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Policy Date: 11/10/2009
Policy Number: 200914
Youth violence, perpetrated both by and against young people, results in considerable physical, emotional, social, and economic consequences. Youth violence refers to harmful behaviors that can start early and continue into young adulthood. Youth violence includes various behaviors. Some violent acts—such as bullying, slapping, or hitting—can cause more emotional harm than physical harm. Others, such as robbery, assault, rape, homicide and suicide can lead to serious injury or even death. The scope of youth violence is broad. Youth can be perpetrators or victims of violent acts. Hence, policies must be designed to distinctively address perpetration of and victimization from acts of violence. Preventing serious youth violence, which denotes "serious violent crime" involving youth, is the focus of this resolution. The Bureau of Justice Statistics includes rape, robbery, aggravated assault and homicide as serious violent crimes1; and when these acts of violence involve youth, either as a perpetrator or a victim, they indicate serious youth violence.2 Magnitude of the Problem, Societal, and Economic ImpactHomicide is the second leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 15 and 24.3 Among 15–24 year olds, homicide is the leading cause of death among blacks and the second leading cause of death for Hispanics.3 Homicide ranks second for Asian/Pacific Islanders ages 15–19 years and is the third leading cause of death for American Indians/Alaska Natives between the ages of 15–24 years.3 There are substantial racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in rates of serious youth violence such as homicide.4,5 For each homicide among youth aged 10–24, there may be as many as 1,000 nonfatal violent assaults.6 Recently in the United States, overall homicide levels have fluctuated minimally. However, those involving young people, particularly young black males, have been on the rise. From 2002 to 2007, homicides involving black male juveniles as victims rose by 31% and as perpetrators by 43%.7 The sociocultural and economic contexts of increasing trend are important. There are special circumstances of inner-city communities, border communities and geographically isolated communities such as American Indian/Alaska Native reservations and poor neighborhoods that need to be considered in light of the increasing trend.8–10 Epidemiological studies, for instance, indicate that the disproportionate burden of youth violence among blacks are for the most part explained by reference to racial differences in community contexts such as living in a high-crime neighborhood characterized by gangs, guns, and drugs rather than the intrinsic attribute of race/ethnicity.11 In particular, inner cities and neighborhoods with income inequality and rampant poverty act as environmental stressors to promote hostilities and acts of violence.19 Further, the increasing trend in youth violence is proving to be disruptive to learning, posing a threat to economic growth and development.Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System data indicated that approximately 6% of high school students reported not going to school on 1 or more days in the 30 days preceding the survey because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to and from school, and approximately 36% reported being in a physical fight 1 or more times during the past 12 months.12 Youth who are victims of violence or who witness violence in their communities suffer many consequences, including physical injuries, posttraumatic stress syndrome, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse; they may also suffer longer term health problems associated with the biopsychosocial effects of such exposure.13 Violence is a factor in the development of chronic disease, including limiting physical activity and healthy eating. Strategies, policies, and programs need to take these links into account. Much of the serious youth violence is perpetrated by youth outside of home and school settings. As a consequence, the community itself is a key focus for youth violence prevention activities. All members of communities with high rates of youth violence suffer as well through its negative effects on safe mobility, the nature and quality of social relations, business activity, and housing prices.14,15 Serious youth violence also presents a substantial economic cost because of immediate medical costs as well as further losses to productivity.16,17 Such costs include immediate medical costs, lost future earnings, victims' assistance, and public program costs related to police investigation. In the Year 2000, total medical costs and lost productivity for the 0–24 age groups for fatal and nonfatal assaults was an estimated $15.270 billion.17 Despite the profound detrimental effects of acts of violence on youth and communities, most cities do not have a comprehensive strategy to address youth violence, and public health departments are not generally included in current city strategies.18 Some cities with the greatest coordinated approaches have the lowest rates of violence.18 Prevention Strategies, Countermeasures, and Societal ReturnViolence, like all other injuries, is predictable and preventable. Literature cites numerous risk factors and predictors of violence in youth. Evidence from the literature indicates that the strongest categories of predictors for youth violence include individual psychological factors, family factors, school factors, peer-related factors, and community and neighborhood factors.20 Numerous prevention efforts have used this information to tailor successful prevention interventions. In addition, environmental factors that may promote youth violence such as poverty, poor housing, geographic segregation of poor families; inadequate social institutions such as schools, social services and criminal justice; and the role of racism in the treatment of families of color, including youth, need further research to better understand and prevent youth violence.Interventions that have been documented to be effective must be used by communities, states, and the nation to prevent youth violence. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action, which identified 4 key areas for prevention: parents and families, home visiting, social and conflict resolution skills, and mentoring.21 In addition, Blueprints for Violence Prevention provides a rigorous, ongoing, systematic review of the research evidence for youth violence prevention.22 The Blueprints review has identified 11 model programs that meet strict scientific standards of program effectiveness. The initiative has also identified 18 promising programs that if replicated could potentially become model programs. Special attention is also needed to ensure that culturally competent interventions are available for racial and ethnic minority populations and communities if study samples are inadequate.23 Recognizing that few evidence-based programs exist for certain racial and ethnic minority populations such as American Indian/Alaska Natives, comprehensive strategies should build on the best available science. Prevention efforts must be comprehensive and address all levels that influence youth violence: individual, relationship, community, and society. Efforts to identify the best combinations of approaches at