UGA

By innocent bystander

September 24, 2008 6:45 AM | Link to this

If we had known in August we would face Alabama without Sturdivant, Owens, Sutherland and Rod Battle we would have been plenty nervous.All of them started last year and all of them were really counted on.I’m not sure we should be favored. But it’s winnable.Corey Irvin says he saw Ben Jones pick up a grasshopper off the ground and swallow it. That may be our best hope againset the big Nose Guard. The element of surprise.

By Dawg4Life

September 24, 2008 6:46 AM | Link to this

Sooo Alabama has this Cody guy…. Big whoop. We have the best RB (who will probably get at least 2 chances on punt returns) and arguably the best QB in the country, 27 receivers that can step in and play, and a defense that is averaging like 57 ypg. Let JPW throw the ball, Reshad Jones loves getting those picks. Not to mention, Alabama starts more true freshmen than UGA does. This game is close at half, UGA pulls away in second half. UGA 28 Alabama 17.

By Lane4411

September 24, 2008 7:07 AM | Link to this

I am totally shocked at how little attention has been give to the changes in the OL, by the AJC.

In case no one has noticed: Tripp has been replaced by Vince Vance @ LT; Chris Davis has moved to LG, replacing Vance; Ben Jones is starting @ center, with the Davis move to LG; Boling has moved to RG, from RT, replacing Cordy Glenn; Justin Anderson inserted into the starting lineup, with Boling moving to RG.

Great coverage AJC

By FLA DAWG

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

I had been concerned about this game since before the season started. This will be by far the toughest game yet.

I believe the key is keeping The Bama D on the field long enough (The Dawgs making enough 1st Downs) to wear them down up front then open holes for Moreno & King. Play Action, Pass Option, Throw to Moreno over the line, spread that Big D of Bama, wear ‘em down and let our talent do the rest on offense.

I see the oddsmakers are picking The Dawgs to win by 7 - 10 points. The times I have bucked those guys are usually the times I pick the wrong team. I’ll say The Dawgs take it in the 3rd or 4th qtr by 10.

NOW,

UNCHAIN THE YARD DAWGS ‘N LET ‘EM EAT !!!!

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

September 24, 2008 7:14 AM | Link to this

Every team that looks to be a big game on the schedule (LSU,Auburn,UT,UF and now GT) have very good offensive and defensive lines. It is an understatement that this weekends game against Alabama will finally give us a very good look at what our team can do against a SEC calibur line after getting tossed around a little against USC.

GOOO DAWGS!!!

By bill

September 24, 2008 7:20 AM | Link to this

Like you said, every game is decided in the trenches to some great extent so that’s not news. Bama may even have an advantage in line play at this point.

That being said, big games are normally won by the big time stars on offense, provided that the trench warfare is at least competitive.

UGA has more playmakers on offense and I don’t think that’s even debatable. Perhaps that’s why the blog focused on the lines.

By Nachos

September 24, 2008 7:28 AM | Link to this

Will the drunken sidewalk alumni be able to get off from Wal Mart in time to watch the game?

By Dennis Franchione

September 24, 2008 7:32 AM | Link to this

Clemson has a better team than Arizona State. I love these blogs. It shows what arrogant, annoying losers the dawwwwgs fans are. The best line they can come up with is “the bear is dead”. After Saturday night UGAy perfect season will be dead. Gig em! MTXE

By rick

September 24, 2008 7:40 AM | Link to this

Dear Lane 4411, The AJC did cover all of UGA’s changes on the Offensive Line. You must read the AJC every day, before you make a statement like that.

By Quincy Carter

September 24, 2008 7:43 AM | Link to this

I wonder if Coach Richt will have his puppies do another gay end zone dance? He’ll try any gimmick to get the drunken fans fired up.

By Doggie

September 24, 2008 7:44 AM | Link to this

Nachos, it may be hard driving all the way from Alabama to Athens in the time they will have.

By Meatcleaver

September 24, 2008 7:56 AM | Link to this

This is what great college football is all about, Strength vs Strength. Bama relys on its interior running game, and the Dawgs are among the best in the nation at stopping the run. Bama has not faced a top notch defense yet, and Georgia has not seen a power running team with a veteran line yet. Two top 10 programs at Sanford stadium on a beautiful fall night with the whole nation watching and Game Day in the Classic City.

The difference in the game will be ( just like last week) that Bama is one demensional on offense. So if we are successful at stopping their running game and force the to pass, we have them where we want them.

On the other hand, Georgia is well balanced and can beat you by land or by air. That is a nightmare for a defensive coordinator.

If you can’t get up for this one, have someone check your pulse.

By Greg

September 24, 2008 7:58 AM | Link to this

I read these blogs just to see the comments by rivals fans. They are so jealous and disgusted by our success that they will say just about anything….as if we care what they think.

Undefeated, 2nd longest winning streak in the nation, top 10 nationally 5 of the last 6 years…and the beat goes on.

By meatcleaver

September 24, 2008 8:02 AM | Link to this

Nachos, Can a tractor hold enough gas to get from Tuscaloosa to Athens?

By BAMAPERRY

September 24, 2008 8:19 AM | Link to this

Cody will DESTROY Jones.

By reality check

September 24, 2008 8:21 AM | Link to this

I believe both teams’ starting lines are sound on both sides of the ball and the matchup will be relatively even in terms of starters.

Georgia has more depth, especially in the defensive front 7.

By future freshman

September 24, 2008 8:27 AM | Link to this

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By Mike

September 24, 2008 8:33 AM | Link to this

Line play will tell all. I think UGA will make ‘Bama one-dimentional and if our young line can give Stafford the time, I think we will eat them up by getting the ball out wide to Knowshon and mixing up the play-action pass. We must have the time. Probably not much to be gained between the tackles. I think we have a better chance of stopping them, and I think we have a depth advantage. UGA takes the game in the fourth quarter.

By LA Times

September 24, 2008 8:40 AM | Link to this

Bama and Nick Saban are in Georgia’s head big time and the game is four days away. LOL that Richt wore a red shirt after Saban wore a blk shirt. Jawga’s too insecure to realize Nick wears that blk shirt on other days including his Sep 15th press conference.

Georgia will always be known as the Michigan State of the South.

You had a three year run in the early eighties. Mark Richt has a good record but he manages to lose a big game every year.

Any program that has to use gimmicks for big games isn’t a national program. I understand the Dawgs are laying down red fake turf next season like Boise State’s blue rug. Then you can hyperventilate every game!!!

By puff daddy

September 24, 2008 8:50 AM | Link to this

Georgia fans, stop the whining about who you lost to injury. EVERY team in college football has injuries. You guys have the whinest fans in the SEC. When you get to JAX that lil arse is gonna be blk & red from getting hit so hard to match that gimmicky black garb.

The national media & fans are starting to get a peak into this cheap, middle of the road program. They are realizing what SEC fans have known for a while. At least Vince Dooley had some class.

Bring your black garb to JAX Nov 1st lil pups. We plan to jack that black garb.

By jfergNCdawg

September 24, 2008 9:01 AM | Link to this

I do think B Jones’ tenacity will help on the big fella…but hopefully we utilize our team speed and run more toss-sweeps, rollout passes, etc. This will null and void the dumptruck at nose tackle.

Chip, even though practice is closed, can you get a feeling about the attitude of the team this week? are they jacked or nervous?

By shane #1

September 24, 2008 9:04 AM | Link to this

Ya’ll don’t be too hard on old Nacho, this economy has really hurt his income. People don’t even want to give him a dollar when he washes their windshield anymore. Than God he can still sweep up the Taco Bell in Opp for food. The nachos are his favorite, hince the nickname. Cody is a load, Bobo and Richt will have to scheme for him, they should know how, in the SEC You have to scheme for some D lineman every week. The Bama coach was just trying to pump up his guys, no big deal. I doubt any bullitine board material is needed for this game. Bama is coming to Your house along with ESPN game day, it’s a blackout night game, and Munson retired. The coaches may need to settle the guys down a little, rather than ratch things up.

By shane #1

September 24, 2008 9:15 AM | Link to this

Puff Daddy, You are still crying about Tebows shoulder, so STF up. UGA danced in Your face last year, with three and a half quarters to go and that group of sissies You have for a team took it and liked it. I think Tebow even thanked the Dawgs for his butt whippin’ after the game was over. I was there and the Gators were the most over rated bunch of whimps I have ever seen. Prepare for another beatdown. LA times, I can tell you are from Lower Ala-damn-bama. You can’t count. You must have gone to Bama, AU has an engineering school, they can do simple math.

By Ray Goff

September 24, 2008 9:15 AM | Link to this

Gerogia bring your best shot Saturday. You finally get a chance to play a good team.

Bama won’t show up wearing crimson pants or any other gimmicks.

But you will get hit in the mouth from the opening kick-off.

You can talk about Moreno and his Heisman trophy, but the game will be won in the trenches.

Stafford hasn’t seen pressure to date based on the weak opening schedule.

I’ve got a plasma entertainment system in the barn and me & the family will be tuned in Saturday evening.

By Phoneguy

September 24, 2008 9:17 AM | Link to this

Good Lord bama fans are so delusional. Good Ole’ “Carl from Slingblade” Saban, will have his one dimesional, John Parker Wilson having team ready to play, But.. Dawgs too deep: Dawgs 24 Tide 14

Then Carl goes on ESPN and says ” I have no interest in any NFL job mmm hmmm”. “Reckon you can make me some biscuits?” mmm hmm

By AltamahaDawg

September 24, 2008 9:19 AM | Link to this

Our defense will be better than thier defense.

By srcdawgrome

September 24, 2008 9:32 AM | Link to this

To perrybama,And Moreno & co will destory the pink elephants!!!!

By Jim

September 24, 2008 9:32 AM | Link to this

Hey Phoneguy, Keep wishing about saban, keep your stupid predictions to yourself and also keep your spray tan coach. Will be there and by the time we leave (win or lose) you’ll remember playing Alabama.

