Another case of SEC showing up Big 12
Aggies QB Jerrod Johnson runs into a wall of red. (Associated Press)
A few more thoughts and notes about Georgia’s win over Texas A&M in the Independence Bowl. …
No one will call this a game for the ages, but Georgia’s 44 points were a bowl record for the Dogs, surpassing the previous high of 41 in the Sugar Bowl win over Hawaii, and Georgia’s six touchdowns matched a record set by the 1941 Dogs in their 40-26 Orange Bowl win over TCU. Not bad considering the offense hardly registered a pulse in the first half. …
What kept Georgia in the game (and with the lead at halftime) until the offense could get on track and begin to wear down a surprisingly effective Aggies defense was the Dogs’ special teams play. If this didn’t drive home the importance of special teams to Mark Richt, I don’t know what would. He has indicated in recent days that he would be amenable to devoting one of the Dogs’ coaching slots to a full-time special teams coordinator. Let’s hope that comes to pass. …
Tight end Aron White has sort of become the Dogs’ stealth star. While most of the media attention has been lavished on Orson Charles, White has been a clutch player. Monday night, he came up big, tying a Georgia bowl record with two touchdown catches and being named offensive MVP of the game. When A.J. Green is covered, White is a good alternative. …
But let’s not forget Michael Moore, who had two big catches for 34 yards and jumped on that fumble in the end zone on a TD that was credited to Caleb King but really should have been Moore’s, as replays showed King lost the ball before he broke the plane of the goal. …
Kudos also to the game’s defensive MVP, Geno Atkins, who had three tackles and a sack and, more importantly, a blocked field goal. Atkins was pretty quiet much of the first half of the season but came on strong in later games. …
Aggies QB Jerrod Johnson finished 29-for-58 for 362 passing yards and two touchdowns against the Dogs, but hardly looked like the player who attracted so much attention for his showing against Texas.
What was the difference? Part of it might have been that his performance against the Longhorns was juiced by it being a rivalry game. But it’s hard not to conclude that a bigger factor was that he wasn’t going up against a Big 12 defense. Georgia’s defensive front harried Johnson all night long and while he made some nice plays, he also looked rattled on more than one occasion and made some bad decisions. Johnson only had six picks all season before this game, but Georgia snagged two and could have had three more. …
Joe Cox was … Joe Cox. Not a great night on those sideline routes and he threw a pick (though this one didn’t produce any Aggies points), but he also made some key throws, including the two touchdowns to White. The fact that he came within one touchdown of tying Matthew Stafford’s season record and yet had a mediocre season overall is kind of mind-boggling. …
Coming back from injury and a lengthy layoff, A.J. Green still led the team with six catches for 57 yards, but he was quite visibly rusty. He seemed to lose track of the ball on a couple of plays, got tackled more easily than usual on a couple of screens, and was visibly bothered when he went up high for one of his patented acrobatic catches but didn’t come down with the ball (though you have to give credit to the Aggies defender for excellent coverage). Perhaps Green’s greatest contribution, however, was acting as a decoy, particularly on one of Aron White’s TD receptions. …
The Dogs’ running game really missed Josh Davis on the line in the first half, with Vince Vance struggling mightily. It wasn’t until Justin Anderson was inserted into the lineup in the second half that Georgia was able to run the ball with authority. And that they did, with Washaun Ealey (not “Early,” Mr. Franklin) having 78 yards on 13 carries, Caleb King having 16 carries for 60 yards, and the Dogs’ fullbacks showing some power late in the game, as Shaun Chapas racked up 43 yards on five carries and Fred Munzenmaier added 20 yards on four carries. Heck, even Cox finished with positive rushing yardage for the night!
Which brings up the nonfactor that A&M defensive end Von Miller, the nation’s sack leader, was in this game. Clint Boling might have drawn flags by jumping early a couple of times, but he did a masterful job of handling Miller, who finished with just four tackles and no sacks. …
Quantity doesn’t equate to quality, as the Aggies offense proved Monday. They ran 92 plays for 471 yards, the most offensive plays ever against a Mark Richt Georgia team, and yet were held 14 points under their season scoring average, and that last touchdown was against the Dogs’ scrubs when the outcome already had been decided. Again, Big 12 football vs. SEC football.
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Dawgaholic
December 29th, 2009
11:15 am
First
60-39-5 30-24
December 29th, 2009
11:18 am
Second
tchdwnuga
December 29th, 2009
11:18 am
I’d have to say that was the least impresseve blowout i’ve ever seen. Aside from special teams, we looked very sloppy in the 1st half.
I actually cringed every time we threw to Aaron White, i was waiting for him to drop the ball.
Overall this should be a great launching pad for next season.
GO DAWGS!!!
60-39-5 30-24
December 29th, 2009
11:18 am
Third
mike-dawg
December 29th, 2009
11:20 am
Bill – agreed on all comments. Special teams looked better, hmm… Fabris is gone. Direct correllation in my opinion. Additionally, Caleb King should not be starting. He continues to run up lineman’s backs instead of looking for daylight. Plus, he continues to have fumble-itis – we were so lucky Moore was there. Great half-time adjustments on the O-line.
CW
December 29th, 2009
11:22 am
Good win for the seniors and getting 90 wins in 9 years is impressive. That said, thank God this season is over. Lets get this taste out of our mouth and get ready for 2010
Top Dawg
December 29th, 2009
11:22 am
Not first!!!
60-39-5 30-24
December 29th, 2009
11:27 am
at least Sonny wasn’t first or 1.4 million
KJ
December 29th, 2009
11:28 am
To be fair, the pick wasn’t really Cox’s fault, Green horribly misplayed it (as he did a couple others, he probably shouldn’t have been in the game at all).
SEC
December 29th, 2009
11:32 am
Another case of the Dawgs playing half a cupcake in a bowl – A&M, Michigan State, Hawaii, Wisconin, Purdue, Virginia (multiple times)……………………… ESPN 2 – 5:00 P.M. – 2 second tier programs battling it out, SEC prevails.
Georgia will ALWAYS dominate GT!!!
December 29th, 2009
11:33 am
Orange Bowl or not, WHO’S YOUR DADDY???
((((((((((((((((((30-24)))))))))))))))))
Georgia will ALWAYS dominate GT!!!
2Dawgs
December 29th, 2009
11:34 am
Yes. Big 12 football vs. SEC football.
Dan
December 29th, 2009
11:35 am
Was it another case of the SEC dominating the Big 12 when Oklahoma St housed UGA earlier this year or is that just sort of forgotten about?
Cuz
December 29th, 2009
11:35 am
Kudos also for the two Grad assistants whose names escape me. I was expecting the Aggies to get beucuaps of points and they did not. Sure it was the SEC versus the Big 12 but I expected at least two more touchdowns from Johnson. CMR give those two kids a job.
The Watergirl
December 29th, 2009
11:37 am
I took over special teams for one game and you see what happens, hubby is announcing my promotion from watergirl to special teams coach tomm. and I pormise no pooch kicking ever again!!!!
DawgTime
December 29th, 2009
11:38 am
Aron White looks like he’s added at least 25 pounds since the beginning of the season. I didn’t recognize him at all during his first TD. He has really bulked up.
Archie
December 29th, 2009
11:39 am
This wasn’t a case of Big 12 vs SEC… it was a case of two bad teams playing for pride. Georgia was able to muster up more than A&M. Three special teams plays decided the game, the kickoff return, blocked punt (scored by the offense but give credit to the special teams), and the snap that sailed over the punter’s head (also scored by the offense but credit goes to the special teams). Both defenses made plays here and there, both offenses made plays here and there too. The special teams plays were the story of the game, completely changed the approach for both teams. Georgia capitalized on their gifts and started to just close the door with the running game, A&M had to pass more than they wanted to close the deficit.
re: Dan
December 29th, 2009
11:41 am
UGA didn’t get dominated by Ok. State like how the Dawgs owned the Aggies. It was still only a one score game halfway through the 4th quarter against the Cowboys.
Bob Dylan
December 29th, 2009
11:42 am
Dogs beat a Big 12 school that ended with a below .500 season. Hell yeah!!! Bring on Baylor and we’ll GATA.
FanDawg
December 29th, 2009
11:43 am
I’m not one to say “well A will get slaughtered since D defeated C who also beat B, etc.” but if last night’s game was any evidence as to how weak Texas’ defense is, Bama might have that game locked up by halftime.
UGA 2010
December 29th, 2009
11:44 am
Great game… Was really happy to see the defense do a lil bettter.
Big L
December 29th, 2009
11:44 am
Dawgs rule. To bad Kaintuck had to blemish the SEC bowl record. Clemson, really?
Frank Lane
December 29th, 2009
11:46 am
This was a much better Georgia team that the record. Remember the penalty problems in the first half of the season. And the minus 17 on takeaways. Give us regular penalties and even takeaways (vs -4) against Florida and we are even in that game. We had the second worst Fife factor in major college football and still finished 8-5 in the toughest conference in the country. (REMEMBER: The FIFE factor is the average number of plays that a team can go without shooting itself in the foot, which includes turnovers, an offensive penalty that kills a drive, or a defensive penalty that sustains an opponent’s drive. Named for Barney Fife from Mayberry RFD.) I think the the Fife factor is the most under-reported metric in Football.
Pooper
December 29th, 2009
11:46 am
Bob Dylan,
Joke all you want, but UGA playing as well as they did was very surprising. The bottom tier bowls usually come down to who wants to be there more, and everybody and their mothers knew A&M was stoked to be there, while UGA was not. So for UGA to play as hard as they did proved that Richt really got the team coached up well for the game. Positive signs to take into spring.
# 8
December 29th, 2009
11:46 am
Be sure to catch the Orange Bowl game. It’s going to be a real exciting match-up, almost as riveting as the ACC Championship game. Now who’s playing in the Orange Bowl and who played for the ACC?
GT and Iowa are probably the most boring football programs in all of FBS. Way to go Orange Bowl! Can’t wait to see those ratings!
Dan
December 29th, 2009
11:47 am
Whatever you say dude. But just don’t let facts get in your way…
NewnanDawg
December 29th, 2009
11:48 am
Glad the Dawgs got the win and sent the seniors out on a good note.
That said, business needs to improve next year because that broadcast was an exclamation point on why I hate having to watch any of the games on t.v. Someone needs to give these announcers, producers, and camera people a swift kick and tell them if they aren’t prepared then find a new line of work. We went to every game last year, so I didn’t realize how bad it was until this year when we watched most of the away games from home. “Early” most be from the same place as Holtz’s “Stokely” from 2005. The announcers only knew of about 3 players from each team and just rambled on about nothing during the 4th qtr. Pathetic! And it will just get worse when the Fox NFL guys try to cover the BCS games…… Can they not require a little pre game prep from these guys considering what they are paid for this?
Ok, venting complete – Congrats Dawgs! The offseason will be a lot more encouraging now…….
Alphare
December 29th, 2009
11:51 am
TEX-TAM: 42-39
UGA-TAM: 42-20
Man, dawg should BAMA in NC. Sorry, UGA is just better than TEX.
Reality
December 29th, 2009
11:53 am
Nail on the head here Bill. Very nice.
However, I think your last sentence could have read Any conference vs. SEC football
Bob Dylan
December 29th, 2009
11:55 am
During the game ESPN had a graphic showing the possible draft status of the players expected to leave the program. Georgia’s graphic listed 6 or 7 players while the A&M graphic stated: NO PLAYER DRAFTABLE. The Dogs just got it done and whooped those super hungry Aggpiles. Bring on BAYLOR!!!!!!!!!
Low Country Dawg
December 29th, 2009
11:55 am
I’m glad we beat A&M but okie state beat our ass like a red headed step child…literally! If we we were 2-0 against the BIG 12 I’d agree with ya sir.
Paul's Johnson
December 29th, 2009
11:56 am
So Mutt U. housing an inferior 6-6 club is now an example of SEC conference dominance? Kidding, right?
athensdawg
December 29th, 2009
11:57 am
last night we saw glimpses of what i would call a classic georgia win…. punishing tackling, constant pressure on the qb, special teams and defense making the plays until the offense can break through and a running game that took control in the second half.
I have to be honest, i was worried when i saw Joe Kines on the sidelines for A&M…..but in the end, he didn’t have the depth….the dumb a** ESPN commentators couldn’t understand why he didn’t leave Von Miller in on every play…they obviously don’t know Joe’s philosophy of rotating players to keep them fresh….
