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DEL.ICIO.USDon’t forget about Jones on O-line
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It’s getting late in the week. Time to empty out the notebook… .
Lost in all the talk of about how Georgia is going to deal with loss of Trinton Sturdivant at left tackle is the development of some of the young inside guys.
You’ve heard a lot recently about true freshman Cordy Glenn of Riverdale and how he’s come on lately to take over the top spot at right guard. But don’t forget about Ben Jones, the freshman from Centreville, Ala., who enrolled back in January. Coach Mark Richt and his staff certainly haven’t. Richt was bragging on Jones after practice yesterday.
“Practicing very hard, knows what to do,” Richt said. “He’s competing very well. I just think he’ll play. Chris [Davis] we know is going to play. Ben will play.”
It sounds like it’s the coaches’ hope that Jones will eventually start at center.
“Ben’s probably more comfortable at center,” Richt said. “I think center is more natural for him and guard would be a more natural transition for Chris if we needed to do that. I’m not talking starting five necessarily. But let’s get him in there and let him play and maybe bump Chris out a little bit as we go. I think Ben has proved that he’s ready to play.”
ELLERBE’S SI DECISION
Georgia linebacker Dannell Ellerbe was especially thrilled about being on the cover of the Sports Illustrated with teammates Knowshon Moreno and Matt Stafford. But it almost didn’t happen.
Richt explains.
“All summer long he had this goatee and in the summer we don’t have the [facial]hair rule,” Richt said. “But if you’re going to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated we want you in the grooming regulations. I think he resisted it a little bit and [sports info] came to me about it. I said, ‘Well, Dannell doesn’t have to cut off the hair off his chin if he doesn’t want to but if he doesn’t cut the hair off his chin, he’s not going to be on the cover of sports illustrated. So it’s up to him.
“He showed up the next day all clean-shaven with a big smile on his face. That’s pretty exciting for him.”
And for his family. Ellerbe is from North Carolina but he has a lot of family in New York. The SI covers were regional so those folks got editions with Ohio State on the cover. So Ellerbe said he is desperately seeking extra copies to send to his uncles and aunts up north.
“I got a copy, but I need about 50 more though. Everybody I know wants one,” he said.
Speaking of Ellerbe, he’s being held out of contact because of a shoulder injury but Richt said it isn’t serious.
SEC IS INJURY CENTRAL
No doubt you’ve taken notice that the injury bug hasn’t been limited to Georgia.
In fact, it has been far worse at the first major football-playing university down from Georgia Tech on I-75. (That’d be the University of Florida, not Georgia State. The Panthers aren’t quite D-I yet).
Anyway, the Gators have had five - count ‘em, five! - players suffer season-ending ACL injuries so far. There is a good write-up about it that quotes coach Urban Meyer in the Tampa Tribune.
In addition to losing safety Aaron Savage for the season to a knee injury, Auburn has encountered more injuries to the offensive line, secondary and wide receivers. There was a breakdown in the Dothan Eagle this week.
MEYER ON DISCIPLINE
Those of you pining some more information on Meyer’s decision to let lineman Ronnie Wilson back on the team - despite charges of discharging an AK-47, punching and spitting on a person and getting caught with pot - there’s an in-depth piece on it on Sports Illustrated’s website. I understand Andy Staples’ take on it and Meyer’s explanation echoes some of Mark Richt’s sentiments as far as you can’t help somebody if you kick them out the door. But Wilson’s indiscretions are pretty extreme for remaining on the football team, in my opinion. Meyer claims the kid, a starter on the national championship team, still might not play. We’ll see.
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By RxDawg
August 14, 2008 11:56 AM | Link to this
So let me get this straight, the OU Sooners kicked that kid off for cutting up on a cell phone video camara. However, Meyer is leting a kid play ” despite charges of discharging an AK-47, punching and spitting on a person and getting caught with pot”. O.o Thats quite the disparity.
By Not a Dog Fan
August 14, 2008 12:06 PM | Link to this
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Nice dive in the pool yesterday dogs.
