Mr. College Football

By James

April 4, 2008 8:41 AM | Link to this

SEC is #1 in football in every way

By TDone

April 4, 2008 8:51 AM | Link to this

All things SEC..but it is about time Muttland played a non-conference game either north of the Mason-Dixon Line or West of New Orleans. I think the last time Muttland did that was 1988.

Please correct me if I am wrong, it might have been 1984.

By Hootie Bookems

April 4, 2008 8:57 AM | Link to this

Hootie can’t wait till UT Martin clashes with the Auburn Tigers, I guess Western Illinois at Arkansas will have to whet my appetite until then.

By MisterD

April 4, 2008 9:00 AM | Link to this

How did that Clemson - AL game happen? Didn’t both have an opening and television stepped in to create the game? Take it a step farther - what if for every Div I-A (or whatever it’s called now) opponent on your schedule, tv could delete that game & create its own desired matchup? TV’s already calling the shots -

By ben

April 4, 2008 9:01 AM | Link to this

Hey, UF is starting the season with Hawaii and Miami! OK, they may not be the Miami of the 90s, but they’re on the upswing. Better than the cupcakes we usually start with.

By CV

April 4, 2008 9:17 AM | Link to this

Where’s the GT vs MISS ST matchup?

By GeoffDawg

April 4, 2008 9:26 AM | Link to this

Why would we play anyone north of the mason-dixon line? They always crap the bed.

By squirrel

April 4, 2008 9:41 AM | Link to this

Hey TDone, Just maybe if we weren’t stuck playing that weak out of conference team at the end of every year, we could go and upgrade our out-of-conference schedule.You nerds @ the Trade school on North Avenue have only won 11 games total since 1963 against your hated rival.(14-3 since 1991, and the 3 you won, the NCAA proved you had academically ineligible players….sad I say!)How about upgrading your own program(basketball too!) and don’t worry about us.

By shane #1

April 4, 2008 9:46 AM | Link to this

1-This is a test for both teams. Bama collapsed down the stretch last year,Clemson had talent, but did not beat a bowl team. Who will step up? 2-Another intresting match-up. Can UGA keep the momentum going? How good is ASU? Like Clemson, ASU struggled against the better teams. 3-If Petrino wins this one I will take back some of the things I said after He bailed on the Falcons. He will still be a lying SOB, but a winning one. 4-Come on, even Notre Dame beat UCLA. 5-Very intresting. How well will AU do in the spread against the spread masters? If white is healthy it will be a loooong day for the tigers.

By Nick Saban

April 4, 2008 9:48 AM | Link to this

MisterD- I made that happen, not tv. It will not be long, and we’ll come to a stadium near you : ) strap em up, bubba!

By Jason Cyrus Ohanian

April 4, 2008 9:56 AM | Link to this

The SEC gets a well deserved bad rap for weak non-conference scheduling. Look at LSU who is the defending champs and they are not playing anyone good outside of the SEC unless you count Appy St. Ky plays Louisville, but only because they have to. Arkie against Texas should be fun, but that is just a rivalry renewed type of game.
The SEC will always take hits for not playing anyone. However, I also understand that the SEC is the hardest conference so you can not load up on good or great teams outside of it. I am actually really surpised WVU scheduled someone good in Auburn as they usually schedule bcs leagues, but bad teams from them.

By brokebackvol

April 4, 2008 10:00 AM | Link to this

Sure would be nice to see the dawgs play someone tough to start the season - Vols aren’t hyped as National Contenders this year but at least they aren’t scared to play on the road out west.

By JB

April 4, 2008 10:00 AM | Link to this

Tdone; The Dawgs have tried to play Big 10 Ohio State and Michigan. They’re not interested. Hum……..Check it out.

By 007 Dawg

April 4, 2008 10:11 AM | Link to this

Hey Brokeback Vol,

What do you call UGA playing at Arizona State? Last time I checked Arizona was a Western state. They are also higher ranked than UCLA. What a maroon!

By Mike

April 4, 2008 10:24 AM | Link to this

Nice to see the SEC finally playing a few real games. The criticism of their schedules was very well deserved for many years. SEC fans tend to think they are not just very good (which they are) they have an inflated view of their world. They forget that even when they try to stack the schedules in their favor, they get South Florida whipping Auburn (in Auburn) or West Virginia destroying a Mississippi State team that beat Bama and Kentucky and Auburn.

