Richt, Grantham intentionally vague on status of suspended players
ATHENS – At this point, Georgia’s Mark Richt is starting to sound a bit like a broken record. The Bulldogs’ coach keeps getting asked about the availability of defensive stars Alec Ogletree and Bacarri Rambo, and he keeps refusing to say.
Asked Tuesday if their presence atop the depth chart at their respective positions meant they might play against Missouri on Saturday, Richt said with a wide grin, “I would say I’ll let y’all know when the time comes.”
Both players missed this past Saturday’s opener against Buffalo. Afterward, Richt admitted for the first time they were out due to disciplinary suspensions. He wouldn’t say for how long, however.
Rambo’s high school coach, Alan Ingram of Seminole County High School, said back in March that Rambo and Ogletree had each flunked UGA-issued drug tests and were suspended for the first four games per the athletic association’s marijuana-use policy. Neither Richt nor anyone from Georgia has ever confirmed that report.
Richt was asked Tuesday if he was simply looking for a competitive advantage.
“I don’t know,” Richt said. “I would just as soon not give them all of our business. If there is some uncertainty at all then just like any kind of personnel on either side of the ball, if we weren’t sure about if this guy were playing or that guy is playing it’s just one more thing game day that you have to make certain that your players understand who’s in the game. It could be helpful.”
In the past, Georgia has announced its suspensions ahead of time and still does so in the case of player arrests. Cornerback Sanders Commings (domestic battery) and linebacker Chase Vasser (DUI) were each suspended two games because they broke the law. But Richt was forthcoming only after knowledge of their arrest became public.
Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham is glad the Bulldogs are being deceptive about the players’ availability.
“Here’s what I think: I don’t know why you’d tell anybody because it’s not illegal,” said Grantham, who spent 11 years as an NFL coach before joining the Bulldogs in 2010. “Unless everybody is going to disclose all their information, why would talk about your team in that regard? To me you don’t talk about things like that.”
In the NFL injuries and suspensions had to be disclosed by a certain date each week. There is no such rule in the SEC or in college football.
“If everybody’s not going to talk about it and be on the same page, then I don’t think we should say anything, in my opinion, injuries or anything,” Grantham said. “Until it’s a league rule and you have to say something, until everybody plays on the same page, you do the least that you can.”
Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said the uncertainty is not complicating his team’s preparations.
“You prepare for the scheme,” Pinkel said. “Obviously I don’t know if they are going to be back or not. We can’t worry about that, we have to enough things to be concerned about that we have control over. If they play, they play. I don’t know what else to tell you.”
Here’s Richt on a few other things from Tuesday’s weekly news conference:
On whether cornerback Malcolm Mitchell (sprained ankle) will play . . .
“We’re not sure. . . . We’re hoping; we’re hoping. He did not practice [Monday].”
On whether freshman Todd Gurley would start at tailback this week . . .
“We usually don’t decide until Thursday how we’re going to decide who starts. We’ll have a guess-timate by about Thursday after practice, but I would think you’ll see more of the same as far as the guys who got carries. You’ll probably see the same guys getting carries, but it’s just a matter of how many.”
On importance of Saturday’s game . . .
“We don’t want to start out behind. You never want to start out behind the eight ball and getting into a chase mode right off the bat. I don’t think anyone wants to be sitting there at the first game in league play relying on people to help us get to the SEC Championship game. It’s huge. All SEC games do count so much, and the first one especially is big. If you win it, it hopefully creates momentum for you and gives you a chance to continue to control your own destiny in the race to Atlanta. I’m sure everybody is thinking the same way.”
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143 comments Add your comment
Nacoochee
September 4th, 2012
9:19 pm
Go Dawgs! Show how to kick butt “old man” style!
Maconbulldog
September 4th, 2012
9:19 pm
GO DAWGS .
NCDawgfan
September 4th, 2012
9:25 pm
I need to fix my flux capacitor to I can fast forward to Saturday!!!
Agridawg
September 4th, 2012
9:31 pm
GO DAWGS, dazzle them with Bowden Ball
AFDawg
September 4th, 2012
9:44 pm
I know the rule says a player must sit out for 30% of the games for a 2nd offense — but do they have to be consecutive? If not, CMR should be selective as to which games they sit out. He needs to only punish those two players and not impact the entire team.
sandiegodawg
September 4th, 2012
9:47 pm
good suggestion AFDawg- I am not recommending kids smoke weed but it is less harmful than getting drunk- and throwing beer bottles at your neighbors’ cars. Irritated TN fans start commencing in 3,2,1…
ChattaDawg
September 4th, 2012
9:47 pm
@NCDawgfan Spot on! BTW the Tech trolls sure are quiet today.
DAWGnFL
September 4th, 2012
9:48 pm
Even after following these “DAWGS” for more than sixty years, I still get excited when they play! It is “GREAT to be a DAWG!!!” Man, I would like to see all those DAWGS ready to play, now that would be the treat of the week end, maybe the month!
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Get with thre program
September 4th, 2012
9:49 pm
Unitl a uniform discipline polciy exists for ALL schools, I say Richt should do whatever it takes to win. Other schools have been using selective suspensions. Time for UGA to join the crowd.
Paul in NH
September 4th, 2012
9:52 pm
Richt was asked Tuesday if he was simply looking for a competitive advantage.
“I don’t know,” Richt said
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Of course he is not making announcements about suspensions for competitive purposes – duh
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
9:59 pm
Suspending playes for selective games? What a joke. If it was any other team getting ready to play UGA that did that, you guys would be jumping up and down about it.
kingdaddy
September 4th, 2012
9:59 pm
It doesn’t matter what Coach Richt does, the haters will criticize him either way. I say let them play and let’s win the game…
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
10:03 pm
Of course kingdaddy…because winning is all you care about.
