College Football News ranks Dogs No. 3 — in nation
Georgia’s football team holds its first scrimmage of preseason camp this afternoon in Sanford Stadium. More on that later today. Meanwhile, here’s a quick and surprising note:
College Football News is out today with its preseason national “Top Five” rankings. No surprise who’s Nos. 1 and 2, Alabama and Ohio State, same as in the coaches’ poll last week. But look who’s No. 3:
Georgia.
The same Georgia that is No. 21 in the coaches’ poll.
The same Georgia that won’t be ranked in the Top 25 of Sports Illustrated’s College Football preview issue that hits newsstands tomorrow.
So why such a lofty and consensus-defying opinion of the Dogs from College Football News?
You can click here for the full report, but here’s part of what CFN says about the Bulldogs:
This year’s team should be back to form thanks to a deep offensive line that will be among the best in the country (if everyone stays healthy), a phenomenal linebacking corps, a strong backfield, and a future NFL star in WR A.J. Green. Throw in the best kicking game in college football, and shhhhhh … here’s your sleeper for the national title.
One spot behind Georgia in CFN’s Top 5 is . . . No. 4 Florida.
Oklahoma is No. 5.
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266 comments Add your comment
Bruce Mac
August 10th, 2010
2:21 pm
Who really cares?
bigcalidawg
August 10th, 2010
2:26 pm
If we go with our strengths, we could win every game. Problems come when CMR tries to make everyone happy by giving them touches. Remember #1 last year? Kid can run like the wind, but he clearly wasn’t ready to be thrown into the fire, but he was promised playing time on both sides of the ball. Led to turnovers…..
Part of the sloppy play comes from trying to feed every DAWG on every drive.
For us to win, I think we need to scale it back a bit. Yes, fewer catches for our uber talented group of TE’s and WR’s, but is our goal to win, or feed egos?
Let’s go all in and be one unit. The goal is 1st downs and touchdowns, not numbers.
GATA
Tim
August 10th, 2010
2:27 pm
This blog has a more realistic approach on the subject-
http://ijustwanttofitin.com/category/sports/
Jon
August 10th, 2010
2:29 pm
That is the most retarted thing I have ever heard in my life. No one else has them in the top 25 but somehow this genius ranking system has them at No. 3……WOW. TO HELL WITH GEORGIA
Will
August 10th, 2010
2:29 pm
I’m not surprised at all. Folks, UGA has athletes 2 and 3 deep at every position! But now we have coaches who demand respect and accountability. Now top 3 may be a tad high but there is no doubt we could beat half of the top 10 teams in the country with relative ease. Look for UGA to be undefeated in Jax. After that I won’t make any predictions.
Metal Jacket
August 10th, 2010
2:31 pm
Dawgs are BITCHXX.
Jon
August 10th, 2010
2:33 pm
I cant stand how you UGA fans think that every year is going to be the year you win the National Title. Face it, UGA is the scum of the SEC. You cant compete with Florida, Alabama, LSU, Auburn, or any of the top teams in the SEC. But yet every year I hear all these DAWG fans talking about how “we are gonna take it all this year.”
GIVE ME A BREAK
August 10th, 2010
2:33 pm
UGA will drink to that.
Jon
August 10th, 2010
2:34 pm
Paul Johnson and the Yellow Jackets will own ya’ll ass before its all said and done, I PROMISE you that!!
GIVE ME A BREAK
August 10th, 2010
2:34 pm
That’s just the alcohol talking.
Jon
August 10th, 2010
2:37 pm
@ Will “Now top 3 may be a tad high but there is no doubt we could beat half of the top 10 teams in the country with relative ease.” Dude, did you really just say that? Please kill yourself right now
Call IT
August 10th, 2010
2:37 pm
The MORON that ranked GA # 3 is on crack.
Gators win the East again 2010 with another beatdown in Jax.
LMAO, #3 lol!
Enough Said!
M.Richt
August 10th, 2010
2:38 pm
Guys, don’t forget the AA meeting after practice.
RxDawg
August 10th, 2010
2:40 pm
We should be ranked higher..
Cuz this drink is great!!
Dog44
August 10th, 2010
2:45 pm
Kind of lost credibility with “phenomenal linebacking corps” We’re got one star (Houston) but would anybody else call our linebackers “phenomenal”?
Delbert D.
