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By godawg

February 6, 2007 04:17 PM | Link to this

Like most Dawg fans I want instant gratification, so I’ll go with beating the gators tomorrow.

By J

February 6, 2007 04:19 PM | Link to this

Although I love UGA basketball, I think it is evident that UGA is a football school and as a dawg, I am glad that UGA got 14 additional offensive and defensive linemen position players. This was a class selected to fill specific needs, and we were thin on both sides of the line last year and now are even more so with graduation. Games are won and lost on the line of scrimmage, and we will be a much stronger and better team in the next few years with this class. A QB can’t through and a RB cannot run without someone blocking for them. A team cannot win in the SEC if it cannot stop the run first. So we got what we needed and hopefully we can flip a few recruits from other schools with the remaining scholorships.

Here are the Rivals Tope 10 recruiting classes as of this moment:

1 Florida

2 Tennesse

3 Texas

4 Southern Cal

5 LSU

6 Notre Dame

7 South Carolina

8 Georgia

9 Auburn

10 Nebraska

Georgia Tech is number 18.

No wonder the SEC East keeps getting tougher. Look at the top 8 teams. Tomorrow is the day.

By CE

February 6, 2007 04:33 PM | Link to this

What about the SCOUT team rankings? How do tech and ga stack up?

By dawgfatha

February 6, 2007 04:46 PM | Link to this

I don’t think any reasonable Dawg fan would prefer a promising but unproven recruit over upsetting the top-ranked Gators, but I’ve been wrong about such things before. A win tomorrow night would be truly monumental for our program, and I think there’s a chance we just might do it … .

By Red and Black

February 6, 2007 04:49 PM | Link to this

J-

By through I am wondering if you meant throw.

CE-

What about the last six years? How does that stack up?

By 94Dawg

February 6, 2007 05:06 PM | Link to this

We have a basketball team?

I keed, I keed.

GO DAWGS…………SIC ‘EM

By UGA Mumm-Ra

February 6, 2007 05:08 PM | Link to this

I’ll take a win over the Gators. Recruiting is so hit or miss. Bailey could get hurt. You never know. Look at Marquis Elmore. He was a huge signee, but injuries really set him back.

By Matthew at the SLC

February 6, 2007 06:11 PM | Link to this

Chip,

You know me, I love all of my Dawg teams, but I’ll take this win over Florida tomorrow. What EVERYONE is missing right now is that we have an awesome draft class as it is. We are No. 1 in the Nation for O-line recruits. That’s our greatest need. We’re also top-3 for D-line. Our second greatest need. It’s better to recruit for need than do what the Gaturds are doing, and selling a bunch of idiot kids a bill of goods just so they can ride the bench for 4 years.

Beating Florida would mean more. We need that win to not go to .500 in league play. We need that win to give us a signature win (more than the Kentucky game) to impress the guys who choose the field of 65. We need to the win to make up for the Vandy Game, which we should have won had we just pounded the ball into Brown over and over again.

And Chip, I do have one question, which is out of place here, but I can’t comment on it on the blog I wanted to, so here it goes. Basically, why shut down a whole blog because a bunch of redneck, racist people want to get on and spout their particular brand of ignorance? I’m talking about the Falcons Blog, which seems to always devolve into a race war. Why should those of us who aren’t inbred fools suffer because the ones that are seem to want to show the world their ignorance? Shouldn’t the site just erase their blogs and ban their IP Addresses? Or ban their names or shut down their accounts? It isn’t a right, to be on this site. It isn’t a first ammendment issue. So what’s the deal there? I’m glad we don’t have those issues on this blog, though I do remember some idiots a few years ago when it was Shock and Greene, and then Shock by himself. But they were few and far between. Maybe the site needs to go back to a pay site, which the trash who speak like that would no be able to afford. Anyway, I just wanted to get that off of my chest.

GO DAWGS!

By banker dawg

February 6, 2007 06:22 PM | Link to this

Would it be alright if we had our cake and ate it too. I want a solid recruting class and win against the Gay-tors tomorrow. I believe we have a very, very solid class already, that is very underrated when compared to some other teams. We’re getting the interior guys that we need. We already have some top notch guys on the team at our skill positions are bigget need is the line. And very few linemen get the rankings that the skill players too. Plus when you are getting guys like Caled King, Israel Troup, etc, I think things are going awesome. As for basketball, I really want to see us pull this win off. Our program is rising and could get to a place where it has never been before. Beating the number one team in country would do our team wonders. I think we’ve got a great shot.

