Dogs’ most dangerous road game?
Looking at the 2009 schedule, the game against Florida on Oct. 31 naturally looms as the season’s biggest challenge, but that’s not technically a trip to an opponent’s stadium so I’m not sure you count it when you’re trying to figure the Dogs’ toughest road game this year. Even if you do, we’ll put that game on a level of its own, especially considering Georgia’s difficulty winning in Jacksonville.
Loading ...Opening the season Sept. 5 against Oklahoma State in Stillwater is expected by many observers, especially in the national sports media, to be a major undertaking for Mark Richt’s rebuilding team, particularly the defense.
Then there’s the trip to Fayetteville to take on Arkansas the week after the conference opener against South Carolina in Athens. That’s a game that a lot of folks are red-flagging as a possible letdown week for Georgia.
All the Lane Kiffin preseason shenanigans aside, Tennessee is something of an unknown going into this season, especially at quarterback, but playing the Vols in Knoxville is never easy. And Georgia’s last visit there was just plain embarrassing.
The return trip to that state the next week to play Vandy is another potential land mine, no matter what sort of team the Commodores have. The Dogs rarely have been at their best in Nashville in recent years.
And then there’s the visit to Atlanta to see if Willie Martinez’s defense has figured out how to defend Paul Johnson’s triple option.
I still haven’t drunk the Kool-Aid when it comes to Big 12 teams, so while I recognize the Pokes have a high-powered offense that some expect to overpower the Dogs defense, and others question whether Georgia’s offense, minus last year’s star power, can keep up, I don’t believe that’s going to be the season’s biggest road challenge. The trips to Knoxville and Atlanta look more dangerous.
Which road game concerns you the most? Feel free to comment, vote in the poll or do both.
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194 comments Add your comment
Mikey
June 30th, 2009
7:12 am
I don’t care what anyone says about Jax “technically” not being a road game – we have to travel so its a road game and that is the toughest one we face. Period.
Be-little, BeBOLD
June 30th, 2009
7:29 am
The trip to Knoxville will be a real dog fight . . . Smokey bites Uga’s butt!!!
KT
June 30th, 2009
7:33 am
Florida, and Ok state. two potential losses.
Mr. Skynyrd
June 30th, 2009
7:36 am
Four losses, two on the road if you don’t count Florida as a road loss.
Okie State
LSU
Florida
Tech
Extra credit though for playing Ok State on the road to open. That’s impressive win or lose.
Good Dawg
June 30th, 2009
7:37 am
Several years ago, the only one of these games that would bother me would be Tennessee. We would beat the other schools easily. Today, however, they seem much tougher. Why? Is it a matter of parity, or have we regressed a bit ?
MaconKnight
June 30th, 2009
7:38 am
OKLA ST. is going to be the hardest road game… the coaching staff has gone on the road in the SEC before they will the team ready to compete. CMR’S road record speaks for it-self… You really can’t say whats going to happen in knoxville, cause traditionally the dawgs have not played well up there. The bigger question to me is How are the Coaches going to get these kids to buy in and play at a higher level? it’s no secret that the dawgs defense has not played as well as when VanGorder was the DC LOOK AT THE STATS! I just want to see that defensive intensity we played with from 02-04 and dawgs regain that swagger they had if you remember Pollack wasn’t a herald recruit neither were T.Davis, S.Jones came to UGA as a QB. my point in saying this is these guys became stars because of there work ethinic and the system they played in. Are there any Diamonds in Rough on the current roster right now? Who’s going to step up?
Chip
June 30th, 2009
7:43 am
You are right, Mikey. Until we stop playing this game in Jax every year, and as long as the Gators continue to field outstanding teams, this will be the tough game. Any other game could be a letdown game or a failure to prepare game, but tough road trip: Florida, until something changes.
big Willie
June 30th, 2009
7:47 am
UGA always plays well on the road. I see 4 and 0 for my dawgs
gtsux
June 30th, 2009
7:48 am
Gt is still IRRELEVANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dawgtired
June 30th, 2009
7:51 am
Is Martinez still the DC? CMR is the best defender UGA has, ask CWM. The only players stepping up is the OL, Coach Searls is the best coach at focusing his players on job at hand, look forward to seeing the OL play, I’ll get a coke and cross my fingers when the defense comes on the field. A thought: they critized Goff for bringing in good recruits to play but they were not coached. Is that still true today?