Roll Tide

By Ga Dawgs

September 24, 2008 9:33 AM | Link to this

While I agree that this will be a good test for our O and D lines, I think that we will come out on top.

And they did a highlite reel for Terrance Cody on College Football Live on ESPN yesterday. The dude is big, I’ll give him that. But all that he did in his highlites was get a push and/or take up space. It was always the other defensive players making the tackles. He didn’t have one tackle in the highlite reel! So take it for what it’s worth, but with all that I had been hearing about him, I expected to see someone blowing up offensive lines and thats definitely not what I saw.

By GW

September 24, 2008 9:37 AM | Link to this

UGA can’t sit back in Martinez’s 2 deep nickel all night. LBs will have to play well and we need help from a SAFETY, leaving CBs on their own. Running was tough on Bama last year so catching the ball will be crucial. Can’t afford any mistakes.

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

September 24, 2008 9:52 AM | Link to this

Ga Dawgs,

That is exactly what Cody is supposed to do. Take up multiple offensive lineman to free up the linebackers to make the plays.

The best answer to Cody and Alabama D is to continue with the run no matter how many yards you get per carry. Clemson was down so quick that Spiller and Davis, the best running back tandem in the nation, had basically 10 carries.

You have got to control the T.O.P in this game. The longer that big boy is on the field the more plays he will have to miss to suck some air. Looks to be a great matchup!

GOOO DAWGS!!!

By dawg4life

September 24, 2008 10:00 AM | Link to this

I’m the biggest dawg fan in the world but I’m also a realist. I hope Georgia does win Saturday but here’s the problem. Alababma has the best Offensive and Deffensive lines in the SEC in my opinion. If we struggled so much against USC what’s going to happen Saturday night? Alabama will whip us upfront on both sides of the ball all night. The only chance we have to win this game is if our playmakers step up and have big games. Stafford, Moreno, Green, MoMass, Curran and Ellerbe will all have to bring it for the dawgs to pull it out and save their whatcha ma call it’s.

By uga_b

September 24, 2008 10:03 AM | Link to this

Hey Bama and UF…scoreboard. Anyway, I hope to see some quick screens and tosses to try and neatralize Mt. Cody. On defense, our LBs will have to come to play and corners will have to shed blocks. Should be about as good a game as we’ve had in awhile and both teams should be jacked up. I know my friends have been jacked up all week and we don’t even get to play. That being said, we will tailgate out little hearts out to get ready.

What I like most is that we have still been pretty vanilla on both sides of the ball waiting for games like this. Stafford needs to throw a little better deep ball. I hope we load up on the run and see what JPW can do. SEC is tough this year, but I wouldn’t have it any other way…even with the delusional fans.

By Nachos

September 24, 2008 10:06 AM | Link to this

Is it mandatory all UGAy fans are drunken, tattoo sporting, obnoxious, trash talking, sidewalk alumni? The classiest fans in the SEC right? oh yeah the bear is dead right dawgs fans?

By voice of reason

September 24, 2008 10:09 AM | Link to this

How are you gonna stop Moreno, Green, and Massoquoi all night? Not to mention King and Samuel giving Knowshon some breathers after long runs. I predict a Knowshon punt return for a TD this weekend too. If the TE starts catching the ball, there are no holes in this offense.

By Fleischman

September 24, 2008 10:09 AM | Link to this

The puppies fans think a night on the town is shopping for clothes and eating dinner at the local Wal Mart. They save their minimum wage checks all week for their keystone ice on saturday.

By RxDawg

September 24, 2008 10:11 AM | Link to this

Good point Lowcountry. There is a reason they don’t put morbidly obese men on the line on every football team. No way this Cody guy has the endurance to go all the way in a tight ballgame. The ball ain’t heavy, but an extra 200#’s of body fat sure is.

By SEADAWG

September 24, 2008 10:15 AM | Link to this

lINE PLAY IS IMPORTANT BUT ALA FANS ARE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IF JONES NEEDS A DOUBLE TO CONTROL CODY, WHO IS A BIG BOY, AND MAYBE EFFECTIVE FOR 3 QUARTERS BEFORE HIS ENDURANCE LEAVES, THAT THEIR LBS WILL ROLL OVER STAFFORD AND UPSET THE O TIMING. MAYBE ONCE IN AWHILE, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO STOP THE ROLLOUTS AND POP SCREENS AND RBS FROM DICING THEM. CURREN IS A MISSLE, ALA HAS A GOOD SAFETY, BUT TOO MANY WIDEOUS AND TOO MUCH STAFFORD, GA PULLS AWAY IN THE 3RD, AND JULIO WILL BE POPPED MORE THAN ONCE

By ARdawg

September 24, 2008 10:22 AM | Link to this

I for one am glad our neighbors to the West get to show up 8th ranked at our house. Bama has had as much buzz since Saban showed up than USC and the Buckeyes. It’s an excellent opportunity to show the country how good both teams are.

As mention every game is won or lost in the trenches. Both teams have young and talented lines so it’s a wash. The difference is going to be total defense and offensive play makers. I like our odds in both categories. Bama just doesn’t match up there.

An overrated Clemson and very weak Arkansas team is no comparison for the team Bama will meet Saturday. Smash mouth? Ohhhh thats the way we like it.! 19-13 GEORGIA

GO DAWGS

By Phoneguy

September 24, 2008 10:32 AM | Link to this

Hey Jim

Don’t come on OUR board and make demands about predictions redneck. Go post on the Bama boards if they are fortunate enough to have high speed in your corner of the trailor park. ( Or for that matter if Alabama has the internet yet. **Dawgs 24 Tide 14.

P.S. That d lineman Cody will be SPENT by the third quarter.

By ARdawg

September 24, 2008 10:36 AM | Link to this

Lowcountry

Excellent point! Although I differ with the comment on Spiller and Davis. Georgia has to maintain the balanced offensive attack. No doubt the Bama D will look strong early against the run. The starters are good but weak in depth. Keeping the Bama defense on their heels for 4 quarters and they are out of gas midway through the 3rd. Constant balanced attack on the ground and in the air. Clemson didn’t have that ability. Georgia does.

By hop

September 24, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this

georgia has far more playmakers than alabama, alabama is still very young playing to be playing in a very hostile environment.

the big middle guard will not play in passing situations that is when georgia takes the advantage.

carolina’s d is stronger than bama.

By DawgNYC

September 24, 2008 10:44 AM | Link to this

voice of reason- I completely agree with you. I love the rotation of skill players and linemen that we have. This will help take us the distance this year. Our only gaping hole is the tight end. If chandler can stop getting penalties and start catching the ball, the dawgs will be unstoppable regardless of the young line.

By Phoneguy

September 24, 2008 10:45 AM | Link to this

Hey Jim

Dont come on OUR boards making demands about predictions. Go on Bama’s blogs (assuming they have the internet in Alabama) and post all you want. Meanwhile, we will discuss the game amongst ourselves. I say again,….. Dawgs 24 Tide 14

P.S. That d lineman Cody will run outta gas 3rd quarter. No question.

By Phoneguy

September 24, 2008 10:49 AM | Link to this

Geez… whats wrong with posting. Page not found???, get it together AJC.

By Kendawg

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

So Carolina had a pretty good front seven on defense. Hopefully that prepared us for this Saturday. It would be nice to see our tight end catch a couple of passes and cut down on the penalties. Don’t be surprised if the final score is not as close as most people are predicting.

By hop

September 24, 2008 11:12 AM | Link to this

dawgs have too many playmakers for alabama.

this is a very young bama team that will be playing in a very hostile enivroment, maybe for the first time in college.

By murfdawg

September 24, 2008 11:13 AM | Link to this

Cody is playing his way into shape. The Bama defense was on the field for 82 snaps vs Tulane. Tulane also held the ball for 36:35. I’m sure Tulane’s offense is better than UGA. So we don’t have a chance against a slim, trim, 425-365lb DL. I just hope we have enough players left over for UT.

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

September 24, 2008 11:15 AM | Link to this

AR DAWG and RXDAWG,

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 24, 2008 11:16 AM | Link to this

How does Bama’s DB’s look? I haven’t seen much press about that. It’s all been about the lines and the one LB. Any Bama fans shed some light on it?

Chip, ASU 12 man D. LMAO! PAC-10 officials! LMAO! MoMass slipping on that slip N slide turf and getting the flag for tripping.

By Chip Towers

September 24, 2008 11:19 AM | Link to this

Lane4411: We’ve written 50 stories on the offensive line the last week and a half. We had a story from Saturday night’s game at Tempe that every player was starting at a new position. I don’t know where you’re looking but it’s not in the right place. Great post, Lane! …

jfergNCdawg: I saw your post yesterday about practice updates, or the lack of them lately. The fact is CMR closed practices this week. Did it last year for Bama, too. Obviously he doesn’t trust the Tide. Normally I would’ve filed an update off the press conference yesterday but I was slammed on stories and reporting and wasn’t able to. Besides, the Larry Munson blog was generating good conversation… . Anyway I’m trying to get caught up and will be more attentive the rest of the week… .

To answer your question, I get the feeling the team is very “jacked,” as you put it, and quietly confident about their chances.

By mcdawg

September 24, 2008 11:20 AM | Link to this

go no huddle-keep them off-balance-i would feel better w/ J. Owens out there but don’t give up the big play-make the big play (i.e don’t drop 2 TDs ala USC game)and we will prevail in the end-that off week will come at a perfect time for us

By Rob

September 24, 2008 11:23 AM | Link to this

2 undefeated teams, both in the Top 10, meeting in September between the hedges. Now that is what college football is all about! And, this is just the beginning. If you ain’t playing in the SEC, you ain’t sh**!