By Jack

February 6, 2007 06:29 PM | Link to this

beat the Gators!

By bankerdawg

February 6, 2007 06:32 PM | Link to this

To go along with what Matthew said, the Gaturds and the Volunqueers are notorious for telling recruits what they want to hear. I remember back when we were recruiting Chad Jackson, my cousin who went to high school in Hoover with him told me that he really liked Georgia, then I saw him a few months later on a recruiting show talking about how Zook had told him he would have a great chance to play early at Florida and Jackson said that we had a bunch of receivers that had been redshirted the year before who were going to play that next year. And we know the end result. Just goes to show you how underhanded those guys can be. But I’m proud of the way Coach Richt has been honest and upfront with guys and even if that means losing out on a guy who’s lied to by somebody else that okay with me. I’d rather win the honest way. But that’s just me.

By SoCalDawg

February 6, 2007 06:47 PM | Link to this

Beating UF at any sport is always the #1 priority. I’ll take that over anything else, ever.

Bailey looks like a beast and would be a big haul. But he isn’t going to get a shot at LB at UGA - which is apparantly what he really wants to play. UGA is clearly going after faster, even if smaller, LB’s this year. So I’m not all that worried about where Bailey goes.

But beating a win over UF would be imminently satisfying right now. So, give me the choice and I’ll take that!

By Wozzo the Wonder Dog

February 6, 2007 07:06 PM | Link to this

Snickers: The official candy bar of Florida Athletics.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

February 6, 2007 08:25 PM | Link to this

I’m not buying in on our beating the Reptiles tomorrow night. The Tenn. game showed me to much negative stuff and that was followed by the Vandy game’s antics. If the Dawgs were “Dancers” they wouldn’t lose games like those two. So I’ll follow the game on the ajc.com game tracker but I’m not holding my breath and turning blue. Bad for your health. Recruiting? We got a good class for ‘07 recruiting year but if anybody think’s that we did not take an image hit, IMO, they are dead wrong. I know I’ll hear all kinds of rebuttals but it’s true. My question about our recruiting is: why did the Dawgs not have one new commit after the 1st. part of Dec. I’m not at all concerned about JR’s making a commit because that’s way to far out and we already have one whose getting wobbley I’m talking about H.S. SR’s who walked away from Ga. I’ll tell you now, we needed those “OL” we’re picking up but if our receivers don’t catch the ball we’ll be in a world of hurt for the ‘07 season.

By War Eagle

February 6, 2007 08:50 PM | Link to this

CE,. Scout.com>>Auburn 9th, Tech 13th, UGA 16th, BAMMER 34th. How to judge these ranking when Rivals has Bammer 13th with 9, 4 stars and Scout has them 34th with only 3, 4 stars.Rivals will up the star ranking depending on what school you commit.

By Legitimate reasonable observer

February 6, 2007 10:26 PM | Link to this

Hey, bankerdawg. Your halo must be getting heavy. It is absolutely mind boggling that we are the only school who is completely honest and above board in what we tell recruits. We don’t have to apologize for the quality of our football recruits. And we don’t have to denigrate other schools because somebody beats us out for a player or two. I’m sure all recruiters take some liberties with the facts in some situations. If we didn’t, we probably would be competing with Vandy or MS State or Ole Miss for the anchor position in the SEC.

By adawgfan

February 6, 2007 10:40 PM | Link to this

You said it banker, I want the win and the recruiting class! UGA is a great school with a great athletic program. There’s no reason us fans shouldn’t get both.

By Cuz

February 6, 2007 11:18 PM | Link to this

I want a win, a great recruiting class and world peace. Preferably in that order.

By Cuz

February 6, 2007 11:19 PM | Link to this

When was honesty allowed in recruiting? Must be a new rule.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

February 6, 2007 11:34 PM | Link to this

cuz, I do wonder how all these people know that every other school is lying and we our so lily white? I just look at the facts. The Reptiles were one of the leading teams in the nation. So was USC. Now here’s a research project for someone(Chip Towers are you listening) that I think would be very interesting. Go through every school in the SEC and find out who is playing the biggest % of true freshmem. What was our %? I don’t remember the exact number of recruits that we had come on campus. I know we “Shirted” 18 so there’s a starting point. cuz, what do you think? Intresting or not?

By Buck Cochran in the NW

February 7, 2007 12:21 AM | Link to this

I don’t believe it! Carter’s article, Blue collar class , is a straight forward report on this years class. I’ve read it 3 times and he sums up this class and the implications very well.

