The Factor
August 5th, 2012
6:21 pm
@Beast
Exactly what school is the “Beast” you claim to be degreed from?
P-Cola Dog
August 5th, 2012
6:23 pm
I keep getting blocked dadgummit and I am trying to devour the beast’s 5:27 post and @beast beat me to it. Saban/bama, spurrier/USC and Miles/LSU have all been on probation. LSU was self imposed with scholarship reductions to avoid NCAA sanctions. Do your homework!
Beast from the East
August 5th, 2012
6:24 pm
I stand corrected. Then Saban is in the same “right way” mold as Richt. The point is, if you have to try to tear others down to justify your own shortcomings then you aren’t without fault. Like I said before, it sickens me when people do this. Richt is no better at “developing young men” or “doing it the right way” than any other SEC coach. And he doesn’t have the hardware in the trophy case that several others do either.
BILLY JACK
August 5th, 2012
6:26 pm
If one of Sabans players falls out because of the heat he just steps over them and practice never stops or he makes them sign some form that they are hurt when they are not.
uga potheads but that's now okay
August 5th, 2012
6:27 pm
what happened to the big speech to the media last week how UGA will not be recruiting any PSU players, now you are saying you want to….BIG SURPRISE
Beast from the East
August 5th, 2012
6:28 pm
The Factor,
Lifelong UF fan. I did not have the grades to get into UF. Went to a JC then graduated from small Florida college. Does make me not worthy to discuss the topic?
LakeDawg
August 5th, 2012
6:32 pm
Isn’t UF neck and neck with UGA in arrests the past 5 years? Nuff said.
jojo
August 5th, 2012
6:33 pm
Jeez, can’y you all (who are REAL Dawg fans) just get along and support the team and the coaches. Hell, it might make a difference.
Beast from the East
August 5th, 2012
6:33 pm
Regarding Bama’s probation. Do you honestly think Saban had anything to do with those student-athletes from several sports that decided to sell their textbooks? Do you think Spurrier arranged the off-campus housing that got USC in trouble? If so, then I’m sure you’ll agree that Richt had to be involved with AJ Green selling his jersey to the highest bidder. If you love Richt, that’s great. Just don’t try and bring down everyone else to build him up. He’s no saint and he did not invent football…even though he has been studying “cutting edge football” for a couple of years…LOL!
LakeDawg
August 5th, 2012
6:35 pm
The GA/FL series has turned. Its back to the way it used to be, Dawg domination.
Beast from the East
August 5th, 2012
6:35 pm
LakeDawg,
Yeas, I do believe that UF has had about the same amount of arrests as UGA recently. Does that make Richt any better? Does it make you feel better?
Beast from the East
August 5th, 2012
6:38 pm
One win against the worst team we’ve fielded since 1989 now counts as “Dawg domination”? I truly feel sorry for simpletons with that type of mindset. May God bless you.
Pan-cho
August 5th, 2012
6:46 pm
c’mon LakeDawg…really??? You are in contention for stupid statement of the day…
The Factor
August 5th, 2012
6:48 pm
No it does not disqualify you. The “Beast” part does…And, this is about UGA anyway. Now run along…..
LakeDawg
August 5th, 2012
6:52 pm
Muschump is the second coming of Ray Goof.
Beast from the East
August 5th, 2012
6:52 pm
I’ll try along because I’ve grown tired of simpletons like LakeDawg. And UF is a Beast. The best sports program in the nation.
@beast
August 5th, 2012
6:52 pm
The Georgia- Florida series has been historically cyclical with each team going on long streaks. Florida clearly held a distinct advantage up until 2004. Since then 3-5 is by no means acceptable, but much easier to swallow than the 13-1 from 1990 -2003. Lets see if Georgia can make it 2 in a row this year for the first time in a very ,very long time.
Beast from the East
August 5th, 2012
6:53 pm
Should have read run along, but even a simpleton like LakeDawg could have figured that out.
kingdaddy
August 5th, 2012
6:56 pm
How does it always deteriorate into a “you suc” throwdown? All schools have their “darkside”, including UGA. Why can’t we talk about football or the actual article? It always seems to get really childish and ruins the fun for most bloggers…
Beast from the East
August 5th, 2012
6:56 pm
@beast,
I don’t dispute anything you said about the series. I grew up watching Dooley’s Dawgs own us. I just was amused at “Lake Dawg” spouting domination after one come from behind win over a first year coach with a lousy team. Simply unbelievable.
Beast from the East
August 5th, 2012
6:57 pm
kingdaddy,
The floor is yours, sir. I’m out!
