Mark Bradley

By gatorfan

December 4, 2008 2:38 PM | Link to this

The Gator Nation misses you, Mark! Hope you’ve been doing well! We’re all looking forward to taking over your city this weekend.

By Dannyboy

December 4, 2008 2:41 PM | Link to this

Why are UGA fans still mad about the timeout Meyer took at the end of the 4th quarter? Most of the UGA team danced all over the their end zone in 2007…during the game! T** for tat. Maybe UGA should have actually played some defense and their first round caliber offensive players should have done something so Meyer would actually have used the timeout for a real game situation. Those who live in glass houses…

By Class of '98

December 4, 2008 2:47 PM | Link to this

I’m a UGA alum and SEC fan, but I gotta admit that I will pull for Oklahoma against either of them.

By DawgFan

December 4, 2008 2:48 PM | Link to this

I’ll be there Saturday wearing my bright red Georgia hoody screaming ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!!

By Mikey

December 4, 2008 2:51 PM | Link to this

This lifelong Georgia fan and Gator hater says Roll Tide Roll…

By Lilburn Dawg

December 4, 2008 2:55 PM | Link to this

Part of me wants to see Florida beat Alabama so that Alabama will have a SEC loss and be on the same footing as Florida, but then I think it would look better for the SEC for Alabama to remain undefeated and beat whoever in the national championship. That would put a feather in the cap of the SEC. SO……ROLL TIDE!!!

By Pepe

December 4, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this

I’m cheering for Flordia to lose the SEC & Bama to lose the NC game (but a competitive, fun to watch game)!

By atltidefan

December 4, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this

sour grapes Mark Bradley? Why does everything in Atlanta have to be about Georgia? This is the perfect example …an article about how Dawg fans feel about the SEC title game with two other schools. Give me a break! It’s not about you this time.

I think there is another school in town called GT that actually won in Athens this year. Fortunately, I don’t think all Dawg fans are as self absorbed and slanted as the AJC seems to be. Georgia does not own the dome and the two best teams in the conference are rightfully there. Frankly, the game should probably alternate at other sites around the conference. After all this is the SEC not the Georgia league.

By Kris G

December 4, 2008 2:59 PM | Link to this

Obviously, there’s several huge differences between the celebration and the timeouts. The celebration was to encourage a team that sometimes has no spirit to get pumped up and enjoy playing football. And clearly from the look on Richt’s face, it got out of hand, and was not what he expected. He also apologized. Urban Meyer called time out for one reason only: To hurt Richt, his volunteer players, and the Georgia fan base. One move was callous and obnoxious, the other was calculated and mean spirited. I don’t want my coach ever dropping to that kind of level - win or no win.

By White and Gold

December 4, 2008 3:00 PM | Link to this

Go Tech!!!!

By marie

December 4, 2008 3:00 PM | Link to this

WHAT IF? They tie and the game goes on and on and on and on and on and on and tie cannot be broken?? I will pull for OK or Tx in Nc anyway. Some say you should pull for SEC to win. I am a Georgia fan, not an SEC fan!!!!!! Let dirty(Bammer) and dirtier(fl) have at it, but remember— Every DAWG has his day and it is coming soon, when least expected.

By Kennesaw Dawg

December 4, 2008 3:02 PM | Link to this

Atitidefan, You are right. The SEC championship game should be played on Georgia Tech’s field next year!!!

By reality check

December 4, 2008 3:03 PM | Link to this

Mr. Dantzler what a great astute comment. All of our ill wills in one town in one weekend?????? Too much to bare???? Oh the sky is falling from the sky?????

Our season of mistakes all in one town. Great comments from Zeier and others and yes the DAWGS will be back and learn from our mistakes! Beware of the DAWG!

By La Jolla Dawg

December 4, 2008 3:07 PM | Link to this

Nick Saban is slightly more tolerable than his counterpart at Florida (don’t even want to write that jerk’s name) and John Parker Wilson (though he messes around with his hair too much) is quite a bit more tolerable than Tebow—so I will be rooting for BAMA. Having said that, I will then hope that BAMA (should they win) or Florida (should they win) have their butts handed to them by Oklahoma. Go Sooners!!!

By your daddy

December 4, 2008 3:12 PM | Link to this

National prominence??? BWAHAHAHAHA PERHAPS NATIONAL LAUGHINGSTOCK!!!!!!!!

By atltidefan

December 4, 2008 3:13 PM | Link to this

gee …so much for SEC loyalty in rooting for Oklahoma against the SEC championship. Guess we all should pull for the other team if UGA makes it to the national title game. Thanks for the showing your true colors!

By atltidefan

December 4, 2008 3:15 PM | Link to this

gee La Lolla Dawg and Marie …so much for SEC loyalty in rooting for Oklahoma against the SEC champion. Guess we all should pull for the other team if UGA makes it to the national title game now. Thanks for the showing your true colors!

By wes

December 4, 2008 3:19 PM | Link to this

Eric Crier is so peeved-off. He knows 7IAR won’t happen again now that Tech has Paul Johnson.

Sticking with the bulldog badgering, here’s a link to a nice video of DJ Shockley wearing beautiful clothes!

http://www.wsbtv.com/video/18198731/index.html

THWG!!!!

By Red Elephant

December 4, 2008 3:30 PM | Link to this

How could UGA people pull for Florida? I assure you when UGA plays Auburn, Tennessee or LSU I bark! In fact, I can’t imagine why UGA would dislike Bama much at all since we aren’t really close rivals. I’ve always liked UGA. Who could hate that cool little dog?
Roll Tide.

By CATERDAWG

December 4, 2008 3:30 PM | Link to this

Look I hate Florida too but I’m an SEC fan. Roll TIDE, but if Florida wins it. GO GATERS OVER WHOEVER!!!

By PTC DAWG

December 4, 2008 3:35 PM | Link to this

It really doesn’t matter who the fans “root” for. UGA fans or not…

That being said, look for FU to roll….

By leland

December 4, 2008 3:36 PM | Link to this

Mr. MB and all the ships at sea—it does not make no difference what nobody says about nothing cause God is on our side, and we’re going to win on account of that. Your pal, Leland

By WestCoastisthebestcoast

December 4, 2008 3:37 PM | Link to this

You gain National Prominence by winning or competing in the National Championship games or at least being in contention for one. Georgia hasn’t sniffed the BCS in the BCS era. To be frank, Georgia is simply a SEC regional program.

By Andy R

December 4, 2008 3:40 PM | Link to this

SOOO sorry to hear so many whinning Dawg fans. After the debacle against one of the weak ACC teams last week I’d think things in Athens would be pretty quiet.

On the matter of the time out in this years game in Jax, it didn’t make it on the national broadcast, but the GA coach flipping off the Gators with a middle finger nose scratch was as bush league as it gets and everyone in FL saw it, so get used to the last minute time outs!

As a long time Gator Fan with 12 annual tickets to the SEC CHampionship game, I hope you keep your current coach for many years to come. There have been few coaches in the SEC who have gotten less from more talent than Mark Richt, other than maybe Ray Goff.

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow ATL!

GOOOO GAtors!!!!

By Chris

December 4, 2008 3:44 PM | Link to this

I bleed the red and black of UGA, and I am a true gator hater!!!! ROLL TIDE!!!

But if Florida should win, and they should, I will pull for them in the BCS game so everyone will eventually see that the SEC is the TOUGHEST conferense in the nation period!!!

By Huh?

December 4, 2008 3:47 PM | Link to this

Hey Kris G,

The real difference between what Richt did and what Meyer did is that Richt’s move is called “Unsportsmanlike Conduct”. Meyer’s move was perfectly legal. Now, you can try to get into the psyche of both coaches and determine what their motives are, but they will simply be your best guess.

If you’re a UGA fan, you agree with Richt. The rest of the country thought it was shallow, bogus, and a good way to get kids hurt. The only thing preventing a riot after UGA’s celebration was the restraint of the UF players.

Meanwhile, Meyer called Timeout so that he could get his third string tailback some more “game experience”. Sounds legit to me! :)

Go Jackets! THWG!

By bamaguy

December 4, 2008 3:49 PM | Link to this

Being a “bystander” is something the Bulldog Nation might as well get used to. CMR, while a great guy, can’t recruit OR coach like “satan” and “crier.” Atlanta will be hosting a lot of Gator/Tide SEC Championship games over the next few years.

While I hope Bama wins on Saturday, I am happy with a 12-0 regular season under St. Nick in only his second year.

By Carolina Jacket

December 4, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this

For those who don’t like UF’s late time out. None other than Vince Dooley himself called a time out and then kicked a field goal when he had a 48-0 lead against UF. Pretty much the same.

By OleCountryDawg

December 4, 2008 3:57 PM | Link to this

“AJC readers become disgruntled with Mark Bradley”

By secondguesser

December 4, 2008 4:04 PM | Link to this

So you don’t like the Gators or Urban “the dawg trainer” Meyer. Tough $%*#! Go Gators! Bow down and show the respect we command! Let’s see, 2 N.C.’s in last three years, 2 BB N.C.’s, Heisman’s, etc.etc. You haven’t seen arrogant yet Bill. Same toya Mark. And how bout relaying the message to those dunderheads on CSS sports. Mark Slobberknocker, Barnhart, and Bob the blowhard. And I can’t forget Buck Blew! Thanks for egging it on Buck. In response to the celebration dance, we certainly did “BRING IT ON” son! Enjoy the Meineke Muffler bowl mutts!!! I SAID it’s GREAT TO BE A FLORIDA GATOR!!!!

