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DEL.ICIO.USMeet the Bulldogs, past and present!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Picture Day has always been the main summer tradition for Georgia football fans, but it looks like the Stinchcomb brothers have established another one, as their Countdown to Kickoff marks its second year this weekend in a much expanded format.
Last year’s event, where fans got to meet and get autographs from Georgia players past and present at the Woodruff Practice Fields, was a big success, a brief but intense thundershower in the middle notwithstanding! This year, Matt and Jon Stinchcomb have added a golf tournament and a Dawg-themed auction on Friday to the Saturday session (which, like last year, will also feature kiddie attractions in addition to the meet-and-greet).
The event allows hundreds of Bulldog fans the opportunity to meet more than 50 current and former UGA players. All proceeds go to the UGA College of Education Pediatric Clinic for children with disabilities, Georgia Transplant Foundation, Children’s Tumor Foundation and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
I asked Matt for an updated rundown of which past Bulldog greats (many still playing in the NFL) that fans can expect to see Saturday, and he gave me this partial list:
Charles Grant (SaInts), Greg Blue (Vikings), Max Jean-Gilles (Eagles)Tim Jennings (Colts), Leonard Pope (Cardinals), Randy McMichael (Rams), Thomas Davis (Panthers), D.J. Shockley (Falcons), Nic Clemons (Falcons), Tony Taylor (Falcons), Martrez Milner (Falcons), Quentin Moses (Raiders), Dennis Roland (Bucs), Jon Stinchcomb (Saints), Matt Stinchcomb (Bucs, retired), Jeff Harper (1980 national champ starter), Tim Morrison (1980 national champ starter), Frank Ros (1980 captain), Pat McShea (1980 national champ starter), Jim Blakewood (1980 national champ starter), Nat Hudson (1980 national champ starter), Nick Jones (2006 captain), Tra Battle, David Jacobs, Dan Inman, Mario Raley and Danny Wheeler.
As Matt put it: “We got a lot of good ones, plus members of the current team and incoming freshmen (e.g. Rennie Curran) will also be in attendance.”
The players, past and present, will be on hand from 3 to 6 p.m. at the practice fields.
Matt also wants to make sure fans know about the golf tournament and reception for sponsors on Friday at the UGA golf course, where fans will be playing with former players and Coach Mark Richt (registration is at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 10 a.m.). Also Friday evening there’s a VIP reception at the Foundry Park Inn (www.foundryparkinn.com) at 7 p.m. for the sponsors and players (doors open at 7 p.m.).
Matt said some of the items up for auction at the reception include: a chance to be a Dawg for a Day (do everything with the team on game day except play), a chance to watch the Oklahoma State game in the press box and attend Richt’s post-game press conference, getting to spend a quarter of a game with Larry Munson and Scott Howard in the broadcast booth, a pre-game flyover in one of the Red Baron Squadron biplanes, a chance to climb the ladder and conduct the Redcoats when they do the spell-GEORGIA cheer at halftime, a trip to New Orleans for the Saints-Falcons game, the opportunity to attend a taping of Paula Deen’s Food Network show in Savannah and more.
As Matt put it, “I don’t know where else you could get to do some of this stuff we have to win.”
For ticket info on Countdown to Kickoff, go to www.ugakickoff.com and click on “Tickets and Sponsorship” in upper left-hand corner.
On and off the field, Matt and brother Jon have always been the kind of Dawgs the Bulldog Nation could be proud of. Here’s a chance to tell ’em so in person and to give the current players some words of encouragement as they endure summer drills.
AFTER MUNSON: I was interested to see a column Buck Belue wrote for the Savannah paper last week in which he talked about the need to shake up the UGA football broadcasts after Larry Munson switches off his microphone for the last time. Belue feels “Georgia broadcasts have grown stale” and thinks a strong color analyst is needed, preferably a former Dawg. He notes UGA is one of the few schools that doesn’t have a former player as part of the broadcast team. Besides himself (ahem), Belue offers up Mike Cavan, Eric Zeier, John Lastinger and Matt Robinson, all of whom have broadcast experience, as possibilities. I haven’t heard Cavan, Lastinger and Robinson work a game as a broadcaster, but I have heard Belue, and like I’ve said before, I think he’d be better off in the Loran Smith spot on the sideline. As for Zeier, his time on the “Fifth Quarter Show” a few seasons back was strictly snoozeville. He never said anything the least bit memorable. His replacement, Kevin Butler, is still my choice for a former player in the booth. What do you think?
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By lastgrad
July 5, 2007 10:28 AM | Link to this
Butler. And Belue on the sidelines.
By squirrel
July 5, 2007 11:38 AM | Link to this
What I have have said all along is that Jeff Dantzler needs to be in the booth. As a Dawg fan who also listens to Basketball & Baseball via the radio & internet, the passion & knowledge that Jeff brings to the broadcast would definetly be a plus on the football side. Scott & Jeff are already a team on the basketball side , the chemistry between the two of them is already there. Let Dantzler in the booth!!!