UGA89
June 30th, 2009
8:02 am
No way in hades does UGA gets out of BDS with a W. But perhaps UGA’s defense can hold GT under 409 yards rushing this time …maybe.
GTReality
June 30th, 2009
8:05 am
I voted Ok St, but actually GT would be the most dangerous. They just had some nasty shootings there, didn’t they?
coachdawg 2000
June 30th, 2009
8:07 am
I said it before but i’ll say it again. BVG was an outstanding coach but he also had Pollack,thomas davis, greg blue, etc. to work with(fyi they were all recruited by willie).He also had the benfit of a QB who took care of the ball so that his safeties didn’t start drives with their heels in their own endzone.(I’m sure some of y’all will blast me) So yeah, we soiled ourselves on D last year and our guys seemed to play poorly once it got late in the game (attrition through injury). But I am almost 100% certain that martinez coached Rashad Jones on his keys against Tech. He cannot be blamed because Curran and Jones took the improper pursuit angles and ran themselves out of plays becAUse of a complete lack of PERSONAL discipline. CJ Byrd just didn’t seem to have the physicality to pay safety in the SEC. So sometimes IT IS THE EXECUTION OF THE PLAN NOT THE PLAN ITSELF!!! And also sometimes you have tip your cap and say today was yours.
Just so you know...
June 30th, 2009
8:09 am
…Through the first three weeks, Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson has been happy with the work his team has put in. “We’ve done a lot of different stuff,” the Cowboy senior said. “We’ve done stuff with the offensive linemen. We’ve done stuff with just the receivers and defensive backs, and we’ve done 7-on-7. “We just want to keep guys fine-tuned, so they haven’t forgotten the playbook by August.” Strength coach Rob Glass and his staff are the only coaches allowed to oversee summer workouts, so Robinson becomes somewhat of an on-field coach this time of year
Sanjaya and Rosie O'Donell Love Georgia Tech
June 30th, 2009
8:15 am
OK State, but I think our boys will pull through.
wbk
June 30th, 2009
8:19 am
Willie Martinez will once again prove that he is out of his class. He needs to be coaching high school or maybe a lower classed college. Willei will lose it again. There is no hope.
dawgfanatic24-7
June 30th, 2009
8:20 am
Okie State game will be the toughest. Not because they are better than UT or Vandy but because its the first game of the season.
JimC
June 30th, 2009
8:23 am
UGA loses three on the road, including the big one at GT. Count on it.
Of course, by the time of the Tech game, several UGA starters will be in jail or on probation and won’t be in the game.
UGAy fratboy
June 30th, 2009
8:25 am
Most Dangerus Roadkill uhhh prolly a dead deer cuz ther so big a dadgum truck can run over u while you tryin to git it scraped up to put in th cookin pot. Them possums is mitey tasty tho
coachdawg 2000
June 30th, 2009
8:27 am
I think stillwater is going to be our toughest trip only because it is the first game and if they go out there and lay an egg it could cause all kinds of issues (martinez fired, change qb’s,bobo can’t call a good game) I think that if that game is game 3 or 4 it is not as dangerous but because we would have time to get offense settled, and our defense somewhat established but because it is game 1 execution in every phase of the game is in question (i believe this is why we struggle so mightily with the chickens year after year). I really believe every game that we play other than tenn.tech is a potential landmine. i don’t like all of the Joe Cox is this year’s Shockley. Shockley played in virtually every game the 3 years he was behind Greene. Cox hasn’t really been in a game that was in doubt in 3 years. (Ole Miss 2006).I would have to say he is still a mystery as far as can he be THE MAN.I think that if we go out to okie and throw a whoopin’ on the cowboys then we will be allright the rest of the year (not undefeated national champs, but allright). But if we lose then people may start want murray. Remember Joe T. was a loyal 5th year guy who “knew the offense, had a great summer/spring” The fact is we don’t know what we’ve got until we get after it for real against somebody else. As far the o-line is all of the love just due to returning experienced players? I ask this because sometimes guys don’t gel and they didn’t ALL go through spring together so I worry about cohesion amongst the starters. But tech will be tough, at petrino will be tough(unless he leaves before we get there), tennyshoes is always tough, and Jax could be Goff-esque if the early part of the year goes sour. I sometimes question the mental toughness of our guys.
