Update: Live from almost-sunny Jax, and here’s Brantley!
A motorized crowd gathers to hear hits like "Rich Girl." (AJC photo by Jason Getz)
Jacksonville – It was cloudy and windy and chilly when I arrived this morning. The sun is trying to peek through, but as we speak it has been a losing battle. Take that, Florida Chamber of Commerce!
A few minutes ago, Greg McGarity noted a singer at midfield practicing Our National Anthem. He asked me who it was. I didn’t know. Someone said, “It’s the guy from Hall & Oates.”
I said, “Daryl Hall?”
Nope. The other one. The lesser half. The short guy with dark hair, not the tall one with the blond flip.
Your anthem singer: John Oates. I have no idea why.
A Wikipedia check indicates he was born in New York, went to Temple and lives in Aspen. If he has a connection to Georgia, Florida or Jacksonville, I’m unaware of it. But enough about him.
Georgia needs to win today. Georgia has lost 18 of the past 21 to Florida. Florida hasn’t been very impressive under Will Muschamp, but Florida wasn’t very impressive under Ron Zook and it beat Georgia twice. But you know all that already.
Something you didn’t know: Florida quarterback John Brantley, who was injured against Alabama three weeks ago but who’s listed as the starter on the flip card, is not warming up. Media members say he was out earlier, but he’s not there now. Florida writers are incredulous.
Further ado: Brantley starts at quarterback after not partaking of warmups. Weird.
At this moment, I have nothing of consequence — or inconsequence — to add. I invite you to join the pregame festivities, such as they are, and stick around for the game itself. And if I find anyone who knows why John Oates is here today, I’ll let you know.
By Mark Bradley
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Orange11
October 29th, 2011
4:46 pm
The hands team
TN Jeff
October 29th, 2011
4:46 pm
Richt needs to go. Lose out so he’ll be shown the door.
Billyboy
October 29th, 2011
4:46 pm
Richt taught Boykin how to catch
TheAntiMe
October 29th, 2011
4:46 pm
No matter how much the Gators suck, Georgia will always suck 20 times more. Oh, what a shock, another big play by Florida. Dawgs blow!!!!!!!
BroncoBilly
October 29th, 2011
4:46 pm
C’mon BooDawgs….we need you back in the Georgia Dome at the end of the season. Murray is getting pounded….the left tackle is awful.
Dawg in gatorville
October 29th, 2011
4:46 pm
I am sick of it!! I quit! Call me when UGA has a new coach and has his players ready to play.
Arron Murray stinks!! Playing calling is worse and just fact CMR refuses to hire a special teams coach makes me sick of getting my heart broke!!!
Mark Bradley
October 29th, 2011
4:46 pm
Brandon Boykin drops an interception
Bobo is Not the Problem
October 29th, 2011
4:46 pm
Nice job, BOYkin. YOU SUCK. SUCK SUCK SUCK.
FIRE MARK RICHT.
Vain Jangling
October 29th, 2011
4:46 pm
Isn’t it time for someone to tell Florida that this is supposed to be a “down” year for them?
dawgfan13
October 29th, 2011
4:47 pm
Great job Boykin! Make a play YOu IDIOT!
J.J.M.
October 29th, 2011
4:47 pm
cant catch=dont want to win
Say It Aint So
October 29th, 2011
4:47 pm
No more $upport for UGA until CMR and staff is gone. I’m done.
Happy Trails CMR!!!
October 29th, 2011
4:47 pm
UGA can’t tackle .. can’t catch either
how did these guys swindle the school into giving them scholarships?
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2011
4:47 pm
$3 million a year
To learn how to high dive but not fundamental football
LOL
Come on Man!
October 29th, 2011
4:47 pm
thats why boykin is a cornerback not a reciver
needums
October 29th, 2011
4:47 pm
The way we are playing now we will lose yet another one to UF. I am ashamed to be a Uga fan and ashamed that we have pathetic coaches who can’t get these boys ready
dre
October 29th, 2011
4:47 pm
missed interception catch – fire richt!!!!
DAWG House
October 29th, 2011
4:47 pm
Wow. It is official – GA is bad. The ball hit Boykin in da hands!
G
October 29th, 2011
4:47 pm
Wow what in the world
Strange Murphy
October 29th, 2011
4:47 pm
Richt is a dumb ass. Don’t wait until th end of the season. Fire his dumb ass now.
I’ve supported him up until this 1st half.
GeorgiaDawg93
October 29th, 2011
4:47 pm
Can someone here tell me why we can’t win, when we get top 10 recruiting classes every year?!
19/22
October 29th, 2011
4:47 pm
1st down!!!
