SI has Tech No. 12 and UGA No. 15, and I say, “Close”

9-3, 8-4, 7-5, 12-0…meaningless without a playoff.

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The games will be won or lost on the field and none of the “experts” opinions will matter then and they don’t matter now. Another word for prediction is guess.

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Tech has some great running backs but no offensive line and no serious game. College Football news rated their running backs #1 in the country but the overall offense at #23 because the offensive line was rated #33. The Tech defense was rated # 38. So either Sports Illustrated or CFN doesn’t know what they are talking about. I vote SI has got it all wrong.

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Great name, Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho. I loved Hawaii 5-0

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We lose Moreno and Stafford and get Owens and Sturdivant back. Ask Alabama what losing your left tackle can do to your offense.

I think Utah just sacked JP Wilson again.

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I always like to wait ’til toe meets leather, and see how it all plays out. We all know how last year’s predictions went.

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How does being an Oklahoma fan make Ok St. 45-3?

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where did Saint Simons go?

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OSU 45-3, from what I’ve seen football may have been invented in Boise. Congrats on the greatest upset of all time!

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DJ Shockley beat Oklahoma State.

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Oklahoma is good, but if I lived in Oklahoma City I wouldn’t go on their newspaper sports blogs and trash the Cowboys or Sooners just because I like UGA.

Kinda pathetic.

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Hey Oklahoma douche, what happened to your all mighty Spooners last year? seem a bit over rated to you?

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The last time Oklahoma won a BCS bowl game?…..A lot more recent than UGA won a national title…..Even Tech one a national title since UGA’s last title. I bet they win another before UGA wins one again.

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I’m here – and Forbes magazine ranks UGA # 171; GT is # 501 – hahaha, oops – I mean wah, wah, wah…

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Tech “one” a national title? Wow – that Oklahoma education is something else.

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Oklahoma St 45 UGA 3 – Noel Divine just scored again….

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my mistake sarfdawg. thanks for correcting me.

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Sounds about right to me. Both may be ranked a bit high though. As much as I’d like to see the Jackets go 11-1 or 10-2, I think another 9-3 year is ahead including a W over Georgia (8-4).

Can’t wait until September 5th!! Go Jackets!

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I read those previews by Lars Andersen. In the UGA one, he said Cox could make plays with his legs, something Stafford rarely did. Why do people continue to write that? Stafford wasn’t fast, but he had quite a few decent runs for Georgia, including at least one of more than 30 yards. Honestly, people, be honest. Just cause he doesn’t look like a runner doesn’t mean he didn’t and do it right well.

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By the way, Oklahomans aren’t exactly known for their sophistication.

Are all of those words in the dictionary?

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Past: UGa starts with a few arrest/suspensions and cupcake(s).
This year: Starts with a ranked team. WOW. We’ll see how that works out for a couple of people.
Will UGa have co-D coords by the last game???

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“Kinda” is a colloquialism and perfectly acceptable just like “y’all”, Okie. Using “one” instead of “won” is an at best weak grasp of the English language

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Why does everyone think there will be a let down from the offensive line this year? Tech only lost Andrew Gardner from the O line, and he was out with the shoulder problem for most of last year. It’ll be the same O line that went up and down the field with Dwyer & Company last year.

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Just curious Mark–Have you ever picked Florida to win a championship?

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Football is too violent which is why I won’t let my sons Josh and Jason play. Soccer is far better.

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Preseason polls are nonsense. No polls should be released until the first Sunday in October. By then, things have begun to settle and we have a better idea of who should be where.

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Funny how rankings are “meaningless” when you are looking up at your two biggest rivals. How “meaningless” was last year’s #1 ranking?

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HAY WXWAX DONT U MEAN MONOPOLY FANS INTEREST?

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In 2005, Georgia opened the season ranked #13. This was after losing David Pollack, David Greene, Reggie Brown, and Fred Gibson. Georgia went on to win the SEC. From top to bottom, that team is not near as good as this year’s team, especially on the line of scrimmage.

The 1998 Vols’ preseason ranking was #10 after losing Peyton Manning (#1 pick), Marcus Nash, and Leonard Little. We all know what happened.

Oklahoma State is going through what UGA went through last year. They’re being over-hyped, because of a few “superstars”. Their true colors will shine soon. This is the best OL/DL combination Georgia has had since Richt has been coach. I’m not predicting a National Title, nor am I predicting a SEC Title, but I think too much stock is being put into the losses of Stafford and Moreno.

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Another okie st whupp’n in the making; Class of ‘98 vs.Oklahoma St 45 UGA 3,

I bet Oklahoma St 45 UGA 3 runs around in circles, yelling I’M A MAN, I’M A MAN, I’M A MAN, I’M A MAN, and when Class of ‘98 punches him the mouth, OKIE will say, COME AFTER ME I CANTAKE IT! lol!

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You can read these post and you know who is just a cheerleader and who really knows football. Mark, you believe you have never been right so I know where that puts you.

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I DUNNO STANFORD WAS THERE BEST QB EVER 2 BAD HE GONE NOW

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HAY 45 – 42 THERE IS NO PALCE 4 GUY LIKE U HEAR IF U DONT LIKE THE DAWGS THEN GET LOSS!

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Yes we lost Matt and Moreno,but is that a bad thing? Look back at teams that have lost “super stars” and it is not as bad as you think. UT lost Payton then won the MNC. Uga lost Green,Pollock won the SEC..FSU lost several 1st rounders for several years in a row but always stayed in the top 10. Uga will have a dominate line on both sides of the ball, that will solid QB play will get them a 10-2 record, if not 11-1.

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I got my crystal ball out and I see Paul Johnson at GT losing 6 games…in the next 5 years.

There’s going to be one of those this year. WF or FSU…that’s still a little fuzzy.

