UGA

By Hootie Bookems

August 18, 2008 8:28 AM | Link to this

Hootie thought Western Ky made the leap up last year?

By dean

August 18, 2008 8:44 AM | Link to this

Chip,

Joseph Goodman is a BIG mIami fan who somehow covers the Gators for the Herald. If you look at his history even just this season on back to an incident with Chris Rainey in HS, Goodman has constantly tried to make the Gators look bad with made up innuendo.

It’s the same that if the girl for the AJC who went to UF covered UGA and constantly made up stuff that fans know better than to be true.

You really shouldn’t give Goodman any credence..

By Huh?

August 18, 2008 8:55 AM | Link to this

A “collossal dissapointment” Chip? If the Dawgs fall short of the BCS title I’m sure you’ll do your best to portray it as such, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Surely as the Georgia beat writer you’ve heard Mark Richt say on NUMEROUS occassions that the SEC championship is the #1 goal, or were you just not listening? There are many wonderful things this team can accomplish this year short of a national title, especially with this difficult schedule that you can’t shut up about. An SEC Championship would be an amazing achievement. Even without an SEC championship, if this team wins 11 or more games they will have accomplished something. A collossal dissapointment? You are unbelievable dude.

By Chip Towers

August 18, 2008 9:01 AM | Link to this

Hootie: No, sir. Hilltoppers go Division I in 2009 and will play in the Sun Belt Conference. Here’s the link… .

dean: I didn’t say I agreed or disagreed. Just pointing out the controversy. However, if he’s anything like our intern, as you referred, then I’m certain he doesn’t make up anything. People don’t stay employed in this business if they do that.

By Gamecock Henry

August 18, 2008 9:02 AM | Link to this

The #1 ranking will all come crashing down on 9/13/08 in Columbia. It will be another ” what could have been” year for the mutts. Dawgs will go 9-4 Bank on it!

By Fools Gold

August 18, 2008 9:13 AM | Link to this

The fisrt game will be a good indicator of the dawgs season against Ga. Southern. A few streaky good plays here and there both on offense and defense. UGA will still play to the level of GSU with some lackluster play. I see a 38-21 game with the dawgs pulling away late.

By Maryland Dawg

August 18, 2008 9:19 AM | Link to this

Henry,

Your a frickin’ bozo. Yes, you guys beat us with defense, but did you consider that you also did it with a veteran quarteback. Your QB situation is a joke right now and I don’t care how many defensive starters you have coming back, you guys will be lucky to get into field goal range. What is with you guys? You’ve never been relevant in football and this isn’t the year it begins. Good luck trying to figure out how to make excuses for Spurrier not finding his groove on offense. Maybe we should see if the ACC and the SEC would like to make a trade Clemson for S.Carolina. You guys might actually be a contender over there. What a joke!

By BigP

August 18, 2008 9:24 AM | Link to this

The UGA people whined and begged so much late last year that they got their wish. Everybody is voting them number one. They would have been better off flying under the radar the last 8 months and into September. It’s going to take a lot of talent and character to STAY number one. I don’t think they have it in them. They will get the “DAWG in head lights” look at least twice this season.

By Gamecock Henry

August 18, 2008 9:32 AM | Link to this

Maryland Dawg…. I remember a few years back when the dawgs had the Mr Shockley and barely beat the Gamecocks 17 -15 in a game that Carolina could have easily one. A missed extra point and a T D called back. The dawgs knew that they barely escaped with all the self proclaimed talent that they supposedly had. UGa is a joke thinking they are #1 blowzo!!!!

By Maryland Dawg

August 18, 2008 9:51 AM | Link to this

Henry,

And what happened the last time we were in Columgbia? 18-0, please you guys will be lucky to duplicate last years stellar season. You should think about putting your collective passion for your football team into a more useful endeavor. If you must be reminded only Vandy and Kentucky have more losses in the conference since 1992 than your mighty cocks. Do us all a favor when your team actually breaks the .500 mark in all time winning percentages, come back to celebrate. But until then please stop wasting valuable blog space on a team that can’t comprehend tradition.

By rick

August 18, 2008 9:55 AM | Link to this

gamecock henry, are you really mark may?

By NikkiFree

August 18, 2008 10:04 AM | Link to this

Gamecock Henry,

Every year the game is really tough against South Carolina. The teams just match up well against each other. I wouldn’t read too much in to close games against UGA. That’s the norm not the exception.

By Ed from Roswell

August 18, 2008 10:05 AM | Link to this

I see at least 4 losses on the pups schedulwe this year: LSU, Florida, Ten and Auburn. Have fun at the Peach Bowl doggies!

By Dean

August 18, 2008 10:07 AM | Link to this

Trust me he is NOTHING like your intern. She tells the truth and doesn’t try and make a story when there is not one. You said controversy. There is no controversy. Goodman is creating one. Rainey and Harvin both said it was no big deal and no different than scuffles that happen at any teams preseason practice including UGA’s. UF has already won a National Title with Harvin so that disproves Goodman’s acertation of the “controversy”

By BullDawg Rick

August 18, 2008 10:24 AM | Link to this

Keep drinking the Koolaid Dean! Did you hear they found Bigfoot!

By Greg

August 18, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this

Gamecock Henry, this hasn’t been updated since 2004, but nothing has changed. Spurrier might some day reached that pinnacle of Gamecock football history - the Outback Bowl - before he dies, but that’s the best you can hope for.

The University of South Carolina began playing football in 1892. Since then, they have had an all-time winning percentage under .500, which ranks 92nd all-time in D-1A football…only 25 programs have been worse. A few of the notable football programs who have been better than the Gamecocks include such powerhouses as: Duke, Western Michigan, Tulsa, Toledo, Navy, UAB, Central Florida, Ball St., North Texas, Nevada, East Carolina, Houston, Northern Illinois, Utah St., San Jose St., Vanderbilt, Akron, Baylor, UNLV, Kansas, and Rutgers just to name a few. This is South Carolina Gamecock football.

Since the Associated Press began ranking football teams in 1936, the Gamecocks have finished in the top 20 of the rankings only five times. Carolina has never finished in the Top 10 of a major recognized poll. South Carolina won its first bowl game 103 years after they started playing football. In over 100 seasons of football, Carolina has yet to participate in one of the “Big 5” Bowls (Rose, Sugar, Orange, Fiesta, Cotton). As Carolina is set to begin this season of collegiate football, they have won 10 or more games in a single season once. Since 1892, South Carolina has had only 42 winning seasons and 52 losing seasons. This is South Carolina Gamecock football.

South Carolina has had 32 different head coaches in its storied tradition…only five of them stayed longer than 5 seasons, 21 of them have losing records. Of the 56 programs which have played more than 1000 games all-time, only four have scored fewer points than South Carolina in their schools history. This is the tradition of South Carolina Gamecock football.

