College recruiting

By IKnewIt

January 10, 2009 6:41 PM | Link to this

I heard this early in the week from a few UGA players. They also said Greg Reid was in the same boat…he did not have the academics to be admitted to UGA. I wonder when that will come out.

By IKnewIt

January 10, 2009 6:42 PM | Link to this

I heard this early in the week from a few UGA players. They also said Greg Reid was in the same boat…he did not have the academics to be admitted to UGA. I wonder when that will come out.

By Buzzzz

January 10, 2009 7:42 PM | Link to this

It doesnt take much to get into UGA as an athlete and they dont qualify….wow they must have some terrible scores. Oh well hope it works out and I get to see this kid when he plays my jackets next season.

By Sam

January 10, 2009 7:44 PM | Link to this

well I will say this IKnewit …..Talk is cheap and “I hear” really ant worth two cents and I don’t even fathom why anyone would even comment on such with FACTS. Kids struggle with SATs and such…Let it play out Ealey et el will be a Dawg we will be better tomorrow..

By Big Dawg

January 10, 2009 8:09 PM | Link to this

Buzzzz, Lil Joe told me that Washaun it soooooooooo much smarter than he was at that age.

By Big Dawg

January 10, 2009 8:11 PM | Link to this

Buzzzz, Lil Joe told me that Washaun is soooooooooo much smarter than he was at that age.

By Big Dawg

January 10, 2009 8:12 PM | Link to this

Buzzzz, Lil Joe told me that Washaun is soooooooooo much smarter than he was at that age.

By Jan Kemp

January 10, 2009 8:30 PM | Link to this

throw me the damn book!

By Paddy

January 10, 2009 8:39 PM | Link to this

Anyone who would poke fun at any student for academic issues is a total reprebate. Not everyone is guided by the same wand. Those who try hard will stand a chance of meeting their expectations. Pls let isssues of school loyality not cloud anyones judgement on how a person adresses these sensitive topics. For the sake of being somewhat civilized, think before you type. Go Dawgs.

By Perhaps.....

January 10, 2009 8:55 PM | Link to this

Its amazing how these athletes scamper at the last 2nd to get their test scores up when they think football is going to be taken away from them. Maybe if momma and poppa Ealey pushed that button earlier, Washaun would’t be in this situation now.

By Tim

January 10, 2009 8:58 PM | Link to this

Didn’t Reggie Ball flunk out of Tech Buzzzzz?

By stingthing

January 10, 2009 9:02 PM | Link to this

LOL @ perhaps. You think there’s a daddy ealey?

Ugay’s minimum SAT score for athletes is 820. That’s getting one answer about 50% on each section. If this kid can’t do that, he doesn’t deserve to play college football…

By Buzzzz

January 10, 2009 9:03 PM | Link to this

that was in 1996 this is 2008…please dont bring Joe Hamilton in this because my school has learned from that debacle and actually ranks at the top in SAT and GPA scores of football players. The Jan Kemp fiasco didnt change anything at UGA…trust me I know people on the inside.

By Buzzzz

January 10, 2009 9:06 PM | Link to this

lol yes reggie did but it obviously shows that its hard to stay here. Reggie was not a very smart guy…I mean did you ever see the decisions he made as a qb. Even managment is pretty hard here…unlike turf managment or the other BS majors over at UGA.

By A Man Called Donkey

January 10, 2009 9:06 PM | Link to this

Paddy, with all due respect, you know who the REAL reprebates are in the world of “big time” college sports?

It’s the coaches who recuit athletes who have ABSOLUTELY NO BUSINESS attending an academic institution of UGA’s caliber.

It’s also the fans - such as you, evidently - who enable these coaches by supporting teams that are filled with academically challenged “students athletes”.

If you cared about what’s REALLY important, Paddy, you would be complaining about the treatment of the academically qualified students who are shut out of UGA in order to make room for “student athletes” who have significantly inferior classroom credentials.

Oh, well, as the attorney who represented UGA in the Jan Kemp trial pointed out, working on a garbage truck is better than working at the car wash.

How ‘bout THEM Dawgs?

By Ghost of Jan Kemp

January 10, 2009 9:07 PM | Link to this

“I’ve got to make a little higher on my SAT”… hmmmm definitely needs to work on that old verbal section I believe, but then his future fans say “Go Dawgs,” so, maybe not.

By Ghost of Jan Kemp

January 10, 2009 9:09 PM | Link to this

“I’ve got to make a little higher on my SAT”… hmmmm definitely needs to work on that old verbal section I believe, but then his future fans say “Go Dawgs,” so, maybe not.

By Buzzzz

January 10, 2009 9:11 PM | Link to this

2009* haha

By Big MIKE

January 10, 2009 9:17 PM | Link to this

Question: All the B.A.’s,MS,s, and PHD’s, how many of you will get fifteen to twenty million up front, with your new company,upon graduation? Ques#2: HOW MANY OF YOU SPENT YOUR SUMMERS RUNNING BLEACHERS,LIFTING WEIGHTS,TRAING YOUR BODY’S.Ans:NONE! Ans:To ques#2 NONE! The next time you see a kid struggle in one area of his life don’t be so quick to judge him as dumb, that same kid could be your meal ticket with his signing bonus.Remember this is’nt your dad’s generation anymore, job security ain’t what it used to be. Ask the grads standing in unemployment lines come Monday morning.

By wreckmaniac

January 10, 2009 9:34 PM | Link to this

UGA wouldn’t let an SAT score get in the way of bringing in one of their favorite jocks would it ?

By Mushmouth

January 10, 2009 9:38 PM | Link to this

I’m so glad Joe Hamilton will be playing my role in the Cosby Kids movie.

By Big MIKE

January 10, 2009 9:45 PM | Link to this

Tech Guys I guess you got a lot of time to blog ,since you don’t have guys in the NFL ilke L.Pope,T.Davis,C.Johnson,and J.Kasay in the playoffs, and thats just one game. Gotta go now,GAME BACK ON, with DAWGS playing!

By THWG

January 10, 2009 9:45 PM | Link to this

Yep—-he’ll fit right in at UGAG.

By Rueben Houston

January 10, 2009 9:55 PM | Link to this

Buzzzz — Since you are supporter of the program, can you help a brother out and smuggle me some weed down here Riedsville? A brother can go crazy up in here without some smoke — I needs me a fat blount right about now. Lil Joe Hamilton used to be my hookup, but since he got his license revoked he has hard time making it down here for visiting hours. Fisshizle Dizzle — Peaaaace

By RealityYech

January 10, 2009 9:59 PM | Link to this

How insecure can the tools from the trade school get? They read an article about coach Richt talking to a kid about grades and all of a sudden it’s conspiracy theories galore!!! I love how intimidated and envious the toolbags are :)

By Rueben Houston

January 10, 2009 10:04 PM | Link to this

Buzzzz — Since you are supporter of the program, can you help a brother out and smuggle me some weed down here Riedsville? A brother can go crazy up in here without some smoke — I needs me a fat blount right about now. Lil Joe Hamilton used to be my hookup, but since he got his license revoked he has hard time making it down here for visiting hours. Fisshizle Dizzle — Peaaaace

By GTMike

January 10, 2009 10:06 PM | Link to this

The only part of this that amazes me is that some of the UGa goobers are actually defending ignorance and poor education as being unimportant compared to football skills.

By Stephen

January 10, 2009 10:08 PM | Link to this

The thing that people are missing about this SAT issue is that if he does manage to qualify to be accepted at UGA as an athletic, they will do little to ensure that he is able to graduate with a degree from college. All UGA athletics does is use these young Black men as long as they are eligible to play and win games. Then they are easily discarded when they are no longer eligible to play. The graduation ratio at UGA for football players is a disgrace.

