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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dawgs01
November 3rd, 2012
6:31 pm
that was a dumb playcall he just got stuck by us
kingdaddy
November 3rd, 2012
6:31 pm
Bob
Every point counts now. We have to win decisively now to move up, but you know that you ol fox…
nobody
November 3rd, 2012
6:31 pm
ND should have lost to Stanford. Lets not forget that
FALCONSRUS
November 3rd, 2012
6:31 pm
Kentucky gave ol Ball coach a game for 1st half like rebels gave us today selah
GTBob
November 3rd, 2012
6:31 pm
lol. Is Ole Miss really running QB draws on 3rd and 7 down by 20?
kerryb
November 3rd, 2012
6:31 pm
ND’s defense can’t stop Pitt
dawgs01
November 3rd, 2012
6:32 pm
Their defense should be winded we should pound out a score here at least a field goal taking five to six off the clock then we sit guys
Fidlin1
November 3rd, 2012
6:32 pm
Finish the drill & you’ll get ‘er done Dawgs.
Me
November 3rd, 2012
6:32 pm
@GTBob
“lol. Is Ole Miss really running QB draws on 3rd and 7 down by 20?”
GT does the same thing. Too funny.
Mark Bradley
November 3rd, 2012
6:33 pm
Because trying to score generally involves throwing, and throwing carries some risk. You stop the clock with an incompletion, and an interception or sack/fumble gives the opponent life. Right now, Ole Miss has no reason to think it can win this game. But a gift touchdown off a turnover could change that.
GTBob
November 3rd, 2012
6:34 pm
GT does the same thing. Too funny.
Awe. Somebody doesn’t know the difference between a QB draw and an option play.
Big Crimson 75
November 3rd, 2012
6:34 pm
Bama & UGA will be 1-2 by the the SEC CG.
Big Crimson, did Kingdaddy give you some of that special UGA koolaid?
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Bobby —
ND is gonna lose.
USC is gonna beat the Quack Attack tonight.
UGA will jump k-State.
kingdaddy
November 3rd, 2012
6:34 pm
75
In da HOUSE!!!
WHAT’S WRONG WIT 1 VS 2???
dawgs01
November 3rd, 2012
6:35 pm
Mitchell makes things happen like the call different from a run but limits turnover
ShowmeYurTD's
November 3rd, 2012
6:35 pm
Thank you Big-D!!!! Watching the sunset and Flying my GA flag over the Destin harbor very proudly this evening!! Let’s see second string Q-B….
Mark Bradley
November 3rd, 2012
6:35 pm
And Georgia does not have to win this game by a certain number to impress anyone. If Georgia goes 13-1, it stands a very good chance of playing for the national championship.
Flo Rida
November 3rd, 2012
6:35 pm
IMHO UGA should be ranked below UF after this game since they allowed Ole Miss to score one point more than the Gators did last week. But still even though the ‘Dawgs beat the Gators they’re only one position higher which tells you something right there (*cough* fluke *cough*)
Big Crimson 75
November 3rd, 2012
6:35 pm
I think we have the best of the Sunseri trio!!
BobDawg
November 3rd, 2012
6:35 pm
We need to run it and save Murrays ribs. He has gotten hit alot
dawgs01
November 3rd, 2012
6:35 pm
gurley about to take one to the house
O'Ventbrel
November 3rd, 2012
6:35 pm
There’s no shame in the score of this game. Remember, Alabama actually had to stop playing around and work on Ole Miss earlier this year. As usual, it’s trying to maintain the intensity and focus for 4 quarters that kills UGA.
BobDawg
November 3rd, 2012
6:36 pm
Big Crimson, good luck tonight and “git Er done”!
kingdaddy
November 3rd, 2012
6:36 pm
Mitchell is going to be one of the best to play at UGA…How many yards for #3???
Me
November 3rd, 2012
6:37 pm
@GTBob
“Awe. Somebody doesn’t know the difference between a QB draw and an option play.”
hahaahah. To funny. That option is a killa on third and long.
Me
November 3rd, 2012
6:37 pm
Lets c some Malcomb. Save Gurley and Marshall.
DawgNole
November 3rd, 2012
6:38 pm
Season Ticket Holder since 1986
November 3rd, 2012
6:15 pm
Gurley hurt now. We’ll see if he returns. Doubt it.
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Another brilliant observation by an idiot.
dawgs01
November 3rd, 2012
6:38 pm
Florida-Well since we beat Mizzou worse than yall did it makes you stupid. U cant compare scores and to a conclusion one team is better than the other bc of an outcome of a game one team was not even involved in. Every game has different factors in it
Fidlin1
November 3rd, 2012
6:38 pm
Was there a head in that helmet?
