2011 college Heat Check: Georgia got hot; Tech got warm
Tech's Stephen Hill feels the hot breath of the Bulldog D. (AJC photo by Johnny Crawford)
We’re nearing the end — news flash! — of the calendar year, and our weekly Heat Check takes on broader scope. We review the year just past, and we look toward 2012 and we tick off folks in the process. Got that? Here we go.
Georgia Bulldogs: They rose from 6-7 to the top of the SEC East, winning 10 consecutive games in the process. Then they lost by 32 points to LSU. The debate will rage until next September whether Georgia got really good again or just benefited from a bunny schedule. The view here is that it did both. (The two aren’t mutually exclusive.) But it’s true that the Bulldogs lost to the three best teams they played, and it wouldn’t hurt to beat Michigan State in the Outback Bowl. 2011 Heat Index: A hot season removed Mark Richt from the ol’ hot seat. 2012 Hotness Outlook: Should be a preseason Top 10 pick and the favorite to win the East.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets: They rose from 6-7 to 8-4, but losing four of the final six games took the edge off the turnaround. That said, Tech did beat a team that is gracing a BCS bowl, and it is scheduled to return just about everyone of consequence. But the schedule will be tougher next season: Virginia Tech, Clemson and Georgia must all be faced on the road. 2011 Heat Index: The one-season slide was arrested, which was the main objective. 2012 Hotness Outlook: A better team facing a worse schedule should produce a similar record, give or take a game.
Georgia State Panthers: The brightness of a 6-5 inaugural season faded to the reality of a 3-8 followup. And next year GSU opens conference play in the Colonial Athletic Association, which could deliver another slice of reality. 2011 Heat Index: What have you done for us lately, Bill Curry? 2012 Hotness Outlook: More chills could be forthcoming.
Georgia basketball: The Bulldogs qualified for the NCAA tournament as an at-large team for the first time since 2002 but lost to Washington once there. The whole season had a similar mixed feel — Georgia was good enough again to take seriously but managed to lose most every serious game. And then Trey Thompkins and Travis Leslie left early for the NBA. The 2011-2012 Bulldogs are 6-5, having won two in a row after losing four straight, and one of those four losses came against Georgia Tech at Stegeman Coliseum. 2011 Heat Index: Making the Big Dance was nice, but the season could have been nicer. 2012 Hotness Outlook: A chilly winter awaits.
Georgia Tech basketball: The Jackets had another losing season, prompting the buyout of Paul Hewitt and the advent of Brian Gregory. With limited talent, the new man has done OK. As noted above, Gregory beat Georgia in Athens, something Hewitt never managed. Tech should be 9-4 headed into the New Year, which figures to start with a thud — first Alabama, then Duke. 2011 Heat Index: An upgrade at coach constitutes a warming trend. 2012 Hotness Outlook: ACC play will prove no day at the beach.
Georgia State basketball: Fired Rod Barnes and hired Ron Hunter, who has led the Panthers to a school-record-equaling eight consecutive victories against nobody you’ve heard of. Which, in the grand rebuilding scheme, beats losing eight in a row to Name Brands. 2011 Heat Index: It’s getting a bit warm in the walk-up gym, if you get my drift. 2012 Heat Index: If Hunter can get close to .500 in CAA play, he should be the league’s coach of the year.
Kennesaw State basketball: Fired Tony Ingle and hired Lewis Preston, who comes with nice credentials. But this is a tough job, and Preston’s first season began with a 44-point loss at Wisconsin and has continued apace. The Owls are 2-8, having lost six in a row. But they are ranked 63 spots ahead of Georgia State in ESPN Insider’s RPI, for what that’s worth. 2011 Heat Index: Think Antarctica. 2012 Hotness Outlook: Think Saskatchewan. Which is warmer than Antarctica, is it not?
By Mark Bradley
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Supersize that order, mutt
December 21st, 2011
3:19 pm
You got to love the total hypocrisy of the mutt fans who think a 14 point loss by the mutts to ANYBODY is NOT domination, but a 14 point win over the Jackets IS. SHEESH.
And True Dawg Fan, have you ever taken and passed an English class? Your spelling and grammar is atrocious….a sure sign of ignorance
Brock
December 21st, 2011
3:19 pm
“youre just another nerd techie with no clue its ok we have come to expect this from your fan base”
Again- another crazy post that makes no sense at all. Must be nice getting high and drunk in the middle of the afternoon.