By 82DAWG

February 7, 2007 08:09 AM | Link to this

GA vs Florida tonight. Hmmm. Well, I believe UGA will probably get a huge deficit early, make a run to get close early in the second half, but ultimately lose by 10 to 12. The gap is just too great between the programs.

By Marietta Dawg

February 7, 2007 09:56 AM | Link to this

I’ll take the upset over the Gators tonight. I can’t believe that this game is not on live tv. The SEC has a bad tv deal, when the #1 team is playing a conference game, it should be a live game! I did notice that SportSouth will show the game on tape delay at 10pm, but then I’ll already know the result. Good luck Dawgs!!! Also, the baseball season starts on Friday against Oregon St, the defending National Champs. How many of yall will be going to the game??

By Gen Neyland

February 7, 2007 10:05 AM | Link to this

I HEARD that many recruited to Vanderbilt are not only promised earning a letter jacket, but are practically guaranteed during visits by coaches to become brain surgeons by their 4th year of eligibility. I got this from the fry guy at Burger King.

By Cuz

February 7, 2007 10:52 AM | Link to this

Buck so many forget about our redshirts last year. They were monsters. Put that together with the JuCo’s and a few true freshmen this year and we will have a team that has to be reckoned with. The future is so bright, I gotta wear shades.

By Dawgs2007

February 7, 2007 11:06 AM | Link to this

Rah, Rah, Chip!

Why don’t you just put on your cheerleader outfit and stand outside the arena and pump up the crowd.

Or perhaps you could help pass out the free pizza and kool-aid.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

February 7, 2007 11:13 AM | Link to this

cuz, IMO, that’s outstanding! but there’s the flip side of the coin. All of these “RS” will still be coming in cold and they’ll still have to leard how to play at the much higher level than on the scout team. I think we can all see the sweeping change across the country where teams are playing more and more True Freshmen and the use of the “RS” tag has dropped. You understand but for others I’m not at all saying play every Freshman, just that there’s been a fundamental change in the whole “Shirt” process. Look around the SEC and this patteren clearly is emerging. Teams are putting their money where their mouth is. They aren’t making things up. So with this class I’m hoping that maybe a few more will play and not “Shirt”. King and Troupe along with white, who can catch and meybe even working Logan Gray in. Don’t know but I hope so.

By MadMerf

February 7, 2007 11:24 AM | Link to this

Welcome aboard Chris Little!!!!

By bankerdawg

February 7, 2007 11:27 AM | Link to this

I know you guys think I’m crazy for saying Coach Richt does things the honest way, but I KNOW for a fact that he is a solid Christian man who isn’t going to “bend the rules” to get what he wants like some coaches I know (i.e. Phil Fulmer). I can’t say I know for sure that all our recruiters are all that upstanding, but with Coach Richt in charge I believe he will do everything he can to run the program in a way that would glorify God.

By MadMerf

February 7, 2007 11:29 AM | Link to this

23 in at 11:25! Finally I can get out of this box! Thanks Rivals.

By 82DAWG

February 7, 2007 12:44 PM | Link to this

**Top Recruiting Classes In 2003 Produced Titles”

For those who believe having a top recruiting class means nothing, and that they would rather have a team full of Rudy’s, please read this link from Rivals - http://rivals100.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=638586

‘nuff said.

This is a nice class this year. Next year needs to be better.

By Gen Neyland

February 7, 2007 01:05 PM | Link to this

bankerdawg

…What color is the sky on your planet..? Be careful getting off that High Horse you rode in on and thanks for reminding me why I’m a Volunteer…

BTW, are you related to BuLLdawg..?

By Cuz

February 7, 2007 01:14 PM | Link to this

Welcome class one and all. Please try to remember that you are judged as much by what you do off the field as on. If you thought you were in a spotlight before, know now your error. Keep your house in order and the best of luck playing for the Dawgs. The Dawg Nation salutes you.

By mark

February 7, 2007 01:23 PM | Link to this

82 Dawg- I LOVE IT!! I’m sure some people will still try and deny the importance of bringing in top classes. I hope that since we “filled our needs” this year that we bounce back next year with an outstanding class! That article should prove that you can never have to many elite athletes on a team. The argument of “we don’t need so and so because that position is not a need” should begin to thin out. Missing as many top tier athletes (in state no less) as we did is a HUGE dissapointment this year.

By Spike

February 7, 2007 01:25 PM | Link to this

Easy… Bailey with the flop.

