Listen up: I like UGA over the Gators. Whaddaya think of that?
Memo to Mark Richt: Bag those black helmets forever, please. (AJC photo by Bob Andres)
Your attention, please. I’m about to recant an earlier prediction. I now believe Georgia will beat Florida.
(Let me also debit my increasingly shrinking account of credibility by noting this: I thought the Gators would win the BCS title. What the heck was I thinking?)
I know, I know. The Gators had a week off and Urban Meyer is too clever not to think of something. But the Urbanator has had a while now to get this offense going, and he hasn’t yet. And here’s what I know: Georgia will go to Jacksonville:
• With the better quarterback.
• With the better offense.
• With the better running game.
• Having won three in a row, as opposed to losing three in a row, which is what Florida has done.
I’m aware that Georgia’s three victories have come against three mediocrities, whereas the Gators have lost to Alabama, LSU and Mississippi State — all of which are ensconced in the Top 25. I really don’t care. I like the way Georgia is playing. I don’t think anybody likes the way Florida is playing.
Loading ...Here I should also note: I’ve been wrong about this game before. (Two years ago, when the Urbanator’s team won 49-10 and he called his little timeouts.) I could well be wrong again. But I’m calling it Georgia 24, Florida 17.
And now I’m asking: What say you?
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birmingham Dan
October 24th, 2010
11:49 pm
UGa will lose…and I hate that I just typed that…but they will. We will need a running attack to win, and we have none. We have the 3rd worst O line in the SEC (just ahead of Vandy and Tenn.). UF’s Brantley CAN throw, and our secondary is pitiful. UF will win 42 -17.
'Barners runnin off at the mouth on here
October 24th, 2010
11:49 pm
Give us a break Aubbies. UGA scared to play Auburn? Based on what? The Barn comin’ outta nowhere this year (and Auburn people had NO CLUE they’d be undefeated this far into the season)? Until Auburn whips the ‘Dawgs, go blow somewhere else. UGA has been BIG underdogs to AU before and whipped their asses good.
Besides, UGA has bigger things on their minds this week. Cheer’s anyone?
"Jacksonville Virgin"
October 24th, 2010
11:51 pm
If you say you’re a virgin, okay but you are definitely a tool.
Name required? Kiss my Grits
October 25th, 2010
12:06 am
In reading all the blather about and to “TampaGator” and what he thinks…I say screw him.
And “TampaGator,” here’s an address to paste into your search engine, fool: http://www.tampatrib.com So, your little town of Tampa does have a newspaper! Wow! Surely it has lots of F-related stuff there. Go play there and don’t let the screen door hit you.
Real V Dawg
October 25th, 2010
12:10 am
The dawgs have got their act together and with florida’s team the worst maybe in 20 years, UGa can finally get an easy win. Florida will quit early after the Dawgs roll up a 20 point lead and head back to gainesville with another L! florida’s heading to shreveport this year, if they can beat vanderbilt and app state, which is not guaranteed.
Here's betting
October 25th, 2010
12:13 am
ONE of CUM’s “schemes” is that this year it’ll be HIM who tweak with the unis. If I’m right, that’ll show that all is definitely NOT right in that noggin of his (well we already know that but…). UGA is going to go into this game with a different mindset than years past–as will the Gators. CUM is facing something of a dilemma that he hasn’t before. Think the ‘Dogs have gone to J-ville in the last decade with a tentative mindset? Bet CUM has a couple of (extra) mental hang-ups of his own about now.
archangeladidas
October 25th, 2010
12:18 am
My thing is…If UF wins this game are you going to man up and talk about it. Or will you talk about the Hawks all week?
Sandtown Ga Dawg
October 25th, 2010
12:19 am
Florida should be an easy win—I’m not worried about that game at all. UGA players and coaches should be thinking ahead to the auburn game, the only real game remaining on the schedule. In fact, Richt will probably game plan the auburn game this week, with a blowout expected over this bad florida team.
NevadaDawg
October 25th, 2010
12:20 am
We all have to BELIEVE. GO DAWGS BEAT GATORS.
lowcountry Dawg
October 25th, 2010
12:36 am
Since the Dawgs got early breaks and Ealey played so well we didn’t have to show the cards we have in our passing game. Dawgs should keep Ealey on the ball but its time to open up an aggressive passing game……wide open routes to Green, Durham, White and King should be the order of the day!
ozzfest
October 25th, 2010
12:48 am
FIRST AND FOREMOST…IN THE VEIN OF BLACK SABBATH’S 1978 ALBUM “NEVER SAY DIE”…KEEP OPEN THE OPTION TO WEAR THE BLACK HELMETS. BRADLEY WOULD KNOW A THING OR TWO ABOUT HELMETS SINCE THAT IS WHAT HIS OWN HAIR LOOKED LIKE IN HIS EARLY DAYS AT THE PAPER. HELL, LET’S EVEN HAVE SOME SILVER HELMETS IN WAITING…YEAH, NOT THIS WEEKEND…AND I WILL BE THERE…BUT PERHAPS SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE.
