Mr. College Football

By 82DAWG

September 27, 2007 8:11 AM | Link to this

I won’t be surprised to see Georgia come out flat Saturday against Mississippi, struggle to score points and win or lose a nail-biter on the UGA defenses’ ability at the end to stop a late Rebel drive.

By SECisFootball

September 27, 2007 8:14 AM | Link to this

Tony…as an Alabama fan, I could not agree with your comments about John Parker Wilson more. The kid had a great year in 2006 and he is learning a completely new system which is a little more complex than the Mike Shula “Ok…run it again” offense. He is struggling a bit this year but I have no doubt he will overcome that. He is too good a QB not to.

As for UGA-Ole Miss…No brainer. UGA win and they win big. Ole Miss is a train wreck who will likely be searching for a new coach after the season is over.

By 59bulldawg

September 27, 2007 8:22 AM | Link to this

Most of us want to beat Tennessee so bad, there probably is a danger of overlooking Ole Miss. I hope not though … because the Rebs could be a dangerous team if we don’t play well … like we sometimes have a habit of doing after a big win. Whatever the key to consistent excellence we still don’t have it on a weekly basis. I know this is a young and improving team but I’ve noticed this in past years as well. If we ever hope to challenge for a national championship again we are going to have to consistently perform at a level of excellence not seen in quite some time. However I think this coaching staff is more than capable of getting them to that point.

By Spike

September 27, 2007 8:24 AM | Link to this

Tony, you are right on the money in each comment today. No complaints here. The Dogs better be ready.

By Thanks for the predictions

September 27, 2007 8:24 AM | Link to this

Tony, what are you talking about? If you’re going to mention the win/loss records of Clemson’s opponents, why not mention the win/loss record of the Div. I teams that GT has beaten? I suspect it’s because the 0-4 does not sound very good. (I also suspect the luster of that “big” ND win is completely gone.)

Also, why mention Clemson’s meltdown last season to discuss how good they are this season? It was painfully obvious that last season’s problem was that Clemson’s QB was terrible. (Well, apparently everyone but Tenuta figured that out.) The QB has been replaced by someone that makes good, accurate throws and doesn’t lose the games with his arm or head. This is a huge difference from last season’s QB play. (If you look back at the stats from the Clemson/GT game last season, you’ll see that Clemson’s QB completed less than 50% of his passes and threw for about 150 yards. Not exactly dominating.)

But, ultimately, you write for the AJC, so I have to accept that you will be a homer for GT. Perhaps on Monday you can give Clemson some credit for actually being a good team.

Also, please be sure to predict GT getting the upset on Saturday. Your picks have been fantastic so far.

By KR

September 27, 2007 8:31 AM | Link to this

UGA will probably start flat against Ole Miss, but it will last long. I think they win by a touchdown or two.

I didn’t see anything glaringly wrong with Wilson’s performance; they just lost. It happens sometime. I didn’t think he was as good as some ‘Bama fans made him out to be in the offseason, and I don’t think he’s as bad as some are saying he is now. Cut the kid some slack.

I’m watching Kentucky with amusement this year. One has to wonder how long they can keep it going.

Clemson looks pretty good so far, but as you said, they did last year too.

Auburn has the talent to beat Florida. But it won’t happen if they play like they have in the first 4 games this year. We’ll see if Tuberville has any motivational skills.

WAR EAGLE!

By Bob

September 27, 2007 8:32 AM | Link to this

Tony,

I have just about given up on a lot of the people who write in the blogs or get on sports talk radio. If we had had this stuff around in the 60s and 70s Bear himself would be under attack. I have heard the attacks on Wilson and find them absurd. I think most of the morons who post these stupid remarks have ever set foot in their favorite team’s classrooms.

This attitude should not surprise anyone. Last year the blogs were full of folks looking for Richt’s head and still spewing all this crap about he only won with Donnan’s recruits. We know that isn’t true, but it makes them feel better. The blogs make them feel important so they can be a fantasy coach.

Georgia needs to be focused this week. We cannot afford to have a post Bama let down.

By Atlanta Gator

September 27, 2007 8:38 AM | Link to this

1. Depends on which UGA team shows up, the one that showed a lot of heart and some suspect execution at times in beating Bama on the Tide’s homefield, or the one that let USC’s linemen manhandle them at the line of scrimmage. In fairness to Ole Miss, if they can maintain the same level of intensity they showed against Florida, it’s going to be a broadcast worthy game.

2. A sizable portion of the Bama fan base is notoriously fickle. Give the kid a chance to learn, improve and prove himself. He’s shown a lot of potential, and it IS a rebuilding year for the Tide. If any UA fans thought their team was going to contend for the SEC West and a January 1 bowl berth, they were smoking the whacky weed. Success won’t come overnight, but Saban has them on the right path.

3. Prediction: Wildcats will get it done handily against Florida Atlantic. Question: Who will want it more——UK or USC? It’s the battle of UK offensive talent against the resurrected dreams of USC football for 2nd place in the SEC East.

4. Frankly, if Clemson played in the SEC East, they would the fourth, maybe the fifth team. But a team is judged by its competition, and Clemson is as likely as BC to emerge as ACC champions at the end of the season. Let’s acknowledge, however, that ACC football is weaker this year than any since FSU joined the conference, and the ACC is the weak sister of the BCS conferences.

5. No bets on Florida yet. The UF-AU game will be the most telling of the season for the Gators. If Tebow & Harvin et al can hang 30+ on the Tigers’ defense, then they genuinely deserve to be ranked among the top 5 in the country. We shall see. Personally, I’ll take a win. Any win.

By KR

September 27, 2007 8:38 AM | Link to this

I shouldn’t post without caffeine…

I meant to say - UGA will probably start flat against Ole Miss, but it will NOT last long. I think they win by a touchdown or two.

By BadDawg

September 27, 2007 8:42 AM | Link to this

Is Ole Siss still in the league?

By Another Ed

September 27, 2007 8:43 AM | Link to this

1. GA may struggle this week for the same reason many predicted ‘Bama would not play well last week. GA is coming off an emotional, tough game. Ole Miss is no slouch. GA could struggle. And GA plays at home. For some reason, GA is not as focused at home as on the road. Time will tell.

2. Why are ‘Bama fans picking on JPW? The same reason GA fans are picking on Stafford. There are some in each fan base, like on many teams, that feel the backup is better. If the backup was better, he would not be the backup! Fans always know better than the coaches. I agree, back off the kid and let him play.

3. Kentucky better be focused on this week and not think about next week. Fail to focus on this week, and next week will not be as important. Kentucky can score on most anyone, can they stop anyone? This could be a good week to find out.

4. Who knows? Will we know after Saturday either? Clemson has shown the ability to be incredibly inconsistent in past years. Maybe this one is different.

5. I think FL showed Tennessee as a poor defensive team. Auburn can play defense. Might be a good game, or Gators may blow them out of the water. Auburn needs to sustain drives to keep Tebow off the field. That could be a tall order considering Auburn’s offensive shortcomings this year. That said, Gators cannot afford to look ahead to LSU next week.

Roll Tide!

Roll Tide!

By quaildawg

September 27, 2007 8:44 AM | Link to this

You failed to mention one big difference in the first two games of OSU and USC and the transistion from Bama to this weeks matchup with Ole’Miss. The first two were back to back in Athens. Last week vs. Bama figure that maybe 10K UGA fans got to attend. That means 72K UGA fans had a nice little celebration in their home are chomping at the bit to let off some emotions. I expect that Richt and his coaching staff will have team ready. Fans can help build emotion but can’t and don’t make plays. The players do! UGA 31 Ole’ Miss 17

By Atlanta Gator

September 27, 2007 8:44 AM | Link to this

59bulldawg——Beware! Ole Miss might be a tougher game for the Dawgs than Tennessee. Florida has already played both, and you saw the results. Ole Miss showed a lot more heart, if not talent. Even with great young talent for the future, Tennessee feels like it is at the end of a coaching era.

By 59bulldawg

September 27, 2007 8:52 AM | Link to this

Well said, Bob! I’ve often thought that myself.

