Even without Tebow, Gators will win the SEC East again

It just doesn’t look good for the DAWGS. Maybe next year?

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No way the gaytors can overcome their losses and win the east. We will win everygame except at SC and win the East and upset Bama in the SEC Chempianship game.

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whatever Mr. Barnhart. UGA all the way. GO DAWGS!!!

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Tennessee will find a way to finish at least second in the east. Look at history: Wins over KY, Vandy, SC, and GA are a virtual given. And they get FL in Knoxville after scaring Tebow & Co. in Gainesville last year.

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Ok all you UGA posers get off of here. Of course, the Gators should be favored to win the East. UGA is down. We have alot of areas to improve upon. We have a new QB, we have a new DC, we need to work on penalties, turnovers and mental mistakes. I foresee improvement but we are clearly far from winning the East.

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Oranges Hilbillies will be 4-7 this season. Take it to the bank–any bank that hasn’t been shutdown by the Feds.

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Or maybe a credit union.

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I would have to flip flop Kentucky and Tennessee. No way the Vols, learning their third system in as many years, can overcome an inexperienced QB and OL to finish higher than 5th in the East. Not to mention a schedule that includes Oregon, Florida, LSU, Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss and USC.

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Yawwwwwwwwn. Florida might win the East but Bama will clean house in the SEC before losing to Utah or Boise State in a bowl game.

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The SEC East is looking pretty week this year. Florida has taken a big step back on Defense but there is just nobody to challange them. UGA is probably looking at a repeat of last year. South Carolina might be a little better and could maybe make some noise. UT will be bad.

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SEC East is looking awfully weak, same as last year. Can anyone join Florida with a winning conference record?

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Tennessee Players To Watch : If Nick Reviez can rebound fully from his torn ACL of last season. He participated in some Spring drills. Tough injury for a LB to fully recover from but if guts and determination factor in, a smallish Reviez will find a way…Luke Stocker is a TE’s TE. A healthly Stocker becomes at least a 2nd rounder next NFL draft.

Order of finish sounds about right until the games are played. Can’t argue the Florida pick to win the East. Gators still have the horsepower…Agree with DP regarding Tennessee’s dominance of Kentucky in jeopardy with a million straight over them, alas exceptions are : It’s still Kentucky but without the mind of Rich Brooks to lead them and it’s in Knoxville. If this turns out to be Tennessee’s bowl game of 2010, UT wins for sure. Remember, Randy Sanders ( OC/QB’s) is STILL looking for payback but I don’t know why. His release from UT was justified…

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Tennessee does have the deck stacked against them this year….That being said, I think we can hit the 6 win mark (UTM, UAB, UMemphis, Ol’Miss, Vandy, KY) and maybe jump up and bite one we’re not supposed to (likely UGA or USC). I won’t even pretend that we have a shot against the big’uns this year…..

On a side note….say a prayer for flood victims in TN….and watch out if that storm system is heading your way….it was a beast!

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you’d be crazy to predict anyone else to win the division.

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Tony,

How can put Florida down with an SEC record of 8-0 for last year? Since Alabama is an SEC team, shouldn’t Florida’s SEC record be 8-1?

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Yes, the East looks weak to me too.

FL, UGA and TN are all in a rebuilding year. It won’t surprise me if KY or USC makes some noise.

BTW, FL is only a QB-injury away from a mediocre team (at least on paper).

BAMA is a totally different story in the West.

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First in the east = second in the SEC. RTR

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DP–JB : Tennessee has been the model for inconsistency over the past 3 years. Of that, there is no arguement. But I really think you are being blindsided on Tennessee’s RB situation. Poole, Oku and Williams will do fine and if incoming freshman Neal shows up near ready to play at the college level, the RB depth will be good. OL is a big ??? Center position is a critical one to fill this year. I remember a young group of O-Linemen down in Athens that survived due to a mobile QB and a fairly good defense. Speaking of defense, the name Marlon Walls will be heard over many a loud speaker this season and the secondary will miss Eric Berry but not for long. A good group of young’uns back there. I think even with the opposition throwing away from Berry in 2009, UT gave up only 5 passing TDs all year. ‘Course Rogan opted for the Big Bhow and should have stayed one more year. All in all, we’ll have to wait and see…BTW, any of you Tennessee fans get a chance to watch Oregon’s Spring Game..? It’s a show that’ll be coming our way soon enough.

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UGA will not finish 1st or 2nd. Maybe 3rd or 4th. Got a lot to prove. Likely loss in Columbia to start things off badly.

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For Carolina, it all turns on improvement by Garcia and the O line. Improvement in kick coverage would be very helpful, also. The defense has been solid under Ellis Johnson and will continue to be. Garcia is one of a very few returning SEC QBs with experience and Spurrier wants him to play like it. We also have some upperclass O linemen who should be able to help improve on what has been a dismal area the last couple of years. We have excellent overall talent and depth at TE, WR and RB. If Garcia and the O line come through for us, it could be a special year.

I would have to give us the edge over UGA for second place at this point in time. I think that we win in Columbia in early September.

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You would think Florida lost its entire starting lineup. They return 3/4 of secondary players who have started (CB Jenkins, S Black, S Hill) They return 2/3 LBs who have played in NC and SEC champ. games (Hicks, Jones) And on the Dline return almost all their interior depth at DT (Marsh, Hunter, Howard ect..) On offense 4 of 5 Oline starters return, all 3 RBs (Demps, Rainey, Moody) and 2 veteran WRs (Thompson and Moore). Not exactly a bunch of guys who have never played, even the backups who will start this year played significant time in key games inlcuding championship games.

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Much stranger things have happened. The build up to this season is very similar to 2007 for the Gators. Tebow was heralded, but unproven at the time (ie Brantley) and the defense was talented but young and inexperienced. The Percy/Debose parallels are striking as well. Percy was more proven after his freshman season but out/hurt much of the sophomore campaign. If Debose can get and stay healthy this year, they’d be comparable in my opinion, at least at sophomore point of their careers.

I envision a similar season to 07 which was a campaign of frustration. Were not coming off a championship obviously so that might help the young guys have a better mentality than the 07 crew had. We could still take losses from the west and have a more motivated UGA team have something to say in Jax. I hope the coaching staff handles what appear to be similar issues better and the team comes with a better mentality. They have the talent to win the SEC east, but toughness, mentality, and mindset will have more to do with it and we won’t know about any of those until the season is underway.

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Mike Honcho….winning 9 games playing in the SEC isnt exactly “famine”. Additionally, every top program in the country if they dont win their conference or a national title (Which they cant do every year) end up with a 9-10 win season. So what exactly is your point?

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Watch out for the HBC. This may finally be his year. Also, look for my Dores to spank UT finally. The Vols are in for a horrific season. They have got a good backfield but nothing else.

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Charlotte Gator…..Totally different Gator team this year than the ‘07 one. In 2007 Florida was basically forced to play all freshman and sophmores on defense. Haden was a starter as a true freshman at CB without ever even playing the position. This years Gator defense is far more experienced than that one ever was. In 2007 the big issue was the secondary. Look at 2010’s secondary. CB Jenoris Jenkins ( 3rd year starter, potential all american) S Ahmad Black (3rd year starter, former all amercian winner) S Will Hill (potential all american).

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I just don’t see Florida winning the East this year. Too many good starters gone, new QB, new coaches and throw in Meyer to disrupt everything…it just isn’t going to happen. Either Georgia or South Carolina will win the East. This is going to be a long year for the Gators…believe it or not…thier savior Tebow is gone. He was the intangible that pulled them through many games and they don’t have anyone close to replace him. Meyer is not that good of a coach to be able to coach them through close games….he’s been very lucky the past few years due to Tebow’s ability to pull his ass out of the fire many times. If Garcia comes through Carolina will be a very hard team to beat. I think the Dawgs are a year away from taking control of the East …..but they could surprise this year if thier new QB comes through along with thier new 3/4 defense…but they are loaded with talent so it won’t surprise me if they do…..Tony you’ve got to stop your love fest with Meyer and Florida…they’ve been very lucky the past few years and Meyer’s been fooling a lot of people about his ability to coach….Did anyone happen to read the recent article in The Sporting News about how 75% of the 2006 Florida team was smoking pot during the season and Meyer chose to look the other way……I guess thats what’s his definition of “winning at all costs” means……..
Can You Dig It!

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You poor, pitiful Bulldogs. I’d love to see you beat bama, but I don’t think you’ll get the opportunity.

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[...] Tony Barnhart of The AJC predicts another East Division title for Florida this fall.2.  Georgia’s Mark Richt might let his players grow beards or let their locks flow [...]

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Your just a CMR coolaid drinking idiot. Everyone but delirious Dawg fans believe Meyer is one of the top 3 coaches in America. He didn’t recruit most of the 06 team which was recruited by Zook who by the way owned your butts also. UGA is NOT loaded with talent, they lost almost as many as UF did on D except your D was sorry. Your OL which every year is touted to be one of the best hasnt lived up to expectations in years. UGA goes 5-7 this year and Richt is replaced by Chris Peterson from Boise St. Book it!!