Cuz
June 30th, 2009
8:36 am
That would be the Institute. None of us wants to go through another year of Saint Simons comments.
89EAGLE
June 30th, 2009
8:38 am
The OK State game will set the tone for Ga’s year. OK State is loaded coming into the year. Fl is a basically a given loss if they are healthy. Since i don’t have a dog in this fight, I’ll tell you Ga fans that Tech will be better this year. I wouldn’t count that as a automatic win. PJ maybe the one of the top coaches in college football.
uga_dawg_92
June 30th, 2009
8:48 am
GT is more dangerous but by then, we’ll know what we have, it’s the unknown that’s scary….OK State, out of the gate, is pretty scary because we just don’t know enough about this team…..but, we gotta have a little faith our Dawgs and Coach! If we get out of Stillwater with a “W”, we could be undefeated going back to Jax. Smokey is year away and I’ve got a feeling things will not be as rosy in Baton Rouge as folks think – Miles will feel some heat this year. Arkansas is probably the “trap” game if we have one early on.
Maddog
June 30th, 2009
8:54 am
Arkansas.
Saint Simons
June 30th, 2009
9:01 am
45-42!!!!!!!!!!hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
J Smurf
June 30th, 2009
9:11 am
JimC, you can’t really think that Georgia/Mark Richt will lose 3 games on the road in 1 season. Under Mark Richt, Georgia has lost 4 – that’s right – 4 games in an opponent’s home stadium. This does not include the “nuetral” sited GA/FLA game, or Bowl games. And, he’s never lost more than 1 on the road in the same year…Again, excluding Jacksonville. This is pretty amazing.
coachdawg 2000
June 30th, 2009
9:12 am
I think a slightly wounded grizzly would be make for very dangeorus road game.
mobetta
June 30th, 2009
9:13 am
The UF game, year in and out. TN worries me a lot more that OK state and Arkansas. Tech game; count it as another road win for Richt.
Ringleader
June 30th, 2009
9:14 am
You still have not addressed the fact that Georgia is only receiving 5,000 tickets to the Oklahoma State game at the price of $100 each. How does AD Evans explain that deal. There will be dificulty in obtaining in excess of 20,000 like we had at Arizona State. Lots of refunds going out.
Sanjaya and Rosie O'Donell Love Georgia Tech
June 30th, 2009
9:15 am
Saint Simons: You are a moron. You post 45-42!!!!!!!!!hahahahahahahha over and over. Do you know anything about football? Tech had one lucky year. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while.
You are a pimple popping retainer wearing nerd! Please tell your sister to bring over my clothes I left on her floor.
Sanford Drive
June 30th, 2009
9:18 am
Last time I checked, we do better on the road than at home.
Minnesota Dawg
June 30th, 2009
9:21 am
I’ve always remembered the Vanderbilt game being a close call. Usually they were looking ahead to Florida! I went back in the 80’s to Nashville to see them play and Vandy had them 21-7 before Georgia eventually won by 30 pts. The other ones they are always up for, but Vandy is always one to look out for!
Otto
June 30th, 2009
9:22 am
Doesn’t Smokey hide his head in a brown paper bag after everything Kiffen has said?
Okie St. is a trap game and UGA can not come out of the gates trying to find the starting rotation. TN does not bother me. Arkansas is tough game given our schedule and their schedule. Ark. has a preseason warm up game, a week off and then UGA.
Cuz
June 30th, 2009
9:23 am
The road game that concerns me the most is playing Ultimate frisbee on the Atlantal highway.