By Caleb King
July 5, 2007 11:54 AM | Link to this
Scott Howard - play by play Kevin Butler - color in booth Jeff Danzler - sideline
By unknown hensen
July 5, 2007 11:57 AM | Link to this
I would vote for Wes Durham as the play by guy but he has been at yech to long now and most likley will end up at UNC when his dad retires any way.
By Mr. Swollen
July 5, 2007 12:48 PM | Link to this
I would keep it the same but allow one good drunk Georgia fan in at the end of the second quarter and the fourth quarter. That should liven things up a bit.
By daledog
July 5, 2007 12:55 PM | Link to this
All I ask is that the internet radio broadcast you purchase on georgiadogs.com be played at the same volume this year instead of muffling the play-by-play and then blaring the station ID. I can’t be the only one with this opinion.
By austindog
July 5, 2007 1:10 PM | Link to this
Swollen, that’s hilarious and should definitely be submitted to the powers that be. I want a fan that lives and breathes Georgia football 365 days a year and is the UGA equivalent of the old “Ditka/superfans” SLN sketch. Get him some drinks, incite him, then hand him the mike for 5 minutes to do some color or play by play.
By 2N4YEARS
July 5, 2007 1:53 PM | Link to this
Personally, I sometimes listen to Buck on ‘680 The Fan’ and while I think a lot of Buck, there’s something about his sloowww voice that I don’t like. He a smart broadcaster, has a very good since of humor, and he’s definitely a likable guy if just for the mere reason that he led the 1980 NC team. But when you find that you’re reminding yourself of that constantly just so you won’t change the dial, well, that should say enough. Buck would be good in a back-up role in the booth. I haven’t figured out who should be the lead broadcaster, though.
By baldwincountydawg
July 5, 2007 2:22 PM | Link to this
NOT Zeir.
I personally don’t have anything against Zeier. But he seems a little phony when he’s on the air. It’s almost like he’s trying to set up some sort of future political career. He doesn’t seem genuine at all.
By gayter hater
July 5, 2007 2:29 PM | Link to this
Quincy Carter needs a job.
By 1980UGAGrad
July 5, 2007 2:32 PM | Link to this
Sounds like Buck Belue wants a job in the booth. Kind of low class to me to write such an article promoting yourself. Don’t go dissing Larry around me, dude. He is THE MAN in my book. I’ve suffered through your broadcasts before and it was excrutiating to listen to you.
By larry
July 5, 2007 2:34 PM | Link to this
Buck would be a fine play-by-play man and could use his experience to interact with a color guy.
Matt Robinson would be ideal. I’ve heard him several times with Jaguar broadcasts; and he is excellent. But, why not reach really deep and go to someone like Lynn Hughes (now an insurance executive here in Atlanta) or Jake Scott (if he can be pried from Hawaii). Either of those guys would be more like the old schook Alex Hawkins and would give the network a great jolt.
By i hate the vols
July 5, 2007 2:38 PM | Link to this
Swollen, That’s a great idea, but we should take it a step further like they do in England, where they get a fan of each soccer team in the booth and they go back and forth at each other during the game.
By DMT
July 5, 2007 2:39 PM | Link to this
What about Nate Hirsch from Georgia Southern?
He got “retired” during a company transition last year.
Great announcer. Great guy…still got several good years left in him.
By beachdog
July 5, 2007 2:40 PM | Link to this
I live in Florida so I get the Florida stations and Auburn.
Whoever is the second banana just needs to offer comment occasionally.
I think Buck would be WAY out of his league.
He may have a National Championship ring but he would be 4th string QB (maybe) on this team.
Radio does not require the constant analysis. Listen to the Braves, the play by play guy leads.
beachdog
By doggonegadawg
July 5, 2007 2:41 PM | Link to this
Correct me if I am wrong, but I do not remember UGA ever having a former player in the booth. And for 40 years the football broadcasts have been legendary. Howard and Dantzler have proven to be a successful combo in basketball. Possibly Butler on the sidelines.
By Go Jackets
July 5, 2007 2:43 PM | Link to this
I think two drag queens would be the perfect broadcasters for UGAy athletics.
By gdawginkalamazoo
July 5, 2007 2:55 PM | Link to this
Go Jackets, thanks but no thanks. Don’t think we want any former TECH players in our broadcast booth. That dope can screw you up good.
By unknown hensen
July 5, 2007 2:58 PM | Link to this
Go Jackets…. you are truley a DORK
By Palmetto State Dawg
July 5, 2007 2:59 PM | Link to this
Scott Howard does a fine job, and should be the one to take Munson’s place. Why do we have to be like the other schools by putting a former player in that position, or even color for that matter?
By BorderDawg
July 5, 2007 3:00 PM | Link to this
Why are jacket fans always infatuated with drag queens?
