Stay classy, AJ-C.

This may be a new low.

https://twitter.com/ajc/status/671061823504949248

Good times, eh?

And you wonder why you get the crap thrown your way that you do.

70 Comments

Filed under Media Punditry/Foibles

70 responses to “Stay classy, AJ-C.

  1. Rick

    These disgraces to journalism, our AD’s ego problems with Pruitt, and maybe even the input from the trailer trashier parts of our fanbase are now the drivers of our most important personnel decisions.

    Awesome.

    Like

  2. merk

    Stay tuned for the story tomorrow on the most notable player arrests during Richt’s tenure.

    Like

  3. Ok, for some of you who need a reference, THAT is “dancing on someone’s grave.”

    Like

  4. Tronan

    Mark Bradley posted a column poor mouthing Richt the second CMR’s termination was announced. He probably drafted it in 2006 and had been waiting impatiently for it to see the light of day.

    Like

  5. Bulldog Joe

    Tech’s hometown paper.

    Maybe it takes the sting out of 3-9, five more years of The Genius, and whatever remains of the Braves.

    Like

  6. sectionzalum

    it’s nice that shameless assholes at the AC have good company to keep with the shameless assholes that run our school and athletic program.

    Like

  7. 79Dawg

    AJC and 680 get clicks and listens for 2 months on firing Richt, will now get clicks and listens for next 2 while search committee “works”…

    Like

  8. Rick

    What trash, disgraceful

    Like

  9. SAtownDawg

    not a media basher, as they have a job to do, but that is absolutely pitiful

    Like

  10. Coach Bobby Finstock

    Funny they don’t mention that DJ was on the sidelines injured when we lost to Florida in 2005. On the other hand, when Tebow PLAYED in the 2007 game and we won, we heard about how hurt he was for 366 days.

    Like

  11. nhiriteinsouth

    That’s just the most absurdly tasteless direction you could go. And it’s not a surprise – it’s the AJC.

    Like

  12. papa dawg

    The AJ-C can go to hell.

    That is all.

    Like

  13. 3rdandGrantham

    Why on earth do you people pay attention to or respond to this nonsense? This is and has been the AJC’s shtick for a long time….prod others and drum up interest in their dwindling at best newspaper by publishing sensationalist headlines to garner reaction.

    And like the gullible suckers that many of us are, we take the bait every time and play right into their hands like some uneducated rube. Insane.

    Most UGA grads are way, way smarter than this.

    Like

    • Biggus Rickus

      Yeah, traditional media outlets have become click bait. There’s a reason I mostly read blogs, and even those are moving in click-bait directions around the internet. I’m glad the Senator has kept this one an independent voice. It helps that it’s his hobby and not his livelihood.

      Like

      • dudemankind

        The Senator keeps this one open for both sides of any argument. I dread the day that I can’t get on here and read what smart people are thinking about my favorite sport.

        Like

  14. Otto

    I was in the camp that was in favor of a change and will not click on that article. Richt is an honorable man and journalists should show more class. Part of me is sad for Richt and yes part of me is excited for the future. I hope Richt finds success and fulfillment in whatever or where ever he may choose to go and the same for UGA.

    Like

  15. Gotta make money somehow. Oh well. I can’t condemn them much more than the program who have left coaches and players hanging in the breeze. At least the AJ C gets paid to do what they do. Well, I guess Butts-Mehre is now doing it, too, since it appears that certain boosters have it firmly by the sack.

    Richt is more of a man than I for coaching the bowl game.

    Like

  16. Fuck the AJC. The existence of things like the AJC make me glad that newspapers are on the way out.

    I am glad this move was made, but I am still sad to see CMR go. I really, really wanted us to win a title with him at the helm. I just think his time has passed and we need change.

    Fuck you, AJC. Fuck you repeatedly until you die.

    Like

    • AthensHomerDawg

      Whoa…. there Dino. No fucking till death stuff here K?
      But now that you mention it I did slip into a movie while underage and watched “3 in the Attic” Story about a guy that had 3 girlfriends that found out he was cheating on all of them …chained him in the attic and tried to fuck him to death. Kinda thing that might appeal to a 15 year old. I guess.;-)

      Like

    • The Dawg abides

      Your tweet is still up after 23 minutes. Kudos. Wish you would have included the last line above!

      Like

    • roswelldawg

      Indeed

      Like

  17. MurphDawg

    The urinal constipation doesn’t know what classy means much less how to act that way.

    Like

  18. AthensHomerDawg

    Sorry..don’t know how that happens Bluto…maybe it was just that good?

    Like

  19. My tweet (with image) for the AJC, tagging Bill Shanks, Jason Butt, and even Seth Emerson for some circulation.

    Like

    • Dawgfan Will

      For what it’s worth, Seth Emerson is distancing himself from the article on Twitter.

      Like

      • That’s wonderful and all, but he is by far the worst of our last 3 beat writers.

        David Hale was (and still is) amazing. Even newbie Jason Butt is 10 times better than Seth.

        You actually get a response from David and Jason if you reach out to them via methods like social media. Seth is lazy and only does the bare minimum.

