Alec Ogletree, Bacarri Rambo don’t make trip to Missouri
COLUMBIA, MO. – Georgia will be without Alec Ogletree and Bacarri Rambo when the Bulldogs play Missouri on Saturday at Faurot Field.
Ogletree and Rambo were not among the 70 UGA players that traveled to Holiday Inn Executive Center on Friday night. Neither Ogletree, the starting “Mo” linebacker, nor Rambo, an All-American free safety, played in last week’s opener against Buffalo either. Georgia has never confirmed that the players are suspended, but Rambo’s high school coach said in March both would be out four games for a second violation of UGA’s marijuana-use policy.
Sanders Commings, a starting cornerback, and starting outside linebacker Chase Vasser are also out for the game. They were suspended for two games due to off-season arrests, which the Bulldogs have acknowledged. Georgia considers Ogletree and Rambo’s situations internal.
So the Bulldogs will be without four defensive starters as they face Missouri’s high-powered spread offense Saturday night at Faurot Field. Cornerback Malcolm Mitchell, who moved from offense to replace Commings at boundary corner, appears to be ready to play Saturday. He missed last week’s game with an ankle injury but was able to practice this week.
Right tackle John Theus (ankle) also made the trip and appears ready to play. He had to leave the Buffalo game in the fourth quarter and was unable to practice until Wednesday. However, his backup Watts Dantzler was unable to travel due to a high-ankle sprain.
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harold
September 8th, 2012
1:03 pm
UGA THE “NEW MIAMI!”
UGA MAKES 50 SHADES OF GREY LOOK PALE!”
Eaassyy
September 8th, 2012
1:05 pm
Tie game OSU UCF aka the post season ban bowl. Buckeyes look bad.
Eaassyy
September 8th, 2012
1:06 pm
Harold reads 50 shades of grey. Fail.
2-3 players back next week
September 8th, 2012
1:07 pm
The OL injuries concern me as much as suspensions. At least with suspensions you know the max amount of games players are out..it’s written policy.
who knows about nagging injuries that linger sometimes all year long.
jdawg1992
September 8th, 2012
1:08 pm
Folks, the team knew about these suspensions since April or May…this was for a Brownie in a Beach House in PCB over Spring Break. Richt has a plan…know that…we just have to wait and see what it is. Dawgs will be fine…at +2, this is a no brainer! Take the Dawgs and you will be sitting pretty…GO DAWGS!!!
Eaassyy
September 8th, 2012
1:10 pm
Fumble OSU. Recovered by UCF. Where you at buckeye???????
It's not a secret
September 8th, 2012
1:10 pm
There is no secret….writen policy states for CONSECUTIVE game suspensions. and second offense means 4 consecutive games for Rambo. Why ask the same question every week. We know they’re gone and for how long they’re gone.
white rabbit
September 8th, 2012
1:31 pm
The sanctimonous crap on here is pathetic–character building, blah, blah. It’s fucking football. A couple of thugs smoke dope and now aren’t allowed to go participate in publicly-funded violence all afternoon. Who gives a shit?
Tiger_Fan
September 8th, 2012
1:34 pm
I give Richt some credit for holding to his word on these suspensions. Mizzou is a very good football team worthy of a Top 20 ranking and it’s a home game. This will be a very tight and exciting game and I think it’ll be more offensive than many SEC loyalists think. 31-27 Mizzou is my prediction.
Mizzou is also without Henry Josey all year so all teams deal with this stuff and we’ve heard for the last 9 months about SEC depth at Defense so let’s see it. Richt’s seat will be more hot after tonight, but atleast he and Dawgnation has a good excuse lined up.
Can you imagine if he lost the game with Rambo, Ogletree, Vasser, and Commings? He may have been fired on the spot……MIZ
Tiger_Fan
September 8th, 2012
1:45 pm
GF Jacket or anyone else thinking GA wins this game huge…..must be smoking the pot everyone is talking about in this thread. Did you not watch either team in Week1? I can guarantee you that Mizzou is no Buffalo, Franklin will smoke you (no pun intended) if your DEF has no discipline and overpursues. Your DEF can not hang with 4 GREAT WR’s …3 of which are over 6′ 4″. Which team looked more like a SEC team in Week 1? Nuff said.
To those that think Mizzou opened up the playbook to score 62…..you didn’t see the game obviously. 2 TD’s from DEF and 2 TD’s from Punt Returns. They barely broke a sweat and that’s why Franklins stats are so low. Mizzou scored multiple times in every phase of the game.
Mizzou win this one tonight 31-24…..34-27……something around there.
ChickenDawg
September 8th, 2012
1:50 pm
It’s time to order a code red on their asses. Dogs still win this one.
Tiger_Fan
September 8th, 2012
1:50 pm
JD – In the following post you showed your lack of knowledge about Mizzou Football.
