Not many are picking Georgia over Florida. I am, though

You, sir, are a masochist, Mr. Bradley.

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This is setting up just like 2007.

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I’m guessing that 26 points is 4 TDs with two missed extra points. I hope you’re right, Mark.

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Mark – I wish I could share those same feelings. For me it’s how can a team decide when to turn it on when they have not played well(defense) for the past 6 games? I sure hope I’m wrong and you’re right. I just see the Gators scoring early and often then cruising in the 2nd half. It might even be comical.
Prove me wrong!

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13 safeties – Good one!

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there has been no more important game over the past several years than this one. not for the reasons we’re all talking about either, not the sec race, bcs race, no, the chance to hang 2 (yes, think about that), 2 games in a row since the 80’s. until we can a least play .500 ball, consistently, against the gators, we will always be second tier SEC program.

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Mark… I love the optimism, but I can’t see Georgia winning with a score like 26 – 23 which would amount to an SEC shootout. I think our only shot is the fact that Florida’s offense isn’t quite elite. Assuming they can score 23 points on our defense, which isn’t difficult to imagine, I don’t see how we can outscore them. As you said our only shot is for the defense to step up big time and giving up 23 to Florida’s offense would not be stepping up big time.

Just like when we were down early in the South Carolina game, I knew the game was over because there was no way our offense would score 21+ points on South Carolina’s defense. Well Florida’s defense looks even better…. so count me in as someone that doesn’t believe Aaron Murray and our offensive line can get it done against an elite defense. I hope to heck they prove me wrong.

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Good column. As a Gator fan I don’ tknow what to make of this game. I think UGA definitely has the talent to win this game, even win it big. Florida is great on defense and special teams, but we haven’t HAD to score a bunch of points in a hurry. If Florida gets down by 14 -17 points, can it come back? I just don’t know. There are still 5 games left in the season and anythig can happen.

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I agree with Mark. We might out score the gators. If we hold on to the ball we have a shot. Let’s just go for two the rest of the season and be done with the knuckle ball PAT’s.

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I agree, I think our unit has a complete game waiting in them. The one thing we can’t afford is meltdowns like the one in the first quarter in Columbia, or the one that let Tennessee back in the game at the end of the half. Or like South Carolina’s first half meltdown at Florida.

I think our defense shows up hitting hard for this one, and that makes it a different ball game.

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We can’t lose the big games forever. Dawgs are due. This team’s latent talent needs a coming out party, like the Florida game in ‘07.

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The Whether Forecast: The DAWGS will lose bigtime Sat. and there will be a fan mutiny. Bobby Petrino will be asked to finish the season for Richt. Dawgs fans don’t care about that Falcons stuff, as Atlanta is in another state as far as they are concerned. They will forgive Petrino for his “personal indiscretions” and point to Bill Clinton and what he did. After all he was from Arkansas too. After winning 2 or 3 games BP will then surprise everyone by marrying Wynonna Judd, who will divorce her now bodyguard-husband who just lost a leg in a motorcycle accident. Don’t know if BP is divorced or not as no one has said. If not, he will be shortly. That info per my neighbor, Clair Voyant who sees all and knows all. All will be well by the end of the year in DAWGDOM.

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With a hurricane whipping winds around the stadium forecast for Saturday, I say forget PAT’s and go for 2 all day.

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What’s the point of being a college football fan without an unrealistic, overwhelming sense of optimism for your team, even when things aren’t looking good? This is what college football is all about….that’s why we love it…anything can happen

Here’s how it’s gonna shake down MB: Georgia is gonna come into this game uber-motivated and beat the crap out of Florida, ruining their #2 BCS ranking and re-igniting this great rivalry…then Georgia will win out and squeak into the SECCG and somehow, by the grace of God, beat Nick Saban and his unholy army…then that victory will propel UGA into the NC game and we will somehow beat whoever it is we are pitted against, winning the NC for the first time in over 30 years…

Then, following this emotional high, CMR will resign in comfort and we will get Kirby Smart to take over in late January. It will be a smooth transition….Richt bashers will be happy bc we have a new coach with some fire….Richt defenders will be happy bc the guy we all love and respect won the crystal ball……

Too optimistic Mr. Bradley?

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Bradley, c’mon….UGA is just as “snake-bit” with the Gators as the VOLS. It might be close, but UF will win this weekend.

Meanwhile, FOOLEY and the VOLS will get crunched in Columbia (looking for my paperbag to wear until the season is over.)

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“georgia is due”

Due for what? Sure, this sets up like ‘07…but…

Aaron murry is no matt stafford.
Gurley and Marshall are no Knowshown
We don’t have AJ or MoMass

As far as being “due…”
The Cubs are Due to win the World Series….any day now.

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The bulldogs are not being overlooked. They are just not being regarded as the unbeatable fantastic team sportswriters have hyped them to be.

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WHAT???? http://dogbytesonline.com/richt-thinks-he-could-offer-valuable-contribution-coaching-kickers-and-punters-63438/
CMR, you’ve been here what 14 years??? This is pitiful.

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The Dogs will get killed. The defense may not be playing up to its potential but the offensives stats has everyone fooled about BooBoo. Against USC, UGA should have brought in 2 TE’s with a fullback to block. Instead, idiot BooBoo was convinced his offensive linemen could block USC instead of bringing in help — shows he doesn’t know how to coach. He will do the same against UF. One thing this idiot has not learned is that to win in the SEC you have to be able to run. And special teams? I can’t believe we have all of these skilled players that can return punts for long yardage and/or TD’s and we place someone back there who all they can do is fair- catch the ball.

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The Marlins and Mark make mistakes often. This seals the deal, I’m afraid. If Bradley is saying UGA wins, we don’t have a chance. I was getting ready to predict an upset, that our Defense would play like an Erk Russell defense, instead of Grantham D, and our Special Teams would actually contribute to the victory, instead of hamper it, but Bradley just put the Ki-bosh on the whole thing.

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Florida by 3 TD’s.

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Wow, good for you in sticking to your guns. Man I hope you are right.

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Please dawgs…do the unthinkable and pull the big upset. please i cant handle losing to the swamp lizards….i absolutley hate the gators……I hope gurshall has a big day like worley and henderson did back in 85

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Another Beat Down courtesy of the Florida Gators…. Book It!

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JUST WIN BABY !!!!!!!!!!!

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Mark,

I remember a summation in one of you Ga-Fla columns years ago when you cited the imagination of UGA’s new coach with the line, “The batlle of gray matter has been joined”. Honestly can’t remember now if you were referring to Donnan or Richt.

Uga lost that day and most Jax days since. Hoping for a turnaround and the first 2 game winning streak in the series since the ’80s. My hopes, once again are based on nothing but hope. Time to step up or languish in the shadows of obscurity.

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ESPN should do a 30 for 30 on how bad our defense sucks.

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I see Towers has been banning a bunch of people

Towers should just drop the blogg and just write if he is not going to allow people to post their opinons

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Yes he has banned a bunch of folk.

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Mark, bless your soul for making a prediction that all of us would relish…but many of us would doubt. We have the ability, talent, and desire to beat UF, but do we have the coaching? I’m a long time fan and alum, and I remember when we owned Flordia…maybe now is a good time to resume that trend.

