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DEL.ICIO.USCoaches drop Dogs to No. 2
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
So Georgia’s reign at No. 1 lasted one week. The Bulldogs fell to No. 2 in both the USA Today/Coaches’ and Associated Press rankings, which were released Tuesday. Southern Cal, which won 52-7 at Virginia Saturday, leapfrogged to the top spot. Georgia defeated I-AA opponent Georgia Southern 45-21.
Anticipating this, I had a chance to talk to coach Mark Richt shortly before the poll actually came out.
“That wouldn’t surprise me,”he said.
Asked if it’d matter to him, Richt said, “No, I don’t care. It’d probably be a blessing I’d think.”
The USA Today/Coaches’ poll is part of the BCS formula that determines what two teams play for the national championship. The AP, a poll of writers and broadcasters, does not.
I talked to several players at the press luncheon today and they, too, didn’t seem to concerned about it. Keep in mind, this was also before the rankings were actually released.
“The rankings right now are not too important,” said sophomore center Chris Davis. “I mean, it feels good to be No. 1 and you want to stay No. 1 the whole year. But it all depends on where you’re ranked in December. We’re just worried about Central Michigan eight now. It’s a good team that has the capability of beating us. So we can’t look at polls or this and that. We have to focus on Central Michigan and getting better.”
That was pretty much the same thing said by Matthew Stafford, Reshad Jones and Knowshon Moreno, who I also asked about.
I heard from a lot of you when I said this was a possibility. What about now that it’s reality? Were the Dogs wronged?
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By Carmatter
September 2, 2008 2:07 PM | Link to this
Just goes to show how lame the polls are - coaches and media are both pretty fickle, and seem to make up the rules as they go along. But it’s part of the game to get that MNC.
By Gary
September 2, 2008 2:09 PM | Link to this
I’m not surprised. USC played on national TV against an ACC opponent and blew them away. Although Georgia also dominated (at least until the reserves started playing) no one saw the game. As long as they keep winning, they’ll play for the NC, that’s what counts. Go Dawgs!
By T-Town Dawg
September 2, 2008 2:09 PM | Link to this
The polls are and have been BS since the BSC came about. The Dawgs should just focus on what they can control, win every game, win the SEC East, win the SEC Championship. The rest will take care of itself.
By steve
September 2, 2008 2:09 PM | Link to this
As long as UGA takes care of business every week the rankings will take care of them selves..GO DAWGS!!!!!
By Jason
September 2, 2008 2:10 PM | Link to this
It really does not matter much at this point in the season. Just play strong each game, do the best you can do and what really matters is where we finish at the END of the season.
Go Dawgs!
By Andy in Ohio
September 2, 2008 2:10 PM | Link to this
I’m fine with a #2, and it takes a little bit of pressure off them in my opinion, as well as putting some more pressure on them to finish out games well. If we had not allowed those 21 points in the 4th quarter, I imagine we’d still be at #1. As it is, we did well, but let up on the gas enough to make some thing that we didn’t dominate as much as USC did.
By Mobile Dawg
September 2, 2008 2:10 PM | Link to this
It’s actually better than I expected.
Dawgs D needs to take some pride in their performance, step it up two or three notches. That’s the weakness on this team right now. Get hungry, get mean!
If we don’t we will continue to fall.
By BCD
September 2, 2008 2:11 PM | Link to this
I don’t mind slipping to #2. If we keep winning but slip further, then I’m going to get a little upset. USC/OSU winner was going to be #1 in week 3 so it happened just a couple of weeks earlier than it would have. Also, it removes the #1 bullseye off of us and puts it on USC.
By Hootie Bookems
September 2, 2008 2:11 PM | Link to this
The only one that matters is the one at the end. This is not an issue, if UGA takes care of business every thing will work out. Hootie would also remind all UGa tailgaters to pick up after themselves, North Campus was a disgrace again post game on Saturday. Thanks in advance
By JM Dawg
September 2, 2008 2:14 PM | Link to this
It doesn’t mean anything. The Dawgs just have to take care of business on the field and hope that the rest will work itself out.
By Dan
September 2, 2008 2:15 PM | Link to this
There is no way to begin to know who the best team in America is this early in the year. Let everyone play five games and then come up with the rankings.
By RAMBLE ON!!!
September 2, 2008 2:17 PM | Link to this
One week, LMAO!!!
By jason
September 2, 2008 2:18 PM | Link to this
Could care less. Not worried about the polls until the end of the season. I’m sure the pollsters will find a way to get OSU to number 2 by the time they play USC.
By st simons
September 2, 2008 2:18 PM | Link to this
Ga not no 1 now so funny!!!!!! GO TECH
By Dawg Fud
September 2, 2008 2:18 PM | Link to this
it does not bother me. USC definitely looked sharp on Saturday.
i think this will help our focus and concentration. i agree with Richt - it may be a blessing. we played a lot of freshman on Saturday and i believe that evaluating their ability is more beneficial then proving that we can humiliate GA Southern.
you do not have to be #1 to play in the national championship. you can be #2.
By saywhat
September 2, 2008 2:18 PM | Link to this
Yea - the players are just towing the “company” line. I bet if they had their honest say they are mad as heck. Besides - there is only one way to settle it - let them play all of their games and win (which is unlikely) and then let the chips fall where they may. Oh yea - they would like to say it doesn’t matter much to them - but I bet right now the rank reduction is in their locker-room - right in the middle of the bulletin board.
By Andy in Ohio
September 2, 2008 2:20 PM | Link to this
Any word on if the Central Michigan game will be televised on national tv this week? I’m not feeling like shelling out the big bucks for ESPN Gameplan and not feeling like spending money to listen to the games online either.
By CyberDawg
September 2, 2008 2:20 PM | Link to this
The polls are irrelevant until the end of the season. The dawgs should only focus on one game at a time. They should stay focused because the only thing they can control is what happens on the field…which is winning the East and getting to the SEC championship.
By Dan
September 2, 2008 2:20 PM | Link to this
Oh wow, UGA getting shafted by the national media and coaches. What a shocker. That’s alright, because it’s a long season and anything can happen between now and then. Just as long as we remain in the top 5, I’m happy.
By Smoothie
September 2, 2008 2:24 PM | Link to this
Asked about dropping in the polls, Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford said: “I don’t care. We’re 1 and 0. That’s a good thing.”
The ACC only has one team left in the coaches’ top 25: Clemson at No. 22.
Are the people employed by the ajc so stupid that they don’t even know that Wake Forest — ranked 20th in said pool — is an ACC school?? Guess not as they were probably educated at the bastion of academic excellence known as UGA.
By LT DAWG
September 2, 2008 2:25 PM | Link to this
I don’t have a problem with it considering we played Georgia Southern and they played Virginia. I think the poles should stay pretty fluid the first few weeks of the season. This will also give the team a reason to play with a chip on their shoulder.
By Stephen
September 2, 2008 2:25 PM | Link to this
Fine with me. USC is a great team, and is every bit as deserving as we are. Just a matter of opinion right now, and as for RIGHT NOW, I would vote us # 2 as well.
Its a great position to be in, and as long as the dawgs take care of business, we will be fine.
The thing I took pride in was that the COACHES and the WRITERS both had us #1.
This kind of argument would NOT have ever been possible if not for CMR and the TERRIFIC coaching staff we have at every position at UGA. Go dawgs.
This whole conversation is a testament to what our team is doing now. We are here to stay.
By mcdawg
September 2, 2008 2:25 PM | Link to this
USC looked like the best team in the country but i would rather be peaking in the Dome in Dec
By dawgfan
September 2, 2008 2:32 PM | Link to this
for st. simons and ramble on - lot more for you to worry about than rankings after one week - like maybe why the atlantic crap conference has fallen so far so fast. stick with your little GT blogs and get off ours.
By UT Pretenders
September 2, 2008 2:32 PM | Link to this
It doesn’t matter if UGA falls out of the top ten after the extended weekend; all that really matters right now is that the toothless, inbred ridge runners went out on the Left Coast and had their @$$es handed to them by a lowly PAC-10 team. Priceless!!!!! I LOVE it!!!!! Let’s see how much mouth we get from the Fallin’ Tears NOW!!! Goooood Ole Rocky Flop - Rocky Flop Tennesseeeeeeeeee!!!!! Ha ha!!!
By LifelongDawg
September 2, 2008 2:32 PM | Link to this
I thought it would be worse.
By reservoirDAWG
September 2, 2008 2:33 PM | Link to this
I expected this. It won’t matter if we win our games. Let’s hope the DAWGS come in prepared and play hard every game.
By JayBird
September 2, 2008 2:34 PM | Link to this
This is a prime example of buyer’s remorse. The coaches and media got caught up in the hype of Georgia and voted us preseason #1. Once Sturdivant got hurt, many voters said they would have voted differently but their ballots were already in. It’s not surprising especially after we lost Owens. With that said, most of these people saw the score on Saturday and thought we struggled. As we all know, this wasn’t the case. We pulled our starters up 38-0 and Georgia Southern scored 21 points on our 2nd and 3rd string defense. USC kept their starting QB in most of the game, running up the score, proving a point.
In the big picture of things, it really doesn’t matter. We keep winning, we will be where we need to be at the end of the season.
By LifelongDawg
September 2, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this
Anybody know the last #1 team to be voted out even though they didn’t lose? I can’t remember, even though I know it’s happened before.
By tampa dawgs
September 2, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this
I didn’t think win Quality was a factor anymore. but i guess if you don’t absolutely humiliate much weaker oppenents, then i guess we deserve to be #2.
By I-DOG
September 2, 2008 2:38 PM | Link to this
It just shows how subjective polls are and why College football needs to go to an eight team playoff. USC is deserving, but how can a team that was up 38-0 and won their game handily fall in the rankings? It is a beauty contest and not unlike scoring in olympic gymnastics or diving. Nobody wants that.
Keep all the current bowls and play the four games for the 8 team playoff on New Years day or day or two after and consider these the BCS bowls. Take only the top 8 ranked teams and seed them 1-8 regardless of conference, conference championship or how well the teams fans travel.
The next week the four remaining teams square off (during the week so as not to conflict with NFL) and then two weeks later (week before the super bowl when the NFL is dead) play the final game.
VERY FEW athletes would be affected. less than 350 players would be involved in any “extra games” and half that number would be involved in “2 extra games”.
If that is a concern, take one regular season game away from all schools. This year UGA would drop either G. Southern or W. Michigan. It can be done.
By Oledawg
September 2, 2008 2:39 PM | Link to this
We would have been wronged if OSU had jumped us(which they almost did), but this sits alright with me. At the end of last year, UGA and USC were neck and neck and football country missed the great game that should have been. We both were at the top of our game and I respect USC for what they have as well as UGA for continuing this year . OSU should soon be out of the blogs of the mindless minions that matter none.
We are still in a position to show our stuff and as Richt says,”Our fate is in our hands”. USC’s victory over a BCS- eligible team and Mark Sanchez’s Player-of-the-Week performance together seemed to tilt the voting. I can live with that. High scoring didn’t help OSU and FU as much as you have imagined on this blog.
UgaVII-WAKE UP! Attaboy. Lets go lay it on a good CMU team and give Lefevre a spiked temp with bedrest prescribed.
SIC’EM DAWGS!!
By preston
September 2, 2008 2:48 PM | Link to this
this is a sham. The Dawes were up 38-0 and took out the starters. If its going to be done this way why dont we change the rankings from week to week based on performance. Alabama looked good maybe they should be no. 1. I mean I guess this sends the message that all teams should run up the score every week.
By LifelongDawg
September 2, 2008 2:49 PM | Link to this
I said it before: the polls are not going to be our ally. And forget the computers-Sagarin had the Dawgs 9th before this weekend. To get their attention UGA might have to do some things CMR considers distasteful. Otherwise, I can see it now-USC (11-1) vs. Ohio State (11-1) in BCS Championship; UGA(13-1) watches after winning the Sugar Bowl (again).
By wake forest
September 2, 2008 2:54 PM | Link to this
just another athletically challenged conference fan….get a parachute loser and jump in the top 5 then someone will have heard of wake forest…stick to basketball idiot
By GovBarnes
September 2, 2008 2:54 PM | Link to this
More Media Bias Whipping poor old Hawaii got UGA to #1? We should never have been mis-matched against them in the firt place. If Mark May and Lou Holtz had their way, UGA would close its doors tomorrow… following suit of the BCS polls. UGA never gets the respect it deserves from any media source especially the AJC. So what if the little high school team put up 21 points in the 4th, they drove them in on the 3rd string. What were we supposed to do, beat up on the pony leaguers? Media bias, very plain and simple. Put us up against your precious USC or OSU… we’ll see what happens. Ohio, man please.
By UT Pretenders
September 2, 2008 2:55 PM | Link to this
It doesn’t matter if UGA falls out of the top ten after the extended weekend; all that really matters right now is that the toothless, inbred ridge runners went out on the Left Coast and had their @$$es handed to them by a lowly PAC-10 team. Priceless!!!!! I LOVE it!!!!! Let’s see how much mouth we get from the Fallin’ Tears NOW!!! Goooood Ole Rocky Flop - Rocky Flop Tennesseeeeeeeeee!!!!! Ha ha!!!
By Wozzo the Wonder Dog
September 2, 2008 2:55 PM | Link to this
I’m surprised that anybody knows which conference Wake Forest is in. I’m also surprised that anyone is bragging that Wake is the top-ranked ACC school in football (behind five SEC schools). I’m not surprised that the ACC only has two ranked teams, with the highest ranking being 20th. I hope that some people show up for the ACC “championship” game besides the respective bands — I’m smelling yet another half empty stadium with ACC boosters blaming weak attendance on parking, gas prices, DragonCon, or whatever. Same old, same old — SEC has better athletes, better teams, better coaches, better fans, better stadia, better TV packages. Is it really true that the ACC has only won one BCS game in the last ten years?
By polls should determine
September 2, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this
polls should determine the seedings for a playoff what joke that the trojans are ranked #1 and not wake forest…lol
By Mathew Stafford
September 2, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this
Dang, does this mean we have to give the Crystal Football back???
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By Clay
September 2, 2008 2:58 PM | Link to this
This does not surprise me as I knew UGA would not score enough points to remain number 1. Florida ruined it for the rest of us when they started running up the score in the 1990’s. USC is doing it now and they get the national love. As long as UGA is up there in December, it doesn’t matter what the rankings say now.
By UGAY is full of DUMB@SSES
September 2, 2008 3:04 PM | Link to this
All of this preseason you have heard from these dawg fans about their bullsh*t #1 ranking from all the polls and how they would be #1 the whole season. And now everyone is “okay with it”. Please.
Well what happened today proves that UGA should have never been #1 to begin with. See what happens when you get to much credit for beat a Hawaii team that had no business being any where near New Orleans.
Oh and by the way shouldn’t your 2nd and 3rd string defenses be able to stop 1-aa Ga Southern from getting in the endzone. I mean these are the cream of the crop players from the nation right? So they should be able to keep GSU from scoring. Face it the last two times you played GSU they dropped you in the rankings both times.
UGAY will drop to #3 after this weekend because you will play down to CMU and the nation will see that you were not as billed in the pre-season. Oh wait, you were (as the most over-rated team in the nation).
By Fat Dawg
September 2, 2008 3:05 PM | Link to this
I think it’s just ridiculous. We’re stacked at every position. One of our starters go down, we have another 4* there to replace him who would start on practically every other team in the SEC and every team in the ACC.
We’ll be back on our rightful spot you wait and see. WE’re gonna work hard this week and beat Eastern Michigan then the real schedule starts.
When we stomp Spurrier, then we beat Arizona, then we kill Blamma.
I’m telling you, we will win every game by at least two TDs this year. We’re probably the best tema in the past 5 years. We will not be stopped. Destiney waits for us. I’m willing to work for a championship. Are you?
By GA_Tiger Fan
September 2, 2008 3:07 PM | Link to this
Hopefully you “dawgs” enjoyed it while you had it…ha!
By #2 aint bad
September 2, 2008 3:11 PM | Link to this
it really doesn’t matter, if somehow usc loses to osu then they’ll rank the buckeyes #1 which really is joke….osu would be a second class program in the sec and their third string would win the acc….the dawgs are right where they need to be like meat loaf sang 2 out of three aint bad…i personally think georgia,fla,lsu, and auburn could play with usc and ohio state any day any time…tennessee,though,embarassed the conference on monday night football…hell if the bcs doesn’t invite the dawgs to the national championship…the nfl will probably invite us to play in the super bowl!!!go you silver britches
By Ryan
September 2, 2008 3:12 PM | Link to this
Would have been better if it was the Gators who jumped to #1. But one week as first in the polls??…I guess all those magazine covers were a bit premature.
By dirtyo11
September 2, 2008 3:15 PM | Link to this
Da DAWGS never ever get love from the so call experts. Now if Fla, USC, OU, Miami or OSU would have been #1 and barley won to a team like GSU they would still be #1. If Ga would have beaten GSU 42-0 USC still would have moved ahead of UGA. Now our players need to go out with an attitude an whip everybody butt on the schedule and whipp them good. UGA players have a habit of playing down to their opponents level and if you plan on being National Champs you can’t do that. UGA should go into every game with an attitude to prove that they deserve to play in the National Championship, because they were cheated out of their chance last year. Coach Richt showed sportsmanship by not running up the score and look how they reward him, and now we see why Spurrier and Carol run up the score. Da Biggest UGA fan in IRAQ (by the way of Waycross)………..GO DAWGS
By rankings
September 2, 2008 3:17 PM | Link to this
insect fan again…you can sense them a mile away…wonder if they saw where the bugs dropped out of the top 50 …you would have never thought after their dominate performance on middle schoool night football….go insects bite em eak,eak,eak,eak,eak
By LifelongDawg
September 2, 2008 3:19 PM | Link to this
Well, South Carolina got ranked just in time to give us another top 25 team to play. That just adds to the strength of schedule argument. I just hpe the media and the coaches are paying attention.
By bug blog
September 2, 2008 3:20 PM | Link to this
bugs are back on a dawg blog..#50 in the country just isn’t that interesting is it insect fan….lots of laughs nerdo
By LifelongDawg
September 2, 2008 3:20 PM | Link to this
Oops, I forgot UT fell out.