Cuz
June 30th, 2009
9:25 am
Smokey does not hide his head but puts on one of those lampshade collars so he can’t bite himself to death. One of those would look good on Lane. Maybe he would not say something that will come back to bite him later.
scoreboard
June 30th, 2009
9:26 am
The toughest road game will be The Annual Road Game – you know, the one in Jacksonville. The others are ranked in this order:
2. Tech
3. Okie State
4. Arkansas
5. Tennessee
6. Vandy
BankerDawg
June 30th, 2009
9:27 am
Agree with the previous posts regarding Okie St. The timing of the game is what is problematic.
First game, in Stillwater, 3:30 ABC, Gameday, that offense, etc.
The Pokes will be playing with a TON to prove to the rest of the country. No matter how prolific they are, they are always considered to be lagging behind the Sooners and the Longhorns, however, if they beat a perrennial SEC power in UGA right out of the box, they set themselves up beautifully going forward.
I just don’t know how Cox will respond in this atmosphere, and that worries me….
If we were to go to Stillwater in October/November, I think I would feel a lot better about this one.
Otto
June 30th, 2009
9:27 am
Sanford Drive you have a point. I don’t worry if the game is on the road or not. Actually I am rather glad to see Okie St. on the road.
The toughest games on UGA’s schedule Okie St. as it is the opener and they return most of the offense, UF, and Auburn.
Auburn? you say. The series is ripe for them to pull off an upset, upsets are usually won by the visiting team, Auburn has a solid coach staffing that will have their new system implemented by November. The game looks alot like UGA ‘06 as they will struggle during the season with mistakes and will be an error free game away from a solid team.
Otto
June 30th, 2009
9:34 am
Banker Cox does not bother me as much as UGA’s defense and not becuase of CWM. UGA is getting players back that did not play last season and it will be the first game for some guys in the secondary. UGA has several rusty wheels to grease or replace. They will be facing an explosive returning offense on their field that has alot to prove. Cox and a big OL must take control of the game and slow the pace. 5+ min Green style scoring drives are needed to keep the defense fresh and allow some time for the coaches to correct any problems. IMO Okie Lite finishes 3rd in the Big 12 south behind Oklahoma and Texas.
The Truth
June 30th, 2009
9:38 am
You can bet the house that the Dawgs WILL NOT lose to Tech this year! That game date is already posted on the Dawgs locker room wall and in the weight room….its going to be a good old fashion beat down! Tech is way over rated and will lose 5 games this year…bet on it! Eight wins out of the last nine games sounds real nice. And who gives a sh_t about St Simons comments…Let the big Dawg eat!
JB
June 30th, 2009
9:50 am
Dawgs have the Athletes to win every game……Lot’s of intangibles in Athens will determine our record. Coaching, heart and desire, injuries,special team play, dynamics of how a game unfolds( like behind 31 points at half) other teams injuries, weather,leadership ,new players emerging into stars……….Go Dawgs
Dawg 1
June 30th, 2009
9:51 am
Florida is a road game – we travel – they don’t. Simple as that. They will likely win, simply because they appear to have the better football team.
Arkansas is the next concern. They start with MSU and then have the next week off, giving them two weeks to learn from the first came, recover and prepare.
They beat Oklahoma State – and they’ll go in an under dog.
They beat Tech – regardless of the line – and they beat them pretty badly. Do not be surprised if Tech takes a step back this year – lost some key players on defense.
Blindog
June 30th, 2009
9:51 am
BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TOUGH SCHEDULE BE DAMNED THE DAWGS WILL BE READY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RAMBLE ON!!!
June 30th, 2009
9:53 am
LMAO!!!
Anybody named “Sanjaya and Rosie O’Donell Love Georgia Tech” calling someone else a moron is the pot calling the kettle.
“You are a pimple popping retainer wearing nerd! Please tell your sister to bring over my clothes I left on her floor”
What a douche bag, you fleabags have to agreee with me on that one.
JB
June 30th, 2009
9:54 am
speaking of secondary, if we don’t get to the Okie St. QB ALL DAY it will be a long day. WE have got to over power their line and make him throw before he’s ready ( like Hawaii). We will score a lot on them, but so will they if aloud to sit back and look the receivers over and throw.
