UGA adds Charleston Southern, Georgia Southern to future football schedules
Georgia has added Charleston Southern to its home football schedule for 2014 and Georgia Southern for 2016, UGA associate athletic director Arthur Johnson said this morning.
The Nov. 22, 2014, game will be Georgia’s first ever against Charleston Southern, while the Nov. 19, 2016, game will continue the Bulldogs’ trend of playing Georgia Southern once every four years.
Georgia will pay Charleston Southern $450,000 and Georgia Southern $525,000 for making the trips to Athens.
Both schools are Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) members. FCS teams command payouts considerably smaller than Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) teams. The going rate for getting a FBS team to play in your stadium without demanding a return trip is close to $1 million.
Georgia typically plays one FCS opponent per season.
Charleston Southern played at Florida last season and lost to the Gators 62-3. Georgia is 4-0 against Georgia Southern; the teams played in 1992, 2000, 2004 and 2008 and also are scheduled to play in 2012.
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NC Dawg
September 30th, 2010
10:51 am
We play in the SEC. Our non-conference schedule should be as easy as possible. There is no more strength of schedule component. The gripers will be the applauders after each of those victories.
Lowcountry Dawg
September 30th, 2010
10:51 am
Keep doing this, UGA, and I might as well be a Clemson Fan!
the Eddie Long muscle tee workout plan
September 30th, 2010
10:52 am
Does anyone know if ESPN has plans to cover the UGA-Charleston Southern game?
I sure hope Gameday is in Athens for that one. Excited to see which mascot head Corso will don that day!
harold
September 30th, 2010
10:52 am
WEAK!
Lowcountry Dawg
September 30th, 2010
10:52 am
If I wanted us to be like Florida, I’d just be a Gay-turd fan!
Lowcountry Dawg
September 30th, 2010
10:54 am
We’re 70 miles from Clemson…so why don’t we play them every year like the good old days?
Read Whole Story
September 30th, 2010
10:55 am
@ Fantasy Island you totaly missed my point. You are one of the hard heads who love to see other programs down and out. Once again READ WHOLE STORY!!!!!
Lowcountry Dawg
September 30th, 2010
10:56 am
I heard we’re getting new helmets for 2011…they’re going to remove the “Super G” and put “Dawgs” in cursive similar to Florida!
David
September 30th, 2010
10:59 am
We have to play seven home games, we only play six because of the trip to Jacksonville, that is not a home game. Some schools have eight home games. Georgia will be in Colorado in a couple days, some schools are backing out of the home and home series with teams to have that extra home game. Georgia is doing what is average plus they are in the SEC they deserve some cupcakes of their schedule.
the Eddie Long muscle tee workout plan
September 30th, 2010
11:01 am
I heard that McGarity wants to construct a lower retaining wall in the corner of Sanford Stadium. It will be just like Florida’s “Gator Country” wall…
maybe it will say Dawg Country or This is the Dawg Pound
Dumbo
September 30th, 2010
11:01 am
To all the Great Big Mouths yapping about how great their schools schedules are, lets take a second look at their little patsy games:
Alabama – GA State (1AA)(bet LeRoy Jordan wants to bury Curry in this game) Real bigggie there Bama…Ga St 1st year of football
Florida – Appalachian St (1AA) (Bet Meyers is happy the QB grad last season)
GT- SC State (1AA) enough said
UGA – ULL (D1) & UGA – Idaho St (D1)
Now at least UGA plays Division 1 Teams…what’s your schools excuse for scheduling 1AA……
GT – Sc State
jkaskins
September 30th, 2010
11:02 am
What gives? I thought the idea, no matter the ultimate outcome was to play the highest level of competition. I was highly looking forward to playing Oregon. Come on Texas plays UCLA and USC and Ohio State; and UGA turns around and plays Charleston Southern. If we want to claim being one of the big DAWGs on the block then we need to step it up and Go after the competition that will ultimately make us better and attract the type of players who will want to come to UGA to be a part of teams playing at the absolute highest level.
Michael
September 30th, 2010
11:03 am
Richt would have a new job instantly if fired because he’s a baller.
