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By GWJ

September 7, 2008 6:29 PM | Link to this

Pretty amazing that ESPN could miss that play. Makes you wonder, doesn’t it?

By Ryder

September 7, 2008 6:38 PM | Link to this

ESPN blatantly disses UGA? And in other news the sun rose in the East this morning.

Of course they are going to dismiss Georgia every chance they get. In their minds UGA is still some underachieving hick school in the Confederate South.

By Gator Bob

September 7, 2008 6:43 PM | Link to this

I guarentee you that if this was a certain BIG 10 school or USC - it would have been shown … and probably be make the intro of their show from this point forward.

By Knowshon knows

September 7, 2008 6:46 PM | Link to this

They know what they are doing and they are doing the best they can to downplay UGA and Knowshon. UGA wont help hype his heisman run and it looks like ESPN is gong to do their best to dance around it as well.

By 79Dawg

September 7, 2008 6:47 PM | Link to this

If any run yesterday should be shown on SC that one certainly should have been. Not suprising though, they only care about USC, Ohio State and Notre Dame anyway.

By georgiagirl

September 7, 2008 6:52 PM | Link to this

They did not miss it, they only love USC and Ohio State and the Pac 10 Big 10 oh don’t forget the Gators and LSU. I think that the rest of the SEC is shut out by ESPN, they do not show must of anything about us. And the fan base needs to stop watching their sports reports. They are a bunch of butt kissers. Everyone know that this is true the last two weeks the highlights have been about every other team in the nation, and not much of anything about the SEC except for Fla. The SEC signed a deal with them and they shut us out. So to ESPN DELETE DELETE. And if they are around on game day make sure you have your sign letting them know how you feel. They are really are tuning us out but they have no problem taking our money. GO SEC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Curt

September 7, 2008 6:53 PM | Link to this

If Tebow would have made that run the networks wouldn’t have been able to show it enough. ESPN loves Florida, the Big Ten, and USC too much to show the Dogs.

By 87dawg

September 7, 2008 6:53 PM | Link to this

You’d have thought they would have had at least one person watching the game and maybe that one person would tell someone that cared “Hey, did you see that Moreno run? Dang, that kid is good.”

You’d have thought florida, with their “performance” against a lacking Miami team was playing lights out with the coverage they were getting. I won’t go into claiming “no respect”, but it was pretty worthless. I kept looking for SportsCenter for highlights and must have looked away for 2 seconds each time our clip came up.

When a lot of the Heisman votes come from folks that get their information from ESPN clips, you’d hope they’d highlight something as spectacular as that. And 6 touchdown in 2 games? Dang, that kid is good.

By Dan

September 7, 2008 6:54 PM | Link to this

Really? ReallY? So, when does an individual play outshine team success? Now a coach is worried about what highlights are on the replay shows? Give me a break. Get in the film room, and prepare for the next game. You have a long road ahead of you, if you can run the table then you’ll be champs…that’s the main goal. Until then GET OVER YOURSELVES!

By Bill

September 7, 2008 6:58 PM | Link to this

Who is Knowshon?

By Uncle Dave

September 7, 2008 6:59 PM | Link to this

Let’s talk about tailgaiting next week… Grilled poultry anyone?

By pj

September 7, 2008 7:01 PM | Link to this

I agree with you guys that there is a significant anti-uga bias on ESPN. If Mark May had his way, we would go 5-7 this year. Herbstreit is not much better.

As far as this particular incident, however, its more about the bad blood between ESPN and Fox (and there is alot of it). Trust me, if Knowshon does that exact same move when ESPN picks up the Bama game, it will run over and over and over and over and over….

The fact that Fox did a bang up job on the broadcast (minus the color commentator - he was awful) is not something ESPN wants to draw attention to. Besides, us pounding Central Michigan wasn’t even one of the top 10 stories from Saturday. They are trying to build up matchups… we’ll get ours soon enough…. I hope.

By Lowcountry_dawg

September 7, 2008 7:10 PM | Link to this

Mark my words here. Georgia is unbelievably talented and deep. Georgia will win every game they play this year. Knowshon Moreno will win the Heisman.

By 87dawg

September 7, 2008 7:12 PM | Link to this

Uh, Dan….I don’t thing Coach was worried about highlights from a team perspective. I think he believes his kid is the best and deserving of the attention. I would be proud of him if he played for me and I would certainly feel that he, the individual player, was slighted when, again, much of the Heisman notice comes from highlight reels.

Yeah, that’s right…”get over yourselves”.

……bonehead

By SanDiegoJacket

September 7, 2008 7:12 PM | Link to this

It wasn’t worth showing!! THWG Every Day and in Every Way

SanDiegoJacket

By THE OLE BALL COACH

September 7, 2008 7:12 PM | Link to this

Yep and most the nation is starting to see the ESPN bias… Morenos hurdle was not as impressive as Beanies hurt toe or The OSU clip on the Punt return… etc. well at least East Carolina is getting some well deserved high-lights….

By THE Ohio State Buckeyes

September 7, 2008 7:13 PM | Link to this

Ryder,

“Of course they are going to dismiss Georgia every chance they get”. “In their minds UGA is still some underachieving hick school in the Confederate South”.

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!!!!!!

By JB

September 7, 2008 7:17 PM | Link to this

Dan, You are an idiot. This is during his next day teleconference. He is answering questions from the media. Why don’t you crawl back into your whole and don’t come out til you know what the heck you are talking about.

By S.E. Dawg

September 7, 2008 7:19 PM | Link to this

ESPN does not want to put attention on anything we do well or that may overshadow their favorites. MO

By Ladydi

September 7, 2008 7:23 PM | Link to this

Knowshon Moreno’s run in which he hurdles Central Michigan safety Vince Agnew was not shown on ESPN because they are too busy talking up Tebow who by the way was shut down most of the game by MIA. Moreno has a great talent which should be talked about as much as any other player ESPN is trying to promote.

Also, Coach Richt does not run up the scores on every game as he takes the opportunity to let other players show some of their talents. So UGA will let their wins do the talking!!! GO DAWGS! Shame on you FOX and ESPN…..

By Ryan

September 7, 2008 7:26 PM | Link to this

Y’all are ridiculous.

ESPN actually has a ROOTING interest in hyping UGA and any other school from the SEC.

With that TV contract on the horizon, it’s in their best interests to promote the SEC as the premiere league in the NCAA.

By Moss

September 7, 2008 7:29 PM | Link to this

The first thing ESPN needs to do is tell Dr. Lou to take his false teeth and find a nursing home somehere. Mark May would probably be a better weather man than a sports talk show host. Neither one of them know a thing about football. GO DAWGS!!!!

By heyberto

September 7, 2008 7:29 PM | Link to this

It’s not as if ESPN couldn’t have known.. it spread on the ‘net like wildfire way before those tapes were put together.

By BCS Slave

September 7, 2008 7:29 PM | Link to this

Maybe someone will finally address these problems. You’d think ESPN would want to show the remarkable plays when they happen. I’m sorry, but it is hard to believe their lack of highlights for UGA Saturday was not intentional. Like the guy from Fox said, ESPN has cameras and could have pulled it off the satellite.

What is probable…ESPN and FOX didn’t think the game important enough to devote resources to watching it. They missed it. It is a shame that a Heisman candidate with an injury got more pub than a guy who is running and hurdling for 160 yards.

By uga_b

September 7, 2008 7:29 PM | Link to this

Speaking as someone who was actually at the game, the “Heisman Hop” was the best received play of the game. 3rd quarter was lagging and some people had left, but that was as loud as the stadium got. So, it looks like the fans, who are the people who supposedly watch and support ESPN, loved it. I am not a conspiracy theorist, but when i saw that I said that is the kind of play they show on a Heisman reel and somehow it wasn’t on ESPN. Btw, we were at a bar downtown when the Sportscenter review came on and everybody got quiet and watched the tv just to see that play. We ended up bringing it up on youtube because we all wanted to see it again…and again.

By ladawg

September 7, 2008 7:32 PM | Link to this

Georgia has a four loss season with Joe T. and true freshman Stafford running the offense and we were constantly kicked while we were down by the ESPN bunch. Florida has a four loss season with Superman Heisman Tebow running their offense and all I heard last year were excuses from ESPN. This year they’re at it again with their hype machine running pedal to the medal for Tebow but they are very careful not to mention that THEIR Heis-man lead the lizards to four losses.

By USCPNimESPNsux

September 7, 2008 7:34 PM | Link to this

Based on the polls last week with UGA dropping because of the score OSU should drop from the rankings period. OSU sucks and so does USCPN, I mean ESPN. ESPN will take notice after UGA dismantles South Carolina and march through the rest of our schedule. Havent heard a word about UGAs defense putting a halt to CMs 3000 yaed passing and 1000 yard rusher. Maybe when UGA drops Teblow another six times ESPN will pay attention. Oh and lets not forget AUBURNs weak offense against USM

By georgiagirl

September 7, 2008 7:36 PM | Link to this

Dan and Bill go back to your trash can and crawl in.

ESPN is not showing love to anybody but USC, OHIO STATE AND FLA.

All you Bama, Auburn, Tenn, GaTech and other schools around the south better take notice.

And Ohio State Buckeye, your are still 0-9 to the SEC. So please bring your a@@ to the south, because you have more hicks than we do. GO SEC!!!!!!!!!!! GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By 2 Cents Jimmy

September 7, 2008 7:36 PM | Link to this

Some of you Dawgs need to get a grip. ESPN (and all the other “liberal” media) is against you ? And it’s only you, right ? Some kind of conspiracy ? Yeah, right. The reason for the media’s lack of attention is that UGA is not and never has been a national marquee football program. Duh. Put a string of MNCs, or even near-misses, together like LSU, Florida, USC, etc., and you’ll get all the attention you want. In the meantime, grow some brains.

By JohninJax

September 7, 2008 7:37 PM | Link to this

The problem is ESPN, CBS, Fox and the rest of the media that seem to know so much about college football really DO NOT have a clue. It is all about USC or Ohio State or OscarMyer. UGA is always getting disrespected by the media. This has always be the norm. UGA will prove it on the field like they always do.

By BCS Slave

September 7, 2008 7:38 PM | Link to this

georgiagirl,

I too am concerned about the ESPN deal with the SEC. They have that little thing called, “Gameplan” where they sell their satellite feed annually or for a 22 bucks a game. Will the new deal mean there will be fewer SEC games on free TV?

Given the coverage ESPN has given the Dawgs when they don’t have rights to all the games, I shudder to think what will happen when they do.

By Ellen

September 7, 2008 7:39 PM | Link to this

Is that THE Ohio State who almost lost to Ohio? Yeah, I’d be proud too.

There is no excuse ESPN. That play should have been on every highlight show for the next week.

By KneeJerk

September 7, 2008 7:40 PM | Link to this

Keep ‘em coming Georgia fans. This is hilarious. Listening to Ga. fans whine is great entertainment. Jeff Gordon whines, Kurt Busch is a cheater, etc… this is great! They don’t talk about us enough, etc….

By Conner

September 7, 2008 7:50 PM | Link to this

The only reason they didn’t air it is because they are in love with Tim Teblow. They aren’t gonna give Knowshon any respect because they know he is a better player than Tim Tebow and they don’t want Knowshon winning the Heisman.

By KneeJerk

September 7, 2008 7:53 PM | Link to this

Ga fans, you have a great player and team…why does it concern you what ESPN shown on its highlights. As long as you win, it doesn’t matter. You don’t put yourselves in a positive light when you’re so concerned about the attention the media gives you.

By JohninJax

September 7, 2008 7:54 PM | Link to this

Hey j******* or kneejerk whatever your name is… its NOT whining its called speaking the truth. GO DAWGS!!!

By Joe

September 7, 2008 7:54 PM | Link to this

Everybody calm down. We have what is known as the “SEC Network,” aka CBS. They will provide all the hype you can imagine.

Did you know that David Pollack and David Greene played little league together?

By Red and Black

September 7, 2008 7:55 PM | Link to this

Lou holtz son is now coach for East Carolina.With that in mind im sure hes going to have to mention GA once in a while because espn is biased against teams in the south,except for UF,cause Lou Holtz and Spurrier are friends.He recently said in the past that he thought GA was overrated but not this year.Its about time Lou noticed a good team.Last year he kept putting down LSU.

By Fortune Teller

September 7, 2008 7:57 PM | Link to this

Ohio St. jumps GA for the #2 spot in the ESPN Poll. They had a great game against Ohio. You know everyone at Espn loves

By War Eagle

September 7, 2008 8:04 PM | Link to this

dawg79, you left out Bama as a media darling. USC, ND, Ohio State and Bama will advance with ESPN, AP and NYT. example, Bama had the ball 23 min compared to Tulane 37 min, Tulane DOUBLED them in total offense and lost game with punt return, yet they moved up in polls with AP and ESPN has them in their Power 16.

ND cannot beat ANY team in the SEC, but moving up…UGA, Auiburn are forgotten people in news media..

By 2 Cents Jimmy

September 7, 2008 8:04 PM | Link to this

I see that only a couple of you have grown some brains. I know those are in short supply in Dawg-land, so post your address and I’ll send you some.

By OldGold

September 7, 2008 8:05 PM | Link to this

It’s about time.. Walker isn’t even in the NFL anymore.. now they can worship this guy for the next 30 years until they win a championship.

By georgiagirl

September 7, 2008 8:06 PM | Link to this

BSC Slave, Thanks I’m glad someone else sees whats about to happen. ESPN does not want to cover anyone but USC, OHIO STATE AND FLA. The SEC fans need to take notice and I’m not just talking about Georgia fans. Their highlights are looking over all of us, or a few flashes. Many of the fans that I know (Auburn, Bama, South Carolina, Tenn, Vandy even Ga Tech have notice ESPN love affair for USC, OHIO STATE AND FLA. A Auburn fan sitting next to us watching the game, even said that ESPN is the big BUTT KISSERS. So thank again.

KneeJerk your name fits great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By BCS Slave

September 7, 2008 8:08 PM | Link to this

Actually, I believe ESPN’s bias is not really about UGA alone. It is about money and markets and OSU, USC West, and Florida. ESPN does have a vested interest in promoting the SEC, but they don’t have to promote all teams in the conference. Which teams have the broadest national following? Which teams come from markets where they will be most widely watched? That is what drives ESPN most. The ratings drive ad dollars.

We really need to get media influence out of college football. Let them show the games and make their money, but don’t let their bully pulpit affect which teams play in bowls or NC games. Their promotion of teams should have no impact on college football.

By 98 Dawg

September 7, 2008 8:08 PM | Link to this

Open your eyes dawg fans, we are having fun. Screw these people who have nothing but time to hang out on our blogs. I was there I saw it and still have Goose bumps. I was also waiting to see it again Sports Center and had to wait until OSU, FLA’s and major league baseball to see them ESPN talk about the Dawgs. I don’t think we are scheduled to play on the network this year “#2 team in the Country” there loss. Go Dawgs screw all that don’t believe! Lou Holts is a slobbering ND-USC loving blindman.

By Get Real

September 7, 2008 8:09 PM | Link to this

Play a real team win the game and then come back on here crying. P.S you dog fans will really have somthing to cry about soon enough.

By 1DOG

September 7, 2008 8:11 PM | Link to this

It surprised me that ohio st. didn’t grab the 2 spot this week. you know the media would have loved the hype of 1 vs. 2 next weekend

By cnb

September 7, 2008 8:14 PM | Link to this

ESPN has lost all credibilty over the last couple of years. They let their hack announcers cover sports based on their own particular favorites, while ignoring the ones they didn’t grow up rooting for. The announcers are incompetent. Lou Holtz is a senile, babbling old fool. They spent 10 minutes talking about a penalty that no one outside of the state of Washington gives a s** about and 10 minutes coverage to the meaningless game between Rice and Memphis and then gave less than 15 seconds coverage to one of the best teams in the country. Fortunately I was able to switch over to Fox Sports Network and get some decent and professional sports coverage. That is where my remote will take me from now on.

By PAUL3084

September 7, 2008 8:16 PM | Link to this

It doesn’t really sprise me that Moreno’s highlights don’t make the ESPN highlight reel. If that had been Tim Tebo it would be on a Wheatie’s box next week. Why would anyone other than UGA fans want to see one of the best, if not the best running back in the nation carry the ball 18 times for 170 yards and 3 TDs (along w/ the hurdle and stiffarm and 56 yard gant in the 3rd quarter) that stuff is just boring. I had much rather see highlights of the BCS buster BYU (remember what happened to the BCS buster last year? I bet Colt Brennan does) win in dramatic fashion against poor old Washington with a terrible call by the refs. Now that is exciting!! ESPN sucks. GO DAWGS!!!

By Granny Moses

September 7, 2008 8:16 PM | Link to this

You UGA people need to Quit whining! I myself could have leaped over that patsy team and GSU too. Now UGA needs to go out and play a real football team and just maybe ,if Uga competes well enough, they just may be on the 11 o’clock sports highlights reel.

By Toccoa

September 7, 2008 8:18 PM | Link to this

A sad Larry fan

“Back in the good ol’ days,” after we all returned home from the war (Vietnam), Saturday mornings, on Game Days, we’d set up camp 4 miles deep inside a friend’s plantation in South Ga. down the road from Tville. Next to an isolated fishing pond with pecan groves halfway around, we’d light Smudge Pots (large Teaky torches) to beat back the gnats and mosquitoes, fire-up the grill and ice down the beer. It was a perfect place for us to stay out of trouble, cause “da boyz do get a little rowdy,” and, nobody really wanted to draw attention to themselves by destroying someone elses personal property. Our friend’s daddy (Dawg fan - Bird Colonel - WWII vet) said that our only requirement was to clean up the camp and not to throw bottles or beer cans into the pound — for that reason the clean-up crew normally spent the night.

In them days, the only way to enjoy the Dawgs, from a remote location, was to listen to Larry Munson - “The Voice of Georgia Football.” “The Dawg Camp” (that what we call oursleves) chipped in and bought one of those big AM FM Emergency Utility Radios hooked up to a pack of 12v batteries and 4 huge speakers. When we cranked it up you could hear Larry’s play-by-play clearly a hundred yards away. Man, we had some good times back then. Even today, like most of you, I’ll watch the game on TV, turn down the sound and listen to the game on the radio.

A situation came up yesterday were I had to listen to part of the game in the car, and that’s when I realized Larry’s play-by-play is slipping a little bit, and people are not getting “The Picture” like we used to. Today, I called around to talk to the boyz from “The Dawg Camp” to see if they too noticed the change. The consensus seemed to be that Larry’s about to step back. Larry’s been telling us what “The Picture” looks like all of our lives — and that’s reason why I’m sad.

I think ESPN did a terrible job. Dawgs look stout. Can’t hardly wait to see what the D has in store for SC.

GO DAWGS!

By Get Real?

September 7, 2008 8:19 PM | Link to this

Get Real, this paper has a schedule for all the major college teams. Take a look at who everyone else in the top 40 play.

By GW

September 7, 2008 8:20 PM | Link to this

Yes, this run should have been on ESPN. With that said, all Dog fans need to forget about polls, ESPN and its’ talking heads. Lets just help our team stay focused one game at a time.

By FLA DAWG

September 7, 2008 8:20 PM | Link to this

Let’s see, end of last season and UGA has a bye week and falls three spots.

How does USC keep a No.1 ranking when IT DID NOT PLAY this week!?

By MP

September 7, 2008 8:24 PM | Link to this

ESPN has morphed into something that is not at all worth watching (for anything).

HOWEVER, all you idiots have just reinforced your image (as a bunch of whining crybabies).

By Matt

September 7, 2008 8:24 PM | Link to this

The highlight was in their College Football Final show. They teased it in their “bump to break.” But when they did the UGA highlights, Reece Davis thought he was doing the Auburn vs. Southern Miss game, and then they only had one UGA highlight - the Dobbs INT return. Looked like the producer screwed up and just axed the rest of the UGA highlights…and this from the “worldwide leader!”

By Matt

September 7, 2008 8:25 PM | Link to this

The highlight was in their College Football Final show. They teased it in their “bump to break.” But when they did the UGA highlights, Reece Davis thought he was doing the Auburn vs. Southern Miss game, and then they only had one UGA highlight - the Dobbs INT return. Looked like the producer screwed up and just axed the rest of the UGA highlights…and this from the “worldwide leader!”

By 2 Cents Jimmy

September 7, 2008 8:26 PM | Link to this

Atta boy, cnb. Fox Sports Network is the ticket. And for the best in fair and balanced news, let me recommend Fox News. Anyone with half-a-brain can tell you it’s the only source for truly un-biased reporting. For you Dawg fans, that “half-a-brain” part is the key portion of that last sentence.

By PAUL3084

September 7, 2008 8:28 PM | Link to this

Dear CNB, you are correct Lou Holtz won a National Championship at Notre Dame 21 years ago (my hats off) and is so consumed w/ promoting Notre Dame (they are terrible again this year) he can’t see the forest for the trees. He and Mark Mays both hate UGA w/ a passion for whatever reason (maybe it was because Holts got drummed by UGA when he coached South Carolina) who nows. It doesn’t matter. UGA has to play hard and win convincingly every week and we in the Bulldog Nation can rest assured their (Mays and Holtzs’) hatred will continue to grow. GO DAWGS!!!!! Tech sux.

By BCD

September 7, 2008 8:30 PM | Link to this

Chip, Okay, so someone, somewhere screwed up on the Moreno jump and they didn’t get it into Saturday’s broadcasts, BUT they have 30 minutes a day next week to talk college football. If the issue truly was that Fox messed up and we’re paranoid, then they’d better have it, and preferably on Monday’s show. You know they will have 10 minutes on how OSU almost lost to Ohio and how Miami gave Florida a run for three quarters. Heck, they will probably show Pete Carol in his house watching TV because they didn’t play Saturday and you’re required by law to show USC at least 5 minutes per show. Call us a bunch of paranoid’s if you’d like but that was a great run and deserves to be played.

BCD

By georgiagirl

September 7, 2008 8:31 PM | Link to this

GW You are right, we need to back our team and the he!! with ESPN, I just Delete them.

GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SEC SEC SEC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Greggo

September 7, 2008 8:31 PM | Link to this

GAWD….UGAg played a FREAKIN CREAM PUFF….You have a running back that most people can not even spell his name…

Give us a break FSU North…when you beat a real team then maybe, if you have not cried too much maybe someone will show your lowlights….

By paul

September 7, 2008 8:31 PM | Link to this

we should be mad this is just like last year all over again cause espn cost us a chance at winning the nc

By athensdawg

September 7, 2008 8:32 PM | Link to this

i would like to make a couple of points…

1. either DON’T WATCH ESPN SPORTSCENTER OR COLLEGE GAMEDAY, or QUIT COMPLAINING.

last time I checked, everyone has the right to turn their tv on and off. if you don’t like it, don’t watch it. i am sick and tired of listening to the “georgia people” complain about the bias, but yet they huddle around the tv every saturday like a bunch of lemmings for more punishment. as einstein once said - to repeat the same action and expect different results is the definition of insanity.

