Terence Moore

By Link

July 2, 2008 10:27 AM | Link to this

It’s a University of Georgia thing. You wouldn’t understand.

By UGA

July 2, 2008 10:33 AM | Link to this

Terence….get ready to get completely bombarded with this one…lol.

By Mike

July 2, 2008 10:35 AM | Link to this

Terence,

You’re not a Georgia boy and this is why we want you to stay away from writing about UGA. If you have to ask, you’ll never understand.

By Herschel Talker

July 2, 2008 10:35 AM | Link to this

Sports Illustrated called him the number one mascot. ESPN Classic called him the number two college football tradition in the land. Sure he’s just a dog, but this is another case of Terence just not getting it.

I see why you’re on the ajc now. The editor must pull you into his office and say, “What can you write today that is stupid and will rile up the masses?”

As a black man, I am offended by your consistent ignorance.

By Maniac is accurate

July 2, 2008 10:36 AM | Link to this

It’s because he’s so damn ugly, he’s cute. Everybody loves dogs, except for stupid blue tick hounds.

By Manhattan

July 2, 2008 10:37 AM | Link to this

The bait is set, how many will Terence catch this time?

By Doggie

July 2, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this

Tennessee’s mascot ain’t a bloodhound. It’s a blue tick hound.

By MaconDawg

July 2, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this

This is going to be fun to watch!

By S Turn

July 2, 2008 10:39 AM | Link to this

Are you sad because no one would do this for you Moore? Get over it move to the West, we do not care what you think.

By rfthigpeniii

July 2, 2008 10:39 AM | Link to this

To Hell With Georgia!!

By Dawg Fan

July 2, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this

So you were raised in Indiana….that says it all. You will never understand because it isn’t white v black thing.

By Jay

July 2, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this

Come on Terrence. Give them time to grieve before making fun of them.

By Florida Dawg

July 2, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this

Mr. Moore,

Could you try to make yourself more hated by the Bulldog Nation?

If you ever come to my house, we’ll serve you unsweet tea without ice, give you the smallest slice of pie, and sit you where you’re not underneath the ceiling fan on the porch.

By Proud dawg

July 2, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this

Thats just it Terrence, you don’t get it! Uga is the University of Georgia… To all of us, Uga represents style, dignity, class, tenacity and sometimes ferocity! Characteristics for which we should all hope to strive! He is an icon and beloved by all who have ever donned the red and black! He’s darn cute too!

By Carlyle Kirbo

July 2, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this

Terence. Why are you so anti Georgia???

By David

July 2, 2008 10:42 AM | Link to this

If you knew how to swim, you might understand….

By Sims

July 2, 2008 10:42 AM | Link to this

P-R-I-D-E.

Go Dawgs.

By UGA fan

July 2, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this

Terence, Good luck…I feel for you on this one.

By He's Just a Dog

July 2, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this

Terrance is right.

Nothing about UGA makes sense.

By Russ

July 2, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this

I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you are being sincere…it’s tough because your opening statement regarding Buzz has up to three puzzling and quite possibly erroneous assumptions:

1) Buzz is “lovable”. Do some yardwork, have a yellowjacket pop you on the leg (or worse!) and see how lovable Buzz is next time you see him/it.

2)Tech is UGA’s “dreaded” rival: “Hated” is a much more accurate term. I’d have to ask some really old alumni if Tech was ever truly “dreaded”.

3) If by “ranked at the top of his profession” you mean that comparing an irritating, fake, foam rubber live person mascot such as Buzz with truly entertaining similar mascots such as the San Diego Chicken, the Philly Phanatic and even the old Braves “Bleacher Creature”…well, that just requires a willing suspension of disbelief.

Of course, following this with Notre Dame’s Rudy as a lovable mascot…I thought he was a Hobbitt, not a leprechaun.

TM, I hope someone else can help you understand why Uga is the greatest, most lovable mascot in the country. You are in such a distant, faraway place based on your regard for bumblebees and frosted Lucky Charms spokespersons…good luck to you, sir.

By Benjamin Sitton

July 2, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this

**“After all, it was just a dog,” I heard from countless callers to area sports talk stations chirped on Monday. From the accents of said callers, it was safe to assume that nearly all of them emanated from outside Southeastern Conference territory.

Yes, it was a dog. But what Uga VI - and his forebears, and heirs for that matter -means to Georgia fans encapsulates much more than just a lovable mascot rolling in the grass or lunging at an opposing team’s players in the end zone.

Uga is viewed as the living embodiment of the University’s athletic program. Ask Boston Reds Sox and New York Yankee fans what the “Curse of the Bambino” means in their storied rivalry. Ask Chicago Cubs fans about the “Curse of the Billy Goat.”

For that matter, can you imagine the Indianapolis 500 winner drinking anything but milk or the Kentucky Derby commencing without a rendition of “My Old Kentucky Home?”

That’s what Uga means to Georgia fans. He is part of the fabric of the University, even more so than gridiron legends like Vince Dooley, Herschel Walker and David Pollack - for while they each left a larger-than-life legacy in Athens, only Uga, in whatever incarnation, will be at every Georgia football game into infinity.**

By southern cal dawg

July 2, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this

First of all, this is probably the most blatant example I’ve ever seen of a “journalist” writing a stupid blog post designed to prompt indignant protest.

OK, I’ll bite.

Come on mr. affirmative action Moore.

The fact that you ask this question is exactly why you have no business covering sports in the south.

People hug UGA because he is a dog.

People don’t hug BUZZ because he is a pimple faced dork wearing black tights and a bee costume.

Is that seriously difficult to comprehend?

It as a genuinely compelling story (something you’d think a journalist would have some sense of a story) to have 6 generations of UGA’s, all related, who have represented the University on the sidelines, at the Heisman Trophy presentation (to date the only mascot to do so), and even to make an appearance on the big screen, not to mention being ranked as the top mascot in all the land by SI.

But you don’t get it.

I think the better question is why a “journalist” of your profound wit and wisdom still has a job.

By Jimmy Etheridge

July 2, 2008 10:44 AM | Link to this

Tennessee’s Smokey is a bluetick hound, not a bloodhound. Do your research before you shoot your stupid mouth off.

By DALTON DAWG

July 2, 2008 10:44 AM | Link to this

The very fact that you grew up in S Bend where a leprechaun is the rage speaks volumes. Had you grown up a UGA football fan you would not question the emotional fallout as you say. I say if you don’t understand it then Delta is ready when you are!

By nick

July 2, 2008 10:46 AM | Link to this

I’ve seen better “articles” in middle school newspapers. The sad part is that some editor had to read this “column” and approve it to be posted. This took no more than 15 minutes to write, and it serves as yet another example of how Terrence Moore is angling to become the next ‘shock writer’ and land himself next to Stephen A. Smith or Skip Bayless on some idiotic ESPN show. Even Moore’s guest appearances on ESPN are littered with flippant remarks about subjects he knows will get a rise from the group of people he’s intentionally riling up. Nice work, AJC. Nice work.

By alishasue

July 2, 2008 10:46 AM | Link to this

Hmmm….well for me it’s because of several reasons. 1. I’m a dog lover so I think he’s cute and funny. 2. A dog is recognizable and brings a smile to the face of the young and old. Just look how many people line up early to get their picture taken with him each year at picture day. Adult fans can bring their kids and have their picture taken with him and the kids love it. It’s probably the first thing they associate with Georgia football. If nothing else, it’s none of your business why we love him. You don’t understand and you don’t need to understand. Butt out of our business. Also, it’s extremely disrespectful to the Seiler family for you to question why they should fly his body. For them he is a family pet and they are grieving. You probably thought the Michael Vick thing was no big deal either…they’re just dogs after all right???

By Halsey

July 2, 2008 10:47 AM | Link to this

You knew this would be a controversial topic to bring up Terence, but it’s a good question. Every Uga I’ve seen in my lifetime has been cute with a lot of personality, but I think many Bulldog fans get carried away. Many dog lovers get carried away, period. I’m all for treating them kindly and having laws against abuse, but the way many people worship them is silly.

By Smyrna man

July 2, 2008 10:47 AM | Link to this

Thanks you Doggie…

Terence get your facts straight before you publish this garbage, Smokey is a Bluetick Coonhound.

By rumpdiddy

July 2, 2008 10:48 AM | Link to this

If the Mike Vick case showed us anything is that people put the life of a dog over the life of a human. I don’t get it either and I’m a UGA fan from GA. It’s just a dog people. They eat,crap,bark and die. Let it go

By Bob

July 2, 2008 10:48 AM | Link to this

I can’t believe you have to even ask that question. How blind can you be? Shame!