By secondguesser

December 4, 2008 4:05 PM | Link to this

So you don’t like the Gators or Urban “the dawg trainer” Meyer. Tough $%*#! Go Gators! Bow down and show the respect we command! Let’s see, 2 N.C.’s in last three years, 2 BB N.C.’s, Heisman’s, etc.etc. You haven’t seen arrogant yet Bill. Same to ya Mark. And how bout relaying the message to those dunderheads on CSS sports. Mark Slobberknocker, Barnhart, and Bob the blowhard. And I can’t forget Buck Blew! Thanks for egging it on Buck. In response to the celebration dance, we certainly did “BRING IT ON” son! Enjoy the Meineke Muffler bowl mutts!!! I SAID it’s GREAT TO BE A FLORIDA GATOR!!!!

By secondguesser

December 4, 2008 4:06 PM | Link to this

So you don’t like the Gators or Urban “the dawg trainer” Meyer. Tough $%*#! Go Gators! Bow down and show the respect we command! Let’s see, 2 N.C.’s in last three years, 2 BB N.C.’s, Heisman’s, etc.etc. You haven’t seen arrogant yet Bill. Same to ya Mark. And how bout relaying the message to those dunderheads on CSS sports. Mark Slobberknocker, Barnhart, and Bob the blowhard. And I can’t forget Buck Blew! Thanks for egging it on Buck. In response to the celebration dance, we certainly did “BRING IT ON” son! Enjoy the Meineke Muffler bowl mutts!!! I SAID it’s GREAT TO BE A FLORIDA GATOR!!!!

By next year

December 4, 2008 4:08 PM | Link to this

same song, second verse again next year….dogs in a downard spiral due to all dem stars leaving. If you were in a plane and did nothing, you would crash. SO, what are the dogs gonna do? Nothing? LOL!

By J Bee

December 4, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this

As a soon to be 70 year old Dawg fan, I will be pulling for Alabama. I don’t like “Mr Arrogant” Urban Crier or Tebow. I know Tebow is a great guy off the field and a good quarterback. But I refer to him as “Mr. Ball Hog,” as it seems he won’t hand the ball off to someone else who moved it all the way to the 5 or 10 yard line so he can score himself. I believe this is a “Team sport.” “ROLL TIDE”!!!!!!

By DLR

December 4, 2008 4:15 PM | Link to this

Mary Gerakitis, You haven’t yet figured out to straighten out the college allegiance of Richard, who has both his undergrad and JD degrees from UGA?

By Mark Bradley

December 4, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this

The Florida-Alabama SEC title game, as I’m sure both sides know, was indeed a fixture in the 1990s. But that was when Georgia couldn’t get out of its own way. Now that Georgia has been to three championship games, I’m guessing seeing Florida there hurts even worse.

But that’s just me. And, as we all know, I’m often wrong.

By DLR

December 4, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this

Mary Gerakitis, You haven’t yet figured out how to straighten out the college allegiance of Richard, who has both his undergrad and JD degrees from UGA?

By dawgs2004

December 4, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this

To atltidefan, my true colors are RED & BLACK and always will be. Go anybody but bama & gators

By dawggirl4ever

December 4, 2008 4:21 PM | Link to this

The difference between Urban Crybaby who talks in the third person and our coach is like night and day. First of all, after all is said and done, MOST Dawg fans will gladly admit that the endzone celebration was a horrible idea. We laughed at the time and of course were happy to win the game, but it was not a brilliant plan. Secondly, CMR apologized to Crybaby, and wrote a letter of apology to the SEC Commissioner. Thirdly, I feel sorry for Urban that he has held all that hatred and the grudge and in his own words, “Urban Meyer will never forget this.” He needs to get over it and move on. Lastly, I would rather be a Dawg with our coach any day than have to claim the totally classless Urban Meyer. And yes, in the past, I have always hoped the SEC won theri games, especially the East, but I will never root for the Gators in my life until the Whining Baby is gone. All the years that we were being beat by Spurrier were unpleasant, but I respect SOS, which is more than Dawggirl4ever (notice the third person language),can say about their present coach. Roll Tide!!!

By dawggirl4ever

December 4, 2008 4:22 PM | Link to this

The difference between Urban Crybaby who talks in the third person and our coach is like night and day. First of all, after all is said and done, MOST Dawg fans will gladly admit that the endzone celebration was a horrible idea. We laughed at the time and of course were happy to win the game, but it was not a brilliant plan. Secondly, CMR apologized to Crybaby, and wrote a letter of apology to the SEC Commissioner. Thirdly, I feel sorry for Urban that he has held all that hatred and the grudge and in his own words, “Urban Meyer will never forget this.” He needs to get over it and move on. Lastly, I would rather be a Dawg with our coach any day than have to claim the totally classless Urban Meyer. And yes, in the past, I have always hoped the SEC won their games, especially the East, but I will never root for the Gators in my life until the Whining Baby is gone. All the years that we were being beat by Spurrier were unpleasant, but I respect SOS, which is more than Dawggirl4ever (notice the third person language),can say about their present coach. Roll Tide!!!

By dawggirl4ever

December 4, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this

Dawggirl4ever apologizes for the double post.

By Statham Dawg

December 4, 2008 4:38 PM | Link to this

You choose someone that went to Auburn Law School?

By JB

December 4, 2008 4:41 PM | Link to this

Personally, I think UF wax’s Bama. That said, I think OU or TX would light UF’s over rated D up.

HBTD!!!

By G8TR

December 4, 2008 4:43 PM | Link to this

It’s pretty easy to measure the long-term success trends for these programs. Which have competed in more total SEC championships? UF: 9, ALA: 6, UT: 5, LSU: 4, ARK: 3, GA: 3. So, if UGA can ever out-pace ARK’s appearances, they’ll really be somebody one day.

As for supporting the “brand” that is the SEC, your Florida Gators were chanting “SEC, SEC…” when they licked Ohio State in ‘06, just as the LSU Tigers did again last year. As Kirk Herbstreit pointed out, you wouldn’t hear that done by teams representing any other conference in America. (Ever hear a “Pac-10” chant?)

Don’t you Dawgs get that supporting your own conference in national title games enhances your program’s stature, too? I guess UF, LSU, ALA and UT will have to continue to do the heavy lifting for the rest of those still struggling to beat their ACC opponents. So pathetic.

By Bill

December 4, 2008 4:52 PM | Link to this

HAHAH….nice to see that the inbreeding hasn’t made the puppies any more bitter. Don’t worry….you will get your win over the Gators every 5 years. Enjoy the Las Vegas Bowl…..

Go Gators

By fred

December 4, 2008 4:54 PM | Link to this

PAUL JOHNSON HAS JUST GOTTEN STARTED!!!!!

Enjoy the New Year!

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooJackets!!!!! THWG

By dawggirl4ever

December 4, 2008 4:56 PM | Link to this

Alabama has won 21 SEC titles, Tennessee has 13, and Georgia is in third place with 12. We won our first in 1942. Florida has won 7, with their first in 1991. Get your facts correct before you post.

By chastrav

December 4, 2008 5:05 PM | Link to this

Season’s over and it’s time to move on. It’s just a game. Don’t care who wins Saturday or the MNC either. As a UGA grad, I pull for all of our teams, even the champion equestrian team. BTW, Landers’ team plays Friday night in the former olympic boxing venue. Who here is going to be there? And I have a friend on the GT coaching staff. I emailed him congrats over the weekend.

By Sautee Dawg

December 4, 2008 5:06 PM | Link to this

Roll Tide, Rather have an undefeated team representing the SEC than a team with a loss. Also think Saban is a better gameday coach than Meyer is, don’t see Gators running wild on Saban’s defense, Just my opinion though, gators may score 100. Not disgruntled either Mark, media put a big target on UGA picking them no 1 at the beginning of the season, fans and players bought into it, maybe next year we’ll start out ranked 20th or so and give our team something to work toward instead of something to drop from. Media saw last years win over Auburn and Ga. Tech along with a Sugar Bowl victory and were impressed by it enough to rank us that no 1 but, looking back those wins were not that impressive. Hopefully we’ll win our bowl game and have another 10 win season which is not bad at all. Mark did you happen to see the Alabama Auburn game last week? Notice with Alabama up 29 to 0 in the 4th quarter and Alabama’s punter shanked a punt off the side of his foot for about a 15 yard punt. Nick Saban jumped all over him on the sideline like he had stole something. His players seem to pay a lot of attention to him though whatever his coaching tactics are. Whatever our team is lacking that keeps them from beating the Teams like Alabama or Fla. I’m sure CMR will figure it out and do whatever he has to. Little dissapointed but not disgruntled.

By RayGoof

December 4, 2008 5:14 PM | Link to this

dawggirl4ever: G8TR was refering to SEC Championship game appearances. Hondo is a loser.

By tide rising

December 4, 2008 5:20 PM | Link to this

Hey G8tr,

Thanks for the SEC title game appearance stats. That’s kind of funny. I didn’t know Arky had been to the seccg more than UGA which placed 6th in number of appearances. At bama when we win a bowl game we also chant SEC, SEC!!! I would think anybody in the conference would pull for the SEC team but apparently not. Good luck Saturday. Seems like old times all over again. I reckon we will be seeing a lot of each other in the future championship games just like in the 90s.