By BCS Slave
September 2, 2008 3:20 PM | Link to this
Of course this is no surprise. The national media and coaches are biased and frankly, most of them are uninformed about teams in different parts of the country. This is why the polls are such a JOKE. They are hold overs from a time when football didn’t dominate the airwaves through cable and satellite games. The polls are hold overs from a time when football was not the business it is and the fan base was miniscule in comparison to today. Now they are just forums for the biased to vote for the beauty queen whose favor they want to gain.
USC had a great day…but maybe Virginia had an off day. Does the score mean USC is that much better than Virginia? No. Does the 21 points GSU put on the dogs mean they are not as good as USC? No. The score of a game doesn’t tell you much about how good a team is.
For those disgruntled, jealous, smack talking fans of other teams on the blog who are talking about UGA’s “high school” games to start the season…most analysts have deemed UGA’s schedule to the toughest in the country, even WITH Ga. Southern on it. So take that ridiculous argument elsewhere. You make us laugh.
By mut
September 2, 2008 3:21 PM | Link to this
USC played a division 1 team and blew them out. UGA played a division 2 team and gave up 3 td’s. Sounds fair to me
By riffraff
September 2, 2008 3:22 PM | Link to this
I’ve been saying it over and over again. I appreciate the fact that Richt is a nice guy. I think it makes him a very good man. But football is not a game for nice guys. Do I want our line-backers to be nice guys on the field? Absolutely not. I want them to knock some heads off. Richt will never get real media respect until he learns that when you get a chance to put up 50, or 60, or more points, you take it! The polls are so close right now that I honestly think if UGA had won the game 66 - 21 (3 more TDs), then we might just still have the top spot.
By houston dawg fan
September 2, 2008 3:22 PM | Link to this
Richt is right about the pressure, USC plays OSU next week that will take of one of them. GA will probably drop one, but just as long it is not to FL Gator, because that would be the only team in the way for the SEC title game. ESPN and the other media outlets love the big name and what sells advertising (Tebow,Tressel,NFL flunkie Pete Carroll) We will be okay, you will see. Too much talent and team speed on the defense and the offensive will be a juggernaut throughout the season barring injury. Lets enjoy the ride this season its going to be exciting. Go Dawgs
By thogwummpy
September 2, 2008 3:22 PM | Link to this
As a Dawg fan, I think this is a great thing! It takes some of the pressure off, and it can motivate the players by reminding them of the disrespect UGA gets nationally. Obviously, neither USC nor OSU have to play in the SEC…and it’ll be tough for the Dawgs to weather the schedule and spate of injuries. But as a a tool to fire the team up; this ought to do it.
By UT Pretenders
September 2, 2008 3:25 PM | Link to this
It doesn’t matter if UGA falls out of the top ten after the extended weekend; all that really matters right now is that the toothless, inbred ridge runners went out on the Left Coast and had their @$$es handed to them by a lowly PAC-10 team. Priceless!!!!! I LOVE it!!!!! Let’s see how much mouth we get from the Fallin’ Tears NOW!!! Goooood Ole Rocky Flop - Rocky Flop Tennesseeeeeeeeee!!!!! Ha ha!!! What a bunch of pansies!!! Phat Phulmer laid a major egg and I’m laughing my arse off!!! Did you see ole Smokey’s brown starfish pucker when the UT kicker MISSED the short field goal attempt to LOSE the game???? Priceless!!!! I LOVED it!!!!!
By tech fans
September 2, 2008 3:26 PM | Link to this
techies aren’t jealous..they may win next week’s parachuting contest…the associated press has offered to allow any school who has two successful parachute jumps into the stadium of their choice…to be ranked higher than 50th in the country…in fact georgia fans were reported as disgruntled knowing that tech weakens our strength of schedule right before the final polls…our out of conference games really are terrible guys…laugh even louder nerdie
By TJ
September 2, 2008 3:28 PM | Link to this
please, if UGA would have played USC in the bowl game last year, instead of that joke of a team named HAWAII, there would be no question as to who should be first. UGA!!!!! USC plays in a weak conference as well… Have they ever faced and beaten an SEC team in the past ten years ??
By Dawg 'n IT
September 2, 2008 3:29 PM | Link to this
Lay the wood! “60 Minutes of Hell” from here on out! It’s not about running up the score (UGA scored 45 for crying out loud) it’s about not letting an out classed team put up 21 in the 2nd half in your house.
Go Dawgs!
By Island Dawg
September 2, 2008 3:29 PM | Link to this
With our schedule, if we can get through it and win the SEC Champ. It won’t matter if the beloved Gods aka USC is ranked ahead of us. We’ll be playing in Miami no matter what if the boy’s do their job. I actually think it’s good, I saw a team slow down and cruise on Saturday. Not what they need to be doing, they need to play each week like somebody just punched their mama in the face and P’d off. Maybe the drop in the polls will make them feel like that.
By what-the-hay?
September 2, 2008 3:30 PM | Link to this
To - Wozzo the Wonder Dog - yea - because the SEC sold it’s soul to devil and will take ANY player; of which maybe 30% could not even get into most ACC schools. The SEC may be tops in athletics - but we know who will be calling who “boss” when the playing days (glory days?) are over. BTW - just compare the graduation rates of the SEC vs ACC. I would guarentee you that 90% of the UGA football players (same with the rest of the SEC schools - save Vandy) couldn’t get into that school if they weren’t football players.
By BCS Slave
September 2, 2008 3:31 PM | Link to this
What the Dogs need to do is really just forget the polls. Play with the attitude that every team could make you look like an ACC team. The season is one game long every week. Every game is the NC game.
Frankly, I’m so sick of the bias and sick of the bowls and the money involved that I’m losing interest in every game but Georgia’s. I’m not watching advertising. ESPuke is making me sick, so I’ve started tuning out. The ONLY reason I’m watching as much as I do is so I can bad mouth them anywhere and everywhere there’s a blog. University presidents have no integrity either. They are all part of what keeps us from a competition based determination of the NC.
Give us a playoff or risk losing fans.
By 2BFREE
September 2, 2008 3:32 PM | Link to this
I told my wife they would drop in the polls just because Richt had enough common courtesy not to run up the score. So many teams look forward to a weaker opponent to run up a score to something like 61-0 and the Dawgs could have easily done this Saturday. Had they done so they probably would be still in the top spot. But it is all good. The Dawgs will win the games that count and they’ll earn the respect of other teams for showing so much sportsmenship.
By Atlanta Dawg
September 2, 2008 3:32 PM | Link to this
Who cares…the winner of the USC vs OSU game was going to leap frog UGA in a couple of weeks anyway. Just win the SEC and the rest will take care of itself!
Go Dawgs
By hey insect
September 2, 2008 3:32 PM | Link to this
who’s your team..are you a closet tech fan…don’t blame you go back to your train building class…this is college football loser
By Tucker
September 2, 2008 3:36 PM | Link to this
In the immortal words of Erk Russell….
You know what Dawgs do to polls!
By blue field blues
September 2, 2008 3:36 PM | Link to this
can you imagine if the tech parachuters had of tried to jump on the blue field last fall in their great bowl game against the fresno state surf ball team
By AthensDawg
September 2, 2008 3:37 PM | Link to this
Doesn’t matter. Because if we go undefeated, we will be number 1. This may be better cause now we at least don’t have that “target” on our back.
By BCS Slave
September 2, 2008 3:39 PM | Link to this
I just heard some ESPuke idiot say that Georgia and OSU should lose ranking because they were not “healthy”…losing key players this week and USC is healthy.
What does this have to do with winning and losing? Nothing. He is ranking a team based on his prediction of future performance. The problem is these guys vote using criteria they pull out of the sky. Strength of schedule is supposed to give you more credit for ranking…it is not supposed to make you drop in the polls. It is ridiculous. Georgia’s SOS was a hinderance last year because it wasn’t strong enough. Now it’s a hinderance because it is too strong.
Give us a playoff.
By Tiltman
September 2, 2008 3:40 PM | Link to this
anyone know, historically, the last team preseason number one team to drop in the poles after winning their opener? I’d really like to know …
Also, had USC played Cal-Poly Tech this weekend (and were preseason #1) I promise you they wouldn’t have dropped after a W.
As a dawg fan, I’m not whining (to all you pestering rivals who like taking personal stabs at posters) but it’s obvious the media love is not there. I shrug and say, oh well …
media love will come when we’re in the trenches of sec games … .
By lamar
September 2, 2008 3:40 PM | Link to this
HEY CHIP*** IS THE GA GAME ON TV THIS WEEKEND ON FSN?? ON THE HOME PAGE IT SAYS PAY PER VIEW???? THANKS!!!
By uGa is a #2
September 2, 2008 3:40 PM | Link to this
You guys should have played a real game to start!
You were #1…now you are a#2.
By UGA VII
September 2, 2008 3:41 PM | Link to this
This was part of Richt’s plan.
By Dick
September 2, 2008 3:42 PM | Link to this
No shock, UGA was not a #1 to begin with. They will loose minimum of 3 games this year. They are not #1 material. They are like they were in Dooly days, over rated.
By Waaahhhh Dawg
September 2, 2008 3:43 PM | Link to this
Maybe if you stop scheduling high school teams you won’t keep dropping. Keeps the fact alive - August is the month when the Dawgs are the best team in the country.
Woof Woof Woof
By Augusta Dawg
September 2, 2008 3:43 PM | Link to this
How bout them Dawgss!
By LifelongDawg
September 2, 2008 3:43 PM | Link to this
Yes, TJ, USC beat Auburn. That’s not the point. The point is that SC would not have been treated like this in the polls. Very few teams are. I’m still researching the last time a team dropped without losing.
By waaahhh dawg
September 2, 2008 3:45 PM | Link to this
Maybe if you stop scheduling high school teams you won’t keep dropping. Central Michigan next - What was Parkview unavailable? Keeps the fact alive - August is the month when the Dawgs are the best team in the country.
Woof Woof Woof
By Lee
September 2, 2008 3:47 PM | Link to this
I agree that this further shows what a joke the polls are. I just want UGA to be given some respect! If the roles had been reversed this past weekend I can guarantee you that USC would not have dropped. How many years in a row do you have to win 9 or 10 games coming out of the SEC before the polls and national media take notice. I am sick of USC, the PAC-10 and the national media. I hope Georgia can run the table and I hope they get a shot at USC and make them look like Hawaii did last year against them. Go Dawgs!
By RomanEdwards
September 2, 2008 3:49 PM | Link to this
For all of you SEC heads out there who keep talking about the “weak” PAC-10 - well I’ve got news for you - they sure beat your precious UT last night. Way to go UCLA!!
By David
September 2, 2008 3:49 PM | Link to this
The dawgs just dont get it…They want to be an elite team but want to start with GSU and Central Michigan…albiet Virginia didnt look that great..they are Division I and USC did go on the road. If you want to be considered a elite team then the non conference schedule has to be a little stronger. TN always plays a D-I team (Notre Dame, UCLA) in their 1st game and usually have success except this year.
By Swami Dave
September 2, 2008 3:49 PM | Link to this
If Georgia takes care of the things that they control (namely, the results of their games), then the rankings in the first week of September will be a long-forgotten memory.
Here is the reality: If Georgia wins out with their schedule, they are guaranteed a slot in the championship game.
You never win races at the beginning; but a whole lot of them are lost there - Clemson, Tennessee, ……
They give out trophies and pay the winnings at the end!
-Swami Dave
By 1 less idiot
September 2, 2008 3:49 PM | Link to this
It stinks that uga dropped in the polls, but it was to be expected (media loves USC).
This is off the point, but I have written some stupid stuff on these blogs lately, and looking back, im embarassed. Bob Sacamano- I wanted to apologize to you as well. Being a teacher is an extremely respectable job, and we need better ones all over the nation. These blogs brought out the worst in me, and I found myself just “revenge” posting for what some other idiot wrote on the GT blog. So then I just became a jerk/loser/idiot along with them and wrote crap on the UGA blog. So again. Im sorry to all who had to read my garbage, and specifically Bob Sacamano because now that I have read what I wrote, im truly embarassed. So like my name says, there will be 1 less idiot posting on here now.
Now with that said, who really cares about dropping to #2? Blessing in disguise really (motivation). And is UGA going to cover this weekend?
By Mirna from smyrna
September 2, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this
Please go away Fat Dawg. Your post was a joke. You a Bee or a gator?
By FALCONS610
September 2, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this
I see very good reason why UGA dropped to number 2 other than just not running up the points. Here it is:
You lost 2 starters already in Sturdivant and Owens
You supposed to be stacked at every position, right? Well, how come when UGA put in their 2nd and 3rd string a I-AA team scored 3 TD’s? I think that is enough to lose a few votes in itself. If UGA is really as stacked as they say they are, those 3 TD’s would not have happened so quickly. Vulnerable 2 and 3rd strings???
This is why I think USC jumped UGA, not because of a lack of points, but because anyone not playing on UGA’s first string is doubtful and falls short of the definition of “stacked”, but rather “serviceable”. Better hope that your 2nd string performance was a fluke because with the injuries on first string starting to occur it may spell disaster.
GO TECH!
By Dog44
September 2, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this
As soon as GA Southern scored their final TD, I figured this would likely happen. There’s a big difference in perception, I believe, between 45-14 and 45-21. Even without that TD, we likely still would have been passed by USC.
As for getting leapfrogged without losing, this doesn’t bother me so much since it’s the first game of the season. Pre-season polls are conducted a bit “blind,” and Week 1 is the voters’ first chance to see the teams play (or at least the highlights on SportsCenter.)
Also, I think Owens’ injury contributed a bit… as did Knowshon’s “injury” (which turned out to just be a cramp.) It got quite a bit of press.
I don’t think it will matter at all in the long run, and I agree with Richt that it might be a small blessing.
By GatorAM
September 2, 2008 3:52 PM | Link to this
Clay — don’t involve yourself in conversations which are over your head, and you clearly don’t belong.
Florida was not the first team to “ever” run up the score. In fact, your precious Coach Dooley ran up the score on Florida 51-0 back in 1968. Why do you think Spurrier hates you dogs so much and ran it up on you every chance he got? We know he holds grudges, so sorry… but you reap what you sow.
Now Clay: leave the football talk to the big kids since you clearly have no regard for facts, only wildly untrue tall tales.
—-Now back to the topic: I think USC deserved to be moved up based on their performance, but that the dogs look VERY good this year, and have a solid chance to do very well. So, please stop blaming your poll drop on scores from ball games from like 15 years ago. Entirely lame.
By TJ
September 2, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this
maybe we should drop all of the H.S. teams off of our schedule, with that being said, who will G.T. play for thier last game if we did that ???
By GATOR CHOMP
September 2, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this
Stop crying Mutts,It’s going to get alot more worst than that “book it losers” You flead out mutts should have dropped down to #10 considering the poor performance u maggots showed.I told u morons that u were overrated.Now u geeks should finally start listening 2 the ol Gator Boy.GATORS OR DIE!!!!!!!!!
By lexisect
September 2, 2008 3:54 PM | Link to this
another nerdie visiting the best post in the country…dawgs are # 2 in the counntry and get no respect in the state from the nerds..hey insects are ya’ll 53rd in the country or do you move into the top 50..nice parachuting team..fairies
By We are all now dumber
September 2, 2008 3:54 PM | Link to this
What is wrong with you people (Dawg Fans, AJC and Tech losers)? Are you really debating this? LSU lost its #1 ranking 2 times last year and ended up winning the MNC. Quit analyzing every last little thing for the love of god. USC, UGA, UF, LSU are all great teams and all of them have a chance to win it all. I am a UGA fan and I could really care less. As long as we are in the top 5 and undefeated everything will be fine. Lets just play the season and see what happens with the rankings. They usually work themselves out(except for poor Auburn).
Tech fans and who it may concern: until your team is in the top 25 rankings, you aren’t allowed to comment on another team’s blog.
By kool aid drinkers
September 2, 2008 3:54 PM | Link to this
What are you guys upset about? What no one is really saying is that the whole reason UGA even started out No. 1 isn’t because they actually deserved it. It was because pollsters felt sorry for UGA for the year before and because the pollsters also mistakenly thought that beatdown of Hawaii meant UGA was actually better than they really were. I guess we now know different after Fla. throttled Hawaii.
Secondly, USC’s only ? mark was their qb. With that question answered convincingly its readily apparent that USC is its usual bad to the bone self. After the 4 beatdowns they gave Arky and Auburn by scores like 23-0 over Auburn and 70-7 against Arky u have to give USC the benefit of the doubt over an SEC team like UGA. UGA quite frankly is more of a middle tier program compared to the likes of USC. UGA has a good 2 or 3 year run every long once in awhile. Other than that they have no business being considered in the elite status that USC has earned over the last few years.
Lastly, pollsters already knew UGA would lose 2-4 games this year so it doesn’t even matter if they start dropping while its early. One of the wins it looked like you could chalk up in the w column before this weekend was the bammers. After their physical beatdown of Clemson this weekend I don’t even think you can confidently say you can win that game, much less the already tough schedule of other teams like LSU, FLA, Auburn, Az. State, etc. You might be able to pass your way past the Bammers but after losing your top o-lineman and your top d-lineman its obvious that they will smack you around on the line of scrimmage the same way they did Clemson. LSU will also physically manhandle the dawgs and so probably will at least 1 or 2 other teams like Fla now that you ticked them off. Face it, it was nice during the 1 week that it lasted but your once every 28 year reign as no. 1 is over. Don’t worry though. I’m sure 28 years from now in 2036 you will again be number 1.
By truedawg
September 2, 2008 3:55 PM | Link to this
I love how the bugs come on here and talk sh*t……are you guys even ranked….oh yeah, the answer to that question is NO!! When you guys break into the to 50, let me know!!! hahahahahah NERDS!!
By BigTimeGaTechFan
September 2, 2008 3:56 PM | Link to this
Fact is GA could be as good as anyone in the counrty and still end up with 3 losses, schedule will kill them. USC can walk through their schedule undefeated but if they had GA’s schedule they would have 3 losses to. Going to be wild year, go jackets.
