College recruiting

By Travis Hill

August 19, 2008 12:29 PM | Link to this

We really want you at Georgia Bowman…work on your grades and become one with the Dawgnation!

By Tom

August 19, 2008 2:25 PM | Link to this

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Test scores? When has UGA ever cared about test scores?

Just sign ‘em and place ‘em at Hargrave (aka “Brain Transpant U”) for a term, then bring ‘em back home to Athens!

Gooooooo Dawgs! Pass ‘em! WOOF! WOOF!

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By Georgia_Independent

August 19, 2008 2:56 PM | Link to this

Why would Michael Bowman have high enough test scores to play at Auburn or LSU and not high enough to play at Georgia? The Dawgs either do not want this kid or his scores are so low that he is unrealistic about where he is going to be next season.

Either this kid is a non-qualifier, who Georgia nor Aubrun nor LSU will be able to admit into school, or he is a qualifier with low grades and test scores that our Dawgs are stringing along. I can’t imagine Mark Richt doing that. Therefore, I must assume that Bowman has not qualified yet which means that LSU and Auburn are stringing him along.

By cool guy

August 19, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this

Well…Auburn hasn’t given him a commitable offer, so I don’t know how he would go there.

The SEC schools he has an offer from are LSU, Arkansas, Alabama, and Kentucky…

I doubt it is because of his grades…He isn’t what UGA wants at WR, and they have bigger fish to fry.

Grades aren’t the real issue here. There is a universal minimum standard to qualify for D-1 college, and I guarantee that he won’t be going anywhere but JUCO if he doesn’t have the grades to get a scholarship offer from UGA.

By unweaned lil pup

August 19, 2008 5:23 PM | Link to this

Grades and qualifying aside, remember the scene his parents made at the Oklahoma State game last year? They were invited to sit with the other recruits in a private section, but they insisted on wearing OS colors because older son Adarius played for the Cowboys. Made a big scene when they were asked to remove them.. who needs all that?

By Scooter

August 19, 2008 7:34 PM | Link to this

You guys are idiots. Since the Jan Kemp fiasco the University of Georgia raised its admission standards. So it is conceivable that a recruit could get into L.S.U. or Auburn, but not into Ga. Anyone remember the Sorrels kid that flunked out of Ga. and ended up at Ga. Tech. NUFF said.

By Scooter

August 19, 2008 7:38 PM | Link to this

You guys are idiots. Since the Jan Kemp fiasco the University of Georgia raised its admission standards. So it is conceivable that a recruit could get into L.S.U. or Auburn, but not into Ga. Anyone remember the Sorrels kid that flunked out of Ga. and ended up at Ga. Tech. NUFF said.

By Ogeechee Dawg

August 20, 2008 12:59 AM | Link to this

Kid can play - but UGA is serious about being a nationally ranked program AND a graduating players. NCAA is also taking a more serious approach on graduation rates and academic performance.

UGA would like to have him - but the academic red flag is there. A scholarship for this kid is a gamble. Fair enough - make the test scores - you have an opportunity at UGA. If not, you still have opporutunity at other schools.

By lakerat

August 20, 2008 7:03 AM | Link to this

Tom - the “place him at Hargrave” mentality will not work since he already said he is not going to prep school.

And, Ogeechee Dog and Scooter are dead right regarding UGA having higher admission standards for ALL athletic recruits (especially football) than other SEC schools. The “universal minimum standards for D1 Recruits” does not apply for UGA, at UGA’s discretion! Wish they would apply some of the “higher standards” to personality standards too, but you really do not know how a kid will react “personally” in downtown Athens when turned loose with all those women and all that booze available. You can only hope they have enough sense (which 8 players did not have this summer) to be very careful!

By AVikingfan

August 20, 2008 10:00 AM | Link to this

It’s not just Auburn and LSU. Some of the better high school players in Georgia have gone to Arkansas because they did not qualify for Ga’s higher standards.

By Captain

August 20, 2008 12:24 PM | Link to this

I am as staunch of a Georgia supporter as anyone, a proud alum, season ticket holder, but Scooter,Ogeechee, and lakerat you guys are flat out WRONG about the admissions standards being higher at UGA than at Auburn and elsewhere. We have young men on the roster today who were not high performers on their SAT/ACT and high school academics, including members of this year’s freshman class. Signees are declared eligible for admission by the NCAA not the individual school.That is a fact. I am afraid some of our supporters have created a myth about our entrance requirements being higher, which is simply not true. The difference is we only sign a select few borderline types, whereas others may choose to sign many.

