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
panhandle dawg
December 21st, 2011
10:30 pm
Go dawgs
Free A.J.
December 21st, 2011
10:34 pm
Bacarri Pick 6 vs. Auburn. ALL IN your end zone…..its 6:15 in Auburn all year long…Go Dawgs! Nice article Bill…..
fan
December 21st, 2011
10:35 pm
all of them was big
Frank Lane
December 21st, 2011
10:39 pm
the one that sticks in my mind is Richard Samuel plowing right through the middle of Florida for the last touchdown, showing us what he was capable of doing and finally running like he really wanted it. So sad he broke his foot on the play.
Trevinb
December 21st, 2011
10:45 pm
My favorite play was Drew Butler’s tackle against Vandy.
classic
December 21st, 2011
10:49 pm
Washington man handling that guy as he gets the sack…Didn’t he submit for the draft??
DCJohn
December 21st, 2011
10:53 pm
Michael Bennett over the shoulder catch against Auburn. That is the kind of grab receivers dream of. With these young receivers, our offense can be unstoppable in 2012 and 2013. Go Dawgs!
Tech Guy
December 21st, 2011
10:53 pm
LSU’s go ahead score and all the other ones.
Athens Dawg
December 21st, 2011
10:55 pm
I agree with Frank lane, Richard Samuel running all over Florida was the play of the year.
Hairy Dawg
December 21st, 2011
10:56 pm
I didn’t read this column before voting, but I also went with Michael Bennett’s TD grab against the Gators. How many times have we failed to make plays against the Gators? That was a great catch at the perfect time against a team we’ve been alternately terrible or unlucky against for twenty years.
Vance Duly
December 21st, 2011
11:06 pm
I’d vote for the few times that Coach Bobo went against his template and did NOT do one of these:
1. 2nd down run up the middle following a 1st down incomplete pass, or….
2. Run up the middle on 1st & 20 following a 1st-down holding penalty.
The exceptions did not happen very often……….. GO DAWGS!!!
Barnee Baxter
December 21st, 2011
11:08 pm
How about Jadaveon Clowney’s sack of Murray?
Mountain Dawg
December 21st, 2011
11:22 pm
Samuel gashing the Gators’ gut was the best. Not a spectacular play, but one that made a hugh statement.
Mountain Dawg
December 21st, 2011
11:22 pm
“HUGE”, that is!
sldasdf
December 22nd, 2011
12:23 am
Malcome Mitchell’s hamstring pulling bomb vs. Tennessee. It helped put us up in that game and forced our other receivers to step up the during the stretch run without #26.
UGA fan...not fanatic
December 22nd, 2011
5:55 am
finally beating Florida….
Destin Dawg
December 22nd, 2011
6:09 am
yes beating Fla.. it will continue.. game should be played home/home or better Atl./Jax…. its always a road game for the dawgs !!
Destin Dawg
December 22nd, 2011
6:13 am
Go Dawgs.. beat Michigan State… extend Richt and Grantham.. with all the coaching turmoil at Awlbarn and Fla. Tenn. now S.C… sign the 2nd Dream team… great times coming next couple years at UGA !!!
Destin Dawg
December 22nd, 2011
6:17 am
best half was Grantham’s defense holding LSU to 0 1st downs in 1st half.. look for the Junyard Dawg defense to continue to improve !!
Dawg Goneit
December 22nd, 2011
7:17 am
The Shawn Williams crotch grab(s) in the Vandy game. We pwned the Dores almost as badly as the Vols did!
Joey
December 22nd, 2011
7:19 am
4th down right before halftime in Jax. Murray to Bennett for TD.
It was my favorite play, and maybe the most important play of the Bulldogs’ season.
Spike
December 22nd, 2011
7:52 am
Coach Paul Johnson calling a time out just as Blair Walsh badly misses a field goal to ice him. Then Walsh gets another chance and drills it! The look on “The Genius” after that happened was priceless!!