Kris G
October 25th, 2010
12:55 am
Some of you guys are forgetting how this works… no matter how good we are, how much confidence we have, how much momentum we have, we always wet the bed in Jacksonville. Also, we are not as good as some of you are pretending. We are 4-4. With some bad losses. Just because we’ve won a couple, don’t take this game as predetermined. I think we have a shot. I think we’ll most likely lose, because in Jacksonville, that’s what we do.
jaxdawgfan
October 25th, 2010
1:20 am
I’m just trying to figure out how the Gators, with a worse record than ours and a 3 game losing streak ranks in the lower 20’s and we’re #50… and even MOVED UP a few notches on their bye week!
Steve
October 25th, 2010
1:27 am
All Florida has to do win this one is keep throwing against Cuff. That guy can’t tackle, can’t cover and can’t block, All he has is speed, but only in a straight line ….LOL. He will victimized all day long by the Gators !!!
BIRDAWG44
October 25th, 2010
1:28 am
GA BULLDOGS WILL BEAT THE GATORS ON SATURDAY AND THEN WILL PUT A HURTING ON MR CAM NEWTON AND AUBURN CORTESRELY OF DENT AND COMPANY
Ron Hyatt
October 25th, 2010
1:49 am
Hmm…Morons in red vs Idiots in orange. Pass.
Hy Ronatt
October 25th, 2010
1:51 am
Sorry to rain on your Shreveport parade, but SEC won’t be going there.
rx-dawg
October 25th, 2010
1:55 am
UGA2002 should turn in his tickets for even suggesting hiring the Navy Coach. I, and any self-respecting dawg fan, NEVER want to see that offense at GA. It would destroy our program almost to the point of no repair. Tech will learn that shortly…
UGA 1974 Grad and Republikan
October 25th, 2010
2:02 am
Your an idiot if you think we will loose this game. Our offence and defence will raise to the occasion and put the clamp on those hated Gaters. Urban Meyers is the devil like Steve Spurior and Obama-Pelosy but irregardless we will beat them this year. Mark Bradly, your an idiot and totally undeserving of you’re position at AJC. If you had got you’re degree from UGA may be you wood be better suited for you’re job at that commune-ist news paper. But know, you had to go to Kentuky. Don’t you no that Kentuky is to far north to bee a good school ? When it comes to hyer education, the further sowth the bettar. Even our hi-schools is bettar down hear. But I dyegres. goooooo dogs !!!!! 2 oclok ??!! It was 10 when I startid this. Thank Gawd for spell-chek. I got to go to sleepe. ( Too be contenued, but Bradly, your an idiot ! )
rx-dawg
October 25th, 2010
2:03 am
TampaGator…Patrick Peterson is one of the best cover corners (if not the best) in all of CFB. He couldn’t shut AJ down last year, though he fared better than most. I don’t care who you have at corner, AJ is the best WR in college football and it will be a long day for whoever covers him if we decide to throw his way. That said, I think you guys still get it done (unfortunately). And Oregon is hardly the class of CFB. If I remember right, that team from Knoxville ran all over the Ducks. I shudder to think what a better team could do. Explosive, yes…but the most explosive teams tend to lose the title games (just ask FSU, Oklahoma, USC against Texas). Defense wins championships.
UGA 1974 Grad and Republikan
October 25th, 2010
2:14 am
Won more thing, Bradly. Like your uncle on that Hogen Heros show, you see and no “NUTH-ing”. Even Jeff Shlitz could right a bettar column than this. This is simply horrible jernalisim. It all gets back to you’re going to Kentuky. Now, I’m REALLEY going to sleepe. But don’t worrie, I’ll have moar to say tomarrow.
Bold Prediction
October 25th, 2010
3:15 am
Georgia 52
UoF 21
Bill King
October 25th, 2010
4:36 am
JUST WIN BABY!!!!!
Bulldog Joe
October 25th, 2010
4:37 am
That seals our fate Mark Bradely that you pick us.
Damn, just shut up.
80 percent of all voters on the AJ-C say UGA wins at Florida, thousands upon thousands of us.