Mark Ray did a great job of preparing his team to play. Now he needs to make sure he doesn’t hire another Kevin Ramsey. He’s got two years of a ‘cream puff’ SEC schedule (no LSU or Alabama) to right the ship…..
Michael Scharff
December 29th, 2009
11:58 am
I was disappointed in Ron Franklin. He used to be the ESPN anchor for night SEC games, and I really enjoyed him. His age was really showing last night.
Get a clue
December 29th, 2009
11:59 am
Excited about beating a .500 team? Really? Something to build on? Really? Excited about a defense that gave up almost 500 yards? It’s ignorant optimism like this that will keep UGA in the bottom tier of the SEC for a while.
AltamahaDawg
December 29th, 2009
12:00 pm
All the special teams that made the big plays last night were by the squads that are coached by guys already on the staff, and have done a great job with those assignment since they have been here. What exactly is it he need to learn from this game? Keep on doing it that way? Agreed.
What he needs to learn from the past 2 games (and 2 years really) is that our O-line coach’s squad is extremely inconsistant. And seems to play its worst against teams that they should be blowing away on the line.
With all the trendy critism of “special teams” which as a whole has been ok, lacking in some respects, superb in others, I have yet to understrand why the talk hasnt been more about what has actually caused UGA from being successful. You could hire the cheerleader coach for the special teams if our O-line was half of where it should be.
BTW, Walsh didnt kick every KO (none) out of the back of the endzone. I guess defying the laws of physics and the history of the organized game of football isnt really such a given. Who are we going to blame for that without Fabris?
Mark Thomas
December 29th, 2009
12:02 pm
Georgia underachieves during the regular season, earns a trip to a lessor bowl and then matches to an inferior opponent ( Texas A &M has a losing record) and wins the game giving way to overconfidence entering the following season where the cycle is repeated…..
AltamahaDawg
December 29th, 2009
12:03 pm
So much for BamaStan’s inside information that A&M was preparing as if this were the SuperBowl, and would take it to the Dawgs.
RonnieGarDner
December 29th, 2009
12:04 pm
UGA is playing better than any team in the country the last 2 games. They should open next season ranked in the top 5. GarDner should be the new DC after drawing up that great scheme he had yesterday.
Otis Campbell
December 29th, 2009
12:06 pm
I’m almost certain that the UGA broadcast team didn’t make the trip to Shrreveport due to budget cuts. I think Scott Howard and Eric Zeier called the game from their homes just by watching the TV broadcast.They were always late with the call and plus it sounded like they were on the telephone. I think this is the wave of the future for UGA broadcasts.
cherokee
December 29th, 2009
12:07 pm
Paul’s Johnson …December 29th, 2009
11:56 am So Mutt U. housing an inferior 6-6 club is now an example of SEC conference dominance? Kidding, right?
How about just kicking Tech’s butt…is that enough dominance for you
dawgfan
December 29th, 2009
12:08 pm
Alabama is going to stone Texas to death. Then ESPN will pretend it never happened and hype another Little 12 team for the 2010 national title. Its the same ole song and dance…
bsg
December 29th, 2009
12:08 pm
bob dylan,
did u not notice tht texas a&m is ranked 3rd in total offense? 3rd!!! averagind 33 points per game, what do the dawgs do?? gold em to 20!
Sic EM!!
bsg
December 29th, 2009
12:09 pm
* hold
David Granger
December 29th, 2009
12:12 pm
Dawgs played with a stand-in defensive coordinator (assisted by a couple of interns), and had their best defensive game of the season. Tells us all we need to know about Willie Martinez, doesn’t it?
chazzo
December 29th, 2009
12:15 pm
The last TD was after the outcome had been decided, but it wasn’t against scrubs. It looked like a blown coverage by a linebacker (I think Dowtin). Correct me if I am wrong. I have been before.
godawg
December 29th, 2009
12:15 pm
Keep Russ!
Ty
December 29th, 2009
12:16 pm
Rennie Curran being benched in the first quarter was the most significant thing that happened in this game. It bodes very, very well for the future of Richt-coached Bulldogs.
Red-n-Black
December 29th, 2009
12:16 pm
Pauls Johnson lover
What was the score of your last regular season game. Go back to the Tech boards – oh yeah there isn’t one.
1eyedJack
December 29th, 2009
12:16 pm
Has GT formed a punting unit yet?
Kirby is Smart
December 29th, 2009
12:16 pm
Wow what a game yesterday! I cant wait to come to UGA and coach in bowl games like that every year!!!
1eyedJack
December 29th, 2009
12:18 pm
Chazzo..I think I saw VanHalinger on that last score so yes, scrubs were in the game.
Fear The Nerd
December 29th, 2009
12:18 pm
Good teams find a way to win even when the other team outgains them on offense. Great win Bulldogs.
Keep measuring yourselves based on the win over The Jackets too. Oh how the tide has turned…
Welcome to the wonderful world of “Little Brother Disease”.
arf
jerry
December 29th, 2009
12:25 pm
So what.
kauai dawg
December 29th, 2009
12:26 pm
I think that BAMA should handle Texas for sure after our showing against the Big 12. We had a tough year to say the least but showed up against the #1 O of the Big 12.
Maybe Mushchamp isn’t as good an answer as firt thought???? Go DAWGS!
Kirby is Smart
December 29th, 2009
12:27 pm
Can I get a free membership at Coach Richt’s tanning salon if I take the job?
Scott
December 29th, 2009
12:27 pm
It has to be lonely to be a jacket. Desperately living vicariously through UF and any other opponent UGA plays since they can’t beat them themselves. Looks like your prediction of A&M “beating the crap” out of UGA was as accurate as your prediction of last month’s game on Historic Mark Richt Field.
jerry
December 29th, 2009
12:31 pm
You know what Dawg fans are gonna say when the next DC is announced? WHO???? SAY WHAT!!!! WHO TF IS HE???
Otto
December 29th, 2009
12:33 pm
Congrats to the Kids and Grad. Assistants on the game. Good to see the season end with a win.
Bill, The OC play calling was questionable at best, Special Teams and Defense won this game.
Paul's Johnson
December 29th, 2009
12:37 pm
Mutt fans didn’t LIKE Shreveport, didn’t want to PLAY in the bowl, but now suddenly this victory was the sign of GREAT things to come. Really? They’ve won a couple of games and the chip on the shoulder magically falls off and the false bravado returns. Some things, like Coach’s perma-tan, never change.
1eyedJack
December 29th, 2009
12:37 pm
Another thing Dawg fans will be saying….Thank God it’s not Dave Wommack!
kt
December 29th, 2009
12:37 pm
This certainly doesn’t bode well for the Longhorns when they face the Alabama Defense. Shoo Lordie… look out Colt McCoy.
Ed
December 29th, 2009
12:41 pm
Great win, but I’m not sure a win over a 6-6 Texas A&M team should be used as an example of SEC superiority over the Big XII, especially after the egg we laid against Okie State to start the season and the fact that A&M looked like the better team for much of this game until their special teams fell apart. Kentucky lost to Clemson, a runner-up team from the undeniably weak ACC.
12 months ago, Alabama got smacked by a Mountain West team in the Sugar Bowl. And it wasn’t even that competitive. Hopefully they will rely on more than perceived SEC superiority this time around.
Larry
December 29th, 2009
12:43 pm
Wasnt the A & M offense like 5th ranked in the country? And Rodney Garner and two GRADUATE assistant coaches held them in check. i hope CMR offers them a job next season. Im impressed.
Paul "turkey neck" Johnson
December 29th, 2009
12:45 pm
Does anyone know if they sale bras for men?
earth to Ed
December 29th, 2009
12:48 pm
Funny, cause if UGA would have lost to A&M you would have been saying the exact opposite. Your bias isn’t fooling anybody. A&M had a TOP 5 nationally ranked offense, supposedly. Clemson was the SECOND place ACC team and struggled to beat the 9TH place SEC team.
The Mountain West is far more superior than the ACC.
GatorNation
December 29th, 2009
12:53 pm
Come on…it was Texas A&M for Pete’s sake!!! In the Shreveport Bowl!!!
James T. Kirk
December 29th, 2009
12:53 pm
Look at all the puppies thumping their chests for beating a bad Longhorn team. Had they played like they did against Texas they would have destroyed you and you know it. Your 5th down kicker was your best player of the first two periods. Keep patting yourselves on the back while I’m sunning it up in South Beach with exotic beautiful women
sibs
December 29th, 2009
12:55 pm
GatorNation,
I wouldn’t knock the WeedEatter Bowl if I were you. From the looks of it, UF would be lucky to even make it there next season.
DawgFan
December 29th, 2009
12:56 pm
sibs, SEC teams won’t go to the Independence Bowl next year. The SEC is sending their #6 seed team to the Gator, replacing the ACC’s #3. It’s ACC vs Mountain West in the Independence next year.
1eyedJack
December 29th, 2009
1:01 pm
Kirk beam yourself back up. There is no 5th down and we played the Aggies…not the Longhorns.
Don't Forget, Earth to Ed
December 29th, 2009
1:03 pm
…..to include the Dawgs butt-kicking dominance they levy upon the trade school nerds every year. Even when the nerds manage to scrape together an ACC “crown”.
Bob Dylan
December 29th, 2009
1:03 pm
Listen up. Dogs just defeated the best 6-7 team in the nation. That alone should get considerable consideration in selecting the preseason National Champion. The fact that A&M selects their kickoff coverage team from the students in the stands had no bearing on GA’s dominating performance. This win slots the Dogs just a hair behind Texas in the Big XII.
PDawg
December 29th, 2009
1:05 pm
Next? Last?
DawgFan
December 29th, 2009
1:06 pm
Top 10 most valuable college football programs released by Forbes magazine last week. UGA #9. See any ACC teams? NOPE BTW, 8 of the SEC teams are listed in the Top 20. ACC-0
1. Texas Longhorns
Team Value: $119 million
Profit: $59 million
Head Coach: Mack Brown
Conference: Big 12
Previous Value Rank: 2
Austin, Texas, Metro Population: 1,652,602
University of Texas licensed merchandise has outsold all other academic institutions for four consecutive years.
2. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Team Value: $108 million
Profit: $38 million
Head Coach: Brian Kelly*
Conference: Independent
Previous Value Rank: 1
South Bend, Ind., Metro Population: 316,865
An agreement that gives Notre Dame 1/66 of all Bowl Championship Series net revenues, means the Fighting Irish have received $4 million in payments from the BCS over the last three years, despite going 15-21 in the regular season and not qualifying for a single New Year’s Day or later bowl game.
*Replaced Charlie Weis after 2009 season.
3. Pennsylvania State Nittany Lions
Team Value: $99 million
Profit: $50 million
Head Coach: Joe Paterno
Conference: Big Ten
Previous Value Rank: 13
State College, Pa., Metro Population: 144,779
Penn State’s Beaver Stadium is the largest building in college football with a listed capacity of 107,282 (but has held almost 111,000 on game day).
4. Nebraska Cornhuskers
Team Value: $93 million
Profit: $49 million
Head Coach: Bo Pelini
Conference: Big 12
Previous Value Rank: 18
Lincoln, Neb., Metro Population: 295,486
Donations required by Nebraska for season ticket holders to keep their seats totaled $15 million last season.
5. Alabama Crimson Tide
Team Value: $92 million
Profit: $38 million
Head Coach: Nick Saban
Conference: Southeastern
Previous Value Rank: 9
Tuscaloosa, Ala., Metro Population: 206,765
The waiting list to obtain season tickets for the Crimson Tide is currently 15,210 names long. Once selected, new ticket holders must make a donation to the athletic department that ranges from $5,000 to $500,000 (depending on seat location) before receiving any tickets.
6. Florida Gators
Team Value: $88 million
Profit: $41 million
Head Coach: Urban Meyer
Conference: Southeastern
Previous Value Rank: 5
Gainesville, Fla., Metro Population: 258,555
Gator fans shelled out a total of $145,000 last year just to have their names inscribed on the brick pathway leading up to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
7. Louisiana State Tigers
Team Value: $86 million
Profit: $39 million
Head Coach: Les Miles
Conference: Southeastern
Previous Value Rank: 6
Baton Rouge, La., Metro Population: 774,327
Each Tigers home game weekend generates an estimated $8.2 million in direct spending by visitors to East Baton Rouge Parish.
8. Ohio State Buckeyes
Team Value: $85 million
Profit: $36 million
Head Coach: Jim Tressel
Conference: Big Ten
Previous Value Rank: 10
Columbus, Ohio, Metro Population: 1,773,120
Ohio State is the only athletic department in the nation that can lay claim to having a team in the top 10 in both Forbes’ college football rankings and college basketball rankings, where they are the 10th most valuable team.