What about doing it the UGA way? What about all the bragging UGA fans have done about how UGA is tough on players? You ready to throw all of that in the trash to win a football game?
I think Richt should stick to his principles…if not, then UGA is no better than all the other teams you guys crucify.
Dawglasville
September 4th, 2012
10:15 pm
Line up the eleven we have and get after it. I understand the coaches not talking about it but I think that most of us are sick of hearing about it. I believe it is going to be a shoot out. Like the Joe Cox game in Arkansas. Hopefully the “Old Men” will come out on top.
kingdaddy
September 4th, 2012
10:21 pm
Huh
What is it about sarcasm you don’t get? All of you outsiders come to the UGA blogs to criticize anything and everything. No matter what Richt does, a troll will hate on him. That’s why we really don’t care what you guys think. Tell me this Huh, what is LSUs drug policy? Don’t worry about UGAs ok. Until the rules are all uniform, worry about the Tigers. Do you really care or do you just want to nag us about everything??? That’s what I thought…
Haka-Dawg
September 4th, 2012
10:25 pm
If Tree and Rambo makes the trip to Columbia, they’ll sit out the 1st half and play the 2nd… it’s an old school wishful thinking.
Kau Ringa Pakia! BLEH!
OkieDawg
September 4th, 2012
10:26 pm
CMR needs to show more emotion than “coy”. Someone needs to remind him that McGarity changed his contract relative to the “buy-out clause”. Another season of past nightmares like the U. of Colorado, UFC and Mich.State will not be tolerated. AND seems like Jon Gruden is positioning for the job…he loves Ga. football!
Paul in NH
September 4th, 2012
10:31 pm
CMR appears to be a principled and honorable coach – no way he plays people for Mizzou and then keeps them out of another game as a make up.
Nub
September 4th, 2012
10:32 pm
Rather odd that you rarely EVER hear of any suspensions etc at Bama… We know who runs that state ….
William
September 4th, 2012
10:35 pm
This is stupid. They are out for four games. Missouri, Fla. Atl., and Vanderbilt. End of story. No way around it.
GA Sandlapper
September 4th, 2012
10:40 pm
Go Tigers!
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
10:40 pm
kingdaddy…well that’s a first. I’ve never been accused of being an LSU supporter.
Actually, I think Mark Richt is awesome. That’s why I said he needs to stick to his principles. I would hate to see him lose them to try to win one ballgame.
There will never be a uniform drug policy. Do I think there should be? Yes. However, NOTHING is uniform in college football. From facilities, to coach’s salaries, recruiting budgets, academic entrance standards, seating capacities, etc….it’s all different. So why would the drug policy be any different? The NCAA will stay out of the way trust me.
ole dawg
September 4th, 2012
10:43 pm
No OkieDawg… Gruden loves the way CMR runs his offense and prepares his players for the NFL. Don’t think he is positioning for the job when he is endorsing CMR’s offense. You went a long way for that one.
Columbus
September 4th, 2012
10:49 pm
Richt gonna show Sheldon how to play MAN football. Not punk little BOY football. Sheldon, the JC transfer, played ONE game against a nobody and running his mouth…how good was his offense last year overall? How many wins and losses against INFERIOR defenses compared to what he will be facing this year, particularly Sat night? Yeah, what this MANS offense from the sidelines. The spread is nothing new BOY. We faced BETTER spreads than the one you will bring to the field Sat! We played against Tebow for 4 years. We whip em in BOWL GAMES….
You run that spread Sheldon, you NOBODY and turn the ball over and we will grind out the clock with the 4 horseman, balanced passing game of long, medium and short range, ball control, keep the defense well rested and in that lower humidity. The ONLY chance Missouri has is to NOT turn the ball over. What did they do last year against a good defense? You say we play old man football?! We won the Eastern division in the SEC 4 times snce 2000 and 2 SEC Championships with this offense and SHOULD ahve won the National Championship in 2007. Wait until we got an OL together for a couple years….Sheldon you will wish you NEVER saw the SEC. THIS IS MANS FOOTBALL BOY.
NOT I GOTTA HAVE A GIMMICKY OFFENSE BECAUSE OUR DEFENSE SUCKS AND WE HAVE NO CHANCE OTHERWISE OFFENSE!
YOU BETTER BRING SOME DEFENSE TO THE TABLE IN THE SEC…OR YOU WILL NOT BEAT ANYBODY EXCEPT MAYBE KENTUCKY OR MISSISSIPPI, NO MATTER HOW GOOD OF AN OFFENSE YOU HAVE. BOY
OkieDawg
September 4th, 2012
10:53 pm
@ole dawg…I bow to your wisdom. You are more than likely correct. Just destroy my dreams and hopes, why don’t you!! I have no reason to live, THANKS OLE DAWG
No hope…No change…OMG!
