Live from Athens: Me, I’m thinking UGA wins easily and calmly
"You, sir, are no gentleman! And furthermore, I'm not even sure you're a real commodore!"
Athens – I can’t imagine Todd Grantham and James Franklin renewing interpersonal hostilities tonight. Such things don’t happen two years running. Did Jim Harbaugh and Jim Schwartz get all huffy over another handshake when the 49ers and Lions met again last Sunday? Nope. Did John Chaney threaten to kill John Calipari more than once? Nope.
I expect this to be a well-mannered game on the part of the coaches, if not necessarily the players. (Young men will, as we know, be young men.) I also expect Georgia to win by at least two touchdowns. I can’t see a team, meaning Vanderbilt, that lost by 11 points at Northwestern two weeks ago coming here and keeping it close.
But I’ve been wrong a time or two, and tonight could be another of those occasions. Vandy could win. Franklin and Grantham could trade bon mots, or something approximating them, at 10 paces afterward. Whatever happens, I’ll be here to watch, and I’d appreciate your company. I thank you in advance.
By Mark Bradley
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Left Coast Dawg
September 22nd, 2012
9:07 pm
I think Charlie Strong will coach Arkansas next year.
Since Vince
September 22nd, 2012
9:08 pm
We need 7 more
Left Coast Dawg
September 22nd, 2012
9:08 pm
Nice to see Wooten protecting the ball
Jimmy Crack
September 22nd, 2012
9:08 pm
Well Mark, it looks like you nailed it with your heading. Big and quiet. Vandy doesn’t even look like they want to pick a fight. They’re probably getting that “Homecoming fodder” feeling just like the old days.
00mpa L00mpa Dawg
September 22nd, 2012
9:09 pm
That midget is having a game…. 12 for 12
Tampa Gator
September 22nd, 2012
9:09 pm
Left Coast….
I hope not…..Strong will be a big time recruiter there.
Left Coast Dawg
September 22nd, 2012
9:09 pm
Swami won’t be back……he hates to be wrong
Left Coast Dawg
September 22nd, 2012
9:10 pm
Akron is giving Tennessee fits!
Jefferson Davis Hogg
September 22nd, 2012
9:10 pm
TGator, you guys will givem a run and just might win…I wouldn’t be surprized at all….Bust up Mett!…Not impressed with LSU tonight vs Auburn.
Tampa Gator
September 22nd, 2012
9:10 pm
My family told me the announcers for the Gator game today said Driskel is playing better than any QB in the SEC right now. Interesting comment.
00mpa L00mpa Dawg
September 22nd, 2012
9:10 pm
dang 12 for 13
Left Coast Dawg
September 22nd, 2012
9:11 pm
Hate to say it for fear of being misinterpreted but Arkansas is one of the few SEC schools at will hire a black head coach.
Tampa Gator
September 22nd, 2012
9:11 pm
Vandy looks very slow on D……
Hot err
September 22nd, 2012
9:11 pm
Gurley looks bigger than Jay Rome in his stance.
00mpa L00mpa Dawg
September 22nd, 2012
9:11 pm
dang 12 for 14
Can you spell "irrelevant"?
September 22nd, 2012
9:11 pm
A few comments about UGA:
1. Four different SEC teams have won the last six BCS championships.
2. UGA was NOT one of those teams.
3. During that period, UGA did not even win a single SEC championship.
4. Red panties and Damon Evans.
In other words, UGA has sunk into total irrelevancy both regionally and nationally.
So why is UGA still paying Muck Richt millions of dollars a year?
Left Coast Dawg
September 22nd, 2012
9:12 pm
The announcers on the Gators game obviously haven’t seen Murray play….lol
Dog Tall
September 22nd, 2012
9:13 pm
mark this down–Ga can beat alabama. alabama is overrated. Ga will pull the upset in the SEC title game!!
Jefferson Davis Hogg
September 22nd, 2012
9:13 pm
T Gator, it wouldn’t surprize me to see your Gators pull one off against LSU. Bust up Mett!…..LSU struggling against an average Auburn team…..Not impressed with either tiger team
Hot err
September 22nd, 2012
9:14 pm
I’m ecstatic we’re gonna make it to 4-0 with all the suspensions. Can’t wait to add tree and Rambo to this defense.
