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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.
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DEL.ICIO.USA glimpse inside the Gator Nation
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Welcome to this week’s installment of “Beyond The Hedges.” I say “installment” because it’s the second week in a row I’ve done this. That makes it a full-fledged feature of this blog. I even solicited a name for it and BTH is the best one y’all came up with (or at least the one I remembered as I sat down to hammer this out). Everything gets compressed during Georgia-Florida week because you’re trying to get a hundred things done and get out of town. Kind of like everybody else in Atlanta this week.
This week’s hack — that’s a term of affection and esteem inside the biz (I promise) — that covers the opposing team is Gainesville Sun columnist Pat Dooley. Dooley has covered the Gators for, well, a really long time. Put it this way: He’s one of the only guys I know that can hit Steve Spurrier on his cell and get him the first time. I know that instantly doubles your respect for him right there.
Anyway, I e-mailed Pat five carefully thought-out, meticulously crafted questions (OK, I actually banged them out off the top of my head) regarding Saturday’s game between Georgia and Florida. He, in turn, studied them thoroughly and answered them thoughtfully (or at least in as much time as it took him to finish a sandwich during lunch on Thursday).
By the way, last week’s guest, LSU beat writer Glenn Guilbeau of Gannett Newspapers, said to tell y’all, “same to you,” whatever that means.
So for those of you that haven’t already fled Atlanta for Jacksonville and the Golden Isles and others who can manage to look cool surfing the ‘Net with your laptop at the tailgate, from the heart of Gator Country, here’s Pat Dooley:
(1) The Georgia touchdown celebration last year: Brilliant motivational tool or irresponsible coaching act?
Dooley: “I’ve said all along that I understood why Mark Richt did what he did. I’ve also said it’s lazy thinking to call it brilliant because Georgia won the game. Georgia won because it was the better team and Tim Tebow was injured. The move could have backfired in a lot of ways. But it sure made things interesting.”
(2) Do you expect Florida do anything this year to retaliate? If so, what? If not, why not?
Dooley: No. I think you retaliate by winning the game. Then maybe you have some fun.
(3) Has the perception of Georgia under Richt changed in the eyes the Gator Nation?
Dooley: A little. He’s a Dog who is a former Nole and former Cane so it’s not like he was beloved anyway. If he wins two in a row, they’ll really hate him.
(4) Do you like the game being in Jacksonville and does that venue represent an advantage for the Gators?
Dooley: I’ve never believed it’s an advantage to either team. I know all about the bus ride vs. plane theory but that didn’t seem to be an issue in the 1980s. I used to be a home-and-home guy for one reason — Athens is the best town in the SEC. But I’ve come to appreciate the uniqueness and incredible environment Jacksonville gives this game. The city is cleaner and the stadium is nicer.
(5) Why will Florida win the game? Georgia?
Dooley: Florida will win if its plays good defense. Not great, just good and solid defense. Georgia will win if Florida turns the ball over more than once. No matter who wins, I’ll be doing my own celebration dance in the press box when my last word is written. It’s been a long week.
With that, I’ll leave you with some links. You’ll note that these are mostly videos geared toward the diehard Dogs’ fans on the blog. But we’re equal opportunity here. Feel free to add your own with your comments. See you down on the River… .
Here’s a song about something called Jorts… .
Georgia fans seem to think Florida fans are U-G-L-Y… .
This is why you suck, or so this guy raps… .
I thought this one may be related to that Jorts thing because of the name of the website. But it’s actually some kind of documentary on an entertainment endeavor Tim Tebow and Urban Meyer are entering into together. Well, just see for yourself… .
Former Gator Channing Crowder, now with the Dolphins, talks a better game than I ever saw him play against Georgia.
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By ............................................BuLLdawg
October 31, 2008 4:08 AM | Link to this
By ChiggerParks
October 30, 2008 8:10 AM
“ bulldawg. No matter who wins the gator/dog match up or who wins the SEC, they will not be in the BCS title game. Texas/Penn ST. or Texas/USC will be there. It appears it is you who is envious. The dogs lose to the gators. “
Go ahead. Tell us what conference you are ?
The SEC has the Best Record of Winning the BCS NC Game and of Winning all BCS Bowl Games.
Once again, you imply here, that The SEC is overlooked in the BCS Bowl Match-ups. Nothing could be further from the truth.
As for the winner of the UGA crocodile game tomorrow evening not jumping in the BCS Rankings, you come in here and brag how that will not happen before the game and hide behind your computer screen afterwards when it clearly does happen.
As a matter of fact, the loss in the game tomorrow evening will not drop that SEC team out of possible contention for a BCS Bowl Game either.
The Winner of the Georgia Florida Game is in contention for the BCS NC Game, no matter whether you want to lie that they are not. Alabama still is in contention for the BCS NC Game too, and although LSU certainly is not in contention for the BCS NC Game, they most assuredly are in contention for a BCS Bowl game.
LSU would have to beat Alabama.
Alabama would have to beat LSU and the winner of tomorrow’s Georgia Florida Game.
Florida would have to beat Alabama and win tomorrow evening.
Georgia would have to beat Alabama and win tomorrow evening.
While all of this is going on, Penn State has not beat 1 such team all season long and has no game against 1 such team as these in The SEC.
The same is true of Southern California.
And, the Big XII is the biggest flop of a football conference in the history of mankind with the worst record in Bowl Games, worst record in BCS Bowl Games and worst record in BCS NC Games ever.
Texas beat Oklahoma, but can you name a team Oklahoma has beat ? No. That’s because Oklahoma has beat no team.
Texas beat Oklahoma State, but can you name a team Oklahoma State has beat ? No. That’s because Oklahoma State has beat no team.
Texas Tech ? Can you name a team Texas Tech has beat ? No. That’s because Texas Tech has beat no team.
And, for good measure, name a team Missouri beat ? Can’t do that either, now can you ? Because Missouri has beat no team.
Who has Kansas beat ? I’m waiting for 1 answer to 1 of these questions ? Go ahead. Can’t answer that either, because ONCE AGAIN Kansas has beat no team.
So, what do you have ? Texas who beat Big XII teams, NOT A 1 OF WHOM HAS BEAT ANYONE AT ALL ALL SEASON LONG.
If LSU beats Alabama, that is a lot better than what every team in the Big XII except Texas has done.
Alabama beat Georgia. They also will have to beat the winner of this game tomorrow evening.
The winner of tomorrow’s game has beat the other top-ranked team in this game and they have beat LSU. If they then beat Alabama, by God Above they jump Southern California and Pennsylvania State. And, you think they would not also jump Oklahoma ? Get real.
If you want to talk about the Big XII. Talk about the Big XII. There is not 1 team in the Big XII who has beat 1 single solitary team, except Texas. There also isn’t 1 team with any defense in the Big XII.
You will see 2 good defenses tomorrow evening. And, you will be watching it. The entire nation will be. And, 1 of the 2 teams is balanced on offense while the other is 1-dimensional by comparison. Both have good special teams. And, both are good in the trenches and deep. And, while both are good at running, only 1 is truly balanced, and it will boil down to that in a perfect world.
By KneeJerk
October 31, 2008 6:37 AM | Link to this
By KneeJerk
October 31, 2008 6:43 AM | Link to this
In case you haven’t figured it out yet, BuLLdawg, LSU is NOT GOOD this year. Even though they put up 30 some points on a “good defense” last week, they have beaten NOBODY. Only 3 teams in the SEC deserve to be ranked, and LSU is not one of them. Your rationale is hilarious. I know many UGA fans that post sensibly, and you’re not one of them.
By "BTH"
October 31, 2008 6:58 AM | Link to this
CHIP,
I was one of the bloggers that really enjoyed the idea of “BTH” principle. However, you might want to put just a little more thought into the questions, and the corresponding beat writer needs a little more preparation. I know you can not work on this to far in advance, but I can literally see the bread crums falling into Dooley’s keyboard as he is responding to these questions.
Sorry, for the critique; but you have to put more forethought and prep into this type of Q&A. It is not like a normal blog.
Respectfully yours,
“BTH”
By Yankeedawg
October 31, 2008 7:00 AM | Link to this
And Tebow was hurt I’m so sick and tired of hearing that excuse from every Florida Fan. You all lost to a better team period!!! I guess if Florida wins we have an excuse Trinton hurt, Owens hurt, etc. Get over it Mr. Dooley!!!!
By sloan
October 31, 2008 7:08 AM | Link to this
Since there wasn’t any place else for me to express this I’ll do it here. This is one Georgia fan who hopes that the red pants speculation in the sports section this morning is simply the AJC grasping at something to write about. If the coaches have spent a single second this week on uniform colors and not on preparation for this game, shame on them!
