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By reality check

July 20, 2007 3:40 PM | Link to this

Great blog Carter!!!

By AltamahaDawg

July 20, 2007 4:01 PM | Link to this

Can you believe this guy! Writing an informative non threatening blog. How in the world are folks supposed to take a shot at this?

By NASCARfan

July 20, 2007 4:01 PM | Link to this

Nope.

REMEMBER CLIFTON GEATHERS!!!

By appeasement: this is it!

July 20, 2007 4:12 PM | Link to this

guess you dogs mad CS feel bad.
RU happy NASDOG?

By Huskdawg

July 20, 2007 4:18 PM | Link to this

Carter, I just got back from vacation with 3 FREAKIN TEENAGE BOYS. Now, I’m not going to dog you like some of the guys on here because I’m tired and pi$$ed off. But I digress. A lot of Bulldawg fans on here are also Falcons fans, so, I ask you, could you have given us just………….a………….little bit more info on how these players are doing? We all know that Reshad Jones and Quintan Banks can hit like Davis and Blue………but how are the coaches lookin at them? Is someone losing their starting job come fall practice?

Carter, you’ve gotten some pretty bad press on these boards. But if you’re going to follow Georgia football, we, on here, need as much in depth reporting as you can give us. And yeah it’s pretty bad when a bunch of overweight, overpaid, lookin forward to fall guys, starts doggin you about sh!t, then dam, all we want is to talk FREAKIN FOOTBALL!!!! That’s all we want Carter. You can get some of these guys back with some posts like this. Give them something from the practice field, from the weight room, from the Coaches office. We don’t need speculation about who you think is going to do what. Most of us are not in Athens. We are as far south as Valdosta or far north as Ringgold. That doesn’t include our supporters in the surrounding states. In support of this great University….You did not have to attend these great College’s to support a team that you are adamant about. I AM GEORGIA!!!……If you are anything SEC….then I applaud you. If you are between the ages of 17-27 I don’t expect you to understand just how you need to support your team. I love the DAWGS and always will. Support your own SEC team as much as we do………GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!

By Tom Billingsley

July 20, 2007 4:22 PM | Link to this

Give Carter a break. He does a great job. The story he did on Richt going to Honduras made my wife cry. I read his stuff every day. It’s fair. You guys who bring up the Clifton Geathers stuff are 1) wrong and 2) morons. I read all the Geathers coverage and there was no plagiarism (note spelling; several of the morons on this blog have gotten it wrong). Geathers and is the enemy now anyway.

By CapeCodDawg

July 20, 2007 4:33 PM | Link to this

As far north as Cape Cod, Ma. No complaints here though. I’ll take what I can get! GO DAWGS

By CapeCodDawg

July 20, 2007 4:34 PM | Link to this

HuskDawg….As far north as Cape Cod, Ma.!!!!!!!! No complaints here though. I’ll take what I can get! GO DAWGS

By NASCARfan

July 20, 2007 4:36 PM | Link to this

Tom, Hunker Down never said Carter plagiarized the Geathers story. We just remember it as unprofessional, unethical, mean-spirited and unwarranted. It was a hit job on an athlete who didn’t deserve it. It was off base and irresponsible.

And Carter sucks. He’s burned his bridges. I’m tired of people giving him a break when he writes a straight-forward article or blog only the next day to have to read something he’s written with his trademark snide remarks and apathy for his job. So what if every once in awhile he writes something well? It’s the ones the backhandedness that I remember. I’m happy for Chip, that he’s a daddy. But the AJC needs to find someone else to fill in when Chip can’t make it.

REMEMBER GEATHERS!!!

ANYONE BUT STRICKLAND IN 2007!!!

By cooter11

July 20, 2007 4:36 PM | Link to this

even walk-ons get a “fighting” chance @ Ug

By ALL-DAWGS-GO-TO-H*LL

July 20, 2007 4:38 PM | Link to this

DOESNT MATTER…. FLORIDA IS GONNA BEAT THE MUTTS AS USUAL!!!!!!

By Kelly

July 20, 2007 4:55 PM | Link to this

Hey cooter11 can we get the endzones this year painted in red and black, because you know we own that craphole you guys call a stadium. As for the florida GAYtor we will see just how good your tebow will be, my guess is the series is about to turn

By P-Dawg in Tulsa

July 20, 2007 5:11 PM | Link to this

Good blog. If our boys are hitting as hard as Blue and Davis, watching the helmets fly this fall will be excruciatingly delightful. I hope they open the season with some bone crushing intimidation. Can’t wait.