Jimmy Crack
August 5th, 2012
7:01 pm
It’s all a talent crap shoot and Rodney has done pretty well. As far as Penn State castaways, it all seemed more public relations trouble than it was worth, the way it was played out in the media, unless you are the Godless Lanie Kiffin.
LakeDawg
August 5th, 2012
7:07 pm
What do we really know about Muschump? Can he coach? Is FL going to spend five years to find out. OR are they going to fire him and start all over. Only to find they still haven’t hired the right coach. Oh my.
gt4ever
August 5th, 2012
7:10 pm
UGA is paying more money to coaches who can’t coach than any D1 program in the country…. It’s really no surprise that this team underachieves year after year… What an unbelievable amount of talent that goes through that program every year…. Pathetic….
joe
August 5th, 2012
7:36 pm
glad to have the football season back again, if only, to read the blogs on the AJC-Towers, Schultz, and Bradley. If any of the bloggers would step back and try to understand; then they would know why coaches make the comment: “You are a fan I am a coach”. Saban may be a pain in the butt, but if I were a coach I would be the same way. Tell the fans to f*off and let me coach. Of course then to the ones who say none of the UGA coaches can coach-you try it.
hashbrown dawg
August 5th, 2012
7:48 pm
what a liar rodney is… a typical republitard.
the guy gives out that funky mitt romney heckle after he give a lie and says that uga only contacted a couple of psu players. yeah right.. THEY CONTACTED ALL 19 I PROMISE YOU!
what he really didnt want to let on is that most of the psu players are of high character and they wanted nothing to do with a program like uga.
the reason for uga’s current troubles is that the only players that they can attract are in the same mold as Isaiah Crowell. lmao.
hey frawgs … you sow what you reap.
thanks for the entertaining summer.
btw 72 really? more like 67. 72 is bad enough. the frawgs dont want to let on it is closer to 67!
JB
August 5th, 2012
7:54 pm
Georgia has great facilities, great campus, decent tradition, and a world of good football players. As someone who lives in realville, what we lack is coaching, and yes I like Richt, But there is nothing holding this program back from a national title but coaching. It’s just that simple.
JB
August 5th, 2012
7:59 pm
Muschamp may end up like Richt. Tons of talent and program money and can’t get them anywhere but 10 wins and a December Bowl. At Georgia we kind od know that’s the rut we are stuck in, but Florida had that Sprurrier run and the Tebow/Meyer run and think it’s supposed to compete for a NC every year.
I think they have been average for a couple of years now and those folks are looking to see if a trend is setting in. Win say 9 this year with one of the losses to the Dawgs and he goes straight to hot seat. Just watch.
kingdaddy
August 5th, 2012
8:02 pm
Beast from the East,
Gee thanks cuz. I don’t blame you for bailing, lol but I’m just checking in and out. Let’s be civil. Not even a month until the real thing. Come on Football…
kingdaddy
August 5th, 2012
8:07 pm
Hashbrown dog
your foodstamps will be out tomorrow. How bout loan me some obumma bucks, lol…
the old coach
August 5th, 2012
8:25 pm
53dawg . You probably sat in the stands and tried to re live your football misfortunes through your son if you had one. You don’t try and sell yourself as a coach you try and sell the institution you work for. I think you recruit character and after coaching for 40 years and looking back over those 40 years I had many more wins with the character kids than with the good athlete that did not have good character It will get better after we win the SEC this year.
Ghost
August 5th, 2012
8:26 pm
LOL Gt4ever , a yellow jacket talking trash about a program that accomplished more of the past 11 years that Tech has since 1967.
Stephen A.Dogg: UGA may never win a MNC, but we have a nice gentleman as a head coach.
August 5th, 2012
8:29 pm
The truth is that Richt & Company are being ran out of their own state in recruiting. Rival schools are attacking the Georgia recruiting pool en masse and Richt is looking for “favorites” or his kind of players at key positions which in a lot of cases reside in Florida or ACC territories and out of the state of Georgia. Richt, who by the way is a very good, nice person personally, has been exposed as a poor evaluator of talent. Examples: Richt recruited Cam Newton out of high school to be a TIGHT END at UGA. Remarkable. To make up for a lack of signing quality athletes has Richt awarding those scholarships to WALK-ONs !! It is nice of him, but you are not going to win championships with inferior talent. It will show itself in big games and Richt hasn’t won a big game in years.
Then Richt and company are failing to retain the few impact guys they can coax into coming to Georgia. Combine all the aforementioned issues with below average or outdated offensive strategy along with very strict University rules and regulations and you have the University of Georgia as it is today, a program that wants to be far more than it is capable of due to its own faults. The total package of all those factors is the equivalent of being on NCAA probation. Let’s be honest until major changes are made it is just wishful thinking that Georgia will win a national championship as these things continue to take their toll.