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

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

AR DAWG and RX DAWG,

If memory serves me right, last year Saban brought a ton of different looks defensively. Sometimes he would blitz other times fake blitzs from multiple angles of the field. This often led to Stafford checking out of plays. Propbably more times than he should have. That is why I see yes a balanced attack, but also relying heavily on the ground game. We have to slow down that defense and allow Stafford the ability to read correctly the defense to follow Bobo’s game plan. We cannot allow Saban and his multiple blitz packages to dictate what we do offensively.

GOOO DAWGS!!!

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

September 24, 2008 11:26 AM | Link to this

WTF happened on that one?

By orangesux

September 24, 2008 11:29 AM | Link to this

Hey Bulldog fans - Im a huge UA supporter. In the words of that famous LA cop baton stopper, “Can’t we all just get along?”

No matter what happens Saturday - it will be a great game (just like last year’s game - even though we lost). So at the end of the day - let’s just all remember how much we all hate anything orange… :)

By Wadester

September 24, 2008 11:30 AM | Link to this

I have lived in several states in the south and in terms of Rednecks the state of ga. is just as loaded with rednecks as any other so. state(except for all the transpalnts in Atl). By the way, Roll Tide.

By Reid in EAV

September 24, 2008 11:31 AM | Link to this

Despite the all-caps, SeaDawg makes some good points. With such a tough line, play-calling is going to be key, particularly early. If Bobo has some rollouts, screens, sweeps and maybe even bootlegs in his gameplan, UGA should keep it close into the 4th, where it likely will be won by whoever still has legs and lungs.

By voice of reason

September 24, 2008 11:34 AM | Link to this

I hope that this week is the week that Chandler has a great game and gets everybody off his back. Yeah, he’s dropped a few big ones this year but he’s caught a lot of big ones in the past so we know he’s capable. Once that starts happening, EVERYTHING else becomes wide open like a freight train on an open track. Like I’ve said before, if you’re gonna get UGA you’ve got to get us early in the season. If we get to mid-season undefeated, we’ll finish undefeated. I believe this is the year. GO DAWGS! FINISH THE DRILL EVERY WEEK!

By RFP

September 24, 2008 11:38 AM | Link to this

I think this will be a tight game, but I think UGA can shut down the Alabama running game and make JPW try to win the game. JPW isn’t even the best QB in his family, so I don’t think that will happen.

UGA wins 21 - 10.

By BamaSnake

September 24, 2008 11:51 AM | Link to this

Can Bama win this game? Yes. Will they? That’s a different story. Bama will need a near perfect game to pull this one out. That means no more that 1 INT for JPW. He will throw one simply because he stares down WR’s so hopefully it will only be one. IF (big IF) we can limit the TO’s to 1 and try to hold #24 to under 100 then we’ve got a shot.

The match up I’m excited about is Stafford and Co vs Bama DBs. We’ve got a great DB in Kareem Jackson who you never hear about because no one throws to his side of the field. Safety play has been improved as well.

All in all, a great college game between two good teams. UGA’s got the upper hand but we’re getting there.

Look for the Bama TE to have a big game; he’s been very quiet since Clemson.

Roll Tide! By the way, Cody has a back up that goes 330 who tweaked a knee last week but is expected to play.

By Going4thirteen

September 24, 2008 11:51 AM | Link to this

“And they did a highlite reel for Terrance Cody on College Football Live on ESPN yesterday. The dude is big, I’ll give him that. But all that he did in his highlites was get a push and/or take up space. It was always the other defensive players making the tackles. He didn’t have one tackle in the highlite reel! So take it for what it’s worth, but with all that I had been hearing about him, I expected to see someone blowing up offensive lines and thats definitely not what I saw”

Hey Ga Dawgs…that’s the point, moron. Watch a lot of football, do we? Simple math…if Cody occupies 2 or 3 O lineman…well surely even you can figure out the rest.

By YoungDawg

September 24, 2008 11:56 AM | Link to this

Use screens & rollouts early to negate Cody doing this will also make him run which will tire him out. Then late pond it right at’em when there gassed! Then when they least expect it go deep with play action to put the game out of reach! Oh yea the boys are jacked this week! Just hearing about the BLACKAOUT got me hyped out of my mind so you can only imagine what its done for the players & staff. I loved it yesterday when CMR poked right back at the Nicktator. The vibe I’m getting is the Dawgs are coming in hungry, laughing at the fact they should be scared of Nick Satan & are ready to make a statement to the pollsters. This is one time I think CMR will let them run it up if we get that chance. There seems to be some animosity on both sides going into this game so it looks its to be a good ole southern football war! Oh I can’t wait to witness the BLACOUT Bama game in person!

By Roll Tide

September 24, 2008 11:59 AM | Link to this

Hmmm…

How does one go about “predicting” that Knowshon will return a punt for a TD? Is there any basis for this or should we replace “predicting” with “hoping for”? And while you’re at it, how many TD’s are “predicted” for the best return man in the SEC and possibly the nation, Mr. Javier Arenas? And if you fools think running outside is the answer then you haven’t watched enough football this year. The speed of Bama’s DEs and LBs makes SCAR’s look like they’re running in mud. And for those talking schedules, you do realize that Clemson is better than anyone you’ve played, will beat SCAR worse than you, and that we TRASHED them? And that two starting OL including the immortal Andre sat out Tulane? And that Andre has played two games, with Bama rushing for 300 in each (mostly running left)?

Oh yeah, wouldn’t this be a great weekend for the first Star Jackson sighting? Maybe a special package or two for the Terrelle Pryor lookalike? That would be SWEET!

27-17 Bama.

By gsu2583

September 24, 2008 11:59 AM | Link to this

I think that if Bama plays UGA within 7 points and loses, it’s more of a loss for Georgia than it is for Alabama.

There is no pressure on Bama to win this game. However, UGA felt pressured enough to break out the black jerseys (very scary).

Also, I think it will be VERY tough for UGA to beat Bama if they continue to give up 90 yards a game to penalties. That many penalties a game is a sign of an undisciplined group of guys.

UGA keeps winning because of the “PLAYMAKERS” in spite of the lack of discipline. One CANNOT carry the other ALL season.

Bama keeps winning because of the TEAM.

In the long run, which one of those really wins out?

RTR!

By TideOneOn

September 24, 2008 12:05 PM | Link to this

Info regarding Mt. Cody’sconditioning: His 4th quarter play is as strong as the 1st quarter. Reason: He rarely plays more than five plays in a row. He is constantly rotated with Josh Chapman who is by far the strongest person on the Tide’s roster. So far it has been effective (most Centers would use other words). Just wanted to let you guys know that you are right - a 380ish pounder could not last four full quarters…but he doesn’t have to.

By ARdawg

September 24, 2008 12:06 PM | Link to this

Lowcountry

Again I agree. Even if we somehow get behind the run can’t be abandoned. I say stay in the air to move the chains and keep hammering away on the ground regardless of how effective it is early. I don’t for a minute think the Bama D will slam the door like they did against Clemson but it is likely that early there will be few successful gains on the ground.

voice of reason

Chandler is due for a good game in catches. Its funny nobody ever b!tches or complains about the crucial blocks he makes

By 1bighamme

September 24, 2008 12:06 PM | Link to this

CMR is planning a coming out party this weekend for a young Bulldog…that’s why practices are closed. Last week it was A.J. Green…This week? The eleflunks don’t have any film on this one!

GOOOOOOOOOO Dawgs Sic em! WOOF!

By Stephen

September 24, 2008 12:14 PM | Link to this

CHIP

Good article, and good thoughts. Thanks for the update on practice, looking forward to this afternoon.

Truly if Matt has time to throw and “24” has holes to run in, UGA will win.

If GA can MAKE JPW try and win with his arm, I think our chances are a little better. JPW is NOT a slouch, and he can lead his team. I prefer matthew, but look forward to a war this week.

Go dawgs

By gator the dog catcher

September 24, 2008 12:16 PM | Link to this

So UGAy has putting in Cooter to block Boss Hogg????

By ARdawg

September 24, 2008 12:20 PM | Link to this

Bamasnake

Good post! Rest assured Kareem Jackson will get tested. It’s going to be a good game and I think everyone knows its going to be a close one. Personally I think less than a TD. I don’t think Cody is going to be the issue in this game. We can negate him with speed and its not just Moreno. Is the Bama defensive backfield up to the challenge?

By SamStone

September 24, 2008 12:21 PM | Link to this

Phoneguy, Does your name indicate that you work for the phone company or a gay phone sex service? Tide by 10, BTmfW.

By baddabing

September 24, 2008 12:22 PM | Link to this

To Meatcleaver: I seem to remember that Clemson had one of the top rated defenses in the nation and Bama ran all over them. Georgia should have been beaten by SC and barely escaped not once but twice. Bama’s defense is better than SC’s. Georgia has not faced a defensive line like Bama’s and Stafford has been erratic at best. He is very overated. JP Wilson may not be able to throw it as far and won’t run around like Stafford but he is more accurate and throws a more catchable ball (see dropped passes stat for GA). Nonetheless I will give the home team credit to make it close. AL 27 GA 24

By voice of reason

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

gsu2583, what part of green’s 150 yds receiving and KM’s 150 yds rushing was unbalanced. Watch the games and read the stats before you claim that “one cannot carry the other all season”. You’re obviously a UGA hater and that’s ok, just at least make sense before you bring that crap on a UGA blog. You sound mentally challenged.

By bamaboy

September 24, 2008 12:26 PM | Link to this

wear your black ,that way your already dressed for your funeral,and don’t forget your good sunday collar,it’ll make it easier for nick to walk the the dawgs

By voice of reason

September 24, 2008 12:29 PM | Link to this

What in the hell was my family thinking having a reception dinner 45 minutes before kickoff? Looks like I’m gonna have to p** some relatives off this Saturday with a quick dine and dash to the tv set in Fort Worth, TX. LOL! No way am I gonna miss one single play of this game. GO DAWGS!