By Big Dawg

July 20, 2007 5:29 PM | Link to this

HuskDawg and Tom,

I’m with Nascarfan, Carter has burned his bridges with me and just because he writes a decent article occasionally doesn’t change all his other articles with the snide and inappropriate comments.

Go Dawg

By Tech Sucks

July 20, 2007 6:08 PM | Link to this

ALL-DAWGS-GO-TO-H*LL is another pathetic Tech nerd. I guess that he has to jump on the UF bandwagon since his sorry excuse for a football program can’t beat us!

By NASCARfan

July 20, 2007 7:31 PM | Link to this

Hey Carter, go screw yourself. Because of your lazy, hateful reporting, you’ve ruined Tripp Taylor’s public reputation.

Way to go, @$$hole. It’s Clifton Geathers all over again.

By Buck in the NW

July 20, 2007 7:55 PM | Link to this

I’m glad the Dawgs were overlooked. I want the Reptile fans to keep on with the type of posting they’re doing. Cooter 11, the “Bugs” are so far down the Totem Pole that your comments aren’t worth replying to. I happen to agree with what Carter said and he’s dead on about Trip Taylor. We’ll just have the Captains meet at mid-field, toss the coin and after that is when the Dawgs will start zipping lips, one game at a time.

By cooter11

July 20, 2007 8:13 PM | Link to this

kelly, you are correct…it’s about to turn! Bend over for a sting!

Buck, your “boy” will probably AGAIN lead the SEC in picks. Ask buLL.

By Bulldog Bry

July 20, 2007 8:27 PM | Link to this

Seems like I heard a lot about Ricardo Crawford’s potential until about 6 months ago. What happened? Did he have a bad spring?

By Hunk Erdown

July 20, 2007 8:44 PM | Link to this

I made comments about Carter Strickland concerning an article he wrote that was beyond being similar to something another sportswriter had written a few days before. I wrote that Carter had written in parts of the article almost word for word what the previous article had said. While I think anyone from an outsider’s view would understand why it looked like a case of one person “borrowing” from another, I have found out that there is much more to the story and I was wrong for the insuations that have now led to people outright accusing Carter of Plagiarism. I never used that term but admit that what I wrote may have fanned flames that have become out of control. I would like to publicly apologize to Carter Strickland and ask that he forgive me for the trouble that this may have caused him.

I have differences in opinion with Carter on many issues that he reports and that’s okay, but I should have been much more careful in saying something that is so serious in another human being’s personal and working life without knowing ALL of the facts. I hope Carter will understand that from what I saw and read it was a conclusion that a lot of people could have also mistakenly jumped to, and forgive me for it.

If any of you have problems with Carter Strickland handle it as you may desire but please do not quote me and what I said about him… I was wrong.

By Buck in the NW

July 20, 2007 9:04 PM | Link to this

Hunk ERdown, IMO, you just did the right thing.

By AltamahaDawg

July 20, 2007 9:10 PM | Link to this

Hopefully Carter won’t hit you with a verbal assault suspension.

By P-Dawg in Tulsa

July 20, 2007 9:33 PM | Link to this

Stand-up post Hunk Erdown. I will be glad when editors, bloggers, and writers will be able to talk about football and not how some kid should loss his education for drinking a beer, or the writers can insult our Dawg sensitivities to the point of total mutiny.

I have a suggestion for AJC. Keep the misdemeanor stuff as articles not blogs. Keep the misdemeanors in perspective not sensationalized. As for the UGA page, be honest but don’t jab at us. The bloggers beat the heck out of each other without your help. I like to know what is going on without a misleading headline or factually skewd story. I do enjoy the AJC overall, but these are my criticisms.

By AltamahaDawg

July 20, 2007 9:36 PM | Link to this

Nascar, I also questioned the cutsie way the Taylor story worded in the blog, as I just dont understand why then need for that lil thorn, but that story was reported in dozens of papers and sites. Carter didnt ruin the boy’s reputation.

Not sure what the fuss is about the Geathers story. It was an obvious attempt to insinuate that UGA was a bottom feeding money hungry institution,(I mean who could possibly argue with the Drake foundation) but really wasn’t insulting the kid particularly. Those facts were widely know about his academic issues.

Have at it with Carter, as he obviously invites it, but you need to be fair. There are plenty of ways to blast somebody for journalistic style without accusations of wrongdoing. To be fair to Hunk Erdown, he really wasnt pushing that whole plagerism issue that strong, but a few people took it too far. I joked about it myself, but that’s a lot different than trying to get somebody fired.