1. we haven’t won a NC in 28 years. do we deserve respect-NO! Just because we start the season ranked #1 means nothing. I couldn’t believe all the whining about not playing for the NC last year….we should have beat carolina or ut. its that simple. georgia “fans” need to grow up and deal with it. the fans that i know…who go to every game no matter who is coaching (ray goof, jim doughnut, or mark richt) are happy we are ranked so high…but we know that its the ranking at the end of the year that matters….not any of this crap now.

grow up, people.

By Observer

September 7, 2008 8:33 PM | Link to this

You people are the most comical collection of idiots I’ve ever seen.

As mentioned earlier, ESPN has a vested interest in promoting ALL of the SEC (yes, even UGA). They also make more money from advertisers when they get more viewers so that means it would be in their best interest to show that clip over and over - if they had it.

But no, I guess ESPN forgot about trying to make money because they have this secret network-wide conspiracy against UGA.

I always knew most dawgs were morons but I had no idea it was this bad.

By John1984

September 7, 2008 8:33 PM | Link to this

They didn’t miss it - they just chose not to show it. I watched college football final this morning and saw the hurdle if ever so briefly - actually, it might have been Sports Center before GameDay, but I saw the leap and couldn’t believe it wasn’t #1 of the Top Ten plays and tops of all the other stupid stuff - the #1 was the blocked PAT in the Washington - BYU play, BTW, which we all would agree was MUCH more exciting…sorry for the sarcasm, I choose not to help myself.

Anyway, they definitely had the play and only used it once very briefly, much to my shock and surprise.

I, on the other hand, TIVO’d the game from ESPN gameplan, and I’ve watched it a dozen times. The defender is crouched but still at least 4 feet off the ground, and Moreno uses his left hand like he’s a gymnast doing a vault. Incredible athlete is an understatement. And that was only one of at least 5 unbelievable plays he made - the stiff arm on the 54 yard TD, and the would have been TD had Goodman actually fumbled on the 1, a real hustle play. One of my 5 big plays was a block he made where he launched himself at a linebacker and took him out like he was a heat seeking missile.

The guy is a leader by example.

By At least 10 wins a year.

September 7, 2008 8:34 PM | Link to this

I’ll bet all the guys who are on here slamming Georgia, wish their teams got those 10+ wins a year. They are not getting them. That is why they are here and not on their Board. They are whining while they say we are whining. What ESPN says affects the Polls. Don’t think it doesn’t.Anyone who would listen to Loy Holtz doesn’t know much. He cheated every where he coached, except the Jets. Those guys were already getting paid.

By MP

September 7, 2008 8:35 PM | Link to this

Just looked at the play on YouTube. It’s good but it’s not that great. In fact I would say it was a case of shoddy tackling as much as anything.

By freddy

September 7, 2008 8:38 PM | Link to this

More and more, ESPN is biased against games they don’t cover. Fox has the game, ESPN shows a 10 second summary. Promote games they cover and set up potential ‘big games’ on ESPN has on the horizon. I am a Georgia fan, but I notice it across the board, not just with the Bulldogs. It’s not absolute, but there is a definite pronounced lean toward ESPN/ABC broadcast games. No more reporting & objectivity. Set up our own product.

By Greggo

September 7, 2008 8:41 PM | Link to this

When is the last time UGAg won the BCS Title?

Womens tennis don’t count!!!!

The asnwer is Not in the last 20+ years or Wait till next year…

By BirdDawgFan

September 7, 2008 8:42 PM | Link to this

I don’t buy the conspiracy theory about ESPN, I think they just fumbled the ball on the Moreno run. If its a great highlight, and it is, they will want to show it this week, hopefully. I wish ESPN would can Lou Holtz. He brings nothing to the table. I change channels every time he comes on. He missed his prediction about the Vandy game and will miss his prediction on the UGA game.

By KneeJerk

September 7, 2008 8:45 PM | Link to this

Y’all sound like the old lady in the front row flipping off the Iron Sheik. You need a gimmick for attention. How about the old played out blackout again?

By Georgia Fan

September 7, 2008 8:49 PM | Link to this

My ESPN highlight comes from the first week of the season. Approximately half an hour after doing an entire segment on how Ohio State would use its game against Youngstown State to prepare for USC this exhange occurred in regards to Georgia:

Herbstreit: “We haven’t even talked about the #1 team in the country yet (Georgia).”

Fowler in a very dismissive tone: “Well they’re playing Georgia Southern.”

That was about all we heard about Georgia out of the vaunted game day crew all day. Do these clowns really think we are this stupid? Good god.

By uga sux 84

September 7, 2008 8:50 PM | Link to this

mark richt, please get a life. it was central michigan. uga sux

By KneeJerk

September 7, 2008 8:52 PM | Link to this

Sure, we wish our team would win 10 games a year, but we’relad our fan base does not project the backwoods, idiotic image that yours does. y’all always have your own agent, Vern Lundquist that had a breakdown when Pollack got married. He wanted to be Mrs. Pollack

By BORAT

September 7, 2008 8:53 PM | Link to this

F*CK ESPN! They have always hated on UGA. THey love the Buckeyes, Trojans and Gators though

By wiseoldawg

September 7, 2008 8:54 PM | Link to this

I hear ya Toccoa. Larry has been synonomous with Georgia football for my whole life and one of my most anticipated moments every year has been to hear him say “get the picture” for the first time every year. There have been so many great moments and highlights that Larry has talked us through, and I can tell you where I was and what I was doing on just about every one of them. Now that he is noticeably slowed down it makes me very sad, but I will be eternally grateful to him for all the memories that he’s given me. Good luck Larry and God bless you.

By animaldr

September 7, 2008 8:55 PM | Link to this

Lou Holtz proclaimed Thursday night that SC has the best defense in the SEC!

Let’s hope this lack of respect serves as motivation for the troops this Sat.

GO DAWGS!

By thepagandaddy

September 7, 2008 8:58 PM | Link to this

Forget ESPN how did USC stay on n the top spot when they didn’t even play. I’m frankly shocked that OSU barely won and didn’t jump UGA in the polls.the way they are obviously dissing them.

By thepagandaddy

September 7, 2008 8:59 PM | Link to this

Forget ESPN. How did USC stay in the top spot when they didn’t even play? I’m frankly shocked that OSU barely won and didn’t jump UGA in the polls the way the media are obviously dissing them.

By Dan

September 7, 2008 9:03 PM | Link to this

Slow news day down south? FYI - buy a Sports Illustrated and you’ll see Missouri TE Chase Coffman doing this exact same thing last week. You know who didn’t complain to the press when it wasn’t shown on ESPN? Gary Pinkel. There is football outside the south, fellas.

By uga_b

September 7, 2008 9:04 PM | Link to this

All of the posters that don’t understand why people would complain about highlights apparently have no clue how Heisman voting and promotion goes. CMU spent 50k to support their player who we contained. Joey Harrington was on a billboard in time square. UGA has made the decision to not market Stafford and Moreno as Heisman contenders, which means they need national coverage to get to voters. Our local CSS doesn’t reach the west coast where a majority of the media works. And if you dont think regional bias affects voting you are just daft. Intentional or not (which is what I believe) it was a great play that a lot of people may not see unless there is a web groundswell. ESPN does advance its story lines like it should. Athensdawg has a point, we could ignore all media coverage but I think that viewpoint is limited at best. I want to know more about my team. I want to see all great college football plays including my own teams and the blocked PAT by BYU.

For the uneducated: here is the play

Maybe hurdling a safety at a dead sprint is not impressive to some people, but it is to me and was at the game. The crowd reaction who saw it live was phenomenal.

By Bob

September 7, 2008 9:05 PM | Link to this

There are only two teams in the SEC as far as ESPN is concerned: Florida and LSU. The rest is just window dressing. In all fairness to LSU, it took two BCS championships for them to get on ESPN’s love list (it will probably take the same for Georgia). Florida has always been an ESPN favorite, even during the 8-5 Zook years.

I’m willing to bet a large sum of money that after getting beat over the head about Georgia’s tough and apparently impossible schedule, if they somehow manage to go undefeated or lose only one game ESPN will suddenly be singing a different tune about the Dawgs. This is an almost certainty if their precious Trojans and Buckeyes have similar records. Georgia’s schedule magically won’t be so tough anymore. They’ll be nitpicking at every thing they can find. You’ll see. I won’t because I don’t watch that garbage anymore.

By Dear KneeJerk

September 7, 2008 9:08 PM | Link to this

We are talking about Sports, not trash. Clean your mouth up. Yes, I am a Georgia Fan, but I don’t speak like you do. I’d really like to know what high class team you pull for.

By ofesperman

September 7, 2008 9:18 PM | Link to this

Everyone needs to send an email to the Ombudsman for ESPN. Her name is Le Anne Schreiber and she is on the home page on the left hand side of the page. Tell everyone you know to send her an email and she will start asking questions about it. Read her article that is on their now about ESPN bias towards the Yankees and Red Sox. ESPN SUCKS!

By BCS Slave

September 7, 2008 9:18 PM | Link to this

Observer,

LOL…yeah, we are a bunch of idiots…welcome to the board. I guess that makes you what…king of the idiots?

ESPN doesn’t have to give a team positive publicity. In fact, based on their ratings projections, they would do well to play up certain games over others and certain teams over others. They love underdog and cinderella stories for obvious reasons. That is why Alabama is going to get good pub until they lose. Their defense will be all world and their coach is the next Bear.

ESPN contract with the SEC may or may not lead them to promote the SEC more heavily. There are just so many hours a day and they still have their darlings to promote. This won’t be like ND and NBC.

Just because there is a contract it doesn’t mean they have to be fair in their reporting. They will do what is best for ESPN, not for college football. What, do you think they are objective in their reporting? I guess you really are king of the idiots.

By The Truth

September 7, 2008 9:20 PM | Link to this

ESPN was to busy producing the next Tebow story and reporting on USC’s bye week to watch the UGA game. Forget about a single highlight what about a little bit longer than 30 seconds for a team that has looked very good in its first two games.

By Kevin Nix

September 7, 2008 9:21 PM | Link to this

Take care of South Carolina. Forget ESPN bias, Mark May, Lou Holtz, and go win your title. Complaining about a highlight missed does not fit into the philosophy that has become Georgia’s creed - “finish the drill.” Distractions, distractions…

By Uncle Dave

September 7, 2008 9:26 PM | Link to this

I do not think there is a conspiracy against UGA, but i think freddy is on to something. ESPN favors the teams that play on their network. That is why it took them so long to jump on the SEC bandwagon. They make money from the games on ABC and their array of channels. Why would they promote a league with an exclusive contract with CBS? Expect things to change next year in a big way. Corso and company will suddenly fall all over themselves to gush about everything SEC. As far as Moreno’s run, it was really great, but the one they showed of him diving for the pylon on a long touchdown was just as spectacular. Let’s lighten up a bit…. and I recommend grilled poultry wrapped in toasted visor as the recipe of the week.

By Mike

September 7, 2008 9:32 PM | Link to this

This is one of those things where you HAD to have been there to REALLY appreciate what Moreno did..the ones who are dismissing it are the very ones who spend countless hours on a UGA blog when there own team ain’t worth watching..much less blogging about..I just find it funny that these people who more than likely have never stepped foot in a college classroom ( they are called ABC’s = Alumni By Choice) take all this time one their team’s enemy blogs and websites and not supporting their own teams…its either you hate us or you REALLY want to be one of us…which is it..till you figure it out go back to your own team’s website/blogs! The play was WORTHY of being replayed by ANYONE who has ANY lick of sense..even Stevie Wonder could have seen that the play was ALL THAT!

By bill and dan=insects

September 7, 2008 9:33 PM | Link to this

gentlemen, instead they showed a tech running back jumping over a crack in the concrete……first time they have had a player to do so in 9 years…problem is the tech running back tripped after he jumped over the tiny crack…nice team jackets..you choo choo train drivers haven’t had a highlight reel in 10 years ….you nerds defend espn.. and they are totally mocking the conference you pansies play in..course so is middle tennessee state…ya think maryland knows what conference middle tennessee plays….good luck buggies your gonna need it against the dawgs this year..to stay within 40 points

By rob

September 7, 2008 9:33 PM | Link to this

MARK MAY HATES GA. BECAUSE AS HE SAID WE(PITTSBURGH WHERE HE PLAYED)SHOULD HAVE PLAYED AGAINST ND IN ‘80 FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMP.I HEARD HIM SAY THAT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO ALSO ESPN USE TO HAVE A GUY(TREV ALBERTS)WHO LIKED GA. WHERE IS HE NOW?

By boots

September 7, 2008 9:35 PM | Link to this

Glad to see this article, because I watched both ESPN shows waiting for it. The funny thing was, during the promos during commercials on the college wrap-up show, they did show some stills of the “leap,” but they never mentioned it. Lame. Has to be one of the highlight clips of the month, and ESPN is too busy talking about Wisconsin, South Florida and Ohio State. The UGA highlights were about 3/4 of the way in to both programs. Crazy. I am starting to buy in to the whole ESPN conspiracy thing. What did we ever do to them?

By san diego jacket nerdo

September 7, 2008 9:37 PM | Link to this

i’d move to san diego too..if i were a jacket fan…out there they get georgia tech confused with georgia and they think you are a fan of a good football team……is that what you tell the fairies in san diego?

By Nick

September 7, 2008 9:37 PM | Link to this

So USC gets even more #1 votes this weekend after not playing and after seeing the only team they have played, Virginia, squeek by Richmond?? I don’t understand it at all. These are the same voters that ranked UGA #1 after the Sugar Bowl and officially did so prior to the season, then after one week (still a win) they drop them a spot, raise USC there and then keep them there after knowing that probably even GA Southern could beat Virginia. Give me a break. I realize it’s a long season and 1 or 2 doesn’t matter at the end of the regular season; you’re in with either ranking, but nonetheless it’s rediculous. Granted USC would have jumped up there after beating the crap out of OSU next week (who also showed how one-dimensional they are this weekend with the loss of ONE player). 1 or 2, I’d love to see UGA beat USC’s a* in Miami. Every Southerner would have to agree with that. Go Dogs!!

By Dawg stuck in Alabamastan

September 7, 2008 9:38 PM | Link to this

Ok so ESPN totally sucks and after watching Final this morning I am even more upset. Before going to commercial break they do show clips..albeit briefly of Mo Mas’s 1st TD pass and Moreno’s leap. So if they had the video…why not highlight it during the show???? Evil pure evil.

By granny moses insect

September 7, 2008 9:39 PM | Link to this

another insect gentlemen

By quaildawg

September 7, 2008 9:42 PM | Link to this

You have to be named Tebow, Have a Trojan as a mascot or Live in Ohio to get on ESPN. I guess us simple ol’ UGA fans just haven’t gotten that yet. I don’t know how we could have thought that Moreno’s run was more exciting than Ohio States “exciting” game they played yesterday. Nice bury job on UGA ESPN. 45 minutes into Sportscenter and we got ONE…Freakin ONE!!! Highlight. Number 2 in the country and that’s the best they could do. WHATEVER!!!

By T

September 7, 2008 9:42 PM | Link to this

Georgia beat up on the Sisters of the Poor and Knowshon jumps.. so what.. lets see how well he is jumping near the end of the season, and lets see how much woofing we hear out of Athens. I will bet… not much.

By BCS Slave

September 7, 2008 9:43 PM | Link to this

Uncle Dave,

Yes, I agree Freddy has hit it. But ESPN already says the SEC is the strongest conference. I don’t buy it that they will promote UGA more because they have a contract with the SEC. You could argue they promoted the Temple game this weekend, however brief it was. ESPN is trying to make money and like any company, they need to corner the market and diversify. That gets you more ad dollars. They know already that they have built in ratings with the fanbase in the SEC. They don’t have to promote UGA over USC or OSU and they won’t. So the problem remains…It is no conspiracy. It is just about money and it is not in ESPN’s best interest to promote one conference over another even if they have a broadcast agreement with one.

By markmaygay

September 7, 2008 9:43 PM | Link to this

get real=another insect …the tech blog is not cool enough because they play gardner webb in the upcoming schedule ……hope they aren’t in the same conference as middle tennessee state..tech is in trouble if they are

By KneeJerk

September 7, 2008 9:45 PM | Link to this

OK, you figured it out…ESPN fired Trev Alberts because he “liked UGA”. Seriously, do you listen to yourselves? How can you think that an objective fan would NOT find your comments funny? YOU BEAT CENTRAL MICHIGAN. When you start beating schools without a direction in their name, you’ll get your due publicity. Your jealousy of USC sounds like Jan Brady, “Marsha, Marsha, Marsha”

By MP

September 7, 2008 9:45 PM | Link to this

The DAWGS lost a little more ground to #1 USC in the coaches poll this morning. Fewer first places votes to UGA, more to USC and a bigger lead overall. Why are ya’ll not just going nuts over that and saying that the coaches are $crewing us too!?

By quaildawg

September 7, 2008 9:46 PM | Link to this

CHIP, Kudos for bringing it up!!! Bout darn time someone takes ESPN to task on a clear dropped ball. Bout as egregious as that PAC 10 blown call they went on and on about yesterday.

By ESPN SUCKS

September 7, 2008 9:46 PM | Link to this

Typical.

I did see Bowling Green, USF and UCF, etc…

There should have been more highlights from the SEC PERIOD - but they are smitten with those sorry teams from the West that face teams with no Defense.

ESPN - you suck!

By by cream puff jr. insect

September 7, 2008 9:48 PM | Link to this

the biggest cream puff we play is the cream puff right after thanksgiving

By hey cream puffs

September 7, 2008 9:50 PM | Link to this

i can tell you where i was when tech lost to furman, laughing aloud with the furman purple monsters

By 2 Cents Jimmy

September 7, 2008 9:51 PM | Link to this

Alabamastan: Your idiocy precedes you.

By mr. t=insect

September 7, 2008 9:55 PM | Link to this

another insect gentlemen, the cream puffs are here,,bzz,buzz, buzzzz, here we come into athens buzzing around with our flag boy the batton twirler…go nerds,, choo ,,choo,,,beat gardner webb, beat gardner webb

By True Braves Fan

September 7, 2008 9:57 PM | Link to this

I used to have the utmost respect for Mark Richt. But the bush league antics that he pulled at the Florida game last year, and now crying about the publicity his team gets makes me lose all respect I had for him.

By mp=insect

September 7, 2008 9:58 PM | Link to this

another insect gentleman,,he got off the train in atlanta and on to a real football blog…

By BCS Slave

September 7, 2008 9:58 PM | Link to this

The teasers are meant to keep us…the UGA fans…watching. Ratings.

As for lightening up…I won’t until we have a playoff and a better system for ranking. I don’t mind stating my agenda right up front. I will point out perceived bias as often as I can because only fan pressure has any hope of changing things. As long as the sheepish fans allow themselves to be led meekly to BC$ slaughter, we are stuck with this crap.

It doesn’t matter to me which teams get promoted by the media so long as every team has an equal chance to compete for titles. That goes for every team in the nation…not just the SEC. The only way for this to happen is a playoff between conference champions who actually won a championship GAME.

I would settle for major reforms regulating voting criteria and a voting accountability system in the polls and a plus one format. All teams vying for the NC must have played in a conf. champ. GAME. Polling would begin the day after those games are played. Then teams would be slotted into the major bowls according to their rankings. Still not a perfect system, but better than we have now.

GIVE US A PLAYOFF SYSTEM.

By knee jerk=insect

September 7, 2008 10:00 PM | Link to this

another insect gentlemen,,choo choo…choo choo

By ugasux84insect

September 7, 2008 10:06 PM | Link to this

expose the insects gentleman,,,i ‘ve got the insect spray…if the insect decide to build a train..get off the tracks..choo, choo, choo, choo…………..go jackets buzz em,, buzz , buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz

By Mike

September 7, 2008 10:07 PM | Link to this

it was NOT about who we beat..it was about 1 play stupid..it was great play made by a great player…this is why you stupid people should stick with your own team’s blog!

By true braves fan= true insect fan

September 7, 2008 10:13 PM | Link to this

both your teams are losers insect fan..go beat gardner webb and you’ll gain alot more respect? is that a pre-season college basketball game?

By dawgthabootyhunter

September 7, 2008 10:14 PM | Link to this

It is bull$*, the way they grope other teams. The reason being, all those pricks whom are on espn, graduated from those schools. Ex: herbstreit-ohio slate. You could even see it in his red face, as the chokeyes were getting thrashed in the championship game. Lee corso is a Jerry’s kid. He shouldn’t have any relevance @ all. How many people here heard of him before espn hired him? He and Sylvester (the gleater)holtz couldn’t predict the winner of a game, if their life depended on it. I do think USC deserves to be recognized. Or, anyone in the top 5 for all that matters. Ohio U. was smacking ohio slate around until the fourth quarter, and they give them about a minute of air time for that sloppy performance. On the other hand, you have UGA spanking the defending MAC champion of 2 years, with a QB that put up Tebow #’s, you blink your eyes and miss our highlight. Its sad how these PUNKS run college football. You remember folks how they kept a 14&0 AUBURN team out of the MNC in 2004. AUBURN would have walked the dog on either one of those teams, “THE EXPERTS” picked to go. Until they get an honest system and unbiased media, it will continue.

By dear mike

September 7, 2008 10:15 PM | Link to this

tech doesn’t have a team, brother

By LifelongDawg

September 7, 2008 10:16 PM | Link to this

ESPN has already decided that the path to Miami is clear for the winner of the OSU-USC game. Do they know something we don’t? I think not. What they know is that these guys don’t play another real team for the rest of the season. And they allow them to get away with it. Name the last time an SEC school was treated thusly. Can’t? I thought so. Our schedules are too tough, yet the SEC is punished for that. Remember, it took small miracles for LSU and UF to even get to the title game the last two years. Winning both has done little to sway opinions. Why else is USC again at the top instead of an SEC team?

By see you later fellow dawgs

September 7, 2008 10:18 PM | Link to this

call out the insects when you blog..they are real obvious to spot…they don’t talk alot around thanksgiving..bugs begin to go underground then

By Joe Mac

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

WHO FREAKIN CARES?

By Mike

September 7, 2008 10:20 PM | Link to this

why cant people READ before they comment.. he was ASKED about 1 play and like any good coach would do..he took up for his player and praised him since ESPN failed to do…and the FLA. crap is old news..get over it..funny how NO Fla. fan wants to talk about anything before 1990.. like it never happened..says ALOT about your loyalty to those players before that era…AGAIN..if you want to lose respect for someone..at least make sure you know why to begin with..and if you still have a problem with that then go back to THE TED (Turner Field)and stay off the UGA webpages!

