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By Todd

January 3, 2006 01:41 AM | Link to this

HA! Can you believe this idiotic GA School.

How many games from the Vince Dooley reign (rain) to this current joke of a coach has this school choked? It is simply amazing. The school hires coaches that are too mild mannered and it shows in the consistent letdowns. Get in their faces and reprimand them when they choke games.

I can’t wait to see the SEC Championship shirts around. I’ll say something like, “I have some West Virginia shirts if you are interested�. I do such all the time and you should see the rage. And of course, I pick my victims.

Great SEC is 3-3 in bowls and the king was dethrowned by a Big East team.

By Randy Oxley

January 3, 2006 01:48 AM | Link to this

West Virginia’s crowd of 15,000 nearly emptied the state? Are you kidding me? What was the comment about? Sir, you know NOTHING of West Virginia. On a night when our team beat Georgia while concerned about our neighbors that were trapped in a mine one mile undergroud and possibly dead…….all you can find to say is some degrading joke about our state. You are a class act…..

Thanks for your care and concern. Let’s see if you are a real adult and print and apology…..

Don’t worry! YES, I am going to ask the Editor of your paper to do just that!

Randy Oxley Nashville, TN A proud West Virginian

By Matthew

January 3, 2006 01:57 AM | Link to this

Mountaineers… and guys on this board like EerMarked…

CONGRATULATIONS

I am one humbled Dawg, and that is not a bad thing.

You gave us everything but the kitchen sink. That call on 4th down was genius, and I blame Coach Richt for not having his guys even consider that it could happen.

But y’all won it fair and square. OUr defense was humbled, and now we know that at least West Virginia out of the Big East has a heck of a lot of speed.

I want a rematch! Next year in the Sugar Bowl. Your guys against our guys (led by Joe Cox and Massaquoi).

Congratulation again, and y’all were good sports on here, accept for Steve Miller and westvirginiawill.

Man oh man… I just wish Shock coulda had one more chance to try. Coach Richt should take the blame for not having the guys prepared for a fake.

BUT

Coach Richt did a great job in getting the guys to come back and make stops and adjust. SO all of y’all lay off!

Blame coach for the fake punt, but after being humiliated for the first 18 minutes, he had the boys calmed down and ready to come back.

I’m proud of this team, SEC Champions.

And remember… after 1980, Dooley lost 2 straight Sugar Bowls with Herschal. So you can’t win them all.

Congrats Dawgs. And congrats Mountaineers.

By Larry

January 3, 2006 02:00 AM | Link to this

Half a hundred, half a hundred I said it first, I said it first. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I told you boys them Mountainqueers was agonnna lay half a hundred on them dawgs. I warned you dawgs about the WV speed. I told you dawgs about Slaton and White. But you didnt listen. SEC rules right? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. This game reminded me of the 76 game all over again. HAHAHAHAHA. 28-0 in the first half!?!?!? For a minute I thought West Virgina would post the full hundred!!!!!!!!! Cant spell sugar without uga, but you cant spell “Won violentley” without “WV”!!!!!!!!!!

By Matthew

January 3, 2006 02:02 AM | Link to this

Larry the Bug, why can’t you count?

By Larry

January 3, 2006 02:16 AM | Link to this

38… 50… Does it really matter? : ) In case you hadnt noticed this was the Big Least here. As far as I’m concerned, 38 is close enough to 50. My god, 28-0 sixteen minutes into that debacle?!?!?! To a big least team?!?!?!? I thought WV was going to win it 100-0 after the first quarter!!! WV could have easily punched it in the end zone one more time. The score was close, but the game never really was. Them Dawgs got HALF A HUNDRED put up on them!!!! That might have been the worse dawg loss of the past 25 years!!!!! Them Mountainqueers put up half a hundred on them dawgs!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Its a sad day when the SEC CONFERENCE CHAMP loses to the BIG LEAST!!!! If LSU had represented the SEC, WV might have won 150-0!!!!! Way to represent dawgs!! By represent, I mean, get half a hundred put up on you!!!! HAHAHAHAHA

By Tony

January 3, 2006 02:27 AM | Link to this

Ever say something then wish you could take it back?

“They’re freshmen,” All-American safety Greg Blue said [referring to White and Slaton]. “We’ve just got to introduce them to how we play in the SEC.”

I wonder if Greg got to do the introductions while he was chasing Slaton into the end zone on those 50 plus yard runs.

Humility is a wonderful thing Bulldogs. They actually play football outside of the SEC.

By Frank

January 3, 2006 02:27 AM | Link to this

Some facts worth noting about tonight’s “unexpected” WVU win over Georgia: Prior to tonight, UGA gave up an average of 15 points per game. Tonight, they gave up 38. Prior to tonight, UGA gave up an average of 150 yards per game. Tonight, they gave up more than 200 to one WVU running back alone. This was, remember, the champion of the acknowledged best college football conference in the nation, losing to the champion of the acknowledged worst conference, one that no longer deserved its automatic BCS bid. It’s one thing to be confident—UGA has a richer history of success than WVU and there’s no doubt that the SEC is stronger across the board than the Big East—but the diffidence shown by the national media toward WVU and the arrogance shown by some UGA players was satisfying to answer. Not D.J. Shockley—he is an outstanding player who hopefully will have a career in the NFL. And Richt seems like a stand-up guy. But Greg Blue said he was looking forward to showing WVU freshmen Pat White and Steve Slaton was SEC football looked like. Turns out, it looks like a WVU jersey, running away.

By Eddie J

January 3, 2006 02:27 AM | Link to this

Randy Oxley, you sure are one ticked off guy on a night you should be a little happy. If you cant take a little joke, get off of our blogs. It was a little joke about the WV population. Grow up, get on with your life. If you cant take a joke as little as the one Jeff wrote, you need some serious help. 90% of college football is just an excuse to make fun of your neighbors.

By SC Dawg

January 3, 2006 02:45 AM | Link to this

The thing that bothers me most are these two, on defense it looked like the FL game, give up points like no one is on the field during the first quarter, make a game of it and then get suckered on the fake punt. The fake punt looked just like WV copied it off the Fl game, everyone of UGA players except one turned their back on the line of scrimmage and the punter took off. Shame on the special team coach for letting the exact same play happend twice this season with the game on the line.

By Leonard Williams

January 3, 2006 02:49 AM | Link to this

Let’s GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MOUNTAINEERS, How about that SEC! Bullpuppies NOT SO TUFF ARE THEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By erik

January 3, 2006 02:52 AM | Link to this

This game was like many of the bowl games we have seen this year. Someone jumps to an early lead, team down fights back, sometimes gets the win. Hats off to West VA. They had a great offensive gameplan. Bowl games dont always give us a “normal game.” (4 or 5 weeks w/o a game, week of game usually much different than most) that said West VA was ready to play in the first half. I cant complain about the UGA season. We took home an SEC title and an another 10 win season, something we really havent enjoyed since the early 80’s. Give some credit to DJ the kid left on the field, every game this year.

By Debbie Downer

January 3, 2006 03:05 AM | Link to this

WVU 1st quarter 28-0, UGA last three 35-10. I have no idea how we could have not stopped their run considering they have NO passing game at all. I will say that at least uga didn’t quit and made a game of it, and almost won. waahhh waaaahh

By norm

January 3, 2006 03:10 AM | Link to this

to eddie j and the rest of the uga supporters, in reference to randys getting upset over the joke made by your reporter, we are a poor but proud state who seemingly is the butt of national jokes constantly,quite frankly many here have an inferiority complex, so in this vein it is understandable why he is upset, how would the state of georgia like to be portrayed and known for nothing but a state full of people from the movie ‘deliverance’ that performs nothing but beastiality and incessed and are nothing but a bunch of backwards country bumpkins, which in many cases i’m sure is true. turning to your class act safety greg blue who said after the game basically it was georgia’s mistakes on defense essentially giving no credit to wv’s talent and stating “their not a top ten team” WHAT A CLASS ACT!!! THEY PROVED THEMSELVES TO BE NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF THUGS AS WAS SHOWN ON MANY CHEAP SHOTS AFTER THE WHISTLE BUT NOT CALLED COULDNT STAND TO LOSE TO THE KING OF THE BIG LEAST,HUH? YOU ALL SHOULD BE QUITE PROUD OF THIS UGA TEAM WITH CLASS PLAYERS LIKE THAT , THE ONE’S THAT REPRESENT YOU AS A STATE

By gordon

January 3, 2006 03:13 AM | Link to this

Go back to Hillbilly Land, West Virginia. Are all of you all as UGLY, uncultured and ignorant as the ones I encountered.

By D-man

January 3, 2006 03:27 AM | Link to this

Alright as usual, the D-MAN has been asked to give his spin on this whole deal..So I will. First off…if GA had a month to prepare for a team that does pretty much nothing BUT run…why cant you find a way to stop it??? I mean, that first quarter, we looked like we had never seen a run play before. What the heck??? I really crap on the DC for this…I mean, Mr. Martinez..did you not know these guys could run??? And did you not know they ran a SPREAD OFFENSE?? Oh, yeah, you figured it out alright…AT THE HALF. It took 2 whole quarters for you to figure out that these guys were gonna run…alot. If, we would have adapted quicker…we would have won the game..but no…for some reason, it came as a total shock to our players that WV runs the ball. That is just pathetic. Now, we’ll be lucky if our team remains in the top 10 in the final standings. Sure would have helped with recruiting if we would have won. And yep, we would no doubt have been ranked higher in the upcoming preseason polls if we would have won. Oh, well..as the announcers said..at least this one didnt count…yeah, right…whatever…it did count…alot. D-MAN so mad I cant finish. Later.

By D-man

January 3, 2006 03:32 AM | Link to this

YOU CAN BET OL’ URBAN MYER WAS LICKING HIS LIPS AFTER SEEING HOW THE SPREAD OFFENSE ATE UP GA’S DEFENSE…WE’LL BE LUCKY TO EVER WIN A GAME FROM FLORIDA AGAIN ONCE THE SPREAD OFFENSE IS INTACT AT FLORIDA!! WILLIE MARTINEZ…SPEND THE OFF SEASON TURNING HOW TO DEFEND THE SPREAD!!!

By D-man

January 3, 2006 03:58 AM | Link to this

SORRY, THATS “LEARNING” HOW TO DEFEND THE SPREAD!

By Navid

January 3, 2006 04:02 AM | Link to this

I don’t really understand what the problem is with some of you people.

Are you real? Are you robots?

West Virginia came with an offensive attack that completely surprised us and ate us up in the first half. Our guys made a great game of it and came up a litte short.

Quit making such a big deal about West Virginia being from the “Big Least” or whatever. They are a quality football team and they beat another quality football team by a small margin.

The fact of the matter is both teams will be back next season and will be two of the best teams in college football.

Chill out.

By Spoon

January 3, 2006 04:17 AM | Link to this

Hey y’all I understand, my boy’s got their butts kicked today (Auburn) by a Wisconsin team that we were supposed to roll over. You have to West Virgina credit they put the points up on y’all in a hurry, had a striking similarity to my team’s game earlier on ABC. We tried to rallie only for Wisconsin to put it out of reach like WV did to y’all. The SEC can’t make excuses this year, our two best…I know LSU is good too, but argueably the two best in the League both got taken out by teams they should have rolled over. We will just have to regroup and spank some people next year. Cheer up, y’all aren’t the only fans in the SEC that watched their “superior” team get beat today.

By Joe Dugger

January 3, 2006 04:23 AM | Link to this

UGA, you have been snookered by the media with two false ideas;

1 - the superiority of the SEC 2 - the sub par Big East

The problem is bullies never know when to stop. The big east was getting this kind of treatment even before Miami, BC and VT left the conference. This was all about money as the conferences with more teams were lapping at the trough for multiple spots in the high dollar BCS bowls. UGA had a wonderful year, and yes they probably have better roster of players than WVU. But only so many of these players are on the field at one time and of the players who participated alot, Slaton and White used their god given speed and football ability to carry the Mountaineers to victory.

By mtnman

January 3, 2006 04:59 AM | Link to this

Eddie j…..it hurts when you look in the mirror. When people talk about rednecks and poor population, I think of UGA, not WVU. As a matter of fact, one of the STUPIDEST things I have ever heard is adults barking on kick-off, barking in the parking lot, and barking at opponents as they walk by. So Eddie J, next time someone dishes Athens and the UGA fan base, don’t complain. Remember, grow up and get on with your life. It’s only a joke. Remember, 90% of college football is to make fun of UGA fans. Next time I talk to a UGA grad, I will remind them of this right after I say supersize that combo meal, and throw in a shake while you are at it. Arf Arf, or is it ruff ruff, or is it bark, bark? Bow Wow-Get a Life.

By greg blue

January 3, 2006 06:23 AM | Link to this

No, that was just us,” Georgia senior safety Greg Blue said. “They’re not top 10.”

I guess Ignorance and Arrogance go hand in hand.

By JENNY CRAIG

January 3, 2006 06:27 AM | Link to this

I GUESS THESE ARE “DIET DOGS”

SUGAR FREE

By maydaysasia

January 3, 2006 07:08 AM | Link to this

Larry, Congratualtions to WVU. they played an excellent game. I think UGA took them too lightly, which is always a mistake in college ball these days.I was proud the dogs made a nice comeback. I know you’re excited; I guess when you’ve lost 11 of your last 12 bowl games, winning one is a big deal. Thankfully at UGA we’ve had a better record recenlty so perhaps it wasn’t as big a thrill. BTW since 38 is half a hundred, I guess 35 must be too. did you predict that WVU would give up half a hundred?

By Gators win__Dawgs lose

January 3, 2006 07:13 AM | Link to this

Quote from a sore, sore loser:

For the Mountaineers, their star has just appeared on the horizon. This win will push West Virginia into the preseason consciousness of the voters. The fact quarterback Pat White and running back Steve Slaton will be sophomores may catapult the Mountaineers into the top five.

“No, that was just us,” Georgia senior safety Greg Blue said. “They’re not top 10.”

Grow up Greg Blue, I know you’re blue from trying to chase down all those Mountaineers from behind. You were beaten. By the way, when the final polls come out, WVa WILL be in the top 10, UGA WILL NOT.

By JW

January 3, 2006 07:23 AM | Link to this

I just love seeing the LOOONNGGG faces of those mutt lovers. What, the mighty SEC champs can’t beat West Virginia?? Dawg fans and UGA deserve this come upping! Way to go MOUNTAINEERS!! Come back and whip the lousey mutt leg humpers any time you like. Have a safe trip back to WV and we’re praying for those miners. To hell with uga!

By Larry

January 3, 2006 07:28 AM | Link to this

Two different games: WV wins the first quarter 28-0 and Georgia wins the 2nd, 3rd & 4th quarter 35-10. The difference—three Georgia fumbles!

WV had an amazing start and Georgia had an amazing finish. Still the play that will haunt Georgia was when they had WV 3rd & 11 a WV’s 4 yard line after a great punt and let WV’s QB run up the middle for a first down. WV was simply trying to get a little more yards to punt and Georgia rushes 3 lineman against a team that would have NEVER passed in that situation.

What were our coaches thinking?

Also, we now see why Greg Blue will not be an NFL safety. He has poor coverage skills and marginal speed. If college receivers and running backs can outrun him he could never handle the NFL speed. I see him more as a weak-side LB in a scheme that utilizes LB speed and brawn, somewhat like Demario Williams of the Falcons

Great game, tough loss, but you had to be proud of the effort after being down 28-0.

By butch

January 3, 2006 07:30 AM | Link to this

Paper dogs….overated….the dogs would not have even been in this game if Katrina had happened and they took advantage of a beat up LSU team…and still get beat by a Big East team….oh well…maybe next year…not.

By Todd

January 3, 2006 07:38 AM | Link to this

Blue, like the most of the GA team is an idiot. He obviously did not know what WV’s rank was prior to the game. hmmm, sounds like their was complete unprepareness.

GA was ranked 8th and WV was ranked 11th going into the game. Did WV do enough to kick GA out and find a way in, especially since other Top 10 lost? Of course.

Blue is dreading walking to class this week because of the long looks he will get.

By Todd

January 3, 2006 07:39 AM | Link to this

Blue, like the most of the GA team is an idiot. He obviously did not know what WV’s rank was prior to the game. hmmm, sounds like there was complete unprepareness.

GA was ranked 8th and WV was ranked 11th going into the game. Did WV do enough to kick GA out and find a way in, especially since other Top 10 lost? Of course.

Blue is dreading walking to class this week because of the long looks he will get.

By kennyboy

January 3, 2006 07:41 AM | Link to this

Yep,the boys from WV played great, showed the GA defense tobe the Swiss cheese they are,hats off to them, give credit where its due. BUT, here we go again…Mark Richt is an idiot!! I lost my voice screaming at the TV, (as if that would do any good) for them to call the timeout with 2+ minutes left! What was he thinking? I called the fake out loud in the bar I was at and there was a quick silence at our table. Sure enough!! Outplayed and outcoached, not to mention outclassed, outgunned, outhustled..outeverythinged!!! Nice job coaches…these kids played their guts out and hey, WV fans, your defense was barely hanging on at the end, so don’t make them look like the Chicago Bears all of a sudden! They were dam lucky to escape, so put a cork in it!

