UGA notebook: A secondary violation involving Bobo and, of all things, tennis
By TIM TUCKER and CHIP TOWERS
ATHENS –Georgia will bench offensive coordinator Mike Bobo from off-campus recruiting for a month as a result of a secondary NCAA violation.
The violation: escorting a recruit and his mother into the NCAA Tennis Championships on the UGA campus last spring without having them pay the $8 admission fee.
UGA athletic director Greg McGarity self-reported the incident to SEC commissioner Mike Slive in a letter last week.
According to the letter, the violation occurred when an assistant coach –- not named in the letter but identified by UGA as Bobo – and a recruiting intern were touring campus with an unnamed prospect who was in town on an unoffiicial visit.
“A member of the ticket office staff reported this incident to the compliance office,” McGarity wrote. “… The family has been notified and subsequently submitted restitution in the amount of $20.”
In addition, according to the letter, Georgia will prohibit the coach – Bobo — from recruiting off campus for 30 days and will prohibit any on- or off-campus contact with the prospect for 30 days. The dates of those self-imposed penalties were not specified.
“To prevent similar violations of this nature in the future,” McGarity wrote, “the compliance staff met with the coaching staff as well as the ticket office and event management staff regarding the provisions of NCAA Bylaw 13.7.2.4 and reiterated that prospective student-athletes may not receive complimentary admission to NCAA Championships or other postseason contests.”
If the NCAA agrees that the incident constitutes a Level II violation – the lowest level — no further action is expected.
Mitchell’s role
Cornerback/wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell’s transition back to a significant offensive role continues.
“I would say his reps on offense will increase and his reps on defense will probably decrease,” coach Mark Richt said.
Mitchell performed well at receiver in practice Tuesday but was “obviously a little rusty,” Bobo said. “He hadn’t worked at receiver hardly any — maybe 15 minutes — since we opened camp. But he’s a talented kid, and we’re going to give his ability a chance to make some plays in the game.”
Dogs in the NFL
Richt began his weekly news conference by citing the recent successes of some former UGA players in the NFL. He noted that former Bulldogs accounted for 10.5 sacks this past week (“I thought that was pretty cool”), that the Bears’ Tim Jennings leads the NFL in interceptions and that the Bengals’ A.J. Green is second in the league in receiving yards.
Richt also raved about Blair Walsh, who struggled through a shaky senior season at Georgia but is 7-for-7 on field goals for the Vikings and the first rookie in NFL history to kick a 50-yarder in each of his first three games.
“So they got him straightened out,” Richt said with a smile.
Welch before LeMay
It was something of a surprise in last week’s rout of Vanderbilt that walk-on Parker Welch was the second quarterback into the game for Georgia, ahead of scholarship player Christian LeMay.
“Coach Bobo is basically allowing [them] to compete on a weekly basis to see who earns the right to get in the game first if we get into that type of situation,” Richt said. “Parker has been doing well. Parker has been in the system a little longer, and he’s very diligent in the way he prepares as well. Coach Bobo felt like he earned the right to go in first.”
Georgia won’t use Hutson Mason in a mop-up role because the plan is to redshirt him, barring a significant injury to Aaron Murray.
Injury report
Defensive end Abry Jones missed a second consecutive practice with the sprained left ankle suffered against Vanderbilt. Defensive coordinator Todd Grantham indicated that Jones is expected to play Saturday against Tennessee, saying he’ll “be fine” and “knows the game plan of what we’re going to do.”
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JRW7
September 25th, 2012
9:09 pm
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[...] UGA notebook: A secondary violation involving Bobo and, of all things, tennisAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)By TIM TUCKER and CHIP TOWERS. ATHENS –Georgia will bench offensive coordinator Mike Bobo from off-campus recruiting for a month as a result of a secondary NCAA violation. The violation: escorting a recruit and his mother into the NCAA Tennis …Tennis, anyone? Well, better payMacon Telegraph (blog)all 2 news articles » [...]
Really?
September 25th, 2012
9:12 pm
The barn buys cam for a year no problem. spurrier has the tuscaloosa police force in his pocket and it is impossible fot a player to be arrested no problem. Pocket dial a kid, buy a recruits little brother a happy meal or let a kid and his mom watch a tennis game HUGE deal.
I guess the lesson here is if your school is in that third world cesspool called allybammer you can cheat as much as you want.
Really?
September 25th, 2012
9:13 pm
oops I meant saban of course. It’s hard to keep those loudmouth a holes apart.
UGA 5-0
September 25th, 2012
9:14 pm
LOL! This is a joke and shows exactly what is wrong with the NCAA. Shouldn’t they be concerned about bigger things than a $20.00 bill?
Chiefdawg
September 25th, 2012
9:14 pm
A member of the ticket office reported this? You have got to be kidding.
UGA 5-0
September 25th, 2012
9:18 pm
You know Chiefdawg that if we didn’t report this, we would be given the death sentence from the NCAA. What a croc! I guess if you don’t want to get in trouble, maybe you should molest children for several years? I mean, that isn’t near as bad as buying a ticket for a kids mom! WHAT A TRAVESTY!
BigDawg
September 25th, 2012
9:20 pm
And nothing happens to Tyler Bray at UT for throwing beer bottles off his balcony at cars, hmmmm…. Derek, you are no Vince!
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September 25th, 2012
9:26 pm
[...] UGA notebook: A secondary violation involving Bobo and, of all things, tennisAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)By TIM TUCKER and CHIP TOWERS. ATHENS –Georgia will bench offensive coordinator Mike Bobo from off-campus recruiting for a month as a result of a secondary NCAA violation. The violation: escorting a recruit and his mother into the NCAA Tennis …Tennis, anyone? Well, better payMacon Telegraph (blog)all 2 news articles » [...]
tmc
September 25th, 2012
9:26 pm
can we get a stiffer penalty…
say, Bobo can not coach for a month or 4?
