December 17th, 2018 at 8:11 PM ^
Georgia program falling apart!!!!
December 17th, 2018 at 8:12 PM ^
Indeed.
December 17th, 2018 at 8:32 PM ^
They must also be a basketball school now!
December 17th, 2018 at 8:33 PM ^
clearly something toxic in the program
December 17th, 2018 at 8:42 PM ^
Fire kirby!
December 17th, 2018 at 9:43 PM ^
Fuck that. Fire Carr!
December 17th, 2018 at 8:53 PM ^
Well, Tom Cream is now there!!
December 17th, 2018 at 10:05 PM ^
They can't ever beat the best program in their conference!
December 17th, 2018 at 8:12 PM ^
Wow... Georgia's program is a mess right now!
/s
December 18th, 2018 at 4:52 AM ^
You left off the word "hot", it's a hot mess.
sarcasm
December 18th, 2018 at 10:52 AM ^
That is a southern saying.
December 17th, 2018 at 8:12 PM ^
Good. Maybe he can come here?
December 18th, 2018 at 4:58 AM ^
Michigan seems to be QB Transfer U, so maybe. Fields will have lots of teams after him though.
December 17th, 2018 at 8:14 PM ^
Obviously the player to be named later in the trade with Kirby for Aubrey ...
December 17th, 2018 at 8:15 PM ^
Uh oh......turmoil in Georgia’s locker room.
- 75% of the people on MGoBlog today.
December 17th, 2018 at 8:49 PM ^
You're way off, bro.
When a player transfers from another school, it's because they're so good that playing time is hard to come by.
December 17th, 2018 at 8:15 PM ^
What the hell is going on down there!?!?
December 17th, 2018 at 8:15 PM ^
Crazy times in College Football
December 17th, 2018 at 8:15 PM ^
Birm just CB’d him to re-transfer back to UGA though
December 17th, 2018 at 8:20 PM ^
hahahaha
December 18th, 2018 at 8:32 AM ^
I laughed...then I cried.
December 17th, 2018 at 8:16 PM ^
Is he transferring because he’s not good enough to start?
December 17th, 2018 at 8:57 PM ^
Yes, Fields was the #2 overall recruit but is behind the top 50 soph who beat out the 5* in the class ahead of him.
He's probably good enough to start most places, but he chose to come in with those QBs already on campus and wants to leave after one season.
December 17th, 2018 at 9:36 PM ^
One 5 star gets injured, next 5 star up behind takes to National Championship as a freshman. Fields comes in, "hey Kirby, clear the decks, I'm here!" Wait, I'm not entitled to be the starter, I'm Justin Fields!!! Boo f-ing hoo hoo! Too much self determined entitlement v working hard and waiting your turn.
December 17th, 2018 at 9:47 PM ^
Probably how it went down. Cant blame the poor kid though. Blame the parents for raising a little strawberry shortcake.
December 18th, 2018 at 8:31 AM ^
He got his payday, now he wants to play football
December 17th, 2018 at 8:16 PM ^
Next thing you know, they’ll have a couple of draft-eligible players sitting out their bowl game.
That program is clearly a tire fire now.
December 18th, 2018 at 5:02 AM ^
Speaking of players sitting out, did this board have a post on Bryce Love sitting out the Bowl?
December 17th, 2018 at 8:16 PM ^
Two five star QBs transferring in 10 months?!
Kirby should just quit since he has obviously lost his team.
December 17th, 2018 at 8:21 PM ^
Apparently 5 star QBs have a very high transfer rate
December 17th, 2018 at 8:24 PM ^
And he had two 5*s decommit this fall. Let's not talk about who is still committed there though.
December 17th, 2018 at 8:35 PM ^
Georgia: 51 top-150 players and 19 5-star players from 2015-2019
Michigan: 27 and 3.
This is the difference.
You don't have to be Diagonal Blue to understand what the difference is.
December 17th, 2018 at 8:37 PM ^
Such success and yet all those guys want to leave!
They should shutter the program. Perhaps the university.
December 17th, 2018 at 8:39 PM ^
I'm genuinely curious if you really don't get the point.
December 17th, 2018 at 8:41 PM ^
What does Georgia's relative recruiting success have to do with the fact all of their players are abandoning the program?
December 17th, 2018 at 8:46 PM ^
Thanks for confirming that you don't get it.
December 17th, 2018 at 8:53 PM ^
All of the players are leaving Georgia. How can Georgia win without players?