multiple levels could lead to a better understanding of how programs, policies, or strategies at the community and societal levels interact with individual and relationship-level programs to maximize impact. School-based prevention programs have shown promise in the prevention of youth violence.24,25 The Community Guide for Preventive Services has identified universal school-based programs as an effective strategy.26 In addition, because much delinquent behavior takes place after school, community-based after-school programs can assist in preventing delinquent activities that take place among youth during unsupervised time.27–29 After-school programs can also mediate the effect of neighborhood factors, such as safety, by providing youth with a safe place to go and inhibiting youth perpetration of delinquent or violent actions.29,30 Participation in a culturally competent, community youth service program can also have an impact on violent behaviors of youth, especially when delivered with classroom instruction.31 There are other approaches that we know do not work, and they may even have serious unintended negative effects. The Surgeon General's report on youth violence identified 5 popular programs that have been shown to be consistently ineffective.2 The report also described programs as ineffective because of poor implementation. Such ineffective programs are costly and may drain resources that could be better allocated to effective, evidence-based programs. Collectively, effective programs aimed at preventing youth violence reap the benefits of not only a reduction in violence but also a reduction in economic losses, overall improvements in quality of living in the affected communities, and the inhibition of presently diminishing social capital.10,30,32Infrastructure BuildingPublic health is uniquely positioned to convene, collaborate, and coordinate the multidisciplinary teams to work together to prevent youth violence. The public health approach to preventing youth violence includes collecting high-quality data about the problem, with an emphasis on and commitment to identifying policies, programs, and strategies that are effective; disseminating evidence-based strategies to communities to ensure the best science is used; and planning and evaluation to ensure the prevention strategies are comprehensive and have the desired effects. However, there is limited public health infrastructure to prevent youth violence. We must build the necessary public health infrastructure to support youth violence prevention at the local, state, and national levels. Public health departments must have resources and professionals that focus on youth violence prevention with an infrastructure and capacity that is proportionate to the public health burden in the service areas. The American Public Health Association (APHA) recognizes the need to build a public health infrastructure for youth violence prevention that include academic institutions, local health departments, and community-based organizations to implement more effective youth violence prevention and improve public health. Effective translation of youth violence prevention research to action requires building and reinforcing the public health infrastructure that (a) synthesize and translate information on effective interventions and communicate it to all stakeholders; (b) build the general skills and motivations of communities and organizations and strengthen their capacity to successfully implement specific interventions; (c) deliver high-quality implementation of specific interventions at the national, state, or local level; and (d) strengthen research and program evaluation to monitor the quality, costs, and continued effects as interventions become more widely diffused. Public health infrastructures founded on these principles could seamlessly add new discoveries as they are made, ensuring that the best available scientific evidence are immediately translated, supported, and delivered to communities.Action StepsThere is a strong call for action to prevent youth violence. Major urban cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, and Baltimore are experiencing escalation in youth violence threatening social capital. In 2001, the Surgeon General found that the most pressing need was the national resolve to confront the problem systematically, using evidence-based approaches and correcting the myths and stereotypes that impede progress.2 National leadership is needed that includes the CDC, state and local governments, and the APHA to articulate a national, comprehensive strategy to prevent youth violence. The APHA has a commitment to promote healthy behaviors of youth that could, if coupled with the right social and environmental interventions, prevent youth violence.33 APHA Policy 2000-27, Encourage Healthy Behaviors by Adolescents, calls for congressional and state legislation and funding for comprehensive and integrated programs such as Safe Schools/Healthy Schools Initiative, community schools with after-school programs, health education programs, family resource centers, collaborative research on impact of community schools, and age-appropriate incarceration.33 This proposed policy builds on and advances APHA's existing policies for the prevention of firearm violence and violence research (Policies 2001-18 and 99-26) as well as policies for health education and promotion, prevention of child abuse, and injury and violence prevention and control (Policies 2004-09, 86-14(PP), 99-27).34–38 Cognizant of the need for public health infrastructure in youth violence prevention, the APHA—1. Urges the Congress and states to fund comprehensive, culturally based programs based on scientific evidence and using the following guidance from Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General2 and other evidence:1.1. Continue to build the science base.1.2. Accelerate the decline in gun use and stabbings by youths in violent encounters.1.3. Facilitate the entry of youths into effective intervention programs rather than incarcerating them.1.4. Disseminate model programs with incentives that will ensure fidelity to original program design when taken to scale.1.5. Provide training and certification programs for intervention personnel.1.6. Convene youths and families, researchers, and private and public organizations for a periodic youth violence summit.1.7. Improve federal, state, and local strategies for reporting crime information and violent deaths.2. Urges support of CDC in the development and implementation of a National Public Health Prevention Strategy to Prevent Youth Violence that aims to create a national movement with the collaboration of partners and stakeholders (e.g., parents and educators), working together to reduce youth violence.3. Encourages local, state, and federal public health organizations to take a leadership role through coordination and collaboration with justice, education, business, and other partners to develop and implement plans to address youth violence and prevent it before it occurs.4. Urges Congress and states to enhance the capacity and infrastructure of the public health community at the federal, state, and local levels to address the ongoing public health crisis of violence.5. Urges Congress, state, and local public health departments in building infrastructure, capacity, and systems to develop adequate data and surveillance systems.6. Urges