Bulldog Nation feels a profound sadness mixed with immense pride

Proud of my team! Go DAWGS!!

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I’m proud to be a DAWG!

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Well put, Bill. So darn proud to be a Dawg, yet also couldn’t sleep well last night after that game. Will hurt for years, but hoping the boys go out with a win on Jan 1. Hats off to Richt and the boys for a hard fought, heck of a game.

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If nothing else, we know we’ve got to get tougher upfront, especially on defense. I took away the feeling that we’re pretty close to where we want to be. I hope our returning players add this fuel to their fire for the bowl game and 2013. We can be elite.

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This alum is proud of the Dawgs and the coaching staff. It’s unfortunate the tipped pass didn’t fall incomplete, but who knows whether or not the next play would have worked or not. While we’re losing several seniors, maybe a few juniors will want to return to give it another shot! The offense should be just as good if not better next year.

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Got to go recruit the big guys and man up in the weight room because next year our schedule is much tougher. Last night was the national championship it just wasn’t labled it. Just a few yards short. Go Dawgs and roll on Tide represent the best conference and whip the luck out of the Irish!!!

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Let me get this straight…UGA beats the #3 team on a “neutral” field, comes within 4 yards of beating the #2 team on a neutral field, and they fall all the way to 7th in the BCS? I just don’t get it………

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Bill wrote, “how well a fan base travels factors into future bowl selections.” I don’t think that this rule of thumb applies to the BCS championship game, does it?
And let’s be honest, not too many U.Ga. fans are likely to be thrilled about the prospect of going to Orlando for the Cap One Bowl game rather than to Miami.
And I agree with Sanders Commings’ statement. It was a “good” season. “Elite” teams, on the other hand, don’t play their bowl games in Orlando or Tampa.

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No doubt the DAWGS were well prepared. They played their “A” game and left nothing on the field. The Tide running attack was just too much for them. DAWGS have been weak towards the run all year. But they played an inspired game. Murray had a good game. Gurley looked awesome. Just fell short. Very good season, though, especially if we can rebound and win the bowl game.

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Bill wrote, “how well a fan base travels factors into future bowl selections.” I don’t think that this rule of thumb applies to the BCS championship game, does it?

doesn’t apply to any of the BCS games, those games have their rules set up … Georgia didn’t qualify under any of them (they could, of course, move to the ACC …. they’d at least go to the Orange Bowl every single year)

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Very proud of the fight our men showed against a great team! Two plays away from going to Miami. We never gave up. Its a game of inches at this level and we came up short. Be very proud players, coaches and staff as we played with passion! AM has my respect for his play after that tough hit!

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ya know what. I gotta say you weenies that are critical of the Dawgs. Stuff it big time. I gotta shout out a big praise for the all the players on this team. You laid it out with all you had. Big time thanks to you. You are the best examples of the Georgia spirit I have seen in thirty plus years of Georgia football. Great effort. I would also like to call out the nine guys (I think it’s nine) who did no go for the NFL and wanted to play for Georgia. You gave up millions for Georgia pride. I thank you so much for one of the best seasons Georgia has had in a long time. I hope we can continue recruiting guys like you to continue the tradition and I also wish all of you much success in the NFL, which I’m sure will come your way

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Boycott that punk Chuck Oliver’s show. 3-6 pm on 680 “The Fan”. I’ll listen to Buck and Kincaid then turn it off. Buck should give the punk an earful on air Monday….

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Well said The Dawg Fan, I’m still drained but look forward to the bowl game, national signing day, and next September. Go Dawgs!

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I was impressed by the game that UGA played and I was very turned off by Chuck Oliver’s question at the press conference. That guy is annoying at best. It’s a shame that some local nobody tries to make a name for himself by being confrontational at a post game presser.

I am a Tech grad and I play the Tech v. UGA game. My family and I have fun pulling against each other but I cannot understand Oliver and the timing of his question. You guys should give him all he can handle Monday.

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Richt is widely regarded as an idiot but let’s not trade him for a bigger idiot. Football coaches are known for being dimwitted as evidenced by Georgia’s previous coaches Goff and Donnan. No doubt Richt feels even sicker than his players when he thinks back on his colossal blunder. Keep in mind that this season has been entertaining. Imagine how awful it would be to have a coach like Paul Johnson who refuses to pass.

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Funny thing Bill, I woke up at 3am wide awake and all I could think about was clocking the ball. Good article. Disbelief at first, drained a couple hours later, proud the next morning. Lets go bite the bugeaters.

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My biggest wish for Christmas is to lose a part of our “fan’ base. If you didn’t attend UGA and like to bang on the coaches and players, it’s hard tfor you to understand how we care about them for much more than only the W & L’s. We care more about the university because we lived it – daily. These people represent “our” university at the highest lrespected evel. We are very proud of them.

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-I understand that the Capital One is “ranked” higher,but I believe that a whole bunch of us long-time Dawgs would have loved to go to Dallas and play in Jerry’s World than go to Fla. yet again!!…Maybe they should consider just doing away with all these conference “tie-ins” to specific bowl games….that screws things up every year…and give the bowls a pecking order to choose WHOEVER they want nation-wide that is available…just a thought,but I think it’s better than we have now…

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Alums pay the bills. Richt our guy………don’t like it? Find another program.

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I shook everyone’s hand in the locker room. Those that had their head in their hands, I rubbed their head and told them I loved them.
Coach Mark Richt.

Hey I wanted to win the SEC as much as anyone else. But how you handle yourself in a defeat, says more than how you celebrate a win. Coach Richt is who I want to coach the team of the school I attended. He is a great coach, and an even better man.

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Big time Choker…..Mark Richt….FAILS IN EVERY BIG TIME GAME SINCE 2005….1-11 vs. ranked teams since 2009. Had 9 defensive NFL starters and gave up 32 points in the biggest game of his career. LOVED by Georgia fans…

Big time Choker Bobby Cox…. Despite 14 division titles and 15 playoff appearances…. 1 WS title despite Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz, 3 Hall of Fame pitchers. Loved By Atlanta Fans….

Big time Choker …. Atlanta Falcons….Lose the Only Super Bowl appearance in 40 plus years of losing. Eugene Robinson arrested for buying a hooker the night before Super Bowl, team loses 34-19 the next day. Current Falcons regime loses ALL 3 playoff games they’ve played, with 2 being blowouts. Loved and supported by Atlanta

Only in Georgia sports to we have these weak-minded, passionless excuse for fans. I am truly ashamed of alot of Georgia people I see every day. And for those who question my dedication or fandom, I have lived in Georgia my entire life, the past 5 generations of my family all lived and had roots in Georgia….grandparents, great-grandparents, etc. I have been a Braves, Hawks, Falcons, and Georgia Bulldog fan since I was in diapers in the late 80s. I am tired of a certain percentage of fans that settle for “getting to the playoffs” and “playing hard”. Why is playing with heart and soul such a success with you fans, like Georgia played with last night. Isn’t that what we “should” be doing EVERY GAME. Isnt that implied when you strap on the pads, at least I know I did every time I stepped onto the field. Why are we commending this? Should we pat every person on the back when they remember to wash their hands after using the bathroom? When will we get past this “we’ll get them next year, they played really hard” mentality, and EXPECT to win every time we line up with great teams??? Someone answer me that?