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Bradley, Your problem is that you have only watched Florida against South Carolina and that alone won’t be enough in prognosticating the Florida-Georgia game. This Florida team is resilient, tough and can impose their will upon a team. Against the Gamecocks, the Gators took it to the HBC’s team from the opening bell & won going away 44-11. While struggling a bit against Vandy but in the end, Florida had no problems in dispatching both the Commodoers (31-17) & the Kentucky Wildcats (38-0). UGA seemed to struggle against UK.

But, Florida has trailed at the half & seemingly done for against the following teams:
- @TAMU: trailed 10-17 –> UF’s defense shuts down Johnny Manziel & the Aggie offense while the Florida offense takes the lead behind Gillislee’s running & wins 20-17.
- @Tenn: trailed 10-14 –> UF’s defense again stymies Tyler Bray & the Vols while the Gators have a monster day on offense: 300+ yards rushing/ 500+ total yards of offense; UF wins 37-20. Trey Burton had a huge day in the wildcat-formation.
- LSU: 0-6 –> In the 2nd half, UF’s defense completely shuts down Mettenberger & the Tigers as UF goes on two long TD drives behind Mike Gillislee’s rushing (34 rushes 134yd 2TD); UF wins 14-6. Against LSU’s vaunted defense, Florida runs 25 straight times to maintain possession of the ball (37 min.).

While Florida’s offense is only ranked 100th, UF’s style (a 1980s sec team) is to be a hard nosed, running team style that leads the sec in time of possession which only helps the defense & the Gators’ ultimate goal of winning the ball game. Georgia’s only hope to even stay in the game is to not have any turnovers by either their QB (Murray)/RB’s or the rest of their team!

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Sorry Mark…

Gators 31 – Dawgs 17

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TIME OUT!

TIME OUT!

TIME OUT!

dogs will be tail tuckin’ before half time

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Good column! Game could go anywhere: runaway win or loss for GA, narrow win/loss for Dawgs. FL has great special teams play and that may be the difference

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Mark: I truly understand your train of thought. Back when Dooley was coaching the best time to catch the Gators was when they were cocky, like right now. Dooley knew how to prepare and motivate a team, usually with much lesser talent, and beat them pretty regularly. Exit Dooley, enter Spurrier. Need I say more ? Richt , Im sorry, Richt is no motivator. I’m afraid your prediction is in “never land” with the rest of the “Disney Dogs”. By the way, I bleed red and black and this kills me !

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Lost in all the UF owning UGA talk is the fact they usually have a week off. Ever since Spurrier got to UF, they have had a week of for all but a few years. This year, they not only play the week before, its against South Carolina. This should work in UGA’s favor.

UF isnt as dominant as people pretend. That was a banged up South Carolina team coming off playing UGA and @LSU. Lattimore couldnt even start. Were that game played in November as it usually is, SC likely has a far better showing and possibly wins the game.

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I want to believe.. but I’m sorry – we NEVER show up for these “big games”. Aaron is awesome against pitiful defenses but chokes every single time he’s put under real pressure. The best predictor of future success is past success and for years we have wilted under the pressure of a big game..

C’MON DAWGS – PLEASE ANSWER THE BELL, FINISH THE DRILL, REPRESENT!!!

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I remember years ago we Georgia fans would talk smack the week before the WLOCP.

We got the smack knocked out of us in Columbia.

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Tennesee’s sorry sorry excuse for a d turned you guys over. What do you think the GATOR D is gonna do to you? Let me tell you, it won’t be pretty!

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Who cares. If the DAWGS loose, they will initiate another toilet paper tantrum. UF seems to be improving each week. I don’t see that in UGA. However, every DAWG has its day…

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Not one of your better efforts Mark. How about discussing the battle on the line of scrimmage? How will the Dawgs win that one against a team that decidely won that battle against both USC and LSU?
I live in the midst of Gatorland and I can assure you that Georgia is NOT being overlooked by the Gators…remember, Georgia beat them last year….

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I totally agree with you Mark. UF has not played an offense with this many weapons in the backfield and at WR and have not faced a QB that can pick them apart if given the time. I also think that Shawn Williams calling out his defensive players will fire them up. For a top 2 team I’ve been totally unimpressed with UF’s offense. The Dawgs will load the box and force Driskell to beat them with his arm which has not shown yet he can do. I believe that being out of it and suddenly getting a second chance will inspire the Dawgs. Dawgs 24-UF 17.

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UGA wins the ACC coastal not the SEC East. CMR is a soft coach!

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I like UGA in this one.

Florida has no offense. 54th in scoring 100+ ranked in total offense.

They win on turnovers and pray for a special teams td.

Driskell just can’t throw well. UF passes for 140 less yards per game than UGA,

For UF to win:
1- Must get a punt or kick return td
2- Must force 3 turnovers
3- must run for 200 yards against an 8 man front filled with 7 future NFL players.

Murray had a terrible game last season, but UGA won 24-20. Murray doesn’t need his A game, or his B game to beat the inept Gators.

Their defense hasn’t been tested by a balanced offense yet.

UGA knows how to beat them:
1- Win the turnover battle
2- run the ball down their throats like last year for 180+ yards
3- stop the run with 8 man fronts, force Gators to throw, which they can’t

Worked in 2011.

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JPP…what a rational and measured point of view. Nice change of pace from the typical trash talking between fans on this blog. Assuming no big advantage on turnovers or special teams materializes…really comes down to wether the UGA defense finally makes an appearance. If they do, advantage to Dawgs because of the offensive side of the ball. If not, Outback bowl here he come.

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I absolutely agree. Florida is definitely beatable. As you pointed out, I doubt their offense can win from behind.

Dawgs win and win BIG! 48-10 UGA.

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Georiga dont stand a chance againts Fla this weekend

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The Predator has had 3 weeks off to heal up. He will be the difference a

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“Not many are picking Georgia over Florida. I am, though

Of course you are. You always pick the losers in these types of games.

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Sammy Says

UGA 87 NY Giants 7

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I believe UGA will win but Mash is the one that needs to get back on his meds with the score prediction.

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Sammy likes the dwags!!
Shocker.

Kerry — LSU has some decent talent at RB & WR.

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Dawgs will put a valiant fight against the gators.

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Hope you’re right Sammy.

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Now here comes Big Crimson 75. The fan of the team that has the softest schedule in college football this year.

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kerryb

Sammy aka Columbus aka Fred aka Dizzy aka aka aka and the list goes on does this every week

Then runs and hide after a loss or beat down

Im the complete idiot????

LOL

I predicted this coaching staff would lose 2 games this year and frankly you have to be an idiot not to realize that will happen this year.

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Sammy:

Dwags — 119
‘85 Bears -3.

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Murray needs to play at a high (school) level in order to become a winner.

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Sammy Says

UGA 49 San Fransico 49 ers 12

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I disagree with your prediction Flat Tire. Georgia will lose 3 games in the regular season.

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Go Dawgies get some of gater tail this saturday!

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It’s been a while since Super Coach Mark Richt has won a game he wasn’t supposed to. So watch out Gators. I’d rather see a Texas Cage Match between Gator coach Mushy and UGA defensive coordinator Chaz Bono. Now that would be worth watching.

