Nick Fairley Hatred Hiding Ugly Truth For Georgia Fans
by War Eagle Atlanta on Nov 15, 2010 11:06 PM CST
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Hard-nosed play or dirty tricks? The accusations fly.
I'm officially sick of Georgia fans feigning outrage over the alleged dirty play of Nick Fairley Saturday night. I've never heard more crying after a game in this series ever. You'd think that a dignified fanbase born in the Junkyard Dog tradition and accustomed to gritty and hard play would surely recognize a man playing on fire and give him credit for garnering not only a significant portion of Georgia's offensive pre-game plan, but being in virtually every jail break pass rush Auburn could mount against QB Aaron Murray. Fairley got double and tripled teamed all night but still mounted more and more pressure as the game went on. Georgia knew they were going to have to run a virtual two minute offense all night long to try and keep up with ours, maximizing the talents of AJ Green, and having Murray constantly running for his life was NOT part of that plan. Georgia got frustrated because other AU defensive linemen were getting through too, so someone decided to try a cheap shot on Fairley to slow him down and chop blocked him.
That play was rightfully flagged but I don't seem to hear many Dawgs prefacing that incident in their sanctimonious demonization of Fairley. Spare me your hypocrisy concerning dirty hits when your guy draws first blood with the cheapest of cheap shots--the kind that ends careers. We at Auburn should know something about chop blocks because we had the reputation 3-4 years ago of being one of the prime offenders--Chaz Ramsey being the primary culprit. I said it then as I say it now: Play like that is dirty and I don't want my school sullied with that rap. Players who purposely engage in such should be booted. Chizik has had no issues with that under his watch. All that occurred under Tuberville and it might be noted for all the Bulldog fans talking out of the side of their mouths that our OL coach at that time was Hugh Nall--yes, a Georgia man. And if former Auburn lineman and now Georgia OL coach Stacy Searels ordered the chop on Fairley, then he's a son of a bitch for doing it too.
So none of you is naive enough to think that some retribution wasn't in order, right? Fairley luckily avoided the chop block. He must have sensed that it was coming, and I'm quite certain that's the reason he played like a man possessed the rest of the night. The hit into Murray's back that came forthwith was a cheap shot, but no more or less cheap than the aforementioned one that necessitated it. Pure payback. This is high-stakes football, not grab ass, and let he who is without sin cast the first chop block and blog post.
Georgia fans keep harping on the fact that Fairley seemingly body slams every QB he hits, and they were especially keen to the play towards the end that knocked Aaron Murray out of the game--when Fairley collided with his knee. The replay clearly shows Fairley being blocked into the direction of Murray, and there simply was no way to stop his almost 300-lb girth from continuing through. Unfortunate and untimely, yes, but not dirty. At Auburn, we call that playing hard. At Georgia, it's obviously a call for righteous indignation.
After listening to Atlanta sports radio and reading all the sports blogs the last two days with Bulldog fans whining about the Dirty Fairley, I finally hear the truth today from Buck Belue, the former Georgia 1980 national championship winning QB turned radio talk show host. Buck agreed that the spear to the back was dirty, but the rest was just hard-nosed football and that Dog fans better suck it up. And Buck got an arm broken courtesy of Auburn once.
But Georgia fans continue to call Fairley and Auburn thugs. You know what thuggish is to me? Coming out of that long injury timeout, one of Georgia's lineman starts a fight with Fairley on the ensuing play. Okay, maybe that's their idea of retribution after a perceived dirty hit on their QB, but what about half the Georgia team rushing onto the field? What, did they think it was time for another celebratory rush into the end zone like their 2007 Florida game gimmick? That's thuggery in my book--bull rushing the field like a bunch of heathens. You do know we still have that sprinkler system ready for you every time you come to town, right? Nothing stinks like a wet dog, except for said dog's unabashed hypocrisy.
Not one single Auburn player on the bench came rushing out onto the field. We're obviously better coached and disciplined. Georgia demonstrated during the off-season that they have none. They lead the nation in player arrests and other off-the field distractions. Perhaps that's the definition of a thug you're looking for, Georgia fans. It's obvious that Mark Richt has lost control of the discipline with this team, so get your own house in order before you dare criticize ours. Our players were baited into retaliation during that melee, so we'll have two guys that sit the first half against Alabama. I wonder what the outcome might be for your scrubs who rushed the field?
Normally I'm not so critical of or vindictive to a vanquished foe, but Georgia fans have worn out my last bit of magnanimity this year. It's unusual for them because I give them high credit for being the best rival fans we have. I get bored of people telling all their stories of isolated acts of hate by Auburn or Georgia fans--it encourages additional cheap shots told in turn. Get over it, Georgia. This was a game of frustrations--Auburn's over losing the last four games in this series and Georgia's for being so underwhelming this season. Welcome to Suck'ville, Bulldogs. We were there two years ago, so we know how you feel. You don't stay there forever. Unless you decay from within.
Something is amiss with Georgia fans for them to be unloading all their frustrations on the bogey-man Nick Fairley. They're deflecting the real problem. They're in denial. They're desperate. I know it's hard to have more points hung on you ever by your oldest rival in a regulation game. Yea, it's hard to have this much talent on a squad and only have one victory over another team with a winning record (Kentucky), but you're transferring all your frustrations onto Fairley and not to whom you really want to--Mark Richt. This is Richt's second subpar season in a row, if you count 8-5 as subpar--and Georgia fans do. Richt was the golden boy. He averaged 10 wins a year his first nine years on the job. Florida and Tennessee are down this year. This should have been their shot. Sitting with five wins right now is way beyond acceptable, and I think that patience is waning in Athens.
On the way back to Atlanta after the game, I listened to the Georgia post-game call in show on the station out of LaGrange. There were some calls concerning the supposed dirty play, but mostly I heard criticism of Richt. At least two callers suggested he should go ahead and pursue his career in the ministry and leave Georgia football alone. Yes, I know that's a common pejorative comment among Dog detractors, but these guys were Georgia fans and they were serious. Maybe it's hard to see what's right up in your face, but I saw this coming. As evidenced leading up to the start of the season and this Saturday night, it's obvious that Mark Richt has lost control of this team because they suffer from an abject deficiency of discipline. And consequently, he's losing control over the fans. With the fan meltdown over this blow-out loss and the continuing deflection of blame and criticism rampant in the Bulldog nation, I think it won't be long before the long knives are out in Athens, and I don't think they'll be coming for Bobo this time.
The Dawg fans know it, I know it, college football even knows it. The blood is in the water. That's why we heard on Sunday the report that Colorado might be interested in his services--sort of like a lifeline thrown out into the shark-infested waters. I heard Richt on the radio today. I hear it in his voice. He knows the fan support is fading, even though the average fan doesn't even know it yet. It'll take a few more days for them to realize it once they decide to quit blaming Nick Fairley for everything from dirty play to job losses to the stagnant economic recovery. I'll go on the record now: if Georgia loses to Georgia Tech and fails to reach a bowl, it will be the last game Mark Richt coaches for the Bulldogs. That's what it's come to.
Big time football fans are fickle little bitches, and by no way do I not include Auburn in that bunch. Mark Richt will be the latest victim of his own success in the SEC. Two conference titles and 9+ wins a year ain't enough for any of us. A coach could do that forever and we'll still throw him out on his ear for not winning the big one. Go ahead, flush a decade of program building down the drain for just one more card, desperately trying to obtain the winning hand. For every Mark Richt, there's two Ray Goffs. Just know those odds before motioning to the dealer.
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Man thats a long rant
Let me give you something else to rant about the sec doesn’t play one .. and is so over rated they should be bounced from the AQ…
By the way as someone who watched the game yeh I thought the guy was dirty the whole game but hey thats me… I personally don’t have a problem with that so long as it’s called the same way every game not hand picked when they are going to make the call and when not too.
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The SEC doesn't play one...what?