Conference Play In the 50+ seasons Carolina has been affiliated with a conference, they have won that conference once…the ACC in 1969, with a 7-4 record. Since joining the SEC in 1992, Carolina has had a winning record in the conference twice (2000 and 2001). In the twelve seasons as a member of the SEC, Carolina boasts a conference record of 35-68-1…only two teams have been worse: Kentucky has 27 wins, Vanderbilt 12. Although Carolina has yet to finish in the top two of the Eastern division, they have finished last twice (1998 and 1999). Carolina has yet to win six conference games in a season. And no one should forget the fact that Carolina went two consecutive seasons without winning one conference game, not one (1998 and 1999). Carolina had an impressive string of 21 consecutive games with a loss snapped in 2000 by beating New Mexico State (then let the rest of the country know what Carolina football was all about by tearing down the goal-posts). Since 1992, only three times has any non-probation member of the conference failed to win two or more games overall in a season…South Carolina has accomplished this feat twice, Kentucky once. Since 1992, only once has a conference member failed to win a game overall in a single season…you guessed it, South Carolina. South Carolina’s all-time record versus other current conference members is even more impressive: 2-9 vs Alabama, 4-8 vs Arkansas, 1-4-1 vs Auburn, 3-18-3 vs Florida, 13-41-2 vs Georgia, 8-6-1 vs Kentucky, 2-14-1 vs LSU, 5-7 vs Ole Miss, 5-6 vs Mississippi St., 2-18-2 vs Tennessee, and 11-2 vs Vanderbilt. That’s correct, Carolina leads the all-time series against 2 SEC teams…Kentucky and Vanderbilt. This is South Carolina Gamecock football.

South Carolina vs. Others The comparison of only 12 seasons in one conference does no justice to the tradition of South Carolina football. So lets compare the Gamecocks record versus D-1A schools they have played 30 or more times: 35-62-4 vs Clemson, 13-41-2 vs Georgia, 33-21-2 vs Wake Forest, 24-27-4 vs NC State, 16-34-4 vs North Carolina, 17-24-3 vs Duke, and 20-13-1 vs Virginia. That’s correct, Carolina leads the all-time series against 2 of these 11 teams…Virginia and Wake Forest. This is South Carolina Gamecock football.

Last 10 Years But all this tradition and past records are meaningless. What is more important is the recent history. Only losers live in the past. We are in the best years of Carolina Gamecock football, and the future has never been brighter…or has it? For perspective, let’s look at the last ten years…Carolina is coming off another losing season, the 6th in the last 10 seasons. Overall record since Lou Holtz became Head Coach is 27-32 (.458). Since 1994 they are 50-64. Remarkably, Carolina has finished in the Top 25 twice in the last 10 seasons and been won all three bowl games in that span. But before you get too excited, remember these are the only 3 bowl games they’ve EVER won. The three seasons they’ve allowed the most points all came within the last 10 years. This is South Carolina Gamecock football.

The 2002 season marked a significant time in South Carolina Gamecock football history. On November 9, South Carolina was defeated by Arkansas giving South Carolina their 500th loss in history. Currently there are 16 members of the elite “500 Club”, five of them with better win percentages than the Gamecocks (Virginia, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Kansas, and Rutgers). In the middle of the season, the Gamecocks were within 1 game of reaching .500 winning percentage at 489-490-44. What would they do? Could USC reach the elusive benchmark of minimal mediocrity? No. They lost five straight to close the season at 5-7 and miss the post season by one game. This is South Carolina Gamecock football.

The Gamecocks fell to 0-9 the last two years in games that could’ve gained them a bowl bid. The final defeat was a humiliating trouncing at home to their arch-rival Clemson 63-17. Many records were set or tied in the “rivalry” game including most points scored by a team. Coach Holtz said afterwards that he’s “embarrassed like I’ve never been before”…

This is South Carolina Gamecock Football.

By nola dawg

August 18, 2008 10:42 AM | Link to this

Finally back where I can read and post on the best board on AJC.com…. sucks when work gets in the way.

Chip - great call on George Lombard. I played HS Football the same time as him and faced him a few times at camps. That dude was SICK. Frankly, I can’t blame a kid for sticking to baseball. Much better long term quality of life if you can make it in the bigs.

One more for you Chip - interesting read on Harvin. Have you seen anywhere in your research online about Percy’s health? I am hearing from some UF friends who are more realistic that fanatical, that they think he is not right. That the leg/foot injury might be one that follows him all season. You have any thoughts?

Thanks….

By reality check

August 18, 2008 10:58 AM | Link to this

Greg, you left out two other significant facts about South Carolina Football. It is the place coaches who have won national championships go to fade into oblivion. That started with Pepsodent Paul Dietzel, continued with Lou Holtz, and is likely to continue with Steve Spurrier.

The other thing is South Carolina has the most delusional fans in the world. They crow and cackle like they are world beaters before every season and then wind up losing their cockadoodledo during the season.

Smack talk from chickens is unacceptable

By Milton Jeff

August 18, 2008 11:05 AM | Link to this

Greg that was sweet. Henry is probably sitting there with his mouth open. GO DAWGS!!

By Oledawg

August 18, 2008 11:21 AM | Link to this

Chip- Dawgbone.com referenced the Orange and Blue Hue.com article titled Delusional Bulldogs. Want to get going on your FU hate for the year? Read what the arrogant Sweet Ole Boys wrote! You will no longer be critical of Chip’s articles(which rarely needs criticism, but does have some thoughtful blogs).

Folks, don’t let kids pull your chain on this blog. Let’s put something of value on our Dawgs on these pages like info on other teams and our players. With that in mind, I want to start by asking that we don’t let idiots take over our blog by replying to kids who stir the pot. I happen to respect the hell out of So.Car. for having a great defense that stopped us and won the game last year. They gambled with their game and won by moving around AS STAFF WAS UNDER THE CENTER. They got away with it once, but not this year. Brinkley has been a load on defense for 3 yrs. The guy is a great player and plays best against us. Respect him and watch closely what our offense does to handle him this yr. Spurrier WILL play Garcia. His inconsistency may be used to confuse our defense and he is the only qb capable of athleticism that can keep us off balance, but if you have bought into Spurrier’s “Please don’t throw me in the Briarpatch” routine with Garcia then don’t be surprised. Spurrier will throw any and every thing at us that he can.

A team that many bloggers don’t know about(according to the blogs I see) is ASU. You can read about qb Carpenter and Coach Ericson without my adding to it. However you should know that they have a tradition of winning football dating back to the time of Coach Frank Kush when they were in the WAC. One team had three players in the top 10 of the Heisman voting. The qb, Danny White, rb Green and a wide receiver whose name I forget. All went to the NFL including the receiver’s son who went to the NFL later. Kush trained the team at Camp Tontozona that is still used today. Their conditioning is done on a hill of sand at temps exceeding 100F because they often play at night when the temp is above 100F AT GAME TIME. Conditioning at high temps is required when you go to the desert early in the season. My point is that they have a proud football history, are second to USC in their Coach’s second season and trained to play under daunting conditions. This is not news to UGA’s staff, but it may be to fans. Do not equate the Sun Devils with a weak conference(in our eyes). Do not diss this team like we will storm into THEIR stadium and impress them with our ranking. That’s a sure way to get their fans riled up to a high crowd noise where we make offensive mistakes because you can’t hear the signals. UGA’s depth may be a saving grace in that oven. I hope we still have it when we play them. Knowing your enemy is required to defeat them. Let’s get more info on this blog about our opponents. Wouldn’t you enjoy a game more by watching Kiante pick up the RedDog and bodyslam Brinkly just before he gets to Staff? Now that would be something to cheer for.

