As Mark Richt walked to his red truck in the Cobb Galleria Centre parking deck after last night’s Greater Atlanta Bulldog Club meeting, he admitted that he’s more restrained about what he says at such gatherings than he used to be.
“You gotta be more careful,” he said. “It’s just going to get blown way out of proportion [if you’re not].
“I think in years past everybody would get on the old tour and you’d say a joke about a certain opponent. And it’d never get out there because it was just everybody having a little fun.
“But then all of a sudden it becomes Internet [material]. You can’t even tell a good joke anymore without it becoming a big stinking deal. And so you got to be careful what you do.”
The first question from the floor to Richt last night tested his caution: “Based on this year’s plan, how bad are we going to stomp Florida?”
Richt did not, as Mark Bradley noted, take the Gator bait.
Richt said he likes the fact the Dogs have an open date before the Gators game, then offered only this: “I can promise you there has never been one game we have played at Georgia that we didn’t believe we were going to win. And the same thing is true this year of all our games, including Florida.”
Richt did offer some interesting insights on a range of topics, which I tried to cover in this story.
One of those topics was the coaches’ predisposition to play –- rather than red-shirt – all of the incoming freshmen at skill positions other than quarterback this season. That’s no surprise at receiver (where Georgia must get help from Marlon Brown and Rantavious Wooten), tight end (Orson Charles and Arthur Lynch) and tailback (Washaun Ealey). But Richt said after the meeting that he also was referring to the incoming freshmen at linebacker and defensive back.
“When you talk about special teams, you want your runners, your hitters,” he said. “We’re starting out saying, ‘Hey, let’s play these guys; let’s get them on special teams and teach them what to do.’ They’ll help us on special teams, and they will grow as players at their positions, too.” Some of them might grow into starters by mid-season, if not before, he noted.
Preseason practice, by the way, starts one week from today.
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saint simons
July 28th, 2009
6:28 am
((((( 45 42 ))))) hahahahahahaha
Bamafan
July 28th, 2009
6:31 am
Coaches can’t crank a joke or say any thing funny thanks to Boy Blender at UT or the SEC comm. will call you to the principal’s office!!
god and greyhound
July 28th, 2009
6:32 am
rickts been there long enough not to have to play so many true freshmen. sounds like the wheels may be about to come off. dont miss the bus rickt!
m for gt fan blogger
July 28th, 2009
6:34 am
richt is just covering for the fact that he cant tell a good joke
who is asher allen?
July 28th, 2009
6:36 am
uog: preseason and recruiting chams, postseason CHUMPS
It is a very sad...
July 28th, 2009
7:04 am
…commentary on GT fans when they get up in the morning and their first thought is to get on a UGA story and post negative comments – 4 of the first five posts this morning are GT fans, and the 5th is from a Bama fan, but at least he tried to stay on topic.
But, then again, maybe it also speaks volumes about UGA fans sleeping in and wasting the day away!
Ho hum dawg
July 28th, 2009
7:51 am
The translation here is that CMR is really unsure about his team thus cant say much of anything about his team. CMR has reached his plateau and now since the departure of BVG also with no more Donnan recruits things will slide even more. Now even more excuses will fly….. We are playing more true freshmen. SOS SOS SOS
pup
July 28th, 2009
8:04 am
How beautiful a day you negative people must have.
UnderDog
July 28th, 2009
8:08 am
Donnan’s recruits have been gone for years, stupid. Freshmen just might be getting the chance to make an immediate impact because they are tat talented. Did you ever think about that?
Disgruntled Dawg
July 28th, 2009
8:11 am
Oh a kool aid drinker wearing rose colored glasses I see in pup. Maybe CMR needs to watch himself after giving Willie a raise!
Ho hum dawg
July 28th, 2009
8:15 am
Underdawgie…..And what has UGA really done in the last few years since there are no Donnan recruits stupid? Immediate impact? CMR cant do anything with the upperclassmen much less with true freshmen. But boy did Paul johnson do a number on our dawgs with his freshmen STUPID!
pup
July 28th, 2009
8:20 am
DG Dawg hope one day we win it all and we we can wear my glasses. Have a good day dawg.
