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By ToledoDawg

October 20, 2007 5:04 PM | Link to this

Well, well, well…..it does set up the rest of the year for some drama.

I am doubtful that the young pups can go 3-0 against Fla, Ky, and Auburn, but, as we have already seen….anything can happen.

I normally don’t participate in this kind of stuff, but I have to wonder whether Ole Stevie will have his quote after the GA win shoved up his arse. I think it was something like “well, it not like they were some big, powerful team…..Vandy beat em last year”.
Congratulations, Mr. Wonderful….would you like some fries with your order of humility.

The lesson in all of this for me as a fan is that my team isn’t as good as I think they are nor as bad as thier critics say they are.

Go Dawgs.

By Master of Flatulence

October 20, 2007 5:05 PM | Link to this

They could pull it off, but it’s not likely there Chimp.

By Dandydawg

October 20, 2007 5:20 PM | Link to this

What a day for college football and the SEC! I hope that SOS can now back off UGA a bit… he has now lost to Vandy! All I can say is thank you ‘Dores. You are now my second favorite team!!!!!!!! What a way to kick the old ball coach in the mouth!!!!!! Big Time!!!!

By Alex

October 20, 2007 5:25 PM | Link to this

So this goes out to all of those who were calling for the job of CMR claiming that the Dawgs are a team of under-talented, underachievers. Georgia has two loses this season; this week the teams that gave Georgia those two loses lost to team that have been beaten by Georgia. What does this prove? The SEC is, without a question, the most competitive conference in the country. This further stands to illustrate the utter stupidity of many of the comments about the state of Georgia football.

By Leslie22H

October 20, 2007 5:28 PM | Link to this

To all the Tennessee and SC bloggers who refuse to stop harassing us, I have but one thing to say:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

Okay, it’s poor sportsmanship, but it sure makes me feel better!

By SonuvaDawg

October 20, 2007 5:48 PM | Link to this

It’s a whole new season. The young Pups will have to grow up some to capitalize- but it can be done!

By go dogs

October 20, 2007 6:01 PM | Link to this

Finally! The Dogs are the cream of the SEC and will begin to work their way to the top. As everyone knows we are an extremely young team. We’ve played three F and RF offensive linemen. (One of our seniors has been more offensive to prove the point). We knew we would be getting better each and every week as we got experience and it’s beginning to show. Look how Vandy (that we manhandled) beat USC, generally regarded as the best.

Consider our young QB. If it wasn’t for dropped passes he would be the leader for the Heisman. I heard on this blog that 8 passes between the numbers were dropped against Vandy. If we hadn’t dropped passes against USC and Tenn we would be #1 right now and pulling away. We have the best backup QB in the SEC according to CMR and we don’t even need to use him! That is a testament to the play of our starter. The backup threw a perfect TD pass in mop-up against OM and we had to take him out so we wouldn’t look like we were running up the score. He won that game last year against CU and we don’t even need him! Besides our starter and the media might develop some insecurity if we take away snaps.

Our young defense is beginning to play over their heads. We had Vandy all the way after those excellent halftime adjustments. We could have stripped that ball away at any time last week, but just chose to wait to see what would happen. Coutu deserved that moment. The defense tried to get it for him against Ala but he just missed.

Now we have everything just where we want it. We will take care of business next week in Jax. no matter who wins today. The way we are playing with our youth is downright scary for the rest of the SEC.

And are the rest of you keeping up with recruiting? We are getting all the ones we want and will continue to reload in the coming years.

Go Dogs!

By dawggirl

October 20, 2007 6:05 PM | Link to this

While it’s not very likely, it’s a hell of a lot better than not having a chance at all. Remember, as long as we’re not mathematically eliminated yet, we still have a shot.

But they would have to concentrate at an immense level, and most importantly, take it one game at a time. I think Florida’s the toughest game for obvious reasons, but remember 1997, when we were a 20 point underdog, and then finally went down there and beat THEM by 20 points? Most glorious game ever. I had a date that night, and was late for it because I refused to get ready and just kept rewatching the highlights on ESPN over and over.

By la Jolla Dawg

October 20, 2007 6:08 PM | Link to this

Mr. Karma, I’d like to introduce you to Coach Spurrier!! Ha! Good for Vandy!

I don’t know that Georgia will be able to capitalize on the loses today, but for today, I am happy. If we can’t win the East, I would rather see Kentucky win it, or even Tennessee, but definitely not Florida. The only downside to today’s games (at least as I type this) is that Florida is back in the hunt.

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

October 20, 2007 6:12 PM | Link to this

SOS was so down on the post game radio w/ Todd Eillis. 7 sacks 3 INT’S 5 False Starts he mentioned! CRY A LITTLE MORE SPURRIER!

Do the Dawgs have a chance, of course they do a lot of football left to play. Am I going to get excited like I did before the UT thinking of our chances..heck no! Team has to many issues, but I’ll take a back door SEC TITLE ay day of the week!

By catlady

October 20, 2007 6:15 PM | Link to this

Evil Steve losing has made my week! Maybe my month!

By liferdawgfan

October 20, 2007 6:28 PM | Link to this

I love optimism my good man (go dogs)

I would love to see CMR and his team come out smokin,swinging,gunning….. for Urban Wiener’s nuts and Teblow’s helmet!!!!!!!!

Lets get our assistants coaching like they belong in big time college programs instead of highschool schemes and preparation. I have seen all too much of this woefull underpreparedness this and last season.

If we come out preped/coached etc….aka Alabama/Ok St. games we have a chance against the Gators.

AS for winning out I am a true realist when it comes to UGA and football. I was there for the Ray Goff era. These last two years have truly rubed that old 90’s feeling back in. I challenge the entire team/staff to bring the fire and passion back to this football team like it was in 2002,2003,2005 and for the last 4 games in 2006!!! If so, we have a doggone fighting chance to build on something this year and move forward into 2008 with wins over UF/Aub/oh yeah UK now too! (praying for this honestly)

Will the offensive minds release Stafford to run and throw deep (accurately) in JAx?? Will Willie become a reborn BLITZ defensive guy against UF? and look like Alabama did in 1991 with 10 defensive guys on the line all wanting a sack and knowing they each were gonna get their turn. We all wish this I believe!

I am hoping and praying that my team gets 1. Smarter 2. Better coached on both sides 3. MORE PHYSICAL on defense (force some turnovers dudes!!) 4. Better line play on both sides 5. And a coach that cares and gets into these remaining games on the sideline!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did anyone see Alabama’s level of play in the 2nd half after Saban just about had a seisure on the sideline towards the end of the half. That crap works!!! CMR learn it and live by it, I wanna see you throw something like you should have up in Rockytop or reward some great plays with some ENERGY!!!!! We beat gators only if!!!!!

By liferdawgfan

October 20, 2007 6:29 PM | Link to this

I love optimism my good man (go dogs)

I would love to see CMR and his team come out smokin,swinging,gunning….. for Urban Wiener’s nuts and Teblow’s helmet!!!!!!!!

Lets get our assistants coaching like they belong in big time college programs instead of highschool schemes and preparation. I have seen all too much of this woefull underpreparedness this and last season.

If we come out preped/coached etc….aka Alabama/Ok St. games we have a chance against the Gators.

AS for winning out I am a true realist when it comes to UGA and football. I was there for the Ray Goff era. These last two years have truly rubed that old 90’s feeling back in. I challenge the entire team/staff to bring the fire and passion back to this football team like it was in 2002,2003,2005 and for the last 4 games in 2006!!! If so, we have a doggone fighting chance to build on something this year and move forward into 2008 with wins over UF/Aub/oh yeah UK now too! (praying for this honestly)

Will the offensive minds release Stafford to run and throw deep (accurately) in JAx?? Will Willie become a reborn BLITZ defensive guy against UF? and look like Alabama did in 1991 with 10 defensive guys on the line all wanting a sack and knowing they each were gonna get their turn. We all wish this I believe!

I am hoping and praying that my team gets 1. Smarter 2. Better coached on both sides 3. MORE PHYSICAL on defense (force some turnovers dudes!!) 4. Better line play on both sides 5. And a coach that cares and gets into these remaining games on the sideline!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did anyone see Alabama’s level of play in the 2nd half after Saban just about had a seisure on the sideline towards the end of the half. That crap works!!! CMR learn it and live by it, I wanna see you throw something like you should have up in Rockytop or reward some great plays with some ENERGY!!!!! We beat gators only if!!!!!

By Dorsey Hill

October 20, 2007 6:32 PM | Link to this

The fact that he specifically attacked Georgia for last years loss to Vandy, makes this that much sweeter. I hope he enjoys the crow.

By the ritz blitz

October 20, 2007 6:39 PM | Link to this

I was kind of surprise at Spurrier’s comments about Vandy after the Georgia game. Was he watching the same division I was last year? You can no longer pencil in Kentucky and Vanderbilt as a W’s..League play has improved. If my memory serves me correct didn’t we (Georgia) kind of back into the SEC Champsionship game in 2005, thanks to a defeat of the Gators by the Gamecocks. Anything can happen. Buckle up your chin straps say a prayer and let’s play football…Honey, could you get me another drink…

By STephen

October 20, 2007 6:48 PM | Link to this

Does everyone realize in 3 consecutive years that Vandy has beaten, TN, GA, and now SC, and should have beaten FLA in 05 if not for a double overtime loss….WOW

By RxDawg

October 20, 2007 6:52 PM | Link to this

Well, I’m certainly not getting my hopes high up. But I’m loving the show!

By RxDawg

October 20, 2007 7:05 PM | Link to this

Go Dogs, love the enthusiasm bud, but in no way did we “manhandle” Vandy. We got lucky as could be we forced them to fumble at the end of the 4th and staged that drive down the field.

By tony

October 20, 2007 7:05 PM | Link to this

I am not giving MR any slack no matter how competitive the SEC is. Ga produces the most talentive athletes in the country but Richt doesn’t allow his athletes to display their full potential. If Lumpkin and Brown hadn’t gotten injured, we probably wouldn’t know who Moreno is. We have one of the fastest defenses in the league but Richt refuse to allow his lbs and ss to make plays by blizing the qb and disrupting the running lanes. The only player that he will allow to make plays is his mediocre qb. I guess he’s trying to convince us that Stafford is the best qb he has ever coach. I’m very supprise that(Hiesman Trophy Winner) Charlie Ward isn’t on top of Richt’s best qbs list. If Richt doesn’t allow his linebackers and safty to bliz and be more active on defense they will lose to Kentucky, Florida and Auburn.

By Stephen M

October 20, 2007 7:22 PM | Link to this

Well we never beat Florida even in the best of circumstances so it’s probably all for nothing. I will never think Georgia wins in Jacksonville again until they prove me wrong. Go Dawgs.

By Buck in the NW

October 20, 2007 7:35 PM | Link to this

Can only speak for my self, but I just saw two teams come into a game and both teams played to win. No backing off, no thought of balance just do whatever it takes to win. Reckless, hard hitting and no quit. TD on the last play. Great game. Will Ga. come into the “Party” and play to win? Will the Coaches have a game plan calculated to win? We’ll find out when the ball is K.O……..Altahama, oh I hope no one sets out to fire SOS, I want him to live and breath every day while he hears about the Vandy game. Just think we can ride him for a year and give’m payback in ‘08…..The Reptiles showed that they don’t have a good defense. All of their young “D” players played like what they are, young. How did Ky almost beat them today? For sure they weren’t to concerned about balance. One time? yep that’s how many times the Reptile RB ran the ball. Do we have a player on our defense that can lock on to Tebow for the whole game. Make sure he’s throwing then drop back to cover or face him up when he runs? We’ll see but I do believe we can win and it’s up to the coaches.

