Live from Nashville: Resistible force meets movable object
The stands at Memorial Stadium 20 minutes before kickoff. I kid you not. (Photo by M. Bradley)
Nashville – First off, it’s chilly. Forty-three degrees and overcast at present (9:23 Central Time). The few Georgia fans who gathered for the Dawg Walk were wearing coats, scarves, gloves and stocking caps. And they still didn’t look warm.
Speaking of cold … Vanderbilt has the nation’s 108th-best (or, put another way, 13th-worst) passing offense. Lucky for the Commodores that a truckload of magic elixir has just pulled into town. The top passing performance by an SEC quarterback this season was Ryan Mallett of Arkansas on Sept. 19. The third-best was by Stephen Garcia of South Carolina on Sept. 12. The fourth-best was by Jonathan Crompton of Tennessee last week. Guess the common denominator.
You got it. Willie Martinez and his defense.
Say this for Willie: He has single-handedly rearranged the standings of every SEC fantasy league. If you simply drafted the quarterback playing against Georgia in any given week, you’ve clinched first place. (And it’s only midseason!)
OK, enough about Willie. (Really, though, can we ever say too much about Willie?) If ever a game versus Vandy can be said to be a big game, this is it. This is the difference between being 4-3 headed to Jacksonville or looking at a season of 6-6 or (shudder) worse.
Me, I think Georgia wins by two touchdowns. But I thought Georgia would win when last it traveled to the Volunteer state, and we know how that turned out. No matter what happens here today, I’ll be available for observations, bon mots (or, more accurately, bon nots) and song requests. So join me, won’t you?
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C
October 17th, 2009
12:33 pm
Ok, Cox is like Rudy, he got his chance now let’s make a change!!!
rebuild year
October 17th, 2009
12:33 pm
omg Here we go again. The dawgs don’t have a clue.
rebuild year
October 17th, 2009
12:33 pm
omg Here we go again. The dawgs don’t have a clue.
Logo sTomping Dawg
October 17th, 2009
12:33 pm
UGA will lose!
Ugafan
October 17th, 2009
12:33 pm
Hey mark quick question iam a high school student interested in both business and journalism where did you go to college and what is your degree in?
Logo sTomping Dawg
October 17th, 2009
12:34 pm
Tell BOO BOO to go back into the booth
Mark Bradley
October 17th, 2009
12:34 pm
OK. Little trouble with an internet connection.
Which is kind of appropriate, given that GA is having trouble making an aerial connection. But Joe Cox has just thrown an interception. Wasting field position. Yowch.
Falcon Fan Now That Dawgs Stink
October 17th, 2009
12:34 pm
I hate to say this, but I kinda want us to lose so we can get either Martinez or Richt run off. Playing Cox is just plain stupid. He sux.
Newnan Dawg
October 17th, 2009
12:34 pm
That’s weird…Cox threw an interception
Time
October 17th, 2009
12:35 pm
After further review – for the love of god, bench Joe Cox. He’s just plain awful
Travis Peck
October 17th, 2009
12:35 pm
great INT by a Georgia high school baller that could qualify for Vandy academic standards but wasnt good enough for Willie’s passive corner scheme….
Chris
October 17th, 2009
12:35 pm
Thanks Dilbert D., but you’re more optimistic than I am. Or maybe you’ve changed your mind in the last few minutes?
IndyDawg
October 17th, 2009
12:35 pm
It is vvery difficult to live in Indiana and talk about how bad football is in the big 10 and how great your dawgs are and have to watch your team look no better than Indiana or Purdue. Enough of Cox Charles had no separation from the guy he should have never thrown that ball
Mark Bradley
October 17th, 2009
12:35 pm
I went to the University of Kentucky. My degree, believe it or not, is in General Studies.
I studied to be a general. Gen. Bradley.
DAWG
October 17th, 2009
12:35 pm
JOE COX SUX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I REPEAT: JOE COX SUX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If UGA doesn’t replace him next series, everyone is FIRED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark Bradley
October 17th, 2009
12:36 pm
Willie is saving his job with today’s inspired defense.