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Mr SEC East Headlines:
Georgia’s Mark Richt might let his players grow beards or let their locks flow long if they cut down on penalties this year.

Please!! If this idiot you have for a coach would worry more about winning than spreading the gospel he would start demoting players who committed excessive penalties. What does he get paid 3 million per year for; preaching or coaching???

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Gators couldn’t find a go-to RB, and they don’t have a go-to WR with Cooper gone. And their RB’s have fumble issues. Gators offense has had problems since Percy left.

Tony’s predicting Mark Richt will bat himself again with penalties and turnovers, and since Richt is 2-7 against Florida, and has shown he simply cannot put together a plan that works against Florida more than 1x every 5 years, it’s hard to disagree.

If Meyer couldn’t win in 2009 with 22 starters back, a Sr. Heisman QB, Charlie Strong, and 9 NFL players, he sure won’t win it all in 2010.

The defense and Brantley have both looked poor all Spring.

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Lets be honest here, UGA fan would allow 100% of their team to smoke weed if it brought them a national title. Wouldnt throw stones in a glass house. UGA hasnt exactly been the cleanest program when it comes to players arrested of late.

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K79, you cant debate with these morons; they are still hyperventalating over LeMay picking them. They are like this every year and bark all over themselves.

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Patrick, you are just an idiot. Brantley played spectacular when in a game situation, unlike midget aaron murray.

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UGA NC’s with Hershel=1 Without Hershel=0 30 years and still waiting.

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wow could have swore UF won a national title in 96 also. Was Percy playing then too?

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Since Tony likes predictions, here’s one for him:

Oct. 30, 2010

Georgia beats Florida.

Georgia wins the turnover margin, the 3-4 defense baffles inexperienced Brantley, and Georgia outrushes Florida.

Georgia’s record will then be 9-0 on the season.

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Patrick,

You are a complete moron. Brantley is in his 3rd year in UF’s system, I saw him in the spring game 2 years ago when he completed something crazy like 22 of 25. The guy is the real deal while Murray was in the middle of a competition with the likes of Logan Gray whose best td pass was to Brandon Spikes. And while he won the job over the hapless Gray he didn’t blow him away by any means. What does that tell you?

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I predict next year, Tony will finally learn how to spell Ealey’s name, so will everyone in the country.

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Tony, I can tell you that despite losing NINE players to the NFL draft, including the best player of all time, and another three talented ones to free agency, the Gators are stockpiled with talent and still have a very good mix of experience at virtually all positions. Despite what some have said here or want to believe, this in NOT the 2007 team that had to replace virtually the entire defense. In fact, only one spot remains unsettled and that is the one corner but there are three very talented guys who will settle that issue in the fall. The D Line will be returning almost everybody and will be very deep. The linebackers could well be even better than last year in spite of the loss of Spikes and Stamper. This much I can tell you, they WILL be faster. I can also tell you that Gator fans are very excited about next years offense and a new chapter in Gator football. Yes, Tim’s gone and will be missed, but how many teams have a third year five star guy ready to plug in? We were very fortunate that a guy like Brantley was willing to be patient, learn and absorb the system and not transfer out to USC or something. And as far as the running game? Demps,Moody, Rainey, Gillislee, Brown as well as the two big QBs Trey Burton and Jordan Reed will carry that load.

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Florida never won a title without Harvin. That’s one of the dumbest statements I’ve ever heard. Its like saying Georgia never won a national title without Herschel.

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Another question…is UF’s running game is so potent why was Tebow your leading rusher?? And as for the WR’s…again where were they? Cooper and the TE…Hernandez?? (sorry names escape me today) I know a lot of DAwg Fans seem to have our heads up our silver britches sometimes with some of our claims…but right now you Gator fans arent far off. Noone is saying your not good…thats a given…noone sayuing u havent owned UGA for the last 20 (though we owned you for thre 30 before that) and noone…at least I an not saying you arent the favs to win the EAst…on paper…but at least get ur head out of ur butts long enough to admit you have as many hooles as any of us this year and stop trying to sell us on ur mythological amazing RB’s and WR’s…Brantley may go 22-25 in a freakin SPRING GAME when his own players are not allowed to take his freakin head off but defenses around the SEC wont treat him as favorably. And the reason he won the job so easily s cuz there is NOONE behind him….UF is just like UGA…one injury from a mess ay QB.

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SEGadawg…..Actually in 2008 Brantley did beat out Cam Newton for the #2 spot on the depth chart. Cam Newton was not kicked off of the team until Dec. of that year….As for your friends “info”. Really? Come on now. You really think if that were even close to being true, Tebow would relay that message to anybody? As for the rest of your post, I find it humorous that you know for a FACT that UF has NOBODY on the current team with Tebow’s leadership ability, but you do know that Aaron Murray who has never played a down does. Which I had your Nostradomus abilities.

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Attention Tony Brnhrt:

You didn’t spell Ealey’s name right in your article.

You left out an “a” off his last name.

The first name is spelled Washaun.

You might want to change that.

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UA will lose to one or all of the squads from Gainesville, Auburn and Fayetteville.
UF’s toughest weekends are in Tuscaloosa and Tallahassee.
Since niether UA or FSU are in the SEC East, I suspect it would surprise no one if the Gators returned to Atlanta in 2010.
But against whom?

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Ultra=Ultra idiot.

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Reptillicide : Blithering idiots stick together. We even formed a club..! Part of the fun is taking an early wag at things that are out of our control. The highest form of respect is given to fans of any program that can be honest about their chances. The rah-rahs of any program at this time of year that see early BCS guesses as a stepping stone to a national title game may turn into suicidal maniacs by OCT…#1 rule : Remain pessimistically optimistic and defend yours when piling on occurs.

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Agreed General, I hope you give Dooley at least 3 years because I think he will turn it around. I expect him to have 1 big upset this year and I hope it is not the gators.

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We’ve been hearing since ‘08 how good and deep the O-Line is gonna be, how the linemen can play any position, etc. I believe every bit of it.

The problem is that when you have an OC calling plays in such a predictable manner that opposing DCs and head coaches all but snicker BEFORE the game (UT’s 2 Kiffins) then it doesn’t matter who is playing on the line. For those who forget what the Kiffins said, it something to the effect that “Georgia is the easiest team on our schedule to prepare for. They are running the same offense they ran 9 years ago.” They then went out and backed up their talk. Bobo’s offense generated two field goals.

Until Mark Richt goes back to the NFL for an OC, the Dawgs are going to stay an also-ran in the SEC East.

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Boy, there sure are some crazy dog fans on here. I don’t belive Tony said we’d win the NC or the SECCG….just the East. If you don’t agree, then so be it. But to keep dreamimg up differnt reasons UF possibly won’t win it is just silly. Who’s going to win the East if not Florida? USC has never proven they can get it done. Ever. Until they do they can’t be seen as legitimate contenders. Same w/ KY and Vandy. I think we all know that UT is in for a tough year. No chance to win the East this year. That leaves only UGA. Coming off of a bad year, losing just as much as UF did, new DC, new QB, etc. Many of the same questions UF has except their issues are compunded by being a mediocre, undisciplined team. The difference is UF was better than everyone last year except for Bama and possibly Texas. Until UGA can beat UF on a regular basis then your OPINIONS really count for nothing. If you want to be the Big Dawg then you have to beat the Beast from the East (UF).

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I kinda liked the Grambling State uniforms they wore against the gators.

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Ha ha, had to chuckle at Vandyman predicting they would spank UT this year…when has vandy spanked anything but themselves? Well, they did beat UGA a few years ago.

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Until Florida beats new UGA QB Aaron Murray and the new 3-4 defense of new coaches Grantham–Belin–Lakatos, I’m going with the new Georgia.

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30 years and counting on that national championship legacy.

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Tony,

Brantley is a talented qb no doubt but he is not Tebow. Not even close (even though Brantley has a better arm) Tebow was one of those special players that come around once in a generation and there will be a difference when Brantley gets under center. Tebow had the “it” factor that galvanized a team and made them believe no matter what that they would win or have a chance to win. We had a guy back in the early 80’s that had the same effect on us. When 34 left we had some very, very good running backs follow that had outstanding careers in Athens as well as in the league. Such as Terrell Davis, Garrison Hearst, Rodney Hampton, Robert Edwards and Knowshon Moreno. Kind of like Brantley following Tebow. My point is as good as all of these guys were they were not able to do what 34 did and that was put a team on their back and will them to win no matter what. Tebow did that, Brantley not so much. I also believe that losing Charlie Strong is going to be very detrimental to their defense. Yes, they have alot of talent but Strong was a special coach that made them what they were. Case in point, we have had alot of talent on defense the past few years that our previous DC could not make click or coach them into being an outstanding defense. Our new DC I believe will and I believe FL’s D will not improve or even be as good because of the of the personell they have lost(coaches and players). If we can stay relatively injury free I truly believe we will have an outstanding chance to win the East this year. I really do.

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Mallett, Brantley and Newton are going to pick the Tide’s secondary to pieces!
I UF returns to the SECCG in December, I’ll wager it’ll be against someone other than UA.

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sorry. “IF UF reurns . . . .”

