Notebook: Burnette ‘prepared’ for marriage, Dooley gushes over Georgia
By Ryan Black
Special to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
ATHENS – Chris Burnette was 99 percent sure his girlfriend would accept his marriage proposal on Sunday.
That wasn’t good enough for Georgia offensive line coach Will Friend. He needed 1 percent more certainty from his right guard.
“He was like, ‘Well, you better mark sure she is going to say yes before you invite all of these people,’” Burnette said.
Not to worry, though, as Arielle Haynes indeed said “yes” when Burnette popped the question. The proposal took place Sunday at Athens Church, where Burnette and Haynes are regular attendees. Luckily, the weekly Sunday service begins at noon, which meant many of Burnette’s Bulldog teammates who go to earlier services at other churches could make it.
News spread quickly, especially after video of the event was posted online. When asked what made him do a video, Burnette couldn’t explain it.
“I just knew that I wanted it to have something that was Christ-centered, because He has been at the center of our relationship from the get-go,” he said. “And I wanted to do something public, because that’s how she is. I knew she would appreciate it, so it only fit for me to do it at church.”
Burnette said there has been no firm date set for the wedding, but they are planning to have it sometime next summer. Six months into their relationship, Burnette knew he would eventually ask Haynes to be his wife. There was just one thing holding him up.
“I was just trying to save up money and be financially stable,” he said. “It really helped me mature a lot during that time.”
At 21, he is the younger partner in the relationship by three years. But with the advice he has received from his father, Haynes’ father and his pastor, Burnette feels he is ready to take on the challenges inherent to making a marriage work.
“They’ve all been saying that marriage is a sacrifice,” he said. “It’s not about you. I think that’s something I’m prepared for.”
Vols’ Dooley hopes for better showing in Athens
Tennessee coach Derek Dooley didn’t have to be asked for his thoughts about Georgia. Instead, he addressed it in his opening statement during his weekly media session on Monday.
“There’s no sense in me talking about how good they are,” he said. “They’re probably playing as good as I’ve seen them in a long time.”
Dooley went on to list the Bulldogs’ impressive stats on offense and defense, and the talent they have at myriad positions on the field before finally saying, “We’ve got our work cut out for us.”
“Hopefully we can take a lot of the lessons that we’ve learned in the first four games and try to go play in Athens and see how it turns out,” he said.
The Volunteers hope it will turn out better than it did last time they traveled to Athens. Two seasons ago, Georgia cruised to an easy 41-14 victory after jumping out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter. Dooley is confident his team has improved immensely since then, and won’t be intimidated by playing a true road game for the first time this season.
But to find a better result than 2010, the Volunteers will have to slow down the Southeastern Conference’s leading rusher, Bulldog true freshman Todd Gurley, who enters Saturday averaging 101.5 rushing yards per game.
“We’ve got to win the line of scrimmage first, have good scheme discipline and then bring a lot of hats to the football, because one guy ain’t gonna bring him down,” Dooley said.
Of course, Gurley isn’t Georgia’s sole threat. Dooley couldn’t say enough good things about the play of the Bulldogs’ junior signal-caller, Aaron Murray.
“He’s playing with a lot of confidence,” Dooley said. “He’s got a very strong arm, he’s got a lot of snaps under his belt. They don’t change a lot offensively in what they do. He’s had a lot of work at getting good at what they do and you can just see him triggering the ball a lot quicker than he ever has, he’s a lot more accurate than he has been, and that just comes with experience.”
As for his own quarterback, Dooley was pleased with the strides Tyler Bray has made the past two weeks. With his frustrations boiling over during the Volunteers’ loss to the Florida Gators two weeks ago, Dooley said he sat down with his starting quarterback on multiple occasions to explain how to better control his emotions.
“There were a lot of conversations about how you manage what goes wrong in a game, and how your body language and your thoughts and words can affect other people, especially guys on the team,” Dooley said. “He made some bad throws early [in last week's game against Akron], bad decisions early and he was frustrated wanting to get something to happen, but he really kept a nice calm about him. He worked his way through the game and he got better and better and better as the game went on. That was a good step for Tyler.”
Lee, O-line tough it out
The moment left guard Dallas Lee injured his ankle against Florida Atlantic two weeks ago, he made up his mind that he wasn’t going to miss playing against Vanderbilt.