By Brent

October 20, 2007 7:37 PM | Link to this

I just hope this latest week in college football will shut up some of you anti-Richt d*******. Everybody was griping about how we barely beat Vandy last week, and more than one comment talked about how Spurrier was in a different class than Richt. Well guess what, Spurrier just lost to Vandy, so who should be our coach now?

The lesson in all this is that college football, and the SEC in general, is more competitive than ever. It is EXTREMELY hard to go undefeated. However some Dawg fans want to fire our coach if our QB doesnt complete 85% of his passes and we don’t stop the opponent on every drive.

There’s not a single team this year that can say they have done that people! We are TIED with Florida in the SEC for pete’s sake! And we have a legitimate shot to beat them. We’re definitely not as good as we were in 2002-2005, but neither are any other teams in the NCAA! People who want to replace our coach shouldn’t be allowed in Athens…ever.

By WTF?

October 20, 2007 7:38 PM | Link to this

Alex:

Georgia doesn’t play and you spew ‘this and that’ garbage to try to prove how great Richt and Georgia are this season??!! The on field play has been pathetic and Florida will beat our a$$, as much as I hate it. You are one of the IDIOTS who will continue on with this crap even if Georgia went 0-12. You are delusional SEEEK HELP.

By Smokin' Crack

October 20, 2007 7:44 PM | Link to this

You guys are doing some serious drugs if you SERIOUSLY think Georgia has a chance to win the SEC East. Please send some my way, ‘cause it must be some goos sh1t!

By Gen Neyland

October 20, 2007 7:45 PM | Link to this

This was predicted by many to be the shape of the SEC East in 2007. Sure, we want to win them all, but…

Congrats to the stinkin’ Red Elephants…Ya’ll outplayed us in every aspect plus the sidelines…Have a cigar. I’ll have another beer…

By Brent

October 20, 2007 7:50 PM | Link to this

WTF you idiot, Georgia will never go 0-12. I’ll admit UF looks better than us this year, but I feel a lot better about our chances now than I did 10 years ago.

The point isn’t that UGA is great this season, because they’re not. Our 2002-2005 teams were much better. The point is that NO coach will field an amazing team every season. Dooley didn’t, Bear Bryant didn’t, Spurrier didn’t, Bowden didn’t, Stoops hasn’t, and neither will Richt

What this week does say is that we aren’t that far behind anyone else, and Richt is probably ahead of most.

By Replay

October 20, 2007 7:51 PM | Link to this

Brent, You actually said “we have a legitimate shot to beat [Florida]” You are blind and mentally retarded. Tebow kills Stafford - Florida will throw 40 on us, while Willie sleeps on the sileline. Where have been this season?!

By Tenn arse whoopin'

October 20, 2007 7:56 PM | Link to this

C’mon Georgia fans, wasn’t it sweet to see ‘Bama (Orange) crush Tenn worse than the Vols whipped us! Ahhhhh, how great is Phat Phil now!! I’ll bet he’s hiding from the press again!

By AltamahaDawg

October 20, 2007 7:59 PM | Link to this

Was anyone really all that impressed with UF today?

By TybeeDawg

October 20, 2007 8:08 PM | Link to this

FORGET all this crap about winning the east. We have one thing and one thing only to worry about and that’s Florida…nothing else. IF we win, then we can talk about one thing…beating Troy, and so on and so on.

By AltamahaDawg

October 20, 2007 8:10 PM | Link to this

replay, The good news is that you dont even have to waste your time watching it. (I’m thinking you’ve never actually been, just a wild guess). Should be a nice day for you to do some yardwork.

By FLA DAWG

October 20, 2007 8:10 PM | Link to this

Reading this blog you’d think the Dawgs played and won a game today! UT losing to Ala and Vandy beating SC has nothing to do with the quality (lack thereof)of the coaching of the Dawgs. “Backing” into the SEC Championship Game is not something we have to even think about. We’ll be lucky to win ONE of the Fla, Auburn and Ky games. Don’t believe me? Wait a week and see what happens. The reptiles are going to eat us alive in Jax. I’d love an upset but I don’t see it happening in Jax next week.

By TampaGator

October 20, 2007 8:18 PM | Link to this

Thank you, Saban. Thank you, Vandy. It will be watching the Dogs and the Gators next Saturday. It should be a great game between two very young, but very talented teams. The score might be 65 to 60 with the way the Gators defense is playing…or not playing. But it is hard when 3 of your 4 defensive backs are freshmen, with 2 of them being true freshmen. Stafford might throw for 400 yards like Woodson did today. But good luck stopping Tebow and his gang when the Gators have the ball.

By eddie from acworth

October 20, 2007 8:21 PM | Link to this

Yeah glad we are back in the mix, but we have to run the proverbial table…..save the Troy game…..anyone honestly think that will happen? I am a Dawg fan thru and thru, but I am also a realist…..it AINT gonna happen….but it’s nice to be in the mix…..GO DAWGS

By RxDawg

October 20, 2007 8:28 PM | Link to this

Here here (or is it hear hear?) TybeeDawg!! I nominate you for assistant water cooler coordinator.

By Replay

October 20, 2007 8:35 PM | Link to this

AltamahaDawg:

Your “wild guess” is way off. I was in the Redcoat Band for 4 years and have been to the game MANY times. Read FLA DAWG’s entry - that’s a smart guy. We’re just being logical, reasonable, realistic, or whatever you’d like to call it. And as bad as the Dawgs are, I’m still stupid enough to watch at least part of the game (until the blowout), before I go outside to do yardwork.

By Dave in Tampa

October 20, 2007 8:40 PM | Link to this

As much as I would love to beat UF next week. We would have to play a perfect game and Teebow will have to be off his game. I have a lot of respect for Teebow’s talent. It’s pretty scary. Our defense has to be Perfect…. WILLIE

That’s why we play em! Go Dawgs!

By Cuz's sherpa

October 20, 2007 8:47 PM | Link to this

Oh the horror…the horror….

Looks like Colonel Kurtz Spurrier just had his head handed to him.

As Jackie Gleason said, “How sweet it is!”

By CL

October 20, 2007 8:49 PM | Link to this

Can we please have our home game with Fl at least in the state of Ga insted of shoveling all our money thier every year. If not Sanford stadium then the Ga Dome?

By Buck in the NW

October 20, 2007 8:52 PM | Link to this

I’m coming from the other side of the country(Seattle,WA) to watch the Dawgs play. May not see another one so I’m coming to watch the Dawgs play to win. If they do and lose I’ll be very much OK with that. If they leave anything on the field then I’ll have a long flight home.

By Cuz's stunt double

October 20, 2007 8:53 PM | Link to this

Dawgs beat the stuffing out of the Gators in Jax and Suburban Meyer crys and begs to move the game to a more neutral field. It’s just not fair he sobs, Tebow get me a tissue.

By Cuz's stunt double

October 20, 2007 8:56 PM | Link to this

CL, this is the homegame for the South Georgia faithful. It takes me an hour and fourty-five minutes to get home from Athens, it takes them into the next week. Give the South Georgia faithful their game.

By Cuz's stunt double

October 20, 2007 8:59 PM | Link to this

Buck, not looking good for me to make the Party.

By liferdawgfan

October 20, 2007 9:11 PM | Link to this

Tybee Dog, I guess its how we see em down here on the coast.

Your comments are right on the Money!! I hope Richt and his staff do EVERY F**NG THING POSSIBLE TO PREP THIS TEAM. This game alone I think will define our program (and season of course) more so than any other in modern UGA history. Richt is already 0-2 to “brilliant” Meyer and 1-6 overall to the frigging rotten lizards.

For the love of god Willie the wimp, please find a way to stop that offense (I mean its just a big QB and Percy H!!!!!)

By AltamahaDawg

October 20, 2007 9:17 PM | Link to this

Hey, its one thing to be realistic, but why would somebody go out of thier way to convince everyone else to think the worst as well? The purpose would be…….? I’m just not sure why it would be so important to you “realistic” guy to backhand anyone who even dares tries to go through the week hoping for the best, and trust me NOBODY is going to credit you with any great insight if we do get crushed, if that’s your motivation. Personally I can’t imagine spending this whole week losing the game, day, after day, after day. If we lose, I think I’ll just deal with it once. Consider me naive’.

By ALLDAWG

October 20, 2007 9:28 PM | Link to this

As usual, Georgia comes out with no emotion(like their Coach)and flat against Florida. By the half its 24-6 Gators.The pond Lizards go on to win big, Auburn and Kentucky kick our backsides (flat again)and Boom everybody wonders what went wrong.So don’t hand me that crap about these upsets favor Georgia.The sacred cow at QB won’t be able to handle it!

By gdawg

October 20, 2007 9:32 PM | Link to this

Would love to think we have a realistic chance in the SEC east, but the Knoxville Nightmare still haunts me. UT showed today just how unprepared and pathetic our effort was against them.

That said, I’m heading to Jax for the first time since ‘84 (my sr. year) and will be hoping against hope that somehow we begin to turn this ridiculous streak against UF.

Just love Vandy trashing SOS’s dream season. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer a*******hole!

By Loyal Dawg Fan

October 20, 2007 9:35 PM | Link to this

I have been a Dawg fan all my life. I get sick and tired of you fair weather fans crying every time UGA loses a game. Thats all it is, a game. Get a life. Enjoy the Dawgs win or lose. CMR is a class act and I think we the Bulldawg Nation are very lucky to have him. He shouldn’t have to raise he.. or show a player up on national TV like some coaches aka the old ball jerk to make some of you happy. Apparently that’s how you handle things. The OL is very young, inexperienced, and not bulked up at this point in their life. the QB has no touch on the ball. Constantly overthrowing WR’s and also behind them often. So what do you morons expect a 12-0 season? Be realistic and chill out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Better day to come. GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!

By Mike

October 20, 2007 9:37 PM | Link to this

Except for Troy….. don’t we still play Tech? C’mon, Chip.

By La Jolla Dawg

October 20, 2007 10:02 PM | Link to this

Come home Will Muschamp——please.

By Loyal Dawg Fan

October 20, 2007 10:04 PM | Link to this

Hey LIFERDAWGFAN, get off CMRs back! You don’t sound like a DAWG fan you sound like a jerk. By the way, one game doesn’t define a program you IDIOT. You think Meyer is so great take that red and black shirt off and put on a puke blue one on!

By Loyal Dawg Fan

October 20, 2007 10:11 PM | Link to this

Hey LIFERDAWGFAN,

Get off CMRs back. You’re not a true dawg fan, you’re an idiot! You think Meyer is so great why don’t you take that red and black shirt off and put on that puke blue one. You sound like a Florida fan anyway! As far as Coach Martinez, I agree he’s not the best we’ve had, but CMR knows what he’s doing. Be patient, we’re young.

By A-ville Ranger

October 20, 2007 10:11 PM | Link to this

I’m watching (among other things) the Auburb-LSU game.The Auburn defense just punched the ball out of the LSU QB’s hands, picked it off and turned it into a td.Most of this season our defense has hoped for turnovers,last week they made them happen.Along with containing Tebow and hitting a long pass or two Martinez has to have his guys hitting hard and going after the ball.If Stafford hits two long ones and we get three turnovers against their offense I like our chances.I guess both of those things come down to being aggressive in smart ways.

