Which September game looks toughest for the Dogs?
Will Georgia's revamped defense have more success against Ryan Mallett this year? (Associated Press)
Although most Georgia fans are viewing the 2010 schedule as less daunting than last year’s, September still could be a tough month for Mark Richt’s Dogs.
After a cupcake opener against Louiana-Lafayette, Georgia plunges right into the SEC battle by traveling to Columbia to meet the Gamecocks. Many are viewing this as a now-or-never season for Steve Spurrier at South Carolina, which makes an always tough game even more interesting.
Then this year’s most hyped conference team and quarterback, Arkansas and Ryan Mallett, come to Athens. Another early test for Todd Grantham’s new 3-4 scheme, and if it turns into another shootout, can Aaron Murray keep up with Mallett like Joe Cox did last year?
The next week the Dogs are back on the road at Mississippi State, never a particularly fun trip for Georgia.
Chris Low of ESPN.com has pegged the Dogs as having the second toughest September schedule in the SEC, noting that they’re the only team in the league that has to play two away games against conference foes in the opening month.
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Nah
May 15th, 2010
3:15 pm
Not that worried about any of the three. Expect a beatdown in Columbia of the ever overly optimistic chickens. Arkansas — “can you say no D”. It won’t be a track meet this year. Just a solid win. Mississippi State… uh, no. The trolls here are Tech nerds seething with rage since their best team in years lost to Georgia’s worst in years.
Corch
May 15th, 2010
3:16 pm
The ol’ ball coach won’t have the luxury of spending all summer preparing for Willie’s defense. Spells trouble for the chickens.
Dave In Tampa
May 15th, 2010
3:18 pm
Again, the mindless dribble of the Tech Trolls on here give me a great laugh. As usual “thank you.” You will always hate the fact that your not the top team in the state of GA. Never will be and it infuriates all of you. So please keep on.
SSIgator – we have some growing this year, I would have to go with the 9-3 record over the 7-5. Gators will lose 2 to 3 this year. The East will be down this year. Still good, but the West has the horses this year.
ARdawg
May 15th, 2010
3:20 pm
SSIgator
You’ve been smoking too much kaka. In the highly unlikely event the Dawgs wind back up in Shreveport, if that is the case it would be a damn shame that our only signature win would be in Jax.
Please be sure and comeback here at the end of the season so we can measure your (sic) predictions and resize your jorts
St. Simons
May 15th, 2010
3:21 pm
((((((24-30))))) Ha. Ha, Ha.Ha.Ha.Ha
martin
May 15th, 2010
3:26 pm
dem der gator, an undefeated UGA and a potential undefeated or one lose gator team meeting in jacksonville for the SEC championship does sound exciting…..could be the game that does decide the SEC east.
UGADAWGZ
May 15th, 2010
3:27 pm
Enter your comments here
Dave In Tampa
May 15th, 2010
3:28 pm
Let’s just get past SC before we think about an October game.
UGADAWGZ
May 15th, 2010
3:29 pm
I love that the only insult tech fans can think of is that some of our players got arrested
Me
May 15th, 2010
3:40 pm
You’d better get by Arky and Miss St too….
SCTally1
May 15th, 2010
3:41 pm
The COOTS have and will find a way to lose this game. It is the one thing that they do consistently well. I am most concerned about Arkansas.
Dave In Tampa
May 15th, 2010
3:41 pm
UGADAWGZ – When you get your tails handed to you 8 out of 9 years they will have to find something to fall back on. The small brain of a troll is that they have arrest going on over at Tech as well. It’s just a little more involved than underaged drinking. Go Dawgs!
shane#1
May 15th, 2010
4:05 pm
Congrats on your record run in the 100 Justin, and welcome to the Dawg Nation!
romedawg
May 15th, 2010
4:14 pm
If Joe Cox can keep up with Mallett, I think I can keep up with Mallett. Murray will be fine.
ScoutDawg
May 15th, 2010
4:36 pm
I think that first game gives Murray time to figure SEC football out, so this SC East game isn’t as close as we are used to. Mallet between the hedges for game three means our 3/4 has had a minute to get it right and I think Petrino/Mallet gets violated. The first test as always comes in Jax.
Denver Dawg
May 15th, 2010
5:08 pm
I’d rather be a “pup” than a lizard…
can murray do as good as cox v. arkansas?
May 15th, 2010
5:34 pm
bill, did you seriously write that? or was that a hint of sarcasm.
regardless, it’s going to be fun watching the new d. perform against one of the best offensive minds in college football (petrino,) and then, watch how they stack up against a baby version of the florida spread (miss. state.)
CentralFLDawg
May 15th, 2010
5:54 pm
Prediction: USC plays Southern Miss of Thursday, 9 days before the Dawgs and the good/bad news: Southern Miss beats them.