Hungry Dawg
July 28th, 2009
8:21 am
Ho hum dawg is obviously a tech fan. Richt ran out of Donnan recruits 4 years ago. Two years ago the Dawgs went 11-2 and finished #2 in the country. Richt has had a top 10 recruiting class every year he has been at Georgia. The decision to play freshmen isn’t because of a lack of talent on the team, but because players coming in now a days are much better coached in High School and more prepared to step in and play at the college level, especially the caliber of players that UGA recruits. The other factor is that with highly talented players you can only count on keeping them for three years before they become draft eligible like Stafford and Moreno so you need to use them while you can.
And for god and greyhound at least UGA won their post season game instead of getting spanked like Tech did by LSU hahahahahahaha!!!
Brighter Day Dawg
July 28th, 2009
8:25 am
Good morning everyone! Its a beautiful day! Chillax people Dawgs will be just fine. Ho hum dawg…. dont worry too much about PJ even though he outcoached CMR last November. Let it go bro! Changes will come soon if things dont get turned around on defense , so give it a little time.
pup
July 28th, 2009
8:25 am
Did not mean we we. My glasses see WILLIE must have good year or I will not see him in them anymore. Lets look for the best.
Ho hum dawg
July 28th, 2009
8:30 am
Two years ago we got beat by a pathetic SC team and got stomped by a Tennessee team. Then we played an overrated Hawaii team in a Sugar Bowl game inwhich our offense still couldnt even hang a half a hundred on. Yeah 11 – 2 and we cried like a bunch of babies only to be way over ranked last year then got stomped by Bamma and Tebow.
god and greyhound
July 28th, 2009
8:34 am
Ho Hum dont forget they beat vandy on a lucky fumble and then proceded to dance on vandys logo like theyd won the super bowl
Ho hum dawg
July 28th, 2009
8:39 am
Yes gawd and greyhound! Lucky Lucky! We also didnt score a frikin TD in our own backyard against SC with a Moreno and Stafford. We thought we should haved played for a MNC ….Give me a damn break fellow dawg fans!
Disgruntled Dawg
July 28th, 2009
8:45 am
Yeah that dancing on the Vandy logo still has me upset. I wondered at the time that how could our program dipped so low to dance on a perennial weak SEC sisters logo.
Festus
July 28th, 2009
8:52 am
Maiybe youins need to lit out yer frusrtation bys burnin some coucheezes lykes Waste Virginny fans do.
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July 28th, 2009
9:01 am
[...] Bulldogs used a 6-receiver rotation last season. How deep will they go in ‘09?Richt admitted to watching his words before the gathering of fans. “You can’t even tell a good joke anymore without it [...]
Central Georgia Dawg
July 28th, 2009
9:02 am
OK. If you are going to be negative, or a pretender, then get off the train. Go get on the GT bandwagon. That thing runs about once every 8 years. It’s almost as bad as Halley’s Comet. Go to the GT blog site. As for your 45-42 win, congratulations. I guarantee you won’t sneak up on the Dawgs this year. Georgia will be fine. When did we as UGA fans become so disgruntled. Did you see the injuries on defense and offense last year? You win with good O-lines and D-lines. If you look we are 100% better at both. Sit back, relax, and enjoy football season. It is the greatest 4 months of the year. Keep the negativity away. I am tired of people trying to bring the season down before it ever begins.
Cuz
July 28th, 2009
9:08 am
Central Georgia Dawg, the GT blog site was cancelled for a lack of interest. Hence the swarms of insects on UGA blogs.
DawginLex
July 28th, 2009
9:19 am
ho hum dawg,
No way you are one of us. NO WAY. To the other idiot commenting about no UGA people on the blog: MAYBE WE WERE GETTING READY TO GO TO WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TOOL
Ho hum dawg
July 28th, 2009
9:31 am
wanna bet DawginLex? Im just tired of the pre season hype. Im ready to see the baby and tired of hearing the labor pains. dawgs are way over due!