By Replay

October 20, 2007 10:13 PM | Link to this

**Loyal Dawg Fan, et al:

Do you know what a fair weather fan is?

A bandwagon fan, also called a “fair-weather fan” supports his team only when it is winning. He will often “jump” on and off the “bandwagon” of the teams having the most recent success in the major professional and college sports. He generally doesn’t care if his adopted team has a bad season, or even a bad game, as they ultimately don’t care too much about the team.

People who get upset when Gerogia loses are not fair-weather fans (see definition above). Many of these fans are more FANatic than those of you who passively accept losses.

People who criticize poor performace, have a right to speak their mind. Coaches and athletes are adults, they can take it and sometimes deserve it.

Most of the true fans who are passionate about Georgia football are just expressing their frustration with poor coaching, etc and want change in order for the Dawgs to be more successful. Once again, not characteristics of a fair-weather fan.

Most of these mislabled fair-weather fans are some of Georgia’s most dedicated and loyal fans and will still be around cheering the Dawgs (and pushing for change) long after those of you who are calling them fair-weather fans.**

By BCD

October 20, 2007 10:16 PM | Link to this

I think this game sets up nicely for us frankly. We’ll be the underdog, which we like. With the way this season is going, it’s good to be the underdog. I think IF MS has his B game, I don’t think we’ll see his A game this year, and our WRs catch the ball, we can score and score a lot. KnowMo will bring his A game and open up the pass. What we need is for our D to stand up and hit Tebow A LOT. This year is taking its toll on him as was evident by the end of the game. I’m guessing that at some point he ends up hurt, might as well be us. Just in case you’ve missed it, Tebow IS this team. That’s great for them until he goes down.

BCD

By Loyal Dawg Fan

October 20, 2007 10:28 PM | Link to this

replay, some of these kids are 18, & 19 yr old kids. They don’t deserve it and neither do the coaches. You are probably one of these guys that has never supported the program but are one of the first ones to cry about a loss! By the way, I don’t need you to tell me what a fair weather fan is because I’m talking to one!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s too bad it takes a perfect season to make you happy why don’t you look up the word CONTENT it might help you. What am I thinking it wouldn’t.

By gman

October 20, 2007 10:36 PM | Link to this

Amen Replay, Amen. Nothing more tired than the “never is heard a discouraging word” fans calling out all the objective, realistic fans. We love our dawgs, but for crapsakes, there are some real issues. No other fan has the self-righteous high-ground to tell the rest of us how to think!

By raymond

October 20, 2007 10:38 PM | Link to this

I love the Dawgs but the chance of an SEC East crown ends next saturday

By MikeySAV

October 20, 2007 10:51 PM | Link to this

I agree BCD, if we hit Teebo in the mouth enough it will take a toll. In addition, we should assign a spy to him since he is 99% of their total offense.

GO DAWGS !! GATA !!

By Pleez!

October 20, 2007 11:11 PM | Link to this

Agree with replay’s comments. Give Tebow credit. He plays hard, takes everyone’s best shot, gets up and does it again. I would absolutely love to have him on my team! And he’s YOUNG; he didn’t get to play that much last year. A lot of our fans criticize him for his enthusiam but praise Moreno. Go figure.
Of course we have a chance in Jax. It is the GA-FLA game. We cannot play like we’ve played at any time this year, however. Tenn’s loss just makes me wonder how bad or how poorly prepared we frequently are. That first half of the Tenn. game will take a long time to overcome. I challenge anyone to point out a worse half of UGA football in the past 50 years. 1st half against WVU in the Sugar Bowl? NOT EVEN CLOSE! Don’t see anyone on our D who can match up, but hope I am surprised. I will be there and God knows it gets old walking out of that stadium as a loser. Go Dawgs!

By LoveThoseDawgs

October 20, 2007 11:13 PM | Link to this

gman

We can’t tell you how to think…but we can think you’re all idiots and bad fans, and believe me, I use the word fan loosely.

replay

I’m soooo glad you will be around “pushing for change”, cause I’m sure that’s going to make all the difference in the world in the program. I’m sure first thing CMR does in the morning is pick up the AJC to see what the all knowing armchair quarterbacks have posted.

By Vince

October 20, 2007 11:22 PM | Link to this

I hope the coaches have great game plans ready for the Florida game, and that the D is rested and ready to swarm their skill players. We better have LB’s and DT’s ready to really do some damage and disrupt.

Then too, the O-line will really need to be executing. I think they will play well after a week off, and I think that we will have a few more guys ready to go like Haverkamp back I hope. I think the trenches once again will be the difference.

By Anonymous

October 20, 2007 11:38 PM | Link to this

The only pleasure I get in seeing another team lose is the case where their loss puts my team in better shape to win our division. I don’t give a rat’s nose whether Vandy beats SC. If the dawgs can’t beat SC and Spurrier, their loss to Vandy is irrelevant. I’ll brag on my team when we beat a team….not when someone else does. I hope for the best in Jax. and hope everyone is healthy before and after the game.

By Pleez!

October 20, 2007 11:57 PM | Link to this

Good comments Anonymous. Agree totally.

By liferdawgfan

October 21, 2007 12:04 AM | Link to this

Replay, Thank you firstly!

I am a fan for life. My first memories of any kind of football were the Walker years and during the eighties when we spanked the ol Gators for the most part. Then I attended and graduated during the Goff era. Now I am a realistic UGA football fan for life I must admit.

Loyal Dog,

I appreciate your passion for the team as well. We are ALL IN THE SAME BOAT TOGETHER. I will admit it was 24 months ago I began posting in the AJC chat rooms. I realy just read and laughed before. Untill Gator nation went insane on roids and the no salary cap rule in college!!! Now on these chat rooms I am constantly defending/pointing out all other things about UGA that whip UF to those over zealous and quite cocky lizard people. So as a fellow fan I will agree to disagree with you for now and not get rude. I am arguing bigger battles with lizard people on our own AJC turf.

I am not a fairweather fan! I will always pull for and yell for my dawgs on gameday. Hopefull to get back and attend some of the games again when my boy is older.
I would like to know how far are you willing to let OUR program slide back down again with CMR at the helm?? Why do you and others freak out when many great fans are starting to ask questions about large gaps in our overall schemes and game plans week after week that look SO bad (like Goff years). Or pointing out the obvious that as of late (past 2 seasons) the consistency and “heart” is totally lacking on both sides of ball. It all comes down to coaching LDF!!!

I am truly hoping the reverand gets the ship turned this next Sat!!! and then STAYS consistant after that for like the next 6 seasons or more strait!! I mean the UF domination of this series is really all that stands between UGA and another NC!!! ITs so simple. Sick to the stomach though when thinking the last time we beat the Gators 2 years in a row. I quit watching knowing we had a victory and went outside and played kick ball with my gang of 9 year olds!!! This is the saddest part of UGA football, its despicable. I want a coach that is 6-1 against these damn Gators (I will never wear those sickened colors Loyal Dog and shame on you for those comments!!)

I think if the “OLD” coach Richt shows up in Jax next week we have a GOOD chance. Our old Richt offense plan will be efficient mix of run/pass ++ keeps Teblow off the field. Stafford learns the ol Dave Green CAMERAS ARE FAKED handoff and throws at will on play action!!!! Knowshon gets 145 rushing. BIGGEST KEY is that our defense knocks there socks off and keeps them under 17 pts untill late when it shouldn’t matter. But wait that was Van Gorder’s department and he is gone now. (insert WIll MUSCHAMP here!!)

Loyal Dawg, lets both dream softly this week of Willie in practice going nuts!! Bleeding because he is head butting all of his main guys coaching the boys up with all his best blitz trickery scemes and focus defensive drills on tackling and body smaking.

I just don’t understand Coach Richt anymore!! Its been some of the most frustrating GA football for me recently. Cause we used to look SO DAMN GOOD!!! I will give the guy more chances but realy am waiting for the light to go off, mainly on defense or we will be back where we were in the 90’s beating who?? now in the SEC EAST. KY and Vandy are way better!! We better start progressing and kicking some SEC east A** or Richts own early UGA success will be his undoing. The fans have now tasted the blood with SEC champ. games and want more. Our college is a huge power machine of money and talent that could own UF and the SEC if UGA went after it. I will as an alumni demand it!!!

By Upstate SC

October 21, 2007 12:30 AM | Link to this

For the record, during the SOS post game interview he made the comment, ” Well, we can’t trade our players so we might as well coach them up better.” What a classless POS. USC will now start unraveling. All is right with the world.

As for this Saturday. WM had better have the Dawgs ready to play some defense. Give the devil his due, Tebow is a good football player and a heck of a competitor. IMO we must assign a spy on him the whole game and not take his eyes off him no matter which direction the play is going. Auburn just scored, what a ballgame. These are 2 teams giving it all they got for 4 quarters. WM, I love you man, but if you will watch Auburn’s WM for a little while you will see what it takes to compete in the SEC on a regular basis. Auburn seems to get meaner every week. God bless and GO DAWGS!

By Cedartown Bulldog

October 21, 2007 12:44 AM | Link to this

I lived in Cartersville back in the late 80s and got to know a radio sports announcer in the area.I’d read a story about Richard Samuel being asked to not hit so hard by an official in a recent game.The guy was afraid he was going to seriously injure somebody.I talked to the radio guy tonight and he confirmed it happened.I’m told Samuel hits harder than anybody he’s ever seen for his size.I’d hate to lose him at rb but we could sure use a slobber knocker like him at lb.

By shane

October 21, 2007 1:51 AM | Link to this

how sweet it is!!!!! i know it is wrong to gloat over another’s misfortune,but ain’t it fun.spurrier was so mealy-mouthed at his postgame press conference,it reminded me of how he acted after stanfill put that georgia home grown butt whippin’ on him oh so many years ago.now we are back in it.beat the gators and screw the title game,i honestly won’t care. general,i am truly sorry your guys lost,i didn’t see that one coming.what a crazy year!now is your chance to take it out on the obc,i hope you lay it on him next saturday.

By gman

October 21, 2007 2:20 AM | Link to this

hey Lovethosedawgs

I’ll be traveling from Califonia to support the dawgs in person for the second of three trips this year. Go f******* yourself loser.

By bamadon

October 21, 2007 6:25 AM | Link to this

WAY TO GO VANDY!!! I hope that Georgia plays a complete game against the gators!!! The victory cigar was sweet vol fans!!!

By dawgfoodcomin

October 21, 2007 6:26 AM | Link to this

As for The Evil genius, whose is Vanderbuilt now o wise one, and lets be real beating FLA,AUBURN,KENTUCKY is a tall tall order but this year stranger things have happened. Cmon DAWD NATION IT’S SIMPLY TIME TO IN THE IMMORTAL WORDS OF THE 1 AND ONLY LARRY MUNSON “HUNKER YOUR A*******ES DOWN” AND CMR IF GOLDEN BOY STAFFORD GETS A LITTLE OFF, REMEMBER THE ONE TIME JOE COX DID COME IN AND PULL A WIN OUT FOR US? GIVE THE GUY A CHANCE TO HELP THE TEAM, YOU NEVER KNOW AND AS FOR CALEB KING BREAK HIM OUT. DESPERATE TIMES CALL FOR DESPERATE ACTIONS. IF YOU GOT CARDS PLAY EM. DAWGS WE’RE BEHIND YA 110% GIVE IT BACK TO US! YOU NEVER KNOW

By Lane

October 21, 2007 6:48 AM | Link to this

Noticed a couple of things this weekend:

A-Improvement of the Ala., QB - Wilson, much more consistent, disciplined;

B- Improvement of the Auburn OL, with 3 true Freshmen starting.