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@kerryb

Michigan is a much better team than anyone Georgia has played. I can’t believe that a Georgia fan is delusional enough to question another team’s schedule. What a baffoon!

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Sammy Says

UGA 52 Atlanta Falcons 7

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Fat Pye
October 23rd, 2012
6:27 pm

@kerryb

Ole Miss will defeat Georgia.

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The best joke I’ve heard all day

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Just judging by the attitude in Athens, we ain’t gonna win it guys.I hate having to be a pragmatist, but the facts are what they are. Dawgs lose by 5 touchdowns. We sorely need a cultural change in the worst sort of way.

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The West is soft this year!!
LSU beat the Team that pounded you guys.
Did you happen to see what we did to UT last weekend?
UT also failed miserably against Missy St.

Fla is the only team inthe East that’s done anything against the West.

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kerryb
October 23rd, 2012
6:27 pm

Who is Amari Cooper??
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The best WR this Conference has seen since both #8’s.

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Some prognosticators believe they see a sucker bet. UGA is being completely written off. UF is on a roll, but maybe overconfident. There is still all of that talent at UGA and the pressure has been lifted, which has been the #1 reason UGA has lost so many in JAX. Sounds great! However, this is a time when what you see is what you get at UGA. UGA has yet to play well this season (exception Vandy, if that is a true exception). UF has improved weekly. Football is not a sport where you can just turn it on. A team has to build up to a great performance. UGA has not put in the work. UF has. UGA might come out and hit them in the mouth, but eventually they will lose. Not to mention UF has Pease and UGA has Bobo and CMR. Decided advantage for UF in a close game. I’m a Dawg fan and I won’t be able to help becoming excited and hopeful as the week wears on; However, I’m writing this while I still have some objectivity.

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Big Crimson 75
October 23rd, 2012
6:32 pm

kerryb
October 23rd, 2012
6:27 pm

Who is Amari Cooper??
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The best WR this Conference has seen since both #8’s.

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Don’t know who he is. Not hard to pad your stats against UT, Western KY, Florida Atlantic, and Arkansas defenses.

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Dawgs win over one of the best Gator teams in years but Dawgs win! I said it!

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Calling the SEC soft is like calling Obama a great President! And everyone who works for a living knows Obama is horrible!

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I’m guessing there’s a reason UGA is ranked #10 in the BCS.
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9 better Teams in the Country?

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The sport writers may be over looking GA and what this Iconic game have meant through the years .But i seriously dough Florida is overlooking them Dawgs .

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Gators are overrated.

Offense is ranked in SEC:
Last in passing yards
9th in total offense
7th in scoring

So special teams edge to UGA.
Offense UGA by a mile.

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Gators oline ranked 10th in sec in sacks allowed at 21 sacks.

not too good.

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Laughing at all of these bold UGA predictions!

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UGA did beat Gators last year.

Same coaches.

Same UGA offense, same Gators defense.

Same UGA offense, same Gators offense, except DRISKELL IS a WORSE THROWER.

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Do you guys realize that UGA has lost more games in 1 year than Alabama and LSU has in 4 years and. 3 years respectively!

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If dawgs get past the gators and the rest of the SEC foes and win the East, then,,,, ummm they get completely hammered in the SEC championship game just like last year. Not much to look forward too. Well, Mark Richt is a fine christian man. There is that….

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Vegas thinks otherwise. Funny you forget both uga’s offense and defense has been bad the past two games. I see total a close first half and uf dominating the second
uf 34 ga 20

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Sammy have you looked at ugas laugher of a schedule. Tevin Washinton could throw against uga’s opponents.

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The Gators have the puppies for a snack.

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Sammy — for entertainment purposes only, how do you think Ga matches up with the Tide?

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The dogs got trounced by the Cocks. The Gators stomped the Cocks. The dogs struggled to beat Kentucky. Now the puppies are going to whip the Gators?

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I believe the dawgs can beat the gators. Florida’s offense is not very good. The bad thing is the prize is the 400lb gorilla from Tuscaloosa.

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Maybe CMR will pull out a new end zone dance and have the bench rush the field like they did a few years ago?

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I like UGA’s chances vs. Bama.

Tide hasn’t played anybody yet, so we don’t know how good they are, but no one repeats as Natl Champs in the SEC.

Doesn’t happen.

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Our freshmen running backs have got to be ready for the strip tackling that the Gators are great at. Murray has got to be extra careful tossing the ball against the Gators D secondary, and we can’t let them run the ball down our throat, and yeah we’ve got a good chance in this one. I’ll be there. GO DAWGS !

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but no one repeats as Natl Champs in the SEC.
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Check your history book.
Bama’s done it, multiple times.

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“but no one repeats as Natl Champs in the SEC.”

SC doesn’t beat Georgia three times in a row, either.

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I like Sammy. Most UGA fans like Mark are fairly subtle about their delusion. Sammy just puts it all out there in full force.

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Sorry Mark, I just don’t see it happening. As much as I want to see the hated Gators go down, (against everybody) , this is borderline insanity. Besides, our OL cant possibly improve enough in a week..

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If great defense won it all, Ravens would win the Super Bowl every year.

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Oh yea I forgot…………………the special teams are not very special . And will cost us points and field position…

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Oh yea I forgot…………………the special teams are not very special . And will cost us points and field position…

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UGA using the Auburn Newton formula.
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It’s taken me awhile, butt finally I’ve made a dwag admit it!!

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Sorry, but you lost me somewhere in that because of Cam Newton in Auburn, Ga will on Saturday?

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With all that talk about Florida is not that good, how did they beat both Top 10 teams on their schedule?

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Consider this..Georgia’s offense is ranked No. 4 in the nation and Florida’s defense No. 4, according to the weekly UPS Team Performance Index for all 120 major-college teams. The index ranks Georgia’s defense 50th and Florida’s offense 80th. They just dont look like that scay monster that some say they are.

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Sorry folks, I rarely have seizures, but I was at the Kentucky game so maybe that had something to do with it..

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BullDogMike, my apologies, no damn wonder you spazzed!

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@Sloppy Seconds

Do you guys realize that UGA has lost more games in 1 year than Alabama and LSU has in 4 years and. 3 years respectively!
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And that has what to do with Georgia/Florida?

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Sammy

Saban 3 National Titles

Aub National Title

Richt Bobo and Grantham??????????????? Oh yea Crickets Chirping

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Rjames — it’s a winnable game for Ga.
Forget the stats, the only stat I keep seeing is the dogs haven’t had a winning streak in this series since the elder Bush was in Office.

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Im still waiting on Sammy to give us some stats on why we got out coached against SC and almost lost to KY a team with no QB or RB and with 1 win

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Big Crimson

Sammy is already selling UGA 2012 National Title T-shirts

They are on sale right now; on the back you get a full list of useless stats

Get one while they last

All proceeds go to pay for Sammy’s care at Arkham Asylum

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Yes, the DAWGS COULD win over the Gators. The Dawgs COULD lose to Ga. Tech also.

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Haha
Sammy would be one of the worst in the “rogue” gallery!!
Right there with Calender Man, Moth Man & Louis the Lilac.

