There’s joy in Bulldog Nation: UGA picked second in the East!
"Yeah, baby! Time to dance! We're No. 2 and you're not!" (AJC file photo)
Hoover, Ala. – Earlier in the week I’d wondered if the SEC media would, for the first time in memory, pick Georgia above Florida. (Lest we forget, in 2008 the Bulldogs entered the season ranked No. 1 in the land — but had been slotted second behind the Gators in their division.) OK, here’s the answer:
Yes. The assembled SEC media has voted Georgia second in the East behind South Carolina.
Warning: Over time, this body has proved inexact in its forecasts. Only twice since 1991 has the correct league champ been identified during Media Days. (This year’s choice is Alabama.) Still, it’s fascinating to get a sense of how the wind is blowing, at least in the eyes of the SEC press corps.
(Disclaimer: Neither I nor esteemed colleague Chip Towers voted in the poll. The AJC doesn’t allow its writers to participiate in polls or suchlike.)
The balloting for second in the East wasn’t as close as I thought it might be. South Carolina got 114 first-place votes; Georgia drew 38 to Florida’s 12. Four voters picked Georgia to win the SEC. (Rumor has it that their names were Richt, Grantham, Bobo and Crowell. I kid.)
Then again: One voter picked Kentucky to win the East, and two tabbed Ole Miss to win not just the West but the league.
And now I leave you for the moment. Nick Saban is speaking, and he just glared at me because I was typing too loudly. Back soon.
By Mark Bradley
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JYD
July 22nd, 2011
9:52 am
GATA
KingDawg
July 22nd, 2011
9:54 am
Mark – just remember Taxi Driver – ” You looking at me ? “
Mark Bradley
July 22nd, 2011
9:55 am
Trouble is, Nick Saban reminds me of Travis Bickle.
Benjamin
July 22nd, 2011
9:56 am
This is the first year in a long, long time where I’m going in with zero expectations. That’s what a freshman running back, a 6-7 record, and a loss to Central Florida will do to a Bulldog fan, really…
SmyrnaMan
July 22nd, 2011
9:56 am
They are picked 2nd only because they have such an easy schedule
DC
July 22nd, 2011
10:00 am
I bet saban is a hoot..huh MB…makes your journalism so much easier…
rabundog
July 22nd, 2011
10:00 am
Agree Benjamin – don’t expect much – am just hoping for a decent season
Spanky
July 22nd, 2011
10:01 am
LOL, Mark! Do not anger Satan!….I mean Saban! Great point and article!
SEC FAN
July 22nd, 2011
10:01 am
The Bulldog nation may be happy now. Will they be happy at season’s end? Don’t bet Jr’s college tuition. Richt vs. FL: 2-8
beanster
July 22nd, 2011
10:02 am
MB, that’s not fair to Bickle. He was a psycho, but at least he had a conscience.
Delbert D.
July 22nd, 2011
10:04 am
Mark, you guys should start an Unassociated Press Poll.
puppykiller
July 22nd, 2011
10:05 am
I’m sure that shorty will provide a much more entertaining half hour for you Mark, than the horribly pedestrian Gene Chizik. I’m sure that lil’ nicky also commands much more of your respect as well and we’ll get to read your gushing reviews of what the sawed off liar and cheat has to say when he’s done spreading his fertilzer all over your eagerly awaiting mouths.
darren
July 22nd, 2011
10:10 am
It’s time to win Richt and company. If they don’t win the east it’ s time for Coach Richt to sail on. He brought all this on himself by not keeping BVG ( He could have if he wanted to, money talks!) and hiring a film coach to be his strength and conditioning coach. I am still not sold on BoBo but he has 5 or 7 kids and Richt want make a change if it’s needed. It may not be BoBo’s fault after we learned that our OL has been soft due to inproper conditioning (Richts Falt) I like Mark Richt but He hang onto his friends as coaches to long. He has done a great job of replacing them with real coaches and the ship seems to be headed in correct direction but respect and any fear from other teams is gone and must be rebuilt. If you can’t win at Georgia with all the talent and facilities you can’t win as a coach. If Saban coached at Georgia they would be nearly unbeatable. Good uck Richt! Man up and quit embarrasing our state and yourself.
CFB Fan
July 22nd, 2011
10:10 am
Watch UF win it.
The SEC East is one of the weakest conferences in college football.
Let's Go
July 22nd, 2011
10:13 am
I don’t know if UGA wins division but Carolina will not. Hopes are high in Columbia but Spurrier will drop the ball again likes he usually does. The 2 beat downs at the end of the year (UA & FSU) will hangover to this year and they are looking at 8 and 4 or 7 and 5 with 3 conf losses.
Cobb Dawg
July 22nd, 2011
10:14 am
Benjamin: Cheer up. Historically, the years in which I went into the year with zero expectations (and this may end up being one of them) have been the years in which I had the most fun following the team.
Let's Go
July 22nd, 2011
10:15 am
Mark
Who did you vote for to win the SEC east??????