By Nodoginhunt

January 3, 2006 07:48 AM | Link to this

Good Lord..why do I read these things and respond?

Oh well…one more time and then on with my life. I wanted the dogs to win, but they didn’t. It hurts a little but so does a shot, and then it goes away.

Great game, Georgia lost W. Va won.

Congratulations Mountaineers. Great Season Dogs. All of us bloggers need to go on with our lives. It is only nine months to next season.

Sorry to sound like a know-it-all…not my intention…but the anger and hate is just so useless.

By Todd

January 3, 2006 07:49 AM | Link to this

Larry,

How do you figure GA won the 4th quarter, jackass?

Both teams scored 7 points in the 4th and WV had the best call this entire season in the fake punt which GA got smoked on. Clearly WV won the 1st and the 4th.

And oh by the way, you said you have to proud of the effort after being down 28-0. Coaches love idiot fans like yourself because somehow the anger directed toward them is defused because they had a good effort. Hey BUBBA, you lost to a team you were suppose to beat.

Typical poor sport SEC fan. Always a painting a different picture.

By Todd

January 3, 2006 07:58 AM | Link to this

WOW.

Teams 5, 6, 7, 8 in the AP& Coaches polls lost their bowls. Only OSU and LSU have won so far. Number 9 Miami played LSU so one of those two had to lose.

When has that happened before.

By Mountie

January 3, 2006 08:11 AM | Link to this

Maybe some will now believe that Coach Rod should have been given some consideration for the National Coach of the Year

By Todd

January 3, 2006 08:13 AM | Link to this

Who is tired of SEC is best BS?

Look below and tell me how the bowl pairing is this fair to begin but, lol, look at the results and maybe the bowl committees knew the SEC was overrated.

AP Poll

and SC (7-4) vs MO (7-5). MO wins.

In 5 of the 6 games, the SEC had a better record and better rankings than their opponents and check out the differences, 9 plays 21, 13 plays 18, 16 plays 25.

How can random pairings be so slanted toward the SEC. Something is a miss here.

But anyway, TELL ME HOW THE ABOVE POINTS TO THE SEC RULES HORSESH_ _ that you clowns type on here all the time.

By Phil

January 3, 2006 08:15 AM | Link to this

I have blamed Richt in the past, but not this time. Defensive coordinator Rodriguez should be fired for this pathetic performance. We had a month to prepare for WV but our defense was so out of position on every play, a simple running play would go the distance. We can’t tackle, we don’t swarm to the ball, we don’t force turnovers, nothing. Did you see the licks they were putting on our guys? That’s why we had 4 fumbles. Greg Blue may hit hard, but when you’re totally out of position and the guy runs right by you, it doesn’t matter. Just a horrible defensive scheme.

Now I do question why Richt was not calling time out when the game was winding down, I don’t understand that at all. We were trying to get the ball back and he just stands there watching the clock tick down.

And the fake punt, my god, who couldn’t see that coming. The way we lined up, it was there for the taking, like taking candy from a baby. We had 1 guy on the left side and I think 3 on the other. Could you not see this coming????? Why didn’t we have the lined stacked?? This was the biggest mis-judgement of the entire game if you ask me.

Shockley did everything he could to bring them back. The defense was shredded all night long and didn’t even show up. I’m ashamed of the way our defense played.

By tom stevens

January 3, 2006 08:16 AM | Link to this

WVU GRAD-LOVED THE GAME THOUGHT THE BEST GAME OF ALL THE BOWLS TODATE. I DO DOT LIKE ALL THIS TRASH TALK—UGA IS A GREAT TEAM AND HAS HAD WONDERFUL SUCCESS—PLEASE OVER LOOK ANY TRASH TALK IT IS OUT OF PRIDE AND LOVE OF OUR STATE AND YOURS WE TALK AS SOME DO. I LOVE MY STATE AND STATE UNIVERSITY AND WILL ALWAYS WISH THEM THE BEST AS ANY UGA FAN. LAST NIGHT WAS OURS AND WE SHOULD NOT BE BITTTER (BOTH SIDES) BUT BE THANKFUL WE BOTH PLAYED IN THIS GAME. NOTE WILL BE RETIREING SOON AND WILL LEAVE COLUMBUS, OHIO TO GO BACK HOME (WEST VIRGINIA) GOD I HATE THESE YANKEE’S UP HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By bill

January 3, 2006 08:17 AM | Link to this

First, and foremost, we Georgia fans are praying for the miners…football is a passion but we do not confuse it with life and death. Secondly, Georgia lost the game when our Special Teams Coordinator did not have the team ready for the fake. There is no question in my mind that UGA would have scored had they gotten the ball at that point. WV was beaten if they do not pull that play off…I congratulate them for the call and the execution. Thirdly, Greg Blue is an idiot…we have got to rid ourselves of his type. I am sick of mouths that are connected to heads without a brain. Lastly, 38 is not half a hundred in Georgia, but if the poor guy from WV thinks it is… lets humor him. Bill

By hollywood

January 3, 2006 08:21 AM | Link to this

Hate to admit it, but WV beat us “fair & square”. My concern is the defense in the future, what was the defensive coordinator thinking on that 3rd and eleven from the WV four yard line, stacked the line and stopped the run, no way WV risks a pass or a sack in that territory! Finally, DJ you are the man, you almost brought the Dawgs back for potentially one of the greatest comebacks in the history of college football, (28-0, three fumbles with points scored by the opposing team) you are the man! and I am proud of the whole UGA team for fighting back.

By Chasmain

January 3, 2006 08:21 AM | Link to this

Great game plan by WV, complete lack of prepardness on the part of coach Martinez. The defense didn’t have a clue about what they were doing in the first quarter. Miami has addressed their problems after such a terrible showing, Richt should do the same.

By Zinte

January 3, 2006 08:22 AM | Link to this

As a UGA fan, I give ALL the credit to UVW. They came out with a chip on their shoulder and simply wanted it more. They were hungrier and simply proved why football games are played on the field: not in the media OR by the BCS. When the score was 28-0 it showed me that UGA couldn’t win by simply showing up. There is a lot of talent@WV and NO I don’t care that we looked better in our loss than Tech looked in theirs. A loss is STILL a loss. Coach Rodriguez coached to win and that fake punt was a GREAT call. Finally, (and I love the guy) now that the DJ Shockley lovefest is over now we can concentrate on next season. Again, I’ll take this loss like a man: UVW simply OUPLAYED us. Simple as that. GO DAWGS!!

By Larry

January 3, 2006 08:23 AM | Link to this

Todd,

“Unprepareness” is not a word, even in West Virginia.

I gave WV their due credit, and Georgia was outplayed in the first quarter and I also think more than a little out-coached. Great coaches should have their team ready to play and Georgia clearly wasn’t. Kind of reminds me of another Atlanta coach on Sunday. However, I’ll take Mark Richt, the man, as my head coach over anyone.

Regardless, anyone sans an emotion fueled opinion could see that the superior team lost because of three turnovers and a flat start to the game. Simple!

Had this been an NCAA playoff—as it should be—Georgia wins by 20.

By Phil

January 3, 2006 08:27 AM | Link to this

Sorry, I meant to say UGA defensive coordinator Martinez, not Rodriguez, should be fired. 3 hours of sleep will do that to you…..

Chasmain hit the nail on the head, Richt needs to clean house just as Larry Coker did. Is there any way we can Van Gorder back??? Our defense wouldn’t have looked like that last night if he was still coaching.

By Larry

January 3, 2006 08:27 AM | Link to this

…and think of it this way Todd. If you are spotted a 28-0 lead, get 3 turnovers, and barely hang on to win by 3, what does this say for your team.

WV scored more points, Georgia’s the superior team—simple!

By Rickyjeepers

January 3, 2006 08:28 AM | Link to this

Great comeback! Great season! Thank you Shock! Thank you Coach Richt. Sorry but no thanks to you, Coach Martinez, we won’t be needing your services any further.

By Zinte

January 3, 2006 08:29 AM | Link to this

Also, I commend UGA for not rolling over after being down 28 points. If the Falcons were down 28…..never mind.

By Massdawg

January 3, 2006 08:35 AM | Link to this

Once again poor coaching rears it’s ugly head. Turnovers, personal fouls, poor play calling,lack ot time management- when they all show up in one game the coach has to take the blame. I love what Coach Richt has done for this program but the defense looked like they had never seen game films of WVU. It looked like we prepared for a completely different team. Who told the team to start fights? Why did we let time click off at the end of the game when we had 2 timeouts left? Why weren’t we prepared for a fake from a coach that likes to take chances? Something has to change or we will never challenge for a National Championship. Come on Coach Richt let’s get over the hump!

By Gators win__Dawgs lose

January 3, 2006 08:37 AM | Link to this

Hairy Larry said: “…and think of it this way Todd. If you are spotted a 28-0 lead, get 3 turnovers, and barely hang on to win by 3, what does this say for your team.

WV scored more points, Georgia’s the superior team—simple!”

Lare, it says that West Virginia beat UGA. They outplayed you for four quarters. they beat you. Hey cheese whizz, don’t be a sore loser, UGA was not and is not the superior team, check the final rankings when they come out, I just bet that those inferior Mountaineers will be ranked ahead of your Dawgies.

By Bluegrass Jacket

January 3, 2006 08:37 AM | Link to this

After the first quarter, I thought Richt had been studying at the Chan Gailey school of Bowl Preparedness. Nice job by UGA to make a game of it though; wish my Jackets could have showed the same resiliency.

By rick

January 3, 2006 08:41 AM | Link to this

Thank you Atlanta for your hospitality. People, don’t make personal attacks to each other over a game played by 19 to 20 year olds. As much as I love football, there are bigger things in the world.

By Freedawg

January 3, 2006 08:43 AM | Link to this

How bout yall grow up. We got beat fair and square but WVU sure didn’t pound anything. Congrats WVU fans you should be very proud of your team they came ready to play and hung on in a great game. To all the dawg fans crying about Richt, GROW UP! He is the best coach UGA has ever had including Dooley and the program is strong. He didn’t fumble the ball three times and that is the difference in the game. Looking forward to next year! GOOOOOOOOOOO Dawgs!

By gdawginkalamazoo

January 3, 2006 08:45 AM | Link to this

To all you Mountaineers,

CONGRATULATIONS! EXCELLENT GAME YOU HANDED US OUR *SSES.

I knew about Slaton and White. But you guys didn’t even mention that fullback of yours, Schmitt ?. That is one tough dude. You guys have a great couple of years in front you with that backfield.

By Phil

January 3, 2006 08:46 AM | Link to this

Larry, I don’t think we are the superior team based on what I say last night. They out played us, out coached us, was better prepared in all facets of the game. They were ready to play, we weren’t. I don’t think we can make a case that we are the superior team.

By UGAsucksGATORSrule

January 3, 2006 08:48 AM | Link to this

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

Looks like the real SEC teams won these past few days. Go Gators!!!! Can’t handle a Big East team?? I loved that game. I don’t care if UGAG did start coming back, the PUPPIES got their butts kicked. A whipping!! Yes, it is a whipping when a team hangs that many points on you and puts that many yards of offense on you when you are supposed to have a great defense. You got beat in your own backyard!!! It was practically home field advantage….such LOSERS!!!

I loved seeing all the dumb rednecks who were crying in the stands. UGAG has some of the rudest fans ever. They get in the faces of opposing fans who are there to have a good time and share no ill will. It is so cliche but true. You LEG HUMPERS are nothing but a bunch of poor, white trash who are ignorant, racist, and inbred. You will cheer for an African-American player who scores touchdowns for you but if you see that same guy in Wal-Mart, you are more apt to huddle with your friends or family and say some sort of racial slur under your breath about him. Your fans are pathetic. Where are they now?? All the ones who shout about how great UGAG is. After a win, they are on here all night. Where are they now?? Walk the walk, if you are going to talk the talk.

Florida beat Georgia this year, Florida is above Georgia in recruiting, and Florida won their bowl game. You lose PUPPIES!!!!!! I love this. You are losing most of your team this year on offense and defense and will be starting a new QB next year. Georgia won’t even have a winning record next year. Great!! Now at least the blogs will not be filled with these UGAG idiots who hate on everyone else. It will take about 3 more years for Georgia to have a winning team and then they will literaly come out of the woods to post about how great Georgia is.

Bye LOSERS…have fun sitting around until next season with this nice SUGAR Bowl loss on you. HA HA HA HA………

By Todd

January 3, 2006 08:55 AM | Link to this

Larry,

You play the poor sport SEC idiot just fine. Apparently life hasn’t taught you some valuable lessons.

For one, you knew what I meant by unprepareness but chose to make fun of it. Don’t make fun of spelling or grammar on threads because it looks like you are reaching and you are.

Second, don’t claim you are better than the team that just beat you regardless if it is true or not. You let your audience decide if it was a fluke loss. For you to claim GA is superior shows your character, shows what a small person you are, and most of all shows your dishonesty. Admiting is the first step.

Fact is GA, even with this idiot coach, has blown a many a game they were suppose to win Auburn, FL this year, TN or LSU (I forget) last year, and many others. Last night was a typical GA letdown. But after so many typical letdowns it becomes fact. The fact is the SEC is overrated once again.

You have a long offseason ahead of you defending GA huh!

By pleasecalmdown

January 3, 2006 08:56 AM | Link to this

To Rickyjeepers & others: for someone to call for Martinez head after this game, come on. He did guide the nation’s 4th-ranked scoring defense going in. Not bad for a rep of the SEC, “THE BEST FOOTBALL CONFERENCE IN THE USA!!!”

By Don

January 3, 2006 09:00 AM | Link to this

WVA is to be congratulated on having a show stopping game plan and being prepared. They showed not only was the Big East for real, but deserved to have a say in the BCS. GUGA showed class in not quitting and coming back. Here is where true greatness lies. Mistakes were made by both teams, both coaches and let’s not leave out the officials. I love my Dawgs, but my hat’s off to the Mountaineers. They deserved the win. I have no less pride for my team in the way they made a great game of it. I defy the rest of the bowls to match this one. Next year will be a rebuilder for us, as is the case with any team, but we’re to the point where we’ll reload, now, not start from scratch. I don’t mind resting my my months off till next fall on this season. No one should.

By the way…Go gators - I’ll admit, some of our fans are less than polite and crude, but to relegate all of us to the status as racists and bigots is unjust. You might want to write when you inbibed a little less, and thought a little more. Best of luck, next year.

By stackolee

January 3, 2006 09:00 AM | Link to this

I’ve followed Georgia since Rakestraw & Hodgson, and D.J. Shockley’s Sugar Bowl performance ranks with or surpasses Herschel Walker’s gritty runs that pulled out wins at Auburn and Florida.

But the UGA wags need to quit whining: West Virginia outplayed and outcoached the Dawgs. Georgia played gamely, even if that’s a reversal of how UGA fans thought it would be played out, but someof its fans need to show more class when the chips fall the other way. This was the night all had agreed to play, and on it, WVA was clearly the better team. We missed tackles galore or had them broken, and that’s when we weren’t out of position to make them in the first place. It looked like Georgia’s defense had never seen the spread before. As one poster noted, they will now.

By Larry - do you have a job?

January 3, 2006 09:03 AM | Link to this

Larry - how do you put food on the table?

By Bama

January 3, 2006 09:03 AM | Link to this

God, I love these GA folks trying to make their trash talking and arrogance rational and excused. UWV is a hell of a team. Face it, GA is, too. The difference is arrogance and preparation. The Dawgs had the first, and UWV had the last. They deserved to win this game, and the GA people with class know this. Dumb folks just don’t know when their butts have been beaten by a team they should whip, the thing to do is congratulate the winners, and shut up. Anything else just gives folks a chance to laugh at you. You can’t make 38-35 go away. Praying for those miners.

By Dawgtired

January 3, 2006 09:05 AM | Link to this

BLOW UP THE GA DOME!!!!! It has not been kind to any team wearing red lately. Dogs looked just like the Falcons- defense couldn’t stop anything. At least Shockley looked better than Vick.

Richt once again made late game blunders that he is becoming known for. First, he should have called a TO after stopping WV on 3rd down with 2:30 to go. He had 2 TO’s and could manage the clock with his offense. By the time the play went off, the clock was down to 1:40. Second, putting 2 only guys on the line on 4th down was asking for a fake punt. I called it before it ever happened. Richt should have played for the block in that case and taken the return off.

In the end, GA made a nice comeback but the end result was typical for this team.

By Bob Pett

January 3, 2006 09:09 AM | Link to this

UGA’s players didn’t lose that game, the coaches did. West Virginia’s funky formations were something that the UGA staff had apparently never seen and they were incapable of adapting to them. The defensive formations were bad enough, but the special teams formations were woefully inadequate. My buddies and I predicted in the first half that W. Virginia would run a fake punt at some point in the game.

Jeez, put some people on the line next time!!!

By eers RULE

January 3, 2006 09:10 AM | Link to this

To Larry and all of the other GA fans/players (i.e., Greg Blue)who still won’t give WVU the respect it is due. WE WON, and WE ARE THE BETTER TEAM. Who won the game? WVU. You all can whine and make excuses until next year and maybe Pat White, and Steve Slaton will get the chance to drop another 300 yards rushing on that defense. I will say that D.J. Shockley is the man. Without him UGA would not have been able to make this game close. I have much respect for him and admire how he led UGA back into the game. To Greg Blue: How big does your eyes light up when you see how many yards those “freshman” put on your candyass. GO EERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Gene

January 3, 2006 09:11 AM | Link to this

I wonder who thought up the ridiculous shots of UGA players in the weight room glaring at the camera like Clint Eastwood.

