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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45ACP
November 28th, 2009
6:52 pm
GT Joe – I surprised that the Dawgs are ranked that high. No surprise to me.
Mark Bradley
November 28th, 2009
6:53 pm
I’m thinking Mrs. Woods went with a 7-iron, and the argument escalated when her husband said, “You shoulda used more club.”
Jacket Lawyer
November 28th, 2009
6:53 pm
That civil litigation is getting to ol’ Billy. He ought to try a little criminal law, he can lose his cool all he wants there. Go Jackets!!!
Meanwhile...Mark destroys BCS hopes
November 28th, 2009
6:53 pm
Mark you always give kudos for first. Even when someone types the word first just to be first. It’s the moral equivalent of Florida playing a NAIA school.
Yet knowing full well those who take the easy way out might beat me to the punch, I get your blog yesterday started off with a combo of Tech meme, Bulldog angst, and a cultural icon reference as follows:
“Anticipating the unrelenting rushing attack Tech will unleash on Georgia, in a nod to Tech’s Trekkie fans, and most importantly, in a face saving gesture to CMR, Tech has agreed to convert rushing totals from yards to parsecs, so it won’t look quite so embarrassing on the Bulldog stat sheet. A total show of class from CPJ.”
Sure, I could have typed the word first and took the safe way out. But not unlike CPJ in the Wake Forest game, I went for it. Yet I get totally shut out by the Bradley computer, which has devastated my BCS (Blogging Championship Series) chances.
Mark, this has become much bigger than yesterday’s first post. It is no less a moral imperative, that we must, as a just and fair people, honor SOS (strength of screed) on this blog as much as we need to honor strength of schedule in college football.
Not to unduly pressure you, but I don’t think it’s too much to suggest the entire fate of western civilization rests squarely on your keyboard.
I trust you’ll do the right thing.
willie martinez
November 28th, 2009
6:53 pm
n ga dog, there wont be any stories about my resignation in the paper. there is a slight chance there’ll be a story about me being fired.
bradley gave me some legal advice and said if i resigned i couldnt get unemployment checks.
GT Joe
November 28th, 2009
6:53 pm
If the ACC is a joke, maybe the dogs should think about joining. Maybe that “superior talent” can garner more than 6 wins.
Mark Bradley
November 28th, 2009
6:54 pm
I still haven’t spotted the new UGA mascot. Could be saving him for just before the game.
WHY DO MUTTS BARK?CAUSE BUMBLE BEES STING
November 28th, 2009
6:54 pm
PLEASE UGAY KEEP WILLIE AND BOBO THE CLOWN ST MARK! IF YOU GUYS LEAVE THEN IT WANT BE AS FUN BEATING THE MUTTS! O’YEAH HOW ARE THOSE 4 AND 5 STAR RECRUITS DOING AT UGAY? HOW WILL THAT PIZZA HUT BOWL LOOK?
GeauxDawgs
November 28th, 2009
6:54 pm
Bill…..Jacket Lawyer won’t give you his name. And if he did, he’d give you a fake one. He is virtually in his car driving down the road at 80mph, blowing the horn flippin’ you off. Ten foot tall and bullet proof behind the wheel of that car or the keyboard of his computer. Either way, weak.
SOUTHGADAWG88
November 28th, 2009
6:54 pm
45.you are right as usual but I got a feeling we are about to GATA and knock their block’s off.It’s like when u get into a tussle with your big brother and one of your parents come in and squashes it but at that particular moment you might have gotten the best of him….deep down you KNOW you are going to catch a beating the next time around lol…but seriously I feel good about this one!
willie martinez
November 28th, 2009
6:54 pm
i’m thinking the wife got mad when tiger said something about being tired of putting his club in that old bag.
Mark Bradley
November 28th, 2009
6:55 pm
Meanwhile, I salute your integrity. The moral high high ground is a tough place to tread.
Jacket Lawyer
November 28th, 2009
6:55 pm
Okay, the ACC has had a bad day. Stop the insanity and smash the mutts! BTW, what do you call Russ once he has had his life sapped from his body by swarming Jackets and is laying motionless on your front porch? Matt.
45ACP
November 28th, 2009
6:55 pm
Mark – You aint right as they say down south.
Funny though!
DamYankee
November 28th, 2009
6:56 pm
45ACP – According to the poll you cite North Carolina and VA Tech have the #2 & #3 SOS. WTF??