Calhoundawg
July 28th, 2009
9:37 am
It is rather amazing how many non-UGA fans tend to gravitate towards these AJC blogs. They must not have anywhere else to go or don’t have much to say about their own teams. Some of the comments, however, are just plain stupid (or made by stupid people). For example, the remarks about playing true freshmen. I would like to see the AJC sports guys put a piece together about how many true freshman actually played and for whom in the SEC last year. Our guy, A.J. Green, led the conference in receiving. Also, Richt (God bless our fearless leader), said he learned a valuable lesson about such with Knowshon. Of course, maybe consitently having top-ten recruiting classes has something to do with whether true freshman get played or not. The truth of the matter is that we of the Bulldog Nation are looking forward to another — yes another, incredibly exciting ten-win season and a bowl game. Maybe better. Go Dawgs !!!!
BurningRedBleedingBlack
July 28th, 2009
9:44 am
I love being a Georgia Bulldawg!!!!!!!!!! go dawgs sic em!!!!!!!!!!!
Saint Simons
July 28th, 2009
9:52 am
Mark Richt is a drama queen!!!!!!!!!
DawginLex
July 28th, 2009
9:57 am
If you recruit talent, you play them early. Except for certain positions like QB where a true freshman rarely can adjust to college that quickly. Playing them on special teams just gets better athletes on the field. Why is that wrong?
Answer: It is not. Only wrong to the jealous haters.
PTC DAWG
July 28th, 2009
9:59 am
It makes me proud at home much the GT fans care. Thanks again.
BG
July 28th, 2009
10:00 am
Saint Simons 1 win in 8 years. UGA OWNS TECH AND ALWAYS WILL!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Judge Dawg
July 28th, 2009
10:01 am
I thought it was OK to play Herschel Walker as a true freshman.
god and greyhound
July 28th, 2009
10:06 am
dawginlex, the question should be with all these “top 10″ classes rickt has been getting, why dont they have upperclassmen who can beat out true freshmen?
god and greyhound
July 28th, 2009
10:11 am
dawginlex the question should be with all these “top 10″ classes every year, why doesnt uga have upperclassmen who can beat out true freshmen?
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July 28th, 2009
10:11 am
[...] Different approach than usual – Richt to prepare all skill position true freshmen to play: ”When you talk about special teams, you want your runners, your hitters,” he said. “We’re starting out saying, ‘Hey, let’s play these guys; let’s get them on special teams and teach them what to do.’ They’ll help us on special teams, and they will grow as players at their positions, too.” Some of them might grow into starters by mid-season, if not before, he noted. Link… [...]
Calhoundawg
July 28th, 2009
10:22 am
“god and greyhound,” cause they leave early for the NFL(?) Talent is talent (duh) and the best players will always beat out the other guys. Why did Matt Ryan start in front of D.J. Shockley for the Falcons? Why will Matthew Stafford beat out what’s-his-name for Detroit? Why does any team have upperclassmen who don’t start ahead of freshman. Why single out UGA? Dude, stop the hate…! Spread the Red & Black love!!! Go Dawgs !!!!
Reality Check
July 28th, 2009
11:09 am
But he has beat Tech 7 out of 8 years so ho hum and god and greyhound please go annoy someone else!
tuck Feck
July 28th, 2009
11:17 am
38-3 an SEC team over Tech in the ATL = BACK to Normal! hahahahahah
Have fun ridding school buses to away games because your athletic dept can’t afford to fly!!!!!!
Pitbull
July 28th, 2009
12:52 pm
Will Tech have Big Boi performing at halftime in another game this year?
I mean he just so personifies Georgia Tech and its character (or rather lack thereof).
Mobile Dawg
July 28th, 2009
1:03 pm
The more Dawgs you have nippin at your heels the faster and harder you will play, common sense….
Ron Mexico
July 28th, 2009
1:07 pm
Scoreboard. Hurts don’t it?
Defenderdawg
July 28th, 2009
1:35 pm
So hilarious are the punks that degrade Dawg sports teams. Let me see, CMR has averaged a ranking of seventh since 2001 in the recruiting polls. CMR has two SECCs in his tenure and has won three SECE’s titles. During the time when most of you gt punks were still pooping in your dorm room pajamas in your tickel piles (wait, you still are) the talent pool in Georgia and Florida has risen to such a level that you can afford to play freshman year in and out when you recruit like we do. Marlon Brown, and Harmon are no brainers as starters and so are 90% of everyone we brought in February. Its funny because for the first season in Lord knows how long you guys have a pre-season outlook at gt that is promising and I would be willing to bet…8-4 or 7-5 is all you do. With a beating in Hotlanta by whom I believe to be the most accurate passer we have had since DG. Plus with a backup QB accurate as he is fast and a stable of capable backs, the number one oline in the country, and a defense with a Curran,Gamble, chip on its shoulders…you jokers might get lucky to score at all!
reservoirDAWG
July 28th, 2009
3:30 pm
These nerds are pathetic.
jerry
July 28th, 2009
3:41 pm
How many will OK State hang on Willie? Put some words on that.