By Lowcountry Dawg

September 7, 2008 10:24 PM | Link to this

It has become apparent to me that the ESPN crew has not been giving Ga the coverage that a team of their poll position would normally get. On the pre-season show- they barely mentioned us- and yet WE WERE RANKED #1!!! they gave more coverage to Florida, Ohio State, and USC. Then, the no show of Knowshon on ESPN ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED ME. I guarantee you-had that Percy Harvin or the Wells kid from OSU, you would have seen it over and over and over. Makes you wonder what the issue is, beacuse obviously there is something wrong. I think I might know the reasons. 1. Remember Jim Donnan went to work there after he was fired by UGA. There have been several comments made by ESPN commentators such as Corso, Fowler, etc to the effect that it was ridiculous for UGA to fire Donnan based on his record. Of course, they obviously don’t know the reason Donnan was fired. Not saying that Donnan threw UGA under the bus, but they, at the very least, made some wrong assumptions about the firing, and become defensive about”one of their own”. 2. Mark Richt has not made a secret of his Christian convictions. While he certainly is not the only Christian head college football coach, he has been more vocal about it- good for him!!!! The press, although sportscasters somewhat less so, is typically not kind to those who openly profess their faith. In fact, their have been posts in this paper that have been critical of coach Richt’s CHristianity; and some of the efforts he has made to provide voluntary venues for the players to excercise their faith.

Just my thoughts on why UGA has been getting the publicity snub from our friends at ESPN.

By LifelongDawg

September 7, 2008 10:29 PM | Link to this

Joe Mac,

Apparently a lot of people care or they wouldn’t be posting their opinions. If you don’t care I’m sure there are other sites you can visit. I’m not trying to be mean, but these blogs are here for the sharing of thoughts. If we didn’t care it would defeat the purpose, now wouldn’t it?

By AltamahaDawg

September 7, 2008 10:30 PM | Link to this

It already Sunday night and Gamer Henry hasn’t even been in here to tell us all how he was soooo right. Never mind the whole “I bet you dont score 50 deal”. 56 is not more than (his man crush) Clemson scored last year, so that proves even more how bad carolina is going to beat the Dawgs. Is that about right Henry?

By brandon

September 7, 2008 10:32 PM | Link to this

ESPN sucks! Moreno is the best football player in America right now. How could that leap not be shown? By the way UGA is just the 2nd ranked team in cfb.

By BCS Guru

September 7, 2008 10:33 PM | Link to this

I think the SEC should think strongly about dissolving itself and form a SEC East and a SEC West conference, not division. Because “No more than two teams from any single conference may play in BCS bowl games in a single year, regardless of whether they are automatic qualifiers or at-large picks”.

It’s not right that schools like Hawaii, Brigham Young, East Carolina, South Florida etc, get preferential treatment over current SEC 3-4-5, even 6 schools. I mean say Georgia beats LSU in the SEC Championship game, Georgia heads to Miami, LSU to New Orleans and Florida, Alabama, Auburn and Tennessee play in Florida bowls while Hawaii, Brigham Young, East Carolina, South Florida fill out the Orange, Fiesta and Rose?

Or, the above mentioned schools should fight Fox for their own “Notre Dame” clause-“Notre Dame will have an automatic berth if it is in the top eight of the final BCS Standings”.

By J-Mo

September 7, 2008 10:35 PM | Link to this

I didn’t read all the comments, so someone may have already said this, but someone has to have posted it to You Tube by now. Someone should start a chain e-mail with the link to the video, and then everyone will get the chance to see that amazing play. The only thing missing was Knowshon actually putting his hand out to do the Heisman pose while in mid-air.

By sean

September 7, 2008 10:39 PM | Link to this

USC couldve lost the entire offense to the bubonic plague and not got voted out of top spot. Last night they showed FL, OSU, and ECU twice before ever showing a Ga highlight. Not showing Moreno is definitely to keep Ga down from Heisman talk to any hype that would help them in recruiting over FL.

By Feet IN Tar

September 7, 2008 10:40 PM | Link to this

When UGa plays a real football team then wake me up ! Otherwise your offensive and defensive lines look like they have their feet in tar. Oh yeah cut out those silly penalties!

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

September 7, 2008 10:40 PM | Link to this

Alright Lowcountry Dawg. Monicker is a little to close to home here. Had this one going on bout 4 years now under this. Might want to reference yourself as Mt. P Dawg, West Ashley Dawg, Summerville Dawg. You know what I mean. No ill will meant here, but if you follow this blog we are rather particular about our pseudonyms.

Whatever happened to Trev Alberts?

GOOO DAWGS!!!

By LifelongDawg

September 7, 2008 10:41 PM | Link to this

We can all rest easy. ESPN has informed us that Ohio State struggled this past week because they were looking ahead to USC. And we thought it was because the Buckeyes are again overrated. Glad ESPN could set us straight.

By David Fraser

September 7, 2008 10:45 PM | Link to this

ESPN ie Mark May,Lee “I still think I’m a coach” Corso and Kirk “I’ve never really done more than talk a good game” Herbstreit have an anti SEC bias especially against Georgia; wouldn’t know an outstanding play if it smacked them in the face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Bubba Jr

September 7, 2008 10:49 PM | Link to this

The reason that ESPN loves those teams is because each of them has won a national championship in the past 8 years. Too bad UGAy hasn’t won one in almost 30 years. So put up or shut up!

By Barbie Doolies

September 7, 2008 10:58 PM | Link to this

Hi Dawg Fans… just to let you know we have extra shipments and large quantities of Pepto Bismol coming to the UGA Bookstore this week for next Saturdays Game against Spurrier’s Gamecocks. I will be there this week passing out the new Suicide Watch hot line phone number as well. Please hurry while quantities last. CYA there!…Barbie

By LifelongDawg

September 7, 2008 10:59 PM | Link to this

All I know is I’m glad OchreIdiot didn’t cross over here from the last blog. His Dr. Phil imitation was wearing thin.

sean, they’d vote USC for the very reason that USC had the plague. I can hear it now: “As if the Trojans didn’t have enough weapons, here they come with the highly lethal Black Death. This plague, ladies and gentleman is for real. Pete Carroll has outdone his usual superb job and recruited a real killer. For that reason I’ll have to go with USC as the consensus #1 until the rest of the country finds a vaccine.”

By Cuz

September 7, 2008 11:01 PM | Link to this

Shaddd up, Budda, …We dont need no Morenodingos running around looking foolish, USC and Ohio State just “Win Baby. Dawgs are Overrated,..and you Hicke will soon Pay the Price. Southerners Aint Diddly. My beau Brandon and I will be Cruising for a Brusing on Peidmont Manly Hills, looking for a Smooth Northern Operator that Owns Blocks..Not plays with them.

By Dancing Bears

September 7, 2008 11:07 PM | Link to this

UGA needs to get after their opponents or they will have trouble in the SEC this year. Both offensive and defensive lines look like a bunch of dancing bears on Captain Kangaroo. So much for improvement in the weight room that Chip Towers was raving and bragging about. UGA struggled at times against both these cupcakes. That wont cut in the SEC! Pathetic!

By LifelongDawg

September 7, 2008 11:09 PM | Link to this

Dont diss ESPN just because you boyz caint spell it. The diss us Kissing Cousings here in the Deep Confederate South because come ‘Crunch Time’, we have showed the Nation we are still having relations with our relatives.

By LifelongDawg

September 7, 2008 11:11 PM | Link to this

Altamaha,

You’re right about GamecockHenry. I haven’t seen a post from him since Thursday night. He sure had a lot to say before Vandy cleaned their clocks. Wonder if he still wants that bet with Cuz.

It’ll be a 3 TD lead by halftime against the flightless birds. East coast USC won’t score more than 10 against the Dawgs. Final score: UGA 38, Cocks 7.

By AltamahaDawg

September 7, 2008 11:11 PM | Link to this

I have a feeling we are going to see that hurdle highlight come the promo for the 3:30 CBS game. And I even bet gameday crew joke a bit how they missed it causing a Georgia uproar.

As Schlabach said, “..just relax and enjoy the season. The team is #2 in the country and you dont really want to be the #1 team right now”

One thing for sure. ESPN cannot ignore that there is an opposing team in the Spurrier game this weekend.

By genxdawg

September 7, 2008 11:13 PM | Link to this

CNN Sports and CNN Headline News had the play! I can GUARANTEE you of that FACT.

By BobbyinSAV

September 7, 2008 11:18 PM | Link to this

I’m one of the biggest dawg fans you will ever meet; but you can’t blame ESPN for a highlight that appeared on Fox TV; it states here in this article that what ESPN received was not the hurdle shot; Herbstreet used to pump Georgia up when no one else spoke up about CMR’s tremendous record OOC and on the road.

By LifelongDawg

September 7, 2008 11:20 PM | Link to this

The post from 11:09 isn’t really mine. Some retard thinks it’s cute to use my name. That, or he’s too stupid to think one up for himself.

This is my last post. I’ve had it with these lame-ss people who can’t stand a good dialog and screw it up with this crap. You guys enjoy. To whoever took my name: I’m sure you’re happy, jackss. Maybe someday someone can intrude on you.

By BCS Slave

September 7, 2008 11:29 PM | Link to this

BobbyinSav,

Go back and read the blog. It says a little more than that. Fox says ESPN had access to the game.

By RA

September 7, 2008 11:32 PM | Link to this

Is UGA’s first name Knowshon?

By Roger

September 7, 2008 11:33 PM | Link to this

Dan, Please stick thy finger up thy nose and go fly thee a kite…you pompous jerk!!!

By LifelongDawg

September 7, 2008 11:34 PM | Link to this

SEEYA

By southernassassin

September 7, 2008 11:37 PM | Link to this

Barbie Doolies

I hope you defer the shipment to the gamecock stadium where the game is going be played because after that performance against vandy i think the supplies would go to better use there.

By Tobias"Toby" Tobin ESPN

September 7, 2008 11:45 PM | Link to this

It has been called to our attention at ESPN that Georgia contingent were upset in our decision in programing concerning college football highlights of the day. We feel we have a professional staff at ESPN along with our wonderful and knowledgeable sport analyst team in Mark May, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit ,Lou Holtz and others. Please understand that our staff must sift through countless number of plays and determine which plays should be represented. We put much effort in this process when making these decisions. Unfortunately some plays cannot be shown due to time constraints and other reasons beyond our control. Our highly qualified staff makes decisions based on the level of competition and other scenarios as well. Therefore our staff felt Moreno’s play wasn’t justified to be shown because simply of the level of competition against Georgia in Central Michigan. When the University of Georgia plays a competitive football program and competes to a level that is sufficient to be shown on ESPN highlights then Georgia will be considered. Until that time comes, UGA Fans will need to quit calling our offices and quit whining. Tobias “Toby” Tobin V.P. ESPN Marketing & Programing Director

By Barbie Doolies

September 7, 2008 11:52 PM | Link to this

southernassassin…… Sorry but Pepto Bismol doesn’t work on gamecocks, for some strange reason those Cocks have an iron stomach.

By keno

September 8, 2008 12:02 AM | Link to this

Richt isn’t focusing on individual effort versus team effort. He’s clearly pushing for Moreno to get visibility with Heisman folks. It’s important for the program. It’s not a trivial pursuit where he (Richt) should be in the film room instead as someone wrote.

Tech Supporter who likes to see Georgia win (except against Tech)

By LT DAWG

September 8, 2008 12:04 AM | Link to this

Too much free time on your hands there to write a post like that “toby” how often did you chuckle writing that while splitting time with world of warcraft.

By get over it

September 8, 2008 12:08 AM | Link to this

wow, talk about an inferiority complex. Win more titles than 1 in 28 years and then you can complain. Just win and let things sort themselves out. THWG

By Anotherdawg

September 8, 2008 12:12 AM | Link to this

So Toby - what you are saying, if Moreno can somehow hurdle over one of the National Champion gamecocks next weekend (see Lou Holtz prediction - South Carolina versus Notre Dame for all the marbles) then, maybe ESPN will - - - -No, wait a minute, that’s not fair to Ohio State and Corso

By Tobias"Toby" Tobin ESPN

September 8, 2008 12:13 AM | Link to this

L T Dawg… Its past your bed time!

By Tobias"Toby" Tobin ESPN

September 8, 2008 12:16 AM | Link to this

BTW LT DAWG….. Mr. T says “Shut up Condescending Fool”

By Mr T

September 8, 2008 12:21 AM | Link to this

All you Fools need to shut up and go to bed and quit looking at porn on the internet!

By Tobias"Toby"isanidiot

September 8, 2008 12:24 AM | Link to this

Tobias,

Your ilk doesn’t have a good team, so you have to rag on those who do. Get a life, find a hobby, read a good book. Just make sure it doesn’t involve putting others down. You can do that, can’t you? You’re a sad man if you can’t.

By LifelongDawg

September 8, 2008 12:29 AM | Link to this

If you really want to see the future of America, look at Cuz’ Moms on the AJC Main page, ..T-Pain for hire, a cockroach with a “mike’ tranny, similar to Casey-Tiffany and his/her Beau..LT Dawg. Man to man, One to One, Greased Pig on a Hot Skillet “Rebel Hell” with an antecdote and K-Y. Toby had sex with UGA’s QB on You Tube.

By Lee

September 8, 2008 12:31 AM | Link to this

I watched ESPN last night, assuming that I would see the Moreno highlight. All I saw was East Carolina, OSU, BYU and of course Florida. This was after the Florida & Miami game, all they did was run highlights and talk to Tebow. As if most had not already seen the game since it was broadcast on ESPN! Pathetic!

By Refs at ESPN

September 8, 2008 12:36 AM | Link to this

Great comment Toby, When these Beverly Hillbillies finally play a “Decent Team’, We will then acknowledge you. If the polls are close come late in the season, Those two Patsies you played early will hurt you. It also helps to have been a contender recently, which wont happen while you play such a tough SEC Schedule. Now go back to kissing your brothers and sisters and having babies with three heads. Speaking of Cuz…….

By Hunk Erdown

September 8, 2008 12:37 AM | Link to this

Conspiracy theory or not, people watch sports center to catch scores and highlights from the day’s sports. I wasn’t a Redskins fan but I remember waiting to see if I could see Joe Theisman’s leg break right on tv, I heard about a horse race where a flock of pigeons caused a massive crash of horses and little jockeys getting crushed under foot… couldn’t wait to see it on SC. Heard about a formula one race where a car took off like a 747 into the air and flipped like 7 times killing the driver. A little tailback hurdling over a safety is something you hardly ever, if ever see… it shoulda been there.

Here’s how it shoulda went down, with a highlight of ECU and WV playing, Chris Berman says, “Is East Carolina for real, and (with the Knowshon heisman hop playing) who else will leap frog into this week’s top ten? Stay tuned for this and much more after the break”.

If you want to argue why they didn’t play it then have at it, but it damned sure should have been there, no matter if it was UGA or Wake Forest. Anyone who says it shouldn’t have been is just a Ga hater or a moron, or probably both…. Now, can we please move on?

By Villa Rica DAWG

September 8, 2008 12:43 AM | Link to this

Looks like ESPN is still p** about the $2.25 billion that they are going to be shelling out to the SEC over the next 15 years.

Hopefully, the folks that decide who gets the Heisman know how to get to YouTube…

By DirtyDawg

September 8, 2008 12:48 AM | Link to this

Schlabach is right. We’re just fine where we are. And as for the ESPN bunch, the more they ignore us or question us, the better it’ll be and the sweeter the wins will be.

We clearly will learn more about our guys every week. Saturday answered some questions from week one…next Saturday will answer some more. I try not to let my Bulldog mouth get ahead of my fast a*, but I believe we’ve got a ton of weapons and know how to use them. If we stay healthy, we’re certainly going to be in every game and have a better than even chance to win ‘em all.

As for Florida, I got to tell you guys, everybody kept saying that they were going to have a better running game this year to take some of the heat off Tebow - I didn’t see it - it was Tebow and Harvin, then nothing. If they keep using Tebow, and it certainly looks like they will given that UM says ‘you’ve got to let Tebow, be Tebow’, then they can expect him to stay dinged all year and limited in many of them. And Harvin (or Harbin, or whatever it is), he may have bulked himself up, but I see injury written all over him.

By david kidd

September 8, 2008 12:52 AM | Link to this

yes i do. in fact i think all of the media and all the networks is against our beloved dawgs. all they care about is ohio state,southern cal and Tebo!! thats ok, they did the same thing 28 years ago. i think an image such as knowshons leap is fit for sports illustrated cover or the sporting news. come on you guys, do you have the marbles to print it?

By david kidd

September 8, 2008 12:53 AM | Link to this

yes i do. in fact i think all of the media and all the networks is against our beloved dawgs. all they care about is ohio state,southern cal and Tebo!! thats ok, they did the same thing 28 years ago. i think an image such as knowshons leap is fit for sports illustrated cover or the sporting news. come on you guys, do you have the marbles to print it?

By Refs at ESPN

September 8, 2008 12:56 AM | Link to this

I’m a spastic ignoramus who makes stupid arguments. I say in one breath that playing patsy teams will hurt you, and in the next breath I say that playing a tough SEC schedule will hurt you. I’m stupid and don’t understand that it’s one or the other, but not both. I think I’ll kill myself. You better stop me. Guys…guys…you better stop me…guys…I’m serious…stop me…

By kevin

September 8, 2008 1:37 AM | Link to this

Okay.. Read enough…

2 consistent themes… I’ll address each…

1) Georgia fans are “whining” about the lack of respect we are getting: - The blogger who said that we weren’t a “marquee program” nationally is an idiot… Consistent top 10 performances & one of the winningest programs of the last 30 years… and better in the Richt era…
- People who vote in the Coaches & AP polls get most of their information from ESPN & online sites… If they don’t have all of the information, they can’t vote appropriately… Dismantling a program that has scored 30+ points in the last 7 games ain’t a bad job… Also addressing the fact that we stopped, yet again, a “legitimate” Heisman contender in his tracks (ie.. Tebow, Brennan)isn’t news worthy? Noone had a problem hyping up their “high powered” offense…

2) Georgia fans (and Coach Richt” are “whining” about the absolute lack of coverage for Moreno.. particularly the hurdle against CMU… -Outside the box thinking… 2 real reasons that this is aproblem… 1… Heisman Voters, much like the aforementioned pollsters, gather information to make their votes based on the information that they receive about each candidate… Anyone watching this kid, particularly watching such an athletic & energetic play, would understand how special he is…

2…. Recruiting is as instrumental in college football as calling the right plays… Having a coach defend a kid that’s busting his a* to get the crowd, and his team, pumped up for a decisive victory is the right move… And I think Coach Richt handled it appropriately… Just called a spade a spade….

So, in summation, I don’t blame the voices that defend the position that UGA is an illegitimate contender, and that Bulldawg Nation is whining… In the land of blind men, the one eyed man is king… Keep getting hyped up about your 10 & 11 win seasons… I’ll keep making money betting on whatever SEC team shows up that year to whip your teams a*…

My humble opinion

By Barkin'Dog

September 8, 2008 1:39 AM | Link to this

Hey, Dawg Fans… I don’t know if you checked it or not by now, but the web site Chip mentioned is pretty cool… all about Georgia Sports, called “TotalUGA.com” (although it is affiliated with ESPN ;-) I just read a couple of well written articles by the main guy, Brett Jensen. Great photos, too. Check it out soon, and Bookmark it, at: http://www.TotalUGA.com/

By Denver Dawg

September 8, 2008 1:41 AM | Link to this

Chip:

I just want to thank you for addressing this issue with Richt, the media and the fans. This is journalism at its best. Kudos to you.**

ESPN claims to be the Nation’s best sports news provider. They’ve now put themselves in the categories of NBC, ABC and Fox News - biased as h3ll. If a Florida or Georgia Tech running had performed a maneuver like Knowshon’s, I’d want to see it!! College football fans around the country got ripped off by ESPN.

By ESPNGotItWrong

September 8, 2008 2:16 AM | Link to this

ESPN doesn’t always get it right, but the problem this time is the defensive posture they’ve taken regarding their faux pas. They should admit that they missed out on one of the top plays of the season and let it go at that. Covering for the mistake is asinine, and lends credence to those looking for bias (which the network surely has).

By ESPNGotItWrong

September 8, 2008 2:16 AM | Link to this

ESPN doesn’t always get it right, but the problem this time is the defensive posture they’ve taken regarding their faux pas. They should admit that they missed out on one of the top plays of the season and let it go at that. Covering for the mistake is asinine, and lends credence to those looking for bias (which the network surely has).

By David C

September 8, 2008 2:40 AM | Link to this

ESPN did it on purpose, its funny we finally get up high in the rankings to start the season but ESPN as well as everyone else is still out to screw us, im telling you all we have is ourselves the media obviously still doesn’t care but once we get threw this season and get to the national championship game everyone will realize Georgia is the real deal

By ESPNGotItWrong

September 8, 2008 2:57 AM | Link to this

Different subject, but I wonder what Saban has on ESPN that keeps his profile so high with them. His coaching record certainly doesn’t justify the perception that he is among the all-time greats, which is what ESPN would have you believe. In 13 full seasons his teams have finished out of the rankings 7 times. He has 3 seasons with 5 or more losses, has lost 4 of his bowl games by double digits, and his winning percentage is lower than at least 5 other coaches in the SEC alone. So why all the love?

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

September 8, 2008 4:00 AM | Link to this

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All I know is despite Lou Holtz saying that Ohio State would beat Southern California and don’t you pick on Ohio State, that Ohio State dropped all the way to 5th in both the USA Today Coaches’ Show and dropped all the way to 5th in the AP Poll.

The AP Poll, you recall, had Ohio State No. 5 and UGA No. 2 last season - and, that is the only AP Poll shown for last season.

How did you miss it Chip Towers that what Coach Richt actually said exactly was “Knowshon Moreno has done this once before, in practice, and I redshirted him anyway. HOW STUPID IS THAT OF ME** ?

Georgia Tech is NOT in the Top 25 of either the Coaches’ Poll or AP Poll.

The entire ACC has 1 team ranked in the AP Poll, Weak Forest; and, they are only No. 20.

The SEC is now 17-3 Out-of-Conference to-date. The PAC-10 is 7-3. Against BCS Teams, the PAC-10 is only 3-2 and The SEC is 4-2.

” It’s not like they are some big powerful team, or nothing. ” Coach Steve Spurrier.

Spurrier just has not fit in at South Carolina. He doesn’t get the top recruits in the state of Florida anymore, and cannot even keep the top recruits in the state of South Carolina, losing those to UGA.

Spurrier came in as the Winningest SEC Coach in history. He has given that up too in his tenure at South Carolina.

1 time Steve Spurrier has beat Coach Richt and this is his 4th season with the LameCocks.

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

September 8, 2008 4:05 AM | Link to this

Spurrier Lost his 1st Bowl Game at South Carolina and doesn’t have a winning bowl record. Not at South Carolina and Not All-Time either.

5-Loss Seasons Spurrier’s 1st 2 seasons at South Carolina, now he has gone the wrong direction, losing 6 games last season : 1 more than I predicted for the LameCocks.

Now, he Loses to Intramural Vandy, just when Vandy lost all their players from last year’s team.

Spurrier has at least 5 more losses this year, and if he loses 6 more to make his record 5-7, it is quite obvious with all the rift with University Officials over who should be let in their school as a football player, Spurrier is GONE from South Carolina.

UGA brings in the high-powered No. 9 Total Offense in the NCAA, and Spurrier drags in the No. 76.

Knowshon Moreno comes in Ranked No. 18 in the nation in Rushing and has only carried the football 13 times a game.

