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
4:06 pm
Wide Open, Eyes Shut!
dawgfan13
October 29th, 2011
4:06 pm
ONLY GEORGIA can give up a play like that! What A JOKE!
80sDawg
October 29th, 2011
4:06 pm
Grantham gonna have to do better than that
Jimmy Crack
October 29th, 2011
4:06 pm
WE SUCK!!!!!
At least right now. How embarrassing.
Come on Man!
October 29th, 2011
4:06 pm
Pitiful…..
Send'em Uhauls
October 29th, 2011
4:06 pm
Drinkers
Senor Coughee
October 29th, 2011
4:07 pm
4th and 19 and the idiots leave the man wide open…pathetic..
todd grantham
October 29th, 2011
4:07 pm
yes, fire mark richt. dont let him on the plane back to athens.
layinlow
October 29th, 2011
4:07 pm
That will probably do it!!!! Fire richt right now. Let a graduate asst finish the game.
Dawgs Man
October 29th, 2011
4:07 pm
FU Dawgs. Richt needs to go. What a horrible defensive secondary.
ugh-a
October 29th, 2011
4:07 pm
Awful. pathetic.
Orange11
October 29th, 2011
4:07 pm
Bag the drum slowly.
Send'em Uhauls
October 29th, 2011
4:07 pm
FIRE THES CLOWNS!
Mark Bradley
October 29th, 2011
4:07 pm
I’m sorry, but do you bring the big heat on fourth-and-19?
Bobo is Not the Problem
October 29th, 2011
4:07 pm
#9 just got totally BURNED.
Future Falcons draft pick.
FIRE MARK RICHT.
catlady
October 29th, 2011
4:07 pm
Florida scores! And even though he is one-legged, and 4 and 19, Georgia, unable to tackle the quarterback, allows an easy score!
bill
October 29th, 2011
4:07 pm
End the misery Richt, resign after the game…
Senor Coughee
October 29th, 2011
4:07 pm
Pathetic
oldfart
October 29th, 2011
4:07 pm
We get it.
Spewing FIRE MARK RICHT ad nauseam is just tiresome.
Send'em Uhauls
October 29th, 2011
4:07 pm
Todd Grantham is a bust folks
todd grantham
October 29th, 2011
4:07 pm
we have run lindsay, now they have td on 4th and 19.
Dawgs Man
October 29th, 2011
4:07 pm
I really do hope we lose big so that Richt may get fired!!!
4th and 19 yards
October 29th, 2011
4:07 pm
1 legged UF QB throws a td pass!
Come on Man!
October 29th, 2011
4:08 pm
Ogletree missed him i was afraid of that first game at florida not sure if thats a good idea!
GeorgiaDawg93
October 29th, 2011
4:08 pm
We are a JOKE!! Twice in 20 YEARS? Really??! FIRE MARK RICHT>>>>NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
Bobo is Not the Problem
October 29th, 2011
4:08 pm
I know 98% of Dawg “fans” just wanna play nice and have a HC who does mission trips.
But dangit, I WANNA WIN. BIG.
FIRE MARK RICHT.
PhillyDawg
October 29th, 2011
4:08 pm
CMR = dead man sulking… should have went with the black helmets
evil empire
October 29th, 2011
4:08 pm
in that 5 game win streak, who was the best qb uga faced? none were close to Brantley’s quality, and he’s playin on one leg…just sayin…
CC
October 29th, 2011
4:08 pm
Pack your bags Coach Richt!
Jimmy Crack
October 29th, 2011
4:08 pm
And if it gets any worse the “we” will turn into a “they” and I will turn in my car tag. I’m already getting sick of this losing schtick.
country boy
October 29th, 2011
4:08 pm
SSDD – Same *hit Different Day
dawgfan13
October 29th, 2011
4:08 pm
Welcome back A Ogletree and all of the blitzers who cant touch a one legged QB! Shaking my head in disbelief!
Reality Bites
October 29th, 2011
4:09 pm
If UGA can’t beat this FL team they are definitely not that good.
Happy Trails CMR!!!
October 29th, 2011
4:09 pm
who gave the choke sign to the Defense?? Was that you Grantham!!!!!
todd grantham
October 29th, 2011
4:09 pm
another awful start in this game. just sayin.
Tiago do Brasil
October 29th, 2011
4:09 pm
Did we really think that a Mark Richt-led team could be Florida. I knew that first down was coming. 4th and 19. Merda!
G
October 29th, 2011
4:09 pm
Wow this all looks real familiar
Richt
October 29th, 2011
4:09 pm
WHAT
J.J.M.
October 29th, 2011
4:09 pm
lol exactly you dont bring the “big heat” on 4th and 19th maybe blitz a LB
Send'em Uhauls
October 29th, 2011
4:09 pm
Richt lets the team have a week off. He is no gameday coach Pathetic!
Senor Coughee
October 29th, 2011
4:09 pm
What’s next? We gonna punt on first down? Morons.
rockdawg
October 29th, 2011
4:09 pm
Look on the bright side. This game should be a win-win situation for the Dawgs. If we win, then we celebrate because we beat the hated Gators. If we lose, hopefully we get a new head coach.
Doug
October 29th, 2011
4:09 pm
This just in. Florida offense fails to show up for game. Gators score anyway.
Bobo is Not the Problem
October 29th, 2011
4:09 pm
WOW. Rambo is HORRIBLE. HORRIBLE.
dandydawg
October 29th, 2011
4:09 pm
Mark Richt hasn’t been the coach for twenty years, but I agree, win or lose this game, Georgia is third class SEC now.
Gator 1
October 29th, 2011
4:09 pm
Haha Told you. Morons. Ga has played NO ONE the past 6 weeks yet all were hear is how great they played. Well duh. You played CUPCAKES while we played the 2 best teams. I surely don’t want these people to give me stock picks cause they do NO due diligence. Gators will win by 10
Eric C.
October 29th, 2011
4:09 pm
Rambo blew the coverage…sheesh
Tiago do Brasil
October 29th, 2011
4:09 pm
Richt Must Go!
Bobo is Not the Problem
October 29th, 2011
4:10 pm
This is one BAD football team.
FIRE MARK RICHT.
Mark Bradley
October 29th, 2011
4:10 pm
Murray sacked.