UGA

By yellowblood

July 12, 2007 11:20 AM | Link to this

2 wins, 1 loss. Actually, I can’t wait until the 6th or 7th game of the year when they have lost 2 or 3 and these blogs will be filled with the dimwits going after each other, wanting to fire certain coaches, and the annual “wait until next year” along with “recruitin” talk begins. Its my favorite time of the year. ‘07 will be “Rebuilding Year II”.

By yellowblood

July 12, 2007 11:20 AM | Link to this

2 wins, 1 loss. Actually, I can’t wait until the 6th or 7th game of the year when they have lost 2 or 3 and these blogs will be filled with the dimwits going after each other, wanting to fire certain coaches, and the annual “wait until next year” along with “recruitin” talk begins. Its my favorite time of the year. ‘07 will be “Rebuilding Year II”.

By yellowblood

July 12, 2007 11:20 AM | Link to this

2 wins, 1 loss. Actually, I can’t wait until the 6th or 7th game of the year when they have lost 2 or 3 and these blogs will be filled with the dimwits going after each other, wanting to fire certain coaches, and the annual “wait until next year” along with “recruitin” talk begins. Its my favorite time of the year. ‘07 will be “Rebuilding Year II”.

By Pitbull

July 12, 2007 11:34 AM | Link to this

They will be 3-0. The first 2 teams will be a challenge, but UGA will beat them. The third game will be a warm up for Alabama.

By gdawginkalamazoo

July 12, 2007 11:35 AM | Link to this

Carter, part of our defensive problems last came from the fact that the offense couldn’t consistently hold onto the ball long enough to give them a break. I believe it will be a lot different this year. It seems that year in and year Martinez gets the defense ready. We have a lot of athletes on that side of the ball and if they can get it to where they can consistently stop the run then 3-0 in September should be no problem. OSU will be tough on offense for sure. Of course we will too so that might be a high scoring game until either defense steps it up.

Bama has too many new things going on this year to be a big factor but next year might be something different.

SC is SC and playing them in Athens should bring us a victory if we can keep Boyd in check.

Can’t stress enough how important stopping the run will be this year. I don’t think our secondary will miss a beat.

By Billy

July 12, 2007 11:40 AM | Link to this

Don’t get to excited about beating South Carolina. We certainly may but they have numbers this year and while the talent is still another class away, they will be a threat to everyone because of the visored one.

By D3

July 12, 2007 11:43 AM | Link to this

Yeah, I know yellowblood, lose 2 to 3 games by 6th or 7th game and still beat Tech for the, oh yeah, 6th time in a row. Can’t imagine how bad that must feel. And then you lose to Wake Forest in the ACC title game that like 100 people attended.

By Wes

July 12, 2007 11:49 AM | Link to this

Yellowblood, don’t you find it interesting that someone would be extremely hard pressed to find a Georgia fan on a Tech blog, yet 9 times out of 10, a tech fan is the first person on a Georgia blog, flapping their gums about nothing? When you think about it though, I guess if your football program had more success, your blogs would be busier and you wouldn’t have to spend all your time on ours, huh?

By gamecockgary

July 12, 2007 11:52 AM | Link to this

spurrier boys-37, bullpuppies-13…between the twigs/nuf said!!

By gdawginkalamazoo

July 12, 2007 11:53 AM | Link to this

yellowblood, go back to your own board to complain about how YOUR season is going to go. Toker

By DirkDawggler

July 12, 2007 12:06 PM | Link to this

Gamecockgary-

I remember my first beer, too. Kinda makes you dizzy.

By Heeldawg

July 12, 2007 12:15 PM | Link to this

Gamecockgary:

Every year.

Every year the ‘Cocks predict some blowout win over Georgia, and it NEVER HAPPENS.

Mark Richt has lost badly to two teams in his tenure at U.Ga. He was soundly beaten by LSU’s 12-1 National Champions in the SEC title game in 2003 and was pounded by Auburn’s 13-0 team in 2004. That’s it. The take home from this is that you have to be of national championship caliber to soundly beat a Mark Richt team. Are these Gamecocks going to be a good team? It should be Spurrier’s best team in Columbia so far. But are they going to contend for the national title? I don’t think even the most delusional C** fan (and there are quite a number of them out there) thinks that South Carolina has a legitimate shot at the national title this season. And the Gamecocks haven’t beaten Georgia at all in the last six seasons. So all of this crowing about a possible “blowout” is just so much chickens*.

The Georgia-South Carolina game will be close. The Cocks return a solid, if unspectacular, defense, and solid running game and a serviceable QB. The OL will be porous, but that’s the biggest weakness. Georgia has better overall talent but less experience, particularly on the DL. I look for turnovers and special teams to decide this one. The Dawgs should win in a defensive struggle, 21-17.

As for the other two “big” games, I see the Dawgs winning a shootout with Okie State 34-24, and the Alabama game will be in a similar vein to the tune of 34-21. I think most opponents are going to be surprised with the degree of improvement of the Georgia offense this year.

The Dawgs should be 5-0 by the end of September. But that ball can bounce funny ways. That’s why we play the season….

By phatsfulmer

July 12, 2007 12:23 PM | Link to this

if we hung 50 in the valley/ are we going to hang 100 on the hill?..ROCKY TOP RULES!!!!!!!!!!!

By BT fan

July 12, 2007 12:23 PM | Link to this

UGA will be 3-0 after September, beating Bama BAD…I hope… The SEC will not have a 12-0 team again this year. I predict Tennessee and LSU in the title game with UGA, and Florida ‘darkhorses”.If UGA does not win against Florida this year, it could be a long dry spell for UGA and other SEC East teams going to Atlanta. Auburn will be 9-3 if we beat UGA at ATHENS, or 8-4, 9 if Dawgs prevail in Clark County.

By mcdawg

July 12, 2007 12:26 PM | Link to this

here is the key to 3-0—one game at a time-one play at a time-that is how championships are won—forget about the O-Line they are going to be fine-its the D-Line inside the tackles that is the big concern-hope they are in shape by the kickoff time or we could be looking at 1-2

By AltamahaDawg

July 12, 2007 12:35 PM | Link to this

yellowblood, I agree, it does take a “dimwit” to call for coaches to be fired mid season. I think we all remember a couple of them. BUT as I said to Jason, if the best thing about college football, what you really look forward to, is hoping against UGA, then my friend, you are trully sad. Hey, heres an idea, why not just pick some college football team out there that you Do like and pull for them. It’s a lot more fun.

By dawgsonaplane

July 12, 2007 12:43 PM | Link to this

Im sure UT will “hang” 100 on us at neyland you tool. We own that oversized jail and you know it. I swear to god, its like UT fans get together so they can all sound as red and dumb as the next toothless vol fan. I have read more damn posts about them “hanging” points on us last year. Your program is in a pathetic downward spiral last years win over us seems to be all that holds you dbags over. But, on a positive note, you guys do have some of the best and most reliable crack dealers in all of tenn. Go Dawgs.

By Ramble ON!

July 12, 2007 12:44 PM | Link to this

HOW ABOUT NOV. 0-3 BANK IT!

By AltamahaDawg

July 12, 2007 12:47 PM | Link to this

zoo, was it you that coined the phrase last year, that our defense had to “play against 2 offenses”? That is a very tough battle to win. Hopefully they only have to stop the bad guys this year.

By Steven

July 12, 2007 12:51 PM | Link to this

Yellow blood could not have said it better myself!!!!! The dawg nation goes through the same ritual of being “a year away” year after year. In fact I believe they have been a year away now for almost 30 years. Fact of the matter is the Dawgs will lose at LEAST 2 games in September and this annual ritual will begin again. I think it is funny that the article says that Ole p** should not present a problem.Does anyone remember the game in Oxford last year? I am talking about the game that the Dawgs won for one and only one reason; the worst refs in the history of the SEC. I have never seen anything like the calls in that game. As for the home field advantage the artilce talks about….. Last year UGA had to get blind a* lucky to beat a horrendous CU team, lost to Vandy, and oh yea got beat by UT by three touchdowns all AT HOME. Trust me EVERY game will present a challenge to the Dawgs this year and the “one year away” chants will begin before we know it.

By austindog

July 12, 2007 12:54 PM | Link to this

That’s what you think Ramble? 0-3? Will you still be around when Georgia’s 3-0 to eat crow or will you just change your handle?

By AltamahaDawg

July 12, 2007 12:58 PM | Link to this

ramble, are you thinking the tech game got moved to December?

