Live from Columbia: Georgia aims to bag the Big Chicken
I'm guessing this Gamecock fancies his team's chances, too. Other Gamecocks do. (AP photo)
Columbia, S.C. – Big game here. Maybe you’ve heard.
Listening to the pregame show on the radio riding in — and here let me note that it took Team AJC nearly 2 1/2 hours to negotiate the final five miles — was to hear a heaping helping of Gamecock bravado. Every interview (including one with the famous South Carolinian Darius “Hootie” Rucker) went thusly: Interviewee paid tribute to Georgia’s talent, then opined that there was no way the home side could lose.
I think the home side can lose. I picked South Carolina to win this game several months ago. (I also picked Georgia to finish 11-1 and still win the SEC East and the SEC title.) But Georgia has been the better team to date, and I say this largely because, as a Kentucky graduate, I’m leery of any team that trails the Wildcats by 10 points after two quarters.
Beyond that, I’ve got nothing that you don’t already know. Whoever wins will be in Position A to claim the East — yes, I realize Florida is again looming — and I’m fairly confident someone will win here. I invite you to join me as we ride along tonight, and I can only hope the game itself moves faster than the inbound traffic. And, as ever, I thank you in advance.
By Mark Bradley
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Xenophon
October 6th, 2012
10:22 pm
Four more years of Mark Richt. Four more years of mediocrity punctuated by devastating losses to top ranked teams. God help us.
Bulldawg
October 6th, 2012
10:22 pm
Guys I’m no Aaron Murray fan either, but Johnny Unitas couldn’t complete passes with Georgia’s offensive line in front of him. You can’t complete passes from your back.
Live from Camp Bastion Afghanistan
October 6th, 2012
10:22 pm
But before i go……….even though we stunk it up……..we still own Georgia Tech!
good night people!
Dagny
October 6th, 2012
10:22 pm
Florida 35, Georgia 3
It’s coming, so pucker up.
Maxwell the free-range chihuahua
October 6th, 2012
10:22 pm
Can’t believe Grantham has his starters out ther risking injury…
Old Dawg
October 6th, 2012
10:23 pm
After this game the school should decline any bowl invitations.
eaglenationrising
October 6th, 2012
10:23 pm
Mark Richt = John Cooper, Ohio State (with a weaker record versus ranked teams – Cooper just lost to Michigan every year)
LakeDawg
October 6th, 2012
10:23 pm
Garbage TD at the end somehow makes this defeat worse.
*{jj}*
October 6th, 2012
10:23 pm
will do kbb..can’t get any worse than we got.
moo-face
October 6th, 2012
10:23 pm
I sense that something good will come from this game. A coaching change. I sense the season about to take a nose dive and surely we will not tolerate a mediocre season with all this talent. I’m done if we do!!
Groundhog Years
October 6th, 2012
10:23 pm
Maybe next year, maybe next. I feel like it’s groundhog year.
me
October 6th, 2012
10:23 pm
UGA still has starters in on D. Watch Jenkins blow a knee.
Joey
October 6th, 2012
10:23 pm
Conner Shaw: 13-1.
I’m glad we didn’t recruit that hack.
Ronin
October 6th, 2012
10:23 pm
UGA is NOT the 5th best team in the nation, that much is obvious now. Way overrated. Richt, while a nice guy, simply does not have the fire and discipline to handle a program like this.
dawgs01
October 6th, 2012
10:23 pm
Y’all think we practiced this week. I don’t know what our defense did this week but I can tell you this our defense is full of individuals and I bet espn never does a gameday that georgia is involved in bc we always get our head kicked in and look like we don’t care in the process. No fight in our defense I saw them give up tonight. Whenever uga gets any positive talk we always manage to look the exact opposite. Last time on national tv we got beat by lsu and boise and now south carolina and another thing our recruiting class this yr is big but lacks talent. We are only getting like one kid in the top 10 in the state bama has about four and auburn has some too.
