Dogs don’t need to move any games to Atlanta
(Redelephants.com)
As expected, Georgia turned down the Atlanta Sports Council’s proposal to move the Georgia-Georgia Tech football game to the Georgia Dome at the beginning of the 2011 season. Like I’d said in my last post on the subject, there simply wasn’t anything in it for Georgia since the deal would have required shifting Tech’s next home game in the series to 2012, meaning playing the game in Atlanta two years in a row.
I think Georgia eventually will do one of those Kickoff Classic games in the Dome, but not against the Jackets. Since the game matches an SEC team against an ACC foe, I think Miami (Mark Richt’s alma mater) or Clemson (a longtime UGA rival) would be excellent choices for the Dogs to play. But it’s got to be a year when Tech is the only other BCS nonconference opponent. No more seasons with three of those, please!
Meanwhile, my esteemed colleague Mark Bradley (sounds like I’m making a speech on the floor of the Senate) floated the idea of Tech and Georgia moving their annual basketball game back to Atlanta in Philips Arena. He misses the old Cremins-Durham games at the Omni.
No offense to Mark intended, but that’s a terrible idea!
What reinvigorated the Georgia-Georgia Tech basketball series was moving it back to the home arenas. I do wish the schools still played twice a year, once in each gym, but I guess that’s too much to ask for in this era.
Sure, Philips seats nearly 19,000 for basketball, so assuming the game pulled a larger crowd than in its campus sellouts, it’d generate a much bigger gate than at Georgia’s Stegeman Coliseum (10,523 capacity) or Tech’s Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191).
But I don’t think either school is hurting for dollars that badly, and the loss of student presence (especially for Georgia) would make for a much less exciting atmosphere. If you’ve ever seen the Dogs and Jackets play at either of their home arenas, you know it gets pretty intense. It wasn’t the same at the Omni and that would still be the case at Philips.
The only way I’d see Georgia agreeing to playing in Philips would be if Tech wanted to move the game there from Alexander in a year when it’s the home team. And as I recall, it was their inclination not to do that which led to the game returning to the campuses in the first place.
You want to see Georgia and Tech compete in a neutral, noncampus venue in Atlanta? Go to the annual rubber game in their three-game baseball series held at Turner Field each spring.
PLAYER’S ARREST NO BIG DEAL
Georgia fans never like to see the words “arrest” and “Bulldog” together, but the report in the Athens Banner-Herald that backup cornerback Vance Cuff was arrested on a traffic charge Tuesday by UGA police in Athens wouldn’t even rate a mention in any paper or on any Web site if he weren’t a college athlete.
Vance was booked and released on misdemeanor charges of having a suspended license and emerging from an alley, the ABH says. It’s believed to be the first arrest of a Georgia football player in 2009.
I don’t know about you, but I sleep better at night knowing that the UGA cops are on top of that emerging-from-an-alley problem.
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secondguesser
October 14th, 2009
10:06 am
Hey Bill, I noticed your juvenile like disdain for the relationship between Urban and Timmy in your last blog. Well since the game will be on Halloween then I suppose “creepy” will be a good word to describe the “smack” on the lips those gators are gonna give your pups in a couple of weeks! Enjoy the 5-7 season!
Saint Simons
October 14th, 2009
10:14 am
45 – 19 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahaha
Saint Simons
October 14th, 2009
10:15 am
Have a good time at the Carpets of Dalton bowl !!!! hahahahahahahahahahaha
If the arrest...
October 14th, 2009
10:26 am
…”wouldn’t even rate a mention in any paper or on any Web site if he weren’t a college athlete” then why are YOU mentioning it? Don’t tell me you have turned into Chip Towers who absolutely loved to print all things bad about UGA athletes – shame on you!
Dawgaholic
October 14th, 2009
10:26 am
There is nothing in it for UGA to play in the dome with tech….so good choice mr. Damon Evans!! On another topic, I see so many crazy tech fans on these blogs ,,you guys need to chill, your gonna feel like a total moron if uga beats you this year down at southwest dekalb stadium, i mean bobby dud
superDawg
October 14th, 2009
10:32 am
It is vacation week for you nerds.VT is going to shread your hivasses.