By BobDog

September 24, 2008 12:33 PM | Link to this

Chip,

I’m suprised that they had Pac 10 officials at Ariz St. Doesn’t the visiting team normally bring officials from their conference?

It’s going to be interesting to see if anybody can move the ball Saturday night.

By ARdawg

September 24, 2008 12:34 PM | Link to this

badda bing

I guess the crack pipe is still a problem in bama cause you appear to be smoking too much. Clemson a top rated defense? That was both teams first game of the year. Clemson was exposed to be like most of the rest of the ACC pure, well, nothing.

SC’s defense is good whether you want to believe it or not. Bama hasn’t played a good defensive team yet. Saturday you will get to see just how good your team is (as will we). So far Bama only shows promise. Be sure and come back to the boards after the game?

By #1bamafan

September 24, 2008 12:34 PM | Link to this

Bama will rush for over 200 yards with four or five different backs. bama will win the game by 14 points. dawgs can’t score if they don’t have the ball and the black jerseys won’t help. rtr

By voice of reason

September 24, 2008 12:35 PM | Link to this

YoungDawg, “I loved it yesterday when CMR poked right back at the Nicktator.” What happened here. I didn’t catch what CMR said. Someone please fill me in.

By crimsondude

September 24, 2008 12:39 PM | Link to this

So you think Scott Cochrans comments being posted on the UGA bulletin board will make a difference? If UGA needs bulletin board material for this game, then they are beat already.

I don’t think so.

By Jeff Patton

September 24, 2008 12:40 PM | Link to this

If the BLACK Jersey’s don’t work maybe we could borrow Auburn’s. hehehehehe

By future freshman

September 24, 2008 12:40 PM | Link to this

Here’s a chance to win tickets to Georgia’s homecoming game against Vanderbilt on October 18, cut your taxes and help pave the way for future Bulldogs to attend UGA. Just go to www.path2college529.com for sweepstakes rules and to find out more about the State of Georgia’s tax-deferred higher education savings 529 plan and register to win four tickets to the UGA homecoming game against Vandy. There’s no obligation beyond registering, and the winner will get free limousine transportation to and from the game as well as pre-game hospitality and sideline passes, game programs, and a football autographed by Coach Richt. But sign up now! The deadline for registration is October 18. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited.

By gsu2583

September 24, 2008 12:44 PM | Link to this

voice of reason aka Moron, I never said ‘unbalanced.’ I was simply implying (correctly) that eventually offensive and defensive penalties will cancel out some of those ‘studs’ you have there, ie negating a needed 1st down, or giving up major yardage for pass interference, or whatever. Those things can/will/do hurt.

Of course, moron, the offensive ‘studs’ are the playmakers and there are plenty of them, but they aren’t really the ones getting called for the penalties I was referring to, Moron. And that wasn’t the point of my post. Moron.

Then again, I guess when you have an extra 90 yards a game to re-gain passing or rushing, those stats do go up…

Once again, another Georgia fan hears what they want to and interprets it how they want to. So wrapped up in your own doggie world.

And yes, I am a Georgia hater. Primarily because of Morons like you.

By TXDawg

September 24, 2008 12:45 PM | Link to this

Chip you beat me to the Lane4411 comment. I was going to say the same thing regarding him needing to look in the right place. On top of that, Richt even stated that he wasn’t going to divulge any OL plans because they were still trying to decide which combo they wanted for the BAMA game.

These idiots are so fast to take shots at the AJC but read it religiously. I say if you don’t like what’s being written or if you’re too dumb to read everything that’s being written, then shut up and go bother someone else.

BTW - weren’t we worried about our OL last year before Moreno started running over, around, and through everybody? Seems to me that NT contenders keep stockpiles of talent. I don’t fear that we’re only 1 deep anywhere. The issues come with meshing together and making your assignments. I saw some good improvement last weekend and expert more of the same this week.

By dogwatcher

September 24, 2008 12:45 PM | Link to this

This is going to be a “barn-burner”! A real SEC test for both teams. Dogs win but not by much in a low scoring affair: 16-13.

By BullDawg Rick

September 24, 2008 12:47 PM | Link to this

Chip…

Any word on injuries leading into this game??

How’s Bruce Figgins? I heard a BAD rumor.. Hoping it’s just that…

Go Dawgs!!

By UGA Ba-ROCKS

September 24, 2008 12:50 PM | Link to this

I’m a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight…..    

If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you’re “exotic, different.”   Grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers, a quintessential American story.. 

If your name is Barack you’re a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.  Name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, you’re a maverick.    Graduate from Harvard law School and you are unstable.  Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you’re well grounded.     If you spend 3 years as a brilliant community organizer, become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate’s Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran’s Affairs committees, you don’t have any real leadership experience.  If your total resume is: local weather girl, 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governor of a state with only 650,000 people, then you’re qualified to become the country’s second highest ranking executive.    If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2  beautiful daughters, all within Protestant churches, you’re not a real Christian.  If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you’re a Christian.    If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education, including the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.  If , while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other option in sex education in your state’s school system while your unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant, you’re very responsible.    If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family’s values don’t represent America’s.  If you’re husband is nicknamed “First Dude”, with at least one DWI conviction and no college education, who didn’t register to vote until age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA, your family is extremely admirable.    OK, much clearer now.

By old dog fan

September 24, 2008 12:56 PM | Link to this

It was mentioned that Ga was scared of Ala. because they are wearing the black jerseys. I don’t believe it was because they are scared but that they do respect the talent that Ala. has on their team and that with Ala. being ranked as high as they are that it is a very important game. Also the Dogs just did not play a very poor Ark. team but flew across county and played a “good” Arizona team , which gave them a short turn around. Now, with that being said I believe it is “what ever works” and that includes minimizing the penalties, great play calling and diffently having the team JACKED UP. They need to remember this year “NOT IN OUR HOUSE” as we have enough tuff away games.

By Oledawg

September 24, 2008 12:58 PM | Link to this

gsu2583-You obviously haven’t seen replays of most of those penalties. When most of the long yardage penalties are bogus(as seen by the tv cameras), it translates to a 30-40yds/gm avg, with half of that consigned to early jumps by defense and most overall committed by freshmen players. That’s exactly what Richt is practicing to avoid this week, but to be expected. A great deal of the 15yd penalties were phantom esp. in the last 2 games. Richt is avoiding controversy by ignoring our ref complaints, but it doesn’t mean that he feels his players have committed them. If he did , don’t you think there would be a tirade by the coaches as a group? The players would be running gassers until their tongues hang out!

When you get past the intrigue that writers are trying to drum up concerning closed practices, can’t you piece together all the hype of Bama’s lines and see he is putting his coaching cure to a problem before it occurs? No, I guess you can’t from the statements you posted. Richt has stated that he likes the aggressiveness that gets an offside now and again. That we can live with. He is continuing that push this week and no one is running gassers. I would think that his ref skills will be sharpened for this game by putting holding-, late hits- and interference-bugs in their ears before this game begins. Coincidence doesn’t account for the greater # of flags to be thrown against us and ignored against other teams. Richt is taking care of it and not by lecturing already victimized players. He is putting together and practising new plays with new players that no one has seen yet. All of the foregoing being said, I imagine there is warranted distrust of Saban thrown in that Saban has earned through his SEC spying days. You forget also that Richt attended the Clemson blowout at the Ga Dome and has seen first hand where Bama is and is not capable. If I trust anyone to work out an answer, it’s Mark Richt.

By voice of reason

September 24, 2008 1:01 PM | Link to this

gsu2583, now now little boy. Calm down and go to the corner for timeout. You mention the playmakers and then you mention that one can’t carry the other. Your post could be taken either way for it was vague. You really do ride the short bus, don’t you? You’re presence here is a testament to your jealousy of the UGA program and the Bulldog Nation. Does your team not have a blog for you chumps? Didn’t think so. And if they did, you’d still come here because it’s where all the excitement is. That’s a fact! Have you settled down yet? No. OK then stay in time out for a little while longer and maybe I’ll let you go outside and play kickball with the other children.

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 24, 2008 1:12 PM | Link to this

gtdc, hello old friend.

baddabing, I don’t think we can compare and ACC defense to an SEC defense can we? One thing for sure this will be the most complete team we have faced all season. They can run the ball, throw the ball and play nasty defense. If UGA wants to consider itself a #1 team this is the game to fire us up into the rest of the season. Our first of three top ten teams we face this season, better be ready.

voice of reason, you don’t look so well. I think you may be coming down with a cold. My God, is that chicken pox? That looks broken to me. I am not a doctor but I play one on the blog. Post your symptoms and I will post a doctors excuse for your outing Sat.

By Ken

September 24, 2008 1:14 PM | Link to this

Stafford will run options out of the shotgun and big fat Cody will be poopin chicken wings trying to catch someone. John Parker Wilson is soft and will be crying plenty once he tastes a bit of Georgia dirt a few times.

Go Dawgs

By voice of reason

September 24, 2008 1:19 PM | Link to this

gdawginkalamazoo, thanks doc. I’d really hate to miss such a great family function but if you think it’s best…LOL

By Rob

September 24, 2008 1:21 PM | Link to this

Voice of reason, you’re killing me. That’s some funny sh**! I agree, it’s funny that a UGA hater would be all over a UGA blog. That would be like me getting on a UF blog, which I would never do because I’m not a pathetic, jealous loser!!! Stop drinking the hater-ade and get a life!

By PBR=America in a can

September 24, 2008 1:22 PM | Link to this

Ahhhh Bama week.. you can almost hear the RV’s getting jumped off and starting in a cloud of black smoke in RV parks all across Alabama. Besides the sound of old ratty RV’s and the smell of Brute cologne its going to be a beautiful day of tailgating in Athens. Go Dawgs and Beat Bama!!!

By gsu2583

September 24, 2008 1:26 PM | Link to this

Voice of reason Thank you for diverting from the fact I had some valid points that you totally couldn’t grasp without me dumbing it down for you. The short bus thing, ironically, shows your maturity level as well.

