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By dawgfan1911

January 2, 2009 9:03 PM | Link to this

If Stafford comoes back, yhey may be able to navagate through this schedule with only one lose to Florida maybe 2 depending on who will be LSU’s qb. Ok State could be dangerous, but that Defenseis suspect.

By some sense

January 2, 2009 9:11 PM | Link to this

UGA will be as good as they’e EVER been…just watch.

By Lpjack

January 2, 2009 9:13 PM | Link to this

why latey UGA playin at jacksonville and not in athens??

By more of the same

January 2, 2009 9:34 PM | Link to this

Looks like we will eek out a win against South Carolina or we could lose. I think we drop to 9 - 4 next year ! BTW UGA wins in the Chick Filet Bowl against Clemson!

By nick_trdarv

January 2, 2009 9:41 PM | Link to this

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By ugarulz44

January 2, 2009 9:43 PM | Link to this

Do you know what jumps out to me more than anything when I see this sked…..a BYE week before Florida. That helps out hugely for the Dawgs. If Stafford leaves early and Moreno stays. Richt should spice up the offense with a little bit of spread offense formation with Logan…yes.. Logan Gray at the QB helm. He has a ton of talent. Like D.J. Shockley had. I had a feeling that the Dawgs would underachieve this year with all the National Champ “talk”. The Dawgs don’t need that attention next year nor do they really want it until late in the season. Just shut up, stay out of trouble and play football Dawgs. Watch out for 2009…..seriously.

By Blade

January 2, 2009 9:46 PM | Link to this

Another weak schedule w/only 2 challenges (LSU & UF). Give me a break.

By ncdawg

January 2, 2009 9:57 PM | Link to this

If Stafford goes pro, next season sets up a lot like the 2006 season at the QB position:

Joe Cox is like Tereshinski Logan Gray is like Blake Barnes Two Freshmen: Zach Mettenberger and Aaron Muarry (Cox and Stafford). I think Cox is a step above Tereshinski, he was a proven winner in High School and even though he doesn’t have the arm strength of Stafford, from what I have seen (the spring game and limited Playing time) he has a great touch on the ball….and he doesn’t look for the long ball every play.

Logan Gray saw limited action in spring game. If he is athletic enough to return punts then why wasn’t he used in a wild(hog,cat) DAWG formation. I was a little surprised we didn’t see any of that in the bowl game.

We will see about the 2 freshmen.

By Dawg22295

January 2, 2009 10:59 PM | Link to this

When Georgia was ranked #1 in every magazine and poll, I knew it wasn’t happening. The schedule was one of the toughest in the nation, and the injuries just piled up one after another. I was shocked how many players came out of the tunnel at the Capital One Bowl in their jersey and sweatpants. 2009 should be one of Georgia’s greatest seasons. The schedule isn’t as rough as this year, and there is an off week before Florida. Plus, we have from now until September 4th to prepare for Oklahoma State. If Stafford goes on, I have always had faith in Joe Cox, and Logan Gray really impressed me at G-Day. If you don’t have faith in Joe Cox just think back to the Colorado game in 2006.

By Mershon Dawg

January 2, 2009 11:49 PM | Link to this

Ga.’s going to be to a good team next year, but will be a Great team if Stafford and Moreno return. Injuries, break down on the special teams, poor tackling on defense are things that Ga.’s coaches should be able to correct.-Go Dawgs!!!!!!!-Ga. Defense showed the whole world that they are for real against a good Michigan State team.-I’m already getting excited about the 2009 season!!!!!!

By Bulldog

January 3, 2009 12:01 AM | Link to this

O.K. all you “faithful” UGA fans that think everybody in the conference has a better head coach than UGA what do ya’ll think about the Almighty Saban now? He doesn’t look so appealing after taking two in a row on the chin does he. To all the people that want the entire coaching staffs heads on platters how about showing a little faith. Richt didn’t get to where he is by being stupid. Problems on defense and special teams are fixable.

By matt

January 3, 2009 12:34 AM | Link to this

Blade,

What are you smoking? Starting off in Stillwater, and later ASU, LSU, and UT in three-straight weeks before finishing up the year with AU, UK, and GTU.

This schedule is more difficult than this year’s. God help us, and F the gaytors.

By ZDog

January 3, 2009 1:32 AM | Link to this

Seeing how Alabama’s O-line got whipped in the Sugar bowl makes me appreciate the depth and coaching regarding UGA’s offensive line this year.

And that schedule looks tough as always, I think 7 2008 bowl teams, and I figure 8-10 2009 bowlers on there…

By Blade

January 3, 2009 1:48 AM | Link to this

What are you smoking?

Pole.