Save the fighting spirit, young man. You are going to need it in about 2 months. Trust me as soon as thing don’t go well one game, you are going to see a guy in here demanding somebody some assistant’s job midseason or how Richt isnt doing a damn thing if we dont go undefeated, and you are going to want to reach the screen and choke them.

By chip jones

July 20, 2007 10:54 PM | Link to this

Whaddaya think of this?

CFN Web site (Fox Sports) [under] Bold Predictions 2. Oklahoma State will win at Georgia, but the league will take a hit after Kansas State loses at Auburn, Florida State beats Colorado, USC beats Nebraska, and Texas A&M loses at Miami.

I haven’t seen one national media outlet that even suggests the Dawgs can hang with this Stillwater gang.

By NASCARfan

July 20, 2007 10:58 PM | Link to this

Altamaha, I’d like to bow to your wisdom, but it’s Strickland. He needs to be gone yesterday. And how can we be sure that was Hunk doing the apologizing. Yeah, it sounds like him, but many others have posted under other people’s name. I’m just saying… But I will never give Strickland an inch. Hey, I’m actually trying to help him out. With how much he obviously hates his job, I’m just trying to help send him on his way to a job he may like better.

He started it, remember? And the Geathers story was heinous. The worst kind of lazy, unprofessional, and unethical journalism. I’d say about 80% of all of these negative Georgia stories and the stories in which he makes a mountain out of a molehill (Taylor, King, Chandler, etc.) begin and end with Strickland. He’s the bane of our existance, and not half the journalist Chip is.

ANYONE BUT STRICKLAND IN 2007!!!

By Kendall

July 20, 2007 11:07 PM | Link to this

When UGA played Boise St, Georgia was the ONLY favorite that day to be picked to lose. It was a consensus, including the CFN site. Who cares?

secondly, you people all clamour for more info, go where Carter goes. His stories follow the Rivals story almost daily. Its simple and cheap and you get an overload of info. The only reason I read this is to see what the nerds have to say. It makes me laugh at them. Gaytors too. Check out the overall record, catch up, then talk morons.

By NASCARfan

July 20, 2007 11:16 PM | Link to this

Hey Chip, in 2003, EVERY single “outlet” picked Clemson to beat Georgia in Death Valley. They said Georgia had lost too many important players, especially on the offensive line. Georgia destroyed Clemson 30 - 0.

Then, in 2005, EVERY single “outlet” picked Boise State to be Georgia at SANFORD STADIUM. They said Georgia lost too many important layers, especially on defense and not to mention the NCAA’s most winningest QB ever. Georgia demolished Boise State 43 - 13.

Now, in 2007, EVERY single “outlet” is picking Okie State to beat Georgia at SANFORD STADIUM. They say that Georgia has lost too many players on the defensive and the offensive line is a question mark. Well, if history is too be believed, when the idiots over at ESPN, SI, The Sporting News, and whatever other idiot “experts” you want to offer as proof that Georgia is going to lose, that means that the Dawgs are about to lay a 30-point @$$WHUPPIN on some team that thinks they are about to “prove” themselves by beating Georgia in the first game of the seaon.

Georgia is going to kill the no defense Okies State Pokies. But, to stay with tradition, I’m calling the game 48 - 18.

BELIEVE IT POKIE FANS!!!

By Gen Neyland

July 20, 2007 11:24 PM | Link to this

Depth for the Dawgs has been touted here often. I, for one, am a believer. Do I feel that depth will carry you’uns to the SEC East title..? Ain’t gonna call that one quite yet. The test will come when the ball is snapped and plays are made or not. It’s one thing to be loaded, it’s another to misfire when the stakes beome W’s or L’s in our league…CMR will complete the weeding out process before our rock’em sock’em down by the river…For the Dawgs, UT is Opening Day…For us, it’s UF…

By AltamahaDawg

July 20, 2007 11:58 PM | Link to this

We all have an opinion of Carters handling of the blog. Obviously the AJC took some notice, as he is the fill in only this year.

Just let Chip get the paternity leave he deserves and he’ll be back when it counts.

Besides I prefer to watch you swat those pesky bugs that seem to infest us lately.

By BuLLdawg

July 21, 2007 2:18 AM | Link to this

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What is this crap ?

Carter bloody Strickland is BACK as UGA-BEAT WRITER after what he did to Clifton Geathers here in this BLOG ?