By I care

July 12, 2007 1:00 PM | Link to this

Ramble on, we play Troy, Auburn and Tech in november…Troy will pose a bigger problem than Tech will. I doubt we’ll go 3-0 because Auburn is liable to get us…but i think you need to pull out that sliderule again before you say an 0-3 november for Georgia…you need to worry about your own November first anyways…you have Va Tech, Duke, a Butch Davis led Carolina team, and Georgia…if Duke Lays down for you, you MIGHT go 1-3.

By John

July 12, 2007 1:02 PM | Link to this

HEELDAWG I guess you were passed out from all the crack you were smoking when an average at best UT team beat the puppies 51-33 AT HOME last year. I guess that does not classify as one of your “bad losses” though.

By Finchdawg

July 12, 2007 1:22 PM | Link to this

I guess it wouldn’t be college football season if Carter Strickland weren’t here to bring out a pessimistic outlook (1-2) about the Dawgs. Yes, Carter, I know you acknowledge the 3-0 possibility, but I can tell you’re hoping for less.

By Apaul404

July 12, 2007 1:35 PM | Link to this

You know this Oklahoma State game is really reminding me of Boise State in 2005, ESPN, AJC, Craig and Dede and everyone else predicted UGA would lose. I mean what about their 7-6 record last year tells you they are so good? And their offense is so great they blew out Missouri St, Arkansas St, Florida Atlantic, and Baylor. I just don’t see it. I want wait till Sept 1. When 92,000 screaming fans are celebrating a hard fought victory over the cowboys.

By unknown hensen

July 12, 2007 1:45 PM | Link to this

I take the UT comments like the WVU dingbats still talking about the Sugar Bowl. Those both were crazy games that got away from both teams. UT deserved to win, but anything that could go wrong did. WVU is lucky the clock ran out because the Dawgs would have won it. They scored 7 points in the last 2-1/2 quarters. UT’s best days are behind them.

By GREG

July 12, 2007 1:47 PM | Link to this

HA YALL…I’M BACK ALL OVER AGIAN MAN…THESE BULLDOGS WANT TO WIN EVERTIME THEY GO OUT THERE.IF THERE IS ANOTHER TEAM ON THE OTHERSIDE,THEY WANT TO BEAT THEM UP MAN.I LOVE GEORGIA AND ALL THE FIXENS THAT GO WITH THEM MAN!!!!!

By 2N4YEARS

July 12, 2007 1:55 PM | Link to this

Hey yellowblood , let me clue you in: YOU ONLY HAVE TO HIT THE ‘POST’ button once. I thought TECH being a ‘Technical’ school you might know that. Guess not. Anyway, isn’t it TECH fans that always cry the annual “wait until next year” along with “recruitin” talk begins? Remember Calvin Johnson was your savor—or so you thought. Every year is my favorite time of the year. ‘07 will be “Rebuilding Year #7” for TECH.

By Apaul404

July 12, 2007 2:04 PM | Link to this

Steven, the bug nation always comes on our blogs speaking out of their behinds, lets look at some numbers.

UGA down year in 2006 record 9-4, 2005 10-3, 2004 10-2, 2003 11-3, 2002 13-1.

GT 2006 9-5, 2005 7-5, 2004 7-5, 2003 7-6, 2002 7-6. Which basically means our worst year in the last five years was still the better than your best. Even though you had the best player in the nation for the last three. Let’s talk about the 2003 team that lost one game by one touchdown that kept them out of the bcs national championship game. Let’s talk about last year, when Joe T III, Cox, and Stafford struggled, we lost Thomas Brown, and our All American placekicker. An injury that cost us wins vs Vandy and UK. And another 11-2 season. Through all that we still beat you. How about this, when you guys put together a 10 win season in the weak ACC or beat us then you can say something. Right now you are just making our state look bad.

By Ramble ON!

July 12, 2007 2:05 PM | Link to this

austindog come on, I’ve never changed my handle.

I care makes a good point. I just assumed it was UF, Auburn, and GT. I think you should be able to beat Troy St.

You fleabags were yucking it up last year because we played them, hypocrites.

By DawgTalker

July 12, 2007 2:08 PM | Link to this

Any body else out there ever wonder if Reggie Ball ever thinks about “Spiking that fourth down”…Thats was a classic. You would think being from a Tech School he could count! Yellowblood, I think your parents put your swingset a little too close to the house.

By Apaul404

July 12, 2007 2:18 PM | Link to this

Reggie can’t count because Reggie did not attend classes. It’s pretty sad that all he did at your school was play ball and he was that terrible. Definitely lacked those critical thinking skills. It’s also sad that the backup was so poor that the head coach almost made a deal with the devil trying to get him eligible for your bowl game. Pathetic.

By Steven

July 12, 2007 2:20 PM | Link to this

Paul: 1. I did not go to tech nor am I a Tech fan; I actually went to a small school in VA 2. I just really really despise UGA and its fans because I was born and raised in ATL and have listened to the same crying my entire life 3. Your post is a perfect example of the pitiful dawg nation. Just making all sorts of dumb excuses of why the Dawgies lost to two of the SEC’s worst teams and damn well should have lost to ole p** and Colorado as well. Injuries are just a part of the game and there is not a team in the country who did not suffer from injuries last year.
4. GET A CLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By gdawginkalamazoo

July 12, 2007 2:21 PM | Link to this

HOW ABOUT NOV. 0-3 BANK IT!

RambleON! Take it easy on Tech. I am sure you guys might pull a win out somewhere in Nov. just not against the Dawgs my friend. Hey how the heck is the repair on the Wrecked Wreck going?

AltaDawg, I don’t think I have ever said anything on here that can be attributed to me. Nothing constructive, nothing worthwhile. Entertaining or humorous (hopefully every once in a while). Defend my Dawgs, every time. But that “playing against two offenses” was an accurate analysis, whoever wrote it. I am with you though hopefully only against the bad guys this year.

By Spike

July 12, 2007 2:28 PM | Link to this

Hey “Yellowblood and Ramblin’ On” Go ahead run your pie holes about who UGA will lose to. Rest assured, you two poindexters, we will beat you guys again and both of you know it!!

By Apaul404

July 12, 2007 2:51 PM | Link to this

Steven, I was born and raised in Atlanta myself. Every team has fans that whine about things. It happens, if that is pitiful being a passionate fan should be illegal. No one likes losing to UK and Vandy, but we still had a solid year, things just came together late. Considering the inexperience at qb that lead to lots of TO’s and three and outs. Which lead to the D being on the field a lot. Complicated by the fact that we lost our reliable kicker. With all that said we lost to the eventual national champs by 7 pts and they were running scared and can thank the refs for a phantom facemask call when they were stopped on 3rd down and would have punted. That speaks to the parity in the SEC. By the way Kentucky in not a bottom tier SEC team.

By Apaul404

July 12, 2007 2:54 PM | Link to this

Oh yeah Steven, your mom has a clue. Don’t try to make it personal buddy.

By steven

July 12, 2007 3:02 PM | Link to this

Paul every time you make a post you just make my point even more. All you do is make excuses in your post. You wanna talk about refs and bad calls; what about yalls suppposed victory in Oxford last year to another top notch SEC team. Remember that one????? Yea how bout most lopsided and worst called game in recent history. If I did not know any better I would think that I UGA faculty member made the trip with the team and was the ref for that game. Just get back with me the first of Oct and give me all of your excuses of why the puppies already have two maybe three losses.

By Athensquaildawg

July 12, 2007 3:20 PM | Link to this

Carter, Back to YOUR comments (while everyone else has a pi$$ party on another team) UGA mid season is the prime example of what it means to (or not to) protect the ball and also the value of sound special teams. Negative turnover margin and without a reliable FG specialist when Coutu went down placed an exorbinate amount of pressure (not to mention bad field position situations) on the D. I think the true measure of what the 06 Dawgs were capable of in a so called “down year” was expressed when they beat SC Cocks on the road and the Auburn to VT stretch where they won the turnover margins in each game and the D turned it up when some of those games were on the line. For all the criticism of Coach M and his D’s I’ll take him as my D-Coordinator any day!!!

