Georgia short takes: Dogs should’ve spiked the ball

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BOBO WHY DID YOU SIGNAL FOR MURRAY TO KEEP GOING AND NOT SPIKE IT

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING???????????????????????????????????

GOD ALMIGHTY I AM GOING TO BURN MY GEORGIA DIPLOMA

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While I was kind of rooting for UGA, Ialways knew that somehow it would come down to coaching. And come down to coaching it did.

Once again the CEO proves he is not worthy of leading a team t a national championship.

Sorry Boneheads… Maybe next year. BWA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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Stupid, stupid, stupid. We will NEVER get there. Just isn’t gonna happen. Really sad for all DAWG fans everywhere.

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LOL

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Don’t you blame this on Murray!!!!! This was on the coaches! Clock management has always been a huge weakness of Richt’s. I love Richt, and I truly believe he is the coach for UGA, but he seriously needs to work on clock management! Our boys played their hearts out and should have won this game, but they can hold their heads high. They showed all the haters that they can play with Alabama or anyone else in the country.

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“they will have a chance in a bowl game to finish off a 12-2 season with possibly a top-5 ranking”

yeah, should be “fun” to watch the K-Mart Blue Light Special Bowl or whatever pointless bowl they’re heading to that’s not a BCS game

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FaithfulDawg87 – But they can’t beat them.

To others – the pass was tipped at the line. Should’ve spiked the ball. This loss, like so many others, lays at the feet of the coaches.

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golly gee wiz, we will get them next year!

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(8f you give up 350 yards rushing, you just won’t win many games.

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GEORGIA NEEDS TO QUITE BEING PROUD OF MEDIOCRE SEASONS

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Great game and when you think about it the reason Bobo didn’t chose to spike the ball is because Georgia was trying to use the confusion of hurry up to get Bama to make a mistake and us score. Murray couldn’t help that the Bama guy tipped the ball and the reason Conley caught it was because he turned around to find the tipped ball hitting him in the chest. Natural reaction made him catch it. Great game and this is one of those times that someone had to lose.
The only questioned call was , with 5 minutes to go and we are 3rd and 1 before Murray hiked the ball Bama bunched up the middle and Murray should have called for an audible or called time out because there was no way Gurley was going to make that one yard as tight as that middle was.

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We lost this game when we went 3 and out on our next possession after Bama scored the second to last TD. A couple first downs and even a FG could’ve put Bama in a corner. Murray should’ve spiked the ball but Georgia shouldn’t have been in that spot to begin with anyway. This is most heartbreaking loss since the FG loss to Florida three years ago. I’m 35 and I’m on the verge of tears. Thank God for Maker’s Mark.

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GA Fans you have a lot to be proud of. You guys will win the Music City Bowl. You guys beat a great Kentucy team. Also. most importantly, YOU GUYS RUN THE STATE.

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…is always missing, in big games that should be embedded at quarterback. never seen so many bad plays, decisions & costly dumb turnovers in big games from a quarterback who suppose 2b above average…

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After cooling off for a little while, having a beer and grilling salmon, I now feel proud of how my Dawgs played. We matched up very well against what has been the gold standard of the NCAA for the past five years. If you had told me beforehand that we would score three offensive TDs, one defensive TD, lose by only 4 points and have just 100 yards less offense than Bama, I would have been ecstatic. This was a good loss as far as losses go.

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I just turned a darker shade of black

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Sucks, heartbroken, but disagree that it was a bad call. Spike it, #1 D in the country gets to regroup too. Hit mitchell on that back shoulder, they’re legends. Sucks that it got tipped.

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Schultz is dim second-guesser. It was a good decision by Bobo/Richt … as that call only takes takes three seconds more than a spike. It got batted, and our guy instinctively caught it. Otherwise, it would have been two good shots at the endzone.

Lay off Richt and Murray. The difference was three A-A’s on Bamas offensive line.

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I thought God loved Richt and Hated Saban? That is all I have heard on here for weeks. I guess you guys can get off the Christian high horse now and realize that the game is decided by players and coaches. Period.

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Helluva game, best SECCG I’ve ever seen..it shows why the SEC is the best conference in America. Bad that someone had to lose, and although I’m totally glad that Bama won, I hate it that ya’ll aren’t going to a BCS bowl…It’s deserved…Congrats!

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1) People are bashing Richt here (if he gave the indication to not spike) but Saban was just as erroneous at the end of the 1st half to not use his timeouts

2) Murray is no Peyton Manning but I have seen worse QB’s here and his overall game was much better than Alabama’s QB (especially considering the head shot he took).

3) The Defense had a bad Q3 but we would not have even had a chance for that last drive if they had not held Alabama in the final minutes.

4) If we ever expect to get good recruits to come to UGA, they are going to want fans who show appreciation for their players not constant criticism.

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Jesus is a Bama fan.

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D lost this game. They couldn’t win the war up front and stop the run. Add in a bunch of penalties and we’re history.

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Terrible way for the game to end. But in the end, BAMA deserved it more. A defense filled with NFL draft picks shouldn’t give up 350 yards rushing (third game in a row for that.) I’m also sick and tired of players like Rambo and Swann who can’t shut their yaps and just play the game. Fitting that the two players who talked the most showed the least. Swann couldn’t cover and was toast on more than one occasion and Rambo was more interested in getting a strip than making a tackle He was also abused by a freshman receiver who simply took the ball away from him (similar play to first series of SC game.) I’m also tired of Murray’s Jekyll/Hyde act — really hope he goes pro. CMR had his chance for a NC and I seriously doubt this opportunity will come along again anytime soon. Back to status quo, I guess.

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“Murray did not take the ensuing snap and spike the ball to stop the clock”
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Aaron Murray, meet Reggie Ball.

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Game was lost on the second to last drive with stupid play calling by Bobo. 3+ minutes to play with 2 timeouts, we did not need to be playing for the long plays. we had Gurley running well and could have milked the clock with short passes and runs. then on the last drive, Murray looks to the bench and makes the spiking motion but evidently someone told him no, so he threw the deflected pass. Panicky play calling on last two drives is what cost us the game. that and the cumulative penalties that gave bama earlier touchdowns. Bama is better coached. And someone please tell me when tackling ball carriers by the legs went out of style. Williams tried to rap #4 on a run around end toward the end of the game when he had a clear shot at his legs and the guy just ran through him as their backs did most of the game. Did anyone see a leg tackle? I’m proud of our guys but disappointed by the small yet vital things that make champions being constently ignored by the players and staff. However, I’m glad Murray maintained his composure; he showed up to play today. To me, this loss goes on Bobo’s shoulders for getting away from the run early in the game and extemely poor play calling on the last two drives. What good does Gurley do two steps up and to the side of Murray then sliding to the middle as the play develops. He wasn’t a blocker and there was not enough time for him to catch a safety throw and run down the field. Poor poor play calling on offense. I thought Bobo was better than this. I was wrong.

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Thanks BamaBill..very classy.

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Welcome Dawgs

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UGag just can’t win the BIG Game. Murray is 1-11 versus ranked teams. Beat the creampuffs they played but lost to USC and barely beat FLA. that was a bone-headed pass and catch with no timeouts left to end the game. No BCS bowl this year. Maybe next year.

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Murray should have stayed on the field and congratulated his opponents instead of running for the locker room like a Chicken S.