By CoastDog

January 3, 2009 4:24 AM | Link to this

Bulldogs play in Jacksonville every year because Florida has convinced our athletic department that getting to play in Florida every year is a vacation. I hope we don’t buy any time-shares from them with our football money. Stupid, stupid, stupid,

By What up DAWG

January 3, 2009 9:01 AM | Link to this

Georgia played the Capital One Bowl just like they payed against every other team on the schedule this year. They waited till the second half to play ball. UGA ashould have blown out Michigan State,they should have hung 50 on UT, and they should have destroyed Tech (talk about a lucky win). The only loss they should have really had awas against the Gaytors. I wish UGA could rematch the Crimson Tide who just got the butt kicking of a life time…OUCH. I agree next years schedule looks just as tough as 2008’s. Look for Knowshon to Be a Denver Bronco next season. Goooo DAWGS!

By G-DAWG

January 3, 2009 9:31 AM | Link to this

am i the only one that see’s just one gimme on this sked..and that doesn’t come until nov..same old 9-3 season and will win their tenth in tampa or orlando..mark my words

By bladerunnerouter

January 3, 2009 11:16 AM | Link to this

mr. blade is obviously an insect fan, yeah you guys beat us after what 7000 losses in a row as munson would say! then you get pounded by a rested and more healthy lsu team, get real insect , the sec schedule period, wears on a team, which tech wouldn’t know about playing an sec schedule for a full year. stick to your va, va tech, duke, nc , and wake, as well as miami and fsu who are also weak, what acc team will end up in the top 20 this year, lmao, the dawgs will be fine, the defense can’t play any worse and the offense is loaded on the line and at running back, heck we may run the wishbone next year!

By bladeboy

January 3, 2009 11:24 AM | Link to this

yes i am a buggie, and i drive my little choo choo train to my chess tourney after class, and i am glad that my geek team from the trade school with my varsity cheerleaders beat you dawgs this year, and as usual i know nothing about football being from the athletically challlenged conference called the acc!

By GateKeeper

January 3, 2009 12:37 PM | Link to this

UGA will not be ready and will be suprised when they come into the Grand Opening of the New Okla. State Stadium. This will be another Utah vs Ala game where this is an early season bowl game for OSU and just a non-conference road game for UGA.

By Fletch

January 3, 2009 2:05 PM | Link to this

Gaykeeper,

Just another non-conference road game for GA should have you scared sh*tless considering CMR is 33-3 against non-conf teams and he’s undefeated in non-conf stadiums.

Good insight though….

By Russell Brock

January 3, 2009 3:03 PM | Link to this

Weak schedule? What have you been smokin’ with your Kool-Aid? There are eight potential losses there. Six of these teams will finish in the top 20 this year. The only easy game on the schedule is TN Tech and possibly TN. Spurrier will have the chickens back on track, you can count on that. Les Miles will have LSU back in the hunt. Auburn has the talent but it just depends on how well a first-year coach can do. AZ State and OK State will be good again as well. Bottom line is — you’re a moron.

By Sautee Dawg

January 3, 2009 3:18 PM | Link to this

Best thing about this schedule is we don’t have to play Ole Miss.

By T

January 3, 2009 4:01 PM | Link to this

Dawgfan… there you go again… I will bet you today that Georgia will lose 4 games next year… by the way, this past August I predicted they would finish 9-3 this past year. 2009… Georgia will finish 8-4 ..

By Pitbull

January 3, 2009 4:28 PM | Link to this

The only opponent that matters is the next one.

By cjones

January 3, 2009 5:16 PM | Link to this

I don’t want to be too negative, but it may be Oct. 17 before the Dogs get three wins. Wrong time to get OK State there. We never know what will happen with little uSC. LSU will be better. TN will be better in Knox. Plus, serious coaching upgrades there. Anything could happen the last half of the season. I wouldn’t be surprised with an 8-4, in fact, considering, that’s probably optimistically realistic. A fifth loss wouldn’t be too surprising. I guess it all depends on how motivated the team becomes next year. If they have no more fire than they did this year, we’re in for some misery.

By Tech beat dogs in 08

January 3, 2009 7:13 PM | Link to this

. What?!? no month off to practice for the perfect option? I smell the string continuing….you know, one this year, two ….

By ozzfest

January 4, 2009 6:51 AM | Link to this

I AM JUST THANKFUL WE GET ANOTHER COOL ROADTRIP…THOUGH STILL NOT SOUTH BEND OR LINCOLN…TO STILLWATER. WHAT THE HELL IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET A SUPERPOWER LIKE USC OR OHIO STATE TO PLAY UGA? COLORADO, ARIZONA STATE, OK STATE ARE OK…BUT LET’S GET FOR REAL AND SCHEDULE A MONSTER.*

By gtu lucked 1

January 4, 2009 6:54 AM | Link to this

Tech beat dogs in 08, lol, ya’ll got your lucky win last year, and will be talking about remembering it as your last over us for quite a few years to come. The beatdowns will resume this year for at least the next 4 years.