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Besides, what coach runs chicken out of the room the second a reporter asks a decent, intelligent, factual question about his record against ranked opponents the past several years? Mark Richt does. He knows he is 1-11 in big games since 2009, with that ONE win coming after Florida handed us the ball 6 times. and we still only won by a single score. He knows this is not cutting it with 90 percent of the bigtime boosters and shot callers, and he is feeling the heat finally. I LOVE IT!!!! RUN HIM OUT OF TOWN, and maybe he can coach pee-wee football and do ministry work in his spare time. The outcome will be the same though, he will build up hope and his Athens Thunderbirds will beat up on subpar teams to go 9-1 only to lose 5 straight Championship Games to the Dacula Badgers, the Marietta Warriors, the Warner Robins Wildcats, the Macon Tigers, and the Savannah Scorpions. GO DAWGS!!!! To new beginnings with NO Mark Richt or Todd Grantham in Athens…

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Like I said, “don’t let the door………” Auburn will love you……

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Bill – Can you find out the name of that reporter who asked the idiotic question to end CMR’s press conference. I want to go and egg his house. I’ve never credited news reporters for much of anything but props to all of the other journalists in that room who shunned the fool and collectively refused to ask any more questions to protest that idiot’s question. Props to them for that. But we do need to have the name of that “reporter” and the “news service” that he works for so that their press credentials can be pulled before the Captial One Bowl.

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THE EXCELLENT QUESTION WAS ASKED BY CHUCK OLIVER, HE WAS ON POINT AND IT WAS A PERFECTLY FACTUAL, RELEVANT QUESTION THAT HAS BEEN ASKED MANY TIMES BY THOUSANDS OF GEORGIA FANS. I HAVE BEEN ASKED THAT BY DOZENS OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY MYSELF. “HOW DOES RICHT KEEP HIS COACHING JOB DESPITE FAILING EPICALLY IN EVERY BIG GAME, AND BEING 1-11 VS. RANKED TEAMS THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS”?

I just shake my head, and tell them I have no idea. The only thing I can think of is Georgia fans like you guys who embrace losing, and get defensive like Richt whenever the subject of winning against good teams is brought up. Instead this sad, pathetic fan base would rather cry tears of joy into their pillows about LOSING and giving up 520 yards to Alabama, thinking about “how hard those dang boys fought” “and what a great dagum game those young men played”. Embarrassing to say the least to true winners, guys like myself who don’t own any silver or bronze medals from my youth, because I only kept the 14 gold ones…Goodnight….

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BamaAtl

Bama fans were nothing but respectful and humble coming out of the dome yesterday evening. Very few “Roll Tides”…..very classy. Very impressive.

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Athens if you want to see classless and moronic, just look at the UGA “fans” who post on these blogs.

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Hey Monger, We’ll miss ya. In the same way I miss jock itch or hemorrhoids. Please take your support (or whatever you call that) and join up any other team in the country. No room for you here anymore. Hope you didn’t enjoy your stay. Like Athens said, “don’t let the door…”. I’ll say it. Don’t let the door hit your whiny no class hind quarters on the way out.

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You know what? I feel about the same way that I did when Dan Marino completed that pass for Pittsburgh in the Sugar Bowl and as proud as i was when my bud told these Penn State fans “I’ll take Georgia and 5″ while we were down 21-3 in that Sugar Bowl. Marino’s pass didn’t ruin my life and this won’t either although it certainly would have been more fun to win.

Bill, you know what Monger’s real emaill address is, why don’t you get him off of your site? But Monger does have one redeeming value. He gave us the name of this coward of a reporter who CMR wadded up and threw away like a used piece of toilet paper. “Are you saying that or is somebody else saying that? If you’re not man enough to say it yourself, I’m not going to answer the question.” Love it. For people who say that life is only for national champions and national championships, I invite you to come and be a volunteer with me at the Special Olympics. Either you’ll go home and pray for G-d to forgive you for your stupid comments or I’ll stomp your guts out (homage to Gunnery Sergeant Hartman).

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Bill,

You are so correct……I’m feeling great sadness yet incredible pride. Bummer we lost, but even the first sentence last night on the ESPN BCS Show was, “after the epic battle in the SEC Championship game….”. Yes we lost, but we played our hearts out….and that is all a good fan can ask for. GO DAWGS!!!

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The DAWGS have nothing to be ashamed of, at all. Any fan, I don’t care who you rooted for, who puts this team down is an idiot.Hell of a game, hell of a team!

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I can promise you that there is not one hater that has a team ranked higher than Georgia on this blog. Run on little children….. We play big boy football here!

Haters are a bigger joke than BCS!

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I am proud of our TEAM. The DAWGS played a great game. Congratulations to the players for their great effort in a great game.

That being said, this game was lost on the SIDELINES. What is the difference between Saban and Richt? Saban goes for two points after and makes it, because he doesn’t want to end up down by four points and need a touchdown at the end of the game. He probably realized that if he doesn’t make it, big deal, he will then just be down by 5 and STILL need a touchdown – no downside. Maybe he also had confidence that his players could pull it off. The announcers thought “it was a little early to worry about the two points” but it ended up being a crucial decision.

What does Richt do? Even after Saban shows the way, he either does not think aboout it or decides we don’t need it because we are ahead. Then he ends up in exactly the feared situation at the end – he can’t kick a field goal to tie it up. Our coaching is second-rate, mediocre.

By the way, throwing to the corner at the end – isn’t that reminiscent of Florida a few years back when Murray threw an interception that lost the game – rather than kicking a field goal to keep the OT going (not that I am blaming Murray – I am sure that call came from the sideline also).

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Thanks for a wonderful season TEAM! That was a fine effort put forth against BAMA. A bunch of DGDs! Good luck to all the of those leaving. My God continue to bless you in your journey in life.

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What makes this bowl thing even worse if the SEC had not stepped in Ga was going to the chick fila bowl and LSU was going to the capital one bowl. congrats to Ga for not giving up however morale victories suck

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Very hard fought game. Dawgs left it all out on the field. I’m proud of our team and to be a UGa Alumnus and WILL be at the game in Orlando! Go Dawgs!

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BIG DAWG, I agree about the one-side officiating. I think a caught a glimpse of crimson jerseys showing through the black and white stripes. I began to wonder if they were the same crew that once called A J Green for excessive celebration in Jacksonville because he smiled at the fans in the end zone.

While, sadly, it won’t change the results, the NCAA owes it to the fans and to clearing themselves to review this game. TV and radio both were busting the officials for “questionable” calls against Georgia and the “overlooked” illegal actions of Alabama. Both terms, “questionable” and “overlooked” were putting in mildly.

If we lose such a huge game because our efforts we’re quite as effective, so be it. If it is due to poor officiating, shame on the organization providing the officials.

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UGA class of 71&73 I am.

Cap One is our bowl. It is what it is, sadly. Beats the Chic Fil A or Weedeater Bowl or the Liberty.

Next year, UGA will be fortunate to get any invitation to decent bowl.

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Great game. And I just want to say that the Georgia fans at the game could not have been nicer after it was over. I believe it WAS the National Championship game.

Remember that Alabama lost a similar game to Tebow-led Florida in 2008 only to come back and beat Florida in 2009 and go on to win the National Championship.

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IF the field goal was made in the first qtr…Saban wouldnt have gone for 2 pt conversion. Would have been a tied football game on that last UGA drive.

