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By JB

March 16, 2007 4:22 PM | Link to this

I like our depth and numbers here and out of the 8 I feel like 3 or 4 will become SEC caliber Ends. I would love to see us improve at linebacker. I feel like our LB play has been solid, but not top 10 national type play. I see the young guys coming up are not big, but fast. That’s good, but I would like to see the guy in the middle at 6’2”, 245 with 4.6-4.7 speed. A STUD. A HAMMER ! Any thoughts ?

By gatorhater

March 16, 2007 4:24 PM | Link to this

Yeah, it is going to be interesting to see how it pans out. I am excited to see Wynn play. I think Lomax and Howard are a little too small to be going up against SEC tackles that avg. about 320 lbs. I think Battle and Wynn will begin the season as starters.

By Bigcalidawg

March 16, 2007 4:28 PM | Link to this

I think we can line-up pretty much anybody and have success from DE this season. I have a feeling that this secondary is going to be exceptional.

Better coverage will lead to another second for the pups to get to the QB.

Sic ‘em

By Carl

March 16, 2007 4:50 PM | Link to this

Already talkin’ football huh? NIT ain’t what it used to be. Even if you win it, you’re just the 66th best team in the country.

By L. M. Hull

March 16, 2007 5:25 PM | Link to this

66th in the country, huh? That’s one behind Tech. Right?

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 16, 2007 5:32 PM | Link to this

I’m very concerned about the DE and LB positions. We have DE coming back but they haven’t really stepped out and showed anything yet. LBs? Who do we have that’s played and done the job? A lot of names but not one who’s done anything to write home about. This brings me back to coaching. Wynn will be a stand out but all the rest are question marks at this stage. All Coach can say is “we expect etc., etc. If I understand things right, our LBs are smaller but much faster than we’ve had before. If that’s true, are we going to play the same “D” scheme? With light DEs and very fast LBs should Martinez consider a 3-4 “D”? These are just questions about how we’re going to use players that are very different than what we’ve had before.

By TECH SUX

March 16, 2007 6:09 PM | Link to this

HOW DO YOU GET A TECH FAN TO STOP MASTERBAITING? PAINT IT RED & BLACK HE CANT BEAT IT FOR SIX YEARS

By GREG

March 16, 2007 6:28 PM | Link to this

I PUT A GOOD POST ON THIS THANG MAN AND NEVER CAME UP.WHYY DOES THAT KIND OF THANG HAPPEN?

By GREG

March 16, 2007 6:31 PM | Link to this

I DONE DONE IT 3 TIMES MAN.

By DAWG POUND 1

March 16, 2007 7:14 PM | Link to this

I agree with you gator hator and tech sux wynn and battle will win the startin g jobs at DE and tech sucks for life can’t wait to see tech hators on the blog after today’s loss to UNLV. maybe you should have joined the dawgs in the N.I.T. atleast you would have won one. Anyhow back to important matters I saw Battle play live because I went to HS with him to(Douglass High) and the kid is a beast, but then again Georgia only recruits the best. Just from hearing about wynn’s motor that won’t stop and his great size I’m salivating at the mouth and waiting for september. Oh yeah How bout those DB’s Kelin Johnson won’t be able to hold off those four star recruit freshmen we got waiting to take a bite out of crime.

By greg's mom

March 16, 2007 7:33 PM | Link to this

Greg, it’s not working for you because the computer can tell you’re an idiot who things cap locks are cool.

By getupkid4uga

March 16, 2007 7:38 PM | Link to this

Hehe,

I think either salivating or foaming at the mouth would suffice. I don’t think you can really salivate from anywhere else (or can you?) Either way, I think that the young corps of linebackers are going to do just fine. I feel like it might be a little sticky when they back out into coverage due to their inexperience, but I like the athletic ability and I think that Brandon Miller will finally grow into his role as a defensive leader. He’ll lead the team in tackes and forced fumbles this coming year, mark my words.

By Oddjob

March 16, 2007 7:47 PM | Link to this

Watching video of Darius Dewberry from high school,if the dawgs used their linebackers that way, he looks to have the ability to rush the qb.With the defense the team employs however I’m not sure he can be used off the edge where he might be effective.Don’t take this as a knock on the way Richt does things I think they are third in the country in points allowed in his tenure so I trust they’ll find the right people for the job.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 16, 2007 8:07 PM | Link to this

Oddjob, that’s one reson I threw out the 3-4 “D” for some conversation. It just seems as if we have a different type of ball player on the D that we haven’t had before.

By DAWG POUND 1

March 16, 2007 8:10 PM | Link to this

I’ve got Two words to break all tech (unworthy of being called Georgia anything!)fans useless hearts Chan Gailey Ha HA Ha HA suckers and this is why you will always be second place to the Mighty Georgia Bulldogs.

By SamoanDawg

March 16, 2007 8:13 PM | Link to this

The starters at DE:
1. 38-Marcus Howard/99-Jarius Wynn 2. 41-Roderick Battle/55-Jeremy Lomax 3. 92-Kiante Tripp/58-Demarcus Hobbs 4. 97-Brandon Wood/59-Michael Lemon 5. Neland Ball/Justin Houston-freshmen

Yes, Marcus is undersize, but don’t underestimate him. Hes got the speed to get by the tackles. It won’t surprise me, if he leads the team in sacks. I really do like Roderick Battle too. He could start also, but I edged Jarius over him by 4th and inches. Kiante Tripp is the guy that I think could crack the depth chart at #2. I have no worries at all at DE. I feel very good with the first four guys. Either Marcus or Jarius will make first team all SEC… and possibly 2nd or honorable mention All American.

By DAWG POUND 1

March 16, 2007 8:17 PM | Link to this

Can anyone tell me why in the same year Georgia and tech have the same records, and yet for Tech they are celebrating for having a good year and Georgia is being raked over the coals and in a supposedly down year. Sorry, i’ll answer my own question tech averages 6 wins a year (7 in a good one) and georgia is used to posting atleast 11.Go dawgs…. Sickem

By DAWG POUND 1

March 16, 2007 8:29 PM | Link to this

i’ve got my tech hater gear on and I’m nice and comfortable. I know I’m off subject but who cares it’s my blog . i know the reason why tech can’t sell out a 50,000 seat stadium on the same day when Georgia is playing but why can’t they sell it out when we’re out of town. Oh that’s right all the native Georgian’s that aren’t stupid enough to go to Bobby Dumb Stadium and watch tech loose to UMASS would rather stay home and watch Georgia play UAB Go DAWGS… Sickem

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 16, 2007 8:37 PM | Link to this

Sorry I just don’t care much about the “bugs” except the week we play them. I’m much more interested in the SEC East teams so why waste good blogging space on them?

By ConyersDawg

March 16, 2007 8:44 PM | Link to this

No way on the 3-4!

The talk of the de’s before his injury to the shoulder was Br. Wood. The word last year when he was a true freshmen was he was almost unblockable. The problem is he is a cheeseburger away from being put at DT. I predict that B. Wood is the starter by the 5th game of the season. He will be to hard to keep off the field. So, Battle and Wynn start in the biggining but Wood eventually gets Battle’s spot.

Not that we should just expect it, but Ga. has gone through several times now. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO AT DE? First it was C. Grant, then an unkonwn Pollack made that go fine. After Pollack, a thin Q-mo came through. After Will Thompson, Charles Johnson. I really believe there will be no drop off.

I’m not sure we will have anyone guy with double digit sacks but 8 is reasonable with the talent and the pressure that our DT’s will put on an offense to be accountable. With the pressure the DT’s get our DE’s will be fine.

By HAIRY DAWG

March 16, 2007 9:02 PM | Link to this

Jarius Wynn goes from GMC bulldog defensive MVP to Dawgs defensive MVP & sack master.Serious studs competing for a couple of spots is good.Dawgs are hungry & talented.

By SamoanDawg

March 16, 2007 9:34 PM | Link to this

I can’t wait… I’ll be at the G-Day game.

I’m excited about this coming season. I think the coaches/players are hungrier than ever and the bulldog nation especially.