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Cant wait….epic fail part 2 for loosah Ga teams….

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how sweet it is!!!! once again the most delusional fans with get the consolation prize while the big boys continue to win the big games. Oh, i forgot, THEY RUN THIS STATE!!! bwahahahahahahaha!!!!

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Even I know to SPIKE THE BALL!!

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It was a good game. The attempt to catch Bama out of position and get the TD was low percentage but, it is what it is. I for one am proud of those kids. They played they’re hearts out. No shame in that game. Quit with the 2nd guessing. If it had worked you’d be calling Bobo your second coming of Christ.

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Congratulation on a good season Dawgs……. We will miss the players that will be graduating or turning pro. Hold your heads high for you played a good game against a good team.

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We shot ourselves in the foot just enough to not be able to overcome the lopsided officiating. (BTW, is it true that the head linesman was unmasked after the game and revealed to be Steve Spurrier?) At any rate, the Dawgs played their hearts out and it was a great, close game.

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“last few comments by “bamaguy” were not me.

Great game by Georgia. This is why the SEC is the top football conference in the nation. If Georgia can keep Murray and Jones out of the NFL, you will be back next year.

SEC Rules!

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Whenever you get a graduation over 20% you may have players smart enough to ground the ball. Richt, BooBoo and Murray choked!

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This was a great game.
We played hard and competively.
Richt’s coaching is not the reason we lost.

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Epic fail 3 in a few weeks

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Georgia needs some bangers on the O-line like Bama has.

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Where are all the blind loyalist Uga fans from earlier this week predicting ridiculous final scores of this game? Guess what? You were all wrong! You lose! Lol

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Cut the CRAP…yes, they should have spiked….Yes, I’m angry…..but don’t take away a great season. We played toe to toe with Bama and came up just short. The pass was a fade to the end zone that was tipped short to our guy. If not tipped then it’s either a TD or one more play…..get real and see what really happened…. wasn’t supposed to be a pass to the flat. We lost the game not being able to stop the run in the 3rd qt. A great game, wanted to win more than anybody, but not ashamed of the way my Dawgs played. Just disappointed . we had a chance….

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Proud of my team.

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welcome to the typical out of sort UGA bloggers. Fire everybody including the trainers as they did not hydrate the players enough with 6:24 left in the third quarter. That is all the coaches fault. Like some said above if UGA scores on the last play-then staff is the greatest thing alive. What a bunch of whiny fans. Go Stanford.

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…if it was not coaching, would we still have lost? We will never know will we, since the QB and receiver were not well coached for the moment…

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Bummer. Should of spiked it.

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Congrats to Bama….you were down by 11, turned the momentum and wore the Dawg’s defense down by pounding those big backs relentlessly. Now go do the same to the Leprechauns.

GATA!
UGA/85′

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On the issue of officiating:
How can they not call holding on Bama?
I could see it from my recliner.
The penalties were too lopsided given the holding.
The last play of the game was PI on bama…no call.
How can that happen.

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New clowns but same old circus
Dawgs irrelevant again

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First of all, Alabama beat us. They lined up and ran the ball down our throats and we couldn’t (or didn’t) stop it. So great for them. All that said, however, it’s just basic football to spike the ball in that situation. It would have allowed the offense — and the coaches — to settle down; it would have allowed the offense to huddle and call the play they really wanted and it may have even allowed Tavarres King, who had been shaken up two plays earlier, to get back on the field. And, it likely would have given us at least two shots, possibly three, to throw the ball into the end zone from just 8 yards out. Bama’s defense was really on its heels but by not spiking the ball, we really sort of equalized things. I sure would like to hear what Richt and Bobo have to say because Murray clearly was asking if he should spike as he ran downfield after the completion to Lynch.

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Looks like Alabama runs this state.

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I would love to sit here and read all these “woe is me” blogs. But watching the AJC all day, it is truly a shame not one thing on the front page, from 6:30 this morning has a mention that there is another college team who is playing a championship game, from the state of ga, being a jacket fan all my life, I know UGA likes to talk superiority on the football field, but this paper is not Athens Journal Constitution. Pitiful. Just pitiful and very unprofessional.

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@ NewnanDawg – the guy in the end zone was covered. Why would Murray throw to him either?

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Coulda, woulda, shoulda! Congrats to Bama. This was the most exciting football game that I have seen all year, even if my team did not come out on top! Hope Bama saved enough for the Irish. I’m thinking that Bama will have an easier time with them. We will be hard pressed to find a better bowl game then this one. So GO SEC!

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Coulda, woulda, shoulda! Congrats to Bama. This was the most exciting football game that I have seen all year, even if my team did not come out on top! Hope Bama saved enough for the Irish. I’m thinking that Bama will have an easier time with them. We will be hard pressed to find a better bowl game then this one. So GO SEC!

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Coulda, woulda, shoulda! Congrats to Bama. This was the most exciting football game that I have seen all year, even if my team did not come out on top! Hope Bama saved enough for the Irish. I’m thinking that Bama will have an easier time with them. We will be hard pressed to find a better bowl game then this one. So GO SEC!

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Coulda, woulda, shoulda! Congrats to Bama. This was the most exciting football game that I have seen all year, even if my team did not come out on top! Hope Bama saved enough for the Irish. I’m thinking that Bama will have an easier time with them. We will be hard pressed to find a better bowl game then this one. So GO SEC!

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Hard to believe, but Saban has Bama playing for their third BCS Championship in four years…. what a dynasty he has built in Tuscaloosa.

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screw u paul probably got one in your mouth rite now

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Who cares about the Capital One or Outback Bowl after that? Sure, Georgia could theoretically beat up on a mediocre Michigan team (or whoever) in such a game, but I seriously doubt the team will bother to show up.

And this just happened to a team set to lose every defensive starter, its best WR, and probably (ill-advised though it may be) its quarterback.

This was Georgia’s best chance at a national title since I was a toddler, and it was likely the last such opportunity they’ll have this decade. And they just couldn’t pull it out.

This is easily — EASILY — the most painful Georgia football loss I have ever witnessed. The only way I could possibly feel worse? If I had paid hundreds of dollars to be there and see it firsthand.

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One Georgia team still has a chance at a BCS bowl.

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Correction to earlier. Bama rolled up over 500 yds on that NFL loaded defense. You guysjust have a bad defensive coach.

Fake punt, interception in end zone and blocked punt for TD gave UGA 21 points. Pretty lucky for UGA to even be close.

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Bobo’s awful playing calling has once again been the downfall. He needs to go elsewhere.

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I have a truck load of Charmin and Quilted Northern. Anybody need a ride over to Grantham’s house?

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On the bright side, I don’t have to go to the store tomorrow. I should have plenty of eggs and toilet paper waiting for me at my house.

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Now we only need 2 more national champioships to catch up with GT

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This ACC championship is like the futility bowl.
Man, it is boring.

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Proud of a great effort. I am convinced the best team won. Good luck to Bama and I will cheer like hell for them to beat the Irish.. Man, this was a tough loss but hopefully we will get a decent bowl then get ready for next year…Go Dawgs.

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remember 1980? and Herschel? and sugar falling from the sky? and buck belle? and all that stuff? remember?? REMEMBER????? they can never take away our 32 year old national championship!!
WE RUN 1980!!!!

