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DEL.ICIO.USRicht will help UGA manage great expectations
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Destin, Fla.-The SEC Spring meetings come to an end this afternoon when the league’s presidents make their final decisions and the revenue checks are passed around. This is always a happy day in the conference.
The end of the SEC meetings also marks the end of the work year for your humble correspondent. I’ll be going away for a while to catch up on my reading and tackle the growing list of projects Mrs. Barnhart has for me at home. I’m also going to work on my golf game but those of you who have seen me play know that it’s pretty hopeless.
I’ll be back in July before the ACC and SEC preseason meetings. But before I go I want to thank the regular readers of this blog.
I don’t get a chance to read all of the blogs on our website but I don’t think there is a more passionate group of people about their sport than you. Yeah, I get a little discouraged sometimes when the conversation evolves into the written version of a food fight. But that only happens because people care and they want to stick up for their school or their team. I’ve written before that in the South, bragging rights about college football are more important than oil rights in Texas. You folks prove that every day.
You have supported this blog, kept me on my toes, and corrected me when I needed it. And I appreciate it.
I could be wrong, but when I get back I think we’ll be getting ready for one of the most competitive college football seasons we’ve had in a long, long time. And if gets any wilder than the 2007 season, we are all in for quite a ride.
Here are a few parting thoughts to ponder:
**—Georgia will be the favorite in the SEC East but I have to tell you that based on my conversations down here, Florida and Tennessee think they are going to be pretty good. I don’t worry about the Bulldogs being able to handle the hype because of their head coach, who is as level headed as they come. “I’ve told my guys that if being No. 1 (in preseason) motivates you to work hard and live up to that ranking, then it’s a good thing,” Mark Richt told me late this week. “But if it gives you the sense that you are entitled to victories just because of what people are saying about you, then it is a bad thing.”
Richt knows that there are high expectations for Georgia this season. And he also knows he can’t keep that from his players. Managing those expectations and making sure they are not counterproductive to the play on the field is an issue that Georgia will have to manage every single day. Starting today.
**—I still say Auburn is going to be the surprise team in the league and win the SEC West. LSU will be so good up front on both sides of the ball that the quarterback position might not matter but the road schedule for the Tigers is much less friendly this time. If you play Alabama, you want to play them early. By the end of the year the Tide could be pretty good.
**—Clemson will be the favorite in the ACC but the offensive line still concerns me. We’ll know a lot more after the Tigers play Alabama in the Georgia Dome on Aug. 30. Georgia Tech will struggle early but finish well. Florida State will be better but not that much better. I think 2009 will be the come back season for the Seminoles.
**—I think the odds are good that the Southern Cal-Ohio State winner on Sept. 13 will be in the BCS championship game. I also think that the opponent will be either Oklahoma or the SEC champion.
Now, that should be enough to keep the conversation going until I get back. Thanks again for your support. See you in July.
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By Ryan is the next Brady
May 30, 2008 8:36 AM | Link to this
See you in July? Tony, don’t do this to us! We need your daily articles on how our Dawgs are the team to beat!
GOOO DAWGS!
By Gen Neyland
May 30, 2008 8:43 AM | Link to this
On the USC-OSU winner gets the BCSCG : Still a WIN-WIN for the Rose if they get the loser and another decent PAC team in a BCS game…
By Red Clay Hound
May 30, 2008 8:56 AM | Link to this
Thanks Tony for your daily insight. We’ll see you in July.
By Roswell Ed
May 30, 2008 9:03 AM | Link to this
Let the UGA hooey begin. What do you guys have like three or four NCs in the last 25 years?
I don’t want to hear, “well what have you done?”
I’ll tell you what we’ve done. In the last 25 years we don’t think we’ve been FSU of UF like you do, but what we know is that we’ve been *much better than UGA over that time period.*
How does the UGA prayer go this time of year?
“Please Lord keep our player’s names out of the police blotter over the summer. AMEN
I’ve been tellin y’all that AU is lo-ad-ed, and this is a very young team
Also, watch out for this recruiting class. They say that Nick Fairley will commit tomorrow to AU with 3 yrs of eligibility left.
Let’s just hope Alabama gets LoMo early this year before they get good.
Have a good summer everyone. I’ve enjoyed it.
WDE
By corey
May 30, 2008 9:06 AM | Link to this
Great job Tony. Way to stick your neck out there on that USC/OSU prediction for the title game.(LOL) I’ll go one better though. The winner of that game will play either Georgia or Auburn for the National title.
By Big Orange in 08!!
May 30, 2008 9:09 AM | Link to this
Tony, Enjoy your time off. I know not having you daily blog will make the dead time of June and July w/o football seem that much longer. Looking forward to your next installment in July. Go Vols!
By Bobby Petrino
May 30, 2008 9:11 AM | Link to this
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
PIG!!!!
SUEY!!!!
By Colin
May 30, 2008 9:12 AM | Link to this
Tony, you make the work day a little easier. I really appreciate what you do.
Thanks.
By Bobby Petrino
May 30, 2008 9:14 AM | Link to this
Leaving the Falcons was the toughest decision I have ever made. Just over leaving Louisville, and interviewing at Auburn! I am a good guy!
By GoDawgs701
May 30, 2008 9:16 AM | Link to this
Hey Roswell Ed,
I think Brandon Cox just completed another pass to a Bulldog safety!
What a cry baby!
Tiger, War Eagle, Plainsman….Pick a freakin mascot!
By shane #1
May 30, 2008 9:18 AM | Link to this
Tony, You live a rough life! After a week in Destin you need a couple months vacation? Those frozen drinks by the pool must have worn You out! Is the AJC hiring? Just kidding! I appreciate Your daily columns. Now on to football. 1- Richt should be able to keep His team in line. He can always show films of the UT and USC[east] games when heads begin to swell from the hype. 2- Auburn can play defense, if They can actually score points with the “spread Eagle” They will be tough to beat. I agree with You on this one. 3- I think Bama will be stronger than expected this year and They catch Clemson early. If Clemson’s O line hasn’t come toegther a Bama win is not realy an upset. This is a very important game for both teams. Saban and Bowden need to make a statement. The Bama faithful gave Saban a pass last year, now He needs to produce. Bowden has the talent to be on the national stage, but He needs to actually win a big game. 4- The real USC and OSU have relatively easy schedules and the backing of many in the national media. I predict that the winner of this game becomes an automatic # 1.
By Haywood Jablowme
May 30, 2008 9:20 AM | Link to this
Now what the hell are we supposed to do until July when we want to see factual reporting on SEC football? Oh well, I guess I will also go into a self-imposed hibernation as well.
By azcat225
May 30, 2008 9:20 AM | Link to this
What Colin said…
By reservoirDAWG
May 30, 2008 9:22 AM | Link to this
I suspected it, but now I am convinced. Roswell Ed is an idiot. Take a cinder block, chain it to your leg, jump in Lake Martin and end your fellow poster’s suffering.
By FLA DAWG
May 30, 2008 9:23 AM | Link to this
I’m agree The Dawgs will be ready to play ball this season - not only because Richt has done a great job but also because the players matured at the end of last season.
As far as the SEC being even tougher this season, I’m not so sure about that. Bama - better. Auburn - better. LSU - weaker. UGA - better. SC - weaker. UF - no change. Tenn - weaker. Vandy - weaker. KY - weaker. OM - no change. Arkansas - no change. MSU - no change.
By WhatToDo?
May 30, 2008 9:32 AM | Link to this
Whatever are we going to do without your worthless attempts to compare Stafford to Tebow? What are we going to do without you spewing a bunch of bull about how invincible UGA will be, while at the same time talking up their “brutal” (ha, not really) schedule as if to set them up for excuses? I mean, where is my UGA (woof woof sic em) propoganda appetite going to get filled without you around!?
By Roswell Ed
May 30, 2008 9:34 AM | Link to this
resaviorDAWG:
I did have a bike ride with 3 dogs and my six year old son this AM after a big bowl of cereal.
Milk and exercise don’t mix too well.
It just about did me in.
Also, Brandon Cos is gone.
Thank goodness.
Good kid but he did find the other colored jeseys quite frequently.
By george
May 30, 2008 9:42 AM | Link to this
Auburn- USC for National Championship I like that Tony!
By OneThing
May 30, 2008 9:42 AM | Link to this
Six words are all anyone here needs to know:
Ben Tate Mario Fannin Brad Lester
kthanks.
By george
May 30, 2008 9:42 AM | Link to this
Auburn- USC for National Championship I like that Tony!
By george
May 30, 2008 9:43 AM | Link to this
Auburn- USC for National Championship. I like that Tony!
By m
May 30, 2008 9:44 AM | Link to this
If UGA had hired Chan Gailey (which they almost did), then they wouldn’t have to worry about managing expectations. They wouldn’t have had any expectations to manage. They need to thank God every day that they hired Richt and not Gailey. And Tech needs to thank GOD AND GREYHOUND that the worst coaching mistake in history (Chan Gailey)is FINALLY gone. Hallleeeeedamloooyah!!!
By Bobby Petrino
May 30, 2008 9:44 AM | Link to this
NO CHANGE???? WITH MY WIDE OPEN OFFENSE AND MY PIG CALLS TOO?? WHAT ARE YOU THINKING FLA DAWG? Seriously, with the transfers over the last year, Arkansas should take a step backward.
Lookout for UT and UF. Both will be better!
By Spike
May 30, 2008 9:49 AM | Link to this
Tony, we are gonna miss you. Can’t wait for the season to start and read your columns. For all you do, this Bud for you!!
By Roswell Ed is a tool
May 30, 2008 10:28 AM | Link to this
Roswell Ed is a complete GT loser. Don’t you have better things to do with your life than get on these blogs everyday. Quit mooching off your boyfriend or your working old hag wife and get a real job. Your wasting your time and others with your meningless blogs. You give Roswell residents a bad name but maybe I’ll see you around Roswell sometime. I would love to make fun of you to your face…NERD.
By Wartiger
May 30, 2008 10:28 AM | Link to this
UGA is the team to beat…and will get beat by UF, Auburn and LSU. Then the Dogs will be waiting on “pins and needles” that UF loses again….similar to praying that UT would lose this past year so they could win the east….Not a good way to sneak into the SEC Championship.
By Wartiger
May 30, 2008 10:29 AM | Link to this
UGA is the team to beat…and will get beat by UF, Auburn and LSU. Then the Dogs will be waiting on “pins and needles” that UF loses again….similar to praying that UT would lose this past year so they could win the east….Not a good way to sneak into the SEC Championship.
By Ed tolly
May 30, 2008 10:29 AM | Link to this
Rev. Mark, Clark County just called and they need to come bail a few out. I’ll sweep it under the rug as usual.
Reguards, Ed
p.s. Will there be any spooning going on this summer? I’d like to get in on the action!
By GT
May 30, 2008 10:34 AM | Link to this
The real problem with expectations is it makes Georgia operate unnaturally. In having to do something to offset expectations in itself offsets the norm. Every golfer down the stretch at the Masters knows Tiger will make that run, but in knowing it, it almost makes it happen in the fact that they choke on their part causing the stretch to happen for Woods. I imagine Tiger depends on it for his part too knowing he hasn’t got to play as good as the average Masters winner since some of it is handed to him. If the Bulldogs can stop worrying about themselves and their mental attitude and just believe the rest of the field will self destruct because they are better on paper they will be better suited for the task ahead. Stop being so nice, strut like the LSUs and Miami’s, if not they will be off balance and unnatural which is what inferior teams like Tech want. We go to Athens and they are acting like this is Sunday School we won’t return the favor.
By Miles
May 30, 2008 10:39 AM | Link to this
Great job Mr. Barnhart! Thank you for all the insight. I eagerly await your return.
By Spike
May 30, 2008 10:44 AM | Link to this
Haywood… Say it ain’t so!!!
By reservoirDAWG
May 30, 2008 10:45 AM | Link to this
Wartiger, in your dreams, punk.
By AUtiger
May 30, 2008 10:54 AM | Link to this
Auburn in the NC? Let’s start with returning to the SEC champ first. We will be loaded but do have a sophomore QB starting for us. I think Kodi will turn out fine(looked great so far in the spread offense), but he hasn’t played an entire season yet.
If we do make it to the SEC champ, and I think we’ve got a good shot, whoever wins that game should go on for the NC. I hope USC makes it to the NC this year because it gets boring watching the annual SEC beat down of Ohio State every year.
WDE and go SEC!!
By gamecockgary
May 30, 2008 10:55 AM | Link to this
puppies dream will end in columbia…nuff said
By GATOR MEL FROM PLANTATION
May 30, 2008 10:58 AM | Link to this
50% tebow almost got you last year…this year no contest…gators resume beast of the east!!
By SecIsFootball
May 30, 2008 11:00 AM | Link to this
Tony….UGA will be a very good team this year but so will UF, IMO. I still think UGA wins the East but will lose to UF in Jax. UT, with a new OC and an inexperienced QB, will struggle.
AU will not win the west. LSU will win the west. They have a tough schedule but they are still LOADED with talent. Their OC will adjust the game early on to make the O friendly for the new QB. AU has a new OC, a new DC and a new QB (who has yet to be decided. Their RB’s are studs but their WR’s have proven nothing to this point. Alabama will be better but they are still a year away for competing for the SEC.
By auburnal
May 30, 2008 11:00 AM | Link to this
after losses to gators and war eagle..hounds will be begging for poulan-weedeater….toomers corner will be a rockin’ as we rout the overrated fats stafford and raggety troops..WARRRRRRRR EAGLE!!!!!!!!
By Wartiger
May 30, 2008 11:03 AM | Link to this
EmptyreservoirDawg….until you win something other the gymnastics…start barking….until then you better hope you can beat UT or USC cause you won’t beat the War Eagles in Auburn this year….Saturday Night in Baton Rouge is a Death Wish….and UF/Meyer will get revenge for your pathectic criminal jig end zone dance last year…..you will choke with the expectations just like the baseball team…..!!
By Eric1
May 30, 2008 11:04 AM | Link to this
For a bulldog, I really like Mark Richt. He’s kinda cute and he has a nice a$$. War Eagle!!
By Wartiger
May 30, 2008 11:04 AM | Link to this
EmptyreservoirDawg….until you win something other the gymnastics…start barking….until then you better hope you can beat UT or USC cause you won’t beat the War Eagles in Auburn this year….Saturday Night in Baton Rouge is a Death Wish….and UF/Meyer will get revenge for your pathectic criminal jig end zone dance last year…..you will choke with the expectations just like the baseball team…..!!
By Tim Tebow
May 30, 2008 11:04 AM | Link to this
I think we will be pretty good this year… by the way - I am vacationing with Tony B. We have matching jean shorts and I’m helping him grow a mullet. Tim Tebow!!!
By Gene
May 30, 2008 11:05 AM | Link to this
Richt’s biggest problem is paying those expensive fines and legal fees to get his players out of jail. He is getting thin for the Georgia Southern game and maybe Central Michigan, but his boys will all be pardoned and rehabilitated for South Carolina.
By mcdawg
May 30, 2008 11:09 AM | Link to this
thus begins the long hot summer
By azcat225
May 30, 2008 11:13 AM | Link to this
Atlanta Gator, where are you when we need you? shane, how about another post?
By UGA has an IQ of -40
May 30, 2008 11:18 AM | Link to this
Hardy Hardy Har! Another UF jean-shorts joke!
You know what the only thing more pathetic than denim shorts is? Thinking that it is a funny/smart/original to crack a jean short joke for the 10 trillionth time! I swear the fact that you guys can even say that just makes you the smartest kids I ever did saw!
