It’s a miracle! Mr. Wrong actually got some things right in 2011
Yay, me! (AJC photo by Ben Gray; whiteboard stylings by Ms. Mandi Albright.)
This year ends in a way few years have ended for this famously erring prognosticator. It ends with me getting to say, “Know what? I actually got some stuff right.”
For once, the annual Accountability Scoreboard isn’t a tale of woe. I picked Georgia to go 10-2 and win the SEC East, which it did. I picked Georgia Tech to finish its regular season 8-4, which it did. I picked LSU to win the SEC, which it did, and finish as the BCS titlist, which it well might. I picked Auburn, which won the last BCS title, to lose five games, and sure enough …
I picked the Hawks to beat the Magic in Round 1, which indeed occurred. Heck, I even picked VCU to crash the Final Four. (OK, now I’m embellishing.)
About the only thing I got close to right in 2010 was picking the Falcons to go 12-4 and win the NFC South. (They actually went 13-3.) This time I was right, sort of, in the grand scheme — I picked the 2011 team to grab a wild card — but had it going 12-4, and the best it can do is 10-6. I even managed to whiff on the outcome of the season’s first five games, which was pretty bad even by my tepid standards. So I’m thinking this probably isn’t the moment to note that I’ve also projected this team to win at least one playoff game.
I also tabbed the Braves as a wild-card team. (I know picking the local club as a wild card is kind of a waffle, but seriously … did anyone think the Braves could trump the Phillies over 162 games?) But I also guessed, way back when, that 91 wins would be the ceiling for the 2011 Braves, and lo and behold they got stuck on 89.
That said … did I see the epic collapse coming? Absolutely not. Even with three games to go, I thought the Braves would make the playoffs. Even with three outs to go in Game No. 162, I still thought they’d qualify. Sometimes I’m hard-headed. This was such a time.
I picked the Hawks over the Magic not because I loved the Hawks, but because I thought Orlando was running on fumes. After Kirk Hinrich was hurt in the Round 1 clincher, I suggested the Hawks would do well to take one game from Chicago in Round 2. They actually took the first game, and also the fourth.
I was 0-for-4 in picking the 2011 Final Four, having gone with Ohio State to win it all. (The Buckeyes were upset by Kentucky in the Sweet 16. Shouldn’t I have learned that the Big Ten can’t handle the SEC in postseason? Or is that just in football?) I also had Georgia toppling North Carolina in the Big Dance, which the Bulldogs might well have done — had they managed to beat Washington in their tournament opener. But I overrated UGA all season, even to the point of thinking it might win the SEC East.
I did, however, have Brian Gregory on my original short list of candidates to replace Paul Hewitt at Georgia Tech. Though, in the sake of full disclosure, I must mention that I’d relegated BG to being “a fallback choice” by the time the search commenced. And I believed Tech’s Iman Shumpert had erred by staying in the NBA draft, thinking he might not get picked at all. (He wound going to the Knicks with the 17th pick of Round 1.)
Back to college football: I missed by saying that Nebraska would win the Big Ten, that Florida State would win the ACC, that Stanford would win the Pac-12 and that Andrew Luck would take the Heisman. I was pretty close on Tennessee going 6-6 (it went 5-7) and Florida going 7-5 (it went 6-6). I was right in saying South Carolina would finish 10-2, wrong in saying it would lose the SEC East to Georgia on a tiebreaker. (It lost straight-up.)
I was right in believing LSU would beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa, wrong in believing the Tigers would lose to Mississippi State in Starkville, wrong in choosing Oklahoma as LSU’s BCS opponent. I did have Virginia Tech winning the ACC Coastal, but I also had Southern Cal going 7-5, and it went 10-2. (Lane Kiffin, genius boy!)
I was right about three of Tech’s four losses. (I had the Jackets losing at North Carolina State and winning at Virginia.) I was wrong on both of Georgia’s losses. (I had the Bulldogs beating Boise State and South Carolina, but losing to Mississippi State and Florida. Yes, I bought the Dan Mullen hype.) I was way wrong about Georgia State: I had the Panthers going 8-3, as opposed to 3-8.
Yes, I know. That’s a lot of being wrong for what I’m claiming as a pretty good year. But viewed alongside my bleak 2010, I feel entitled to strut a bit. And to offer this one long-range prediction:
In 2012 Georgia will go 11-1 in the regular season and will win the SEC championship.
By Mark Bradley
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Benjamin
December 30th, 2011
11:17 am
Geaux Dawgs!
First?
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
11:22 am
Kudos again, Benjamin.
chalkdawg4
December 30th, 2011
11:24 am
All together – Not too bad. Welcome back
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
11:25 am
Thanks, chalkdawg4.
Bill
December 30th, 2011
11:27 am
Welcome back….thats not bad!
rduck
December 30th, 2011
11:29 am
bowl predictions for the home yeams?
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
11:30 am
By my standards, it’s lights-out stuff, Bill. Thanks much.
Jim
December 30th, 2011
11:31 am
Of course UGA will win the SEC East….considering they have the easiest schedule, they will enter the SECCG thinking they are world beaters and then again get beat by 35 points to a far superior team.
Maybe UGA should stop using Ga Tech as an excuse and start playing some real strong out of conference teams to GET BETTER as a football team instead of beating Tennessee and Vanderbilt by less than a TD and thinking they should be national title contenders.
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
11:31 am
I don’t want to mess up my bounceback year by being wrong now, rduck.
I’ll take a pass on Tech’s bowl just for that reason. Consider it my version of resting the starters.
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
11:32 am
But I’m headed to Tampa for the Outback, and I’d imagine I’ll make a pick sometime before kickoff.
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
11:35 am
What the heck.
Georgia 27, Michigan State 16.
Heath
December 30th, 2011
11:36 am
If SC beats Georgia again but loses the East by going 10-2 that would be pretty funny.
Welcome back, and is this year two of your ‘Falcons will win the Super Bowl within 3 years’ prognostication (little Leonard’s Losers lingo there)? Hope you got that one right, but we need a running back that can break free.
Marvin Mangrum
December 30th, 2011
11:36 am
I will tell you this, along with Furman Bisher, right or wrong, been reading you both a long time, and I do so enjoy it. Thank you so much, it has been a great year for you.
DILLIGAF
December 30th, 2011
11:39 am
Good job Mark Bradley!
