Football recruiting

By Buzz

October 11, 2007 7:25 AM | Link to this

“I wasn’t surprised,” Reeves said. “Tennessee is a better team to me.”

Sounds like someone is a little bitter about not getting an offer from their in-state school.

By D.Ellis

October 11, 2007 7:44 AM | Link to this

OR it could be that after UT kicked our butts that they are a better team?????

By matt

October 11, 2007 8:53 AM | Link to this

I would hope that with the problems we’re having at linebacker that we would make the #2 LB in the country feel “wanted”!!!!!!!

By scooter11

October 11, 2007 10:18 AM | Link to this

Only if he is a qualifier.

By mars

October 11, 2007 10:33 AM | Link to this

The problem is that Willie Martinez is still employed. A few years back our coaches got lazy, and recruited trouble makers and felons at linebacker. When that experiment panned, Martinez simply lines them up 5-7 yards from the line of scrimmage to where they aren’t a factor. Thanks to Martinez, we are just not a good school for linebackers (or defenders as a whole, really)!

By Mekvertickleiben

October 11, 2007 10:55 AM | Link to this

Is it too much to ask Martinez to recruit a defensive player with a good head on their shoulder? UGA is desparately in need of an Eric Steltz type player. Someone who can keep their head on a swivel when the pan starts frying in the kitchen.

By shane

October 11, 2007 11:26 AM | Link to this

hey guys,if you can hold off on firing willie and chan for a sec go to you tube,type in “hopeless notre dame fan”and get a laugh.

By TW

October 11, 2007 11:47 AM | Link to this

Maybe the simple truth is that Harris wants to get better at playing linebacker when he goes to college.

By Joe

October 11, 2007 1:02 PM | Link to this

What is Mr. Hood’s motivation here ? To report only the things that make Georgia look bad ? I’m SURE that no OTHER players that we’re recruiting wrote off ANY of our rivals lately, right ? Curiously, I don’t see THOSE reported here. You know what, I’m not interested in reading anything else written in this medium that isn’t authored by Chip Towers or Mark Bradley - they are the only consistently professional journalists that I see here any more. It’s not about always being pro-Georgia either, because there are obviously some problems to deal with, but even criticism and negative discourse can be handled professionally. Just selecting stuff that makes Georgia look bad, or ignoring similarly negative stuff about our rivals, is NOT professional - it’s biased. Georgia-hater journalists, there are jobs elsewhere if you are unhappy here. I won’t read you any more. AJC MANAGEMENT, I doubt that this kind of reporting is what the huge majority of your readers want to see. We are the still the customer, right ?

Joseph R. Evans, RPh UGA Class of 1978

By DADawgnGA

October 11, 2007 2:22 PM | Link to this

Word on the street is that Auburn has the inside track to Harris and they are keeping it quiet….. :-(

By Rec

October 11, 2007 3:12 PM | Link to this

“Buzz,” Georgia did offer Jerrell Harris. Do you really think they didn’t offer the #2-rated weakside LB in the nation who’s been recruited by almost every major program in the country?!?

“Joe,” you’re being beyond oversensitive. The AJC is as pro-UGA as it can realistically be. His motivation was to report big recruiting news relevant to (one of) the hometown team(s). I’d think he wasn’t doing his job if he didn’t report that.

By monty

October 11, 2007 3:17 PM | Link to this

I think every major school get’s their fair amount of great athletes. One or two may get more than that. But don’t you think after that, it really boils down to coaching? Would Georgia be better right now if we had signed Tebow instead of Stafford? Would Florida be any worse right now if Stafford was their guy? What I do like about Tebow after watching several Fla games is he is really an emotional, charismatic type leader.I don’t see that drive in Stafford yet. Not like a David Greene or even D.J had.

By dawgfan

October 11, 2007 4:03 PM | Link to this

Matt & Mekvertickleiben: Hello! Heard of Richard Samuel? Christian Robinson? Akeem Hebron? Don’t need another linebacker when you’ve got 3 outstanding linebackers already in the fold.

By DoggieStyle

October 11, 2007 4:24 PM | Link to this

We’re missing the point here: We (UGA) can get players who were great players in high school, and do nothing with them. Let’s face it: college football for most of the highly regarded players is a stepping stone to the NFL, and UGA is quickly becoming clear to players, as it has to some of us, that we just don’t have a great program. Sure, we’ll win most of our games, but Spurrier was right, we are not a football power, nor will we ever be with Coach Richt. I hate to say too as I respect him so much. I don’t know who the answer is, but we’ll always be just what we are.

By DoggieStyle

October 11, 2007 4:30 PM | Link to this

Lighten up Joe, you’re gonna overheat and ruin your shirt.

By 1eyedJack

October 11, 2007 5:43 PM | Link to this

Recruitment is not just about identifying and going after the best “athletes” available. It’s about identifying and going after the best “student athletes” who can fit your philosophy and be productive in your system. Some of the problems we have now is missing on kids who have attitude problems and were not prepared to meet the academic rigors of being a “Student”.

By son_sir

October 11, 2007 5:52 PM | Link to this

Joe, At least you have two homers usually reporting on your team (Bark Madly and Chip). The Atlanta press (especially the AJC and 680 The Farce) do their best to paint everything (even wins) r/t GT in a negative light. Yes, With a 3-3 record there are plenty of negatives, just as in Athens at present. You just seldom here about the negatives at UGA from the press. As far as Hood’s article on the recruits, it looks like he was just printing what the kids said. Very objective reporting to me, which is seldom seen from the Atlanta press.

By Just Damn

October 11, 2007 7:17 PM | Link to this

C. reeves is a stupid son of a Beiotich

By SayWhat

October 11, 2007 7:42 PM | Link to this

Yeah, JD. Reeves just watched UT dominate a 35-14 game. How in the world could he possibly surmise that Tennessee was the better team ? ……. Hello….