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Yes, very sad. BUT, what a great game. Bobo’s play calling got us down the field in less than 50 seconds. Murray’s arm did too. Tried something that didn’t work. It hurts, but still proud to be a DAWG. We’ll be back.

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One of the greatest games I have seen in my lifetime……only wish the Dawgs would have won
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We UGA fans need to show some class….our guys played their hearts out!

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The Bama thug that hit Murray should sit out the NC game. Richt needs to rethink his philosophy that penalties don’t matter. It was the best SEC Championship game I have seen, and UGA could have easily won. The one positive that came out of it was Adams did not get on the field after the game to steal the camera. That probably sent him into a rug-biting fit. Best luck to Murray and the UGA team in the upcoming bowl.

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holy cow bobo you blew it. time management isn’t brain surgery!

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Wasted timeout burned by confusion on D. If we have that TO at the end…. DUMB personal foul on kickoff. HORRIBLE CLOCK MANAGEMENT. We will never win big. Tired of being DOG FAN. It took us 30 years to get back here…I will be 75 next time we screw up TITLE HOPES.

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UGA’s O-line played really well tonight. Next year’s offense is going to be really, really good. Both Gurley and Marshall are back, Murray should come back, our entire O-line is going to be back, and we’re only losing 2 receivers. Offense will be lethal. Defense might take a step back but we’ll find a way.

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To everyone who is “crying” or “on the “verge of tears” or “heartbroken”—–Maybe you shouldn’t take football quite so seriously.

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UGA fans if you want a mediocre coach in richt. You have him. He can’t win the big game. He needs to coach in the Big East or another conference. Hire Charlie Strong!!! richt sucks!!

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One more thing about the final pass, though: For all of you who think the plan was to throw the ball to Conley five yards short of the endzone, obviously it was not. The throw was meant to go to Mitchell in the corner of the endzone and it was tipped by a Bama lineman and that made it fall short. I’m sure Conley just reacted on instinct, can’t blame him. Looking at the replays, though, I don’t think the play would have worked anyway. Mitchell was covered well. That’s why spiking the ball would have been the way to go and then Murray would have had time at the line to look over the defense and make sure the play that was called was really the best play.

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Any chance Mark Richt admits he made a mistake going with Aaron Murray, now Murray’s 1-11 against ranked teams.

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Bama tried hard as they could to give the game to the dwags, but Big Game Murray just wouldn’t take it.

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Of course Murray is coming back, he won’t make it in the NFL, too small and can’t handle pressure.

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Re: Wrong, Dilligaf:

What’s your point? Your post makes no sense.

I congratulated a team that won a hard fought game.

Sure the Dawgs lost but they showed up and played tough for the entire game.

What’s your team doing right now? Oh yeah…. getting their ass beaten.

Go Dawgs!
UGA/85′

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Sorry UGA. I’m big Auburn fan and was pulling for you. Hopefully the Bama Gump ‘luck’ will run out against the Irish.

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Dawgfan go back to selling used cars and living vicariously through your team….oh wait….you can’t. FOUR YARDS FROM GLORY!!!!!

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Enjoy Orlando!! We’ll hold down New Orleans

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And no, the QuikTrip will not give you a refund on that G hat you bought earlier this week.

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Don’t panic Georgia fan, Georgia football like the south and the Republican party will rise again.

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it hurts make it stop

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Alabama will not be defeated again this year! Georgia played a hell of a game! Murray will be back next year! And If you don’t like it Well, move to Bama!

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@ Peeved…….if wishes and buts were candy and nuts……….let that knife sink in a little bit deeper……so sad for you guys!

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Dawgfan have you seen your band? Believe me, UGA ALSO got a lot of nerds too. The difference is that our nerds own billion dollar corporations and your nerds make crappy art and bad music

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Do not despair Dawg fans. Gov. Mitt Romney is addressing the Dawg players in the locker room as we type, and congratulating them on their fine effort. UGA big wigs have extended CMR’s contract to infinity and beyond, Bobo & Co. will be back in 2013 to commit more malpractice. I can see the popular new UGA Christmas yard sign
HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND SPIKE THE BALL

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Yellow jacket 1

And you live vicariously thru hating my team and ignoring the Tech blog while they play a “big game”. Go suck your stinger 42-10 loser

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Re: Gator4Life

“Enjoy Orlando!! We’ll hold down New Orleans”

Really? Bama would destroy your team and kill Driskell. So would we. Again.

GATA!
UGA/85′

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Lil’ Barry Bailout
December 1st, 2012
8:39 pm
“Looks like Alabama runs this state.”

And thus the crossing of the rubicon was finally revealed in AJC blogging terms! Epic moment!

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EVERYONE ONE OF YOU IGNORANT FANS SAYING FIRE THE COACH , WE SUCK , OUR D THIS OUR O THAT ARE COMPLETE IDIOTS AND I SAY COWARDS THAT NOST NEVER PLAYED A DOWN. YOU BASTARDS SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES FOR BEING SO PATHETIC . WOULD YOU BOO YOUR OWN 19 YEAR OLD SON. WE WERE 5 YARD AWAY FROM WINNING A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP . AND THE BALL WAS TIPPED . WE WERE TRYING TO GET OFF 2 PLAYS TO THE ZONE , CONLEY CAUGHT IT TOO BAD . YOU JERKS THAT DIS YOUR OWN TEAM ARE ALL COWARDS , ALL LOSERS AND NEED TO GO FIND ANOTHER TEAM. YOU THINK AUBURN , TENN, ARK WOULD TAKE RICHT AND THE ENTIRE COACHING STAFF. YOU KNOW THEY WOULD F=== ALL OF YOU BASTARDS

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We had 400 yards of offense, scored 28 points on Alabama, Murray threw for 250+ yards, Gurley had 100+ rushing, Murray only had one turnover, we had a special teams td, and a successful fake punt, and we LOST the game?

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Can we blame George W. Bush for UGA’s loss to Bama? I mean really. He probably would have thrown the pass in the flat as opposed to spiking the ball, too.
If not him, who do we blame? Grover Norquist?? Help me Dawg fans, I need a scapegoat.

For the UGA grads in the blogosphere – scapegoat is a Biblical term. You should probably look it up. It is not a farm animal. So don’t go down that road.

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Well…Saban will sleep well tonight in his double wide…sorry…triple wide with copper plumbing…

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@ DawgFan, no need for tech fans to suck their stingers….watching your overhyped team flub away a sure national championship will likely suffice.

11-1! run this state! and now back to the usual dawg fan cycle, pick on tech/tech fans because once again, when you play the big boys in your conference you come up short. bwahahahhahahha!

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Yes the fire the coach comments will start, but not because of this game, or this season. It’s because Georgia has not played in a BCS for the big one since the 80’s. Never under Joe Cool. Bama could have lost this one and would be back next year, as long as they have the coaching staff they have. If you enjoy almost and wait till next year, then you will be a happy dog fan. Me I expect a team that has the top five recruits almost every year to do better. Playing games like tonight more often would be great. But I can promise you as I have said many times, Joe Cool will not take you to the top. Enjoy the almost tonight, it will be awhile before the next one. It took 11 years to get this close.

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Spike the damn ball.

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Over-rated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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If the NCAA doesn’t suspend Alabama’s #90 from the NCS game it will be a disgrace. That punk arse hit that he put on Murray,, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE OFFICIAL was pathetic. No flag on that play, but we get a personal foul helmet to helmet earlier when AJ cried to the official.