Happy New Year and I look forward to next year’s predictions.
BAMA dude
December 30th, 2011
11:39 am
LSU returns just about everybody in 2012. If the juco corners work out, Bama might be able to hang with them next year. Nobody else will.
J Clay
December 30th, 2011
11:39 am
MB – with that schedule who do you have Dawgs losing to? Assume one of the 2 Columbia games, likely SC one over Mizzou one?
Joe
December 30th, 2011
11:46 am
All in all a good year of predictions Mark.
When you write UGA wins the 2012 SEC, do you mean the conference championship or just the East? Even I, as a Georgia grad, am not ready to believe they will win it all next year.
BSC crapped the bed this year...lol
December 30th, 2011
11:54 am
UGA finishes 13-1 next year, and still plays for NC! Mark it down!!
george
December 30th, 2011
11:58 am
4 sec west teams could go 11-1 next year with UGA’s pansy schedule. I think the SEC office felt sorry for the pitiful East when they came up with the 2012 schedules. The pups will NOT go 11-1 because once again they will choke and lose at least one game (prob 2) they shouldnt for a 9-3 or 10-2 record.
george
December 30th, 2011
11:59 am
it must be nice to have a boise st like schedule playing 2 ranked teams the entire year (south carolina and auburn)
how2fish
December 30th, 2011
12:00 pm
Mark good overall job and a great year, I’m still a little in awe of your piece on Larry Munson by the way great article ! Anyway Happy New Year and lets hope 2012 is better than 2011 which unless the Mayans are right it should be!
DC
December 30th, 2011
12:00 pm
UGA’s schedule will hurt them if they go 13-1..don’t think they will get in the dance…just a hunch based on this years years strength of teams…
@george
December 30th, 2011
12:01 pm
R U Mizzou, or the other new SEC team…lol
DC
December 30th, 2011
12:01 pm
rather…12-1..
Heath
December 30th, 2011
12:02 pm
@george…u mad bro?
Ted M
December 30th, 2011
12:02 pm
Unfortunately you’re wrong about Matt Ryan being good enough.
how2fish
December 30th, 2011
12:03 pm
@george you want some chesse with that whine ? Blame the SEC if you want but have you checked Vandy’s schedule or if you want to go who got blasted check out A&M’s welcome to the SEC. Really 4 West teams ?? Please tell me your not driving until the drugs wear off .
Heath
December 30th, 2011
12:05 pm
He seems mad.
@Ted M
December 30th, 2011
12:06 pm
The OL is the problem not Matt Ryan. Any LONG time Falcon fan is happy to have Matt.
Dawg in Milton
December 30th, 2011
12:07 pm
our schedule is about as easy as you can get it compared to the other SEC teams…10-2 at a minimum….schedules mean everything…no lsu, no bama, no arkansas..all top 10 team teams…we get a bad AU and Ole Miss teams from the west and UF and UT are down….lets run the table Dawgs….
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
12:07 pm
I mean the conference, Joe.
george
December 30th, 2011
12:09 pm
how2fish. Alabama,lsu,arkansas, and Auburn would have gone 10-2 min with UGA’s schedule. If you try to argue that you need to go follow another sport.
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
12:09 pm
Thanks, Mr. Mangrum.
george
December 30th, 2011
12:10 pm
not mad at all just think its funny how all you idiots think UGA is the greatest thing since sliced bread when they have not had a significant victory in 5 years. But hey “we are a year or two away” has been the favorite saying from delusional dawgs since 1980.
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
12:13 pm
Thanks to how2fish for mentioning the Larry Munson article. The response to that was hugely gratifying, and I thank you all again.
T-Bone
December 30th, 2011
12:15 pm
C’mon, Mark. You’ve at least got to give Tech’s Bowl game a shot. I promise that we won’t let it change our opinion of your 2011 predictions.
durrtydogg
December 30th, 2011
12:16 pm
Welcome back Mark! I hope you and the fam had a nice holiday. Oh yeah, the Dawgs will win the SEC. Its our time!
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
12:18 pm
Thanks, Durrtydawg. I’m glad to be back. And typing these responses on my iPad. (Christmas present.)
UGA 11
December 30th, 2011
12:19 pm
Happy New Year Mark! Love reading your stuff, and your success in prognosticating wasn’t lost on me this year! See you in 2012!
how2fish
December 30th, 2011
12:22 pm
@george you lost all credibility at Auburn..bitter much george?
Troll Power Ratings
December 30th, 2011
12:22 pm
@george: Your team? Let me guess….Hmmm…another other state team that Georgia owns?
Driver 8
December 30th, 2011
12:26 pm
Mark,
Hope you’ve had a good rest. Wishing you and your family a healthy, prosperous and happy 2012. I’ve really enjoyed your columns for the last 30 years. I know you get a lot of abuse on this forum but I suspect the vast majority look forward to your observations, opinions and prognostications. I also appreciate the frequency of your installments and updates.
In the coming year, go easier on yourself. No need for so much self-flagellation. You do great work.
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
12:27 pm
Thanks, UGA 11.
Nom Nom Nom Chucks....Taylor or Norris
December 30th, 2011
12:27 pm
Aren’t Ipads awesome MB?
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
12:28 pm
Wow. I’m honored, Driver 8.
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
12:29 pm
I have to admit they are, Nom Nom.
RedandBlackDAWG
December 30th, 2011
12:31 pm
George, are you a big tech. fan by any chance? If so, I would wonder why you even have to be on a blog, cutting down the team that has owned you for so long. I guess it is that calculus thing. It doesn’t give you anytime to have a rational thought.
T-Bone
December 30th, 2011
12:36 pm
I do enjoy reading your stuff, Mark–good observations, good commentary. 2012 should be just as exciting.
Now, if you won’t predict the Sun Bowl, I will. Ga Tech 27, Utah 23
Heath
December 30th, 2011
12:41 pm
Yep. george is mad.
Will
December 30th, 2011
12:44 pm
Mark:
Some pretty good picks BUT……..how could anyone…anyone miss a baseball playoff prediction WITH ONLY THREE games remaining in a season? It’s pretty difficult to correctly picks teams at the beginning of a 162 game season but, come n, still not able to do so after the team had played 159 of a 162 game schedule?
Falcons4Eva
December 30th, 2011
12:48 pm
Welcome Back Mark ! !
What’s happening to my post?