federal, state, and local governments to develop coordinated prevention planning, program implementation, and evaluation efforts in the most needed locales, including incentives and opportunities to participate in citywide efforts. Efforts should adopt a comprehensive, culturally based approach, including equitable distribution of interventions and greater collaboration between cities.7. Urges training for state and local public health departments about the role of public health in preventing violence and effective, evidence-based programs for youth violence prevention. APHA also supports the integration of such training programs in all public health graduate school curricula.8. Calls for the support of additional research to understand the community and societal factors that can contribute to or prevent youth violence and how these factors can be modified to reduce risk or enhance protection. Research is needed in all communities, including ethnic minority communities.9. Calls for resources to support dissemination and implementation of evidence-based youth violence prevention programs, strategies, and policies and on-going evaluation to ensure that these efforts are being implemented appropriately and that they are having the intended effects on youth risk for violence.10. Urges federal, state, and local governments to improve data collection, including supporting nationwide expansion of CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System.References 1. US Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics. Key Facts at a Glance. Available at: http://bjsdata.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/glance/cv2.cfm. Accessed December 19, 2009.2. US Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Surgeon General. Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Surgeon General; 2001. Available at: www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence/toc.html. Accessed December 19, 2009.3. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 2009. (www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars).4. Teplin LA, McClelland GM, Abram KM, et al. Early violent death among delinquent youth: a prospective longitudinal study. Pediatrics. 2005;115:1586–1593.5. Caputo R. Correlates of mortality in a US cohort of youth, 1980–1998: implications for social justice. Soc Justice Res. 2002;15:271–293.6. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Criminal Victimization in the United States, 2003: Statistical Tables. Available at: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=1103. Accessed December 19, 2009.7. Fox J, Swatt M. The Recent Surge in Homicide Involving Black Males and Guns: Time to Reinvest in Prevention and Control. Chicago, Ill: Northwestern University; 2008.8. Ng-Mak DS, Salzinger S, Feldman R, et al. Normalization of violence among inner-city youth: a formulation for research. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2002;72:92–101.9. Ng-Mak DS, Salzinger S, Feldman RS, et al. Pathologic adaptation to community violence among inner-city youth. Am J Orthopsychiatry.. 2004;74:196–208.10. Payne PR, Williams KR. Building social capital through neighborhood mobilization: challenges and lessons learned. Am J Prev Med. 2008;34:S42–S47.11. Farrington DP, Loeber R. Epidemiology of juvenile violence. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am . 2000;9:733–748.12. Eaton DK, Kann L, Kinchen S, et al. Youth risk behavior surveillance—United States, 2007. Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Surveill Summ. 2008;57:1–131.13. Lynch M. Consequences of children's exposure to community violence. Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev. 2003;6:265–274.14. Tita G, Petra T, Greenbaum R. Crime and residential choice: neighborhood level analysis of the impact of crime on housing prices. J Quant Criminol. 2006;22:299–317.15. Greenbaum R. 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Preventing youth violence and delinquency through a universal school-based prevention approach. Prev Sci. 2006;7:403–408.25. Farrell AD, Meyer AL. The effectiveness of a school-based curriculum for reducing violence among urban sixth-grade students. Am J Public Health. 1997;87:979–984.26. Hahn R, Fuqua-Whitley D, Wethington H, et al. The effectiveness of universal school-based programs for the prevention of violent and aggressive behavior: a report on recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2007;56:1–12.27. Fox J, Newman S. After-School Crime or After-School Programs: Tuning in to Prime Time for Violent Juvenile Crime and Implications for National Policy. A report to the United States Attorney General. Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids; 1998. Available at: www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/14/ff/32.pdf. Accessed December 20, 2009.28. Galambos N, Maggs J. 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One ball was thrown to him in the Arkansas game. Overthrown, actually. Then Rantavious Wooten made his first reception for UGA in the second quarter of the Arizona State game, a spectacular catch for a 27-yard gain on 3rd-and-12.
"When I caught it," Wooten said a couple of days ago, "it felt like having a burden lifted off my shoulders. I felt relieved, and I felt excited. I just wanted to keep playing."
He made the second catch of his collegiate career late in the fourth quarter, a crucial 11-yard gainer on 3rd-and-4 early in the drive that led to the game-winning, game-ending field goal.
Obviously, Wooten had gained the coaches' confidence with his work on the practice field — a prerequisite for a freshman to be called upon in a tight game, let alone in a game-deciding drive.
"I knew what I had to do, and I focused and worked real hard and did my best every day to prove to the coaches that I can make the plays and am ready to play," Wooten said. "That is what I've had my mindset on every week."
He said he had "a great week of practice" before the Arkansas game. "Everything seemed to be falling into place for me, and then I felt like I'd get my chance."
And how is the other receiver in the 2009 signing class, Marlon Brown, doing? "He's actually stepping up," Wooten said. "He's catching the ball. . . . I expect him to play soon."
As you know, nothing goes unnoticed or unanalyzed in Bulldog Nation. Example: some players dancing to the music that blared through Sanford Stadium during timeouts late in last Saturday's game. Mark Richt was asked his feelings about it this week, both on his radio call-in show and in a meeting with reporters.
"Well, that's a good question," Richt said to a caller. "If you go by how it affected our defensive players, Scott [Howard] just mentioned that in the last four drives of the game we held [Arizona State] to minus-13 yards. So if that is going to be the result, I don't mind them doing that.
"I don't think it's something that is a lack of discipline or a lack of respect. I think there are a lot of guys that have got the spirit inside of them, and if that gets rid of a little bit of nervous energy before the next play or whatever, that's fine with me. If you noticed, the other team was doing the same doggone thing.
"I don't think it's that big of a deal," Richt said, "but I'm sure there are about 50 percent of the folks out there who think it is."
He added: "If the fans don't like it, they need to start booing when [players are] dancing instead of cheering."