Depth on the defense is another way of saying we ain’t got no starters.

By BuLLdawg

July 21, 2007 2:21 AM | Link to this

The University of Georgia has the 2nd most All-SEC Academic Honor Roll students announced by The SEC Friday 7/20/2007, and among the football players are our 2nd-year Starting Quarterback Matthew Stafford and star wide receiver Kris Durham.

Ashley Houts, our star women’s basketball player who just won a gold medal for us this month too on the USA U21 World Championship as 1 of only 2 SEC basketball players named to the team, also was named today All-SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll.

These 56 UGA Freshmen have done well, and should get at least as much press for this as football players do for killing 17 dogs and taking the year off to say that they know nothing about it.

http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DBOEMID=8800&ATCLID=1134787

South Carolina led with 64 All-SEC Academic Freshmen Honor Roll students with UGA next with these 56.

http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&urlchannelid=2&urlarticleid=9215&urlsubchannelid=&changewellid=2

It is NOT insignificant that now four (4) UGA Starting Quarterbacks in a Row under Coach Richt have all 4 been named to the All-SEC Academic Honor Roll.

I can put up with some fumbles and interceptions and few touchdowns with these kinds of results in the classroom.

By BuLLdawg

July 21, 2007 2:24 AM | Link to this

Congratulations UGA student-athletes for having only South Carolina do better than you on the All-SEC Academic Freshman Honor Roll.

Alabama was 3rd in The SEC and Florida was 4th best - as, for example Tim Tebow did not make the list. What is he stupid ?

Tennessee, LSU and Auburn could improve in this area - couldn’t they ?

By BuLLdawg

July 21, 2007 2:28 AM | Link to this

Where in the hell are the Academic All-ACC Freshmen Varsity Football Players at the Georgia Institute of Technology ?

There ain’t any, but I forget how smart Tech football players, like Calvin Johnson (college drop-out who cannot even talk) are.

The Average SEC Institution placed 42 All-SEC Academic Freshmen Honor Roll student-athletes who had to play on their Varsity Team and had to have at least a B Average. Making the Dean’s List is even more prestigious and requires more than this 3.0 B Average required to make All-SEC Academic Freshmen Honor Roll.

After that, doing it consistently for their academic career, will graduate them with Honors, and better than that is to be Honored in the Top 5 Percent of Their Graduating Class.

Then, there is Valedictorian.

This is big news that Matthew Stafford, Ashley Houts and Kris Durham made the top of the list academically and are recognized by The SEC on this day for their dedication their entire freshman year to their primary task for which I paid for their Scholarship.

Congratulations to these 3 stars of The University of Georgia, including Matthew Stafford for being stars on the field and in the classroom, as were David Greene, Joe Peter Tereshinski III, and DJ Shockley in the previous years for Coach Richt. In a sports world starved for good news, this is the pinnacle.

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By Lowcountry Bulldawg

July 21, 2007 8:30 AM | Link to this

Hunk Erdown,

Great blog, its great when people show a little common sense on these blogs.

I am ready to know how the carry’s are going to be distributed this year.

AJ GREEN 4 HEISMAN ‘08

By AltamahaDawg

July 21, 2007 9:56 AM | Link to this

Damn it, I just can’t help it, Bulldawg made a good point. I’m going to go smash my typing finger now.

By Cuz

July 21, 2007 10:14 AM | Link to this

Dear Ignorant Slut, Two decent blogs in a row. I am impressed. Still waiting for that in-depth blog similar to your articles. But your blog commentary lately has been mostly missing the snide comments that made you the Blog whipping post. Keep up the good work on the articles and the average work on the blogs.

Hunk as Mack Davis said, It is hard to be humble when you are perfect in every way. I know you don’t claim perfection. But we all need a dose of humility every know and then, this blogger included.

By yellowblood

July 21, 2007 10:18 AM | Link to this

The best GA teams that I have seen have had great defenses. Guys with the leadership of a David Pollack can set the tone for an entire team. Defense wins championships. We all talk about offensive stars but at the end of the day a great defense can keep any offense in the game against any opponent.

By BuLLdawg

July 21, 2007 10:33 AM | Link to this

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Did I say that the Georgia Institute of Technology is ON NCAA PROBATION again for the 2nd time in their history and this time in FOUR (4) Sports ?

As we speak.

For cheating Academically.

Have seventeen (17) athletes, who would NOT have been eligible at any school, all 17 competiting for Georgia Tech.

