What was your favorite Bulldogs play of the season?
Brandon Boykin goes 80 yards against Boise State. (Brant Sanderlin / AJC)
If you haven’t been over to Georgiadogs.com lately, they’ve got a vote going to pick fans’ favorite plays from UGA’s 2011 football season.
They’ve compiled 25 plays (or performances), which are represented by video clips complete with Scott Howard’s play-by-play description — which makes for some very enjoyable viewing. They’re all individual plays except for Jarvis Jones’ four sacks against the Gators, which are clustered together as one entry.
Many of the nominees are, naturally, touchdowns, but you’ve also got key plays like Isaiah Crowell’s 29-yard third–and-9 run against Ole Miss, Sanders Commings’ interception against Mississippi State, Shawn Williams’ diving interception against Tech and Drew Butler’s game-saving tackle on a blocked punt against Vandy.
And there are other fan favorites like Aron White getting trapped in the hedges, John Jenkins body-slamming a Mississippi State player like a pro wrestler and Quintavius Harrow delivering a big hit on an Auburn kick returner.
Michael Bennett's touchdown catch against Auburn (Brant Sanderlin / AJC)
You can vote for your favorite and the Top 10 plays will be counted down on the Christmas Day edition of “Inside Georgia Football With Mark Richt” and then posted on the website on Dec. 27.
Just for the sake of discussion, here in reverse order, Letterman-style, are my choices for the Top 10 plays from the list:
10. The daring and perfectly executed onside kick against LSU, complete with a decoy kicker, Brandon Bogotay popping the ball up just right and Alec Ogletree recovering it. Too bad more of the SEC championship game wasn’t like that.
9. Orson Charles going up high to haul in a touchdown pass on a fade pattern against Ole Miss. A really nice catch just as he was about to go out of the end zone.
8. White vaulting one of the Redcoat Band’s marimbas for a touchdown catch against New Mexico State and then getting stuck in the famed hedges. You had to smile when his teammates excitedly jumped up and down after finally freeing him!
Orson Charles with an impressive catch against Ole Miss. (Associated Press)
7. Chris Conley leaping high to make the first-down reception that iced the game against Florida. As Howard put it, the freshman looked like a senior on that play.
6. Brandon Boykin taking the handoff on his first offensive play of the season against Boise State at the Georgia Dome and breaking it all the way for an 80-yard score, thanks to a key block thrown by Bruce Figgins. Unfortunately, the success against the Broncos didn’t last.
5. Tavarres King going up over a defender to snatch the ball away and score against Florida. A great catch but, incredibly, only the second best of the day for a Georgia receiver (see No. 1).
4. Bacarri Rambo’s pick 6 against Auburn. Rambo weaving his way through Tigers defenders all the way to the end zone produced the loudest ovation heard in Sanford Stadium in years.
Jarvis Jones with one of his four sacks against the Gators. (Jason Getz / AJC)
3. Michael Bennett’s diving, over-the-shoulder touchdown catch against Auburn. And it wasn’t even the right shoulder!
2. Jones’ four sacks against the Gators. He basically made Florida QB John Brantley a nonfactor in the game, and he also forced a key fumble in one of the best defensive performances by any player nationally this year.
And my favorite Bulldogs football play of the season …
1. Bennett scoring against Florida. On fourth-and-5 with Georgia trailing 17-3 against the Gators, Aaron Murray pump-faked and threw to Bennett in the corner of the end zone. The redshirt freshman made a spectacular touchdown catch falling backwards with a Florida defender all over him. A.J. Green couldn’t have done it any better.
Feel free to share your own favorites, and don’t forget to go vote in the poll.
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173 comments Add your comment
piermontdawgny
December 22nd, 2011
10:00 am
the dawgs D during entire first half against LSU
bucket
December 22nd, 2011
10:17 am
Our family was able to get season tickets for the first time this year, so there were alot of great memories for us. The entire Auburn game minus the first drive by Auburn was definately a highlight! All of the above mentioned plays were important, but the Florida game/plays may prove to be the biggest moving forward. This year wasn’t the first time that we have gone to Florida with a better team, however, this was the first time in a long time that UGA figured out how to win the game. CMR going for it on 4th down twice and getting touchdowns was huge!!!
GTBob
December 22nd, 2011
10:17 am
My favorite UGA play was when they beat that ranked team. Oh wait, that never happened. Ok, I will go with the Melvin Ingram fake punt score then. They almost caught up with him.
bucket
December 22nd, 2011
10:18 am
New blog topic: How bad does your life have to suck before you go on another team’s blog and vomit on the screen?
meh
December 22nd, 2011
10:25 am
I really enjoyed beating the tar out of Auburn!
False Dawgy Fanny Pack wearin' sissy
December 22nd, 2011
10:29 am
how great did cmr’s hair look in the second half against missy state? don’t think he’s ever looked better.