Stray facts:
– Georgia and LSU have met in football just 27 times despite both being charter members of the SEC.
– LSU leads the series 14-12-1, including a 6-6 record in Athens, where the Tigers have not won since 1987. Georgia has won the past three meetings and six of the past eight. None of which will mean a thing on Saturday, of course.
– LSU says only seven of its current players were born when the Tigers last won in Athens.
– Georgia's Drew Butler leads the nation in punting with a 50.1-yard average.
– LSU's starting center is T-Bob Hebert, the son of former Falcons and Saints quarterback Bobby Hebert. He was born in Louisiana and grew up an LSU fan, but played his high school ball at Greater Atlanta Christian.
– Georgia is 0-3 in its last three games against top-10 teams (Alabama and Florida last year, Oklahoma State this year).
– A.J. Green isn't the only receiver entering Saturday's game on a hot streak. LSU's Brandon LaFell has caught five touchdown passes in four games.
– I think I mentioned this in a story earlier in the week: LSU safety Chad Jones and defensive end Rahim Alem (formerly Al Jones) are brothers.
– LSU sophomore Jordan Jefferson is the youngest starting quarterback in the SEC, 19 years and one month.
– Both LSU and Georgia have struggled to get their running games going, so consider this: The Tigers are 28-0 under Les Miles when rushing for 100-plus yards and holding their opponent to less than 100.
– Points off turnovers: Opponents 54, Georgia 6. That's crazy.
And finally, here's the lineup for book signings in the UGA Bookstore before Saturday's game:
10 a.m. until noon: Larry Munson ("From Herschel to a Hobnail Boot") and Herschel Walker ("Breaking Free").
12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.: Vince Dooley ("Dooley's Play Book") and Fran Tarkenton ("Every Day is Game Day").
Also, Kevin Butler and David Greene will be available for autographs from 1:30 to 2:30.
October 2nd, 2009
1:08 am
Marlon Brown needs to be put on the field during last year's high school all american game he was the best one on the field they have to put him out there. And final score of the game will be GEORGIA 45 LSU 38. If Georgia wins this game they have a legitimate shot at winning the SEC. Florida has a lot of problems(there recivers suck, their running game is average, tim tebow is hurt)
October 2nd, 2009
1:30 am
Second yes! I personally dont mind the team dancing to me it shows they are loose and not playing tight so i agree with richt. It reminds me a lot of 2007 i hope we can back it up like that team did.
October 2nd, 2009
2:36 am
Remember the 2007 season with Souldier Boy w/ players dancing and players trouncing UF and others! We were ranked #4, the top two teams lost and Les cryer Miles milked his way into the BCS chumpionship game. UGA was def the best team at the end of the season, but Less Miles took the Urban Cryer route of influencing voters. Playoff system now, eliminate the weak (Cin. Boise, BYU, USF, OSU, any ACC team, any team from the Small Ten, any team from the PU$$ Ten, any team who does not play any top 10 or top 20 teams, bye bye ACC, little 10 and pu$$ ten. SEC football is KING, 3 of top 5 from SEC? Go figure! SEC championship should be for BCS National Championship. See UF, LSU, UF. So sorry for other sorry leagues! Nothing trumps SEC. Enjoy your dresses!!!
October 2nd, 2009
2:37 am
Off course I want the dawgs to stuff LSU runners. But I want better route recognition and awareness of where the ball is going by the pass defense. Baccari Rambo showed signs of this kind of intuitive, ball hawking player; besides his interception, he jumped a short route to the ASU tight end and broke it up. Remember UGA walk-on safety Tray Battle's last 2 regular season games in 2007? Remember Paul Oliver being everywhere the ball was? These are the last 2 ball hawks I remember. These type players don't have to be track stars; they just know how to play football.
October 2nd, 2009
4:15 am
0 and 3 against top ten teams the last two years. Want to know why? It's Willie's backpeddeling, be afraid to use, play the same schemes, lay off the receivers defense. We're a second tier team now thanks to Willie and CMR's reluctance to show determination and courage and fire Willie. It might light a fire under other Georgia coaches if the fire
Willie match was lit. How can we Georgia fans sit back, watch what we're watching and not be livid with what's going on. Do you really see our Defense staying with LSU, Florida and Tech and how concerned should we be about Tennessee and Vanderbilt? Hasn't CMR caused us enought aggrevation and misery making us watch Willie's poor performance game after game after game after game? I'm losing support for CMR and Damon Evans. I'll shout it again … FIRE WILLIE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 2nd, 2009
7:14 am
THE DATA doesn't lie…every year after Van G left under Wille the defense has gotten worse….every year worse! DATA can't lie…the data is not emotional…THIS IS A NO BRAINER…..IF Richt can't see this problem then he is blinded by friendship….WILLIE MUST GO!!!!
October 2nd, 2009
7:15 am
October 2nd, 2009
7:24 am
Let the boys dance you old fogies!! Good grief, their 18-21 yr olds
October 2nd, 2009
7:57 am
Don't think I will be going to the bookstore before the game. It's a zoo without all the autograph seekers that will be there this week.
October 2nd, 2009
7:58 am
Dawgs put it together and waltz to a win. Ball is protected, flags stay in back pockets, defense holds, offense scores, tailbacks run and kick-offs stay in bounds.
Dawg heaven.
October 2nd, 2009
8:28 am
Whatever it takes to get a W…
October 2nd, 2009
8:30 am
Marlon Brown is a great player and will be for the Dawgs! But, he should not play until he has earned the right to play! CMR will do the right thing at the end of the year, if the defense doesn't get better! You are correct stats don't lie! Go Dawgs!!!!