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so no LSU of BAMA on your schedule? You know if you Dogpoops paid the SEC commissioner a little more money, you wouldn’t have to play the Gators either and you could be champs of the universe..

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haha, bet they even loose to Miss St this year.

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Other than UF the SEC East has become mediocre. The West which used to be the easiest division has now become very tough. Even Ms State is respectable as opposed to Vandy, KY, Tenn and UGA.

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Gen Neyland…I find it more than ironic that last year I was full of “hatred” for the Vols (for obvious reasons) and this year I almost feel a little sorry for them and hope that they can surprise a few people and do better than expected. After Kiffin, you guys needed a guy like Dooley up there to try to set the program back on course but it’s gonna take a while and I hope he’s given his full contract period to get the job done. I know he’s had a few issues up there with the press and former player access to the program as well as the Myles situation that everyones looking at to see if he’s really commited to straightening out some things up there. But the bottom line is that Tennessee is far too storied of a program with far too many great traditions and with far too many great facilities and resources to be in the position they are in now. And if I were a major UT benefactor, my firm focus would be on one Mike Hamilton…

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Its getting to the point where everyone thinks Florida will win because:

1). They are Florida; and

2). They got off the bus.

History tells us that, generally speaking, this is where things start going south for a previously successful college football team.

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Could the SEC East be the weakest conference in the NCAA? None of them can compete with us in the Gym! Go Gym Dawgs! Bark! Bark! Bark!

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Will Meyers coach from the sidelines or by radio control from the Florida Mental Ward?

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Fourayball, 2 names make your predictions wrong: Aaron Murray who played lousy in the Gday game and of course Steven Garcia who always has his head where the sun doesnt shine. If the Ol Ball coach had a qb he could win the East this year, but….

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Cracker Jacket, it wouldnt matter, even zook won 2 out of 3 from the humpers.

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UF has twice the talent of any other East team and the best coach(s).

UGA is one QB injury away from a 5-7 season. Without any injuries they will be lucky to win 8 games.

If ever there was a time, this is the year of USCe.

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Georgia’s defense and running game with both be improved over 2009.

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That’s true bobbi boy, but I think at 13-1 we won more games than UGA did during their season.

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Fla is not winning more than 8 games 9 with a bowl game.The best players on their team are gone. it’s rather amazing you have them going on business as usual Tony.You seem to be putting a lot of stock in players who haven’t even played SEC football yet.Brantley,Dubose and Moore what have they actually done on the field?It’s one thing to lose starters but it carries a entirely different weight when they were also the best players on your roster.They have more question marks then we do.The gap in talent between FLA and UGA is nil this year and I don’t see any reason they would be rated over UGA.

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Nucular, unlike UGA Meyer sat his entire starting OL for the game. Didnt know that did you? Brantley still threw for over 200 and was 15-19.

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SEC East:
UF
USC
UT
UGA
KY
Vandy

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and I don’t see any reason they would be rated over UGA.

SOUTHGADAWG88 and that is because you are a delusional dawg fan.

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That is sad and probably true naganole. His man coverage when he had the CB’s to run it was the best in college football.

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If USC’s O-line can be solid and play well then I think Garcia will be fine – he won’t have to improvise if he has protection. I also think the running game will be lethal with a solid O-line. If that happens they should be good enough for 2nd and maybe at least give UF a run for their money. If the O-line is the same as in recent history then we will be right back in 4th or 5th place. Needless to say, Carolina fans are as anxious and cautiosly optimistic as ever…

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Tormentor,

You mentioned that our new DC was fired from one of worst teams in the NFL (which was Cleveland) as their DC and you are right, he was. But so was Bill Belichick (from the same hapless franchise) and he has done alright for himself up in New England since that firing. How could anyone of intelligence base anybody’s future performance on what transpired with their tenure with the freaking Cleveland Browns. CTG was approached and offered the DC position with the Miami Dolphins by Nick Saban (ever heard of him) after that firing so he must have something to offer. By the way he turned Saban down. Also, guess who Saban has brought in every year since he has been at AL to tutor his defense about how to play the 3-4? You guessed it, Todd Grantham. Our defense will be better this year you can book it (we cannot be worse). As I mentioned in my earlier post with your personell losses on D such as Dunlap, Spikes, Haden and Coach Strong your defense on the other hand will not be. Nice try on your part……….

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One factor TB forgot to mention which may affect the standings and that is how often this year will the dawgs have a blackout/ redout/ silverout/ black helmets/ white helmets/ silver helmets or maybe they go with the old leather helmets.

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I am sure FL is the pre-season favorite in the East, but I feel SC is going to be a much improved team. Coach Spurrier feels his team is good enough to challenge for the East title, and I believe him.
UGA is a dark horse because of unknowns….
UT, Vandy and KY are going to be very bad teams that will be exposed early…What has happened to the SEC East in the last 2 or 3 years?

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Not until South Carolina actually does something good in football, I will not by the hype anymore. Most underperforming football school in America. Heck, even Missouri is good now. They had not been good since Christ was a carpenter.

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Tony you’re really not doing your homework. How can a team that lost the best college football player ever, one of the top DC’s in the business and all their talent on D, not to mention their excellent tight end, and has two 155 lb midget RB’s win the East. I see a big drop off, those short yardage first downs are not going to be so simple now.

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gadawgs, I certainly hope your defense is better. How could it get juch worse with the big plays, penalties and lack of turnovers? If it doesn’t improve, you might as well just mail it in. Our defense will probably noy be as good as last years squad with the inexperience. That being said, I’d wager that ours will still be the best D in the East and that should be enough to get us back to the ATL in December. I think most Gator fans are looking forward to the upcoming season even with all of the questions. Last year was quite a grind. The expectations were just absurd.

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I agree Beast, I think most of us are more excited about this year than last and we have some monsters at LB on defense.

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@ Paddy USCe has the 2nd best defense in the SEC East and might have the best offense this year led by senior QB Stephen Garcia and incoming RB Marcus Lattimore…

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naga, I respected your input until you said something about Garcia. He has underacheived since he has been there and is on a very short leash by the Ball Coach.

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Even Wuerffel had a short leash with Spurrier…lol

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SOUTHGADAWG88, this post assumes that you are more knowledgable than any of the experts. Good try though. Boykin was abused last year. The only impressive db you have is Rambo. The recruiting gap are you kidding me? UF has had top 5 classes every year Urban has been their except the first. You are a typical delerious dog fan.

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Bulldog59, agree with you but I am sure glad he didnt go to Jax. He is in absolutely the perfect position in Denver. He has proven people wrong at every level and like Buck Belue said, I would not bet against him.

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GatorJohn…that was classic! Unfortunately for the dawgs, I think that is the only way Richt knows how (besides dancing in the endzone) to motivate his players. I mean, even according to “commitment in waiting” Christian LeMay, they don’t “act crazy” “go off” or even indulge in a little “cussing” during practice. That must be some nice little Bible study session they have going on out there. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. But even the Bible says that there is a time and a place for everything…

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We can yap yap yap all we want, because that is what we do as college football fans, but until any of you guy’s team knocks florida off the top in the east they are #1. technically #2 behind bama. if we find a dependable corner to replace Haden and Brantly is as good as advertised, forget about it dawgs, maybe next year.

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No I think We will beat Florida, , we have lost to Florida for the past two years, I think its time once again we beat them!!!
Go DAWGS!!!!!!!!

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I am just glad that we have two of the best kickers in the country coming back. Can’t forget the kickers.

IMO Garcia is just too dumb to be any better than he is. Like they say you can’t fix stupid. The dude is a senior and still hasn’t figured it out yet. Of course Willie’s defenses put everybody in the Heisman race for the week following the UGA games.

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Can we drop the “They’re #1 until someone takes it from them” meme once and for all? If there were any truth to that, why has no team repeated as SEC champions since 1997-98?

It’s a new year. New players, new coaches. Last year doesn’t mean anything.

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If recruiting or talent won championships, Florida would be national champs right now, instead of Alabama.

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Until the new Georgia QB gets beat, he’s undefeated.

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Sorry guys, have to go, mom just finished ironing my jorts, and my sister is ready for our date.

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Florida has lost a total of eight (count ‘em…..8) games vs the SEC went divisional in 1991. 4 to UT, 3 to UGa and one to SC. None to Kentucky. None to Vandy.

Said another way, EVERY team in the SEC east has lost more to Florida since 1991 than Florida has lost to the ENTIRE SEC east in that time period.

Do you think with all the talent stockpiled in Gainesville we are going to all of a sudden forget how to play football because a QB graduated? It will be no different this year than it was when Shane Matthews, Dannt Weurffel, Doug Johnson, or Chris Leak graduated. One loss to an SEC east team at most and probably a loss to Bama in Tuscaloosa.

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Boykin was not getting toasted last year…he definitely was every bit as good as anybody FLA has right now.There is not a player on FLA’s team as good as AJ.Talk all you want show me some kid’s numbers from actually playing that shows FLA has better players right now.Go ahead try to find the numbers to back it up.You wont find them.

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There’s a lot of wishful thinking on the ol blog today. I guess that’s better than the “Fire everybody (after losing one game)!” stuff.