An overrated whelp of a team that plays one decent (not great) team a year and then fills their schedule with a bunch of in conference patsy’s that can’t beat a good high school team from SEC country? If Boise wants respect they should go out and earn it….the way Penn State, FSU, Miami etc….have done it……by playing anybody anywhere anytime without worrying whether they can get a home and home to their gimmicky tiny ass stadium.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
by Todd92 on Nov 16, 2010 1:36 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Wow
Let me start off by saying I’m an Auburn fan. But we’ve got to cool off. I know it’s been tough lately to be a Tiger fan. Our school’s getting trashed from all sides. Now we’ve gotten fed up with the attacks and we’ve really banded together. That’s good. But we’ve also become oversensitive and incredibly defensive. That’s understandable. But rants like this don’t serve any purpose.
All a rant like this does is piss off everyone even more. Auburn fans read this and get more pissed at Georgia fans; and if any Georgia fan can make it through a paragraph of this raving argument, they’ll be pissed too.
This was not analysis, it was the winy rant of someone with a chip on their shoulder. The orange and blue tint of this post is blinding. It’s not fair, objective or in any way reasonable. And by putting it on the front page, it makes Auburn fans look deluded and hypocritical.
Fairley plays rough. And that’s putting it diplomatically. Whether or not he meant to hit Georgia’s QB in the knee is something nobody but Nick Fairley knows. To claim otherwise, by Georgia or Auburn fans, is absurd.
However, we can be sure that those Georgia players dogpiled him on purpose. And a few of our own players retaliated. Did Georgia clear the bench? Yes. Did Mike Goggans and Mike Blanc get ejected for punching people? Yes. Even after the fighting, did Nick Fairley continue to dance around on the field, when he should have been on the sideline? Yes. No one looks disciplined here. Sorry, that’s reality.
The game was over and neither team’s coaches could keep things from escalating. That’s their fault. I don’t blame the players for acting like “thugs,” they’re kids. This reflects on the adults. And just because we’re in the middle of controversy doesn’t mean Chizick gets a free pass. Not from me.
There’s plenty of fault to go around. So act like an adult and put the blame where it belongs. Don’t try to pass it off and say “it’s all their fault, OUR kids are angels.” They’re not. They’re kids. Not “thugs,” not “heathens.” So quit throwing those words around. It’s embarrassing.
by flemico on Nov 16, 2010 12:14 AM CST reply actions 5 recs
I don't disagree with you flem
Both teams behaved poorly at the end. Watching Trooper try to get Fairley off the field was kind of ugly for this Tiger fan to watch. Cam’s “stiff-arm” in the first quarter was also, shall we say, “unfortunate”.
I’m immeasurably proud of my Tigers coming back and winning this one, but it was not our finest hour. Georgia was frustrated because of their subpar season, and Auburn was frustrated because of the media frenzy surrounding Cam.
Georgia needs to let this one go and start building for next year, and Auburn needs to focus on beating down the Tide.
War Damn Eagle!!
by Carrollton Tiger on Nov 16, 2010 5:08 AM CST up reply actions
Flemico is right
… and WEA, you stooped to their level with your own tirade. I’ll say it again, this football season has brought great shame to Auburn University. Winning at all costs is not Auburn.
Ever wonder why God painted a beautiful sky blue and a breathtaking sunset orange?
Your comments always seem to have a negative slant against Auburn -
“shame” ? give me a break. I don’t believe you have seven degrees from Auburn. You are a smart and wryly trol trying to sew discord whenever you can.
Dude give it a rest.....
if you truly are one of the AU family and I have my doubts…then you should wait to pass judgement on AU and your comments about AU winning at all costs is assuming guilt where there may be none and I for one trust our compliance department to get this one right. Also if you truly are one of the Auburn Family you should be outraged with the tabloid style media attack that we are enduring as we speak….without one shred of confirmable or tangible evidence to go on….only innuendo and finger pointing.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
T 92... you're on it. it is disgusting.
i’ll be the first to acknowledge my own personal embarassment if AU is tied to wrongdoing… but it is clear that a full fledged fact finding mission is underway… and there still remains the challenging of proof.
we all deserve the truth, based on proof.
wappa
I'm not embarrassed about a thing.
I go to UGA, but I am a born and bred Auburn fan (from Alabama). Therefore I have heard crap from all sides. What’s amazing to me is that after so many bad years (since the Campbell, Brown, and Williams era) that we should have to make any excuses or apologies. I have friends on the Georgia team… no one, especially me, wants any one to get hurt on either side. These are real people that are just trying to get an education and/or ticket to the NFL… they do it for different reason but it all comes down to playing for the love of the game itself. We as fans are here to enjoy WATCHING the game not RIDICULING.
What’s embarrassing to me is that anyone that is a TRUE Auburn fan could feel any sort of shame for how our team has done this year. We could sit here and bash the Georgia team or Newton, Fairley, Goggans, etc. but it all comes down to the scoreboard. And Auburn has come out on top.
War Eagle! <3
Awesome post.
Nice to remember there are good fans of every team. Actually, it’s perfectly ridiculous to think that most of the fans of ___________ football team are ______________. It’s a logical absurdity. Sports fans all over the internet are saying “yeah, that’s a typical ____________ fan for ya.” I can’t believe anybody would buy into that for a second, much less perpetuate it daily on a blog.
Nick Saban told Miami a dirty lie.
And Nick Fairley plays… well, unfairly.
We should be human beings first and fans second.
by Bubdylan on Nov 16, 2010 3:21 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I should point out
that I participate in slander against the barners daily. :) Sometimes it’s in fun. But to legitimately believe fans of some other team are idiots/ nasty/ dishonest/ entitled more than your own team, to REALLY believe that? Come on…
@ Awesome post.
Totally agree with everything you said. Even worse is when fans conveniently try to discredit other fan bases by subjective things such as ‘class’. Everyone’s glasses are tinted: Auburn fans see orange and blue and Georgia sees black and red. I really wonder if people do believe the generalizations they make about other groups. I remembered a Alabama fan who would nearly foam at the mouth when angrily talking about Auburn but her husband is a proud Auburn grad. : /
I don’t have a dog in this fight at all but Fairley played dirty. Don’t know if what he did is disallowed in college football rulebooks though.
by cornhat on Nov 16, 2010 9:23 PM CST up reply actions
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by KoolBell777 on Nov 16, 2010 9:43 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Just given the rivalry more fuel
You know its easy to see why we hate bama, same state, terrible fans and we’ve historically been seen as little brother. Other then being our oldest rival, its hard to see why Auburn people hate Georgia…We now have a reason now.
by RoderickDSteele on Nov 16, 2010 1:36 AM CST reply actions
I understand your frustration.
My husband and I have always thought of Georgia as our favorite rival game. I disagree with much (not all!) of what they are saying about Fairley, but are willing to give them a pass this year. I know they have had a horrible season and I know how that feels. I hope that next year will bring that tough, clean game that we all remember!
by aubgrad on Nov 16, 2010 7:03 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
I also agree with and support this article...
I feel like UGA had this coming to them after all that dancing and mocking that they performed while stomping us in ’07. Of course none of us approves of dirty play, but the intensity was great to see.
I know how emotion comes into play when you live in the opponent’s territory (ie. Atlanta). Living in Orlando, I often get tired of hearing the UF fanbase talk.
Really? Really?
Playing on fire is one thing but the late hit are another. Spearing the QB into the ground, putting your helmet into his spine and then knee well well after the play is over are not acceptable. I understand that you have to defend your team but surely even a partisan can realize that if Georgia retaliating after Fairley had been throwing cheap shots for 3 and a half quarters is a lame lame argument.
Some Georgia players walked onto the field in the 4th Quarter. Your correct that that say something negative about their discipline. 2 Auburn players were ejected for throwing punches and that ejection will carry into their next game. That is FAR more telling about the discipline of the team as a hole.
I get that Auburn is “all in” on this season after the Cam Newton stuff. That’s totally understandable. But don’t dive below your dignity by trying to defend the punches thrown by Auburn players, Fairley’s running onto the field and having to be “gotten off” by a coach and blatant blatant attempts to injure a fellow student athlete.