I can’t find my blue bird.

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(((((((((((45-42)))))))))))))hahahahahahahahahaha

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Um InferiorityComplex, turns out UGA’s #1 ranking last year WAS meaningless. Thanks for making our point.

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Mark Richt has never lost more than 1 game in an opponent’s stadium in the same year. We go to Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, and Tech. Something has got to give.

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DAMN I need to get DRUNK and kiss HERschel TALKER. He just loves to talk about men so much.
I think we lose CU on a bad day/night and UNC.
“Country come to city” will be fun after finishing the TURKEY and waiting to head to the FLATS. “DADDY why is that Black Rooted Blonde Drunk Bimbo Squating in the bushes?” Son she is a bit*h dawg and that is what they do. See, the town they call home has septic problems and they just crap and pee anywhere. Now you understand why I tell you to beat the dog when is is stupid in public.” Dad, sis is dating a UGA fan that spends his money on UGA crap and goes hunting.” Well, buddy that is why you are in the will and your sister gets NOTHING but a dog leash.”

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Dawgfan, we didn’t lose all of our skill players. Our leading receiver is returning. Also, see 2005 when we lost David Green, Fred Gibson, and Reggie Brown. True, Thomas Brown returned, but he didn’t give us a 1,000 yds in 2004.

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Tech had a lucky fluke year last year. This year, UGA comes prepared and will blow them out in Atlanta–mark it down. Richt already has the date of that game circled on his calendar. No let downs this year.

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Smurf, meant upstarts on the national/big bowl level. Point was Georgia losing to WVU is not comparable to the Bama and OU chokes and in no possible way influenced Orrin Hatch or the MWC lobby. At least OU stayed in it until the end and suffered a horrible last second loss; Bama just phoned theirs in.

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If you believe Georgia Tech, with that defense, is going to play in the Orange Bowl, you are out of….something!

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GT was recently ranked #8…..in the world. In a listing of the world’s technical institutions. Hey, that and a good football team makes me pretty happy. No other school comes close to that combination.

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GT lost on DL not OL. The OL will be fine. GT could win them all they could drop 5. IMO they will finish 2nd in the division and fall to UGA. FSU and VT are the game that make or break the GT season.

UGA will finish 2nd in the SEC East and depending on where they drop the game go to the Sugar, Outback, or Cotton. If UGA gets off to a bad start the losses may mount to a 9 win season. IF UGA gets on a roll early who knows where this team can go as the lines have the depth so far to carry a season. The big question mark is how will the players react together in Stillwater opening an expanded stadium against an explosive offense who returns most of the OL and all of the stars. So far I like UGA in the underdog roll in a tight ugly game. Barnhardt summed it up the players that combined for UGAs #1 ranking were quickly out of the season last year. They are back this year. Also IMO Cox will be better than Stafford. Moreno however will be missed. If Cox does not work out and is pulled IMO 2010 looks very good.

Stafford was not the 2nd coming of Jesus, Greene, Zeir, or Tarkenton. He had 2 (Auburn ‘06, UF ‘07) big wins and did not have the clutch 4th Qtr presence of Greene. IMO Cox has shown better leadership to date. Will it translate into wins? We’ll see soon enough.

IMO their should be no rankings until atleast the 3rd week of the season but they keep people like Mark in business and fans like us chatting.

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Dear Mr. MB–I was going back and forth between Florida and Bloomington back in the early ’80s. Bloomington was a great town and still is, I hear. A lot of really smart people there in those days when I was there. And the greatest music in the whole United States of America, and the worst football team in the Big Ten. Driving through Kentucky and Louisville, back and forth. Your pal, Mitch

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Uh Dave…..You may want to stop. Your spelling is embarasing us UGA fans.

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CamaroDave – good job. I laughed

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CamaroDave, keep all those fat Krystal’s chicks in Athens for your self. Share a sack full with them.

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DawgFan, Why should the offense be better. Long balls were often overthrown or forced by Stafford. Cox won the accuracy contests. The OL will be better, AJ should be better. Yes MoMass is gone but I am sure someone will step up that was in the shadows last year or Brown will be this year’s AJ.

The RBs are deep and healthy. No UGA does not have the starpower of Moreno but he was fighting to get 3 many times last year. The OL should be sure to get 3 much more often just by hitting the gap.

UGA also has 2 TEs that look very promising. TEs were a vital part of the Greene and DJ years. TE was up there with DE as UGA’s least productive position last year.

Also the kicking game if the new kicker keeps doing what he did in Junior College will help the field position battle which was more times than not lost last year.

The secondary and how long it takes the team to act as a team are the 2 things that concern me. OSU may exploit a young secondary. The lines have veterans but very little playing time together. I don’t think OSU’s DL will be able to fully exploit that. UGA must play a ball control game allowing the OL to open up holes for the backs.

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Cant wait for big game bob stoops to get his butt handed to him in another BCS bowl. You guys really miss Josh Heupel. I cant wait to get to oklahoma city and see the non hillbillies. I just hope to duck the tornadoes and the lack of people.

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Im not familiar with this Crytal, but I am completly aware of UGA’s finest fat Krystal’s chicks. I wouldnt be bragging.

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Joe no doubt. We will see ina few months. I never really was that impressed with Stafford’s results and Cox has shown to be a more vocal leader so far. Worst case he stumbles UGA puts in Gray or Murray, and get things sorted out for Atlanta.

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JD wouldn’t be bragging but he stall has knowledge hmmmm…. Its ok if you went hogging if you go to Tech where there are no women. It happens….

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Pretty good poll from SI, it’s all guess work, I see they dropped LSU Alabama and Penn State down a bit from other polls as well.

Obviously Va Tech is too high now that they lost thier starting TB… and It’s going to be very very tough for Ole Miss to live up to the expectations being placed on them after losing Oher and Jerry.