Also, 4th qtr, around 5 min mark…we got the ball back…all we needed was a long drive. Bobo went away with running the ball till it was too late. Came out first down…pass play. Then decided to run on 2nd and 3rd downs. Gurley almost got the first on his own…but horrible play call. Gurley was having some success…and should have slowly ran the ball down the field, running out the clock. Instead…Bama gets the ball back…and the one busted play led to a long TD pass. It was heartbreaking…but the defense was gassed. Wasnt happy with Grantham’s adjustments to the run game. Herrera should have been playing more than Gilliard. And possibly bring an extra big man down on the line. Saban lined up 2 TE sets and ran the ball right at us. Our boys played their heart out!!!! But should have gone to a 4 man front on some occassions. If Conley doesnt slip on that play…he possibly scores on the pylon, or gets outta bounds. Heartbreaker!!!

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Another moral Victory. We will never win it all, because Mark Rict is our head coach.

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Nice article, Bill. You’re a loyal Bulldog….as are most followers of the Dawgs.

(Someone reminded me perhaps Coach Richt, in his post-game news conference and in response to an asinine question from some so-called Radio Personality named Oliver should have taken a page from the Norm Van Brocklin Manual on Public Relations and offered to “stack furniture and settle it with the Oliver-Jerk.) But, that’s not his style.

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I’m not posting much on these blogs anymore and with good reason.

It’s funny how I go to the bank or grocery store with my UGA shirt on and folks up here say to me “Wear that shirt with pride.” I had 2 guys at the bank tell me “That’s how we want Kentucky to play football.”

It’s been a long time since we get comments like that. It has been a really long time since ESPN has praised us and come to our defense regarding the bowl bid.

I will ignore the idiots on here from our fanbase and others who will try and downgrade our coaches and our kids. I have one simple rule: You have to own a fully functioning brain to get a response from me. If I don’t answer you, you will know that is why.

Proud to be a DAWG!

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Smit, See Ya. Find a new team to criticise. there are only 5 0r 6 ranked higher than UGA right now.

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I don’t bash players with the exceptions of dogging it or being unsportsmanlike. They don’t get paid, put in countless hours, and endure the physicallity of the toughest conference in the nation. I will, however, call to question coaching. They get paid the big bucks so they should be able to take some heat. To me lots is being said about the last play. Could have gone either way, just unlucky with the ball getting tipped. The white elephant in the room is 350 yds rushing(only Mizzou gave up more to bama) by the bamers. Their O line is excellent, agreed? I replay the game and one of our young men spent more time in the lb area than on the line of scrimmage. Pretty much stood straight up at most snaps except goal line situations and was promptly driven 3-5 yds off the line. I coaches watching this give the kid some help. Slants, hell just submarine two O linemen but don’t let 700 pds of interference to the lbs develop. My opinion is that Grantham is glad others are taking the heat while he knows some adjustments should and could’ve been made. It has been said that a whole lot of talent goes to Athens, but don’t know what happens when it gets there. Maybe true, I thought that’s what coaches did, get kids to improve, have game plans that give our kids the advantage, things like that. In the end there are two ways to look at it, our guys aren’t as talented or they didn’t have the prep. I think it’s the latter. Our guys played their hearts out, so this isn’t a knock on them, or about one play. It’s about not changing something that flat out ain’t working.

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That’s the way to do it, dawg52- talking to those types is a pure waste of time. GO DAWGS!

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That’s what makes this loss particularly tough because there is no one on the Georgia side who is at fault. If anything fault a lack of depth on the defensive front that had us gasping for air in the middle of the 3rd quarter. Neil Williamson said it perfectly in the post-game show: blame the Alabama defensive lineman who tipped the pass if you really need someone to blame.

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Kudos for Murray coming back strong after that BS hit by the Bammer lineman!!

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True, the fans are programed to expect the ball to be spiked there, so that’s understandable.

BUT now tht you ahve seen the replay, learned what actually happened, and realized that not spiking the ball had ZERO to do with the end of the game not turning out well, and would not have been a factor, WHY would you still be beating that dead (and inaccurate) horse?

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I’ll be the one wearing the bag over my head the next time UGA plays a ranked team.

Losing 10 of last 11, we know how it’s going to end and it’s downright embarrassing to lose 10 of 11.

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Monger,

You do not represent anybody but yourself. I’m sorry your life is so pathetic that you live vicariously thru a football team that you despise. Go be a Bama fan or Tech fan, but leave the Dawg Nation.

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@Smit

ask Tennessee and Auburn fans if a Georgia fan should be embarrassed…

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@Smit

then be a bammer or be a Dawg, your choice…

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Good morning Bill. One of the ignorant fans you referenced in your putrid column here. I once believed you had as much fire and passion for Dawg football as I, a watcher for over half a century, do. I was wrong. Terribly so. You and so many in the Bulldog Nation fan base embrace, condone and even relish moral victories (losses). Better the Dawgs would have been lambasted 48-0 so that the cancer which is this coaching staff would have been removed forever. Like moral victories pal? Get used to em under Saint Mark Richt. Plenty more to come! Like SEC championships and national titles? Forget em! Vince Dooley and staff could have had a moral victory in 1980 but they chose to grab the gold ring instead. Once Saint Richt, Aaron Murray, Mikew Bobo and their ilk are gone they will be quickly forgotten. Thank and Bill and others like you for making Dawqg football an afterthought for decades to come. I once co0nsidered you a diehard Dawg lover and friend. I consider you neither now. Peace.

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Why do you guys even bother responding to “smit” or “monger”. That chances that they are rational grown up’s with an association with the University of Georgia and a valid opinion worth worrying about are pretty low, is it not?

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Would serve Dawgs right if Huskers ran em out of bowl game! One more loss in big game would be nothing new for Saint Mark Richt. Plus if loss is close one that will soothe Bulldog Nation fan base which demands no accountability for failure. 32-28 ring a bell? Embrace it. Hell, bronze it. Dawg faux fans are truly pathetic!

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We are still the best team in the country!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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UGA 63 Nebraska 0

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Nebraska will not score on our defense. We are still the best.

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Thanks, Bill, for expressing what we are all feeling. Enough with the negativity. I am proud of our team and our coaches. It is a great day to be a Georgia Bulldog!

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Go to Hell Reg! This will be my last response to you so blast away unfettered. Conversing with vermin goes nowhere. Accomplished nothing.

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stendek gets added to the list of nincompoops, oh how sad how long that list has grown

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“Only the most ignorant of so-called fans were expressing anger toward the coaches and players over the Bulldogs’ loss.”

thank you Bill

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The Monger = delusional moron.

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Cant let the big time recruits get away. Our rushing D was shredded all year long begining with Florida Atlantic. Its time to tell Rodney Garner Goodbye. Mark Richt also needs to understand that Finesse Florida State football of the 1990’s will not work in the SEC against the Big Boys. Next year is going to be really sad and we will be very lucky to win 8 games.

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Why is it the dumbest, loudest, most ignorant Georgia fans seem to make up half the comments here? Is it just that you have no friends or family you can vent to? Finishing as a top 5 team is not success any more? Guess what, there is only one Bama and one Nick Saban. Making that the bench mark for a program like UGA (which was in the wilderness for 15 years before Richt was hired) is insane.

Look at Auburn, Tennessee (Fulmer), Michigan (Carr), Maryland, and a number of other programs to see how smart it is to fire the coach that built the program into a national contender. Hell, UGA is better the last two years than Texas, Oklahoma, FSU, Miami, VT, Auburn, Tennessee, Florida, Michigan, USCal. Name me one year between the end of Herschel and 2002 that would be true for even two of those teams.

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@LawDawg

they are losers who need to complain to feel good in life, if UGA had won stendek and smit would have never even left a comment, positive or negative

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UGA’s D is a farce!

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Mike Bobo = Clown

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At the begining of the season I said UGA should go 12-0 due to our easy schedule with anything worse than 11-1 being an utter failure.