WDE
By dan
May 30, 2008 11:22 AM | Link to this
I think the Dawgs will go 10-2 in the regular season. They will lose to Bama and UF, and beat everyone else. They will go to the SEC championship and play Bama again and win, and then they will win their bowl game to go 12-2 for the season. It’s gonna be a tough schedule for the Dawgs this season, and UGA does better when the expectations are low. It wouldn’t surprise me if the Dawgs won the national championship in ‘09 or ‘10.
By SOS
May 30, 2008 11:23 AM | Link to this
Barnhart…Thanks for giving South Carolina no love this spring…Will make it easier for us to lay in wait come September…
By reservoirDAWG
May 30, 2008 11:24 AM | Link to this
All the talent is making you haters worried.
By Jumbo
May 30, 2008 11:26 AM | Link to this
I enjoy your articles and your passion for college football. I think LSU will win the west, beat Aub and Bama but lose to UGA and UF.
LSU just signed a deal to play the Washington Huskies home and home starting on September 5, 2009 in Seattle. I will be there.
Geaux Tigers! Go SEC!
By reservoirDAWG
May 30, 2008 11:27 AM | Link to this
Nice grammer gator. Get back to ntrimming my hedges.
By WDE
May 30, 2008 11:29 AM | Link to this
You think one of two Georgia losses is going to come from Alabama?
Haha. I hate UGA and I know that ain’t happening.
By ColoradoDawg
May 30, 2008 11:33 AM | Link to this
Does anyone know how long we will have to wait until we hear the game times for some of these big games? I thought TB said we would maybe know in a few days? This is one Dawg that hopes CBS puts on the UGA/LSU game in the afternoon. Avoiding a night game in Baton Rouge isn’t quite as valuable as a bye before the Cocktail Party, but it’s close…
By I lived at 99 Wyatt
May 30, 2008 11:34 AM | Link to this
I’m a Clemson fan, but I agree with the OL assessment. With all the preseason hype, we’re set up for a huge fall. Too many holes on OL and LB. The folks who say, “Our OL will be better than last year’s by mid-season,” are crazy. Well, maybe they’re right — but by then they will have cost us 2 or 3 games and we’ll be out of the ACC championship hunt.
By GATORZONE
May 30, 2008 11:36 AM | Link to this
Tim Tebow… Real funny! Why do you guys keep going with the jean shorts reference? The implication that residents of Florida are somehow more redneck than those of Georgia are hilarious. Face it, you cosmopolitans from North Ga. still have Geeches living there. And you call us rednecks because of our laidback lifestyle. You think what you want, but wait till Jax this year so you can go home crying like usual! Meanwhile, I will be sipping a cold one on the beach this weekend while you are living it up in Crime infested ATL. Enjoy Loser!
By "GOOD" Dawg
May 30, 2008 11:36 AM | Link to this
I’d rather be dead than stupid and ignorant like Roswell Ed.
Hooey on you Ed !!
UGA VI says hello and that he loves leg humping because it attracts beautiful women and he knows fun is just a short time away.
By sobedawg
May 30, 2008 12:04 PM | Link to this
Auburn is the 3rd best team in the west…folks are DELUSIONAL around here! Sobedawg
By sobedawg
May 30, 2008 12:10 PM | Link to this
GATORZONE — I’m a Georgia fan living in Florida. Most of the folks in Florida don’t even speak English, and MANY don’t have legal paperwork to be in the country…and the state is CRAWLING WITH PEDOPHILES and CRACKPIPES!. I’ll take the lush pastures of Georgia anyday! Dr. SobeDawg PS—We have nice beaches in South Georgia that are FAR less crowded too… :)
By Atlanta Gator
May 30, 2008 12:15 PM | Link to this
azcat225——I’m not sure that I have anything to add to the “food fight” today.
shane#1——ditto.
By Dawg-E-Kong
May 30, 2008 12:19 PM | Link to this
99wyatt….did u say holes at lb? R U retarded?
By Dawg-E-Kong
May 30, 2008 12:19 PM | Link to this
99wyatt….did u say holes at lb? R U retarded?
By SE
May 30, 2008 12:20 PM | Link to this
Roswell Ed: Hint of advise…Don’t live in the PAST. If I’m not mistaken, I think Tony was talking about the 2008 season, not the last 25yrs. For every team that someone may have a winning record against there is another team that has your number. Bottom line? It’s sad when one’s program is in the dumps where some feel as their only hope is to live in the Past. Sad.
By Mayretta_Dawg
May 30, 2008 12:30 PM | Link to this
It cracks me up how all nay-sayers come on here giving Tony Barnhart a hard time about kissing up to the Dawgs and not giving any love to the likes of South Carolina. (SOS, are you kidding me??!!) The funny thing is teams like Auburn (QB, DC, OC), UF (Defense and unproven RB), UT (QB), GT (where do I begin??!!), etc. all have question marks and are hating on the Dawgs but don’t state ANY true weaknesses on our Off and Def sides of the ball. Yeah, Auburn has a good running back in the likes of Brad Lester but is he as good as Knowshon Moreno? We had some close games last year that we should have lost (see Vandy) but truthfully, that team played over its heads and is that much better for eeking out the close victories, Blackout, Bobo as our Off Coordinator, …. Our Offensive Line was as green as they come but held up EXTRMELY well. They now have an entire season under their belts. Stafford is now a Junior and although he doesn’t have the glitzy stats of Tebow (ALL HAIL TEBOW!), Staff has a better supporting cast. Mo Mass is looking to have better stats for his Senior season and the supporting cast of receivers will be better. We lost a couple players on the Defensive Line but are just fine, loaded for bear at linebacker and experienced in the Secondary. WHERE ARE THE WEAKNESSES???!!!! I await all serious responses with great anticipation…
GO DAWGS!!!
By Proud dawg
May 30, 2008 12:52 PM | Link to this
Jeesh… why do usc and ohio state even play a regular season? Everybody in the media wants either one of them in the championship and they always get beat down by the SEC. As for all the UGA haters… we know we have a tough schedule but we also realize what our stupid losses to south carolina and Tenn did to our post season opportunities last year. I think the rest of the SEC should be a little afraid!
By azcat225
May 30, 2008 12:56 PM | Link to this
Why does the old Stealer’s Wheel song keep running through my head…?
By SmyrnaDawg
May 30, 2008 12:56 PM | Link to this
Class act as usual Atlanta Gator. Thanks for representing your school so well.
By Roswell Ed
May 30, 2008 12:57 PM | Link to this
SE
We were undefeated in 2004 and 11-2 in 2006.
That’s not that long ago.
And for the guy that wants to meet me around Roswell sometime to get up in my grill.
Just look for the man who is 6’6” tall, weighs 300#, looks like he played college football(which I did), wearing an AU t-shirt(the Tech remark was the biggest insult) and is walking his dog with his wife and son over off Woodstock Rd around 7:30 PM nightly.
You might want to bring a big stick if you plan on getting in my face.
On second thought you’ll look awefully silly walking home with that stick hanging out of your bottom.
By UnderDawg
May 30, 2008 1:14 PM | Link to this
It seems as if it were only yesterday that we heard the South Cakalaky faithful crowing about the additon of the Ole Ball Sack to the athletic department as the head football coach…..And now, after only a few seasons of more mediocrity on the football field, they are beginning to realize that not even HE could win here with any consistency. Well, choke my chicken…(no pun intended). I’ve got bad news for you chicken chokers. (Or is it chokin chickens?) Not even Lombardi could win on a regular basis down there. South Carolina is fast becomming the coach’s graveyard of college football. Now, quit your pi$$ing and moaning about not getting any love from Barnhart. Win more. Be in contention for the SEC. Win a few more bowl games….(the Vanish Toilet Bowl does not count) and THEN you can whine about not getting any press.
By SOS
May 30, 2008 1:21 PM | Link to this
Marietta_Dawg:
You’re right…Let’s crown Georgia national champs now…………….
But just for the sake of argument, let’s ponder:
I don’t think so…
As it relates to SC-GA…
Richt is 5-2 against SC…No disputing that…But it hasn’t exactly been easy…His offenses have not reached the endzone in three games. In two of the other three games, GA reached the endzone only once. If it weren’t SC, he likely would be 2-5…
I know we SC fans must count on a COMPLETE COLLAPSE by GA in order for us to win but I think GA will come to play this year…I’m sure your Free Shoes U and University of Miami disciple will pull out some new form of thuggery (ala the unsportsmanlike celebrations at Vandy and FLA last year, Moreno in everybody’s face after every play) to muster the troops…
GO GOATS!!! SIC ‘EM!
By hold em
May 30, 2008 1:22 PM | Link to this
SmyrnaDawg, Do you have any idea what you are doing on this blog, your comments are meaningless
By I lived at 99 Wyatt
May 30, 2008 1:23 PM | Link to this
Dawg-E-Kong, when you lose your top 4 LBs from a year ago (as Clemson did), those are called holes.
By SOS
May 30, 2008 1:28 PM | Link to this
UnderRoo (er, I mean UnderDawg): Who is p** and moaning?!?!?! I was merely thanking Tony for putting us in the position of being the unequiviocal UnderDOGS once again…We don’t need Corso filling our heads with delusions of grandeur…We can take care of that ourselves…You goats are so bitter and defensive…It’s like we beat you recently or something…
By tech-hater
May 30, 2008 1:31 PM | Link to this
Roswell Ed…..Thanks for setting the person straight about your fan-affiliation with AU instead of with GT. I know how insulted you must feel.The same accusation would make me want to take a 2-hour trip to the shower like a rape victim in order to scrub off THAT insult.
Now….When UGA won a title in 1980 it is STILL 1 more than AU has in the same time frame. 13-0 season be damned…..you still got only a conference title for that bit of work.
I often admire your posts, not only for your insight, but also because you make me laugh my a$$ off when you get under other people’s skin.
However, I wouldn’t crow too loudly about your boys on the plains just yet…..especially when UGA stuck that whipping stick straight up your a*******es for the last 2 years running.
I must go now….I think I just saw another large black man with dreadlocks wearing a red and black football uniform flatten another one of your QBs…..He will soon be at the Athens Police Department to file formal assualt charges. Or was it an interception that large man forced him into throwing? No, it wasn’t either….that noise I heard was Moreno scoring another TD on the vaunted Auburn “D”.
By Mayretta_Dawg
May 30, 2008 1:46 PM | Link to this
Of all the people who respond to me I get a Cocks fan??!! Seriously, it cracks me up that you guys have your little moral victories when you hold our Offense to low scores BUT THE DAWGS WIN ANYWAY! String together one 10 win season and we’ll talk….
By Wil Walton
May 30, 2008 1:54 PM | Link to this
To answer a couple of bloggers questions: PK will be UGA’s biggest question in Summer camp, but should be answered by one of the top rated kickers coming in, Blair Walsh. I think he’s more Billy Bennett than Brandon Coutu. In response to another blogger: Your 6 words can’t match the combination of talent, passion and enthusiasm of UGA’s 2 words, Knowshon Moreno. Have a great summer!
By Stephen
May 30, 2008 1:55 PM | Link to this
I am really excited about this season. My beloved Dawgs look good on paper, so hopefully that will translate. I must say, however, that I am a little disappointed that we keep making fun of Tim Tebow. I hate UF with all that is in me, but respect a guy that would give up his spring break to do mission work. Give him a break already. Also, do UGA fans go to AU, UF, and LSU blogs to make insults? I didn’t know if that was just limited to their fans coming to a UGA blog. I don’t really care about other schools, so I only read UGA’s, but if that’s the thing that you are into…
By Mayretta_Dawg
May 30, 2008 1:59 PM | Link to this
SOS, I change my mind. Let’s use your bullet points but directed at South Carolina:
Can Matt Stafford improve his TD/INT and completion ratios above 55%? Will he have receivers who can get open and catch the ball?
Will Moreno stay healthy? Is Caleb the real deal if he is called upon? Will some of the new and unproven defensive line players be up to the task?
What kind of impact will losing Velasco have? What kind of impact will losing Clint Boling for the first two games (maybe more)have? Will Georgia be a middle of the road SEC offense again this year (#6 last year)?
Who is going to kick field goals? Is there another Coutu in the wings?
Which Georgia team will show up? The one that went 4-2 to start the season and should have lost to Vandy or the team that finished the season 6-0?
And, how will the team manage expectations and every team gunning for them? Is Georgia THAT good?
By College Football Fan
May 30, 2008 2:26 PM | Link to this
So Roswell Ed attended the Barn! I do not think I would have admitted that. It is like saying he got a second high school diploma. Does that Aubarn booster still run the athletic department?
As for South Carolina; how could anybody in their right mind keep a straight face and yell “Go Cocks” in public? Especially when their team went kinda flacid in 6 games last year.
By gatormike
May 30, 2008 2:30 PM | Link to this
Tony, enjoy the vacation because you have earned it. The impending season is shaping up to be a thriller, and we all look forward to your take once it gets going. Whoever wins the SEC will win the NC Game. Look at the past two years. Getting through the SEC is the tough part, but facing teams from a weak conference (Little 11) for the title, aka Ohio St. We will see you Dawgs in Jax. Be aware of the teams in our conference who are keeping their mouths shut. You Dawgs are giving everyone bulletin board motivation for their locker rooms, but I must admit that you make it fun. Go GATORS and Go SEC! MAY THE BEST TEAM WIN.
By headknocker
May 30, 2008 2:32 PM | Link to this
Great post Mayretta Dawg-
Everybody loves to show the world UGA’s weaknesses but they really don’t talk much about their own. Just the fact that they have to put a list of 10 or more “what-ifs” together to show what could go wrong shows just how deep and strong my Dawgs will be this year. I lived in SC for a few years and I have never seen so many cocks crow about so little achievement. That is a program that has accomplished very little in its history. I do love their fan’s dedication to the team though. I’d like to see a little more of their enthusiasm in Athens (not that we need it to win, we don’t). TO all the UGA naysayers out there - Georgia is in an incredibly enviable position this year. We are stoked, our schedule is tough but that just gives us a big stage.
By UnderDawg
May 30, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this
SOS……You left some chicken sh1t on the windows of my Cadillac when I brought it to the detailing business this morning. If you dont put down that computer, stop posting on the football blogs, and start doing your job in a more professional manner, I am gonna have to come back up there and fire your a$$…..If that happens, I dont know if you will be able to get that Waffle House job you lost to come work for me back.
Kinda appropriate that you left chicken sh1t on the window, though, since your boys in Columbia are always a chicken sh1t team. but hey….under EVERY chicken is usually a pile of sh1t, you know? It doesn’t matter if it’s a chicken or a Gamecock.
By shane #1
May 30, 2008 2:41 PM | Link to this
SOS, 1- Stafford threw 19 tds and 9 ints last, which is pretty good, better than Matt Ryan’s 31tds and 19 ints. As to Stafford’s 55% completion rate, You answered part of that question with your second question, if UGA’s recievers get open and hang on to the ball, Matt’s % rate will improve. He has done a lot of work on His footwork and delivery in the off season. If He improves half as much as He did in His first off season He will be a damn good QB. 2- What new and untried defensive linemen? Howard was the only loss on the D line and UGA rotates DES frequently, plus They have two All SEC caliber DTS returning, and all Their starting LBS, so I am not sure Who is “new”. You did bring up a good point about the O line, but UGA has more experenced linemen on both sides of the ball than They did last year. 3 - Moreno is a tough Kid, He didn’t miss any games last year so hopefully He can stay healthy. We will know about King pretty quickly, as They will split carries. 4- There is a highly rated kicker from Fla coming in this summer, and two walk ons did well this spring. They will have to battle it out in fall practice, but kicking should be ok. 5- Which UGA will show up? I don’t have a crystal ball, but IMO it will be the one from the second half of last year, except bigger and stronger. When UGA met USC last year They had a sophmore QB, a rookie OC, and a re-built D line, LB corps, and secondary. Not to mention three starting O linemen and a RB in Their first SEC game. To be honest I, along with many others, thought They would go 9-3 at best last year, and possiblt lose a secong tier bowl game. I never saw this coming.
