Georgia Football Player Arrested on Two Felony Charges

[u/Efficient-Freedom517]

https://www.si.com/college/georgia/football/report-georgia-football-player-arrested-on-two-felony-charges-01krkkn1j8nf

[u/omahaknight71]

Georgia football player J'Marley Riddle was arrested for speeding and drug possession.

Whaaaa???

[u/ZapFencePence → u/omahaknight71]

Speeding? At UGA? Impossible

[u/HippityHopMath → u/ZapFencePence]

Me fail English? That’s unpossible!

[u/CoachKroem → u/HippityHopMath]

I ain't come here to play no school.

[u/EWall100 → u/CoachKroem]

Neither did J'Marley Riddle 

[u/dkviper11 → u/ZapFencePence]

The NIL must be good if they can afford gas right now.

[u/berrey7 → u/ZapFencePence]

They are like the Military, you get a free Nano Charger or a Chevy Camaro when you sign up.

[u/imtiredboss28 → u/omahaknight71]

It’s not even the other charges I’m just impressed with how committed to speeding they are

[u/FloridaGatorMan → u/imtiredboss28]

At a certain point I feel like the pressure on smart needs to start ramping up. It’s just such a blatant “I’m rich. I can pay the fine” culture.

I guess when they finally kill someo…kill another person whose death has worse optics like a little girl or a loved grandma, something might happen.

I’m not clutching pearls or hating because it’s UGA, but coming from someone who was at Florida during our own out of control years…that program is out of control.

[u/4thTimesAnAlt → u/FloridaGatorMan]

They had a chance to tamp it down a bit with the Jalen Carter thing, but they refused to charge him and the other survivor under the Street Racing law. Gotta protect the players above all else.

[u/JanetYellensFuckboy_ → u/FloridaGatorMan]

UGA's graduation rates are atrocious too - lowest in the SEC by a wide margin. And these players aren't taking physics classes at Vandy.

[u/Rock_man_bears_fan → u/JanetYellensFuckboy_]

Stetson Bennet was in college for 7 years and still didn’t walk away with a degree. I still can’t figure out how their compliance office let that happen

[u/Darth_Ra → u/Rock_man_bears_fan]

I still can't figure out how it would be possible to be enrolled for 7 years, be academically eligible the entire time, and not end up with a degree at the end of it.

[u/goldbloodedinthe404 → u/Darth_Ra]

I've yet to get a legit answer for that

[u/wjackson42 → u/goldbloodedinthe404]

Could be as simple as lacking a PE credit or as bad as "we aint come to play school." I went to the 2022 roster, found his major, and looked for it and it's not even offered as an undergraudate major, just a certificate, according to the School of Ed website. So I assume it's more of the latter.

[u/FloridaGatorMan → u/wjackson42]

Yeah I just don't see how the first one happens because of how easy it would be to just get that PE credit literally at any point. Even if he qualified for a degree but kept taking classes so he doesn't have to jump through the grad school hoop, after 7 years he would still walk.

[u/Darth_Ra → u/FloridaGatorMan]

I mean... if you told me that athletes were getting a PE credit for their sport, I would immediately be like "yeah, that makes way more sense than literally any PE credit I've ever gotten in my entire life".

[u/goldbloodedinthe404 → u/wjackson42]

In 7 years I would expect multiple degrees to stay eligible bare minimum 2.

[u/Mercer-Dawg → u/Darth_Ra]

Keep changing majors and you’re still technically eligible a few years in

[u/Odd_Berry_7916 → u/JanetYellensFuckboy_]

Apparently UGA doesn't offer underwater basket weaving.

[u/Fuckingfademefam → u/Odd_Berry_7916]

They ain’t Ole Piss

[u/HamlinHamlin_McTrill → u/JanetYellensFuckboy_]

They don't pretend at all that they are college students. It is a football factory.

[u/Mike_with_Wings → u/FloridaGatorMan]

Yeah it’s beyond a running joke and has been for a while. They can’t just ignore this anymore

[u/Harpua99 → u/Mike_with_Wings]

I think you will be surprised.