I’m ready for the Cowboys to come to town. Our D will match up real well w/their O. Our O will prolly match well w/their D as well. They lost few guys upfront. They’re relying on a JUCO DT to get some push upfront too. So, in comparison, we’re searching for our own niche on o-line and they’re searching for theirs on d-line. But, I like our front guys better, of course. I feel good about our special teams. Hopefully, Coutu stays healthy all season.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 16, 2007 9:43 PM | Link to this

Conyers, just asking but why “no way” on the 3-4?

By reality check

March 16, 2007 10:29 PM | Link to this

Great Blog topic, Chip.

As I wrote on this blog last week, to me the defensive end position is the biggest question mark on the team next year, even bigger than the questions about the offensive line. The reason is twofold.

First, it is defense that wins championships. Always has been, always will be. Compare Ohio State’s 2002 NC team with last year’s team. The difference? Ohio State had a much better offense last year than they had in 2002. But their defense wasn’t as good.

Georgia’s scheme relies on defensive end play more than most. Moses and Johnson were two of the best as you point out, Chip. Even though there is some experience and promising young talent I believe we will have some fall off from the past 4 years. We will be good at end, but not where we have been unless somebody really has a breakthrough

By Gen Neyland

March 16, 2007 11:42 PM | Link to this

Pardon me for this interuption on UGA spring practice :

121…not bad for openers. Will it continue..? Nope. We made it past ’ One and Done ‘. Now can we get beyond ’ Two and Through ‘..? My bracket pick says yes but I didn’t shake the 8 Ball yet…Go Vols

By BuLLdawg

March 17, 2007 12:02 AM | Link to this

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By Chip Towers

March 16, 2007 3:43 PM

BuLLdawg,

” I bite my lip most of the time when it comes to you but you have no idea at all how a newspaper works, what its purposes are, how we go about making decisions. I’ll just leave it at that. ”

(1) You do not bite your lip when it comes to me. Instead, you purposely make ME the entire purpose of some of your blogs here CHIPPER.

(2) I have been reading the AJ-C for over 50 years every single solitary day, and have seen the unbridled bias of the AJ-C in your little hidden meaning phrases about how Georgia Tech is great and UGA is not. What your purposes are and how you make the decisions to word things every single day as you, is abundantly clear. Do you really think the quarter of a million living UGA Alumni in your readership miss your purposes and how you take the slant and bias you do ? If you do, you are an absolute idiot.

(3) If I am so wrong to ask How does it feel to be the supposed beat-writer for The BuLLDawgs’ Men’s Basketball Team only to see UGA win in Post-Season Tournament and both Georgia Tech and Duke - both with their LOSING RECORD IN A WEAK CONFERENCE - Lose just exactly as I told you they would that neither deserved a bid in the NCAA with Losing Records against teams in their own conference and wake up and open up your biased Anti-UGA Slanted rag, and read how no one attended the NIT Win by UGA during Spring Break and that UGA was playing to be the 66th best team in the nation with 25 clearly undeniably worse teams than UGA in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament this season written as the Front Page Sports Story by Jeff Schultz and NOT BY YOU, then why in the name of God could you have not used this space then instead to have told us how you actually do feel about Jeff Schultz having the lead and not you on the game you now want to change the topic to today because you don’t have the guts to answer the question to a put down of UGA Defensive Ends ?

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By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 17, 2007 12:05 AM | Link to this

Good luck Gen. Neyland. We need all the SEC wins we can get since Ark. went down. I want all of our teams to win. Who do you play?

By Oddjob

March 17, 2007 12:32 AM | Link to this

I was raised in Cedartown,Brandon Wood is from Buchanon just south on 27.Friends who saw him play in high school say he was impossible to block and hit harder than anybody they could remember play in that area.Also he is known as a good kid with his head on strait.Does anybody know how his shoulder is doing?

By Cuz

March 17, 2007 5:14 AM | Link to this

Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water, #39 comes back.

I think we will be fine at DE. We rely on speed more than size anyway. Spin around the OL and disrupt the backfield. Keep em guessing with the LB’s and the DB’s.

I for one think Martinez will have his turn to shine this year. We like him so much in Augusta, we named a town after him in the next county. Willie just pronounces his name funny.

By Gen Neyland

March 17, 2007 9:07 AM | Link to this

Buck C in the NW

After my post, I crashed. I believe it’ll be ol’Virginny on tap…

And a Happy St. Patty’s Day to all…Even McDawg O’BuLL

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 17, 2007 9:27 AM | Link to this

cuz, I just read a good article on ESPN about the change in DE coming out of college and the 3-4 defence. It fits our DFs to a “T”. May want to read it. All has to do with rushing the passer.

By TECH SUX

March 17, 2007 9:47 AM | Link to this

thanks UNLV for makeing a good day a great day.

By BuLLdawg

March 17, 2007 9:55 AM | Link to this

Amen on that Tech Sucks. I told you so.

By BuLLdawg

March 17, 2007 10:01 AM | Link to this

Did you hear the fatso Georgia Tech announcer whining that he paid his fees to talk to loser Tech Coach, and that the NCAA would not let him so that he could have the same kind of headlines that the AJ-C did today about the game that FEEL-GOOD-TECH bounced ?

By BuLLdawg

March 17, 2007 10:11 AM | Link to this

This is quite a departure from previous NCAA Tournament Selections for at-large bids, going to so many teams who are NO DAMN GOOD, played cupcake schedules and like Duke and Georgia Tech had LOSING RECORDS against teams from their own lousy conference.

Butler (SOS 108) is another at-large non-deserving team.

Stanford RPI Number 65 at 18-12 is ANOTHER NON-DESERVING AT-LARGE SELECTION.

Don’t bring this BS in here.

Don’t give me this crap that these are Automatic Bids, not a single one of them.

They are ALL NON-DESERVING AT-LARGE BIDS.

While the Conference with the Number 1 SOS and Number 1 RPI this day and DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS AGAIN, the SEC, has THREE (3) TEAMS who did NOT have a Losing Record against Opponents in their own CONFERENCE, Mississippi State, Ole Miss and UGA, all of whom were SNUBBED for this BS.**

Not limited to Duke and Georgia Tech both of whom DID have a LOSING RECORD against teams in THEIR OWN CONFERENCE, and have been BOUNCED.

“ Winthrop with RPI Number 70 and SOS Number 270 is VERY GOOD,” twice you said this. B.S.

“ Nevada with SOS Number 119 and Virginia Commonwealth VCU with SOS Number 126 are VERY GOOD,” you said twice as well. B.S.

http://kenpom.com/rpi.php

Georgia Tech, like these teams you say are “very good” have played cupcake city Strength of Schedules, and you have NO IDEA what you are talking about saying that they are instead “VERY GOOD. “

You nor anyone else has ANY IDEA that they are “very good.”

They haven’t played anyone to base that upon.

The NCAA At-Large Selections have been made a mockery of on the Court by the inclusion of such teams as Stanford, Duke, Georgia Tech

Winthrop beating your precious Notre Dame does NOT make Notre Dame great, and it damn sure doesn’t make Winthrop great.

Illinois, another At-Large Selection with a 4-9 record against the Top 50 RPI, is ANOTHER.

http://kenpom.com/rpi.php

Illinois was BOUNCED yesterday as well.

To validate this point further.

And, frankly Arkansas’ inclusion instead of Mississippi State, Ole Miss or Georgia also was a WILD AT-LARGE SELECTION over more deserving teams too, and ARKANSAS WAS BOUNCED.

How wrong was I then yesterday morning before all these teams were BOUNCED having typed it long before any yesterday’s ADDITIONAL BOUNCING’S ?

There will be SEVERAL MORE OF THESE HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE AT-LARGE NCAA SELECTIONS THIS SEASON, in a season chalk full of weird choices of one team with a soft schedule over another with a harder schedule who did or did NOT have a LOSING RECORD against teams from their OWN DAMN CONFERENCE.

Xavier SOS Number 82.

Texas A&M who played exactly four (4) teams only in the Top 50 RPI without a winning record SOS Number 57.

Washington State with SOS 89.