Columbus
September 4th, 2012
11:03 pm
Soon as we have an OL together for awhile UGA will be right there with LSU and Bama. Havent had one with any experience together since 2007 when we demolished Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl and didnt get the chance that bama got last year. Soon as we do though….Bama and LSU D-lines and the rest of their defense will have to deal with an offense that is better than both of theirs…AND THAT IS A FACT. THINK ABOUT THAT RICHT HATERS. GET AN OL PLAYING TOGETHER AND STAYING TOGETHER FOR 4 YEARS AND THAT IS WHAT HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE STAFFORD WAS A SOPHOMORE….EVEN STAFFORDS LAST YEAR WE HAD MOSTLY FRESHMAN THAT PLAYED OVER WAY THEIR HEADS….GOT TO HAVE A LINE. LOOK AT WHAT BAMA DID WITH THEIRS SAT NIGHT…GIVE RICHT A BREAK BECAUSE UGA WILL HAVE A MUCH BETTER OFFENSE THAN LSU OR BAMA WHEN WE HAVE AN O-LINE THAT IS AS GOOD AS THEIRS AND WE ARE ON OUR WAY TO MAKING THAT HAPPEN…
LOL that BOY said ALL SEC offenses are old mans offenses….Yeah and his offense is for teams that can win when playing football LIKE A MAN PLAYS IT! WHAT A LOSER AND WHAT A RUDE AWAKENING COMING FOR HIM SAT NIGHT! DEFENSE. DEFENSE. THE TEAM WITH THE BETTER DEFENSE WINS. ASK MISSOURI WHO HAD THE BETTER DEFENSE LAST YEAR WHEN THEY LOST ALL THOSE GAMES…..ASK WHO HAD THE LEAST TURNOVERS? UGA WINS 46-33. EVEN WITH HALF OF UGA DEFENSIVE STARTERS MISSING, INCLUDING 2 ALL-AMERICANS IN RAMBO AND OGLETREE AND YES OGLETREE IS AN ALL-AMERICAN WITHOUT A DOUBT….IS IT SATURDAY YET?! SCHOOL WILL BE IN FOR THAT JC TRANSFER WHO WILL REALIZE THAT HE IS STILL AN IGNORANT, ALL MOUTH, KNOW-NOTHING, WHO WILL DREAM TO BE A MAN WHEN HIS LESSON IS OVER SAT NIGHT….
DEFENSE WINS. UGA HAS THE BETTER DEFENSE EVEN WITH IT MISSING HALF ITS STARTERS….
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
11:14 pm
Columbus…if you are going to re-post, let us know at the beginning. Your novels get old.
And Bama from last year and UGA from 2007 have nothing in common….except that neither one the SEC Championship.
drbasic1
September 4th, 2012
11:21 pm
Columbus…….dam* son, I am a die hard fan also, but lighten up a little geez.
CDAWG
September 4th, 2012
11:28 pm
I say play Ogletree and Rambo; if we don’t we are going to have a really hard time winning and then there will be a lot of pissed off fans and boosters. I am tired of all these suspensions when the other teams don’t do the same. I believe in discipline but we have to remember these boys aren’t doing anything the rest of us didn’t do at their age.
G- man
September 4th, 2012
11:32 pm
Richt is just like Dooley, “”"”" They Will Play !!!!!!!!
Really?
September 4th, 2012
11:40 pm
You know they’re going to play…. This game counts whereas Buffalo….. not so much.
Hairy Dawg
September 4th, 2012
11:40 pm
Somebody needing to tell the pointy heads and goody two shoes to stick where there no sun shining. Rambo and Ogleree is here to play football not be some choir boy. We got a game to win in SEC opener. Just cause Mizzou stinks is no reason not to plays our best players. We need to put the hurting on Tigers on Sat to show them what real SEC football is all abouts. Plus it helps to move up in polls with big road win spanking Mizzou to teach them the lessons.
And that’s why we got to stop listening to namby pamby wimps and pointy heads that tries to punish for having little partying fun. We can have interchangable players to rest Rambo and Ogletree but best mens got to start game and play till we get big lead that makes Mizzou panic and lose. Then well be set to move up in BCS ratings.
Huh?
September 5th, 2012
12:02 am
CDawg…I did the same thing in college…but I wasn’t on a football scholarship. When the boys sign up, they know the rules.
Rambo should sit 4 games (2nd run in with the drug policy) and Ogletree 2-4 games (theft last year and failed drug test this year).
Fair n Balanced
September 5th, 2012
12:09 am
My guess is that suspended players have had their butts run off in practice in extra discipline and that they play Saturday. We sure need them. Last week was a poor showing by the defense. The OL is still a question but we should have our way with MO. But we could fall behind and lose without the suspended players. We obviously need them.
Huh?
September 5th, 2012
12:13 am
Fair n Balanced….the rule says 30% of the games…not 1 game and “‘butts run off in practice.” Whether you need them or not, they need to sit.
realitycheck
September 5th, 2012
12:17 am
kingdaddy………There will never be a uniform drug policy like you are suggesting. Don’t for a second think that other schools are going to cut their own heads off like UGA does. College kids are going to do what college kids are going to do………….and smoking weed is no big deal in today’s society. UGA has chosen to cut their own head off, but don’t count on others to make that same choice!
Huh?
September 5th, 2012
12:20 am
Reality…whether you think that smoking weed is no big deal or not matters not….it’s still illegal.
The players no the rules…if they break them, they need to sit. Also, don’t fool yourself into thinking that UGA is the only school that disciplines players. UGA has had a lot of players in trouble, so it’s a more sensitive issue. However, other schools do it as well.
fan
September 5th, 2012
12:25 am
whatever Georgia does, so what…it’s certainly not the sports writers business.
Huh?
September 5th, 2012
12:26 am
fan…it’s not the business of sports writers to write about the goings on of a football team? I don’t know what planet you live on, but in the real world it is EXACTLY what sports writers do.
Paddy
September 5th, 2012
1:37 am
fan…….you say it is none of the beat writers business to know what goes on with the team? Pal, you may never advance to the lighting round with that brain!!!!!!!!!!!!!
doggone
September 5th, 2012
3:19 am
Lets go old men, keep the pressure on, it’s hard to pass accurately when your on your butt. Show these guys some real smash mouth SEC football so they will know right off what they have gotten themselves into. They say that an average of 3500 fans show up from the opponents school for their home games wonder what the will think when 20,000 dawgs come rolling into town?