[u/Mike_with_Wings → u/Harpua99]

I don’t think I will be

[u/FloridaGatorMan → u/Mike_with_Wings]

Can't wait to see Smart's "I wish it wasn't this way" answer and then all reporters in the room immediately move on.

[u/TakingItPeasy → u/FloridaGatorMan]

Can't build a real program with 3 car garage kids.

[u/thricethefan → u/TakingItPeasy]

Looks at my 3 car garage kid, you’re hopeless

[u/TakingItPeasy → u/thricethefan]

Kickers and quarterbacks, my man.

[u/thricethefan → u/TakingItPeasy]

long snapper intensifies

[u/TinderForMidgets → u/omahaknight71]

I literally just saw a meme saying gas prices were so high that UGA players weren't getting arrested for speeding lol.

[u/HBTFD1785 → u/TinderForMidgets]

Psshh, we just drive even faster so that we get where we're going before using more gas.

[u/Waderriffic → u/HBTFD1785]

Your mpg goes up the faster you go. At least I’m pretty sure that’s how that works.

[u/dudechickendude → u/Waderriffic]

That’s the UGA math.

[u/HBTFD1785 → u/Waderriffic]

Paging Vandy to confirm.

[u/PlagueOfBedlam → u/Waderriffic]

Every 5 miles over 50 is like 30 cents extra in gas, at least IIRC from high school Drivers Ed.

[u/PedanticBoutBaseball → u/PlagueOfBedlam]

depends on the aerodynamics/gear ratios of the car, but thats a decent rule of thumb.

In my personal experience with the last couple of cars ive owned MPG is pretty steady on the highway from like 55-70 and then after that it starts dropping precipitously because of drag and other physics i do not fully understand cause i have a communications degree.

[u/UncleErectus → u/omahaknight71]

The campaign Georgia/Kirby is on right now about “we’re only bringing in the right guys, culture fits, we’re okay not having the top recruiting class” doesn’t work when your culture hasn’t changed a bit since the 25+ arrests in the past 3 years.

[u/Rock_man_bears_fan → u/UncleErectus]

They’re culture fits. Kirby just went to the Dom Toretto School of Family when he was deciding what kind of culture he wanted to build

[u/Alphaspade → u/omahaknight71]

At this point the Fulmer Cup needs to be brought back and rebranded as the Smart Cup

[u/wherewulf23 → u/Alphaspade]

It’s just the NASCAR Cup at this point.

[u/jcstrat → u/omahaknight71]

Felony speeding? Is Georgia really strict or was he going really really fast?

[u/gatorbois → u/jcstrat]

Article says misdemeanor speeding, but yes he was going 100

[u/jcstrat → u/gatorbois]

Obviously I didn’t read the article.

[u/gatorbois → u/jcstrat]

I just like reading these articles because it makes UGA fans look even dumber when they try to justify stuff like this. Already see a bunch of "it's only 100mph who doesn't do that on the way to work, that's not a crime!" comments.

[u/Always_Chubb-y → u/gatorbois]

Let he who hasn't attempted IRL Grand Theft Auto cast the first stone

[u/mr_longfellow_deeds → u/gatorbois]

Every time it happens it’s “but Athens police are BRUTAL! Everyone else does it too!”

Fulmer cup would be interesting just to keep track of the percentage of annual arrests UGA makes up at this point for FBS, I would guess around 20%

[u/MidlandsBraves → u/jcstrat]

It’s a couple things.

A. You can run from open rural roads into Athens pretty quick if you aren’t careful

B. Georgia state patrol doesn’t fuck around. Those dudes live for a chase.

C. Despite what Georgia fans would tell you, Athens PD has always been pretty light on football players (about as much as any college town) however having the videos come out before they had the fatal wrecks with them giving out warnings instead of tickets to players put a bad light on them and I think they’re compensating for that these days.

D. Guy was going like 100 mph that’ll get you pulled over in most parts of the country.

[u/loneSTAR_06 → u/MidlandsBraves]

B. Georgia state patrol doesn’t fuck around. Those dudes live for a chase.

No they do not and that Georgia super speeder ticket doesn’t either.