9. Georgia Bulldogs
Team Value: $84 million
Profit: $45 million
Head Coach: Mark Richt
Conference: Southeastern
Previous Value Rank: 3
Athens, Ga., Metro Population: 189,264
Georgia Bulldogs apparel was the third-highest selling of any university last academic year, behind only Texas and Florida.
10. Oklahoma Sooners
Team Value: $83 million
Profit: $40 million
Head Coach: Bob Stoops
Conference: Big 12
Previous Value Rank: 11
Cleveland County, Okla., Population: 239,760
Of the $19.4 million raised by the Sooners in donations tied to season tickets last year, 92% was generated by the football team.
Erk Russell
December 29th, 2009
1:09 pm
Don’t lie, Kirk. We all know your with Sulu.
Erk Russell
December 29th, 2009
1:13 pm
I was more impressed with A&M than with Tech College. I think A&M could’ve won the ACC this year.
What the...?
December 29th, 2009
1:16 pm
DawgFan, you have got to move out of your Mom’s basement after that post. My word son, who the — cares? You can spin numbers any way you like which most dog fans do but sheesh louise. Too much time on your hands.
Nice win for the dogs and grad assistants but it was not a fun game at all. No way A&M should be in a bowl and by no means does it mean any conference dominance at all.
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
1:17 pm
So the SEC showed up the Big 12 by beating a 6-6 team who couldnt beat Colorado? A team that also gave up 62 points to Kansas State of all teams? A team that couldnt get within 55 of a mediocre Oklahoma team? Lets face it, Texas A&M had no business being in a bowl game in the first place. This was a battle of two pretty bad teams, one was just a little worse.
DawgFan
December 29th, 2009
1:19 pm
What the? It’s called copy and paste, or do you think I would actually spend the time writing all that. Just showing what is valuable in college football.
get real
December 29th, 2009
1:21 pm
Texas would embarass UGA. Does anyone understand that comparing how someone scores against one team doesn’t compare to the other team? Oh and Muschamp is a UGA alum and he won’t leave athens because UGA is a step and a half down from the Texas program. The truth hurts sometimes….
According to your logic why did clemson lose to USC and then who beat UGA who lost to UK who lost to Clemson. THATS WHY THEY PLAY EM. its not a well wait we beat this team they played good so uhhhhh we win em all that were never played….
Steve
December 29th, 2009
1:21 pm
Congratulations to the Bulldogs for getting the win. The first half was almost as exciting as watching my grass grow. Glad to see UGA finally got rolling though.
Frank Wren
December 29th, 2009
1:22 pm
Hopefully they will rely on more than perceived SEC superiority this time around.
The SEC is 19-7 the last 3 years in bowl games. The next closest conference has 12 wins.
THE SEC IS THE SUPERIOR CONFERENCE
Kirby is Smart
December 29th, 2009
1:27 pm
Coach Richt just sent me a 2009 Independence Bowl Champions t-shirt. I’m wearing it right now under my Alabama gear!
DawgFan
December 29th, 2009
1:29 pm
Get Real and Steve, just know with every word out of your Jacket mouth, you are putting your team down more and more after the total WHIPPING that UGA put on you.
The Turd Burglar
December 29th, 2009
1:30 pm
@Michael Scharff-I agree with you about Ron Flanklin. How many times did he say “Early” rather than “Ealey.” There were a few other mishaps that escape me. It seemed like he was drunked or just didn’t care. He’s my favorite, or was, at ESPN.
Hey GTFan
December 29th, 2009
1:31 pm
When you said “This was a battle of two pretty bad teams, one was just a little worse.”, were you talking about the UGA-Ga Tech game?
get real
December 29th, 2009
1:32 pm
GM WREN, the SEC is definitely the superior conference. But Muschamp isn’t leaving to coach a conference. We are talking about UGA. We are talking about A&M. We are talking about Texas. No question with the exception of the 90s when both teams were irrelevant Texas > Georgia.
They play football games on the field not in public opinion. Texas could have the exact same record playing in the SEC. The Big 12 really only has OU and UT but every year another team is solid. The SEC is better, more consistent. A&M cared about one game at the end of the year beating UT. kind of like the dogs needed a win over the bugs to feel good. otherwise you would all be talking about how the world is over and being realistic about beating a crummy A&M team. Or watching them beat themselves like a middleschool team without a kicking game.
get real
December 29th, 2009
1:33 pm
Dawg fan, I went to Texas undergrad and go to UGA now. I know these two programs. Thanks though. I was pulling for you to beat the bugs.
Hey GTFan
December 29th, 2009
1:34 pm
30-24. That’s a tough pill to swallow. Losing to a mediocre 8-5 team helps expose the ACC for what it is – a poor excuse for a conference.
GTEvan
December 29th, 2009
1:35 pm
While we’re slaughtering the best Big 10 team in the nation and probably finishing in the top 3, UGA fans will be sitting in their trailers wishing they had our coach, QB and runningbacks!!!!
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
1:36 pm
@Hey GTFan
Yes Ga Tech was terrible in that game. Even worse then UGA. Only difference is that Ga Tech has been pretty good for the whole season and UGA and Texas A&M have been pretty bad the whole season.
but in reality
December 29th, 2009
1:37 pm
Texas would be a middle of the road team if they played in the SEC week in and week out. No way would they only lose 1 or 2 games every year.
Hey GTEvan
December 29th, 2009
1:37 pm
While you are slaughtering Iowa, we will be taking your lunch money – like we’ve done 15 out of the last 19 years. 30-24. Can’t change history doufus.
Rick S
December 29th, 2009
1:38 pm
Georgia’s victory over an obviously over-matched Texas A&M was a nice win but let’s not get carried away and ready to proclaim Georgia as the SEC Champions in 2010 as there is still one very important task to complete and that is for Mark Richt to hire a top defensive coordinator. I have complete confidence Mark Richt will make an outstanding choice and help to put Georgia back in the hunt for a championship!
DawgStudent
December 29th, 2009
1:38 pm
I’m the biggest Dawg fan out there, but we lost to a Big XII team opening day. It feels good to dominate one again, but we can’t act like we could take Texas.
Hey GTFan
December 29th, 2009
1:39 pm
That and you get to play ACC teams most every week.
OhMyGod
December 29th, 2009
1:42 pm
Wow. Having a Tech fan refer to a Georgia game as boring. With that high school, bore em to death offense they run.
Now that is priceless.
Go Away
December 29th, 2009
1:44 pm
Isn’t there a board for these anal retentive Bulldog wannabe’s who call themselves Tech fans? They spend an awful lot of time on the UGA boards making excuses for their pitiful performance against an average Bulldog team.
Calvin Ruff Ruff
December 29th, 2009
1:50 pm
By far the SEC is the superior conference. Pound for pound, we have the coaches, the athletes, the fans, the facilities and the money. There will always be great programs throughout the nation, but this CONFERENCE is truly special. SEC, baby!!!! Look at this past decade!!! Congrats to the DAWGS…can’t wait til next year.
ugaaccountant
December 29th, 2009
1:53 pm
DawgFan
December 29th, 2009
12:56 pm
sibs, SEC teams won’t go to the Independence Bowl next year. The SEC is sending their #6 seed team to the Gator, replacing the ACC’s #3. It’s ACC vs Mountain West in the Independence next year.
That’s about the most revealing insight into the state of affairs of the SEC and the ACC. We steal their #3 bowl and give them our #8 bowl. That’s awesome.
ugaaccountant
December 29th, 2009
1:55 pm
It’s a shame the Gator wasn’t our bowl this year, we probably would have been the selection. Would have been a much more interesting trip.
Frank Wren
December 29th, 2009
1:57 pm
Texas could have the exact same record playing in the SEC.
No they wouldnt
Saint Richt
December 29th, 2009
1:59 pm
Frank Beamer was getting indigestion somewhere in Atlanta while watching that game last night. That was more like B M ‘er (bowel movement) ball than Beamer ball by the Aggies. What an ugly game to watch. Good win for the Dawgs, but A&M looked like it should drop down to Division II or whatever its called now.
DawgFan
December 29th, 2009
2:05 pm
GTEvan, Why would we want your running backs when the two we have ran for over 340 years against Tech? They would still be running if the game didn’t need to end. Oh, and our coach, 90 wins in 9 years. Bite on that.
BobDog
December 29th, 2009
2:07 pm
Joe Cox, you’re a damned good Dawg. Thanks for sticking it out. I wish you the best in your future endeavors and I hope that maybe one day you’ll be back on the sideline in Sanford Stadium.
And all the best to the other seniors. I’m glad to see you finish with a good win.
Geez
December 29th, 2009
2:09 pm
We’re all “happy, happy, joy, joy” today following a halfway decent win over the Aggies. But I’m still dismayed at the lack of support shown by the Dawg fans who chose the comfort of TV over actually making the sacrifice to travel to the game.
JamMa Bama
December 29th, 2009
2:15 pm
Let us see, the Dawgs beat a team who lost to K State 62-14, only beat Utah State by 8 points,lost to Colorado and finished in the bottom 4 of their conference. Yeah, that sounds like a conference SHOWING up another alright. Bill, leave the “beat you chest, bark like a dawg” talk to the teams who really represent the SEC. Can we trade the Dawgs to the Big 12 for A&M. I would do that in a heart beat.
Bulldog Joe
December 29th, 2009
2:16 pm
CAN ESPN GET SOME DECENT TV ANNOUNCERS BALL GAMES? THAT FRANTLIN DUDE IS AWFUL. TOTALLY UNPREPARED AND UNCOMFORTABLE.
Spike
December 29th, 2009
2:16 pm
Russ for UGA VIII! He is 2-0!!.. Average UGA team-30. ACC Champs-24. HAHAHAHAH.
Go Jackets
December 29th, 2009
2:20 pm
For the record:
Georgia Tech had their best season in years.
Georgia Tech won the ACC.
Georgia Tech is in the BCS Orange Bowl.
And at 2:16 pm on December 29th there are still Orange Bowl tickets available from the Georgia Tech Athletic Department. ARE YOU KIDDING ME???
What a sorry excuse for a fan base!!! We Dogs beat ourselves up for not traveling to Shreveport to a terrible venue to support our team. The weenie Jackets can’t muster up enough support to sell their allotment to the ORANGE BOWL.
Give me a break.
Oh yes. One more thing. 30-24.
atlanta aggie
December 29th, 2009
2:21 pm
Dawgs special teams did nothing. Kickoff return guy was not touched and did not even have to make a cut. Punt blocker was not touched. Snap over the punters head was no credit to Dawgs special teams. Bottom line is Aggie special teams stank and gave the game to the Bulldogs. Aggie offense moved the ball well throughout the game. Aggie defense gave up FOUR first downs through three quarters. Georgia may be the better team but jacked up the score in garbage time after multiple Aggie gifts. Georgia offense actually looked better against Florida that against the statistically terrible Aggie defense. Maybe the Aggie defense is so statistically bad because they actually have to play good offenses in the Big 12 instead of Vandy and Kentucky.
atlanta aggie - get a grip
December 29th, 2009
2:24 pm
Chill dude. Your team sucked. You lost to a mediocre team. Crybaby line forms to the left. Yes that line. With all the Yellow Jacket whiners. Ignore the pocket protectors. They are really nice people when you get to know them. Most of them are Asian anyway.
Spike
December 29th, 2009
2:26 pm
atlanta aggie.. You got beat. Deal with it and quit rationalizing.
Joe Rox
December 29th, 2009
2:32 pm
“UGA is playing better than any team in the country the last 2 games. They should open next season ranked in the top 5.”
We have another Dawg in Denial in the house, it is kind of like 07 when the Dawgs didn’t win the East and didn’t play in the SEC Title Game but their fan base said they deserved to play for the National Title because they were the hottest team. Is it something in the water up there in Athens on Broad Street? Oh sorry, Broad Street has officially been renamed, GATOR STREET.
atlanta aggie
December 29th, 2009
2:36 pm
Aggies got beat – - no question about it. They have been down for a few years but there are at least signs of hope – like the Dawgs every year they are having a “Top Ten” recruiting year!!! I just find amusing all the chest beating and SEC chanting from fans of a team that got killed by Okie State and lost to Kentucky at home.
No Joe Rox
December 29th, 2009
2:37 pm
Sorry Joe. Not enough jorts or mullets to name it Gator Street.