Anyway, your mea culpa about your predictions proves you’re a stand up fellow. You didn’t do bad at all on the predictions. I enjoyed reading what you predicted and your scorecard results.
If I could ask you to give us your take on that disaster that was Monday night football. Do you think there will be a repeat performance by both team?
Falcons4Eva
December 30th, 2011
12:49 pm
Enter your comments here
Happy2012
December 30th, 2011
12:49 pm
For those yapping about Georgia’s easy schedule for 2012, let’s review their schedule the last time they won a national title in 1980. They didn’t exactly roll through a bunch of juggernauts then either. But, that’s usually the rule. You usually need an easier schedule just to get to the big dance. LSU and Bama are an exception to that this year. They both played tough schedules. Kudos to them for coming through those schedules with such good records.
Tennessee (5-6)
Texas A&M (4-7)
Clemson (6-5)
TCU (1-10)
Ole Miss (3-8)
Vanderbilt (2-9)
Kentucky (3-8)
South Carolina (8-4)
Florida (8-4)
Auburn (5-6)
Ga. Tech (1-9)
Notre Dame (9-2-1)
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
12:52 pm
If the Falcons play the Saints a third time Falcons4Eva, I would rather be the team that just lost by 29 points. I know that sounds stupid.
Buzz
December 30th, 2011
12:53 pm
Maybe George dragging u down is his version of pot meeting kettle?
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
12:54 pm
Will?, the Braves led the Cardinals by a game with three to go. Also with two to go. At that late date, it’s usually preferable to be ahead. Usually.
Driver 8
December 30th, 2011
12:56 pm
I understand your logic and if we weren’t talking about the Falcons, I’d be tempted to agree. All things considered, I’d rather be the Saints.
DC
December 30th, 2011
1:01 pm
You can’t compare 1980 to the new BCS era..you just can’t…You have to have quality wins vs quality opps…I’ll say it again if UGA goes 12-1 (wins SEC) I truely believe they my get passed by another conference with that schedule they have…of course this is all relative …SEC east might be good again..but that his highly doubtful..
Herschel Talker
December 30th, 2011
1:02 pm
MB:
Welcome back! We missed ya!
Which team makes up the Dawgs’ one loss in your prediction?
HT
Scott in Huntsville
December 30th, 2011
1:04 pm
Georgia will have too many of it’s players turn pro to go 11-1, although winning the SEC East is still a strong possibility.
The Llama
December 30th, 2011
1:08 pm
I’ll add to the mostly complimentary posts on your work here Mark (is everyone still hitting the egg nog?) Agree or disagree with you, I enjoy reading your stuff. For most of us, sports provides a respite from the everyday world. It’s fun, it’s maddening sometimes, but it takes us away from the next bill that needs to be paid, or the sick relative we have or the next work project we are about to start. Thanks for doing what you do and providing a forum for us to spew about things we have no control over and that don’t really matter in the grand scheme of things. Happy New Year to you and yours.
Cecil34
December 30th, 2011
1:08 pm
You need to lay off that black tar heroin, Mark – 11-1?
Get in rehab, now.
Paul in NH
December 30th, 2011
1:08 pm
Mark – Kudos on giving an end of year review of your picks for the year – and congrats on your prognication record for 2011.
I’d love to see a recap on some of the ESPN talking heads but the ones who pontificate the loudest tend to disappear when the results come out.
Paul in NH
December 30th, 2011
1:11 pm
I seriously doubt that UGA will go 11-1 and win the SEC. They might go 12-1 and win the conference or 11-2 and win the conference but they won’t go 11-1.
Dr. Warren
December 30th, 2011
1:11 pm
I’d say this is a very good defense. The cold hard facts lay bare what I had figured out before myself: MB’s undeserved reputation of wrongness comes from sometimes incorrectly predicting big successes for the home teams in high-profile situations. And don’t underplay the “Bradley’s cursing us!” factor. Frustrated fans do love scapegoats. Regardless of your wins/losses, thanks for an entertaining and enlightening year of blogs, MB. Isn’t that what Aristotle said it was all about anyway?
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
1:11 pm
The idea, Paul in NH, actually came from Stan Kasten many years ago. He was raging about how media types never owned up to their lousy predictions, and I thought, “There’s an idea.”
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
1:12 pm
What I meant, Paul: They’ll go 11-1 in the regular season, and then they’ll win the SEC championship game. I should probably clarify.
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
1:13 pm
Clarified, I hope.
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
1:14 pm
I don’t know, Dr. Warren. If you check the 2010 picks, I was awful. Even I can’t sugarcoat that.
todd grantham
December 30th, 2011
1:15 pm
Mark,
i’ll add to the welcome backs. Hope Christmas was nice and you got a chance to visit the fne folks in Maysville, Ky.
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
1:15 pm
Thanks to The Llama for the the kind words. And to everyone for all the words, kind or otherwise.
Happy2012
December 30th, 2011
1:15 pm
Totally agree that it’s a different time and era; however, the gist (jist?) of the argument is still the same. Easier schedule leads to a better record, which leads to a higher ranking. The SEC has built enough of a reputation that, regardless of the out of conference or cross-conference schedule, getting through with an undefeated record will translate into an appearance in the NC game. Just my opinion, of course. Also – I left off the tie on Tech’s record from that year, which was important, because they tied Notre Dame and knocked them off from being #1.
todd grantham
December 30th, 2011
1:16 pm
Do we know how many hits the blog received for 2011?
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
1:16 pm
I did go to Maysville, todd. Got back last night. Thanks for remembering.
Paul in NH
December 30th, 2011
1:17 pm
Mark – I was pretty sure what you meant by 11-1 but I just wanted to give you grief.
Back to work – Happy New Year, Bonne Annee, Glückliches neues Jahr
todd grantham
December 30th, 2011
1:18 pm
i think you can get a pass on picking the Braves for a wildcard in ‘11.
not even Nostradamus could have predicted such an epic collapse by the locals.
Paul in NH
December 30th, 2011
1:19 pm
Maysville, KY – gateway to Augusta. Hope you had fun with George.
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
1:19 pm
There was a line in “The Sopranos” where brother-in-law Bobby referred to the hunchback of Nostradamus. I’ve felt that way after some picks.
todd grantham
December 30th, 2011
1:20 pm
has Mrs. Bradley fussed at you yet for spending a lot of time on the new ipad?