By tech-hater
May 30, 2008 2:46 PM | Link to this
How could anyone in their right mind actually pay for and wear a t-shirt or hat in public that says “Nobody Beats our Cocks!” Don’t laugh….I actually saw those items in a tourist-trap store in Hilton Head a couple of years ago….and Yes, I concur wholeheartedly….it IS kind of an oxymoron, considering that the Cocks went limp over the last 6 games last season.
By gatormike
May 30, 2008 2:53 PM | Link to this
I would like to see the Dawgs win every game except the one in Jax against UF and their gme with UT. It may serve the UGA Nation well to look at what was said about Southern Cal prior to the 2005-06-07 Seasons. They were suppose to be invincible, and they certainly had a lot of talent, but they tripped up. How about the Buckeyes of ‘06 who were called “unbeatable”. They were a joke against UF. The games will be won on the field by a group of dedicated young men. I do not care if the gamechickens ever beat UGA, but they did last year and it cost the Dawgs at the end of the day. Although I am a Gator, I believe UGA would have beat LSU for the SEC Title had they qualified for the title game. They would also have crushed OSU in the same fashion as UF and LSU. That is all in the past. This is a new chapter of SEC Wars. The team with the most passion and a little luck will win the SEC, and it may not even be the most talented team. Go Gators! It is almost time to break out the tail gate gear!
By Bammerhead
May 30, 2008 3:06 PM | Link to this
Even an ex-wife looks good on paper.
By K-Town Dawg
May 30, 2008 3:06 PM | Link to this
You can bet that no team is looking forward to playing the DAWGS.
Sanford Stadium is going to be rocking as UGA hands out the beat downs.
Fear the Dawgs!
By Roswell Ed
May 30, 2008 3:11 PM | Link to this
Speaking of bad swag.
I was out this am and saw a
crimson minivan with a crimson air brushed car tag that said Alabama Redneck on it with that same font for the 1st A that UAT uses.
No lie!!
By Nick sabin
May 30, 2008 3:17 PM | Link to this
I just want coach miles to say thank you to me for me teaching him how to be a @%%%%. :p)
By Big Boy
May 30, 2008 3:25 PM | Link to this
ROSWELL ED IS A PATHETIC PERSON (HE’S NOT A MAN). ALL YOU CAN DO IS TRY AND PUT DOWN UGA, BUT WE FINISHED #2 IN THE COUNTRY LAST YEAR AND ARE SHOOTING FOR THE NC THIS YEAR. NOT SURE WHO ED’S TEAM IS, BUT I WOULD GUESS IT IS THE NORTH AVENUE TRADE SCHOOL.
By CarolinaJacket
May 30, 2008 3:27 PM | Link to this
Thx to Shane and Mayretta for giving some good food for thought. Its nice to read comments that are based on stupid name calling and worn out lines such as “thank god and grayhound,” “tickle piles,” and “jean shorts.” Thanks again.
By Laurie
May 30, 2008 3:33 PM | Link to this
I would just like to say that I am tired of all of the bogus comments about Georgia, Mark Richt and the lack of moral integrity of the football program in Athens. Every day I look at the football headlines on numerous sites, and every day I see myriad other schools with troubles. I think that it’s an easy (though unfounded) mark at a time when many recognize that there is great talent at UGA but aren’t man enough to acknowledge it publicly. Also, SOS, I live in South Carolina, and it’s no wonder to me that there are so many more Clemson fans here than there are fans of the chickens. Come to think of it…I see at least an equal number of Georgia fans, and I’m sure that they can’t all be transplants like me…
By halcombo
May 30, 2008 3:35 PM | Link to this
I’ve got a feeling UGA better have all this talent that they are supposed to have; something tells me that they have some china dolls at some positions, i.e. offensive line. Moreno better stay healthy because King, who will have some good days, will not last the season.
By Laurie
May 30, 2008 3:35 PM | Link to this
The worst Carolina tee that I’ve seen here is “Party like a Cockstar!” WHAT?!
By GATORZONE
May 30, 2008 3:40 PM | Link to this
But Carolina Jacket, those lines are sooooooo funny… Tickle Piles Jean shorts…
Those never wear out, ask the bullDAWG nation that continues to use these tired worn out “insults.”
You just must not realize how cosmopolitan N. Ga. truly is. Ellijay, Forsyth county, Athens, Toccoa, Dalton, Gainesville… Yeah, real cosmopolitan.
By shane #1
May 30, 2008 3:44 PM | Link to this
Carolina Jacket, thanks for the props. I have a first Cousin and old running Buddy that is a Tech grad. You are a Tech Man and I like You so I thought You must be My Cousin. Then I remembered that He lives in California. So I must like two Tech People. Damn, I may have to pull for Ya’ll to win a game or two. Just Kidding!
By Buck
May 30, 2008 3:46 PM | Link to this
Win first then bark…until then if it ever happens which is very doubtful….just stick to Tennis and Gymnastics…..
To bad Hawaii is not in the SEC East…cause you are gonna need a gimme game this year….Go Dogs…MSU Dogs….Its Gameday BitXX!!
By DawgSheet
May 30, 2008 3:59 PM | Link to this
Georgia has the most obnoxious fans in the conference. Make fun of the chickens for choking last year, but they did beat the Dawgs costing them a chance to play for the SEC. Will the Dawgs celebrate at midfield again this year for beating Vandy? Maybe this year the Pups can at least win their division before their ignorant president starts campaigning for a college playoff. No way UGA could’ve held Jacob Hester’s or Matt Flynn’s jock strap last season.
By Spike
May 30, 2008 4:05 PM | Link to this
Oh Haywood, you broken so many hearts. It is sad to know that you intend to hibernate until July. I bet I know where to find you. You will be on Peachtree with Under”Destiny”Dawg trolling with the rest of the punks. Haywood and Under”Destiny”Dawg, two “real” fake men!! Have a happy summer.
By headknocker
May 30, 2008 4:08 PM | Link to this
halcombo-
My best instinct is to leave your comments alone because they border on incoherent. What does that mean? “They better have all this talent they are supposed to have”??? What would make you think that Moreno is at all fragile? He was extremely solid last season. As far as the O line goes - if you didn’t burn them last year you’re not going to. They are young and deep. Most of the 2nd string got playing time last year and those that didn’t will have time this year. Some of these posts question UGA’s loss to SC last year. It was a VERY YOUNG TEAM, early in the season. That probably won’t happen again. Even if it does LSU showed that you can overcome losses in the SEC now that the pollsters apparently have come to recognize that the SEC and other conferences are not exactly equivalent. They took into account the talent and competition of the LSU losses last year and put them in the NC anyway. That is now precedent and may become the trend (let’s hope we don’t need their mercy to get to BCS Championship but if we need it I’ll take it). First things first though, I personally am not going to mention the NC and UGA in the same sentence again until they win the SEC. IF that happens they will have earned it.
GO DAWGS- SIC EM, Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof, woof, woof, woof
By Laurie
May 30, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this
Does anyone else think it’s funny that an LSU fan is talking about the most obnoxious fans in the conference?!
By halcombo
May 30, 2008 4:26 PM | Link to this
headknocker:
I didn’t say Moreno was fragile; I said Caleb King will not last the season. I also implied that the o line was going to take a hell of a beating. I hope you are right; I’m not a UGA fan, but I hope no one loses good players to injuries. But as a 20 year resident of Athens, I hear things, and I keep hearing that some of the starters have the football version of the glass chin.
By bayoubruce
May 30, 2008 4:26 PM | Link to this
When you win several BCS National Championshp Crystals….aka like LSU…then you can brag, growl and be obnoxious….Laurie how funny is that….Geaux Tigers!!
When you have not yet won….then you have a tendency to blame everything and everyone else….Lauie I take it you are a Tech fan….cause a dog fan has nothing to bark about….except being number 1 in the pre-season polls.
By Laurie
May 30, 2008 4:38 PM | Link to this
I’m not blaming anything on anyone. I just think that LSU fans are obnoxious, and I thought that well before this decade, which would mean that you weren’t quite in place to be as annoying as you are now. I am not a Bee, I am a DAWG, but I am curious as to what on Earth the nerds have to ‘bark about.’ I haven’t been jumping up and down saying that Georgia is going to win it all, and the season is a bear, for sure. I am just excited for what may be and for the season, which, good or bad, will be here soon.
By Sounds about Right!
May 30, 2008 4:54 PM | Link to this
I heard that the whole Tech Baseball team will be shooting Heroin up before the big game tonight against Louisville! Tech is a bunch of Thugs!
By Erk
May 30, 2008 5:05 PM | Link to this
DawgSheet,
Florida has the most obnoxious fans in the conference by far. You & I both know that Hester & Flynn breathed a huge sigh of relief when they found out they were playing Tennessee in the SEC championship game rather than the Dawgs. Georgia was blowing everybody away at that point last year.
By bayoubruce
May 30, 2008 5:07 PM | Link to this
Laurie…Lets see the Jackets have won a National Championship since last uga won……I would have said the Jackets are going to spank the dogs this weekend in baseball, but it looks like the Lipscomb Bisons have beat them to it….9-4…OUCH!!
By volbaby
May 30, 2008 5:15 PM | Link to this
Maybe the dogs should have shot up some courage before playing Lipscomb….and Laurie speaking of obnoxious….I will take a drunk LSU fan Tiger baiting me…all day then have to be in the vicinity of a Gator fan……e
By Really?
May 30, 2008 5:21 PM | Link to this
bayoubruce- we are talking about football on this blog. Please go to another blog to talk baseball. Thanks!
By Mayretta_Dawg
May 30, 2008 5:22 PM | Link to this
Carolina Jacket,
You’re welcome but if you any your crony GATORZONE take such offense to our comments why do you frequent these blogs? I mean it’s the same ‘ol, same ‘ol from Gators, Tigers, Yellow Jackets fans alike and yet here you and GATORZONE are. By the way, 90% of both your fanbases are trash. Don’t come over here acting so blameless and whining about our fanbase when yours should be looking in the mirror. Anyway, keep hating on the Dawgs and enjoy your weekend. PS IFTHERE IS A MODERATOR ON THIS BOARD THEY NEED TO REMOVE THE GARBAGE THAT “SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT” POSTED. I hope that is a person posing as a UGA fan because that is classless!
By Not over yet!
May 30, 2008 5:26 PM | Link to this
9-6! Dawgs will rally!
By bayoubruce
May 30, 2008 5:43 PM | Link to this
Sorry Really?…lets get back to Phat Tony’s football….You guys think you can get past UT and USC to make it to the SEC Championship game….I?
By Really?
May 30, 2008 5:58 PM | Link to this
bayoubruce- yes those two teams are hardly a worry. We have much tougher opponents to worry about on our way to the NC game.
By SmyrnaDawg
May 30, 2008 6:02 PM | Link to this
Hold Em, I compliment a classy Gator fan and my comments are meaningless???? Please explain….if you are capable of such rational thought.
By CarolinaJacket
May 30, 2008 6:02 PM | Link to this
Mayretta, sorry my post upset you so. I am no crony of GATORZONE and my only point is that I appreciate well thoughout analyses rather than simple name calling. Two of the three examples I gave were actually from people who claim that they are Tech fans, certainly, not an attack on UGA. I don’t know who it is that thinks the short jeans joke is so funny. My apologies if it is a Georgia fan. Finally, I read the blogs to find out more about college football.
By SOS
May 30, 2008 6:38 PM | Link to this
OK…It’s all becoming clear now…My guess is that Mayretta_Dawg is one of those non-UGA grads with dial-up modem access and a dip cup beside the computer…Are you by any chance related to SECCoachinDallas(GA)?…
Please tell me how I have in any way been thumping my chest about SC football??? Please re-read my posts…
And just in case reading comprehension was the part of the SAT exam that kept you out of UGA, I will break it down for you…
I didn’t predict a victory by SC this fall, nor did I say we would win the SEC East…What I did say was that I appreciated Barnhart’s snub because your goats will be thinking once again that all they have to do is show up…TELL ME HOW THIS IS DESERVING OF YOUR CHILDISH VITRIOL?????
And as far as addressing the blog topic here, you still haven’t done it…Instead you have cited SC’s deficiencies which I’m sure if I took the time to read them I would agree 100 percent…
You see, this is what I don’t understand about you goat fans…You think SC fans don’t know that we lack the football pedigree of GA??? Your lack of recognition of this fact serves to further illustrate that the goats and their fans don’t take the SC game seriously and almost every year it’s a near death experience or a loss like last year…
BTW, I noticed you tried to misdirect with the “moral victories” thing instead of addressing why Richt’s offenses have problems scoring touchdowns against SC’s defenses…I am dying to know if you have a legitimate answer, because there is no reason with the talent you have that UGA should average just one offensive TD a game in 6 of the 7 games Richt has coached against SC…I mean, for God’s sake…You have the same record against SC this decade as you do against Tennessee…If I were a goat fan, I would be asking myself how that happens instead of living in denial and talking about “moral victories”….
Kudos to Shane#1 for actually attempting an intelligent dialogue on this blog topic…Although I would encourage the intrepid Shane to visit www.secsports.com where he will find less glowing (albeit more accurate) passing numbers for Matt Stafford…Also, the departed defensive linemen I was referring to were Chester Adams and Marcus Howard.
And to Laurie…You’re over your head little missy…Putting aside your very scientific straw polls, my guess is your level of disdain for Gamecock fans increased sometime around September of last year…Cheer up though, the GA-SC is only 3 more months away…You can make it!!! If not, I’m sure Gamecock fans will be happy to see you pavk up and return to God’s Country (a.k.a. Georgia)…
And for “College Football Fan,” a question…How could anybody with a straight face in public bark like a dog??? It’s all about perspective, my friend…
GO COCKS!
By Dirk Digler
May 30, 2008 6:42 PM | Link to this
HEY LAURIE, DO YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN GET ONE OF THOSE COCKSTAR T-SHIRTS?
By the way, you’re hot!
By RockyTop1
May 30, 2008 6:53 PM | Link to this
WAY TO GO LIPSCOMB…ANOTHER TEAM FROM TENNESSEE MAKES UGA SUCK HIND T**!!
By DesertDawg
May 30, 2008 7:15 PM | Link to this
SOS- in reference to your comment “Also, the departed defensive linemen I was referring to were Chester Adams and Marcus Howard” Chester Adams was a starting OL not DL for us last year. It is obvious you took some time to type up your long winded blog but it is also obvious that you didn’t actually do any research to find out if what you were typing were actual facts.
Please concentrate on tearing apart your own teams on and off the field issues. And if you are going to comment on somebody else’s team please do us all a favor and try and have some idea of what you are talking about.
Thanks! Go Dawgs!
By Really?
May 30, 2008 7:17 PM | Link to this
RockyTop1, we are talking about football on this blog. Please go to another blog to talk baseball. Thanks!