Next it is the dive in the poll
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By Milton Jeff
August 14, 2008 12:27 PM | Link to this
The pot calling the kettle black. All of the Fl fans calling GA players “thugs” for underage drinking & dui. Between them & bama..our players look like cub scouts when it comes to off-season troubles.
By Jeff Patton
August 14, 2008 12:30 PM | Link to this
Not a dog fan ..at least we are in the polls and not wearing new mustard colored uniforms! Can’t fill up your stadium this year? Oh yea, Georgia isn’t coming to your town until the SEC Championship in the Dome. TUCK FECK
By Obnoxious Georgia Fan
August 14, 2008 12:37 PM | Link to this
Lets make sure that when we dance in their end zone this season that somebody has patted down Ronnie Wilson for weapons first. An AK-47? Geez.
By exNFLplayer
August 14, 2008 12:46 PM | Link to this
Urban Meyer is starting to tread water at UF and he knows it. The SEC is proving a lot tougher than Meyer thought it to be and maybe it’s just me, but I feel a little panic setting in with Coach Meyer. He’s looking another 4 loss season dead in the eye and it scares him to death. He thought he would come into this league like a shooting star and steal the whole show. Won’t happen. Urban Meyer has lost 4 out of 5 games with top 25 competition with a Heisman Trophy winning QB as his starter. Think about that folks. Urban Meyer isn’t going to last much longer at UF.
By ImNotRyanPerrilloux
August 14, 2008 12:49 PM | Link to this
All human beings deserves a second chance (not just in football) and the article that Andy wrote states Wilson’s indescretions but also shows what he did to make up for it. The article also stated how giving someone a second chance can be good (or bad). I think all coaches gives their players second (and even third, fourth chances). Also… not all Football programs have all saints on their team, so I don’t think we even have to have any further discussion. Ahem, ahem (you know what teams I’m talking about)
By Dawgbone
August 14, 2008 12:50 PM | Link to this
Well said Mr Patton, well said
By Dawgbone
August 14, 2008 12:52 PM | Link to this
What was tech thinking? The pants look like sweat pants, on top of that they’re mustard colored
By PleaseSeeID
August 14, 2008 12:57 PM | Link to this
I think that there will be a shortage of Bulldog players on the field when they go against Florida this season. Where will they be you ask? At the bar drinking their ‘tails’ off. Woof woof
By Lowcountry Bulldawg
August 14, 2008 1:22 PM | Link to this
Everytime I see Cordy Glenn’s name I think of Cordie Mae Poovey the Lewis Grizzard character. Lets just call him that from know on. He might not appreciate it,but Lewis would be proud!
GOOO DAWGS!!!
By PBR=America in a can
August 14, 2008 1:25 PM | Link to this
I sure wish Tech would sell some more season tickets…im sick of every time i get on the sports page i see 2-3 advertisements on the Jacket nest are Paul Johnson’s ugly face. Here’s an idea for you techies…serve Zima and play techno at the games, nerds from all around would quit their D&D games and come to watch the Jackets. Just a suggestion. On another note im not too worried about #77’s season ending injury, because DEFENSE wins championships and Georgia is going to be fast and nasty on D this year….GOOOOOOOOO DAWGS
By homeless dog
August 14, 2008 1:33 PM | Link to this
I’m just glad we have two extra weeks to get some training on the line.
By Jeremy
August 14, 2008 1:35 PM | Link to this
Hey please see ID…there is just one thing hilariously ignorant about your shot at UGA there my friend. Have you any idea where the infamous AK-47 incident began? It all started in a bar. So if UGA players will be at the bar drinking their tails off, it will be in heated drinking competitions with Gator players who are better armed than the Gainesville PD.
By jfergNCdawg
August 14, 2008 1:50 PM | Link to this
Here is my starting O-line for game one.
Left tackle- J Davis sub V Vance
Left Guard- C Davis sub V Vance
Center- B Jones
Right Guard- Strickland sub Bean
Right Tackle- K Tripp sub C Glenn
This allows current starters to really polish their spot and allows future stars to earn their stripes. I like giving Jones the entire job at Center vs GA Southern and letting him make his rookie mistakes vs DII. If this line-up works, it just helps us more when Boling returns.