Under The Bleachers
September 25th, 2012
9:30 pm
The trees at Auburn will live longer due to Auburn losing and the trees not getting rolled.
Chilidawg
September 25th, 2012
9:34 pm
I think Mitchell is a better used as a receiver. I am concerned about his judgement as a punt returner. At Missouri he attempted to field a punt after it bounced in the midst of several Missouri players and Saturday against Vandy on one occasion he gave almost an invisible signal for a fair catch and was tackled, and later he made an over the shoulder catch of a punt inside the five yard line. Maybe we need a special team coach. These sort things are related to discipline, you do not see a Nick Saban team do, and why have Mitchell field punts anyway.
UGA 5-0
September 25th, 2012
9:37 pm
@ Under the bleachers, what a horrible thing to happen. College football is all about pageantry, history and pride. It’s a shame that some drunk fools ruined part of Auburn’s history. I’m a UGA fan, have been since I was born, but I do respect the history, and that is like someone ruining the Chapel Bell in Athens. Horrible.
UGA 5-0
September 25th, 2012
9:39 pm
Congrats to Freddie Freeman on his bottom of the 9th 2 run HR to send ATL to the playoffs! GO BRAVES!
Pitbull
September 25th, 2012
9:40 pm
I am glad we self report even minor offenses.
Other schools have been known to not even be cooperative with the ncaa on major inquiries and have ended up on 4 years probation.
Can you imagine a school being that stupid?
Well, it is what it is.
zbulldawg
September 25th, 2012
9:48 pm
LET THE BIG DAWG EAT
GTSO/X
September 25th, 2012
9:50 pm
Pitbull, that is pretty good!!
Frank Lane
September 25th, 2012
10:00 pm
NCAA is a joke.
o-my dawgs
September 25th, 2012
10:03 pm
Damn I was hoping he would miss the next 4 games..
cb
September 25th, 2012
10:03 pm
wouldn’t only be $16 restitution fee?
UGA 5-0
September 25th, 2012
10:05 pm
cb you forgot taxes and the 3% fine included in this horrible act……
Just sayin............
September 25th, 2012
10:16 pm
20 bucks is small change, just like the secondary violation of have Crowell watch the offensive formation without a tailback. Too bad he signed with UGA don’t you think?
Brainiac (CMR/UGA Fan For Life/J.Jones for Heisman))
September 25th, 2012
10:16 pm
Wonder if the mom who received the Free Tickets to the Tennis match meets the approval of Vandy HC James Franklin, If she does Mrs. Bobo may give Mr. Bobo the golf club treatment that was perfected by the FORMER Mrs. Tiger Woods
Decatur joe
September 25th, 2012
10:21 pm
$8 Damn dollars????? Oh I’m sorry $16 Damn dollars???
Brainiac (CMR/UGA Fan For Life/J.Jones for Heisman))
September 25th, 2012
10:22 pm
@ Chili Dawg:
We have neither the need or desire to be continually informed as to what Saban would or would never do and I believe I speak for many on here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Neutral
September 25th, 2012
10:27 pm
Hey Frank, did you go to UGa in the 60’s?
kingdaddy
September 25th, 2012
10:34 pm
Move along folks, nothing to see here…
GTBob
September 25th, 2012
10:34 pm
Other schools have been known to not even be cooperative with the ncaa on major inquiries and have ended up on 4 years probation.
Just curiously, how many major NCAA violations does UGA have and how many does GT have?
kingdaddy
September 25th, 2012
10:38 pm
Watching the Vandy game, I just watched Richt shout “Bullsh t” after a penalty. You go Coach…
Big Crimson 75
September 25th, 2012
10:40 pm
Brain — some people wanna learn from the best.
Can’t fault the guy for that.
kingdaddy
September 25th, 2012
10:46 pm
Bob
I think UGA has at least one, but GT has so many, you have to have an engineering degree from GT to count them all. It’s like alot…
GTBob
September 25th, 2012
10:47 pm
Watching the Vandy game, I just watched Richt shout “Bullsh t” after a penalty. You go Coach…
He probably said bull-shipperoo. I doubt he has ever cussed in his life.
kingdaddy
September 25th, 2012
10:49 pm
75 in da house…
Anybody hear from Dawg 48???
Brains…
Big Crimson 75
September 25th, 2012
10:51 pm
King — we’re in the playoffs!!
Can’t win the World Series without gettin in the Tourney.
Still think we can catch the Nats.
If not, gotta start Kris “lil Maddux” Medlin against the Cards.
GTBob
September 25th, 2012
10:52 pm
Bob
I think UGA has at least one, but GT has so many, you have to have an engineering degree from GT to count them all. It’s like alot…
To be more accurate, UGA has 6 putting them near the top all time. GT has 3.
kingdaddy
September 25th, 2012
10:52 pm
Bob
11-12 mins. into 1st quarter. Camera was looking right at him. OK, so he said Bullshiiiiii…
IndyDawg
September 25th, 2012
10:57 pm
The first violation was allowing him to be an OC this long….
kingdaddy
September 25th, 2012
10:59 pm
BC,
It was an awesome game. Laughed my arse off watching them celebrate after the game. Martin Prado is a hoot…Happy for Freddy…
Big Crimson 75
September 25th, 2012
11:02 pm
I’m happy for the other Fredi.
It’ll be nice to see the Bravos with someone other than Ronald Reagan managing the Club in the Playoffs!!
“C’mon Ryno!!”
“C’mon Chip!!”
“C’mon Raffy!!”
WTF
September 25th, 2012
11:03 pm
GTBob don’t know the answer to your question, but do know UGA was not stripped of any conference championships, but GT was.
kingdaddy
September 25th, 2012
11:03 pm
Yeah, Bobo really is awful isn’t he? What are we averaging, about 47.5 ???LOL…
George Stein
September 25th, 2012
11:10 pm
The NCAA rules are ridiculous.