The point is that the SEC is clearly a very strong league, but sometimes the folks around here are drinking the Kool-aid when they thump their chests and proclaim that the SEC is by far the best and no one else is close. The BCS power conferences are all good.

By Miles

April 4, 2008 10:30 AM | Link to this

In terms of SEC non-conference games, don’t forget about the South Carolina at Clemson game.

By Jason Cyrus Ohanian

April 4, 2008 10:35 AM | Link to this

Tony, whats up with this? By the way, Arkie just screwed over Texas as they rescheduled their 2009 game until 2014. Arkie starts a series at Jerry’s world with the Aggies, and do not want to play Texas and Texas A and M. Shouldn’t they have figured that out before hand and started that in 2010 or something. Now Texas is playing Wyoming instead as no one would schedule them.

By shane #1

April 4, 2008 10:56 AM | Link to this

007 Dawg, are You a real double naught spy? You should check on Arizone again. The Feds gave up on cleaning up New Jersey and tore Her down, then They moved Az to the northeast. I have some beachfront property for sale there. if You are intrested just let Me know. You had better move quickly, before the Ut Fans corner the market! Mike the SEC plays at least one real game almost every year, it’s called the BCS championship game. The SEC has won three of the last five, including the last two in a row. Yes MOST of the other conferences are good, but the SEC is widely recognized as the best, even by the Big 10 pimps at ESPN.

By treyinathens

April 4, 2008 11:14 AM | Link to this

Tony,

Try and find 5 quality Big 10 OOC games….lot tougher article to write after you get past Ohio State/USC.

By SEC steps up

April 4, 2008 11:17 AM | Link to this

These games have been going on for awhile by the SEC teams, not just this year..Georgia has played at Clemson just a few years ago..30-0 UGA..we play GT every year..Boise State was supposed to be tough two years ago and were ranked before UGA won 48-14..and it wasnt that close..last year Troy would have beat several good teams in the top 25..they were better than Auburn.. then UGA scheduled Colorado, which when we scheduled them they were big 12 north champs..and now we have at Arizona State plus as usual, maybe the toughest conference schedule in the country..if UGA loses just one game with this schedule this year it will be amazing and they will deserve a shot at the title like Florida did when they had such a tough schedule and lost one game then blew out Ohio State..

By ARdawg

April 4, 2008 11:30 AM | Link to this

Hey Shane! I could be wrong and Arizona ST might be better than I think. They looked good on paper last year but in the end the weak schedule and weak Pac 10 had them fluffed quite a bit. I don’t see the substance there. I’m thinking the Dawgs murder ASU.

By ARdawg

April 4, 2008 11:36 AM | Link to this

Mike

Ah c’mon. The SEC is by far the best conference top to bottom specifically in football. No other conference is close. That is not to say there aren’t other good conferences or excellent teams. We both know that there is. However, conference wise no other comes close to the quality of teams or the murderous SEC schedules that they play

By ARdawg

April 4, 2008 11:39 AM | Link to this

SEC steps up

Last year OK ST was “supposed” to be a up and coming top 25 team.

By jim

April 4, 2008 11:39 AM | Link to this

Wow Georgia plays at Ariz State. this is the first time they’ve played a nonconf game more than a tank of gas away, and this is being lauded by you people? atleast Tenn went to Cal, Ark went to USC. most SEC out of conf schedules are a joke

By P Dawg

April 4, 2008 11:47 AM | Link to this

I guess Ohio State decided to play USC so they could face a real team before the bowl season.

By Gen Neyland 1

April 4, 2008 11:48 AM | Link to this

Vols lead UCLA head to head, 7-4-2…A bit of a history betwix we’uns.

By P Dawg

April 4, 2008 11:52 AM | Link to this

Jim, who is your team and please post their schedule. Then talk trash. I have a feeling you won’t because they’ll have at least a couple of cupcakes too.

By P Dawg

April 4, 2008 11:57 AM | Link to this

Hope the SEC goes undefeated in non conference play. No doubt we’ll win more than we lose but undefeated would make a VERY big statement. Especially if we can do it through bowl season.