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
1:20 pm
Did not see George Clooney. Have never seen him in person.
I have, however, met his father. A prince of a man, Nick Clooney.
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
1:22 pm
My wife isn’t a fusser. She’s a saint.
todd grantham
December 30th, 2011
1:22 pm
Unless Mr. Wren pulls off something big, I see the Braves sliding down a slope to being a middling team. No reason to think Heyward will bounce back. Has McCann peaked and headed down? JJ and Prado as trade bait. None of it seemingly bodes well for Braves fans.
todd grantham
December 30th, 2011
1:23 pm
oh, I figured she HAD to be.
todd grantham
December 30th, 2011
1:24 pm
Young pitching I know. But the pitching’s not going to be good enough to win every game 1-0 or 2-1.
todd grantham
December 30th, 2011
1:25 pm
Plus the Chipper wildcard. I hope he comes back healthy, but at best he will play 100 games in ‘12.
Jackets 2011
December 30th, 2011
1:27 pm
Now we know u r on drugs. (kidding)
todd grantham
December 30th, 2011
1:27 pm
and Georgia: i’ve been a harsh critic on these pages about Mark Richt. Something you wrote about him rededicating himself to the offense in’11 and cutting loose jetsam like Ealey caught me eye and i think you may be correct.
who would not want such a fine gentleman to succeed?
todd grantham
December 30th, 2011
1:29 pm
Falcons? dont have a lot of interest in them until the playoffs. Hawks? have no interest until they reach the 7th game of the NBA championship series. then mild interest.
todd grantham
December 30th, 2011
1:30 pm
Hockey? dont think ATL still has a team.
todd grantham
December 30th, 2011
1:31 pm
Tech? will never be able to field a physically competitive football team. Basketball, well they beat Georgia so that shows how bad Georgia is going to be this year.
todd grantham
December 30th, 2011
1:33 pm
that’s pretty much my rundown of the sports situation. i’ll save this and see how i did at the end of ‘12. BTW, Georgia did get pretty lucky with the new SEC schedule. The ole ball coach didn’t fare so well.
ViningsDawg
December 30th, 2011
1:42 pm
iPads are the best. Dawgs win the SEC? You are calling THAT but not the GT loss in the Mexican Mountain Bowl? Come on….
george
December 30th, 2011
1:44 pm
how 2 fish lets look shall we.
boise-loss
usc-beat (the only reason the pups made it to atlanta)
coastal car-win
ole miss-beat
ms st- beat
tn-toss up
vandy-win
fl-beat
nm st-win
tech-toss up
10-2
Now lets see how the pups would have fared with Auburn’s schedule
utah st-win
ms st-beat
clemson-toss up
fl atl-win
usc-lost
ark-loss
fl-beat
lsu-lost
ole miss-win
bama-loss
7-5 or 8-4
I know the truth hurts
St Simons - we're on Island time
December 30th, 2011
1:45 pm
wow, almost 30 years. unreal.
I think your writing gets better every year, Mark.
dam good wildcatdog
crackbaby
December 30th, 2011
1:45 pm
Mark – any thoughts / predictions for the Bucs v. Falcons this Sunday? Not a gimme if you ask me (but nobody will ask LOL).
Disco Pup
December 30th, 2011
1:47 pm
Actually, I really enjoy your column and your predictions, even when they make no sense. Have a great 2012 my friend.
ViningsDawg
December 30th, 2011
1:50 pm
Pats 7-0 since releasing Albert haynesworth, while the Bucs are 0-7 since getting him… Mmmmmm
ViningsDawg
December 30th, 2011
1:50 pm
Pats 7-0 since releasing Albert haynesworth, while the Bucs are 0-7 since getting him… Mmmmmm
how2fish
December 30th, 2011
1:52 pm
@george get help you need it bad, being bitter isn’t good but with that last rant its clear your cheese has slid off the cracker.
george
December 30th, 2011
1:56 pm
how2fish. One very simple question name one game I got wrong?
george
December 30th, 2011
1:57 pm
and please explain to me how I am bitter. I am doing nothing but stating FACTS.
how2fish
December 30th, 2011
2:08 pm
@george Clemson for the love of the lord Bug U beat them..and george you poor poor bitter man its impossible to state a fact on an event that has not yet taken place…and that is a fact.
george
December 30th, 2011
2:10 pm
You cant be that dumb.what the hell is your point? The only reason yall even got to Atlanta is we beat USC and yall lost to them AT HOME.
jim
December 30th, 2011
2:11 pm
Mark, As a fellow native of Ky.(Bowling Green and proud WKU grad), I say welcome back and enjoy your writing. Keep it up – you might have a future in ths “writin thing”. Happy New Year
george
December 30th, 2011
2:11 pm
and by the way in case you forgot how to read I said ga-clemson would be a toss up.
Halsey
December 30th, 2011
2:22 pm
So you’re predicting Georgia will play for the BCS Title?
how2fish
December 30th, 2011
2:22 pm
@george and perhaps you didn’t understand I said your an idiot to think that..hope that clears that up for you man 45-7 still stings doesn’t it ??
Yunel Asscobar
December 30th, 2011
2:25 pm
Mark – please do all Braves fans a huge favor and predict that Fredi Gonzalez will make it out of Spring Training unscathed, with a full-on vote of confidence from the FO to manage the Braves all year. Know what I’m saying? Maybe that way, we get the changes in leadership that are needed for this team to embrace accountability, improvement, and the progress needed to move beyond mediocrity.
From Braves fans everywhere, Thank You!
george
December 30th, 2011
2:26 pm
an idiot to think the only reason uga got to atlanta is because of losing to Auburn. that is nothing short of a 100 % fact idiot. Doesnt sting at all. We sucked this year and I will be the first to admit it unlike pathetic dawg fans who make excuses after excuses after losses. Ive never heard so many compalints about the refs in a 30 point loss to LSU. Nothing to show since 1980 has to sting so I can understand your anger. If you ever want to know what a national championship and or an undefeated sesaon feels like let me know and I will tell you all about it.
george
December 30th, 2011
2:27 pm
** South carolina losing to auburn
Geaux Tigers
December 30th, 2011
2:27 pm
Mark, two thumbs up for correctly picking LSU to win the SECCG.
Happy New Year to you.
TheAntiMe
December 30th, 2011
2:30 pm
lol – It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.