By Vision

July 2, 2008 10:49 AM | Link to this

First, Uga VI was a media icon, easily recognized as the elite of the elite mascots. He was one of the very few living breathing mascots and he was just a neat looking animal to boot.

Secondly, the University of Georgia led by the unparalleled Larry Munson made Uga VI a fictionalized but realistic caretaker of the Uga football team and its record. He lorded over one of the most successful times in UGA football and again, he was such a neat bulldog.

Thirdly, and something you will never understand, he never uttered a cross word at any opponent (at least not in English) and he never irritated anyone. He was just Uga VI, beloved and endeared by the masses…. well, except you and of course the GT heretics.

In other words… he was a DGD.

By chastrav

July 2, 2008 10:49 AM | Link to this

There is a reason why most readers like Bradley and Schultz much more than you. This column is just one of many examples.

By sefdawg

July 2, 2008 10:49 AM | Link to this

Well, just a few points about some of the others you mentioned. You can’t hug a tiger, you don’t pet buffaloes, the steer could impale you if you get too close, and horses can’t sit in your lap or fetch. It is not a dog thing, it’s a Dawg thing. Bloodhounds give you tics, and Buzz? Seriously? Whatever.

So long Uga V’s Watcha Got Loran, you were a damn good dog.

By Mr. A

July 2, 2008 10:51 AM | Link to this

Terrance, I happen to agree with you, but I have one question; Why do you subject yourself to the critism(racial at that)that you know you’re going to get EVERYTIME you write an article. I’ve noticed that even articles that are not controversial, the readers will find a way to make you the bad guy. I really think that because you are an intelligent Black Man, you irritate and intimidate White People. You’re in a “no win” situation, trust me. You are hated no matter what you do.

By Kyle

July 2, 2008 10:51 AM | Link to this

Hang on. Terrence raises a valid question. The answer is, he’s not a die-hard UGA fan, so he doesn’t understand. No one who isn’t a die-hard UGA fan, or a long-time SEC fan, will understand. Think about it. From the outside, Uga is just a mascot. A very popular mascot, but a mascot nonetheless. However, if you’re in the UGA family, and understand it, you completely understand the attachment. Uga was even in a movie “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” which is further evidence of how people feel about Uga (Uga’s appearance in the movie was a stipulation of giving permission to shoot the movie in Savannah). So, don’t go off on Terrance, or others too much, as they don’t understand. And, they aren’t supposed to. This is something that is within the UGA family, and is special to them. If everyone fully understood, it wouldn’t be as special. And this from a Gator’s point of view.

By GetaLife

July 2, 2008 10:53 AM | Link to this

Because UGA is a tier 2 school w/ a tier 1 mascot.

By dawg in dacula

July 2, 2008 10:54 AM | Link to this

It’s the same as us spelling dawg incorrectly. We are better than everybody else and don’t have to explain things to stupid northerners like you. Why try to make sense of something you can’t possibly understand?

By Maniac is accurate

July 2, 2008 10:54 AM | Link to this

Dalton Dawg: Get back to work Jamie.

By 97Dawg

July 2, 2008 10:55 AM | Link to this

T. Moore…man, it looks like you would know something about the history of the UGA’s, since you do write for a paper that covers the University of Georgia. Georgia has a tradition just like several other colleges, and a big part of the tradition of the university is how the mascot (UGA’s) started. I would challenge you to read up on the history of the UGA’s or sit down and watch the DVD, “Damn Good Dog”. You may enjoy it!…Oh, no probably not because you just may not be able to catch the tradition. Maybe one day you will be able to understand and even appreciate the tradition of the UGA’s. I do doubt you will ever become a Georgia fan though.

By Miranda

July 2, 2008 10:55 AM | Link to this

Attending the University of Georgia, and going to all the football games and a few of the other sporting events in Athens, I understand a bit of what this dog means to us (as the Bulldog Nation). Uga represents more than just a “dumb dog”.

He’s school spirit in it’s purest of forms. We all dress in red and black, scream for our teams, but this dog is an image of what we are—Georgia Bulldogs.

Just as the Super G symbol in red and black let’s people know you’re a Georgia fan, a picture of this dog stands for UGA—- a university in which we pride ourselves attending.

RIP Uga VI

By Slim Pickens

July 2, 2008 10:56 AM | Link to this

If you had attended Georgia, then you would know.

By UGA V

July 2, 2008 10:56 AM | Link to this

Not only is UGA the Seiler’s family pet, but he also belongs to everyone in Bulldog Nation. When he’s gone, we grieve. If you have to ask why, you’ve obviously never had or lost a pet.

By John McCain

July 2, 2008 10:58 AM | Link to this

Mr. Moore,

It’s plain and simple.

We make a big deal about the dog, because we can and we want to.

And that’s really all you need to know.

Do us all a favor, go back to South Bend.

By Reality Time

July 2, 2008 10:58 AM | Link to this

Sorry Terence, didn’t know you had to understand something to make it legitimate. I guess I need it explained to me why we shouldn’t grieve over our beloved mascot. Does it make other people more intelligent or better because they don’t give a rat’s ** about their mascots. Don’t think so. We love our school, we love our mascot and we love our animals. Can’t be much simpler than that.

GO DAWGS

By Yes I bit

July 2, 2008 10:58 AM | Link to this

Hey Terry, I think you’re just misunderstood. How about you write us a biographical sketch? Maybe something like… “Ignorance is bliss-Why I’m the happiest guy in the world” or “Thanks to Mike Vick I got on ESPN, but thanks to my personality I didn’t last very long” -AJC fire this clown already.

By Dawgs

July 2, 2008 10:59 AM | Link to this

Terrence is an Idiot!!!!

By Fletcher

July 2, 2008 10:59 AM | Link to this

The big question is how you have a job related to sports when you know nothing about sports.

By Ryan

July 2, 2008 10:59 AM | Link to this

Because Uga has seen more airtime on ESPN than you have.

By truthman

July 2, 2008 10:59 AM | Link to this

Terence,

Preface: I’m speaking as a 1980 alumnus.

I believe UGA is popular for several reasons:

By Gene

July 2, 2008 11:01 AM | Link to this

Georgia has five athletes arrested in one week for drunk driving and assault, and the “Bulldog Nation” goes into mourning over the natural death of a bulldog. Many of these mourners regularly attend dog fights and chicken fights locally and never made it past the 9th grade. I am a Georgia graduate. Adams and Richt have made UGA a national joke. It is a great institution that deserves better than Tony Cole, Basketball 101, and Odell Thurman.

By Brian

July 2, 2008 11:01 AM | Link to this

This is brilliant journalism. Even more so, I am ashamed I was sucked in to read something so stupid. I will confess, I slow down on the interstate to check out car wrecks - maybe that explains why I am actually responding to this.

By Sam

July 2, 2008 11:03 AM | Link to this

DO NOT REPLY TO HIS COLUMN, THAT IS ALL HE WANTS

By GABowlDawg

July 2, 2008 11:03 AM | Link to this

“So why are the Ugas such a huge cut above the rest when it comes to generating these kinds of emotions?”

You answered your won question: UGA is a huge cut above the rest!

By Clay

July 2, 2008 11:03 AM | Link to this

You are comparing apples to oranges when you compare Uga to Buzz, the Sooner Schooner, the leprechaun, the tree or anything like that. Georgia has that too, he’s called Hairy Dawg. Uga is almost the symbol of the University of Georgia. His passing was reported by CNN, Fox News, the New York Times and the AOL home page news screen. There is just something special about Uga. I was going to watch the Georgia Southern game on Pay-Per-View; but, now that it’s time to roll out Uga VII, I’ll have to buy some tickets off of eBay and be there. If you didn’t go to UGA (Class of 1991 myself) then you would not understand.

By MamaDawg

July 2, 2008 11:03 AM | Link to this

I’ll bite too, since it is obviously a slow news day and you enjoy a good rage. This will no doubt develop into a hot UGA/GT/UF/UT/AU/etc slugfest all at the expense of a supportive family who lost a loved pet - but you wouldn’t understand that either. So other schools aren’t as passionate about their mascots. Does that give you the right to question student and alumni loyatly and support for the school they WANT to attend and its mascot? Last I heard, this was a free country and we are allowed to love whatever we want to and grieve when it is taken away.

