Readers pick ultimate Bulldogs fan!
Baylie is the readers' choice as the ultimate Bulldogs fan.
Readers have picked a little girl named Baylie as the ultimate Bulldogs fan. And I think that’s a shining example of the true spirit of the Bulldog Nation.
The photo of Baylie with some of the UGA cheerleaders was submitted in the Junkyard Blawg Fan of the Week contest by her dad Mark Symms, a longtime and frequent commenter on the Blawg under the name of “Cuz.” He says, “My daughter Baylie is disabled and unable to attend many games. She is a fervent Dawg fan and we watch on Saturdays together.”
Baylie, who has had to undergo multiple surgeries in her young life, drew 51 percent of the vote in our online poll and numerous expressions of support from readers in the comments, even from the daughter of one of the other contestants.
The Symms family will get three passes to join me in one of the sky boxes at Sanford Stadium on Saturday for the game against Kentucky. Plus, Baylie’s picture will be shown before the game on the big video screen. (When you hear barking coming from the screen, that’s the cue that the Junkyard Blawg spot is beginning; usually it comes right before David Chandley’s game-time weather update.)
That’s it for this season’s contests. Congratulations to Cuz and particularly to Baylie.
Go Dogs!
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87 comments Add your comment
Joe Sack-Shack
November 18th, 2009
12:42 pm
How about those Florida Gators? 20 wins in a row and looking for more.
Jeff #2
November 18th, 2009
12:42 pm
FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeff #2
November 18th, 2009
12:42 pm
Crap-Second!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
uuughh...
November 18th, 2009
12:44 pm
Enjoy the game Cuz!!
Steve McGarrett as Chin Ho's Leader
November 18th, 2009
12:46 pm
Nice choice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JB
November 18th, 2009
12:48 pm
Cuz, your are the best
and Baylie !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeff #2
November 18th, 2009
12:52 pm
Great job Cuz! I do love you so!
L-Dawg
November 18th, 2009
12:55 pm
GLORY GLORY TO LIL’ BAILEY!!!!!
HOPE YOU GET TO ENJOY THE GAME, AND FOR 3 BRIEF HOURS OR SO, FORGET ABOUT EVERYTHING GOING ON IN YOUR WORLD AND ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF SANFORD STADIUM IN THE FALL, WITH A TEAM WE ALL LOVE!!!
HOPE ALL IS WELL, AND GOD BLESS!!
GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!
L-Dawg
November 18th, 2009
12:56 pm
SORRY….. “BAYLIE” <——— CORRECT SPELLING
Red Clay Hound
November 18th, 2009
12:57 pm
Way to go Cuz! Baylie is a cutie, she must get it from her mom. Enjoy the game.
AltamahaDawg
November 18th, 2009
1:00 pm
Hellova deal!
MommaJulie
November 18th, 2009
1:07 pm
It’s too late for me to vote, but the outcome is the best!!!!!Enjoy the game Baylie!
KathyA
November 18th, 2009
1:07 pm
Woohoooo!! Way to go, Cuz and cuz! Have a wonderful time and know that you are both loved – lots!
Cuz
November 18th, 2009
1:17 pm
Wow! I am at a loss for words, which is not common for me. This is a real great honour and gift that the Bulldawg Nation and enemy bloggers, I only mean opposing fans not real enemies, have bestowed upon my daughter. Many of you know that Baylie had to have surgery this year at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN. I lost count a few years back at fifteen as the number of surgeries she has had in her short life. I would guess twenty and some change. This is a wonderful prize for her after having such a rough year. She is very excited about attending her third Bulldawg game. She was the one that told me she won.
Thanks to all who voted for Baylie and thanks to all who have posted such kind comments. This is one reason why I think that College Football Fans are the greatest in the world. And this is the greatest sport in the land.
Thank you, thank you all. You have made one thirteen year old girl feel on top of the world. Her Dad feels very humble and cannot express in words his gratitude.