By Palmetto State Dawg
July 5, 2007 3:02 PM | Link to this
Hey Go Jackets, I think you need to get back to your Star Trek marathon on the Sci Fi Channel, and leave the f’ball talk to schools that actually have a decent program. How many years in a row have we beaten you losers? I lose track.
By Chris
July 5, 2007 3:10 PM | Link to this
I would choose dead air over Jeff Dantzler. He was tunred down by Weber State for the football job there. If Weber State did not want him why do you think he would be good here? Scott Howard and Kevin Butler sounds like a good pair. With Belue on the sideline. The only good thing with Jeff in the booth would be the fact that I would not need to carry my radio into any more games.
By GW
July 5, 2007 3:12 PM | Link to this
Can Buck do a game without a nasal tone, flat, phony “WOW” 50 times? He must know other expressions. Loran needs to be removed from the postgame lockeroom interview. There has to be other ways of asking Coach Richt “just how important were those touchdowns you scored?”
By Michael Corbitt
July 5, 2007 3:12 PM | Link to this
Scott Howard or someone outside the circle. Munson came in from Vandy and from what I have read he was not exactly well-loved right away. There is a pharmacist in Coffee County that does play-by-play for the Coffee High Trojans. He has the voice for it.
No one will be as good as Munson and I’d hate to be the one coming directly after him. If Belue gets it, I will be forced to listen to VERNE LUNDQUIST when UGA plays on CBS or Billy Curry on ESPN2. Lord help me! haha. :)
By unknown hensen
July 5, 2007 3:14 PM | Link to this
Tech fans are infatuated with drag quens because it’s the only way they can get a date. They can’t even pay a real street girl to go out with them.
By gdawginkalamazoo
July 5, 2007 3:16 PM | Link to this
BorderDawg, probably something to do with those tickle piles they have.
By takinitlikadawg
July 5, 2007 3:16 PM | Link to this
Can’t wait to Countdown to see the team so I’ll be able to recognize them from a police lineup.
By Don Taylor
July 5, 2007 3:20 PM | Link to this
Without a doubt it should be J.D. Not only do we know his work with Basketball and Baseball, but also his talent is on display daily with 960 The REF out of Athens. Scott Howard would be a solid and expierenced choice, but Jeff has the potential to sit in that King’s Thrown and call to the Bulldawg Nation for many years to come!
By unknown hensen
July 5, 2007 3:24 PM | Link to this
How about Chip Carey on play by play. He went to UGA and I am sure he would jump at the chance.
By dawgeatvol
July 5, 2007 3:27 PM | Link to this
Bill and Belue bashers, et al. Buck has never lobbied publicly for the job. The man would never do so as long as Larry was still in the seat, whether all games or just the home ones. I agree Buck wouldn’t be the best choice and he would tell you as much himself. A few quotes you left out from the man himself in the article that would shed a little light. Before you claim that Buck has nominated himself for the job, put his words in context: “Since one man cannot replace Munson, a two-man booth appears to be one way to go. Allow a color-analyst to really have a voice. And before you accuse me of trying to position myself for the job, realize that Damon Evans and the decision makers have a multitude of directions they could go.” He then includes the list, Bill, that you referenced. Buck continues by saying “And as far as my interest goes, well what former Georgia player with a broadcasting background wouldn’t want to talk football with the Bulldog nation. It would be an honor. It would be fun.” Hardly the words of someone who is lobbying for a job. More like someone who would be honored if the job were offered. Nothing more, nothing less.
By Buckhead Dawg
July 5, 2007 3:29 PM | Link to this
Attention all Bulldog Fans!! I mentioned to the Dawg Nation before there is a guy you are not mentioning that should be considered when a replacement is necessary. DJ Jones a former Bulldog DB who is down in Columbus Georgia. DJ is a multi talented budding sports broadcasting superstar mark my words. This guy is talented on the radio and on television. He’s had his own regional sports shows for several years. The Auburn folks even gave him propts when he teamed with Jim Fyffe doing Arena football in 01 and 02. WSB you need to look this guy up! Just ask Loran, Damon, or Coach Dooley about him.
By Kyle
July 5, 2007 3:34 PM | Link to this
Matt Stewart maybe? I think he does a good job on CSS re-airs.
By BG
July 5, 2007 3:38 PM | Link to this
Kevin Butler definitely for “color”. Buck would be okay in Loran’s sport.
By NASCARfan
July 5, 2007 4:15 PM | Link to this
Bill,
I like the idea of Butler. Kickers always have interesting personalities (anyone remember Billy Bennett?) and are generally some of the smarter guys on the team. Why not a former O-lineman? People always say that guys on the o-line are the smartest, most personable guys on the team.
I like Buck Belue on his and Kinkade’s afternoon show, but that’s about it. I absolutely loathe his Comcast Dawgs rebroadcasts. He’s a little slow behind the play, and just doesn’t explain the events well.
By DawgProud
July 5, 2007 4:27 PM | Link to this
*Butler spends to much time talking about himself He already got his son a scholarship that he did not earn as a player. 40 yard avg in high school…please, my mom can do that.