“If it is going to take a miracle for us to win, then we do not deserve to be in the SEC East conversation. These are big players that are out, however great teams overcome adversity. Missouri is unranked and barely made noise in the Big 12 apart from the Maclin, Daniel days. I think we can actually win, maybe even without a miracle.”
True Mizzou was great with Maclin/Daniel but beat #1 OU in 2012 with B. Gabbert and some of the same players on our current team. Mizzou had a 1st year starting QB last year and still went to a Bowl Game…not much different than Auburn after losing Newton. Great teams with tenured QB’s always have better years as I’m sure you know with a Sr. QB. Franklin is that much better with exp as he destroyed NC in our bowl game last year. Be very prepared for disappointment tonight….you should start drinking now, because it’ll be a long night for Dawgnation.
7576DAWG
September 8th, 2012
2:14 pm
Auburn will lose 7 or 8 games this year.
GATiger
September 8th, 2012
2:45 pm
Lots of hand wringing here. If CMR can discipline himself and his OC to run the ball and continue running well into the 3rd quarter, the Dawgs can keep Franklin etal. off the field and control the game. The question is: does Richt have that discipline in him.
ARdawg
September 8th, 2012
2:46 pm
Tiger_fan
Please comeback after the game
ARdawg
September 8th, 2012
2:48 pm
twinkie,
How much does GT pay for Paul Manboobs over the shoulder boulder holder each game?
louis from cherry log
September 8th, 2012
3:13 pm
the dawgs grade school schedule looks even easier watching aubie play today…
GFJacket
September 8th, 2012
3:21 pm
Tiger_Fan, last week was a warm up against a no-name opponent. Georgia is much better than that. Just wait and see.
Missouri Compromise
September 8th, 2012
3:41 pm
Georgia will receive a well-deserved shredding.
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September 8th, 2012
4:08 pm
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Stephen A. Dogg: Richt in make or break situation.
September 8th, 2012
4:35 pm
Old man football is playing personal favorites over the better players on the roster. Old man football is depending on the talent of players to make players over good playcalling. Old man football is suspending certain players for rules infractions and not suspending certain players for rules infractions. Old man football is living in the past and not updating the offense while rivals update and surpass you offensively.Old man football is doing things the same way for 12 years and always falling short and looking for excuses to play the blame game. To hell with old man football. Puff, Puff,Pass…….it’s got to be out of control at UGA under Richt. And Richt’s failure to instill discipline has UGA with less than 70 real scholarship plays. Through suspensions in and ultimately it’s gonna cost you ballgames. I guess Richt doesn’t know you can’t replace talent with his favorite walk-on/ run-on players he graciously gives scholarships away to and get away with it. After tonight the hotseat may show back up in Athens and it’s sad to see pressure applied to such a nice person.
Stephen A. Dogg: This game has me wanting to "light a doobie" as a UGA fan.
September 8th, 2012
5:04 pm
I’ve got that same bad feeling going into the Mizzou road game as I did going into the Stillwater OK. road loss a few years ago. UGA defense is short handed and we know Richt can’t prepare the team and get it up for a tough road game anymore. Texas A&M is manhandling UF right now 17-7. Gators are dropping like flies out there in College Station. Muschamp is cussin’ up a storm but it don’t look good for UF. They can’t stop Coach Sumlin’s offense. Will the same happen to UGA in Columbia tonight? Will our defense lay down and will Murray turn the ball over? Well at least Richt won’t be cussing on camera if it does. LOL. This game will tell us even more about the direction UGA football is going. Go Dogs ! If we lose just do what our players do: “Fire up a doobie”, and get over it. You won’t be suspended as a UGA fan. LOL.
Erk Russell's Dog
September 8th, 2012
5:17 pm
Up in Smoke!! The title for the 2012 UGA Football Highlight video.
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September 8th, 2012
5:17 pm
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September 8th, 2012
5:20 pm
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ddoogg33
September 8th, 2012
5:34 pm
sometimes you wish mark richt was a lot like spurrier or other coaches it seems they always un suspend players for big games
Shadow Cat
September 8th, 2012
5:45 pm
If the DAWGS lose tonight, Rambo and Ogletree should be immediatly dissmissed from the team and shown the door! If they can’t do the right thing and support the team, then why should the team support them. All the ME crap in Athens is gettin old!!
Old Dawg
September 8th, 2012
7:12 pm
Suspensions aside, there is absolutely no reason for CMR to have been so coy about who would be making the trip. I like the Coach, but that’s pure crap. Either they were or they weren’t. I hope the coaching staff isn’t so tentative tonight.
Go Dawgs!
Stephen A. Dogg: This game has me wanting to "light a doobie" as a UGA fan.