TheAntiMe
December 30th, 2011
2:37 pm
One quick question, Mark. Is it true that in 2012 the annual ajc.com football prognostication contest will be renamed “Sack Bradley”?
how2fish
December 30th, 2011
2:40 pm
@Halsey you talk to anyone predicting UGA plays for the BCS title don’t let them drive.
how2fish
December 30th, 2011
2:47 pm
@george you never heard me making excuses on the LSU loss we got blown out the second half and it was harder to swallow after the way we played the first half. And my point on your idiot for was the Clemson being a toss up ..not you beating SC getting us to the title game..thanks for that by the way.
george
December 30th, 2011
3:01 pm
FACT: if uga were to play clemson in clemson tom the tigers would be favored.
Remarkable
December 30th, 2011
3:07 pm
Mark, You may well be the best writer on the AJC Sports Page. You are certainly the best at responding to those who reply to your blog. If all the others did the same then this would be an even better site than it already is. I love that you put yourself out there with predictions like these. Most wouldn’t. It gives us something to hold you accountable to (LOL). Keep up the good work and keep writing so often. We (The Readers) love it!
how2fish
December 30th, 2011
3:09 pm
@george are you 12 ? You can’t prove that you know I know it the whole world knows it.
heb11:1
December 30th, 2011
3:16 pm
With a few exceptions, human beings are not meant to know the future. Only very special figures, like OT prophets (ie,,Daniel, Isaiah), and the NT apostles Paul and more notably, John (book of Revelation) are blessed with visions of the future. And even these are cryptic messages passed on to us in heavily symbolic images.
george
December 30th, 2011
3:19 pm
am I wrong or right? simple question
Evansdawg
December 30th, 2011
3:21 pm
I like this, Mark. It made me laugh. Well done.
how2fish
December 30th, 2011
3:23 pm
@george no no I’m not playing your game you can’t predict the future and neither can I..the difference is I know it. george have a great New Years !
Todd Grantham
December 30th, 2011
3:33 pm
I’d just as soon choke a UF kicker than wish my momma “Merry Christmas.” I’m a lunatic I tell ya!
GTBob
December 30th, 2011
3:35 pm
UGA at 10-3 might have been the easiest prediction in history. If you play 10 bad teams and 3 good teams you will usually go 10-3.
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
3:46 pm
Thanks, Remarkable.
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
3:48 pm
And thaks to St. Simons . And to Jim the Hilltopper.
Skeezix
December 30th, 2011
4:29 pm
Overall a pretty good 2011 record Mark. I was wrong on the SEC-I had Ala. winning it. But did pick both LSU and Bama in my top 5 nationally. Univ. of Ga. has such an easy 2012 schedule they ought to win their division; but I think the bulldogs will find a way to flub it. If they don’t flub it, I don’t see them winning the SEC championship.
Any forecast on the hapless Braves yet?
Skeezix
December 30th, 2011
4:30 pm
And no one saw the Bravos epic collapse coming. I am still trying to overcome the shock.
DawginTX
December 30th, 2011
4:34 pm
Mark, you also had the two best pieces on the BCS–the first one about the system rendering the SEC championship moot and the second one in which you referred to Herbstreit’s comments on Ok State not passing the eyeball test, despite him not being able to watch their destruction of OU.
BiggdawgK
December 30th, 2011
4:36 pm
Hmmmm. I’m calling shenanigans. I don’t remember reading any of those predictions and I don’t even think thats MB in that pic. It’s all some kind of photoshop trickery.
BiggdawgK
December 30th, 2011
4:37 pm
MB why are you filtering my posts?
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
4:39 pm
Thanks. DawginTX. It’s scary how much you folks remember.
Saban
December 30th, 2011
4:40 pm
I win the SEC champinship in 2012. Dawgs will be left in the dust by South Carolina, maybe win 6 games and loses to Tech by 20.
DawginTX
December 30th, 2011
4:40 pm
BTW, I’m glad that GTBob agrees that GT is a bad team. But Tech did get beaten by 2 bad teams in Miami and UVA, so his take it being “usual” to beat all the bad teams on the schedule doesn’t always hold.
DawginTX
December 30th, 2011
4:44 pm
Mark, somebody needs to point out how much power ESPN’s talking heads have in picking who plays for the naitonal title, even though their opinions are not always based on considering all the evidence. As you pointed out, opinion matters more in college football than any other sport. ESPN needs to take some responsibility.
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
4:52 pm
Skeezix,I’m waiting to see about Tommy Hanson before I pick the Braves anywhere.
brick
December 30th, 2011
4:54 pm
George, are you retarded? UGA beat Auburn by almost 50 and pulled the Dawgs off midway the 3rd quarter, AU wouldn’t go 10-2 with Ga. Southern’s schedule. LSU and Bama are both a load, so yeah, no arguement with them, but AU please don’t act stupid/
Al Smith
December 30th, 2011
4:55 pm
Mark, do we have color for the three-star?
Jorge O'leary
December 30th, 2011
5:01 pm
Georgia at 11-1? Richt’s teams are finesse teams, and typically get 2 to 3 losses a year. If they make it to the SEC Championship they will lose again. Florida will beat them next year as well. Boise State pushed them around for God’s sake!!
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
5:02 pm
We do, Al.
Inside AJC humor here, folks.
KJ
December 30th, 2011
5:12 pm
george confirmed furious.
DawginTX
December 30th, 2011
5:22 pm
Jorge: “Richt’s teams…typically get to 2 or 3 losses a year.” On average, I’ll take it, as will just about any other team in the country. And the key word in your statement is “typically.” The 2012 Georgia team should be better than “typical,” and they have a favorable schedule. Hence, the prediction of only 1 loss. And to your point about Boise State, they are damn good, and I don’t see anyone as physical as they were on our regular season schedule next year. Also, Georgia greatly improved along both lines of scrimmage throughout the year.
Stinger2
December 30th, 2011
5:23 pm
Uzzi and Sims questionable. Could be 4 starters out.