By mcdawg
August 14, 2008 2:17 PM | Link to this
i agree with NCdawg-just go ahead and let Jones start at center and let the chips fall where they may
By Chip Towers
August 14, 2008 2:29 PM | Link to this
jferg, I like your logic there and that might be what they do. However, I HAVE spotted Tripp getting some looks over there on the left side with Boling out to the right, so that could happen as well. Going to be interesting to see… .
Chapel Bell: In case you missed it they’re installing the refurbished, 800-pound bronze bell in the newly-rebuilt tower tomorrow morning. A ceremonial “first ring” will take place at 3 p.m. Friday afternoon. You’ll recall that Georgia fans broke the yoke that held the bell after ringing it all night following the win over Florida. It cost $14,000 to refurbish the bell and they’ve replaced every other part. So it ought to hold up to lots of ringing this season. Our Andrea Jones did [a little update] (http://www.ajc.com/search/content/metro/stories/2008/08/13/ugabelltower.html).
By PleaseSeeID
August 14, 2008 2:32 PM | Link to this
Jeremy- I’m aware of the bar and AK-47 situation. Wilson shot the AK in the air…not directly at the person (he since paid his price by serving community svc, getting a degree a non-scholarship, etc) just to get back on the team. Everyone deserves a 2nd chance. My point is you guys have players carrying second-related alcohol arrests and Richt gives them a 3rd chance (suspending them for one game). Huge punishment alright (sarcasm). Second chances are nothing nowadays as I see from most programs.
By Milton Jeff
August 14, 2008 2:34 PM | Link to this
Did any one you actually listen to the 911 call from SI article on Mr.AK47?? This guys is freakin nuts!!! Great to see Slurban sets the standards so high.
By Au Contraire
August 14, 2008 2:49 PM | Link to this
Hey Milton … Your boy Dewberry has to do community svc and undergo counseling for his offseason “activities”… kinda like my boy AK-Wilson, yet Dewberry is on scholarship and suspended for 2 games. Wilson was kicked off the team then and is paying his way through college now. Yup, Richt sets the standards higher than Slurban oh right.
By NC_DAWG82
August 14, 2008 3:03 PM | Link to this
Au Contraire - Are you kidding me??? How can you compare property damage (destroying flower pots and knocking over trash cans) to punching someone, then spitting on them, then firing a semi-automatic weapon in public?
By reality check
August 14, 2008 3:24 PM | Link to this
You are confused “please see id”. Georgia suspends any student with second alcohol related arrests from school. That is university policy, not something the coaches decide. Donovan Baldwin has been suspended indefinitely with only one alcohol related arrest.
Clint Boling was charged but not convicted of a single alcohol related charge and he has still been suspended for a game. Get your facts straight if you want to make a serious point. You are provomg yourself to be a buffoon who doesn’t know what he is talking about.
Dewberry was not charged with a crime Au contraire. If he had been and retained an attorney there is an excellent chance he would not have been convicted. The camera resolution was inadequate to identify him. Instead he owned up to everything and is making restitution. If you are not intelligent enough to see the distinction between that and discharging an AK47 in a bar you are entitled to full membership in the buffoon club with your buddy “see id”
By GATORZONE
August 14, 2008 3:26 PM | Link to this
Shut up all of you… I am re-loading my AK!!!!!
By Au Contraire
August 14, 2008 3:28 PM | Link to this
NC- Preston Parker (FSU) is suspended 1 game after his concealed firearm issue. Dewberry (one of six players suspended) gets 2 games after his property damage issue stemming from a bar altercation. Wilson (also bar altercation related) was kicked off the team. Do you see my point here? Suspension-keep your scholarships vs Dismissal-lose the scholarship. All programs has this types of issues. How they are handled is another thing. So dont get on your high tail on how Slurban handles his issues
By Zeb
August 14, 2008 3:35 PM | Link to this
PleaseSeeID, so I guess the bullets in HIS AK47 defy the law of gravity and just kinda hang in the atmosphere….huh? Do you really not see a difference in the incidents? You ever shot an AK?? Those things ain’t no toy and can get away from you if you don’t know what you’re doing. He shoulda been charged with being freakin stupid. What kind of state of mind do you have to be in to do something like that? And where the hell did he get an AK47? Do they sell those at Walmart now?