By So Fla Dawg

April 4, 2008 12:10 PM | Link to this

GAYtors play Hawaii and Miami boo hoo go to your own blog at jeanshortwearinginbreds.com

By shane #1

April 4, 2008 12:13 PM | Link to this

ARdawg, in My experence most teams are better than You thought. That is why you have the “oh s*t!!!” games. That’s what You say when You are playing the “Little Sisters of the Poor” and all of a sudden You are behind by three tds in the third quarter. Ol’ Vince and his constant crying got old, but You never want to assume a win.

By Joe

April 4, 2008 12:17 PM | Link to this

I hate to have to continually point this out for all of the dense folks who like to poke fun at the UGA OOC schedule.

First, UGA plays Gtu every year. Contrary to outside opinion, it is a big rivalry. UGA cannot do anything about the fact that Gtu has sucked for the better part of three decades. Still, it is an annual OOC rivalry, which limits schedule flexibility. Unlike Auburn, Alabama or Ufk, whose traditional rivals are within the conference, one OOC game is automatically locked in every year.

Secondly, the annual game in Jax means that UGA must schedule an extra home game every year to keep the merchants in Athens happy.

With the advent of the 12 game schedule, and Damon Evans’ attempt to alleviate the provincial stigma that has traditionally surrounded UGA football, UGA will be making many more OOC road trips in the future.

By blade

April 4, 2008 12:33 PM | Link to this

I guess UGA is playing a powerhouse in Arizona State. You UGA folks talked that trash last year about UGA playing for the national title and that weak schedule they played. If UGA want to solidify themselves as top notch, tell Coach R. to schedule Oklahoma; USC; Michigan; W. Virginia; Texas; or even Clemson as two-(2) of their out of conference games. If you do that, then the way they finish last year, I would be the first one yelling about put them in the NC game, even if they didn’t win their conference.

By KR

April 4, 2008 12:37 PM | Link to this

Mike wrote: They forget that even when they try to stack the schedules in their favor, they get South Florida whipping Auburn (in Auburn)…

Mike, you don’t watch much football, do you? AU scheduled So. Fla when they were on the rise; no “stacking the schedule” there. Plus, USF winning in overtime is hardly a “whipping”. (For an example of a “whipping,” see last year’s UT over UGA or UGA over AU.)

Frankly, I’d like to see the emphasis on Out of Conference games just go away. These games are usually scheduled so far in advance that there’s no way to predict the caliber of the team by the time the ball is actually kicked off.

For instance, if AU beats WVU this year, some idiot will proclaim that things would be different if Rodriguez was still coach.

WAR EAGLE!

By bob

April 4, 2008 12:51 PM | Link to this

blade,

Michigan wanted to have 2 in Ann Arbor for one in Athens. We said, no thanks to that, so we scheduled Oregon home and home instead. Oh yeah, the same Oregon that roasted the Maize and Blue in Ann Arbor last year. Oh, and BTW the same Oregon that beat USC last year and 8 of the last 13 times they have played.

If you would check you will see that we play Clemson home and home in the very near future. In 2010, we head to Colorado…the same Buffaloes who beat OU last year. Since 2006 UGA is one of the few BCS teams to play 2 OOC BCS opponents each year (and in 2009 we play 3). Only USC traditionally plays more and Big Ten teams usually play only one.

Why in the hell should UGA play two of those teams plus Ga. Tech and an SEC schedule. No one else does.

By AltamahaDawg

April 4, 2008 1:08 PM | Link to this

Mike, so basically, even though you concur that it’s all true, you just don’t like us believing it?

By thanks Joe

April 4, 2008 1:15 PM | Link to this

Joe, when you’re continually pointing out these facts, including that “GTU” has sucked for better part of 3 decades, don’t forget to point out that they’ve won a national championship in that period…unlike your dogs!

By War Eagle

April 4, 2008 1:18 PM | Link to this

Gen Neyland, do you have a website with Vols past and future schedules like sicemdawgs.com? Shane#1, guess who is back on the team again even going to White House with the team for 2007NC? RYAN PERILLIOU. Less reminds me of Nick Saban suspending a three time discipline player(JB Hall) for 30 minutes of a one game suspension against LaMonroe. Head SEC coaches keep a fine line with AD on scheduling..Can you feel the pain if UGA or any SEC school in same year played Texas, Oklahoma, Southern Cal and Chattanooga plus conference games.I think two gimmes and 2 good games is practical.