7576DAWG
September 5th, 2012
3:40 am
Georgia only got 6000 tickets.
Destin Dawg
September 5th, 2012
5:55 am
10 % = 1 1/2 games means the can play 2nd half vs. Missouri !!!
Destin Dawg
September 5th, 2012
5:58 am
Dwag One…. Richt is more ethical than others, Saban, Spurrier, etc. you are a lowlife scumbag for sure !!!
65dawg
September 5th, 2012
6:35 am
Where’s the story? He’s not going to answer, so quit asking! Instead why don’t you do a story on Chris Connelly and his appointment to the special NCAA committe, which is a distinct honor!!!! All you media types want to do is dwell on the negative, instead of writing about the many positive things that exist on this team!!!!!!!!
Jimmy Crack
September 5th, 2012
6:58 am
I agree with Richt and Grantham. Why tell the soul-less meddling press ANYTHING? All the interviewers want is a story for their collection to further advance the profits of their corporate news agency as well as their own selfish careers.
The media does the Devil’s work and always has.
bulldog62
September 5th, 2012
7:01 am
The only reason the NFL gives the details that they do is to support Vegas and other betting outlets in that this information impacts the line. Betting increases viewership and the NFL has known this for years dating back to the days when Jimmy The Greek used to be a mainstay on one of the networks pre game programs. That is until that “off the record” conversation with Connie Chung.
Chip it is clear that you are getting perturbed with the lack of information the CMR is providing but think you need to take this frustration to the AD. This change in policy is designed to help UGA, not Vegas or give the media additional fodder to write about. Wright about what is happening on the field or here is an idea, go do some investigating reporting to find out the details that are so important to you as opposed to expecting ever detail be tossed to you like a doggie treat.
Go Dawgs!
tony
September 5th, 2012
7:04 am
Destin Dawg
September 5th, 2012
5:58 am
Dwag One…. Richt is more ethical than others, Saban, Spurrier, etc. you are a lowlife scumbag for sure !!!
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If this is true, why does the university of ga allow our young men to play in a unethical league(SEC)?
uniforms
September 5th, 2012
7:07 am
thank for sharing……….uniforms
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September 5th, 2012
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[...] it’s just me, but it sure seems like the local media is more frustrated over Richt’s unwillingness to disclose news about the suspension than Gary [...]
Game Changer
September 5th, 2012
7:24 am
The Point:
Total distraction caused by the players choices and actions: No Other Way to Put It
Ogletree: theft, drug while on team: one game at this point – if so why bother
Rambo: drug use, more drug use – one game at this point – if so why bother
One thing is for sure, our db’s got run over by buffalo, only a slight improvement will be shown it these players return.
UGA DEFENSE vs Buffalo:
Defensive lineman: great talents so big and fat now they cannot move to make a play
Defensive linebackers: great speed to the ball but head up plays they get plowed to the ground
Defensive backs: slow to the ball, out of position, will not come up and make tackles
Very Concerning and totally unexpected
UGA OFFENSE:
Aaron Murray will destroy any hope for improvement in 2012 / checking to pass plays when it looks like gurley should be running the ball
GTT
September 5th, 2012
7:35 am
Four games lost. Geez these guys are dumb.
chilidawg
September 5th, 2012
7:35 am
Dyslexics of the world: Untie!
Kramer
September 5th, 2012
7:58 am
It is a well known fact that players at Alabama never and I mean never break the rules. So don’t even think that sort of stuff goes on with Saban in charge. Sarcasm is such a wonderful tone.
Buckeye
September 5th, 2012
8:11 am
Oh, Mark ( aka Win With), you are such a ” I have a secret” kind of guy.
Oh, Todd, you stud you.
Drewski
September 5th, 2012
8:13 am
It’s you media guys that sound like a broken record. One would think that you guys just might get a clue when CMR has provided the exact same answer for about a month regarding suspended players. Think about it fellas, by providing that information to you, it allows the opposing team to gameplan around the weak link (see Boise State 2011).
ole yeller
September 5th, 2012
8:14 am
Too much at stake, Tree & Rambo play. Coach “R” starts a new trind in so much that you suspemd your player on game day rather than before the fact, meaning if you need the guy today he plays and is suspended the next game or the next game depending upon there needs to the success of the program. After this the whole league will adopt this policy. Makes sense to me. everyone wins….
PMC
September 5th, 2012
8:17 am
Question, Chip, going by the UGA student athlete guidelines, will you give us an update on what you expect the suspensions to be? I know it was discussed earlier this year. Maybe a worst case scenario if you will. It’d be nice to be able to ball park it. Hypothesis are just fine in the blogosphere.
One further question, does the UGA staff have a cutoff date where if you don’t participate in practice that week you are a scratch?
Thanks.
RedandBlackDAWG
September 5th, 2012
8:17 am
Game Changer,
I get the feeling that you for some reason think that you know anything about football, and I am afraid you are void of understanding the game at all. The DB’s did not get run over by Buffalo. Do you honestly think, that with or without the suspended players on the field this week, that UGA showed it’s real defensive scheme, so that Missouri would have a full idea of what to expect. The Buffalo game was a dress rehearsal and mostly scrimmage for the DAWGS. If they had implemented their full defensive set, Buffalo wouldn’t have gained nearly as many yards as they did. Coach Grantham was inserting guys into the line up to see who was ready to go, and who needs more seasoning on the team. Did you see the normally animated Coach Grantham, during or after the game? No you didn’t and there was a reason for that. He knew by experimenting that they would give up some yards, but he would get a good idea of what he needed to fix this week.