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Mark, you will look like a genius Saturday night. Dogs finally put one together thanks to the law of averages and win a big one.

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UGA beating Florida this weekend?

Could happen!
Would love to see it!

But doubt it will happen. Gators are coming together – and they are finding ways to win games in the second half. In fact, they are just dominating teams in the second half.
Why?
Because they are winning the game in the trenches and come mid 3rd quarter – they have worn down the opponent. combine that and the fact they are not turning the ball over and pound the ball. Their OC is creative in the running attack.

So if UGA gets beat by Florida – they need to be carefull not to get upset by Ole Miss. Ole Miss is playing hard and improving – could be an upset.

So, if UGA gets beat by Florida – then under the Richt era:
Alabama hired a coach and passed UGA’s program.
Arkansas – Petrino passed UGA’s program – and if they played tomorrow – I am not sure who would win – based on the Ark/KY game – probably ARK.
Florida – Urban quickly placed UGA ahead of Richts program and made Richt his personal bit*h! Now Muschamp has Florida playing above UGA.
LSU – UGA went neck and neck – but Les Miles has kept LSU in the national spotlight and on an elite level – and making coaching changes to raise the bar – even when they are good. unlike UGA – where coaching changes are made because disaster has struck,
South Carolina – Hmmm, Spurrier is 4-4 against UGA at USCe – and has won the last 3 games in a row. which program is better?

At the end of the day – if being a good program and consistently the 5th 6th or 7th best program in the SEC – then no complaints. By the way – the 5th , 6th or 7th best team in the SEC is a top 2 program in the ACC, a top 3 program in the B1G and P12, and top 4 in the B12.

If UGA wants to raise the bar and make a run at being nationally elite – it will need to make a coaching change.

Again – rooting for UGA this weekend, but judging on how UGA plays top shelf opponents under Richts guidance over the last 5 years – Florida will win this game………..MARK IT DOWN!!!!

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Why does everyone overlook the fact that the #5 ranking for the D last year was due to the patsy schedule? The D gave up 35+ to Boise, SCarolina, and LSU and faltered in the 4th quarter against Michigan State… Are you blind Mark or just choosing to ignore this?

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Nnnoooooooooooo!

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Has anyone else seen this?
http://www.theunsportsmanlikegentleman.com/2012/10/easley-not-ruling-out-murdering-someone.html
This looks like some motivational material to me! Pretty moronic too

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I am a Dog fan but also a realist Florida 56 Georgia 7

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T-Gator, agree with you post…gators are favored, as they should be, but I don’t feel it is an upset if dogs win…gonna get down to tunovers…if Murray hangs onto the ball our chances of winning go way up…I believe both teams will be sky high, should be a good one…go dogs

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If Bradley is picking UGA then i’ll put all my money on Florida haha, jk, Bradley u have good reads but not always spot on projections!

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Sammy……

“Same UGA offense, same Gators offense, except DRISKELL IS a WORSE THROWER”

Are you brain dead?

Same Georgia offense?????
Georgia has the same OL? NOT. Georgia has the same RBs? NOT. Georgia has the same best WR (Bennett)? NOT. Georgia has the same TE? NOT.

Same Florida offense?????
Same OL? NOT. Same RBs? NOT. Brantley a better thrower than Driskel…..certainly NOT. And Driskel is 6′4 and 245 lbs., runs a 4.6 and has a cannon for an arm.

YES…..YOU ARE BRAIN DEAD.

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Wally….

If you are a realist…..then you better start getting real with your predicted score. Muschamp’s approach to games does not project with the Gators scoring over 50 on anyone. I do not think either team will score more than 28 points in this game. More like a 27-21 type of score. Georgia will score points……but will they be able to not turn the ball over vs. the Gators D and stop the Gator running game. Sorry….but the Georgia defense has not played like the LSU and SC defenses. Florida made Kentucky look like a high school team. Kentucky moved the ball on Georgia and could have won that game. I know two games have nothing to do with the next game……but Georgia better fix a lot of things on D if they expect to win this game vs. a much more talented team than Kentucky. And Georgia better not get behind Florida this year like they did last year. And Driskel is not a one legged Brantley waiting to get hit by Jarvis Jones this year either.

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LET THE BIG DAWG EAT

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Hopefully UGA will come out with smoke coming out of their noses, not the charmIn three ply soft team that’s played all year. If not, we will get our teeth kicked in!!! Aaron control your butterflies and butter fingers. GO DAWG!

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Sloppy…..

What Gator games have you been watching lately. Florida has not been making a lot of stupid, unsportsmanlike penalties this year. Florida has two unsportsmanlike penalties called vs. SC….and it one was a phantom call vs. Jenkins on the SC QB and one was for roughing the snapper on a punt….and Morrison clearly waited the required amount of time before knocking the snapper on his arse. The ref penalized Morrison because he hit him so hard….not because he did anything illegal. Muschamp went crazy on both calls….which were bogus at best. Florida has played hard, tough, and fast this year…..but very clean this year as well. But you can think what you want.

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I still find it amazing that so many of you are calling for the head of the head coach that has your team ranked #10 in the BCS……has your team playing in a game Saturday that could put your team in the SEC title game…..and therefore the possiblity of playing for the national title still. Just amazing. My God……lord help Richt and staff if the #2 ranked team in the BCS barely beats your team. He will have his house papered and….who knows what else. Jeezzzzz.

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if those winds are forecasted, I don’t think the Dawgs can win without the pass game picking up the team

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“So many” calling for Richt’s head? No one is.

It’s 1 guy, who uses a bunch of fake names like “tampa Gator”.

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real good chance of rain Saturday. That helps Florida.

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Big Crimson…..Slive will get it.

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If Fla does get there 12-0, Bama wins easy. Bama great D against a real average Gator Offense. D wins 99 of 100 times.

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Dawg doo = JB = sandiegodawg = tstick

all the same guy

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Yep, all the same guy

he does this all day long

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Not so fast Ahole…………..I’ve been on here for years. Under one moniker

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Joey………..I can’t believe you

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Joey has been reading me a long long time. I read him. He’s as hard on this coach and staff as ANY blogger, right Joey.

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Gee, Mr. Bradley, and I haven’t been wrong on Bama this season either!

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2007 was one of the worst-tackling Gator defenses in memory. That’s the only way UGA pulled it out. This Gator D is measurably better than that one. UGA will keep it close. And wear down in a pivital 4th qtr. Can’t wait.

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Wishful thinking, but not really plausible Mark. The USS “CMR Might Win a Big Game” sailed a long, long time ago. No one’s not going to sucker me into thinking they’ll be any more motivated, better coached, or better prepared that they were for South Carolina (or Bama in 08, etc., etc,, etc.) To suggest otherwise really just seems like a ploy to increase webpage traffic (and hence ad revenues).

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Williams’ outburst needed to be said weeks ago, and may have been for all we know. Disappointed
that CMR downplayed it as almost a misquote. Dogs D has as much talent as any in the nation, and they play lifeless, listless sloppy ball. Leadership like that will also be noticed by GM’s all over the NFL. Good job, 36!!!