By KneeJerk
October 31, 2008 7:15 AM | Link to this
YankeeDawg, those excuses were already used for the Alabama debacle. You can’t use them again.
By short bus DAWG
October 31, 2008 7:22 AM | Link to this
HEY WE’RE WEARING ALL RED! This is cool, this is just as cool as the blackout! We’re gonna kill’em if we wear all red! No go out there and commit a celebration penalty or a personel foul or you ain’t tryin!
By AltamahaDawg
October 31, 2008 7:46 AM | Link to this
sloan, you have good intention I know, and concerned about being ready, I agree. But what if they discussed it on thier cell phones driving home after a 20 hr work day, would that be ok? The Dawg walk at home games, pep talks in the locker room, etc, all take minutes away from talking football for a few minutes. They have prepared for this for the last year. We are who we are at this point. Whatever they bench press , they already do. Whatever is in the play book wasnt invented Thursday night. At this point I WANT them to be doing something to take the edge off, and have UF be the one coming into the game tight.
Although not sold on all red Uni’s. And
By Hunk Erdown
October 31, 2008 8:00 AM | Link to this
My problem with the “Tebow was hurt” line is that Fla’s gameplan is what hurt him. If you have your QB acting like a fullback in the SEC he’s gonna have to play with an Ouweee every now and then. It’s the same as saying “We would have beat ya’ll if we hadn’t thrown those 5 interceptions.” If he got hurt acting like a normal QB the excuse would hold some validity, but you can’t throw him to the wolves and then cry about it when he gets bit.
The ironic thing about it is if he didn’t pose a threat to try to run it like a fullback, he wouldn’t be half as effective. That’s why he won’t be a great NFL QB. That gameplan will get him permanently hurt in the pros.
If UGA can contain the running game Saturday and force Tebow to throw downfield, UGA will surely win by at least two TDs…IF… the special teams and turnovers are even.
Fla’s biggest concern is getting behind by a couple of TDs and having to rely on Tebow’s arm to win the game… just my opinion.
By jerry
October 31, 2008 8:00 AM | Link to this
Why the Gators will win.
WILLIE.
THE CELEBRATION. IT MATTERS.
JACKSONVILLE.
TEBOW HEALTHY.
10% CHANCE BEAT TOP TEN ON THE ROAD BACK-TO-BACK.
RICHT LOSING RECORD VS GATORS.
DON’T BET ON IT.
By Hunk Erdown
October 31, 2008 8:05 AM | Link to this
UGA needs to stick with standard uniforms for at least the rest of the season. If we were to change up for this game and lose again it would put quite the stigma on doing it any more in the future.
By GT Who?
October 31, 2008 8:22 AM | Link to this
Kneejerk- go back to Geek Blog! Dont you have a pimple to pop before class. You need to worry about supporting your own team which probably need it. Are still reeling over the fact the refs lossed the game for you! You are PATHETIC!
By Vegas
October 31, 2008 8:57 AM | Link to this
Bulldawg, Have you been watching college football this season? The SEC has been beaten up all year by other conferences. The SEC may have the best bowl percentgage, but who cares, the SEC doesn’t play competitive teams in bowl games. The Big 12 has history, the SEC has very little. Lets get rid of the BCS and have playoffs, the best of all conferences will play each other, than we will see how good the SEC is
By Vegas
October 31, 2008 9:08 AM | Link to this
Alabama is the only history the SEC has
By Jimmy the Greek
October 31, 2008 9:21 AM | Link to this
Vegas- I hate to inform you, the playoffs are not happening anytime soon.So, we will have these debates about what conferences are better, week after week after week. As of this week the SEC is 29-5 against non-conf foes. Not-to Shabby!! There is so much parity in the SEC, everybody beats up everybody.
By Huh?
October 31, 2008 9:23 AM | Link to this
“The SEC has been beaten up all year by other conferences.”
Beaten up? That’s a little strong. Okay, fair enough. Then it shouldn’t be too hard for you to list a whole bunch of examples then should it? Go for it big guy. The floor is yours…
By AltamahaDawg
October 31, 2008 9:30 AM | Link to this
HD, totally agree. As much as I think they should be able to change them up on occations, that has received way too much attention already this year. Now next year I say, call for the blackout one weekend. We won once, we lost once. Now its not about that anymore and we can just do it because it’s fun.
I suppose that quite a few tech fans are now going to refuse to wear white in a couple of weeks. I seem to remember the personal outrage they displayed in our blogs about our “classless stunt” to do something like all wear the same school color to a football game.
By Vegas
October 31, 2008 9:38 AM | Link to this
Vanderbilt lost to Duke, TN lost to UCLA, Arkasnas lost to TX, Auburn lost to WV, Ole Miss lost to Wake Forest, I am a gambling man people, and the last people i would ask for advice is SEC fans, you all claim to be the best cause of the bull crap BCS stuff, but everyone knows how wrong the BCS is, hate to beat you all up, but come back to reality please
By KneeJerk
October 31, 2008 9:40 AM | Link to this
GT Who?- very intelligent post. That’s about what I expected
By Vegas
October 31, 2008 9:57 AM | Link to this
I will tell you folks another thing, look what UGA did to the SEC this year, they were ranked #1 at the beginning of the season, they got exposed by Alabama, the only competitive team they have played all year, and they have barely beat almost every other team they have played, there is no consistency with your conference, you were given a #1 spot and you blew it, and now you still claim to be the best in the nation? Alabama plays AR ST tomorrow, I will let you all in on a little secret, if Alabama barely beats AR ST, they will drop in the polls, i am letting you all know now so when it happens you all don’t start complainging about being over looked, you all have been given several chances, Alabama shouldn’t be ranked #2 in the first place
By Too Easy
October 31, 2008 9:59 AM | Link to this
Alt: techies will need to paint the seats white to ensure the TV impact they are seeking. And, yeah, this is the pot calling the kettle white.
By nola dawg
October 31, 2008 10:05 AM | Link to this
OK, its over, I don’t care what all you non-UGA people say, CHIP is the greatest of all time
To put those links on the official UGA message board of the flagship paper of the south says it all. If Chip didn’t agree w/ all of those they would not be on there. Doubt Chip can reply, but the true dawg fans appreciate your humor and if we could sing to you like Tebow did to “3rd Person” Meyer in the Jib Jab, we would! Love live the Chipper.
I was there last week for the beat down and I leave in 4 hours baby, go Dawgs!
By Hunk Erdown
October 31, 2008 10:13 AM | Link to this
Alt
Tech fans are the absolute kings of dressing up for game day. For years look how they have all dressed up as empty seats.
By Too Easy
October 31, 2008 10:16 AM | Link to this
Vegas: I notice you didn’t factor what Alabama, Georgia, Florida and LSU have done out of the conference. Pretty selective using this year’s bottom-feeders. And you said the SEC doesn’t play tough teams in the bowls. Seriously? That’s just stupid. They play who they are set up to play - as do ALL other conferences.
By Atlanta Gator
October 31, 2008 10:37 AM | Link to this
Meanwhile, my Dawg and Gator friends, I understand that there is a little college football game to be played on the banks of the St John’s River tomorrow …
Big XII, Big Ten and Pac-10 fans may now exit the blog … not sure why you were here in the first place, but this is more of a heated family discussion among SEC family members. Please bear this in mind.
The Dawgs’ prospects? Well, this is when we find out how good Stafford and Moreno really are under pressure in a big game, with the division title at stake and a potential BCS berth on the line. Will the Dawgs’ patched-together offensive line give Stafford the time in the pocket he needs? Can the Dawg pass rush put real pressure on Tim Tebow, take away the Gators’ deep passing game, and force him to make mistakes? Will the Dawgs’ run defense stop the Gators’ newfound running game better than LSU’s formerly vaunted run defense?
The Gators’ prospects? Saturday, we will discover if the Gator defense, and, in, particular, the secondary, has really improved since the end of the 2007 season. Can the Gator pass rush put pressure on Stafford? Are speedster tailbacks Demps and Rainey the solution to the Gators’ running game? Will a healthy Tebow put it all on the line and bang a couple of touchdowns into the end zone the hard way? Will Percy Harvin be a significant factor? Will the Gator special teams continue to roll with great field position and kick returns?
With apologies to Alabama fans, Florida is probably the best all-around team Georgia has faced during the 2008 season, and vice versa. It’s always foolhardy to predict future trends based on the current season, but this year’s Florida-Georgia game may determine which team dominates the East Division for the next several seasons.
