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DEL.ICIO.USGeorgia holds spot for Washington’s Branden Smith
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Booker T. Washington cornerback Branden Smith, one of the country’s top prospects, said Georgia is holding a spot for him while he decides which college to attend.
“When I last talked with [Mark Richt], we had a real good conversation,” Smith said. “He said they really wanted me, to take my time because they were holding a scholarship open for me, and to make a good decision.”
Smith is ranked as the nation’s No. 4 cornerback by Rivals. Georgia, Auburn, Florida, Clemson and LSU have drawn Smith’s interest, but he has declined to name favorites.
Georgia was the first college to offer Smith’s teammate, wide receiver Antonio Goodwin, who will be a rising junior this year at the Atlanta school.
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By Gadawg
August 6, 2008 10:52 AM | Link to this
Come be part of the Best Team in the Country, GO DAWGS!!!!!!
By jp
August 6, 2008 11:05 AM | Link to this
I hope we get this kid. His highlights look awesome. He’ll have little competition as he’ll probably start his sophmore year. Our CB’s are good but not great. We need some studs and he fits that mold. Hopefully he’s not a trouble maker.
So I guess we can take: 1. Smith 2. Jarvis Jones 3. Darren Myles Jr. 4. Jawanza Starling 5. Arthur Fontaine 6. Marlon Brown or Rontavious Wooten
and be done with our recruting for the year and focus on the year after already. Man that’s awesome
By jp
August 6, 2008 11:08 AM | Link to this
I hope we get this kid. His highlights look awesome. He’ll have little competition as he’ll probably start his sophmore year. Our CB’s are good but not great. We need some studs and he fits that mold. Hopefully he’s not a trouble maker.
So I guess we can take: 1. Smith 2. Jarvis Jones 3. Darren Myles Jr. 4. Jawanza Starling 5. Arthur Fontaine 6. Marlon Brown or Rontavious Wooten
and be done with our recruting for the year and focus on the year after already. Man that’s awesome
By jp
August 6, 2008 11:08 AM | Link to this
I hope we get this kid. His highlights look awesome. He’ll have little competition as he’ll probably start his sophmore year. Our CB’s are good but not great. We need some studs and he fits that mold. Hopefully he’s not a trouble maker.
So I guess we can take: 1. Smith 2. Jarvis Jones 3. Darren Myles Jr. 4. Jawanza Starling 5. Arthur Fontaine 6. Marlon Brown or Rontavious Wooten
and be done with our recruting for the year and focus on the year after already. Man that’s awesome
By 1eyedJack
August 6, 2008 11:15 AM | Link to this
Does anybody know for sure how many scholarships Georgia will fill this year?
By ron
August 6, 2008 11:15 AM | Link to this
it’s hard to root for kids to come to georgia,too many kids are getting arrested for drinking,underage drinking and assaults.hey,what is richt running up there a version of the miami hurricanes when they were the “THUGS” of collegiate footbal.it’s really is a lack of dicipline and the finger has to be pointed at richt and his lame excuse for these being kids and needing a second chance.as soon as one is caught drinking,operating a vehicle and kills a family of five returning home or going to church,it will be the death nill for both richt and georgia football.it’s bound to happen if this thing is not dealt with in a severe manner with discipline for both the players and coach.richt’s excuses ahve no merit.
By ron
August 6, 2008 11:16 AM | Link to this
it’s hard to root for kids to come to georgia,too many kids are getting arrested for drinking,underage drinking and assaults.hey,what is richt running up there a version of the miami hurricanes when they were the “THUGS” of collegiate footbal.it’s really is a lack of dicipline and the finger has to be pointed at richt and his lame excuse for these being kids and needing a second chance.as soon as one is caught drinking,operating a vehicle and kills a family of five returning home or going to church,it will be the death nill for both richt and georgia football.it’s bound to happen if this thing is not dealt with in a severe manner with discipline for both the players and coach.richt’s excuses ahve no merit.
By Tom Davis
August 6, 2008 11:16 AM | Link to this
GA Tech is the worst football team in the country.
