Bradley’s Buzz: UGA’s going to a bowl, but which one?
The last trip to the Chick-fil-A was yummy. Like a peach milkshake. (AJC photo by Brant Sanderlin)
The good news: Georgia is bowl-eligible. The not-so-good news: Shreveport still has a bowl. And, according to Matt Hayes of Sporting News Today, the Independence Bowl is where the Bulldogs are bound. (To face Iowa State, per Hayes.)
The better news: Four other bowl projectors see Georgia headed elsewhere. Stewart Mandel of SI.com has Georgia in the Music City Bowl against Boston College. Bruce Feldman of ESPN.com likewise tickets UGA for Nashville, but to oppose Florida State. Feldman’s colleague Mark Schlabach (who used to be my colleague) has Georgia coming to Atlanta for a Chick-fil-A date against Clemson. And CBSsports.com shows Georgia paired with East Carolina in the Liberty Bowl.
What this all means: Nobody knows. We’re 19 days from Bowl Selection Sunday, and the projected field for Georgia hasn’t been narrowed much at all. If you’re counting, the five projections show four different destinations with dates ranging from Dec. 27, 2009, (Music City) to Jan. 2, 2010 (Liberty).
As for Tech: Not much mystery there. Every projection save one puts the Jackets in the Orange Bowl against TCU. The exception is Hayes in Sporting News Today. He has Clemson in the Orange and Tech in the Gator against Notre Dame. There was a time when playing (and beating) Notre Dame in Jacksonville was a big deal for Tech and George O’Leary, but this year such a date would be a colossal bringdown.
The good news: Won’t happen. Tech will win the ACC. Says me.
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Delbert D.
November 17th, 2009
9:29 pm
The police have a completely different meaning for the “hospitality industry.”
Dave
November 17th, 2009
9:38 pm
A gator bowl appearance against Notre Dame would be a disaster for Jacksonville and Tech fans. Can’t wait for the new bowl alignment in 2010, I agree Jackets win a tight one in Tampa and go to the Orange…. THWG Go Jackets
DAWGLOVER
November 17th, 2009
9:42 pm
Duh,it dont matter wich bowl wese goes too,eye going too bee their too root fore mi dawgs,even if it meens skippin the nex traler payment ore not byen jr xmas presence.i loves me some dawgs,dont care if thay plays like dog$hit,i makes sur boss lets me off too goes to the games,he just gets sumone else too delivers the pissa.
Delbert D.
November 17th, 2009
9:47 pm
Notre Dame in a bowl this year is a disaster for college football. The Pope has got to get personally involved with this one, forget about life on other planets.
DAWGLOVER
November 17th, 2009
9:49 pm
omost fugot,mies dawgs beet that owful teem frum ohburn an nows they is the bestest teem in the whol nation,aught to bee in the tops 10,aught to geet the bestest bowl. wees got a runnin back that run for 98 yards agains ohburn,nows wee got us a runnin game,i thinks wee can keeps up with them yeller jackets.ole joe cox sur is a good qb.i loves me sum cox.
ramblinwreckce
November 17th, 2009
9:50 pm
ACC Champs:
The 2009 Georgia Bulldogs are in a re-building year. A deeper rebuilding than the year than Stafford took over as a freshman. For most of the season, the running game has not been consistant, and the offensive line has been a relative disappointment vs the expectations at the beginning of the year.
The 2009 Yellow Jacket offense is pretty much the polar negative. The run game is devastating. The offensive line–a question mark at the beginning of the season–has been getting whipped into shape despite a complete lack of continuity among the starting five due to injuries. Our “no pass” offense has a wide receiver that has more yards/game than A J Green. (86+ vs. 83+ yards per game.) This offense has been able to lead the team to wins depsite a defense and special teams that has been poor in half of out games.
With an offense that owns time of possession on our side and an offense prone to stalling and turnovers on your side, I think we’ll make the most of our scoring situtation to be able to win the game.
Aside from the game, what I think is most intersting is the NEED withing a significant number of Dawg fans to talk about the past. Super. But look at the here and now. UGA is a team that just achieved bowl eligability by beating a 5-3 Tenn Tech and FBS teams with a combined 21-22 record. Beating UK will basically keep you beating 0.500 teams for the year.
Given that mindset, you should want to play an FSU or a Miami. Ten years ago, they were great, too.