By laurie
May 30, 2008 7:56 PM | Link to this
SOS, wow. Little Missy? You rock. Really. I didn’t dislike SC fans any more or less after September of last year. I was at the game with my fellow alum and glad to be home. I had a great time even in the face of a heartbreaking loss. I don’t live or die based on the score of one football game. I love my Dawgs, I love being in Athens for the games, and I enjoy college football as a whole. I also find it to be a shame that there are so many people who are so pathetic and lacking that the best that they can do is trash complete and total strangers on a blog, knowing that they will never have to show their faces to the people that they ridicule. My comment was based on what I see around me everyday in the Charleston area. Yes, it seems that there are more Clemson fans here, based on attire and adornments on autos and the like. There are a tremendous number of Georgia fans here, too. Not surprising, since it’s next door. One of my employees graduated from Carolina and even made the point that they (Cocks) are grossly outnumbered. It was a casual observation, much like the one that you are a desperate, sad soul. Oh, and your observation about numbers of victories over Carolina and Tennessee is certainly correct: five each this decade. I guess it’s better to win five out of eight against a team that to lose five at the end of a single season, though, so I’ll take that.
By bbtick
May 30, 2008 8:54 PM | Link to this
I it has been great Tony…thanks for helping us pass the spring…its time to settle into the summer, get caught up on some movies and then get ready for September! I will join you in few parting shots…
PAC-1 - USC will find a way against Ohio State, but I think they will stumble somewhere…not sure where yet, but I just don’t think they will run the table.
Big 11 - The Buckeyes are the team to beat again…but Illinois may be formidable.
Big 8+4 - The Sooners will win the league, but the Horns, Red Raiders, Cowboys, or Aggies will hang one loss on them. The Horns will also play their way into the BCS, but the Red Raiders could steal their spot.
Big Easy - West Virginia will be 12-0 if they can take care of Auburn in Morgantown.
ACC - IF Clemson (and I know the key word for Clemson is always IF) takes care of ‘Bama in an impressive fashion, they should be favored in every subsequent game…including the title game in Tampa. The Hokies should find themselves in Tampa as well, based largely on the fact that the Coastal division is going to be very weak this year. The trip to Lincoln should be their only regular season loss.
SEC - I mentioned this before…Georgia is going to be terrific and they would win an 8-Team playoff, but they will not go undefeated…the SEC is just too deep. Georgia will finish with two losses but win the SEC ala LSU in 2007. Florida will also play its way into the BCmeS.
Mountain West - If BYU takes care of Washington (away) and UCLA (home), look for them to run the table and head to the Fiesta Bowl.
WAC - Boise State and Fresno State both have very difficult road tests, so don’t expect the WAC to crash the BCmeS party this year.
Conference USA - Keep an eye on East Carolina…if they can knock off my Hokies in Charlotte on 8/30 and then upset West Virginia in Greenville the following week, they could win out and be on their way to the Orange or Sugar Bowl. They travel extrememly well…
Sun Belt / MAC - no program is ready yet to dance on the big stage yet, but there are definately signs of improvement…
I’ll stand by my prediction of a Clemson-West Virginia title game (which will shatter attendance records)for now and the other BCmeS games should look like this…
Rose - Ohio State (11-1) vs. USC (11-1)(rematch)
Fiesta - BYU (12-0) vs. Oklahoma (12-1)
Sugar - Georgia (11-2) vs. Texas (10-2)
Orange - Virginia Tech (11-2) vs. Florida (10-2)
Have a great summer, everyone…
By War Eagle
May 30, 2008 9:02 PM | Link to this
Tony, here it is: East UGA, West Auburn, winner plays USC for the marbles…Really Auburn year is 2009, hopefully SEC plays BCS title both years??I believe DARKHORSE will be Tenn this year with Florida and Tebow taking no crap.
By shane#1
May 30, 2008 9:47 PM | Link to this
SOS, I usually do a pretty good job on stats, though I am not a “stats guy” ala …….BuLLDog. I am too lazy to do that much research, and, basically, I don’t care. Frankly, since Stafford is more of a game manager than Tebow, Who must shoulder a lot of the burden for UF to be successful, I don’t consider stats that impoprtant in Stafford’s case. I think My completion % would be pretty much right, I am sure of the TD-INT ratio. Though You are free to cite a source and correct Me. Chester Adams was a OT and not a D lineman, though like ‘Nando, He will be missed. So I was correct that Howard is the only starter not returning to the D line, and like You, I have some doubts about the O line. Frankly, I will not be comfortable with the O line for a couple of years, as I would prefer some seniors up there.
By SOS
May 30, 2008 9:56 PM | Link to this
Laurie,
I am so ashamed at my behavior…Will you ever forgive me?
Oh, and please pass the tea and crumpets…
Love,
SOS
By SC Rules!!!
May 30, 2008 10:00 PM | Link to this
Proud Dog;
USC will find a way past OSU only to get their usuall SEC beat down?!?? Ask Auburn (x2) & Arkansas (x2) about the beat down they put on SC. Oh yeah YOUR BAD; Coach Carroll & the Trojans are 4-0 in said games! Last time I checked those two schools were in the SEC so go back to the record books and try again! Southern Cal will wipe the field with the SECond placers! Of course y’all have ‘till Jan ‘09 to come up with the lamea$$ excuses as to why you can’t beat Pete! Mug shots in the AJC will not give you a pass when this prediction comes to pass, so get ready for the pain and suffering that Ray & Cush Co will be delivering in Miami!!! Fight On!!!!
By Clt 1
May 30, 2008 10:18 PM | Link to this
A Georgia fan calling an LSU fan obnoxious?????? Have you not read the posts from above….maybe some of Mayretta_dawg’s post????? I thought Chapel Hill fans here in Charlotte were bad until I read these posts.
Seriously, what Tony says is true, it is great to see the passion of the SEC even if some take it a little too far. From my perspective, even though I graduated from another school, I love going to USC games, I grew up in SC and have always liked USC. And I do think that USC may be overlooked a little. Are they ready to contend for a place in Atlanta, not yet. But, do I think they are not as bad as some make them out to be….not even close.
This team is returning 10 starters on defense. The defense failed late in 2007 primarily because of injuries, the leading tackler was lost at LSU and by the time of the Clemson game, the defense started only half of the guys who started earlier in the season. Most of the starting defensive backfield for the Clemson game were backups down to the third team due to injuries. Should you find a way to win even with injuries, sure but, if you lose 5 or 6 starters, it will have an impact.
And even with that, they were a fumble recovery away from beating UT and a first down away from beating Clemson.
As for the offense, Brian Maddux will be a good running back. McKinley is a great receiver and LeCorn is coming along. The offensive line returns most of the starters but, obviously the biggest hole on offense is who will be throwing the ball. If that gets worked out, it should not be a bad year.
Laurie, I am not sure what you are trying to say about some of the Carolina tee shirts and “it is no wonder there are many more Clemson fans” in Charleston. To think that USC is the only school with a couple of stupid tee shirts is naive. But, if that makes your life better to trash another school and the fans who support the school then good luck with life.
By SOS
May 30, 2008 10:24 PM | Link to this
Desert Dawg a.k.a. FactCheck.org, I guess the saying “the devil is in the details” would apply here…
By SOS
May 30, 2008 10:30 PM | Link to this
Clt 1:
You are right…SC fans aren’t the only ones with bad taste in t-shirts…I seem to remember the t-shirts being sold at the GA-SC game in Athens my first year at SC…
They read:
“Steve, we always knew you were a c**…”
Still brings a tear to my every time I think about it…
By SOS
May 30, 2008 10:59 PM | Link to this
Shane#1, not only are you #1, YOU ARE THE MAN!!!
Finally, a GA fan who is willing to engage in some intelligent debate!!!
I don’t know that I agree necessarily with the idea that Stafford is a “game manager,” given this is the college ranks…Nevertheless, I think it’s up to Matt and his receivers to make this upcoming year really special for GA…You know the running game will be there as long as Moreno is healthy. Regarding the OL, I too think you will be fine but you will have to be cautiously optimistic with them at the beginning of the season. It’s hard to find problems with the defense (even though I tried by making Chester Adams a DL)…In all fairness, this should be GA’s year but as always I like the fact SC plays you early on and in Columbia…
I don’t think Stafford will have his way with our secondary, which means for us the key will be stopping the run…and we all know how that went last year. SC’s run defense will be improved, but how much?
For the SC offense, it’s going to all be about the OL and the QB. We have the skill players at RB and WR and the TEs should be a difference makers this year. But our OL, improved as it may be, must prove that it can open holes against the GA defensive front. If GA’s DEs are able to pin their ears back it could be a long day for our QB carousel…I like Beecher at QB though because of his ability to run. If he can open up the offense a little bit, this should be one heck of a game. It would be nice to see one of these GA-SC games where both teams score some points…Each team has scored more than 20 points just once this decade…It’s time for a 24-21 or 26-24 final score…Succop with the game-winning kick, of course.
By Laurie
May 30, 2008 11:09 PM | Link to this
The tee comment was made in response to one from Tech-Hater about hats/shirts he/she had seen. Don’t even act like Gamecocks liked Spurrier before he got to Columbia. I’m not naive; I explained that here, on the Battery in particular, there are more Clemson and Georgia fans than there are Carolina fans. I have very good friends from most schools in the SEC in addition to tOSU, Penn State, Michigan, Southern Cal and Texas. We have great times watching the games together, and we DON’T attack one another. You need to get over the fact that there is a school that you clearly dislike who is getting some national attention. When Carolina does something other than beat Georgia, maybe the Cocks will get the attention that they so clearly deserve. At this point, I am bored. By the way…my housekeeper graduated from Carolina, and she is very happily employed by the little missy, over her head, naive girl. It’s great to be A GEORGIA BULLDOG!!!
By SC Rules!!!
May 30, 2008 11:38 PM | Link to this
shane#1 IS THE MAN!!!! I agree with you SOS on that one! He knows I may (good naturedly) bag on his Dawgs but he’s all right by me! I may not have many friends on this blog, but he is one of them! (Cuz & the Gen. too)
Gen. Neyland;
BCS CG: Good post about the Rose Bowl, but how will Tressle deal with a Third straight defeat at the hands of SEC albeit not an NC game this time around. (Rose: OSU vs FLA)again and with the same result as two years ago. Hey SEC/FLA fan at least you will have a Rose Bowl trophy to take home and enjoy while SoCal is cranking UGA into dolphin food.
Cuz & shane#1 did you catch the SoCal lovelies on the final of American Idiot? But a short snipet of things to enjoy on the sidelines in L.A. in ‘08!!! Tune in after the noon SEC game but before the evening game on ESPN to ABC and check out the Song Girls this year, SC will be on 7 times. Fight On!!! Trojans #1
By SC Rules!!!
May 30, 2008 11:50 PM | Link to this
ESPN REPORTS:
The national championship game comes early this season. According to ESPN the two head-coaches that most define the BCS’s first ten years, the two coaches that have withstood the test of time are USC’s Pete Carroll and Ohio State’s Jim Tressell (in that order). Carroll’s Trojans have gone 70-8 in the past six years, winning 5 of 6 consecutive BCS bids (including going 2 for 3 on National Championships). Tressell’s Buckeyes have gone 66-11 in the past six years, winning three of five BCS bids (including going 1 for 3 on National Championships). Tressel’s recent image has been tarnished after back to back blowout losses to Florida and LSU in the ‘07 and ‘08 BCS championships.
For Tressel it’s a chance at redemption. For Carroll, it’s further proof that USC has merely reloaded its weapons. The Game of the 2008 Season, USC vs. Ohio State, goes down 9/13/2008 at the Coliseum
By SC Rules!!!
May 30, 2008 11:59 PM | Link to this
Cuz, shane#1 & the Gen.;
Now I KNOW & fully admitt that the SEC is a talent rich environment on the grid iron, but rivals.com just released its rankings of the scariest players in the country and Ray Maualuga Ranked Scariest Defender in the country!! He’s wicked fast and an animal when it comes to crushing the ball carrier, just ask Cornhole nation about him.
By CLT 1
May 31, 2008 12:16 AM | Link to this
Laurie:
I am glad that you get along fine with fans from other schools, that is what makes college football fun. I have good friends who are UGA fans and we all too have fun watching games. In fact, I have more problems with Chapel Hill fans than any UGA fan that I know.
Now, tell me where in my one post amything I said that would give you an idea that I dislike UGA so badly? Since you are bored, I will tell you, I said nothing about UGA, some of the fans’ posts………yes but, nothing about the school or team.
I think they have a great team top to bottom. Moreno is a great RB who will give defenses fits. But, I do think that USC is better than you or others (including Tony who did not rank them in his top 40) think.
I do have a question though, what makes you think that SOB in Charleston is dominated by Clemson & Georgia Alum? And…….who cares? Using your scientific observation mehods, there are more USC fans in the Myers Park, Eastover & SouthPark sections of Charlotte than either Clemson or UGA. What does it mean that there are more USC fans in some of the most expensive neighborhoods in the Carolinas, nothing….what does your battery argument mean….nothing.
Now if you want to talk about football, great, that is why Tony started this conversation. I have said why I think USC is somewhat overlooked. But, if you want to insinuate that a school is beneath you because your “housekeeper” went to Carolina, you need to find something better to do with your time. And, before getting too high on yourself, next time you want to see an NFL game, watch the Texans owned by a billionaire Carolina alum…surely he could afford a house or two on the battery in Charleston.
By Laurie
May 31, 2008 12:57 AM | Link to this
CLT 1, I wasn’t talking to you in particular. I don’t tremendously dislike Carolina or any other school or their fans (except for that guy from TN who put his head his through my car window my Junior year at Georgia [‘97] and screamed that we were ‘gonna lose’ when it was already a suicide mission on Georgia’s part…end of third quarter, and I had blocked out how ugly it truly was by then…). I wasn’t insinuating anything to you, either. Just the point that she is a happy girl, as I am, and football is supposed to be fun. We have a great working relationship, and we have fun giving each other a little hell here and there. I was only four years old when Georgia won their last NC, and I’m not saying that we’re going to win another one now. It would be great, but doesn’t any fan feel that way? I would rather be ranked lower in the pre-seson (but not tooo low) and hope that we can win while other teams face the adversity that most feel Georgia will. I am not the b*tch that y’all are making me out to be. I am a very lucky girl (to live where I do) who truly loves her alma mater and football team. I have very close friends here who love Carolina (though many of them went to Newberry, COC, and SCAD), but that’s not the point. Let’s look to CTT and CMR among the other coaches who recently went to the Middle East; Siedlecki, Weis and Shannon…even CTT said that now it’s just a game. At the end of the day, none of us play, we just cheer for those we love, and there is no reason to treat other people poorly. Go, Dawgs, Go, SEC, and long live college football.