Please
Only a partisan fool would think that the hit to Murray’s knee was intentional. Look at the film – Fairley was blocked by a Georgia player and was going down. While it is true he possesses superhuman powers, you’d have to be an idiot to think Fairley could manage to try and specifically go for Murray’s knee under those circumstances.
On that play, Fairley was simply doing what he was supposed to be doing — going for the quarterback. It’s football you sissy.
by Carrollton Tiger on Nov 16, 2010 8:04 AM CST up reply actions
he was talking about the spear earlier in the game
that one play took all his other ‘questionable hits’ into another category. Had he not been so blatant that one play then I could totally see all those other ones as borderline and nothing to really argue about.
After seeing him spear murray like that (and if you don’t admit that was a dirty hit than your head is in the sand) you begin to wonder his intention on those excessive drives into the ground and the ‘knee hit’. He also comes in with a reputation to take out QBs. All of these negative things working against him is what has everyone up in arms.
Is he a determined player? Yes. Is he good? Yes, very. Is he dirty? Maybe not. Maybe he just finishes plays by pile driving QBs into the ground. Maybe he’s just 10 feet away when a ball is released and decides to still drive through the QB with his helmet down… wait-what? He really burned through any ‘gray’ area with that hit.
Is it fair to label someone a dirty player on one play? No. But we’re also taking his whole body of work into account here. I guess you could say that spear was a self-fulfilling prophecy to a ton of SEC fans. We can argue til the cows come home about those other hits (which is really stupid) but I think that UGA fans really have a problem with AU trying to justify that one spear.
by knowshon loves legos on Nov 16, 2010 3:12 PM CST up reply actions
No call it the way you want to.....
which is because he made a terrible decision on one play then he must be dirty and all of his other play is now dirty. So I guess the chop blocking lineman for UGA are now dirty too? Or is that just a one way street. I remember all to well watching Glenn Dorsey piledrive Brandon Cox and Brad Lester…..but I never felt the need to bitch and moan about him instead I felt the need to bitch about my Offensive Line not blocking the beast……Fairly took one shot he shouldn’t have and got the flag for it. Get over it.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
Is it true that....
The center that chop blocked then later attacked Fairley was suspended for a game earlier this year because in the Miss St. game he chased a defensive lineman down during a pass play and dove into his legs from behind? (Wow, that was the longest question ever…hehe.) If so that would definitely label him a dirty player, right? Thats the Ryan Pugh rule if I remember correctly.
The suspension was for a half
and was Richt’s call. But you’ve got the play right.
by first and thom on Nov 17, 2010 8:40 AM CST up reply actions
Didnt Bitch and Moan
Because Chaz Ramsey had the most blatant chop block EVER
I Kneel Before Zod!!
by jharrison2090 on Nov 16, 2010 10:52 PM CST up reply actions
hmmmm.....
perhaps you missed the one this weekend that the UGA Line committed.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
Man WEA why don't you tell us how you really feel.
But I understand, you mirrowed a lot of my feelings as well. Unless you live in Georgia, you can’t understand how much belly aching we have had to put up with the last few days. I have never seen anything like it.
They want to make the whole game be about Fairley’s late hit and personal file. When the game was about getting beat. They gave up almost 500 yards and 49 points. That’s what the frustration is really about. They need to get over it and start worrying about the Techies.
Thank you!
You just said EVERYTHING I’ve been trying to articulate since Saturday.
I appreciate this article by WEA!
Georgia got beaten by the better team. Georgia is having a season from hell. Frankly, I am shocked that it has taken this long for fans to start calling for Richt’s head.
I think that ole Nick is the scapegoat for all of their negative feelings. They completely ignored the baseless acts of many of their players—Chop Blocks, piling on Fairley—kidney punches at the end—oh and Georgia players were definitely throwing punches too! Georgia was outmatched and extremely frustrated. Frustrated by their season, frustrated that they were losing the game, frustrated that Fairley was stopping their only chance to win (Murray to AJ).
by Tiger on the mountain on Nov 16, 2010 8:59 AM CST reply actions
Chop blocking
No coach in his right mind would “order” his players to chop block anybody. The authors comments about Chaz Ramsey are total hog wash!!!
Fairley is a physical football player playing out of his mind right now...
…and we’re supposed to apologize? i’m pretty sure every team in the conference is shopping for a Fairley right now… we’re supposed to tell Nick to tone it down when the stakes haven’t been higher in over a decade?…
whine all you want georgia,… this is SEC football for chris#! sake. stop your cryin and focus on your problems.
i think this was a reasonable rant. i’m not sure what game geoargia fans were watching if they are blaming the loss on Fairley. UGA piled up 21 in the 1st… and a total of 10 in the next 3 quarters. that is a TOTAL AU team effort turning the game around… not just N.F.
wappa
I hate UGA but...
Nobody with any sense can disagree that Fairley plays on the edge of dirty. I think he plays over the edge too often.
So you must be the only one in his right mind huh.
Both a DT and a middle linebacker’s job discription is to be a head hunter ala Lawerence Taylor. The OT’s job discription is to stop him or block him. Blocking is the key.
by PineMtTiger on Nov 16, 2010 10:02 AM CST up reply actions
Not trying to be a troll...
Just offering my 2 cents. From what I’ve seen and read, it’s not just Georgia fans that found Nick Fairley’s actions dirty, it’s SEC fans and college football fans in general, including A LOT of Auburn fans…including the ones responding to this article. And according to the fans of other opposing teams you’ve played this year, this wasn’t just a one-time thing. To say that it’s just Georgia fans whining about losing to a rival makes you sound very ignorant. I’m not saying you are, because I don’t think that’s true. But I do think you’re acting out of anger. You’re right. We’re having a bad, bad season, but I’ve been to quite a few losses this season and in seasons past, both home and away games, and I’ve honestly never come away with a more sour taste in my mouth than I did on Saturday night in Auburn.
I know it’s been a rough couple of weeks for y’all and you’ve felt like your backs are against the wall, but to say "we’re obviously better coached and disciplined’ after having two players ejected really does make you sound pompous and hypocritical. No Georgia fan is denying that we were outplayed on Saturday night. That was pretty obvious. But the way that game was played, on both sides, is what gives college football a bad name.
On to Mark Richt: This has become the new trendy insult from opposing fans. Is he on the hot seat? Absolutely. Will he be fired this year? Absolutely not. Our new AD has made it abundantly clear that Mark Richt will be our coach next year. The vast majority of fans close to the program want Mark Richt to be our coach next year and for many years. Of course you’re not going to get that impression from the talk show callers right after a loss to a rival. Everyone’s pissed. And rightfully so. But the reasonable fans understand that you don’t run off a great guy who’s had a lot of success after a couple of bad seasons. Trust me- we don’t want to end up like Tennessee.
I’m all for a reasoned analysis of opposing arguments, but throwing around phrases like “son of a bitch,” “bunch of heathens,” “nothing stinks like a wet dog,” etc. – you’re above that. This blog is above that.
