Mark Bradley

By Joey

August 4, 2008 4:43 PM | Link to this

Bradley, If you’re gonna go to the trouble to count the number of players arrested this year, at least name the offenses they were charged with. Don’t want to do that do you? It would make you look a little silly. You can’t seriously compare a 20 year old walking down the street with a beer in his hand with the stealing and raping going on at Nebraska and FSU. Get a life.

By Beach Dawg

August 4, 2008 4:47 PM | Link to this

Mark, you did a nice job on the Skip Caray article on the Braves site but this one leaves me cold. Your not so subtle jab at CMR in the end was uncalled for

By Ben Moore

August 4, 2008 4:49 PM | Link to this

Pretty simple actually:

Stop taking short cuts when you recruit and this type of thing doesn’t happen. If you develop quality talent and quality men, you don’t have this issue.

It’s not difficult but apparently with enough apologists, you can make any story seem meaningless.

I cannot wait until Georgia loses 3 games this year and the faithful will bury their heads in the sand.

By St. Mark

August 4, 2008 4:51 PM | Link to this

How about writing an investigative piece on how Clint Boling was able to get the DUI charge dismissed? He refused a breathalyzer and was booked on suspicion of DUI. And while that strategy doesn’t work for most of the free world, this guy had the charge dismissed. Sounds kind of fishy to me..

By Collin

August 4, 2008 4:52 PM | Link to this

I know that as the leader of the team Coach Richt has to take responsibility for his players’ actions, but can we really blame him for this. These are college kids who are hanging out with their friends and being dumb, like any average student. I’m sure Richt talks to them all the time about their role being different than just any student, but because they act like a lot of other dumb college kids doesn’t mean he is to blame. It’s a shame that things have gone this way this offseason, but let’s be realistic here. Some college kids are going to make stupid decisions being out on their own. And no coach can be there to hold their hand every time they leave the practice field. I’m not defending the actions of these players either. I was a college student three years ago and did not get involved in all the drinking and partying and I never got arrested, but the reality is college students are going to get in trouble, including the athletes, unfortunately this year the football team has experienced more than it’s share of stupid decisions. But I think the leadership on this team, including Coach Richt, will help them overcome the adversity and do some amazing things this year

By Bulldawg

August 4, 2008 4:53 PM | Link to this

I agree Mark, you should stick to journalism instead of giving your opinion. Ya know the ole phrase about opinions being like a**holes, you know everyone has one…and your’s STINKS!

By Bulldawg

August 4, 2008 4:53 PM | Link to this

I agree Mark, you should stick to journalism instead of giving your opinion. Ya know the ole phrase about opinions being like a**holes, you know everyone has one…and yours STINKS!

By harleydog

August 4, 2008 4:53 PM | Link to this

yes, you sound like you dont understand much about the game of football or life

By Dawg Fud

August 4, 2008 4:54 PM | Link to this

I agree with Richt that it is embarrassing and it certainly has been a distraction.

Time to focus and get serious about the task at hand Dawgs. #1 preseason ranking (football, not arrests) does not mean much to me. #1 posteason is what we are after.

GO DAWGS!

By gerry12

August 4, 2008 4:56 PM | Link to this

I think Mark Richt has been fair to his players as a lsu fan most fans know coach Miles had to pull the plug on our number one qb ryan p. he felt if he let it go maybe just before some big game he would get out of control so he kicked him off the team and folks this guy was the real deal instead of talking about uga number one we could be going after the bcs In closing i hope mark will do the right thing with these kids being number one is not the world no mater what happens i wish uga all the luck and maybe the sec can show the nation why we are the best

By Herschel Talker

August 4, 2008 4:57 PM | Link to this

Ben Moore likes men

By Ben Moore

August 4, 2008 4:57 PM | Link to this

Stealing and raping going on at Florida State? I’ve never seen a police report where a rape has been alleged. The two ex-players (meaning got kicked off, not “handled internally”) breaking into a guys appartment who they had issues with because they knew he was back home in California. Yeah, not the same. Georgia loses! Georgia loses! Georgia loses. Glory, Glory, Glory!

By Beach Dawg

August 4, 2008 4:58 PM | Link to this

Mark, you did a nice job on the Skip Caray article on the Braves site but this one leaves me cold. Your not so subtle jab at CMR in the end was uncalled for!!! It was a statement of personal opinion as opposed to objective reporting, but what’s new!!! You did mention that something happened at the press conference besides discussion of arrests and suspensions. Would have been nice for you to report that but guess there’s no thrill in objective reporting vs. the blood, guts and gore of the rap sheet!! I guess once an ambulance chasing muckraker always one!!!!

By UGA Free Get Out Jail Card

August 4, 2008 4:59 PM | Link to this

Thank God we have Georgia Southern, Central Mich, South Carolina,Arizona State. If any more players get into trouble when the season starts we are in deep $hit..not really coach richt won’t let a few players cost us nc title.So keep paying everone to keep quiet and out of jail. Keep the drinking, public p**, tearing up hospitals, assualts, dui in the state of Georgia. …please guys!

By Ben

August 4, 2008 5:02 PM | Link to this

Still have time to catch Penn State yet!

By Joey

August 4, 2008 5:04 PM | Link to this

Stealing at FSU in ‘93. Raping at Nebraska in ‘95. I was addressing the years Bradley wrote about, moron.

By CLT Dawg

August 4, 2008 5:12 PM | Link to this

St. Mark, how does one get a charge dropped? its called lack of evidence.

By Jim Rome says stay classy Georgia

August 4, 2008 5:12 PM | Link to this

Keep urinating in public, tearing up hospital property you guys are classy..Playing past interviews with cmr about players getting into trouble.CMR WE HAVE NO PROBLEMS @ UGA..LOL Jim Rome shows so much love for cmr and bulldawgs too. lol

By Dawg Fud

August 4, 2008 5:16 PM | Link to this

Jim Rome is a douche.

By Orange man

August 4, 2008 5:18 PM | Link to this

Take a look at this and you will see what kind of players come out of GA. Just so happens this one got away from them and landed somewhere else. But I have to give it to Bob he kicked him off for it. CMR doesn’t have the nads to do it. Talk about the NC. It means NO CRIMINALS. CMR wants to win so bad he will do anything to get it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvzWhlX9TKs

By Moonlight Mile

August 4, 2008 5:25 PM | Link to this

The offseason has been embarrassing for anyone who loves our school. Here’s hoping Coach Richt and the staff can help these kids learn from their mistakes. Preventing these types of incidents is damn near impossible. How you deal with it afterward is what you can control.

By Jimmy

August 4, 2008 5:29 PM | Link to this

LOL @ people wasting valuable minutes of their lives watching Jim Rome’s show. The guy is a total hack.

By Whatever

August 4, 2008 5:29 PM | Link to this

The reason it is a distraction is because the media feels like it is front page news if a 20 year old kid gets caught with a beer. College boys/men sometimes drink alchohol and get into physical altercations? That really is news to me.

I feel bad for the poor kid who is the third string whatever, has no future in football, is basically just another college kid who happens to practice with the team and becomes front page news when he gets caught acting like college kids do.

By watcher16

August 4, 2008 5:31 PM | Link to this

Ben Moore:

Short cuts on recruiting? B/c its so easy to predict 1-2 years in advance a guy can get in trouble for simply having a beer. Get a life

By The Truth

August 4, 2008 5:33 PM | Link to this

* Every single major college football programs has had it’s fair share of issues…. Some major, some minor, some in bunches, some here and there… My only suggestion is this: Don’t be the pot that calls the kettle black, because what goes around comes around, and chances are have been around….*

By michael

August 4, 2008 5:40 PM | Link to this

it was bound to happen. wasn”t richt on the fsu staff when the “free shoes” episode took place? isn’t he a pupil of “look the other way” bobby bowden? vince did the same thing according to some fomer players i know from the mid ‘80’s.

By PTC DAWG

August 4, 2008 5:56 PM | Link to this

Walking with BEER, now that’s a CRIME for the ages. I agree, at least say what the kids were arrest for. I saw ONE serious allegation myself.

Laws have changed through the years, KIDS have not.

By Atlanta Gator

August 4, 2008 5:59 PM | Link to this

We must consider the offenses. Among the latest ones are: player peeing on a building, player getting hit in the face with a bottle, and player whose DUI charge was dropped. Hardly the type of offenses that should allow us to conclude that UGA is in the same league as the early 90’s ‘Noles. Now, the kid who collapsed another kid’s eye-socket? DESPICABLE. Period. And where is that kid? He’s off the team. Let’s take a step back and put all this stuff in a little perspective. Anybody who’s up in arms about some of these events clearly never went to college…

By satchmo

August 4, 2008 6:16 PM | Link to this

When you are #1, you will have a target on your back, on and off the field. Sad, we live in a society, where hero worship, is IT. And they become media prey, for anything that, they can report. Young people, Will make mistakes, and learn to pay the consequences for their their actions. Being accountable for those actions, is part of the process. If their is no remorse, then the process, will repeat, itself as we have seen time and time and again. Hopefully OUR young man, will gain from the his bad experience, and be a influential role model going forward.

By dawgslickthemself

August 4, 2008 6:21 PM | Link to this

New course at UGA potty training 101.

By OLD DAWG

August 4, 2008 6:23 PM | Link to this

WELL SAID ATLANTA GATOR. YOU SUMMED IT UP VERY WELL, AND REMEMBER, ALL THESE KIDS WERE RECRUITED VERY HARD BY EVERY MAJOR PROGRAM IN THE SOUTH AND COUNTRY. COACH RICHT HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT HE THINKS IS RIGHT AND FAIR, AS HAS MOST ALL OF THE SEC COACHES IN SIMILAR CASES. GO DAWGS!

By Mark Bradley

August 4, 2008 6:27 PM | Link to this

Folks, this is a column, as opposed to a news story, which my esteemed colleague Chip Towers handled. By definition, a column is an opinion. If you check the print AJC, you’ll see those words — “My Opinion” — alongside our little pictures.

As for the “not-so-subtle dig” at Mark Richt … I yield to no one in my admiration for this coach and what he has accomplished, but when Richt concedes the reputation of his team has been “damaged,” that’s a fairly blatant admission something has gone wrong. Every big-time program has disciplinary incidents, yes, but not this many.

By AL

August 4, 2008 6:32 PM | Link to this

What is wrong with the thugs out there? Why is it that 99% of the time there is an arrest, fight, etc, the player is black? Even when a white person does get into trouble, it is only because of alcohol 99% of the time. The black thugs throw bottles, damage hospitals, etc. WHO DAMAGES A HOSPITAL? Sounds like a bunch of wild animals. I don’t give a darn if these thugs had a rough upbringing, lived in a bad part of town, etc. You still know what is right and wrong and should know how to act in public. What’s even more pathetic is that these NFL and NBA players are always black for the most part who get arrested. I don’t get it. Amazing how a mostly white sport like baseball RARELY has anyone arrested.

By billgt

August 4, 2008 6:34 PM | Link to this

Corruption and poor discipline has been rampart at uga, THE university of guilty atheletes, since the days of Butts. Dooley and Harrick did their best to continue it. Richt is another Bible toting hypocrite who places trophies above developing young men’s character. You recruit scum, you get scum.

By Stephen

August 4, 2008 6:34 PM | Link to this

Let’s see…

FLA players are committing armed robbery, TECH players are raping people in the butt, and for the most part other than Michael Lemon, UGA players are just drinking too much…

I dont agree with what the UGA players have done, but lets give them a LITTLE credit compared to what is being done in other college towns, would they have even been arrested?????

I still say based on my experiences in athens, that the cops are OUT for the players.

By country boy

August 4, 2008 6:36 PM | Link to this

I am a Dawg fan … an embarassed Dawg fan. No defense the these continual problems with obeying the law. What are these kids thinking ??? They have a unique opportunity - a possible great season, a very good education, and maybe playing football professionally for big $$$. I’m tired of hearing these young men referred to as kids just making youthful mistakes.

By checkitout

August 4, 2008 6:55 PM | Link to this

When the GT guys get caught with their hand in the cookie jar, they should be expelled, banished from the state(with the exception of one county) or hanged until dead. Uga guys get caught and they are just kids having a good time…HeHeHeHeHe

By thuga VI (also dead)

August 4, 2008 6:57 PM | Link to this

Nice thugs UGAY nice thugs UGAY nice thugs UGAY Now you have the excuse of off field distractions for when you CHOKE this year!!!!!! You all know its coming! Start lining up those excuses! you weiner sucking thugs!

By Bubba

August 4, 2008 7:02 PM | Link to this

i think Stephen likes to be raped in the butt!!!!!!

By firsttimer

August 4, 2008 7:02 PM | Link to this

CLT Dawg-you get charges dropped or reduced by having influencial friends in high places. You should know that.

By Joe

August 4, 2008 7:03 PM | Link to this

I am embarassed, but I know CMR is doing everything he is allowed to do. don’t blame the coach. Bradley if your going to be a reporter then know the rules of recruiting and the sport itself. CMR cannot have total control over the players in the summer.

You are questioning the players we recruit? Dude, pay attention to what is going on….. We clearly turn down players because of this reason alone. Players left and right are wondering why other programs offer so soo and UGA doesn’t. UGA does extensive background checks.

last but not least… You compare 93’ FSU and nebraska to these arrest??? Are you just a grumpy old fart now? Break down the arrest and other than Lemon none of them are nothing bad outside of what you did in college….not that it should be ok… but don’t sit on that high horse!

By Ted

August 4, 2008 7:08 PM | Link to this

I admit it. I got a DUI in college. Who cared about it? Me and my family. I wasn’t suspended from school. I wasn’t fired from my job. I wasn’t branded as a thug or a cancer that needed to be eradicated. My dad wasn’t ridiculed as someone who had lost control of his kid. I made a stupid mistake and paid the legal consequences. Fortunately, I didn’t have media-instigated social consequences to cause further humiliation.

But maybe my college drinking helped my powers of perception. At least I can differentiate between a 20 year old drinking beer in public and another 20 year old nearly blinding some kid. I know it’s easier for shallow, stupid people to count incidents rather than investigate their severity. But do you stone-throwers really think that drinking in public and assault are equal contributors to a reasonable evaluation of a program? Does any transgression deserve a caning and immediate dismissal in your mind? Maybe you should think of the stupid things you’ve done in your life and where you might be now if someone had used your logic on you.

By Vision

August 4, 2008 7:12 PM | Link to this

Here’s the totality of all the so-called “arrest” that the media is so extended about….

FB Fred Munzenmaier: Two games for walking and drinking. LB Darius Dewberry: Two games for kicking over plants and hitting a parking lot arm. OG Clint Boling: One game for reckless driving. SN Jeff Henson: Indefinitely for double drinking incidents. DB Donavon Baldwin: Indefinitely for double drinking incidentrs. DE Michael Lemon: Dismissed from team for beating up a guy.