Unable to establish the run, his quarterbacks are so bad, that he can’t even bring himself to throw his visor. We can only hope. And, their defense can’t even stop the rushing attack of Intramural Vandy.

Is it possible that Spurrier will admit that UGA is one of the most powerful Elite Football Programs in America, and that it is he, who is not ?

This is Steve Spurrier’s last failed season at South Carolina. His vision of SEC Championships have turned into dust, without recruiting and with a fan base that instills no value on the players to have a winning season.

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By BIGDAWGFAN

September 8, 2008 4:36 AM | Link to this

the problem at ESPN is Lou Holtz. He had to spend 20 minutes talking about East Carolina,and his baby boy. It is long past time to dump him. He does not like the SEC , and especailly Georgia.

By tdog

September 8, 2008 5:38 AM | Link to this

Come on, it was the Chippewas. Let’s at least play SC before we get all hyped up. I think Richt is starting to do his gimmick thing again. Please don’t change shirt colors every week or let the boys run all over the place and become the new Miami. We want to keep our class not crass.

By steve

September 8, 2008 6:05 AM | Link to this

ESPN and Mark Mayes and all those guys in Connecticut hate UGA.F them go DAWGS!!!!!!

By Joe

September 8, 2008 6:46 AM | Link to this

Do you think USC would have missed it if Reggie Bush did that at USC?

By hugo

September 8, 2008 6:52 AM | Link to this

When We go from 1 to 2 without probable cause, nothing surprises mee now.

By joey

September 8, 2008 6:56 AM | Link to this

It’s all about USC and Ohio state! F******* the rest…….

By RBM

September 8, 2008 6:58 AM | Link to this

If it is not USC or Ohio State, ESPN doesn’t care about it. The only exception to that rule in the south is Florida.

By mike addington

September 8, 2008 7:01 AM | Link to this

I did notice how Georgia was buried in the Saturday postgames coverage,without much mention during the preceding week as well and also on their Web site. I’m about sick of Game Day and hearing about Ohio State constantly. Think I’ll find other outlets for my sports or do without until Game Time. Better yet, how ‘bout a little competition. This is America, folks. Get on it!

By SlickWillie

September 8, 2008 7:11 AM | Link to this

The fact that he hurdled a defender is one thing, but he only gained another yard or so. If he had scored, ESPN and every one else would be running the tape. It was not that big of a deal, except for you dog fans.

By SickandTired

September 8, 2008 7:13 AM | Link to this

Hey Saint Mark, I think you ought to be worried about South Carolina instead of what plays your thugs make get on ESPN. Seems to me Spurrier handed you your a$$ last year. Or you could just run outside and cry, “mommie, mommie they don’t like us.”

By Jeff Patton

September 8, 2008 7:37 AM | Link to this

SickandTired of YOU posting on the DAWG Blog!

GO DAWGS!

By SportsFan

September 8, 2008 7:47 AM | Link to this

Get over it…it was against Central Mich. Do is against UF, UT, or AUB and we’ll see it on Sports Center…

By Randy

September 8, 2008 7:57 AM | Link to this

The reason is simple…Georgia is irrelevant. Everyone knows they won’t win a national championship, everyone hates a “Showboat” and Mark Richt and the p** puppies fill both of those slots.

By Dean

September 8, 2008 8:07 AM | Link to this

Knowshon’s run was a great play, but it was nothing new. The leap over a defensive player was perfected a few years ago by Brian Leonard of Rutgers. It was called the Leonard Leap. He’s even done it in the NFL with the Rams.

By bill

September 8, 2008 8:08 AM | Link to this

UGA SUCKS….WE HATE UGE. THEY STINK …ROTTEN FANS. NASTY A*****. HOPE UGA GETS CREAMED…IT WILL HAPPEN…LOSERS…

By nan

September 8, 2008 8:11 AM | Link to this

GET OVER YOURSELF GEORGIA. YOUR SO STUPID YOUR FANS HAVE TO CONSTANTLY SPELL SPELL YOUR NAME. SPELLING LESSONS. GEORGIA LOSERS…

By Kiner

September 8, 2008 8:11 AM | Link to this

This news just in: Local sports reports completely miss footage of neighbor emptying his bowels. Instead, they have special segment entitled “Get a Life.”

By Florida Dawg

September 8, 2008 8:12 AM | Link to this

I was in a sports bar watching this play and everyone was in awe…even the Gators! They see him coming….. You guys are right…if it was a Big 10 school, ESPN would have been tripping over theirselves to show it. And to the moron that says do it against a Florida or Tenn? I think one of our other guys did it to Tenn…as in Herschel? No? Your teams are on the schedule…we’ll see.

By George

September 8, 2008 8:18 AM | Link to this

are yall really whining about this??????? Wow this just proves once again there is not a fan base in the country that b*** and moans more than the IDIOTIC dawg nation. Speaking of crying I have one request for the dawg nation. After Sat when yall are in mourning due to a loss at a horrendous SC team please keep the environment in mind and shed your tears over lake lanier so we can fill the lake back up. Thanks

By Neal

September 8, 2008 8:22 AM | Link to this

F* ESPN. I can’t stand most of the people on that network anyway. To Bill, the only LOSER is YOU! The run was the highlight of the day. It doesn’t surprise me that those idiots didn’t show it. If Tebow had done it, they would have shown it from 25 different angles for half of Sportscenter. GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!! Also, F Fox and F** the pollsters.

By lance

September 8, 2008 8:27 AM | Link to this

ESPN is becoming a jock sniffing JOKE! They are so far up the butts of USC and OSU they can not see anything else. I would love to see Moreno when the Heisman and then give ESPN the Heisman in return at his acceptance speach - something like this - I won this award in spite of ESPN.

By Coach Smith

September 8, 2008 8:29 AM | Link to this

For the people who say quit whinning

NOBODY is WHINING and IT DOES MATTER WHAT ESPN SHOWS

It matters because they have SOOOO MUCH INFLUENCE over the POLLS!!!!!

That was evident last year on the last weekend when all of the talking heads at ESPN immediately started knocking UGA and saying someone else should be in the NCG

And guess what…by the time they were finished bashing UGA, Georgia not only didn’t move up (the way Ohio St did) BUT THEY MOVED DOWN!!!!!!!

So YES it does matter how the ESPN people and shows talk about UGA and portray UGA

By Bait

September 8, 2008 8:33 AM | Link to this

If that was Beanie Wells, Lou Holtz would have slobbered all over himself (not that he doesn’t anyhow), Mark May would have had a staffer look up a 12 syllable word to describe acrobatics, and Pretty Boy wouldn’t have been able to stand-up without embarassing himself (if you know what I mean)……………

By Joel in ATL

September 8, 2008 8:38 AM | Link to this

This is nothing new wioth ESPN. Their bias runs deep. The is no way this wasn’t a “Top 10” play. That’s why I wasn’t that thriled about ESPN picking up the SEC over the next 15 years. ESPN is going to bury GEorgia each week and I’m loving it, they know the Dawgs are that good. Also they are waiting on the ASU game. They want to see if the Dawgs are for real by winning outside the Southeast Region. Oh well oh well the same reason Knowshon’s leap wasn’t shown is the same reason Georgia played Hawaii last season.

By Kiner

September 8, 2008 8:39 AM | Link to this

Pretty funny, Bait. And I can’t argue against what you’re sayiing.

By Andy in Ohio

September 8, 2008 8:40 AM | Link to this

I think we’ll see it later in the year on Gameday coverage, maybe this next week since the UGA vs. USC game should occupy a bit more airtime than the previous weeks. Then again you have the big USC and OSU game the same day, so I imagine that’ll occupy most of the timeslot. I don’t think it was done on purpose or anything, but it could have definitely boosted Moreno’s chances in the Heisman race to have it on national tv.

By Tinkydog

September 8, 2008 8:42 AM | Link to this

I think they’re still PO’d about how bad the Dogs beat up on Hawaii and little ‘ol Colt in the Sugar Bowl. Hawaii and Colt were the darlings of ESPN and their “anal-lyst” then they played a real football team. Too f*ing bad! Go Dogs!! BTW, can you still get a major in basket weaving engineering at GT?

By south georgia dog

September 8, 2008 8:45 AM | Link to this

Mark May doesn’t like georgia because when he played for Pitt against Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, he was called the “N” word by many good ole boy fans!

By Dawgfanforlife

September 8, 2008 8:46 AM | Link to this

I’m not a conspiracy nutt but for some reason there does seem to be some negative bias against UGA on ESPN. In this case I’m not sure that I believe ESPN’s version. I say this mainly because I was as shocked that this didn’t make the top plays but then I watched College Game Day Final. Reece Davis, Holtz and Mark May focused on the Demarcus Dobbs interception which I thought was a pretty good play in it’s own right. However, they took a negative spin. As Dobbs was returning the interception for a touch down Mark Mays comments was September, October, November, December, January!!! Clearly mocking Dobbs for his speed and then Holtz chimes in with I thought Georgia had more speed on Defense than that. How can UGA fans not feel that there’s some anti UGA sentiment?

John

By ebp

September 8, 2008 8:52 AM | Link to this

won’t to know what our Southern family thinks of ESPN and their coverage. When we have had enough of their biased slamming of UGA, we mute the coverage so we can watch the dawgs kick some butt but not hear the ###holes who are obviously very biased against this school, this football team, the players, the coaches, etc., etc. This is done in main house as well as all the grown children that now live in their own houses. We all agree that ESPN is over the top and it shows. Wish that anybody would takeover all of ESPN coverage so we could delete them forever from our TV!!!!

By srcdawgrome

September 8, 2008 8:54 AM | Link to this

ESPN=ABC=(Another Bad Company) OHIO STATE you should be grateful it wasn’t an SEC team on Saturday. You get spanked this week. DAWGS cover spread + 10 this week.

By Paul

September 8, 2008 8:58 AM | Link to this

From the start of the year ESPN was putting UGA down. If they were not ranked #1 to start with there would not have been much of anything on the Dawgs. I too was looking for the replay. For the past two weeks you see only a couple of replays and that is it. OSU almost lost to william and mary school for the blind…wait it was only william…mary has quit. And they get more air time. USC didn’t play and were talked about more. I guess if UGA loses then it will be. See we told you they were not that good.

By mdawg

September 8, 2008 9:02 AM | Link to this

chip - great topic. thanks for keeping an eye out for us dawg fans!

By BlackberryCobbler

September 8, 2008 9:08 AM | Link to this

Any team that gives up 21 points to Ga Southern and 17 to Central Mich should have more serious things to worry about that ESPN.

UGA better get manned up and ready. The 2 gimmes are now history and the real games start this week with Carolina. Give up 21 or 17 or more to SC and you’ll go home a loser.

By no uga love

September 8, 2008 9:27 AM | Link to this

I thought it was funny that of all the offensive highlights in that game that all ESPN chose to show was the interception for the touchdown by Demarcus Dobbs.Holtz made a smart* comment saying that he thought UGA had more speed than that. Come on, this was a 282lb limemen. Then again his next comment was to bad mouth his own sons victory over yet another ranked team. Give me a break. That’s real class.

By ddawg

September 8, 2008 9:30 AM | Link to this

ESPN has prioritites and agendas just like the major news newtworks. They needed to spend more time fretting over “beanies” toe than the whole GA game. They have their favorite teams they push just like the mainstream media has their candidate to push. USC will crush OSU sat and ESPN will blame it on “beanies” toe. Great teams will be brushed aside while promoting OSU. Its tiring.

By Ryan

September 8, 2008 9:36 AM | Link to this

Didn’t the SEC just sign some huge multi-jillion dollar contract with ESPN? Seems logical they would be falling over themselves to get good film from an SEC school. Certainly makes the boys on the CBS Sports show look a little more interesting.

By 22oz

September 8, 2008 9:37 AM | Link to this

I was very surprised when i saw the highlights on espnnews that the leap wasn’t in there. But thats par for the course. Its the same in baseball, where anytime someone for the Yankees or Red Sox sneezes, they’re on it. Or when Brett Favre goes to get the mail.

By tardawg

September 8, 2008 9:41 AM | Link to this

ESPN is waiting for UGA to lose then it will be big for them, The dawgs aren’t so fancy they go out smash mouth football its not the spread offense or the 400 yard passing, but UGA,ECU has shown smah mouth football is good .

By Harold

September 8, 2008 9:41 AM | Link to this

Everyone around us in the stands on saturday was kidding around about how many times we’d see that on ESPN this week. I guess the joke was on us. Of course I like the idea of the Dawgs not getting their due, maybe it just keeps them incented or incensed.

By HomeDawg

September 8, 2008 9:45 AM | Link to this

Both USC’s are directional schools.

By bohgey

September 8, 2008 9:46 AM | Link to this

I’ll let you know exactly what happens with Mark May, Lou Holtz and company is that they show their bias against Georgia. No one thinks UGA can get to that game this January, and Lou Holtz hates our guts because we made fun of him while he was the figure head in South Carolina. Well, that and he spits on his food if and when he blesses it. You can’t see it, but Mark May has a clear piece of glass between him and Lou. Kind of similar to a sneeze guard at a salad bar. Trev Alberts was always a good backer for Georgia. I saw him on CBS College Sports TV the other day, so he got smart and bolted. Knowshon could run for 500 yards and pass for another 300 and neither Lou Holtz or Mark May would call it a “Helmet Sticker Performance.” Lou has too much pride, and May just doesn’t like us. Which is fine. Lou probably has grabbed Mark May by the glasses and screamed at him so much Mark just loves him. That and Mark kisses his behind so that he may get that coveted invitation to Augusta National. I hope that when they do drive down, the course is closed.

By laugh out loud and often

September 8, 2008 9:47 AM | Link to this

just saw a highlight of tech’s heisman candidate and he didn’t quite clear the crack in the concrete. tech guys aren’t real athletic..8 in a row against the insects this year regardless of whether we win another game before thanksgiving….georgia is now guaranteed three wins…ga. southern, central michigan, and ga. tech …boy our out of conference schedule is terrible ..you tech guys are absolutely correct..you add a weak acc school to the other two out of conference games and our strength of schedule is really weak out of conference.

By GoTigers

September 8, 2008 9:48 AM | Link to this

Please, for the love of god, Dawgs beat the Gamecocks badly. I root for UGA one time a year, and last year I was disappointed. Coot fans are the worst in the country when they win any game, more so when its someone like UGA. I hope Richt puts 60 on them. Go Tigers(Clemson) and Dawgs.

By McFunkdikschlaben

September 8, 2008 9:52 AM | Link to this

The national sports media is completely leaving UGA out of their discussion. Brent Musberger and Kirk Herbstreit on the opening weekend talked for 20 minutes about the SEC and nary a mention about UGA. For crying out loud we were the number one team in the country and all they could talk about was Florida, Alabama and LSU. Give me a break. Then the rest of the media barfed on us by voting USC #1.

Forget the media… just keep winning and UGA will get their due.

By dear go tigers

September 8, 2008 9:55 AM | Link to this

i am a fan of your team once a year, when you play the insects from the choo, choo engine building school in atlanta…course clemson usually beats them…so you don’t need alot of help

By Dixie Dog

September 8, 2008 9:56 AM | Link to this

No surprise that they missed it. Try changing the helmet to ND, USC, OSU or UF and they’ll put it on the highlight reel for the next 10 years. ESPN has become somewhat of a joke. They smack of siding with certain teams and knowingly or unknowingly (sure) influence rankings. College football needs a competitor that is “fair and balanced.”

By dear richtl detractors

September 8, 2008 9:58 AM | Link to this

richt isn’t whining , he’s defending one of his players, who should be a heisman candidate, because of his play on the field…regardless of who saw it it was an excellent play

By J. Dirt

September 8, 2008 9:59 AM | Link to this

I GOT THE POO ON ME!

By Micah

September 8, 2008 10:03 AM | Link to this

Big deal. The tight end from Missouri did the same thing TWICE in the Illinois game to begin the season. Georgia fans need to realize that there is more to the world than the Bulldogs or the SEC.

I’m more impressed when a 260lbs. tight end leaps a DB than when a 200lbs. RB does it.

By Crappy

September 8, 2008 10:03 AM | Link to this

ESPN sucks!!! Period. They played the Southern Florida highlights 15 times to the #2 team in the country. Pathetic!!!

By DawgFan24

September 8, 2008 10:04 AM | Link to this

Myself, that Chippewaw defender, and the rest of the Dawg Nation saw it, and will remember it…that’s all that matters.

Besides, Knowshon is such a stud, I doubt that he even cares it wasnt shown. We all know what he can do, and Mark May (I still can’t believe it) did mention Knowshon for Heisman in the wrap up show.

I suspect there will be plenty more highlights from Knowshon for ESPN during the remainder of the year !!!!

By Ron

September 8, 2008 10:10 AM | Link to this

If ESPN sez that it wasn’t on the highlight package sent by satellite, then why did I see the leap on ESPN-U on their version of Sportscenter on Sunday? I’ve worked at ESPN freelance and have been in the TV business for almost 30 years-they record EVERYTHING- they have people log the highlights of almost EVERY game-espcially the top 10 teams. If it didn’t make the show on ESPN it had to be a deliberate decision. RSPN LIED. If you also noticed their “helmet sticker” segment and their “top performances” segments, Knowshon WASN’T EVEN MENTIONED even though he had almost 200 yards rushing! I speak from experience behind the scenes from working in TV sports for decades-the media LOVES N.D., USC, OHIO ST., OKLA, MICH, FLA, TEXAS. UGA gets no respect-didn’t in 1980 when we won the title-remember they moved ND up 7 or 8 spots in the polls right before the Sugar Bowl because they hoped ND could win a title for Dan Devine’s last year agianst the “lucky dogs”? UGA doesn’t get respect because we don’t feel the need to run up the score to impress anyone- Dooley and Richt don’t believe in it. And don’t bother listening to Holtz-he hates UGA-but who cares? Every college team he’s coached ended up on probation after he left-EVERY ONE-LOU HOLTZ IS A CHEATER. My advice to the Dawg fans-cheer the Dawgs hard, and don’t expect any help or kind words from the media-they just flat out don’t like UGA.

By mecca12

September 8, 2008 10:11 AM | Link to this

WHO CARES!!!!! YOU GUYS WANT TO WHINE LIKE LITTLE BABIES CAUSE THEY DIDNT SHOW A STUPID HIGHLIGHT FROM THE GAME….GA SUCKS ANYWAY..I BET MORENO DOESNT WIN THE HEISMAN AND THAT GA WONT MAKE IT TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME…THEN YA’LL WILL WHINE ABOUT THAT TOOO!!!!!

By Lex Luthor

September 8, 2008 10:16 AM | Link to this

You’re talking about the “sports” network that shows poker 10 hours a day.

By Tim

September 8, 2008 10:18 AM | Link to this

I am so sick and tired of hearing UGA fans cry. For all this supposedly UGA bias, look no further than CBS where Verne Lundquist is the biggest UGA homer there is. It’s obvious in his telecast. And that airhead Tracy Wolfson.

He was so in love with David Greene and David Pollack and he still talks about it.

I can’t wait to see UGA go down. I am so sick, sick, sick and tired of hearing about the self-proclaimed national champions.

BTW, take Knowshown with you!!! I’m tired of hearing about him too.

By McDawg

September 8, 2008 10:18 AM | Link to this

Let’s see: Herbstreet: Ohio State Rece Davis: Alabama Mark May: Pitt The Idiot: ND, Carolina, and don’t forget Jr. at E. Carolina

Other ESPN favorites: USC because they are the only school west of the Mississippi worth a crap, Tebow, poor hurricaine ridden LSU, and anywhere Corso coached.

P** on ESPN. I’ll watch the games with the sound muted and never watch Game Day!

By GT Fan is Disappointed

September 8, 2008 10:19 AM | Link to this

I was watching the game will talking to my Bulldog lover Brother Toombs and it was and awesome run Pulps! Give them hell Coach Richts!!

By SlickWillie

September 8, 2008 10:20 AM | Link to this

Oh BooooooooooooHoooooooooo, ESPN is so biased toward the dogs because of a film clip etc. What are you going to do when you lose a game? All the bridges on the Interstate will be jammed from all of the jumping. Maybe ESPN will cover it. There is hope.

By murfdawg

September 8, 2008 10:20 AM | Link to this

Blackberry Cobbler

What an interesting insight you have about UGA. While we did give up 38 points in the first two games, did you notice that we scored 101? we could be in trouble againts SC because we don’t have a running back like the second team one from Vandy who gashed “the best defense in the SEC”. All we have is poor pitifull little Knowshon, crippled hobbled only played in two games in two years Caleb king, and a freshman who is only 17 years old, Richard Samuels. What chance do we have against any team coached by not one but two Spurriers? This is a C** team that has lost 6 out of the last 7 games they have played. If you think Spurrier was the reason Fla dominated us in the 90s, then you probably think the rooster crowing is the reason the sun comes up in the morning. See you in Columbia.

By Alex

September 8, 2008 10:22 AM | Link to this

DAN MUST BE A FLORIDA FAN!! I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOUR COLLECTION OF JEAN SHORTS!!

By Fort Worth Dawg

September 8, 2008 10:24 AM | Link to this

Hey Chip I know it’s early but I am curious as to how many records that appear to be subject to being broken this year. I am especially curious about the single season touchdown record (or the record for Sophomores). With all the extra points I thought Blair Walsh might be racking up points, but I believe he has only hit one field goal. As I recall Coach Dooley never let Herschel get close to breaking the UGA record for running yards in a game - I want to say the record was something like 260 (and I don’t think it was broken after Herschel).

By Mark

September 8, 2008 10:28 AM | Link to this

If it had been tebow or USC, they would have interupted regular programming! They hate UGA and cant stand to see them kick a*!

By MDawg

September 8, 2008 10:30 AM | Link to this

I Tivo’ed the College Football Final while watching I couldn’t believe all they showed was the interception. If you only going to show a couple of highlights then the Knowshon hurdling play deservers to be shown. How can you show full highlights of a lower level games & show like one highlight each from SEC games then say the SEC is the best conference?!? If it is then show the SEC then fit in everyone else! You wonder if it’ll be different next year when ESPN has rights to all the games not on CBS. Since ESPNU is now going to get wider distribution take it, ESPN2 or Classic & make them all SEC on college football Saturdays! With there own shows geared toward the SEC with people on the shows with SEC ties. They told Slive “you don’t need your own network” so now act like it & deliver the coverage the SEC deservers! Lou Holts & Mark May SUCK! They need to show less of them & more Highlights! Holtz is such a blowhard he even downplayed his son’s team big victories. Glad he’s not my dad! If ever you going to be given a free pass to play favorites & be a homer that’s it. Instead his head is still up SC’s & Suppier rear! If that Ohio State Vs USC game is a nail bitter then watch out ESPN will push to have then ranked 1 & 2. Then UGA will have even more pressure to run the table.

Does the NFLN or FSN have College football highlight shows? If so they’ve got to be better than what College Football Final has become!

By DawgBoy

September 8, 2008 10:30 AM | Link to this

You DAWGS are begging for some type of RELEVANCE! Why don`t Knowshon leap over a Gator, Gamecock or Tiger? When you guys are playing a REAL team, your highlights can be shown on ESPN! Nobody wants to see GA destroying the equivelant of a high school team…lol…get a life PUPS! Just get ready to answer for running out on that field in Jacksonville…you can bet on that! Go Gators!!!