By BW
July 5, 2007 4:27 PM | Link to this
Munson painting the radio dial from right to left like a football field is the reason we all turn down boring network personalities and turn up Larry. In my humble opinion Jeff D. and Scott H. couldn’t be beat. We don’t need another players incite, we need someone who can make ya feel like ya there. These boys can paint a mighty picture.
By Ramblor
July 5, 2007 4:32 PM | Link to this
I’ve listened to Buck call the games on CSS, and he is terrible. Very monotone. There is nothing exciting or distiguishing about his voice. UGA can get someone better.
By Clay
July 5, 2007 4:50 PM | Link to this
Buckhead Dawg, I used to live in Columbus and DJ Jones is good. He had a radio show with Mike Vee and it was entertaining. Mike Vee is still on the radio there. DJ played on the NC team of 1980 and then for the Packers and Broncos. He knows what he’s talking about, that’s for sure.
By Dominic Techster
July 5, 2007 4:50 PM | Link to this
Anybody got any Emerald Nuts? Me and my terrorist roommates are hungry.
By godawg
July 5, 2007 4:58 PM | Link to this
Howard and Dantzler in the booth and a sexy-sounding airhead down on the field. ;-]
By Ed
July 5, 2007 5:31 PM | Link to this
All I ask is that the internet radio broadcast you purchase on georgiadogs.com be played at the same volume this year instead of muffling the play-by-play and then blaring the station ID. I can’t be the only one with this opinion.
You are not the only one, daledog. The first I encountered that situation, it startled the heck out of me. Darn near knocked me out of my chair. Hopefully that glitch will be fixed this year, but if not, I’ll gladly take one more year of Munson any way I can get it.
By Big Dawg
July 5, 2007 5:36 PM | Link to this
Dantler? Are you kidding? You’d get the same with the drunk UGA fan idea. Brad Nessler already lives in Atlanta, ask Crown Royal to write the big check.
By gwinnett dawg
July 5, 2007 5:39 PM | Link to this
The fark tv link was funny. Noboby can replace munson, Scott Howard is the best candidate.
By Atl Dawg
July 5, 2007 5:41 PM | Link to this
I think every time Danzter’s name is brought up, it’s Dantzler using an alias. There can’t be that many idiots, even in Alabama.
By truthteller
July 5, 2007 5:43 PM | Link to this
Does UGA serve booze to all of the players on picture day?
It doesn’t matter which “HOMER” UGA puts in the booth. Dawg fans don’t care about the quality of the broadcast. They just want to hear how great the DAWGS are ( as they beat up on Podunk State ); and oh yeah, they need to hear those dynamic sideline comments from Loren….what a pro he is.
By SECCoachnDallas
July 5, 2007 5:48 PM | Link to this
Chip Carey. Great presence in front of a mike and he is a DAWG!
By Kendall
July 5, 2007 6:20 PM | Link to this
Matt Robinson was the color guy for the Jags. Lives in Jax and can get to games easily. Great guy, great legend. Besides, he works for one of my customers now.
By chuck
July 5, 2007 6:22 PM | Link to this
Dantzler knows more about Georgia football than anyone alive, and if you think Munson is a “homer”, you haven’t heard Jeff call a Georgia baseball game.
By boots
July 5, 2007 6:27 PM | Link to this
Try someone new in broadcasting for the color job. I think Jeff Lewis would be a great addition to the booth. He played for the Dawgs back in the early 1970s and is now an attorney in Atlanta. I remember meeting him when I was a kid and my grandfather says he is a popular Dawg and very well spoken.
By jacketnation
July 5, 2007 6:28 PM | Link to this
You can not replace a legend like Larry Munson. So, why don’t you just hold and open call. You may wind up with a trailer park dwelling drunkard, who would be your typical fan base. Whoever you get should be native to the south and a true redneck with dried tobacco juice on his chin.
Like I said, you will never find another Larry Munson; he was the best.
By StAugDawg
July 5, 2007 6:32 PM | Link to this
Max Jean-Gilles is an absolutely brilliant and articulate speaker. I’d like to see him in the booth if things don’t work out in the NFL. Also, has anyone else considered having Chip Caray join the booth? Jean-Gilles and Caray; now that’s a good tandem. There never will be another Munson, but I will always have my tapes.
By Sports Guy
July 5, 2007 6:35 PM | Link to this
Play by Play: Scott Howard Color: Kevin Butler Sideline: Buck Belue
By classiccitydawg
July 5, 2007 6:40 PM | Link to this
Scott Howard yes but keep Dantzler & his phony enthusiasm under the porch. Munson’s excitement is natural. Dantzler would make it easy to turn the radio off. Regardless of who is in the booth, Loran Smith has got to be retired. He hasn’t made an insightful observation or comment in 10 years.
