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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bugsquacher
November 28th, 2009
11:33 pm
Bradley and Tech are both a joke…. Tech is rank 7th and Georgia has one of its worst teams,,,, and UGA kicked their A$$….
GoDawgs!!
November 28th, 2009
11:33 pm
Haha we do it again!! Now where have these dawgs been at all year? I say we keep Richt, Bobo is questionable…and Martinez…we’ll see.
Chris
November 28th, 2009
11:33 pm
Eat it Saint Simmons! 30-24 Final; Go Dawgs! Russ is 1-0
Mayor of Suh-myr-nuh
November 28th, 2009
11:33 pm
For St. Simons…30-24
DUR DUR DUR DUR……….
HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW?
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dawgfish
November 28th, 2009
11:33 pm
Tech, UGA whipped your butts…….and we suck this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Super Dog
November 28th, 2009
11:33 pm
PAUL JOHNSON SAID HE HAD OTHER FISH TO FRY THAN GA
OOPS
HEY PAUL THIS AINT GA SOUTHERN
YOU JUST GO BEAT BY WILLIE
GIVE HIM ANOTHER CONTRACT EXTENSION TECH
30-24 WHO’S THE BIT@# NOW
30-24 WHO’S THE BIT@# NOW
30-24 WHO’S THE BIT@# NOW
30-24 WHO’S THE BIT@# NOW
30-24 WHO’S THE BIT@# NOW
30-24 WHO’S THE BIT@# NOW
30-24 WHO’S THE BIT@# NOW
30-24 WHO’S THE BIT@# NOW
Tim
November 28th, 2009
11:33 pm
Win, lose, or draw. I am a DAWG for life. All year my GT friends have been talking smack about GEORGIA. Hey fellas, how you like me NOW? GEORGIA WIN!!! We stepped on GT Nose with a Hobb Nail Boot and broke their nose!!!
Truman Show
November 28th, 2009
11:33 pm
Me thinks Saint Simons was a floating imaginary blogger (FIB)
Jamie
November 28th, 2009
11:33 pm
Where was this rushing attack all year?
WestOfAthens
November 28th, 2009
11:34 pm
30-24 GO DAWGS, seems last years game was an utter fluke, right?
Mark Bradley
November 28th, 2009
11:34 pm
Here’s the game column, if you’re interested.
F U Saint Simons
November 28th, 2009
11:34 pm
Where are all the techies now??? FU all…. FU all….. This was so sweet….Thank you Willie. Nice farewell….BOBO- You earned one more year!!!!! JUST RUN THE BALL
Lowcountry Bulldawg
November 28th, 2009
11:34 pm
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((30-24))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Yep enough said…………………….can’t wait to type that for the next 365 days!!!!
DAWG GONE IT!!
November 28th, 2009
11:34 pm
30-24 ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
SEC!!!!!!!!!!!
Guess TECH or Clemson can compete in the SEC EAST!!!!
dawgs rule
November 28th, 2009
11:34 pm
Consider this… the two teams playing for the ACC Championship game were beaten today by two middle of the pack SEC teams. Where’s the superiority now? ACC stinks.
Go DAWGS!
gapeewee
November 28th, 2009
11:34 pm
Hey M BITE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Spike
November 28th, 2009
11:34 pm
So the SEC is overrated? Suck it!!
dd
November 28th, 2009
11:34 pm
HOW MANY YARDS DID WE HAVE RUSHING TONIGHT?
HOW MANY WILL CALEB AND EALEY GET NEXT YEAR?
Nesbitt Has a PHD in Chemical Eng!
November 28th, 2009
11:34 pm
Bobo, King, and Ealey for Heisman in 2010!
RNB
November 28th, 2009
11:34 pm
Today really tells you how strong the ACC is
joe bob
November 28th, 2009
11:34 pm
Hey, Mark, you and old Schultzy will have to eat it. You’re a dork just like him. Now you can shut up with all your comparisons between SEC and ACC. Try thinking before you write next time.
JTH
November 28th, 2009
11:34 pm
HOW BOUT THEM DAWGS!!!!!!
Go Dawgs
November 28th, 2009
11:34 pm
Willie had a funny look after the game….might have been his last.
tankandtank
November 28th, 2009
11:34 pm
Make Rus the sub UGA 8
norris
November 28th, 2009
11:35 pm
SEC 3 ACC 0
who’s your daddy!
Go DAWGS!
F U Saint Simons
November 28th, 2009
11:35 pm
I am so happy…thank you GOD.
Tim
November 28th, 2009
11:35 pm
GEORGIA WIN!!!! GEORGIA WIN!!!!