WHY DO MUTTS BARK?CAUSE BUMBLE BEES STING
November 28th, 2009
6:57 pm
UGAY BETTER GET OK STATE,ARIZONA ST,AND GEORGIA TECH OFF THEIR SCHEDULE,AND SCHEDULE CUPCAKES LIKE LSU,ALABAMA,FLORIDA AND OLE MISS!
Paul in RDU
November 28th, 2009
6:57 pm
willie – Don’t forget to sign up for COBRA. You also need to be fired before 12/31 to be eligible for the COBRA subsidy. When is that game in Shreveport?
pilgrim
November 28th, 2009
6:57 pm
“We haven’t won anything yet.” –Coach with 10-1 record.
vs.
“We aren’t dead yet.” –Coach with 6-5 record.
willie martinez
November 28th, 2009
6:57 pm
tiger’s career began to sag
even the driving seemed to lag
his wife said “honey, you’ll loose your money”
if once more you call me a bag.
George P
November 28th, 2009
6:58 pm
Haha, love it pilgrim
Mark Bradley
November 28th, 2009
6:58 pm
Shreveport game is Dec. 28.
BitDogBarking
November 28th, 2009
6:58 pm
Is there even such a thing as a “Jacket Lawyer”? Isn’t that the equivalent of getting your degree from one of those schools advertised on a pack of matches?
willie martinez
November 28th, 2009
6:59 pm
thanks paul. you’re almost as good a lawyer as bradley.
pilgrim
November 28th, 2009
6:59 pm
Enter your comments here
George P
November 28th, 2009
7:00 pm
Who’s the sponsor of the Shreveport game? bigdaddy.com?
WHY DO MUTTS BARK?CAUSE BUMBLE BEES STING
November 28th, 2009
7:00 pm
HOW CAN YOU MUTT FANS BRAG WHEN THE BUMBLE BEES HAVE MORE FOOTBALL NATIONAL TITLES THAN UGAY 1917,1948,1952 AND 1990,YOU MUTTS LAST TITLE WAS WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY BACK IN 1980!
BitDogBarking
November 28th, 2009
7:00 pm
WHY DO MUTTS BARK?CAUSE BUMBLE BEES STING
November 28th, 2009
6:57 pm
UGAY BETTER GET OK STATE,ARIZONA ST,AND GEORGIA TECH OFF THEIR SCHEDULE,AND SCHEDULE CUPCAKES LIKE LSU,ALABAMA,FLORIDA AND OLE MISS!
Better yet, they could join the ACC and play a cupcake every week.
Mark Bradley
November 28th, 2009
7:00 pm
Most lawyers do wear jackets, in my experience.
Bill Dillard
November 28th, 2009
7:00 pm
Ok, Jacket lawyer. Here’s the deal. Judge Rufus sez to give Billy your name….and you’ve got 2 minutes to give it, or its summary judgment in my favor that you’re a pencil neck brief case carrying candy ass associate whose only contact sport is when you had a waitress fight at the Varsity.
TommyP
November 28th, 2009
7:01 pm
I think the Dawgs will score some points tonight. Tech’s D is nothing to brag about.
I also predict Reshad Jones will not wrap up often and will be grossly out of position on pass plays. Ditto for Bryan Evans.
Please, Mr. Rambo. Be healthy and play tonight.
Dawgs win IF we run for 175+ yards and don’t lose the turnover battle. Dawgs need to run the ball to keep it out of Tech’s hands. This is not a ball-control offense…it’s big-play.
Jacket Lawyer
November 28th, 2009
7:01 pm
BitDog, Tech doesn’t have a law degree, but it has a helluva undergrad degree that really helps when it comes time to go to law school. And yes, Billy, I was accepted at good ol’ GA. Didn’t go though. I didn’t want to have to cut out half my brain to fit in at Athens.
Paul in RDU
November 28th, 2009
7:01 pm
Mark –
Jeff says AJ is on the dress out roster for tonight but he hasn’t seen him on the field yet. How about you? You should have better eyesight since Jeff wears glasses and you don’t
45ACP
November 28th, 2009
7:01 pm
Folks it’s the CBS poll. I’m just the messenger.
Jacket Lawyer
November 28th, 2009
7:02 pm
Hey, that waitress was mean!
BugKiller
November 28th, 2009
7:02 pm
I can’t decide if there’s a kind of depression, or a kind of serenity that comes from knowing what will happen tonight.
Knowing we will lose, and thanks to Martinez, lose big tonight has to make it easier than if this were a nail-biter, right?
I mean, let’s say, just by accident, because we know he couldn’t do it on purpose, that Joe Cox manages to get us a lead with less than 2 minutes remaining in the game.