Good luck with the rest of your season.
by DawgGirl32 on Nov 16, 2010 9:47 AM CST reply actions 5 recs
not sure i agree with firing Richt, but... good luck if he stays. that will be fun to watch.
if you don’t consider physical play part of the game… if it comforts you to ridicule Auburn and NFairley for dirty play when UGA got beat so completely on saturday… if you consider other rivals and their comments on Fairley as justification for him to receive some kind of punishment… if you are just sad that your team isn’t playing so well…
good luck with the rest of your season. good luck getting any better in ’11.
i am an auburn fan who hopes it isn’t a “one-time thing”. i’m not asking him to injure anyone… just keep this level of play up. be physical. tackle with aggression! there were all kinds of hittin going on last saturday… on both sides. hFairley is causing Olines to change their play completely. his play is absolutely key to Auburn staying competitive through the rest of the season and into the post season. i am not convinced he did anything that any other player on another team might not have done…and also get flagged for. Fairley just happens to be on the #2 team in the nation right now…and his play on an otherwise average defense stands out for sure. i am not surprised he is being given this attention… i am not convinced it is a bad thing.
once again, i don’t think auburn should apologize for a dominant player that is also extremely physical. there is an absolutely incredible history of such players in this league.
wappa
by the way...
i rewatched the game last night… and i honestly thought that the only unfortunate play NF had was the hit to the back of Murray… and for the love of god… this happens all the time with pass rushers exerting all their effort beating the block and then not holding up the way they should when they get to the QB. some are more unfortunate than others…
NF was playing extremely hard all game long and UGA threw all kinds of schemes against him…
i don’t see cheap shots that folks are complaining about throughout the game. the idea of suspending him is absolutely crazy. i’m sure bama fans will start picketing the SEC. the only way bama can beat Auburn right now is if they manage to call out and get rid of our players prior to the Iron Bowl.
i’ve never heard so much crying after “dirty” plays of one player. do you think that Fairley would have any of these issues if he is effectively blocked once in a while?… no. he’s a great player, and beats the Oline in front of him more often than not.
again, Auburn shouldn’t apologize for physical play… it is part of the game.
wappa
the only way bama can beat Auburn right now is if they manage to call out and get rid of our players prior to the Iron Bowl.
Sure. Because we’re the ones behind it all, right?
ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!
by nashvillebama on Nov 16, 2010 11:34 AM CST up reply actions
i didn't say that bama is behind anything... but i've heard plenty of bama folk ...
… promoting the suspension of n. fairley. so then, you might not be “behind it all”… but i have heard plenty of bamas complaining about “dirty play”and sense there are plenty of figers crossed that AU will come to Tuscaloosa without fairley and newton.
that’s pretty funny to me.
wappa
Well, you're wrong there.
I can’t speak for everyone, but the only things I have my fingers crossed for are 1.) Fairley doesnt kill McElroy and 2.) Newton doesn’t run roughshod through our defense. I think the majority of Bama fans I know want auburn full force. Not to say there arent those that wouldnt like to see these 2 suspended, although that wouldn’t necessarily guarantee a Bama victory even if they were to be suspended.
ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!
by nashvillebama on Nov 16, 2010 1:34 PM CST up reply actions
you're right... you can't speak for everyone. therefore... i am not "wrong there"
amazing, withing the 1st 2 sentences of your post… you contradict yourself and the rest falls meaningless.
yes, i have heard this farce before… bama fans wanting Auburn to be in full force or what not…
i don’t buy it for a second. anyone who thinks bama is signed up for a fair fight doesn’t respect the severity of this rivalry much.
i personally don’t care one way or the other. the iron bowl has proven to transend typical on the surface irony and bucks simple logic quite often. bama has plenty to defend… even if it isn’t a NC anymore.
if i were Auburn, i would be prepared for an Alabama version of tanya harding clubbing gimmick (they aren’t prepared to fall like this in just 1 year) and maybe scratch the tiger walk in Tuscaloosa. don’t get me wrong, i think it is all completely ridiculous… but you’d be a fool to think that none of the current Fairley objections are coming out of bama folk.
wappa
This is the most absurd thing I have seen yet.
Medication is usually indicated for this level of paranoia.
Stupid Llamas!.
by otisnixon'sparty on Nov 17, 2010 12:03 AM CST up reply actions
an OPINION deserves medication... if you don't agree with it?
wow… you sure bring an open mind to the “table”.
wappa
John Hinkley was of the opinion he needed to kill Reagan
to impress Jodie Foster. He got much medication for this opinion.
Stupid Llamas!.
by otisnixon'sparty on Nov 17, 2010 10:01 PM CST up reply actions
Hmmmmm.....
psychosis=opinion? Nope.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
yes but it seemed appropos
when replying to someone worried a mob of bammers with clubs would come to steal the year, or that the team woul resort to the worst of 50s tactics
Stupid Llamas!.
by otisnixon'sparty on Nov 17, 2010 11:07 PM CST up reply actions
How many times has Fairley received
SEC player of the week honors this season? If he’s such a dirty player, the SEC isn’t doing a very good job of showing they think that. He had one bad hit – the rest of the game he played the way a def tackle should.
Love this btw –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7mGTZ_k838&feature=player_embedded.
I was just about to post this :)
It is very funny!!
by Tiger on the mountain on Nov 16, 2010 11:14 AM CST up reply actions
Fairley's Play Lacks Sportsmanship
War Eagle! I have to say as an AU alum and former staff member under Tubbs that I am disappointed with the lack of sportsmanship in the play of Nick Fairley. I’ve noticed that in several games he seems to be trying to injure QB’s by lifting them upwards before slamming them down. Hard hitting is fine, but the upward lift motion is not a ‘clean’ hit and leaves QBs helpless to defend themselves. I am embarrassed by this type of play and this article, which do not represent the spirit of AU.
by brogersau on Nov 16, 2010 10:17 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
somebody call t kyle a waaahhhhhmbulance
fast!
woof woof you sissy complainers
(i still think t kyle and dawg sports have a great blog with good writing and analysis(sy))
"but the upward lift motion is not a ‘clean’ hit"
nick has merely added one item to general neylands 5th maxim:
5. Ball, oskie, cover, block, cut and slice, suplex, pursue and gang tackle… for this is the WINNING EDGE.
Fairley v Newton
I’m just glad that Fairely’s on our team. He’s probably the only person in the SEC that could/would injure Cam;)
Don't forget
Chuck Norris. Chuck couldn’t injure Cam, but he could injure Fairley. Kind of like rock, paper, scissors.
An Auburn victory in Tuscaloosa, a SEC championship AND a national championship are defintely NOT part of 'The Process'.
by War Eagle Atlanta on Nov 16, 2010 1:57 PM CST up reply actions
As long as Mcelroy, Garcia, and Darron Thomas are worrying about NickSuplex...
then i could frankly care less what tentative auburn fans or losers think about his play.
Intimidation is a great thing in football. This ain’t intramurals brother.
Completely...
out of left field, but did anyone see Saban spank McCarron Saturday night?? If not here is the link….LOL!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRjDVsw-eQU
"The spirit of the Auburn family is a magical, mystical thing. It defies explanation. It transcends wins and losses on a football field. It imprints itself on your character and can never be extinguished. Being an Auburn fan defines part of who and what you are..."
-Unknown Author
For those interested in not getting emotional....
Fairley’s hit in the back of Murray was cheap, it was dirty….shouldn’t have happened. He got flagged and if Murray had been really hurt, I guarentee you today Fairley would have been suspended SUNDAY morning. BUT, Murray wasn’t injured, in fact it appears to be the only place he isn’t hurting today. Murray even got right up and motinoned for the flag. That makes a difference. If UGA wins that game, and there isn’t the contact on the shin/knee, I also Guarantee we aren’t even having this discussion.
If the late hit was SOOOOO dirty and exteme, don’t you think it would have been made a bigger deal of during the telecast? Danielson, no Auburn lover DEFENDED Fairley during the game. He said “you can’t ask the young man to stop up the line on the runs, break down the lines on the pass and then place nice when you get to the quarterback…..you can’t flip the switch on and off” Besides, Georgia started things going down hill with the chop block. The late hit was a full quarter later and Fairley was clearly pissed off by then. I played line and let me tell you, when you have been double teamed and cut block all day….when you get to the QB…..woe unto him. I’m not saying its right, I’m saying that Fairley was PO’d and made a bad decision because he was frustrated. The officials did a poor job of managing the game, because after the late hit they should have put 2+2 together and stopped the game to warn both coaches that further later hits and personal fouls would carry and immediate ejection. They let it go on too long and by the end of the game EVERYBODY was pissed. Georgia was mad because they were getting waxed and Auburn was mad because they haven’t forgotten Souja Boy and the disrespect of them in that game. Emotions ran high and it got out of hand, the refs are to fault, not the coaches or the players at that point because they want to beat their opponent and I fault neither team for what happened.
