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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Mark Bradley
October 29th, 2011
4:21 pm
Holding on Georgia.
Prototype Jacket
October 29th, 2011
4:21 pm
You dawgnards think you’re beating Florida today? You must be hungover from all the liquor and drunk white girls in J’ville.
Gators 33
dawgturds 6
oldfart
October 29th, 2011
4:21 pm
OK, so let’s review:
Coaching staff should be tarred, feathered & ridden out of town on a rail.
Worse for Richt.
“These players are all idiots”
“Murray is an idiot”
With fans like this, who needs enemies?
19/22
October 29th, 2011
4:21 pm
We know how to tackle and not over pursue
It’s called discipline. Something your trailer trash dc wouldn’t know about. Nor decent conduct on the field.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2011
4:21 pm
Carlton Thomas and Crowell with no fullback to block and nothing
Sideline pass instead of over the middle for nothing
Mark Bradley
October 29th, 2011
4:21 pm
Charles another foul
Happy Trails CMR!!!
October 29th, 2011
4:21 pm
#7 playing for Florida too
Tiago do Brasil
October 29th, 2011
4:21 pm
When our receivers caught the ball, the UF defenders are all over us. When UF receivers catch a pass, our defenders are 10 to 15 feet away. This is systematic. It must be how our kids are coached. We recruit from the same areas.
todd grantham
October 29th, 2011
4:22 pm
get charles off the field!
Buckhead Bulldog
October 29th, 2011
4:22 pm
How many times will Bobo run Crowell to the right only?
carolinajacket
October 29th, 2011
4:22 pm
UGA will win by at least two touchdowns.
ljdawg
October 29th, 2011
4:22 pm
Orson Charles needs to catch 2 TD(s) to make up for this!
Buckhead Bulldog
October 29th, 2011
4:22 pm
Marlon Brown SHOWING UP!
Tiago do Brasil
October 29th, 2011
4:22 pm
Did you see? They are all over us.
Orange11
October 29th, 2011
4:22 pm
Maybe they should go for it here
Thomas Dimitroff is a moron
October 29th, 2011
4:22 pm
Even in Georgia wins, can we please agree to fire Richt?
Mark Bradley
October 29th, 2011
4:23 pm
First down. Good drive. Bennett grab
Vain Jangling
October 29th, 2011
4:23 pm
This is one of those sausage making game. No sir, not too pretty to watch.
dre
October 29th, 2011
4:23 pm
Wow, this is fun, watching bloggers second guess EVERY SINGLE PLAY!!! LOL. I have to do this more often!
Tiago do Brasil
October 29th, 2011
4:23 pm
Did you see it again? All over Bennett. But, our defenders are always 10 to 15 feet away. What’s with this?
Bobo is Not the Problem
October 29th, 2011
4:23 pm
We complete passes and are tackled IMMEDIATELY.
Our opponents catch passes and run for 10-20 yards after the catch.
FIRE MARK RICHT.
ljdawg
October 29th, 2011
4:23 pm
Say what you want about Florida with all of those 5-star recruits, but they are not impressive!
Mark Bradley
October 29th, 2011
4:24 pm
First quarter ends at 4:23.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2011
4:24 pm
What is with Bozo going to the short side of the field on run plays
Mark Bradley
October 29th, 2011
4:24 pm
For all that has gone wrong, Georgia’s in good shape.
Mike
October 29th, 2011
4:25 pm
i know that y’all want Richt fire but we will lose a lot of good recruits if that happen, just be careful of what you wish for
dawgfan13
October 29th, 2011
4:25 pm
Come on Dawgs punch it in! This is where Bobo’s play calling becomes weird! Lets see what we do.
Tiago do Brasil
October 29th, 2011
4:25 pm
The only fun that we can have when we play a top football program is to second guess Richt and Bobo. We nearly always lose to top football schools. What the problem is?
Buckhead Bulldog
October 29th, 2011
4:25 pm
5 plays to Crowell to the short side…WTHell is Bobo trying to do? Please fill me in if anyone knows because I’m at a loss.
We better be damn careful the way the UF DBs are all over our receivers or we cousl see a pick 6 real quick.
Thomas Dimitroff is a moron
October 29th, 2011
4:25 pm
As Georgia fan who has wanted Richt fired for 3 years,
I don’t understand his defenders… Please speak up
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2011
4:25 pm
Fullback blocks and we gain big yardage
Come on Man!
October 29th, 2011
4:25 pm
why not score the td b4 the quarter ends
Diggitydawg
October 29th, 2011
4:25 pm
Woulda shoulda coulda but it is. What it is
Bobo is Not the Problem
October 29th, 2011
4:25 pm
“With fans like this, who needs enemies.”
No, rather:
With a fan base that embraces mediocrity, our enemies need nothing more to keep whipping our a** every year.
FIRE MARK RICHT.
19/22
October 29th, 2011
4:25 pm
Time for a missed FG
coach Muschamp
October 29th, 2011
4:25 pm
cmr needs to calm down…he’s gonna have a stroke…too emotional for me
Caleb
October 29th, 2011
4:26 pm
Good greif, go to the I formation, and pound the ball!
country boy
October 29th, 2011
4:26 pm
Mike – thought we had a boatload of good recruits on the field.
Tiago do Brasil
October 29th, 2011
4:26 pm
Bobo always runs to the short side of the field. This drives me crazy…and I don’t care how many defenders are on the wide side of the field. Give the runner some running room. It’s about the “F.” It’s about firing Richt. It’s not about trucks.
Bobo is Not the Problem
October 29th, 2011
4:27 pm
Mike, did Saban, Chizik, Meyer, and Miles lose a lot of good recruits when they all won a NC within their first few years?
No.
Give me a break. That argument is ridiculous.
Plus, we have great recruits every year and Richt just blows it. Year after year. What good are “good recruits” when no one can coach them up?
FIRE MARK RICHT.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2011
4:27 pm
Mike
We have ranked 2nd behind USC the last decade in recruiting
We have had the recruits with what to show
Be careful what you wish for; really?
dawgfan13
October 29th, 2011
4:27 pm
How Ironic The Ford commercial with Mark Rihct. When you play Georgia, you know you have been hit!!!! What a joke with all the mis tackles we have! LOL WOW
Mark Bradley
October 29th, 2011
4:28 pm
Got to get rid of it there.
Thomas Dimitroff is a moron
October 29th, 2011
4:28 pm
Someone wrote that we’d lose recruits if we fire Richt
If this is how he coaches them, what’s the thrill of having good recruits?
defacto
October 29th, 2011
4:28 pm
Mike 4:25,
we’ve got plenty of good recruits lately and look at what we’ve got. It’s time for change
Orange11
October 29th, 2011
4:28 pm
At least he didn’t drop it
J.J.M.
October 29th, 2011
4:28 pm
murray sucks…you cant hold on the ball that long if you know the blitz is coming
rockdawg
October 29th, 2011
4:28 pm
Is it possible that this is the worst offensive line in the history of UGA football?
Tiago do Brasil
October 29th, 2011
4:28 pm
Why do we punish ourselves?
evil empire
October 29th, 2011
4:28 pm
Richt is a mad man on the sidelines…