By Paddy
August 6, 2008 11:28 AM | Link to this
Recruiting Guru’s, any info you would like to share about the followings interest in UGA?
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2 MLB Nico Johnson Andalusio, Al 3 WR Marlon Brown Memphis, Tn 4 CB Darius Winston W. Helena, Ar 5 WR Andre Debose Sanford, Fl4 Star
2 SLB Tana Patrick Stevenson, Al 4 TE Orson Charles Tampa, Fl 4 SLB Jarvis Jones Columbus, Ga 5 S Jawanza Starling Tallahassee, Fl 10 DE Montez Robinson Avon, InBy DOC REEM
August 6, 2008 11:37 AM | Link to this
Hey Ron, You can’t blame Richt for the actions of 18-22 year old kids. The guy has recieved nothing but high regards and upmost respect from all recruits that he comes in contact with. Now if they make bad decsions once on campus that’s not his fault. People like you just try to dump the blame in his lap. He’s running a good program! By the way most of the situations are happing at night, I doubt any families will be traveling to church after 12am.
By SecIsFootball
August 6, 2008 11:51 AM | Link to this
Paddy…Dont know about all of those guys. I think like most kids in GA, guys like Nico Johnson and Tana Patrick are going to be tough to pull from the state of Alabama. Saban has made both a priority and I think they both end up in Tuscaloosa. Marlon Brown will likely end up at UT. Montez Robinson will probably decide between UA and AU. Javis Jones will probably decide between Clemson and UGA. I read where Clemson has a bit of a lead but in the end, he will be at UGA. These are just my personal opinions though.
By KBP
August 6, 2008 11:55 AM | Link to this
DOC REEM, I totally agree with you. I am amazed at how people in general and the media in particular have questioned CMR integrity and the status of UGA’s program based on the behavior of these kids. CMR is responsible for recruiting the kids and not how they behave. He does a lot of good things to influence their behavior but he can not control it. Why does no one interview the kids’ parents and ask them about their kids behavior? I am more appalled at the behavior of grown men and women (doctors, lawyers, politicians, corporate executives, etc.) who have influential platforms in everyday life than I am about college kids. I do not excuse the kids behavior, the parents should get more heat than a coach.
By Tread Lightly
August 6, 2008 11:59 AM | Link to this
Ron
Go F—K Yourself Dweeb!
By Tread Lightly
August 6, 2008 12:00 PM | Link to this
Ron
Go F—K Yourself Dweeb!
By Dwgsrule
August 6, 2008 12:14 PM | Link to this
I think Georgia will get Smith, Jones, Wooten and Fontaine. I don’t think they will get Brown because he really like USC and is a little scared of SEC defenses. Myles and Charles are toss ups. But really if we get those first 4 I mentioned we will have a very solid class. I also think we will get a few others we have offered as well. Probably another safety and posibly another WR and/or CB. The best thig UGA can do this year will be to win some of these big games that these recruits will be at., because if we go to LSU, UF, UA & AU and win then these recruits that are sitting on the fence may lean more our way.
Besides Smith, I wish we could get Marlon Brown the most. Imagine Him on one side and AJ Green on the other and Killer tailbacks. Defenses would have a hard time trying to stop us.
By Paddy
August 6, 2008 12:20 PM | Link to this
Ron does not like sports, leave him alone. He’s making bombs in his cubicle and thats what makes him happy. It happens to guys who never get picked for any teams as a child. I know you have all seen that type before.
By Bingo
August 6, 2008 12:36 PM | Link to this
Hey Tread Blightly-
Ron has a valid point. It’s just “boys will be boys” until someone gets killed. Go F your yourself!!! The team is out of control and needs some discipline. No different that the punk Stoops let go this past week. Football is a game. An extra curricular. 90% of the dogs will never earn a dime on Sundays. But they sure like to act fly and super bad. Better get an education and think about getting a job in 5 years. There are ex-dogs in every small georgia town working for minimum wage.
By gt45
August 6, 2008 12:44 PM | Link to this
Branden wants to know if you can have your jail cell number put on your jersey to make things easier, or does it have to be your inmate number. Can any of you help him out?