Butler with SOS 108.

Virginia Commonwealth VCU SOS 126.

Indiana SOS 52.

Mark my words.

It was not just that Tech sucks, or that Notre Dame sucks, but that so also does Winthrop suck with Winthrop RPI Number 70 and SOS Winthrop Number 270, but they BEAT Notre Dame by double-digits.

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By BuLLdawg

March 17, 2007 10:17 AM | Link to this

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By D Ellis

March 16, 2007 11:22 AM

“ TO BULLDAWG-NICE POST but Nevada, VCU, Winthrop, and Notre Dame are very good teams. …agree very much with your post and list but those teams are very good. “

Excuse me ?

Notre Dame is VERY GOOD ? Huh ?

Notre Dame, like Georgia Tech, had double-digit wins over teams all ranked over Number 200 to 300 RPI.

Notre Dame LOST to Saint Johns who is but Number 118 in the RPI.

Notre Dame LOST to RPI Number 167 South Florida.

Notre Dame LOST to RPI Number 60 DePaul.

Notre Dame’s Official NCAA Strength of Schedule is Number 106.

http://kenpom.com/rpi.php

Notre Dame’s Non-Conference Official NCAA Strength of Schedule is Number 306.

http://kenpom.com/rpi.php

Only Nevada’s Strength of Schedule Number (SOS 119) and Virginia Commonwealth (SOS 126) and Winthrop (SOS 270) were WORSE than Notre Dame’s “strength” of schedule (SOS 106).

Winthrop was the ONLY TEAM automatic conference champion to the tourney of these teams.

Old Dominion (SOS 96) and Xavier (SOS 82) are TWO MORE NON-DESERVING AT-LARGE BIDS.

By BuLLdawg

March 17, 2007 10:18 AM | Link to this

Mississippi State is taking on Bradley at noon today, the winner advancing against Florida State, of the All Cupcake Conference.

Ole Miss takes on the Climpsum Farmers Monday night, the 19th at 7 p.m. and Georgia takes on Air Force immediately following the Climpson Ole Miss Game.

Only Alabama in the NIT and Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament, have lost in Post Season Tournaments representing the SEC.

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nit/sports/m-nit/auto_pdf/2007-Bracket.pdf

In the NCAA Tournament featuring the about half the top 65 teams in America this season (The committee was WILD and OUT OF CHARACTER with their “ SELECTIONS “ this year picking Notre Dame, who was no DAMN GOOD, and picking STANFORD, who was no DAMN GOOD, and picking DUKE, who was no DAMN GOOD, and picking THE GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, who is ON PROBATION ALL THIS YEAR AGAIN in 4 Sports and was NO DAMN GOOD IN MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYING A VERY VERY WEAK STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE OF 15 GAMES AGAINST TEAMS AVERAGING NOW AN RPI RATING IN EXCESS OF OVER 200 RPI WHILE LOSING TO MIAMI OF FLORIDA AND WEAK FOREST, 2 OF THE VERY WORST TEAMS THIS SEASON IN BASKETBALL and HAVING A LOSING RECORD IN THEIR OWN CONFERENCE, and remember Georgia Tech had nothing under the basket all season long, nor could win any game except at HOME.

But, Duke and Georgia Tech, both with LOSING RECORDS AGAINST TEAMS IN THEIR OWN STINKING CONFERENCE GOT BIDS and Georgia did NOT, when Georgia did NOT have a losing record in a better conference in this sport too.

By gadawg77

March 17, 2007 10:38 AM | Link to this

I am familiar with the Wynn family and you can bet the farm that Jarius will be an impact player next year. From what I see at the talent level we have at the end position and on the defense in general, we’ll have some slober knocking going on. Looking forward to next year! As with any season, we need to stay healthy and the sky is the limit.

Go Dawgs!!!

By BuLLdawg

March 17, 2007 10:44 AM | Link to this

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No gadawg77 what we need to do is to NOT have the Number 90 NCAA Officially Ranked Offense with but 7 TD passes to 13 interceptions and but 3 TD rushes to 10 fumbles 6 Lost all by Matthew Stafford.

You are playing right into the hands of the AJ-C who tried to tell you with the least sacked Team UGA last season, that we had no offense line last year and now this year has already begun with this B.S. that we have NO Defensive Ends.

B.S.

Kentucky now gets to play an ACC team next too.

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By SamoanDawg

March 17, 2007 12:32 PM | Link to this

Buck I like 3-4 too, but I don’t see us running it or ever. 4-3 is still working w/Martinez learning to mix up his schemes. This is prolly the first time in awhile we finally have depth at the interior d-line. These guys.. Owen, Weston, Atkin, Irvin, Crawford will dominate the middle and make it easier for our DE/LBs. We’ll be alright, I wouldn’t mess with it unless it’s completely broke down.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 17, 2007 12:44 PM | Link to this

I’m not worried about Stafford at all this year. I’m thinking about Mon and hopewe beat the A.F. Acadamy(sp). Even more, I’m pulling for Vandy to day. Living here with thousands of PAC-10 fan and wearing ny Dawg hat that says SEC on the side, last night was bad enough but losing today would be like living in Atlanta and losing to the bugs. BTW, I bet we’ll have K-STATE waiting for us next if we win Monday.

By GREG

March 17, 2007 2:23 PM | Link to this

WHO SAID ALL THAT ABOUT MAN????

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 17, 2007 2:30 PM | Link to this

SamoanDawg, it’s just a thought I had then if happened to be on ESPN.com and read a column that ws directly on point. They talked about how college coaches were going after pass rushers and how the ends coming out today were taller and faster. Our DE seeem to fit that discription so I’m just thinking out loud.

By SamoanDawg

March 17, 2007 3:45 PM | Link to this

Buck.. I understand. I love the 3-4 myself, I played in it in high school, we were very successful at it, of course that’s a whole different level, but it works in the pro too. Sometime, a lot of it have to do with personnel. As you already know, we recruit base on the 4-3. I read somewhere Saban is going with the 3-4 look. That will be interesting to see when we go down to Tucaloosa.

By P-Dawg in Tulsa

March 17, 2007 4:00 PM | Link to this

Thanks Chip—spot on topic. Can’t wait to see Wynn. High “motor” is exciting to hear. I’m comfortable with Howard’s and Battle’s expeariance behind NFL caliber players the past couple of years. Sounds like we will probably be solid at this position. Thanks again.

By BadgerDawg

March 17, 2007 4:04 PM | Link to this

BuLLjoke’s rants summarized: every conference except the SEC sucks. If they have a great record, I’ll point to their SOS. If their record sucks, I’ll point to the RPI and ignore the SOS. There is not any point in the history of any sport that the SEC wasn’t the best. Oh yeah, and Stafford and Mercer suck too and the AJC has a bunch of black helicopters out to get us.

Joke, if you think we belonged in the real tourney, you’re either smoking crack or forgot to take your senility meds. I think Jackson St. played the Gators better than we did. If you think the ACC is a joke in basketball, you’re a joke as that is ridiculous on its face. If you think the SEC is great in basketball, you’re a joke. Any conference which has the MS teams at the top of one of the divisions is not that good. And your precious Arkansas Razorbacks got blown out by a USC team that was just beat by 30 last week by an Oregon team that almost lost to a middle of the road MAC team yesterdsay. Oh yeah, and Butler is beating Maryland and will likely go to the Sweet 16 and did very well in a preseason tourney against some big teams, and Xavier, who you said had no business being in this tournament, gave away the game to OSU earlier.

By the way, the Big Ten, like the SEC, has only one loss so far in the real tourney and the fake one, so I guess they’re a great conference in your eyes too.

By BadgerDawg

March 17, 2007 4:05 PM | Link to this

Buck, I think you are right, if we win we will face Huggy Bear and we will lose to them. I hope I’m wrong.