BMDPD
July 22nd, 2011
10:15 am
CFB Fan doesn’t like the SEC East or is SHE just trying to stir the pot?
Darth Hater
July 22nd, 2011
10:15 am
This gang of illeterates and future felons, under the tutelage of Mark “Nike / Ford” Richt,” couldn’t even finish second in BIG East.
BMDPD
July 22nd, 2011
10:16 am
Wow it is that time of the month for my girl Darth Hater, too! Man.
ToccoaDawg
July 22nd, 2011
10:17 am
Bradley is probably the one who picked Kentucky, school pride and all that.
Dawglasville
July 22nd, 2011
10:17 am
“Man up and quit embarrising our state and yourself.
Ah… nevermind. September can’t get here soon enough.
Darth Hater
July 22nd, 2011
10:18 am
Are we SURE the Hines Ward arrest shouldn’t count towards this year’s Fulmer Cup tally as well?
JackDennis
July 22nd, 2011
10:18 am
UGA: Where 5 stars fail to thrive.
Dawglasville
July 22nd, 2011
10:20 am
This gang of illeterates and future felons, under the tutelage of Mark “Nike / Ford” Richt,” couldn’t even finish second in BIG East.
Darth Hater or Imperial Wizard?
Curious George
July 22nd, 2011
10:22 am
Why is Coach Saban so much better at his job of coaching Football than Mark Richt is at his?
Mark Bradley
July 22nd, 2011
10:27 am
I would have voted for Georgia to win the SEC East, but I’m not allowed to vote in polls. (AJC rule.)
JB
July 22nd, 2011
10:28 am
IF you’re looking at this with your head and not your heart, this shouldn’t surprise anyone. They have a loaded team coming back and ( I hate to say it) the coaching is better. I think my Dawgs have a chance to UPSET them Sept. 10th, But Spurrier has a fine team. Most Sports writers in the South covering the SEC would predict this.
SmyrnaMan
July 22nd, 2011
10:28 am
I cant believe how much UGA fans back Coach Mark Richt. Did anyone hear him speak yesterday? He is not impressive at all. UGA deserves better
beanster
July 22nd, 2011
10:29 am
Clearly because Saban sold his soul to the devil years ago.
Curious George
July 22nd, 2011
10:31 am
Despite being a superior Football Coach, doesn’t Nick Saban actually remind you of one of those middle-aged swingers you might encounter hitting on your wife or girlfriend at a resort in Jamaica?
Dawglasville
July 22nd, 2011
10:32 am
Curious George – Is Alabama your team? Aren’t you a Tech guy?
Paul N Destin
July 22nd, 2011
10:33 am
Keep running that mouth about Nick Saban. His azz would make you a good Sunday face sport!
Darth Hater
July 22nd, 2011
10:37 am
Coach Saban keeps his players out of JAIL.
Coach Richt keeps his players out of the BCS.
jtc
July 22nd, 2011
10:37 am
Good thing about this season is if we are 2-0 I can get excited, if we are 0-2 and go on with my life…early disappointment is better
JB
July 22nd, 2011
10:41 am
My Dawgs have gotten to the point where we have to show them we can dance, not tell them. We’ve lost that privilege as of now. I do feel we will surprise some people this year. The National press will think the Boise game will be a laugher……I’m thinking Boise leaves that field black and blue.
Retro-Dog
July 22nd, 2011
10:41 am
Bradley, I refuse to read any more of your mindless drivel until you revert back to the Weird Al afro look of the 80’s.
Do that, and I’ll be your biggest fan, gladly nominate you for a Nobel, and appear as a character witness at your next AJC review, at no cost…
Chi Town
July 22nd, 2011
10:42 am
Respect, Saban.
Driver 8
July 22nd, 2011
10:42 am
90% of sports prognosticators pick the team that finished first the year before. Not an overly imaginative process. What’s the old saying, “the future will be exactly like the past up until the moment when it is different.”
Sadly though (I am an ’84 UGA alum), there isn’t much about UGA’s last 3 seasons that would inspire an objective third party to pick them to win much of anything.
jarvis
July 22nd, 2011
10:42 am
You still use a typewriter? How does that end up on here?
Lies Lies and More Lies
July 22nd, 2011
10:44 am
If Mark Richt’s UGA squad does not win the SEC East this year with the easiest road schedule in the conference then please someone load up the rail and clear the path to out of town. No saddle needed, as big as CMR has gotten in the past 4 years he will fit nicely.
jarvis
July 22nd, 2011
10:44 am
Darth Hater, not hating….actually asking. Do you think a Tuscaloosa police officer would arrest an U of A football player for underage drinking?
JB
July 22nd, 2011
10:46 am
” Saban keeps his players out of Jail”………….. no, the “in the tank” cops keep his players out of jail. Does anyone think that the players recruited out of the same gene pool go to Bama in a college environment and not drink, chase women, stay out late etc…….The football program over there is bigger than the law…and you can take that to the bank. Players get taken straight to Saban, not to jail!