I can’t wait to watch——it has the potential to be the most evenly matched Florida-Georgia game in the last 20 years, on both sides of the ball. No excuses, no apologies, nothing left on the field but blood, sweat and tears.
Good luck to your team (whoever they are), and may the best team win (it usually does).
By Vegas
October 31, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this
Talk to me Too Easy, what have Alabama, UGA, FL, LSU done out of conference? Bottom feeders huh, i wouldn’t think the best conference and bottom feeders would go hand in hand. Had a UGA fan out here for the AL/UGA game, the way the kid talked you would have thought UGA was an NFL team, boy was he surprised after the game
By ramdawg
October 31, 2008 10:46 AM | Link to this
hey too easy great post-tech is sad sad place-if you have to come up with all these gimmicks to sell football tickets you are TRULY PATHETIC-they may not beat ga during my lifetime and im pretty youngDAWGS35GATORS21
By Lowcountry Bulldawg
October 31, 2008 11:07 AM | Link to this
Vegas,
Lets look at Out of Conference scheduling. Which the media bashes the SEC for year in and year out.
Oklahoma:
UTC
Cinncinnatti
Washington
Texas:
Florida Atlantic
UTEP
Rice
Arkansas
Rice
Colorado
Mizzou:
Illinois
SE MissourI St.
Nevada
Buffalo
Texas Tech
E.Washington
Nevada
SMU
UMass
So by looking at this, lets not kid ourselves on these over inflated records and overinflated states. Outside of the schedule Texas put together the opponents are laughable.
Go ahead Vegas and the media keep propping up the teams. Viewership and bets go up when you have teams dropping 80 combined a game as opposed to REAL football that is played in the SEC.
By JAMESD
October 31, 2008 11:09 AM | Link to this
Vegas, if I remember correctly the last two National Champions came from the SEC. You stated that SEC teams play weak opponents in their Bowl games. I hate to tell you but the number two team in the nation is the best opponent they could play. Does that mean the #2 team in the nation is usually weak compared to a SEC team? With your lack of common sense I guess I need to wish you good luck with that losing money, I mean gambling thing.
By murfdawg
October 31, 2008 11:10 AM | Link to this
Note to Patrick the writer from Orlando:
You are exactly why the Gators are always whining and why it is so much fun to beat them. ( Yes, I’m old school from the Vince Dooley years). Fla has always had some excuse for why they lose. They never stand up and say they just got their tails kicked and congratulate the other team for a good game. They whine, the writers whine, the qb whines, and now they have a coach who whines.
Did you see the kid from Cincinnati last night playing with a broke arm? A broken arm vs playing with a bruised non throwing shoulder, I’ll take that kid any day over your “superman”. He has guts, character and rallied his team to a victory. I wish I could be in Jax to hear you and all your gator buddies whine some more. But I’ve heard enough in my lifetime. Go Dawgs!!!
p.s. How does a bruised shoulder hurt your running ability?
By AltamahaDawg
October 31, 2008 11:14 AM | Link to this
Paint the empty seats white, now thats funny.
By ramdawg
October 31, 2008 11:23 AM | Link to this
OUTSTANDING POST ATL GATOR very smart-you just proved all gators are not moronsDAWGS35GATORS21 BUT THIS GAME IS MUCH CLOSER THAN SCORE INDICATES
By KneeJerk
October 31, 2008 11:34 AM | Link to this
Are you kidding? How does a bruised shoulder hurt running ability? When you run, you are likely to get hit. Most lower their shoulders at the point of impact.
By Vegas
October 31, 2008 11:35 AM | Link to this
Lowcountry bulldawg and JamesD, Lowcountry, thanks really for giving the Big 12’s out of conference schedule, IDIOT. JamesD i know who won the last 2 national championships, i came here for new information, can either one of you tell me why you all seem to think the SEC is a power house? I do not have a college team that is why i bet on it cause i favor no school, needless to say no bias here, everytime i bet on an SEC school i get my a** kicked, so i thought i would go to the source (here), and ask some fans why they think this conference is so great, you all have let me down, neither one of you have any proof as to why the SEC is so great. in Vegas we care about who can not only talk the talk, but can walk the walk, and you all sure can talk but’s that’s it
By Atlanta Gator
October 31, 2008 11:42 AM | Link to this
ramdawg——No, sir, “all gators are not morons,” but no more so than all Dawg fans are not morons. But, some days, you certainly wouldn’t know that from the posts on the AJC sports blogs, would you? LOL
By Georgia Fan
October 31, 2008 11:57 AM | Link to this
“Well, this is when we find out how good Stafford and Moreno really are under pressure in a big game, with the division title at stake and a potential BCS berth on the line.”
Wow, that wasn’t condescending at all. I’d say we need to find out how good Tebow & Co. are under pressure but I think we already know: 1-4 in games decided by a touchdown or less in the past two seasons. OUCH. And by the way, Gator fans have conveniently forgotten that the SEC East title was on the line last year in Jacksonville. You win that game and you go to Atlanta. What happened? You flat out choked. That’s what happened. How’s that for performing under pressure?
It is absolutely hilarious how the media and Florida fans are acting like Florida is the big boy on the block and Georgia is some up and comer with alot to prove. That is laughable. Florida has played the softest schedule in the SEC to date, and still managed to choke away a ballgame. Tebow has not proven he can perform under pressure (where was Superman on that last drive against Ole Miss). Stafford has. Tebow has not proven he can win a big game. Stafford has. None of Florida’s midget running backs have proven they can run against a good SEC defense. Moreno has. Florida has not faced one of the SEC’s most prolific offenses. Georgia has.
Who has the most to prove in this game? I think its the hyped up media darling Gators. That’s who.
By KW
October 31, 2008 12:09 PM | Link to this
As I have said over and over. The Gators had three quarters to do something about their hurt feelings in the game last year. Big deal, so your feelings were hurt. I think UGA payed a hefty price in penalties for it, that it almost backfired.
By Atlanta Gator
October 31, 2008 12:12 PM | Link to this
Georgia Fan——“Condescending,” you say? Well, I guess that’s in the eye of the other blogger. As for the Gators “choking” In Jacksonville last season, perhaps you should give some credit to your own team. I would suggest that the Dawgs won, not that the Gators choked.
By Auditdawg
October 31, 2008 12:19 PM | Link to this
AtlantaGator, thanks for the level headed words that so rarely come across these boards. I’d like to get your take on the “Tebow was hurt” argument from last year. While I certainly agree that he was probably a little tentative to run last year, he still have a very solid passing game statistically. I just don’t buy that argument and I think it’s the same weak cop-out that Georgia fans gave after the loss to Alabama. My feeling is that it didn’t matter because Tim Tebow didn’t give up the 42 points last year. Off my soap box now, I agree with you that this game may dictate how the East goes the next few years. There’s not going to be a shortage of talent in Gainesville or Athens soon. Like you said, the best team usually does win. Good luck.
By ramdawg
October 31, 2008 12:31 PM | Link to this
HEY VEGAS- THIS YEAR SEC HEADED FOR THE THIRD NC DOMINATION YEAH I THINK SO TOO
By AltamahaDawg
October 31, 2008 12:34 PM | Link to this
dressed up as empty seat, That THAT was funny. Thanks, I needed a good one, to cut into the tention from this big game. Just tell me how it turns our so can just go down there and enjoy the atmosphere. We’ll have to take take of this one without Ol’ Buck Cochran in the stands this time.
By Atlanta Gator
October 31, 2008 12:35 PM | Link to this
Auditdawg——There remains hope that these two fanbases may eventually apply some of the gracious manners that our mothers instilled in us. It never ceases to amaze me how the anonymity of an internet blog permits the obnoxious 12 year-old in us to emerge from deep within our psyche. Oh, well, even Ole Miss and UVa fans have grown more obnoxious in recent years.
Yes, Tebow was banged up going into last season’s Florida-Georgia game, but I can’t honestly say that it made a difference in the outcome. Part of Tebow’s success as a quarterback in the spread is that his running ability adds an extra man that the defense needs to cover, and thereby reduces the depth of the defense’s pass coverage, and that opens additional passing opportunities. I can’t quantify it, but it’s real.
As for the outcome, a football team should not expect to win when your defense allows 42 points. My hope for the 2008 Gators is that the pass defense has really matured enough to slow the Dawgs’ passing game. If so, it’s anybody’s game.