By 59bulldawg

September 27, 2007 8:52 AM | Link to this

Well said, Bob! I’ve often thought that myself.

By 59bulldawg

September 27, 2007 8:59 AM | Link to this

Atlantic Gator, Don’t get me wrong … I’m scared to death of Ole Miss … especially with the kind of heart they displayed against your Gators. I think it will be a tough game if we don’t play our best.

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 27, 2007 9:03 AM | Link to this

Isn’t Ole Miss 1-3? I know that doesn’t mean a damn thing in reality, but our guys should rip and rip big time. Throw the ball DOWN the field. We will need that in our bag of tricks sooner or later this season.

Tony, IF Clemson beats Tech. You mean WHEN Clemson beats Tech.

How dare you question a Bama fans motives? They unashamedly hired Saban and celebrated him like the second coming of the bear. You think they will let a QB slip past a hard fought loss?

Auburn’s defense may make Tebow wish he was a pocket passer. Okay maybe not.

By 59bulldawg

September 27, 2007 9:12 AM | Link to this

Atlanta Gator … sorry about the typo in my last post! I try not to take any SEC team lightly … the league from top to bottom is just too good! But if we win in Knoxville, I will certainly take great pleasure in the victory. However the level of satisfaction just won’t be the same if we don’t get by the Rebs first.

By Atlanta Gator

September 27, 2007 9:13 AM | Link to this

gdawg~zoo——All true, my fine-feathered Bulldawg fan. But you must admit that Ole Miss is the BEST 1-3 team in the SEC. = )

By Atlanta Gator

September 27, 2007 9:31 AM | Link to this

59bulldawg——No offense taken. I’m really more of a Gulf-of-Mexico Gator, but I was an Atlantic Gator, too, before I finally became the Atlanta Gator.

Win or lose, I expect that Ole Miss will give your kids a good game. If talent determines, UGA wins by two touchdowns and a field goal. But heart and desire are the intangibles, maybe more in this game than most.

By Bob

September 27, 2007 9:33 AM | Link to this

I really think the SEC probably has fewer bad teams this year than any year I can remember. Used to be we could always count on Vandy and UK to be bad. In the very recent past, it seemed Ole Miss and Miss State took up that mantel. This year, I don’t know. Not saying that they are great, but it does seem like this year that the old adage “on any given Saturday” may actually be pretty accurate. Auburn’s offense has been pretty bad, but their defense has been real tough. Miss State is not ready to challenge for a BCS bid, but they also don’t appear to be a team capable of losing to Maine like they did several years ago. The Dawgs better be ready to strap it on this week.

By Atlanta Gator

September 27, 2007 9:35 AM | Link to this

gdawg~zoo——You may also want to let CMR in on this newfangled football innovation: the “forward pass.” Rumor would have it that UGA has a talented quarterback capable of executing this new play. : P

By DWG

September 27, 2007 10:05 AM | Link to this

Kentucky and Woodson have put up big numbers against 4 horrible defenses. I’ll be interested to see how they do the next 4 weeks.

By Spike

September 27, 2007 10:12 AM | Link to this

Tony, one other comment.. THANKS for not mentioning ND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Roswell Ed

September 27, 2007 10:17 AM | Link to this

I used to think that UGA fans were the most classless.

I grew up here and all that barking for all those years off 1 player.

But since Bammer hired this lying worthless priSatan, my mind has been changed.

I’ve never seen a group of adults get so wet over anything in my life.

When I read that the were questioning Wilson I was shocked. This kid has played his heart out, is the MVP of their team and he is being questioned?

Where is Gundy when you need him.

Shame on the Bammer nation.

They’re like Lennie in of Mice and Men.

You’re going to squeeze your program to death.

It’s just football people.

By mcdawg

September 27, 2007 10:41 AM | Link to this

i get the sense that we will see the offense really start to gel for the first time this week-the D while very talented still gives me pause based on last week’s game-never should have gone into OT in the first place-need to see the D score some points-its going to be a 1:00 game which usually means fairly dull atmosphere

By Erk

September 27, 2007 10:51 AM | Link to this

1 - I think Ga will beat Ole Miss despite just winning a big game because I’m betting on Ole Miss being down after almost beating Florida.

2 - Bama fans are expecting too much. Saban will have them back at the top of the conference but not this early (although I do wonder how long Saban will stay).

3 - Kentucky will beat Fla Atlantic but will lose to Fla, Ga, and possibly South Carolina.

4 - Clemson has not beaten anyone that’s very good. Win or lose against Tech they will still lose 3 or 4 at the end of the year and continue their usual late season collapse. Maybe they prove me wrong with the play of the new QB but I doubt it.

5 - As you say Florida is probably somewhere in between their Tennessee & Ole Miss performances. With their talented but young defense I think they will lose to LSU & either SC or GA. Tebow’s running between the tackles against SEC teams every week will take its toll and cost them a game.

By bamadon

September 27, 2007 11:01 AM | Link to this

JOHN PARKER WILSON HAS PLAYED GREAT AND BAD AT TIMES FOR BAMA THIS SEASON,BUT BAMA LOST TO THE DAWGS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BETTER PLAYERS!!! JUST REMEMBER DAWGS AND BAMA FANS WE HAVE 2 COMMON EMENIES THAT WE HATE THE VOLS AND THE BUZZARDS FROM THE PLAINS!!! SO ROLL TIDE AND GO YOU HAIRY DAWGS!!!

By gamecockgary

September 27, 2007 11:02 AM | Link to this

the plight of the georgia bulldog was determined by the solid gamecock victory in athens…face it/for the sec east it is the year of the gamecock…a little bump in the road against lsu will be revenged in the title game…uggga, reptiles and hillbillies will be playing for second place and don’t count out rich brooks’ kitties…SPURRIER RULES!!!!!!!!!!!

By Spike

September 27, 2007 11:12 AM | Link to this

Gary.. Beat UF and UT and I will be crowing with you. Until then, keep dreaming.

By Scout Dawg

September 27, 2007 11:22 AM | Link to this

Atlanta Gator thanks for providing a rational, reasonable Gator view to bounce ideas off. As a long-long time dawg fan who has read these blogs for a while who has never posted a comment I just wanted to thank you for your respectful and insightful entries here. NEVER thought I would say this but welcome Gator fan. PS… While I felt somehow wrong and wished it was my Dawgs I was rooting for I sure did get crunked last year watching the Gators give a good ole fashioned SEC thumping to the slow 10 for the Nat Championship.

By Erk

September 27, 2007 11:28 AM | Link to this

Gamecockgary,

The plight of the South Carolina Gamecock was determined by the season ending injury of Brinkley. Yoda says “Win the SEC East you will not”. However, I guess if you only lose 2 or 3 this year your fans will go ahead and declare a national championship.

By Pitbull

September 27, 2007 11:43 AM | Link to this

Mississippi will be a tough game and the Dogs better have their game face on if they want to win. Mississippi is every bit as good as South Carolina.

So Dogs, tighten your chin straps and hang on to the football when it is thrown to you. We are going to need this game as a W if we are going to an upper tier bowl game this year.

We can still win the SEC East because South Carolina is going to implode at some point.

Florida’s Tebow is going to get up from a tackle after running the ball and be wearing his chinstrap on his head. Then the Florida offense will go in the crapper.

Tennessee has 2 losses and will have at least 2 or maybe even 3 more before the end of the year.

Kentucky and Vanderbilt can play football as we learned last year. They will knock of somebody so do not let it be us.

So Dogs, do not let Mississippi be your Kentucky or Vanderbilt this year and you may play for the SEC at year’s end.

By ATLDawg

September 27, 2007 12:06 PM | Link to this

Auburn has a “top-shelf” defense? Are you kidding? A top-shelf defense should be able to impose its will on the opposing team. And against mostly bottom-shelf offenses, Auburn has not done that even once.

The only team Auburn held to under 300 yards was Miss. State who still beat them and rushed for 172 yards. Kansas State and USF both outgained Auburn. Mighty UTEP held New Mexico State to fewer yards rushing than Auburn did. Kansas State is the only team that did not rush for over 100 yards, but they only attempted 16 rushing plays.