Cuz
Proud to be Baylie’s Dad
CraZyTRaDeMaN
November 18th, 2009
1:19 pm
L-Dawg… ( IN A PREVIOUS BILL QUEEN BLOG )
ONCE THE CHAN GAILEY RECRUITMENT CLASS IS GONE, HE WILL BE UP THE CREEK IN RECRUITING, JUST AS HE WAS AT EVERY STOP ALONG HIS CAREER. SUCCEED EARLY, THEN PANIC BECAUSE NO KID WANTS TO RUN THAT HIGH SCHOOL OFFENSE, AND NEVER PROPEL THEMSELVES PAST THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.
YOU ARE AN IDIOT. The last three CHAN GAILY recruiting classes were 2005 ranked 62nd in the country, 2006 57th in the country and 2007 18th in the country. These are the classes that Chan Gaily recruited that you say are making TECH look so good???? Over the same time span UGA’s classes were 2005 10th 2006 4th 2007 9th. I guess these are the classes making UGA look so good RIGHT? Johnson was recruiting 1 star player’s while he was at Navy now he is getting 3 and 4 star players at GT. You are ignorant when it comes to recruiting. You should do some research before you post something and make yourself look like an idiot.
GeoffDawg
November 18th, 2009
1:28 pm
Congratulations to you and your daughter Cuz.
Eastside Jacket
November 18th, 2009
1:31 pm
Congrats to Baylie (and Cuz). Have fun Saturday at the game.
Dawg Nation
November 18th, 2009
1:41 pm
congrats on the game guys. Hope ya’ll have fun!!! go DAWGS!!!
FalconUGAFan
November 18th, 2009
1:42 pm
Congrats Baylie and Cuz!
Folks please keep this one blog clean…….
me
November 18th, 2009
2:02 pm
Congratulations Baylie, you sound like a very wonderful young lady. Have fun! Good Daddy-work Cuz…it’s a nice story and will be a great experience.
Tech Fan
November 18th, 2009
2:14 pm
Hey Bill, shut the heck up. Some things are a bit more important than teams, wins and losses. Get over yourself and your petty, insensitive comments . Congrats to Baylie. Enjoy the day!
Tech Fan
November 18th, 2009
2:17 pm
Uh L-Dog, are you talking about that struggling UGa team from last year that was ranked preseason #1 and had 2 first round draft picks on it? And Paul Johnson hasn’t been run out of any school he’s ever coached at. Do you realize how stupid you sound?
L-Dawg
November 18th, 2009
2:30 pm
TECH FAN……
YOU REALIZE HOW STUPID YOU LOOK COMING ONTO A UGA BLOG TO TALK SMACK??? PLEASE TELL ME OTHER THAN THAT SLOPPY WIN LAST THANKSGIVING, JUST WHAT EXACTLY HAS GEORGIA TECH ACCOMPLISHED?????
I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT ANSWER…… BECAUSE IM PRETTY SURE THERE IS NOTHING ACCEPT AN EMBARASSING LOSS IN THE CHICKEN BOWL AND A COASTAL DIV CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE….ACC. BUT GO AHEAD AND ENLIGHTEN US ON WHAT THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED…………
Fools Gold
November 18th, 2009
2:31 pm
Congrats To Baylie and CUZ ! Im proud for them too!
macrotech
November 18th, 2009
2:39 pm
Cuz, YOU da MAN!!! I love that we get to see the little girl that we’ve all been praying for!!! Amanda, the cheerleader to the left is one of the sweetest gals I know…..LOVE that Baylie got to meet her! Best blessings!
tech
November 18th, 2009
2:43 pm
congrats cuz, i will be praying for a DAWG win for you and your daughter over the wildcats. I’ve seen my share of injuries and combat wounds. This one tugs at the heart, even from an Infantryman. RLTW!
tech
November 18th, 2009
2:46 pm
No more talking smack from either side. This should be a celebration blog. Please try to only post how something in college football has touched your life. Or, college sports for that matter. This one is for CUZ and his little girl!