That’s it. That’s the total “impact” of all the embellished and overhyped allegations of “out of control” that the media loves to lay on the Dawgs.

When you read the actual punishments does it sound like out of control to you? No, it doesn’t. Or does it come across sounding more like the Athens-Clark County police chief defined it…. “the football players at UGA are not out of line with the typical college student”. And oh, the police chief used the stats to prove it, something these blind allegations do not do.

I am left with the feeling that if 15 UGA football players were arrested for robbing a bank and later all charges were dismissed because the police mistook the UGA bus for the geataway car the AJC 6 months later would be using all 15 arrests to prove some hollow point.

By AltamahaDawg

August 4, 2008 7:29 PM | Link to this

It really does my heart good to see so many well meaning Rivals posting in here, so concerned about how to improve our program and the well-being of our football players. And all quite factual. A lesser man would pretend to have some say in this whatsoever just to fuel a need to insult somebody. Thank goodness nobody is that pathetic in here.

By Ogeechee Dawg

August 4, 2008 7:30 PM | Link to this

Wow!!! Not the way to go into a season….talk about a buzz kill.

These guys represent the University and very Dawg fan out there

Very disappointed - think that Dewberry should be suspended for 5-games… minimum - if not for the season.

As far as the alcohol related crap - two game suspensions are appropriate for first offense. Second offense - 5 games. if there is a third offense - cut them loose.

By quaildawg

August 4, 2008 7:44 PM | Link to this

Orange Man, Remember a guy that fondled a girl against her will on his recruiting trip to FL? Remember who was all too eager to ink that guy??? Remember who had their upper classmen taking recruits earlier this year for a little toke trip? remember who has a punter that has FIVE,,,YES FIVE ALCOHOL related violations and will be suiting up for good ole’ UT, conveniently, for the UGA game this year. Live in glass houses ring familiar????

By Disgusted with Richt

August 4, 2008 7:49 PM | Link to this

Why wasn’t the hoodlum who did $2,100 damage to the hospital arrested? Wouldn’t that be a felony and arrest #9? When a person is locked up for suspected drunk driving and refuses the alcohol test, that is considered an admission of guilt, and they are supposed to lose their driver’s license. In the first place, sober people don’t refuse the test, and secondly, the judge who reduced the charge is probably a big UGA donor, or maybe he was just squeezed by Adams’ pal Sonny Perdue, or some expensive lawyer paid by the athletic department found a loophole. Adams and Richt have routinely thrown money at problems to make them go away. The best example was the 2002 sexual assault case in the dorm which UGA settled for six figures in return for having the charges dropped against a basketball player and football player. The frequent defense that these are college students behaving as such, is just stupid. They are supposed to be getting a valuable education at state expense, and they are representing the University and the state. They are not entitled to behave as they please. The bottom line of all of this is, Richt is not a nice guy. He is just another college coach who will do anything to win.

By Darkjuice

August 4, 2008 7:54 PM | Link to this

He wasn’t arrested because the player is a white boy. if he was black he be kicked off the team everybody knows that. uga is a raciest university and so are their fans. just read the replies.

By Denver dog

August 4, 2008 7:57 PM | Link to this

As badly as I hate to read the words of Bradley, they ring true. So if we want to be on the top of the pile, we better be ready to take the flak when it gets reported. Some kid drinks too much, another pitches a fit in a parking lot, somebody else rubs somebodies stomach. Let it go folks!!!! Let the press have the fun it needs, what else are they going to report on,what color panties Ga Tech is wearing this year? Maybe Terrence Moore can do that, it seems more up his alley

By quaildawg

August 4, 2008 7:59 PM | Link to this

Mark, Let me give you a lead on another worthwhile story that could shed some light on what’s wrong with this picture. How about a piece regarding Athens Clarke County Police Departments unwillingness to pursue charges against establishments that serve alcohol to minors??? That would require too much work!!! It’s alot easier to sit back wait till said establishments release the culprits into the streets then wait like vultures for the inebriated to expose themselves for an easy $500 for the ACC cofers. Wonder where those same lame officers were when a friend stepped onto Broad Street (for those who don’t know this is the main street through downtown Athens) from a well established restaurant and was promptly beaten so severly that he nearly lost his life from a stroke that was induced via the beating???? Probably waiting around the corner for the layups they can make every Friday and Saturday night. Mark you wanna ask hard questions ask ACC about this troubling trend.

By Orange Man

August 4, 2008 8:06 PM | Link to this

quaildawg, Let go back 5 years and see how many thugs uga have had arrested. I know they had 7 last year. why don’t you check and you will be suprised how many uga players have been in jail compared to the`other real schools

By Roswell Ed

August 4, 2008 8:10 PM | Link to this

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Tell me Richt didn’t learn from the MASTER.

Awe Shucks BOYS will be BOYS.

By Denver dog

August 4, 2008 8:12 PM | Link to this

Hey Orange Man,

Last time I checked your school had to use artificial lines because your players were hitting the ground and snorting up the lines. That is a fact, or have you forgotten that. How about that pervert that UGA, UF, FlaSt, Miami, ALabama, and Auburn all pulled the scholarship offer to because he raped a young lady. I really am more offended that an inbred hillbilly from Tenn would have the gaul to say anything about any other team after what your school has been through with felony arrests. Go love on your cousin or sister, it doesn’t much matter to you folks.

By IveyLeaguer

August 4, 2008 8:13 PM | Link to this

**Mark,

Can you name a coach that takes away more playing time than Richt, per capita, per offense? I don’t think so.

That is the most severe punishment, because that’s what players care about the most.**

By Roswell Ed

August 4, 2008 8:15 PM | Link to this

Did y’all hear the player news out of Auburn?

Insert cricket noises here.

CTT runs the cleanest program in the SEC period.

By Heyberto

August 4, 2008 8:17 PM | Link to this

This happens.. it happens to all teams. It’s unfortunate that this has happened at an elevated frequency this year, but Richt is handling it just fine. The needed discipline is there, and he’s not pulling an Urban Meyer where they reinstate a player that was dismissed from the team for committing felony discharge of a firearm. Lemon is gone and after being involved with this fight this past weekend, he’ll stay gone.

By Denver dog

August 4, 2008 8:18 PM | Link to this

Hey Ed

Pull up your panties

By GATOR#1

August 4, 2008 8:22 PM | Link to this

CMR IS GOING TO PUT HIS FOOT DOWN. ALERT EVERYONE. DON’T WORRY FALSE ALARM HE DOES’T HAVE IT IN HIM!!!! AND THIS TEAM IS GOING TO WIN THE NC. HA HA HA HA Richt said downtown is off-limits to players during camp, but he is considering making it a permanent ban during the season

Coach Stacy Searels, who was wearing a gray sweatshirt, made the offensive line run some extra sprints across the length of the end zone after they lagged

Secondary coach Willie Martinez, who wore a white, long-sleeved shirt, barked at linebackers Rennie Curran and Dent to get out of the shade while they were watching drills

By heyberto

August 4, 2008 8:28 PM | Link to this

Roswell Ed,

How can you get in trouble in Auburn, AL… there’s nothing to do down there! But seriously… I remember the Donnan years when nothing was done by the Head Coach, and the team was running over him. The public seldom heard about problems, but mayn players (Jasper Sanks, Quincy Carter) were all doing crap they shouldn’t have been without the public knowing about it. Be careful that the same isn’t happening down there. These guys are kids and they’re going to do stuff they’re not supposed to.. so they really need to get caught and learn their lesson. I’m not saying Auburn and Tuberville have problems, but I wouldn’t assume that everything is ‘clean’.

By D'Marcus Jefferson, Kappa Alpha pledge at UGA...GO ROB'T E. LEE!!

August 4, 2008 8:28 PM | Link to this

What’s the big about UGA fuut-baw players getting arrested? Every winning team needs felons on their team! They need more violence and where can you learn more about violence than in Prison!!!

Who needs Photo Day with the Bulldawgs??? I just go to the post office or the police station and get a picture of each player!!!

Coach Richt, you should be mighty prawd of your fuut-baw team!!! You silent leader…you!!! You have brought the Florida State tradition to UGA!

Why don’t you be a real coach and suspend your boys for the Ariz. State game or an SEC game? BE A MAN!! What a whuss coach!!!

By Gak

August 4, 2008 8:28 PM | Link to this

It possibly would be best to discontinue all athletic programs across the country due to this plague of athletic behavior problems. The stadium space could be used for several dorms or classroom buildings. All colleges and universities would be free from the media distractions that are caused by these high profile ‘troubled students’. Furthermore, our nation would save a great deal of fuel in not traveling to these athletic contests. And let’s not forget that students would receive far less attention from the media when they do get in trouble. Having athletic contests simply is not worth all the trouble. As it stands now, the primary benefit for being an athlete is that one gets absolute full attention and memorialized coverage for their misdeeds. The average student probably gets back page coverage at best. This simply is not fair and represents the most reprehensible form of discrimination. Just think of all the possible lawsuits that might occur if the average student paid much attention to these fantastic benefits for these citations. Yes, the best thing is to forget about athletics and rid ourselves of all the trouble.

By AltamahaDawg

August 4, 2008 8:32 PM | Link to this

Well, not to step on your totally objective and not at all liberal point there, disgusted, but you contradict yourself to claim how the money driving the train is all booster money and then refer to it as wasting public funds. Which is it? In fact, these are the Least of students that are getting thier college paid for by state tax money. Incidentally, the price of tuition pays for about 20% of the university’s cost to educate a student, so really from that standpoint , EVERY college kid is using public money and represent the university and the state. Somehow I don’t think the standard or the outrage would be the same for everyone. Are they dumb for flirting with a thier scholarships, sure, but how does that affect you?

It’s interesting how there is a constant cry to treat athelets the same as the kid sitting next to them, but nobody wants to treat athelets the same as the kid sitting next to them.

And is it possibly throw out any more ridiculous accusations of wrongdoing, with any less facts? I bet you can.

By Orange Man

August 4, 2008 8:33 PM | Link to this

Denver dog, Go love on your cousin or sister, it doesn’t much matter to you folks! I guess you must live in Denver because if you lived in Ga you would see all the sister and brother, brother and mother, father and sister ugly people in Ga. Ga is the capital for in breeders. the only normal or good looking girls are from another state.

By Hunk Erdown

August 4, 2008 8:36 PM | Link to this

All this football team needs is some player leadership. The seniors need to start slapping some heads of these younger guys.

Anyone who blames CMR for summer incidents, or recruiting bad people just don’t know what they’re talking about, which seems to be the only requirement for posting on blogs like this.

I was dreading the summer for UGA’s football team because I knew that we would have a few guys step out of line. We always do, just like every other College in the nation… we just have “cracker jack” reporters that really know how to milk a police blotter for everything its worth.

I admire CMR for the way he handled the media, and didn’t fall into the trap of trying to use common sense or rational thought to explain things. The media would have turned that around into justifying bad behaviour and chewed him up for it.

Now its time to move on and play some football. Time for the leaders of this team to step up. Time for the media to either call this a wrap or use some integrity and tell the whole story, including the charges and the punishment on each individual case.

I too would like to thank all the fans of our competitors who have taken such an interest in the welfare of our football program, I have to admit that what goes on at your schools between seasons doesn’t interest me in the least.

Nothing has happened at UGA that will give you an excuse for the outcome of our games when we meet, win or lose.

By heyberto

August 4, 2008 8:38 PM | Link to this

GATOR #1:

Before you say anything, read what your own fans are saying about a problem on your team:

http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2008/08/01/ronnie-wilson-helps-florida-reload/

http://sauriansagacity.blogspot.com/2008/08/might-as-well-read-it-here-first.html

Now that’s a fan.. one that call’s him like he see’s em.. and wants more for his program than to win at all costs. Kudos to you GATOR, #1. Way to be a hipocrite

By GATOR#1

August 4, 2008 8:50 PM | Link to this

heyberto(hipocrite)

Let me use a line that you and your paper team uses ALL THE TIME. They are just kids. Kids will be kids. But there is one little thing that we can say that you can’t. NC Champs twice since you had one back before you were born BOY

By heyberto

August 4, 2008 8:56 PM | Link to this

Ah GATOR #1, I see you’re avoiding the issue by resorting to an assinine defense. You NC is well deserved.. you guys earned it. But that fact has NOTHING to do with the fact that your school and your coach allowed someone to rejoin the team after firing an AK-47 assault rifle in public. So tell me… how can you possibly attach UGA, the coach, and the players for getting into trouble? Answer: you can’t without being a hipocrite… which you are.

By heyberto

August 4, 2008 8:57 PM | Link to this

Ah GATOR #1, I see you’re avoiding the issue by resorting to an assinine defense. You NC is well deserved.. you guys earned it. But that fact has NOTHING to do with the fact that your school and your coach allowed someone to rejoin the team after firing an AK-47 assault rifle in public. So tell me… how can you possibly attack UGA, the coach, and the players for getting into trouble? Answer: you can’t without being a hipocrite… which you are.

By heyberto

August 4, 2008 8:59 PM | Link to this

Ah GATOR #1, I see you’re avoiding the issue by resorting to an assinine defense. You NC is well deserved.. you guys earned it. But that fact has NOTHING to do with the fact that your school and your coach allowed someone to rejoin the team after firing an AK-47 assault rifle in public. So tell me… how can you possibly attack UGA, the coach, and the players for getting into trouble? Answer: you can’t without being a hipocrite… which you are.

By Roswell Ed

August 4, 2008 9:00 PM | Link to this

I heard that on photo day at UGA.

The only photo shot the players were comfortable with

was the profile!!

By Mark Bradley

August 4, 2008 9:01 PM | Link to this

No program holds the patent on good behavior. And it usually works out that the fans who laugh hardest over another school’s misfortune are the ones whose beloved team gets bitten next.

By Roswell Ed

August 4, 2008 9:15 PM | Link to this

Hey Mark if you actually want to be a reporter do a story on how AU and CTT stay out of trouble and actually graduate their players.

I think that its the most under reported story in NCAA football.

A team that wins the right way.

What a concept.

Hey Mark I’m going to play Kreskin here and predict your ‘09 SEC champion.

My mind bended spoon reflection shows me that you’ll pick UGA Bulldogs.

Picking them every year saves you alot of research and thought doesn’t it Mark?

Tell me why they got rid of someone who actually contributes something to the paper ie TB,

and kept a hack like you?

By AltamahaDawg

August 4, 2008 9:17 PM | Link to this

Gator #1, you remind me of the old gal on the Verizon commercial, “well you’ve got crabgrass”.