Auburn’s defense has failed to keep mediocre rushing offenses from rushing on them. And has failed to keep mediocre passing offenses from passing on them.

A top-shelf defense shuts down the other teams strength and imposes its will. Auburn hasn’t done it against the crappy teams they faced so far, and they certainly won’t do it against UF’s high-powered offensive juggernaught. Combined with Auburn’s woefully pathetic offense, it could get real ugly in Gainesville on Saturday.

Auburn’s only hope is to get some turnovers (but they rank 11th in the SEC in that category), special teams or defensive TDs, and pass the ball against the Gators.

By NorCal Dawg

September 27, 2007 12:12 PM | Link to this

Anyone who has ever played football knows it takes more than a good coach to make sure a team doesn’t look ahead to a future opponent. The athletes have to view this week’s opponent as a legit threat. Florida playing a tight game with Ole Miss last week was the best thing that could have happened to UGA. They’ll be ready.

Still worried about the OL. Granted they played well against Alabama, but AL doesn’t (yet) have the athletes to mount a significant threat.

As the great Wolf (Harvey Kaitel) said in Pulp Fiction, “Let’s not start _ __ gentleman”

By Atlanta Gator

September 27, 2007 12:49 PM | Link to this

gamecockgary——I second Spike’s sentiment. IMHO, if the Evil Genius and the Gamecocks pull out an SEC East Division title, that would represent a greater coaching feat than all 7 SEC championships and the BCS MNC that SOS won at Florida. Win the SEC East, and I’d be inclined to tip my visor to the OBC and let out a “c**-a-doodle-doo” for the Gamecocks.

That having been said, it’s usually good form not to count your, uh, chickens before they’re hatched.

By Atlanta Gator

September 27, 2007 12:58 PM | Link to this

Scout Dawg——You are observations are wise, Grasshopper.

I think every regular contributor on these AJC sports blogs would benefit from three things:

1. Keep your sharp comments to rival fans on the good-natured side;

2. A little wit and genuine humor helps the medicine go down;

3. Kill the jerks with kindness, and if that doesn’t work, ignore them completely. It drives the drive-by flamers absolutely nuts.

P.S. It’s okay to have cheered for the Gators when they thumped Ohio State (twice). Don’t tell anybody, but, sometimes, I cheer for the Dawgs. LOL

By Mekvertickleiben

September 27, 2007 1:01 PM | Link to this

Gamecock fans are even more dilusional than the Sabanation. In spite of playing pitifully, UGA had the ball in hand late to win the USC game. Yet, given their one victory over UGA in umpteen years you’d think the cocks dominated and a major shift in the SEC East techtonic plates has moved in their direction. Get a life, it hasn’t happened and won’t happen… USC will lose two more games this year. If I was Richt, in ‘08 when we win the toss against USC I’d defer to the 2nd half and try an onside kick, just to p** off Visor Boy. Miles trick play against the poutry farmers was a thing of beauty.

Regarding Ole Miss. It will be a very physical game. If we come out and open it up like we did against Bama I like our chances. If we play conservative and flat then it will be a lot closer than it should.

By Dawgingatorville

September 27, 2007 1:01 PM | Link to this

All I can say is Dawgs better be ready to play Saturday or they lose, and I am a Dawg fan all the way but come Saturday I will be screaming WAR EAGLE!!!

By Atlanta Gator

September 27, 2007 1:03 PM | Link to this

Pitbull——I cringe every time I see Tebow take off down the field, and if he continues to run like he did against Ole Miss, it is inevitable that he is going to get his bell rung eventually. but, have you seen his back-up yet. The kid is even bigger than Tebow, and is built like a fullback.

Urban Meyer being the smart guy that he is, I expect that the Gators will start to use the back-up in short yardage situations as they used Tebow last year as they get deeper into their SEC schedule. You heard it here first.

By toby young

September 27, 2007 1:09 PM | Link to this

THE ACC IS A WEAK CONFRENCE…FACTS..86 ACC players drafted in to the NFL last two years.19 were first round.UT has been pit-ta-full since losing to Clemson 3 years ago.On top of that south carolina is now rated higher than UT.UGA.AUBURN.ALABAMA.Now thats a weak confrence

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 27, 2007 1:27 PM | Link to this

Atlanta Gator, that would be my fear also about Stafford. These guys have plenty of talent around them that taking off isn’t really necessary. Tebow will get his bell rung as will Stafford if they want to be a running QB. I saw that back up QB you guys have and thought that JaMarcus Russell might have transferred instead of going pro.

By Aubie

September 27, 2007 1:30 PM | Link to this

The SEC has a fever, and the only prescription is MORE COWBELL! Go (Mississippi State) Bulldogs!

By HanDawg

September 27, 2007 1:52 PM | Link to this

Georgia owns Ole Miss but needs to play well from now on to get in the habit of dominating poor opposition and defeating strong. We can do well this year only if we become consistent and CATCH THE BALL. Those criticizing our D should pay more attention to the scoring defense stat. We continue to hold their score down=We should win every game. The O should score above 23 points every game, and that is the most we have given up. Our fans like to party…Read More: myspace.com/hanvance

By dawgfacedboy

September 27, 2007 1:57 PM | Link to this

I think it will come down to which UGA team shows up. Will the team (includes coaching staff) that performed like they were at the special olympics against S.C. show up? Or will the competitive team that didn’t quit against Bama in a hostile environment (eventhough we should’ve never let them back in the game) come to play? We better come to play or we’ll get embarassed!!

By FireFulmerNow!

September 27, 2007 2:01 PM | Link to this

Good SNL reference Aubie.

By Nate

September 27, 2007 2:01 PM | Link to this

Does anyone remember the UGA- Ole P** game last year??? Bc I do. The ONLY and I mean ONLY reason the pups won that game was because it was the WORST officiated game I have seen in the last 25 years no questions asked. The pups better be VERY careful or the UT game might be meaningless before it even starts. As for the AU-UF game beware of the tigers. The gators are wounded and the Tigers have a history of playing GREAT in big games. Should be pretty interesting!

By Atlanta Gator

September 27, 2007 2:02 PM | Link to this

gdawg~zoo——I came across an interesting anecdotal discussion on another blog this week about double-threat quarterbacks in the NFL. Several big-time blue-chippers, including Donovan McNabb, were quoted as saying that they took more physical abuse and suffered more injuries in the pocket than they ever did during their downfield runs.

Just for fun, I just checked the Gators ‘07 team roster. Tim Tebow is listed as 6’3”, 235 lbs. His principal back-ups, Bryan Waggener and Cameron Newton, are listed as 6’6”, 232 lbs., and 6’5”, 243 lbs. (Good lord, I can remember when everyone ranted and raved about Dan Marino being 6’4” and 210 lbs. out of Pitt.) These fellas are bigger than all but one of the Gator running backs. At their height and weight, Waggener and Newton could play linebacker, and even defensive line at many Division I schools.

Let us know if Jamarcus is available, though. He may have some eligibility left.

By Bill W.

September 27, 2007 2:08 PM | Link to this

The Dawgs better get ready this weekend for more SEC play. Remember this is a conf game so anything goes. I beleive Stafford has his best game to this point Saturday.

Dawgs- 37 Rebs- 20

By boots

September 27, 2007 2:21 PM | Link to this

Every SEC game this year is going to be an anxious one. I don’t think things have leveled out completely, but it is true that in ‘07 there are going to be some “surprise wins & loses” that really won’t be such a surprise.

I think the Dawgs learned from the SC game and will come out to make a statement against Ole Miss. Dogs win by 17. However, all this focus on CMR being 23-3 on opponents home fields has me concerned about TN. I hate talk about streaks and “impressive” stats prior to games like these.

Tony, do you think CMR is worried about Ole Miss or TN trying to steal plays? If so, we should put out a box of Krispy Kremes near the practice field - it will be sure to distract Fulmer away from the Dawgs at least.