UGA Friend
October 25th, 2010
4:44 am
rxdawg: you are right….see stats for Nesbitt against Clemson. Fifteen carries, 2 yards net gained (0.1 yard per carry). UGA should never want a coach who
would bring an option offense like GT/Navy use courtesy of CPJ.
bobby cox's sox
October 25th, 2010
5:25 am
Not much,
Way to go Richt
October 25th, 2010
5:56 am
I will withhold any further bad feelings about Richt for now. But I was in the 20 percent in your poll who feel Florida wins-again. Its true if Richt can’t beat Florida in a down year he probably will never beat them again, and hopefully Richt will be gone soon and UGA can finally put together a search committee as good as the one Alabama, Auburn, Florida, LSU, South Carolina put together in acquiring Saban, Chizic, Meyer, Miles(yes he’s better than Richt) and Spurrier. The search committee is key and hopefully will be competent enough next time to not select any more second, third best choices like unproven assistant coaches or a Marshall coach. Petersen of Boise State is by no means unproven and would be someone who could knock heads with the best. He knows something of defenses who tackle and attack and innovative play-calling on offense. But he won’t be available and if he was UGA wouldn’t know how to lure him.
Your Facebook Friend
October 25th, 2010
5:58 am
Please don’t jink the DAWGS. Talk about the NERDS please.
tennessee tom
October 25th, 2010
6:05 am
richt will probley do something stupid before the game,like taking off the facemask,to show ga is maning up,show me the money talk is cheap,fla by 14
Eric C.
October 25th, 2010
6:16 am
TampaGator, frankly, I haven’t felt this good about the Dawgs’ chances against the Gators since Zook was coaching.
Baxter Street
October 25th, 2010
6:29 am
Congratulations to Tech for yet another stellar performance. Are there any plans for GT to reinstate intramural football?
Bulldog Joe
October 25th, 2010
6:45 am
Eric C
How is that going to help his 40-18 record over these last 5 years 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 ?
He only beat a 4-loss Florida in this timeframe.
Now, you say he does a 2nd time yet again another then 4-loss Florida.
UNRANKED Florida.
We haven’t beat anyone this entire season and have a loss to hapless losing record Colorado in addition.
Our Offense is # 62 in the nation in Total Offense and # 8 in The SEC
Which is where we are ranked # 8 in The SEC.
Folks who brag on Aaron Murray have to not disclose his 4-4 record, his # 6 in SEC throwing TD, his # 8 SEC being sacked as a QB, # 7 in SEC in passes completed, # 7 SEC in 1st Downs, etc.
The Opposing Quartterback in the games has been better than he nearly every single game.
Those who were not, were cupcakes and cupcakes beat us too.
Now, 80 percent predict a win by CMR over Urban Meyer, who has a better defense than we have.
Yes, their offense is worse but they played LSU and Auburn whom we will not play this season.
Let’s get all excited about a game vs a coach CMR is 1-4 against.
Bulldog Joe
October 25th, 2010
6:47 am
LSU and Alabama
Easy Win
October 25th, 2010
7:14 am
Relax Dawg fans—this florida team is bad, real bad. They lost at home to Miss. State and only scored 7 points! The Dawg 3-4 D will eat them alive and the Georgia O will light up their average D for big points. Dawgs roll: 37-13!
Take it to the bank!
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Mark Bradleys Picks are like Bobby cox coachin
October 25th, 2010
7:23 am
Well as i see game is played on field not on a Paper on a computer desk.I really sorry gators will win and folks what the players do is not a coach problem its there own fault…coach richt n mayer can’t sleep with the players.Now on to pick sure fla gators Georgia is down again n again..will play hard get 30pts on gators but at end be 44-30 gators win over Mark Richt n Boo Boo bear…and as for playin auburn u like routs try 57-21 auburn tigers over Bulldogs and the auburn quarterback will break records with 395 yards on ground 4TD rushin and 3Passin….field goal also by there kicker…Richt will scream cuss words as he finds his goose be cooked soon….Oh wait Mike adams will keep anyway give more money to football and less to basketball again..also when the hell is the AD and President of college going replace old stegman arena with a nice new 14.400 seat one..if u build a new arena for basketball the recruits will play there…Ga will not make a bowl game either….we be 6-6 for end…
TampaGator
October 25th, 2010
7:25 am
rx-dawg….
When did a 4-4 (50%)record become better than a 4-3 (57%)record? and teams that lose big to a terrible, unranked Colarodo and get beat soundly by Arkansas, South Carolina, and Miss. State teams are usually not rated higher than teams that lose to Bama and lose close games to LSU and Miss. State…all ranked in the top 25.