August 10th, 2010
2:47 pm
See the last post on the 1st page for how CFN did the rankings. It’s going into the season, strength of schedule not counted. See the examples of odd results from those rankings. UNC #13, 6-6?
Boca Baby
August 10th, 2010
2:48 pm
Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall is not full of trophies for no reason. Did you actually think that UGA was going to stay down for more than a year? Remember in ‘07 they were robbed, yes robbed of the NC game. And I repeat, UGA would have beat Hawaii in the afternoon and spanked LSU that night. Doubt me? Don’t forget what the Dawgs did to LSU in Baton Rouge the next year!
Frank Lane
August 10th, 2010
2:49 pm
FN obviously thinks that Alabama will beat Florida and that we will beat Florida and that Alabama will beat UGA in the conference game. All very possible.
Boca Baby
August 10th, 2010
2:50 pm
Call it: That’s why Meyer has closed down your practices to fans and the press. Not concerned are you? We’ll see.
Jon
August 10th, 2010
2:51 pm
Hey Boca Baby, yea I remember ‘07. When ya’ll were ranked preseason #1? When Auburn came to Sanford stadium for the “blackout game” and smashed ya’lls ass into the ground? Or when the yellow jackets came into sanford stadium under first year head coach Paul Johnson and overcame an 18 point deficit and pummeled yalls faces into the ground? Oh yea, I remember that year.. you say you got “robbed” huh? hmmmmm…….
Boca Baby
August 10th, 2010
2:52 pm
Since when has North Carolina been considered a football power? ACC get over it. By the end of the season all your inadequacies will have been exposed.
Delbert D.
August 10th, 2010
2:54 pm
CFN Preseason Ranking and their project record (totally different concepts):
#1 Alabama 10-2
#2 Ohio St. 11-1
#3 Georgia 10-2
#4 Florida 10-2
#5 Oklahoma 10-2
#6 Wisconsin 10-2
#7 TCU 11-1
#8 Boise St. 11-1
#9 Va. Tech 10-2
#10 Texas 10-2
And then it starts to get strange…
Boca Baby
August 10th, 2010
2:54 pm
Jon: Imbecile. That was ‘08 and it was Alabama not Auburn. Get an education before embarrassing yourself blogging.
CLEVON LITTLE
August 10th, 2010
2:55 pm
I can say that every time GA is expected to do well by the national media it seems to flop, and visa versa.
McDawg
August 10th, 2010
2:55 pm
#3 b/c Ohio State will go undefeated and play Boise St also undefeated -we will be 13-1 and settle for #3
Jon
August 10th, 2010
2:55 pm
and sorry it was Alabama that came and destroyed you in the black out game. I get confused with all the “black out” games you guys get beat in
jawga boy
August 10th, 2010
2:55 pm
And that’s why, ladies and gentlemen, Hutson said “I’m going to Georgia Bay Bay ! How bout’ dem dawgs!
jawga boy
August 10th, 2010
2:58 pm
Hey Jon….you remember the game on the Flats last year? When the ACC Champs, best running game in the conference was squelched to 44 yds rushing when dem dawgs racked up 344 ruching yards…. We own grant field , Bay Bay.
Boca Baby
August 10th, 2010
2:59 pm
Yes, I do remember the disaster that occurred in the first half of that game. But do you also remember that the outcome of that same game was still in doubt with less than ten minutes to play? Idiot. And who are you for? Don’t embarrass yourself further by saying Tech.
David Granger
August 10th, 2010
2:59 pm
Worst thing that could possibly happen for us.
I hope my fellow Georgia fans remember the fiasco a couple of years ago…I swear, UGA fans were acting like that damn FSU scum…and keep our damn mouths shut till we have EARNED the right to run ‘em. Let’s not worry about all this preseason crap, and win some football games.
Jon
August 10th, 2010
2:59 pm
My bad Boca Baby, your right. I had the wrong year. The problem is that EVERY YEAR I hear about how ‘great’ the dawgs are going to be and how they are going to “win it all”. Sorry, I get all of your preseason’s mixed up because I’m always hearing the same thing come out of ignorant ass DAWG’s mouths. UGA is not even considered an elite SEC team, get over yourselves. Your just going to lose to all the top contenders like usual.