By HanDawg

September 27, 2007 2:22 PM | Link to this

ACC is as consistently weak as their last champion. Our champ was Nat’l Champ again and Wake would have never won the SEC title, and bowl season, anyone, remember, you stunk as usual while we did our usual, too: Young Dawgs team was too physical for “Best” ACC team, VaTech. Clemson??? blown out by Lil Blue, etc. FSU-average, Miami-average, BC-slightly above average, Tech-average at best, Clemson-stupid and Wake up Tobacco Road…You really stink at football. S. Florida would win the ACC this year. Draft picks you mention mainly came from average or below average teams: NC State, Miami, FSU. Draft picks, please.

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 27, 2007 2:22 PM | Link to this

Atlanta Gator, I think I read that same thing about the QB’s getting hurt more often in the pocket than running. IMO those LB’s and DB’s can build up speed and blind side you a lot harder than just coming off the line. But since I don’t have to take the hits what do I know.

Looks like Vick got his Bling bottle mixed up with his water bottle.

By Nikki

September 27, 2007 2:25 PM | Link to this

I don’t think the Dawgs will look past Ole Miss after they came very close to posting an upset against Florida last week.

Moreno is starting to make a name for himself in the SEC. Let’s see what he does now that everyone knows what’s coming. I hope he passes the test Saturday.

By ATLDawg

September 27, 2007 2:27 PM | Link to this

Auburn has a history of (sometimes) playing UF tough in Auburn. They haven’t beat UF in Gainesville since 1994. In the last five UF-Auburn matchups, UF has won four of them.

UF’s close game with Ole Miss was not good for Auburn. If UF had blown-out the Rebs, they might have looked past Auburn ‘cuz of LSU the following week. Now, the Gators will definitely be focused.

UGA doesn’t have much to worry about with Ole Miss. UGA’s secondary is better than UF’s and Ole Miss’s rushing attack hasn’t been too difficult for anyone to stop. If we can avoid turnovers and our receivers stop dropping easy passes, UGA should put this game away late in the third quarter.

By Laughin Dawg

September 27, 2007 2:30 PM | Link to this

Note to ‘Bama fans: For the most part, you guys were great last weekend to our visiting Bulldog Nation…Until the game was over. As a Dawg fan, I know how pathetic we can get when we lose a close one, but I saw groups of grown men getting in fights with one another over UGA fans doing victory chants. Word to the wise for any ‘Bama fans that were out of line: DON’T COME TO ATHENS, YOU’LL GET YOUR A$$ KICKED IF YOU PULL THAT CRAP HERE.

By Clem

September 27, 2007 2:35 PM | Link to this

Atlanta Gator, That’s a pretty unfair statment you made that Clemson would be 4th at best in the SEC east. First let me start with a little history lesson for you. Georgia drop Clemson off it’s yearly schedule after 1992 stating that with the sec going to an 8 game schedule then still having Clemson every year was like having a nine game sec schedule. Thats a compliment from an sec school to the best acc school before FSU ran off so many titles. But any way the main point is you cannot compare Clemson as they are now versus if they were in the sec because if they were in the sec they would probably have a different team because some athletes will only play for an sec school so if Clemson were in the sec they would probably have a lot of different players. Also I know it’s not saying much but Clemson has beaten SC 6 of the last 7 years and whipped a pretty good Tennesse team a couple of years back. You can’t compare apples to oranges so people stop making these comparasions please.

By scott

September 27, 2007 2:47 PM | Link to this

I won’t be surprised if Auburn pulls one off on the Gators with Caldwell possibly out and Harvin not 100%. Blackmon is good in the middle and probably good enough to pop Tebow a few times and make him feel it. You’ve got the strengths and weaknesses of each team going against each other which might make this game closer and a lot more interesting than most people think, especially if AU can get their running game going. Go Dawgs.

By Atlanta Gator

September 27, 2007 3:02 PM | Link to this

Clem——It’s just an opinion, and since Clemson doesn’t play in the SEC East, everything I wrote about Clemson is purely hypothetical in that regard. However, I do note that the current AP Poll has Clemson ranked 13th, with Kentucky, South Carolina and Georgia immediately behind the Tigers.

I do agree that teams tend to rise to the level of their regular conference competition over time. I give you FSU as a prime example.

Let’s revisit this topic after Clemson has played Virginia Tech (soundly defeated by SEC’s LSU), Wake Forest, Boston College and South Carolina (your instate SEC rival). My $20 bet says Clemson loses at least two of those games, and is ranked behind UF, UK, UGA, USC and possibly UT when the season is over.

If I’m wrong you can call me out after the final AP Poll is released in January ‘08. I’ll still be around to down a healthy portion of crow if I’m wrong, and I’ll send you the $20.

By GrayDawg

September 27, 2007 3:06 PM | Link to this

Lets Play Some FOOTBALL!!!! Yea Baby. Gotta love the SEC!~

By Tommy Bow Wow Den

September 27, 2007 3:11 PM | Link to this

My team as of late is now a machine and we will win the ACC this year !Also, I know that we can compete with any SEC school year in and year out! We would love to play UGA every year but they are too darn afraid to play us. Yeah some of you uga fans will clamour about the last Clemson home game with Uga and the year before at your stupid horseshoe goofy looking stadium but if we played the game on a yearly basis I think we would definately win some games against the puppies!My Team will show you Uga fans how to put teams away, particulary the Yellow bees and Gamechickens! Face it UGA fans, You may have a letdown against the Rebels and will sink out of the polls while the mighty Clemson Tigers will surge ahead of the puppies and Gamechickens!!!!

By Clem

September 27, 2007 3:25 PM | Link to this

Atlanta Gator, Thanks for the response and I’m really only worried about the VT and Boston college games so you could be right about the two loses. But losing to two ranked teams to me for a team that has been as inconsistant as Clemson over the years would be pretty good. But I think that proves my point all the more that Clemson could probably hold there own in the SEC more than any other ACC school right now other than maybe VT. Hey and on a side note I’m a UGA fan as much as a Clemson fan so I love the ACC and SEC. Split parents growing up with one in Easley next to Clemson and Dad in atlanta. I’m actually attending UGA right now so I’m sure I’ll be talking to you again closer to our real big game. Also wanted to say one thing about all those people that say the ACC has become weak over the last couple of years. Have you guys thought that maybe the ACC is better than people thought before UM, VT, BC joined? Everybody says the ACC is done because FSU,UM,VT are not as good as they use to be but to me I think it’s that they are now playing in a tougher conference than they use to be so maybe those teams are not as good as everybody thought they were in the 90’s while playing in a soft Big East. I bet if Florida or UGA would have won like 5 national titles if they had been in the Big East in the 90’s. Funny how nobody thinks that Maimi down fall has anything to do with tougher games week in and week out vs. just beating FSU and VT every year to get to the National Title game. Just a thought I’d throw that out there.

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 27, 2007 3:31 PM | Link to this

Tommy Bow Wow Den, don’t you know by now that you shouldn’t start crowing until foour games past your Tech victory? You guys looked AWESOME against Tech last year and I thought damn this team (Clemson) will win the ACC EASY. What happened dude?

BTW, I would love to see Clemson back on the sched as those were some classic matchups in years goen by.

By Clem

September 27, 2007 3:33 PM | Link to this

Tommy Bow WOW, Dude as a fellow clemson fan I gotta say chill. Lets not get to full of ourselves you know how last year turned out after being 7-1. The only point I agree with was it was kind of lame the excuse UGA gave to get out of the yearly game with clemson. Yes clemson was hard to beat every year but even as a fan of both schools them not playing every year just doesn’t make sense. I don’t know how many of you know this but as the crow flies so to say Clemson and UGA are 1 mile closer than UGA and tech are. Yet they don’t play every year. Oh and incase your wondering when they play I pull for who ever is currently ranked higher. Still hurts when one has to lose though. I know I’m so messed up inside being a huge fan of both schools. Instead of a tag that say’s house divide I need one that say’s person divide. LOL

By Alabama Jack

September 27, 2007 3:33 PM | Link to this

You know there is intelligent and insightful commentary here along with the usual crap from dawg nation.