That’s a pretty solid poll. I don’t think the drop off to Joe Cox will be as severe as others do. Being a good pro QB pick and being a good college QB aren’t necessarily the same thing and Cox should have the benifit of a better line with one of the better LT’s in the country and they should be much more stout inside with Jeff Owens.

I think Tech is going to play very opportunistic ball in their secondary but I don’t know if they can be as good up front on defense as they were last year. Those guys were monsters.

I think the blocking and passing should improve on offense.

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I think your team will end with a diffrent quarterback than what it started with. Might be a rough year for UGA, but you guys have tallent for the future.

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BRADLEY, YOU ARE PATHETIC! I know you love your Bees but get a life! GT should never be mentioned in a story with GA because GT is not in GA”S league! Last time I checked GA has beat them like a redheaded stepchild 8 times out of 9 so THIS MAKES GT AS PATHETIC AS YOU & GA”S BITCH! IF you cant get GT out of your mind then do stories on them AND LEAVE GA TO SOMEBODY THAT KNOWS FOOTBALL! GA WILL WIPE THE FLOOR WITH GT THIS YEAR! SCORE GA 34-17. GT ???? WHO ARE THEY??? A NOBODY WITH NO FANS! COME TO ATHENS & WATCH A REAL TEAM!

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The Dawgs will end up 10-2. Who cares about Tech and their cupcake schedule. Joe Cox will be just fine and we will domintate up front on both sides of the ball. Our defense will come into its own this year. Too much speed and talent on that side of the ball not to twice in a row. Willy will be better this year, but not sure he’ll stick around after the season.

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Ok lamar, back on you rocker with the moon shine. Who let you out of the old folks home?

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1. Florida
2. Oklahoma
3. Texas
4. LSU
5. USC
6. Utah
7. Bama
8. Califonia
9. Ga Tech
10. TCU

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Lamar,….we did come to Athens. We watched a real team,…..they were wearing Gold and White. No big deal,…we’ll be back for some more.

45-42,..ain’t never gonna change.

Who’s got the pitchman?

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All right everyone. To the tune of “Battle Hymn of the Republic”.

HAW HAW HAW!

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I really wonder how many people have not written anything on here because this is so stupid. There are a lot more things of importance that a bunch of pencil neck, no football playing idjits writing about something like this. I only came here to laugh at the 3rd grade dropout THUGA fans that think they walk on water. There is more to life than Mark Richt being Mark Rich because you have been flim flammed.

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The glaring teams that are a bit to elevated to me in the polls are,Penn State/Ohio State.How long do those clowns in the big 10 have to keep getting humiliated on the national stage before the media ends thier love affair with that 2nd class confrence.
2nd weekend prediction;mid level B-10 Minnesota gets clobbered by Mountain West mid level AFA Falcons by 17.

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UGA GOES 11-2, LOSING TO LSU AND Florida. WE WIN OUR BOWL GAME AGAINST A BIG 10 OPPONENT. TECH GOES 7-6 LOSING TO CLEMSON, MIAMI, VA.TECH,AND ONE OTHER ACC OPPONENT, AND GEORGIA BEFORE ANOTHER LOSS ON THE BLUE FIELD.

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We’ll go undefeated!!!! Until we lose one.

Go DAWGS!!!!

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Pi$$Nerd:

I’ll take a leash all day to whatever is in your will (NOTHING!!). Stan, boy you are a tough cookie with that big, mature talk. I’ll bet you are something with the ladies!! ScrotumBuzz,
you won once this century!! It won’t happen again for 7-8 years. BTW, how many one and two win seasons have you had over the last 25 years? Man ya’ll suck!! SmallTime Nerd fan: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA……….HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. FUZZ: isn’t there a Star Trek: New Generation marathon on tv? Why so jealous of Georgia?

I’m a ramblin nerd from Georgia Tech
and a helluva modern queer
I love men in tight underwear
and drink my piss that’s clear
I am so jealous of UGA
And like you guessed I am gay
I’m a ramblin nerd from Georgia Tech
and a helluva modern queer

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The Orange should be preseason #1 because the total length of Skoal spit beat anyone else!!!

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Bring on the Cowboys, again, another ho hum opener. Why couldn’t we open with a national power like Jacksonville State.

Tech looks like it does have a decent schedule for the ACC. No BC, No Maryland, No NC State. They could be really good, and we should not be on the field with them, they are that good, and everyone in the country knows it. Things are so good, they are thinking of pardoning the Jacket Al Queda, and the new porny teeny bopper.

I hope Tech does well in al the games except the last one. I don’t know how good they will be or not be. The same with my dogs, but I will bet this. The game in Atlanta with Ga/Ga Tech will be a good slugout. The thing we never know is how injuries will play out and what effect they may have on the teams involved. With all those last year, UGA still managed 10 wins, and still ended up int he top 10. We will have to see what happens as they year goes on. For now I say GO Dogs!

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“Oklahoma St 45 UGA 3″ is obviously a Bug dressed up in an OK costume, else when asked when the last time OK won a BCS bowl game, s/he would have answered with the actual date. But a Bug wouldn’t know, and would thus blow it off with a retarded comeback of “a lot more recent than UGA winning a national title…even Tech has won a national title since then”. BUSTED! No OK fan would make a STUPID comeback about National Titles, and even attempt to put the Bug school in a better light, all in response to such a question EXCEPT a yellow wig. LMAO. Even the stupid chick Ramble is smarter than to get caught with her panties down like that.

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If UGA had the pansy schedule that the Bugs do they would finish undefeated and the offense wouldn’t score less than 50 points a game.

Come to think of it, if Jacksonville St, that cupcake with pink icing on top, beats the girls from North Ave, I will not be able to stop laughing.