By V Dawg

July 2, 2008 11:04 AM | Link to this

It’s kinda like boiled peanuts. You don’t get that either. I a nutshell, we Georgia fans bury him in a marble vault because we care that much about the things that represent our tradition. Ask us a preference for your burial Terrence and I assure you will rest quite at peace in your Frigidaire box. We think you deserve at least that much respect. It could be worse. In Tennessee, upon death, Smokey is promptly taken out the east exit of Neyland and chunked in the Tennessee River.

I think the Frigidair box will do you quite nicely Terrence. And we will even throw in the Styrofoam peanuts for comfort since you don’t understand the boiled ones.

By Jay Santos

July 2, 2008 11:05 AM | Link to this

Every time that I read another piece on the declining circulation of newspapers in the US, one face consistently pops into my head—the holier than though smug visage of one Terence Moore.

By Halsey

July 2, 2008 11:06 AM | Link to this

Hey Mr. A, not all white people are racists. Hate to break it to you, but we don’t all think the same. Just because some morons make racist comments to Terence doesn’t mean we’re all racist. You know what is racist? Stereotyping all white people. ;)

By gdawginkalamazoo

July 2, 2008 11:07 AM | Link to this

Terrence, Jealous that you won’t get this same response you get the call to go upstairs? Hope UGA is the first dog you see. BTW, as I stare at the Sports Illustrated cover with UGA V on it, calling him the #1 mascot in the land, I am reminded that no other mascot has earned that honor (from what I can recall).

You did forget to mention that awesome Richmond spider with the flourescent orange legs and the Robert Goulet Vanderbilt commodore.

Can’t wait to read up on this one later you really stuck a stick in a bees nest.

RIP UGA VI. DGD

By haha

July 2, 2008 11:07 AM | Link to this

MR. A

first off….gramatically speaking, there is no need to capitalize Black Man. It’s not a proper name, therefore no need for the capitalization.

I promise you Terence Moore does not intimidate anyone reading this blog. To know Terence is to know that he has ZERO basic knowledge about sports and simply makes remarks (on the AJC and when on TV) to stir the pot. If Mr. Moore would like to debate the issues of sports and athletes today, I’m certain many of the readers would accept and mop the floor with him.

After all, he did think Mike Vick was made out to be the victim….how smart can he be?

By Dave from Buford

July 2, 2008 11:07 AM | Link to this

You’re right about one thing, Kyle … TM isn’t in the UGA family, so he wouldn’t understand!

Part of it is the emotion, investment and pride in the University and its traditions (which even a Notre Dame alum would understand) … Uga isn’t the only thing we’re emotional about, but he distills a lot of that emotion into a single icon and therefore is a concentration point for a lot of it.

Besides, he was a Damn Good Dog.

By UGA Belle

July 2, 2008 11:07 AM | Link to this

Good heavens, sir! Why did you have to post this article? Do you just enjoy creating animosity or do you just paint a bulls eye on your posterior every morning? I usually take you with a grain (or sometimes a shaker full) of salt. However, when you write such a pointedly critical article aimed at the one of the oldest and most beloved collegiate mascots, even I, possessing one of the most docile of the rabid Bulldog spirits raised a fist and cast an evil eye toward your photo.

The Georgia Bulldog represents all that is good and wonderful about collegiate life. Loyal and pugnacious, the Bulldog walks the sideline watching for stray buzzing insects who might dare enter his domain. He protects the end zone from wandering players who are confused as to whether they are mammals, birds, or men from the plains. In the off season, the Georgia Bulldog has been on the cover of periodicals, starred in movies and has been invited to lofty governmental halls where Congressmen and Georgia officials proudly had their pictures made with this regal canine.

And you wonder, what is about Uga that inspires such adulation? Look at his resume and you might have your answer.

By truthman

July 2, 2008 11:07 AM | Link to this

Dear Terence,

Isn’t it great when you get the not-so-closeted bigots on this blog using code words such as “boy” and “why don’t you move.”

I’m sure they’re all loving christians - at least on hour a week.

They’re all angry, white McCain supporters!

By hotrod

July 2, 2008 11:08 AM | Link to this

tenn. has a coondog,looks like the ajc has one also

By Dave

July 2, 2008 11:09 AM | Link to this

“By dawg in dacula

It’s the same as us spelling dawg incorrectly. We are better than everybody else and don’t have to explain things to stupid northerners like you.”

I hope UGA fans remember this comment when you start complaining about how other schools act.

By UGA FAN

July 2, 2008 11:10 AM | Link to this

listen hear terence: 1. Dog is man’s best friend 2. UGA was ranked #1 mascot in sports illustrated 3. He was our mascot with the most wins 4. All his predecessors are buried their so why wouldnt he 5. They have a book about he and his family

So if your just gonna be gay like that then go ahead but ur asking to get ur a** whooped by the smart people from Georgia (who didnt go to tech) and other people in the nation. Yeah I lost my 11 year old dog earlier this year and one guy just laughed at me for being sad which is just inconciderate. And in this case your doing the same thing. So while your still alive I suggest that your give the bulldog nation an apology

By bob sacamano

July 2, 2008 11:10 AM | Link to this

First of all… Tech doesn’t have a live mascot.

It’s not the same thing.

Notre Lame’s leprechaun? A leaping idiot midget in a green vest and white tights.

Uga VI may have been the Seiler’s family pet, but he was our pet, too. We cared about Uga VI like we would care about our own pet. He was not just a mascot, he was a living embodiment of our beloved University, a living symbol of what it is and what it means to be a Georgia Bulldog; to be a member of Bulldog Nation.

Don’t try and understand. You can’t. Just accept it, and move on.

By Vic

July 2, 2008 11:10 AM | Link to this

Terrence, Terrence, Terrence, bless your heart. The enormous amount of time you spend trying to get a rise out of us is pathetic. Get a life. Please. Preferably somewhere else.

By S. Easley

July 2, 2008 11:10 AM | Link to this

Thank you Terrance for pointing out the obvious that UGA fans have lost their mind. It is a DOG not a human being. Maybe they should pay as much attention to the passing the CRCT Social Studies exam!

By truthman

July 2, 2008 11:11 AM | Link to this

Mr. A @ 10:51.

I’m certain Mr. Moore knows such things. He’s lived in Georgia for many years and knows the idiot, redneck fools living here. I believe, wholeheartedly, that he does it just to tweak them, you know “confort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable!

Personally, I love his chutzpah!!

Keep it up, Terence, Keep tweaking the cracker factor in Georgia!

By Tim Taylor

July 2, 2008 11:13 AM | Link to this

Thing? You dont have a dog do you? We didnt just loose a “dog” or “four legged thing”we lost a bit of history. “He” was a person with a spirit and a soul. His love was unconditional and didnt require your response or actions I am so mad at you….You should be removed from AJC. to be continued……………

By truthman

July 2, 2008 11:13 AM | Link to this

Remember, most southerners cared more about Dale Earnhardt dying than about their own mother kicking the bucket.

Keep tweaking them, Terence!

By John

July 2, 2008 11:15 AM | Link to this

I’ll tell you why Terence:

Georgia fans are stupid.

By ED

July 2, 2008 11:16 AM | Link to this

You should ask yourself why this was front page news in the AJC.

By DirtyDawg

July 2, 2008 11:16 AM | Link to this

Clearly Terence is just trying to stir the pot - that is, after all, their purpose on these ‘Let’s Discuss’ topics.

I too will bite.

UGA, and his predecessors, have been a special part of the program…look, personality, going after an Auburn Tiger’s balls…moms, dads and, especially the kids, love him…I mean it’s an admiration that none of the others you mentioned can possibly compare to. You can’t cuddle with the jerk in the yellow-jacket costume…everybody knows that leprechauns are hateful creatures, even when they’re not representing that bunch from South Bend…hug a horse? A tiger? An eagle? Buffalo?

So, admittedly, it’s a tradition that no other school mascot can measure up to, for starters. And for finishers, what should I expect from a guy who probably thinks that the only thing dogs are good for is betting on which one will kill the other one. You don’t like that comment…who cares? Now who’s stirred the pot.

By ThaMan

July 2, 2008 11:19 AM | Link to this

I don’t know if this will sell any more newspapers, but it will damn sure get a bunch of hits on ajc.com. Good job!

By Alabama jack

July 2, 2008 11:20 AM | Link to this

“The Georgia Bulldog represents all that is good and wonderful about collegiate life.” while UGA fans embody all the bad traits associated with poor sportsmanship and lack of appreciation for competition.