As one of the earlier bloggers mentioned, the Jan Kemp fiasco at UGA did not change much at all.

By rocket23

January 10, 2009 10:10 PM | Link to this

Maybe they need to teach the Georgia recruits how to read the summer before they go to classes, even though the classes are so elementary. You wonder why Tech can’t recruit in Georgia very well, none of the 5 star recruits can meet the basic requirements for admission. Oh well, same old story for the Dawgs. My guess is 3/4 of their recruits couldn’t get in the front gate at Tech.

By DAMNTHEBUTCHER

January 10, 2009 10:19 PM | Link to this

Couldn’t UGA do the same thing that Tech did and just give him fake grades? It worked for Tech in the class room but they still lost on the field.

By V8 Cat

January 10, 2009 10:25 PM | Link to this

Because of Jan Kemp, UGA RAISED their SAT requirement at that time to 700. Now the requirement is 820? Boy they really know how to raise the bar there. UGA has been playing this game for decades. Dooley got it going, and they are really good at it.

By Bob

January 10, 2009 10:26 PM | Link to this

“they will do little to ensure that he is able to graduate with a degree from college.”

Stephen,

You have GOT to be kidding, right?

If you would take two seconds and find out the truth you would know that these student athelets spend more time hitting the books than about 80% of the “regular” kids. They give these “poor black” males a chance in life. What are you doing for them?

By outhoused

January 10, 2009 10:29 PM | Link to this

Boy what a bunch of classy posts we have this evening!!!

By a thug is a thug

January 10, 2009 10:48 PM | Link to this

Washaun … Wash-off … his name fits right in with skills needed to work at the car wash, which is where he’ll be after never graduating from UGA.

By KneeJerk

January 10, 2009 10:52 PM | Link to this

Earl’s brother Randy Hickey could meet requirement’s to play football in Athens.

By Dawgone

January 10, 2009 10:54 PM | Link to this

Buzzzzzzzzzzz The fact that Reggie Ball went to Tech was proof that he was not to smart.

By KneeJerk

January 10, 2009 10:56 PM | Link to this

Earl’s brother, Randy Hickey could meet minimum requirements to play football at UGA. Oh well, maybe he’ll get in and take some of Harrick, Jr’s classes

By KneeJerk

January 10, 2009 11:03 PM | Link to this

“proof that he was not to smart.” Classic.

By stonecolddawg

January 10, 2009 11:10 PM | Link to this

Answer this nerd herd: How can a athlete not be able to exit the UGA remedial program but by some miracle be able to transfer into GT and play for 4 years??

Does the name Tyronne Sorrells ring a bell?

You ain’t all that GT.

By Flag Boy

January 10, 2009 11:16 PM | Link to this

Don’t make fun techies. We need to throw out the 98-00 games because half our team was ineligible, but still played. That includes Joe Hamilton.

By Cro25

January 10, 2009 11:16 PM | Link to this

Judging from the class shown in these posts, you guys haven’t amounted to much yourselves.

By Denver dog

January 10, 2009 11:18 PM | Link to this

As usual, there is not viable Ga Tech recruiting news, so they try to build themselves up by blasting high school kids trying to get into school. They just can’t get over the fact that UGA standards are so much broader than those of an engineering school, and that they are the ones getting off of probation for acadmenic fraud. Apparently if you can wear a beanie on your block head, strap a slide rule on your belt, and speak in Farsi, Indian, or Pakistani, you can go to Tech.

Or you can use your moms computer in the basement of your stepdads house, right after your favorite cartoon show goes off.

Grow up Bzzzz,

By UGA Grad

January 10, 2009 11:19 PM | Link to this

Buzz, did you even graduate from Tech? Probably not because most Tech Grads move back to Korea, India and Pakistan. But, for the ones that actually live here, I love when y’all actually win once. Because all the Techies come out of the woodwork and start talking all kinds of garbage. Over the last twenty or so years you rarely could talk about anything but your baseball team. Anyhow, have your fun for a year. It will be short lived. Stay confident, Richt probably won’t practice and prepare even harder for the Triple Option this year…… Wink, wink or watch the tapes from the LSU Game……

By mishap

January 10, 2009 11:29 PM | Link to this

Big Mike,

For every kid who makes it to the NFL, how many college athletes don’t get drafted and don’t find high paying jobs after b/c they spent 4 yrs in the gym and finding creative ways to pass drug tests?

If you take the avg lifetime salary of former college football players (regardless of if they go pro), you’ll likely find that they don’t make much more than average people w/ graduate degrees. For every player that gets a 10M bonus out of school, how many never make it that far or have to try out for spring camp while supporting themselves as nightclub bouncers.

Take David Pollack for example…he made the 1st round draft and got 7M signing but didn’t make it through 2 yrs. While he’ll likely never want in his life b/c of the salary guarantee and NFL insurance, if he had a similar injury while still in college, it’d be likely he’d have a largely useless history degree and few job opportunities outside of working for big UGA fans who remember who he is. Try to think over the years the number of players who were such college stars who either faded into NFL obscurity or were beaten into retirement.

There is a tremendous amount of risk associated w/ playing football and while they all eye huge payouts, few high school stars make the transition. If a kid can’t accomplish a simple hurdle as an 850 on the SAT, they probably shouldn’t be in college. If they weren’t gifted w/ athletic ability, they would be stuck in vocational school.

BTW, if you want to consider true wealth…count the number of pro sports teams actually owned by former players. I guarantee it’s fewer than the number owned by self-made billionaires who were gifted w/ high intelligence and unrivaled drive. All those sports stars are just these guys’ employees…and they don’t risk grave injury to make their money.

By Sven Ottke

January 10, 2009 11:37 PM | Link to this

Why would anyone be surprised at this? Per UGa’s bigget mouthpiece, the AJC, 75% of athletes admitted to UGa are special case. Is this a shock?

By Trent K

January 11, 2009 12:04 AM | Link to this

Has Mark Richt totally given up on white athletes?

It seems as if almost all of his recruits these days are named Dontavious or Washaun or something similar.

By Matthew O

January 11, 2009 12:12 AM | Link to this

If you can’t meet UGA’s academic requirements you are an idiot.

By Black And Bored

January 11, 2009 12:13 AM | Link to this

Marx said “Religion is the opiate of the masses”. He had it all wrong. The opiate of the masses is collegiate football recruiting. The ability to mentally distract high numbers of intelligent people from daily grind as they fixate on some 17 year old punk deciding where he will matriculate. When you factor in the realization that most of us would not allow our daughters to date many of these these guys—I’m Black so don’t even say it—-well, it’s pretty sad. As you watch some Phi Beta Kappa with a 1.6 GPA at a marginal high school place 5 hats on a table in a cafeteria, just think to yourself “What am I doing?.

By st simons

January 11, 2009 12:47 AM | Link to this

45 to 42 ! hahahahaha

By Zach

January 11, 2009 12:56 AM | Link to this

Trent K that is a verry $h1tty post. Racist from the core. Who cares what a kids name is? As long as they are good kids and will represent the university in a commendable way, i.e., Knowshon-who gives a da_n what their names are. And who really cares anymore what color they are? (holdovers from jim crow i guess….) Wake up, we are in a post-Obama world now. Take your Bush/Cheney/George Wallace views and go elsewhere. I was in college admissions for a while. There were any instances on taking a chance on a black kid who was on the fringe of admission that did very well in college and life (Jermaine Phillips should ring a bell. No better story than his.) Many times the change of environment/focus due to so many demands turns things around. And I saw many white kids who had great credentials, good athletic skills, loads of Daddy’s cash, but failed miserably in school. Regardless of a kids name or skin color, if the coaches think he will be a good student, a good representative of our UGA, and can help us win on the field, then go for it.
BTW, Trinton Sturdivant, another one of those names you so callously deem funny, had a 4.0 gpa out of ACHS. And he seems to be in the high 3s now.