Moron
December 29th, 2009
2:37 pm
Spike,
I would hardly call this year’s UGA team average. If you want to get down to brass tacks, then we’ll do it. Kentucky got dominated (which the score doesn’t really reflect) by Clemson in Nashville. If I recall, Kentucky beat the Dawgs at their house (you will probably blame it on the officials or Martinez, but whatever). The Jackets BEAT Clemson twice to date. Finally, on that dreary Saturday after Thanksgiving, UGA played their best game of the season. All the while, GT played (obviously) their worst game of the season. So, by your reasoning UGA couldn’t beat the team that Tech beat twice. Wrap your head around that paradox.
atlanta aggie NOT
December 29th, 2009
2:39 pm
UGA has 4 wins in their last 4 bowl appearances. We’ve been to 13 straight bowls.
How many wins does A&M have in their last 4 bowl appearances? And how many bowls have you been to in the last 13 years? I have nothing at all against A&M. But some schools have more to thump their chest about than others. Just the facts maam.
DA
December 29th, 2009
2:40 pm
Joe Rox ,
I really hope your joking!!!!
Hey Moron
December 29th, 2009
2:40 pm
No paradox.
30-24.
Clear as crystal.
William
December 29th, 2009
2:41 pm
So losing to Ok st. the first game of the year is equal to beating Texas A&M in a bowl game. Hmmm, I find this reasoning kinda of Martinez like….
Spike
December 29th, 2009
2:42 pm
Moron. Your name explains you and your goofy logic better than I ever could attempt to do. Just wrap your little pencilneck around this. UGA-30. ACC Champs-24.
Moron
December 29th, 2009
2:50 pm
Like I said, there is a paradox you idiot. The score under your first sentence shows the contradiction in statements. Read a definition before you try to act smart.
Moron
December 29th, 2009
2:52 pm
Spike,
Like you said, “Attempt.” Now get back on the assembly line WT.
Reality
December 29th, 2009
2:52 pm
Grrrrr. When will people, especially the ‘expert sports news’ folks, understand that bowl games are not one conference vs. another….. it is one team vs. another. UGA no more represents the SEC than Vandy, or Tenn, or any other team.
If Alabama wins the NCG, it is Alabama and not the SEC. Alabama is PART of the conference and the conference doesn’t win the game.
A conference is measured by ALL members for the ENTIRE season (including bowl games). Only then does it make any sense what so ever to compare conferences. And, even then, it is very difficult to compare apples to apples since many conference teams do not play against other conferences.
Reality
December 29th, 2009
2:56 pm
UGA fans – I would bet that the Tech fans would stop posting on your board if you can get the loser Ugag fans from posting on the Tech board. Pot, meet kettle.
Spike
December 29th, 2009
2:56 pm
Doe anybody have any idea what this self described “Moron” is talking about?
Hey Moron
December 29th, 2009
3:01 pm
Here’s are a few facts for you Moron.
Since GT’s mythical national championship in 1990, you have beaten the Dogs 4 times. Yet you continue to humor yourselves with the belief that the tide is turning and the better team did not really prevail. I recall many posts after last year’s aberation regarding how UGA would be lucky to ever beat Paul Johnson. Wow. That “streak” ended at ONE game.
So go ahead and jump through your imaginary hoops about who beat whom and what coulda shoulda woulda been. Your vaunted Yellow Jackets laid an egg, got whipped on both sides of the line of scrimmage, and lost to the worst Georgia team in ten years.
And frankly if we have to choose between losing to Kentucky or losing to Tech, I’ll take losing to Kentucky every time.
Hey Spike
December 29th, 2009
3:11 pm
Hey Spike – I think I know what Moron is talking about.
Tech lost to UGA 30-24.
That can’t be possible since Tech is obviously morally, spiritually, intellectually, physically, biometrically, athletically, supernaturally, and aesthetically superior to Georgia.
So he has conjured up a “paradox” that is clearly unsolvable to us mere mortals.
Only he – the great “Moron” can grace us with the truth. That Georgia Tech is the one and only true power and the rest of us are just pretenders – despite the fact their football team got their ass kicked on November 28th.
Homer the Dog Blog
December 29th, 2009
3:19 pm
Way to pat yourself on the back for a win over the Ags!
I guess uGAG would be a FIFTH place outfit in the Big XII…. SOUTH division (behind Texa$$, Zero State [SCOREBOARD], Texa$$ Tech and OU.)
Any of you ding-a-ling dawgs even BORN in 1980???
Spike
December 29th, 2009
3:19 pm
“Hey Spike” Thanks for the heads up. I certainly get the part where the ACC Champs lost on national TV in their tinker toy stadium. I just don’t think the Paradox Moron has wrapped his poindexter mind around it yey. Bless his little heart.
ACC owns you!!!
December 29th, 2009
3:19 pm
Just because the puppies sometimes get lucky against Tech doesn’t make them the better team
Spike
December 29th, 2009
3:20 pm
Sorry, “yet”.
ACC owns you
December 29th, 2009
3:21 pm
That’s right. 15 out of the last 19 years we got lucky.
Spike
December 29th, 2009
3:21 pm
ACC owns you.. We were the better team that night. And that is about the dumbest thing I have read on here in a long time. Where do you nerds get this stuff? And do you really believe this?
jesse james
December 29th, 2009
3:22 pm
BobDog – Great Posts- Joe Cox will make a fine coach one day. Glad to see him and the other Seniors finsih strong with wins over Tech and A&M.
ACC owns you!!!
December 29th, 2009
3:22 pm
We are always the better team. The better team doesn’t always necessarily win
South FL Chapter of the Bulldog Nation
December 29th, 2009
3:23 pm
Great Win Dawgs! I was definitely worried with the play but pleased with the score at halftime. When A&M came out with their opening drive and tied it up I didn’t feel any better, but our boys kept playing their butts off and in the end it was a whoopin and a great showcase for UGA! I’m very proud of the way the staff kept it together and the way the players stayed focused on the task at hand. It Great To Be A Georgia Bulldog! Now, lets get our staff together and close out this top notch 2010 incoming class!
I’m always reading all this bs from classless people who rant about crap that has nothing to do with any team that was mentioned in this article….to be honest, who cares what you have to say! Sore looses, poor sports, cheaters, cheap shot artest….I’m sure that those adjectives describe all of your classless people sporting careers…oh wait, I forgot one or two…bench warmers, team manager, or didn’t make the cut. There is a difference between the majority of fans who have class and cheer for their respective teams and even others within their own conference this time of year, and others who just are clueless…and that is knowledge. That’s knowledge of the sport itself and of how of act as an individual…Regardless, try this for a 2010 New Year resolution….GET SOME CLASS! No one really cares to read about your nonesence! I know that’s probably a little much to ask for some of you blogers, but it’s definitely worth a try! Good luck and we’re all counting on you!
Now, back to business…..SEC, go handle your biz!
2010’s going to be the year of the Dawg! How Bout Them Dawgs!!!! Happy New Year!
simms
December 29th, 2009
3:23 pm
Yet UGA is number 1 in the ACC. Go figure
Bernie
December 29th, 2009
3:29 pm
Good Job Dog’s….no matter what Bowl….SEC Rules !!!!
Stinger
December 29th, 2009
3:32 pm
spike, you are kinda cute on here. Can you send me a picture?
ACC owns you
December 29th, 2009
3:32 pm
The ACC definitely owns UGA. For the last 19 years UGA has won 9 of the 11 games played against the ACC – not counting Tech. So the 19 year record is UGA 24 – ACC 6. Boy – they own us.
JB
December 29th, 2009
3:33 pm
Tech is pitiful……….Johnson is a pretty good coach and will move on soon……Hell, their own Bill Curry left for another job….Nuff Said.
ACC owns you
December 29th, 2009
3:35 pm
By the way – if memory serves correctly – the last ACC team other than Tech to beat UGA in the regular season was Clemson in 1990. I wish every conference owned us the way the ACC does.
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December 29th, 2009
3:37 pm
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ACC owns you!!!
December 29th, 2009
3:37 pm
You are nitpicking games that don’t count fake ACC owns you. UGA has gotten lucky when they play the ACC
Spike
December 29th, 2009
3:37 pm
Oh Boy, not only are the idoit Tech nerds on here making fools of themselves, now the gay ones are on here trolling, like Stinger.
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
3:37 pm
The whole Team SEC thing confuses me. I have never seen it in any other conference or sport. SEC fans will actually support teams they hate because they think that if the conference gets a meaningless win it makes their team look better somehow. Being in the same conference as Alabama and Florida does not make make the other mediocre SEC teams look better. Start rooting for your team and quit hiding under the conference flag when your team has a crap season.
JB
December 29th, 2009
3:38 pm
Bobby Ross had enough………O’liar had enough……….So will Johnson………..There is something about that place that reeks. Maybe all the concrete and the urban setting, the crime, the foreign students. Who knows.
Spike
December 29th, 2009
3:39 pm
Don’t hate me spell police. I meant “idiot”. I am a lousy typist.
steve
December 29th, 2009
3:41 pm
GTFan,
It’s really simple. In a sport where perception is everything, you need for your own conference to succeed. Why do you think Ohio St. will never again be considered for the NC game if they have only a single loss? Or USC? Why do you think LSU got in with a 2 loss year? Because it is perceived that OSU and USC play in weak conferences. So if you want the best for your team, you should want their conference to do well. It is really not that hard to understand.
UGA Grad
December 29th, 2009
3:44 pm
We are proud of UGA.
We are proud of our conference.
What’s so hard to understand? The more the conference wins, the better we all are. I don’t see that as hiding.
So I guess you don’t hide behind the ACC basketball record?
dwdawg
December 29th, 2009
3:44 pm
It really wasnt’ Joe Cox that was the problem, it was the lack of defense until the GT game. Cox as a scapegoat is unfair.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
December 29th, 2009
3:48 pm
Tech nerds “sunning with exotic, beautiful women”!!!!!!!! Call Hollywood. Revenge of the Nerds VII!!!!
RambleWrecker
December 29th, 2009
3:48 pm
We clearly have the better team and program. Head-to-head means absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
3:48 pm
steve,
I understand the wanting to have a better strength of schedule if you are trying to win a national championship. That makes sense. Thats not really what im talking about. Im talking about 7-5 teams waving the conference flag when other teams in their conference have a good season. Im talking about winning a bowl game against a bad team and chanting S-E-C instead of their own team name. It just makes no sense. I really get the feeling that the middle to bottom tier SEC teams care more about the conference then their own team for some reason. GT plays in a great basketball conference. That doesnt make me root for Duke in their out of conference games. I hate Duke and I want them to lose every game.
Noise
December 29th, 2009
3:50 pm
Cox is/was a good QB. Not a great SEC QB, but a good one
Mike P
December 29th, 2009
3:50 pm
You beat a 6, now 7 loss team. Enough with the we beat someone big! The big 12! You were a 7 point fav. You were suppose to win!
Brucemac
December 29th, 2009
3:52 pm
GT Fan, we have a flawed bowl system or did you think we actually play for a championship on the field? The more the SEC wins the better the bowls we go to, (see 10 bowl teams this year). When there is a tie in the flawed system at the top, the SEC wants to be selected for that BCS Championship (see this year again). We don’t make the rules, we just dominate the result. If you are not pulling for the ACC then you don’t understand the system. I can go over it with you again if you are slow.
How2fish
December 29th, 2009
3:52 pm
Atlanta Aggie..you want some cheese with that whine…Dude…but I would take heart your team never quit and they have a TON of freshmen and underclassmen playing so yeah the future should be looking up…but remember you may rival Texas in a couple of years..but best ya’ll stay away from the SEC…we will put a pop knot on your head big enough to hang a tire on.if you need confirmation to that just ask that backup QB he is still hearing voices..
a and m quit
December 29th, 2009
3:53 pm
after that KO return.
steve
December 29th, 2009
3:53 pm
Where you are proven is wrong is evident on youtube. It’s not just the “middle to bottom tier” SEC teams chanting “S-E-C,” it’s the teams’ fans that are winning the championships doing it as well. Do a Google search and see for yourself, but I suspect you already knew that.
WonderDawg
December 29th, 2009
3:54 pm
The nerds are right, Dawg fans. We shouldn’t get carried away with our last two victories over “creampuffs”. Tone it down already!!!
hahahaha!!!!!
December 29th, 2009
3:56 pm
leave it to a pathetic Tech fan to pretend like they don’t understand this whole “wanting your conference to do well” stuff.