Lee’s status heading into Saturday’s game was murky, though — at least to the public. He knew well ahead of time he would be in the starting lineup when the first-team offense took the field on its opening drive.
“Coach [Friend] told me on Thursday after practice,” he said. “My ankle held up good that day, so afterwards he let me know.”
Lee said it is normally up to players whether they feel healthy enough to go all-out in practice. Getting the starting nod is up to the coaches, though. And for an offensive line that has trotted out the same starting five every game this season, playing through minor injuries is just a way of life. No one is more aware of the line’s lack of depth than the players themselves, Lee explained.
“That’s definitely on everybody’s mind. We know who we have in the room,” he said. “As far as the starting five, it’s going to take something pretty serious for us to not play. We want to keep playing with each other and give us the best chance to win on Saturday.”
S. Carolina game set for 7 p.m. on ESPN
Georgia’s Oct. 6 football game at South Carolina will kick off at 7 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN, the SEC announced today.
Georgia is ranked No. 5 and South Carolina No. 6 in this week’s Associated Press media and USA Today coaches’ polls. Both teams are 4-0.
Injury update
Georgia’s injury report on Monday was a short one, listing only four players. One was defensive end Abry Jones, who was held out of practice due to an ankle sprain he suffered in Saturday’s win over Vanderbilt. Offensive lineman Watts Dantzler was battling an ankle sprain of his own, which precluded him from taking part in contact drills. The other two Bulldogs listed have had long stays on the injury report: offensive lineman Hunter Long (left foot fracture) and tight end Cole Trolinger (concussion).
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funny...
September 24th, 2012
11:08 pm
First?
Keep up the intensity Dawgs…
One game at a time
funny...
September 24th, 2012
11:08 pm
And pass a note to Bobo to keep the game called like he did against Vandy.
william cranman
September 24th, 2012
11:09 pm
Great report Chip. Thanks.
Beast from the East
September 24th, 2012
11:20 pm
Puts pressure on Bray and he will totally lose his composure. He should have nightmares about Jones next week. You should also be able to run at will in the second half due to their lack of depth. I can’t see the Vols staying within 3 touchdowns in Athens.
Resident Georgia Fan
September 24th, 2012
11:26 pm
From sixth on down you can eat my red clay dust!!!
Pitbull
September 24th, 2012
11:31 pm
Sounds like Derek has taken notes from his dad, Vince.
Vince never played a team he did not gush over. He would find something to worry about in every opponent to draw his players’ attention to that team.
I remember his saying he was concerned about Oregon State because they had the best onside kicking game in college football.
I remember him worrying about taking his Georgia team to Nashville to play Vanderbilt because Vandy’s field was flat and Georgia’s field has a crown down the middle with slope for water drainage. He was concerned his players might not adjust.
I loved that about Vince. Part of the anticipation for the next game was waiting to see what Vince would come up with to build up the opponent.
Hope Coach Richt tells his players to ignor Derek and not let Derek set them up mentally. Go in there to torch them between the sidelines.
Its great to be a Georgia Bulldog!!
Old Dad
September 24th, 2012
11:31 pm
One game at a time.
Go Dawgs!
Pj
September 24th, 2012
11:42 pm
If there is a “trap” game on our schedule it’s this one. Funny to even be saying that about Tennessee. Assuming tree and Rambo are back as suspected, that’ll probably provide the emotional lift for the D. As amazing as our offense has been, UT’s d line and linebackers are a little bigger faster and stronger than anyone we’ve played this year.
This will be the biggest test yet for our o line.
Hope our crowd comes early and sets the emotional tone. Dawgs beat vols – 30-20
t2go
September 25th, 2012
12:04 am
Dawgs38 Tenn10
Cornelius Washington's Neck Brace
September 25th, 2012
12:14 am
survive UT…..pressure Bray and decent defensive back play and we should be ok…..if the offensive keeps playing well…..I do not like the 7:00pm start for the South Carolina game….was hoping for a hot afternoon to keep the Gamecock fans quieter.
flo-ri-duh
September 25th, 2012
12:19 am
Dawgs 42 – 20. Run the ball, stop the run and pressure Tyler Bray. Cummings moves back to CB and Rambo to Safety. No turnovers. Tick Hounds don’t have the “D” to stop Murray & Co.