By Apaul404

July 12, 2007 3:22 PM | Link to this

2006 had its growing pains, it happens. But any assertion that we will lose the first three is bogus. The difference this year is UGA will be able to outscore most of their opponents on paper. Our D was poor early on anyway. Whatever happens in the games happens. Give me one reason why OK St will win, even if they can put points up they play poor defense. Our boys are young, but real good. They are going to take a bump or two on the nose. South Carolina is South Carolina, The fact that we shut them out last year and we recruited better than them means leads me to believe we will win. Even if they manage to score, 2006 18-0. I’m not concerned. And come on man, Georgia is not going to lose to the Western Carolina Catamounts, are you reading what you type?

By GREG

July 12, 2007 3:27 PM | Link to this

HEY STEVEN….I LIKE THE DAWGS AND ALL THE FIXENS MAN..WE PLAY GOOD BALL AND SOMETIMES BAD BALL..SOUNDS LIKE YOU PLAY WITH YOUR BALLS ALOT MORE THAN YOU SHOULD!!!GO AWAY WITH ALL YOUR BALLS TALK MAN!

By Thrasher Ryan

July 12, 2007 3:31 PM | Link to this

3 - 0

By Apaul404

July 12, 2007 3:31 PM | Link to this

So is Caleb King redshirting this year?

By austindog

July 12, 2007 3:34 PM | Link to this

Alright Ramble, you’re inked on 0-3. I’m sticking with 3-0.

And everyone, GT will play Samford while we open our SEC against South Carolina. The next week we’ll play W. Carolina while GT opens ACC play against B.C. There’s no need to needle either of those noncons because they cancel each other out.

By Osama Bin Buzz

July 12, 2007 3:36 PM | Link to this

Ramble ON!

The only positive thing Tech had happen to them last year, was the capture of a muslim terrorist that was enrolled at Tech on a student visa! Your football team sucks! And guess what, it isn’t getting any better this year. So why don’t you get back on your little f* board and shut your damn cakehole!!

Still looking forward to tailgating with you this year.

By NASCARfan

July 12, 2007 3:37 PM | Link to this

3-0. No doubt about it. You know how I know the Dawgs will wipe the floor with the Cowboys, and it won’t even be close? Because once again, ESPN and SI are picking Georgia to lose a game against an “up and coming” team that is “ready to break through.” We know how that ends up. Clemson in 2003. Boise State in 2005. Okie State in 2007. It seems to happen about every two years. Who we playing first in 2009? Isn’t it like Arizona State or something? Get ready to hear the SOS then, too.

And for all the Rocky Flop Hillbillys running their gums (or tooth, as in one), you DO realize that Georgia last lost a game in your ugly, erector set stadium in 1999, right? We’re talking 8 years ago. Get ready to make it 4 in a row. In the begining of the year, I was willing to concede the East to Tennessee, as I thought they had the strongest team. Now I see the East as once again a three team race, with South Carolina playing the part of spoiler. I see South Carolina beating both the Gayturds and the Vols. Even if we lose our annual away game to the Floridiots, Georgia will win the East, because Florida is going to lose more than one game.

I see Georgia going 11-1 this regular seasons, with the loss either coming to the Gators or Auburn. I see Georgia once again upsetting LSU in the Championship Game because Les Miles is a sucky coach. I see Georgia playing either Louisville or Boise or possibly FSU in the Sugar Bowl. I really believe this team is special, and that Matthew Stafford is going to make all of these idiots from ESPN and SI calling The Lisping Lizard the best QB in the SEC without throwing a meaningful pass look very, very stupid.

By ref to "Patsy"

July 12, 2007 3:38 PM | Link to this

You SHOULD win all your games with such good “recruitin”. But unlike most years when the SEC is acutally good, you might win a few…in a down year for the Super Easy Conf.

By Tough break Steven

July 12, 2007 3:48 PM | Link to this

Steven,

Looks like another baby that did not get accepted at UGA, so is vindictive and uttering vitriol at every opportunity. Sorry you could not make it into UGA, but you should see someone about your anger issues. Then again, if you did, you would probably just berate the therapist because he did not tell you what you wanted to hear. As for the wait till next year approach, can you tell me what team has finished in the AP top 25 for the last 10 years. Sure we haven’t won the MNC, but do have 2 conference championships and played in another. To write off that kind of success in the toughest conference in America just does not make any sense. We did have a down year last year, however still won 9 games, although I don’t think many Dawg fans were thrilled with that season. Evidently it pains you greatly to see UGA have success as it is a constant reminder of your own deficiencies. Might I suggest Xanax.

By Apaul404

July 12, 2007 3:56 PM | Link to this

Truth be told, we should, barring major injuries, roll into Knoxville 5-0, that game will be a challenge but is definitely winnable. Like every year the big three are the only ones I worry about. Tennessee, Florida, and Auburn. And those should be winnable too.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

July 12, 2007 4:21 PM | Link to this

Carter, this was a very good straight forward column. Not one post has mentioned what,IMO, is the biggest change for the Dawgs in ‘07. For the 1st time we’ll have a true H.C. No one has played us in this position. Some are saying that the play calling by Bobo will be the same. Just watch, CMR will do for Bobo what Bowden did for him and that is get out of the way. Anyone who saw the 2nd half of the “CFB” got an inkling of the type of offense we’ll run and it will be exciting for the fans, coaches and most of all the players.

By ActuaryDawg

July 12, 2007 4:36 PM | Link to this

You have to favor Georgia over Okie State.

Worst case scenario this year for Georgia is that we did not improve any over last year. We would end up as a middle of the road SEC team.

Best case scenario for Okie State is that they pull themselves from the Big 12 cellar and are a middle of the road Big XII team.

Even our worst case against their best case is even money. And the strength of the SEC compared to the Big XII would lead me to still favor Georgia.

By NASCARfan

July 12, 2007 4:42 PM | Link to this

Buck, who’da thunk that Carter would ever write an informative blog without the backhanded snideness and contempt for us and the Bulldogs that he usually exhibits?

Will wonders never cease?

All in all, I still prefer Chip.

By gatordan

July 12, 2007 4:55 PM | Link to this

it really does not matter what all you wannabes do…you will be playing 2nd fiddle as the TITLETOWN GATORS role…face it we are in another class///14-0 gators and back to back football nationals to go with roundball…heard richt was thinking about just forfeiting this year and getting ready for auburn!!har har

By Cale Self

July 12, 2007 4:57 PM | Link to this

I think it’ll be an interesting year for both teams. UGA and GT both have QBs and RBs with something to prove to the media not to mention their own fans. Watching how they deal with that will be one of the most interesting stories of the year for GA sports fans, in my opinion.

And as far as Okie St. heading into Athens this fall, I see a repeat of the Boise St. massacre two years ago. The Cowboys can score yes, but the Dawg’s strength on D this year will be the abundance of athletic DB’s. They’ll give passing teams like OK St. (and Florida) hell all game long.

Our offense is going to score and score often. If the UGA front seven on defense can stop the run, it could be a scary good year for us. If not, it’ll just be plain scary…..

Go Dawgs!!!

By Brian

July 12, 2007 5:00 PM | Link to this

Ylleow blodd can only wish for two or three losses, been along time since you saw that yellow boy!!!

By Brian

July 12, 2007 5:00 PM | Link to this

Yellow blood can only wish for two or three losses, been along time since you saw that yellow boy!!!

By Brian

July 12, 2007 5:00 PM | Link to this

Yellow blood can only wish for two or three losses, been along time since you saw that yellow boy!!!

By Steven

July 12, 2007 5:03 PM | Link to this

nascar fan that is the most idiotic post I have ever read. If you honestly think the Dawgs are going to go 11-1 you have something coming for ya in about 6 weeks pal. The dawgs will be avergae at best yet again this year. Another 8-4 season sounds about right. As for tough break steven most schools measure their success on National championships but since that does not seem to be possible between the hedges yall can just keep measuring success on wins and close calls.

By toemeetsleather

July 12, 2007 5:03 PM | Link to this

really think this is the year of the jacket//our division championship will be built upon and upgrade to bcs team…we should take an overrated georgia team on the flats…GO JACKETS!!!

By Buck Cochran in the NW

July 12, 2007 5:18 PM | Link to this

NASCARfan, I was shocked but I believe in giving credit when it’s due and it was a fair column. BTW, hope this doesn’t cause a rife between us but I’m a HUGH Jeff Gordan fan and have been for 15 years. If we do disagree, we’re both Dawgs.

By YellowIsTheColorOfP**S

July 12, 2007 5:28 PM | Link to this

It takes a special program to win a share of the national title and within 3 years have a 1-10 season. Go Jackets!