By Big O
May 31, 2008 1:08 AM | Link to this
“I have seen Mark Richt sing Rocky Top with a faraway Vol”
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/notebook?page=notebookcoachestour053008&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab3pos2
even Mark knows who he should be pulling for …
By auburn suxs
May 31, 2008 1:21 AM | Link to this
Doesn’t matter who goes from the west UGA will have to beat them twice….. We need to win every play of every game… IT IS WHAT IT IS>>> GO DAWGS
By shane #1
May 31, 2008 1:29 AM | Link to this
SC Rules, thanks for the props. Why don’t You guys join the SEC? We can change the name to the Southern Conference if You would like, after all, You are SOUTHERN California! I would like to see SC, Texas, Ga Tech, and Okie State unite with Us to form the best conference of all time. Forget all those namby pamby Pac 10 teams and play some real football! If You want to keep the Rose Bowl and kick some Big 11 butt every year that is fine with Us. My reasoning? Ga Tech is really a SEC team in style of play and traditional rivalry games. Texas?Well They are just, Texas! HOOK-EM HORNS! Okie State? T. Boone Pickens has lots of money. Anyone fool enough to put 300 mill into a football program belongs in the SEC. Channel Coach Carroll and get back to Me, thanks, Shane
By shane #1
May 31, 2008 2:49 AM | Link to this
SOS, Thank You for Your kind words. I do enjoy discussing {and sometimes cussing} football. You may have misunderstood Me when I said Stafford was a “game manager”. I did not mean that He had reached the level of a Manning, or a Montana. What I meant was that He and Tebow had different jobs in different systems. Tebow operates from a spread offense, exclusively from the shotgun. Stafford usually operates from under center. Tebow’s job was to score, either by running or passing the ball. Stafford’s job was to get the ball into the player’s hands that was in the best posistion to make a play. I meant no disrespect to “Dr” Tebow, He is in a different system than UGA’s. In a spread offense the QB is usually limited to just one or two options and His reads are very simple, since one of the purposes of the spread is to get the ball into play quickly. This prevents Ds from adjusting. If a QB goes through too many checks He hinders His offense, so He will have only a couple of reads before the ball is snapped. He will often key on one DE and the FS, sometimes just the FS. When Stafford is under center He has more options and He is given a lot of leeway, for a college QB. This freedom comes with a price, as His reads are much more complicated. Bobo likes to go deep from the power I at times, when the D is crowding the line to stop Moreno. A completion is certainly the objective of such a play, but even an incomplete pass can stretch the defense and possibly give the RB a little room to run. Stafford completes enough of these deep balls to keep a defense honest. UGA also frequently passes to a TE or FB, UF doesn’t have a FB, and rarely uses a TE. Maybe this will explain what I mean by game management. I don’t like to compare Tebow and Stafford, as I have said many times, it is like comparing apples and oranges. Both do Their jobs very well. In a nutshell, UF wants to score quickly and often, UGA wants to control the ball and the clock, and eventually, score. Which is best? It depends, do You like apples or oranges?
By SC Rules!!!
May 31, 2008 2:51 AM | Link to this
shane#1;
You’re very welcome my friend!! I agree it would be great to see a super conference with SEC, GaTech (SEC before going Indy then ACC)SC, Texas & OU(to keep the rivalry in place) That would be something to see for sure! I would say that if UGA or SC slip this year Texas would probably be the team in their spot in the NC game. They’re loaded and Mack Brown has done a bang up job stocking the shelves in Austin.
By shane #1
May 31, 2008 5:46 AM | Link to this
SC Rules!!! and SOS are gay lovers who take it in the JAW!
By shane #1
May 31, 2008 6:46 AM | Link to this
Guys Who steal other Peoples identity take it in, well enough about that. SC Rules, the super conference was not My idea, it was on the Orlando Sentenal’s On Campus blog. USC was My idea, They suggested Texas and Texas A&M. Okie State was My idea. Pickens is ruthless and spends money like a drunken sailor, perfect for the SEC. I like Your idea about OU, I have nothing against the Aggies, but if You are sticking Your neck out you might as well go for broke. If You look at the conferences logicaly, what in the heii does Texas have in common with Kansas, or GT with Boston College?
By Johnny Danger Dawg
May 31, 2008 7:04 AM | Link to this
West Virginia, due to an easy schedule, should be able to finish with a better record than Oklahoma or the SEC champ. They have the inside track to the Championship game.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
May 31, 2008 7:19 AM | Link to this
What in the hell does Boston College have in common with Miami ?
By ............................................BuLLdawg
May 31, 2008 7:31 AM | Link to this
That’s B.S. that West Virginia is going to be more respected and threfore higher ranked because they have an easier schedule.
By TW
May 31, 2008 7:58 AM | Link to this
This whole thing hinges on whether or not Martinez and Jancek have their act together at the start of the season. Seems like every year we go through a 2-3 week period when the linebackers are NOWHERE and we end up dropping a game or two. A 2-3 week period when we make the opposing back look like a Heisman candidate - no matter who he is. It will be an awful shame if that once again comes to pass, this time causing us a National Championship. Supposedly, we now have the ‘talent’ at LB. While I agree these guys look the best we’ve had in awhile, it’s the same tune we hear every year out of Athens - then we line up and worked because I guys are in the wrong spot and can’t read and react worth a flip.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
May 31, 2008 8:08 AM | Link to this
We’ve had off-season issues with our linebackers, and therefore missing them.
By CarolinaJacket
May 31, 2008 8:14 AM | Link to this
CLT 1, I’m in Rock Hill, right below Charlotte for the others, and I agree with you that I have found UNC fans more offensive than those of any SEC team. Having said that, I believe that these blogs show that there are some fans of each and every school who show very little class, while at the same time, there are fans of each and every school who a top notch. Support your school whole-heartedly, but don’t get pleasure when something bad happens to someone from another school.
Finally, I am Tech all the way, but (1) they made a terrible mistake when they dropped out of the SEC (by far the best football conference), and (2) anybody who honestly thinks that UGA has no quality education programs is either very foolish or blind to the facts. Enough said. I know I’ll catch hell on this one.
By tech-hater
May 31, 2008 8:30 AM | Link to this
Gooooooo, COCKS!! Stick em HARD! Cluck, Cluck, Cluck, Cluck, Cluck!!!
As you can see, I would much rather bark like a dog than yell about how good Cocks are, or how HARD Cocks fight, or how LARGE Cocks’ players are, or how nobody BEATS our Cocks or…..well, I think you get the picture.
Has anyone noticed the similarities between the USC down South (So Car.) and the USC on the Left Coast (So Cal)…..Same initials…both have maroon in their color scheme….One is a C**, and the other is a Trojan….wait, I think we are on to something here…..let them play each other and call it the “Safe Sex Bowl”!!
By UnderDawg
May 31, 2008 8:39 AM | Link to this
How do you get Mr. SOS, a South Carolina grad off of your patio? Pay him for the pizza.
By Haywood Jablowme
May 31, 2008 9:09 AM | Link to this
Time to make an actual observation about college football…..
In reference to West Virginia…..the schedule does favor them. Look at their conference….the only tough games they will have this season are against Cincy and USF. However, I think the Mountaineers are just about at the end of their cycle….
The admin at WVU went out and hired a coach whose previous record was 8-25…..and he was pressured to resign because he used a racial slur……Yes, they played brilliantly against Oklahoma, but Rich Rod’s O-Coordinator was calling the plays, and he is now at Michigan……Bill Stewart was the ONLY coach that Rich Rod DIDN’T offer a Michigan position to, which should tell you what he thought about Stewart’s coaching abilities.
On the flip side, WVU has a lot of returning talent that Rich Rod brought in, so they may be OK until these guys graduate or go pro. Once this happens, though, WVU will be circling the drain. It’s OK, though, because WVU is only able to crow about how good they are once every 10 years or so. Since the fan base is used to this, they won’t be so p** when they DO do down the toilet because, well, they expect it.
Now, is it just me, or is anyone else here tired of reading about the West Vagina Mountainqueers and the soap opera that their team has turned into since Rich Rod left? (Sorry, I just couldn’t resist that one last jab) If I were a WVU fan, I don’t think I would be all that proud…..especially when your program was pretty much illegitimate until you won a couple of bowl games over teams that underestimated you. You can be sure Mark Richt won’t make that same mistake again should UGA and WVU meet on the field once more…….Oh, JEEZ! Sorry, there I go again, hurting other fans’ feelings. Good Lord, I need some sensitivity training.
By Nature Boy Ric Flair
May 31, 2008 9:15 AM | Link to this
To BE the man, ya gotta BEAT the man! WHOOOOO!! I’m the man of the hour, the tower of power, too sweet to be sour, I make you go AWWWWWWW like Jerry Clower….The ayatolla of rock-and-rolla……The Nature Boy!! WHOOOO, WHOOOOOO, WHOOOOOO!! I’m a Lear-jet flyin, limousine-ridin, 1,000 dolla suit wearin, straight-shootin, son of a gun !! WHOOOOO!!!
By GT
May 31, 2008 11:23 AM | Link to this
When you go to Chapel Hill for basketball it is like watching a group of nuts drink Kool-Aid. They are in a trance, zombies walking the streets. The Bulldawgs have a little of that on game day in Athens, but Carolina does it much more soberly, like they would wake up tomorrow and do the exact same thing. When you go to a Bama game it is half the illiterate world looking for doughnuts, Carolina actually has real students, good looking coeds wandering around looking for a fight with any Dookie in their path. The phenomena of our time is seeing a hard a* banker dressed in orange like a KK clansman on game day in Knoxville, strolling around the stadium parking lot like it was a hamburger joint on Friday night. Class? A game show couldn’t make asses out of most of these people like a college sporting event. It is what makes the game so great, take the class thing to Augusta, give me the cow bell of Miss. State or the fish thrown at the Notre Dame team by the Tech student body, the drunk in Athens relieving himself on the sidewalk. When you see real American it make you wonder who these stiffs are running for president or who these call ins are on talk radio that judge others.
By Gator Nation
May 31, 2008 12:59 PM | Link to this
Thanks Tony,
Can’t wait for the college football season to begin. Last year the SEC was #1 in excitement. Looks like we are headed in the same direction for this year. I’m having a pavlovian response just thinking about the upcoming season.
Go Gators!
By Tommy Bow Wow den
May 31, 2008 1:22 PM | Link to this
Richt will have his usual slip up against a Vandy or a Kentucky and just maybe against those gamechickins. Clemson Will surprise everyone this year wit our great QB and RBs. Our recruiting is even going better than UGAs so move over dawg fans. Its gonna be a Pawsitive experience for the mighty TIGERS!!! Remember we do chikin right!!!
By doggonegadawg
May 31, 2008 2:01 PM | Link to this
Hey Tony: I don’t think it’s an issue with you but I finally broke down and bought a good set of golf clubs. The next round I played I did it with only one ball. I am convinced that in golf equipment does matter.
By Really?
May 31, 2008 2:10 PM | Link to this
Tommy Bow Wow den- please explain what you mean by “Richt will have his usual slip up against a Vandy or a Kentucky”. UGA has only lost once to these two teams over the last 10 seasons. So going 9-1 against a team over 10 seasons would be looked at as a usual loss? That would be like me saying that Clemson will have its usual slip up against SC. Please do some research before you make comments that do not make any sense. Thanks!
Go Dawgs!
By tech-hater
May 31, 2008 2:24 PM | Link to this
Now, GT, you know that’s a lie. The Joke by Coke is nowhere NEAR the paradise you make it out to be. Who do you think you’re talking to? Hell, son, I have BEEN up there to watch football, and I can tell you this. It’s not a place to take the wife and kids. Believe me, you have your share of drunk and belligerent fans up there, too…..not just male fans, either. Or, at least they LOOKED like female fans. Up in the ATL, and the Tech campus you can never be completely sure.
I can, however, agree with your other assesments. Maybe you better save this post for posterity because it’s a first for me…..being in agreement with a Tech man.
By SOS
May 31, 2008 2:30 PM | Link to this
Laurie,
If your Carolina housekeeper is as hot as you are, you’re husband is one lucky man…If you ever want to “share” her, let me know…
By UnderDawg
May 31, 2008 2:32 PM | Link to this
Since you do “chickin” right Mr. Bow Wow, I assume this means you will be oh-so excited when clempson accepts another invitation (and loss) in the Chic-fil-a Bowl. I wouldn’t talk about mid-season stumbles if I were you. Clempson is the poster-boy for mid season stumbles under Tommy (i’m in the hot-seat again, daddy) Bowden.
By SOS
May 31, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this
And hopefully your housekeeper is a guy because I like men. Is that bad since I am a guy?
By SOS
May 31, 2008 2:37 PM | Link to this
Like I always say….Go Cocks!
By SOS
May 31, 2008 3:09 PM | Link to this
How do you get UnderDawg, a fake UGA grad, to fit in at a Georgia game? Shave his mullet.
By SOS
May 31, 2008 3:23 PM | Link to this
And I love men with mullets!
Go Cocks!
By SC Rules!!!
May 31, 2008 3:30 PM | Link to this
tech-hater;
USC vs USC (SoCal vs So.Car.) already been done son the year George Rodgers won the Heisman for the Chickens, I believe it was in the Liberty Bowl if memory serves & SoCal won 27-14. As for both having maroon in their colors well SoCal does not that much I am sure of were as the Maroon morons otherwise known as the Chickens do. Spurrier keeps reading about Carroll winning Championships year in and year out and wonders why in the hell he didn’t go back to FLA when he had the chance. He’s gone from genius/savior of Gator Nation to pigeon droppings in the coop. The Trojans band plays “Conquest” at every game because THAT’S JUST WHAT WE DO!!!! FIGHT ON!!!
By SC Rules!!!
May 31, 2008 3:47 PM | Link to this
I see on the front page of UGA coverage on AJC.com they have posted a picture of Coach Richt practicing the USC “V for VICTORY” sign we Trojans display during and after each and every VICTORY!!! He’s obviously aware of the pain and suffering the Dawgs are in for in Miami when Rey Rey, Cushing & Co get a hold of the puppies and spank ‘em but good for peeing on the grass when we walk into the stadium!!!
By Really?
May 31, 2008 4:05 PM | Link to this
SC Rules!!!- you are right SC does rule with the weak schedule that they play. Did you realize that out of the 13 games that USC played last year only 5 of those 13 teams finished the season with a record of .500 or better. How weak is that?
By Really?
May 31, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this
SC Rules!!! - in case you were wandering how UGA’s schedule compared to USC’s….out of the 13 games that UGA played last season 10 of those 13 teams finished the season with a record of .500 or better.
Go Stanford! Nuff Said
By Tommy Bow Wow den
May 31, 2008 4:26 PM | Link to this
Hey Underdawg….. At least Clemson did stick it to ole rocky top a few years back in the Chick Fila Bowl. Seems that ole rocky top has been kickin the mutts butts the last two years. I will tell you this year is different and there wont be a melt down at Clemson.
By SC Rules!!!
May 31, 2008 4:39 PM | Link to this
Really?
You are right we did step on our d_cks in the Stanford game no way around that one. Yes UGA played against more teams that wound up with winning records than SC did; but if you’ve read any of my posts you’ll ALWAYS see where I DO give the SEC credit for being the top conference no doubt. But IF YOUR thought process is that a winning team (SC) can’t be recognized as such because the other teams in their conference aren’t winning then why do Texas & OU get so much love from the polls? BIG12/PAC 10 pretty even in the overall. So by your logic those two schools don’t count either? In other words You consider Vandy to be more rellevant than USC or Texas because Vandy’s in the SEC and the others aren’t.(?????) Hey I’m all for being supportive of your team/conf. but that dog don’t hunt son! So, when USC won back to back NC’s and played for the 3-peat since they and Texas (‘06) aren’t in the SEC who then did you “claim” to be the NC during that three year run? Vandy!?!? Quit hating and starting enjoying! SEC is the best conference top to bottom without a doubt, USC Trojans best program without a doubt. Not our fault that we’re not in the same conf with y’all.
By Really?
May 31, 2008 4:51 PM | Link to this
Hey Tommy Bow Wow den… At least UGA stuck it to VA Tech a couple years back in The Chik fiL a Bowl. Seems like The Hookies have been kickin the Kitty Cats butts the last two years.
Not to mention how you guys have struggled with the terrible Yellow Jackets over the last few years. I mean 2 losses in the last 3 years to Tech. How embarrassing!!!!!!!!
By Really?
May 31, 2008 5:06 PM | Link to this
SC Rules!!- I am pretty sure I didn’t say anything about The SEC being the only conference deserving of a NC. All I did was state the obvious about your team. I am sure that Kansas, Missouri, OU, and Texas would disagree that The Pac-10 and Big 12 were equal last year. Please read my post again. I was talking about LAST year….not years back like you brought up. Also Vandy would have a winning record every year if they played in the Pac-10.