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This is a reminder to all the UGA and GT idiots on tnis blog. I’ll bet all my Wachovia stock that none of you know the scores to any of the afore mentioned games until after they are played, and some of the coaches will have to tell the players who won.

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Speaking of meaningless rankings, I have noticed some UGA types on this blog and others forgetting their place in the academic pecking order of this state lately, referring to some ranking by Forbes magazine that says UGA is the 200th some odd ranked school and Tech is the 600th some odd ranked school. I found that very suspicious, and sure enough what I found was that over half the ranking was based on things like student satisfaction with their courses, likelihood to graduate in 4 years, and estimated average 4-year student loan debt. This is like ranking a football team on who has the best looking uniforms.

Tech has a fine football program, but UGA is better most of the time. UGA is a fine school, but Tech is better all of the time.

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If ga fans are counting on Joe Cox for anything, they better go back to their trailers and rethink. He’s not any good, and caleb king isn’t that good either. How will UGA score points? I think Ga will be lucky to win 8 games and will end up in some bowl in Shreveport or Nashville, freezing their a##es off while Tech is in a BCS bowl after winning the ACC title! Paul Johnson—much better coach than Richt. Tech beats Ga again—but this time, it will be easier. Tech 40 Ga 23

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Dawgs are O V E R R A T E D again! Shocker!

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If Texas is gonna beat UF in the title game, then they better find a secondary. The only weak link for the Longhorns is that worthless POS Muschamp bringin his douschebag pass defense. Leave it to a dog to ruin everything.

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Oklahoma State has a sorry defense. Can the defensive coordinator they imported from Kansas
help?

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Too bad GT can’t switch schedules with Penn State. No wonder JoPa wants to coach forever.

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“Jealous”…. You’re all wrong, buddy. I think Lucas Cox just scored again.

Does that mean he should add a star to his Rivals account or the UGA players should lose a star?

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Why do you knuckleheads spell dogs DAWGS?

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TechBuzz

It won’t happen again this year.Ya’ll won’t see a win in the Georgia -Georgia Tech game
again for a long time. Really shouldn’t have happened last year. Enjoy while it last. You only have a little more than three months. 59-36-5 Dawgs!

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Ok techmites. Congradualtions on a 3 point win. Now, you like numbers? Here’s the numbers. Total yardage UGA 488, GT 428; rushing UGA 81, GT 409 (You got us there, results of lousy takling); Passing UGA 407, GT 19 (And this is a D1 program?). We attempted no field goals, you made the only one you attempted. O.K., so you won by 3 points. What makes you think that you have turned the corner. Perhaps a win against LSU would have helped. Win consistently, then talk big. I hope we are both undefeated when we meet.

By the way, I HATE my initials

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Bradley you ingenious plan of picking UGA one year then Tech the next is working. Steve Spurrier is going to lose his evil genuis title to you. Does it come with a visor?

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Volman wrote:
UGA had a GREAT spring game this year… What was the score…6-3?

but I have not noticed today in the blog the one possibly chink in the Dawg’s armor…the WMD

Not that anyone can tell a whole lot from a spring game,but a 6-3 score really doesn’t indicate ypu have problems your defense.

Didn’t Tebow’s team get beat in the Florida spring game? Spring football is like preseason in the NFL,
Let’s just get through it.

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Serious question for UGA fans: IF (big if I know) GT beats UGA again this year, does CMR get on the hotseat the following year? I know our win last year was just a fluke, but two in a row would signify a shift in power. Could the University of Georgia hold on to a coach that didn’t own the state of Georgia?

I know most of you think the odds of GT winning again are like getting struck by lightning twice, but please consider the question.

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Peter Gibbons

Why do you knuckleheads spell dogs DAWGS?

Why does Tech say Ramblin instead of Rambling Wreck?

Why do they bring out a car thats all polished instead of one that looks like a wreck?
As many times as Georgia’s whip their butts they ought to come out in one that looks like its been through a demolition derby.

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I’m a GT professor and I am looking for kids aged n6 and under for a photo shoot at Rainbow lounge in Midtown this Saturday at 9 AM. Also, I want to “blow” the whistle on GT football players wh have been getting tutors to take ALL of their course work here. Don’t you just love our gold colors???? It’s precious.

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CameroDave

There are no ugly girls—-some are just prettier than others.

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Mark, please explain why you have tech so high ? They lost their D-line off a team who was throttled by LSU and UNC, and lost to UVA and VPI. Barely beat Gardner Webb and FSU fumbled the ball at the goal line. Even though the ACC is really weak, this team is no better than about 30th.

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Why does Tech say Ramblin instead of Rambling Wreck?

I guess the same reason ignorant georgia fans say “dawgs” instead of dogs and how ’bout instead of how about. UGA—home of developmental studies—where all football players get passing grades!!!!

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((((((( HAY CHIHUAHUA )))))) My friends i got a bad case of indigestion from eating too many (BURRITOS FOR SUPPER) I Would like to take a crap in some NERDS MOUTH if i may. LOS FLAG BOYS ARE MUY LOCO !!! p.s Hey Flag boys……me and my compadres sell fake gold rings VERY CHEAP FOR YOU.

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Mike T, that was my point. Those three you listed got Donnan fired. After two wins by GT, would CMR be on the hot seat? I think so. I think three would lose his job. Because, quite honestly, I don’t think that UGA will beat UF, AU, and Tenn if it loses to GT in 2010. That would likely mean three consecutive years at 8 or 9 wins. That got Bowden fired at Clemson. I think it’s enough to get CMR fired from UGA. IF IT HAPPENS, which is why they play the games.

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Both of you just shaddup! You’re both small time, loser programs. The only good thing to ever come out of jawja is me.

What do the dogs have? One single national title 29 freaking years ago? Sit down and shaddup!