When your argument has no clout, pull the nerd card out!
oh,I’m still waiting for proof.
True Dawg Fan
December 21st, 2011
3:20 pm
GTBob
December 21st, 2011
3:19 pm
PLease don’t give GTBob his 15 min of fame here. Hias is also an embarassment to GT alums…he will eventually go away
I have sad news for you if you think i’m going away.
I dont want you to go away Bob I enjoy reading your dumb commetns and laughing at you then degrading you. Keep it up little man!
Trent
December 21st, 2011
3:20 pm
Only a moron like you would look at a half of football and not the entire game. Final scores says it all retard. And you didn’t shut them out for a half. Wow are you an idiot.
Duckafawg
December 21st, 2011
3:20 pm
@ True Dod fan: speaking of jokes….you’re SUCH a big man.wooooooooo…we are soooooo scared…..wipe the jizz off your keyboard and zip up
Brock
December 21st, 2011
3:22 pm
oh for christ sake the crazies are out. WNE just posted. I’m out. Can’t take that nonsense today.
I’ll check back to see if you found out the last time I posted before this blog TDF.
Fair and Balanced
December 21st, 2011
3:25 pm
I’m sorry but I see no improvement in GA basketball and now we have lost at home to Tech….. What GA coach is on the hot seat now? It ought to be Fox…..no change since his arrival. Making it to the big dance didn’t prove a thing. In fact AL should have gone in our place. Then we lost the first game…..so we ranked around 65th in the nation? That’s an improvement? I don’t think so.
True Dawg Fan
December 21st, 2011
3:25 pm
Supersize that order, mutt
December 21st, 2011
3:19 pm
You got to love the total hypocrisy of the mutt fans who think a 14 point loss by the mutts to ANYBODY is NOT domination, but a 14 point win over the Jackets IS. SHEESH.
And True Dawg Fan, have you ever taken and passed an English class? Your spelling and grammar is atrocious….a sure sign of ignorance
hahahahahahahahaha changing handles I see, pathetic. And no a two possesion win isnt domination, Never heard me say we dominated you now did you??? We have dominated the series especially as of late (10-1).
Wahh Wahh Wahh Wahh Wahh his work computer isnt spell checking his chat box wahh wahhh wahhh. True sign of a loser when all you can do is insult spelling and grammer issues.
evil empire
December 21st, 2011
3:26 pm
uga?? basketball??? who knew???
WDE
December 21st, 2011
3:28 pm
Hey all you bloggers…and to you Mark B….hope you all have a very Merry X-mas and Happy Holidays ! !
True Dawg Fan
December 21st, 2011
3:28 pm
Trent
December 21st, 2011
3:20 pm
Only a moron like you would look at a half of football and not the entire game. Final scores says it all retard. And you didn’t shut them out for a half. Wow are you an idiot.
Did I say I wasnt looking at the whole game, No, you ASSumed that. Unlike your DA self I look at how the game was played, WE DOMINATED them in the first half, 0 first downs, and a tiny amount of offensive yeards. Then we beat ourselves by dropping TD passes, and turning it over.
Bama was dominated by LSUs defense bc well Bamas offense is Putrid and 1 dementional.
Anything else you would like to say retard?
Supersize that order, mutt
December 21st, 2011
3:28 pm
changing handles??? uhh, no. I have used this name for the past 3 years; you’ve apparently just never seen my posts before. Maybe you didn’t say that the mutts dominated Tech in this year’s game, but plenty of your buddies have said that over and over. I don’t need spell check, bubba. I have an education. You apparently do not.
Louisiana-Monroe_anyone?
December 21st, 2011
3:29 pm
all i want for christmas is bama on the ‘12 schedule!
Bama Football
“2012 Hotness Outlook” 4 losses: ark, uga, lsu & tbd
GTBob
December 21st, 2011
3:29 pm
All you have to do is look back to when the cotton bowl was one of the premier bowl games before the bcs.