I said that this coaching staff will lose at least 2 or more ball games which is something they continue to do every year

yet everyone is shocked

Once again this coaching staff was outcoached in the big game as Bama made adjustments and we didnt

Our defense was blown off the line and we had no one to come in and give them a rest due to our poor management of scholarships

we continue to think special teams should be our last thing to worry about and the miss field goal hurt us once again later in the game as well as taking a kicker who is able to kick it deep in the endzone we decide to go back to the Failed corner kicking

we continue to show poor tackling technique while bama’s line showed great technique in finessing our D-line instead of trying to blow them off the line; again coaching

we had 7 penalties to their 2 another thing Richt stills doesnt act like penalities mean anything in a game

The players played well enough to win the game and should have won the game but again better coaching was the difference

Now lets all grab some milk and cookies and have another toast to another meaningless Moral Victory

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astrouga

most people who arent UGA fans realize our program isnt going to win big

keep dreaming if you think we will

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How can you say that Northern Illinois belongs in a BCS bowl and Georgia can’t.This just proves that this madness on picking teams is so wrong.Put the best teams first and figure out the rest later.Go Dawgs.Yes i’m a bama fan.

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I wondered how long it would take UGA fans to start crying about the refereeing. Not that there was anything to cry about other than that hit on Murray (and Alabama would have still had the ball). But I knew after a day or two, UGA fans would need to block out of their minds the fact that Alabama rushed for over 350 yards. So now the blame shifts to the officials. Pathetic. I know you’re mad, UGA fans, because THIS was your shot. There’s no cupcake schedule to take advantage of next year, and the year after that the playoff system comes into place. This pretty much guarantees UGA will never win a national title under Mark Richt. But hey, don’t fret. You still have your top-ranked recruiting classes to celebrate. Meanwhile, all the other top SEC schools can celebrate their … you know … championships.

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ANYONE WHO HAS NEGATIVE FEELINGS AND ESPECIALY COMMENTS ABOUT OUR DAWGS- PLAYERS AND COACHES BOTH- HAS ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE WHATSOEVER ABOUT SPORTS, EFFORT, ATTITUDE, ETC.

THIS TEAM WAS NOT GOOD THE FIRST HALF- BUT WERE GREAT THE SECOND HALF- THEY ARRIVED. THAT SEC GAME WAS A GREAT WAR.. HOW MANY GREAT TEAMS OR GAMES ENDED UP WITH JUST ONE PLAY- JOE MONTANA, FOR EXAMPLE.

THE GREATEST COACH OF ALL TIME- JOHN WOODEN UCLA BASKETBALL- HAD A PHILOSPHY- SABAN’S HAS SAID SIMILAR THINGS: sUCCESS IS DOING THE BEST YOU CAN. GOD IS OT ON OUR TEAM- NO ONE IS PERFECT.

I HOPE THIS TEAM SPIRIT CONTINUES- BECAUSE THE SPIRIT OF THE JUNHKYARD RETURNED.

PLEASE ALL COMPLAINERS ABOUT OUR TEAM – CHNAGE YOUR LOYALTY TO TECH OR SOMEBODY. ARE YOU PERFECT? YOU KNOW EVERYTHING?

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Gutless Reject (GR) has spoken. Another who embraces Dawg defeats which are close. Loser with capital L!

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I don’t respond to people who type in ALL CAPS (GR). They’re only a half-step above people who carve crude messages in public restroom stalls.

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Flat Tire: AMEN.

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GT fans, haters, ub so funny….no Dawg fan is not absolutely proud of all the players and coaches! Get ready for another beatdown in 2013…Dawgs on the rise and will stay there for a decade or more! Go Dawgs!

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I would love to be striking up an intelligent conversation with the likes of robodawg, altamahadawg, etc. but instead I have to beat back imbeciles, sigh

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Thank God for Reggie Ball

imbeciles

Who is the imbecile; the one who continues to see this coming or the one who continues to deny reality

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Let’s win the next one!! Go Dawgs! Sic Em!!

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Like Ive been saying for a while with this coaching staff and our football program… its merely Fools Gold. Coming up short in the big game is a trend and a norm.

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Thanks FG. Glad to see some folks are true Dawg fans who will never ever settle for moral victories! Glad you too expect more. Too bad truth eludes so many.

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Thank God for Reggie Ball

Lets get one thing straight I do not blame Murray at all for this loss nor have I said that in my posts

Murray deserved to win this game

the game was basically lost really before the game started

Lack of team discipline continues Bama 2 penalties UGA 7 penalties; Richt still thinks penalties arent that big of a deal

No emphases on special teams; missed field once again costs us a game as well as field position during kick offs

Lack of emphasis on having the right number of scholarships cost us being able to rest the D and have them refreshed

Bama changed the way they were blocking our D line thats great coaching

Bama ran 2 backs down our throat

We ran Marshall 2 times that was it

Our TE were exposing their D all night yet we went away from them basically after Rome caught the TD and didnt use them until the last drive

Bama adjusted Like LSU like Michigan st; like Boise St on our Defense and we still do nothing to respond

The reason why the game was as close as it was; was do due to NFL talent on the field

My response is to all these moral victory appologist who think UGA is somehow on track to win championships; get used to 9-10 wins over nobody while losing the big games cause that is all we are going to see

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SSIgator

I would be stunned if we lost to Nebraska but then again I wont be shocked either

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@flattire

bama doesn’t have NFL talent?

This is my biggest complaint, people act like Mark Richt simply can’t coach and all 117 of his wins are sheerly because of his talent which we all know is WORLDS above Florida, LSU and Alabama’s right?

Aaron Murray, AJ McCarron
Todd Gurley, Eddie Lacy
Keith Marshall, TJ Yeldon
John Jenkins, Jesse Williams
Brandon Smith, Dee Milliner
red apple, green apple

the only spot on the field where we had more talent than Bama was in our LB corps and even there it was a slim edge, meanwhile Bama had a big edge in their OL over our OL. I sort of see where Rambo was going with the ‘we have more talent’ thing because in terms of big name guys I guess we have one or two more who are considered “stars” but Bama doesn’t really have a weak spot

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I missed the earlier post by the Yoda of all things UGA football – AltamahaDawg – who proclaimed the season to be “fun” in the official year-ending Kool-Aid Club statement. His pal Nancy also chimed in with her thoughts, so I guess they are off together on their way Athens to be present for the official Moral Victories Ceremony in Athens later today. I guess this is when all of the players receive their participation ribbons and the coaching staff receives their raises and contract extensions for going 2-2 this year against teams with winning records. What fun.

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@SSIgator

how was your trip to Jacksonville this year, or last year for that matter

lol

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No surprises here….and I called it.

Roll Tide Roll!!!

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Flat Tire On Hwy 441 in Athens

December 3rd, 2012 – 1:02 pm

SSIgator

I would be stunned if we lost to Nebraska but then again I wont be shocked either
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Let’s see:

2013 Citrus Bowl – UGA vs Nebraska

Same UGA coaches? – check

Same coaching philosophy? – check

Same UGA players? – check

Same penalty-prone players? – check

Given the stats of the two teams, I would be stunned also, but when you consider the above checklist, I would certainly not be shocked either.

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Mike Bobo 17 INT -

Nancy already checked in earlier today. She is on her way to Athens with AltamahaDawg for the Moral Victories Ceremony.