By Vegas
October 31, 2008 12:43 PM | Link to this
Whoever said people from the South were slow and stupid was on to something
By Atlanta Gator
October 31, 2008 12:50 PM | Link to this
Vegas——Talk to the hand, fella. We may all be “slow and stupid,” as you suggest, but what deep insecurity drives you to pick anonymous fights with us “slow and stupid” Southern folks from 2,500 miles away? Not sure if that says more about you or us. We have this little local football game we’re all excited about. Why don’t you leave us in peace to enjoy our little local feud of no real consequence, and go find some of your intellectual peers with whom to trade insults elsewhere?
By Tiger
October 31, 2008 12:56 PM | Link to this
Hey, Chip — Whatever happened to that guy who covered the Dawgs during the College World Series. That guy was awesome.
By Auditdawg
October 31, 2008 12:56 PM | Link to this
AtlantaGator - Agreed on your points. Tebow certainly brings something to the table that is difficult to quantify, but it’s something special. I’m curious to see how he reacts if in the 4th quarter, UF is down by one or two scores. I’m not 100% on my facts, but I don’t think he’s led a 4th quarter comeback yet. If the UF pass defense is upgraded as advertised, this game will be won in the trenches with whatever team can be more successful on the ground. It should be fun. I love this week.
By Atlanta Gator
October 31, 2008 1:12 PM | Link to this
Auditdawg——Tebow has not led a fourth-quarter comeback to my recollection, either, but that was largely a function of the young 2007 Gators, IMHO. IN 2007, Tebow certainly helped to keep it close against LSU and played a gutsy game against UGA. This year, the Ole Miss loss was disappointing, and it has been the only opportunity for a 2008 comeback. It was a classic trap game, and the better-than-expected Rebs caught the Gators looking ahead. No one would be happier than me to see the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner stick one in the end zone as time expires to win a come-from-behind victory against your Dawgs, but that’s just wishful thinking, right? : ]
By Hey Low Counrty
October 31, 2008 1:15 PM | Link to this
Lowcountry Bulldawg:
Georgia’s OOC schedule has been weak in the past (no offence intended). You finally traveled west this year and played a Div 1A school (ASU), but you scheduled a 1AA also; I understand that there will be more travel outside the south and that should help establish more credibility. Fans in the SEC want to constantly preach the SOS, but you don’t have impressive OOC records. Whenever you leave your conference and play quality programs the results are predictable, you have average win loss records.
Quality programs, like USC have scheduled SEC teams home and home 2002-2003 Arkansas; 2005-06 Auburn, and have done well. They went 4-0.
SEC fans than try to say these weren’t “good” sec teams. However one of the Arkansas teams played in the SEC championship game the year USC beat them, and one of the Auburn teams went on to play in a New Years day bowl, so these we good teams, just not as good as USC.
If you want credibility, 1st don’t BS and minimize others accomplishments, and 2nd stop scheduling games against chumps and 1AA schools.
Nobody with any credibility is going to say the Bull Dogs are not a good team, they are; likewise if you try to say USC isn’t good because they don’t play in the SEC, that’s BS.
Yes the PAC 10 is a middle of the road conference this year and it will hurt the Trojans in the polls, because of the conference weakness; however that has not always been the case.
USC has consistently top 5 teams since Carroll arrived and will most likely continue to do so. He is an excellent recruiter and success feeds upon itself.
Georgia has a similar story since the arrival of Reich (forgive if I misspell his name, not intentional).
If you compare the records and accomplishments during the last 7 seasons, Carroll has had more success than any other college coach, not by an overwhelming proportion, but a small degree. Reich has an impressive record also.
I think that most Georgia and USC fans would agree on 1 thing, we both believe that at the end of last season we had the best teams in college football. Of course LSU would take exception to that.
Now here we are in November and both teams have 1 loss and may not get a shot at the BCS NC. I am not going to argue “quality of loss”, for the sake of this discussion I will say losing to undefeated Alabama was a better loss than OSU.
I would say however that your win over LSU is not as big a win as ours over Ohio State (no offence to Tiger fans). This weekend you have a chance to beat a quality team in Florida.
I don’t mean any disrespect but I don’t think either of you will be playing for the NC. I think that if Texas and Penn State win out they will play that game (right or wrong, I think Penn State will jump Alabama).
My hope is that if USC doesn’t play for a NC this season, we play the SEC champion in either the Sugar Bowl or the Rose Bowl. There is no reason what so ever to play Ohio State again, that would be a waste of time.
If the Rose Bowl commission still has their head up the azz, than I would even prefer OSU win out an take the PAC 10 title; we win out and get an at large bid, Whatever the outcome I honestly believe the best game to watch on New Years day would be USC vs the SEC champion. Of course we disagree on who would win, but that’s why they play the games, and we all need to remember, these are still just 20 something year olds playing a game.
By Gammondawg
October 31, 2008 1:16 PM | Link to this
I love the DAWGS. I have since I took my first breath of south GA air. I don’t do predictions, but I love to reflect. It seems that UF fans also like to reflect (at least back to 1990). I keep reading about Tebow being hurt last year, and how UGA couldn’t have won w/ him healthy. I don’t remember any of the same things being said about the game in 2005 when UF squeezed out a 14-10 win when Shock was OUT and Joe T. was in. Face it the years of automatic wins,thanks to Goof and Dohnut,are done UF has won 15 of the last 18 games and they still trail in the series by 10 games.
By Barkin'Dog
October 31, 2008 1:19 PM | Link to this
Vegas… just because you lost bets on SEC games does not make the SEC less superior than other conferences. We are die-hard college football fans who love our conference because of its style of play and DOMINATION of other conference teams we play each bowl season. That is the mark of a superior conference. When the best play the best from other conferences… not the lower level teams of the season. All you’re looking for is the team that beats the spread, as I do when betting. In fact, I often believed the true mark of a great team is the one who consistently beats the spread, until I watched classless teams like Florida, USC, Texas, Oklahoma, etc. run up the score for so-called “style points” over the years. Sure, they understand how the BCS works, but you’ll never see Coach Richt take advantage of lesser teams with that goal in mind. I guarantee you one thing, mark my words, when the next ten years pass, UGA will have more WINS than most any other team in the country, whether they win a MNC or not. I, for one, would rather have that as my record than any MNC configured by the biased BCS. So, go bet your a$$ off, and enjoy your conference rationale. But, you’ll never persuade a fan of the SEC that any other conference is superior… not for a long, long time. GO DAWGS… AND GO SEC!!
By JAMESD
October 31, 2008 1:23 PM | Link to this
Vegas every time I bet on an SEC school I get my a// kicked
The problem is not the SEC it’s your betting. Talk of slow and stupid. If you’re from Vegas, you were know you were betting on the spread. The SEC won the last two Championships. It was your dumb and slow a* who though you could guess what the final score would be. If you were a good gambler you would look a statistics not ask for advice on a blog. Statistically the SEC kicks a* in Bowls. Good lord you must suck a gambling
By hammerhead
October 31, 2008 1:24 PM | Link to this
Does anyone know or care that in the last forty years this series stands at Florida 20, Georgia 19 and one tie…
By ramdawg
October 31, 2008 1:31 PM | Link to this
HEY VEGAS WHOEVER SAID PEOPLE FROM THE SOUTH ARE SLOW AND STUPID NEVER SAID IT TO A SOUTHERNERS FACE-KINDA LIKE YOUR DOING YOU YELLOW JACKASS-NOW ROLL BACK OVER WITH THAT HOOKER YOUR WITH AND LEAVE SEC FOOTBALL TALK TO REAL MEN
By Bull Gator
October 31, 2008 1:36 PM | Link to this
You Dawg fans tickle me. You seem to think you know more about our Gator team this year and last than we know about them ourselves. Here’s a news alert: Tebow is NOT a one-man show. Last year we averaged over 40 points per game but still lost four games. Wow, that Tebow is a terrible QB; why he is only 1-5 (or whatever it is) in one-touchdown games! The problem was not Tebow; you still need a defense that can keep the other team’s score below yours.
What’s different between this year and last? Last year we had 9 new starters on defense, because our BCS champion defensive starters bolted for the NFL. No seniors last year and mostly true freshmen. Our DL was banged up for the UGA game and three of our “new” DL starters didn’t even play against UGA. We couldn’t tackle Morneo and we couldn’t put pressure on Stafford. As much as many of you want to belittle Tebow’s injury, he couldn’t even raise his right arm above his shoulder due to a severe contusion. He could not run effectively (he was over half of our offense last year) and the coaches made him stay in the pocket for passing plays. Go back and look at some tape of our games last season; Tebow NEVER operated out of the pocket. We asked him to perform in a different manner last year against the Dawgs than he had ever done in his entire QB career. The Dawgs won last year fair and square because you guys put the best team on the field and they performed. We were playing with youth, inexperience and injuries. I wish I could say that both teams were fully healthy last year, but that obviously was not the case. But there’s no question, the Dawgs were the superior team on the field last year and deserved to win the game. And please stop with the end zone celebration BS. It had absolutely no bearing on the outcome of that game.
