According to an official team statement, All-SEC wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers has been suspended indefinitely due to an undisclosed violation of team rules, and may not see the field again as a Volunteer.
My first thought on hearing the news was that Cordarrelle Patterson must be a decent player, because it’s not like Rogers’ behavior snuck up on anybody in Knoxville.
Last year, multiple sources told CBS colleague Bruce Feldman that there were several incidents in which Rogers crossed the line with Vol coaches and staff, including a “complete meltdown” during UT’s season-ending loss at Kentucky and another episode in the team weight room. The incidents were so troubling to some staffers that they felt head coach Derek Dooley was risking the locker room dynamic by allowing Rogers to remain in the program. Rumors of his pending dismissal, suspension or transfer have been too numerous to count.
And it’s not exactly over yet.
“Doesn’t expect” isn’t quite the same thing as hearing the news that Alabama State has enrolled a former SEC starter.
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UPDATE: As final words go, these are something else.
“We’ve got a mature group,” said quarterback Tyler Bray. “We’ll be fine.”
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I’m just glad someone on UGA defense was able to light his a** up last year.
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But the SOB still caught the ball….which is why he got 286 chances, and will be in the NFL one year from today.
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Don’t be so sure.
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the NFL has plenty of primadonna WRs with bigger than they should be egos. He isn’t a felon, he’ll get his chance, even if it’s to piss off their coaches, have a teammate kick his ass, and then get cut.
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What a fubar!
Marlon Brown 5 star outta Memphis chooses Georgia over the Hillbillies. UT steals DuhRick and mocks the Dawgs. Who is laughing now? Their JUCO hasn’t played a snap in the SEC and their stud is coming off an ACL. UT goes 7-5. Georgia wins State Football Champs of Tennessee for the second year in a row. SOD requests tutoring session with CMR. Subject: How to pull the trigger on cutting a stud player that just won’t listen and move your team along.” DVD soon.
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7-5 is too much
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UT could lose several at/near the beginning of the season. If that happens SOD may be gone mid-year and the season will go completely down the drain for the Vols.
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Not soon enough, AHD. The “Donkey” Bray is still there.
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So how long until we see Bradley or Shultz write a column about the out of control UT program? (crickets)
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Schultz has already written a piece basically blaming all of this on Kiffin. I couldn’t believe how completely hypocritical the piece is given the lambasting that they are continuously giving Richt over discipline issues. I wish that UGA would ban every AJC reporter from UGA practices and games and never agree to do an interview with them again until they fire Bradley, Schultz, and the biggest jackass of all, Michael Carvell.
http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2012/08/23/darick-rogers-suspended-dooley-still-cleaning-up-from-kiffin/?cxntfid=blogs_jeff_schultz_blog
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how is this Kiffin’s fault? Wasnt Dooley the one who signed him?
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Yeah, but Kiffin was at UT at one point, so that’s why.
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Clearly the fault is Wally Butts’ and, if Furman Bisher were still alive, he would confirm that.
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“Da’Rick Rogers has declared recruiting one of the funniest things that an athlete can enjoy. Calhoun wider receiver added that he did not work hard on the recruiting decision and further said that it all was fun for him.”
The road goes forever and the party never ends
http://www.zimbio.com/Lane+Kiffin/articles/oXYTRia2tqm/Darick+Rogers
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DariX is just keepin’ it reeuul!
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I am so glad he jilted us. I am sure somehow it will be will be connected to us via Bradley or Schultz.
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Word! He was a UGA commit until signing day, so we get some of the blame.
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Another example of why I’ve always felt that sometimes the best recruits are the ones you don’t sign!
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Don’t forget about another fella that stole from our locker room, from potential future teammates. But I don’t hear as much about Tennessee’s program being out of control.
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I remember his senior year high school game against Dalton. I told my wife that I didn’t want him coming to Georgia. Took his helment off while scoring a touchdown along with several other antics.
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I said the same thing to a UT friend who went down to the HS opener with me. He scored the 1st two times he touched the ball and promptly got 2 PF penalties for showboating. I told him I hope dhe never set foot on the UGA campus, we had enough problems. When he pulled his childish switch stunt, he called me and said he had a bad feeling about it. Of course he was involved in the cop stomp before school even started but SOD chose to ignore the warning sign and let him play. Good riddance, the guy will never achieve his potential at any level. Character issues are hard to hide when you are given high profile opportunities. Maybe he and Fairley can be cellmates one day.
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SChultz is blaming Kiffen.
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Looks like Dreck Rogers is gone.
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Impending Bradley headline: “Former UGA commit suspended indefinitely by team.”
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+1
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With Carvell headline “UGA commit decommits and signs with SEC rival only to be kicked off team”
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With rivals message board comments as his quotes.
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“It is always Georgia…”. Any comment from his home boy Nash?