USC will be ticked off when they play us, but, as usual, they will find a way to lose. It’s in their genes. UGA will be the underdog despite USC’s loss, but wins in a cose one, 28-20.
Hell, my guess is as good as anyone’s.
Iraq Dawg
May 15th, 2010
6:36 pm
I hate that scum Bag Bobby Patrino after how he left the Falcons. I used to like the Razorbacks but now i hate them now that they have this scum bag coach. He’s nothing but another Lane Kiffen snake
GATA Dawgs…. HOOAH!!!!
PATRIOT
May 15th, 2010
7:12 pm
Irag Dawg, I’m no big dawg fan but I hope they have a good season. And you stay safe over there my friend. Thanks for serving you country. I hope you get back in time for football season. God Bless you my friend.
harold
May 15th, 2010
7:13 pm
GEORGIA LOSES TO THE COCKS AND SPURRIER THIS YEAR AT WILLIAMS BRYCE. THEY LOSE TO FLORIDA AND AUBURN. THEY KILL TENNESSEE AND HAVE TOUGH SEC GAMES AGAINST TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY AND VANDY. IT MAY BE TIME FOR RICHT TO GO!
Buckhead Bulldog
May 15th, 2010
7:19 pm
Obviously, whomever comments that UGA will return to Shreveport, does not know their SEC Football. Figure it out….
Dogs toughest one will be in Columbia. Probably be a night game with rabid Gamecock fans blasting our young QB. If we keep the game on the ground with Ealey and King, some short dumps to Charles, and a FEW long ones to AJ we should pull out another nail biter. If we get into a shoot this year, it will not be good for us.
Not worried about the Razorbacks…I think our D will be playing with force by then.
Delbert D.
May 15th, 2010
7:38 pm
In game #2 at South Carolina how good will Georgia’s defense be? I think Spurrier has seen a few 3-4’s. Spurrier’s starting wideouts go 6′4, 6′5 and 6′4. Can the Gamecocks’ D stack the run effectively?
Can Murray go through the progressions with the coverage? Watch the U-tube film of Murray and look for that.
Will Garcia drive Spurrier nuts? Will it matter? Zac Brindise is a former walkon, RS-FR Andrew Clifford was a 2-star, and Connor Shaw will be a true freshman.
Bill King
May 15th, 2010
7:40 pm
Can Murray do:
No sarcasm. Did you watch that game? Cox was great … on that night.
Delbert D.
May 15th, 2010
7:49 pm
Testing, 1,2
Delbert D.
May 15th, 2010
7:50 pm
I lost a post somewhere right before Bill’s 7:40
DawginLex
May 15th, 2010
7:50 pm
UGA will whip Spurrier again. Garcia will get pulled after the 5th sack and the freshman will end up playing the rest of the year.
The Arkansas game will be tough but we will run the ball all day on them and win by 10.
SSI gaytor, your beloved gaytors will have a worse record than UGA when Jacksonville rolls around. Bama is going to clean your plow big time.
Our game will be a war and the winner will win the east.
Better worry about your coach making it through the year healthy.
Delbert D.
May 15th, 2010
7:52 pm
Yea! It finally dropped out of orbit.
One, two, free, fo, fi, dem der Gator don't take no jive!
May 15th, 2010
8:07 pm
DawginLex, we hear that same stuff every year. It might mean something if it wasn’t total BS 85% of the time over the last 20 years. Talk smack to Tech, you’ve earned it. Best to keep a lid on it when you are talking to a SUPERIOR opponent.
One, two, free, fo, fi, dem der Gator don't take no jive!
May 15th, 2010
8:08 pm
By the way, are you homophobic with the constant “Gaytor” stuff. Children will never learn!
One, two, free, fo, fi, dem der Gator don't take no jive!
May 15th, 2010
8:11 pm
One more thing DawginLex, I saw on the other blog where you told GTBaby to shut up because UGA had won 8 of the last 9. What do you tell someone to do when you’ve won 17 out of 20? Might want to try and take your own advice.
Mauidawg
May 15th, 2010
8:13 pm
Dawgs better be up for every one of those games. Arkansas is going to be a tough one…..they’re going to be good and tough to play
Kirby Smart
May 15th, 2010
8:25 pm
Thanks again for the raise guys. That national championship and preseason #1 sure is nice. Life is good.
UGADAWGZ
May 15th, 2010
9:01 pm
Gator don’t take no jive- You wouldn’t say anything cause you don’t own the overall record so you should shut up. Football didn’t start in the 90’s
.
May 15th, 2010
9:07 pm
One, two, free, fo, fi, dem der Gator don’t take no jive!= Is a GT Midtown Rainbow Transy confused as to who he is…or she is.
Bulldog59
May 15th, 2010
9:09 pm
SC because it’s first, SC because it’s Spurrier, SC because it in Columbia, SC because of the history of the recent games in the series.