What about this year? Both UF and UGA have excellent offenses. The Gators are leading in points scored, the Dawgs are leading in yardage gained. Dawgs are leading in passing yards, the Gators are leading in rushing yards. In the other offensive categories, UF and UGA are typically in the top two in the SEC. But take a look at the defenses. We are generally in the top 2-3 in every category (number 1 in scoring defense), while you guys rank 7th to 11th in most categories. How did you let a freshman QB at LSU out-gain you on offense? And if it hadn’t been for his two picks returned for TDs, it would have been a tied game. Our defense is becoming a strength of our team, while our special teams are arguably the best in the NCAA.
My prediction for tomorrow’s game: both teams will be able to move the ball and score on offense. However, it’s defenses that inevitably win games and championships. Based on our performance to date, the Gator defense should make a far bigger speed bump against Stafford/Moreno and company than your ‘D will against our ‘O. Our special teams will also pick up at least one TD (return or blocked punt/kick). Bottom line: Gators by at least 2 TDs.
Now before some of you Dawg bloggers start hurling insults and name-calling my way, how about also providing a little logic behind why you think your Dawgs are going to beat us tomorrow. Specificially, why do you think your defense will be able to keep us out of the end zone based on its performance to date?
The Gators are now playing the best football overall since Urban Meyer became our coach, and we’re jazzed about tomorrow!!!
By AltamahaDawg
October 31, 2008 1:47 PM | Link to this
Gammondawg, HINT to somebody who loves the Dawgs: Leave the insulting names for former UGA coaches (one of whom was a beloved player) to the other side.
By Gatortime
October 31, 2008 1:51 PM | Link to this
GA Fan- you need to read the post again and maybe slow it down if possible- ATL Gator was giving your team props-There is much at stake for both teams-He said if you read it again GA is the most balanced team FL has faced and vice versa- What other game has GA played with this much pressure on Stafford and Moreno? Yes the same can be said about FL as well-
By ramdawg
October 31, 2008 1:56 PM | Link to this
HEY BULLGATOR nice post both teams are clicking right now last 2 lsu tds were pretty much garbage- game was never in doubt even at thier place where people say its almost impossible to win- should be great game but 2 td gator win are you joking?
By AltamahaDawg
October 31, 2008 2:08 PM | Link to this
Darn, I didn’t realize the gator fans were going to be jazzed. And here I’m thinking we had a chance to win.
By Auditdawg
October 31, 2008 2:09 PM | Link to this
BullGator, I can see Florida winning, but not by two TD’s. To make the comment about LSU’s yardage last week is fair but I believe that was the result of the defensive players becoming more concerned about when the flight back to Athens was leaving rather than the game at hand. Many have argued the score of UGA/Alabama was due to garbage scores at the end of the game and I believe the same logic should apply to UGA/LSU. While beating Kentucky last week 63-5 is nothing to scoff at, that was a completely injury-ravaged team before the game even started, but an impressive win, nonetheless. I think you miss the point with what the UGA defense will do to keep the Florida offense out of the end zone. I believe it will be the UGA offense that keeps the Florida offense out of the end zone. Florida is going to get its points, but the key for the Dawgs is to have long-scoring drives led by Knowshon to keep the ball out of Florida’s hands. If Georgia controls the clock like they have against everyone other than Alabama this year, that will keep Florida’s offense off the field. I also am still skeptical about Florida’s secondary. They haven’t been tested by a competent QB this year and I’m curious to see if they are improved as advertised. If they are, then as AtlantaGator and I discussed earlier, this is anyone’e game. If they aren’t as improved as improved as advertised, Stafford should have a field day. This entire game will hinge on Georgia establishing the run. If they can’t establish the run, then the game will hinge on Georgia’s defense which I’m not sure is good enough to slow down Florida. If they can establish the run, I don’t think Florida gets enough possessions to win the game.
By Dave In Tampa
October 31, 2008 2:11 PM | Link to this
First of all thanks for the good laughs from both sides today. There must be a pretty important game tomorrow…
Both teams can score no doubt. It will come down to which defense can one time hold the others offense to 3 and out. It all comes down to defense. Dawgs must step it up. This has to be the best game they will play all year to get a victory, but they can do it!
By Georgia Fan
October 31, 2008 2:12 PM | Link to this
Bull Gator, not Tebow’s problem? Please fill me in on who had the ball in the final minutes of the Ole Miss game? It wasn’t Ole Miss. Please fill me in on which quarterback threw two incomplete passes and failed to pick up a 1st down running the ball on 4th down? It wasn’t Ole Miss’ quarterback. It was superman Tim Tebow. The game was in his hands and he FAILED. Not his problem? Only in la la land.
Look, Florida is a very good team but you jort wearers have really been reading your press clippings a little too much. They are not unstoppable, as has already been proven once this year. They have not really played any great teams yet. In fact, I only count one good team, and we saw last week what Georgia did to them. Sure, they’ve blown out some patsies, but didn’t they do that last year too? Heck, you even rolled up 59 on the SEC East champ last year. Whoopdeeflippindoo. It didn’t help you much against Georgia. And your thousand bizzillion points scored against SEC lightweights won’t help you tomorrow either. Florida is going to have to bring its A++ game tomorrow. It won’t be easy. Its going to be a slugfest. Its going to be physical. Its going to be a war. Can Florida win a game that isn’t easy for them? That remains to be seen. It hasn’t happened yet this year and didn’t happen much last year. Good luck.
By ramdawg
October 31, 2008 2:15 PM | Link to this
hey bullgator when you say your JAZZED is that some homo word?Just wondering dawgs35gators21 bama17arkst14
By Gatortime
October 31, 2008 2:18 PM | Link to this
Auditdawg- I would agree with your logic of the ball control, that is why I still think Moreno is the key factor on your offense-We contain him and I think we win-if it gets in to a shoot out type- I think that will favor the Gators. JMO here-Ball control could be the key though.
By AltamahaDawg
October 31, 2008 2:22 PM | Link to this
I saw a Bama fan about two days ago trying to say that only beating LSU by a mere 14 points was some indication of how sorry UGA is. But of cource thier 11 point win was total domination. And he went on to question how “lucky” can you get to have 2 ints turn into points. About as lucky as a fumble being negated by a penalty or a wide(open)receiver inexplicably lateral the ball to a defender I suppose.
By Gatortime
October 31, 2008 2:33 PM | Link to this
GA FAN- Please I know it may be hard but read the whole article in that particular part of the post BULL GATOR was reffering to last season- not this years loss to Ole Miss-Again—Slow down and read the whole post also let’s not talk about press clippings and reading them who was #1 to start the season? Ok then- and “RAM” dawg let’s not refer to homo words with that name k? So here is to a good game- Did you boys decide what uniforms you wearing yet?
By BL
October 31, 2008 2:33 PM | Link to this
Did you guys hear???
Last year when Georgia scored, their team ran on the field and got a celebration penalty then won the game!!!
If I read another article that mentions that (only the 978th one this week) I am going to go crazy!
By KneeJerk
October 31, 2008 2:36 PM | Link to this
or a clip not being called on a punt return…..
By AltamahaDawg
October 31, 2008 2:49 PM | Link to this
Or blatent holding…..
By Atlanta Gator
October 31, 2008 2:59 PM | Link to this
Alta~Dawg——Now, now. I don’t think this pot needs much stirring, my friend. What are you, some sort of troublemaker? LOL
By AltamahaDawg
October 31, 2008 3:12 PM | Link to this
Hey man, I may only have 27 hours left to talk trash. Or, I might be just getting started…….
By ES
October 31, 2008 3:19 PM | Link to this
Gators have no defense,and ours has no pass rush which will cause us problems Saturday.I have watched Forida’s db’s not cover guys all year.They have not played a QB and offense half as good as Ga’s.LSU at the swamp would be the best and there freshmen QB missed guys open all game long!This is going to be more fun than last year when they FL held us twice the whole ballgame,and those times was due to the stupid hid ball trick(right while we were driving again) that lost 15 yards and killed the drive,and a bad call not enough men on the line when there was enough that negated a long pass to there 40 yard line.Gators youve played no offenses!!!!YOU HAVE NO DEFENSE AND WE WILL SEE SATURDAY!!!!!Cant wait to read all those florida papers.