By DrinkUpBiyatches
August 14, 2008 3:38 PM | Link to this
Why can’t we all just get along? Hey I have an idea….wanna go to a bar? I know a great place in downtown Athens
By GATORZONE
August 14, 2008 3:48 PM | Link to this
I am a Gator fan and I find it appalling! Urban got rid of the Piece of Sh*t that used the dead girl’s credit card. However, he better get control of his team! Having 4 loses is bad enough, but a bunch of criminals and several losses will be unacceptable.
Urban could be in trouble if we do not improve from last year!
By Gadawg
August 14, 2008 3:51 PM | Link to this
So lets get this straight, They use the AK-47 to kill the person, steal the Credit Card, then buy pot and Ur-contra-ban claims it helps calm their nerves so they are more relaxed when they have to play the DAWGS!! yea, no thugs there. Way to to be the inforcer Urban?
By reality check
August 14, 2008 3:58 PM | Link to this
Dewberry was never accused of being at a bar. He was at the HOSPITAL checking on 2 teamates.
You are very confused.
By mcdawg
August 14, 2008 4:00 PM | Link to this
isn’t there some other blog where self-righteous sanctimonious hypocrites can cast aspersions towards college football fans and their teams
getting a bit tiresome
By GATORZONE
August 14, 2008 4:02 PM | Link to this
we can handle a crummy year every so often, but not hooligans and mediocrity!
By GATORZONE
August 14, 2008 4:04 PM | Link to this
Ur-contra-ban….
GOOD ONE!
He does need to climb down from his white horse of rightousness.
He is no different than any other major program coach. Thugs recruited, then surprised when they get out of line!
Whatever! At least don’t lose 4 games if you intend on recruiting criminals! Dam!
By Erk
August 14, 2008 4:06 PM | Link to this
Speaking of Tech’s ticket advertisements, yesterday I heard that they had sold like 275 less season tickets than this time last year. That’s surprising given the number that wanted Gailey gone and the potential Johnson brings. Maybe some of that is based on Tech’s sloppy spring game which is to be expected w/ a new coaching staff, but I think Tech will be back a few years from now. As weak as the ACC is this year they could have a strong record this year.
By gdawginkalamazoo
August 14, 2008 4:07 PM | Link to this
Thugan Meyer? A BB gun maybe, but damn an AK-47. I wouldn’t know where to begin to find one of those much less get drunk/stupid enough to shoot it in public.
Speaking of those SI regional covers. Notre Dame had two different copies. The last one had Coach Wei$$, and Jimmy Clausen on it. The picture was taken by Google Earth. They tried a normal camera but had problems fitting Wei$$’s body and Jimmy’s head in the same frame. The Leprechaun was supposed be in there too, but rumor has it Charlie ate it.
By MentallyStableGuys
August 14, 2008 4:11 PM | Link to this
Dewberry: “Hey Wilson, can we bring your AK?… I know a great place that has lots of flower pots and trash cans for target practice”.
By Ed from Roswell
August 14, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this
Saint Richt has been recruiting criminals for years. Was trained by the best of all time, Bobby Bowden.
By harleydawg
August 14, 2008 4:14 PM | Link to this
reality right, i recall dew was asleep in his dorm room when he got the call from hosptal
By Will
August 14, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this
Dear Urban Crier,
Thinks are going downhill in G-Ville. And understand this, The turd fans are the most spoiled fans of any fan in any sport. College or pros. They will turn on you in a second and they know you won a NC with another coaches players. Another 4-loss season and another loss to UGA and you could be in trouble. Just like Obama your arrogance shows but yet you have nothing to be arrogant about.