89EAGLE
June 30th, 2009
9:58 am
Truth I would be careful with my $$$. I guess you think that everyone will have GT figured out. There are only about 26 years of tape to look at and no one has got his number yet. If they don’t turn the ball over they will be hard to beat wek end and week out. There might be some takers on that bet even some dawg fans.
RAMBLE ON!!!
June 30th, 2009
9:58 am
Sanjaya and Rosie O’Donell Love Georgia Tech… Hey big tough guy, I bet you would just mop the floor with me if I wasn’t so scared to come out behind this computer, wouldn’t you?
Rosie said since you are going to refer to her, would you please spell her name right, tough guy.
GT's Nuts
June 30th, 2009
10:00 am
As a Tech fan, I love the fact that the Jackets are getting no respect from you Dawg fans. Our overrated squad with the high school offense will be anxiously awaiting you in Atlanta.
RAMBLE ON!!!
June 30th, 2009
10:01 am
The road game that concerns me the most is playing Ultimate frisbee on the Atlanta highway.
…good one Cuz.
Watch out for Vandy, can’t take them for granted anymore.
GT's Nuts
June 30th, 2009
10:02 am
That is, if you don’t get shot, mugged or raped on the way to the stadium.(just wanted to pre-empt the inevitable comeback from you Mutts)
Smashmouth
June 30th, 2009
10:02 am
1. Arkansas
2. Ok State
coachdawg 2000
June 30th, 2009
10:03 am
JB,
They have preseason all-american(lindy’s) tackle.So the likelihood of over powering them on the outside is pretty slim. We need to overpower their flag football level of defense with a strong running game and controlled passing. If we sputter offensivley we are in line for an embarrassing beatdown for ages.Don’t forget coaching. Their coach is a Man,He’s 40!
Tech sucks
June 30th, 2009
10:12 am
UGA is going to destroy Ok State just like they did before and just like they did with Boise State when everyone was predicting them to lose.
Thugville, I mean Tech
June 30th, 2009
10:13 am
The most dangerous road game will be over in the Hood on North Ave. Let’s just pray that game is not at night, no telling how many shootings and stabbings there will be over there on the Flats.
Sanjaya and Rosie O'Donell Love Georgia Tech
June 30th, 2009
10:15 am
Ramble On: Easy roid rage. I am just glad I got under your skin.
2 blogs to come back at me. Thats weak.
coachdawg 2000
June 30th, 2009
10:15 am
Those were at home with established qb’s,rb’s, and sec championship caliber defenses. We won the sec in 2005 (boise state), #2 in america in 2007(Okie pokes).
Helluva Engineer
June 30th, 2009
10:15 am
Which game will be the Black Out this year at Sanford and Son Stadium???
Natureboy809
June 30th, 2009
10:15 am
Guys, the most dangerous game (not counting Florida of course) will be the one in Knoxville. Tennessee will be better than people think, but that is not the reason. The reason is the timing:
-Okie State is the opener; Dogs will be ready after preparing for weeks
-Arkansas will be tough, especially coming off of South Carolina, but they may be a year away from being a contender. Still a very loseable game for UGA, though
-Georgia Tech is normally tough, but no additional motivation will be needed
-UGA should handle Vandy
The problem with Tennessee is that we go to their place right after facing LSU. Last year we got a big win against LSU, and I think we all remember how well we played in Jax the next week
Ramble On is G@y
June 30th, 2009
10:20 am
On, and has pen!s envy of UGA! Like all Techmites, they aare SO JEALOUS OF UGA that it just gushes out of them all of the time! Go and take a look and see how many UGA fans post on their boards. I guarantee not as many as there are always on here.
Oh well, when you live in your mom’s basement and play Dungeons and Dragons all day I guess you have a little time to waste by posting on the UGA board.
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Helluva Engineer
June 30th, 2009
10:20 am
Mutts are lucky they dont play Bama this year.
coachdawg 2000
June 30th, 2009
10:22 am
NB809
“Okie State is the opener; Dogs will be ready after preparing for weeks”
My concern is that ehy haven’t been preparing for this game. I was a little concerned because we have signs mentioning the gators and geeks. Those games way down the road and i’ve seen this before. west virginia was stoked to pay and we were to busy talking about all of the what-ifs as associated with Shockley’s untimely injury before the coacktail party.
