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Thursday, July 17, 2008 | The Red & Black
Basketball coach gives views on student-athletes, recruiting
By MICHAEL FITZPATRICK
Thk Rep & Buck
Wednesday at the SEC men’s
basketball summer teleconfer
ence, Georgia head coach Dennis
Felton said he believes his team
in great shape for the upcoming
season.
"Our guys have been getting
better and developing and work
ing toward next year, and we are
in the best place that we have
ever been,” Felton said. "And
there is no doubt that winning a
championship has a lot to do
with that. Our recruiting class
has improved every year, and this
class will fall right in line with
that.
"This class has some terrific
players as far as talent and some
terrific players as far as approach
and enthusiasm about coming to
Georgia and doing special
things.”
Felton also mentioned he
would like to see the season
shortened into one semester for
the benefit of the student-ath
letes.
“I think if we are really serious
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and he has them playing
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happen during the season.
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about helping our student-ath
letes and helping them do well
academically, we should shorten
the season. If it spans across both
semesters as it does, it makes it
the toughest sport in college ath
letics. For the last few years, I
know our coaches in the SEC
have talked about it a little, and
everyone seems to have a favor
able attitude about the idea.”
Felton is not concerned about
his team’s depth after dismissing
senior Billy Humphrey on June
27, even though he said there
would be no one to replace
Humphrey’s minutes on the
floor.
He also discussed some new
NCAA restrictions on recruiting
that doesn’t allow athletes to be
recruited until they have com
pleted their sophomore year of
high school.
“I don’t think you can do it
like that,” he said “We can’t con
trol the timelines in which all
these various players around the
country want to make decisions,
start at the top.”
Other publications, such
as the Sporting News and
Lindy’s, have Georgia
ranked No. 1, while the
College Football News has
them second and Athlon
has them fifth.
Lucci added that Steele
would probably rank
Georgia No. 1 in a regular
poll, but his poll is mod
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Felton’s mustache.
and it doesn’t make much sense.
“The communication between
schools and prospects needs to
be opened up because the way
prospects make good, wise and
informed decisions has been
eled differently.
“If they win the SEC
championship, they will be
in the National champion
ship game,” Lucci said. “But
making the SEC title
(game) is as difficult a task
as any.”
The Associated Press
and USA Today football
polls will not be released
until next month
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Lindys Rankings:
No.l - Georgia
No. 2-USC
No. 3- Ohio State
No. 4 - Oklahoma
No. 5 - Missouri
No. 6 - Florida
No. 7 - LSU
No. 8 - Texas
No. 9 - Clemson
No. 10 - West Virginia
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hampered and restricted by
NCAA restrictions,” he added.
“Bad marriages are created by
bad timelines working in oppo
site directions. The kids want to
get their work done earlier and
FOOTBALL RANKINGS
the NCAA has created an atmo
sphere where they can’t get it
done ’til later, and that’s the rea
son you are seeing a record num
ber of transfers.”
Volleyball recruits
are setting records
For the first time in the histo
ry of Georgia volleyball, a fresh
man class has been ranked.
The 2008 class is ranked 30th
by PrepVolleyball.com and is
highlighted by the Fab 50 duo
of Kathleen Gates and Amy
Dylla.
Gates, a setter from
Wilmington, N.C., is ranked the
fourth best setter and No. 19
overall, while Dylla, a middle hit
ter from Littleton, Colo., is
ranked No. 49 overall.
They are joined by opposite
hitter Briana Bahr (Pensacola,
Fla), defensive specialists
Tomoka Matsuyama (Marietta,
Ga.) and Carla Tietz (St. Charles,
111.) and middle hitter Michele
Simmons (Alabaster, Ala.).
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Athlon Rankings:
No.l - Florida
No. 2 - Ohio State
No. 3- Oklahoma
No. 4-USC
No. 5 - Georgia
No. 6 - Missouri
No. 7 - West Virginia
No. 8 - Auburn
No. 9 - LSU
No. 10 - Clemson