There have been many teams that are the best in the country top to bottom, regardless of sport, that have fallen short of the ultimate prize. There are a number of reasons that could hold a team like Georgia back.
The most common ones that I have heard are the schedule is too hard and the WRs stink.
I want to propose another reason that probably outweighs those two combined as to why Georgia will fall short: Lack of Leadership.
It is quite simple actually. Mark Richt's team should not need different jerseys and endzone dances to get ready for the game.
I believe that has to do with the fact that Georgia does not have players that are ready to step up and be leaders. They should be ready to play, no matter what they are wearing or what they do in the endzone.
Mark Richt is obviously a leader as the head coach, but he needs some help from a few players and the way that things are looking it seems as if he is the only leader on the team. It is somewhat understandable, though, due to the fact that Georgia is such a young team.
If that is not enough to convince you that the Georgia Bulldogs do not have great leadership coming from the players, then all you have to do is look at how their offseason has gone this year.
This is a great indicator of how much leadership comes from the players due to the fact that the coaches are not allowed to contact the players during the offseason. So that means that it is all up to the players to keep each other in line.
It has been a tough offseason in Athens, Ga. Here is what it has looked like:
In January, cornerback Donovan Baldwin and fullback Fred Munzenmaier were arrested for alcohol-related offenses. Baldwin was arrested on DUI charges, while Munzenmaier was arrested for drinking underage, and he will be suspended for the first game.
On May 14, Freshman Offensive Lineman Clint Boling was arrested because he was pulled over for driving recklessly and he refused to take a breathalyzer test. He has been suspended for one game.
On June 5, Defensive End Jeremy Lomax, was pulled over for speeding and having a concealed firearm. He simply was ignorant of the fact that he was not allowed have the gun under his driver's seat.
On the morning of June 27, Sophomore Offensive Linemen Trinton Sturdivant and Justin Anderson were charged with a misdemeanor of simple battery after touching a girl inappropriately. It was reported that they had been drinking. Their punishments are being handled "internally."
On the night of June 28, Sophomore Defensive Lineman Michael Lemon punched Demarius Jackson at least five times in the face, fracturing the victim's left eye socket. Lemon was charged with a felony. He has been kicked off of the team, and was arrested again this morning for drinking underage.
On Aug. 2, junior long-snapper Jeff Henson, who had been charged with a DUI in November, became the eighth Georgia player arrested this offseason.
He was arrested for public intoxication and urinating in public. He has been suspended from the team.
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dallas ga6 11 months ago
IF NOTHING ELSE WE ARE A FIRM #1 IN THE PRESEASON
BREWMASTER"S POLL!!!!!
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Nick The Only 11 months ago
Mcleod is mostly factually accurate. I am an avid SEC follower and I don't think that Georgia has an established leader on the field. Other SEC east contenders have leaders - Florida has Tebow, Tennessee has Berry.
Also, Georgia's off the field issues could be a huge distraction. Georgia travels a lot this season and their players are going to have to stay focused to get through a tough schedule.
Solid write-up. But you know what Georgia's biggest concern should be?
The big #1-shaped target on their backs. In the BCS era, presason #1's don't have a great track record.
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BabyTate 11 months ago
A superior article from writer McCleod who actually goes to the trouble of pointing out the different problems at Georgia and using backup to provide additional support for his premise.
We need more reporting like this which cuts through the fantasy of homerism and provides a non-groupie look into the problems at Georgia.
As I am reading the un-biased reviews of the SEC from a variety of writers, it seems the national media has glossed over the facts that Georgia has only won the SEC East one time since their 2003 title year and that Tennessee's Phil Fulmer has beaten Richt and Georgia in 3 of the last 4 years. Some by shocking margins, giving rise to the article last season that Richt had become Fulmer's punching bag mudh like John Cooper did for Lloyd Carr.
We would all be well served if our better writers promote factual interpretation instead of "rah, rah, my team is #1 no matter what". That should be left for the less informed to discuss.
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Jody Lundell 11 months ago
This is all you have to write about? The "Rumora" about Moreno are just that. Rumors, not facts. If you did a little home work, you would know that Moreno got sent home because he needed to get away from all the hype around him. He couldn't go any where to with out be mobbed by people. As far as the arrests, did you ever drink in college? These are kids. Only 1 of the arrests are of any real concern(Lemon). The rest are minor alcohol related incedents.