By handawg

August 4, 2008 9:19 PM | Link to this

read:

www.bighairyblawg.com

By SEC Fan

August 4, 2008 9:20 PM | Link to this

I love all the UGA kool-aid drinkers making comments and defending CMR…It’s clear that the fans and the players don’t know how do deal with the pressure that comes with #1. That’s right—-this actually is your first time…

By handawg

August 4, 2008 9:23 PM | Link to this

As if graduating from crappy AU is an accomplishment. Auburn wants to be the story when it grows up…Ready to get blown out again, hicks?

By Paddy

August 4, 2008 9:28 PM | Link to this

Bubba…. Sorry your GED was not accepted. You must get out of the 6th grade first. Hope you are not a UGA fan.

By SickandTired

August 4, 2008 9:28 PM | Link to this

Dear Coach Richt, You are the best at dodging the blame for the actions of your players. You learned from a truly great one in Bobby Bowden. I think the thing that makes you so endearing to the fans is that you actually convince the Dawgnation that you’re sincerely let down by the actions of the players. But how could that be a surprise when you openly supported Soulja Boys lewd song being played and your players dancing to it. When you told your players to get a 15 yard penalty in the Fla. game last year. How is it a surprise when every off season since you’ve had the job has had a number of arrests that shock you? Keep up the good work Mark, but it’s time to win that National Championship or they will run you out of town choir robe and all.

By AltamahaDawg

August 4, 2008 9:29 PM | Link to this

How is defending Mark Richt a clear sign of not know how to handle a preseason ranking? And most of the offseason issue with players happened before the ranking came out. How is that not handling the pressure? Thats’s right—-this is actually is your first time trying to sound like an adult….

By Gator#1

August 4, 2008 9:31 PM | Link to this

heyberto Ok i was beating around the bush. I agree we all have our thugs. But the point i was trying to make was that our thugs are better than your thugs and your coach is not a saint like you try and make him out to be. He is an average coach that can’t win the big one. Do you realize that there have been 3 coaches that have come in and won the NC right away. Nick, Les and the MAN. CMR needs to go talk to one of them and find out how to do it, UGA has a few good players and with a little coaching may be able to pull it off. Is this what you wanted to hear.

By Gak,the Ultra Conservative

August 4, 2008 9:54 PM | Link to this

I see nothing wrong with getting all college recruits from our state penal instituions. There is outstanding athletic ability there. As long as the colleges and universities follow the NCAA guidelines, there should be no problem. There could be a few problems with academic issues; but then GED qualifiers might make very good students. Having good character would not be an issue as our penal institutions have historically been somewhat successful at reforming those who have been found guilty of poor conduct against society and a rehabilitated inmate is just as good as anyone. The obvious advantage is that he/she is far more aggressive and physical than the shy student-athlete out of high school. Why permit these institutions of higher learning to corner the market with respect to producing and managing aggressive and physically dominant athletes. Our penal institutions deserve the same opportunity and shouldn’t we be an equal opportunity society?

By heyberto

August 4, 2008 9:54 PM | Link to this

GATOR#1, that’s a much more thoughtful response, and I appreciate that… but Richt has nothing to do with why these kids got in trouble any more than Urban Meyer was for the Gators. And as for winning the big one, we’ve been on top of the SEC a few times without getting a chance to play for the NC… that has nothing to do with Richt. Florida has been on the wrong side of Lady Luck a few times as well and not got the same chance… to that’s not really a valid argument. If we were in a playoff system, I might agree with you. But to date, it’s not as if we got to the big game and lost it. Richt will get his shot, whether this year or another, and he will prove his worth, don’t you worry.

By Birdman

August 4, 2008 10:13 PM | Link to this

Who cares what Bradley thinks? You guys need to get a life and wait to the games are played…..these kids are 18-21 yrs old-I did worse in college. Every program has issues and Bradley’s got more than all of them! Have a good evening…I will be here all week.

By Hunk Erdown

August 4, 2008 10:15 PM | Link to this

Maybe it’s just the kool aide, but in a weird way this all may turn out good for the Dawgs… They have certainly been brought down to earth with all this publicity.

The alternative would be coming into camp with that number 1 ranking and a bunch of “big heads” about it.

The way things are right now there is a big distraction that will cause the team to work on focusing on business. From here they can only get better, they can pull together and know that they will be too busy running bleachers and doing drills to think about trouble.

Akeem Dent is a good example of a man that slipped and has now worked his way back into the good graces of the team… Look for him to be a big time playmaker.

I just hope that we can avoid injuries for the next several weeks.

By rolling_in_coleslaw

August 4, 2008 10:21 PM | Link to this

WSBTV in Atlanta Started their 6 PM newscast about the leghumpers getting arrested.HAHA

By fred russo

August 4, 2008 10:26 PM | Link to this

It’s time for these children who want to play a mans game to grow up. sadly their is no way to tell if you are recruting a man or a child.

By quaildawg

August 4, 2008 10:26 PM | Link to this

Roswell Ed, Be careful because when the Animal Rights zealots get that Cow Tipping Felony Law passed the entire AU campus will be doing time. Not to mention Mark Bradley, Terrance and the rest of the AJC hacks will be camping on Toomers Twig.

By dog b4 doley

August 4, 2008 10:33 PM | Link to this

I have been a dawg fan for a long long time. Live in a far off land just checking for Dawg news on the internet and saw this blog. first time on a blog and last time. this is like talk radio. YOU GUYS NEED TO GET A LIFE!!!!

By quaildawg

August 4, 2008 10:35 PM | Link to this

Urange Man, Since you obviously research UGA soooo much how about you providing this rap sheet for us. Wellllllll One thing we are sure of our COach hasn’t been served a subponea and didn’t have to stab his predecessor in the back to get his job!!! I still have a soft spot for poor old Johnny!!!

By AltamahaDawg

August 4, 2008 10:37 PM | Link to this

Can’t win the big one is such a worthless cliche’. Which “big one” is that? Look I’m not even going to debate the nature of the MNC with anyone. I’ll just say this: there are those hung up on it as the only measuring stick and some that thinks its nothing more than a beauty context. What is true, is that Nobody Doesnt want to win it, so I’ll agree its a worthwhile accomplishment, that in his first 7 years of head coaching has eluded Coach Richt. The fact that it bothers anyone is a huge compliment to the man.

I assume if he asked the “MAN” the man would say that he did exactly what Richt did his second year except that UCLA pulled an upset on USC. Had that not happened, Urban Meyers would have done the Exact same great job that year, gone to the nice BCS bowl, and you would have said he can’t win the big one, right? But YOU tell us what Myers did that Richt didn’t. Then tell us how if the “MAN” knows something special, he would have followed that up with a 4 loss season. Miles would say, “hey pal we tried our dead level best NOT to get in”. Somehow WV and Mizzou got beat while we were all sitting on the couch. Care to examine the events leading up to Saban’s, including if I recall something about a team that didnt even win its conference THEN getting in the mix (but I digress). Now consider that UGA was all but in the SECCG if Ky can kick a 34 yr FG, or Vandy hold a huge lead. Or a holding call against SC prevented the gators from losing that year. I am a big proponent of “thats the way the ball bounces” All those situations, teams, deserved whatever got them there. But to sit here and say that those coaches KNEW something about “the big one” that somebody else does not…is a total lack of football knowledge, and frankly a pretty simpleminded comment from somebody that gives the appearance that they haven’t been following college football very long.

By PMC

August 4, 2008 10:46 PM | Link to this

I don’t see how this can be blamed on the coaching staff. Ask any of those players on that or any team and they’ll tell you they are grown men and want to be treated like that.

Bottom line. These young men have a lot of growing up and maturing to do. They know how to do right and are choosing to act the fool. It’s easy to think the world is out to get you when you’re consistantly putting yourself in bad positions. Another thing. A lot of these guys are backups. You want to be a starter guys.. you had better get your stuff together grow up and be professional.

By AltamahaDawg

August 4, 2008 10:49 PM | Link to this

HD, I thought the same thing, none of this stuff is going to be a distraction, and probably is a rallying point. Once it start heating up, nobody will give a rats behind about a drinking arrest. And for every kid who did get in trouble, there are a dozens of others that figured out, they don’t want to be him. Frankly I think the papers do Richt a favor. The bad publicity is as valuable as 25 lectures. “you wonder why we say this stuff boys…………..this is why”.

By TROTTINGHOMETUDD

August 4, 2008 11:10 PM | Link to this

Mark your 6:27 post…

Seems to be a shot in the dark stating that Ga. has had more incidents of bad behavior reported than any other big time program. What proof do you offer and what does that prove?

You know there are many ways to judge a program. Is this really the deciding factor in how Georgia will be remembered?

I remember when Ga. never made headlines and you had a problem with them then too.

By georgiagirl

August 4, 2008 11:26 PM | Link to this

To read all the other fans talking their S!!! about UGA. AU,GT, FL and TENN I bet you all are in church every Sunday acting so good. How about cleaning up your own dirt. I guess its okay to give grades away, rape women, shoot guns, use a dead woman credit, smoke dope, have 5 DUI and the list goes on. I guess you all were born old and never made a mistake in your life. A whole lot of A holes calling the pot black, because they live in glass houses. But wait a minute all of you are so perfect, that it makes me sick. These guys got their own butts in trouble not the team or CMR. Everyone who has ever been young as made mistakes in their life. But they are the ones who need to be blamed and pay for it. So back off and clean up around your own door steps. How about just acting like you have some class. I am a DAWGS fan and I will always be a true fan and I have no problem with you being a fan of your team, but back the hell off us now. You old farts Maybe trying thinking about the guys dieing the a war or help the kids that are being killed in the streets and maybe help some old person. GO DAWGS

By The Truth!

August 4, 2008 11:53 PM | Link to this

Look heres the bottom line. Young blacks just dont know how to act!
From Penn state, to AL, to UGA, perhaps if they were willing to swap out a little 40 time in exchange for more intelligent players, these programs wouldn’t have these problems!

By Hunk Erdown

August 4, 2008 11:53 PM | Link to this

Right On G-Girl!

By Huh?

August 4, 2008 11:59 PM | Link to this

Man…people take this criminal stuff hard. If you can’t walk the line you are never gonna win a big game.

This garbage is hilarious. Did someone really play the “there are men dying fighting a war” card?

UGA fans are too cute.

By georgiagirl

August 5, 2008 12:31 AM | Link to this

Thanks Hunk Erdown BY hUH? Yes I played that card, got a problem with it, my son-in-law as been there three times and I have lost some special people to it A@@ swipe. So take that card, jerk. And by the way their a alot of football fans over there too.

God, some people. GO DAWGS

By the truth typical redneck

August 5, 2008 2:38 AM | Link to this

the truth just show your true colors. you praise uga players, thumb your chest about how great uga is but I bet if a black male uga football player show up at your front door, u tell him to go around back.just about the whole team is black. take a look at all the whites getting arrested at uga. nothin happens to them.you are a typical dumb georgia redneck thats never been out of the boonies. keep dreaming sleep well in your double wide and stay warm in that rebel flag.

By shane #1

August 5, 2008 4:15 AM | Link to this

Whoever wrote about refusing to blow being an admission of guilt was dead wrong. Do not take this as legal advice, I am not a lawyer. However I have spent some time as a law officer. Unless one has had one beer or less I would recomend refusing the test. You are not required to incriminate Yourself, so why do it? Boling was an A student in high school and was smart enough to know His rights. He is also just begining his sophmore year. So if He blew anything at all He could have been charged with underage drinking, again, why should he incriminate Himself? He was charged with DUI and decided to fight the charge in court, again, it was His right. The State didn’t have enough evidence to get a conviction, so They made a deal to let Him plead to a lesser charge. In short, know Your rights, and exercise Them. The founding Fathers established this goverment for a reason, freedom!

By Nikki

August 5, 2008 5:25 AM | Link to this

These are grown men that are getting in trouble. CMR can’t be with any one player 24/7 any more than the parents of these guys could have. I wish the media would stop dumping ALL of the blame on the head coach of these programs. Guess what?! The person who gets arrested needs to be acepting blame for his own actions. How about the parents of these kids with questionable morals?

By jack

August 5, 2008 5:38 AM | Link to this

I have to laugh at all the comments criticizing this column for not being “objective” (as if these bloggers are…). What you morons don’t seem to understand is, regardless of whether you like the opinion, a column is NOT MEANT TO BE OBJECTIVE. It is meant to be an opinion that generates lots of reaction. Go back to the comic books where you belong…assuming you can read them.

By frank

August 5, 2008 6:17 AM | Link to this

A coach, a parent, or any leader can try to counsel young men and women, but they are their own person. They are responsible for their behavior. If they don’t have enough pride in themselves and the University they represent to act like responsible young men then they don’t deserve to be on the team.

By chazz

August 5, 2008 6:33 AM | Link to this

Young guys do dumb crap. This kind of stuff happens at every college campus. Some of the things are serious, yes. The serious offenses, however, have been dealt with appropriately. It is a shame, but this has been going on forever and a day. Players are under a microscope now. In the past all this would have been swept under a rug. I think Richt handles these things appropriately. These are high strung, competitive young men who are in the public eye. Things are bound to happen. I certainly got drunk in college, had a couple of run ins with the law. Now I am an upstanding citizen. I didn’t play football though, so no body cared.

By buck

August 5, 2008 6:55 AM | Link to this

If you recruit Non-Students (just Jocks that think they can get by without a real academic environment - which they easily find at ‘party school UGA’.) then you get the old FSU
program. Just a bunch of thugs wanting nothing but football and partying. FSU has a thug reputation and now CMR has brought it to UGA. UGA has Jock degrees that are a sham and an embarrassment to real students at UGA and the whole taxpayer State of Georgia. The UGA administration and CMR should be assahamed.

By UGLosers

August 5, 2008 7:24 AM | Link to this

Damage the teams reputation???? No one outside of their red neck fans (the vast majority of whom have never set foot in a UGA classroom) thinks they ever had a reputation other than a bunch of hicks and cheaters.

By George

August 5, 2008 7:44 AM | Link to this

is anyone really surprised??????? Honestly. 8 arrests this year, 7 last year, 8 suspensions in 03, selling SEC championship rings, dancing on the worst team in the SEC’s logo, storming the field after a touchdown not even a victory, making yourselves look like the biggest whiners and complainers after not getting to the nc game when you could not even get to your own conference championhsip. What next????? It is not just the players that make everyone realize how truly classless UGA is as a whole. It is the players, the fans, the students the entire dawg nation. The only person in the dawg nation that has an ounce of class is coach Richt. Just come to grips with the fact that UGA is now the ne Miami and that that many more people are going to hate the pups than already did just because of the severe lack of class throughout the dawg nation. to quote Jim Rome from Jim Rome is burning yesterday,”stay classy dawgs.”

By Scott

August 5, 2008 7:49 AM | Link to this

Mark with all due respect, your ship with the AJC has sailed. Your game is old hat and just plain boring at this point. Maybe it’s time to move on to a smaller market where your comments still garner attention.

