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DEL.ICIO.USOutlook blurry on Dogs’ hoops season
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
We interrupt all this talk about blackouts and old football rivalries to bring you this bulletin: Basketball season has arrived. In fact, it’s right on top of us. The Bulldogs — that’d be both the male and female variety — open the season Friday night in a rare twin bill at Stegeman Coliseum.
Coach Andy Landers’ squad are sort of stumbling into the first game. They suffered a rather unsightly loss to something called the “Premier Team” in their last exhibition Tuesday night. Not sure what to make of that but the Lady Dogs are usually pretty good and I don’t have any reason to think any different.
Now to coach Dennis Felton’s men’s team. I’m sure many of you will recall my discussions of them back in the offseason. I talked about how they finally resembled a real SEC team and that this was their year to make a move in the league, what with Florida and Kentucky in transition and Georgia finally having a full complement of talented players.
Of course, that was before all the news regarding suspensions and dismissals and the like came down. Now leading scorer Takais Brown is gone, second-leading scorer and best overall athlete Mike Mercer is suspended for 15 games (or half the season) and 6-10 center Albert Jackson is out for the first six games. I’m holding my breath that they’ll get to this first game without any further negative developments.
But, as they say, it is what it is. Once again the Bulldogs are going to have to overachieve in what has been the toughest division of the toughest conference in basketball. I will say this: I see much more potential in the 10 scholarship players that will start the season than those I have witnessed in the not-too-distant past.
These freshmen Georgia has brought in are closer to being able to compete on this level than usual and they will have to. The Dogs will have to get major contributions from Jeremy Price, Chris Barne, Jeremy Jacob and Troy Brewer. And a big X factor could be the play of freshman Zac Swansey at point guard. He won’t have to play a bunch behind the warrior Sundiata Gaines but he’ll have to prove a capable stopgap.
So, all that said, what do you guys think the outlook is for the basketball team? Think they’ll make the NCAA tournament? The NIT? No postseason? Do you believe it’s NCAA or else for coach Dennis Felton and his staff?
There has been record season-ticket sales so apparently there is some optimism out there. Let’s hear what you think.
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By So what
November 7, 2007 4:33 PM | Link to this
Dennis Felton is a mediocre coach incapable of raising the program to even a Hugh Durham level, so what’s it matter?
Oh, by the way Chimp and Carter stink.
By Takais?
November 7, 2007 4:52 PM | Link to this
Chip: Did not know about Takais Brown. Was he kicked off the team? I thought he was just suspended for a bunch of games like the other guys. Can you fill me in?
By Who Cares
November 7, 2007 4:59 PM | Link to this
We should scrap the mens basketball and use their annual budget to help build an indoor practice fracility for the football team. They are an embarrassment.
By BootcampBob
November 7, 2007 5:20 PM | Link to this
I hope these guys have a lot of heart. I had high hopes for this season, but Brown and Mercer sure have dimmed those hopes. I hope the rest of the guys pull together. They’re Bulldogs, and I’ll pull for them no matter what.
By SomeYahoo
November 7, 2007 5:20 PM | Link to this
Anybody who hangs the past year’s struggles on Felton has no clue what is going on with GA basketball. Last year was the first Felton has had that wasn’t completely submarined by the Harrick fiasco, and they were cooking until Mercer got knocked out. If Mercer can get into the flow mid season they could make some noise in the SEC, but the non-conference games might be really tough with so thin and young a depth chart.
By I-DOG
November 7, 2007 5:21 PM | Link to this
Chip:
I think you have it exactly right. Georgia’s bball team HAD a good looking roster to compete in the SEC for the first time under Felton, but these suspensions and kicking Brown off the team, put them back in the middle of the pack at best.
For the record, I completely support these suspensions (though 15 games seems like a little overkill for Mercer who I believe missed some classes).
I am proud to be a fan of a college program that suspends it’s players when they break the team rules. I don’t know of ANY other program that would suspend a guy for half the season for Mercer’s transgressions (unless I am misunderstanding it).
The Florida Felons would take away the player’s Captain title and make them run sprints for 20 minutes.
By miamidawg
November 7, 2007 5:23 PM | Link to this
Are they playing Auburn? Then I don’t care.