By national rankings
September 2, 2008 3:56 PM | Link to this
dawgs drop…to #2 ….insects drop to #59…………state of georgia snubbed again
By Doc
September 2, 2008 3:58 PM | Link to this
This is the problem with the poll system. I am a Tech graduate who likes to see Georgia do well except when they play against Tech. The AP writers have a “darling” team each season and they will promote that team over all. In 1990, they could not bring themselves to move an undefeated Tech team over a Colorado team that had to cheat (five downs) to beat Nebraska, and barely defeated Notre Dame in the bowl game. Georgia showed a little class by not running up the score and the media pushes up their West Coast “darling” USC. Bring on a play-off system and end this charade once and for all.
By Tucker
September 2, 2008 3:59 PM | Link to this
There has been a conspiracy for nearly 30 years to keep the Bulldogs out of the national championship. It is time all people of conscience united to end this travesty.
By Darth55
September 2, 2008 3:59 PM | Link to this
This one week, and one season, aside, the flip-flop to USC points up the need for UGA to consistently play a tougher scheduled outside the SEC. Brag all you want about how tough the conference is, but the fact remains playing Troy and Ga. Southern and other 1-AA patsies every year won’t cut it if UGA/fans want the respect they think they deserve. USC has played home-and-home series against Auburn, Arkansas, Nebraska and now U.Va. this decade and thrashed them all. Until the Dawgs start doing the same, you’ll just be howling in the wind. Traveling to Arizona State is a good start.
By pac 10 weak?
September 2, 2008 3:59 PM | Link to this
pac ten isn’t weak just real mediocre…tennessee isn’t necessarily an sec powerhouse right now…now the acc is weak…except in parachuting!!!!!
By raceman94
September 2, 2008 4:00 PM | Link to this
What the f*? Somebody please explain the logic of the polls to me!!??
By BG
September 2, 2008 4:01 PM | Link to this
By the end of the month GA will be lucky to be in the Top 10. Roll Tide
By uga_b
September 2, 2008 4:02 PM | Link to this
We may have the only schedule where we don’t need to run up the score—though USC’s is strong enough too. Honestly, OSU has to run it up. You have to win convincingly if you play a lot of cupcakes. I think the assertion that we played a weak team is laughable when you look at who the Top 5 played this last weekend. Also, I am not sure why we are the only team in the county that gets made fun of for not scheduling 12 games in the Top 25; we just settled for over half our games—more than anyone else.
This just further highlights the stupidity of having Polls before the 6th game. Then I am forced to hear stupid comments like ESPN’s Jemele Hill saying UGA is overrated but I haven’t seen them play. After she criticized someone for lacking credibility. Made my head spin.
By Silver Anniversary Dinner
September 2, 2008 4:02 PM | Link to this
Tickets on sale now.
By SAV'H DAWG
September 2, 2008 4:02 PM | Link to this
I believe Ga. Southern vs Virginia would be a pickem!
By almost top dawgs
September 2, 2008 4:04 PM | Link to this
WE’RE NUMBER 2! WE’RE NUMBER 2! WE’RE NUMBER 2!
By RxDawg
September 2, 2008 4:04 PM | Link to this
Hmmmm, interesting. Part of me says that makes sense, USC looked pretty strong working up a weak Div-1 A team with a strong name. Another part of me is sad because that seems to put the message out that teams should run up the score to stay atop the polls. Eh, whatever. That said, if UGA is able to start working into the thick of our SEC schedule and can keep winning games, they better not be bashful about moving us back.
By clay
September 2, 2008 4:06 PM | Link to this
This is good for the Dawgs. It puts more pressure on USC & just slightly less on the Dawgs. It should build a fire in the Dawgs bellies and smoulder there stiffening their resolve to win each week while playing the nation’s toughest schedule. I didn’t want to see the Dawgs ranked higher than #3 or #4 to start the season anyhow. It only matters where you in that last poll in January.
By Denver Dawg
September 2, 2008 4:06 PM | Link to this
kool aid drinkers:
Your post isn’t worth reading. you’re clearly not a knowledgable college football fan. The Hawaii team that Florida played di not have it Heisman Trophy candidate QB, the same receiving corp, finish the regualr season undefeated, or have its coach, June Junes. They lost EVERYBODY.
Ans one last thing, USC lost to lowly Stanford last year, you obviously forgot that. Then they won the Rose Bowl against a 3-loss overrated Illinois team. Ayone who truly follows college football believs a USC vs. UGA game last year would have been nose-to-nose.
You are an idiot.
By jlayton1944
September 2, 2008 4:06 PM | Link to this
I don’t think the drop in rankings mean anything at this point of the season. Any coach knows that when you are sitting #1 you need to run the score up against weaker teams and limit their scoring to impress idiot writers. I would like to know which team, prior to Ga that was rated #1 in the AP that fell from #1 with a win…Don’t happen too often. Go Dawgs!
By Inferiority Complex
September 2, 2008 4:07 PM | Link to this
Preseason national champions become week 2 bridesmaids! HAHAHAHAHAHA!
By JB
September 2, 2008 4:07 PM | Link to this
Our Number one pre season ranking was gift for last year……. They threw us a bone… They all want USC at the top…so now they have them I just want to play them at years end.
By Mikie
September 2, 2008 4:08 PM | Link to this
That’s OK if Pete Carroll wants to use his starters to run up the score on Virginia. One of these days when someone gets injured and their season & ranking goes down the tubes, then they might learn something.
Richt & Bulldog Nation will be better served in the long run with more experienced freshmen & sophomore players, which insures a dynasty & increases depth at each position.
By Zach
September 2, 2008 4:09 PM | Link to this
UGA fans are the worst fans imaginable. First of all they have no ties to UGA and they are the most rabid fans and their moods depend on whether or not they won the previous saturdays. They play cream puffs and then when they actually play a decent game they get creamed. Georgia is horrible so stop flying your flags and your georgia stickers and pull for a real Georgia team….go Yellow Jackets!!! by the way tech grads are your bosses.
By Slick Willie
September 2, 2008 4:09 PM | Link to this
Man please, dog fans have been playing the what if card since January and howling about the #1 ranking. No sports pundits outside of the State of Georgia predict the dogs playing for the MNC. They will not be there at the end.
By Johnny Danger Dawg
September 2, 2008 4:10 PM | Link to this
I have no problem with USC getting the top spot this week since the Dawgs haven’t been tested yet. However, halfway through the season, if both teams are still undefeated and USC gets to keep the top spot despite having an easier schedule, THEN I’ll complain.
By I hope you're listening
September 2, 2008 4:10 PM | Link to this
Just as long as Coach relizes there IS more than just wins and losses involved in winning a NC. It matters HOW you win too, like it or not , that’s the truth. A good start would be to cover the spread against a D2 opponent, and all lesser opponents for that matter. I hope you’re listening Coach!
By C-town Dawg
September 2, 2008 4:10 PM | Link to this
We all this was going to happen. But this should show CMR that being a nice guy to the other team will not get us the votes in the end. We have to blow out the teams should. I’m not saying have our starters in throwing hailmarys in 4th with a huge lead. But telling CWM to keep the presure on. That zone defence does not ever work. They score everytime. We should have blanked them and thats not on the kids, its on CWM.
By NativeAtlantan
September 2, 2008 4:10 PM | Link to this
**With everything happening in the world today, THIS is breaking news? Front page news?
And you wonder why the AJC’s circulation is quickly approaching zero?!?!**
By oldbird
September 2, 2008 4:11 PM | Link to this
Not a problem, if the Dawgs continue to win, the polls will take care of themselves. It does however remind me of a quote from the late great Erk Russell, “We all know what Dawgs do to poles (polls)”
By jerry
September 2, 2008 4:11 PM | Link to this
Maybe they were only 24 better. I have no doubt that SC would have beaten them by 60. If UGA wants to have the tradition of SC they should start playing like SC. 11 National Titles in football and 7 Heisman winners.
By Clay1980
September 2, 2008 4:12 PM | Link to this
It only matters where you are at in the end. Georgia plays the nation’s toughest scedule. If the Dawgs can manage only 1 loss and it’s not the SEC Championship game they will play in the BCS Championship game. Remember USC payed a ho-hum ACC team. The ACC is a very weak conference. Maybe the ACC should drop down to Division 1-AA (Playoff division or whatever they call it now.)
By shane #1
September 2, 2008 4:12 PM | Link to this
I would rather be #2 and have a healthy Knowshon than beat Ga Southern by fifty and have Moreno hauled off in a cart, like tOSU. What was sweater vest thinking? Shula tried to run up the score against the Gators and ended Prothro’s career, and ultimately, His own. UGA had already lost Owens and Richt needed to keep as many star players healthy for the coming season as possible.
By MrDan
September 2, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this
I feel better now. Play ‘em one at a time Dawgs.
By G-man
September 2, 2008 4:14 PM | Link to this
Well, there is always next year. You can still listen to the old Larry Munson/Hershel Walker tapes from 1980.
By Sylvester Crooms
September 2, 2008 4:15 PM | Link to this
I thinks that the Mississippi State Bulldogs should be #1 in nation. If it wasn’t for my players worried about the hurricane Gustav, we would have blown out LA Tech and shown we ares the bestest team in the nation. I feel bad for the rest of the SEC when we take out our frustations from this loss on them. Mississippi State will be the National Champions this year when we win the Orange Bowl this year. Go State, Go State!
By bo
September 2, 2008 4:15 PM | Link to this
Due to the difference in football traditions, if the situation were vice versa, USC would have remained #1.
By dawggirl
September 2, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this
TJ, don’t go spouting off at the mouth about USC not beating any SEC teams. They clobbered Auburn a few years ago, how could you not remember that?
Georgia will be just fine. I’m not worried about the drop in the polls, and I’m actually thinking it’s better to be #2 than #1 right now. The pressure’s off, and they can just concentrate on getting better and improving week to week. USC is a great team, and definitely deserves their ranking.
I’m interested in watching the SC/Vandy match-up on Thursday night. This will be a good thing to know how Gamecocks are looking right before we head into our matchup the following week. I only have one thing on my mind: revenge, and it better be sweet.
By oldschool
September 2, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this
Too bad USC wasn’t playing THUGA instead of Virginia. The results would have been similar…a dominating win by the Trojans. The overrated bullpups can cry all they want, but get used to dropping. They will lose a minimum of 5 games this year. Bama, Gators, Auburn, and dare I say, even the Jackets, will all put W’s up. A mediocre team at best.
By Brian
September 2, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this
Once again the National Media gives us no respect, but we should just use this as motivation…..who cares where we’re ranked in Aug/Sep….the only thing that matters is where we’re ranked in December and January. This should be the chip on our schoulder/ motivation to “JUST WIN BABY”….the media/coaches can’t take away victories earned on the field and that’s all we can control…our own destiny!!!
GO DAWGS!!!!!
By buck b
September 2, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this
No worries…LSU started last year number 2 and won its 2nd crystal afterwards….at least we did not lose like UT…..
By frankdawg
September 2, 2008 4:17 PM | Link to this
WHO CARES?
As long as UGA keeps winning the team has the opportunity to reach its goals.
And I agree with Richt that its probably a blessing. It takes a little bit of pressure off so that our team doesn’t feel like we’re defending a #1 ranking.
By oldschool
September 2, 2008 4:18 PM | Link to this
Too bad USC wasn’t playing THUGA instead of Virginia. The results would have been similar…a dominating win by the Trojans. The overrated bullpups can cry all they want, but get used to dropping. They will lose a minimum of 5 games this year. Bama, Gators, Auburn, and dare I say, even the Jackets, will all put W’s up. A mediocre team at best.
By The Big Bug
September 2, 2008 4:18 PM | Link to this
Number two seems somehow more appropriate anyway.
By RAD
September 2, 2008 4:18 PM | Link to this
It is good news - you don’t want that target on your back as long as we win out there is no way in hell we will not be No #1 at the end of the year.
It’s just too sad Jacksonville St did not get Tech in the Top 25. You still have time Tech. - We want to beat as many top 25 teams in the country as we can this year.
All we can say is Bring It!!!
Get use to the jealousy this year - a lot of these fans have nothing to cheer for. It is the best form of flattery.
IT’S GREAT TO BE A GEORGIA BULLDOG!
By jc_atl
September 2, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this
I think this is fair. Georgia played a known perennial victim.
USC scheduled and played Virginia, who currently happens to suck, but at least is a member of a major Div-I conference and USC had no way to know just how bad Virginia would be this year.
USC will crush OSU with or without Wells and Georgia will get the #2 spot until they start playing SEC competition and begin losing games.
The Dawgs will not play in the MNC game. It will be LSU or Florida if any SEC team. It could be another overrated, overranked OSU team since the media really loves watching them get pounded into the field on an annual basis.
By SneakyDawg
September 2, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this
Georgia literally could have scored everytime they had the ball, be it 5 play drives or clockburning 8 minute drives. It was a route, a total mismatch and any body with half a brain knows Georgia won by the score they dictated. GSU running around thinking they scored 21 on Georgia is hilarious… they scored it all on the scout team. Fact is , if Richt had wanted it, GSU’s offense would never have seen the field late when they were getting all their points. USC plays for the papers though, so we’ll see.Until January, no worries.
By $ Bill
September 2, 2008 4:20 PM | Link to this
GET OVER IT SUCKERS!
By ISuckDog
September 2, 2008 4:21 PM | Link to this
We’re #2! We stepped in #2! We’re #2! We stepped in #2!
By Eric
September 2, 2008 4:21 PM | Link to this
The whole world is in a love affair with USC, no surprise. Georgia was going to fall to number 2, after USC and Ohio played anyway. This takes some pressure off Georgia, now they can fly under the radar.
By larry
September 2, 2008 4:22 PM | Link to this
Doesn’t matter
GO DAWGS
By Mike
September 2, 2008 4:24 PM | Link to this
1 team in the nation and no TV exposure to speak of. Only a third rate PPV telecast that no one carried.By GO_JacX
September 2, 2008 4:25 PM | Link to this
Don’t fret UGA fans…a lot of your coeds are still #1 on poles all over the country. Stripper poles that is!
By Charles
September 2, 2008 4:25 PM | Link to this
I’ve got no problem with Georgia dropping to number 2. However, I don’t think Ohio State deserves number 3 ranking. They’re always over-rated!
By Mark
September 2, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this
Reading all these comments by Georgia fans is like reading the minutes of the Hooterville debating society.
By GT_THWG
September 2, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this
Like many other posters said, it’s one week. Only in college football can you lose a spot in the rankings when you won your game. We need a playoff and then no one can blame a poll…
By Ruth
September 2, 2008 4:28 PM | Link to this
Well, I’m a bit relieved. Everybody’s gunning for #1, at #2 you have room to grow. Of course, UGA could have kept playing the starters and run up the score (the BCS seems to like that kind of “sportsmanship”), but instead we took the chance to showcase some young players - a valuable opportunity. I’m proud of my DAWGS!!
By Law Dawg
September 2, 2008 4:29 PM | Link to this
The most important thing to remember is that TECH still sucks!
By Alan
September 2, 2008 4:29 PM | Link to this
Don’t worry, UGA will always be #1 in the rankings of fan-to-graduate ratio. I’m still not convinced it’s a real school at all; never met an actual “graduate” I don’t think… GO JACKETS.
By JStuart
September 2, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this
Guess it’s time to finally hang 70 on someone.
By MoDawg
September 2, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this
Ga Tech fans sure pay a lot of attention to our blogs, don’t they? Where is Tech ranked? Oh, yeah…that’s right! If you Techies think us dropping in the polls really bothers us, you are mistaken. Of course, if I were a Tech fan, and had the team you have to cheer for with those God-awful uniforms, I might pay more attention to the team with the REAL chance of achieving something this year. Don’t go away mad, just go away!
By MajDawg
September 2, 2008 4:31 PM | Link to this
OK first time ever responded to these blogs, but the responses from the Ga Tech fans below cracked me up. You know you’re reaching when you’re trying to find shame in your State’s football power being #2 in the country. I honestly can’t remember Ga Tech being in the top 10. Seriously, it’s Ga Tech guys—Ga Tech. Why would you even go to a UGA football blog…you must hate your life
By Kendawg
September 2, 2008 4:32 PM | Link to this
As long as we’re in the top five, it doesn’t make too much difference at this point in the season. Our freshmen got their feet wet and we started to develop some depth. All that’s important now is that we beat Central Michigan this Saturday. My TV media guide says the game is on FSN at 3:30.
By Mikes Daddy
September 2, 2008 4:32 PM | Link to this
Our 3rd rate PPV draws more money then Tech tickets all season….
By D.Ellis
September 2, 2008 4:32 PM | Link to this
RAMBLE ON-And other TECH FANS…You guys are to funny trying poke fun at a team that was #1….and now is #2. Is this the best TEch fans could come up with? to make fun of a team that is number 2 in the nation??????????????
how about win one stinkin game since THE TURN OF THE CENTURY AGAINST THIS TEAM.
I don’t even hate Tech. I pyull for Tech and try and have real talks with tech fans…but it is posts like that, that should make you guys proud.
By frank
September 2, 2008 4:35 PM | Link to this
given the results from this weekend, I think the drop in the polls should have been expected. This is not Richt’s style but he is going to have to run up the score whenever he can in order to impress the poll voters. especially early in the season. Had GA held for a shutout, then I think they would have held onto the #1 ranking.
By DCM
September 2, 2008 4:35 PM | Link to this
The VEGAS POLL made up by the odds makers is really the only one that is accurate. It doesnt have UGA in the top 5.
These guys make a living on knowing who’s better than who!
By 59bulldawg
September 2, 2008 4:36 PM | Link to this
First of all, it’s not that big of a deal. If we are fortunate enough to win out or perhaps even lose once or twice, with our schedule we’ll still be in the hunt. But the quality of our victory against Georgia Southern was marred by the fact that our reserves gave up 21 points. I understand what Richt is saying by not wanting to earn style points and that getting playing experience for the subs is more important but I’d really like to see us “finish the drill” at the end of these types of games too. Yeah those of us who follow those gallant lads in red and black know we could have run up the score but many of those who vote and eagerly await for us to stumble saw the final score as perhaps indicative of a game where we were not as dominant as expected. USC is definitely the real deal (and I’m not talking exclusively about just their starters) but believe me Virginia is given way too much credit as an opponent if the voters were swayed by Trojans’ 52-7 romp.