By George

August 5, 2008 8:32 AM | Link to this

“It would be a shame if Georgia’s first national championship since 1980 gets lumped with Florida State’s 1993 triumph (remember the Foot Locker raid?) and Nebraska’s 1995 crown (remember Lawrence Phillips?)”

Are you friggin kidding me? We haven’t won squat yet!!! Let’s play the games and see what happens before claiiming a championship. I really hope the players aren’t reading too much of this crap.

By GatorGuy

August 5, 2008 8:39 AM | Link to this

*Stephen * FLA players committing armed robbery? Wow, I missed that one. Care to share some details?

I love to give UGA fans a hard time for things like their record vs UF and lack of championships. But when it comes to kids getting in trouble, I’m going to pass. The next news story could be about a gator.

By BC

August 5, 2008 8:58 AM | Link to this

You UGA fans are retards. FSU had a footlocker problem and later on in the 90’s had a kid basically get a 90% discount at dillards i don’t know where you are getting this rape stuff from.

When you get to the top of college football you can’t sweep this stuff under the rug anymore. That is what you guys are finding out.

By volbaby

August 5, 2008 8:59 AM | Link to this

Ms CMR comes from the Bobby Bownden school of discipline…that is make certain the thugs are back on the field for the big games….allowing this type of behaviour/cancer to continue is one of the reasons why FSU has gone down hill and why at the end of every year UGA and its dillusional fans are whining and pining about not playing for championships….”you sow weeds then you reap weeds”

By Mark Bradley

August 5, 2008 9:01 AM | Link to this

GatorGuy sounds the absolute proper note: “When it comes to kids getting in trouble, I’m going to pass. The next news story could be about a Gator.”

By TigerManiac

August 5, 2008 9:06 AM | Link to this

Just like Bobby Bowden, where he learned all his tricks, Mark Richt recruits a bunch of thugs, lets them run wild all over athens, drinking, committing crimes, then expresses astonishment when they keep getting arrested. Bobby bowden could play the good ole boy routine and keep it quiet, but Richt can’t do that in Athens. But, he’ll figure a way to get the good players in the big games, like his master, Bowden. I’m glad that at Auburn, Tommy Tuberville doesn’t run his program the same way! Auburn will beat UGa this year twice: regular season and in the SEC title game baby!!!! Mark it down, no matter how many thugs uGa puts on the field.

By jack

August 5, 2008 9:27 AM | Link to this

George- I could not agree with your points more. Not only does UGA lack class they also graduate less players than almost anyone in the country. Truly freaking pathetic and should be embarrasing for you dawg fans. In 2007 UGA football graduated 41% of its football players and 19% of its basketball players. This is courtesty of Rivals.com There is only one team San Jose State which was worse in football at 36 % and two teams that were worse in basketball. Iowa State at 17% and Maryland at 0%. Just antoher example of how truly freaking pathetic the dawg nation is.

By Cory

August 5, 2008 9:45 AM | Link to this

What’s everyone getting so upset about? This is typical SEC - ignore thugary, overlook educational misconduct and turn the other cheek when it comes to being proud of your student-athletes in the community…the most important thing to SEC fan is winning, at any cost. Period. The culture now is the bed you’ve made - now sleep in it.

By ugasux

August 5, 2008 9:54 AM | Link to this

Keep up that criminole tradition you miami thug. Get ready to be #10 quickly

By Ryan

August 5, 2008 9:59 AM | Link to this

Will UGA have enough players to field a team? Are they heavily recruiting kids in the GA juvenile system? Class act UGA has become!

By wde

August 5, 2008 9:59 AM | Link to this

You guys are just ridiculous. Blasting Bradley because of his “jab” at CMR? You guys are so ignorant that you can’t even see that 99% of the article is apologist. 99% of all his articles are completely homer and pro-UGA. And his “jab” actually sugar coats the fact. Calling CMR “too nice” as opposed to just plain incompetent as a disciplinarian is more than what he deserves. The problem is CMR has not been and never will be a beacon of character and you guys will always believe its just because he’s too nice. Your loss.

By charlesv

August 5, 2008 10:04 AM | Link to this

Boys will be boys. Untill the charges or violations become more serious than “I went out drinking with by buddies on a weekend”, i don’t wanna hear about it. I mean there are guys at Alabama who literally have just recently been arrested for selling Cocaine! And we are talking about a couple of kids who went out to participate in the same activities all there nonstudent-athlete piers do? Get real.

By Bill Turner

August 5, 2008 10:04 AM | Link to this

This is news?

This happens every year at UGA! Richt learned from Papa Bowde; as long as you win, it doesn’t matter how many thugs you bring into the program. Just slap the wrist of the starters and kick the 3rd-stringers off the team.

If Richt really wanted to end this behavior, we would.

He doesn’t and that speaks volumes.

By Perspective

August 5, 2008 10:04 AM | Link to this

let’s not forget to keep things in perspective: rubbing a pregnant woman’s belly - kinda depends on the rubb-er and the rubb-ee but definitely not worthy of death row; disorderly conduct - music was too loud at the party; disturbing the peace - see disorderly conduct; underage drinking - how many college freshman and sophomores don’t drink? ; fighting/barroom brawl - future NFL’ers have a bullseye on them when they go out - some drunk wiseguy with beer muscles always wants to test the ballplayers ; DUI - on any given Fri or Sat law enforcement nationwide could literally cite hundreds of thousands of Americans with DUI’s; i could go on - call me when players start getting arrested for violent crimes or theft, in the meantime boys will be boys so the finger-pointers can get off their high horses

By Villa Rica DAWG

August 5, 2008 10:05 AM | Link to this

Wow. That’s five minutes of my life I can never have back.

Thanks for nothing Bradley…

By big buzz

August 5, 2008 10:06 AM | Link to this

I wish he woulda just left my name outta this.

By RAMBLE ON!!!

August 5, 2008 10:15 AM | Link to this

The only way theses punks and thugs are allowed on GT campus is every two years when Richt comes to town.

…when they get off suspension, will they be allowed the team celebratation dance after a TD?

By Bob

August 5, 2008 10:24 AM | Link to this

I would rather see a disciplined team finish lower in the rankings, honor and respect intact than a bunch of hooligans with a championship.

CMR is one of my heroes, but it isn’t “nice” to make people comfortable with their sin. Crackdown…for the good of the players and the good of the program.

By BuzzMaster

August 5, 2008 10:28 AM | Link to this

I heard that to save time and get all the players involved, Richt’s thinking of holding the first week’s practices in the yard at the Clarke County Jail, where a bunch of his players are in lockdown. That makes sense—-plus, the other cons can help out with water, etc. But, the guards better watch the players carefully—-they’ll be likely to bring in some coke and crack for everyone to share.

By sherry

August 5, 2008 10:28 AM | Link to this

I have all the faith in Coach Richt. He is doing a great job. Its not his place to babysit these young men. You make a mistake you pay for it. I agree with Richt, its very embrassing to have your player not be more responible

By WhoCares

August 5, 2008 10:33 AM | Link to this

So where has God himself aka Vince Dooley been hiding while all this is going on? Does the University have a President any more? Exactly who is in charge at that esteemed institution of higher learning?

By GATOR CHOMP

August 5, 2008 10:34 AM | Link to this

U mutt fans are losers!!!your coach is next to be arrested!!!!you need to change!!!!we all need to change!!!!november is around the corner and you know what that means!!!no not the game the election!!!GO OBAMA!!!!change we can beleve in!!!!OBAMA, BOOK IT OR DIE!!!

By dawgthabootyhunter

August 5, 2008 10:35 AM | Link to this

Everyone has these same players on their team. All these people talking the smack about UGA’s players tend to forget that their coach more than likely recruited them too! We all get most of our athletes from the same region of the U.S.(the southeast). The reason that alot of the UGA guys tend to get into mischief is that Athens has a great night life and they’re tons of things to do. Compared to say knocksvile; we’re like Las Vegas. So if you were in knocksvile; you would ride around in circles smoking pot. If you were in tuscaloosa you would try to rob someone etc…etc…etc.. Everyone has their troubles. These are kids, who will make bad decisions. Richt didn’t tell them to go downtown and raise hell.

By SneakyDawg

August 5, 2008 10:37 AM | Link to this

One thing UGA students are up against which is unique to their environment is a tough mind set by local politicians and , most importantly, the fact that the downtown party area is shooting fish in a barrel. All a cop has to do in Athens is go sit on Broad Street and there is going to be 50-75 bars within a couple of football fields. There will literally be an infraction within sight. At GT, you walk off the campus and disappear into Atlanta. What makes Athens great makes it an easy place to get locked up, and we all did things like this when we were there. Almost all of the arrests have been for youthful, DUMB things minors do, not criminal activity.

By Ron

August 5, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this

This is hardly a Georgia thing. I’m a Virginia fan. The school gets a pass for sucking at football because it supposedly recruits a higher caliber of player, but Coach Groh can’t keep those guys out of jail and out of the news, either. As long as they’re punished for what they did by the program, I don’t know what else schools can do. The bottom line is being a major college football talent seems to work in direct correlation with how big of an idiot the kid is.

By WHAT

August 5, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this

• Somebody please tell me why an Auburn guy is on here talking smack????*

Auburn is a terrible academic school that has a social scene that consist of two bars and cow tipping.

What a joke, please just keep you poorly educated mouth shut!

By DoseOfReality

August 5, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this

And so it begins.

The great meltdown of the VASTLY overrated team from Athens has started earlier than anyone could have predicted.

Going to get even more ugly when they actually have to play some games.

Buckle up everyone. You won’t want to miss this LOL…….

By ugaboz

August 5, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this

1 starter suspended wow who cares everyone drinks. what a joke. number 1

By PVB Dawg

August 5, 2008 10:45 AM | Link to this

To GatorGuy: You said you love to “give UGA fans a hard time about their record against UF.” Last time I checked, the record is 47 - 37 - 2. The 47 would belong to UGA!! Win 10 more games against UGA and then you have a valid reason to think about bragging:)
As fans, we all love our teams and are tremendously disappointed when our players get into trouble. However, the fans nor coaches can be held personally responsible for these actions. It is unfortunate that these guys don’t learn from the actions of those who have preceded them by getting into trouble. Let’s hope we’ve heard the last of the arrests and just get down to the business of playing football. UGA will get their NC, hopefully in ‘O8. GO DAWGS!!!

By Sam

August 5, 2008 10:50 AM | Link to this

Many of you who rant that the players cited are basically undeserving of being at the University of Georgia, will be the very ones watching and cheering them on every game this season. Hypocrites!

By APDofficer

August 5, 2008 10:52 AM | Link to this

I can tell you for an absolute fact that if Georgia Tech had a drug program with teeth they would be missing about 15 players right now. I personally have taken in 7 footballers for simple possession of marijauna. They are released to a coach and entered into counseling. If an automatic suspension came with this offense they couldn’t hide their pot smokers out of sight of the public. Tech fans would be surprised just how many miscreants they really do have on that team.

By Pro Hater

August 5, 2008 10:53 AM | Link to this

I agree with DoseOfReality. It is going to be very entertaining to watch Georgia football and the off field shenanigans this season. People, this is only the beginning. Number 1? Give me a freakin’ break. They will lose at least 2 games. To all the Georgia fans: You might want to take those expectations down a notch.

By timthebrave

August 5, 2008 10:53 AM | Link to this

stop the presses….this just in…..college kids drinking and fighting……wow! great reporting guys. Why don’t you talk about the 18 year olds dying in iraq. That is more important news story then 18 year olds drinking and fighting in a college town. Then go and tell the soldiers face to face that they are old enough to die but not old enough to drink. this country is a joke about some issues…only the media cares about this stuff. the ajc.com will have more articles about 18 year old football players drinking than the face of the braves for 30 years passing away (RIP Skip). just sad to me. I could care less if it happens in athens, gainesville, auburn, etc. If you haven’t had a drink underage then raise your hand. Now put your hand down nerd and learn to enjoy life.

By GoDawgs

August 5, 2008 10:54 AM | Link to this

Hey Disgusted with Richt,

I just had my DUI charged reduced to reckless driving in the same manner. I don’t play football. I hired a good attorney and learned the rules of the system. You moron conspiracy theorists should all be shot. Lemon is gone and for good reason. I, for one, couldn’t care less about the other offenses. Funny how losing 3 backups and the long snapper equals 3 losses in the eyes of our rivals. Hold your heads high Dawgs! They will all shut up when we kick their asses on the field!

By Dawg1

August 5, 2008 10:55 AM | Link to this

St. Mark,

Are you kidding me???? Charges aren’t mysteriously dropped!

By hello

August 5, 2008 10:55 AM | Link to this

At least they are living up to their name: UGA (Usually Getting Arrested)

By Old Guy

August 5, 2008 10:59 AM | Link to this

If these problems were at another school -U Of F & Auburn what would your readers be saying. I think they would agree with you. It is a problem that needs attention.

By Be Accountable

August 5, 2008 11:06 AM | Link to this

I never had a DUI. I never got into a bar fight. I never stole. I never trashed public property. I never sexually harrassed or assaulted anyone. I never drank underage.

College is not the place to “Find Yourself”. It’s the place to go to get a higher education and learn how to become a model citizen. That’s why colleges were established in the very beginning.

“Kids will be kids”, “We all make mistakes” - these terms are a bunch of excuses for people who do not have the strength to stand up and do what is right ont their own. It is poor and inexcusable.

I am not perfect. I am a Christian. I am in church most Sundays. I do strive to hold myself in a fashion that would Christians are called to do by Christ.

If you are defending these people with any of the excuses listed above, then you are probably just trying to justify your own actions that you committed at some time.

If you are attacking these people, then you are also in the wrong. It is up to the authorities entrusted with the power to be judge to shame and repremand these people - not us. Eventually it will be up to God to judge a person’s heart and actions.

We are each to be accountable for ourselves, forgive others, and to not be judgemental. Is this easy? No. But it can be done. NO EXCUSES.

By GatorInAtlanta

August 5, 2008 11:06 AM | Link to this

Richt is right - UGA is an embarrassment..

By Dsizzle

August 5, 2008 11:06 AM | Link to this

All of you Dawgs are pitiful with your apologetics for St. Mark. The Georgia program is a disciplinary joke because the players know they can get away with everything. At Aubutn, Tubs has shown that you can win with a policy close to zero tolerance. Down there, the program and the players, and the team chaplain, weed out the character problems before the police does, most of the time. If a player has a partying problem the staff will punish him before he gets arrested and run him off after strike two. Witness the 6 game suspension for Blackmon after a nothing offense. This is better for everybody, incluiding the players. Richt is too chicken &*%) to do it that way. The result — tainted wins and sorry adults like Odell.

By hmmm

August 5, 2008 11:08 AM | Link to this

Why is this embarrassing now to Richt? This happens every summer in Athens!