EW
November 18th, 2009
2:48 pm
And of course you have idiots who make the blog a name calling contest. Way to make it about you and not what this entry was meant for. Real stand up, classy move guys.
Congrats to Cuz and Baylie, it sounds like she has endured and long and tough road and deserves this honor. Anyone who has kids can understand how terrifying it is for your child to go to the hospital, much less go for more than 20 surgeries. Thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family from bulldog nation. Thanks for being an example of strength and perserverence for the rest of us. Have an awesome time on Saturday!!!
Say What?
November 18th, 2009
2:49 pm
Great post, tech. Hope it doesn’t fall on deaf ears. Congrats to Baylie and Cuz. I have a special needs son and nothing compares to finding something that you both can enjoy and get excited about.
LARRY
November 18th, 2009
2:52 pm
HEY LOOK AT ME I FOUND THE CAPS LOCK BUTTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
j
November 18th, 2009
2:54 pm
L-Dawg,
GT has 4 national championships to UGAY’s 1.
On a better note, Congrats to Baylie! You are the number 1 fan!
MtnDawg
November 18th, 2009
2:56 pm
CUZ,
What a blessing that you get to go to the game with Baylie. Hope yall have a blast and the Dawgs take care of business!
Go make some memories!!
ARdawg
November 18th, 2009
2:57 pm
Congratulations Baylie! you too Cuz!
L-Dawg
November 18th, 2009
3:00 pm
j…….
YOU ARE ON A BULLDOGS BLOG TO TALK SMACK ABOUT THE BULLDOGS. YOU’RE A REAL WINNER.
TELL US ALL PLEASE, WHAT HAS TECH ACCOMPLISHED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2008….. WE ARE ALL AWARE YOU BEAT A STRUGGLING UGA TEAM BY 3 POINTS IN THE RAIN ON A SLOPPY DAY….. SO ILL NAME THAT ONE… NOW LET’S HEAR FROM YOU WHAT ELSE HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED……..
READY,…..GO!!!!
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ZZ
November 18th, 2009
3:04 pm
L-Dawg, do you ever go out and even look for a job? What happens when the food stamps and welfare checks run out?
Happy Gator' from Gainesvile, GEORGIA!
November 18th, 2009
3:13 pm
The ‘G to the 5th Power’ : GREATER GAINESVILLE GEORGIA GATOR GROUP and THE GATOR NATION is proud to be a part of this vote for the BEST GA DAWG FAN- Baylie! If you can’t be a GATOR–, being a GA DAWG is OK! ~~~22~~~22^*<
45ACP
November 18th, 2009
3:14 pm
Congrats to Baylie and Cuz!
Have a great time at the game.
Memories are priceless.
GO DAWGS!
RxDawg
November 18th, 2009
3:47 pm
Grats guys
Gen Neyland
November 18th, 2009
3:58 pm
Way To Go Baylie..! Enjoy The Game.
Barkin'Dog
November 18th, 2009
4:24 pm
Sorry I’m so late getting on here… but, congratulations Baylie (and Cuz). Hope you all enjoy your special day in Athens, GA! You deserve it. Guess you won’t be bloggin’ with us on this gameday, huh, Cuz!? That’s okay… we’ll be thinking about you guys and hoping to see Baylie on the big board. Cheer on the Dawgs to a big win, Baylie!! Woof-woof!
Michael Scharff
November 18th, 2009
4:29 pm
Cuz, congratulations! Hope you and Baylie have a wonderful time!
Okefenokee Dawg
November 18th, 2009
4:35 pm
Congrats Baylie! You know you won the tickets, so Cuz has to do what you tell him to. But he probably does that anyway.
CO-STARRING LEE VAN CLEEF AS THE BAD
November 18th, 2009
4:55 pm
Congrats Cuz!!!!! Charlene Darlin said this’un made her cry. Me too, well almost. I was tearing up untill I remembered that ya’ll have to sit with Bill. BUMMER!
superDawg
November 18th, 2009
4:59 pm
Baylie is in the house DAWGS do it up right.I will lead the standing ovation have a great time and HUNKERDOWN ON kentucky.