CPJ
December 22nd, 2011
7:53 am
The Tech Guy and Barnee Baxter both must be retarded. The topic is UGA highlights and you have my permission to punch them right in the nose.
BTW: Does anyone know where I can get that Lifestyle facelift and a chin augmentation in time for my bowl game.
Pago Pago Dawg
December 22nd, 2011
7:54 am
Well let’s see…”special team” play….NAW! UGA will work on so-called “special team” play After Sparty, maybe! Sad..
AtlamahaDawg
December 22nd, 2011
8:03 am
Joey, that is the correct answer. You get a dawgbone.
AtlamahaDawg
December 22nd, 2011
8:07 am
Come on now Paulie. LSU going ahead of Georgia probably was the highlight of the year for your tech fans.
jb
December 22nd, 2011
8:16 am
It wasn’t a big play but I loved it when Branden Smith drilled DaRick Rogers late in the Tenn game
dolla dolla bill
December 22nd, 2011
8:33 am
any score against the ugatards was great for me…go honey badger…go melvin ingram…go boise…go to he!! georgia…not a tech fan…i’m an sec fan who is tired of uga riding the coat tails of our conference powers…no football championships since 1980…baseball, 1 title in early 90’s…basketball, 1 final 4…thank god you have the gymdawgs…pathetic losers…
Dawg_Mike
December 22nd, 2011
8:38 am
One of my favorites was the handoff to Zander Ogletree. First carry of the year for a fullback and it came in either the AU or the GT game- cant remember which one.
He ran with authority and it validated my call all year long to use them for more than blocking dummies.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
December 22nd, 2011
8:42 am
Either one of those Bennett catches were my favorite
dawgfan
December 22nd, 2011
8:57 am
My vote goes to Rambo’s pick 6 against Auburn. We’ve seen a lot of great catches in the past few years on offense, but not much dominating defense. It was good to see the D utterly destroy and humiliate an opponent for once. Even better that it was against Auburn.
Tech fans, note how not one single play against your joke team made the list. Aaron Murray had tougher days at the office in high school than he did in that game. Quite frankly, it was boring. Keep your big traps shut.
CTG Punches Himself in the Face
December 22nd, 2011
9:00 am
My favorite play was when CTG punched himself in the face during the second half of the LSU game. He was able to show off his bloody lip on national TV. My second favorite play was when CTG almost wrote a check he couldn’t cash with the Vandy head coach. That would have been hilarious to see someone else punch CTG in the face.
DCJohn
December 22nd, 2011
9:11 am
Uhm, not sure which Vandy coach you’re talking about CTG Punches Himself in the Face. Was that the Vandy coach that wanted to go to war with a player, cower like a girl in front of Grantham, play the victim in front of Richt, or tough talk a microphone all in the span of about 45 minutes? Please clear up which one would’ve punched Grantham in the face.
BobDawg
December 22nd, 2011
9:11 am
Bennett’s catches but the On-Side Kick was executed perfectly… Very too Cool!
Groundhogday
December 22nd, 2011
9:12 am
Ditto on the Bennett catches……..that kid made some big-time plays this year. Wouldn’t be surprised to see him move into a starting role at some point.
HA HA HA
December 22nd, 2011
9:12 am
I like the one where Isaiah Crow-Well tapped his helment to come out of the game and then took a huge bong hit on the sidelines. Rev Richt was just standing their smiling because he has no spine.
Groundhogday
December 22nd, 2011
9:13 am
I got 5 bucks on Grantham in that one….
"The Golden Rule"
December 22nd, 2011
9:17 am
There were so many great plays this year, Boise State’s QB going ham on the dogs, The wonderful turnovers in the USC game, Yellow Badger’s touchdown in the Sec championship game…. oh, the wonderful memories!!! Hopefully we we will see more “great plays” in the outback bowl.
GT is 4th rate high school team
December 22nd, 2011
9:22 am
The best is HINES WARD awesome run with the field exploding behind him. LOL
Lindsey
December 22nd, 2011
9:23 am
So many great plays this season!! My 2 favorite were White in the hedges and the onside kick against LSU. Great season for the Bulldogs, GO DAWGS!!!