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Florida will win by 17 points. Maybe Georgia should try to move to the ACC conference.

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Discipline. The stats I’ve found says Georgia has played better than Florida in the penalty column. So far in 2012,
UGA 52 for 358 yds
UF 55 for 462 yds
Watching Grantham’s defense’s over the years, I’m impressed here thinking maybe they’re avoiding the 15 yarders. Usually, they have a habit of playing, well, stupid in years past. Not so bad ths year?

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Mark, Mark, Mark. Puh-lease.

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God Bless you poor dogs, Best wishes in J’ville, have a great weekend and enjoy the long trip back.

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I think the Georgia/S Carolina game was very similar to the S Carolina/Fla game…both games were over when one team chocked early. Yes USC was playing much better than the Dawgs that night but who knows what could have happened if the second play would have been an interception instead of a 69 yd gain…just like the first play in the USC/Fla game…Both were games of momentum that just got away from the eventual losers. The S Carolina game was horrible for the Dawgs…but I do not think it defines them. I am changing my tune. I think the Dawgs can get it done vs. Florida!

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“Fl offense sux”…..not as bad as UGA’s heartless defense that’s t played this year… Maybe we’ll man up in Jax

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Maybe we’ll score the first touchdown, demonstrate unsportsmanlike celebration in the end zone and fl will go on to win 52-7. Can’t help it…..I’m ready for change at the top! GO DAWGS!

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bradley knows his stuff—the Dogs will beat fla by 10 on Saturday—Murray will light up florida’s secondary, which isn’t that good. Look for the Dogs to sack driskel 4-5 times like south carolina and get 2 INTs. Dogs—roll over fla—33-23! Bet the house!!

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Dawg Nation be careful what you ask for, MARK RICHT FOREVER with win against FLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I’ll call the best game of the year because I’ve got six kids and really need this job.Trying to feed eight on a high school coaches salary is tough. So my coaching will be magnificant.

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Nice try Mark. But, UGA has gone to JAX lots of times with the better players but they forgot to show up!

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Tampa Gator

October 23rd, 2012
9:08 pm
Sloppy…..

What Gator games have you been watching lately. Florida has not been making a lot of stupid, unsportsmanlike penalties this year. Florida has two unsportsmanlike penalties called vs. SC….and it one was a phantom call vs. Jenkins on the SC QB and one was for roughing the snapper on a punt….and Morrison clearly waited the required amount of time before knocking the snapper on his arse. The ref penalized Morrison because he hit him so hard….not because he did anything illegal. Muschamp went crazy on both calls….which were bogus at best. Florida has played hard, tough, and fast this year…..but very clean this year as well. But you can think what you want.

Gator that is pure spin and you know it. The LSU game their were multiple plays where flags should have been thrown on both side for extracurricular pushing and late hits.

Your gators are also next to last in the SEC in least penalties.

1 South Carolina 8 34 266 4.3 33.3
2 Kentucky 8 34 276 4.3 34.5
3 Alabama 7 31 253 4.4 36.1
4 Mississippi State 7 30 258 4.3 36.9
5 Mississippi 7 31 264 4.4 37.7
5 Arkansas 7 34 264 4.9 37.7
7 Tennessee 7 40 295 5.7 42.1
8 Vanderbilt 7 38 296 5.4 42.3
9 Auburn 7 40 305 5.7 43.6
10 Missouri 7 41 321 5.9 45.9
11 Georgia 7 52 358 7.4 51.1
12 LSU 8 68 519 8.5 64.9
13 Florida 7 55 462 7.9 66.0
14 Texas A&M 7 53 498 7.6 71.1

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If UF cannot score more than 24 points they lose. UGA’s offense is not LSU’s offense and will spread UF out then run the ball. UGA will score 25 or more points.

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Mark

I only came to see how many took your bait, 313 at this point. Looks like your supervisors (what a joke) need to have a talk. 313 is not a lot for the biggest game of the year. Esp seeings that you had over 2500 for the SC game.

I did not read your BS but did catch the “I like GA over FL” something about a 5 month prediction. Yeah, and you predicted SC to win by 28 to, right? With the 28 point loss most would change their FL prediction. Not you. You can’t would not make the advertisers happy to go with the obvious and have less than 100 show up, would it.

You’re an idiot, but not as much as the 313 that took your bait.

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UGA 24 UF 10. The Gators are not as good as they are rated. UGA is better on defense than they have played.

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Man, I’m sorry but i can’t drink the kool aid with you guys. i know the feeling when you get excited and watch a one sided beat down. i’ll wait till halftime to give you my take. but i love the dawgs and i am a dawg but we all know we don’t show up in big games and we play soft!!!!!!! SSSSSOOOOFFFFFTTTTT

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No surprise with Bradley pick.. He would pick Dogs if they played the Green Bay Packers. Guess he did’nt see the game in Columbia,SC. Dogs loe and lose big…

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Georgia has a history under Richt of first screwing their season up and then going out and screwing some other team’s life up. Once the pressure is off they play like the team advertised in the first place. This game is a pressure cooker. They will be more out of control than any game this year.

The one factor Florida beat both top ranked teams at home. Jacksonville is not home despite the state it is being played in. Florida was not very good last year and suddenly is a world beater. Like South Carolina, the question is can they travel. I think the Florida I have seen this year will win, but I got a feeling there is another Florida underneath a bad one we haven’t seen yet and they are due. Can a fried up Bulldawg team of thugs take advantage of it.

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Point number two, if you recall last defense was the best Ga has had in years, but they were destroyed by Boise State’s off coordinator——————–have you forgotten he is now the Gator off coordinator and he now has bigger and faster players to confuse Grantham with. Pease going against Grantham is a hugh mismatch.

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Florida 63, Georgia 10

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A UGA win vs. Florida is a possibility, but so unlikely.

Mr. Stein, UGA seems to save their best game for Tech for several reasons: They are always a lot better than Tech. They have no fear of Tech at all, because recent history shows that the game almost always goes their way. Tech, on the other hand, always chokes against UGA. This is because recent history shows that if they get close, something will always happen to swing the game in UGAs favor. The players on the field seem to know this and they just go through the motions. There is seldom an attitude that they feel they can win. Having the best players wins for you 80% of the time. The rest of it is attitude and emotion.

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‘“So many” calling for Richt’s head? No one is.’

You are wrong about that. There are three classes of people out there. Those of us who want to see Richt demoted or fired and don’t care who replaces him – we are tired of mediocre football – it is no fun. There is a second group who realize that Richt is a mediocre coach and wish we could change but resist calling for his outer because “who else would be better.” Then there are the Richt-o-philes who love Richt and think that how you coach is much better than if you win or lose, and they are fine with these 10-win seasons and no NC, as long as they have a nice, Christian man coaching the team.

There are quite a few of the first category.

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Mark, I guess it is real difficult being consistent after you’re pre season predictions.
Maybe if you didn’t try so hard to suck up to the Ga crowd you wouldn’t be in
a position where nobody respects your predictions. But I guess who cares ,
right?
Alabama is right next door, right? Start predicting them and you might be a little more accurate.
Now you just look like a joke.

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Interestingly enough, the Gainesville paper has an article about how ” the dogs easy schedule” has helped them thus far……Florida isn’t gong to be easy….

