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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Mace Riggs
October 29th, 2011
9:11 pm
Its funny to read about Gator & Dawgs fans argue about who is the 4th best team in the SEC behind Alabama,LSU,and Arkansas ! Roll Tide !
saban says
October 29th, 2011
9:12 pm
As Nick Saban himself said, “Will Muschamp is a great coach! But a head coach? Lord no!”
mike is an idiot
October 29th, 2011
9:13 pm
who did florida beat, mike??? moron.
who does florida lose after this year???
who does GA have coming back???
Our coach will always be classier than ANY coach you buttwipes hire.
Fan of the Game
October 29th, 2011
9:13 pm
Good win Dawgs! Never seen a bad one. Hats off to the Brantley kid and I hope Richard Samuel is ok. Great kid and team guy.
Got to go and let’s take them one game at a time. Been fun shooting the bull and breeze.
black sheep
October 29th, 2011
9:13 pm
Mike blah blah blah blah tell me Mike how good you feel about your team this year. This is the worst gator team I have seen since before UM ; worse even than last year and that says alot. How proud you must be this year. And you still have a beat down coming in gville from FSU! AGAIN!!!
Larry
October 29th, 2011
9:14 pm
Fan of the Game
October 29th, 2011
9:08 pm
I know he doesn’t peel potatoes because they don’t trust him with a weapon.
As a combat veteran…why don’t you pick up a weapon and serve instwad of letting someone else do it for you. Of course your candy-a## couldn’t make it in the Coast Guard/
Which is better?
October 29th, 2011
9:15 pm
4 out of 21 or 3 out of 11?
Producer
October 29th, 2011
9:16 pm
Richt just earned himself another year. Doesn’t matter how many more wins he gets this year.
phil
October 29th, 2011
9:16 pm
Larry – well said.
black sheep
October 29th, 2011
9:17 pm
Larry so we are to cut him some slack from his mouthing off in here because of his blog name??? Seriously??? I’m a vet too and I have no intention of cutting him any slack. Put your big boy pants on army vet- you too larry.
BigDaddyGator
October 29th, 2011
9:21 pm
As much as I hated to see the Gators lose, it is good to see this rivalry heating back up. Both teams have a lot of good young talent coming back and next year’s game should be another nail-biter. And that’s what the Cocktail Party should be.
Herschel Talker
October 29th, 2011
9:22 pm
MB:
We tried our best to give this game away. But in the end, we got it done. Now we’re stuck with Richt. This isn’t good for the next few years.
HT
cattle dawg
October 29th, 2011
9:22 pm
So florida makes excuses???????????????????????? I love it! Sounds like they really are worried. What was that guarantee MUschump made?
Army Vet
October 29th, 2011
9:22 pm
Black Sheep…you’re a former vet (wink)…..a real internet war hero!
30 years of failure....that's Georgia football for you
October 29th, 2011
9:23 pm
enjoy your win…not much to brag about…if mark richt is such a great coach, bama,lsu ..uf all have won or played for the national title in the last ten years. Why can”t georgia ?
Winning is Winning
October 29th, 2011
9:23 pm
Army Vet…. if the shoe fits… you never have told us who your team is….obviously not UGA so why are you here
Fan of the Game
October 29th, 2011
9:24 pm
Well Larry I am back! You know what! If you can’t tell when someone is just having some fun then I am sorry. Any intelligent person would know that I was not serious. I apologize for upsetting you. I am very thankful for the men and women that served and have served this country so we can get on blogs like this and poke some fun and that is what is was. I have never carried a weapon for this country and for that I will always regret. I did lose one of my best friends in the Vietnam War. So don’t tell me how I should conduct myself. Like I said any intelligent person or Vet knows I was not serious. Yea maybe that is not something I should joke about but you know what, many veterans that didn’t make it home gave me that right and for that I will always be grateful.
Winning is Winning
October 29th, 2011
9:25 pm
30 years…… suck it up and take your medicine… we’re talking about today’s game… can’t keep up??
7576DAWG
October 29th, 2011
9:26 pm
I think CMR get’s a three year extension but the one that I want to see McGarity lock down for at least 3 years is Grantham. We will be in the top 5 Nationally ranked on defense next year. Pay Grantham whatever it takes. Also , it is apparent that no coach on our team has enough experience to coach the special teams. McGarity needs to hire a special teams coach.
Winning is Winning
October 29th, 2011
9:27 pm
Fan…. you nailed the problem… intelligent
BigDaddyGator
October 29th, 2011
9:27 pm
As much as I hated to see the Gators lose, it’s good to see this series heating up again. Both teams have a lot of good young talent and bright futures, and I’m sure next year’s Cocktail Party will be a nail-biter, as it should be.
Biff Pocoroba Fan Club
October 29th, 2011
9:27 pm
HT:
Where is all of your FIRE MARK RICHT! rantings now.