Trivia: Who were the first teams to play in the Peach Bowl? One of them is in this blog.

By Kendawg

August 18, 2008 11:26 AM | Link to this

Sorry to hear about Donovan Tate. UGA has had a few recruits in recent years choose baseball over college football. If I remember correctly, they never were heard of again. They learned that hitting a good curveball was not all that easy.

By AGTfan

August 18, 2008 11:31 AM | Link to this

Interesting stuff here on Trash Talk Central. I won’t get into trash talking. I just wanted to say Good Luck Dawgs. You have the talent and the coaching to win it all this year. I’ll be pulling for you every week this season except for a certain one in November, when I will hate you totally.

By true c** fan

August 18, 2008 11:32 AM | Link to this

Would the SC college please change their symbol from the gamecocks to the turkeys!!!! There is only one great school where the gamecocks rule and that’s Alabama’s Jacksonville State U.

By frankly

August 18, 2008 11:42 AM | Link to this

I think Chip is right that it would be a colossal dissappointment to not make the BCS title game but only for the completely unrealistic Dawg fans which is a LOT.

I remember when the 13-1 team was on the verge of winning our FIRST SEC CHAMPIONSHIP IN 20 YEARS and all anyone wanted to talk about was the BCS.

By Upstate Dawg in SC

August 18, 2008 11:44 AM | Link to this

Gamecock Henry,

If UGA finishes 9-4 this season as you predict, that would be impressive at USC considering USC has had one 9+ win seasons since 1960 (1984 was a damn fine year).

That the difference between UGA and USC…it’s called tradition. 9 wins season at UGA is called disappointment. 9 wins at USC means the world is coming to a end.

Your record vs UGA 14-44-2 Your record vs Clemson 37-64-4

USC has had 0 appearances in the Rose, Orange, Sugar, Fiesta, Cotton

U-Universtity S-Shoulda C-Coulda

By P Dawg

August 18, 2008 12:31 PM | Link to this

OK everyone. Don’t you think henry’s getting a little too much attention? It’s just usc! The records speak for themselves.

By harleydawg

August 18, 2008 12:54 PM | Link to this

hey big p, this is college football not pro basketball, dawgs have loads of talent class and depth, you obviously dont comprehend the game, and kids should play football, i played them all in hs, its was most fun and i played on a state championship baseball team

By Denver Dawg

August 18, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this

I am so glad we play Carolina so early on in the season. This is actually the game I am looking most forward to. I truly believe this is the year we lay it to them, stiflin their crappy offense (as usual), but actually scoring with reckless abandon, inlike the near past. The Dawgs will be ready this year for the game. Keep talking smack, Cocks (you’re unbelievably some of the best at it - with nothing to back it up). Less than 4 weeks, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

By Mike

August 18, 2008 1:12 PM | Link to this

Chip ,if people in your business get fired for making things up then why hasnt Terrance Moore been fired ?

By brent Arrington

August 18, 2008 1:25 PM | Link to this

Obviously, a preseason #1 ranking doesn’t guarantee anything & obviously, you have to be very good (in addition to a little lucky) to win the MNC. But I’m not buying the idea a preseason #1 makes it any more difficult.

So, 17.5% of preseason #1s have ended up winning it all. Of course that sounds ominous, but I’d be curious to see what the percentages were for other preseason rankings — i.e. how many preseason #2s, 3s, 4s, etc., have gone on to win it all. I would guess that when compared to other preseason positions, the preseason #1s actually fare pretty well, statistically speaking.

Point is, it’s difficult to win the MNC, regardless of your preseason ranking. But at least when you start at or near the top, you’ve got a better chance of recovering from a loss & returning to the top of the rankings.

By David

August 18, 2008 2:02 PM | Link to this

I own Knowshon Zone. It’s a couple of months old so I haven’t had a chance to post anything about games. In addition to keeping up to date on Knowshon Moreno, I’ll be doing game previews and reviews. Also will be keeping up with the Knowshon Heisman watch!

Thanks for the link in the article today.

By hotrod

August 18, 2008 2:06 PM | Link to this

I hate chicken dicks from s.c.

By I-DOG

August 18, 2008 2:08 PM | Link to this

Being #1 pre-season is fun for the fans, but I don’t think it is that much more of a target on the team’s back. If they were ranked sixth pre-season, teams would still be gearing up to play them.

If UGA can somehow lose just one game during the regular season, they should have an excellent chance to play in the SECG and get into the national title game.

If they started out the year at #6, they might not get there with 1 loss.

UGA plays several teams with equal or close talent or at tough places to play, S. Carolina, Arizona State, Bama, LSU, FL, TN, and Auburn. If they can go 6-1 against that crowd it will be quite a feat and should be enough to get in!

By KingGator

August 18, 2008 2:28 PM | Link to this

All I can say is don’t count out the Evil Genius!! He will always be in UGA’s HEADS!! Get out of Columbia with a win and you will be very lucky!!

KG

By KingGator

August 18, 2008 2:28 PM | Link to this

All I can say is don’t count out the Evil Genius!! He will ALWAYS be in the DAWG’s HEADS!! Get out of Columbia with a win and you will be very, very lucky!!

KG

By bama_12titles

August 18, 2008 2:41 PM | Link to this

Man,gamecock Henry got blasted. I think Greg wrote a novel about his disdain for the Gamecock football tradition. Sure is a whole lotta hatin going on against the gamecocks. I’ll really have to tune in after the dawgs and USC play early in the season.

Where’s Roswell Ed? I always enjoy his rants even if he has beaten my boys 6 in a row.

By charlotte dawg

August 18, 2008 2:45 PM | Link to this

Gamecock Henry,

Series record between UGA and Usc:

44-14-2

Scoreboard, loser.

By TybeeDawg

August 18, 2008 2:49 PM | Link to this

Chip, I don’t know how difficult is would be to research, but it would be interesting to know the stats as to which preseason ranking ended up number one at the end of the season the most. In other words, how often did number 3 preseason end up number one? Or number 5 preseason? etc etc. My guess is that preseason number one ended up number one at the end of the season more than any other preseason ranking…therefore giving the number one ranked team in preseason the best odds to end the season number one. What do you think about spinning it that way?

By BigGCock

August 18, 2008 3:31 PM | Link to this

Over-rated! Does beating an over-rated Hawaii team result in being rated the #1 team?

What a joke! You guys will be beat down in at least 2 games. Don’t get your doggy balls sweaty over a pre-season ranking.

Over-rated Coach, QB, and Defense I will give it up to you at RB where ya’ll make the Broncos RBs look weak.