By Oddjob

March 17, 2007 4:34 PM | Link to this

4-3 vs 3-4 The team has been very successful with the 4-3 and I trust the coaches to make the calls.Still I’m curious as to how these guys would fit in the 3-4 set.Bottom line is they have good talent for either formation,so let the experts make the call.Just for conversation I see a lot of tweeners that are linebackers but could be saftys.This makes me think of ways to use their talent,that’s why I dream of sets like 3-2-6 or 3-3-5 with 2 of the 6 really being hybrid linebacker/saftys or 1 of 5 being hybrids in the 3-3-5 formation. But as I posted before the Dawgs are third in points allowed nationally in the Richt era so he has my trust.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 17, 2007 4:36 PM | Link to this

BadgerDawg, I’m not giving myself an “atta boy” but I did post prior to the game that Felton needed to do something in the “Ocean” anything to break up what we had been doing, that is shooting 3s or playing 2’ from the basket. Did you notice that everytime Brown got the ball deep he was doubled then low and behold Felton brought Brown out to ther foul line and had hi,m shooting the ball and the same with Bliss. All of a sudden. Fresno didn’t know what to do. We had more ball movement in thr “Ocean”, people were busy guarding Brown and Bliss and bam, when Stukes shot his 3s he was uncontesd most of the time. Freswno was busy covering Brown in the foul line area along with other players and we had a whole team involved in the “O” and it did make a difference. That was not the same “O” I seen in the games I’ve been able to watch. We’ll need that same approach Monday.A.F. is small but quick and we’ll need ball movement to create open shots and on “D”, we’ll need more discipline than in any game we’ve played this seson because you don’t see that “Princeton Weave” ever. All 5 players better be involved in the “D” because they’ll try to draw Brown out away from the basket to run that back door lay in. Thinking will be the key to this game.

By Oddjob

March 17, 2007 4:52 PM | Link to this

More on the 3-4 or a hybrid of some sort.With 3 lineman they could do a full 3 deep rotation,this would not only keep the line fresh but also build experience and help recruiting where they might otherwise be turned off by the use of only 3 starters.The idea of using the hybrid linebacker/saftys would require smart flexable players and watching Hebron.White and others on video they seem like the perfect players for this.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 17, 2007 5:36 PM | Link to this

Thanks Oddjob, you just said what I’m thinking much better than I did.

By GREG

March 17, 2007 6:07 PM | Link to this

WHO CALLED ME GREGS MOM MAN??I LOVE THE DOGS AND ALL THAT MAN!YALL BETTER TELL ME WHO SAID ALL THAT ABOUT ME ON HERE MAN!

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 17, 2007 7:47 PM | Link to this

Come on Vandy! It’s overtime. 60-60. SEC needs this win

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 17, 2007 8:17 PM | Link to this

Vandy wins!!! I’ll be able to live in peace and not catch any grief at church in the morning. Another SEC win.

By Gen Neyland

March 17, 2007 11:44 PM | Link to this

The 4-3 compared to the 3-4 is a vanilla defense. Very workable but pretty straight up. The 3-4 tosses in the curveball a bit more but can be broken by a QB with a good read ability. The D has to be good at deception while the O line has to be quick to adjust. A real battle of wits. A good O can beat whatever the D throws at them. Not 100% of the time, but that’s why you bring your own good D to the park…Toe to toe and one punch can win it…Work with the personel, see what’s viable. Spring practice is the time to experiment and plan for the coming summer…

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 18, 2007 12:43 AM | Link to this

That’s why I brought the idea up now. I don’t expect CMR to change anything but I still believe that with the way our coches are talking about the new guys it might work out just fine. Our DE are going to be a little lighter than in the past and our LBs are suppose to have speed to burn. With some tough DTs and nose man we could tie up the middle and open up tackling lanes for the LBs. Remember Pollacks best season was when he had tht hoss Sullivan playing DT.(I think that was his name) It’s just an idea that I’m thinking out loud about after reading about our guys and what some of the NFL people are saying.

By BuLLdawg

March 18, 2007 1:33 AM | Link to this

Look at me! I feel pretty, oh, so pretty, and witty, and proud.

ReaLLy. I’m not KiDDing. I WiLL NOT be IgNORed. Listen to me. Or the BuNNy gets boiled alive. I am right. I am always CoRRect. I am INvincible. I am INfaLLible. I am BuLLdawg. Here me WooFF! Arghhhhhh!!!!

The Lady BuLLdawgs, regardless, of their W-L record, SOS, RPI, or non-conference oPPonents have the best DAMN women’s club LacroSSe team in America. They were RoBBed by the tournament selection committee. There are at least 9 women’s club lacrosee teams in the field of 16 who did NOT deserve to be there as much as the Lady BuLLdawgs. We WiLL NOT be Denied!!!! Arghhhhh!

Help me, God; I know you are a BuLLdawg, too. Smite mine enemies, apostate Dawgs, War Eagles, Reptiles, Vols, AJC sportswriters and Badger creatures alike. Turn out their eyes and debilitate their fingers that they might not type things upon their keyboards with which, I, the BuLLdawg of BuLLdawgs, take umbrage. Make them acknowledge me as your only BegoTTen BuLLpuPPy. Make them a meal for foxes.

I am MAD. No one wants to listen to me. I am a MAD. MAD, I say!

By BuLLdawg

March 18, 2007 1:40 AM | Link to this

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By BadgerDawg

March 17, 2007 4:04 PM

” If you think the ACC is a joke in basketball, you’re a joke as that is ridiculous on its face. If you think the SEC is great in basketball, you’re a joke. ”

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By BuLLdawg

March 18, 2007 1:43 AM | Link to this

Now, I’ve FinaLLy done. ReaLLy done it. FinaLLy, that is.

I, the BuLLdawg of BuLLdawgs, have officially become a CartOOn character in my own self-drawn Japanese anime mini-series.

Is anyone out there? Is anyone listening? Doesn’t anyone care?

By BuLLdawg

March 18, 2007 1:46 AM | Link to this

Get a life, if all you can do is to try to act like you are me and log in with my handle.

By BuLLdawg

March 18, 2007 1:54 AM | Link to this

You sEE, that’s where I had them.

I KNEW that there was a duplicate key to the oFFicer’s wardrOOm. I knew that they that I knew that they had made a duplicate key and that they had eaten the leftover strawbeRRies. I showed scientificaLLy, mathematicaLLy, statisticaLLy, that there was a DUPLICATE KEY. If my feLLow oFFicers had not bEEn disloyal, I would have proven it for ALL to see!

By BuLLdawg

March 18, 2007 1:57 AM | Link to this

The TRUTH? You want the TRUTH?!

YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH! Yes, I ordered the Code Red, and I would do it AGAIN!

By BuLLdawg

March 18, 2007 2:05 AM | Link to this

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No, you are a pathetic little child who has no opinions of his own, cannot look up any facts, doesn’t follow sports and roots for some damn Big Ten (11) team. That or Georgia Tech and you take umbrage with my comments about how the ACC is dropping like Flies. Imagine logging in with someone else’s handle because you cannot handle the truth, have no opinions of your own and are unable to respond on-topic to that which I type you can’t handle nor respond to ?

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By BuLLdawg

March 18, 2007 2:13 AM | Link to this

Is that aLL you can do? Is that the BEST YOU’VE GOT? Use my handle, and say siLLy things, and MOCK ME? MOCK ME, MOCK BuLLdawg, MOCK the BEST DAMN university in Athens-Clarke County, MOCK the THIRD BEST university in the sTaTe of Georgia, MOCK the statisticaLLy greatest coLLege fOOtbaLL team in aLL of recorded history????

I’LL get you, my PreTTY, and your LiTTle Dawg, too!

By BuLLdawg

March 18, 2007 2:38 AM | Link to this

And then, in a dark, quiet MoMent, it came to me.

The Ghost of Vince dOOley.

Covered in the chain of sins forged in life, the aPParition was a pathetic sight. It could not find peace in the next life, and was unable to fuLLy depart from this one.

It spoke to me in otherwordly voice; a voice of unquestioned authority and righteousness.

“BuLLdawg, you must avenge me. You are my only true supporter, the only true BuLLdawg fan, and my ONLY spiritual BuLLdawg oFFspring.”