Above would help the blldogs tremendously against Florida!!!

By biglaugh

October 21, 2007 8:13 AM | Link to this

I know Vandy is happy beating the gamecocks. But, ain’t no big deal, after all SC ain’t no powwer house football. This is addressed solely to the coach that is always throwing his visor down.

By biglaugh

October 21, 2007 8:13 AM | Link to this

I know Vandy is happy beating the gamecocks. But, ain’t no big deal, after all SC ain’t no powwer house football. This is addressed solely to the coach that is always throwing his visor down.

By SCDawg

October 21, 2007 8:20 AM | Link to this

We bloggers are hilarious! One week, last week, we’re calling for CMR’s head. Martinez is a joke! UGA is slipping! This week, one of us says “Georgia is the cream of the crop.” All of it is ridiculous. UGA is a young team that has great potential, but lacks consistency. That’s the truth. We’re neither the cream of the crop nor a slipping program. We are young, talented and full of potential. Next year we’ll be better than this year. But we play in the ultra-competitive SEC where dominance is a thing of the past. Even if UF goes to Atlanta this year, they’ll do it with at least two losses. That’s not dominance, that’s survival of the fittest.

By Matthew

October 21, 2007 8:39 AM | Link to this

Georgia has the talent to beat any team they play. But they expected a win against South Carolina and lost… and they failed to show up against Tennessee. Usually, the season is ended by this point.

However, this year, Georgia has a chance for redemption and to make a statement about who they are and where they are going.

I hope they answer the call.

GO DAWGS

By dawgtired

October 21, 2007 8:51 AM | Link to this

Can’t happen, Georgia is a “young” team according to the coaches and have been coached that way. It would take alot of emotion and courage for Georgia to win out. Nobody is a Freshman at this point.

By pipepimp

October 21, 2007 8:56 AM | Link to this

So big fat Phil loves to squeal. I’ll bet he’s squealing real loud now. I sure hope that this cost the big pumpkin his job. Word is his arse is on the ropes. I enjoyed every second of the sour look on his face. Tennessee SUCKS. ROLL TIDE!!

By Bulldog Bill

October 21, 2007 9:16 AM | Link to this

We’ve learned two things about Ky and FL: Both offenses are unstoppable and both defenses can stop no one. We’ve so far been unable to do much of either. Only way we win is to win a shoot-out.

By Mike T.

October 21, 2007 9:48 AM | Link to this

*I know Vandy is happy beating the gamecocks. But, ain’t no big deal, after all SC ain’t no powwer house football. This is addressed solely to the coach that is always throwing his visor down. *

Amen, Amen, Remember Steve Spurrier was Bill Stanfill tamed in 66 when they denied him an SEC TITLE.

By Cuz

October 21, 2007 10:22 AM | Link to this

Bulldog Bill, your insight is remarkable. You condensed the UF an UK games down to the obvious. Both of those teams will score points, we have to score more if we have any chance to win. Good point.

On the subject of critiscism. I don’t mind the pointing out of flaws in strategy or even bad plays. But some of these crtitiscism’s border on hatred and personal attacks to someone’s character. I don’t like those. Critique all you want, just show some class when you do.

By I-DOG

October 21, 2007 10:23 AM | Link to this

Tampa Gator:

Isn’t the felon a senior? Shame shame shame on the Florida Felons for playing Joiner. A new low for UF.

By Cuz

October 21, 2007 10:26 AM | Link to this

Gamecock Chrissy, Oh how the mighty have fallen. Welcome to the travels and travails of the SEC. I have made this point many times, in todays “parity” any SEC team can beat the other on any Saturday. It was your turn. Shake yourself off and get ready to play next week.

By Greg

October 21, 2007 10:54 AM | Link to this

Life in thw SEC you have got to love it.We are the best conference in america.As for winning out-not going to happen this year,but a win in Jax sure would make for a good christmas.

By I-DOG

October 21, 2007 10:58 AM | Link to this

Showing a lot of emotion as a head coach is fine, but I’d rather have a coach like Richt that shows class than Spurrier any day.

Tell me again how great Spurrier is? What has he done with the last two teams he has coached. He barely has a winning record since leaving FL.

Was Vandy trying to run up the score on South Carolina at home with 2 minutes to go? USC fans shown streaming for the exits with about 7 minutes to go!

Spurrier shows a lot of fire on the sideline and did it help his team win? He then threw his team under the bus (not taking any blame himself). “We can’t trade any of ‘em, so I guess we will just have to coach them up”.

I’ll take Richt and his winning percentage and class over Spurrier.

Other excellent coaches such as Pete Carrol and Urban Meyer, don’t look like they live and die with each play and don’t get in their players grills in front of the cameras.

If I were a FL fan, I would not be able to forgive Meyer for stating in USA Today that Joiner would not see the field while he had a felony pending and then play him in all the rest of the games. Not only is it clearly wrong to play Joiner, but to flatly state one thing on Tuesday and then care only about winning against LSU on Saturday night, is unforgivable.

By TybeeDawg

October 21, 2007 11:06 AM | Link to this

Some of you have suggested assign a spy to Tebow for the game. Great idea! I got the perfect person for the job…..the whole defense.

By Poned Up Face Mabel

October 21, 2007 11:17 AM | Link to this

Hi dawg fans… my face is swollen again thanks to the South Florida Bulls . My X new boyfriend wasnt that great afterall! I moving back to Eastanollee Ga Tommorrow. Hubby said he would take me back. Hope those dawgs will win in Jax this Saturday. Im not going back to Florida, the dawgs will have to be “man enough” to win though! Well gotta run and put some more ice on my left cheek… Go DAWGS !!! CYA MABEL

By I-DOG

October 21, 2007 11:24 AM | Link to this

There just aren’t many SEC fans that can feel good about their teams this season:

South Carolina: They were one of the few teams that could feel good, but they just suffered a humiliating loss to Vandy at home in a year where most fans probably thought this would be the breakout Gamecock year. Likely to suffer a 3 loss season at a minimum which prior to the season that might have been considered good. Not in OCT when you lose to Vandy at home as a top 10 team with the inside track to win the SEC East for the first time in school history.

TN: After manhandling UGA to quiet some of Fulmer’s critics, TN gets crushed by a team that UGA beat on the road? I don’t think TN fans saw that coming and it is likely to start the unofficial search committees in motion.

FL: The Felons get a win by outscoring KY to avoid a 3 game losing streak going into the party. If the Felons can beat the DAWGS, they will be in good shape to win the East, but are their fans happy with a 2-3 loss season? Especially after sinking to historic depths by playing Joiner.

Georgia: While the Vandy victory at SC takes some of the sting of a last minute victory against the ‘Dores away… UGA still has not played well since the opener.

Auburn:

A win against LSU would have set up the possibility of a great stretch run after beating FL in the swamp after a terrible start to their season. Auburn played well at LSU, but fans can’t be thrilled with 3 losses with a couple of tough game still to go.

It is a wild year in the SEC with Vandy, Kentucky, and South Carolina showing significant improvement. Halfway through the conference schedule everyone but Vandy has a chance to win the East.

By Buck in the NW

October 21, 2007 11:29 AM | Link to this

BulldogBill, Bingo! The game this year will be a shoot out and if our Coaches don’t think so then we’re hip deep in Reptiles. Speed does kill but do we have anyone who is fast enough to stay with the Reptile receivers? This won’t, IMO, be a game like the last couple have been with 14-10 being the final score. I admired the way both Ky. and the Reptiles played last night. Both teams came in playing to win. Reptiles have more overall talent and in the end it showed. If we play with the idea that we’ll do whatever it takes we’ll have a chance. I’m glad the Coaches decided to protect CK so he’ll be there for 4 more years because we don’t need him, we have enough running backs. Come back on me after the game but the Reptiles will put at least 28 or more on the board and if they don’t I don’t want to ever hear another word about how Martinez can’t coach. We have no reason to hold anything back on offense and I’ll keep my fingers crossed that Moreno doesn’t go down.

By 1eyedJack

October 21, 2007 11:41 AM | Link to this

The SEC, WOW what a conference. If Ohio State and Boston College were in the SEC they would have at least two losses by now.

To the Ol’ Ball Coach. Pphhhtht. So Georgia lost to Vandy last year at home. Join the club. By the way in case you didn’t realize it, you have no class. Why would any recruit in his right mind want to set himself up for your kind of abuse. Be a man and take the blame.

Tennessee? Snicker, Snicker. One good thing for Phil is that he should qualify for the maximum unemployment check.

Any reasonable person would doubt the Dawgs chances of making it to the Ga. Dome but hey, stranger things have happened and this definitly qualifies as a strange season.

Florida and Kentucky are all offense and no defense. The Dawgs get the gators after a bye week on a “neutral field”. We have a chance if we can play good D and don’t make mistakes. May take a miracle play on the order of Appleby to Washington or Belue to Scott. It can be done.

We get Kentucky at home. (See above analysis)

Auburn is the team that scares me at this moment. We get them at home, but homefield advantage doesn’t seem to mean much in this rivalry.

In this crazy season WHY NOT US? It can be done. Hopefully we are jelling just as we did around this time last year. An upset in JAX would go a long way confidence wise for a young Georgia team. We need to find a way to make the gators one-demensional on O and I can think of no better way than to “spy” Tebow with a ‘backer and knock the snot out of him. I know he’s a big strong kid, but with his style of play his time is running out. The gators don’t seem to have much confidence in their running game outside of Tebow. We gotta make them beat us through the air.

I know it’s a very long shot, but at this point in the season it’s good to still be able to say that the DAWGS still control their own destiny. GO DAWGS!!! Woof!

By noyellowinthisblood

October 21, 2007 11:55 AM | Link to this

” here with coach Bobby Johnson, how about the win coach?” “Well it’s not like we were playing some big powerhouse or something.” And by the way: Lou Holtz is a sh@thead

By FLA DAWG

October 21, 2007 12:13 PM | Link to this

I really enjoy reading how many fans realize the SEC is the toughest conference in the country. The unfortunate result is that we beat the hell out of each other and drop out of the top 10. Ironic that by having the toughest and best conference in the country we actually hurt ourselves in the BCS in the long run. Think Ohio State would be undefeated now if they had played LSU, Auburn, KY, Ala, UGA, SC, UT, Ark and I’ll even throw in Ole Miss and Vandy this year!

By 1eyedJack

October 21, 2007 12:27 PM | Link to this

I proclaim that from this day forward the winner of the SEC Championship game ARE the National Champs. Playoff be da,ned. We already play an eight game playoff.