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Best case: Dawgs lead SEC in rushing which reduces turnovers and penalties and defense plays with more clean intensity increasing turnovers and reducing dumb penalties. In this scenerio Dawgs win the East even if they lose to the Gators head to head. Worst case: Dawgs again lead the conference in turn overs and penalties as they cannot run the ball effectively. Defensively the Dawgs struggle with new 3-4 allignment. As a result Dawgs finish second or third in east, who cares. Most likely: Dawgs finish tied for first in East but Gators win head to head and go to SEC Champ game. Boo Hoo!!!

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Bruce, since we can wear corn rolls and beards if we keep turnovers under control, we go undefeated. Long hair and beards=the new blackout.

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2-7 or two and seven says it all

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Georgia actually hopes Meyer runs the ball a lot, because the current RB’s are severely fumble-prone, whihc is why Meyer only gave them the ball 4 times in the SEC Championship.

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What UGA fans are saying: “The Dogs win in Jacksonville and the SEC EAST!”

What UGA fans are really thinking: “I hope BAMA and LSU can both beat Florida so we can sneak into the SECCG after losing to Florida.”

Both thoughts are flawed.

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Outstanding 51ML and so true!!

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Sorry TruthSeeker, but that is not based on one year. UF has had our number at UGA for a long time. They are THE team to beat in the SEC East, every year. This year even more-so. UT is in shambles, UGA has undergone a major defensive change and we’re starting a new QB. UF is riding high, and their recruiting proves it. Pains me to say it, they may not win the SEC Title, but they are the team to beat in the East.

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I keep reading where people seem to think that Florida is replacing all their players they lost with freshman. The players replacing the 9 that were drafted are all mostly upperclassmen and players who have contributed to winning the 2008 national title and last years 13 wins and Sugar Bowl win. Only position that will have a young underclassmen will be TE, possibly also DE if Ronald Powell is as advertised, but thats it. The rest are juniors and seniors. Remember, UF won the national title in 2008 with a ton of freshman and sophmore contribution. Those guys are now juniors and seniors with this years team actually more veteran than last years.

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SOUTHGADAWG88, lets see; OL, QB, WR except AJ because yours have a history of choking, DL, LB’s and DB’s. Other than kicker which I wouldnt brag about because our punters net was actually better since yours outkicks your poor coverage, your team basically will be competing for 3rd place with Tn and Ky.

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Barnhard Stumptrian, learn how to write first stupid.

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Tony, always looked at you as a serious writer, and a man that knew football, but with this UT pick man I’m questioning you. Tenn will be Lucky to beat Vandy by the end of that 6 game stretch. No QB, no OL, and a new coach that didn’t win in the WAC(HIGH SCHOOL) Conference is not gonna afford you a chance to be good.

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It will be the Gators and the TIde in the dome for the third straight year. It will probably be four before another SEC team “catches up”

PS Forrest Gump is no longer Alabama’s most famous graduate, that distinction now goes to Bernie Madoff.

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I keep reading that Florida is “depleted” , “lost a lot”, etc. Wrong. They’re still pretty loaded at every position on the team. If anyone thinks they are lacking talent or depth then you clearly have not been keeping up with their recruiting over the last few years.

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SOUTHDAWG….really? You going to ask where UF has an advantage over UGA? Lets see QB (UF has seen there’s play in SEC games, UGA cant say the same) OL (UF returns 4 of 5 starting offensive linemen. UGA’s continually have a history of playing poor) WR (UF will field Deonte Thompson, Carl Moore, Andre Debose along with in coming freshman Chris Dunkley. UGA has what? 1 WR?) Interior Dline (UF has a rotation of Marsh, Hunter and Jaye Howard who have played in SEC title games. Then get much more depth with the stellar incoming freshman class). Secondary (UGA does not field a secondary any where close to guys like CB Jenoris Jenkins, S Ahmad Black, S Will Hill. Those 3 alone may end up as 1st round picks next year). Special Teams (Meyer is still the head coach and outside of maybe VT, nobody has beat them yet when it comes to this area. Until proven otherwise, not going to think it is going to happen any time soon). Does that answer your question?

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@ Tide Rising Bingo. UF’s entire 2 deep on the DL will be 5* players. Just to put it into perspective for the UGA guys…

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Tide Rising: My brother is in the Nashville Chamber of Commerce so he always gets me tickets when Bama plays up there. I remember one year I sat next to a very nice elderly couple. After the game they asked me ‘what is it going to take for us to be able to beat you.” I answered “you are going to have to get rid of those pesky academic standards.”

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KGator see my above

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I agree with Tony on picking UF to win the SEC East. Like Ric Flair says “To be the man you have to beat the man”. Until UGA beats UF we cannot expect to win the East .However, UGA and UF are closer in talent this year than they have been since 2008. I really expect UGA to beat UF this year and turn the tide in the series.

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cantondawg, you guys expect that every year. As long as you have Richt, it will be a fluke if you win. How do you explain him having a losing record against the great Ron Zook?

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Canton how do you agree with Tony and still predict victory? I got to hear this one.

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bamaguy,

It makes you almost feel sorry for Vandy. I notice that in years when we play Vandy in Nashville that you would swear the game was in Tuscaloosa. It looks like a sea of crimson. I do want to say they beat us once back in 1984 or something. They have played us close a number of times. Its just that in typical Vandy fashion they just can’t get over the hump and win the game.

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I think what is so hard for so many Dawg fans to wrap their minds around is simply….. how could their main rival and biggest obstacle lose SO many great players and coaches and not be devastated? Well folks, it’s called recruiting top classes for five (really about seven minus Zookers last class) in a row. It’s about having the Gator-Aid player of the year QB in the system for three full years patiently waiting his turn. It’s about having the Coach of the Decade leading the team. It’s having the best AD in college sports. It’s about the program that has become much bigger than any one individual, even Tim Tebow.

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hey Barnhard Stumptrain..I’ll take you up on any amount you want to bet…any amount. We’ll each deposit said monies in a mutually acceptable bank with the usual caveats regarding the winner and payouts. If you’ve got some real money I’d love to take it

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When was the last time Georgia beat Florida two years in a row?

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With Murray lighting it up, GA can beat Florida in 2010—mark it down: Dawgs upset UF and win the SEC East!!!!!

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Can someone tell me the difference between Brantley and Joe Cox? Both great in high school, both back-up for 3 years–sat the bench (there was a reason), both great in Spring, both great in mop up stats, so why do people think Brantley will be great when Cox wasn’t?

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With the current 20 year record of 17-3 the East absolutely belongs to UF indefinitely (I was at the WLOCP in ’07 and after the last 2 beatings, it seems like a generation ago). It would also be helpful if we were not routinely destroyed by mediocre (or worse) UT teams 3 out of every 4 years.

There is something systematically wrong with a team that annually has one of the lowest turnover margins and is simultaneously one of the heaviest penalized. Hopefully we can fix both but that was the off-season mantra last year and the problems got worse. Throw in another 1st year starter at QB and the dawgs will be fortunate to win 9 (assuming they can avoid a KY or Vandy disaster).

Bottom line is that there has not been much good news out of Athens since finishing ’07 with a #2 ranking (a very long time ago). CMR has let the program devolve into mediocrity (see misplaced loyalty to Cox and Martinez) and it is difficult to see how he turns this around. I like Richt as much as anybody but I no longer realistically expect the dawgs to compete for titles (not the SEC and certianly not the MNC).

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Florida is weaker than Georgia in rushing. Much weaker. See SEC Champ for details.

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I have to agree. Until someone knocks off Florida they are the favorites. I think that UGA will score plenty of points. Most of the talk is about the offense. We will be fine there. My worry is with the defense. If we can escape SC and ARK with W’s, then we stand a good chance to build up the momentum for the UF game.
Personally I think SC will be the sleeper in the East this year. It all depends if they can finally put it together. Well, at saying that I guess the same stands for UGA.
Florida is loaded. They have had several very good recruiting classes. They will not fall off. Let’s face it, Meyer can coach and will be there for some time.
After saying all of that the SEC East is wide open. The power has turned over to the SEC West this year. That will be one tough conference. As always GO DAWGS!

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bamaguy and Tide Rising, must be fun just watching the rhetoric fly between UF and UGA. But we all know who is gonna be in Atlanta in early December for the next few years, don’t we?

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SOUTHGADAWG88, I remember those days, as well. We were owned by UGA even when we had the superior team. But those days are over. The tables were turned 20 years agao. Until UGA can find a way to do the same then we will continue to represent the East 75% of the time in Atlanta. Would be nice to see UT get back on track. That was a great rivalry in the 90’s and early 2000’s.

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Realistic Dawg,

I didn’t want to be too critical of the dogs l but I think you hit the nail on the head with this statement:

“There is something systematically wrong with a team that annually has one of the lowest turnover margins and is simultaneously one of the heaviest penalized.” That goes straight to coaching and it can’t all be blamed on last year’s defensive coordinator.

I know Richt enjoys tremendous support from dawg fans but the reality is that there is no excuse for fielding teams that are that sloppy and undisciplined in terms of turnovers and penalties year after year. Unless he does something drastic to enforce discipline both on and off the field the dogs are doomed if they continue to be among the nation’s worst in turnover margin and penalties. There is no way of beating Urban Meyers program much less winning national or even SEC championships if you consistently field teams that are among the worst in the nation in turnover margin and penalties. Winning and mistake prone football do not go together.