Big Crimson 75
September 25th, 2012
11:10 pm
King — it’s all mental from this point forward for the dogs.
The physical talent is as good as anyone’s.
Can they handle the grind?
That’s where leadership comes into play!
I’m not sure I’d let those suspended players come back. Doesn’t look like they need em.
It’d send the right message.
Bouncing Ike Crowell was the best decision Richt’s made in years.
Bitter QB
September 25th, 2012
11:11 pm
A coach bought me a –HOTDOG—I’m self reporting
———satisfied—ncaa—trolls
kingdaddy
September 25th, 2012
11:13 pm
Anyone else notice how good our line looked. I thought David Andrews “Boss”, did a fine job. He’s closing in on 300 lbs. Impressed with the line…
Big Crimson 75
September 25th, 2012
11:13 pm
Bitter — the sky was falling 3 weeks ago, now here you are pounding those moon pies.
GTBob
September 25th, 2012
11:15 pm
The NCAA rules are ridiculous.
This rule makes sense. It is essentially the same as giving a kid a ticket to a concert. Its an impermissible benefit. It does look rather silly for an $8 tennis tournament though.
kingdaddy
September 25th, 2012
11:17 pm
Barri,
try some Midol…
WTF
September 25th, 2012
11:18 pm
Big Crimson 75 you hit the nail on the head. Right now the only thing that can stop us from winning the division is ourselves. Hopefully we will not trip up and get to meet you guys in December. Can’t see anyone in the west beating Bama. LSU will give you a game but you guys are a level or 2 ahead of all of them.
kingdaddy
September 25th, 2012
11:19 pm
Bob
I thought they were punishing him making him watch tennis. What’s next, golf???
Big Crimson 75
September 25th, 2012
11:23 pm
WTF — have you been impresses with Mettenberger?
He’ll, I thought Jarrett “int” Lee & Jordan Jefferson ran their offense better.
Neither Bama or LSU are as good(YET) as they were last year.
Experience counts for a lot!
Big Crimson 75
September 25th, 2012
11:24 pm
I see Mettanberger tossing Us multiple interceptions in Baton Rouge.
GTBob
September 25th, 2012
11:28 pm
What’s next, golf???
Hey now. Don’t start bashing the greatest sport in history. Although, yes, watching college golf would probably be coma inducing.
WTF
September 25th, 2012
11:31 pm
Big Crimson 75 I was in the Washington game but he didn’t look to good against a weak AU defense. This is his 1st year at the helm so I think the verdict’s still out. He does have the tools. Your right about the as good (yet), but that’s what I’ve been happy about the Dawgs. We have gotten better each week. Still a long season to go.
Under The Bleachers
September 25th, 2012
11:32 pm
UGA 5-0
Chill out Francis
Big Crimson 75
September 25th, 2012
11:33 pm
What’s next, golf???
Hey now. Don’t start bashing the greatest sport in history. Although, yes, watching college golf would probably be coma inducing.
—
Bobby — American Football is king. All else pale in comparison. Golf is a great sport, with the greatest Tourney held in Augusta every April. Pre-Tiger, Golf was a dying sport played almost exclusively by the 1%.
WTF
September 25th, 2012
11:40 pm
Big Crimson 75 With you on the Golf. Best game I’ve f-up ever. Can’t play but keep coming back for more. Calling it a night. Good luck the rest of the season.
Concerned
September 25th, 2012
11:48 pm
How many games or championships has UGA had to “vacate”?
The answer would be – zero.
Guess our violations were not near as “major” as Tech’s.
kingdaddy
September 25th, 2012
11:54 pm
BC
Some games are more fun to play than watch.(golf, bowling, tennis & sex, unless Maria Sharapova is playing, then I don’t mind watching, tennis or sex) …with Maria of course…
Rick James
September 25th, 2012
11:56 pm
@GTBob
Bob
I think UGA has at least one, but GT has so many, you have to have an engineering degree from GT to count them all. It’s like alot…
To be more accurate, UGA has 6 putting them near the top all time. GT has 3.
————————————————————————————————————————-
And your point is what Bob?
Big Crimson 75
September 25th, 2012
11:57 pm
Concerned
1st — you’re a douche bag.
2nd — in Ga’s case, it would be how many wins were vacated, not Championships. You sorta have to have em first.
kingdaddy
September 25th, 2012
11:59 pm
Rick
Since when did Bob ever need to make a point? He’s just practice-bashing…
Rick James
September 26th, 2012
12:04 am
@kingdaddy
Rick
Since when did Bob ever need to make a point? He’s just practice-bashing
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It’s strange how he can alays dish dirt on Georgia but didnt mention that Tech’s 09 ACC championship was vacated due to NCAA violations.Was that the year that Georgia had it worse team in about ten years,managed to lose to Central Florida in the Liberty Bowl yet still beat the those ACC champs?
Big Crimson 75
September 26th, 2012
12:05 am
Sorry to my dog pals, butt I’ve been waiting for miss concerned to stop by while I was on for awile.
GTBob
September 26th, 2012
12:08 am
And your point is what Bob?
That bashing GT for NCAA violations is a little silly when your school has had twice as many.
GTBob
September 26th, 2012
12:11 am
It’s strange how he can alays dish dirt on Georgia but didnt mention that Tech’s 09 ACC championship was vacated due to NCAA violations.
To be fair, I didn’t start the dirt this time. I merely responded in a respectful manner.
kingdaddy
September 26th, 2012
12:20 am
Bob
Thanks for your restraint…
Big Crimson 75
September 26th, 2012
12:23 am
To be fair, the whole erasing games/championships the NC2A loves to do is the dumbest course of action to take.
If a Program cheats, they should face stern probation which includes scholly reductions, tv bans, post-season bans & financial hits.
