re: Ganus....first white inside linebacker to regularly start at UGA since??

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What do you mean "you people?"

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What do *YOU* mean "you people"?

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a DE

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Nope, OLB in '88.


"On Sept. 2, 1985, Tardits entered Sanford Stadium with the Bulldogs for their game against Alabama. But after a season of covering kickoffs, Tardits still hadn't earned a scholarship. Then one day in spring practice Tardits sacked the quarterback several times, and Dooley did something he had rarely done in his 22 years at Georgia: He gave Tardits a battlefield promotion to scholarship status, even though Tardits still barely knew the wishbone from the Sorbonne.

Now 23, 220 pounds and a senior outside linebacker, Tardits has mastered the sport. If he gets three sacks against Kentucky this Saturday, he'll have 29 for his career and become the cr?me de la cr?me of pass rushers in the history of Georgia, despite starting for only one season."

"1988
Starters: Mo Lewis, Richard Tardits, Terrie Webster, Demetrius Douglas
Top Reserves: Aaron Chubb, Brent Collins, Norman Cowins, Mike Guthrie
With Georgia's move from its long-standing "Split 60" defense to the "Multiple 7" in 1988, the Bulldogs went from a two- to a four-linebacker set. Standout John Brantley, or "Rambo," had departed but Webster, or "Rambro," returned. Also, Tardits, "the Biarritz Blitz," was moved from defensive end to outside linebacker while inexperienced Lewis would eventually become a star. Similarly to 1999, the '88 defense might have been poor defending the pass but it was staunch against the run. For the year, the Bulldogs yielded a scoring average of less than 17 points, allowed only seven rushing touchdowns, and held six of 11 opponents to less than 100 yards rushing."