You must be a florida gayter, or someone just trying to write something bad about UGA. This article is Garbage
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McLeod Neale 11 months ago
The rumors about Moreno are a concern. I removed them because they are rumors, but now that you brought them back up, I am 95% certain that they are true, but since it would be hard to prove it, I removed them.
But rumors surrounding star players are a big deal. Especially if they are probably true.
And, I do have other things to write about. If you are a UGA homer, I would actually really recommend checking out my other article I just wrote about Georgia.
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McLeod Neale 11 months ago
Actually, I am in college and I have never had a drink, but my point was that a team full of drinkers is not a focused team and they will never live up to their full potential.
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Will Lewis 11 months ago
i heartily disagree with all of this, but i can completley understand how you see it this way. But we have leadership. Dannell Ellerbee, Massaquoi, Jeff Owens, Stafford has finally received the oppurtuinty to be the offensive leader, there are more leders now then there has been on a uga squad in a while. LAST YEAR we had one leader on defense (Kelin Johnson) and one on offense (Fernando Velasco). this year we have a surplus of guys willing to stand up and take charge. Just look at the offseason work outs. Perfect Attendance. Heck, Stafford and the receivers have been doing extra work to prepare for the season. They arent putting in overtime for their health either, theyre doing it because they have one thing in mind and that is winning the SEC, and vying for a MNC.
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McLeod Neale 11 months ago
That was good to know. Thanks for your honest and mature response. I appreciate the fact that you did not attack me for writing my opinion, although, you may have disagreed with it. It is good to see that there is at least one mature college football fan out there.
I hope it works out for Georgia because I want to see a great game in Jacksonville, and this one could be epic.
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Buffy Hunt 11 months ago
Gosh, I thought this article was going to be about leadership. Wait a minute, we have 85 scholarship football players and 7 of 8 of them got into some minor issue? Lemon is gone, and should be. But I wonder if someone should do an article about Wilson being able to return to the team after firing a gun in the air, or some kid getting kicked off a team for vulgar rapping.
Look, my point is that if you look close enough to any team out there, you will find 10% will get into trouble. This has nothing to do with our leadership. This is just a fact of life. Now, what team doesn't live in a glass house? And what team should throw stones?
Give it a break. This article is nothing but an opportunity to point out the obvious in every program: 10% of kids put in a partying town will get their asses into trouble.
When you want to have a serious converstation about the Leadership at the Univeristy of Georgia's football team, come back and visit.
Second year in a row, Coach Richt takes 20 kids to Honduras. Each one of those kids will have returned profoundly changed and will have become a leader.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. But the majority of this article discusses what 8 kids did during the off season.
DOES NOT MENTION ONE THING ABOUT THE GOOD.
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Buffy Hunt 11 months ago
Sorry that was Wilson at UF and Jarboe at OK
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Buffy Hunt 11 months ago
Opps, could it be that this guy is a "Gator". Well, something must have gotten in his head to take this opportunity to trash UGA. Could it be that there are enough leaders on the young o line and d line of UGA that he has to take the events that if put with any other names, or any other university would apply. Is that fear we read into it? Bring it on, my friend, the fact of the matter is UGA is #1, deserves it and it is the leadership of the team that has gotten them there.
Could it be that he is still freaked over the lose? Get a grip gator boy. Because not matter how many articles you may write about UGA, the fact of the matter is there are plenty of leaders on that team.
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McLeod Neale 11 months ago
Nope, nothing is in my head. I am a Gator fan, but I am not trying to take a cheap shot at UGA. I just think that it is a legitimate concern, and I supported it with many facts.
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James Mandlik 11 months ago
Yep, did you read his hatchet job on Vince Dooley a few weeks back?
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Buffy Hunt 11 months ago
Oh and yeah, excuse me Mr. I live in a glass house. What about Mr. Pouncy. Can that arrest not constitute questionable leadership? Oh, no. Not in my house, huh?
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McLeod Neale 11 months ago
This article was not about Florida. If you want to talk about Florida's off field issues, then go write your own article.
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McLeod Neale 11 months ago
What Pouncey did was unacceptable, but it was one event. Georgia has had the problem in greater numbers this offseason. Florida has been relatively clean except for the Hornsby and Pouncey incidents. I think that Florida is doing well. Tebow is as good as it gets when it comes to leadership on and off of the field.