By jacketnation
July 5, 2007 6:48 PM | Link to this
You can’t have Wes Durham
By rdnblkdawg
July 5, 2007 6:48 PM | Link to this
Chip Carey is a great choice. Better than any mentioned so far and he is a dawg fan.
By A-ville Ranger
July 5, 2007 7:11 PM | Link to this
The Stinchcomb brothers are huge assets for the team and school.The idea of family is a powerful one. Matt,Jon and others who see UGA as permanent parts of their lives should be the models for the program.Coach Richt clearly understood this when he took the job.In the last few years as recruiting has expanded to more of a national focus he may have lost that idea a bit.Let’s forget about the rent a players.A good kid from New Jersey or California will want a sense of community as well as one from Macon or Rome….Forget about Chip Carey coming in, he’s got his sites set on his grand dads job with the Cubs.
By Blake
July 5, 2007 8:08 PM | Link to this
All you fellow LGBT Dawgs out there…
I am trying to get 1000 applications together for a special license plate that supports the Atlanta LGBT Dawg Club. The proposed design is to have the “G” design on the plate ain rainbow colors. How many people are interested?
By CoffeeDawg
July 5, 2007 8:11 PM | Link to this
That Pharmacist in Douglas, Ga. that calls the Coffee High Games is one who can call the game and make you see the field and action like Larry Munson. I have always said that he would be a good replacement for Munson when he retires if anyone can be a replacement for Larry Munson. Plus he had Georgia ties from being a student at Georgia.
By bamdog
July 5, 2007 8:16 PM | Link to this
Fran Tarkenton would positively be the best color guy, but probably has no interest in the job. Dantzler on the sideline, but only when Loran decides to step down.
By Bill
July 5, 2007 8:23 PM | Link to this
Jeff Danzler If Howard is the selection by the Athletic Department, then the obvious Best choice as an in booth cohort would be Jeff Danztler .
By Jesus Christ
July 5, 2007 8:25 PM | Link to this
How about me? I have a great resume for speaking. You know, 5000 people fed, talked through that…Sermon on the Mount, Golden Rule. And plus, I have been a Dawgs fan for years. Won’t you give me a try? I mean, I did die for your sins.
By Matt the Brave
July 5, 2007 8:29 PM | Link to this
How about we make a contest within the school of journalism for the broadcasting department. Use one of the UGA students like some other schools have done in the past to fill the role? But I guess that it won’t happen…Chip Carey would be a great choice, but I don’t know if you could get him away from baseball. He’s seems destined to take the place of his father in a year or two. What about the Carey kid in Rome?
By GeorgeT
July 5, 2007 8:55 PM | Link to this
A friend of mine in south Florida says that he heard that the main reason Jean-Gilles signed with UGA was because of Munson’s declining health and age. Does anyone really think he has a chance in the NFL? StAugDawg, I heard he was really good too.
By VA DAWG
July 5, 2007 9:02 PM | Link to this
To Daledog…you are not the only one with that opinion…that station break sucks…Listen..to anyone who has listened to GA Basketball, Scott Howard is the man…and he can do it by himself…and to Dawgeatvol…Buck Belue has taken his fame and fortune to the bank for someone who only had to hand the ball off for two years or complete a 20 yard pass that somebody else took the next 80 we don’t need to be like everybody else…Georgia is a leader..not a follower….How about Richt incoming recruiting class….if they make it academically…Go Dawgs…KTO#3
By VA DAWG
July 5, 2007 9:02 PM | Link to this
To Daledog…you are not the only one with that opinion…that station break sucks…Listen..to anyone who has listened to GA Basketball, Scott Howard is the man…and he can do it by himself…and to Dawgeatvol…Buck Belue has taken his fame and fortune to the bank for someone who only had to hand the ball off for two years or complete a 20 yard pass that somebody else took the next 80 we don’t need to be like everybody else…Georgia is a leader..not a follower….How about Richt incoming recruiting class….if they make it academically…Go Dawgs…KTO#3
By Dawgs Lick Balls
July 5, 2007 9:11 PM | Link to this
Who cares about the new Dawgs? They still won’t be able to beat the Gators and will choke in big games.
By trey
July 5, 2007 9:15 PM | Link to this
A former player may not be bad, but not necessary. Maybe Belue. I have seen him broadcast in south Georgia. Not really what you want coming in your ears during a game, but great on the TV. Invite a few in and speak with them during a game. Before long, you will hear a voice that inflects passion, out of your seat enthusiam and true love for the UGA. We will all feel it when we hear it. Maybe it is Buck. He is a great dawg.. I would give Buck his chances
By 92Dawg
July 5, 2007 9:21 PM | Link to this
I think Scott Howard and Kevin Butler would be a great team in the booth. Scott knows the team and would be the constant while Butler is not afraid telling it how it is. Butler’s 5th quarter show is a blast. Hopefully he would be able to bring that to booth. Belue would be good choice to take over for Loren. I can hear it now…What ‘cha got Buck!