By nashtn
November 7, 2007 5:26 PM | Link to this
Felton’s diligence in cleaning up a broken program over the last several years has been commendable and was absolutely necessary. BUT, unless TK Brown and Mercer did something other than what has been alluded to, ie missing class, rules enforcement is getting ridiculous.
We have one of the largest athletic budgets in the country, we have “tutors” employed to keep a full time watch on our athletes, so how in the world do we not know when 3 of our top basketball players are missing class. Did the players drop the ball? Absolutely. Did Felton’s staff fail miserably in the simple task of making sure these guys are going to class? YES. The importance of TKB and MM to this team’s success cannot be overemphasized.
Now we are back to square one, and we are going to have to pray to get to .500. Coach Felton, please rethink your policy on these matters.
By Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker
November 7, 2007 6:19 PM | Link to this
Dearest Dennis,
Don’t worry about the Season….Let’s get the graduation rate into double digits….8% is deplorable…shoot for 15%!!! With 12 players on the team, we’ll round up from 1.80 and say 2 players graduated…how does that sound?
Love always,
Damon Evans
By JimmyG
November 7, 2007 6:45 PM | Link to this
Felton doesn’t seem to mind the fact that Brown is gone, because he is so excited about the new big men. That worries me, because he was our only consistant offensive player last year. Our offensive is much better without Mercer, where we miss him is defense and rebounding. I don’t think him being out will be that much of a deal. Jeremy Jacob and Woodbury should break out as big time scoring threats this year. Chip I know you have seen Barnes as well as I have this year, and the kid is freakishly strong and athletic. His skills will come, but he is already a better option that Newman was.
The reasons this years team will be better than last years. We will get better value per minute played of guys off the bench IF we limit the minutes of Dave ATM Bliss. ATM= automatic turnover machine, all he does is turn the ball over and foul. Sure he is a warrior out there but with his skill set being so much lower than the guys he competes against he is to slow to get into position. We now have a solid player at each position starting and coming off the bench. I believe the key to the season is the play of Singleton. Is he ready to play at this level? His D certainly is, but he needs to be aggressive with the ball. He will have to hold serve until Jackson is back for the Hawaii tournament. All in all it can be a good year. We will be fine in preseason because most of the “strong” out of conference games we have our teams in transition (wake, wisconsin, tech, gonzaga). Mercer will bring engergy to the team when he comes back, and hopefully we use him like we did his freshman year as the 6 man he was a better asset to the team that year. It will be a good year!
By Wozzo the Wonder Dog
November 7, 2007 6:50 PM | Link to this
W******* EAGLE
By Gary
November 7, 2007 7:16 PM | Link to this
I’m looking forward to finally seeing if Felton can coach. You really can’t blame him for a lack of success in his first few years because of the lack of scholarships resulting from the Harrick debacle. Harrick was a genius play designer but couldn’t recruit a team without cheating. Felton seems to be a straight-up guy who’s generally interested in recruiting athletes who want to graduate. I hope he has now weeded out all the players not on board. I’m willing to give him a couple of years with this talented group of young players to see if he can get us to the top of the league where we want to be. (He’d already be there if he could have talked Williams out of skipping college)
By martin
November 7, 2007 7:49 PM | Link to this
I think that “so what” and “who cares” never set foot on the UGA campus. A knuckle dragging low brow like that would never get admitted.
By wally
November 7, 2007 8:04 PM | Link to this
UGA should scrap their men’s basketball team just like the insects should scrap their football team. Both teams are pathetic and a complete embarrassment to their respective conferences.
By hop
November 7, 2007 8:06 PM | Link to this
hey chip, in case you forgot, it is still football season and at this point in the season, the football dawgs are going for a possible SEC CHAMPIONSHIP.
with that in mind, who cares about the round team at this time, nobody but you!
maybe, you have run out of any football news so you to turned to the basketball team that has not win anything since nike was playing.
of course, when you try to write about football is like we have a novice attempting to write somthing that he does not have a clue. so maybe, it is better that you write about another subject that nobody cares gives a jack about.
By Gary
November 7, 2007 8:20 PM | Link to this
Gee hop, I think most Georgia fans are capable of following both the football and basketball team at the same time. Judging by the way you write I’m guessing you’re maybe 12 or 13 so maybe that’s why you have trouble keeping up with two sports. I’m a second generation Georgia grad who attended during the Hershel Walker/Dominique Wilkins day and I had no problems yelling my a* off for both of them. Go Dawgs!