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UGA football= Bridesmaid of the SEC

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For all of you UGA fans going to the Citrus Bowl you might want to check this out:

http://www.timeshareorlando.com

As many bowl games that you go to in Tampa and Orlando area you could save a fortune on hotel bills over the years.

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@ SSIgator….LOL Timeshares for UGA fans… Crapital One Bowl packages galore!

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I would not really call it a trip. More like an afternoon outing since we only live an hour away, but thanks for your concern.

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I’ve always believed that the National Title game shouldn’t count as a BCS bowl in terms of the number of teams from each conference allowed in BCS bowl games. imagine UGA-FSU in Miami or even better UGA-UF rematch in New Orleans, sigh. instead we get the pleasure of watching UF-Louisville and FSU-Northern Illinios. Also a joke that Oklahoma got left out.

what could have been

Rose – Stanford-Wisconsin
Fiesta – Kansas State-Oregon
Sugar – Georgia-Florida
Orange – Florida State-Oklahoma

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jaxdawgfan

Like you, I wonder how many of our Fellow Dawgs actually ever played football and how many of them actually paid attention to what was happening along the line of scrimmage. Bama was only flagged twice in this game and one of those was for delay of game on that play that was going to be a fake punt, yet conservatively they should have been flagged for obvious holding at least 10 times. To me it is a wonder we were in this game at all and had a chance to win at the end. Also how many of my fellow Dawgs paid attention to the spotting of the ball I did and it was the same thing spotting it forward for Bama and spotting it back on Georgia which aided Bama’s running attack. The officials called tacky penalties against Georgia stopping us on offense in the first half thus our defense was on the field an inordinate amount of time and they wore down thus also aiding Bama in some of their success at running the ball. While ignoring that flagrant personal foul on Murray after that interception just before halftime which led to that field goal giving Bama a 10-7 advantage at halftime. If the officials had called that personal foul and yes the replay shows the head official looking right at it and he calls nothing maybe Bama starts around their 40 yard line instead of in Georgia territory and the clock runs out. But we will never know huh, also the tacky block in the back that was called then they penalized the Dawgs 15 yards oh I forgot they adjusted 1 yard forward so they only penalized 14 yards. It was a penalty that was supposed to be from the spot of the foul, yes it occurred at the Bama 35 not the 40 or 39. Instead of being 3 rd and 10 we would have been 3rd and 5. Might have tried another long field goal huh and maybe this time it would have been good. See bad calls have an effect and the cumulative effect of spotting the ball forward for Bama added around 80 yards to that running total over the course of the game while taking away about that much against Georgia.

See my Fellow Dags should be demanding that THE SEC see that this kind of blatant miscalling of a game stops. If they can’t or won’t call it even then they have no business officiating a ballgame much less a championship game.

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I would rather play Oregon.

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I would rather beat ranked teams again

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Thank God for Reggie Ball

Wait a minute you are not allowed to bash Grantham

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Thank God for Reggie Ball

Next year we will see if Gratham is worth his pay

Last year we couldnt stop good teams and this year we had moments but thats about it

If next year is the same then Richt needs to move on but he wont and thats been my criticism of him

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@Flat Tire

the Florida game was Grantham’s finest work. Some of the blitz schemes he dialed up were things of beauty. The one Rambo sack was scary

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Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract

The guy who argued with me by saying I was wrong to say this coaching staff will lose 2+ ballgames every year is calling me a moron

Ok

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Aw what the heck!
Let’s try for Kirby Smart!
Let’s offer him contract money that will make EVERYBODIES eyes bug out!
How many of us are ready for that?

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Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract

Need something more than moronic name calling

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Don’t hold your breath. Lifetime – aka Patrick aka True Dawg Fan aka whatever does not have it in his DNA.

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Also, for the UGA fans that do make the trip to Disney World, when you all get together to tailgate before the game, please check each others signs this year to make sure DAWG is spelled properly. Bad enough you lost to MSU last year much less advertise to the viewers watching the game that you cannot spell your own nickname.

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Uh, sorry, but I do believe it was you that brought up the subject of bowl opponents – not me. It is out of my domain and really doesn’t matter to me since all of the other games are just for window dressing. The real prize is waiting in Miami.

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One more thing!
David Pollack is a working professional now. Seems like his paid opinion was spot on.

Anyone who suggests that he is not a true Bulldog Nation citizen of the First Magnitude is detached from the reality most of us experience. His excellence as a football player as displayed on the field time and again, cannot be disputed. What a magnificent player!
Oh to be a fly on the wall when he and Greenie talked some ball!

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SSIgator 3:06 P.M.

“Yeah, I can see where UGA would think Nebraska is a worthy opponent – in each of their three losses they gave up 500+ yards per game most of it rushing. Yeah, I can see where UGA could relate to that. Enjoy the Citrus bowl and say hi to Mickey & Minnie.”
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SSIgator 3:29 P.M.

“Uh, sorry, but I do believe it was you that brought up the subject of bowl opponents – not me. It is out of my domain and really doesn’t matter to me since all of the other games are just for window dressing. The real prize is waiting in Miami.”
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hmmmm….. interesting

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For UGA fans frequent trips to Florida bowl games:

http://www.stayhereplayhere.com

another possible investment option.

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@Flat Tire

Yes, PollAck does fine work at ESPN. I had no problem with PollAck picking Bama, someone asked me about an hour before kickoff if I had $10,000 to bet on this game who would I pick, I said Bama. I believed we could win but I felt they were the better team by a slim margin and sure enough that is exactly what happened.

But no, PollAck is a DGD for life!

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Take Jessi Palmer’s hands away and he cannot talk.

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It’s great to be a Georgia Bulldog!! Now take the same intensity that you played with against Alabama when you play Nebraska!!

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Additionally, coaching envy is what gripped Auburn, and look where it got them! Enough of the insanity.

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I got your point of pride……33 years and counting for this “elite” program.

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Its pretty funny reading some of these comments about a moral victory. What a lot of people need to understand is that a lot of us know the Dawgs gave their all in this game but AGAIN this team comes up short. I know all of you feel like people have been bashing CMR and Murray but we have not. We have been stating facts! THe fact is in the 3 years Murray has been a starter he has won exactly (1) big game (barely) this year against Florida. CMR has been our coach for 10 years and we have not come close to a BCS title game until this year. If you enjoy moral victories then CMR is your coach.
I desire a team to win BCS title games and thats why Saban is about to be a LEGEND!!!!!!!
I know the truth hurts sometimes and this one stings alot

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People have been saying and I have heard chuck Kang Oliver could not get into uga. What do you say about what other people are saying?

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Yes, we did fail….

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Dawg89
December 3rd, 2012
7:08 pm

I wonder if Bobo or Grantham will get a call from any of the schools with coaching vacancies? Any word on that Bill?

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are you serious? Not a chance.

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Monger in all of your so called games played did your team ever lose? These guys played their hearts out and came up short. You or no one can predict what a Kirby Smart team would play like. I do believe the Dawgs had 400 yards of offense and the Bama defense allowed them to move the ball 80 yards for a potential game winning last play. If you were in charge we probably would be in the kind of shape Auburn and Tennessee are in right now but hey your but is not on the line.

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The monger. I bet he looks just like he sounds. Four foot eleven 365lbs. Does not know his A## from the pigskin that hen thinks he knows so much about never played the game and trying to relive his life through the Dawgs because he never got any playing time at the pop warner level. I hope you never enter another post.