By G8TR

December 4, 2008 5:25 PM | Link to this

dawggirl4ever: As RayG accurately states, my facts were correct. After all, we’re all living in the modern era now. A championship game is required to win the conference title, and UGA’s simply not been competitive in the Goff/Donnan/Richt era. Sorry for this breaking news.

As for your reference to Urban’s timeouts in Jacksonville, it’s a pretty simple concept. The Dawgs can leave the field when the Gators tell them they can leave the field….This is what Dawg ownership is all about.

By SimpleDawg

December 4, 2008 5:26 PM | Link to this

Roll Tide….as a bonefide Gaytor Hater, I have to pull for The Crimson Tide to knock that arrogant smirk from Urbane Crier’s face. He is an egotistical a** of epic proportion, and I have a feeling that Ga Yech’s new leader is going to be revealed to be a sloppy copy.

By wmd

December 4, 2008 5:31 PM | Link to this

This dawg says Roll f—-ing Tide!

By G8TR

December 4, 2008 5:32 PM | Link to this

Tide rising: I can assure you, we have the utmost respect for your program — today and over its great history. There were some classic ball games with Gene Stallings in the 1990s.

Either program will do our conference proud in MIA in January, and we’ll be rooting you on if its the Crimson Tide.

Enjoy watching it on TV, Dawgs.

By bama12titles

December 4, 2008 5:34 PM | Link to this

I never did understand why UGA fans would hate BAMA so much. I know some of them say that its because we are a bunch of obnoxious fans or rednecks or we all live in trailers or some kind of petty insult. But then everybody in the sec can pretty much say those same thing abouts each other all day long so that can’t be the reason.

I get the Florida thing because its their most important rival. But we aren’t even rivals with UGA. We play maybe twice every 6 years and our big rivals are Aub, Tenn, and to a lesser degree LSU. UGA is just like an Ole Miss to us. Just someone we want to beat if we have to play them.

I would imagine UGA looks at us the same way since their 3 main rivals are UF, GT, and UT though I’m not sure I know what order the 3 rate. I would think South Carolina would be a bigger rival than Bama to UGA.

Anyway, its a shame to see a lot of the UGA fans that wish both teams could lose or that the winner gets whupped by OKLAHOMA. I realize its not all the UGA fans but I’m just surprised by the mumber of them that would pull against a fellow sec team in a national title game. That’s a shame cause I just can’t imagine pulling against an sec team in the national title game.

By tide rising

December 4, 2008 5:44 PM | Link to this

G8TR,

That’s what we’re hoping for is those classic games of the 90s that Stallings and Spurrier had. The 24-23 game in 95 I think was one of the best games ever.

If we lose Sat. we won’t be that disappointed since its only year 2 under Saban and overall the talent level is still is a year or 2 away. We’ll definitely be pulling for the gators in the biggun should you beat us. Signing off

By Dawg-gone

December 4, 2008 5:46 PM | Link to this

Just read these blogs and it is easy to understand why everyone in the SEC dislikes the Gators. Complete arrogance and smugness that Gator fans learned from the master, Steve Spurrier. Yes sir, if Florida plays the University of Tehran in a bowl game, SEC fans will cheer for the flying carpet riders.

By the referree steps in

December 4, 2008 6:05 PM | Link to this

Hold on now. I see the dawg fans r mighty upset about Urban calling them timeouts with a minute to go. That’s it. I’m flagging the gatuhs 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct.

But in the interest of fairness I reckons I gots to flag the dawgs too. Where to start? Mmmmmhhh! Okedoke.

We’ll start with flagging Richt for his players rushing the end zone after the dawgs 1st td last year. Then we gots to flag them for another 3 or 4 unsportsmanlike penalties later in the 1st qtr after the 1st one.

But we also gots to flag the dawgs for stomping on and dancing on the Vandy logo after beating Vandy last year. Wait a minute! Who in the heck stomps on Vandy’s logo after beating Vandy of all people? I guess the dawgs do. So in addition to another unsportsmanlike I’m going to invoke criminal sanctions. I’m bringing in the stupid laws and I’m gonna fine the dawgs 100K for stomping on the Vandy logo. Man is that stupid. I mean who stomps on the vandy logo after beating vandy?

Next I gots to fine Knowsho and the whole dawgs sidelines for dancing and showboating against Auburn in the waning moments of a game. What a classless bunch of punkaZZes.

I would fine the dawgs for all the myriad number of times they exhibit that classless behavior after beating a weaker opponent but there’s one problem with dat. Da fine would be so high that now UGA would be asking the Feds for a bailout.

We done seen enough bailouts so UGAs punishment is that they have to stay in the same division with the mighty gators for eternity. And NO, you cannot get out of your traditional game with the jackets now that they are whupping and shredding yo hapless D. You classless hypocritical small time wannabe losers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Render Onto Caesar

December 4, 2008 6:07 PM | Link to this

I don’t understand the problem. Florida has Meyer who MAY be playing for his 2nd National Championship in 3 years, Alabama has Nick Saban who may be playing for a Title in just his 2nd year and Georgia has the Reverand Mark Richt. You seem very happy with a coach who has NEVER played for a National Championship and who has gone 2-7 against Florida since he arrived. It must be remembered he EVEN managed to go 1-2 against Ron Zook who was can’t even pronounce the name of the school that he currently coaches. You seem to be very satisfied with a man who `seems better suited—and more interested—in performing missionairy work in Africa—THE CONTINENT—and the former Soviet Union. The Reverand is a fine young man who I can see helping President Carter with Habitats for Humanity. Urban Meyer and Nick Saban will probably not be engaged in ancillary projects while in the employ of entities employing them to coach football.Meyer and Bellichek are really good buddies because they have similiar motivations and personalities. If they weren’t football coaches, I would choose the Rev to be my neighbor, however, as things stand now, I’m choosing Meyer and Saban to coach a football team if I want to win those games where they present you crystal trophies. Saban, Meyer, Stoops, Carroll, Tressel, Miles, Tuberville, Bellichek —-I really don’t know much about their religious beliefs. I do know something about their ability to get to A big game. Their religious beliefs are their own business. If they want to share that is fine, but is important to recognize they are being paid millions of dollars to coach football teams and when accepting that level of monetary reward it would be hypocritical not to pour your best efforts into achieving results for your employer. If you are not achieving those results, I would think some introspection is in order, even evaluating your staff.

By RAM

December 4, 2008 6:12 PM | Link to this

What a difference a season (or two) makes. Last year the Tide and Gay-turds lost 10 games between them. Now, the ‘experts’ seem to be predicting that their meeting in the SEC Championship Game will become an annual rite. I guess the Dawgs and the rest of the SEC should just quit playing (or join the ACC, which no doubt will be ruled by the Thundering Nerd offense until CPJ ditches Tech for a wanting Big 12 school). Georgia may very well lose Stafford and/or Moreno, but we have the ability (thanks to years of outstanding recruiting) to re-load and I see both Fla and Ala sustaining substantial lossees (from important Seniors along the lines to the early entry of several juniors like Harvin and Andre Smith). Yes, the Dawgs will rise again…just give it another year.

By Mark Bradley

December 4, 2008 6:17 PM | Link to this

The 1994 SEC championship game — Florida 24, Alabama 23 — was one of the three best college games I’ve ever seen in person. (The other two: The Texas-USC BCS title game and Alabama-Auburn 1985.)

By Jim

December 4, 2008 6:29 PM | Link to this

i am with Zeir. ROLL TIDE ROLL!!! It is a SUPERLATIVE day in Geogia when we win and Florida and tennessee loses. It is a GREAT day when Florida or Tennessee loses. We will be back, but ROLL TIDE!!!

By BjohnDawg

December 4, 2008 6:29 PM | Link to this

Whoever….just ROLL SEC into a NC win.

By Richt Raff

December 4, 2008 6:36 PM | Link to this

Dear Ram, 1980!! Remember the Year. Last year of Carter’s Presidency. Only 11 years since Neil Armstrong. 8 years before Berlin Wall comes down. 17 years since Dealey Plaza. 6 years before Bonds’ rookie year. 6 Years since Nixon stepped down. Ram, 28 YEARS since Georgia has played for a non-provincial chamionship. 28 YEARS!! Over a quarter of a century since Georgia has been RELEVANT on the NATIONAL scene. STOP!!!! with the Recruiting Class garbage. You or somebody must be able to coach and command the respect of those kids. The PUNK you currently have is incapable of doing that. Accept it and move on.

By Florida Dawg

December 4, 2008 6:43 PM | Link to this

No question about it………..ROLL TIDE!!!

By Who Cares?

December 4, 2008 6:54 PM | Link to this

Who Cares? HAVE WE FIRED WILLIE MARTINEZ YET???

By 84 dawg

December 4, 2008 7:21 PM | Link to this

Not even close-Roll Tide Roll!!!

Agree w Red Elephant: Don’t know how any dawg could pull for UF - EVER!

By GTinNashville

December 4, 2008 7:57 PM | Link to this

Of all the people you interviewed, why did you interview David Pollack? Does he still think GT is irrelevant???