By alabamadawg

July 12, 2007 5:31 PM | Link to this

Folks- we had better take Bama seriously, they’re gonna be good, really good.Their QB is not to be taken lightly, especially with Applewhite guiding him, and their defense is always tough…

By kentucky cade

July 12, 2007 5:33 PM | Link to this

i am surprised we are getting no respect and after the way vandy handled georgia last year…this is definitely a 6 team race…this could be the year we get the fat gator!!ROLL CATS!!!

By Chase

July 12, 2007 5:39 PM | Link to this

OKST will be tough, but depth and homefield shoud give the DAWGS a 10 point win. 1-0

The Kickin’ Chickens were better Last Year than this and UGA was Worse…end result…Ball Coache’s Chickens get their necks rung 15-0. This year the DAWGS should win by TWO TDs! 2-0

Third game is a WARM UP

BAMA by the time UGA gets there they will be battle tested…the Tide has too much change going on and Georgia will win with a 28-17 type score!

Look for UGA to win the EAST with a 10-2 record!!

FLA will be second at 9-3

TENN will tie with SC for third at 8-4

By Chase

July 12, 2007 5:44 PM | Link to this

KENTUCKY CADE

you said:

“the way vandy HANDLED georgia last year”

They won on the LAST play of the game on a Field Goal

Kentucky won by TOs

UGA closed out with 3 straight wins over ranked teams…

the DAWGS are at the point were 9-4 is a BAD YEAR!!!!!!!

Techies, Vandy. KENt, SC can only dreaem about those types of seasons that we CONSIDER BAD

By NASCARfan

July 12, 2007 6:03 PM | Link to this

Nope, I like No. 24. Also liked No. 3. I’m not an idiot NASCAR fan. I know for a fact that Dale liked and respected Wonderboy, and actually taught Gordon a lot. I don’t have an allegience to a car company, so I also like Dale Jarrett and Mark Martin. Was a huge Rusty Wallace fan, and of course, who doesn’t love Awesome Bill from Dawsonville? Not the biggest Jimmy Johnson fan, though. He’s kinda arrogant. Also, Junior is a great personality, but not yet a great driver. Next year is going to be for him what this year is going to be for Vick: no more excuses.

And I still prefer Chip. Carter burned his bridges. I don’t forgive or forget.

By DawgBite

July 12, 2007 6:07 PM | Link to this

I see the little yellow pantied pansies from North Avenue are already thumping their chest in the annual ritual that always ends with their season nothing but a black smoking hole. It is so much fun watching them suffer and talking all their woulda shoulda coulda smack after the annual loss to UGA. The get all worked up at the start of the season and then it always ends the same. As sure as the sun rises in the east the Jackets will fall flat on their faces when crunch time arrives.

By AltamahaDawg

July 12, 2007 6:11 PM | Link to this

no steven , “most schools” dont measure thier success on NC. Have you even followed college football long? Most school , well all actually, schools measure thier success in having a winning football team. Period. NC are great, very worth aspiring for, love to see one roll around Athens sometime in the near future, NC are certainly very worthy of bragging to the highest degree, but if you think realtive success in college football is defined by the BCS championship game, with no other measures…….you need to stick to arguing politics with your Dad’s friends.

Obviously you have never listend to a head coach speak about what it takes to get to a NC game. You play to win games, and hopefully enough to win a conference, and then and only then, can you even hope to be voted into the NC game. What we are talkling about in this blog is how to compete, how to win 10/11 games and hopefully get past the brutal SEC east. What the heck are you talking about. If NC are the only measure , then we have a few of them over the years, many of us lived through the last one, so whats your point? Been a while, but what is the standard? last year, 5 years? That puts very very few college football fans in America with any chance of supporting thier respective teams?

So by your standard (and Fl fans save your stink breath, I’m just making a point) if SC doesn’t get a holding call, when they had in effect beat UF last year, then I guess you are saying UF is no good? becasue they wouldn’t have won the NC. OR, USC doesnt tank against UCLA 3000 miles away, in which UF would have had an incredible title year in one of the most brutal SEC schedules in a while BUT not gone to the NC game, then of cource UF would not have been successful????????Undefeated AU, 2004, no NC, no good???????? Do you even know what it takes to win a NC? How about finish in the top 10, what exactly does that take?????

By SOS

July 12, 2007 6:33 PM | Link to this

No blowout by SC over GA, but SC wins 20-17.

Hey Heeldawg: Pass the amnesia pills!

By steven

July 12, 2007 6:47 PM | Link to this

Altamadawg you are a moron. If success is measured more by wins than national championships than please tell me how many wins or ten win seasons Bear Bryant had??? Yea that is what I thought you dont have a clue. Yet any true college football fan knows that he won 6 national championships while at Alabama. It is and always will be fact that teams and coaches careers will ALWAYS be measured by national championships. Richt could win 10 games a year for the next 30 years but when the dawgs choke every year and lose the big games and he fails to win a single national championship his career would be considered a failure to many people. If you are content measuring the puppies success by wins then please do but the TRUE great programs do and are able to measure success and failure by national championships.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

July 12, 2007 6:50 PM | Link to this

NASCARfan, I didn’t say I had forgotten. BTW I agree about JJ and hope JG pulls out his 5th title. ALTAHAMA, great post!

By NASCARfan

July 12, 2007 7:03 PM | Link to this

Hey Steven, I have some deese I want you to see.

Deese NUTS, mofo!!!

Dude… you need to leave and leave now before the rest of us find out where you live and TP and Fork your yard. You don’t talk to Altamaha that way. He tried to impart some wisdom on your idiotic @$$ and instead of being grateful for getting some gentle yet firm schooliing from someone who obviously knows a hell of a lot more than you do, you act like an utter and comlete Spurrier about it. And yes, Spurrier is interchangable for a-hole.

Dude, you belong on this board as much as a little Bug does. Why don’t you take your weak@$$ game over to their blogs and maybe they’ll let you join in on their little circle sliderule jerk.

Fool.

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

July 12, 2007 7:06 PM | Link to this

3/0 OSU in Athens will be outclassed with all of the athletes UGA has. I think the USC game will be close as always but as always we win by a Coutu FG. Alabama, well I think we smoke them. Tell me where the talent is on offense? A great defense you say? Well didn’t VT have a great D also? Ohh you say they have Saban? Well if memory serves me right I think CMR held his on against Saban while he was at LSU when he had 5 times more talent. Don’t sweat it UGA fans.

By mark

July 12, 2007 7:23 PM | Link to this

These blogs are populated by some very foolish and childish people, but what is amazing to me is that many of you with something of value to say actually respond to the rantings of these dolts. Steven’s drivel is a good example. Ignore these people and maybe they’ll disappear.

Mark

By southsideGadog

July 12, 2007 7:28 PM | Link to this

I see nothing but Dogs will beat kent, Vamdy this year for sure, they can’t be better than us…we’ll beat Gaytor this year too! I just hate Gaytor i can’t see straight!!!

By Ramble ON!

July 12, 2007 7:29 PM | Link to this

I was just yanking the dawgie proverbial chain and, of course, you all bit again! LOL

There’s an article about Saban wanting to add Tech to its schedule. Now that makes me nervous! We will never be able to beat Bama. We can’t even keep a decent QB in school. :(

By Big Dawg

July 12, 2007 8:16 PM | Link to this

Steven

The name calling is unnecessary and only shows your own ignorance. As for Bear Bryant he had only three Consensus National Championships i.e. 1961, 1964 and 1979, the other 3 were split NC of which the 73 NC they split with the hated ND Fighting Irish who beat them 24-23 in one of the best bowl games ever and they should have never been voted # 1. We could also talk about that 78 NC which they split with Southern Cal whom they lost to at home that year as well. As for your point that “the TRUE great programs do and are able to measure success and failure by national championships” that is fleeting. Because all programs go through periods of great success, they then have very good years, good and then some down years as well. Having said this doesn’t change the fact that fans like Altamahadawg, Buck Cockran, Cuz, NASCARfan and others on this blog bleed Red and Black for the team that we love and we don’t only measure the success of our team by wins as you say. Having said this we are not going kill ourselves or stop pulling for our team because they haven’t won a NC since 1980 and the topic of this article was about Georgia’s first 3 to 4 games which is what is being discussed here. Go Dawgs

By AltamahaDawg

July 12, 2007 8:44 PM | Link to this

mark once again, you point out the utter waste of time. true enough.