The offense, was routine, and proved a nice success as far as the running game goes, but if you knew anything about football, you might realize that for the most part, they were also finding out where they stood as far as receivers and RB’s go, and allowing the OL, to get their feet wet and continue learning to work as a unit.
You will see an entirely different mindset on both sides of the ball this week, but since you really don’t understand a lot about football, you will probably not notice a lot different.
It is a shame you waste so much time being critical and at the same time, lack so much knowledge about the game.
Taylor Wooten
September 5th, 2012
8:27 am
They’ll play.
After that showing on Saturday, Richt can afford to lay yet another egg on the field. The fire would
get he77 hot.
kingdaddy
September 5th, 2012
8:41 am
RedandBlackDAWG
GameChanger is a pretty sharp guy. It’s not tgat he doesn’t know, it’s that he doesn’t care. He has an anti-UGA agenda even though he claims to be a fan, lol. He knows all the negative comments plant the seed of doubt in weaker-minded posters and he gets lots of attention too. Don’t take it too personally. Sometimes he makes good points, but most times he just bashes CMR & CMB…
kingdaddy
September 5th, 2012
8:49 am
Sounds to me like Coach Richt is having fun again. Could be a great sign of things to come…
CHDawg
September 5th, 2012
9:02 am
I believe in letting the coaches do their job, but I don’t understand the benefit Georgia receives by keeping everybody in suspense over the discipline issues. It keeps the spotlight on the problems for an extended period of time, and keeps everyone in the world talking about them, and if they aren’t playing, it is a last minute bump for the opposing team, not us. Even if our players already know, the other team doesn’t. So, Saturday night they get a small momentum pop. Now, if one or both will get to play that would be a bump to the Dawgs.
bucket
September 5th, 2012
9:05 am
@ Dwag One – We know you are a Tech fan because you don’t know how to spell Dawg. Until Tech steps up their drug policy we will thank you not to participate in a discussion about UGA’s drug policy.
dawgfan
September 5th, 2012
9:08 am
I think we’re all pretty sick of hearing about this Chip. Please quit asking him about it. He’s not going to tell you anything. The fact that he is not telling you anything is not a story. We already know that he is not telling you anything because this is the 156th story that you’ve done on it. Richt is not being “vague” in any way. He’s just not telling you anything. That is far from vague.
Good grief.
Gene
September 5th, 2012
9:09 am
What Georgia needs is another black out. That would really confuse MO like it did Alabama.
Mobile Dawg
September 5th, 2012
9:10 am
Ahh, just like they did in the Boise game last year, didn’t want to tip their hand to USCe. It’s good to have such smart folks here that can tell us dummies everything. Bull, just plain unprepared as usual. Dawgs just underestimated Buffalo, as they did Boise and weren’t ready. As far as Richt being coy, he learned that technique while studying cutting edge football.
Quit Playing Games!
September 5th, 2012
9:14 am
They’re aren’t playing! Why does Richt insist on playing these mind games. If he put as much effort into his coaching as he does mind games then maybe UGA would actually win something…..It doesn’t matter one way or the other if Mizz knows these guys are out or playing they are developing their scheme based on the defense that will be run not the players
ARdawg
September 5th, 2012
9:22 am
Ah who cares if they play or not. One thing for sure, they’ll be 11 guys on the field when toe meets leather. It is our duty and responsibility to welcome Mizzou into the conference with a thorough drubbing. Richt knows this and so does Pinkel.
ARdawg
September 5th, 2012
9:26 am
Buckeye is sounding very Sanduskyesque
UGA Insider
September 5th, 2012
9:29 am
I say play them but they are BOTH suspended for the 1st 4 games.
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 5th, 2012
9:37 am
If the teams don’t have to disclose before the games then VEGAS should not have betting on College Football.
NCAA should have suspended/not playing reports due at noon on Thursdays.
satxdawg
September 5th, 2012
9:40 am
I thought this was tree 1st drug offense ??? Wasn’t the first time he got I’m trouble was over a scooter helmet ???
DawginLex
September 5th, 2012
9:42 am
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
10:03 pm
Of course kingdaddy…because winning is all you care about.
What about doing it the UGA way? What about all the bragging UGA fans have done about how UGA is tough on players? You ready to throw all of that in the trash to win a football game?
I think Richt should stick to his principles…if not, then UGA is no better than all the other teams you guys crucify.
************
Says the big auburn man who calls people names all day. Why would any of us care what you think?
Here is a hint
WE DON’T
UGA Insider
September 5th, 2012
9:43 am
Tree perhaps could play in the 2nd half I guess. Who knows with McGarity. Maybe someone should ask Samuel Jackson who is now the new UGA Insider.
kingdaddy
September 5th, 2012
9:43 am
To be honest, alot of you guys sound like a bunch of babys. Quit crying about everything. What a bunch of bellyaching by grown men trying to act like they know something the Coach doesn’t already know. The season has started, get on board please. Waaa, Waaaaaa, Waaaaaa, geez, give it a break. Is CMR breaking a rule? Is he breaking a law? Did he hurt your sensitive girly feelings by not asking your premission to run his team the way he sees fit? Do y’all conplain about everything at home all the time? Probably not. This blog has become a whineing board for some of you bioches. If we lose, then complain, but at least wait till we lose. Quit falling for all the troll talking points. They hate this program. They hate our coaches and they hate the players and fans. Quit agreeing with them you weak-minded tools…
DawginLex
September 5th, 2012
9:45 am
The bottom line is this is UGA policy, not NCAA policy, and can be enforced however McGarity and Richt choose to do so.