Cheers!

By Oledawg

September 24, 2008 1:30 PM | Link to this

gsu2583-If you call someone a fool, you are in danger of Hell Fire. If you call someone a “moron”, it’s the same thing, you idiot.

By voice of reason

September 24, 2008 1:33 PM | Link to this

Do you know how they perform cicumcisions in Alabama? Someone kicks the patients sister in the jaw. OK that was unnecessary. I’ll take that one back but do you know the most common first words of an Alabama girl when she loses her virginity? “Get off me daddy, you’re crushing my cigarettes!”

By voice of reason

September 24, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this

gsu2583, I feel so much better now. I couldn’t have lived another minute without your kind words. How is your team doing this year? Obviously not very well or you wouldn’t be here. Sucks to be you. Sounds like you need to get yourself a girlfriend and release some of that frustration your spewing all over this UGA blog. Or maybe a man, I’m not judging. Whatever floats your boat and gets you to join reality. Go ahead and go outside and play. The timeout isn’t working. And if you want to sneak behind the building with someone I’ll just pretend I didn’t see, ok.

By LifelongDawg

September 24, 2008 1:41 PM | Link to this

Why were Pac 10 officials doing the game, anyway? I thought the visiting team’s conference supplied the refs. If finances and logistics prevented that, officials from an outside conference should have been provided. Those atrocious and phantom calls led directly to one ASU score.

The officiating (regardless of conference affiliation) has been decidedly anti-Georgia since last year’s UF game. Enough aleady. The Dawgs get it. The officials didn’t take kindly to the celebration. The refs need to let it go; it’d be a travesty to have a game decided by some cheap call they dreamed up to further punish UGA for something that happened last season.

By bmcklv

September 24, 2008 1:42 PM | Link to this

GA DAWG: You do realize what a nose tackle’s job is don’t you? You said it in your opening. He takes offensive linemen away from their assignments to help keep him out of the backfield. That clears the way for the LB’s and DE’s to make the tackles. Terrance Cody does his job, and when he does get the occasional tackle, it’s a bonus.

By LifelongDawg

September 24, 2008 1:53 PM | Link to this

IMO, the Georgia defense and the Bama defense are fairly equal in talent. But they don’t play against each other. UGA’s offense has a little more talent at the skill positions, and Green’s emergence, along with MoMass, will allow Stafford to work the play-action and option all day long, keeping the Tide’s defense honest. John Parker Wilson (what’s up with that two-first-names thing, anyway?) just isn’t as good as Stafford, and he’ll be the weak link in Bama’s offense. Dawgs will win by 12 in a game that’s not as close as the final score.

By Knowshons white girlfriend

September 24, 2008 1:54 PM | Link to this

How will UA stop all those offensive weapons? Check the game film you drunken, Wal-Mart shopping foolish UGA fans.

By Austen

September 24, 2008 1:54 PM | Link to this

It will also be nice to see whether Bama puts 12 on the field for a goal line stand against UGA like Arizona State did. ASU actually got away with 12 men on the field when Knowshon tried to jump over the line for a 4th Quarter TD.

Anyway, the game could go either way, but I think UGA is a little more solid at skill positions. If Bama has a better line situation, it in my opinion isn’t enough of an advantage for them to beat the Dawgs. Guess we’ll see.

By Oledawg

September 24, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this

gsu2583-Why would a Ga.Southern Eagle whose birthday is 2/5/83 be on a UGA blog? At this time of day? I’m retired. What’s your excuse at 25yrs of age? School retirement?

By LB

September 24, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this

I don’t know how most Dawg fans can claim that Bama hasn’t been challenged. I must have missed something because I don’t remember the Dawgs playing a ranked team yet. The most challenging team they’ve played (S. Carolina) took a better beating by Vandy! The way I see it, both teams haven’t really been challenged yet, so don’t get too sure of yourselves, Dawg fans. I say it’s a toss up, although I’m pulling for the Tide.

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 24, 2008 2:02 PM | Link to this

voice of reason, you are right that joke was uncalled for and funny as hell. LMAO!

By future freshman

September 24, 2008 2:08 PM | Link to this

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By gsu2583

September 24, 2008 2:39 PM | Link to this

I love that fact that there are UGA fans on this board (which is an AJC board, NOT a UGA board) who continually provide me ammunition as to the driveling fans this over-blown program churns out.

voice of reason Let’s see, you already (essentially) made fun of me as retarded, and now as a homosexual. Wow!. A crass, idiotic, and classless homo-phobe that has no compunction about making fun of disabled people. (aka a typical UGA fan). Why don’t you call me that lovely word that gets black people riled up. That should about cover all your redneck bases.

oledawg 2583 is not my birthday, but I can see you have taken early retirement from anything resembling an education or use of your brain, as you cannot spell ‘OLD’ or ‘DOG’ (neither can the UGA nation, so everyone else plays along with the ‘dawg’ thing)

Why I’m on this message board is simple.

Plus you can learn a thing or two from the 3 rational fans they have. Sadly, that doesn’t include you , Voice or you OleDawg.

This is loads of fun!

By D

September 24, 2008 2:42 PM | Link to this

Quincy Carter wrote:

I wonder if Coach Richt will have his puppies do another gay end zone dance? He’ll try any gimmick to get the drunken fans fired up.

Wow Quincy, how do you come up with all of that original stuff!…you are too funny. Please keep posting, I’ll sit here waiting to see what other hilarious stuff you’ve got in that creative head of yours.

Go back to the nerd blog

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 24, 2008 2:46 PM | Link to this

LB, I would agree that neither team has been challenged by a complete team.
Have we played anybody that has a running attack like Bama? I don’t think so. SC was so convoluted I think we were just baffled the whole time there. Hard to play against an opponent’s game plan when they don’t have one. CMU and ASU supposedly had a great air game but that doesn’t work if you don’t have the ground game to balance it out and keep the D honest. Our run D is supposed to be tops in the country but what RB have we contained? Bama’s run D against Clemson was awesome. But then again did Clemson have the air game to balance that out? Easy to stuff the run when you know that is all they can do. This is looking like a classic SEC match up. I know our Dawgs can step up to the challenge.

By Mobile Dawg

September 24, 2008 2:55 PM | Link to this

Will be the most physical game we’ve played so far. Keys to this game will be discipline (keeping penalties to a minimum) and depth along the lines (UGA has more of it).

The emotional edge will definitely be on the Dawgs side, home game and blackout.

That said, it’s college football, anything can and does happen. Hope it’s a great game, it has all the makings.

Dawgs Win 27-17….

P.S. War Eagle this week….

By BamaBoy

September 24, 2008 2:58 PM | Link to this

*”By Meatcleaver

September 24, 2008 7:56 AM | Link to this

This is what great college football is all about, Strength vs Strength. Bama relys on its interior running game, and the Dawgs are among the best in the nation at stopping the run. Bama has not faced a top notch defense yet, and Georgia has not seen a power running team with a veteran line yet. Two top 10 programs at Sanford stadium on a beautiful fall night with the whole nation watching and Game Day in the Classic City.

The difference in the game will be ( just like last week) that Bama is one demensional on offense. So if we are successful at stopping their running game and force the to pass, we have them where we want them.

On the other hand, Georgia is well balanced and can beat you by land or by air. That is a nightmare for a defensive coordinator.

If you can’t get up for this one, have someone check your pulse.”*

Apparently Meatcleaver you did not see the Alabama vs. Clemson game if you think Alabama is not balanced and cannot throw the ball. I hope Georgia thinks the same way as you do, because Clemson thought that way as well. Just because Alabama likes to run the football does not mean that they cannot pass. Why pass if you do not have too. If Georgia was so great at doing them both, what happen with South Carolina. That was LINE play and that is were Alabama has the advantage on both sides. Even Ga. Southern scored 21 points on Georgia and that was at Athens, Bama scores that much with just their defense.

These are the stats from the Alabama\Clemson game, as you can see Alabama was pretty balanced, they only ran for 59 more yards than they passed it.

NET YARDS RUSHING…………. 239 0 Rushing Attempts………… 50 14 Average Per Rush………… 4.8 0.0 Rushing Touchdowns………. 1 0 Yards Gained Rushing…….. 247 30 Yards Lost Rushing………. 8 30 NET YARDS PASSING…………. 180 188 Completions-Attempts-Int…. 22-30-0 20-34-1 Average Per Attempt……… 6.0 5.5 Average Per Completion…… 8.2 9.4 Passing Touchdowns………. 2 0 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS……….. 419 188

By Mobile Dawg

September 24, 2008 3:09 PM | Link to this

2583, Have to disagree with you about Bama not having anything to lose in this game, they wouldn’t be paying Saban $4 Million a year if they had nothing to lose. Football is a religion here, the top priority for numerous people.

It eat’s them alive AU has 6 in a row. It also speaks volumes about you that this is your source of fun. Yes, I must be an idiot also, or is it too, I can’t spell Dawg either.

By voice of reason

September 24, 2008 3:09 PM | Link to this

gsu2583, goodness gracious I can see that you didn’t take my advice and talk someone into going to the woods with you during recess. I’m really worried that we’re all going to see you on the news sporting an orange jumpsuit in the near future if you don’t relieve some of that built up pressure. You leave me no choice but to expell you from this school and recommend that you enroll in a school better suited for your needs. A w*******. Yes, a good old red district institution where a guy like yourself can get some with absoloutely no effort required. I don’t know what else to tell someone who obviously can’t get any on his own in the free market. Once you try it (I strongly suggest women) I’m sure you’ll love it! Then maybe you can feel like a man and just maybe you can learn to love the dawgs for what they are…one of the best football teams in the land. Stop being the odd man in a world of winners trying to spoil everyones good time. It’s not sexy to the ladies.