What about Tech? A bunch of foreign and a handful of domestic geeks studying math all day. Shaddup!

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uC-b

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Why do UGA Fans yell “How Bout Then Dawgs!” They just saw the Tech Cheerleaders run onto the field.

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Bradley I see your boy landed on his feet in Phily of all places.

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That was no fluke; Johnson let up!

Tech hsdn’t won in seven years and he let up.

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That was no fluke; Johnson let up!

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahhahahhahaha!

Georgia is the one that let up by blowing a 17 point lead dude.Tech won because of poor tackling.
But hey if it was the other way around,we would take the win too.Enjoy it, for a couple of more months.

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lol at all the idiots who voted for Tech. You can’t be serious. They wouldn’t be the 7th best team in the SEC.

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anotherdawg, honestly, I do think Techs D will be better than ours. They return 8 starters on D. I know that their Dline will not be better than ours or atleast it appears that way on paper since they are replacing 3 of the 4 starting Dlinemen, but their back 7 imo are much better than ours. That is just my opinion. As for LSU lighting them up, hell, LSU lit us up too. That was just one of the games where our offense outscored them and Techs O did not, but the fact is that LSU lit them and us up.

To the other guy, yes, AJ Green is back and he was our best wr last year, however, I am not counting on a True Freshman or Michael Moore to take the double teams off of AJ. I am also not counting on our rb’s, although good, to replace our #12 RB, and I damn sure am not counting on Joe Cox to be better than our #1 qb. I could be wrong, but I honestly think this will be a down year for us in terms of playmakers/inexperience and that doesn’t go well with a tough ass schedule, but that is JUST MY TAKE. If you guys disagree, I respect your opinions. I hope I am wrong, but I feel it is not me who will be disappointed

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Mark Bradley, I have Tech as losing 3 DLinemen on Defense and 1 WR on offense and that they bring back 18 starters. Who else are the losing?

You said they return only 16. I am not calling you out..You follow this more than me. I am just curious as to who I am forgetting.

Thnx

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How anyone couldn’t think they will be even better returning that much in year 2 of that system is beyond me.

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I am glad we have to step on the field and play all the games….say all you want about who beats who and what not and make all the analysis you want…we still have to step on the field and play the game. I dont care what you all say that georgia is loosing four games and stuff cos guess what WE HAVE NOT LOST FOUR GAMES. We will see what happens when we step on the field. If all that they are saying and all the preseason rankings are so valid and through then we should anoint Florida as national champions and start the next season and make our picks and what not…CRAZY ISNT IT? Boise state was supposed to come to athens and beat us….even central michigan was supposed to beat us how??????? and now oklahoma st. is supposed to beat us and tech. is supposed to beat us cos they are going to be even better…huh is georgia going to be worse????? I guess so. We will see!!!!!!!

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Four tickets, four hot dogs, four cokes

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Well of course Bradley- anyone that would dare say something good about UGA would make you go hmmmmm. Anyone that would put the Jackette’s ahead of UGA would make you shout for joy. Just reinforces what a idiot you are in the world of sports. Think the coaches might have seen last year as it really was…..UGA throws game away because they cant/didnt tackle in the second half- NOT anything that the Jackettes did and wa-la LSU destroys them in the bowl because they…..Tackle!

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PDawg, YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! With what we lost, we will be worse. Sometimes you have to take a step back and be real with yourself. I am not saying we will lose 5+ games, but I can understand when someone predicts us losing 4 or 5 games. IMHO, the only positions that DON’T have ?’s on our team is the Oline, Dtackle, and MLB. I am not sold on our secondary, outside linebackers, or def ends. Until they prove on the field that they are better from a year ago, I have no reason to believe they will be. It isn’t like they were freshman last year. Had they been, I would expect major improvement. Just look at UF from 07 to 08. They started like 5 freshman so you knew they would get better, but UGA started soph/jr/srs last year. Also, Our oline and Green will be very good, but for anyone to say they “KNOW” our offense will be better after losing our qb, rb, te, wr, and fb…..is delusional to say the least. Yes, we are UGA and we bring in a lot of talent every year, however, there is a such thing as a bust and once again….until Brown, Charles, and the rest of the highly recruited players prove it on the field, there is no reason for me to believe that we will replace Moreno with a better RB, Stafford with a better qb, Mass with a better wr, Southerland with a better FB, and Chandler with a better TE. That is just me being realistic. We all the time tell the Gators that they will take a big step back once Tebow leaves(just one player)….and we all the time tell them that their offense will take a big step back this year after losing Harvin(again just one player)….yet our blinders lead most here to believe that we can lose every skill position with the exception of Green and we will be better. That is absurd. That is pure nonsense. The list goes on. Now, if you want to set yourself up for disaster, think 10-2 or better. I would rather be honest with myself and if they do end up proving me wrong, I’ll be thrilled. If you are proved wrong, you are likely to jump off of a cliff.

macrotech, y’alls offense is scary and to be honest, I think GT needs to pass, but not too much. Everytime they do, it takes away one more oppurtunity to run the option and for a play to break

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I called shotgun!!!!!!!!!

I hope you are reading this Buck…that is for you…hahahahaha

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Dawg Fan – Here are a few things to consider:

- Stafford & Moreno played behind a patchwork line last year and created a lot of plays because of their talent. We only had 1 two week stretch with the same starting five on the OL, every other week it was a different rotation due to injuries. We get back All-SEC LT Sturdivant, and are 2 deep (close to 3 deep) with O-lineman that have starting experience. Stability on the line will make it easier for the RBs and give Cox time to find open recievers. Give any QB enough time and they will pick a defense apart – see JPW from Bama last yr.

-If you go back and look at the 07 defense, it took off when M.Washington was involved in defense. He was out for the Tenn game when they ran wild on us. Once he returned the defense was very good.