Here’s another example of recruiting failure for everything is all right-minded Richt. Mark Richt knew South Georgia product, Crowell wasn’t his kind of player after the Ealey and King washouts at RB, but he had to sell-out and make a run at him to keep Crowell out of Saban’s camp. Thus avoid criticism for failing to keep the top talent in Georgia. Anyway, poor ill-prepared Crowell was rushed onto the field, poorly managed by Richt and Co. and predictably washed out. Rival coaches are going to use that debacle and many discipline problems at UGA against the easy going Richt and continue to out recruit him. A complete and total change may be needed in Athens beginning with the coaching staff. This season will tell the story, but the writing is already on the wall.
Concerned
August 5th, 2012
8:34 pm
Absolutly love this, and you go Rodney Garner. Rock solid to the core. This is what we need, and I trust the offense coaches have an anchor like Rodney. This is so good, and yes we needed to clean house, get back to our core, and teach, and hold accountable. I have a strong feeling that Georgia is climbing again, and that make me have goose bumps. Go Dawgs
hashbrown dawg
August 5th, 2012
8:34 pm
kingdaddy how in the hell can you call your self a king when you need stamps?
havent you learned how to steal hash browns yet? with all the stealing going on at uga it seems you should have found somebody to teach you by now.
maybe it is time to change your name to goatdaddy….. werent you guys the university of gawgia billy goats at one time?
lmao.. that so fits.
when you try to tailgate at st simons this year the town can tell all of you toooo …
go baaaaaaah ck to athens we dont want your poop urine and trash in our town.
go baaaaaaaaaah ck
personally i think the uga billy goats suits you guys better.
kingdaddy
August 5th, 2012
8:46 pm
Hashbrown
Don’t get your thong in a twist, lol. So one of my girls was git-n me some hashbrowns from the mess hall, at least she was keep-n them warm for me. Your gurl probley got you a kilbasa in hers…
hashbrown dawg
August 5th, 2012
8:48 pm
nope i prefer pie in my thongs. you got the wrong bi …. guy!
so king * sic* daddy tell us more about you billy goats…. lmao.
kingdaddy
August 5th, 2012
9:01 pm
The only good goat is a bar-b-qued goat. You got a lot of them in B-wick. Not many on the island, Buckwheat…
Mobile Dawg
August 5th, 2012
9:04 pm
To much love for me for a football team, I prefer professionalism and a healthy fear of authority. Analogy of the day, would you rather be a thermometer, or a thermostat, as the matriarch of the program?
kingdaddy
August 5th, 2012
9:07 pm
H.B.
You lika da licka da lizard, lol??? You a gator??? Hater…
kingdaddy
August 5th, 2012
9:12 pm
Hashbrown, I’m just messing wit ya bro. Except for the B-B-Q goat, lol…
Mobile Dawg
August 5th, 2012
9:18 pm
kingdaddy, you ever eaten any goat?
telling a fool he is a fool
August 5th, 2012
9:22 pm
“AAAAA Athens Bail Bonds R Us
August 5th, 2012
6:11 pm
Any more dawgs arrested today?”
Are you looking for someone to doggie you in jail?
telling a fool he is a fool
August 5th, 2012
9:25 pm
@Stephen A.Dogg: UGA may never win a MNC, but we have a nice gentleman as a head coach.
“The truth is that Richt & Company are being ran out of their own state in recruiting. ”
Stopped reading there after that statement. Some are just too dumb to be taken seriously.
kingdaddy
August 5th, 2012
9:29 pm
Cat, goat, opossum, rattlesnake, wild turkey (the bird too), raccoon, deer, elk, buffalo(awesome buger), gator, various lizards, rode a motorcycle so plenty of bugs and ate at way too many chinese buffets, so if they can cook it and put it on a stick, I may have tasted it, lol…(get your mind out of the gutter…)
Mobile Dawg
August 5th, 2012
9:34 pm
Get your mind out of the gutter? Goat is some fine tasting fare, where is your mind? Seriously doubt you tasted all that. Cat? Where was PETA?
kingdaddy
August 5th, 2012
9:35 pm
Coach Garner is a DGA THROUGH & THROUGH OLD SCHOOL! Glad he is still with us…
Bagman
August 5th, 2012
9:46 pm
There’s a reason folks in the SEC call Garner the “Bagman”. Dude is notorious for recruiting violations.