GTfan, you are only making this idiotic argument because your conference is a complete embarrassment!!!
How2fish
December 29th, 2009
3:57 pm
GTFan something the Bug village as a whole has trouble getting their buggish heads around .The concept that going to a bowl is only the first step….winning said game is the point of the exercise..we went to a bowl the last 4 years and won…the Bugs alas did not.
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
3:58 pm
@Brucemac
So what you are saying is that you are trying your best to make the SEC look better so that Florida and Alabama can win more championships? Thats why you chant SEC after bad bowl games? That is awfully nice of you. And no, I dont care at all how the rest of the ACC does. My team cant control it and its not worth worrying about. I care about how my team does.
Red-n-Black
December 29th, 2009
3:59 pm
GTEvan
Why would we want to downgrade with your backs? WE RUN THIS STATE – Nuff said.
confused
December 29th, 2009
4:00 pm
weird how Tech fans desperately try and convince UGA fans how bad their team is and how they can’t even compete in the SEC, yet UGA has just as many BCS wins as the entire ACC combined. Hmmmm…………….
WonderDawg
December 29th, 2009
4:02 pm
God Almighty, did you read the nerd who was “sunning with exotic, beautiful women?!?!?! Now that is funny right there, I don’t care who you are!!!
South FL Chapter of the Bulldog Nation
December 29th, 2009
4:03 pm
GTFan….UGA fans, SEC fans, or real college football fans do not hide behind anything! They stand in front of it proudly! Nor is anyone rooting for another team rather than their own in head to head competition. What this shows is a mutual respect, which is lost somewhere when you really don’t know anything about the game itself or ever actually played a sport yourself…you are one of the exact people I was referring to earlier. You really just don’t get it do you? It’s called Pride! That is something that someone has when they are proud to be affiliated or a supporter or 1. a University 2. a Conference 3. the most NC of any conference in FBS over the past 10 yrs. It’s called domination! And that does carry over into other sports as well….If we were talking about basketball you may get it, a little bit….but we’re not. Sorry! As a GT fan, why would you not be proud of UNC, Clem, UM, or any other school in the ACC for handling their biz in their bowl games??? I was disappointed as not only a Dawg fan, but as a SEC fan to see UK go down to Clem….as a fan of the sport of football, I am a fan of SEC Football because I am a UGA Football fan. I think it all correlates pretty well. But I can try to understand where your coming from if you don’t understand, because I guess loyalty, dedication, passion, and pride are not things that are tough in those damn text books you eat breakfast to….which is what seems like all you NERDS live by….like freekin robots! And I still pull for you freekin NERDS when you play most you games! Don’t ask me why…because readin bs like you wrote makes me want to slap you in the head with a 2×4! Get a clue you freekin DA!
WonderDawg
December 29th, 2009
4:03 pm
UGA HAS AS MANY BCS VICTORIES AS THE ENTIRE acc!!!!!!!!!
Brucemac
December 29th, 2009
4:08 pm
GT Fan, Bowls equal money. Money equals facilities, Facilities equal wins, Wins equal more money and more prestige and more everything. And yes, we pull for each other so Bama, LSU, and now Florida wins the NC because someday it will be our team. It matters not to me who you pull for, just thought maybe you could understand it if explained properly. I now see you are a typical Tech fan and there is no hope. I apologize to everyone else on here for waisting space tying to have a logical discussion with a Tech fan.
give it up
December 29th, 2009
4:10 pm
Stop wasting your time on GTFan. He knows good and well why the fans of the best conference in all of sports want their teams to do well. He’s bitter, angry and jealous that he’s stuck with the All Cupcakes Conference.
hmmm.....
December 29th, 2009
4:11 pm
Well my links showing how LSU players and fans, and UF fans, were all chanting “S-E-C” magically disappeared, but whatever
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
4:11 pm
South FL
Lets say that Florida St or Miami become a powerhouse like they used to be and start winning championships left and right. I should feel good as a Ga Tech fan because of this? It makes no sense. Taking pride because you are in a random collection of teams, some of which are doing well is pathetic. The only reason teams do that is to try and make themselves look better when they arent doing very well.
Wisdom
December 29th, 2009
4:12 pm
GT WAS a 1 loss team .
74 UGA grad
December 29th, 2009
4:13 pm
Let’s be honest here, folks: A&M is one of the worst bowl teams this season (lost by 28 to Arkansas, 48 to Kansas State & 55 to Oklahoma, and beat exactly one decent team — Texas Tech).
Georgia had no business being in Shreveport. All things considered, the ‘Dogs were probably the best of the 7-5 SEC teams, and were playing in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl because of a second half meltdown to a clearly inferior Kentucky team.
A good case can be made that at this point, Georgia is the No. 3 team in the SEC, considering how LSU and Ole Miss finished out the season. Given what they did to the ‘Dogs, Tennessee could probably also make that case.
This was likely the least talented team Richt has had, and the 8-5 record is about what the talent level warranted, although 9-4 is more likely what the team was capable of.
Other than QB & DT, the ‘Dogs will have an abundance of returnees at every position + the 2 kicking studs. If Murray comes even close to being as good as his rep, there is no reason the ‘Dogs should not be back among the SEC elite in 2010.
Not pre-season top 10, but definitely top 20 caliber. Other than QB, the only question on offense is whether a few of the WRs can step up and take some of the pressure off AJ. Rogers is talented, but looked pretty raw in Calhoun’s championship game.
With a veteran line, 2 decent TBs, 2 quality TEs, a solid FB and Green, the breaking in process for whoever wins the QB job shouldn’t be that difficult, especially if the receivers can limit the number of drops that hurt Cox’s numbers this season.
No Shreveport for the ‘Dogs in 2010.
bill
December 29th, 2009
4:14 pm
GTFan,
Say FSU and Miami do become good again. Wouldn’t you love for your team to have a shot at knocking off an undefeated, or defending National Champion? Don’t you think that would benefit your team greatly in the polls? Use your head man and stop deflecting from the fact you play in a crap conference
hahahaha!!!!!
December 29th, 2009
4:15 pm
Notice how GTFan is ignoring the fact that UF and LSU fans (even the players) were chanting “S-E-C” during their NC games. What a loser
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
4:16 pm
hmmm…..
Now find me some links of Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, or any other conference chanting their conference names after a game. It doesnt exist because SEC fans are the only ones that care. Teams in other conferences accept their bad years and hope their team gets better. They dont chant to make themselves feel better.
teet
December 29th, 2009
4:16 pm
74 UGA grad,
Wasn’t UGA in the Weedeatter Bowl because the Gator Bowl screwed everything up by taking FSU?
4WhatIt'sWorth
December 29th, 2009
4:17 pm
Iowa 23 gt 16
hmmm.....
December 29th, 2009
4:18 pm
GTFan,
You were proven wrong and a liar. Deal with it. Besides, they apparently don’t let you post links on here. But you said it was just the middle, to lower tier SEC teams doing it, when it is in fact not the case.
OWNED!!!!!
wall
December 29th, 2009
4:18 pm
Iowa – 38 GT – 17
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
4:19 pm
bill,
Of course I want my team to beat a good team. I want my team to win every game. Doesnt necessarily mean I will root for that team to beat anyone else. For instance, I will not root for Virginia Tech to beat anybody, even in a National Championship.
SEC
December 29th, 2009
4:20 pm
We get it GTFan. You’re jealous and we don’t blame you one bit. You saw first-hand how competing in that “little pond” doesn’t prepare you for games with even a small fish (this year) in the “Biggest Pond.”
4WhatIt'sWorth
December 29th, 2009
4:21 pm
GT Fan,
We can’t help that you are an Idiot. But don’t worry, we will not hold it against you….
NOT!!!!!
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
4:21 pm
hmmm…..
What I said earlier: “I really get the feeling that the middle to bottom tier SEC teams care more about the conference then their own team for some reason.”. I never said the top teams dont do it too. Call me a liar all you want if it makes you feel better, but it helps if you learn to read.
Brucemac
December 29th, 2009
4:22 pm
GTFan, the Clemson fans and players were chanting ACC on national TV the day before yesterday. I guess they get it at Clemson.
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
4:24 pm
Yes SEC im really jealous that I care more about my team then my conference.
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
4:24 pm
@Brucemac,
If you dont know the reason why Clemson was doing that then you are an idiot. They were making fun of SEC fans.
4WhatIt'sWorth
December 29th, 2009
4:25 pm
GT Fan,
Your Team SUCKS!
genius
December 29th, 2009
4:26 pm
Good call GTFan. It would really benefit Yech if they beat an 0-7 Va. Tech team. Great rationale you got there. You are definitely a Yech fan.
South FL Chapter of the Bulldog Nation
December 29th, 2009
4:26 pm
GTFan….if FSU and UM have to go through GT every year to get to that NC game then how is that a random connection??? That is a direct connection! If they start racking up NC’s then that only makes the ACC look better and stronger as a whole! How does that not make since! FSU dominating the ACC for so many years made the other schools step up their efforts in the programs…although adding UM, BC, and VT didn’t have the immediate effect that they hoped but it very well could down the road! UF has to go through UGA every year to get to the top….and a good number of years LSU and Bama do too. That is UGA’s chance to knock off some of the perennial top teams in the nation. GT gets to go against UM, FSU, VT most, if not every year…if GT was to knock off those teams on the regular….guess who’s on top…GT! How does that not make since? So you want every team in your conference to win every game they play…except when they play your team…and you obviously pull for your team all the time! I at least hope you do!
bears
December 29th, 2009
4:27 pm
Even UCLA fans were chanting “Pac 10 football” in Knoxville this year. GTFan is clearly a moron
Preston
December 29th, 2009
4:28 pm
SEC, give us a break. We don’t pick who we play in bowl games. We got what we deserved this year but most of the time we get screwed. Especially in 07′ when we got stuck with Hawaii. At least UGA takes care of business 90% of the time in bowl season and doesn’t get humiliated like Alabama/Utah or Florida/Michigan. Sure would’ve been nice to see UGA/USC a couple of years ago.
Brucemac
December 29th, 2009
4:28 pm
I am sorry for being an idiot, I forgot that Tech fans can read the minds of Clemson fans.
GTFan < mentally retarded squirrel
December 29th, 2009
4:29 pm
Obviously this puke is a bitter ACC fan that is more interested in making excuses for his pathetic team and conference than talking about anything of substance. He’s a flamer, let him be.
Tech football 2010
December 29th, 2009
4:33 pm
I predict it will be a loooooooooooooong, and more normal, season for the tools next year. After all of Gailey’s all-ACC everything guys leave after the Orange Bowl, Paul “turkey neck” Johnson is going to be left with garbage. And they actually have a semi-difficult schedule next year, for Yech anyway.
5-7 next year, if they are lucky
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
4:35 pm
Brucemac,
It was pretty obvious. If you didnt know its basically an ongoing joke now. Everytime an SEC team wins they feel like they have to do that and everybody laughs at them for it.
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
4:36 pm
And yes, I can read minds
what a dork
December 29th, 2009
4:37 pm
Yes GTFan, it would do WONDERS for Tech in the rankings if every ACC team they played had zero wins.
4WhatIt'sWorth
December 29th, 2009
4:39 pm
I guess GT Fan cannot understand why Boise St. and TCU are not playing for the BCS NC.
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
4:40 pm
dork,
I dont care about the rankings either. That is something else that Tech cant control and something that is extremely biased anyways. All my team can do is win games and hopefully conference championships. Everything else is out of our hands.
GT Alum
December 29th, 2009
4:41 pm
Wow, there really are some dumb people on these blog- both Jackets and Dawgs. Any idiot who says the SEC is not the best conference has never worn a jock strap in their life. It is hands down the best. But I’d also say that anyone who says the ACC is the worst conference is an idiot, too. Sure, UNC got beat by a highly favored Pitt team on a last second field goal and BC got beat by a highly favored USC team and the lowsy refs in the Nutsack bowl in San Fran. But the ACC is also 1-0 against the SEC thus far with Clemson’s win over Kentucky. So that makes us 1-2 going into tonights Miami game where my $ is on Miami. So 2-2 wouldn’t be all that bad considering Pitt and especially USC were pretty tough matchups for the ACC to start with..
As much as it pains me to say it, I think the SEC is a lot better than they are getting credit for this year. And I also think the ACC is not nearly as bad as people think. We shall see, and that is why they play the games.
SEC
December 29th, 2009
4:41 pm
Riiiiiiight. acc fans making fun of SEC fans. Yeah, I buy that. HA!!
wow
December 29th, 2009
4:41 pm
further proof that Tech fans are “smart” is truly just a myth
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
4:44 pm
4what,
You think TCU would be in the NC if all the teams in their conference chanted more and showed more fake conference pride?