OldDawg
November 18th, 2009
5:12 pm
Cuz i do not know you personally, but have read and kept up with interest with your beautiful young daughter Baylie and her challanges thru your blogs!
Congrats Baylie and I for one will be thinkiing about you and your dad sat. as i watch our Dawgs!
Hope you and cuz have a glorious day and our dawgs pull out a win for us!
Hershel is mental…..you sir are the scum of the earth and there is a special place in hell for the likes of you….to come on THIS blog of all places to spew your venom at a precious young lady who has been thru the trials and struggles that she has had to endure….you are a very lucky man we are not talking face to face!!!!
ATL AU ALUM
November 18th, 2009
5:17 pm
Hey Cuz –
Congrats on winning the contest!! I know Baylie will have a blast!
I don’t know if you’d be interested – and I don’t know how to get my contact info to you without making it totally public (maybe BK has a way?) – but this Auburn fan would like to offer you a pair of my tickets to the Dawg game in AU next year. Yes, the offer is legit…
War Eagle!
# 1 Family
November 18th, 2009
5:29 pm
We just wanted to say congrats to Baylie and thanks to Bill, we enjoyed being in the contest!
Enjoy the Game and Go Dawgs! Jeff, Kristi, Nicholas, Anthony, and Alyana
godawg
November 18th, 2009
5:39 pm
Excellent! I know with Bailey, Dayna and CUZ in the house, the Dawgs cannot lose! Congrats! WOOF!
DBalcer
November 18th, 2009
5:43 pm
Cuz I am so happy for you and Baylie.
Cuz
November 18th, 2009
5:47 pm
Atl Auburn Alum. If you want to contact us send an email to emrbg@aol.com I will then send you an e-mail from one of my main addresses.
Thanks again to everyone that has posted such kind comments. Baylie has read everyone and loves them. She has not posted anything yet, maybe I can talk her into it.
ATL AU ALUM
November 18th, 2009
5:51 pm
Cuz –
Email coming your way…
Delbert D.
November 18th, 2009
6:00 pm
Cuz – Y’all have a great time at the game on Saturday. Baylie, many of us Tech fans are pulling for you!
superDawg
November 18th, 2009
6:02 pm
Amen OldDawg.
Munson
November 18th, 2009
6:04 pm
Congrats Cuz and Baylie!
Hope you enjoy the game and hope the team plays well enough to bring an even bigger smile to Baylie’s face!
donna lewis
November 18th, 2009
6:19 pm
Yeah Baylie! Go Dawgs
Big Dawg Too
November 18th, 2009
6:29 pm
Good pick….this young lady’s unbiased love of the DAWGS can and should be an inspiration for all of us especially the “fair weather fans”!U all know who U R…!!!!!!
Bernie
November 18th, 2009
7:01 pm
God Bless you Baylie and Congrats to the Dog Nation.You are the future to the Georgia fans and College football. (SEC of course)Keep up the good work !! This Gator is proud of YOU!!
Minnesota Dawg
November 18th, 2009
7:17 pm
Hey Cuz, if you come back up here to ya know Minnesooota (I hope you don’t have to because of Baylie), let me know and we can go to a Gophers game in that new stadium. I trust God is bringing healing to Baylie. God bless y’all.
Tech80
November 18th, 2009
7:19 pm
Congratulations to a wonderful 13 year old and her family! Great choice fans!! Best of luck to Baylie and the Symms family. I hope you have an exciting and memory-filled day on Saturday. Here’s wishing a victory for the Dawgs on your behalf, but remember you’re a winner Baylie no matter what happens!
Mikey
November 18th, 2009
7:23 pm
Great !
Baylie, please bring us good luck and a win!
GO DAWGS!
Congrats Cuz…
wes
November 18th, 2009
7:25 pm
THIS GUY! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etMlNW5w-50
jimbo
November 18th, 2009
7:26 pm
best wishes to cuz and baylie. go dawgs this week but got to pull for my jackets next week. Baylie, enjoy your special day on saturday – you really deserve it!