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Buffy Hunt 11 months ago
Let's see, Henson, a LS that was a walk on, a non starter Dliner. These are not our leaders and you know it. Our leaders were fine men that went to Honduras and came back changed men. Our leaders are working out on their own time because they believe in themselves. You keep deluding yourself into thinking that there is no leader on our team. Our leaders should be the least of your worries.
Every team in this division has trouble. Sounds like you have a problem with UGA. So be it.
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McLeod Neale 11 months ago
No, I have no problem with UGA. It is just between the lengths that Mark Richt had to go to get his team to play good football and a trouble filled off season that make it seem as if the players are not holding it up on their end.
That is the way that I see it at least.
There are additional rumors about Stafford, or should I call him "Kegford", and Moreno that also make me suspicious as to their leadership abilities since the best way is to lead by example.
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Buffy Hunt 11 months ago
Those are major starters were they not? These are minor players that are being dealt with, get a grip.
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McLeod Neale 11 months ago
Those are the only ones that have been caught. I have a feeling that more than half of the team is out there behaving like this.
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Buffy Hunt 11 months ago
Get a grip.
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Empty Skull 11 months ago
Sorry I see nothing but sour grapes. You get your talking points from Urban Meyer? Or just from the book? Seems like a parrot of the head coach down there in Gainesville. I say leave the silly waste of electrons post like these out and let's settle it on the field. See you 11/01/08.
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McLeod Neale 11 months ago
I will admit that as a Florida fan, I was and still not happy about what went on last year, but it is a very immature tactic to attack the writer in order to discredit what he wrote. The tactic is actually referred to as the ad hominem fallacy because how I feel about Georgia should have no bearing on the credibility of the article that I wrote.
If you are upset and do not like my article, then use an argument that has some factual basis as to why this article should be discredited rather than attacking author himself.
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Bob Zen 11 months ago
Baby Tate - "As I am reading the un-biased reviews of the SEC from a variety of writers, it seems the national media has glossed over the facts that Georgia has only won the SEC East one time since their 2003 title year and that Tennessee's Phil Fulmer has beaten Richt and Georgia in 3 of the last 4 years. Some by shocking margins, giving rise to the article last season that Richt had become Fulmer's punching bag mudh like John Cooper did for Lloyd Carr."
First of all, I'd say 4 SECE championships and two SECC is a very good record. Just to make sure you're following it, we won in 2002, lost in 2003, won in 2005, and didn't play in 2007 because UT had the tie breaker. UF has ONE SECC in ONE appearance in that timeframe. UT has THREE SEC appearances but lost all three games. Second, Richt is 4-3 against UT so, calling him Fulmer's punching bag is just silly.
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McLeod Neale 11 months ago
You do realize that Florida that Florida has to play LSU every year and Georgia does not. If Florida does not play LSU they win the East last year. It is that simple. Georgia lost two games to SEC opponents while Florida and Tennessee both lost 1.
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James Mandlik 11 months ago
McLeod, you don't consider yourself lucky that UF doesn't have to play Auburn every year as UGA does? That should be noteworthy to you since you guys struggle so mighitly with them. UGA has beaten LSU more often than UF has beaten Auburn since Spurrier left.
The reason why UF hasn't won the east more often is because they lost twice to Ole Miss - a team that UGA doesn't have trouble beating. It has nothing to do with playing LSU.
And agree on BabyTate's comments........not well thought out. But then again, he too likes to take his swings at UGA. He read McLeod's big lie piece on Vince Dooley and yet he thinks he's a good writer? I guess he missed the part where McLeod's lies got exposed and he took the article down?
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McLeod Neale 11 months ago
James, I think it was more of me be misinformed than actually lying. It was mostly speculation, but not necessarily false either. It was one of my first articles and I did not do enough research, and based it off of one article. I'm trying to learn as I go with this thing here. I'll admit that it was a mistake, and I knew it was so I took down. Sorry if I offended you or any other Georgia fans.
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James Mandlik 11 months ago
Yes, it WAS highly offensive. And, no, there were hardly any facts in your article. I provided you with link after link after link of comments from members of the UF athletic dept. and former UF players who had close associations with Dooley that refuted everything that you said.