What do they put in the water at GA Tech?
November 17th, 2009
9:57 pm
Dawglover,
Delbert D.
November 17th, 2009
9:57 pm
ramblinwreckce – You could have mentioned that the WRs’ primary responsibility is downfield blocking in the Tech offense. Thomas, for one is devastating at it.
sean
November 17th, 2009
10:00 pm
Correction ACC Champs-Vandy gave Tech a half(which obviously isn’t a full game). Tech pulled away in the 2nd half to win 56-31.
ramblinwreckce
November 17th, 2009
10:01 pm
Delbert D.
No doubt. He is an excellent, physical down-field blocker. The fact that he can execute those duties at a high-level and then answer the call for the big plays is a testimate to his dedication. He has to stay sharp. He has to keep selling his routes. What he’s doing is impressive on a number of levels–there’s no doubt about that.
Delbert D.
November 17th, 2009
10:06 pm
ramblinwreckce – With single coverage by the corners, I’m wondering who Georgia is going to put in those spots. Thomas is a *load* at 6′3″, 230, and Hill is 6′4″, 200, and both have speed and hands. Perhaps Boykin and Smith will be put to that task.
DAWGLOVER
November 17th, 2009
10:09 pm
nows that wees beet ohburn,wees shoulds play four that their national championship,wees gots the bestest recruits,wees always thinks wees the bestest in the whols world.gots to run to wallmarts too gets mees some new gawga stuff,heard its all 75 percent awf.needs me sum mor of that $hit wuth a big g on it.
tech10
November 17th, 2009
10:10 pm
tech vs TCU??
i want the jackets to focus on uga first, uga could pull one of their famous miracle 4th quarter games. then clemson, lets make sure that when we score 20 something unanswered, not to let them come back! and i’m not so sure “intriguing” is the right word for tech vs TCU……the frogs look unstoppable. if i had a vote, i’d put them in the championship vs florida, they deserve it.
ramblinwreckce
November 17th, 2009
10:11 pm
Hill has potential, but he’s not there yet. Although, I have to admit that his catch at the end of the first half for the touchdown was a thing of beauty.
Even then, the color announcer was saying, “Tech just isn’t built for quick scoring.” Shhhh. Let’s nope everyone still thinks that.
ramblinwreckce
November 17th, 2009
10:13 pm
Dawglover,
I think it may help your annunciation if you put your teeth in.
Tech10,
Absolutely. One game at a time. If Tech doesn’t learn to play at the head of the pack by taking each game as it comes then it’ll be a sure, quick slide to the middle of the ACC.
Delbert D.
November 17th, 2009
10:16 pm
tech10 – TCU is impressive. A Ft. Worth story says their DBs are running backs that Texas didn’t even recruit. Now that’s a good coaching job. After their pounding of Utah, they look pretty solid at #4. Depending on how the BCS games finally play out, they could be #2 in the AP at the end, and might even deserve #1.
Delbert D.
November 17th, 2009
10:22 pm
ramblinwreckce – They’ve been bringing Hill along slowly. Who wouldn’t throw to Thomas in single coverage most of the time? Getting that one to Hill, and the long TD to Peeples give the DCs some more stuff to think about.
ramblinwreckce
November 17th, 2009
10:22 pm
Delbert,
CFN has projections of GT/Pitt (Orange), Bama/TCU (Sugar), UF/UTx (NC).
If UF vs. UTx is a yawner and TCU takes Bama the way Utah did in the Sugar, I think the AP would want to name TCU as National Champion. Good press, a snub to the BCS, and a show of independence.
Andrew Sherwin (The Dude)
November 17th, 2009
10:41 pm
I like the idea, “ramblinwreckce”, but if UF beats Alabama and then beats Texas, TCU could be whoever they play (hopefully not GT in this scenario, but particularly if it’s Alabama’s second loss) 100-0 and get no nods from the AP for a split championship. I think the ideal situation, if you’re not an SEC fan, would be for UF and UA to combine for three losses after the SECCG. That might well set up a particularly fun MNC game that would also be a state championship game… Texas vs TCU.
GEORGIA TECH BREAKIN NECKZ
November 17th, 2009
10:55 pm
you georgia fans smoke to much crack if you think your going to beat tech not happening but there’s always the hope in ky and in the music city
Delbert D.