By shane #1

April 4, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this

War Eagle, I hear You. Can You hear a conversation like this? CLM- “THAT’S IT, I have had it, I am not taking any more crap from that kid! Who in the heii does He think He is? I won the BCS! I won the SEC, I make more money than Saban! He’s through, He’s off the damn team!” OC-“So coach, do We start the red shirt freshman?” CLM-“Weeellll, I am being too hasty, Ryan is a good kid, He is just misunderstood. Let’s give Him one more chance!”.

By scooter11

April 4, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this

Regarding the “3 decades” in which gtu has sucked, the Dawgs have indeed won a national championship within that period, and it was unanimous by both polls - not split as others were. Minor ‘fact’.

And, blade: We really don’t care what you would be yelling about. The Dawgs are not validated by your opinion.

Thanks, Bob, for pointing out the degree of difficulty in getting quality opponents signed for equitable home-and-home. Too bad our end-of-year OOC game can’t rotate off to give more flexibility. Sure, it counts as a BCS OOC, but we gain nothing.

By P Dawg

April 4, 2008 2:24 PM | Link to this

A team that loses one or two games per year in the Pac-10(USC comes to mind), Big-10(Ohio State and Michigan come to mind), Big-12(Texas and Oklahoma come to mind), the Big East(West Virginia comes to mind) would lose AT LEAST twice as many playing an SEC schedule EVERY year. I guess until UGA plays a top 10 team every week, we’ll be considered bullies of cupcakes. GET REAL PEOPLE! Look at who the other guys are playing and match that up with what Georgia deals with on a regular basis and just MAYBE you can manage to extract your cranium from your colon.

By DawgTired

April 4, 2008 2:50 PM | Link to this

I don’t care if we played all cake OOC teams. The fact is we have to make it through the most brutal SEC schedule. This year we have a 6 game stretch that includes Tenn, Vandy, LSU away (most likely at night), UF (Jacksonville), UK away, Auburn away. Show me any team in the nation that has to go through that. Nobody.

Lets look at the other teams at the top who could potentially make NC run and the teams that will have a legitimate chance to beat them (not counting obvious fact that all conference games will add some difficulty)… USC-(1)Ohio St.; Oklahoma-(2)Texas, Kansas; Mizzouri-(3)Tex, Kansas, Ill; Ohio St-(1)USC. You will also notice that none of them play back to back tough games.

Now UGA-(6)South Carolina, Ariz St., Tenn, LSU, Florida, Auburn

By College Football Fan

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

Hey Joe, GIT won a CO-national championship against a Nebraska team who’s starting QB was too injured to play. So it is just another “national championship” in tech people’s minds.

What the article should have pointed out is that th ALABAMA - CLEMSON game will be played in Atlanta on the same day as the GEORGIA TECH - JACKSONVILLE game. Guess which one will be sold out and which one will have loads of empty seats. Grant’s Tomb indeed.

Speaking of scheduling, when does tech pick up the Citadel, Furman and Samford again?

I personally wish UGA would drop tech from the schedule and pick up Clemson and FSU every year. The games would be better and those schools have more class than tech.

By Hey Joe

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

scooter11, my bad. When Joe said “better part of 3 decades” I took the 28 years since UGA won a title to equal that. Fair enough, it was unanimous, no argument there.

college football fan, the reason you would personally like to see UGA drop GT is CPJ.

By GatorGuy

April 4, 2008 3:17 PM | Link to this

Some teams need to play tough OOC games to make their weak conference schedule harder (USCw). In the SEC, we do not. A team could play the top 10 teams and sprinkle in W. Kentucky and UAB and all people will talk about is how you OOC was weak.

By shane #1

April 4, 2008 3:31 PM | Link to this

Anyone that wants to schedule Notre Dame had better do it quickly. For confirmation go to the ND site on Rivals and watch Tenuta working that d in practice. Warning, this video is not suitable to be played at work or if small children are in the home. It is also not suitable for ladies, anyone with a panic disorder, family pets, or anyone that is still having nightmares of Their old Coach yelling curse words at them. He should definately toughen up the Irish defense. Well, I gotta go. Listening to that video gave Me the urge to go run some penalty laps! BTW, go quickly, before one of the priests gets wind of this video and has it pulled!