Utah 27 GT 14.Eight bowl losses in a row.
ugakev
December 30th, 2011
5:39 pm
Come on now let’s actually speak some truth to distorted facts. Georgia had a very young and talented team this year. We had true freshmen making plays for us for God’s sakes. Georgia was not going to blow too many teams out with a team so young. Georgia had no running backs and had a chance to grab LSU by their throats and didn’t because they are still young and mad mistakes. Some of you brag about Georgias 30pt loss to LSU but for those that really watched the game they know what the deal was. If Georgia had any healthy running backs that game it would of been completely diff game. That defense shut that team down to ZERO first downs in the first half but wore down in the second half because of our lack of a running game and mentally its frustrating to play so dominate and have unfornate things go wrong. I guarantee you that these dawgs will bite alot harder next season. Those freshmen will be men next year and our running game will be reborn with all this great depth coming in with Marshall and gurney and hopefully davis.
ugakev
December 30th, 2011
5:41 pm
excuse any grammatical errors. typing on a phone
ugakev
December 30th, 2011
5:42 pm
gurley*
Beast from the East Eaten by Dawg
December 30th, 2011
5:55 pm
Mark,
Mind giving us your opinion on this? I think UT is dead wrong in this instance. Your thoughts?
http://dooley.blogs.gatorsports.com/11112/the-hypocrisy-continues/
Ted M
December 30th, 2011
6:02 pm
Wow Mark – you are very engaging after a vacation…must of been a good one.
This isn’t a prediction just a worrisome possibility.
The Braves might only get 35 home runs from their starting outfield.
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
6:22 pm
It’s the new iPad, Ted M.
1eyedJack
December 30th, 2011
6:27 pm
Well Mark, it seems you’re only half as bad as everybody says.
bitter thats capitalism
December 30th, 2011
7:16 pm
bradley —–nice———————take over —-RECRUITING===
chris
December 30th, 2011
7:32 pm
Good column Mark I dont think any one including the late Jeanne Dixon would have seen the collapse of the Braves…and to honest there were a few of us scratching our heads about your UGA prediction after the whiffed at 0-2 to start the year…always love your columns and good insight…any prediction on the Braves landing a power hitter and maybe some bullpen help for 2012?
Mark Bradley
December 30th, 2011
8:18 pm
Thanks, Chris. The trouble with power hitters is they’re not easy to find.
Alphare
December 30th, 2011
8:48 pm
That’s a fine bunch of predictions of yours.
If I remember correctly, I predicted 7-5 for UGA. But a few lucky bounces here and there, UGA got a better record.
UGA should not be in the SECCG because SC has a perfect East record of 5-0 while UGA’s is 4-1. In addition, SC and UGA both have a 10-2 record and SC beat UGA head-on and thus holds the tie-breaker against UGA. So, in almost every way you see it, it’s SC that should be in SECCG, not UGA. But a technicality puts UGA in place of SC.
doc
December 30th, 2011
8:49 pm
mark, i demand a recount!
naw, good job as usual.
doc
December 30th, 2011
8:54 pm
teague, finds himself getting sucked into bad fouls or phantom fouls.
JDawg1785
December 30th, 2011
9:08 pm
Mark, congrats on some good calls for 2011! And don’t worry about some of the sillier predictions. I thought FSU would win the national title this year…
JDawg1785
December 30th, 2011
9:18 pm
Alphare, if by “technicality” you mean that USCe lost two conference games while UGA lost only one, then I guess you’re right.
Paul in NH
December 30th, 2011
9:35 pm
Beast from the East Eaten by Dawg
December 30th, 2011
5:55 pm
—
Yikes – that’s one of the most egregious things I have read in a long time. It’s made the GoVols website.
http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2011/dec/30/deanthony-arnett-transfer-saga-could-end-all-losin/
Barbara needs to “pop Derek upside the head”
South Carolina DAWGS
December 30th, 2011
9:47 pm
Welcome back Mark – hope you had a GREAT and Christmas. We MISSED YOU and I mean that. You have developed a LOYAL following whether you believe it or not and I do need your FEEDING CYCLES.
Loved the Munson Article – he would have TOO!!
Skeezix
December 30th, 2011
10:18 pm
Thanks Mark–Tommy Gun Hanson’s status is key.
george
December 31st, 2011
12:10 am
brick as I have asked many times before and have gotten no answers to if you think I am wrong tell me the games auburn would have lost of UGA’s schedule this year. I know the truth hurts.
george
December 31st, 2011
12:14 am
just to refresh your memory. Again PLEASE tell me where I am wrong.
boise-loss
usc-beat (the only reason the pups made it to atlanta)
coastal car-win
ole miss-beat
ms st- beat
tn-toss up
vandy-win
fl-beat
nm st-win
tech-toss up
10-2
Now lets see how the pups would have fared with Auburn’s schedule
utah st-win
ms st-beat
clemson-toss up
fl atl-win
usc-lost
ark-loss
fl-beat
lsu-lost
ole miss-win
bama-loss
bamabitch
December 31st, 2011
1:53 am
george Are you talkin up for the weak ass state of Alabama or are you an Auburn fan, either way both of your schools are nothin without Georgia football players so show some respect or i might have to whip your ass ha ha.
P. Bull Terrier
December 31st, 2011
2:50 am
I’ll take your 11-1 SEC Championship for UGA one step farther. Georgia will be one of several teams with only one loss and will miss out on the BCS Championship game because voters are tired of the SEC winning the National Championship every year. Instead, an 11-1 ACC Champion will get destroyed by 11-1 USC in the BCS Championship game, while UGA plays (and beats) a surprisingly undefeated Bowling Green team in the Sugar Bowl.
Drexel Gal
December 31st, 2011
3:35 am
You can take THIS to the bank for 2012 — Georgia Tech will go 4-8. Remember, you heard it here first.
Jim
December 31st, 2011
5:32 am
A team’s record does not mean much until you look at whom it played. UGA is just a mediocre program based on past performances against upper echelon teams, as the facts prove. 11-1 against mostly lousy teams will be a deceiving record. Getting hammered by a good team in a bowl is likely for these perennial pretenders and will be more of an indication of their relative strength. UGA annually ranks in the top ten nationally in the recruit rankings. Why it does not produce high quality teams is beyond me. I don’t know why these top recruits want to go there. UGA at least does one thing well, i.e., sell itself to young people.
Billyboy
December 31st, 2011
5:34 am
The bottom line is your average. Nothing new and exciting. But if you have 6 wins then you get to go to the “who cares as nobody will be in the stands” bowl. As they say, wait til next year.