@GTBOB
December 22nd, 2011
10:39 am
Must really be bad being a tech fan , Losing to your most hated rival 10 out of 11, and being dominated year after year, decades after decade.You have a serious case of Dawg envy.
typical dawg fan
December 22nd, 2011
10:39 am
the time we beat up coastal carolina an nm state was speshul. we showwed them who was tha big dawg. we shore did.afta that game agin floridee i went to tha walmart an bout my 3 boys sum camo hats wit tha georgia “g” on tha front.we wore dem hats to tha chirchhouse dat sunday. tha preecher woren mine whilest he was a preechin! i bet we don’t eva loose a game agin.
Coach Ray Goff
December 22nd, 2011
10:40 am
The first half moral victory against LSU.
dolla dolla bill
December 22nd, 2011
10:42 am
@typical dawg fan…you painted a perfect portrait of life in the dawg universe…
UGA Fans Boo Freshman RB's
December 22nd, 2011
10:42 am
Favorite play? Chanting “SEC” while getting bodyslammed on national TV.
robodawg
December 22nd, 2011
10:43 am
Florida was my favorite game of the year, and there were a lot of great clutch plays that made that comeback happen. The fourth down TDs, the defense’s total dominance in the second half, and Richard Samuel’s downhill running were all highlights.
typical dawg fan
December 22nd, 2011
10:45 am
i’ma huntin sum front end parts for my toyotee 4 weel drive. an needin a driver door for a 79 camero, ain’t werred bout da kolor.cain’t find nun of cragliss.
robodawg
December 22nd, 2011
10:45 am
And how about holding LSU to zero first downs in the first half? Too bad we were all out of gas in the second.
It’s still hilarious that the Tech fans are reduced to celebrating an LSU win.
typical dawg fan
December 22nd, 2011
10:48 am
heyrobodawg me an yoo was a likin da same game. i nowed this fella from union county they used to call robodude.you an him any kin?
bucket
December 22nd, 2011
10:54 am
New blog topic: How bad does your life have to suck before you go on another team’s blog and vomit on the screen?
evil empire
December 22nd, 2011
10:57 am
how could the dawgs run out of gas in the second half?…i thought joe t had the dawgs in the best shape of any team in american football history….you idiots have excuses for any and all situations….we were tired, espn hates us, our rb’s were high, etc, etc, etc…stupid dawgtards…
evil empire
December 22nd, 2011
10:57 am
how could the dawgs run out of gas in the second half?…i thought joe t had the dawgs in the best shape of any team in american football history….you idiots have excuses for any and all situations….we were tired, espn hates us, our rb’s were high, etc, etc, etc…stupid dawgtards…
evil empire
December 22nd, 2011
10:58 am
twice as nice…
evil empire
December 22nd, 2011
10:59 am
life is great buckethead…get off of that loser bandwagon and see for yourself…
UGA Insider
December 22nd, 2011
11:00 am
It was made by our punter against Vandy. If Butler doesn’t make that tackle then Chris Peterson is putting a staff together at this moment in Athens folks. It was that close.
That is you most important play of the season and the career of CMR.
SSIgator
December 22nd, 2011
11:07 am
What? No video of Isabel and the Doobie Brothers tokin” up?
Old Dawg
December 22nd, 2011
11:07 am
I have to go with Butler’s game-saving and season-saving tackle! A lot of punters would have simply fallen down and acted like they couldn’t make the play!
As much as I liked Michael Bennett’s TD against Florida, Jarvis Jones’ sacks made my season.
Oh hell, there are too many plays to pick out just one.
Go Dawgs!
GTBob
December 22nd, 2011
11:08 am
Must really be bad being a tech fan
Nope. You would be surprised. It actually feels great.
McDawg
December 22nd, 2011
11:09 am
1, 2, 5, & 7
bucket
December 22nd, 2011
11:09 am
“My life is so great I don’t have anything to do but troll other team’s blogs and make idiotic statements hoping, just praying that I can get a response so someone will communicate with me!!!”
SSIgator
December 22nd, 2011
11:10 am
Any play with Bacardi “Speed Bump” Rumboy watching an LSU running back about to steamroll him.
LawDawg
December 22nd, 2011
11:11 am
I think your list is almost perfect. We would have lost against UF if King and Bennett had not made spectacular plays on poorly thrown balls and Jarvis had not eaten his Wheaties that morning.
GTBob
December 22nd, 2011
11:12 am
If Butler doesn’t make that tackle then Chris Peterson is putting a staff together at this moment in Athens folks.