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just damn

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“Double wide” just beat you, Jill.

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To anybody here that is criticizing this team, you obviously never played competitive sports in your life. Uga ran into an immovable object that was the Bama running game and those boys played their hearts out and left everything on the field. Hats off to Aaron Murray who played a gutsy game and shut all you Murray haters up. If that ball had not been tipped at the line of scrimmage the play could have worked and everybody would have said what a great call it was. Lay off the players and the coaches, they are hurting more than you or I could ever imagine. This quote goes out to all you haters-“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checked by failure…than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.” – Theodore Roosevelt.

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Rep. Cynthia McKinney D-Georgia sez
” The SEC Championship Game is RACIST!!”
Just 2 white guys making the brothers do all the work.

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Well at least u have 1980 … Lmao

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Roll Tide with Pride,
in the last 20 seconds your Bama’s farts were heard from Tuscaloosa!

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DAWGS SUCK! I am a lifelong Alabama Fan now! This Alabama win just made my year! Go back to Athens you bunch of REDNECKS! Tell me how it feels to have your National Championship dreams go down the toilet. Now all of you Dawg fans that jumped on the bandwagon this past couple of weeks can return your Bulldog 2 for one t- shirts that you bought from Wal-Mart. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

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Lucky to win fla game, any other top 10 game , look out——-loser

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Four in a row should be fun.

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Anyway, proud of my Dawgs. Think I’ll go and troll the Tech blog. They’ll be up to 2 pgs by halftime.

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CMR and staff ARE NOT capable of winning a national championship….PERIOD

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SPIKE THE BALL

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Where’s that bigmouth Dawinlex… Ha ha ha

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I have to assume that many posting are imposter Dawg fans. That was absolutely gut-wrenching, but the but a ball bouncing the wrong way doesn’t make the performance by our guys any less heroic. I am devastated by the loss and the thought of how close we came, but couldn’t be prouder of our guys.
And let’s not forget, spiking it is a double-edged sword. It wouldn’t make a guy follow his instincts less and not catch a batted pass. If that hadn’t happened, we would have gotten 3 cracks at it with a spike and 2 witthout. But spiking it would had let Bama get regrouped and they were on their heels.

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Hell, we didn’t lose…time ran out.

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UGA the FSU of the SEC ————-losers

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four short yards from glory……….we run this state though!!! we’ll get em next year (right?)

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Great game….the DAWGS played well and this was big boy football. The game was closer due to two turnovers & block field goal for touchdown, but hat’s off to the DAWGS, they played well enough to have a chance to win. RTR

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Let’s go back to the black jerseys, as least we look good losing to Alabama.

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lil barry, hopefully your boy Dial will be suspended for that “pasting” of Murray…jackazz…go dogs

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The Kool Aid Drinkers are out in full force tonight with their usual acceptance of mediocrity….

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@ Will – ya think Tech fans really care if they lose tonight? that game DOES NOT MATTER…..I mean, come on, its not like a loss will take them out of the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME VS NOTRE DAME or anything! SO CLOSE!!!!!

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JoeFann

We had to commit to stop the run. Classic play action that worked well. Swann just happened to be the guy. Agreed on the great game. Go Dawgs

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Where are the Dog fans that were spouting off last week that they would win?

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Some of you, saying not spiking it was the right decision need to limit your sports to bowling.

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Debatable point about spiking the ball. Dawgs practice this type of scenario and knew what they wanted to do. They had enough time to run two plays, Bama made the defensive play tipping the ball. Counterpoint to you Jeff, if the Dawgs do spike the ball it gives Bama time to plan a defense. Momentum was with the Dawgs, I support the decision to allow Murray to go to a predetermined play. Hats off to Bama, beat ND, and try and be classy.

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I really believe any one who talk smack about our players and coaches is not a Dawg fan! there is no way for any dawg fan not to be proud of our guys effort so to all Georgia haters on this blog go and get a damn life for your self
Go Dawgs!

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Didn’t like the conservative playcalling on the drive with 3+ minutes to go on 3rd and 1.

Go play action bootleg with a run/pass option to convert the 1st down instead of a run up the middle.

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Delusional Dawgs – You’re right that Tech’s game doesn’t matter tonight, but really no Tech games ever matter…

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I cringe to think whats going to happen when the Tide gets ahold of the Irish! Irish wont score 10 points!

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Dewnsav, after the dwags dirty play last week, you really ought not cry about Murray getting wasted like that.

Karma.

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As for the cheap shot on Murray, it would have been a legal play due to the interception if it had not been “head to head” contact. Hope he’s suspended for the ND game.

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Nifty, Nifty look who’s 50!

…..and counting…..

The 1980 Nat’l Champion Bulldogs

We had the easiest schedule we have seen in 17 years and the easiest schedule in the SEC, Aaron Murray, and 11 NFL caliber defense players….. And still couldn’t win our conference.

Schedule is much tougher the next few years. Just a bit depressed right now.

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Didn’t like calling the fade to Mitchell at the end, he’s not the tallest guy, Lynch, Rome would have been a better option.

Really hurt not having Bennett and Brown in the red zone.

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How many of you Dawg 2nd guessers were on the field? Some of you should give up e-mailing and go into coaching.

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Delusional Dawgs – Thanks for being so focused on GA since you’re team is terrible. It may be 2044, but ya’ll will probably officially end your football program 20 years before then…

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Sr, hindsight is 20/20. We’re watching before and debating on pass or run. It was 50/50. We should have been able to get one yard.

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forget stats for a second, ikno that may be brain surgery 4sum but wait….-okay, whats the best option when you’re in leadership thinkn-….if i use my strengths, i can help the team win….poise (((-now whats our record in big games vs. ranked teams-))) ps. and i will always be a georgia bulldawg fan, we play tuff football halfbacks & quarterback plus we hit & be physical….but most importantly we captialize off other teams mistake, not go 1 – 11 in big games… saw david greene tonight, poise quarterback who ……if you dont know, then you dont know…. we lost the game when we didnt do anything when we was up 7 – 0 after the defense created a turnover in bama territory

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Dawg fans

Home made Prozac now available on Craigslist, and Ebay. Better hurry, big order coming from ND fans once BCS ends.

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Bama blown fake punt … ends poss
UGA Successful fake punt … TD 2-3 plays later.
Bama int in the endzone
Blocked FG ret for a TD … in which the replay offs blew the no-tip. Yes, the ball was NOT tipped.

Bama had 26 1st downs, 512 total yds, 37+ mins TOP. UGA…you’re lucky is wasn’t another blowout.

All team with, as Danielson continuously said, that has 9-11 future nfl’ers on D ain’t supposed to need all the “gifts” bama gave them to have a chance to win.

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The only reason the dawgs even got all the way down there is because Saban went all conservative- wayyyyy to conservative and almost ended up blowing the game. Prevent defense can sometimes prevent you from winning.

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lil barry, not crying, just stated fact…he will be suspended for the NC game…I have never taken delight on a shot like that as you did…whose your team again ?? go dogs

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@ TrashTalkin – teams in the Southeast who have won national champs since your last one back when Jimmy Carter was president
Georgia Tech, Clemson, Bama, Florida, LSU, Auburn, Tennessee……am i missing anyone? oh yeah, you guys somehow cant put together ONE season even though 5 other teams from your conference have done this recently.

but YOU RUN THE STATE!!!!!

