Live from UGA-Washington: It’s late night at the Big Dance!
Mark Fox coaches free throws at Thursday's practice. (Photo courtesy of the Charlotte Observer)
Charlotte – To borrow from the Kenny Loggins song that served as NBC’s theme for the 1980 NCAA tournament — yep, NBC once had the Big Dance — this is it. Georgia and Washington are about to meet, and ’round midnight we’ll know if the Bulldogs will be halfway toward the Sweet 16. And now you ask: Who in his/her right mind would pick Georgia to make the Sweet 16?
I haven’t had a very good tournament, forecast-wise — and we’re only in (Full) Day 2! — but I have made a bit of a comeback from yesterday’s misdoings. I had Arizona over Memphis, George Mason over Villanova, Florida State over Texas A&M. (I also had Tennessee over Michigan and came within 31 points of being right.)
As we speak, I’m seated courtside at Time Warner Cable Arena, and you will be shocked to know there are about 12,000 folks wearing powder blue in the joint. (North Carolina play Long Island in the early game.) But before we begin our live-blog thing, I must pass along a snippet of news both good and bad.
Owing to the late start of UGA-UDub, no print edition of Saturday’s AJC will include an MB column reflecting the outcome of the game. This is my 31st NCAA tournament, and it’s the first time I’ve never had a print deadline to meet. But what that does mean is that I won’t have to switch from the live-chatting to write an actual column. I can offer the usual wit and insight — “Yeah, right,” you’re saying — until the final buzzer, if and when it arrives.
With that, we’ll tip off the digital festivities, and I hope you’ll join me in saying: Thank goodness for AJC.com. And, once again, away we go.
By Mark Bradley
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Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2011
11:26 pm
Dogs back to man D. Thomas throws it away with a chance for Washington to go up seven. Dogs down 37-32 at the under-16.
UGA Survey
March 18th, 2011
11:26 pm
Who is dumber? AJ Green or Caleb King??? Maybe I should include Washon Ealey so they can be the dumb three
BobDawg
March 18th, 2011
11:26 pm
I don’t mind us being down a little… just keep it close…
Typical Tech Fan
March 18th, 2011
11:26 pm
what engineering degree did stephon marbury earn at tech?
Swami Sez
March 18th, 2011
11:26 pm
Dawgs are beginning to wilt
Typical Tech Fan
March 18th, 2011
11:26 pm
what engineering degree did nesbitt earn at tech?
G
March 18th, 2011
11:26 pm
Don’t think we have good enough guard play to win. Offense is too
far from the basket.
Typical Tech Fan
March 18th, 2011
11:26 pm
what engineering degree did dwyer earn at tech?
Promethius
March 18th, 2011
11:27 pm
There are a 1000 reasons why UNC will lose to on Sunday. There are 1,000,000 while they will win.
seanb
March 18th, 2011
11:27 pm
Delta how’s that degree working out for ya
D A DoubleU G
March 18th, 2011
11:27 pm
No “Typical Tech Fan”,
When these Techies are asked which world renowned engineering firm Josh Nesbitt, Anthony Allen, Reggie Ball, Joe Hamilton or Calvin Johnson will work for one day, they go BLANK.
Mark Bradle
March 18th, 2011
11:27 pm
Georgia has guarded very well this game. Score tells us that much.
Tech Stinger
March 18th, 2011
11:27 pm
What is Caleb King’s major??? He is probably still undecided
Tell the truth
March 18th, 2011
11:27 pm
Tell us again Stewardess how good the SEC is this year
Paul in RDU
March 18th, 2011
11:28 pm
Lorenzo Romar has done the right thing pressuring UGA all over the court – UGA has no bench and they need to try to wear them out. UGA needs to get it to Thompkins
Ken Pyles
March 18th, 2011
11:28 pm
UGA Down by 5. Let’s hope GA has a 12-0 run on the horizon.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2011
11:28 pm
That said, Georgia has only four points in the half
JoeDawg
March 18th, 2011
11:28 pm
we got robbed
Otis for UGA
March 18th, 2011
11:28 pm
we dont want to peak to soon I want to be down 3 wtih 1:25 to play if we are up we will lose–no one can blow a 20 pt lead better than us (i’m not a hater its just fact)
KB
March 18th, 2011
11:29 pm
We need some mental toughness right now
D A DoubleU G
March 18th, 2011
11:29 pm
When a former Tech football player coaches a high school team and contibutes to the community, it is a “dream story” to the Techies.