So your argument is that the Cotton Bowl used to be meaningful a long time ago, and the Outback Bowl gets to pick right after them so the Outback bowl is somehow meaningful today? That sounds logical.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 21st, 2011
3:30 pm
I guess that domination in the first half of the LSU game is one of the mutts’ patented MORAL VICTORIES. HA!!!!
evil empire
December 21st, 2011
3:31 pm
unbeaten in the moral victories poll…
True Dawg Fan
December 21st, 2011
3:31 pm
Supersize that order, mutt
December 21st, 2011
3:28 pm
changing handles??? uhh, no. I have used this name for the past 3 years; you’ve apparently just never seen my posts before. Maybe you didn’t say that the mutts dominated Tech in this year’s game, but plenty of your buddies have said that over and over. I don’t need spell check, bubba. I have an education. You apparently do not.
hahahahahahahahahahahahaha sure, since you say the same things as the other retard. its ok we know you got embarrassed then went back and to a different handle. No doubt I have seen it before as this is your handle you retreat to when you get owned on here. Pretty sad really, almost feel bad for you.
As for spelling and grammer who the F cares how things are spelled or how gramitcally correct statements are on a football blog??
Dont beat yourself up thinking of the answer its the nerds like you!
True Dawg Fan
December 21st, 2011
3:33 pm
GTBob
December 21st, 2011
3:29 pm
All you have to do is look back to when the cotton bowl was one of the premier bowl games before the bcs.
So your argument is that the Cotton Bowl used to be meaningful a long time ago, and the Outback Bowl gets to pick right after them so the Outback bowl is somehow meaningful today? That sounds logical.
No my arguement is that it was a premier bowl before the BCS came in to town so not very long ago like you claim idiot. And therefore pushed it down to the top of the pecking order for non BCS, and FYI do some research bc outback and cotton pick at the same time. They picked Arky for cotton bc its closeer to them and Tampa for us bc we are closer. Anything you dont get about that cupcake?
True Dawg Fan
December 21st, 2011
3:34 pm
evil empire
December 21st, 2011
3:26 pm
uga?? basketball??? who knew???
yea that team that you finally beat for the first time in what 4- 5 years?
True Dawg Fan
December 21st, 2011
3:35 pm
Supersize that order, mutt
December 21st, 2011
3:30 pm
I guess that domination in the first half of the LSU game is one of the mutts’ patented MORAL VICTORIES. HA!!!!
Who said that??? Once again there you go ASSuming something. We were comparing the Bama LSU game to UGA LSU retard. maybe find out the context before you decide to jump in and look dumb
Supersize that order, mutt
December 21st, 2011
3:35 pm
True, I have NEVER posted under a different title than this. Just because you apparently thing that there is only one person on these blogs who recognizes the 2011 UGA football team for being the joke that it is, doesn’t mean that that is the case. Of course, it is easy for you to “excuse” your ignorance and lack of knowledge of spelling and grammar by saying, “who cares?” But all that does is show just how stupid you really are. And don’t feel bad for me. I’m not the one who has been on this blog for the past 2+ hours (yes, I read through the posts). You obviously don’t have any kind of a life. Get over yourself.
evil empire
December 21st, 2011
3:37 pm
i don’t play basketball…
True Dawg Fan
December 21st, 2011
3:37 pm
Fair and Balanced
December 21st, 2011
3:25 pm
I’m sorry but I see no improvement in GA basketball and now we have lost at home to Tech….. What GA coach is on the hot seat now? It ought to be Fox…..no change since his arrival. Making it to the big dance didn’t prove a thing. In fact AL should have gone in our place. Then we lost the first game…..so we ranked around 65th in the nation? That’s an improvement? I don’t think so.
hes not from here, give him a chance to recruit. He had some top names seriously considering us this year that would never have in the past. We lost our best 2 players to the NBA last year. But dont forget he has already added a five star to the team in Pope who is killing it so far this year. Give Pope another player or two to play with and things will change quick.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 21st, 2011
3:37 pm
True, it was OBVIOUS to anyone that you were rationalize your destruction by both LSU and Boise by saying that in part of those games, the mutts looked sort of good. That doesn’t hold water, bubba.
Ron Swanson
December 21st, 2011
3:38 pm
I guess the victory over Tech is one of Georgia’s patented REAL VICTORIES. Its very amusing to watch you bash UGA week in and week out when your team has managed one 3-point victory in the past 11 years. I guess you can never in your lifetime, go on Tech’s record against UGA, so you have to resort to this nonsense. Your team cowers like a bunch of sissies in this game year in and year out.