By Cynic
September 2, 2008 4:36 PM | Link to this
They just couldn’t wait to rank USC #1 !!
Also noted: ESPN highlights’ headlines read:
Florida defeats Hawaii (56-10)
Ohio Stae Wins Big (43-0 over Youngstown State)
Give me a break !!
By Amanda
September 2, 2008 4:37 PM | Link to this
The game will be on FSN.
By Bob
September 2, 2008 4:39 PM | Link to this
It is NOT who is on top now… it’s on who is on top in January. And Alan… there are a LOT more UGA graduates than Tech. I only know about 5 Tech graduates and hundreds of Georgia grads… teachers, businessmen, lawyers, doctors, pharmacists, etc.
By Colorado TRUE # 1 N 90
September 2, 2008 4:40 PM | Link to this
It just goes to show that College Football is still a beauty contest until October when the BCS kicks in.
By DawgFan
September 2, 2008 4:40 PM | Link to this
Zach, You are proof that Tech fans should not talk about football. First of all Georgia Tech is in the cream puff ACC, which was humilated this past weekend. The Georgia Bulldogs schedule includes 10 teams that went to bowl games last year, 2 that have won the past 2 national championships. The Dawgs have to play LSU and Florida away from Athens, along with Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, Arizona State. Don’t forget South Carolina who humilaited an ACC team 34-0 last week and Kentucky which humiliated Louisville. Every football magazine ranks Georgia’s schedule as the nation’s toughest. Meanwhile you Techazoid insects will still be playing in one of the least respected conferences in the nation and you can’t even win that one. The SEC is far superior than the ACC.
By Chip Towers
September 2, 2008 4:41 PM | Link to this
LAMAR: Georgia game is on regular television this week. Will be broadcast on Fox Sports Net (FSN) at 3:30 p.m… .
Speaking of TV, “The Dawg Report” has resumed on CSS. I know it was on last night and is replayed a couple of times a week. Check your local listings… .
Heading out to practice shortly. Not much to look for today but I’ll let you know if I see anything notable… .
WR Kris Durham (shoulder) expected to be in a green jersey and held out of contact today. He’ll play though. Kenneth Harris remains questionable… .
A lot of “cross-pollination” with the coaches in this game. Georgia DC Willie Martinez was assistant head coach and secondary coach at Central Michigan from 1998-2000. LBs coach John Jancek was first defensive line coach and then defensive coordinator for the Chippewas from 2003-04. Meanwhile, CMU RBs coach Jeff Beckles was a graduate assistant coach from 2002-2004 and got a Masters from Georgia in 2005. He played for Richt at Florida State in 1993… . Captains: Matthew Stafford and Shaun Chapas on offense, Corvey Irvin on defense and Reshad Jones on special teams (32 yard punt return and one crushing tackle).
More later… .
By Hatch Attack
September 2, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this
Bottom Line…Georgia played a sub par game against an inferior opponent. USC played a better game against a BCS opponent. The Dawgs will get better, but man, they looked susceptible to the triple option when Henton was running it.
By No#1 Tech FAN for Life
September 2, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this
Ok now that all of us GA TECH fans are on the Georgia blog lets all sing our fight song and get them real mad - Ok, Everybody sing…
* I am rambling wreck from Ga Tech and a hell of a freaking queer, A hell of a hell of a hell of a freaking queer. Just like my terrorist roommate I take it in the rear… I’m a rambling wreck from Ga Tech and a Hell of freaking queer…*
Go JACCKKEETTTS
By 1eyedJack
September 2, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this
You can only worry about what you can control. Right now that is winning all your games and the SEC championship. If that happens they will have to take us in the NC game.
By dakota
September 2, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this
BE CAREFUL Dawg Fans, IT DOES MATTER! College football is one of the few sports that is decided by the POLLS. A coach doesn’t like running up the score, but if you don’t, you loose. The pollsters love the traditional schools and the SEC usually kills each other and there is noting left. We need to get aggressive and keep our focus, the polls, sadly, do matter. GO DAWGS.
By trey
September 2, 2008 4:43 PM | Link to this
who cares at this point about a ranking. let the play on the field do the talking. lets focus on central michigan and try to stay healthy
By Jeff Patton
September 2, 2008 4:44 PM | Link to this
What the hell is Tech ranked? You can’t even fill your stadium unless GEORGIA is playing there!
By Mark
September 2, 2008 4:44 PM | Link to this
Dosn’t matter.Media and USC have had a love affiar for years,claiming a split national title with LSU a few years ago being a prime example.We just need to get thier sorry a*’es at the big game this year and whip’em.
By Henry
September 2, 2008 4:44 PM | Link to this
The polls should not matter providing they do not fall out of the top 3. No one wins the SEC or the NC by way of the polls it must be done on the field. I was impressed with the physical nature of Alabama and hope our coaches especially our DC have taken notice of that, and understand that toughness up front is what we will need to beat Al, FL and AUB. When we got physical against Auburn in the blackout game it was no contest, that is how we must play on defense. Go Dawgs.
By question
September 2, 2008 4:44 PM | Link to this
Not a Tech grad or fan. In all honesty can’t figure out how they are a top engineering school yet we have a city with no left hand turn lanes. Anyway, lots of Tech sucks etc but if I am not mistaken they are the more recent national champs and have more total championships. It is what it is from a historical standpoint as it pertains to national relevance.
By Randall
September 2, 2008 4:48 PM | Link to this
I think Georgia Tech is scared to play Georgia Southern!!! The Eagles would wipe those wimpy Jackets off the field. The best team in the ACC couldn’t win the Div. 1-AA crown. The ACC is a joke! Go Eagles!
By MJP
September 2, 2008 4:49 PM | Link to this
WHO CARES what matters is winning one game at a time. up next is c. michigan. all we got to do is keep winning, so let’s just take it one at a time. rankings don’t matter for three months so until then, how about we keep winning one game at a time.
By Robb
September 2, 2008 4:51 PM | Link to this
I forgot to roll my windows up on my car when I drove down North Avenue yesterday and someone tossed 4 - 50 yard line Georgia Tech season tickets in the window.
By BrewNdawg
September 2, 2008 4:53 PM | Link to this
Rankings don’t matter until the BCS poll comes out in a few weeks… by then someone will have won the OSU/USC game, we’ll have played USC and Az. St… and possibly even the BAMA juggernaut… so… just win baby… again… these idiots all claim it’s impossible to win out with our schedule… I don’t care if we beat these scrub teams by one… keep people healthy and move on to the big boys….
By Gak
September 2, 2008 4:54 PM | Link to this
Now,now, Georgia fans, some of you are behaving poorly as poor sports do; others of you are wise enough to recognize that perhaps there are other teams out there that just might be a little better. Just because there is, in fact, a certain SEC superiority in the air doesn’t mean that other teams outside the SEC can’t be the best. It could very well be that some of those superior SEC teams get defeated this year by other non-SEC conference teams. That could be a possibility, couldn’t it? But, then, it could be a reality that non-SEC conference teams just can’t best any of those superior SEC teams. I just guess that’s something the rest of the conferences will just have to live with. Why, by the time the season is over, the twelve SEC teams will be ranked 1-12 in consecutive order. Nobody will ever want to play those invincible SEC teams ever again. And…who knows when a team in another conference will ever make it to the top ten again? Who could have been so unfair and mean as to vote the poor Georgia Bulldogs out of the number one position and relegate them all the way down to number two? SHAMEFUL!!!! How dare they disrespect such a superior conference as the SEC and challenge their right to all the top spots in the polls!! There must be conference and media bias when the SEC only has four teams in the top ten and at least five in the top twenty five. Why, every team in the SEC ought to be in the top 12 spots and everyone knows it….regardless of the record; afterall, it’s the SEC!!! and don’t ever forget that!!!
By RAMBLE ON!!!
September 2, 2008 4:55 PM | Link to this
Just a few months and you’ll be Number 2 in the State, so says Paul Johnson, Chuck Norris’s Daddy!!!
By Go_DaWgS
September 2, 2008 4:55 PM | Link to this
Wow… a lot of Dawg haters out there… lol… oh well we will show everyone when we win the NC this year… Get you little comments in while you still can.
Oh yea to all you TECH fans… just to remind you of where you stand (remember your place): * 2001: 31-17 <— BEGINNING OF THE END!! 2002: 51- 7 <— wow you lost BAD!!! 2003: 34-17 <—same thing this year 2004: 19-13 <—you lose.. wow.. 2005: 14- 7 <—you lose (no comment) 2006: 15-12 <—you lose again!! :( .. this has to hurt… 2007: 31-17 <—you lose AGAIN… and im sure its not
gonna stop anytime soon!! GO DAWGS!!!*
By chris
September 2, 2008 4:55 PM | Link to this
USC had a better win against a much higher quality opponent. That said, the only poll that matters is the last one!
By Go_DaWgS
September 2, 2008 4:56 PM | Link to this
Wow… a lot of Dawg haters out there… lol… oh well we will show everyone when we win the NC this year… Get you little comments in while you still can.
Oh yea to all you TECH fans… just to remind you of where you stand (remember your place): * 2001: 31-17 <— BEGINNING OF THE END!! 2002: 51- 7 <— wow you lost BAD!!! 2003: 34-17 <—same thing this year 2004: 19-13 <—you lose.. wow.. 2005: 14- 7 <—you lose (no comment) 2006: 15-12 <—you lose again!! :( .. this has to hurt… 2007: 31-17 <—you lose AGAIN… and im sure its not
gonna stop anytime soon!! GO DAWGS!! *
By Mike
September 2, 2008 4:56 PM | Link to this
Hey Tech Fans: Please tell us why you wont play GA Southern???? Please….pretty please???
By AltamahaDawg
September 2, 2008 4:57 PM | Link to this
Actually the fact that OSU actually lost votes aught to serve as some damper on the conspiracy theories. USC probably would have been preseason #1 if they didn’t have a couple of question marks. Now they answered those and we actually developed a couple since the summer. And it wasnt the points differencial. Its not even a matter of class, to substitute last week, its a matter of survival going forward.
UGA is about 3 weeks away from some serious limelight for a while.
Lets see what the computers say about week 10.
And stop worrying about what the ESPN boys say. They are commentators on a TV show, Not the football czars.
The whole idea is to be around the top this year and next, to be in position, if we win enough.
By Geri T.
September 2, 2008 4:58 PM | Link to this
Wait until Georgia State starts playing in the Georgia Dome and draws more fans than Tech does in tiny little Bobby Dodd Stadium (always half empty). Georgia State will steal Tech’s thunder. Oh yea, I forgot, Tech hasn’t thundered in decades!
By Rob
September 2, 2008 5:00 PM | Link to this
Let’s see on Saturday night ESPN shows multiple highlights of USC’s win and only a brief 30 seconds of Georgia’s win. The writer’s & coaches who never watch more than one game in person move up USC.
By gsu2583
September 2, 2008 5:01 PM | Link to this
UGA fans… When being a sheep anywhere is just too tough!
By Green Tea
September 2, 2008 5:01 PM | Link to this
I watched both games and and am a HUGE UGA fan. USC looked better by one vote I’d say. It’s the first game of the season, Polls don’t matter at the beginning, they matter at the end. Period
By JCSmalls
September 2, 2008 5:01 PM | Link to this
Who cares, as long as we keep winning it doesn’t matter what we are ranked.
By RLS
September 2, 2008 5:02 PM | Link to this
WON’T BE LAST TIME GA FALLS IN THE POLLS.
By Bruce Fitzgerald
September 2, 2008 5:03 PM | Link to this
Many of you say the DAWGS should just win and take care of what they can control and everything will take care of itself. That’s not true. The polls continue to prove that the process has inherent biases and today’s polls are evidence of that. Just remember those same biases will be there at the end of the season.
By Andy
September 2, 2008 5:04 PM | Link to this
How many People did the Georgia Head coach play? How many did those other Head Coaches play? MR is evaluating his players on the field and giving everyone a chance to play. Better to know now than later. The SEC knows how to win Championships and that is what really counts. I guess we’ll see!?
By shane #1
September 2, 2008 5:04 PM | Link to this
One less,good post. While one less idiot is a good thing I don’t think it will help the world very much. Every year seems to bring a bumper crop of idiots. I found Myself falling into the same trap when the haters and posers got under My skin, so I took a break from the AJC blogs for a couple of months. There are blogs out there for almost every team that do not post comments that use foul language or attack others that post. You could try one for your team, or better yet, turn off the computer and do something useful. I will take My pretty Lady out to dinner tonight, that is a lot more fun than any football blog.
By LosAngelesDawg
September 2, 2008 5:06 PM | Link to this
This isn’t surprising. I could feel it’s something the media has wanted to do from the beginning: no one on ESPN or Fox has ever thought UGA was #1 this year, and the scant difference in scores Saturday only provided the excuse for dropping UGA.
ALso, living here in Los Angeles, it’s easy to see. USC is the media darling, in a popularity contest L.A. wins over Athens every time. Plus, remember, here in L.A., laughably, they have NO NFL team, and treat College Football like professional sports rather than collegiate athletics; both UCLA and USC.
But overall this is OK for UGA. The media is just going to make UGA prove it before they believe in them again, and that’s ok. After the first SEC game UGA will be back at #1, while USC is playing teams like Oregon and Arizona.
By Russ
September 2, 2008 5:07 PM | Link to this
and falling
By DoesItMatter
September 2, 2008 5:09 PM | Link to this
My only comment, I believe Georgia Southern could beat Virginia. The ACC is nothing but second tier teams.
By ipawilzon
September 2, 2008 5:14 PM | Link to this
Wow… a lot of Dawg haters out there… lol… oh well we will show everyone when we win the NC this year… Get you little comments in while you still can.
Oh yea to all you TECH fans… just to remind you of where you stand (remember your place):
2001: 31-17 <— BEGINNING OF THE END!! 2002: 51- 7 <— wow you lost BAD!!! 2003: 34-17 <—same thing this year 2004: 19-13 <—you lose.. wow.. 2005: 14- 7 <—you lose (no comment) 2006: 15-12 <—you lose again!! 2007: 31-17 <—you lose AGAIN…
and im sure its not gonna stop anytime soon!! GO DAWGS!!!
By TybeeDawg
September 2, 2008 5:14 PM | Link to this
The biggest concern right now should be the Chippewaus. This is a dangerous team with a dangerous quarterback that can throw and run. UCM is spending big bucks on PR for Lefevour for Heisman.
Instead of talking and worrying about the polls, we should be worrying about this game Saturday. I have a feeling this game will be alot closer than everyone is thinking. I hope I am wrong. That is what the players need to focus on.
I guarentee you their team will be highly motivated to beat us….much more easily than it will be for us to get up for playing them.
By shane #2
September 2, 2008 5:15 PM | Link to this
We’re a #2
We’re a #2
We’re a #2
EVERYBODY
We’re a #2
We’re a #2
We’re a #2
We’re a #2
C’mon, join in with me
We’re a #2
We’re a #2
We’re a #2
We’re a #2
We’re a #2
By HomeDawg
September 2, 2008 5:16 PM | Link to this
I think the polls are right. We beat one of the best programs in the FCS division that could easily compete in the acc; USC blew away a team from a top BCS conference. What? It was Virginia from the acc? Oh. Then maybe the polls are wrong.
By Red Roosterette
September 2, 2008 5:16 PM | Link to this
Enjoy it, Mutts while you can b/c history for you will change on Sept 13th. THE USC will beat you in our house and you will have to scratch your way back up the polls. I prefer my team being at the top of the poll later in the season, as the early fall from grace hurts. We were #6 last year and fell after losing out the later half of our season. Congrats to the Taters (Clemson) falling out of most polls. Every week is a new adventure and a new poll to post. Can’t wait to see the blog, week Sept 8th. Spur the Dawgs!!!!
By NY Jacket
September 2, 2008 5:16 PM | Link to this
This may be a good thing or a bad thing. Depends upon how you look at a Pac 10 school playing for the MNC instead of a Big 10 school.
Ohio State is being pushed by the media for a third shot at the MNC. Hope they get left out this year.
It would be a good thing if Ohio State iws left out but it will also be a bad thing for who gets to play the representative from the Pac 10 because they will be tougher to beat.
By ray
September 2, 2008 5:17 PM | Link to this
Win out and we’re #1. Nothings really changed.
By Dave In Tampa
September 2, 2008 5:20 PM | Link to this
BIG FLIPPING DEAL!!!
I said this before and I’ll say it again. Talk to me in week 8 then I’ll start paying attention to the polls. It’s probably the best thing that could happen to the Dawgs. Heck, Throw UF in front of them as well.
It just does not matter. It’s how you finish. Dawgs will be in good shape. Finish the Drill!! Go Dawgs!
By HomeDawg
September 2, 2008 5:21 PM | Link to this
And I’m laughing at all the folks who are giddy about our ‘fall’ from #1. Most support that school barely listed in ‘others receiving votes’, with 2, to be exact. Right up there with Tulsa (I apologize for the slap to Tulsa). Yeah, you’re really a factor.
By McFunkdikschlaben
September 2, 2008 5:21 PM | Link to this
WTF
This is going to cause even more controversy and further highlight how inconsistent the standards are for ranking football teams. Last year the number 1 preseason team didn’t lose it’s position until they lost. After the first week of the 2008 season, both the coaches and media NOW decide they’re going to factor quality of wins??? This just illustrates the subjectivity inherent in the system. .
Georgia got hosed AGAIN! We DID NOT lose!!! Hey media, Richt doesn’t run up scores, please factor that into your stupid rankings. NOT to mention the fact UGA played the water boy and journalism students by the 4th QTR.
Ridiculous, absolutely insane. Enough already… forget Central Michigan this weekend, bring on USC and lets settle this right now!!!
