Unranked in final polls for first time since . . .
So how long had it been since Georgia ended the season unranked in either the Associated Press or coaches’ final poll, as happened today?
The last time it happened was . . . 1996.
This season, victories over Georgia Tech in the regular-season finale and Texas A&M in the Independence Bowl did not catapult the Dogs into the Top 25 of the final AP or coaches’ polls, which were released this morning.
The last time Georgia was unranked in either final poll was Jim Donnan’s first season as coach, when the Dogs went 5-6 in ‘96.
Since then, Georgia had been ranked in the final AP poll every year and in the final coaches’ poll every year except one (the exception being 2006, when the Dogs were unranked in the final coaches’ poll but 23rd in the final AP poll).
Before this season, Georgia had been ranked in the top 10 of the final coaches’ poll six of the previous seven seasons.
In today’s rankings, the Dogs were in the “also receiving votes” category of both polls. They received seven points in the AP balloting, ranking 33rd, and 13 points in the coaches’ poll, ranking 32nd. Georgia finished the season with an 8-5 record.
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252 comments Add your comment
Dawgie Bowser
January 8th, 2010
2:19 pm
I don’t like to hear Donnans name. I still have nightmares about him and Ray Goff. Whats this Texas Tech stuff with Kirby? I heard he’d planned a trip to Athens to look at houses.
ESPN Out of Touch with Fan Base
January 8th, 2010
2:19 pm
Here are the two polls to show how ESPN is out of touch with fan base:
http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings
I'm A DC
January 8th, 2010
2:19 pm
Lets see now. I am a really good proven college DC. Florida wants to talk to me and UGA does too and AL just lost their DC to Texas Tech. Now where am I most likely to be successfull. Hummm I’ve got to think about this. This is a hard one.
Saint Simons is my caddy!
January 8th, 2010
2:20 pm
Don’t fret if we don’t get Kirby. Here is some great info on Todd Grantham. AJC needs this lady on STAFF – do you hear me???
http://theladysportswriter.blogspot.com/
GeoH70
January 8th, 2010
2:21 pm
JI MORA for defensive coordinator. Perfect fit. Kids will sign and love playing for him.
Daw
January 8th, 2010
2:21 pm
Time to put the 2009 season behind us and look positively on 2010. Congrats to Alabama for representing the SEC well and proving to the non-believers that the SEC is in fact the best conference in the nation.
BP
January 8th, 2010
2:21 pm
Gatorguy is gay. Always have to throw UF in a conservation that does not involve them.
ESPN Losing Fan Base
January 8th, 2010
2:23 pm
Here’s the play by Moreno, ESPN forgot to air, didn’t think was a top 10 play, viewed 500,000 times on youtube.com by fans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtszXrC0R0
willie sucks
January 8th, 2010
2:26 pm
Time to HIRE JIM LEVITT!! He would be an awesome DC!
The Truth
January 8th, 2010
2:28 pm
GA Tech Lies & Cheats & Everyone knows it. Attention recruits: Don’t go to school at GA Tech. If you do, it will be one of the biggest mistakes you could make in your life. Any other school besides GA Tech will be a better choice.
bugsquacher
January 8th, 2010
2:30 pm
You’re right this hurts to be ranked with the program which UGA runs. We definitely had a down year. On the bright side, we have a tremendous amount of talent coming back, a new DC on the way, we beat the ACC champions, we won our bowl game…… DAWGS will be better next year! Put that in your pipe and smoke it……
Saint Simons is my caddy!
January 8th, 2010
2:31 pm
http://theladysportswriter.blogspot.com/
article from a real sports writer
Chris
January 8th, 2010
2:31 pm
Hahahahahahah, the first of many years to come, the constantly overrated dawgz will fall further into obscurity.
ESPN Hates Georgia
January 8th, 2010
2:33 pm
ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit makes up an all uni-team all-start every year.
You have to go to the bottom of the page to see it, but notice, his all-start team has 0 georgia players, not Curran, not AJ Green.
Keep in mind, Georgia has more players in the NFL than ANY other team.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/preview09/news/story?id=4432441
willie sucks
January 8th, 2010
2:34 pm
Does GA Tech’s QB have the biggest lips in all the history of college football or what? It is ridicilious how big his lips are, suprised he can get them under a helpmet and they fit so well on UGA’s butt this year after that thumping the dawgs handed him.
Lance
January 8th, 2010
2:36 pm
Who cares. There is only 1 number that matters and that is #1.
Anti-Georgia ESPN Bias
January 8th, 2010
2:37 pm
The ESPN Biased reporting, affects the ref’s perception of Georgia.
Georgia has SUDDENLY become one of the most penalized teams in football and Florida suddenly only half as many penalties?
The whole SEC Ref team who called the Georgia LSU game had to be suspended.
Talk about bias.
willie sucks
January 8th, 2010
2:38 pm
Being #1 aint all that, beating the piss out of GA Tech and UF is!!
Probation
January 8th, 2010
2:38 pm
One of the most penalized, undisciplined teams in the country. No reason they would be ranked in the final poll.
Probation
January 8th, 2010
2:38 pm
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Pizza Hut employees union
January 8th, 2010
2:40 pm
The boys must be furious today around the Pizza hut water cooler. Just hope the angry Doggies don’t wreck in the snow bringing me my pizza. I really love their pasta.