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Nice points Tony, and exactly how many games has Debose even played in?

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Brantley is from a B2 high school. My 63 year old mother could get good stats against that level of talent. What did he do in spring? 6 or 7 fumbles….6 sacks…5 INTs 2 TDs. Until the spring game where Meyers called off the dogs to give him false confidence. He is not very good and Meyers even said he was considering using a two QB rotation. If he was good why would he consider that?

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Who is this clown who keeps bring up Auburn? Guarantee it ain’t anyone from Auburn. Hasn’t it been a couple of years since they even played. Who the hell even cares besides Tuberville? Seems someone’s trying to hide behind someone’s skirt. Come out, come out, wherever you are!

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Yeah, Meyer is 0-2 vs Auburn. That’s a true fact.

He is also 2-1 in SECCG’s, 2-0 in BCS title games, 4-0 in BCS games overall (3 at Florida, 1 at Utah), 14-1 vs traditional rivals (Ga, UT and FSU) and 23-2 vs the SEC east.

What’s CMR’s comparable record over the 5 years that Meyer has been at Florida? I think the only thing he may lead in is arrests, and we’re tough to beat on the score………

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Hey Fla went 26-2 over last two seasons….I respect that but This year’s FLA team is not going to be that good.Maybe next year but it wont be 2010.I will be surprised if Meyer makes it a full season.

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Mark this one down over-confident Gators. SC will beat you at the swamp this year. I even hate SC, but know they will beat you. Your team will lose 3 games this year min. SC, FSU, Bama(SEC CG if your there) and your Bowl game because let’s face it, your past 10 bowl game you have a losing record. Yes, that is 4 loses instead of the three, but I’m not so sure you will be playing in ATL this Fall.

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It will be interesting to see if Richt is around for the 2011 season……

The cries for Bobo’s head will come first. Only when Bobo’s gone will the Reverend be placed on the firing line.

Let’s hope it’s the potatoes that are smothered in December, fans, not the team. And keep that mangy substitute mascot out of our town. We got standards, you know. Nobody wants to hear a dog described as sick and old, especially on national TV. It makes us look bad.

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Hey too funny, why don’t you check and see just how many games Ealey played in, and do the same for King….. good luck with your scat backs and without 60% of offense (Tebow)

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Fla runs a spread option offense…I would assume they would have more rushing attempts.You declined to mention Tebow was their leading rusher and Ealey and King out rushed Demps and Rainey.

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too funny is too dumb to check returning rushers and number of games played

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under Richt

He is 24-7 against the SEC West.

He is 28-16 against the SEC East.

He is 38-4 against nonconference opponents.

He is 8-1 against Georgia Tech.

He won four of his first five games against Tennessee, but has lost three of the last four against the Vols since then.

He was born the same year as Chuck D of Public Enemy.

Ranks third in winning percentage among active college coaches that have coached for at least five years, now that Pete Carroll left USC for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks.

He is 90-27, trailing only Urban Meyer (96-18) and Bob Stoops (117-29).\\yeah he is pretty damn good

Mark Richt is one of only six coaches to win two SEC football championships in their first five years coaching. He is also one of only five head coaches in SEC history to record four straight 10-win seasons

Coach Richt’s Red and Black outfits have never posted a losing record in conference play and six of his last eight squads have finished 6-2 or better in regular-season SEC contests.

Mark Richt’s overall success in Southeastern Conference action—including two SEC titles, three conference championship game appearances, and four finishes of no worse than tied for first place in the East, with no losing records in the process—is without parallel in Georgia football history.

Ere anyone attempts to argue that Coach Richt’s superb out-of-conference ledger is the product of schedules stacked with the likes of

Northwestern State,

Western Kentucky,

Tennessee Tech, and

Hawaii in the 2008 Sugar Bowl,

I should hasten to point out that he is 21-4 against

Arizona State,

Boise State,

Boston College,

Clemson,

Colorado,

Florida State,

Georgia Tech,

Michigan State,

Oklahoma State,

Purdue,

Texas A&M,

Virginia Tech,

West Virginia, and

Wisconsin.

Even if we factor out Division I-AA teams, Sun Belt squads, and similar schedule fodder, Coach Richt is .840 against teams from automatic BCS-qualifying conferences other than the SEC. (Yes, I’m going ahead and counting the Broncos in that category because the Mountain West will get a guaranteed bid as soon as Boise State is invited to join.)

There are those in Bulldog Nation who would like to see Mark Richt run out of town on a rail. Such people should be turned over to the custody of Mike Leach, in the hope that he will treat their obvious head trauma the way he treated Adam James’s

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when you say “we” it kinda proves you do have a doginthisfight.

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Hey Sulley…… UGA definitely has more better looking women than Florida.”..Florida,where men are men and so are the women”….Can You Dig It!

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PMS (patrick martin sulley) is on the loose again. He loves his stats. Boy, between “tricky Dick” and sulley, San Clemente sure knows how to pick ‘em.

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Florida’s going to be way down without Tebow and all those studs on offense. Brantley’s a finesse player and can’t run the ball to make the spread work. UGA’s new D coordinator’s only mission is to stop florida’s spread, which will be a lot easier this year. With GA’s oline and RBs–best in the SEC, UGA wins the East this year—you can bank on it.

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Everyone hold on for the ride. It was only a matter of time before Patrick Sulley arrived on the scene and started whipping out his statistics.

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excuses excuses….Richt is 3-1 against ALA. You dont have to like it. Hell he is 3-3 against Saban.

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Beast from the East
May 3rd, 2010
3:28 pm

It appears Patrick has adopted several other handles. Can’t debate an idiot. I’m out!
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Translation: “I just got my ass handed to me so I need to insult and sulk away”

and This is my only “handle”

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First, a couple of posters have referred to Garcia as a senior. That is incorrect – he’s a redshirt junior.

Second, to those who say he is dumb, has underachieved, whatever, I offer this. He threw for almost 3,000 yards last season with an awful running game (last in the SEC) and a weak O line. We have only had about 3 Qbs in our history who have thrown for 3,000 yards in a season – and he has two more seasons to hit that mark. Spurrier is on him because he sees his potential, but he also sees some immaturity. He is far from dumb.

He got in some off the field trouble his first two years that caused him to miss practice time. He has been trouble free his last two years and I expect that to continue. His off the field troubles weren’t anything like the seriousness that we have seen from some other SEC football players this year BTW.

I am confident that with a better O line, some excellent young RBs (including the aforementioned Marcus Lattimore), greater maturity and a full year + under the tutelage of QB coach G. A. Mangus, Garcia will have a fine junior year. Other than Mallett, there isn’t another QB in the conference that will be in his league this season.

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Patrick,

If you’re happy with Richt then that’s awesome. Seriously. I’m happy that you’re happy with Richt. I think he is a fine coach and honorable man. Shouldn’t be any problem since we both agree Richt is a fine coach and we both hope he stays at Georgia.

And I don’t understand why you jump on the gators fans about Richt. I guarantee they’re happy that Georgia fans are happy with Richt. I know for certain that Urban Meyer is happy that you’re happy with Richt. Considering that Urban is 4-1 against Richt including the last 2 by blowout margins then
rest assured the gator fans probably have no problem with Richt being Georgia’s head coach. Jest sayin…..

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Tony, you’ve got South Carolina fans celebrating in the streets over your early predictions. Third for that group might as well be first.

Flori-duh! No kidding. Tennesse will be light on experience and depth but not talent so they will beat Georgia (again) because Richt is predictable and Dooley has the scouting report and scheme left behind by David Cutcliffe (8-0 vs. the mutts).

UK has The Joker and Vandy has The Jerk.

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pat sulley

Don’t waste your breath arguing with bama fans. My wife is from AL. They are all crazy over there. They sold out the spring game. Enough said.

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I have not “jumped” on Gaytor fans. I have merely corrected their skewed views with a little fact.

I merely launch torpedoes of truth at their wall of lies.

Fla has been his Achilles heel for sure…but to say he is not as good as Meyers based merely and solely on USC losing to UCLA allowing Fla to back into a NC is preposterous.

Had USC won that game against an inferior UCLA than they, not Fla, would have advanced. Had OSU lost a single game in 2002 UGA would have advanced. Both Meyers and Richt had identical records and both NEEDED a team to lose. THATS the only difference

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Dawg’s win the east because of the OL and the running backs. When you control the ball, you win championships. There is no way the defense can be worse than the last two years. Dawg’s win because:

Easier Schedule
Better Discipline
Offensive Line Play
Running Backs
A.J. Green

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in 2008 Meyers lost a game….there was only one undefeated teams…his record was again 12-1.

I believe it was AGAIN USC that lost allowing Fla to back into the game. I didnt mention it it because its redundant. Same ole same ole.

and Who UGA lost to makes no difference when comparing a 12-1 record to another 12-1 record…in fact even had UGA won all of their games OSU would still need to lose as OSU was ahead of UGA in the rankings with 2 top 25 teams left on their schedule AFTER the Fla game.