By AL

October 21, 2007 1:01 PM | Link to this

To all the doubters and liferdawgfan and Lowcounty. CMR is one of the best coaches in the country. Check winning percentage check road victory record, check SEC Championships in the years he’s been in Athens. Check amout of Bulldogs in the NFL , check winning percentage compared to active college coaches. I could go on and on and on. I live in the Pacific NW as I’ve said before there are at least 6 high level division 1A colleges that would pay CMR millions to coach their team. Ask Washington about their coaching savior (Willingham) how about Nebraska’s savior (Callahan) how about Notre Dames savior (Weise) how about the guy that was going to save TA&M (Francino). People you need to Freaking wake up and realize we have a competitive top-notch program that is one of the best in the country. Top 5 easy. The country knows about UGA and their good coach. It is so refreshing to have CMR we could have some hack like Jim Donnan , or Jim Herrick that made us look like idiots. We are now admired. Wake up!!!!!.

By Dalton

October 21, 2007 1:09 PM | Link to this

New blogger here. Here’s a thought: Everybody loves their team (go dawgs), but I think it’s great that the SEC is the most competitive conference in the country. I love to win, but football season is so much more fun to follow now that any team can put it all together and beat any other team on the schedule. Everybody has to bring it every week…and that makes all teams better, and all games more fun to watch! The Dawgs have a realistic chance against FL. Naysayers, would you be so negative about the game if it were to follow this year’s GA-BAMA game?? Again, the season has ups and downs for all teams, and that’s what makes the SEC so great. You just never know. Another thought: Put Ohio State in the SEC, and they are a two-loss team like the rest of us. Who agrees??

By Conscientious Objector

October 21, 2007 1:16 PM | Link to this

UGA fans are funny thinking they have a shot at anything more than the Liberty Bowl. Their love-fest with Steve Spurrier is a little frightening too.

By Dalton

October 21, 2007 1:30 PM | Link to this

Hey “Objector”…UGA beats BAMA on the road, TENN beats UGA at home, BAMA beats TENN at home, UGA loses to SC…who loses to VANDY…which UGA defeated…

You’re not paying attention. The SEC is constant playoff football. Any team can win any week. Yes, Dawgs have a shot at anything.

By Dorsey Hill

October 21, 2007 1:31 PM | Link to this

Anyone watch LSU v. Auburn? Auburn gave up 488 yards and 7.2 yards per play.

Maybe they need to a DC who play mans and blitzes more, huh?

(A sarcastic message for those Martinez critics whose solution to everything is man coverage and blitzing.)

By Replay

October 21, 2007 1:52 PM | Link to this

AL:

Thank you for posting another quintessential example of a delusional Georgia fan. You truly proved your level of hallucination when you called Georgia “one of the best [teams] in the country. Top 5 easy.” You are hereby accepted into the Richt cult.

By reality

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

Some of you dawg bloggers need a reality check. Talk about your young “pups”, UF’s team is younger. Check out who has been getting the better recruiting classes since Meyer has been the coach. You had better hope you win this one next week. It’ll be your best chance for awhile!

By shane

October 21, 2007 2:13 PM | Link to this

war eagle,nice game,too bad.hold your head up,your guys fought hard against a top team coming off a loss.how strange is the sec this year?october is half over and only one team in the east is out of contention.bama is tied,for,now with lsu in the west.can anyone say they saw this coming?you could say the red elephants beat the orange elephant.anyone that doubts that we can beat the gators hasn’t been watching,anything can happen this year.it will be this way for some time to come.there are just too many good players and coaches in the sec for one team to dominate.i don’t know of a”bad”coach in the east division. phat phil hasn’t slipped,everybody else just caught up.for years phil only had to worry about spurrier,now he has to worry about everybody,including vandy and kentucky.

By truth

October 21, 2007 2:44 PM | Link to this

SEC is weak and you just beat each other; big deal. How about this: Missouri beat Ole miss Cal beat Tenn FSU beat Ala S Fl beat Auburn Clemson will beat S Car Ga Tech will beat GA The SEC is no better and no worse than the other big four conferences!!!!!

By AltamahaDawg

October 21, 2007 3:19 PM | Link to this

reality, UF has 2 seniors and 2 Redshirt Jrs on the offensive line, which is the whole ball game.

By Dalton

October 21, 2007 3:45 PM | Link to this

Let’s see… Latest AP poll: LSU #3 FLA #9 KY #14 SC #15 UGA #20 BAMA #22 AUB #23

Hmmm…I guess you’re right, Truth. SEC is not better than other conferences… Put Missouri in SEC and they are a THREE loss team at best. And FSU?? Give me a break.

By Connect the dots

October 21, 2007 3:56 PM | Link to this

truth:

Georgia beat Ok State, Kentucky beat Louiville, LSU beat Virginia Tech, SC will beat Clemson, Ga will beat Tech and Florida will beat Fl State

Shut up with the connect the dots crap. Experts recognize the dominant power of the SEC. Go back to your hole.

By reality

October 21, 2007 4:01 PM | Link to this

AltamahaDawg- After reading the drivel that you just posted, it reaffirms your need especially for the reality check. After watching UF’s young defense getting pushed around all year, I could only wish the offensive line was “the whole ballgame”.

By Gen Neyland

October 21, 2007 4:20 PM | Link to this

shane

Really, it doesn’t hurt too bad. I said from day one, Tennessee had a bunch of holes to plug and to date, they have only found a way to plug them well in one game. Always hope for the best though…Saban pulls a Zooked’em with somebody else’s recruits. I already posted my congrats to the Red Elephants. Won’t do it twice…With two freshman starting in UT’s secondary, John Bubba Parker Wilson had his way with us. The UT D continued it’s solid 2007 meltdown. Isn’t this where all 2nd tier teams say, ” We’re young in spots and rebuilding. A learning experience for the kids..” The Crimson Fried had a good game plan on both sides of the ball. What with amassing over 500 yds of total offense, they had a good game plan. Even an average scheme would have sufficed… A.Foster ended the day with a 7.0 ypc for the Vols…Rah…

Has anybody mentioned it appeared Tebow took some whacks to the right arm/shoulder against Kentucky and showed wince..? At games end, he had the arm held tight to the body. Is the punishment of being UF’s offensive catalsyt starting to take it’s toll..? Doubtful that it’ll be mentioned as even a minor concern to the Urban Cowboy, but if I were WM…Beat the body and the mind will follow…Good Luck in JAX

By Dalton

October 21, 2007 4:35 PM | Link to this

Gen. Neyland - Yes, today’s news is that Tebow will have no contact all week during practices. His right shoulder is very bruised from last night’s game. Two other Gators are hurt worse and will also miss practice time.
Reality - FLA does clean up annually in recruiting. Who is the #2 QB right now? If Meyer doesn’t back off Tebow a little on the run, that #2 QB better be ready…and soon. Tebow is a hoss, but he can’t do it all. Teams will key on Percy and the FLA offense could grind to a halt.

By Mr. Rogers

October 21, 2007 4:54 PM | Link to this

Gamecock Chrissy… Can you say Cant beat Vandy? There ya go.. its not so hard if you try! Now can you say Homecoming loss? Ouch .. That really hurts too!!!

By P. Dye

October 21, 2007 5:00 PM | Link to this

Bulldawgs arent MAN ENOUGH to win the rest of their conference games!

By MikeySAV

October 21, 2007 6:07 PM | Link to this

Ok, P Dye- Let’s just see about that. Thanks for the comment. Go Dawgs !

Hit Tebow hard and often- in the right shoulder, preferably. Not dirty- just strategic….

By The View

October 21, 2007 6:39 PM | Link to this

Why isn’t anyone shooting flames at that total pu$$y cheap shot artist Chaz Ramsey. Replays showed Auburn offensive guard Chaz Ramsey diving at Dorsey’s knee as Dorsey was engaged at the line of scrimmage with another Auburn offensive lineman. That A*******hoel should be suspended for at least one game and not allowed to make the bowl trip that Auburn will make. If not, then Tommy Tuberville will be just as low class in my book and should be fired!

By Buck in the NW

October 21, 2007 6:45 PM | Link to this

I may disagree with the way CMR does some things but one thing I know for sure. He won’t have his players going after Tebows shoulder. I’m glad we have a coach like that. The responsibility lays with Meyer to not put his QB in a position to be hurt. Tebow won’t run as much so take two guys and put the fastest on Percy and the hardest hitter on Tebow then let the other 9 play regular FB. Tebow can indeed throw the ball so we better be prepared.

By A-ville Ranger

October 21, 2007 7:29 PM | Link to this

Buck I agree our defense shouldn’t go after Tebow’s shoulder.On the other hand, it’s a contact sport.We’ve lost two out of three RBs.Do you think the UF defense will pass on a chance to hit Moreno ? I wish we had players who could (would ?) really lay into people.I’m guessing Meyer is glad they’re facing us and not Auburn or LSU with Tebow injured.I disagree with those who say the defensive scheme isn’t effective,it is.The problem with our defense is a lack of aggression.As coach Richt has said,they just need to be meaner.I saw where Van Halenger is working more with the players in season now.I’ve said they need a designated motivator and tackling coach,maybe coach Van can bring out the mad in these Dawgs.

By A-ville Ranger

October 21, 2007 7:37 PM | Link to this

Caleb should be at the game and dressed for action.I’m not saying play him,I’d rather have him and not need him as need it and not have him,what’s the down side ??.

By Buck in the NW

October 21, 2007 8:27 PM | Link to this

A-ville Ranger, I understand the contact sport part and agree. Man are we on the same wave length. King should be there in uniform but he won’t be and for his sake I’m glad because that would just give him some false hope. I think he’s been mislead enough.

By Cuz's stunt double

October 21, 2007 9:10 PM | Link to this

Okay here is the deal. Don’t go after his shoulder, but for God’s sake don’t hold up on a hit cause the guy is injured. This is college football, not PE. If you don’t go after the guy, he is gonna burn you. Hit him with everything including the kitchen sink. Not to hurt him, just slow him down cause I don’t think you can stop him. If he gets hurt, hey he made his choice to play this game. He knows the risks and he has seen the rewards. He is a great player and I respect him, but he plays on the opposite team and I want to contain the son of a gun.

By MCG 73

October 21, 2007 9:14 PM | Link to this

I have been following UGA football since the days of Francis Tarkenton. Although I am not a fan of Auburn and/or Tubberville, you have to give Tubberville credit. The Auburn team is as young as Georgia and, after their first two games, they have improved every week. With Tubberville on the sideline Auburn always has a chance. Do you die-hard UGA fans, who believe the sun rises and sets in Richt, think his team would have performed as well as Auburn in Tiger stadium last night? They would have gotten run out of the ball park, which is what very probably will happen to them in Jacksonville this Saturday. Richt is not the coach Tubberville is and, yes, I remember Auburn last year. Fact is, Tubberville has a good staff behind him and the GUTS to get rid of them who ain’t. Try saying that about Richt. Richt has been lucky but luck is not eternal. If Georgia is fortunate the rest of the season, they may beat Troy( although I wouldn’t bet the house on it) and, maybe, Tech. Extremely fortunate, and maybe one more. It takes more than being Mr. Goodguy to win big-time in the SEC consistently. Nothing personal, just politics.

By Cuz's

October 21, 2007 9:14 PM | Link to this

A pity the redshirts don’t get to make the trip. I guess I am correct in that assumption.

By Cuz's

October 21, 2007 9:16 PM | Link to this

A pity I won’t be able to make the trip, mine and my daughter’s medical issues are conspiring against it.