NASCARfan, thanks for the draft. Hoping the dawgs can steer through “the big one”.

By AltamahaDawg

July 12, 2007 9:03 PM | Link to this

Ramble, how many times are you going to post things that are absolutely incorrect in then chalk it up to just yanking our chain, us correcting your many obvious mistakes hardly constitutes us “bitting”. I think the point is, you really dont ‘stick it to somebody” if you butcher the punch line.

By Big Dawg

July 12, 2007 9:23 PM | Link to this

As for Georgia’s first 5 games I believe the Dawgs will be 5 and 0 again this year and all the haters will be on this blog talking about the Dawgs having not played anybody. But unlike last year we will beat Tennessee, Vandy, Kentucky and I believe we will get the Gators as well. The game that worries me is Auburn because of the home field disadvantage in this rivalry. Go Dawgs

By Greg

July 12, 2007 9:42 PM | Link to this

Steven loves the thought of a set of balls slapping across his chin..GET A LIFE BUDDY AND STOP WORRYING ABOUT THE DYNASTY BUILDING IN ATHENS!!!GO DAWGS!!!

By Jack

July 12, 2007 9:49 PM | Link to this

What makes me wonder is how any Georgia fan can have any confidence in that defense. Someone made the excuse about the offenses problems last year leading to the defenses not being able to stop teams that the grand football Gods of Athens deem unworthy to defeat them..but we are now talking about 2007 where UGA lost 9 starters that accounted for the majority of what defense you did have. Couple that with the fact that you have a grand total of 3 offensive linemen who have ever played a SEC game period..and this optimism of going 5-0 and hell, beating a number of the teams on your schedule seems completely unfounded. You have a quarterback who threw 13 INTs as opposed to 7 touchdowns. Yes he had a good last couple of games to end his year and had that great performance agaisnt that wonderful Bulldog defense you’ll have, but the thought to be growth from 1st to 2nd year..I wouldn’t hold my breath. And remember, you’re QB’s only going to look as good as your receivers..who couldn’t catch the ball half the time.

By Chase

July 12, 2007 10:32 PM | Link to this

JACK

GEORGIA lost 7 Players on D-fense not 9, also Flowers will be back as well as the interior D-line

Besides most all of those “back-ups” played a significant amount last year so its NOT like it is an inexperienced D-FENSE

By asswipe

July 12, 2007 10:46 PM | Link to this

Spurrier will have a field day against “Wee Willey” Martinez, I hate to say. You can believe Spurrier has studied all summer for a great game plan against Wee Willy. We don’t stand a chance.

By HOUDAWG

July 12, 2007 10:56 PM | Link to this

Remember 2002 ….. 2005 ? Every season there are naysayers, & many times, with good reason. However, as I contemplate the 2007 schedule, etc., I honestly feel that there is not a SINGLE game that we can’t win ! Think our weakest link will be the DL …. size & experience may hurt here. The OL will be fine as we move along ….. and IF we get thru the first 3-4-5 games undefeated, watch out ! Just a gut feel that the Offense is gonna be dynamic …… Bobo is very innovative, especially in the red zone …. & that Moreno kid has some of the quickest moves I’ve seen in YEARS …..

By Gen Neyland

July 12, 2007 11:43 PM | Link to this

Talk is cheap so here’s my two cents worth…UT beats UF, UGA beats UT and UF beats UGA…Every other program in the SEC has one loss also…We play King On The Hill as a tie breaker and Ol’ Miss wins the West and Kentucky takes the East…

dawgsonaplane…You’re a fool

By SamoanDawg

July 12, 2007 11:58 PM | Link to this

3-0 brah!… bank on it!

1. Pokes can’t poke our O! Brian Mimbs don’t need to dress out.

2. Gamechx O will sputter… Coutu mvp!

3. Cats… practice game.

4. Tide’s D ain’t rollin’. Lumpkin 184 yards.

We’ll climb back to the top 10 after Bama goes down. Teams in the top 10 will start falling in the autumn season.

By 00 Dawg

July 13, 2007 12:02 AM | Link to this

This year, I think Georgia DOES go 3-0 against Oklahoma State, South Carolina, and Alabama.

I also think:

-Tennessee wins the SEC East, with no more than two losses overall (including one to Cal). Yeah, that means I think they could go undefeated in SEC play.

-Georgia goes 10-2 or 9-3, losing to Tennessee and one or two others — probably Auburn, and possibly Florida.

-Florida does no better than 10-2, — I honestly think they’re going 8-4.

-Kentucky finishes 7-5, and South Carolina goes 6-6 — including a win over Clemson.

SEC East order of finish: (1) Tennessee (2) Georgia (3) Florida (4) Kentucky (5) South Carolina (6) Vanderbilt

SEC West order of finish: (1) LSU (2) Arkansas (3) Auburn (4) Alabama (5) Mississippi State (6) Ole Miss

By Buck Cochran in the NW

July 13, 2007 5:45 AM | Link to this

SEC East:1. Dawgs 2. Reptiles 3. SC 4th. Ky. 5th. Vols 6. Vandy. All will play in Bowl games. Dawgs will beat Ala. in a rematch for the title.

By BigDawg

July 13, 2007 8:01 AM | Link to this

C’mon c** fans…you don’t really exspect that much out of Mitchell or Smelle do you? Thats pitiful if you do. I see a repeat of last year. As for florida, They will be scrambling for a QB by the time the meet us in Jville. Tebow will be injured or out for the season by then. I see us beating both Bama and Tenn by atleast a touchdown. and for all you GT fans out there…Please be prepared for the a* whoopin’ you are about to receive. GO DAWGS!! Gonna be a great year!

By John

July 13, 2007 8:28 AM | Link to this

Yellowblood, what other time of the year would be your favorite? It is a sad situation when a person that has yellow running up and down his back has to look forward to anything but his own teams success. Did I say success? My mistake. Ciao

By SEC is Football

July 13, 2007 8:36 AM | Link to this

Samoan….While I will agree that Lumpkin is a good back, he isn’t getting 184 on any defense. However, with the passing game UGA had last year, you guys are going to have to lean heavily on the running game. Having read about UGA’s spring game and the production of the offense against you 1st team D, I am very confident our O will throw the ball all over your D and score some points. BAMA gives UGA their 2nd loss of the season.

By gdawginkalamazoo

July 13, 2007 8:48 AM | Link to this

AltaDawg, great post regarding wins. We can look at this like steven does also. Just go back 30 years (1977)and we have as many NC’s as say Texas, OSU, Michigan and the great USC. One each. Standardly AP was the strongest poll/selector for the NC prior to 1998 when the BCS kicked in. In 1998 the BCS became the end all to determining the NC (the “Crystal Football”). So yeah we can go with steven’s rationale also. Either way we measure up and have lot to be proud of.

By gdawginkalamazoo

July 13, 2007 8:54 AM | Link to this

SEC Football, I was confused by your post. Is this Friday the 13th backwards day or soemthing. I could have sworn you said “throw” all over our defense. That was the last thing I was worrying about our D was the pass coverage. I was thinking stopping the running games was the tough one. Even with Oliver gone we have some tremendous talent in the secondary, speed and athleticism. We won’t miss a beat there. It is just a matter of who to start back there. And BTW we might lean on our running game because they will produce this year. The passing game will be wide open.

By SEC is Football

July 13, 2007 9:06 AM | Link to this

gdawginkalamazoo…Stafford had a pretty good day against your defense in the spring. Maybe he was playing against the #2 D but when an offense has that much success against a starting D, there is reason for concern. Alabama has a VERY good QB and a lot of depth at WR. I like our chances with DJ Hall and Keith Brown against your starting CB’s. As for Oliver, he was considered the best cover corner in the league going into the season. You don’t just replace that and not miss a beat. I agree you guys will have a good running game. Lumpkin and Brown are bother proven backs. I think Brown would be more likely though to get 150 on a D than Lumpkin. I cannot comment on Moreno because he has never played a snap but his reviews are positive. I personally love how so many people are writing Alabama off this year and chalking it up to an easy win. Those big time expectations tend to leave people disappionted quite often.

By Mike Bobo 17 INT

July 13, 2007 9:11 AM | Link to this

Carter is your typical rabid Bulldog fan, who thinks the Dawgs are actually going to get through September with no damage…no chance, and you best not discount Western Carolina and Ole Miss, but would we expect less from this arrogrant overrated program? No dice.