You should have done more than just remove the article. You should've written an official apology. After all, you weren't writing about characters in a work of fiction (though your article and the article that you based your article on truly were works of fiction). You were writing about a living, breathing man who has an uncertain short term future with cancer.
What did we get? More negative spin about Richt and UGA. And then we got innuendo about specific UGA players that you don't seem to have the guts to publish.........but you certainly don't mind giving the old wink while you're at it.
I am all for rivalry. I'm all for fun. But I am not for hurting people.
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McLeod Neale 11 months ago
James, winners write the history books, and the NCAA is not an organization that is free from corruption. It is not today and it was not back then. Every program in the SEC was breaking the rules all over the place. I just simply do not trust the sources because I do not trust the people that run the NCAA.
Half of the article was the complete truth about the games two of the games in the history of the Florida-Georgia rivalry.
There are always two sides to a story, James, and there is no way that you can prove that the NCAA was not corrupt and was the holy judge that you claim it was.
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McLeod Neale 11 months ago
Here is what I actually meant to say:
You do realize that Florida that Florida has to play LSU every year and Georgia does not. If Florida does not play LSU they win the East last year. It is that simple. Georgia lost two games to SEC East opponents while Florida and Tennessee both lost 1.
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Jimson Cuenta 11 months ago
"Here is what I actually meant to say:
You do realize that Florida that Florida has to play LSU every year and Georgia does not. If Florida does not play LSU they win the East last year. It is that simple. Georgia lost two games to SEC East opponents while Florida and Tennessee both lost 1."
FLORIDA GATORS FOOTBALL
A TRADITION . . . SINCE SEPTEMBER 7, 1991
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Buffy Hunt 11 months ago
Mcwhatever said: The rumors about Moreno are a concern. I removed them because they are rumors, but now that you brought them back up, I am 95% certain that they are true, but since it would be hard to prove it, I removed them.
But rumors surrounding star players are a big deal. Especially if they are probably true.
From Knowshon interview:
The sophomore was asked about the rumors that circulated over the summer, from reports of being sent home to New Jersey, to academics, to reports of a supposed rift with Mark Richt over a trip to Arizona to be honored with the res of Playboy Preseason All-American team.
"There's going to be things like that out there all the time, but you can't worry about it," Moreno said. "You can't let those things affect you. You know they're not true, even though there were a lot of things out there floating around. You just don't worry about it."
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Moreno did acknowledge that Richt went as far to ask him if any of the rumors were true.
"I told him there was nothing to worry about," Moreno said. "There never was. I don't ever ready magazines, listen to sports talk shows or anything like that. A lot of this stuff that was going on, people were telling me."
Moreno also brushed off the notion that he's paid any attention to the talk of a potential Heisman Trophy.
"I'm really not worried about any of that. I just want to help us win," Moreno said. "As long as we're moving the football, I don't care how many times I carry the football."
Even if it's just 10 per game?
"If it is, I'll make the most out of those 10 carries," said Moreno, who said he's been impressive by Georgia's entire stable of young running backs in Caleb King, Richard Samuel, Dontavius Jackson, Carlton Thomas and Kalvin Daniels.
"Everybody's got a little bit of speed," Moreno said. "(Samuel) is a fast guy and Caleb can move. They're all great athletes and they all bring something to the table that we're going to be able to use."
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Of course, Mr Mcwhatever is going to continue to say they are probably true. For what purpose other than being an absolute ass, your guess is as good as mine. (Spitting contest don't interest me.)
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McLeod Neale 11 months ago
I do not believe Richt or Moreno. He lied about the end zone celebration to take the easy way out last year, and there is good reason to believe that he may do it in a situation like this surrounding his star player.
If they confirm these rumors they blow up and ESPN picks up the story and then you have a media disaster surrounding Moreno. Richt and Moreno had much to lose by telling the truth in this situation just like last year with the endzone celebration, but one little lie and then you are off of the hook. I simply cannot believe a word that comes out of the guys mouth after what happened last year.
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James Mandlik 11 months ago
How did Richt lie about the celebration? Can you point out a contradictory statement by him? He was consistent in saying that he only meant for the offense to celebrate.
