Live from the Joke by Coke, and the Evil Genius = hope
The ideal Christmas gift for a Dawg fan? Not this. (Photo by M. Bradley)
Understand: In my entire life, I have never thought of Bobby Dodd Stadium as the Joke by Coke, but seeing as how I’m tasked with chatting live tonight from a Georgia perspective I thought I’d get in the spirit. But that, I should report, is where it ends. No cracks about John DUI-berry. Or Reggie Ball. (Well, maybe only one or two.) Everything else will be straight down the middle. Fair and balanced, as we say here at Fox News.
And we at Fox News have learned that the Ol’ Ball Coach doubled the score on young Dabo of Swinney, which has the effect of doing two things near and dear to Georgia fans’ hearts. First, it devalues the ACC title game, in which the North Avenue Trade School — sorry, couldn’t t resist just one more — will take part, and it also offers further proof that the ACC isn’t exactly a fortress of a league.
South Carolina entered having lost five of 11 games, same as Georgia. South Carolina had lost to Georgia by four points on Sept. 12, two days after Georgia Tech beat Clemson by three. So comparative scores were pretty close. (Not that comparative scores tell us much, but hear me out.) And today the Evil Genius whipped his in-state rival 34-17.
Can it happen in another state championship game? Honesty compels me to say I don’t think so, but I’ve been wrong about this game twice in the past three years. I figured Tech would handle Georgia in 2006 given that the Jackets were ranked and headed for the ACC title tilt — sound familiar — and the Bulldogs had needed an upset of Auburn just to get to 7-4. And I figured Georgia would still be too much for the Jackets were — for a half. Then things changed.
I see Georgia scoring some points on Tech. I see Tech scoring a lot more on Georgia. I’ve been saying 42-27 for two weeks, and yesterday I asked you kind folks for your thoughts on the matter. At last check, the semi-consensus among respondents was that the Jackets would win big or Georgia would win close. I’d bet on the latter if I bet. Which I do not. So feel free to disregard my gambling advice.
Please also feel free to join us as we discuss the game from a Georgia angle tonight. I’ll be here until it ends, which I figure will be at 11:29 p.m. EST. And it had better be. My print deadline is 11:30. But that’s problem, not yours. And I look forward to your company on what promises to be an intriguing night.
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Tim Gardner
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
Mark: Do you think Richt outcoached Johnson tonight? Interested to know your opinions.
benadawg
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
bwhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah….30-24
DawgInDC
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
Saint simons, where are you!!! 30-24 and it’s only the beginning..LOL…HAHAHA
Tuck Fech
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
AHAHAHAHAHAHA! Tech’s best team in decades and they still can’t beat us. The ACC is a joke. Both of the ACC championship teams weren’t even champions of their own respective states.
MDAWG24
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
Come out, come out, wherever you are… little turds!!
WestOfAthens
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
I predicted 34-27, not bad
The result, what i expected, a WIN
GO DAWGS, the next 364 days belong to UGA and their FANS
playmeortrademe
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
Love the win, but this is why change is needed. Dominated the 1st half…needed a brain fart and a dropped pass to win the game. …This is why Dawgs are guaranteed to lose at least one to a good SEC team and then lose another to a mediocre team. We HAVE to get that killer instinct to win the SEC again
ROTFLMAO...
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
ROTFLMAO…ROTFLMAO…ROTFLMAO…ROTFLMAO…ROTFLMAO…
jdawg
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
Order has been restored in the universe……. Well maybe not in the universe, but in the state of Georgia it has!!!!!!!!!!!
JoeC
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
Living up here in ACC country, but born in GEORGIA. Thanks DAWGS!!!!
Saint Simons Beotch
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
30-24 Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
There goes # 4 & 24…..again!
Todd - Dacula
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
UGA WINS… and I said it: UGA WIns in a close one and no team would score more than 35 points… Great job DAWGS…
ab
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
Blawahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahhahhahahahhahahhahahahhahhahahhahahahhahahahahahhahahahhahaha,
What no trash talking now!!!! come on nerds where did you go? blawahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahhahahahahha
where is Saint Simon?
Anotherdawg
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
Way to go Russ! You’re 1 and 0! Saint Simons, I’ve been waiting on this all year 30-24 hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!
Spike
November 28th, 2009
11:31 pm
ORDER IS RESTORED!! 30-24HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHHA
Super Dog
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
UPI NATIONAL CHUMPS
BLAH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA AHAHA
WE JUST WON THE ACC
TECH HAD THE TOUGHEST SCHEDULE IN THE NATION
TECH JUST GOT PUNKED BY WILLIE
gatorhator
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
great game feel for #8…acc is weak yalls championsip teams just got beat by two teams in the sec east that are weakly bowl eligible…. laughable
DawgRock
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
To every other Tech fan: Great game, as always. What a great rivalry.
To Saint Simons: 30-24 hahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!
dd
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
SAINT SIMONS; WHERE ARE YOU? 30-24 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
SEC fan
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
Now Bradley will come out with an article again slamming UGA.
ROTFLMAO...
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
ROTFLMAO…Too funny.
bugsquacher
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
where are you saint simons,,,, you loser, lets see you have now won how many in the last 10? come on,,,bring it you nerd
Tim
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
Weird, the worst UGA team in over a decade just beat the best GT team in over a decade. That’s so weird. According to you and that other idiot Schultz, we shouldn’t have even showed up. Maybe now you 2 can take your nose out of PJ’s butt and give a little due respect to Richt & Co.