RHall55
August 5th, 2012
9:47 pm
Whoever responded to my comments needs to understand that in my business I talk to H/S Coaches quite often and when you hear that CRG has not visited Norcross in 10 years…rarely visisted Buford….and has almost completely forgotten Stephenson,,,this is totally inexcusable…that is why I list the guys missed, not because of the players we get or the players we missed on, but because of the all out lack of effort and the players we could have gotten….ie…only getting 17 eligible players for 2012 when we had 27 to give….want to win a NC, quit hiding the laziness that has crepted in the staff!!!!
Little Richard
August 5th, 2012
9:47 pm
Ole sissy Garner looks like Lil Richard. Lolz.
kingdaddy
August 5th, 2012
9:48 pm
Mobile
What kinda thing is that to say to another Dawg? I lived on a 110 acre farm in Boogertown Tn. right outside of Pigeon Forge for 20 years. Did my survival training @ Fort Walton Beach. BTW, I keft out shark, stingray, conch, squid, octopuss, turtle and who knows what I’ve had in stews and soups from all over the south. They closed a resturant where I used to eat chinese-fried chicken for serving cat. I just thought the grease was old. I’ve eaten worse, my third wife’s cooking, lol…
kingdaddy
August 5th, 2012
9:50 pm
Lil Richard don’t even look like lil Richard…
The Truth
August 5th, 2012
9:52 pm
GA Tech Lies & Cheats & Everyone knows it. Everyone!
I’m glad we don’t have a program like that!
Mobile Dawg
August 5th, 2012
10:03 pm
kingdaddy, I don’t have nuthin for you. I’ve had some rattlesnake, gator, rabbit, squirrel, deer, goat, and a “few” snails, till I found out what they were, oysters, some sushi right out of the water (chased by Jack Daniels just in case), but can’t compete with your resume. DGD.
zbulldawg
August 5th, 2012
10:04 pm
Straight from the HEART ! NO BS ! We are UGA & that’s OUR UGA WAY ! But you as a player MUST want to be GREAT not just say it DO IT ! But we do understand not every one can do this at this time. With players leaving in 3 yrs & the limited amount of players you can recruit & have on board. You can’t afford to baby sit to long ! The foundation for greatest is set & only will get stronger. So take your cheap No class shots. Have your fun now because it won’t be FUN later !! LET THE BIG DAWG EAT
zbulldawg
August 5th, 2012
10:07 pm
YOUR CHEAP SHOTS & NO CLASS COMMENTS ! ! HAVE & WILL MOTIVATE US MORE
Mobile Dawg
August 5th, 2012
10:10 pm
Good to see you so motivated zbulldawg, motivation and a buck eighty nine will buy you a cup of coffee at Starbucks. Good coaching, good atheletes, and “hard” work will win you championships.
kingdaddy
August 5th, 2012
10:28 pm
Mobile
Most of it taste like chicken, lol…BTW, I HATE goats. Most stubborn, hardheaded animals our Good Lord ever made. Couldn’t keep them off of our and our friends cars. Spiteful creatures…I have lots of “goat stories”. God’s comedians…
Butter Bean Floyd
August 5th, 2012
11:39 pm
Garner is just another clown that should have been shown the door. This guy is a complete joke. All of these Richt apologists thinks is so great. yeah right.
Butter Bean Floyd
August 5th, 2012
11:46 pm
“In my room it’s called TH !_! g- love” . You are so right Mr. Garner!
Top Row Dawg
August 6th, 2012
12:04 am
The demise of of Tennessee Football and rise of Georgia Football is directly related to Rodney Garner. Georgia’s gain is Auburn and Tennessee’s loss.
1 and 9 the 12 years before 2000 against UT – 8- 4 since 2000.
4 – 8 the 12 years before 2000 against AU – 8 and 4 since 2000.
In 12 seasons he has had 5 NFL 1st round draft picks on Defensive line. In 108 years prior to that we had 1, Bill Stanfill.
He’s had seven others who have been drafted or free agents and have played significant time with their NFL teams.
We have three potential DL draft picks this year Jenkins, Geathers, Aubry Jones.
We have had 19 All American Offensive lineman all time and only six All American Defensive Linemen. Two of those six were Garner boys. 108 years 4 All Americans, 12 years 2 All Americans.
Thank you coach Garner for 12 years of loyalty and damn good work.
Anybody dumb enough to be critical is simply showing their stupidity and or jealousy.
Fair n Balanced
August 6th, 2012
1:39 am
I would not want his job unless I got just inder what Richt gets!