Dogs will lose to OSU in the opener, then finally succumb to the Ole Ball Coach at USC, and UGA will begin the tenure of being Spurrier’s whipping boy for another 4-5 years.

UGA will be 8-4 at best, with losses to OSU, UA, AU and of course UF, which is more like an automatic for the Gators.

I also love the comment about Sanford Stadium being intmidating, which is totally incorrect. Vandy did not seem to have a problem last year, and with a team like UGA which has more home games than away year after year, and only 1 national title, Sanford Stadium is a joke in terms of intimidation.

Cannot wait to see those Bulldog tickets listed on Craigs List this fall.

By Mike Bobo 17 INT

July 13, 2007 9:19 AM | Link to this

Big Dawg

Nice to see the Dogs finally open with someone competitive other than Agnes Scott of Slippery Rock. Also, the Dogs will finally open on the road at Stillwater.

We can check back in October to hear the whining and crying from Athens.

By Mike Bobo 17 INT

July 13, 2007 9:21 AM | Link to this

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By SamoanDawg

July 13, 2007 9:31 AM | Link to this

SEC is Football, that’s cool brah… we’ll see how that 3-4 of yours adjust to our running game. I also think our TEs will have a big game too. Your secondary had trouble covering too. So, it’ll be a well balance game for us and our kicking game should flip the field possession as well.

I have to admit though, that the new look on Tide’s O, looks pretty good in the spring game. Not as predictable as Shula was. We’ll see how well you executed against our D. Our front four will be the key to disrupt JPW.

49 mo’ days!

By Dave

July 13, 2007 9:47 AM | Link to this

The Dawgs will be 3-0 because they’ll be “..winning one for the gipper..”, Coach Dooley. Praying for ya, Coach; hang in there!

By NikeDawgMan

July 13, 2007 9:50 AM | Link to this

I don’t want to worry about 3-0 right now. I just want to get to 1-0. We will have our hands full with Oklahoma State’s QB Reid. He is better than we all think. I have this as a definite win for us but it will be tough on our defense in the first half, especially now that Paul Oliver is gone. But I think we will make the 2nd half adjustments we need to make some stops. I also look for Stafford to have a nice game. Their secondary isn’t very strong so I think if we can get off to a nice start offensively that will help our defense out a lot as well. We have the toughest September schedule in the country with the only sure win as Western Carolina. But we do get the other tough games at home, which is nice. I think we could suprise some people this year and compete for the SEC Championship in ATlanta vs. LSU. But to do that we must first get to 1-0 and thats our focus as of right now.

By SEC is Football

July 13, 2007 9:51 AM | Link to this

SamoanDawg….can these 49 days go any faster? I am ready to get to Tuscaloosa for some tailgating and football.

As for our D, there is now question we have some holes to fill. We have 2 good starters at DE but behind them, we are young. The Middle will be the biggest question. Out NG/DT’s will be asked to take up space and the MLBs will be asked to make plays in the middle. MLB is a position i am confident about. OLB is another spot where we are not experienced but we have some players. I have a felling we will be rotating a lot of players in the 1st couple of games to get some experience. As for DB, I think BAMA was 2nd or 3rd in INT’s last year. Coverage was never a big problem for us. Castille is probably the best cover corner in the league and Lionel Mitchell has good height and range. He was 2nd in INT’s. As for the 3-4, that will be the base set but I think you will see alot of 4-3 with the OLB’s at a DE spot or just playing up on the line.

I am very excited about our offense. JPW is coming off of a very good season. Because of Shula, we lost too many games. As you said, our offense was VERY predictable and he didn’t play the right guys. We need despirately to find a RB. We have the talent back there but we lack experience. Johns is a power back who did well and should have gotten more carries than he did in light of Darby’s ineffectiveness. Terry Grant will probably get the starting job and he is just fast. Glenn Coffee had a very good spring as well and he should get some carries. Saban will use multiple backs in his offense the same way UGA does. UGA’s advantage is at FB where we are inexperienced to say the least. WR will be our strength. We are loaded there and JPW will only get better. The OL will need to be more cohesive but that will happen with better coaching. That position was very poorly coached last year.

I am aware it will be a rebuilding year for the Tide. I try to be as realistic as possible. There is a lot of excitement around the program now and that will create a great gameday atmosphere and a LOUD stadium. It could happen but I just dont see us losing all of the big games we play this year since most are at home. But anything can happen. It is why they play the game!!

By Apaul404

July 13, 2007 9:53 AM | Link to this

Mike Bobo 17 INT, that’s deep man. Really deep. Who cares what ESPN says, they have their noses up USC/Ohio St./Michigan’s collective butts. They are not objective. Remember last year they did all they could to get a OSTATE VS MICH rematch. And The Buckeyes would have blown the Wolverines out and nobody would be talking about the Gators, who lost more on D than my Dawgs but somehow are supposed to win the division.

By Chase

July 13, 2007 10:29 AM | Link to this

To ANYONE who thinks TENN or FLA are going to WIN the EAST

FLA LOST 16 STARTERS…9 on “D” and 7 on “O” (6 if you count Harven as starter) Has TEBOW proved he can pass? NO!

TENN LOST EVERY WR they had, 3 O-linemen, and 9 STARTERS on Defense (including the Whole D-line)” Who will Ainge throw to?

Gimme a Break TENN and FLA fans you Lost too much on BOTH sides of the ball.

Georgia lost players too but the QB, WRs, RBs, are ALL BACK, They upgrade at TE and add Baiely back at WR

On D-fense, the dawgs’ “back ups” played so much last year they are very experienced! Also they return the interior D-line and a Great Secondary..even adding Flowers back in the mix!

By SEC is Football

July 13, 2007 10:38 AM | Link to this

Chase…I have no idea who will win the East. But right now, UF is the defending champs and until someone knocks them off, tney are my pick. UF has been recruiting like gang busters the last several years so filling those positions should not be an issue. Most of them will have a year or more in the system and like UGA, they played a lot of backups as well. I agree that UT may struggle with the lack of WR’s. However, UGA struggled with good WR’s last year and they are all back. Not to mention you have a very inexperience OL. That could cause some issues. On D, you guys have to replace 2 STUD DE’s and I don’t believe have 2 guys that will cause you not to see any drop off. The secondary is a little green and losing Paul Oliver will hurt as well. So, my point is I see just as many issues with UGA as I do UF and UT. It is a pretty open year and I would not be surprised to see S. Car slip in there and win the East. I guess we will find everything out as the season plays on.

By Chase

July 13, 2007 11:04 AM | Link to this

SEC IS FOOTBALL

You can make an arguement for anybody but PLEASE…PLEASE don’t put SC in the mix!

Every year SC dreams of a shot yet they have NEVER won it!

TENN and FLA are replacing Just as many O-linemen as UGA…the difference you ask?

Georgia rotated linemen in and out last year and Inman was suspended, so back-ups played on the o-line more than anywhere else (it is RARE to see a rotation like UGA’s at the O-line position)

Also UGA got a couple of JUCO’s who have played to step in.

And who is so “Green in the secondary”?

Kelin Johnson SS-Senior Thomas Flowers CB- Senior Asher Allen CB- Sophomore Remarcus Brown, Bryan Evens CB- Juniors Prince Miller, Donovan Baldwin CB- RSSophomores

Linebackers— Brandon Miller (Senior), Marcus Washington (Junior), Dannell Ellerbe (Junior)

D-Line—- Jeff Owens, Justin Lyles, Geno Atkins (Juniors), Kade Weston (RS Sophomore),

D-End—- Marcus Howard (Senior), Battle (RS Sophomore), Jeremy Lomax (Junior)

So..SEC IS FOOTBALL I’d dare say UGA is not as “GREEN” as you THINK!

By SEC is Football

July 13, 2007 11:21 AM | Link to this

Chase…I should have been more specific…When I said green I was strictly referring to your defensive backs and to be more specific your CBs. Flowers and Allen are respectable but anything past that you are not looking at a lot of experience. Oliver didnt see a lot of bench time last year. I am not saying this is a bad defensive backfield, but they don’t have a tremendous amount of experience and you know as an SEC fan, experience at the CB position is very important. I think you guys are fine at DT with Owens and if Weston can get his weight under control, he might be very good too. The rest of your DT are good players as well. At DE, none one really got good experience there as Johnson and Moses were just that good. Your starting LB’s are good but you are thin on experience behind them.

