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*** Saturday (8.18) from Athens LIVE thread

  • Good morning, everyone. The Bulldogs are practicing early today. Should have a few updates from the field soon, and Richt is scheduled to be available afterwards.

    Keep it here for updates ...

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  • Gentry Estes said...

    Good morning, everyone. The Bulldogs are practicing early today. Should have a few updates from the field soon, and Richt is scheduled to be available afterwards.

    Keep it here for updates ...

    Up and at em' early this morning are we? 14 days till Christmas....

    DAWG in BAMA

  • UGA in full pads this morning, beginning scout team work.

    A lot of families are on hand watching practice, and maybe a recruit or two. Pretty sure I saw commit Jordan Davis down there watching the tight ends.

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  • Injury-wise, Connor Norman, Ty Smith, Dexter Morant, Marc Deas still in green.

    I didn't see TK (leg strain) or Wooten (hip strain) back today either.

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  • One personnel development: Cornelius Washington was doing positional drills with the OLBs. That's the first time this preseason that has been the case (at least that I've seen), but it's tough to know just how much to make of it. Coaches have said all along that he was still getting reps at his old spot.

    Anyway, RB order stayed as it has been prior to yesterday: Malcome, Marshall, then Gurley. ... It was Merritt Hall and then Q Hicks at FB.

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  • Arty Lynch was sitting out a drill, but he was standing on the side wearing his helmet. A trainer talked at him briefly, but it didn't look to be a big deal. Jay Rome stepped into first unit in Lynch's absence.

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  • Shaq Wiggins just tweeted about being at practice, and Tramel Terry was planning to be in Athens today as well.

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  • Richt now in the room ...

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  • Any chance he starts opposite Jones with the vasser suspension and drew or smith start on the line opposite abry?

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  • Richt telling story of his first Picture Day at UGA. It was at Classic Center, had been more than two hours, and he saw player's mom in line. Says there is a "mini-Picture Day" now for families after the team picture.

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  • Richt says he had been concerned about lack of energy, so he shortened these past two full-pads practices and "livened it up" with some hitting with the crowd on hand.

    "Today is a great day. It's a great day for the Bulldog Nation."

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  • filtar21 said...

    Any chance he starts opposite Jones with the vasser suspension and drew or smith start on the line opposite abry?

    Washington? Sure, I guess there's a chance of that. We'll have to see how it goes.

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  • Richt says he wouldn't have predicted UGA to be as high as No. 6 in the polls, "but it's good that people feel that way about us."

    "I would have guessed a little bit lower, but that's fine."

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  • Richt on being so high relative to past teams ...

    "We have had good teams, and want to be well thought-of. Have we earned it this year? No. But I guess from everybody's evaluation of who's returning, they feel like we've got a chance."

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  • Richt asked about Mark Beard getting reps at LT earlier and Austin Long at RG (was holding that for practice report, but) ...

    "We just wanted to see. Coach Friend wanted to see Beard on the edge a little bit. ... We thought going inside might help Long. So we just took a peek."

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  • Richt on Austin Long ...

    "He hasn't played well enough to compete for that starting position at this point. He's just got to keep fighting to get in that position to where if we call on him in a ballgame he's ready to do it."

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  • Richt on Cornelius Washington working at OLB today ...

    "We want versatility. We know that cross-training people, you create depth if you have injuries. It's obvious now that Chase (Vasser) won't be playing the first couple of ballgames. We've got to make sure we have enough guys that know what to do at different positions. We're just trying to get the best 11."

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  • Richt saying Jay Rome lacks consistency they want to see ...

    "Don't think Jay has practiced as hard as he needs to to become a great player. He's learning. ... He's just got to make sure every day he comes to work to get better at everything he does."

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  • Richt says coaches are preparing for first TWO games right now, which he says is common ...

    "You've got to have a gameplan ready for your first two opponents, so we've been working on that."

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  • No real changes on injury report today.

    King and Wooten still out ... Deas, Morant, Norman, Smith limited

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  • Today's is a great day. It's a great day for the Bulldog Nation.....I second that.

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  • Team is busy with picture stuff now, headed to Reed Plaza soon. Rain rolled through Athens at one point, but it has stopped now.

    About to settle in and get this practice report going.

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  • Gentry, is it just me or has Richt had an edge about him this pre-season that we typically don't see? Seems like most years all we hear is happy talk from him, but he's been almost spurrier-esque in some of his comments about players this year. Am I imagining hat?

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  • Wooten can't catch a break with his injuries. Is it me or does it feel like Wooten has been here for a REALLY long time.

    This post was edited by MaybeNxtYear on 8/18/2012 at 12:18 PM

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