December 17th, 2018 at 9:07 PM ^
By signing class after class filed with guys as good as the ones who left. We don't have a single recruit in this class as highly ranked as Aubrey.
Blow off the loss if you want to, but he's an elite player and we're now incredibly shallow on the interior DL.
December 17th, 2018 at 9:24 PM ^
Shame on those of us who would like to have some fun on a sports blog. Obviously we should be getting out the MGoWhips for mandatory self-flagellation.
Five lashes for Aubrey, eight for Singleton, fifty-five for Hudson. Losing a tackle really does hurt!
December 17th, 2018 at 9:32 PM ^
Solomon is an elite player? Give me a break. He was an elite recruit, and he may turn into an elite player, but he certainly was not an elite player at Michigan, whether because of injuries or otherwise. Mo Hurst was elite. Solomon was good.
December 17th, 2018 at 11:29 PM ^
hm...let me check...nope. literally not one fucking person is “blowing off” aubrey solomon’s transfer.
December 17th, 2018 at 8:51 PM ^
I'll bite, since I don't quite get your point here. Fields was the #1 dual threat QB last year and while Fromm was a highly-regarded QB a class ahead of him Georgia only has one QB in this class is a 3* guy to 247 who barely cracks the top 500 for them. The fact they might have a lot of top-150 linebackers isn't really relevant to his position change, but that doesn't actually seem to be the point of your post.
December 17th, 2018 at 9:14 PM ^
Since you seem a little slow:
1. Georgia has doubled Michigan in top-150 talent. They are recruiting at over 6x the 5-star talent that Michigan is.
2. This means its likely that they replace losing a 5-star player with a 5-star player who can step in and play at a high level.
3. They still have Fromm. People like you mocking those concerned about Solomon leaving don't seem to get that this would actually be like Fromm leaving or Fields leaving after Fromm had left.
4. You're not even right. Georgia has a 4-star QB in the 2019 class.
Face it: You're just Diagonal Blue, but in the opposite direction.
December 17th, 2018 at 9:56 PM ^
We are talking about different things, which makes sense since yours are irrelevant and mine aren't. But let's have it.
1. That's fantastic that they've recruited twice as many top-150 players. We are talking about a QB here, so while I'm sure having a top-notch set of LBs is good it's irrelevant to Fields being gone.
2. They are not replacing Fields with a 5* player. Fromm is ahead of him and that's basically it for their depth on campus right now.
3. Nobody said they didn't have Fromm. That doesn't change the fact Fields left.
4. Nope, you're wrong. He's a 4* in the composite, but as I noted to 247's own rankings he's a 3* ranked around 430th; the composite is where he's a 4*. And just for fun, Cade McNamara is also a 4* in the composite (275) but is actually a 4* to 247 themselves (352).
Again, I get that you copied some stat from a 24/7 comment and will just keep copy-pasting it here, but don't get mad just because people point out where you're wrong.
December 17th, 2018 at 11:10 PM ^
1. So you aren't smart enough to understand this isn't just about one commit. Congrats.
2. No, they haven't at this moment replaced Fields with a 5-star player. However, they are more likely to do so than Michigan from all evidence available. We are also talking about their back-up QB, not a starter.
3. Yeah, but losing your back-up is much different than losing a starter in any sane attempt at being reasonable.
4. Oh okay. You're going to use the rankings no one uses (one site's rankings) as opposed to the composite (three site's rankings). Does literally anyone who isn't a subscriber to one site use only their rankings? The answer is of course no, but whatever since you are desperate.
December 17th, 2018 at 8:56 PM ^
Just gonna stop wasting my points on downvoting these clowns
December 17th, 2018 at 10:47 PM ^
This makes so much more sense knowing that both accounts are yours.
December 18th, 2018 at 5:06 AM ^
Ouch, I didn't know the difference in numbers was that big.
December 17th, 2018 at 8:17 PM ^
Angelique: Just checked in w lawyer Tom Mars regarding @DanWolken breaking story on UGA transfer QB Justin Fields (UM fans know Mars from his representation of Shea Patterson —secured his immediately eligibility from the NCAA) asking if he’s assisting Fields/family. He declined comment.
December 17th, 2018 at 8:34 PM ^
Family hardship seems to be the only realistic option for a student athlete in this position to be able to play immediately at the new school - in this specific case, his family lives 85 miles from UGA’s campus in Athens meaning I can’t see how that rule could be applied in this specific situation - There isn’t a clear litigious angle either - He will be held to the applicable transfer rules - I don’t see a path to immediate eligibility