By War Eagle
November 7, 2007 8:25 PM | Link to this
Does Chip smoke, I thought it was Auburn-UGA weekend. Round ball later???
By doubledog
November 7, 2007 8:43 PM | Link to this
The loss of TB could very well cost us a couple of games, I only can hope the MM has learned his lesson and will become the player the next two seasons that he can be. I’m a little concerned about this season, we should have been a little better than we most likely will be, BUT I’m completely sold on DF as the coach, he’s doing it the right way and he and we will be proud in a year or so. As I understand it the ‘08 class in Ga high school is loaded. I think we will do well.
GO DOGS!!!!!!
By jungledog
November 7, 2007 9:24 PM | Link to this
Dennis Felton inherited a program in shambles without enough scholarship players for a starting 5. He has overachieved since he has been here, and is just now getting the players to compete. But they are still young, and will struggle at times in a very deep conference. He has already proved he can coach and UGA will stick with him through this tough time.
By Scott in Dosta
November 7, 2007 9:58 PM | Link to this
I believe in these DAWGS. Coach Felton has brought class and discipline to a program that was in shambles. We should be proud of this coach and our team. The suspensions were the right thing for coach Felton to enforce. We have great senior leadership in Gaines at the point. Hopefully our incoming freshman will be able to grow up quickly and help us get past Mercer’s suspension of 15 games. Prediction: 20 wins, NCAA appearance and 2 victories over Florida. Wow, now that would make my year!! GO DAWGS!!
By NewnandawgCF
November 7, 2007 10:10 PM | Link to this
If you don’t care about basketball, then stay off the blog. You all moan about other school’s fans getting on our football blogs and then make idiots of yourselves on our own school’s b-ball blog. Like Gary, I have no problem following both. Maybe he and I are the only actual graduates here. I went to the exhibition game last Friday, and must say I was pleasantly surprised. Granted, it was only Clayton State, but the new guys looked great. They need to work on their endurance and get in the weight room, but that is to be expected. It also looked like Yata had worked very hard on his range in the offseason. To the person that asked about TB, he was originally suspended for 9 games, and then had another, unrelated team rule violation and was dismissed. Price and Jacobs show the most immediate promise, and left open, Brewer can hit from 3 point range all day. Yata can do that now, too. Barnes looked strong but less ready as far as timing with the backcourt guys. Swansey started off badly, missing passes, etc, but once the guys on the court got used to the change from Yata he did much better. He had a killer save from out of bounds; he flipped back in behind his back perfectly into the waiting arms of one of our big guys under the basket. If this team continues to improve through the early games, I think they will definately do better than last year’s team in the SEC. MM is still not 100% back anyway (wearing a huge brace), so his suspension is not really changing anything. The rest of last year’s team all showed improvement; they look like they worked hard this offseason. We’ll just have to see if it pays off.
And yes I’ll be at the football game, too.
Go Dawgs! Beat Auburn and Jax State!
By Go Dogs
November 7, 2007 11:35 PM | Link to this
Students and athletes are there to get an education and should not miss class. No one disagrees with it. Georgia’s “graduation rate” that is reported was before Coach Felton got to town; it is misleading for the present and unfair to him.
As usual, UGA administration has overreacted. Of course, we should have athletes going to class and, YES, we were embarassed by Harrick, Jr, but we are not going to undo that stupidity by overreacting now. Just adopt a reasonable reward and punishment. Missing half the season for 7 missed classes OR tutoring sessions since January seems unreasonable. Again, how many regular students would be able to say they had no absences? I know, when you or your kid or your niece were there, they NEVER missed a class, blah, blah, blah.
Just adopt a reasonable policy, explain it to all involved, and enforce it to the letter. Quit trying to go to unreasonable measures to make yourself (the administration) look good. Other universities are patting you on the back and then snickering behind your back.
If all this money is spent on academics for the athletes, then it looks like SOMEONE in ADMINISTRATION could identify the problem and as Barney says ‘nip it in the bud’.
Please don’t distract me further! GO DAWGS! BEAT AUBURN!
By Go Dogs
November 7, 2007 11:44 PM | Link to this
Students and athletes are there to get an education and should not miss class. No one disagrees with it. Georgia’s “graduation rate” that is reported was before Coach Felton got to town; it is misleading for the present and unfair to him.