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Fla needed USC to lose.

UGA needed OSU to lose

one happened the other didnt. THATS the only difference

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Jona,

You married a woman from Alabama where they are all crazy over there. What does that say about you having married a crazy person?

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Ga #2. Now that is funny. No way they finish ahead of Tenn, who took a couple of recruits from them. South Carolina will even finish ahead. I put the dogs at 4.

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When was ugas last national champ? Their fans make it seem they are part of the sec elite over the past 20 years. Have they won one over that period? Nope.

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When Richt gets a 100 yard rusher, he’s 40-3.

Right now, Georgia’s rushing attack is #5 in NCAA over the last 3 games.

That’s why we arn’t worried about the Gators, or any other team.

We have the best rushing team in the SEC East.

The odds are now HEAVILY with Georgia.

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One thing that you will notice about patrick sulley…he will never use a stat he doesn’t like… i.e. the only one that really matters…head to head Richt vs Meyer. The real scoreboard.

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Definitely Florida at #1, but South Carolina should beat UGA in their early game with them. UGA is probably looking at #3 in the division.

To those dawg fans who are fantasizing about how bad Florida will be this year, and how this is UGA’s year for the SEC and a BCS bowl, just keep on fantasizing. While Richt is at UGA and Meyer is at Florida, UGA wins in Jacksonville will be very rare events. UGA can go 11-1 every year, but Florida will still be there as an impassable roadblock.

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Wow-the UF program has come a long way. Feast or Famine for Meyer-9 games is a famine!! Wow-I’ll take it!!!

Anyway-the best message board ever keeps getting bettter.

UF has a whole lot of question marks. My guess is we will get spanked by BAMA, and if we don’t lose 1 other game we will lose in Tally to FSU. You can only keep a dog down so long and eventually they bite you. However you can keep some Dawg’s down a lot longerand I don’t see those beating us!!!

I said it once and I’ll say it again-that’s why they strap ‘em on and play the game!!!!

get r dun

Go Gatahs!!!

Corch Meyer Rulez…

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Stats are for losers because at the end of the day, that’s all they got.

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Gators in the East, Bama in the West. The SEC has become very predictable.

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GATORZONE, the only hardware pat sulley’s got is in his head.

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from patricks home page:

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Patrick Martin Sulley Yes, testosterone-sodden young men too unattractive to get a woman in this world might be desperate enough to go for 72 private virgins in the next. Have you seen the pictures of radical Muslims?

Dude you are as wacked as your posts!

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I have been out of rehab for 6 years LOL. My chihuahua is fine. She is 12 years old and doing great. I notice you failed to mention my trucking company and its new additions. Four 2009 clean diesel freight-liners @ 103,000.00 ea. Jealous much?

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One factor TB forgot to mention which may affect the standings and that is how often this year will the dawgs have a blackout/ redout/ silverout/ black helmets/ white helmets/ silver helmets or maybe they go with the old leather helmets.

NOW THATS FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best post of the day

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Here’s my real facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/venusianarts

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Tony,

Not even close! The real order of finish will be…..
1.Georgia
2.Florida
3.South Carolina
4.Kenutcky
5.Tennessee
6.Vanderbilt

Bank on it!

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My posts are great…you must be one of those unattractive males waiting for your 72 virgins.

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The similarities between Joe Cox and Brantley are amazing.

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KGator…………Meyers is good enuff for me.

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I hope RIcht stays at UGA and I certainly hope Urban stays at FL. Because the Tide/Gators matchup is shaping up to be the rivalry of the decade. The best playing the best every December in Atlanta for a shot at the National Championship.

And as for Dooley at UT, he seems like a nice enough guy, but Alabama has already learned that coaching ability can’t be inherited and being a nice guy just isn’t enough (see Mike Shula). And none of the Bowden boys were on half the coach their father was.

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Jill,
Where have you been? Spurrior has yet to see Atlanta! Miles is one of the dumbest coaches in the country and will be coaching at Michigan in 2011, Meyer is a good coach that will play 2nd fiddle to the Dawgs this year. That leaves King Saban who will have his troops in Atlanta again to face the Dawgs.

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Sorry, meant to say:

Freshmen & sophamores with little or no starting experience.

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Will

That’s because we were playing against our “D”. We’ll be fine.

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5iML….ALA 2009 champs…geat. One good year out of the last 10. How sweet for you. Richt is 3-1 against you. Thats embarassing

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WE’RE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO DAWGS SICKUM……

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naganole,

It depends on which recruiting svc. Demarcus Milliner was rated as the number one corner/safety in at least one service. He played safety in high school but projects as a corner in college because of his speed. In any event I think he figures in at Bama as a corner so far and could see playing time in a nickel or dime package. He and fulton held up pretty well this spring and could see significant playing time in the fall. Just not as starters.

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12-1 needing a team to lose to get in. Fla got it…UGA didnt. How is Fla responsible for USC losing to UCLA? Oh I know Fla players went to UCLA and traded Unis with them and went out and beat USC so that USC would not get the BCS invite. Well done Fla players.

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sulley, since you are so enamoured with “facts” and “stats” yes “technically” UF HAS had undefeated seasons, Of course, if you define “season” as the regular season as opposed to “post season” or “bowl season”, both last year (2009) and 1995 were “undefeated” seasons. Hey you know, this “facts”/”stats” thing that you use all the time is actually kind of fun!

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By the way……since you didnt mention my trucks….I changed my profile picture showing one of them. I believe that truck cost me more than your house. LOL

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How many #1 NFL Draft Picks with $50 million guaranteed has Meyer coached?

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So you are saying you can be 8-1 against SEC teams in a single season but you have undefeated season???? Really? My oh my. Mind boggling deductive reasoning.

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G8R GRAD,

Barron the lone returning starter is a jr. Dre is a true sophomore but has a lot of experience. BJ Scott is in his 3rd year as a redshirt sophomore. Robert Lester the other probable safety starter is a redshirt sophomore or true junior so its his 3rd year in the program also. Basically 3 jrs or 3rd year guys and one true sophomore so I feel pretty good. But you are right in that if we have a weakness it could be the secondary in the early going. That and so far our kicking game is atrocious and people forget just how important kicking is, especially in bigger games. We have a new punter coming in the fall who can boom punts but you never want to have to rely on a freshman. Also, our new field goal kicker doesn’t have the consistency or range that our kicker the last few years had. We do have a significant dropoff in the kicking game and so that is a huge concern. As a matter of fact a couple of special teams break downs in 2008 really hurt us in the seccg against you guys.

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5IML:

As the investment community is quick to warn:

Past performance is no guarantee of future results!

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pat sulley,

He was talking about 8-0 during the regular season. The loss in the seccg is considered postseason

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Tide Rising:

Nonetheless, I wish y’all well.
I married an AU grad, so you have to sympathize (I can’t keep shoes on her feet)!
See ya in T’town on Oct. 2nd.

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KGator………….

Richt was 12-1 and needing a team to lose (OSU) to get in the NC.

Fla was 12-1 and needing a team to lose (USC) to get it the NC.

What was the other differences? Oh wait there was none.

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I think the biggest concern for UGA is game 2 and 3. If they can slip by USC on the road and manage to beat Arkansas at home look out. I think best case senerio is they split those games. However, UGA schedule this year is very favorable as UF’s is not. So, even if UGA loses to UF they could backdoor there way in.

Watch out if UGA starts the year 3-0. Nobody else will beat them and could be 8-0 in Jacksonville. Talk about confidence and a freshman QB with now expierence with a defense lurking with knowledge of the system. I am just saying. We need the O line to carry us the first 3 games. Then it will be on.

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Urban got his 2 National Championships with his lucky charm—Percy Harvin. Now he’s back to his old 24 year habits of always coming up short, one excuse over another.

Is Urban Lucky or good? This year will tell us ALL we need to know about Urban Meyer. With the best recruiting class of all-time, Meyer can’t blame it on talent this time.

If he wins a National Championship without Percy Harvin, he’s great.

If he doesn’t, he’s lucky.

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Can an SEC season conclude without a championship game? No? Then its a part of the season. Bowls are post season.

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As a Georgia fan, I think you’re probably correct. But it’s all guesswork at this point. Half of either team could be in jail before the season starts.

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While I agree that Florida will be the favorite in the east, I believe that all other sec east teams are much closer that many of thier fans would admit to. All of the teams have issues / question marks at key positions like qb. I am not sold yet on Kentucky and Tenn being better this season. I also do not believe that will Vandy finish last in the east as Tony predicts. Vandy had injuries last season which resulted in poor qb play. If they recover from the injuries from last season, and I believe they will, then they will likely win some close games because of thier defense (and a better offense) and likely become bowl eligible. UGA will win some games but will struggle on defense; Tenn and Kentucky will also struggle. Cant wait for the season to start.

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Wow! really this is what UGA fan has resorted to? Comparing how many draft picks and heisman winners Richt and Meyer have coached in order to attempt to argue how good UGA is compared to UF? LOL! Well to that I say to you UGA fan…congrats on the acomplishments Richt did as an assistant at FSU with those heisman guys. In the mean time if you ever want to see what the modern day national championship trophy looks like feel free to come to Gainesville and see 3 of them.

