UGA blog finds new home
Morning all. As I’ve said a couple of times this week, we’re converting this blog over to a WordPress platform and it will be a permanent move the first of next week.
Those of you who are regulars probably know that I’m not what you’d call techno-wizard when it comes to these things. But from what I understand the technology offered in this new format should make the blogging and commenting experience better for all. Of course, I’ll be learning as we go along, too. But I’m hoping to provide more pictures and video and things like that which should bring the blog more to life.
Of course, this blog is nothing without all you guys so I want to heartily invite (read: beg) you to come over to the new site by CLICKING HERE ON THE NEW ADDRESS and save it in your browsers. As of Monday, Feb. 23rd, this will be the permanent home of the UGA blog you so love or, in the case of some of you, love to loathe. If you’d prefer to copy and paste or just memorize, the new address is: http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/.
See at the new place!
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
Dogs pull out ugly 14-7 win
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Welcome to SEC play, Bulldog fans. Coach Mark Richt referred to Georgia’s games with South Carolina as bloodbaths. The teams left Williams-Brice Stadium with the field stained red.
This one followed the script of all the others. Tight. Ugly. Physical.
And most importantly for Georgia, a win for the 45th time in 61 games against the Gamecocks.
The No. 2-ranked Bulldogs needed an interception by safety Reshad Jones inside the Georgia 10 to preserve a 14-7 victory. The Bulldogs scored their first touchdown in nine quarters in the series on a fairly remarkable 4-yard Knowshon Moreno run. Moreno had only 79 yards on 20 carries. Stafford sacked four times.
South Carolina offense carved up Georgia’s secondary in second half. The Bulldogs will have to get that shored up before next Saturday’s game at Arizona State.
But like in NCAA basketball, the season is about survive and advance and the Bulldogs survived.
I’ll update with more stats soon but have to hustle down for interviews.
Until then… .
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Stafford key for Dogs today
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Greetings from the press box high above the field at South Carolina’s Williams-Brice Stadium. For the third week in a row the Bulldogs are going to encounter extremely hot and humid conditions. Nice blue sky dotted with fat cumulus clouds that look like they could grow into thunderheads given the chance. Fortunately for me — and I realize you all are concerned first and foremost about me — this is an enclosed and air-conditioned press box. But a beautiful day for football.
OK, to today’s game. While most eyes are going to be on Knowshon Moreno for Georgia — I’m sitting here watching him field punts in pregame warmups, by the way — the player Bulldogs fans need to be focusing on today is Matthew Stafford.
Quite frankly, Stafford hasn’t played well at all in his two games against the Gamecocks. Combined, he’s 27 of 63 (.429) for 384 yards with zero touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Based on those numbers the real surprise is that Georgia won either game.
Now Stafford’s first game against South Carolina is understandable. He was a true freshman thrown into the fire when senior starter Joe Tereshinski went down in the first quarter with a foot injury. He threw three interceptions in that one but none of them led to points in Georgia’s 18-0 win.
Last year he threw 25 incompletions in 44 attempts and, though victimized by a couple of drops — at least two of which would have been touchdowns — he was off target all day. Stafford will be facing virtually the same front seven for South Carolina that harassed him in that game last year. So, simply put, he has to play much better, more like the quarterback we’re used to seeing late in the season. And, of course, Georgia’s line has to give him time to operate.
That said, you can bet we’ll see a lot more of Moreno than we did last season, when he had 16 touches. Unlike last year at this time, he’s unquestioned as The Man. But if his game is working or not, Stafford’s will have to be.
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