By DWG

September 27, 2007 3:41 PM | Link to this

Geez… how many times do the dawgs have to pound Clemson before they stop talking smack? The last time they were relevant FSU was an independent. Emabarrasing.

By Dark Corner Dawg

September 27, 2007 3:52 PM | Link to this

Hey Clem … Have you thought that since those teams like Miami , VT, BC and FSU have become somewhat weaker and possibbly have hurt their programs by joining the ACC. I think those programs have also suffered in their recruiting.The ACC is’nt a football powerhouse and they tried to make it better by getting FSU which dominated the ACC until last year. Now FSU is on the slide as well as Miami AND CLEMSON still cant take advantage of it in winning the ACC. So Clemson wouldnt sustain in the SEC week in and week out, if they could they would have won more Championships in recent years.

By DWG

September 27, 2007 3:57 PM | Link to this

The reason why we dropped Clemson was to play teams a little farther from home. Instead of playing folks in our back yard we went out and got games against Colorado and OK State. I wish we could do more home and home series against non-conference competition but the GA/FLA game prohibits that in an 11 game schedule. Florida has the same problem but they’ve been able to avoid the issue by playing FSU every year and we get stuck with Tech.

By george

September 27, 2007 3:57 PM | Link to this

UGA should keep in my mind that ole miss has lost by less than a touchdown to the last 5 ranked teams they’ve played, including last years game when the rebels outplayed Georgia but lost by 5

By bamadon

September 27, 2007 4:09 PM | Link to this

TO LAUGHIN PUP FROM BAMA NATION!!! TRY THAT MESS AT LSU AND YOU WOULD BE IN THE ER!!!! SO WE HAD SOME STUPID DRUNK BAMA FANS ACT UP!! IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AT OTHER SEC SCHOOLS EXCEPT VANDY, WHERE THE OTHER TEAMS HAS MORE FANS IN THE STANDS THAN VANDY FANS!!

By Dark Corner Dawg

September 27, 2007 4:10 PM | Link to this

Hey Tommy Bow WOW…. You better check that seat where your A$$ sits because I bet you may lose to those chickens as well. You may need to rub your stupid rock and do that stupid hillbilly yell or chant that those fans do before they spell Clemson(So Original).

By BjohnDAWG

September 27, 2007 4:10 PM | Link to this

This team is young and cannot overlook any team…Ole Miss coach needs a big win to save his job. And a win over the dawgs would be just his ticket.

Hopefully that is not going to happen, and the men concentrate on winning against the Rebels and worry about other teams as they pop up on the Schedule.

Go DAWGS! And to hell with Ga Tech.

By Big Dawg

September 27, 2007 4:18 PM | Link to this

IMO the Dawgs will win Saturday, but it will be close. If you look at our history with Ole Miss even in years where should have beaten them badly it always seems to be a close and hard fought game. Part of that is that they are not one of our rivalry games and we always seem to be playing them in between tough opponents. Our team has shown steady improvement each week and hopefully this will continue. Go Dawgs

By Mark

September 27, 2007 4:18 PM | Link to this

It is absurd for Bama fans to be so critical of JPW. Not every QB is going to be perfect. Some throws are going to get missed. Even Brodie Croyle missed a lot of open receivers in his day and he wasn’t learning a new offense like JPW is right now. Give the kid a break.

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 27, 2007 4:26 PM | Link to this

We usually play ALL the SEC teams close. Can’t we just once beat somebody down. Win by three touchdowns? Score like there is no tomorrow? I know that was the Auburn game last year but we need more than one game a year like that.

By Rusty

September 27, 2007 4:27 PM | Link to this

Could be a letdown game for UGA. I’m staying away from this one. Check out my other picks including a play on the USM/Boise St. game.

http://www.rustybanks.com

By War Eagle

September 27, 2007 4:31 PM | Link to this

Why all the talk about Bama, UGA? Dawgs put them in their place, who cares what Bama thinks of Parker.They are speaking their culture. Auburn beat Florida in 1994, when they were #1, same in 2001 when #2, won 2006, when UF(13-1) was National Champions. Never have lost to Urban Myers(0-1), but seem to win when the Gators are ranked in Top 5. This year will be an everlasting task, Auburn has too many young players.Take 18.5 though!!!!

By Dark Corner Dawg

September 27, 2007 4:34 PM | Link to this

BjohnDAWG… You are absolutely correct! We MUST concentrate on Ole Miss because we must win this game to keep momentum to win the East. We lose, we have no shot at the SEC title game.We are still on that 5 game losing streak in the East so we must continue to win the ones that we are supoosed to win.

By Denver Dog

September 27, 2007 4:37 PM | Link to this

Gamecock Gary, just remember, as Miami of Ohio is the “cradle of coaches”, South Carolina is the “graveyard of coaches.” Dietzel, Carlin, Bell, Morrison,Woods, Scott, Holtz, and now Beezelbub Spurrier. It is where they go when the cross the Rubicon.

By Know It All

September 27, 2007 4:44 PM | Link to this

I don’t expect us to overlook Ole Miss after the hell they gave us last year and the hell they gave Florida last week. That said, I don’t expect a blowout either. Those days are over folks. You’d better get used to it. The bottomdwellers come to win these days. Florida, Georgia, LSU. They don’t care who you are. I’d take a one point win over Ole Miss this weekend. A SEC win is an SEC win.

By Clem

September 27, 2007 4:46 PM | Link to this

Dark Corner Dawg you make a valid counter point but thats not the way I see it. Miami played for a NC not two years before joining the ACC say what you want but that weak Big East schedule was the only reason for all their success. And to DWG I actually read the the article back in 1992 where Vince stated the reason for not playing clemson anymore so your reason is not valid mine came from the horses mouth. Remember people I’m a huge Georgia fan as well as clemson. I’m also realisitic I know clemson has been a disappointment over the years but saying the ACC is weak over the years is not fair to some of those outstanding FSU teams and the other’s that had great years like GT 98 and Maryland 01.

By clawdawg55

September 27, 2007 4:49 PM | Link to this

To all of the Clemson fans molesting this blog , nothing you write will be taken seriously until you can win the ACC , which by the way is the weakest conference in college football.(WAC or ACC you Choose)

To the Bulldawg faithfull, I fully expect to come out flat against Ole Miss. I am not one of those doom and gloom fans, but if the past is any kind of indicator, the game will be closer than it should be, but will not in any way be a sign for Tenn fans as to how we will play them in Knoxville. I will be there Sat. expecting to Win!

I appreciate the class of most of the tide fans. In general they have been gracious loosers and realize they still have alot to play for. Any kind of sucess for them will be good for all of College football. Lay off of JPW, Saban is getting the most he can out of him. He played better than his talent should allow for.

Kentucky will loose 3 Games in the SEC. The win over Louisville was big for them but Syracuse exposed what kind of team they really are(Not#8 AP).Your game plan cant be to get into a shootout everytime you play. They havent faced the real defenses in the SEC yet.

By Tommy Bow Wow Den

September 27, 2007 4:59 PM | Link to this

Looks like Uga should play the game at Ole Miss and have a better chance in winning. Also You Uga fans need to come to a Death Valley game where our Fans are LOUD, INTIMDATING and teams are AFRAID to come in and play. Between the Spriggs needs work! Yall are too fickle and complacent!

By JBG

September 27, 2007 5:07 PM | Link to this

Tommy Bow Wow

You are making fun of Georgia’s stadium? Are you nuts?

Your team has to take a bus from one end of the stadium to the other because the Tigers’ locker room is on the opposite side of the field from where you run down the hill and rub the rock…and Clemson is an engineering school! You probably never set foot in a classroom at Clemson.

My wife’s family are all die hard Clemson alumni and supporters. Do all the Clemson fans a favor and keep your comments to yourselves.

30-0. End of story.