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 24, 2008 3:11 PM | Link to this

What do Steve Spurrier, Nick Saban, Les Miles, Tommy Tuberville, Urban Meyer and Rich Brooks all have in common? They were listed in the top ten “whinniest” coaches in the country by FoxSports. That list was as stretch but humorous nonetheless.

By mlc15121@yahoo,com

September 24, 2008 3:15 PM | Link to this

Cody is an absolute beast and destroyed the best center in the country last week and completely blew up Clemson. A true FR center has ZERO chance and Rolo will have a feast. Only thing that scares Bama is all the screens and dump offs to #24. Will be a much closer game than you rednecks care to admit. JPW is no Stafford but he is much better at keeping possession and converting 1st downs which will completely aggravate you “Hairy Dawgs” Black shirts and all.

By voice of reason

September 24, 2008 3:16 PM | Link to this

gsu, “I think any GOOD fan should be on the opposition’s message boards getting their jabs in.”

Please let me know where your team’s message board is because I’ve never felt the need to look any where else to blog about my team. LOSER! (just so you’ll know, don’t bother because I don’t want to look like the idiot you are.)

P.S. I’ll loan you the money to enroll in the red light district institution you so badly need to attend because I have a feeling you’re a little short on cash and I really want you to get help.

By Uga Fan

September 24, 2008 3:19 PM | Link to this

Alabama fans have to be the most annoying in the SEC. You all talk about UGA being untested. I’m sorry who has Alabama played??? A horrid / overranked Clemson team, W.Kentucky and a horrible Arkansas team. Those guys from Tulane will surley blame their loss to UA for keeping them out of the National Championship. You guys have really faced some stiff competition there…

Well.. it is Alabama… anything’s a challenge. What a joke.

By Georgia

September 24, 2008 3:29 PM | Link to this

uh.. we’re Alabama… we’ve been irrelevant since the 70’s but our dead coach is gunna come back and help us…

we’s gonna win this here futball game, so we’s can impress our sis.. i mean girlfriends…

By ARdawg

September 24, 2008 3:31 PM | Link to this

BamaBoy

Did you actually see that SC game? Georgia was it’s own worst enemy with penalties along with several phantom calls on the SC side. Two of those phantom calls for PF’s continued stalled drives for SC. Two other very questionable calls stalled Georgia drives. Point is, with just a little bit more proficiency in officiation that game could easily have been 28-3. SC’s offense really sucked, yet got lots of help. SC’s defense kept them in the game and was a challenge but they got enough official help too.

That game makes me a proponent of using instant replay on penalties as well.

By Tideguy

September 24, 2008 3:39 PM | Link to this

I think the funeral comment is being taken out of context. The players were not practicing to his expectations and he was telling them they would be burried by UGA. Good thing UGA is wearing black because they’ll be going to a funeral.

I seriously doubt either team needs bulletin board material. If either does, that is a problem the coaches will handle. Thats for weak schools, not SEC teams.

Seriously, reaching guys. Does UGA need that for motivation?

By socaldawg

September 24, 2008 3:40 PM | Link to this

GSU 2583

I’m enjoying your comments. Though you ain’t coming off as the genius you believe yourself to be.

Dumbest thing on this entire thread: The suggestion that Alabama doesn’t have anything to lose in this game.

That’s ridiculous. Let’s count the things Alabama has to lose:

1. A loss in an SEC game which affects who plays for the SEC championship.

2. A place in the top 10.

3. An awful lot of ego - Bama fans clearly are convinced they are back.

4. Face. This is a nationally televised game.

5. Recruits. Dawgs and elifants compete for some recruits. This might sway some.

Need more???

By SamStone

September 24, 2008 3:42 PM | Link to this

Hey Georgia, We won our last championship in 92, seems to me that’s a tad more recent that 80. You freakin moron. Know what Spurrier, Saban, Miles, Meyer and Fullmer have in common? Guess, idiot.

By voice of reason

September 24, 2008 3:43 PM | Link to this

Allright UA fans, I’ve never had a problem with UA except for when they play us and this case is no different. I hope you guys lose Saturday and then win out so you can lose to us again in the SECCG. That would be a big improvement from last year for you guys. You’d probably still land in a BCS bowl because your only two losses were to UGA, the eventual NC’s. GO DAWGS!

By Mobile Dawg

September 24, 2008 3:59 PM | Link to this

Tideguy, bulletin board material is always good. Your coach said we were wearing black because we were preparing for our funeral, at least that’s what I heard, nothing out of line or out of context, just got caught on camera. I would probably tell my guys something similar.

I seem to remember a Climpson coach saying something about a freshman driving an escalade that drove a lot of Tide folks crazy a few days. It’s just stuff! Gonna be a great game….

By Nothing but the Truth

September 24, 2008 4:04 PM | Link to this

Roll Tide Roll!

By Nothing but the Truth

September 24, 2008 4:05 PM | Link to this

Roll Tide Roll!

By BamaBoy

September 24, 2008 4:10 PM | Link to this

*”By ARdawg

September 24, 2008 3:31 PM | Link to this

BamaBoy

Did you actually see that SC game? Georgia was it’s own worst enemy with penalties along with several phantom calls on the SC side. Two of those phantom calls for PF’s continued stalled drives for SC. Two other very questionable calls stalled Georgia drives. Point is, with just a little bit more proficiency in officiation that game could easily have been 28-3. SC’s offense really sucked, yet got lots of help. SC’s defense kept them in the game and was a challenge but they got enough official help too.

That game makes me a proponent of using instant replay on penalties as well.”*

That’s right, ARdawg, that is the same thing that happen against Alabama when they played Tulane. When Alabama under estimated their opponent, like I think Georgia is doing with Alabama and like they did with South Carolina. You start making a lot of mental mistakes because of fustration, which can get you beat against the right opponent, just ask Clemson.

By LifelongDawg

September 24, 2008 4:15 PM | Link to this

LB,

ASU was ranked 24th in the coaches poll the week UGA beat them.

Arkansas is the worst one-loss team in a BCS conference, maybe in the entire FBS. But they did beat Louisiana-Monroe, even if it was by a single point. Tulane (1-3) had more total yardage than the Tide, and the game was decided by special teams play. Tulane’s only win? That would be Louisiana-Monroe. Does that school sound familiar, Bama fans?

Georgia and Alabama have met five times when both were ranked, with the Bulldogs winning all five meetings.

By LifelongDawg

September 24, 2008 4:26 PM | Link to this

BamaBoy,

You missed the point. ARdawg was talking about terrible officiating, not genuine penalties. Maybe Alabama did underestimate Tulane, but you can bet that UGA isn’t making that mistake with the Tide. The Dawgs take all SEC games seriously, even when they’re playing the 5th best team in the conference.

By jfergNCdawg

September 24, 2008 4:36 PM | Link to this

Chip, I retract my comments about practice updates. I did see the practice is closed and therefore let you off the preverbial hook.

I think regardless of prior scheduling, this game has reached “rival” status, therefore all bets are off. The line should be zero. Both teams have everything at stake. a loss by either team almost eliminates them from SEC contention because odds say they lose to either LSU-UF-AUB later in the year. So, basically, it’s Win or go home. For Georgia this means the chants of overrated begin with “college gameday final”. For ‘Bama it almost guarantees the old proverb “learn from your history or you’re doomed to repeat it”—last season being history we’re speaking of.

I believe the game is won by the crowd. Black jersey’s almost guarantee a “live” crowd…so I give odds to UGA by a point.

By Phoneguy

September 24, 2008 4:36 PM | Link to this

Hey Sam stone. Yeah I’m a phoneman. And I’ve been “fixing a phonejack in your wifes room” if ya know what I mean! Like I said Dawgs 24 Tide 14. Oh yeah dinner will be ready at 7…Buttmunch

By Mobile Dawg

September 24, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this

BamaBoy, who’s underestimating Alabama? Sure some people talk a little smack, but rest assured, we know you’re a quality team and should be the best we’ve faced. Bad Asses usually walk softly but carry a big stick. You seem to like to be BOLD about everything.

Our guys are preparing for a tough opponent. Seems like most of the Bama fans on the UGA blog want to trash our Dawgs and declare victory. If you want to blog here, you should respectfully come on, tell us your strengths, what the interesting matchups will be, we already know them as does our team, (an example might be something like, comparing AJ and Julio) (Jones vs Cody, i.e. David and Goliath) let us know you’re looking foward, like us, to a great game, shut your yapping mouths, and go back to your sites. If you don’t know anything about football, we do talk about other things, beer, barbeque, etc.

There are a few respected enemey bloggers who show up regularly here, someone might even invite you back if you were knowledgeable and a little respectful. I forgot who it was earlier that said that you Bama fans were the most annoying in the SEC. You are!

Now just go away and come back after the game to either congradulate us or wish us good luck the rest of the way if you have nothing other than Bold, Arrogant, remarks.

By ARdawg

September 24, 2008 4:53 PM | Link to this

BamaBoy

I think I can speak for the majority of Georgia fans. “We do not underestimate Bama in any shape form or fashion”. We do however expect a victory just like you and your brethren.

We certainly did not underestimate Carolina this year either. Beating them in Columbia is still difficult to do even if they do suck. They have a stout D. I sincerely believe Bama brings much more to the table than does SC as most Dawg fans do. Again for Dawg fans every where we KNOW it’s going to be a good close hard fought battle and we are looking for a win. I stated earlier a 6 point game. I just hope it is in our favor. And I look for a defensive battle 19-13 Georgia

By LifelongDawg

September 24, 2008 5:01 PM | Link to this

mlc15121@yahoo,com,

John Parker Wilson has a QB rating 29 points lower than Matthew Stafford. He has thrown for 477 fewer yards despite completing only 6 fewer passes. JPW has thrown the only interception between the two, and his record as a starter is 17-13. Sorry, but I just don’t see your guy as anything special other than that two-first-names (or it could be two-last-names) thing.

By GO Falcons610

September 24, 2008 5:04 PM | Link to this

Hey HOP!