Implying that games were never played or titles never won is absolute garbage.
kingdaddy
September 26th, 2012
12:25 am
Many NCAA rules are, stupid and unnecessary…
Knox Culpepper
September 26th, 2012
12:30 am
What’s next, golf???
Hey now. Don’t start bashing the greatest sport in history. Although, yes, watching college golf would probably be coma inducing.
—
Bobby — American Football is king. All else pale in comparison. Golf is a great sport, with the greatest Tourney held in Augusta every April. Pre-Tiger, Golf was a dying sport played almost exclusively by the 1%.
_______________________________________________________________________________
What a moronic comment. “Pre-Tiger, golf was a dying sport played almost exclusively by the 1%.” If only one percent of the population played golf why is there a course virtually everywhere you look? EVERYONE loves to get out and participate in the sport regardless of their ability. Think of the cost of the real estate needed to establish a course plus the numerous employees needed to tend the grounds and the clubhouse, etc. If only 1% of the population played the sport it wouldn’t be a worthwhile investment. What a stupid comment. Plus, you coat it in f-ing Obama-speak. First of all, what is wrong with people being successful. Until this f-up came along we looked up to and respected people who worked their a-holes off and sacrificed to make themselves more successful (very similar to athletes) yet now with the appeaser-in-chief in the White House, working hard and being successful is frowned upon. Go back to Zucatti Park and picket with the other losers like yourself who want handouts from the rest of us who get up every morning and go to work because we are proud of ourselves and what we do. Just because you’re a loser and the people you associate with are too doesn’t make the rest of us losers too. We are successful. You are a loser. To hell with you.
Big Crimson 75
September 26th, 2012
12:35 am
What/Where is Zucatti Park?
GTBob
September 26th, 2012
1:04 am
Pre-Tiger, Golf was a dying sport played almost exclusively by the 1%.
I think you are giving Tiger a little too much credit here. He certainly affects TV ratings in a huge way but I don’t think he is the reason there are 10 affordable golf courses within 20 miles of my house that always have plenty of people playing. Golf has always been a pretty popular sport to play for everyone. Tiger just made it more fun to watch on TV.
Really?
September 26th, 2012
1:31 am
I can’t believe I am posting this but I actually have found a bama poster who is a decent human being. Big Crimson 75 you are all right in my book.
Cornelius Washington's Neck Brace
September 26th, 2012
1:38 am
Bobo did a boo boo.
macrotech
September 26th, 2012
1:51 am
I KNEW the dawgs were cheating!!! Just kidding….it’s sad that this has to be a rule….truly.
Jt
September 26th, 2012
6:42 am
Alabama players have character? Lol – the pigs just don’t arrest them.
RHall55
September 26th, 2012
6:49 am
Look deeper into the statement of CMB’s suspension of offf campus recruiting…is that ruling been applied to CRG for the last years?? He rarely leaves Athens evident by local coaches stating they rarely see him on their campus!! Norcross, Buford, N Gwinnett…etc; and deeper into the statement of Blair Walsh…”they finally got him straightened out ” evident that no ST Coach effected his performance!! C’mon CMR open your eyes and understand you have to make the correct changes to win a NC!!
Jimmy Crack
September 26th, 2012
7:03 am
$8.00 is alot of money…to an 8-year-old child.
The NCAA is almost done in our time.
BobDawg
September 26th, 2012
7:07 am
With the tremendous atmosphere at Henry Field stadium during the NCAA’s, Bobo was probably just doing a walk thru with the folks he was showing around the campus… I bet they never even sat down…
Game Changer
September 26th, 2012
7:08 am
Maybe you ( TT ) should check into the set up bobo, richt and mcgarity have created in order to keep questionable contact and persuasion with alvin kamara. Sure hope it works
AltamahaDawg
September 26th, 2012
7:12 am
This one actually doesn’t seem that silly to me. Back door tickets to events on campus seems pretty straight forward. Not a big deal but Bobo shouldn have known better on this one.
UGA = LOSERS
September 26th, 2012
7:46 am
Winners never cheat, and cheaters never win.
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WtfWruthnkn
September 26th, 2012
7:52 am
You can tell Knox is a fox news watcher….studies have shown they are dumber and have racist tendencies. They also tend to have a knack for quoting hateful things about the president that have been proven to be inaccurate by fact checkers time after time
Highlander
September 26th, 2012
7:54 am
How prolific does our offense have to be before people quit making the stupid comments about Bobo. He is one of our own and our offense looks better and is scoring more points than it ever did when CMR was calling the plays. Quit just repeating what other people say and pay attention.
wiseoldawg
September 26th, 2012
8:15 am
Caddyshack is the reason golf is so popular lol !!
AltamahaDawg
September 26th, 2012
8:15 am
Now, when you find a barner fan who can live up to BigCrimson75, let us know, will ya?
GT
September 26th, 2012
8:17 am
I dealt the prospect was worth the 20 dollars if he was interested in tennis anyway.
Forrest Gump
September 26th, 2012
8:18 am
Stupid is as stupid does. NCAA is really stupid and petty. Pay attention to what matters. $20 bucks, seriously. I know that will make a difference to me where my child attends college. Student athletes across the nation make the colleges and NCAA hundreds of millions of dollars annually. In return, the students gets a degree in sports education that they will never put to use and a 1000 to one shot to play professional sports. Who’s being taken advantage of?
AltamahaDawg
September 26th, 2012
8:18 am
Was it the comment about actualy going to work every day that tipped you off he was a fox new watcher?
bjohnDAWG
September 26th, 2012
8:25 am
GTBOB= AJC employee
Joey
September 26th, 2012
8:33 am
Sometimes you just gotta shake your head.
Cecil Newton gets $150,000+ but nobody gets in trouble because “Cam didn’t know anything about it.” The NCAA actually referred to this event and the subsequent rule change as the “Cecil Newton loophole.”