Also….Janoris Jenkins and Joe Haden have both shut down A.J. Green for the last two years. Haden is gone and Jenkins has been hurting. And Moses Jenkins is back…..so we will just have to wait and see this year.
Eric….
I can’t remember a time when Georgia fans didn’t feel good heading to Jacksonville….and especially for 17 out of the last 20 years. But I have to admit that your team’s chances haven’t been this good in a while.
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Mike
October 25th, 2010
7:28 am
Bwaahahahahahahahaha!
Georgia has won three in a row? Against who? Florida has lost 3 in a row? Against who?
Those answers should address a lot of your concerns. Besides, I remember when UGA lost 3 in a row. That’s right- to who?
Buckeye
October 25th, 2010
7:29 am
Goof luck UGA. Beat Urban!
Mark Bradleys Picks are like Bobby cox coachin
October 25th, 2010
7:30 am
Okay i take back auburn over us someone said we played auburn this year on the page here….correct it then gee..any way Fla gators will win but at least one thing is we fill up the stadium more then the Pro team ever will are at GT where the fans just not able find Bobby dodd stadium still.I am sayin the Jacksonville team now.U all complain meyer cheats at Fla alot i see well do u folks are Fans no this did u check his papers there…Leave Urban Meyar alone if not for him bein there Gators would had never won 3 Natl Titles under him.So quit cryin about him now!
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Gator Mike
October 25th, 2010
7:37 am
Tampa Gator and Mr. Bradley, I agree with both of you. UGA is a very good team, and any Gator who does not recognize it is blind. It our Gators get some intensity, field leadership from the seniors and Addazio wakes up, it will be a very good game. The team that plays with the most heart and desire to win will win the game. If the Gators give 1st half performances as they have done in every game this year except for UK Game, UGA will win.
Go Gators! Wake up Coach Daz.
#1 Gator
October 25th, 2010
7:38 am
Mark- I give you props for acknowledging the fact that you got it incredibly wrong two seasons ago. You could be right about this. Uf isn’t playing well. The key to this game is the health of Jeff Demps. If he is 100% and UF can get their running game going I think the gators win.
Mike
October 25th, 2010
7:44 am
@easywin
When you have the former O-Coordinator playing his old team, he tends to know………………….THE OFFENSE!
You said that, “Florida only scored 7 points against MSU.” I think being the former Coordinator and architect of the “Spread Offense” it shouldn’t be a hard task for the MSU head coach to figure out how to stop that Offense. Along with Urban Meyer, it was his team!
Btw, they also lost to top ranked Bama and LSU. Georgia? I wouldn’t make any comparisons about losing streaks if I were a dawg fan.
FYI-I loathed the SEC and the Gators! Therefore, don’t get any strange ideas. I’m just calling it like I see it.
heywood,,,
October 25th, 2010
7:45 am
just a reminder…uga is a 3 pt favorite over phlorida.
Mark Bradley picks stinks
October 25th, 2010
7:46 am
Oh what a joke u are U went out said The braves will win for the man they love Mr Bobby(chokes) Cox…and way i saw Yankees play n phillies do i swear i saw cox in yankees n phills uniform takin over there manager who name slips me now..And Jerry Manuel like a out of body spirt took over n they pulled Bobby cox Bonehead Moves! Oh while i at it since u not Pick WS winner i will Texas in Five games why because Texas One there roster is almost from the braves farm system is that one..also i would love see Jeff Francoer win a WS ring and shove in TP and Cox ass for betrayin him.Lets give thanks to Braves for Makin the Texas Rangers 2010 Worldseries champions this year!
Mark Bradley picks stinks
October 25th, 2010
7:48 am
And Georgia will stil lose again 44-30 over Fla.Gators again in Jacksonville on CBS so we can be totaly trashed on network tv again!
bull-gator
October 25th, 2010
7:49 am
I’ve been a gator fan for over 50 years and I’ve never seen a team with this much talent play at such a low level. It’s truly stupid that the head coach recruited a classic drop back passer to run his spread offense. And why is an offensive line coach calling the plays as an offensive coordinator? The supidity of it all is unbelivable. Meyer needs to get control of this team and replace the qb and find somebody who knows how to call plays. This coaching staff is getting exactly what they deserve by the arrogance they display in not addressing the obvious. I would be surprised if they win another game this year.
BG
October 25th, 2010
7:51 am
GO DAWGS! Let the big DAWG eat!!!!!!!