One aspect being ignored is that the media is fanning the flames of ire in response to the Cam Newton story. I think its fairly clear at this point that objectivity on this story and the coverage of Auburn has been tossed to the wind. They are trying to paint Auburn in the most negative light possible to back up their very BIASED reporting of the Newton allegations and now Fairley is the new reason being used to sew hatred against Auburn. Radio hosts actually said they wished injury upon Fairley, one in Atlanta said he was wishing that UGA would break his leg……nice.
Fairley plays intense and he does intend to try and hurt the QB…and just in case you didn’t know this….thats what all defensive players are trying to accomplish when rushing the passer. The objective is to knock him out of the game if possible. Do you really think Justin Houston wouldn’t take out Cam given the chance??? Please. My point is that Fairley may be despised by the rest of the SEC but thats because he does what he is supposed to do…create havoc and get the starter out of the game. I believe that is his first flag for a late hit this year. I may be wrong, didn’t check but it sure hasn’t been a problem. What has been a problem is Fairley getting in the backfield of opposing offenses and doing damage when he has chance. Did he sling down Jefferson, yes, legal. Did he bounce off Mallet? Yes, legal. Does that piss off the opposition….yes. To that I say, block him….if you can get a good hit on Cam, I know you will.
Col.Angus may be rough, Col.Angus may not smell like a bed of roses, but deep down Col.Angus is very sweet. If I overstay my welcome, just tap me on the head!!
by Col.Angus on Nov 16, 2010 11:40 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Don't impugn the character of Justin Houston
That’s a throwaway insult. Houston played a clean game – even sacked Newton while Newton had the ball in his hands. He committed no fouls, though he was in a position to make as many late hits as he would like.
Thus, no – Houston would not take Cam out given the chance. He had several chances and didn’t take ’em.
I’ll agree to disagree about Fairely, but leave Houston out of it.
by first and thom on Nov 16, 2010 1:03 PM CST up reply actions
Perhaps I wasn't clear enough
I wasn’t saying that Houston would do a late hit on Newton given the chance. Like I said I think Fairley hit was dirty….there is no excuse…he should not have done it. My point is that if Houston could get a shot in on Newton, that would knock him out of the game….within the rules….,he would do it. If you don’t believe that, you clearly are not being objective. Even saintly Mark Richt wants his players to hurt people. Nobody wants people to get injured, but ring their bells? Give them a helluva bruise? Make them sit on the sideline the rest of the game? You bet you heiney he does.
Col.Angus may be rough, Col.Angus may not smell like a bed of roses, but deep down Col.Angus is very sweet. If I overstay my welcome, just tap me on the head!!
That's right
Houston would take the legal hit every day twice on Sunday. But it makes a difference that he had the chances for late hits and didn’t take ’em. I got nothing against a great player (like Fairely) playing high motor until the whistle blows.
by first and thom on Nov 16, 2010 2:56 PM CST up reply actions
Not tr ying pick nits but Danelson
most certainly said, ‘that kind of hit will get you fined on Sundays’. He called out the spear.
by knowshon loves legos on Nov 16, 2010 3:20 PM CST up reply actions
And he got the flag but one play doesn't make you a dirty player.....
get over it and get ready to beat Tech.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
Keep having your head in the sand
Whatever. This season will be vacated and erased from the record books. Keep living in denial. Nick Fairely is a dirty player and anybody with half a brain gets that. You like to point out one chop block and try to justify Fairely’s clownish/thuggish behavior. Laughable.
You seem to forget the play that Fairley got himself hurt on. Murray was on the ground and Fairley launched himself at him and missed and hurt his shoulder. Consistently body slamming quarterbacks is not “hard-nosed play,” its called the WWE. Fairely is already preparing himself for a post-football career in the WWE. See his little belt celebration.
The spear in the back was one of the most egregious cheap shots I have ever seen in a college game in years.
Keep living in denial and keep thinking that Cam Newton is playing for free. Its not a surprise coming from one of dirtiest programs in NCAA history.
There was a firefight!!!!
An OU fan calling another program dirty.....
that’s freaking perfect…….LOL! You don’t know squat, Sooner.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
He is just another hater....
that is staring up at us in the polls and hopes that something (anything) will knock us down. There are a lot of them out there. That’s how this whole thing got started….
WDE!! and beat Bama!!!
Laughable
Keep thinking that there is a “conspiracy” against Auburn. If anything there is conspiracy in favor of Auburn. The NCAA, the SEC,and the BCS are all delaying the inevitable and hiding from responsibility in this until the season is over. AJ Green was suspended for an honest mistake. The kid didn’t know he was breaking a rule. Yet Cam is still playing with more than enough evidence that a major rule was broken. What a joke.
Do you know how bad it would look if the best player in the country on one of the best teams was ruled ineligible in the middle of the season? It would be a public relations disaster. The SEC would look terrible and there would be public pressure to remove Auburn from the SEC title game. You would have LSU, and Arkansas complaining that they should be going to Atlanta.
The Heisman vote would turn into a farce, because everybody knows who the best player in the country is and the guy that actually wins it would have an asterisk next to name. Imagine the interview with LeMichael James or Kellen Moore? Do you know how comfortable the whole ceremony would be? What would Chris Fowler ask the winner? “Uh, congratulations for not taking money and winning the award by a technicality. How do you feel being the second best player in the country?” Can you imagine how awkward the ceremony would be if Newton wasn’t there?
Imagine if Auburn gets to Glendale and then weeks before the game, Newton is announced to be ineligible? The game would turn into a total joke and you would have Boise, TCU, etc complaining. The game would mean nothing. The fact is the people that have a financial stake in college football which is ESPN, the bowls, the Heisman Committee, the SEC, and CBS all are on Auburn’s side and trying to sweep this story under the rug until the season is over.
Watching the CBS broadcast and hearing Danielson and Lundquist avoid the Newton story like you would avoid a $2 hooker with a cold sore was just down right ridiculous. They were talking about how there has to be “fairness” in the whole situation. Just laughable. They were ignoring the down right blatant dirty play by Fairely. Trust me the media is not against you, its in your favor. The only people that are against you are people that don’t have a vested interest in Auburn, the SEC, and the BCS. Basically people with common sense and that can actually put two and two together.
Keep telling yourself that Cam Newton isn’t being paid, and that Nick Fairely isn’t dirty. Because if you do think then you might as well believe in Santa Clause, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy.
There was a firefight!!!!
by ThePhenomenon on Nov 16, 2010 3:14 PM CST up reply actions
Your one of those potential "high return" individuals.....
if we can buy for what you know and sell you for what you think you know.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
Where is the proof, you moron?
You say it as if there are financial records and tape recorded conversations that have been made public that people are ignoring, lol. If you think that ESPN and various other media outlets are defending Auburn and Cam Newton you are totally delusional. ESPN ‘breaks’ a recycled story filled with hearsay and unnamed sources daily that condemn both Auburn and the Newton family.
Do you think the FBI gives a crap what happens to the television ratings or the PR backlash that will have to be dealt with by whomever? They obviously haven’t found any hard evidence yet either. If they had, it would be a matter of public record, not to mention the fact that the FBI doesn’t give a crap about NCAA violations. They get interested in cases of extortion and blackmail. Isn’t it interesting that a guy like Kenny Rogers, who has completely changed his story at least 3 times, is already under investigation by the NFLPA for misrepresentation and fraud. This same Kenny Rogers is whom all of the accusations, from a named source, about the Newton’s has derived.
Even Bond has backed two steps away from this guy and changed his story about how he was contacted by Rogers. No other statements directly or indirectly accusing Cam or his family have gone on the record by giving their name, the exact circumstances, or evidence to any conversations. ALL of that info has come from unnamed sources, which is hearsay, not proof.
Telling us all that you thought it ridiculous that Danielson and Lundquist actually talked about the football game on Saturday instead of talking about unnamed sources and unproven accusations and innuendo for 3 hours let’s us all know exactly where you are coming from. You don’t care about the truth and you have already made up your mind. You are ‘that guy’ who watches the evening news and believes every word of it verbatim as absolute gospel.