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Anyone who believes that pride and commitment to giving all you have, all that you are, and leaving everything ounce of yourself on the field at the end of the game, even in a losing cause, is not worthy of praise and appreciation has never played the game or competed at any higher level. Anyone who would fault the players or staff in this loss, a game for the ages, must only value winning as the sole measurement of achievement. I learned more about myself and my players in a loss than in games won. What I saw was a team that should have quit from exhaustion, but did not. An exhausted defense reached down for something they didnt even know they had in that last defensive stand, and the offense executed like a champion. They simply ran out of time. Glory Glory to Old Georgia. Nothing more needs to be said.

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Love it when people punctuate their rants with political insults as if to prove their so-called point. That’s truly brilliant and lends great credibility to whatever you’re arguing. Why not toss in race, too?

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Greatest game I have seen. They played to win. They did not, and it stings, but they gave it their all. I think of the BSU game last year and the team and program seemed to be in a funk. I am excited about the next few years. Go Coach Richt, Aaron Murry played well. Go Dawgs. Finish the bowl game and get ready for next year. LSU in Athens….hell yeah.

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I can not believe that these idiots that are bashing Mark Richt and this coaching staff is a true DAWG Fan. You know they didn’t attend UGA…..They put no money in UGA…..they probably can not afford to attend a game. They are redneck losers with no raising. Since they have no ties to UGA….why not pull for “BAMA”…..then they would be happy and have a life outside of a computer…where they can run their mouth and not have to enter their name. Unless they are signing the coaches paycheck…they need to SIT DOWN or atleast publish their real names and not hide behine the lack of “Kirk h-street” and “The Morger”. I bleed red and black and love my coach and his staff. This was a GREAT Team and there will be more! “GO DAWGS”

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Face it people, the Sugar Bowl just ain’t what it once was since the inception of the BCS. Georgia has a better game than Florida at the Cap 1 Bowl. Louisville??? Really??? That’s a garbage game.

It’s also time for people to put away all of the whining over what a conference champion should “deserve”. Conference playoff schemes often fail to pit the best two teams in a conference. Do any of you really believe that Oregon is not the best team in the PAC 12? Is Wisconsin really the best the B1G has to offer? I don’t think so. Does Louisville deserve a BCS game more so than does Northern Illinois? No way!!!

This artificial bias toward conference champions is detrimental to the best conference (or conferences). Guess who that is? That’s right… It’s us.

We should let the best play the best in the post-season and stop whining to create more back-doors for teams who failed to perform on the field of play.

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I am a bit surprised that with alignment or personnel groupings that Grantham couldn’t come up with anything to stop or even slow down Bama’s rushing attack in the 2nd half. I’m guessing if he could of, he would of. disappointing how bad we played the run all year with that much talent. Our defensive stat ranking nationally was due to all the rushing yards they gave up during the season. Unless we get 3 or 4 freshman to step up next year, the defensive projections of starters look a little scary.

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I enjoy Georgia football, enjoyed playing the game, enjoy watching the game, and enjoyed especially this past game. I respect, and to a degree envy, those that have the opportunity to play for coaches Richt, Bobo, and Grantham. Reading some of the other comments reaffirms the idiocy of many. Life is far too short not to enjoy the gifts in front of you.

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dogs are what we thought the dogs were:

#6

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Each of the individual plays hasmuch to be celebrated; the resiliency of these young men is noteworthy; for example, someone told me that Aaron Murray went 8 for 15 after taking a blind sided hit by an Alabama player. It would be very easy to get your brains scrambled and not get up. Yet he did and almost led his team to victory.

Strong character. Very strong character.

And then to have to listen to the drivel of people like Mr. Oliver who profess to be professional sports writers. Such arrogance to pass on gossip and innuendo as if it is fact.

Weak judgement; very weak judgement at best. And this without the benefit of having a hit to scramble his brains.

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Well said. I too had visions all night after the game and had a hard time sleeping. After a day to reflect, I am still concerned going forward. Will UGA every win a national championship under Richt? This was their best shot to date. The schedule gets tougher next year and the whole defense will need to be replaced. You cam’t loose sight that we got dominated on the DL and there are not mauny DL waiting in the wings. In my mind questions still remain as to the caoching staff.

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You Georgia fans never cease to amaze me. Why keep settling for mediocrity. Demand more from you coaching staff. Hold them accountable.
No reason why Georgia can’t compete for National Championships every year. They will take a step back next year.

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I love Dawg football. Have for over 50 years. Will until the day I die. Just hate current players, coaches and fan base which demands no accountability. Rue day Saint Mark Richt came to Athens. Will rejoice day he leaves. Same with Aaron Murray and Mike Bobo. Would I throw the saintly one under bus? Well. Sure would throw him under one of those lemon trucks he hawks endlessly on television. This from a true Dawg fan that recognizes 1980 NOT moral victories!

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From my friend Monger:

(1)C.M.R. record is 2-18 (note that reads 2-18 or one win every 10 tries to simplify even more) when playing top 25 teams.(Explains why no one picks us to when the big games including David Pollack.)
(2) C.M.R. has complied his coaching record by beating inferior teams same as Ohio State and other pretenders).
(3) C.M.R. has not gone to a B.C.S. bowl (with 2012 being his ONLY real opportunity) . With players he totally recruited (so much for myth of five star recruits equating to championships). C.M.R. lived off JD players when he went to B.C.S. bowls (which is self explanatory).

Thank you Monger for being one true Dawg fan that sees the truth. Let all others partake of the red and blank Kool Aide. Makes moral victories sooooooo good.

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I agree. We need to quit settling for an average to good program. Trust me this time mext year we will be lucky to be in the Chicken Bowl. The program is in bad shape. Look at the depth charts. You think we can compete with Saban, Muschamp and Spurrier.

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Think I am going back to sleep for another 32 years.

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Congrats to the Dawgs…. easy schedule or not, it is an accomplishment to go 11-2.

Was talking to one of my Dad’s friends who is a scout for an NFL team.

He said the scouts really like Aaron Murray …. he is one of the top 3 quarterbacks in the upcoming draft and his stock is rising due to his performance against BAMA. Apparently Matt Barkley was no 1 but there were some questions about him due to injury.

I asked him about height, and he said Murray is 6′1″ and is fine. He says there are many successful QB’s 6′2 and under (started naming, Romo, Brees, Russell Wilson, etc…).

Said that many are comparing Murray to Drew Brees with his great ability to read a defense and his laser accuracy on the short and long throws.

He felt Murray was best positioned to come out this year as he is probably at the peak of his exposure. Didn’t feel UGA and Murray could be in the same position next year given the losses they will have to the NFL and the tougher schedule.

So, I hope he stays, but know he is probably gone.

Wish Aaron Murray well! You almost got us there and gave us hope.

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Testing

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“Grantham couldn’t come up with anything to stop ”

Look Grantham is vastly over-rated by the UGA beaners as a DC but the 370 yds rushing can be laid at his feet this time.

When Alabama basically runs one running play the entire second half to gash the UGA front 7 like they did, then they are simply better than you. Bama basically ran a inside iso-play on every down the second half and whipped UGA man to man…that is not Grantham’s fault.

Obviously Spurrier embarrassed Grantham earlier this year, but Bama just physically whipped UGA man to man.

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UGA Season Ticket Holder Since 1986

Well Im going to post this for you to remember; its something Ive said for years and continues to hold true

The current coaching staff we have will always lose 2 or more ball games every year even with our superior talent

Sorry you drink too much kool-aid and refuse to live in reality; I have nothing against the coaches its more toward the delusional mouth runners our fanbase is known for with all their pre-season national title garbage and trash talk that continues every week

The idea that a moral victory is great is a laughable joke

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At $10 a shirt times 80,000 kool-aid drinkers that is a good profit

I might have to look into that as a side job

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NCDawg

Pessimism no; its called reality; something you ought to try living in

Jumping up and down by the loss um no;

Frankly I was sad because when I listened to the Moral Victory Speech from the post game radio. I realized right then that UGA football will never play for a national title for probably another 30 years.