By Doug in Charleston

July 2, 2008 11:20 AM | Link to this

Finally, Terence Moore writes a column that makes sense. What is with you people being upset over a dog? All he did was lay around on a bag of ice and drool all over the place. When any of the UGAs learn to sing “Aint No Bugs on Me”, I will be impressed. Until then, who cares?

By george

July 2, 2008 11:21 AM | Link to this

AMEN terrance! The bulldog nation just likes to shed tears and this is another example. They like to shed tears every time their teams choke just like they did in the college world series and like they do every year when the idiotic fans think they will win a college football national championship. They like to shed tears when their team does not make it to the national championship after not even winning their own division consiting of 6 teams. They just like sheding tears that is why Terrance.

By Joe Blow

July 2, 2008 11:21 AM | Link to this

To all the people who say “it’s just a dog.”:

Did you feel that way when Vick and his crew were fighting dogs and killing them so cruely?????

By IrishFan

July 2, 2008 11:21 AM | Link to this

I don’t get it either.

But then, I don’t expect Georgia fans to get a lump in their throat when the song Here Come The Irish is played or hear Rockne say “Fight, Fight Fight!” or see a pic of the Gold Dome.

To me its just a dog. To them, its a Damn Good Dog…

By Daniel

July 2, 2008 11:23 AM | Link to this

Mascots are simply mascots, and that’s all.

Fighting about which one is better is dumb and a waste of time. They have no effect on the outcome of the games.

I’m sorry he’s gone but another one will replace him, and UGA football will live to see another day.

By Howboutdemdawgs

July 2, 2008 11:24 AM | Link to this

Terrance, it is quite simple. Uga represents all that is right in the world, all that is good, and all that is pure. Uga represented the University, and the University stands for:

There’s the university and there’s Uga squatting on the 50 yard line, licking

THWG!

GO Jackets!

By John

July 2, 2008 11:27 AM | Link to this

I hate to let this secret out, but UGA isn’t the only school in this country.

By I hate UGA

July 2, 2008 11:29 AM | Link to this

Because the people who go/went to UGA have nothing else to live for except their overrated football team and their stupid dog mascot. It’s ridiculous!

By Jackets_in_08

July 2, 2008 11:30 AM | Link to this

Who’s Uga?

By Benjamin Sitton

July 2, 2008 11:31 AM | Link to this

After all, it was just a dog,” I heard from countless callers to area sports talk stations chirped on Monday. From the accents of said callers, it was safe to assume that nearly all of them emanated from outside Southeastern Conference territory.

Yes, it was a dog. But what Uga VI - and his forebears, and heirs for that matter -means to Georgia fans encapsulates much more than just a lovable mascot rolling in the grass or lunging at an opposing team’s players in the end zone.

Uga is viewed as the living embodiment of the University’s athletic program. Ask Boston Reds Sox and New York Yankee fans what the “Curse of the Bambino” means in their storied rivalry. Ask Chicago Cubs fans about the “Curse of the Billy Goat.”

For that matter, can you imagine the Indianapolis 500 winner drinking anything but milk or the Kentucky Derby commencing without a rendition of “My Old Kentucky Home?”

That’s what Uga means to Georgia fans. He is part of the fabric of the University, even more so than gridiron legends like Vince Dooley, Herschel Walker and David Pollack - for while they each left a larger-than-life legacy in Athens, only Uga, in whatever incarnation, will be at every Georgia football game into infinity

By FloDog

July 2, 2008 11:31 AM | Link to this

I’m a lifelong Bulldog fan and I was wondering the same thing as Mr. Moore (lord help me). Uga is a great mascot but when all is said and done, he’s a dog. There’s something a little revealing about people who care more about the death of a dog than the death of their grandmother.

By UGA_Fan

July 2, 2008 11:32 AM | Link to this

Terence Moore, honestly you would never understand. So I won’t even try with you. All you are trying to do is spark insults from others who are not UGA alum. Really what does it matter to you if we care or not. Honestly how does it effect you, except to insult people. You really need to get a life…

By StreamLiner

July 2, 2008 11:32 AM | Link to this

He wrote this because his editors told him to write something that would bring out ALL of the idiots at the same time!

By Edward

July 2, 2008 11:32 AM | Link to this

i completely agree with Terrence. Dont you all think its completely foo-hardy to grieve over a dog when there are countless number of things to be worried about? Its a damn dog. Get over it and concentrate your efforts on doing more benefical things. I bet Uga is going like how dumb can these folks get?

By Clemson_Fan

July 2, 2008 11:33 AM | Link to this

The point here is that everybody thinks their school is the best and no other school can quite measure up.

What’s wrong with that? I’m all for school pride. It doesn’t mean one person is right and another is wrong. It’s just supporting your team!

By the REAL truthman

July 2, 2008 11:33 AM | Link to this

Hey truthman. Obviously, anyone can say anything and make any kind of claim on a blog. It’s anonymous. You’ll never know if I’m speaking the truth or not.

But here are a few thoughts. 1. I am white. 2. I have 2 adopted black children. 3. I am voting for Obama. 4. I went to UGA and was in a fraternity. 5. I am a minister. 6. I have read Lewis Grizzard’s book about his experience of race related hiring practices in journalism. I’m not saying that is happening here, but I can understand why some people wonder about that. 7. I have read the AJC for 30 years. 8. I think Terrance Moore frequently uses race baiting tactics to create interest in his stories. 9. I seem to notice that Terrance Moore draws race into stories and situations where other journalists don’t. 10. All that said, I choose to be sympathetic to Mr. Moore’s perspective because I have had numerous experiences of being treated differently in public while taking my 2 children out to eat.

take all that for what its’ worth. Which ain’t much.

By Michael

July 2, 2008 11:34 AM | Link to this

Is this really Journalism?

By Flafalcon

July 2, 2008 11:37 AM | Link to this

I agree if you have to ask, your not Ga. boy. Go back to South Bend.

By Merrance Toore

July 2, 2008 11:37 AM | Link to this

Honestly, no one cares what you think, Terrance. You’re not credible and you are ignorant. Opinions are like…well, you know since you are one.

By OkDawg

July 2, 2008 11:37 AM | Link to this

Geeze, what a useless column. Mr. Moore, allow the Bulldog nation to mourn the loss of a mascot, a dog, a man’s best friend.

By Ricky Muse

July 2, 2008 11:39 AM | Link to this

I have to Agree with you Terence, I think all of the Hoop-la about Uga is Ridiculous! It was just a Dog and that’s All!! I am Glad I am a Georgia Tech Fan. At least Yellow-Jacket Fans are smart enough to know that you Don’t have a Funeral Service for a Dog!!!!!

By Ben in Athens

July 2, 2008 11:40 AM | Link to this

Terrance, I can understand where you’re coming from on this one, and I’m a UGA grad. First of all, anything that’s not an actual living, breathing animal can’t be compared; so let’s throw out Buzz, the Stanford Tree, and Hairy Dawg while we’re at it. Secondly, I’m not so sure you’re right about it being strictly an Uga thing (By the way, Terrence actually got that part right, unlike many of you Georgia fans on here: it’s “Uga” not “UGA” when referring to the dog). I’ll go ahed and assume you didn’t do a whole lot of research on this one, so I didn’t do a whole lot of research on this post either; but I’ll bet than when a (I assume there’s been more than one) Smokey dies at Tennessee or Ralphie dies at Colorado it WILL generate the same kind of thing that Uga VI’s death has. I also believe it’s much more of a spotlight beacuse Uga VI died while still serving as the mascot, the only Uga to have done so to my knowledge. I can’t recall Uga V’s death or any other live mascot’s for that matter, and I’d be willing to bet it’s because they died after they exited the sidelines for the last time. Another mascot already took their place. In this instance, Uga VI was still known to all as Uga; there was not Uga VII already in his place. Had that been the case, I highly doubt you’d see the same outpouring you see now, and you definitely wouldn’t see the story at the top of the college football wire on both espn and si.com.

By thisisstupic

July 2, 2008 11:40 AM | Link to this

Flodog???? What the hayull are you talking about?

Show me one person who cares more about the death of a dog than the death of their grandma.

Nobody feels that way. Don’t me a moron.

We love the dog. But read the posts above here. Folks love the dog for very normal and healthy reasons. And nobody is saying anything about loving the dog more than a family member.

unless you are talking about mother-in-laws.