JB
July 22nd, 2011
10:48 am
“Saban keeps his players out of jail”….. No, the in the tank cops over there keep his players out of jail.
WDE
July 22nd, 2011
10:50 am
@Darth Hater really Saban also keeps his players greyshirted and medically unable better than anyone..and just a quick question after that 4th place finish last year you think you have a chance against LSU and Auburn this year? I mean after screwing the pooch that bad in the Iron Bowl your setting a new standard for underachieving aren’t you?
Tossed Salad
July 22nd, 2011
10:54 am
SEC FAN, the SEC East isn’t a conference, Einstein.
PMC
July 22nd, 2011
10:54 am
It’s August. I don’t care how much they want to leave last year in the past. Right now this Georgia team is a collection of 6-7 bums that are extrodinarily overated. If they want to change that, they had better be up to the challenge. They weren’t close last year.
JB
July 22nd, 2011
10:55 am
The biggest moment in Athens will be this year reacting to Dr. Adams if the Dawgs don’t have a decent year ( that’s all we’re concerned about by the way according to Richt’s comment at the meeting yesterday, which I cringed)If We just kick the can down the road some more. Richt’s quote was , “It get’s tough unless you win 8,9 or 10 games and a SEC title every 4 years or so’….something to that effect……………………. Yes, I know his goal is to go 12-0 every year, But I would I have been happier if he would of Said. “Our goal is to go 13-0 and win the SEC title every year and then the rest takes care of itself”!!!!!!!
Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!
July 22nd, 2011
11:04 am
Is the AJC president a Florida grad or something?
Russ, the Temporary Running Back
July 22nd, 2011
11:06 am
I am really excited about the new uniforms. Coach surprised us all when he showed them to us. We were really excited. I wet the floor.
JB
July 22nd, 2011
11:10 am
Russ, you need to fast after 6 tonight because I’m taking you to Vet in the morning to have a procedure done to you…..don’t worry, I told the Vet to put them in a jar for you, but you will have a hard time licking them anymore. sorry.
Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!
July 22nd, 2011
11:10 am
LSU/Arkansas vs. UGA/USC for the SEC Championship. Alabama has a tough schedule and many holes to fill. 9-3 or 8-4 for the Tide.
Dirty Dawg
July 22nd, 2011
11:18 am
Hey smyrnaman…(that even ‘looks’ funny – needs some vowels or something – let alone how most people pronounce it – usually starts with ’smear’) if you’re a Georgia fan we can do away with your cynicism…if you’re not, then just go away and leave us the hell alone. As for your assessment of Mark Richt not being ‘impressive’ or that Georgia deserving better, anybody foolish enough to hang a moniker on themselves like you have shouldn’t be criticizing anybody about anything.
Mark Richt did just fine thank you and even that Tech guy on ESPNU said so, and you know how smart they are.
ClemsonBrad
July 22nd, 2011
11:20 am
Mark, are the people who said Ole Miss would win the SEC high?
NewnanDawg
July 22nd, 2011
11:21 am
Woo-hoo! Can’t wait to visit Shreveport or Memphis in late December….again. Keep finishing the drill, CMR.
MaconBulldog
July 22nd, 2011
11:23 am
@SmyrnaMan : what did you want him to do ? Jump up and down curse like a sailor?? I mean come off it man. We got a mad man on the side lines named Todd Grantham.
Darth Hater
July 22nd, 2011
11:24 am
In Athens under Mark Richt, “Moving the Chains” typically involves monochrome jumpsuits, shiny wrist and/or leg irons, bright orange vests, trash bags and correctional officers holding shotguns, not anything to do with football.
Maybe some of Richt’s academically ineligible and soon-to-be-incarcerated players will get the change to show off their skills in “Moving the Chains” during the SEC Championship Weekend in December along the State highways for visitors coming to the game.
Ralph
July 22nd, 2011
11:25 am
Of course Florida will get a good shot at second if it comes to head to head when they do their annual beatdown of thUGA.
At least Bark Madley will keep predicting “run the table” right up until the last sorry bowl game.
Jack Wood
July 22nd, 2011
11:26 am
Nice guys finish 10-2.
MatthewH
July 22nd, 2011
11:29 am
Mark,
I know you’ve mentioned the rule twice (once in the blog and once in a comment), but WHY is that the AJC’s rule that you can’t vote?
KINGDAWG
July 22nd, 2011
11:32 am
KingDawg…Show some imagination if a name is already used..This KINGDAWG has been around much longer…wannabe
blazer
July 22nd, 2011
11:33 am
I thought they would be first since they win the NC every year. (in their minds)
Jake
July 22nd, 2011
11:34 am
That’s a ridiculous policy that the AJC has, and the voters who selected Kentucky as the East Champion and Ole Miss as West and league champions are making a mockery of the process. They should have their voting privileges revoked.