By fred
July 5, 2007 9:30 PM | Link to this
Jean-Giles? Are u nuts? I’m from Miami and yes, he’s well-spoken. But this guy will play pro ball for the next 8-10 years. He says he wants to announce when he retires, not now.
By jacketnation
July 5, 2007 9:30 PM | Link to this
How about what ever players are kicked off the team for underage drinking?
By coleman thomas III
July 5, 2007 9:44 PM | Link to this
MJG will eventually become the next John Madden but will first become the radio guy for Philadelphia. I live in PA, and have heard him speak. He will make it 3-4 years in the league but will get cut because of his weight and lack of ability to read defenses. That’s why he was drafted in the 4th rd. He does have a great voice for radio, but is no where near a replacement candidate for Munson. I say Carey, Butler and Belue. Go Dawgs!
By '09 NC's
July 5, 2007 9:55 PM | Link to this
Max Jean? You guys are nuts! You are really reaching hard to find a replacement for Larry. It’s sad when you start mentioning a career back-up lineman as a replacement for a legend. Why not Herschel? Go Jackets!
By Classic City Dawg
July 5, 2007 10:01 PM | Link to this
Dantzler? He does such a great job with baseball that he got suspended for comments made on the air, ala Don Imus. Scott Howard earned it and a former player should do the color, take your pick.
By Bob in Buford
July 5, 2007 10:04 PM | Link to this
Dantzler? He couldn’t even get his degree. I guess the Tech fans are on here because they don’t have a team to follow.
By Locos Dawg
July 5, 2007 10:08 PM | Link to this
Scott Howard and anybody but Dantzler. Have you noticed that UGA players get cited for misdemeanors and and miss 2 games; Tech players get arrested for Trafficking and still get to play?
By AFRO-DAWG
July 5, 2007 10:10 PM | Link to this
I think everybody’s missing the obvious. There are people that can do Munson better than Munson can do himself right now. I say auditions should be held for the Munson sound alikes, and the best one gets the job.
By Macon Dawg
July 5, 2007 10:10 PM | Link to this
Max Jean a back-up? You must be hanging out with Reuben “puff” Houston or Reggie Ball.
By O'Dawg
July 5, 2007 11:15 PM | Link to this
Has anyone heard Butler on the 5th quarter show? Man, does he love to hear himself talk. Nobody else can get a word in, and his favorite subject is “Kevin Butler.” I’m suprised he hasn’t started speaking in third person. “Kevin Butler was one of the greatest players in Georgia and the Chicago Bears history.” I mean the guy was good, but he doesn’t cause the earth to revolve around the sun.
By Gen Neyland
July 5, 2007 11:42 PM | Link to this
Former ball players know their game. That’s a fact. The drawback is their egos. People want to hear the call of the game. Period. Give me a fan of the program (e.g., Munson) instead of an ex-jock (e.g., Butler) any day…One need not be an ex-jock to put sugar in the sky or the airwaves…
And No, it wasn’t me that suffered the heart attack in the PRR. I turned 10:00 minute miles and finished with a smile…Hope to see some of you dawg blawggers out there next year…GO VOLS
By A-ville Dawg
July 6, 2007 1:54 AM | Link to this
I’m a Munson fan but the idea of getting a clone to replace him is a bad one.Find another one of a kind,high energy,home boy with heart and insight.
By robby
July 6, 2007 2:47 AM | Link to this
Chip Carey with Kevin Butler and Loran Smith on the sidelines…
60 yards to beat a topped ranked Clemson…the majesty of that moment only gets Butler the job…plus hes damn interesting…
(and replace Loran with a gurl when he retires)
By TECH SUX
July 6, 2007 3:25 AM | Link to this
SCOTT HOWARD SCOTT HOWARD SCOTT HOWARD !!! CHIP CAREY CHIP CAREY CHIP CAREY !!! NUFF SAID.
By Johnson is a Johnson
July 6, 2007 5:43 AM | Link to this
Jeff Danzler is a boob. Scott Howard! Anyone can take Lauren’s job. He’s horrible.
By Thinking Out Loud
July 6, 2007 7:37 AM | Link to this
I think Jim Donnan on play-by-play and Ray Goff on color would make a great booth combination. After all, we’ve already prepaid for their services for at least the next 25 seasons!
By Ranger
July 6, 2007 8:26 AM | Link to this
Scott Howard and Neil “Hondo” Willamson.
By Jerry Gray
July 6, 2007 8:45 AM | Link to this
I’m from Savannah where Belue makes his living. Trust me, he’s not the caliber of broadcaster UGA listeners have grown accustomed to. I disagree with him. UGA broadcast are not stale. Munson and crew set the standard for other college broadcasts. I now live in Columbia and consequently get exposed to everything USC has to offer. They don’t compare. Belue will bring us down to the middle. I’ve not heard Butler, but he’s got to be a better choice.