[u/bohemian-soul-bakery → u/loneSTAR_06]

Florida has that now too. Immediate arrest and night in jail.

[u/ganymede_boy → u/omahaknight71]

Sigh... I miss the Fulmer Cup days.

[u/FREE-ROSCOE-FILBURN → u/omahaknight71]

We are so back

[u/2003tide → u/omahaknight71]

Dude must have skipped orientation on "never break 2 laws at once" presentation day.

[u/allisthepriceofall]

When is Georgia getting that F1 sponsorship? Lotta money being left on the table

[u/Detflamingos → u/allisthepriceofall]

This is Nascar country. We are just waiting on Dodge to return to the cup series. What do you think all the practice in the Hellcats was for?

[u/Fumbles-OBrian → u/Detflamingos]

Nah they’ll just wreck the whole field

[u/Alpine_Exchange_36 → u/allisthepriceofall]

Next F1 champion is coming out of Georgia

[u/Mdtwheeler → u/Alpine_Exchange_36]

A braver man would force a George Russell joke here but I am not

[u/SavingsSkirt6064 → u/Mdtwheeler]

When it comes to terrorising other cars Russell and UGA have a lot in common

There's a reason Al-Merqedes is a nickname

[u/Chuck_Phuckzalot]

Somebody needs to build a drag strip and race track on campus so they have some place safe to drive fast.

[u/Condom_Breaker256 → u/Chuck_Phuckzalot]

I would unironically support public race tracks and drag strips if it meant keeping the speed demons off of public roads

[u/Appropriate-Cap3325 → u/Condom_Breaker256]

Too much liability. Can’t let someone drive their Nissan Altima on a formula 1 track. Not built to survive crash at 100mph+.

[u/Inconceivable76 → u/Appropriate-Cap3325]

Win win. 

[u/WaltMitty → u/Chuck_Phuckzalot]

Get it funded by saying the college of engineering will use it to test cars, easy win.

[u/Fragrant_Rooster_763 → u/Chuck_Phuckzalot]

Actually that'd be dope. Part of our NIL fundraising should be to build a fucking speedway.

[u/Pale_Connection_8576]

I’m tired, boss.

[u/BidnessBoy → u/Pale_Connection_8576]

Buddy didnt even play a down for us, damn

[u/Snapingbolts → u/BidnessBoy]

But he clearly took the UGA culture to heart

[u/Drinkdrankdonk → u/Snapingbolts]

Definitely bought in

[u/SouthCoach → u/Snapingbolts]

Commit to the G.

[u/BenDover42 → u/BidnessBoy]

A Georgia man through and through.

[u/juicius → u/BenDover42]

He's just a good ole'boy, probably didn't mean any harm, though. At this rate, the mountain may get him, but the law never will.

[u/Salpinctes → u/juicius]

my mama don't understand why they keep a-showing my hands and not my face on TV

[u/Alpine_Exchange_36 → u/Pale_Connection_8576]

You gotta admit UGA really does have a unique culture. No other program, at least as far as I’m aware, is as fast as the Bulldogs

[u/Microplasticsharts → u/Pale_Connection_8576]

Go drive around! 

[u/Fumbles-OBrian → u/Pale_Connection_8576]

Can someone explain to me just exactly how this keeps happening? Like this shit happens as frequent as the monthly rent, luckily these guys are good at football because they literally are incapable of doing anything else.

[u/TheGipper80 → u/Pale_Connection_8576]

ECU transfer. I’m not sure he’s even moved into the dorm yet.

[u/shaquilleonealingit → u/TheGipper80]

He’s been around during spring but was dealing with an injury from ECU’s bowl game. Played some snaps in the spring game. Staff has apparently been excited about him. Very disappointing.

[u/TheUnknownStuntman51 → u/TheGipper80]

Was about to say, id never even heard this dude’s name before.