4WhatIt'sWorth
December 29th, 2009
4:44 pm
Hey GT Fan,
Why do you suppose the Big 10 is talking expansion. After the last 4 years, all other conferences are playing catch up to the SEC!
4WhatIt'sWorth
December 29th, 2009
4:46 pm
NO STUPID -
I think TCU or Boise St. would be in the big game if they had the same record in the SEC!
GT Alum
December 29th, 2009
4:46 pm
Tech Football 2010,
Check out the Charles Perkins highlight tape below before you question Paul Johnson’s ability to recruit. It reminds me a lot of Jonathan Dwyer’s highlight tape from Kell High School. And keep in mind he is recruiting guys that fit his system as opposed to the highest ranked recruits. Its not always the prettiest girl at the dance that is gonna be crowned homecoming queen. Georgia fans should know that by now…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvv1kvGeMuo
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
4:48 pm
4what,
The Big 10 is expanding because they have three weeks at the end of the season where there teams arent playing, and they want the money that a conference championship would bring in. They arent expanding so they can add more pride.
huh?
December 29th, 2009
4:49 pm
Not sure where you went to school, but at my high school it was definitely the prettiest girl that was homecoming queen!!!
Yes, I know all about Perkins. UGA didn’t want him and he didn’t want to compete with the best backs in the state anyhow.
Spike
December 29th, 2009
4:51 pm
GT ALUM I agree with you that the ACC is not the worst conference. You are indeed correct that there is no serious dispute that the SEC is the strongest. That is just an undeniable fact. The ACC has gotten better with Butch Davis at UNC, David Cutcliff at Duke, Jim Grobe at Wake Forest and, ahem, yes Paul Johnson at GT. The worst? Hard to say. I would suggest year in and year out {of the BCS conferences} the Big East, followed by the PAC 10.
FRED
December 29th, 2009
4:51 pm
I KNOW I AM BEING PICKIE BUT….. JOES ARM LOOKED REALLY WEAK LAST NIGHT. I HOPE NEXT YEAR WE HAVE SOMEONE WITH A STRONGER ARM. AND AN ARM THAT CAN THROW OVER THE DEFENCE ENDS
narms
December 29th, 2009
4:52 pm
The ACC is probably the one product you can point to in college football that was a massive failure. They had all this hype about how great they were going to be after adding Miami, Va. Tech and BC. Only to fall on their faces and look even more pathetic than they did after they added FSU. Easily the biggest bust of all time in college football.
4WhatIt'sWorth
December 29th, 2009
4:52 pm
GT Fan
The Big 10 is expanding because of fat contracts the SEC has landed recently. Where the money is – The power is. Sorry to have to comfort you with facts!
wrong
December 29th, 2009
4:54 pm
Sorry spike, but the worst BCS conferences are annually the Big 10 and ACC. The Big East is clearly giving them a run this year as well. But no way is the Pac-10 near the bottom. Are you nuts? The Pac-10 is probably the second best behind the SEC.
tom
December 29th, 2009
4:56 pm
Fellas –
I’m pretty sure GTFan is a UGA fan posing as a Techsters in hopes of making them look more stupid than they already are. No way is he being serious. No college football fan is that dumb
Bill King ... you are an idiot...
December 29th, 2009
4:56 pm
Another case of the SEC showing up the Big 12??? Can you say Oklahoma State? …. Texas A&M had a 6-6 record going into the bowl game… you call that competition… you are a freaking idiot…
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
4:59 pm
4What,
The Big 10(11) is expanding because they want to have a conference championship game. Its all about money that they are losing by ending the season early. The Big 10 organizers arent sitting around wishing they were the SEC. SEC fans really think the world revolves around them dont they?
4WhatIt'sWorth
December 29th, 2009
5:00 pm
ACC Fans,
The decline in clout of the ACC can be directly attributed to the peaking of the SEC. AL, GA, UF, UT , AU, LSU all recruit regionally. Because of their success and the success of the conference in general, FSU and Miami are losing out on recruits they once were getting. Especially Miami – they used to have a fence around South Florida.
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
5:01 pm
tom,
Thanks for joining the conversation with such an insightful contribution. At least im not using multiple names to post like half the people here.
4WhatIt'sWorth
December 29th, 2009
5:03 pm
GT Fan,
You may be right to a degree (15%). However, the power of the SEC has more influence than you choose to admit. I think your probably in denial. But don’t worry, we all understand.
4WhatIt'sWorth
December 29th, 2009
5:08 pm
GT Fan,
You just contradicted yourself. In doing so, you are agreeing with me. Big 10 expansion talk and Pac 10 expansion talk is not about adding pride… it is about money and power.
4WhatIt'sWorth
December 29th, 2009
5:12 pm
GT Fan,
Don’t kid yourself either. Big 10 and Pac 10 are sitting around thinking “If we add a championship game AND strengthen our conference we are apt to gain ground on the SEC. That is power and clout that comes with winning 3 or 4 NCs in a row.
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
5:14 pm
4what,
I dont understand how I contradicted myself. Of course its about money. Everything in college football is about money these days. They know they are missing out on big bucks by not having a conference championship game. Its the same reason the ACC expanded and why the PAC 10 and Big East will eventually expand also.
jesse james
December 29th, 2009
5:17 pm
I am an SEC fan, but I really believe the best player in the country was C.J. Spiller. How did he not even get invited to New York. College football needs to do more research on these kids and make sure they don’t get left out. This is the biggest injustice since Payton Manning not winning it. Spiller returned kickoff, punts, was an excellent pass receiver and by far the best running back I saw this year. Now I don’t believe the ACC defenses were that weak. I just hate to see a kid just about single handedly beat Tech and he turned the Music City Bowl game around with his running. It is kind of like Herschel his fresman year, he was the best player in the country. And he led his team to the National Championship.
4WhatIt'sWorth
December 29th, 2009
5:20 pm
GT Fan,
In your entry at 4:48 pm you said their conference expansion was to eliminate too much down time between games…. that is nonsense. It is about money and power and staying hot on the trail of the SEC. If not for the fat contracts the SEC landed recently and the consecutive NCs of the SEC, The Pac 10 and the Big 10 would be content.
RamblinLonghorn
December 29th, 2009
5:29 pm
As a UT and Georgia Tech fan, I can say that this game defines Schadenfreude for me.
And for you people saying that this says something about the UT Bama game, for every comparison of UGA beating TAMU by more than Texas, remember of how solidly Texas beat Oklahoma St. Cheering for a conference is for those that can’t win them.
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
5:31 pm
4What,
Its not nonsense. They end their season early while other conferences keep making money. Its bad business. They have no meaningful games being played while every other conference does. The Big 10 has big contracts with ESPN and the Big 10 network. Ohio State has been in the NC game two of the last three years. Its not like the Big 10 needs more recognition.
4WhatIt'sWorth
December 29th, 2009
5:35 pm
GT Fan,
If it was about down time, the conference would simply insert more open dates, thereby prolonging the season and also allowing the teams to stay healthier. It is about money and power and catching the SEC which has PROVEN to be the dominate conference in football over the last 4 years.
Dawgbyte
December 29th, 2009
5:41 pm
Does anyone on here ever go on the Tech blog(assuming they have one)and see if any of these Techies that bore us to death ever post on their own blog? Hopefully, they bore their own “fans” the way they do us on here.
EricADawgFan
December 29th, 2009
5:41 pm
Question for Bill King and the Bloggers:
Will The SEC Dominate the Big 12 In Bowl match ups?
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
5:47 pm
Dawgbyte,
You are more then welcome to leave if you are bored. Nobody cares if you stick around. UGA fans crap up the Tech blog all the time. Im just returning the favor a little.
GTFan
December 29th, 2009
5:50 pm
4what,
You are partially right and I do think after the Big 10 adds another team they will add an off week in there somewhere. Its more about keeping interest up to generate more revenue. When you let other conferences play while you sit out its throwing away money for the teams and the conference itself. I fail to see however, how the SEC impacts this at all.
shane#1
December 29th, 2009
5:57 pm
My 10 reasons UGA won. 1- The Dogs made some mistakes, but didn’t do anything really stupid. Turnovers were held to a minimum and there were no late hits 5 yds out of bounds. When a team avoids major penalties at key moments of the game and is on the plus side of the turnover ledger winning is much easier. 2- A tip of the hat to Mike Bobo. I thought Ol’ Vince was calling the game in the first half. Bobo didn’t panic when the offense stalled, he just relied in the punter and the defense. 3- The D pressured the QB, forcing some mistakes. 4- Special Teams, see #1. 5- Joe Cox, Joe had his ups and downs, but he played within himself. He didn’t try to force anything. 6- Preparation- Richt and Garner really studied the A&M offense and had the UGA defense ready. 7- Team speed kills. Look at Jones and Boykin. 8- Defensive line play. I have to give credit to those guys in the middle that Keith Jackson used to call the “big uglies”. Owens, Adkins and Weston will really be missed next year. DTs don’t show up a lot in the stats sheet, but stopping up that middle is vital. 9- The DBs played well on the whole, with a nod to Jones and Rambo. 10- Last and most important, the Dawgs didn’t mail this on in. With all the talk about a bowl not worth going to and the lack of fan support. With all the flack this team has taken from the fans and the media. With the Defensive coaches gone, those guys had every excuse not to show up. In the end they wanted it more than the Aggies and it showed. This game was a battle of attrition in the first half but those guys hung on and gutted it out. This was no lightweight bout with a lot of movement but a heavyweight contest with both sides delivering thunderous body blows. In the end the Dawgs outlasted the Aggies by sheer Bulldog force of will.
Ga Dog
December 29th, 2009
6:02 pm
Does a mickey mouse football program like tech even have a football message board? After 1 fluke win over Ga last year, their geek fans spend more time on Ga’s board than anything they have. Mark it down—tech will not beat UGA again for years to come. Look for Iowa to beat Tech easy and shutdown their high school offense like Ga did!!!!! Dawgs–on top again!!!
FLA DAWG
December 29th, 2009
6:35 pm
Bill,
Tell me how Vince Vance is a Starting Lineman!? The guy is slow, misses blocks and is out of position. Surely we had better talent at that position.
DP
December 29th, 2009
6:48 pm
“What was the difference? Part of it might have been that his performance against the Longhorns was juiced by it being a rivalry game. But it’s hard not to conclude that a bigger factor was that he wasn’t going up against a Big 12 defense.”
Yeah, that’s it! Georgia has a better defense than Texas, whose defense is ranked in the top 5 in the country. Never mind all those 30+ and 40+ point games Georgia has given up in the last couple of years.
Thanks Bill. I haven’t had a laugh that good since you talked about Ealey as a possible future Heisman candidate.
jdawg
December 29th, 2009
6:49 pm
You know I have watched the Georgia King Air spend almost 15 plus hours since yesterday going back and forth….and oh yeah, picking up Russ the Replacement dawg and family. Folks at $1700 per hour you would think that a few could fly Delta. Maybe Damon could drive to Birmingham for his meetings…we say we look at the budget each year…well, we did not make enough on this bowl to pay for private air fare…does anyone agree?
Ed
December 29th, 2009
6:59 pm
“Funny, cause if UGA would have lost to A&M you would have been saying the exact opposite. Your bias isn’t fooling anybody.”
What bias would that be? I’ve been a rabid Georgia fan since the earliest game I can remember, the 1977 Sugar Bowl game against Pitt. I was raised on Georgia football. But I get sick of hearing people boast of conference superiority – it sounds to me like an excuse for a mediocre season, as if we would be a 12-1 or 11-2 team if only we played in the Big XII or Pac 10. Complete b.s. Is that how we want to measure ourselves – a bowl win over a team that finished with a 6-7 record and only one win over a team with a winning record? Three of their wins were against cupcakes (I think Utah State was one of them). Aren’t we the same team that beat Florida and finished #2 in the nation a year ago? Just wondering when our standards got so low.
A&M finished with a 3-5 conference record, so the Big XII must not be that bad. Celebrate the win, but don’t draw erroneous conclusions from it.
Ed
December 29th, 2009
7:00 pm
Correction – we beat UF and finished #2 TWO years ago. Seems like a long time ago.
DP
December 29th, 2009
7:21 pm
Ed, it’s good to see a realistic Dawg fan. Texas A&M got beat 62-14 by Kansas State, 65-10 by Oklahoma, gave up 30+ points 9 times in 13 games, 44 or more 5 times. The only good team A&M beat all year was Texas Tech.