By LifelongDawg
September 2, 2008 5:21 PM | Link to this
What I don’t understand are all the people who are posting anti-UGA stuff. Don’t you guys have a team to support, or is your season predicated on how the Dawgs do, and where they’re ranked? I’ve never seen so many gloat over a team that they don’t care for. UGA must really be in your heads.
By Mike
September 2, 2008 5:21 PM | Link to this
ESPN shows highlights of USC and a brief 30 seconds of UGA….whats really sad is the SEC now signs ESPN up as the SEC network- seems the voters in the polls are not the only idiots-
By Pssst
September 2, 2008 5:24 PM | Link to this
Hey Benadawg Moreno’s a yankee too. Did he vote for OSU or USC?
By Pitbull
September 2, 2008 5:25 PM | Link to this
The main point is that any college does not have to win a national championship to have a fun and successful football season.
That said, I do not care if UGA is number 1 in September. I do hope they play well enough to play for and win the NC in January.
If we don’t, then that is ok too. I have been around long enough to know that winning 10 games, beating Tech, playing in the SECCG, and winning a quality bowl make for a great season.
Winning the SECCG would be tremendous as always.
But win or lose, real UGA fans always love their DAWGS and do not have to have a NC to do so.
Good Time fans are those that yell the loudest when you are winning, cuss the loudest when you lose and then switch over to be another school’s fans when that school hits a winning streak.
Miami always comes to mind when I think of Good Time fans. I remember seeing so many people wearing Miami crap when they were good ie before the ACC mediocrity dragged them down.
Re the ACC: they have NEVER won a BCS bowl game.
And just thank God in Heaven if you are not a Tech fan. It mst be an most awful feeling to know the only school you can run the score up on is the Citidel. I think it was 70-0 in the late 1990’s but who cares?
I don’t care what the national sports writers vote. I don’t care what other schools’ teams do. I just ALWAYS pull for the Bulldogs to win.
By mike
September 2, 2008 5:27 PM | Link to this
Hey tech fans- you got awful quiet…..why oh why wont you play GSU????
Why Jackette’s??? Why, if you run your mouth about UGA and we stomp you like a bug year in and year out- why wont you play GSU????????????????????????
By Charlotte Jacket
September 2, 2008 5:29 PM | Link to this
With the schedule UGA has lined up, if you win out, there will be no doubt about who should play for the NC. I hope you win all of them until 11/29.
Early season polls won’t mean a thing this year. With the huge changes in clock/timeout management required now, more than a few of these top 10 teams will lose close ones that they pulled out last year.
By Chip Towers
September 2, 2008 5:32 PM | Link to this
PRACTICE UPDATE
Just up from practice. It’s “Bloody Tuesday” as they call it, so there will be some smacking around this afternoon. CMR was really happy that it was a good hot day today. He didn’t think they got enough heat heading into the last game. They’re practicing on the Field Turf fields today so they it will be as hot as possible.
As usual we didn’t get to see much of the contact. Just the preparation for the contact coming later. On that note, some observations:
DE Jeremy Lomax was back in a green jersey. But it didn’t appear it was holding him back very much. He was going at it pretty good with the rest of the D-ends… .
Clint Boling working at No. 1 RT as CMR had said he probably would. TFr. Cordy Glenn remained the No. 1 RG. Richt said Glenn actually led the team in pancake blocks. I know I saw two or three myself from Kiante Tripp so that’s pretty good… .
TE Tripp Chandler was also in green. Not sure what that’s about but I’ll find out… .
A bunch of football lettermen from the mid-1950s, like Tony Cushenberry and Capt. Joe O’Malley were visiting practice today. You could tell they enjoyed being out there.
More later… .
By TROY
September 2, 2008 5:34 PM | Link to this
Judging by the UGA and SEC outrage at UGA falling all the way down to the second ranked team in the country, you would think the team that eclipsed them in the polls had won a national championship or two in the last five years or had played a Division-1 collegiate football team and scored more than fifty points and allowed only a single touchdown. It seems impossible that a team outside the SEC could have a team with the physical size, athletic ability, speed, and coaching talent could possibly compare to the incomparable Bulldogs. What team could possibly measure up to such a highly vaunted SEC powerhouse?
By Jennifer
September 2, 2008 5:34 PM | Link to this
I think this is absolutely ridiculous. I would understand it if we lost, but come on. Instead of being unsportsmanlike and running up the score on Georgia Southern, we played almost every single player on the team, which means so much to those players who rarely get to play. I knew we were in trouble when ESPN dedicated all of 15 seconds to our game recap on Saturday night. That’s not how a number one team should be treated and not the way USC or Ohio State is ever treated.
By The Fabulous Jack-ettes!
September 2, 2008 5:38 PM | Link to this
We’re the #2 team in the state! We’re the #2 team in the state! Just ahead of Georgia State’s unformed team! Go Jack-ettes!
By Betheroo
September 2, 2008 5:38 PM | Link to this
I’m glad we’re not number one. The hype and expectations are just too much and distract the players from coming out each week and playing their best.
By Halsey
September 2, 2008 5:39 PM | Link to this
The Dawgs just need to worry about winning games. It sounds daunting, but going undefeated with their schedule would put them in the title game. Period. There’s no reason to care about polls right now. Besides, being #1 in the polls at the end of the regular season carries no advantage over being #2. They both get to play for the BCS title. Did it hurt LSU and Florida to finish #2 at the end of the last 2 regular seasons?
By hey insect....its funny
September 2, 2008 5:39 PM | Link to this
its not funny to me that we dropped to # 2 its tragic…what’s funny to me is that your team is barely in the top 60 now thats funny…course you nerds are running an offense that was last used by teams in the 60’s….shane your #60 or your nerds are anyhow…your typing has the skills of a newborn so your number 0 i guess…laugh alot
By LawDawg23
September 2, 2008 5:39 PM | Link to this
First, I agree that the polls mean nada. Any one of the top 10 teams that runs the table will be in the BCS National Championship game. The rankings just provide fodder for the sportscasters and commentators. Dropping out of the media pressure cooker that surrounds being #1 without losing a game, your shot at the SEC title or the National Championship is a blessing.
That being said, the Dawgs did not play like a team prepared to dominate the nation on Saturday. I hope that was simply because the starters did not get enough reps to settle down and establish a consistent rhythm. ESPN was struggling to find highlights to show while the highlights in the USC, Florida, and LSU games were plentiful. I have all confidence that the Dawgs are saving the big plays and dominant performances for the SEC!
Go Dawgs!
By Wise Dawg
September 2, 2008 5:41 PM | Link to this
Tech fans are saying that Ga Southern is not a real opponent? Well, why won’t the mighty Jackets ever play them?
By RAMBLE ON!!!
September 2, 2008 5:44 PM | Link to this
Come on dawgs!! Learn to take a joke.
At least your team doesn’t suck like ours. I’m so shocked Tech won Saturday it was all I could do not to cry.
By Kent N
September 2, 2008 5:49 PM | Link to this
In a few weeks they will fall out of the top 10.
By lemur
September 2, 2008 5:53 PM | Link to this
well it was a good ride while it lasted kids.
By no UGA fan
September 2, 2008 5:53 PM | Link to this
They should not rank any team until the 4th or 5th game;God please, uga didn’t play a top contender or a team within the SEC; give me a break; when they start playing BETTER teams in the begining & actually win, then rank the dang team!! Like I said, no fan of this organization & never will be; they are all cry babies when things don’t go their way & they ALWAYS blame someone else for their mis-fortunes. Look in the mirror before you start pointing fingers at someone else.
By Keith Helms
September 2, 2008 5:53 PM | Link to this
Although I am of the Tech group of Georgia fans, the only time I pull against the Bulldogs is of course when they are playing Tech. But, I have never thought the Bulldogs would be better that 10—2 this year The injuries are mounting and too many players have bad character problems. I’ll still be hoping for wins until my Jackets send them looking for a rock to crawl under.
By rosco
September 2, 2008 5:54 PM | Link to this
Where is Tech ranked in the polls this week?
By David
September 2, 2008 5:54 PM | Link to this
2 seems about right for the Dawgs. They always smelled like #2 to me!By Jeff
September 2, 2008 5:55 PM | Link to this
It is a very slippery slope. Wonder where the Dawgs will be after 3 or 4 loses. Hmmmm? Interesting, eh?
By Jeffery S.
September 2, 2008 5:58 PM | Link to this
Ok…but for real it is not that bad being No. 2, but I will have to say…look who USC played. Virginia? When was the last time they had a great season? Can’t even tell you when that was and I really don’t care to know. It is the ACC we are talking about. Also Georgia Southern happens to be a pretty good FCS football team, I think they could beat up on Virginia.
In the end though, we will see who will be the champion. Go DAWGS!!!!
By ramble on
September 2, 2008 6:00 PM | Link to this
decent comment on here for a tech person…ga fans get irritated by some of the nonsensical comments you guys make …..i can hardly bring myself to compliment the tech team because of some of their fans that jealously appear on this blog…personally i think tech is better this year and possibly an acc championship run is in store due to two things …tech has a good coach and the acc is slightly down…clemson obviously is not the best team in the acc or sure didn’t play like it…but on a given saturday with today’s depth in college athletics a coach has got to have their team ready…the dawgs and the jackets will both have good seasons should be fun..good luck
By JoeDawg0912
September 2, 2008 6:01 PM | Link to this
If CMR is playing freshman on defense to offset the recent injuries , then where’s AJ Harmon in all this mess . From all that I read , he was a tremedous signing that would challenge early for starting position . What are ya’ll hearing out there ? I get no news across the border(South Carolina)
By Jared
September 2, 2008 6:02 PM | Link to this
I believe that this sits better with coach and the players! As a true dawg fan the number one spot is very hard to let go becasue it carries such a sense of pride. We have fought hard, but with the confidence I have in our players and coaches that beloved number one spot will be ours again! The polls are just numbers and really doesn;t matter untill the BCS comes out later this season! Glory, Glory, and Go Dawgs!
By Oledawg
September 2, 2008 6:04 PM | Link to this
GatorAM- Good blog and you stirred a memory. When I saw the “run up the score” blog it cut both ways. I agreed with the part about Spurrier running up the score, but disagreed that he was the only one. I started to blog the same game you mentioned, but was not confident on the final score. Your blog confirmed it as I had already passed up the chance to confirm historically and didn’t blog.
The UGA 51-Fla 0 game was played in a monsoon and when the players ran, their feet sent up great splashes. Tackling looked like kids playing on a water slide. The key to that game was the footware. UGA (under Dooley and Erk) changed to tennis shoes with no spikes and ran short steps to prevent loosing control and sliding. The gators didn’t respect Kirby Moore’s passing abilities and put 9-10 players on the line to stop our fullback. With mud flying everywhere Kirby would take the snap and flip a pass 5 yds or shorter to a receiver who was taking little choppy short steps crossing the field. The gator defender(s) could not cut and hold in the mud and would go skidding by the player with the ball who by now had straightened his path and flew the greater part of the field in those tennis shoes. I’ll have to go back to see how many yards Kirby threw for that day, but needless to say it was more than he had all year. Our safety(who later played safety for the championship Dolphins) had a career high in interceptions that day and set a record in the SEC, thanks to that game. Good gosh , it was so much fun and even better on replay of game film in the gymnasium to the student body where the year’s games were replayed to hugh cheering. Oh, I forgot myself gatorAM. You probably didn’t get as much of a kick out of it because you thought we were running up the score, but it was just a bunch of Dawgs frolicking in the mud and we forgot the score.
You were correct and thanks for the memory.
By AltamahaDawg
September 2, 2008 6:14 PM | Link to this
Some of you folks love a good conspiracy theory. Let’s just relax and look at reality. It had nothing to do with running up the score or playing your starters, or ESPN highlights or hidden govenment documents.
Ohio State LOST votes. All of which likely went to USC. Florida LOST votes, and nobody got more love than they did over the weekend. Oklahoma LOST votes. And Georgia lost a whopping 2 votes since the loss of thier top lineman on each side of the ball. Is that not fair? Major injuries = 2 votes. The only thing that happened was that preseason the votes were spread out and after a game, USC picked up a few of them. If thier QB had not been banged up they would have been #1 going in, and I doubt anyone would have argued. It’s like some of you have totally forgot how great this is and how difficult its been to get here…in the conversation, in the hunt. (and how close we could have easily been glad to be top 10).
For all the “we got screwed crowd”, you really have to take a breath and asks yourself objectively, what do you see that makes you think that UGA is head over heals, unquestionable, better than anyone else right now. No way could 3 people could think we were only the second best playing team in college football after one week?
By GradMan
September 2, 2008 6:22 PM | Link to this
It doesn’t bother me at all. I got my BS from UGA and my MBA from USC. I’m covered.
By Right...
September 2, 2008 6:38 PM | Link to this
…where we want to be!
By 10 A C Rx
September 2, 2008 6:42 PM | Link to this
A prescription for a “deflated” Coarch Fullmer: A 2 for 1 coupon to Fat City Buffet is on the way to you!
By Regan
September 2, 2008 6:46 PM | Link to this
GradMan do you get to use your BS from the septic tank of the south as a HANDICAP parking plackard?
By supaATL
September 2, 2008 6:47 PM | Link to this
It is the right ranking based on what happened in week 1.
UGA should be careful and not thinking ahead to SC. Central Michigan is a very good team and they will play tough.
By Gators
September 2, 2008 7:09 PM | Link to this
“Tucker
There has been a conspiracy for nearly 30 years to keep the Bulldogs out of the national championship. It is time all people of conscience united to end this travesty.”
Is this guy serious??!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
By LifelongDawg
September 2, 2008 7:13 PM | Link to this
Jeez, Regan,
Tone it down a little. And you call Sanford Stadium a septic tank? Personal insults are way out of bounds, man. Just stick to the football teams or general comments.
By T
September 2, 2008 7:13 PM | Link to this
The free fall for Georgia began early.. get ready for a 9-3 season Dawg fans.. another all hat and no cattle scene.
By Ed
September 2, 2008 7:21 PM | Link to this
Who cares? Just win the SEC and add a 13th conf. championship banner over Sanford Stadium. If some pencil neck writers vote us mythical No. 1 at the end of the season, then that’s icing on the cake.
By Jay
September 2, 2008 7:23 PM | Link to this
CMR has to let the dawgs go and run up the score. Thats what gets attention. USC, Ohio State, Oklahoma - they do it and they get the attention.
By Trojanlrey
September 2, 2008 7:24 PM | Link to this
When it comes to early polls, you reap what you sow.
It’s not surprising that over 70% of AJC readers voted the USC win as the most impressive. Everyone had ample opportunity to find a decent opponent.
Ohio State’s next foe after stallwart Youngstown State? Watch out – here comes Ohio U. Oh – and after the OSU-USC game, the Buckeye nation can look forward to Troy coming into the big horseshoe.
So after mighty Georgia Southern, the dawgs decided to bring in Central Michigan?
Hey Dawgs and Bucks – Is football an NCAA sanctioned activity at your school or a demonstration sport?
By TROY
September 2, 2008 7:24 PM | Link to this
Dear GA Bulldog Fans, The USC Trojans like things in triplet or quadruplet. It seems they have every intention of keeping the NC trophy in LA. It is very probable that even as we blog, the Trojan faithful have already submitted the correct spelling of their name which will be placed on the crystal football trophy at the close of the year. Not that the BCS committee really needs the correct spelling, given that the Trojans already have won two NC trophies this decade and the BCS already probably has the 2009 BCS Championship Trophy with USC Trojans correctly spelled, but perhaps it is necessary to remind the BCS committee that USC was generous enough to permit the SEC to win the trophy for a couple of years to allay the fears of the rest of the country that USC won’t always win it.(Just two more times this decade to make the quadruplet) Now, how much fairer could you be? If the SEC behaves itself, it is entirely possible that USC might let you win a couple of more NC trophies at the beginning of the next decade. One must admit that the media has been very kind to let the Georgia Bulldogs be ranked #1 for the first week, just to make it fair. But, take heart, you might even get to play USC in the NC Championship game and if you are good enough sports, they just might let you get a first down, maybe even two and as a bonus for really good sportsmanship, they may even let you score a field goal. Now, how’s that for fairness??
By Hamp McWhorter
September 2, 2008 7:27 PM | Link to this
Chip-
Have you heard anything about Hanna altering the game?
By georgiagirl
September 2, 2008 7:28 PM | Link to this
T whatever ESPN DELETE DELETE DELETE
I guess the other fans love the Georgia Bulldawgs, because they are always on here running their mouths. It really feels good to know that you love us so much, thank you.
GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By The Polls Doctor
September 2, 2008 7:32 PM | Link to this
All these Fans back to their own Boards: Clemson TN Ga Tech Va Tech Ga Southern Michigan
All these Fans can stay: LSU Florida Georgia Alabama Southern Cal Ohio State South Carolina(For a couple more weeks)
By Coach Richt
September 2, 2008 7:36 PM | Link to this
Watch the poll pan out. The writer’s rethunk what they did and moved GA down. But it won’t start there. By Nov GA will not be in top 10. Watch.
By georgiaMAN
September 2, 2008 7:39 PM | Link to this
Hay Ga Girl we need to hook up
By Gamecock Henry
September 2, 2008 7:48 PM | Link to this
Well Well Well….. My predictions were so close about the OVERRATED Mutts. I predicted UGA wouldn’t score 50 points and that the the score would be 38 - 21. Wow UGA was real scary and didn’t really look that impressive against a notch above a high school team. Suspensions and and lot of GSU freshman playing and UGA was sloppy and the defense struggled. You people who think style points don’t really matter think again! This is why Richt will never win a National Championship at UGA. If UGA was as good as they think they are then GSU wouldn’t have scored 21 points and UGA at the very least would have put up 50 points. BTW maybe Richt should have watched Bama at little closer because his wait and react defense really sucks. Bama man handled Clemson in every phase of the game and will do the same to UGA . Saban is an impressive coach and will win a NC again at BAMA! Bama was aggressive on defense and lined up toe to toe to Clemsons offense with no cushion on their receivers. The Gamecocks will have no problems with UGA and our defense will manhandle the mutts! My next predictions are as follows…. UGA wont score 50 points on C. Mich and UGA will lose 5 games this year…. any wagers? the first UGA loss will be in two weeks when both USCs will win. Yes UGA is # 2….. ha! ha! ha ! FEAR THE SPURR!!!!!!! Gooooooooo GAMECOCKS
By jc_dawgs
September 2, 2008 7:55 PM | Link to this
To me…it does not really matter. However…there is the potential for one to believe that if you beat a team 52-7 you stand a better chance of leap frogging a team as opposed to just winning by 3 or 4 touchdowns. Thus…you may need to run up the score which is disliked by many.