RAMBLE ON!!!
June 30th, 2009
10:22 am
Natureboy809, you must be Buddy Landell, because Ric Flair is a Yellow Jacket, FACT.
Helluva loser
June 30th, 2009
10:22 am
And Tech is lucky they don’t play in a real conference!
Monty8
June 30th, 2009
10:24 am
I say we’re 2-0 heading into ARK…could be tough. ARK could surprise some teams with Mallet and Michael Smith.
nola dawg fan
June 30th, 2009
10:26 am
toughest – OK ST. They are a top 10 team for a reason, even if it is the Big 12. And I agree w/ the comments on Joe… who really knows how he will react. It’s not spring ball or 7 on 7 come Sept.
most important – Tech.
for the actual dawg fans on here… just remember that the only reason losers like Ramble On and St. Simons get on this board is their massive inferiority complex they have w/ UGA. They would never admit it, but they would LOVE to have the program we do. 6 of 8 years in the Top 10. 2 Conf titles and 3 BCS games in the past 7 years. They have NONE of that… plain and simple, sports are unpredictable, they did win a game last year in a big upset, but they really are not on the same plane as us. And deep down all Tech nerds know that.
RAMBLE ON!!!
June 30th, 2009
10:27 am
Ramble On is G@y, nice name change Sanjay.
U so Clever, Me so unworthy!!!
chipperdawg
June 30th, 2009
10:27 am
The UT game is gonna be tough. Their o-line and running game will be stout and the defense will be typical SEC caliber. Plus the 100,000 drunk hillbillies and that stupid song blaring at every chance. The Okie St. game worries me alittle, but, it seems like every year there’s an offensive powerhouse from another conference thats gonna teach UGA how to play football (remember Boise St. or even Arizona St. last year?) only to discover playing an SEC defense is alittle tougher than the WAC or PAC-10 or even the Big-12.
The Real Nature Boy
June 30th, 2009
10:27 am
Its obvious that Natureboy809 is an imposter- because we ALL know who is holding the state title “strap.” Thats right, stylin’, profilin’, space mountain baby!! Come and try to take the strap Dawgs. Its around my waist in Atlanta.
RAMBLE ON!!!
June 30th, 2009
10:27 am
WAHHHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Real Nature Boy
June 30th, 2009
10:29 am
How can I have an inferiority complex when I’m holding the strap? You bunch of clowns..
RAMBLE ON!!!
June 30th, 2009
10:30 am
nola dawg fan, deep down we all know that 45-42 ain’t changing soon.
WAAAHHHHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
shannon1776
June 30th, 2009
10:30 am
OK, another blog on how tough our schedule is? We KNOW that. how many times can you blog about our tough schedule. I’ll sum up your blog for you: we have a tough schedule. There. Can we get off it and go to something else? We are the Dawgs, man. just win the games.
Sally Jesse Raphael
June 30th, 2009
10:32 am
Bill, please return my glasses at your earliest convenience.
Whopper Dawg
June 30th, 2009
10:33 am
I think we beat Okie St and Ark. Tenn worries me a lot, they are going to run on emotion this year, and if they get off quickly at home watch out, because with their schedule early they are going to be hungry for wins when we hit town.
I am worried about Tech strictly and solely because of Willie M., if we had a DCoordinator that has at least respectable, I wouldn’t be.
RAMBLE ON!!!
June 30th, 2009
10:33 am
What an embarrassment (if you had any self-respect) to go 6-6 vs. such a sorry conference.
It’s the best thing going.
Ramble On is G@y
June 30th, 2009
10:34 am
No, this is not Sanjay, or whoever that is…but as Nola Dawg stated, YOU and EVERY OTHER TECHIE HAVE A INFERIORITY COMPLEX ABOUT UGA!
Your program will NEVER reach the heights of Georgia’s.