By Old Yellow Jacket
May 31, 2008 5:18 PM | Link to this
Is anyone else bothered by the AJC’s headline “Latest News Ends Sad Story” about Michael Hutts’ death. The story should not end until Georgia Tech issues a statement detailing how they intend to prevent this thing from ever happening again to a Tech athlete.
It is like they are quickly walking away from it and do not want to look back. I would think they would take proactive steps to educate all GT athletes, begin a process of holding regular drug testing and initiate penalties for athletes that fail those test. It appears Tech is doing absolutely nothing on an ONGOING BASIS to prevent this type of occurance from happening again.
I am shocked that the alumni and administration have not insisted that the GTAA begin a process of getting a handle on it considering their latest hire, Joe Hamilton was reported to have had the remains of a joint in his car. Tech needs to take some proactive action and not ignor it like some parent in denial.”
Sorry to take up space here, but the AJC gave no other blog to bring this out for discussion (at Tech’s request?)
By SC Rules!!!
May 31, 2008 7:14 PM | Link to this
Really?
My bad, it sure seemed as if that was what you were saying. As for the Big 12 not feeling that the PAC 10 is equal, USC, ASU, CAL, Oregon, OSU & f******* were all in Bowls. Only ASU & f******* lost their bowl games, ASU to Texas. I’m sure if Vandy was in the PAC 10 they would enjoy some additional success but not as much as you think. The PAC 10 isn’t as weak as you seem to think, they must have some decent athletes besides at SC because the conference gets its due on draft day. Same for the Big 12, SEC and the ACC. Yeah the point about the .500 records, well we beat on each other same as y’all. The thing that gets to me is the attitude that ONLY the high and mighty SEC is “worthy” of any recognition and to hell with everyone else. OK, that’s your right to be that IGNORANT! I guess that means that we should cancel all 12 of SC’s NC’s because we don’t play in the SEC so we didn’t “really” win anything.
By SC Rules!!!
May 31, 2008 7:37 PM | Link to this
Mr. Tony Barnhart;
Sir I have enjoyed your columns and your book, enjoy the vacation and look forward to your reporting on the ‘08 season!!
SEC fan;
I realize I’m not the most popular person in this blog but I do respect the SEC and look forward to the coming season and really look forward to the NC game (SC vs SEC) to finally settle all this! Then there won’t be any excuses of “well SC only won ‘cause they didn’t play SEC” If SEC wins against SC then straight up y’all are the better team that day/season no arguments, no excuses that so and so was sick, hurt or whatever. I would “hope” that SEC fan will return the favor and give SC their due if they win the NC; ESPECIALLY if it’s against SEC team!
shane#1;
Coach Carroll channeled in and has to report that the PAC 10 powers won’t let SC leave to join the SEC; something about lost TV & Bowl revenues. So I guess for the forseeable future we’ll just have to hope the BCS “gods” see fit to match SC vs SEC whenever possible.
Really?
I do understand the SEC’s point of power and how good y’all are the ‘03 season was a great point; LSU beating the hell out of OU (even though score was close game was not!) I believe a much better match up would have been SC vs LSU. That would have been a great game or even more so the next year when SC rolled OU in Miami 55-17; OU had no business in that game and SEC “should” have had the chance to match up with SC. (In my previous post the * team was UCLA) Later.
By SC Rules!!!
May 31, 2008 8:06 PM | Link to this
really? & shane#1;
Since you both make some of the better aruguments/points for your respective teams & the SEC; I want to ask you this: Do you think that teams with .500 records at the end of the season deserve a bowl bid? I remember as a kid waking up on New Years day morning excited to watch the BIG 4 Bowls (Cotton, Rose, Orange & Sugar) yes there were some “smaller” bowls in the preceeding days after x-mas (Gator, Blue bonnett, Liberty & Sun) but my point is that you had to WIN to get into a bowl, conference champions were rewarded for the fact that they WON. Yes; there are a few more conf’s today than back in the 70’s but the fact of the matter is the bowl system is rewarding mediocrity for the sake of the all mighty $ !!!! So, I ask you do you agree with the system in place today? I realize that the SEC has like 7 or 8 bowl bids each year and the Big 12 5 or 6 same with PAC 10. There isn’t any incentive to “win” just make sure you’re .500 so we can fill the bowl slots. UUUGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
By shane#1
May 31, 2008 9:00 PM | Link to this
Sc Rules, I would like to see the number of bowl games cut to ten, take the top twenty teams and let them fight it out. There could be another bowl strictly for the best two “mid majors”.
By savannah dawg
May 31, 2008 9:01 PM | Link to this
I just can’t see anybody beating GEORGIA this year because of there depth. I also think they are going to be contending for the National Championship for the next ten years. It has always been great to be a GEORGIA BULLDOG,but right now it is AWESOME. GO DAWGS!!!
By SC Rules!!!
May 31, 2008 9:28 PM | Link to this
savannah dawg ; I like your enthusiasm but 10 years!?!? Lets get through the ‘08 season, even with the depth we have at Southern Cal I don’t want to get too far ahead of ourselves. We have 7 tailbacks on the roster one coming in and two solid 4 star committs for ‘09 class so far. We have a young O-line as do you, our d-line will be young but a lot of them plyed significant minutes last year, you guys have some talented LB’s but I think its pretty safe to say that NO program will have the LB’ing talent that we will. That’s not just me saying this, try ESPN, Rivals etc… all have the Trojans LB core as #1 in the country. You have the edge at QB and certainly a stud of a TB in your corner no doubt, will he get the help he neeeds from the O-line? That is our concern, how quickly can our O-line gel? The DAWGS will be strong that’s for sure but NC’s????? Not this time!
By Alapahablue1
May 31, 2008 11:00 PM | Link to this
Tony, thanks for what you do. I always look forward to reading your work. You are Mr. College Football!
I hope you have a great summer break.
By gt fan
June 1, 2008 12:16 AM | Link to this
i want to make sure that all those not affiliated with ugay are beyond positive on what kind of fans and school they are.
ugay is so classy that they turned on the sprinklers at the regional baseball game before the teams left the field. neither team was ugay. now was that class or what?
that ranks up there with drunk ugay fans p** on opposing fans as they leave the stadium.
there is a reason why they call the ugay stadium the cesspool.
By SC Rules!!!
June 1, 2008 1:09 AM | Link to this
shane#1;
Hey, I’m gonna be in the ATL June 7-13th, for the AWWA ACE ‘08 show at the convention center. I wanted to go check out GaTech in the afternoon one day any advice as i keep readign about it being a bad part of town. Kinda like the scene with SC, great school, great town (L.A.) just in a bad part of it. How was the beach? Sounded like the “view” was nice! Atlantic or Gulf??? Later.
By shane #1
June 1, 2008 3:14 AM | Link to this
Sc Rules, You should have no problems. Atlanta is not as bad as some think and if You have the street smarts to survive in LA You will stay out of trouble in Atl. If you have all afternoon free You may want to see the Ga Aquarium or the New World of Coke too. Both are close to the Tech campus. Try to make it to Mary Mac’s on Ponce de Leon for lunch and get some real Southern cooking, no tourist crap here, and everybody that is anybody in Ga eats there. You will find the prices very reasonable, despite all the Celeb’s photos on the walls. Try clicking on the Access Atlanta heading at the top of this page every day or two for info on restaurants, clubs, concerts, and other events that may intrest You. Atlanta is a cosmopolitan city with restaurants and clubs for every taste and in every price range, You can really have a large time there. If Your intrest run to the finer things the High Museum of Art in Midtown and the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead are well worth Your time. As to the Beach, I, like most people in this area, go to the Gulf Coast. It is closer {about a three hour drive} and the beaches and the water are much prettier than the Atlantic Coast.
By shane #1
June 1, 2008 3:58 AM | Link to this
I just read this on the AOL blog. Notre Dame AD Kevin White has taken the AD job at Duke.White’s major moves at ND were the hiring and firing of Ty Willingham and the hiring of Charlie Weis. He was also one the decision makers with the BCS. How is that for a resume? Poor Coach Cutliff can’t win for losing. Please Coach, send Phat Phil a box of doughnuts and a note swearing Your love and loyalty for Him and Rocky Top. Swallow Your pride and beg! It is probably too late to get your old job back, but maybe You can be a posistion coach or something. Try to save Your career while You have a chance. Other than that your only hope is that this Bozo really p** off coach K! I guess some of the Eggheads at Duke used reverse logic, thinking that since White turned ND into Duke He can turn Duke into ND. The “Peter Principle” in action!
By SC Rules!!!
June 1, 2008 10:19 AM | Link to this
shane#1;
Thanks for the tip on Mary Mac’s, I’ll give it a try. I hear ya on the staying out of trouble, I’m glad that most of what concerned me was just people spouting of about tech and not a real issue. I had planned on seeing the Aquarium. I am bummed though, I will miss the opportunity to see my beloved Braves while in town, (fan since ‘79 season; Bob Horner on the hot corner) as my partner and I will be setting up our booth for the show Sunday morning and the game/show start at same time. We don’t get in until around 8:00pm Saturday evening and by the time we get luggage/rental car and go to the hotel, well you get my point even the Saturday night game is out. Looking forward to a week in the ATL to see and experience some of it, I’m sure I’ll have a great time! On another note, interesting info on the ND AD leaving for Duke. You’re right Cutcliff must be ready to jump off a bridge. Phat Phil must be laughing his phat arse off right about now. Coach K will stomp that guy into the carpet if he tries screwing with “HIS” program. I’ll drop a line or two while in the ATL to let you know how things are going. Thanks again for the advice. p.s. In October (same weekend as ND game) I’ll be in Chicago for another trade show, I wonder how many NDers I’ll run into at that one! I gather they’ll be less than pleased to see my SC polo’s at the show, if the boss will allow it. He’s an ND grad, he frowns at me during football season. Good thing he likes me the rest of the year! lol
By UnderDawg
June 1, 2008 11:25 AM | Link to this
You’re right SOS…I ain’t no UGA grad…
I ain’t even smart enough to come up with a good comeback under my own screen name…
All I know is I like dem Dawgs and who sez I have to to be UGA grad to like them??? I met somebody one time who knew somebody that went there and flunked out so that should be good enough…
And I don’t care if dem Dawgs don’t play so good against SC - they usually win except last year when dem Dawgs coulda played in da national championship which made me mad that I called you a pizza boy ‘cause that is the best I could do…
Dang, I got sum on my boot..
By shane #1
June 1, 2008 11:52 AM | Link to this
Sec Rules, no prob, I hope You enjoy Your stay. I remember that ‘79 team well, Mr Horner and of course, one of the best Braves of all time, “Knucksie.” As to the new Duke AD, I know the Man has made some questionable decisions, but He should be smart enough not to mess with Coach K.. Have You ever noticed the glare Coach K can give a player that screws up or a Ref after a bad call? He doesn’t raise heii like His mentor, Bobby Knight, but if He ever looked at Me like that He would damn sure have My attention, and My respect!
By shane #1
June 1, 2008 12:07 PM | Link to this
SEC Rules, UGA fans cut down Atlanta a lot. Tech fans make fun of Athens, but except for a few dummys in both camps, We don’t mean anything by it, just having fun. UGA people must not think Atlanta is that bad, about a half a million UGA grads live there!
By leland
June 1, 2008 4:40 PM | Link to this
Mr. CF—Richt won’t have a problem with the high expectations on his team’s head. But he is under great pressure his ownself to outdo the illegal stunt he pulled in Jacksonville last year. Your pal, Leland
By SC Rules!!!
June 1, 2008 5:31 PM | Link to this
shane#1;
I love the “slight of hand” (SEC Rules) AHEM!!! COUGH COUGH!! lol Knucksie was a good one for sure, as much success as he had on some bad teams as well as the three straight NL West champs just imagine his numbers if he had been on the roster during the run of championships. I’m looking forward to the trip to ATL for sure! I have done some more checking and found some interesting things to check out during my stay. I want to go see Stone Mountain; as well as the Aquarium and a few others if time permitts. I hear ya on the UGA vs GaTech same sort of thing here in LA with SC vs UCLA some are even from the same family but chose one school over the other. I have a couple of jobsites to check out in Cobb County while there too, that’s part of why I’m looking forward to the trip, I have several clients in he ATL area and they all seem to really love the place. Thanks again for the tips and enjoy the rest of your Sunday. Talk to ya from the ATL!!!
By FootballGuy
June 1, 2008 7:12 PM | Link to this
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By SC Rules!!!
June 1, 2008 7:27 PM | Link to this
hey footballguy;
Sorry to have disturbed your sleep I mean concentration there! Much like your in depth and thought provoking commentary your teams success rate and your IQ are equal to your ability to form words. Little and none. Is that better? Does that get your attention??? In case no one has told you; that cheerleading skirt you’re wearing DOESN’T flatter you!
By Jim
June 1, 2008 9:10 PM | Link to this
Coach Richt should add a target to this years jerseys to remind the players that we are a marked team. All we need to do is take care of business one game at a time. Take no one for granted and let the Sugar Bowl attitude carry over to this season.
By shane#1
June 1, 2008 9:32 PM | Link to this
So You are awake!
By ............................................BuLLdawg
June 2, 2008 5:57 AM | Link to this
Well…
Old Yellow Jacket
Until Georgia Tech does MORE than just simply send a student-athlete on DRUGS to a counseling session you have no hope of cleaning up the mess that Georgia Tech has in academics and drugs in your Athletic Department.
By Anonymous
June 2, 2008 10:19 AM | Link to this
BuLLdawg, take your meds and give it a rest. Even the rest of us Dawgs roll our eyes when we see your over-the-top hack jobs on Tech and UGA’s other rivals. Please stop it. You’re embarrassing us.
By old gold
June 2, 2008 10:54 PM | Link to this
Tony, who is going to feed the dawgs their 10 pounds of bull every day on how good they are ? Oops, I forgot, there’s still Bradley.
By TB
June 3, 2008 8:35 AM | Link to this
OLD GOLD:
Nice babseball team….. NOT!!
By NCDawg
June 3, 2008 12:31 PM | Link to this
Could we please have a NCAA SuperRegional bracket breakdown please???
By Joe S
June 4, 2008 2:14 AM | Link to this
Thanks, Tony, for the fine job you always do. Have a great break and see you in a few weeks.
By Joe S
June 4, 2008 2:16 AM | Link to this
Thanks, Tony, for the fine job you always do. Have a great break and see you in a few weeks.
By UnderDawg
June 4, 2008 8:51 AM | Link to this
BowWow……So what? You beat Tennessee a few years ago in a bowl. Congratulations. UGA beat UT 5 of the last 8 meetings. I would hardly say that they have owned the decade like they did in the 90s. Hell, even Jim Donnan beat em once, and that was about par for the course….I think he beat all of UGA’s main rivals ( GT, Fla, Tenn, Aub.) about once. That’s whay we had to fire his a$$ and get a REAL coach. You people up there at Clempson will be doing the same thing one of these days when you realize that just because his last name is Bowden, it doesn’t mean he can coach like one.