October 2nd, 2009
8:47 am
If winning and crying is what it takes to get the MNC game with a loss or two then CMR needs to break out the tissues and fire Martinez
October 2nd, 2009
8:53 am
69, what are you doing about it?
October 2nd, 2009
9:00 am
QUESTION: What is up with Washaun Ealey? I have heard that he has great balance and change of direction, able to make the first guy miss. We are missing that this year. Is he injured, not ready, fumblitis, struggling academically etc?
It is hard to put a freshman in at tailback, but I would love to find a diamond in the ruff on game day. Sometimes you have to take that chance and give him the opportunity. I believe this kid is the best back we have, maybe a game changer.
October 2nd, 2009
9:00 am
….and you seriously blame the OSU loss this year on the defense? Really? Or Fl last year when our 1st string offense failed to score a single point? The Alabama loss was 50/50 blame to anyone being honest.
October 2nd, 2009
9:01 am
Let them dance….what is this footloose
October 2nd, 2009
9:04 am
Let them dance! Thats why we get the stud athletes year in and year out. They come here to win, to get ready for the NFL, and to have fun. Sick of hearing about us being the hip hop team of the SEC. Who cares, they're college kids, let them have fun.
October 2nd, 2009
9:07 am
The fire Martinez does not come from losses only. Usually it comes more from our wins. Altamaha, I am the first to come on here and say a better whooped our tail and not blame the coaches or the players. How can you see all of the talent and the field and think that it is coached well? How can see watch a game and receivers for the other team not have a Dawg within 10 yards and think they are coached well? How can you explain a good not great D Line and LB's hardly ever getting pressure on the QB even when there is a blitz? I can tell you, coaching
October 2nd, 2009
9:29 am
No, it doesnt come from losses. They rarely do that.
And I was specifically asking him about the comments as to why we lost our last 3 against top 10 teams. Zone defense appearantly, despite the facts of what actually happened in those games.
And why can't anyone try to level the conversation to what is logical and truthful without being accused of saying the defense is well coached? Did I say that? Have I ever said that? Does everyone have to fall into the "fire somebody" or blind homer category? Frankly I find either pretty boring. If you could go back and read my stuff over the past several years, you will see I am critical at times, but I usually take the whole "hey our offense has been just as responsible for any of our losses in the past few year" angle. You would also know that I have been particularly upset anytime we fumble. To me that is far far worse than any blown coverage. The impact to the game is certainly worse. It's happened so often this year, what can you say anymore.
But if By chance Richt were to read any of this stuff….let's just say he would…..80% of the negative stuff is so over the top, so totally devoid of reality, so lacking any admission of circumstances, if i were him, it would make me dismiss every bit of it as pure whinning.
And I will say again, complaining about something and doing nothing about it is a lot worse than just not complaining.
October 2nd, 2009
9:29 am
Funny note, I wrote Will Muschamp, found his email on the University of Texas web directory. Stated " I would love to see him between the hedges again, coaching-up the defense".
He stated in reply: "I am pulling for the dawgs to get better-Will"
A pc statement, but he knows there is a problem there. As a former dawg player, UGA should really work behind the scenes to get him coaching defense. If I were Richt, I would give him a call and have a back-up plan. Will bleeds red&black, I am sure he would listen. If he knew he would come to UGA, hell offer him the keys to Sanford stadium. They would have to offer higher dollar pay, as he has been given the keys to the longhorn stadium when Mack Brown retires.
If I had Will as a back-up and a few more other coaches as options. Hell guys, there a ton's of coaches UGA could snag on defense. The mountain, wac and 1-aa are full of talent that would love the opportunity to get to the next level. I would definitely sit Willie down & put him on a "PIP", Performance Improvement Plan
Defensive current rankings, defensive categories:
-Total offense yardage allowed:
-Total offensive plays allowed:
-Total offensive TOP allowed:
-# of three and outs won per game:
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-Defensive turnover recovery (how many defense forced and recovered):
-Opponents Touchdowns per red zone attempts:
Three game corrective action plan:
-Refer to the list above. Then set goals and minimum standards for each category. You want to set goals that improve the defense and are attainable. After you list current stats and 3 performance improvement plan statistics. Richt will have to review where Willie is weekly to meet his goal, because if Willie screws up game 1 of his 3 game plan. Then he has to really make-up for it on game 2 and/or game 3.
The last step of the plan would be if he achieved or did not achieve his performance minimums. At this point he would be placed on another plan if needed and a specified period of time to correct, it would state that if not corrected in this period of time termination would follow. Thereby giving him the opportunity to prove he is qualified for the job. It is that simple, it works in corporate America and it will work in football.
You either learn how to motivate, manager and lead others or you will be managed and lead right out the door.
Wishful thinking I guess.
October 2nd, 2009
9:33 am
If dancing leads to a W, then rock on and dance all night.
Boykin should be saved for special teams, KO returns especially. He cannot cover LSU's receivers. Replace w/Cummings and also use Rambo on D.
If Willie backpeddles we're doomed. He and his D must step up like last years game w/a few pick 6's but LSU has new QB that can run as good as he passes.
Joe Cox is probably facing his toughest test yet. LSU's CB's are big and fast w/good hands. O line must protect him so he can find the open receiver. And please, Bobo, use some imagination on critical 3rd down and one's!
The Dawgs can beat LSU if they don't implode on themselves w/costly TO's, play smart, and have their best defensive stand of the season.
