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AJC > Sports > UGA > Blog > Archives > 2008 > February > 07 > Entry
DEL.ICIO.USHumphrey’s arrest not helpful to Felton’s cause
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By now most of you have heard about Billy Humphrey’s arrest. The Bulldogs’ starting shooting guard and the team’s second-leading scorer was booked on charges of underage possession and disobeying a traffic control advice. He was stopped by police after he crossed East Broad Street in front of Tasty World against the light at 1:23 a.m. last night. He blew a .03 — a trace amount to be sure — hence the alcohol charge.
The latest on all that is it does not appear that, Humphrey — who was on UGA and Athens-Clarke County probation for a minor weapons offense from November — will NOT be kicked out of school or off the team. We’re still waiting on UGA’s official release but a minimum of a three-game suspension — or 10 percent of competition dates — appears imminent. We’ll let everybody know as soon as that information is available. Felton has agreed to talk to reporters about 5 p.m. so I’ll file an update soon thereafter.
Here’s my question: What, if any, affect should this latest incident have upon the evaluation of head coach Dennis Felton and his program? I say that only because the first couple of calls I got this morning after posting my story were from people outside the program asking me, “does this do in Felton?” I don’t really know how to answer that.
Of course, at this point the prospects aren’t very positive for the remainder of the season. I don’t see the Bulldogs winning many more games and that was before the prospect of being without Humphrey for three or more games.
So let’s just fast forward and say Georgia finishes something like 5-11 or 4-12 or 3-13 in SEC play this year. Keeping in mind the extenuating circumstances of the season — the dismissals of Takais Brown and Mike Mercer, injuries to Humphrey and Jeremy Jacob, Rashaad Singleton abruptly quitting the team — do you think athletics director Damon Evans should be inclined to make a coaching change?
I’m looking for serious, thoughtful commentary. In fact, if you consider yourself a bonafide Georgia basketball fan, can validate yourself as such and want to be quoted for a story on that subject, e-mail me your thoughts directly at ctowers@ajc.com. Include your name, city of residence, occupation and a telephone number where you can be reached or you will not be considered for inclusion in a story.
Meanwhile, I’ll reserve my thoughts on the issue because I need to approach this in the coming weeks as an objective reporter. But those of you who come here regularly know my general feelings on that subject.
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By reserviorDAWG
February 7, 2008 4:18 PM | Link to this
I don’t think this does Felton in. He has shown he can coach when he has a full complement of players. He cannot hold these guys hands. He can just tell them to make good decisions.
By 3 Rivers jacket
February 7, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this
This should not hurt Felton. He deserves and will get another year at least. he took ove a problem and Georgia has no tradtion in basketball and has never really gotten the players to take it up. It just aint gonna happen in the near future in Athens. This is not the falut of Felton. you can blame him for recruiting some bad academic kids but Georgia has been doing that in all sports forl years and keeping them eligible by doing the minimum. The kast few have not even been willing to do that. Humphrey was on probation or a nit s** violation of having what amounted to A pocket knife in his room that was not being used as a weapon. He also is twenty and the fact that he had a little alcohol is nothing to get all bent out of shape about. In this day and agethough it is throw the book at an athlete because it makes the papers. If I was Georgia I would be much more concerened about the bad bb play than anything else. They do not have very goo players it is as simple as that.
By 3 Rivers jacket
February 7, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this
This should not hurt Felton. He deserves and will get another year at least. he took ove a problem and Georgia has no tradtion in basketball and has never really gotten the players to take it up. It just aint gonna happen in the near future in Athens. This is not the falut of Felton. you can blame him for recruiting some bad academic kids but Georgia has been doing that in all sports forl years and keeping them eligible by doing the minimum. The kast few have not even been willing to do that. Humphrey was on probation or a nit s** violation of having what amounted to A pocket knife in his room that was not being used as a weapon. He also is twenty and the fact that he had a little alcohol is nothing to get all bent out of shape about. In this day and agethough it is throw the book at an athlete because it makes the papers. If I was Georgia I would be much more concerened about the bad bb play than anything else. They do not have very goo players it is as simple as that.
By Jimmy
February 7, 2008 4:28 PM | Link to this
Felton will be gone only and only if the team ends the season on a big losing streak.
As for Humphrey, he won’t face that much disciplinary action because he’s a good player.
You forgot the bylaw that states that the more important an athlete is to UGA, the less amount of games he’ll be suspended for. IE(for you butt sniffers), 2 scrubs from the football team get suspended for three games for alcohol, while your leading scorer on the hoops team(who is a convicted fellon) probably wont even get suspended, much less get kicked out of school for the same offense.
By Jimmy
February 7, 2008 4:28 PM | Link to this
Felton will be gone only and only if the team ends the season on a big losing streak.
As for Humphrey, he won’t face that much disciplinary action because he’s a good player.
You forgot the bylaw that states that the more important an athlete is to UGA, the less amount of games he’ll be suspended for. IE(for you butt sniffers), 2 scrubs from the football team get suspended for three games for alcohol, while your leading scorer on the hoops team(who is a convicted fellon) probably wont even get suspended, much less get kicked out of school for the same offense.
By Jimmy
February 7, 2008 4:28 PM | Link to this
Felton will be gone only and only if the team ends the season on a big losing streak.
As for Humphrey, he won’t face that much disciplinary action because he’s a good player.
You forgot the bylaw that states that the more important an athlete is to UGA, the less amount of games he’ll be suspended for. IE(for you butt sniffers), 2 scrubs from the football team get suspended for three games for alcohol, while your leading scorer on the hoops team(who is a convicted fellon) probably wont even get suspended, much less get kicked out of school for the same offense.
By DunnitMyself
February 7, 2008 4:34 PM | Link to this
I continue to be amazed at the wave of UGA athletes arrest by Athens cops on such ridiculous charges as underage consumption for blowing a .03 (what’s that, 6 oz of beer?) in a college town when at any given night hundreds of students could face the same charge. I don’t think it’s racial, because white and black student-athletes are being arrested, but I think it’s strange and notable in that we don’t see this happening on other college towns. As for Felton’s future, he’s done better with the talent he has than has Landers with the talent he has. There. Somebody said it.
By Hunk Erdown
February 7, 2008 4:34 PM | Link to this
I don’t think Coach Felton has had a fair shake yet. UGA should build a new Arena and give Felton all the support he needs to try to put a competitive team on the court. Give him a new arena, let him have enough time to play the first season in the new arena and if the program has not seen continued and marked improvement, then let him go. The new facilities will help draw better players and if Felton hasn’t been able to turn things around it will also help to bring in a quality replacement.
Unless Felton bought Humphrey the alcohol, his name shouldn’t even be mentioned concerning this incident other than doling out the necessary punishment.
By whatever
February 7, 2008 4:40 PM | Link to this
who gives a s**t. college kids drink.
By GW
February 7, 2008 4:43 PM | Link to this
The players don’t seem interested enough to meet their academic requirements or avoid trouble with the law. Unlike football, there is no margin for error with only 10-12 players.
By Jimmy
February 7, 2008 5:01 PM | Link to this
What in the HELL is the matter w/ you people???? Making excuses for him breaking the law(twice) just because college kids from all over America do it??? Jesus Christ, let’s just repeal ALL laws while we’re at it. There are thousands of crack addicts on the street. Let’s not arrest any of them because there are thousands more out there doing it!?!
Humphry is a college student, and while the book shouldnt be thrown at him for his two minor offenses, he still broke the law! If we actually enforced the laws in this country, maybe we wouldnt have criminals(who should be in prison for parole violations)going around killing cops who are working second jobs as security for various appartment complex’s around town. Have any of you morons ever thought of that? This country is going down the tubes fast because its ok to break the law.
By Jimmy
February 7, 2008 5:01 PM | Link to this
What in the HELL is the matter w/ you people???? Making excuses for him breaking the law(twice) just because college kids from all over America do it??? Jesus Christ, let’s just repeal ALL laws while we’re at it. There are thousands of crack addicts on the street. Let’s not arrest any of them because there are thousands more out there doing it!?!
Humphry is a college student, and while the book shouldnt be thrown at him for his two minor offenses, he still broke the law! If we actually enforced the laws in this country, maybe we wouldnt have criminals(who should be in prison for parole violations)going around killing cops who are working second jobs as security for various appartment complex’s around town. Have any of you morons ever thought of that? This country is going down the tubes fast because its ok to break the law.
By Jimmy
February 7, 2008 5:01 PM | Link to this
What in the HELL is the matter w/ you people???? Making excuses for him breaking the law(twice) just because college kids from all over America do it??? Jesus Christ, let’s just repeal ALL laws while we’re at it. There are thousands of crack addicts on the street. Let’s not arrest any of them because there are thousands more out there doing it!?!
Humphry is a college student, and while the book shouldnt be thrown at him for his two minor offenses, he still broke the law! If we actually enforced the laws in this country, maybe we wouldnt have criminals(who should be in prison for parole violations)going around killing cops who are working second jobs as security for various appartment complex’s around town. Have any of you morons ever thought of that? This country is going down the tubes fast because its ok to break the law.