Did Fairly make a dirty hit in the game Saturday? Yes, he did. And from what I know about you to this point, if he played for your team and he was hitting Cam like that, you would have given him a standing ovation because you have already condemned him and Auburn, with a conspiracy theory of your own, no less. One that you feel the need to post on an Auburn board because…….well because what I said before is exactly correct. You are a hater, and you just proved it.
Thanks for stopping by….
you sure are "Imagine"ing a bunch. should we "imagine" evidence also? speculating guilty sure exposes your ignorance.
“more than enough evidence”… you seem pretty confident in this… please post your knowledge of ….“evidence”. feel free. come on… do it NOW.
didn’t think so.
BTW, i thought the suspension on AJ Green was completely ridiculous. he did break a rule…i don’t know how “honest the mistake” was, but a slap on the UGA program & Green’s hand was more appropriate… in my opinion.
wappa
13:30 in 3rd Qtr
the best shot of Newton getting elbows to the kidneys. This happened more than once.
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
Do you have the vid? I honestly haven't seen it.
by first and thom on Nov 16, 2010 2:51 PM CST up reply actions
No
I remember seeing it during the game and honestly couldn’t remember when it happened. I got the quarter and time from reading around some other places on the internetz. I’ll have to catch a replay myself. To my knowledge it hasn’t been posted online (or I am just not a good web detective).
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
by GumptownTiger on Nov 16, 2010 4:13 PM CST up reply actions
You can purchase
a download of the game at the SEC’s official site. $3.99
An Auburn victory in Tuscaloosa, a SEC championship AND a national championship are defintely NOT part of 'The Process'.
by War Eagle Atlanta on Nov 16, 2010 4:15 PM CST up reply actions
Or, you can watch the whole thing for free at SEC Digital Network
Do you remember that spelling bee you won in the first grade? Rock? "R-O-K"?
by jd is legend on Nov 16, 2010 5:05 PM CST up reply actions
But
it makes a great stocking stuffer!
An Auburn victory in Tuscaloosa, a SEC championship AND a national championship are defintely NOT part of 'The Process'.
by War Eagle Atlanta on Nov 16, 2010 5:44 PM CST up reply actions
Oh to be a smart guy like this
ThePhenomenon nut. Green was perfectly innocent, Cam is guilty until proven innocent, Fairley is dirty after one late hit……sure glad he has it all figured out.
I'm sorry
but shouldn’t the UGA fans anger be directed at the officials who didn’t call any of these “blatant dirty plays”?
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
That's an interesting argument
Yes, I think the officials missed at least two personal fouls on Nick Fairely. But, like I’ve already said, Fairely’s handful (at most) of questionable plays did not change the outcome of the game. They were not critical plays in the game – a game that Auburn had in control from kickoff. The college football gods were only toying with us by giving us a short-lived lead. Ya’ll deserved every bit of this win and have a truly accomplished squad.
Officials have the power to prevent a team from gaining an advantage in a play in which one of its players commits a foul. On the most flagrant play, they threw the flag and kept a drive alive.
But 15 yards is nothing compared to putting a youg man’s spine in the crosshairs. Fairely’s individual play evidences intent to injure. He stepped outside the game, so no game compensation can make recompense.
Maybe an analogy will clear things up: monopoly money is good for buying things in monopoly. If someone were to steal a monopoly property, perhaps a monopoly money fine makes sense. However, if someone tried to steal my real wallet while we were playing monopoly, penalizing the player in the game does not address the problem. I thought Fairely’s hit was that far outside the game. (I expect that we will disagree about that. I respect that.).
In sum, the officials have a duty that I think they failed to do. But no official can prevent a spear. That’s on Fairely, and I hold him responsible. I hope officials do better in the future at preventing any game from getting out of hand, but no yellow hankey can prevent flagrant hits. When an official spears our QB, then I’ll get mad at officials.
I promise, this really isn’t about the game. If I wanted to whine about the game, I’d whine about Newton – who had a Heisman performance. We couldn’t stop him. I’m not trying to detract from Auburn’s win. But I am calling out what I think is unacceptable play from anyone – dawg or otherwise.
by first and thom on Nov 16, 2010 5:42 PM CST up reply actions
Pamprin is on Aisle 3 girls.....
thanks for shopping.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
Sorry, Todd92, you're obviously right
how could I possibly disagree with your highly original wit and unstoppable logic?
by first and thom on Nov 17, 2010 8:35 AM CST up reply actions
Finally something we agree on....
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
Is Pamprin really the best you have?
Your comeback is always “go buy pamprin.”
by jimithing78 on Nov 17, 2010 10:27 AM CST up reply actions
PICS
You find a nice big picture of UGA VIII and write under it how sorry you are for your dirty player’s actions.
by Dawgz Rule SEC on Nov 16, 2010 5:47 PM CST up reply actions
Fairly was getting payback...
For when UGA bit one of our players a couple of years ago.
by mabmv on Nov 16, 2010 6:42 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Gotta love...
the hypocrisy of of uga fans.
UGA...
This is the whiniest bunch of fans I have ever seen in my life for UGA. You guys are incredible. I do not understand all of the crying here. This is crazy, too much crying.
Please...
I don’t know why any of us Auburn fans are giving some of the fools on here the time of day. Arguing with a troll can be fun sometimes, but to actually think you’re going to change the mind of a person who has purposely found their way over here just to get a rise out of us is delusional. I’m not talking about every post, there has been some great back and forth on the topic, but my philosophy is not to give the troll the satisfaction of knowing they got the best of me.
UGA would be stupid to get rid of Mark Richt right now but that’s the same thing I said about Auburn when Tuberville got gone (axed, quit, whatever…) and so far things have turned out pretty well.
Nick Fairley is awesome. I wish he hadn’t hit UGA’s QB late. I hope the NCAA has to create a new rule in his honor to protect QB’s from getting the suplex treatment. Call it the Fairley rule or something. Until then, I am looking forward to seeing him wreak havoc on Bama and put McElroy on his back.
by mgizmo2005 on Nov 16, 2010 7:42 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
sorry I meant the SEC not the NCAA. I can't even keep it straight anymore..
After reviewing the TAPE!!!
I told you guys you were making it more than it was…
Take your sour grapes and grow up and get over it…
I read this earlier...
It sure got the UGA and Bama fans fired up over at CBS Sports….
:)
"The spirit of the Auburn family is a magical, mystical thing. It defies explanation. It transcends wins and losses on a football field. It imprints itself on your character and can never be extinguished. Being an Auburn fan defines part of who and what you are..."
-Unknown Author
Hi Guys!
As you can tell by looking at my avatar"I don’t have a dog or cat in this fight" From reading here and other sites I now know why UK will never win big in the SEC." We don’t play dirty enough"
Happy Days are here again! Wildcat's have #1 recruiting class again!
Nah, you're just dirty in the wrong sport
Do you remember that spelling bee you won in the first grade? Rock? "R-O-K"?
by jd is legend on Nov 16, 2010 8:15 PM CST up reply actions
Now why would
I expect you to bring up basketball?
Happy Days are here again! Wildcat's have #1 recruiting class again!
I have not heard anyone say Fairly
was “dirty” until this game. I have heard people say he is a dominating player.
I know the Au/ Clemson game was one of the hardest hitting football games on both sides I have seen in sometime. I didn’t hear Clemson fans say anything about Fairly or AU being “dirty”.
In big games, when tensions run high on both sides things happen. A players lapse in judgement or attempt to get even for something that may have happend earlier doesn’t make them dirty.
by hotstove97 on Nov 16, 2010 10:26 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
Word
Rec’d.
An Auburn victory in Tuscaloosa, a SEC championship AND a national championship are defintely NOT part of 'The Process'.
by War Eagle Atlanta on Nov 16, 2010 10:55 PM CST up reply actions
Well
After Fairly body slammed Jordan Jefferson after the ball was clearly thrown away I thought it should have been a flag, But it wasn’t game moved on. After watching the Georgia game its starting to look like a trend. It was early in the game and he either hit or tackled the QB ( I don’t remember which ) he stayed on top of him and kept him down by driving his face mask into him. Gary D said there helmets got stuck, I dont think so. If he is not a dirty player he is dirty extremely stained.