By Seminole

August 5, 2008 11:10 AM | Link to this

Sounds familiar…… christian coach, increase in off field issues when top five rankings come…… remember Bobby and FSU?

By antidog

August 5, 2008 11:13 AM | Link to this

Richt is a phoney….play the pious act while recruiting thugs..Dooley was the same. UGA schedules the patsy games at start of the year so Richt can get his slap on the wrist “suspensions” out of the way before they play any real teams. UGA can be ranked first every year, but will always be looked at as a no class program. Defend them all you want, dog fans…won’t change how you are looked at by the rest of the country. I’m sorry you represent the state I live in.

By Colorado Dawg

August 5, 2008 11:18 AM | Link to this

I think the reason we’re seeing more players arrested doesn’t have anything to do with shortcuts in recruiting as one poster mentioned (whatever that means)…shortcuts would mean taking JUCO players. The problem and blessing is that we have so many top of the line recruits…more and more big fish from smaller ponds suddenly aren’t big fish in Athens. These disgruntled athletes hit the bars to vent, but remember the athlete arrests aren’t out of the norm statistically speaking for all college students. College boys drink and party and haven’t learned the importance of controlling their testosterone. Give them a chance or two (depending upon the offense), then cut them loose if they do it again…that’s what Richt has done so far, and there isn’t a more fair way to handle it.

By Mike T.

August 5, 2008 11:20 AM | Link to this

To GatorGuy: You said you love to “give UGA fans a hard time about their record against UF.” Last time I checked, the record is 47 - 37 - 2. The 47 would belong to UGA!! Win 10 more games against UGA and then you have a valid reason to think about bragging:)

Yes Sir,

Florida has wom 15 of the last 18 and they still trail in the series by 10 games.Most Florida fans are so stupid they think they have only lost to Georgia three times ever.

By georgia grads dad

August 5, 2008 11:20 AM | Link to this

For the ones on this blog who deny that there is a problem…”THEY ARE JUST COLLEGE KIDS”…I say nuts! How many times were you thrown in the slammer or had a beer bottle hit you in the head… arrested for driving without a license?

I spent four years of college at the University of Oregon …Partying like the rest of the crowd, and never once was I arrested or stopped for a traffic violation.

It’s what’s called character…Having fun is one thing becoming a THUG is another!

By Situation Normal

August 5, 2008 11:20 AM | Link to this

How many of these morons are from the state of Georgia and how many of those passed the graduation test without someone taking the test for them? All out of staters don’t have to cheat to get on the them. They can come in as thugs on their own merits. Wow. Nothing like a public education! I know first-hand of cheating in the DeKalb system. It’s a joke.

By Situation Normal

August 5, 2008 11:20 AM | Link to this

How many of these morons are from the state of Georgia and how many of those passed the graduation test without someone taking the test for them? All out of staters don’t have to cheat to get on the team. They can come in as thugs on their own merits. Wow. Nothing like a public education! I know first-hand of cheating in the DeKalb system. It’s a joke.

By Situation Normal

August 5, 2008 11:20 AM | Link to this

How many of these morons are from the state of Georgia and how many of those passed the graduation test without someone taking the test for them? All out of staters don’t have to cheat to get on the team. They can come in as thugs on their own merits. Wow. Nothing like a public education! I know first-hand of cheating in the DeKalb system. It’s a joke.

By Situation Normal

August 5, 2008 11:21 AM | Link to this

How many of these morons are from the state of Georgia and how many of those passed the graduation test without someone taking the test for them? All out of staters don’t have to cheat to get on the team. They can come in as thugs on their own merits. Wow. Nothing like a public education! I know first-hand of cheating in the DeKalb system. It’s a joke.

By Situation Normal

August 5, 2008 11:21 AM | Link to this

How many of these morons are from the state of Georgia and how many of those passed the graduation test without someone taking the test for them? All out of staters don’t have to cheat to get on the team. They can come in as thugs on their own merits. Wow. Nothing like a public education! I know first-hand of cheating in the DeKalb system. It’s a joke.

By RenaP

August 5, 2008 11:21 AM | Link to this

By Collin - August 4, 2008 4:52 PM These are college kids who are hanging out with their friends and being dumb, like any average student.

If this is what average college students do then we as parents are failing.

By BigTimeGaTechFan

August 5, 2008 11:26 AM | Link to this

Most coaches get fired when this kind of trend start occuring. Just a matter of time before UGA fans stop making excuses and MR is gone.

By Mark Bradley

August 5, 2008 11:28 AM | Link to this

I don’t believe — and have never believed — Richt is anything but sincere in his beliefs. But I think this latest round of indiscretion has given him cause to re-evaluate how he handles his players. Now, he might well decide nothing needs to change, but I’m fairly certain he’s taking a long hard look at this.

By Mike T.

August 5, 2008 11:30 AM | Link to this

By GatorInAtlanta

August 5, 2008 11:06 AM | Link to this

Richt is right - UGA is an embarrassment..

John Reaves former Florida QB arrested on Drug Charges

Lets all remember John when we hear the Boys of OLD Florida this season.

By bigdog

August 5, 2008 11:33 AM | Link to this

richt is a fraud. all this talk about religion, living a good life, mission trips, etc. please just stop it already. it worked on all the middle aged ladies who wanted to buy into it, but the proof is in the pudding. richt, you are a gangster coach - and there is certainly nothing wron with that, but just admit it and quit living a publie lie. eight arrests is 6 months is a total joke. some kind of leader this richt is, huh. please!

By St. Mark

August 5, 2008 11:37 AM | Link to this

Dawg1 and CLTDawg,

You guys have a lot of faith in the justice system to say that charges aren’t myseriously dropped. Or that they were dropped due to lack of evidence. THE GUY REFUSED A BREATHALYZER FOR GOD SAKES!! That is an admission of guilt in my eyes and in most jurisdictions around the country. Add that to the fact that he was arrested near his hometown of Alpharetta where he played high school ball for Chattahoochee. If there is more to the story, then I AM ALL EARS!!

By aj

August 5, 2008 11:40 AM | Link to this

hey Antidog, where did you go to school? I want some ammo to fire back at you with!

By UGA95

August 5, 2008 11:44 AM | Link to this

Don’t fall for the bait Dawg fans!!!!

I couldn’t care less about who gets arrested as long as its not Stafford, Moreno, Curran, Ellerbee..etc. Until its one of the big boys, its not even news.

There is no point in arguing with other fans about our thugs. Every school has to deal with this type of problem. The other school’s fans are just jealous about our #1 ranking and know that the reason that we are ranked there is because we are talented and deep in all facets of the game! They are just scratching around for anything derogatory to say about the program, and fortunately this is the best they can come up with!!

I…for one…have never been happier about the state of the Bulldog football program and any Dawg fan that isn’t has lost their freaking mind!!

I’m just PO’d about this because I want to hear practice reports. I don’t give a crap about backups getting arrested for drinking!!

By DawgMan

August 5, 2008 11:45 AM | Link to this

All these arrests are no big deal! Florida fans are making it seem like these players committed a murder or something. Florida players do a lot worse and nothing happens. Just suspend the players for the first game and that’s enough. In college, drinking is part of the culture—-the Athens cops target UGA players to get their name in the paper and meet quotas—Mark Richt and Michael Adams need to call the police chief and tell him to lay off these players. They will be needed big time after the first cream puff game, so Richt needs to keep them eligible somehow.

By St. Mark

August 5, 2008 11:47 AM | Link to this

Bradley,

Clint Boling charges dismissed after refusing a breathalyzer and being booked on suspicion of DUI. Let me ask again, has anyone looked into the reason why the charges were dismissed?

By JT

August 5, 2008 11:49 AM | Link to this

OK, 6.7% have been in trouble what about the 93% that stay out of trouble?

6.7% is not the entire team. Why can you not be proud of the ones who are not in trouble. Instead of giving the bad guys time in the media, how giving the good guys some credit.

By JT

August 5, 2008 11:49 AM | Link to this

OK, 6.7% have been in trouble what about the 93% that stay out of trouble?

6.7% is not the entire team. Why can you not be proud of the ones who are not in trouble. Instead of giving the bad guys time in the media, how about giving the good guys some credit.

By JT

August 5, 2008 11:49 AM | Link to this

OK, 6.7% have been in trouble what about the 93% that stay out of trouble?

6.7% is not the entire team. Why can you not be proud of the ones who are not in trouble. Instead of giving the bad guys time in the media, how about giving the good guys some credit.

By Dan

August 5, 2008 11:50 AM | Link to this

Wrong is wrong and fans should not condone nor compare charges incurred by one school to another.

Reporting on it until all questions are asked is fair

Fact is the players did it, and Richt , to his credit, dealt with it.

But I would like to suggest Coach Richt assemble the team in an auditorium and play a documentary on the Falcons Super Bowl year to drive home the point about what stupid behavior can cost you: your best performances and possibly your #1 goal.

Keep your eyes on the prize fellas

By Ace

August 5, 2008 11:52 AM | Link to this

Mark Richt is a good man and 17 to 22 year olds are very trying at times; you were probably one yourself or know one that did some crazy stuff. Get real and know that no one person can monitor 105 football players and most if not all make mistakes; some much worse than others! Hopefully they get the guidance they need and turn their bad experiences into positive ones that turn them into good citizens and outstanding football players!

By Dawg75

August 5, 2008 11:54 AM | Link to this

What is the big deal, are football players saints? Are they not allowed to make a mistake? Get over yourself losers and look at your own life. Wanna be football players, half the freaking nerds on here probably never played a sport, much less in college. Bigdog you are a dumba55 and probably a fat a55 as well. evern hear of forgivenss you freaking moron the main point in the religion. You guys make me laugh, with your crying and bashing. Man I wish I could find you losers out one night.

By Dawg75

August 5, 2008 11:54 AM | Link to this

What is the big deal, are football players saints? Are they not allowed to make a mistake? Get over yourself losers and look at your own life. Wanna be football players, half the freaking nerds on here probably never played a sport, much less in college. Bigdog you are a dumba55 and probably a fat a55 as well. ever hear of forgivenss you freaking moron the main point in the religion. You guys make me laugh, with your crying and bashing. Man I wish I could find you losers out one night.

By secfan

August 5, 2008 11:56 AM | Link to this

Georgia’s mascot should be named Thuga(s)VI instead of Uga(whatever the current count is) with all the off field problems.

By Mike T.

August 5, 2008 11:56 AM | Link to this

To bad claiming that you own another school in a footbal rivarly isn’t a crime, if so the whole Gator Nation would be in jail.47-37-2 Dawgs on top.

By Dave

August 5, 2008 12:00 PM | Link to this

My wife has this theory that at their core good football players are thugs. Every day I believe her more and more …

By Dave54

August 5, 2008 12:00 PM | Link to this

Before the last 15 years or so, the vast majority of the infractions being laid out here against current players were not only accepted, but expected, and if anyone said anything about it, the whole deal was hushed up and paid off. Thank God most everything is above board today, and it is at least acknowledged that these coddled elite athletes have a standard to live up to. I love Richt’s approach, but maybe leave a few more of these guys home next season.

By Jimmy C

August 5, 2008 12:01 PM | Link to this

Dont forget to add Florida title under Meyer…Another cheater…Had to review arrests records so players were suspended for Western Carolina and not for the Gamecocks…Had 21 arrests in 24 months..Thug program….I know I graduated from UF…

By Yikes

August 5, 2008 12:02 PM | Link to this

UGA95 - you can bury your head in the sand all you want, but the problem won’t go away. Yes, every school has to deal with problems like this, as you say. However, not every school makes national headlines for continued arrest problems. I am not jealous of a program that sells out for the best athletes regardless of character. If you claim that you are proud because of your depth, you cannot also say that you don’t care about the backups getting into trouble. Can’t have it both ways, junior.

The fact is - this is not the first time that Georgia has had major off-the-field problems. And I wager it will not be the last. You can’t be surprised. Bobby did it and no doubt taught his disciples how to do it. It’s just like Bear Bryant. He was the king of cheating, but never got caught. Not as fortunate were his pupils who ALL later got their teams in jail: Pat Dye, Danny Ford, Howard Schnellenberger, Gene Stallings, Charlie Pell, and the bets of them all - Jackie Sherrill. They all learned from the master and they all got caught.

Free Shoes University from several years ago is just now coming to fruition as week after week new episodes of Clarke County Cops, starring your UGA Bulldogs.

Please don’t tell me you’re proud of THAT. And remember - you can’t be proud of the depth and claim to not care about backups getting arrested in the same breath. It’s called lying to yourself.

By David Lee

August 5, 2008 12:02 PM | Link to this

Gator fans: what ever happened to your player that was throwing that beer keg, or the player who stole a bike, or that player who broke into a parking lot to get the drug’s in his car? I sure hope Tammy Teabag’s tennis elbow healed up. You ready for the right cross to the skull? We just smacked you up side your head.

By UGA95

August 5, 2008 12:02 PM | Link to this

Once again…I DON’T CARE!!!!!!

And thank god!! Chip has written an article about practice yesterday and the huge buzz surrounding A.J. Green.

Thats what I want to read about!!

By dgroy

August 5, 2008 12:03 PM | Link to this

At UGA, winning is everything. Doesn’t matter about the character of the athletes they recruit. All of these players will be reinstated before the first tough game. Can’t be losing one to be #1 you know.

By P Dawg

August 5, 2008 12:06 PM | Link to this

I’m just tired of this crap getting so much attention. These things are going to happen every year and everyone might as well get used to it because every school has problems with their students and student athletes. Look across the board and you’ll be hard pressed to find a school that hasn’t had some arrests. Get over it and let’s talk football already! GO DAWGS!!!

By Richard

August 5, 2008 12:08 PM | Link to this

Let’s state the obvious…

The problems that UGA has year after year are a result of the QUALITY of individual they are recruiting. You will miss on a teenager every now and then, but NOT this often.

These borderline kids, who are great on the field, unfortunately lack integrity off the field….

No spin please.

By Tired of Idiots

August 5, 2008 12:10 PM | Link to this

Please. To even call UGA a University is an insult to real ones. Let’s call it what it is; a place where average students go for average education, at best, at a cheap price.

The football program is just a bonus and their actions reflect the entire “student” body. Also, before anyone says it, I did NOT go to Ga Tech. I weep for the parents that would let their kids go to UGA.

By Chuck

August 5, 2008 12:10 PM | Link to this

My thinking here is to blame the players behaviour more on the way they were raised than to blame Mark Richt. He has only been able to influence them for at the most two or three years. The direction they were given, or the lack thereof, is the culprit here not Coach Richt!!

By Chuck

August 5, 2008 12:12 PM | Link to this

My thinking here is to blame the players behaviour more on the way they were raised than to blame Mark Richt. He has only been able to influence them for at the most two or three years. The direction they were given as they were being raised, or the lack thereof, is the culprit here not Coach Richt!!