Not Disappointed!
November 18th, 2009
7:26 pm
<——— Tech Fan here!
Congrats to Cuz and Baylie! Have a wonderful day at the Game.
Cuz, it always nice to blog with you 45ACP. I do appreciate the insite and great conversation. This GT Fan/Alum is pulling for your guys. Best wishes to Baylie.
td
November 18th, 2009
7:27 pm
Cuz, You and Baylie have a great time at the game. Enjoy these precious times you can spend with your family. They are what life is really about.
45ACP
November 18th, 2009
7:33 pm
Not Disappointed! – You never disapoint!
You are as always a very classy Jacket fan.
I know many more Jacket fans are also.
See you guys soon (11-28). Just hoping for a good game.
Bob Horner stayed hurt
November 18th, 2009
7:35 pm
Cuz…I feel like an asss…I had no clue of her courage and tenacity……until today…I didn’t vote for her…(there’s no disclaimer on the pix…) my bad…I am so glad she won…yall have fun..!!! go dawgs!!!!
Cuz
November 18th, 2009
7:39 pm
Minessota Dawg, we will be there no later than 2011. I am hoping we do not have to make the trip next year. Heck I love Minessota, but it means that something is more urgent if we have to make it next year. Major surgeries in 2011.
Again thanks to all for the wonderful comments. Baylie has been on top of the world all day since she won. It has wore her out and she is now sleeping. We will take it easy so we can enjoy the day on Saturday.
Cuz
November 18th, 2009
7:45 pm
Bob, I only mentioned she was disabled because she is and has always been from birth. I did not go into details because I thought it would not be fair. Google Baylie Symms and then KT syndrome. She has been fighting her entire life. Thirteen years old, the birth doctors never thought she would make her first. Neo-natal ICU for a week. She has proved them all wrong.
Dawg 95
November 18th, 2009
7:52 pm
Yay Baylie!!!!!!!!!!!!! God bless you little dawg!!
20 wins in a row
November 18th, 2009
8:20 pm
Yay Gators!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 20 wins in a row
SavannahDawg
November 18th, 2009
8:57 pm
Congratulations to Cuz & Baylie, I know this day will be special for you both!
flagboy?
November 18th, 2009
9:54 pm
First, congrats to the entire family and especially Baylie on the victory. I hope yall have a great time at the game and I think I speak for a LOT of Dawg fans when i say i’m pretty jealous of your seats! Hope yall can help cheer on the Dawgs to a victory over Kentucky!
Enjoy the game and congrats again!
flagboy?
November 18th, 2009
10:05 pm
Second. How classless/ignorant/stupid/pathetic do you have to be to argue on THIS particular blog entry? Posters such as L Dawg and zz and j and that ilk are a disgrace to any college/institution they claim to support. The idea of Anonymity and The Internet combining to bring out the worst in people seems safe enough.
Then seeing Dawg fans, tech fans, and auburn fans with decency (ATL AU ALUM) makes you realize that some people actually have class and what REAL college football fans in the South are.
Old School
November 18th, 2009
10:18 pm
Cuz- Being a Tech Fan, this is the first time I have visited this blog, but I was curious with the headline on the Sports home page. When I saw the picture of your daughter I decided to read on. Congratulations to Baylie and best of luck to her! My late son was an ardent Dawg fan and we enjoyed ribbing each other thru the years until he passed away when he was 25 following a life long illness. In fact, the AJC ran a front page story on him (for a number of reasons) shortly after his passing. Of course, he was wearing his prized Georgia cap in one of the pictures they used with the story. I never pull for UGA, but I will this Saturday night. God speed.