By Dorsey Hill

December 4, 2008 8:06 PM | Link to this

Are there any other Dawg fans in Birmingham, AL who are really torn here? Sure all things being equal, you’ve gotta want UF to lose and lose badly, but y’all in Georgia don’t have to live with these bammers. They have to be the most obnoxious, entitled pricks on the planet. I know its selfish, but my life will be better if Bama loses. I know you may not understand, but at least empathize with those of us who have to live and work with people who think that Bama is the beginning and the end, the Alpha and Omega, of college football. When I lived in Georgia, I liked the Tide, but living here has caused me to have a real hatred for them. They were bad when they sucked, but now that they are winning its so much worse. Its so bad I’ve actually hoped Auburn would win. Auburn!?! Yes Auburn, that’s just how bad it is over here.

Anyway, I guess we can at least agree to pull for whoever the hell plays in the SEC winner in Miami? BOOMER SOONER, BABY!!!!! You people out there who think we have to pull for the SEC in those games make me sick. My favorite non-UGA game of all-time was the 1996 Fiesta Bowl with Neb. v. UF. Yes that was even better than the 44-0 beating we put on ‘em in 1982 just because it was such a bigger stage for their total and complete beatdown. Those who think that OK vs. TT was a incredible beatdown of a high ranking team, should have seen, or perhaps remember more fondly, the beat down of the Gators in the desert.

And as far as pulling for the SEC teams to do well; sure as long as its not USC, Auburn, UF, UT or Bama. Otherwise, I’m a SEC loyalist.

By gatorsownbulldawgs

December 4, 2008 8:20 PM | Link to this

Glad to see all the uga-ly fans pulling for Bama to take care of business that the mutts haven’t been able to take care of for a couple of decades now. The correct teams are in the SEC Championship, Tide and Gators.

Remember how the Gators used to have to say “wait til next year”? Thanks to the GREAT STEVE SPURRIER for making that the dawg chant and for URBAN MEYER for shoving it down your throat. It’s gotta be really bitter with all the smack you guys talked for 9 months. I guess that’s why you hate Meyer and Tebow so much…them making you wear the loser suit and all.

Mark Richt is a terrific coach and a better human being, Matt Stafford is a WARRIOR…uga-ly is lucky to have ‘em. They don’t deserve fans like you guys who desert the team in the 3rd quarter when losing.

By dawgpound

December 4, 2008 8:29 PM | Link to this

I have to work with some florida fans and I’m telling you, there is not a more obnoxious group of fans than uf fans, especially after they beat the dawgs. I’m sick of them, and richt better do something to start beating them or he can hit the road along with willie martinez. I hope bama cleans their clock on Saturday and shuts up urban crier.

By Bill Stanfill

December 4, 2008 8:39 PM | Link to this

Definitely able to discern how far we have fallen when the only satisfaction many derive is from picking against someone in a game that we aren’t good enough to play in. Well, I won’t feel better no matter who wins or who loses. We appear to be so far from national prominence as to not even be a blip on the college football radar. Now if Meyer and Saban leave that will give us hope, but we still have a guy who looks like he should be calling roll at the Boy Scout Jamboree. We either address this differential in coaching abilities or we will be right back here next December reading a silly article about who is rooting for who. WHO Cares?

By Thank God For Basketball

December 4, 2008 8:56 PM | Link to this

I’m NEW here. Meyer won a National Championship in 06, Took a Utah team to a BCS Bowl in 04 and may play for another National Championship in 08. What actually does Urban have to cry about?? If he is a “Crier”, I just wish my Michigan State coach had those tough of standards. I must be different. When MSU can’t hang with Michigan—Usually—-I just kept my mouth shut until I have something to legitimately talk about. Must be different here. Have only been in Atlanta 2 months. I would suggest you beat this team on a regular basis and then you will be able to read the frivilous stuff coming back from the other side. And I guarantee you will be as amused by it as the Florida people are by this crap about “Next Year”.

By ...dawgs got **STUNG** all over

December 4, 2008 9:00 PM | Link to this

ATLANTA is the YELLOW JACKET NATION!… 2-0 Against SEC this year and ranked ahead of the puppies!

By G8TR

December 4, 2008 9:01 PM | Link to this

Dawgpound: On those rare occasions when UGA beats UF, there are no more obnoxious fans than the Dawgs. It’s just hard to remember because you all win in Jax so seldomly. Instead, UGA just inflates themselves into obnoxious preseason No. 1 status by defeating…Hawaii. And the coach and fans argued that UGA belonged in last year’s NC over LSU, which actually won its division. And did you ever notice how the two programs that will play in the SEC CG on Saturnday did not spend the preseason hyping themselves.

So, who’s obnoxious?

By Michael

December 4, 2008 9:02 PM | Link to this

Who really cares what the jealous say or think? Just spend money and be quiet.

By Name Calling

December 4, 2008 9:02 PM | Link to this

The ugly bile that spews from the posts of these Gator fans is a true testiment to their nature. You don’t have to read between the lines. Simply read the lines and draw your own conclusion. They certainly don’t represent UF well.

By GeorgePBurdell

December 4, 2008 9:17 PM | Link to this

Funny how all the dog fans have consistently started talking about “next year” after this weekend isn’t it?

By gatorsownbulldawgs

December 4, 2008 9:36 PM | Link to this

Name calling…are you serious? Do you skip over the “ugly bile” from mutt fans??? Man, I am dying laughing your post is so inane.

By DawgMaster

December 4, 2008 10:17 PM | Link to this

Mark it down—tebow and harvin will leave this year and UF will be way down next season. UGA will win the SEC easily and play for the national title, since I’ve heard the Stafford and Moreno both plan to come back! Read it and weep gator fans—-look for a uga blowout next year over uf.

By GJG

December 4, 2008 10:18 PM | Link to this

ROLL TIDE…..

By gatorsownbulldawgs

December 4, 2008 10:28 PM | Link to this

Dawgmaster, you’ve got it down!!!

WAIT ‘TIL NEXT YEAR!!!!!

hahahahahahahaha…man, i hope noshow comes back next year, love watching him take himself out of the game every 3-4 plays!!!

Harvin will be gone, Spikes too (you remember him right, noshow is his beyatch)…maybe Tebow. Mutts are still toast.

By Milkbones Are Soft

December 4, 2008 10:45 PM | Link to this

Dawgmaster, Were you even alive the last time Georgia won a National Championship? A Who’s Who of Collegiate powers have won titles since Larry Munson last screamed like an idiot about a beautiful 91 yard pass play—Check the teams Miami, FSU, Florida, Texas, USC, LSU, Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State, Oklahoma, Hell-Brigham Young!!, and I can’t recall the others. BUT I do recall—NO!!!! Georgia!1 So Sad!! So Pitiful! And now an impish, choir boy coach with all the intestinal fortitude of a 3 year old screaming for a pacifier. Oh, Make no doubt about it. You are blanked!! Because you will keep this petulant PUNK until he’s disappointed you at least 5 more times. His best job of coaching may have been when he took that soft throwing left hander and the under sized DE to an SEC Championship, But as I’ve said—SEC Championships aren’t National Championships, but then again ONLY 3 of those since they started deciding it on the field in Alabama. By the way, for all of you who knock Tebow’s NFL ability, just reflect on the great careers of Green and Polack.

By Gators and Jackets

December 4, 2008 10:47 PM | Link to this

UF and GT have a lot in common: both beat UGA, UM, and FSU soundly. I don’t want to get into the esoterics of how badly each were beaten and whether UFs beating of those teams (I use the word TEAM loosely here) was more impressive than GT’s beatdowns of them, I am simply making an interesting observation.

By ugasux

December 4, 2008 11:33 PM | Link to this

You got beat down. The dream is over. You really are the blue collar team. Middle of the road is UGA. By the way no one deserves to be a bunch of trailer trash more than UGA. P_s off you a—-ss holes

By Remember me? yes no

December 5, 2008 12:01 AM | Link to this

Of course UGA wants Bama to win. They always want someone to do what they are not man enough to do. How about roll tidy dogs?

By The Big Bug

December 5, 2008 12:07 AM | Link to this

If Garner leaves for AU, it is straight downhill for GA. Heck, he was most of team & known for successful recruiting which was in reality all the team had going for it. Without Staff, Knowsho & MoMo, the outlook is bleak. Better see if Tuberville is interested.

By Milkbones Are Soft

December 5, 2008 12:13 AM | Link to this

Mark, Go do some missionairy work. It really is your calling. A tough collegiate football coach does not get botoxed up in the offseason. You were the protege of the senile demented one in Tally. You were mentored by a guy who flew up to Colorado and in defense of Bill McCartney’s Colorado team implied a sexual abuse victim may have been complicit. Your mentor also tried to get a victim of one of his players to “maybe”drop charges. Your mentor “Prayed” for misdemeanors for players involved with crimes. Your mentor recruited a placekicker who was so ugly and disgusting that he resorted to date rape drugs. Your mentor’s “best Player” compiled a 0.00GPA in his last semester at Florida Stare which resulted in state of Florida enacting The Deion Sanders Law “Requiring an athlete be ENROLLED to participate in sports”. Marcus, you lie down with dogs you get fleas, and the fleas from this guy are hard to shake. Mark, you have NO chance against guys like Meyer and Saban. They will spit your scrawny butt out and leave you for the trailer park riff raff to pick up in their collection duties. You don’t even have the GUTS to terminate a defensive coordinator who if he is around long enough may oversee a program giving up most points in Georgia history. Mark, I guess you still have some people fooled by a 9 win season that was accumulated against teams that would have not challenged in the WAC, BUT they will grow sick of you as it becomes more and more apparent that the 28 year drought may grow into 50 years if you and a “protege” are allowed to continue.