As usual, UGA administration has overreacted. Of course, we should have athletes going to class and, YES, we were embarassed by Harrick, Jr, but we are not going to undo that stupidity by overreacting now. Just adopt a reasonable reward and punishment. Missing half the season for 7 missed classes OR tutoring sessions since January seems unreasonable. Again, how many regular students would be able to say they had no absences? I know, when you or your kid or your niece were there, they NEVER missed a class, blah, blah, blah.
Just adopt a reasonable policy, explain it to all involved, and enforce it to the letter. Quit trying to go to unreasonable measures to make yourself (the administration) look good. Other universities are patting you on the back and then snickering behind your back.
If all this money is spent on academics for the athletes, then it looks like SOMEONE in ADMINISTRATION could identify the problem and as Barney says ‘nip it in the bud’.
Please don’t distract me further! GO DAWGS! BEAT AUBURN!
By jc_dawg
November 8, 2007 5:49 AM | Link to this
The loss of TK for the whole season and Mercer for half of the season is a real dagger.
Yes…optimism looms large and it should. But the fact remains that we have lost our offensive presence in the paint.
You need balanced PROOVEN point makers in this league to succeed. We no longer have that.
The combination of TK in the paint with Mercer’s ability to drive the lane and create opportunities would have easily sent this Ga team to a 20+ win season.
But now that is gone and though the freshman are talented…it is too much to expect a 20+ win goal on these guys shoulders this year.
I see a 16 win season for the dawgs and an NIT birth. I am also assuming that Mercer will be able to contribute at 100% by Feb when he comes back.
I am optimistic about the following however…..
When the Dawgs get into Feb and Mercer comes back…I think the Ga team is going to be very good. Our talented freshman will be very good by then. They need time to gel though.
If the dawgs stay healthy…they will push for the NIT championship. The freshman are that good.
Go dawgs! Please prove me wrong and win 20 games. Who knows? remember that Michigan team that boasted all freshman and a trip to the ncaa finals?
Keep the faith! You never really know.
By AltamahaDawg
November 8, 2007 7:39 AM | Link to this
Damn CHIP, did you really say that their “chances are dashed”? I guess it all over before it starts.
You guys need to stop farming out your headlines to the high school grade drama clubs.
By gdawginkalamazoo
November 8, 2007 8:48 AM | Link to this
Felton is working on those graduation rates hence the suspensions of some of the most important players on the team. He is cleaning the place up. Let’s have them play some games before we decide the team’s fate. Maybe the new kids can contribute right away. Good luck to them.
By RoundBallDawg
November 8, 2007 8:50 AM | Link to this
What ever happened to running a player until his tongue hangs out. There are so many other ways to reprimand a player than to just kick him off a team or suspend him from games. Now the whole program must suffer for one persons bad judgement. I don’t like the new policy.
By TheItalianDawg
November 8, 2007 9:36 AM | Link to this
I think suspending Mercer for 15 games and kicking Takais out are very harsh and ridiciulous. they are the best players in the team. Georgia will struggle to win 10 games this season. this season is going to the drainage again! GoDawgs
By Yellowblood
November 8, 2007 10:23 AM | Link to this
UGAY has no chance of competing in Basketball just like we have no chance of competing in Football. I just hope there are some students who want to Tickle Pile when we come to Athens.
By TKDawg
November 8, 2007 10:25 AM | Link to this
Hey “Sowhat” if you are a real UGA fan and not a Tech fan I’d like to meet you….just so I could punch you in the face! You’re an idiot. Felton inherited a program where he didn’t even have scholarships to offer you fool! They guy has improved the team each year and is a a tremendous coach. Please, there are plenty of other teams for you to pull for…PICK ONE!
By seahawk
November 8, 2007 10:38 AM | Link to this
I’m gonna respectfully ask all the football fans to stay outta this blog if they don’t want to talk UGA Mens Basketball. Thanks, guys.
Coach Felton had done a great job of building this team. He is not looking to win one year, his stated goal is to build a program. Sorry bout Takais, but that’s what happens when you’re building a program.
Get behind the program. Support the Dawgs and Coach Felton. Looking forward to a great year!!