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By BuLLdawg

July 21, 2007 10:45 AM | Link to this

Don’t expect a great Defense this season, not with the Depth Charts both Willie Martinez and Coach Richt said they were going to change forthwith.

Forthwith is now.

By AltamahaDawg

July 21, 2007 11:45 AM | Link to this

yellowblood, in 2 days you have managed to come up with:

1. tech is 2 teams worse than Vandy.

2. Defense is important.

By austindog

July 21, 2007 12:17 PM | Link to this

The fact that Georgia has no one on the preseason teams gives the Bulldogs more of an identity than when they have 2 or 3. This is a “no name” defense and we’re gonna watch them come together on the 1st.

By Huskdawg

July 21, 2007 1:04 PM | Link to this

Hey Alt, cut the bloodman some slack. At least he’s probably the only tech guy to come on here and not spit out stupid sh!t. And NAS, I wasn’t exactly cutting Carter any slack, I just said that “I” wasn’t gonna dog him. I knew everyone else would do it for me. And BuLL, why so negative? Do u want the Dawgs to fail? Hey man, positive energy does wonders, ever hear of Chopra? But I digress. The dawgs defense usually flourishes under a good offensive leader. We faltered last year due to confusion on offense. There’s no confusion this year. Don’t worry about the defense. It will come together under a high scoring offense. With the combination of a now more learned and mature Stafford(forget the keg) and a new addition to a stable of running backs, IMHO, you’re gonna see some high scoring games. I feel better about this team than I’ve felt about past teams going into the season. Can’t wait til Sept to let the first snap set the tone. GO DAWGS!!!

By Lamar

July 21, 2007 1:31 PM | Link to this

Some of you guys need to grow up. Your comments and critcism of Carter go beyond what’s acceptable — it’s down right cruel and uncalled for. Every time I email Carter and ask a question, he has ALWAYS gotten back with me with good information. I think some of you are just a bunch of bitter, unhappy, men projecting your attitude and problems on to Carter. Why don’t you go see a good therapist and deal with your problems.

By A-ville Ranger

July 21, 2007 2:36 PM | Link to this

I don’t care about all sec pre-season rankings at all.This team has enough athletes to field top units.My concern is the uneven,uninspired play most of last season and in the spring game by the defense.I do worry if Martinez can prepare these guys to play at a high level consistently.Other than Johnson,Battle and Taylor the defensive guys just didn’t play cohesive,high octane ball till the last four games.If that is repeated this year, they’ll struggle to match last year’s record.

By NASCARfan

July 21, 2007 3:12 PM | Link to this

Lamar loves Carter. Lamar loves Carter. Lamar loves Carter.

Okay… now that was childish.

And Carter brings all of the vitriol on himself. I am the reaper of the seeds he sowed.

REMEMBER CLIFTON GEATHERS!!!

ANYONE BUT CARTER STRICKLAND IN 2007!!!

By shane

July 21, 2007 3:28 PM | Link to this

good post ranger,taylor and battle seemed to be at top speed while other members of the d seemed in slow mation. it’s a shame that battles body wasn’t half as big as his heart. cmr said that battle hit as hard as any safety uga ever had,he just didn’t have the body dehind the hit. there is nothing like a hard hit to fire up a defense,something about the way those pads pop. i hope banks hits as hard as we have heard,we need that intimidator back there.

By Yellowblood

July 21, 2007 3:36 PM | Link to this

Alt Dawg and NASCAR FAN: Do you two guys live in the same trailer or do you just share the same bottle ?

By Dawg Rant

July 21, 2007 4:23 PM | Link to this

By Kendall - Secondly, you people all clamour for more info, go where Carter goes. His stories follow the Rivals story almost daily. Its simple and cheap and you get an overload of info.

Are you joking me? Rivals provides a sheep like following where journalism is defined through red and black colored sun glasses. At least AJC writers have the nads to come out with a little bit of criticsm from time to time.

And reading these AJC blogs is far more entertaining than the rivals message board that is typically stale, humorless, and moderated to the point that a simple 4 letter word is deleted. They do have great info on recruiting, but that’s about it.

Even the face time they get with a lot of coaches and players is wasted with cookie cutter, by the book questions. There is almost never any opposition offered to the straight and arrow of the program. Independent sources that aren’t so hitched to the universities can offer a far more objective view that quite frankly is more enjoyable and entertaining to read and interact with.

I honestly get more substance from Google Alerts and key word searches than anything on Rivals or Scout, and I don’t have to spend $100 a year to get it.

