What was year’s high point for UGA?
There were a lot of ups and downs for UGA teams in the 2008-2009 school year.
Loading ...The basketball season is best forgotten, but the final Gym Dogs team guided by retiring Suzanne Yoculan won the program’s fifth consecutive national championship, and the UGA equestrian team notched its second straight national title.
The baseball team spent much of the regular season at No. 1 (another first for UGA), though a late-season collapse ended that. The Diamond Dogs did make it to the NCAA Tournament, though, and led the nation with 11 players selected in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
And the softball team made its first trip to the Women’s College World Series and finished the year No. 4 in the nation.
Which leads me to our Question of the Day: What was the high point for Bulldog athletics this year? For my money, it’s the Gym Dogs keeping their stranglehold on the NCAA championship. Sure, it was great having the football Dogs start the season out No. 1, but the fact that they lost that spot well before losing a game makes that something of a bittersweet memory.
Maybe you agree. Perhaps not. Feel free to comment, vote in the poll or do both.
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108 comments Add your comment
Nachos
June 12th, 2009
7:37 am
the blackout game!
Cuz
June 12th, 2009
7:58 am
Beating the mighty Big Ten in a bowl game.
Cuz
June 12th, 2009
8:01 am
Nachos I heard Bama was going to have to vacate that win in Athens so I guess the Dawgs won after all. Free Books University. Nick must be proud.
Duh?
June 12th, 2009
8:04 am
Dooley Day!
Me
June 12th, 2009
8:21 am
Yawwwwwwwwwwwwwn!
Wrecker1
June 12th, 2009
8:23 am
Yeah cuz b/c Michigan State was really good with the one dimensional offense and an o-line that looked like they’ve never had to pass block before. I think the high point was staying within 3 of TECH.
Getting rid of...
June 12th, 2009
8:33 am
…Chip Towers from this blog, thus ending his infatuation with seeing how many athletes he could trash in a public forum for doing what a lot of college students do – and that is get in trouble with the law, though unless you are an athlete nobody reads your name in the paper. He just loved bashing the UGA athletes under the guise of “journalist pursuit”. And to know that he is a UGA grad is even more sickening!
Knox Culpepper would hit you..
June 12th, 2009
8:34 am
For me it was beating LSU…that was the pinnacle of my optimism…it ended 7 days later….
Too Easy
June 12th, 2009
8:49 am
Cuz: unfortunately, even if the vacate rule extends to the 2008 season, we don’t get to claim the win, either. But Nachos is still a moron, so at least he’s got that going for himself.
You
June 12th, 2009
8:49 am
45-42
PTC DAWG
June 12th, 2009
9:06 am
Winning 10 games…
Saint Simons
June 12th, 2009
9:07 am
45-42!!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahha you dog fans are easy!!!!
Mike Bobo 17 INT
June 12th, 2009
9:14 am
Bill:
This is why this program is pathetic:
“The football Dogs were anointed the pre-season No. 1 for the first time, though they didn’t stay there long. Some devastating losses followed. But for the sixth time in the past seven years Mark Richt’s team won at least 10 games.” – Bill King
To be satisfied with winning at least 10 games, especially in 2008 when the team was loaded and picked #1, is pitiful.
CMR continues to get a free pass with the media and fans, and the main reason UGA is the laughing stock of all D-1 football, and gets no respect from the coaches or media.
Put some pressure on CMR and tell him to win them all or move on.
Mike Bobo 17 INT
June 12th, 2009
9:15 am
My highpoint was seeing those faces in Sanford Stadium as Alabama beat the pure living dogcrap out of you.
Mike Bobo 17 INT
June 12th, 2009
9:17 am
Bring back Donnan, at least he had some intensity and gave us some reall good laughs….oh sorry, that would be Ray Goof. LOL!!!
The program is a joke, scrub it and use Sanford for the Ladies Gymnastics, because they are the only team bringing titles to this town.
