UGA Missing Out on Some of the State's Best

The recruiting class of 2009 for Georgia Football is a very good one, no doubt about it. Getting Dallas Lee out of Buford, GA (Buford HS) and Dexter Moody out of Emmanuel County Institute were excellent signings.

However, we missed on some great ones. Kevin Minter, a Linebacker out of Peachtree Ridge HS and listed as a 4-star recruit, signed with LSU. RB Storm Johnson out of Loganville, right in Georgia's backyard, is close to signing with LSU if he hasn't already. T.J. Pridemore out of Buford signed with the hated Gators, as did LB Omar Hunter a year ago.

fortunately, Mark Richt did sign 10 in-state players and they'll all probably make a big impact before their careers at Georgia are over. Richt also signed 7 out-of-state players. Yes, they too will make a big impact. But we need to quarantine the State of Georgia and keep the very best. There is so much talent in Georgia that UGA doesn't really need to look outside. Mark Richt tried to sign the top HS QB in the country. This kid is from the state of Washington. He ended up signing with BYU. What about North Gwinnett's Michael Tamburo. He's both a throwing and running threat. I would have loved to see him in a Georgia uniform along with the Quarterbacks they signed. I know Georgia cant sign them all, but let's not let teams like LSU and Florida come into our backyard and take our best. They can be winners at Georgia, and Georgia can be a winner with them. GO DAWGS!