“You must convert the non-Dawgs. You must lead the BuLLdawg NatioN back to the path of faithful righteous. You must speak my words, now that I caNNot. You must be the BuLLdawgs’ NEW DOOllEY. You must lead them from the WilderneSS, to the land flowing with conference superiority and mythical national championships. I caNNot do it again, BuLLdawg, but you must DO IT FOR ME.”

“NO ONE ELSE IS WORTHY of my mantle; you must pick it up and wear it in my stead. NO ONE ELSE CAN do it, BuLLdawg. ONLY YOU.”

And it was then that I knew my sPecial PurPose. I, BuLLdawg, was poSSeSSed of a singular vision which the Great dOOley has chosen to share ONLY WITH ME, and that I must go forth into aLL the iNterNet and prove the worthineSS of the BuLLdawgs for aLL to know and understand. This is MY MISSION, THIS IS MY MESSAGE.

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By BuLLdawg

March 18, 2007 4:16 AM | Link to this

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Who are The Worst Two (2) Teams in either the ACC or The SEC this Season in Men’s Basketball ?

150 RPI Miami of Florida Hurricanes.

http://teamrankings.com/ncb/8powerratings.php3

116 RPI Weak Forest Demon Deacons, in whose arena the NCAA Tournament is being conducted and whose total enrollment is 1,700 students, slightly smaller than my high school.

As for Virginia Commonwealth, I told you that they would lose, and they did.

Georgia BuLLDawgs’ SEC Baseball Team has Put it to Auburn who came in 18-3 thanks to a soft non-conference schedule but now finds itself in dead last place in the SEC having dropped both Friday’s SEC opener and again now yesterday, leaving The Dawgs’ on top undefeated in SEC play.

http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&urlchannelid=5&urlarticleid=8578&urlsubchannelid=&changewellid=2

We put Southpaw freshman Ace Pitcher Justin Earls and his 1.12 ERA going for the Sweep at Foley Field Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. The BuLLDawgs have had a hard time scoring, but we do have top pitching, and need to do better in SEC play than we have been doing under Coach David Perno who has both played and Coached Georgia BuLLDawgs in The College World Series, including his National Championship as a backup 3rd Baseman for us. The BuLLDawgs were last in the CWS last season, and sent several good hitters on to the minor leagues in the MLB Draft.

By BuLLdawg

March 18, 2007 4:29 AM | Link to this

Mississippi State BEAT Bradley.

Vandie BEAT Washington State.

Washington State, one of the MANY top seeds and overrated teams I pointed out before the Tournament LOSS to Vandie this morning, had as you recall I pointed out to YOU, the Number 89 Strength of Schedule this season.

http://kenpom.com/rpi.php

Vandie’s Strength of Schedule was Number 23.

I do so apologize BadgerNON-SECdawg, to point out that now Vandie is in the Sweet 16, joining Kentucky and the Tennessee vols, along with DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION Florida Gators.

Who in the frig does the ACC have even in the Sweet 16 pray tell ?

Oh, yeah, I am on such flimsy ground pointing out that which is painfully obvious to even the casual men’s basketball fan that The SEC REMAINS a FAR BETTER MEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE than the All Cupcake Conference ACC.

Michigan State AND Illinois BOTH LOST in the Big Ten (12).

There are 31 teams not in one of the six (five really) major conferences, who are in the NCAA committee’s joke of a Top 65 teams in America Big Dance 2007.

http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/15/commentary/sportsbiz/index.htm

13 made a profit.

By BuLLdawg

March 18, 2007 4:29 AM | Link to this

Of course, any discussion of MARCH MADNESS 2007 must include the statement that CBS has EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO AIR both on-demand and via Internet streaming video with half a billion dollars in advertising alone and that you cannot watch the game you tuned in to watch except for parts of it.

This seems wholly wrong to give one station The NCAA Rights to be the only one to air what amounts to 5 games going on at once. The NCAA needs to rethink this, and break it up, that a station can air one game, not 5 during a time slot.

No one gets to see their game.

Unless you pay the $69.95 for the package.

http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/06/news/companies/cbs_ncaa/index.htm?postversion=2007030612

I think that is as wrong as suspending Senior Levi Stukes, our Shooting Guard, and All-Time Record Holder 3-Point Leader, because he didn’t want to lift weights before playing at Rupp Arena and had the timidity to say so to an assistant coach with Dennis Felton not even there.

I do so apologize BadgerDawg that I know that UGA deserved MORE to be in the Big Dance than did not only many of the 31 teams not from the Major Conferences, but also AS HAS BEEN PROVEN in this year’s NCAA and NIT Tournaments, than MANY of the 34 Teams from the 6 Major Conferences, which was 28 At Large Bids – most of whom I criticize comparing their lack of strength of schedule compared to UGA’s Top 15 Strength of Schedule (Georgia Tech for example), or to their LOSING CONFERENCE RECORD in a WEAKER CONFERENCE (Georgia Tech AND Duke for example), or because they simply do not therefore have the Résumé of UGA this season.

Guess What ?

I can say that.

Whether you like it or NOT.

And, you CANNOT COME IN HERE BadgerNONdawg and say that the SEC sucks and that the ACC is better.

Not and bring any facts to light such as 4 SEC Teams in the Sweet 16 to 1 ACC.

The SEC has Lost 1 NCAA Tournament Game this season while the ACC has LOST 5.

Take that SmartButt.

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By BuLLdawg

March 18, 2007 4:36 AM | Link to this

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By BadgerDawg

March 17, 2007 4:04 PM

” If you think the ACC is a joke in basketball, you’re a joke as that is ridiculous on its face. If you think the SEC is great in basketball, you’re a joke. ”

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By BuLLdawg

March 18, 2007 5:00 AM | Link to this

The facts are BadgerNON-SEC:fan that The SEC is DOMINATING the NCAA Tournament** and SHOULD have had MORE TEAMS in the big dance than the ACC.

As is obvious to EVERYONE but you.

By BuLLdawg

March 18, 2007 6:57 AM | Link to this

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In the last dozen years, The SEC has Won Four (4) National Championships in Men’s Basketball to the lowly ACC only 3.

2006 Florida Gators

1998 Kentucky Wildcats

1996 Kentucky Wildcats

1994 Arkansas Razorbacks

The Big Ten (11) has 1 Michigan State 7 years ago, and the PAC-10 has 2 both more than a decade ago. The Big East has 3 and none of those in the last several years in a row now. The SEC’s 4 lead the way in the last dozen years, including the Reigning National Champions in Men’s Basketball.

**Please note if you will, that the 31 Not Major Conferences to the 35 Major Conferences - who have Won all Dozen National Championships in a Row Consecutively now - have won zero.

That is because they are NOT seasoned. They have weak strength of schedules and have DONE POORLY against good competition.

To YOU this is two different points: To me, it is one and the same point that a team who has not done well against good opponents is the same team who has played a weak strength of schedule.

YOU are so TOTALLY OUT-OF-TOUCH BadgerNON-SEC, fan that to you these are two incongruous nonsense able statements unrelated to one another, that I either pick on them for their record against top teams OR I pick on them for their weak strength of schedule.

Of course, that is ALL that matters.

See, for example, if you can address yourself to the teams that Wisconsin beat this year who are worth a damn compared with directly thereto the teams that Wisconsin LOST to who are all a bunch of seriously crappy bottom-feeders who are NOTHING and nobodies but BEAT Wisconsin ?

Go ahead.

I am waiting…

Hint : Losses by Wisconsin to Ohio State 2 out of 3, is Wisconsin’s claim to fame ?

Hint : Loss by double-digit to Michigan State, a nobody team.

Hint : Loss to Indiana, a nobody team.

Hint : Loss to Missouri State for God’s Sake.

Hint :

“ WINS by Wisconsin this season” (See if you can compare THIS sorry record in fact with what I pointed out Georgia Tech had done this season BEFORE THEY TOO WERE THEN ELIMINATED?)

RPI of teams Wisconsin beat

275

170

288

120

114

251

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236

204

265

63

190

177

96

177

199

That, my friends, is Seventeen (17) of Wisconsin’s WINS.