Andrew
July 28th, 2009
3:44 pm
Ho hum dawg quit saying “we”. You are not a dawg. Go buzz someplace else.
Andrew
July 28th, 2009
3:45 pm
Never kissed a girl, hurts don’t it.
Andrew
July 28th, 2009
3:47 pm
“Ron Mexico – Scoreboard. Hurts don’t it?”
Never kissed a girl, hurts don’t it?
Andrew
July 28th, 2009
3:48 pm
never kissed a girl, hurts don’t it?
John
July 28th, 2009
4:16 pm
god and greyhound
July 28th, 2009
6:32 am
rickts been there long enough not to have to play so many true freshmen. sounds like the wheels may be about to come off. dont miss the bus rickt!
He’s says this because he doesn’t want to make the same mistake again, like he did by redshirting Knowshon. These true freshman are big time playmakers and can make a difference.
Ho hum dawg
July 28th, 2009
4:29 pm
Andrew how about YOU stop drinking that Ray Goff kool aid.CMR just needs to grow a pair and make changes in his staff. I give Boo Boo one more year because this year will be his real test. Martinez, Fabris and the strenth coadh idiot is on the hot seat for me and some more fellow we’s!
Coz109
July 28th, 2009
4:53 pm
Either show some respect and spell coach Richt’s name right, or take it somewhere else!
Dog Fan
July 28th, 2009
6:11 pm
Can anyone tell me how to get the UGA application for a Blackberry Curve 8330?
AltamahaDawg
July 28th, 2009
10:26 pm
Coach finally started given some folks less chances to tell everyone what he Really meant to say. Well, at least they can still claim to know what he is thinking all the time.
reality check
July 29th, 2009
12:01 am
So hypocritical!!!! All we hear is play the freshmen and now Richt says he is going to find some roles for them to play and get ready and we say the ship is sinking. Give me a break! Richt is a great coach, a great guy and knows what he is doing! We are recruiting top talent and it is good to get them on the field. The cupboard is full and things look great. Go DAWGS!
god and greyhound
July 29th, 2009
12:23 am
John,
Rickt has been collecting “top 10″ recruiting classes for years now. There’s no excuse for him not to have enough super talented upperclassmen to fill the roster. Says a lot about Rickt’s program that he needs so many true freshmen to plug gaps after 8 years on the job. Roster management has never been his strong point. Just look at all the struggles with the OL over the last few seasons.
Yes, UOG will get a “top 10″ recruiting class this year, just like every year. And they’ll continue to lose to Florida, and struggle with SEC East worldbeaters like SC, UK, Vandy, and now UT. Seriously Duke could probably reach .500 in that division.
Amazes me how mutts cream over every five-star recruit as if this is the one that’s going to put them over the top to greatness. UOG has always gotten these players, but like Spurrier says, they go to Georgia and seem to disappear.
Rickt had a few nice years when UF and UT stumbled, Bama went on probation, and Gomer was at Tech. The window of opportunity has passed. Your program has climaxed at preseason #1, and now you pups are left sitting there with your thumbs up your butts, the rest of the league passing you by, rationalizing how great a “leader” Cox will be, and how your OL is so fearsome you don’t need talent at running back.
Savor what’s left of the offseason mutts. Preseason and recruiting champs 29 years in a row. Postseason CHUMPS.
MACDAWG
July 29th, 2009
1:41 am
I see alot of hatin going on.The DAWGS will play true freshmen just like every other team in the country. You have to use your talent!! the 2005 class was a good class and the only one that played was Stafford and we went 9-4.Play your freshmen because thats what you told then when you recruited them”you will play as a freshmen”the bulldogs will always be in the mix because of CMR and our top 10 recruiting class GODAWGS!!!