By Cary

January 3, 2006 09:12 AM | Link to this

A couple of points to make about this game. Number one…Relax Mountaineers. You guys looked real good on your first two drives, then we spotted you 14 more points with turnovers. After that initial 28-0 lead, we dominated you 35-10 the rest of the game. Yea, we lost the game but we scared the crap out of you after leading 28-0. Most teams would have shut the door but in Big East fashion, you left it wide open. I damn proud of my Dawgs for making it a game when it should have been over early.

2nd point….Am I the only armchair QB that was screaming “watch the fake! watch the fake!”? If I suspected an almost certain fake, why didn’t any of our multi-million dollar a year coaches? Jeez!

By Larry

January 3, 2006 09:13 AM | Link to this

Already made it, my friend, and the money is invested wisely. Zero debt and an impressive port folio with only assets and no liabilities. Want to know real freedom? Live debt free and you have no master!

Just having a little entertainment to pass the time playing with mentally disarmed goobers like “Todd.”

By run dover

January 3, 2006 09:17 AM | Link to this

How “sweet” it was to see the necks from Georgia get ripped by the boys from the mountains. Hey Georgia fans, give me a lttle of that chomp chomp! You got run dover!

By Larry

January 3, 2006 09:18 AM | Link to this

I told you UGA boys they was agonna put up half a hundred!!! I predicted every facet of this game. Its all posted on these blogs for you dawgs to see!!! HHAAHAHAHA, them Mountainqueers put up half a hundred on them dawgs!!!!! I guess everyone I was debating a on that blog from 2 days ago is hiding under a rock right now. This is TOO funny. They put up half a hundred!!!!!!!

By Are you kidding me?

January 3, 2006 09:19 AM | Link to this

Navid: You miss the point COMPLETELY! The offense SHOULD NOT have been a suprise to us. Everyone in the country knew they run a spread offense consisting mostly of the run. Yet, Georgia could not stop it. We have superior recruiting, superior players and there is NO reason we should not expect, as fans, to blow out West Virginia. To be honest, Martinez worries me as a defensive coordinator. If you look at Georgia’s defensive rankings and take out the patsys, our defense was lacking at best. This was one of those games where you have to say the coaches got outcoached.

By Always a Dawg Fan

January 3, 2006 09:19 AM | Link to this

I would like to Thank all of the Georgia football players. You always pull together and bring it back. Thanks Shockley, you always show class and respect on and off the field. Congrads to WV, you played a great game. We will be praying for the miners. And I want to make a comment about some of the reaction on the field, I seen both teams pushing and making some uncalled for moves but I also seen WV helping our players up and vice versa, now that shows class and respect and I am proud of both teams for showing that on the field. As for the Gator fan, get real, you are just upset because “Georgia won the SEC Championship” and florida didn’t sorry you could take care of business when your old coach came to town-talk about a hard loss!

By Todd

January 3, 2006 09:19 AM | Link to this

Cary,

Help me out.

WV outscores GA 28-0, then GA outscores WV 28-3, then WV and GA both score 7 in the 4th?

What is the final score?

And yeah WV might be crapless this morning, but LOL, GA is trophyless.

God, at the freaking poor sports on these threads.

By Dawg Fan

January 3, 2006 09:21 AM | Link to this

We got sucker punched early. Below the belt. Bad game by the refs. Dawgs rule!!!! Woof! Woof!

By wes

January 3, 2006 09:27 AM | Link to this

Greg Blue is a thug, Leonard Pope can’t read, and “the Shocker” should have transferred.

By LarryDawg

January 3, 2006 09:34 AM | Link to this

I am humbled that I put sooooo much confidence in my team, only to see them come out and play that poorly to start a game. I am proud of our overall showing. I said that DJ was the truth. He is! What was D.C. Martinez thinking….or not thinking. You can’t just know the X’s and O’s, you have to have some STRATEGY to go along with it. All year talent has been getting UGA out of trouble. This one is not on the kids, it’s on the ADULTS! Coach Richt you are an outstanding Coach, and a good Christian man, a builder of young men, but you need a Defensive Coordinator. 3rd and eleven from the four (4) and you’re defending, what, a pass? What is Martinez doing. And, the fake punt never crossed the special teams coach’s mind? I was looking for it on the first punt! This is not about friendship! This is about Job Security! You cannot coach on this level and make bonehead decisions like that. You all lost the game for these Seniors! Greg Blue, this lesson will apply to the whole of your life. Don’t ever give someone a reason to dislike you. Never be a sore loser. Love Da Dawgs, but some changes are necessary.

By Cary

January 3, 2006 09:35 AM | Link to this

Todd, You’re spending waaaaay too much time on this blog. Not sure how I can “help you out” with my math. Perhaps a calculator would help. Try to stay with me here…WV went up 28-0. The final score was 38-35. That means that after that initial 28-0 lead by WV, UGA outscored and dominated WV 35-10.

Again, we lost the game but I was just pointing out a couple of things. One, I am damn proud of my Dawgs not giving up like GT did against Utah and 2, that we put a real scare into the WV team and fans last night by making this a game. WV fans and players thought this game was over 1 minute into the 2nd quarter.

By Paul

January 3, 2006 09:37 AM | Link to this

Hey everyone it’s those clowns Larry and Todd again! They should take their act on the road. Seriously guys, who is your team? Nevertheless, hating on Georgia only confirms Georgia’s status as a top tier team. If we were Kentucky or something you wouldn’t waste your time.

By T. Davis

January 3, 2006 09:39 AM | Link to this

I think its funny that Cafaro talks about good sportsmanship only after each UGA loss. I wish all of the UT, UF, and GT fans would pull a Cafaro, Spanky or Shock’em and rag on this overhyped team. Despite the score, you guys got your butts kicked. Pretty soon we’ll be reading that UGA didn’t get beat as badly as AU or GT. Then it will be back to business as usual for these clowns. Way to represent the SEC boys!

By Samuel

January 3, 2006 09:40 AM | Link to this

Hey Cary, this game was over 16 minutes into the second quarter!!!! HAHAHAHA

By LarryDawg

January 3, 2006 09:41 AM | Link to this

Wes must be a GT fan!!!

By Carroll

January 3, 2006 09:42 AM | Link to this

I think the Falcons need to forget the West Coast Offense and go for the West Virginia Ofense!! They have a QB like Vick and a good RB like DUnn….the difference is that they used a creative, imaginative offense that really utilized their talents unlike the Falcons running up the middle every other play. I couldn’t even keep up with who had the ball all night long when they were on offense! Fire Knapp and get whomever is in charge of their offense!

By mountain man today!

January 3, 2006 09:42 AM | Link to this

The dogs were lucky WV let up…otherwise it COULD have been even UGlier! Another myth….(mighty) SEC…HA! NEWS FLASH…the dogs just fumbled again!!!!

By Carol

January 3, 2006 09:42 AM | Link to this

Some PLEASE tell Richt to fire Willie Martinez. That was the most shameful defensive performance in UGA history. And it can’t all be attributed to West Virginia.

By Todd

January 3, 2006 09:43 AM | Link to this

Cary,

GA did not dominate WV in the 4th quarter, idiot. 7-7 is not domination. But a converted 4th down via a fake punk is.

You said, “we put a real scare into the WV team and fans last night by making this a game”. Read how pathetic that sounds. Does a WV fan care now about how they felt when GA scores 28 to WV’s 3 with the game over. You are such a poor sport and can’t admit that GA lost a game they were suppose to win without some kind of BS caveat.

By How bout them Dawgs!

January 3, 2006 09:44 AM | Link to this

You can’t spell A*******HOLE THUGS without UGA either, what an embarrasment for all citizens of the great state of Georgia. Their is no excuse for losing this game to WV.

By gdawginkalamazoo

January 3, 2006 09:47 AM | Link to this

UGAsucksGATORSrule, Looks like you are still jealous! IF you guys could’ve played in that game WVU would have gone home with new aligator shoes and luggage. You guys might have the best recruiting class but that is about the only class you have. You squeak by a Big Ten team and you are here running smack. You need a coach, Tennessee had “best recruiting” classes and see where they are. You sound bitter about playing your third Outback Bowl in 4 years. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

By Carol

January 3, 2006 09:48 AM | Link to this

The West Virginia fans should be allowed to savor their moment of glory. They don’t get many of them. And let’s face it, when you live in West Virginia, you don’t have much else to live for. This means a lot to these people. Let them revel in it.

By Todd

January 3, 2006 09:51 AM | Link to this

Paul,

Yep, you figured me out. Hating on GA only confirms GA’s status as a top tier team just like my hating on the Falcons, means they are a top tier team too.

How Fing silly you are Paul.

By Cary

January 3, 2006 09:52 AM | Link to this

Todd, this is my absolute last post. I have to go earn a living.

I didn’t mention anything in my two previous posts about the 4th quarter. Didn’t mention it once. Also, there is no reason for you to call me an idiot. I didn’t slam you or WV. I can’t figure out why you’re so darn bitter and angry. The scare we put into the WV fans and players was while the game was being played, not when it was over (can’t believe I even have to explain this). ABC continually showed the faces of the crowd and the players the whole game. You could see the shock in our faces when WV was up 14-0, 21-0 and then 28-0. The faces of the WV fans, players and coaches was worrisome to say the least after it was 28-14, 31-21, 31-28, etc. WV was worried because we all thought the game was over early in the 2nd quarter. That’s all I was saying.

By T'Ville Dawg

January 3, 2006 09:52 AM | Link to this

To the baby Gayturd fan who is flapping his gums….atleast UGA PLAYED in the Sugar Bowl as SEC Champions, some thing your pathetic cheesy team has not done in a while. Matter of fact, we have been SEC Champs twice and played for another championship since your last try! It is about damn time your team won a bowl game, you were starting to embarrass the rest of the conference with your poor bowl play. If you think the cheesy lizrads can run the offense that WVU has you are sorely mistaken. White is WAY better than Leak and you have nobody that compares to Slaton. Hats off to the ‘Neers but let me say: without the 3 turnovers the Dawgs would have won by 2 touchdowns. This is not being ignorant, but is factual. Would of, could of, should of, I know. And cry baby gayturd, look in the mirror for an ignorant, white trash racist, Walmart hanging-outer that you are.

By john

January 3, 2006 09:52 AM | Link to this

gdawginkalamazoo, actually no real SEC team would have lost to a Big Least team last night. There is no way UF would have lost that game. NONE. They come to play.

By catchthis

January 3, 2006 09:58 AM | Link to this

Hats off to WV. That being said if this game was played 10 times UGA would win 9 of them. It was just WVirginia’s night and good for them. To think that the BIG EAST is better than the SEC is delusional but for 1 night WV was better than UGA.

By Gary Christopher

January 3, 2006 09:59 AM | Link to this

Schultz-Your comments about the State of WVa were bush league. But then again I am used to reading them as I live here in Atlanta and have to read the Sports Rag everyday. Your comments compare to Greg Blue’s…something about speed of the SEC pre-game and then “that was just us, they are not top 10” post game. Give me a break. Who was smelling the vapors of Steve Slaton in the 4th quarter when it really mattered. Greg Blue…..a junkyard dog. Just for the record: I still respect UGA’s football team and their fine coach. He is far more than UGA fans deserve. It is a shame some players, with All-America in their resume, can’t be a class act when they lose to a team that busted their chops on their home turf. Ditto…Jeff Shultz.

By Todd

January 3, 2006 09:59 AM | Link to this

hey Larry,

Want to admit you are wrong again.

I typed unprepareness. You said it wasn’t a word but didn’t say I misspelled it.

Check your dictionary stupid.

By RedDawg

January 3, 2006 10:00 AM | Link to this

I think the dawgs were so shocked at seeing the boy majorette and the boy flag guys carrying rainbow flags around as part of the Mountaineer Band. It took us over a quater to settle down and play football. I have truly seen it all. C’mon WV? You don’t have enough girls willing to tote the flags and twirl the battons? GO DAWGS! 2005 SEC CHAMPS!

By steve miller

January 3, 2006 10:03 AM | Link to this

Anybody know where the Ignorant big mouth Geechee is this morning? He talked all kinds of crap the entire week, making challenges for WVU fans to come back to the blog to get their medicine, spouting all kinds of nonsense about the powerful SEC and sounding like UGA was playing a high school team. I just can’t find him or frankly any of the big talkers, with the exception of Mr Mazoo. He’s the only dogs fan I talked with last week that’s man enough to come back and comment. Kudos to you. I’ll find you geechee and Mr “copy and paste” Mike T somewhere on one of these blogs and I’m gonna remind you of all the ignorant BS you both spewed for a whole week. How’s it feel now you two losers? Where’s all the big talk? Any more jokes about purty lips and WVU fans all being married to their mothers? I didn’t think so. Come out, come out where ever you are and take it like a man you two little sissy, pantywaists.

By ben

January 3, 2006 10:05 AM | Link to this

At least the dawgs didn’t quit like our jackets did.

By Todd

January 3, 2006 10:06 AM | Link to this

Cary,

I know you didn’t say anything about the 4th quarter. You keep saying the game was 28-0 and 35-10. No, it wasn’t. It was 28-0 WV, 28-3 GA and 7-7 tie. GA did not dominate the rest of the game after WV went up 28. They dominated 2 quarters at best.

Again, the 4th quarter belonged to WV and the advantage was because of the incredible fake punt 4th down conversion.

By Kevin

January 3, 2006 10:06 AM | Link to this

Congratulations, WVU. Great game on your part! No turnovers and great execution. I wish you the best next year. Too many mistakes by my Dawgs to win a game against an excellent opponent. Keep your heads up Dawgs! I look forward to watching you kick some tail next year!

By Matthew

January 3, 2006 10:12 AM | Link to this

Mountaineers… and guys on this board like EerMarked…

CONGRATULATIONS

I am one humbled Dawg, and that is not a bad thing.

You gave us everything but the kitchen sink. That call on 4th down was genius, and I blame Coach Richt for not having his guys even consider that it could happen.

But y’all won it fair and square. OUr defense was humbled, and now we know that at least West Virginia out of the Big East has a heck of a lot of speed.

I want a rematch! Next year in the Sugar Bowl. Your guys against our guys (led by Joe Cox and Massaquoi).

Congratulation again, and y’all were good sports on here, accept for Steve Miller and westvirginiawill.

Man oh man… I just wish Shock coulda had one more chance to try. Coach Richt should take the blame for not having the guys prepared for a fake.

BUT

Coach Richt did a great job in getting the guys to come back and make stops and adjust. SO all of y’all lay off!

Blame coach for the fake punt, but after being humiliated for the first 18 minutes, he had the boys calmed down and ready to come back.

I’m proud of this team, SEC Champions.

And remember… after 1980, Dooley lost 2 straight Sugar Bowls with Herschal. So you can’t win them all.

Congrats Dawgs. And congrats Mountaineers.

By Larry

January 3, 2006 10:13 AM | Link to this

Todd,

First, I’m never wrong!

Second, you should capitalize the “H” in “hey.”

Third, you’re embarrassing yourself, as a mispelled word is, in deed, not a word.

Try to grasp this. You can do it!

By Jeff

January 3, 2006 10:19 AM | Link to this

Am struggling to understand why some UGA fans can’t accept they lost. They continue to rationalize why, but what’s the point? You lost.

Fact is, UGA played a great game and they come from one of the best conferences. Top to bottom, I think they have more talent and speed.

In my opinion, some of the UGA players were cocky and arrogant (but not the coaching staff; your head coach is first class). That attitude cost the Bullogs dearly.

Congrats, Dawgs, on a great game and season.

By Larry

January 3, 2006 10:19 AM | Link to this

Them mountainqueers put up half a hundred on them dawgs!!! WHOA NELLY, WE HAD US A BARN BURNER LAST NIGHT!!! What a way to enter the offseason huh Dawg fans? I tried to warn you UGA boys, cant say I didn’t try!!!

By MWeller

January 3, 2006 10:21 AM | Link to this

Being a WVU fan, I appreciate most of the comments here—it was a great game. I for one thought we could hang, and was surprised to be up 28-0. One comment I would make: WVU’s offense, from my standpoint, made stupid penalties that killed some drives (holding that brings back a first down, etc.). UGA offense showed up and played great the last 3 quarters, but I was proud of our defense—they gave up some big plays, but they played hard, made some good hits (I like to think the three funbles we had something to do with).

One comment I will echo that most of you put up—I can’t beleive UGA wasn’t ready for a fake punt. Punting from midfield, you had to figure WVU was going to try punt it out of bounds inside the 10, so why even bother trying to set up a return?

Again, thought both teams played with good sportsmanship, and it was one of the better games I’ve seen.

By Todd

January 3, 2006 10:23 AM | Link to this

Matthew,

Would be nice if all fans would respond as you did. Very honest post.

Nice to see.

Football in the state of GA has come to a sorry close this year. Wait the sorry close has come to Ark, MS, TN, GA, SC & KY. Yep, the SEC rules alright.

I’m over and out.