When a UGA football player does the same thing it is “underachieving”
POMPOUS is the correct way of spelling TECH/
Delta Stewardess
March 18th, 2011
11:29 pm
GT has Reggie and we have Q. Carter.
JSS
March 18th, 2011
11:29 pm
Romar wife made a pretty young lady!
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2011
11:29 pm
Wild runner misses by Robinson. Then Darnell Gant hits a transition three. Danger time.
Tucker T
March 18th, 2011
11:29 pm
I’m calling it. BALLGAME.
seanb
March 18th, 2011
11:29 pm
Can someone tell me why Trey brings it up the floor???? he needs to be in post1!
G
March 18th, 2011
11:29 pm
Gerald Robinson may take more bad shots than any player I have seen.
seanb
March 18th, 2011
11:30 pm
Rout is on
Borodawg
March 18th, 2011
11:30 pm
Can we please send Gerald Robinson back to wherever he came from? I take back a previous statement that he was needed because he was quick off the dribble.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2011
11:30 pm
Thompkins air-balls a trey at the buzzer but Georgia catches a break. Thomas had it and wanted to run but the refs stopped the clock on the violation. Fox calls timeout. Down eight, could have been 10 or more.
Tech Stinger
March 18th, 2011
11:31 pm
I’m pretty sure Calvin Johnson scored higher than a 10 on the wonderlic test
G
March 18th, 2011
11:31 pm
I can’t figure out what we are doing on offense. It is starting too far from the basket.
Delta Stewardess
March 18th, 2011
11:31 pm
GO DAWGS CHOKE again. Is MURRAY on the court and we just can see him?
Swami Sez
March 18th, 2011
11:31 pm
I told you to bet the house on it. Turn out the lights the party is OVA
D A DoubleU G
March 18th, 2011
11:31 pm
I am done making these childish arguments. I am going to go watch my classmates and fellow students play this game out.
I PROMISE you, the ONLY people upset if we lose will be the haters, because they will have nothing to do on Sunday.
GO DAWGS!!! Goodnight all!!!
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2011
11:31 pm
Georgia has to play man now. Can’t stay in a zone this far behind
Typical Tech Fan
March 18th, 2011
11:31 pm
Tech Stinger
March 18th, 2011
11:27 pm
Perhaps the same as roddy jones.
JSS
March 18th, 2011
11:31 pm
@ DAUUG…
I thought you didn’t care for basketball?
seanb
March 18th, 2011
11:31 pm
Robinson will single handley take over the game..too bad it is in a way where he takes over and we get routed
D A DoubleU G
March 18th, 2011
11:32 pm
goodnight all.
One And Done
March 18th, 2011
11:32 pm
Dawgs are!
Tech Stinger
March 18th, 2011
11:32 pm
What is Washon Ealey’s major??? Criminal Justice lol
Hartdawg
March 18th, 2011
11:32 pm
Fading late again.
playmeortrademe
March 18th, 2011
11:32 pm
Robinson….good for minus 6-8 points a game with some of his decisions
Pucker factor kicking in, UW starts hitting shots and it will be over quickly.
Borodawg
March 18th, 2011
11:32 pm
I just cannot fathom how UGA plans to accomplish anything on offense when they don’t get inside 25ft until 10 seconds are left on the shot clock.
Typical Tech Fan
March 18th, 2011
11:32 pm
Tech Stinger
March 18th, 2011
11:31 pm
and his enginering major was what again?
Otis for UGA
March 18th, 2011
11:33 pm
GR had one good game and 40 bad ones and dont let tomkins stay back in a press!!!! Where is leslie on a press? TL is a natural 2 why is he our 3? He is the only player to drive the lane!!!
CHOKE
March 18th, 2011
11:33 pm
The official drink of the Georgia Bulldogs.
LLUGA
March 18th, 2011
11:33 pm
Love the “I told you so” posts…really…UGA chokes a game…that’s a shocker…losers
JSS
March 18th, 2011
11:33 pm
The only thing wrong with Robinson is Ware and shot selection…