Bobo gets in hot water over $16.
Damn . . .
Joey
September 26th, 2012
8:38 am
…”studies have shown…”
****************************
Typical BS from a lib. What studies? Name the source of these “studies.”
…….(crickets)…….
Nothing like a request for facts to shut up a moron.
champdawgs
September 26th, 2012
8:42 am
To all the Bobo bashers:: I thought the game Sat was as good of a game plan in mixing up the plays as he has done in years. This whole season so far has been much improved on his end. Maybe he took some lessons in the off season but I think he has mixed the plays very well. If you can avg 40+ per game then you are doing something right.
mcdaviddawg
September 26th, 2012
8:53 am
Fire BOBO.
mudcatjoe
September 26th, 2012
8:56 am
Dirty, dirty program! They just refuse to play by the rules the rest of us have to follow.
Joey
September 26th, 2012
9:02 am
champdawgs (8:42), I started believing in Bobo last season vs SC and Auburn. Dropped passes, overthrows, Pick-6s and fumbles for TDs aren’t the OC’s fault.
I think Bobo (and Richt) trust Murray more this season with protecting the ball. So far, Murray’s made a vast improvement there, and Bobo has expanded the playbook. Never thought I’d see a 4-WR set at UGA.
I hope they keep attacking offensively as we get into the bigger games.
Joey
September 26th, 2012
9:04 am
Who is “us” mudcatjoe?
“Us” is probably one of the many teams around here that never self-report minor violations, unless the media picks up on them.
DawgFanInBama
September 26th, 2012
9:09 am
Knox, you are kind of a moron….The 1% is the very wealthy…Not 1% of the population…My goodness.
Mike Shula
September 26th, 2012
9:12 am
I think the fact that a football recruit wanted to go to a tennis match is a big red flag.
JFKDawg
September 26th, 2012
9:13 am
The narc who is the ticket office employee needs to be suspended. What a tight arse.
Blue Ridge Dawg
September 26th, 2012
9:21 am
Just wondering if the member of the ticket office that reported this horrific event still has a job?? What a dumb situation that the NCAA can dump on programs. GO DAWGS!!
Lonnie
September 26th, 2012
9:23 am
GT Bob, u are right about the reason for the rule and in the case of UGA the $8 ticket was probably worth a lot to the recruit and more importantly his mom. Ironically giving tickets and perks is a way of doing business in the real world. My problem with the NCAA is that by dealing with all the little things that mean very little you miss the big and creative things. Let me just say that a ticket to a football game with family on a recruiting visit is what influences the young man more than a tennis match.
shankit
September 26th, 2012
9:27 am
The Plain Truth…if you can handle it @ 11:17 pm – You keep repeating yourself.
HUH?????
September 26th, 2012
9:30 am
“The barn buys cam for a year no problem.
Another idiot UGAG fan spreading lies about Auburn. Worry about your own school, ma’am. Auburn was cleared by the NCAA.
gdawginkalamazoo
September 26th, 2012
9:31 am
Great to see Mitchell back on offense, but did you see the list of receivers that Murray connected with last Saturday? Our WR corp is a quality group of kids.
ScamNewton
September 26th, 2012
9:31 am
when will the ncaa find all that money that auburn paid cam?
HUH?????
September 26th, 2012
9:32 am
“Golf was a dying sport played almost exclusively by the 1%.”
What is it with braindead left wingers and sheer stupidity? If the 1% are the only ones playing golf then explain all the golf courses in GA where all the hillbillies play.
Keniboy
September 26th, 2012
9:33 am
How bout banning him from calling plays for a month
HUH?????
September 26th, 2012
9:33 am
“when will the ncaa find all that money that auburn paid cam?”
As soon as UGA wins a national championship 3 decades from now.
aprilglaspie
September 26th, 2012
9:34 am
Wrong chilidawg. Everyone in the stadium saw the fair catch signal and the refs pretended they wereNFL scabs by not calling a penalty.
HUH?????
September 26th, 2012
9:36 am
“Go back to Zucatti Park and picket with the other losers like yourself who want handouts from the rest of us who get up every morning and go to work because we are proud of ourselves and what we do. ”
BURN!!!!!!! RIGHT ON!!!!!!!
A round of golf costs, on average, $40-$60 depending on the course. Hardly a “1%er” game. If brain dead left wingers weren’t so lazy and whiney, they’d understand that hard work and saving money will get you far.
cdawg
September 26th, 2012
9:39 am
How about someone at the UGA ticket office reporting this to the compliance office…..REALLY!
CDAWG
September 26th, 2012
9:40 am
Whoops, that should have been CDAWG!
aprilglaspie
September 26th, 2012
9:40 am
huh??? Those hillbillies may not be the 1%, but they sure vote as if they’ve been invited into the big tent. They are just so stupid they don’t understand they are voting contrary to their own best interest, so long as they are allowed on the hillbilly golf course.
HUH?????
September 26th, 2012
9:44 am
“hose hillbillies may not be the 1%, but they sure vote as if they’ve been invited into the big tent.”
Not sure what that’s supposed to mean.
“They are just so stupid they don’t understand they are voting contrary to their own best interest”
English please. Speak english.
HUH?????
September 26th, 2012
9:46 am
aprilglaspie
I guess what you’re trying to say is the “stupid hillbillies” won’t vote Democrat. Right?
I can understand why they wouldn’t want to vote for a group whose sole purpose is to bankrupt the US. If you consider that stupid then maybe you are the one who is stupid.
Dawg Tired
September 26th, 2012
9:50 am
The “member” of the ticket office should soon be a “former member” of the ticket office. Oops! Would that also be a violation?
1eyedJack
September 26th, 2012
10:00 am
Well then, I guess Obuma is part of the 1% since he plays more golf than any president in history. Get rid of his elitist dumb arse!
Joey
September 26th, 2012
10:04 am
“Stupid?”