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Spiking ball. Clock management 101. Not a course taught at UGA, apparently. Please, keep Mark Richt for as long as possible. Greatest also-ran in conference history.

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Tide rising
idiot comment
sabin too conservative…..
what an idiot…..
I am a dog guy but my God…..
Be thankful you got him or u would still be getting spanked by auburn

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Tide Rising,
I believe UGA basically had 400 (396) against that awesome nation’s #1 rated defense. And Bama played some solid defense on that last drive. If you’re honest, neither team was good on defense.

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Delusional Dawgs – Good point: “recently”. What have y’all done to GA recently? It’s not about running the state. I never said that. I didn’t realize there were any other teams in the state. Are there? Do you know of any? What “Tech” are we talking about?

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I agree, Murray should have spiked the ball, but, the pass was tipped at the line of scrimmage. I don’t thnk it was intended for Conley. He was obviously surprised by the ball.

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Shine … another idiot “SEC fan”.

Last I checked, and going back to 2002, Texas A&M hasn’t won 10 games in a season until they joined the SEC.

Leading up to 2012, you’d say the same thing about A&M……. if they played in the SEC they’d be lucky to win 4 or 5 games.

512 yds, 350 (rushing), 26 1st downs surrendered by an SEC, NFL-heavy, defense. Pathetic!

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Jeff, you are dead wrong. The correct call was to hurry up and run a play against a defense that was scrambling to get set up. Without the tip its either a TD or an incomplete pass and there is still time to run a second play.If you spike the ball you get two plays against a defense that is set up.

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BS, once again, some of the so called elite, black players show they can’t keep their heritage from showing. Stupid personal fouls for 15 yards, cost uga the game!

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They outrushed Georgia 350 yards to 113 rushing.

Grnatham didn’t make the adjustments to stop the rush, and that was the biggest difference in the game.

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Once again, Murray chokes in a big game. Say what you will, but he is just not a very bright QB.

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Paid off or idiots? Overpaid coaches let defense get overmanned until last drive. What? We didn’t think they might just keep running the ball when we made one real tackle all day? (Just happened to result in a fumble 1 yard from the goal line). Grantham watches us without adjustments. Murray gets paid off to throw intentional game ending pass and Conley is apparently stupid enoughf to catch it).

Was there at every game for ‘80 season. They wanted to win and were given the chance to do so.

Richt has no apparent ability to coach in big games.. At least tech knows it has no chance. Does Richt get a raise for getting to seccg? Bet he does and has already cashed check..

Pathetic.

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help the needy, richt needs more $.

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Congrads Jawja, you played the entire 60 M. Enjoy those SEC East rings M Mitchell, J Jenkins, D Swann, and any others that said NO to Nick. Our Ga boys have a most impressive collection of
CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS. At least you can still say Richt has a winning record against Bama lol..

23 and counting……..

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They still were manhandled by South Carolina and had but one really good win. Nice effort today, though.

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Like Coach Mike Smith says ” you have to be able to run the ball and you have to stop the run.” The Dogs could not stop the run…

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So, down 21-6 at the half, all the techie idiots are over here running their fat mouths!

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Was Marshall hurt or something? How does he not play more???

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UGA should have gone for it on the 4th and inches in the 4th quarter. Bama was chewing them up at that point so why punt it back to them. Make that first down and who knows what would have happened. I guess Richt has been watching too many Falcon games lately. No guts, no glory.

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Georgia Bulldogs, the “Atlanta Braves” of the SEC. Mark Richt and Fredi Gonzalez could switch jobs and no one would notice the difference! BTW, you “nitwits” saying spiking the ball was not the right thing to do can talk to any NFL QB and coach and they will tell you yes, by all means spike it, and set up two throws into the endzone, in case what JUST HAPPENED TODAY DOES HAPPEN. You don’t gamble with just a few seconds left. Some of you “MR clones” amaze me!

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I hate all these maggots talking trash after the two best teams in the country went toe to toe and the game ended on the 4 yard line. Go back under the rock you crawled out of.

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Florida goes to Sugar,

Georgia goes to Capitol One.

Nice.

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Delusional Dawgs – Wow. Took a while. Great response. Most “Tech” fans try to say something about “engineering” at some point when we’re talking football, because they don’t have much to say. Thanks for keeping the tradition alive. Thanks, too, for being concerned about GA’s game instead of your game. I love how you’ve made a big deal about our program. You took the initiative, and that’s saying a lot. GA fans need to be better about returning the favor and making a bigger deal out of all the other games that Tech plays, too. It’s just hard to think about you guys as being significant…Sorry.

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@Trashtalkin’? and by the way, your computer spell check needs an upgrade – its non-existent .
as in:
1) UGA national championships since the Carter administration
2) UGA SEC championships since 2002, 1983 before that
3) UGA wins in big games in the past 5 years
4) UGA fans who are able to not whine and complain after yet another…..heartbreaking…….gut wrenching…….LOSS!!!

(but you run the state, so theres always that!)

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Our D is loaded with NFL picks ?
Our DC Grantham thinks he’s the best, and worth all that money ?

Puhleease !!!

This loss is one the coaches !!

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Great Game and love the effort outside of the stupidity of not spiking the ball and taking 40 seconds to think about it. Fact remains, Georgia and by proxy Mark Richt have proven yet again on the football field at least they aren’t good enough to be champions it’s a substandard program

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Wow, folks on both sides are WAAAAYYYY too emotional about this. Dawg fans, there are about 120 NCAA football programs that would have loved to been in our place tonight, and frankly probably only a very very few could have played the game to a 4-point margin. And to have a chance to dethrone the champs with a last-minute drive, that’s what every team dreams of. I for one am proud of my Dawgs.

As for the Bama fans on this blog, your coach showed ten times the class that most of you have displayed here. Why the arrogance, hate, and condescencion? WHY? Is it outside of you to show even a little respect to the team that played the second-best game against you all this year?

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Will NEVER winn a big game with Murray at QB. Remember, this is the QB that lost to Colorado & Central Florida!! To hell with stats.

Speaking of stats, big mouth Rambo should keep his mouth shut about who has the best defense. Great defenses don’t allow 350 yds rushing in big games. They also make stops when your team needs them .. like when your team is up by 11 in the third quarter. Instead, within a span of 6 minutes, Alabama goes 65 yards in 6 plays & 77 yards in 7 plays to take the lead. SHUT UP RAMBO!!!

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DawginNY,

We got our thug axes beat.

Love,
Fate

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I like Mark Richt, never could stand Jawgie though….Wish Richt was the coach at Tech, and ya’ll had Pitiful Paul—But Congrats on your great season—Hope ya get to play Clem and Son in the Chicken FeelayBowl–

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Jeff,

Stop sugar coating it, Georgia sucks.

That’s that.

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Role Tied !!!!! Go Abalama, beat Noter Dane!

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@ Trashtalkin – sorry, didn’t mean to steer the conversation away from football, where it should be. So, back to that….did you guys really come thisclose to a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP but lose a game you “should” have won?? 4 yard line? didn’t spike the ball? missed a fg that would have helped a late FG win the game???
discuss…

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AJC just hates Georgia.Jeff Schutz is an ass.Really, he & Bradley should write for University of Florida & Auburn.They just HATE GEORGIA.As,a paid subcriber who actually gets the printed paper.It’s just another reason I am not renewing the AJC

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You should feel proud of how your dawgs played. And you should all be a little more respectful with your lewd and hateful comments about other teams before you know the outcome of a game…learn to be respectful. That’s what your coach does!