The fact that most people missed that comment and assumed that he told the entire team to go into the endzone dispells your notion that he had "much to lose by telling the truth." Most people believe exactly what you beleive. But most people also looked at it as a stroke of genius. It has mostly been Florida fans and other UGA rivals that didn't like what they saw. Most everyone else enjoyed it in the spirit in which it was meant.
Gee, football became a fun game again for a young team that Richt was reigning in too tightly. That is a terrible shame.
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McLeod Neale 11 months ago
Just save me a bunch of time and read my article:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/43515-georgia-bulldogs-team-celebration-should-mark-richt-have-done-it
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Darth Dawg 11 months ago
Ok, this is the last time I ever read one of your articles. Instead of writing good articles with different opinions of others, you write the same type of nothing over and over. Everytime I see that you've written something new, I think "Ok, what's the new reason McLeod can't get over his team getting stomped?". Basically, everything you write is how you hate the Dawgs. You and Urban "Cryer" have something in common. Since you're soooo worried about Georgia's honor as players, I'm also worried about florida as well. I'm really worried that they won't be able to get over all of this by game time this year. What shall we do?! Well, all joking aside. This is it, the last one-sided article I will ever read from you. HOW BOUT THEM DAWGS!!!
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McLeod Neale 11 months ago
"Basically, everything you write is how you hate the Dawgs."
That is a laughable statement. Only two out of ten of my articles are about Georgia, but believe whatever you want. I am not in the business of spoon feeding doggies here, so you can go back to Dawgvent and live in your red and black world if you do not like it here.
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BabyTate 11 months ago
McCleod, let me thank you for this excellent article and the professional manner you have handled the comments. We certainly look forward to your continued progress inside the Bleacher Report and no doubt you are on your way up with such thought provoking articles. Keep up the good work.
I notice you're a Clemson man. Frank Howard used to call the SEC the "Knucklehead League". He said "you only went there to play if you couldn't get in the ACC". Good luck to your Tigers this season.
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Brian Hood 11 months ago
Going into the 2005 season, Tennessee was preseason ranked number 3 and a lot of people were talking national championship. Playmakers were to be found all over the field. Also during the offseason, Tennessee football players were involved in 16 incidents including shoplifting, assault, gun charges, motor vehicle citations, disturbing the peace, drug charges etc. The worst string of incidents in quite some time. Result: 5-6 season, first losing season in 17 years. I'm just sayin....
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McLeod Neale 11 months ago
The same thing happened to the Gators last season. Lots of off season trouble and you get a four loss season. The # of off field incidents probably goes hand in hand with the amount of youth on the team too. It is just a sign of immaturity.
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Bob Zen 11 months ago
McLeod, and your little lap dog Baby Tate... I've just gone ahead and added both of you to my official they are idiots to be ignored list. The complete crap that I've read from both of you is amazingly bad.
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McLeod Neale 11 months ago
Then why are still posting here?
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McLeod Neale 11 months ago
Then why are you still posting here?
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BabyTate 11 months ago
Bob, I am the community leader of the college football section of the Bleacher Report. I review all articles written and commented upon each day.
This is venue for writing. We appreciate the comments that steer conversation and bolster the article reads but this is not a chat room or blog. We welcome commentary as long as it is relevant to the article. I would encourage you to write articles which portray your philosophies and reporting of events. We will all be glad to assist you in that endeavor.
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James Mandlik 11 months ago
If you are a community leader Baby Tate, then you should be ashamed of yourself! You allowed McCleod's piece that was filled with all kinds of libel stay up for how many days? You have no integrity!
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Buffy Hunt 11 months ago
Babe - why BabyTate? In all honesty, I think this off season issue is indicative of some pretty major problems with a few. These few, at this point, will not have a large impact on the team as a whole. When alchol and fun start moving into the problem area, it is time to take a look at that player and see if there is a possibility of rehabilitation, thus the suspensions. Usually they are remorseful and turn a corner to get a grip on their lives. If they fail to get this grip, they need to be dismissed from the team. If they are lucky enough to not get kicked out of school, and they can continue getting their education, they make some repayment to society through community service and work their way back, then that is a player for me. Wilson is an example of this, just as Utah's player "Marty" was. Who gave this guy a second (maybe even a third) chance? U. Meyer's wife. And I for one commend CUM for the way in which he has handled these situations.