By Oledawg

August 18, 2008 3:45 PM | Link to this

Chip- I had not previously read Barnhart’s story before blogging here. I see that he also is aware of the hot desert nights at ASU in the fall. My info came from watching in their stands in early seventies. Frank Kush was not only tough in training(similar to Bryant), but also was a little too physical with his players. I watched him pull one of his player’s helmet off and beat him over the head with it during a game. Alas, he did it once too often and was tossed. Can’t you see that happening in the game nowadays?

The trivia answer that no one cared about was ASU. Furman Bisher noted they played dynamite college ball and no one knew them. He personally put ASU football on the national stage by lobbying in the ajc for them to play in the first Peach Bowl. They haven’t looked back since. Do not get them confused with New Mexico or NM State. Those were the only teams that Donnan could beat consistently and also are the teams that had his winning avg. up. I don’t think he ever beat Au,Tenn, FU or Tech.

Run the table this year? I’m stupid and naive enough to believe that we may be able to beat them all. Tenn was the one that was the gnarlyest, but that was before I saw the off week scheduled before we play them. My greatest concern now is a rematch with the West Champion. That might prove to be a stumbling block, but if they are undefeated at that point, it may give more incentive to overcome.

Fu’s arrogance and egotism should give us plenty of ammo to slam their butts. Most of the fans and their coach don’t even know they were spotted two td’s in that game, the flip up into the air by an off balance Staff and awarding them 30 yds on the kickoff. And we still kicked them by 12 points. They are trying to hypnotise themselves that they lost by a fluke or a bad ref’s call. Let them delude themselves all year and we can bring them back to reality again.

Rest easy UgaVI. Urban Crier still remembers “The Dance” every day. He now will commission it into a book that will also pee the fans off all over again every time they read it. That should warm your soul into eternity. We understand it will be the world’s shortest book entitled “Florida Victories”.

By Kent N

August 18, 2008 3:48 PM | Link to this

I expect Georgia to finish in the top 15 because of the last few games. The early season will cost them at least 2 games with 3 at No surprise. All in all another typical uga season 2 or 3 losses. Stafford will not be an issue to any other team but an injury here or there could easily make them a 4 loss team. There will be a surprise this year in the SEC east.

By Josh

August 18, 2008 4:08 PM | Link to this

All this handwringing over starting #1 is getting a bit ridiculous.

NOT starting #1 hasn’t exactly helped us FINISH #1 anytime recently. Are we actually supposed to WANT to be ranked lower?

(rolling eyes)

People, take a valium and RELAX for goodness sake.

By AltamahaDawg

August 18, 2008 4:22 PM | Link to this

Being ranked preseason #1 does NOT make finishing #1 any more difficult. It’s OBVIOUSLY a better place to start than anywhere else.

Shooting a basketball from halfcourt will usually fail but every missed shot does not lessen the odds of the next one going in.

The REAL issue that I think is being overlooked regarding this #1 preseason ranking is not what is Going to happen. It’s what IS happening. Mark Richt has set another standard at UGA. He now has his program in position to compete for the NC. You really can’t say he has before. MNC is a wish list item based on a lot of factors beyond his control. Getting into position is an attainable goal. He may not win it this years, but barring a total collapse, he will have them in the same spot next year. Based on what I see happening, the year after too.

Yak all you wish haters. You know it, we know it, the media knows it, oh, and you can’t stand it……….Coach has got his program right where YOU want yours to be.

By AltamahaDawg

August 18, 2008 4:31 PM | Link to this

BTW for all the talk of how difficult it is to finish number one, how difficult is it to get the top vote going in? Not exactly great odds of that either.

By dcdawg

August 18, 2008 4:34 PM | Link to this

thank you Josh. the past few weeks have been ridiculous.

1. you would think we only have 5 offensive lineman on the whole team and that sturdivant was the only good one

2. espn is nailing us and apparently we arent even a top 5 team to anyone who works there

3. apparently we are supposed to rank teams by how they will finish from now on

4. if you ask any hater, UGA is the crime capital of the college football scene

5. our schedule isnt the same sec schedule of past, it now includes the new england patriots and michael phelps

6. I THINK EVERYONE JUST NEEDS FOR FOOTBALL TO START SO THEY CAN QUIT HITTING THE REFRESH BUTTON ON ALL UGA WEBSITES FOR ONE MORE PIECE OF NEWS

By carolinanation

August 18, 2008 4:34 PM | Link to this

Why u guys insulting the gamecock tradition? Sure we don’t have quite the tradition as a lot of teams but who the hell is Georgia? You only got 1 nc. Would you want a Bama fan beating you down over your joke of a tradition compared to them. Last I recalled Bama is no. 1 and I think we all agree on that but forget about them. What bout Tennessee. They got a much bigger tradition than Georgia. Moe ncs and conference ncs, more overall wins, they own UGA head to head competition, better alltime winning %, better bowl history, they’ve won it all in the last 10 years, etc. As far as I remember I think in overall number of alltime wins, championships, alltime winning % against other sec foes I think Georgia ranks 5th or maybe even 6th. Bama and Tenn. are 1 and 2 and then I would have to say LSU is 3rd with 3 ncs. Auburn has same number of ncs as Georgia(1) but leads Georgia head to head and I think has more bowls and higher winning % overall. That places Georgia 5th ahead of possibly Fla. Georgia holds the head to head over Fla. but the gators have 2 ncs and have won 17 of last 20 vs dawgs. Who the hell u is? U just middle of the road program not much better than us.

By carolinanation

August 18, 2008 4:38 PM | Link to this

UGA, Good regional program. Never has been and never will be an elite national program. U just think u are for a year.

By Fort Worth Dawg

August 18, 2008 4:40 PM | Link to this

This may be old news but …

Arizona State still has available approximately 3,000 season-ticket packages, which include a UGA ticket. If tickets remain after the conclusion of ASU’s season-ticket sales, those can be purchased on a single-game basis. If available, those tickets would go on sale Sept. 9.

Details: 480-727-0000 or at thesundevils.com

By Georgia Fan

August 18, 2008 4:43 PM | Link to this

All this “target on the back” talk is absolutely ludicrous. Anyone spouting this nonsense, including Mr. Chip Towers, has never played a sport in their life. So you’re telling me Georgia’s opponents would want to win the game LESS if Georgia were ranked #2? They would be LESS focused on the task at hand if Georgia were ranked oh, lets say #5? If rankings are so meaningless, why do that have such a huge impact on the pysche of the game? I submit that they don’t. I submit that a football team wants to beat its opponent no matter where they are ranked. I submit that it is hard to finish #1 whether you start at #1, #3, #20, #119. You can pick any ranking you want to and it will be damn hard for that team to finish #1. The odds are stacked against EVERYBODY. The odds are not stacked against Georgia anymore than they are any other team. Winning championships is hard. That’s what makes it so great. If anything Georgia is in a BETTER position than everyone else because it control’s its own destiny. Once again another absolutely laughable blog out of Chip Towers. I expect no less.