AltamahaDawg
August 6th, 2012
7:23 am
Butter Bean, how old are you?
koolaide fountain
August 6th, 2012
7:58 am
RICHT IS THE GREATEST COACH EVER IN THE HISTORY OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL.
HE LOVES JESUS AND DOES THINGS THE RIGHT WAY.
WE HAVE THE STRICTEST PROGRAM IN THE NCAA BUT STILL GET SCREWED BY THEM.
WHO CARES ABOUT CHAMPIONSHIPS?
WHO CARES ABOUT WINNING?
WHO CARES IF WE EVER BEAT ANOTHER TEAM RANKED HIGHER THAN US??
IT DOESN’T MATTER.
THANK GOD WE HAVE A MAN WITH CHARACTER!!!!!
AltamahaDawg
August 6th, 2012
8:09 am
No danger of character getting in the way of a championship of whatever it is that you do anytime soon.
Freehawk
August 6th, 2012
8:24 am
When UGA sold its soul for Crowell, with that “Empty I formation” thing, the entire rest of the world knew how that would end up.
gt4ever
August 6th, 2012
8:24 am
Top Row Dawg,
You have made my point… and Ghost, you know I speak the truth…
Freehawk
August 6th, 2012
8:24 am
You should have asked him how the former Gymnastics coach is doing.
ddawg
August 6th, 2012
8:32 am
Top Row Dawg, thank you for bringing up the past 12 years. Garner is an exceptional recruiter and coach. I have seen him in action as a recruiter and found him to be exceptional. He is honestly direct with both the recruit and his family. Once he gets a kid into the program, he does look after them,both on and off the field. Why is it that every good article attracts so many football ignorant,pessimistic,cut-throat “fans”? Top row, I agree with your assessment on Gardner. You seem like a TRUE DAWG FAN. However, please remember to spell Abry’s name correctly.
gt4ever
August 6th, 2012
8:32 am
Richt is too nice a guy to be a head coach….Period. Kinda sad really…
Top Row Dawg
August 6th, 2012
8:33 am
Koolaide …..To say CMR not winning is crazy, He has almost 10 wins a season. Complaining about character and about loving Jesus shows your either not a fan of Georgia, a godless soul, or just stupid. I think the latter because you can’t even figure out when the Caps is on.
Boone Doggles – Garner has six kids with his wife. Looks like he is doing plenty in child support. Anything thing he did at Auburn is just a reflection of how they do things at Auburn. He IS a role model for his 12 years at Georgia.
tell me again
August 6th, 2012
8:33 am
a week ago espn had a special on the top 10 coaches from college that should never have coached in the NFL. One was Saban. Do you know the words his ex players used to describe him? HE’S A LIAR. And now we are hearing that Saban has expanded his coaching staff with”analysts”which puts him over the allowable coaching staff limits set bt the all knowing and impotent NCAA. And you Bama founds are just da©© proud of him, aren’t you?
OrlandoDawg
August 6th, 2012
8:35 am
All the jealous haters, beware and be afraid, be very afraid, the Bulldawg train is about to roll and you better get out of the way! Love the article! Love CRG! Go Dawgs!
Butter Bean Floyd
August 6th, 2012
8:38 am
“Well, we’ve had a lot of attrition. You know, when you sit there and look at it, it’s the way we run our program. I don’t know what other people do,”…………. They must be doing something right Mr. Garner. You and Richt have got UGA in a mess now. Your roster management is a joke. Heck we lost a # 1 recruit to Clempson and Dumbo Weenie.
Ricky Bobby Richt
August 6th, 2012
8:42 am
Come on Lil fat Richard, I need some Th@g love!
Mark (another one)
August 6th, 2012
8:55 am
The studies have shown the many who blog or post on social media where they are allowed to do so anonymously, will post negative comments as a reflection of themselves, not the topic. The AJC sports blogs must have been part of the study.
SEC coaches don’t get the jobs if they aren’t competitive. I’m a Dawg but I respect that Saban, Miles, etc. all want to win and all SEC coaches are willing to do anything within the rules to win.
At the same time, college coaches also enjoy working with college athletes. It’s different than working with high paid professionals. Coach Garner comes across as a man who has found his calling working with college football players, and especially defensive linemen. I’ve met some of these players after they’ve left UGA, and they appreciate the work he put in with them, and the care he still showed. I know he has tough enough skin to handle the comments on here but should he have to?
1eyedJack
August 6th, 2012
9:00 am
“Richt is too nice a guy to be a head coach….Period. Kinda sad really….”
And yet he’s 3-1 against the jerk over on “the flats”. Now that is sad. No really.