KrisG
July 29th, 2009
1:57 am
Note to Tech Fans… if you buy your World of Warcraft character a winged unicorn, he can move from town to town faster, and you won’t have so much free time to waste on the blogs.
virginia dog
July 29th, 2009
8:47 am
boys here is the skinny. 4 and 5 star recruits expect to play and they expect to play right away. if you don’t play them they sign where they will play.
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July 29th, 2009
9:01 am
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Aj
July 29th, 2009
9:21 am
God some of you people are really dumb! He said that the freshmen will play he did not say that they will start the first game of the season! Hell, Myer has been playing freshmen since he got to fla. I think it turned out pretty good for his team.
Aj
July 29th, 2009
9:26 am
hey Greyhound, like your team has done anything in the past 8 or 9 years! If some of these freshmen have a year like/or close to what AJ green had last year it will be worth it!
Portland Dawg
July 29th, 2009
10:56 am
Ho Hum Dawg needs a diaper change. It’s a friggin game and is supposed to be FUN. If you’re THAT frustrated go find a different hobby or just be a bandwagon fan from year to year. I absolutley love college football. When the season starts I just cant help but get excited for the drama that will play out each year. Great seasons dont happen every year that’s what makes them great. I would love to see UGA get to a NCG and win….I’d love to win the SEC again. But, as long as we’re in the hunt most of the time then that makes for a fun season. Stop placing so much importance on whether or not a group of kids beats another group of kids in a game. Relax, watch some football, have some beers and enjoy the fall. That’s what it’s about. Optimism is a lot more fun anyways. And here’s a news flash, most teams who win the NCG arent perfect either…LSU lost games they shouldnt have….UF loast games they shouldnt have….and they still won. Just becasue UGA lost to SC and UT in 07 and shouldnt have doesnt mean they werent good that year or that somehow that wasnt a good season. Seriously, get some prozac or something. Stop being so spoiled. UGA has a GREAT football program and we have a stand-up coach who represents our school well and he understands that there’s is more to life than winning every single football game, you should to.
Go Dawgs!!
Portland Dawg
July 29th, 2009
11:04 am
God and Greyhoud….you said…”Amazes me how mutts cream over every five-star recruit as if this is the one that’s going to put them over the top to greatness.”
What amazes us Dawg fans is how you spend so much time and energy blogging about a team and fan base that you dont care for. Get a life.
Joe
July 29th, 2009
12:29 pm
“wanna bet DawginLex? Im just tired of the pre season hype. Im ready to see the baby and tired of hearing the labor pains. dawgs are way over due!”
Posers like this trying to pass themselves off as dawg fans are a laugh riot. You’re a poser and you are fooling nobody. So shut up.
Oledawg
July 29th, 2009
12:38 pm
Chalk one up for Bill King twisting words from his own coach to get blog hits. Right after Bill’s “whiney” article on Richt’s thoughts about our ooc schedule, Richt said he wouldn’t talk to the press as much for fear of being misquoted or have his words twisted. What kind of alumnus is that? Not even so much as an apology from BK. Bill, you embarass many of us into not blogging for a while.
Oledawg
July 29th, 2009
12:49 pm
Bill King is more responsible than anyone for Richt’s reluctance to speak to the press. Bill’s article on Richt’s comments toward our ooc schedule labeled our coach as “whiney”. What kind of alumnus would write such trash just to get blog hits? His apology never came and that certainly stifled a lot of blogs. There became a blizzard of blogs subjects each day to cover it up and make the article disappear into blog oblivion faster.
Saint Simons
July 29th, 2009
2:15 pm
Lets talk about tight ends, my favorite position on the team!!!