By UGA VII

April 4, 2008 4:14 PM | Link to this

What about the Pac10?

Arizona State vs Georgia Oregon Sate at Penn St UCLA vs. Tennessee USC at Virginia USC vs Ohio State Washington vs. Oklahoma

By UGA VI

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

Don’t forget about the mighty ACC - Miami vs Charleston Southern.

By UGA VI

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

Don’t forget about the mighty ACC - Miami vs Charleston Southern.

By UGA VI

April 4, 2008 4:24 PM | Link to this

Don’t forget about the mighty ACC - Miami vs Charleston Southern.

By paaaaatsy

April 4, 2008 4:44 PM | Link to this

dogs start the season two weeks later because of two cupcakes.

ps, the sec is the only conf that beat each other!!!LOL!!! Just ask one.

By College Football Fan

April 4, 2008 5:11 PM | Link to this

Hey paaaaatsy, what position do you play at tech? Probably center - for obvious reasons.

Hey joe - yeah I am really shaking about CPJ - shaking with laughter. Another tech 5 year washout, although he may be a CBL type of guy - that’s coach Bill Lewis. Do you remember him?

I did hear there may be a problem with Paul Johnson’s resume though - just kidding. It will be fun to watch him twist slowly in the wind - just like Chan Gailey, Bill Lewis, Pepper Rogers, Bill Fulcher, etc.

EMERALD NUT BOWL !!!!!!! Made you jump, didn’t I?

By SECSucks

April 4, 2008 5:39 PM | Link to this

Give me a break with all this “SEC is best” crap…that is a load of bullcrap. What has the SEC proven besides leading the nation in thugs? Everyone knows the ACC is best…and it’s proven year in and year out! Georgia Tech University will be national champions in 2010…you just watch!

By shane#1

April 4, 2008 7:33 PM | Link to this

Uh, when was the last ACC team to win a national championship? Can Coach Bowden{the real one}remember it? Did an ACC team win a bowl game last year? When Jimbo Fisher gets FSU back on track and Randy Shannon has His program squared away then thw ACC might win another BCSNC. Clemson? Not as long as the other Bowden is taking Them for a ri— I mean coaching. Wake Forest? Please! Virginia Tech? They can’t win the Peach Bowl when They are ranked! UGA spotted Them an 18 point lead and They still blew it! To a team with a true freshman QB! Ga Tech? You guys will think Chan was Bear Bryant after next season. Johnson is a good coach, but You Techies will not give Him a chance. He will be fired in three years because of You Yokels! To the true Tech fans out there I apologize, but idiots like SEC sucks tick Me off! I would bet He never buys a ticket to the games and hasn’t contributed crap to the progran!

By D Gelbart

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

Just ignore SECsucks…

By Zeb McKluskey

April 4, 2008 8:03 PM | Link to this

Shane, I’ve told you time and time again, DON’T ARGUE WITH STUPID PEOPLE!!! Now look, if you don’t cut this out, I’m suspending your dawg status for one blog. If that doesn’t work, I’m sending you to the campus of the north ave trade school to teach english. If that STILL doesn’t work………dare I say…..you have to give a speech at the next tech D&D meeting where you call the empirical wizard a gay bisexual transvestite from haiti.

By War Eagle

April 4, 2008 9:13 PM | Link to this

I agree with PDawg, look at other conference and their schedules, ex. Ohio state last year played for BCS NC which Akron, Youngstown State, and Kent State also a conference win BARELY over Minnesota who lost to Noth Dakota State? Michigan barely escaped Central Michigan while Clemson jumped them 73- see you later. Sorry to mention this again, but Auburn got shut out 2004, BCS on Citadel. UGA, Auburn, Tenn. Florida play competitve schedules compred to other SEC school and conferences.shane#1, Perrillou got dismissed last Friday calling his waiter in a restaurant Benny Osama. What>>TRUE

By Dixietiger

April 4, 2008 10:32 PM | Link to this

Come on! What about AU vs USC, Bama vs Oklahoma, UGA vs Okla St, Tenn vs Notre Dame, Arkansas vs USC, Miss St vs Va Tech, LSU vs Arizona St…. The SEC usually always features great out of conference early season matchups. Its the Big Ten that suffers. Only Ohio State and Michigan rarely have the cojones step it up a notch in early september. War SEC, boys, War SEC. It doesnt get any better.