RedandBlackDAWG
August 6th, 2012
9:05 am
Beast of the e4ast,
It is not that CMR doesn’t have discipline issues, because just like any other coach, there will be some bad apples out there. It is the way that CMR handles those issues that places him heads above the average SEC coach. It might be strict, but at least he is trying to mold them into men as well as football players.
Compare him to Stevie 5 Chances Spurrier and most of the other SEC coaches, and tell me you wouldn’t rather your kid play for a coach that demands better behavior of the kid.
Ed
August 6th, 2012
9:07 am
Garner does a great job and the coaching staff in general does as well. From time to time every school deals with discipline issues, some just sweep it under the rug. Go Dawgs!!
Dawgie Poo
August 6th, 2012
9:13 am
IDIOT!
funny...
August 6th, 2012
9:17 am
Does Rodney Garner speak English too?
gt4ever
August 6th, 2012
9:18 am
LOL @ 1eyedjack…. Yes you can hang your hat on beating us, if that makes you feel better… My point, you have some of the best talent in the country going through your system, and what is that return… You made it to the SEC CG and got your hat handed to you… I am a firm believer that if the talent was switched UGA to GT, CPJ would have multiple MNC. That’s just my opinion, my dream would be that both institutions would have a level of football that would we could all be proud… and there is NO reason that UGA should not already have that type of system… But hey, you think beating GT is something to be proud, a team who doesn’t even come close to recruiting the same type of athlete. This is a football blog and it’s just my opinion, it’s really not even a GT thing… I want to see both schools rise to the level of competition we can all be proud… There is NO reason that both our flagship state institutions should lead the country.. Period.
RxDawg
August 6th, 2012
9:19 am
This was great. I’m so glad he came out and said the things that needed to be said. I think the athletic staff at UGA has gotten frisky, and I think I like it!
1eyedJack
August 6th, 2012
9:23 am
@gt4ever
Well, we got to our conference championship game. And personal opinions are like a$$holes. They all stink and nobody else wants to hear them. Especially you opponents.
Richard Cline
August 6th, 2012
9:24 am
Rodney needs to learn how to speak. Using the word “ain’t” is just so unnecessary and it makes him sound like he is stoopid.
gt4ever
August 6th, 2012
9:26 am
Your funny 1eyedjack,,, Imagine a football blog where nobody gave their opinions… Spoken like a true UGA fan….
done
August 6th, 2012
9:28 am
ain’t ain’t a word
In My room its Th@g love
August 6th, 2012
9:30 am
We definitely need a culture change at UGA starting with that Goon Garner!
Coach Fabris
August 6th, 2012
9:34 am
hows that specials teams coach working out for ya?
PMC
August 6th, 2012
9:36 am
Garner’s response indicates just how haphazard the NCAA operates. They don’t even understand their own rules, how can anyone else?
Everything is made up as they go.
MikeP
August 6th, 2012
9:37 am
Every school in the SEC except Vanderbilt uses the NCAA minimum academic requirements for admission of student athletes. “Every school” includes UGA. A scholarship athlete that can get into say, Mississippi State also qualifies at Georgia.
That old internet lie that goes: “couldn’t get into UGA but was accepted at so-and-so” is just a foolish excuse. I haven’t heard any coaches use it, but this blog is filled with that statement and it’s simply wrong.
Henry
August 6th, 2012
9:49 am
Somethings never change and Garner is one of them. Thank the Lord for that. Free speech is great because even someone like 1953 is able to make himself llook like an idiot.
Oh, yes and the other individual that made discouraging remarks about Garner in his younger days. I guess he is with out sin and therefore can cast the first stone. Forgiveness and brokenness is a wonderful thing.
Nick
August 6th, 2012
9:54 am
The Bama way… winning championships. The Georgia way……. Roster mismanagement. Mr. Garner, other schools in the SEC are doing something right.
ARdawg
August 6th, 2012
10:00 am
Rodney Garner is is a highly regarded recruiter and feared by other coaches on the recruiting trails. That includes Saban, The old bawl sack and yes, that chump on North Ave with the moobs
Sven Ottke
August 6th, 2012
10:26 am
Wow. He speaks so eloquently…….not.
The General Feeling
August 6th, 2012
10:32 am
How is it that UGA signs a top 10 class every year including the Dream Team in 2010 yet needs to use a WR in it’s secondary and move a LB to RB?
Bad Dawg
August 6th, 2012
10:37 am
Recruit better young men and UGA would have 85 good football players. Also start looking for an upgrade at the head coaching and offensive coordinator positions. For all the Richt apologists, he is not bigger than UGA football and you guys need to remember that.
