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DEL.ICIO.USIs NIT good enough?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
With an official RPI of No. 97, it’s pretty clear the only way Georgia makes it to the NCAA tournament this year is by winning the SEC tournament. And the chances of this young team winning four SEC games in four days to that is next to impossible.
But coach Dennis Felton and his players have already said that they would be thrilled with an NIT bid. Of course, they’ve got some work to do before even that could be solidified. But how about you? Would making the NIT this season be considered a success considering from whence Georgia has come (8-20 last year) and what it has had to overcome (the Jim Harrick scandal).
As an aside, do Dogs fans think the new AD at Georgia Tech will have any effect whatsoever on the ongoing rivalry?
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By godawg
February 22, 2006 04:32 PM | Link to this
A bid to the NIT would certainly be a milestone for this program as it works its way back to the competitive ranks of the SEC and nation.
Aside: It looks like NATS have hired a guy with brains in his head, as opposed to someone who just has them in his name. Of course it will have some effect on the rivalry.
By Dan in Albany
February 22, 2006 06:27 PM | Link to this
I will be very happy if the Dawgs end up in the NIT. The NCAA would be great, but realistically it’s not happening. Plus, the NIT was my goal from the beginning of the year. Remember, we only won 8 games last year, and at times were the worst offensive college basketball team I’ve ever seen. Winning 16 or 17 games, and making it to the NIT would be a great first step on the road to recovery.
By geechee
February 22, 2006 06:55 PM | Link to this
Dan, I agree with you but UGA already took the first step when they hired Felton. We’re a few steps past that now, thank heavens.
By Drew
February 22, 2006 08:57 PM | Link to this
Of course we would rather be in the NCAA but the NIT is certainly a decent accomplishment. Could UGA have won a few more this year? Absolutely. Could it have been much worse? Undoubtedly.
Felton’s negative remarks towards the admin and the fans are concerning though. When Tubby came to UGA, he went to many student organizations including all the fraternities and asked for support for the team. Of course, he won too, but the students were very supportive of Tubby. Has Felton made that effort?
By geechee
February 22, 2006 09:10 PM | Link to this
Felton’s remarks were blown out of proportion. Let’s just be thankful we landed a coach with passion that cares very much about rebuilding the UGA basketball program. It’s over, let’s move on.
By WMFDawg
February 22, 2006 09:34 PM | Link to this
NIT is good this year, bad next year.
You could put the best AD on the planet on North Avenue and it wouldn’t help them a bit. Until they get a new coach or new QB, this rivalry will remain what it is now, a lop-sided one.
By GW
February 23, 2006 08:13 AM | Link to this
NIT will give the Dogs one more game to play if that’s what they want. New Tech AD will do a good job but UGA’s biggest fear is if Tech starts recruiting better players. If they had hired Curry that would have helped UGA more than this guy will hurt.
By redlawson
February 23, 2006 10:49 AM | Link to this
only fitting we should make n.i.t. tourney in year we honored “N.I.T HUGH”…commitment to mediocrity
By redlawson
February 23, 2006 10:50 AM | Link to this
only fitting we should go to N.I.T. in year we honored “N.I.T. HUGH”…commitment to mediocrity
By animaldr
February 23, 2006 11:57 AM | Link to this
I’ll be there tonight to give felton and the team support against the gamecocks.
After 8-20, any post season is a welcome sight.
Great job by felton and the team. The future is bright. We do need to get behind this team and coach. It would be nice if he stayed as long as Durham did.
GO DAWGS!
By animaldr
February 23, 2006 12:02 PM | Link to this
I’ll bee at the game tonight to support Felton and the team as we take on the gamecocks.
The NIT would be awesome after an 8-20 record last year.
We need to get behind this team and coach because the future is bright. I hope Felton stays as long as Durham.
GO DAWGS!
By Kevin Mull
February 23, 2006 12:56 PM | Link to this
No, an NIT berth is not a successful season at UGA in year three of Felton’s tenure. At what point does he have to stop hiding behind the Harrick scandal and take responsibility for the team’s success or failure. I’m tired of his excuses for losses where it’s obvious he got flat outcoached. Tenn. and UK games good examples. We get up 19-7 on Vols, then they go to a full court press and we act shocked, like we never expected it. By the time we adjust they are up 2. At Lexington we go over 8:00 without scoring and “Coach” doesn’t call a TO or anything. We still only lost by 6, it was a game Harrick or Tubby would have won when they were here with the same players. But I guess that’s all our faults as fans since according to Felton we’ve never sold out Stegman before and the fans that do come don’t make enough noise.I’ve got a message for Coach Felton, and I use the term coach loosely. Win and they will come. We sold out every SEC game for 2 yrs under Harrick.The nerve to blame the fans. I think he is classless, and a poor head coach.