It is a big tent, members of which, not a one is looking for a govt handout, aprilglaspie. Y’all go ahead and sit on your butts waiting for that govt check. The rest of us will keep paying taxes for your pleasure.
Enjoy . . .
HUH?????
September 26th, 2012
10:08 am
1eyedJack & Joey
RIGHT ON RIGHT ON RIGHT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joey
September 26th, 2012
10:15 am
And while I’m at it, I’ll be happy when Katie Couric runs out of her advertising budget so I don’t have to see her, impossibly wide, fake smile on every freaking page of the AJC Sports section any more.
Joey
September 26th, 2012
10:17 am
Ditto, HUH?????
We butt heads on football, but your posts above were RIGHT ON.
Columbus Dawg
September 26th, 2012
10:19 am
WtfWruthn, whatever the hell that is, you have won the grand prize for BIGGEST IDIOT TO EVER POST on an AJC blog. That is some accomplishment, even for you and your President.
UGA Insider
September 26th, 2012
10:19 am
Tenn struggled with Akron last week. The team is struggling but is 3-1 after getting wins against nothing but cup-cakes. Rumor is Petrino is already been contacted by Tenn and that scares me because Dooley is backed against a corner.
I think our defense saves the day in the 4th quarter..
UGA 34
Tenn 28
beanster
September 26th, 2012
10:30 am
Easy on the politics, HUH???? This ain’t Al.com. Football only, please.
Joey
September 26th, 2012
10:40 am
Oh hell, Insider. I’ll take an extra Pepcid Saturday, then. I respect your predictions, but I hope it ain’t that close. Hopefully UT’s emotion will take a tumble with Ogletree’s first “snot-knocker” hit.
Wolfman
September 26th, 2012
10:42 am
Tech lost an ACC Championship for something just as minor……
Rick
September 26th, 2012
10:56 am
Who is the moron in the ticket office who reported this $16.00 affair.. Dumba$$….
LMAO… Just how stupid can you get.
HUH?????
September 26th, 2012
10:59 am
“We butt heads on football, but your posts above were RIGHT ON.”
Yes, we butt heads on UGA/Auburn but when it comes to politics, you and I are on the same page!
HUH?????
September 26th, 2012
11:01 am
“Easy on the politics, HUH???? This ain’t Al.com. Football only, please.”
AL.com? I stay far away from that site. Too many inbred Bama fans stinking up that joint. I usually go off on Jay Bookman but some folks had to bring up the “evil 1%” and I had to go off on them.
@WtfWruthnkn
September 26th, 2012
11:24 am
WtfWruthnkn – “You can tell Knox is a fox news watcher….studies have shown they are dumber and have racist tendencies. They also tend to have a knack for quoting hateful things about the president that have been proven to be inaccurate by fact checkers time after time”
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We can tell you get your fact checking from MSNBC. Have you noticed when liberals talk about fact checkers proving something wrong – they just say fact checkers – they never list who. Fox News is way more moderate than any other news organization – it is why it blows all channels away. You my friend are a liberal douche bag who needs to do his own fact checking instead of listening to your talking heads – Obama says it and does it – and you guys still deny it. Screwed up.
Let’s get back to football.
bucket
September 26th, 2012
11:43 am
@ UGA Insider – It would be hard for me to believe that UT would really go after Petrino after the Bruce Pearl and Lane Kiffin fiascos. I guess it’s possible, but I would be surprised.
HUH?????
September 26th, 2012
12:30 pm
“Have you noticed when liberals talk about fact checkers proving something wrong – they just say fact checkers ”
The “fact checkers” are all left leaning people. PMSNBC’s fact checkers come from Media Matters and Talking Points Memo aka hardcore left wingers.
HUH?????
September 26th, 2012
12:31 pm
“Rumor is Petrino is already been contacted by Tenn ”
Right, and the Cubs will win the WS. Petrino will NOT coach in the SEC anytime soon.
dumb
September 26th, 2012
12:57 pm
All recruits can visit any other venue on tour of campus without paying (basketball games for instance)….It’s ridiculous they can’t walk in another campus venue because of a championship. The venue is part of the school.
kingdaddy
September 26th, 2012
1:00 pm
HUH?????
Way to GATA…
kingdaddy
September 26th, 2012
1:04 pm
You know, I could understand this if Maria Sharapova was playing, but a tennis match? Was there any “hot women” playing???
Bernie Matt
September 26th, 2012
1:04 pm
I say bench BOBO in favor of the walk-on coach. After all we have to lead by example! A mistake, even a secondary one is still a mistake that UGA can not afford. He has to learn his lesson!
chazzo
September 26th, 2012
1:12 pm
What will the tennis team do without Bobo’s recruiting prowess for 30 days? LOL
HUH?????
September 26th, 2012
1:20 pm
“Way to GATA”
Which post are you referring to?
bucket
September 26th, 2012
1:31 pm
@ dumb – good point. It just reveals the absurdity of some of the NCAA rules.
dawg52
September 26th, 2012
1:32 pm
Augburn rents Cammy for a year, refurbishes his pop’s church, and the NCAA cant find sufficient evidence to get Newton off the field, yet his dad is banned from games and campus cause Cammy d sidnt know what papa smurf was up to…….yeah right…..and now this bullsh%%t??? Saban’s daughter whips the crap outa her sorority sis and no one will even questionhim about it?? But dont let a kid watch a damn tennis match or we’ll put Russ down?? NCAA can kiss our hairy snubb-tails!!
WDE
September 26th, 2012
1:34 pm
@kingdaddy take a look your eyes won’t take a beating I promise.
http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-tennis/geo-w-tennis-body.html
HUH?????