By Wild Bill
August 14, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this
The only way to settle this discussion between UF and UGA would be a shoot out between Florida’s gunman and UGA’s pistol toting lineman. The thug that wrecked the hospital parking lot would have been caught, camera resolution notwithstanding. He is no hero for turning himself in. Bolling refused the alcohol test. Under state law, that is an admission of guilt. Let’s see, if I am sober, and I refuse the alcohol test, that is an admission that I am drunk, and I lose my license. That is a little like Caleb King not knowing a street was one way, and that you need a driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle. I don’t believe that Richt could fix these things through prayer, so I suspect that what we have here is a little bribery and ticket fixing. The gold medal for thuggery goes to UGA. Silver to Alabama, and UF gets the bronze.
By TampaDawg
August 14, 2008 4:21 PM | Link to this
To all the Gaytor Fans trying to relate our off the field problems with Mr. AK-47, does anyone see this as disturbing? Wilson punched the guy, spit on him and then fired the AK-47 in the air. How many 19 yr olds own an AK-47, it’s an assualt rifle? I think CMR giving second chances to our guys that have bar incidnets is a lot different than Urban Liar letting this thug back on the team.
By Not a Dog Fan
August 14, 2008 4:23 PM | Link to this
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Didn’t say I was a Tech fan either. Geez, you dogs are sure obsessed with Tech.
PdoubleOL or POdoubleL The dogs dive in BOTH .
By gdawginkalamazoo
August 14, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this
GATORZONE, good point. At least Bowden didn’t lose 4 games with his guys.
Look Dewberry just picked a bad time and place to commit his crime. Chief Wiggums just happened to be driving by on his way to the Krispy Kreme “Fresh Hot Donuts” call he received. Doh! Now if Dewberry had shot that parking lot arm up with an AK47 I could see a Coutu type of kick off the team. Rumor has it he was calling the gate Timmy Tebow as he demolished it.
By Milton Jeff
August 14, 2008 4:28 PM | Link to this
Wild Bill: Are you taking into consideration the Fulmer Cup? Bama’s offenses definetly lead all schools with off-field incidents. Gold goes to Bama.
By CollegeMedalCrownings
August 14, 2008 4:32 PM | Link to this
Nice post Wild Bill (it was on point). I agree with the camera resolution thing. R Kelly (no tatto) not guilty… OJ (glove doesnt fit (not guilty) … Dewberry (bad camera resolution) not guilty. The defense rest your honor.
By gdawginkalamazoo
August 14, 2008 4:34 PM | Link to this
Wild Bill, Chief Wiggums would take offense to your allegations.
By Sam
August 14, 2008 4:37 PM | Link to this
FVCK you losers! Harleydawg- SHUT YOUR MOUTH F@GGOT! BLOW ME ZEB!
By OMG
August 14, 2008 4:41 PM | Link to this
We were so busy slamming each other that we forgot to notice that Tennessee and Bama are way ahead of us in off-the field incidents. LOL
By GatorGuy
August 14, 2008 4:41 PM | Link to this
exNFLplayer I’ve been reading your anti-Florida drivel for a while now and I really don’t think you have a clue about what your are talking about.
By reality check
August 14, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this
You do not know Georgia law Wild Bill. Refusing the test is not an admission of guilt. There has to be probable cause for his being pulled over and they had a poor probable cause case.
That is why Boling was not convicted of DUI.
By TampaDawg
August 14, 2008 4:49 PM | Link to this
You turd fans are killing me with your logic. Firing a semi automatic weapon to scare someone you alread punched and spit on. Stealing a deceased girl’s cc who happened to date one of your teammates. Sounds like thugs to me. Is anyone else concerned about where Ronnie “AK” Wilson bought the guy?? Or maybe the kind of people he’s running with. Urban’s response, “Nah, let’s let him back on the team?
By Chris
August 14, 2008 4:53 PM | Link to this
ZEB we agree on something. You give’m Hell. The AK’s are not nearly the gun a German MAUSSER is. The AK does run in your hands if you are not careful. That sounds a great deal like J’s MOUTH. I want class men to attend UGA & TECH. AND SAM get your wife to BLOW YOU if she ain’t already taken your manhood and put it in a JAR.
By AK47
August 14, 2008 5:02 PM | Link to this
reality check- I think that the officers found out that Boling was a Georgia player and that is why he was not convicted. This is Georgia’s run for the title and the officers doesn’t want any part of the conviction. Refusing to take an alcohol test or not, something is fishy.