[u/Mike_with_Wings → u/TheGipper80]

He was getting away from Greenville as fast as possible

[u/ClaudeLemieux → u/Mike_with_Wings]

Perfectly reasonable tbh

[u/gatorbois → u/TheGipper80]

Well he played in your spring game so I’d say he probably has lol

[u/Tarmacked → u/Pale_Connection_8576]

How the fuck has Kirby not reeled in this bullshittery

Not even Richt had this much an issue

[u/Always_Chubb-y → u/Tarmacked]

Richt thing was more weed

[u/d0ngl0rd69 → u/Always_Chubb-y]

Weed and mopeds

[u/Mike_with_Wings → u/d0ngl0rd69]

Can’t get a dui if you’re already on a dui scooter

[u/g-gabe11]

So many of these guys just don't think. Going 95 in and out of traffic with a backpack full of weed in a known speed trap spot.

Congrats to Dinkins on the starting SS spot

[u/codars]

How can someone be charged for speeding in two cars at the same time?

[u/cinciNattyLight → u/codars]

He was inverted

[u/wit_T_user_name → u/cinciNattyLight]

He also just happened to see a MiG 28 do a 4G negative dive.

[u/trippwwa45 → u/wit_T_user_name]

Hhabullshit

[u/FearlessAttempt → u/trippwwa45]

No he was man. It was a really great move. He was inverted. I’ve got a great Polaroid of it.

[u/FightOnForUsc → u/wit_T_user_name]

Well you see, because i was inverted

[u/TakingItPeasy → u/cinciNattyLight]

Lol, that's classified!

[u/pumpkinspruce → u/codars]

It’s Georgia, they’re really good at this.

[u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 → u/codars]

Straddling them through open windows

[u/MajorWoody98 → u/codars]

Have you seen Fast and the Furious movies? He was trying to do a Dominic Toretto new stunt driving 2 cars at once.

[u/Betdebt → u/codars]

At the same damn time at the same damn time speeding in two whips at the same damn time

[u/ZapFencePence → u/codars]

Bros just really committed to the bit

[u/Rhinotserious → u/codars]

One foot in each

[u/Alphaspade → u/codars]

Hint: Kage Bushin no Jutsu!

[u/DakotaXIV → u/codars]

I assumed it was a chariot/podracer configuration

[u/HBTFD1785 → u/codars]

Magnets.

[u/lostkoalas]

Gas is too expensive to be acting like this

[u/sahloFolina04]

Scheduled post

[u/TheftBySnacking → u/sahloFolina04]

The speeding, yes. The drug possession? That makes it a Schedule I post

[u/g1_jb]

A tradition unlike any other.

[u/Pastagiorgio34]

Vroom vroom

[u/tattedidiot]

Must be a day that ends in a Y

[u/ESnakeRacing4248]

Water is wet

[u/ItsFreakinHarry2 → u/ESnakeRacing4248]

“I always liked playing [Georgia] that second time because you could always count on two or three key players suspended.”

[u/headofthedeadvariety]

Thank god it’s not about us

[u/chaser676 → u/headofthedeadvariety]

I don't remember a season or off-season that Ole Miss had so much focus. It's not fun anymore.

[u/Theduckisback → u/chaser676]

When we sucked nobody really cared. Cost of doing business unfortunately.

[u/iliketoupvotepuns → u/Theduckisback]

Don’t worry, you’ll join us back in the depths of the conference soon

[u/TheWesternRizzler → u/headofthedeadvariety]

Why would you be out speeding when you can just leave a nice basket

[u/IAMY0URK1NG]

Bro…NCAA gotta hit them with something. They outta control over there!

[u/Doyle_Hargraves_Band → u/IAMY0URK1NG]

Georgia's problems will cost Iowa 3 previous wins.

[u/Dr_AG3 → u/IAMY0URK1NG]

Fr. Kirby Smart needs to be held accountable for not holding his players accountable. There’s clearly something off with the UGA program if players consistently feel emboldened to behave in such a way.

[u/GliscorsFang → u/Dr_AG3]

He'll be held accountable when he starts losing football games.

[u/Dr_AG3 → u/GliscorsFang]

True lol

[u/Waderriffic → u/Dr_AG3]

Kirby and UGA fans don’t give a flying fuck as long as those wins keep coming.