If the guy from Vandy had any coordination at all then he wouldn’t have fallen down trying to pick up a ball. That game (and after game) was pretty embarrassing for UGA.
evil empire
December 22nd, 2011
11:13 am
thanks for responding bucket…you have no idea how much that means to me….hahahaha!
hmc
December 22nd, 2011
11:14 am
Putting those ugly Nike uniforms versus Boise St in the box and into storage.
LawDawg
December 22nd, 2011
11:15 am
SSIgator: Every time I comment on an AJC blog (which is much, much less than you), I legitimately feel pity for you. I hope your life can be more meaningful over the holidays and that you can find someone to fill the attention-seeking hole in your life with positive attention so that you can find self worth in something other than trolling a blog looking for attention from fans of another team (not even your own) for some spark of human connection. I hope your life improves in 2012.
Merry Christmas.
evil empire
December 22nd, 2011
11:19 am
congrats SSIGator…posts like the one you just received make it worth the effort…way to go!
SSIgator
December 22nd, 2011
11:19 am
LawDawg -
And a Happy New Year to you
bucket
December 22nd, 2011
11:21 am
The seeds for the wins against Florida, Auburn, and GT were sown when Todd Grantham showed his defense that he had their backs @ Vanderbilt. Only losers and panty-waisted liberals can’t see that.
evil empire
December 22nd, 2011
11:23 am
maybe CTG should have punched himself in the mouth before the boise game…could have changed the entire season…
evil empire
December 22nd, 2011
11:25 am
these blogs don’t work without dissenting viewpoints…
CTG Punches Himself in the Face
December 22nd, 2011
11:41 am
Picking a fight with Vandy’s head coach ranks right up there with making the choke sign in awesomeness.
GTBob
December 22nd, 2011
11:43 am
when Todd Grantham showed his defense that he had their backs @ Vanderbilt.
That’s one way to describe acting like a 5 year old on National TV. Poor Richt had to apologize for him.
sogadog
December 22nd, 2011
11:49 am
GT Bob, 11:12 am getting beat by UGA 10 out of 11 years has to be pretty embarrassing for you and Ga Tech too.
evil empire
December 22nd, 2011
11:55 am
probably doesn’t feel much different than ugatards being owned by Florida the last 20+ years…
dawgfan
December 22nd, 2011
12:00 pm
GTBob, at least Grantham acts like a 5 year old to someone’s face instead of while sitting within the comfy confines of a radio booth talking in to microphone.
Here’s to hoping the Utes punch the nerds directly in the face for an astronomical SEVEN bowl losses in a row.
Georgia Tech=TOTAL JOKE.
SSIgator
December 22nd, 2011
12:05 pm
What was your favorite Bulldogs play of the season?
How about favorite Richt video commercials -
1) Ford Trucks – Built Cream Puff Tough
2) Carpets of Dalton – Resists Dawg Pea
3) RayBan Sunglasses – For thet GQ Look
4) SprayTan – Fake Tans for Fake Coaches
5) Styling Salons of America – Your Hair Never Looks Out of Place
Dawg_Mike
December 22nd, 2011
12:21 pm
My absolute favorite play of this year was CMR pulling cash out of his pocket and giving it to his assistants and former assistants.
Suck it Tech fans.
SSIgator
December 22nd, 2011
12:29 pm
Dawg_Mike -
Followed up shortly thereafter by sanctions from the NCAA. For someone who is supposed to be a head football coach, Richt is certainly having trouble understanding the rule book.
Jealous of UGA
December 22nd, 2011
12:36 pm
FAVORITE fLORIDUH gATOR MOMENTS OF THE YEAR
1) Crying to Mack Brown, begging to come back
2) Finishing off the Piccadilly buffet in smelly Gainesville
3) Collecting all stolen nguns from the pawn shops to keep them out of players hands
4) Falling to total mediocrity and an SEC also-ran
5) Finishing off that Ryans buffet in Ocala
and our favorite…….
6) Gator fans filing out of the Gator Bowl with their mouths shut!!!!
GTBob
December 22nd, 2011
12:37 pm
My absolute favorite play of this year was CMR pulling cash out of his pocket and giving it to his assistants and former assistants.
Yeah, thank god for that. Those guys only make like 6 figures. With that extra 10 grand that Richt gave them they can finally feed their families.
DawginLex
December 22nd, 2011
12:38 pm
My favorite is SSIgator at the bar in St Simons pouring a round of orange kool aid for all the trolls at their annual troll gala.
Banquet rooms were available to compile a list of stereotypical sayings that all the troll nation can use in 2012.
It was a special time
Jealous of UGA
December 22nd, 2011
12:41 pm
Poor Bob,
spends all his time on a UGA blog because he is unwanted and has no friends. BTW, Nerd, read the story about the payments and you will see no payments went to anyone “making six figures”.
george
December 22nd, 2011
12:41 pm
my favorite moments were the fights, the suspensions, the tears, and after the first game the annual chants of we are a year or two away.