-While DE’s are very important to the pass rush, an effective pass rush/sacks start with the interior linemen. If the DTs aren’t getting a big push up front to help collapse the pocket it makes it harder for the DEs to get involved, as the QB simply steps up in the pocket to avoid the rush. This is the reason we missed J.Owens so much last year. G.Atkins stepped up but didn’t have a strong compliment and faced double teams last year. Now he’s very strong and with J.Owens back they both will be more effective, and teams won’t be able to double team them.

-Overall from top to bottom, this is the most talented & athletic bunch we’ve had at UGA since 2002 and this team may be more talented than that bunch. It is not “delusional” to think we’ll be better this year if you follow the team and know about the young talent, redshirted players, and those returning from injury. Every year it’s the same song and dance – How are we going to replace Pollack, Greene, Shockley, Grant, Bailey (pick one), T.Davis, Stafford, Moreno, etc… and every year we do.

Most prognosticators are lazy and base rankings on how many skill position players are returning or not. Yes we lost Stafford and Moreno, and for the offense to do what it did behind a patchwork line last year is a testament to how good they were, but make no mistake there is a lot of talent behind them. Are Cox, Brown, Samuel, Wooten, King, Troupe,Gray,Thomas, Charles, Lynch, Moore unproven/unknown? Yes. Do they have a ton of talent? Yes. Do we know exactly what we have with them? No. But they were all highly regarded players coming out of high school and seem to be doing very well in practice so far. Will some not live up to hype? Yes. Will some exceed expectations? Yes. Overall we will be fine, and the offense will move the ball behind a strong line, the defense will get more pressure on the QB this year behind a strong line.
Games/championships are won in the trenches, and we have about as much PROVEN talent on both sides of the ball in that dept. as we have ever had.

Call me a Kool-aid drinker if you like, but if you study the roster/depth chart I think you will find things aren’t as bad as the “experts” would have you believe.

Go Dawgs!

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I would strongly disagree with Buzz’s Cap-ra’s predictions – I think UGA will lose to Vanderbilty by more than 2 touchdowns, not just by 1 point!!

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We have more over all talent than we had available last year period.Folks bash Stafford’s performance on one hand and turn around and lament his leaving on the other.As long as we control the line of scrimmage on both sides we will win a lot of games.

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I agree Southdawg. These Nerd fans, and others, talk about how bad Stafford and Moreno were and then they say we will be way worse without the 2….sounds like jealousy and ignorance to me.

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Fleabags are so entertaining.

Theyll shout about how GT winning in Athens in 2008 was some kind of “fluke,” but they wouldnt DARE call their 42-30 win vs. Florida in 2007 a “fluke.”

Fleabags call it a “fluke” just because they there was so much bad-tackling by their defense.

Excuse me.

But I didnt see a single defender lay a glove on Roddy Jones on his first TD run.

Didnt see anybody lay a glove on Dwyer when when ran straight thru the middle of your defensive line…UNTOUCHED for 6.

Or, when Jones ripped off 50+ yds UNTOUCHED down to the 19 yd line.

Or, when Lucas Cox dove over…UNTOUCHED for 6.

Remember the quote from the CBS replay….

“These GA defenders are just standing around, looking at each other, like…’What just happened’?”

The fact is: the GT-O made your defense look clueless.

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“Child..PLEASE!!!”

Buzz’s Cap-ra – So you think GT is 11 pts better than Florida?! LOL!!! Thanks I needed a good laugh today!

Trade School Junkie – Keep thinking UGA’s defense will be worse than last year.

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It’s gonna be a shootout but Joe and the offense is going to surprise folks. We will get about 450 yards of offense and pull it out at the end. 36-35

WEEK 2: We help send mr obnoxious to the golf course permanently with a 21-10 whipping.

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“Theyll shout about how GT winning in Athens in 2008 was some kind of “fluke,” but they wouldnt DARE call their 42-30 win vs. Florida in 2007 a “fluke.”

12 points > 3 points. Hope this helps!

And they would have won by much more than 12, had the Penn Wager$ crew not been on the job.

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http://georgiasports.blogspot.com/2006/05/urban-meyers-spread-offense-wheres.html

Any sec fans still think my spread offense wont work in the SEC?

Or do you need another 49 pt beatdown?

Didint think so.

Now, all you pretenders run along now while I finish polishiing my 2 NC rings.

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and another thing Tampa,

do you really think that was the spread offense that beat UGA in 2006 with Leak?

Think not.

no Billy Latsko, no title.

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Trade School Junkie – 1st let me say, your team showed a lot of heart coming back to beat the Dawgs last season.
That being said the reason most Dawg fans look at the win as a fluke or a flash in the pan is your 9-4 record could just as easily have been 4-9, 5-8 or 6-7.

3pt wins-
BC
Gardner Webb
FSU
UGA
+ a 4pt win against Clemson.

The only teams your techies won with any kind of domination:
Jacksonville St 41-23
MissSt 38-7
Miami 41-23

And they were dominated by NC & LSU.

So before you go on thinking GT has “arrived” you might want to wait until CPJ has done it for a couple of years in a row. GT was extremely lucky to have a 9-4 record last year.

Wonder if you would feel so confident if they had gone 6-7 or even 7-6.

Again the lazy prognosticators simply saw 9-4 and didn’t take a closer look.
CMR has a PROVEN track record of producing 10+ win seasons, so it’s easy to expect no less this season.

GT on the other hand still has a lot to prove.

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JaxDawg, think before you post dude. Our 10-3 could have been worse too. We beat bad Auburn and kentucky teams by 4 and South Carolina by a gift fumble late….so using your logic, we could have been 7-6.