By RepBast1984

April 5, 2008 12:11 AM | Link to this

Last season the Pac 10 teams all played a team that went to a bowl except USC.

By shane #1

April 5, 2008 2:38 AM | Link to this

Zeb, I apologize to You and all people with one iota of gray matter, whether They wear red or gold. I promise never again to ARGUE with a stupid person. May I split Them from crotch to eyeball with a bowie knife? No, that’s too easy. How about I dismember them with a safety razor? No, that’s too easy. May I sleep on it and get back to You? I have an idea, something about a rubber hammer and a cold chisel. However, I promise not to argue with Them! War Eagle, Perrilloux is again a bona fide LSU Tiger. I will leave the rest unsaid. You are a smart man. Their backup QB is a red shirt freshman. Figure it out!

By Military Dawg

April 5, 2008 2:45 AM | Link to this

This is all good, but NO BIG 10 TEAMS???????? ARE THEY SCARED OF THE SEC????????

By Military Dawg

April 5, 2008 2:46 AM | Link to this

This is all good, but NO BIG 10 TEAMS???????? ARE THEY SCARED OF THE SEC????????

By hardeevillain

April 5, 2008 3:59 AM | Link to this

For what it’s worth, I’m a Clemson fan. Have been since birth, as my grandfather was a professor there. I say please ignore SECsucks, for he’s just a moron. The SEC is the top-notch conference in America when it comes to D-I college football, and every intelligent individual knows it, regardless of conference ties.

There are many interconference matchups that are intriguing this season. Do remember, though, that we have FIVE! months until the first snap. Y’all take a deep breath, enjoy some Braves baseball, and hold your horses until the end of August, dadgumit!

By Zeb McKluskey

April 5, 2008 7:03 AM | Link to this

Shane, as sick as it sounds, you’re my kinda guy dude. I’ll bet you don’t call the police first if someone breaks in on you and your family. I’ll say just call the coroner.

Hardevillian, thanks for the support man. I know the SEC is a very tough conference, but I also know that several other conferences have some very stout teams. I’m glad the Ga-Clemson games will resume in a few years. It’s refreshing to hear from an ACC fan who is not denigrating the sh!t out of everything SEC, especially Georgia. Hey some of you Tech fans, take note.

Hey Gen, how are things in the hills? Kinda worries me, you guys are not really in the media down here. I, for one, never overlook Big Phil and the Tennessee Mountain Men. Good luck this season.

By Zeb McKluskey

April 5, 2008 7:24 AM | Link to this

Hey Joe, and SEC sucks…..a little bitterness guys???? Joe, do you really think that anyone who follows our beloved DAWGS is scared of CPJ? Please tell me that you were just joking. Now, I’m not saying that he’s not a good coach, just please don’t lull yourself into this sense that he bestows terror into all bulldogs. Just be happy you have a new coach and maybe a new direction. You sound smarter than your buddy “SEC sucks”. He brings nothing to the table except hatred and jealousy.

Like I’ve said before, if you Tech folks come in here with good arguments or something humerous, you will be spared. But beware my concrete jungle neighbors, if you jump on any dawg in here, your school, your person, and your entire way of life is fair game. You play fair…..We play fair.

By Gen Neyland 1

April 5, 2008 9:55 AM | Link to this

Zeb

The all-clear sounded early this AM. Looks like another day of our second favorite spring pasttime, weather watching…It’s okay to ignore one’s opposition at this time of the year. Just keep an eye on the Fulmer Cup. That tells you just about all you really need to know…What concerns me is GT’s lack of participation in the running for the Cup…CPJ musta laid down the law…How does CPJ expect to field a winning program without an entry or three in the Cup standings..? Man, if I were 18-23 years of age and hanging on the bricks of the Big A, I’d never lasted…

By shane #1

April 5, 2008 10:49 AM | Link to this

Zeb, You are correct My Brother, except for the coroner part. My big, {in both senses of the word}, Brother farms about 6500 acres down here and owns a big Cat backhoe. No muss, no fuss. BTW, how can anybody “overlook” the Big Pumpkin? Something that large and that orange is hard to miss. Hey War Eagle, did You see that the kickoff time for the Peach Bowl has been changed? Do You want to notify Clemson or should I? JUST KIDDING!!