By rerservoirDAWG
August 14, 2008 5:06 PM | Link to this
ZOO, you’re on a roll today. I think the DAWGS will be fine on the o line. Searels is one of the best.
By Paddy
August 14, 2008 5:10 PM | Link to this
SAM.. You really do express yourself so well. Speech major in college?? French Lit maybe??Next stop Trinity or Oxford?
By lamar
August 14, 2008 5:13 PM | Link to this
HEY CHIP, I know we have players that are suspended or hurt but do you know when these players will be back? Sutherland (injury) will he be back before the SOUTH Car. game? How about Moore(injury)? Last but not least, WILL ALL THE SUSPENDED PLAYERS BE BACK BEFORE THE SC GAME?? THANKS & KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!
By GaSouthern/GTfan
August 14, 2008 5:23 PM | Link to this
Sure alot of nuts commenting today! What has the O-line have to do with all this trash talking? get a life!
By I-DOG
August 14, 2008 5:28 PM | Link to this
please see ID:
Just not true about players getting one game suspensions for multiple alchohol infractions at UGA. Proof:
A. Hebron a 5 star recruit was kicked off the team for a year for his 2nd alc violation, no other crime… just drinking alc.
T Chandler, starting tight end suspended from OK State game for drinking outdoor despite the fact that he was over 21 at the time.
Munzemier (spelling?) suspended for the first two games for alc.
Baldwin, kicked off the team after being suspended for a DUI and then getting in a fight. Kicked off the team forever.
Totally different story for the Gators…you act as if firing an AK47 in the air is no big deal. “he didn’t fire it AT somebody”. Well, that would be attempted murder. He deserves a 2nd chance? No, he does not. His punishment should be not getting to play Division 1 college football, period and end of story
What if the bullet accidentally hit YOUR son, daughter, friend, girlfreind, wife? and paralyzed them or killed them. Oh well, he only fired into the air. Spitting is not the end of the world, but what about the assault and the drugs.
If the guy plays a down for the Gators, that will tell us everything we need to know.
By chazz
August 14, 2008 5:29 PM | Link to this
Urban’s so worked up about last years loss to the dawgs that he just has to try to beat us at everything… even injuries.
S. Carolina seems healthy, though. 10 back on D and great recievers. Please don’t take them lightly.
By I-DOG
August 14, 2008 5:35 PM | Link to this
Chip,
Great info on Auburn and Florida injuries. Not that we want it to happen, but keeping us informed of the news on our biggest competitors is interesting!
Excellent context about the Ronnie Wilson situation.
Keep up the great info
By I-DOG
August 14, 2008 5:45 PM | Link to this
Au Contraire:
If you can’t see the difference between firing an AK 47, assualting somebody, and drug posession (Wilson) and vandalism of potted plants (Dewberry)… then nobody on this blog can help you.
Yes, both happened after altercations at a night club, but that is where the similarities end. That is like saying somebody with a hang nail and somebody with life threatening cancer both have serious health issues. Moral relativism at it’s finest.
By reality check
August 14, 2008 6:03 PM | Link to this
AK47 you can’t possibly be that stupid so I won’t bite on the fishy comment.
Incidentally, as a Viet Nam era Marine I am very familiar with the AK47. It handles a lot like a M-16 especially if the selector switch is on automatic but has one huge advantage. A 7.62 mm (M-16) round will fit the chamber of an AK47, but the AK47 round is slightly too large to fit the chamber of the M-16.
By I-DOG
August 14, 2008 6:05 PM | Link to this
Ed,
20% of Richt’s team this year got 4.0’s their last semester. FYI. I went to UGA and never got a 4.0, I got close a couple of times, but never accomplished that.
By Chip Towers
August 14, 2008 6:19 PM | Link to this
YOU MAY FIND THIS LITTLE TIDBIT OF INFORMATION INTERESTING …
The Bulldogs are using Knowshon Moreno on punt returns. A full report coming later in notebook.
By I-DOG
August 14, 2008 6:27 PM | Link to this
Chip,
Say it ain’t so! I trust the coaches and they know a lot more than I do. That being said, this terrifies me. Moreno on punt returns? Why not put Stafford in returning kickoffs?