By Jimmy
February 7, 2008 5:01 PM | Link to this
What in the HELL is the matter w/ you people???? Making excuses for him breaking the law(twice) just because college kids from all over America do it??? Jesus Christ, let’s just repeal ALL laws while we’re at it. There are thousands of crack addicts on the street. Let’s not arrest any of them because there are thousands more out there doing it!?!
Humphry is a college student, and while the book shouldnt be thrown at him for his two minor offenses, he still broke the law! If we actually enforced the laws in this country, maybe we wouldnt have criminals(who should be in prison for parole violations)going around killing cops who are working second jobs as security for various appartment complex’s around town. Have any of you morons ever thought of that? This country is going down the tubes fast because its ok to break the law.
By Jimmy
February 7, 2008 5:01 PM | Link to this
What in the HELL is the matter w/ you people???? Making excuses for him breaking the law(twice) just because college kids from all over America do it??? Jesus Christ, let’s just repeal ALL laws while we’re at it. There are thousands of crack addicts on the street. Let’s not arrest any of them because there are thousands more out there doing it!?!
Humphry is a college student, and while the book shouldnt be thrown at him for his two minor offenses, he still broke the law! If we actually enforced the laws in this country, maybe we wouldnt have criminals(who should be in prison for parole violations)going around killing cops who are working second jobs as security for various appartment complex’s around town. Have any of you morons ever thought of that? This country is going down the tubes fast because its ok to break the law.
By oldgold
February 7, 2008 5:03 PM | Link to this
Chip, this is UGA. You know anything is allowed as long as you have the #1 recruitin’ class.
By scooter11
February 7, 2008 5:03 PM | Link to this
With all the previous junk that has taken place with Felton’s team, I’d have to brand Humphrey as just plain irresponsible to himself and his teammates. Throw ‘selfish’ in there, too. Yes, college kids drink illegally, so, considering what he already had pending, and the team’s other problems, maybe you can add ‘stupid’.
3 Rivers: Very reasonable. Thanks.
Jimmy: Sniff this.
By UGA Mumm-Ra
February 7, 2008 5:03 PM | Link to this
Jimmy, are you kidding me? A quote from you: You forgot the bylaw that states that the more important an athlete is to UGA, the less amount of games he’ll be suspended for. Apparently someone missed that bylaw when Takais Brown and Mike Mercer were suspended, and then subsequently kicked off the team. They were arguably the two best players on the team.
By 83jacket
February 7, 2008 5:17 PM | Link to this
I think Felton is a good coach but he has to shoulder some of the blame because the kids getting in trouble are ones that he recruited. These are not hold overs from the Harrick debacle.
By I-DOG
February 7, 2008 5:17 PM | Link to this
Chip,
I’m glad UGA takes a hard line on off field/off court behavior, but none of UGA’s competitors do anything like this.
UGA will suspend Humphrey for at least 3 games according to the AJC for a misdameanor. Florida had a player (Tony Joiner) arrested this season on felony burglary charges and was not suspended for a single minute!
Humphrey was j walking! and had a blood alcohol level of .03. Luckily I know very little about DUI’s, but isn’t .09 or .10 a common DUI threshold in most states? If you show a .07, don’t they just let you go?
If I am right about that, wouldn’t .03 be the equivalent of an athlete of Humphrey’s size having had 2 beers about 1-2 hours ago?
Keep in mind that he wasn’t even driving… he was just j-walking. I admit to having committed this crime on many occassions myself.
I don’t have a problem and indeed would support UGA suspending Baldwin for several games (he got a DUI). To me, that is a serious crime that needs to be punished.
Walking across the street with a .03 blood alc level? Unless, I am way off on my understanding of blood alc levels…only at UGA in Mayberry could an athlete be suspended for such a heinous crime.
Jimmy, what color is the sky on the planet you live on???
Didn’t UGA kick two of their best players off the team prior to the season starting? Are you telling me that Mercer is a scrub? His sins against society? He missed a few classes. I have no idea what you are talking about?
Can anyone name another college or university in the United states that is on record for suspending a scholarship athlete for j walking and a blood alc level of .03?? Please let me know the athlete/school. My guess is there is no record of such an occurence for any of the thousands of NCAA athletes over the last 10 years.
By baddog
February 7, 2008 5:22 PM | Link to this
Felton hasn’t gotten a fair shake. One must remember that Evans/Adams put into place all the new academic rules and conduct rules not Felton. If anyone is to blame its Adams for hiring Harrick and allowing the program to sink to new lows of which Felton is trying rebound from. Bulldog fans will support a winning program. Hump’s arrest is such crap. I was at the game last night and then went downtown and believe me there is way too much going on to arrest anybody for jay walking. Felton is a good coach stuck in bad situation. O and by the way I agree w/ DunnitMyself analysis of Landers coaching job. I am sooo sick of him getting out-coached and his team getting out hustled. Reckon w/ 700 wins you can get away w/ it- but for how much longer!!!!!!!!!
By Tyger
February 7, 2008 5:31 PM | Link to this
For a Big School, the athletes there are under a microscope, the charges (both) against Humphrey are BS and shouldve been thrown out.
How ridiculous is it to charge 18 year olds with alchohol possession when there’s a row of bars only blocks from campus? The kid wasnt even driving, sounds a bit overzealous to me.
Whats that? 3 athletes in two weeks for jaywalking? Grow up Athens police.
By Jimmy
February 7, 2008 5:34 PM | Link to this
Oh, I stand corrected. It’s not the fault of the athletes who are moronic enough to get caught doing something illegal, but instead, it’s the fault of the POLICE for arresting them??? Nice butt sniffer logic for ya. I’m just waiting for BuLLDawg to rear his ugly head now.
By ncdawg
February 7, 2008 5:46 PM | Link to this
The good news is Humphrey will be able to rest that injured runner’s Knee. If they arrested Billy for jaywalking and underage drinking, why aren’t our Barney Fife police in Athens carding everyone who walks the streets. We’d loose half the students to our no tolerance alcohol policy. It’s good that we set our standards high at UGA but I think we get a little overboard sometimes. look at Fulmer’s players, they get no suspensions for arrests and I have no respect for Fulmer. We may not finish the season with any players but at least we’ll have respect(I hope)
By J
February 7, 2008 6:06 PM | Link to this
I wish Damon would get rid of Felton. It’s not just this incident but it’s Felton’s whole program. The players don’t respect him, his rules are ridiculously strict, and he can’t create a team atmosphere which is required for success. I mean….it’s only 15 scholarship athletes (well 10 in this case) Can’t he find a way to motivate 10 guys? He seems to run off all of the good players who won’t or can’t adhere to his ridiculous demands. Felton is the reason that the program is in shambles and the stands aren’t full. It’s gone on too long and is waaaay out of control. There’s no reason that UGA shouldn’t have high expectations in Men’s Basketball. Virtually every other sport at the school is excelling greatly. I for one am out of patience with Felton and wish Damon would dump him now. If he doesn’t, we’re going to be screaming to dump Damon.
PS…why do we only have 10 on scholarship when we’re allowed 15? Is he telling us that he can’t find 5 guys who want to attend UGA for free and play basketball? Sad.
By Chris
February 7, 2008 6:15 PM | Link to this
2005/2006-Kendrick Johnson, a big man that had decent athletic ability-transferred. Youness Idrissi, athletic four man who was growing into a good player-quit. 2006/2007-Channing Toney, a good scorer, and a good option off the bench-transferred. 2007/2008-Mike Mercer and Takais Brown, the top two scorers, are dismissed from the team. Rashaad Singleton transfers. Billy Humphrey gets arrested twice in a three month period. All im saying is, I know that Felton got handed a raw deal, and it looked like he was getting some good prospects in with Price, Barnes and Swansey this year and Thompkins next year. But if you cant install discipline, or choose players that have the right character. It time for you to go
By Chris
February 7, 2008 6:16 PM | Link to this
2005/2006-Kendrick Johnson, a big man that had decent athletic ability-transferred. Youness Idrissi, athletic four man who was growing into a good player-quit. 2006/2007-Channing Toney, a good scorer, and a good option off the bench-transferred. 2007/2008-Mike Mercer and Takais Brown, the top two scorers, are dismissed from the team. Rashaad Singleton transfers. Billy Humphrey gets arrested twice in a three month period. All im saying is, I know that Felton got handed a raw deal, and it looked like he was getting some good prospects in with Price, Barnes and Swansey this year and Thompkins next year. But if you cant install discipline, or choose players that have the right character. It time for you to go
By Chris
February 7, 2008 6:16 PM | Link to this
2005/2006-Kendrick Johnson, a big man that had decent athletic ability-transferred. Youness Idrissi, athletic four man who was growing into a good player-quit. 2006/2007-Channing Toney, a good scorer, and a good option off the bench-transferred. 2007/2008-Mike Mercer and Takais Brown, the top two scorers, are dismissed from the team. Rashaad Singleton transfers. Billy Humphrey gets arrested twice in a three month period. All im saying is, I know that Felton got handed a raw deal, and it looked like he was getting some good prospects in with Price, Barnes and Swansey this year and Thompkins next year. But if you cant install discipline, or choose players that have the right character. It time for you to go
By ClassicCityDawg
February 7, 2008 6:17 PM | Link to this
Felton should really ask why his player is roaming downtown late at night during the week (and after a game). He should also wonder why there was enough suspicion of drug use to search a player’s room. The task of recruiting talented ball players who will handle the required academic load, commit to a long competition season, continue to train throughout the year, and avoid the myriad of temptations that present to a pseudocelebrity teenager is difficult indeed. Felton’s judgment of character has been poor, and he needs to improve this aspect of his job.