UGA Insider
July 22nd, 2011
11:44 am
JB
Your 10:55 post was spot on. Adams loves money and UGA was 2nd in the country last year at making it. How can that be? UGA has not won a NC in any of the three major sports in 20 years!! If you think about it we are average or below average consistently in Football, Basketball and Baseball. However Adams keep bringing in the HUGE amounts of cash. I heard from several big wigs at UGA that CMR had a 2 game season to turn it around. Boise and USCe. If he lost those two it was over. However I just don’t believe that. I just don’t. I think CMR will be the coach until he is ready to retire in the next 3 or 4 years. I saw his presser and it was terrible. He acted like he would rather be on Mars than in that room. He makes $3mil a year! He should be doing cartwheels.
Dawg Fan
July 22nd, 2011
11:45 am
Tell Nick to Bite Me!
DawginTX
July 22nd, 2011
11:45 am
@Darth Hater, only a Bama fan would misspell the word ILLITERATE. By the way, the term means “unabe to read or write.” It is not “illeterate.” Next time, try sounding it out, imbecil. Better yet, ask your Aunt Mom for help.
LHarding Dawg
July 22nd, 2011
11:46 am
This caracter “Darth Hater” must be a pitiful person. To hate so bad as to be a troll on a Georgia blog is something his kids must be proud of him for.
Dawg 1
July 22nd, 2011
11:51 am
Big Deal.
They are ‘fans with a pen’
beebee
July 22nd, 2011
11:51 am
Bama: One year removed from a National Championship. They HAD the No. 1 ranking for a short spell last year. This year they are close to the top once again.
So why the HAYELL do UGA fans feel the need to bash Bama when you guys cannot beat frickin’ Central Florida and would feel BLESSED to finished 2 games above .500?
beebee
Cubby Fan
July 22nd, 2011
11:51 am
UGA will win the SEC, and the Cubs will win the World Series.
Whoa!!!
July 22nd, 2011
11:55 am
Are you tools really 3 and 18 versus your biggest rival?!? No wonder you are all crazier than sh*thouse rats.
eric
July 22nd, 2011
11:57 am
for a team who hasn’t won a national championship since 1980, it is always funny to see every year the ajc always predicts UGA to finish high and they never do. PLEASE! the last national champion in Georgia is Georgia Tech in 1990 and that will stay that way for a long time.
Russ the spotted bulldog
July 22nd, 2011
11:58 am
Coach said I could try my new backflip in my doggie business suit at the pool party, but Coach has lied to me before.
eric
July 22nd, 2011
11:58 am
Boise State Loss. USC loss. 0-2 to start the season. Go Dogs! lol
beebee
July 22nd, 2011
11:59 am
What happened to my post?
Anyway, I was saying you UGA fans need to stop bashing Bama. We’re one year removed from a National Champion for for FOUR years running now Bama has had a decent shot at winning it all!
You guys on the other hand cannot break .500 and lose to frickin’ Central Florida in a meaningless bowl game.
Wave your rebel flags down there and keep hoping!
bee
uhoh
July 22nd, 2011
11:59 am
Trouble is it’s gonna take 3-4 games for the freshman and the converted linebacker that you have at RB to learn how to pick up the blitz at the college level. By then Aaron Murray will be as dizzy as McElroy was at that end of the Iron Bowl last year from all the hits-and the Dogs might be 0-2.
techfan
July 22nd, 2011
12:00 pm
Seems like the most logical ranking. One bad thing for UGA is that with the incredible lack of respect that Florida is getting, they will be playing with a huge chip on their shoulders.
Bobo X&O
July 22nd, 2011
12:02 pm
UGA where so little has been accomplished with so much, 3rd place east at best.
Devoted Reader
July 22nd, 2011
12:03 pm
Here we go again (as every year in Atl, or GA). After a promised, but at the end miserable season we sweep things under the rug,(no staff changes), paint up the room (new uniforms), and move on at the beginning with big promises. The results will be the same as the season before. For the millions of $$ they make.
Here we go again, Techers
July 22nd, 2011
12:06 pm
Hines Ward is beloved by a huge majority of the USA entertainment world and for many different reasons. NFL dbs fear him if he DOES NOT have the ball, because he will block them off. He hits hard.
This argument that “Hines is on the Fulmer Cup team at UGA” is ridiculous because of his DUI thing. If true, then GT’s greatest rusher in many years, Eddie Lee Ivory and to my way of seeing it, one of the BEST GT rushers ever ( he was great) is ALSO on the Fulmer Cup team …………….but for far more sinister things. G Techers too young to recall this Green Bay Wisconsin incident …………… look it up. He ( Eddie Lee Ivory) then played for the GB Packers. He did time in Wisc pen. Look it up GTechers. What did he do???
Name one UGA fellow and I can name two or three GT men, like Lavin, Mooney and Salisbury over at the old pizza parlor on old N Ave at the now gone Tech Motel. They stomped an itty, bitty girl, her boyfriend and an off duty cop. Look it up.