By carolinanation

August 18, 2008 4:44 PM | Link to this

Did I mention that last year we kicked your own as on yo own grass! We got 10 starters coming back on that D that shut down the dawgs. Don’t recall Knowshon crossing the goal line. Mattuh of fact I dont remembuh any dawg crossin the goal line in dey own house! Dat askickin was what kept GA out of da nc game. It was our pleasure to give you that a_skicking!Come on down to Columbia dis year. We waitin to kick the crap outta u agin! Jest like we did last year. I forgots. How my tds u score last year in yo own stadium? Was it zeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrooooooooo!!!!!

By mdawg

August 18, 2008 4:53 PM | Link to this

Chip, you do a great job keeping us informed. keep it coming!!!

By Cuz

August 18, 2008 5:03 PM | Link to this

Monday 8/16/2008 from my observation post on the Savannah River.

Keep crowing gamehens, I have a source that says your vaunted defense is one man, All America candidate Jasper Brinkley. One man cannot stop us on every play. And your offense is suspect also. I forsee a lot of pain, with the Dawgs coming out on top at the Fight at the Fairgrounds.

By AltamahaDawg

August 18, 2008 5:09 PM | Link to this

Oh you carolina guys, don’t even realize your best barbs are just compliments to us. Gave us the loss that kept us from going to the NC game huh. The NC game? As in, even an issue? Yea, that a huge insult. “ha, you guys weren’t even the best team in the country last year”

Stop, your insult are too wicked.

By georgiagirl

August 18, 2008 5:10 PM | Link to this

Yes, you beat us on our field, not kick our a@@. And the Old Ball Coach said it wasn’t like we where a power team, well those words came back to BITE HIM IN THE A@@ SIX GAMES LOSING 5 SEC teams.
So keep running that BIG Mouth it just might BITE YOU IN THE SAME PLACE. No one know who will win any damn games until the clock says zero.

GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Stephen

August 18, 2008 5:14 PM | Link to this

CHIP

Can we write an article or get some kind of mention that the COACHES and the WRITERS have given us this ranking.

The players, and the coaches of our football team arent promising anything, and that the players know its WON and EARNED (thanks cuz) on the FIELD!!!!

Its an honor to be thought of this highly, but we all know in reality, that preseason rankings mean NOTHING.

How about some practice updates???

By ActuaryDawg

August 18, 2008 5:15 PM | Link to this

Some interesting analysis of pre-season AP rankings in the BCS era: The number 1 ranked team has gone on to win the BCS championship game twice. The number 2 team has won the championship game 3 times. The other victors were ranked 10, 19, 13, 14, and 7. So, 5 out of the 10 years of the BCS, the preseason 1 or 2 team went on to win the MNC. The other half of the time a sort of unheralded team came from less prestigious ranking to win the MNC. I find it interesting that the preseason 3, 4, 5 slots have never translated into a BCS champion.

Looking at the teams that have made it into the BCS game and lost, four were preseason number 1s and three more were preseason number 2s. The remaining teams were ranked 13, 4, and 11.

So, historically 12 of the 20 teams that have played in a BCS title game began the season with an AP ranking of either 1 or 2. Further, 6 of those were ranked number 1 and 6 were ranked number 2. After that, only 2001 Nebraska was ranked in the top 5 (they were 4) preseason.

It is easy to say that number 1 preseason teams haven’t faired well, but in six out of the 10 years of the BCS, the number 1 preseason team made it to the BCS championship game. Also, in six out the ten years the number 2 preseason team made it to the BCS title game. The game hasn’t been played enough time to establish a real statistical significance, but clearly the preseason 1 and 2 ranking correlate with appearing in the BCS game when compared to the rankings of other teams that have played in the game. Preseason 4, 7, 10, 11, 14, 19 teams have each appeared once. The lucky preseason ranked 13 team has appeared in the game twice.

Below is the list of teams that made the BCS title game along with their preseason AP ranking:

1998 – Tennessee(W) 10, Florida State(L) 2 1999 – Florida State(W) 1, Virginia Tech(L) 13 2000 – Oklahoma(W) 19, Florida State(L) 2 2001 – Miami(W) 2, Nebraska (L) 4 2002 – Ohio State(W) 13, Miami(L) 1 2003 – LSU(W) 14, Oklahoma(L) 1 2004 – Southern Cal(W) 1, Oklahoma(L) 2 2005 – Texas(W) 2, Southern Cal(L) 1 2006 – Florida(W) 7, Ohio State(L) 1 2007 – LSU(W) 2, Ohio State(L) 11

By Regan

August 18, 2008 5:18 PM | Link to this

9-4 No SEC East champ, no SEC Champ, Bowl game loss. FL, AU, & LSU all losses. Knowshun returns kicks or punts to get better Heisman Look and gets injured.

By braveswin

August 18, 2008 5:20 PM | Link to this

What is the difference between cornflakes and S Carolina football? Cornflakes actually belong in a bowl.

By TybeeDawg

August 18, 2008 5:22 PM | Link to this

carolinanation,

you say “…who the hell u is?”

I be tell u who the hell we is…we is the most bestest team in the country. Thats who the hell we is!

By headknocker

August 18, 2008 5:23 PM | Link to this

Henry-

That is, without doubt, the best post I’ve ever read here in response to some lame-brain, non-thinking, non-reasoned post by a deluded fan. I mean, it’s great to love your team and all, and SC usually plays their absolute best against the Dogs, but they really do need a tast of reality. I was born and raised in Atlanta, went to UGA. Lived in SC for 3 years and you would think that SC had the greatest football tradition in the South to listen to the fans over there. The reality is that they generally have been mediocre through the years. Good work man!

By ActuaryDawg

August 18, 2008 5:24 PM | Link to this

I recall a couple of Bulldogs crossing the goal against South Carolina last year. Trouble was, they dropped the ball when it got there too. If I were a Gamecock, I wouldn’t expect the same lucky breaks this year.

By ActuaryDawg

August 18, 2008 5:37 PM | Link to this

To be fair, I’d say that it’s Georgia that has been pretty mediocre through the years, but they have had a few periods of greatness.

South Carolina, on the other hand, has been awful through the years with a few glorious seasons of mediocrity.

By Chip Towers

August 18, 2008 5:41 PM | Link to this

PRACTICE UPDATE

Just walked in from the sunny and hot Woodruff Practice Fields. The Bulldogs were really getting after it today. Not that they don’t usually but there was just an vibe of urgency in the air. The offensive and defensive lines were competing pretty intensely as were the wide receivers and TEs against the DBs and LBs right before they chased us out at the end of period 4. Coach Richt actually chased some photographers away from shooting the O-line as they went over play after play in rapid fire. Heard Richt holler as they moved into offense vs. defense portion, “shows how well you know it. Show us how perfectly you can execute the plays.” They’re obviously reviewing the practice video very intently now to determine who’s going to play… .

Some observations:

Caleb Green in green: The ballyhooed tailback was in a non-contact green jersey and jogging around the practice field. Apparently a tight hammie but not a good time to be sidelined while the offense is getting down to the nitty-gritty, IMHO… .

On that note, far fewer players in green overall. I didn’t count them because, frankly, I’m getting tired of counting green jerseys and you can never be sure if you missed some… . Suffice it to say there will be far fewer every day as they get closer to the first game… .