30-24
January 8th, 2010
2:41 pm
As some people have noted things definitely would have shaped up differently with a must win Kentucky game, LSU blunder and even Ok. St. Give me two out of those three and our fan base is more than satisfied. Also, I think if you give Joe Cox one more year he would have done great things!
The Thin Guy
January 8th, 2010
2:41 pm
If one combines won and lost record with graduation rates, UGay ranks 497th.
Pizza Hut employees union
January 8th, 2010
2:44 pm
Kirby Smart to UGA?? Give me a break.
Stop with the bias argument.....
January 8th, 2010
2:47 pm
I think some of you need to wear a special helmet when you leave your house.
Bo Doodley
January 8th, 2010
2:49 pm
Oh well, but at least WE won our bowl game, AND beat Tech in the process.
Dawg
January 8th, 2010
2:51 pm
But, but, but, we beat Ga Tech this year, that means we should be ranked. Blah blah blah
Polls don’t matter anyway (when we’re not ranked), but when we are preseason no 1, they mean alot!! If we can keep all the boys out of jail over the summer we should be preseason no. 1 again next year…
Dawgie Bowser
January 8th, 2010
2:52 pm
We get our ranking the old fashioned way- We earn it!
Bo Doodley
January 8th, 2010
2:53 pm
Graduation rates, blah, blah, blah. Read this Thin Guy you numbnutz.
Georgia Tops Ga. Tech in Football Graduation Rates
http://www.11alive.com/news/education/story.aspx?storyid=137740&catid=11
which is it?
January 8th, 2010
2:56 pm
when UGA was preseason #1 – you dawgtools couldn’t get enough of it
now you are seen to be the phonies that you are, and the polls don’t mean anything.
Grow up and get used to mediocrity!
Jesse Tanner
January 8th, 2010
2:56 pm
After watching the interviews with Sabin at game end, I wonder if Richt isn’t like Dooley, just want to compete for regional status vs. national recoginition. Send Richt back to FSU and Dooley to Auburn.
Bo Doodley
January 8th, 2010
2:56 pm
What exactly is a “Housing” Major, and why do 50% of the UGA footballers major in it?
Bo Doodley
January 8th, 2010
2:58 pm
We also offer a great degree in “community organizing.”
lawzoo
January 8th, 2010
2:59 pm
I don’t care what the polls say ga. is still rank in my book.
Players in the NFL
January 8th, 2010
3:00 pm
I’ll bet you my mortgage payment that Miami has more NFL players than UGA
greg
January 8th, 2010
3:04 pm
can someone explain the posting FIRST thing to me? and why people think they are cool if they post it? im confused
Mike
January 8th, 2010
3:08 pm
You can’t tell me that this Georgia team could not beat a number of the teams in this top 25, however the polls are not about who is better …
I am ticked, as an alumni, contributer and season ticket holder that our brand of play was this poor. Thought about that the entire time I watched the SEC Championship, Sugar Bowl and National Championship. I would say Richt needs to take stock. UGA does not have to win every week, but there is no excuse for not having a top 25 ranking EVERY year and there should be no team in the SEC or country that runs us off the field by some of the margins we’ve seen. Where did we lose the Junkyard Dawg defense? I am a fan of Coach Richt’s but enough is enough …
Getused Toit
January 8th, 2010
3:11 pm
Tech finishes 13th in AP poll; Georgia unranked
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
GT
Getused Toit
January 8th, 2010
3:12 pm
“however the polls are not about who is better”
Keep telling yourself that Mike.
Hhahahahahahahahahahaha
GT
wolfman
January 8th, 2010
3:13 pm
Same # of ACC teams ranked as SEC. Tech #13 — UGA something like 29th! Guess the rest of the country doesn’t know football – eh DAWGS! ????
collegeballfan
January 8th, 2010
3:14 pm
CJJScout January 8th, 2010 11:32 am
“Some of the schools ranked are pure crap”
So? At least they are ranked. You sound like being unranked is OK if you can secretly believe you are ranked. Is that about it?
Getused Toit
January 8th, 2010
3:15 pm
Yeah like Bobby bowdon’s vote. Hahahahahahahahahahaha
SEC piggy back Dawg fan
January 8th, 2010
3:15 pm
Since UGA is only good in gymnastics, fans can ride the coattails of the SEC Elites in the other sport programs as in football and basketball .
Big D Dawg
January 8th, 2010
3:20 pm
Next
Bo Doodley
January 8th, 2010
3:26 pm
The hole trailer park can’t believe our dawgzzz aren’t ranked in the final pole.
Jake 7
January 8th, 2010
3:28 pm
Why would THEY be ??? TOO many QUESTIONS……………..
30-24 Dawgs - WE RUN THIS STATE
January 8th, 2010
3:35 pm
Oh well, still beat tech and 30-24 is a pain that will STING them all year!
Cuzzin Vinnie
January 8th, 2010
3:36 pm
ESPN out of touch doofus – why don’t you start a boycott? What a moron.
Cuzzin Vinnie
January 8th, 2010
3:38 pm
I agree – UGAy is rank in my book.
Wooo-Nelly
January 8th, 2010
3:40 pm
Saban’s mindless beginning, in the BCS Championship game, would probably have not been forgotten if McCoy had not been injured. Was he so confident to believe he could easily take control of the game. His tricks and gambles remind me of Miles. What a horrible thought!