Saint Simons
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
Nice Catch BeBe or whatever you name is…eat it Saint Simons…the ACC is a joke and so are the nerds from North Avenue. <<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Alabama Jack
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
Congratulations Mutts. For one night you had the better team.
Now its on to Tampa and Miami.
Bama Dawg
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
Tech and Clemson – next Saturday for the SEC runner up bowl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mr. Real
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
Hey Tech. We have some new numbers for you: 30-24
St. Simon's Daddy
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
(30-24) wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah… Daddy can I stay up later…..
You nerds are in for a year of hell. You are going to hear and read about it every single day. This just in, Thomas dropped another pass. HA HA HA HA HA HA ACC Championship game features two teams who could not beat 6-5 SEC teams. What a joke the ACC is. UGA are state champions baby.
WestOfAthens
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
Enter your comments here
GBO
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
As a Vol, I don’t even like UGA but thanks to both the Dawgs and the Gamecocks for taking down the “crown jewels” of the ACC. maybe that ignorant a$$ “M” will shut his ACC homer trap.
Saint Simons
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
30-24
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
dawgs rule
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
This is for St Simons. I’ve been patiently listening to your Bull crap for a year and no you can bite the big one. This is for you HA HA HA!
Glad it hurts so much!
Go DAWGS!
icedawg
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
Well, who’s to figure. Hats off to the Dawgs. A stunning upset. The overall record ain’t nothing to gloat over but this game will go down in the history of the series as a major stunning upset. This was a character game for UGA. Kudos.
cherokee
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
Top 2 ACC teams lose to mid tier SEC teams now which conference is the best??? SEC SEC TECH Sucks!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey Saint Simons 30-24 Get use to it loser………….
emorydawg
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
Where’s my b!t@h saint simons?
Tim
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
8 out of 9….
DawginLex
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
There are some nerds I am seeking out:
m
yellow fuzz
trade school junkie
stinger(who made fun of uga dying)
Also, RAMBLE ON, you can go somewhere and crawl in a hole and take your 56-18 prediction and ram it where the sun don’t shine.
And m, in case you didn’t notice, the SEC went 3-0 today vs the ACC. Also, the ACC only has 7 bowl eligible teams, the SEC has 10.
Saint Simons, make sure you post the score correctly:
30-24
8-1
NERDS
Bear Bryant
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
“I never met a loser that didn’t have an excuse…”
Tech always and forever
November 28th, 2009
11:29 pm
Keys to the win
Georgia’s running game – offensive line play
Tech turnovers
Tech without Nesbit for a quarter
Deep six this one – Tampa is more important – the trend is in place for Tech to have great success in the future.
Go Jackets!
Dawgnyc
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
30-24 hahahahahahahahahahahahahah
Jeauxseph
November 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
Willie Martinez, don’t leave the blog when the Mayflower truck shows up. We need your humor!
JDawg
November 28th, 2009
11:33 pm
Saint Simons…eat it.
benadawg
November 28th, 2009
11:33 pm
georgia is the acc coastal champion of the SEC……bwhahaha
Spike
November 28th, 2009
11:33 pm
St.Simons, M, YellowFuzz, Old Gold.. SUCK IT!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!
jrmdvm1
November 28th, 2009
11:33 pm
Kentucky and Tennessee both have records identical to ours, and both beat us, so they finish 2nd and 3rd in the SEC East. This means that the ACC division champions lost to the 4th place ( Georgia ) and 5th place ( South Carolina ) teams in the SEC East.
If last years 45-42 score was a beatdown ( as we heard all year ), is a 6 point win a double-beatdown?
ACC Who?
November 28th, 2009
11:33 pm
Back to the real world you NERDS !!!!! Your one-year reign out of eight is over. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,
ha, ha, ha, ha,ha, ha, ha, ha,ha, ha, ha, ha,ha, ha, ha, ha,ha, ha, ha, ha,ha, ha, ha, ha,ha, ha, ha, ha,
ha, ha, ha, ha!
Duston
November 28th, 2009
11:33 pm
To all you UGA haters I have heard on this blog all year, stay off the wagon, we don’t want you!!! GO DAWGS!!! 30-24!!!!!!!!
ROTFLMAO...
November 28th, 2009
11:33 pm
If GT had played UGA’s schedule this year, they would have 4 losses.
Virginia Dog
November 28th, 2009
11:33 pm
Congratulations to Coach Richt, his entire staff and the whole team. That was a complete game, well played and well coached. Let’s enjoy this victory and stop being so sarcastic about every thing that happens. If all UGA fans are like the ones on this blog then I am basically embarrassed to be a UGA fan. Nothing is ever good enough, even when we win.
Go DAWGS.
Mikey
November 28th, 2009
11:33 pm
Anyone seen M the idiot?
I thought Paul Johnson was going to stomp a mud hole in us ?
techie on the coast
November 28th, 2009
11:33 pm
congrats Ga….had a plan and worked it….losing #9 for most of the first half hurt….but the SEC ref’s made good on all their bad calls by not calling blocks to the back, or holding on Ga all night. oh well… on to Tampa…and the Orange Bowl