Joe Kines is a proven defensive coordinator but is in his first year at A&M so their defense must be void of talent. The ESPN crawl last night said A&M didn’t have any players who are expected to go in the NFL draft.
Georgia did what you’re supposed to do to a team like that, beat the crap out of them.
Cobb Dawg
December 29th, 2009
7:25 pm
After all’s said and done, name a team that’s overcome more early defections to the NFL and injuries and done better. Yes it was difficult to see the Dawgs lose to worse programs like Oklahoma St., UT and KY, but we’ll rebuild. If you recruit top level players, you have to expect a few of them to go early.
TopDawg
December 29th, 2009
7:28 pm
yeah, it seems Tech fans love getting on the UGA blogs. Dont you guys some dungeons and dragons to play?
david
December 29th, 2009
7:35 pm
no, kicking the acc champs A$$ is a show of SEC dominance –oh yeah–in their back yard as well!!
Heidi Davison
December 29th, 2009
8:08 pm
Mayor Heidi Davison
235 Wells Drive
Athens, GA 30606
I Heidi Davison, Mayor of Athens Clarke County Georgia, hereby claim on this date January 1, 2010 that the street known as Broad Street in Athens, Georgia will be renamed Gator Street from that day forward.
jesse james
December 29th, 2009
8:32 pm
Crabapplejoe – I guess it all goes back to TV dominating the world of Sports. I sure hope the Falcons have a chance to get Spiller.
crabapplejoe
December 29th, 2009
8:38 pm
Spiller would be a nice additon because he is so multi-talented. Gerhart could never be drafted by the Falcons because of our fan base demographics….maybe Green Bay, Indianapolis or the Patriots.
DP
December 29th, 2009
8:41 pm
Ingram is a mediocre running back? 1542 yards rushing, another 332 receiving, 6.2 yards per carry, more 10+ yard runs than any back in the country, 15 touchdowns, over half of his yardage after contact. He played against every SEC team except Georgia and Vandy plus Virginia Tech. He didn’t pile up yardage against patsies because he was pulled early; he only averaged 83 yards/game against the 3 weak teams Alabama played versus an average of 129 per game against the rest of the schedule.
You think Ingram is mediocre? Did you ever watch him play?
Envy isn't healthy
December 29th, 2009
8:42 pm
It’s comical that the Tool fans are trying to downplay UGA’s win over A&M based on the Aggies NOW losing record. Aren’t these the same Tool fans that are bragging about an ACC title (laughing) in a conference where half the league is .500 or worse? Just a thought
Dirt McGirt
December 29th, 2009
8:45 pm
moron,
you left out the fact that UGA beat S. Carolina who dominated Clemson. Since you wish to use that line of reasoning, you have to acknowledge this piece of information, and, using your logic this means UGA would have beaten Clemson. Your logic is flawed. Everytime this team A beat Team B who beat team C so team A would beat team C is just a crap argument that holds no water.
Houdawg
December 29th, 2009
8:45 pm
Hey Dan ……. here’s your facts :
(((((((((( 30 – 24 ))))))))))
And , how many rushing yds did the Dawgs have vs GT ?
Lieutenant Dan
December 29th, 2009
9:00 pm
I know we slam each other pretty good during the regular season and rightfully so as the season progresses. But from one Bama fan nice win by the Dawgs. You represented the conference very well. We’re still all family in the SEC. But I just hate to leave it on such a positive note. You’re still not getting Kirby LOL!
GT IS STILL A 4TH RATE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
December 29th, 2009
9:12 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA, FOREVER AND EVER.
GT IS STILL A 4TH RATE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
December 29th, 2009
9:13 pm
AND WILL BE FOREVER AND EVER.
GT IS STILL A 4TH RATE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
December 29th, 2009
9:16 pm
YELLOW TUCKS. HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR IMAGE AT THE END OF YOUR STREAM ON THE WATERLESS URINALS OF THE CALLAWAY GARDENS. YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEE YOUR PROPER PLACE IN THE ORDER OF THINGS IN THIS UNIVERSE. HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA FOREVER AND EVER.
whitedawg
December 29th, 2009
9:25 pm
Wisconson beating up on Miami is priceless.
dbc
December 29th, 2009
9:39 pm
This article would have some validity had the Dawgs beat Okie State. Not really now though. Texas A&M did more to lose this game than UGA did to win it. Just being honest. That and the secondary dropped three sure int’s, two of which were pick sixes. Again lack of focus. While I would love to say this win propels the team into the off season, all it does is point to some glaring problems that need fixing, pronto. God love Joe Cox and his fighting spirit, but you could clock his passes with an egg timer. Hope Murray brings some zip to the offense next year. And hopefully Bobo adds five or six new plays to the same five he always runs.
RED DOG 77
December 29th, 2009
10:12 pm
Pretty clear SEC v Big12= no contest, however, give credit where credit is due, our whole D line played like men on a mission last night, Owens, Westin, and Atkins were on fire. Hats off to them Coach Garner, and the entire D . That A.M qb looked like he had lost his best friend even before the scoring started. GO DOGS !!
Vince
December 29th, 2009
10:15 pm
Dont forget Jan Kemp
DawginLex
December 29th, 2009
10:31 pm
I guess Bama Stan is an honor graduate from the Trade School Junkie school of football prognostication.
Nice call stan. I’ll be sure to not call you the next time I want to look into the future.
DP
December 29th, 2009
10:42 pm
Crabapple, the only common opponent of Alabama and Clemson was South Carolina. Ingram had 24 carries for 246 yards, including all 6 carries on a 69 yard scoring drive to put the game away in the 4th quarter. Spiller had 9 carries for 18 yards against SC.
Any questions?
kb
December 29th, 2009
10:44 pm
Ya know, I’m sorta like a new comer on this blog. I am also both a UGA and Tech fan. What I really don’t understand though is this one bothersome thing. Why all the hate for the opposing team? Now, I can’t stand the gators. I don’t care to make any comments on their blogs because it’d be a waste of time for me to do so (then again, they my not be as fortunate as we are to have a popular blog as this.) My point is if you don’t care for either team, go post you blog somewhere else. Go Dawgs! Go Jackets!
Mr. Kotter
December 29th, 2009
10:50 pm
Just wondering…if Richt watches enough good defenses like Wisconsin’s who have white players, will he eventually get over the idea that only black athletes can play defense? It’s not as if his Florida A&M defenses have been tearing up the world since he’s been there.
dawgfan
December 29th, 2009
11:14 pm
ACC about to go 1-3 in bowl games thus far.
Another fine post-season showing by the All Crap Conference.
Gt4ever
December 29th, 2009
11:24 pm
crabapplejoe….. You have to be kidding… Toby Gerhart is a good back, but please….. There are several running backs better than Toby. Ingram was one of them, hell, Dwyer is another.. Spiller, Dwyer and Ingram are ALL better backs than Toby….
SEC Blowhards
December 29th, 2009
11:28 pm
In the last 5 years, in the 13 bowl games matching the SEC and Big Ten, the Big Ten has 7 wins, the SEC has 6.
Dennis G. Berdanis
December 29th, 2009
11:37 pm
I’d have more confidence in Bama if they didn’t let little Utah whup their butts last year. And that was with Saban. So not a lot of confidence he can prepare a bowl team.
DP
December 29th, 2009
11:45 pm
OK, Crabapple, now that I see you lamenting the lack of white players on defense for Georgia I understand why you like Gerhart better than Ingram.
A “coal black” Miami?
Don’t you have a Klan rally you need to get to?
DP
December 30th, 2009
12:14 am
Crabbleapple, I didn’t bring race into it and I wasn’t the one who referred to Miami players as “coal black”. What compelled you to give that description? Didn’t think the AJC would let the N word slip through?
Nation of Islam rally? I’m as white as you are, just don’t wear a sheet.
Florida Defense Down Big...
December 30th, 2009
12:39 am
Florida gave up 41 points and 490 yards to the #28 in total yards defense (Bama).
Georgia gave up only 21 points and a little over 400 yards to the #5 rasnked in total yards defense (Texas A & M).
Florida Defense Down Big...
December 30th, 2009
12:40 am
Oops, meant to say #28 and #5 ranked in total yards OFFENSE. Sorry, it’s late.
Let's Get Georgia Basher Banned
December 30th, 2009
12:46 am
He’s easy to spot, he’s into posts about gay or sexuality, or racist comments.
Any time you see that, report that comment. Let’s get him banned. This clown needs to be banned from this site.
Just click on “report this comment” anytime you see a comment that’s inappropriate about racist or sexuality, obviously, this is a sports blog, not a political blog.
And then the IT guy will look up their IP address, and if enough of us complain, this guy will be banned forever from posting his useless drivel.
BuLLdawg
December 30th, 2009
6:12 am
ACC this football season is 10-14 against other BCS teams, so far.
Big XII this football season is 4-8 against other BCS teams, so far.
Big 10 this football season is 6-9 against other BCS teams, so far.
Mountain West Conference is 7-9 against BCS teams, so far.
PAC-10 this football season is 9-7 against other BCS teams, so far.
Big East this football season is 10-7 against other BCS teams, so far.
SEC this football season is 11-5 against other BCS teams, so far.
The 3 Conferences, ACC, Big XII and Big 10, who are WORSE than the Mountain West Conference in games against BCS teams this season so far, has some explaining to do as to why they deserve some automatic anything – not giving the Mountain West Conference an opportunity to continue to beat the crap out of the ACC, Big XII and Big 10.
Big XII has to win tonight against the PAC-10.
All season long, here are the ONLY WINS by the Big XII over a BCS team :
Oklahoma State before NCAA ruled player not eligible beat unranked UGA.
Oklahoma beat none. Lost to Miami of Florida 9-4.
Texas Tech beat none. Played none.
Texas A&M beat none. Lost to Arkansas and to Georgia.
Baylor beat 7-5 U Conn. Lost to Weak Forest 5-7.
Kansas beat Duke 5-7.
Colorado beat none. Lost to West Virginia.
Iowa State beat none. Lost to Iowa.
Kansas State beat none. Lost to UCLA.
Missouri beat Illinois.
Nebraska beat none. Lost to Virginia Tech.
Texas beat none. Played none.
The Major Reason why the BCS is under fire is that these 3 suck conferences, ACC, Big 10 and Big XII do NOT do as well as the Mountain West Conference against BCS teams.
Nebraska, supposedly the 2nd best Big XII team, plays tonight.
Nebraska had better win for the sake of the Big XII.
Nebraska, whose NCAA Official Strength of Schedule was Number 46 before the bowls (GA tek SoS # 51 before the bowls), played Eight (8) games against “opponents” not even in a bowl game. (GA tek played 6 games against “opponents” not even in a bowl game.
Nebraska ALWAYS schedules teams who are NO DAMN GOOD.
Nebraska that is ALL they EVER do.
Nebraska beat no BCS team all season long.
Nebraska beat no ranked team.
Nebraska lost to the only BCS team they played outside the sorry Big XII.
Nebraska played 8 games against “opponents” who are NOT in a bowl game.
Nebraska, for all this, is Ranked # 22 in the Polls and got to play Texas for the Big XII Championship.
Because Texas won, they get to play Alabama, instead of TCU.
TCU of the Mountain West Conference has A FAR BETTER CLAIM than does Texas of the lousy sorry Big XII, to be playing Alabama.
And, if we had an 8-team Play-Off this season based upon BCS Rankings, the ACC would NOT even have a team in the PLAY-OFFS.
We don’t need 2 bowl games tonight. 1 is plenty.
We didn’t need 2 bowl games last night either. Again, 1 would have been more than plenty.
And, we don’t need 5 bowl games tomorrow night for God’s sake.
There are another 5 Friday. Good Lord.
And, another 5 on Saturday. We don’t need 5 bowl games in a day.
You cannot watch them all. It’s not possible. It waters down the bowl games.
The Bowl Games will exist AFTER the Play-Off is implemented.
Unless you do a 64-team Play-Off like Men’s Basketball, for example (65 play-in.)
There are 34 Bowl Games.
If you did an 8-team Play-Off and Started the Week after the Conference Championships (CHUMPionships in the cases of the ACC and Big XII), then you would play :
4 Bowl Games without a damn month or month and a half, the week after The SEC Championship Game. Both of those teams would be in the 8-team Play-Offs the following week.
Play-Off Games are on Saturdays, not Fridays or Thursdays or Mondays.