By Head in the Sand

August 5, 2008 12:16 PM | Link to this

Why do we UGA “fans” have to stick our head in the sand and pretend? We pretend:

• These aren’t “big” or “serious” crimes, so they are OK

• These are college kids, so this happens everywhere

OK, don’t just look to UF, FSU, Miami or such. Look at ALL NCAA teams with 18-22 year olds and find a consistant rate of crime and suspensions. You can’t, because only the top schools are putting winning above all else. I don’t care if they have christian coaches (Richt, Bobby or Terry Bowden) or secular ones. 99% of the crime / arrest blotters come from SEC schools. LSU, Tenn, SC, Georgia and Arkansas all have made the crime list…… funny, I haven’t see MSU, Ole Miss, Vandy, UK, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio State on these lists……oh, be sure to wipe the sand off your neck!

By jwatl

August 5, 2008 12:19 PM | Link to this

Does Richt know the word DISCIPLINE? Does he not have a serious discussion with these kids when he signs them? This is really getting old, and it has just not happened recently. Seems like he has a ‘problem’ on his hands every quarter!!

By UGA95

August 5, 2008 12:22 PM | Link to this

dgroy, Richard, and “Tired of Idiots”

I’ve read your thoughtful insights and after having given them serious thought and consideration, I’ve changed my opinion.

Yeah right…nice try guys…you’ve got to get some better bait because…

I STILL DON’T CARE!!!!

Sic Em Dawgs!!!!

By Willie

August 5, 2008 12:27 PM | Link to this

Mr. Mark Bradley an you other puritan citizens: Why does everyone expect atheletes to be perfect citizens? They do not make 5million a year now and do not belong in an aristocrate circle. They are like I am except I am no athelet. They are taking it one day at a time. I drink beer and I cuss. Hey I smoke a cigar occasionally and I do not pronouce My ing’s, so I guess I can not come into your home because of that.

Let’s follow Bradley around and I bet we can find him participating in some unethical folly.

By Money bought Boling justice

August 5, 2008 12:29 PM | Link to this

Clint Boling got in trouble twice for violating team rules (drinking) in high school. High school coach looked the other way. It is a often talked about situation at Chattahoochee that if you get stopped by the police to refuse the take the test. Said their parents instructed them to do this. Prayerfully, he will get a grip on this before he kills someone or himself. Parents just like many of the other parents of North Fulton’s affluent that get in trouble (and many of them do),pay dearly to get them out of trouble.

By JDawg

August 5, 2008 12:31 PM | Link to this

Amen Dawg75!

By Darius

August 5, 2008 12:34 PM | Link to this

It should not come as a surprise to anyone that Richt has a bunch of problem kids in his program. He learned at the feet of one of the worst offenders in college football … Bobby Bowden.

By WildBill

August 5, 2008 12:35 PM | Link to this

Ok, dawg haters, get your shots in now. In a few weeks you will be hiding under a rock, whimpering like a pup, the BIG DAWG machine will be in overdrive heading down to Florida for another Gator killing. Hold on tight, Techmites, you will get your turn too.

By Head in the Sand

August 5, 2008 12:35 PM | Link to this

For those of you who “don’t care”, you are sad!

Hope you get beat by a Colquitt (six time alcohol related run ins) punt against Tennessee.

By Thomas Davis

August 5, 2008 12:37 PM | Link to this

Tired of Idiots: Where did you go to school? And why do you find yourself in the South if you hate it so much? Sounds like you need some anger management courses or a life coach. Just become a Dawg fan and things will take care of themselves.

By Richard

August 5, 2008 12:45 PM | Link to this

And the response is typical from UGA folks. “WE DON’T CARE”…

What a sad reflection on the school, but then again, we knew ya’ll didn’t care. Just win, right??

Reverend Richt better re-think WHO and WHAT he’s recruiting.

By Dogbreath

August 5, 2008 12:45 PM | Link to this

You are all way off base. All college athletes should have the 2 strike rule. you mess up once, you better clean up because if a 2nd incident occurs YOU ARE GONE PERIOD. Too many players are commiting the same offense as what they got caught for the first time. They do not learn! Open your eyes, if a player gets caught doing something like DUI, etc mathmatical probablility tells you that it is not the first time they were doing this and they got caught. Everyone of them has a history of illegal drinking, urinating in public, etc. It is about time we stand up and let these coaches and schools know that wining athletic contests is not the number one priority, an education is first, developing students and their character is second, athletics is LAST.

Personally with all the crud going on at Georgia and these players not being dropped fromt he team I hope they get their butts kicked and end up in the cellar. I guess they rank #1 in something….out of control players not listening to authority, misbehaving and giving the school a bad name.

By mikey m

August 5, 2008 12:47 PM | Link to this

Coach Richt ought to ban all football players from the bars if they want to play football for him! Pretty cut & dry if i say so myself. What is sad is that thousands of adults will be cheering these thugs on during the season like they are some kind of gods.SICK!

By The Ohio State Buckeyes

August 5, 2008 12:51 PM | Link to this

Relax good people!

Teenagers are going to make mistakes and get into fights when alcohol is involved. The suspensions will work!

UGA will go on and will THE SEC and go onto to the National Championship game and lose to THE OHIO STATE BUCKEYES!

So it will be a great season just not a great end to the season!

By Example

August 5, 2008 12:53 PM | Link to this

Don’t blame the players, they are only acting as their coach did. As Richt said in the SEC media press conference, he was a desperate coach so he threw his values out the window to try and win the Florida game. The players were also only acting on their emotions as he did. They wanted to fight and show how tough they were, so forget values……They can’t control themselves on the field, why should they off the field???

By UGA95

August 5, 2008 12:55 PM | Link to this

“Richard”

I’m glad that you are so concerned about the program at UGA. I guess someone that has contributed so much to the UGA athletics department has a right to chime in. Oh wait..you aren’t even a Georgia fan are you? So why should anyone that supports UGA care what you think?

Go waste your time somewhere else, because once again…

I DON’T CARE!!!!

By Donna Outlaw

August 5, 2008 12:55 PM | Link to this

George, I agree with you 100% and for the peson who had a DUI charge reduced to reckless driving - so did my daughter-in-law but that didn’t mean she wasn’t driving drunk and she could have killed someone. You could have as well. Having a good attorney doesn’t mean you weren’t guilty of the original crime. As for ANYONE doing over $2000 damage to a hospital? That’s a FELONY and shows a totally out of control person who deserves to be tried for it. Don’t sugarcoat drinking by underage and college kids just because “they all do it”. As my mother use to ask me - If people were jumping off the Mississippi River Bridge (in Baton Rouge), would YOU do it? I guess at age 54, I figured out that just because everyone is doing it doesn’t excuse any part of it. I remember the insults sent LSU’s way from UGA fans over a “barroom brawl” where a bouncer who isn’t legally able to touch a bar patron but is supposed to call the law instead, threw Ryan Perrilloux’s pregnant fiance against a wall. Ryan was protecting her yet the uproar was fast and furious from UGA. Now Ryan is no longer on our team and we support Les Miles 100% in his decision. Ryan was on academic probation and was skipping classes - NOT good decision making skills for a team leader - and he was also missing team meetings. Les finally had enough and kicked him off the team. His only other prior offense was trying to get into a casino in Baton Rouge using his brother’s ID. According to most of you, if it was a UGA player, that’s NOTHING and I AGREE, yet you made a huge deal of it when it happened to Ryan. As for gentle prodding by Richt? Telling your entire team to go onto the field to celebrate after the first touchdown doesn’t sound like gentle prodding to me. You don’t have to be an armed robber or rapist to be out of control and no team will ever be able to play as a team when many of their members are out of control, which, by the way, is what that typical college binge drinking some of you think is excusable makes young adults - out of control. When something happens in Baton Rouge, we all feel the effect. When Perrilloux tried to get onto one of the casino riverboats with his brother’s driver’s license, we ALL had to show our ID to enter because the law is you must have it on you if you are inside a place with an age limit. If Athens wanted to stop underage people from being in bars, they could. Simply ask for government issued ID card or driver’s license and run it under the light to make sure it’s not fake or does Georgia have that capability yet? I went into a small video poker place a few weeks ago and got carded as I walkd in the door because the place had just been fined $5000 for allowing a 19 year old in to play the video poker machines. The person working and the security guard got fired. Now we all have to show we have our ID on us and at age 54, I know they don’t think I’m under 21…lol It’s too easy for the bars to police themselves so maybe the problem is the bars don’t want to lose the revenue. Whatever it is, there’s no excuse underage people should be drinking to the point they urinate in public or get behind the wheel of a vehicle.

By UGA Convict

August 5, 2008 1:01 PM | Link to this

Funny how cheerleader Mark Richt cant get his church boys, lol, to behave. To bad Mark has compromised his beliefs in order to recruit dirt bags to play for him in the name of winning. Miami is no longer convict U. Not UGA is. Convict U…ga. Has a nice sound to it.

By Prediction

August 5, 2008 1:02 PM | Link to this

UGA has decided to go the way of UM and F$U in the 80’s and 90’s. More than likely they will win alot of games and maybe NC’s if they don’t choke, but everyone else around the country will hate them because they recruit bad people who are not going to suddenly behave once they get to Athens. They weren’t raised to respect themselves or others, so odds are slim it will change at age 18. All I can say is I hope they make the NFL, otherwise their future is not bright. But hey, if the Dawgs win, who cares right.

By ccboe5

August 5, 2008 1:03 PM | Link to this

It seems the number of arrests of college athletes has increased since the elimination of the athletic dorm.

By kingfish

August 5, 2008 1:06 PM | Link to this

Coach Richt is a good and decent man and his actions on the field and off the field are guided by his Christian beliefs. Coach is doing a fine job and is trying to mold not only young men who play football, but young men who will be faced with the temptations and problems throughout life. Like the father many of these young men need, Coach Richt treats them like they are one of his own children and that includes love, understanding, compassion and at times, the stick! Let Coach work it out, he’s no push over and has sure done a great job for UGA.

By Milton Jeff

August 5, 2008 1:07 PM | Link to this

Ohio State Buckeyes..Keep those dreams alive..Didn’t you lose 2 NC in a row to a SEC team? Big Ten has nothing on the SEC.

By R LM

August 5, 2008 1:08 PM | Link to this

Taking steroids can affect personalities. For young men who are already still at a stage in life when they aren’t all mature this can really cause more problems. We should be looking at what steroids are doing to ball players. Damaging plants at a hospital? This kid needs his mental health looked at.

By run lindsay run

August 5, 2008 1:08 PM | Link to this

Hate to say it, but no matter how many games Richt wins in the next few years, he will probably be remembered as a nice guy who sold out to win. Eg. Florida last year, taking on questionable players, etc. An Outside the Lines like the one on Paterno can’t be far behind….

By Too sound?

August 5, 2008 1:17 PM | Link to this

Too sound a program? When was the last time Georgia was even considered a top contender? I’d say Georgia is an unproven program, at best.

I do hope those guys get things straightened out and play all year. I do’t want hear Georgia whining that they finally “could’ve one” a national championship, if not for….

By UGA rules

August 5, 2008 1:18 PM | Link to this

I don’t really care if our players are getting in trouble, as long as we keep beating Florida/Auburn/Tech etc. It happens at almost all good football schools. Your not going to win in the SEC unless you cut a few corners and this year we are unstoppable. People ragging on CMR are just mad he always beats them. Bobby Bowden used questionable guys for years and he has more wins than anybody. Go Dawgs 2008/2009 NC’s

By Mike

August 5, 2008 1:18 PM | Link to this

8/105= 7.6%, thats higher than your 6.7% in the article. I sure am glad stuff gets proofed at the AUC.

By Yikes

August 5, 2008 1:20 PM | Link to this

UGA95 - You continually say that you don’t care. However, as evidenced by your multiple comments, you’re obviously reading everyone else’s opinions and feel the need to reply to them. I think it is evident to everyone else here that you DO, in fact care.

The lady doth protest too much methinks.

Think about that last line. If you jump up and down all day screaming that you don’t care - you actually prove the opposite.

Georgia may have a fantastic season. Georgia may fall flat on their faces. Remember, Alabama was once recently ranked as high as #3 in the preseason only to end up with only 3 wins. Auburn was everyone’s darlings a few years ago and lost 4 or 5 games. If the team keeps focusing on how many beers they can drink, who they can punch, what they can break or how many articles are written about them - trust me. They will lose and lose often.

But - I guess you don’t care about any of that. You and your ilk are of the “Win at all Costs” mentality. As long ad the starters aren’t in trouble - life is good. Rape and murder and steal and vandalize - as long as you’re the third string punter.

By UGA95

August 5, 2008 1:22 PM | Link to this

Thanks to all of you for caring so much about the UGA football program.

Your kind words are appreciated and I’m sure that you are all saying them sincerely and there is no jealousy involved. NOT!!

Now leave us Dawgs alone….CMR will deal with the situation accordingly and I’m sure all of you that care so much will criticize and condemn him no matter what he does.

So, that leads me back to my point….I think I can speak for most of my Dawg comrades when I say that if you aren’t a dawg fan, then we really don’t care what you say!!

So take your jabs and make your little quips…but at the end of the day, we still have the #1 team in the nation and a coaching staff that I wouldn’t trade with any team in the country!!!

By Jaine

August 5, 2008 1:22 PM | Link to this

You are just wrong in saying Coach Richt might just be too nice a guy - but of course, how WOULD YOU KNOW THAT! Everyone knows you can be a perfect parent and there is still that possiblity your child is going to go off and do something crazy that you taught them was wrong…after a certain point,tho, the parents cannot be held responsible. No matter their upbringing, the kids become grown ups and are resonsible for their own choices and actions. When the Coach gets these guys, they are men, not boys. Hopefully they’ve been taught right from wrong and to respect those around them. I would say, knowing Coach Richt, they are scrutinized for these character assets before they are given the golden ticket to be a Dawg. Clearly, there is a percentage of Coach Richt’s team that fooled him - and do not respect him, their teammates and the priveledge they have to be at UGA and be a Bulldog. To blame Coach Richt for the juvenile actions of these men acting like boys is unfair and just ignorant. I admire his statement “you can’t help them when they are gone”…there’s more to his job than winning football games and I appreciate the fact the he cares deeply about all these players - on and off the field. If there are some that are just too wrapped up in themselves to embrace what being part of a great team means along with the rare priveledge of having a man like Coach Richt lead them, then perhaps they need to get out of the way and make room for men who will. I trust Coach Richt will give them all a chance to redeem themselves, and, if they blow it, he’ll do what is best for the team as a whole. That’s what makes him such a great man. But, then, of course, how WOULD YOU KNOW that?