Joey Hamilton, Reuben Houston or DE Robert Hall for gal slapping, etc. Drug ods at GT?? Hmm? Terrorists on cmapus !!!! Professors STEALING RESEARCH GRANT MONEY,etc
Leave it alone GT kids ………….you look dumb when you bring stuff like that up. You set yourself up to look REALLY DUMB.
Who gives a _____
July 22nd, 2011
12:07 pm
I heard the next Uga is almost ready for his debut. He has a foot growing out of his forhead…genetic freak.
Oh yeah, UGA lies, cheats, and sucks.
jennifer
July 22nd, 2011
12:08 pm
Why the heck would you be typing while Saban is talking? He’s far more relevant than anything going on at UGA. The fact that y’all are celebrating a prediction to make it to #2 in the East says it all.
Dawg88
July 22nd, 2011
12:08 pm
I remember a year we went 6-5 and a freshman running back coming in the next year and went 12-0.
But I have a looooonnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggg memory.
microphone assasin
July 22nd, 2011
12:09 pm
check check
hand me tha mike so i can bust like a bubble
coach mark richt an tha doggs r in trouble
USC an boise losses dats double
gonna needs a dozer to dig outta tha rubble
coach mark richts career is deuces
when he rolls up on da big boyz he loses
spurrier say he ain’t signin no truces
now da doggs fulla stiches an bruises
peace out beeotches
Pope UGA XXIII
July 22nd, 2011
12:11 pm
I can rest easy now since a bunch of “paper boys” have picked
the Dawgs second in the SEC East. To add to it, basically none
of these posts, including mine, bring a lot of thought to the table.
tar and feathers party
July 22nd, 2011
12:12 pm
UGAG always wins the national championship in the ajc pre season stories, then gets pounded on the football field. Close the ajc, fire the staff, get a real life.
beebee
July 22nd, 2011
12:12 pm
test
beebee
July 22nd, 2011
12:14 pm
Dawg fans: Stop bashing Bama.
We’re one year removed from a National Championship.
For the past 4 years, counting this upcoming season, we’ve been National Title contenders.
Y’all have done NOTHING!
bee
Bilbo
July 22nd, 2011
12:19 pm
These predictions like sportswrting in general are only as good as the fish wrapped inside the newspapers they’re printed in. Lest we forget SI in 1980 picked UGA sixth in the SEC (just a tad low for the national champions), and also picked the Falcons to finish 4 and 12 when they wound up 12 and 4 with arguably the best team they ever had.
Darth Hater
July 22nd, 2011
12:20 pm
I bet the Hairy Dogs in Athens cannot wait to get to drool over this year’s topless photos the AJC annually publishes of Mark Richt at the swimming pool.
beanster
July 22nd, 2011
12:24 pm
Brilliant observation there, uhoh. Except what you don’t know is Samuel was once the #1 tailback before he was switched to LB because he couldn’t hold onto the ball. So other than being an experienced, stout senior at 240 lbs. whose played on both sides of the ball, you’re right, he’ll have no idea how to pick up a blitz on the college level.
And some people say Auburn is a crappy education. How dare they?
WDE
July 22nd, 2011
12:25 pm
@jennifer how relevant was that 4th place finish in the West last year darling girl?
Boobie Bowden
July 22nd, 2011
12:27 pm
Boobley – do us all a favor and stay gone.
WDE
July 22nd, 2011
12:27 pm
@Darth Hater troll still out there I see, your weak and the worst sort of troll is the weak boring and cowardly kind like yourself, Name you team troll ? I best that they are leading UGA for the Fulmer Cup this year..wanna bet?
Alabama Jack
July 22nd, 2011
12:28 pm
WHY is that the AJC’s rule that you can’t vote? ’cause they are dumb
Reality Check
July 22nd, 2011
12:32 pm
Wow. Only UGA gets this excited about a preseason prediction. I guess they haven’t had many postseason results to celebrate in recent years. I’d hold off on the celebrating until the season (and October 29 in Jacksonville) is complete.
Nick's Raybans
July 22nd, 2011
12:32 pm
Is it dark in here or is it just me? What, Auburn scored again?? I thought we were winning.
WDE
July 22nd, 2011
12:34 pm
@beebee all that talent, all those great coaches, the “Bama” tradition, and the genius that is Nick Saban oh yeah and a 4th place finish in the West..according to your bunch our coaches,players etc all sux and we finished 4th in the East…someone is underachieving beebee ……and we have owned up to it and CMR is addressing it….Bama fans….really denial is not a river in Egypt. Remember rot starts at the top.
danny
July 22nd, 2011
12:36 pm
Another delusional pipedream
Buckeye
July 22nd, 2011
12:37 pm
Wow!. Picked # 2 in the SEC Least.