By Hootie Bookems

July 2, 2008 11:40 AM | Link to this

Terrence Moore, you win the GOLDEN SPOON for your pot stirring efforts. You insincere hack.

By CFBfan

July 2, 2008 11:41 AM | Link to this

i never understood the choice of a bulldog anyway.

its ugly.

it wheezes if it walks two feet, drools the rest of the time.

it looks deformed, with that big chest and tiny legs.

do. not. get. it.

By U(r)GA(y)

July 2, 2008 11:42 AM | Link to this

All the stupid UGA fans posting on this blog are making the point themselves. They keep going on about how the history of UGA is comparable to other historical mascots. The point is, the mascot is not gone. You will just replace it with another stupid dog, making the history of UGA live on until it dies and is replaced, etc.

By Terrance Media W*******

July 2, 2008 11:42 AM | Link to this

I guess you must be running out of things to talk about….This is low…even for you Terrance…

By KM

July 2, 2008 11:43 AM | Link to this

I was always concerned that he looked like his weight was getting away from him. This should really spark awareness into the mascot community to watch their diet and make sure they do more than lay on the sidelines underneath a “coolzone” fan every Saturday of Football season.

By ab

July 2, 2008 11:44 AM | Link to this

For Crying out loud! If you don’t understand then freaking MOVE!!!! and what is the purpose of this article?? TM you are an idiot loathed by the entire Bulldog Nation sir! put a cork in it!

By NashvilleBill

July 2, 2008 11:44 AM | Link to this

I don’t get the “just a dog” comments. In my family, our dog is as much a part of the family as my children. I would probably kill anyone who harmed him. All members of the UGA football fan family feel exactly the same way about UGA VI. Just a dog? Not hardly. How TM has a job that doesn’t require him to ask “you want fries with that?” is beyond me.

By Longing for a good writer

July 2, 2008 11:44 AM | Link to this

Times like these are when we need Lewis Grizzard. But alas, we are stuck with Terrence Moore.

Terrence, can’t you come up with a more creative way to elicit responses?

By Give me a break

July 2, 2008 11:46 AM | Link to this

For people that claim to be progressive, the true nature of many show through with the racist terms(I.E. coon (hound)and foul language in their emails. Why does every racist come out the closet on these things? To get their second in the spot light. He just asked a question. Give a decent reponse if you can do that.

By CFBfan

July 2, 2008 11:46 AM | Link to this

Terrance, I am so freakin glad you are down here writing.

Keep it up. You tick off these bubbas on a weekly basis, which they secretly love.

By Out of Town

July 2, 2008 11:47 AM | Link to this

You’re a moron.

By Right on

July 2, 2008 11:47 AM | Link to this

I agree Terrance, this is outstandingly rediculous. It is just a dog and antoher chance for UGA fans to think that they are/have somehting that they dont. UGA is in denial they always have the best this and that and are going to win a national championship. All the hype no Championships, weird. I just get tired of hearing about how this is UGA’s year.

By Tiger33

July 2, 2008 11:47 AM | Link to this

Terrance For once you are right. When a dog gets headline news it is a sad day. It is dog folks get over it. Plus a damn ugly dog at that.

By Joey

July 2, 2008 11:48 AM | Link to this

Terrence never ceases to amaze me. What a terrible journalist. Are you completely anti UGA? Does Tech have a real yellow jacket on the field with them in a bee hive at games? No, it is a person dressed up as a bee. Uga is a real mascott and not someone in costume. How could you seriously compare Uga to Buzz? That is like comparing you to a real journalist. There is no competition

By Perturbed

July 2, 2008 11:49 AM | Link to this

Just when you think humankind has reached the apex of stupidity, people like Terence Moore have to go and be overachievers. Where is the journalistic merit to this article? It just creates a new forum for people with gripes against UGA to feel good about spewing. Why does it bother other people so much how the Bulldawg nation feels about their mascot? The longer a tradition exists, the more meaningful it becomes to people. Why are people acting like that is a novel concept?

By ab

July 2, 2008 11:49 AM | Link to this

Joe Blow,

good call sir!!

By FloDog

July 2, 2008 11:50 AM | Link to this

It wasn’t meant to be taken literally……unless you are referring to mother-in-laws.

By Bob U.

July 2, 2008 11:52 AM | Link to this

What an idiot….you really can’t be real…surely you can’t be this stupid. I spent my life being a UGA fan….brought my kids to the games when they were small….waited in line just to touch UGU V & UGA VI…..always look for him during a game…..have a framed picture of UGA V lunging at the Auburn player….along with two cement UGA’s at my front door….UGA VI was the face of UGA sports and he is presented as part of every UGA fan’s family,,,and is …. Terrance, get a life and a brain….

By gabriel

July 2, 2008 11:53 AM | Link to this

Mr. Moore, you’ve NEVER gotten it. Why should it surprise anyone that you cannot fathom the love fans of UGA would have for their beloved and national treasured mascot, UGA VI? I’m not from Georgia nor from this region of the country; I’m from Los Angeles and an alumni/fan of the Univ of Southern California. Us Trojans fans love Traveler (our mascot), but EVERYBODY knows about Georgia’s mascot, UGA. EVERYBODY loves dogs and Georgia’s mascot is the DAWG of dogs!! Mr. Moore, write on why people suck on their thumbs. You’re an expert on it.

By Matt

July 2, 2008 11:55 AM | Link to this

To all posters:

We all know Mr. Moore is an idiot. But he is not stupid. He is after job security.

What you are doing (and myself, regrettably) by all these outraged posts is giving the AJC a reason to keep him around.

This is the 2nd story/post in the past week or so specifically aimed to ruffle the feathers.

I’d rather not read his crap, so next time, please ignore it.

By proudgagirl

July 2, 2008 11:55 AM | Link to this

From someone that is very annoyed and disgusted by some comments from people here and on FoxSports.com over this subject, I finally have to say something.

The fact of the matter is that Uga, from the very beginning, has been a family’s pet. They graciously loaned their beautiful dogs to the University’s athletic department because they loved their school and the dog embodies everything about spirit and pride to the Bulldog Community.

The Seiler Family’s pets not only became every Georgia fan’s pet, but also became a pet to the entire college football community. Watch Gameday Live on Saturdays this fall, Uga’s face is one of the first you’ll see in the promos…it has been that way for years.

People are saddened by the loss because as college football fans, we come to love the dog. As true football fans-and human beings-Georgia fans would feel the same for the loss of other colleges living animal mascots. Yes, we would be saddened if the member of the spirit group that embodies mascots like Buzz were to pass…which is exactly why these animals (yes, Georgia fans felt the same about LSU’s Tiger passing and if Smokey were to pass) evoke such emotion…we are sad that we lost a living member of our Georgia community.

We feel this way not just for the school and the fans, but for the family’s that lost their pets. That’s what you, and the countless others that do not understand, are missing Mr. Moore.

By Ben Kelly

July 2, 2008 12:01 PM | Link to this

Moving back to South Bend will help you understand.

By Terence Moore= Dumbness

July 2, 2008 12:01 PM | Link to this

Hey TM, your probably the dumbest reporter in the history of newspapers. In case you haven’t noticed you work in the state of GEORGIA. the majority of the population in this fine state are avid bulldawg fans and you always find a way to bash them. here is the simple answer to you question. College football is king in the south and will always be king. a mascot of a team is the closest indentiy that a person has for his/her team and it so happens to be that UGA was and still will be a regional icon and he passed away this week. so why don’t you do us all a favor and pack up and leave the city and go write about your hate for the University of Georgia elsewhere, im sure you could get a job in Knoxville or Gainesville. I know ALOT of people including me that would help you move

By TREY

July 2, 2008 12:02 PM | Link to this

I see the problem you are from South Ben so why would you understand your team has never been the caliber of an SEC team. Pleas do us a favor and go back.

By kgdawg

July 2, 2008 12:06 PM | Link to this

Terrance,

You will never understand….so just GO AWAY!!!

Uga was, is and always will be the face of the University of Georgia!!!

May he rest in peace.

By Al

July 2, 2008 12:07 PM | Link to this

Terrance suffers from ID ten T Syndrome. Let me spell it out for you Terrance, assuming you can read: ID10T

By ebdawg

July 2, 2008 12:07 PM | Link to this

TM, two things. One, go back to South Bend and write about that losing program.. please. Two, UGA does not have a “Dreaded rival in the flats”…. A rival is someone who puts up a good fight and can even beat you. I have kids that have never seen UGA lose to Tech… it just doesn’t happen. Glad I could help!!

