Archive for December, 2009

Next Season’s Impact Players

In Athens, as soon as the season is over, fans already begin looking to next year (especially with the roundball team giving them little to talk about in the last decade) and so here are the 10 players that will be gaining increased responsibility as they look to fill the voids of the departed seniors.
1) [...]

Richt’s Thursday teleconference

Tidbits from Thursday’s teleconference.
- Coach Mark Richt said in a Thursday teleconference with the media that he was not expecting anyone to have surgery in the offseason, which he says is “tremendous for us.”
- Richt also said that offensive tackle Trinton Sturdivant was progressing as expected but would not be available for any contact portions [...]

Live Blog

Internet has been spotty, but it has finally returned and hopefully will remain connected.
1st Quarter
AJ Green had two receptions on Georgia’s opening drive, but the drive stalled when King was blown up on a short 3&1.
Drew Butler laid a beautiful punt, stopping the ball at Texas A&M’s 4 yard line.
Texas A&M quickly went three & [...]

Pre-Game Notes

We’ll be blogging live from Independence Stadium for today’s Independence Bowl between Texas A&M and Georgia.
- Georgia and Texas A&M have matched up four times previously with A&M owning a 3-1 advantage in the series.
- The game is being aired on ESPN2 and Texas A&M is 0-6 on TV this year. Granted their premier [...]

No Worries as far as Richt’s Health.

Georgia fans won’t have to worry about the possibility of an Urban Meyer-like situation happening in Athens, as Richt says he is doing just fine, thanks.
While Richt says he is healthy, he clearly understands the grind that comes with coaching in the SEC – a job that never relents.
“I’ve been blessed. I haven’t had [...]

Dogs Enjoying the Shreveport Hospitality

SHREVEPORT, La. – Bowl locations are supposed to be tourists hot beds – typically warm-weather, beachside, locales with hopping nightlife and NFL stadiums as host sites. Shreveport definitely doesn’t fit that bill, and the Georgia players clearly were hoping for a better bowl destination when they started the season.
But the Dogs had to accept [...]

Conference Pride on the Line

SHREVEPORT, La. – As coach Mark Richt sat in the stands for the ACC-SEC kickoff to watch his son Jon’s Clemson team face Alabama two years ago, he quickly realized the pride of representing the Southeastern Conference. Late in the game, with Alabama far ahead and celebrating their victory, Richt remembers chants of “SEC! [...]

Will Richard Samuel switch positions?

For fans assuming the multi-talented athlete will be moving positions to linebacker after the late-season emergence of tailbacks Washaun Ealey and Caleb King, well, in the words of Lee Corse, “not so fast my friend.”
Richt said that he has not spoken to Samuel about a possible switch.
But, still, it would be incredibly surprising if [...]

Vic Koenning to Illinois?

After speculation ran rampant Thursday evening that Kansas State co-defensive coordinator Vic Koenning would become Georgia’s next defensive coordinator, despite accepting a handshake agreement to become defensive coordinator at Illinois, that does not appear to be the case.
ESPN’s Joe Schad, who said Thursday that Koenning had been offered and decided to take the defensive coordinator [...]

Jeff Owens To Play in Senior Bowl

Georgia defensive tackle will be playing in the most prestigious postseason all-star game for college football’s seniors, saying Thursday that he has been invited to participate in the 61st- annual Under Armour Senior Bowl in Mobile, Al., on Saturday January 30, 2010.
“It’s a chance for me to showcase my ability and turn some heads and [...]