By dawgfacedboy

February 7, 2007 01:25 PM | Link to this

I’ll take a blue chip playmaker over a meaningless basketball win anyday! If Fla. loses, so what? It won’t affect their chances of winning a NC one bit. Signing a blue chip recruit can make a HUGE difference on a football team! Having both would be optimal but that wasn’t the question.

By Born Football

February 7, 2007 02:07 PM | Link to this

What are JUCO players?

By gator the dog catcher

February 7, 2007 02:15 PM | Link to this

Gen Neyland - congrats on Ahmad Paige. Huge pick-up at WR.

War Eagle - the main difference between Scout and Rivals is how each count JUCO players and re-signs from Prep Schools. Scout does not weigh JUCOs the same as incoming freshman because 4 years is more than 2 years of eligibility. Re-signs on Scout do not count the same either as they were computed into the rankings the previous year. Rivals just counts stars period.

Scout has more 5 stars than Rivals, but Rivals has more 4 stars than Scout. So that basically just evens out.

Now………….here comes that Billy Ball “that will never work!”

By Buck Cochran in the NW

February 7, 2007 02:17 PM | Link to this

I’ve taken the time to read all the posts I could fine this morning and with all the back and forth That darn word still pops into my mind. Preception: yes we signed a good class but the SEC East has changed.The preception that Ga. would get the best in state is gone. Tech, the Vols, SOS and Urban blew that thought apart. Are we in s cycle where every 4 yrs. we take a yr. off to fill needs? From the mouths of babies, isn’t that H.S. Jr. commit now wobbley and didn’t he say that Ga. doesn’t put Wr’s in the NFL AND OTHER SCHOOLS DO? We need two things to happen to have a banner ‘07 season. MR has to take a hardline as a HC. and our WR, no receivers period must catch the ball. If Troupe and King make it to campus and they can catch I hope we don’t put a “SHIRT” on them. Remember we do have 18 “Shirts” coming aboard but don’t forget they’re still wet behind the ears. We better hope that CS can whip that “OL” in shape in a hurry because we have no time to waste……the Preception of this class with evey other negative that’s happened is going to hard to over come. We better win.

By gator the dog catcher

February 7, 2007 03:01 PM | Link to this

Born Football - JUCO = Junior College.

By War Eagle

February 7, 2007 03:38 PM | Link to this

Thanks for info Gator catcher, what a year for SEC recruiting, Florida, Tenn and LSU top 5 with Auburn 6th, followed by SC and UGA. Six out 10, not bad days work.

By SunDawg

February 7, 2007 03:53 PM | Link to this

GTDC, long time no read. Is it true Florida got 20 to 30 additional scholarships by winning the NC? Last week it seemed like every other high school senior was heading to Florida. What’s the limiting factor on team rosters; jerseys, helmets, shoulder pads?

By bankerdawg

February 7, 2007 03:55 PM | Link to this

Gen Neyland, My comments were not to come across as some holier than thou. I’m proud of our coaching staff and the way they have maintained a upstanding program. I’m sorry to call out only Fulmer, but over the years you must admit he has been apart of some questionable circumstances at best. I know you are smart enough to realize that he has done some things that are not in accordance with NCAA requirements. You know he payed Jason Allen to come and play for him. You know he payed Tee Martin to come and help him win a National Championship. You know he knew all about the “tutors” that were writing papers for the players. And I’m sure he’s been part of countless more things. The worst thing is that the SEC knows it and won’t do anything about it.

By Born Football

February 7, 2007 04:00 PM | Link to this

So it’s the same as Hargrave players except you only get to play for two years.

By Born Football

February 7, 2007 04:17 PM | Link to this

So it’s the same as a Hargrave player but with two years to play!

By Question??

February 7, 2007 09:58 PM | Link to this

Why does CMR cash in $2 million a year when he is such as “solid Christian man”? HC are all the same, do you honestly think the DAWGS recruit different? Nice win tonight GATORS….

By Gen Neyland

February 7, 2007 11:16 PM | Link to this

bankerdawg

The SEC knows it now, cause you’ve ratted us out. Really, I didn’t know Fulmer pulled out his wallet to pay players. That’s an eye opener… Your accusations fall on deaf ears and blind eyes. Futhermore, they sound a bit screechy. Believe me, if cheating is found ANYWHERE, it deserves punishment. Find it, prove it, punish it. Until then, in the case of Alabama recruiting…

By Gen Neyland

February 7, 2007 11:33 PM | Link to this

gtdc

We need all the help Fulmer can buy on the WR spots. (see bankerdawg ). I hope he bought some instant impact players for Ainge to throw to. We’ll need them…

By mark

February 8, 2007 08:32 AM | Link to this

Question ??- so because MR is a christian he should work for free? He shouldn’t take a contract offered to him?