Mark Bradley
November 3rd, 2012
6:38 pm
Georgia leads 36-10.
Growler
November 3rd, 2012
6:38 pm
Mark B, if that 13-1 somehow happened and Oregon and K-State went undefeated, I don’t think UGA could make it to #2 but maybe. Certainly things like Florida winning today and winning out would help with the computers. I love BCS chaos so I hope it happens!
FALCONSRUS
November 3rd, 2012
6:39 pm
woooooooooooooooooten!!!
Me
November 3rd, 2012
6:39 pm
Run, Run, torch. Love that.
Fidlin1
November 3rd, 2012
6:39 pm
TD! Go Dawgs!!
dawgs01
November 3rd, 2012
6:39 pm
great pass man marshall brought that wood those two backs are special guys
Mark Bradley
November 3rd, 2012
6:40 pm
It would be interesting to see if a 13-1 SEC champion with a victory over Alabama/LSU could be left out of the BCS tilt. Maybe it could. I doubt it.
atlfalconsfan0125
November 3rd, 2012
6:40 pm
@ Mark
Alabama does it now. LSU did it. Florida did it. Auburn did it.
These teams have rings for a reason. They dont play scared. They strike fear into their opponents even before they even play then. People are scared of Bama, because they try to blow through every team them they play. No one is scared of UGA cause every team they play know they have a chance.
kingdaddy
November 3rd, 2012
6:40 pm
Where are all the Murray bashers that were here at the beggining of the game? Muleshoe, where’s Muleshoe??? LOL…
O'Ventbrel
November 3rd, 2012
6:40 pm
Flo Rida,
Florida needed James Franklin to throw his 4th pick, in the endzone in the final seconds, to beat Missouri in Gainesville. Florida should be thankful to not drop in the polls.
Jimmy
November 3rd, 2012
6:41 pm
Georgia will not play for the MNC.
Even if they beat Bama…they won’t play for it.
The way this team has looked in winning and losing, and given their weak schedule,
it is very doubtful they would get in the game.
It would take a total collapse by all the teams above them.
Seems like UGA had a chance to play in the big game a few years ago. They were higher in the rankings and LSU moved several spots up to pass them.
UGA gets no respect because are so inconsistent.
Flo Rida
November 3rd, 2012
6:41 pm
@dawgs01, wow I wasn’t comparing teams I was comparing rankings. Another braniac ‘Dawgs fan with impeccable logics, I see. The fact that both teams are now 8-1 despite Florida having a MUCH harder schedule alone should give them a higher ranking but the fluke win over the Gators is the only thing keeping them in #6 versus Gators’ #7
And both teams beat Mizzou. Both teams didn’t beat USC, chump.
atlfalconsfan0125
November 3rd, 2012
6:41 pm
Hell yea! 37-10
CigarDawg
November 3rd, 2012
6:41 pm
I’ve lost track of where I am. Did a UFO land at the half and substitute a different Bulldog team?
Mark Bradley
November 3rd, 2012
6:42 pm
Not that I care much about comparative scores, but …
Alabama 33, Ole Miss 14.
GTBob
November 3rd, 2012
6:43 pm
Big Crimson 75, you really think UGA will jump an undefeated K-State team that has played a much tougher schedule?
Season Ticket Holder since 1986
November 3rd, 2012
6:43 pm
Definition of Irony: Somebody with a name like Dawgnole calling somebody (actually anybody) an idiot.
Mark Bradley
November 3rd, 2012
6:44 pm
As for Richt letting up: Jarvis Jones is still playing.
CigarDawg
November 3rd, 2012
6:44 pm
Mark Bradley
It would be interesting to see if a 13-1 SEC champion with a victory over Alabama/LSU could be left out of the BCS tilt. Maybe it could. I doubt it.
I am with you, Mark. I want the SEC to represent in the BCS NC game again and I fear a 1-loss SEC team will be left out of it this year.
dawgs01
November 3rd, 2012
6:44 pm
notre dame and k state will lose befor the end of the yr and maybe the ducks so who knows what will happen gonna be interesting
kerryb
November 3rd, 2012
6:44 pm
Watching this ND game. I don’t believe they can beat USC
ShowmeYurTD's
November 3rd, 2012
6:44 pm
Murray has the athletic ability; it just takes him three qtrs to warm up….Big D keeps us in games until Murray’s head is in the game and he’s focused.