Diggitydawg
October 29th, 2011
4:47 pm
Lot of broken arm tackles
kerryb
October 29th, 2011
4:47 pm
Brandon Boykin may be fast but he has horrible hands.
Lol
October 29th, 2011
4:47 pm
Jeff called this and we all laughed. Whos laughing now?
Kenny Powers
October 29th, 2011
4:47 pm
Dang,,,,,getting beat by a one-legged QB
Say It Aint So
October 29th, 2011
4:48 pm
From the 1st play of the game, they couldn’t tackle anyone.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2011
4:48 pm
$3 million a year
LOL
pmc
October 29th, 2011
4:48 pm
Georgia is out coached in every single game they play with equal talent. It’s not that the guys they have can’t do the job per se…. it’s that they haven’t. They haven’t looked well coached since 2005.
The players look like they don’t know how to tackle or where to be. The safeties are constantly horrific and special teams is ghastly.
Mark Richt has to be fired after this game no matter what. You just can’t run a program that makes so many mental mistakes on such a constant basis.
What ever he is preaching… they aren’t buying.
dean
October 29th, 2011
4:48 pm
We’re not very impressive so far. I guess it really is a mind thing. We look just plain bad.
icedawg
October 29th, 2011
4:48 pm
DAWGS need a total change. Top down.
Greg McGarity
October 29th, 2011
4:48 pm
Sunday morning memo to self: put out dog, pick up paper, fire Mark Richt
ole dawg fan
October 29th, 2011
4:48 pm
Poor tackling, poor offense, poor coaching, as I predicted we won’t win this game unless a lot changes
Savannah fan
October 29th, 2011
4:49 pm
Tech starts in a little while
DAWG with two bags over head
October 29th, 2011
4:49 pm
I guess we practiced on the high dive instead of preparing for the biggest game of the year. Run all our so-called coaches out of town on a rail.
Happy Trails CMR!!!
October 29th, 2011
4:49 pm
“Can someone here tell me why we can’t win, when we get top 10 recruiting classes every year?!”
simple, bad coaching
Tallahassee Dawg
October 29th, 2011
4:49 pm
I should have saved cutting my yard after halftime, this is just to horrific to watch.
Say It Aint So
October 29th, 2011
4:49 pm
I can see a loss here and to Auburn and GT.
J.J.M.
October 29th, 2011
4:49 pm
“Can someone here tell me why we can’t win, when we get top 10 recruiting classes every year?!”
UGA coaches cant coach good talent
GeorgiaDawg93
October 29th, 2011
4:49 pm
President Michael Adams….do you read the AJC? Why can’t we win, like BAMA and LSU? Why don’t you make a change?
Bobo is Not the Problem
October 29th, 2011
4:49 pm
Folks, I am DONE with this embarrassing suck show. Richt is a total embarrassment in every single way. On the field and off the field.
I went to the Boise State and SC games this year and paid dearly for 4 tix each to those games. I yelled my lungs out. I am done.
I am not supporting this bullsheet. This is a high school team playing in the SEC. It is pitiful, mediocre, and embarrassing. And it should not be tolerated by the fans who fork out so much to support the dam* team.
I am not going to another game while Richt is coach. I don’t care if I get 100 free tickets, I ain’t going. I am sick of him and sick of the mediocrity this program embraces and exemplifies.
FIRE MARK RICHT.
TheAntiMe
October 29th, 2011
4:49 pm
That was 40 years ago, Lundquist, when Georgia didn’t bite the big one to the max like they have for the last 10 years.
TN Jeff
October 29th, 2011
4:50 pm
Classic Stupidity: on 4th and 19 Rambo is worried about the one-legged QB running for a first down so he leaves the LB to cover the receiver streaking into the end zone for an easy touchdown reception. Coach Em Down Clowns
todd grantham
October 29th, 2011
4:50 pm
shoot the special teams coach
dawgfan13
October 29th, 2011
4:50 pm
Has anyone said that if Richt loses this game he is going to be FIRED! If Georgia keeps this guys after losing to a team that entire team is injured, Its says a lot about the lack of committment in football that Georgia has.
Mark Bradley
October 29th, 2011
4:50 pm
Another Jones sack.
Deanna Carter
October 29th, 2011
4:50 pm
I shaved my legs for this?
Simple Jack
October 29th, 2011
4:50 pm
When d d do do we break out the choke sign?
whats a three point shot worth ?
October 29th, 2011
4:50 pm
lol…..I told ya this was gonna happen…..lol……SEC SEC SEC….where’s my bama hat…lol
RedDawg
October 29th, 2011
4:50 pm
I cant stand watching this game! fire all these damn coaches