Smartest Georgia Fan
December 22nd, 2011
9:33 am
What was the first conference UGA was ever in? http://www.smartestgeorgiafan.com/
Why, Nerds?
December 22nd, 2011
9:33 am
@”The Golden Rule” = NERD
Just keep living vicariously through other teams because your sorry excuse for a team could not beat its way out of a wet paper bag.
Must suck to be a tekie and have to live through other programs. Utah is ging to kick you around like a rented mule.
Boykins 80 yard run was most impressive. Too bad Bobo can’t figure out that he had a serious play maker for the rest of the season. He just chose to ignore Boykin.
CMR I want you stay, but I wish that either you would take over play calling OR hire a real OC and move Bobo to QB coach.
Bobo is a DGD, but a lousy OC!
Go Dawgs, crush MSU!
DIT
December 22nd, 2011
9:35 am
I could go with either Jenkins domination during the Florida game or Boykin’s run.
Go Dawgs!
Parkland Dawg
December 22nd, 2011
9:39 am
When Aaron Murray kneeled down at the end of the Florida Game!
Jadaveon Clowney
December 22nd, 2011
9:39 am
Stripping the ball from Aaron Murray so my boy Melvin Ingram could score his second touchdown.
Cufflinks Carl
December 22nd, 2011
9:40 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO5iGBEaGHQ&feature=related
Evansdawg
December 22nd, 2011
9:45 am
The entire Auburn game. That was my favorite play.
sogadog
December 22nd, 2011
9:47 am
The number one best most important play of the season was Drew Butler keeping his feet, spinning around and trippping up the Vandy player after the blocked punt who was about to take the scoop into the endzone. If Vandy scores we lose the SEC East, CMR remains on the “hot seat”, recruiting slides and the program stumbles. That was a hugely important play and heads up play by Butler. Who would ever think that a punter whose punt was blocked would have the best play of the season and propel his coaches career forward?
Two plays are tied for second, Tavarres King and Michael Bennett’s clutch catches for TDs against Florida on fourth down.
dawgfan
December 22nd, 2011
9:49 am
I don’t know about everyone else but you had to love Paul Johnson going on a radio show and displaying what a low class punk he is by having fun at the expense of the disabled and disadvantaged. All it takes is a little tough talk on a radio show and Tech fans think you’re a hero. Coaching football at Georgia Tech is the easiest job in the world. You play a joke schedule, win 8 games, and talk tough about UGA and you’re a legend. You don’t actually have to beat UGA, just go on radio shows and run your mouth about their fans like a 10 year old child. Tech fans can’t get enough of it. If Chan Gailey had Paul Johnson’s big mouth he’d probably still be their coach.
Georgia Tech=JOKE.
BigDawg
December 22nd, 2011
9:53 am
Butler’s play was def the most important, loved Murray kneeling down in Jax, loved the hit on the kickoff by Quantavious (sp?) too. Bennett is our new Kris Durham, what hands!!
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.
Jealous of UGA
December 22nd, 2011
12:43 pm
fights, suspensions? When/where?
USC Jimi
December 22nd, 2011
12:45 pm
Melvin Ingram sprinting down the sideline into the end zone on the fake punt comes to mid!
Jealous of UGA
December 22nd, 2011
12:45 pm
I heard Coach Fish Fry handed out $5 Walmart gift cards to those close to him. Wait, is anyone close to him?
wrightsville dawg
December 22nd, 2011
12:55 pm
I have to go with the final 4th down stop in the Florida game. We stopped them and ran out the clock.
But then again, where is the love for Marlon Brown’s SEC east clinching TD against UK?
But to get to clinching the SEC east, the 3 TD saving stops after the blocked punt in the Vandy game, the clutch catches by TK and MB in the Florida game. And the entire Auburn game is my favorites!
Dawg_Mike
December 22nd, 2011
12:56 pm
I have never been on a Tech blog, if there is a such thing.