By northeners stay the heck up there

July 2, 2008 12:08 PM | Link to this

DAWG FAN that was a perfect comment!

By thogwummpy

July 2, 2008 12:08 PM | Link to this

It’s just something intrinsic Terence (how can you think foam rubber Buzz is loveable? Hairy the Dawg at Uga is a comparable fabricated mascot). The Uga icon just has that special “thing” which puts him over top when it comes to mascots. He’s been voted as such nationally, and was even on SI’s cover for that honor. Maybe is because he’s so ugly that he’s cute. (We don’t expect our football players at Georgia to be flashy gold tooth bling-bling razzled dazzle grand standing, showboating poor sportsmanship primadonnas that garner fawning worship from sportswriters….we like ‘em gritty with a work ethic—-and Uga reflects that sentiment.) Plus, there’s something that touches our hearts about the little guy; an undersized dog that can be pugnacious——yet sweet and funny. You never see UT’s hound frollicking on a bag of ice or barking an argument with a ref. And spooky as it seems—-unlike other oblivious mascots, Uga appeared to comprehend the competition and his part in the pagentry. Like the gravel in Munson’s voice—-Uga wasn’t pretty, but he was ours and beautiful in his own way. May the next little fellow, be just as “damned good” as VI was!!!

By Kevin

July 2, 2008 12:09 PM | Link to this

Why don’t you and Cynthia Tucker run away together and the whole city would be better off you jerk!

By Sid

July 2, 2008 12:09 PM | Link to this

Terence Moore died in his sleep recently.Noone came to the funeral!

By BOMB'EM

July 2, 2008 12:11 PM | Link to this

Well Terrance…you did such a great job of gathering up all the UGA fans into one blog, now we need you to gather them up in one place so we can just bomb them all!! How in the world can a fat, ugly bulldog top a huge Buffalo anyways?

By Matt

July 2, 2008 1:29 PM | Link to this

Terrance, you wrote this just to get attention. Stop being a jerk. It would be the same as me questioning if you were sad after your pet died. Why people care is subjective. Your writing style has always been to garner attention especially from ESPN. It’s rather pathetic. Maybe one day you’ll have your dream and be on Around the Horn or something.

By Michele

July 2, 2008 1:32 PM | Link to this

You don’t get it? Really? I thought you were a sports writer. My mistake. (or is it the AJC’s)

By Lawrence C. F*

July 2, 2008 1:38 PM | Link to this

Once again you miss the point. How is that you live in the south and not know that a dog is special. UGA VI is very special, and I’m not even a Bulldog fan! Fear the Spear! Go Noles

By Whitney

July 2, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this

I don’t like bulldogs because it’s cruel that every female bulldog giving birth must undergo a c-section b/c the pups’ heads are too large. You know there’s something wrong with the breed when man makes it so disgusting that there can no longer be a natural birthing process.

By TampaDawg

July 2, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this

See this is why people hate you. You write pointless articles and then you go out with stuff like this? UGA is legendary to the DawgNation!!!! Sorry you have no heart and don’t care for anything that a simple minded person like yourself wouldn’t understand!!!! I hope you Get Fired Soon cause I’m sick of reading your crap!!!

By Astonished

July 2, 2008 1:41 PM | Link to this

This is, by far, the most disgusting show of disrespect I have ever seen by a newspaper. This is exactly why I do not subscribe to the AJC anymore.

To have the insensitivity to publish such inappropriate filth after a death is the lowest of all moral choices. If you do not understand something, maybe you should shut up and observe what the “big deal” is. Some people regard their regular pet dogs as family members. It is obvious after the many accolades Uga has received that the fans of the University of Georgia would be proud of him and he would become beloved by its fan base.

I am offended that you would use such insensitivity and publish this. You have gone way over the line and feel that appropriate steps should be taken to limit your “editorial opinion” to the trash can.

By Mike Worth

July 2, 2008 1:43 PM | Link to this

You have got to be kidding me!!

By Dixie Dawg

July 2, 2008 1:48 PM | Link to this

TM, Over the years I’ve tried to give you the benefit of the doubt but alas I find that you don’t deserve it. In your profession and position if you have to ask you don’t deserve the right to ask the question. To all of those who attended GA, Uga was like a classmate, friend, pet, mascot, family all wrapped up in one lovable package. Lewis Grizzard said it is our way of life vs. theirs. Well, Uga is part of our way of life and our family’s life. With all due respect, if you don’t get it after all of these comments you really should move.

By toby

July 2, 2008 1:52 PM | Link to this

Why does each UGA die so quickly? Lack of intellectual stimulation?

By tom

July 2, 2008 1:53 PM | Link to this

Tech fans are nerds and will always be nerds and they are nerds who wish they were at UGA but if they were at UGA they would be the nerds who don’t go to football games b/c they are nerds. notre dame fans are nerds from the north who haven’t done crap since lou holtz and haven’t won a bowl game since lou holtz left. now that’s pathetic. plus your coach is overrated and has a fupa. you were 3-8 last year with the guys that fat boy recruited 3 years ago. don’t give me that rebuilding crap, we went 9-4 in a rebuilding year two years ago with a freshmen QB.

By MCDAVID

July 2, 2008 1:58 PM | Link to this

Maybe you don’t understand because this dawg was lot more important than you.

By The Truth

July 2, 2008 2:00 PM | Link to this

Another great article by another journalist at the top of his game. Terrence you really are the cream of the crop, the apple of Atlanta, the sultan of script. This is another reason why not one single person ever criticizes your incredible journalistic abilities. Bravo T, bravo.

By ugafan49

July 2, 2008 2:02 PM | Link to this

are you really this dumb, or are you playing dumb. i think that you would be much better off going back to indiana..

By Mike Vick

July 2, 2008 2:02 PM | Link to this

What’s so bad about a dog dying?

By Kevin T, Valdosta,GA

July 2, 2008 2:03 PM | Link to this

Terrence you love to stir it up, I admire that. You just have to be a DAWG to understand why we love him. I think the nation got to know him when he was the first and only mascot to ever attend the Heisman ceremony for Herschel, he was also on the bench when we were in the final four in 1983. Uga V was in “Midnight in the garden of good and evil”, but its when he went after the Auburn player that the rest of the nation fell in love with him. Great picture, its on my wall. He is the only mascot to ever be on the cover of Sports Illustrated, and all 6 of them have just been Damn good Dawgs and great ambassadors of the University of Georgia!

By Ty Maxwell

July 2, 2008 4:04 PM | Link to this

Terrence Moore= racist, arrogant, ignorant, yankee

By What?!

July 2, 2008 4:08 PM | Link to this

Georgia is the only state that I have every lived in that acts crazy over the death of any animal. When I first moved here it was Willie B. When the aquarium became the big attraction everyone went into a depression when a whale died. Now that a dog has expired due to natural causes Georgians are depressed once again - WOW! - No, I’m not moving because not only are the people in this state interesting to watch but they are also hilarious.

By Wildcat

July 2, 2008 4:11 PM | Link to this

Actually, what I find surprising is how many responses there are during the day from all these UGA graduates. Who would have thought pizza delivery cars, lawn mowers, port-a-john factories and fishing boats would be connected to the internet.

By gohomestopwriting

July 2, 2008 4:12 PM | Link to this

GO HOME. WE DON’T WANT YOU HERE. See ya, bye.

By SandyB

July 2, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this

maybe it would help you understand if you read Darrell Huckaby’s article in today’s Rockdale Citizen… http://www.rockdalecitizen.com/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=8&ArticleID=3353&TM=58151.03

By Terence Moore

July 2, 2008 4:15 PM | Link to this

Some of these comments are informative, others are enlightening and many are entertaning.

Thanks for the feedback.

By Bob

July 2, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this

Terrence is a flaMING moron lmao…wow I wonder why the AJC hasnt fired him yet….he is a complete loser

By Jason

July 2, 2008 4:17 PM | Link to this

Seriously, are Georgia fans that insane? It is a dog, get over it. Go Vols!!!!!!!!!!!

By RecentlyLicensed

July 2, 2008 4:25 PM | Link to this

Dude………….. I’m a Tech fan. And I’M insulted by this article.

You suck.

