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FRED HANSARD
CLASS: 2017
POSITION: No. 10 DT
Hun High School
Princeton, NJ
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/3523479/5721bd1164e96b638001fcc0
COOPER LEE
CLASS: 2017 JUCO
POSITION: K/P
Coffeyville CC
(Graduated from DeSoto High School, KS)
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/2630214/5721d6a4dfe23b2d68bcc59b
ISAIAH WILSON
CLASS: 2017
POSITION: No.8 OT
Poly Prep School
Brooklyn, NY
BERNARD PORTER
CLASS: 2018
POSITION: WR
Ridge View
Columbia, SC
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/4591411/5721d5f0041ddc1b006f0ffc
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dsw61 a terrible oversight
Greg Poole
If I was Kirby, which you may have guessed I’m not, I’d start a campaign to end playing them every year. It’s a bad subject for our fans, but there are so many good things we could do with that extra game. Penn State and Pittsburgh did it and I doubt they regret it now.
Greg Poole I think there’s a slide missing…I didn’t see any of Tennessee’s freshman listed.
converted 1981 Yeah, some entitlement issues there.
freddawg
freddawg It started when he was hired. It just took a minute to the talent to drain away.
Greg Poole This one is odd:
“I just wanted to sit out, so the people in front of me could start until they needed me, until the team needed me,” Kimbrough said. “But since I left practice, coach, he was like, since I left practice I’ve got to be kicked off the team, or I had to transfer. So I just said I would transfer.”
https://www.dawgnation.com/football/tim-kimbrough-speaks-on-circumstances-of-transfer
I hate to write an opponent off, especially a historically important rival, but does anybody get the feeling Georgia Tech is in a state of terminal decline under Paul Johnson? Their recruiting is really starting to drag. The new has worn off and his scheme is just not attracting enough talent on either side.
Greg Poole bahits yup and UGA logo tacks on another $3
Greg Poole LOL, that was pretty terse. I think what he meant to say is this issue formally closed.
Greg Poole Her is one of his statements from the AP that may just be The most telling…
“”In the spring I earned my starting job,” he said.”
Kirby released a statement on Kimbrough. Here is my take on the situation:
http://bulldawgillustrated.com/kirby-smart-releases-statement-kimbrough-transfer/
Frankly 225 to 240lbs middle lbs, 300+ pound line
Kirby seems to want to get away from the 250lb ILB due to all of the spread offenses. Natrez had to cut his weight down to be able to play every down.
dsw61 AlphaDawg I wish my girls would have that attitude. They both felt like they were having to ‘settle’ for UGA, which really kind of pissed me off. Thankfully it wasnt TOO long before they realized how fortunate they were to be there.
PTCDawg DawgByte JaxDawg
I’d like to see what he can do there. Seems to have the size and speed for it, just a matter if he’s ready to be a physical presence in the middle.
DawgByte JaxDawg I like the Chuks answer too because of the size. Taylor is listed at 214, Amaechi at250. Dont see Rankin, ONeal or Laguins stepping in to that 4th ILB spot. And we still have plenty of studs at OLB.
bahits remember, they are selling into students
Greg Poole I agree, but I bet Tennessee and Florida will do their best to lobby against this particular waiver.
Greg Poole If he doesn’t get UGA now, Tennessee will quickly fall behind us in the overall record as I don’t think they will be beating us the next few years.
I just hope they get that crappy field fixed before we play them again up in volnut land. Injuries are part of the game, but there is no need to unnecessarily contribute to it with a sorry field.
freddawg Greg Poole I agree. It’s definitely an unneeded distraction this close to the beginning of the season, but if he walked off the practice field for no reason and already had several “strikes” against him (which I’m guessing was the case given the bowl suspension last year and missing some of Spring practice due to academic issues), he effectively forced CKS to make a decision regarding the impact of this behavior on the rest of the team.
bahits Yeah, this quote puts things in a different light. TK’s earlier comments made it sound like he chose to leave. But if he repeatedly bucked the staff’s authority to the point of becoming a distraction, then this is best for all concerned.
freddawg Greg Poole yep. I have always liked Kimbrough and hate to think that of him, but his chemistry and the new staff apparently didn’t mix. I wish the best for him.
Greg Poole They need to be UGA branded. imho
Greg Poole That makes it sound like an accumulation of factors that just came to a head, and Kirby made the decision.
https://twitter.com/OldRowOfficial/status/763759464646344708
Georgia senior linebacker Tim Kimbrough said Thursday he will transfer to a Division II school after being forced off the team by coach Kirby Smart.
“Coach told me he was going to kick me off the team or I had to transfer,” Kimbrough told The Associated Press in a phone interview.
