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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Sam
November 3rd, 2012
4:36 pm
If uga lost to ole miss and auburn, would that be enough to get cmr fired
ugalee
November 3rd, 2012
4:36 pm
yall ever heard of regression to the mean?
Todd grantham
November 3rd, 2012
4:36 pm
Not really much of a prediction to say Georgia will suck for at least half a ball game.
JC
November 3rd, 2012
4:36 pm
Looks like our boys went back to Richt’s too cool for school attitude.. Not ready to play football today. Sad
Dum-Bass
November 3rd, 2012
4:36 pm
Looks like the Atlanta Braves are on the field masquerading as the DAWGS. Must be a GEORGIA “thang” to beat the good teams and lose to the “patsies”, or lose the games you should not and win the tough games. This is a common occurrence!
I've been working on the RR
November 3rd, 2012
4:37 pm
Yeah…, he can’t smoke dope before the game anymore!
Chef Boyardee
November 3rd, 2012
4:37 pm
Marty Snider?! Where is Tracy Wolfson?!
tom
November 3rd, 2012
4:37 pm
mark richt is so soft tissue paper don’t want to be name after him.
Jake
November 3rd, 2012
4:37 pm
Nauseating. Between the offensive line (a dud), the “kicker,” and the repeated defensive secondary gaffes, this team just sucks.
me
November 3rd, 2012
4:37 pm
clown on TV blaming the GA linebacker. Rambo blew that play, he was withing 5 yards of 2 other UGA defenders. What a joke
Watch BOBO start throwing more. Playing right into OM hands.
kerryb
November 3rd, 2012
4:37 pm
He got 7 yards in spite of our O-line
Hotty Toddy
November 3rd, 2012
4:37 pm
“yall ever heard of regression to the mean?”
They all think that’s a Todd Grantham reference.
ugalee
November 3rd, 2012
4:37 pm
if ole miss turns it over 6 times we’ll be alright
muleshoe
November 3rd, 2012
4:38 pm
about time for a Murray turnover…
Fate is the Hunter
November 3rd, 2012
4:38 pm
How do the dwag players feel when they’re playing against a team of scholar-athletes like Ole Miss, knowing that the Ole Miss players can read and write at college level, while the dwag players struggle through remedial reading?
I guess they feel embarrassed and humiliated, but it won’t matter after Richt discards them when their eligibility is up, and they begin their careers in custodial services, or pushing shopping carts around.
I've been working on the RR
November 3rd, 2012
4:38 pm
Marty Snider?! Where is Tracy Wolfson?!
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More important…, where is GA?
dawgs01
November 3rd, 2012
4:38 pm
I wish grantham would let those guys just play. blitzing is so easy playing base and running some of the coverages he is doing is harder and takes better fundamentals.
ShowmeYurTD's
November 3rd, 2012
4:38 pm
Here we go!
kerryb
November 3rd, 2012
4:38 pm
Bout time
JC
November 3rd, 2012
4:38 pm
How Rambo is an All American is beyond me.. He is awful
Todd grantham
November 3rd, 2012
4:38 pm
Now THAT was beautiful
Donald
November 3rd, 2012
4:38 pm
Finally. Reminds me of David Greene.
Mark Bradley
November 3rd, 2012
4:38 pm
Terrible call by Bobo. Should have scored TWO touchdowns on that.
CigarDawg
November 3rd, 2012
4:38 pm
Whoomp! There it is!!
FALCONSRUS
November 3rd, 2012
4:38 pm
mojo?
omg
November 3rd, 2012
4:38 pm
Terrible Defense by Ole Miss.
DawgNole
November 3rd, 2012
4:39 pm
Helluva fake! Nobody close to his azz.
The Dogfather
November 3rd, 2012
4:39 pm
Gratitude…..
atlfalconsfan0125
November 3rd, 2012
4:39 pm
Wow. Nice call and AMAZING execution!
Bali
November 3rd, 2012
4:39 pm
Bo Wallace looks like the QB from “Remember the Titans”……Sunshine……well dam….we actually scored
Jimmy Crack
November 3rd, 2012
4:39 pm
Bobo reprieve card issued.
O'Ventbrel
November 3rd, 2012
4:39 pm
If you look in the sports dictionary for the term “momentum swing”, you’d see that play right there
Russa
November 3rd, 2012
4:39 pm
i almost expected him to overthrow that
Lonnie
November 3rd, 2012
4:39 pm
Great play Murray!!!!!!!
Mark Bradley
November 3rd, 2012
4:39 pm
Seriously. What a fake by Murray.
omg
November 3rd, 2012
4:39 pm
Don’t look for that crap against a good team.
80sDawg
November 3rd, 2012
4:39 pm
Who conjured up David Greene?
CigarDawg
November 3rd, 2012
4:39 pm
Thank God he was wide open. That pass was horrendous!
Chef Boyardee
November 3rd, 2012
4:39 pm
Georgia playbook: dive, dive, go deep.
Sidslid
November 3rd, 2012
4:39 pm
No sideline bunny in Georgia game and Erin Andrews was wearing a June Cleaver outfit on Fox. Networks colluding on “no babe Saturday”
kerryb
November 3rd, 2012
4:39 pm
The old David Greene play
ShowmeYurTD's
November 3rd, 2012
4:39 pm
Murray oscar nominee…..sho can’t throw
muleshoe
November 3rd, 2012
4:39 pm
thank god for gimmicks…when tricks are all you have….
Was rooting until...
November 3rd, 2012
4:40 pm
@hotty toddy I agree about the no morals. I was rooting for this team until I had a run in with one of there “stars”. One thing I learned never tell them they are not entitled and they should get everything because they play for Georgia. But I’m sure they will straighten up in the second half.
Flo Rida
November 3rd, 2012
4:40 pm
@dawgnation1– Like I said I’m hoping ‘Dawgs win so we can have an exciting Auburn game next week where you Jawja fans will have all your hopes dashed as penance for the unholy luck they had against the Gators. But maybe they don’t have enough luck to last against Ole Miss today…
christophorm
November 3rd, 2012
4:40 pm
The ole BoBo trick..nice !
Jake
November 3rd, 2012
4:40 pm
Helluva fake. Don’t dog it so much after the catch, though, marlon!
Mark Bradley
November 3rd, 2012
4:41 pm
OK. Now we’re criticizing a quarterback because he completed a 70-yard touchdown pass?
Donald
November 3rd, 2012
4:41 pm
Defense needs to stop Ole Miss now. Momentum is a big factor and we may have it now.
Lonnie
November 3rd, 2012
4:41 pm
Run and then play action.