Bad Dawg
August 6th, 2012
10:40 am
Also what is this the English 1102 blog? If you want to see an article with outstanding grammatical content I recommend a Harvard or Yale blog. Most are here to talk about football and coaching or lack thereof.
o-my dawgs
August 6th, 2012
10:52 am
UGA’s drug policy sucks. Winning is more important than correcting the problems. Love Richt but the problem remains..it must stop.
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obamaSINLADEN
August 6th, 2012
11:26 am
gata rodney!!
Sec Fan
August 6th, 2012
11:32 am
So Garner finally spills the beans about Saint Mark cutting players. Not only does this revelation show what a hypocrite Richt is, it also exposes the AJC as bush league homers. They will blast other coaches for roster-management like it’s the worst crime since Hitler but will quietly look the other way when it’s UGA committing the deed.
Blackoutanyone?
August 6th, 2012
11:38 am
Sounds like a bunch of excuses to me.
RTR22
August 6th, 2012
12:02 pm
Spot on Blackout…. no one knows excuses like Jawja.
Pitbull
August 6th, 2012
12:11 pm
Want to know what America was like around say 1905?
Visit the University of Alabama.
Stay in after dark.
Anger Management classes may be needed
August 6th, 2012
12:42 pm
for some of the posters on here. Some people obsessed with UGA. Calm down. Football is not THAT important, is it?
Love it
August 6th, 2012
2:23 pm
UGA fans (and now coach’s) excuse for their own ineptness…deflect to LSU/Bama. Got to hand it to you guys you have an excuse for everything.
Hey Pitbull
August 6th, 2012
2:26 pm
I have a daughter at both and can tell you there is basically no difference. I’m certainly not slamming UGA. It’s ok but I think you should go visit without the hate I think you would like and likely be surprised.
Not Chip but,,,,,,,,,,,,,
August 6th, 2012
2:43 pm
@ Ronnie Pollck:
My understanding is that both must earn one credit each before they will be eligible to enroll at UGA. Also understand that both plan to enroll in january 2013!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not Chip but,,,,,,,,,,,,,
August 6th, 2012
2:44 pm
Enroll at UGA in January that is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not Chip but,,,,,,,,,,,,,
August 6th, 2012
2:51 pm
@ Bad dawg:
D E L T A IS ready when U R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brainiac (CMR/UGA Fan For Life)
August 6th, 2012
3:02 pm
@ Bad dawg(10:37 am post)
OBVIOUSLY YOU DID NOT READ THE ARTICLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU EMBARASS YOURSELF NUTCASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brainiac (CMR/UGA Fan For Life)
August 6th, 2012
3:06 pm
@ SEC FAN:(11:32 am post)
You obviously did NOT read the article Dumba$$!!!! Try it again and then think(if possible) before putting mouth/typing in gear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DawgNole
August 6th, 2012
3:20 pm
LakeDawg
August 5th, 2012
6:35 pm
The GA/FL series has turned. Its back to the way it used to be, Dawg domination.
_________________
Sure wish that were the case, but at 4-18 over the past 22 years, we’re a lo-o-o-o-o-o-o-ng way from Dawg domination.
Bad Dawg
August 6th, 2012
3:47 pm
lol at LakeDawg for saying the UGA/UF series has taken a turn.
Braniac, I did read the article fool and my impression is that first UGA needs to recruit better young men on their football team if they want to have a stricter disciplinary policy than other SEC schools and second hire a coach who the players have a healthy amount of fear and respect for to help prevent them from making the mistakes that lead them to be kicked off the team. Which results in lack of quality depth and too many walk ons. Fans on here will apologize for Richt no matter what but it is my belief that no coach no matter how much you love him is bigger than UGA football and if he isn’t doing what’s best for UGA football then he should be relieved of his duties.
Sec Fan
August 6th, 2012
4:00 pm
Brainiac, the article shows what a hypocrite Richt is by cutting players. A rat-faced fixer who does his dirty work in the middle of the night. A greasy weasel with a bad haircut. A stinking low-life puke of a coach who makes a mockery of commitment. A disgrace to the sport, the polar opposite of class. An outhouse rat running an outhouse program. A putrid, fecal personification of all that’s wrong with college football.
Bad Dawg
August 6th, 2012
4:10 pm
Nice Post Sec Fan, You can’t convince these UGA fans on this blog though. Most of them think Richt is the second coming of Jesus. There is an excuse for Richt everytime and anytime something bad happens with UGA football. He can do no wrong in some of our fans eyes and it amazes me. It doesn’t matter that UGA is consistently in the running for a Fulmer and is nationally known for underachieving. It can’t be Richt’s fault because he is just such a good Christian man.
