Live from UGA: Will we see a Cocktail Party hangover?
Coming down won't be easy. (AJC photo by Bob Andres)
Athens – Let’s stipulate that Georgia cannot possibly be as energized for this week’s game as it was seven days ago. Let’s also stipulate that Georgia has more talent than Ole Miss and is playing at home. It wouldn’t be surprising if the Rebels took an early lead and held it awhile. It would, however, be positively stunning if Ole Miss led after four quarters.
It’s also worth noting that Florida, which lost to Georgia, trailed Missouri 7-0 at the half in Gainesville today. (Hey, wasn’t it just yesterday than even some Georgia fans considered Florida too good to lose?) But the Gators have since forged ahead 14-7. Which doesn’t mean they’ll hang on and win. It does, however, underscore the peril inherent in post-big-game blahs.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but motivation — especially the motivation of 20-year-old amateurs — is an ephemeral thing. The Bulldogs have had a week of being slapped on the back. (Surely some of those backslappers harbored private doubts pre-Jax.) It would be human nature to follow an impassioned performance with a lesser one. That said …
The longer games go, the less passion matters. Contrary to popular belief, games tend to be won by the team that plays better, as opposed to harder. Again we note that Georgia has better players, which leads us to predict: Georgia 31, Ole Miss 20.
But you know me. I’ve been wrong a time or two. I’ll be here to watch and report, and I’d appreciate your company. And I thank you, as ever, in advance.
By Mark Bradley
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Jimmy
November 3rd, 2012
6:07 pm
atlfalconsfan0125
November 3rd, 2012
6:01 pm
This is the perfect example of the loser mentality. You play scared, you will lose. There is a risk of injury in everything that we do.
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This is the problem I have with Richt. He does that far too often in games. He even does it in practice…restricting hitting for fear of injuries.
Season Ticket Holder since 1986
November 3rd, 2012
6:08 pm
0125. Do you specialize in anything other than being wrong? Marlon Brown out and taking his pads off. Ice on his knee, Will not return.
What a bizarre fumble. WOW!!!!! Ok, let’s go get some more points but not lose any more starters.
Jimmy Crack
November 3rd, 2012
6:08 pm
Good no call. Ole Miss should have seen that.
dawgs01
November 3rd, 2012
6:08 pm
time to ground and pound
Growler
November 3rd, 2012
6:08 pm
If Aaron Murray was Tom Brady, that hit is a personal foul!
Terse Comment
November 3rd, 2012
6:09 pm
Dawgs suck.
muleshoe
November 3rd, 2012
6:09 pm
poor Murray…he needs a hug after that shot.
atlfalconsfan0125
November 3rd, 2012
6:09 pm
@ 1986
How am I wrong? You play scared you will lose.
kingdaddy
November 3rd, 2012
6:10 pm
Where are the nerds???
sigh
November 3rd, 2012
6:10 pm
Flea Flicker…..why?
Season Ticket Holder since 1986
November 3rd, 2012
6:10 pm
Like I said “The eternal tension between the fans’ bloodlust and keeping the starters healthy.”
Russ is awake now.
muleshoe
November 3rd, 2012
6:10 pm
why no dancing Williams?
kingdaddy
November 3rd, 2012
6:11 pm
Shawn came to play…
Season Ticket Holder since 1986
November 3rd, 2012
6:11 pm
Georgia will not lose this game 0125. Period. End of sentence. Full stop.
Growler
November 3rd, 2012
6:11 pm
THIS team, with a fragile psyche, needs a 2nd half rout. Why is this even a matter of debate among anyone blogging today?
dawgs01
November 3rd, 2012
6:12 pm
i said tuesday notre dame would lose to pitt and i said k state would too and man i got killed on the espn blog for that. ogletree closes the gap so quick. he is still learning the backer position too
muleshoe
November 3rd, 2012
6:12 pm
the nerds were only in your foam filled head kingdaddy…shut up and watch the game…
kingdaddy
November 3rd, 2012
6:12 pm
ND going down, UGA moving on up…
ShowmeYurTD's
November 3rd, 2012
6:12 pm
Need to run up score to advance in the bcs if #3 ND loses
Sidslid
November 3rd, 2012
6:13 pm
Is Chipper at the Notre Dame game? The band just broke into Crazy Train
Reminder for the dwags
November 3rd, 2012
6:13 pm
All Dawgs know this, but with their pathetically weak minds, they tend to forget, so here’s a reminder:
Georgia Tech is a very highly ranked academic school that has a football team. Its alumni and fans have real lives and careers that don’t depend on the football team for their happiness.
Georgia, on the other hand, is basically a sell-your-soul-to-the-devil football f-a-c-t-o-r-y that also gives diplomas – worthless as they are. They have scumbag coaches like Mark Richt who have no scruples or ethics, who recruit morons who barely got through high school, and collect huge paychecks, but still can’t win big games.