September 26th, 2012
2:35 pm
“Augburn rents Cammy for a year, refurbishes his pop’s church, and the NCAA cant find sufficient evidence to get Newton off the field, yet his dad is banned from games and campus cause Cammy d sidnt know what papa smurf was up to…….yeah right…..and now this bullsh%%t??? ”
If you have any evidence against Cam or Auburn then you go to the NCAA. Otherwise you’re just an angry jealous little troll.
kingdaddy
September 26th, 2012
3:03 pm
WDE
Yeah Man, I’m starting to like UGA TENNIS, LOL…
kingdaddy
September 26th, 2012
3:08 pm
HUH?????
9:32, 9:36,, 9:44,,, 9:46,,,, 10:08,,,,, 10:59,,,,,, 12:30…Hey, at least we got something in common…
kingdaddy
September 26th, 2012
3:10 pm
WDE
With my luck, Billy Jo King would be playing…
North Georgia Dawg
September 26th, 2012
3:26 pm
I believe Georgia will win 31-17 or else by a similar margin with a different score. Tennessee’s passing offense is good, they just don’t seem to be able to run the ball against good teams (Ask Florida). I think Tennessee will play about as hard as they can in this game, but will come up short. I think Georgia is capable of beating the Vols by a lot more of course.
North Georgia Dawg
September 26th, 2012
3:29 pm
But a history lesson tempers my optimism. As many Georgia fans know, UGA lays an egg in a game they should win easily every year, as does South Carolina. Sometimes they still manage to win the game (The unimpressive victory against Kentucky last season after beating Auburn) and sometimes they lose. After demolishing Saban’s LSU Tigers in 2004 by a score of 45-16, I thought Georgia was the clear favorite to win the SEC and had a shot to win the national championship. They had a great quarterback, physical defense and a good running game. The next week against Tennessee in Athens, Georgia went on to commit over 100 yards in penalties, drop easy passes and play horribly on offense. David Greene had probably his worst game that day and we sadly lost that game after playing about as bad as we possibly could.
When you are playing a rival team that has talent, you’ve got to show up for the game.
Joey
September 26th, 2012
3:39 pm
HUH?????
It makes my day to see someone else who knows how critical Nov 6 is to the country.
Everything else, even football, is secondary, and I won’t “butt heads” with you again.
Cody
September 26th, 2012
3:41 pm
I would like to take back my cocky remarks from last weekend about how LSU was going to kill Florida and would destroy South Carolina. Our defense is still loaded, but I had made the assumption that Mettenberger was going to be a solid compliment to our power running game. He played poorly against Auburn and if he can’t solve that defense, he’s got a lot to work on. I still think LSU could beat both teams, but I gave Mettenberger way too much credit.
Joey
September 26th, 2012
3:53 pm
North Georgia Dawg, I have mentioned more than once (a lot more) about Richt’s teams losing games they shouldn’t.
The difference is now (my hope is), Grantham’s attacking style has rubbed off on Richt. He said in an interview last week that he loves his DC’s passion, and high-emotion-style, which surprised me.
I think if Murray continues to protect the ball as he has so far this season, Richt will let Bobo and Murray attack, and if so, this year may turn out to be some good fun, and great success.
Georgia’s defense prepares to bring Alec Ogletree, Bacarri Rambo back into fold | UGA sports blog
September 26th, 2012
3:55 pm
[...] Notebook: Bobo docked 30 days recruiting for secondary violation [...]
North Georgia Dawg
September 26th, 2012
3:57 pm
Joey, he really said that?? Great, I am very surprised to know that Richt said that. We need his intensity out there, especially considering that Tennessee has two very good receivers. Luckily their defense does not appear to be very good at this point in the season and as you said, when Murray protects the ball, he can be elite. Our receivers have been very good this season and now with Mitchell coming back should be even better.
Joey
September 26th, 2012
4:27 pm
Richt said it – in response to a question about the Franklin/Grantham thing from a year ago. I’ll see if I can find it – there was more. Who says a leopard can’t change its spots?
HUH?????
September 26th, 2012
5:18 pm
“It makes my day to see someone else who knows how critical Nov 6 is to the country.”
DAMN STRAIGHT!!!!!!
HUH?????
September 26th, 2012
5:19 pm
“Hey, at least we got something in common…”
True dat.
bobdawg
September 26th, 2012
6:06 pm
U know auburn buys Scam the QB and nothing is done…..admitted by dad….and
ga takes a pair to tennis…..1 month……
seems not to balance out….????
Bobo was wrong but seems as if the punishment does not fit the crime….
PT
September 26th, 2012
6:55 pm
Speaking of Bobo, what happened to all the Bobo haters? It’s amazing how the presents of a running game can change the effectiveness of an offense. Georgia’s offense is quite balanced now with the running and passing game. Bobo sure did get awful intelligent with his play calling once Gurley and Marshall arrived. Idiots
Huh?
September 26th, 2012
7:14 pm
PT…if UGA loses a game, then Bobo go back to being an idiot. Winning cures all…deservedly so or not.
GT black
September 26th, 2012
7:38 pm
Athens ifs full of red dirt…. $20.00 reported $20,000.00 flows under the table…
PT
September 26th, 2012
7:46 pm
I wasn’t speaking so much of winning as to the fact that Bozo can produce and average of 40 points a game. Heck, if Georgia had scored again against Vandy (which they could have), then they would have 50 points in back to back games. That has not been done since 1913?
Huh?
September 26th, 2012
7:51 pm
PT…I understand…I’m just saying that if UGA wins, people lay off the coaches…but if they lose, stats do not matter…people start calling the coaches idiots.
Mike Franklin
September 26th, 2012
7:59 pm
There will always be two noteworthy tyrannies above all others, in the annals of human history. One will be the Spanish Inquisition and the other, the NCAA.
Mike Franklin
September 26th, 2012
8:01 pm
PS – Why does GT hate UGA so much? The bitterness associated with this fine institution is really troubling. Perhaps the governor should institute a study to see if there is a danger from Tech that could eventually lead to some form of domestic terrorism?