By rerservoirDAWG
August 14, 2008 6:28 PM | Link to this
I don’t like that idea Chip. He is to important to our offense.
By dcdawg
August 14, 2008 6:32 PM | Link to this
Is practice over? When is the after practice report due?
By P Dawg
August 14, 2008 6:38 PM | Link to this
I can’t believe that because of how dangerous that can be. Or maybe it’s a sign of how well Samuel, Thomas, King, and Jackson are doing! Either way, it’s pretty scary to me. Anyway, I trust CMR and the other coaches.
By lamar
August 14, 2008 6:41 PM | Link to this
HEY CHIP, WILL SUTHERLAND BE BACK BEFORE THE SOUTH CAROLINA GAME?? HOW ABOUT MOORE???THANKS!
By P Dawg
August 14, 2008 6:42 PM | Link to this
BTW Chip, Thanks for changing the subject. This blog was getting nasty! Lot’s of fired up fans talking trash. Still wonder why so many gator fans on here. Do they not have a home blog? If so, please let us know so we can disrupt their fans discussions.
By SickandTired
August 14, 2008 6:53 PM | Link to this
Saint Richts day is a comin…..just a matter of time til he’s exposed for the fraud he is and his program will be on probation. He’s talkin the talk but he ain’t walkin the walk.
By Chris
August 14, 2008 6:56 PM | Link to this
REALITY CHECK the AK has a “Hot” load and a kick that the 16 does not. The AK is easy to shoot and mantain but, you need more practice to stay on MARK. The 16 has less kick and stays on target easier. I like the HK 302 and Sig P226 or P228 9mm as a SIDE. You Jarheads keep your K-bar, 45 and the SEAMAN dropping you off on the beach. Me and my boys will enjoy OUR first step into the DARK NIGHT AIR.
By chris
August 14, 2008 7:04 PM | Link to this
I-DOG 20% of the team? Is that 45, 50, 60 players that still only equals 9 players of 45. That AIN’T NO BRAGGING then you just need to know what a 3 point basket is worth. Now, tell me how many players had a 4.0 in a real course of study. Any Ni&&er can sit in a classroom for an easy grade.
By reality check
August 14, 2008 7:06 PM | Link to this
Logan Gray is also returning punts
Go ahead and jump out of perfectly good airplanes if that is your idea of a good time Chris. The only beach work I do is in broad daylight and involves cold beer.
By Chip Towers
August 14, 2008 7:09 PM | Link to this
POST-PRACTICE REPORT
As always, a complete report will be posted on the site separately shortly but here’s what you’ll want to know now:
As I mentioned earlier, Knowshon Moreno is returning punts in practice. I actually noticed that in a pre-practice warm-up drill the other day and thought he was just fooling around. And you may also find it interesting that quarterback Logan Gray is getting some looks on punt returns as well. Here’s the aw quotes from Richt:
On Moreno: “I think he could be pretty good at it. I’m not sure if we’ll pull the trigger or not but he’s working there.”
On if it would actually happen: “That’s Coach Fab’s call and I trust his judgment. I think he’s the best punt return and blocks coach in America so I don’t need to tell him how to do it.” …
On Moreno’s feelings: “Knowshon will do anything you ask him to do. We’re trying to get out best players ouyt there, including on special teams. And he has an aptitude for it.” …
On Logan Gray returning punts: “Logan wants to help us win. He’s the gunner on the punt team and he’s working on being a puntreturn man. He might have some other roles. He’s been working as a safety on the kickoff team. He just wants to play.
On geting Gray hurt: “A guy in those positions could get banged up where he couldn’t play QB. That’d be scary but I think we just need him to play right now.” …
Players weren’t available for interviews after the special teams-only scrimmage at Sanford Stadium, which was closed to the media, so I don’t have anything from them… .
Other stuff: Dogs are down to just two walkons and Jarius Wynn at D-end. Injuries (and a dismissal) have sidelined the rest (see notes later)… .
Brian Mimbs has looked good at punter, fellow punter Drew Butler is “much improved,” Blair Walsh is your man in PATs and FGs but they haven’t settled on kickoffs… .