By Todd

January 3, 2006 10:30 AM | Link to this

Larry,

I knew being a man and stepping up would elude you. Admiting you are wrong is tuff for you huh!

Come back with something about the spelling of tuff. Avoid my questions, come on.

By Lynn

January 3, 2006 10:30 AM | Link to this

I had hesitation about answering anything here until I read the “West Virginians don’t have much to live for” statement. I lived in Atlanta for the last seven years but am a WVU grad and we have a lot to live for. especially on mornings like this when we’ve been counted out and not given a chance for victory. I loved Atlanta while living there and found myself rooting for the Dawgs on more than one occasion being a huge college fan. But the simple fact is the turnovers, the big lead, etc. are all simply reasons why they play the game. If it had gone the other way with Georgia causing them and getting the benefits, you’d all be tooting your horns right now instead of insulting the people of the great state of WVa. We have a lot to be proud of, and will simply do it without bashing the people we’ve beaten. For the classy Georgians, great game, good comeback, congrats on winning the SEC and good luck next year. WVU will be back and I HOPE we get a rematch. For the rest of you, this West Virginian will simply say use your imagination, and leave it at that.

By Cartersville Mountaineer

January 3, 2006 10:33 AM | Link to this

Tom Stevens - Was that you on ESPN wearing a coon skin hat and mink coat at a Mountaineer home game? You rock, enjoy retirement. Make more Bud, they’ll be partying heavily in Morgantown.

By desertdawg

January 3, 2006 10:39 AM | Link to this

congrats to WV—they stomped us in our own backyarg. Great game and comeback but 28-0 is hard to overcome. GO DAWGS

By Marty

January 3, 2006 10:42 AM | Link to this

After scanning through all of the emotional diatribes, as a native, proud West Virginian, let me add a dose of reality. Before the game, I told my dad that WVU didn’t have the talent or strength of schedule to match up with UGA. Despite what happened on the field, I still believe that. Yes, WVU has SEVERAL skill players who matched up quite well with UGA’s athletes. But overall … especially with depth thrown in there … UGA has better athletes. What happened in the Sugar Bowl was quite simple: UGA was overconfident and underestimated the effort it would take to win and the talent of WVU’s skill players. Combine that with what was perhaps the most perfectly executed first 15 minutes in WVU’s history, and UGA dug itself a hole too deep to dig out of. Having said that, WVU legitimately stole one from the dawgs and they did prove they are a very good football team with a bright future. But if WVU and UGA played seven games, UGA would win perhaps four or five. But on a night when only one game, one effort and one Sugar Bowl was played, WVU beat a legitimate power on “its home field”; saved respect for Big East football and made atonement for its own bowl embarrassments over the past 15 years. Considering all that was on the line, it was the biggest football victory in WVU’s history.

By Mike

January 3, 2006 10:43 AM | Link to this

I think that Larry is actually a Tech fan. I don’t think anybody from WVA would act so obnoxious and silly. Larry can’t show up here as a Tech fan since Chan’s Gnats got beat so badly in the Wizard of Oz Bowl, or whatever it was…

By Brad Veach

January 3, 2006 10:46 AM | Link to this

Being a die hard Ga any sports team living in Texas, I was irate to see the Falcons lose, hah, what a joke. Also, to see Tech clobbered against the Utes, and just yesterday, see the Dawgs get humiliated. Oh sure, what a valiant effort in coming back. Didn’t thek know better, than to think W. Va would punt and give them a chance to at least tie the game.

All three coaches, Mora, Gailey, and Richt. THey don’t deserve a second, third or fourth chance. When will the Falcons realize that in order to win games you must have a quarterback that can pass? (accurately). Get a QB in there that can throw the ball to those young and gifted wide receivers or they’ll find another city to play in. (accurately).

By Chris

January 3, 2006 10:49 AM | Link to this

For all you Tech fans reveling in the fact we lost, heres something to keep in mind. We beat you for the fifth straight year, we won the SEC Championship, and our players didn’t quit when faced with adversity like yours did. What does it say about your program when you are more excited about seeing your “rival” lose than you are about trying to win a game of your own. We lost this game in the first quarter. WV was more focused. From the second quarter on, you saw who the better team was. But for the first 15 minutes, we got outcoached and outplayed and that cost us the game

By BigDawg

January 3, 2006 10:52 AM | Link to this

So what if Blue is a thug? Dawg fans don’t expect choir boys running around the field. Neither does Richt…else he would not bring in some of the boys in that he does.

Blue’s larger problem is a lack of speed which will hurt his NFL chances. And, #10 was fast…bet he could run all the way back to WV.

And, the WV fans I met were great…always willing to lend an ole Dawg a little pinch…thanks to Eddie from Morgantown…next time the Skoal is on me.

BigDawg

By northwestDAWG

January 3, 2006 10:54 AM | Link to this

Congratulations to W.Va.! you beat us straight up and deserve the Bowl Trophy and the great future you have in front of you! 1. when I blogged on a long time a ago, I said that anyone who thought that the spread option attack wouldn’t work in the SEC was wrong. I remember a whole lot of people jumped all over me. It wasn’t tough enough,etc. I do believe our people may have seen what I was talking about. When the “Blight” gets his people they’ll be VERY,VERY hard to stop. 2. I wrote that the DAWGS maybe be bored going back to Atlanta agin. Jeff just said something very similar. 3. I remembered that we DIDN’T win the SEC EAST.The Cocks beat the Reptiles and we ended up there. Jumped all over L.S.U. was great game. Fact is LSU was a tired team that had played 11 games in a row. Admint it or not ,but we would have been tired but still it was a great win 4. In a lot of ways this game was simply a replay of years gone by. lack of clock management has been a problem for MR since the 1st day he drove into Athens 5. overall coaching. Why we were so flat to start the game, I don’t know,but IT’S DARN WELL NOT THE 1ST TIME IT’S HAPPENED AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT. 6. DEFENSE-we were not prepared and this time it wasn’t a 14 pt. deficent it was a 28 point deficent to overcome. 7. MR really opened up the play book so maybe we’ll see more of that in the future. There are a lot of other things to be said but to me, MR must look in the mirror adjust himself as we all have to do and make the changes that need to be made, starting with DEFENSE

By William Irwin

January 3, 2006 10:55 AM | Link to this

 I hope the Georgia defensive coaches enjoyed their Christmas vacation because it is obvious that they didn't make any attempt to prepare the defense for this game.  West Virginia is better than I thought they were, but the Georgia defense made them look USCesque.  The defense was out of position the entire night, and didn't look like they had a clue what W. Va. was going to do.
 The defense has let this team down all year.  They didn't show up until the second quarter of the Florida game, and they couldn't stop Auburn when it counted.  All season long the defense has shown a lack of  discipline, and has relied on big plays from a few starters.  I think the fault lays entirely with the coaches.  I think the Willie Martinez also owes D.J. an apology.  If he had inspired his unit the dawgs could have been undefeated this year.

By Mountaineer Don

January 3, 2006 11:03 AM | Link to this

Wow! Some folks need to either get a life or get a job… Life long WVU fan and I’m proud as a peacock of the win over GA. Hopefully it will help to put WVU on the national map some and allow the recruiting to continue to get better and better. WVU has a good solid talent base and the run out of the spread offense is great but, they need to get a passing game too. Coach Rodriguez is a great coach and I fully expect him to use this big win to continue to move the WVU program forward. Now for GA… great team, great program from a great conference. Let’s be real - the Big East can’t and won’t hold a candle to the SEC (not in football anyway!). GA probably would beat WVU 6 or 7 times out of 10 - just based on talent if nothing else. It was one game and it was a great win for WVU - one that I’ll remember for a long, long time. GA will be fine. From the outside I think that GA needs to figure out how to deal with the spread offense. I bet that Urban Meyer’s mind was racing with schemes during last night’s game… Congratulations to GA on a great year and winning the SEC (remember, everyone had the #1 label on TN and you weren’t even expected to be in the SEC Championship Game). I hope we get to see you somewhere down the road… Let’s Go Mountaineers !!!

By Craig Kopf

January 3, 2006 11:05 AM | Link to this

You owe an apology to the people of West Va. for your comment. Men are dying. Be a man and apologize from your heart.

By Michael Smith

January 3, 2006 11:09 AM | Link to this

To “half-a-hundred” Larry: Your prediction, as I recall, was a 50-7 blowout win for WVU. Since you are now here ranting about how you predicted every aspect of the game, you must not be aware that the game ended 38-35, a very exciting, back-and-forth, hard-fought victory for WVU. This means your prediction was not merely wrong, but drastically wrong, there being a vast difference between a 3 point victory and a 43 point victory. So you can drop the self-congratulatory orgy of patting-oneself-on-the-back; the game was on national TV and was seen by millions, so you are fooling no one.

Congratulations to the Mountaineers for a well-deserved victory.

By Paul

January 3, 2006 11:09 AM | Link to this

Todd - you’re right, I have figured you out. You’re one of those clowns who just jumps on a blog and hates on whatever is being discussed, just getting a kick out of being the voice of dissent. I understand you probably have nothing better to do.

By Larry

January 3, 2006 11:16 AM | Link to this

Here was my post from several days ago:

Well jason, since you obviously havent read any of my previous posts, I’ll reiterate some of the basic reasons that the Mountainqueers are agonna lay half a hundred on them dawgs. First off, UGA has lost more games than WV. Second, UGA always loses the bigs games. As I’ve already pointed out, what happened in the 76 Sugar Bowl? or the 81 or 82 Sugar Bowls? UGA has historically struggled against teams from in and around Pennsylvania. It won’t be different against West Virginia either. Third, UGA has not seen speed like Pat White and Steve Slaton. They’ll be 5 yards past the Dawg linebackers before they even know the play has started. Look for Brandon Myles to run circles around the UGA defense. I could go on and on and on. The mountainqueers are agonna lay *HALF A HUNDRED against them dawgs. Its fact. Undisputable. Its gonna be sweet. : ) *

I’d say I nailed it. Your welcome Dawgz. I think I’ll rest on my laurels now.

By Weston D

January 3, 2006 11:17 AM | Link to this

Okay, WVU won. Big deal. Fact of the matter is neither one of these teams have anything to cheer about, and both fan bases are ignorant and arrogant, as I observed over NYE in ATL. Why don’t hillbillies talk about the game that really matters? Go Texas.

By WVU Fan

January 3, 2006 11:24 AM | Link to this

Good morning Mr. Schultz. While I believe in maintaining dignity and not stooping to tasteless and classless name calling as you have resorted to in your column, I also believe in an eye for an eye. In light of your porch light comment, an obvious attempt to make fun of our very rural state, I felt inspired to pen a couple of thoughts on the great state of Georgia. So here goes.
Until WVU slammed the Dawgs in the Sugar Bowl the two most well known things about Georgia we here in WV were aware of were: 1)Georgia was the setting for the great film Deliverance(Something I’m sure you guys are really proud of)and 2)The Dukes of Hazard was set in Hazard, Georgia. While both of these things will always stand out in our minds when thinking of the state of Georgia, thank you very much for the Sugar Bowl win, especially in your own back yard. It has now moved into #1 in our minds. Wow what a feeling!

By Jim Photiadis

January 3, 2006 11:31 AM | Link to this

Great article! Don’t mind the joke about the 15,000 West Virginian’s either. Fred left the light on and brought the tweenty hound dogs in from the porhc too! You can’t say we cheated You can’t say it was our home field advantage You can’t say that it was our hillbilly, redneck fans abuseing your playerts before they left the field to go set their couchs on fire You can’t say it was a bogus win aganist another weak Big east team. After all, Georgia was is the best team of the SEC, considered to be the best confernce in the country. What you can say is that Georgia had THREE FUMBLES to none for WVU. That led to scores. The good Ol’e boys thought that they had won the game before the game began. WVU played a perfect game, which was the only way they could beat Georgia.

From A WVU fan and former “honorary Bulldog” that lived in Macon, Georgia for awhile. But,

By Skieer

January 3, 2006 11:34 AM | Link to this

I would just like to say that I thought it was an outstanding game, and I for one couldn’t be prouder of the way the West Virginia players conducted themselves on the field, especially when it would have been easy to fold once the Dawgs started their comeback. To have been led by the freshman like they were says great things about the leadership they have been taught. I thought it was an outstanding game and couldn’t be prouder to be a fan of WVU at this moment. As we all know, we have had our share of knocks over the year. And for a state with a population of 1.8 million, i think it is awesome that they can field a major football program and basketball program that can be competitive and classy at the same time. There is nothing wrong we being small, but you can always be proud. Great game dawgs, and good luck in the upcoming season.

By Ron Roberts

January 3, 2006 11:40 AM | Link to this

I know I’m not reading Tech fans on this blog talking about teams being upset by lesser foes.

I know that I don’t see Tech turds logging on here to revel in our loss to a team that won double digit games.

I know Tech fans can’t possibly want to laugh this up after that debacle of a showing they gave against 6-5 Utah from the WAC!

By Ala. Jim

January 3, 2006 11:46 AM | Link to this

Chris, ” well aren’t you special “. Most Tech fans aren’t like Alabama and Auburn fans, and Georgia and Florida fans. We actually pull for GA. when they aren’t playing Tech. We’re smart enough to know if we ever do beat you, we look better if you have a good record.

By dewan lee

January 3, 2006 11:52 AM | Link to this

While I think Richt blows countless games as a coach this one is not entirely on him. What needs to be looked at is the defense and the D coordinator Martinez. Van Gordetr would have never let something like this happpen and we all know that. Dont let the stats fool you the defense has been out of position all year. Do we have any team speed and how does a fullback smaller than Dunn get 5 yards every time he touches the ball. Martinez needs to be fired but Richt does not have enough balls to do it. Hey look at Larry Coker he fired long time Miami coached after getting ithaqnded to them by LSU. Congrats to WV on the win but is is a shame when you cannot throw the ball at all and still run up the field all night. Where was the beef and where was the speed. PLease Bo0bby retire and bring Mark back to Florida where he belongs since he does not understand that this is the SEC and we play a better brand of football than the ACC.

By Jman

January 3, 2006 12:04 PM | Link to this

Cry puppies, cry! Love it anytime the Pups get the smack laid on them. West Virginia is a great state! I have a lot of family and friends up there. My wife is from there and we were proudly pulling for the Mountaineers! I am a Tennessee fan and dont have much room to talk, but I still love it when the Puppies get their crap handed to them. Always remember UT has still won 10 of the last 15 against the Pups.

Go West Virginia!!! My new second favorite team!!!

By Zinte

January 3, 2006 12:05 PM | Link to this

Are you kidding me? SOME(not all)GA fans have the NERVE to call citizens from West Virginia rednecks/hillbillies/racists, et al? Frankly, if you take Atlanta out of GA you’ve got…maybe not West Virginia but damn close. Pot meet kettle. GA is the SAME state that STILL has segregated proms(even in 2006!), STILL fighting over the FLAG, threw Marcus Dixon in jail and even had people like J.B.Stoner, Lester Maddox, and the Mckinneys calling it home. Before you open your mouth and speak about somebody else, take a LONG look in the mirror.

By GeorgiaDumb@ss

January 3, 2006 12:06 PM | Link to this

It is funny seeing Georgia dimwits making fun of “uncultured” West Virginia fans. Its like dogcrap telling horsecrap it doesn’t smell very good.

By Larry

January 3, 2006 12:12 PM | Link to this

Here is more of my wisdom from a few days ago:

UGA thinks it has already won the game, already finished the season in the top 10, and is thinking about that repeat for the 06 season. We all saw what happened to Tech when they went out to San Fransisco to play a game they had already “won.� Ol DJ Shockless’s eyes will be as big as saucers when the mountainqueers come around the tackles on that strong side blitz. Enjoy the trash talking while you can Dawgs, cause after Monday you will all be talking about 06 as a “rebuilding year.�

HAHAHA, when Larry posts, you better listen!!! Told you them mountainqueers were agonna lay half a hundred on them dawgz!!!!!

By joel

January 3, 2006 12:15 PM | Link to this

I am a WVU Alum and happy to be a Mountaineer fan today! The game is over and our boy’s FINALLY won a critical game for the program. Why can’t it be left there and celebrate the win. I think this is the first ever meeting between these two schools so why all the trash talking? I know a lot of UGA Alumni and I have never percieved them being anything but class people who have the same passion as we do for our school. As far as Greg Blue we have short memories. Didn’t we just have Pac Man Jones and Chris Henry to deal with ourselves over the last couple of year’s? I hope that what comes out of this game is an opportunity to schedule Georgia down the road for a home and home game. It would be great for WVU to start playing the SEC teams and take the ACC teams..except Maryland (Because my wife is a TERP and would kill me if I thought otherwise) permanently off the future schedules. Way bettter competiton in the SEC anyhow. I hope my WVU brethern would agree. Congrats to the University of Georgia on a great year!

By Hunk Erdown

January 3, 2006 12:18 PM | Link to this

Congrats to a very good Mountaineer team. We got outplayed, outcoached, and outscored. Those fumbles we want to blame? Guess what? There were Mountaineer helmets causing those balls to come loose. Martinez needs to go, and MR needs to do a gut check when it comes to honing his skills in clock management and delegation of authority (offensive coordinator).

We got our butts handed to us in a coal sack and except for the outstanding play of Shockley could have been blown out.