By robert zenon
September 2, 2008 7:56 PM | Link to this
Of course not, the DAWGS played a division 1-AA school and won 45-21 and Ohio State didn’t play much better. USC played a non-conference BCS school on the road and won 52-7, sort of the same kind of game LSU played last year with Virgina Tech on the road. They will not play a non BCS conference school all year. Oh and UCLA beat the Vols.
By Cuz
September 2, 2008 7:59 PM | Link to this
It’s all Chip Towers fault. If he had not brought this up, the coaches and sportswriters would never have put USC ahead of us. Tar and feathers would be too good for him, BAAHHHHHH!
Oh give me a break. No matter how much we beat Central Michigan this weekend, we fall to number three to get the first number one and two matchup this year. So the heck what. Take care of business. Beat Cent Mich, no pushover, this weekend. Play every game like it is the last. We still have the opportunity to EARN IT, PROVE IT, AND TAKE IT! GATA DAWGS!!
And no I did not read the rest of the bloggers, I have a life that does not allow me to spend an hour reading all comments.
By M.E.
September 2, 2008 8:00 PM | Link to this
Absolutely not! The dogs are fine at #2. My only complaint is that Virginia is not a good team. Georgia needs to stay focused and play each game. Alabama looked killer! Geez is this a guy thing to use terrible language and resort to name calling? I am a long-time UGA fan and of course love to see the Dawgs play and win, but I don’t play one down of football. All of the young guys on the field do, no matter what team they play for or what conference. Hey guys, pretend your mother is reading this stuff or someone’s mom. That would be me. It’s no wonder you don’t ign your real names. Thanks to the folks who kept their comments professional and clean.
By The Polls Doctor
September 2, 2008 8:06 PM | Link to this
All these Fans back to their own Boards: Clemson TN Ga Tech Va Tech Ga Southern Michigan
All these Fans can stay: LSU Florida Georgia Alabama Southern Cal Ohio State South Carolina(For a couple more weeks)
By Sigma Dawg
September 2, 2008 8:09 PM | Link to this
I know what everyone is saying about this development, but what it shows is the lack of respect for our team. If the opponents had been reversed, I bet USC would not have been placed at #2. UGA’s best bet is to win every game, because I see UGA getting screwed.
By Cuz
September 2, 2008 8:09 PM | Link to this
Henry, stay away from the brown acid, it is no good man. Your teams All American, Jasper Brinkley is twenty pounds overweight and slower than a Ford Festiva. You have no offense. You lose at the fairgrounds by three touchdowns. You heard it here first. You got nuthin.
Rambleon, after watching the lackluster performance of Clemson, hey I think you have a chance at the title. Play em one at a time.
Pre-season number one is fun for blogging in August when we are dieing to see some football. Now that the season is here. Stay in the top five, win the SECC and let the chips fall where they may. Intellectual comments anyone?
By Poned Up Face Mabel
September 2, 2008 8:19 PM | Link to this
Dog gone it dawgs please play hard this week and score some points on this Mickey Mouse team . Had to take the fly swatter to hubby to keep him from beating my face in some more. He really punched me good on Saturday when GSU scored that last TD. Now he is at it again since the dawgs dropped to # 2 in the polls. Im tired of hearing Clemson tigers beat CM 70 - 14 last year. Please Dawgs get mean!!!!! and play some football like Bama!
By Cuz
September 2, 2008 8:24 PM | Link to this
M.E., could not agree more. Welcome to the club, comment anytime, nice to have a few more adults on the blog. Just beware, if you keep blogging and making sense, someone will pirate your name and either make racist or homophobic comments. Some people do not like adults on this blog and the AJC department heads do not care. Great points that many of us have stated in past blogs, you get it.
By Mobile Dawg
September 2, 2008 8:29 PM | Link to this
Gator AM, I believe the reason Spurrier hates UGA so much is that they denied him and UF a SEC Championship his Heisman year. He never beat the Dawgs as a player. Not sure where he was in 68, I beleive he was playing pro football then.
By Cuz
September 2, 2008 8:32 PM | Link to this
Jesus H. Christ, Mabel is back. Lord please spare us from the Techie that portrays Mabel. I was hoping when I heard the Dragoncon hit the streets that Mabel would get hit by a Marta bus, not enough to kill just break every finger on her/his typing hands. Mabel, you were not funny last year, your standup is even less funny this year. Your only hope is to go on “The View” and get Barbara Wawha on your side. You stupid female dog, not English Bull.
By GTYJ
September 2, 2008 8:32 PM | Link to this
As a tech fan, I must say that UGA did nothing to earn that #1 spot, just like any other preseason #1. It is all speculation at that point. Dropping to #2 doesn’t matter, and might motivate your team to not lose to teams that have no business winning, heres looking at you Tenn.
That being said, to the UGA fans thinking you will go undefeated, dream on. SEC fans love harping on how the SEC is so great and tough, time for it to bite you in the a*. You will lose at least one game, not because you aren’t great, but because the SEC is that tough. Don’t worry, if you aren’t unlucky, you could still make it.
Also, do not overlook GT this year. Yeah, you should beat us soundly, but don’t overlook any team, especially one who is itchin to break a losing skid. Wouldn’t want to lose that title shot to a lowly ACC team right???
Anyways, good luck, and don’t worry about the polls. It won’t matter when Nesbitt takes a knee to run out the clock on your dream season, heh.
By Gamecock Henry
September 2, 2008 8:33 PM | Link to this
Cuz ……. Care to wager ? I’m sad to see the dogs dropping in the polls . We were licking our chops to knock the overrated mutts from the top. Psst… Gamecock defense is waaaaaay better than that patched up high school team the mutts played Saturday. Our offense will move on your defense with ease because your guys like to jump off sides so much. Oh yeah your mutts better be in better condition when they play the mighty Gamecocks cause its hot in Columbia. We don’t want to hear the cramping up excuses when the mutts loooooooooooooose!
By Palmetto State Dawg
September 2, 2008 8:35 PM | Link to this
Hey Gamecock Henry, you wanna hear my prediction? The Dores’ make it two in a row versus your pathetic chickens on Thursday night. What’s even more hilarious than your predictions, is the fact that you talk smack about Clemson. Clemson is a team that beat your Chickens last year, and has historically dominated the series. The last time the Dawgs visited Columbia, we shut you out 18-0. I see that happening again with that “powerful” offense you got there. Our defense is a little better than NC State bro. C** a doodle doo!!!!! LOL!!!!
By TampaGator
September 2, 2008 8:38 PM | Link to this
I am stunned that both Georgia and Florida did not drop further in the polls after playing such cupcakes as Ga. Southern and Hawaii. USC deserves their position as #1. But Georgia and Florida will have their chances to move up in the weeks to come…and after the game in Jax!
By Ol' Dawg
September 2, 2008 8:41 PM | Link to this
I think CMR did exactly the right thing by letting those other guys get some reps. It’ll pay off down the line. There was no use in running the score up on GSU and making them look bad. They have to recruit next year too.
The Gators and Trojans were sending a message to the voters and why? To grab that #1 spot. It indicates a lack of class.
We had the score well in hand (38-0) when CMR called our big Dawgs back up on the porch. We’re better off for it. I’m proud of him and the Dawgs!
By Mobile Dawg
September 2, 2008 8:43 PM | Link to this
gamecock henry, I thought Cuz had you run over late one night on a lonely highway. Maybe you were just severly injured playing chicken with a BullDawg?
By Gamecock Henry
September 2, 2008 8:46 PM | Link to this
BooolDawg….. Pay attention… Uga has 1 recognized National Championship 1980…. NCs - Jim Tressel - 1, Steve Spurrier - 1, Urban Myer - 1, Pete Carroll - 1, Phil Fulmer - 1, and nice guys that finish last like CMR - 0 there are the facts and just the facts ! Read it, learn it, breathe it and live it!
By BooolDawg
September 2, 2008 8:50 PM | Link to this
M.E. & Cuz - you’re absolutely right and I am very ashamed of some of the comments that I have posted. You two made me cry. I just can’t stop crying now. Please tell me that you understand. Please talk me through this thing so that I can just stop crying. Please - please!!!!!!! I’m running low on tissues here - please!!!!!
By Cuz
September 2, 2008 8:51 PM | Link to this
Henry, as a Head of Household for three other people, not counting myself. I don’t have a lot of disposable income that I can wager. I thought we would win last year and when we did not, I came on the blog and ate crow, feathers and all. Go back to the archives, it is there. Yeah I think it is a sure thing, but that Pollock in the endzone touchdown was the winner in that year. So I will give you this, you win, I will come on the blog and say that the better team won. I did it last year. Do you have the cojhones to say the same thing. I have never heard you on the blog after we win that the better team won. Pride, that is a bet far beyond money. I ate crow last year, can you show up and do it this year. Can you or do I have to take out a loan because your pride will not allow you to come on the blog after a loss? Your turn, chicken. And I mean it in a most respectful way.
By lamar
September 2, 2008 8:56 PM | Link to this
HEY CHIP** THANK YOU FOR THE RESPONSE ABOUT THE GAME BEING ON TV!!!! BY THE WAY, IS SUTHERLAND WORKING OUT SOME WITH THE TEAM YET??? WE NEED HIM BEFORE THE SC GAME!!! THANKS BUDDY!! YOU ARE THE BEST!!
By spurrier and ga
September 2, 2008 9:03 PM | Link to this
spurrier doesn’t like georgia cause we beat him when he played we beat him, besides georgia didn’t offer him a scholarship, at least he doesn’t whine like urban meyer….assfor techies we welcome the fan base for the …59th ranked team in the coutnry …you know the ga.inst.oftechnology..america’s 59th best team. ….welcome to our blog….its great to be a yellow buggie ,its great to be a yellow buggie…..tripe laughs outloud , lots,,go you silver britches we now know we will win two games this year at least the first and the last!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By AltamahaDawg
September 2, 2008 9:05 PM | Link to this
Cuz, I’d settle for him having one objective comment this year.
By Hawkinsville Dawg
September 2, 2008 9:06 PM | Link to this
UGA had a guality win. UGA played 3 to 4 strings of players on offense and defense. Coach Richt was not coaching for style points, but trying to get as many players as possible playing time. UGA played 20 freshman, including 10 true freshmen and 10 redshirt freshmen. Most people who voted did not see UGA’s game, but only saw the score. This is another reason why we need a playoff system. The voting is based on opinions from people listen to fools like Lee Corso, etc. Coach Richt did a great job playing guys 3 and 4 strings deep. It will pay off as we get deeper into the season.
By War Eagle
September 2, 2008 9:09 PM | Link to this
As i mention in my post yesterday, USC will heap-frog UGA, wrong, yes, why? Bama(Barnhart), USC, Ohio State and Notre Dame are the media DARLINGS. I will make this prediction, if USC and Ohio State win Saturday, it will be #1, #2, match-up the following week, regardless if UGA win 77-7 same as Clemson beat Central Michigan last year…
By RaleighDawg
September 2, 2008 9:11 PM | Link to this
Doesn’t matter right now- only matters in December. Reminds me of that story about two guys being approached by an angry bear. One starts taking his shoes off and the other asks why? “Because I run faster barefoot.” First guy says, “You can’t outrun that bear!” Second guy says, “Don’t have to, just have to outrun you.”
Sturdivant and Owens injury has scared off the pollsters as well as USC kicking UVA’s butt. Kind of gives credence to the opinion that most of the pollsters are in fact idiots.
Keep winning and they can’t keep us out away from Miami.
By HERE HERE
September 2, 2008 9:11 PM | Link to this
So T-Town—according to your perpestive—even if the doggies get ranked #1—the poles are still BS? Sounds correct to me.
By TM
September 2, 2008 9:14 PM | Link to this
There are no less than five teams whose fans aver that their teams will beat UGA this year. They are: 1. Alabama 2. Tennessee 3. LSU 4. Florida 5. Auburn Every one of these teams are physically talented enough to beat the Dawgs. It is very possible that Georgia could be 7-5 at the close of this season. It is further possible that Georgia Tech could actually beat the Dawgs, too. That could feasibly give the Bulldogs a season record of 6-6. If you still consider their reputation at the beginning of the year, it would still be possible for them to somehow make it to a lesser bowl …or not. Alabama and South Carolina were both 6-6 last year; Alabama made it to a bowl, but South Carolina did not. Maybe UGA can make it to a lesser bowl, too!! How can UGA fans know that any of these wonderful, friendly, and unbiased fans of UGA opponents are all wrong???
By wgc
September 2, 2008 9:24 PM | Link to this
Until- usc/ohio st. and ga/sc and ga/ariz st and ga/tn and ga/ala and ga/lsu and ga/fl Does it really matter who’s 1,2,3,4,5.
By polls accurate?
September 2, 2008 9:24 PM | Link to this
absolutely , just like the split title tech was given, back in 1990…heck colorado had no say so tech got to play a 16th ranked team in the citrus bowl that year…strength of schedule will hurt your quest for an outright title every year techies…why are you nerds ranked 59th this year strength of schedule..buggies
By Gamecock Henry
September 2, 2008 9:25 PM | Link to this
Cuz…… WIN or looooose I will be here. I will show you that Im GameCOCK enough to be here and congratulate the Dawgs if they win . But I feel confident about my Gamecocks. But the dawgs have a diffrent kind of lets say a sick feeling confidence that they better not lose. I will go even further to say I’ll be here after the Vandy game this Thursday night. Truth be known ,I’m just a little concerned about this game than the one with the overrated mutts. So yes Cuz I’ll be here…. Fair enough?
By TROY
September 2, 2008 9:27 PM | Link to this
It is true. USC did get style points and UGA did not. USC had style; UGA did not.
By BJohnDawg
September 2, 2008 9:30 PM | Link to this
TM,
You are smoking crack rocks. By your theory Tech would go 1-11. I dont think that will happen and I know the Dawgs will not lose 5 or 6 games.unless you think pigs can fly, which it seems from your comments you will believe anything if you smoke enough dope.
You know the Dawgs are in for a good run when you see this many haters. Last year it was all those tech dumb butts telling us how they were going to kill everyone after they beat ND. And we know what happened there.
I like the dawgs chances. Will they run the table…probably not. But there is always a chance and LSU proved you dont have to run the table to win a NC.
Have to admit BAMA looked damn good Sat night. They beat the pants off a talent Clemson team.I look forward to playing them(Bama) less than Auburn.Glad we have them at home. Auburn fans, you may be signing the blues after you play the Tide.
Florida looks good too.Not surprised South Cal jumped the Dawgs.As someone said early the Dawgs can beat C mich 77-0 and it will not matter osu and usc will be 1 and 2 the week they play. The networks will demand it.
Get ready for a fun ride. This season is going to be incredible.I like the Dawgs chances.
Oh,almost forgot… And to hell with Ga Tech! They still play football I think.
By cuz????
September 2, 2008 9:30 PM | Link to this
ajc can’t censor all the racists because they employ one, mr. moore
By atlbruin
September 2, 2008 9:34 PM | Link to this
The answer to TJ’s question is not only did USC whip up on Auburn and Arkansas in the last several years, but also UCLA beat TN and Alabama and Cal embarrassed TN last year. Mighty LSU need 3 missed PATs to beat Oregon State and a Hail Mary to beat ASU. Conspicuously absent from these intersectional games - UGA and FL. No respect until you have a home/home with real teams. At least AD Damon has finally figured it out. If ASU beats UGA I think the SEC is best talk can be held in abeyance until next season (that means suspended SEC grads). Lastly, how does the SEC compare to PAC 10 in overall sports championships, Olympic medals and SAT scores? Losers again.
By easy on the walmart thing
September 2, 2008 9:36 PM | Link to this
we got alot of georgia fans that work at walmart too, so show a little class, a job is a job these days…. dawgs will walk all over the cockadoodles..thats all you have to say…sc didn’t even go to a bowl last year guys…thats why they are talking bug..i mean big!!!!!!
By doug
September 2, 2008 9:41 PM | Link to this
It only matters to be #1 when it counts….now, with a long season ahead, it doesn’t count.
By Gamecock Henry
September 2, 2008 9:44 PM | Link to this
War Eagle ….if UGA Scored 70 points this past weekend also without the stupid , senseless penalties and would do the same this weekend , they would be # 1 or # 2. by the time they would play my Gamecocks. But UGA don’t have the horses yet to do it. Clemson does beat the lesser teams brains out, but when its crunch time, they choke against the middle of the road teams in div 1. UGA plays to every teams level. This however will eventually catch up with them and could happen again this year as did a couple of years ago.
By usc=dodgers
September 2, 2008 9:48 PM | Link to this
ucla used to come to athens and quit coming brother..usc has never scheduled the many sec schools ranked in the top ten at the beginning of the year, conference schedule and rivalries don’t make it palatable for ga.,fla. and alabama or usc to schedule each other early..ga./mich tried to work a home and home but it didn’t make sense..warm up games are needed in football to win championships and sec schedule is brutal, usc didn’t seem all that disappointed to avoid georgia in the 2008 rose bowl beating up on a weak illinois team , the entire state of georgia wanted to play the condoms of trojanville, we’ll see you pansies in miami.,, classy mark richt and company won’t run up the score but will handle business, it is time for the sun to shine on these dawgs
By Cuz
September 2, 2008 9:55 PM | Link to this
You fellas sound rreal angry about nuttin., They cant take the UGA Nambla awards we won Saturday, so ESPN and all those polls can kiss my white queerass with shaving creme, as my girl Matt Stafford is totally ‘Schmoking hot.