He said Smart’s edict came after Kimbrough left practice on Tuesday. Kimbrough did not say why he left practice, though he said, “I’m not injured.”
http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/georgia-lb-kimbrough-plans-transfer-division-ii-school
I think the SEC East is in for a really close race this season. Florida, Georgia and Tennessee have very little separating themselves and I believe that the SEC East could come down to who wins the Tennessee/Georgia game.
Only one game separates the Dawgs and the Vols in their all-time series as the Vols hold a one game edge. Recent history has been very kind to Georgia. Tennessee won the last game but Georgia has won 5 of the last 6 including 4 straight wins in the Athens.
The road to the SEC East goes through Athens because that wonderful college town will be the host of the Tennessee/Georgia game in 2016. Is this the year that Butch Jones gets Tennessee to the top or will Kirby Smart take Georgia to a SEC East crown in his debut season.
http://thecomeback.com/thestudentsection/football/tss-roundtable-what-is-the-most-impactful-conference-game-in-the-sec.html
In this case, what’s best for a college graduate such as Smith should be decided by Smith and his family, but if someone’s going to decide what’s best for the SEC, better it be Greg Sankey than Saban.
Sankey has made it clear he wants to be a commissioner who focuses first and foremost on the wants and needs of the student-athlete. Go back to his address at SEC Media Days when it only felt like he mentioned by name every single player in every single sport the conference offers.
Here’s his chance to put his words into action with the whole college football world watching.
First, he should grant Smith the waiver to play this season at Georgia. If, as an SEC statement on the matter said, he needs “circumstances that demonstrate a clear reason for granting an exception” to the league’s rule requiring intraconference transfers to sit out a year, how about these circumstances? A young man played by the rules and contributed to the league’s premier football program while earning his undergraduate degree in three years.
You say you value education? You say a college degree is more important than a championship ring? Prove it. Smith’s the kind of student-athlete the SEC should be celebrating, not handcuffing.
http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2016/08/maurice_smith_nick_saban_greg.html
rugbydawg79 freddawg Bulldawg Bob2 GaSoldier
Exactly. I’m not sure they can transfer after school starts, but it would definitely be a concern after they have a copy of the latest playbook coaches have put together for the new season, or even worse, the game plan for that opponent.
Georgia has 3 on this list
http://247sports.com/ContentGallery/College-football-preview-2016-The-10-best-incoming-freshmen-in-t-46705869
freddawg Bulldawg Bob2 GaSoldier Like if Greyson all of a sudden wanted to transfer ?
Bulldawg Bob2 GaSoldier They probably will change the rule, but there may still be some limitations. Suppose, for example, a quarterback waits as long as possible to see the new year’s playbook installed, and then decides to transfer to an upcoming opponent. I can see why a coach would oppose that.
Bulldawg Bob2 DawgByte AlphaDawg Wiggins and Pruitt, good example.
Bulldawg Bob2 Yeah, but can we build an iron man suit?
https://twitter.com/universityofga/status/763751980216963073
For the hoop ball fans
https://twitter.com/UGABasketball/status/763753616888954880
Bulldawg Bob2 You may be right, Bob. That’s why I put in the disclaimer about not having the facts. Kimbrough may have been suspended for part or even all of the season, for academic or disciplinary reasons. If that’s the case, there wouldn’t be much Kirby could or should do to change his mind.
Bulldawg36 I think so, but I haven’t listened to the one on YouTube yet.
DawgByte It’s actually 15-21 minutes, but you’re right. Any media outlet that tries to draw broad conclusions from what is seen in, what amounts to, warm-up drills is playing games with its readers. Of course, refraining from doing so cuts down on click generating headlines.
You will not find anything in our practice reports that is not based on eyeball reality.
Yep I do.lol. Still didn’t get any louder
You talking about Southern California Trojans?
Bulldawg36 You know there is a volume slider at the bottom of the YT frame, right?
Greg Poole That’s why we have to take Practice Reports with a grain of salt. The media only gets 10 minutes, that’s not enough time to get a sense for what’s going on with all the position groups.
I did my friend!! Is the Kirby presser louder than the one on YouTube? I could barely hear it on YouTube
JaxDawg I was thinking Chuks Amechi would be a good candidate to move inside. He’s got the size and speed to play that position.
freddawg DawgByte I agree that every situation presents a learning experience. As I said last week, Kirby today is not going to be the same as Kirby at the end of Jan. 2017.
Bulldawg36 Well then listen to it again ##### j/k 🙂
People were loafing in yesterday’s practice!!! Kirby will make em pay for that today!!!
On the offensive line and the craziness of reporting Catalina as third team based on position in drill reps:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w4jdj9Qxro