By Stan
February 23, 2006 01:21 PM | Link to this
“Suspended Offensive Lineman Arrested”
Anyone of you care to honestly tell me that Mark Richt does not run a thug program….What suspension does Ian Smith get now, the Vanderbilt game as well….What a joke…..
By T Smith
February 23, 2006 01:32 PM | Link to this
I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank Billy D. and gator the dog catcher for last night’s performance against the Vols. We now will end up ahead of you in the SEC East and you will have to play on Thursday night of the tournament.
By gdawginkalamazoo
February 23, 2006 01:39 PM | Link to this
HONESTLY Stan, Mark Richt DOES NOT run a thug program, so get off it
By geechee
February 23, 2006 02:16 PM | Link to this
“I’ve got a message for Coach Felton, and I use the term coach loosely……..I think he is classless, and a poor head coach.”
I’ve got a message for the fan Kevin Mull, and I use the the term fan loosely……I think he is classless, and a poor example of a UGA fan.
By Kevin Mull
February 23, 2006 05:08 PM | Link to this
Geechee, I’ve probably been to more UGA sporting events in the last year than you ever have or will in your lifetime. However, you are typical of a lot of fans in the Bulldog Nation who tolerate dissent when itn comes to coaches about as well as Castro tolerates political dissent in Cuba.I’m not going to apologize for setting high standards, if that’s classless, then so be it. But I was highly offended when Felton ripped myself and other fans that support the program. I also noticed you didn’t argue with my examples of poor coaching, probably because you either didn’t even see the game or don’t know enough about basketball anyway. all that being said, I’ll be there to root them on tonight.
By Kevin Mull
February 23, 2006 05:17 PM | Link to this
Stan, I’m just curious. Are you the same clown with the awful Tennessee accent that constantly calls in to every sports talk show in the South ripping UGA and pumping up your Mighty Vols???? Because if so, 3 things. 1. Your preoccupation with UGA just shows how much we have owned UT the last 6 years. 2. I don’t normally quote Spuurier, but as he said, “If you want to talk about arrests then you need to go to Knoxville, they always have problems”
By geechee
February 23, 2006 05:22 PM | Link to this
Kevin since I live 5,000 miles away from Clarke County, I’m sure you have been to more games than me in the last ten years and I didn’t argue with your examples because I do believe very much you have a right to speak your mind. My only point was that it was classless of you calling Felton classless. Did you talk to the man or are you only going by what you read in the papers?
By Kevin Mull
February 23, 2006 05:35 PM | Link to this
geechee, I am just going on what the man said publicly. And I do think his comments showed a lack of class and savvy. An earlier post made a good point about Tubby being very active in the community. I was in school when Tubby was hired, and he came and shook every person’s hand that was waiting in line to buy student season tickets his 1st year.The perception is that Felton is not as fan friendly or as good at promoting his program, maybe he is, I just haven’t seen it and neither have others I have spoken to. I hope I am wrong about his coaching ability though and takes us to many NCAA’s starting next year. i would be glad to look like a fool if it means UGA is winning.
By geechee
February 23, 2006 05:53 PM | Link to this
Kevin, I didn’t call you a fool and if you are one who regularly attends the games then you were not actually someone Felton was addressing anyway. I remember, when the Harrick debacle went down, thinking to myself that it would take UGA ten years to climb out of the hole Harrick dug for us. I thought of how tough it would be, for whoever the new coach was, to recruit players to a school that was on probation. Maybe you can but, I just can not picture how anyone else could have done this any better. Peace, brother.
By ToddB
February 23, 2006 11:17 PM | Link to this
Kevin, Get a grip. This the first year they have had enough scholarship players to actually scrimage in practice. To expect much more is foolish. Yes I have seen some of the games and I think that he could have coached better at certain times. But if you look at his overall effort I think you have to give him high marks. Even coach Wooden had moments you could question, and I am sure you probably would have had you been around to see him coach.