November 17th, 2009
10:58 pm
Some “projections” (astral projection? Seance?) have Ga. Tech vs. TCU. That would be about as tough as it gets for Tech. As I frequently say, if you want to be the best, you’ve got to play the best.
Of course, we know that Tech has a couple of games of importance before any such imaginations.
Delbert D.
November 17th, 2009
11:08 pm
The scenario could include FSU going all freaky and beating Florida with defense and special teams. Not the likeliest of possibilities. Another is Auburn channeling their 1st two possessions against Georgia into a whole game against Bama.
Delbert D.
November 17th, 2009
11:09 pm
Time to shut myself up for the night. Later, guys…
Delbert D.
November 17th, 2009
11:10 pm
I’m signing out, so I’ll miss any parting shots….
willie martinez
November 17th, 2009
11:24 pm
Does anybody know how to stop a triple option offense? Just curious , a friend of mine wants to know.
redandblack80
November 17th, 2009
11:42 pm
Dave from gt-How about a “MARINE”-QA on a 30 million doller aircraft?Where the pilot/bombadier put their life in your hands everyday………………………..A GRUNT IN THE MARINES>PUTTING YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE FOR YOUR COUNTRY.OH Yeah -you nerds try to sneek our countrys secrets to a foreign spy,only to get shot by a GA. Marine.Like I say go hide in your closets where its safe for you Teckie/uf wimps……..I got something to show for my efforts,its called a MEDAL.SEMPER FI-l il’boys……Go Dawgs.
SEC Fact Check .com
November 17th, 2009
11:43 pm
As a Jacket Fan I am nervous. I feel the ghost of Chan Gailey and Reggie Bush lurking. PLEASE CPJ wake us up and tell us again (45-42) the nightmare is over.
sean
November 17th, 2009
11:51 pm
What does the M in MNC stand for? I can’t for the life of me think of what it means. I know the N and C stand for National Championship.
The Truth
November 18th, 2009
12:12 am
379th? Oh yeah!
Cuz
November 18th, 2009
12:12 am
As the genius behind the DC fantasy league I have just five words to say to the Tech faithful.
NOT SO FAST MY FRIENDS.
Man that never gets old. Okay, congrats on your playing in the ACCC for the eighty fourth time, yeah I know but it seems like it. Really, this Dawg grad is a what, oh heck it is easy for me, a Tech fan. No way in Hades though would I pull for Tech against the Dawgs. Well maybe, if Dark Visor became the Dawg coach. Oh, you know your program is in the toilet when old coaches come to you to die. That being said, among other things. This game could go either way. Either side guaranteeing a win is either smoking something they should pass or the re-incarnation of the Oracle of Delphi.
Cuz
President of the Sightless Dead Greek Poets Society
Cuz
November 18th, 2009
12:15 am
Sean, until they have a playoff, the M stands for Mythical.
MNC, Mythical National Championship.
I did not make it up, but I wish I did so I could get marketing rights.
Cuz
November 18th, 2009
12:18 am
Mythical National Championship.
That fits in with my Sightless Dead Greek Poets Society. How great is that. My awesomeness is awesome.
Okay, just alright. I am fat enough without my head joining.
mash a bug
November 18th, 2009
12:24 am
Tech loses. Says me.
Andrew Sherwin (The Dude)
November 18th, 2009
12:24 am
Sean, the ‘M’ is for mythical, since it’s not necessarily earned on the field (polls determine the CG participants).
To ‘redandblack80′, I’m not sure what post you’re referencing. I confess I didn’t read them all, but I did read most of them. It doesn’t appear to be the most recent post by a “Dave” at 9:38pm. Either way, you make me want to puke dragging military service into a football blog. As the nephew of a Marine, and a close personal friend of a Marine who also “won a medal” for his ingenuity in Iraq; I think I speak for most Americans as I denounce your contribution to this blog. You dishonor yourself with such comments. You dishonor all the fine officers who have been trained at Georgia Tech since before World War I. You dishonor all the fine ROTC officers in training who initialized their service to this country on college campuses in the state of Georgia. It also appears you’re denouncing the military efforts of those who attended the University of Florida before serving their country. I don’t think I need to say much more. I need to go brush the bile out of my mouth.