By boots

July 21, 2007 9:44 PM | Link to this

Carter, you have been accused of plagiarism and borrowing ideas from Rivals. At the least, you are uncreative and spend more time smearing young men than any other writer in this paper’s history. At the worst, you should be suspended until the paper finishes its investigation.

On an actual football note, what ever happened with the Auburn investigation over players taking / not taking classes that broke at the end of last year? It was said they were taking classes without being required to go to class, and it was the department head who gave them all the grades. Just wondering what became of it…

By Hunk Erdown

July 21, 2007 10:51 PM | Link to this

Just wanted to show everyone how easy it is to post a message under someone else’s name. I am not Hunk Erdown.

If there is info on the charges, then speak up. If you aired them for everyone to read, then explain yourself more, and shame on you. However, if they are serious accusations, then the AJC really should suspend Carter until he is cleared or resigns.

By P-Dawg in Tulsa

July 21, 2007 11:48 PM | Link to this

I have to agree with everyone else on this. If Carter is stealing someone else’s work, then prove it and let the chips fall. Let his bosses decide. If he isn’t then let’s talk football. But it’s a pretty serious thing in the paper biz.

By Hunk Erdown

July 22, 2007 12:36 AM | Link to this

I am the real Hunk Erdown. I made an open apology on here earlier. Let me show you how easy it is to make a similar mistake as I did.

Go to Scout.com and pull up latest stories. Choose the one about the SEC Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Team. The story will pop up. Read it closely and you will see that there are very serious similarities to the same story Carter wrote for the AJC just two days ago. Print it and then print the one Carter wrote. Compare them closely. A few of the paragraphs are identical except for one word or two. You’ve now got Carter dead-to-rights… right? Clear case of him stealing from Scout.com, right?

Wrong, because if you look closer you will see that when you chose the story from the menu and it “Popped up”, what it actually did is link you to secsports.com and the story from that site. Guess what? That is the official site of the SEC and the story was actually the announcement of the teams and likely where the reporters legally got their information for their stories.

As I said, I messed up. If you follow the example I just laid out, you will see how easy it is to mess up. I never intended to go to the sec website, but that is where scout linked me to. That is an example. I cannot tell you the actual story that I was talking about when I made the original comment because I will need that in case I have to defend myself in a slander lawsuit, should Carter choose to go that route, but the example I just gave you is so that you will see how easy it is to screw up and potentially make accusations that will make you look stupid. My advice to you is that if you want Carter gone so bad, come up with another way.

Again… I was wrong. You want me to be ashamed, thats fine, I’m ashamed. But more than that, I am sorry for what I did to Carter. I beleive the info I have will be enough to keep me out of trouble but hopefully Carter will accept my apology and that won’t even be an issue. Whether what I said could be looked at as truthful on my part is not the issue either, because I now feel that this is not the proper forum for me to air that out. I let my frustration over his “style” of reporting cause me to say something, truthful or not, that I should not have said. Not here…in this enviroment. I WAS WRONG.

Now I am done talking about it on here. If it has caused any of you to lose respect for me, I’m sorry. I’ll have to trade your respect for me for the character and integrity that I want to live my life with.

By BuLLdawg

July 22, 2007 8:11 AM | Link to this

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Look if you want to talk about character and integrity, look no further than this blog right here about Clifton Geathers by Carter Strickland.

From the Georgia ‘07 2007 Media Guide just delivered to my home :

RECORD BOOK

PASSING

MOST PASS [B] ATTEMPTS [/B] IN A SEASON :

MOST PASS ATTEMPTS - CAREER

MOST PASS COMPLETIONS - SEASON

MOST PASSING YARDS - SEASON

BEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE - SEASON

By BuLLdawg

July 22, 2007 8:14 AM | Link to this

BEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE - CAREER

AVERAGE GAIN PER PASS COMPLETION - CAREER

**PASSING EFFICIENCY RATING - CAREER

**AVERAGE GAIN PER PASS ATTEMPT - CAREER

**TOUCHDOWN RESPONSIBILITY - GAME

**MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES - SEASON

**MOST PASSING YARDS BY A SENIOR

MOST OFFENSIVE PLAYS - SEASON

AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY - SEASON

**AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY - CAREER

By BuLLdawg

July 22, 2007 8:18 AM | Link to this

BEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE - CAREER

AVERAGE GAIN PER PASS COMPLETION - CAREER

PASSING EFFICIENCY RATING - CAREER

Number 1 DJ Shockley 2002-2005 142.86

**AVERAGE GAIN PER PASS ATTEMPT - CAREER

**TOUCHDOWN RESPONSIBILITY - GAME

MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES - SEASON

**MOST PASSING YARDS BY A SENIOR

MOST OFFENSIVE PLAYS - SEASON

AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY - SEASON

**AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY - CAREER

**TOUCHDOWN RESPONSIBILITY - SEASON

I do not care one rats’ behind that you think that David Greene’s lame wounded duck passes are better than DJ Shockley’s because you have proven what you know about Georgia Bulldogs’ Football. Where is your Media Guide ?