Barkin'Dog
November 18th, 2009
11:00 pm
I came back to read some comments about my new friend, Baylie, and have been really touched by the heartfelt sentiments. Well said flagboy, about REAL college football fans in the South. And God speed to you, too, Old School. I can’t imagine suffering the loss of a child (I have 3), nor the struggle to care for a daughter with so much required care. But, bless Baylie’s heart, she is a true inspiration to all, young and old alike. This is no place for dissing rivals, so let me wish everyone the outcomes they’re looking for this Saturday. Like Baylie, may the best in the contest win their games!
georgiagirl
November 18th, 2009
11:29 pm
THIS IS GREAT GEORGIA FANS. Congs Cuz and Baylie this is wonderful and enjoy your self. GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Some Tech fans you only show how low class some of you are, and make the good fans look bad. This blog is not about you and the Tech team. It’s about a little girl. Get a real.
To the other Tech fans thanks for being classy.
Bill
November 18th, 2009
11:33 pm
I want to apologize…I just saw the picture and had a knee jerk reaction without reading the story. So my apologies on a joke and a smart alec remark was not meant to be any thing other than that. She is a very strong and beautiful young lady…so Cuz and Bay my apologies…
Cuz
November 18th, 2009
11:44 pm
Bill, I never mind attacks on me, I throw myself into the ring and I am used to being hit with folding chairs. I am pretty defensive with Baylie. But there have been many others much worse than you. You had forgiveness before you asked for it. This is the way we live, and no, it does not make us better than anyone else. Baylie and I think that all, and we mean all, are God’s children, and we will all not worry about our physical presence one day. Baylie believes it and I do too.
DawgSinceBirth
November 18th, 2009
11:56 pm
No, actually “j” we have 5 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS to your 4…I’ll list if you need me to………
Do a little research first before you run your mouth….
Go Dawgs!
SOUTHGADAWG88
November 19th, 2009
9:31 am
Congrats to Baylie!Cuz you have been blessed with an angel
Pumpdawg
November 19th, 2009
12:38 pm
Congrats Baylie!!!! I’m pumped for you.Pull our Dawgs thru.
Brewdawg
November 19th, 2009
1:34 pm
Grats to Cuz and Baylie! Enjoy the game!
Oledawg
November 19th, 2009
1:42 pm
Cuz- Your blogs alone qualify you and Baylie. During the game we will be glad to cheer for you both along with the Dawgs. We will imagine you in the stands cheering the triumph and bemoaning the tragedy of the play on the field while infusing our team with your overabundant courage and heart. Hope you both get a photo with UGAVII and team members, especially Curran. I realize that may be physically unaccomplishable, but maybe Bill and others can pull a few well-placed Bulldog strings. The rest of us will cheer mightily for you and Baylie.
Thanks for sharing with us and understanding the give and take in these blogs. The age of 13 is such a seminal age for life events that grow us all forward. May this game grow her and our Dawgs for the future.
DawgVoiceofReason
November 19th, 2009
11:33 pm
Baylie,
I hope you have a wonderful day on Saturday, whether the Dawgs win or lose. You are a great example for us all. I know your Dad is proud. I enjoy and appreciate reading his posts as much as anyone who posts here. I will tell my sons (1 a year older than you and 1 a year younger) about you and your Dad and your special day.
Go Dawgs!!
Cuz
November 20th, 2009
1:15 am
For any who come back to this blog to see any late comments. Go to the contest blog. Baylie has posted a comment. She is Baylie(Fan #3). It looks like I have some major competition as a writer. I am just thankful she is letting me use a ticket. Thank goodness she needs a ride.
Baylie was hoping to meet UGA VII at the game. We are both devastated by the loss. This game already would resonate in memories, now even more.
1eyedJack
November 20th, 2009
1:42 pm
Congratulations to you Baylie. I can empathize with your 20+ surgeries. I myself am in the 20+ range although I have a 37 year headstart. Hope you have the most wonderful day ever!
Carl Spackler
November 20th, 2009
6:26 pm
I know in a previous post I stated that I was done commenting on UGA football for the year, however I just had to come back and offer my congratulations to Baylie for a well deserved victory…I also want to commend you Baylie, on doing such a bang up job raising your parents…every parent should be so lucky to have a great child like you to lead them thru life…BTW, try and keep your Pop’s out of trouble this weekend, he sounds like a handful…take care