kingdaddy
September 5th, 2012
9:52 am
Its great when outsiders come onto a UGA blog to tell us what we should do. Even when their own schools have a more lenient policy. Stop letting these fools get you stirred up. Grow a set and tell them to mind their own business, or tell them to go to he//! Either one is fine by me…
Kevin Sumlin
September 5th, 2012
9:54 am
Richt should do like I do. I had 4 starters suspended for the first A&M game which was supposed to be LaTech, but Hurricane Issac caused it to be posponed and I will suspend them for the LaTech when it is rescheduled. You didn’t expect me to suspend them for those nasty Gators did you?
kung fu chicken with duck sauce
September 5th, 2012
10:01 am
Im glad they arent telling them anything
im glad they didnt show anything during the Buffalo game
If they did we wouldnt win the National Title this year
kung fu chicken with duck sauce
September 5th, 2012
10:03 am
UGA is going to beat Mizzou buy 24 points
Mizzou is a joke program that has no chance against UgA
USA today editor
September 5th, 2012
10:03 am
Like it or not but UGA is just a Top 20 team year in and year out. No not a BCS Title contender, just a decent team with a lot of talent that never materializes into the teams they should be.
The level of play falls squarely on the Head Coach and the attitude he promotes in his program. If the HC is a stern hard nosed disciplinarian father figure that demonstrates a strong command of his program the other issues take care of themselves.
The fan base of UGA has accepted the current coaches for what they and the program as it is under Richt and until either he changes or the administration make a change we can all expect more of the same.
kung fu chicken with duck sauce
September 5th, 2012
10:05 am
I hope we play bama they dont stand a chance against UGA
kung fu chicken with duck sauce
September 5th, 2012
10:07 am
we are winning the National Championship this year USA today editor
kung fu chicken with duck sauce
September 5th, 2012
10:07 am
Bama is not even in the same league as UGA
USA today editor
September 5th, 2012
10:10 am
One more thing, stop comparing your continued discipline issues and the way others handle their business. With the history and discipline issues at UGA over the past 5 plus years the standard at UGA is much much different than other programs who suffer their issues. We all saw how players reacted over Richt’s tenure and their follow up actions delivered the hard nosed truth they did not respect Richt and his guidance.
USA today editor
September 5th, 2012
10:11 am
Kung Fu……Good Luck with that
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 5th, 2012
10:11 am
AFDawg
September 4th, 2012
9:44 pm
I know the rule says a player must sit out for 30% of the games for a 2nd offense — but do they have to be consecutive? If not, CMR should be selective as to which games they sit out. He needs to only punish those two players and not impact the entire team.
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It is called PEER PRESSURE used to the POSITIVE. The military does it too.
You punish everybody for the INDIVIDUALS mistake and then the TEAM will make sure the Individual gets his act cleaned up.
You can’t Punish the TEAM and not the Individual because the game has to be played. you want to Fix a problem child the best way is to make the Good kids run laps, push-ups and eat slop while the Trouble makers Sit in the A/C, play X-Box and eat steak. The Other players will deal with the Problem child.
If a player only sits for the cupcakes then WHAT is the incentive to STOP doing bad?
kung fu chicken with duck sauce
September 5th, 2012
10:16 am
USA today editor
Did you see how UGA manhandled Buffalo
I cant wait till UGA plays LSU or Bama for the SEC championship game; UGA is going to embarrass them
you might as well book your ticket to Miami cause UGA will be winning the national title
St Simons
September 5th, 2012
10:24 am
Missouri Tigers are a good team, well coached.
So are we.
If Booboo doesn’t get us in a bunch of 3rd & longs, and the Defense
brings it, we stand a good chance.
oh, and kick the ball out of bounds. just do it.
kung fu chicken with duck sauce
September 5th, 2012
10:29 am
The Mizzou game will be over by the 1st qtr
UGA is going to demolish them
USA today editor
September 5th, 2012
10:33 am
Kung Fu, sorry I must have watched a different game than You. I saw a pretty tight game up until late in the 3rd quarter. But it was the first game of the season.
From my vantage point I saw the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball being UGA’s biggest area of concern.
Keep your dream alive, good luck
USA today editor
September 5th, 2012
10:38 am
St. Simons
I have a close friend(actually my boss) who works as an official and he worked a couple of Mizzou scrimmages and he said that the OL and DL of Missouri looked below average but their skill people are lights out.
Who ever controls the line of scrimmage is going to win and after watching Will’s OLine at UGA I am sure he is really coaching hard this week to create more space as the OL at UGA had some really good plays, some bad plays and a few really poor plays.
Mediocre U
September 5th, 2012
10:43 am
OMG I love UGAy fans, full of delusion and the same result every year. I have yet to see a more delusional fan base. I especially like the bubba’s comment about UGA not showing Mizzu thier real defensive scheme. Question: How much crack do you have to smoke to be as delusional as 80% of the posters on this board?
kung fu chicken with duck sauce
September 5th, 2012
10:47 am
Mediocre U
Full of delusion; I dont think so
We demolished Buffalo Saturday
we have made the improvements that were needed
We will destroy Mizzou and go undefeated this year
Let 'em play
September 5th, 2012
10:50 am
So they toked a little…there were no guns, blades, bows, blows, etc.
As for Mizzou, come out quick and hang 14 on them..reality will set like concrete.
Pitbull
September 5th, 2012
11:05 am
Another Chip sleeper article. Yawn.
Joey Joe Joe Shabadoo Jr.
September 5th, 2012
11:07 am
Why would an editor for USA Today be on a UGA blog? Get a new handle hotrod.