BobbyGodd
October 14th, 2009
10:35 am
No…It was UGA that moved the series out of the neutral site not Tech. Second…Amazed at how pathetic and scared many UGA fans are at having actually played a decent schedule two years running. Of course Richt had ten wins playing a bunch of patsies. Play three losers and Tech (average BCS team) guaranteed UGA four wins per year to go with the wins against South Carolina, Vandy, and Kentucky (way below average BCS teams) and suddenly UGA had a for sure 7 win season. Throw in a Mississippi or Mississippi State team and there is win number 8. Only need to win two of four games against teams similar in talent to get the ten wins. What a joke of a program to be backing off playing sub-talented teams like ASU and OSU all because you are afraid they might just win with much less talent!!!
I guess I will always laugh from this point on whenever I hear that UGA is a good team! Who with any talent couldn’t win 10 wins with that schedule.
San Francisco Dawg
October 14th, 2009
10:40 am
Good decision by the Dawgs not to play in Atlanta in the dome..Tech wants to because Bobby Dodd stadium is one of the worse stadiums in the country…I have said it many times on this blog: If you want to get respect as a top notch football program at least have good facilities..the toilets overflow at Tech’s stadium, the food is horrible, the seats uncomfortable, etc..Do you actually think that recruits get to see this?
Billy Boy
October 14th, 2009
10:47 am
Billy Boy you are wrong about the basketball. The head mutt got tired of losing in the Omni every year and wanted to move the game to Athens every other year.
Rob
October 14th, 2009
10:48 am
Leave it to Mr. King to speak poorly about Athens police officers, as if they’re out to get those innocent football players.
superDawg
October 14th, 2009
10:48 am
Tek did not want to play in front of 70.000 DAWG fans.
James Hamilton
October 14th, 2009
10:50 am
What in the world is emerging from an alley? If he got in the alley he has to emerge from it.
southsideDAWG
October 14th, 2009
10:56 am
BobbyGodd look at Techs schedule talk about weak. U guys have never won a BCS Bowl.
Bill about UGA and Tech in basketball the game should be played on a weekend. They always play on a Tuesday or Wendsday night. Hard to sellout a game in Athens during the week.
knoxdawg
October 14th, 2009
11:03 am
Tech/UGA needs to stay at years end on school campus. Not hard to figure that out. Once Dawgs get back on track, and they will, then Tech/GA rivalry will garner national attention now that Tech is winning. Best thing that could happen for State of Georgia is for both teams to be having great seasons when they play each other. National TV, media exposure, etc. Add to that a barn burner of a game and we all reap benefits.
SuperSize those Fries Mutt
October 14th, 2009
11:08 am
What was he doing in an alley, making 20 bucks from jeffie, imho? The NCAA needs to look at this, jocks making extra money in alley’s is just plain wrong. They are taking the “bread” out of some working girls mouth….
Gordon
October 14th, 2009
11:11 am
The reason Tech was interested in the Dome game and then going to Bobby Dodd in 2012 is that it would move UGA to the other year’s rotation. Right now, Tech’s 3 most attractive opponents are UGA, Virginia Tech, and Clemson. We play them all at home in the same year, and it would have been nice to move one of them to the opposite year.
Concerning basketball, I don’t know why Tech and UGA couldn’t play twice a year. They could play once on the Friday night before the football game in the city where that game was being played, and in the other city just before conference play started. They are only 70 miles apart, and each could drop one of their cupcake games. Why not?
dg
October 14th, 2009
11:13 am
Just a thought. Do all the complainers of Coach Richt hold themselves to the high standard of excellence that they require of him and his coaches? He is a breath of fresh air in a sport filled with polluted voices.
ARdawg
October 14th, 2009
11:13 am
James Hamilton
My thoughts exactly. Why would be “emerging from an alley” be a crime? Is entering an alley with a suspended DL a crime too? How about staying in an alley with a suspended DL?
The ABH seems to be a little zealous on the investigative reporting
ARdawg
October 14th, 2009
11:16 am
dg
Richt coached himself into this eventuality. Let him coach himself out of it
Saint Simons
October 14th, 2009
11:22 am
Tech kicked UGA’S butt with 90,000 last yr in Athens. 45 – 42 hahahahahahahahahahahaha
blazerdawg
October 14th, 2009
11:26 am
BK – right on about the football game and schedule. Evans was polite to considerate the game, but there was no benefit to UGA at all. I disagree on the basketball though, some of those Omni games were intense, and it was cool to see the Omni split red/yellow right down the middle. Love the Turner Field baseball game….that has to be one of the better regular season baseball games all year…hope for an even bigger crowd next spring.