By 82DAWG
November 8, 2007 10:45 AM | Link to this
I don’t understand this love affair with Dennis Felton. His teams are terrible, his top players are always being suspened or kicked off the team. This is happening year in and year out. The Harrick issue is dead now and its all Felton. Its time to draw a line in the sand and make him accountable. Get the job done or move on. Tubby did it in two years. It doesn’t have to take 6, not in college basketball where rosters typically turn over every two years anyway. Up or out Dennis, no more excuses.
By AltamahaDawg
November 8, 2007 10:56 AM | Link to this
“struggle to win 10 games”…..Oh, come on now!
On Takais, it seems to me he had some issues that made him sit out a few games last year, and I’m guessing he might have been headed to something like this irrespective of any (over-reacting admin). I think this had WAY more to do with Coach Felton, but if it appears to be an “example” casualty of the tougher university stance, its just as well.
Mercer was not a guaranteed contributor early anyway was he? It seems like his future with the program was questionable at best some weeks back. I do think extending his suspension from 10 games to 15, because he didn’t call Chip Towers back, is a bit harsh.
BTW, does anyone know if he is medically cleared to play right away? Otherwise, isn’t his suspension on hold till he is?
Felton has the program beyond a couple of players now. While I dont think the NCAA is any kind of acid test for Felton’s job this year. I hope they are competitive enough, that not making it would be a huge disappointment. I would believe Coach Felton would want everyone to expect NCAA apearances now.
By AltamahaDawg
November 8, 2007 11:07 AM | Link to this
82DAWG, is there anyone employed by the UGA Athletic Department that you DO approve of?
By Who Cares
November 8, 2007 11:59 AM | Link to this
Just to clear things up I went to UGA, I was a freshman during Harricks last year. I used to go to all of the SEC games and watch the others on TV. We have a terrible program, why would anyone want to go to Ga to play basketball? Our coach is a huge jerk that runs the team like a dictator and his players still fail out. We can not recruit the talented smart kids and the sad thing is we can’t recruit the talented stupid kids either. We end up with the mediocre stupid kids. I am glad I have graduated so I don’t have to acknowledge the fact that we have a basketball team. I used to get excited at the beginning of the season when we would beat good teams, but then by the time Feb rolled around we were so terrible the only reason I would go to games would be to scout teams like FL, UK, and TN to decide how far to put them in my bracket. I put up with Ga basketball for long enough. I was one of maybe 500 fans that attended the 05 UK game. I’ve watched Dave Bliss foul out of countless games, why do the terrible players never seem to graduate? Sorry I’m not a good fan but I think I will jump on the UNC bang wagon this year, Why be miserable when you can be happy?
By RugbyDawg
November 8, 2007 12:03 PM | Link to this
Damn ya’ll what is with attacking Chip—Jesse Outlar used to write in a similar style—-Chip just keep providing all the info you can.Thanks for ignoring the literary genius’s GO DAWGS
By coastal jim
November 8, 2007 12:36 PM | Link to this
Chip, you seem to be more of a booster/fan than a journalist. Where did you get your degree? Best division in the best conference?? Pups are horrible, just like always, but I’ll bet they all know how many points you get for a two point basket!!
By GW
November 8, 2007 12:54 PM | Link to this
If UGA throws up as many 3s as they did last year it will be a long season.
By Dawg4Life
November 8, 2007 1:43 PM | Link to this
I’m a Dawg no matter what happens! Yes, I hope for a great basketball season; however, if we beat Tech I’m content!
By So What addressing TK Dawg
November 8, 2007 2:41 PM | Link to this
You couldn’t, so why waste your time writing it. Punk.
By swatguy
November 8, 2007 7:08 PM | Link to this
You Guys cover GEORGIA STATE ???
By BW
November 8, 2007 8:45 PM | Link to this
Chip, I think everyone’s giving up too early on the Dawgs. You have to admit that Gaines is probably the best Point Guard in the SEC and he’s a senior this year. Also, other than Wisconsin and GA Tech, the Dawgs won’t have too many tough opponents until Mercer and Jackson return. My prediction is that the Freshmen will step up and the Dawgs will go to the Sweet 16. Call me optimistic, but I have high hopes for this year’s team!
By Hello?
November 8, 2007 8:54 PM | Link to this
WHY DO I KEEP READING UGA Basketball LOST scholarships? - They Never Did!!! - In June ‘05, the NCAA restored the scholarships they originally took away - KNOW YOUR FACTS - and plus - Felton’s 1st year he had 4 of the starters return from a POTENTIAL Elite 8 team and could have had the 5th starter- in Steve Thomas whom Felton kicked off .. Felton keeps buying a few years telling everyone how difficult it is .. WELL - ENUFF .. it’s time to win Dennis, cause your lame excuses are boring me and you ‘aint’ winning.