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He’s busy getting ready for that D-3 powerhouse Hampden-Sydney, while his daddy stays pissed we offered Mason instead.
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I feel sorry for Nash Nance. By now he and his father have figured out that he got used to get Da’Prick to sign with UT. I’m sure that they also know who did this to Nash–i.e.SOD. I have seen film of Nash Nance. He actually could have played at Vandy. Instead he signed with UT and rode the pines. He lost a Vanderbilt education and the chance to actually play there and for what? Good luck Nash on your new gig at Hampton-Sydney. And good luck with getting a job when you graduate. You’ll be in so much debt from paying the private school tuition at H-S that you won’t be able to afford grad school. Talk about screwing up.
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And let’s not forget who got Da’Rick’s scholly: Ken Gates. I usually think lady luck doesn’t smile on the Dawgs, but she was looking out for us there, although it didn’t feel like it at the time.
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During the stand-up portion of today’s press conference, SOD the Orange will crack wise and say he does not expect Da’Rick to play for Vols this season because of:
(a.) a Prius;
(b.) Germans;
(d.) Bar Knoxville; or
(d.) Improper Use of a Hose
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(e) lack of proper shower protocol
(f) poor bamboo germination
(g) orange ceramic dog is broken
next?
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Smokey says Opportunity is Nowhere for the orange ceramic dog and is having its ass hauled out on a dolly to be a lovely parting gift for Da’Rick
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(h) felony conviction;
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Another thug bites the dust. He’ll be dead or in prison in 5 years.
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Ok, I’m on board with the meme but do you really suspect this kid will be dead or in prison. THAT’S heavy. We don’t know what got him punted to the suspension list. Or maybe you do. I suspect it’s a AJ Greene style infraction and like the Senator hinted at…. he might be back. Hey Garcia had 5 chances. BY my count DuhRick has at least one more. SOD hasn’t shown any huevos per punting a malcontent . Why should that change.
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“dead or in prison.”
JAX can see into the future. How? The “Thug-Love Magic 8-Ball” available only at fine shopping outlets in Duval County
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you can buy them at the Town Center.
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Town Center? They won’t let me in there. Am waiting until they’re 2 for 1 at Publix so I can have a backup
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I think Garcia and AJ Greene are both in a different league that DaRick, but you’re correct, I’m just speculating. He could become the next Jerry Rice, but I doubt it.
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another Greg Reid
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Jim Tressel knew to blame Bobo two Aprils ago.
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DaRick Rogers for Ken Gates was the best trade ever. Not that Gates is all-world or anything. But we’d be in a mess right now without him.
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You guys better be careful about what you say about SOD. His mom might be listening.
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I blame Dan Wetzel.
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If stomping someone right into the ICU at Bar Knoxville doesn’t buy you a suspension I wonder what you have to do to get kicked off the team.
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And that someone was an off-duty cop. Sheesh.
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Well, when a cop’s off-duty he is just like you and me (assuming you’re not a cop). But his head cracks like most too.
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I’m sure with all the strict displend that Da’Prick has received in the past from Dooley, that he will be back in time for the Florida game in week 3.
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That must have been some more serious violation that DuhRick commited, Hell there QB caused property damage by throwing beer bottles at a dumpster, which he didn’t hit (what a maron) and got squadouche. Where is the Justice? I ask you.
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Da’Rick will suit up for the hedges.
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I don’t doubt it.
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ESPN Radio reporting he got suspended for failing a drug test.
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I never like to see a kid in trouble even if he wears orange. UGA may be too harsh in their suspensions but maybe sitting out a few games early on would have gotten his attention. You can turn some kids around, some you cannot.
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Maybe we shouldn’t be thinking of thugs as mere, unruly kids. The old saying that “one bad apple spoils the whole barrel” has a lot of truth to it. If SOD allows this one back on the field, he’s either desperate or dumb or probably both. Same for any team that picks him up….even in the pros.
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This just in: Vince Dooley says “DaRick’s departure was the best thing that could ever happen to Tennessee.”.
In qualifying his remarks, Dooley explained that the dissention that could be caused would be the worst thing that could happen to the team.
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By the way, I wasn’t pickin’ the channel in the bar, but the Crier was exhorting his tOSU troops the other day and he made reference to players disrespecting their Coach or staff in a way that brought Crowell’s face to view during the SECCG. Am I that paranoid about that bastard Crier still disrespecting our Coach through the media? Nah. He wouldn’t do anything that low. Would he?
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Saw that. Agree with him though. Tap-outs not welcome unless gassed or hurt.
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Those Alabama State coaches probably already had old Da’Rick on speed dial, and he is now steaming his way toward Montgomery.
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Bejebus! NOW Dooley suspends Da’rick? After loseing damn near all of your assistant coaches last year mainly because of Da’Rick, now you’ve had enough? Dooley needs to get out of coaching.
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