Dawg_Mike
December 22nd, 2011
12:59 pm
@SSI- It’s a secondary violation. Whatever.
It will not hurt the program and for the good it did I still feel it was the play of the year.
BTW, I have never been on a FL blog, if there is a such thing.
SSIgator
December 22nd, 2011
1:02 pm
It has got to be Isabel’s sterling performance against LSU, rushing for fifteen yards on ten attempts and then having that wiped out with a penalty by trying to fight the whole LSU team. No wonder he won Freshman of the Year. What a stud.
GTBob
December 22nd, 2011
1:03 pm
It will not hurt the program and for the good it did I still feel it was the play of the year.
It probably would have done more good if the money had been donated to a good cause instead of people who don’t need it. You would think that a humanitarian like Richt would understand that. Instead of the money being spent to feed starving children it will probably be used on a couple of new flat screen TV’s.
SSIgator
December 22nd, 2011
1:14 pm
DawginLex -
It was our pleasure to have you here. Sorry that we did not have the typical red KoolAid that you are used to, but we will fix that just for you next time. Also, don’t forget to bring AltamahaDawg, WDE and the rest of the KoolAid Club with you next year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Dawg48
December 22nd, 2011
1:17 pm
SSIgators favorite Georgia play of the year!
http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=5_0ClmxKrJ4
AltamahaDawg
December 22nd, 2011
1:19 pm
Certainly can’t leave out: a troll’s desperate play for attention in another man’s sport blog.
DawginLex
December 22nd, 2011
1:21 pm
I wasn’t there SSI. GTBob told us all about it.
Next year, you gotta get him some yellow kool aid
He said he was angry.
A year from now, when your coach is applying for coaching jobs in the MAC, remember to send him a fresh powder packet too.
Merry Christmas
Dawg_Mike
December 22nd, 2011
1:26 pm
GTB’s To do list:
Wake up in the morning, go to UGA fan blog and cut/paste comments and then offer your pearls of wisdom.
what a life.
Dawg48
December 22nd, 2011
1:28 pm
SSIgators real name is squirrel!
http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=5Tqzg5b_Nk8
UGA Insider
December 22nd, 2011
2:12 pm
Bill, when are you going to announce who the Troll of the Year award is???
I know there are plenty to choose from but SSI Gator has really come on strong of late. It really is sad. Normal people like me have never been to. much less posted on another school’s blog. I mean what’s the point? I have a sociology degree and people like this really have some serious issue’s with self pride. Go away in 2012 trolls!!
Make Special Teams, Special
December 22nd, 2011
2:25 pm
Bill,
My favorite is bitter sweet. It is the last Richard Samuel run against Florida. I sure wish he had not gotten hurt, but it was a memorable run. I sure hope he comes back strong. RS is a DGD.
DAWGS forever
December 22nd, 2011
3:12 pm
maybe not my favorite but the play which had the biggetst impact just may have been Butler’s game saving tackle after the blocked punt.
Love ALL the Florida catches for sure and beating Auburn and Tech. Priceless!
Go DAWGS!
DAWGS forever
December 22nd, 2011
3:13 pm
Love the Samuel run as mentioned and his really growing up and stepping up.
Top Row Dawg
December 22nd, 2011
3:26 pm
The long bomb to Mitchell up in Knoxville to put the game out of reach.
Unfortunately he got hurt that play, but it was worth it. CMR’s 4th win in 6 games up in Obknoxville.
Jim
December 22nd, 2011
3:28 pm
Some great plays this year and I would add that Conley is going to be a special player for us. He’s just over-shadowed right now by some pretty dawg-gone good players.
Jim
December 22nd, 2011
3:32 pm
The best play was when Vandy’s Coach Franklin was about to get his clock cleaned by Grantham.
Bama Mike
December 22nd, 2011
3:52 pm
Happy Holidays to all. Good luck to the Dawgs and all our conference teams going bowling this year. Let the beat-downs begin.