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September 5th, 2012
11:09 am
[...] blotter. Mark Richt remains coy on the matter of Bacarri Rambo and Alec Ogletree … Storm Johnson will start for UCF in Week 2 [...]
MurfDawg
September 5th, 2012
11:12 am
Chip,
We need someone to write a clever headline about all this like Grizzard did when Happy Dicks was injured. Then we can move on to the actual game.
Red
September 5th, 2012
11:15 am
Not sure using the misfortunes and illegal actions of your players as a means to deceive your opponents is an ethical thing. What these kids did was wrong. Using the situation as a ploy really looks bad. Yes, Coach Grantham, it’s not illegal. But it surely could be considered unethical and is definitely questionable.
RHall55
September 5th, 2012
11:20 am
This is a true test to see if the Coaches coach the players up……that’s my biggest concern and was last year against Boise State, SC, LSU and Mich State….please finally win a game that really matters!!
UGA Insider
September 5th, 2012
11:23 am
UGA 42
Mizzou 10
This is an easy win UGA must have.
Tech fans are here
September 5th, 2012
11:24 am
GT compared to GT of even last year or 2010, has really slipped. Why? C PJ DOES NOT sign the caliber of kids that he inherited from Chan My Man and it is telling.
GT will be hard pressed to defeat even the average to below ACC squads that they face in 2012. GT is in Trouble and CPJ is on the COACHING HOT SEAT !!!
Go Dogs.
The MIZZo game
September 5th, 2012
11:27 am
I see the UGA/Missouri game as a wild shoot out. I expect UGA to win in closely fought shoot out, by holding the ball and trying to grind out some tough yards late in the game, hopefully UGA with a 8- 10 pt lead and able to sit on it.
UGA’s D will ge gassed, so Murray had better runa ball control ground game for chunks of time being taken off the clock.
39-31 UGA wins
RGB
September 5th, 2012
11:37 am
That Richt would attempt to turn 2 apparent drug violations into a competitive advantage for his team sends the message that such violations are/can be beneficial for the team. Winking at the violators encourages more violators.
So don’t be surprised, Coach Richt, when your “student athletes” commit these offenses over and over again. By your hand they’ve learned well.
Mediocre U
September 5th, 2012
11:40 am
I smell a GT troll in your Kung Fu Chicken.
FL Dawg
September 5th, 2012
11:45 am
Did anyone catch the Mizzou game last week? Am I the only one that wasn’t all that impressed? If we don’t hang 45-50 on these clowns I’ll be extremely upset.
GOOO DAWGS!!!!!
Dawg Haus
September 5th, 2012
11:45 am
I think the difference-maker in this game will be Georgia’s depth on defense. CTG will have to keep a rotation going so as not to leave anyone gassed by the second half. I want to see guys like Devin Bowman, Ray Drew and Corey Moore make some plays.
Mediocre U
September 5th, 2012
11:47 am
UGAy – 20
Mizzou – 24
Sunday morning:
All handles on this board changed and shouting for Bobo’s head. After 24 hours of cooling off, delusion sets back in and bubbas start talking about how they are going to run the table and still win the SEC, beat Bama, and win the NC.
Watching UGAy lose is almost as fun as watching my alma mater winning yet another NC.
The Umpire
September 5th, 2012
11:58 am
High today in Columbia is 98 degrees, but they expect a cool front to bring it to about 70 at game time. Advantage: Tigers. MO is used to high scoring shootouts. UGA not so much. High scoring game Advantage: Tigers. Low scoring game Advantage: UGA. Suspensions and injuries Advantage: Tigers. Looks like the Tigers beat us by 10, but hopefully Murray will light the scoreboard up, King will not drop any passes (the kid seems to always be open on long balls), and Gurley will romp through the Tigers like a hot knife through butter.
The Umpire
September 5th, 2012
12:00 pm
Mediocre U=disillusioned and depressed Gator or nerd. Can’t talk up the Gators or Bees…next best thing, talk down Georgia.
Dawg Haus
September 5th, 2012
12:06 pm
Umpire, I remember thinking the same thing before the Dawgs went to Arkansas in 2009. If Joe Cox can lead the Dawgs to a shootout victory, Aaron Murray sure can. If the Dawgs can stay rested on D, they should roll in this one.
The Umpire
September 5th, 2012
12:12 pm
Dawg of the AJC Haus, the one thing I have learned in many years of observation is that nobody knows what will happen. Your point is a good one, that they will rise to the challenge. How much does the line improve? How much was Grantham holding back? Should be an exciting game. I am amazed at how many times I have seen King wide open. They could hit three or four TDs if they got hot.
Dawg Fud
September 5th, 2012
12:21 pm
“At this point, Georgia’s Mark Richt is starting to sound a bit like a broken record.”
Well, stop asking him the same dumb question. He does not wish to discuss it. Get it through your thick skull and move on to the next question.
old man
September 5th, 2012
12:25 pm
9:09 pm September 4, 2012, by Chip Towers
ATHENS – At this point, Georgia’s Mark Richt is starting to sound a bit like a broken record. The Bulldogs’ coach keeps getting asked about the availability of defensive stars Alec Ogletree and Bacarri Rambo, and he keeps refusing to say.
________________________________________________________________________I say it’s the media that is sounding like the proverbial broken record. Why do you keep asking the same question when you already know the answer?
Dawg Fud
September 5th, 2012
12:30 pm
old man,
My point exactly. Because they are idiots that want to stir the pot. Just like they have been trying to get UGA players to bite on the Mizzou comment.
Dealing with the media is a pain in the you-know-what…..