Cause all I heard was a bunch of whinny excuses from the refs to not being able to recruit like bama

I would be wasting my time talking to the AD because we have too many Moral Victory loving fans like you that continue to be suckered into delsusion

What will be the rally cry for next year?

Weve heard

Dream Team
Dream Team II
Energy Vampires
Uniform Changes
Endzone Dancing
we are going to be playing Cutting Edge Football
We are Knocking on The Door to Greatness

I guess this coming year will be we had a Moral Victory again so we are almost there

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When is all of the 5-Star players going to show up and play?

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5 STARS should equal 5 yards at least. Very poor coaching and time management!!

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So lets see, with relatively similar recruiting classes and similar talent throughout the South ( Georgia, Florida, Alabama). Both coach Saban and “coach” Richt make about 3 million dollars a year, with huge fanbases, and top of the line resources (gyms, practice fields). Yet expectations, and thus results, are VERY different.

Alabama Crimson Tide and Coach Nick Saban from 2010- Present have lost 2 games in the last 3 years, due to disciplined, well-coached recruits, who gain a passion to win the big game and uphold the Alabama winning tradition from Coach Nick Saban. Basically he gets 5 star recruits, and uses the best resources and best coaches to turn them into the best football players in the country, as a whole team, not individuals.

Georgia Bulldogs and “coach” Mark Richt- 2010- Present. HAS LOST 13 games. Central Florida, Michigan State, Boise State, Colorado, LSU, SC (twice), Alabama… you name it and Richt has probably lost to them. He gets great 4 and 5 star recruits (just like Saban), has great resources (just like Saban), however, these players are undercoached, with poor game planning and poor strength and conditioning throughout the year. They play undisciplined, look lost on the field, are out conditioned and thus we have an NFL caliber defense give up 520 yards to Alabama, 350 on the ground, and commit 7 penalties to Alabama’s 2.

Mark Richt has lost 13 games in the last 3 years. Saban has lost 2. End Game.

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I take it that you did not attend the Moral Victory Ceremony in Athens yesterday with AltamahaDawg and his pal Nancy. As I understand it, all of the players got participation ribbons and attaboys from the AD while the coaching staff received their draft outlines for new pay raises and contract extensions. The closing anthem was Kumbaya and was sung by Watergirl while the coaches and players sobbed together in a group hug.

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NCDawg

I can tell you Erk Russel would call a Moral Victory what it really is……

“A LOSS”

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Attention idiots: Richt is not getting fired, nor should he be.

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NCDawg

Brainlocked

lol

UGA has put more players in the NFL than any team in the SEC in over a decade and will do it again this year and yet every year we find a way to lose 2 or more ball games and have not won an SEC championship since 2005 much less even sniffed the National Title

A fluke you say; how is it a fluke when bama came out in the 2nd half making adjustments and running it down our throat and yet we couldnt stop them

or yet another key missed field goal that this coaching staff refuses to take special teams seriously
or yet we have 3 times more peanalties than bama cause this coaching thinks penalties are something not to worry about

Brainlocked ok whatever

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Fluke because a tipped ball hit a receiver square in the chest and he reflexively caught it. That is the difference in the game. For all of Bama’s yardage they still damn near lost the game. Yes… brainlocked because in your world everything is about coaching… and sad news- IT IS NOT. Is it bad coaching that with the game on the line… bama could not run out the clock on UGA? Is it bad coaching that we shredded their almighty defense and minus a FLUKE play probably would have scored and won the game? NO… it can’t be bad coaching because it’s Saban. Jeez…

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NCDawg

Go back and look at the game when Murray was rushing people up to the line we had players that didnt even know what to do and acted like we had 40 minutes left to play

Yea I would call that a coaching issue

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I love my dawgs!!!! Im still heartbroke but this season was great, beating florida for the second year in a row beating the vols at home which i was there, and just watching our freshman wonder backs run not to mention ogltree and rambo body slamming tech players, I could go on, so much more high’s than low’s
dawg nation we just waiting on the playoff system to start so than we can show the ncaa nation what the dawg nation is all about, YEA COM ON!! GO DAWGS!!!! DAWGS 45 VS cornhuskers 17

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Why was my last post banned Bill? Just wondering.

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Hey Spank27. Playoff system huh? Even more moral victories! Goody goody. Think Dawgs will ever defeat Alabamas, South Carolinas, Oregons, Floridas or even Ohio States of world on consistent basis with Saint Mark “Thou Shalt Not Spike” Richt in charge? Keep drinking that red and black Kool Ade in Fantasyland pal! It ain’t gonna happen. Not now. Not ever!

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Only in dawg-nation can you pound your chests like you are owed or deserving of something without accomplishing anything. Didn’t win the SEC Chmapionship, didn’t make the NC Game, played a lousy season schedule that included: Buffalo, Florida Atlantic, Vandy, stomped by SC, almost choked against KY, Mississippi, Auburn and rounded out against Georgia Southern and a very down Ga Tech. Congrats on your accomplishments.

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I suppported Murray’s decision to not spike the ball with 10 sec remaining. We had Bama confused and on-the-ropes near the goalline. Murray is a veteran and observed they were not set and played man coverage on Mitchell. Opportunity was there for a TD in the back corner but unfortunately the ball was tipped at the line and we will never know. I believe the pass would have either been a TD or incomplete pass out of bounds. Either way, Murray wanted a hurry up play with expectation for another play after with about 5 seconds left. I support our QB and our coaches. Just bad freakin luck, Again.

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does anybody know whether kolton huston will stay in school and ever be able to play. i wish his parents would sue ncaa for denying him an opportunity to play if the level of steroid is so low it does benifit him. he a pretty big guy but he doesnt look like mark mcguire and he hasnt hit 70 hrs when hes 42

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Georgia is a great team and had a great year. The haters are scared to death; they know it. The Dawgs weren’t just beating what is likely the best team in the country; we had them on the ropes. We had several opportunities to put it away and they kept making big plays. Any objective observer knows how well Georgia played and how close we were to being in the NCG vs ND. Richt and staff did a fantastic job. I wouldn’t trade him for anybody, and especially anybody we could hire. Gurley gained a whole lot more than what Alabama gives up to entire teams, on avg. He gained more than any other back facing Bama this year. Our line blocked the best D in the country surprisingly well, and the whole starting offense is back next year except for King and Brown. The offensive line gets the most improved award. Murray is obviously the big unknown. He had a good line last year, but they allowed tremendous pressure. If this line keeps getting better, and Murray returns, UGA should have its best O in history. D is going to need a lot of work, but we should be very strong again next year. If Ogeltree and Jones would come back, I would be at the BCSCG party in February. This fan is very proud of the coaching staff and players! So close to the prize, and that is tough to take. But the haters are absolutely wrong.

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Real: Excellent post. All of the people complaining should go be fans of teams that took their stupid advice of National Championship blowout win every year or nothing, like Tennessee. Oh scratch that. Most of the people on this site complaining ARE fans of other teams.

Any Dawg fan that wants to complain about the players or the coaches after this incredible run this season should do so directly face-to-face, man-to-man. Again, I’ll draft the waiver documents so that their estate can’t sue the school when what should happen at that meeting, does happen at that meeting.