        Like

  20. The Dawg abides

    I really hope the new staff is as media hostile as one can possibly get. It would be pretty damn funny if the AJC was denied access to the program. If a complete opposite of CMR is what is desired, then I want to see a coach dress down pricks like Bradley, Schultz, and that piss ant radio hack Oliver, routinely at press conferences. Everyone wants a Saban, so we may as well get the full persona.

    Like

  21. Uglydawg

    No one in Athens should ever take another question or give another interview to anyone from that silly assed rag.

    Like

  22. sectionzalum

    and if you thought the AJC was alone in classless bullshit, witness the UGA AA site which says CMR is to “step down.” what a disgraceful way to treat someone who did so much for the school.

    http://www.georgiadogs.com/

    Like

  23. sectionzalum

    from the UGAAA “mission statement” – evaluate on your own.

    https://www.sports.uga.edu/

    Above all, we recognize that the University’s obligation to the state of Georgia, and to the parents everywhere who send us their sons and daughters, is to provide our students with a level of quality education which leads to recognized academic achievement, contributing to their social development and preparing them for meaningful lives and careers. We are committed to the proposition that academic achievement is not and should not be a gift. Rather, it is a challenge that must be met by the individual students, as well as the University.

    Accordingly, all our efforts are guided by certain values we believe essential to the fulfillment of this task:

    Like

  24. Russ

    Sadly, I expect nothing less from them.

    Like

  25. BertMcGert

    Why should they respect him when we didn’t?

    Like

  26. Just stopping by for a few minutes. Anything goin on today?

    Like

  27. Mayor

    I have to ask….it that all? Is firing Mark Richt ALL they are doing? ‘Cause if that’s it–it ain’t gonna change anything. McGarity is the AD. The program has been determined to have diminished on his watch to the point that it is no longer a threat to win championships–that is the stated reason for firing CMR. Remember as recently as 2011 and 2012 the Dawgs won the SEC East–lost the SECCGs (one loss at the very end in a close game)–but they were competitive enough to win the East. I say FIRE MCGARITY!!!! The buck has got to go higher than just the HC here. And while we are at it, how about that cadre of faceless hangers-on who inhabit B-M and do little, if anything, except draw a paycheck? Is there going to be a review of THEIR job performance? This smells–the way it was done and the limitation on WHAT is being done. This appears to be nothing more that throwing out red meat to placate the mob. We are being presented with an opportunity here. The UGA administration has made the decision to make a change. Fine. But do NOT think that throwing Mark Richt out of his office will in any way change the “Georgia Way.” Make no mistake about this–the “Georgia Way” is what is wrong here, not just one man. Unless Morehead moves decisively to make further changes at B-M we will be replaying this again in 5-7 years with whomever is stupid enough to take the Georgia HC job with the same inmates running the asylum.

    Like

    • dudemankind

      Mayor, name the last team who hired and fired a coach on the same day. Or shit canned the entire athletic administrative staff on the same day. Or fired the coach and the AD on the same day. Or did any two things of major hiring-firing significance on the same day. Chill brother and have faith.

      Like

    • I gotta think that McGarity is on the clock and has a gameplan, because if he doesn’t, that is monumental incompetence. Its the national championship game for McGarity. Do or die. This is what he gets paid the big bucks for and this is the moment we will know for certain whether he can do the job.

      Like

  28. roswelldawg

    Mark Bradley. Jeff Schulze. POS par excellence. Worthless, pissant waste of time and space on this earth.

    Like

  29. dawgfan

    The AJC is just carrying on the tradition of the Tech loving, UGA hater Furman Bisher. If CMR did nothing else, he owned Tech. 8-0 at Sanford West will not be topped by McGarity’s new coach. The crowd at the AJC is already laying the foundation to fire McGarity. The new coach better be damn near perfect.

    Like

    • BMan

      While sad to see Richt go, I was one who thought it was time for a change. That being said, the way McGarity handles things, I wouldn’t be upset if someone found a pair of red panties in his car.

      Like

  30. Parent

    Crap, you made me hit a link that gave that despicable excuse for a newspaper a hit, ending 2 years of being clean. I have spoken with my sponsor and am officially starting again with bring clean from the the horrific effects of that rag.

    Like

  31. I would like to see Bradley starring in an ISIS video.

    Like

  32. Oyster Roaster

    A new low is Richt flying across country for a photo op with his prize recruit knowing he’s about to be fired. Sad and desperate. Mostly sad. But it happened I’ll never forget it.

    Like

    • Uglydawg

      He had a good reason for doing it Oyster..maybe he wanted to tell the kid in person..or tell him tht he shouldn’t feel obligated to UGA if his heart tells him to go elsewhere…or that he would still be very welcome at UGA…he didn’t go just to try to salvage his job..he’s not wired that way. His intentions were selfless and honerable.

      Like

    • Dawgfan Will

      Oh, for Pete’s sake.

      Like

    • AthensHomerDawg

      Well…could it be that he flew to tell that prized recruit that even though he was about to be fired Georgia was a great school and he should come and play ball?

      Like

      • That seems more likely than any of the negative bullshit.

        I don’t think CMR put on a 15 year fraud as a nice guy. People have actually slammed him for being “too nice.” But now he’s an evil bastard suddenly? Doubtful.

        Like