One greenie that has to be disappointing for coaches is *RFr. OL Chris Little. * He’s limping around pretty significantly and riding a stationary bike while his O-line colleagues were going at it 120 yards away. The USA Today first-team high school All-American may end up being all world but he’s certainly off to a slow start here …

FB Brannan Southerland had a CT scan — slang is Cat-scan — today. Won’t know the results ‘til he sees his doctor Wednesday but he seems to feel good about his rehab… .

Trinton Sturdivant, was working out hard in the weight room during practice and seemed in good spirits. He undergoes surgery Aug. 26… . .

Tavarres King and Michael Moore both made really nice catches while I was watching. The Dogs have a good-looking group of wideouts if you ask me. Have to see if it will translate under the lights.

By Dawg in SC

August 18, 2008 5:46 PM | Link to this

All you beloved Georgia brothers and sisters: can you believe what these Carolina idiots write? And I have to live with them!! On the one hand, they make weak attempts to diminish our accomplishments and tradition, then they go orgasmic when they imagine winning a game against us (.233 winning percentage).

I watched just a few minutes of the replay of last year’s game between UGA and SC, and in just those few minutes I saw a fumble by SC nullified by a shift penalty, a fumble by SC that luckily bounced right back up to the player and enough dropped passes by UGA to last a season. If THOSE two teams played 10 times, UGA would win 9. This year in Columbia the score may be 9 to 0 or 90 to 9, but Georgia will win it, no doubt whatsoever.

By Pitbull

August 18, 2008 5:50 PM | Link to this

“It’s Hard To Finish No.1” the AJC headline announces.

I guess that is why only 1 of the 119 Division 1A teams accomplish it each year.

What AJC genius thought up that headline and the subject matter for the blog?

The point is, if you don’t set the NC as a goal and try to accomplish it, you will never attain it.

Duh

By watcher16

August 18, 2008 5:59 PM | Link to this

Tailback Caleb Green?

By prodigious journalist

August 18, 2008 6:00 PM | Link to this

It’s hard to finish number 1? are you serious? How much leg work did you do to uncover this story?

Stay tuned next week where we finally learn whether there’s more or less pressure this year than last and a special expose on whether college football writers will ever again have to return to meaningful analysis of the technical apsoects of the game or simply rely purely on baseless conjecture and speculation.

great article!

By DisneyDawg

August 18, 2008 6:05 PM | Link to this

I’ve spoken upabout a regional, or geographical, bias in the polls more than once. I’m surprised to find that the bias exists within the SEC’s media in regard to the AP poll. Given their votes in the Conference poll, it stands to reason that more than a few of the voters in the AP poll had Florida ranked ahead of UGA. Incredible. Our own Conference’s media is damaging the Dawgs hold on the top spot. Go figure.

And is there some savant who can tell me (us) what preseason rank (by number, of course) has ended up as AP Nat’l Champs the most? Second most? I would ask the same about the Coaches Poll, but that’s a bit too much to hope for. If anybody knows, please enlighten me. Thanks guys. And Go Dawgs!

By NC_DAWG82

August 18, 2008 6:07 PM | Link to this

Thanks for the updates Chip… I know you meant Tailback Caleb King. How are the backups at the safety position looking?

By DisneyDawg

August 18, 2008 6:17 PM | Link to this

And I believe UGA has reached the talent level now where they should be expected to contend for the NC every year. As long as that respect is there nationally, any ranking in the top 5 is fair by me. If the Dawgs win’em all, it won’t really matter in the final analysis. Take one game at a time and these guys should be OK.

By DisneyDawg

August 18, 2008 6:23 PM | Link to this

Sorry, I see where ActuaryDawg might have answered my question. My bad.

By joe

August 18, 2008 6:34 PM | Link to this

Actuary Dog/Ole Dog and Greg:

Mini Kudos to you all for your (very lengthly) posts, but time to get the big schnoz out of the paint thinner…Who the heck has time to look into pre season college ball to the tune that it takes 15 minutes to type all you had to say into the little internet box. Suggestion, go out and find a real female box to plug…might make life a little better…

By Dog44

August 18, 2008 6:37 PM | Link to this

You know… I’m just starting to get a bit of a feeling about C. King that I hope doesn’t turn out to be on target.

First, I wondered a bit when I heard Coach Richt emphasizing the #2 tailback spot being wide open even BEFORE camp began (he seemed to go out of his way a couple of times to make that point). Then, I was surprised to hear that true freshman R. Samuel was getting as many snaps as King in scrimmage (even considering Samuel is obviously gifted). And now the green jersey thing… I’m just starting to get a feeling that King may not end up where a lot of folks thought he would. (i.e. will he be more Robert Edwards or Jasper Sanks?) We’ll see. Anyone else want to comment on this?

Chip - was A.J. Green working at full speed with the receivers?

Thanks.

By dawgthabootyhunter

August 18, 2008 6:47 PM | Link to this

Carolina fans, any dumber and we would have to water you twice a week!

By Regan

August 18, 2008 7:01 PM | Link to this

Calling someone dumb and ou GUYS can’t understand the CALEB GREEN comment refering to beingin the GREEN JERSEY not his NAME.

By AltamahaDawg

August 18, 2008 7:25 PM | Link to this

My comment is, what the hell did you mean end up “Robert Edwards”. Edwards wasn’t even supposed to our RB, and still ended up being one of the better ones in UGA history. Try that again.

By Kendawg

August 18, 2008 7:33 PM | Link to this

If CMR continues to recruit like he has the last three recruiting seasons, a lot of our fellow bloggers are going to be moaning every preseason when the Dawgs are ranked really high. Might as well get used to it, criers. I thought the Tennessee game was the loss that kept us out of the SEC championship game last year. Did Tennessee lose two SEC regular season games? If so, I had forgotten that. Chip, how about a practice update on A J Green? I thought he had the best chance of all the freshmen to play.

By Greg

August 18, 2008 9:10 PM | Link to this

Any of you Carolina idiots who are still reading…

Here’s what UGA’s “regional program” has done since Richt arrived.

2001: 8-4 2002: SEC champs, finished #3 in both polls 2003: finished #6 in one poll and #7 in the other 2004: same as 2003 2005: SEC champs/#10 finish in both polls 2006: 9-4, beat VT in bowl game 2007: Sugar Bowl champs/#2 in one poll and #3 in the other

Top 3 2 of the past 6 years and Top 10 5 of the past 6 years. Our “bad” years under Richt were 8-4 and 9-4…which would be dream years for Cocks.

One final thought. Pete Carroll started as USC(the real one) in 2001, same year as Richt started at UGA. Carroll is 76-14 at SC and Richt is 72-19 at UGA. Not much difference, right? You idiots are always bragging about how tough the SEC is to somehow compensate for your annual ineptitude so wouldn’t logic tell you that Richt’s 72-19 record in the SEC is more impressive than Carroll’s 76-14 record at SC. Yeah, I thought so. Some regional power we are…one you’ll never be in your wildest dreams. But you’ll still have “16-12” to jerk off to until the next time you beat us in 5 or 6 years(if you’re lucky….again).