Dawg-Gawn
September 25th, 2012
12:20 am
Rumor has it Bobby Petrino wants to be the next coach at 10-A-C…. the only free agent coach that can guarantee wins… scumbag person, but good football coach who has won big every place he has ever coached. Not much difference between Lane Kiffin and Bobby Petrino as far as character goes but Petrino is by far the better football coach.
Montravious Adams to be in attendance in Athens this Saturday, for an unofficial visit, to the 10-A-C game! I believe he will return again later in the season, for an unofficial visit for the Ole Miss game.
Some good news, Lamery Tunsil was a no-show this past Saturday, for his visit, to the FSU and Clemson game.
Derrick Henry is set to announce Thursday the 27th, I am thinking he rolls with the Crimson Tide!
“Our Team” “Our Time” “No Regrets”
“G” plays Gurley Bawl”
“Gurlshall = Herschel” (two freshmen combined)
“BELIEVE in the “G”
Daytona Dawg
September 25th, 2012
12:28 am
I lived in Tennessee (Memphis & Nashville) for 5 years in the late 1990’s. Remember when UT beat us 8 years straight? I was there for years 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.
I had to sit in the sports bars surrounded by the most annoying fans—with THE worst fight song—for years. As soon as I left that state, we rattled off 4 years of victory against ol’ Rocky Top (2000-2003).
This is BY FAR my favorite game to win.
Huh?
September 25th, 2012
12:40 am
I think this will be a much better game that Dog fans are thinking. 4-0 against cupcakes and mediocre teams are going to their heads.
drbasic1
September 25th, 2012
12:44 am
@Daytona Dawg
For the love of God….Please do not move back to Tennessee!!!!
drbasic1
September 25th, 2012
12:47 am
@Huh
Since we are all entitled opinions……I think you are wrong
t2go
September 25th, 2012
12:58 am
Wow!…..http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1346175-sec-football-georgia-bulldogs-not-alabama-have-the-highest-ceiling-for-2012
t2go
September 25th, 2012
1:01 am
@Huh?
Georgia has STARS at at least 11 positions. Read the article I posted above…..this team is for real for real!!!
Blake
September 25th, 2012
1:36 am
Stay focused! Stay hungry! Our TEAM, Our TIME, NO REGRETS! Let’s make it happen Dawgs! Beat Rocky Top and go to Columbia with a Top 5 ranking and one heck of a chip on our shoulder. This is our year! GO DAWGS!!!
kingdaddy
September 25th, 2012
1:43 am
Run the ball and keep Bray off the field…
Blake
September 25th, 2012
4:41 am
By the way congratulations to Chris and Arielle! DGDs!
run the damn ball
September 25th, 2012
5:24 am
Trap game, trap game , TRAP GAME, TRAP game, trap GAMe, WTF!!!! It’s the next game on the schedule.
Bitter gurly man
September 25th, 2012
7:01 am
uh—dawgs rule—-bring it on chickens
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September 25th, 2012
7:36 am
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Craig
September 25th, 2012
7:59 am
This is where we are going to see if we REALLY are a different team- do we feel all giddy about ourselves after DOING WHAT WE SHOULD ALWAYS DO WHEN WE PLAY VANDY and come out flat against UT and get beat (Like we did after we felt all giddy about ourselves after blasting LSU a few years ago)……..I really think this team might have it……..i want to beleive it……we will see
obamaSINLADEN
September 25th, 2012
8:14 am
who is your team laine?
DAWGRX
September 25th, 2012
8:18 am
Jam TN receivers at the line and make the plays take longer to develop. That will give the D line and linebackers time to get to Bray. Stay in your gaps to shut down the run. Our linebackers and corners have too much speed to allow many runs to get outside. TN will score some points, however. I’d say 10 to 17. The UGA offense will get stronger as the game progresses and start to pull away by the end of the third quarter. UGA wins 42-17.
obamaSINLADEN
September 25th, 2012
8:19 am
did anyone notice bvg and wm held #2 to 12 points??we play them too.
Vampire Bill
September 25th, 2012
8:20 am
@ Laine Mark Richt may not be the best in the land but he and his staff are far from 3rd rate. You however are a worthless troll. Fly away crap bird.
obamaSINLADEN
September 25th, 2012
8:21 am
how bout that joe tereshinsky s/c program? gata bobo
DAWGRX
September 25th, 2012
8:22 am
The USC will be a real tough game. Both defenses fly to the ball. I think Latimore may not be quite as quick or strong as he has been, but the man is still very good. Not top end speed like a Gurley or Marshall. Latimore is more like Boo Malcolm. Tough as nails and gets the 5-6 yards most of the time. It will all depend on whether UGA’s offense is really clicking as they are better than USC’s offense. If UGA gets rolling, it could be out of hand by the fourth quarter. If they don’t it will be another nail biter to the end. I’d say UGA 31-21.