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To the future Nobel Laureate Mr. J. Schultz

We are ALL on the same page, and that page belongs in the fireplace this Christmas, or at the bottom of the birdcage (I am gonna skip to cliche “fish wrap” reference). Thank you for recognizing the unity of this community. One question: has Belue to Scott been put on digital. If not, it should be, probably decomposed by now. Send it to the Smithsonian. They can put it in the exhibit of Civil War photograhpy.

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Delusional Dawgs – Thanks. That’s where I’d like the conversation to be anyway. Many other GT fans have been talking that way to begin with. Not sure we should’ve won it, but we definitely could have. I’m proud of the way our guys played even though the loss is hard. My wife’s a big FL fan and she’s been on both sides of these games. Never knew what she had gone through until tonight. Tough, tough game to lose. What’s going on in the ACC CG?

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Delusional Dawgs – As usual, the Tech fans can trash talk on another teams sweat. Wait a minute, let me read on here, I am sure you have written somewhere that Tech grads are smarter, football doesn’t really matter, but yet you come on here to talk trash at UGA grads and fans, really? Is that contradictory? If it doesn’t matter, shouldn’t you be watching an educational program somewhere, like spongebob? Tech fans sure think football is important when they win a game. It is a great school and I am just busting you, not Tech in general, but you asked for it. You know how us sour grape UGA fans are.

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Delusional Dawgs – you are a prototype arrogant Bammer that thinks Saban stuff doesn’t stink. The Dawgs gave you everything you could handle and you survived because of 1 fluke play. What about the fake punt and blocked FG…see, it cuts both ways you jerk off. Go brag on your own blogs… oh yeah… your podunk little town doesn’t have a newspaper online so you can blog there. Call your local radio shows and display your lack of class there.

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Dear Mr. Fate

In this Holiday season, I think a little sugar is called for. True, Dawgs stink, but lets just pretend they are good, and once they touchdown in Orlando, we can go back to reality. Am I the only one here who still believes in Santa? Come on, if you think CMR and his boys are good coaches, then Santa is NOT a stretch. Bobo is the chief ELF.

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All year long gurley and marshall share the load. Why change in the championship game ? I just don’t get keeping breakaway speed on the bench. Why take that part of your game away for Bama?

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Gatorguy – Why are you going back to Belue –Scott days, UGA beat Fla this year, you forget? That means you really suck, you lost to CMR’s dogs.

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Rep Cynthia McKinney D- Georgia sez

“AJC is a RACIST rag. Schultz and Bradley never, and I mean NEVER endorsed me in any of my political endeavors. You don’t need any more proof than that. And they don’t like Dawgs neither. I think they are waiting for Brenau to start a football program.”

Please send campaign contributions to my PO Box, should I choose to seek public office in the future, it will come in handy to pay for valet parking and other incidentals.

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@NYDawg – wait, i though James said i was a Tech fan…..bwahahahahaha. podunk town with 23 SEC championships, bout to be 3rd NC in past few years. you are correct, were just not quite the metropolis that Athens GA is. and last I checked, the AJC is as close as we can get to a hometown paper, well probably get more post season ink than you guys will.
but, don’t worry, I’m sure you guys will regroup and have another go at it next year….AGAIN.
(Charlie Brown lines up for the kick, Lucy with the hold, and……….ARGHHHHHH!!!!) ROFLMAO

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G8TR, we also have 2 in a row over the swamp lizards. And yes, we do have football tradition that dates back more than 20 years.

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Coaching failures and leadership opportunities missed result in a loss that should not have happened. Defense was AWOL and that’s that. Again, pathetic. Losers showed up in that manner as should be expected.

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NC Dawg

Does that stand for North Carolina? You couldnt find work in Goergia? Wow. That UGA degree is even less valuable than one from GaTech. Wait a second. I just created a rip in the time/space continuum with that statement. My bad.
Here’s an idea. I think Dawg fans would be wise to buy a timeshare in Orlando. Makes sense when you think about it. You could call it Richtsville.

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Delusional Dawgs – There you go again. Sticking your nose into GA’s business. Glad you spend your time following our program while Tech is playing in the Conference CG. Shouldn’t you be focusing on that game? Are you a closet GA fan? I’ll bet you are! It’s okay. You can admit it.

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DawginNY – Well said. I’m afraid Delusional Dawgs just has no class. Oh well. What can you do to change guys like that? Is kinda to be expected of someone who cheers for Tech.

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Look Dawg fans I know UGA got over on the Gators this year. But that doesn’t change the facts. UF has college talent, UGA has NFL talent. UF wins the BCS now and then (96,06,08) UGA wins only when Halley’s comet comes around. If Muschamp loses to UL-Lafayette, his butt is on the way back to Texas. UGA keeps giving CMR contract extensions, anybody see a problem here.
All this would be solved if CMR takes the Chick-Fil-A franchise in Toccoa.

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Delusional Dawgs – you must be blind as well as full of $hit.. it is NC not NY… at least Saban knows how close he came to be a spectator at the national championship.

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Even if Hurricane Sandy had hit Athens, GA, I still think UGA forgets to spike the ball. If Congress can’t work out this Fiscal Cliff stuff, I still think Bama rolls the Dawgs, because ………. …………..well………becasue their Bama and UGA is painfully not Bama. Their, UGA. Anybody know if you can visit Coach Donnan on Sundays? I would bring him a cake with a file in it, but the guards will figure that one out. Stop asking about conjugal visits, I’m a UF grad.

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I have a Ray Goff hat listed on Ebay. Why can’t I get anyone to bid on it? It has some real grass stains, and a few cleat marks from Emmit Smith. Nobody? Did Donnan bilk everyone?

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@trash – so, let me get this straight. when you assumed i was tech fan, you were all “all you can do is talk about degrees, engineering, not football etc etc”. but now that you think I’m a Bama fan, you are the one talking about degrees, life, etc?
but anyway, back to the game…..what a PAINFUL way to lose a game!! I really hate it for you! I know that will be the kind of loss that will eat at you, that you will NEVER live down!! I can’t even imagine how painful that must be!! (i literally cant imagine it b/c my team wins championships, but i kinda feel your pain in a very, very abstract way….b/c as I may have mentioned, my team actually …..wins……..these……..games)

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DD – Yep. What can I say to an AL fan? They beat us. Tech fans haven’t a leg on which to stand when it comes to football. And I AM confused as to which team you pull for. That’s my fault. If you’re a Bama fan, you definitely have class. If you’re a Tech fan, you’re just foolish. Oh well. Either way you seem like a dork…bwahahahahahaha…

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DD – Oh wow. Great point. And, you know, you have kinda taken my mind off of the tough loss! Thx!! Yeah. Didn’t mean to hurt you’re feelings with the “dork” comment either. Just calling it like I “read” it. BTW, that’s kinda why I must’ve been fooled so long into thinking you were a Tech grad/fan. But I guess Bama can produce dorks too…

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I just wish this state can get a break, we all know the falcons are next.

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@TT – glad i could help get your mind off of your teams soul crushing defeat! unfortunately, thats a wound that just wont heal, but glad I got you refocused tonight!! super!!!
as for the Tech grads, or Bama grads – be careful……calling your boss a “dork” could get you fired!!