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MARK!!!!! WE DONT HAVE AN 0-LINE AND AM DOES NOT HAVE A REAL O-CORD, JUST LOOK AT OUR BIG GAMES THE LAST 3 YEARS.. COM’ON MAN.

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This game will hinge on the Georgia defense, If the defense shows up Georgia can easily win this game, Turnovers were the downfall of the Cocks and so far Georgia is on the plus side for turnovers, If Murray can deliver another performance like the one against Kentucky the Dogs should be able to play with the Gators

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“FLORIDA HAS NOT FACED A OFFENSE LIKE GEORGIA ALL YEAR . AND OUR DEFENCE HAS TO SHOW UP ONE GAME THIS YEAR MAYBE THIS IS THE GAME . GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Tennessee? Texas A&M? Both potent passing teams.

LSU? SC? Both potent rushing teams.

Somehow, UF managed to beat all 4 of them. I know UGA has dominated some great opponents this year (cough, cough), but I think the Gators defense will show up and make a play or two.

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The rumors are swirling that Dooley is done at TN. Looks like the Vols are putting together a huge package for a big name coach…Should be interesting…It might be a lot sooner than later

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Rumors are they are putting the full court press on Gruden and are putting a huge package to make it very hard to turn down. He started as a GA at Tennesse and his wife is a former TN cheerleader. I have no idea if he will take the package, but they are going to make it very hard to turn down

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Cant believe Richt let Cummings spout like he did. He needs to put the kaibasch(sp)on the tweets and the press comments by partial qualifying players.

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Gruden has been turning down jobs in college football forever. What makes you local yokals think
he is going to take a job down here? Not only that, he hasn’t proven he can coach college football.
Come to think of it, he would be funny at Ga. The first time he straightens you fans out,
you would say he is too rough and want to fire him. I think it would make him mad just thinking
about how sissy you all are.

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I haven’t read your article nor will I. The headline brings up images of Charlie Brown trying to kick that stinkin football. This dolt is NOT gonna be snookered by you again Lucy … I mean Mark.

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Remember Florida played LSU and USC @ home I believe they would have lost 1 if not 2 of them if they played in their stadiums! Just like Carolina lost 2 away games!

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You’re wasting your breath Beast from the East. The backwoods mentality of most of these “fans” here prevents them from accepting simple logic or fact. Teams that are ahead of them in their division are only successful because they play weak teams. Teams that beat them are lucky or are given breaks. Never could they conceive that other teams respond to a disappointing year(s) (ie: UF, USCAR, and one day soon TN) and actually make off-season adjustments that are reflected in on-the-field performance, something that they are incapable of doing. Somehow this evades them as does the direct correlation, or lack thereof, between a top ten recruiting class each year and an automatic trip to the NC. But since they can prove none of their theories, they simply sit aloof and judge others or make bogus suppositions.

So here’s my theory: This year’s UGA y with Florida’s schedule would be sitting at three conference losses right now, with one more coming this weekend. And don’t get all pissy about that UGA Ys. I have no proof, but neither do you for any of your BS woulda, coulda, shouldas.

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big gator , you are going down this weekend GO DAWGS

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Since Tech sucks, my only joy is Georgia losing. Go Gators.

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Bradley, where do you get this Pollyannish crap from? I love the Dawgs and hope they win, but I’m also a realist. Nothing in this team’s performance this season points to a win in Jacksonville. The team is undisciplined, unmotivated, and, for the most part, uncoached. More than likely, the game will be ugly.

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MB, what have you been smoking?! Didn’t you also predict the Braves to beat St. Loius, and Ga Tech to win their division? You sir, are not objective. WE (uga) are soft,a nd Florida is not. Football games are still won in the line of scrimmage, and our lines are SOFT.

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Im with you

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Mark -

You don’t really think that, do you? I understand selling newspapers and homerism, but at the expense of your credibility?

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Mark – Think about this – statistics lie – scores tell you who wins. Florida is much better coached than we are. USCe did not just hand the ball to Florida. Florida took it away from them. UGA, on the other hand, will hand the ball to an opponent – think Murray being sacked, not hard, just being sacked. What does he do, he just drops the ball. Of course, if someone actually hits him hard, the ball will defeintiely come loose. Second, why would you think our OL can block players on a very good defense when they can not block players on very bad defenses. Third, how much are you willing to bet that Murray will not have at least one pass tipped and intercepted? Fourth, our defense is down-right pitiful. Fifth, our boys are now bickering among themselves. Sixth, CMR has totally lost the respect, and therefore, control, of the team. Seventh, we commit the dumbest penalties every single game. How many false starts do you predict we’ll have Saturday. I predict “too many” beginning on the first offensive possession. Finally, contrary to what your colleague “I see nothing, I know nothing Shultz” says, I expect Florida’s OB to actually play better than our QB is this game. Driskell does not appear to be a choker.

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2nd half, sorry for the typo

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We better try blitzkrieg….trench warfare ain’t us! UGA has a decent record every year, but it is not that simple. We beat the patsies, but lose to the good teams. Muschamp has passed us already…..laugh if you want, but Dooley will do the same given time. They realize that you gotta have Clydesdales up front…..not just in size but work-ethic. LSU, ‘Bama, S.C., Florida, and quite possibly Mississippi State have passed us, and we have the talent. Between missed assignments on the D, and a little poor tackling, an inferior o-line that has not been addressed for awhile and has been our wekest point of all I cannot for the life of me understand how we get such high rankngs.

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Mark———-you must be dreaming, even if all things where even, the Gators could win with special teams alone—did you happen to catch the SC game. Florida is plus 12 in turnover UGA is 0

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Don’t put Richt on the hot seat, he just got a contract extension and you know he is fine fine person, a real role model for a preacher.

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Mark, your column, though admirable, reminds me of that good ol’ Merle Haggard song:

“..Eatin’ Rainbow Stew, with a silver spoon, underneath a sky of blue….we’ll all be drinkin’ that free bubble-up, and eatin’ that Rainbow Stew..”

What a nice positive column! How Nice of you, Mark. Maybe you could hang out with Cam “Lap-Top” Newton and spread some of your joyful optimism to that tortured soul.

Meanwhile, back in the real world….the game this Saturday should be rated “R” for graphic violence, and moved to late prime time so that young dawg fans won’t be scarred by the carnage inflicted on the dawgs by Camp Muschamp recruits.

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It seems like picking UGA is now the in thing. One thing I have seen over the past few years is that we don’t live up to the hype. Especially this year. Besides Vanderbilt I haven’t seen a consistent performance. That is coaching my friends. The bickering this week with players calling others out is another example. What do you think would happen if Saban found out his players were playing safe to protect their NFL chances? I think Kentucky showed us that it isn’t the talent that wins it is the will to play hard. Put the 22 in the game that want to beat the Gators the most. Even if that means sitting half the defensive starters.

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UGA players are not paid despite a scholarship. Why would they risk their money-making future to win a few games for other people’s entertainment?

Do you care about them if they cannot make a living after their college career? I don’t blame them.