The game wasn’t lost at the fake punt, or even the 3rd and long QB keeper from inside their own 10… those bonehead defensive calls just stopped a mirale comeback. The game was lost by a total lack of respect for WVU’s speed, and an absent defensive scheme.

All that being said, What a game! Kudos to WVU and God Bless those miners and their families.

By adam

January 3, 2006 12:20 PM | Link to this

First of all before I even comment on the game I would like to apologize for some of the more tasteless comments from other WVU fans, wake up morons, being an obnoxious winner is way worse than being a sore loser so shut your mouths and show some class. That being said I am a long time WVU fan and for years I have seen the mountaineer football team get no respect for any of their accomplishments. It seems the national media always wants to talk about how poorly the other team played rather than how well WVU played and most WVU fans are sick of it. So when they play as well as they did in the sugar bowl many fans like myself swell up with pride for their home state because the better WVU plays the better our state looks to the rest of the country. We don’t have a pro team so the mountaineers go hand in hand with religion to alot of people and they are passionate about it. Georgia deserves alot of credit for not just rolling over and dying after going down 28 points in the first half and to me that shows they have a quality football team, being a sore loser or winner only takes away from how great the game of football is and making excuses as to why somebody lost is pointless because as they say in golf there are no highlights on the scorecard. The fact is WVU came to the Georgia dome with something to prove and they turned out to be the better team period. West Virginia football is on the upswing because Rich Rodriguez has a plan which he is executing to perfection and the next few years are going to be great for our football program.

By Frank

January 3, 2006 12:20 PM | Link to this

The best part about the loss is we avoided the headline “Shockley rallies past an Incredible 28 point deficit to a Sugar Bowl Victory!” I’m so sick and tired of hearing about that guy. HAHAHA, you dawgs would have loved that headline, only in your dreams!! HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA

By Jman

January 3, 2006 12:22 PM | Link to this

Georgia is not as “rural” as West Virginia. But I will say this. I know way more rednecks in this stinking state than any other. West Virginia actually has people that work! Imagine that! Work! Most Georgians cant even spell that word! Believe me, I deal with them on a daily basis. The state of West Virginia may not have many people, and it may take you an hour to get to the nearest Wal-Mart, but the state is light years ahead of Georgia when it comes to respectable people who actually work for a living. Mr. Shultz you need to be reprimanded for the ridiculous, stereotypical remark in the article.

By DavidU

January 3, 2006 12:26 PM | Link to this

Hey College Football runs in peoples blood I understand that. But everyone whether UGA or WV fan has to admit other than that title game between Miami and Ohio State, last night game had to be one of the most entertaining and gripping games in a long while, the underdog running over the contender, and then how it became some what competitive at the end. I would like to say UGa gave a great effort and showed character battling at the end (which they did) but actually it just seems petty and stupid. The fact they came back and made it a game means nothing because every one know if that had been UGa with the 28-0 lead we would be saying we just went into prevent mode and let them back in regardless of what really happen. The reality is the SEC is a great conference but with today’s athletes anyone can be beat on any day. And Last night WV just plain laid the wood on the Dawgs, sure the Dawgs came back and made it a game but who really cares, the game was lost because WV was BETTER. They scored first, they forced 3 turnovers (its not like the Dawgs gave them the ball, WV came and took it). and since they scored first and were up 28, UGa had to either go on a run or pull a Miami/Ga Tech and just bag it in. They didn’t but that makes the loss no better. WV Won, we need to get over it, stop trying to come up with cool ways to make it better, we out scored them in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarter? well we kind of had too if not they would have made the score look like the game actually was, a knockout.

And concerning the 15,000 WV fans comment, come on you are supposed to be a journalist, try looking at the national news before writing such a stupid thing. Sure it would be funny on a normal day but not when there are miners trapped or dead in WV.

By William

January 3, 2006 12:27 PM | Link to this

No one has really commented on the missed tackles. It seems that Georgia must have missed over 50 tackles in this game, and not just on the two freshmen. They seemed to want to tackle around the shoulder pads or head instead of lower.

It was also interesting to see how WVU tackled with the helmets continuing to hit the Georgia player right where they held the ball. Not the arm tackling.

By Hunk Erdown

January 3, 2006 12:28 PM | Link to this

Hey Joel-

I’m all for a annual rematch, but lets wait until those two speed freaks ya’ll have are graduated and gone okay? LOL

By Got12?

January 3, 2006 12:33 PM | Link to this

The Sugar Bowl showed that the SEC championship game was a fluke. Look on the bright side, we won! Roll Tide!

By GREG BLUE

January 3, 2006 12:36 PM | Link to this

I know I said that “We’re going to show them how we play in the SEC” and also after the game stated, “They’re not top 10,” but who am I. Oh yeah, I know I scored a 200 on my SAT and that I don’t actually take classes but I ain’t stupid ya’ll. I mean I’ll probably get arrested just like about 15 other Bulldog players this year, what can I say, I’m just a stupid thug who talks the talk but can’t walk the walk. Just remember me as the thug who gave WVU all the inspiration they needed to win. Man, I sure did take a bad angle on Slaton’s last td run, myself and the SEC showed that we’re way over-rated.

By t-towndawg

January 3, 2006 12:37 PM | Link to this

Hats off to WVU. They played a perfect game and deserved the win. The Dawgs made too many mistakes, from fumbles to stupid penalties to coaching. I am glad they made a game of it after falling behind by 28, though. I have a question for Dawg fans: Blue is a big hitter, but has he ever made a big hit that changed a game in UGA’s favor? I don’t remember one. I am ashamed of his mouth and attitude. Take the loss like a man. He did absolutely nothing in this game. Kudo’s to Shock. You are the man, and we will miss you.

By Trojan-in-ATL

January 3, 2006 12:38 PM | Link to this

So cool reading all this boo-hoo. Wish I had even an INKLING what it felt like to looooose.

USC RULES THE LAND!

By William Buchheit

January 3, 2006 12:38 PM | Link to this

Come on, guys, it’s not that bad. Don’t forget, there was a time a few weeks ago when a lot of the experts thought we’d go undefeated :) So we had three losses. That’s just one more loss than Bama and LSU had this year. Florida had three losses, too, And they’re always good.

Maybe we lost to a better team last night. You gotta admit that bunch was fast :( Anyway, it was a fight to the finish and Coach just got tricked there at the end. Oh well, the Big East is really a pretty tough conference. Just think if V Tech was still in it. You know they beat West Va 34-17 this year. I’m glad we didn’t have to play them. The way that Freshman QB smoked us, can you even imagine what Vick would have done :(

By DavidU

January 3, 2006 12:40 PM | Link to this

the Dawgs couldn’t stop anyone with a WV uniform last night and yeah that’s a problem everyone has addressed on this blog, but what about their defense in the first half? Shockley is no Freshman, and they had him and the rest of the Offense confused. I admit I think I watched one Big East game all season, and I think that was by mistake..j/k. but I had obviously heard about that unorthodox defense, and I was intrigued, but after actually seeing it. Man that defense is for a lack of a better word just plain - Cool -
SEC teams should adapt some of it to their defensive plans, it would sure shock the other team if they pulled that D out for some snaps during the game, it sure did a number on the Dawgs.

And regarding the fake punt, come on guys, we fans call every punt/field goal attempt a fake from the bar or the couch at home. And we only admit our brilliance when the fake actually is executed. WV had a bizarre formation, but that was the formation they had all game where they pulled a rugby style kick to the right. and when you line up to defend a punt you have to man up to the coverage guys so you can’t just stack the line or else the coverage guys are open, so then you definitely fake it. So lets be realistic, since the first punt, in like the second quarter (god WV played well) when they lined up in a spread for a punt, we were all yelling “ITS A FAKE”

By jon

January 3, 2006 12:53 PM | Link to this

To UGA fans: to say that this game was decided on a fake punt is wrong. UGA had it’s opportunities the entire game. WVU played a great game and UGA completely underestimated their opponent. WVU slapped UGA in the face and sprinted out to a 28-0 lead. Without that, I am not sure if WVU could have won. We knew that UGA would be tough and would score and they almost pulled of the comeback. Props to the WVU players and coaching staff for coming in with a great gameplan and keeping their compsure in the fourth. Shockley is the real deal, but so is Pat White and Steve Slaton. UGA has a storied program and will, no doubt, bounce back. This was a great win for the Big East and for WVU. It should quiet the critics for a while. For those critics, if you were to remove UGA, Auburn, and LSU from the SEC…you would also be under the microscope in the SEC. Yes, the SEC is great, but the BE is on the rise. Good luck next year DAWGS…great game and I hope we meet again. Long Live the Mountaineers. P.S. I did see Greg Blue’s eyes light up….albeit in amazement as WVU was running PAST him!!!

By jon

January 3, 2006 12:53 PM | Link to this

To UGA fans: to say that this game was decided on a fake punt is wrong. UGA had it’s opportunities the entire game. WVU played a great game and UGA completely underestimated their opponent. WVU slapped UGA in the face and sprinted out to a 28-0 lead. Without that, I am not sure if WVU could have won. We knew that UGA would be tough and would score and they almost pulled of the comeback. Props to the WVU players and coaching staff for coming in with a great gameplan and keeping their compsure in the fourth. Shockley is the real deal, but so is Pat White and Steve Slaton. UGA has a storied program and will, no doubt, bounce back. This was a great win for the Big East and for WVU. It should quiet the critics for a while. For those critics, if you were to remove UGA, Auburn, and LSU from the SEC…you would also be under the microscope in the SEC. Yes, the SEC is great, but the BE is on the rise. Good luck next year DAWGS…great game and I hope we meet again. Long Live the Mountaineers. P.S. I did see Greg Blue’s eyes light up….albeit in amazement as WVU was running PAST him!!!

By catchthis

January 3, 2006 12:56 PM | Link to this

WVU you won..Great..Now act like you have won before instead of calling UGA a bunch of thugs and jailbirds. You act like WVU is above reproach and that their players never get into trouble. Does Chris Henry ring a bell. Wasn’t he arrested a few weeks ago? something to do with Marijuana? Who cares ..these are kids and it happens to every team in the country. I don’t mind you being happy you won you deserve to be happy but do not Besmearch our players or our team we as UGA fans are just as proud of our team as you are of yours. If WVU Has about 50 more seasons like this year you may then have a program that is as storied and respected as UGA. That being said Congrats..Now act like you’ve won a game before…

By HA!

January 3, 2006 01:06 PM | Link to this

got sUGAr? HAAAA!! HAAAH!

That is awesome!!!

got sUGAr? guess not.

By MariettaMan

January 3, 2006 01:11 PM | Link to this

catchthis, your rather good at acting like youve lost a game. Guess youve had a lot of practice.

By Phillip

January 3, 2006 01:13 PM | Link to this

“Cant spell sugar without uga, but you cant spell “Won violentleyâ€? without “WVâ€?!!!!!!!!!!” Sadly Larry, you can’t spell “won violently” at all. You also seem unfamilar with math, as 38 is not equal to 50 and 50 is half a hundred.

By Larry

January 3, 2006 01:15 PM | Link to this

Them mountainqueers laid HALF A HUNDRED on them bulldawgs!!!

By Wayne

January 3, 2006 01:15 PM | Link to this

This would not have happened to a Van Gorder defense.

By westvirginiawill

January 3, 2006 01:28 PM | Link to this

speed kills!!georgia really has nothing to be ashamed of for getting up off the floor and making it a tense game at end…mounties speed and execution prevailed in end…and that 4th down fake punt was brilliant…GREAT YEAR/CAN’T WAIT TIL NEXT….GO ‘EERS!!!!!!!!!

By Matt

January 3, 2006 01:43 PM | Link to this

If Georgia doesn’t take WVU lightly, they probably win this game. I had to admit it as a WVU fan, but our defense was just as horrendous as their’s. Regardless, that’s the nature of the beast. WVU took advantage of the disrespect, got fired up because of it and it won them the game. You can bet when we’re playing in the national championship game next year the same won’t be true!

By Cary

January 3, 2006 01:43 PM | Link to this

To everyone who keeps saying the fake punt was brilliant: It WAS NOT brilliant. It was expected by everyone except the UGA coaching staff.

By EerInMD

January 3, 2006 01:48 PM | Link to this

Oh where o where did my favorite UGA bolsters go?

By Denise Gardner

January 3, 2006 01:49 PM | Link to this

I have long been tired of hearing how great the SEC is. There were no great teams this year. There is parity but that’s it. D.J. Shockley was great, but that’s it. I would remind that WV came to Georgia and played in your stadium with your fans. If you want a rematch I dare you or any other SEC team to come to Morgantown. See you there?

By Gillermo Paquia

January 3, 2006 01:52 PM | Link to this

BE PROUD, BE GRATEFUL, BE HUMBLE DOG BROTHERS!!!

By William Buchheit January 3, 2006 12:38 PM | Link to this Come on, guys, it’s not that bad. Don’t forget, there was a time a few weeks ago when a lot of the experts thought we’d go undefeated :) So we had three losses. That’s just one more loss than Bama and LSU had this year. Florida had three losses, too, And they’re always good. Maybe we lost to a better team last night. You gotta admit that bunch was fast :( Anyway, it was a fight to the finish and Coach just got tricked there at the end. Oh well, the Big East is really a pretty tough conference. Just think if V Tech was still in it. You know they beat West Va 34-17 this year. I’m glad we didn’t have to play them. The way that Freshman QB smoked us, can you even imagine what Vick would have done :(

By Hey MATTHEW CAFARO

January 3, 2006 01:59 PM | Link to this

I STILL SAY YOU SUCK JUST LIKE YOUR BULLDOGS.

By Yeahbaby

January 3, 2006 01:59 PM | Link to this

Congrats WV and kudos to the Dawgs for making a game of it. BIG kudos to the WV coach who thought Pat White could play QB…not like all the other recruiters who wanted to put him on defense or flanker…I mean he’s a freshman doing all this and WV’s the only school who could see it. Love that little smile he always seems to have on his face. ‘Twas disappointed “Shock” didn’t get the chance for that last shot drive but the WV coaches and punter put the dagger in and gave it a twist…BLESSED NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

By gdawginkalamazoo

January 3, 2006 02:06 PM | Link to this

Trojan-in-ATL, You get your chance tomorrow night. Going for your 2nd BCS championship. I bet Texas wants it more than you do. WVU wanted it more than we did and got it. Don’t get too happy yet.

By law dawg

January 3, 2006 02:07 PM | Link to this

I said it in the other post and it bears repeating.

First, all this “whipping� etc. talk. You guys won by a mere 3 points despite three turnovers. PLEASE

As far as Shockley is concerned, he was over 60% efficient in his passing, threw for over 270 yards and rushed for over 70. He kicked your a**. It is our defense that did us in, not him.

By GT Fan

January 3, 2006 02:08 PM | Link to this

My hat is off to UGA and Shockley for the great effort and making a game of it last night.

By Scrappy

January 3, 2006 02:08 PM | Link to this

I totally agree wtih Phil above. The defensive scheme was pathetic, expecially considering the full month to prepare for a one-dimensional (run-oriented) team. Happiness is Willie Martinez’s resignation on Mark Richt’s desk. Or, better, on Dr. Adams’ desk, since Richt would try to talk him out of it…

By tyyosh

January 3, 2006 02:12 PM | Link to this

Guys, We were sitting high in the upper deck at the 30. It was clear to us before the snap that a fake punt could work (see below), and based on the aggressive attitude WVU had, you could reasonably assume they were likely to try it.

Assuming I remember this clearly, behind very little sleep…

WVU had 7 guys spread out on the line. Georgia had only 3, all to WVU’s right. The left side of the WVU line was completely unblocked. The others for UGA were stationed at least 10+ yards back in various positions right and left, I believe. As they had previously, UGA’s 3 shifted before the snap one place to their right. This still left at least 2 linemen (maybe 3) to WVU’s left unblocked. Add the 3 protectors, and you had basically 5-6 WVU blockers to 0 UGA at the left point of attack. From where we sat, we had no chance whatsoever of stopping it.

But remember this, all who require perfection. The same special teams coaching that goofed on the fake punt also got us that great block against LSU’s punter (and the SEC championship is more important than a bowl win) and the fake punt by Ely-Kelso against Kentucky. So it goes both ways.

By gdawginkalamazoo

January 3, 2006 02:14 PM | Link to this

EerInMD, Right here! Bravo, excellent show. Congratulations! You guys are everything that you said you were and more. Slaton for Heisman next year. We came out flat footed and stay that way most of the night. Still proud of our team for fighting back and trying to make it a game. Would have been better for us if we could have traded score for score instead of you guys pasting the 28 in the first 16 minutes and us having to dig back into it. Good Luck next year!

By T. Davis

January 3, 2006 02:19 PM | Link to this

This is the site I’m used to….UGA fans talking about other teams. UF isn’t upset that they went to the Outback Bowl. I recall UGA fans being happy that they were in a New Years Day Bowl. (Re: A real bowl game according to them) I guess the difference is that UF won their game and UGA lost in the only game on in that time slot.

By the way, yes GT did lose miserably. There has to be 1 GT reply to every 50 UGA replies on this blog. What’s it like on their blog when they lose, 3 GT replies to every 1 UGA’s?