By DawgProud
July 6, 2007 8:54 AM | Link to this
Please no Butler, No Belue ODawg is right all Butler wants to talk about is butler. No one can get a word in and everything is a joke. It won’t be that way in the booth. I say don’t even let Butler do the 5th qtr show. I am really sick of Kevin’s corner and their is nothing interesting about his opinion whatsoever. I thought he was trying to ride Dooley’s coat tail to the area football group to hear his name one more time.
By The Alpha Male
July 6, 2007 8:57 AM | Link to this
If they can keep Butler sober long enough, I’d love to hear him in the booth giving color commentary. I agree with others that Buck is best suited in the Loran Smith role.
By JimBo
July 6, 2007 9:01 AM | Link to this
I think Kevin Butler could do a good job as color in the booth and, Belue down on the sidelines. But nobody replaces LARRY.
By shellyinFL
July 6, 2007 9:14 AM | Link to this
Carey/MJG/Belue-sidelines
By '09 NC's
July 6, 2007 9:21 AM | Link to this
Macondog,
In case you haven’t followed Eagles updates recently, MJG has been buried deep on the depth chart, where he will inevitably stay until his imminent retirement in 3-4 yrs. Too big, too lazy, and can’t read defenses. Not my assessment, this is the League’s assessment. Go Jackets!
By HOP
July 6, 2007 9:50 AM | Link to this
IT IS TIME WE GET MORE PROFESSIONALISM IN THE BOOTH.
ERNIE JOHSON WOULD BE GREAT AS MENTION AND HE HAS A GREAT VOICE AND A SUPER HUMOR TO BLEND WELL WITH THE GEORGIA CROWD.
AS FOR BUCK BELUE’ HE IS A JOKE AND IS NOT WHAT WE NEED IN THE BOOTH WITH HIS AWFUL VOICE. NO, WE DO NOT NEED AN OLD FOOTBALL PLAYER,BUT WE DO NEED SOME CLASS AND SOMEONE WHO HAS THE ABILITY TO BRING IT HOME.
By Chuck Uga
July 6, 2007 10:56 AM | Link to this
The only two interesting people for broadcasts are Jeff Dantzler and Scott Howard. As for play by play, yuck when compared to Munson. None of the former Dawg players are qualified. I would LOVE to have Bill Hartman or Chip Caray, but I doubt either would take it.
By yellowblood
July 6, 2007 11:15 AM | Link to this
Come on Dawgs. You’ve got to give that job to Loren. He’s earned it. Where’s your allegiance ? The problem though is that someone else will have to do the pregame trailer-trash interviews during which the Wally Butts days are remembered.
By Squirrel
July 6, 2007 12:12 PM | Link to this
Jerry, What the hell are you talking about?Buck makes his living in Savannah? Buck hasn’t lived in Savannah in almost 10 years, unfortunately he makes his living here in Atlanta, Monday-Friday on the local sports talk station.About once a month Buck writes an article that appears in the Savannah paper along with other papers throughout the state, but hey at least you were able to get out of Savannah.
By puppydawg
July 6, 2007 12:28 PM | Link to this
Too bad Larry can’t stay another 20 years but, given the inevitability of his retirement, the selection of his successor is a no-brainer. Anyone who has listened to Scott Howard will agree with me that he is the best man for the job. Although I don’t believe that a former player is necessary to do color, Kevin Butler would make a fine choice. I think Buck would do a good job as the sideline reporter. When it comes to radio broadcasts of UGA games, regardless of the sport, three voices I never want to hear: Loran Smith, Matt Stewart & anyone named Caray (Chip, Skip or otherwise).
By polskidawg
July 6, 2007 12:49 PM | Link to this
Ray and Donnan was a great suggestion! Too funny.
Play-by-play: Chip Caray Color: Matt Robinson Sideline: Jeff Dantzler
No Buck. No Butler. Sorry, not Howard.
Buck was right about mixing things up, just not quite the way he imagined.
By JL
July 6, 2007 12:51 PM | Link to this
I agree - the 5th quarter show with Butler annoying. Please NO Butler. I for one would not want to listen.
Howard, Belue, or Dave Neal (NOT Bob Neal)
By Swampdawg
July 6, 2007 1:36 PM | Link to this
You guys are missing a key ingredient here! I am sure the booth will now be politically correct! Especially, now that Damon is the director. I am sure there will be diversity in that booth. Probably, Scott Howard and a man of color who is the color guy.
By T.O
July 6, 2007 1:47 PM | Link to this
Scott Howard and Dantzler have been working games together for almost a decade. There a great team. For those of you who don’t know Jeff, he’s the man!! And Scott is 100% class
By AltamahaDawg
July 6, 2007 1:58 PM | Link to this
If being obsessed with UGA football is a qualification, then there are a plenty of tech fans in here that would be perfect.
By gdawginkalamazoo
July 6, 2007 2:26 PM | Link to this
AltaDawg, LMAO.