PT
September 26th, 2012
8:05 pm
The consistency of the decision process of the NCAA reminds me of that of the NFL replacement refs.
WestOfAthens
September 26th, 2012
8:20 pm
So it is obvious now. CMR covered his bases, with Todd Grantham surely suggesting this.
Suspensions being in the past, excellent coaching, superb coaching.
SEC HBTD
UGA OC Mike Bobo commits NCAA no-no; banned from recruiting for a month | CollegeFootballTalk
September 26th, 2012
8:49 pm
[...] the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The violation: escorting a recruit and his mother into the NCAA Tennis Championships on the UGA [...]
BB's
September 26th, 2012
9:14 pm
I am a GT fan, and I always pull against UGA. But this is another example of crap with the NCAA that should not be news. It’s not the same as a concert. It is an athletic event on the campus where the kid is visiting. The NCAA rules are ridiculous. Not a big fan of Bobby Knight, but he once volunteered to rewrite the rulebook, and promised it would be less than 100 pages. I say let him.
RHall55
September 26th, 2012
9:49 pm
OK….Kool Aid Drinkers….UGA won the College Title for arrests several years ago, then last year with transfers, this year with suspensions, and now following up w/ de-commits: !) Tramel Terry 2) Derrick Henry 3) K Priester 4) Kelsey Griffin 5) Trenton Brown…..who’s next??? No NC for this staff w/ those kind of issues!!!! Not enuff depth….misses out on too much top notch talent….and can’t keep them all once they are there!!!
Rick James
September 26th, 2012
10:24 pm
@RHall55
OK….Kool Aid Drinkers….UGA won the College Title for arrests several years ago, then last year with transfers, this year with suspensions, and now following up w/ de-commits: !) Tramel Terry 2) Derrick Henry 3) K Priester 4) Kelsey Griffin 5) Trenton Brown…..who’s next??? No NC for this staff w/ those kind of issues!!!! Not enuff depth….misses out on too much top notch talent….and can’t keep them all once they are there!!!
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And through all of that they still beat Tech 10 out the last 11 and 25 out the last 32 games..Obviously something is being done right.
Huh?
September 26th, 2012
10:35 pm
Rick James…if beating Tech is your only criteria for doing things right, then yes…UGA has been a big success.
UGA OC Mike Bobo commits recruiting violation, banned from off-campus recruiting for a month | Saturday Down South
September 26th, 2012
10:48 pm
[...] the AJC: “To prevent similar violations of this nature in the future,” McGarity wrote, “the [...]
legionaire
September 27th, 2012
4:09 am
The NCAA is worthless. This is why every school should be allowed to have a slush fund of say $5,000 to cover incidental expenses for recruits and families i.e. a tank of gas, tickets to a tennis match, airline tickets for an emergency trip home etc.How about some common sense.
MTM555
September 27th, 2012
6:20 am
That just goes to show you that Bobo does not make the right calls. He has got to go. Can we chant Bobo Got to Go!!!!!!
fan
September 27th, 2012
6:46 am
anybody notice in the article that Richt smiled when walsh set the record kicking fg? so they got him straightened out? where the hell were you mark baby? no coaching obviously.
UGA OC Mike Bobo commits recruiting violation, banned from off-campus recruiting for a month – Georgia – Dawg News
September 27th, 2012
6:48 am
[...] the AJC: “To prevent similar violations of this nature in the future,” McGarity wrote, [...]
Joey
September 27th, 2012
8:02 am
“…but if they lose, stats do not matter…people start calling the coaches idiots.”
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It doesn’t just happen in Athens, Huh?
Last season, there was a firemuschamp.com website, UT went to the SECCG in ‘07, then fired its coach after ‘08 mainly due to fans uprising (and Dooley is as good as gone too), Texas Mack Brown is on the hot seat. Shula couldn’t beat Tubberville and had to go, then Tubberville had to go, Chan Gailey had to go, etc, etc.
Hey college coaches make huge money, and they better win, or they will be unpopular.
Georgia’s Offensive Coordinator Mike Bobo Suspended From Off Campus Recruiting Over Two $8 Tennis Tickets | The News Sports Guru
September 27th, 2012
12:15 pm
[...] offensive coordinator Mike Bobo has been suspended from off-campus recruiting for one-month after committing a secondary violation. He brought a recruit and his mother into the NCAA Tennis Championships, without having them buy an [...]
REMINGTON
September 27th, 2012
12:27 pm
OH MY GOODNESS….SUCH DAMAGE TO THE MIGHTY BULL DOGS
eagle 1
September 27th, 2012
1:05 pm
The kid and his mom probably didnt even want to go to the tennis match! How many football players demand to see the tennis facilities? They were probably just tourning campus.
GTBobby
September 27th, 2012
2:26 pm
I think GeorgiaTech…Yes, thiis Cenurty leads the nation with Two Major Ncaa Probation and is currently on a 4 year probation. It’ the new Tech tradition! How about them Bugs!
Georgia offensive coordinator banned for recruiting violations - Gamedayr : Gamedayr
September 27th, 2012
3:54 pm
[...] Bulldogs offensive coordinator Mike Bobo has been benched in the corner. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Bobo is suspended from any involvement with off-campus recruiting for [...]
GA, Stupid is as Stupid does...
September 27th, 2012
7:50 pm
So it says the tickets were $8 per ticket, yet GA send a $20 invoice….
I know you bulldog fans are hayseeds, but can’t you apply simple math?
This has nothing to do with any other school in the SEC, this is ALL you…
You make Forrest Gump seem smart….
Michael L. Buckner Law Firm Weekly NCAA Compliance and Enforcement Round-Up « Michael L. Buckner Law Firm
September 28th, 2012
9:39 am
[...] UGA notebook: A secondary violation involving Bobo and, of all things, tennis [...]