Both teams in this state are overrated. How long will it be before we start hearing about UGA’s recruiting class? Will it be the usual 28 committments for 23 slots? (Knowing that 5-8 wont qualify)

By GT Fan

January 3, 2006 02:31 PM | Link to this

Great comeback and effort by UGA and Shockley, something we did not see from Chan’s boys last week. However, UGA’s defense has been OVERRATED all year and WVA exposed it again last night. UGA played four very good teams this season (UF, AU, LSU and WVA) and lost to three of them, primarily because their defense could not stop them when they had to. Greg Blue is a big hitter and bigger talker, but how many big stops has he made on fourth down or when the game was on the line? He is no Thomas Davis, as the NFL draft will substantiate in April when/if he gets selected.

By Donald

January 3, 2006 02:32 PM | Link to this

A long time ago an old coach, Norm Van Brocklin, was asked in reference to his team losing a game that was considered “in the bag” before it was played, “Coach, how could your team suffer such a breakdown?”. To which he replied, “The whores kept telling our players how good they were-and they believed it.”

Look it up.

By Perplexed

January 3, 2006 02:49 PM | Link to this

This is Georgia remember, the Falsons, Braves, Hawks, Bullodgs and Yellow Jackets will find a way to lose games they should win. No disrespect to WV but this state is full of under achievers in players and fans who are too quick to say wait till next year. At some point some people need to be accountable for this year. A team of Georgia’s caliber should not have missed that many tackles last night. Next year I will be standing there shouting for all my Georgia teams again and I know I will be dissapointed by lackluster efforts and perplexed play calling. But at least I know by this time next year I will have said wait till next year several more times.

By Perplexed

January 3, 2006 02:51 PM | Link to this

FALCONS

By Got12?

January 3, 2006 02:52 PM | Link to this

I agree with GTFan, its all about defense. For instance, Bama, with no offensive line and missing our top two receivers (one of which is arguably the best player on the team), beat the number one offensive team in college football. How? Defense, that’s how. It’s not possible to simply outscore every opponent in a shootout. UGa scored 35 points against WVU. No team should lose a game in which they score that many points.

By Rob D

January 3, 2006 02:54 PM | Link to this

WV came out hot cause this game was their big game, what did Ga have to gain. I hate bowl games, they are not true matches of team’s talents. It is hard to truly get these kids motivated when they are basically playing an exhibition game. Thats not to tkae anything away from WV, they had a good team, but if this was the week after UGA played LSU and it was a playoff game, it would be a different environment.Also, the other factor is that you have kids who are thinkin about the going pro next year, who wants to get hurt in a meaningless bowl game, unless its the national championship. This time next year nobody will talk about this game again. Trash the bowls, Please.

By Charles

January 3, 2006 02:54 PM | Link to this

Congrats to UGA on a great season. The players showed they had the heart to come from behind after a poorly played 1st quarter. However, I believe Coach Richt needs to re-evaluate how he manages the end of the game. As a coach, you always tell your players “you have to play 60 minutes of football.” As a coach, you have to manage the game and set the conditions for your team to be successful. Well while Coach Richt, as offensive coordinator, was so consumed talking with DJ Shockley and discussing with him how to best move the ball down the field after they receive the punt; he was hoodwinked by not taking the time to make sure he got the ball. One end of game mistake (Auburn) “Shame on me.” Two end of game mistakes (WV) “Shame on you.” One mistake does not make a trend, but two sure does start you on that path. Coach Richt, thanks for getting the dogs to this level, but please take the time to properly manage the entire game and not just the offense. Have a great offseason.

By Michael Smith

January 3, 2006 03:04 PM | Link to this

It was a great Sugar Bowl, congratulations to the Bulldogs for a great year, and how about those ‘Eers, what a fantastic finish to a great season. WVU fans have experienced almost nothing but bowl heartaches over the past 20 years, it was a huge victory for my Mountaineers.

I’d like to post a comment that maybe all UGA/WVU fans can agree on. If that was one of the 4 best officiating crews in the country, which you would expect to be the case for a BCS game, obviously college football officiating has regressed to a point of total incompetence. The head referee seemed overwhelmed by the environment (He personally threw the flag on an unsportsmanlike call against Georgia early in the game, but pointed in the wrong direction. Look for red, and point that way Einstein). Of the three teams on the field, the officiating team had the worst 1st quarter, and that is saying a heck of a lot.

Remember to pray for the miners and their families in Tallmansville, WV. Those guys were probably talking about the game on the way down that shaft and looking forward to watching the Sugar Bowl after their shift ended, at least we’re all safe and sound and were able to watch a fantastic Sugar Bowl.

By Ahead

January 3, 2006 03:17 PM | Link to this

Richt and his coaching staff (it seems)did absolutley nothing to motivate this team. Along with horrible play calling and a defensive scheme looking like a pop-warner team, it is no wonder the Dawgs lost. My grandmother called the fake punt!…Question remains…how come no-one on Georgia’s sideline called, much less prepared for a fake punt at such a crucial time. Great way to end a so so season!

By Sam S in Pittsburgh

January 3, 2006 03:19 PM | Link to this

Great game WVU. Lets give UGA a chance to play in Mountianeer field next year….maybe call it a srimmage game…

Good show Shockley and company….but those Georgia girls can pout on the big screen….love ot roll in the hay with a few of them…

By geechee

January 3, 2006 03:20 PM | Link to this

“Anybody know where the Ignorant big mouth Geechee is this morning? He talked all kinds of crap the entire week, making challenges for WVU fans to come back to the blog to get their medicine”

Well lil stevie miller alias larry, the inbred dork, since I’m half way around the world from you I’ve been sleeping. You lying sack of spit, show me one friggin post where I was challenging WVU fans to come back and get their medicine. Show it to me you lying punk. Go look at the UGA blog and see who was the first to congratulate WVU. I was the one saying for the last two weeks that WVU matched up very well with UGA. Is your whole state so consumed with hate like you are. Sore losers are immature but sore winners are true losers. You’re ignorant piece of dung with your 38 is the exact same as 50. 38 is the exact same as 50? You fat blubber bastard, your mind is the equals the load in a baby’s diaper. Why is it that you fat bastards are always filled with so much hate? Would it kill you to eat a few less twinkies everyday and do a few situps?

To the rest of WVU, I’m sorry that your state had to be filled with the terrible tragedy of the mine disaster on such a joyous day for you. You have an awesome team that should only get better. You should be proud as hell of what Coach Rod has done with your program and good luck to your hoops team, they are looking just as good.

Jeff, you are two for two in this year that’s new. Another great column.

By Salt Lake Dawg

January 3, 2006 03:41 PM | Link to this

To read all the trash talking by Larry and the Mountaineerdiots you’d think this is the first time they’ve ever won a big game. Oh yeah, it is the first time they’ve ever won a big game. Glad to see you guys crack the top 10 for a change. So enjoy your 15 minutes of fame and go back home to your log cabins and take your Sugar Bowl trophy home and place it next to all of your Big East and National Championship trophies.

By Clay

January 3, 2006 03:43 PM | Link to this

A couple things: First, you can tell that the bulk of this article was written well in advance of the game. How can you tell? He makes reference to Georgia having a Dawg Walk. The Dawg Walk was canceled due to the weather. When I first read it I thought the same thing about the miners; but, you have to realize that WV is a state of about 1.8 million—less than half the size of metro Atlanta. The joke was about how small the state is. It’s a joke.

Second, WVU fans who can win with class, thank you. To the rest of you: you do realize that WV is the only state I know of with a KKK member representing it in the US Senate, don’t you? I would be very careful with all the “backward, racist Georgia” comments if I were you. It appears that Klan members are your representation of choice.

Third, I am in complete agreement with many other posts here about Georgia’s defense. Our defenders have been in the opposing ball carriers backfield all year long making contact with the ball carrier—only to see the ball carrier slip past and make a nice play. It was nothing new in the Sugar Bowl—it’s been happening all year. Also, we never apply pressure in pressure situations. We don’t have a blitzing defense. We failed to apply pressure in the Auburn game on the 4th and 10 and got burned. I said before the punt (and so did everyone else as it seems) “Watch the fake. There is no way they are giving us the ball back with 1:45 to play the way we’ve been scoring the last 2-1/2 quarters. There is no one to the left of the ball—we should have 10 men on the line” and of course it was a fake and the game was over. Changes are in order. We need to work on tackling and on applying pressure.

By northwestDAWG

January 3, 2006 03:46 PM | Link to this

When I blogged earlier today I hadn’t read the local newspaper. Went to an appointment and noticed front page headline about trapped miners. I’m keepimg my fingers crossed and saying a little prayer that they survive. I think it was one of you “NEER fans that said they hoped you would put a passing attack to go with your running game. Check out the Reptiles recruiting class. 7 or so of the best receivers in the country are going to play for the “BLIGHT”. when he gets his QB, then it won’t be just Ga. that’ll have to learn how to stop the spread option. The last and winning TD. for the ‘NEERS went where? Straight up the gut, so when I said that the spread option would work in the SEC don’t ignore reality. Coaching? I didn’t see anything new. As happened in so many games in the past, we WERE NOT READY TO PLAY. Our defense didn’t know what was going on and clock mangement is something we don’t know how to do. I’m so pleased with the fame that “Shock” has earned but last night, as several people observed, he was very nervous in the 1st qt. You throw a pass at the shoe laces of a 6’5” receiver ONLY if you are not settled down your self. Wait till next year? Not me, no, I’m just going to wait and see if any changes are made in the program or if we stay the same. If we don’t take a hard look at ourselves, It’ll be quite a while before we get back to the top. I bleed RED AND BLACK but if any of you think I’m wrong then bring it on. I ready for any meaningful debate

By Larry

January 3, 2006 03:52 PM | Link to this

HAHAHA, Man, half a hundred!!!!!! Them mountainqueers came to play didnt they UGA boys?!?!? HAHA, I said, watch out for Slaton and White, but did you all listen?!?!? NO! Its amazing the criticism I took when I predicted this game the other day, but I nailed it!!! UGA thought it only had to show up and take the trophy, but Shockless and his team failed!!!!! Next thing them Dawgs knew they was looking up at the scoreboard and WV had posted half a hundred!!!! Sugar is sweet!!!! Gotta love it!!!!! Cant spell “Whipped Viciously” without WV can you bulldawgs?!?!?!?

By DavidU

January 3, 2006 04:03 PM | Link to this

northwestDAWG, that’s what I saw also, Shockley and the Offense came out like the rest of the Dawg nation, expecting WV to lay down and then when they noticed WV had actually come to play it took them too long to get in the game, by that time they were down 20+ points, and its just hard to get out from under that. I liked how the Offense actually woke up and played while the Defense just decided to wait it out until WV noticed that this was the mighty SEC, instead of actually playing, and that has to go back to coaching, these are 18-20 year olds it falls on the coaches to keep them focused. Great year, bad finish. Still Dawg fans have to stop making excuses, it was one game, both teams knew it was last night, so man up and play, the WV played and beat us down.

On the joke made by the “journalist” (use the term lightly) joke or no joke, he works at a newspaper he should at least have one channel around the news room on CNN/Fox/MSNBC to have noticed before he sent the article what was going on in WV. Sometimes you just have to let the joke go and not use it.

By Gerald Thompson

January 3, 2006 04:04 PM | Link to this

There is certainly enough blame to go around but in the end the coaches lost the game. The defensive coordinator must have been asleep in the first quarter because he certainly did not make any adjustments to their running attack. And not being prepared for a fake punt — give me a break!!! And while I like Mark Richt he does not do a good job managing the clock — behind 10 points with 8 minutes to go and playing like they’re ahead. Clock management was a problem with both Florida and Auburn games also. Nor does he have a killer instinct — too much nice guy on the field. He needs to get into someone’s face every once in a while.

By DavidU

January 3, 2006 04:05 PM | Link to this

Larry is really in love with that bold feature and “half a hundred” thing. Its actually now quite funny.

By geechee

January 3, 2006 04:05 PM | Link to this

A couple things: First, you can tell that the bulk of this article was written well in advance of the game. How can you tell? He makes reference to Georgia having a Dawg Walk.

A couple of things: First, Jeff won’t bother to respond to you so let me just say; the column was not written in advance. Second, you making such a stupid comment invalidates everything else you said afterwards.

By Larry

January 3, 2006 04:12 PM | Link to this

Whats with all this “class” stuff everyone keeps writing about. The word class appears on here about 10000 times. “We won with class.” “Those guys have class.” “The Dawgs lost with class” “You need to have more class” “To you fans that showed class” “We have class, you dont have class” “blah blah blah” Give me a break. Football is about winning, and the word class has been overused so much on here it offically means nothing. You make one crack about the other team and next thing you know Marthas Vineyard wont let you back into your summer home. Could we turn this away from a straight etiquette blog and go back to acknowledging the fact that them mountainqueers put half a hundred on them Dawgs!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAA All right, let me hear about how I don’t have any “class” : )

By MickC

January 3, 2006 04:12 PM | Link to this

geechee, How do YOU know it wasn’t written in advance? You carry his laptop or something? and if you are how much do you get paid for that?

By William

January 3, 2006 04:12 PM | Link to this

All the talk back and forth so ugly is disappointing to read. WVU won the game fair and square. Never mind the late run on points by GA - both teams had the same amount of time on the clock to win the game. What’s all the trick-play crying about? How many of these plays have we seen over the years? Nothing says that GA would have scored if the ball had been punted. Oh, are fumbles, recoveries and scores no longer part of the game? How many games did GA win in regular season as the result of a turnover? None? I am sure that GA is a good team, SEC champs, etc.. WVU was the better team in the Sugar Bowl, led by 2-freshmen. We have all seen this before.

As for David M., the UVA alum - it is unimpressive that one of such a high calibur education would cast such a blanket of vile remarks about all West Virginians. Your remarks are not really about people from WV, they really tell more about you. The comments about coal miners - turn on CNN, Fox, NBC, etc. - 13-miners are trapped underground since the morning of the Sugar Bowl, most of the nation praying for their safe recovery. David M. when you turn on your lights tonight, remember that coal probably generalted the electricity. Say a prayer for these men’s safe recovery. To be such a self-proclaimed intellect, I am amazed that anyone would spout-off about miners in the face of the tradgedy on the news. I do not believe some individuals on this site are as up to speed individually as they should be. Thanks.

By WV math

January 3, 2006 04:13 PM | Link to this

larry, As you have been told before in your previous posts about these columns 38 points is not half a hundred. Please go back to WV and tell them this breaking news about adding. Also stop posting the same stupid comment. ps. losing this game had nothing to do with shockley

By OldDawg55

January 3, 2006 04:16 PM | Link to this

To all West Virginians, my apologies for the ignorant comments made on this blog..to the WVU players..well done..speed counts..to Coach Martinez..hey, it happens to the best laid plans; to Coach Richt..why not be trying to block the punt, they couldn’t run past you then; to Blue, you’d think your detractors had never been in a hyped up game or played football; to Shockley, you’re still a champion in football and in life; to the Dawgs in general, as Coach V once said,”never give up, never,never give up!”..and you didn’t…we just ran out of time. To the Dawg Nation..we’re 10-3, a good university, and we should all be proud of our young men! On to next year…Go Dawgs!

By kl

January 3, 2006 04:17 PM | Link to this

I can feel the love in the air. Be of good cheer, it’s just a football game.

By DavidU

January 3, 2006 04:24 PM | Link to this

William, since I just checked and I am the only David that has posted, I’m assuming you are talking to me. And if so I don’t get it. I have said I thought the joke should not have been said, especially because of the events of the day. Jeff Schultz tried to use it as a punch line, but it was in bad taste because of the miners trapped

By geechee

January 3, 2006 04:26 PM | Link to this

“There is certainly enough blame to go around but in the end the coaches lost the game.”

Where have you been all year? Wherever it was, please go back there. We lost ok? The guys enjoyed the holidays a little too much and did not come to play. It was a bowl game, we don’t need scapegoats. What kind of coaching brings a team back from 28 to zip? Certainly not Miami’s.

By Kevin

January 3, 2006 04:26 PM | Link to this

To all WV Fans u won played better…so hats off to U n u Team….If u read this blog. Enjoy it u deserve it all.And i hope this will make also u get play u rivals Virginia Of ACC Now.U be sold out at home now with this win for now on next season.So here to sugar bowl Champs WV Mountineers!

By Techie

January 3, 2006 04:34 PM | Link to this

Just a note from us Tech fans…we’re all so deeply sad that the dogs lost last night. I’m fighting back tears now as I write this.

By Larry

January 3, 2006 04:46 PM | Link to this

colostomy bag n.

1. A receptacle worn over the stoma to collect feces following a colostomy.

2. UGA fan.

By George

January 3, 2006 04:46 PM | Link to this

Thanks DJ, for the memories. USC and TEXAS would be playing for the Title regardless if we were 13-0. We did the next best thing. We won the SEC. 3-5-7 years from now nobody will remember who won the Sugar Bowl, but 2005 SEC Champs will be remembered forever.

We got out coached. Not to say fire Richt and Willie, but we came out flat, made dumb mistakes and got beat by a fired up well coached WV team.

Stafford is enrolling this week. Big class coming in next year. Put your shades on..THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT.

GO DAWGS!!! 2005 SEC CHAMPS!!!