JOY in dogville
I guess it beats 6-7.
murray county mystic
July 22nd, 2011
12:41 pm
come on WDE, really…i don’t think Bama fans have anything to be concerned over…Saban will have them ready to compete…preseason top 3…you just keep celebrating you predicted 2nd place in the SEC Least finish…see ya in Shreveport
Buckeye's Top
July 22nd, 2011
12:45 pm
Stop talking about football, you know you hate it. gte back in bed and get ready for pound town
murray county mystic
July 22nd, 2011
12:46 pm
exactly Buckeye…these uga fans celebrate mediocrity like nothing I have ever seen…
DC
July 22nd, 2011
12:47 pm
Dawg88 are you comparing this kid coming in to Mr Walker? please say yes lol…i need a laugh..
Busted
July 22nd, 2011
12:48 pm
“for a team who hasn’t won a national championship since 1980, it is always funny to see every year the ajc always predicts UGA to finish high and they never do.”?????????????Really? Really? I can recall 6 Top 10 finishes and a final #2 and #3 ranking in the last 10 years. Has Tech fished in the Top 10 in that time? Top 20? Conference Championships?
Saban
July 22nd, 2011
12:48 pm
Glad you Southern Bumpkins worship me! I’ m the greatest since the Bear but only smarter!
David
July 22nd, 2011
12:50 pm
If there is such a thing as an easy SEC schedule, UGA has it this year. No excuses. My Mighty Gators would sail through UGA’s SEC schedule this year even with our rebuilding.
WDE
July 22nd, 2011
12:51 pm
@Buckeye it beats anything to do with that cheating bunch in Ohio….
Busted
July 22nd, 2011
12:51 pm
Buckeye,
what is your record vs. the SEC all-time? Don’t count the use of your 6 ineligible players last year (and you almost lost that one)
Gman
July 22nd, 2011
12:53 pm
Ohio State went 0-13 last year. Last place in their conference!
Busted
July 22nd, 2011
12:54 pm
David,
look at Florida’s schedule EVERY year and tell me about easy. Non-conference games against The Citidel and Akron year after year amkes you NO expert on tough schedules. The Gaytors play 9 games in Florida every year. When is the last time your “bunch” has played outside of the confines of the SEC region?
Bammer
July 22nd, 2011
12:55 pm
Beat it to death will ya WDE? Yeah…a year after the NC and we’re supposed to win them all again? Do we need to go 14-0 every year? 10-3 with losses to the SEC West and East champs and LSU. Real terrible there. So where will the Barn finish this year? Something tells me not 10-3.
BookerBooker
July 22nd, 2011
12:57 pm
You are predicted to finish 2nd in the east & there is joy in Bulldog Nation? Does anyone else see a problem here after a 6-7 season? Please? You should be thinking SEC Title period. That’s the problem in Bulldog Nation…expectations are too low.
DC
July 22nd, 2011
12:58 pm
no to defend David…but UGA does have an easy schedule this year…sets them up nice if they go 2-0 out the gates…AU should go 4-0 out the gates (not buying the miss st hype)..then it gets dicey…
captguitarman
July 22nd, 2011
12:58 pm
I loved the comments about the new uniforms. I will give the “excited” guy the benefit of the doubt and allow that his post was all tongue in cheek (for his sake, I hope so). However, the fact that the new “combat” uniforms were rolled out at all during CMR’s presser, and with suspenseful surprise and melodrama, leads me to believe that the benefit of the doubt about the “power of uniforms” should not be given to the entire Puppie Nation. Maybe they want to believe they were all manufactured on the planet Krypton and brought here to planet Earth by Superman? If the Puppies go 0-2 their first two games, will the new uniforms will be put into the same U-Store-It bin as the black helmets and black jerseys? I wouldn’t count out a Saban team, any Saban team. It became a whole different culture at Bama after they had their Mike Shula moment. And also good to remember that it’s the SEC. Weak SEC teams could be playing for the top spot in other conferences. There is no day at the beach for anyone during SEC games, because the “weak” teams make their seasons meaningful by ruining the seasons of tougher rivals and determining who gets the championship or scaring the hell out of them with 1 or 2 point losses. That happens as often as not in the SEC. Nothing more dangerous than being ranked or leading your division, and then playing a “weak” team at home.
DC
July 22nd, 2011
12:59 pm
WDE i wish you would change your name…people think you support auburn haha
Busted
July 22nd, 2011
1:06 pm
Booker,
How in the world are expectations too low in the Bulldog Nation when all of these other haters on here ALWAYS claim that UGA should lower expectations?… “Dawgs always think they will win the NC”…… Can’t have it both ways.
WDE
July 22nd, 2011
1:15 pm
@DC its my initials and I’ve had them longer than most of the bandwagon barners have been alive. And Bammer I know for a fact all true Tide faithful demand a NC every year…..and murray county mystic they Bama won’t do as well this year as they did last year . The SLIDE will continue..
UGA = Fulmer Cup Champs
July 22nd, 2011
1:20 pm
“UGA picked second in the East!”
Pre-season rankings never work out well for the leg humpers.
David Granger
July 22nd, 2011
1:22 pm
Ordinarily, I’d say that…on paper…that’s a reasonable prediction. But it looks like Coach Richt is still pulling that damn “New Uniform” nonsense…so you’d better knock our expectations down a couple of notches.