Mark Bradley
September 22nd, 2012
9:14 pm
Vandy at the Georgia 14. Finally doing something right.
Tampa Gator
September 22nd, 2012
9:14 pm
I believe they were the ones who broadcasted the Missouri-Georgia game.
Jefferson Davis Hogg
September 22nd, 2012
9:14 pm
Anyone taking odds on Arkansas coach making it through the remainder of the season?
Left Coast Dawg
September 22nd, 2012
9:14 pm
UGA could be up to #3 after this weekend if LSU and FL St keep struggling
Tampa Gator
September 22nd, 2012
9:16 pm
Anyone care what the Michigan-Notre Dame score is?
Left Coast Dawg
September 22nd, 2012
9:16 pm
Yes they were Tampa…..I was being facetious……but Andre Ware doesn’t get my respect.
Jefferson Davis Hogg
September 22nd, 2012
9:16 pm
NO!
Tampa Gator
September 22nd, 2012
9:16 pm
Anyone see the Arkansas coaches (Smith) news conference this week….the dude is on the edge of insanity……
KDS
September 22nd, 2012
9:16 pm
LEFT COAST!!! The only color that counts in football is the color of W and L
Hot err
September 22nd, 2012
9:16 pm
Not trying for the TD is the white flag.
Left Coast Dawg
September 22nd, 2012
9:17 pm
Darn it they kicked a field goal….fire Richt…..lol
Swami Sez
September 22nd, 2012
9:17 pm
Ha Ha Ha Ha 3 points!
Son of Sammy Davis Jr, Jr
September 22nd, 2012
9:18 pm
Spurrier is coming………….
Tampa Gator
September 22nd, 2012
9:18 pm
…..and Driskel is not better than Murray right now……..with emphasis on….right now….but he is playing very well….and obviously has more physical tools than Murray.
Mark Bradley
September 22nd, 2012
9:18 pm
No shutout. But that’s about the extent of Vanderbilt’s inroads.
WDE
September 22nd, 2012
9:18 pm
We have to fire Bobo Vandy got a field goal !
BobDawg
September 22nd, 2012
9:18 pm
Tampa, I will say you guys have turned the corner. This is going to be a Dawg fight for the SEC East this year. Fun times
Since Vince
September 22nd, 2012
9:19 pm
Clemons 21 Fla State 14
Left Coast Dawg
September 22nd, 2012
9:19 pm
@KDS – I agree but all boosters don’t think that way when it comes to black coaches
Since Vince
September 22nd, 2012
9:19 pm
virtue of a muffed punt
davidinloganville
September 22nd, 2012
9:19 pm
Driskel is obviously taller ONLY
Jefferson Davis Hogg
September 22nd, 2012
9:20 pm
Anyone check out the GT blog after the game?. You think us UGA fans are bad?. They want everyone fired immediately. It was really bad.
Left Coast Dawg
September 22nd, 2012
9:20 pm
@Tampa – let me review the numbers and get back with you on that one.
WDE
September 22nd, 2012
9:20 pm
@Swami Sez this ‘waiting” is working for me..how about you?
Tampa Gator
September 22nd, 2012
9:21 pm
10 to 0……Notre Dame over Michigan at the half……wow…..how exciting is that.
KDS
September 22nd, 2012
9:21 pm
Big Gabe Wright out of Carver- Columbus is having a hell of a game vs LSU
BobDawg
September 22nd, 2012
9:22 pm
So is Petrino going to Ky jelly next year???
Left Coast Dawg
September 22nd, 2012
9:22 pm
Mettenberger has the world’s ugliest mustache! Good lawd!
Tampa Gator
September 22nd, 2012
9:23 pm
loganville…..
6′4″ and 235 lbs……very fast…..very elusive….with an accruate and very strong NFL arm. The fans of the SEC are watching a big time star in the making…..and the media is saying the same thing.
AndrewDawg
September 22nd, 2012
9:23 pm
Those worried about Aaron and Murray’s height. Don’t be. Aaron is taller than Drew Brees and Brees has done rather well in the NFL. Give it a rest.