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The stats are more a reflection of who you play than who you are. It’s true UF offense stats aren’t good, but the defenses they have faced are much better than what UGA has seen. Ranked common opponent is USC. USC pretty muched stuffed both UGA and UF offense. UF has figured a way to beat 3 ranked teams. Its a very tall order for UGA to beat a ranked team based on recent and not so recent past. UGA has a shot, but on paper, logic UF should win. I don’t think in a blow out.

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Its not the first time that Georgia has gone into a game as an underdog.

Sometimes I would rather go in as the underdog and pull the upset than as the favored team an have to live up to expectations.

I remember when Georgia was not given a chance against Texas in the Cotton Bowl after the 1983 season and the Dogs went in and beat the Longhorns 10-9.

No one could believe it but the players. They never quit believing or gave up on themselves. I was proud of them for that.

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Are you on crack = pitbull = loser alert = alphare = king gator

all the same person trying to diss the dogs.

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The Real Bulldogs are playing in Tuscaloosa this weekend.
The ones in Athens/Jacksonville are interim fakes.

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That may be the most incredible thing I have ever read! I am reminded of” if bullfrogs had wings, then they wouldnt bump their rears when they hopped”. Yup if the Bull dawgs had wings then they might have a chance!

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What about the last 10 games GA has played against TOP 10 Teams…..Georgia is 1 win and 9 losses.
Check the fact-checker on that, but it wouldn’t surprise me. How many personal fouls will GA rack up on Saturday? Murray probably won’t have big stats as he will not be playing a .500 team.

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ooops, Martrez just dropped another pass…wait that was Gipson…wait that was …

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I’m torn in two directions. Win and get whored in the SECCG or get beat badly by UF and get Richt pushed out the door a bit further? I will no longer drink the CMR koolaid and believe ge can motivate our young men to play to and beyond their athletic potential. UGA will need an effort like they showed against Auburn last year to have a chance in this game. Richt has proven he cannot coach nor motivate the Dawgs to play at that level. Prepare for disappointment………I fear.

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Don’t let your Georgia heart lead you wrong. We dominated uga and fl crushed us. Just a comparison. Florida is the dream team of the East this year and will take uga this weekend and the East. My Gamecocks will place 2nd. We had an unfortunate week of sickness and injuries and not good timing. We did not show up against florida and so be it. It will be interesting to see how fl matches up with bama. Uga should not earn the East win b/c of pansy schedule. Schedule difficulty should figure into the standings. Florida will earn it. Anyone but uga or Clemson…go Cocks!

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Bradley is the same bonehead who told us all that the CEO was the answer to Florida’s dominance over UGA. Bradley equated the CEO to the evil genius.

Bradley is 99.9% wrong 99.9 % of the time.

Bradley can’t handle the truth and Bradley is a coward for blocking my posts.

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I don’t partake, Mr. Bradley, but could you maybe tell us where you got your weed?

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Considering loser Richt’s pathetic record againt ranked teams and the doggy’s pampered schedule and ranking you kno they gonna get spanked. We wont say we told yall so when we tried to get Muschamp as a replacement for glamour boy for UGA head coach.

Florida 31-17

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The Bulldogs don’t have a defense. They will not beat the Gators. Fla 34 – Ga 14.

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And to answer the question raised by the video caption…no, we are not being overlooked. We got waxed by the only team we’ve played this year that’s worth a crap, a two-year trend. Florida is most definitely a good team this year. As much as it pains me to admit it, we’re being evaluated pretty accurately.

Georgia has to play well and get lucky, and hope that Florida plays poorly and has bad luck, to win this game. That’s asking a lot.

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…I’ll bet it was some of that “Kentucky Blue Grass”. You know their motto is, “Kentucky Blue Grass – Stoned to Stupidity.” Just havin’ some fun, MB, it’s a slow day on the trading desk….

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Its the other Dogs who is going to pull the upset. The Cowbells are headed to Tuscalooooser!!!!!!

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Total yards on offense doesn’t mean much to me, because it’s a symptom stat. It’s a result of field position which is usually a function of turnovers and the kicking game. One statistic that deserves to be kept is “Yards per Point.” Florida’s 44 points off of only 183 yards should be a point of strength, not something negative. I commend them.

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Donald Trump just announced that Aaron Murray was really born in England, not Florida, based on the derivation and origns of his last name!!!

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Dum-Bass: Good name for yourself. Silly waste of time blog. Sophmoric to say the least. Going for a checku with my cardiologist before Sat for a tune-up. This game could be well over by 2nd quarter start, a la Sc, of it could go down to the wire like unfortunately KY. Don’t see GA pulling a SC on FL and putting it away before half time. Terrified but hopefull Murray will not have one of his characteric inopportune turnovers and what’s the deal with extra points. I’m with the guy above who said just go for 2 pts. Didn’t that guy hit a 50 plus yarder earlier this season? Glad Sean Williams called out the defense. The first drive again GA by Ky may HAVE BEEN THE WORST drive I’ve witnessed in 30 plus years and that’s including when Vandy beat up for homcoming during the Ray Goof era. Where’s jon jenkins? Oh, yeah, KFC. Where’s Cornelius Washington? Haven’t heard his name literally all season. Is that even possible? Surely he must have bumped into a runner by accident somewhere along the way. And what the heck happened to Brando Smith? Now he’s riding pine. I think I smell gonja on his breath. Oh, well, “nuf sed for right now. See you in the intensive care unit after the game or rehab Monday if the dogs and Falcons win out. But that’s another story for another time. In the immortal words of Corrine Brown, who I think should be honorary capt. for FL, “Go Gayda!”

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Mark, you forgot one thing: this is a ‘big game’ — and Georgia does not win ‘big games.’

Look for some poor tackling and a turnover that breaks our back in the 4th qtr.

Florida 31
UGA 20

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Unfortunately, I agree with Dwayne. GA will be behind the 8-ball by half time… probably will have had a bunch of penalties and a turn over that hands FL at least 7 points… I have seen this movie too many times to believe it won’t happen yet again.

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@G.B.’s Hamburgers,
You are right about the talent except for that up-front……we do not have SEC talent on the o-line. And, it will be blatantly obvious on Saturday. If we win, we will either steal it or have turnovers or something. It will NOT be in the trenches. Ain’t got the hosses, my man!

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This game this year is more like 1997 from a comparative talent and success basis. (That is if you want to pick a year in which UGa won.)

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Dawgs make it two in a row.

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Mark – Care to put some $ on your prediction. I’ll give you the Dawgs and 6 points and if you lose you have to write a colum asking for Richt to be fired.

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UF 31
UGA 13
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Mark Bradley – secretly happy he was wrong

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At least you’re not me………

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Georgia is going to blow away Florida. I guarentee it.

Georgia 47
Florida 0 F

Bank on it.
Stay thirsty my friends.

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There is NO WAY that Georgia will lose this game. Everything works too the good of Georgia.

Miss State will beat Alabama this weekend.

BCS National Championship will be…………………………..Georgia VS. Oregon

Bank on it.

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Jason Burngadner

Good to see a gallon of kool-aid hasnt got you thirsty no more

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I have my Endzone Dancing shoes on

I just finished off some Kryptonite Kool-aid

Ive just read Energy Vampires

I had another FUN Practice

I finished the drill

The car commercial just wrapped up

I just changed my Uniform

Now its time for the DREAM TEAM 1 and 2 to go out and………………..