Weak Sisters of the SEC
October 17th, 2009
12:36 pm
This is going to be a classic game with these two weak sister members today!
dawgstephen
October 17th, 2009
12:36 pm
Good play call. Good play by the defender…omg people vandy might even get a first down or three today..unacceptable i know…just wanted to appear, now im gonna watch the game in peace and stay away from the LUNATIC fringe….Have a good one…
The defense SHOULD beat up on vandy..GATA…
rebuild year
October 17th, 2009
12:36 pm
Throw to 1 he can’t catch. He is still in high school. So Is 7. Ealey got 2 yards. Where are the players that are not in high school. Moore can’t catch passes behind him
Whopper Dawg
October 17th, 2009
12:36 pm
The good news is that we can play with Vandy. The bad news is that Vandy can play with us.
Jim Doggg Wallace
October 17th, 2009
12:36 pm
coaching staff has made a connection … an anal connection … cmonnnnn
Falcon Fan Now That Dawgs Stink
October 17th, 2009
12:36 pm
OMG. Please don’t look too good defense. Richt will be praising Martinez. It’s not because of him. Its because Vandy sux.
Raleigh NC
October 17th, 2009
12:37 pm
AARON MURRAY!!! This is so sad
Time
October 17th, 2009
12:37 pm
Willie isn’t saving anything. Think I’ll watch a movie instead of this garbage….’Free Willie”
Ugafan
October 17th, 2009
12:37 pm
Interesting thanks!
Mark Bradley
October 17th, 2009
12:37 pm
Three and out for Vandy.
We’ve played almost five minutes. One first down on a GA penalty. One GA turnover.
IndyDawg
October 17th, 2009
12:37 pm
Inspired against Vandy!!!! Did anyone notice that of the past offensive plays they were all to freshman except for the ball that was thrown behind Moore. Interesting
Buckhead Bulldog
October 17th, 2009
12:37 pm
Racked up………sic’em Dogs
Logo sTomping Dawg
October 17th, 2009
12:37 pm
Vandys offense is making our D look awesome
Whopper Dawg
October 17th, 2009
12:38 pm
If the powers that be allow Willie to save his job against this pathetic defense, then all hope is truly lost.
Whopper Dawg
October 17th, 2009
12:38 pm
Sorry, should be offense.
Raleigh NC
October 17th, 2009
12:38 pm
They do not listen to all the comments from the fans…..I guess next year will be 8 wins maximum
rockdawg
October 17th, 2009
12:38 pm
All it will take for Willie to save his job is for one decent game against Fla, Tech, or Auburn.
Ty
October 17th, 2009
12:39 pm
Another arm tackle by Rennie Curran. Thankfully an awful play call by Vandy put us in a position to gang tackle away the mistake. I love Rennie, but what’s been happening to him?
dawgstephen
October 17th, 2009
12:39 pm
WHERE HAS THAT BLITZ BEEN????
I tell you where I saw that last…I saw BVG and the falcons run that against the niners last week….WHY HAS IT TOOK THIS LONG FOR WILLIE TO DO THAT???? Good lord…GO dawgs
Logo sTomping Dawg
October 17th, 2009
12:39 pm
hey Dawgstephen run and get your Willie life size poster and marvel at it!
rebuild year
October 17th, 2009
12:39 pm
Put Aaron Murray in please. He is a baller. Cox sit down. Why would you pass to 7 in the endzone when there is 8.
Raleigh NC
October 17th, 2009
12:39 pm
Here’s our only offense….special teams
Jim Doggg Wallace
October 17th, 2009
12:40 pm
Oh lawd JawJa
Newnan Dawg
October 17th, 2009
12:40 pm
i swear these papers are dumb as hell
Mark Bradley
October 17th, 2009
12:40 pm
There’s that power running game. One yard for King.
Raleigh NC
October 17th, 2009
12:41 pm
Caleb is bad….Joe is bad……we need Washaun and Aaron
rockdawg
October 17th, 2009
12:41 pm
Can someone please explain to me why Princess had a 50 yard punt return, and then is not out there for the next punt.
Mark Bradley
October 17th, 2009
12:41 pm
Now Caleb K. loses a yard. Can anyone here block anybody?
Mr. Real
October 17th, 2009
12:41 pm
Yep. Caleb King is back.
Ty
October 17th, 2009
12:41 pm
Watch us abandon the run now.
Raleigh NC
October 17th, 2009
12:41 pm
$24 FOR THIS CRAP
Logo sTomping Dawg
October 17th, 2009
12:41 pm
3 and out!
Mark Bradley
October 17th, 2009
12:41 pm
Cox hit on throw. This is awful.
Hairy Dawg
October 17th, 2009
12:42 pm
We play Florida in two weeks.
Oy.