By Buck Belue

February 8, 2007 09:06 AM | Link to this

Too much focus on football recruiting and not coaching and winning. Too bad we will not see a national title for 20 to 30 years, and that is a BIG if. Well, we have gymnastics.

All I hear is about Rivals.com and Scout.com. Who gives a flying rats a* about recruiting rankings, just win baby!! Just win!!! Sorry, I forgot this is UGA and it is all about recruiting, not winning.

Go Dawgs!

By Buck Belue

February 8, 2007 09:10 AM | Link to this

Mark is techincally working for free, because he is completing his apprenticeship at UGA for his future position at Miami or FSU, who have better programs.

Mark needed head coaching exposure at a nice D1 school that preferred to play at D-AA schedule. Basically, UGA is your D-AA school, because they can never win the big one (i.e. UT or UF).

Go Gators!

By Randy Rhino

February 8, 2007 09:35 AM | Link to this

Just came back from the trophy room at Butts-Mehre Hall and there we no trophies. Go figure..

By Dbow

February 8, 2007 10:14 AM | Link to this

Points Scored - Career 409 - Billy Bennett, 2000-03 (SEC Record, 2nd in NCAA) 353 - Kevin Butler, 1981-84 314 - Herschel Walker, 1980-82 282 - Kanon Parkman, 1991, 93-95 269 - Rex Robinson, 1977-80 222 - Lars Tate, 1984-87 212 - Garrison Hearst, 1990-92 209 - Allan Leavitt, 1973-76 208 - John Kasay, 1987-90 192 - Charles Trippi, 1942, 45-46 180 - Terrence Edwards, 1999-2002 180 - Robert Edwards, 1993-97 180 - Frank Sinkwich, 1940-42

Bennett not Butler, Carter!! Facts are important!

By mcdawg

February 8, 2007 12:21 PM | Link to this

Outstanding recruiting class-getting juiced for ‘07

By Randy Rhino

February 8, 2007 12:27 PM | Link to this

I also just came back from the men’s room with an extra $200. Of course my rear end is as red as a fire engine.

By gator the dog catcher

February 8, 2007 01:27 PM | Link to this

Born Football - Scout will count the Prep School kids only for the first year that they sign. JUCO’s are weighted as half the points value because they have less eligibility.

For example: Caleb King is counted this year by Scout and Rivals to UGAY’s ranking. After he goes to Hargrave and recommits next year to UGAY, Scout will list him next year, but will not count him towards the rankings. Rivals will count him again next year.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

February 8, 2007 01:44 PM | Link to this

an observation on this class. DISSATISFACTION WITH THE ‘07 CLASS RUNS WIDE AND DEEP EVEN WITH BY FAR THE MARJORITY AGREEING THAT WE MET OUR NEEDS. THE RANKING SERVICES, ALL OF THEM, HAVE THE DAWGS RATED FROM 16TH TO 8TH BUT THEIR COMMENTS ARE JUST LIKE THE FANS ARE. IMO, THIS MEANS THAT CMR MUST DO WHAT HE SAID YESTERDAY AND THAT IS “COACH’UM UP”.

By Born Football

February 8, 2007 04:56 PM | Link to this

Gator the dog catcher- Sorry, it was a baited question and was not intended for you. You seem to be a nice guy.Being I’ve played at the highest level then of course I know what a JUCO player is. It just erks me now that schools are taking too many kids at a win at all cost attitude.BMOC is still alive and well.You don’t have to study anymore Johnny, just do well on the playground and we’ll get you that scholarship!

By Matthew Stafford

February 9, 2007 08:57 AM | Link to this

I am looking to transfer to Western Carolina, because this coaching staff has no clue, and my but is on fire also after returning from the Men’s room at Sanford Stadium.

I need a more competitive program.

By Matthew Stafford

February 9, 2007 12:13 PM | Link to this

Rivals, Scott, Wally Butts, Matthew Stafford, we hear it over, and over again, and again, and again, but nothingto show for it. Nothing.

No show from 1985 to 1998, then a couple SEC titles, Yeal Baby!!, but only 1 national title.

Win some more titles, then you can talk. Athens = Loserville USA

By u suck

February 9, 2007 03:38 PM | Link to this

12 SEC titles, 2 NC, most consistent winning team this millennium what does all this equal? UGA football!