By brick

January 11, 2009 1:02 AM | Link to this

The funniest post here are from Tekies that laugh about UGA academics. UGA was not the school caught playing ineligible players, no matter who was to blame,Tek cheated the system. And yes Tek has players that struggle with standardized test, just the same as any other school. But not many have been caught openly cheating by playing ineligible players.

By Greg

January 11, 2009 1:46 AM | Link to this

Jesus Christ…I got an 880 as a 7th grader…are you serious?? I ended up with a 1280 before I ended up at Stetson University. If you can’t get at least a 1000 you need to go work as a fry flipper at McDonald’s for a few years and drop ebonics and learn English, then try again.

By SA

January 11, 2009 1:50 AM | Link to this

As a UGA student, I will have you know that these days, the acceptance requirements are not the same for everyone.

I got into Tech and not UGA at first with a 1240 SAT score, and a 3.94 GPA.

I am a white female from the Atlanta area, so getting into UGA was a LOT harder for me.

I decided to do nursing at another school, and transferred to UGA later on for graduate work.

We may lower our expectations for football players, but Tech lowers theirs for females, and white females at that.

We enjoy our football program, and your Techies enjoy a female without a mustache every now and then.

:)

By Stacey

January 11, 2009 1:57 AM | Link to this

If it wasn’t for a management major, Tech wouldn’t even have athletes.

By Denver dog

January 11, 2009 1:57 AM | Link to this

Greg, Since you are so smart, why are you on this blog with the dummies. Are you sure that you are not really a Gator player doing his time at Stark.

Don’t flatter yourself, we of the olden days made those 1200’s back before they made the test so easy. Write back when you get your masters degree, and then the rest of us dummies may be able to talk on your level. Unitl you get there, keep your self serving lame comments to yourself.

By Saustin

January 11, 2009 2:12 AM | Link to this

We really need to get back to commending these young adults for even sticking to something, and following through with a commitment.

In a day when drop out rates are no surprise, and kids are out past curfews vandalizing houses, burglarizing properties and businesses, selling drugs and pulling guns out on complete strangers and family members alike, we should be thankful that these boys are living healthy lives.

These boys may not have been pushed to strive in academics, but at least the majority of them are staying out of trouble.

I commend all the new recruits, Tech and UGA alike, and encourage you to stay out of trouble during your years at these schools.

Forget half of these belittling comments, and realize that half of these people who cheer for Tech or even UGA and make the schools look bad, didn’t even EVER attend the school in which they are cheering on.

I’m a soon to be graduate at UGA, and a future med student; I am pretty ashamed to say that you people support my school, or even my fiance’s school (Tech) and continue to be half-minded adults that are acting like children.

Grow the hell up.

By Jeff

January 11, 2009 3:16 AM | Link to this

Buzz,

Pretty ignorant statement there chief.

While ALL NCAA teams go through the same clearinghouse in terms of eligibility, schools can and do impact who gets admitted. And Georgia actually ranks up there with Vanderbilt in being the toughest academic/entrance nuts to crack in the SEC.

Curious, how many of the Tech recruits would get in sans football? Here is a hint…not many.

By Please stop it guys

January 11, 2009 4:10 AM | Link to this

Work hard and good luck Ealey!

By Big MIKE

January 11, 2009 4:19 AM | Link to this

Trent K, you and BlackandBored, although one is white and the other black, seem to share the same prejustice mentality.First tell the bloggers how a guys name translates to sucess or failure Trent K! BlackandBored,a young man matriculates though sucess and failure,because like so many of us[yes I have a degree]we learn the real world though our ups and downs, and if you think for one moment that your daughter, or any daughter is’nt looking at that football player,or the one trying to become a Doctor you are crazy. Most real men want there daughter to marry someone who treats them good, and takes care of her.Last, but not least, that kid that standing there with 5,6,or 7 hats,has earned [never given]the right to have his moment in the spotlight, and grown people who love seeing these kids do something besides steal,sale drugs,and scare the community, applaud them. Again I say that if you never been there you’ll never know.Take it from a guy who played ball, got the degree, and the sexy girl, who is now the beautiful and still sexy wife.One other one to answer; Mishap, just like ball players how many Ceo’s of company’s come out every year? Fortune 500 company’s are’nt making every college grad a C.E.O., and while there is risk, you said yourself that David Pollack is set for life! Do you think you would be after two years at ..lets say Microsoft with a masters right out of college?Now one last issue to address is that of those that own, and those that are employed. About 88 percent of Americans work for someone else,and yes while those billionaire’s are self motivated, so are the athletes. the difference is,well not much. to close this, ask yourself if you were that kid at twenty two, who could get let’s say 3rd round signing bonus[Avg 800,000.00} would it be worth it all to you? I bet it would!P.S.-If you can’t pull your brothers up don’t try pushing them down.

By DAWGS30

January 11, 2009 4:42 AM | Link to this

Buzzzz….you’re a fool!

By southerndawg63

January 11, 2009 6:58 AM | Link to this

You tech fans have nothing better to do than knock a kid that has trouble with SAT’s. Come on the kid hadn’t even dressed out yet and you don’t like him. Just wait until he runs all over you next year and then you’ll have a reason.

By KneeJerk

January 11, 2009 7:00 AM | Link to this

BigMike has a degree. From where? “prejustice mentality”, “sale drugs”

By robert

January 11, 2009 8:01 AM | Link to this

How many bulldawgs does it take to change a light bulb? ONE…but he gets 10 credits for it!!!!!

By DAP01

January 11, 2009 8:06 AM | Link to this

Please respect kids as they try to better themselves. A person is still worthy and deserves a chance to an education no matter how naturally smart he may be.

To those high and might Tech fans who watch football on Thursday nights, a few years ago a player from my home town received a scholarship from TECH, no other school offered him anything. He was an incredible football player, yet he had poor grades. No other school would even talk to him. Tech signed him, he dropped out after a year.

By Lavester

January 11, 2009 8:24 AM | Link to this

Whatever happened to the Florida phenom running back UGA picked up last year? Isn’t he in the mix of RB’s for next season?

By GT Bill

January 11, 2009 8:26 AM | Link to this

Keep in mind Tech does not offer scholarships to non-qualifiers…that does create a recruiting disadvantage. I am not saying that all Tech Athletes are future Rhodes Scholars, we know they are not, but in the same vain all UGA recruits are not stupid, many are very smart. But there is no question, that UGA takes non-qualifiers, but giving kids a chance to succeed academically is always a good thing to do. UGA has lower standards, but that fits their school’s mission and we should not throw stones.

By JokeSkuel

January 11, 2009 8:37 AM | Link to this

UGA is such a joke of a school, it aint even funny. Your athletes, your students, your alumni, NOT even in the SAME LEAGUE as the Georgia Institute of Technology. Oh, and you suck at football, too. 45-42. Panties.

By AlabamaJack

January 11, 2009 8:42 AM | Link to this

GT Bill. You are so correct. UGA has always had low standards and has strived for mediocrity. Occasionally they have even achieved it.

By john

January 11, 2009 9:26 AM | Link to this

Ok let’s make it a little easier for him. Let’s give him a question KNOWSHON couldn’t answer and if he gets it right, he’s in…Who is Jonathen DWYER?????????

By BIG DAWG 17

January 11, 2009 9:28 AM | Link to this

I would not get too excited about Ealey being a dawg. I live 10 miles from Twin City and have seen him play and he is overrated. He plays in an offense that runs the ball every play and he scored all those td’s against teams like Portal, Metter, Johnson County and Treutlen County these are horrible teams in class a football I know you’re gonna say Herschel and Hearst came from class a but this boy is nothing to get excited over and this is coming from a dawg fan.

