Live from Athens: Will the Big Orange get to party in the UGA?
There's a clash of colors beyond the hedges. (Photo by M.B.)
Athens – Earlier this week I posed the musical question, “Where did it all go wrong for Mark Richt?” Walking into Sanford Stadium this morning, I got the musical answer.
The Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana song “Party in the USA” was playing over the stadium’s PA, and nobody who has followed Georgia football can hear that song without wincing. Not because the song is awful — it isn’t, and this is coming from someone who has seen Miley/Hannah in person — but because of the unfortunate orientation video in which the Bulldogs’ coach had a cameo.
Richt has since rued his participation, describing the “Party in the UGA” video as “awful.” But I respectfully submit that nothing has been the same for this program since Richt partook of the infamous “party.”
Today Georgia plays Tennessee, which is coached by Derek Dooley, whose dad was the greatest UGA coach ever and who hired Richt. Vince Dooley has said he won’t attend today’s game but will root (for his son) from his famous home on Milledge Circle. And if Richt loses to young Dooley, the current Georgia coach might not attend next week’s game or any thereafter.
OK, I’m exaggerating. Richt isn’t getting canned no matter what happens here. But what happens here will go a ways toward determining Richt’s quality of life going forward. As bad as it has been for the Bulldogs, imagine if they lost at home to an even worse bunch of Vols coached by the offspring of Vincent and Barbara.
Enough. I can’t imagine it. And I don’t think it will happen. I think Georgia will beat Tennessee. I also think it had darn well better.
(Speaking of Barbara Dooley: She’s here. She’s wearing, if you can believe it, red slacks and an orange sweater.)
And with that, the floor is open for comments, questions and nominations for Georgia’s next coach. (Kidding! I’m a kidder!) I’ll be here all day, and I’d appreciate if you’d … er, join the party. Speaking of which:
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Mark Bradley
October 9th, 2010
12:21 pm
A LOT of empty seats at kickoff
The Temporary Mascot formerly known as Russ
October 9th, 2010
12:22 pm
Derek Dooley is not used to coaching in front of this small a crowd. I am going to make friends with him . . . just in case. He could be coming back here to coach football.
Mark Bradley
October 9th, 2010
12:23 pm
Third and one
Andy
October 9th, 2010
12:23 pm
No sellout?
FLA DAWG
October 9th, 2010
12:23 pm
Two run plays right at our weak O line.
Cuz
October 9th, 2010
12:23 pm
Stay away from Smokey Russ, he has rabies.
todd grantham
October 9th, 2010
12:24 pm
first- third down holler of the game for Brook
Mark Bradley
October 9th, 2010
12:24 pm
Quarterback sneak. Don’t know
Jim Doanan as in Doans Pills
October 9th, 2010
12:24 pm
Look at all the empty seats falling from the sky !
Andy Griffith
October 9th, 2010
12:24 pm
Look at all those empty seats…Love how ga will claim they sold out again. Nobody cares about uga anymore.
Mark Bradley
October 9th, 2010
12:24 pm
To borrow from John Ward: “Did he make it?”
“He MADE it.”
Jim Doanan as in Doans Pills
October 9th, 2010
12:25 pm
1st down….
Andy
October 9th, 2010
12:25 pm
Probably sold the seats but definitely some no shows.
Cuz
October 9th, 2010
12:25 pm
Students cant be bothered to get in the stands before a 12:21 kickoff.
The Temporary Mascot formerly known as Russ
October 9th, 2010
12:25 pm
The State Troopers are over there with Coach. I think he has them looking after his things with all those players wandering about.
FLA DAWG
October 9th, 2010
12:25 pm
UT converts.
Will they go all the way like every other opponent has done on their opening drive or not?
Erks RR Track Dawg
October 9th, 2010
12:25 pm
Talk about irony….young Derrick crying about Barbara and Vince going to Auburn after the 1980 season to talk about the head coaching job at there…he screamed “i hate Auburn” as they were leaving…it could have been the straw that tipped the balance on Coach Dooley staying…therefore Erk was not hired as HC as he would have been….and the 80’s and early 90’s would have been SO MUCH DIFFERENT… but our loss was the Georgia Southern’s program’s gain….