By Nice Tool to have

August 5, 2008 1:24 PM | Link to this

Must be nice for Richt to fall back on his Christian values to give his thugs multiple chances. Everybody makes mistakes, these are young kids, excuses, excuses, excuses. How about a zero tolerance rule? Oh yeah that would mess up UGA’s chances to win, can’t do that.

By nodogfanhere

August 5, 2008 1:27 PM | Link to this

Why not just ask BoBo, how he got out of all the trouble with the law during his timm as a bulldog. I am sure, he can tell them how get out of it with no problem, after all he did. Look at him now…he has made it all the way to Offensive Coordinator, there is hope for these players yet.

By Wow

August 5, 2008 1:28 PM | Link to this

According to UGA Rules, Georgia is “unstoppable” this year. Naturally, as you’re likely one who would like more in life, you’ve taken out a second mortgage on your home and placed all of that money on the Dogs winning the national title, right?

I mean - if I knew before the season that a team was literally unstoppable as you say Georgia is - I would scrape together everything I owned and bet on that championship. But that’s just me.

Or - maybe I’d realize that this is a game played by 20-year old kids. Injuries happen, bad days happen, other teams play great games, bad bounces happen - losses happen. So, I guess your “unstoppable” is a tad premature.

By TechCrybaby

August 5, 2008 1:29 PM | Link to this

Why vilify Mark Bradley for just commenting on bad news? If UGA, or Tech, or Florida, or Auburn, or Slippery Rock athletes get out of line, it deserves to be reported, no matter how “slight” the misdemeanor or felony. Instead of going ballistically defensive every time, just admit that there’s a world of difference between the wished-for kids’ role model on the Wheaties box, and the selfish, irresponsible stupe who got arrested.

By Schedule

August 5, 2008 1:31 PM | Link to this

Funny how UGA usually puts two patsy’s at the beginning of the schedule because they know about 10 players will be suspended to start the season. I guess it’s smart scheduling if you know you team has a bunch of thugs.

By Where is Shane#1 & Cuz

August 5, 2008 1:32 PM | Link to this

Hidding under a rock? UGA95 what a moron but the twit is a UGA fan.

By The Ohio State Buckeyes

August 5, 2008 1:34 PM | Link to this

Will all nerds please get off the blog!

If you have bullied by an athlete I apologize for ruining your self-esteem!

In society their is a small percentage of adults who are not responsible. UGA just happens to have 7 percent of those young adults.

Anyway it is only football players , not our politicians! Oops it is our politicians!

Oh well Go UGA so The OHIO STATE BUCKEYES can wallop the Bulldogs in the NC game!

By the way last I check you were not LSU and Florida! So do not act like you can play liek they did in the National Championship game.

By Jaine

August 5, 2008 1:36 PM | Link to this

From reading some of these comments, it seems like Coach Richt has more than just some of his players to be embarrassed about. I just wonder what some of these “Fans” are going to have to say when he takes his Christian values, talents and great character off to another school. Let him do his job - according to the Coach’s poll, he obviously knows how.

By Cynic

August 5, 2008 1:47 PM | Link to this

I once had a conversation with a former Troy coach who is now head coach at a smaller private school. After his telling me he was happier at his new school, I asked him what was the difference was and he said it was that he was no longer coaching thugs. If this was the case at a relatively small program (as it was at that time) like Troy, can you imagine what it must be like at a major program like UGA, UF, LSU, and UT?!!!!

By BB Dawg Alum/Fan

August 5, 2008 1:48 PM | Link to this

Bradley - You make me sick to my stomach!! I want to throw up! Your whole article was crap! Coach Richt perform consistent, warranted discipline based on the actions of the players involved. These are the actions of a few young, rouge players - NOT the embodiment of the whole team. The UGA football program is in the best OVERALL condition it has EVER been in and YOU try to figure a way to bring it down. BS!! Your article and YOU are FULL OF CRAP!!! Go kiss a YELLOW JACKET’S A$$ !!

By Harry

August 5, 2008 1:50 PM | Link to this

All you dawg fans jumped all over JAYBO @ Tach when he got caught for under aged drinking and now you make the crap the jail dawgs are doing sound like nothing. What goes around, comes around.

By THWG74

August 5, 2008 1:54 PM | Link to this

I don’t understand why anyone is surprised by the behavior of these young men. Didn’t MR prove to everyone that he has no regard for rules when he instructed his team (“I only thought it would be 11 players”…yeah right) to blatently break rules? Doesn’t he prove that he would rather win than be respected every single time he allows a problem player to return to the team? Go ahead and try to justify your players actions with “boys will be boys” or “everyone does it”, no one else is falling for it. UGA fans are the first to start screaming when a player from another school screws up but you can’t accept that there is obviously a problem when you have 8 arrests in as many months. FYI, by trying to minimize your players problems off the field by pointing the finger at every other student athlete that has been arrested at other schools in the last 15 years doesn’t make the problems any less embarrassing.

UGA95: I think you do care.

APDofficer: You are full of it.

By DawginLex

August 5, 2008 1:58 PM | Link to this

OSU suckeye,

Is Terry Porter in the OSU Hall of Fame yet ? He should be for that pass interference call against UM. Ref cheats to give you the title or no NC since Archie.

Ramble On:

Have you fixed my computer yet ? Is your daughter on aisle 1 or 2 running the checkout at the local Walmart ? Which Waffle House is Joe Hamilton working at ? Is Reuben Houston or the Doobie Brothers doing the halftime “show” at Tech’s season opener ? Oh wait, they might be one in the same……..

Inquiring minds want to know ????????

By timthebrave

August 5, 2008 1:58 PM | Link to this

Athens has too many bored redneck cops from country towns. You have Georgia state cops, Clarke county cops, and University cops all in the small city. You get arrested in Athens for drinking under age..you get a ticket or your parents called in any other city. That being said Richt needs to let them know that if you drink in athens underage you probably will get caught if you go out.

By Shane#1 rent a cop

August 5, 2008 2:18 PM | Link to this

by reading the blogs here for a year or so you an arm chair expert on everything. Ex cop u say…if someone refusal to take a chemical test or breath analyzer , will their driver license be suspended for six months? your answer shane#1.

By The Ohio State Buckeyes

August 5, 2008 2:26 PM | Link to this

To Dawginlex,

Let’s me see who’s name is on the 2002 National Championship trophy? Is it Georgia? Is the Georgia Bulldogs name on the National Championship during the 90’s?

Oh I know the UGA bulldogs won 27 years ago. Which probably should have been shared.

The Buckeyes defeat a UM team that had 25 pro draftees. 25 straight wins!

Nuff said Loser!

By Ray Goff

August 5, 2008 2:30 PM | Link to this

Reading the postings of UGA fans is funny & sad at the same time. They justify thugs as long as the team wins. The local, regional, and national media have an obligation to report when the #1 team has that many arrests. UGA is not used to that hot a spotlight and the luster of #1 lasted about 48 hours. Welcome to the national stage and good luck the rest of the way. Too bad the bandwagon UGA fans make the most noise.

By Dawgs SUCK

August 5, 2008 2:30 PM | Link to this

Haha. Guess what other ranking just came out. UGA #1 party school in the nation. Wow I wonder if both of these are RELATED. Too many idiotic rednecks going to the same school and add the dumbest recruiting classes in the nation each year and no wonder all of your athletes are getting locked up each year. WOW the math on that is too advanced for the third best school in Georgia.

By timthebrave

August 5, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this

I drank beer underage. I guess I’m a thug too. This blog is ridiculous

By APDofficer

August 5, 2008 2:38 PM | Link to this

No THWG74, you are full of it. Your boys at Tech have a hell of alot of problems. Rueben Houston and the kid that overdosed is the tip of the iceberg. Do you think Rueben Houston wasn’t selling to teammates? Do you think nobody else on that team knew what he was doing? If GT ever gets a real drug policy that calls for an automatic suspension your eyes will open very quick and wide. By funneling the guys caught with pot into a counseling program Tech is able to keep it shielded because of confidentiality. What you fine “fans” should have done after that kid died was demand tougher drug testing and suspensions that would bring the drug problems at Tech it into the light of day. But you don’t want to see the truth. You don’t want to know. You are lucky this is Atlanta. Most of the arresting officers don’t even know they’ve arrested an athlete until he finds out through the grapevine unlike the guys in Athens. But at least the AD, the Coach, and the UGA administration has the integrity to met out automatic suspensions. Tech hides their dopers out in a counseling program out of public view. I challenge anybody on this blog to get a list of athletes in drug counseling at Tech. They’ll site confidentiality all day long. Maybe your beat writer could request that. His eyes would open for sure when he found that big shroud of secrecy Tech throws up around that program.

By GTfan4life

August 5, 2008 2:56 PM | Link to this

THWG74 I am a Tech fan and I remember when Kerry Watkins got arrested downtown with a bag of pot in his jacket pocket. Got caught red handed and when it got turned over to George O’Leary he did absolutely nothing. Kid started the next game. The AJC reported that O’Leary explained when questioned as to why there was no suspension O’Leary replied that he ask Watkins if it was his pot and the kid said no. It was in his pocket and Coach just winked and nodded away the whole thing. After the Hutts incident I too believe that it is time that GT hand out automatic suspensions for athletes caught with drugs. Our critics are right when they say our drug program is a joke. When the next kid ODs will that be enough? Why do we have to wait till then. If we talk integrity we need to get some. If we throw stones we need to move out of our glass house. Anyway you slice it felony drug trafficking, rape, and drug OD deaths are a hell of a lot more serious than beer and brawling. Some of you Tech fans need to STFU about misbehavior.

By Fred Austin

August 5, 2008 3:13 PM | Link to this

Just this decade Georgia Tech goes on NCAA probation for one the biggest and longest running cases of academic fraud in ACC history, plays 11 ineligible players, has a felony drug trafficking conviction, a Heroin OD, a drug program that is a total charade, and now a rape and we see idiotic Tech fans sanctimoniously talking trash about beer and fighting. If anybody has any doubt why it is so much fun kicking their sorry little sissy azzes every year look no farther than right here. But seriously, the drug testing program at Tech needs to be looked into long and hard. When a kid only gets counseling, no suspension, or loss of playing time he has no reason not to toke with Rueben and Little Joe.

By KingGator

August 5, 2008 3:18 PM | Link to this

What would you expect of Richt? I mean come on, he was mentored by Bobby Bowden, and played at Miami. Two of the thuggiest programs in the country!!

You dawgs need to learn a little history on your coach, and his roots. On the other hand, you might not want to know the history of this guy. Kind of like Hershcel and his book revealing split personalities, memory failures, etc. Sometimes the truth becomes too hard to accept.

KG

By Big Bad Tech Man

August 5, 2008 3:20 PM | Link to this

Rape is a lot more fun than fighting. Safer too.

By john

August 5, 2008 3:24 PM | Link to this

Mark my words - this lack of discipline off the field will lead to losses on the field!!

By APDoccifer

August 5, 2008 3:36 PM | Link to this

I is a po-po officer! You shood lissen to me cause I has arestd kids, and I is the reel POLICE!!! What does you mean taht UGAY is a breeding ground for thugs? 8 arrestd kids in a summr aint nothin! All these dawgies need to learns how to handle the spotlite if you asks me. But just like last year’s celebration in JAX, the dawgies needs to AKT LIKE THEY BEEN THERE!!! But I guess 27 years is a long time for the dawgies to forget hows to akt. They will all feel much more comfortable when they lose and blow their NC shot, because LORD knows the dawgies is use to bein dissappointed and makin excuses.

By DawginLex

August 5, 2008 3:39 PM | Link to this

OSU suckeye,

Loser=

Never beaten the SEC in a bowl game. 2002 title won by a cheating ref and a felon for a running back. BCS beatdowns annually.

Name the school ???

By The Ohio State Buckeyes

August 5, 2008 3:56 PM | Link to this

Dawginlex loser,

What I do know THE OHIO STATE BUCKEYES Defeated the thugs from the SOUTH.

What have you done lately, Oh I know you beat Hawaii! WOW

Oh, I know you did not win your division but yet you should have lept frog Tennessee and LSU for the title game.

Oh, I know you have 6 to 10 players who are tearing up the town of Athens.

You are one team in the SEC you are not Florida, LSU or Auburn they are teams who have won in the past.

Don’t make me say West Virginia!

By Cory

August 5, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this

Here’s the difference between the SEC and Ohio State fans, and it all deals with expectations. The Ohio State University have, in fact, beaten many SEC teams in the regular season, so don’t act like the SEC is unbeatable. As a Columbus resident and Buckeye fan, any year we don’t play in the National Title game is a bad season. Citrus Bowl, or Outback Bowl or Insert corporate logo bowl means nothing to a team with the expectations to win it all. The regular season is much more important than post-season, except the Title game! Celebrate that Outback Bowl title SEC guy!

By pvbeachdawg

August 5, 2008 4:21 PM | Link to this

GTfan4life, thanks for the classy post, and the obvious concern you have for the Georgia Tech athletes and your program. Drugs are a serious problem, and for the sake of all involved, need to be dealt with accordingly.

In reality, I think we all care about these kids, whether they play for UGA, GT, UF, UT, AU, etc. It is sad to see these young people making such poor choices, ones that can, and will in some cases, affect them for the rest of their lives. Nobody wants to see any player make serious mistakes that have long lasting consequences. As a true Dawg fan, I hope Coach Richt and the rest of the players can assist these guys in getting their priorities in order, and knowing how to make better choices. Yes, college kids are going to party and make some mistakes, but repeat offenses should be a sign that there is a deeper problem that may result in a more serious offense down the road. I firmly believe Coach Richt is trying to do the right thing, and is the right person to mentor these guys and mold them into responsible, respectable young men. I’m disappointed, but very hopeful for a positive outcome for these guys going forward.

Hope everyone else can learn from this, and no matter where your heart is, realize these are all young people with their futures ahead of them. Exercise some patience, and practice restraint in making the decision to bash others around you. Remember, it can happen anywhere. Think before you go off on other fans! Love my university, but respect all and their right to love theirs, too. Go DAWGS!!

By Hunk Erdown

August 5, 2008 4:34 PM | Link to this

My wife and I have two teenagers that we hope and pray we can provide the guidance and leadership to help them make it through these next several years without making serious errors in judgement, but we are also realistic that our kids are going to slip up from time to time.

CMR has 105 under his watch and he got 97 of them through the summer with no problems. If you are going to blame him for what these boys do when he has said his prayers and gone to bed, I guess he should get credit for the ones who stayed out of trouble. So 97 out of 105 is a pretty darn good record.

