Mark Beard

Hey Wart not to worry. We have not made it to spring break

Stay away from the brownies. Keep off the scooters.

No pickup hoops. Be sure your date is of age. Go to class. Pass said class

Stay out of downtown bars. Smile at Athens Police officers.

I am sure you can add to this list Go Dawgs

yankeedawg1 wrote: Hey Wart not to worry. We have not made it to spring break

Stay away from the brownies. Keep off the scooters.

No pickup hoops. Be sure your date is of age. Go to class. Pass said class

Stay out of downtown bars. Smile at Athens Police officers.

I am sure you can add to this list Go Dawgs

Go visit your momma on spring break.

Shannon, remember the thread you are talking about, there were also a couple of others about the same time. wlayton was one that expressed his views repeatedly on the offensive line. At that point and still at this point in my mind, he recognized as some such as averagedawg and sadlerdawg did and have held to that the offensive line was being mismanaged.

I also remember that there were not many, just a handful on this board that were not interested in offensive linemen. That is not a shot, it is simply a fact. Many times it is easy to watch a big play by the offense, but some seem to forget that the game goes for four (4) quarters. Remember Florida defensive lineman laughing at our offensive line? Pointing their fingers and saying how out of condition they were. They were right. At that point there was no Will Friend. And prior to that?

You and I have different views of Friend, acceptable. I believe that there has been so much confusion, lack of leadership from the top that allowed our program to sink lower and lower. That small bump turned into a boil and festered. I cannot and will not accept the fact that Will Friend has had a chance to be all he can be. mark richt has had his time to be all he can be. I am not impressed.

Our program needs to light up, not for one game like the LSU contest where richt showed so much emotion. Every game counts. The LSU game in particular put the focus of the media on richt, and he loves that. One damn game does not a coach make.

Will Friend has a group of very good linemen headed to Athens. Once Kublanow, Sims, Wynn and Kendall Baker get into the fray along the same front, then we/I can better judge Will Friend's talent or lack of. From where I sit, Will Friend has not been one of the "good old boys". richt likes to make excuses about bruised and banged up running backs, Goofy should have had his eyes on the offensive line, really banged up, but continued to do the things that "real players" do, play hurt.

When the "coaching organization" gets their collective acts together, we have a better chance to recruit and get the more talented players. Players know what is going on, more and more some of the sheeples are beginning to understand that all is not gold that glitters. Not referring to Will Friend.

Good post Shannon, enjoy reminiscing. All in good spirit.

Being redundant in repeating that OL/DL wins in the SEC....it wins at EVERY level.

wlayton wrote: Being redundant in repeating that OL/DL wins in the SEC....it wins at EVERY level.

wlayton, I sincerely believe that Pruitt coming on board will also be an aid to Will Friend. Friends tend to help friends. That is a role that our head coach should spend more time on.

Don't of course know what richt does every minute of the day, that however takes me to this . . . . as you say above wlayton, ol/dl wins games, in the SEC that is factual . . . . if anyone has been in the same job, at the top and can't recognize what needs to be done in x number of years, not much can be said.

Most of us on this board know that richt cannot run a recruiting board and manage what he needs over a period of time. I can go back and back that up, with comments, don't think I need to as most or many here recognize that fact. He has always played heavy to one side, and only took care of needs on the offensive line to the tune of 3/4%. Offensive line always got lost in the shuffle.

Wartdawg, you are so on point since you arrived on this board. EXCUSES have become a four letter word in my vocabulary.