By Tech Fan in UGA Country
October 31, 2008 3:24 PM | Link to this
BuLLdawg ,
You can’t really be saying the Big 12 teams don’t play anyone. Using your argument, who has UGA played? LSU? LSU was way overrated. (They barely beat Auburn and Miss St.) The 2-5 Arizona St team? South Carolina? Vandy? Tennessee? Maybe Ga Southern or Central Michigan?
The SEC was the most over-rated conference this year. Alabama is good, UGA and Florida may be good, but the rest of the conference isn’t anything special.
(Don’t bother coming back saying the ACC isn’t any good. I never said it was. But other than the top 3 SEC teams, I don’t think there is much difference between the SEC teams and the ACC teams.)
By ES
October 31, 2008 3:32 PM | Link to this
I want to read Pat Dooley bragging on Janoris Jenkins like the Fl papers have all year long.Mr all world freshmen corner back that runs a 4.69 40.I don’t want my linebackers running a 4.69.Urban needs to put some of them speedsters on defense.Man this is going to be so much fun.We are on our way to finishing ahead of Forida for the 7th out 8th year.Thats right we have finished ahead of the mighty Gators 6 out of 7 years.
By Gatortime
October 31, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this
ES-
I guess as long as we are ahead of FL sets well with you then uh? I will take the one that was 7 out of 8. Out of those 7 years how many NC did you win? And the year you didn’t finish ahead of us- WHO was the NC? That would be the GATORS!!
By Lowcountry Bulldawg
October 31, 2008 4:07 PM | Link to this
Florida
Hawaii
Miami
Citadel
FSU
LSU
App. State
N.Texas
Tulane
Troy
UGA
GSU
C.Michigan
ASU
Ga. Tech
Those are the schedules of the SEC’s Top3 three. My point is that while historically the SEC takes a hit for scheduling, how is it with the Big 12’s top teams playing a complete joke of a out of conference schedule they are given a pass? While these teams do appear to be complete offensive juggernaughts, they simply have not played enough good teams that can keep they ball away from them. The conference plays track meet football.
Take one of these big boys and line them up with a defense from the SEC and a SEC ground game and you will see a completely different outcome.
And don’t tell me all of you are sold on Mizzou and Texas Tech. It wasn’t to long ago Texas Tech was playing paycheck games in Athens. Texas Tech along w/ Mizzou will never be legitimate Top 10 teams in the country year in and out.
Also Tech fan in UGA country,
Wasn’t going to bring the ACC up. Who cares about the ACC. Complete joke of a conference. So tell me, who is the Offensive player of the year in the conference? Who is the best Quarterback in the conference? Who knows, your irrelevant to any National discussion. YOUR COMMENT JUST SHOWED HOW KEENLY AWARE YOU ARE OF YOUR PROGRAMS ON SHORTCOMINGS.
By ES
October 31, 2008 4:12 PM | Link to this
You do know as everybody with half a brain know’s,It is a mythical NC.As in the words of SOS your great x-coach,it takes a little luck to win a NC.What you worry about is what you can earn which is the SEC championship in which I hope your happy with one SEC east and one NC.Until a play off its what it is a MYTHICAL NC!!!!!!!You are really happy with one lucky year in 8 years?????WOW what a moron.
By tblack
October 31, 2008 4:24 PM | Link to this
i love the fact that no one is picking the dawgs all those gaytors are gettin a mighty large cranium by listening to how bad they are going to crush the dawgs. i say this my man stafford is is going to throw all over floridas secondary, they have not seen an arm like that all year also ole miss did it and that qb is not half the man m.s is
By AltamahaDawg
October 31, 2008 4:45 PM | Link to this
tblack…..man please! Stafford, what’s he going to do? He just a kid. Listen Gators, forget about Stafford. It’s all Moreno. He is the key. Sell out, whatever you gotta do, but get that Moreno. He’s coming straight up the middle and all you got to do is stuff that. We got no vertical game, and nothing else out of the backfield.
By Gatortastelikechicken2me
October 31, 2008 5:21 PM | Link to this
Give up one renaming the game to something else that Michael Adams prefers and brown nosing a wantabe AD who ran off Coach Dooley. The World’s Largest Cocktail Party is and always will be the Dawgs playing the lizzards in Jacksonville.
By Rennie Curran
October 31, 2008 5:31 PM | Link to this
Tell Timmy that I’ll try to keep the gnats out of his face tomorrow.
By Eric C.
October 31, 2008 5:31 PM | Link to this
I love the article by Matt Hayes at Sportingnews about Urban being hypocritical…
By Chip Towers
October 31, 2008 5:44 PM | Link to this
GREETINGS FROM JACKSONVILLE
I’ve actually been here a few hours now. Stopped and had lunch and now I’m at my hotel south of downtown. It’s not quite as warm and sunny as they said it was going to be but nice nonetheless.
It’s really interesting coming in here and reading the comments today. Folks are starting to get pretty nasty with each other along lines of allegiance. But that is in fairly stark contrast to what I witnessed on the plane and since I’ve gotten down here.
I flew Delta from and there was probably 66-75 percent Bulldogs fans on there and the rest were Gators fans (not counting the folks that were traveling for other reasons. On at least two rows of the 757 I noticed a single Florida fan sitting with two Georgia fans. And they were all getting along great. Everybody was equally excited about the game and you could overhear more than a few conversations delve into strength and weaknesses and the celebration or uniform color. But everybody was very pleasant and laughing and asking where they were coming from and where they were staying and how many times they’d been, etc.
I know it won’t happen but I sincerely wish folks were more like that in this forum. I suppose with the relative anonymity and all people just feel like they have to be ugly and sophomoric. And maybe many of you are actually like that in real life. But I doubt it. So I respectfully ask if you could please act a little more like you would in person. I think it would make this forum more pleasant for anyone… .
Now, stepping off my soapbox, I’ll just say this: Both of these teams are very good. They represent the best of the best. If you think about it, D-I teams can only sign 25 players and year and have only 85 on scholarship at anytime. At this point in time, both are signing pretty much whoever they want, then leaving the rest for other schools to sign. Using that logic, you can see why only a smidgen separates these two teams. The biggest difference is their offensive and defensive philosophies. I think it will come down to those disparities and, of course, special teams and turnovers, to determine who is going to win.
Remember, multiple updates her all weekend. I’ll let those of unable to come down know what I’m doing and seeing, all the way up to the end of the ballgame. Saturday night.
Again, thanks for hanging out here and I appreciate all of you, even those that don’t play nice.
By Don Norsworthy
October 31, 2008 6:06 PM | Link to this
Check out this weeks SI. A picture of Darryl Gamble tackling Charles Scott of LSU with the entire write up about Scott and LSU. No mention about Gamble, the same Gamble that had thirteen tackles and TWO interceptions BOTH returned for touchdowns. Unbelievable!!!!!
By Guyana Dawg
October 31, 2008 8:15 PM | Link to this
uga 34 fla 31
CHIP, enjoy yourself - it should be a great atmosphere Saturday. THANKS FOR THE UPDATES!
i’m in South America and cannot watch any of the games - but following the ajc and your blog helps me get my UGA fix - and feel a little at home.
Go Dawgs!
(I totally agree with your blog review comments - some people feel big behind the computer screen).
SEE YOU TOMORROW!
By DestinDawg
October 31, 2008 8:31 PM | Link to this
Guyana Dawg, You can watch the game on cbs sports web site. they are streaming the game. Go to sportsline.com/collegefootball The link is about halfway down the page. GO DAWGS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Pewtus Gortsler 65
October 31, 2008 8:40 PM | Link to this
Mavis drove her 1979 Chrysler sled down the darkened highway.The popping of flying alligator lizards on her grille and windshield made it difficult for her to drive. Suddenly she stopped got out of the vehicle and began to scrape her windshield real fast. She now has an art form for busting bugs and gators. Go Dawgs and GATA! Pewtus
By Hunk Erdown
October 31, 2008 9:33 PM | Link to this
Chip
I know I get caried away sometimes, but I promise I’ll really start trying to clean it up.
I appreciate the great job that you, Tim, Thomas, and the whole crew is doing for us. 100% improvement since last year. Thanks!