True Dawg Fan
December 21st, 2011
3:38 pm
And dont forget that we have 3-5 football players coming in to join the bball team immediately after the bowl game. Marshall, Swann, and Rome are definites and Rome was a beast in high school adn the other two are very athletic and can push the ball down the court.
Wal-Mart Retards
December 21st, 2011
3:39 pm
Can I be a Retard too? It seems like everyone with “Dawg” in their handle is… Should I start there?
Supersize that order, mutt
December 21st, 2011
3:39 pm
By the way, True, does 102 – 86 mean anything to you. So what if the mutts beat us in basketball a few times recently; Tech has OWNED the mutts in basketball through the years (remember, you use that argument in football, so it’s valid here too). With very rare exceptions, UGA has NEVER had a basketball program of note.
Trent
December 21st, 2011
3:39 pm
Hey idiot. There are 3 components to football. Offense, defense and special teams. You can’t dominate someone without doing well in all 3.
So in your eyes getting beaten by 21, scoring late to make it 14 isn’t domination but being ahead by 3 points at halftime is domination? LOL. So if being ahead 10-7 in one half is “domination” then what is losing 35-0 in the second half called? Wow are you one big dumb redneck.
True Dawg Fan
December 21st, 2011
3:40 pm
Supersize that order, mutt
December 21st, 2011
3:37 pm
True, it was OBVIOUS to anyone that you were rationalize your destruction by both LSU and Boise by saying that in part of those games, the mutts looked sort of good. That doesn’t hold water, bubba.
Actually it does hold water bc 14 points isnt domination, and shutting down the LSU offense for an entire half is something no one has done all year? In fact pretty sure it was some kind of record to give up 0 first downs. When you have an incredibly young team and they can come out and do that to the #1 team in the country Id say thats something to be proud of.
Had GT played in that game the score would have been 42-0 at half LSU.
GTBob
December 21st, 2011
3:42 pm
They picked Arky for cotton bc its closeer to them and Tampa for us bc we are closer.
Who is They? There is a very good reason UGA is in the bad steak bowl and Arkansas is in the Cotton bowl. If you keep making stuff up you might get it right eventually.
Wal-Mart Dawg Retard
December 21st, 2011
3:42 pm
Lookee like I dun fickered it out. UGA will go undeefeetid next yeer. Oh, and jorja tek is a hi-skule.
gary
December 21st, 2011
3:42 pm
According to dumbdog, boise didn’t dominate uga winning by 14, but uga did to tech. Then he breaks down domination by halfs. LMAO. Is this guy really this dumb? I guess using his logic
Uga dominated tech one quarter.
1 2 3 4 Total
7 10 14 0 31
0 10 0 7 17
Supersize that order, mutt
December 21st, 2011
3:43 pm
True, you have no idea how Tech would have performed against LSU. That is pure conjecture on your part. Tech played a pretty good first half against the mutts, but is that something to brag about? Hell, no. The mutts beat us, and the Tigers beat y’all. That’s all that matters.
True Dawg Fan
December 21st, 2011
3:44 pm
Trent
December 21st, 2011
3:39 pm
Hey idiot. There are 3 components to football. Offense, defense and special teams. You can’t dominate someone without doing well in all 3.
So in your eyes getting beaten by 21, scoring late to make it 14 isn’t domination but being ahead by 3 points at halftime is domination? LOL. So if being ahead 10-7 in one half is “domination” then what is losing 35-0 in the second half called? Wow are you one big dumb redneck.
Well if you could read I have said numerous times our DEFENSE dominated them in the first half. Scroll back youll see it. And I have been over the second half. Go back and look at the second half, First it should have been 21-7 (2 dropped TD passes killed our momentum) and then turnovers and short fields laid the ground work for the rest of the game. If you cant see that then you really dont need to watch college football, better off watching cricket or something
Were all the starters still in on both sides??? yes so not exactly what you call a garbage TD late in the game. So still no domination when losing by 14
Supersize that order, mutt
December 21st, 2011
3:46 pm
gary, thanks for breaking it down by quarter. Based on the total inanity of his comments, True is obviously suffering from some sort of insecurity issues. Maybe his bf is holding out on him and he’s taking it out on everybody else.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 21st, 2011
3:47 pm
Ahhh, now we see the usual litany of “what-if’s” and “but’s”. Excuses, excuses. PITIFUL
Mountain Dawg
December 21st, 2011
3:47 pm
Hey george. How’s Musschump working out for you?