By Paddy

January 11, 2009 9:41 AM | Link to this

At the U. of Alabama you can major in pre-history. The text book has few pages and you get four years to complete all assignments.

By SEC fan

January 11, 2009 9:53 AM | Link to this

Primary qualification for getting into Tech is the height one can hold their nose in the air. Secondary is academics. So average SAT at Tech is higher than some other school. BFD. You can pretty much tell from comments on this article that the Technites have done very well on the nose elevation requirement. Too bad SATs can’t test for judgment, sensitivity, humility, attitude, and arrogance.

By John

January 11, 2009 9:59 AM | Link to this

Hey Jeff,

UGA is hard to get into because of HOPE. Take that away and people stop applying and it is just another run of the mill top 60 school

By John

January 11, 2009 10:04 AM | Link to this

Hey Jeff,

UGA is hard to get into because of HOPE. Take that away and people stop applying and it is just another run of the mill top 60 school. It’s pretty simple. Employers want a GT degree a whole hell of a lot more than they want a UGA degree.FACT

By who cares

January 11, 2009 10:07 AM | Link to this

Same old song and dance for UGA and it’s recruits. Maybe this kid can go join Toby Jackson and they can study together. This coaching staff is a total joke and it has a double standard when it comes to certain recruits. They don’t offer Bowman the w.r. from Ga. and he loved UGA, and he gets an offer from Bama and commits, yet we offer this kid and he hasn’t made his score yet, go figure?? Richt and his buddies have taken this program as far as they can, and Richt’s poor judgement and loyalty when it comes to certain coaches is the reason UGA will not win another SECC as long as Meyer and Saban are in place. Every other school in our division has made staff changes when they needed to be made, and they have all upgraded their programs, yet Mark Bowden Richt remains with the same staff that gets totally outcoached in all the big games, and the same ignorant staff that has yet to make a halftime adjustment in the past three years. Martinez is a total joke, and so in the linebacker coach. If you don’t beleive me, go watch the W.V., Al, Fl, Kentucky,and Ga.TEch replays. Yet good ole boy Richt still sits there and says there isn’t any problems with the defense, it all has to do with injuries. Give me a break. THis guy is in a dream world, and his dream is going to end soon. He already has an excuse for next year, Moreno&Stafford are gone, so he can’t be expected to win more than 8 games. THis is UGA, not Ga.TEch, 8 wins isn’t acceptable any year. So please save us the excuses Richt, and either leave or get rid of all the dead weight you are carrying on this overpaid staff you call coaches.

By BILLY JACK

January 11, 2009 10:09 AM | Link to this

Trent K Does not matter what the color of your skin to Mark Richt-he treats them the same and loves them the same-our nieghbors son is a football player at UGA and lettered for 4 yrs he is white-he will graduate in june and we will be there.He has told me many times how things are behind the scenes on the football team.He said what you see is the way Mark Richt is-he cares about the kids even after they graduate.

By john

January 11, 2009 10:15 AM | Link to this

Hey Billy Jack.

45-42. That’s the score that matters. UGA was ranked 12 places lower than it expected. Tech was ranked 40 places higher than was expected. So far you haven’t beaten us at anything major this year. Heart beats talent everytime. The dogs have no heart. The guard has changed. Get used to it. If you guys had PJ instead of MR as your coach you would have won that national championship!

By Forsyth DAWG

January 11, 2009 10:20 AM | Link to this

Listen the last time I looked at this, I thought that you went to college to get prepared for the job you will be doing in the future so stfu when someone wants to come to UGA and play football instead of to Tech so he can build a bridge to NOWHERE because lastime I saw the triple option offense run in the NFL was um………..GET IT!!!!! GO DAWGS!!! FK Tech

By billy jon

January 11, 2009 10:22 AM | Link to this

Paddy, pre-history, now thats funny. The text book should have no pages, right?

By Blaster

January 11, 2009 10:30 AM | Link to this

Not to worry Ugay fans. CMR’s hot line to the JUCOs will have these prima donnas ready to ace the SAT by the time they get to Athens.

By Michael

January 11, 2009 10:33 AM | Link to this

I’m a black, non-athlete who got his UGA degrees in 1990 and 1993. Who cares about athlete SAT scores or whether they graduate? Every man’s soul is his own. GO DAWGS!

By CrimsonRedScarlett

January 11, 2009 10:41 AM | Link to this

Is there some site to see what the minimum requirements are? I was told that you only needed 770 on the SAT.

By Danny G

January 11, 2009 10:44 AM | Link to this

I love you guys and your intelligence comments, then you hit the post button multiple times because you can’t read the small print about the 5 minute delay. Give the young man a break. He is just trying to get to the Pros and make more money than you ever dreamed about. Who is the dummy now?

By Big Al

January 11, 2009 10:45 AM | Link to this

Maggots, UGA is harder to get into than Tech. Look it up. Are y’all going to buy a ring commemerating your victory over us in b-ball? What a pathetic bunch of geeks you are. Go dawgs!

By DawgsStink

January 11, 2009 10:58 AM | Link to this

Jan Kemp is now gone, so UGAY can return to its pre-1987 practice of recruiting and playing mentally retarded children, then discarding them on the trash heap of Athens…

By Denver dog

January 11, 2009 11:06 AM | Link to this

GT BILL Nobody does you dummy. NCAA rules prevent it. Harvard doesn’t offer football scholarships does that make them a better or worse institution.

It is totally ignoarant for you to make a statement like GT doesn’t offer scholarships to non-qualifiers. Nobody does. Cme up with something origianl like GT doesn’t offers scholarships to many citizens of the US, or to good looking ladies, or they do offer to those who flunk out of UGA. Tyrone Sorrels and John Dewberry.

Go read about your own recruiting,,,,,,,,,,, oh that is right, you don’t have any.

By Sage

January 11, 2009 11:11 AM | Link to this

How does IUGA even consider an obvious academic misfit for admittance. Here’s a guy, late in his senior year who “has to get my SATs a little higher”. What a joke.. just squeaking by the SATs is no pass for getting into a supposed upper strata educational institution like Georgia….where he will keep some highly qual;ified real student from getting in.

He will never graduate but, hey, he’ll be nurtured along for three or four years to squeeze football eligibility out of him.

By No Name

January 11, 2009 11:12 AM | Link to this

Herschel Walker?!?!?! Ealy only has ONE personality! ONE! He is NO Herschel Walker with only one and don’t even TRY to convince us otherwise!

By Dawg Tired

January 11, 2009 11:15 AM | Link to this

Saustin sums up the quality of the discussions by many on this blog.

It seems fairly clear to me, based upon reading some of the ridiculous comments (not to mention the hateful ones), that many posters on this blog never took the SAT, much less graduated from college.

Really, how smart can someone who refers to the University of Georgia as UGAY be? Same must be said about someone calling the Tech fans maggots, etc.

In a word, pitiful.

By HypocriteU

January 11, 2009 11:21 AM | Link to this

I literally have to make sure I’m not eating or drinking anything when I read comments on here from the bandwagon Yech fans. Yech is the epitome of ONE AND DONE in basketball year in and year out, yet the bandwagon toolbags try and preach academics on here. The irony is overwhelming.

By Stephen

January 11, 2009 11:21 AM | Link to this

To - BOB

In response to your question about what am I doing for these young men…I have been a mentor at McNair Middle School now for several years working with at risk youth (mostly young Black males). I am also an adoptive parent of two…now what have you done other than question and/or challenge me????? GET REAL!!!