THWGT

By Tech beat dogs in 08

January 4, 2009 8:34 AM | Link to this

Luck?

Try skill and cunning! And teamwork. And effective preparation. (see LSU).

By UGA2012

January 4, 2009 12:23 PM | Link to this

By Mike T.

January 4, 2009 4:23 PM | Link to this

no month off to practice for the perfect option?

Naw, we’ll just watch the film of the Tech/LSU game.42-45 just a fluke.TRY 51-7.

By LifelongDawg

January 4, 2009 4:40 PM | Link to this

I se where Tennessee is going after Garner. I figured him for a lifer at UGA, even though that’s so rare these days. He’s old-school, and I like that. Can’t blame him if he does leave, though.

By LifelongDawg

January 4, 2009 4:53 PM | Link to this

Oh, about the schedule: Dawgs win 10+ games again next year. They’ll have the same schedule overall that they always play.

By WILL

January 4, 2009 7:49 PM | Link to this

UNLESS GA GETS SOME PASS RUSHERS,AND STAFFORD AND MORENO COMES BACK THIS TEAM WILL NOT WIN 8GAMES, IF STAFFORD AND MORENO COMES BACK UGA WINS THE WHOLE DAMNN THING NEXT YEAR AND AFTER THE YEAR OF THE BRAVES, HAWKS, UGA BASKETBALL, GT,ALL SPORTS, AND THE THRASHERS,WE WILL NEED SOMETHING NEXT YEAR TO MAKE US MENTALLY SANE,AND IM A PROFESSIONAL GAMBLER, I WILL MAKE A CHUNK ON THE SORRY A S S BRAVES THIS YEAR, GO DAWGS SERIOUSLY.

By WILL

January 4, 2009 7:52 PM | Link to this

GOOD LUCK YOURE GONNA NEED IT OPENING DAY AT OSU, WHAT IDIOT MADE THIS SCHEDULE,OH YEA DAMON BLANK, BLANK, EVANS

By jacket backer

January 4, 2009 10:39 PM | Link to this

Can’t see UGAy winning more than five games with this schedule. They will lose Jr’s to the NFL, and another four or five to suspensions and discipline issues. On the other hand, the Jackets look to bring everyone back and the triple option will run the table in the ACC. ‘09 will be the Jackets year for the NC. Bank on it.

By Jeff Patton

January 5, 2009 8:24 AM | Link to this

I am still laughing about Tech giving thier players Rings for beating Georgia for the first time since 2000 like it was a National Championship. Then they stink up the Peach in thier Home town. How come you can find Tech fans on the UGA blog and Not in thier own stadium?
Anyway OK State will be a great way to open the season! GO DAWGS!

By IceDawg

January 5, 2009 9:29 AM | Link to this

I agree with LifelongDawg, 10+ wins. We’re ok on offense with or without Stafford and Moreno. It’ll depend upon the defense. If the Junkyard Dawgs show up we could go 12-0.

By PTC DAWG

January 5, 2009 11:13 AM | Link to this

I would like to know who else plays 3 OOC teams of that quality…I’m guessing not many.

By SECFan1

January 5, 2009 11:36 AM | Link to this

* Those silly gnats at Ghetto Yech are having an orgasm over beating us once in the last 9 games. The educational ranking of Yech has just dropped if they consider that a streak. Between the gnats at Ghetto Yech and the COOTS, we play the two most delusional groups of misfits in the NCAA.*

By tjs

January 5, 2009 11:39 AM | Link to this

Duke could win 6 games with this schedule…Why no inter confence games with the PAC 10, Big 12??? CMR is guarding UGA winning perccentage…

By SECFan1

January 5, 2009 11:41 AM | Link to this

As a UGA grad living in Dallas, Texas, I have to get my info from the internet. It is such an aggravation during football season to have all of the advertisements of Tech Football tickets for sale when you go into the AJC sports section. I really did love the time they offered free hot dogs and cokes with the purchase of each ticket. What an embarrassment!

By reebok

January 5, 2009 1:03 PM | Link to this

Once again Georgia will be 6-0 and planning their National Championship parade down Broad Street when they head to Jacksonville to play the Gators.

By mgdawg

January 5, 2009 1:12 PM | Link to this

If the off week is so important, how come it didn’t help this year as we prepared for one of the most predictable offenses in college football.