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OK, ill start worrying. feel better? goooooood. now try and get some sleepy time, I apologize in advance for the nightmares that will surely haunt you tonight. (whisper…..Saaaaaaban……..Saaaaaban)

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Great game. Tough game to swallow. What a great running game Bama has. The Dawgs played to the very end; very proud of them. Just wish they practiced the “spike.” Probably not in Richt and Bobo’s playbook. But, Richt is a good coach and has built a good program. Not so sure it will win a NC, but I hope to see a few more SEC championships in the future. Go Dawgs! And, whip whoever you’re playing in the…Las Vegas Bowl???…(lol) Probably will not, but they should still be ranked #3 and not have Florida leap frog them–who did they play today?

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FOOTBALL 101 – When to spike the ball
Spiking the ball wastes a down so only spike when time is scarce and more valuable than downs. With four downs to play and only 15 seconds left with no time outs and a potential national championship in the balance time is scarce in the extreme and the fourth down has no value because at most three plays are possible. In such a situation it borders on malpractice to fail to spike.

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most of the comments I have read on hear are ignorant and most of you know very little about football. Murray played great. The usual scapegoat Bobo had a great season and we were so close to a national title shot. Def got the short end of the stick on the calls but we couldnt stop the run. yea we prolly shoulda spiked the ball but even if we had the same thing coulda happened. He was throwing to the end zone and it got tipped which coulda happened the play after spiking the ball. Trust me I was devastated but not disappointed in my team. they showed up and came to play. As for next year we got plenty of studs to replace departing defensive players and we got most of the offense back and another top 5 class. Murray made some great plays tonite and outplayed McCrying who is so damn overrated. He made one play to a wide open receiver. O and we get our recruits legit unlike your boy Saban. GA fans ride thru thick and thin not just when its good times. I know this cause I know a shit load more bama fans now than 5 years ago. Anyways if your a fan then just talk about how you hate we lost. If you dont know the game and most of you dont, then dont try to talk about what you think is wrong or this has to be fixed or that. Maybe you would be happy going back to the days of goff and donnan. CMR has been close a few times and he will get it soon enough. And for the dude who is done with GA cause of this game, you never was a fan but more like a punk and im glad to know you dont ride wit my team anymore. You just like all these bama fans thats showed up these last few years.

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Lived through plenty of clock mismanagement and confusion in the final seconds at FSU. Richt learned from the master Bobby Bowden. Sorry Dawgs….great game though.

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We in the “Bulldawg Nation” need to check ourselves regarding this program and coaching staff. We need only to look to North Ave and see the disaster that program has become. And before folks start talking about them going to a BCS bowl, save it. Nobody cares. It’s a freaking joke. After you’ve mulled over that illustrious program look north to TN since they fired Fullmer. Vandy is now the top program in that state.

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To the entire dog nation (AH’s too):
The fact is you controlled your own destiny. If you won last night, you play for the BCS Championship Game against Notre Dame and have a chance to win your first National Championship in 32 years. If you lost, you knew that you would fall behind Florida in the BCS rankings and not be eligible for a BCS bowl (no conference gets to send more than two teams). You knew this for over a week.
Everyone in college football knows that the BCS system is a crap shoot and that’s why it is being shelved in 2 more years. It sucks now, but it is what it is-an “everybody wins a trophy” type of system. While wanna bees like Louisville etc., get rewarded for underachievement, georgia needs to go to the Cotton Bowl, beat Texas by 30 and finish up a legitimate top 5 team! Think of where you came from just a few short years ago!
I could not be more proud of your players and coaches. They are top notch, though I think Grantham should have made adjustments and lined up Jarvis Jones in the middle instead of outside in the 2nd half. Same run defense, just more inside stunts and different looks for Alabama’s massive offensive line to contend with.
Nevertheless, Grantham is a great coach and georgia prepared for and played a tremendous game in the national spotlight. They won the hearts of many outside of the dog Nation (use Google and see for yourself). Coach Richt, Bobo, Grantham and company have brought you all the way back to national prominence. You can now compete NATIONALLY on the field and in the living room of the best recruits in America!
However, though I have gained a lot of respect for the Georgia program, I would not hesitate rolling one of you if you bark in my face in public.

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Not a Georgia fan but I was pulling hard for them.Cant stand Saban. looks like Notre Dame is our last hope. Anyways YOU GOTTA SPIKE THE BALL AT THE END. Give your QB a chance to huddle up. Make sure everyones on the same page. Take your time. Get a good pre-snap read. What a heartbreaking end. Go Irish. Crush that jerk Saban.

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Give the team a break. If the ball had not been tipped and the fade pass had been incomplete, Ga would have had another shot. If Ga had spiked the ball (which I agreed should have been done) and the tipped pass had been caught short of the goal line, it would have been tough to get another play off and it would have been chaotic. Ga clearly gave away a small advantage at the end, had they scored it would have been an all time classic game. But don’t let it denigrate a fantastic effort.

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Dawgs tackling was terrible. Arm tackling some of strongest running backs doesn’t work. That strategy might have worked against teams like Tech and GA Southern…not Bama..Coach Gratham. Bama basically ran over and through our defense. Don’t get me wrong, our young men played their hearts out. We were simply out coached and overpowered. Bama is good yall. That offensive line pushed our defense up and down the Down like toys. Our defense couldn’t sustain the pressure. What happened to Gurshall? Keith Marshall ran the ball twice. Why did Bobo change his strategy? Why not stick to what got you there. Bottom line…Mark Ritcht and Co. can’t finish the drill to win the Big Ones that count.

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I’m old fashioned. Not part of the crowd that adds insult to injury after a tough loss or the crowd that has to blame someone for everything that happens in their lives.

I really feel sorry for all of you. No honor, no dignity.

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I will never cease to be amazed at the number of you “Monday Morning QBs”(aka known as Second Guessers, Know-It-Alls, Fair-Weather-Fans and A$$holes in general ) that come on here to “Analyze The Game” (after the fact) like they actually know football!!!!!!!!!

The term “Fools” would be too weak of a name to pin on those heaping blame on CMR, Murray, CMB, etc. when ANY Middle Schooler could see that what beat UGA was our defense COULD NOT STOP BAMA’s RUNNING GAME!!!!!!!

NOBODY can win when the opposition runs the ball for over 350 yards AND has a damn good defense
to go along with that. I cannot believe “adults” posted such complete BS(maybe they are NOT adults)!!!

Those of us that paid attention(and remained sober) saw Saban do the SAME as CMR regarding stopping the clock immediately before halftime and for those with short memories Saban was questioned about it by the female reporter on his way to the dressing room at halftime.

While you “fools” are raising hell about the results of one of the best games I have ever seen UGA play, Saban is speaking out praising UGA and campaigning for UGA to get a BCS Bowlgame invite.

This will give some of our UGA Saban-bashers a little insight as to his class and I thank him for it but if he had been the UGA coach last night you inbreds would want him fired. Did Bama fans want Saban fired after Texas A&M beat Bama??? Of course not!!!!! After the way some of you reacted after the USCe and last night’s losses does that mean Bama fans are more realistic and classier than you??? OF COURSE IT DOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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@ Yellow Fuzz(7:16 am post)

Excellent post my friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You make a lot more sense than some of those DFINO(Dawg Fans In Name Only)

Thanks for caring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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@ Cherokke dawg(6:40 am post)

You got it right Bro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The small(and empty) minds on here remind me of little inbred children. Their friends have newer and bigger bikes so they want a new one and they want it NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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The defense was out of gas late in the first half and never recovered. The old conditioning thing shows up again. Actually was better than I expected. You just never know when Richt will show up. He actually seemed awake during the complete game.