October 2nd, 2009
9:43 am
Why wouldn't they dance?
Seriously, it is not about being solemn and scowling until you start the play. I hope we dance one LSU's SEC grave.
October 2nd, 2009
9:59 am
Keydet Dawg, you are in mgmt, but I actually think it's a great plan!! It let's him know it's "put up or shut up"!
October 2nd, 2009
10:37 am
Those who are upset with the dancing issue need not worry because it will be resolved to none this weekend. 28 – 0 LSU in the first qtr. Willie will be back to normal looking clueless!
October 2nd, 2009
10:38 am
If something doesn't change on defense this week, i.e. more blitz, less bend dont break play in the secondary etc. etc. then we will lose by 3 touchdowns atleast……..im thinking we are gonna lose.
October 2nd, 2009
10:50 am
Remember great defenses win Championships period.
October 2nd, 2009
11:32 am
LOL! Hey "Numbers Boy", don't you have something else to do? I bet you're doing well in your freshman math class this yearm and I'm sure your parents are very proud of your mathmatical accomplishments. Keep up the good work and maybe you'll one day be accepted into that "great" Trade school down on N. Avenue where you can follow your very own football program.
October 2nd, 2009
11:32 am
As a Gator fan dealing with a bye week, I think UGA hangs 30+ on LSU. if the D can make a few stops, they ought to win by at least 10 points…
October 2nd, 2009
11:44 am
This one falls into the category of one of the games that we always seem to lose under Willie's direction. Our road record has been stellar, but give us an SEC team, playing at home, especially when UGA is favored and it's a recipe for a loss. Think about it. Alabama last year, in recent years..Tennessee, South Carolina… the list goes on. I think this is a statement game, a must win. If not, I question the direction our program is headed. Too many top 10 recruiting classes, way too many athletes, no excuses!
October 2nd, 2009
11:55 am
You're pretty optimistic…I like it. Go Dawgs!
October 2nd, 2009
12:01 pm
Just had this conversation yesterday at lunch with Dawg brethren……..the dancing has nothing to do with the outcome of the game or the direction of the program. They don't dance at practice and that's where it matters.
However, given that half the stadium is fat old white guys, and they already have plenty to grumble about, I think if I were Coach I would speak to the PA guy and say…..hey you know….tie game, might NOT be the time to crank that stuff out. It's not like he asked them to do that, and would have been awkward as hell to have bolted over there to stop his players from responding to music playing on the loudspeakers.
I do love the line though, "maybe the fans could make up thier minds".
October 2nd, 2009
12:22 pm
AltamahaDawg-I guess I'm probably one of those fat old white guys at 51. I think you're right on with your point about the timing of the music. I'd like to go one step further and suggest the "forced entertainment" has gotten completely out of control. There is NOTHING wrong with just catching your breath and talking to your neighbor during a time out. I for one do NOT need all the loud music, find UGA under the french fry, replay of great UGA moments over the last 50 years, etc. Years ago, the PA announcer would use that time to announce scores around the country.
Am I in the minority on this issue of being force fed with "entertainment" whenever there is a lull or time out in the game.
October 2nd, 2009
1:03 pm
Don't worry about the old folks and their bitching.
Keep up the motivation, enjoy your life as a player.
This is 2009 not 1950.
October 2nd, 2009
1:22 pm
Me too, or as I like say, a ghost to the co-eds.
I could live without some of the fluff too, but I notice that the kids in the crowd can find UGA every single time. We didn't grow up quite as plugged in, so I think the presentation is just trying to keep up with the times. Including hip-hop.
I think if folks were real honest…..nobody would be upset or worried about character, if it were 1983 and some of the players were air jamming to Blue Oyster Cult, The Reaper, while showing Terry Hoage's big hits on the grainy replay screen.
October 2nd, 2009
1:33 pm
If they danced and jived to Up Around The Bend by Creedence CW Revival, then it would be fine.
Gooooooooooooooooooooo Dawgs
UGA class of 73
October 2nd, 2009
2:10 pm
just using the term "jived" kind of sold you out on Harry. I didn't think I could get that opening riff from BOC out of my head, but you just replaced it.
October 2nd, 2009
2:27 pm
I think Im gonna dance now!
October 2nd, 2009
2:34 pm
Wishful thinking…Will is not going anywhere, anytime soon!
On a side note…I hear that his old high school has already offered him DC…you know he still bleeds "purple and white"….
October 2nd, 2009
2:41 pm
Those old folks that you speak of…they pump way more money into UGA Athletics than the youngsters.
Careful what you wish for….
October 2nd, 2009
2:49 pm
We SEEM to have a PROBLEM executing on BOTH D & O….MAYBE we CAN DANCE………..HAMMERTIME!!
October 2nd, 2009
2:54 pm
Yawls need to give us old folks a tune to daince to. I lykes John Denver's "Thainks Gawd Ima Kuntry Boy"!
October 2nd, 2009
3:06 pm
I miss Soulja Boy.
Hey Willie Haters- You might want to also consider that opposing offenses have changed a lot in the past decade. A lot more spread, option, mobile QBs, etc. BVG didn't have to coach against a lot of those. Has the yardage we've given up and points we've given up increased over the past few years? Yes, they have. But they also have for the other SEC teams too.
October 2nd, 2009
3:07 pm
For what its worth, old folks, aka geezers, do the heavy lifting at colleges, churches, and paying taxes.
October 2nd, 2009
3:50 pm
Enter your comments here Dance or not, I think we need new coaching,
October 2nd, 2009
4:03 pm
How about a little Dr. Funkenstein? Just what the Doctor ordered.