Average RPI of these 17 Wisconsin “wins” ?

2,985 divided by 17 is AVERAGE RPI Number 170 for 17 Wisconsin “wins” baby.

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By BuLLdawg

March 18, 2007 7:31 AM | Link to this

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By BadgerDawg

March 17, 2007 4:04 PM

” If you think the ACC is a joke in basketball, you’re a joke as that is ridiculous on its face. If you think the SEC is great in basketball, you’re a joke. ”

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By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 18, 2007 8:03 AM | Link to this

Excuse me, one question, don’t Tenn., Fl. and Ky. have to win today to be in the “Sweet 16”?They aren’t there yet, are they?

By BuLLdawg

March 18, 2007 8:27 AM | Link to this

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Tennessee is NOT an if and Kentucky is NOT an if either, is my statement.

Not when Kansas has played the Number 58 Strength of Schedule and Kentucky the Number 1 Strength of Schedule.

http://kenpom.com/rpi.php

Hint : What is the One (1) Major Conference which has One (1) Lonely National Championship in Men’s Basketball EVER and that 20 years ago, Danny Manning’s Kansas.

So, no they don’t have to win, they ARE CLEARLY GOING TO WIN, is my statement.

And, Tennessee is so much better than Virginia with the vols’ Number 5 Strength of Schedule to Virginia’s Number 49 Strength of Schedule, that is NO CONTEST either, is my statement.

http://kenpom.com/rpi.php

I said that two (2) days ago on this blog that the vols kill Virginia, just as Florida will Purdue.

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By GREG

March 18, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

THANKS ALOT FOR ALL THAT MAN!WHO SAID THEM THANGS ABOUT ME?

By BadgerDawg

March 18, 2007 11:41 AM | Link to this

OK, Joke, nice comments. I did not say the SEC sucked, and I did not say the SEC was great. Your 2,527 quotes of the comment I made make it ovbvious to anyone not as senile as you. I said the ACC doesn’t suck, and the SEC isn’t great. There might not be a lot of Einsteins on this blog, but I think everyone but you understands the difference. For the record, I didn’t say the Big ten was great, either. There is too much parity in bball now to claim any conference is great. There are 3, maybe 4 great teams out there if my boy Butch comes back for the Badgers. As of right now, both the SEC and Big Ten have one in. At the end of today, the Big Ten will have two, and the SEC will have two or three. I love Bruce Pearl, but to put the Vawls in already is even dumber than usual for you. I picked Vandy, Tenn, and FL to make the sweet 16. I picked OSU and Wisconsin to make it for the Big Ten. Looks like I may be perfect on those picks. Kentucky has no chance today. Like the Big Ten losses last night and as is usually the case, the one or two seeds are better than than the 7-9s. The difference in this case is that Kansas is far better than Kentucky so, unlike last night’s close games that actually showed the strength of the Big Ten, this will not be close. Kansas is a lock to at least go the Elite Eight. If the Big Ten’s 3rd and 4th best teams can go toe to toe with 2 of the top 5 or 6 teams in the country and thake them down to the wire or at least the last 5 minutes than that is nothing to be ashamed of. If Kentucky can do the same, I’ll say the same for the SEC, but I think KU wins by 15 or more. Also, I guess 39 has the Mildcats going all the way because he puts so much stock in strength of schedule. He probably had Arkansas in the Elite Eight losing to Vandy since they didn’t face an SEC team until that point.

By BadgerDawg

March 18, 2007 12:10 PM | Link to this

BuLLjoke, since you love the RPI and SOS so much, I thought I’d check a couple of things out. It only took about two seconds, but I’m sure you conveniently missed these facts:

1) For all your talk about Wisconsin’s bad SOS, Florida’s is worse and the Badgers have a higher RPI as well. The Badgers losses were to the #1(twice), #24, #28, and #36 RPIs. I don’t see where that is a bad thing. Florida lost to the #47, maybe they shouldn’t have been a 6 seed for that in your eyes.

2) The OSU is #1 in the RPI.

3) The Big Ten has four teams in the top 30 RPI, and the SEC has three.

I’m not saying I put any stock in this nosense, but based on your logic the Badgers should destroy the Gators. I actually see teams play and don’t rely on this garbage, which is why I unfortunately think your new boyfriends the Florida Gators will win that game. For the same reasons, I picked VCU to beat Pitt(almost happened.) Leave the indices to the Techies, 39.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 18, 2007 12:37 PM | Link to this

Chip, we felled enough trees and need a new topic.

By Oddjob

March 18, 2007 2:41 PM | Link to this

Buck here’s something different.I went back and looked at recruiting video of the rbs on next years team.Lumpkin is well known now but just for comparisons sake he looked fast,strong and athletic,Even though King is a big question as of now’ he has unique gifts,he is the kind of player I’d watch play for a team I had no other interest in.Now for the back who inspired me to post.Moreno runs every down like he has no intention of being tackled,he brings his knees high and sees defensive players who have an angle on him and he fights like hell and never seems to except being brought down without a fight.So if I had to put money on one of these guys to be a star he’s the one.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 18, 2007 5:14 PM | Link to this

Couldn’t agree more plus I really expect to see him use in a number of different ways. He can catch the ball. Plays like the one Ware dropped for a TD in the CFB will be thrown to Moreno. Think for a moment about the fact that we’ll have a RB and FB who can not only run but can catch. These are a couple of reasons why we won’t see a RB running the ball 25 times a game. We won’t need it. I’m not going to be supprised to see 3 backs on the field at one time and not run the ball. Bobo has a lot of options………….BTW, can you help me out? I’m trying to find out what time the ball game starts with the AF.Academy tomorrow night is it 6:00 ET or 9:00 ET?

By Oddjob

March 18, 2007 6:44 PM | Link to this

Buck I know this is a bit off topic but you seem like somebody can appreciate talent.If you get the chance take a look at Steven Threet.He is a qb the bugs signed out of Michigan last month.He isn’t even the top rated qb they signed this year but mark my words if he gets the chance he’ll be a star.He has a strong enough arm but it’s his release,accuracy and the rhythm on his throws that jumped out at me.I think he could be the best to ever play at tech.

By BadgerDawg

March 18, 2007 7:14 PM | Link to this

Better than Ball? I’ve always felt he was the MVP.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 18, 2007 8:10 PM | Link to this

I don’t know anuthing about him which is the way it is with most recruits unless they’re connected in someway to the Dawgs but since you’ve mentioned him I’ll keep and eye open to see how he does. Never in my life have I had the feeling that Ga. has one of if not the best QBs in the nation as I do with Matthew Stafford. Also, I can’t ever recall a kid being yanked around the way he was and showing the mental toughness he did. Tim Tebow, the Reptile QB is goin to be very good and I promise you that all these people that say he can’t throw the ball are in for a very rude awakening. The battle between these two are going to be something else over the net 2-3 years. I mentioned last fall that Red Shirting as we’ve known it in the past is changing and that’s going to affect a lot of teams. This past year CMR “RS” almost all of the freshman class and my predicition is that won’t happen again. I’m betting we’ll see 10-14 true freshman playing and if that happens, that will have an impact(negative) on the good class that the Techies signed unless they do the same thing. As for the ‘08 class, right now for those who are commits, we’re working on getting them in class in Jan. of next year.(working within the rules). We have two examples, Asher Allen and Matthew Stafford, to point to as how getting on campus early helped them play as true freshmen.

By Chip Towers

March 18, 2007 8:17 PM | Link to this

Yo, bloggers. I’ve just arrived in Colorado Springs for the Dogs’ NIT matchup against Air Force. It’s beautiful here. Actually warmer in Colorado than it was in Atlanta, believe it or not.

Should be a story up shortly but Georgia will have its hands full here tomorrow night. The Falcons are almost unbeatable in Clune Arena and the elevation (7,100 feet) gives visitors real problems.

Anyway, just wanted to check in and let y’all know I’ve been monitoring the blog. BuLLdawg and his antagonist need to play nice.