By SHARP

August 20, 2008 12:25 PM | Link to this

UGA has tougher standards than eihter LSU or Auburn, has been that way for many years

By college football fan

August 20, 2008 12:40 PM | Link to this

Captain is right. Its not as if they have higher admission standards at Uga than at LSU or Auburn for athletes. The fact is that each school is only going to take committments from a certain number of borderline students. They won’t to know within a reasonable degree of certainty exactly how many of their committments will actually qualify and get into school. Uga had a highly rated class of only 19 recruits several years back and only 12 of them qualified and ended up at UGA. I think Richt learned his lesson and decided he would only accept a certain number of borderline players so that he wouldn’t get burned again. See this standard operating procedure at each program. No biggie. Uga is deep at receiver already and in most other years maybe he would be a priority even if he were borderline but probably not this year with the numbers of good receivers UGA got last year and so far this year.

By Dorsey Hill

August 20, 2008 1:06 PM | Link to this

The confusion stems from the fact that UGA did impose a policy of not taking partial qualifiers in the late 80’s and 90’s while everyone else in the SEC was taking partial qualifiers. But that has since changed although we still accept very few partial qualifiers. I can only think of one since Richt’s been there but I can’t come up with the name for some reason. I think he was safety. Anyone remember?

By Captain

August 20, 2008 4:44 PM | Link to this

Sharp - we may have tougher admissions standards for the admission of the general student body, but not for athletes. Our admissions eligibility for athletes adheres to the NCAA standards whereas those for admission for the general student body are significantly higher than Auburn, or Alabama, Tennessee, S Car, Ole Miss for that matter. Big difference between admission as an athlete vs a general student.

The SEC no longer allows the admission of partial qualifiers, nor does the ACC, Big 10/11, Pac 10, Big 12; Big East, C-USA and some others still do. To be admitted an incoming freshman must be certified eligible by the NCAA Clearinghouse. The players admitted who were partial qualifiers when that was allowed: Odell Thurman, Jermaine Philips, and Greg Blue,who was the last one as I recall.

By td

August 21, 2008 9:26 AM | Link to this

Something stinks down South. TEST SCORES? All the SEC except Vandy has the same standards. Something just isn’t right here. Georgia can get all the criminals in the world but they can’t take a nice kid due to test scores. Nah, something tells me the Bulldogs don’t have a spot for him otherwise he’d go to prep school. After the laughing I’m starting to get sick from this article. Auburn would take him but looking at the LSU class they are waiting on one of two WR’s and this guy sin’t one of them.
GO SEC.

By td

August 21, 2008 9:41 AM | Link to this

College Football Fan and Captain are correct, I just checked the SEC Website and the NCAA site. Vandy is the only University in the SEC that imposes tougher gpa intrance qualifications on it’s athletes. ALL OF THE OTHER 11, yes even S. Carolina, allow the NCAA Standards. S. Carolina changed their stance last year. Some schools hold back from offering borderline kids a scholarship due to the NCAA coming down on them for not graduating the correct percentile of their athletes. There’s an article at Saturday’s Rivals site where LSU isn’t offering two 4 star players in Louisiana due to their grades and another kid they are waiting to see his test scores. All three will end up at Alabama, Texas, Texas A&M or a prep school depending on their grades.

Go SEC

By Stephen

August 21, 2008 9:54 PM | Link to this

Ronnie Brown wanted to go to UGA from cartersville..BUT his grades werent good enough…so he went to Awbarn….hmmm….

By AthensDawg

August 22, 2008 2:29 PM | Link to this

Just to try to add a little clarification. Just because someone gets offered a scholarship and they meet the minimum requirements does not really mean they are free to attend any institution. They still must apply and be admitted by that schools admissions office. 99% of the time that is a non-issue, but a school’s admissions office can chose to not accept a kid.

By sobedawg

August 24, 2008 1:27 PM | Link to this

Auburn is just a cheap, farming-community University. They always get the academic dimwits.

By Johnny Danger Dawg

August 24, 2008 1:29 PM | Link to this

Scooter, good points. Also, remember linebacker Jamar Chaney signed with UGA in 2005, but then he did not meet UGA’s academic admittance requirements. Coach Richt helped Chaney transfer to Mississippi State because MSU had lower admission minimums. This guy became a true-freshman starter at MSU.