By MickC

January 3, 2006 05:01 PM | Link to this

Way to go Larry! You came up with a new one. You see you don’t have to keep posting the same math problem every time. You have to keep your material fresh and making the audience want more of your insightful posts. LOL

By TNDawg

January 3, 2006 05:17 PM | Link to this

WV played with passion. Congrats! The best WV team in the history of their program squeaked one out against a very good, but certainly not best UGA team. A good upset for WVU. Enjoy it while you can.

UGA will continue to be a nationally ranked, championship program. WVU will continue to have their occasional good team.

Football in the deep south is still the best in the land.

Where are Slaton & White from again? That’s right, the southeast. Where was the Big12’s Defensive player of the year from? That’s right, Brunswick, GA…..we could go on & on.

The football factories in the southeast will continue to support the rest of America’s football programs while continuing to put the best college programs found anywhere (southeast) on the field year in & year out.

Have a great 2006, where will ya’ll be New Year’s Day 2007? UGA will be in yet another bowl!

By TTW

January 3, 2006 05:18 PM | Link to this

Alabama held their bowl opponnent’s (Texas Tech) high powered offense to less than 15 points. Georgia gave up more than 30 to WV. Alabama showed up, LSU showed up, but UGA did not. More importantly, Urban Meyer, Stever Spurrier and Al Borgess (AU’s offensive coordiator) are licking their chops at a chance to go against UGA’s defense next year. I really do not think there will be fundamental changes in our defensive schemes because UGA is chalking it up to “one of those nights”, but I think it is far more. The defensive philosophy and lack of defensive speed will not go away with next year’s group, maybe in 07’. Therefore expect more big rushing days from opponnents

By ScottWV

January 3, 2006 05:25 PM | Link to this

TNDawg, You sound a little bitter?? might it be because you were one of the UGA fans sitting at home or at the Dome with their mouth open in shock that WV was killing your team. Its true your Program is better but then why does it seem like today all your DAWG fans seem hell bent on trying to reassure yourselves that your program is ok. I can just see you all in the corner in the fetal position rocking yourselves saying “We are good…..we are great…..its ok….we have history behind us…” Instead of being real and saying WE LOST, GET OVER IT

WV won, Georgia lost….Very simple, no excuses, no explanations.

By godawg

January 3, 2006 05:34 PM | Link to this

Dear Scott,

WE LOST! WE’RE OVER IT! We’ve lost before and will again unfortunately. We know how to take it. No excuses (Uga VI DID eat our playbook though), no explanations. Ya’ll played great. Congratulations.

By ScottWV

January 3, 2006 05:39 PM | Link to this

Thank you…That is all we WV Fans want. Credit for the win by our team with no caveats

By SuperDawg

January 3, 2006 05:55 PM | Link to this

Yeah them Mountain Boys got more points than we did. But we had them on the ropes at the end. They were too afraid to punt the ball. They yellow tailed it out of the Dome as fast as they could. We had em right were we wanted them and they ran off like a chicken in a slaughter house.

By JCG

January 3, 2006 05:58 PM | Link to this

You know whats funny about your post SuperDawg. We Won and You Lost. Yep I was there, YOU LOST!!

By Matt

January 3, 2006 06:11 PM | Link to this

“WV played with passion. Congrats! The best WV team in the history of their program squeaked one out against a very good, but certainly not best UGA team. A good upset for WVU. Enjoy it while you can”

This wasn’t even close to WVU’s best team ever. First off, the 1988 and 93 undefeated teams were way better - especially on defense - while the 1996 team, in my opinion was better, too. Nehlen’s 1982 team ranks right up there, too. That’s just modern day. This was an overachieving bunch in 2005. Georgia just lost to a team picked 4th in the “lowly” Big East and to a WVU team that after growing up a little in the offseason, would have you Dawgs for lunch next year, in Georgia or Morgantown!

Scoreboard loser!

By Larry

January 3, 2006 06:40 PM | Link to this

HAHAHAHAHAHA, we done ran all them puppy dawgs off this blog with their tails between their legs!!!!!!!!1 Guess thats what happens when you put half a hundred up on the dawgs!!! Three words that will send shivers up a dawgs spine: Spurrier, West Virginia, and half a hundred!!!!!! HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHA Sugar is sweet!!!! That was the worst dawg loss in 25 years!!!!!!! : )

By Tim

January 3, 2006 06:46 PM | Link to this

Matt, the 88 and 93 WV teams got blown out in their bowl games. They were not undefeated, but one loss.

By physicsDawg

January 3, 2006 06:46 PM | Link to this

I like WVU fans. Most of you have class, except Larry. Man you’re dumb. I hated the way they stunned us in the first 1/4, and loved the way we fought back. Shockley (and many others) are true warriors. Greg Blue is a thug, and being able to Knock the Daylights out of someone is only a plus if you know how to catch them, and don’t do it to a receiver when a ball is in the air. He plays like he talks, apparently…
All of you who are crying for Defensive heads to roll, need to relax. A team that scored 28 in 16 minutes, was then held to 10 points in 44 minutes. I’d say our defense adjusted pretty well.
I will not excuse the fake punt, however. It was not a gutsy call by Rod, or a “lack of being ready for it” by the punt team. We had only 2 or 3 guys on the line of scrimage, and all but one sprinted in the opposit direction when the ball was snapped. We weren’t tricked, or outcoached, or “not ready.” We put on a CLINIC on how to best allow anyone to get a fourth down conversion! I can only think it was a mix of arrogance and stupidity the think the extra yards the punt returner might get were worth the risk of never getting the ball to start with. 1:45 is plenty of time for our offense (the one that played in #’s 2,3 & 4) to get down for 3 or 6 points. Getting the ball at the 20 or the 40 was not the point to stress. This was WAY more than armchair critics screaming “watch the fake!” at the TV every punt. I’m done ranting. Mountainers, great game. I expect to see you at the Sugar next year, if we do so well as to meet you.

By physicsDawg

January 3, 2006 06:59 PM | Link to this

Larry, I was posting you were an idiot BEFORE your last post. So, I guess I gotta say it again. Man you’re Dumb. You don’t see that by calling it “the worst dawg loss in 25 years!!!!!” calls the 2005 Mountaineers pretty lousy. And I say the team deserves WAY more praise than that. Do you really think we fear Spurrier, or are you refering to UF’s Spread Urban Offense? We were well prepared for it, and they put a quick 14 on us because they used the 2 weeks to convert to a more balance, traditional offense.
What’s Larry’s IQ?
That’s right boys and girls, “half a hundred!”

By DavidU

January 3, 2006 07:08 PM | Link to this

Seriously I think Larry doesn’t even know where West Virginia is and has never been in the state. Because if he had been and had pride for WV he would know that his posts make the team, school, fans and the state as a whole sound retarded. He has to just be messing around on the site with nothing to do. So here I’ll give you some ideas, go get a friend, a “Real, Live” friend, go to a bar and watch the Orange bowl and tell him about your half a hundred theory, it will be really funny, trust me. Or better yet erase this site from your favorites, then proceed to take a bat to your computer 38 times or 1/2 a hundred times, which ever you can count to first. I would go with the real friend idea, but I don’t think you’d have too much luck with that.

Great win WV fans, you got us this year, hope to see you again in 2006 for the rematch, BCS permitting.

By mac

January 3, 2006 07:12 PM | Link to this

you would think that Ga would be ready for a fake punt, who wouldnt try for a fake punt with only 3 linemen all lined up on the left side, leaving the right side wide open, the same situation helped the Gators beat the Dogs.

By Jeremiah

January 3, 2006 07:30 PM | Link to this

It’s WVU not UVW.

W V U……..Got it all you inbred SEC idiots? Arrogance breeds ignorance.

By Steve

January 3, 2006 07:34 PM | Link to this

The worst so called Georgia Junkyard defense I’ve ever seen in 30 years.

By jacket in sc

January 3, 2006 07:35 PM | Link to this

Slaton scores on another 52 yd. run.

By Steve

January 3, 2006 07:37 PM | Link to this

The worst Georgia junkyard defense I’ve seen in 30 years.

By Larry

January 3, 2006 07:41 PM | Link to this

Hey dawgs, mail that SEC champ trophy down to Florida. The jokes over, you dawgs didnt earn it. Them mountainqueers laid half a hundred on them dawgs!!!!

By Todd

January 3, 2006 07:42 PM | Link to this

Based on this thread UGA fans should start a new catagory for the record books called moral victories.

Somehow the UGA losers think the comeback by GA lessens the impacat of losing. Maybe in GA, but not everywhere else. The fact is, GA to lost to 10 a point underdog and that is all that matters.

What a joke the SEC is…again and again and again.

By Dennis

January 3, 2006 07:47 PM | Link to this

Georgia is the most deserving team to ever win the SEC and actually should get credit for wins over Fla and Auburn because of the great game that they played against LSU.

NOT

Georgia had a hard time getting out of the tunnel last night and disgraced the whole conference. In the future if your going to represent us then show up and play.

By Steve

January 3, 2006 08:05 PM | Link to this

Wonder if we could get E. Russell back as the defensive coordinator.

By Nodoginhunt

January 3, 2006 08:15 PM | Link to this

Larry:

You are one sad case, dude. So sad…

By Bill Russel

January 3, 2006 08:55 PM | Link to this

Georgia people calling WV people “rednecks”, “uncultured”, and “racist” is quite funny. It is like seeing a pile of dog crap telling a pile of cat crap it smells bad.

By jason

January 3, 2006 09:10 PM | Link to this

I give WVU credit. They played much better than I thought they could. They won, Congratulations to them. THey are the better team. That said, YOU ARE A COWARDLY LITTLE GIRL IF YOU DONT IDENTIFY WHO YOU PULL FOR ON SATURDAY AFTERNOONS ON THIS BOARD. IF YOU ARE TO TALK CRAP, THEN AT LEAST LET US KNOW HOW GREAT YOUR TEAM IS. UNLESS YOU ARE FROM TENNESSEE OR TECH. I HAVE A FEELING THAT MOST OF THESE POSTS ARE FROM YOU LOSERS. SEC CHAMPS 2005!

By Larry

January 3, 2006 09:17 PM | Link to this

colostomy bag n.

1. A receptacle worn over the stoma to collect feces following a colostomy.

2. UGA fan

HAHAHAHA Richt thought ol Spurrier was over on the West Virgina sideline didnt he Dawgs?!?!? HAHAHA, I told you Dawgs they was gonna put half a hundred up on that scoreboard!!!!! Them mountainqueers came to play!!!!! Was this the 95 Florida game? The 76 Sugar Bowl? NO!! It was a whole new chapter in UGA football failure!!! Gotta love it!!!! I feel like my definition of a colostomy bag is an insult to colostomy bags!!!! HAHAHAHA!!!

By K Earl

January 3, 2006 09:33 PM | Link to this

TNDawg no way was this WVU’s best team. I have watched from from when Bowden was coach thru Frank Cignetti, Don Nehlen to Rich Rodriquez. This was a team that was playing inspired ball this year. That got their confidence after the Louisville game and never stopped.

Congrats to UGA, except for a few classless players you guys have nothing to be ashmed of

By Jeffrey L Moss

January 3, 2006 09:35 PM | Link to this

As I read the comments from most of the UGA fans it seems their is still no respect for our proram. No you did not fumble 3 times we forced 3 fumbles. No we dont pass often because nobody I said nobody has stopped our running game. I believe if we punt the ball we lose evan if everbody in the dome knew it was going to be a fake you still had to stop it. The bottom line is you knew we were going to run & YOU COLND NOT STOP IT. The punt formation was so spread out we could have faked it every time & you wouldnt have stopped it either give us some respect we came to a hostle envirement & beat the champions of the SEC

By physicdawg

January 3, 2006 09:36 PM | Link to this

Larry, your ability to look up the meaning of the word colostomy gives you a bonus in my book:
Your IQ must be half a hundred +1!

By physicdawg

January 3, 2006 09:43 PM | Link to this

K Earl and L Moss, you (& your team especially) have my respect. Thanks for the other respectful posts. You need to convince Larry to take a walk “half a hundred” steps sideways from the New River Gorge Bridge.

By Lubehead

January 3, 2006 09:46 PM | Link to this

WILLIE SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO D.J. AND THE ENTIRE OFFENSIVE TEAM FOR ALLOWING 2 FRESHMEN AND A WALK-ON FULLBACK WHIPPING HIS DEFENSIVE SCHEME. DISGRACEFUL THAT COACHES PREVENTED OUR TALENT FROM BEING LEAD ON GAMEDAY!

By jason

January 3, 2006 09:59 PM | Link to this

I feel like ole larry has finaly, after all these years of suckitude. Finaly he has been vindicated. His life is now complete and he can die. Go ahead larry, no one will miss you.

By Clay

January 3, 2006 10:00 PM | Link to this

Okay guys, this is getting old. What more respect do you want? It’s been said many times: WVU scored more points and won the game. There, I said it as well. BUT, where is all this smack talk about UGA and the SEC coming from? You are the poor winners in this thread. Does anyone—anywhere—actually believe that top to bottom the Big East is superior to the SEC? Of course not. UGA spotted WVU 28 quick points and then had to scratch and claw to a 3 point victory. I didn’t see the butt-kicking you all describe. I see a Georgia team that won 3 quarters of the ball game. Yes, WVU won the game. Take the trophy back to your unpopulated little state and enjoy it. With (what is it, the) second bowl win in the history of your program, this trophy will do wonders for your athletic department showcase. Congratulations on the win. WVU had more points, WVU won. Anyone who thinks for a minute that WVU is the better team is delusional. Even a blind squirrel gets a nut every now and then. I think Tom Petty said it best when he sang “Even the losers get lucky sometimes…” You can consider our three fumbles your getting lucky this time. Wonderful win boys. Congrats.

By jason

January 3, 2006 10:08 PM | Link to this

Three words that will send shivers up a dawgs spine: Spurrier, West Virginia, and half a hundred!!!!!!

How many words Larry? Watch out ladies, He might try to tell you how much money he makes a year. He is obviously crazy as a out house rat.

By jason

January 3, 2006 10:10 PM | Link to this

Larry, is Earnest T Bass your daddy?

By Palmetto State Dawg

January 3, 2006 10:16 PM | Link to this

To the WVU FAN: You’re mad that we have made fun of rural West VA? So the only 2 things that you remember about the state of GA are the movie “Deliverance”, & the TV show “Dukes of Hazard”? How about the fact that Atlanta hosted the 1996 Olympic games?? How about the fact that we have 4 professional sports teams in our capital city?? Get your facts straight before you try & compare GA & WV. Raegardless of the Sugar bowl outcome, there is no comparison!

By jason

January 3, 2006 10:19 PM | Link to this

Larry, This is your daddy Earnest T. Your momma Ms. Charlene and I have decided to send you off to schoolin. You know so you can learn readin and ritin and cypherin. Hopefuly someone at that fancy school in Tallville can convince you to let your pecker go whilst you are watching the Florida gators play football. Now git your sorry rear end off of your sister.

SEC CHAMPS 05’

By Larry

January 3, 2006 10:24 PM | Link to this

I dont understand you dawgs. Lets look at what Clay has posted above:

1. UGA spotted WVU 28 quick points… No Clay, WV took those 28 points. Straight run plays right up the middle! Nothing fancy at all. Spotted?!?!? Thats laughable. I guess every time a UGA opponent scores, UGA just spotted them the points. You dawgs are unbelievable!!!

2. I didn’t see the butt-kicking you all describe… WHAT?!?!? Refer to point 1. 28 points in 16 minutes!!

The game was over before it even started. There was NO way UGA was going to come back from 28 points. Clay, did you even watch the game?!?!?! I told you them dawgs was going to see half a hundred up on that scoreboard!!!

By Larry

January 3, 2006 10:30 PM | Link to this

Georgia: 5 million people, 20 different last names. : )

By Larry

January 3, 2006 10:33 PM | Link to this

Georgia: 5 million people, 20 different last names

I think that looks better bold.

By jason

January 3, 2006 10:33 PM | Link to this

Larry: 1/2 man 1/4 brain.

By Larry

January 3, 2006 10:40 PM | Link to this

Hey jason, since you’re up, remember this post?

*By Larry

January 1, 2006 03:47 PM | Link to this

Well jason, since you obviously havent read any of my previous posts, I’ll reiterate some of the basic reasons that the Mountainqueers are agonna lay half a hundred on them dawgs. First off, UGA has lost more games than WV. Second, UGA always loses the bigs games. As I’ve already pointed out, what happened in the 76 Sugar Bowl? or the 81 or 82 Sugar Bowls? UGA has historically struggled against teams from in and around Pennsylvania. It won’t be different against West Virginia either. Third, UGA has not seen speed like Pat White and Steve Slaton. They’ll be 5 yards past the Dawg linebackers before they even know the play has started. Look for Brandon Myles to run circles around the UGA defense. I could go on and on and on. The mountainqueers are agonna lay HALF A HUNDRED against them dawgs. Its fact. Undisputable. Its gonna be sweet. : )*

I’d say I pretty much nailed it huh? HAHAHA, hey, you dawgs did play good though… in 1980!!! HAHAHAHA Half a hundred is what ole WV put on that scoreboard!!!

By jason

January 3, 2006 10:56 PM | Link to this

You are a retard Larry, Do you remember this post? : Dear Ms. Charlene, I am not a retard. I am smart. my momma done told me so. I likst your pertty teefisus. I dun told you my pee pee is half a hundred inches long.