By Anonymous Latin Scholar

September 27, 2007 5:08 PM | Link to this

Denver Dog, I believe you meant to make a reference to crossing the “River Styx,” not the Rubicon River. The Styx, as you will recall from Greco-Roman mythology, was the barrier between this life on Earth and the afterlife in Hades. The Rubicon is a river in northern Italy made famous when Julius Caesar’s legions crossed it in disobedience of the standing orders of the Roman Senate. “Crossing the Rubicon” has become a metaphor meaning the point of no return.

Well, okay, maybe I see your point. After coaching at USC, they ain’t coming back, huh? LOL

By Memphis Dawg

September 27, 2007 5:27 PM | Link to this

My only real concern after seeing both Georgia and Ole Miss live over the years is that Georgia seems to struggle with teams they should beat and the Rebels seem to get up and play tough against better teams. Example,Florida last week and in previous years. Also I was in Oxford last year and the Dogs were lucky to win. This one scares me!

By DWG

September 27, 2007 5:31 PM | Link to this

Clem, 1992? Here are some facts: UGA beat Clemson in 91 and the series stopped for a whopping two years. We picked it back up again in 94 and 95 and won both. The 95 game was a rout and we didn’t play again until 02-03 where UGA won both, the 03 game in another rout. These facts are the reason why I think it’s ludicrous for Clemson fans to come on this blog and talk smack about UGA.

By Dawg Food

September 27, 2007 5:42 PM | Link to this

DWG - well stated! Ditto.

Go Dawgs!

By shane

September 27, 2007 5:44 PM | Link to this

tommy boy,clem,the sec and acc expanding to 12 teams killed our rivalry.i doubt clemson’s ad would want two sec rivalry games anymore than the uga ad wants two games against the acc.at least if they have any nc hopes for the future.uga is blasted by the national sports gurus for playing all of it’s games in the southeast as it is.quite honestly,neither team that went undefeated would get much love from the media for beating the other.unless by some miracle both teams were unbeaten.uga is trying very hard to get games against the pac 10,big 10,and big 12,not more games in the south.i don’t like it either,but that’s the way it is.you know as well as i that the south has the best football teams and tradition in the country,but it took a 100 yrs to get the national media to recognize the sec.that said,it would suit me if uga dropped gt and picked up a home and home with clemson.i can never get tickets to games in tech’s little stadium.tony,i got on your case yesterday,but agree with you today.hey bama,if you are tired of your qb,auburn would be glad to get him,have you seen cox this year?i have to run,my old man is climbing out of his grave to beat my butt for suggesting we drop tech!

By kentuckycade

September 27, 2007 5:45 PM | Link to this

year of the cat…no longer a basketball school…move over reptiles,chicken,armymen and puppies…rich brooks rules/woodson for heisman!!!!!!!!!

By yellowblood

September 27, 2007 5:49 PM | Link to this

Does UGA play this weekend ?

By Lee Corso

September 27, 2007 5:59 PM | Link to this

Good afternoon fans.

1. UGA will pull away late against Ole Miss. Do not bet on the game because UGA has a classy coaching staff and always tends to be conservative in all its games. I still believe UGA is much better defensively especially in the secondary than UF and since Ole Miss has not been able to run consistently this year, this makes the game a late double digit victory for UGA.

2. As I mentioned in my blog last week, Ala fans are in a fog thinking this is a Bear Bryant coached top 5 team. Not there yet, but give some slack to JPW and let him lead you to a 9-win season. They should beat an average FSU team this weekend and get back on track.

3. I love the Kentucky story so far this year. They have confidence and they really appreciate their success every week. They really haven’t played the schedule that would appear demanding (especially given L’ville’s embarrassing loss to the Orangemen), but they will be a tough opponent every week. I still see them playing close but losing 2 games at least when they play the SEC East schedule. It would be great to see Ashley Judd start coming to the UK football games.

4. I think Clemson will also be better this year than in the past. They do always seem to fade every year, but again confidence and a weeker ACC will allow them to win at least 9 games this year. Consistent and efficient play at QB is the key to compliment a very potent running attack and solid defense.

5. Fla’s defense finally got exposed a bit I thought last week. Injuries to Harvin and Bubba Caldwell will slow the offense a bit, but they are still so young on defense, it just seems like they will be due for 1-2 losses this year (we know the defense saved them in the Gamecock, TN, etc. wins last year).

Good luck to all the schools this weekend and look for the DUCKS to beat Cal by a field goal in a very high scoring game in Eugene.

By Clem

September 27, 2007 6:01 PM | Link to this

DWG, your so ignorant you can’t see the forest for the trees. I have stated multiply times I’m a UGA FAN! I have never once (please read previous post) talked smack on here I love UGA. I have only stated how I would like UGA and Clemson to play every year. But stupid people like you that are probably not old enough to remember back when UGA Clemson was huge. Clemson undefeated 1980 till Uga lose. Uga trying to repeat 1981 only lose to NC clemson. Yes as you arrogantly keep stating uga has ruled this game lately but do you remember 02 that was a great game clemson stayed with uga till the end. I’m a uga student so don’t say I’m talking smack! All I’m saying is clemson can compete better with uga on a yearly schedule then your giving them credit for. Don’t be an ACC hater be a southern football lover! Peace

By Rebeldawg

September 27, 2007 6:24 PM | Link to this

Looks like alot of people know what they are talking about when they say Ole Miss is a team to look out for. Your right. I grew up a UGA fan but attend school at Ole Miss. That said, I know both teams pretty well and must say that this game could be a shootout in that both QB’s are pretty impressive. Ole Miss isn’t fazed by a big opponent on the road (OT in Baton Rouge last year) and UGA has had some recent troubles at home. I see this game to compare well with the Miss State game last year in Athens coming down to the last play. SEC football is a hell of a ride!

By DWG

September 27, 2007 6:25 PM | Link to this

Hey CLEM, nice name calling. It’s obvious who the adult is here. I know you’re a UGA/Clemson fan but if you read MY previous posts I say Clemson fans not CLEM. You were eluding to Vince Dooley dodging Clemson after some 1992 interview and I just gave facts that state otherwise. PEACE.

By pelulum

September 27, 2007 6:57 PM | Link to this

I hope G will come out blazing. I think Stafford and company are finally getting things together if they will catch the dag gum ball. Moreno may not start but he will be the highlight. As for BOBO, I know him very well and all I will say is go with what your dad taught you. I was on his all SOWEGA team several, several years back. He has come a long way. Keep stretching the field and G wins by more than one TD. Secondly, I hope AU beats the hell out of Tebow. I can’t stand the hype they are getting and I don’t think he can stand hit after hit after hit after hit.

By Clem

September 27, 2007 7:13 PM | Link to this

DWG, sorry about the name calling but being GROUP as a clemson fan talking smack set me off. As for stating facts I do not feel you did because mine was a comment from the uga ad but I guess were going to have to agree to disagree. No offense and none taken here. You’ll see above I called out Tommy Bow WOW as well.

By Jim Witkowski

September 27, 2007 7:25 PM | Link to this

No way in hell the redneck rebels come into town and take down the DAWGS!!! I almost got stuck in Tuscaloosa last weekend after the DAWG victory. I ran out of gas and couldn’t get back to Georgia. Luckily, some good ‘ol Dawg fans gave me and my wife a lift. Hope I can srounge up enuff money to make it to the game this weekend. I can’t afford a ticket but will watch the game in the lot. Unless a Dawg fan wants to give a ticket to my wife and I. If so please e-mail me!

Go DAWGS beat those rednecks from MS!!!!

By DWG

September 27, 2007 7:36 PM | Link to this

Clem, I understand, being grouped with Tommy bow wow would tick me off too. Good luck this weekend. Go Dawgs!

By Clem

September 27, 2007 7:55 PM | Link to this

Yeah Go dogs! I got a student ticket to Ole Miss, the last ticket I had was to SC and we lost so I hope we win one I got a ticket to. Got to admit I’m nervous though after seeing how good they played Fla.

By Ringleader

September 27, 2007 8:13 PM | Link to this

Tony……..Do your homework on John Parker……He played last year.

By Ringleader

September 27, 2007 8:14 PM | Link to this

Tony……..Do your homework on John Parker……He played last year.