By Dawg Fud

September 8, 2008 10:31 AM | Link to this

I was fortunate to see it in person and it was electrifying. The entire crowd went nuts.

I loved it, and I loved the victory!

Knowshon is just plain fun to watch.

By DawgGirl

September 8, 2008 10:37 AM | Link to this

Typical of ESPN…as if we needed more proof of their dislike of UGA, it’s more than obvious every time they carry a game or report on it.

By Alex

September 8, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this

Hey Bill, I can tell that you might be slow(you know, DUMB). You do live in the south retard!! How bout you and Herbstreet go SUCK IT!!!! GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!

By Mike

September 8, 2008 10:45 AM | Link to this

It is interesting to read comments from idiots that have anything to say other than that clip should have been included in ESPN’s review. You know for a fact that if they had attended UGA or it was their school they would feel the same way. And by the way, if you did not go to UGA go some place else with you comments because we are not interested!!!!!!

By Brown

September 8, 2008 10:55 AM | Link to this

I believe it is a conspiracy ! Espn has lou the lisperer holts and mark i wish i was married to a trojan may doing their show each week. Neither of these supposed football gurus say nothing good about GA football or The SEC. If a comment is made it is tougue and cheek or some how thrown in with how Notre dame or Ohio state is now competing the rest of the nation. Give us a break!!! Corso and Herbstreit are only a little better the bert and ernie that is on with Fowler.

By atl4canes

September 8, 2008 10:57 AM | Link to this

Why don’t inbred dawg fans act like you’ve been there before… Oh, that’s right, you haven’t!!!!!!!!!!

By Ramblin Wrecker

September 8, 2008 11:04 AM | Link to this

Even as a Tech fan, I think that was crap. How can an amazing athletic play like that get overlooked? I guess the question that everyone should be asking is, if Joe McKnight from USC had done that would the highlight have been overlooked? Or Pat White? Or Tim Tebow? I don’t know if there is some bias against UGA with ESPN, but I remember thinking how little they covered Calvin Johnson’s escapades that were no less amazing. I know they showed Beanie Wells’ wimpy a* hurting his foot over and over, but Moreno hurdling a whole defender is yawn material. ESPN sucks pretty bad these days, but I thought it was just the analysts.

By P Dawg

September 8, 2008 11:08 AM | Link to this

I agree it should have been noticed but I’ll bet when he starts doing it against the better teams, he’ll be on there.

By Mark C.

September 8, 2008 11:13 AM | Link to this

What do you expect? It’s ESPN. They give college football one hour a week to wrap up everything that happened. Then they spend the half the show giving fake pep talks and playing court.

By Mike

September 8, 2008 11:24 AM | Link to this

Typical of ESPN and what we have known all along- totally against UGA- Screw them- hate that the SEC has given them the SEC game package- Funny that ESPN loves to show 10 minutes of “highlights” of their bed partner USC beating the powerhouse UVA. Like I said- screw ESPN

By physicsDawg

September 8, 2008 11:25 AM | Link to this

No ESPN coverage, and Most of our big games being on CBS, is THE BEST thing that can happen this year. “Who’s that #2 team that drove all the way through to the NCAA championship this year?” “Why didn’t ESPN ever show them?” That’ll be a great day, when ESPN is left in the cold…

By Freaky

September 8, 2008 11:26 AM | Link to this

That is absolutely ludicrous. If that had been Tebow or Beanie it would have #1 top play of the day on ESPN. We are all very aware of how ESPN views the Dogs. That play was so unusual; it should have been widely viewed.

By jfergNCdawg

September 8, 2008 11:27 AM | Link to this

* I would like to point out that Kirk listed his top 10 places he’d like to see GameDay go to in 2008. #1 is UGA—which he sadly admits GameDay has not visisted Athens in 10 years!!!!! So, maybe Kirk is quitly on our side…very quitly though! *

By AltamahaDawg

September 8, 2008 11:27 AM | Link to this

AW shuck Timmy, its so simple, stop reading about UGA and you won’t be so sick of it. And you wouldn’t even hurt our feeling. Bad news though. You think its bad now? Just wait!

By Scott

September 8, 2008 11:28 AM | Link to this

I really can’t believe this is what makes news these days.

All off-season, Moreno and Beanie Wells have been called the best players in the country. All off season, your team has been pumped up in the media, including ESPN. You were ranked number one, remember? There has been NO shortage of UGA coverage, and that’s the way it should be. One of the best teams in the country.

But just because EVERYONE, ie, Mark May, etc, doesn’t think you are the best, he’s anti-UGA? Maybe when Stafford lives up to his potential that EVERYONE thinks he has (including me). Maybe when you’re receivers make the catches they need to make in big games. Maybe THEN, you will get the respect you THINK you deserve. Get into the meat of your schedule and try to get through it with less than 2 losses. Then you can worry about the credit.

You guys are starting to sound like Alabama fans… Self-annointed

I like Mark Richt, and I don’t take issue with this topic coming up or the fact that he addressed it. But for it to lead to a story is ridiculous.

Good luck with this schedule Dawgs.

By saint nick

September 8, 2008 11:30 AM | Link to this

Please stop your whining!!!!Why would ESPN show Moreno jumping over a FALLING DEFENDER??????Ga fans take a deep breath and settle down. It doesn’t matter if your 1 or 2, as long as you get in the title game, BUT first you have to take care of business for 10 more weeks!!!Win 11 more then worry where you are in the polls. With that schedule, the BCS computers will lite up like time square!!!Relax and win your games and it will always work out, just ask Tubbs.RTR

By Tony in Johns Creek

September 8, 2008 11:31 AM | Link to this

Look, we need to have a College Football Network, like the NFL network so ESPN has less influence and then we won’t have to put up with this rediculous bias. Mark May has NEVER picked Georgia against ANYONE. Everytime Lou Holtz talks about Georgia, he says he always “underrates” Georgia when he watches their highlights… they aren’t paying any attention to us and are clueless… The Gator Lovefest is just nauseating… Tebow is a great Christian, that’s great, but joining him on workouts, showing a piece on him every week, Gameday in Gainesville more than any other location by a mile.. going to their spring game? UF lost four games last year! Where is the logic?… All of the Ohio State coverage over mediocre Ohio and Notre Dame talk all day is just rediculous… Trev Alberts and Craig James and Todd Blackledge all need to start up a network… It’s like they are told not to mention us, and when they do, you see disdain on Herbstreits face (last year when he had the assignment to promote Georgia for the NC game in a piece.) I wish their was an alternative on another network.

By Scott

September 8, 2008 11:32 AM | Link to this

And one more thing… ESPN anti-SEC??? Herbstreet and Fowler do nothing but praise the conference. It’s top teams, it’s depth, it’s difficulty, it’s fans, it;s tailgating, etc.

Get over it. The play should have been on and it wasn’t.

By Kendawg

September 8, 2008 11:34 AM | Link to this

Whether it was on ESPN or not, it looked like an amazing play to me. I thought Knowshon couldn’t get any better than he was last year. Boy, was I wrong! I’m just glad we’ve got him and Stafford. Was that a good recruiting class or what? Not to mention Reshad Jones, who is in the same class.

By mike

September 8, 2008 11:42 AM | Link to this

Who the heck wants ESPN Gameday in Athens?? I hope they never come back- will be great when UGA goes all the way and ESPN didnt even show them…then people can really see why the network is a f Joke!!!!

By dan

September 8, 2008 12:18 PM | Link to this

ESPN is the most worthless excuse of a channel I’ve ever seen. College gameday used to be entertaining, but now it’s just awful. This is why Div-I college football sucks. The media controls too much of it and it’s all perception. People talk about UGA being not being a dynasty, but they have won 10 games or more 5 of the last 7 seasons and have done so in the best conference in the land. Compare this to Miami or Florida State in the 1990’s, who played 3 tough games a year( most of which were outside their conference) with an easy schedule in their conference. Then they’d get invited to play in the National Title game whether they deserved it or not. And I’m suppossed to respect them for being a dynasty? Don’t get me wrong, those Hurrincane and Seminole teams were pretty talented, and I’m not saying they wouldn’t be successful in the SEC of today. But no team in the SEC is going to win 9 consecutive conference titles in a row and they certainly aren’t going to be in the National Title game every other year. It just isn’t going to happen.

By BCS Guru

September 8, 2008 12:18 PM | Link to this

To me it doesn’t do the SEC any good to have 5 teams ranked in the top 10 if only 2 of them can play in BCS bowl games.

I’m a Georgia fan through and through and though I hate Florida, LSU, Alabama, Auburn and Tennessee with a passion, I would hate for them to get slighted for a Major Bowl just so pansy a@@ conferences can get their top team in.

The top 10 teams should play in the top 5-bowl games period, regardless of conference (or conference championship outcome since the PAC 10 and Big 10 don’t have one-with good reason I might add).

In my opinion, every SEC school should petition FOX and get a “Notre Dame” bowl clause.

By southernassassin

September 8, 2008 12:23 PM | Link to this

saint nick

Falling defender?Did you even see the play?The guy squated for a leg tackle and then went upward.

By Moe Ron

September 8, 2008 12:24 PM | Link to this

At first I was surprised that Knowshon’s run didn’t make it on ESPN and then I considered their “hosts”. Mark May is as biased as any sports “announcer” on the air, and Lou Holtz is the poster boy for that senile, embarassing, old coot of an uncle that laughs at his unfunny jokes and thinks he knows everything.

By tim Rupert

September 8, 2008 12:37 PM | Link to this

All we have to do is compare the coverage between Moreno’s hudle and a certain USC running back’s hurdle, from a few years ago. first it was Aub now it’s GA’s turn to get treated like the team from the South who commited the sin of not hiring a Yankee Coach. Just more fuel for the fire. ESPN really knows how to motovate the Dawgs,hope we get to use that motovation on the USC trojans.

By b

September 8, 2008 12:42 PM | Link to this

Dawgs, It should have been run. Moreno’s got 6 tds and I am guessing he’s averaging about 9 yards/carry. His day will come if he continues. Tough schedule ahead though. It’s only been two games. The media and polls will take care of themselves if they keep winning.

Dawg haters will always hate. The louder they are, the better we are doing! Go DAWGS!

BTW - if you think the defender was falling over - - check out the replay on youtube. The defender bent down to tackle, Moreno leaped over and you can see the guy stand up. He never fell to the ground!

By bobbylee

September 8, 2008 12:43 PM | Link to this

If he tries that against the Gators, he will be ripped in half and be out for the year.

By Tim Tebow

September 8, 2008 12:45 PM | Link to this

LOL…

Just be glad it wasn’t on ESPN. I’m sick of seeing myself on TV. Go Dawwwgs?

By Jan

September 8, 2008 12:47 PM | Link to this

Looks like ESPN and Fox are just like everyone else including the BCS. Somehow Georgia never gets it’s due. Seems like they are purposely ignoring us or very afraid of talking about a truly good team. The networks, officials, BCS, pac 10 and everyone else in the country seems to deem more airtime than Georgia. Kinda childish if you ask me. But, we know we are good.

By saint nick

September 8, 2008 12:47 PM | Link to this

Yeah I saw it, so what!!!He jumped over someone. You act like he’s the first to ever do that. Oh, I forgot Moreno is the first great RB in SEC history…….BLAH BLAH BLAH. We will see how good he is when you start facing SEC Defenses. LSU will shut you down with that line, AU defense look good, Bama shut “the best RB tandem” down to 30 yards rushing.It will be difficult to replicate what he did last week when you start play REAL teams!!!

By tim Rupert

September 8, 2008 12:47 PM | Link to this

All we need do is compaire the coverage Moreno received to that of a certain USC running back’s hurdle play from a couple years ago. First it was Auburn , now it’s Ga’s turn to get to pay for the sin of not having a yankee Coach or for not being from the North or The West.

By tim Rupert

September 8, 2008 12:48 PM | Link to this

All we need do is compaire the coverage Moreno received to that of a certain USC running back’s hurdle play from a couple years ago. First it was Auburn , now it’s Ga’s turn to get to pay for the sin of not having a yankee Coach or for not being from the North or The West.

By tim Rupert

September 8, 2008 12:48 PM | Link to this

All we need do is compaire the coverage Moreno received to that of a certain USC running back’s hurdle play from a couple years ago. First it was Auburn , now it’s Ga’s turn to get to pay for the sin of not having a yankee Coach or for not being from the North or The West.

By Steve

September 8, 2008 12:54 PM | Link to this

They probably had that moron Lou Holtz deciding the highlights. He is about as anti Dawgs as Spurrier. About time to retire Holtz, you have lost any sense you ever had.

By Rich

September 8, 2008 12:56 PM | Link to this

Are you kidding me? You guys think ESPN and FOX are biased against the Bulldogs? Please. Maybe it was a great runand all but it was against Central Michigan!!! It was a meaningless game against an inferior opponent that your team easily handled and you want to complain about one highlight run not showing on SC. That’s sad. You have the hardest schedule in the country and this is what you worry about. Wow, just wow. When your boy can hurdle SEC caliber opponents, then maybe it will be noteworthy. I can’t wait until Florida shuts your whiny butts up. Go Gators.

By stevethehawk

September 8, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this

The Moreno Play made SportsCenter Top Plays of the entire weekend this morning

By Georgia John

September 8, 2008 1:03 PM | Link to this

I’m ashamed of my fellow Dog fans over whining about this nonsense.

By JimDawg

September 8, 2008 1:03 PM | Link to this

ESPN was too busy blathering over Holtz’ son’s team and of course the normal 10 minutes of Ohio State. I don’t expect the Dawgs to get any respect from ESPN until mid-way through the season, unless of course they falter. ESPN is about as one-sided as MSNBC!

By Gen Neyland

September 8, 2008 1:07 PM | Link to this

If this incident is what it takes for people to realize that in sports, as well as politics, the media has an agenda, then good…Expect it to get a little better as the W’s pile up but don’t expect the laurels unless they want you to have them…

By Patrick

September 8, 2008 1:18 PM | Link to this

ESPN never shows Georgia any love. I can’t wait until they win the national championship this year and Knowshon walks away with the heisman.

By Mel

September 8, 2008 1:22 PM | Link to this

Is sportsmanship gone out the window. Bottom line here is it doesn’t matter if it was a weak or strong team, the leap was note worthy. It’s just one of those moments you say, that was amazing. No, it really doesn’t matter what is on the ESPN but anyone who did see it was impressed. I’m sure there were 10 other great plays last week and the defense of the GA fans is more for a young man that is working his butt off and succeeding. He is going above and beyond in a big way for his team. Moreno could care less, but his fans care a great deal almost like a protection for a child. So should the leap been shown? Absolutely, there is no question about it. Why was it not shown? Maybe an oversight, maybe bias attention. In the grand scheme of UGA football does it matter? Nope. But do the fans feel like their boy was slighted? Yep. End of story. Now let’s play some more football, because next week is a New GAME!! GO DAWGS.

By GB

September 8, 2008 1:23 PM | Link to this

UGA was preseason one. this run was against central michigan. uga gets plenty of hype. you have legitimate games coming up to prove your worth. stfu until then.

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

September 8, 2008 1:29 PM | Link to this

283 comments about ESPN bias? They just agreed to a billion dollar contract to televise SEC games. If they have any agenda it would be to promote the conference.

While you have a Mark May and a Lou Holtz who have agenda’s, you also have Todd Blackledge, Reece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler who are very good to the dawgs.

Moreno’s run was impressive but common dawg nation lets get over this! Lets not let this distract Dawg Nation from this huge SEC road game. Lets suck it up and move on.

GOOO DAWGS!!!

By GODAWGS!

September 8, 2008 1:32 PM | Link to this

ESPN SUCKS! Always has! They continously negate the SEC. Ohio State and USC are the only teams that have EVER played football according to the ESPN comedianators. Funny though, Ohio State has met up with TWO teams from the SEC who made them look like little girls in BOWL games and still it’s always USC and OSU. When will they realize that the SEC IS KING OF FOOTBALL!
It’s not just UGA coverage that sucks on ESPN, it’s any sport that is played in Georgia that gets dissed by ESPN.
ESPN - Egotistical Senile Propagandists Network!

By jimbobblogger

September 8, 2008 1:34 PM | Link to this

Oh so that is how it is? Coach is going to gripe about the game coverage to cover the fact that GA can’t get respect from the BCS voting. Sheese, if that is the way the season goes, champs or chumps, winners or wieners. It’s not so hard to figure out why UGA will not even be a briesmaid; they won’t even get invited to the wedding.

By A nice laugh for me

September 8, 2008 1:38 PM | Link to this

Is it me, or does AJC not have a link to the video? They must be in on the conspiracy as well. Maybe they shot JFK and have the Roswell UFO in their basement. To all UGA fans: It must be nice having something like this “slight” to distract you from your french fry serving until the next game.

By write to ESPN

September 8, 2008 1:49 PM | Link to this

Every Georgia or for that matter SEC fan should write to ESPN and let them know how we feel.

http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/contact?country=united%20states

Let them know we are upset and the fact they are televising the SEC next year should make us all more upset.

By Jason

September 8, 2008 1:58 PM | Link to this

ESPN has always been biased. However, I don’t think that its just bias against teams in the south, or a bias in favor of USC/Ohio St. It seems to be a bias in favor of teams that have been consistent winners over the past 5 years. They seem to use that past success in order to make the current teams out to be more than they really are. Here are some examples:

1) Florida St. in the late 90s/early 2000s. I remember attending one Georgia Tech Vs. FSU game in which Tech led virtually all of the game. FSU took the lead with 6 minutes left in the game, and Tech had a chance with the ball in FSU territory on the drive of the game. They blew it, and FSU won. Immediately after leaving, I walked back into my dorm room and saw the highlights on Sportscenter. They pieced the highlights to make it appear that FSU had dominated the game. Their version was totally different from what actually occurred. But, now that FSU is bad, how much do you see FSU on Sportcenter/College Gameday now? Not much.

2) The Braves. When they had been winning all the time, we saw them on Sportscenter all the time. Where are they now? They get less than half the coverage that they got 10 years ago.

So, while the Dogs are surely getting screwed by ESPN now, if they win a national championship or two, then they will be treated like USC/Ohio St./Florida have been treated this season. Great teams, made out to be more than they really are.

By MarcGA

September 8, 2008 1:59 PM | Link to this

I was listening when ESPN dissed the Dawgs in wk 1. The guy said he thought USC was the best team in the land, then added, “With apologies to GA Bulldog fans.” It’s pretty blatant. This Buckeye fan expects better objectivity/analysis from sportscasters. Hang in there, Dawgs.

By Jag Dawg

September 8, 2008 2:09 PM | Link to this

I hope CMR and Damon Evans see the bias against GA and rethink their decision to NOT promoting Moreno for the Heisman. Otherwise, Heisman voters around the country will not see the great player he is. As far as ESPN is concerned there are only four candidates for the Heisman. They are: Mark Sanchez, Beenie Wells, Chase Daniels and Tim Tebow. Everyone else be damned.

The best thing the Dawgs can do is take care of business on the field. ESPN and its supporting cast of clowns can’t deny an undefeated team. Screw ESPN!

By Gamecock Henry

September 8, 2008 2:15 PM | Link to this

Ok since I’m in demand I will say hello to all my Friends in Dawgy land. My bragging rights may come to a close this Saturday. I did fear that Vandy Game but I still cant belive the ole ball coach let that one slip away. It’s that same ole sick feeling that dawg fans have when their team loOOOOOses to my gamecocks again this Saturday! Fear the Spurr!!!!!

By Chip Towers

September 8, 2008 2:22 PM | Link to this

A nice laugh for me: The video is hyper-linked in the text of my blog. First paragraph, the words “hurdling highlights.” I guess I should have made it more obvious… .

saint nick: Please point out for us another running back that hurdled at full speed a standing defender… .

As for me, of course I don’t believe there is a conpiracy against Georgia. I think some bozo charged with pulling highlights for ESPN fell down on the job. And I think ESPN knows it messed up and will show it as much as it can between now and next Saturday. Meanwhile, wait ‘til CBS gets hold of it for its lead-in to the South Carolina game.

By Keith Olberman

September 8, 2008 2:25 PM | Link to this

Hi Dawg Fans……I have some great news!……As you may know by now I and Chris Matthews have been reprimanded by MSNBC because of our liberal political comments and bias during both Democratic and Republican Conventions. We will no longer anchor the Political Coverage for MSNBC. Therefore, I’m rejoining ESPN to Show my Sport Coverage Bias to UGA. Remember Go GAMECOCKS! Keith Olberman ESPN SPORTS

By kevin

September 8, 2008 2:29 PM | Link to this

I sincerely wish that you could punch people through the computer screen…

ESPN is biased.. period… I had NEVER mentioned my suspicion to anyone else before this weekend… even when Kirk Herbstreit sold us out last year just before the final AP & Coaches poll was voted on…

Remember: Roundtable of Analysts were each given 1 of the 4 contenders to play OSU in the BCS NCG…?? Herbstreit said “I’m talking about Georgia… well… because that’s the team that was given to me”….

Won the last 6 games… Ranked #4 going into the final rankings… 2 teams ahead lose… Move to #2, right? Nope… Lucky #5….

But…. They love us, right?

By Randy

September 8, 2008 2:33 PM | Link to this

If all this crying were to be printed out on tissue paper there would be enough to put 18 boxes in every bathroom in America. Georgia quit whining, it makes you look like babies. Does ESPN have to show that one of your runners can jump a hurdle? Every track team in high school has runners that can do that. I’ll bet they can even do it with a basketball in each hand. What was the big deal? He jumped over someone? If you want to whine then whine about the fact you haven’t played anyone yet. At the end of the season you are a mediocre team at best. Gonna be kind of sad that your 1 hour from Atlanta and the closest you’ll get to the SEC Championship field is maybe the 10th row back.

By Stephen Sheats

September 8, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this

YES THIS IS A CONSPIRACY! ESPN HAS MR TWO BITS, JESSIE PALMER, AND AARON ,ALL FROM UF ALL ON THERE PAYROLL. I’VE NEVER SEEN SO MUCH BIAS FOR ONE COLLEGE e.g. Uof F. This totally stinks!! ESPN REALLY SCREWED A GREAT KID ON AN UNBELIEVABLE PLAY. ESPN YOU SUCK!!!!!

                                           SICKEM DOGS!!!

By JustMyOpinion!

September 8, 2008 2:36 PM | Link to this

Who cares if ESPN or Fox disses UGA? Just keep winning and the respect will come.

By doug

September 8, 2008 2:39 PM | Link to this

hurdle? hardly. the central player was bent over. my grampa can jump higher. it wasn’t enough to even make news. boring. THE GUY WAS BENT OVER! morons

By KneeJerk

September 8, 2008 2:42 PM | Link to this

Fans of other teams are having a good belly laugh over you whiners. If you don’t like ESPN, don’t watch it….oh, I forgot ESPN shows NECKCAR racing which you can’t do without. Next time Gameday comes on, just take the ole lady shopping at the Cracker Barrel til it’s over.

