Live from Lexington: UGA’s back in the ol’ SEC East chase
The team in blue is on the mind of Georgia, which plays a different team in blue tonight. (AP photo)
Lexington, Ky. – Two weeks after Georgia lost by four touchdowns in Columbia, the Bulldogs again have the opening they need. Yes, sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. But if Georgia is good enough to beat you-know-who you-know-where next Saturday, the Bulldogs will stand atop the SEC East with only two winnable conference games (Ole Miss and Auburn) remaining.
Dept. of details: Georgia does need to beat Kentucky here tonight.
Dept. of reality: Georgia should beat Kentucky by 30 points.
Even if Kentucky were any good, I can’t imagine the Wildcats could stand with a Georgia team that’s coming off a bye and is sure to be enthused by the news that is Florida whipping South Carolina in Gainesville. Kentucky, however, is not any good. Even by UK standards, this is an awful assemblage. Its four SEC losses have come by 38, 21, 13 and 42 points. The 42-point loss at Arkansas was shortened to three quarters by a merciful thunderstorm.
Yes, I know that the Gator-Gamecock tussle isn’t officially over, but I’ve seen enough. Florida’s not losing today. South Carolina, which looked so good against Georgia, hasn’t looked the same since, and now the Gamecocks are pondering a rather epic slide: Could the same Chickens who were ranked No. 3 in the land only eight days ago wind up in Chick-fil-A Bowl?
And now you’re asking: If South Carolina wasn’t half as good as it l0oked against Georgia, what does that say about Georgia? Feel free to discuss among yourselves, while we await the 7 p.m. (or thereabouts) kickoff. And I thank you for your patronage.
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Question
October 20th, 2012
7:06 pm
How?
Draggin Fly
October 20th, 2012
7:08 pm
A few empty seats there, I see.
Johnny Appleseed
October 20th, 2012
7:08 pm
Hello Dawg fans
MFranklin
October 20th, 2012
7:08 pm
Kind of like how I recall traffic in the morning when I lived in Atlanta… nobody has an answer.
Mark Bradley
October 20th, 2012
7:08 pm
A LOT of empty seats. Most I’ve seen in Commonwealth Stadium, and I mean ever.
aaron
October 20th, 2012
7:10 pm
Georgia D rocking the run defense early (derp)
Johnny Appleseed
October 20th, 2012
7:10 pm
I spent two nights at a Holiday Inn Express and I know we are going to recieve a beatdown next week
It is a big game you know
Johnny Appleseed
October 20th, 2012
7:11 pm
UGA D looks good tonight
Jimmy Crack
October 20th, 2012
7:11 pm
C’MON!!
Loyal Dawg Fan Forever
October 20th, 2012
7:11 pm
I decided not to go to Jax and watch Right lose again.
Mark Bradley
October 20th, 2012
7:11 pm
UK with two first downs already. We could be watching the greatest upset in the history of football.
Bill
October 20th, 2012
7:12 pm
Mark, why do I feel this is going to be a close game until late 3rd quarter? Am I being negative or just realistic?
Johnny Appleseed
October 20th, 2012
7:12 pm
Georgia’s defense is looking great tonight
Johnny Appleseed
October 20th, 2012
7:13 pm
Thank goodness I sold my tickets
Mark Bradley
October 20th, 2012
7:13 pm
Cats running wild! And this isn’t even basketball!
Johnny Appleseed
October 20th, 2012
7:13 pm
Way to go Grantham
aaron
October 20th, 2012
7:13 pm
Don’t know about upset, but that 3rd down run was pretty terrible
Orange12
October 20th, 2012
7:14 pm
Looks like the SC game thus far.
Johnny Appleseed
October 20th, 2012
7:14 pm
Richt is filming a FORD Truck commercial right now he will be on the field shortly to coach
Mark Bradley
October 20th, 2012
7:15 pm
I knew UGA shouldn’t have let this raging offense — ranked last in the SEC — take the ball first
Henry
October 20th, 2012
7:15 pm
Once again, UGA makes a horrible SEC team look great. (sigh) when will it end?
KB
October 20th, 2012
7:15 pm
1000lbs across the front line and we cant stop the run
The Dude
October 20th, 2012
7:16 pm
Once again, Dawgs not ready to play….
terrible…
Johnny Appleseed
October 20th, 2012
7:16 pm
Im glad the team is fired up about next weeks game
Orange12
October 20th, 2012
7:16 pm
Well, FL’s D looked exceptional.
son's who?
October 20th, 2012
7:16 pm
Already embarrassing.
Alphadawg
October 20th, 2012
7:17 pm
Oh boy. This may be a long night. Should I go buy more liquor?
Todd grant ham
October 20th, 2012
7:17 pm
Georgia’s d lookin great!!
Johnny Appleseed
October 20th, 2012
7:17 pm
dawgs looking really prepared tonight
Mark Bradley
October 20th, 2012
7:17 pm
Well. Kentucky leads.
I saw that coming. (I lie a lot.)
Jimmy Crack
October 20th, 2012
7:17 pm
Grantham has a new cook book out called “How to Make Hawt Budda Dee”.
Henry
October 20th, 2012
7:17 pm
Kentucky scores 7-0. Wow, just wow. Makes no sense to me.
muleshoe
October 20th, 2012
7:17 pm
Enter your comments here
ugafan13
October 20th, 2012
7:17 pm
Henry, when Richit is fired!!!!!!!
AmeliaDawg
October 20th, 2012
7:17 pm
Are you kidding me right now…
Johnny Appleseed
October 20th, 2012
7:18 pm
This is a championship team
Orange12
October 20th, 2012
7:18 pm
The Dogs have no sense of urgency. They better find some quick.
Since Vince
October 20th, 2012
7:18 pm
FIRE THESE CLOWNS!
Mark Bradley
October 20th, 2012
7:18 pm
First UK offensive touchdown in the first quarter in 20 games.
Ward
October 20th, 2012
7:18 pm
Leave it to UGA to make UK look unstoppable… What the hell does Grantham get paid for again?
son's who?
October 20th, 2012
7:18 pm
I’m losing my religion.
superdawg
October 20th, 2012
7:18 pm
This team has no chance against GATORS
Captain Obvious
October 20th, 2012
7:18 pm
Absolutely pathetic. Unbelievable. UGA line backers are horrible. Safeties are non existent against the run. Just horrible. 11 guys running around with no clue.
Since Vince
October 20th, 2012
7:18 pm
This season is ova
Ward
October 20th, 2012
7:19 pm
I hate Richt & Grantham… This is pathetic…
Russa
October 20th, 2012
7:19 pm
doesn’t matter how many kentucky scores right? As long as UGS scores 1 more point then them, “it’s better to be lucky than good”
Johnny Appleseed
October 20th, 2012
7:19 pm
Another Richt milestone; KY hasnt scored all year on their opening drive leave it up to this coaching staff to have that happen; just like SC beating us 3 yrs in a row for the first time
Not a Chance
October 20th, 2012
7:19 pm
Dawgs suck. Florida will destroy them. Heck, UK is going to destroy them. Grantham should get the heve-Ho like Groh.
UK scored, what a joke of a defense.
We Suck!
azdawg
October 20th, 2012
7:19 pm
well the dawgs look like crap on defense. ky scores td on their opening drive. what an embarrassment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FL will kill GA. they couldn’t stop you know whast thru you know what. fire the whole damned bunch and get new players too.
Jim
October 20th, 2012
7:19 pm
Defense is a “no show” again!