By Chip Towers

August 18, 2008 9:13 PM | Link to this

NCDawg: Coaches very pleased with all the young DBs. Secondary a real strength… .

Dog 44: Yes, A.J. Green working full speed. Wasn’t able to work it into today’s notebook but Richt said of Green, “He’s just missed so much, you know? But we’re going get him in the game. I don’t know when but we’re going to get him in the game.”

By harleydawg

August 18, 2008 9:30 PM | Link to this

i get the pun, caleb green chip, samuel is taking thomas browns spot whereas caleb cant i am guessing, moreno will miss brown, is nobody realizing this ?

By Michigan State 1952 National Champs????

August 18, 2008 9:52 PM | Link to this

Doesn’t Tech claim that on the sign on I-85?….Oh wait…Tech didn’t win the AP or the coaches that year…they won whatever the “International News Service poll” was….what an honor!

By socaldawg

August 18, 2008 10:50 PM | Link to this

A little RATIONALITY to go with all the hype about how hard it is to win when you start #1:

Over the last 19 years (According to stassen.com), teams with the following preseason consensus ranking have finished #1 the following number of times:

Bottom line: The only preseason ranking more likely than #1 to result in a national championship is #2.

For what it’s worth.

By asswipe

August 18, 2008 11:09 PM | Link to this

Everybody knows Dawgs will win it all. Can’t they just give us the BCS trophy now and be done with it? It’s a waste of time beating up on the chickens and lizards. I dread listening to their fans cry like babies with no titty to suckle.

By Dog44

August 18, 2008 11:12 PM | Link to this

AltamahaDawg,

Perhaps mentioning Robert Edwards was a poor choice - I don’t know much about his recruitment story. I was trying to think of one of the most recent “great” tailbacks at UGA. My question was whether King will go the way of one of the “greats” or one of the “never-lived-up-to-potential” types (like Jasper Sanks).

I’m hoping for the former.

By Randy

August 19, 2008 12:32 AM | Link to this

Some people are really great at stateing the obvious. It’s hard to finish number 1 well duh who would have thunk it!! I’ll be just as obivous if you start at #1, win all the games #1 is most likely where you will finish. Several teams win them all most years, Ga. is loaded no reason they can’t get it done if they want it badly enough.

By pj

August 19, 2008 2:44 AM | Link to this

This is one of the more entertaining blog threads I’ve read in awhile. The “This… is South Carolina Football” post waaay up top was not only eye opening, but hilarious in the context of the SC poster. I’m a stat head, but really didn’t know how truly futile the c** program has been.

Granted, Spurrier is a different animal, and we did get beat at home last year… I know the Brinkley Boys. I’d put them right up there with Dannell and Rennie as far as LB’s, so we best be prepared…

… but after we take care of Southern… has anyone looked at the stats on the QB at Central Michigan? He’s the Tebow of the MAC. USA Today did a half page on him… and they had a winning record last year, and I THINK (without double checking) that they beat a BCS conference team in their bowl last season.

We talk about “prove it” and “one game at a time”, but it seems clear there is no way Southern beats us… but please folks, don’t sleep on a trap game like C. Michigan. It’s not a gimmie. CMR, Chip and anyone who follows this will tell you the same…

THEN we can extract our revenge on the Gamecocks, hopefully setting up College Gameday in Tempe on September 20th…. because I’m taking the trip. Gobble up those ASU season tickerts if you can. You can sell back the rest of the game tickets at legal face value and not spend what you would to park a mile away from the hedges at the Bama game the following week.

CHIP You know Munson will fret over the Freshman kicker, and I heard CMR gave him a day or so? How good is Walsh… really? Many of these games may come down to his leg… I figure that’s at least as important as Caleb King or freakin’ Chris Little.

By ............................................BuLLdawg

August 19, 2008 5:28 AM | Link to this

I was the 1 here who put up http://www.KnowshonZone.com , not you Chip Towers.

As for you didn’t think the team ranked Number 1 in 23 different polls would be Number 1 in the AP Poll - duh.

As for AP Poll Preseason Number 1 teams not getting there at the end of the regular season, 5 of the last 6 (All but Southern California last year), have in fact ended the regular season Number 1 too.

All I want to do is to be able to get into The Game. I think we might go 12-2 this season, and starting Number 1, we have a chance to be in The Game at 12-2. We’ll see.

According to you, Georgia can’t hit in baseball last year (idiot), Dannell Ellerbe is not a Star (moron), and you think UGA should not be Number 1 today in the AP Poll we finished Number 2 in last season and lost no one from when we played the Number 7 SoS last season and this year’s schedule seems to match up as at least Number 7 SoS this up-coming season.

But, then again, according to the AJ-C Georgia Tech did NOT lose 6 Football Scholarships 2007-2008 for Academic Cheating NCAA Major Infractions Database Probation.

And, oh yeah, according to the AJ-C too, “wouldn’t it be something if Georgia Tech ruined UGA’s Number 1 Ranking by beating UGA this season.”

The AJ-C does more to MAKE THE NEWS than report on it than any rag in the world with your sensationalism.

Now, why don’t you admit you read my post yesterday morning, and promptly clicked on it and now report on it as Knowshon Zone.

I’ll take our chances in The Game. Just get us in it. Harder place to finish the regular season Number 1 than Start it, like the 2 aren’t related at all with in fact 5 of the previous 6 Number 1 AP Poll Preseason in fact ending the regular season Number 1.

By Uncle Dave

August 19, 2008 7:22 AM | Link to this

Ole Dawg Donnan did beat the Gators (with Mike Bobo and Hines Ward) and Tenn… he simply could not beat them all in the same season. Spurrier and Fulmer were both at their peak during those years and let’s not forget that Donnan was the one who had to clean up Ray Goff’s mess… Mark Richt knows that he took over a program that was not far from making it big. Donnan left a ton of talent(David Greene) and a fundamentally sound group of players. Josh you are so right. Pass the valium.

Like many of our brethren in the poultry nation, I also have the game in Columbia circled. I think the players do too, even if they cannot say so. That game was the the one that got away last year. Tennessee steamrolled our boys… but we gave that one to Spurrier. I think Mike Bobo learned something that day, because it looked to my eyes like he blinked in the gaze of the ole ball coach’s poker face… Bobo probably has it circled too. I cannot wait. But lest we get ahead of ourselves, Coach Richt and the boys have some tough (and underated) teams to deal with before that. Let’s just hope that our top two tailbacks can make it to the first game!

By Mark

August 19, 2008 7:29 AM | Link to this

Its interesting that S.C. fans would claim they’re going to beat us and send us to a 9-4 “disappointing” season. If the Gamecocks went 9-4 there would be parades in Columbia.

By Dawgs 7 Tech 0

August 19, 2008 7:42 AM | Link to this

Go Dawgs!!!!!!!!

By AltamahaDawg

August 19, 2008 7:43 AM | Link to this

Sorry Dog Nation, but I have been doing some thinking and there is absolutely no way we can win a national title in 2008.