Check out this website for the latest statistics:

UGA football, men’s basketball in SEC cellar for graduation rates

http://media.www.redandblack.com/media/storage/paper871/news/2008/10/15/News/Uga-Football.Mens.Basketball.In.Sec.Cellar.For.Graduation.Rates.wdocuments-3486875.shtml

By Edman

January 11, 2009 11:29 AM | Link to this

The immaturity on these blogs is mind boggling. Actual well thought out comments are a dime a dozen here. And for you Techies, doesn’t AJC have a Tech section? Get a life people. See you in August.

By Paddy

January 11, 2009 11:30 AM | Link to this

When is spring practice, I can’t take much more of this.

By Edman

January 11, 2009 11:32 AM | Link to this

The immaturity on these blogs is mind boggling. Actual well thought out comments are a dime a dozen here. And for you Techies, doesn’t AJC have a Tech section? Get a life people. See you in August.

By ceph

January 11, 2009 11:36 AM | Link to this

I hate to be the one to post this,but you guys need to read the article in the Jacksonville paper today entitled “has the ole ball coach met his match” The article is about Meyer. I wonder if Meyer could broker a deal for us to trade Richt for Utah’s coach? We could agree to throw in BooBoo and Willie for good measure.

By ceph

January 11, 2009 11:37 AM | Link to this

I hate to be the one to post this,but you guys need to read the article in the Jacksonville paper today entitled “has the ole ball coach met his match” The article is about Meyer. I wonder if Meyer could broker a deal for us to trade Richt for Utah’s coach? We could agree to throw in BooBoo and Willie for good measure.

By revengeofthenerds

January 11, 2009 12:05 PM | Link to this

i find it funny how much crap the nerds are talking after they beat us one yr by 3 pts in a game we clearly gave away in 2nd half …..the funny things is it is such a rare occurance these days that they got rings for the victory……i dont think i would have so confidence after getting blown away 38-3 by lsu in bowl game…….ga will get its revenge on you soon enough nerds even without moreno stafford and momass…..enjoy it while you can…..and i really dont understand all the hostility toward willie martinez ….martinez’s defense had some bad games but they also saved us in several games and played really well…..the turnovers on offense and penalties didnt help them out too much…..georgia has had really good defenses yr in and yr out with him ….we need martinez ….its about like all the fsu fans calling for mickey andrews to get fired when his defense is the only thing that has kept them competitive over yrs

By JackP

January 11, 2009 12:16 PM | Link to this

Met with coach to discuss academics? You must be kidding. He can’t score high enough on the SAT to meet entrance requirements but he can discuss academics with the coach. Something is amiss.

By PhaggotswearJackets

January 11, 2009 12:18 PM | Link to this

Haha!! Excellent point HypocriteU!!! I actually laughed out of loud on that one. Or as the kids would say, LOL!!

Tech is the definition of one and done. Its very ironic how these Tech fans only want to talk about UGA recruits and education, and never their own pathetic ways of not being able to keep a good basketball player for longer than one season. Hired guns and nothing more! Great point!!

By HelluvaEngineer

January 11, 2009 12:29 PM | Link to this

“The record-breaking senior from Emanuel County Institute told the AJC he met with UGA coach Mark Richt to discuss academics on Friday”

Which metric is lower: the length of that discussion or the mean IQ of a U[sic]GA student? Either way they both approach the zero bound.

By Big MIKE

January 11, 2009 12:34 PM | Link to this

Hey KneeJerk,PERFECT NAME FOR YOU, not once did I say anything racial, maybe if you had a degree from somewhere outside of “I.D.C.[I DON’T COMPREHEND]University you would understand a good blog when you saw one.Hurry go get the wife before she goes shopping to read this to you. Be patient till she comes back home and she might break down it’s meaning, and the context in which it was wrote. JERK FOR LIFE.

By SEC Football

January 11, 2009 12:36 PM | Link to this

Give these kids a break no matter where they go to school. I went to UGA back in the 70’s and I can tell you it is more difficult today as I have two kids there now. Any education these kids are exposed to beats being on the streets. Ninety-nine percent of them will not go to the next level in football anyway. we all strive for our kids to get the best no matter where we come from. No personal attacks against these kids no matter where they go.

By boozybee

January 11, 2009 12:36 PM | Link to this

you know you guys are getting sad when you have to quote the score from a game you weren’t involved with… CHEW ON THIS LITTLE MUTTS-

4 5 to 4 2

By ?????

January 11, 2009 12:45 PM | Link to this

And you UGAy necks cant see past your own nose!! What did Knowshow and that queer Stafford do for you? Stafford being the only BIG talent thats come through there in maybe ten years, and Moreno who NEVER did anything in a game that mattered told you necks to stick it…. Stafford is the only talent thats come through there thats been BIG, and thats by ACC standards! Who wants to start taking bets that Moreno is hurt half the first season in the NFL? Did they use you? They accomplished nothing that would fit the standards of a student athlete in any conference and you tards worship them! And for what? You necks are nuts!! I’ll take a kid a kid or two breezing through a program every four or five years over an entire football team in which 70% special admits….. It blows anyones mind with any sense what so ever the standards you idiots take so much pride in!!!!

By To Stephen

January 11, 2009 12:49 PM | Link to this

Too bad you don’t have more recent stats to share with us.

Southeastern Conference for players who entered as freshmen between 1998-2001.

Dennis Felton was not coaching at UGA during this time frame, Mark Richt’s first season as head coach was 2001 and Damon Evans didn’t take over as the AD until 2004. It doesn’t take a Rocket Scientist to see you are off while inferring today’s Academic environment from somewhat outdated statistics. Please don’t let your axe-grinding blind your to all of the facts.

By lovethemdawgs

January 11, 2009 1:01 PM | Link to this

Going to the two websites and reading our football and basketball graduation rates is really sad. If these “kids” are just going to school on free scholarships to just play football/basketball and are not really applying themselves is even sadder. Why do the coaches not have more interest in their grades. Instead of free party time these kids need to be in study hall or whereever, tutors if needed. But the bottom line is they need to be made to understand they may not make it in the pros and graduating at the bottom doesn’t always gurantee them a good job. I have a son with a Masters and Phd from UGA, he wasn’t an athlete, and he got an awesome education. Guess the “ballplayers” are exempt from making good grades and actually getting an education. As long as they can play ball!!

By hem o'roid

January 11, 2009 1:07 PM | Link to this

Washout is shawt and has a big tail, he’ll go to ugay, then proceed on to jail!

By Sautee Dawg

January 11, 2009 1:15 PM | Link to this

Rocket23

Don’t think that UGA’s recruits couldn’t get in at TECH, Fact is they don’t want in at TECH. Lets face it, not every recruit wants to ride in a space shuttle and learn how to turn urine and perspiration into drinking water. Most of these recruits i’m sure already know, if your going on a trip like that, you take a bottle of drinking water with you. Don’t take a rocket scientist to figure that one out. TECH = Jeanous

By rbmom

January 11, 2009 1:32 PM | Link to this

My son is a jr playing football here in GA and I have drilled it in his head ever since 6th grade that his GPA and SAT scores matter just as much as how many TD’s or how many yards he receives..a few weeks ago he was telling me about “mr touchdown” and how good he was and I said ” I bet he doesn’t have an A in Physics and a 3.45 GPA!” After reading this post I called him down to tell him about mr touchdown’s SAT problems and he just smiled..I think the parents as well as the coaches have the responsibility to make sure they excel on the field and in the classroom..I’m making my son these shirts that say STUDENT on the front and ATHLETE on the back…he has offers from 2 major Universities ….will take SAT’s 3X ..first one in March.