By Hurdling Gamecock Henry

September 8, 2008 2:43 PM | Link to this

Hurdling Henry…. yes has a nice ring to it don’t you think? Yep I’ll be hurlding those Dawg fans when we run on to the field and tear down the goal post for another Gamecock Victory over the Dawgs. Maybe I can be featured on both ESPN and Youtube! Gooooooooo COCKS!!!!!!!!!

By gotcha

September 8, 2008 2:45 PM | Link to this

CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY IS A CLASS ACT. THEY DIDN’T BUY THEIR FOOTBALL TEAM LIKE UGA. BUNCH OF REDNECK HILLBILLYS CHEERING FOR THEIR BOUGHT AND PAID FOR TEAM. DAWGS SUCK

By Fools Gold

September 8, 2008 2:47 PM | Link to this

Henry ! sometimes you go out on a limb but that cracked me up! I like that and yeah Go Cocks!!!!!

By saint nick

September 8, 2008 2:47 PM | Link to this

Come on Chip, I know you wrote this pathetic article, but I believe that Peterson and Tomlison have “leaped over a defender”. You cannot actually sit in your cubicle and say that Moreno is the only one in the history of football to jump over someone trying to make a tackle?????? I thought so dumba$$. Quit trying to stir the pot. But, i will admit that it should have been on a highlight somewhere, but it doesn’t matter. UGA and Richt should be worried about who they are playing next instead of why someone is not in a highlight.

By hey saint nick

September 8, 2008 2:54 PM | Link to this

it’s not a highlight somewhere because the central guy was bent over. if he was standing tall, cool, but he was bent way over, then stood up….boring dumb a* redneck fans

By TSOBO

September 8, 2008 2:54 PM | Link to this

As a Bama fan, and a strong SEC supporter, I say duh.

If it wasn’t for the sheer amazing talent in the SEC which turns so many NFL heads ESPN would bury us “rednecks” behind Notre Dame, OSU, USC and all of the “pretty” teams who fanbases are made up of Hollywood and SoCal, or the Northeast etc.

If it wasn’t for strength of schedule ratings LSU would have been screwed in 2003, the AP voted USC #1 breaking from their contract to do so, before the BOWL GAMES! Auburn in 04’ etc. The SEC getting screwed ain’t anything new…Bama in 66’ and 46’.

If Georgia loses 1, just 1, they will be buried by the ESPN machine, but if USC loses to Stanford again, guess what, “USC still has a chance” promos for Gameday for the rest of the season.

By Poned Up Face Mabel

September 8, 2008 2:59 PM | Link to this

No its not Hurdling Henry but Hurling Henry ….after my Dawgs beat the puke out of those chikins!

By Jeffery

September 8, 2008 3:00 PM | Link to this

It is on the top 10 plays of the week on sports center today. It was # 3.

By Garo19

September 8, 2008 3:05 PM | Link to this

I think it was ridiculous that ESPN didn’t put Knowshon’s leap on highlights. Everyone knows that ESPN doesn’t particularly like Georgia, as that will show this weekend when it will be all about USC and Ohio St. Even if Georgia kills South Carolina, it will not get mentioned much, probably only a few highlights. I really don’t care though, I saw it, the Bulldog nation saw it, and everyone watching the game saw it, that jump will be in our highlights for a long, long time.

By Gdawg

September 8, 2008 3:09 PM | Link to this

Mark May, Lou Holtz, Kirk Herbstreit and the rest of the biased ESPN crew disgusted me so bad last year (in how they rail roaded my Dawgs) that I stopped watching College Game Day and Sports Center. Now I get my sports coverage from CBS, FOX, and the AJC. Someone commented earlier, “to repeat the same behavior over and over and to expect different results is insanity”; well I guess I am not insane, because I said to hell with ESPN last year. Mark, Lou, and Kirk you suck out loud!!!!

By RxDawg

September 8, 2008 3:11 PM | Link to this

Was it Jeff? Thats pretty funny. I guess it took a comment coming from CMR to get us some air time. Oh well, at least the rest of the country can enjoy what we get to see now.

By RAMBLE ON!!!

September 8, 2008 3:11 PM | Link to this

hurdling highlights????? OMG

OK, hands down the Mutt Nation wins the CRYBABY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

WHHHHAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By GoGators

September 8, 2008 3:12 PM | Link to this

You idiots should be dropped down to #10. What Top program allows Div II schools to score 21 and 17 points on them?

USC is going to be the first to beat you, then take your turn losing 3 more.

UGA won’t be in the top 25 in a few weeks.

By Dancing Bears Pass Rush

September 8, 2008 3:20 PM | Link to this

Sure hope we can put pressure on the ole ball coach Saturday. We didn’t look too good against those high school teams with our pass rush. I’m getting a little worried about this game and I have a sick feeling in my gut already. Anyone have some Pepto?

By headknocker

September 8, 2008 3:22 PM | Link to this

Did any of you happen to catch Lee Corso from the Florida Miami broadcast. He plainly and clearly stated that the SEC was the best conference in the country. I think he was very clear about that. I am reading plenty of complaints about the ESPN bias because they didn’t put the tape of Knowshon leaping over that CMU Safety. It was a pretty good play, and certainly worthy of Sport Center or Gameday highlights, but remember that ESPN is a business. They sometimes appear biased because they favor the big media markets. Those markets are in the NE and the west coast. Other than Florida, the next largest media market (after Atlanta) in the South is probably Charlotte, no wonder they don’t spend a lot of time worrying about us down here. It’s just market demographics. If they thought they could sell more ads or increase subscription rates by playing Moreno highlights 24-7, they would do it.

By PACWIN

September 8, 2008 3:25 PM | Link to this

I didn’t see the play. USC took the day off so I mowed the yard; didn’t figure there was anything worth watching, Ha-Ha. ESPN must have agreed. One thing, QUIT WHINING! WTF is wrong with you; you cry like a bunch of babies. If you don’t like what they play, or don’t play, change the channel.

By Clyde Frudd

September 8, 2008 3:27 PM | Link to this

UGA better beat those damn chikins or Mabels gonna pay!

By Gdawg

September 8, 2008 3:29 PM | Link to this

GoGators ya’ll got lucky with the bad call late in the game. That receiver was definitely out of bounds. Otherwise a very inferior Miami team probably could have made a late run at your gators. However, it is hard to beat the gators and the refs. Miami gave you guys all you wanted. Florida does not intimidate me at all, I am sure our players are not intimidated. Let’s see what happens on November 1st. Get off our blog you punk!

By JaxDawg

September 8, 2008 3:34 PM | Link to this

The only people who CAN’T see the ESPN bias are UF, OSU, and USC fans. Everytime you turn on College Gameday there is a new Tebow feature story. Hannah Storm interviewed him for a half-time feature on Thursday, then he had a story about his workout routine on Sat, and even during the ECU/WVa game they managed to get a Florida plug/stat sheet on the screen. UGA is not the only team that has been slighted, and anyone who can’t see that is just plain blind. There are several teams in the top 25 that are in BCS conferences that are still undefeated that haven’t even been mentioned. I’d be willing to bet there will be yet another Tebow feature on at some point this week. Don’t know how true it is and haven’t had time to research, but I hear the Program director for ESPN is a gator grad, if it’s true, it would explain a lot.

By AltamahaDawg

September 8, 2008 3:37 PM | Link to this

I thought I had said said the same thing about ESPN Chip although I cant find it now. Good thing I dont have to go all #39 on you. But yea, what you said. I’m betting they even mention the backlash they got last week for not showing….(and here is the clip), then brag on Moreno a while, but not just for that one play.

The question is what will CBS use from the SC games as a promo? My bet is a few shots of the coach. He seems to be the only story up there. Along those lines, when do the SC fans start to tire of the coach being the story, and not the football program. Not that it is his fault. You reap what you sow. I fear the day that school stops trying to hire the next big name, and finds a young upstart Richt type.

By headknocker

September 8, 2008 3:40 PM | Link to this

Hey Dumbass “GoGators” - both Georgia Southern and CMU are Division I. I would expect an NCAA football fan to know that, but you probably just jumped on to the bandwagon when you saw that dreamy quarterback.

By puppydawg

September 8, 2008 3:43 PM | Link to this

This just in from ESPN: “UGA finishes next to last vs. Central Michigan, Ohio State rolls past Ohio; Florida crushes Miami; USC dominates in bye week”.

By Phoebe

September 8, 2008 3:43 PM | Link to this

Uh Dan oh boy! Obviously you know nada about coaching!!! Coaches who defend and take up for their players get those players undivided loyalty and they bust their butts for that coach!!! Richt is a great coach and knows what he is doing! Get a life!

By AltamahaDawg

September 8, 2008 3:47 PM | Link to this

And who put a link to the Carter Strickland post spring practice report up on the page. Now THAT will draw atttention away from this tired old topic, for sure.

By VillaDawg

September 8, 2008 3:47 PM | Link to this

Herbstreet, and I am disrespecting him by spelling his name wrong, Fowler, and Corso, and May, and Holtz can all kiss my a*. ESPN is biased toward a few programs, obviously. They lack the credentials to call themselves professionals for dissing not just Georgia, but other programs as well. Hey Skippy, what’s it like for your dad to be be on ESPN……give me a freaking break.

By NewnanDawgCF

September 8, 2008 3:56 PM | Link to this

I, like Chip, believe this to be more of an oversight than bias. As we get into the meat of the schedule, the coverage will be more significant. The best reason to show top ten teams playing lesser teams is if they get (or almost get) upset, so let’s be glad we didn’t get a lot of air time. Herbstreit has plainly said numerous times that he is downright mad that Gameday hasn’t been to Athens in soooo long. We will get a ton of airtime about ASU since that game is on ABC, and the SEC in general will get more time starting next year with the new contract.

For now, let’s kick the crap out of people and we can enjoy our highlights at Sanford or on the Dawg sites.

Oh, I do wonder though, how did USC get even more 1st place votes in both polls when they didn’t play, and UGA slaughtered CM?

By Big Dawg

September 8, 2008 3:57 PM | Link to this

Fellow Dawgs you need to calm down as ESPN/ABC and the media are doing us a Very Big Favor in disrespecting the Dawgs that way. Even though the Dawgs are # 2 right now, all these so called experts expect us to lose so they can say I told you so. As this season goes along and the Dawgs continue to be mad with a chip on their shoulders because of this disrespect and they take it one game at a time. It will be the loyal Dawgs Fans who have the last laugh and we will get to tell the Lee Corsos, Kirk Herbstreets, Mark Mays, Lou Holtzs and others that they are biased idiots.

Go Dawgs **”EARN IT”

By Buckhead Dawg

September 8, 2008 4:03 PM | Link to this

Before the Alabama/Clemson game in week 1, ESPN did a montage of plays from earlier games. There was not one play from the UGA/Georgia Southern game. UGA was being dissed when they were still # 1

I almost turned off the Miami/FL game because Herbstreit and Musberger were slobbering so much over Tebow and Harvin.

ESPN biased? Nooooooooooooooooooo!

By TybeeDawg

September 8, 2008 4:04 PM | Link to this

It was nice to see Knowshon get SEC Offensive Player of the Week!

By Atlanta Gator

September 8, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this

Dawg Fans——This is a tempest in a teapot. Sure, I have no doubt that the first-team ESPN announcers are not giving the Dawgs their due. So what? It’s great bulletin board material for the coaches. No respect? We’ll show those ESPN b*******! Bottom line: If your kids win all of their games (or even lose one regular season game, and still win the SECCG), they will be hard to ignore at the end of the season. Only the BCS pollsters matter. The ESPN talking heads’ opinions are only so much sturm und drang. If your kids win out, then their opinions mean nothing … .

Remember: winning is the best revenge.

By thoams

September 8, 2008 4:26 PM | Link to this

All Georgia has to do is keep winning.

By bonanza

September 8, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this

UGA DID NOT DESTROY CENTRAL MICHIGAN. HARDLY. CMU SCARED THE FANS A FEW TIMES. PUPS GOT SCARED . YOU COULDN’T HEAR ONE REDNECK HILLBILLY HOLLERING. CMU DID A GOOD JOB. THEY DON’T HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY PLAYERS LIKE UGA. HILLBILLYS BOUGHT A BUNCH OF BIG BLACK MEN. CMU ALL THE WAY. CLASSY SCHOOL. NO HILLBILLIES PLEASE. OH, THE JUMP, OR WHATEVER THAT WAS, PLEASE, THE CMU GUY WAS LOWERED, NOBODY HURDLED OVER HIM, I COULD HAVE JUMPED OVER THE GUY. LOSERS, GIVE ME A BREAK. THAT ‘S WHY IT’S NOT ON TV. GO, FIRE UP, CHIPS!

uga sucks. boring, hillbillys. keep whining, pups.

By Sabrina

September 8, 2008 4:31 PM | Link to this

I have continuosly disappointed by ESPN’s coverage of UGA. Bolth May and Holtz are biased and always speaking shiningly of FL and NEVER of GA even through GA has played hard to get were they are. I have already email a complaint and I would suggest other Dawg fans do the same. This is the SEC not FL’s football league and it’s only fair they are give praise were praise is due. THEY ARE BIASED AND SHOULD NOT GET AWAY WITH IT !!!

By Sabrina

September 8, 2008 4:31 PM | Link to this

I have continuously disappointed by ESPN’s coverage of UGA. Both May and Holtz are biased and always speaking of Tebow and of FL and NEVER of GA even through GA has played hard to get were they are. I have already emailed a complaint and I would suggest other Dawg fans do the same. This is the SEC not FL’s football league and it’s only fair they are give praise were praise is due. THEY ARE BIASED AND SHOULD NOT GET AWAY WITH IT !!!

By 87Dawg

September 8, 2008 4:33 PM | Link to this

“Why don`t Knowshon leap over a Gator, Gamecock or Tiger?”

DawgBoy,

Knowshon ran right through the Gators and Tigers. No need to jump over them. And I’m fairly certain he’ll do the same against the ‘Cocks, SINCE NO ONE HAS STOPPED HIM YET. You, sir, are a true idiot.

By headknocker

September 8, 2008 4:37 PM | Link to this

I think Roswell Ed thinks that if he keeps changing his name we won’t know it’s him. Let me give you a clue Ed, only a d******* types all caps. Since all these posts are in all caps and you are the biggest d******* on this page it is pretty obvious this is you.

By Denver Dawg

September 8, 2008 4:40 PM | Link to this

Chip:

Some aren’t asking you if you think there’s a conspiracy against UGA, but how about a BIAS against UGA. If you can’t admit that there is a bias at ESPN against UGA, you can’t admit OJ is a murderer.

By Knowshon4Heisman

September 8, 2008 4:55 PM | Link to this

Corso,Herbstreit,and especially MArk May need to stop sucking USC’s dick! They aren’t that good they never play anybody. When was Virginia a good team? UGA should still be #1. Go Dawgs Sic Em!!!!

By hurdlers galore

September 8, 2008 5:01 PM | Link to this

insect running backs trip over crack in the concrete…heisman voters rule out tech rbs ever being given a chance to be considered for heisman trophy in the next 75 years. tech rbs will then become eligible to be considered since that generation of rbs will no longer be alive nor their next two generations of tech rbs, then will be able to tell if the third generation of….insect rbs can jump over a crack in the concrete

By Mobile Dawg

September 8, 2008 5:01 PM | Link to this

Nice post Tybee, hadn’t heard that. Where’d you get the info?

By patrick

September 8, 2008 5:04 PM | Link to this

ESPN sucks. Mark May is just a dumb a* he picked Hawaii to beat us in the sugar bowl missed that by a mile. He picked LSU to beat us in athens in 2004 boy was he wrong. Lou Holtz hates us because we used to whoop his butt all the time. If it aint go nothing to do with tebow florida usc ohio state tom brady the patriots red sox and the overrated new york yank me’s they have no news. We are just an afterthought in their minds. The south rules the north just flat out sucks.

By THE Ohio State Buckeyes

September 8, 2008 5:10 PM | Link to this

Tune in for the real Game of THE Week this Saturday (Pacific time).

Everyone will be healthy and we won’t be looking ahead like last week.

You “dawg folk” will be suprised. I guarantee it.

By no worries dawgs

September 8, 2008 5:11 PM | Link to this

hadn’t been on the blog in 8 hours but noticed alot more closet insects have arrived , great to see you chooo, chooo, chooo fans on a real blog…we know you often diguise your names and we know who you are ,,, we know you often adopt other teams …we don’t blame you for that…just glad to have you insects add to the chat …you buggies don’t bother me…ya’ll go back in your little holes after halloween no problem ….your jealousy of the best program in the state, the southeast and maybe the country is obvious and we understand,,,your deep disappointment that this will be the 8th year in a row to lose to georgia is definitely understandable..we are glad to have you gentlemen..hang in there techsters enjoy your kids little league football games maybe one day they will grow up and attend a great academic and athletic program…the university of georgia bulldogs

By AA

September 8, 2008 5:12 PM | Link to this

In response to Paul 3084 whining about Knowshow not being on the highlight real. GET OVER IT ! Maybe they didnt show it because it was against a panzy of a defense or because everyone was watching other teams play REAL opponents. I was not impressed. At all. He’s running wide open, a DB drops to his knees and he jumps over him. WOW ! I guess go ahead and give him the Heisman. Have a good game against Tenn, Fla, Ala, S.C. or even Tech. Don’t brag for doing nothing. I expect this from Ugay fans though, they never change. As for Paul 3084, I’ll run wide open and you fall down and I’ll jump right over you. If I do that, should I be on ESPN? Enough said. TO HELL WITH UGA !

By 87Dawg

September 8, 2008 5:51 PM | Link to this

KneeJerk (Well, make that just Jerk),

I guess those “fans” who are laughing are you and friends, because most of what I hear is that ESPN blew it. And my two best friends are a Buckeye and a Gator. Why insist on diminishing a great play like that, regardless of team. You don’t see plays like that every week, or even every season. Give the young man some credit, will you. Or is your concern simply to degrade a performance because of the team one represents? Probably that, huh? Sad…

By MVP

September 8, 2008 5:56 PM | Link to this

keep crying mutt fans. nobody respect your team or coach.

By PAUL3084

September 8, 2008 5:58 PM | Link to this

In response to AA, If you were the premier tailback for the 2nd ranked team in the nation that rushed for over 1300 yards last year in the toughest conference in the nation then yes, you should be on ESPN. If you watched football you would know the DB wasn’t on his knees he was on his feet (good observation goober). By the way Sanford Stadium holds about 92,000 (that’s about 35,00 more than Bobby Dodd stadium, which I bet Tech hasn’t filled in a long long time) so apparently more people do want to see Knowshon than your boys. We’ll see you after Thanksgiving. Tech sux. GO DAWGS!!!!!

By Mike T.

September 8, 2008 6:05 PM | Link to this

Bill wants to know

Who is Knowshon?

The dude that’s gonna win the Heisman this year.

By Oledawg

September 8, 2008 6:06 PM | Link to this

While biased reporting is not new, you would think the shame of CONTINUED biased reporting would get to some writers with a conscience.

Lowcountry Dawg- You posted exactly for me. There is more to the story. After Donnan left UGA and went to ESPN,the boys began on Richt and have never finished. All you heard for years was,”That victory was possible because of the players Donnan recruited” or with Donnan on the show they would say,”Those were your players that won that game, Jim” and Donnan would lap it up. They ragged the fans, the school and Richt for 6yrs(yes, we had a player extended from Donnan’s incoming class that he had supposedly convinced to come to UGA) such that they didn’t give any credit to Richt. First, we were spoiled to fire a winning coach. What they failed to mention(on purpose) was that Donnan couldn’t beat AU,FU or UT in all his years and his wins were against the WAC mostly with a few other AAs thrown in. At that time CSS was worse than anyone(Barnhart plus). They cleaned it up finally, but ESPN is showing us how much power they have by continuing a deceitful and despiccable yellow journalism onslaught. “You had better not cross us or we will show you how powerful we are for deciding your fate even if it applies to individual players and their future.” They should have to answer to NCAA for the privilege of writing about college ball if they continue on a course to state “And you can’t do anything about it”. Their overt bias has been extended to individuals and teams to discourage recruits from going to a school that’s on their sh!t list by not presenting them on a national scale. By the way, did anyone hear of any school hiring Donnan although he has applied to all openings? The schools in the NCAA have power also including being able to spot a media bias centering around a fired coach and against a member University. I think that power extends further in the NCAA by not allowing certain biased media on campus. Let all the other news services have info and credentials to report the best college team in the country. How do they get on committees to vote for and against teams? It isn’t automatic is it? The BCS and NCAA are tied together aren’t they? Why would the Peabody Award ever be decided for a biased journalism network? My point is that we have weapons as well and they should be applied NOW since players have been overtly prejudiced against publicly now that their exploits and hard work will be wrapped into media politics.

Hats Off AJC! You had the guts to make the ball start rolling. This is the newspaper from my youth that was courageous in its editorials for racial equality with the likes of Ralph McGill and others. Furman Bisher has always plugged for the underdog in sports and has openly flailed the inequities. I would be interested in seeing some quotes from former ESPN writers as to the atmosphere that blatantly threatens those who question their bias and open proclivity towards writers who write favorably for their alma mater if it is in the big10. This has gone on too long when individual players become the target. Many of the “whiner” quotes could probably be traced to writers that would think nothing else about creating a national void concerning the best football player in America.

Lowcountry Dawg’s #2 point is true. The ESPN media gleefully put FSU(with 5 losses) with Richt’s mentor, Bobby Bowden, into the first Sugar bowl under Richt in order to see one of them lose because they both are overt public testimonial Christians. That way they could get to see one of them lose and try to create any acrimony they could. It didn’t work because they both are class acts, not like some of US who fail to give public testimony and we still like to think that we are Christians. I know because I’m one of them and although I don’t like a coach representing me to wear his religion on his sleeve ;nevertheless, I admire them. Several years ago , immediately after Richt’s first win at GT he was waiting on the field for an interview. The reporter asked the first quetion and before he replied, Richt stated,”I want to first thank God for this day and that no one was seriously hurt” or something pretty close. I never got to hear the rest of his reply because the network suddenly cut to a game where the players weren’t even warming up and the reporters were not ready in the booth. I believe that other people of other religions get short shrift in these circumstances, but that is no reason to cut away and diss the celebration that Dawg Nation was having. Nor to deprive us of hearing from what we now know is arguably the best coach in college football. He has earned our respect as our coach and as an individual for good at our school and in the national community. It is not your privilege to not acknowledge our coach, our players and our school and to politicize college football. Either report noteworthy play or get the hell out! Now you can see I’m not like Richt. I honestly feel you owe an apology to every football fan.

For all you fans that don’t agree because your school is not being shunned by ESPN, then I’ll leave you with this: Evil exists because good people choose to do nothing. While this snub can’t be called evil in a biblical sense, if you don’t think they will do this to your team (and ESPN IS doing it to many) then you will find out the hard way that they will do this to ANY team.

Uga-Wake up! We have a game coming up and it’s the Bulldog Nation against Darth Visor and his troops. You have a Rooster to pull the feathers from and to stuff in your NC pillow.