As an aside, Humphrey certainly is subject to punishment for the rules that he broke. However, if my kids get through four years of college with nothing more serious than possession of a souvenir knife and jaywalking after a beer or two, I will not be upset. Humphrey’s crimes were not malicious, immoral, reckless, nor disrespectful. They were errors in judgment, and he should suffer the appropriate consequence.
By Fort Worth Dawg
February 7, 2008 6:18 PM | Link to this
We should chip in and buy Coach Felton a snake-bite kit for Christmas. I bet some days he thinks that Bowling Green, Kentucky was not such a bad place. I think Coach Felton gets a pass, but if the team throws in the towel and/or doesn’t play fundamental basketball for the rest of the year then I reserve the right to change my mind.
By JimmyG
February 7, 2008 6:28 PM | Link to this
I’m guessing Jimmy voted for George W. Bush again Tuesday. If you have ever been downtown athens on any given night you will see hundreds of college students cross the streets against a light. Problem with Billy is that he is 6’3 and you can easily tell he is an athlete.
Jimmy reminds me of the “dumb conservative rednecks” on that south park episode when they say “THEY TOOK OUR JOBS” when referring to mexicans. Wake up you lazy redneck, and tell your cop buddies to go after Meth and the guy who was trying to pick up girls downtown and leave “jaywalkers” alone. Cops think their badge gives them power when in all reality it is a sign of people who got picked on in high school or are the Al Bundy 4 touchdown in one game types who never amounted to anything in life types of people. Yeah I appreciate what cops do for us, in part because educated people are not dumb enough to do it for what equals out to a $13/hr job. Go get the Meth quit getting the athletes.
By I Miss Hugh
February 7, 2008 6:32 PM | Link to this
Humphrey will not have anything to do with Felton being fired. The likelihood that this season will end with a 13 game losing streak is what will get Felton fired.
By AltamahaDawg
February 7, 2008 6:44 PM | Link to this
I havent seen the towel thrown in 5 years, I dont think they will this year, if they win 3 more games, they would be the team of the year.
Chris, a few of those are totally unrelated and its prabably not difficult to find similar issues at some point around the country. I agree with you about the new guys, but maybe the old wood wasnt exactly his first choices?
But I am about done with this topic. It’s very disappointing and it seems either you are going to show more patience or you have reached your end, and neither can convince the other. Reminds me of other situations around here recently.
By Steven
February 7, 2008 7:13 PM | Link to this
I’m more worried about our complete lack of a coherent offensive scheme than this. College students drink. Big deal. That athletes do it is no reflection on the coach no matter what sport. The problem is our team’s offense consists of passing the ball around on the wings until the shot clock is running out. At which time we’ll drive and throw up a prayer! Simple basketball basics like the pick and roll, moving without the ball and quick interior passes to the post are non existent. Compare the movement other offensives exhibit to ours. It’s ridiculous. Again, these are college kids and the law of averages says that some of them will have bad attitudes or do something stupid. The Coach can’t help that. But he can help 3 games being lost because we can’t execute offensively!
By BeachGaBulldog
February 7, 2008 7:37 PM | Link to this
Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe this is Felton’s 5th year. There has been NO PROGRESS. He needs to go! When I watch the Dawgs on TV, I see the opposing coach showing emotion, and Felton just seems to stand there pointing his fingers, not showing any fire whatsoever. I realize that he can’t play babysitter to these guys, and they need TO GROW UP! However, he is in charge of the team, and he has lost control of it, on and off the court.
By UGAH is GAY
February 7, 2008 7:51 PM | Link to this
UGA basketball players and coaches are so stupid that in times of crisis, it is all they can do to keep themselves from reverting to licking their own asses, animal like. Hey stupid UGA coach, decrypt this “FF UU”.
By UGAH is GAY
February 7, 2008 7:54 PM | Link to this
BeachGaBulldog - But, but, Feltan is BLACK, we cannot fire him….Civil Rights and all
By shane #1
February 7, 2008 7:56 PM | Link to this
felton is a coach,he is not hump’s parent.yes a coach should try to recruit quality people,yes he should try to teach the kids the right way to behave,but unfortunately teenage boys sometimes make bad decisions.that is the nature of the animal,especially in a college town.larry,if they throw every college student in athens that drinks underage in prison it will break the georgia taxpayers.i don’t know what punishment it would take to make you happy,how about we chain any student that drinks,or has a pocket knife,or jaywalks,to the arch and publicly flog them.i think the death penalty would be a little excessive,but then you might want to apply it to athletes.
By AltamahaDawg
February 7, 2008 7:56 PM | Link to this
Steven, thank you. It seems much more interesting to actually talk about what in fact is the actual problem with winning games. I’ve never thought that the analysis of how much somebody sucked was very deep. You at least question real issues. I totally disagree with you, but would prefer to read your opinion than that of the “im so sick and tired” crowd. Getting good shots has not been an issue, sinking them has. 1 for 13 or 15 or whatever it is, means you had plenty of shots, plenty of offensive scheme. Come on now, how many times have they let the shot clock run out and threw up a prayer? Once every 20 shot attempts?
BeachGa, I’d be interested to know how you qualify progress.
By UGAH is GAY
February 7, 2008 8:34 PM | Link to this
shane #1 - You want to chain a black basketball player to what? me thinks that could backfire…
By gman
February 7, 2008 8:35 PM | Link to this
Jimmy you are such a sanctimonious POS! J-walking?? Are you serious??
Better watch out Jimmy, sodomy is against Ga. law as well - If that law were enforced I’m guessing your lifestyle would land YOU on the wrong side of the law. Go crawl back under your rock you hypocritical jacka$$
We should all celebrate the fact that Athens is crime-free to the extent that cops devote time and resources to bust people for j-walking.
By shane #1
February 7, 2008 8:47 PM | Link to this
ugah,i was just trying to satisfy larry’s need for justice,and i am sure he would want punishment applied equally to a hardened criminal of any color,as long as said hardcase is an athlete.can you imagine how bad crime would be if we let underage drinkers and jaywalkers go scott free?before you know it college kids would be partying and having sex!
By shane #1
February 7, 2008 9:04 PM | Link to this
so hump was suspended,kind of blows a hole in larry’s theory doesn’t it.let’s see,two players kicked off the team,one quit,one suspended for thirty games,now our second best scorer suspended for at least three games.alt,i don’t believe in throwing in the towel either,can we just wave the white flag?firing felton may not be necessary,he may say to hell with it and quit!i can’t say i would blame him if he does.
By GT
February 7, 2008 10:03 PM | Link to this
Pulling him off the street and taking him to jail for jaywalking and then charging a for MIP after blowing only a .03? Then he gets his name all on the Atlanta media as if he’s a thug? That’s ridiculous and the police stepping way over the line IMHO. No way young people will respect the police with that kind of excessive harassment of students. The Athens PD remains way out of line.
By GT
February 7, 2008 10:05 PM | Link to this
Pulling him off the street and taking him to jail for jaywalking and then charging a for MIP after blowing only a .03? Then he gets his name all on the Atlanta media as if he’s a thug? That’s ridiculous and the police stepping way over the line IMHO. No way young people will respect the police with that kind of excessive harassment of students. The Athens PD remains way out of line.
By GT
February 7, 2008 10:07 PM | Link to this
Pulling him off the street and taking him to jail for jaywalking and then charging a for MIP after blowing only a .03? Then he gets his name all on the Atlanta media as if he’s a thug? That’s ridiculous and the police stepping way over the line IMHO. No way young people will respect the police with that kind of excessive harassment of students. The Athens PD remains way out of line.
By NewnandawgCF
February 7, 2008 10:39 PM | Link to this
The question posed was whether this incident should affect the evaluation of Felton as a coach, so I, probably like Chip, do not care what anyone thinks of Billy’s actions that caused his arrest. What I find very troubling, and makes me question Felton’s coaching job, is Billy’s attitude today. He threw in one short half-hearted comment about being sorry for the “team’s image.” It sounded almost as though there was no team in his mind anymore. I supported the basketball program when I was in school years ago, and started getting season tickets again a few years ago, because I believed in what Felton was trying to do with the program. I had always heard that his player relationships were “strained” at best, but the team was showing improvement, so I defended Felton. At the beginning of this year, Felton changed a few things that seemed like an effort in the PR department, so I hoped that the attitude was carried over with the team. Unfortunately, I can no longer be a blind loyalist and chalk everything up to bad luck. The injury to Jeremy Jacobs was bad luck, and I don’t think Takais would have ever been able to keep up grades and basketball, so I do not blame Felton for them. Things I cannot excuse are the complete lack of development in Rashaad, the inability to gain respect from and the desire to be on the team from Rashaad and MM, and the complacency that seems to increase with every year a player is in this program. Rashaad is a very athletic 7 footer. I have seen big guys with much less “raw material” come into other coaches’ programs and become great players. Instead, there was no development, he got frustrated, and he quit. MM was keeping up his grades, was a gifted athlete, never got in any major trouble,and had a few attitude issues. A good coach knows how to get a player’s respect, and motivate them to want to be on the team enough to stay in line. Instead, when Felton himself said that Mike begged to be given a chance to stay on the team, he kicked him off instead of finding a way to bring him in line. Finally, Billy’s comments today are not surprising seeing the complete lack of desire of any player to interact with Felton. I see other players discussing things with or asking questions of their head coach before games. Georgia players seem to almost go out of their way to avoid Felton.