By gt45
August 6, 2008 12:56 PM | Link to this
Oh, by the way, word is Odell is in jail down in Jasper County waiting extradition to Cinci-
By GW
August 6, 2008 1:23 PM | Link to this
State politician Ben Harbin had an alcohol related accident, stalled off the court date for 1+ year and got reelected by 70% of the voters. And we want to chop off a college kid at the knees for drinking underage just because he plays football. So college football players are to be more responsible than politicians? Geez! Just throwing that in because previous bloggers took us off the subject of recruiting.
By Gadawg
August 6, 2008 2:30 PM | Link to this
gt45, is that your IQ or did you forget about all the Drug Dealers, Credit Card Fraud, DUI’s,Heroine Addicts and Rapists that make up the police reports of the Bug pile. You can’t stop our National #1 ranking so you stoop to childish behavior indicative of the Nerd Herd. Grow up! and GO DAWGS!!!!!
By gt45
August 6, 2008 2:38 PM | Link to this
Yeah, but our’s are smarter! They’re not repeat offenders! GO JACKETS!!!!!
By Gadawg
August 6, 2008 2:47 PM | Link to this
They are not smarter they are just still in Jail!!!! give them time on the outside!GO DAWGS!!!!!!
By gt45
August 6, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this
Now, that is funny! I don’t have a come back to that, yet-GO JACKETS!!!!!
By GARY
August 6, 2008 3:57 PM | Link to this
If your dumb and cant spell come on to UGA or when you grad from GMC
By JUNE_BABY
August 6, 2008 4:48 PM | Link to this
GW…., nice post! but they don’t want to talk about their elected officials, families, or friends. they only want to bring up young 18, 19, or 20 yr old kids. they could care less about that other stuff, as long as they are able to call someone thugs. in different times they would have used different terms, like their fathers and grandfathers probably did! common sense left these foolish computer nerds(or smart awb”s as “andrew young” once called them) a long time ago. a lot of this stuff comes from envy, some from school pride, but most from a source of old festering rotteness, that causes some people to come online and say the things they would normaly bottle up inside.
By Gadawg
August 6, 2008 5:20 PM | Link to this
You just have to remember it’s all in Good Fun mixed in with alot of Old Fashioned Hate, it’s open season right now but IT SURE IS A GOOD TIME TO BE A BULLDAWG! Go DAWGS!!!!!
By BigJim
August 6, 2008 9:57 PM | Link to this
Come on GT45, give the DFRednecks a break…it’s tough working the late shift on the left side of a Taco Bell drive thru…anyway, most UGA grad are still celebrating the their recent raise to 6.55/hr!
I travel all over the US, trust me on this, UGA is an embarrasement to our fine state.
By Tampa Dawg
August 6, 2008 10:28 PM | Link to this
Jim, don’t flatter yourself. You are probably the guy who couldn’t make the football team in HS or got picked on for being the weakling. Talk on our site when you actually beat an SEC team, heck, when you beat an ACC team for that matter. Go home nerd!
By tigersaint73
August 7, 2008 8:44 AM | Link to this
no matter what UGA does or who they get, BATON ROUGE is still “CRYSTAL CITY”
By td
August 7, 2008 9:34 AM | Link to this
This kid must be a good kid and not a criminal since he’s looking at several schools before making a commitment. Let’s all just hope the young man makes the choice that he will look back on as being the best for him and not the fan. Out of state seems to be the fad in Georgia this year for the top kids.
ps There is no top school this season. That will be decided in two games, the SEC Championship which each school needs to take care of business to get to, then the National Championship. Actually the SEC Championship winner should be the best Team in the land.
By South Ga Dawg
August 12, 2008 10:20 AM | Link to this
Come on to gods country young man and join the dawgs. They have a rich tradition of developing outstanding corners and you will fit right in!
By avon oriole
September 2, 2008 4:46 PM | Link to this
montez committed to auburn last week but is waiting for some minor situations to pass to make it officially known but he called auburn’s defensive coach and notified him that he would be dawning the blue and orange in 09-10.