8-Team Play-Off AND BOWLS continue otherwise, just get rid of
5 Boise State plays 4 Cincinnati, first Saturday. Dec 12.
6 Florida plays 3 TCU, first Saturday. Dec 12.
8 Ohio State plays 1 Alabama, second Saturday. Dec 19.
7 Oregon plays 2 Texas, second Saturday. Dec 19.
2ND ROUND :
4 Cincinnati (if wins) plays 1 Alabama, third Saturday Dec 26.
3 TCU plays 2 Texas (if Texas beats Oregon which they would not.) Dec 26.
NOTE all the other bowl games, just continue on as planned and as they always have.
NOTE the ACC is NOT in the 8-team PLAY-OFF.
This is because the Mountain West Conference is BETTER than the stinking ACC.
The Mountain West is a better conference than the Big XII and the Big 10 Conferences too, but at least in the Big XII and in the Big 10, they have fans who follow college football.
The ACC doesn’t even have any fans who even follow the game of college football.
WORST ATTENDANCE.
WORST TV RATINGS.
If you want the Rose Bowl to have a game on the following Saturday January 2, have at it. They have always sent the LOUSY Big 10 to the Rose Bowl. What a crock.
Now, the Rose Bowl would actually get a TEAM for a damn change.
The Orange Bowl can go away for all I care. It has horrible ratings. It has horrible teams. It is in CRIME-RIDDEN Miami where NO ONE IS SAFE. No one goes, and it has the WORST ATTENDANCE of any Major Bowl Game. The Peach Bowl is a better bowl, for example.
The Sugar Bowl, since no one wants to play The Mighty SEC, always gets a crap team. Hawaii, please. Notre Dame, good Lord. Virginia Tech, I mean a lot of the time, the Sugar Bowl is LEFT with the dredges because NO ONE WANTS TO PLAY THE SEC in the Sugar Bowl.
So, the Sugar Bowl gets a good team as the opponent for the Sugar Bowl for a damn change, too.
Fiesta Bowl NEVER has been a MAJOR BOWL. That’s B.S. in the firs place. Just get rid of it too.
As far as I am concerned you can get rid of all the Major Bowl Games.
That is what the 8-TEAM PLAY-OFFS ARE. Anyway. Just drop the Major Bowls. They are the ones who DON’T WANT A PLAY-OFF.
Let the damn Peach Bowl BID against the Sugar Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl for the 8-TEAM PLAY-OFF BOWL GAMES. Let every bowl bid against each other. Whoever ponies up the most money, gets the game.
We will still watch these other bowl games, like Nebraska playing Arizona tonight.
Just get rid of some bowl games where there are 2 in one night to try to watch.
Or, get rid of some of the 3 days we have 5 bowl games no one can possibly follow; yet, those are supposedly the better bowls.
I think this will work.
Just the damn sorry ACC out in the cold.
And, gets rid of the bias of the Big XII and Big 10 and ACC over the Mountain West Conference, which is better than all 3 of those conferences.
You would have TCU playing Alabama.
I can assure you of that, too.
indianman
December 30th, 2009
7:14 am
coach meyer is on leave because all the good players is leaving and he won.t be able to stand winning 7or 8 games in a season for 3or 4 years
King of the Ewoks
December 30th, 2009
7:25 am
We are the champions of Shreveport !!!
bookie
December 30th, 2009
8:12 am
Hello gt alum time to pay your debt.Miami lost so bring me my cash.You can double up on the tech game if you have anything left.
Spike
December 30th, 2009
8:44 am
It sure was poetic justice seeing “Da U” get run over by the Badgers last night after watching that ESPN piece on them the other night. That game sure shut their big mouths in a hurry. Priceless.
Dennis
December 30th, 2009
8:49 am
How many of you idiots have SEC banners flying in your front yard? Give me a break. Do Vandy fans go around thumping their chest shouting SEC SEC.
What?
December 30th, 2009
9:16 am
BuLLdawg
Good entry, but long. I did not realize these facts until you presented them.
gtfanfrom1951
December 30th, 2009
9:23 am
Vandy was a better team than Texas A&M. Can you believe with a 6′7″ 250lb QB on fourth and a foot the coach calls a pass. What was he thinking? He must have call Chan for the offense play. You (UGA) need to stop playing those High School teams for Texas or did you’ll pay their coach and the long snapper off. Bama will beat Texas by 3 TDs if not more. Happy New Year to one all!!!
Gt4ever
December 30th, 2009
9:23 am
crabapplejoe needs some HELP! I will bet he probably never played the game….
What?
December 30th, 2009
9:31 am
Is that correct?
Kim
December 30th, 2009
9:34 am
Goodbye ugly ginger kid!!!
morons all
December 30th, 2009
9:53 am
If you really don’t understand the need for the conference of your preferred team to do well then you are not really college football fan. The reason the USCs, Ohio States and even the Texas’ of the world are not a lock for a national title berth each year is because of the poor play of their conferences. Get a clue
09.05.2009. OSU 24 - Georgia 10
December 30th, 2009
9:58 am
so much for once again showing up the Big XII.
That makes Georgia (or is it the SEC??) 1-1 vs. the Big XII… THIS YEAR.
Nice misleading headline… HOMER!!!
1980… 29 years and counting…
BTW: you can’t count OTHER schools National Championships as your own.
Envy ain’t got nothin’ to do with it.
Spike
December 30th, 2009
10:05 am
Do you notice that most, if not all the complainers on here about this strength of conference issue are fans of the ACC or some other panty waist conference are just simply envious of the SEC? But I’m tired of this subject. Let’s move on to something else.
"Simple" logic
December 30th, 2009
10:11 am
Simple logic:
I’m a Georgia fan so I root for Florida in the bowl games.
I’m an Auburn fan so I’m pulling for Alabama.
I’m an MSU grad, so I sure do hope Ole Miss wins the Cotton Bowl.
——————-
Educated logic:
Michigan Man: Hopes Oregon will BLAST the ohio state university
OU grad: $#@! Texas!
UVA prof: Go Vols!
Pitt Panther fan: Noles will win over WVU.
BuzztheKiller
December 30th, 2009
10:14 am
Great win UGA! I actually picked you in my bowl pool so was pulling for the team to win. As for claiming somehow beating one of the lower tier Big 12 teams says something about the SEC, not sure what other than an average team from one conference beat a below average team from another conference. I am sure some of you clowns will now be proclaiming a 2010 preseason national championship. Be sure and tune in primetime on 1/5 for a real bowl game that includes a conference champion!
Irony
December 30th, 2009
10:25 am
Did a Tech fan really just say you can’t count other schools’ national championships as your own?
jams
December 30th, 2009
10:26 am
funny how tool fans can only point to UGA’s loss to OSU. Shall I roll off the recent SEC wins over the Big 12, really?
123456789
December 30th, 2009
10:28 am
Just another case of the Lies & Corruption that CONTINUES to define UGA.
http://www.ajc.com/news/former-bulldog-s-lawsuit-261862.html
How ’bout them dawgs ??
I guess Bill King doesnt read too well.
Mike Bobo 17 INT
December 30th, 2009
10:30 am
Nice solid win and congratulations, but do not take too much away from this, because this is ground-zero of why your program is tanked.
The Aggies did not come to play, plain and simple and the Dogs jumped on them, of which they deserve credit. However, more has been expected from the Dogs over the past 10 years, and they have not delivered.
Therefore, do not take a solid win in Shreveport as some sort of new awakening. It will be back to business as usual next year with another 8-4 or 7-5 seasons with the typical beatdowns.
Matter of fact give CMR a raise and a contract extension, eveyone, including opposing coaches love him.
GreggJ
December 30th, 2009
10:32 am
I am huge fan of UGA but not fully sold on Big 12 vs SEC- Ok state whoopped us up pretty good in opening game- I just think we had superior athletes and players and coaches are finally playing when they saw their coaches and coworkers get fired
Spike
December 30th, 2009
10:32 am
Jams.. Just do it, baby.
Mike Bobo 17 INT
December 30th, 2009
10:33 am
This is not about the SEC, which we call know can dominate, but more importantly about your tanked program in Athens. Quit bragging about being in the SEC and making excuses for your losses, and correct your program.
Everyone in Athens is so happy about playing in the SEC and not their own program. The BCS is a Vegas crapshoot, and if you don’t believe it ask Alabama how they felt when Utah took them to the woodshed in the Sugar Bowl last year.
Will anyone step up and give the Big 12 credit if Texas takes it to Alabama? Not on this blog, because they are too narrow minded.
UGA Grad
December 30th, 2009
10:43 am
UGA – 13 straight bowl appearances
11 wins 2 losses
We don’t get to pick the opponents. We just play the games. Enjoy the Orange Bowl Tekkies. It will back to the Emerald Bowl for you soon enough.
UGA Grad
December 30th, 2009
10:48 am
Almost forgot:
Georgia Tech 13 straight bowl appearances:
Record so far:
GT 5 Wins 7 Losses
Too bad GT doesn’t get to pick their bowl opponents either.
honest observer
December 30th, 2009
10:54 am
Since 2000, the SEC is currently 17-15 vs. the Big 12. So a shade over .500, however, nearly 75% of their losses came against the horrible Bama and Ole Miss teams and Arkansas.
"Simple" logic
December 30th, 2009
11:13 am
Do you really think Red Sox fans are proud the Yankees won the World Series?
How about Browns/Bengals/Ravens fans sending kudos to the Steelers for beating Arizona in the Super Bowl.
Only in the SEC, do rival fans ride the coattails of their more-talented division/conference bretheren.
There’s a word for that…
sam
December 30th, 2009
11:40 am
“Simple” logic,
I know you are not that stupid. The examples you listed are professional sports where perception means nothing. Their system works out to where the actual records decide who is going where. In college sports, however, perception is everything. Therefore you need for your competition to do well since you don’t get any brownie points by beating 2-8, 1-9 teams every week. Now please, stop being a moron
"Simple" logic
December 30th, 2009
12:16 pm
SIMPLE sam…
Just the answer I was fishing for.
Now, go back to your broom and dustpan before your boss notices you’re on his computer and you get fired from your hard-earned j-o-b.
BuzztheKiller
December 30th, 2009
7:55 pm
UGA Grad- wow just like a unicorn, they exist and are occasionally spotted on these blogs. You beat TAM on the field, but they outnumbered the UGA fans 75-25% since I know you UGAers like to recite attendance stats…Happy New Year everyone.
Lake Dawg
December 30th, 2009
7:56 pm
No question UGa has a better program than any school in the ACC. Look at the numbers/ UGa is 152 – 90 – 18 all time against current ACC schools — and only one of those wins came against Duke. Maryland at 3 – 2 and Wake at 2 – 1 are the only teams with winning records against the Dawgs, and those games are from decades gone by. Maryland’s wins came in the 50s when the Terps were a national power and UGa was a doormat. And UGa’s superiority is not just a historical thing — Rioht is 12 – 2 against ACC teams — all those wins coming against Clemson, FSU, Ga TEch and Va Tech.
MyBigOldHairy
December 31st, 2009
12:17 pm
Man please, Texas A & M and yall think the SUC is great even the announcers commented that the fans chanting SUC were off base. Only stupid dog fans would begin that chant.
doug
January 1st, 2010
12:02 am
Looks like Tennessee has embarased the SEC once again. They cant beat anyone in a bowl game. Thanks again Vols.
Ed
January 1st, 2010
12:51 pm
I don’t buy the b.s. about pulling for conference rivals in bowl games, unless you happen to prefer the conference rival over whoever they are playing.
No way in hell I’m pulling for Florida over Cincinnati or anyone else for that matter, unless Al Qaeda ends up on their schedule.
For those who say we need conference rivals to dominate schools from other conferences for BCS consideration, I say double b.s. The BCS is a farce, its so called title is mythical, and I’m not going to change my rooting interests to please the morons who have screwed up college football.
Buddy El
January 3rd, 2010
7:58 pm
Athens Dawg: If you will check the record I believe you will see that Richt has, at least, held his own with Bama and LSU and as you should know, being a Dawg fan, UGA was screwed by a terrible call in Athens this year that very likely cost them the LSU game. With Tebow gone for good I see no reason UGA can’t compete with any program in the SEC if we come up with a good QB and some defensive tackles. You don’t win 90 games in 9 years in the SEC without having something on the ball.
Buddy El
January 3rd, 2010
8:03 pm
BUZZ THE KILLER: Are you trying to say that had UGA had more fans at the Independence Bowl the score would have been something 88 – 14.