Parcells says it best. You are what your record says you are. UGA was a 10-3 team and GT was a 9-4 team. Period. There were a couple of wins that could have been losses, but there were a couple of losses that could have been wins. It is a two way street. The records say what you are

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this is the SEC, no way UGA loses to those insects, they will not lose to Ohio either..

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The biggest single benefactor to the dawgs in semi-recent history (besides the State of Georgia government) has been the GTAA.

When Pepper Rodgers got fired, GTAA hired Bill Curry. A truly great person, but NO HC experience. The record speaks for itself.

Curry was hired instead of our (then on-staff) QBs Coach…
one Steve Spurrier, who then left for Duke.

Later, after Bobby Ross left, GTAA hired B*** L***. Enough said.

When B*** L*** gets canned, O’Leary is given the nod over Freidgen. HUUUUGE Mistake. Then, after O’Leary leaves, GTAA hired Chan Gailey.

Then, the long-awaited miracle happens.
GTAA cans Braine and hires D-RAD.

The hiring of D-Rad was…THE GAME CHANGER.
D-RAD is a smart businessman and NO BULL SH** guy.

D-RAD painted a bullseye on Gailey at the very start.

Hiring D-RAD led directly to huge positive changes,
including hiring CPJ.

GT is just getting warmed up.

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SatchelBuzz:

Amen, brother.

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No way am I going to read all the prior comments to see if this has already been said, but this is not journalism. You read an actual article and then wrote a paper on it. This is something that a high school or college student would do (although you thankfully did not use Wikipedia as a reference). More is expected from you Mark!

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Oh and yes GT was dominated by UNC if you only look at the score but GT did have over 400 yards of net offense in that game. What killed them in that game and all year were the turnovers. I just dont see as many turnovers in the second year of this offense so wouldn’t it be safe to say that those close games turn into a bigger margin of victory and the close losses which GT also had a couple of last year turn into wins. My personal prediction is that GT wins 10+ games this year so lets hear it JaxDawg and all UGA fans how do u feel?

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I feel great. I have a senior qb who has not lost a game. A strong o-line, and two of the best d-linemen in the country. A gamebreaking WR, and a nfl caliber safety. One of the best linebackers in the nation to lead the d, and senior leadership from the qb position. A coach with one of the best winning records in the country along with multiple bowl wins (and multiple bcs victories). One of the best recruiting classes in the nation (again). A team thirsty to prove itself (not one who is just satisfied with a bowl appearence last year). Oh and the support of almost 100,000 screaming fans every saturday. I’d say we got a little bit going for us, but I am an eternal optimist when it comes to the dawgs. It comes from averaging ten wins a year with your current coach.

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it’s a whole new deal with Coach Johnson on the scene

Notre Dame lurks

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Or do you need another 49 pt beatdown?

You haven’t forgot about the 42 points the year before?

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It’s so funny how Atlanta sports media, as well as National sports media are so IN BED with UGA. Yes, UGA has done very well under Coach Richt (the ONLY thing from UGA I can actually stand). However, you have to keep something in mind when it comes to comparing UGA to Tech, especially over the last seven seasons, excluding 2008. When Coach Richt was hired at UGA, George O’ Leary was in his last year at Tech. The next year “Choke” Gailey was UNFORTUNATELY hired at Tech. The unnoticed fact of the matter is that Coach Richt took UGA six years AHEAD in their football program, while “Choke” Gailey took Tech six years BACK. Furthermore, Paul Johnson was dealt “Choke” Gailey’s roster, and to show case the difference a GOOD coach makes, Paul Johnson did with Gailey’s player’s, what Gailey couldn’t do; WIN GAMES YOUR SUPPOSED TO!! Coach Johnson said last year, “Good teams don’t lose two in a row”. That did not happen at all last year for Tech. If Tech lost one, they would come back and win at least two more. So in summary, Coach Johnson has brought Tech’s football program to where it should have been back in 2002 (when Gailey was hired). Thankfully now, Tech can FINALLY move in the direction we should have been in for the past seven years–winning championships!!

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No question about it–the dawgs are back in 2009! They will have the best oline in the SEC, a much better D and a stronger running game. Tech got exposed by lsu and will be lucky to win 8 game. Ga beats tech easy this year and richt runs it up late to really pour it on!!! Dawgs 44 Tech 21. Fantasyland is over for the bugs!!!

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Losing Moreno for Georgia was big, but Staffoed leaving will help as Cox will be more consistent. As for the RB situation it looks like that won’t be a problem as it appears that Samuels has arrived and Carlton Thomas has that “IT” factor. Anyway Georgia’s season depends on defense as it always does and if we stay healthy IMHO they are going to surprise and I expect a 11-1 regular season and a big win over the Gators. Anyway this is my opinion and anything can happen.

Go Dawgs

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DawgFan

First off it is my opinion just like you have yours. My opinion happens to be based on inside information and knowledge of the game gained through playing from the time I was seven years old all the way to college- UGA. The reason I believe Cox will be more consistent is because Stafford even though he has great talent at times got pass happy and would check out of plays and throw us out of sink which cost us big time. As for Moreno I agree he will be hard to replace and said when he was a freshman, you can check it out on Chip Towers old blogs, that Richt was making a very big mistake not playing him, once again inside information, but you should be aware that Carlton Thomas happens to be in the same mold as Moreno, Special, and IMHO if he stays healthy we will be fine at RB. As for Samuels you do understand that he is only 17 years old and will only get better, as he is a great talent as well, plus at 6′2″ he has the size to run inside. I agree with you on Southerland being a great player but once again you forgot that he played very little last year due to injury and I believe Shawn Chappas came into his own last year. As for TE, my friends on Georgia’s staff tell me that we have 4 NFL caliber TEs at Georgia this year and the talk is that Charles has greatness written all over him. Plus I haven’t even spoken about our D which if we don’t get devastated by injuries again, like last year, will be much improved. So calling me crazy IMHO is out of line and uncalled for and as for being disappointed if my Dawgs don’t go 11-1 or better. Yes you are right about that, as I would be disappointed but only God knows at this point what will happen. Last year we should have won a NC but injuries upon injuries prevented that and we had a lot of players get valuable playing time as a result which can only help with our depth. Anyway chill out and enjoy what promises to be an exciting and at times surprising year.