How is Bama’s team young?? Read the article moron! Bama has an all junior and all senior O line, and experienced D line, and an experience QB. Don’t get me wrong, I like UGA in this game but don’t get jacked up thinking that BAMA will not know what to do one the road. You saw what they did last weekend at Arkansas.

This BAMA D is great. Knowshon Moreno has been proved he can be stopped, ala the 80 or so rushing yards USC held him to. Then it was all on Stafford and UGA barely squeaked by, even WITH A.J. Green. Trust me A.J. Green is good but he’s not a guy to carry the team. Stafford has to actually make the throws. I also wouldn’t put too much faith into the win over ASU, Carpenter is horrible and they lost to Las Vegas the week before.

Close game. Bama 21-UGA 17

By LifelongDawg

September 24, 2008 5:25 PM | Link to this

GO Falcons610,

Carpenter’s passer rating (165.43) is 42 points higher than JPW. He has thrown for 600 more yards with 7 TD’s and 2 INT’s. Those numbers are not “horrible”, and if they are, then Bama is in real trouble against the Dawgs because their QB’s numbers pale in comparison.

By baddabing

September 24, 2008 5:37 PM | Link to this

The real blackout will be what Stafford wakes up from when Cody buries him.

By ARdawg

September 24, 2008 5:58 PM | Link to this

badda bing

Are you sucking on that crackpipe again?

By ROBBOB

September 24, 2008 6:31 PM | Link to this

samstone, they all beat bama too?

By Georgia

September 24, 2008 6:31 PM | Link to this

SamStone - my guess is that the didn’t have an overinflated sense of their teams worth - well except for Saban in his post LSU days… GO UL-Monroe… flush that Tide. Flush Tide, Flush…..

By Phoneguy

September 24, 2008 6:33 PM | Link to this

JPW will fold like an accordion or throw some serious picks.. AGAIN…. JUST LIKE LAST TIME. Face it…..He sux.

By calbears

September 24, 2008 7:15 PM | Link to this

Since when did Alabama University get a football team? Didn’t you guys get banned or expelled for cheating? Yuck, what a joke….

By Same Bama from Last Year

September 24, 2008 7:16 PM | Link to this

Didn’t we hear this same stuff from the trailer parks in Alabama last year? After a quick start in 2007, BAMA IS BACK!!! A little premature last year and a little premature this year… 4 losses coming your way - UGA, UT, LSU and Auburn. Go ahead and book your December reservations for Nashville. I just feel sorry for the women in Bama households this Fall… domestic abuse is never cool!

By Patrick

September 24, 2008 7:16 PM | Link to this

My, my, my! There’s a lot of smack talking going on in here. I think the most sane posting was by Meatcleaver. This will be a huge battle between two very good SEC teams and that’s why it has attracted so much attention. Hey, let’s just pause a few moments to thank All Mighty God that we have the privilege to live in such a great country where we have the freedom to express our opinions. That’s all that has taken place on this blog although some have been very vulgar. Let’s get ready for an outstanding SEC game on Saturday night and may the best team win!!! Hopefully, it will be UGA.

By SABAN ON MONDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

September 24, 2008 7:22 PM | Link to this

Saban, addressing the upset B’ham media on Monday morning “tough loss, we all feel the pain but this is not the same SEC that the Bear had to deal with, let’s face it FORREST GUMP is NOT walking in thru that door”

By Logan Young

September 24, 2008 7:27 PM | Link to this

Dear Nick… I left you a little something in a trust fund to take care of future recruits. Parole Tide, Logan

By ibleedred

September 24, 2008 7:51 PM | Link to this

I know this guy named Allen. He’s a jinx from hell. He’s picking Georgia and I’ve got a bad feeling about this. He’s bet on two race horses in his life and both of them broke thier legs. And we all know how they ended up. That’s only a sample of what he’s done. The Dawgs are damned good, but they can’t beat the SEC and him too. So pray hard this week, cause the Dawgs not only gotta beat Bama, they gotta beat THE VOODOO MAN too.

By ibleedred

September 24, 2008 7:51 PM | Link to this

I know this guy named Allen. He’s a jinx from hell. He’s picking Georgia and I’ve got a bad feeling about this. He’s bet on two race horses in his life and both of them broke thier legs. And we all know how they ended up. That’s only a sample of what he’s done. The Dawgs are damned good, but they can’t beat the SEC and him too. So pray hard this week, cause the Dawgs not only gotta beat Bama, they gotta beat THE VOODOO MAN too.

By UPDATES!!!

September 24, 2008 7:51 PM | Link to this

Chip,

Any updates on Kade Weston and Kiante Tripp? Looks like with Kade is in the lineup he has his man in the backfield as soon as the ball is snapped, we need the kind of rush up front. Was wondering with all the o-line shifting if there was any chance tripp might go back to d-line.

By Jimmy

September 24, 2008 10:16 PM | Link to this

Chiparoo,

Now these are the types of blogs I enjoy. Some legit X’s and O’s talk mixed amoungst some trash talking from both sides. Loved the jokes about Bammer.

Here’s another, it’s old but hilarious: “What do Bammer fans and maggots have in common? Both can survive off a dead ‘Bear’ for 20 years!” Ahahahahah. Sorry.

Ok now the legit football talk. I think this game is going to be a lot like last week’s LSU/Aub. game. While both defenses are stout, the winner is going to capitalize(score the deciding TD) off of the losing’s teams major mistakes. IE a busted coverage in the secondary. I just hope it’s not UGA’s w/ Willie’s famous non aggressive 2 deep zone. From what i’ve seen, Bammer’s secondar looks better than UGA’s, of course that’s also because they’ve gotten more pressure on opposing QB’s. Hell, I dont know who’s going to win, I just can’t wait to watch it!!!

By Chip Towers

September 24, 2008 10:34 PM | Link to this

UPDATES!!! Kade and Kiante are both fine but it doesn’t appear either will start. Richt said tonight they’ll probably go with the same O-line they didn at ASU. But Tripp will be the first guy in. Kade will be the first in on the D-line. He really had some push against the Sun Devils and he’s relatively fresh… .

By ghost dawgI

September 24, 2008 11:13 PM | Link to this

What you been puffing daddy? When the dawgs get ahold of you, it will be to too late to jack our black tops cause you will already have your jaws jacked and tebow will be crying again. Be afraid!

By raindawg722

September 24, 2008 11:44 PM | Link to this

I have a feeling that we’ll see Southerland in short distance situations Saturday night.

By dawg2008nc

September 24, 2008 11:44 PM | Link to this

I love all the wishful thinking from the Alabama fans. Lase year Georgia whipped u the whole game and with a couple bad plays u got back in it. They just did that to get ur hopes up so they could crush them with one swift blow. As regards to that fat arse u have on the dline he will be tricked by misdirection allday.So it doesnt matter about his push. Besides JPW is a little girl and will be crying for Sabam to take him out by the time the fourth quarter starts. Because the game will be well decided by then. I see a reoccurence of a few years ago when Thomas Davis and Odell Thurman broke ur quarterbacks in half u will be lucky to have a play caller who can walk when the game is over saturday see u there between the hedges 745 sharp. Dawgs Role Tide 35-10. GO DAWGS IM OUT!!!!!!

By Eric C.

September 25, 2008 12:06 AM | Link to this

Raindawg722, that would be a huge boost to get Southerland back in at FB. You don’t want to rush him, but it sure would be nice for this game.

By Sally Suckemsillie

September 25, 2008 12:46 AM | Link to this

Who cares? ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

By Crimson Cried

September 25, 2008 3:30 AM | Link to this

How funny that our inbred cousins to the west don’t realize we’re wearing the black for a funeral, all right. Theirs…And I’d love to invite all the mourners to come on back to our blog and talk that mess after their boys are humiliated and exposed for the wannabes they are. Maybe next year, Cletus!

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

September 25, 2008 4:25 AM | Link to this

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ESPN Todd Blackledge how fitting that he would analyze the game between Alabama who beat his butt at Penn State and Georgia Bulldogs whom his DEFENSE beat Herschel Walker in the 1982 Sugar Bowl.

Several other colleges were named National Champions in Football in 1982 including Southern Methodist and Nebraska. But, it is generally recognized that Joe Paterno old coot won his 1st national championship for Pennsylvania State University in 1982. It was not because of Todd Blackledge but because of the PSU Defense. Earlier in the year, Pennsylvania State University had lost to Alabama 42-21 and in fact **Alabama beat Todd Blackledge every time they played during his career at Pennsylvania State University.

Penn State was not a part of the Big 10 until 1993, and even now they do not recognize Penn State as part of the Big 11. This is because there are no East Coast Football Teams in the Big 10. It is an alliance of football programs in and around Chicago, not the East Coast.

I was at the game. It is the only time we have ever played Pennsylvania State University. It was not Todd Blackledge who beat UGA, but the Penn State Defense. They held Heisman Trophy Winner before Kick-off Herschel Walker to 108 yards on 28 carries. That’s how they won, not Todd Blackledge. No one has ever heard of Todd Blackledge.

He was the Starting Quarterback for Pennsylvania State University, who always has been known as Linebacker U. Curt Warner was Pennsylvania State University’s Running Back, and he is considered the Best Penn State football player of all-time. Not Todd Blackledge who handed the football off to him.

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

September 25, 2008 4:29 AM | Link to this

Todd Blackledge went on into the NFL where he also was nondescript. In 7 years in the NFL, Todd Blackledge threw 38 interceptions and 29 Touchdowns.

4 Touchdowns a year average and 5 interceptions a year average.

45 games in 7 years.

Average 6 games a year.

Todd Blackledge sucks, so when he starts talking about his mighty career, excuse me, I was there. I saw the game at the stadium, and let me assure you that Todd Blackledge was not the 1 who beat UGA, but the Penn State Defense.

Why does Penn State never mention that 1982 they were soundly thrashed again by Alabama 42-21. Why is that ?