C-ya soon.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 18, 2007 9:26 PM | Link to this

Chip, I’m trying to find out what time the game starts. Can you help? Has Felton explained just how effective that old Princeton offense is? Do you think they realize how patient they’ll have to be on both ends of the court? Hope so but that’s not been one of their traits all year.

By Oddjob

March 18, 2007 9:53 PM | Link to this

Buck tech will never have a program on par with the dawgs year in year out.The only reason I mentioned Threet is I like to see something that not everybody sees and this kid just jumps out,he reminds me of Philip Rivers.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 18, 2007 10:55 PM | Link to this

If he’s in Rivers league he’ll be a starter. Have you read Chip’s new column posted from Colorado Srpings? He does a good job of pointing out the problems the Dawgs will face tomorrow night. I can’t think of one single advantage Ga. has. This will be the upset of the N.I.T. so far if we win. I’ll be pulling for them but I don’t think it’ll help very much.

By woot

March 18, 2007 11:12 PM | Link to this

woohoo, #39 is back with a vengance. glad to see you are continuing to ruin the AJC’s blogs #39. You remind me of Andy on the Luckovich blog.

By BuLLdawg

March 19, 2007 2:59 AM | Link to this

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By BadgerDawg

March 17, 2007 4:04 PM

” If you think the ACC is a joke in basketball, you’re a joke as that is ridiculous on its face. If you think the SEC is great in basketball, you’re a joke. ”

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By BadgerDawg

March 18, 2007 11:41 AM

“ Your 2,527 quotes of the comment I made make it ovbvious to anyone not as senile as you. I said the ACC doesn’t suck, and the SEC isn’t great. As of right now, both the SEC and Big Ten have one in. “

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“ I love Bruce Pearl, but to put the Vawls in already is even dumber than usual for you. “

“ unlike last night’s close games that actually showed the strength of the Big Ten “ .

By BadgerDawg

“ For all your talk about Wisconsin’s bad SOS, Florida’s is worse and the Badgers have a higher RPI as well. The Badgers losses were to the #1(twice), #24, #28, and #36 RPIs. I don’t see where that is a bad thing. Florida lost to the #47, maybe they shouldn’t have been a 6 seed for that in your eyes. “

“ based on that the Badgers should destroy the Gators. For the same reasons, I picked VCU to beat Pitt. Leave the indices to the Techies “

By BadgerDawg

March 17, 2007 4:04 PM

” If you think the ACC is a joke in basketball, you’re a joke as that is ridiculous on its face. If you think the SEC is great in basketball, you’re a joke. ”

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By BuLLdawg

March 19, 2007 3:00 AM | Link to this

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By BadgerDawg

March 18, 2007 11:41 AM

“ I love Bruce Pearl, but to put the Vawls in already is even dumber than usual for you. “

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By BuLLdawg

March 19, 2007 4:23 AM | Link to this

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March 18, 2007 11:30 pm

“Anyone still want to make an argument for the Big Ten now?? This is exactly the reason why people shouldn’t run their mouths before the games are played.”

“If it weren’t for an Xavier meltdown, the Big Ten would be extinct in this tourney!”

” Just like football…all hype, no results. ”

http://sportsline.com/mcc/messages/chrono/1829525/0/0/1830724#ID1830724

Georgia takes on the Tennessee vols in Baseball this coming weekend, after having now Won Eight (8) in a Row over Auburn including the 3-game Sweep of Auburn Friday, Saturday and Sunday over the Number 20 Auburn Tigers, as Freshman SouthPaw Ace Justin Earls shut Auburn down.

What we actually did learn is that the SEC is great in basketball, and the rest of all of us knew that BEFORE your stupid statements such as ” **to put the Vawls in already is even dumber than usual for you. “

Tennessee Sweet 16

Florida Sweet 16

Vanderbilt Sweet 16

“to put the Vawls in already is even dumber than usual for you.“

” If you think the SEC is great in basketball, you’re a joke. ”

Who is the joke now son ?

Big Ten (11) one team Ohio State.

SEC 3 teams Vandie, Tennessee, and Florida.

PAC 10 has 3 teams Oregon, UCLA and Southern California. PAC 10 and SEC ARE great.

Big East 2, Georgetown and Pittsburgh.

Big XII 2 Kansas and Texas A&M.

ACC 1 North Carolina, just exactly as I told you BadgerDawg.

And, Wisconsin is GONE, as I told you.

Like everyone else, besides you already knew before the weekend’s games that Wisconsin played a weak schedule strength and LOST to Missouri STATE, for God’s sake.

Wins ?

I missed where you told me of the great wins by Wisconsin that insured you were right that Wisconsin and other Big Ten (11) Teams would be in ?

Where the frig is that statement ?

Nonexistent.

Because the Big Ten played patsy schedules.

Loss to Missouri State for God’s Sake.

Hint :

“ WINS by Wisconsin this season” (See if you can compare THIS sorry record in fact with what I pointed out Georgia Tech had done this season BEFORE THEY TOO WERE THEN ELIMINATED?)

RPI of teams Wisconsin beat

275

170

288

120

114

251

70

236

204

265

63

190

177

96

177

199

That, my friends, is Seventeen (17) of Wisconsin’s WINS.

Average RPI of these 17 Wisconsin “wins ” ?

2,985 divided by 17 is

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AVERAGE RPI Number 170 for 17 Wisconsin “wins “

4 Weenie Conference schools, when all 31 of the weenie schools with weenie strength of schedules have NEVER WON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP in men’s basketball.

4 weenie conference schools all of whom lose now, 3 SEC, 3 PAC 10, 1 Big Ten (11), 2 Big XII, 1 ACC, 2 Big East.

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3 SEC, 1 ACC, 1 Big Ten (11). Yes the SEC is great in men’s basketball and GREATER than the Big Ten and ACC da.

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By DawgBite

March 19, 2007 6:54 AM | Link to this

By L. M. Hull

March 16, 2007 5:25 PM | Link to this

66th in the country, huh? That’s one behind Tech. Right?

Way to slam the door on the techmites little stinger L.M.

By D Ellis

March 19, 2007 8:08 AM | Link to this

DEAR BULLDAWG-Somewhere down the line somebody peed in your cheerios everymorning from grades K-8. Butler is in sweet 16 …and by the way Winthrop played ND so thanks for pointing out that they both lost genious.

By BadgerDawg

March 19, 2007 8:16 AM | Link to this

I predicted Wisconsin would win, but I also am not surprised they lost, and I’d be even less surprised if they lost to Oregon anyway(I almost picked that, but I predited them to lose to UF in the 8.) UNLV is good(10 RPI for you 39) and when you lose your 2nd best player your play suffers. BuLLjoke, you’re the one who GUARANTEED a Kentucky victory. All 3 SEC teams that advanced got by because the other team gave it away. That’s strong to you? The 5th best team in the Big Ten had Florida on the ropes with 5 minutes to go. Even I wasn’t expecting that. I was expecting a drubbing similar to the one Kentucky got. I am the one who GUARANTEED that Kentucky would lose and I didn’t think it wouldn’t be close, and it wasn’t. That was the only guarantee I made. You guaranteed a UT win as if it would be a blowout. You’re a clown to act like you were right on everything with the way things went down. For the record, as I indicated earlier, I picked UF, Vandy, and UT to make it from the SEC to this point, so I’m guessing my SEC picks are more on track than yours, as I am positive you had Kentucky at least in the Final Eight and you probably even had Akransas in it because the SEC is so “mighty.”

By the way, Joke, you never answered my stat geek responses to you. Why is Missouri State a joke with a 36 RPI? Is Vandy a joke with a 47 RPI? UF lost to them. Answer that and stop ignoring the convenient facts that get in the way. How many SEC teams have beaten the #1 and #5 RPI teams? Expain how 3 Big Ten teams as 7-9 seeds all almost beat the 1-2 seed team? How can the SEC be so dominant when 4 Big Ten teams are in the top 30 RPI and only 3 SEC are? If Wisconsin’s strength of schedule is bad, what does that make Florida’s? There’s is even lower. Why don’t you waste 30 minutes looking up the RPI of FLorida’s 17 wins against the weakest RPI teams and put that together to imply that haven’t beaten anybody?