Contractor
October 6th, 2012
10:23 pm
Derrick Henry’s decision is looking better and better by now. I questioned him coming to Tuscaloosa and the log jam at running back, but I understand it now. He wants to win, plain and simple. Nick Saban would never trot a team on the field that came out as flat as Georgia did tonight. I feel bad for second guessing him, but he is looking smarter every second now.
Tide Rising
October 6th, 2012
10:23 pm
You built up quite a resume against a lot of bad teams. Looks like we found out youre just a bunch of paper tigers.
Winston
October 6th, 2012
10:24 pm
We will scoring 50 on Kentucky next week and folks will say Richt/Bobo has righted the ship!
gadawgs1
October 6th, 2012
10:24 pm
dawgs are good and they were on the road but you have to make adjustments keep it close and anything can happen but when you get you arse kicked like this its the oc and dc being exposed.
JD
October 6th, 2012
10:24 pm
Can’t believe Ga didn’t call their timeouts.
*{jj}*
October 6th, 2012
10:24 pm
Will do kbb..
BRADLEY, I DONE WITH YOU
October 6th, 2012
10:24 pm
I retire from your crap. You are obviously a prostitute to the advertisers on AJC. Year end and year out, you make predictions about this team (11-1 this year) with out really ever suggesting what those records truly mean. You straddle the fence wonderfully, appealing to both the fans of GA and the advertisers. But we all know you can’t straddle and have any balls.
Vandy 19, Missour 15, less than 3 mins to go.
Hairy Dawg
October 6th, 2012
10:24 pm
Enter your comments here
jerry
October 6th, 2012
10:24 pm
Dawgs roll over Kentucky, 99-0, crack Top 10 agin.
1969 Graduate
October 6th, 2012
10:24 pm
Congratulations to all the South Carolina fans, players, and coaches. I wish you well in the rest of your season. You beat us soundly and showed that your program is vastly superior to ours.
Wrecker
October 6th, 2012
10:24 pm
UGA may have problems against the jorts crowd at UF.
JB
October 6th, 2012
10:24 pm
last 4 years we have pooped in the limelight
Kevin
October 6th, 2012
10:24 pm
Those chickens just made your Dawgs look like french poodles.
Bad Dawg, Bad Dawg
October 6th, 2012
10:24 pm
Well Well Well….Tech is having a tough year but last time I looked we still owned 4 national championships! UGA…..1. At least we took it to Clemson for 4 quarters. You were whooped before the 2nd quarter. Go Spurrier!!!!
kerryb
October 6th, 2012
10:24 pm
Before Mike Bobo became the OC UGA rarely lost games on the road the first 5 years under Richt. Even against top teams. Now we make a habit of it. Bobo’s inexperience and the ability to prepare his offense, game plan, and adjust his play calling during a game has really hurt this program. I guess Richt is going to stay with him until he himself is fired. The defense righted itself after those first 2 TD’s but with the offense going three and out so much the defense just wore out completely. Bobo had one good year in 2007 with a REAL top QB and a good running game with Moreno and Brown but that has been the only year.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 6th, 2012
10:24 pm
DREAM TEAM
ENERGY VAMPIRES
DREAM TEAM II
UNIFORM CHANGES
KRYPTONITE KOOL-AID
FINISH THE DRILL
I wonder whats next
How about……..
LEARN TO BEAT A RANKED TEAM!
it is what it is
October 6th, 2012
10:25 pm
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
you cannot make this dog sh$%t up you just can ‘t I mean I wish I could see the look of some of your faces, the ones marching around already thumping their chest once again how you are a top 5 team in the country, No LSU or Bama on the schedule, this was suppose to be the 2nd coming for you goofs, oh well, you can still go on radio sportstalk and brag how you won the national championship 32 years ago, I am sure everybody still remembers or at least those who aren’t dead yet
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
martyb7274
October 6th, 2012
10:25 pm
Mr. Bradley, Tired of dissapointment. We never win the big games. We have some of the most talented players year in and year out and do nothing with them.