Mark Bradley uses this blog to “not be a reporter” but to give his “opinion”. A convenient way for him to be irresponsible when it comes to facts. The fact is that there are established guidelines that everyone knows (players and administration) to handle the punishment for convictions of alcohol related offenses. The minimum for first time offenses is two game suspension and additional physical training, if I am not mistaken. I just know that there are rules in place, that is understood by the player before he chooses to roll those dice. I am sure that Bradley knows these guidelines but it would require reponsible reporting and not just “opinion” to lay that out publicly. If he did that it would cut down on the ignorance of the mud slingers on here, but that’s not the goal, is it Mr. Bradley? The goal is to use whatever means necessary to get as many morons as possible to post hate filled jabs… accuracy be damned.

I admire CMR taking the criticism on behalf of his team so that the latest guys that slipped do not get punished more than the first guy who slipped. This situation calls for some senior leadership to step in and help the administration out, along with some parenting that is lacking.

By DawginLex

August 5, 2008 4:39 PM | Link to this

suckeye,

don’t make me say:

South Carolina UGA florida LSU alabama Tennessee

UGA beat florida last year. UK beat LSU last year. You couldn’t get within 2 td’s of either one of them. Don’t give me the excuse about unless it’s a title game, it doesn’t matter. your last 2 BCS games don’t add to the feeble argument. Bowl games are big to players. Losing is not in the plans when you go to a bowl. 0-9 vs SEC is just hard to swallow.

Where would the suckeyes end up if they played an SEC schedule ? Not 10-2 or 11-1 that’s for sure.

Try 7-5 or 6-6.

And finally, why are you spending so much time on a UGA blog ? Jealous ?

By DawginLex

August 5, 2008 4:40 PM | Link to this

suckeye,

don’t make me say:

South Carolina UGA florida LSU alabama Tennessee

UGA beat florida last year. UK beat LSU last year. You couldn’t get within 2 td’s of either one of them. Don’t give me the excuse about unless it’s a title game, it doesn’t matter. your last 2 BCS games don’t add to the feeble argument. Bowl games are big to players. Losing is not in the plans when you go to a bowl. 0-9 vs SEC is just hard to swallow.

Where would the suckeyes end up if they played an SEC schedule ? Not 10-2 or 11-1 that’s for sure.

Try 7-5 or 6-6.

And finally, why are you spending so much time on a UGA blog ? Jealous ?

By dgroy

August 5, 2008 4:46 PM | Link to this

Hey, UGA95

That’s the problem…..nobody cares.

By THWG74

August 5, 2008 4:46 PM | Link to this

GTfan4life: I agree that the Hutts overdose should have been a wake up call, not only for Tech but for other schools as well. I have said many times that it is a shame that so many of these young men are given an opportunity and they throw it away because they refuse to act like responsible adults.

APDofficer: If there are students that are in treatment it should be kept confidential and I am sure that any of your union officers would tell you the same thing. If what you say is true, it is sad that it is allowed to happen but you or I can’t be sure that is the case.

Don’t think for one second that I am in any way happy that this is happening to UGA. I think it is sad when any program goes through things like this. My whole point was that many UGA fans (not all) seem to enjoy it when bad things happen to other programs but when it happens to their own, they chalk it all up to “boys will be boys”. I think that by acknowledging that you know the rules and refuse to follow them is a poor example to lead with. I respect MANY things that MR has done off of the field but his behavior in regards to coaching speaks volumes.

By No Dawgs Here

August 5, 2008 4:59 PM | Link to this

By the end of the season UGA will have more players in jail than wins!!

By Mark Bradley

August 5, 2008 5:06 PM | Link to this

Actually, one of the eight arrested players — Michael Lemon — was kicked off the team. So I wasn’t counting him against the 105 players who started practice. And 7 divided by 105 is, if I’m not mistaken, 6.7 percent.

By Cory

August 5, 2008 6:26 PM | Link to this

Hey DawginLex, you’re a typical SEC guy - someone who thinks he knows history, but doesn’t. You’re knowledge of history is the past 5 minutes. Ohio State has 7 National Championships…Georgia has 2! How can you talk? Quit sucking on the t** of LSU and Florida! Quit being a bridesmaid! Do you’re research typical SEC fan. I enjoy SEC football, but it’s typical SEC guy like you who makes everyone in the educated world (i.e. the North) mock you to death.
Oh, I’m on this blog because I enjoy reading irrational, uneducated SEC guy talk while I’m on holiday in the Virgin Islands (no, that’s not around Savannah) with my hot wife. Finally, I played college football and I know how deflating it is to not play for the title, so I know more than you would what’s it’s…but suckeyes is really funny thUGA…

By Danno21

August 5, 2008 6:27 PM | Link to this

If AZ ST and S CAR were the season openers you can bet everything you own that suspensions would have been dished out for home games only. What a FREAKIN’ JOKE richt is.

The problems continue because there is no price to pay and the players know it and brag about it.

By Doug

August 5, 2008 6:29 PM | Link to this

By RAMBLE ON!!!

August 5, 2008 10:15 AM | Link to this

The only way theses punks and thugs are allowed on GT campus is every two years when Richt comes to town.

Rape, felony drug trafficking, Heroin overdosing, Coaches toking. All at the trade school. Your an imbecile RAMBLE ON! Bulldogs fight…Jackets RAPE! You got a fine record this decade little girl.

By Zeb

August 5, 2008 8:44 PM | Link to this

Cory, I’ll give you that OSU is a storied program, but dam dude, they’re more overrated than my beloved Bulldawgs!! ESPN loves these guys and will routinely vote them into the MNC every freakin year! Freakin Corso and Herbstreit have way too much power when it comes to voting. I personally don’t think my boys need to be number 1. Maybe 5. Number 1 puts way too big a target on you, and I’m not sure our guys are ready for that. Just my opinion and I hope like hell I’m wrong.

By raymond

August 6, 2008 2:05 AM | Link to this

i think that all these writers skew things one player that got arrested for being drunk was trying to flag down a cab thinking that the cop car was one because from a distance and being drunk the light on a cop car might look like one on a cab and another one charge with having a fire arm or w/e told the cop when he got pulled over for a minor violation that there was an UNLOADED pistol in the glove box. is sad those kids were trying to do the right thing and got thrown under the bus. y don’t writers say that i am using uga as an example b/c i am a fan and i am more than sure every major college in the nation has similar stories.

By DawginLex

August 6, 2008 9:11 AM | Link to this

Cory,

When you have to brag about your accomplishments with women, well, you know the rest of that story.

Doubtful that you:

1.) Have a hot wife.

2.) Played college football.

3.) Are in the virgin Islands

Although, I’m sure the term virgin does fit you………………………..

By Cory

August 6, 2008 9:37 AM | Link to this

DawginLex, I do enjoy how you don’t sign your name - that’s show toughness.

A. Have hot wife (and unlike you who is still hoping someday to see a naked lady…and your only hope is your current girlfriend, who’s also your sister)

B. Played college football from 97-2001 (unlike you who played PlayStation football while taking breaks for “happiness” in a cloth towell)

C. In the Virgin Islands (one of my 4 homes in the world - you’re still in your parent’s basement, right?) And in the imortal words of Rick James, “I’m rich, B***!” I’ve made more money this morning that you will in your life. So step away from the computer, go outside and find a nice pig to do…it may be the only loving you ever get. But once again, to hammer home the facts: OSU - 7 National Titles UGA - 2 I’m done with you…

By DawginLex

August 6, 2008 9:53 AM | Link to this

Cory,

I’m done with you also. For your info, married 25 years with kids. UGA grad doing pretty well for himself.

I know a windbag when I see it and you’re it.

OSU 0-9 vs SEC in bowl games

GO DAWGS !

By GOD

August 6, 2008 10:10 AM | Link to this

Well I am GOD. I have both of you beat. You guys make tons of money? Well I made the world! This all has to be true because who would lie on a blog? Since I am GOD, I can tell you three things that are always going to happen.

That is all. -God

By GoDawgs

August 6, 2008 10:22 AM | Link to this

We opened up with Oklahoma State last year! So again, all of you morons with the “they schedule patsys early” bullsh!t have already forgotten last year. The highly touted OSU offense was supposed to run all over us. We spanked them! Just like we will spank all of your programs. Now shut up and make me a sandwich!

By Cory

August 6, 2008 10:26 AM | Link to this

Dear God Thank you for blessing me with wisdom, especially in the wisdom to open up a political video production company in a key state such as Ohio. Especially in times like these when every 2 years, we take in about $60 million. And thanks again, God, for giving me ample time off in the slow season to enjoy my family and travel. I’d hate to be a 9-5 regular Joe who can’t enjoy life because they’re stuck behind a desk all day. Thank you for only allowing me to be on these dark-roomed blogs with overweight, all-knowing, uneducated children on my vacation…I don’t want to be like them! We both know the real work happens when I get back. Thank you for rasing me in Ohio. Visiting other cultures and meeting other people makes me realize how incredibly blessed I am to have an education, values and low cholesterol. Finally, thank you for The Ohio State Buckeyes. We may not win all of them, but we win more than the rest - and we have Tress!

By John Waynesworld

August 6, 2008 11:13 AM | Link to this

Not recently getting laid = Hateful posts.

Go SEC! Let’s make it 3 NC’s in a row and 8 bowl wins (new bowl record).

By Cory

August 6, 2008 11:20 AM | Link to this

Not getting laid by a farm animal…no, haven’t done that you backwoods…

By Buford

August 6, 2008 1:32 PM | Link to this

go dogs trying to splain that TWO week vacation at start of season….but it IS for the two week susp..that come up every year.

Want respect….suspend for SC and TN!

By Bryan

August 6, 2008 1:32 PM | Link to this

“Not getting laid by a farm animal…no, haven’t done that you backwoods…”

You come up with insults as sad and pathetic as that and you want people to believe you are the owner of a multi million dollar company? I think you may have been hit one too many times in the head while playing football.

By Cory

August 6, 2008 1:49 PM | Link to this

Buddy, I’m 29 years old…I never have to work another day in my life…I’m laying on a beach looking at the bluest ocean imaginable, and all I have to do today is mock on a blog while drinkin’. I say these things simply because I can. I don’t care if anyone believes me or not with TSG - I’m rich! Now get back to flipping burgers at $5 an hour…

By Hey Cory

August 6, 2008 1:54 PM | Link to this

I know that if I had a ‘hot’ wife and was in the Virgin Islands with said ‘hot’ wife, that I would be surfing the AJC blogs as well.

YEAH RIGHT, get real loser!

By Cory

August 6, 2008 2:05 PM | Link to this

You’re obviously not married… Another laugh from the sunbathing neighbors as SEC blog guy tries in vain for humor…Sounds like someone needs a hug…

By Hey Cory

August 6, 2008 2:11 PM | Link to this

Sure do, so where is your hot wife???

By Cory

August 6, 2008 2:22 PM | Link to this

currently she is laying in the beach chair next to me with a look of distain on her face…you certainly know THAT look if you’re married…

By Cory

August 6, 2008 4:10 PM | Link to this

Actually. Im sitting around my above ground pool and drinking kool-aid because I got laid off two days ago. Im wishing that I had a hot mandingo with me right now, hung like a horse of course ;). MMMM, i love weiners SOOOOO much. The only reason I like OSU is b/c their mascot rhymes with my favorite activity! Buckeye- Fu**guy’s. hehe, im so silly and bad, I need a spanking. ;)

By Danno21

August 6, 2008 4:44 PM | Link to this

only MUTT fans would brag about playing OK ST and AZ ST. Can you believe these lunatics.I cannot believe the absolute idiotic JOKE the mutts are. Every other conference (and TN) play the BIGGEST name non-con games they can possibly schedule, and the mutts raise their collective voice because they play a home game against a low-level BIG 12 team and a lower level PAC 10 team on the road.

Does anything else need to be said!

By danno21

August 6, 2008 4:56 PM | Link to this

Hey mutts!

The problem you may face vs AZ ST is thing called a time-zone. See, the time in places like Arizona is not the same as in the east coast. The players will probably be befuddled, having to climb into a metal object (called an airplane)and be whisked to another part of the country with a different clock.

Also, since your playing your first non-con road game in 50 years where your fans won’t be able to walk to the game from athens, how do y’all plan to handle an actual road environment?

By DawginLex

August 6, 2008 6:16 PM | Link to this

Different time zone or long travel is not a problem for us DAWGS. Clempson on the other hand, the tractors would have to leave 2 weeks in advance to get to Arizona………………

By aparent

August 7, 2008 12:06 AM | Link to this

The kids were wrong however the football players are not the only ones caught by the police. What needs to be addressed is the city’s tacit approval of the Athens bars and restaurants knowingly serving alcohol to underage students. It is a money making industry in Athens for the Athens Clarke County Police, the Clarke County Court system, and the legal system as a whole.

By DannyDawg

August 7, 2008 2:32 PM | Link to this

I am a UGA graduate and a devoted Dawg fan, and I have never met someone with the class of CMR. There is no doubt that UGA has had more than it’s share of problems off field this year, but, let’s face it folks, we all screwed up, to some degree when in college. We have all done very stupid things, including spending a week in the Clarke Co Jail because my grandfather would not let the sheriff release me, and my grandfather went to each class for me and brought my work to the county jail. I might add, he got my 2 roommates out of jail and left me there. While the charges of disorderly conduct were dropped, the lesson that I was taught has stuck with me all my life.

Kids, even very big kids, are going to be kids. They are going to take risks, do very stupid things, and p** the whole family off and half the world, but NEVER REALLY MEAN ANY HARM. The only possible redeeming factor is that, hopefully, the kids only screw up once.

The people here that are busting CMR should look in the mirrow and figure if their kids have ever done anything wrong, and what punishment, if any, was administered, and just exactly how us, as parents, could have possibly prevented the mistakes our kids made.

By Clem

August 8, 2008 2:10 AM | Link to this

Who can blame Richt for this stuff??? He learned from the “win-at-all-costs king”, Bobby Bowden. He probably beleives that he’s doing right!

By Clem

August 8, 2008 2:10 AM | Link to this

Who can blame Richt for this stuff??? He learned from the “win-at-all-costs king”, Bobby Bowden. He probably believes that he’s doing right!

By The Real Truth

August 8, 2008 9:49 AM | Link to this

A few facts for UGA fans (1)Number 1 comes with microscopic scrutiny (2) you can only move down (3) The people that used to be on top (UF,UT)hate you more than they used to. (4) To be the the man you have to beat the man…and (5)Pre-season polls mean nothing if you dont finish where you start. Let the haters hate and as always….GO DAWGS SIC’EM WOOF WOOF WOOF

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By James

September 4, 2008 1:59 PM | Link to this

Murders and rapes at FSU? Give me a break. At least you southeastern convicts don’t make stuff up.

By James

September 4, 2008 2:01 PM | Link to this

Stealing and rapes at FSU? Give me a break. At least you southeastern convicts don’t make stuff up.

*rollseyes

You guys have NO ROOM TO TALK. Look in the mirror.