I will give Coach Felton credit that his defensive coaching has been very good. Beyond that, I am losing patience. Our offense never seems to change based on the players we have available or in the game. Our substitutions follow no rhyme or reason - we have a limited number of options, and aside from knowing that Dave can’t play more than 3 1/2 minutes at a time, Felton just occasionally looks at the bench, points somebody out, looks out at the floor, and decides who to take out. I have watched sometimes as the assistant coaches get looks on their faces that suggest they have no idea why Felton is doing things. I do not think the players respect his coaching ability, and he seems incapable of learning how to motivate on a game to game basis. In each of these last 3 games, the players got tense and tightened up when the game was close in the 2nd half. They are mirroring their coach. Felton needs to learn himself, and then teach, that a relaxed mind does not mean unfocused or relaxed physically - in fact just the opposite. A tense mind looses focus and tightens up an athlete physically. Coach Richt learned that valuable lesson and it paid off the last half of the season. I’m beginning to wonder if Coach Felton is willing to learn lessons like that or any others.
I will continue to support the program regardless of the coach. The players don’t deserve to be abandoned. I’ll be back in my seat next Wednesday hoping that I’m wrong about the Coach.
Go Dawgs!
By jacketbacker
February 7, 2008 11:00 PM | Link to this
Some things never change. How ‘Bout them DAWGS!!!……THWG
By dbill
February 7, 2008 11:18 PM | Link to this
To All Felton Supporters: Go to a nice chinese restraunt for dinner and befor you leave don’t to ope nthe fortune cookie. THe following message will be written on the piece of paper inside the cookie. “To Dameon Evans and All Felton Supporters, after six years of having him as coach you now realize that you can’t take chicken poop and turn it into chicken salad” UGA men’s basketball will continue to have the off-court drama and loosing seasons as long as Felton is head coach.
By MisterT
February 7, 2008 11:46 PM | Link to this
Any chance that Billy might have actually been more intoxicated than reported and the Athens police were actually covering for him?
Everybody else in this state seems to cover or excuse any disgression that one of the dawg athletes make. I can’t imagine any police officer that would want the responsibility for “bringing down” any of the precious uga athletic teams.
Think about it. Do you know one cop in the state that is not a dawg fan? Actually it would have to be someone that is an absolute dawg hater that would have to do such a thing. This cop would then have to work with all this uga fan/officers. Who would bring that on them self?
This guy has a history. Does the cop that brought him in have a history of “picking” on poor little uga athletes? I am doubting it. You should really think twice before you start second guessing these men an woment that put their lives on the line for your butts every day & night.
Maybe, just maybe he was doing Billy a favor by only reorting that he was j-walking and blowing a .03. There is probably more going on than you think.
And to the guy that decided to make this plitical about Bush…my gues is that 90% of both the uga & non-uga posters on this blog voted for Bush and would again.
By Larry
February 8, 2008 12:53 AM | Link to this
Leadership starts at the top. Every coach has to be accountable for his program, it’s success or failure and how it reflects on the institution. While Fleton inherited a mess, he has had time to show progress in moving forward. Unfortunately, the progress has been minimal and his daily direction of his players is dismal. Where there’s lots of smoke, there’s usually fire. If these incidents continue to happen, Felton must go.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
February 8, 2008 4:33 AM | Link to this
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Climpson Farmers under Tammy Bowden have Lost 50 games in his 10 years as coach.
50.
This 72-50 Record is 38th in the nation. Great Scott. This gets UGA fans Climpson Farmer posters bragging about 1 recruit they got 1 year ?
Georgia, by direct comparison to the 10 years of Tammy Bowden, are 5th best in the nation at not 50 losses but 30.
97-30 UGA.
72-50 Tammy Bowden 10 years Climpson Farmers.
97-30 UGA same last 10 years.
Thanks for the laugh.
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By ............................................BuLLdawg
February 8, 2008 4:36 AM | Link to this
Tammy Bowden 7-5 every year average for 10 consecutive years for Climpson Farmers and UGA 10-3.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
February 8, 2008 4:47 AM | Link to this
Climpson Farmers of Tammy Bowden have been ranked in the Final AP Polls No. 16 in 2000, No. 22 in 2003, No. 21 in 2005, and No. 21 in 2007.
4 times in 10 years of nothingness by Climpson Farmers under Tammy Bowden have the Climpson Farmers even been ranked at all. Never mind that it is always No. 21 or No. 22 except once No. 16 compared to UGA 11 consecutive seasons of being ranked in the Final AP Poll.
No. 2 UGA 2007.
No. 23 UGA 2006.
No. 10 UGA 2005.
No. 7 UGA 2004.
No. 7 UGA 2003.
No. 3 UGA 2002.
No. 22 UGA 2001.
No. 20 UGA 2000.
No. 16 UGA 1999.
No. 14 UGA 1998.
No. 10 UGA 1997.
And, we have Climpson Farmers in this blog bragging about their football team ? Simply amazing.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
February 8, 2008 5:08 AM | Link to this
Billy Humphrey has no place on any men’s basketball team. I am fine with him getting a chance in the classroom to turn things around. As for 2 drinks in an hour underage at 1:23 a.m. after a loss on national signing day for the football program doing so well at UGA, I am quite certain that the AJ-C can manage to not discuss the obvious comparisons of UGA with every other SEC program the last decade and how this No. 4 Scout.com recruiting ranking, No. 5 ESPN recruiting ranking, and No. 6 Rivals recruiting ranking is not newsworthy. Did anyone find out what the penalty is for Phillip Fulmer’s drunks arrested the other day ? This while the vols have NOT been ranked ahead of UGA in the Final AP Polls six (6) consecutive seasons now running, and on top of the vols NOT having a recruiting ranking in the Top 25 in the nation for the 2nd time in the last 3 years.
I am glad Tech fans, vols fans and the AJ-C have found something that they can talk about instead of what is important. It shows your lack of class and lack of reality in what is transpiring in the sport that does matter.
Chipper, you have been asked repeatedly by all the others of this blog, and you have failed each time to answer it; but, just how in the heck did you draw this assignment of covering men’s basketball at UGA ? They have asked you did you draw the short stick in the office pool, or what ?
By Matt Stafford
February 8, 2008 6:48 AM | Link to this
Hey …..BuLLdawg,
Let’s get one thing straight, there is nothing more important than this:
http://deepsouthsports.blogspot.com/2007/05/talledega-days.html
By Bobby Brown
February 8, 2008 7:55 AM | Link to this
Clean up the whole basketball mess at UGA ~ get rid of Felton and his partiality to recruiting only black players. Duke wins with three white starters, Wisconsin wins with three and sometimes four and numerous other teams have been able to win with good shooting white players. Felton recruits only in the predominetly black schools. Georgia is a joke in basketball and you almost gag when you watch them on TV. I usually make it through about 5 minutes before the tatoo cover players with their sillt hair-do’s and beards before I say” enough is enough” and turn it off. Georgia can be better if the right coach is in place with a committment to recruit from all the state high schools and all the nation. Georgia could set a strong precedent and clean up their team with a coach that would not allow tatoo’s, rediculous hair-cuts and those long pajama like pants. If it seems I am not a fan o the current bulldog program, it is very true. It is a laughing stock. UGA should be ashamed of their basketball program.
By Jimmy
February 8, 2008 8:20 AM | Link to this
JimmyG, the fact that you would insult police officers by saying that “educated” people wouldnt take what amounts to a $13/hr paying job just proves that youre a typical liberal p*** who doesn’t appreciate squat! Let the officers do their jobs. I’m so sure there was a meth lab that wasn’t being busted because ALL of the Athens police dept. was out busting Billy Humphrey. Just ask yourselves this people, If Humphrey weren’t an athlete, would you even give a crap if he were arrested for j walking while barely drinking what amounts to 2 beers?? I’m a huge sports fanatic(especially college football), but give it a rest. ATHLETES ARE NOT GODS! Treat them like you do everyone else.