DIT
September 25th, 2012
8:26 am
Worry about SC next week. This week they need to think about nothing but Orange and that annoying fight song. I don’t want to hear that song played one time Saturday. A quick start and thorough beating will keep that song out of the stadium.
Bogey
September 25th, 2012
8:30 am
Laine, we had a crap team on the original schedule this year but had to drop Alabama when Missouri joined the conference.
Ghruten
September 25th, 2012
8:34 am
Mike Bobo gets a head coaching gig next year. Probably the Arkansas job.
Jimmy Crack
September 25th, 2012
8:39 am
Has Hunter Long ever NOT been on the injured list?
All Dawg
September 25th, 2012
8:42 am
3+4=34
Gurley + Marshall= Hershel
dawgfan
September 25th, 2012
8:58 am
Well said Craig. I think we’ll know a lot about this team by halftime of the Tennessee game. We’ll know if they’ve really got it straight in the head or if they’ve been reading the proverbial press clippings and come out flat as a damn IHOP pancake. I don’t want to hear about any halftime adjustments. I don’t want to hear about Grantham going crazy at halftime. Let’s put on the big boy pants and take care of business for 60 full minutes for once.
Still not 100% sold on this team. We’ve been burned so many times before.
douglas
September 25th, 2012
9:05 am
Let Derrick Henry go to Bama. Maybe he sees the writing on the wall in the two great freshmen RB’s we have — I guess he can’t stand the competition.
ARdawg
September 25th, 2012
9:09 am
40th!!!!!
ARdawg
September 25th, 2012
9:11 am
Laine is trolling for homos
Mark
September 25th, 2012
9:13 am
Protect the ball. We win. Simple. Go Dawgs.
Really??
September 25th, 2012
9:27 am
News flash Laine!!! Bama recruited the same players UGA did. Moron!
ugab
September 25th, 2012
9:35 am
It would be nice to beat UT. SC will be in the top10 the following week. Go dawgs.
Rationale
September 25th, 2012
9:36 am
Will everyone please stop comparing either one of these two, or both of them, to Hershel Walker.It is obvious none of those who are making these comparisons ever saw him play, and besides that, do not put that kind of comparative pressure on either one of them. Plus, neither one has the physical build of Hershel. The video below was Hershel’s introduction to Bill Bates, and coincidentally, the Tennessee Vols. I still remember listening to the radio broadcast that night.
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=8Nc2XsimM90&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8Nc2XsimM90
Blue Ridge Dawg
September 25th, 2012
9:37 am
@ Dayton- – - I agree! I had rather beat UT than anybody on the schedule. I live on the TN border and had to endure some horrific UT fans over the years. GO DAWGS!!
WDE
September 25th, 2012
9:41 am
No looking down the road to SC or UF we play UT this week….line up snap the ball and hit anyone in Orange..play hard and fast every down and we should be good…Go Dogs !
Rationale
September 25th, 2012
9:41 am
Blue Ridge dog, I know how you feel. I too live in Georgia, about 15 miles from Chattanooga. Tennessee fans are some of the most arrogant and obnoxious fans on the face of the earth.
Joey
September 25th, 2012
9:50 am
Don’t get caught looking ahead, Bulldogs.
Just win this one, then the game in Columbia will be HUGE.
bham dawg
September 25th, 2012
10:10 am
They are not looking ahead. Rambo and Tree make their debut and the defense is going to show out just to prove what they can be at full strength.
@Ratoinale… great post. we don’t need to put any added pressure on these young backs. there was only one and there will never be another herschel walker. legend that draws no comparison. Todd Gurley is the next Todd Gurley… he will make his own name.
Cobb Dawg
September 25th, 2012
10:20 am
Daytona Dawg, I’m with you……..not a fan of UT to say the least. I really hope we put it on ‘em this Sat. DD is a great guy and I hope he ends up somewhere where he can be successful. I think UT’s in for a tough period.