By Uncle Dave

October 21, 2007 9:28 PM | Link to this

Is it likely that Georgia will win… no. I quit thinking that way about 8 years ago…the gators always seem to bring their very best game to Jacksonville… but is it possible for the Dawgs to win and then put together a run? Absolutely. Florida and Georgia are both young and inconsistent. Tebow is hurt. Georgia had an off week to heal and get ready. Nobody can predict the way things are going to fall this year… call it the season of uncertainty. This Georgia team has underachieved the entire year and may be due to break out… let’s let them play the game and then we can all talk trash.

By Dalton

October 21, 2007 9:28 PM | Link to this

MCG 73 - You say you remember the Auburn/UGA game last year. Well, what’s your explanation of the outcome? Your boy Tuberville was on the sideline making decisions, and Richt was on the other, making decisions that won the game. Your post makes no sense.

By Poor Haters

October 21, 2007 9:36 PM | Link to this

MCG73, nothing personal, but you’re a moron. Richt has a better winning percentage than Tuberville, more championships, and pulled even head to head with him in last year’s beatdown. So that facts really don’t support your “argument” there big guy, and I’m using that term loosely. All that typing and not one single FACT anywhere to be found. Go play with your crayons kid.

By Cuz

October 21, 2007 9:51 PM | Link to this

And Dalton bodyslams MCG, man that has gotta hurt.

By SamoanDawg

October 21, 2007 9:51 PM | Link to this

Anybody can be beaten on any given day… so, yes, it is possible that we can beat the gators this year. And it is possible too that they can put 50 on us.

So, I urge the dawgs to hit and wrap up! O-line better bring it, or we’re in heaps of trouble.

C’mon Dawgs… lets play PHYSICAL!

By Gen Neyland

October 21, 2007 10:03 PM | Link to this

RE : The Shoulder…Tebow was offering the right shoulder as his lead on the run, as if that was where he elected to take impact. If it’s his jaw he leads with, hit it…Thats the game, sports fans…

By Cuz

October 21, 2007 10:03 PM | Link to this

Hey Samoan, can we get Olivia Newton John to do the half time show? Just so long as Bill Goldberg does not lead us out onto the field.

By Large Orange

October 21, 2007 10:05 PM | Link to this

Yesterday was a beat-down for the Tennessee Vols…what an embarrassment. Going forward, I will not bad-mouth the Bulldogs anymore. Vol fans have nothing to crow about now! I will be a closet Bulldog next Saturday. The Gaytors are ripe for the picking!! Go Get’em Bulldogs and the Vols will hopefully take care of Visor Boy in Knoxville!!

By BLITZ FEST

October 21, 2007 11:10 PM | Link to this

Willie’s New Defensive Strategy:

Hear me out…so it costs us 2 touchdowns in the 1st quarter…that’s okay because if we knock Tibow out we might win!

BLITZ EVERY DOWN UNTIL TEBOW’S RIGHT SHOULDER IS DESTROYED

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By Hulk Smash

October 21, 2007 11:13 PM | Link to this

All I got to say is, if Stafford isn’t hitting wide open receivers downfield, get Joe Cox ready to throw!

Beat the Crocs!

By Big Dawg

October 21, 2007 11:17 PM | Link to this

IMHO with the Dawgs being down to one true Tail Back they need to take the shirt off of Caleb King. As for Tebow, football is a contact sport and I wouldn’t go out of my way to try and injure him but I also wouldn’t take it easy on him either.

By Chip Towers

October 21, 2007 11:30 PM | Link to this

Two things on the “go for Tebow’s shoulder” strategy:

1) Could you be any more low class than intentionally trying to injure an opponent?

2) Have any of you guys been anywhere near the field of an SEC game? Have you any idea of the speed of these athletes? You can’t “go for” a shoulder or a knee or anything. They’re trying to bring these guys down with anything and everything they can get their hands on. If you’re lucky enough to get a full on shot on somebody, believe me, you’re not thinking about which body part you’re going to try to hit.

By MCG73

October 21, 2007 11:33 PM | Link to this

To Dalton and Poor Haters. Luck in the first instance and, in the second instance, we shall see what happens this year. By the way, did either of you organic(?) life forms ever set foot in an institution of higher learning——perhaps even a trade school?

By Dalton

October 21, 2007 11:51 PM | Link to this

MCG73 - Nice attempt at a comeback. And Poor Haters was dead on with his earlier comment: your first post had no factual information…just babble. As far as “setting foot in an institute of higher learning” - maybe you could learn to spell your boy’s name before you pontificate on his coaching/leadership qualities. As Cuz so eloquently put it: “and Dalton bodyslams MCG again!” Man, that’s gotta hurt.

By A-ville Ranger

October 22, 2007 12:29 AM | Link to this

Buck I thought Caleb was told when he signed that he’d get a fair chance to play this season.I assume that’s been worked through by now.It may be that he would welcome the chance to go to Jax and experience the game from the sideline with the clear understanding that he most likely wouldn’t play.I don’t know that there aren’t other reasons not to do it,maybe the other redshirts would feel slighted,maybe there is a rule I’m not aware of.It just seems like good insurance to have him there if possible.

By shane

October 22, 2007 3:31 AM | Link to this

tebow is a big guy and presses 400 lbs,he is also a very good runner,as good as most fullbacks i have seen.instead of going for anything,especially on his upper body,they had better try to wrap his legs or grab him and hold on untill help arrives.hit him high if you want,but you may be the one carried off the field.this kid knows how to DELIVER a blow,unlike most qbs.

By shane

October 22, 2007 6:30 AM | Link to this

cuz,i don’t want goldberg to lead us onto the field either,i want to suit him up at dt.his signature move should keep tebow from trying that draw up the middle,not but once anyway.are we sure we want tebow limited to throwing the ball?i would rather him run for 100 and get beat up than throw for 400 and keep his uniform clean,but i sometimes look at things differently than other people. change of subject,did i hear fulmer right after the bama game?i am not sure because i watched so much football,and went through so many mason jars saturday that everything is a hazy blur.did fulmer say that he would have to get with his coaches to figure out what went wrong?I know he was there,even half drunk i could see his big orange butt on the sideline.in case you missed it coach,you got blown out in the second half!you didn’t move the ball and you didn’t stop bama.not to mention the fact that you cost me a pile of money!i think fulmer knows full well what happened.i think he,as usual,is trying to shift the blame to an assistant.general,you or somebody,correct me if i am wrong.if i am right i hope you ut fans hold his feet to the fire and don’t let him get away with that crap again!

By gdawginkalamazoo

October 22, 2007 8:41 AM | Link to this

shane, Fulmer was at the game Saturday but that headset he was wearing was wired to his attorneys and the snipers he had placed around the stadium for his protection. Did you see him occassionally talk into his sleeve? That was the game planning going on. That game was the “please stop hating me game” for Fulmer. I think it worked a little bit.

By D Ellis

October 22, 2007 8:47 AM | Link to this

Sis somweone really write up top that”Finally Georgia is the cream of the crop”…as a true and Loyal DAWG fan which i believe no one on here can dispute…that makes me feel stupid for reading that…UGA is not the cream of the crop in the SEC…we are alive in the race….but not because of anything we have done….as a matter of fact…I don’t even think anyone needs or should be talking about trying to win the SEC East….how about…ummmmm I don’t know….how about this…lets talk about trying to win the game GAINST A VERY VERY GOOD UF team. That should be the only thing anyone is talking about….UF and UGA. Hope the boys are rested and ready to play! GO DAWGS

By shane

October 22, 2007 9:46 AM | Link to this

zoo,who does fulmer want to stop hating him,bama fans or ut fans?i read a funny post on a ut blog.the guy said that fulmers trooper body guard had always tried to get him out before the bama fans could get at him.this year they were trying to protect him from the ut fans!i wish i could be sure that it was he that said that about his assts,maybe some ut fan can let me know.i am looking for him to fire somebody after the season,probably off the defensive staff,to save his own skin.i don’t think he can touch cutliff,so the scapegoat will come from the d.this guy builds a wall of deniability around himself like a mafia don.what happened to the bear’s”i didn’t do a good job of coaching”after a loss.you notice there was no blaming officials,players,or assts.love him or hate him,bear was a real man.richt catches so much flack on these blogs for being”too loyal”to his assts,i thank god we have a man that knows that loyalty is a two way street!

By gdawginkalamazoo

October 22, 2007 9:55 AM | Link to this

Where are all the gamecock fans at today? Congrats to the Commodores and thank you! LMAO! That was the corner SC football was talking about turning? I do know what happened though. They looked up at the crowd in their garnet and black, saw the OBC put that visor on before the game, and they all though “Yes, we are South Carolina football” and in the always classic SC tradition got trounced by Vandy.

By shane

October 22, 2007 9:58 AM | Link to this

general,i am sorry for being so late in replying to your post on the 21st.i just read it!i have to say this in defense of your players, that i have never seen a better job of coaching than saban did saturday.i can’t say the same for fulmer.

By shane

October 22, 2007 10:44 AM | Link to this

zoo,i don’t have a lot to do today,i wanted to go looking for bambi’s daddy,but it has rained,off and on,all morning.as for the obc,it is rumored that he is one of the coaches being looked at for the cornhusker head honcho’s job.he could do a better job of recruiting there,and have a better chance of winning.the big 12 is much less competitive than the sec. it seems the okie state rout was too much for the husker faithful.wouldn’t it be something if tubby goes to the lone star state and sos goes to nebraska!we could see a big turnover in the sec in the next few years,miles in the big 11,tubby and sos in the big 12,meyer in the nfl,and fulmer”retired”to the phat pharm!

By ARdawg

October 22, 2007 11:28 AM | Link to this

I hate to say I told you so but I did predict SC’s and SOS’s demise this week at the hands of Vandy over on Barnhart’s blog. Yes half of it was a lucky guess but the other half wasn’t

By ARdawg

October 22, 2007 11:54 AM | Link to this

I received much pleasure from that prediction. Thats just not right but it is what it is. Not because I got it right but because the Ol Ball coach is chewing on that visor. Would you like some fries with that Ball Coach? The blog seems to be void of the Hillbillys and lamecocks thus far.

By DawgPile

October 22, 2007 12:08 PM | Link to this

BWHAHAHAHA! That is the funniest thing I have ever read! After ugay loses AGAIN to UF, are you going to write another article trying to give these mutts hope? ROTFLMAO!!!

By EastCobbDawg

October 22, 2007 12:13 PM | Link to this

Aww, where are all your Tennessee flags this beautiful Monday morning? Oh thats right, you only fly them after a win—when you lose you just stay in hiding until your next win—when you fly them again. Tools!

By gator the dog catcher

October 22, 2007 12:27 PM | Link to this

Tebow’s shoulder will be fine. It was actually hurting before the game. Evidently in an attempt to mesh with the Lexington locals, Tebow joined in on a musical armpits concert at a local eatery. After a night of arm flapping, Tebow’s shoulder was sore.

The only sore shoulder Saturday will be from the officials signaling first down and Touchdown repeatedly as the we make it 16-18.