By Body Massage Machine

December 5, 2008 1:53 AM | Link to this

UGA blowing out Florida? They should probably concentrate on winning a few first. If UGA ever has any form of discipline, they might have another run at an SEC title, but who am I kidding.

By Sam

December 5, 2008 5:02 AM | Link to this

AS a Gator fan, I actually pulled for Georgia against Georgia Tech. After listening to these fans, never again. As for the “celebration”, Richt was caught on tape with a smirk on his face, so don’t give me any of that”he didn’t know” stuff.

By Georgia Sucks

December 5, 2008 6:16 AM | Link to this

Georgia fans are nothing but bunch inbread cry babbies. 29 YEARS OF FAILURE!Keep your coach, Bama,Vols and FLA will beat the over rated mutts every year. UGAY WILL ALWAYS BE 4TH IN THE SEC.

By Gators owns UGAY

December 5, 2008 6:22 AM | Link to this

Gators owns UGAY and it’s killing them! 49 - 10 LOL…..IT SUCKS TO BE A UGAY MUTT!!

By snapshot

December 5, 2008 6:50 AM | Link to this

I’am for Florida or Alabama or anyone that plays the mutts. Go Yellow Jackets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By SickandTired

December 5, 2008 6:56 AM | Link to this

Enjoy the SECCG Dawg Fans. Take a look at what REAL teams with real coaches look like. Not a bunch of mouth running punks that think a tackle 20 yards downfield merits a long speech to the opposing sideline and then gets burned on the next play. You got just what you deserved last Saturday and you got it because of your arrogance and holier than thou attitude. My my how the cockiness of summer has turned into the cold hard reality that you’re just not what you thought you were. Better yet, it’s going to get worse next year. Enjoy the stench you started at the blackout against Alabama which, by the way, was the biggest embarrassment I’ve ever seen in college football because you brought it all on yourselves….LOL…just shot yourself right in the foot.

By steve superior

December 5, 2008 7:57 AM | Link to this

Is every Gator coach bad or is it really that 19-3 record you hate? whimper once for yes and twice for no. Don’t make me get my newspaper, uh I mean offense, lol.

By Sautee Dawg

December 5, 2008 8:07 AM | Link to this

Milkbones are soft

Your memory eludes you. Last years record against Meyer and Saban wasn’t all that bad now was it?

By AFEd

December 5, 2008 8:14 AM | Link to this

To all you Dawg haters…3 losses to the #1,#4, and #15 teams in the country with one of them playing for the NC. If GA had any defense we would have been in a better situation than last year. Good luck to the SEC!

By Mr. Ed

December 5, 2008 8:23 AM | Link to this

Eric is correct in that Richt has brought the Georgia program to prominence on the national level—for player arrests, penalties, bad sportsmanship, and on the field lollygagging. It is astounding that rational human beings would approve of sending the whole team on the field to frolick after a touchdown and disapprove of a coach using time outs at the end of the game. I guess that “rational” is the operative word. Richt’s bad sportsmanship will haunt Georgia for a long time.

By Cedric

December 5, 2008 8:58 AM | Link to this

Get over it << Ga. was “Over-Rated” anyway !! Roll Tide << Winning has always been a tradition !! We have the titles to prove it !! Embrace history !! Ha! Ha!

By Scott

December 5, 2008 8:58 AM | Link to this

I don’t believe for a minute that we’ll be seeing any National Titles under CMR’s leadership. He fields a team that is consistently inconsistent. Some coaches take marginal talent and make the most of it. Does anyone believe that we get the best of the talent in Athens? California Cool does a good job of recruiting and I think we can continue to expect to win 7-9 games a year and go to a bowl. But beyond that, forget it. More and more Dawg fans are waking up to that fact. Mark is going to quit doing those Ford truck commercials and start doing those Secret antiperspirant commercials instead. Even when we’re getting destroyed on the field, you never see him sweat. When he’s talking into that head set and we’re getting stomped, I’m never sure if he’s making changes or ordering McDonalds’…….Ugh.

By hedge puller

December 5, 2008 9:04 AM | Link to this

It is enjoyable to see all the Georgia vermin fans turn on their team and devour each other too. Drunk, fat women are hilarious in those red and black knit outfits. phftttttt.

By tech=idiot+nerd+loser

December 5, 2008 9:35 AM | Link to this

ROLL TIDE AND F THE GATORS AND TECH

By swampjacket

December 5, 2008 9:44 AM | Link to this

Hey-AFEd, You got killed in two of those losses and you gave up 45 to a team that completed one pass in the other. And by the way, you didn’t beat a ranked opponent all year. You can try and spin it, but I don’t know how successful that is considering number 1 pre-season ranking!

By bali

December 5, 2008 10:04 AM | Link to this

jeez , brainwashing 4 year olds during Bible story time………… no wonder I hate the Gators

By george

December 5, 2008 10:10 AM | Link to this

I like how you call him urban the cryer LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL this coming from the most whining group of fans in the entire country!

By doggone

December 5, 2008 10:31 AM | Link to this

The only time I would ever pull for Florida would be against Tech and that’s not likely to happen. Look Techies, even a broke clock is right twice a day. You guys will play hell in rolling up consecutive wins against the Dawgs. You hate us. We hate you more. Everything from your ugly women to your bug mascot to your stupid junk car to your ghetto campus to your rinky dink little football stadium to your washed out uniforms…well you get my drift. Drop dead!

By ugablows

December 5, 2008 10:35 AM | Link to this

face it ugay fans, the long slow but inevitably downward spiral of your team has begun

By ugablows

December 5, 2008 10:36 AM | Link to this

face it ugay fans, the long slow but inevitably downward spiral of your team has begun

By TCDAWG09

December 5, 2008 10:46 AM | Link to this

if the SEC title game was played at grant field, half the crowd would have to watch from the parking lot. nice high school stadium. nerds. good luck in the Almost Competitive Conference. oh wait im sorry VT won last week

By TCDAWG09

December 5, 2008 10:47 AM | Link to this

if the SEC title game was played at grant field, half the crowd would have to watch from the parking lot. nice high school stadium. nerds. good luck in the Almost Competitive Conference. oh wait im sorry VT won last week

By WildBill

December 5, 2008 12:21 PM | Link to this

Saw a game on tv last nite that reminded me of the UGA team this season. Lousiville v Rutgers. Louisville was wearing red/black/white uniforms. The look and play darn well looked like UGA clones. Lets see where to start, I’ll just be random, so here goes. 1. false start penalties 2. lost fumble on the 1 yard line denying a score 3. Next venture in the red zone, dang, a missed field goal. 4. A 6 foot 8 inch tight end with hands of stone 5. routine sacks of quarterback 6. coach standing on sideline with utter look of shock/amazement on his face 7. missed tackles on most plays 8. Need I go on? I turned off the game in the 3rd quarter, much like I did UGA games too. I think the final score was something like 70-14, Rutgers playing the cheerleaders to finish. Yep, Louisville looked just like the dawgs, and was it ever sad. The only thing sadder right now, is looking at the dawgs next year. Will it be any different? or worse…………

By mtdawggie

December 5, 2008 12:25 PM | Link to this

UGA football is dead to me until Willie is fired.

By Dave In Tampa

December 5, 2008 12:53 PM | Link to this

It crackes me up. The year when we finished 9-4 everyone said that we were done. Finished #2 last year. We might not be in the SECCG this year, but we are still here and will be around for a lot longer than the insects. Enjoy your once in every 8 year victory and you deserve to.

My wife’s a Gaytor grad…… so sad, ROLL TIDE!!

By Southern Flow

December 5, 2008 1:01 PM | Link to this

I am a true GA Dawgs fan and SEC Football lover.I prefer BAMA over the Gators for obvious reasons. Who ever wins I sincerely hope they go on to win the National Championship. This way the SEC will have three in a row and it upholds the saying of it being the toughest conference even in a down year.Trust me the sun will shine on the GA Dawgs again sooner than you think.We will fix defense and be just as good on offense next year.Go Dawgs!!!!

By AJ

December 5, 2008 1:02 PM | Link to this

I can’t agree with Hondo more. Losing one game to GT doesn’t mean the series has turned, JUST LIKE UGA BEATING UF LAST YEAR DOES NOT MEAN THE SERIES TURNED THERE - which obviously it didn’t. GO GATORS ROLL OVER THE TIDE

By WildBill

December 5, 2008 1:19 PM | Link to this

Regarding the upcoming Fla/Ala game. I have been to many Ga/Fla games, and the Fla fans are always obnoxious and especially loud in restaurants. I used to work with a company in Alabama and the people of Alabama are very nice folks. Its the Ala. fans that are nauseating and clueless about their behavior, wanting to throw punches at the slightest offense. I hope the game ends in a brawl with both teams totally involved. Don’t care who wins.

By Crimedog

December 5, 2008 1:48 PM | Link to this

There are several comments concerning Richt’s suitability for missionary work. Here is the reality: Richt took a number of players to Central America last summer. They were gone for a total of five days, two of which were actually spent working on houses. Richt then took off for Iraq, which is admirable. He visited injured soldiers in Germany and met with troops in Iraq. That’s good. However, during that time he signed his name to 500 pound bombs with the note, “finish the drill.” That is the sum of his missionary work. Signing bombs that will be used to kill human beings is not very Christian, neither is the violent behavior of his players, for which Richt stands back and winks. In my opinion, Richt is no more religious than his pappy down at FSU, who uses Christianity as a recruiting tool. I wish Richt would go back where he belongs.