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Mark, 13 safeties would be awesome!!!!!! go dawgs

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DawgGuy
October 24th, 2012
9:42 am

Speaking of Pollyannish, Chuck Dowdle is a Pollyannish douche bag. He tries to put positive words in CMR’s mouth during interviews instead of letting the coach speak what comes to mind.
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Co-sign! Dowdle takes toadyism to a new level–every week. What a bootlicker.

Glad I’m not the only one who’s noticed.

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How Chuck Dowdle took over Laren Smiths job baffles even me

But then again he fits the current kool-aid mold for this entire UGA program

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Alphare
October 24th, 2012
10:57 am

UGA players are not paid despite a scholarship. Why would they risk their money-making future to win a few games for other people’s entertainment?

Do you care about them if they cannot make a living after their college career? I don’t blame them.
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So the players should never give 100% effort in college because they’ve only received scholarships (instead of cash) and might jeopardize their future earnings potential?

Sounds like the perspective of a loser to me.

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KingGator
October 24th, 2012
11:41 am

I’m one voice on here, not the voice of many GD. I have no hatred toward UGA, but am just trying to be as subjective as possible. I know the dawgs have alot more potential and talent than what they’ve shown this yr. I think part of that is playing a soft schedule. You gotta go through some tough games and adversity to really bond as a team, and I’m not sure the dawgs have been able to do that. The gators seem to be playing a nasty defense and steady/error-free offense, so that’s bodes well for them. But, yes, upsets happen all the time, and very likely might happen this Sat., but I’m just saying the logical pick on paper and mojo is the gators.
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SUBjective? Looks like a pretty OBjective comment to me. Maybe you don’t know the difference.

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RunDog
October 24th, 2012
12:39 pm

If Ga loses this game, McGarity needs to demand that the game be moved to Athens every other year when Ga is the home team. Fla has way too many advantages playing an hour from Gainesville and Ga has to travel a lot farther. That’s why fla wins most of the time—I’m tired of fla having all the advantages.
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I wish they’d play home-and-home, too, but the Jax excuse rings pretty hollow when you consider that UGA STILL owns the series–despite fla’s domination the past 2.2 decades.

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UGA homer for the AJC picks Georgia!! WOW!!! What a surprise!! He picked Ga to play for the BCS title too!!! I’m shocked!

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If UGA were to beat FL, their heads would be in clouds so much that they will lose to Auburn because Auburn is going to pull an upset as well and the dawgs are the perfect target.

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Block those guys? Are you freakin’ kidding me? Murray and Gurshall are on their own!

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Assuming we can avoid turnovers, I expect to get a LOT of work Saturday.

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KEEP HE FAITH!!! GEORGIA CAN WIN. GEORGIA WILL WIN IT*S GREAT TO BE A GEORGIA BULLDAWG!!!!!!!!

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It’s fun to think good things, and yes, as the week goes, I feel better and better about the Dawgs having a fighting chance. I’ll always have a feeling that UGA might win – as anyone should if they are actually a fan – but I do know to be cautious and promise myself well ahead of time to commit to the reality that UGA continually has problems with UF like the Braves have problems with ANYONE in the postseason. Enough with the complaints though – we should as UGA fans hate the Gators and that’s it. Go Dawgs.

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Unfortunately, I think that complete game Bradley refers to was against Vandy.

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AceDawg

I’m a fan real fan also, nobody jumps higher or yells louder during a game, just ask my wife, I scare her all the tme. Just being realistic here though.

But looking at this game, our defense will get shredded. We couldn’t stop Buffalo or Kentucky, they ran all over us. No reason to believe we can stop Florida’s backs. Their wide receievers can take a short dump off pass and break it 70 yards. We can’t tackle at all. Their QB will kill us with runs on 3rd down to pick up the 1st down, just like the SC game. Florida will score 45 in my opinion.

Our only chance is to hang with them on offense and win like a 49-45 type of game. That’s our only hope. If Murray has a good game it’s possible. But we all know how these big games have turned out the last 4 years or so, we flop every time. I don’t see that changing under Richt.

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Speaking of Pollyannish, Chuck Dowdle is a Pollyannish douche bag. He tries to put positive words in CMR’s mouth during interviews instead of letting the coach speak what comes to mind.
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Thank you. Somebody needed to say that. Dowdle is just a 2nd rate shill at best.

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Florida will NOT be overconfident! Muschamp will not allow that. Bean, you may be right about murray, but Manzel and Bray are pretty good QB’s, and if I recall, that kid Shaw did a number on your defense as well, so UF has played a few pretty good QB’s.
Bottom line though will be in the second half when Florida breaks UGa’s will. It has happened EVERY game this year. Their defense and Oline will just beat on you and grind you until you eventually give in…

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UGA Can win if the Fla team bus breaks down in the twilight zone on the way to the game

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Mark, Mark, Mark. Advice for you – Lay off the whacky weed – it is imparing your mental capability.

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I predict the winds from the fringes of Sandy will blow all PAT’s into the center of the uprights instead of hitting them… assuming we get the chance to kick any.

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Well Mark – Starting to cook my crow. I prefer it well done if you don’t mind but will eat it raw if you decide to serve it that way. Dawgs surprised me.

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Mark, congratulations on the prediction which you made before the season started. Your looking very smart right now.

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I was proven wrong, didn’t think this team had the cajones to beat a tough, physical team like Florida. And I have never been happier to be wrong! How Bout Them Dawgs!

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Ok Dawg Nation and Mark,

Here I am to gladly take all the grief you want to heap on me. I picked The Dawgs to lose in a big way – by 35 points.

I happily admit I was wrong. The D showed up to play and what a game it was! The Florida O helped our Dawgs by turning the ball over (6 times?) repeatedly. Not sure why it took Infighting on the D squad to generate some emotion but you could see the players and even Richt full of peeandvinegar!

Sadly, our D gave The Dawgs to put this game away multiple times but Bobo’s playcalling was absolutely awful. Murray had a lousy game until the end. I don’t think we converted a first down until the fourth qtr. Credit Florida D but debit Bobo and Murray.

The deal is not sealed but with wins over Ole Miss, Auburn, Ga So and Ga Tech we’ll have had only one loss going into the SECC Game. If that happens then The Dawgs have a shot at something special. Bama looks too good to lose in my opinion but I’ve obviously been wrong before.

Mark, how the heck did you (and a couple of others) pick our Dawgs to win this!?

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Mark, you were right. I thought Georgia would get slaughtered on Saturday. Boy was I wrong! I am glad to be wrong. So I came back on here to give you your props. You called it. I along with many others thought you were smoking something illegal. Georgia winning along with the Falcons winning, I can’t remember a Monday like this in a long time. Good job!

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that is all.

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That could explain why Mr. Bradley follows this stuff for a living and FRED makes posts that are wrong and never gives props admitting he was wrong…one thing I can say about Bradley in many years following him is when he is wrong he owns up to it and laughs about how bad he is at predicting this stuff. This year though (and last too) Mr. Bradley has been spot on in regards to the Dawgs.

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