October 2nd, 2009
4:07 pm
I believe it is wishful thinking that Will M. will come here, he will always be a dawg, but it is my understanding he could very well be in line to take over for Mack Brown at Texas when the opportunity is there, other than that, if the position were to open up here at Georgia, i don't believe he would make that move if the head coaching position is his at sometime down the rode, but who really knows at this point…As far as the dancing, i didn't care for it at the time and the fact we were tied and had lost momentum, i can tell you what Coach Erk would have done or said about that, i do love emotion and do think these kids should be able to show it, but do it on the field or if you are sticking it to you opponent, but tied at 17 to start the 4th quarter, just not sure, don't want to make a huge deal about it and do like the comment from Coach Richt about how the fans could respond….
October 2nd, 2009
4:22 pm
I guess you love to put the money thing around, well money does not get you everything, because you can lose it just as fast as you got.
And you and your money do not own these young guy even if you think you do. I said DANCE DAWGS, I said nothing about money so get real, oh and by the I am 51 years and red head, so keep your money I am just fine with my happy life and I love to see people enjoy life not throw their money in my face.
A lot of my friends put alot of money in Georgia too big shot.
October 2nd, 2009
4:25 pm
That could be the worst justification for Willie's failures I've ever heard. The Dawgs defensive rankings under Willie are shameful when compared to BVG; but, MUCH more importantly, those statistics are equally distasteful w/re to other, current defenses in both the SEC and the remainder of the nation. Have a little compasion for the people around you and spare them the "don't be mean to Willie, it's just so much harder to coach defense than it was 5 yrs ago" babble. Nevermind your absurd assumptions w/re to the novelty superiority of offenses like the spread, option, etc.Traditional drop back passing and running b/w the tackles is far more problematic for Willie anyway.
October 2nd, 2009
4:27 pm
The old geezers I know are really nice people, and they have money but they don't throw the money thing in people face.
Who knows I might the nurse you have one day, kindness, dear sir, kindness.

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May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Ukraine's government said it will press on with military operations against pro-Russian rebel fighters after its forces retook Donetsk airport and inflicted "significant" losses on the separatists.
Troops killed "dozens" of rebels in Donetsk without suffering any losses, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said yesterday, while the mayor's office in the eastern city said 40 people died and 31 were wounded.
President-elect Petro Poroshenko has vowed to wipe out the rebels and re-establish order across Ukraine after winning office May 25. He must stabilize a shrinking economy and confront separatists who've captured swaths of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. They've declared themselves independent and are fighting to join Russia, which annexed Ukraine's Crimea peninsula in March.
"The elections showed that the voters are tired of ongoing violence, giving the new president a mandate to act in a forceful way to put an end to this," Arkady Moshes, head of the European Union's Eastern Neighborhood and Russia program at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, said by phone. Ukraine has the "resources to deal with a local insurgency, and its security services are getting better organized."
The government's "anti-terrorist operation is in an active phase," First Deputy Prime Minister Vitaliy Yarema told reporters in Kiev. "We'll continue this operation until there are no terrorists on Ukraine's territory."
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The violence weighed on Russia's Micex stock index, which lost 2.2 percent in Moscow, the steepest decline since April 24. The ruble slid 0.5 percent against the central bank's target basket of dollars and euros, and the yield on 10-year government ruble bonds jumped 18 basis points to 8.80 percent.
Ukrainian Eurobonds, though, are set for the best monthly rally in four years. The yield on debt due April 2023 fell 23 basis points to 8.79 percent.
President Barack Obama called Poroshenko yesterday to congratulate him and offer "the full support of the United States as he seeks to unify and move his country forward," the White House said in an e-mailed statement. They agreed to continue talking when Obama visits Europe next week, it said.
EU leaders meeting in Brussels last night decided to put off further sanctions on Russia after President Vladimir Putin showed a willingness to work with Ukraine's new leader and pulled back some troops from the Ukrainian border.
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"The possibility of de-escalation is here, finally," French President Francois Hollande told reporters early today after the summit ended. "But we still need this strict reminder."
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"No one will opt to impose new sanctions right away but we should unanimously say that Europe is ready for further sanctions if Russia doesn't give up its policy to support separatists," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, whose country shares a border with Ukraine, told reporters before the talks.
Poroshenko said in an interview with the German newspaper Bild published today that Putin can personally end the conflict and that he's seeking direct talks with the Russian leader. Poroshenko said Ukraine isn't seeking to join NATO immediately, though the country needs new military agreements with the U.S. and the EU, according to Bild.
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Streets in Donetsk were virtually empty yesterday. Stores around the city were closed and stalls at the usually bustling Radio Rynok, a central market, were shuttered. Few drivers ventured out on Artema Street, the city's central avenue.
"The airport is fully controlled" by government forces, Avakov told journalists in Kiev. "We did not have any casualties among our troops, while the terrorists lost dozens."
Separatists abandoned a road block on the highway between Donetsk and Krasnoarmiysk to the northwest as fighting continued in the city for a second day. Government forces blocked all major roads heading north of Donetsk to the rebel stronghold of Slovyansk as fighting went on there and in the port of Mariupol.
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Donetsk Mayor Oleksandr Lukyanchenko urged citizens to stay home and go out only if absolutely necessary. He said on his website the authorities in Kiev had assured him that there were no plans for air strikes on residential areas of the city.