Yeah, we are stuck with him. Boo hoo. Boo hoo.
phil
October 29th, 2011
9:28 pm
Fire MR!
black sheep
October 29th, 2011
9:28 pm
Army Vet I’m 72 years old GI Joe- I served my time. PLease don’t overplay your service. It’s hardly becomng – especially since you want to hide behind that name instead of taking flak back for running your mouth on someone else’s blog.
Black Sheep Eats Idiots Sandwiches
October 29th, 2011
9:28 pm
He really does.
Black Sheep A vet?
October 29th, 2011
9:29 pm
A Mutt Vet nothing more and a liar too.
phil
October 29th, 2011
9:30 pm
Our D isn’t that good, boys and girls….florida is awful, vandy is vandy, both miss teams are lousy, coastal is….coastal, UT is wretched….
We haven’t done a thing…..zip.
So calm down. Beating FL is always great but it doesn’t signify anything for us.
Live From New York
October 29th, 2011
9:30 pm
I can imagine the off-the-charts festivities in Athens now. And I know that the Dawgs will get an awesome welcome when they return to the campus after beating the archrival Gators. This was a win that UGA fans everywhere wanted probably most of all this season. This special occasion deserves to be celebrated and savored. I have no doubt that’s what will be happening long into the night. And it will only intensify if Clemson beats Tech and Tennessee topples South Carolina.
Herschel Talker
October 29th, 2011
9:33 pm
MARK RICHT’S STINK BOMB WAS ALL OVER THIS GAME. WE SHOULD HAVE WON THIS GAME BY 3 TDS, AND NOW BECAUSE OF A MEASLY 4 POINT WIN OVER A TERRIBLE FLORIDA TEAM, WE ARE STUCK WITH RICHT FOR NEXT YEAR. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
winning is winning
October 29th, 2011
9:36 pm
when bama beat you again lets hear the excuse why leghumpers lost.
cattle dawg
October 29th, 2011
9:37 pm
HT, I agree with u pretty much except for your love of Kirby Smart.
winning is winning
October 29th, 2011
9:37 pm
mom told me get off the computer,,,turn off the lights… she waiting for me in her bed.
1eyedJack
October 29th, 2011
9:38 pm
Aaahhhh. Kool-aide. Mmmmmmm.
10 more years of CMR
October 29th, 2011
9:38 pm
oh yeah!
Live From New York
October 29th, 2011
9:41 pm
I can imagine the off-the-charts festivities in Athens now. And when the Dawgs return to campus, I know they’ll receive a glorious welcome after beating the Gators. This was a win that UGA fans everywhere wanted more than any other this season. It’s cause for celebrating and savoring the moment. I have no doubt that’s what will happen long into the night, and it will only intensify if Tech and South Carolina lose their games.
30 years of failure...that's Georgia Football for You
October 29th, 2011
9:41 pm
I notice Black Sheep didn’t answer the question. Typical redneck Georgia fan.
30 years of failure...that's Georgia Football for You
October 29th, 2011
9:43 pm
Black Sheep….hold the pickles.
Uga2002
October 29th, 2011
9:45 pm
Do not lock down Todd grantham, do not extend CMR. TG is bad, it’s been masked by wins against bad teams including one destroyed by Alabama, destroyed by LSU, beaten by a Auburn team who benched their QB half way through and tonight they lose to UGA with plenty of chances to put the game away but their injured and lost QB threw the ball to receivers who never were looking.
I mean who was frightened with 5 left and UF with the ball on our side of the field and their QB wiffs worse than Walsh and Butler. That wasn’t defense, that was a lousy team with a great two decade drawing to a close. No wonder Auburn is excited to move to the SEC East and Bama is doing all it can to stop that from happening. This is the weak side. Don’t get excited by a weak schedule, the last thing you CMR lovers should want is the SEC Championship game. I don’t mind it, if it gets rid of CMR.
kb
October 29th, 2011
9:45 pm
Herschel talker, Please go and find a new team. You suck as a fan.
Uga2002
October 29th, 2011
9:46 pm
It won’t be Bama, it will be LSU.
Your Doom
October 29th, 2011
9:49 pm
I have given you a schedule to assist with your success.
You’re Welcome
Barack Bush
October 29th, 2011
10:00 pm
Say “I.H.O.P” and then say “ness”.
King Gator
October 29th, 2011
10:13 pm
Congrats to the Dawgs! Go Gators!
saban says
October 29th, 2011
11:02 pm
first!
Delusional rednecks
October 29th, 2011
11:38 pm
How bout them Jackets
Delusional rednecks
October 29th, 2011
11:39 pm
Clem 38
Aub 24
Tech 31 Clem 17
Nuffffffff
saaaiiiiidddddd
Yellow Fuzz
October 30th, 2011
12:35 pm
Hahaha. Glad all you chest pounding, AH dog nation represenatives on here were able to get by a banged up Florida team. Hahaha. While THE GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS totally dominated the #5 ranked team in the nation (which had far more talent and depth than us) with our “2 star players”, “gimmick, high school offense” and “80 year old defensive coordinator”. See you soon doggies. You may beat us but you will have to play the game of your life. There is NO WAY that you have more talent than Clemson.
FEAR THE FUZZ!