By Here a stretch

December 5, 2008 2:00 PM | Link to this

How about making people that post blogs give their name and email address so they will actually write something of substance. And you wonder why Muslim Fundamentalist want to take the USA down. You people should be ashamed of the way you acting. Childish just plain childish. May God have mercy on your soul.

By Pago Flyer

December 5, 2008 2:01 PM | Link to this

I had to get up at 7am last Saturday, in Honolulu, to watch that disaster over in Athens. Left after the first few mins of the 3rd qtr. Out coached, out played, out manned, and..out of the picture. Wait’ll next year…

By dawggirl

December 5, 2008 2:04 PM | Link to this

I have no problem whatsoever rooting and pulling for Alabama, in the SECCG or in the National Title Game. Florida, on the other hand, is a different story. Besides their fans being obnoxious, their coach is dirty. Who talks about themselves in the third person? LOSER.

And as far as being a fat woman, speak for yourself. I am nowhere close.

By Dean

December 5, 2008 2:13 PM | Link to this

Though it certainly was a dissapointing year I don’t think that UGA has anyting to worry about. We will be just fine with our stable and reliable coaching staff. Tech won a game for the first time in seven years. It’s going to happen. Floridan and Alabama just had the right breaks and had better teams this year. But, no self respecting Georgia fan can ever root for Gators against another SEC team. If they win and go to the NC game then I’ll root for then while cursing them at the same time. So for this week, ROLL TIDE ROLL!

By Okay, where to now ?

December 5, 2008 2:30 PM | Link to this

As a Vol, I have my heartburn about all of the teams mentionsed above…however a few acknowledgements.

Are Gator fans obnoxious, YUP, but they back up their swagger more often than not.

Are the Tide fans okay…YUP, except for when they act like Fulmer caused their suspensions rather than the blatant cheating of their low life, now-deceased donor. Not sad they did it, only mad they got caught.

Dawgs…man, you guys gained an arrogance in a few years that it took decades for the perennial powers to get. The Dawgs capacity for “self-delusion” is pretty astounding. That is why so many other team fans rag on you so much. There are still Dawg fans who think that even after getting totally creamed by FL, and AL, and letting GT put up 45 points on their “world class defense”, still think they should be in the NC and they are being “picked on”. Take off those Black and Rose colored glasses, please.

And for the record, yes my Vols would have to improve dramatically just to really suck…at least I admit it. And also for the record, tomorrow should be an absolutely outstanding ballgame of two really great teams.

By bulldogsux

December 5, 2008 2:47 PM | Link to this

hey fatgirl, i mean dawggirl…dunno which is worse…lol

Meyer is dirty? You should shut your mouth if all you can spew is nonsense. You probably don’t like SOS either. Truth is, you would love either one of ‘em if they coached at UGA. The reason y’all hate them is easy to see with a simple look at the record since 1990. When Dooley was running up the score on the Gators, you hypocrits thought he was God and that Jax was just fine.

SPEAKING OF JAX, were you there…did you leave your team in the middle of the 3rd quarter like EVERY uga-ly fan other than the band and the players parents? Talk about dispicable, that’s the measure of it. Your players are getting their tails whipped but they are out there giving it their all and their fans desert them. Even the f$u fans didn’t do that to their team. In a driving rainstorm last week while they were getting spanked…they supported their team to the end…y’all deserted yours on a beautiful day.

Shoulda seen the look on the players’ parents’ faces…they were p**. Not at Meyer or the Gators, at the sorry fans their kids were playing for.

Pathetic.

By dawggirl

December 5, 2008 3:05 PM | Link to this

Don’t talk about fans leaving early. The fans stood and applauded the entire UGA team at halftime of the Bama game when they were down 31-0, or whatever it was. There was an entire article written about how more teams should be supportive like that, so maybe you shouldn’t be so quick as to run off at the mouth.

And no, I wasn’t in JAX. I had to work, thank you very much.

Since you don’t know me, I’d refrain from assuming what I would or wouldn’t do. And judging from your spelling and grammar, it appears the Florida education is well paying off. The intelligence just jumps off the page, I’m sure the middle-schoolers are in awe.

By Dave In Tampa

December 5, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this

Crimedog: Dude are you serious? You want to attack CMR’s Christianity? Do you have any clue, outside of football, what that man has done for others? Please don’t talk about things you have no idea about. Tell us about your walk with the Lord and what you have done for your fellow brothers and sisters? Just curious.

Yes, this is a football blog. Don’t go after a mans character. Especially if you have no idea on what you are talking about. Let’s keep it to football. Upset about his coaching abilities this past season? That I understand. me too.

By dawggirl

December 5, 2008 3:13 PM | Link to this

Agreed, Dave. Let’s see how many others out there have adopted unwanted orphans from another country with special needs. Maligning Richt’s character of all people, is classless.

By Nugene

December 5, 2008 3:18 PM | Link to this

The thing that concerns me most at the present time is the article I read about Rodney Garner throwing his hat in the ring for the Auburn head coaches job. I admire him for wanting to advance his career but is it wise for him to be out attempting to recruit ‘blue chippers’ for Georgia when he has Auburn on his mind…duh? Much has been written about Mark Richt’s loyalty to his assistant coaches and I have always believed that loyalty was, or should be a two way street. If the man wants to politic for any head coaching position, fine….but for goodness sake, keep him away from our future recruits at least until he has made up his mind.

By Dave In Tampa

December 5, 2008 3:23 PM | Link to this

Nugene - I agree 100%. Great point.

By Ed

December 5, 2008 3:43 PM | Link to this

I usually like Alabama and pull for them except when they play Georgia. But I can’t stand Nick Saban, the only coach in America who can sustain a “genius” and “best coach in America” reputation despite a failed NFL resume’ and a college resume’ that’s dotted with 4, 5 and 6 loss seasons (check it out sometime - the guy has had more than his share of mediocre seasons).

But I wouldn’t pull for the Gators if they were playing Red China and Osama bin Laden was the opposing coach. Any school that took 59 years to win an SEC title should be forever humbled, but those SOBs were loud and obnoxious even before Spurrier came back to town in 1990. At least on Saturday, my favorite team is Bama and my favorite coach is (cough, gag) Nick Saban. Roll Tide.

It’s still great to be a Gator Hater!

By UGA...UGA....UGA

December 5, 2008 3:46 PM | Link to this

doesn’t Georgia play Illinois in basketball this weekend! Goooo Dawgs! the rest will fall in place as it may…

By WTF???

December 5, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this

Gayters can suck my balls. I hate Tim Tebow and Urban Crier. I bleed red & black, but ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!

By bulldogsux

December 5, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this

This is a blog, not a term paper. I received straight A’s on my term papers at THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.

I can talk about uga-ly fans leaving all i want, I was at the game and it was pathetic to see the GA side empty at the end of the second quarter.

Don’t know you, and don’t want to. You talk trash and no fact and fans like your buddy WTF who hates Tim Tebow are just as imbecilic as those who deride Richt…which is mainly uga-ly fans.

Again, all that hate and venom comes from 19 years of pain. Perhaps you should go see a doctor.

By bulldogsux

December 5, 2008 4:48 PM | Link to this

Nugene…are you out of your mind??? An assistant has a shot at a HC job at a top tier school and you think he shouldn’t be doing it??

The opportunity to advance should be a first priority for distinguished assistants. To suggest that someone should stay loyal and be an assistant rather than pursue and opportunity and/or that they shouldn’t perform their current job if they want to advance is bizarre.

By rollrollroll

December 5, 2008 4:51 PM | Link to this

Did anyone else hear the commentators at the beginning of the FL-SC game? The coaches had chairs at the back of the sidelines and had to move them because of all the filth spewing from the mouths of the Gators. Very classy. So please don’t throw stones when you live in a glass house. As someone else mentioned, Richt apologized several times about the endzone celebration and talked to the press about what a stupid decision he made. He is not afraid to own up to his mistakes and at least he’s not a liar! The celebration was not a deliberate move to try and humiliate anyone, but desperation from a coach trying to find a way to motivate, which most of Bulldog Nation also realizes was not a smart move or one that we laud.

By bulldogsux

December 5, 2008 4:52 PM | Link to this

Sorry…at the end of the third quarter. I felt sorry for the UGA players.

By Blackberry Cobbler

December 5, 2008 5:08 PM | Link to this

Maybe after the Ala-Fla game, CMR can go give the losing team some love. He seems to think a little love solves all problems… ala Richard Samuel fumble. Don’t get on their case, just show some love.

CMR is a girly man.

UGA is soft and so are the coaches.

By Jean Shorts n' Wife Beaters

December 5, 2008 5:25 PM | Link to this

Blackberry Cobbler probably beats his kids with a camo belt every time they do something wrong.

What do you suggest should be done outside of normal repercussions for mistakes (running, up-downs, etc)? These kids playing football aren’t Pavlov dogs that you can instill “conditioned reflex’s” in. They are humans that make mistakes. However, these kids are Georgia Bulldawgs who are going to learn from their mistakes this year and whip some UF and Tech tail next year!