"It's extremely important for Kiev now to regain control over eastern cities like Donetsk, Mariupol and most importantly Slovyansk as soon as possible," Volodymyr Fesenko, the head of the Penta Political Analysis Center in the Ukrainian capital, said by phone. "That's why I expect the offensive by government troops in the east to intensify."
The government will send a second battalion of the volunteer National Guard to join the operation in the east, Deputy Interior Minister Serhiy Yarovy said, according to the Interfax news service.
The U.S. is monitoring the situation in eastern Ukraine and is "concerned" about the actions of the separatists, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters in Washington yesterday. She wouldn't rule out the possibility that the Obama administration would still apply industrywide sanctions against Russia.
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Commenting on the offensive against rebels in the east, Psaki said "Ukrainian authorities have every right to certainly take steps to maintain calm and order where they see fit."
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said it lost contact two days ago with four monitors from an international team based in the city. The team was on a routine patrol east of Donetsk, the OSCE said in a statement.
"A mounting death toll in the conflict in eastern Ukraine may yet provoke a more forceful response from Russia," Tatiana Orlova, a senior economist at Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc in London, said in a research note. "The fighting also reduces the chances of President Putin recognizing Poroshenko as Ukraine's legitimate president."
Poroshenko said May 25 he'd seek to end the "war, chaos and disorder" by visiting the east and working with Russia.
"The Kremlin hope that the east would rise against the center, against the interim government in Kiev and now Mr. Poroshenko, has proved to be a false hope because the people of eastern Ukraine want to be part of a unitary Ukraine, they do not want to be part of Russia," John Herbst, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and now director of the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council in Washington, said on a conference call.
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EAST LANSING, Mich. - The No. 20 Michigan State men's soccer team (11-4-3, 3-2-1) advanced to play seventh-seeded Northwestern (10-6-3, 2-4-1) on Friday, Nov. 15 at 2:30 p.m. in Columbus, Ohio. The game will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network.
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MSU owns an all-time tournament record of 18-19-2, including 11-9-1 in the first round and 4-8-1 in the semifinals. The team is 2-3 when the tournament is held in Columbus and 4-3 when seeded third.
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In his 13th season as head coach, Tim Lenahan owns a 133-93-37 record and returns 16 letterwinners from the 2012 squad that tied for first in the Big Ten regular season. The Wildcats are led by Joey Calistri (12-3-28) who sits at first in the Big Ten in goals and points, Chris Ritter (5-4-14) and Brandon Medina (3-5-11). In goal, Tyler Miller owns a 0.80 GAA with a .815 Sv%, playing 14 of Northwestern's games this season.
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Ohio State was unable to clear out a dangerous ball crossed in by Jay Chapman before Brent McIntosh took it around the defender and into the net in the 56th minute. It was the first career goal for the senior Spartan. Not long after, some aggressive play led to an Ohio State penalty kick that bounced off the right post to keep the equalizer off the score board.
In the 68th minute, Ryan Keener sent a ball over to Sean Conerty who volleyed an aerial target inside the far post to give the Spartans a 2-0 lead. It marked his third goal of the season and fourth of his career. In goal, Zach Bennett thwarted any attempt from the Buckeyes to earn his 10th shutout of the season, 13th of his career. He improved his GAA to 0.73 with an .872 Sv%.
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Michigan State is also ranked No. 16 by TopDrawerSoccer.com and in the SoccerTimes.com poll, 17th by College Sports Madness, No. 20 in the official NSCAA poll, and is also 22nd in the College Soccer News poll. Regionally, the Spartans are seventh in the NSCAA Great Lakes poll.
The Spartans (3-2-1) finished third in the Big Ten standings. MSU leads the Big Ten in fewest goals allowed (14), goals against average (0.73), total shots (302), total assists (39) and assists per game (2.17) and is tied for first with 10 shutouts. The Spartans are second in total points (99) and total saves (97). MSU is No. 3 in goals per game (1.67) and tied for third in total goals (30).
In the NCAA standings released on Nov. 11, MSU has the sixth-best save percentage (.868) in the nation. They are also No. 6 in assists per game (2.18), seventh in total assists (37) and tied for 10th in shutout percentage (.53). The Spartans are 18th with 5.41 saves per game, No. 22 in points per game (5.47) and 25th in total points (93).
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Kylie Stannard and Ben Pirmann serve as the Spartan assistants. Pirmann is also a former Spartan letterwinner, and previously served the program as the volunteer assistant before returning to his alma mater after a coaching stint at Western Michigan. Stannard is a graduate of Creighton, which reached the Elite Eight twice in his career and the semifinals once. Prior to coming to MSU, he was an assistant coach at Northern Illinois. Stannard and Pirmann have both served as the head coach of Detroit City FC, which plays in the National Premier Soccer League. Stannard made his debut in 2012, while Pirmann coached the team in 2013. Former MSU keeper Jeremy Clark, who played for MSU 2008-11, is now in his second season as the team's volunteer coach.
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The Herald-Journal Willis Collection is the centerpiece of the Spartanburg County Public Libraries' visual arts holdings. The collection of over 400 historical photographs was donated by the Herald-Journal in 1999.
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Lieutenant Colonel Robert Henry Willis, Jr., son of Robert Henry and Jessie Willis, was born in Williston, South Carolina in 1886. He was the first honor graduate of the Citadel in 1908. Henry Willis became interested in aviation in 1912 and learned to fly in San Diego, California. In December 1913 he received a Military Aviator's Certificate from the War Department. In August 1917 Willis was commissioned by President Woodrow Wilson as Lieutenant in the United States Signal Corps, and in February 1918 as Major of Infantry.
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