I swear, that damn ninnyhead ought to be run out of town just for his “gimmicky” stuff alone…
UGA the Cubs of the south.
July 22nd, 2011
1:24 pm
Auburn, Alabama, LSU and Florida have all won national championships in the last 5 years. Guess who’s not on that list?
Answer: UGA
No matter what happens in college football, UGA will not win the SEC nor will they win the National TItle.
mm
July 22nd, 2011
1:30 pm
For the uninformed, the new uniforms are for 1 game.
Also, Samuels is a junior, not a senior. He was a five star recruit at RB.
UGA should run the table. Last year’s record means nothing. They are loaded.
Pago Pago DAWG
July 22nd, 2011
1:33 pm
We won’t be shocked if UF wins the East.
uck the dogs
July 22nd, 2011
1:40 pm
Not again. Richt has left a bad taste in the mouth of Georgia’s fans. No body cares… When a national championship Mr Underachiever who Pimps Christianity You should have been fired already.
Richt`s Hammer
July 22nd, 2011
1:45 pm
Oh lord. When Boise State beats us by 50.
murray county mystic
July 22nd, 2011
1:48 pm
Cubs of the south…great analogy…
joe
July 22nd, 2011
1:50 pm
Who is Joy and why is she being held hostage in bulldog nation (where ever that is)…
BFD
July 22nd, 2011
1:51 pm
They are picked to finish high every year.
murray county mystic
July 22nd, 2011
1:58 pm
how will you uga fans react if Boise lays the wood to yall by 14 or more points? …the rest of the SEC would like to know how to spin that loss…you’re record in the last decade on the big stage is shaky at best…sure you beat up on a Hawaii school that everyone knew had no business in the Sugar Bowl…Bama hammered you on national tv…let’s not forget the massive choke against West Virginia…UCF???…you did beat TAMU in Shreveport, thats something, i guess…if you wanna count bowl games named after weed eaters or painrubs…again, what if…
Just Me
July 22nd, 2011
2:09 pm
Picked 2nd. Is that picking your butt or you nose? Which do you pick first? You nose or you butt? A Dawg always goes for the butt first. HAHAHHA you know the dog butt sniffing thing.
The Dawgs could easily win the EAST. They have to beat So. Carolina first and the rest should be easier until the Gators. Dawgs have enough talent the question is will it show up and can they control the PERSONAL FOULS the dawgs love to commit so much.
Russ, the Temporary Running Back
July 22nd, 2011
2:12 pm
I just talked to Coach. I had to call him on Nick Saban’s cell phone so he won’t get in trouble with the NCAA. Coach Saban was nice and wished me a good season running the ball. Coach Richt has promised me some new RayBans this year. After he wears them, he gives them to me. That isn’t a violation of anything is it? I’m just a little dog.
WDE
July 22nd, 2011
2:15 pm
@murray county mystic didn’t your bunch blow a 24 point lead last year in the Iron Bowl..a complete meltdown of the defense..? Oh yeah and look for more of that this year….
murray county mystic
July 22nd, 2011
2:39 pm
hey WDE…i’m not a Bama fan…nothing against them, they are a fine representative of the SEC and i respect them greatly…they have a proud history of championships…guess yall have the gymdawgs for that…now answer my question regarding a Boise butt-kickin…
Dawgs on Fire
July 22nd, 2011
3:20 pm
Mark this down–Georgia upsets south carolina in athens and wins the SEC East! Florida’s way down this year–Ga beats them easy and tennessee will suck again, as usual. Dawgs v. Alabama for the SEC title!!!
Tampa Gator
July 22nd, 2011
4:18 pm
Busted….
Answer to you schedule questionz:
Try the games against Ohio State and Oklahoma…..in the National Tilte games. I would say those are the type of out of conference….”out of state”….games….Gator fans love and admire. I assume you are a Georgia fan….enjoy the Coastal Carolina game this year…a big game for you guys.
dogegoneit
July 22nd, 2011
5:06 pm
Enter your comments here
dogegoneit
July 22nd, 2011
5:08 pm
YOU IDIOTS! there is no such thing as an easy schedule in the SEC. If GA. beats SC than Ga wins the sec.
Delusional Dawgs Again
July 22nd, 2011
10:57 pm
UGA is excited because they know they will finish 4th in the “real’ season.
Racine Dawg
July 23rd, 2011
3:19 am
Georgia will win the east in 2011! south carolina’s overrrated and florida and tennessee will be terrible. They’ll be lucky to win 7 games. This is the year of the Dawg: best QB in the SEC and Crowell will light it up big in a blowout over boise st.
Tennis Rodman
July 23rd, 2011
7:37 am
I agree. DAWGS win the SEC and maybe the MNC. Just watch and enjoy.
Really?