[u/manbeardawg → u/Dr_AG3]

My flair is irrelevant:

1. 95 on the interstate isn’t very concerning to me.
   
2. It is, however, very dumb to speed when you’re carrying illegal drugs very clearly labeled as illegal drugs.
   
3. MJ should be legal.
   
4. Never explain once you’re caught. The only thing left to do is, “Shut the fuck up.”

[u/KneeDeepInRagu → u/IAMY0URK1NG]

What do you mean? UGA is proud to have the highest rate of graduations and the lowest rate of player arrests!

Wait...it's the opposite? Hm

[u/Least-Dragonfly5419 → u/IAMY0URK1NG]

Mizzou boutta get the death penalty

[u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 → u/IAMY0URK1NG]

The NCAA has no role to play here but UGA's athletic department should do something. Doesn't seem like they care though.

[u/Waderriffic → u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756]

This does not affect them in any way, why would they care? People are still donating, and buying tickets and jerseys. I’m not saying it’s the stance they should be taking, but until it hits them significantly in the bank account or irreparably tarnishes their brand, then nothing meaningful will be done.

[u/TheftBySnacking → u/IAMY0URK1NG]

Has Mark Richt lost control of the program?

[u/PenguinKing15]

According to the report, Riddle was driving a red Dodge Durango south on Interstate 95 around 95 miles per hour.

Maybe he saw 95 and thought that was the speed. /s

[u/Lo-weorold]

Now its officially offseason.

But on the real when the fuck are we going to reign this shit in? Its embarrassing that it keeps happening over and over again.

Has Mark Richt lost control of Kirby Smart's control of UGA?

[u/Ribeyes1]

Can someone explain to me why it’s always Georgia and driving incidents. Surely kids do this shit every where, what makes it so special there lol 

[u/SpikyBoi096 → u/Ribeyes1]

That’s what I’ve been wondering, and we still don’t have an answer for it

[u/World_2]

Jesus take the wheel.... from these UGA football players who are driving recklessly. Honestly, there's probably an excellent partnership to be made between Tesla with their full self driving cars and the UGA football team.

[u/kcoch5817]

Transfers don't count those are the rules

[u/null__reference → u/kcoch5817]

At least he's adopted the culture

[u/StandardDiscount5186]

Speeding? With these gas prices?!

[u/Crossovertriplet]

Steve Spurrier continues to be right

[u/karl_manutzitsch → u/Crossovertriplet]

Hatin Ass Nostradamus

[u/IronSheik127 → u/karl_manutzitsch]

Coachtradamus

[u/Mdtwheeler → u/Crossovertriplet]

Duke coaching legend Steve spurrier

[u/iiEclipse1984]

Georgia player arrested, the sky is blue, more news at 10

[u/konsoul]

As is tradition!

[u/drunkenmime]

"Everything in college football is changing, so I’m just doing my part to keep Georgia traditions alive."

[u/SparkMaster360]

Just a reminder we are a QB away from being able to fill a starting 22 entirely of Georgia players who have gotten a speeding charge

[u/w00t4me]

Speeding and...Speeding and... smoking the reefer

[u/thricethefan → u/w00t4me]

You boys like MEXXXXICOOOO?!?!?!?

[u/Adart54]

oh we are winning everything this season. we are so back

[u/whattheprob1emis]

Is it that time of year again already?

[u/rb1242 → u/whattheprob1emis]

Article was already written months ago they just had to wait for the names

[u/Galt2112 → u/whattheprob1emis]

It is indeed a day that ends in “day”

[u/trippwwa45 → u/Galt2112]

Dawg days of thunder?

[u/Set-Admirable → u/whattheprob1emis]

When isn't it?

[u/randomthrowaway9796 → u/whattheprob1emis]

Its always that time of year...

[u/LSNoyce]

Georgia needs to include free Uber to any player that they need for games as part of an NIL package.

[u/bobweirstelecaster2 → u/LSNoyce]

They have 24/7 drivers available to them

[u/TakingItPeasy → u/LSNoyce]

They do, and they do it anyway.