By Cuz
September 2, 2008 9:55 PM | Link to this
Henry, fair enough. You eat crow, I eat crow. You may forget, I live in Augusta, I know your dedication. We just agree to disagree. Every other game, Go Cocks.
By Cuz
September 2, 2008 9:59 PM | Link to this
schedules are more than one year away
By jomamma
September 2, 2008 10:00 PM | Link to this
Never deserved to be #1. Despite the local media campaign Georgia and Arizona State remain the two most overrated teams in America. Don’t be surprised to see Richt throw a three loss season up. If they could have possibly padded their schedule with anyone else besides the likes of GSU and Central Michigan we would see even more exposure. When the next can of asswhup is opened lets let go of this national championship dribble - Ga wouldnt stay on the field with USC or Oklahoma or Missouri very long.
By richt shows quiet confidence
September 2, 2008 10:01 PM | Link to this
no need for worry, richt’s confidence is obvious in his talks and how he handles the media, this year he isn’t building up the opponent as much or talking about his team’s lack of maturity…these dawgs are good the real games begin in two weeks..carolina …the dawgs will be on the hunt and its gamecock for dinner in columbia..that game will get ugly…richt by 24 over spurrier…spurrier took a shot at georgia verbally two years ago and we won 18-0, after last year’s fluke and spurrier’s arrogance about needing to improve on the post game interview, richt will let these dawgs loose …get ready cockies
By BooolDawg
September 2, 2008 10:04 PM | Link to this
atlbruin, I sort of feel badly (NOT!) that your team is mediocre again this year. You have many, many losses coming your way and you know that. You do know that, don’t you? Oh, yes…..you do. You should be glad that the SEC sent their scrub team out to the Left Coast to play with you boys - just imagine if it had been UGA or LSU or Florida. There would be no overtime with any of those teams and you know it. Yeah, it probably would have been total domination and you know it. You do know that, don’t you? Oh, yes…..you do.
By gamecock
September 2, 2008 10:06 PM | Link to this
clemson beats middle of the road teams in division 1, how true they own south carolina brother!
By BJohnDawg
September 2, 2008 10:07 PM | Link to this
We all know that John MccAIN AND Uga goes hand in hand, Just like my Nambla News and football.
By schedules one year away?
September 2, 2008 10:11 PM | Link to this
so tech can’t drop ga. from the schedule for two more years looks like 10 in a row in 2010…lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of laughs and laughs and laughs ..you nerds
By stendec
September 2, 2008 10:15 PM | Link to this
To all the USC and Ohio State pundits. If either team switched schedules with Georgia take a guess on what the final regular season records would be! Only one team would emerge with a superior mark. Still stumped? The team mascot is not a Buckeye (whatever the Hell that is) or a dress-wearing Roman soldier. Know now? I thought so!
By nambla man
September 2, 2008 10:17 PM | Link to this
nambla, are you the terrence moore without a home, you need to identify your team…you really don’t sound like an insect..they usually are biter , i mean bitter about their second class status ,,who is your team nambla?? it isn’t coached by billy crystal is it..tell us nambla
By Cuz
September 2, 2008 10:19 PM | Link to this
Henry, you win, come to Augusta and I will pay for the meal and drinks. Does that work for you, I aint talking Krystal dude. Besides, face to face would be fun and we could finish it in the parking lot, just kidding. I bet dinner and your choice of alcohol. I cannnot be away from my kids too long, your choice.
By DawgPound
September 2, 2008 10:19 PM | Link to this
One of Stephen Covey’s seven habits of effective people…. Begin with end in mind…. Dawgs keep #1 for January… We all know Virginia is a cupcake the polls controlled by the media aren’t a map..
By atlbruin
September 2, 2008 10:23 PM | Link to this
BoooolDawg ,UGA or FL actually traveling to the west coast (not the desert) to play a football game is not something I need to be concerned about. UGA wants respect - play Texas, Oklahoma, Michigan, Ohio State, etc (Iike we have). And NEVER play a 1-AA team!
By Zeb
September 2, 2008 10:26 PM | Link to this
Shane, how are you doing my south ga friend? Glad you came back, but I understand why you left. Too many idiots on here drawing personal conclusions about people they absolutely know nothing about. Cuz and Alt, Kali and the rest of the vets…………it’s great to finally start our season. I don’t know what’s going on with this stupid TV schedule, but I gurantee you if USC or OSU were playing highschool teams, they would’ve been shown on a major network. Anyway, first game not so bad. Kinda worked out like most of us thought. Looking forward to this Sat. Hopefully Richt and Co. will come after their QB. I guess he’s supposed to be better than Colt Brennan. It’s time to ramp things up. You see what those 21 points did.
Looking forward to a great season and talking with you guys on a regular basis.
GO DAWGS!!!!
By virginia, a cupcake?
September 2, 2008 10:29 PM | Link to this
“i beg to differ” as doc holliday said in tombstone, virginia isn’t a cupcake they are a buttercup..their mascot probably was one of the gayry parachuters from the all-acc parachutin team that dropped into wrong stadium saturday!
By BooolDawg
September 2, 2008 10:33 PM | Link to this
Cuz, you are a punk. You need your azz whipped and I am just the man to do that for you. Do you know your way around Atlanta? If not, please let me meet you and show you around our great city. I will be at the corner of Cambellton Road and Stanton Road tomorrow night right around 11:45 if you care to meet me. Hey, we can go have a cup of coffee and talk some football. Game?
By bruinman
September 2, 2008 10:36 PM | Link to this
as for our advice drop out of conference full of div. 1 aa teams and you guys might get some respect too. ..until then keep thinking virginia is a big win …not around here it aint brother
By bruin man
September 2, 2008 10:39 PM | Link to this
georgia is 8-1-1 against ohio state so before you continue your idiotic argument check out some facts
By Cuz
September 2, 2008 10:41 PM | Link to this
Nice to know my 9:55 blog was given by my homophobic stalker. Dude, you pathetic piece of trash, I am not homophobic, racist or sexist. You had better try better than that. You are a wuss. If not, you would challenge me on the details, not pirating my name and giving slurs to every group you can think of. I would engage you in a battle of wits, but I can see you realize, you are unarmed. You cannot match my intellect, therefore you attack as me. I issue you a challenge, put down my name. Attack me head on. Throw everything at me you can, I will still whip your azz. Trash needs to be taken out, but since you have never had a girlfriend, I guess taken out would go past you. You hear me. Fire back, going to bed soon, but I could whip your butt in a Waffle House parking lot or here on this blog. Your choice, loser. Do you understand, or should I get personal.
By cupcakebruins...
September 2, 2008 10:45 PM | Link to this
last meeting with texas was a georgia win too…course the pansie ten won’t play us anymore as we ran cal and ucla back out west so they could play (with)the mayor of sanfrancisco or something…anyhow bring on the bruins and usc and osu and meechigan, they wouldn’t schedule ga. early in the season period
By SeriousSam
September 2, 2008 10:49 PM | Link to this
It is only mildly probable that UGA wins one more game. That will possibly come this weekend when Central Michigan goes to Athens and lays a golden egg in Stanford Stadium. Georgia will probably lose the rest of their games. The reason is…poll fatigue. They could not take the pressure of being #1 for even one week. All it took to drop from this highly coveted spot was a sorry performance. They were too nervous after GA. Southen scored on them and continued to score on them. Actually, if you scored it by quarters, GA. Southern actually won the last quarter. That’s right; GA Southern scored 21 points to GA’s 7. That’s a two touchdown advantage in one quarter!! And why did this happen? Simply because they cannot take the pressure. It’s not too unlike losing last year to South Carolina and Tennessee. During those games, the Dawgs just choked and their is going to be a lot morer choking this year! It’s possible that they could beat Central Michigan, but they probably won’t. The rest of the games, the Dawgs will be overmatched and will not be able to take the pressure. It’s easy to see how they folded to GA Southern when the Eagles scored on them so easily. They just choked. It was easy for GA Southern to score on the Dawgs… that’s 3 touchdowns in less than a quarter. Any local girl scout team could have done the same given the loss of confidence that the Dawgs experienced. My… what a killer defense the Dawgs will have this year. How many touchdowns could Florida have scored against the Dawgs given this tendancy to choke….35 or 40. Tennesse scored 28 points on them in the first quarter of last year and only the abundant mercy of Coach Fulmer kept it from being more. UGA is in deep trouble. And last year Coach Spurrier’s team tried to be exceedingly generous and give UGA the ballgame by playing about as sorry as the Dawgs, but the Dawgs I suppose just weren’t accustomed to such generosity and choked in that one, too. The best this team can hope for is that the opponents will be kind and generous.The national polls have been excessively generous in teasing UGA with such an exagerated rating. 1-10 will diminish their recruiting possibilities, but maybe next year they can possibly win 4 games.
By AltamahaDawg
September 2, 2008 10:51 PM | Link to this
All this talk of who has class, who runs up scores, is getting pretty silly. It’s not a matter of class, it’s strategy. So and so decided to run the starters longer, big deal? Maybe they had more questions about thier starters than UGA did. The fact that everyone else lost more of thier fist place votes to USC than UGA did kinda shoots a hole in the theory that it really mattered.
Did you even wonder why UGA seems to get stronger as the year goes on and some others fade. Could it be playing reserves early and often? He didn’t play the 3rd guys to be kinder, gentler. He played them because we all want to beat LSU and UF a couple of month from now, and thats what it takes.
And for the guy who called coach a Puzsy because he didnt leave the starters in longer,………that can’t see that GSU scoring ON our backups proved EXACTLY WHY they needed to get the work, let me guess, you’d be the first in line to blast if depth cost us a game.
By Cuz
September 2, 2008 10:51 PM | Link to this
Bool, unless I am wrong, you got pirtated. If not, come to Augusta to whip my azz. I am here every weekend, got a great neutral space the cops ignore right next to the interstate, then we go to Outback for beers and a steak. Heck aint been the first time I got my azz beat and lived to enjoy it with the guy who did it. Bring it on. your future pal, Cuz.. less a few teeth.
By chill out
September 2, 2008 10:55 PM | Link to this
just change you name around for a while brother obviously the guy is moronic
By sam=techie
September 2, 2008 10:59 PM | Link to this
gentleman i sense another insect on this blog …someone please get the fly swatter..
By atlbruin
September 2, 2008 10:59 PM | Link to this
UGA did beat Ohio State - once, in a bowl game played in Florida. No guts no glory boys.
By Terry
September 2, 2008 11:00 PM | Link to this
Hmmm. EOY, undefeated, what if USC and Ohio St are undefeated? Could be another scr#w job for the SEC.
I don’t trust the BCS.
By Cuz
September 2, 2008 11:03 PM | Link to this
Sam, stay away from the brown acid, it’s bad, bad.
By plenty of depth altamaha
September 2, 2008 11:06 PM | Link to this
remember altamaha dawg..all these critics are closet tech fans using the handles of other schools like altbruin and sc and gator ,, their ain’t other sec schools on here making fun of the dawgs its just insects without a team …truth…some of the few tech fans where i live always point to our losses to fla. or tenn or auburn..notice they don’t talk about our record against tech….thats who you are talking to altdawg not the fans of other schools..i know these guys..
By Cuz
September 2, 2008 11:08 PM | Link to this
yeah altbruin, we dont count that because they were not ranked number two in the nation.
By AltamahaDawg
September 2, 2008 11:12 PM | Link to this
Terry, pretty low chance of that happening.
By Zeb
September 2, 2008 11:12 PM | Link to this
Cuz, you kill me man. I have no idea why someone would challenge a blogger hiding behind a monitor. Don’t get sucked in man, this idiot is probably 12. Bool, take your meds man. If you’re a dog fan, we’re on the same team. You DO realize that little pu$$y bloggers hijack names…..don’t you??? Cuz has been on here a loooooong time, like a lot of us. And Gamecock Henry, come on man…………..can’t you just give it a rest. We’ll see in a few weeks. Then we’ll talk.
By bruboy
September 2, 2008 11:13 PM | Link to this
where were they supposed to play ohio state, bru boy, in pasadena, the game was scheduled in florida because it was a bowl and by the way ohio state had the great eddie george…we now know altbruin is a techie gentleman..he’s exposed herself
By dear cuz
September 2, 2008 11:17 PM | Link to this
can you truly not sense that altbruin is a tech fan pirating a college football team..you can tell by the words he is using and the football logic…?
By Cuz
September 2, 2008 11:17 PM | Link to this
Bool, did you get my comment or are you asleep. Whip me, cmon. You win, I buy you dinner, you lose, go home. Don’t call me a punk if you do not know me, I would not do that to you unless attacked, then I fire away with no abandon. Your turn.
By Cuz Mom
September 2, 2008 11:21 PM | Link to this
Please forgive me former son, Casey Cuz Tiffany..he/she blogs allday on both sites cruisin for youngins, Jeffrey Dahmer posters everywhere with Nambla flyers all over. Now, dont pretend to be tough, your own daddy dont want your hair weaving, drunk fool self here at our lovely Peidmont Street mansion. Stay on the streets, wench. Your daddy spanks you, then turns around and says…”Now do Me”. B….wRAMBLING wRECH FOOL.
By alot of pirating
September 2, 2008 11:23 PM | Link to this
gentleman, the only way to stop these piraters is to call them out as tech fans,all the sensible comments from our sec comrades don’t sound like the tech fans that pirate the other schools titles, call them out in your blogs and watch them quit, they won’t type back..i am not a tech fan..then you’ll know..
By Cuz
September 2, 2008 11:25 PM | Link to this
Zeb, send me your email at emrbg@aol.com I will get you in touch with the others. that is my hideaway email.
I can beat the rest of them at the waffle house of my choosing, I-20 at Washington rd in Augusta.
By AJC Refs
September 2, 2008 11:27 PM | Link to this
We will be blocking all comments starting tomorrow that contain any profanity, racial slurs, or have nothing to do with football. There are too many complaints. This conduct will be tolerated no more.
By Trojans Awesome
September 2, 2008 11:27 PM | Link to this
USC looked awfully good against VA……didn’t play a patsy. USC deserves #1, but it’s a long season.
By which cuz,cuzwedon't trust you techie
September 2, 2008 11:27 PM | Link to this
the 11 year old that pirated your name “cuz”, is a techie, this guy does this all the time, figure him out cuz..the dawg fans like you and i can tell each time it is the real you typing
By atlbruin
September 2, 2008 11:30 PM | Link to this
Bruboy, Let me spell it out for you (did you graduate from UGA’s Honors program?). The point is they only play top teams in bowl games, they don’t schedule them.
By see cuz
September 2, 2008 11:33 PM | Link to this
told you the techie would expose herself nambla is the techie …icalled him out two hours ago knowing he would reappear we can’t necessarily spray bug repellent into our computers but you guys must change your names around and call out the insects quickly
By chazz
September 2, 2008 11:34 PM | Link to this
Georgia got what they needed out of the game. They are young, and they were working out kinks against a Div II school. USC didn’t seem to have any kinks against a Div I team. It’s simple. USC deserves the number one spot this week. UGA needs to concentrate on one game at a time on the way to the SEC title.
By Cuz
September 2, 2008 11:37 PM | Link to this
My mother has been dead for over 15 years. I find this less than funny. You pick the place, I will whip your Azz for thinking it is funny to bring up my deceased Mother. You are beyond pathetic and no quarter is given and I expect none from you. I live in Augusta Georgia, come see me and I will meet you on a neutral ground. You wuss. My mother was a woman with her own personal problems, but they never had anything to do with me. You are a coward. I don’t care I have a disabled daughter, I lay it on the line, man against man, you game?
By UGADAWG65
September 2, 2008 11:37 PM | Link to this
That’s why we should never and I repeat NEVER play GSU again. It does us NO GOOD whatsoever! If you win you get no credit and if you ever loose…well you know the moral of that story. Plus it costs us $250,000.00. Play another D! team and let the Eagles play the Jackets for a while.
By UGADAWG65
September 2, 2008 11:38 PM | Link to this
That’s why we should never and I repeat NEVER play GSU again. It does us NO GOOD whatsoever! If you win you get no credit and if you ever loose…well you know the moral of that story. Plus it costs us $250,000.00. Play another D1 team and let the Eagles play the Jackets for a while.
By ajc refs
September 2, 2008 11:38 PM | Link to this
another pirated titled or misrepresentation these appear to quickly for you to referee, besides you don’t block terrence moore’s racial comments, he writes them every day and you sell ads in your paper to keep him employed nice try at zensorship liberals
By Cuz
September 2, 2008 11:41 PM | Link to this
AJC refs, believe it when I see it, I attack when attacked. I would be amazed if you did anything.
By dawgnation60
September 2, 2008 11:42 PM | Link to this
Go Dawgs! CMR a genious! UGA players the best!!! Hunker Down Dawgs!!!
By usc kinks
September 2, 2008 11:43 PM | Link to this
usc substituted for starters late in fourth quarter ,,,do the backups at usc need to work out any kinks?
By altbruin=techie
September 2, 2008 11:48 PM | Link to this
stand up alt bruin are you a fan of ga. tech?…we know you are..not many ucla fans on the ga. blogs brother…are you the 11 year old bothering my friend cuz
By Cuz
September 2, 2008 11:54 PM | Link to this
the ajc refuses to police this blog. they let 13 year olds use gay attacks against me. I care not about a person’s preference. I am p**, I am am not going to take it anymore. My dead Mom is off comment. You guys who did it laughing in your basement, you suk. you deserve the azz whipping you will get, if not from me, some tenth grader who will find you less than funny. C’mon, I am easy to find.
By cuz the refs allow terrence to be a racist
September 2, 2008 11:54 PM | Link to this
unfortunately the ajc is bought by liberal advertisers like att , which is why moore has a job, no conspiracy, money talks,,liberals spend more money in an effort for power than conservatives, who spend more money employing the everyday folk and donating to charities to help the truly needy not just the lazy handout crew…tech and ga fans should demand that moore step down
By ron
September 2, 2008 11:56 PM | Link to this
My hometown sports writer, Adam Van Something-or-other, of the Savannah Morning News took it upon himself to knock Georgia off. He stated in his Sunday column what his vote would be. Note that USC got 21 first place votes and UGA got 20. So one of Georgia’s own votersr shot down the Bulldogs. Thanks a lot, Adam!