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———-No Blame In A Great Game—————-
Georgia Made the Richt Move at the End:
The argument that we should have spiked the ball is NON-SENSE. Alabama was in disarray, the hurry up offense had helped us throughout the game. If the pass wasn’t tipped it might have been a TD and if it had gone incomplete then we would have still had one or two more chances. The receiver who caught the tipped ball surely thought he might be able to keep his feet and take it in.
http://THESECRULES.blogspot.com/

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We all can’t have a Saban, Spurrier, Patterson or a Kelly. What’s sad is that we have these spells where all the talent is there but because of slightly above average coaching we can only have good but not great. Norte Dame would have beaten Georgia with their intangibles and coaching. Don’t want to end the SECs streak and have that pinned on UGA.

Grantham will leave UGA soon he is not going risk his rep in 2013 with 7 players gone to the NFL.

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2 chances to spike the ball…..just a poor decision Coach.

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Why?
December 1st, 2012
8:33 pm

Seriously falcons shouldn’t even bother we know they will lose in div play, being an Atl fan is just horrible sometimes.
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Being a fan of ATL pro teams is even worse–ONE championship in 156 seasons of competition. Hopefully the Falcons will double that championship total early in ‘13.

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Spike the ball dummy! Spike the ball dummy! Spike the ball dummy! Spike the ball dummy! Spike the ball dummy! Spike the ball dummy!

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Hey Jeff,
UGA had a soft schedule? Really? How come no one has been talking about Alabama’s soft schedule? Let’s compare Alabama’s schedule to Georgia’s, shall we? UGA and Bama played 5 common opponents: Tennesee, Ole Miss, Florida Atlantic, Auburn, and Missouri. The results for both teams in those 5 games were very similar. The other 5 Bama opponents were: Michigan, Western Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi State, and Western Carolina. I doubt you can call any of those teams a powerhouse this year. The last 2 opponents for Bama were LSU and Texas A&M, which, as the outcomes showed, were comparable to Florida and SC for Georgia. So going into the SEC Championship, both teams were evenly matched, according to their respective schedules.

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From a College Football Fans Perspective:
They are calling it a moral victory and a great effort and are proud of their dawgs. That’s why they are Georgia….and that’s why there is Alabama. When you are #3 and lose to #1 on a neutral field and severly hamper your chances of winning due to poor clock management you should be disgusted. You essentially bet against 2 or 3 well planned end zone shots and put your chips on sort of gimmicky play.
Thing that cracked me up about Georgia this year was that they claimed this way their chance. Not so much because they were so good but that they had such a softer schedule compared to their counterparts. Don’t necessarily think that is the way to approach being a National Champion.
Florida – LSU, Florida State, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas AM
Georgia – Florida, South Carolina…..crickets…..

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Besides you just cant beat saban! now all this rediculous barking around the workplace can stop ! lmao 400 yards on the ground???!!!! really grantham???? poor old georgia fans barking their azzes right on back to athens lmao!!!!

ROOOOOLLLLLLLLL tide

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NFL Draft :
College FSU AL – FL – LSU – UGA – USC
2012.…4……8..….2.…..5.…….7…..3
2011.…3……5……4.…..6.…….6…..9
2010.…3.…..7.…..9.…..6.…….5…..7
2009.…1……4.….3.…..6.…….6…..11
2008.…3……0.….2.…..7.…….4…..10
2007.…5……3.….9.…..5.…….5…..5
2006.…8……5.….3.…..7.…….7…..11
2005.…9……4.….3.…..3.…….6…..5
2004.…5……4.….5.…..0.…….4…..4
2003.…6……5.….8.…..4.…….7…..5
2002.…3……4.….8.…..5.…….8…..2
2001.…9…….3.….4.…..3.…….6…..3
Total….59…52.…60…..57…..71…..75

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NFL Draft :

College FSU AL – FL – LSU – GA-USC
2012.…4……8……2.…..5.…….7…..3
2011.…3……5……4.…..6.…….6…..9
2010.…3.…..7.…..9.…..6.…….5…..7
2009.…1……4..…..3.…..6.…….6…..11
2008.…3……0..…..2.…..7.…….4…..10
2007.…5……3..…..9.…..5.…….5…..5
2006.…8……5..…..3.…..7.…….7…..11
2005.…9……4..…..3.…..3.…….6…..5
2004.…5……4..…..5.…..0.…….4…..4
2003.…6……5..…..8.…..4.…….7…..5
2002.…3……4..…..8.…..5.…….8…..2
2001.…9…..,3,.…..4.…..3.…….6…..3
Total…59….52.…60…..57……71….75

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College FSU AL – FL – LSU – GA-USC
2012.…4……8……2.…..5.…….7…..3
2011.…3……5……4.…..6.…….6…..9
2010.…3.…..7..…..9.…..6.…….5…..7
2009.…1……4..…..3.…..6.…….6…..11
2008.…3……0..…..2.…..7.…….4…..10
2007.…5……3..…..9.…..5.…….5…..5
2006.…8……5..…..3.…..7.…….7…..11
2005.…9……4..…..3.…..3.…….6…..5
2004.…5……4..…..5.…..0.…….4…..4
2003.…6……5..…..8.…..4.…….7…..5
2002.…3……4..…..8.…..5.…….8…..2
2001.…9……3..…..4.…..3.….….6…..3
Total…59….52.…60…..57……71….75

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Mark Richt Era :

Draft FSU—-AL—FL—LSU—GA–USC
2012.…4……8……2.…..5.…….7…..3
2011.…3……5……4.…..6.…….6…..9
2010.…3.…..7..…..9.…..6.…….5…..7
2009.…1……4..…..3.…..6.…….6…..11
2008.…3……0..…..2.…..7.…….4…..10
2007.…5……3..…..9.…..5.…….5…..5
2006.…8……5..…..3.…..7.…….7…..11
2005.…9……4..…..3.…..3.…….6…..5
2004.…5……4..…..5.…..0.…….4…..4
2003.…6……5..…..8.…..4.…….7…..5
2002.…3……4..…..8.…..5.…….8…..2
2001.…9……3..…..4.…..3.…….6…..3
Total…59….52.…60…..57……71….75

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Mark Richt Era :

Draft : FSU—AL—–FL–LSU—GA–USC
2012.…4……8……2.…..5.…….7…..3
2011.…3……5……4.…..6.…….6…..9
2010.…3.…..7..…..9.…..6.…….5…..7
2009.…1……4..…..3.…..6.…….6…..11
2008.…3……0..…..2.…..7.…….4…..10
2007.…5……3..…..9.…..5.…….5…..5
2006.…8……5..…..3.…..7.…….7…..11
2005.…9……4..…..3.…..3.…….6…..5
2004.…5……4..…..5.…..0.…….4…..4
2003.…6……5..…..8.…..4.…….7…..5
2002.…3……4..…..8.…..5.…….8…..2
2001.…9……3..…..4.…..3.…….6…..3
Total…59….52.…60…..57……71….75

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