By htrywe
July 6, 2007 2:28 PM | Link to this
Georgia football is a joke. Vandy pride beat them last year. Went to the GA vs ole miss game last year. Ole miss only had about 60k fans and the atmosphere was so much better than Athens. As is, Tuscaloosa..Clemson…etc.
By Loran Smith
July 6, 2007 2:47 PM | Link to this
Thanks, leery. Remember when I asked Jill Arrington’s dad if he was like every other man in the stadium and looking at his daughter? That old fart didn’t know what to say, Ive never heard it thrown back to Larry so fast in my life. I like tapping young tail. Back to you Leeeeery.
By Sir Dawg
July 6, 2007 2:59 PM | Link to this
I’ve seen DJ Jones on Sports Visions on ESPN2. He does a great job!
By Bill King
July 6, 2007 3:22 PM | Link to this
My name is Bill King..
I got this UGA shirt at walmart.
By puppydawg
July 6, 2007 5:35 PM | Link to this
Chip Caray sucks lamecocks. I hate watching the Braves on TBS for 2 reasons: (1) no chance to wath the game in high definition and (2) the aforementioned Chip Caray. He is no more than a bag of wind who loves the sound of his own voice. His broadcasts consist of nonstop, meaningless chatter. The fact that he is a UGA alum makes no difference. He’s just plain awful!
By DanCFrom NJ
July 6, 2007 6:42 PM | Link to this
It’s time everyone Knows, what Monmouth County, NJ already knows.
Knowshon Moreno The kid is special!!
By Hey Dominic
July 6, 2007 8:36 PM | Link to this
Dominic,
Terrorists? Are you talking about Musa Smith’s dad?
By Atl Dawg
July 7, 2007 12:14 AM | Link to this
T.O.-Dantzler is the man? He’s an embarrassment, has been and always will be. Have you seen him out?
By DawginSouthGA
July 7, 2007 2:45 AM | Link to this
Hope the new recruits like our tickle piles. Have they been informed of the requirement after the 1st game? I know it’s kept a big secret, but maybe we should tell them….
The offense usually gets first dibs on the new guys.
By DawginSouthGA
July 7, 2007 11:29 AM | Link to this
Why does our QB spoon other guys? What’s going on with our football players? I hope that Richt isn’t encouraging this type of gay behavior.
http://deepsouthsports.blogspot.com/2007/05/talledega-days.html
Is this his way of our guys ‘bonding’ with other players?
By homebuilderdawg
July 7, 2007 1:31 PM | Link to this
Let’s get Joe Hamilton in here for a shot. My lord…has anyone ever listened to him on those CSS broadcasts. GTU should be embarrassed, and I’m sure they are. What a poor spoken S.O.B. Makes me want to gouge my eardrums out. I, for one, wouldn’t be able to take Buck doing play-by-play…but I do think he fits in somewhere in those broadcasts, whether it be color or on the sidelines. I also like the fact that he is making no bones about it that he wants the job. What about Jim Donnan, as a color analyst…you know he still loves Georgia, but I guess we’d have to get rid of Adams before he’d come back. And would he?
By jaybird
July 7, 2007 4:09 PM | Link to this
Dantzler would be great.
By bigNO2Dantzler
July 8, 2007 9:13 PM | Link to this
Jeff Dantzler ?? You got to be kidding !! I may start another broadcast team to give everyone an alternative that will be turning their radios off if they have to be subjected to JD and his endless tales of UGA lore from 25 plus years ago. Let’s finally beat the Gators consistently and make some new memories instead of living in the past!!
By DWill
July 9, 2007 6:32 AM | Link to this
GOLDBERG!!! Who’s next?
By UGAG SUX
July 9, 2007 4:54 PM | Link to this
If you want to put all homers on the broadcast, go ahead and put Scott and Jeff along with Belue and Matt Stewart. The last time I listened to Scott and Jeff on basketball, I thought I was lietening to an all-american team. The play by play and the color person described that every UGA play was great and fantastic while the other team was so so. The other was Tennessee and they beat UGA twice. If they are not available, call Matt Stewart for another GA sided broadcast with everything good for UGA and everything bad for the opponents. Munson may cry and whine alot, but he does not talk badly about the opponents and while he is a great fan of UGA, the broadcast will be in trouble if you put Scott, Jeff, Bucky and Matty Stewart in charge. You need to get Chip Carey. He is young and good.
By Vince the Prince
July 12, 2007 9:04 AM | Link to this
Too bad only a few players are listed for the 1980 National Title team, since that is the only national title for UGA. If this was USC, ND or Oklahoma in terms of players coming back in national title teams, there would not be enough room to hold them.
8-4 for the Dawgs in 2007, with an opening loss to the Pokes from OSU.
By basketdog
July 16, 2007 12:31 PM | Link to this
kenny rosemond and hughey durham…definitely!!
By Bubba
July 18, 2007 8:48 PM | Link to this
Where is this event being held? Athens Clarke County Jail or the half way house.
GO DAWGS…. all the way to jail!