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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Richt expects Green decision this week

Georgia head coach Mark Richt expects to hear clarification on A.J. Green’s status this week, he said at his weekly news conference.

“I’d be highly disappointed if we don’t hear something this week,” Richt said. “I would think we will.”

Which way, we still don’t know. But that’s the first time Richt has really said anything tangible on Green’s status.

Richt also said that Green will practice like normal “until we know something one way or another.”

“If A.J. lines up at 1 or a 2, and the other guy lines up at 1 or a 2, he’s gonna be learning the things at the position that A.J. would play,” Richt said. “Kris Durham got a lot of those reps last week in practice, and it turned out he was the one catching the fade at the goal-line, and all those situations. So we’ll just continue to do it that way.”

Durham was Georgia’s leading receiver against Louisiana-Lafayette.

South Carolina also has some uncertainty with players – three potential starters sat out the Gamecocks’ opener. Richt granted that complicates uncertainty on both sides, especially with planning.

“If we know who exactly is playing for us that helps, it makes us feel confident in our plan,” Richt said. “As you’re preparing for someone, you want to know who’s available (for that team.)”

There was a light moment in the news conference, when Richt was asked for the third time about Green, but in a different way. (We media guys have started honing our questions.)

Richt was asked if the uncertainty over Green would have a detrimental affect on his teammates.

“What I’m gonna do is just revert to the old dumb answer,” Richt said. “Even though I know it’s a lot different than what you’re asking. It’s been a lot easier just answering that I’m not gonna make a comment on anything – even though I just did.”

That drew some laughter.

(It was only later in the press conference, in fact the final question, that Richt gave the above answer about expecting to hear something this week.

More nuggets from Richt’s presser:

- With Aaron Murray preparing to play his first road game, the Bulldogs are going to try to have as many plays as possible where he doesn’t have to change plays or do stuff at the line.

- Logan Gray will still get a couple reps “here and there” at quarterback. But he’s a receiver for the foreseeable future.

- Richt also heaped praise on South Carolina’s players:

QB Stephen Garcia “looked like the true leader of that team. He looked like the guy who was in control. … He’s a really talented kid who looks like he’s coming into his own right now.”

Freshman RB Marcus Lattimore is getting hyped and “for a good reason. He’s a good back. Not a good one, he’s a great one.”

Receivers Alshon Jeffery and Tori Gurley are “mismatch issues.” And freshman receiver Ace Sanders was in Georgia’s camp a few years ago. (“I think everybody who ever saw him in a camp situation was super intrigued by him,” Richt said.)

And overall, the Gamecocks “were very impressive. They just looked sharp.”

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

The longer this investigation drags on, the less confident I feel about A.J. Green. Now you've got rumors about him selling his bowl game jersey. Not to be a pessimist, but at this point, I'll be surprised if we see him play at all this year.

Anonymous said...

Does anyone know of a way to listen to the game this weekend in the stadium via radio besides XM? Never used head sets at an away game...

PTC DAWG said...

Do they still run the "low power" station inside other stadiums for Road Dawgs?

Garretts said...
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Anonymous said...

they usually do run a short-range signal inside opposing stadiums, sometimes you can find the frequency listed on a small sign hanging from or around the press box and/or broadcast booth...you may have to just ask around once you are inside the stadium

PTC DAWGT said...

I've used the lower power station before, if no sign, try searching around on the lower part of the FM dial....very low....

PTC DAWG said...

LMAO at the type...

ptcdawgt....

Anonymous said...

FYI, poster #1, the rumors regarding the jersey are true, although the sale was not done directly by him and it's somewhat conjecture at this point as to whether he authorized/profited from the sale personally. He met with the NCAA last Thursday. He was told then that he wouldn't be playing that day, and it is also the reason that the NCAA didn't make a decision prior to gametime; they were still in the fact-collecting stage.

However, presuming it's a one-time incident, that kind of offense would be a 1 to 2 game loss of eligibility, not an entire season. There's really no basis for that kind of worry, if all he is in trouble for is one isolated incident. The NCAA are notoriously tough and intimidating to the kids for stuff like this, but they do still understand that they are just that...kids. They are basically unforgiving on repeat offenders, however.

On that same note, LYING to the NCAA, however...that would be completely different. If it were found that he was doing that, your statement would likely be prophetic. Let's hope and presume that that isn't the case.