Our O-line will Mow you down like Grass
August 10th, 2010
2:59 pm
ok Coach Richt will be Co-Offensive Coordinator With Bobo this year. He will be sitting down on all the meetings and will be doing more teaching instead of managing. He won’t have to worry about The Defense and the offense will be better coached. and Richt has put Bobo and Searls on alert they are working their asses off.
messin with...
August 10th, 2010
3:00 pm
we’ll never ever beat them now. we could win the acc and still not beat them. they have the better coach, the better qb, we are all playin hurt.
sound like vince dooley, don’t i?
Crow
August 10th, 2010
3:00 pm
I wouldn’t put too much stock into this one… They ranked GT at #40 with a record of 8-4. They also ranked Washington at #35 with a record of 4-8. hmmm… I think they just drew names out of a hat. WOW…
Jon's Neurologist
August 10th, 2010
3:01 pm
Jon, glad to see the full frontal lobotomy went well. Call to schedule a check-up soon and don’t leave the house without your helmet
Call IT
August 10th, 2010
3:10 pm
Ugh Boca Baby,
No FL has no reason to be concerned over a loser program like GA since they have not won anything since 1980. I just thought it was a stupid ranking that makes no sense.
Enough Said!
joe
August 10th, 2010
3:13 pm
Pigs are flying all over the sky…look outside. 3rd…that is the funniest thing I’ve heard since MSNBC saying the Dems will keep control of both houses come November.
Special K
August 10th, 2010
3:17 pm
Kool-Aid! Get your Kool-Aid!!!!!!! Drink it up boy’s!
Realistic Dawg Fan
August 10th, 2010
3:19 pm
Why don’t these guys give us some lottery numbers as well. Besides stirring up blog pages pre-season rankings don’t mean squat. Everything that was said about UGA was true but there was a lot of “ifs” included.
If we stay healthy, if we protect Aaron, if the new defense gells, we could be formidable. The last couple of years we haven’t played with any emotion. We got to play mentally tougher and adjust faster (see Tenn rollout last year) The offense has to be less predictible and we have got to get the ball to AJ.
We could be real good and it all starts by beating SC in Columbia. They always play their best game of the year against us. We gotta go in there and punch them in the mouth. That will be a massive confidence builder and we will then unload on Arkansas. For all the tek fans on this blog. It doesn’t matter what we’re rated we’re gonna crush tek in Athens.
Jmo
August 10th, 2010
3:23 pm
we’ll see what happens uGAY
Jmo
August 10th, 2010
3:24 pm
GT National Champs – 4 (most recent 1990)
UGA National Champs – 1 (most recent 1980)
To Hell With Georgia and their “football powerhouse” that has failed to do anything in 20 years. But this is the year right…..LOL. Freakin idiots
tdog
August 10th, 2010
3:24 pm
The guy who wrote that is an idiot.
Better Perspective
August 10th, 2010
3:27 pm
CFN 2009 Prediction had us going 10-2 saying also that UGA was a “semi-sleeper in the national title race”… and compared us to the UT team that won the NT after Peyton left… So, let the games begin on 9/4.
Dog Dawg
August 10th, 2010
3:35 pm
Jon
Please let everyone know when it is all said and done.
You’re a funny little fella aren’t you.
johnboy
August 10th, 2010
3:44 pm
Yes! Preaseason #3, almost as good as when we were preseason national Champions a couple of years ago.
UGA preseason national championships – 1
GT preseason national championships – 0
eat it bugs, Go Dawgs!
Paul Johnson's Sagging Teets
August 10th, 2010
3:44 pm
SUCK IT, NERDS!!!!!
Waiting to See
August 10th, 2010
3:44 pm
There will have to be plenty more changes to the coaching staff before Georgia is a legitimate #3. The people who work for this publication must be hallucinating.
Nick
August 10th, 2010
3:45 pm
Geez, who knows? I can see 3 or 33. That’s why they play the games. Alabama won’t be the best SEC team though, in my opinion.
Go Dawgs!
Yep
August 10th, 2010
3:47 pm
Delbert D. is right. Their model has a major flaw somewhere. Fix the glitch and UGA is lucky to make the top 25. The problem with the UGA fans: They go into every year expecting something that will never happen. The truth is UGA is NOT a top caliber team, especially in the SEC.
As for Bubba, This is one Gator who can say the same thing. Beating UGA every year is getting very boring.
Ryan Sandleberg
August 10th, 2010
3:48 pm
Nick,
Bold Statement. In your opinion, who will be the best team in the SEC?