Andrew Sherwin (The Dude)
November 18th, 2009
12:28 am
Cuz, I’m with you brother. In the spirit of those I cohort with, I must announce a ‘poop’ for displaying the answer to Sean’s question after you. This humble bumble as some folks reference understand that a dice roll could be less accurate a predicting an outcome in this year’s GT/UoG game. Use history, well it’s obvious where that points. I hope GT does what they appear to be capable of, and they appear to be capable of running the table from here on out. That’s no prediction, mind you.
Andrew Sherwin (The Dude)
November 18th, 2009
12:28 am
*understands
Lou Reed
November 18th, 2009
12:38 am
Do do do do da da do do do do da da do do do do da da do do do do da da do do do do da da do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ88oTITMoM&feature=related
A hustle here and a hustle there………….
Cuz
November 18th, 2009
12:44 am
Andrew, as someone who is related to the Dude, really that is my cousins nickname, I got your back whenever, Dude.
Really. Not meant derogatory. I say these things because some have twisted meanings in the past. Rock on.
Sorry Lou Reed for the David Essex reference.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR3hhc_Nfg8
UGA Football Parent
November 18th, 2009
12:44 am
I absolutely love the picture that you used, especially since my youngest son is in it. #68, beside Coach Richts head. Great picture but so was the one in the AJC when he helped dump the powerade on Coach!
Cuz
November 18th, 2009
12:46 am
Still looking for that blue jean baby queen preetiest girl I ever seen.
See her shake on the movie screen, Jimmy Dean
James Dean.
Rock on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Andrew Sherwin (The Dude)
November 18th, 2009
12:48 am
Good banter is always welcomed, Cuz. It’s especially welcomed from family.
Cuz
November 18th, 2009
12:50 am
Parent, you must be proud, thanks for sharing your story.
As a parent I am grateful, and amazed when my kids do the right thing. Then I wonder if their Mom fooled me to think I was their Dad. Lord knows, they are better than I.
Nah, they look like me, I’m good.
Cuz
November 18th, 2009
12:57 am
Dude, you are welcome in my family anytime.
This is one Dawg who does not tremble at saying Congratulations on the ACC Coastal. It is beyond me on those who attended my University that do not pull for Tech to beat Clemson. Yeah some are jaded by the harassment of the last year, I just take it as venting the steam of seven years. And that was not meant as a dig. Just as an understanding of the smack directed our way. I have thrown it back, not perfect by no means. But I have only done it for two reasons. Really hateful by your side, or really alcohol induced from mine. I can rationalize the first, not the latter.
Andrew Sherwin (The Dude)
November 18th, 2009
1:06 am
Hahaha… Cuz, I could say things like “you don’t understand”, but it appears as though you might. Seven straight in my formative years was tough to take; and greater minds did not necessarily prevail during the three years of glory that followed. The most recent seven were equally tough to endure, but under a different pretext for whatever reason. Perhaps a bit of age has taught me a minute amount of humility.
Off topic just a bit I would like to see the border wars revived. And by that I mean I’d like for the Clemson/Georgia revival to be yearly as well as the Auburn/Georgia Tech rivalry. It just makes sense.
Andrew Sherwin (The Dude)
November 18th, 2009
1:07 am
Ugh… *rivalry. Perhaps I made my whisky too strong.
Tan-o-meter
November 18th, 2009
3:50 am
All this talk about UGA football and all I really care about is the UV rating at Sanford Stadium Saturday. Unfortunately I see the forecast calls for a slight chance of thunderstorms so I’ll skip the sunblock.
Tan-o-meter
November 18th, 2009
4:08 am
Oh, wait just a minute…7:30 p.m. kickoff now…against Kentucky this Saturday? Hey can somebody put sunlamps in those stadium lights?
ramblinwreckce
November 18th, 2009
6:35 am
A 7:30 kickoff for a six win team versus a five win team in week six would have been compelling. In the next to last weekend of the season, it’s either pandering or a sign that there’s really nothing else on.
Does anyone know if Gameday is going to be there? It would be another sponsorship opportunity for ESPN: College Gameday by the Home Depot, College Gameday Final by WasteManagement.
Dawg Bone
November 18th, 2009
7:08 am
The dawgs would beat any of these ACC teams easy. East Carolina? Get real—that would be a blowout by the Dawgs, even with their second string. Hopefully, UGA goes to a real bowl like the Outback or Capital One, not these mickey mouse bowls in cold weather.
chazzo
November 18th, 2009
7:37 am
The Junkyard Blawg should sue you for plagiarism.