By Gen Neyland

October 22, 2007 12:30 PM | Link to this

E.C.Dawg

Most people fly the flags when the hill is taken, not lost…pick a school, local or abroad…

Tebow has earned my respect. Being 60% plus of the UF offense has begun to take it’s toll. I believe this will be his first SEC game at less than 100%…I feel he’ll do his best to steer clear of over-stuffing his body between the tackles, but I believe he’ll continue to run. If any body part is to suffer the wear and tear he goes through, the right shoulder vs left, legs, head, etc was the one. He took alot of blows to that shoulder with Kentucky. He’ll put it on the line, he won’t back down and he’ll give it his all. Tim Tebow has shown me he is a warrior…

By ARdawg

October 22, 2007 1:03 PM | Link to this

Gen Neyland

I agree with you. I’m definitely no Tebow fan because he is a gator but that kid is an awesome football player. Florida is no secret this year. To beat them Tebow has to be contained as much as possible. He’s already proven thats easier said than done. Florida has other play makers but they cannot make the plays without Tebow. He is the entire key to the Gator offense this year. I’m glad we got them with Tebow at least a little sore. We’ll need all the advantage we can get. We have a chance to beat Florida this week and I think we can do it. As crazy as this year has been it is almost in the stars that FL goes down just to muck up the water a little more.

By BLITZ FEST

October 22, 2007 1:33 PM | Link to this

Chip:

Yes, You can cheat by spying on teams and then follow that up by lying about it. Or you can be a coach who assaults your own players for celebrating a victory, then be so arrogant you refuse to apologize for it.

Why don’t you tell the best defensive players in the SEC that they don’t oftentimes have the choice of which body parts to hit when tackling a player. What an ignorant comment and an insult.

You can keep your rose-colored glasses. If teams committing NCAA violations were outed right now, half of Bowl Championship Division Schools would be on probation right now - AND many of the teams in the Top 25. but I don’t suppose you think that’s happening.

By Atlanta Gator

October 22, 2007 1:38 PM | Link to this

Okay, the Jacksonville Convention treaty is now suspended, so let the Gators-Dawgs smack-talk begin … .

1. First things first: the name of the game. Originally, Dawgs called it the Georgia-Florida game; then the Gators called it the Florida-Georgia game. After that, everyone called it the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party,” but unfortunately, that name has officially passed into history. Now, my UGA buddies just call it “the Holocaust.”

2. What’s in a Name, Part II: Let’s just agree that whichever team wins the game this year, their school name goes first in the order (i.e. the Florida-Georgia game). Tony Barnhart and Chip Towers, time to update the AJC style book.

3. Overall series record? Georgia still leads the overall series, but the head-to-head record is really 45-37-2, or an 8-game UGA advantage through the 2006 season. The UGA athletic department claims the overall record is 46-37-2, or a 9-game advantage. The difference? UGA’s athletic department claims a 1904 win over an East Florida Seminary club football team (i.e. non-varsity, non-university sanctioned team). Nice. You doubt me? Really? Look it up for yourself——the University of Florida did not exist under its present name until 1905, did not hold classes in Gainesville until 1906, and did not have a varsity football team that played the Bulldogs until 1915. Who’s stretching the truth to claim the extra win? Well, it seems a little churlish to claim the extra win, but I’ll let you be the fair-minded judge. In nine years, it won’t matter anyway… .

4. The “Mythical” National Championships? The Gators have won 2 national football championships on the field (1996-97 vs. FSU; 2006-07 vs. Ohio State), and played for a third (1995-96 vs. Nebraska), during the BCS/Bowl Alliance era. The Dawgs’ athletic department claims 2 consensus polling championships (1942 & 1980), and acknowledges at least one polling service “championship” among the multitude of football polls in the pre-Associated-Press-Poll-dominant era for three other seasons (1927, 1946 & 1968), but none since 1980. Likewise, the Gators could claim a New York Times Poll championship in 1984, but do not.

5. The Conference Championships? The Gators have won seven SEC conference championships (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2006), played in two more SEC championship games (1992 & 1999), and also had the best SEC records for two other seasons (1984 & 1990). During that same time period, the Dawgs have won two SEC championships on the field during the championship game era (2002 & 2005), and previously won 10 more (1942, 1946, 1948, 1959, 1966, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1981 & 1982), three of which were shared titles with Tennessee or Alabama (1946, 1966 & 1981).

6. The Heisman Trophy? Two apiece for the Gators and the Dawgs. For UGA, Frank Sinkwich won the award in 1942 and Herschel Walker in 1982. For the Gators, the Evil Genius won in 1966 and Danny Wuerffel in 1996.

7. The SAT scores, for the record: UGA 25th-75th percentiles, 1130-1320; UF 25th-75 percentiles, 1140-1360. Gator freshman are apparently better standardized test takers.

8. U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings? Florida is ranked 49th among 124 first-tier national universities; UGA is ranked 59th.

9. Football graduation rates? Most recent (1996-1999) NCAA graduation success rate (GSR) for UF is 80%; UGA’s most recent GSR is 41%. The NCAA GSR tracks the academic progress of freshman scholarship athletes for the 6 school years after enrollment, so the current 1996-1999 GSRs are actually current through the 2006 graduation year. BTW, the Gator basketball team had a 100% NCAA GSR during the same time period.

10. Best obnoxious white-shoe-polish-on-the-car-window taunt: “You have to win one to call it a rivalry.”

Okay, smack-talkers … have at it. Let the annual games begin.

Gator the Dog Catcher, where are you?

By WhiteAndGold

October 22, 2007 1:55 PM | Link to this

This is true since every victory by the mutts is an upset. UF 60 UGAy 9. Die mutts die!

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

October 22, 2007 2:03 PM | Link to this

Atlanta Gator,

The only thing you left off was Florida’s most Famous Alumni

Chan Gailey

Buddy Ebsen

Mel Tillis

By ARdawg

October 22, 2007 2:07 PM | Link to this

Atlanta Gator

For a minute there I thought you were giving a pretty decent history lesson until you made statement #3, then subsequent #4 and #5. Theres where you bored me with the “same time period” slant bullcrap. Why do you only wish to acknowledge national championships and conference championships of Ga and FL post 1982 as if pre 1982 doesn’t exist?

True, your teams of the last 15 or so years have been dominate in the series. Except for a peppered win here and there for the down team the pendelum does tend to swing both ways every decade or so. Why don’t we choose a cut off date of 1990 and bragg about Florida’s accomplishments prior to that? But why do you harp on the history anyway? It has exactly dick to do with whats going to happen in J’ville on Saturday anyway?

Why not discuss the team your bringing to the field on Saturday? You know, the one that has already proven it can be beaten by both unranked as well as the top ranked teams in the country. I tend to think you might possibly be a bit scared that the Dawgs can or will upset your beloved Gators. Thats the only rationale I can see for you attempting to focus on the most recent successes of Florida since (oh pick a date ) 1990

By Atlanta Gator

October 22, 2007 2:32 PM | Link to this

Lowcountry Dawg——We’ll keep Buddy and Mel, but we’ve surrendered all rights to Chan equally to UGA and Georgia Tech. Ironically, both Tech and UGA need to keep Chan exactly where he is.

BTW, you can add the Evil Genius to that list of most famous University of Florida alumni. I’m betting more Dawgs under 45 have heard of SOS than Mel or Buddy.

By scooter11

October 22, 2007 2:36 PM | Link to this

whiteandUrine: Thanks for your insight. Nice that you have a team through which you can live vicariously. 51-7.

By Atlanta Gator

October 22, 2007 2:45 PM | Link to this

ARDawg——I think I gave the Dawgs their due and omitted nothing in the series history that is favorable to them, but I also think it’s also as fair and valid to discuss the recent series history over the last 20-30 years as it is discuss the lop-sided records of the 1920’s, 1930’s and 1940’s in favor of the Dawgs.

As for the overall series record, I think you have to agree that the inclusion of the UGA varsity eleven’s victory over an East Florida Seminary club team in 1904 is unworthy of the series. BTW, the University of Florida celebrated 100 years of Gator football in 2006 (i.e. 1906-2006). If the UGA athletic department wants to claim the extra 1904 win, please don’t be upset when others question whether it’s valid or not.

As for a little smack talk among football fans, well, as my friend Cuz instructed me when I started my time on the AJC blogs: “Lighten up, fella. A little good-natured smack talk never hurt anyone.” Time to get in the spirit of the thing. As for me, I will be hosting a Florida-Georgia party at my house in Atlanta for my friends who are Gator and Dawg alumni. I figure the least I could do is buy you Dawgs fans a drink or two. LOL

By Atlanta Gator

October 22, 2007 2:51 PM | Link to this

WhiteAndGold——Hey, buddy, the Gators already have enough bandwaggoneer fans … why don’t you get a football team of your own?

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

October 22, 2007 2:53 PM | Link to this

Atlanta,

Your right we need Chan right where he is. Hey the list is strong for grad’s, you know your reaching when you pull a Mel Tillis and Jed Clampett out!

By shane

October 22, 2007 3:03 PM | Link to this

i go to the tech blogs and post from time to time,there are some good guys their that rarely if ever post on our blogs.we have some good football discussions.funny,i don’t recall ever seeing white and gold’s handle on techs blogs.is it that he is ashamed of what he writes here and uses a different handle,or is it that he is no tech fan at all and merely blowing smoke?

By jack

October 22, 2007 3:25 PM | Link to this

Just for the record, we have no chance of beating the Gators this weekend.

Not one chance!

By MURPHY

October 22, 2007 4:12 PM | Link to this

Hey, JACK

THERE IS ALWAYS A CHANCE!! JUST ASK SOUTH CAROLINA !

By MURPHY

October 22, 2007 4:17 PM | Link to this

JACK,

I LIVE IN JAX AND HAVE SOME CLOSE FRIENDS THAT ARE HUGH GATOR BOOSTERS.TEBOW HAS GOTTEN BEAT UP BY LSU AND KENTUCKY-HE IS HURTING-HE WONT RUN AS MUCH THIS WEEK,WHICH WILL BE IN OUR FAVOR.I PICKED UP TO LOSE TO CAROLINA AND BEAT FLORIDA THIS YEAR.I MADE THIS PICK BEFORE THE SEASON STARTED,AND IM STICKING WITH IT.I ALSO PREDICTED TEBOW WOULD NEVER BEAT UGA!! IM TELLING YOU,WE WILL COME ALIVE THIS WEEK!

By ARdawg

October 22, 2007 4:45 PM | Link to this

Atlanta Gator

Trust me here friend, I love and encourage the smack talk. As you and Cuz declare, all in the spirit of the rivalry and sportmanship. It is not only needed but required of us fans to perpetuate the excitement.

However, I wasn’t in any form questioning the 1904 game. It really doesn’t matter to me. But I do question your need to take snapshots of history to illustrate your point. It would appear that you want to take FL history 1984, 1992 onward and pretend that the other years are meaningless. Look at the history as a whole. The entire 100 years of Gator football not just one Pell year and Spurrier on. Okay, we’re only 8 wins better than FL at the moment. Look for a bonafide 9 wins come this Saturday.

BTW, the latter part of my previous post was smack and all good natured

By Atlanta Gator

October 22, 2007 4:53 PM | Link to this

Lowcountry Dawg——Y’know, UF alumni include astronauts, athletes, congressmen, senators, governors, journalists, popular authors, Fortune 500 CEOs and Nobel Prize winners, but ol’ Jed Clampett always epitomized the wisdom of the simple, common Americn man. We’ll claim him. I think I’ll wander down to the concrete swimming pond, sip some white lightning from my Mason jar, and toast ol’ Jed.

