Archive for August, 2009

Caleb speaks

The silence is broken.
Georgia tailback Caleb King spoke with the media Monday for the first time since a hamstring injury cost him his No. 1 spot on the depth chart 19 days ago.
Originally believed to set him back just five to seven days, King has now been out for almost two weeks, and his appearance [...]

More OSU quotes

Claude Felton of the AA was kind enough to forward some Gundy and player quotes from OSU’s media day of sorts from today. Check it:
MIKE GUNDY
On the first week finally arriving:
We’ve had a couple weeks of preparation. I think our players are very excited; I know the coaches are. There’s been a lot of excitement [...]

Linkage, 8/31

It’s been a while since I helped you guys with your Internet perusal, so here’s a few quick-hitters….

A very interesting read from The Oklahoman columnist Berry Tramel: the SEC is better than everybody, and he interviews a history professor to prove it
Florida freshman receiver Andre Debose may need to have hamstring surgery
Five questions facing Auburn [...]

He's a man, and he was on a teleconference

Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy held his weekly teleconference Monday morning. Here’s a complete transcription of his brief chat with local and national media.
Do you like facing such a stiff test right off the bat? Do you feel like it will help the team?
That’s a great discussion that’s gone on forever. There’s two ways to [...]

Mega Roster Rundown: Gray — Evans

Logan Gray, QB, RSo.
Vitals: 6-2, 192, from Columbia, Mo.
Outlook: Right now, Gray is Georgia’s No. 2 quarterback.
If Joe Cox succeeds this season, he’ll likely stay there — but it starts to get interesting if Cox starts to struggle. If Cox doesn’t turn out to be the smart, game-managing, and efficient quarterback that he should become, [...]

Game week brings focus on Oklahoma State

It’s finally game week.
After just under a month of a grueling fall camp, Georgia football now has a very specific and very near goal to focus on — Sept. 5 and No. 11 Oklahoma State.
“The countdown has been going on for quite some time, but once it gets down to a week’s time, you think [...]

The first First & Goal of the season

The Red & Black’s (and mine and Fletcher’s) first edition of First & Goal, our weekly football section, came out today. You can go to The Red & Black, or click one of these links that strikes your fancy:

A.J. Green is looking for an even better second season
Georgia’s tailbacks are looking for a big season
The [...]

How to stop Tim Tebow

Option 1: Leave a damsel in distress somewhere outside the stadium just before game time.
Option 2: Bring a gaggle criminals to the game (he won’t be able to help himself and start ministering to them).
Option 3: Substitute “young Filipino boys” for “gaggle of criminals” in Option 2, as well as taking out “ministering to” in [...]

Roster Rundown: Hollander – Green

Devin Hollander, SLB, Sr.
Vitals: 5-11, 230, from Gainesville, Ga.
Outlook: Hollander has good size, and decent speed. But he’ll be lucky to get off the scout team this year because of the depth at linebacker. At the most, Hollander may get in on special teams, but even that’s unlikely.
Akeem Hebron, WLB, Jr.
Vitals: 6-1, 223, from Gaithersburg, [...]

TE Ros' career ended by chronic foot condition

From sports comm:
A chronic foot condition resulting from a high school injury has ended the career of redshirt freshman tight end Bryce Ros.
Ros suffers from chronic degenerative changes in the big toe joint of his right foot which makes it difficult to handle the demands of intercollegiate football according to UGA Director of Sports Medicine [...]