We just don’t have the horses or coaching to get us there. I see 8-4 at best with losses to AU, LSU, USC and UT.

It was a good run and let’s enjoy the cover of SI while we can.

By AltamahaDawg

August 19, 2008 7:48 AM | Link to this

8-4 at best, and I suspect Columbia will take it to us again. We just cannot beat the Old Ball Coach.

UT stepped on our face, and only by the good graces and manners of Fulmer was it not worse. They could have run up the score.

Can anyone out there confirm or deny that CMR is talking with Miami about taking over for Randy Shannon next year? There are rumors flying that CMR was using the UGA program as a “stepping stone” to get back to the Miami program.

UGH!

By AltamahaDawg

August 19, 2008 7:58 AM | Link to this

Well that confused me even more. Is “great” good or bad?

I’d say King has had an entire RS year to prepared, in which he appearantly was good enough that he almost played against UF, has been praised by the staff during the offseason, and had a very nice G-day game performance. I wouldn’t read too much negative into tht fact that he has been nursing a slight injury during camp, like so many others. He isn’t likely to be a fizzle.

By AltamahaDawg

August 19, 2008 8:13 AM | Link to this

Well, that was pretty good timing I have to admit Mr.(or Ms.) poser.

By stupid

August 19, 2008 8:51 AM | Link to this

I just have to say that the title of this blog is asinine.

So you are saying that its easier to start off pre-season No. 1, before any games have been played, than it is to end up No. 1, after 13 games? Really? No sh!t.

By Haywood Jablowme

August 19, 2008 10:16 AM | Link to this

AltamahaDawg,

FSU has a better chance of obtaining CMR’s services than Miami does. Miami is a he11-hole, and a terrible place to raise kids. Tallahassee is better for raising a family, but the football program is in a mess, and CMR doesn’t want that headache. I am sure they will come after him hard when the “coach in waiting” experiment with Jimbo Fisher doesn’t pan out, but who wants to follow a legend like Bobby Bowden? It doesn’t work out more often than not….see Ray Goff….In addition to CMR stating on numerous occasions that he was going to stay at UGA “as long as they will have me”, it appears that his brother-in-law, Dallas Cowboy’s QB Brad Johnson, will be joining the staff as a QB coach after his contract is up in Dallas and he retires. Brad Johnson has already sold his Tallahassee property, and currently has purchased a home in Athens. He either plans to retire in Athens, or he plans on working for CMR. The rich will get richer as far as coaching goes….starting in 2009.

By Gen Neyland

August 19, 2008 10:18 AM | Link to this

What I’ve learned about the MSM is they don’t like being proved wrong. Matter of fact, by the appearance thereof, they’ll attempt to alter reality in order to preserve face, ya know, the 1st Amendment thing to say or print whatever fits the template created…All that aside, to get to the BCSNCG, UGA doesn’t have to run the table, but they do have to win the SEC. In 2007, UGA was, without a doubt, the second best the SEC had to offer by season’s end. They were rewarded by earning a Sugar Bowl bid. The sad part was their opponent was swept into that game by virture of a season record that looked good on paper, but couldn’t stand up to a 2 loss SEC team that literally cleaned their clock. When it comes down to BCS matchups, they must do better then that…The Colt was no Joe Willie.

By mdawg

August 19, 2008 10:25 AM | Link to this

BuLLdawg-
Is seems that your whole purpose of existence is to criticize Chip. My recommendation….GET A LIFE!!!!!

By AltamahaDawg

August 19, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this

Haywood, I’m not sure that imposter was really looking for a serious reply.

By Chip Towers

August 19, 2008 11:11 AM | Link to this

BuLLdawg: Sorry. I didn’t notice you had linked to KnowshonZone.com before. I never read anything you post. My bad… .

AltamahaDawg: I apologize for the rude and malicious person posting under your handle. We continue to discuss resolutions for such unsavory practices. Apparently common decency is not working… .

SocalDawg: Great stuff… .

Attention: New blog has been posted!

By Mobile Dawg

August 19, 2008 11:46 AM | Link to this

We all knew immediately it was an imposter. Would be nice to clean up the blog a bit.

By AltamahaDawg

August 19, 2008 12:18 PM | Link to this

Well I appreciate that Chip. I’m just glad he refrained from the gay vulgarity. That imposter much be from the other dorm room.

By Gamecock Henry

August 19, 2008 3:44 PM | Link to this

Wow Greg ……what a great write up on Gamecock football! You failed to mention though that since 1988 UGAs rcord over the Gamecocks is only 11-7. UGA being such a power house you would think that the series wouldnt be so close as of late. Hmmmmm…maybe thats why some sport pundits on espn and others are still skeptical about UGA. Greg all I know is that the lowly Gamecocks won 16 -12 and held UGA witout a T D ouch… Spurrier owns the dawgs which you failed to mention as well.The Gamecocks owned the dawgs last year and will own them again this year too.

By Cuz

August 19, 2008 7:10 PM | Link to this

Lamecock Henry, I appreciate the recent history lesson. That makes me understand that the ten games that I have attended at the fairgrounds, we have lost two. Appreciate the update.

Alt, the stalkers live. Nucon one is in force.

By red and black

August 19, 2008 7:46 PM | Link to this

GAYCOCK henry-Damn shame you have allready forgot about GEORGIA shutting SC down in 06 28-0.I know cause that woman reporter came up to steve and said “how does it feel to beat GA this year after GA beat SC 28-0 last year” You remember hearing her say those dagger like words tearing and shredding into your lil pea brains-real well dont you,i bet SC was so mad theze wunt home ann slept whit thar lil sistars .THAT’S why SC still remembers last year but not the year before.Maybe one day ya’lls inbred kidz cans beet Gawga.Steve wins one game against Ga and he owns GA.Ya’ll damn inbred c** fks couln’dt katch a kold.34-9 will be the outcome in butt whoopin #2 SC has aas comin,and were bringing our branding iron to stamp our mark on ya’lls A.BOOK IT SON.

By red and black

August 19, 2008 8:09 PM | Link to this

OK lil cocks This year Gawga is gunna pluk allses ya’lls fethzers,specilly the oneses on yalls butz.Wes gonna bid a fire and heetz up arr GA iron and branz yalls butt wiz the big DAWG so yall and yous cuzins will nows yalls belongses to Gawga.Seemses yalls got away frum uss last yarr,But yall allreadies furgot whut that thar woman said to steve in 06,seems she saids howz it feels to whup Gawga after Gawga wooped yallses butt reel bad sumthin like 28 to 0 last yarr.That thar woman surr p** steve of.Sun i saw steam cum outa steves ears.Bet them thar inbred hillbillies wurnt home and slept with thar lil sistars. hopping thar lil inbred kidz will someday beat Gawga.

By malinda

August 21, 2008 2:07 AM | Link to this

I really hate to be mean, but , Give me a break, South Carolina needs to be a (10-2) team in the SEC for at least 50 something years to be seriously considered a worthy threat. They will never measure up to the LSU’s,Ala.’s ,Auburn’s,Tenn’s,UGA’s,Fla’s in the awesome SEC- SAS or not!