I could care less about Stafford, but if Moreno leaves I think we’re looking at another 9-3 or even 8-4. We will have quarterbacks who can be as effective as Stafford. They aren’t as physically gifted as him, but they can be just as effective. But we don’t have anyone close to Moreno.

King is getting worse every time he gets on the field. Samuel is tough, but not elusive. The jury is out on Jackson and Ealey. Without a running game, it doesn’t matter who is qb.

By Voice of Reason

January 5, 2009 1:31 PM | Link to this

tjs we are playing Arizona State (Pac-10) and Okl. State (Big 12). You are a moron.

By olddawg

January 5, 2009 2:48 PM | Link to this

Blade must go by Stupid Blade among his friends. If you think this is an easy schedule send us the schedule of any team in the country that is better. I suppose you are a Techie who thinks Duke, NC State and Jax St and Samford is the toughest. What an idiot you are. Tis better to keep your mouth shut and let everyone think your an idiot than email the paper and prove it.

By leland

January 5, 2009 2:54 PM | Link to this

Thing is, stay focus. Another thing is, get momentum. Pay attention.

By SpiderDawg

January 5, 2009 3:11 PM | Link to this

We’ll lose the first 3 games. Opening on the road at OK State will be no walk in the park. The SC game will be close as usual, they should’ve beat us this season. The ole ball coach will have something up his sleeve. We’ll be battered and bruised by the Ark game and won’t put up much of a fight. Just hope we’re not ranked #1 again for next season.

By VSUBlazer

January 5, 2009 8:19 PM | Link to this

The Ok State game will be scary. But I think UGA AD need to start thinking about alternating the Fla and Uga game between jvill and the Dome.

By Brooks

January 6, 2009 12:52 PM | Link to this

You look at the schedule and 2 games really concern me early: Ok. St. and Arkansas. Both trips out west will be tough. I think that Arkansas will be much improved and dangerous out there and I think that Ok. St. is also very dangerous with all the talent they have coming back. I agree with PTC DAWG that the OOC games we have are just as good as anybody else. Look at some of these OOC schedules for example: FLORIDA- Charleston Southern, Troy, Florida International ALABAMA- Florida International, North Texas, Chattanooga, Virginia Tech TEXAS-UTEP, Central Florida, Wyoming, Louisiana-Monroe TENNESSEE- Western Kentucky, Ohio, Memphis, and UCLA DAWGS-Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Tennessee Tech, and Georgia Tech Which one of these schedules would you pick? I would pick ours last. We have our hands full but we also have loads of talent. We need Stafford to say and make another run. GO DAWGS!!

By IceDawg

January 6, 2009 3:32 PM | Link to this

Leaving a noteworthy legacy would be one reason for Moreno and Stafford to consider returning to UGA for their senior year. Legacy is not about money it is about what you would like for history to record. You cannot put a dollar amount what it means to be a legend. If either Moreno or Stafford leaves now they will be noted as outstanding players but neither will have left much of a legacy. Frank Sinkwich, Charlie Trippi, Fran Tarkenton, Johnny Rauch, Bill Stanfill, Jake Scott, Buck Belue, Lindsay Scott, Hershel Walker, Hines Ward, David Greene, D.J. Shockley have been immortalized in UGA lore. That is something that money cannot buy. If getting the money is more important and if leaving now would afford the best opportunity, then take it.

By Noseknows

January 7, 2009 9:16 AM | Link to this

Comparatively speaking - a masochistic schedule.

By FootballOverKill

January 7, 2009 10:28 AM | Link to this

I find these comments on the 09 schedule for UGA rather silly especially after all the hype of the 08 season. It is only football. As far as the 2 big names turning pro, what do you think they went to UGA for, a degree?

By MIKE BENNETT

January 7, 2009 11:12 AM | Link to this

Division 1 football teams are allowed 85 scholarship players. Scout.com recruiting web site shows University of Alabama with (107) current football players and (18) 2009 commitments with (11) players scheduled to graduate in 2008 this gives alabama (114) players. How is this possible ?

By Tim Vaughn

January 7, 2009 11:42 AM | Link to this

The schedule looks like a typical Georgia schedule. With one loss next year we will make the Sugar Bowl with Florida playing for the national title. Stafford will stay as Knowshon will be drafted by the Detroit Lions.

By Red Elephant

January 8, 2009 10:13 AM | Link to this

I predict 9-3 for the dogs. You lose to LSU, Florida and either Auburn/GT.

By Marvin Folds

January 8, 2009 11:01 AM | Link to this

Tennessee Tech???? What about Southen Caifornia or OSU or Texas or Alabama. If we want to be amoung the best we must prove we can play with the best.

By Frank the shank

January 8, 2009 1:40 PM | Link to this

GOOOOOOOO GATORS. CHOMP ON THEM DAWGGGIES. woof woof.