On the same token, I would appreciate the same on the part of all the pundents in these various venues. CMR will handle these people that seem hell bent on destroying their lives. These are not the leaders of our team. The leaders are there day after day encouraging the younger to move in possitive direction. One fourth of the team went to Honduras to get another perspective on life. They came back leaders. Tim Tebow is an incredible leader. This does not mean you will or will not have a winning season as you saw last season. Mathew Stafford is also a new and emerging leader as well as Moreno. Now, do they compare to Tim Tebow, who is a wonderful, young Christian man? I doubt they do. You will find them downtown Athens, socializing with the best of them. The difference between Stafford and Moreno and Lemon and others is they are committed 100% to the team, and the sport of football. They are not going to let alchol and drugs get in their way. They are driven. Academically, physically and socially. They believe in their team and they want to see it succeed.
Should we ask the question where was Tim Tebow when Wilson decided to discharge the gun, or get caught with drugs with a freshman in tow? How about when Pouncey got in trouble? No, because Tim is not the nanny, or babysitter. He leads through example. He no more has control over people that make stupid decisions than Mathew Stafford, Moreno, Ellerbe, Curran do. The aforemention people lead through example too. I commend Tim Tebow for his choices in life, and for his wonderful leadership. But offseason trouble has nothing to do with that leadership. Lead and they "may" follow. But you can drag a horse to water, but you can't stuff their heads in the water and make them drink. Most are going to follow, and strive to be half the leader that Tim and Mathew, Knowshon, Ellerbe, Curran, Owens, Lomax.... Do you see the pattern.
Harvin, Ingram, Wright, where were these leaders when you had your offseason issues last year. They were doing their damnedest to put those guys heads in the water and make them drink. But they can't. They can only lead through example. These are fine leaders too.
Nope I don't buy it. I know a bit about leadership. My father, a West Pointer, my brother (SOS ATO brother in '68-69 at FL) a West Pointer graduated top of his class '72, my other brother a Midshipman from Annapolis, captain of the sailing team for 3 years, are fine examples of leaders. In every discussion about leadership, it was always the same thing, leadership through example. I will never forget the time our plumbing broke when the drain field froze in a freak winter storm here in Florida. I had 30 family members staying at the house. It was my big brother that emptied the slosh buckets and buried the stuff in the back yard. I asked why, he said well, someone has to do it. If I do it, then others will follow. And sure enough everyone pitched in and got to work. Leadership through example.
Florida has great leaders. You know who they are. Georgia has great leaders, and if you don't know who they are, you will soon.
It is going to be a great year and we are going to actually be the most anticipated game of the season. Can you imagine? You and I are amoung an elite members of a great conference. It is time that we act like it.
I hope that this will help to encourage you to look at the best sides of both teams. I am proud to be in the state of Florida, and I am proud to say that when not playing Florida, I tend to root for Florida (except when they play LSU). Most of all I am so very proud of these young leaders on both sides of the field.
And by the way, did it ever occur to you that the celebration has done more for the SEC and for Florida and Georgia. We are the ones. Your team and mine. We are it, baby.
Lets be honest when it comes to the discussion of leadership. Every team has its emerging leaders, and unfortunately every, every team out there has those who refuse to follow that leadership.
Nope McLeod (I know your name - sorry about the rudeness), if you do not see the leaders now, wait a few weeks. They will be on your TV every Saturday (except a few). And as soon as everyone gets beyond all the crap about the celebration, we are going to see those great leaders in November.
GO DAWGS, SIC EM WOOOOOF WOOOOF. Here's to Leadership
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Buffy Hunt 11 months ago
You know what, I forgot to mention one of the most important leaders in our group. He has the silly Truck and Trailer job. He is the leader that everyone wants to follow, right into the endzone. Branndon Southerland. He is looking pretty good. His sugery and rehab going well, as I am sure Harvin's did.
Wow, can you believe this group of young men. We will be in the presence of some pretty incredible leaders come August 30th and on.
No matter who wins, it is going to be a great time. I love this game. Lord knows, I love it.
Tonight when you put your head on your pillow, say a prayer for each and everyone of the men you mentioned in your article. I say a prayer for everyone of them every night. I pray that God will send Guardian Angels down to protect and guide them. This offseason, there in Athens, those angels were working overtime. They were working overtime in Gainsville too.
