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DEL.ICIO.USAngst South of the Border
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
According to the fine folks at Advertising Age, who get paid to do these sorts of things, each one of you “wastes” an average of nearly four hours a week at work reading and posting to blogs. That’s about 10 percent of your work week. But I’m not telling.
Judging from the overheated nature of Georgia-Florida week, many of you are killing a lot more time than that. And we here at Enemy Watch are only too happy to add to your lack of productivity.
Of course, doing this is part of my job description, so I can never get docked for what amounts to puttering around. Can I? It’s like stealing money! Shhhh! Please don’t tell.
So let’s whip up another round of Dogs-Gators on Enemy Watch with this apparently unprovoked screed from a Gator fan who hates the Dogs with primal glee. Jeez, it’s only Wednesday.
Or how about this? Not just a rivalry, a blood feud, meant as an open letter from a Florida fan to introduce Urban Meyer to the Georgia rivalry. It’s actually a rather insightful look at the long history of the series, not just the recent results that have lulled some Floridians into complacency.
Then again, with the Gators already having suffered two losses and no Ron Zook to blame them on, Meyer’s finding out that they honeymoon is already over. Even without him crying. A Dallas newspaper has labeled him a ‘Doofus’, and an Orlando columnist has termed his offense “Muck and Meyer.”
Even the more detached observers are noting that the Bulldogs shouldn’t be discounted. While the boys in Vegas are busily switching their lines to favor the Gators, here’s one prediction that’s sticking with Georgia, by 3.
And to close with a few more words for the bulletin board, one Gators player said that Georgia without Shockley is “a sense of relief.”
So argue, discuss, woof, scratch for fleas, bury bones or do whatever Dogs fans do. But you folks are about ready to send me to the Betty Ford Blogging Detox Center.