September 8th, 2012
8:45 pm
DAMMIT MURRAY THROWS A PICK AFTER UGA DEFENSE FORCES A MIZZOU FUMBLE IN THE RED ZONE. UGA OFFENSE IS FLAT AS HELL! THE DEFENSE IS PLAY HARD. WHAT THE HELL ARE THE THREE STOOGES RICHT,BOBO, AND MURRAY GOING TO SCREW UP NEXT !! I SWEAR I’M SICK OF THE OFFENSIVE BS MAN !!
Stephen A. Dogg: This game has me wanting to "light a doobie" as a UGA fan.
September 8th, 2012
8:57 pm
PUFF, PUFF, PASS. DAMMIT MURRAY IS OVERTHROWING RECEIVERS. WRs HAVE TO CLIMB A LADDER OR COMEBACK TO THE BALL TO TRY TO CATCH IT. MURRAY IS NO PRO PROSPECT UNLESS YOU SMOKE SOMETHING STRONGER THAN WEED. THIS GAME IS GOING LIKE THE UCF BOWL LOSS GAME. BOBO IS CALLING A TERRIBLE GAME IN RICHT’S OFFENSE. CLEARLY UGA’S DEFENSE IS ALL THE DOGS HAVE GOING FOR THEM NOW!! THE DEFENSE HAS FORCED ANOTHER TURNOVER IN MIZZOU TERRITORY. NOW WATCH THE THREE STOOGES MUCK IT UP!
Stephen A. Dogg: This game has me wanting to "light a doobie" as a UGA fan.
September 8th, 2012
9:09 pm
MURRAY REALLY STINKS TONIGHT AT QB. THE FRESHMAN KICKER HAS TO KICK A 55 YD FG, BECAUSE BOBO’S-RICHT DESIGNED PASS FIRST OFFENSE HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ALL NIGHT. JUST RUN THE DAMNED BALL RICHT ! PUFF, PUFF, PASS…..COUGH ! RUN TO TO FREAKING WIN BEFORE MURRAY THROWS A PICK SIX 111
Stephen A. Dogg: This game has me wanting to "light a doobie" as a UGA fan.
September 8th, 2012
9:13 pm
AWWWWW DAMN !!! WHAT THE HELL IS MM DOING? fumble ! PUFF,PUFF, PASS. COUGH, COUGH, COUGH! THE SPREAD MIZZOU OFFENSE DON’T WORK IN THE SEC ! MISSED THE KICK ….LOL…..LOVE THAT TIGGER !
Stephen A. Dogg: This game has me wanting to "light a doobie" as a UGA fan.
September 8th, 2012
9:45 pm
AT THE HALF. UGA IS NOT A TOP TEN TEAM. THE DOG DEFENSE HAS DONE A DECENT JOB CONSIDERING THE LIMITED AMOUNT OF HELP IT GETS FROM THE OFFENSE. GEORGIA CANNOT AND WILL NOT BEAT BAMA OR LSU WITH THESE KIND OF UNEVEN OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCES. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT GO AHEAD AND ORDER YOUR CAPITAL ONE BOWL OR OUTBACK BOWL TICKETS NOW. MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS FOR AN ORLANDO BOWL AGAIN. IT’S ANOTHER 9-3 SEASON ONLY BECAUSE OF THE LIGHT SCHEDULE. HAT’S OFF TO LB, JARVIS JONES, KEEP BALLING YOUR WAY TO THE NFL !!
Stephen A. Dogg: This game has me wanting to "light a doobie" as a UGA fan.
September 8th, 2012
11:17 pm
WHY WON’T GEORGIA JUST RUN THE DAMN BALL AND KILL CLOCK IN THE 4TH QTR WITH THE LEAD. STILL PASSING THE FREAKIN’ BACK AND STOPPING THE DAMN CLOCK . NO DAMN KILLER INSTINCT ! THANK GOD FOR JARVIS JONESINT TO CLOSE THE GAME. BOBO AND RICHT SURE AS HELL DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO FINISH MIZZOU OFF. SO DEFENSE DID IT FOR THEM. DOGS WIN IN SPITE OF RICHT AND BOBO !
Stephen A. Dogg: This game has me wanting to "light a doobie" as a UGA fan.
September 8th, 2012
11:24 pm
UGA COULD HAVE ENDED THIS GAME EARLIER IF RICHT/BOBO WOULD HAVE KEPT RUNNING THE BALL INSTEAD OF LETTING MISSOURI HANG AROUND BY LETTING MURRAY THROW INCOMPLETIONS TO STOP THE CLOCK. JARVIS JONES IS WINNING THE GAME FOR UGA ! NOT THE OFFENSIVE COACHING. JUST RUN THE DAMN BALL AND DRAIN THE CLOCK RICHT!
GFJacket
September 9th, 2012
6:56 am
Tiger_Fan and anyone else who questioned my prediction – - do you have anything to say now?
Dawgnation
September 10th, 2012
3:33 pm
Hey fsuBrave, get ready for wake forest!!!!!!!! And Clemson cause the dawgs have tis season sewn shut buddy