All schools recruit the same kids
September 25th, 2012
10:24 am
UGA has standards of conduct for their athletes, and we ENFORCE THEM. That is THE DIFFERENCE in UGA with most SEC schools, as well as many, many others, that look the other way. UGA does have standards of conduct and they enforce them.
We all recruit the same kids and we all have to deal with exactly the same issues. We might have one kid that is never in trouble and they might have one that is never in trouble. We ALL HAVE A FEW kid that cause issues. this is not news. Duh??
The kids today, from the poorest circumstances to the best of family circumstances can create issues. UGA at least is setting the standard and all over USA, schools are DUMPING chronic trouble makers. UT finally did it with a few and Auburn n did recently and of course, UGA has set that trend as THE NCAA standard of student/athlete conduct.
UGA haters on this blog? I suspect that 99% did not even sit in one college class room, so they hate and they were not GOOD ENOUGH to be offered a scholly.
Goooooooooooooooooooo Dogs.
Jefferson Davis Hogg
September 25th, 2012
11:00 am
Something about this game tells me it may be a lot closer than expected. UT has some good athletes and most notably a very good QB and great recievers. Its good to have the suspended players back but how well will they mesh with the chemistry we already have? I hope the players arent letting the high rankings and all the praise go to there heads. Anyone see the LSU vs Auburn game last wknd? Anything can happen any given Saturday. I do think the Dawgs will pull away and cover the spread but it might be at the end of the game before they do…Go Dawgs
fedup
September 25th, 2012
11:00 am
I know this is a cfb /Uga blog but I am trying to spread the word. ,e and my fantasy league guys and my boys that get together every weekend during football season have decided to strike against the NFL this weekend. Something has to be done to show the arrogant NFL fans will not stand for what is going on. Join us this weekend in a complete blackout of the NFL starting Thurs note. Mnf was the last straw.
Big Arnge
September 25th, 2012
11:02 am
The funniest post on here is the dog fan saying TN fans are the most arrogant & obnoxious anywhere. Now THAT’S funny coming from a dog fan.
bham dawg
September 25th, 2012
11:09 am
Big Arnge… can you imagine what our offense would look like with patterson? good think dooley pulled out the kitty.
Joey
September 25th, 2012
11:11 am
Good luck with that blackout, fedup.
Refs blow calls every game, every season.
Don’t let the national sports writers get you all bent out of shape with their crying.
Hackberry Holland
September 25th, 2012
11:19 am
Me thinks the Dawgs are looking too far down the road. They are right for an upset and smacdown from UT. CMR and crowd don’t have a very good track record in maintaining intensity week in and out during the season.
UGA Insider
September 25th, 2012
11:29 am
Don’t worry Dawg fans… I will probably give you my prediction/score tomorrow. I really have no idea at this point. Last week I knew the team was fired up and I knew Vandy couldn’t compete. Which is why I predicted 45-10.
This week will be closer but I’m not sure by how much. UGA is the 2nd best team in the country right now but we must continue to dominate or we will never catch FSU in the polls. I hope CMR undertands this and keeps the foot on the pedal.
There are only 3 teams that can even stay on the same field with UGA this season. They are Bama, FSU and Oregon. That’s it.
WDE
September 25th, 2012
11:38 am
@UGA Insider I hope your right but we are going to have to put W’s on UT,SC, UF and Auburn before I breathe a sigh of relief ….we still have a ton of football to play….UT first and then we can worry about SC etc etc…
Pitbull
September 25th, 2012
12:00 pm
I love the Georgia -Tennessee game when the UT fans show up in their ugly orange shirts from Sears.
Those hillbillys ought to just wear the prision jump suits they were issued the last time they were incarcerated.
t2go
September 25th, 2012
12:02 pm
I agree w Insider…dont think there are many teams that could hang with the Dawgs. What has been great to see is Georgia pulling away from these teams they have played this year. I remember in the past, often Ga. would go up early in a game and then, after that initial burst seem to let up. I do not think they consciously did this or necessarily went all conservative with the game plan like some people have said over the years….Im not sure what it was…over confidence, lack of conditioning? But whatever it was it does not seem to be the case this year. They have looked great in the 2nd halves…I love how they came out at Kick off vs. Vandy and jumped all over them…what was even better was at the start of the 3rd they just picked up where they left off!! Love it that 2nd and 3rd stringers are getting reps,,,these guys are building depth and momentum!