By Out of Town

April 5, 2008 10:52 AM | Link to this

If Ga Tech was any good, Georgia would have one of the top schedules in the nation each yaer.

By MalibuGT

April 5, 2008 1:23 PM | Link to this

Zeb, Shane#1, there are as many ridiculous UGA bloggers as some of these GT or ACC ones. I try not to let it get under my skin or respond (so when someone provides a juvenile response to this post, don’t look for me to take the bait).

This is clearly a great time for UGA football. 2008 has the potential for a memorable year. I salute the addition of a tough road OOC game.

That said, I could not be more pleased with CPJ at GT. He appears to be putting our team through a spring that they never experienced under previous management.

I would not expect the dogs to be shaking in their boots regarding GT (yes, i know, 7 in a row). But i assure you the days of Chan and Reggie are over, and it will be a much more competitive and energetic team you see in November. I believe GT will find its “Theron Sapp” then!

Go Jackets!

By AUtigerman

April 5, 2008 1:45 PM | Link to this

Heres what bothers me about non SEC fans. They are willing to say anything negative they can about the SEC. Including using the schedule debate. Where is the criticism of Ohio State and Big Ten fans for playing the power house schedule of youngstown state, Akron,and kent state. Not to mention the loss to a division 2 appliacian state by Michigan. Oklahoma battled the likes of North Texas, Utah State and Tulsa. Missou had the tough schedule of Western Mich,and Gateway powerhouse Illinois State.

Give me a break, try playing at LSU,at Florida,at Georgia,at Arkansas,then pick up formitable opponites like South Florida and Kansas state. Not to mention a 2008 road trip to West virginia.

The SEC just gets a bad rep as almost every other team is the country continues to schedule cupcakes. Prehaps there are a few exceptions ,USC,Notre Dame,seem to always load there schedules but thats because they have huge TV contracts to play those games. Auburn traditionally schedules a division 2 school. And if you could ever see one of those games(wont be televised by the way) youd find the first team out before the end of the first quarter.

By War Eagle

April 5, 2008 2:11 PM | Link to this

Hardeevillian, I hope Clemson puts a big WIN over Suitcase and Bama. The Dome is a great venue for both teams especially recruiting if they all have not committed to UGA by this date!!! There was mention of a Auburn-Tech game at the Dome, but it not going to happen

By Zeb McKluskey

April 5, 2008 2:15 PM | Link to this

Malibu, you’re one of the very few GT fans us dawgs can talk to on an even keel. I guess us older guys are gonna have to police these blogs cause the dam AJC ain’t gonna do squat. That said, I’m glad you guys got Coach Paul and am looking forward to some great games. I think some of my dawg brethren are a little too confident though. That 51-7 thing was a few years back. Every Tech-Ga game in the recent past has been fairly close. Some could’ve gone either way.

Tech folks, this has got the feeling like we have with the Gators. They have been beating us for so long, yeah I know we’ve pulled a couple out, but you know things have got to change.

Support your team, but don’t be a d!ck. We need to keep our blogs interesting, suggestive and intuitive. Leave the dam stupidity and the hate at your own door.

By shane #1

April 5, 2008 3:25 PM | Link to this

Zeb, the rude and insulting posts on these blogs just mirrow today’s society. What happened to good manners? General, I was looking on the Fulmer Cup site and Your Vols have been bumped back to a fourth place tie with the Illini. UVA is making great strides, They may win the ACC this year. Anyway, Missouri and West Virginia are in the lead. Those two teams were very close to the BCSCG, remember? UGA is in a tie with the Gamechickens at number eighteen, but USC will move up thanks to Their young QB. Unless Our players step it up UGA will be bumped out of the top twenty in the Cup race. I don’t think any team can win it all without being at least in the top ten in the Cup standings. The way it looks now UT and Missy State are going to the dome! I still have hope for Our team. The season is young and hot weather is coming, so the keg parties will be starting and I have a lot of faith in Our young men. The UGA and Athens police will do Their part, I am sure of that! I think We will be moving up the charts soon!