You don’t have any of these answers, all you can do is point to 17 out of 25 or 26 wins coming against weak competition and ignore that almost every loss(all but 2 of the 7) the Badgers have suffered was the game or after the game that their 2nd best player was lost for the year. Nice try, nothing you type after yesterday is validated. By the way, you never did explain away why the Big Ten was 2-1 against the SEC in bowl games this year.

By BadgerDawg

March 19, 2007 8:25 AM | Link to this

Everyone knows that BuLLJoke is a liar, but just so no one has to scroll up, here is a copy of what he actually wrote yesterday. Please not that everything prediction was at least partially incorrect. The most ridiculous comments are in bold by me:

By BuLLdawg

March 18, 2007 8:27 AM | Link to this

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Tennessee is NOT an if and Kentucky is NOT an if either, is my statement.

Not when Kansas has played the Number 58 Strength of Schedule and Kentucky the Number 1 Strength of Schedule.

http://kenpom.com/rpi.php

Hint : What is the One (1) Major Conference which has One (1) Lonely National Championship in Men’s Basketball EVER and that 20 years ago, Danny Manning’s Kansas.

So, no they don’t have to win, they ARE CLEARLY GOING TO WIN, is my statement.

And, Tennessee is so much better than Virginia with the vols’ Number 5 Strength of Schedule to Virginia’s Number 49 Strength of Schedule, that is NO CONTEST either, is my statement.

http://kenpom.com/rpi.php

I said that two (2) days ago on this blog that the vols kill Virginia, just as Florida will Purdue.

By BadgerDawg

March 19, 2007 8:35 AM | Link to this

Joke, who is right about Tennesee? You quoted me again as if I was wrong that for you to already have Tennessee in was dumber than usual for you. I already wrote that I picked UT to beat UVA. Who was right? I was obviously saying it would be close, you predicted a blowout. If UVA’s best player doesn’t get hurt, they win that game, as they were dominating until that point. What part of these facts makes you feel good about what you wrote and refutes anything I wrote? It was a 2 POINT GAME. That’s “no contest.”

By BadgerDawg

March 19, 2007 8:46 AM | Link to this

Another BullJoke distortion of a quote:

“ based on that the Badgers should destroy the Gators. For the same reasons, I picked VCU to beat Pitt. Leave the indices to the Techies “

Here is my unedited quote. It was to point out how ridiculous Mr. Strength of Schedule/RPI Techie wannabe BullJoke is:

“I’m not saying I put any stock in this nosense, but based on your logic the Badgers should destroy the Gators. I actually see teams play and don’t rely on this garbage, which is why I unfortunately think your new boyfriends the Florida Gators will win that game. For the same reasons, I picked VCU to beat Pitt(almost happened.) Leave the indices to the Techies, 39.”

OK Joke, did I say what you were trying to imply that I said? I don’t think anyone on here would buy it.

By BadgerDawg

March 19, 2007 9:13 AM | Link to this

Reynolds for UVA had 22 points in the first 14 minutes. He had 4 the rest of the game after his injury. Does any rational person really believe that they would not have won if he was healthy the way he was playing? All he has to do is make one three he missed or didn’t take because of the injury.

By GREG

March 19, 2007 9:18 AM | Link to this

WHO SAID ALL THAT MESS ABOUT ME?

By GREG

March 19, 2007 9:23 AM | Link to this

HEY THERE BADGER BOY,ALL THEM TEAMS LOST TO THE SEC!!!MOVE ON MAN AND GETTER LIFE MAN!OHIO STATE WON THE CHAMPIUONSHIP IN FOOTBALL ON PAPER MAN,BE HAPPY AND VIRGINIA WENT HOME!

By BadgerDawg

March 19, 2007 9:44 AM | Link to this

OK, let’s play a BullJoke and list the RPI of 17 opponents that were beaten by a highly seeded team:

175

333

201

219

325

97

288

76

171

285

134

283

63

110

64

114

110

That is a 179 average, even 9 spots worse than Wisconsin. Who is it? The Florida Gators. If BuLLjoke wanted to play his game against the Gators, he’d tell you they’re terrible because they don’t play anybody and all their wins are against lousy teams. Is it true? No, but that’s how Joke distorts everything.

By godawg

March 19, 2007 9:59 AM | Link to this

By BadgerDawg

March 19, 2007 10:24 AM | Link to this

More gems from Joke:

ACC 1 North Carolina, just exactly as I told you BadgerDawg.

Umm, I picked exactly the same thing, and no you never told me anything. I actually have UNC out after this round, although I thought it would be to Texas.

And, Wisconsin is GONE, as I told you.

No, you never told me anything like that. All you did was denigrate a schedule that is better than Florida’s and had two wins against the RPI top 5. You never made any prediction.

By ConyersDawg

March 19, 2007 10:32 AM | Link to this

What up Dawgs?

Buck to answer your question on the 3-4: 1. you need really big boys down on the line. We have 2 300 pounder’s. Weston and Crawford.

1. You need a coach experienced to teach it and call the plays, both we don’t have.

2. We recruit to play traditional 4-3.

Our defense traditionally ranks as one of the top 15 in the country and we still find ways to complain. Ridiculous.

Also, what is the problem with the 3 point shots Ga. takes? We take no more then what the average team in the country takes. Most teams put up about 25 3 point shots a game.

You people forget that Felton had to scramble to get big men that no teams wanted for Georgia. Tak. Brown is the best big man he has got until this years recruiting class which we landed Barnes and Price(Two absolute studs for big men).

My point is, it’s hard to have a great inside game and flow of offense when we don’t have a true PG (Gaines has embraced the role this year)and one quality big man who doesn’t pass that well. We have our best and most athletic class coming in and you will see a difference next year.

By BadgerDawg

March 19, 2007 10:43 AM | Link to this

I am not saying the ACC is great. I picked Duke, Tech, BC, and Maryland to lose first round. I had UVA and Va Tech out in the 2nd, and I have UNC out in the 3rd. My incorrect picks are with more of them losing instead of advancing, so don’t make me into some kind of ACC apologist. All I is said is that they are not terrible, which they obviously are not, nor would they be great if UVA beat UT, just as the SEC is not great just because the ball bounced their way at the end of the game in all 3 of their wins to make the 16 and the best SEC team had major problems with the #5 team in the Big Ten.

By BadgerDawg

March 19, 2007 11:18 AM | Link to this

Conyers, right on, we will contiinue to improve. Felton inherited a mess and the fact is a lot of kids didn’t want to come here in the middle of all of that. He’s doing it the right way. If only Louis Williams didn’t realize he wasn’t NBA caliber yet, we’d be a ranked team right now with him in the fold. Hard to turn down the $ though.

By AltamahaDawg

March 19, 2007 12:08 PM | Link to this

Badger, all I can say is WHY?

By reality check

March 19, 2007 12:21 PM | Link to this

I thought this blog was supposed to be about Georgia’s defensive ends.

Chip, is there anything you can do on your end to get rid of some of the bloggers who just destroy the thing?

It just gets ruined for everybody

By I-DOG

March 19, 2007 1:17 PM | Link to this

Now that is ironic… our BB season is over and this topic was about football but turned into an all B Ball discussion. Usually the other way around.

Chip,

Nice article. What would make it even better would be a follow up with coaches and players about which of those young players is most likely to step up and why. Is Battle acting like a starter in Spring practice? With all due respect, most of us know the names of the players that are in the mix at DE… what we don’t know is how they are progressing physically from their workouts and how they are progressing on the field.

By antoine carr

March 19, 2007 2:01 PM | Link to this

SEC the BEST hoops conference in the nation. PERIOD. watch either the VOLS GATORS or Commoodores win it all at the GA DOME. By the way.. i was in chcicago and witnessed HEWITT get outcoached by KRUGER…. hewitt is TERRIBLE

By Oddjob

March 19, 2007 2:48 PM | Link to this

Buck any smart team that runs the Princton offense is tough to defend,I’m not really familar with Air force this season but the scheme is a bear.Felton will see back door cuts in his sleep!