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Darth Dawg 11 months ago
Mcleod-
You're missing the point. Duh, I didn't expect you to trash the Dawgs in one of your gator articles. Here, let me put this another way. EVERY-TIME-YOU-WRITE-ABOUT-THE-DAWGS-IS-HOW-YOU-HATE-THEM...BASICALLY. Not too fast for you, was it? Funny, huh? Here's another one to laugh at. Don't worry about spoon-feeding the "doggies", I know you have your hands full with crying about the game. Maybe you should look into helping Urban Crier lick his wounds. I hear that the "doggies" took a big bite out of him. You can start laughing now.
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russ dix 11 months ago
This article is definitely written through orange and blue glasses. Yes, I'm a UGA fan. Yes, I'm concerned about UGA and what happened over the weekend. How anyone can say we don't have leadership on the field after what Knowshon did last year is beyond me? He has been compared to David Pollack in the way he leads in practice. Richt has said Matthew Stafford was listed by over 100 of our guys as the team leader on offense for this year. That's a pretty significant amount of the team that sees him as a leader. Neither of those guys have been in one ounce of trouble. Richt and Moreno have both been asked about the rumors that were put on here and then taken away. They both have said they knew nothing about it and Richt even went as far as to contact Moreno after he became aware of the rumors to make sure everything was straight between them.
While I wish what happened had not happened and it is a distraction, it is not like some of our main players are out doing these things. The most significant guy we will miss from any of this is Munz who is our third string Fullback. The leaders have been leaders thank you very much. Meanwhile, a gator whose January arrest slipped through the cracks while he was on probation, has been allowed back on the team. Maybe you can write us a good article about that one.
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Buffy Hunt 11 months ago
He has written an article about that, if you will look his articles.
In this article his point does not come across. He questions leadership, and he then uses the events of the weekend and the list of players that "got" arrested. You know anyone can get "arrested" does not mean that they are guilty of anything.
It is obvious this guy has not been introduced to our leaders, or if he has, he has not bother to acknowledge what everyone in the world has - Georgia is #1. You do not get to that level without significant leadership.
Leaders are not babysitters. And you can't force people to not make stupid mistakes. You can only lead by example. All of this guy's fancy words are not gonna make a bit of difference. I can't help but wonder whether he has any leadership experience. It is obvious to me he has not. Please correct me if I am wrong.
You know, this BleacherReport place does a great job at making you look like you know what you're talking about. All this fancy stuff makes you look impressive. BUT.... when you use it as a venue to continue to list bias opinions and disparge young kids even more than they have gone through, you just look stupid.
None of your points have any validity to the state of leadership. In my opinion you just used it to list each and everyone of the players that have made bad choices. Of all those people you listed, how many are felons? How many have been kicked off the team? And how many of them will be back, because smarter people than you or me will decide that they deserve to play.
You know, one of our greates leaders on the team had a really rough first year. Got into a lot of trouble, but now as a senior, Ellerbe is one of the best leaders on our team.
Give it a break. Unless you are willing to put all of UF's dirty laundry on the line as you did with Georgia, you shouldn't continue with your bias BS.
The measure of a good journalist is someone who takes all the facts and lays them in the article in a balance way. Of course, that is "good" journalists. Unfortunately, venues like this can give the illusion of good journalism. From your articles it is obvious that you are just that: an illusion.
In this venue, you can continue to spread rumors, and lies about players and coaches as you have with CMR and KM, without impunity. That is where I think the blogsphere has gone astray. One day you are going to find that people will get sued for this kind of stuff and it will change the way people use them.
Get a grip.
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Darth Dawg 11 months ago
Well said Buffy! You hit the nail on the head. Or gator, for that matter.
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James Mandlik 11 months ago
Buffy, you are spot on. When I first found Bleacher Report, I loved the concept and thought that maybe I would try my hand at it. But now that I see how it is run, it's not something that I could be proud of.
There are no journalistic standards here being upheld. It's a free-for-all sanctioned by people who claim that they are putting "articles" out there in the hopes of larger media noticing them. But it's obvious that Baby Tate and Neale have no idea of what being a journalist actually is. And they have no idea about the concept of unbiased reporting - though Baby Tate throws this out there every chance he gets.
Oh well, maybe Pravda or state-run media in China needs somebody like them.
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John Doe 11 months ago
Wurd...btw, you mutts check out www.thedawgsden.com
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