There is no question in my mind who is the better quarterback, despite the facts that neither have yet to throw their 1st NFL attempt.

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By boots

July 22, 2007 10:01 AM | Link to this

Ok, I will back off any concerns over plagiarism and let others argue that. I have only expressed concern that the paper show some integrity. However, I hope Carter is man enough to apologize to Geathers like Hunk Erdown did to him. Carter - show some class and apologize.

By cherokee dawg fan

July 22, 2007 10:13 AM | Link to this

Blah, blah, blah - all this talk about OK State. Look for a shoot-out, and the Dawgs will take it by at least 14. Plus, there are some surprises in store on defense this year. Good ones… Hang on dawg fans: it will be a great few years coming up that will keep us talking.

Speaking of keeping on talking - Carter, would you just say you are sorry for slamming young players who get a freaking speeding ticket and making them sound like criminals selling drugs (like those playing for a certain other technical college in the state)??? Geez - you are supposed to report, not make yourself the center of the story around here. Man up and say you are sorry like others have done to you.

By SamoanDawg

July 22, 2007 1:08 PM | Link to this

Ohhhhkay, lets talk some football now, shall we?

Lets discuss how the DTs will anchor the d-line. I expect our interior guys knifing thru the middle all evening. Then our DEs should contain the edge… rushing from outside-in, of course. Smack Reid in the mouth on the option plays. LBs utilize their speed and pursue to the ball carrier.

This will be a big test for Darius Dewberry. He has a big task at hand, containing/taking on Brandon Pettigrew… an NFL prospect. He could be Reid’s second go to receiver. Dewberry should rely on his speed/quickness to outmuscle Pettigrew’s physical strength.

Dawgs 41 Pokes 29

40 mo’ days!

By ptdawg

July 22, 2007 1:45 PM | Link to this

Dang, Carter, only you can take over this FOOTBALL board and make it about yourself. Geez. Just say you are sorry and shut everyone up.

40 days til kickoff and we can talk football instead of some political crap about the AJC.

By AltamahaDawg

July 22, 2007 2:23 PM | Link to this

trailer huh yellow blood, thats a good one. So much easier to just repeat some lame ol line you read last year, than to answer any of my actual questions? Tell me again how it is that tech is 2 team more pathetic than Vandy????

By Cuz

July 22, 2007 3:36 PM | Link to this

Good luck on that reply Alt, I wanta get to the island but it may not be untill the game formerly known as the World’s Largest Cocktail Party. It appears we go to the Mayo Clinic mid August for my daughter.

Gotta agree with the big Samoan. I think our D-line attacks through the opposing O-lines to disrupt the flow of play enabling LB’s and DT’s to grab whoever has the ball. I look for something like Patton slicing through France in ‘44. Hope we do not run out of gas as he did. I think we have more depth than he had fuel.

By Buck in the NW

July 22, 2007 4:10 PM | Link to this

From the “What it’s worth Dept”, but did anyone pick up on the fact that one of the dawgs that Tyler Love spent the day with was Tripp Taylor?

By AltamahaDawg

July 22, 2007 4:20 PM | Link to this

no reply expected, I just can’t imagine how somebody would be so set on coming in here and throwing out those same ol lame putdown, to the point they didn’t even care if they were ridiculing thier own school to do so.

Mayo is a great choice, BTW.

By shane

July 22, 2007 5:17 PM | Link to this

i haven’t heard anything about loves trip to athens. i don’t think taylor could be that bad a person,he worked his tail off,thats for sure. you don’t make the rotation from being a walk on without working hard. not with the depth that ga has. battle did it,but i can’t think of many others.

By Big Dawg

July 22, 2007 5:26 PM | Link to this

Buck,

So what happened with Tyler’s visit and what did he say about his visit? Give us the run down.