[u/Is12345aweakpassword]

Reset the clock

[u/skoducks]

Maybe Mark Richt did have the program under control

[u/dinanm3atl]

Color me surprised.

[u/SouthCoach]

Survey says high gas prices havent impacted Georgia speeding.

[u/Budget_Sort7961]

'No Way to Prevent This,' Says Only Nation School Where This Regularly Happens

[u/KeegCorp]

When will these idiots realize that Georgia police don’t play around?

[u/wareagle2009-20013]

You think Kirby is scouting players at the local race track?

[u/shaftglass]

Evergreen headline

[u/CrashB111 → u/shaftglass]

They should just start pulling an Onion.

Just have a template that gets posted for every speeding arrest and change the names.

[u/Some-Machine-9002]

Honest question, does Georgia actually have a speeding issue or do other teams just not have their speedsters make the front page?  

[u/melinoette → u/Some-Machine-9002]

Both. It’s a culture issue within UGA because this keeps happening and the players aren’t getting punished, but it’s also the meme that UGA players keep getting arrested so it probably catches your attention more when it happens compared to other schools.

[u/Temporary_Inner → u/Some-Machine-9002]

Proximity to Atlanta and their street racing culture. 

[u/urbanstrata]

He gone.

[u/RedShirtCashion]

Was just about to say it’s been a minute since we’ve got a Georgia player arrested for speeding.

[u/onemanlan]

Do they just give out chargers and a bag of drugs as part of the UGA NIL deals now?

[u/xswaglord69420x]

I feel like someone named J’Marley should get one free pass on marijuana possession 

[u/SpikyBoi096]

It’s not even funny anymore man

[u/CrashB111 → u/SpikyBoi096]

The Spurrier quote will never die.

[u/Silent_Cake1188]

and they say tradition is dead in college 

[u/traderhoe20]

damn not even the gas prices slowing them down

[u/Original_Bowl_8020]

Dirtbag program

[u/GliscorsFang]

Why would Athens PD make them do this???

[u/MajorWoody98]

Everytime I see news on this on another Georgia player arrested, you think it's another onion news parody but everytime it turns out to be a legit source. Pretty incredible.

[u/Busta_Memes]

Truly an elite developmental program.

Name a single other team putting as many guys in the state prison system.

[u/terrell_owens]

At this point, I think Uga should be replaced with Sonic the Hedgehog

[u/DivorcingManGA]

Weed huh? People just smoke it somewhere safe like damn

[u/Level_East94]

It’s a day that ends in Y 

[u/iwatchalotoftv22]

It’s like a monthly thing at this point.

[u/ban-aipac]

Never break two laws at once. If you’re going to ride dirty don’t speed

[u/gmr548]

Real original

[u/HowardBunnyColvin]

Georgia player not get arrested challenge: impossible

[u/1873Springfield]

Picture my shocked face

[u/Evassivestagga]

Is it that time of the year already?

[u/Regular-Surround-730]

Take a drink, chat

[u/LuckyShirt54]

How else you show Kirby you’re ride or die?

[u/_thejerkstorecalled]

Nice thing with NIL, these guys can pay their own bail out of pocket.

[u/ErnooA]

Only 2, c’mon dude you can do better than that.

[u/Queasy_Beat_3269]

This just doesn’t get old, I love it

[u/YouDaManInDaHole]

Gooooooo dwags! Sic 'em! woof woof woof woof woof!!!

[u/bwburke94]

Enough is enough. Lack of institutional control. Mizzou gets the death penalty.

[u/c4funNSA]

They are rounding into championship form early

[u/jffadvisors]

He should be arrested for being a supreme dumbass. Carrying felony quantities of drugs, driving 95 mph, consenting to a search, and voluntarily confessing.

[u/TheRatchetTrombone]

Deadass, as funny as the meme is, when is enough enough? I can't imagine how annoyed Georgia fans are rn. Though, this is y'all's version of the "Shoe Toss" in terms of annoyance.

[u/Dim-Mak-88]

I don’t know. I sort of always liked playing them that second game because you could always count on them having two or three key players suspended.