By Haywood Jablowme
June 4, 2008 9:18 AM | Link to this
SC Rules……How did that game against Stanford work out for ya last season? What about that unexpected loss to another Pac-10 cellar-dweller in 07? The point is this….in the SEC any team is capable of beating any other team at any time. On the other hand, in YOUR conference, there is one team, SC, and then there is everyone else, and the likelihood of a big upset happening is akin to a blind hog finding an acorn every once in a while…..or about once every season, which has been the way it is with SC. You have lost one conference game the last 2 years that you shouldn’t have lost. So, before you go there and tell us we lost conference games we shouldn’t have, you should remember that this is the nature of play in the SEC. Teams that are great here find it hard to run the table in conference play. Those that finish with one loss, or in the case of LSU, 2 losses in SEC play are STILL considered “good enough” to play for the NC. And this is, of course, something that CAN’T be said of teams that lose one game in conference play in the big-1, little- 9 Pac-10.
By WestVaJoel
June 4, 2008 1:27 PM | Link to this
Let’s stop talking about the USC-Ohio State winner being in the national championship game. Ohio State has had their chance to win it all and have not. Let’s see more press for the teams that deserve it, and will be at the top this year—Georgia, Florida and West Virginia.
By WestVaJoel
June 4, 2008 1:36 PM | Link to this
“by Haywood Jablowme”
May 31, 2008 9:09 AM | Time to make an actual observation about college football…..
In reference to West Virginia…..the schedule does favor them. Look at their conference….the only tough games they will have this season are against Cincy and USF. However, I think the Mountaineers are just about at the end of their cycle….”
WV beat Georgia and Georgia Tech. Any other Georgia teams left to smash? Maybe Georgia Southern? You’re pathetic saying WV was lucky to beat teams that underestimated them in bowl games—namely Georgia and Oklahoma. You keep whining, WV will keep winning.
By HomeDawg
June 4, 2008 2:56 PM | Link to this
I reread Haywood’s earlier post. I didn’t find where he said WV was ‘lucky’. ‘Underestimated’ doesn’t translate into ‘lucky’. It was, however, good fortune for WV to be able to get a good lead on the Dawgs before the Dawgs totally dominated them while WV almost blew it. And, btw, lots of teams beat tek; not so much with the Dawgs. Enjoy your victory while you can.
By mutt fan
June 4, 2008 7:19 PM | Link to this
the loss to WV was he double L.I remember everybody saying the dawgs would win by 100.It rained all day and we got schorched the first half.We finished strong, but; too little too late.There is a lot of crowing about how good we are this year.Talent is great,but execution is paramount.
By Marco
June 4, 2008 8:18 PM | Link to this
No way in he|| Clemson plays in the BCS title game against WV. No way any ACC team, even an undefeated one, will play in the BCS title game. The pollsters will take a 1-loss SEC team or Pac-10 team over an undefeated ACC team. Get over it — it won’t happen. But then again, an undefeated ACC team is a pipedream. It would take a one-loss (over two seasons) ACC team to be considered for the big show.
Clemson under Bowden is 1-5 against SEC teams other than South Carolina. There’s no reason whatsoever to believe Clemson will somehow beat Bama in Atlanta. No way. Clemson barfs it up right out of the gate and proves the pollsters to be the idiots they are.
They cough up games they should win, they blow it when they get right at No. 10, you never know what team is running down that hill. Clemson is the most bipolar team in the NCAA. They almost lost to South Carolina last season for those of you orange-clad mouthbreathers who have conveniently forgotten.
No way Clemson wins the ACC, no way they win the Atlantic, no way they win their bowl game provided it’s against a quality opponent. You people extended the contract of a weak coach who can’t win any hardware to save his life. You’ve somehow let him put your school over a barrel and now you’re stuck with him.
Clemson going into this season with a top-10 preseason ranking is a tired joke. You’ll never make it to the end as long as you people diefy Bowden and keep him around. Non-BCSer BYU deserves that spot more than Clemson.
Fight On!
By Marco
June 4, 2008 8:32 PM | Link to this
Tommy Bow Wow Wow Dingleberry. I find it strange that only a certain faction of your fans always think Clemson is somehow, someway going to “break through”. Yet, everyone else in college football shakes their head and snickers at your team. You’re weak. Where you bust on Gamecock fans for their yearly mantra “wait til next year!”, no one seems to remember your annual yell, “this is the year!”. Just as pathetic. Both teams are cr@p. Bowden wouldn’t last 2 seasons out here on the WC. Dont’ get me wrong, I’d love to see Clemson make a stand. But Bowden is your problem - he’s your version of Dirk Koetter. And worshippers like you only enable Clemson’s failures.
Clemson will crash and burn. Count on it.
Fight On!
By SOS
June 4, 2008 10:08 PM | Link to this
UnderRoos….I love that you are bragging about GA’s record against TENN this decade instead of a degree from GA…Listen, a high school education is nothing to be ashamed of…Anyhoo, back to GA-TENN…What is the saying about idiots and numbers???…SO WHAT that GA is 5-3 against TENN since ‘00…The Vols have beaten the goats 84-47 in the last two meetings and have won 3 out of the last 4…Georgia fans live on the fumes of past glory better than any other school in the country…
By UnderDawg
June 5, 2008 3:36 PM | Link to this
SOS…..we brag on our past because we HAVE a past to brag on. What has South Cackalaky done in over 100 years of football? Answer….won 1 conference title, in 1969, in the ACC. Just stop it. So you won last season. What is the average? Maybe 1 win over UGA every 5 seasons or so? Jeez, I bet you weren’t even BORN the last time So Car did anything relevant on a football field.
By tech-hater
June 5, 2008 3:38 PM | Link to this
SOS, what’s wrong, man? No customers at the Waffle House to keep you occupied?
By Haywood Jablowme
June 5, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this
WestVa Joel….I think you need to re-read the post I made in reference to West Virginia beating UGA. At no time did I use the term “lucky”. What I said was that UGA underestimated WVU, as did Oklahoma. Coach Richt himself stated that UGA underestimated you after the Bowl loss. However, you DID blow a big lead you had at the half, and then had to resort to a fake punt in the closing moments of the game just to save your own a*******es. Not what I would call a “dominating performance” by the Mountainqueers in the second half. In addition, when sports personalities on talk radio and on ESPN mention the WVU program, they invaribly say…”Well, if it weren’t for the Sugar Bowl win over UGA, WVU would just be another pretty good team with little respect due to conference play.”. Of course, that loss to Pitt on national TV pretty much changed the perception of the WVU program back to where it was before the Sugar Bowl win, huh? Now, in closing I would just like to say this…..Some of my best friends are Mountainqueer fans, but I wouldn’t want my sister to marry one.
By mutt fan
June 5, 2008 5:17 PM | Link to this
WV, a team who’s time has come. and gone!!!!!!
By SOS
June 6, 2008 6:21 PM | Link to this
CONGRATULATIONS TO UNDER ROOS (UNDER DAWG) for stating the obvious and repeating what I post on a regular basis here (including in this very thread - there’s that reading comprehension problem again)…
YES, the SC football program has very little to “crow” about over the course of its history…Except, of course, last year’s win in Athens that ruined the goats’ chances of playing in the national championship game…
Which begs the question…Why have the mighty goats lost 2 of their last 4 games at home to lowly SC????
But enough about “your” underachieving goats…
Care to enlighten us on why you aren’t rooting for the Falcons or NASCAR like the rest of the unwashed or even Gwinnett Tech where you flunked out???
By SOS
June 6, 2008 6:24 PM | Link to this
tech-hater…
The Waffle House??? What’s that??? The country club in your hometown???
Welcome to the fray…
By mountain fan
June 7, 2008 5:39 PM | Link to this
haywood…WV let up!
By Tommy Bow Wow den
June 8, 2008 11:16 AM | Link to this
Hey Marco….. Don’t lecture Tiger Fans on Gamecocks. Clemson hasn’t lost twice in a row to the yard birds since the late 60s and early 70s. Seems Uga has trouble scoring TDs on the chickens as well. Can Uga hang 63 on the chickens like Clemson did a few years back? Not since the ole ball coach is around huh? Clemson can do chicken right! Its gonna be a PAWSITIVE experience!
By Marco
June 8, 2008 1:33 PM | Link to this
So Tommy, that’s what you Clemson people have been reduced to, claiming yourselves a great team because you continue to beat up on a team you’ve owned for a century? Some rivalry there. Feeble fans like you and Bowden deserve each other.
You can claim all the ownership over SC and imply Clemson is better than Georgia because Clemson scored more points on SC than Georgia did all you want, fact is your team is pathetic. I have zero respect for Clemson. None. You’ve beaten no one. Florida State? Who hasn’t beaten them? And until you start beating quality teams and doing so regularly, everyone will continue to look down on you.
Only in your delusional little world is Clemson a mighty power. I would say come to LA and we’ll see how great you are. But even after the total annihilation we’d stuff you with you’d still work some sort of statistical victory. “Oh, but we didn’t lose to USC as bad as Notre Dame!” or something that moronic.
Your fans and your team are a total joke.
Fight On!
By Tommy Bow Wow den
June 8, 2008 5:57 PM | Link to this
Hey Marco….Let any team from the wacko west come and play in the Death Valley of the South . The Tigers will be Glad to put on a clinic for good ole southern home cooking.
By tallpaul
June 8, 2008 6:31 PM | Link to this
The biulldogs will not win the east. The Florida Gators will win the east. Ga Quarterback Stafford will have a injury that will limit his playing time. The fans and the players are very cocky alread about winning a National Championship. IT AN”T GOING TO HAPPEN!!!! Southern Cal will be.
By Spike
June 9, 2008 10:34 AM | Link to this
S.O.S., be careful. Haywood and Under”Destiny”Dawg are still trolling for the punks on Peachtree. These two trans make the lick nation proud and are the typical fans.
By mutt fan
June 9, 2008 3:59 PM | Link to this
It takes more than talent to win a national title. You got to find a little luck too.The dawgs may not win the NC but they will beat the gamecocks.With the chance,would beat clemson.
By Bull-Spit
June 10, 2008 9:23 AM | Link to this
SOS…..go to the So. Car. blog if you love reading about classic underachieving football programs. If you’re REAL nice from now on, maybe someone will send you a pic of the SEC trophies that UGA won in 02 and 05…..Lord knows, you’ll never see one in the trophy case up there in South Cackalacky. If all I had to hang my hat on was a win once or twice a decade over UGA, I would keep my pie-hole shut.
Spike….it looks like the only punk on here trolling for other punks is you. Let’s keep the discussion football related, shall we? I see that the one you are calling out must have a bit more class than you, because they have apparently stopped responding to your drivel.
By Spike
June 10, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this
bull-spit is another word for drivel. Just calling it like it is, punk.
By Bull-Spit
June 10, 2008 2:59 PM | Link to this
Ok, well, then…. calling you a fu*kin idiot would be “just calling it like it is, huh?
By tech-hater
June 10, 2008 3:04 PM | Link to this
Spike…..Why don’t you go sit on a spike, since that act appears to be more in line with your…. “orientation”.
By Spike
June 10, 2008 3:59 PM | Link to this
bulldirvel/techeater, no not my orientation but lumping you two into the same category as douchewood and destinydawg, punks. You need to read their post more clearly. That appears to be their “orientation” and reference to anyone who presents any valid argument contrary to their shallow opinions.
By SOS
June 10, 2008 5:56 PM | Link to this
Bull-Spit…
I’m sure there have been worse blog i.d.s than yours but I am hard pressed to think of any…
Let’s see…If SC doesn’t beat FLA in ‘05, UGA only has one SEC championship in 25 years…And two in 25 years is hardly worth writing home about either when you consider UGA has the most well-funded college athletic program in the country…
Seems to me you got it right…This IS a blog about a classic underachieving program (UGA)….
By SOS
June 10, 2008 6:02 PM | Link to this
tech-hater…
Your country club sounds really cool since they serve waffles and everything…
Does it have a cement pond too?
How many teeth do you have to have to get in? One or two?
By SC Rules!!!
June 10, 2008 9:23 PM | Link to this
Haywood;
Yep we stepped our crank in the stanford game no excuses. We’ll enjoy the flight home from Miami with another crystal ball for the trophy case!
shane#1;
enjoyed a great dinner at Mary Mac’s thanks for the tip!! THe conference is going well and I’m enjoying my time in the ATL! Stone Mountain was great experince Sunday evening. UGA will face AU in a rematch in the ATL for the SEC Championship (UGA 34 AU 13) which will make up for the nail biter earlier in the season (UGA 13 AU 9)
Marco;
Welcome to the fight! Southern Cal will silence once and for all the SECond place fans with the Conquest in Miami! Fight On!!!!!!!!
By mikey
June 11, 2008 12:57 PM | Link to this
To all these experts saying UGA O-line will struggle….trust me…this will be the strong point of the team. Moreno and King will be running through some huge holes all year long.
By tech-hater
June 11, 2008 3:05 PM | Link to this
SOS….You know the country club…You have to work there cleaning tables to supplement your income from the Waffle House.
By Bull-Spit
June 11, 2008 3:11 PM | Link to this
SOS,
My ID here is no worse than the one you use, which is apparently an homage to the Ol Ball Sack himself.
And, by the way, I own the country club where you have that other job cleaning the tables. If you don’t get back to work, I am going to have to demote you back to the station you were in charge of a few weeks ago…..cleaning out the sh1tters.
By tech-hater
June 11, 2008 3:15 PM | Link to this
SOS….I know that was you cleaning tables at my country club….Who else would be wearing a “Nobody Beats Our Cocks” hat in public?
By SOS
June 11, 2008 6:54 PM | Link to this
Bull-Spit…
(Still hard to write that with a straight face…)
It is so nice to know that I have come up so far in the world that I get to correspond with the owner of a country club whose blog i.d. is Bull-Spit…
And just out of curiosity, since you are “the owner,” of the country club, are you the only member too?
By SOS
June 11, 2008 6:56 PM | Link to this
Come to think of it Bull-Spit, since you have such a fascination with Cocks, I guess it’s better that you spit instead of swallow….
By SOS
June 11, 2008 7:11 PM | Link to this
tech-hater…Bull-Spit…tech-hater…Bull-Spit…
Your entries are so close together methinks you are one in the same….
Could this be a case of split-personality….or do the frequent references to ballsacks and cocks belie a case of two guys who belong to a country club where spooning and hand jobs are required of all members????
By Georgia Sucks
June 12, 2008 3:00 PM | Link to this
SobeDawg Georgia has beaches? Where and On what list? Take your dumb toothless redneck a* back to Georgia!….
By shane #1
June 12, 2008 10:48 PM | Link to this
Georgia s….s, I guess You just moved down from Michigan and haven’t had time to get a map. There is a big a* ocean out there that borders Ga and Fla, it is called the Atlantic. When an ocean and land meet They often form a stip of land on the waters edge called a beach. Ga’s most exclusive beach front resort is Sea Island, it is on everybody’s A list. But don’t worry about that, You can’t afford it. You should try to learn a little before calling other people dumb.
By SC Rules!!!
June 13, 2008 12:00 AM | Link to this
Georgia s_s;
shane#1 is right on! You are an idiot of the first order!! How do you make such an uninformed idiotic statement?!? Obviously you’ve never even been to Georgia, it’s a great place!! I am just wrapping up a week in the ATL and I loved it! I can’t wait for my next visit!! Go back to Michigan or whatever sh__hole place you crawled out of from the midwest and wait for the next tornado! shane#1, my friend my time in the ATL is drawing to a close, (sadly the week went by way to fast) I really enjoyed the trip. I was visiting a vendor today and we had a great time discussing the “hopeful” UGA vs SoCal matchup for the NC in Miami he had an office full of Dawg nation addorning the walls and just rolled his eyes when I walked in saying how he has “enjoyed” some of my posts in this blog. I gave him a great big “Fight On” when we shook hands! Go Dawgs my friend but remember in the end it will be a CONQUEST of major proportions in Miami for my beloved Trojans!!!!!!