By SamoanDawg

July 22, 2007 6:51 PM | Link to this

Cuz,

Right on brah… we got plenty of gas… good gas that is. Depth is deep in the interior and at the edge of the line. I’m confident of the guys rotating in on the second team. D-lines should be able to stay fresh and replenish more good gas. Gosh, I don’t see why we can’t dominate at line of scrimmage. I think we will. Man, this is our strength on D fellas. Dang, I’m licking my chops just thinking about it.

By SamoanDawg

July 22, 2007 7:42 PM | Link to this

shane,

Jeremy Thomas, Veron Haynes were the other ones.

The current ones, are Jason Johnson and Trip Taylor, of course.

Speaking of Trip Taylor. Doggone it, we need him in the rotation. What’s the latest on him? I hate to hear him or anybody on the team get involved in the fight like that, but from the sound of it, he didn’t use any physical harm on the kid.

By shane

July 22, 2007 8:23 PM | Link to this

do you think johnson will play? i heard he had a good g-day game. steven white earned a spot,took him two years but he got in on special teams and late in the game at times. he was from little terrell academy in dawson,ga. steven told a friend of mine that he spent 4 hrs a day,three days a week in the weight room. battle was amazing,the little guy was always around the ball.

By cooter11

July 22, 2007 9:24 PM | Link to this

one of your dog football players indicated “they have a lot of weapons.”

Don’t you guys have weapons also?

By SamoanDawg

July 22, 2007 9:45 PM | Link to this

It’ll be hard for Johnson to push for playing time. He had a good spring… he always does. His chance of playing, is be a back up fullback.

I’m not sure about Steven White. I don’t see him on the roster. Micky White is the only White that I see on the roster.

Other unknown walkons that I really like their game are Drew Williams… this kid is always around the ball on special teams. Too bad Drew is buried underneath all the talents at Safety. Benjamin Boyd is another hardnose guy and Patrick Williams.

By Gen Neyland

July 22, 2007 11:05 PM | Link to this

Relax Hunk Erdown…Every man is entitled to a retraction if he so feels the need to do so. T’aint Judge Judy’s courtroom. Emotion can play into the scheme of all things football. Ain’t no big deal…It’s the test of another’s gonads to accept an apology, tho…and if I may before I go; The hype of an athlete’s involvement with law enforcement is news to some, but I like the non stories of athletes being given breaks (and they are ) just like average joes…It happens and we don’t hear about it in the ajc…and why should we..?

By Hunk Erdown

July 23, 2007 1:50 AM | Link to this

Thanks Gen.

I come to this site to talk and learn UGA Football… My God it would be great to just do that.

By AltamahaDawg

July 23, 2007 8:48 AM | Link to this

Hunk Erdown, you seem to forget, as Ayatollah, you are imune.

By NASCARfan

July 23, 2007 9:57 AM | Link to this

Hunk, you know that as long as Bugs, Gaturds, and guys like Lamecock Gary have access to these boards, talking about football between UGA fans isn’t really possible. We might be able to do it for a minute, but when a loudmouth like Lamecock Gary enters the fray, it becomes more like every game I’ve spent at the crappy little pop warner stadium in the slums of downtown Atlanta. You know the one, there’s always about 50 to 60% of Dawg fans there. Anyway, it just turns into all of us making fun of the lame flamers from other teams coming on our boards saying ridiculous things like how the Dawgs won’t win 7 games this year.

Add to that Carter Strickland and his pattented snideness, backhandedness, and loathing for his job, and it’s just not fun sometimes.

Chip can’t get back soon enough.

By Cuz

July 23, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

Got your back Hunk. Keep up the football posts and I will keep up my pititful attempts at humor.

Samoan, brah they are all overlooking our front D. Let them keep overlooking them. It makes for a funnier expression on a QB’s face when he is lying on the ground.

By shane

July 23, 2007 10:56 AM | Link to this

samoan,steven graduated,either last year or the year before. i was just using him as an example of how hard walk-ons have to work to make the team. those scout team guys really earn their bones,and if they make varsity they have worked their tale off,thats for sure. old taylor may have some problems,i’m not sure about that. i am sure about this,if he made varsity as a walk-on,work ethic isn’t one of them.

By shane

July 23, 2007 11:24 AM | Link to this

i have no idea how we will fare versus okie-state. i went on rivals and looked at their roster,they seem to compare pretty well with us,as far as size and weight. i’ll say this,they don’t look like vandy,and we know what happened with vandy last year. i don’t think we will be able to just ram the ball down their throats,at least the way they look on paper. i think we may start slow this year,untill the new linemen get their feet on the ground. i still think 2008 will be our year.