DawginLex
June 12th, 2009
9:29 am
Bobo interceptions idiot,
The only joke on this blog is you. “Win them all or move on”. That statement alone proves what a moronic idiot you truly are. The national champions don’t even win them all most years.
Why don’t you stay off the UGA blogs if you are such a jealous hater. Bring back Donnan? That shows you are nothing resembling a UGA fan or alumni. Just leave.
IDIOT
BugKiller
June 12th, 2009
9:30 am
When Damon Evans finally looked at the overwhelmingly bad, downward statistical trend since 2005, came to his senses, overrode Mark Richt’s insane loyalty to his BFF, and FIRED WILLIE MARTINEZ!
Oh wait… I only dreamed that.
Well, I guess I have to put that as number 1 for me, even though it was just a dream.
m
June 12th, 2009
9:46 am
It was Paul Johnson cramming that high school offense up your overrtated arses. And then turning to the ugag crowd, who had been taunting him all game with we aren’t Citadel or Appy St., and saying “of course you are not Citadel or Appy St…they wouldn’t have quit in the 3rd quarter.
Paul Johnson is going to kick you dawgs from now on…mark it down.
45-42…how sweet the sound.
Peadawg
June 12th, 2009
9:53 am
It is really sad that Tech fans brag over 1 win in 7 seasons. Beat us a few more times…then it will be a real rivalry!
Peadawg
June 12th, 2009
9:55 am
And the high point was Matt Stafford finally leaving (and taking all his interceptions w/ him to Detroit) and Knowshon leaving (and taking his cocky ass to Denver). Now we have a TEAM…not 2 cocky stars and the rest. Go Dawgs!!!
Peadawg
June 12th, 2009
9:56 am
Hey Bill, can you release my comment? I wasn’t insulting anybody on here. Thanks…
thom
June 12th, 2009
10:03 am
When are they getting the paid beatwriters back?
Nachos
June 12th, 2009
10:08 am
Mike Bobo 17 INT- I couldnt agree more!
Seeing those pathetic, arrogant loser fans faces was awesome.
Nick Saban
June 12th, 2009
10:13 am
When is the next funeral scheduled for in Athens?
mcdawg
June 12th, 2009
10:19 am
the low point for me was the loss to Alabama (we played incredibly flat) do these sanctions mean we get to vacate the loss
Mac
June 12th, 2009
10:20 am
Graduation was the high point. Although, that Phi Mu party the other week was off the chain, too.
Boomer
June 12th, 2009
10:22 am
It’s funny how people write about Alambama “beating the crap” out of Georgia. Both halves counted, you know. It was an 11-point loss for chrissakes.
Big 12 Rules !!
June 12th, 2009
10:33 am
Watching my favorite videos of Knowshon Moreno getting JACKED-UP !!!!
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZKTaC9-jDQ
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IQShWogLzw
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO5iGBEaGHQ
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Sorry, Boomer...
June 12th, 2009
10:33 am
…I was there (for the first half anyway) and from what I have heard, if Saban had not called off the troops it could have been 65 – 31 – after UGA pulled within 14 UA scored again at will (again, another indictment of WM defense) to turn back the UGA momentum. SO, unfortunately, they di “beat the crap” out of us, and no matter how you spin the second half and the final score, a fact is a fact!
JB
June 12th, 2009
10:40 am
Listening to Tech fans analyze their smack down loss to LSU as a close one, and their 3 point win over us as a route. Geez.
Robert
June 12th, 2009
10:41 am
High Point = Draft??
Low Point = Willie Martinez
Sanford Drive
June 12th, 2009
10:48 am
Who cares what Bama fans say? Alabama is a horrible place.
Volman
June 12th, 2009
10:56 am
Cuz, you’re an idiot. Alabama loses their victories. You don’t get a W. You’re stupid.
Anyway, the best moment for me was realizing that the UGA seniors lost their last game of their careers on their home field to their “little brothers”. They can NEVER get that back.
45-42. Sad also, that the UGA fans have to point at the LSU game as a backup. What a joke!