I Kneel Before Zod!!
Really??
I have heard other UGA/Bama fans make that statement. My problem with that is Murray’s reaction after that play. Don’t you think, if Fairley was intentionally driving his face mask into Murray’s, Murray would have gotten up off the field raving like a lunatic. My God, his reaction is ALL the prrof you need that the face masks were stuck together.
"The spirit of the Auburn family is a magical, mystical thing. It defies explanation. It transcends wins and losses on a football field. It imprints itself on your character and can never be extinguished. Being an Auburn fan defines part of who and what you are..."
-Unknown Author
good point
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
by GumptownTiger on Nov 17, 2010 12:59 PM CST up reply actions
Official Seal of the University of Georgia
by TigerinWA on Nov 16, 2010 11:40 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
First blood?
You wanna talk about first blood? On Georgia’s first possession of the game, Fairley hit Murray late, then used his face mask to bloody Murray’s face while he was lying on the ground. The next late hit, when Fairley suplexed Murray into the ground (a hit that’s illegal in the NFL) came at about 1:50 in the first quarter. The chop block on Fairley came at about 7:15 in the second quarter.
No one denies that a chop block is a dangerous play, but before you start talking about hypocrisy and drawing first blood, get your timeline straight.
If you go back and look at the play--their face masks got stuck together.
It was noted in the broadcast, and in replays. Fairley did not do anything dirty in getting his face mask disconnecting from Murray’s. You can keep whining if you want to, but the facts are on tape.
For all of the hard hitting games that Auburn has played this year, UGA is the first that has accused Fairley of being dirty. I know that your season is frustrating—we were there a couple of years ago, but that does not give you guys a right to vent your frustrations out on a very talented lineman. It’s okay to be scared of Fairley; it is not okay to accuse him of dirty play when the evidence does not support such claims. Somehow, if you guys can’t pull it together to beat Tech and become bowl eligible, I am sure that it will still be Fairley’s fault.
You guys lost; get over it; better luck next time.
by Tiger on the mountain on Nov 17, 2010 9:02 AM CST up reply actions
Really?
You wanna talk about first blood?
Tell me who thought it was a good idea to stomp on mid-field during the pre-game festivities? Or maybe who got the first PF flag throw? I’ll give you hint. It’s the same team, and their mascot went to sleep in the 4th quarter.
You guys are getting pretty pathetic when you start throwing the “But he started it” crap.
I really hate to see UGA down in the dumps like this (too bad there is no “sarcasm” font), so I offer some suggestions that could help the Dawgs beat GT to become bowl-eligible. Maybe AJ can sell some of his wares and buy Murray a better O-line. Or he could have a professional discussion with Kodi Burns about how a wide receiver can block, too.
4 days gone
The Auburn Tigers BEAT the Georgia Bulldogs 4 DAYS AGO. You can’t change things that happened then, so why don’t you move along and finish out your season. If I may quote Tiger on the mountain," Better luck next time"
I don't disagree
…with anything that you both said. The game is over, Auburn is better than Georgia this year, Fairley is very talented, and the dirty plays didn’t have an effect on the outcome of the game. I’m smart and rational enough to know this.
I’m only pointing out that what the author of the post said is inaccurate. The chop block, which happened at 7:15 in the second quarter, was not the first questionable play that happened. Even if the face mask thing was purely incidental, the body slam still happened before the chop block. It was also noted in the broadcast, and in replays, that that is a dirty play that has been removed from the NFL and needs to be cleaned up in college. These are not opinions, these are facts.
If the "body slam" as you call it is within the rules of college football, then how is it a dirty play?
Just because the rule is different in the NFL does not mean it is a dirty play in college football.
by Jumpn_JackFlash on Nov 17, 2010 10:06 AM CST up reply actions
It’s illegal in the NFL because it is dirty. It should be illegal in college because it is dirty. It is an unnecessarily rough hit on a quarterback who had already released the ball a full second before the hit came.
Certain PED’s that baseball players used during the 90’s were not illegal at the time. But everyone agrees that those players were dirty cheaters. If someone cuts you off in traffic, it’s dirty and could be extremely dangerous, but it’s not necessarily illegal. Things can be dirty without being illegal.
by doctuhgonzo on Nov 17, 2010 10:16 AM CST up reply actions
Certain PED’s that baseball players used during the 90’s were not illegal at the time. But everyone agrees that those players were dirty cheaters.
Not everyone agrees that those players were dirty cheaters and that is a totally different debate.
The stance the NFL takes on hits to the qb are mostly due to the huge finacial obligations the teams/league has invested in those players. They don’t want to see Peyton Manning slammed to the ground and at increased risk of injury because they are trying to sell a product and it is hard to sell that product if the Peyton Mannings of the league are injured or not playing well because he is banged up.
But the injury risk to the qb in this instance is no greater than the injury risk to a reciever that is going over the middle trying to make a catch and getting blasted by and defender at full speed trying to knock the ball lose, or a defensive player getting blindsided on a legal block that he does not see coming by an offensive player, (usually a 300 plus pound lineman). No one crys foul on those kinds of bang bang plays. The players in this instance are praised for playing hard and encouraged to do it again. 20 years ago, no one even thought twice about this stuff since it was just considered part of the game.
by Jumpn_JackFlash on Nov 17, 2010 11:08 AM CST up reply actions
Sorry, I hit post too soon.
My point is, if all those other plays are encouraged, legal under the rules, and not considered dirty, even though they put players at increased risk of injury then Nick Fairley’s legal hit or “body slam” can’t be considered dirty if it is within the rules of the game.
by Jumpn_JackFlash on Nov 17, 2010 11:13 AM CST up reply actions
Those plays are encouraged when they are done cleanly. A safety leading with his helmet on a receiver coming over the middle is just as dirty and carries the same risk of injury as a defensive tackle leading with his helmet when hitting a quarterback. Regardless of what is written in the rule book, leading with the helmet is dangerous. It is just as dangerous for the person delivering the tackle as it is for the person receiving the tackle. Look at the kid from Rutgers.
by doctuhgonzo on Nov 17, 2010 11:35 AM CST up reply actions
And if you want to talk about financial considerations...
…Auburn has invested a decent chunk of money in Newton (somewhere around $200k, right?) and has just as much riding on his health and presence on the field as some NFL teams do with their quarterbacks. BUT NOTHING’S BEEN PROVEN IT’S A WITCH HUNT GUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
But seriously, think if the situation was reversed. What if, say, Justin Houston was repeatedly hitting your quarterback late, throwing him to the ground after he’d gotten rid of the ball, leading with the helmet, etc. What if he had to leave the game assisted by trainers, with his Heisman hopes and your BCS title hopes hanging in the balance? How would you feel about Justin Houston in that case?
by doctuhgonzo on Nov 17, 2010 11:40 AM CST up reply actions
Oh nevermind.
I thought you were trying to have a reasonable discussion. Since you want to bring up the allegations against Newton to back up your very weak argument that Fairley is a dirty player, I will just consider anything you have to say irrelevant at this point.
Go piss and moan somewhere else.
by Jumpn_JackFlash on Nov 17, 2010 11:44 AM CST up reply actions
No, I made a lame joke at your expense because I’m not an Auburn fan. The Newton money jab has nothing to do with Fairley. I’m capable of having an intelligent, light-hearted debate about it. Auburn fans are taking it personally.
The second part of the post is serious. What if the roles were reversed? Would you be calling our guy a dirty player if he came after your quarterback in a similar manner. Especially in this situation when an Auburn loss would have been far more devastating than a Georgia loss given .
by doctuhgonzo on Nov 17, 2010 12:03 PM CST up reply actions
given
how this season has played out and what was at stake for each team.
by doctuhgonzo on Nov 17, 2010 12:03 PM CST up reply actions
Your joke did not come across as a joke and I am not taking it personally.