July 23rd, 2011
7:44 am
Let me get this straight … Georgia was picked second in the SEC East? This is the same UGA squad that has more questions about its offensive line and running back corps than a SAT exam. And then there is the absence this season of Mr. Everything A.J. Green, who would rather not play football at all this season with the NFL lockout than stay out with the Dawgs. Mark, thanks for explaining that media voters have been quite less than accurate with their crystal balls over the years, but some of these media members supposedly know a thing or two about the coaches, personnel and team chemistry in the conference. If UGA is picked second in the East, it (as the poll shows) must be a distant second. While the reality is in-conference media polls are for the most part rather meaningless, the poll does provide football fans one useful bit of information — watch the SEC West this season and not the East. The West definitely looks like it will be more competitive.
Ward Gailey
July 23rd, 2011
8:10 am
Well, AJC, you’ve done it again: even with the Gamecocks predicted by everyone to be first in the East, hardly mention them in favor of the so-called “good guys.” Granted, this is GA, the state university, the local, but you cheat the University of South Carolina every time. During the College World Series, you made much much more about Florida’s efforts than the two-year consecutive national champs. Isn’t the SC state line just as close as the FL one? There are a lot of Gamecocks around here who have had enough. Even arch rival Clemson gets more coverage. All I ask is that you be fair.
sportzfan
July 23rd, 2011
9:08 am
Racine Dawg…..If USC is overrated then how did they beat UGA last year and return all their skilled players. The Gators are lurking and enjoying being overlooked. I guess all you people think they don;t have any talent down there in Gatorland. They could possibly be the most improved team in conference.
Also, the Cocks were picked just 4th overall at SEC media days so that doesn’t speak too well for the Dawgs or Gators. Just remember…..the games will be played on the field…..then you can tell us who was overrated.
Dancing Machine
July 23rd, 2011
9:11 am
Richt and the dogs are so confident this season with their recruit dream teams, I heard that richt is working on a new endzone taunting dance for the whole team when they score their first TD against UF. It should be fun!
Buzz 2011
July 23rd, 2011
9:52 am
Don’t think the Dawgs could win an East Cobb title..
I do think they will be able to break away with at least five wins for the season.
Buzz 2011
July 23rd, 2011
9:55 am
My gosh they can’t beat Florida.. I don’t think they have won in what 15 years………
SC first, Florida second, UT third……….UGA last
claytondawg
July 23rd, 2011
10:34 am
Talk, talk, talk. All of us here can talk a good game, can’t we? Now, let’s get the season started!!!
interested observer
July 23rd, 2011
10:43 am
“Suchlike”? Is that a new word?
tOSU Fan
July 23rd, 2011
11:41 am
The nightmare I mean Dream Team will be last in the East look for Tressel next season. Then you will win the East.
ATHDawg
July 23rd, 2011
12:03 pm
I hope Muschamp wins a NC in the next 3 years just to make Richt look even more pathetic..the list will grow to the Madhatter-Meyer-Saban-Chizik & hopefully Muschamp winning a NC. Richt shouldn’t even set goals at this point..win 1 game @ a time…that’s how titles are won. UF wins wins the East, SC always finds ways to choke down the stretch, TN beats UGA @ rocky top, Dream Team..you picked the wrong school. Another 6-7 season w/ a revolving door coaching staff. Dear, John Gruden – please come to UGA w/ your own coaching staff & not your friends to turn these boys into men. “Finish the Richt” -Reality hurts!
The rest of the SEC
July 23rd, 2011
12:52 pm
Only a dawg fan could be happy to finish 2nd in the divison.
There was one?
July 23rd, 2011
2:39 pm
Buzz,
when is the last time GT beat UGA? Your record vs. Georgia is WAY worst than UGA vs. FU. Typical Nerd: always living through another team to get to Georgia. PATHETIC!!!
RTR22
July 23rd, 2011
5:10 pm
30 Ten win seasons and 22 SEC Titles. Please tell me your numbers fellow SEC Schools. Jealous much? BAMA is Southern fb
Richt > Muschamp
July 24th, 2011
12:38 pm
muschamp was a d-coordinator with mixed results. I doubt he will be able to do much in the SEC going against top programs every week like Alabama, LSU and Georgia. Mr. Richt and Bobo will take muschamp to school in jacksonville. florida’s run is over. Dawgs are back in 2011!!!
Just Me
July 24th, 2011
1:23 pm
Richt can from an ACC school. We know he will never compete with the best.
Just Me
July 24th, 2011
1:24 pm
I love that picture. Look at Joe Cox in the Back hiding and running his mouth like he is some Bad Azz.
James K Polk
July 26th, 2011
8:56 pm
Joy about being picked 2nd in the division? This attitude is why we never win titles…sad.
wreckmaniac
July 27th, 2011
12:44 pm
2nd in the SEC Least is the equivalent of being mediocre in GA high school 5 A. Is this something to be excited about ? That’s Papa John Bowl material. Sure, all the typical UGA hype is there. The Koolaid factory is running overtime, Dream Team, Crowell is a beast ,etc but in October the “wait till next year ” theme will begin again. New uniforms ? Now thats a reach. These people can get excited over
a new flea spray for the dog.