By Zamfir

September 27, 2007 8:23 PM | Link to this

Can somebody give me a simple explanation in 3 sentences or less as to why the UGA game is not on tv this weekend, please?

By BeachGaBulldog

September 27, 2007 8:41 PM | Link to this

Growing up, I can remember the Dawgs in the Dooley era, usually having no problem with the Rebs. However, over the last several years, games have been much closer. I have a feeling that we will come out flat this weekend, but I think last weeks win at ‘Bama helped some of the young guys grow up a bit, so we should take care of business. As for John Parker, obviously I haven’t really kept up with what the Bamians have been saying since last Sat. You have got to be frickin’ kidding me. JP played a great game. He brought his team back, and I think he stood toe to toe with Matt Stafford. We obviously just wanted the game more. Whats with all this Clemson talk? I don’t give a damn about them. I used to hate their guts when we played them, but they couldn’t beat their meat now.

By DWG

September 27, 2007 8:52 PM | Link to this

Ole Miss is schitzo. Lose to Vandy, almost beat UF. Can’t figure them out. Should be a great game. Wish they we’re on our sched every year. Good fans and great place to go see a game.

By Tallapoosa Dogg

September 27, 2007 9:22 PM | Link to this

I think the we will looze to Old Miss becuase Matt Stanford is still too young to lead our teem real good. Coach Rich is good but he ain’t no Nick Sabin. I also think Tennasee will beat us this year to. But I still love them dawggs.

By ARdawg

September 27, 2007 9:47 PM | Link to this

By Memphis Dawg September 27, 2007 5:27 PM | Link to this My only real concern after seeing both Georgia and Ole Miss live over the years is that Georgia seems to struggle with teams they should beat and the Rebels seem to get up and play tough against better teams. Example,Florida last week and in previous years. Also I was in Oxford last year and the Dogs were lucky to win. This one scares me!

I’m with you. I saw that game in oxford least year. Orgeron got them up for us last year and tends to get them up for a road game. Yes his road record isn’t impressive as MR’s but this is the SEC and anything can happen. I also expect MSU to give the Old Visor dude some trouble. These Rebels scare the poop out of me

By ARdawg

September 27, 2007 9:50 PM | Link to this

Tallapoosa Dogg

and you really call yourself a fan with a bonehead prediction like that? I’ve been to Tallapoosa and I know ya’ll ain’t all that sharp, but I don’t remember any I met as out there as you. Your a closet Bama fan. Reveal yourself

By DWG

September 27, 2007 11:14 PM | Link to this

Tallapoosa Dogg! Ah thank F.S.YOU es goin ta beet the cup throwers frum alabamie dis weakend. Roolllll ovar tiiiiide!!!!!

By SamoanDawg

September 27, 2007 11:21 PM | Link to this

Nice post AtlantaGator and Gamecockgary. Nice to see some fans actually have some good sportsmaship.

I’m confident that’ll win against the Rebels. There will be no let down from an emotional win over Bama. why? I believe that win has set the tone for our remainder games. Young o-line ain’t young anymore. In my book, they should no longer be called freshmen. 4 games already gone by, they shouldn’t play like freshmen anymore. Strap it fellas and lets go kick some azz!

Kentucky are playing good ball so far. Latter part of their sked is brutal.

I will always respect Fla until we beat’em at least 2x in a row. They will definitely be tough again.

I’m always hyped up for the Tenn game. I have heaps of families/friends and coworkers who are vol fans. It’s a big rivalry in my area. We’re bringing the hobnail boot to Sanford North.

Bama will beat FSU.

AU will load up the box. If Tray Blackmon is playing, look for him to bring the hammer on Tebow. Should be an exciting game… a close one.

Tech.. hmmmmm.. y’all better beat Clemson. don’t ask me why, figure it out.

Go Dawgs!

By NCDawg

September 28, 2007 1:17 AM | Link to this

Does anyone have an extra ticket to see the Bulldawgs?

Go DAWGS !!!

By Grant

September 28, 2007 1:30 AM | Link to this

All is right in the world again, UGA winning, Tech struggling. You will be dominated again by Clemson. Tenuta is not wearing a helmet and was used last year and will be again…Down hill slide.. See you in November.

By CapeCodDawg

September 28, 2007 5:11 AM | Link to this

The Bulldogs cannot afford to come out flat against ANYONE,they’re not that good yet. Besides that a true championship team does not take anyone lightly,they want to stomp a mudhole in every team that comes across them,whether it be Towson St or USC…just stomp them all. THATS A CHAMPIONSIP QUALITY team right there! Thats how the Dawgs gotta be. A lot of people see a very bright future with this collection of players,it’s time to start putting it all together so we can match this hype. By the way everyone here must go to YouTube and punch in AJ Green. He’s insane!!! GO DAWGS

By Johnson is a Johnson

September 28, 2007 6:28 AM | Link to this

The one constant with CMR is that he seems to have a bit of trouble getting the team up two weeks in a row. I’d love to see the Dogs come out and put on a cool methodical efficient game on both sides. I’m concerned that our defense still show lapses late in games. Still miss Vangorder in that way.

By GAnative

September 28, 2007 6:39 AM | Link to this

the dawgs will hit the ground running. it should be a big day for stafford and moreno. we smashed OSU and struggled against USC, but with bama we found our identity. the offense and defense will continue to improve against ole miss. plus we have the homefield advantage. i still belive the dawgs are national contenders in a year or two.

By Tommy Bow Wow Den

September 28, 2007 7:29 AM | Link to this

Hey GAnative…that homefield advantage didnt work against Vandy, Tenn and those Chickens ! You need to come to our Stadium and see our fans work on those opposing teams. Between the Hedges ?, yeah give me a break.

By shane

September 28, 2007 7:46 AM | Link to this

the uf offense is a two man show,ole miss figured this out and it showed.uf’s best running backs are a qb and a wr.uga has multiple weapons,brown,moreno,momass,mikey,bailey,chandler{i’ll bet he catches the ball this week}figgins,sutherland,goodman,durham,name your poison.now,can richt and bobo game plan to take advantage of them,and,most important, will they execute?our defense seems to get better each week.will they continue to improve,or will they backslide?we are playing a lot of teenagers,and i have never met a man smart enough to figure out what a teenage boy is going to do.plus,every week brings a new situation,first home game after a big road game this week.i will be leaving for athens shortly and i have no idea how this team is going to play.

By shane

September 28, 2007 7:57 AM | Link to this

capecoddawg,stomp a mud hole in’em?that doesn’t sound like new england there friend,sounds like my old south ga daddy!i like your fire though,if you are not too busy the dawgs could use you for the pre-game pep talk.

By to by young

September 28, 2007 8:10 AM | Link to this

UGA NATION..The shamcocks beat you.auburn can,t beat willam or mary..AT CLEMSON YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE READ AMD WRITE TO PLAY BALL…NOT SO IN THE S E C..SURE EVERYBODY CHEATS CONFRENCE

By to by young

September 28, 2007 8:10 AM | Link to this

UGA NATION..The shamcocks beat you.auburn can,t beat willam or mary..AT CLEMSON YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE READ AMD WRITE TO PLAY BALL…NOT SO IN THE S E C..SURE EVERYBODY CHEATS CONFRENCE

By ctb

September 28, 2007 8:49 AM | Link to this

I can not remember the last time clemson beat UGA.The clemson people must confused about what blog they are on.I must tell all auburn people that georgia fans hoping you pull this off this sat.Tuberville can pull this off.

By shane

September 28, 2007 8:50 AM | Link to this

to by young,do you have a restaurant? do you deliver?how about sending a moo goo gai pan and won ton soup to the holiday inn,broad st athens,ga,and an egg roll if it comes with that.you speak english good,you rike crimson?

