SEC Media Days: SB Nation Roundup Regarding Mark Richt, A.J. Green, and the Georgia Bulldogs

by T Kyle King on Jul 22, 2010 12:01 PM EDT in Football

Mark Richt’s turn at the microphone at SEC Media Days featured no questions concerning agents, though it is open to debate whether this was due to "a voluntary hiatus," an "order" (with consequences for disobedience), or "a request on Georgia’s behalf to hold off on all questions regarding the NCAA’s investigation into AJ Green’s alleged presence at the agent-sponsored South Beach Party currently erasing half the games played in the 2009 college football season." (In the meantime, Dawg Sports has confirmed with a relative of A.J. Green’s that the star receiver was attending a family function in the Palmetto State at the time.)

The summary of Coach Richt’s remarks authored by Spencer Hall (whose presence at the event I believe to be confirmed by this photograph, unless I miss my guess as to the identity of the bespectacled plaid-clad fellow with sideburns at the center) is linked to above, and C&F’s live blog of the event is here. Coach Richt’s job security came up, though I have no idea why. For his part, A.J. didn’t know how big this was.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m about to go wolf down a Chick-fil-A spicy chicken sandwich, of the sort the hardworking reporters present in the greater metropolitan Birmingham area cruelly were denied yesterday.

Go ‘Dawgs!

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One would think

That if Green was in a whole different city, this would be a very brief investigation.

by Billy Gomila on Jul 22, 2010 12:10 PM EDT reply actions

While you are enjoying your sandwich...

try to tune in a bit to Vandy’s Robbie Caldwell. I don’t know if he can coach a lick, but he’s fun to listen to.

"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell

by DavetheDawg on Jul 22, 2010 12:16 PM EDT reply actions

This made me smile.

"I have my circle, and I know who to trust and who not to trust," Green said. "I’m at the point of my life right now that I don’t need to make any new friends. I’ve got to keep that same circle I’ve had since Day 1 and not let anybody in that."

How refreshing it is to read a statement like this from a college football player who just “gets it.” A.J. has conducted himself with class from the very beginning at Georgia. We’ve never heard his name tossed around with any kind of arrest or behavior issue, and he’s done nothing but make us proud again. His biggest faux-pas so far was his “celebration” against LSU last year, and we all know how that went.

If every player used this kind of common sense in who they let interact with them during their college career and leading up to the draft, there would be a lot fewer instances like SouthBeachOMGSOFUN-gate going on right now.

by hailtogeorgia on Jul 22, 2010 1:30 PM EDT reply actions