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Here is the letter I just sent Greg McGarity, who I believe relies on FACTS and reason, unlike you so called lunatic fans, that support and embrace LOSING the biggest games of the year EVERY year. IDIOTS. 3 friends also sent letters similar to this, but with a little different wording, as they are their own letters. Finally, we are uniting to get Richt out of town….Anyways here’s my letter to McGarity…

Hello Sir,

Mr. McGarity I have tremendous respect for yourself and the entire University of Georgia. I am a proud 2007 graduate, and a successful chef who contributes to the athletic association on an annual basis. I just want you to know that I have never been so ashamed by some of the so-called fans and alums of this University than I have since the loss to Alabama. I am at a loss for words as to why so many alums are proud of the loss, as well as the coaching staff. Correct me if I am wrong but how is giving up 520 yards of offense, including 350 rushing, something to be proud of. Especially, considering we have 9 NFL caliber players on our defense. I did not agree with extending Grantham and giving him a raise, and I still don’t. I just want you to realize FACTS about the program (that I know you know, but want to reinforce). Despite similar recruits, facilities, resources, and financial status, Nick Saban has only lost 5 games in the last 3 years, while Mark Richt has lost 13 games since 2010. The answer is clear as day…. Alabama is a well-coached, well-run, well-conditioned program with top notch atheletes striving to be their best. Georgia is under coached, under prepared, and can’t play with teams of similar stature in the SEC. It is evident by Mark Richt’s 1-11 record against teams that finished the season ranked since 2009. How can you justify paying 3 million a year for this ineptitude sir? I understand he is a good man with clean, Christian values, but are we not trying to win Championships. The nail in the coffin is the simple fact that Mark Richt has not delivered a Championship of ANY kind since 2005, 7 LONG years ago. How much longer do we have to wait sir? Despite top 10 recruiting classes every year, he fails to win A SINGLE big game (outside of the florida game, in which Georgia was given 6 turnovers to work with), and Alabama is yet another in a LONG list of failures in big games by this regime. I ask you humbly to please help the REAL supporters of UGA football, and bring us a staff that can not only compete every year, but win championships on at least a somewhat consistent basis. I was embarrassed of Mark Richt and the University at his childish outburst at the post SEC championship interview room, in which Richt stormed out of the room like a toddler have a temper tantrum, at a truthful evaluation from a reporter asking him about his meager record in meaningful games. I hope you evaluate THOROUGHLY the state of this coaching staff and the direction of this football program, which hasn’t won a championship in over 7 years, despite top 10 recruiting classes and millions of dollars from investors like myself being funneled into the athletic program. Thank you for listening, sir.

Sincerely,
Keith Thompson, Alum 2007

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BTW, Richt didn’t storm out of the press conference after Oliver asked his question (for which Oliver has since apologized). I actually watched the press conference (which you apparently did not). Richt waited until there were no further questions. The moderator/host asked “Any further questions?” There were no further questions and so CMR got up and left. Now, he did come back in and defend his quarterback and his coaches which is what anybody with any sense would want their head coach to do. But it is a bald-faced lie to say that Richt stormed out of the press conference when Oliver asked his question. When there are no further questions at a press conference it IS customary for the coach to get up and leave.

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“coaching envy is what gripped Auburn, and look where it got them! ”

A National Championship?

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Hey DAWG Fans, I’ve discovered a way to make sure we get to a BCS Bowl. Don’t win the east division and let Florida go and lose to Alabama. Then we would be in the Sugar Bowl!!! Oregon did it too, they are going to the Fiesta Bowl!!! Sounds crazy but true!

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I have been wondering what has been going on the past 12 years or so with everyone abandoning the UGA in favor of other programs, and I include my own family members in this (lifelong UGA supporters). Everyone jumped ship to Auburn, Florida, LSU, and certainly Alabama. I used to see nothing but black and red on the vehicles, now all I see is crimson and white. I used to get mad at these people for abandoning their program they spent most of their lives supporting. But I must admit I now seem to understand why, as I contemplate the same. Richt had a couple of good years right off the bat (this was with Donnan’s players). Donnan never got any support and was booted out before he could solidify the program. Richt has done very little with the program unless you consider the continual crap he puts out year after year. Just enough to keep him cozy with the AD and Chancellor, but never enough to get the JOB DONE! This is why we are where we are. Everyone calls the SEC CG game a victory! EXCUSE ME! More of a national display of incompetence on the part of the coaches and their staff. I believe the players did all they could with the meager coaching and training they receive. There is a reason over the years that fans jump ship, such as old Detroit fans jumping to Green Bay, or Cincinnati jumping to Pittsburgh, or Vanderbilt jumping to Florida. People eventually get tired of supporting losers and being laughed at year in and year out. It may takes years, but eventually they all get to that point (and don’t say they don’t). Some of you sound as if the School was a child and you would run in front of a running bus for it. Sorry, won’t buy that one either, and you know it. If just playing the game was the point then there would be no keeping score, no keeping of statistics, no records, no playoffs, and certainly no championships. No, it is more than playing the game, as Herm Edwards would say “You play to win the game”! Georgia had a year where they stomped every shoddy team available, but lost (and almost lost) to SC, Florida, and Alabama. Fortunately we did not have to play LSU, Alabama, or Texas A&M, or we would not have been at the SEC CG anyway. And everyone wonders why the entire Nation picked Alabama, because they know that Georgia does not have the pedigree to win. The SEC CG was a debacle from the start. All I heard all year was the NFL caliber players we had, how our Thunder and Lighting, (GURSHALL) were going to rip teams apart, how our coaching staff had made strides on both sides of the ball. They made no such strides. 350 YARDS RUSHING? And lets not speak of the person they call a QB. And the last 30 second effort will forever be etched in my mind as the most idiotic football playing I have ever witnessed. So do I continue to endure this, or do as thousands (maybe millions of others have done) and jump ship. That means starting all over reinvesting myself again. And I just don’t think it’s in me to support Alabama or a Florida, it would be like french kissing my sister (i just couldn’t do it). But then again do I continue to put myself through a nightmare year after year knowing that things will never change, surely as long as Richt and Bozo are in charge? Food for thought, food for thought. The game was sad, the outcome sadder, and our future even sadder than that. All I can say is what a waste, what a waste. So long…………

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Good year to build from. Things I would like to see out of a “Richt” coached Bulldog football team.

Start the season like you end it. In our best years we start out weak and finish strong, we need to come out of the gate playing hard.

No off season disciplinary problems, as tough as it may seem, we need a zero tolerance policy to insure we don’t have suspensions to start the season with.

More than 3 OL commits in a class of 35.

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HEY Mark,
Don’t know how it works but jeeeze, next time Sugar Bowl calls tell ‘em to stick it!!! Only thing good down there anyway is the food! Right Roddy.

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All these people who are complaining about their pain and embarassment about being thrashed by a top ranked South Carolina team need to listen to us old folks about when we got thrashed at homecoming by Virginia 38-0. People who complain about a close lose to Kentucky can listen to us described being beaten 44-0 by Kentucky at home. All of these under the Great Vince Dooley. All the people who are complaining about CMR need to look at what’s happened at Tennessee and Auburn and realize that if we take their advice, that is infinitely more likely than that the next Saban is sitting at home waiting for the phone call from us. Our glass isn’t half full, it’s one nanoliter from overflowing but still people will complain and die of thirst than enjoy the fruits of a great season with a great team, a great coach, a record smashing quarterback, a GATA defense and kids who played their hearts out so that idiots could criticize them.

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