Brown Dog
August 6th, 2012
5:08 pm
Nothing worse than a fight between Dawgs.
kral
August 6th, 2012
5:24 pm
do not agree that CMR is perfect…also do not blame him for dumb choices some football players make…never blamed my parents for my dumb moments either..and they were great parents
Bad Dawg
August 6th, 2012
5:45 pm
kral, Richt is not the parent of UGA football he is the head coach which means his first order of business is winning big games consistently. Did Richt not recruit all these problem recruits? Either he is a poor evaluator of character or he doesn’t care. He needs to recruit better young men and that eliminates the problem. You just don’t let bad apples come in and embarrass your football program for several years. Its poor judgement on his part.
DawgNole
August 6th, 2012
7:02 pm
Bad Dawg
August 6th, 2012
5:45 pm
Did Richt not recruit all these problem recruits? Either he is a poor evaluator of character or he doesn’t care. He needs to recruit better young men and that eliminates the problem.
____________________
True; however, that applies not only to Richt, but to all teams/coaches who recruit speed over character–and there are many of them (especially in the South).
Bad Dawg
August 6th, 2012
8:04 pm
DawgNole, I agree and I should have not just pointed out Richt but since I am a UGA fan much of my concern is focused on solely UGA. Character and hard work will beat out talent in the long run.
DawgNole
August 6th, 2012
8:58 pm
Bad Dawg
August 6th, 2012
8:04 pm
DawgNole, I agree and I should have not just pointed out Richt but since I am a UGA fan much of my concern is focused on solely UGA. Character and hard work will beat out talent in the long run.
_________________
Glad we’re on the same page. Hurts to see the discipline problems year after year, particularly when it’s your own team. Happens to the Noles (my other favorite) way too often as well. I cringe throughout every offseason whenever I turn on the news/sports or open the AJC. And it’s not gonna change until recruiting priorities change. (Fat chance of that.)
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August 6th, 2012
9:15 pm
[...] Rodney Garner talks roster management, Penn State and recruiting character [...]
Bad Dawg
August 6th, 2012
9:23 pm
DawgNole, I agree with your comments and I’ve had enough of the off the field issues. You can’t convince most of the guys on this blog though. They have excuses for each and every incident. I guess Richt shouldn’t be hed accountable for the guys he brought into the program.
Ryan
August 7th, 2012
3:06 am
Thank you to the ajc and the ignorant dawg fans for the entertainment. I know most dawg fans are not ignorant, but it seems that the minority flock to post comments on this site. Don’t blame Nick Saban and others for your problems. THIS JUST IN: Uga has not played alabama since 2008. Nick Saban and Alabama don’t have any feelings about uga. Why would they? Why does uga spend so much time thinking about a team they have not faced in four years? It’s a problem that you have and this problem is a cancer. It certainly does not help the dawgs on saturdays. Focus on the thing you can control, and uga’s potential might someday be reached.
Jarvis Jones wants to ’seize the moment’ | UGA sports blog
August 7th, 2012
2:06 pm
[...] Rodney Garner talks roster management, Penn State and recruiting character [...]
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August 7th, 2012
7:46 pm
[...] Rodney Garner talks roster management, Penn State and recruiting character [...]
Bulldogs getting after it in first major scrimmage of preseason | UGA sports blog
August 8th, 2012
11:47 am
[...] Rodney Garner talks roster management, Penn State and recruiting character [...]
Barry
August 8th, 2012
3:13 pm
I love sports “fans” on computers – especially football wanabes – where a blogesphere of idiots who know absolutely nothing, or even less, can run their mouths via their dainty little finers on a key board, pretending to be somebodies who matter. It is hilarious…….and here I am reading this stuff. Wow!
UPDATED: Georgia’s Marlon Brown, Todd Gurley star in pass-happy scrimmage | UGA sports blog
August 9th, 2012
12:27 am
[...] Rodney Garner talks roster management, Penn State and recruiting character [...]
UGA freshman Marshall Morgan getting a kick out of all the attention | UGA sports blog
August 10th, 2012
11:03 am
[...] Rodney Garner talks roster management, Penn State and recruiting character [...]
Bulldogs are ‘definitely going to play’ freshman tailbacks | UGA sports blog
August 10th, 2012
6:09 pm
[...] Rodney Garner talks roster management, Penn State and recruiting character [...]
Marlon Brown: Not satisfied, but ‘I’m not done yet’ | UGA sports blog
August 11th, 2012
2:43 pm
[...] Rodney Garner talks roster management, Penn State and recruiting character [...]