April 13, 2015 · 12:07 PM

“Because we always knew.”

If the fix is in on who’s starting at quarterback, the coaches have done as good a job fooling the players as they have us.

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38 responses to ““Because we always knew.””

  1. Scorpio Jones, III
    April 13, 2015 at 12:20 PM

    Wasn’t “year 1” when Shockley was still getting playing time till he got hurt, playing, against Tennessee?

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    • superfbfan
      April 13, 2015 at 1:01 PM

      I think he was injured in the S. Carolina game..the game is remembered mostly because the monsoon rain and the Pollack sack/safety/forced fumble/interception/touchdown

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      • Scorpio Jones, III
        April 13, 2015 at 1:11 PM

        He was hurt against Tennessee in Knoxville, did something gliding out of bounds after a long run. (I can close my eyes and see his foot coming down funny on the replays…in Knoxville.) He may have gotten hurt in Columbia, too…don’t recall that.

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      • Nate Dawg
        April 13, 2015 at 1:45 PM

        Not sure about Shockley’s injury exactly…but I can tell you we lost to SC at home in Year 1 of Richt and that the Pollack play happened in Year 2 of Richt (’02) which helped us secure the SEC Champ that season.
        As far as tenn goes, Year 1 was ’01 – Hobnail Boot and Year 2 – again, ’02 was in Athens when the Dawgs went for a late 4th down and picked it up – also securing that win on route to the SEC Champ.

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    • Granthams replacement
      April 13, 2015 at 1:39 PM

      I thought his first year playing was 2002, UT was in athens that year.

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      • Go Dawgs!
        April 13, 2015 at 1:48 PM

        2002 was his first dominant year, but he played as a true freshman in 2001. I think he was wearing a different number besides #47, too, but I can’t remember what his number would have been.

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      • Doubledawg09
        April 13, 2015 at 2:09 PM

        That’s right. Shock was a redshirt freshman in 2002. He did not play in 2001.

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  2. W Cobb Dawg
    April 13, 2015 at 12:24 PM

    Soooo, did that girl ever give AM his ring back?

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  3. Sparrow
    April 13, 2015 at 12:55 PM

    This is based on literally nothing, but my read of the players is that they like/want Park. The linked article doesn’t show it as much as other things I’ve read, but you really get a fanboy sense from the team regarding Jacob. I know the QB first and foremost needs to be able to play the position, but that has to matter, right?

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  4. HVL Dawg
    April 13, 2015 at 2:07 PM

    Are we going to go through a QB battle again the following year?

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    • Otto
      April 13, 2015 at 2:20 PM

      Eason will be interesting to watch. I will be very surprised if Ramsey is not the starter.

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      • Lrgk9
        April 13, 2015 at 2:34 PM

        And if he gets hurt, Eason plays and Ramsey transfers for lack of playing time after that.

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        • Otto
          April 13, 2015 at 2:45 PM

          Just to clarify I see Ramsey starting this fall. After Eason arrives the following season, it will be very interesting to watch. Doesn’t he plan on enrolling early?

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      • Gurkha Dawg
        April 13, 2015 at 4:00 PM

        No way Eason starts as a true freshman. It’s just not done unless you have nothing else. QB is just too complicated a position. Stafford started only because we had nothing else and he was not that great his freshman year. Manziel and Winstion were redsirt freshman Big difference.

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        • Otto
          April 13, 2015 at 11:34 PM

          I disagree with that statement. Joe Cox had a healthy arm which is something he didn’t have most of the year he had as starter. He was a viable option for starting QB.

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          • Gurkha Dawg
            April 14, 2015 at 6:32 AM

            You are correct. IIRC Cox started a couple of games that year. But do you disagree that it would be extremely difficult for a true freshman to be an effective QB in today’s game?

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            • Otto
              April 14, 2015 at 10:35 AM

              You are debating the wrong topic. The question is would Richt be enamored enough with a big arm top prospect to start him or give him the chance to start? Based on past performance the answer is yes. Stafford’s redshirt Fr. year ws burned early on. I do disagree with that move and believe Cox should have started and Stafford redshirted.

              I do think you have a point and further the last 3 UGAs QB to have a single digit INT totals Mason, DJ, and David Green none of whom started as true Freshman.

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  5. Spike
    April 13, 2015 at 2:34 PM

    And, who will transfer?

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  6. Mike Cooley
    April 13, 2015 at 2:45 PM

    I personally don’t care who winds up being the starter. The guy who shows he’s the right guy will get it. People seem to be rooting for one of the three. I personally just want the best of the three to get it and none of us can possibly know which one is the best.

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  7. Keese
    April 13, 2015 at 10:52 PM

    Nothing is ever set in stone but here’s how I believe it will play out: Ramsey will be announced as starter right after fall semester. Faton will play backup and Jacob Park will transfer. I just don’t see Jacob Park as a team fit

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  8. Bulldog Joe
    April 13, 2015 at 10:57 PM

    I wish them all well.

    But remember this is UGA, where law enforcement officials make many of the opening day starter decisions.

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    • eethomaswfnc
      April 14, 2015 at 7:30 AM

      Other than Mett’s run-in with the Lowndes County PoPo, we’ve never had a potential starting QB get suspended.

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      • Cojones
        April 14, 2015 at 8:36 AM

        Not to put the hex on us, but does anyone find it strange that out of over 100 some-odd players there has been no suspensions to this point?

        Do you think the players or the staff have been doing a better job of this?

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        • Debby Balcer
          April 14, 2015 at 11:24 AM

          I wonder if they stopped the drug testing after spring break if not this team finally gets it and wants to play more than they want to enjoy the party.

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