Buzz2011
December 31st, 2011
5:36 am
UGA should drop to Michigan State by at least two touchdowns.. The Dawgs aren’t very good and GT was their only win over a winning team..
heeldawg
December 31st, 2011
6:53 am
Mark, you’re mostly right—but I think the Dawgs go 12-0 in the regular season, win the SEC title over LSU and play in the BCS title game. How’s that for prognostication?
North Ga. Dawg
December 31st, 2011
6:53 am
Good articles this year.
RedandBlackDAWG
December 31st, 2011
7:49 am
Buzz2011 @ 5:36,,
GT was a scrimmage for UGA, just like it has been for 10 out of 11 years. GT should think about dropping UGA, since the mantel place where the governors trophy would be in the GT trophy case, has more dirt than Atlanta has thugs.
I am sure, if they could get away with it, UGA would drop the game, but you would have more politicians in state government that graduated GT, crying because the game means so much to them. These are of course the same guys running down this state. Of course, all politicians, no matter their Alma Marta mange to do that.The game has really lost all meaning, other than it is another OCC win for Georgia Dawgs. It does do one thing for you GT bloggers on here. It gives you a chance along with every other GT blogger to complain how it is so hard to get into GT because everybody has to take calculus or precalculus. It is hard to get into the medical programs at UGA but I guess that never crosses your mind. You need to come up with a better excuse this year and for the future, because everybody knows, that there is not a football player on your team that graduates with a degree in any kind of engineering discipline.
You should stay on the GT blogs and hope that eventually,your athletic admin. has enough sense to realize that your gimmick offense, is not surprising a lot of teams anymore. Then maybe you could get some players with skills to come to GT and play. Don’t use the Standard, “GT.s academic standards are too high”. You, and the majority of the bloggers on this blog, all know it does not apply to your athletic teams, anymore more than it would at any college or institute. UGA has had a few down years but are on their way back up. All GT has had for a number of years, is probation’s and excuses from it’s fan base. To be competitive, you will need to quit talking the talk because 1. You don’t have the team to back it up, 2. You are using an antiquated type of offensive scheme and 3. this type of scheme you are using, doesn’t attract the type of athlete that allows you to even compete successfully even in the ACC.
The SEC doesn’t want you in the conference and it has nothing to do with UGA not wanting to compete against you, or any possibility of lost revenue having you in the conference. It has to do with the fact, that Tech. would be a laughing stock and an embarrassment to the entire SEC. You would be so out classed, that most teams would consider you, much like UGA does in all honesty as a requirement, not as a decent opponent. If you had any sense at all, you wouldn’t come onto a blog and spout off about a team negatively, that is far superior to you almost every year. You will not do the sensible thing though, as you and so many of the GT fans really have no pride. Your excuses are old, and quite frankly it just makes you look more embarrassing. Maybe you can beat that mighty Utah team you will face today, but you aren’t even favored to do that at the moment. UGA is favored to beat Michigan State so perhaps you might catch the game on Jan. 2nd, and see how a real team from Georgia plays.
Beast from the East Eaten by Dawg
December 31st, 2011
8:25 am
RedandBlackDAWG,
You gonna try and get that novel published?
RedandBlackDAWG
December 31st, 2011
8:44 am
Beast from the east,
If need be. It is more factual than most of the negative bloggers post on here.
Beast from the East Eaten by Dawg
December 31st, 2011
8:49 am
RedandBlackDawg,
Just busting your chops a little.
Happy New Year!
george
December 31st, 2011
9:04 am
Bamabitch- that might be the dumbest post of all time. The fact that auburn and bama get so many players out of uga reflects two of the best recruiters in the country chiz and saban. The fact that so many uga players go out of state says a lot about uga. And to say alabama is a weak state???? Now I have officially heard it all. The state has won ore national championships in the last 24 months than uga has in the last 50 plus years.
007
December 31st, 2011
9:11 am
Hey george, you sux.
me
December 31st, 2011
9:14 am
you are already wrong about one 2012 prediction:
UGA 14-0 BCS Champions!
Evansdawg
December 31st, 2011
9:59 am
george, your post actually eclipses Bamabitch’s in terms of stupidity. UGA players are not UGA players unless they sign with UGA. “UGA players” do not go out of state. “Georgia high school players” go out of state…but that should not surprise anyone. The State of Georgia is a powerhouse-mill for college football talent. There are enough players in Georgia to go around. UGA does not have a talent problem. It has a vanilla-predictable offense problem. Combined with early attrition, UGA cannot get footing. Mark Richt has done a great job of keeping a lot of talent in-state compared to his two predecessors. …AND Alabama (the state) has less of a high school talent-well than the State of Georgia. Thats a fact….why do you think Saban and company look here so much?
Bammer tards. Its an epidemic.
george
December 31st, 2011
10:07 am
i said GEORGIA players not UGA players.
george
December 31st, 2011
10:09 am
early attrition??????? You mean players getting kicked off the team/suspended.
george
December 31st, 2011
10:10 am
who cares about high school football??I would rather have two of the best college programs in the country and good not great high school football than great football and average football teams.
Gorilla Biscuit
December 31st, 2011
10:27 am
george, would your first name be Curious?
RedandBlackDAWG
December 31st, 2011
10:40 am
Beast from the east,
Happy New year to You as Well,
Lets. hope it is for all of America. Maybe the economy will improve, if the politicians of both parties ever get off of their butts and start doing the job they are paid to do. Damn though, I am 63 almost, and I haven’t seen that happen yet in my life time.
katherine
December 31st, 2011
11:18 am
Congrats Mark and Happy New Year
gcs
December 31st, 2011
11:29 am
Kudos, Mark.
Jim's Mom
December 31st, 2011
12:25 pm
Please overlook Jim’s post (Jim – December 30th, 2011, 11:31 am).
Jim had his lobotomy a few months back, but still manages to sneak into the computer room every week or so.
Please pray for Jim.
Joey
December 31st, 2011
12:32 pm
George is so cute. And smart too!
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=curious+george+photo&view=detail&id=E384858C5B98D47A8AABAD52BC43A6DEB7208AAA&first=0&qpvt=curious+george+photo&FORM=IDFRIR
Sid
December 31st, 2011
2:07 pm
Carnac the Magnificent, the great seer, soothsayer, sage and former financial adviser to the Greek government, Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Prognosticator of Prognosticators, and Weather Prophet Extraordinary ……………….you dun good, now bring the Falcons home a Superbowl…..no wait, don’t you dare predict it……….lol……!!