Joey
September 25th, 2012
12:03 pm
UGA Insider, you did indeed have last week’s game pegged.
We need another good showing for the pollsters, but I will be happy with a “W.”
It’s a long way away, but FSU ain’t gonna be ready for the D that UF will take to Tallahassee. Until then, they have smooth sailing – not even Va Tech will slow them down.
You and ARdawg are running neck and neck in the predictions category this season. I’ll look for both of your picks/scores – be sure and put it in a couple of places so I won’t miss it.
Go Dawgs!
Joey
September 25th, 2012
12:10 pm
“I remember in the past, often Ga. would go up early in a game and then, after that initial burst seem to let up”
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t2go, you’re right, but it happened about 5 or 6 games last season – and it was Richt taking the foot off the gas, not players “letting up” in my opion.
After seeing what is happening this season, I’m thinking Richt/Bobo didn’t trust Murray last year- he made a bunch of INTs as well as fumbles that gave opponents points directly and gave momentum away.
He is protecting the ball much, much better this season, and they are attacking on offense.
Like Grantham said, when asked why he still had some starters in the game in the 4th Q, “well Vandy still had their starters in the game…”
I love it.
MurfDawg
September 25th, 2012
12:20 pm
Thru the first two SEC games for UGA and USC, against common opponents:
Lattimore 44 carries 195 yds 4tds
Gurley 26 carries 195 yds 3 tds
Marshall 22 carries 114 yds 2 tds
GURSHALL 48 carries 309 yds 5 tds
Go Dawgs!!
7576DAWG
September 25th, 2012
12:35 pm
Jefferson Davis Hogg
This game will remind everybody of the Georgia – L.S.U. game last year except Tennessee won’t be lights out defensively for 30 minutes like Georgia was. The second half will kill Tennessee because of their lack of depth and Georgia will be playing their second team by the fourth quarter. Georgia wins 42 to 14. Tennessee may score late and get 17 points. Georgia’s offense is the best they have had in many years and I have faith that Murray’s performance in the Vanderbilt game is the new Murray and not a fluke.
7576DAWG
September 25th, 2012
12:35 pm
Jefferson Davis Hogg
This game will remind everybody of the Georgia – L.S.U. game last year except Tennessee won’t be lights out defensively for 30 minutes like Georgia was. The second half will kill Tennessee because of their lack of depth and Georgia will be playing their second team by the fourth quarter. Georgia wins 42 to 14. Tennessee may score late and get 17 points. Georgia’s offense is the best they have had in many years and I have faith that Murray’s performance in the Vanderbilt game is the new Murray and not a fluke.
dawgfacedboy
September 25th, 2012
12:50 pm
I’ll be in Talladega for the UGA/SC game. Anyone know of a radio station, maybe and ESPN affiliate that would carry the game?
Thanks!!
Laine
September 25th, 2012
12:58 pm
Anyone know how to keep raccoons from getting under house trailers? Sometimes when I move the anntena just right..I can pick up theBama game!
Dawg-Gawn
September 25th, 2012
1:45 pm
@MurfDawg:
Glad to see someone with a little imagination that has vision to see beyond the usual left brained-logic controlled world, where the right side of the brain (passion, creativity, love) is locked up in a prison camp of right and wrong, only engaged when the left brain says, hey we need to be upset here!
Herschel was/is (back then) magic on the football field. Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall look to be magic (now) on the football field. Therefore the combining of their sir names to Gurlshall is not to be meant as disrespect or to add pressure to any of these players, but simply meant to add admiration and love to UGA’s new freshman for a job well done!
You left brainers, learn to have fun, life is short enough without stressing about others who enjoy life to the fullest!
“Phi Beta Gata”
“Bobo’s Pistol is Legal”
“Our Team” “Our Time” “No Regrets”
“BELIEVE” in the “G”
kauai dawg
September 25th, 2012
1:59 pm
ONE game at a time. Can’t look ahead. The Vols are ALWAYS a good game and we have to show up for it. Needed to circle this stretch with vandy, tenn and sc for sure. All BIG games.
Steve
September 25th, 2012
2:04 pm
Vols could put a scare into the Dawgs this weekend.