By ARdawg
October 31, 2008 10:37 PM | Link to this
This is absolutely classic and the funniest post I’ve ever seen **”By Hunk Erdown October 31, 2008 10:13 AM | Link to this Alt
Tech fans are the absolute kings of dressing up for game day. For years look how they have all dressed up as empty seats.”**
sorry guys but when I read that I didn’t read anything else
GO DAWGS
By ............................................BuLLdawg
November 1, 2008 12:20 AM | Link to this
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By Vegas
October 31, 2008 8:57 AM
” Bulldawg, The SEC may have the best bowl percentgage, but who cares, the SEC doesn’t play competitive teams in bowl games. “
” The Big 12 has history, the SEC has very little. Lets get rid of the BCS and have playoffs, the best of all conferences will play each other, than we will see how good the SEC is “
SEC doesn’t play competitive teams in bowl games ? SEC played No. 1 team in the nation in the BCS Title Bowl Game last season and Won 38-24. SEC played No. 1 team in the nation in the BCS Title Bowl Game the year before last and Won 41-14. January 4, 2004 SEC played No. 1 team in the nation in the BCS Title Bowl Game Oklahoma of the Miserable Big XII and Won 21-14. That is 3 of the last 5 years running now that The SEC played against the Number 1 team in the nation in the BCS Title Bowl Game and Won. The SEC has Won 4 of the 10 BCS Title Bowl Games, and there is no conference close to this accomplishment. How can the Number 1 team in the nation not be competitive competition for The SEC pray tell DA ?
The Big XII has history and The SEC has very little ? Excuse me, the only history the Big XII has is that you vote both as Coaches and as Sportswriters as a BLOCK for your OWN TEAMS. And, then you play The SEC with over-inflated Big XII teams who then get their BUTTS KICKED by The SEC because you CHEAT in the voting of the USA Today Coaches’ Poll, the AP Poll and the Harris Poll.
Look at this year, for example.
There is not 1 Big XII team who has beat 1 good team all season long, except Texas.
I am still WAITING FOR YOUR ANSWER as to who in the living hell Oklahoma has beat this season, Oklahoma State has beat this season, Texas Tech has beat this season, Kansas has beat this season, Missouri has beat this season.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
November 1, 2008 12:24 AM | Link to this
Go ahead biased Big XII fan.
Tell us who any Big XII team has beat this entire season, other than Texas. And, of course, Texas has beat 2 teams NEITHER OF WHICH has BEAT 1 single good team.
January 4, 2004 The SEC not only beat the Big XII for the BCS Title Bowl Game, but we also beat the Big XII in the Cotton Bowl. As a matter of fact Arkansas beat Missouri that year too.
January 1, 2005 The SEC beat the Big XII in the Cotton Bowl again 38-7 Tennessee over Texas A&M.
January 2, 2006 The SEC beat the Big XII in the Cotton Bowl yet again.
January 8, 2007 The SEC again Won the BCS Title Bowl Game, while the Big XII once again did not. The SEC Won the Cotton Bowl over the Big XII this year, as well.
January 7, 2008 The SEC again Won the BCS Title Game, while the Big XII once again did not. The SEC Won over the Big XII with Alabama winning its Bowl Game against the Big XII.
5 years. The SEC Won 3 BCS Titles. The SEC beat the Big XII in 7 of the 11 Bowl Games between the 2 Conferences.
The Big XII has 8 of your 12 teams, eight (8) who do NOT have a Winning Bowl Record playing for the mighty Big XII. Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Colorado, Texas Tech.
For the Big XII in Bowl Games, Texas is 3 games over .500, Nebraska is 2 and Kansas is 1.
The Big XII has a LOSING BOWL RECORD.
42-44.
The SEC in Bowl Games is 184-147-9.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
November 1, 2008 12:33 AM | Link to this
If there is 1 single thing that would come from having a Plus 1 +1, or any further expansion of the BCS beyond 4 teams, it would be that the Big XII would CONTINUE to LOSE to The SEC especially and continue to lose to EVERY OTHER CONFERENCE.
LSU is no good ? Then, LSU has no chance to beat Alabama. I will see you back in here after that game too, right ? And, if you say LSU is no good, then you are saying that Georgia, Florida and Alabama are good. I said LSU could not win the BCS Title Game this year, but in the 1st post of this blog right here, I say above that if LSU beats Alabama, that they can still earn a BCS Bowl Game bid.
Oklahoma has Won 5 of the last 8 Big XII Championships. Oklahoma has then gone on to lose the Last 4 BCS Bowl Games in a Row.
Oklahoma is 2-4 in BCS Bowl Games.
LSU is 4-0.
Florida is 3-1.
Georgia is 2-1.
Texas is 2-0.
Tennessee is 1-1.
Nebraska is 1-1.
Auburn is 1-0.
Kansas is 1-0.
Alabama is 0-1.
Colorado is 0-1.
Kansas State is 0-1.
Texas A&M is 0-1.
SEC 11-4.
Big XII does not even have a Winning Record in BCS Bowl Games.
Thanks for the LAUGH that the Big XII has history and The SEC has very little when The SEC has Won 7 MORE BCS Bowl Games than the Big XII has.
The Big XII has a LOSING RECORD 2-3 in the BCS Title Bowl Game, while The SEC is a perfect 4-0.
Now, let’s see your answer as to who any of these Big XII teams has beat this year. Go ahead :
I am still WAITING FOR YOUR ANSWER as to who in the living hell Oklahoma has beat this season, Oklahoma State has beat this season, Texas Tech has beat this season, Kansas has beat this season, Missouri has beat this season.
You need to change the name of your conference to the BIG CHOKE XII.
If there are any not competitive teams The SEC plays in Bowl Games, it would be the Big Choke XII.
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By ............................................BuLLdawg
November 1, 2008 1:03 AM | Link to this
By Vegas
October 31, 2008 9:08 AM | Link to this
Alabama is the only history the SEC has
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At least Alabama actually did it for The SEC.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
November 1, 2008 1:16 AM | Link to this
Vegas, don’t give me this crap that our worst teams lost 5 games.
Kansas Lost to South Florida.
Nebraska Lost to Virginia Tech.
Iowa State Lost to UNLV.
Texas A&M Lost to Kansas State.
Colorado Lost to Florida State.
Iowa State Lost to Baylor.
Kansas State Lost to Louisville.
Iowa State Lost to Iowa.
Baylor Lost to Weak Forest.
Iowa State Lost to Texas A&M.
Baylor Lost to Nebraska.
Texas A&M Lost to Miami.
Baylor Lost to Connecticut.
Texas A&M Lost to Arkansas State.
*Baylor, Texas A&M, Nebraska, Kansas State, Colorado and Iowa State all 6 are 6 of the worst football teams in all of America.8
And, of the other 6 in the Big XII, not 1 of those 6 has beat 1 single team except for Texas who beat 2 teams neither of which has beat anyone either.
By Dude Lester
November 1, 2008 1:30 AM | Link to this
The dadgum dixshun an spellin an grammr on this yere Terbakki Rode blog wud be amuzin ifn it wernt so nachully tryflin an shiffless.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
November 1, 2008 1:37 AM | Link to this
By Vegas
October 31, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this
Had a UGA fan out here for the AL/UGA game, the way the kid talked you would have thought UGA was an NFL team, boy was he surprised after the game
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NFL ?
That what you want to talk about ? Go ahead, tell us your team ?
There are 38 UGA Football Players in the NFL.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/college?letter=g
Texas has 36.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/college?letter=t
Texas A&M has 21.
Texas Tech has 7.
Oklahoma has 21.
Oklahoma State has 8.
Nebraska has 29.
Why would you want to bring up the NFL, when there is NOT 1 FOOTBALL PROGRAM IN THE BIG XII WITH AS MANY NFL FOOTBALL PLAYERS AS THERE ARE FOR UGA RIGHT NOW TODAY WHEN YOU MAKE THIS STATEMENT ?
By ............................................BuLLdawg
November 1, 2008 1:53 AM | Link to this
2007 NCAA DIVISION I FBS FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE TEAM LEADERS
Rank School G Attendance Average
Michigan 8 882,115 110,264 .
Penn St. 7 762,419 108,917.
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**4. Tennessee 7 727,426 103,918.
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. 9. Southern California 6 524,855 87,476.
Pardon me, Vegas, where are the Big Choke XII high school football teams ?
I see 5 of the Top 8 are SEC.
Where are the Big Choke XII ?
No where to be found.
This is because Big XII football is not as good as SEC Football.
75,139 average attendance SEC games all of 2007-2008.
60,941 average attendance Big Choke XII games all of 2007-2008.
This is 7 million SEC fans and only 5 million Big XII fans.
Hell, the Big 10 is better than the Big 12.