We know we’re still going to lose, right? Fabris will tell Walsh to kick the ball to the 50 yard line. Then, on the second play, Nesbit will run 50 yards for a TD, leaving just enough time for Cox to get the ball back and throw his 5th INT of the game.
We’re talking about the defensive genius who let Vandy drive 60 yards for the winning field goal IN Sanford Stadium by calling his favorite soft zones, helping Jay Cutler get drafted in the 1st round.
We’re talking about the guy who single-handedly turned mediocre QBs in college like Erik Ainge and John Parker Wilson into NFL draft picks when they should have just been free agents, by calling his favored soft zones.
We’re talking about the guy who made the worst QB in the SEC, John Crompton, look like Peyton Manning this year by, once again, calling his favored soft zones.
We’re talking about a guy who used his last two bye-weeks to prepare his defense to get destroyed by 45 and 41 points.
I’m betting Willie is gonna give up a double-nickel tonight.
Bugs – 55 Dawgs – 4 (we get two safeties).
Paul in RDU
November 28th, 2009
7:03 pm
willie – Make sure CMR fires you immediately after the bowl so that you can get your COBRA subsidy
Tommy Boy
November 28th, 2009
7:03 pm
I hope after we win none of our players get stabbed trying to get out of that armpit you call a city.
john
November 28th, 2009
7:04 pm
Turbeville and Bowden announcement tomorrow!!
Mark Bradley
November 28th, 2009
7:04 pm
Is this game ever going to start?
Sorry. Getting a little antsy. It happens when you get to the stadium 3 1//2 hours before the game.
Not Disappointed
November 28th, 2009
7:05 pm
Evening Pups. I will running a split screen for a while as I enjoy Mark and Jeff before going inside the game. It’s nice to blog while tailgating. A special hello to 45ACP, DawingLex and Cuz. Good game to all.
Coffee and Kahlua is nice on cool evening like tonite. Have some Mark, or is it Diet Snapple again?
Ramblin Wreck!
GT Joe
November 28th, 2009
7:05 pm
Tech 63-0. CPJ calls off the (real) dogs by mid-3rd quarter. Red will be streaming out of the stadium by halftime.
pilgrim
November 28th, 2009
7:05 pm
Georgia wins big…
Meanwhile...Mark's validation mean more than a mere title
November 28th, 2009
7:05 pm
Thank you Mark thank you. Though it may have cost me a spot in the BCS title game, and a multimillion dollar payout, to be acknowledged by the Bradley computer takes most of the sting out of it.
Of course it didn’t hurt that Tommy Tuberville and Chris Petersen each sent me a nice letter saying they could feel my pain.
Mark is there any truth to the rumor that this week Tech players have nicknamed the Tech punter The Appendix because most likely he’ll be a useless appendage?
Fools Gold
November 28th, 2009
7:05 pm
Well at first it looked like the ole Chicken curse was gonna hit the Gamehens with Spillers K . O. return. But Congrats to SC their Fans needed that one. Now “IF” UGA can keep the SEC streak alive andgoing today it will be sweet. GO DAWGS BEAT THE JOKE by COKE !!!!!!!!!
Bob Horner stayed hurt
November 28th, 2009
7:05 pm
BugKiller….you can aways make my cry……sux to be me….
I just threw my remote in the woods……I’m gonna suffer tonite…
do dawgs…
WHY DO MUTTS BARK?CAUSE BUMBLE BEES STING
November 28th, 2009
7:05 pm
LET ME SEE GEORGIA TECH 1990=19 YEARS AGO!
LET’S SEE UGAY 1980=29 YEARS AGO!
NOW ITS TIME TO PUT UP OR SHUT-UP MUTTS! I HOPE THE DOGPOUND IN ATLANTA,GA LOCK-UP YOU MUTTS,AND PUT YOU GUYS IN A KENNEL WHERE YOU BELONG!
PAPER RECRUITING CHAMPS UGAY!
GEORGIA TECH ACC CHAMPS!
john
November 28th, 2009
7:06 pm
Hey Bradley……..get the scoop……big announcement tomorrow!!
BugKiller
November 28th, 2009
7:06 pm
Mark,
At least you haven’t been sitting at home all day watching some completely horrific football games.
We’re talking brutally bad.
At least tonight… awwww, hell! (as Jack Burton might say)
Meanwhile...Mark's validation mean more than a mere title
November 28th, 2009
7:06 pm
Means more I meant (D@mn; just dropped six spots in the rankings!)
john
November 28th, 2009
7:06 pm
get in the game Mark…….get in the game……….your job……not mine