Against the Hogs, this time it’s in Athens… we put up 40+, they score 20ish.
MSU will be closer than people think and closer than Dog fans would like, we wear them down and win by 17.
One, two, free, fo, fi, dem der Gator don't take no jive!
May 15th, 2010
9:11 pm
We own the overall post WWII. How old are you? Do you still go around bragging to the British about the Revolutionary War? Like I said, talk smack to Tech. Keep your mouth shut when it comes to the Gators! You can’t compete with us on a consistent basis.
BuLLdawg
May 16th, 2010
12:04 am
Lame subject
Hill Dawg
May 16th, 2010
1:46 am
I’ve noticed over the years that a good o line will make an average q back good, a good q back a star. I’m thinking a good q back is all UGA will need to have a
very good year. It’ll be fun to watch.
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GaDawg
May 16th, 2010
8:09 am
HanDAWG
May 15th, 2010
12:25 pm
“cowbells have nothing to do with being a DAWG.”
I beg to differ with you here HanDAWG. The English Bulldog was originally bred for the old sport of bull baiting. the sound of the bell on the bull’s collar helped ignite the dog’s ferocity, and readiness for the fight. If the players on the field were aware of this part of bulldog history, the sound of cow bells coming from the stadium would be a great addition to “letting the DAWGS out” when the team comes out on the field at gametime! I’m sending a link; notice the bell on the bulls collar.
http://www.answers.com/topic/bullbaiting
TommyJack
May 16th, 2010
9:17 am
Not much shake-up in SEC this season. Expect pretty much the same.
Rico Suave
May 16th, 2010
9:31 am
HanDawg and DawgStephen are lovers…….
Friendly Reminder
May 16th, 2010
9:54 am
SEC has won the last 4 national championships….
AND NONE OF THEM WERE UGAg….
Haven’t done anything since 1980…
Choke on that leg humpers
Dumbo
May 16th, 2010
10:57 am
Uh….I do beleive that all 4 games in September will be rough….but the Game in Columbia is by far the nastiest…..here’s hoping the Dawgs don’t wet themselves at mid field when they play that screeching Chicken Hawk blast!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bill King is a..............
May 16th, 2010
11:36 am
i worry about the next dumba.. blog Bill writes.
Big L
May 16th, 2010
12:13 pm
I aint expecting anything extrordinary. I just believe there is something different about this team. We will be tuff on both sides of the line, that is where the game Is won. Mallett wont have the opportunity to stand back there forever and look for a reciever. We can win 10 games with the right playcalling and 11 can happen if Murray just plays smart. He doesnt have to win the game , just dont lose it forcing anything this early in his #1 QB career.
Big L
May 16th, 2010
12:17 pm
Hey friendly reminder, who’s your favorite team and how many SEC chamiponships and BCS games have they won? Just because you’re an as does not discredit what Maro Richts teams have done in the past decade. You need to get over your hate .
Zachariah
May 16th, 2010
1:49 pm
You Dawg fans who keep repeating “30-24″ like a mantra enjoy yourselves all you want. The thing is… Tech alumni and fans have lives that don’t depend entirely on what a bunch of kids does on Saturday afternoons. College sports are fun to follow, but the biggest reason for going to college is to get an education.
UGA fans don’t seem to care about anything but football, and they don’t care if their players are enrolled in silly majors that no parents who are paying the bills would send their kids to UGA for. The very few football and basketball players who graduate have no job opportunities and end up unemployed or working in menial jobs that hardly require a college degree.
Georgia Tech is a real school with serious academic standards, and that includes scholarshipped athletes. UGA has a long history of being a party school, where parents send their kids for an easy degree, even if the degree itself is practically worthless.
Jan Kemp exposed the crap going on at UGA with athletes being enrolled in courses a ten-year-old kid could pass. That was almost three decades ago, and nothing has changed. If anything, the abuses are more blatant today. Way too many illiterate morons are being recruited, and the very high arrest rate shows clearly that Richt does not care if his players have any morals or self-discipline.
The bottom line is that most Tech fans have very good jobs and productive lives that don’t depend on Tech’s football record for their happiness in life. It would be great to beat UGA more often, but when you put scholar-athletes up against dummy-athletes, it’s usually no contest.
It’s pretty pathetic to see UGA fans who typically have never been within miles of a college classroom and who live or die with UGA’s weekly results on the football field.
So keep on posting your “30-24″ all you want, especially since you’re home with plenty of time on your hands. I wish you well, maybe you’ll get lucky and get your old job back at the Waffle House before your unemployment checks stop coming.
Tess
May 16th, 2010
1:55 pm
Hey Big L, who is this Maro Richts you mentioned?
Learn to spell, you moron. You’re a perfect example of what Zachariah is saying about Dawg fans.