By georgiagirl
September 3, 2008 12:02 AM | Link to this
SeriousSam
YOU ARE JUST DUMB AND BORING, GO FIND SOMETHING TO DO WITH YOURSELF.
We don’t need a book from you. Some of the other fans on here really need to worry about own team and hope that they do not have injuries and anything else. I’m so sick of other fans downing the UGA players and fans. GET A LIFE AND BE A FAN TO YOUR TEAM. GROW THE HELL UP MEN WHO ACT LIKE BOYS. Being a red head woman I have no problem telling men that say something about my UGA clothes how to !!!! off.
SO GO DAWGS SIC EM HAIRY DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By dawg brother
September 3, 2008 12:02 AM | Link to this
cuz you are a brother as far as most dawg fans are concerned and we like ya! please chill ,,these morons ain’t worth it…you have alot of friends on this blog and for the most part 92,000 plus around the state… people are offensive every day but you don’t even know this guy or girl, most likely a young person and a tech fan but you’ll probably never know, hang in their brother, if you ever want to play golf i live in northwest georgia, my first handle on these blogs was northwestga.dawg but i only rarely use that ..stay cool and go dawgs
By most sportswriters
September 3, 2008 12:08 AM | Link to this
few sports writers even played football, much less college football, the ones that did probably played at tech….pay little attention to em ron….dawgs will shine in 09 (jan. that is) crystal presentation..techies using other handles on this blog have finally gone to bed..one of em got my friend cuz upset
By Denver Dawg
September 3, 2008 12:11 AM | Link to this
USC will win the NC only if they don’t play an SEC team for the title. I hate to say this, but only one other team looked as doninant last week and that was Florida. And they weren’t at full-strength. I sure as h3ll hope we make it to the game, but if we don’t, I hope an SEC team gets the chance to smack USC’s pretty boys in the mouth.
By dear ga.girl
September 3, 2008 12:12 AM | Link to this
how do you red heads look in clothes…most red heads i’ve seen were clothless
By BCS Slave
September 3, 2008 12:19 AM | Link to this
The problem with ranking teams in polls is that each voter works on his or her own criteria. There are no standards.
Some say strength of schedule for the Dogs is toughest in nation and that this should give the teams points in rankings. Yet others rank the Dogs lower because, “There is no way they can win a NC with that schedule” they say.
I’ve heard people say UGA shouldn’t be ranked #1 because they lost two key players. Yet just last year, ranked teams lost key players and all that mattered was wins and losses. People rank by what they predict a team will do. They rank by perceived toughness of schedule. They rank by injuries, by the public relations work of coaches…they rank by considering important game matchups. It really is based on subject, inconsistent and bias crap.
GIVE US A PLAYOFF AND LET IT BE SETTLED ON THE FIELD
By georgiagirl
September 3, 2008 12:19 AM | Link to this
My red hair is flaming my hot passion for a transsexual like Cuz-boy, the magnificent one. Come visit me, yes its Mama, I had to let you go, as you werent one of Us, kind of an outcast, a Cobble-Cuz, so to speak, I really hope the adopted parents took good care of you. Cheer for Tech, my son, and finish that proceedure at Johns Hopkins, as Casey-Tiffany is your Tech sister.
By Denver Dawg
September 3, 2008 12:24 AM | Link to this
Red haired women like three things…Mandingos, Clairol and Spankings.
By Carolina Jacket
September 3, 2008 12:31 AM | Link to this
NOW YOU all know how it feels to post comments on OUR site, lets now try and be “Civil’ again, you remember that word.
By hot dawg
September 3, 2008 12:45 AM | Link to this
The last time it really mattered who was best, UGA or USC, the Trojans could have played the dawgs in the Rose Bowl on New Years Day. The Rose Bowl picked Illinois and NOT A PEEP out of the Trojans about WANTING to play the BEST TEAM! All they had to do was tell the committee they wanted to play Georgia and it would have happened. It’s what everyone wanted—except the TROjans!!!!
By USAF Dawg
September 3, 2008 1:09 AM | Link to this
I am so tired of these polls and voters. Georgia plays an in-state rival every four years to help GSU’s program grow and then they get penalized for it. What a bunch of crap! When does Georgia open up against IAA opponents — like never. As the season goes along Georgia’s schedule becomes much more difficult than USC’s patsy PAC 10 schedule — the voters had better return the favor to Georgia then, or we’ll all know the whole thing is rigged. I hope this gets the Dawgs mad — they can take it out on CMU.
By Zeb
September 3, 2008 1:18 AM | Link to this
Cuz, sorry for your loss. Lost my mom to cancer when I was 18….am 44 now. Don’t let these idiots get to ya. It’s tough to go through the young adult life without your mom…..but you suck it up and deal with it!! Our boys Shane, Alt, Kali and I know a few others have got our back. This is my favorite time of the year…regardless of things. Love to see the rankings…….and love the banter.
I think me and my boys are not the guys to dog your other conferences and other teams. I may be wrong……but I’m going on past blogs. As some of you wish us a good season, there’s a few of us that wish you the same. But please don’t be a hater…….just because I post something decent…..I can be as much of an azzhole as any blogger on here. I’m sure I’ll catch sh!t from some of my boys!!
By shane #1
September 3, 2008 1:22 AM | Link to this
Cuz, I sent You an E-Mail at Your old address, please read it before posting again. AJC, Your blogs are a joke, They are the laughing stock of many other blogs. Dawg fans, as much as You would like to tell off some idiot, don’t do it! Go to another site or turn off the computer. If all the regulars stop posting the AJC will have to do something. Making all posters register ONE user name might be a start. I am going to the Senators blog, You guys might try that.
By DawgfaninAGS
September 3, 2008 2:13 AM | Link to this
I guess we were supposed to embarrass and humiliate Georgia Southern and beat them 80-0. I guess we were supposed to keep the first string in the entire game instead of getting the rest of the guys some game time. CR is a class act. He managed the game the way it’s supposed to be done. You put up enough points to win the game then play the 2nd, 3rd and 4th string to get them game time. But, unfortunately, you score “style” points by beating your opponent into submission. I’m so glad we have a coach with class like Mark Richt. Pete Carroll doesn’t have enough class to clean up the parking lots in Athens after the games. He’s worthless.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
September 3, 2008 6:04 AM | Link to this
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Virginia is Ranked No. 82 in the BCS Rankings today, and the ACC is so bad that only Weak Forest is ranked in any Top 25 Poll and them not in the Top 19 of any Poll.
Phillip Fulmer, when they zoomed in on him last night, looks very old. Elderly, getting on in years, and having a sorry coached football team, does not look good to recruits. I will not be the only person with this observation. It is what I saw.
Georgia is No. 3 in the first BCS Ratings pages. Both Ohio State and Southern California are ahead of us. We dropped from No. 1 to No. 2 in both the USA Today Coaches’ Poll and in the AP Poll. The BCS Computer Polls currently have us at No. 7 worse than both LSU and Florida.
Tennessee dropped out of the Top 25 of every single Poll. There are, however, still 6 SEC teams in the Top 25 as South Carolina moved into both the AP Poll and USA Today Coaches’ Poll at Number 24.
Despite 4 first half interceptions by PAC-10 UCLA 3rd string QB, the vols did nothing on Offense. While it appeared that the vols had a great OL, in fact, they do not. The vols’ Defense was even worse, if that is possible. When UCLA’s Defense was tired, the vols’ was even more tired and out of condition as the game wore on. Special Teams for the vols’ were not special at all. With the suspension of the Punter Britton Colquitt for the first five (5) games for multiple arrests and the pitiful kicking by Daniel Lincoln who missed 4 of 5 field goal attempts all of which Blair Walsh would have made, the vols lost the game on Special Teams and on Defense when the vols simply could not stop UCLA’s 3rd string QB.
The worst news of all for the vols is the interview by vols’ Starting QB Jonathan Crompton, a Junior. Crompton said after the loss that it didn’t matter, that the vols’ goals for the season are all still intact, and that all that matters is The SEC games.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
September 3, 2008 6:08 AM | Link to this
No SEC Championship since 1998 for Fulmer. No BCS game since 1999 for Fulmer. Not been ranked in the Top 10 since 2001, Fulmer needs to speak with his QB that just perhaps his goals and the goals of Phillip Fulmer, are decidedly not in tune with each other.
The 4 SEC Teams in the Top 10 are all still in the Top 10 with Auburn moving up to Number 9 yesterday in the AP Poll.
Tennessee is generally considered today to be in the 2nd bottom half of The SEC again.
Not a contender for anything.
Vols’ Running Back Arian Foster who was arrested and was kicked off the team for games last season, this season as a Senior was being hyped and touted by the vols’ as the up-and-coming replacement for the vols’ all-time leading rusher. He would pass this season Travis Henry who has 9 children with 9 different women and Jamal Lewis who was found guilty of a drug deal for millions of dollars and kicked out of the NFL for many games over that arrest as well. Arian Foster will fit right in with that Fulmer Running Back history. Won’t he ?
ESPN is still showing 51 former Bulldogs in the NFL today. The Opening Day rosters are still be jockeyed around on their 53-man rosters. For example, yesterday still the Falcons determined that Tony Gilbert is better at LB than Tony Taylor and of course Mike Smith coached Tony Gilbert before and knows he can tackle and didn’t suffer the injury that Tony Taylor did.
The SEC won 10 games Week 1 and the PAC-10 won only 7, although the only Conference The SEC had a losing record against is the PAC-10 (so far to-date.)
UCLA did not make it into the Top 25 of the USA Today Coaches’ Poll, beating an also ran in The SEC, who for example has not been ranked ahead of UGA in the AP Poll for 7 Consecutive Seasons Straight, and counting.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
September 3, 2008 6:11 AM | Link to this
Alabama is 13 in the AP and 17 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll.
In the BCS Rankings today, The SEC has Georgia 3, Florida 4, LSU 6, Auburn 10, and Alabama 15 for Five (5) SEC Teams in the Top 15 of the BCS Rankings today too.
PAC-10 has 1 of the BCS Top 13, while The SEC has its Four (4) in the Top 10.
Arizona State is No. 14 in the BCS Rankings today, and is No. 15 in the AP Poll. UGA plays Arizona State at Arizona State 2,050 miles straight out I-20 changing its name to I-10 on the trip 3 weeks from today later this month before we then face Alabama the week after.
UGA is playing No. 24 in both the AP Poll and in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll Steve Spurrier’s South Carolina team the week before we play Arizona State.
This week UGA faces 2-time Defending MAC Champion Central Michigan at 3:30 p.m. on FSS HDTV. Fox Sports South.
We obviously, unfortunately, have a lot more injuries ahead in this schedule considered to be the toughest in the nation of all BCS Bowl Game Contenders, as we also had the toughest schedule in the nation last season 2007-2008 of all BCS Bowl Game Participants. Our goals are far bigger than the lousy quarterback Phillip Fulmer considers his Starting Quarterback, a Junior whom I guess we have to watch all next season too. Eric Berry would be a lot better Quarterback for the next 3 seasons instead, as I stated here before the season started.
69 Bulldog Football Players made it into the game. It is, according to the Polls better to have Beanie Wells injured and unable to play at full strength for their only football game all season Saturday week when they face Southern California. I think as the season progresses that Coach Richt is correct that in fact it is better to have played 69 Bulldogs in Game 1. In case anyone cannot calculate what playing 69 players means in the Win 45-21 over Georgia Southern who beat Appalachian State after they beat Michigan. What it means is that Coach Richt played 3rd and some 4th strings. He also would not let Logan Gray for example, throw a pass – even though obviously he would have liked to have. A Christian doesn’t do that.
I’m sorry, he does not. Not when he was up 38-0 when he called off The Dawgs.
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By gsu2583
September 3, 2008 7:40 AM | Link to this
You can’t be the #1team with some of the fashion choices of your fans.
Saw a guy downtown in Athens on Saturday wearing Red AND Black slacks on. Mama taught me not to stare, but this time I stared, pointed and laughed.
He looked like the d@mn joker. Fittingly for UGA’s team, of course, as they are a big joke.
WHY SO SERIOUS?
By bloggers beware
September 3, 2008 7:51 AM | Link to this
be careful techies are getting on the blogs as alias’s from other schools(they have adopted) since they haven’t beaten us in a while…someone’s sincere feelings got hurt on this blog,,a regular visitor and a georgia comrade,,,,and it was a closet techie that was pirating his name,(cuz), then using names like altbruin, gatoriam ,and so on to attack dawg fans secretly from a tech(twisted)point of view…call these nerds out and ask them straight up if they are a tech fan, they won’t admit it , but they’ll leave and the georgia blog will continue to be a great blog
By dino
September 3, 2008 8:11 AM | Link to this
If coach p*** lets up in the 3rd again this week, the dawgs will drop to #3
By dino
September 3, 2008 8:12 AM | Link to this
If coach p*** lets up in the 3rd again this week, the dawgs will drop to #3
By Oledawg
September 3, 2008 8:34 AM | Link to this
Hey BuLLdawg- I’m not too impressed with the anti-Fulmer notes. He is Tenn’s cross to bear and not ours. Methinks you are a Bama fan hiding under our flag. I don’t like the smack from Tenn fans (which is more legitimate than yours) so quit encouraging it. If you have never heard of Norm Chow, then you should aquaint yourself. He is considered by most coaches and those who know football to be the best offensive mind in college football. That and the 2-min. offense by UCLA is what beat Tenn, not Fulmer. Neuheisel is no slouch, either. He gave his assistants the credit for halftime adjustments to a QB who had outright failed in the first half. Tenn had better manpower according to the recruiting networks and their star system, but the quality I love more than anything in college football is passion and the confidence it gives for players to excel beyond their wildest dreams. UCLA had that at the end of the game.
I also disliked Tenn’s loss to Pac-10, but we had better get our ducks in a row before heading to ASU by way of So. Car.. They both are capable of pulling a UCLA on our Dawgs if we don’t give a supreme effort. You had better research your opponents closely this year because smack ain’t going to deliver the goods. Screw the other teams and get behind the Dawgs. How must Tenn’s kicker feel after that game and now ? He may come back and kick the winning field goal on us. Tenn and UGA have always had pride in their kickers. After kicking a 47-yarder to tie the game, he comes back and misses a 34-yarder to lose the game. The mark of a boy transitioning to a man is how he lifts himself off the ground after such a fall. I, for one wish him all the luck he may afford his team. Just think, he has to face family and friends after this letdown and will be forever linked in history with this loss to an unranked team. Was So. Car. ranked when they beat our superior recruits last year? And I won’t mention the other team that trounced our butts last year. Get a grip everyone, we have trouble ahead. Why don’t we use some of our blogging energy to talk to Jeff and Trinton now since they are suffering more for us than anyone. At least let them know we care about them as individuals when the are not in uniform on the field.
UgaVII-Get up you lazybones! We need you. And do something about your face. You party too much. Go work out with the team more.
By Moe Ron
September 3, 2008 9:12 AM | Link to this
gsu2583, your comments lead me to believe you’re still sore about the blowout. Okay, there was an overzealous UGA fan who “dressed up” for the game. Have you ever looked around Statesboro? It doesn’t even have to be a football Saturday and it’s like an open audition for Hee Haw!!
By JAKE
September 3, 2008 9:17 AM | Link to this
OHIO STATE PLAYS NOBODY!……..LET THEM PLAY THE SEC SCHEDULE ONE YEAR AN THEY WOULDN’T EVEN GO .500…..LAST 2 YEARS HAVE PROVED THAT…..GOT MURDERED BY 2 “SEC” SCHOOLS. LAST YEARS NATIONAL CHAMPION WASN’T EVEN THE BEST TEAM IN THE SEC.
By gsu2583
September 3, 2008 10:19 AM | Link to this
Moe Ron
I commented on another blog here a while back and I predicted UGA would win by about 3 scores. Just like they have every other time we’ve played them.
Huge shocker. I’m SO sore about this loss.
Moreover, my point was that the HYPE around the UGA program has gotten so out of control that idots are willing to wear something that would pass for circus clothing. It’s fratistrophic…
By dino=fred flintstone tecie
September 3, 2008 10:21 AM | Link to this
here they come again gentlemem the techmites are up on our blog early today
By Open your eyes
September 3, 2008 10:21 AM | Link to this
The recent poll on ajc “should UGA run up the score” and 62% of Dwg fans said No they shouldn’t????????????? get your head out of yer axe Dawg fans. This is a contest voted on by peopel all ove the country, our best shot at winning it all is to winand win IMPRESSIVELY, period. Enough of this “just win and everything will fall into place” Tell that to an undefeated Auburn of a few years ago, that got snubbed. What if the season ends up with 2 or 3 or 4 undefeated teams, sure our schedule will hold up to scrutiny, but giving up not covering the spread too much will hurt us. WIN & WIN BIG is the only way to glory.
By Wow
September 3, 2008 12:59 PM | Link to this
Jeez…Things got nasty on here. I will first say im a GT fan, but honestly, can we ALL stop with the Nambla, profile hijacking, gay, racist, and just all around derogatory remarks? These blogs are turning into complete and utter garbage.
UGA’s record will determine if they get in the MNCG or not. They play too many quality teams for “style” points to matter.
Seriously guys, lets try to go 1 DAY without hijacking names, NAMBLA meetings, and threatening to find each other and kick each other’s as$es on BOTH blogs. Sorry guys, this same crap is all over GT blogs as well. I think we might just have a sick weirdo who likes to aggravate EVERYONE on these blogs.
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
September 4, 2008 10:10 PM | Link to this
No surprises here….open with a weak D-AA team, and allow the team to hang 21 on you….weak defense with holes. D Martinez needs to go along with Mike Dodo and CMR…you will learn one day.
USC travels across the country and destroys VA 52-7…..yes this program moves ahead of the Athens program with problems.
Go ahead and give CMR another raise…he just squeaked out the opener.
By Wil Walton
September 5, 2008 12:04 AM | Link to this
APB out on Gamecock Henry.
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