By Comin' Down The Track

July 2, 2008 4:25 PM | Link to this

“What can you write today that is stupid and will rile up the masses?” -Herschel Talker. Now I get it. You just do this for ratings in the vein of Morton Downey, Jr. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MortonDowneyJr.]. Just a plain old sensationalizing snake oil salesman. Impressive and kind of funny for a little while. Everyone, please, stop taking the bait, and he will be out of a job! Of course, you probably have some sort of tenure clause in your contract; not to mention, most of these folks won’t be able to rise above your insipid silliness and just ignore you, unfortunately. Savvy. Well, anyway, I am done with you forever. Goodbye. (Wow, that was liberating).

By takedowndawg

July 2, 2008 4:29 PM | Link to this

Mr. Moore:

Life is too short to be so miserable. Please do yourself and all of the rest of us who are Georgia-Born UGA fans a favor. Go back to your home region where you love it and are so much beloved by all. You add nothing to the quality of our lives. You serve to reinforce negative sterotypes and that is unfortunate in this day and time. Go be a blessing to your home region. Remember…..life is just too short. Or, assimulate with our region with a better attitude toward our schools and athletic programs.

By MATT

July 2, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this

If Uga was not a solid white dog would Trence have gotten it?

By ADL

July 2, 2008 4:35 PM | Link to this

Here it is Terence: 99% of UGA fans didn’t attend UGA, in fact, it’s very likely they attended no institution of higher learning. They think cheering for a winner makes them a winner and allows them to escape from their dead-end lives and jobs. It’s the same with Alabama fans.

By Tawnee

July 2, 2008 4:36 PM | Link to this

I assume you dislike dogs. Anyone of you that have written uncaring remarks about Uga should be ashamed. Please have respect for the Seiler’s, anyone that has ever had a pet and lost knows what they are going through. This isn’t rivalry, this is about the loss of a pet.

By Go_Gators!

July 2, 2008 4:39 PM | Link to this

UGA fans get more upset about a dog dying than they do about the innocent people their athletes hurt.

By Tennille Dawg

July 2, 2008 4:40 PM | Link to this

How about a one way ticket back to Indiana? Moore never fails to surprise me with his ineptitude. TM is living proof that anyone can do anything they aspire to do in this country and they don’t have to be worth a you-know-what at it! The AJC should receive a tax break for ‘hiring the handicapped’ with Mr. Moore.

By ADL

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

Good article Terence. You’ll have the UGA faithful calling for your head down at the convenience store tonight!!!!

By ric

July 2, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this

I have a better question for you Terrie. Why are you so f-in stupid? You have a problem with people caring about a lovable dog that represents UGA??

You say, “I mean, is it a four-legged thing?”

Isn’t that the same thing your buddy Michael Vick said? He couldn’t figure it out either.

You really are a biased, racist, wannabe a famous sports writer… idot!

By rah

July 2, 2008 4:43 PM | Link to this

Terrence, what a great topic. All these dawg fans trying to explain why that mutt was so great. Hilarious

By FINALLY

July 2, 2008 4:44 PM | Link to this

Terence has finally said something that makes sense!! Go Terence!

By La tyger in Fl

July 2, 2008 4:49 PM | Link to this

Come on Jason and Terrance, It’s an SEC thing. We take our Mascots seriously. When Mike V died last spring, Tiger Fans from all over the country went into mourning. We had to even fight the people from PETA to defend what Mike means to LSU. If you want to have some fun, go to Mikethetiger.com and watch him strut around his new habitat. He truly is the King of the Jungle. Geaux Tigers—especially Mike V.

PS—to the Bulldog fans—I have meant UGA and understand your loss. It is nice to see how you honor your dogs even after they have past on.

By John

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

its just a fat, lazy, stupid dog who mopes around on a bag of ice..big deal!!! you guys are making it seem like the Pope died..

By robby

July 2, 2008 4:54 PM | Link to this

how do u have a job?

please fire this freak…

terence … u r a freak

By Jimmy Weekley

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

Wow, this blog is like your articles, pointless.

By PappyDawg

July 2, 2008 5:08 PM | Link to this

You don’t get it. You never have gotten it. And you likely never will. It’s a Dawg thing; you wouldn’t understand.

Makes it worse that you’re a damn Yankee trying to analyze a classic Southern football tradition.

Just so you don’t remain completely clueless, here’s a couple of hints: Most Dawg fans come from several generations of rabid relatives, and for some 50 years, UGA(s) have stalked the sidelines as part of the tradition of Georgia football gamedays. And it helps that the Dawgs (mascots) have for the most part shown a lot of personality, and they’re lovable, in spite of thier hideous bulldog jowliness.

Think ‘Phillie Phanatic’ without the costume. Ugly as the South end of a North-bound mule, but still cute as hell. There doesn’t have to be a reason; that’s just the way of the Dawg.

By zach tha georgia fan

July 2, 2008 5:10 PM | Link to this

Uga is very lovable,it’s just something you wouldnt understand.

By TrueDawg

July 2, 2008 5:14 PM | Link to this

First off, Terrance you are an idiot. How easily predictable of you. This truly is the only way for you to have readers read your crappy articles.

Second, for all the Techies - get a mascot that doesn’t require a costume, then your voice may be heard.

Third, I seem to remember a certain magazine really liking a UGA’s mascot - Terrace have you heard of Sports Illustrated. Maybe if you were worth a damn, you’d be writing for them.

By Rob

July 2, 2008 5:14 PM | Link to this

Once again Terence ‘the hack’ Moore can’t find anything worthy to report about, so he turns to his favorite passtime: bashing UGA sports for no good reason other than to start a controversy. Congrats Terence you have now cemented your status as the biggest idiot in the state of Georgia. Thank god you’re not a native. I feel sorry for South Bend Indiana since it has to lay claim to the likes of you.

By SKILLER1980

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

Terrance,

Your an idiot. Your columns suck. I’ve always thought you were a horrible writer. The AJC is a horrible newspaper. You wonder why no one actually pays for it? You were really reaching when you wrote this one. I know it’s Summer, there’s not a lot to write about, and your editor wants a piece from you. But come on; this is a bush league article that any high school kid would write. You suck Terrance.

Sincerely,

Scott K.

By Joe Blow is an idiot

July 2, 2008 5:16 PM | Link to this

Joe Blow, its not nearly the same, you idiot..Vick killed innocent dogs, amd they got not nearly as much recognition after death than of one Uga, a fat ugly, well-fed dog who died naturally

By ColaDawg

July 2, 2008 5:17 PM | Link to this

YOU MORON

By Connor

July 2, 2008 5:20 PM | Link to this

Sorry Terrence, you have to have a soul and a 3-digit IQ to understand why the entire nation mourns the loss of the best mascot in College Football.

By nycuga

July 2, 2008 5:21 PM | Link to this

How is the AJC still paying you?

By He's Just a Dog

July 2, 2008 5:21 PM | Link to this

Get serious people. It is a very sorry state of affairs when a dog - A DOG - receives such a funeral that so many sick, ailing, starving, lonely people in this world will never be honored with. Get over the article, get over the death of A DOG, and learn to appreciate each other - school allegiances, state/country of origins aside!

By Brett

July 2, 2008 5:23 PM | Link to this

You’re entitled to your opinion, Mr. Moore. But in response to your original question … . Why do you care why we care?

We love Uga; you don’t. We understand why we love him, so if you don’t care for UGA, Uga, or the South, you don’t have to live here.

By Random black guy

July 2, 2008 5:28 PM | Link to this

I thank i gots betta jurnalizm skillz! TM is a big dummy!

By 2Dawgs

July 2, 2008 5:43 PM | Link to this

Is that true what they do to a Smokey when one dies, throw him in the river?

That’s barbaric. I have graves for most of my previous dogs in the back yard. Sanford stadium is Uga’s back yard, so I completely understand this.

By 2Dawgs

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

What Pope died recently?

I can’t remember his name.

By Hawkinsville Dawg

July 2, 2008 5:50 PM | Link to this

Terrence, there many, many things you do not understand. However, this is the first time you actually admitted you are clueless. All the other times you wrote about things you did not understand, you proclaimed yourself as a genius. At least this time, you realize you just don’t get it. All of the rest of us know you have understood anything for years. Please leave Georgia, move back to Indiana, and the average IQs of both state populations will go up.

By phil

July 2, 2008 5:50 PM | Link to this

What is it about Terrence Moore? I don’t get it. HIs opinions aren’t particularly interesting; he seems to regurgitate the same themes over and over again; he attacks anyone who has passion for a team he doesn’t support. Why again is he published at all?