Some Sense
November 28th, 2009
11:35 pm
O. K., boys and girls…whaddaya think about Willie and Mike now???
Super Dog
November 28th, 2009
11:35 pm
MA MA MAM MAMM MAM AM MA
ALWAYS SAID TA TA TA TECH IS A PRETENDER IN DAT THERE FOOSBALL
Buckhead Bulldog
November 28th, 2009
11:35 pm
Way to go Dogs! Good game Jackets, as usual. I hope you all win out…11-2 ain’t too shabby.
Gooooooo GEORGIA BULLDOGS Woof Woof Woof Woof Woof
ATLnative
November 28th, 2009
11:35 pm
Guess coach PJ needs a little play card in hand after all! Way to choke GT!
astrouga
November 28th, 2009
11:35 pm
SEC vs ACC today, 3-0. Need we say more?
bugsquacher
November 28th, 2009
11:35 pm
I told you 10 weeks ago that Tech was due for a beatdown by the Dawgs….. how sad, number 7 in the nation, talk of a national championship….hahahahahahahahahah
SEC fan
November 28th, 2009
11:35 pm
Hey Mark, anymore cracks about the UGA warmup suits. Hope you sleep well tonight. You gotta live with this loss for at least another year.
To Hell With Tech
November 28th, 2009
11:35 pm
Tech has prooven that the AEC is for pu$$y teams! If Tech wants to play real football please sign up next year at the county SEC league. IF you can not comply, then stay in the ACC!
You are pu$$y players!
Dawg
November 28th, 2009
11:35 pm
Where are Yellow Fuzz and Saint Simons??!?!? All I have to say is …..
30-24 HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Mikey
November 28th, 2009
11:35 pm
M- I thought we were supposed to get used to it.
I thought the SEC was weak- what does it say tyhat 2 mid level SEC teams beat the SECCG teams?
It says the ACC sucks.
DunwoodyDawg
November 28th, 2009
11:35 pm
30-24 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Free Willie
November 28th, 2009
11:36 pm
30-24 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
SEC 3-0 AGAINST acc!! today
JTH
November 28th, 2009
11:36 pm
Let the Big Dawg Eat!!!
GT Fan
November 28th, 2009
11:36 pm
Great game Coach Richt, hope now the dawg fans will get off your back. God Bless.
GT big game is next week when it counts. Hope everyone gets well and Coach Johnson has them ready.
WestOfAthens
November 28th, 2009
11:36 pm
GoooooooDawgs
GooooooooooDawgs
GoooooooooooooDawgs
GooooooooooDawgs
GoooooooDawgs
EIGHT OF LAST NINE
Mikey
November 28th, 2009
11:36 pm
M- I thought we were supposed to get used to it.
I thought the SEC was weak- what does it say that 2 mid level SEC teams beat the ACCCG teams???
It says the ACC sucks.
AWJ
November 28th, 2009
11:36 pm
All I have to say is go DAWGS!! Tech can go play their irrelevant conference championship. We beat Tech at their own game….rushing yards and ball control offense. CPJ is now 1-1 against CMR being outscored 72-69 in 2 games. Pretty even. This has the makings of a great rivalry for years to come…..
Time
November 28th, 2009
11:36 pm
Tech can thank the fact it was even close to Bobo and his bumbling playcalling. When you are dominating up front like our line was, you don’t go away from it. But, sure enough, 3rd quarter came along and the cutesy stuff reared it’s ugly head again.
Props to Willie Martinez for a rare excellent defensive gameplan. Only one play out of the entire game left me questioning what he was doing scheme wise. You still have to go, because well, you just do. But good job tonight.
Tech is still just not that talented. Worthy of being in the top 25. But only in their dreams should they have ever been in the top 10.
Tech Sucks
November 28th, 2009
11:37 pm
hahaha. Wow. Tech sucks so bad just like I’ve been saying for a year.
Richt 8-1 against Tech. Absolute own. UGA wins the ACC title tonight.
Is that seriously the best the ACC has to offer? What a joke.
The worst UGA team in over a decade runs over the top 7 Tech team.
I feel for the Nerds tonight. Their World of Warcraft characters are on suicide watch tonight.
SEC fan
November 28th, 2009
11:37 pm
Mark, your bugs got squashed tonight. Sleep well.
Saint Simons
November 28th, 2009
11:37 pm
OMG I CANT STOP CRYING AND I NEED TO CHANGE MY TAMPON PLEASE STOP MAKING FUN OF ME
Tommy Boy
November 28th, 2009
11:37 pm
I said UGA by 10. I was close. All UGA “fans” who predicted a loss to an ACC team go jump off a bridge. the players deserve better.
bugsquacher
November 28th, 2009
11:37 pm
HEY TECH…. 30-24…..SHUT UP!