Dawg Haus
September 5th, 2012
12:40 pm
No doubt, Umpire. If Murray hits a wide open T. King, the Dawgs win by 21 more points than they did on Saturday. I totally agree with you that a lot will depend on the lines. I sure hope CTG was holding back because I was pulling my hair out at the half last Saturday!
kung fu chicken with duck sauce
September 5th, 2012
12:50 pm
you people bashing UGA
did you not see the buffalo game
buffalo is a great team
UGA dominated that team
UGA is going undefeated
Bobo
September 5th, 2012
12:51 pm
I’m so sick of Bulldawg nation saying what a wonderful upstanding guy Mark Richt is. Richt is a shark like every other major college football coach savvy enough to swim in bloody waters without being eaten. He puts out a squeaky clean ‘Aw Shucks’ image like his mentor, Bobby Bowden and refuses to discern ANYTHING about the character of the players who play for him.
UGA has a revolving door of guys getting arrested and Richt slapping them on the wrist. Don’t even get me started about the guys like A.J. Green who couldn’t pass high school classes, let alone a college course. I’m sure if the 3rd string snapper had gotten arrested for a DUI, he would conveniently disappear. Just like Urban Meyer….different standards for different skill levels of player. Wonderful ethics there Richt.
old man
September 5th, 2012
12:52 pm
Dawg Fud, I couldn’t agree more. Do these media types actually believe that the coaches are gonna suddenly spill their guts just because the same, tired question is asked again and again? If so, we should have them interrogating terrorists.
Bobo
September 5th, 2012
12:52 pm
And by the way…..if UGA’s pass defense doesn’t get any better than last week, Missouri will win a game that has a score like a basketball game….like 59-47.
ConfusedDawg
September 5th, 2012
1:06 pm
Hold on one hot minute…
Isn’t this Ogletree’s first drug violation? His first encounter with trouble, his freshman year, was due to theft, not drugs. Therefore, according to the policy, he should only miss 10% of total games, meaning just ONE. He did not play against Buffalo. Problem solved. Ogletree will play against Missouri.
Meanwhile, Rambo will miss the next three games.
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 5th, 2012
1:10 pm
ConfusedDawg………do really know what all happened with the Theft?
Are we sure it has only been 1 failed Pee Test?
ConfusedDawg
September 5th, 2012
1:23 pm
Twinkie, unless UGA is witholding information, which until now had been rare, Ogletree has not failed a piss test in the past. If he had, a suspension would have almost definitely followed. Anyway, I was only trying to see this situation half-glass full. Below is the theft suspension story from September 2010.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5529065
The Umpire
September 5th, 2012
1:25 pm
I’m going to call this one like I see it, Franklin should hope that Tree is on the pine.
The Umpire
September 5th, 2012
1:28 pm
Twinkie, you can hope all you want, but it ain’t going to help you. How does a Dawg defeat a Tiger? By Treeing him, of course.
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 5th, 2012
1:43 pm
UMP…………with OBAMAnation in the whitehouse I don’t HOPE for anything anymore.
Blackberry Cobbler
September 5th, 2012
1:45 pm
I’m as big a UGA fan as they come……….. but, you wanna see a good football team, look at Alabama and the way they destroyed Michigan. UGA’s got nothing remotely close to ‘Bama. We have a suspect OL, and QB that has never played good in a big ball game against a ranked opponent, and 1/2 the defense not on the field.
The Umpire
September 5th, 2012
1:59 pm
Blackberry, Alabama is going to the NFL playoffs as a wildcard this year. Don’t worry about them. Twinkie, no worries, we can throw the football around when we wind up in one of O’s communes after he gets through spreading the wealth. I just hope his Central Planners don’t outlaw football!
No. 1 Braves Fan
September 5th, 2012
2:16 pm
UGA is not handling this matter like what CMR claims is ” the Georgia way”. He is being like jut the opposite of what he claims to be. Its his choice but very deceiving nonetheless.
Huh?
September 5th, 2012
2:29 pm
It might be Ogletree’s first offense with drugs, but it’s his second time in trouble. Theft + drugs = Thug in my book. He needs to sit another game or two.
Mangy Dawg
September 5th, 2012
2:55 pm
Huh?
September 5th, 2012
2:29 pm
It might be Ogletree’s first offense with drugs, but it’s his second time in trouble. Theft + drugs = Thug in my book. He needs to sit another game or two.
That was Funny!
Son of Sammy Davis Jr, Jr
September 5th, 2012
2:58 pm
I guess the Ole’ Ball Coach was right.
dawginduluth
September 5th, 2012
3:56 pm
He’s thinking if he doesn’t let the play and they coach and play like they did against Buffalo and lose, he will have an excuse.
No NC with Richt. Never.
909
September 5th, 2012
4:16 pm
With so many suspensions, year-in and year-out, Richt has to
be vague to keep UGA from looking like a work-release program.
Jim Rome knows.
Seriously
September 5th, 2012
4:24 pm
How many times are you going to report on this AJC?
kingdaddy
September 5th, 2012
5:16 pm
Woot, Woot, Woot…
Huh?
September 5th, 2012
5:19 pm
Seriously…it’s their job.
Paddy
September 5th, 2012
6:31 pm
Washaun Ealy just got arrest on a dope charge. The beat goes on!
In a related story; CMR announced that that UGA will play FAMU next year. CMR said that after their latest hazing incident on their campus this week; ” we just could not pass up the chance to play the “Harvard of the South”.
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September 6th, 2012
2:42 pm
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Dawgs 32
September 6th, 2012
7:02 pm
They will play. This game is to important for them to sit. But…If they don’t then someone else will have to step up.