UGA chose poorly
October 14th, 2009
11:32 am
The problem with the gimmick offense that Tech runs, is that their opponents never see it and can only practice for it a few days during the week of preparation headed into that game.
We all saw what LSU did when they were allowed ample time to prepare.
Am I ever worried that UGA is going to lose to Tech? Not really. But, the score differential would’ve been extra ugly with a whole summer to prepare for the ’70s style offense.
dap01
October 14th, 2009
11:39 am
UGA needs to focus on solid football. UGA does not need to move games, they do not need to play on Thursdays, they do not need to give tickets away in order to half way fill up a stadium. Other schools may need gimicks in order to have a half full stadium.
UGA should straighten out the pathetic coaching situation (coordinators) and not worry about gimmicks.
macrotech
October 14th, 2009
11:42 am
superDawg! Thanks for the prediction…you’ve been wrong all season and i can, now, relax at your thoughts! It’s good to see you’re back after a two week respite!
Anything between Tech and uga should remain a home and home!!! As for the young man getting arrested…sounded insignificant when I read about and, frankly, had forgotten about it. WHY would you bring it back up?
Off subject, I STILL do not believe that the uga football team is as bad as their record…something will ‘click’ and i have a feeling that things will turn around, quickly! Good luck in that regard!
Recruiting 101
October 14th, 2009
11:42 am
What talented QB in his RIGHT MIND is going to want to sign with Tech in the near future?? What telented WR in his RIGHT MIND will want to sign with Tech in the near future??
Tech is lucky to have the players it does now which were recruited before Paul Johnson stole Parkview High School’s playbook. As soon as these guys are gone, Tech will be right back to its roots. PITIFUL.
In the future, no RB that wishes to play beyond the collegiate level will want to play at Tech either. Dwyer will lose positions in the draft, and big money, strictly because NFL teams have NO CLUE how he would do in a pro-style offense.
Enjoy this little burst of wins right now Techies, because once this class is gone, you will be the program screaming to get Paul Johnson and his Pop Warner Offense out of Atlanta. UGA will always be THE team in Georgia.
SuperSize those Fries Mutt
October 14th, 2009
11:45 am
UGA should drop tackle football, and join the flag football club, that way they might win a few more than 50% of their games.
GSU Eagle 91
October 14th, 2009
11:45 am
UGA vs Clemson in a kickoff classic would be a great game. Long before FL and TN were UGA’s biggest rivals, I remember how big the Clemson/UGA games were. A lot of passion in those days! Ask any “old dawg” and they’ll tell you that no team was despised more than Clemson.
UGADawg83
October 14th, 2009
11:46 am
Gotta disagree on the Omni games Bill. They were fantastic. One of my favorite memories was the ‘88 game with Elmore Spencer hitting outlet passes to guard for breakaway layups as we beat Tech by 20 or more. The crowd was going wild chanting “We Want Erk” as that was the week Dooley had resigned. Phillips Arena or out in Duluth either place would be great.
SuperSize those Fries Mutt
October 14th, 2009
11:47 am
Uh, Recruiting 101, Georgia Tech has FOUR National Championships, while the UGAY mutts have but one. Tech will win number FIVE (5) before the mutts win another sec title.
Recruiting 101
October 14th, 2009
11:49 am
Supersize……
Speaking of past victories, is a sure fire sign that you know I am right. You honestly think you can go out and get a QB or WR worth a darn knowing the ball is going to be on the ground 98% of plays??
You think any RB is going to want to spend his college career playing the same gimmick he did back in High School??
I guarantee you this class of players on Tech’s team were PISSED as soon as they found out what Paul Johnson was bringing with him.
It worked in DivII at Southern…. but please tell me where the victories at Navy were??…..
this year and next, then Tech will be HORRIBLE
Tech Engineer
October 14th, 2009
11:55 am
In their miserable season, dawg fans are not resorting to making fun of florida players and coaches!! Class!!! Uh-oh—another arrest! Just ignore and make fun of florida instead!
CMR Wins the 2009 George Hamilton Cocoa Butter Open
October 14th, 2009
11:57 am
101, have you seen Charles Perkins?
If not, you will.
(his back, anyway)
Arrest
October 14th, 2009
12:01 pm
Bunch of thugs…3-3
Recruiting 101
October 14th, 2009
12:03 pm
Did you cut your mullet, or kill your bulldog after your horrible team lost to Tenn???? LMAO redneck loser
Recruiting 101
October 14th, 2009
12:03 pm
Paul Johnson to 5 star QB…..