By runningbackmom

January 11, 2009 1:34 PM | Link to this

My son is a jr playing football here in GA and I have drilled it in his head ever since 6th grade that his GPA and SAT scores matter just as much as how many TD’s or how many yards he receives..a few weeks ago he was telling me about “mr touchdown” and how good he was and I said ” I bet he doesn’t have an A in Physics and a 3.45 GPA!” After reading this post I called him down to tell him about mr touchdown’s SAT problems and he just smiled..I think the parents as well as the coaches have the responsibility to make sure they excel on the field and in the classroom..I’m making my son these shirts that say STUDENT on the front and ATHLETE on the back…he has offers from 2 major Universities ….will take SAT’s 3X ..first one in March.

By Sid

January 11, 2009 2:09 PM | Link to this

Buzzz:

If it weren’t for the Turf Management majors, you wouldn’t have those nice,thick lawns for your Yellolw Jackets to land on to eat from the cow pies!!

By Preston

January 11, 2009 2:12 PM | Link to this

What local school is is that brags about their student athletes being so smart? Oh yeah, the same one that got caught playing academically ineligible players for 5 or so years. Shut up trade school punks because your school has just as many “athlete friendly” degrees as anyone and you still cheat.

By Preston

January 11, 2009 2:18 PM | Link to this

What local school is is that brags about their student athletes being so smart? Oh yeah, the same one that got caught playing academically ineligible players for 5 or so years. Shut up trade school punks because your school has just as many “athlete friendly” degrees as anyone and you still cheat.

By Billy

January 11, 2009 2:47 PM | Link to this

Am I the only one who noticed the irony of the misspelling of “reprobate” in a discussion about academics?

By Billy

January 11, 2009 2:57 PM | Link to this

Sautee Dawg —

I think you misspelled that last word. It’s “genius”.

By olddawg

January 11, 2009 3:09 PM | Link to this

I laugh when all these Nerds start with the “how smart we are compared to you”. Tech is a fine academic school if you want to be an Engineer. Georgia is a fine school for those who don’t, but may want to be a doctor, lawyer or get a business degree. Fact is everyone is different and everyone doesn’t want to be an engineer. Seems to me the graduation of the football players at Tech was LAST in the ACC and was just under Georgia’s grad percentage of football players. But don’t let the facts confuse you. These are the same top wage earners at Tech who couldn’t come up with enough contributions last year to adequately build their new dream practice facility for basketball. Nor do they support their football team and last year cried foul when the new AD wanted to start a contribution program to buy football tickets which Ga has been doing for years. Do you also make fun of the smart kids who have little athletic ability just as you do the athletic kids who have marginal academic ability. Remember GOD loves them all. I think you guys are too jealous.

By EW

January 11, 2009 3:17 PM | Link to this

It’s fun to see the gnat that have the gall to talk about academics for “student athletes”. A couple of years ago you guys had 10 players suspended for academic ineligibility. Not from the school but from the NCAA…ie they didnt make NCAA standards which is generally far below normal school standards. GT didnt even move to make the suspension.
GT athletics is a complete joke when it comes to academics, so I dont want to hear it.

By BIGBEE

January 11, 2009 3:18 PM | Link to this

To all the critics. Yes it is a little late to start pushing for a good SAT score, but do you not ever rember those late night cram sessions for the next day exams? Same thing?

By Kyle

January 11, 2009 3:30 PM | Link to this

As a current UGA student, I chose UGA over Georgia Tech (I was accepted both places). While Tech may be a better university, and that gap is narrowing every year, college is about so much more than academics. We, as students, party, have fun, go to sporting events, and make mistakes. All the while learning about life and the diversity that comes with it. Do not be so ignorant as to say UGA is not a quality institution. It truly takes away from your argument when you say UGA is terrible and Tech is so great. I know that when I am hired into the work force, I will get hired over a tech grad because I am more personable and well diversed. However, I am intelligent enough to say that the numbers don’t lie and Tech is a higher quality institution. Please save yourselves from your ignorance.

By Kyle

January 11, 2009 3:34 PM | Link to this

As a current UGA student, I chose UGA over Georgia Tech (I was accepted both places). While Tech may be a better university, and that gap is narrowing every year, college is about so much more than academics. We, as students, party, have fun, go to sporting events, and make mistakes. All the while learning about life and the diversity that comes with it. Do not be so ignorant as to say UGA is not a quality institution. It truly takes away from your argument when you say UGA is terrible and Tech is so great. I know that when I am hired into the work force, I will get hired over a tech grad because I am more personable and well diversed. However, I am intelligent enough to say that the numbers don’t lie and Tech is a higher quality institution. Please save yourselves from your ignorance.

By Georgia Fan

January 11, 2009 3:43 PM | Link to this

I’m a UGA alum and I could absolutely give two flips if Georgia football players have low SAT scores and easy majors. It has absolutely nothing to do with me. I was still able to get a top notch education at a reasonable price. My degree is no less valuable. The only effect that it has on my life is that it makes my fall Saturdays very enjoyable when the football team wins. That’s it. No more. No less. I guess that’s what’s so great about UGA. Its the best of both worlds.

So where does this leave us Tech fans? Still insanely jealous of the state’s flagship university? Yeah, I thought so. We hog the headlines. We hog all the state’s funds. We even hog all the state’s big football recruits. We hog everything. Not even 45-42 will change that. Sucks to be you.

By Tech Wrecked...AGAIN

January 11, 2009 4:22 PM | Link to this

I am a 60 year old white male from rural south Georgia. I am an avid sports fan and played sports and somewhat excelled at my athletic endevors in my day. As most avid sports fans, expecially in the south, I became an avid college football fan as a high school student, and am to this day. My uncle took me to my first college football game in Athens in 1959. i have been a die hard UGA fan since that day. I have had season tickets at UGA for 27 years and have donated a lot of money to UGA athletics, and i have spent more than i want my wife to know attending UGA games, home and away.

I follow ALL college teams in the south, and yes, I try to keep up with what is going on at GT concerning athletics, especially football.

I know about and understand “Clean Old Fashioned Hate”. BUT some of you guys need to get a grip and try to obtain and maintain a proper perspective here!

ALL division one schools have what we call “special admissions” at UGA! UGA has them and GT has them. GT may not call them special admissions…but that is a matter of semantics. Honestly GT fans, just how many of your football players would have been admitted at tech if they did not play football? The same goes for basketball. I know what your football players avg. SAT scores are! Are you saying the scores and GPA requirements are the same for your athletes as regulat students? Hmm….did’nt think so. In fact your incoming freshmen football players SAT scores are far below the scores required at UGA for regular students….if they had choosen or been offered the opportunity to attend UGA…they would have been “special admissions”!

In the meantime, try to muster the self-control and decency required, and not come here and desparage and critisize young men who are doing their best. Not all young men are fortunate enough to come from homes with the stability and resources that many of us had. Many of them caome from single parent homes…and their mothers are not well educated…can not help with homework…or maybe they are not there to support them as they work late shift or even 2 jobs. I could go on and on, but I hope you get the gist of what I am saying!

God bless and I cant wait for spring practice!!!!

GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!

By GT student

January 11, 2009 4:45 PM | Link to this

haha idk why people say UGA is harder to get into than tech its so funny to hear that. In my personal experience…I made it into UGA a year before I was accepted into tech and knew many people who were accepted into UGA early but denied from GT. If you look at average SAT scores for Tech it is 1260-1410 out of 1600. UGA’s range from 1160-1270 and the GPA’s are pretty much identical. But the GPA’s at UGA are weighted differently for AP and Honors classes….I had a 3.93 at UGA and a 3.76 at GT. The quality of students at Tech is far superior but UGA has more applicants and there fore rejects more people….but almost every single student at Tech could make it into UGA and that is a fact. Also please shut up about rhodes scholars…lemme know how many astronauts or Nobel Prize winners have went to UGA….. Tech is ranked higher and a better school overall, but with this said UGA is a pretty good school especially for the price….but not anywhere close to the level of GT or even UF. With out the hope UGA would be at best a mediocre liberal arts school along the same lines of Auburn or Alabama. Georgia Tech became an international academic power in its ability to draw out of state and out of country students…and is world renowned for a reason. Hope this kid gets his grades right…because if he cant make an 800 on the SAT he is gonna have alot of trouble at UGA.