By DJ
February 8, 2008 8:26 AM | Link to this
Coach Felton should not keep his job after this season. How many years does a college coach at Georgia get to at least make the tournament? This is ridiculous. Felton does not know how to get his players interested in playing for him. All these guys he has lost were good players and good people with good attitudes who love to play basketball. Felton filled them and their parents with bull s*t and convinced them to go to GA. Has not taught these players anything about basketball they don’t already know. The reason they can’t win big games is because they are playing on what talent their high school coaches taught them. Felton is all show and no substance. Adrissi quit, Stukes hated him and never got any better, Johnson quit, Toney transferred, Mercer was dismissed for less than what Billy has done, Singleton quit, Brown was never motivated and was dismissed. That was all the basketball he had left and the coach didn’t give a sht. The good thing about Mercer is that he was good enough to go to another school and will make an impact next season, graduate and have fun playing for a coach like Stan Heath. Felton is a good talker, but a sorry coach with a sorry coaching staff, with no clue about who to recruit. They could have had Raseen Barret instead of Woodbuy, Rashaad Chase instead of Johnson, Daniel Emerson instead of Singleton. All these guys are playing great somewhere else. They were all on the same great AAU team here in Georgia. Star: Louis Williams, Mike Mercer, Raseen Barrett, Rashaad Chase, Daniel Emerson, Alida Imnou, Billy Humphrey, and more. How stupid. These guys were right here in Georgia and wanted to play together. How stupid could any coach be. A ready made college team.
By Corey
February 8, 2008 8:28 AM | Link to this
I miss Jim Harrick…he sure could coach a half court offense…It was exciting watching Harricks Hounds…Felton has gotten rid of all the good players the players that with the ability to score points..that’s important you need player’s that can put the ball in the basket….UGA basketball does not excite me….I think it’s time for a new coach…
By Dawgcrzy
February 8, 2008 8:47 AM | Link to this
Hey, check out the metro section.Not only or we going to kick UT’s butt this year,we’re going to take there land!! Too funny!
By 82DAWG
February 8, 2008 9:14 AM | Link to this
So sick of Athens cops and their chips on their shoulders. .03 blood alcohol level and j-walking. Give me a break. These tin soldiers would have thrived in Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union. A friend of mine actually dated one of these losers a couple of years ago. He had been busted down in rank, had left his sick wife, was bitter and absolutely HATED UGA students. He loved coming down on them. No respect for Athens cops at all.
By robodog
February 8, 2008 9:19 AM | Link to this
So a college kid gets stopped for JAYWALKING. I would also jaywalk at that time of morning. Why would the police even bother making an arrest? Sounds more to me like cops on a power trip (and I hope race had nothing to do with it). There’s NO WAY Felton can be accountable for that. I’m sure he’d like to have zero underage drinking on his team - but that is not going to happen anywhere on public college campuses, and scholarship athletes are no exception.
The only story here is why a kid gets arrested for something like this. If there were any cars out at the time, I guarantee that some of their drivers were well under the influence, posing a much greater threat to public safety than a pedestrian! This and having a butterfly knife in his dorm room, are you serious? It’s a wonder many more of us don’t have criminal records.
By robodog
February 8, 2008 9:33 AM | Link to this
I’m all for respect for the law, but there’s got to be fairness in its enforcement, and alot of times that’s up to the police showing some wisdom and discernment, and realizing that their job is NOT to arrest everyone they possibly can, but to maintain public safety.
Can you imagine if on one weekend every underage drinker in this state were to be somehow arrested? It would be completely foolish, we wouldn’t have anywhere near the capacity, and it would be overly harsh. It would NOT stop underage drinking, it would only give all those arrested a collective sense of resentment and disrespect for their arresters. No surprise that Humphrey isn’t showing the appropriate remorse - most kids would think, “are you kidding me?” An arrest for something that silly is not the way to get into a kid’s head. The police in this case are not serving anybody’s best interest.
If the police really wanted to control underage drinking, and protect the underaged from alcohol, they would go after the bars that serve them - something that does NOT happen in college towns. I hate to think there’s money involved …
By sloan
February 8, 2008 9:52 AM | Link to this
Coach Felton has not proven that he can succeed at the SEC level. Yes, he was dealt a very short hand coming behind the harrick debacle, and yes, only in the past two years has he been able to recruit his players with a full scholarship load, and yes, we need discipline in our program and yes, he seems to be a disciplinarian if nothing else, BUT if he doesn’t keep his players that he recruited in school and playing and WINNING pretty soon (as in next year when this next haul of recruits hits campus)it should be time for Damon Evans to pull the plug on Coach Felton. The apathy that surrounds UGA basketball only grows as we read about another loss, another suspended or expelled player, another wait ‘til next year promise, another complaint from Felton about fan support (winning basketball puts fans in the seats, Coach). Humphreys own comments regarding his arrest reak of apathy. I must admit that this alumn is not very optimistic that Coach Felton can turn it around.
By timmythebrave
February 8, 2008 10:34 AM | Link to this
Anyone that has ever lived in Athens knows that you will be arrested at least twice for jaywalking, blinking wrong, etc. There are more cops there than students. These redneck a*******holes have nothing better to do than arrest people for offenses that should get a ticket at the most. That being said I know GA is not a powerhouse in basketball but if he can’t consistently get UGA into the NCAA tournament he needs to go. Just my $.02. Go Dawgs
By Gene
February 8, 2008 10:35 AM | Link to this
Several years ago, Michael Adams instituted a “politically correct” crusade against student drinking and adult drinking, in fact, in the area of the football stadium. Athletes are being caught up in Adams’ dragnet, which was not his intention. The most important thing to Adams is perception, money, and the stoking of his own ego. There is a difference in underage drinking and drunk driving, however, and a number of scholarship athletes have been involved in other crimes, to include rape, assault,and automobile theft. There is a real problem in academics. The problem seems to be one of entitlement, and that goes all the way up the line: “We are entitled to the football National Championship, although we didn’t qualify for it.” It appears that the basketball coach is taking a hard line, and that is admirable. Adams, in the long run, will do what is best for Adams, and Evans is nothing more than a rubber stamp. I would bet that Felton will be gone in the near future to be replaced by more of the same.
By bill
February 8, 2008 10:37 AM | Link to this
Felton is a good coach but not much of a recruiter…until UGA starts getting some of the GA players that go out-of-state to play, we’ll never compete with top of SEC. And is it just me, but has Dennis peffected the “Mike Woodson face” on the sidelines?
By Chip Towers
February 8, 2008 11:11 AM | Link to this
BuLLDawg: My name is not “Chipper” and I cover the basketball beat because I like college basketball and I enjoy the pace and flow of the season. Everybody prefers to cover a big winner but that doesn’t determine whether I enjoy my work or how well I do it. There are always stories to write and news to report… . And on a personal note, it is my humble opinion you should treat people with more respect on this board and try not to act like a know-it-all. It’s very unflattering.
By Pitbull
February 8, 2008 11:38 AM | Link to this
UGA: the only college in America where a college kid can be arrested and possibly expelled for having a knife in his room over 2 & 1/2 inches long and for drinking a beer six months later.
I have to believe the search in and of itself was illegal because no mention of a search warrant was ever made, and the object of the search was drugs his roommate was “believed” to have had. As far as I know, none were found.
I wish the UGA police and the Clarke County police were as aggressive at pursuing the UGA professor that assualted the UGA student at a party last Fall.
I guess that would take some real police work though, and is harder than slamming underage kids.
By Halberstram
February 8, 2008 11:40 AM | Link to this
I don’t think this issue should be what costs Felton his job. I’m not the biggest supporter of his, but I don’t think this would be worthy of job dismissal. In this issue I see no real blame for him. It was a minor mistake by a player that is multiplied due to prior offenses. I don’t think this shows any sort of pattern of misbehavior by the players. Some of the other offenses possibly. So if he wasn’t dismissed over those instances, then he shouldn’t be over this one either.
By Merkwurdigliebe
February 8, 2008 11:50 AM | Link to this
Our basketball program is a disgrace to our athletics department, student body and alumnus. Damon Evans needs to look long and hard at this program and make some tough decisions.
By ron
February 8, 2008 12:01 PM | Link to this
it’s time for felton to go,he’s been here long enough to show some promise.the only thing you can count on is hearing the negatives of players suspension.please just GO as in DISAPPEAR.
By Patrick
February 8, 2008 12:09 PM | Link to this
This is what happens when thugs who can’t function in society get recruited to play college sports; black, white, alien, etc.
The problem is these guys have been given everything all their life. Don’t give me this story of them being from a poor neighborhood, or they never had a father in their life, etc….The fact is, they don’t understand the consequences to their actions and have never been taught anything other than they’re great.
Only in America can you be a freakin idiot and go to college for free, and you know all these dudes aren’t exactly qualifying the normal way. Some of these guys are on 2nd and 3rd grade reading levels, and the people who poison their lives full of false pretenses should be to blame as well.
By MrWrestling#2
February 8, 2008 12:10 PM | Link to this
I don’t know why people think Felton has proved to be an excellent coach. It has been five years and the system should have been purged from Harrick by name yet we seen to have the same problems of discipline in spite of the “take no prisoners” stance of Felton. Clearly we are not recruiting the right kids. We cannot stay the course. It is time to change. Felton must go. Lets not think this will cause us to start over. Remember Tubby was in the Sweet 16 the first year after taking over from Durham
By timmythebrave
February 8, 2008 12:19 PM | Link to this
Patrick, so you think jaywalking makes you a “thug”, or blowing a 0.03 make you a thug. Humphrey made the dean’s list so he might not be as dumb as you think. I guess since I jaywalked all over athens than I am a thug too. I still don’t see why they arrested him. I guess the cops got to protect the city from student jaywalkers. It makes the job a lot easier picking on students than dealing with the crack dealers and real crime in Athens.