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Georgia will not lose in 2010 or 2011. Will go on to set new NCAA record for consecutive wins.

We need a dream team of recruits to follow this year’s team.

It’s on, the time is now. The race begins.

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@Tide Rising. Not a huge deal, but I’m sure I could point out the few services that ranked Greg Reid ahead of Dre Kirkpatrick in ‘09. But we all know Greg is #2 to Dre at #1. By the same token LaMarcus was the #1 to Demarcus at #2 by most services in ‘10…

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Pat….that is one of the most idiotic comparisions I have read in regards to saying the SEC champ. game is part of the regular season because they cant play a season without it. Well they cant play a season without the bowl games and national title game either, so is that regular season too? SEC champ. game is a postseason game. Its a game you have to qualify for. Games you qualify for are POST SEASON.

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In the end, all that matters is how many National Championships and SEC Championships you have. And maybe bowl victories (only the big ones, everyone with a winning season goes to a bowl these days). All other stats about Heisman winners (individual accomplishment), NFL players (individual accomplishment), winning seasons, etc are all irrelevant. If you don’t get a crystal football or a ring, its really nothing.

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the NCAA has a website…you know this right? Its not that hard to look up. But rational thought is also not that difficult. You can not conclude a SEC “season” without its CG. Hence its part of the season. Bowl games are POST season as they are not needed to conclude ones schedule.

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Tony is good, but he misses some key points. Murray is better than he thinks, and our receivers are deep and, imo, the best corps UGA has ever fielded. Ealey much stronger, and King has another year of experience. The key is the O line, I think. If they are dominant, UGA will be dominant on Offense–even in Jax. If they are above average, UGA will have a good season, but they will be humbled again in Jax. D is an unknown. But, I think the Dawgs are better than Tony thinks.

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Gator fans remember, the same guy that shattered your National trophy into pieces will shatter your season for the next few years. Orson Charles is better than Hernandez. And Murray will enjoy getting Orson, AJ, Wooten and Tavarres the ball, with a few dozen power runs from Ealey/King/Smith/Thomas.

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We’ve all had a lot of fun today but let’s be honest: Dawgs v. Gators is just like Auburn v. BAMA.

BAMA and the Gators have BCS aspirations. The Dawgs and Aubies whole season revolves around winning one rivalry game. Hey, but whatever floats your boat.

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Pat Sulley,

Its Wikipedia not the NCAA. It does state that the bowls are post season but it does not say anything one way or another about championship games. Championship games are not part of the regular season. End of story. That’s why during the seccg the last 2 years the commentators referred to Alabama having completed back to bag perfect regular seasons. If the regular season of 2008 encompassed the 2008 seccg then obviously they wouldn’t be talking about Bama having back to back perfect regular seasons since we did in fact lose the 2008 seccg to Florida.

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Richt has coached in 5 national championships, but he wants to get to 10.

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so wiki is wrong? Ok then…I just thought that you were. My bad. You are more reliable than Wiki….who knew?

Oh wait…can you conclude a SEC season without a CG? Does a SEC team play ANYONE other than a SEC team? If you say no to both of them then its a part of the REGULAR season. PERIOD

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SEC schedule=regular season…CG is part of the regular schedule.

Bowls are not part of the schedule…hence POST season

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I absolutely cannot wait to see what UGA is going to do with Grantham running the D! The 3-4 held the lizards to 13 points in a huge game like the SECCG so I’m quite confident that UGA can have every bit the success they had with the talent pool that we have. The SEC is going to get tougher and tougher. All UGA needs to do is keep all the best players in state and the rest will take care of itself with (FINALLY!!!) great coaching. Move over lizards and elephants. It’s time for the junkyard dawgs to eat for a while!!! WOOF WOOF!

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pat sulley,

I did not see where the wikipedia page discusses the status of championship games. You are making an assumption that its part of the regular season according to wikipedia. To my knowledge it does not say that on the wikipedia page. You still haven’t answered the question as to why Tony, other writers, and other commentators refer consistently to Alabama’s perfect back to back unbeaten regular seasons. If what you say is true then how can this be if Bama lost to Florida in the 2008 seccg which you state is part of the regular season. Are they all wrong and you are the only one right? Who knew?

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And we ALL want to fix that, Pat. I believe we all agree on that.

But until they do, we go with what we have. One of Alabama’s National Championships came in a year when the polls ended at the end of the regular season and we subsequently lost our bowl game. But it was the system in place at the time, so we claim it.

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Man, even as a UGA Alumnus I can only take so much. Yes, as much I hate it we are second fiddle to UF & Bama… for now. You can say CMR has been in 5 NCG’s. Sorry, Big Deal. He has not been in one for UGA. I do feel good about what he is doing to be back in the mix of things for the next couple years. However, until we beat UF They are the beast in the East.
Please stop with all the stats. I just go by form what happened the past couple years. I don’t give a crap what happened 10+ years ago. I hope you CMR & UGA bashers keep it up. The UF & Bama fans have every right. FOR now, Don’t fool yourself thinking that UGA will be down for long. Our bite will be back, but enjoy your time now. You have earned it! Go Dawgs!

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Seriously Dude, you need to go back into rehab or something. If we are lucky and the QB works out (which I doubt based on G-day) we will go 9-3.

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not adopted,approved nor sponsor….thats a pretty clear indictment on the championship process.

Is that the same championship as the 5 that CMR coached in sicko?

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Wonder who Tony will pick tomorrow to win the West?

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@ Dave in Tampa You’re right. UGA should be able to be a top tier program. Huge alumni base, great talent pool, and they get national exposure from the ESPN/SEC deal. Everything needed accept a vision…

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Whats funny is BYU has won a national title more recently than UGA

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How exactly did losing several games before the O-line found itself qualify as “having that luxury” that year? It sure didn’t feel very luxurious.

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Well sulley, at least you’ve done one thing real and constructive today. By clarifying the difference between “season” and “post-season”, you have in fact established that Florida has had at least one undefeated season that I can remember…the 1995 season when they went undefeated thru the regular season and won the SECCG but lost to Nebraska in the NC game. SOOO…based on YOUR definition, and being a man of “facts” that you claim…you can now officially stop using that tired old thing about Florida not having an undefeated seasons. Right? WHAT…what’s that I’m hearing??…oh the “facts” have suddenly changed? Will those be the next words I hear from you?? Or will you admit that based on your won definition that you’re wrong? Just can’t wait for the answer you come up with…or the deafening silence that will ensue…

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ARdawg….How many players you think left Florida’s defense? Dunlap, Cunningham, Spikes, Haden and Wright is hardly most of the defense. And hoenstly I hesitate to even put Major Wright up in that category because as he was a nice player, Will Hill who will take over that role full time this year most likely will be a 1st round pick in 2011 and a far better all around safety than Wright.

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ARdawg, Zook was worse than bipolar and you couldn’t dominate him could you. I guess you and most of your buddies have this all figured out though. Why don’t you call up ESPN and other people who actually research ALL the teams instead of just UGA and tell them they are wrong.

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I have to admit that I enjoyed Patrick Sulley’s posts today. I’m serious. I’m not kidding.

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bamaguy, the west should be Bama, Auburn or LSU, Arkansas, MSU and then Ole Miss. I think you have to put Bama up top. Auburn and LSU could make some noise if they play well. Arkansas has a really good offense but no defense. I think MSU will be respectable and that leaves Ole Miss in the cellar. The west does appear to be alot stronger than the east this year mainly because of the down year UGA had last year and the rebuilding process at UT. Honestly, I don’t see anyone escaping the west undefeated. If they do, then they’ll probably have earned themselves a spot in the BCS championship game.

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Alabama may never lose another game, ever.

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What if..

Murray gets hurt or struggles and Logan Gray struggles or transfers?
Hutson Mason—4500 yards, 72% accuracy, 55 td’s. Parade All-American.

WR gets Injured?
Move a TE over, we’re deep at TE.

Passing game stuggles?
Force turnovers and run the ball.

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@KGator Having to replace Spikes with Jon Bostic, Dunlap with Ronald Powell, Hill with Dowling. Man life sure is hard in Gainesville…lol

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KGator79…I believe it was 5 defensive players in the draft. You can cheerlead your rationalization past that if you wish. I think FL will still be good and I make no mistake about it. But to pick them at the top? No way. IMO the experts are missing the boat here. Of course they aren’t really experts but they slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night like Barnhart. Florida has a lot of holes to fill. As far as I can see the only solid is that OL. Gone are the playmakers on Offense and Defense along with a relatively new coaching staff and a new “unproven” QB. Does Brantley’s mop up playing time really count? We’ll see soon enough.

torment…..are you on crack? Zook? Put that can down

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ARdawg, Brantley’s mop up time and spring game was more impressive than a midgets Gday.

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[...] Tony Barnhart says that even without Tim Tebow, Florida remains the team to beat in the SEC East. [...]

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Oh please………. I notice personal attacks….what is missing is the attacks on the stats and facts I posted…oh wait that is the typical liberal M. O. if you can argue facts (and you cant) attack the fact giver. Nice. Hey it worked in politics we all got the biggest leftwing radical moron ever as a sitting president so it might work against other things …I guess.