By ugagirl104

January 11, 2009 4:50 PM | Link to this

Tech guys don’t have to worry about it people! I just heard from a buddy of mine that is a high school coach this week that the Tech guys—none of them can cut it at Tech—they all take their core and as much as they can get away with at Georgia State. Sure does explain why Tech has so many upperclassman who then become academically ineligible—they bite the dirt once they get to BuzzLand. Guess Tech isn’t got anything to brag about over the Dawgs after all. Was I the last to know this tidbit?!

By Dave

January 11, 2009 4:54 PM | Link to this

What an embarrassment. Is UGA supposed to be a reputable university or an athletics training ground? 820 is a pretty good score for a 7th grader, but is pretty poor for an actual college student, athlete or not.

By UGA CLass of 81

January 11, 2009 4:55 PM | Link to this

Great…another UGA athlete that can’t read or write. I guess it doesn’t matter as long as UGA wins and CMR gets his 2 million a year salary. I wonder if thismope has a criminal record…..if not, I’m sure he will soon.

By GT student

January 11, 2009 4:57 PM | Link to this

how does that make sense our team is one of the youngest in the nation and I have classes with alot of athletes like Josh Nesbitt and Dwyer…Nick Claytor. They actually say very intelligent things and are proud of being at a school like GT. Ill ask them about it come tuesday…but im pretty sure all our athletes go to GT classes not GSU classes

By GT fake student

January 11, 2009 5:03 PM | Link to this

You be sure to ask them that little buddy. I got some oceanfront property in Chocklahoma I’d like to sell you. Interested?

By big pup can't read

January 11, 2009 5:12 PM | Link to this

Just when you think the UGA fans can’t get more stupid they come up with the Tech players going to Georgia State, Why don’t you morons get together and pool your money for a big bet on it. I’ll take 10,000 that says you wrong.

By Tom

January 11, 2009 5:28 PM | Link to this

Have heard some rather unsavory things from folks connected to the Wesleyan program about Ealey’s on-field behavior in the State title game. Hope….for his sake…that they’re untrue. If accurate, it would be truly sad.

By JeBow

January 11, 2009 5:38 PM | Link to this

Unsavory things?

Do you think for one moment that will bother Mark “Soulja Boy” Richt?

He sold his soul to to the recruiting devil long ago.

By 74dawg

January 11, 2009 6:21 PM | Link to this

Ghost of Jan Kemp-just so you know ,the end result of the Kemp saga was that UGA was the only sec school and one of very few major programs to stop admitting non-qualifiers and sitting them for a year. They had to go to a J.C. OR to Tech,Al.,Tenn,etc. UGA was playing by a (self imposed) different set of rules than everyone else. Also,by the way, UGA never had to forfit any games for forging football player’s grades,like a certain trade school we all know.

By Tom

January 11, 2009 7:05 PM | Link to this

74, the only team in this state with “forfited”(sic) games is UGA’s basketball team. That’s what committing bonafide academic fraud gets you.

By Alex

January 11, 2009 7:06 PM | Link to this

I happen to be friends with a few football players at tech, growing up with them, and none of them would make it into UGA or Tech without football. This happens at every school

By KiddingMe

January 11, 2009 7:06 PM | Link to this

UGA will let him end no matter what his academic stadards are. Then he can take leash walking 101, leg hiking 102, and dawg howling 103 to stay in school until he opts out. Same old UGA!

By Denver dog

January 11, 2009 7:07 PM | Link to this

I had a brother in law, now deceased that went to Harvard, and played ball there. We used to watch games in person and on TV. He used to get the biggest laugh out of Tech people who claimed how smart they were. Then you would see majors of players like “recreational engineering”; “home engineering” etc.

He had a friend that worked at Tech and they told him that the “recreational engineering” taught the student how to lay out fields and courts, etc. “Home engineering” was the same thing as home economics, and that Tech needed that to be compliant with some title program and they didn’t have enough women to call it a class.

As fine a school as Tech is, and it is a fine school, they have the same problems that everyone else has. Getting kids into school, and keeping them there. Maybe when you beanie heads realize that, you will appreciate the fact that you have had good years and good coaches. The bottom line is that unless you have a religious group paying your players as Florida does, or engineering groups in far away states paying players like Auburn does, you will not be totally compeitive, and neither will my beloved UGA. You see, Jan Kemp, whether you like what she did or not, changed the whole University system in GA. That includes Tech, UGA, Ga Southern et all.

Be glad for what we have in Ga, and wait for the NCAA ax to fall on those around us. It will, in due time, it will.

By Denver dog

January 11, 2009 7:11 PM | Link to this

Tom,

Check your records, maybe take off your beanie, take off your slide rule, and take a deep breath. Tech has had to forfiet several years of football, basketball, and baseball due to academic fraud. The grace of UGA and it’s president did not accept the forfiet.

By TampaGator

January 11, 2009 7:16 PM | Link to this

I watched this kid practice and play in the Under Armour game. He has no quickness, and he is not tough. He got kicked all over the place by much better players down there. Had one carry in the game and lost yards running sideways. Speaking of grades, Greg Reid must be having issues with grades. I read he visited FSU this weekend instead of Alabama. If he can’t get into Florida or Georgia, FSU will let him in…and offer him some “Free Shoes” as well, I bet. No way he goes to FSU if he could get into Florida or Georgia.

By Tom

January 11, 2009 7:22 PM | Link to this

Denver, may I suggest you look up the final appeal reports from the NCAA on both cases…..and have someone read them to you?

Tech has NO (translation: 0) contests in ANY sports vacated.

UGA was penalized with vacation of all wins (as well as team and individual records) of the six student-athletes who participated in men’s basketball contests while ineligible during the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons. That’s forever. Amen.

By AAAFan

January 11, 2009 7:45 PM | Link to this

Tampagayturd, he didnt practice or play well because he has had a sprained ankle and a hip flexor that he has been trying to get over.

By GoneWillowGone

January 11, 2009 10:05 PM | Link to this

Who Cares, I am with you 100%. The truth is CMR’s attitude toward UGA is slowly exposed. As long as he can squeeze it out 9, 10 games every year no one will really get rid of him. Stafford is gone without a ring he deserved. The big mistake, I see are 1) UGA Defensive plays (too many and don’t have a qualify coach, Willy for example). 2) D coachs: must be able to counter an offensive play SPONTANEOUSLY not a step behind. 3) This is a big one; poor recruiting strategies, recruiting good atheletes, but timing is way off. “Must have a majority of juniors every year” to form a good team. Like I said recruiting is good just the timing is not.

By Mr. Miyagi

January 11, 2009 11:40 PM | Link to this

Mr. Miyagi say to get better at SAT you must take take this rag and Washaun and Washoff.

By Bill

January 12, 2009 12:45 AM | Link to this

20 years ago all college scholarship athletes had to have a 700 SAT. Pressure from the ACT lead to an easier SAT, so now the comparable score is 820. No 820, no scholarship. Regardless, the important thing is this. All Georgia high school kids that graduate with the state guidelines deserve to be allowed into a Georgia college if for nothing else but to continue to learn and aquire a skill that will lead to a productive citizen. Anybody complaining or comparing scores about kids don’t have the big picture. That picture is a well educated public that will help our State to be competitive with anybody. We should be ashamed at making fun of children and do all we can to allow all of them to continue their education somewhere. Think of the possibilities if every Georgia school graduate could attend a college and learn useful career skills. Quit being so narrow minded and be an enabler to strengthen the education of every Georgia child, football player or not. If they can’t make it in college with as much help as we can give them, then we will have a clear conscience of at least trying.