As far as the situations being reversed, I have seen much worse than what happened to Murray against many Auburn qb’s and never bitched about it. If J Houston was putting a bunch of legal hits on my qb, I think I would be more upset with my offensive line.
by Jumpn_JackFlash on Nov 17, 2010 12:14 PM CST up reply actions
But you weren't talking about the hit where Fairley lead with his helmet.
You were talking about his legal “body slam.”
I agree with you that the play where Fairley hit Murray looked dirty.
by Jumpn_JackFlash on Nov 17, 2010 11:41 AM CST up reply actions
Scarbinsky's take on the SEC not suspending Fairley...
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/11/scarbinsky_sec_gets_it_right_b.html
"The spirit of the Auburn family is a magical, mystical thing. It defies explanation. It transcends wins and losses on a football field. It imprints itself on your character and can never be extinguished. Being an Auburn fan defines part of who and what you are..."
-Unknown Author
Fairley is being nominated for the Bronko Nagurski award!
Here is the link.
by Tiger on the mountain on Nov 17, 2010 12:12 PM CST reply actions
As well
as being on the watch list for the Walter Camp Player of the Year
Sure makes you wonder what kind of wahoos run these foundations o allow someone like Fairely to be nominated. They don’t seem to have a clue what they are talking about (Sarcasm people)
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
by GumptownTiger on Nov 17, 2010 1:06 PM CST up reply actions
I personally hope Fairly ......
returns for his senior season so he can slam Murray some more……please note that this sentiment is intended for all other opponents as well not just UGA’s.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
If the coke zero people could have their way, we could just clone him. Can you imagine the carnage that would result in 4 or 5 Nick Fairleys along the defensive line? I don’t think we would even need a secondary.
by Jumpn_JackFlash on Nov 17, 2010 1:17 PM CST up reply actions
We're looking at you scientist......
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
On it......
Let you know how it turns out :)
by Tiger on the mountain on Nov 17, 2010 2:41 PM CST up reply actions
Hey, Did ya'll here about Georgia's Quarterback?
He has bruised ribs and bruised knee and if his Monostat kicks in he’ll recover from his yeast infection before Saturday’s game. ;-)
She
gets a lot of that on here.
haha!
An Auburn victory in Tuscaloosa, a SEC championship AND a national championship are defintely NOT part of 'The Process'.
by War Eagle Atlanta on Nov 17, 2010 6:00 PM CST up reply actions
thanks Dawg fans for creating a new level of hatred for Georgia...
I love the article WEA. I grew up next door to several families of Dawg’s (fans not grads, usually a big difference!) and they were so obnoxious. It made me pull for Georgia Tech just because of the crap the GA fans constantly spew. That ubiquitous "classless" attitude (and the beautiful women at Auburn) is why I chose to attend Auburn and earn my degree there, joining the "family". I have since lived in GA all of my professional life and always thought GA fans were the biggest whiners in the world, and so “in your face” about their team and "wins". They love to wear it on their sleeve and push you to the limit even before the games are played. “We” Auburn fans generally take our wins and losses without much interaction with the opponent in mind. This week has almost been too much for me in Georgia. The local media and all the "dawg" shows on TV such as "the Mark Richt Show", the Dawg Report, Inside GA Sports, etc. etc. just continue to WHINE about the late hits and "dirty play" of Nick Fairley. They don’t mention that they lost by 18, they don’t mention the dirty play of the GA offensive line the entire game, or the crap dished out by #60 Clint Boling, #61 Ben Jones… two fat, slow kids who can’t block. However Ben was suspended early in the year for a chop block so I shouldn’t say he can’t block.
The best coverage I have seen was from Tony Barnhart on the new "Tony Barnhart Show". He has it together and is a pretty serious student of the game. Also Chuck Oliver was on SportNite and said some pretty good, sensible things. Basically UGA needs to suck it up, protect your quarterback, take your loss, tip your hat to the better team and SHUT UP. Pu$Zies is the word that comes to mind now.
I heard today on the radio that the UGA President, Michael Adams and UGA’s AD (new guy?) asked the SEC to suspend Nick Fairley for the shots during the game (wheeewwww) and the SEC declined their request. I was actually hoping that someone in the SEC would watch the tape and realize that "turnabout is fair play" and do what was FAIRley by suspending the fat, slow boys (again) for their jabs and chop blocks. It must be really embarrassing to get bet that bad, that many times? Maybe Richt left it alone because he wanted his team in tact for the Yellow Jackets? All the skirmish at the end of the game proved is that UGA is better at baiting a fight and drawing a penalty than they are at blocking for their quarterback!
This crap, and the GA whiners have brought me to a new level of hatred for UGA. And that should not be. I want to like them. I want to wish them well. But it is getting harder every day.
Love this from Buck Belue....
The people who’ve joined the Dirty Fairley campaign should stop and listen to Buck Belue. You know things have gotten crazy when the former Georgia quarterback, now an Atlanta radio host, becomes the voice of reason.
“Fairley would be a rock star in Georgia if he played for the ’Dogs,” Belue wrote on his blog. “But he plays for Auburn. So we hate him. I get it.”
It’s really a compliment. You don’t become the front-runner for the Lombardi Award by sending quarterbacks flowers. You do it by planting them…
NOW a finalists for the Nagurski…
Watch out Bama “Center and Tackle” playing opposite from Nick. Anyone know who will face Fairley from Bama? They can be a stud or a goat…next week.
Adams asked for a suspension?
Maybe he wants to change Nick’s name to Not-so-Fairley a la renaming the WLOCP.
Look, I disagree about Georgia fans. I grew up as one and all my relatives are Dawgs. Atlanta is a Dawg town and sometimes all the coverage gets stale, but 98% of Georgia fans are good folks. I have a lot of UGA friends and no one talks sh*t before or after a game. It’s good natured ribbing or crow-eating. Most people only talk sh*t behind the anonymity of the internet.
I called out Georgia fans for one specific reason—to stop their whining over Fairley. It’s an isolated case and it’s not an indictment of the whole school and fanbase. Yea, I want to kick their ass one day out of the year, but we’ll kiss and make up with them soon enough. We always do.
An Auburn victory in Tuscaloosa, a SEC championship AND a national championship are defintely NOT part of 'The Process'.
by War Eagle Atlanta on Nov 17, 2010 9:07 PM CST reply actions
Oh come on I have observed T. Kyle and his whining for several years now...
are you now trying to tell me he is the anomoly? He’s only a rung below Pete Holliday in his pomposity…..hmmm pomposity is that a word? Eff it….it is now. POMPOSITY!
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
Okay, WEA, we will disagree, my experience says different
I read some blogs over on bulldog nation and I think the 2% rule you mention is not intact over there. I’m sure it brings out more on the blogs. My personal experience is all I can go by. I live in Cobb County, my kids go to school here and get it every day. All you have to do to provoke it is have a sticker on your car or a logo on your shirt. I got off the plane in Denver last week with an AU golf shirt on the a guy randomly walked up, poked my shirt and said “what is that sh*t on your shirt”. I said “it is just a 10-0 logo, you must be a Georgia fan” :-)
I think you are actually doing yourself a favor by saying that they don’t talk “sh*t” so you don’t have to put up with it as a regular writer. Me, I live it everyday. I hear it everywhere I go. I can’t even go to church on Sunday without seeing the red logo golf shirts or sweaters. I mean I love Auburn, but I love God more and don’t make Sunday’s or my church attendance about the tigers. There are things that are more important and maybe everyone in Alabama wears Auburn logo wear to church but that is too much for me. Georgia grads are usually down to earth, good folks. But the basic fan base is WAY more than 2% that regularly talk the crap and put it in your face. I would love to think that only 2 out of 100 fans I meet from GA would be obnoxious.
Here is my basic way to understand the difference in greetings from Auburn people vs. GA and Bama fans. We say “War Eagle” as a personal greeting of affection to each other when we see another member of the family. Georgia fans scream “Go Dawgs” and Alabama fans scream “Roll Tide” as an antagonistic rant and threat towards opposing fans.
War Eagle!
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