By uga-brave
November 1, 2008 1:53 AM | Link to this
if any of you dawg fans remember steve harmon, rusty beasley, john brantley, or larry brown, scott adams,
they to a man believe we got the wrong guy callinng defensive sginals.
steve boswell, richard tardits, we all knew # 95 goldberg.
mitch davis, lars tate,
well the bald headed midget better bring it.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
November 1, 2008 2:14 AM | Link to this
Tech Fan in UGA Country
That’s a good 1.
” Other than the Top 3 teams in The SEC being much better than ANYTHING in the ACC, there is no difference between the ACC and The SEC. “
Yes, there is.
LSU would wipe the floor with everyone in the ACC.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
November 1, 2008 2:18 AM | Link to this
And, so would South Carolina - who is going to end this season 9-4. Hell y’all could not even beat the Last Place Team in The SEC East, Tennessee vols - none of you in the ACC.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
November 1, 2008 2:28 AM | Link to this
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CHIPPER TOWERS
” So I respectfully ask if you could please act a little more like you would in person. I think it would make this forum more pleasant for anyone ” .
When folks have to come into this blog, log on and have a bio stating their team and they cannot log on with another handle, you can achieve this.
Until then, you created this mess yourself Chipper Towers.
It’s your blog. You said you were going to FIX IT.
You lied.
Don’t ask them to then act like they are NOT hiding behind their computer screen.
Look at the crap from Vegas
By The Big Bug
November 1, 2008 2:42 AM | Link to this
As much as as it sticks in my craw to admit it,GA is probably better than any ACC team. The ACC can line up with rest of the SEC any day.
By ............................................BuLLdawg
November 1, 2008 2:45 AM | Link to this
You see Chipper Towers, sir ?
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By Vegas
October 31, 2008 12:43 PM
” Whoever said people from the South were slow and stupid was on to something “
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Whose fault is this post Chipper Towers and whose fault for any of the responses to it ?
By The Big Bug
November 1, 2008 3:10 AM | Link to this
In fact,the ACC doesn’t have ANY teams as lousy as AU, MSU, UT.
By Vegass
November 1, 2008 3:15 AM | Link to this
Dude, irony. Slow and stupid? How about when you said “…I know the SEC has won the last two National Championships, but tell me why they are the best conference”. Uhhhh…we’ll SLOW IT DOWN for you. Because we have won the last two championships. Also, I think someone who routinely gives up his money because he thinks he knows a thing or two about football (obviously not if you’ve been getting your a$$ handed to you) is about the definition of slow and stupid. I’d love to take your money from you. Want to bet on if USC or Penn State or Texas wins the NC? Doubt
By ............................................BuLLdawg
November 1, 2008 6:34 AM | Link to this
Right.
Vegas said that, even though the point spread is 6 and half points, that he would not bet on UGA.
By Florida Floyd
November 1, 2008 9:26 AM | Link to this
Well its finally here , a healthy Tebow that’s gonna make that Willie Martinez little league defense look silly. Dawg nation will need to keep on their delusional Halloween masks on today to cover their sad faces after the beat-down! Get ready for the Outback Bowl mutts or even the Champ Sports Bowl against Tulsa. GOOOOO GATORS GET UP AND GOOO!
By Florida Floyd
November 1, 2008 9:48 AM | Link to this
BTW rumour has it Dawgs will be in all red, well too bad that the mutts will be seeing red after the Gators win 56 - 28. 16 out of 19 how sweet it is! Get ready for suicide watch for dawgie nation!
By D'Marcus Jefferson, Kappa Alpha pledge at UGA
November 1, 2008 10:17 AM | Link to this
If the DAWGS pull another stunt this year like the classless end zone celebration, I’d tell my UF players to start a riot on the field!!! And that means the ball girls and cheerleaders are FAIR GAME!!! You get in the way on the field during the game….YOU GET STOMPED!!! I wouldn’t care who was in the way…. JUST A MOTIVATIONAL MOVE on behalf of UF!
By DestinDawg
November 1, 2008 10:51 AM | Link to this
If kicking a field goal while up by 20 pts with 25 seconds to go vs Miami, and going for it on 4th down with a 45 pt lead vs Kentucky is classy, then I think I prefer to not be called classy Everybody in the sec knows just how classy (said sarcasticly) urban crier is. When Richt called the Dawgs off in the 4th quarter vs LSU, their fans were commenting on what a class act UGA was because that was precisely when urban crybaby would have started pouring it on…You can talk about “the celebration” all you want, I bet Miami has a picture of your classyass FG on their locker room too. He who lives in a glass house………………………..Go Dawgs…I generally hate to show someone up… but I hope Ga doesn’t call the Dawgs off today, even if up by 40…Then we can here urban cry about our classlessness……….Ga 48 uf 28
By monty
November 1, 2008 11:14 AM | Link to this
THis BCS thing is so subjective, who can make sense out of it? THE guys on ESPN today pretty much indicated that if Penn State wins out they play for a NC. THEy would get the nod over a one loss SEC team. Why? Because they are Penn State who hasn’t even been on the scene in the last several years? Because College football owes JOE P. one more crack at a NC? It can’t be because of PENN States soft schedule.If Ga wins out( a big if)they will have defeated at least 5 top 20 teams this year. Two of those being top 10 teams. Supposedly strength of schedule counts for something. 2 of the next 3 Penn State games are against teams that have never beat them at Penn State.Is that soft or what?
By ARdawg
November 1, 2008 1:03 PM | Link to this
D’Marcus
What a juvenile remark. You are full fledged classless idiot.
Florida Floyd Its beginning to look more and more like your Gators are going to the Chic-fila Peach Bowl. I wouldn’t blame the Capital One bowl folks for rejecting you after that egg ya’ll laid last year against Michigan. Forget Miami and forget the Sugar Bowl. Neither of those are happening after today.
By ramdawg
November 1, 2008 1:04 PM | Link to this
hey florida floyd-great name by the way whos going - I like to eat socks on saturdays watching the uga game in my ballarina tutu
By ARdawg
November 1, 2008 1:05 PM | Link to this
Chip Towers
Where are the updates from our man on the ground?
By ARdawg
November 1, 2008 1:10 PM | Link to this
Monty Those espn talking heads are already starting to jockey for relevance in choosing who will play for a NC. Do what I do and ignore them. I did like the fact none of them picked Georgia to win. That only plays to our favor. If Georgia or Florida either one win out, they will play for the NC. Especially Georgia with the SOS. Theres still alot of ball to be played in the Big 12. If Penn State wins out, they probably deserve to play in the NCG.
By monty
November 1, 2008 2:39 PM | Link to this
I’m a little tired of hearing about Tebow being hurt last year. Maybe he couldn’t run as well as he would of liked but he could still pass, he could still hand-off and be a veteran presence in the huddle and offer his leadership. The year Shockley got hurt we almost won with a guy who had hardly even played before,Tereshinski. Enough with the hurt Timmy Tebow story!~
By Chip Towers
November 1, 2008 3:02 PM | Link to this
ARdawg: I’m here buddy. I’ve been working for you. New blog coming up momentarily. C-ya over there.
By Eric A Dawg Fan
November 1, 2008 3:12 PM | Link to this
Florida is a great team. Georgia is a great team as well. This game will be decided on how well the defense plays. I am a Dawg fan by far. But I am also realistic.
Georgia has a problem in their secondary getting burned on the passing game. The Dawgs defensive front are holding up to their part. It’s the secondary that really have to step up to the plate and do theirs. In addition, they have really cut down on the penalties if they expect to win this game.
The Georgia Offense to me are better than Florida. Not taking anything away from Florida, but Stafford have found confidence in Greene who will be the key in the passing game. The running game I dont even have to mention. We all Know that Moreno can and will do his part.
Florida’s offense is fast with Harvin. They have a lot os fast talent on their Offense to include Tebow himself who is not afraid to run the ball himself.
I will predict that Georgia will out score Florida due to two great teams with great offense.
Georgia will win.
By Eric A Dawg Fan
November 1, 2008 3:13 PM | Link to this
Hey Chip Towers,
How do you have it after reading my comments? Dawgs or Gators?
By ChiggerParks
November 2, 2008 8:43 AM | Link to this
bulldawg,no hiding behind any screen unlike you. I am not for any conference unlike again, the homer you are. You are still a legend in your own mind.
By George P. Burdell
November 3, 2008 2:13 PM | Link to this
Georgia’s record versus Florida in the last 19 years? 3-16.
Vandy’s record versus Georgia in the last 19 years? 3-16.
That says it all.