By Crimedog

December 5, 2008 5:26 PM | Link to this

Richt might be Mother Teresa in his private life, however, he is paid state money to be a football coach and build character in young men who are supposed to be college students. During Richt’s tenure at Georgia, his boys have consistently led the SEC in player arrests that include rape, auto theft, assault, drunk driving, fire arms charges, and the newest criminal activity, pillaging hospital plants. Two years ago, a Georgia player beat a high school student senseless and urinated on him, which cost the player a one-game suspension. Richt teaches his players to violate the rules of the game by sending them on the field to dance and taunt the opposing team. It was appalling to see photos of Richt wearing a Georgia logo signing bombs with clever slogans in Iraq. He talks the talk, but as a football coach, his actions give him away.

By BillDawg

December 5, 2008 5:37 PM | Link to this

WestCoastistheBestCoast is a liberal, pinko, commie sissy!!

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December 5, 2008 6:36 PM | Link to this

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By BR

December 5, 2008 7:35 PM | Link to this

I am a huge Dawg fan and am not disgruntled. The defense prevented us from being at the Dome this weekend, and that’s just a fact. Time to move on. Same goes for Tech—of course they are still celebrating. The only thing they have to live for is beating Georgia, and finally after 7 years they did it—barely (beating a very average GA team). You can’t blame them… they don’t know how to handle a winning season!

ROLLLL TIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Shocked

December 5, 2008 9:52 PM | Link to this

The most shocking thing I read on here was that a member of the main stream media teaches Sunday School. I’m afraid to ask the denomination….

By tom

December 5, 2008 10:16 PM | Link to this

One question for the Gators: what the did you talk about before Tebow, and what will you talk about after he leaves? I live in Jacksonville and the coverage he gets is ridiculous. For those who think this is a “neutral” site for the Ga-fla game I suggest reading the local paper and listening to Jacksonville talk radio. I hope to hell the game moves to a home and home schedule. Would the Gators think the game was “neutral” if it was played in Atlanta, and they had to fly there while UGA bused 70 miles? If you haven’t guessed by now,Rollllll Tide! Gators all suffer from selective memory - they choose to forget everything before 1990. Check the record book, you jerks - UGA STILL lead the series!!

By cwm

December 6, 2008 6:52 AM | Link to this

ALL YOU TECH FANS NEED TO LIGHTEN UP … U BAND WAGON JUMPERS … WHERE HAVE U BEEN ….. YOU ALL PROBABLE DON’T EVEN KNOW THE NAME OF YOUR WIDE RECEIVERS…..

By falcon

December 6, 2008 7:13 AM | Link to this

No way will I be pulling for the jean short wearing gators and their coach with the squirrel head. Roll Tide!

By Three Man Rush

December 6, 2008 7:55 AM | Link to this

Did any of you coach wannabe’s check out the Bulldog’s defensive alignment against Tech? Richt doesn’t know what he’s doing.

He’s the wrong coach, in the wrong sport, at the wrong time, in the wrong stadium, with the wrong playbook, for the wrong team, in the wrong conference, upsetting the wrong fans.

I record all the Bulldog’s games, and using my 1080p and slow motion and the magnification feature I can spot exactly what Richt missed in his game plan.

By bulldogsux

December 6, 2008 8:30 AM | Link to this

Ahhh. Leaving for the SEC Championship game in a few minutes. Will be a great game between two teams that beat the hell out of an over-rated, underperforming mutt team.

Tom…Jax was just fine with you mutts before 1990. And the only way you have the series all time record is if you count games before 1930. That’s right, 1930. You should be so proud.

Have a nice day watching the games from your couch and talking about how much you hate the Gators who own your dawg-asses!!!

By JenniferUGA

December 6, 2008 9:06 AM | Link to this

GOOOOOOO BAMA & Kick some UF a*! I am a UGA fan and have been since the 70’s no matter what their season holds. But since we play UF every year and they are so obnoxious and whiney, I will definitely be pulling for the Tide. Plus Bear was a distant relative of mine. I love the Dawgs with all my heart and are never ashamed of them. By the way BULLDOGSUX, you do not own us, we lead the series, catch up!

By JenniferUGA

December 6, 2008 9:10 AM | Link to this

WAY TO GO TOM !!!!!!

By bulldogsux

December 6, 2008 9:11 AM | Link to this

Catching up every year Jennifer!!!

Ancient history, uga-ly has a small lead. Recent history, dawgs are the property of the GATORS. Thanks to the evil genius!!!!

You are correct…There are obnoxious Gator fans, no doubt. Just like there are obnoxious uga-ly fans. Those that think it’s a one-way deal are delusional :-)

By JenniferUGA

December 6, 2008 9:19 AM | Link to this

BULLDOGSUX I will agree with you on the obnoxious fan part and will add to that. The fans who make me sick, are the fans who only jump on the bandwagon when it is a great season, but if it is a loss to UF, Bama and GT or basically any team, they are ugly about their coaches and want their heads to roll. Wasn’t it the same coaching last year for UGA? I might be wrong because I keep up with the players more. But what a season we had!

By 86Gator

December 6, 2008 9:25 AM | Link to this

December 6th — Yet another SEC Championship game is upon us. These two teams are no doubt the best in the SEC and probably the nation. Whoever wins, I will be pulling for the SEC to win another Championship.

I have been dismayed to read all these anti-Gators posts and the negativity of all the Georgia fans.

I am a Gator alumni born of two University of Georgia alumni. (As my dad said when questioned about having his sons attend UF, “In state tuition is better school loyalty, expecially when it includes out-of-state tuition”) In fact, my father’s family gave land to what is now the old campus of the Unversity of Georgia. I married a Georgia peach! The University of Georgia is my second favorite school and I hope they win every game except when they play the University of Florida.

I understand where the Georgia fans are coming from. When I was a young kid, the top two schools in the SEC were Alabama and Georgia. Times have changed. Both schools made poor coaching hires since the Bear and Dooley retired. This allowed other schools to gain ground in the conference. As for Bama, Coach Bill Curry and Ray Perkins were great coaches who continued the greatness of Alabama… but the fans, for whatever reason, chased them off. As for Georgia, they should have hired Erik Russell instead of Ray Goff…what a mistake. Look what Russell did for Georgia Southern. Simply put, recruits don’t like instability or mediocrity. That has been the story line on both Alabama and Georgia over the last decade or so with a few good years scattered in between.

Bear Bryant use to say that Florida was the sleeping giant of the SEC. If and when they found a coach, everybody would be playing for second place. In 1990, we found Steve Spurrier who built the foundation that has made Florida the success it is today. Urban Meyer is continuing that tradition. But credit has to go to our Athlethic Director Jeremy Foley. It’s not just football but the other sports as well. UF has won the SEC All Sports Trophy 17 of the last 18 years — for both men and women’s sports. The root of all this hatred coincides with the success that Florida has achieved — both in the field of sports but also academically. Bama fans and UGA fans do not like it being a middle of the road school in the SEC.

Two of the last three fb coaches (Spurrier and Meyer) at Florida have a swaggeer and walk what they talk. I’m sure, GA fans would like Florida to go back to the days of Zook, Hall, Pell, Dickey, etc …

Unless and until Dawg fans look in the mirror and realize the problem lies with your athlethic director, your fan base, and your administration, the only national championships you will produce is in gymnastics!

Florida woke up and hired the best AD in the nation, who in turn, went for the best coaches he could find for all the sports. Success breeds success! Alabama, tired of mediocrity hired Sabin and their on the cusp of playing for a national championship. Coach Richt is a good coach but is he a great coach??

On another issue, all these Georgia fans who want to change the location of the annual GA-FL game from Jacksonville to home and home. Funny, you didn’t have that opinion when you were beating FL on a regular basis in the 1970s and 1980s. Dooley had no problem because this allowed UGA to recruit in Florida. If I remember correctly, Florida made those same arguments during this time frame. Basically, loosers make excuses and winners win!

Florida got tired of loosing and we decided to do something about it! This is why Georgia fans dislike the Gators so much! Envy! If you are tired of loosing to Florida, tired of other teams invading Georgia evey December for the SEC Championship game, tired of …. do something about it and quit complaining!

I am a proud Gator who loves the Dawgs. In fact, when I attend the UF-UGA game, clad in my orange and blue, I wear my Dad’s UGA Class of 47 ring around my neck and over my heart to remind me of the many fond memories we had together attending that game every year from 1969 to 1998. And yes, Florida lost most of those games but I pulled for UGA to win the 1980 and 1981 NC games. My wife and I now attend that game together — she in her Red and Black and me in my Orange and Blue.

As for tonight, this should be a great game! Win or lose, I will pull for the SEC Champion to win the NC game against Oklahoma, who is coached by a former Gator: Bob Stoops!

Good luck Gators; Good luck Tide

GO GATORS!!!!

By Arm24jeff

December 6, 2008 9:27 AM | Link to this

I’m a Dawg fan for life, win or lose… Losing to Tech was like kissing a sister, but Tech played the better game, and congrats to them. I live in FL, and have to deal with Gator fans all the time.. Short of a hole opening up in the earth (just kidding), I guess I have to let the Gators be the team I cheer for. I want the team that will represent the SEC with more power. Either way, will be a great game to watch.

By tom

December 6, 2008 9:31 AM | Link to this

bulldogsux- you dumb a*…..history includes EVERY year, not just a turning point you inbred swamp scum choose. Your lack of class and St. Timmy a*-kissing has made you the most hated school in conference. Just remember, jerk - college football is cyclical (big word - better check THE dictionary in Gainesville). You’ll be down again. And don’t expect any compassion (another word foreign in Gainesville) when it happens.