By That said,

April 5, 2008 4:45 PM | Link to this

You guys notice that said thing is popping up on all these blogs… That said, I’m already tired of it. Are you?

By Blue Water

April 6, 2008 10:28 PM | Link to this

You would think Mal Moore, AL,AD, could wait until Al is back before he starts playing these powerful teams. He should have been fired when he hired Mike Slula instead of Crooms.

By Fight On Trojans

April 8, 2008 3:18 PM | Link to this

What an SEC love fest. Man, nice back patting guys. Let me remind you…this decade the Pac-10 is 9—6 against the SEC. USC owns your conference. Of course you’ll mentioned Stanford beating USC and still consider the Pac-10 weak. But we own you guys. Luckily both your National Champions lucked into their games. SEC is soo overrated. When Cal the 6th best team in the Pac-10 dismantles UT (SEC West Champ) and USC steamrolls every SEC team it faces this decade…you guys have the gall to even mention the Pac-10 is weak. Delusional.

By Cougfan2759

April 9, 2008 11:08 PM | Link to this

SEC football is the best in the country and there is no debating that. I live in PAC-10 country though and our teams travel everywhere to play. It is great seeing SEC schools come west and playing. UGA will handle ASU, but it will be a heckuva game.

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By bbtick

April 19, 2008 2:52 AM | Link to this

I can appreciate this listing offered by Tony, because yes, for too long there has been a perception that SEC teams were far too exclusive with their out of conference scheduling efforts. That being said, I still want to see more from Florida. The idea that the Florida State game in some way prevents the Gators from going out and scoring a home-and-home with Michigan just does not hold water anymore. Florida State has been an average program since 2001 and is showing no legitimate signs of re-emergence in the near future.

By rationalist

April 23, 2008 12:00 PM | Link to this

I’m just going to say one thing. Yes, Ohio State did get beat-up the last two National Championship games… But they GOT THERE two years in a row. I think it’s funny to see how the SEC fans think they are god because they beat the Big Ten in bowl games. Here’s a novel idea SEC. PLAY A GAME UP NORTH FOR ONCE! Let’s see how you LSU or Florida face against Ohio State or most Big Ten teams in Novemeber in the snow. Hmmm… wow, speed doesn’t matter when you’re in -10 degree weather. Wait, you’ve never PLAYED in -10 degree weather. Did anyone ever realize that the reason the SEC is faster is because they don’t have to be as tough. The Big Ten has to build their teams to be able to withstand injury in sometimes very harsh climates. I can’t remember many games LSU or Florida have played in where it has been colder that 60 degrees. Now, before everyone gets all up-in-arms and defensive on this, I’m going to add a touch more. Yes, I believe that both LSU and Florida deserved those NCs, OSU just didn’t play like they wanted it, and just flat-out got spanked. I also believe the BCS is a JOKE and should be dissolved. All the BCS has done is take away the significance of conference titles, and stolen the fun experiences the college athletes USED to have going to a bowl game. Doesn’t anyone remember when the bowl season was just an opportunity for players to have fun and enjoy a reward for playing well during the season? It used to be a time when you would see third stringers playing next to first stringers, and the coach decides to throw in a play you’ve only seen in back-yard football as a kid (sorry Boise St. You’re the exception). Now take a breath, think about what I’ve said before you explode in a typical SEC tyranical rant, and respond rationally, and you might see that you will enjoy watching each and every game of your team and feeling better in the off-season if you’re not thinking the ‘win the BCS National Championship or you SUCK’ way most people do.

By Dave

May 30, 2008 11:14 AM | Link to this

BIG TEN OOC SCHEDULE:

1. OSU / USC
2. MSU / @CAL , ND
3. ILL / MIZZOU
4. PURDUE / OREGON , @ND
5. PSU / ORGEGON ST. , @ SYRACUSE

By drewtin

August 20, 2008 12:42 AM | Link to this

if you take away the “conference” and the “non-conference” tags from college schedules, then you would see that all SEC teams have an overall tougher schedule, esp. than some PAC-10 team that thinks their schedule is tougher because they play a middle of the road Big-12 team

By jay

October 25, 2008 7:45 PM | Link to this

HMMMM…Michigan(big TEN) 41 Florida (SEC) 35. In the state of FL. michigan record vs the sec…..10-1.