I give Penn State’s Defense credit for stopping Heisman Trophy Winner 2 weeks earlier Herschel Walker, when UGA was Ranked No. 1 in the nation going into the Sugar Bowl Game.

But, I will be damned if it was any twit Todd Blackledge. I was there, and now you know.

So, the guy who lost to Alabama every year he was at Penn State, Todd Blackledge, is the analyst for the game of Alabama traveling to Georgia, who Pennsylvania State University’s Defense stopped Herschel Walker 27-23.

See how many times he mentions how many times Alabama kicked his butt.

See how many times he mentions his Defense beating Herschel Walker, not anything that worthless analyst ever did in football, including his totally worthless NFL “career” of 4 Touchdowns and 5 Interceptions a Year every year for 7 solid lousy NFL years for Todd Blackledge.

No, it will be a tale of Quarterbacks, who wins this football game and Todd Blackledge, 47 years old nobody had better tell you that is the case.

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

September 25, 2008 6:04 AM | Link to this

Even when you listen to Buck Belue’s breakdown of the Alabama at Georgia Black Out Game two nights from now on ESPN, what you have to concede is that both teams have running backs (Alabama’s Saban says UGA has only 1 RB.) and that both teams have nearly equal lines on both sides of the ball. There, the equality ends. Alabama’s 11th ranked pass offense has been against no good pass defense. Georgia’s 11th ranked pass defense is against top-notch pass offenses, far better than Alabama Opponents’ Pass Offenses to-date clearly. Alabama also has not faced a team yet who can run the football; and, UGA most assuredly can run the football.

So what you have remaining to decide the game is not the trenches, but the fact that John Parker Wilson will be 17-14 as the Starting Quarterback for Bama, who is NOT BACK. Nor will they be back next season without their all-time leading touchdown pass leader.

Meanwhile, UGA has the NFL Draft’s No. 1 Quarterback in the up-coming NFL Draft.

Our UGA 11th worst passing defense is because UGA has played a whole host of very talented passing teams. Alabama at 11th worst passing offense in The SEC, is NOT 1 of them.

By Uncle Dave

September 25, 2008 7:01 AM | Link to this

I think this game is really in Bobo’s hands. Our defense will deal with Saban’s offense… that is a push. The prospects for the Ga. attack, however, are scary to think aobut. If the Dawgs go with the same game plan they did against South Carolina, it could be a really low scoring game… which always favors the visiting team. You can bet Saban has watched the film from Columbia two weeks ago and is hoping that Bobo has nothing more to offer. Those long passes that look so pretty against ASU will not ever be thrown if the O-line cannot protect against Bama’s massive defensive front. What do you think Chip… does Bobo have a few tricks up his sleeve that we have not seen yet? How about trotting out the no huddle?

By Lane4411

September 25, 2008 7:04 AM | Link to this

Chip, beg to differ!!!

Lane4411: We’ve written 50 stories on the offensive line the last week and a half. We had a story from Saturday night’s game at Tempe that every player was starting at a new position. I don’t know where you’re looking but it’s not in the right place. Great post, Lane!

Chip Could not find the 50 stories, read your blurp of the changes in the OL, which was noted in the 1st qtr. of the ASU game.

This is the depth and quality which should be demanded by AJC readers.

Article written 2 days prior to the game. Hale had written articles on Cody/Georgia OL @ least 2 weeks ago or earlier - Hale covers bulldogs almost exclusively.

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/222/story/444057.html

What about the quality of this POST.

By Bonhoffer

September 25, 2008 7:48 AM | Link to this

O-line: Alabama D-Line: Push Playmakers: Georgia

Georgia wins

By 82DAWG

September 25, 2008 7:59 AM | Link to this

Wow Chip, I guess Georgia has no chance against Alabama. Probably shouldn’t even bother to show up.

As I see it, the Tight End (Chandler) is going to have a lot more opportunities. As I watched the game against ASU, on the critical over the middle routes, the TE would work in about 15-20 yards down with a linebacker in coverage and AJ about 25-30 yards down with a CB; the safety continually took the TE leaving AJ with man coverage (that was the way to go before AJ put on his show). Now, best believe that the safety is going to cover AJ leaving Chandler basically wide open over the middle. HE HAS TO MAKE THOSE CATCHES! He keeps dropping them and he will be the human drive killer.

Penalties are puzzling. We are not getting dinged for the late hit out of bounds which used to kill us. We are getting dinged big for imaginary stuff. Leaping? Harris gets 15 yards for leaping? Fantasy Tripping? Massaquoi gets flagged 15 yards for falling on his tail and accidently tripping his own teammate? The problem I see is that refs are conditioned to think UGA is a penalty waiting to happen making it a sel-fulfilling prophesy - The think we are going to commit a penalty and so they see them even where they don’t exist.

Anyway, we have to be tough and make big plays. If we try to grind it out like we did against SC, it might not go the way we would like.

By GeoffDawg

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

Any word on Kiante Tripp? I just saw that he wasn’t listed in the starting line up for this week. Since he was questionable against Az. St., I thought he’d be back in there on Saturday.

By 82DAWG

September 25, 2008 8:28 AM | Link to this

GeoffDawg, I think you must read between the lines on Kiante right now. The OL that started last week did a credible job, so they are going with it again this week.

By mark

September 25, 2008 11:04 AM | Link to this

I’m not as familiar with the “weapons” on Alabama’s team so I can’t be worried about what I don’t know. What I would be worried about as a Bama fan is how are you going to stop Moreno AND Stafford (both could be top 10 picks next year)along with AJ Green and MM all in the same game?? I feel pretty confident that they are scheming ways to compensate for Bama’s nose guard.

IMO it’s less about the trenches and more about the play calling of Martinez and Bobo. Will we put pressure on the QB or play the soft cushion? Will we seemingly have brain farts on offense with our play calling or the look of brilliance that we see soemtimes?

By Pat Dye

September 25, 2008 11:28 AM | Link to this

Georgia is not man enough to beat Alabama.

By Oledawg

September 25, 2008 1:17 PM | Link to this

voice of reason- If you check back in, it looks as if we got to the 25yr old unemployed gsu Eagle. You were last so ring up the eraser mark on your board.

BuLLdawg- We look forward to your good and historically correct blogs with your special emphasis on the facts. I’m not very good at blogging , but enjoy those who express my not-so-organized points.

Bama has a good start for this season and it will carry them until the 2nd qtr when they begin to realize that we can play action left and right or go on outside runs with flips to Moreno, King and Samuels. Can’t you see a good block by Moreno springing Stafford and Chapas/Southerland on an end run to pick up utility yards? Just when you need them! Other plays that the Dawgs have to make Hombre Montana(couldn’t place a tilde over the last n) inconsequential when we don’t want to double team him out of position are more than enough with this multifaceted offense. Even a stature-of-liberty would work on this group from Bama. Point being that the Dawgs have more options vs Bama’s defense than their options vs our defense noted by the 2nd qtr. Curran is too fast not to upset Wilson’s pass attempts and give others a chance to put him on the ground. A play-action pass by Stafford with Green dragging 2 defenders downfield should do wonders for anyone going across the middle behind Green. I like our offensive options that are available against a good defense. Staff doesn’t have to throw any long passes until he wants, so no need for protracted times in the pocket. We will not see the offense we have seen thus far this season. Richt and company have not put our cards on the table this season. We will see if they have to this game to get the W.

UgaVII-Quit snoozin’ under Barrister Seiler’s desk and hit your pushups(the regular ones, not the Indian pushups you do for tv with your paws spread out and your tummy flat on the ground). Hop to it! You have a game against an elephant. You have to gnaw on its ankle like a shark to make a red tide like yo Daddy and his Daddy have done. A true red tide is an overpopulation of microorganisms like the Bama fans. It can be innundated by the Black Tide. Put your black jersey on Uga. You have some cheering to do! My friends in Arizona thought you looked as great as the champions you represent!

Roll Black Tide Dawgs!!

By Back In Black

September 25, 2008 2:39 PM | Link to this

LA Times - Michigan State of the South? I don’t get it? I was trying to remember how many BSC Bowl Games either MSU or Bama has been to? or how many league championships either MSU or Bama have won in the last 10 years? If anything I think Bama might be the Purdue of the South, especially over the last, what, 15 years? By the way, Arkansas might be one of the worst teams in the country, so I wouldn’t chalk it up as a quailty win. Do you guys have one this year?

By Jimmy

September 25, 2008 5:40 PM | Link to this

Good lord BuLLDawg, youre usually just annoying, but this time youre just plain obnoxious.

I find it hilarious that you have a problem w/ a great color analyst such as Todd Blackledge. He’s won a national championship and been an NFL QB. What have YOU ever done in your life, besides post long winded diatribes on this blog, moron?

By macdawg

September 25, 2008 9:03 PM | Link to this

The way everyone is talking about Alabama, you would think they where the #3 team in the nation. Again, the media is beginning to be one sided.

By Bamaman13

September 27, 2008 8:46 AM | Link to this

All you Dawg fans keep moaning about you not getting any respect. Please, you opened up the year # 1 in the nation. You have a great football team, and should be very proud of that. Bama is good as well, but still has some work to do. This should be a great match up with two SEC teams. I do see it being tight, but UGA pulling it off. UGA 28 - Bama 17

By Bamaman13

September 27, 2008 8:49 AM | Link to this

Back in Black, All wins are quality this day and time, but we did open up beating Clemson. They were ranked # 9 in the nation at the time by the same people who ranked the Dawgs # 1. I would consider that to be a quality win.

By jim stephens

September 28, 2008 8:46 AM | Link to this

GEORGIA COACHES SHOULD HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR BLACK CRACK.

By Bamaman13

September 28, 2008 8:18 PM | Link to this

Hey Back In Black, How is that for a quality win!!!!!!!!!

By thizizzle

September 30, 2008 11:07 PM | Link to this

Hey BullDawg: ROLL TIDE (blog that!)