Gravy Train
June 30th, 2009
10:37 am
I still can’t understand what you Martinez bashers are talking about. The defensive formations and schemes are exactly the same as when Van Gorder was here, a variation 4-3. Willie has experimented with a nickel package and three down linemen sets to attempt compensation for depth issues. A team is only as good as it practices, and in recent seasons there have been far too many green jerseys for the D to have meaningful contact. Miami was indeed interested in Coach Martinez. The only difference between Van Gorder and Martinez is the greater number of pro level players that Van Gorder had the luxury of taking credit for. He didn’t do so well down in Statesboro without them neither.
Huh?
June 30th, 2009
10:40 am
Okie State is an overrated poser. There, I said it. They’ve got a few big names on offense and that’s all it takes for the ESPN types to get the hype machine up and running (Yes, kind of like us last year). Someone posted once how many points they gave up at the end of last season. It was almost as embarrassing as how many points our defense gave up at the end of last season. The only difference is that I believe our defense has the talent and coaching to turn that around. Okie State does not. They are an overrated poser that we will dispatch of with surprising ease. Mark it down.
With that said, the two toughest road games are Tennessee and the Techies. The Tennessee game comes only one week after what will surely be a slugfest with LSU. If we go 1-1 in that stretch I would be happy. The Techies have an off week before they play us. Even if they are the overrated posers that I know they are, that will still be a tough game. It always is. Somehow their genius level IQ choir boys always find a way to make it interesting against our illiterate thug criminals, despite our clear unfair advantage due to rampant cheating. Tech football stands for everything that is righteous, pure, and holy in the world no doubt.
Good day.
coachdawg 2000
June 30th, 2009
10:42 am
Ramble on,
Ric Flair said “Woooooooooooo! not wahoooo! That is the mantra of UVA-the team that spanks yall year in and year out no mtter who the coach is, even the beloved genius coach pajamas.
Sanjaya and Rosie O'Donell Love Georgia Tech
June 30th, 2009
10:44 am
Ramble On:
UGA vs. GT
59-39-5
Also,
The ACC sucks!
Natureboy809
June 30th, 2009
10:52 am
Gravy train, I think there is a big difference between BVG and WM. I am not saying “Fire Willie” but to say he is the same as BVG is obviously flawed, especially with what he has done with the Falcon’s defense. Same philosophies? Probably so. But that is where it stops. WM does not have the same fire on the sideline. Also, BVG always seemed to blitz at just the right time.
But IMO, the biggest difference, which you alluded to, is the talent on the field. WM doesn’t seem to have the knack for finding the diamond in the rough like BVG did. He doesn’t go watch a HS BASKETBALL game and offer a 2 star recruit like Thomas Davis a scholarship. He doesn’t covet a 3 star LB from a small town like Odell Thurman. He gets 5 star Tarzans who play like Janes like Reshad Jones. He also lets them act out much more than they should. Some of those penalties that happened last year? In the past, guys would have been afraid to come to the sideline and face BVG after getting a stupid frustration penalty like Jarius Wynn against UF or Reshad Jones against Auburn.
Lazy Dawg
June 30th, 2009
10:58 am
I just hope they don’t move the Tech game to a Thursday night,because I would love for the whole country to see the tail spanking.Tech sux!!!
yellow fuzz
June 30th, 2009
10:58 am
“Dogs’ most dangerous road game?”
GEORGIA TECH
Lose again and the dawg nation will REALLY start falling apart.
RxDawg
June 30th, 2009
10:59 am
Arkansas scares the beejbus out of me.
W/E
June 30th, 2009
11:00 am
Ok St. will be tough but as long as UGA controls the clock i dont see them losing that one. Arkansas will be interesting, but UGA should pull it out. Tenn could be interesting because as many have said, it’s coming after what will surely be a dog-fight with LSU and UT’s defense will be good, the question is will UT be able to score efficiently enough to pull it out. Fla is a 90% chance of being a loss.
BurningRedBleedingBlack
June 30th, 2009
11:00 am
OK State is going to be the test. This will determine the whole season.
murfdawg
June 30th, 2009
11:03 am
OKST will be the toughest because they are the best team we will face on the road. Jax is a neutral site, the tix are split 50-50. Unfortunately, the level of play has not been 50- 50. The Tech game will be tough because the players do not care about Tech. after playing Florida and Auburn and the rest of the SEC, the GT game is a nuisance for the players. Kind of like flying insects are a nuisance.
