I have no idea who wins the starting quarterback job this season, but if it’s Jacob Park, prepare for a slight change of tone.
Jacob Park is an interesting Dog. There haven’t been many other Georgia quarterbacks I’ve covered the last decade or so who would refer to a reporter as “bro” when answering his question. There’s definitely a sort of hip-hop persona to this tall, athletic redshirt freshman from Goose Creek, S.C., complete with the resident brashness and confidence one might expect from a star entertainer.
If he makes it work, that’s fine. My only question for Towers is who were the other Georgia quarterbacks who called reporters “bro”?
Get The Picture 
Stephen Garcia with a Matt Stafford arm. I’ll take it.
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Yeah, but what if he has a Stephen Garcia brain?
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I was imagining Park with the reconstituted Brain of Steve Tanneyhill. It was an “interesting” brain trying to operate under a largely brainless coach, if I recall straight.
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He has a cool way of talking. You would think he is a black guy if you just heard his voice.
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Having heard him speak to reporters (on tape) I suspect Goose Creek, SC is not his first language.
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Don’t they speak Geechee or something over in Goose Creek?
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No. I went to Stratford – it was one of the nicer schools in the state back then (20, er, I mean 10 years ago), and probably still is now.
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He grew up in NY before SC. ‘splains it all
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Sho do, bro.
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We have our own Ali G now
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My first guess would be Quincy Carter. Beats “Dog”, though.
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The “Dude” was tatted up in high school. It wouldn’t be out of line to say he is a change from Murray and Mason. I do like the fact that he has got wheels to go with a serious arm. The question is how sharp is he between the ears? That can be said for all three.
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“The question is how sharp is he between the ears?” 🙂
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Do you really want to hurt me? It has been awhile since I got a little culture club. Thanks man!
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He struck me as an interesting guy from the video link you posted yesterday. Just didn’t expect that accent at first. One thing that did impress me was toward the end, where he said something to the effect of “I just want to win” and you could see it in his expression.
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His credentials are outstanding and I hope he’s able to continue upwards on the field and into the season. I’m hoping he starts the Bama game simply because he’s feisty. That added ingredient along with his athleticism is the Dawg I want in that fight.
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+1
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Don’t “Bro” me, unless you know me…
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Fugitaboutit.
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“Not getting offered by South Carolina wasn’t the end of the world for me,” Park said. “I didn’t grow up there so I didn’t really know the whole South Carolina thing. It was whatever to me.”
http://www.macon.com/2014/02/26/2960378/georgias-newest-quarterback-is.html#storylink=cpy
I like him even more now…
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“I didn’t grow up there so I didn’t really know the whole South Carolina thing. It was whatever to me.”
Watkins Glen? My first guess would have been Malibu
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As long as he doesn’t throw pick sixes or molest waitresses, I could care less how the kid talks. I ask two things of UGA QBs: run the offense well, and don’t act like an asshole off the field.
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“…act like an asshole off the field…” Did somebody kick me?
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+1 Good Ole Mike Sugar Bowl hangover so bad he couldn’t take the snap from center. Hell of a guy at parties though could drink like a fish.
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As many times as we’ve had to face South Carolina teams full of Georgia players with mad-ons for not getting priority recruitment from UGA, I’d like to see us turn the tables with this kid. Particularly given the significance of the QB position to South Carolina’s head coach.
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Me dos Tommy. If Park turns out to be a winner, it will grind SOS’s soul. And I doubt he would but I would love to see CMR make some comment about how successful recruiting in SC has been for the UGA program. 😉
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You know, CMR really doesn’t need to be making any wise cracks about South Carolina until he starts beating South Carolina.
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Man, loving these quotes from said article:
-“There’s a bit a buzz about Park during Georgia’s spring practice session. It really started last fall when Park started making some plays against the Bulldogs’ No. 1 offense out of the mold of his present-day football idol, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. He’d either pull down the ball and take off up the field or either fake doing so and then hurl a laser to a receiver deep down the field.”
-“He definitely has a cannon,” senior tight end Jay Rome said. “You really can’t describe it any other way.”
-“It’s just fun to be part of a competition,” said Park, who spent last season running the scout team during a redshirt year. “If me and you are in a foot race and I win, that’s fun, ‘cause I won.” And, say, he lost? “Hey, next question.”
I like his style man.
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I like the kid and it’d be great to see how he’d do if he was the starter. I think it’d be really exciting.
But at the same time, it annoys me that he threw his scout team offensive line under the bus, and, just to note, he said the same thing about his high school offensive line.
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I didn’t like that either but….the scout team line reference appeared to be a throwaway line leading to another point–how he started scrambling more. I’ll give him a pass on that one.
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