Magdalene
December 22nd, 2011
4:32 pm
MSU 42, Athens Kindergarten for Remedial Studies 10
DawginLex
December 22nd, 2011
4:42 pm
Magdalene
December 22nd, 2011
4:32 pm
MSU 42, Athens Kindergarten for Remedial Studies 10
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when did they play?
The next game for Michigan state is versus Georgia and Georgia is going to win 24-17
Still@theKool-aidBAR
December 22nd, 2011
4:47 pm
The Play when UGa didn’t come out of the Dome locker room for the 2nd half of the LSU game. That was the best play of the Year for sure.
CTG Punches Himself in the Face
December 22nd, 2011
5:00 pm
The play that almost was…Coach Franklin opening a 55-gallon drum of whoopass on Coach Grantham.
Dennis
December 22nd, 2011
5:05 pm
Get back on your meds. Either you guys are so bad you have to fire your Coach or you are in line to be ranked in the top ten next year. Come on Guys, even out some. You have a great chance of having a Miss St. year next year. This year was a mirage and next year will be another downer.
UGA fan...not fanatic
December 22nd, 2011
5:27 pm
2 loss season if UGA plays Bama, 2 loss season if they dont. No Bama? LSU will win the SECCG again.
UGA fan...not fanatic
December 22nd, 2011
6:57 pm
next year’s prediction
AltamahaDawg
December 22nd, 2011
7:05 pm
Already predicting a 12-2 season?
needums
December 22nd, 2011
7:45 pm
Samuel against UF. He just ran the ball right down their throat and there was nothing they could do about it.
Butler
December 22nd, 2011
7:47 pm
Mine was Drew Butler’s tackle in the Vanderbilt game. If he doesn’t make that tackle, the Florida game is meaningless, and we don’t make it to the SEC title game.
Dawg logic at its finest...
December 22nd, 2011
7:52 pm
Dawg_Mike
December 22nd, 2011
8:38 am
One of my favorites was the handoff to Zander Ogletree. First carry of the year for a fullback and it came in either the AU or the GT game- cant remember which one.
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Such a memorable play that you can’t remember which game it was in.
Dawg logic at its finest...
December 22nd, 2011
8:01 pm
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.
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I thought that Dawg fans celebrated Grantham’s hissy as “being a man”, “having the back of your players”, etc, etc.
It’s good to see someone agree that he was acting like a petulant 5 year old.
Dawg logic at its finest...
December 22nd, 2011
8:05 pm
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
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Mack Brown has never been a player, assistant or coach at UF. He played and was subsequently a GA at Florida STATE University
Snoop Dawg
December 22nd, 2011
9:10 pm
Snoop’s favorite play of the year was when Richard Samuels ran straight up the middle over the tired Gators in the 4th quarter for a TD. It’s been a long time since Georgia physically beat up the Gators. I really relished that moment and still do. Too bad he got hurt on that play… He’s a DGD unlike a lot of the narcissistic running backs in the pack.
DostaDawg
December 22nd, 2011
11:16 pm
Hard to pick one play out of so many. My top 5 memories:
5. Butlers tackle. It saved the season.
4. The can of whoop ass that Richard Samuel and our D opened in Jax.
3. My local guys, Malcolm Mitchell and Mike Gilliard coming up BIG.
2. Bennetts catch against UF. As good as it gets.
1. Cootie’s hit on the kickoff. So glad to see this kid shut up all the people who said he was signed just to get Crowell. He is a player and will make lots of big plays before he leaves Athens.
Merry Christmas to all you guys. Be safe, and remember the reason for the season is the birth of our Lord.
Dawg48
December 23rd, 2011
12:29 am
Still@the koolaide bar
December 20th, 2011
8:58 pm
It was Mercer. Calm down. LOL
How did that tech mercer game turn out?