Will you go with me circle yest or nope.

By jason

January 3, 2006 10:59 PM | Link to this

Hey Larry, whats the difference between you and Joe Paterno? He’s on a sideline.

SEC CHAMPS!

By jason

January 3, 2006 11:06 PM | Link to this

Hey Larry, Does your mother know what a sissy you are?

By Larry

January 3, 2006 11:06 PM | Link to this

jason, what the difference between you and joe paterno? Joe’s team didnt get half a hundred put up on him by them mountainqueers!!!! I nailed that game last night!!! UGA needs to mail that SEC trophy to UF or LSU. Even Vandy would have put up a better game against WV. Them mountaineers put up half a hundred on them dawgs!!!!

By jason

January 3, 2006 11:10 PM | Link to this

Hey Earnest T’s boy, How would you like to meet for a good ole fashioned fist fight?

By TechMan

January 3, 2006 11:14 PM | Link to this

I’m Tech fan who was able to go to the Sugar Bowl. Enjoyed every minute and thought it was a great game. W.Va was very impressive and probably the most unappreciated 1 loss team in recent history. I have to give kudos to Ga by the way they came back - Ga is much better then I gave them credit for during the season I never would have thought they would have kept it that close…also about the quote…If W. VA isn’t a top 10 team then does that make GA not a top 30.

By Larry

January 3, 2006 11:14 PM | Link to this

Everybody hear about that new law Georgia passed? Apparently when a couple gets divorced, they are still legally brother and sister. It would be funny if it wasnt true. Them WV boys laid HALF A HUNDRED on them bulldawgs!!!!

By Gator Nation

January 3, 2006 11:41 PM | Link to this

Hey Jason,

Up your meds; then, I’ll be glad to fight you. Normally, I don’t pick on delusional retards, but I’ll make an exception.

Come down to Florida for next year’s game in Jax and I’ll whip your sorry a** after the Gators win #15 out of the last 17.

By kevin wetzel

January 3, 2006 11:55 PM | Link to this

People from GA busting on WV…???? What a bunch of dumb a* rednecks! What do they know about this mountain state with all the hard working good people, that love living here! and always come back to… GA red mud flat hot wasteland..full of hicks! wvu kicked your A* real good!

By girl

January 4, 2006 12:08 AM | Link to this

Larry’s going to make someone a fine wife someday.

By Larry

January 4, 2006 12:26 AM | Link to this

I you dawgs them boys from WV was agonna post half a hundred!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your heard if from me first!!!!!!!!! Just win baby!!!!!!! Just win!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHA, can’t spell “Won by a Very large landslide without “WV”!!! HAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHA Sugar is sweet my friends, sugar is sweet. I told you dawgs them mountainqueers was agonna post half a hundred!!!!!!!!!!!!

By RAF from WV

January 4, 2006 02:24 AM | Link to this

Headline: Sports Good, Fans Bad

Wow. Sports boards always depress me. I got here using Google and started reading the posts. It’s like the text version of Vick stomping Dumervil’s leg in the Gator Bowl. So much ugly, unbridled, vituperative (I’m from WV - had to look that up) aggression over a game. Yep. A game, with the rather innocuous name ‘Sugar Bowl’. So what’s the big, earth-shaking deal? Most of us had fun rooting for our chosen team. Both teams aquitted themselves well enough. One scored a few more points than the other. The course of world history was altered not one whit. Congrats to the kids on both sides, and to anyone and everyone who still thinks sportsmanship means something.

By wes

January 4, 2006 09:08 AM | Link to this

This just in: Leonard Pope still can’t read.

By Clay

January 4, 2006 10:43 AM | Link to this

Larry, my general rule is to ignore Trolls; but, since you mentioned me by name…The final score was 38-35. You have a very strange idea of a “whipping.” Also, 38 might equal 50 in West Virginia, but in the rest of the world, 38 is 12 shy of 50. In football, that is 2 whole touchdowns shy of 50 points—in case you did not know that, either. Also, Georgia’s population is over 8 million. Georgia is the 9th most populous state in the US and the largest in land mass east of the Mississippi River. Just a little lesson for you, while you’re here.

By Ala. Jim

January 4, 2006 10:45 AM | Link to this

Would you please close this post before Crazy Larry says half a hundread one more time.

By Clay

January 4, 2006 10:59 AM | Link to this

kevin wetzel said “wvu kicked your A* real good!”

Well, a three point win might qualify as “real good” in West Virginia, but it’s a field goal in the rest of the American football playing world.

One other point of Larry’s that I meant to respond to: The game was not over “before it even started.” After UGA outscored WVU 35-10, the game was not over until 1:45 to go in the 4th quarter after the fake punt went for a 1st down. The whole state of Georgia knew the fake was coming—except apparently for those on the UGA sideline.

By crazy Larry

January 4, 2006 11:01 AM | Link to this

HALF A HUND … AAAAAAARRHHH!!!

THIS IS LARRY’S COMPUTER. SORRY FOR THE IDIOT. I HAVE ELECTROCUTED HIM AND HE WILL NOT BE EMBARRASSING OUR STATE ANY LONGER.

By Sandy from WV

January 4, 2006 11:17 AM | Link to this

This is just 8 million more idiots like you. I am very proud to be a Mountaineer. We are proud and classy people with a compassion for other people. You guys could learn something from that. I wouldn’t want to live in your great STATE if everyone feels the same way you do.

By Clay

January 4, 2006 11:25 AM | Link to this

“GA red mud flat hot wasteland..full of hicks!”

Only someone who has never been to Georgia could make this statement. Georgia is far from flat. You must have us confused with Kansas.

“can’t spell “Won by a Very large landslide without “WVâ€?!!!”

On what planet is a 3 point win a landslide?

By Clay

January 4, 2006 11:32 AM | Link to this

Sandy, what does that mean? I did not say anything. Larry said Ga had 5 million residents and I corrected them. You are the only one here with mean spirits as far as I can tell. Are you backwards folks going to send KKK Grand Dragon Robert Byrd back to the Senate again? That was a rhetorical question—of course you are. Hey, you were mean first.

By Larry

January 4, 2006 11:35 AM | Link to this

Sounds like you dawgs out there are in denial!!!! Maybe after youve slept off them hangovers you can acknowledge the fact that them mountainqueers put up half a hundred on them dawgs!!!!!!!!! JUST WIN BABY!!!!!!! WAAAAAAAAAAHHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! Sugar is sweet!!!!!!! When that score was 28-0, everyone knew that game was over. Them mountainqueers shouldnt have even come out of the tunnel after halftime!! Them bulldawgs’s eys was big as saucers when they looked up at that scoreboard and saw half a hundred!!!!!!!!!!! Cant spell “yoU Georgia teams lose A lot” without UGA!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHA, HALF A HUNDRED MY FRIENDS, HALF A HUNDRED!!!!!!!!!

By mountain fan today

January 4, 2006 11:43 AM | Link to this

it was only three because WV held back! Evidently those wiggle backs were tired from all those long runs!

dogs mark mark (hairlipped) before…yelp yelp after

now whine whine

By alex

January 4, 2006 11:49 AM | Link to this

hey larry, i love how the best comeback any of these dawgs have is “38 is not half a hundred.” LOL, like letting the Big Least put up 38 is something to be proud of?!? Let them dawgs have it Larry. They deserve every bit of it!!!! 38 is close enough to 50 anyhow, lol, UGA-what a bunch of losers.

By JD

January 4, 2006 12:06 PM | Link to this

Now showing on ESPN, UGA vs. Penn State in the 1983 Sugar Bowl

Another UGA beat down. By the way, what was Dooley’s record in the Sugar Bowl? 1-4?

Slaton topped the previous Sugar Bowl rushing record set in 1977 when his Pittsburgh Panthers thumped….that’s right, UGA!

By Brooks

January 4, 2006 12:34 PM | Link to this

I can’t believe any Tech fans have the nerve to say a dang thing right now. They got their a*& handed to them by the mighty Utah Utes. It’s funny how their “jackets” go 7-5 and lose another bowl game equivalent to a 5A high school championship. Tech’s goals for next season: 1. Play in a bowl game with their own sideline., 2. beat Duke, 3. have 35,000 at home games, 4. put lights in upper deck., 5. try to win 7 games(possibly). GO DAWGS!

By Larry

January 4, 2006 12:42 PM | Link to this

I can’t believe any UGA fans have the nerve to say a dang thing right now. They got their a*& handed to them by the mighty WV Mountainqueers. It’s funny how their “dawgsâ€? go 10-3 and lose another bowl game equivalent to a 5A high school championship. UGA’s goals for next season: 1. Not choke in a bowl game., 2. beat Florida, 3. not have half a hundred ran up on them, 4. move out of trailer park., 5. try to beat a Big Least team. Them dawgs got half a hundred put up on em!!!!

By austindog

January 4, 2006 12:45 PM | Link to this

Hey Alex, I love that you are Bevis to Larry.

GEORGIA BULLDOGS!

SEC CHAMPS 2005!

Four straight 10 win seasons!

The haters can’t stand it!

By Larry

January 4, 2006 12:51 PM | Link to this

autisticdog,

I don’t see any Tech comments, except one giving props to UGA for not quitting. Still trying to change the focus off of the fact that UGA lost and that them bulldawgs’s eys was big as saucers when they looked up at that scoreboard and saw half a hundred!!!!!!!!!!! Cant spell “yoU Georgia teams lose A lotâ€? without UGA!!!!!!!

By physicsDawg

January 4, 2006 12:53 PM | Link to this

larry and alex, “half a hundred” wouldn’t be so asinine, if 38 were closer to 50. And if the margin of victory weren’t ONLY 3 POINTS. Now, I can see someone lumping Miami’s loss into the 50 catagory: they allowed 40, and only got 3. See, how 40 is closer to 50 than 38; and 3 is way farther away than 35? Your Big East still stinks! People gave Oregon (10-1) the same lack of respect, because they didn’t beat any other good teams. Oregon proved that lack was justified. WVU proved the opposite, They are very good. But, that doesn’t make Uconn , Rutgers, et al powerhouses.
You are trying to act like a “knew-it-all-along” and squeeze “half a hundred” into fitting this game, just because 28 points came in such a dominating fashion. Fact is, Coach Rod was p** and worried the entire 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarters. Watch a replay of the game; every time he is on camera, he’s upset because UGA leveled off, and came roaring back. Again, 3 points! Yes, that’s a victory, congrats. No one here buys your 50 points, ‘cept your bed-boy alex. Go sell your crazy drivel elsewhere.
GO DAWGS

By Brooks

January 4, 2006 12:54 PM | Link to this

Larry, come on man that’s pretty weak. We all know that the “jackets” would have handled West Virginia. Tech is a bunch of quitters who packed it in on the outfield in San Fran. Don’t say anything about 10-3. The “jackets” won’t win 10 games for years. 10-3 is a down year for us. 10-3 is an imaginary place for the bees. So take comfort in bashing the dawgs and talking about how we lost our bowl game. Larry, you still know you wish you were a Dawg fan. Admit it you wear red around the house and bark like a dawg on Saturdays in the fall.

By Larry

January 4, 2006 01:00 PM | Link to this

I know the jackets would have handled west virginia. They wouldnt have let them WV boys put up half a hundred

By Todd

January 4, 2006 01:14 PM | Link to this

Larry,

Tech had a half a hundred laid on them too. 38 being your half a hundred. In fact, worst Tech bowl loss ever, right.

By Todd

January 4, 2006 01:18 PM | Link to this

Larry,

Tech had a half a hundred laid on them too. 38 being your half a hundred. In fact, worst Tech bowl loss ever, right.

By HOUDAWG

January 4, 2006 01:20 PM | Link to this

A quick take …..

As I feared for a few weeks …. we simply didn’t come out ready to play. Players to blame, not the coaches.

Spread offense & their team speed got us on our heels from the get-go. Next year will be a rebuilding year, I think. Yes, it was a positive that we fought back from 28 - 0, but a tough loss nonetheless …..

And, my thoughts & prayers go to those families that suffered tremendous loss in the past day ….. God Bless.

By Larry

January 4, 2006 01:21 PM | Link to this

Todd, you’re right. Every Georiga team that has played lately has had half a hundred laid on em. Falcons-44, Tech-38, and UGA-38. All these teams had half a hundred put up on em!!! Sugar is sweet, my friends, sugar is sweet!!!!!!! I told you boys them dawgs was agonna see half a hundred on that scoreboard!!! WOOF WOOF, HAHAHA

By SCMountaineer

January 4, 2006 02:19 PM | Link to this

For some Dawg fans like Cary, the line “rationalization is more important than sex” rings true. Have you ever gone a day without a rationalization Cary? Just keep dismissing that 28 points and focus on the 35-10 if that’s what gets you through the day. Don’t let the fact that the Sugar Bowl trophy is enroute to Morgantown encroach upon the delusions. That said, great game Dawg fans! I’m glad it wasn’t a blowout. The fight that was in the dawgs not only made this game an instant classic but almost forged a victory. However, you can’t win every game. I know. I’m a Mountaineer fan. Most of you Georgia fans have no idea how much we (WVU/Big East) have to scratch and claw for respect. Perhaps that’s why there is so much antipathy directed at WVU and the UG coaching staff in many of the comments. This fan will always remain humble because I DO know what it is like. No, we don’t have the SEC pedigree. We graduated from the school of hard knocks. I salute the Georgia fans who recognized and congratulated WVU for a great game and I salute the Dawgs for their valiant comeback.

P.S. God Bless families of the men who died as well as miners and their families everywhere.

By geechee

January 4, 2006 02:39 PM | Link to this

“Most of you Georgia fans have no idea how much we (WVU/Big East) have to scratch and claw for respect.”

Yes we do, and you have a great team.

By physicsDawg

January 4, 2006 02:42 PM | Link to this

Thank you for some class, SCMountaineer. Please don’t take our(MY) ranting about the punt and other errors, as a lack of props to your team. Not taking anything away from what your team earned.

By Ricky

January 4, 2006 03:16 PM | Link to this

WVU played their butts off and deserved to win. If the two teams played 10 times UGA would win 7, but they didn’t win the one that mattered. After seeing what has happend in WV over the last couple of days, I am glad they won. That state needs something to be happy and proud of right now.

By SCMountaineer

January 4, 2006 03:38 PM | Link to this

Thanks geechee and I feel the same way about Georgia. I used to live in Jax and I’ve got relatives (oddly enough, named Goff) in Sparta (aka Covington) so I’m well versed in Georgia football.

physicsDawg, thanks for the gesture. It’s pretty easy to differentiate the class posters and fans ;-p. For the most part, I like Dawg fans. Early reports from family members who attended the game are very favorable as well. Also, for the most part, I like Mountaineer fans. Why do I say that? Because, like any other group, we have our lunatics too. Anyway, I know WVU fans will remember this game with more fondness than UG fans but I think everyone will agree it was a hard fought, down to the wire, exciting game with an abundance of big plays. As a pure college football and Mountaineer fan, I can’t ask for anything more than what I saw Monday night. I think if you’re a UG fan, certainly, you can only ask for the W. Everything else you hope for in a game of this magnitude was in place. Continuing to dissect it will only fester the disappointment and I don’t think Dawg fans have anything to be disappointed about OTHER than the L. Beyond that, the only other remedy you have would be to find some way to invent the flux capacitor which is what makes time travel possible. ;-)

By Chase

January 4, 2006 04:23 PM | Link to this

Well, let’s think positively Dawg Fans. Were having a flag raised on opening day next season. On it, it will read “2005 SEC Champions”. These stupid WV fans can talk all the trash they want, because they have not won a bowl game since 2000, in the Music City Bowl….SUPER! We have won our last 3 in a row. Don’t buy into this a big bowl win helps the program….look at Tennessee this year. We lost to Boston College in 01 and won the SEC the next year.

Stop trashing our coaching staff too. Mark Richt is the best thing that has happened to us in the last 18 years.

When you turn the ball over 3 times in your own territory, you’re almost destined to lose every time. We were down 28-0 and outscored the Mountaineers 35-10 after that. As long as we have Mark Richt on our sideline we will be in every game we play. We will not quit like Auburn did against Wisconsin and Miami did against LSU.

West Virginia is a well coached ball club, give them that. They capitolized on our mistakes, but they need to be honest with themselves and know that we gave them at least 17 points.

Let’s be honest Bulldog Nation. We would rather have lost on Jan.2 than on Dec.3!!! And if you disagree, you are an idiot and have no business being a college football fan.

I’d rather be a Bulldog than a Mountaineer win or lose.

GO DAWGS!!!!

By SCMountaineer

January 4, 2006 04:47 PM | Link to this

Well thank you for giving us the game. I, for one, am very grateful. I’m also grateful you would rather be a bulldog.

By jason

January 4, 2006 07:50 PM | Link to this

Hey Larry, Ill be at the UGA UF game next year. Make sure you come back and tell me where to meet you. Ill have a little something for you boy.

By Larry

January 4, 2006 09:58 PM | Link to this

HAHA, them mountainqueers would of put up 100 if they hadnt put up 28 so fast. Once you get that type of lead you just go into clock management mode. Them mountainqueers put up half a hundred on them dawgs!!!! These are the facts, deal with it!!!!!!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHOOOOOO!!! JUST WIN BABY!!!!!