By JenniferUGA

December 6, 2008 9:39 AM | Link to this

That was touching 86 Gator about wearing your dad’s ring near your heart, Did he pass away? If so my sympathies and I am not be sarcastic. GOOOOOOO Georgia Bulldogs and ROLL TIDE!

By JenniferUGA

December 6, 2008 9:46 AM | Link to this

TOM “history includes EVERY year, not just a turning point”. I agree totally! As far as I am concerned UF just started the game when Spurrier came on board, while we’ve and the rest have been playing long before the 1990’s. 2 National Championships 1942 and 1980. GO Dawgs and Roll tide!

By JenniferUGA

December 6, 2008 9:49 AM | Link to this

86GATOR Sorry I misspelled, i meant being instead of be

By Nugene

December 6, 2008 10:07 AM | Link to this

To: Bulldogsux…or whatever.

Read my blog again…a little more slowly this time might help you to understand what I am saying…duh!!!

By loyaldawgfan

December 6, 2008 11:25 AM | Link to this

86 Gator What a great story. I have been watching the Dawgs my whole life 40+ years and we’ve had our ups and downs. Had we not had such high expectations this year, it would be easier to accept these losses. The games we lost, were lost basically because we did not play as we should or could have. Yes, there were a few bad or missed calls, but these losses fall squarely on our shoulders, whether it be poor coaching or poor execution. The Dawgs of old came out fighting, especially when down. This team appeared to give up when down, so don’t blame AL or FL for playing their best games and beating us. We need to hopefully learn from our mistakes and maybe next season will be better. Anyway, whoever wins the SECCG today, I hope they make the SEC proud and take it all the way to a NC. I also hope everyone stops and realizes that football is a game. My life doesn’t change regardless of what happens on a football field. AND, if the Dawgs do well next year, I will not get on any blog and be a trash talker; it’s cheap and ugly regardless of who id doing the garbage talk.

By 86Gator

December 6, 2008 1:53 PM | Link to this

JenniferUGA — Yes he passed away in 1999 at the age of 79. He was so proud of his Dawgs! In fact, I have on my basement wall (along with my Gator decorations) his Georgia decorations. His favorite was a picture called “Over the Top” from the 1980 NCgame in which Herschel Walker leaped into the endzone of a Notre Dame defender) And to those reading this, I married a GA Bulldog. We have a six year old daughter — who pulls for the Dawgs against “those stinky Gators” — too many UGA fans on the wife’s side of the family. But I have patience! I too was a Dawg fan until I opened my eyes!.

Good luck in whatever Bowl game UGA goes to. I trust you will represent the SEC in fine tradition and beat whoever you play.

Go Gators

By Steve

December 6, 2008 3:02 PM | Link to this

OT

The reason why the sec sells out it’s championship game and the acc hasn’t has several reasons:

Location—any fan of an sec team can drive to atlanta in short time. atlanta also has more graduates from uga, uf, bama and auburn and maybe tennessee living here than any other city. try living in boston and driving to tampa or jax. or even blacksburg or maryland. it’s a long drive. you’ve also had the champ game much longer than the acc. football is the bigger sport for most sec schools. basketball is bigger for half the acc. if you had say ga tech or va tech playing miami or clemson or fsu and the game was in the dome and these teams were say 11-1 or 10-2 and a birth to the nat champ game was on the line for a team, it would sell out no matter where it was. i guarantee you if a 9-3 ga team played a 9-3 bama team in tampa this year, it would not sell out. especially with the economy stinking. if the gators and tide were 9-3 this year and out of the nc picture, then it would not sell out. that’s the other big reason. almost every sec championship has national championship ramifications. botton line is the sec title game has 2 main things going for it. location and how good the two teams were this year. if clemson or gt has a chance at the title game and a miami or fsu was ranked in the top 10, that game would no dount be a sell out. wait and see. you’re going to see the acc’s top 5 teams be in contention for a nc in the next 2 years. and you’ll see a acc champ game sell out. a 10-2 bama against a 9-3 florida would not sell out this year. that is a fact.

By Sautee Dawg

December 6, 2008 3:16 PM | Link to this

86Gator

Glad you got to grow up attending all those games with your dad. Not many people get to do that. Took my 7 year old grandson to his first UGA game last year vs AUBURN and it will forever be one of my most favorite not because we won but because of him being there. We were late getting into the stadium and when we walked out of the tunnel to our seats and he saw 92,000 screaming fans, his eyes got so big i thought they would pop out. He looked up at me and said “papa this is huge x 2” don’t have a clue where he came up with that phrase at but, i thought it was the best description of football in the South, especially in the SEC. Certain passion here in the south for college football. I read a post somewhere that said here in the South students learn at an early age that 2+2 don’t =4 it = 3rd down and 6.

Don’t hate the Gators or it’s fans as you described, the word envy you used pretty much sums it up. Don’t care which one wins today in the Dome both have great programs, scary part is the amount of underclassmen that are on both teams. Gators defense is the most improved i have ever watched play, only weakness i saw was maybe secondary, but Bama don’t have the big play threat to exploit it. Otherhand Bama’s defense is pretty solid across the board, should be a great game. If Bama keeps it close going into the 4th i think they win. if the get behind early though i don’t think they have the offense to come from behind.

Great post about your dad, i bet he’s also glad you married a Peach!! Agree with you also on the Bill Curry deal, Bama has a great coach now but think what they would have accomplished with Curry. UGA and Fla. would probally be fighting over the scraps right now.

By Scott

December 6, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this

So much for those sec defenses. lol

By Pitbull

December 6, 2008 7:55 PM | Link to this

I have been a Bulldog for 40 years and I do not consider myself a “disgruntled bystander” as the headline for this story claims. I love the broad brush strokes that AJC headline writers use. Not.

I am also happy with our 9-3 record. I wish it could have been 12-0 but we lost to 3 outstanding teams. It was not the devestating event that this newspaper’s writers make it out to be.

If we win our bowl, we will have a 10 wins season for the 6th time in 7 years. I can live with that kind of success. I have lived with a lot worse in the past.

Vince won 201 games over 25 years and for you Tech math majors out there that is approximately 8 wins a year.

I love my ogs, but my hat is off to Alabama, Florida, and Tech. All three schools had excellent teams this year, but I hope we beat them next year.

By D'Marcus Jefferson, Kappa Alpha pledge at UGA

December 6, 2008 8:05 PM | Link to this

Hey DAWG fans, how does it feel to watch two teams who took you to the woodshed play in your backyard? You deserve it… your team sucks….PRESEASON #1….what a JOKE!!!!

Bye bye KnowShow and Pudge!

You DAWG fans are like BRAVES fans….FAIR WEATHERED!! WHAT A JOKE!!!

By Kharma

December 6, 2008 9:01 PM | Link to this

BAMA STAN- Where are you at now??????? How does it feel to know that you guys benefited from a weak schedule, in a weak division? You guys are terrible and had no business being on the turf with Florida. You were paper #1’s and it showed tonight. Have fun playing Utah in the Sugar Bowl. That should be a great one… What a joke your team, your coach, your qb, your defense with big fat Cody are. HAHAHAHA.

By Edwardo

December 6, 2008 9:28 PM | Link to this

Appropriate column considering that before the season Georgia was expected to be playing in this game and on the way to the BCS championship. And it should erk (sic) every Dog fan that Florida (as usual) is here instead. Maybe this irksomeness will make its way through to the players and they can learn to block, tackle and hold onto the ball better next year. That’s how you win championships.

BTW, leave it to Williamson to work Bruce Springsteen into a conversation about Georgia football. He should have used “Al Kooper ‘discovering’ Lynyrd Skynyrd” as his metaphor — this is Southern football, after all. Plus I’ve heard that Skynyrd is really Hondo’s favourite band…

By bulldogsux

December 7, 2008 12:19 PM | Link to this

Great trip to Atlanta yesterday and a great game. Just made reservations for Miami.

86gator…great read, thanks for the post.

Tom…nice post as well, your vocabulary is really impressive.

For you revisionist historians, UGA owns the all time record because of what happened before 1950. It is NOT just since Spurrier arrived. UF led the series in the 50’s and 60’s (you might want to check the record books on that :-)), UGA led the 70’s and 80’s and the Gators have owned the dawgs since 1990…THANKS HBC!!!! So we know all too well that UGA owns the all-time due to domination before 1950. Domination since is what matters today so y’all keep hanging onto that all-time pacifier.

Sadly, UGA will fire one of the finest people in college football just like AU, TN and MSU did this year…because of what is going on at Bama and UF. Not saying it is right but the handwriting is on the wall.

I pulled for UGA to beat Hawaii last year and have been to 2 Sugar Bowls UGA played in, pulling for ‘em there also. Because UGA is in the SEC…that is how it ought to be.

By bulldogsux

December 7, 2008 12:24 PM | Link to this

By the way…congrats to Bama for a great season and great game. Overachieved and it is scary to think of where you are headed!

And congrats to the Gators. Without an All-SEC tight end, two key interior defensive linemen and THE BEST PLAYER IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL, defeated a heckuva team in a great game.

By Impotent Dog

December 9, 2008 10:11 PM | Link to this

I will be pulling my limp johnson during the SEC game, drinking beer and getting high. Who cares who wins after this horrible season, nothing to look forward to in the dismal future. Just more Richt ads for fancy furniture outlets and good old Ford trucks, built Georgia Football tough.

God it sucks to be a Georiga fan….

woof woof woof