= )

By Atlanta Gator

October 22, 2007 5:11 PM | Link to this

ARDawg——No, sir——as a real fan, you have to be willing to cheer through the good and the bad and accept it all. When your boys do something naughty like Charley Pell and his assistants did in the 1980’s, you can’t ignore or disclaim that part of your history, or the mediocre seasons in other decades. Better to admit it, take your lumps, move on, and encourage your people to do the right thing in the future. Loyalty is admirable, blind loyalty is

Whenever I attend a Gator coach’s off-season alumni gathering, I always make the point of congratulating the coach on his or her recent successes in front of the audience, but I also always remind them of their other duties to the university and that this old Gator will be the first to organize the campaign for a new coach if we ever get hauled in front of the NCAA again. I honestly believe that our president, AD and coaches are committed to athletic (and academic) excellence without fudging the rules. There is a lot more at stake here than just wins and losses——and that is reflected in value of our academic degrees.

BTW, I expect that the series margin will be SEVEN (7) games after this year’s Annual Bulldawg Beatdown at the Beach, but opinions may differ. = )

By ctb

October 22, 2007 5:14 PM | Link to this

Can the dawgs please grow a SACK and beat Florida for a change!!!!

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

October 22, 2007 5:30 PM | Link to this

Feel free as long as that Mason jar gets passed up here to Charleston!

Whats bad is going into this game its clear what UGA needs to do…Pressure Tebow, hit him alot, don’t let hi gash you up the middle. Then when it comes to passing lock down Harvin and make the other phenoms beat you. Although I susppect depending on the severity of his shoulder you may see alot more of Tebows are than legs.

Now with that being said it may be near impossible for our D to do that. If a defense hasn’t been able to do it yet, why should I feel incouraged that our D is going to finally be the one?

Not getting my hopes up to high, but damn it would be great to steal this one!

By Kent

October 22, 2007 5:31 PM | Link to this

Can Vanderbilt still not receive any respect from UGA fans. UGA did IN NO WAY manhandle the Commodores two weeks ago, so you obviously missed the game or couldn’t read the score. A late fumble handed you the game. And don’t forget what happened last year in Athens. Just accept the fact that our program is catching up fast. Go Dores!

By ARdawg

October 22, 2007 5:44 PM | Link to this

Atlanta Gator

Well stated and I completely agree (sic) with you the gator fan. Unfortunately there are still plenty of coaches that subscribe to the “If you’re not cheating…you’re not trying hard enough” mantra. But hopefully they will all get their just due.

For the sake of furthering this pleasant banter with you I will officially denounce the 1904 game as the most insignificant and irrelevent in Bulldog history. Unless of course in the HIGHLY unlikely event Florida actually in the next 40 years does actually come out ahead in a series lead, I’ll recant this statement….L

By ARdawg

October 22, 2007 6:08 PM | Link to this

Lowcountry

I’m with you. Tebow is the entire key to the FL offense. We’ve got to stop his run but also be ready for the option. They’ve not perfected it but certainly like to use it with regularity. Thats a weak spot. Stay in his face and make the others make the plays. It’s much easier to type than to do I’m sure. If we see that defense that showed up to play bama or the 2nd half of Vandy we have a legitimate shot of knocking FL off. Our offense while sluggish can put up some points. Our key is defense. Which one will Martinez have ready to play?

By ARdawg

October 22, 2007 6:13 PM | Link to this

Kent

Trust me Brother. We dawg fans respect the Shat out of Vandy. That was the ole Ball Sack that disrespected your team. I think he’s feeling it now in a major way….congrats on that win btw

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

October 22, 2007 8:00 PM | Link to this

AR,

Did you read my typing! It wasn’t that easy for my to type it! LOL! Re-read it and looked like I typed with one arm tied behind my back and Atlanta Gator was force feeding me that Mason Jar!

By DAWG@$

October 23, 2007 9:18 AM | Link to this

We are a joke until we can beat a quality SEC East team. We always loose those games!

By DAWG@$

October 23, 2007 9:18 AM | Link to this

We are a joke until we can beat a quality SEC East team. We always loose those games!

By Wes

October 23, 2007 10:16 AM | Link to this

Martinez needs to take a page out of the Tampa Bay Bucs and Carolina Panthers defensive playbooks. When Vick first came into the league, he killed those two teams with his improvising, until they took Simeon Rice and Julius Peppers and played them as a “spy” on Vick. After that, they were able to shut down Vick, for the most part.

Not saying the gators are the falcons, honestly, the gators could probably beat the falcons, but our defensive ends, while they may be undersized, definitely have the athletic ability to hang as a “spy” with Tebow….wonder if we’ll try anything like that?

By crs

October 23, 2007 12:50 PM | Link to this

This is one of those games where Stafford or Bailey or Moreno can create a legacy a UGA with a big game and big win over our biggest rival Florida. Who was the last UGA quarterback who graduated with a winning record against FL?

By crs

October 23, 2007 1:01 PM | Link to this

Just as Spurrier did when he came to FL to beat UGA, Richt needs to make the same commitment to beat FL, you know as long as Urban is there he is going to have a mobile quarterback and a lot of fast, quality wide recievers, hence you have to recruit depth and speed at cornerback and recuit either a fast and strong linebacker or saftey to spy their quarterback. We have had a lot of success in the Richt era but you have to beat your biggest rival to truly be successful. And lets be honest if we get back to beating FL most years, we will be winning most of our other games. Its nice to beat Auburn and GT but nothing is sweeter than beating the Gators! In the teams goals for the year, beating the gators should be number one yearly.

By Atlanta Gator

October 23, 2007 1:42 PM | Link to this

CRS——The last UGA quarterbck with an overall winning record against Florida was Wayne Johnson. Johnson was the starter for one year in 1988; he was 1-0 against the Gators. Greg Talley was UGA’s starter for the two seasons following (1989-1990); he was 1-1 against the Gators.

By ARdawg

October 23, 2007 3:49 PM | Link to this

Atlanta Gator

What is the source of your information? Surely we’ve had a plethora of QB’s thats undefeated against Florida. Prior to 1990 we beat ya’ll forever…..L

By War Eagle

October 23, 2007 8:33 PM | Link to this

Bama beats LSU, Ark beats LSU and Auburn wins out…see you in Atlanta, THAT IS DREAMING, here is the real story: LSU kicks Bama butt, wins out, Auburn finishes 9-3 or 8-4, depending on UGA game, LSU slaughters Oregon or Southern Cal for the MNC.. UGA 24 Florida 17, I have been correct on EVERY UGA game this year.

By SOS

October 23, 2007 10:12 PM | Link to this

. . South Carolina 16, Georgia 12

By FLA DAWG

October 24, 2007 9:03 AM | Link to this

Vandy 17 - South Carolina 6!

By gator the dog catcher

October 24, 2007 12:57 PM | Link to this

The funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time!!!! “UGAy’s dominance in the series” pictures …. THEY WERE ALL IN BLACK AND WHITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess Florida has all of the colored pictures featuring dominance in this series.

My eyes got dust in them just from looking at those old arse pictures!

By Vandy Fan

October 24, 2007 1:50 PM | Link to this

You know, it’s just like some of you UGA fans to act that way. My following comments are not for the mass of UGA fans that know how to behave appropriately. They are for the few that are bringing down a great program:

I have to admit you have some of the worst fans in the world! Who’s the idiot who made the comment, “we man-handled Vandy!” What crack pipe are you smoking? Yes, your defense played pretty well that game, as always. But guess what? A game that is decided by a red-zone fumble and a last second field goal is not a man-handling on any part. Get your head out of your as* and pay attention. Don’t take away the big win for my Commodores just because you’re feelings are still hurt after getting spanked in Knoxville. I hope Florida crushes you this weekend! Having lived in Tampa, Florida for the last 4 years I have noted on fact about the Gators. However overly obsessed they may be about their football program they always seem to carry themselves with a bit of class. They seem to call it like they see it and not come up with BS excuses. When they lose they respond with we shouldn’t have done this or we shouldn’t have done that. Not grype about petty calls and fire up their own players and coaches. Why don’t you step to the appropriate level and learn a little from them. Have some class, realize that you don’t make the SEC what it is…you are 1/12th of whats the SEC what it is, and whether you like it or not the conference is changing and we’ll be gunning for you and every other program on our schedule for years to come. Act like a fan, support your team to the fullest, and show respect for the game…on and off the field!!!

Go ‘Dores!

By Rob

October 24, 2007 2:03 PM | Link to this

If we can somehow beat Florida… i wouldn’t care if we lost the rest of our games, or even if we go to a bowl.

By Rob

October 24, 2007 2:03 PM | Link to this

If we can somehow beat Florida… i wouldn’t care if we lost the rest of our games, or even if we went to a bowl.

By AL

October 24, 2007 5:48 PM | Link to this

STOP TEBOW!!! THAT SIMPLE!! Auburn and LSU had the D-Line to do it does UGA??? We’ll see

By Michael G.

October 25, 2007 3:55 PM | Link to this

Chip, how about a new topic. There is, after all, a game on Saturday if you haven’t heard.

By GT

October 26, 2007 8:31 AM | Link to this

Look at the schedule. Georgia saved it’s hard courses for last. It is out of it.

By Uncle Dave

October 27, 2007 8:38 AM | Link to this

What is going on chip? This is the day of the game and this blog is a week old! Are you guys shutting this down?

By Hunk Erdown

October 27, 2007 3:03 PM | Link to this

Biggest game of the year and no beat blog for over a week… pathetic.

By VolMBAer

October 27, 2007 9:52 PM | Link to this

You know what’s funny? You guys finally beat Florida and your still behind Tennessee in the standings. Go jump off a cliff, you guys suck and will continue to suck.

By Big Orange Joke

October 28, 2007 4:51 PM | Link to this

You know what’s funny? Its only the standings after the last game of the season that mean anything. No wonder Tennessee hasn’t won a single solitary thing in nearly a decade. They think the season ends in October!!! Hilarious.

By Jan Kemp Rules

October 28, 2007 9:06 PM | Link to this

I really don’t see what the big deal is with Richt kissing his wife. It has to be better for the ratings than to see Stafford spoon his “backup”…

Richt says the the guys didn’t understand his celebratory instructions. That’s still a direct reflection of his leadership. This team is looking more and more his Richt’s alma mater. (Without the National Championships to back it up)

Hard to believe a man of “faith” would allow his players to taunt the opposition. If he truly believes in each aspect of faith. Then again, maybe the players are unable to interpret his faith? Especially since they can’t seem to interpret his coaching decisions.

As much as things change, they still stay the same. Taunting without the NC’s to back it up… Pathetic

By Newt

October 28, 2007 11:42 PM | Link to this

Get your “Honk if you SACKED Tebow!” bumper sticker today. Just found it on ebay… Just go there and type in Tebow bumpersticker or Tebow sacked. Being able to Taunt the gators while driving around the ATL…Priceless!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150176829352&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

By DearVolMBAer

October 29, 2007 2:21 AM | Link to this

Am I to understand you are saying you have an MBA from UT? In that case, it’s hilarious that you don’t know the difference between “your” and “you’re.” I correct my grade school daughters on this, but, heck, they could get a business degree from UT right now!

They also understand that we are ranked #10 in the BCS and “your” ranked #27. Even if you win out, you’ll be playing in the Music City Bowl after losing 48-0 to LSU whereas if we win out we’ll get an at large bid to the BCS.

By Chris

October 29, 2007 12:02 PM | Link to this

Nice showing of class there by running onto the field after the first touchdown of a game. Great, classy move. Par for the course for UGA, I guess.