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Saturday, December 16, 2006
Give the Dawgs a home court advantage
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Has Dennis Felton finally turned things around for Georgia basketball?
It’s beginning to look that way, what with the Dogs’ 96-83 upset of No. 16 Gonzaga Saturday at Gwinnett Arena, the biggest win for UGA since the victories over the Jackets and Wildcats in Felton’s first season — and Felton’s biggest win to date with his own players.
With the exception of a couple of brief patches where they got kinda sloppy, the Dogs looked like an NCAA tournament team against the Zags. Of course, there’s a whole lotta basketball ahead for Georgia, including the annual match with the Bumblebees and games against Clemson and Wisconsin. But with a road win over Wake Forest already under their belts, Felton’s Dogs are at the very least likely to be much improved this year and with a few breaks could well wind up being tournament-worthy.
My daughter and I will get our next chance to see them Tuesday night at the Steg against Jacksonville. UGA fans are always saying that they’ll go to basketball games when the Dogs start winning big games.
Chances are, Saturday’s win over the Zags won’t be the last big win for Georgia this season. It’s time for the fan base to start showing up to back them.
BULLDOG BITES: Mike “Big Dawg” Woods, my old Athens High School classmate, was voted this year’s “Super Fan” in the contest sponsored by Lincoln Financial Sports. Mike is the guy in the Bulldog-covered overalls with Uga painted on his bald head who you’ll see whooping it up on the big screen during games and kissing Georgia players on the head after a win. Mike is carrying on a tradition started by his dad, who used to drive the bus for the Bulldogs defense under Erk Russell and who, at the players’ urging, shaved and painted his head after the National Championship win in the Sugar Bowl. … Man, that could be BIG news that Brandon Coutu might be able to handle the placekicking in the Peach-fil-A Bowl. Now, if Neil Callaway would just take that UAB job. …