By "Husky" from UW

July 2, 2008 5:52 PM | Link to this

This week I have mourned the passing of my hero, UGA VI. I never had the honor of meeting him or his predecessors on the field of battle, but every canine mascot knows who the standard bearer is in our line of work. There have been many “dogs,” but only one “DAWG.” The greatest honor for any dog who represents those upright, two-legged, slow-footed, dull-toothed creatures who have somehow managed to subjucate us all with food, water, and an occasional kind word is to be called a “DGD.” And boy, was he. RIP, Amigo

By Just a Dog?

July 2, 2008 5:53 PM | Link to this

In tribute to Uga VI, I’ll NEVER read or respond to another TM “article” or blog.

Dawg fans, please make a statement with your silence, and don’t support this lack of class!

TM is bored and lacking in creativity. That’s really what this equates to. He’s playing the role of antagonistic “troll.”

Uga VI…DGD! No further explanation needed.

This is the last time I will ever read or respond to anything written by Terrence Moore!

By Chris

July 2, 2008 5:56 PM | Link to this

All these responses during work hours? Don’t you people have jobs to do? T. Moore got you to waste your company’s money and time to show you are stupid enough to bite on this ploy. Damn Good Dawg but stupid fans.

By fildawg

July 2, 2008 5:57 PM | Link to this

Terrence,

Here are tomorrow’s Delta flights to South Bend - ONE WAY of course:

4843 - 9:50am 4650 - 3:04pm 4845 - 9:16pm

Pick one and get on it!

RIP UGA VI

By Gator

July 2, 2008 5:59 PM | Link to this

None of these dogs ever recruited or coached a team. They never put together a university athletic program. Yet they have a memorial at the stadium. Alot of people got mad at Buck Belew because he said that they could spend all this money on dog memorials but not honor Vince Dooley properly. I don’t get it either Terrence.

By F.W.

July 2, 2008 6:01 PM | Link to this

You’re beyond help, and not just about this.

By Navigator

July 2, 2008 6:11 PM | Link to this

Terence, I’m a huge Tech Fan 51 years, and I’m saddened by the passing of the best mascot in the nation. I love buzz, but he’s a student. Uga was a beautiful dog and most of us are dog lovers too! By the way which of the mascots you mentioned (or dreamed about) was one of the main characters in a serious movie (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil). Also, which one of those other mascots tried to bite an opposing player. To the best of knowledge only Uga (against Auburn). That shot was in many of the sports magazines and was on the highlights of ESPN (more than once).

By Wanda

July 2, 2008 6:15 PM | Link to this

Mr. Moore, You wouldn’t understand because you are obviously not of the Bulldog persuasion. Watch the slide show on georgiadogs.com and maybe, just maybe, you will understand why we love our UGA’s. Quite frankly, I believe UGA VI and his predecessors probably had more class in their hind leg than you will ever know! Since you never have a kind word to say about Georgia, why don’t you move back to South Bend and then we will all be happy!

By michael vick

July 2, 2008 6:31 PM | Link to this

That’s what I say, who the hell cares so much for these canines?

By Lillburn Dawg

July 2, 2008 6:32 PM | Link to this

You and Bradley never cease to amaze me with your negative stupidity. How did either one of you ever become journalists??? Oh……I remember……you are writers for the AJC. Never mind.

By art

July 2, 2008 6:54 PM | Link to this

As a Princeton and MIT grad, I don’t understand the adoration either. Why would presumed college graduates fawn over a mascot?

Oh, I get it.

It’s because they have nothing to show for their third-rate “ejucashun” except an ugly dog.

By Tony

July 2, 2008 6:57 PM | Link to this

Hey, Terrence, if you have to ask you probably don’t need to know. Leave Uga alone and go back to picking on people. It’s what you do best.

By YANKEE

July 2, 2008 7:02 PM | Link to this

You people need to get a life, most of you never even went to college. Its just a dog.

By Donia

July 2, 2008 7:03 PM | Link to this

Evidently you have never had a dog, or it seems, fond of a university. Like someone said, there are flights, one way, to southbend, everyday on delta, catch one, you don’t need to be in Georgia. We have a love for The University of Georgia and all the UGA’s that you wouldn’t understand and your not one to be writing about them. Get Lost!!!!!

By Charles

July 2, 2008 7:07 PM | Link to this

Terrence, Why don’t you go back to that backwards state called Ohio? Man we have never wanted your negative butt here anyway. You don’t like nothing about Georgia except perhaps your salary. Man just be gone if you can get your foot out of your mouth long enough to put it on a accelerator. You got to be the most negative sports writer ever for this town. Mark Bradley & Furman Bisher run a close second.

By Dawgsig

July 2, 2008 7:12 PM | Link to this

Sweet little Terrence,

You are the reason why I cancelled my subscription to the AJC. What a moron!

By JCG

July 2, 2008 7:18 PM | Link to this

Go back to South Bend and play with your leprechaun and eat some lucky charms!!! I hope UGA VII bites you on the ankle!!! You obviously know nothing of tradition and what it means to be part of the Bulldawg Nation! UGA is and always will be an ICON!!!

By Sam

July 2, 2008 7:26 PM | Link to this

Maybe you need to go back to Ind!!

By dawgfan1991

July 2, 2008 7:29 PM | Link to this

We all know you come to work looking for ways to get under peoples skin. Would you just drop it already? My 6 year old could write a better column than you….and that’s not lie.

By Devildawg

July 2, 2008 7:58 PM | Link to this

Do you ever think a video production company could ever make a movie called “Damn Good Bee”? A Yellowjacket only has a lifespan of 1 year. I see em die every November on the football field just before Thanksgiving. Go Hug a Bee Terrance.

By Mike

July 2, 2008 8:01 PM | Link to this

Terence do us all a favor Go Home Go Dawgs Sic em (em as in terence)

By John

July 2, 2008 8:14 PM | Link to this

This is not the only thing Terence doesn’t get about living in Atlanta! I am really not sure why he is on your payroll. Pretty obvious by some of the columns he writes his knowledge is limited—especially about playing sports or managing people. He has an opinion, and I guess he is free to express it as long as you are willing to pay him for it, but his comments are often naive regarding the business/management side of sports or obviously from someone who has never played a down,thrown a strike, or made an in bound pass. As a subscribe of the AJC for the past 30 years I wish you would get rid of him. Sorry for the harshness but this topic opened the door.

By snake

July 2, 2008 8:14 PM | Link to this

Terrance, I’m with you on this one. The line that cracks me up above it all is it’s owner saying ” his record speaks for itself”. You’d have thought Mark Richt had died.

By Pizza Deliverer

July 2, 2008 8:26 PM | Link to this

Terence, if you earned your living by delivering pizzas, taking orders at a fast food restaurant, or washing dishes, and then based your self-worth on the win-loss record of the football team, then you would understand.

By Yankee Down South

July 2, 2008 8:35 PM | Link to this

Because of this stupid article, I will no longer vote for Barack Obama. Thanks, Terrance

By DAWG

July 2, 2008 8:55 PM | Link to this

Your’re bout the dumbest SOB I’ve ever seen. You need to take your yankee a.. back up north. This is the SOUTH and you’re in DAWG country!

By No Response

July 2, 2008 8:56 PM | Link to this

I refuse to be drawn into this perpetual “journalistic” cesspool.

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

July 2, 2008 9:03 PM | Link to this

To Art, the arrogant Princeton snot: get back to reading the childish THIS SIDE OF PARADISE and quit bothering us.

p.s. - How dya like my Georgia ejucashun?

By uga lover

July 2, 2008 9:04 PM | Link to this

Mr. Moore, consider the dawg nation as an entiny just like our nation. Is the Statue of Liberty just a statue? Is the Liberty Bell just a bell. No they stand for hard fought victories won on distant and near battle fields. A symble of our pride in a job well done. UGA’S job was well done. As far as I know he only snapped at two players, both Auburn, gotta love that. Will you ask one day ” Why all the fuss about Larry Munson?”. After all he’s just an announcer, right?

The UGA mascots live in all who bleed red and black and always will.

By Rob

July 2, 2008 9:05 PM | Link to this

I know it’s a column, and TM’s opinions don’t ‘reflect the views of the AJC’, but allowing this guy to post this kind of crap makes the AJC look like a tabloid. This is nothing more than TM and the AJC trying to generate readership by writing & posting incendiary commentary for no purpose but to incite activity. Our best recourse is to not support the paper, TM or it’s advertisers.

I know this is a sports column and not even important news, but it’s news nonetheless. Where in the Hell is this paper’s editors? Asleep I guess.