Ole Smokey
October 9th, 2010
12:25 pm
UGag playing dirty as usual.
KB
October 9th, 2010
12:26 pm
two good defensive stops
todd grantham
October 9th, 2010
12:26 pm
Good one Temp. a lot of those players seem to shy away from the troopers.
Mark Bradley
October 9th, 2010
12:26 pm
Delay of game. Tennessee looks awful
Cuz
October 9th, 2010
12:27 pm
gotta win somehow smokey
todd grantham
October 9th, 2010
12:27 pm
trooper to player: haven’t i seen you somewhere in a line up before?
Mark Bradley
October 9th, 2010
12:27 pm
Punting. AJG back
FLA DAWG
October 9th, 2010
12:27 pm
The guy almost got the 1st!
Paul in RDU
October 9th, 2010
12:28 pm
Mark – You saw Miley/Hannah? Someone must have a teenage daughter. I was lucky in that she didn’t play Raleigh on that tour a couple of years ago. We had some guy called “The Boss” play at Carter-Finley instead.
todd grantham
October 9th, 2010
12:28 pm
what a stop for the D
Sweat Socks
October 9th, 2010
12:28 pm
I think AJ’s too easy to tackle to be returning punts.
Cuz
October 9th, 2010
12:28 pm
AJ returning punts, not a wonderful idea. I guess he is going to get pounded for selling that jersey to a crackhead.
todd grantham
October 9th, 2010
12:28 pm
Mark, who is louder, Brook or Barbara?
Mark Bradley
October 9th, 2010
12:29 pm
First PR of AJG’s career
FLA DAWG
October 9th, 2010
12:29 pm
I don’t like seeing AJ returning punts.
He’s going to get whacked pretty damn hard.
Saluki Mike
October 9th, 2010
12:29 pm
Maybe there’s hope. They held them.
Mark Bradley
October 9th, 2010
12:29 pm
Brook Whitmire is louder than the crack of dawn
Jim Doanan as in Doans Pills
October 9th, 2010
12:30 pm
Where is Logan Gray ?
todd grantham
October 9th, 2010
12:30 pm
too bad his name isnt A J Chainey. then could be interchangeable with atlanta journal constitution.
Steve
October 9th, 2010
12:30 pm
Mark are there still a lot of empty seats? As bad as UGA is I would be shocked if it doe not fill up. Prediction please on AU/UK and Bama/SC???
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Cuz
October 9th, 2010
12:30 pm
I am hoping for a little change to Saluki.
Jim Doanan as in Doans Pills
October 9th, 2010
12:30 pm
Brook is all the way turnt up…
Alphare
October 9th, 2010
12:31 pm
Monte Kiffin’s son looks a whole lot better as a head coach than Vince Dooley’s.
Erks RR Track Dawg
October 9th, 2010
12:31 pm
Is it smart it to insert your best offensive weapon as punt returner which is historically a position that gets injured frequently…i guess they are desparate for offense…his skill is his ability to create spread and catch the ball
Mark Bradley
October 9th, 2010
12:31 pm
Should have been a completion. Apparently Tavarres King was on the line
Mark Bradley
October 9th, 2010
12:32 pm
Caleb King dodges for a first
Cuz
October 9th, 2010
12:32 pm
Good run Caleb.
Sweat Socks
October 9th, 2010
12:32 pm
Mark,
Can you tell who’s calling offensive plays today?
Mark Bradley
October 9th, 2010
12:32 pm
Still empty seats. Not as many now, though
todd grantham
October 9th, 2010
12:33 pm
great to see Trenton Sturdivent playing. Gutsy, gutsy football player.
Mark Bradley
October 9th, 2010
12:33 pm
Murray keeps. First down beyond midfield
Party school
October 9th, 2010
12:33 pm
Refs missed a holding on that one