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fatrick…..no, it wasn’t. When Florida gets into the thick of their SEC schedule, then you’ll have a yardstick to gauge him by. Listen, the kid has all the goods to be a good QB. To claim him the heir apparent to Tebow is quite premature. Running an offense against the quick SEC defenses that are coming at him (and they will be coming at him) and playing mop up with a big lead is quite a difference.

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pat sulley

“Hey it worked in politics we all got the biggest leftwing radical moron ever as a sitting president”

That my friend, I have to agree with you on!

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According to the district attorney, Mettenberger “was sentenced to two concurrent 12-month periods of probation under the First Offender act, is to pay $35 per month for a probation supervision fee, pay a fine of $1,000 on each count, must consent to searches of his person, vehicle and premises at any time by any law enforcement officer without a search warrant and without probable cause and must not object to any item seized during any such search from being admitted into evidence in any court proceeding, must not drink any alcoholic beverage, nor be at any place where alcoholic beverages are sold, is banished from the city of Valdosta and must have no contact, direct or indirect , with the victim in the case.”

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Man I wish I was in the NFL. Then nothing would have happened to me!

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The UGa downward spiral continues

Nice Techie post! One Young man’s bad decision does not make a team have a downward spiral. Though, you wish they did because though UF has been beating us lately we always have Tech to use as our whipping boy!

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Goodnight patrick. And by the way, good “luck”.

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in order to declare checkmate you must first have to move a piece. This you have yet to do. You still have not said what your question was. I will wait.

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and still I wait. So much for checkmate….you only hope for a stalemate. But I denied you even that small solace. I have peed on you for days and you THINK you finally asked ONE question that YOU think I cant answer. One out of 321 is hardly checkmate LOL

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Uh oh, Florida guy is lost in space, self-dialoguing again with lots of fake names. Who has the time? Goodness, take a couple minutes off fellar your fingers must be hurting.

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Sleepers cost 145,000.00+. Not much of a salesman if you didnt know that. But the steep price is due to the “clean diesel” engine. They are only used in California. You have been exposed…AGAIN.

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Folks, if you will look back to what was posted at exactly 5:28, I think you will see directly into the heart and soul of one angry Tea-Bagger. Scary, huh? Let’s just hope that this individual was nowhere near Times Square this past weekend.

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Reshad Jones is
……………………….NOT a key loss !

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The Gators were scared to play us again.

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Tony – Pretty good analysis. However, I do realize you have to keep my Dawg peers happy by putting them second. I think even you’ll agree that South Carolina likely winds up in the #2 slot. Richt has proven he can certainly decline (last two years one with an NFL loaded team) and this year they’ll be adjusting to a new D. Granted they don’t play Bama or LSU but they likely lose to Arkansas and possibly even Auburn. Take those two losses along with the yearly UF loss and another to South Carolina and you are at 4 SEC losses very quickly. That’s providing they do not have another UT and KY meltdown. I love the DAWGS but Richt simply is not the NCAA Championship coach we all believed a few short years ago.

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Like the Hutson Mason guy.

Here’s a video of some of his 55 td’s and 4500 yards his senior year, impressive:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtTqY4fyZDk

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We have the Gators already booked for the SEC Championship game.

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Wow. Looking through these comments makes me feel like I just woke up on Planet Zindar, or maybe even Decatur. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain pulling all the levers, or to Pat Sulley. All (except natural-born Zindar citizens) would agree that when Earthlings think Gators or the Tide, they think power football and winning programs. They never (I mean, NE-VERR) think about win-loss stats spread over decades and what also ran team might statistically look better on paper through some pantywaist view of the world.. So, with that I’ll just say …… Beam me up, Scotty–I can’t handle this alone.

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Truck Salesman, that’s hilarious! And it does say georgia right on the side of his truck! I’ll bet he doesn’t even own the truck. And I’ll bet he probably really lives somewhere in south Ga not Cali. And also, under his facebook “likes”…”being able to punch someone in the face without any consequences”!!! I think that, and the rest of what’s on there, this guy is scary,tells you all you need to know about this kook.

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Gen Neyland–you need to prepare yourself. After eight games Tn will be 2-6. They will finish 5-7 unless Georgia or SC lays an egg which is entirely possible and maybe even expected these days. You have to be happy with 5-7 and look to the future. When these freshman receivers and QB fill out and grow up in two years, they’ll be tough.

Besides, Tn is a basketball school now. So we got that goin for us…which is nice.

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Techie? Please. I am a Vol fan and your team is a complete joke. Looking forward to the game in Athens this year and another beatdown.

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Ex-UGA player admits to sexual battery
Former quarterback Zach Mettenberger pleads guilty to charges in March case.

On the font page of the ajc! How many arrests is that so far this year. 4?

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Silent. Shut up with your insipid liberal bs. Funny how you idiots ignore the real violence from the immigration protestors last weekend. How many illegals have killed in this country. They are law breakers once they walk across the border. Tea party people are pissed off that morons like you want to destroy America. You will see the destruction of your socialism at the polls in 5 months. Poor pathetic losers you are.
The plates were from Connecticut and were not the right plates for the vehicle. I’m not surprised some ignorant liberal wouldn’t know that.

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“Georgia’s Parade All Amercian QB Hutson Mason”

Looks like Parade Magazine had two token QBs on their team this year for some reason…Mason included. Dylan Favre was the other.

Hutson Mason “All American”…. where was he on the other recruiting services?

ESPN 150 – not on there
Rivals 100 – not on there
Rivals 250 – not on there
Scout – 54th ranked QB in the USA

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and I believe my face book account has the following

Work and Education
Employers

PMSulley Trucking
Basic Information
Current City

Long Beach, California
Current City
Hometown

Port Orchard, Washington
Hometown

I dont see Georgia anywhere…do you?

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maybe there is a desert in southern georgia 2? hmmm

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Alex, patrick, whomever… I consider myself an Independent…fiscally conservative but socially moderate. So please don’t label me when you you clearly don’t have a clue. Also, speaking of killing, do you realize that more people have been killed in religious wars or under the guise of religion than all other wars combined?? It’s going on right now, my friend. And believe me, I have nothing against religion as I think it makes alot of people who really understand and embrace it’s true principles a better people. And by the way, don’t know if you’re a native american or not…but if you’re not a native american…guess what you really are? At the core, you are an immigrant wehter you were born here or not , just like almost everybody else in this country. And by the way, because I have a pretty good idea of what you may be thinking, I have blond hair and blue eyes…… Also my apologies to everyone else out there because i know how I feel when someone starts spouting politics on these blogs…but I felt the need to respond under the circumstances. Sorry.

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Get your political crap off of here and on your death bed you shall receive total consciousness.

Big hitter the Llama.

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there you have it dog fans. Time to jump ship again and pull for a winner. ….hehehe…it’s ok if you say your pulling for the SEC …we know that you love winners and that would be BAMA. why do we have to do this every year. ya’ll should save some time and just wear those BAMA hats all year.

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hey Bear… Richt the loser is 3-1 against ALA. I wonder what that makes ALA. hmmm

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Gators play LSU & Alabama in the west. So a Tenn, UGA or SC win against Fla could be their ticket to a SEC Championship game.

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UF has a tougher schedule than UGA. They are playing AL and LSU on back to back weekends. I watched the Florida spring game. Their O looked good but their D was really bad.

WonderDawg and all of you Bobo haters. If our OC was so bad how did we average 29 points a game? One thing you learn as an OC is that you call plays based on your players you have and Cox really limited what Bobo could do. No matter what plays he calls they still play the game on the field. If they can’t execute the certain plays because of arm strength or decision making it limits what plays can be called.

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And what exactly have you witnessed from UGA over the last few years that makes you think UGA will win the EAST?

You have the SAME Head Coach that let the program run iteself the last few years while Florida and Alabama totally passed you by.

The blow out losses the last few years at the hands of Elite teams AND Mediocre TEAMS (Tennessee) really tells you where you stand.

Donnan (13-7) did a better job against the SEC EAST his last 4 years than RICHT (10-10) has done. Not only has Richt been totally domintated by Florida (1-3) – but by a mediocre Tennessee (1-3) as well. He is even with Kentucky (2-2).

In 2009 – UGA was 2-3 in the SEC EAST. Tennessee was 4-1!!!!

That loss against OK STATE (which got beat by HOUSTON the next week) was a REAL measuring stick to where UGA is as a program. ….. and barely beating AZ STATE – are you kidding me?

UGA will lose to South Carolina,Florida, Auburn and Georgia Tech this year – mark it down. Arkansas and Tennessee could both wind up losses. Mississippi STATE could surprise you as UGA struggles against the spread.

At best UGA is 8-4 – and will probably be 7-5 or 6-6 if they can not get the running game going early in the season. UGA could be 1-2 three games into the season.

Florida will win by a MINIMUM of 2 touchdowns – mark it downs! Look for Florida to go 5-0 against a weak SEC EAST division. Our hands will be full against LSU and Alabama. UGA = wait till next year…again!!!

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hey bear…having a 1-3 record is embarrassing regardless of ur ONE good year. LOL

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