UGA 31
UT 24
Hard Truth Soldier
September 25th, 2012
2:21 pm
Dooley welcome home, It’ll be Like Clarke Central Playing Cedar Shoals when you were a tight end. We never lost to them. Georgia will never loose to you, just like us we had bigger faster, and stronger Clydesdales. Georgia has the same, and you know they couldn’t stop our train.
replacement ref
September 25th, 2012
2:27 pm
Dawgs will go as far as Murry can take them.. I think UGA is a top 5 team and can compete with anyone in the county when Murry’s on his game. You just never know what your gonna get with him. Good luck Dawg fans. GO VOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jefferson Davis Hogg
September 25th, 2012
2:51 pm
It’ll be a good week to get a gauge on our kick coverage with Patterson returning kicks. I still think UT has a clear advantage with Bray and their tall recievers. They are number one in the SEC in many offensive categories. Mitchell, Rambo and the boys best get ready for a track meet. Our front 7 has got to keep the pressure on Bray and put him on his back. This isn’t the same UT team we faced last year but the Dawgs aren’t either. It’s a one game season every weekend from here on out boys so stay focussed,.Go Dawgs
BILLY JACK
September 25th, 2012
3:36 pm
Great story for a great kid-also incredible student I believe he is a 4.0 student his entire time at Georgia.
ckgator
September 25th, 2012
4:26 pm
ANY pressure on Bray means he’ll soil his britches and throw a pick.
38-14, Georgia.
Dawgfan
September 25th, 2012
5:49 pm
Good write up here…I’m pumped!!!!
http://www.philsteele.com/Blogs/Individual_Team_blogs/Georgia_Blog.html
ARdawg
September 25th, 2012
6:00 pm
dawgfacedboy
You need some siriusXM
Bob
September 25th, 2012
6:01 pm
Hasn’t Hunter Long been hurt his entire career at UGA? Why doesn’t Richt just award a medical scholarship and be done with it.
Uga83
September 25th, 2012
8:51 pm
Don’t understand all the negative comments about UGA discipline and behavior, maybe it’s just MORONS who don’t understand that these are kids who are going to make stupid mistakes, like a lot of other kids who are in college, the only difference is that athletes are in the public eye, especially at a program like UGA. If the MORONS actually paid attention, athletes at other schools are often involved in as many, if not more, altercations. It’s all a matter of perceptions, if your local news covers UGA Football, it’s not often that you are going to hear about marijuana use at Oregon, Tyler Bray’s numerous youthful mistakes, etc.
heeldawg
September 26th, 2012
3:29 pm
@Laine:
Why is it that Bama fans seem compelled to perpetually denigrate everyone who isn’t Bama? If I were winning like you guys have been, I’d be gracious in victory and humble in the (rare) defeats. Instead, you run down Mark Richt as a “third rate” coach, describe Georgia’s players as “low class trash” and berate the Dawgs for having the schedule they have. Richt is hardly “third rate;” he’s averaged about10 wins a season in 12 years in the toughest football league in America and has won two SEC titles, appearing in the SECCG four times (hopefully five after this season). Georgia’s players are the same as Bama’s players–no better, no worse. All of the big SEC schools have recruited from the same pool of kids. And the schedule is what it is. In the SEC, you still have to show up every week (right, LSU?), and you cannot win the SEC title without defeating the best team from the other half of the conference.
I can’t figure it out. Maybe if I lived in Alabama I’d be able to comprehend the vast inferiority complex that must be driving your angst-filled post. But I don’t, and I can’t. One word of advice: ave your vitriol for you in-state rival. What goes around comes around–and yours is coming, sooner or later. Old lady Karma’s a bee-otch. Perhaps she’ll make an appearance in the Georgia Dome on December 1 just to remind you of that fact.
True ATL Fan
September 26th, 2012
3:37 pm
All that needs to be said is the Dawgs are 4-0, the Birds are 3-0, and the Braves clinched last night in walk-off fashion. For as much as we are dogged as fans in Atlanta, we should be EXTREMELY proud of our teams and make as much noise for them as possible, online and in real life. And to Dawgfan or whoever said their still worried and timid, get the puss out of your heart “We’ve been burned so many times before…” Go to the clinic then.
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September 26th, 2012
4:07 pm
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Chuck
September 27th, 2012
10:42 am
Laine, did you read the first item in the blog? Doesn’t sound like Chris Burnette is low-class trash to me. Hey, but all your time looking in the mirror may have made you an expert on low-class trash.