That’s all for now.
By Tech Fan
August 14, 2008 7:12 PM | Link to this
We could sell more tickets, if we offered a package with all the Varsity food you could eat. Don’t laugh, it has worked for the Braves. Tickets are difficult to sell in the lower reaches of the ACC. This could be a win-win deal for everyone.
By Cuz
August 14, 2008 7:42 PM | Link to this
Chip great after practice comments, please school your intern on giving pithy comments. I am over the she is a Gator, tar and feather her. But her after practice reports lead much to be desired. I expect next time she will say, This just in, the number one offense was wearing red and the defense was wearing white. Stafford being a winter looked good in red but CJ Byrd should remember not to wear white after labor day.
EARN IT!! Cmon Dawgs, scream it at the top of your lungs.
By stray dog
August 14, 2008 7:51 PM | Link to this
reno returning punts….great!
By Cuz
August 14, 2008 7:52 PM | Link to this
Tech fan, I feel your pain. It is a total shame what Tech has to do to get butts in the seats. I guess most Tech grads leave Atlanta for parts unknown. Dawg grads go to Atlanta. You have a G on your helmet, that means Georgia, state, to me. Good luck with the spread and your new coach, till we play you.
By Cuz
August 14, 2008 8:05 PM | Link to this
Chip, can we get Jenna to wear a blackout bikini top for the Vol game? Enquiring minds want to know. Okay just mine. I still have not seen the Journalism Hippocratic oath on Objectivity. I would love a copy of that to join my Hall of Fame in my bar/dining room. Right next to my framed ticket of the Jan 1, 1981 UGA vs Notre Dame. You have my e-mail, I will give you my fax number.
By Tech Fan
August 14, 2008 8:28 PM | Link to this
We could sell more tickets, if we offered a package with all the Varsity food you could eat. Don’t laugh, it has worked for the Braves. Tickets are difficult to sell in the lower reaches of the ACC. This could be a win-win deal for everyone.
By Gamecock Henry
August 14, 2008 8:32 PM | Link to this
I don’t think the dawgs will be man enough to win 9 games this year. The ole ball coach is licking his chops for the overrated puppies. GAMECOCKS ARE READY TO AMBUSH THE DAWGS IN COLUMBIA!!!!!! 2 IN A ROW!!!!! Goooooooooo Gamecocks!!! Spurr’em!!!!
By DisneyDawg
August 14, 2008 8:57 PM | Link to this
I agree with you (again), exNFLplayer. Urban Legend is definitely talking a different game this year. But I give him credit for not shying from the expectations. Not that he’ll meet them, but he’s facing them head-on. The quotes here in Orlando are strongly worded, and he seems to believe this will be a “special” year for UF. I feel the same way, but my idea of “special” is 5 losses. That is a realistic number given the injuries that they’ve been hit with and the fact that their defense is still a huge question mark. I don’t believe Meyer realized that in the SEC every week is a rivalry game of some sort. He certainly has failed to get his teams prepared for the task lately.
By Billy
August 14, 2008 9:38 PM | Link to this
Please, please get your facts straigh Mr. UGA beat writer. Ronnie Wilson did not play for the Nat’l Championship team, much less start. And, he has been kicked off the team. After a one year suspension, he was allowed to walk on. He had to go through alot to be allowed to walk on and there’s a better than even chance he’ll never see the field. I expect fans and coaches to stretch the truth, but we hold journalists to a higher level.
By SCDAWG
August 14, 2008 10:00 PM | Link to this
I’m sure i missed it! With all the juggling of the o-line….where is Chris Little?
By Chip Wannabe Sports Writer
August 15, 2008 3:48 AM | Link to this
Also Ronnie Wilson is paying his own way at UF.Urban took away his scholarship Chip.
By I-DOG
August 15, 2008 4:00 PM | Link to this
Chris,
sorry, I don’t discuss lofty matters such as academics with rascists. Good luck in turning your life around.
By Regan
August 16, 2008 9:47 AM | Link to this
I just hope Knowshaun doesn’t get hurt returning kicks & punts.