Winston
October 6th, 2012
10:25 pm
I can’t wait to hear Richt’s comments
Choke Georgia
October 6th, 2012
10:25 pm
Another choke job from Richt. He was exposed tonight on national tv by Kirk Herbstreit.
me
October 6th, 2012
10:25 pm
Bulldawg
October 6th, 2012
10:22 pm
Guys I’m no Aaron Murray fan either, but Johnny Unitas couldn’t complete passes with Georgia’s offensive line in front of him. You can’t complete passes from your back.
^^^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^^^^
Horrible game plan against a serious defense. Inability to protect any QB’s blind side, makes a good QB look bad.
Contractor
October 6th, 2012
10:25 pm
Aaron Murray needs to go put his Florida State t-shirt back on, because he simply can’t do it for Georgia.
Mark Bradley
October 6th, 2012
10:25 pm
Here’s the game column. Were I you, I wouldn’t read it.
http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2012/10/06/a-black-night-in-columbia-georgia-gets-outclassed-and-overwhelmed/
Charleston Jacket
October 6th, 2012
10:25 pm
Exposed! How Sweet. Really enjoy watching this beatdown. You moon barkers deserve it
THWG
Vince Dooley
October 6th, 2012
10:25 pm
Wait untill NEXT year…hahahahaha UGA STINKS !
eaglenationrising
October 6th, 2012
10:25 pm
I find it very interesting that so many Dawg fans point to the assistant coaches. Now, it is Grantham’s fault. Richt hide behind Martinez, then Bobo and now Grantham. This is his under-prepared program. I can not think of a top tier program’s head coach that hides behind his assistants as much as Mark Richt. Richt (and Aaron Murray…a mediocre undersized Florida QB with FBS skill set) apologists should be ashamed.
Eric C.
October 6th, 2012
10:25 pm
Carolina Bays, ya’ll just beat the most overrated UGA team in history. And now, your team will lose at LSU and then lose to UF…mark it down.
kerryb
October 6th, 2012
10:25 pm
Bad Dawg, Bad Dawg
October 6th, 2012
10:24 pm
Well Well Well….Tech is having a tough year but last time I looked we still owned 4 national championships! UGA…..1. At least we took it to Clemson for 4 quarters. You were whooped before the 2nd quarter. Go Spurrier!!!!
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No matter how bad we looked against SC we will still kick Tech’s a** as usual.
WTF!!!
October 6th, 2012
10:26 pm
How in the hell did ugag manage to score. Did SC sub in cheerleaders and art majors? Or did Spurrier and Richt swap sidelines? Maybe swap head coaches at halftime and see if spurrier can comeback against his own players. Great job mutts. OVERRATED!!!!!!
KDS
October 6th, 2012
10:26 pm
Spurrier just pissing on GA in post game interview
red panties
October 6th, 2012
10:26 pm
oh sh1t
Techster
October 6th, 2012
10:26 pm
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Ho ho ho ho ho ho. What a butt kickin!!. The dogs look like a bunch of whipped pups. They puppies haven’t even been a challenge for the Gamecocks. The dogs have built a soft schedule, so they have been playing a bunch of patsies and now when they finally have to play a good team, they are completely exposed. Dog fans were lapping up all those easy wins and went downright delusional thinking they had a championship team.
Buford T. Pusser
October 6th, 2012
10:26 pm
What a joke, UGA being ranked #5. Demonstrates the value of preseason polls, worthless! First good team they play and they fold, not surprising given their history.
Oh Well
October 6th, 2012
10:26 pm
Conner Shaw….Georgia HS football product….Spurrier sure knows how to recruit!
Tide Rising
October 6th, 2012
10:26 pm
Gurschel looked really good. Against buffalo that is. Bwahahahahahaha.