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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Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2011
4:50 pm
$3 million a year
And you cant even compete against a one legged QB and a team that has NO FIELD GOAL KICKER
Come on Man!
October 29th, 2011
4:50 pm
you dont stop them here its over
19/22
October 29th, 2011
4:50 pm
Lucky usc got on probation or that sack never happens
Mark Bradley
October 29th, 2011
4:50 pm
Field goal is good. Took a while to arrive.
Fire Richt, TONIGHT!!
October 29th, 2011
4:50 pm
Will Nick Saban let Kirby Smart take the job a few weeks early?
icedawg
October 29th, 2011
4:51 pm
Gators can do no wrong.
ole dawg fan
October 29th, 2011
4:51 pm
Special teams look terrible-we give up too many big plays. More points for Florida!! We can’t score a TD, this is going to get ugly!!!
kerryb
October 29th, 2011
4:51 pm
This special teams coached by committee is not working. Dumb decision to handle it that way. It’s like none of the coaches wanted to handle it so they made them all do it. Big thing thats dragging this team down. Why the heck would you ever kick a ball to Demps? I would rather take the penalty for kicking out of bounds.
TN Jeff
October 29th, 2011
4:51 pm
FIRE CMR! FIRE CMR!
TN Jeff
October 29th, 2011
4:51 pm
REPLACE MURRAY WITH MASON
evil empire
October 29th, 2011
4:51 pm
17-3 and shoiuld/will be alot worse…
todd grantham
October 29th, 2011
4:51 pm
it is just amazing. the worst florida team this millineum is making Georgia look like clowns
Second class citizens
October 29th, 2011
4:51 pm
Now I know what it feels like to be a Tech fan and have no hope in playing real football…
pmc
October 29th, 2011
4:51 pm
Yes talent is decent (though the O line is horrific) how did Justin Anderson get a scholarship?????
So yeah the skill positions are ok.
But seriously, this coaching staff as a whole is not better than any good team out there in the country. They simply are not capable. They have gone as far as they can go.
You can’t win games giving up kick returns and touchdowns on 4th and 19.
Nothing about this team resembles anything good that comes from coaching except maybe a little on defense.
Well coached lesser teams (UCF) even destroy this coaching staff.
19/22
October 29th, 2011
4:51 pm
Not even on the depth chart. LMAO
Savannah fan
October 29th, 2011
4:51 pm
can you say-blow out
Tech Guy
October 29th, 2011
4:51 pm
This sure is a pretty game.
ARdawg
October 29th, 2011
4:51 pm
Pure Pathetic
ole dawg fan
October 29th, 2011
4:51 pm
This may get ugly real quick
pmc
October 29th, 2011
4:52 pm
Murray just needs to learn to get rid of the ball quicker.
TheAntiMe
October 29th, 2011
4:52 pm
Even though the Dawgs defense sucks at least their offense is kicking butt. They have 3 points and its not even halftime yet.
Mark Bradley
October 29th, 2011
4:52 pm
It should be a lot worse, but it isn’t. And there’s still 10 minutes to go until the half. Georgia just needs to steady.
TN Jeff
October 29th, 2011
4:52 pm
Murray is so NOT clutch. In way over his head. Put in Mason
icedawg
October 29th, 2011
4:52 pm
The DAWGS are definitely under-coached.
baskethound
October 29th, 2011
4:52 pm
This is embarising, I was more impressed with Vandy than my team…Richt has to go, find him a church and let him GO
K-Baby
October 29th, 2011
4:52 pm
Note to McGarity: It’s the coaching, stupid.
Come on Man!
October 29th, 2011
4:52 pm
3 million and you havent taken back play calling and I love you Mark but 3 million and you stand on the sideline like you are at a funeral….
ARdawg
October 29th, 2011
4:53 pm
Kicking to Demps ain’t the problem, we can’t tackle
Dawg'88
October 29th, 2011
4:53 pm
What a bunch of losers above that say nasty things….supposed Uf fans and UGA fans….
Hey ajc….I thought that you removed and banned disgusting and over the top comments. Never seen it yet. Just a garbage dump going on here. Stop it now!
Orange11
October 29th, 2011
4:53 pm
What, Murray isn’t listed as a Heiman hopefull?
J.J.M.
October 29th, 2011
4:53 pm
here comes a toss sweep
pmc
October 29th, 2011
4:53 pm
Basically outside of 5 years of Mark Richt. Georgia has been dreadfully coached since 1988.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2011
4:53 pm
I dont care if we win
Im fed up with this sloppy coached football team
And a football team that acts like they dont care
dawgfan13
October 29th, 2011
4:53 pm
KLINGLER 11
Come on Man!
October 29th, 2011
4:53 pm
boykin go outside if your speed is not up your not going anywhere
Vain Jangling
October 29th, 2011
4:53 pm
What? Beat Florida? Surely you jest. Georgia can’t even win an argument with the Vanderbilt coach.
ARdawg
October 29th, 2011
4:53 pm
Bradley
Steady? We can’t get our head remove from our anus
TN Jeff
October 29th, 2011
4:54 pm
It stinks to have to start pulling for your team to lose so they’ll fire the pathetic coach
ole dawg fan
October 29th, 2011
4:54 pm
May be about time for a change at QB
icedawg
October 29th, 2011
4:54 pm
Can’t run up the gut. Only side to side.
BroncoBilly
October 29th, 2011
4:54 pm
“Can someone here tell me why we can’t win, when we get top 10 recruiting classes every year?!”
Because they really aren’t “top ten recruiting classes”….Rivals’ star system is a joke. Remember we beat you like a drum with supposed “two stars”. And no, you can’t have our coach….he wouldn’t recruit the way you would want him to.
Dawgs1965
October 29th, 2011
4:54 pm
Let’s get back to our prevent offense…prevent anything good from happening.
Come on Man!
October 29th, 2011
4:54 pm
good tire out our defensive back to run with the 31 recruit in football sitting on the sideline
pmc
October 29th, 2011
4:54 pm
Goff, Donnan last 5 years of Richt. Absolute horror show.
Wow
October 29th, 2011
4:54 pm
Wow, our special teams sure looks like it had a lot of work during the off week.
Again defense looks good offense is still in athens.
not so sure about Murray, WTF
dean
October 29th, 2011
4:54 pm
Is Crowell hurt?
Terribe
October 29th, 2011
4:54 pm
Same ole same ole. So tired of this. Ga fans are the new USC fans. We need change, like, right after the game.
Isiah
October 29th, 2011
4:55 pm
My wrist hurts coach. I need rest and a twinkie. These guys aren’t ole siss, vandy and miss st.
browndog
October 29th, 2011
4:55 pm
Ole dawg fan, it is already real ugly!
1969 Graduate
October 29th, 2011
4:55 pm
Are we even in the game?
I’m not convinced it’s over yet, but 17 to 3, and a lot of obvious Florida confidence, and our predictable play calling, and our repetitive mistakes, and our glaring confusion don’t make we want to bet on CMR’s team.