By Pitbull
February 8, 2008 12:24 PM | Link to this
I think Felton has done a great job, considering the hole Jim Herrick, Herrick’s son and Mike Adams buried the basketball program in several years back. Felton had to clean out the mess and begin rebuilding. That takes time.
I think the folks that want Felton to leave are Techies that are scared that UGA will soon dominate Tech in basketball too the way we have in football. They know Felton’s hard work will pay off and soon UGA will be beating Tech in Atlanta just like they beat them in Athens.
By the way, I think Hewitt is doing an excellent job at Tech and his contract should be extended for another 8 years.
By Urban Meyer
February 8, 2008 12:26 PM | Link to this
I can’t believe these misdemeanors warrant any punishment. On my team, unless you are actually jailed, we let the legal system take care of them. If they can post bond, they can play and practice. After all, who am I to judge these kids morals and ethics, I cheat and lie daily to them when I recruit. Heck,….. sorry I can’t stop laughing, but there was this one kid that I offered a scholarship to, a four star, and he committed. Once I got a better player to commit, I revoked his offer and left him high and dry!! That did not even make the news, but it was so late it the process the only place he could go was South Carolina. I say every man for himself, and you are only guilty if caught and prosecuted. Go Gators!
By Doug
February 8, 2008 12:27 PM | Link to this
There is always something with Coach Felton. Every year there are problems. The Chemistry just isn’t working. It’s time to make a proven coach an offer he can’t refuse.
By robodog
February 8, 2008 12:28 PM | Link to this
Felton is a quality coach. He proved he could do a lot with a little in his first few years. The last couple years we’ve been a bubble team, and pretty fun to watch too, we just didn’t have the depth or the health to finish the season with strong legs. Remember him begging for walk-ons just so they could hold practice?
This year not having Takais and Mercer really hurts, b/c this was the year we were expecting to move up a notch in the pecking order. But I have to believe they were dismissed with the full backing of the administration or it wouldn’t have happened. As PR issues, those decisions would have been discussed with Evans and Adams. So, no, Felton sticks around for another year at least. Treat it for what it is - kids making dumb mistakes.
And Felton actually hasn’t recruited that badly. UGA is a tough sell - elite athletes want to play for elite programs. The talent Felton has managed to sign doesn’t always make it to campus either. Felton just needs something good to happen for a change. With the right players and some depth, he can get us to the big dance.
By kool$kat
February 8, 2008 12:37 PM | Link to this
I never drink, never have. But lotsa lotsa people do, and most college kids surely do. Most however, are not arrested on weapons charges and then found drunk in the street while still on probations. AND if you are an athlete, you know you are to be held to a higher standard, and if you are already on probation, why go to a bar?? Stay home if you gotta drink, dummy. Walked out in front of a police car!!! That’s stupid! So Felton and UGA need to recruit smarter athletes. Its their fault if they don’t crack down HARD and make an example of Humphrey to prevent future foolishness by ballers.
By Thugged Out Gangsta
February 8, 2008 12:45 PM | Link to this
I recieved several parking tickets when I was in Athens and even got towed once. Thug life!!!!
By Jimmy
February 8, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this
I still find it hilarious that most of you are blaming the “redneck” Athens cops rather than Humphrey for being the moron that he is. I bet most of you are also voting for Hilary Rodham too, right?? After all, she would never blame the drunk athlete who was walking out in public while already on probration. Nawwwww, it HAD to be the cops, NOT the poor misunderstood athlete.
By Jimmy
February 8, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this
I still find it hilarious that most of you are blaming the “redneck” Athens cops rather than Humphrey for being the moron that he is. I bet most of you are also voting for Hilary Rodham too, right?? After all, she would never blame the drunk athlete who was walking out in public while already on probration. Nawwwww, it HAD to be the cops, NOT the poor misunderstood athlete.
By Jimmy
February 8, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this
I still find it hilarious that most of you are blaming the “redneck” Athens cops rather than Humphrey for being the moron that he is. I bet most of you are also voting for Hilary Rodham too, right?? After all, she would never blame the drunk athlete who was walking out in public while already on probration. Nawwwww, it HAD to be the cops, NOT the poor misunderstood athlete.
By reserviorDAWG
February 8, 2008 1:09 PM | Link to this
I find it hilarious that dumbsh1ts like jimmy waste their time on on a UGA board.
By Jimmy
February 8, 2008 1:30 PM | Link to this
Reservoir,
I find it even more hilarious that you would assume that I’m not a Georgia fan since I don’t drink the UGA koolaid that people like you do. You can be a fan and have common sense at the same time. If Humphrey played for Tech or LSU or Alabama i’d say the same exact thing. He’s a typical spoiled athlete who is always given the benefit of the doubt, mostly because of morons, err fans, like you(and BuLLdawg) never want to place blame where it should be placed: NOT on the police, but on the athlete! While youre at it, stop trying to live vicariously through these guys, and go out and get your own life. You’ll be much happier, trust me.
By reserviorDAWG
February 8, 2008 1:52 PM | Link to this
Wow jimmy as if I need advice from the likes of you. You know nothing about my level of happiness, nor of my way of thinking regarding this topic. Humphrey jaywalked and had a bac of .03%. I’m sure you never did such things in college. F off.
By UGAH is GAY
February 8, 2008 2:26 PM | Link to this
Lies and Liars led to this disaster in the financial markets, and many of their names ended in -stein, the same old story under a new cover. Will no one hold the speculators who lied on their loan applications responsible? These liars should not get any kind of rebate - Do you remember the story about the Long Island cocktail parties in which hundreds of spec homes were “sold” to long island investors who swore on loan applications that they were buying the houses to live in? They put nothing down, the builder handled all expenses, and when the house was completed in 12 to 24 months, the liar house owner was guaranteed 30 to 60 thousand dollars profit. Some of the Long Island Liars filed papers for ten or more of these to be Owner Occuppied houses. Now the houses cannot be sold, so the Liars are trying to walk away, scot free..HOLD THEM FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL DEBTS ON THESE OTHERWISE NON RECOURSE LOANS, THEY COMMITTED FRAUD AND ARE TRYING TO STICK YOU AND ME WITH THE BILL. Attach their assets, including any and all pensions: if they do not agree, file criminal fraud charges, and put them in prison, with the other liars…
By In the round 1980
February 8, 2008 2:28 PM | Link to this
Sounds to me like Dennis Felton is a bit behind the times when it comes to young men. And the cops in that little place east of Atlanta, too. Who in the world of reality would screw up a man’s life with such trivial B.S. Hell, Billy Humphrey, get out of that self-righteous hell hole and get on with your life. Obviously you are on a different level than the “Harpies of the Hedges” and you do not need to be self-serving or placating toward those who would mold you into a being other than who you are. Life will take care of that. You have brain. Go for it. And if I’m guessing right, you will play and win much more than basketball games.
By Chip
February 8, 2008 2:29 PM | Link to this
Thanks guys, this just makes me want to finger my own but
By Jimmy
February 8, 2008 2:58 PM | Link to this
WoW Reservoir, such hostility. Did I touch a nerve?? Maybe I do speak the truth. Hmmmmm. And yes, I did get drunk in college, even out in public. If the poilce would have arrested me I would have been fine w/ it. Unlike you koolaide drinking(buLLdawg) UGA fans who want to blame the police and not the athlete. Go save a tree and vote for Hilary Rodham, pansy liberal. Go be a fan of the University of California. They have thousands of hippies like you. You dont even realize its fans like you who give the University a bad name. Sad sad sad.
By Jimmy
February 8, 2008 2:58 PM | Link to this
WoW Reservoir, such hostility. Did I touch a nerve?? Maybe I do speak the truth. Hmmmmm. And yes, I did get drunk in college, even out in public. If the poilce would have arrested me I would have been fine w/ it. Unlike you koolaide drinking(buLLdawg) UGA fans who want to blame the police and not the athlete. Go save a tree and vote for Hilary Rodham, pansy liberal. Go be a fan of the University of California. They have thousands of hippies like you. You dont even realize its fans like you who give the University a bad name. Sad sad sad.
By reserviorDAWG
February 8, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this
Jimmy do you concoct these thoughts in your head? Point out where I blamed the police. As for me being a hippie, no thanks. I take my showers daily. You sound like an idiot.
By Jimmy
February 8, 2008 3:44 PM | Link to this
Reservior,
You stated that Humphrey was jaywalking w/ a .03% bal. So are the police just suppose to let him go because he’s an athlete? C’mon. If you do the crime, you do the time, no matter how big or small the crime is. Maybe then and only then will people start taking responsibility for their own actions and we won’t discuss crap like this on blogs.
By reserviorDAWG
February 8, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this
Jimmy I’ll tell you what, we can end the discussion on this crap right now.
By timmythebrave
February 8, 2008 3:55 PM | Link to this
I think Athens should have mandatory minimums for jaywalking. First offense-maybe get arrested Second Offense-6 months lockdown in county third offense-3 strikes and you are out. Public caning on lumpkin st.