By Rod

September 8, 2008 6:06 PM | Link to this

MARK RICHT IS A GENIUS!!! THIS IS ANOTHER GREAT MOTIVATIONAL TACTIC. HE IS MAKING HIS TEAM FEEL DISSED BY ESPN AND THE NATIONAL MEDIA. JUST GENIUS!

By TybeeDawg

September 8, 2008 6:10 PM | Link to this

Mobile, it was on SECsports.com.

By 87Dawg

September 8, 2008 6:26 PM | Link to this

PACWIN,

I’ve got an idea for you: since you don’t like what you’re reading, get off the blog. It’s a lot like switching channels. Moron.

And to all you other Anti-Dawgs: UGA doesn’t need your respect. Your jealous hatred speaks volumes about the elevated state of the Dawgs’ program.

By whacker

September 8, 2008 6:35 PM | Link to this

ooooh your stadium is sooo big…wow…who cares…i was at the game with central…boy oh boy georgia fans got pretty quiet when central scored..too funny…they were s**! too bad it didn’t last..i loved it…georgia, got slapped by the chips!!!

By alabama dawg

September 8, 2008 6:54 PM | Link to this

If I have to see Beanie hurt his toe again, I may puke!!!! Special K (Knowshown Moreno) is the superman in the SEC…but we will be quite about it for now…hehehehe

By Sherry

September 8, 2008 7:03 PM | Link to this

I was very disappointed in ESPN not showing Moreno’s “big flying leap.” I was at the game and had the awesome privelage of witnessing that leap. I guess if Tebo had made that jump maybe they would’ve viewed that on ESPN. One of the best plays on saturday! I’m a die hard bulldog fan and have never been prouder of Georgia coaches and players. Go Dawgs!

By Oledawg

September 8, 2008 7:03 PM | Link to this

Rod- Quit giving away the farm! Richt asked that we keep it to a dull roar and not let on that some players everyone has forgotten about will be playing this game.

Bulletin board material indeed! I wonder what ANGRY Dawgs look like when they play? Hope we get a look. I had forgotten that ESPN has been in my “Favorites” for years. Not any more! There is much better reporting on other sites. USA Today, SportingNews, CBS Sports, OnlineAthens, dawgbone.net, ajc and SI just to mention a few. You don’t have to pay some of them or put your SS# on in order to render an opinion. You don’t even have to have a bias toward a team and you don’t have to worry about teeing anyone off because its a free speech world. By the way, thank you ajc for your recruiting reports. I refuse to pay for info from my own school when we get a puny bit of profit out of it.

I consider that ESPN is a rogue college football network. Their bias works against certain players and that is inherently wrong. Pee toward our coach and we will conduit it back at you. Pee at our players because you have a political agenda and you should lose your Commmunications Commission License or did you think you ran that also? We will see if “the stupid fans” continue to support you or your writers. Your bully pulpit days are coming to an end.

By 87Dawg

September 8, 2008 7:05 PM | Link to this

Whacker,

What were you doing at a Georgia game, anyway? I mean, who cares, right?

By Brandon Register

September 8, 2008 7:11 PM | Link to this

First of all, it’s a lie that ESPN didn’t have the clip because they showed it in a sequence as they went to commercial on College Football Live that night, but didn’t show it when they came back with Georgia highlights. I’m positive because I DVR’d it and just re-watched it to make sure.

Second of all, the only highlight they did show was Demarcus Dobbs’ interception run while Mark May made fun of how slow he was running. Reese Davis, Chris Fowler, and Kirk Herbstriet are all great, unbiased commentators. Herbstreit loves to talk about Ohio State, but he is always fair in his assessment of them. Lou Holtz in incomprehensible nine times out of ten. Mark May still hasn’t gotten over our championship in 1980. And Lee Corso’s picks are right about as often as Haley’s Comet comes around.

If Georgia wins out ESPN will claim that our schedule was not as impossible as it seemed at the beginning of the year. If we lose one they’ll say, “Yeah, but Ohio State only lost one and that was to USC.” If we lose two, they’ll point to five or six other one-loss teams who are “more deserving because they have fewer losses.” ESPN is as unbiased in football as MSNBC in the Presidential race.

By steve

September 8, 2008 7:28 PM | Link to this

SEC is FOOTBALL GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! F-ESPN

By 87Dawg

September 8, 2008 7:28 PM | Link to this

I’m still trying to figure out if there is some ADA law that forces ESPN to keep that invalid Holtz on the air. What a sniveling buffoon.

By 87Dawg

September 8, 2008 7:31 PM | Link to this

And what’s the deal with the way Holtz speaks? Did somebody cut his tongue out or something?

By Hurdling Gamecock Henry

September 8, 2008 7:41 PM | Link to this

Dang ole DAWG….. Please limit your post and let others have some room… you don’t need to write a book on here. Particularly when the overrated mutts loOOOOOOOOOOOOse to the mighty Gamecocks!

By BCS Slave

September 8, 2008 7:49 PM | Link to this

I heard another guy in the media say that he didn’t think it was right that guys like him should name the best team in the nation.

There are compromise positions between what we have and a full playoff system. The more media folks who get behind change…the more likely it becomes.

By realistic fan

September 8, 2008 7:53 PM | Link to this

**Get over yourselves. You played Central Michigan. There are a lot of great plays that happen all over the country from Div I schools that don’t get shown on SC. You think that ESPN left you out cuz you’re just a hick school that won’t amount to anything anyway, which is partly true. You have to stop thinking that the University of Georgia is the center of the world…it’s just the center of Athens. Good luck in the rest of your season. THWG.

P.S.- After all is said and done…the play wasn’t that spectacular. “”

By Realistic Fan

September 8, 2008 7:54 PM | Link to this

**Get over yourselves. You played Central Michigan. There are a lot of great plays that happen all over the country from Div I schools that don’t get shown on SC. You think that ESPN left you out cuz you’re just a hick school that won’t amount to anything anyway, which is partly true. You have to stop thinking that the University of Georgia is the center of the world…it’s just the center of Athens. Good luck in the rest of your season. THWG.

P.S.- After all is said and done…the play wasn’t that spectacular. **

By Fred

September 8, 2008 7:58 PM | Link to this

I find it amazing that most of you people think ESPN has it in for UGA and/or the SEC when they just paid like $2 BILLION to televise every sport that is played in the SEC for the next 15 years. Yes, all games are on TV, but don’t you think just maybe there were more important games deserving highlight time Saturday than UGA kicking the little sisters of the poor? Come on, save your whining for things that really matter. We’ll see how many times ESPN televises UGA this year - at least 3 times, I guarantee it (1st being Alabama??)

By PAUL3084

September 8, 2008 7:59 PM | Link to this

Hey Whacker, who won the game you are talking about? What was the final score? Did the Central Mich. fans cheer when UGA racked up 56? Tell me again which team got slapped? I’m confused.

By Oledawg

September 8, 2008 8:03 PM | Link to this

I am surprised and perplexed about Lou Holtz. He has in the past been outspoken for what is right. He got into trouble in Arkansas over politics, I understand. I don’t know whether he spoke for or against a person or cause, but confess he was high on my list of respectability. He was the only coach to pick UGA to win the SEC one year that he was SC coach. His release from ND was for football, but the parting was exascerbated by another,unspoken event. We saw what happened at SC with Rambo players in the Clemson game, but he was in the middle of some fist swinging by players he was trying to break up. He has plenty of knowledge and fortitude, but lately has been given to insensitive remarks like others on ESPN.

Mark May has been up until this year a favorite of mine. I just like a player who has been in the trenches and has such a great brain to speak his mind well. Stinchcomb reminds me of him. From some of these blogs, I guess he has intimated the wrong approach to appreciating UGA ball. What specifically have they said so that as a loyal Dawg fan I can get my dander up also. Hell! I ain’t going to watch that network anyway,but you dislike to lose the esteem you have held to people for a long time without knowing why. It is disconcerting to us old farts.

By southGa Dawg

September 8, 2008 8:05 PM | Link to this

Ok.OK. so espn didnt show knowshon… is it really that surprising? everybody stop worrying about dumb@$$ espn and these other idiots on here tryin to stir up crap.. they know the real deal and so do we.. lets concentrate more on the games rather than these other ppl out here trying to tell us how good we arent. they’ll find out soon enough!! GO DAWGS!!!!

By GaDawg

September 8, 2008 8:11 PM | Link to this

realistic fan not so realistic at all, maybe DAWG TERIFIED, try that son!GO DAWGS!

By DJ

September 8, 2008 8:22 PM | Link to this

ESPN should be RENAMED the TROJAN timmy tebow NETWORK! TTTN - I got so sick of hearing KIRK HERBTSTREET (or however you spell his name - who cares) talk about tt Saturday. He and Mark May had their collective appendages so far up tt’s POSTERIER - that is was sick. Kirk Herbstreet WHO IS A TERRIBLE JOURNALIST (BREAKS NEWS FROM “RELIABLE SOURCES” WHICH PROVE TO BE UNRELIABLE - ie, Les MILES last YEAR is an OSU HOMER (no matter how he tries to hide it). MARK MAY is so DEPRESSING and CYNICAL to listen to, I want to put a GUN to my head.

If anyone has a TAP OF the uf/MIAMI game - please go back and listen to how many times KH says “tt” - I really think KH may have the hots for him.

By the way - SCREW their GAMEDAY PROGRAM - I say we don’t allow them on CAMPUS since they stood us up last year (BLACKOUT GAME) to show EAST POLY TECH INDIANA STATE vs SOUTH INNER-CITY SHEBOGAN CAMPUS AT WISCONSIN or whoever they showed. At least Colin Cowherd came - although he is a usc homer too.

One more thing - If it is supposed to be a week by week thing (and supposedly USC’s WIN had more “style” points in week one - I guess USC “NOT PLAYING” keeps them at number “1” even though UGA BROUGHT THE WOOD TO UCM. More ESPN influence for FUTURE RATING (ie, this SATURDAY osu vs usc).

By DJ

September 8, 2008 8:30 PM | Link to this

After HIGH-FIVING the BULLDOG NATION AROUND ME, I told the guy in FRONT OF ME: If that is NOT THE NUMBER ONE PLAY ON ESPN “TOP 10” COUNT DOWN - THAT PROVES THEY ARE BIASED AGAINST UGA. HA! NOT ONLY DID IT NOT MAKE NUMBER ONE, THE THING DIDN’T EVEN MAKE THE TOP 10, GET AIRED OR OTHERWISE SHOWN BY espn. KIRK HERBSTREET IS A osu/usc HOMER (still MAD THAT UGA BEAT HIS TEAM AT OSU YEARS AGO, MARK MAY, stil MAD THAT UGA BEAT NOTRE DAME or LEE CORSO - JUST GO AHEAD AND CHECK YOURSELF INTO A MENTAL WARD - YOUR BEST DAYS ARE BEHIND YOU)

By Fools Gold

September 8, 2008 8:36 PM | Link to this

I think the big man at ESPN Toby Tobin made the case UGA Fans for a spectacular play to be shown on ESPN Highlights. The play must meet certain Criteria and the level of the competition is also taken in consideration.. Spectacular plays happen a lot in scrimmages everyday too but isn’t shown on ESPN. So ESPN wasn’t impressed with the level of competition that UGA played against . So it wasn’t shown, Big Deal ,Get Over it Dawg Fans! IF Moreno was able to keep his balance and scored a TD, then it may have been shown or mentioned but I doubt it .

By Fools Gold

September 8, 2008 8:45 PM | Link to this

IF you go back and watch the play Uga should have had players blocking down field and maybe Moreno could have scored. Stafford could have hit somebody instead of standing there with his finger up his A$$.

By DJ

September 8, 2008 8:47 PM | Link to this

HEY “FOOLS GOLD” - YOUR NAME FITS! (AT LEAST THE FIRST PART.

By Fools Gold

September 8, 2008 8:58 PM | Link to this

Hey DJ…. Why dont you go lock yourself up in the bathroom and high 5 yourself. Then look in the Mirrior and pretend you looking at Pat White from West Virginia!

By northeastgeorgiadawg

September 8, 2008 9:01 PM | Link to this

It’s Chicken week Enough Said.

By GaDawg

September 8, 2008 9:07 PM | Link to this

As a DAWG FAN we don’t really care what FOOLS gold thinks, as a Heisman candidate Moreno deserves the recognition for exciting runs like that one.Our point is that if it had been a ESPN darling it would have been played to death, I don’t care if it would have been against the ladies bowling league, so don’t try an sugar coat it.But make no mistake you’ll see it again and probably against your Team, only this time he takes it to the House. GO DAWGS!

By realistic fan= insect fan

September 8, 2008 9:08 PM | Link to this

gentleman , we have sptted another insect…he or she same thing at tech….is so realistic that they think gardner webb is a strong opponent for the buggies

By fools gold insect

September 8, 2008 9:12 PM | Link to this

last year the insects, while digging for gold under grant field found a natural spring,,,it must have been decided to let that be your starting point to develop a blue field to get tech acclimated to playing in their annual bowl game in boise , idaho

By Cupcake Czar

September 8, 2008 9:13 PM | Link to this

You Dawg fans need to quit your whining or you wont be allowed to schedule Cup Cakes anymore. Thus you will have something to whine about when real competition beats you like a red headed step child.

By blue field

September 8, 2008 9:15 PM | Link to this

now the insects are searching for a decent team to put above ground

By Dawg 47

September 8, 2008 9:16 PM | Link to this

The only way ESPN will ever respect UGA is if we take on USC and win by a large margin. Otherwise ESPN will make excuses for them just like they do every year… and i have yet to figure out how you can drop to number 2 with out losing… we could have killed GSU but we have more class then that! Gooooo Dawgs

By DJ

September 8, 2008 9:22 PM | Link to this

Hey FOOL - UHM…. PAT WHITE? I DID SEE SOME HIGHLIGHTS ON espn - Did WEST VIRGIN WIN THIS WEEK? Oh I am in the BATHROOM AND ALL I SEE IS EAST CAROLINA BEATING THE STEW OUT OF YOUR TEAM.

By Fools Gold

September 8, 2008 9:22 PM | Link to this

Ok …..Maybe if UGA makes it to the Poulan Weedeater Bowl the hurdle could be shown again on the Jumbo Tron! That will make UGa Fans have an orgasm Sheesh!… Feel Better Now?

By leslie22h

September 8, 2008 9:26 PM | Link to this

Atlanta Gator:

I agree 100% with your comment. ESPNs “snubbing” of UGA and Knowshon should be a great locker room motivator. Winning IS the best revenge and if our team continues to win, ESPN and company will have no choice but to take notice. While perusing the 300+ comments on this blog, I find myself both amused and revolted by the rabid bloggers (haters and supporters alike) who flood us with ignorant banter. You, on the other hand have my respect because even though you make no pretense to support our hated rival, you provide level-headed and sensible opinions on the many blog topics thrown at us throughout the year.

BTW, what’s up with those guys at the UF-UM game holding up signs saying things like “Marry Me Tebow” and “I Have A Serious Man-Crush On Tebow.” The cameras kept going back to them early in the game. I’m a little worried… a new trend in Gainesville, perhaps?

By GaDawg

September 8, 2008 9:27 PM | Link to this

None of the Teams were cupcakes till we beat the snot out out of them.All the DAWGS heard going into these games is how we were overrated and how these teams were going to beat us, Didn’t happen though Cupcake. Just keep hiding behind your Cupcake name Son, the DAWGS will be creaming a team near you soon.GO DAWGS!

By BCS Slave

September 8, 2008 9:30 PM | Link to this

Another example of how flawed the polls are…Ohio State got bumped down in the polls after winning. I guess ranking will be a week to week kind of thing. Surprise, surprise. If they are good enough to rank #3 to start the season, why would they fall to #5 now? Because they lost Wells for a game or two?

What gets me is that voters can’t seem to make up their minds. Apparently, one or two players make a team. If Wells can’t return, and the Bucks keep winning, should they keep falling in the polls? A top ranked team should be good enough to absorb the loss of one player. If we are to believe the talking heads at ESPN, Ohio State has an all world team. Why would they fall in the polls?

Don’t say its because you can’t lose a player the caliber of Wells, or Owens, or whomever. I think teams should be allowed to keep their ranking until they lose. It is a TEAM.

By Fools Gold

September 8, 2008 9:31 PM | Link to this

DJ,,,,, wrong Game in the mirrior….. Georgia Dome Sugar Bowl with the highlights of the fake punt! outcoached and outplayed!

By Red and Black

September 8, 2008 9:33 PM | Link to this

CupcakeCzar-you need to go back up north to Ohio or Michigan,where you belong>Your mommy said to get your a* back down in the basement and put away your daddy’s crack pipe.Damn inbred yankee comming on a mans blog talking smack,your gonna get smaked across your face lil boy.Go hide behind your street walking moms a** and leave us men alone.Book it son.

By Fools Gold

September 8, 2008 9:40 PM | Link to this

“None of the Teams were cupcakes till we beat the snot out out of them” …. GaDawg PUH LEASE! What are you Smoking? You may need another dose of the hurdle to make you feel better, I guess that may help your delusional mind. But it just may complicate your brain instead of seeing reality. You may be too far gone though.

By Jimmy

September 8, 2008 9:43 PM | Link to this

391 comments and counting on ESPN’s bias towards the Dogs. Unreal. Anyone up for some talk on X’s and O’s?? What we need to do against SC in order to win? Guess not. I’m off to ESPN.com. They actually have a nice blog network. All the links to stories from local papers on every team in the SEC.

By Fools Gold

September 8, 2008 9:47 PM | Link to this

Red and Black….. you need to leave the Cup Cake Czar well alone …you dont want to pi$$ him off. Now you are 10 min. past your smoke break at Wal-mart and those Uga Urchins are getting pi$$ed in the long line at the cash register.

By Salty Dawg

September 8, 2008 9:52 PM | Link to this

I agree with just about everyone here in that ESPN has a clear bias towards their “favorite” teams, regardless of the league. Ever notice that half of the mlb games on ESPN are Boston, NY, or Boston playing NY? It’s the same in CFB. USC and OSU are their darling teams and are going to get a majority of the coverage even when less than spectacular. I heard more about OSU almost losing to U of Ohio than I did about UGA dominating CMU.

Moreno will get his props though. They will most definitely have to show highlights when previewing the UGA / SC game.

By GaDawg

September 8, 2008 9:54 PM | Link to this

Fools Gold, perfect name although Complete idiot would do also.You need to go shoot up and then shut up moron.Whats the matter getting no love on the bee blog?

By War Eagle

September 8, 2008 9:56 PM | Link to this

Coach Urban Myers is classless coach as they come, kicking a FG with seconds left cause a expression of “your time will come” from Coach Shannon . He is sleazy coach, hope dawgs kicks his butt into embarrassment..

By Fools Gold

September 8, 2008 10:05 PM | Link to this

Ga Dawg… you idiot… The name Fools Gold represents your football team and program labeled by sport pundits of past . Example: UGA Should Have a Great team this year and win the SEC ,however, it is just another year in striking Fools Gold for UGA! GET IT YOU GIBBERING IDIOTS? I’M NOT A TECH FAN!

By BCS Slave

September 8, 2008 10:07 PM | Link to this

I’m so sick of ESPN’s arrogance that I’ve started tuning out Gameday. I can’t tune out the games…I’ll go into withdrawals…but I can tune out their highlight shows and pregame shows. Frankly, I love college football but I’m tired of the farce of rankings and national championships. I’d rather focus on the SEC championship and let the bowls shake out good matchups in the post season…without an NC.

The best option is a playoff. If we can’t get that there is a compromise system.

1. Require all teams who want to play for the NC to have won a conf. championship game.

2. Rankings should begin after the last conference championship game is played. Some combination of human and computer polls should be used to get a composite ranking like the BCS.

3. Develop a voting criteria to bring a measure of consistency to rankings. Media and coaches should be required to use the criteria in voting and they should justify their votes by publishing them weekly on a poll website maintained by the NCAA.

4. Two bowls, on a rotating basis, would be required to slot the top four teams in the rankings to play each other.

5. The winners among the top four teams would advance to a national championship game.

I realize this still uses voters who could be biased, but rigid, well defined criteria and transparent voting would at least help the NCAA and the fans serve as watchdogs against bias. If we establish a selection criteria for voters, such as using coaches from lower division schools (who do not compete in the BCS), then we can eliminate a little more bias. No system will legislate it all out…but it would be better than we have now.

College presidents…reform. GIVE US A PLAYOFF

By Dumb DAWG

September 8, 2008 10:11 PM | Link to this

FoolS gOLd….. youR nAme mEaNs UgA WonT sTRikE golD ThIs yeAR ???? oH

By Salty Dawg

September 8, 2008 10:14 PM | Link to this

Another example of how flawed the polls are…Ohio State got bumped down in the polls after winning. I guess ranking will be a week to week kind of thing. Surprise, surprise. If they are good enough to rank #3 to start the season, why would they fall to #5 now? Because they lost Wells for a game or two?

Ohio State got bumped because they damn near lost to Ohio. It was a p** poor display of football by a team that, surprise surprise, isn’t that good. When they lose to USC they will drop out of the top 10, but I’m sure they will be back in as soon as they whip up on some weak intra-conference teams.

By Uncle Dave

September 8, 2008 10:16 PM | Link to this

Carefully tenderize your free range chicken cutlets with a methodical pounding motion and a ball peen hammer(Moreno).

Marinate said cutlets in a broth of enticing off tackle runs.

Quickly sear the marinated meat with long range play action passes.

Remove form heat and allow to cool. slowly feed to UGA VII and enjoy results, Feeds around 85,000.

Force Darth to eat his words from a year ago. Tasty!

By BCS Slave

September 8, 2008 10:16 PM | Link to this

SaltyDog,

Yes, ESPN is biased in baseball coverage too. As a Braves fan, I’ve seen how they play up large market teams. When the Mets and Yankess play each other, they go completely gah-gah. They can barely contain their excitement and joy. They hated that the Braves were in the WS mix for so many years. Large market teams provide them more revenue.

It is the same, I think, in football. Ratings and ad dollars are all that matters.

By BCS Slave

September 8, 2008 10:21 PM | Link to this

WarEagle,

Urban Cryer is classless, I agree. Why any recruit would go to play for that jerk is beyond me. There are too many coaches with character in the SEC.

By 87Dawg

September 8, 2008 10:22 PM | Link to this

This Fools Gold character is something else. He has to come on another team’s blog because there is no blog for his own king worth a s#it. Then he pretends to speak for ESPN by claiming the play wasn’t good enough to make the highlights. Funny, but ESPN came up with their own lie, claiming only that they didn’t receive it. No statement that it wasn’t worthy. What a ‘tard.

By 87Dawg

September 8, 2008 10:22 PM | Link to this

This Fools Gold character is something else. He has to come on another team’s blog because there is no blog for his own kind worth a s#it. Then he pretends to speak for ESPN by claiming the play wasn’t good enough to make the highlights. Funny, but ESPN came up with their own lie, claiming only that they didn’t receive it. No statement that it wasn’t worthy. What a ‘tard.