Now, can you remember all that?
DawgNole
November 3rd, 2012
6:13 pm
Chef Boyardee
November 3rd, 2012
5:16 pm
Take away the 2 lucky Playstation touchdowns, and UGA is scoreless…
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Can’t take ‘em away, dope. That’s like saying take away UGA’s loss to SC and we’d be undefeated–or take away fla’s loss to UGA and they’d be undefeated. The stupidest of comments.
Growler
November 3rd, 2012
6:14 pm
dawgs01, not so sure about K-State. Their offense seems to wear down teams later in games….
sigh
November 3rd, 2012
6:14 pm
@Growler
“THIS team, with a fragile psyche,”
You mean the team that drove the length of the field in the 4th qtr against FL for the winning TD?
You mean the team that beat #2 FL?
kingdaddy
November 3rd, 2012
6:14 pm
Muleshoe
don’t be an ugly troll…
muleshoe
November 3rd, 2012
6:14 pm
35-7 beating from a 2 loss team won’t allow UGA to climb much further than they are now…America knows a fraud when they see one…
atlfalconsfan0125
November 3rd, 2012
6:14 pm
@ 1986
Injuries are a part of football. Part of the UGA’s problem is that they have no killer instinct. They always let teams hang around.
And where exactly has the “keeping the starters healthy” game plan got us over the years? Ill wait….
Draggin Fly
November 3rd, 2012
6:15 pm
I just remember Reggie Ball….fondly
nobody
November 3rd, 2012
6:15 pm
It is hilarious when tech fans come on to a sports blog and start comparing academics….And then flat out lie and say UGA is crap. Just go home a study if academics are that important to you.
dawgs01
November 3rd, 2012
6:15 pm
dawg fans those two young backs have something special about them. they run like juniors and seniors. you see them progress each week and last yr crowell got worse as the season went on like most freshmen. Freshmen usually start wearing down around this time their body is tired from the more physical game and the harder strength and conditioning program. Cant wait to watch these two do their thang at uga
ShowmeYurTD's
November 3rd, 2012
6:15 pm
Rome little ‘dosta dude…he’ll be great next yr if he is half as good as his daddy!
Season Ticket Holder since 1986
November 3rd, 2012
6:15 pm
Gurley hurt now. We’ll see if he returns. Doubt it.
Growler
November 3rd, 2012
6:16 pm
@sigh….
Yep. I do!
btw, did you watch the Gators today??
dawgs01
November 3rd, 2012
6:16 pm
lets score on defense guys
ShowmeYurTD's
November 3rd, 2012
6:16 pm
J jones,,,,thanks for showing up….go Dawgs
sigh
November 3rd, 2012
6:17 pm
I just don’t get the play calling from Bobo. We move the ball great, then start running flea flickers, passes to the sidelines….instead of just pounding the ball at Ole Miss.
Mark Bradley
November 3rd, 2012
6:17 pm
Safety.
atlfalconsfan0125
November 3rd, 2012
6:17 pm
Hell yea!
kingdaddy
November 3rd, 2012
6:17 pm
Bwaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaa…
dawgs01
November 3rd, 2012
6:17 pm
what did i say
kerryb
November 3rd, 2012
6:17 pm
The Georgia defense is back. Look out everyone else.
Mark Bradley
November 3rd, 2012
6:17 pm
Georgia 30, Ole Miss 10.
Season Ticket Holder since 1986
November 3rd, 2012
6:17 pm
0125. Two Sugar Bowl wins under one coach for the first time in the school’s history. Don’t you ever get tired of ALWAYS being so easily proven wrong?
Sidslid
November 3rd, 2012
6:18 pm
Oh my. That is the hardest tackle I have ever seen for a safety
kingdaddy
November 3rd, 2012
6:19 pm
Jarvis is being held but it doesn’t matter. We are more than one player…
dawgs01
November 3rd, 2012
6:19 pm
Smith played great fundamental and team defense right there we were not doing that earlier in the yr and tree finished it. Great team defense. i think we are turning the corner dont know what took so long but tree is flying around here lately
Fidlin1
November 3rd, 2012
6:19 pm
LOL! Sorry my key got stuck.
Just Saying
November 3rd, 2012
6:19 pm
@Sidslid
“Oh my. That is the hardest tackle I have ever seen for a safety”
Rag dolled.
O'Ventbrel
November 3rd, 2012
6:19 pm
Branden Smith can be a little frustrating. On the previous play, he was looking around after the ball had been snapped. Then, on the safety, he’s flying to the ball and making a big play with Ogletree. I think his potential gets overshadowed by his tendency to take plays off here and there.
kerryb
November 3rd, 2012
6:20 pm
Brandon Smith has played a great game today