Lol
Jealous of UGA
December 23rd, 2011
7:33 am
hey Dawg logic,,,,,,,,boy you are stupid. Brown coaces at Texas and Muschump is begging foe CMB to take him back at Texas. What a dummy!!!!
ole yeller
December 23rd, 2011
8:04 am
I’m a “D” type guy so, Harrow Hit on Auburn return man in Athens was top’s for me. Great hit. Lit him up. rang his bell.
ole yeller
December 23rd, 2011
8:17 am
It wasn’t a play that ranks up high with me but an action. When coach “G” came to the aid of one of the Uga “DB” at Vandy and got in coach Franklin face. Some kind of courage, don’t mess with one of my men, he doesn;t play for you or Vandy. He had coach “F” crying like a little girl, I’m gona tell on you. I was a bit unhappy with coach “R”, he should handled coach “F” a bit different.
UGA fan...not fanatic
December 23rd, 2011
8:25 am
anything wrong with a prediction?
East Repeat
December 23rd, 2011
8:33 am
My favorite play of the season was the scoop and score. Remember, Arron Murray was Sacked and Fumble forced by Clowney and Melvin Ingram scooped for the score! 10 point cushion, Sanford Stadium starts to empty in rapid fashion! SEC Game of the Year! 45-42, Chickens beat Pups!
East Repeat
December 23rd, 2011
8:39 am
Any UGA fan or blogger that does not realize CTG is an unstable person and total horses rear, just has Kool-Aid in his eyes. CTG defense has been good, but CTG will probably leave coaching the way Woody Hayes did- in a whirlwind of unleashed emotion resulting in crazy behaviour! Good Luck, ha-ha!
Mobile Dawg
December 23rd, 2011
8:39 am
Yes East, the Dawgs wrapped it up and handed it to you guys, an early Christmas present.
Mobile Dawg
December 23rd, 2011
8:43 am
There’s a fine line between being “on the edge” and “unstable”. CTG’s fiery temperament runs right up to the edge. Richt is a pacifist, he tries to keep everyone happy. Richt has a soft backbone.
AltamahaDawg
December 23rd, 2011
9:08 am
Nobody that is a HC in the Southeastern Conference, or big time football for that matter, could survive even a couple of years, if they truly had a soft backbone. That’s an absolute exageration.
LHarding Dawg
December 23rd, 2011
9:18 am
My favorite this year was a totally inept Auburn team beat SC at home and giving the Dawgs the Eastern Division Championship.
AltamahaDawg
December 23rd, 2011
9:20 am
I figured a SC fan favorite plays would have been from thier battle with Au.
Mobile Dawg
December 23rd, 2011
9:20 am
Richt has always had trouble with making tough decisions. The program has suffered because of it. It has yet to be righted, the jury is deliberating at this point. The next two years will show whether Richt and company can build a team to compete with the top tier programs in the country. Is there any reason they shouldn’t be able to?
AltamahaDawg
December 23rd, 2011
9:25 am
Ah, to have seen the faces of the SC fans watching the Uga/Au game unfold.
AltamahaDawg
December 23rd, 2011
9:33 am
Actually I have never seen a man that makes decisions any more deliberately than Mark Richt.
I think perhaps it’s just easier for you to question his motives/timing, than admit that maybe he just simply disagrees with you on some things, or sees from a different perspective.
St Simons - its hard to get xmas lights up in these palm trees
December 23rd, 2011
9:38 am
the one where we didn’t fire Mark, that’s the one
Mobile Dawg
December 23rd, 2011
9:45 am
So you’re really naive enough to think he thought WM, DVH, and a couple of others still around are/were the best coaches available vs they were just good friends.
AltamahaDawg
December 23rd, 2011
9:48 am
I know one thing, I sure wouldn’t want to test the softness his back bone if I were on the other side of his decision.
AltamahaDawg
December 23rd, 2011
9:53 am
I think he strongly believes in staff continuity, and when he had made up his mind that he did not think those guys were what was best for the program, he let them go despite them being good friends. And would again, no matter who it was.
Mobile Dawg
December 23rd, 2011
9:57 am
I have to admit, since McGarity has arrived his backbone has stiffened a bit. Coincidence?