By NewnandawgCF
November 8, 2007 9:22 PM | Link to this
“So What” - you’re just an unhappy person. Your opinions are based in your own self pity or arrogance or both. Get over yourself and if you haven’t yet been to see the team play, you will certainly embarass yourself. Having sat right behind the Georgia bench for every home game for a long time now, and even this year’s exhibition game, I can tell you that the players do not react to Felton like he is a “jerk” or a “dictator,” nor does he coach that way. Freshman or not, this year’s team looks muach better than last year’s at this stage. If they improve as much as last year’s team during the season, we have an excellent shot at the NCAA tournament, or at least a long run in the NIT. Go Dawgs and prove all of these pundits that haven’t even seen you play wrong!
Let’s also kick Auburn’s striped/featherd but Saturday!
By Charles C. Cox
November 8, 2007 10:43 PM | Link to this
Without Takais at the low post it’s going to be rough. The Woodbury kid has fine potential. They better find 2 or 3 good ones beyond the 3 point line.
By Thuga Dawg
November 9, 2007 6:54 AM | Link to this
Hoop Dawgs IN Black
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
November 9, 2007 8:00 AM | Link to this
Who Cares
I agree, the total sports program at UGA is an embarrassment and should scrubbed, especially football.
1 National Title in 115 years is a sad statement, while other schools have obtained 5-10 titles, UGA just cannot seen to win the big ones.
By DawgEkong
November 9, 2007 9:49 AM | Link to this
*How bout we stop all this “my brain is biger than yours” crap and start talkin about stompin that dirty BAMA MUD CHICKEN into the dirt….GO DAWGS *letting my true redneck shine by opeaning my beer on the corner of my CPU desk
By Aaron C.
November 9, 2007 11:37 AM | Link to this
Georgia has a basketball team? Since when?
By RobC
November 9, 2007 11:56 AM | Link to this
What bothers me the most is all the top-flight in-state recruits Felton is losing to other schools. Doesn’t look like recruits have bought into the idea of UGA being interested in basketball. After reading these blogs I can see why. If I have to hear “just like football” coming from the Florida student section again, I’ll…
By Panther Forever
November 9, 2007 1:52 PM | Link to this
HEY UGA FANS, TUBBY IS LOOKING FOR A JOB.
GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By 82DAWG
November 9, 2007 2:14 PM | Link to this
AltamahaDawg Oh yes. I approve of every one of the people employed by the UGA Athletic Department except, in this order, Willie Martinez, Dennis Felton and John Eason. I think Richt is the greatest coach UGA has ever had. Year in year out his team competes for the SEC and he recruits like nobody. He is a genuine great person. Stacy Searels is probably the best O-Line coach we could get, Rodney Garner, outstanding coach and recruiter and Emily Miller (Athletic Trainer) is a babe.
No its only those three I would love to see employed elsewhere.
By 82DAWG
November 9, 2007 2:18 PM | Link to this
Tubby is a great coach that proved he could win here. I say bring him back!
By EdRidgway
November 9, 2007 2:31 PM | Link to this
The young guys play well. Sundiatta has a great year. The dogs make the NCAA tournament and the dogs win it all. Dennis is the man!!!
By Dawgs2007
November 9, 2007 4:12 PM | Link to this
I am still bitter about coach Felton benching stukes before the Kentucky game last year. He is really building a winning program by benching the best players. Perhaps it time to turn a blind eye to some of these promblems and win some damn games!!!
By 82DAWG
November 9, 2007 6:20 PM | Link to this
Felton has had more than enough time. If he doesn’t make the tournament this year, its time to go.
By Replay
November 9, 2007 11:14 PM | Link to this
Each season the last few years, I have watched other schools with Top 25 football programs enter the Top 25 of college basketball with powerhouse teams. AND then I watch Felton’s Bulldogs look like Dog Poop. I want the Hoop Dawgs to compete in the SEC and at least get into the Tournament most of the time. I don’t really give a damn about excuses, I want performance on the court and Felton’s not getting it done. Two more seasons to get into the NCAA Tournament or he should go. That is more than fair.