True Dawg Fan
December 21st, 2011
3:49 pm
GTBob
December 21st, 2011
3:42 pm
They picked Arky for cotton bc its closeer to them and Tampa for us bc we are closer.
Who is They? There is a very good reason UGA is in the bad steak bowl and Arkansas is in the Cotton bowl. If you keep making stuff up you might get it right eventually.
Wow this just shows it here people. Im saving this one and will repost as much as possible.
“They” are the people in charge of the individual bowl, you know the people who ummm…. PICK THE TEAMS. It is very well known that they select together and always do it in terms of where the two SEC schools are. Go back to when Ole miss was good they got picked for the cotton bowl bc they were closer to Texas. Go read a book retard
Enter your comments here
December 21st, 2011
3:49 pm
First!
True Dawg Fan
December 21st, 2011
3:50 pm
gary
December 21st, 2011
3:42 pm
According to dumbdog, boise didn’t dominate uga winning by 14, but uga did to tech. Then he breaks down domination by halfs. LMAO. Is this guy really this dumb? I guess using his logic
Uga dominated tech one quarter.
1 2 3 4 Total
7 10 14 0 31
0 10 0 7 17
No its you that is the retarded one as I have never said that we dominated Tech, I have said plenty of times though that we have dominated tech for the last 11 years 10-1. anything else you want to say thats an ASSumption or just completely wrong??
Supersize that order, mutt
December 21st, 2011
3:51 pm
Really sad that True considers anybody who argues with him to be a “retard.” Yet another show of insecurity on his part.
GT Baby
December 21st, 2011
3:51 pm
Georgia Tech:
Where asians and indians go to get mugged!
True Dawg Fan
December 21st, 2011
3:51 pm
Supersize that order, mutt
December 21st, 2011
3:43 pm
True, you have no idea how Tech would have performed against LSU. That is pure conjecture on your part. Tech played a pretty good first half against the mutts, but is that something to brag about? Hell, no. The mutts beat us, and the Tigers beat y’all. That’s all that matters.
When you hold the number one team in the land to under 20 yards and 0 first downs for a half yes it is something to bragg about regardless of the outcome.
And yes we all know how Tech would do against LSU 42-0 at half like I said. Tech is a joke of a program sorry better luck next decade.
Supersize that order, mutt
December 21st, 2011
3:52 pm
Percentage-wise, there are more foreign students in the 2011 freshman class at UGA than there are at Tech. More ignorant, racist, xenophobic remarks by ignorant redneck mutts.
Wal-Mart Dawg Retard
December 21st, 2011
3:53 pm
Now how do I become a True Dawg Fag?
evil empire
December 21st, 2011
3:54 pm
i’m pretty sure True Dawg Fan doesn’t run that mouth of his in public like he does on here…
True Dawg Fan
December 21st, 2011
3:54 pm
Supersize that order, mutt
December 21st, 2011
3:51 pm
Really sad that True considers anybody who argues with him to be a “retard.” Yet another show of insecurity on his part.
No actually I single out the retards for a reason, bc people as dumb as you shouldnt be allowed to have an opinion. And as you know us Dawgs love our nerd bashing. If it wasnt so easy it wouldnt be so much fun!
The best part is hitting you with facts from the season or games and then you coming back with something you just googled or lifted off of ESPN
True Dawg Fan
December 21st, 2011
3:56 pm
Supersize that order, mutt
December 21st, 2011
3:52 pm
Percentage-wise, there are more foreign students in the 2011 freshman class at UGA than there are at Tech. More ignorant, racist, xenophobic remarks by ignorant redneck mutts.
More selectively picking facts to make your arguement betetr. Why didnt you look at the whole population huh, huh. Cant look at just part of it gotta look at the whole thing remember!
Supersize that order, mutt
December 21st, 2011
3:56 pm
True, more conjecturing on your part. Have you ever stopped to think that maybe the mutt defense wasn’t as responsible for LSU’s “failings” in the first half as was LSU’s just playing poorly? Since you use the mutts’ first-half turnovers as an excuse as to why you weren’t in total control at halftime, maybe LSU wasn’t in total control at halftime because they just weren’t playing well. Regardless of which it was, LSU obliterated the mutts offensively and defensively in the second half. Where was that great 1st half mutt defense in the second half? Did they quit playing at halftime, or did LSU finally put it all together?