Tech "fans" make me laugh
July 29th, 2009
4:15 pm
To all Dawg fans: Do not even respond to the idiot Tech fans who have such a sorry program that they have to come onto a UGA blog so someone will actually talk to them. They have no friends and so they get their jollies off of seeing what type of response they can garner from other posters. Who cares what those tool bags say? When you are a little kid you did things to get a rise out of others. If they paid you no attention – it ceased to be fun. People like St. Simons, m, etc. are complete losers. Do not dignify their lame posts with a response. They know that Georgia is a better program than Tech. The entire country knows that. I just don’t get worked up when someone who has probably never touch a woman’s breast talks smack about the college team that I like. Ignoring the techsters is the best medicine for them. Stay on topic and talk UGA football. Once we beat them again in the fall they will go away for another seven years.
shane#1
July 29th, 2009
4:40 pm
Ole Dawg, blame it on the internet age my friend. Kiffin’s poor attempt at a joke during a boosters meeting brought down the wrath of the Commish. Any blogger with a web site can twist any comment made by any coach. So when you make as many speeches as these coaches do you have to be carefull to avoid any verbal slip-up, your gaff will be all over the country in seconds. As for playing more freshmen, some of you need to read more. Richt said two years ago that he though red shirting Knowshon may have been a mistake. Remember that Thomas Brown went down with a knee and that Lump was banged up in 2006. Richt also said at least a year ago that he was offering kids a plan to graduate in December of their senior year. Then they would be free to work out for the NFL draft. They would take coarses in the summer and be involved in the summer workout program, and PLAY as freshmen. Parents like it because their son can get his degree and still be ready on draft day. Oh BTW, which freshmen would you prefer red shirting? Mo-mass, or Thomas Brown, or AJ, how about Ben Jones, Sturdivant, Boling, or Cordy Glenn? I know, Rene Curan should have been twiddling his thumbs in Athens instead of sacking Tebow in Jacksonville in 2007! If the guy has the talent, play him!
shane#1
July 29th, 2009
4:43 pm
Rats! I know it’s Curran.
Top Dogg
July 29th, 2009
5:21 pm
GT fans would give up a nut for a 10-2 season,if they had any nuts right Saint Simons.38-3 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
harleydawg
July 29th, 2009
6:20 pm
someone called tech locusts, they come out every 8 yrs, dawgs have mega talent coming in, gotta get them on the field on special teams in place of walk ons, i like our depth this year hope we dont have to use it like last and this is the sec not the lame big 10, acc, pac 10 etc….
Gators Will Pay
July 29th, 2009
7:35 pm
Gators Nation beware. Meyer is leaving you and that is a done deal. He is promising these kids the sun and moon when he knows good and well that he will not be there to honor his promises. So goes the business of egotistical men such as Meyer!
dan
July 29th, 2009
9:35 pm
Why would Richt be making any jokes? If my team mailed it in the way they did last season, I think jokes would be the least of my concerns. I think I’d be a little more concerned about how mentally weak last year’s team was, how they would get punched in the mouth and quit like they did against Tech and Florida. I’m not concerned with UGA’s talent level, that’s never been an issue with me. The Dawgs are like the San Diego Chargers of the NFL, they have to studs to get the job done and when they put it all together they can beat anyone in the country. But they just got to impose their will on teams, plain and simple. I mean, how good to they want to be?
john '90
July 29th, 2009
11:14 pm
Calhoun Dawg, Central Georgia Dawg:
Excellent posts! Some peeps claiming to be Dawg fans, must not understand the definition. You two clearly do. Would love to join forces with you in Sanford or on the road. Section 127, you’ll hear me. Trust me, you will. Real DAWG fans don’t degrade the opponent and you scream for our guys. Basic, simple stuff. And as noted, it is the best 4 months of the year. Be grateful for the last eight years, it has been a 4 month season. The absence of “stars” may work out to be a blessing. TEAM is hard to beat. Reflect back on ‘08 Bama. Their trench warfare was pretty stacked. Love the health we have returning. And Jeff Owens is huge, literally and figuratively. Met him down in J-ville last year. The guy is DAWG through and through. He wants it. You know he does. That kind of player exudes contagion. David Pollack, anyone?
how2fish
July 31st, 2009
12:21 pm
The season is coming and pray God the bugs crawl back under that North Ave rock they call a campus…CMR is our coach and the Dawgs are our team…the only upsetting thing about the upcoming season is that…I’ll miss MUNSON !!!
dawgpounder
July 31st, 2009
5:43 pm
Georgia beats tech this year easy. Last year was a total fluke, when UGA didn’t even show up due to overconfidence. This year, Cox throws 3 TDs, King runs for 2 more, and UGA wins 41-17. Tech may not win 7 games this year, even in the pathetic aCC.