790 Fan
June 12th, 2009
11:02 am
Watching Nick Cellini make a fool out of Eric Zeier on the CBS Dawg Show after GT rushed for 400+ yards in Ga loss to GT.
Talk about a smack down on TV.
Robert
June 12th, 2009
11:03 am
Volman is a loser. The only reason UT is a little relevant is because of a big-mouth coach, otherwise it is a joke of a program.
reservoirDAWG
June 12th, 2009
11:06 am
High Point – Pre game in JAX
Low Point – The post game
Robert
June 12th, 2009
11:11 am
Haha, well said reservoirDAWG.
gatorman770
June 12th, 2009
11:17 am
LOL….that was good reservoirDAWG!
Nachos
June 12th, 2009
11:20 am
The bulldawwwg nation is still bitter about the blackout game. Why arent they bitter about Florida beating the crap out of them every year?
Sanford Drive
June 12th, 2009
11:23 am
UF beat the crap out of last year. Not every year. It’s been within 7 since 2002, save last year.
Georgia Girl Thru-n-Thru
June 12th, 2009
11:25 am
High-When Knowshon leap-frogged over Agnew in the Central Michigan game.
Low-Not making Tebow cry this year.
RAMBLE ON!!!
June 12th, 2009
11:32 am
Equestrian and gymnastics LOL.
How many Schools even bother or care about fielding teams 5?
it’s really sad to be honest. Come on, I’m serious…HOW MANY SCHOOLS HAVE THOSE TEAMS!?!?
WHO ON HERE HAS BEEN TO A FLEABAG HORSE JUMPING MATCH?
What’s next, Dart throwing National Championship?
Volman
June 12th, 2009
11:39 am
Robert, did I make you upset? Don’t even get me started on how Tennessee has had its way with Georgia over the years..
What is even funnier, is that Georgia Tech is on the rise while UGA will be the “next Tennessee”. Mark Richt, although a great guy, is the next Fulmer.
I don’t know why you UGA fans cannot see that. I honestly don’t. Maybe it’s blind loyalty. The UT fans know when a good thing has gone bad. Maybe its your opportunity to see that the UGA program has peeked and will NEVER win a national title.
RAMBLE ON!!!
June 12th, 2009
11:40 am
Do you mutt’s do that stupid Goooo Dawgs sic’em and start barking like a juvenile every time a horse is about jump a hurdle?
…seems like that might scare the horse. Just wondering.
reservoirDAWG
June 12th, 2009
11:40 am
RAMBLE ON, I’ll tell you what is sad. Tech wins 9 and it’s a great season. UGA wins 10 and it’s a disappointment.
Crank Dat Soulja Boy Noshow Moreno
June 12th, 2009
11:40 am
Seeing Matt Stafford get beaten to death by the Alabama defense.
RAMBLE ON!!!
June 12th, 2009
11:43 am
and you know why that is reservoirDAWG?
One game played on Nov. 29th 2008 AND UGAg had more talent on it’s roster than any other team in the country.
Not no more.
UGADawg83
June 12th, 2009
11:50 am
Highlight of the year-the Techie convicted this week for terrorism.
Volman
June 12th, 2009
11:51 am
Herschel Walker: “Who am I?”
Coach D
June 12th, 2009
12:03 pm
Honestly, the 2008-2009 school year was dissapointing for UGA sports in comparison to 2007-2008.
2007-2008
Football:11-2 and finished 2# in the country
Men’s Basketball: Mediocre team but won the SEC Tournament
Baseball: Went to the College World Series
Gynastics: National Champions
2008-2009
Football: finished a mediocre 10-3 after starting season ranked 1#
Basketball: Worst record in the SEC( a WEAK conference) and Felton got canned mid-season
Baseball: Mediocre year after starting seaon ranked 1#
Gynastics: National Champions
The Lessons Learned
1. Preseason rankings mean nothing
2. Complacency is a sin
3. Sometimes coaching changes need to be made for the betterment of the program.
4. For all the hype, UGA is a Good not Great athletic program