By Tommy Bow Wow Den

September 28, 2007 9:07 AM | Link to this

Hey ctb… wish we could play uga now …we would put you guys away. We will play in the Georgia Dome against The TIDE next year. Will we get the good recruits in Georgia too. Our QB is better than Stafford and his Daddy played on your 1980 NC team and lived in Ga. HA HA. Also our one of our great tandem RBs is from Ga. Looks like yall let’em slip away huh.Yall are CHICKEN to PLay us BIG BOYS . Oh yeah UGA did beat us a few years ago with JIM DONNAN players . I Dont think CMR can do it now… he is a nice fellow but he cant coach his team to be consistent and have that killer instinct.. Goooo TIGERS!!! BEAT TECHS Brains out!!!!!!

By ARdawg

September 28, 2007 9:34 AM | Link to this

Shane

Thats halairous!

Tommy Bow Wow Den We beat FSU the last time we played them in the Sugar Bowl. Or do you remember that. You should, it was the last time your team made it to a major bowl wasn’t it?

By shane

September 28, 2007 9:37 AM | Link to this

tommy boy,we have plenty of good athletes,come and get’em.you can have the guys that uga doesn’t want and are too dumb to get into tech.you need them,since we get the best players from south carolina.does aj green ring a bell?being in such a dinky little state with nothing but backwoods once you leave charleston,clemson has no choice but to recruit in ga.you don’t have the population for one 85 scholarship program,much less two.i would love to have a home and home with crimpsin for the easy win,but it would be better to have a neutral site.like atlana.not because of fear what you laughingly call death valley,soon to be known as spurrier town,but because there is nothing to do in your little hick town.i like to go places more exciting,like starkville miss!

By GADAWG47

September 28, 2007 9:42 AM | Link to this

Georgia will need to stop the run in order to win Saturday. If the defense can stop the run, our linebackers and secondary can stop the pass. Matt needs to be on target and our OL needs to give him time to make plays. I would run the ball the first half and wear down Old Miss’s D. Then the second half I would gun some passes!

Gooo Dawgs…Sic em!!!!!

By BTC

September 28, 2007 9:49 AM | Link to this

“Your” - Indicates second person possesion. For example, “Hey Reb, your football team is going to lose this weekend.”

“You’re” - Contraction of you + are. For example, “You’re crazy if you think Ole Miss will win on Saturday.”

Let’s try to at least pretend that we have some edumacation.

By BrizDawg

September 28, 2007 9:51 AM | Link to this

The Bulldogs are brightly shining on the upset radar - they have to be very careful not to make Ole Miss become Ole Hit! Our OL showed me wrong last week and showed a lot of heart, but I have to wonder how healthy they are, and how much more pounding they can take… Not to mention the defense has been so inconsistent. Somebody out there needs to step up and make some big plays! By the way, how’s Kelin J. doing this week? He was knocked out of the game if I remember correctly. My heart was pounding during the game last Saturday, and I expect Ole Miss to be even tougher than Bama - Bama was way overrated, just look at what a thrashing Arkansas took at the hands of the Bluegrassers. Expect Bama to continue to spiral down into reality, concluding with a loss to woeful Auburn. I love my Bulldogs, but any talk about competing for the SEC is ridiculous at this point - they have not shown themselves to be a serious contender yet. There’s so much season still ahead, and the SEC is so level this year (even Kentucky and USC are in the mix!), with the exception of FL and LSU - and I doubt FL is really there anyway. With all that said, Come on Dawgs! Show up and Smack down!!!

By jay

September 28, 2007 10:01 AM | Link to this

It wasn’t the fans who put too much emphasis on the Ok. St. win it was you guys in the media.

By lynn bohannon

September 28, 2007 10:06 AM | Link to this

This message is for all our fans Lets pretend this the ga florida game and lets make some noise Go dawgs

By shane

September 28, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

well i am on my way,time to pack up the old lap top.gonna make lots of noise.any of the FANS OF CHAN look me up.i am wearing a red shirt and a mark richt straw hat.i’ll be the south ga redneck with the pretty lady.should be easy to spot. GO DAWGS

By Tommy Bow Wow Den

September 28, 2007 11:01 AM | Link to this

Shane… y’all cant win over Vandy with your good athletes.CMR has talent and cant coach’em .Y’all cant make a 3rd and inches if your life depeneded on it. YOU bet we will recruit out of GA. and Look at the polls, I do believe we are ranked ahead of you now ha ha….ITs Coaching SHANE juust ask that ole little ole backwoods team that whupped Y’all in the last Sugar Bowl ouch!!! West VA…. Your CMR was outcoached by one of my former Assistants Coach Rich ha ha….

By Denver Dog

September 28, 2007 11:07 AM | Link to this

Gamecock Gary,

Spurrier is still just an east Tenn hillbilly, he went to the graveyard of coaches, “The Univ. Of South Carolina”, that is the only place that would have him. So keep your spririts up, maybe you guys can get to Peach Bowl this year.

By Denver Dog

September 28, 2007 11:10 AM | Link to this

And who did Clemson whip in which last BCS bowl, and who did you guys whip this year so far, which ranked team, and when was your last “real bowl appearance”.

By Tommy Bow Wow Den

September 28, 2007 11:21 AM | Link to this

Hey Denver dog …. better be careful… Spurrier may get Y’all next year too. Watch my boys in November when we roll into Columbia and we’ll Show your dawgs a thing or two on how to do chicken right! Plus yall have struggled against those bees in recent years and we will demonstrate this Sat. on how to give’em an ole fashioned Butt Kickin

By Tommy Bow Wow Den

September 28, 2007 11:27 AM | Link to this

Denver dog… Clemson will be in the orange bowl this year. Too bad uga will play maybe in a mickey mouse bowl..

By Tommy Bow Wow Den

September 28, 2007 11:38 AM | Link to this

Zamfir….. The reason that uga will not be on TV this Sat. is because Uga is overated and Ole Miss is terrible.

By Ron

September 28, 2007 11:55 AM | Link to this

I think Kentucky’s seniors will prevent a let down, at least enough of one for a loss. May be close early but we finally have some depth and will wear old Snelly down. There have been a lot of first’s the past two years so the ole ball coach is going down too.

By jbirdawg

September 28, 2007 12:08 PM | Link to this

Auburn would have to have a game against UF like UGA had against Auburn last year. A coming together of talents at the right time. I just don’t think Auburn has enough offense to support a fine defensive performance, should they get that. I hope I am wrong.

JP Wilson is a mentally tough competitor. With a stronger arm he could have an NFL future. Definitely a player.

For UGA, I hate 1:00 games. The team and fans usually appear lethargic. At least it will not be in the 90’s. UGA needs a two TD, solid kind of win to propel this season into something special. Beating Bama at home was fun, and inspiring, but that game should never have made it to overtime. Big penalties set up both Bama field goals. One of them on a 4th and 9 interference call on a pass that was probably uncatchable. We need to avoid those kinds of mistakes and play stronger D down the stretch if there is going to be a chance of winning the east.

By Mayretta_Dawg

September 28, 2007 12:58 PM | Link to this

Tommy Bow Wow Den,

When was the last time Clemson beat UGA? That’s what I thought…. Also, what Clemson has shown UGA vs. Tech is that they lose to them here and there, we’ve beaten them 6 years and counting. My gosh, why do you even post here??!!

By Mayretta_Dawg

September 28, 2007 1:01 PM | Link to this

Tommy Bow Wow Den, Further to my previous post, KY beat UGA barely last year, they DISMANTLED your sorry Clemson team in the bowl game.

By nick parker

September 28, 2007 5:32 PM | Link to this

If you think uga will win big you don’t know anything about ole miss football. The rebels have had a poor record the last two years and i dont expect that to change this year but Ole Miss always plays up against better teams. Alabama two years ago, uga and auburn last year, and florida this year. I have no doubt that uga will win but the rebels will make it a great game.

By Warren Moser

October 3, 2007 11:45 AM | Link to this

Tony,

I have tried to reach you by telephone several times and left word to have you call me. I live at Reynolds Plantation near Greensboro, GA. I have heard from one of our residents that you were formerly from Greensboro and I would like to talk with you about something that is of signifcant importance to the county and city.

If you are a golfer I will invite you to play a round with me and a couple of friends — free of charge.

My telephone number is 706-467-3838. If I am not at home please leave word of how I can reach you.

Thanks,

Warren Moser