By GaDawg

September 8, 2008 10:31 PM | Link to this

Uncle Dave, sounds good. Fools Gold its OK to be a Bee Fan,Why are you in denial all of a sudden?

By Gator Lou

September 8, 2008 10:32 PM | Link to this

You Dawg fans need to lay off Urban Myer. He Knows what it takes to win. Scoring points and keeping the opponent from scoring is what it takes to win games. He knows his team must impress the sport pundits and also potential all star recruits. On Paper which is the most impressive? Fla. beats a Miami team which has a rich tradition in football 26 - 3 or Georgia Allowing 21 points by a Suspended riddled and freshman laden team in GSU. Obvious Choice is the Gators! Go ahead and let Mark Richt pussyfoot around and Dawgs won’t win any National Championships by being Mr Nice Guy!

By 87Dawg

September 8, 2008 10:32 PM | Link to this

Slave,

I’m glad the Yankees suck this year. Otherwise we’d be hearing about a possible “Subway Series” ad nauseum. I’ve gotten to the point that I watch Fox Sports for my sporting news. They’re not as big as ESPN, but they make up for it in straight reporting.

We ought to lighten up on Cupcake Czar, Fools Gold, and the other Anti-Dawgs. They must be useful at something, since they’re all tools.

By War Eagle

September 8, 2008 10:36 PM | Link to this

College polls are like the political scene, they have their ‘love dolls, ex. Obama, Kennedys, Jesse Jackson, Henry Reid , Clintons as in football Ohio State, ND, USC, Bama and Big Ten, UGA, Auburn are back burners…especially ESPN..How does a team get beat to the ground except the score(20-6) getting out played all night by an unrank, winless team and ADVANCE from 13th to 11th in AP poll?

By BCS Slave

September 8, 2008 10:36 PM | Link to this

Salty Dog, I understand why Ohio State got bumped. Any team can have a bad day. So what you are saying is that rankings are going to be based on voters perceptions of games week to week. It is not about how good a team you are…it is about how well you look in beating someone. Have a bad game and suddenly you aren’t that good?

What criteria are voters using to rank teams? Some use SOS to lift you in the polls. But if your schedule is too tough…if they think you can’t win it all…they drop you in the polls. This is just one of the inconsistencies. Ohio State, if they were good enough to be ranked #3, didn’t deserve to be bumped to #5 just because they had a bad game. They might have struggled because Their offense was predicated on having Wells, and one game is too short a time to adjust to his loss.

If OSU is good enough to be ranked 3rd, then they should keep winning. If they keep winning, they should stay in that slot.

you are only as good as how well you play in a particular game.

By Fools Gold

September 8, 2008 10:47 PM | Link to this

87 Dawg…. Get your head out of the sand. You think ESPN Would tell all you UGA URCHIN’s that the play was not worthy after all the whining and complaining. So yes they did make up another lie. Just like UGa was Pre season #1 was a joke and a lie. Dawgs are not worthy when it takes three tries to score from the one yard line on a high school team! Not to mention allowing 21 points by a GS WHO

By BCS Slave

September 8, 2008 10:53 PM | Link to this

Salty Dog,

My point is that if OSU is to point out the inconsistency in the voters own rationale for ranking teams. They can’t seem to apply the same criteria week to week or across teams. I don’t think OSU is that good…but the voters did. OSU struggles in one game and suddenly they fall in the polls. Any team would need one game to adjust to the loss of a Wells caliber player. That one game is not enough to judge the team on.

The way things are going now, ranking is a week to week judgment of performance and is not based on wins or losses.

By 87Dawg

September 8, 2008 10:54 PM | Link to this

War Eagle,

I wondered the same thing. I mean, Bama didn’t even score an offensive TD. The were outgained on offense by a staggering amount, and had the ball almost 13 minutes less than Tulane. A horribly played game, and they actually move up. Personally, I expected them to make the top 10 after the Clemson game, but the polls showed me. They only jumped them all the way to 13th. It took East Carolina beating two top 10 teams to break into the polls and they’re still behind the Tide. What a joke.

By DuMb DaWG

September 8, 2008 10:58 PM | Link to this

BwAh bWaH BWAh ……mY DaWGs AiNT gONnA stRIkE gOLd ThIs yeAR. wE aRE OveRRaTEd CaUSe fOOls gOlD sAYS sO.

By Fred G. Sanford

September 8, 2008 11:09 PM | Link to this

The G stands for Goober Heads you big Dummy!

By 87Dawg

September 8, 2008 11:18 PM | Link to this

Fools Gold,

You really are delusional. You say the same stuff over and over, GSU scored 21. They gave up 45 and they lost. UGA isn’t the first team to take 3 downs to score from the 1 yard line. Believe it or not, you imbecile, some teams don’t even score in 4 tries at the 1, even against a 1-AA team. And don’t start on the schedule crap with me. This is essentially the same team that schooled everyone but USC East and UT last year, finishing #2 in the nation. All this garbage about going 6-6 is just that-garbage. In your delusional state, I’m sure Vanderbilt is at least a 3 TD favorite over the Dawgs. PLease say you’re serious, and would take a bet on something like that.

There’s no having a dialog with you because you spout all this ridiculous bilge. It’s hard to take you seriously. You’re like the little brother who’s contrary just because it annoys the big brother.

If you really hate the Dawgs so much, then just leave the blog. Can’t do it, huh? It’s just too much fun trying to annoy real fans with your snide, childish insults. No, you’re not a Tech fan. You’re too consumed with being an enemy of UGA to actually support anything. You’re probably one of those who thinks winning the war in Iraq is a bad thing. You’re a pathetic, delusional man, Fools Gold.

By 87Dawg

September 8, 2008 11:46 PM | Link to this

I was doing a little research on the rankings and saw in 2002 that UGA was ranked 3rd in both the AP and College postseason rankings, which I of course remembered. What I forgot was that, had Iowa won their bowl game that year, the Dawgs’ 13-1 record would only have been good enough for the #4 ranking in the national polls. No bias at ESPN? Whatever. Their pre-bowl Power Rankings that year had UGA 6th. Even USC, with a 9-2 record, was ahead of the Dawgs. We all know that no other SEC power would be ranked that low with a 13-1 record. Six years later and nothing has changed.

By 87Dawg

September 9, 2008 12:38 AM | Link to this

That should be “coaches”, not “college”.

By TruDawg

September 9, 2008 1:09 AM | Link to this

Moreno’s leap was worth noting, but only that. Good athletes do athletic things. See SI’s Sept 8 issue, pages 32-33. Looks familiar. Let’s talk Heisman after he proves he can help UGA win this year’s big games in the SEC.

By BCS Slave

September 9, 2008 1:33 AM | Link to this

KnowMo should be in the Heisman discussion based on the way he changed big games last year. The leap was the kind of play that get air time for Heisman candidates. Many schools spend the season promoting their guy, and the media voraciously shows clips of what they do. The problem is that ESPN didn’t note the leap at all. They ignored it and that says something worth noting.

By Cuz

September 9, 2008 6:07 AM | Link to this

Methinks Chip struck a nerve with this topic.

By DawgFAN

September 9, 2008 6:31 AM | Link to this

That was knowshon’s version of hershel and bill bates. Only instead of running over him, he jumped over him!

By Randy

September 9, 2008 7:20 AM | Link to this

Hey check the front page of the AJC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AT least it made youtube ha ha ha ha ha ha

By It's Creeping In

September 9, 2008 7:29 AM | Link to this

Yep that ole sick feeling in the dawgs stomach is starting to creep in with the thought that the ole ball coach has UGAs #. Yep, the Dawgs should on Paper obliterate the chickins again this year. However for some uncanny reason they seem to never put the chickins away. Maybe this is why the college sport pundits know that the pups are just merely a Paper Tiger. Could you please pass the Pepto Bismol !

By bull-gator

September 9, 2008 7:45 AM | Link to this

ESPN is the 12th member of the Big 10 (or is it 11?) conference. Their reporting (hah) is digustingly biased. Those three chuckle heads, Corso, Herbstreit, and Holtz should be told to STFU when expressing their “knowledge of the game”.

By cola dawg

September 9, 2008 8:57 AM | Link to this

Grass is growing up through the cracks of this website.

By MDawg

September 9, 2008 10:21 AM | Link to this

OK its UGA first conference & BIG game of the year so you’d think the AJC could at least give us a daily blog or an article with practice updates!

By Mobile Dawg

September 9, 2008 10:25 AM | Link to this

Cuz, the Dawgs are the peoples team. They’re like protective parents, we hate to see our kids done wrong, period. Chip, thanks for the outlet to express the anger and frustration. Now let’s move on to another topic.

The testament to a man’s/teams character is determined by how they stand when the chips are stacked against them. The Dawgs character will begin to be tested Saturday. They have the means to as one blogger put it, serve marinated, tenderized, skewered chicken. What will it be Dawgs.

Question for those in the know. Has David Pollack considered coming back to UGA as an assistant? With his motor, faith, and experience he would be an excellent addition to the program and be an understudy to WM. WM will probably decide to move on at some point, seems like it would be money in the bank to have someone like DP ready to step in.

By MDawg

September 9, 2008 10:25 AM | Link to this

OK its UGA first conference & BIG game of the year so you’d think the AJC could at least give us a daily blog or an article with practice updates!

By dawgs suck

September 9, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this

I have never seen a coach or fans so upset about something as stupid as a highlight.

Who gives a crap and acutally cares what ESPN shows. Just play the games and don’t worry about what is on your highlight tape.

UGA FANS WIN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN BIT*HING AND WHINING.

By Stupid People Suck

September 9, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this

For all you uneducated Dawg haters that think UGA played a high school team on saturday allow me to enlighten you. CMU is BACK to BACK MAC conference champions, and not to mention their QB was the 2nd player in bowl division history to throw for over 3,000 yards, and rush for over a 1,000 (the first being Vince Young). He did this in the season that they played teams like BC (which was ranked #2 at one point last season) Michigan, and KY (which managed to beat Later named National Champs LSU that season) Now they did’nt beat either one of those teams, but against BC they only lost by 7. Against Kentucky lost by 9, and well MI destroyed them, but it still backs up what I am saying. They are not the best they are just very far from a “highschool” team. And it does’nt matter who UGA plays this season ESPN will not recognize them nearly as much as they will USC or OSU. The “Poll Smokers” think UGA to be good enough to be #1, or #2, but when I turn on my T.V. to ESPN all I here about every five minutes is how Beanie Wells was hurt during his “spectacular performance” against FREAKIN YOUNGSTOWN STATE!!! Wells had 13 carries 111 yards, with one touchdown. The same week Moreno had 8 carries for 53 yards and 3 TD’s aginst the same team that in 2007 beat App. State (You know that team that beat #5 MI the first game of the season in Ann Arbor!!!) , but did we see any of that on ESPN why h3ll NO!! (I can say that if Moreno hurt his pinky toe we would have seen that because that is something negative to UGA, and what could be better to Lee “Crap Bag” Corso and his monkeys than getting to capitalize on a bad thing for UGA) KnoMO only had 8 carries because the coach actually has class and brains and does’nt leave the starters in to run up the score, and possibly get hurt ( Maybe you should have thought of that one Jim Tressel!!! ) If you don’t think that ESPN hates UGA then why was it last year when UGA plays Auburn, probablly the best game on T.V. that weekend that instead of Game Day going to Athens they go to some D2 rivalry between schools no one out side of maryland has heard of??? I know that if that ever happens to your team I can go to your blogspots and see the exact same thing going on. Because fans think their team is the best, and they just like to see some hype about their team when they turn on the T.V. Especially when it is well deserved!!! Only time will tell who is the best, but I would put money on it being another SEC team for the 3rd year in a row!!!

BTW Every college football fan knows that rankings don’t mean squat until mid year.

By Stupid People Suck

September 9, 2008 2:39 PM | Link to this

Also fans don’t use WE or US when you talk about your team. It makes you sound like a douche bag.

By Fred

September 9, 2008 3:26 PM | Link to this

My thought is that if the play was so special why did we see the Panthers tight end do the exact same thing the next day? It’s not like it was once in a lifetime, it wasn’t even once in a weekend.

By shane #1

September 9, 2008 3:49 PM | Link to this

I want to see Evil Richt this weekend! I want to see the team with the bad attitude from the second half of last season. I want tosee Knowshon strut on the sidelines. I want to see the line that hounded Tebow and handed Brennan’s head to Him. You can be nice guys when you play Your “little Brother” GSU, you can be nice guys when you play Central Michigan, but this is South By God Carolina, this is the SEC! This is Spurrier, the Evil Genius, Darth Visor, archenemy of Dawgs everywhere! It is time to rise up and hit somebody in the mouth! No cheap shots, but don’t let up on anybody. If You have a clear shot at the QB, take it! Put some hats on him! You may be a little late once or twice and get a flag, worry about that later. Gang tackle the RBs, make the recievers pay for going into the middle, blow Them off the lines, and take no prisioners. I want to see some chicken blood, I want revenge!

By JD

September 9, 2008 5:03 PM | Link to this

You play Central Michigan for your second game and expect someone to notice?

By Alfred DeerHeadlights

September 9, 2008 5:16 PM | Link to this

I work for ABC Sports and we use a service that sends us pre-recorded highlight feeds for all broadcast and taped sporting events. From NCAA, to MiLB, to NASCAR, to the Olympics.

If it wasn’t in the feed then ESPN had no chance of getting video of the game quickly enough to make nightly highlights. Later ESPN could have contacted the regional FSN station and obtained video or used their own video but SportsCenter highlights are done very quickly and on the fly.

It’s not Fox’s fault and neither is it ESPN’s fault. Newspaper writers and coaches have never done TV production before so they are making a big deal over nothing, this is really a non-story.

By shane #1

September 9, 2008 5:28 PM | Link to this

No more Mr Nice Guy. It is time for Evil Richt and the Dawgs with the attitude. You are getting no respect from ESPN. Thay take poll points away for winning, show them Who You are! You will play against the Evil Genius, Darth Visor, the Bane of Dawgs. Take off the gloves and hit Them in the mouth, this ain’t the Pac 10 or the Big 11, this is the SEC. This ain’t no fancy dan spread team! Line up in the power I, let Knowshon run between the tackles, and keep doing it untill You wear down that D. Make them put eight in the box and then throw, but don’t forget the run. If You are patient and don’t give up it will work. UT has two stud RBs and threw 41 times against UCLA. Clemson has Thunder and Lightning and ran 8 times for ZERO yds in the first half against Bama. Learn from Their mistakes Bobo, and don’t outsmart Yourself! Get after Their QB and put some hats on Him. If You get a late hit flag that’s okay, but watch the cheap shots. Play hard and physical and fast. Show Us some chicken blood. Get revenge last year. These guys kept You out of the SECCG. Make Them pay! This is the SEC, this is smash mouth, this is BY GOD football!

By Red and Black

September 9, 2008 5:52 PM | Link to this

WELL IF IT ISNT GATER LOU-The gater fan that has a florida Bulls tag on his truck he’s too ashemed of UF to get a UF tag for his truck.Hes also from up north-one of them damn yankee’s.Id try to fit in also if my team up north was OU or was it Michigan lil boy.When i try to tell you how sorry UF is and UGA has 12 sec’s to UF’s 6 sec’s you jump in your truck and leave.Whats the matter momma’s boy fraid you picked another losing team?

By Red and Black

September 9, 2008 6:00 PM | Link to this

FOOLS GOLD So GA only scored 24 points against GSU.If you noticed miami{THE CANES}the had 33 freshmen on their team and were held scoreless most of the 1st qtr,all the 2nd qtr and all the 3rd qtr.and at the end of the 4th UF was stoped twice on the 2nd yrd line,forcing UF to settle for a field goal and 23 points.You suck and so does your inbred family,and that street walking girl you csll your mammy.I hope you daddy punches your mammy in the mouth tonite for having a crack head for a son.

By TNT

September 9, 2008 7:40 PM | Link to this

Everybody already knows how ESPN is.Attn: Georgia,Bama,Tenn,Auburn and all other SEC schools,all of us here in SEC country already know where the best football is,outside of Fla. and the almighty one TEBOW,Espn are never going to respect any of our schools.Just go out every Saturday and take care of business and at the end of the day they want have much of a choice but talk about us when another SEC team is holding the National Championship trophy.

By David

September 9, 2008 9:17 PM | Link to this

Right there on Yahoo….Everyone is against GA and the SEC….gimme a break. If you listen to the SEC nobody ever came out of another school and made anything of themselves. Play somebody and then talk..Want to talk about biased in reporting…just listen to the old guy UGA has on radio and listen for over an hour and don’t hear the score or what quarter the game is in…of course you do get those great sideline reports from the gay guy telling us about Coach Richt passing gas and UGA (the BULLDAWG) taking a whizz!

By Chris

September 10, 2008 9:23 AM | Link to this

Its definitely a major over site but after witnessing the biasness that goes on at ESPN with the year after year of media hyping USC and Ohio State, I think they are biased against UGA. The SEC too for that matter. Only recently have they given the SEC the proper respect for being the toughest conference in the land. Mark May leaving Moreno’s leap out of his top five plays was ridiculous. He also showed a less impressive interception and shorter run for a touchdown by a lineman rather than showing Dobb’s touchdown run. Very disgusted with most of the College Football analyst.

By Stupid People Suck

September 10, 2008 12:40 PM | Link to this

I am so sick of hearing people saying, “Play somebody and maybe it will get noticed” Lets think about who OSU played in their opener, and their second game, and go back to all the headlines, and reports, and reviews, and tell me what 25% of them where about. 25% was about the NFL, another 25% to MLB, another 25% to USC, and of course the other went to OSU and how they are sooooo good. Give me a break!!! If your half the fan you claim to be why don’t you tell us all who your team is, and we can have something to talk about in comparison. I bet it’s OSU cause their band wagon is pretty big these days. Well I will tell you what why don’t you tell the conductor of that loser mobile to bring you right on down to the south because the SEC is tired of driving all accross the country to whoop your A$$. UGA plays several “somebodies” every year and unless its florida it goes unoticed, again with the UGA Auburn game to back that up. ESPN could care less what happens here because all of those douchebags still hold a grudge from UGA kicked their teams A*******e$ too. I will agree that it probablly just fell through the cracks that night, but when college football live has smart A$$ sarcastic comments when showing it because Mark Richt said ESPN missed out when asked what he thought about it not making TV that night, thats pretty crappy. Everyone hates UGA because they are good. They, along with a few other teams, were robbed last year, and that one will never make sense, and if the dawgs don’t hunker down and show every team what UGA football is all about, and don’t get their act straight and quit getting suspended, then none of this will matter, because all of these haters will look back on blogs like this one, and say, “See, we told you so.”

One week, One Saturday, One Game Lets Go Dawgs!!!!

By David

September 10, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this

Maybe next time Coach Richt (The Messiah) can have all of his players run on the field again when Knowshon jumps over another non-BCS opponent. I don’t know why there is so much controversy most of the UGA fans are drunk and passed out by the time Sports Center comes on. And most of the players are trying to get bailed out of jail.

By Rob

September 10, 2008 2:10 PM | Link to this

It’s funny how you guys always result to calling us stupid or imbred or say we work at walmart or cook french fries, but truth be known Ga is now the home to, and many near future sites of Large Companies like KIA, Kumho, Toyo, Budweiser, and many many others, and Atlanta is growing at the 2nd fastest rate in the nation, where as Cleveland, Ohio was just ranked 4th or 5th poorest city in the nation, so we will see how good OSU is in 2 or 3 years when you foolish acorns wont have any body worth a S**T because nobody wants to live there!!!

Well put Stupid People, and you idiots that keep saying the defender was falling, or bending over, you are just that, an idiot. The dude turned around to chase so I hardly believe he was falling or bending over as you say. Watch the video he was setting up to tackle, but no one can contain THE KNOMO!!!!

P.S. OSU has not played “anybody” since the NC game they lost last year and before that was the NC game they lost the year before that one.

Yeah Go big Acorns HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Pete Rose, and Lee Corso are the King of Tools!!!!!

By Red and Black

September 10, 2008 7:51 PM | Link to this

TNT-are you stoned? UF is a bottom feeder or at best somewhere in the middle.Being RANKED 17 TIMES IN 104 YEARS doesnt’look or sound too inpressive to the dawg fans or others for that matter.ONLY THE TOP TWENTY MATTERS.Untill STEVE S.arrived at UF-THE U of F had no idea what a sec title was much less a NT.thanks to Steve they now have 5 sec’s and 1 Nt.U.Meyer has 1 A-{1 NT&1 sec},1 C-15 last year,1 D-ranked 19 and above 20 his first year.} UF WASNT’EVEN RANKED BEFORE 1955 They were then 15 which is barely a C.I classify them as a Shooting Star-a fad if you will.

By OurLady

September 11, 2008 1:25 AM | Link to this

Concerning mascots: A “buckeye” is generally defined as having a bitter taste with little nutritional value. in other words, a worthless nut. The main drawback with using a “trojan” is the fact their fathers failed to use one.

By jesse

September 11, 2008 2:49 PM | Link to this

The dismissal of UGA and Knowshon started long brfore “the Hurdle”. Did ANYONE know last year that Chris Wells was “Beanie”? We all know itnow because he is the media choice for the Heisman and the nickname is continually on the lips of every TV announcer.It isn’t much but surely more Knowshon gets. “Beanie” is a weenie, I hope ESPN gets a mouthfull

By BCS Slave

September 11, 2008 8:45 PM | Link to this

ESPuke has made me sufficietly sick of their analysts that I am watching other networks for news. When I have to watch ESPuke for a game, I turn down the sound. If UGA is playing on that network, I listen to Munson.

Clearly, based on what folks are hearing coming out of ESPuke’s analysts mouths, they are not only dissing the university, they are dissing the fans…the viewers.

We need to just let this go. Stop watching and stop complaining about ESPuke. The NC is really just a myth anyway. All that matters is that UGA win the SEC. That’s the only real championship they can win through competition on the field. This renders ESPuke as irrelevant.

By Wes

September 12, 2008 9:47 PM | Link to this

If only people were this animated about how congress spends your money.

By A concerned Yellow Jacket

November 29, 2008 1:48 AM | Link to this

I went to UGA. I go to Georgia Tech. I pull for both teams, but usually pull for Tech in the Ga-Ga Tech game. I’ll be there tomorrow knowing two awesome teams are gonna be there. I think Tech’s got this one. We’ve had run after run breaking 80 yards. There’s a reason Richt is qouted as being afraid of the option. It’s torn every team it’s been used against to shreds. Against Miami there was a double lateral, interceptions with run backs, and score after score. It was like watching UGA Vs. Alabama. Except the part where the whiteout was successful… Tech has more National Championships, and two QB’s better than UGA <3.

Also, I believe good ole’ Bobby Dodd was tho one who said that while UGA’s players were bigger, faster and stronger, they aren’t as smart so we’re gonna win. And we did. Tech’s gone back to being Tech and not just running up the middle. Today will be EPIC. Either Tech win’s, setting GA back another 8 years to be ahead in the rivalry, or Ga wins to tie. We’ll see what U(sic)GA has, and be more worried about Virginia losing anyway.