On O, from what I understand you are starting one true freshman at LT and possibly 3 JUCO guys. Do you really believe it will be that easy of a step from JUCO to the SEC? Again, I never said the line was not good, I just said it COULD BE a cause for concern. I have no once said UGA was a bad team. I was just pointing out that they have as many issues as UF and UT. As for S. Car (I cannot call them USC), for so many years the have dealt with inept coaching and bad recruiting. Holtz was a step in the right direction but Spurrier is recruiting well and he will coach them up. I know you as UGA fans want to discount them but they could be a surprise team. As I have said though, there is a reason they play the game on the field and not in an AJC blog!

By AltamahaDawg

July 13, 2007 11:40 AM | Link to this

you know the haters can’t really come up with anything when all they have is “this year you will blay, blay, because last year you blay, blay”.

I guess nobody needs to even practise in between seasons, its all predetermined. No issues ever get resolved, no players ever get better. Ah but then the bugs are certain last year bears on the new dawg season EXCEPT for thier game. That’s somehow going to change.

I guess the tech fans are already to crown thier idols UF as NC right now.

the other common theme I see is since the big three all have issues, SC might slip in? why? what are the chances that the collective issues of TN,UGA,UF, are going to be absolute worst case, and SC is not going to have any issue whatsoever? Thats what it would take.

By NASCARfan

July 13, 2007 12:01 PM | Link to this

I must have missed it, but I’ve been looking all over the ESPN site and can find nothing about them calling Georgia overrated. So that makes me wonder if it wasn’t something that that “ethical and impartial” sports journalit Kirk Herbstreit said on a SportsCenter or something. Or maybe something that “fair and impartial” guys like Mark May or Lou Holtz might have said. Because those guys have always been “ethical, fair, and impartial” in their statements regarding the SEC, and Georgia especially, over the years… right?

Wow… sounds to me like this Bobo 17 guy is a little Bug who wishes he didn’t suck at life, trying to make it through his daily life ignoring the voice in the back of his head telling him everyone in his life would be better off if he just jumped off of that ugly tower in Bugland, never getting laid and going to sleep every night, alone, with his sliderule in his hand.

Hey, Bobo 17 Bug guy… I’ll make it easy for you: JUMP! Everyone’s life WOULD be better off. Always listen to that voice, it’s right.

By SEC is Football

July 13, 2007 12:01 PM | Link to this

AltamahaDawg….this is the absolutely most boring time of the year. Whats wrong with a little banter of breaking down teams and making some predictions without getting overly insulted. Some comments on here get taken too personally. You seem almost offended that someone might pick S.Car to win the east. Some picks are for fun and some are from S. Car fans who are optimistic about their season. You guys are optimistic about yours so let them be about theirs. We have 3 weeks until camp starts and 49 days until kickoff. Just having some fun with it. Make whatever predictions you want to make and we will all see how they play out this fall.

By BigDawg

July 13, 2007 12:32 PM | Link to this

SEC is Football

While I like your chosen screenname. I in no way can agree with your SC prediction. You really exspect Mitchell to get by UGA, UT and UF? PLEEEAASSE! Spurriers is just another chicken in a visor, and he could possibly be a threat in another couple of years, but I just don’t see it this year. Mitchell is not that impressive. and to your other point…Fans should be optimistic about their teams…True fans anyway, but let them do it on their own Blogs.

By Apaul404

July 13, 2007 1:33 PM | Link to this

Ok so now that we have established that the big thee in the east is young lets discuss SC. First of all Spurrier is in my opinion a great coach and an outstanding recruiter. Problem is he is at Carolina. While they are recruiting better, he is getting nowhere near the talent he pulled in at UF. It’s just not happening folks. While I do expect them to be more competitive keep in mind that he is just a coach, and his boys still have to get it done on the field. No one in the east has fallen off that far. But our game is usually tight.

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

July 13, 2007 1:56 PM | Link to this

Bunch of damn girls in here. Whining and crying over who said what. Get your damn Kotex’s and be done withit! GO DAWGS!

By Chase

July 13, 2007 2:19 PM | Link to this

SEC IS FOOTBALL

Georgia has 2 Returning starters on the O-Line (Velasco and Chester Adams), although they moved Velasco to center.

After that it looks like TWO JUCO’s and The Freshman at LT

(although the last two freshman to start for UGA at TACKLE were Jon Stinchcomb and Dan Inman…and they didn’t do too bad!)

By gdawginkalamazoo

July 13, 2007 2:25 PM | Link to this

BigDawg, I have to agree with you. I think Mitchell folds like Larry Munson’s steel chair in Jacksonville in 1980. But watch out for that Garcia kid. I hear he carries a large key chain full of keys. Might not want to park too close to the stadium.

Mike Bobo 17, Dammit. I had to skip around the radio dial for most of the morning because Jethro Tull songs kept coming on. Get back to the office and here you are. Finally popped in a Buffet CD. Might have to do that here in the office to drown out your post. That or some Marley.

By AltamahaDawg

July 13, 2007 2:31 PM | Link to this

sec, if you read anything into me questioning why everyone thinks SC is a contender as mean spritired or insulting, man, thats some pretty thin skin. I asked why. Nothing more. chill. SC fans have provided plenty of bravado, but not one single person has explained how they are going to stack up against the other teams in the SEC. I though I might open it up for them. Is asking for an explaination “overly insulting”? I stand by original assessment of what it would take, a complete meltdown at the top of the division.

By ameliaislandmike

July 13, 2007 2:41 PM | Link to this

Heeldawg—so well said I dont have to write anything else but WELL SAID!!!

By SEC is Football

July 13, 2007 3:01 PM | Link to this

AltamahaDawg…I would not say I am thin skinned since I am not at all an S. Car fan. It just seems that some people get insulted when they talk about Carolina being a contender. I cannot give a complete explanation which is why I said they may surprise some people. The reason I think they can be good. Well, I think on O, Mitchell is a servicable QB who will be in his third year in the offense. They have Smelley behind him and then Garcia. Spurrier is a great developer of QB’s so you know he has to be able to develop each one of them. I think they just as good a TB tandem as UGA does. They have a very good WR in McKinley and if the OL is better than last year, they will be able to balance the offense. On D, they have a solid DL and and LB corp but the question will be their secondary. I think they will be effective against the run but will need to prove they can cover the pass. They do not have nearly as many holes as they did when Spurrier took over and I think there is no reason to believe they cannot become a more competitive team as far as the East goes.

By AltamahaDawg

July 13, 2007 3:59 PM | Link to this

you can list me in the group of folks who have given them credit (2 days ago in here, most recently) for getting better every year. My conclusion is that since we already get them playing “over thier level” most years, their improvement may only serve to help us by knocking off other people later in the year. And the day will come that they will beat UGA. Happens. Maybe soon, maybe not. I dont think any reasonable dawg fan has argued that they arent gettign more competitive. I do think that they arent getting better, while the rest of the field sits idle though. I cannot see any team in the east improving more than I believe the Dawgs will. Maybe we had a ways to go, but if we improve, and TN improves, and I dont think UF is likely to back up, seems to me, even a much better SC team will still find themselves in familiar territory.

SC had a great recruiting 1 year, but they still are competting against a combined many many years of great recruiting at the top of the division.

Spurrier is a great coach, but there are at least a half dozen or more great football coaches in the SEC this year.

Not saying that can’t beat anyone anytime. Frankly there are no surprises in the SEC to me, but apples for apples, they are not the pick to win the east. Although looking at it, I dont know how anyone wins the SEC anymore.

By Mike Bobo 17 INT

July 13, 2007 4:36 PM | Link to this

NASCARfan

Your tag line says it all, redneck Nascar/Bulldog fan with his blue jean shorts, white socks, Goatie, cell phones hung on the side and the bid red bulldog hat with a G and the red or black Ford F-150, supporting a program going down the drain baby, down the drain!!!

You UGA fans are idiots, plain and simple. You continue to brag and support a program that only has 1 national title to your name, and act like playing in the SEC is God. Got news for you, there are other conferences with more national titles compared to the SEC so try and be more objective.

By Chase

July 13, 2007 6:24 PM | Link to this

MIKE BOBO 17 INT

NOBODY CAN COMMENT ON YOUR LAST POST….BECASUE YOU CAN”T ARGUE WITH STUPID!

“UGA is a program going down the drain”????????????

ARE YOU FREAKIN’ KIDDIN’ ME?

UGA number 2 TWO in the COUNTRY in WINS over the last 6 years

Please explain to me how 62-17 over the past 6 years is “going down the drain”

YOU SIR ARE AN IDIOT!