By Michael G.
February 8, 2008 4:08 PM | Link to this
I think Felton has used up all his free passes and excuses about being shorthanded at the hands of the previous regime. Many of the his players have been with him 2-3 years now, so he should have an understanding about these guys (who you need to coddle, and who you need to light a fire under.)
In my opinion, the biggest contradiction of the Felton era has to be that he wants to be seen as a disciplinarian, but at the same time he doesn’t ensure that the kids he’s charged with are going to class.
I think enough time has been given to this coaching staff that I believe results should be demanded. If Evans wants to fire him after this season, I don’t have a problem with it. If Evans chooses to retain Felton, then Felton should be put on notice that nothing short of a NCAA berth will be accepted.
By reserviorDAWG
February 8, 2008 4:22 PM | Link to this
Felton deserves another year. I think he can coach and he has proven that when he has a full complement of players. He needs to make it to the tourney next year or he should be out.
By Urban Meyer
February 8, 2008 4:23 PM | Link to this
Wow, Still arguing about this non issue. Shoot, do you guys want some real thugs and dishonesty and criminals and cheating and lying to discuss, check out my program. I lead the nation in most of these categories, yet the pollsters still love me!!. Ain’t life grand to be a gator
By shane #1
February 8, 2008 4:24 PM | Link to this
jimmy,i don’t think you read the blogs you comment about.did you read that he only blew a 0.3?the legal limit for driving is 0.8!thats over three times what hump blew.he was out for a while anyway after playing the last few games on a bum knee.this young man is a deans list student while playing a div 1 basketball schedule.do you have any idea how hard that is to do?since when do you arrest people for jaywalking?he never should have been taken in.give him a warning or a ticket and send him on his way.anybody that blows a 0.3 is obviously not drunk!there have been so many arrest of athletes for bs offenses that it makes me wonder if the athens cop are targeting athletes.if not,how many students that aren’t well known are being run in on trumped up charges by athens cops?chip,is there any way you can get figures on how many uga students are arrested each week in athens?thanks
By Patrick
February 8, 2008 4:36 PM | Link to this
Timmythebrave — C’mon dude. Did you NOT see the beginning of this blog that stated Humphrey was booked with underage possession and was already on probation for a weapons charge? That may be all good in the hood, but not in Athens. Stop blaming the cops. They probably have had their fill of this guy along with everything else they see there.
NO…jaywalking doesn’t make you a thug. Having a full ride and a potential career in the NBA, being a role model for many young kids, like he is, and getting arrested for stupid things that could possibly get you kicked out of school does. Hey, but what does it matter? Not that he will, but if he did kicked out there’s always that option to go Pro.
My opinion…He’s a thug on the dean’s list for taking Basketball 099, Basketball Theory, Street Ball Law, and Concepts of Basketball.
Fact…The reason why he was stopped crossing the street was because he disobeyed a law and was drunk, hands down, and yes most of us jaywalk….he just got caught doing it while being intoxicated and underage.
By Patrick
February 8, 2008 4:52 PM | Link to this
Let me say this though….
I do believe the cops have MORE to worry about up there with fights in bars, local DUI’s, frat parties, and disturbance calls.
By Jimmy
February 8, 2008 5:37 PM | Link to this
Shane numeron uno, You got me. He wasn’t booked for being drunk in public, just possesion of alcohol. That’s the crime since he was underage. For the record, I have no problem w/ the dude drinking. Everyone under 18 has(as long as he didnt get behind the wheel of a vehicle, which he didn’t). I’ve been saying all along that while the cop probably could have let him walk, he didn’t. Why? Because he broke the law. Don’t blame the cop, place blame where it belongs, on the athlete. I just have a problem w/ people saying its ok to break the law(no matter how minor) just because he/she is an athlete, that’s all.
By Tim Woods
February 9, 2008 9:45 AM | Link to this
How stupid does someone have to be to jaywalk directly in front of a cop at 1:30 in the morning after drinking? After 12 other athletes have been arrested for drinking downtown. Stupid is (and there is plenty of that at UGA) as stupid does.
By BuckheadBill
February 9, 2008 12:09 PM | Link to this
Jimmy—I find it hilarious that you don’t understand that one click will do it.
By Southgadawg1
February 9, 2008 2:07 PM | Link to this
Sum it up…. “Fire Felton NOW”. We are no better then 5 years ago when he took over. Blame it on Harrick, blame it on the facilities, blame it on apathy from a football fanbase… How about blame it on Felton? He sucks as a recruiter (Ga. has a ton of high school talent, and UGA is not in the “list” of any of them), sucks as a game planner, has no offensive game plan (if we reach 60 points today, I might have heart failure), and then is somewhat “dick-ish” with his “my way or the highway” approach. UGA can have a consistant winning team, but not with Felton at the helm. You only have a few years to make a splash, and his window has closed. Either fire him now, or suffer a few more crappy years and then fire him. The results for the program are the same, wish I could say the same thing for my blood pressure!
By Jimmy
February 9, 2008 2:14 PM | Link to this
Not only does Humphrey still not get it, according to the article today he’s not even remorseful, saying, “I was going to shut it down anyway becasue of my knee.” Of course why would he be remorseful when he’s got the Athens koolaide drinkers backing him?
By Jimmy
February 9, 2008 2:14 PM | Link to this
Not only does Humphrey still not get it, according to the article today he’s not even remorseful, saying, “I was going to shut it down anyway becasue of my knee.” Of course why would he be remorseful when he’s got the Athens koolaide drinkers backing him?
By Jimmy
February 9, 2008 2:14 PM | Link to this
Buckhead Bill, that was for you.
By Jimmy
February 9, 2008 2:14 PM | Link to this
Buckhead Bill, that was for you.
By Jimmy
February 9, 2008 2:14 PM | Link to this
Buckhead Bill, that was for you.
By Lane
February 9, 2008 5:24 PM | Link to this
Harrick Hangover, Jimbo poisoned the program. With probation, limited scholarships, disciplinary and academic problems under Felton, the program has not recovered and it may take 3/4 more years to do so. Basketball programs are much more fragile than football, because of the limited number of players.
Hopefully, Felton will get past this and the quality of players will be upgraded.
I have been critical of Felton in the past, he is in a horrible situation. Players have to take responsibility academically and “keep their noses clean” off the court.
By TampaGator
February 10, 2008 8:35 AM | Link to this
All great civilizations crumble when the people of those civilizations lose the values that first made them great. It is NOT ok to cheat if you don’t get caught. It is NOT ok to lie or steal if you don’t get caught. It is NOT ok to do something illegal just because everybody else is doing it. And underage drinking is wrong, period. Kids will be kids and we need to let them make a minor mistakes, but never should we condone breaking any law that society says we need. Underage drinking has always gone on in this country. It is almost a right of passage for some strange reason. But do it where you live or where someone else lives and not out in public where you can be arrested for breaking the law. Then DON’T DRIVE YOUR FREAKING CAR AFTERWARDS!!!!!
By ............................................BuLLdawg
February 11, 2008 3:21 AM | Link to this
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Did anyone notice the AJ-C had article today about the 10 most compelling football games in the ACC ? Well, there isn’t one compelling game shown.
Among SEC schools, Georgia was first with 37 former players on NFL rosters followed by Tennessee with 36, LSU with 33, Florida with 31 and Auburn with 30. Alabama had 21 players on NFL rosters, while South Carolina had 19, Ole Miss and Mississippi State had 17 each, Arkansas had 12, Kentucky six and Vanderbilt with five.
The SEC had five of its schools with 30-or-more-players on NFL rosters. No other conference had two.
The Southeastern Conference had 263 players on the 2007 National Football League opening day active rosters, which led all conferences.
Since 2000, the SEC has more bowl appearances (61) and bowl bowl wins (36) than any other conference.
For the 27th straight season, the SEC recorded the largest total attendance figure of any conference in the nation. In 2007, a total of 6,687,342 fans attended 89 games, an average of 75,139 per contest, also tops in the nation.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
February 11, 2008 3:29 AM | Link to this
NON-CONFERENCE RECORD SINCE 2000
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) has the nation’s top non-conference winning percentage (including bowl games) since 2000.
The SEC is 294-105 (.737) against non-conference foes during the last eight seasons - since 2000.
294-105 SEC.
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293-114 Big XII.
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212-98 PAC-10.
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224-108 Big East.
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250-122 Big 10.
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227-124 ACC Dead LAST.