By GeorgiaSucks
June 13, 2008 1:49 AM | Link to this
Like I said shane#1 retard there are no beaches in georgia. just mud flat and fat toothless,dumb, rednecks like yoursef. shane#1 retard and your sc rules retard brother go do it”doggie style”.
By shane #1
June 13, 2008 10:18 AM | Link to this
Keep it quiet there Ga S—-s, We don’t want all those CEOs, movie stars, and international bankers hanging out on Sea Island to know it’s just a mud flat. George Bush the elder a toothless red neck, that’s rich! Sc rules, too bad You can’t move to Fla, We all know there are no beaches out there on the left coast! I am glad You enjoyed Atl, if You are there tonight try Hal’s in Buckhead for dinner, great steaks in a little tavern atmosphere. The piano player does requests, but don’t ask for “Free Bird”, and don’t forget to tip!
By murdock5151
June 13, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this
It is refreshing to hear from an opposing fan like sc rules who is knowledgable, supports his team and is able to do it with a mutual respect from bloggers such as shane #1, though i know it is not my place to welcome people to this blog, i enjoy your posts and it would be nice if morons like georgia s_s, and alot of these other tech and fl supporters could learn from you. There are few others like you, the general, and a few from auburn supporters but like i said, us true reasonable college football fans welcome your posts. Go Dawgs!
By Georgia Sucks
June 13, 2008 2:01 PM | Link to this
Shane UGA#1 retard Been there done that. The guy that plays the piano @ Hal’s said he knew you. Said you always request theme song from your favorite movie “Deliverance” (U never tip) I was told u were in the movie as a dumb hillbilly and your real name is Lonnie (the inbred albino)….Shane aka Lonnie get back to work at the chicken processing plant in Athens.
By murdock5151
June 13, 2008 2:17 PM | Link to this
Georgia s__s, maybe i missed it but i still haven’t seen which team you support. Maybe it’s someone UGA spanks on a regular basis or someone who is just plain pitiful. Either way, the shame shines right thru
By GeorgiaSucks
June 13, 2008 2:46 PM | Link to this
Murdock5151 another uga retard….maybe it’s a team north or south of you…I remember how cocks,vols whipped the puppies…Gators own your leg humpers…u clowns lost to Vandy,Ky, and as always TN and Fl the same year.. Hell Boston College and West Virgina whipped your over rated mutts in last several years. Everybody body won a nc in the last 27 years except……..Georgia!! LOSERS! IT SUCKS TO BE GEORGIA!!
By SC Rules!!!
June 13, 2008 3:15 PM | Link to this
Georgia s_s you show your true ignorance of all things good in the world and it’s a shame! Your witlessness is the same as your IQ which equals your d!ck size: (1”)
murdock5151; sorry for the above but I don’t take kindly to my friends being attacked by some dumba$$ when they are clearly removed from any sense of reason. Thanks for the props!
shane#1;
bud, I’m already at the airport or I would have loved to try Hal’s. I really enjoyed my trip and now it’s time to go home to the land of CHAMPIONS! (sorry had to throw that bone in) that knucklehead ga s_s is a real cornhole!!!! Take care my friend and I’ll look you up next time I’m out this way. Fight On!!!!
By Georgia Sucks
June 13, 2008 3:37 PM | Link to this
Georgia fans always have a fascination about c** don’t they?
By murdock5151
June 13, 2008 5:26 PM | Link to this
Thanks sc, I am done with georgia s-s though, his lack of intelligence doesn’t even deserve any more responses, maybe he is like most 12 year old brats, if you just ignore him he will find someone else to pester and give him the attention he so desperately is reaching out for. hope to blog with you some more, just don’t disapear when the dawgs beat the trojans and take home the crystal,(sorry had to get my jab in too)
By Georgia Sucks
June 13, 2008 9:05 PM | Link to this
Murdock5151 just make sure you don’t shut down Atlanta Airport like you done several yrs ago. your mug shot looked dumb on CNN wearing your Georgia Bulldawgs T- shirt and hat on national tv. everybody found out it was you, a dumb hick hillbilly from UGA.
By shane #1
June 14, 2008 12:57 AM | Link to this
SC Rules, glad You enjoyed Your stay Pard, hope You had a good flight back to the Golden State. Who knows, if the football gods are good to Us We may meet in Miami. Just take care of those Buckeyes ao that the SEC doesn’t have to humiliate Them again. Tressel seems to be a good coach and a good Man, not the kind of smart azz that You enjoy beating. I was channeling Coach Carroll again and He sent You a message Brother, “peace.”
By SC Rules!!!
June 14, 2008 2:39 AM | Link to this
Murdock5151 & shane#1;
Thanks again for the kind words and good thoughts, I had a very nice flight and am home again. I really did enjoy my time there in the GREAT STATE of GEORGIA!!!!!!!!! Coach Carroll channeled me and sends his regards for lookin’ out for me. Shane #1 don’t you worry none about the shrubs, we’ll grind ‘em into mulch for sure. Murdock5151, you are absolutely right about the brat and his desire to be noticed. Likewise I look forward to blogs from you and the others. FIGHT ON!!!!!
By Quincy Carter 4 Hire
June 14, 2008 5:45 AM | Link to this
Guys what is the point u 3 sending good nite kisses on this blog. U could have text, email or called each other but you made it a point for the world to see that u 3 guys are gay.
By Quincy Carter 4 Hire
June 14, 2008 5:49 AM | Link to this
When you dawgs say “doing it doggie style” you are really doin it doggie style.
By shane #1
June 14, 2008 10:40 AM | Link to this
Pat Riley was once the world’s coolest coach, then He lost His temper in Miami and wrinkled His Armani suit. Now Coach Carroll is the world’s coolest coach, because losing One’s temper is not cool. Neither is writing humorless posts full of trite insults and lame name calling. Coach Carroll says that some of you need to practice your meditation and continue Your medication for Your spirit’s edifacation. Peace. Oh, and why not enroll in a greative writing coarse at Your local JC?
By SC Rules!!!
June 14, 2008 4:36 PM | Link to this
shane#1;
While at my meeting the other day my contact at that company had a lot of UGA stuff on the walls, he mentioned that the center for UGA is on the Rimington watch list, he sure seems like a HOSS for y’all. How is the O-line coming together? I know that y’all had a few losses in that area, us too. Four year starter Sam Baker (ATL Falcons) will be missed. I caught a glimpse of a commercial that Knoshon made that runs on TBS what was it for?
By SC Rules!!!
June 14, 2008 4:59 PM | Link to this
shane#1 & Murdock5151;
On the front page of the AJC’s UGA coverage near the bottom is a picture of your QB Stafford; I am inserting a “bubble blurb” for the picture: (It’s just as pre-game warm ups begin for the NC) Stafford to Coach Richt: “Coach! COACH!!! I thought you said the Trojans buss drivers were paid off to get lost and NOT allow then anywhere near the stadium?! Now we have to play them. OHH MAN THIS IS GONNA HURT REAL BAD!” “Mommy!” lol Fight On!!!!
By shane #1
June 14, 2008 7:06 PM | Link to this
SEC Rules!!!!, Do You really think You would have to pay a driver to get lost in Miami! There is a rumor that Cuz will be planted as Our undercover bus driver, and He will be given some of the Gen’s Sippin’ Solvent just to help Him along. Old Matt doesn’t seem to worry about much, I doubt He would care if the Trojans showed up or not. Heii, he doesn’t care whether the sun shows up in the morning or not! Our O line is still too young, but that didn’t seem to hurt them too much in the second half of the season. If We make it to Miami the O line will be fine.
By tenndawg
June 17, 2008 10:00 AM | Link to this
shane, I love to see someone mention one of my favorite places. Hals is definitely a hell of a place to grab to grab a nice fillet with some lump crab meat on top. You can’t beat the atmosphere. The restaurants are probably the thing I miss most about Atlanta. I still make sure to stop in to Hals or New York Prime for a good steak and then head over to the Tavern to see Pat and get some of the best drinks in Atlanta. It was awfully nice of you to offer up Hals to an outsider from the PAC-10, but he seems like a logical fan.
By shane#1
June 17, 2008 11:11 AM | Link to this
Tenndawg, Hal’s is known as Atlanta’s best kept secret for a reason, locals want it that way. SEC Rules is one of the few reasonable fans on this blog, otherwise I would never have mentioned Hal’s. Man, I miss My other favorite place in Atl, “Fuzzy’s Place”. I miss Fuzzy too, He was a damn good dog from the Erk Russell era, though old Fuzzy was buried so far down on the depth chart that not many people remember Him. Old Erk was speaking of Fuzzy and His teamates when He said,”They may be small, but They are slow!”
By Georgia Fan
June 19, 2008 10:37 AM | Link to this
You Know what makes the world a beautiful place to be in sometimes? The fact that everyone doesnt root for the same team; because if they did it would be very boring.
By SC Rules!!!
June 21, 2008 1:36 AM | Link to this
shane#1 & tenndawg;
Good evening friends, next time I’m in the ATL I’ll give Hal’s a try. If it’s half as good as Mary Mac’s I’m sure it’ll be a great meal! Shane#1 you mentioned making sure we take care of the Shrubs in Sept. well I see where they just lost another QB to transfer, this ones headed to GA Southern. Looks like the rats are jumping ship before the beating commences! I also saw in a thread where the coaches at UVA are playing Conquest at practices to get their team used to hearing it before the opener in Charlotsville. I think last years UVA team would have put up a better fight but the result will be a Trojan victory all the same.
By shane #1
June 21, 2008 1:18 PM | Link to this
SC Rules, UVa is well coached but a little short on talent. They had a good running back that They had to let go, He thought the sun rose and set in His butt and that He could miss classes and skip off season workouts. You know the type. Any way, You guys should win that one. OB left OSU for Georgia Southern huh? Was He worried about Pryor, or did He just want to play in a better conference? Sorry, I couldn’t help that one!
By SC Rules!!!
June 21, 2008 3:19 PM | Link to this
shane#1;
He surely was looking to play in a better conference! Sometimes you have to leave home to realize what you had all along, I guess he finally wised up to the fact that Shrubville wasn’t quite like back home!! He’ll be better off in the long run. I agree with you on the coaching at UVa, good staff but a little thin this year on talent. Maybe that RB you referenced and the QB formerly of LSU can be roomates in the State Pen some day?! How’s UGA today? Is he resting on a nice bag of ice to beat the heat? Don’t want his drool to dry up over the heat wave. Later Pard.
By shane #1
June 22, 2008 2:48 AM | Link to this
Sc Rules, I am sure ol’ UGA is doing fine. So are the Dawgs, having beaten Stanford to advance to the finals in the CWS. If You aren’t watching on ESPN Brother You are missing some damn good baseball. There was a 1-5 double play in the UNC-Fresno State game today. That’s something that You don’t often see! Be sure to turn in for the finals Monday night!
By shane #1
June 22, 2008 3:03 AM | Link to this
SEC Rules!!!, RE- The RB in question. Orson Swindle at EDSBS said that, basicly, the reason that the RB was released was that the coaching staff was tired of His s**. He said that the kid would do well at Appy St or Ga Southern, untill that coach got tired of His s**! Gott’a love Orson! I will be off the AJC blogs for a while. I am sick and tired of the idiots. If You blog on one of the major USC blogs I’ll drop You a line. Take care Pard, I have really enjoyed talking to You.
By War Eagle
June 24, 2008 10:06 PM | Link to this
PAROLE TIDE TO BLOW TIDE
By Scott
June 25, 2008 11:36 PM | Link to this
Let’s see, the baseball players at Fresno State can play for a national championship but Fresno State’s football players cannot because they are not in a BCS conference. What a system! Congratulations ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big XII, PAC 10 and SEC it is clever of you to relegate half your competition as “second class” so that you can maintain your recruiting advantage. Congratulations to the BCS conference commissioners, with the help of the media, you have suckered us all into believing that it has to be this way. Please Congress, for the good of sport and the athletes who play them, rescue us from this unsportsmanlike conduct.
By william cranman
June 28, 2008 11:10 AM | Link to this
A legend has died. UGV VI died Friday night in Savannah. Truly a “damn good dawg”.
By SC Rules!!!
June 29, 2008 9:20 PM | Link to this
shane#1,
Hey Pard I here ya we all need a break now and then. Coach Carroll channeled in and says to keep cool as the heat & humidity rise into the unbearable. Enjoy the down time and I’ll catch ya on the flip side.
To Dawgnation: I am trully saddened to hear of the passing of UGA VI he was a great ambassador for the DAWGS each and every saturday! I’ll miss him and his drooling in the camera. He is lying on a big bag of ice at the foot of the Lords throne awaiting the start of another great season of UGA Football. Traveler will bow in respect during the pregame at the start of the USC vs OSU game in Sept. See y’all in Miami!!! Fight On!
By SC Rules!!!
June 29, 2008 10:01 PM | Link to this
War Eagle,
I enjoyed you post on Conquest Chronicles about how Coach Carroll is one oof your favorites! The Coach channeled in the say Thanks. As for your hopes htat he’d be on the ATL sidelines, well I’m sure all of the college fans not associated with the Trojans wishes the same thing. Trust me when I say Pete isn’t going anywhere but to the next of several NC games to claim even more crystal!!! I do though have to ask, with the appearance of some major changes for the better in Tuscaloosa; don’t y’all have some worryin’ to do?? I mean what with the major overhaul your staff underwent and a whole new system/style of “O” that will surely cause some possible missed opportunities this year as everyone settles in. Why did Tomy throw out the Offensive Co-ordinator and crew? It seemed like he the (O-C) was doing a real good job.
By scott
July 2, 2008 9:28 PM | Link to this
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By Chief Notahomer
July 7, 2008 11:02 AM | Link to this
Georgia will be 8-4 this season, 9-3 at best. I like the Bulldogs, but we’re caught up in the emotions of the last few games last year. This is the still the same group who was smashed by Tenn, lucky to beat Bama in overtime, and barely got by Vandy. With their tough schedule, I think it’s going to be worse than people expect.
By mutt fan
July 7, 2008 7:15 PM | Link to this
If they dont stop grabazzin the girls,getting drunk,& hideing guns, we wont have a team to field on saturday.
By Yoda
July 8, 2008 2:21 PM | Link to this
Richt consensus best coach in conference, according to this list: http://www.secthisweek.com
He’ll manage expectations, and keep the players in line, This is UGA’s year.
By Marco
July 11, 2008 12:28 PM | Link to this
Tommy Bow Wow den, if you think Clemzen has any chance at all against us, you’re an even bigger idiot than I thought. Which is saying a lot since, when I think how you could you get much more stupid, you take it to a whole other level. I would say we’d expose Clemson, but Boston College and Virginia Tech already do that on a yearly basis. It’s amazing how highly you delusional sheep to view your own team.
The only team SEC team we’d have trouble with would be Florida. Our defense would shut down Stafford and Moreno in a minute, but Tebow/Harvin is the biggest threat in the SEC IMO. If our secondary improves we’re unstoppable, period. I’m thinking it’ll be us v. UF in Little Havana.
Fight On!
By SC Rules!!!
July 12, 2008 2:31 AM | Link to this
Hey Marco;
Coach Carroll called and said to chill my brother from a differnt mother. I have a couple of Clemson friends and they aren’t bad people. Tommy and the boys in Orange/Purple will be strong this year no doubt but yes We’ll (SC) BE in Miami come January to play UGA/UF for the NC! Don’t know your beef with my friends from Clem, SC but be cool, these are good people once you let them get to know ya! I should know I was caught tryin’ to pull my d!ck out for all to see when I needed to just keep it zippered. Fight On!!!!