Go Dawgs

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Difficulty of schedule and the losses of Stafford, Moreno and Massaquoi obviously make this season very challenging. Returning Owens and Sturdivant helps a good bit.
But — the biggest factor remains the defense, particularly in the areas of rushing TDs and penalties for first down. If you look at the top 100 defenses in the country in 2008, only 1 team (Central Michigan) allowed more rushing TDs than UGa! In the SEC, Bama – 5, UT – 6, UF – 9, Ole Miss – 9, Auburn – 7. Georgia allowed 24 rushing TDs, And it’s not like we scare opposing teams with our pass defense, either. With Asher gone, I think our secondary is likely to get picked on more.
It was worse for penalties. We were the 3rd most penalized team in the nation (out of 119), and had the 4th highest per game average.
I would take 9 wins and run with it if I could. With our schedule and WM running the defense, I just have a hard time seeing better than 8-4 (or 7-5, ouch).

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Stafford looked pretty good yesterday. From what I am hearing though, Cox ahould have turned pro this year because he is so much better than Stafford, and everybody knows it. Cox must have gotten some bad advice, staying in school.

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Mike T…….Props for the victory over Michigan State. Good win over a mid-level Big 10 squad. Whatever gets you through the night.

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How is it that someone from Oklahoma can refer to us as hillbillies?

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Does is really make a hill of beans what these polls say? It’s all just part of the hype game. I still think each team should enter the season ranked according to their final ranking from last year and defend that position. I am looking forward to this year and time will tell how good UGA will be. A good showing against Ok State will set the stage toward a good season. The key will be in stopping the run. Tech wasn’t the only team that ran all over us. Remember what WV and AL did. While I never jumped on the bandwagon to have Willy’s head, I have to agree that if we get burnt like we have too many times in the past that maybe CMR needs to have a long talk with that boy.

I thought Matt Stafford looked pretty good against the Falcons. His butter fingered receiver reminded me of Chandler. The pick was a bitter sweet thing to see. DJ looked pretty good to but John Parker Wilson may give him a run for his money.

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I was hoping Tech would be ranked #1. We need to be number one in something other than free scholarships to Arabs.

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Jackets will be ready! Ramblin Wreck!

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LongDawg, I don’t care about inside information. I care about what theydo on thefield and as of right now, NO FRESHMAN has done anything so you keep thinking we will be better or equal replacing all of those highly drafted seniors with freshman…..and I could really care less if you think I am a Techfan. I have been a Dawg long enough to know that if I say something that isn’t what the rest of you want to hear, you guys like saying…”oh, you ain’t a real fan”…I guess that makes you guys feel better or something I don’t know

Jerald, you are probably the same one who was here theprevious three years telling everyone how Stafford was the greatest qb ever. Why cant you guys just admit that we had a great qb and he left and it WILL be a downgrade? IT ISN”T HARD!!!!!!!!!!!! If Cox was the better college qb, Ricth would have started him. Period!

Turban, you are one pathetic POS and you can save your racist crap for your buddies, cause we aren’t all like you. I don’t care what you say, while your redneck ass is sitting in your 1973 FOrd pickup drinking your natural light and moonshine, those “arabs” are getting their education and then you probably complain that they were given the chance. Get a life

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Oklahoma St 45 UGA 3

August 13th, 2009
2:56 pm
I’m a Sooner’s fan living in Atlanta, sick and tired of the UGA fans thinking football was invented in Athens. How many national titles has UGA won? How many has Oklahoma?

If I were in Sooner country I would expect to hear the same thing. To simply ask a loaded question how many titles has UGA won compared to Oklahoma means the same mentality has creeped in as Dawg fan’s. Furthermore, we love our team and are deprived of the same success Oklahoma has had. If I were a Sooner I would belive football was invented there.

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Wow, you guys get fired up about nothing.

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I can’t see Georgia winning more than 8 games this year. GT will smoke them on the FLATS by 20+ and UGA will continue to blame everything else except that they suck! BTW Alabama is also going to get CRUSHED by VT so the ACC will be 1 and 0 against the SEC to start the season.

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lamar, you were great in revenge of the nerds!

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uga needs to stop worrying about tech and worry about ok state PJ only cares about jack st nothing else. Mike Smith for the falcons only cares about miami right now, the minute you look past an opponent Appalachain state comes into your house and makes you look PAHTHETIC

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Hey OU fan, you have those national titles because you played in a nothing conference. Had you been in the SEC all those years, you might have 1.

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Yep

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Bulldog nation is apparently a nation of dreamers. The dawgs are gonna get spanked like redhead stepchildren all season long and when they play Tech it’s going to be down right child abuse!!

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RE LEE: What is the point of your email ?

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Joe Cox hasn’t done anything for what, 4 years now? You UGA fans think he’s going to come in and be a superstar, you’re just crazy. He been sitting the bench for the last some odd 40 games with only spot duty. He’s going to have to dust that rust off if he’s going to be your savior. I see you guys losing at least 5 games. OK State is for real. They barely lost to Texas and put up 41 on OK last year. They’ll have there core offensve guys back and will be pass happy all over UGA’s arse!!! You’ll also lose to Arkansas, LSU, UF and GT. Count on it.

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[...] For the record, SNT has Georgia Tech No. 11, Georgia No. 15. As I noted when Sports Illustrated put the former No. 12 and the latter also No. 15, that sounds close to me. [...]

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