By Freddy

July 13, 2007 10:50 PM | Link to this

yup definately an ill informed idiot. UGA’s offense is going to be stacked this season. esp. in the r-b positions. they have 2 experienced senior h-bs in Kregg Lumpkin & Thomas Brown & the two big deal h-bs out of high school Caleb King & Knowshon Moreno (look up their highlight vids). & all of them running behind FB Brennan Southerland who on top of squatting 650lbs was UGA’s leading scorer in the red zone last year. + Matthew stafford who now has some experience could easily in the next few years be one of the top qbs in the country.lets just hope the WRs do a little better! defence will be a little less amazing, but should be able to hold their own even though they will have many new players after losing some big playmakers to the NFL. ne way im sayin 3-0 GO DAWGS!!!!!!

By SamoanDawg

July 13, 2007 11:11 PM | Link to this

SEC is Football,

We ran into some disappointed losses last season… it was painful for me to watch Vandy/Ky beat us and we gave up the second half to Tn. Fla beat us fair and square too. I’m not taking anything away from these teams, they did what they had to do to win. Turnovers killed us. It put a lot of pressure on our D, b/c our O couldn’t protect the dadgum ball!

That said, we’ve learned our lesson. I can promise you that, Stafford will make better decision… no more forcing the ball into tight coverage. WRs already challenge themselves, that they’ll be much better this season. I truly believe all the WRs will have a breakout year, finally! Their attitude during spring was evident.

The biggest concern was the O-line going into the spring. I can honestly say that, now, I’m at least bit worry about our O-line. They did well in the spring, considering the small amount of time they had to learn a new blocking scheme. The depth is deeper than than ever before. Preseason practice is lurking around the corner to croomed the O-lines some more. I’m prayin’ and hope everybody stays healthy and out of trouble… it’s our worst enemy.

D?… later.

By dawgsonaplane

July 14, 2007 12:11 AM | Link to this

gen neyland, you are as weak as your team. we laugh at clowns, get over it. Go Dawgs.

By SamoanDawg

July 14, 2007 12:16 AM | Link to this

SEC is Football,

We signed 4 JUCOs…

2 on o-line:

Scott Haverkamp 6-4, 310 - G, already claimed the RG position.

Vince Vance 6-8, 330 - Tackle, was injured most of spring… he’s battling for the starting RT. Has 3 yrs of eligibility left.

2 on d-line:

Jarius Wynn 6-5, 275 - DE… wears #99. He’ll make people forget about Charles Johnson quick. He could possibly a starter by the Bama game.

Corvey Irvin 6-4, 286 - DT… big physical guy who will add more depth to the rotation w/Jeff Owen, Geno Atkin, Kade Weston and Ricardo Crawford.

The name to remember is DT Tripp Taylor… aka WHAM back. I compare him to Pollack’s motor… a “hardnose football player”. Also, the mighty quick Brandon Wood-Fr. 6-1, 275 … ran a 4.6 forty for the NFL scouts in the spring. Moved from DE to DT.

I was concerned about our o-line in the spring. They played good/did well in the spring game, considering a few weeks they had to learn a new blocking scheme. With preseason lurking around the corner, that should give’em even more time to iron out some issues. I can honestly say, I no longer concerned about our o-line. Other fans and fans from other teams may think so, but I think this line could be better than last couple of years… two words why: Stacy Searels.

48 mo’ days!

By SamoanDawg

July 14, 2007 12:37 AM | Link to this

Much has been made of UGA losing Paul Oliver and essentially featuring three new starters at linebacker (Brandon Miller switching to Mike LB). What they lose in experience they will more than make up in speed, with this potentially being collectively the fastest back 7 in UGA history with CB Bryan Evans leading the way with a 4.27 40. by pregamer

By avery hall

July 14, 2007 6:46 AM | Link to this

UGA’s offensive line play will improve drastically regardless of personnel in 2007 due to a great hire by Richt. This will give UGA a better chance of playing for an SEC title this year. Stacy Searls, the new O-Line coach, is that good at motivation, requiring 120% effort on every single play & promoting physical play!Even though he was an All-American at Auburn, he’s legit! LOL

By avery hall

July 14, 2007 6:47 AM | Link to this

UGA’s offensive line play will improve drastically regardless of personnel in 2007 due to a great hire by Richt. This will give UGA a better chance of playing for an SEC title this year. Stacy Searls, the new O-Line coach, is that good at motivation, requiring 120% effort on every single play & promoting physical play!Even though he was an All-American at Auburn, he’s legit! LOL

By avery hall

July 14, 2007 6:49 AM | Link to this

UGA’s offensive line play will improve drastically regardless of personnel in 2007 due to a great hire by Richt. This will give UGA a better chance of playing for an SEC title this year. Stacy Searls, the new O-Line coach, is that good at motivation, requiring 120% effort on every single play & promoting physical play!Even though he was an All-American at Auburn, he’s legit! LOL

By AltamahaDawg

July 14, 2007 1:46 PM | Link to this

I guess using “mike bobo 17 int” as your tagline tells us all we need to know about you too. Coward, no allegience, needs to slam others while nothing good to say about your own life or in the least some college team you actually DO like. You are right, you can learn alot from a tagline.

By Mike Bobo 17 INT

July 17, 2007 9:30 AM | Link to this

Chase, Freddy and SamoanDawg: you guys are the idiots by talking about sorry a* statistics that mean nothing in terms of being a champion. All we hear is about how you are stacked on the OL, DL, DB’s, etc., and nothing to show for it.

Losses to UF, Vandy, KY, and and a thrashing by UT in 2006 confirmed your program is overrated, big time. Even ESPN confirmed the UGA program was overrated years ago, and there has not been 1 media source to counter this claim since, nor has your program proved otherwise.

Your season in 2007 will be 8-4 at best, with losses to UT, UF (again), OSU and AU.

Let’s run down some stats:

1. If any school has the right to brag, then the Gators do with beating you guys 15 of the last 17 and a national title to boot.

2. One national title in practically 100 years and less than 15 SEC titles is pathetic.

3. This program has not competed for a national title in 27 years, and it will be another 27 or more before you have another shot, if any.

4. OU has a the record for the longest winning streak (47) and 9 national titles to boot.

5. OU, Alabama, Southern Cal, Notre Dame, FSU, Miami, and other schools have far more national titles than your sorry program.

6. Other than Alabama’s past national titles, the SEC is weak in terms of championships, and UGA is sure not helping the cause.

Prediction: CMR will be fired in 5 years or less when he fails to play for a national title, or he opts to go back to Miami.

All we hear in Athens is “wait until this year….wait until next year.” Give is a freakin break, you guys are losers, and the only pride you have is playing in the redneck SEC.

That is sad my man, sad.

By Bud Wilkinson

July 17, 2007 9:36 AM | Link to this

AltamahaDawg

Mike Bobo 17 INT has allegiance is with Oklahoma, 9 national titles and the record for the 47 game winning streak.

Now go ahead and “attempt” to attack my program, while you have no defense for your program.

I used Mike Bobo, since your OC holds the record for the most interceptions at UGA, and is another nail in the overrated coffin.

Good luck with OSU in the opener, and I sure you will kick them to the curb, since they are in that weak Big 12.

By Gator Bait

July 17, 2007 3:51 PM | Link to this

Just another wonderful thug day in Athens GA with Caleb King now being arrested for driving without a license, and player charged with assault and underage drinking.

This program is out of control.

By Concerned UGA Alumni

July 18, 2007 11:06 AM | Link to this

Honestly, who cares besides for our uneducated UGA nation!? I’m annoyed of hearing from those fans who never graced the campus of the “Classic City,” for class that is. Especially those who deface the name they cheer for every Saturday. Once the season begins those who are privileged enough to dawn the red and black uniform will speak for themselves. Mark Richt has and will continue to put a team on the field that will remain successful and make a constant strive towards the ultimate goal(A National Championship for those uncultured followers.). Until then, I suggest to all UGA faithful not to fall victim to those ignorant individuals whose inadequacies of life leave them yearning for more than a degree on a wall…..mainly those Tech grads who were never blessesd with opportunity to date or marry a girl from UGA or any SEC school for that matter(I would suggest UF)….and whose athletic program will always be known for coming up just “short.” So, to those from the from the Institution……be proud of your engineering degree because that is truly what I would want keeping me warm at night.