By ............................................BuLLdawg

January 12, 2009 5:21 AM | Link to this

This is 1 way we can sign more than 19 when we already have 66 on Scholarship on our roster for next season, of the 66 returning.

Otherwise, we can sign no more than 19, if these guys get their grades/SAT up to the minimum required to attend UGA.

By TonyToniTone

January 12, 2009 8:35 AM | Link to this

Denver Dog, those majors do not exist at Georgia Tech. So your post has more holes in it than swiss cheese. Your post is a fabrication and you just got called out on it. Go back to shoveling snow.

By MChammer

January 12, 2009 8:42 AM | Link to this

By Buzzzz

January 10, 2009 9:03 PM | Link to this

that was in 1996 this is 2008…please dont bring Joe Hamilton in this because my school has learned from that debacle and actually ranks at the top in SAT and GPA scores of football players. The Jan Kemp fiasco didnt change anything at UGA…trust me I know people on the inside.

Learned from that debacle? Tech hired the moron in 2008 did you not? In spite of the fact that the dunce could barely speak understandable English. Give me a break. You guys are the biggest con men and shysters in college football. Your status as the holder of the largest and most serious probation for academic malfeasance in ACC history bears that out. But maybe you have progressed passed the point of QBs that can’t count to 4 and begin every sentence with “yo dog”.

By Blaster

January 12, 2009 8:53 AM | Link to this

Is it true what I heard one time about a Georgia football prospect? He heard that he could get 400 points on the SAT by just signing his name so he promptly printed out “Paper Mate”.

By To - BOB & OTHERS WANTING TO IGNORE THE FACTS

January 12, 2009 8:54 AM | Link to this

Recent UGA athletic graduation statistics that are contained in an article that was in the school’s own newspaper. The article is dated 10-15-08 and shows UGA at the bottom of the SEC

http://media.www.redandblack.com/media/storage/paper871/news/2008/10/15/News/Uga-Football.Mens.Basketball.In.Sec.Cellar.For.Graduation.Rates.wdocuments-3486875.shtml

By Jim

January 12, 2009 9:08 AM | Link to this

Why do the comments post 2 times?

By GT student

January 12, 2009 10:47 AM | Link to this

ya you got me im a fake GT student…I go around lying about going here….The truth is that I see athletes going to class every day and as ive stated I have a class with a few. I am HTS/pre law here at tech and have a MGMT class this semester as part of my pre Law electives….Im sorry you cant accept that we have pretty intelligent student athletes here at GT when compared to most other schools. That is one of the main reasons we will never be able to recruit like UGA…because we have to look at scores before we look at talent. Its the truth im sorry if you cant accept it but the numbers dont lie. We have to make sure an athlete can succeed here before we give them a shot…but 95 percent of the athletes at Tech or UGA would not make it into these schools as regular students….thats just how college sports work.

By GetOverIt

January 12, 2009 11:50 AM | Link to this

mmmmmm, where is this Chocklahoma? sounds yummy Now Chokelahoma, thats funny!

By big pup can't read

January 12, 2009 12:26 PM | Link to this

I’ve still got 10,000 to bet you UGA liars can’t prove that Tech players go to Georgia State. I’ll even arrange for your own Bill King to hold the money. Put up or shut up! You chicken droppings never let facts get in the way of a good story do you?

By jamie1983

January 12, 2009 2:25 PM | Link to this

what it boils down too is that everybody talking s** is scared that georgia can still have a good team even with out stafford and moreno and as far as tech goes a blind squirell will find a nut every once in a while

By Jerry

January 12, 2009 2:26 PM | Link to this

Has anyone shown any interest in Carter Crutchfield a DB from Dalton?

By Hugh

January 12, 2009 4:51 PM | Link to this

Went to the Tech-Ga. game. Watched Stafford on the sideline as the game ended. He high-tailed it to the locker room without going to the center of the field. Was he in a hurry to see his agent?

By BIGBEE

January 12, 2009 8:10 PM | Link to this

HEY KYLE, I DOUBT YOU WERE EVER ACCEPTED TO GT, OR YOU WOULD KNOW THAT GT IS NOT A UNIVERSITY. THE PROPER NAME FOR OUR SCHOOL IS THE GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. IT IS AN ENGERNEERING SCHOOL. THERE ARE ONLY FOUR D-1 SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT HAVE THE WORD UNIVERSITY IN THE NAME OF THE SCHOOL. DO YOU KNOW THEY ARE, OR DID YOU APPLY TO THEM ALSO. IF YOU ARE A STUDENT AT UGA, I AM CERTAIN THAT YOU WOULD KNOW THIS.

By 80dawg

January 12, 2009 8:27 PM | Link to this

Hey BUZZ. Just look @ the requirements for Tech’s Management Degree; which 95% of the players major in. Right in the degree program requirements it states: ” a minimum of 36 hrs must be earned on campus during the senior year”. AND, if you look @ the sr course options, all of the courses are sr electives, “directed independant study, & oustide internships.” I personally know two tech employees that know that most of these students take most of their calsses at Moorehouse & Clark Atlanta, NOT Ga State, for the first three years. I know UGA has “Sports Management & Consumer Economics” majors for the athletes. But UGA athletes have to deal with “Jan Kemps” & the atletic department invests tons of time & money to assist athletes in obtaining academic success “on campus” such as with the Rankin Smith Athletic Academic Center. UGAA pays students to monitor athletes class attendance( I know because my son worked the job) and to tutor ( my son’s frat brother was/is a tutor). In other words, UGAA invests in the atletes success. Compared to Tech, who uses alternate, downgraded methods to keep the athletes eligible without regard to their academic learning. Let them get a Tech degree without having to meet Tech academic expectations or satisfy/meet Tech professor requirements. This is like the University of Tennessee who allows all students to carry an Incomplete Grade for 3 semesters before it becomes an F JUST to benefit the athletes & keep them eligible. Thats why a Tech “Management Degree” is a joke. More than 1/2 of the starting Tech football & basketball players would never be playing for Tech if they had to go to class AT TECH!!

By Obeone

January 12, 2009 10:51 PM | Link to this

I’ll tell you this, If I was Coach I would tell the players don’t you ever let a played bad mouth you and you do nothing in return. That replay, twice, of Moreno just laying there with a gator on top of him bad mouthing him on BCS national TV was horrible!!! Junk Yard dawgs MY A*! Richts teams are not TOUGH Enough!!

By big pup can't read

January 13, 2009 12:24 AM | Link to this

My ex-wife’s ex-husband’s brother-in-law’s cousin’s yard man’s mother-in-law’s aunt’s brother’s sister’s office mate’s son’s teacher’s garbage man can swear that all Tech football players take their classes at Tucker High school. That’s a fact.

By big pup can't read

January 13, 2009 12:37 AM | Link to this

80dawg, Thanks to the Georgia open records act what you say can be proven. If you are not full of crap you will follow through and present your finding to the AJC. If you do not you are not even smart enough to be classified as a moron!

By bulldog34

January 14, 2009 8:06 PM | Link to this

mishap, Why are you on a blog about sports if you think these guys are so stupid? Many billionairs would probably give their left nut to be a pro “jock”. Why do you think they buy the teams? Because they could not play the game at the highest level. You should be on an Ivy League blog.

By Judge Smales

January 18, 2009 7:14 PM | Link to this

“The world needs ditch diggers too.