DR
June 30th, 2009
11:07 am
Hats off to Georgia for playing the toughest schedule in the SEC.
RAMBLE ON!!!
June 30th, 2009
11:17 am
Thanks for the correction there coachdawg.
Woooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The UVA monkey will be off our back this year.
Sanjay, I’m going to do you a favor, which I don’t typically like to do for fleabags, but I’m really embarrassed for you.
I don’t even think the fleabags on here with GED’s think your name is funny or clever. I was glad to see you drop that stupid Momma and sandwich thing though. That was really baaaaaad.
Just do something simple, like Nadlicker or Bossdawg (may as well lie… who knows).
You can thank me later when you get a degree in something.
Damn Good Dawg
June 30th, 2009
11:21 am
November 24, 2009
GT's Nuts
June 30th, 2009
11:26 am
Murfdawg- you suck on the radio as much as you suck on these blogs. I love that we are just a nuisance on your schedule. Typical UGA arrogance and overblown ego. Oklahoma State will wear you guys out first and most of the high school dropouts in the state will be off the bandwagon by the time you reach Atlanta.
Good Dawg
June 30th, 2009
11:26 am
Sanjay, I’m a dawg, but if you’re older than 14, I sure wouldn’t admit it.
Mr Analysis
June 30th, 2009
11:27 am
dawgs go 8-4 in ‘09 –losses to @OSU, LSU, vs UF and @GT. Outback Bowl 2010
DIAMOND DAWG
June 30th, 2009
11:28 am
MAYBE ONE DAY TECH WILL PLAY A SCHEDULE LIKE WE DO YEAR AFTER YEAR. RECRUITS KNOW IT TOO. COME TO ATHENS AND PLAY ON PRIME TIME AGAINST BEST TEAMS AROUND COUNTRY. LET THE BIG DAWG EAT!!! GO DAWGS!!
Jake
June 30th, 2009
11:29 am
Same old story when these teams from big conferences come play the SEC. The SEC has more speed. If the Dawgs can pressure the QB then they should do ok vs OK St. Anyone remember the QB from Boise St that was to be a Heisman Hopeful, or the Hawaii game with their Heisman Hopeful. Maybe history repeats itself
gbal
June 30th, 2009
11:32 am
OSU is the toughest, because it is the FIRST.
Win and we can build confidence and “MO” going into the rest of the season. Loose it and we have confidence questions still looming for the rest of the season. AND all of the road games on this schedule are tough
Any D-1 team could loose any 1-2 of these. Got to keep it up, but the FIRST is the toughest and all UGA should be thinking about. Have a great plan and focus… good showing and this could be a very interesting season.
and UGA/FLA is a road game…for both teams… It only seems like more of a road for one when the other dominates a few seasons.
Scooter
June 30th, 2009
11:33 am
One aspect on the Okie State game to consider…. you guys don’t think that Okie State will be under ALOT of pressure on this game. They lose this game and their season is practically finished because they got Texas and Oklahoma, etc. It is not like we are the only ones with alot to lose (or win) on this game. They will enter this game as a decided favorite and really this is a nightmare scenario for them. Play a talented Georgia team, albeit with some question marks, at home as a favorite with their own guys believing that Georgia is down without Stafford and Knowshon… I like how the psychology of this particular game sets up for Georgia. Okla State will have ample self doubt as well as having looked at their top 10 ranking… Ga will slow the game down and win by a touchdown.
Drew-G-A
June 30th, 2009
11:38 am
I think Nashville or Knoxville is going to be the toughest. Surprisingly, I think Vandy will be the one that comes down to the wire more sos than any other road game we play.
That being said, Jaxsonville is obviously the hardest non-Sanford Stadium game we will play.
Winder Dog Fan
June 30th, 2009
11:38 am
we should have another black out for 09′. last year was a fluke. come on coach richt!
gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo dawgs!! Sic em! Hoo Hoo!