AltamahaDawg
December 23rd, 2011
10:00 am
To me a “soft back bone” guy would have taken a far easier path and be swapping staff members depending on popular sentiment. Incidentally, I don’t see those guys hanging around very long anywhere.
You just disagree with some of his actions. Very unfair to suggest that you know his motives or decisioin making processes.
Mobile Dawg
December 23rd, 2011
10:02 am
Staff continuity is a good thing to a point, I also believe a staff can get stale and ineffective, and to routine. You’ve been around “big business”. A good leader grooms his subordinates for promotion. You just haven’t seen to many of UGA’s coaches approached for other positions considered an advancement in their career.
AltamahaDawg
December 23rd, 2011
10:02 am
I would guess so. Men don’t normally change in a matter of weeks. Circumstances do though.
Mobile Dawg
December 23rd, 2011
10:07 am
I think I’m fair in my assessments of CMR and his leadership/performance. I admit I don’t care for his “more” finesse approach to offense, but that doesn’t cloud my judgement of the overall results he has achieved, more in the past vs the last several years.
UGA fan...not fanatic
December 23rd, 2011
10:08 am
Should never had made WM the DC, BooBoo should have been gone too. Does CMR work for UGA or his friends?
AltamahaDawg
December 23rd, 2011
10:13 am
I don’t really put much faith in that theory. Some coaches are just more apt to have a lot more turn over. Really flattering if somebody wants to hire your assistance. And nothing wrong with that. But it’s not some sort of acid test. I can think of plenty of very good assistants that have stayed a long time with somebody.
And in my observations, those staff with higher turnover, pretty much self destruct in time, and the HC’s who seem to hire just by who might be in high demand (or be looking for a stepping stone position) tend to be pretty apt to move around themselves.
AltamahaDawg
December 23rd, 2011
10:24 am
Well let’s see…he has WAY more “friends” that would benifit from his success at UGA than the handful of those (that would still be his friend no matter what) that your mentioned. An big and extended family living in Athens. A high paying job. A lifestyle, and a personal ministry that is afforded by his position …………….hmmm. I wonder who he would say he works for?
AltamahaDawg
December 23rd, 2011
10:27 am
So, you are asking if he is just proving he would throw all of that away, based on 1/3 DC he has hired not working out?
Burma Shave
December 23rd, 2011
10:37 am
MSU will rule the day
Down the dawgs will go
Once again they prove they can’t
Beat a decent foe
BURMA SHAVE
dawginflorida
December 23rd, 2011
4:41 pm
best no plays was
CitizenK9
December 23rd, 2011
8:36 pm
I thought the hit that Jarvis Jones made over the middle agains UF that forced the fumble was the best play. A good player makes the tackle. A great player makes the tackle and knocks the ball loose.
SEC Observer
December 24th, 2011
12:34 am
The best play has to be the Honey Badger making 9 Dawgs miss him for the 2nd punt he nearly turned into another TD.
Football Guy
December 24th, 2011
6:12 am
Obsess much. 3 of the 5 plays are against UF. Funny that none of the plays occured against LSU.
ole yeller
December 24th, 2011
8:15 am
I think some of the blogers must not have seen the same game I saw between UGA and LSU. I think the second half UGA was burned out from the effort in the first half and didn’t have the depth to continue at that level of play. LSU starting back’s didn’t do too much the second half they were spent also. I believe LSU “RB” Hillard 4th string did most of the dammage the second half. If you don’t have the horses you can’t run.. LSU came to town with four (4). Remember this, UGA will be back with a stable of horses just like LSU and they will run..
dawg150
December 24th, 2011
11:09 pm
My man Bennett….throw it in his area code and he’ll dial it in….get used to that combo..but hey, all those are up for consideration. Nice season, good recovery, lets build on it, not live off it…..GATA in Tampa.
The Diesel
December 25th, 2011
5:53 pm
I would have to say the entire game against “The East Alabama School of Animal Husbandry”.Really enjoyed the beatdown AU received.Even better seeing all the GoatHumper fans leaving in the 3rd.qtr.