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And, we read the AJ-C and the ACC has 10 most compelling football games in 2008 on the schedules just released by the Stinking ACC.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
February 11, 2008 3:35 AM | Link to this
BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Since the inception of the BCS in 1998, the SEC leads all conferences with four national champions. Tennessee won the BCS’ first national title in 1998, LSU won the crown in 2003, Florida’s claimed the national championship in 2006 and LSU took the title this season. The Big 12 has two BCS national titles followed by the Pac-10, Big East, Big 10, and ACC with one each.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SINCE 1992
Since SEC expansion in 1992, the SEC has the most national championships (AP, USA Today) with six. During that time, the SEC has had more teams with national titles than any other conference (4). Here is a breakdown:
SEC - Florida (2006, 1996), LSU (2003, 2007), Tennessee (1998), Alabama (1992)
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Big 12 - Texas (2005), Oklahoma (2000), Nebraska (1994, 1995, 1997)
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Big Ten - Ohio State (2002), Michigan (1997)
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Pac-10 - Southern California (2004, 2003)
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ACC - Florida State (1999, 1993)
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Big East - Miami, Fla. (2001)
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By ............................................BuLLdawg
February 11, 2008 3:54 AM | Link to this
STATE OF THE SEC
Georgia and LSU have the SEC’s best record since 2002. The Bulldogs and Tigers are 64-15 (.810) since 2002. Georgia has the league’s best mark since 1997 with a 107-32 record (.770). Below is a look at how each SEC team has fared.
Record Last Six Seasons (2002-2007) :
AP, W/L, Team, Bowls, SEC Champions.
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6 54-15 Georgia 6, 2. .
5 54-15 LSU 6, 2.
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Record Last 11 Seasons (1997-2007) :
11 107-32 UGA 11, 2.
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08 104-36 vols 10,2.
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09 103-36 Florida 11, 2.
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08 098-40 LSU 9, 3.
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07 087-43 Auburn 9, 1.
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LSU (60) Georgia (3) ended No. 1 and No. 2 in the Final AP Poll 2007-2008, marking the 1st time The SEC has accomplished this and the 1st time a conference has since the defunct Big 8 in 1971.
The SEC set both the NCAA all-time Conference Attendance Record for 2007 and matched The SEC’s all-time conference record with 8 teams with 8 or more wins in a season.**
The SEC finished the 2007-08 bowl season with a 7-2 record. The seven wins are the most bowl victories by any conference in NCAA history. The league had won six bowl games last year and five bowl games six times with the latest coming in 2003.
Read the AJ-C; determine that they must be great with 10 compelling (yeah right) football games in 2008.
You are so FOS AJ-C.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
February 11, 2008 4:06 AM | Link to this
The SEC had five teams ranked in the top 15 of the final Associated Press poll and five of the top 16 in the final USA Today Coaches’ poll - the most of any conference. The SEC had five of the top 15 teams in the final AP poll four previous times (1952, 1971, 1997 and 2005) and five of the top 16 teams in the final USA Today poll four times since conference expansion (1992, 1997, 1999, 2005).
The ACC highest ranked teams in the Final AP Poll were not No. 1 and No. 2, but No. 9 and No. 10 Virginia Tech and Boston College. Only Climpson Farmers at No. 21 made the Final AP Poll Top 25, while by direct comparison The SEC had 5 of the Top 15. All 5 SEC ranked ahead of Climpson Farmers.
The highest ranked team Climpson Farmers beat was No. 35 Weak Forest. Nice.
But, read the Sunday AJ-C and 1 would surmise that the football games to watch in the 2008 season, are ACC games.
Hey, AJ-C ? The SEC Championship Game is played in Atlanta at the Georgia Dome, and has been every year.**
What is the most compelling football game for the Stinking ACC 2008 ?
There ain’t one.
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By ConyersDawg
February 11, 2008 12:57 PM | Link to this
I can tell most of you don’t watch Dawg BB or go to the games. The players don’t even look like they want to play for Felton.
AAU coaches can’t stand Felton and it’s a travesty that great players in Ga. who would start from the get go don’t want to go to UGA. Why, because of Felton.
A talented coach can go a long way, look no further then Tenn. with Bruce Pearl. He has put their program on the map and has infused excitement, thus the increased numbers in attendance and the money coming in from the gate prices therre in Tenn..
We can’t build a new Steg! We just invested 30 mil. into the finest facilty in the country and now we need people excited to come to the steg to help pay.
There is no way Felton stays. The new facility alone will draw a top coach in as well as the talent in Athens that is not being coached to full potential.
5 years is more then enough time to resurect a program. We will be able to bring in 5 impact recruits next year(Derrick Favors I hope)and consistently have a winner.
Look at Vandy, I would go after their coach or Xavier’s.
How about the tragedy and cover up at Baylor or George Mason (I can’t remember) and even they are already back to being a winning team.
Have you seen what St. Mary’s is doing this year? Who in the crap is St. Mary’s? They play in the West coast Conf. where only Gonzaga has a name anyone will recognize and they are ranked. Felton needs to go. We need a new direction for this team.
Get the contract ready for the St. Mary’s coach now!
By AltamahaDawg
February 11, 2008 2:39 PM | Link to this
I have watched and attended UGA basketball for over 20 yrs but I admit I don’t have the ability to “look” at players and tell thier hearts however. Thats a pretty neat trick. PLus I cannot imagine anyone thinks the desire and hustle has not been out there lately.
I keep hearing how Felton can’t get any Georgia boys, but didnt he sign 3 last year, and bringing in 3 highly rated georgia fellows next year? (not to mention the TOP recruit from georgia in a long time did sign, just skipped to the pros) I am missing something there. Could it be that Georgia wasnt exactly the choice school for some in the past? I’d say its pretty unlikely that the best players in Georgia were just lining up to come here, but Felton just turned them off.
Felton may very well not be the guy in the long run. He might end up being the “Donnan” equivalant, in that he was the guy to bring it back to normalcy but never over the hump, who knows.
But comparing Bruce Pearle’s first 2 year, who inherited a very well established program, from a popular and respected predecessor is pretty silly. Pearle has the advantage of stepping in the perfect time, with a couple of All-everything in place. His situation would be almost the perfect example of what Felton did NOT have. Let’s at least be fair in our comparisons.
I have no problem with somebody doubting Felton as being capable of taking UGA to championship caliber (althought that’s been pretty rare before him too). That’s certainly a matter of opinion. But to be critical of the job he has done so far, I just don’t get that. I obviously do not understand the criteria.
By I-DOG
February 11, 2008 2:47 PM | Link to this
Tampa Gator:
We are getting a sermon about right and wrong from the Gators? Isn’t this the same team that didn’t suspend Joiner who was arrested for felony burglarly? He was arrested during the week and since right and wrong is so important to that program… he played every snap that Saturday against LSU. He than continued to play in every game the rest of the season. His punishment? He was no longer allowed to be team captain!
This UGA basketball player J walks with a .03 alc level and he is suspended for 3 games.
Having a Gator preach about right and wrong an the subject of punishment of athletes is like Osama Bin Laden preaching to the U.S. about the evils of terrorism.
By Hunk Erdown
February 11, 2008 10:20 PM | Link to this
One thing that would help in the recruiting department is if recruits could see a more unified effort and support system between fans/alumnae and the coaching staff. I don’t know how much the current volatility in the press, these types of blogs, and just everyday “word on the street” has to do with it, but it certainly can’t help.
This is one subject that I stand with Alt-Dawg on, but something has got to change. Either folks need to give Felton another year and completely support him or he needs to go ahead and get gone, one way or another. Felton, at least, has been a good bridge between disaster from the Harrick era and whatever happens next. I just hate that Felton has been blamed for so much that was beyond his control. The only player I have heard anything from lately concerning Felton and his responsibility in the situation is Humphrey, and he had nothing but praise and respect for Felton. Certainly didn’t sound like he didn’t want to play for him either. I really refuse to believe that recruits are not coming to UGA because of the Head Coach either, I think it is because of the situation as a whole, not a personal one with Felton.
It amazes me what people will say and how they will shape the facts to fit their opinion. One of my favorites in this blog is the one where someone said something to the effect of Felton being an a$$ because of his attitude with the players of it was “His way or the highway”… Any Head Coach that accepts less than that won’t be employed very long. Can you imagine a Football Coach that runs the wishbone changing to the notre dame box because some of his players didn’t like the wishbone? Ridiculous… Should he change established team rules about going to class because its too inconvenient for the players? Felton has even been criticized because players have went out after hours and got caught drinking or breaking some traffic law.
I guess if enough people want someone to be fired they will come up with whatever they can to throw blame and criticism toward him. I give up, I appreciate the effort that Coach Felton has expended to try to better the program, but there are just too many folks out to get him and think someone else can do it better. I hope the search for a new coach won’t end up like so many times that the Falcons have searched… getting turned down by everyone worth hiring and settling for someone second rate out of neccessity. When the time does come to hire someone else i hope everyone will settle down and either back him or shut up until he’s had a fair shot at recruiting his own players and coaching them for a few years. The dissention in the Nation and bad press has more to do with the lack of solid recruits than the coach, I’m afraid.
By Todd
February 12, 2008 1:33 PM | Link to this
I can’t deny that the bulldog nation has been extremely supportive of Coach Felton. However, I have to wonder why. Apparently, he is not accountable for the players that he recruits. I beg to differ. Keep in mind that all of Harrick’s Hardtimers are gone, the present roster consists only of Felton’s Future Felons. If you recruit a Thug and he behaves like a Thug, why shouldn’t coach Felton be held accountable. Furthermore, is Coach Felton not aware of the University’s academic standards? Why waste time and money recruiting kids that you know will probably not meet these standards. Sadly, I believe Coach Felton is a stand-up guy and a good coach. However, his recruiting skills leave a lot to be desired.