Eldawg
December 31st, 2011
5:39 pm
Well done Mark! Keep up the good work.
Mitchell
December 31st, 2011
5:41 pm
I also tabbed the Braves as a wild-card team. (I know picking the local club as a wild card is kind of a waffle, but seriously … did anyone think the Braves could trump the Phillies over 162 games?) But I also guessed, way back when, that 91 wins would be the ceiling for the 2011 Braves, and lo and behold they got stuck on 89.
That said … did I see the epic collapse coming? Absolutely not. Even with three games to go, I thought the Braves would make the playoffs. Even with three outs to go in Game No. 162, I still thought they’d qualify. Sometimes I’m hard-headed. This was such a time.
The fact that Mark Bradley somehow did not see the Braves epic collapse “coming” and not even with three games left to play is all the proof anyone needs that he knows nothing.
They say there’s no clock in baseball but they haven’t watched the Braves.
The only thing that could decide their fate was time. As in, it was only a matter of…
I just love how reasoned analysis and critical thinking is employed when evaluating every team in Atlanta by the AJC, 680 and 790 except for the Braves.
I mean, how could you not see it coming. They were relying on the bullpen all year to win games and never did anything about the offense.
The Braves are like the autistic step-child nobody wants to see get hurt. It is sad.
The end. Happy New Year.
Bobby H
December 31st, 2011
7:26 pm
Lucky Dogs! Will lose to Mich State! Not as bad, however, as Tech losing to Utah. Pitiful. Seven bowl losses in a row for Tech. So much for the weak ACC.
Ted
December 31st, 2011
8:20 pm
Paul Smith has got to GO. Can’t beat Ga., Can’t win a bowl, and can’t get a team ready to play a game. He is an embarrassment to the Tech organization.
Zero bcs titles for UGA
December 31st, 2011
10:12 pm
“In 2012 Georgia will go 11-1 in the regular season and will win the SEC championship”
Now THAT is funny!!!
gary
December 31st, 2011
10:18 pm
huh? uga win the sec. lol what a joke. they won’t even beat missouri. and bama or lsu next year will still be 10 x better than the dogs. they won’t beat sc next year either. then you have all the underclassmen who will jump in the draft.
RedandBlackDAWG
January 1st, 2012
5:37 am
George at 12/31/2011-9:04 AM,
What you wrote on this blog.
“The fact that so many uga players go out of state says a lot about uga.”
What you think you wrote, at 10:07 AM,
“i said GEORGIA players not UGA players.”
Which is it George? You shouldn’t drink so early as it blinds you and messes up your memory. You might wish to check the old grammar rules out a bit also. The first letter (i) of a sentence is usually capitalized.
Buckeye
January 1st, 2012
6:10 am
The dogs won’t even beat Vandy next year.
Nugent, Ted Nugent
January 1st, 2012
6:49 am
Glad to know” Little Stan Kasten” helped you with your article.
Hey, from Owensboro, KY
Objective observer
January 1st, 2012
8:08 am
You are not allowed to get it right.
Had you sensed Tech’s and Georgia’s crummy seasons in 2010 and predicted them exactly, both fan bases would have been furious.
Ted M
January 1st, 2012
9:20 am
Mark – Power up that new ipad. For gods sake you just had a vacation.
lol…I’m kidding.
BravesWin
January 1st, 2012
10:27 am
BLIND PIG FINDS A FEW ACORNS…film at eleven!
Bradley should be a weatherman
January 1st, 2012
10:37 am
Mark, I thought you’d at least wait till August to give us the “Georgia will win it all this year…I promise” article. Georgia played 3 teams still ranked in the top 25 at year end – they LOST to all 3. The only thing they will win next year is the SEC East because well, someone has to win the SEC East next year. Can’t wait till they get malled in the SEC title game the day after your “Georgia will win the BCS Title” article comes out. Mark, let’s leave the SEC titles and BCS titles for the big boys of the conference not a team that has 2 SEC titles in 25 years…
LAKE OCONEE DAWG
January 1st, 2012
11:07 am
Mark,
Congrats on a great year, enjoy reading your articles…enjoyed especially the work on the piece on Larry Munson…Wishing for CPJ better recruits and that the Tech people will realize even after the bowl loss yesterday when defeat seemed snatched from the jaws of victory that he is the best thing that has happened to Tech in a long while…when will the Tech people realize that Paul is not able to line up with the talent of a Georgia or Florida State or Virginia Tech, but because of his offense he is able to compete with them. Simply, he is not getting the defensive personnel to compete with the better teams on his schedule. Although a lifetime Georgia fan, often I am amazed at the stupidity and arrogance of some of our fans who only want to replace the coaches when things don’t go well, to be replaced by a “hot commodity” who is doing well at another college at present..some would hire and fire 2 or 3 coaching staffs in the same year…we’ve won just 1 NC in the not too distant past, but to listen to some of our fans it’s like if we don’t play for the NC it has been a bad year..will end by saying that I’m hoping Coach Richt gets an indoor facility…Alabama has had 100 plus yards indoors since 1991…Tech has an indoor, and if we can get Prez Adams to quit worrying about the aesthetics of the Butts-Mehre Building, CMR might just get one on one of the 2 AstroTurf fields at Butts-Mehre. The indoor is big with recruiting, and when you have a 3 day week to get ready to Play, you can’t afford to let the weather keep you inside…App. State has an indoor, and UGA does not…certainly not a lack of funds…THANKS AGAIN MARK FOR A GREAT YEAR!!!!!
I have a Tebow ner
January 1st, 2012
11:07 am
Dawgs win East, lose in SEC champ. game, you think they will beat LSU or Bama??? Not gonna happen. Falcons either @ NY Giants or N.O., 1 & done, Braves better get some bats in here or they’re looking at 3rd place, 2012 keeping it real!!!
Ted M
January 1st, 2012
12:02 pm
There really aren’t any bats to get. The Braves just have to hope nearly everyone has a career year.
3rd place is about right.
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Put Them On The Trading Block!!!!
January 4th, 2012
2:08 pm
Put Heyward, Hanson, & Chipper Jones – then kick in Jurrjens and Prado for good measure – on the trading block. The Braves as currently constituted are not going anywhere anyway – so get rid of some DEAD WOOD.