“Son, we would like to make you the starting QB at Tech, so you can run around like a moron, then flip the ball to one of our Running Backs, um.. we were able to recruit running backs after Dwyer left right.. anyway, PLEASE don’t do what the last 17 Quarterbacks i tried to convince to sign did, and go sign with a school that runs a real offense. We do not believe in Wide Receivers, so all we need you to do is run right or left, and right before you get your head knocked off by one of those all powerful ACC Linebackers, simply flip the ball to your trailing Running Back.. um, we were able to recruit running backs after Dwyer left right.. Anyway, if we don’t have any running backs signed we are just going to need you to get your head knocked off by the all powerful ACC Linebacker, because you will have NO passing option. so are you ready to commit to my High School Gimmick program son??”
((Door Slams in Johnson’s face!!))
Tech is DONE when this class is gone!!!!!
Homedawg
October 14th, 2009
12:03 pm
Bill – Keeping the Dawgs at home is a good idea. Why would UGA want to help Tech out with its scheduling? Word is that Damon was all for playing the game until Tech said they would not play 3 years in a row away from Dodd and asked UGA to move the 2012 game to Tech. The nerve of those Techies – but this may be the only time we “wipe the smile off of Tech fans’ faces” this year.
bad apple dawg
October 14th, 2009
12:04 pm
Another arrest as it finally happened. This buffoons are not focused and are still undisciplined. Maybe Vance Cuff will just dance now in Athens while the rest of our players remain unfocused and undisciplined on the football field in Nashville. Maybe another Logo Stomping is in the works. Pathetic!
CMR Wins the 2009 George Hamilton Cocoa Butter Open
October 14th, 2009
12:04 pm
LMAO! Rigggght, 101.
Now tell us the one about the 3 bears.
HEY JA
October 14th, 2009
12:05 pm
Recruiting 101 – keep dreaming…maybe with that visionary brain on your head, you will one day be able to move out of that trailor…
CraZyTRaDeMaN
October 14th, 2009
12:05 pm
The funny part isn’t that Vance Cuff was arrested it was the fact he was riding a scooter. That’s HARD CORE man!!!! And all of you say Techies are the NERDS!!!!
Cuz
October 14th, 2009
12:05 pm
I feel better knowing that the “Wild” Dawgs are back. This arrest could be the spark we needed to get the team fired up. I suggest a mass Jay Walk by the Scout team.
Tom
October 14th, 2009
12:06 pm
Seems to me 101 is working pretty hard to convince himself more than anyone else.
Is it working, 101?
Brown Sugar
October 14th, 2009
12:06 pm
Jeffery Owens still visits Mickey D’s as he twitters along. Big Blob!
ARdawg
October 14th, 2009
12:08 pm
Supersize
My IQ dropped 50 points just from reading your idiotic posts
Recruiting 101
October 14th, 2009
12:09 pm
hahahaha!!!
nobody has ANYTHING to back up the fact that NO QB, WR, or RB will want to continue to run a Gimmick High School Offense, to prepare themselves for the NFL.
All you want to do is make redneck jokes. Sure sign of denial.
PLEASE present an argument as to WHY a QB, WR or RB would wish to run Parkview High School’s offense at the collegiate level….
“((Silence))”
Tech…. DONE after this class is gone
Tom
October 14th, 2009
12:09 pm
“Georgia fans are passionate, but let’s face it – they’re not the brightest fans. Passionate, but not bright.” – Eric Zeier, November 21, 2001
Recruiting 101 needs therapy
October 14th, 2009
12:10 pm
Tom
October 14th, 2009
12:09 pm
“Georgia fans are passionate, but let’s face it – they’re not the brightest fans. Passionate, but not bright.” – Eric Zeier, November 21, 2001
NICE LMAO – So true
Recruiting 101 needs therapy
October 14th, 2009
12:12 pm
Recruiting 101 – noone argues with you and makes redneck jokes bc
a) you probably are a dumb redneck
b0 your comments are way off base and ludacris
Scooter dawgs
October 14th, 2009
12:12 pm
Offcer I wuznt doin a thang buts ridin dirty on my Scoots!
Hot Dawg
October 14th, 2009
12:16 pm
Now, if our program could only emerge from an alley successfully!