Busta Move
September 30th, 2010
11:04 am
Bring ‘em on! We can take ‘em. I think.
Fantasy Island
September 30th, 2010
11:05 am
Wow, not a good week for UGA image.
FIRST you chicken out of a home and home with Oregon.
Now this..
Seems like the staff would have waited to announce the addition of these two behomoths on the schedule…
LMAO!!!
Who cares!
September 30th, 2010
11:06 am
Oficially DONE with UGA! Goodbye old Friend. And Good riddance!!! – You won’t be missed. Now beat it!
Billo
September 30th, 2010
11:06 am
Bottom line, this is an excellent move for UGA. I’d rather go to Atlanta in Dec than Eugene in October!
Fantasy Island
September 30th, 2010
11:06 am
Actually I just read that Oregon wanted out of the series also. Nevermind I am an idiot.
TampaGator
September 30th, 2010
11:07 am
Charleston Southern????? Were you DAWG fans criticizing Florida for going out at adding Charleston Southern when USF backed out of their game? Now….Georgia goes out and schedules them for the future…..yep….Florida is on the way down…and Georgia on the way up. NOT! NOT! It has got to be hard to be a Georgia Bulldog right now.
gadawgs
September 30th, 2010
11:07 am
Lowcountry..I for one would not care if they put a picture of a damn chihuaha on the side of our helmets if we were like Florida and had two national championships in the last four years.
I have always defended our fanbase to all of my non-Georgia friends but this blog has changed my stance on that entirely. We DO have the most delusional fan base in the country. You want to win like Florida, Alabama, Ohio State etc… but you do not want to do what they do(what it takes) to do so. Let’s be Georgia and not copy anybody you say. Where has that gotten us the past 30 freaking years. DAMN!
Fantasy Island
September 30th, 2010
11:09 am
BWAK BWAK BWAK BWAK BWAK BWAK!!!!!!
WE CAN’T PWAY THOSE TOUGH OLE DUCKS
Arlo
September 30th, 2010
11:10 am
Are we actually calling these “Sure”, or “Guaranteed” wins?
gadawgs
September 30th, 2010
11:11 am
Tampa..Really? You guys have not played out of the southeast in 19 years so give me a break. I for one have NEVER said anything about your ooc opponents. I thought it was brialliant what Foley has done. Yes it frustrating for us right now but we will right the ship. You must be to young to remember the days that it was tough to be Florida Gator.
Lowcountry Dawg
September 30th, 2010
11:13 am
I want us to win, but I want us to win because we do it the old fashioned way…WE EARN IT! You don’t earn it against I-AA creampuffs….
TampaGator
September 30th, 2010
11:13 am
You DAWG fans need to stop complaining about the Georgia-FLorida game being in Jacksonville. Both teams travel and stay in hotels overnight. The stadium is equally filled with fans from both teams, creating a non-home game environment for both teams. Plus….Georgia coming to Jacksonville helps them recruit the Jacksonville area….and you get players from the area as a result. Plus…Florida fans would also love for it to be a home and home game….because Georgia would have very little chance of ever winning in THE SWAMP. Florida has already proven that winning in Athens is not an a challenge. You were clobbered when you came to THE SWAMP. Count your blessings that the game is played in Jacksonville…..and it is a good opportunity to go get drunk so you don’t have to think about your team and program’s problems. Be happy. Don’t worry so much!
Reality
September 30th, 2010
11:15 am
Wow. Great to see uga beefing up their ooc schedule. Certainly, the dogs would never want to play against a Big 10, PAC 10, Big East, or even ACC school.
Go puppies….
Greg McGarity
September 30th, 2010
11:15 am
Charleston Southern playing at Hawaii this year and at Kentucky……with Stony Brook in between
TampaGator
September 30th, 2010
11:17 am
gaDawgs…..no I remember the Gators in the late 50 and 60’s…and the Gators managed to beat Georgia more then than Georgia beats Florida now. And….dude….our out of conference rivalaries have been in Tallahassee and Miami and now in Tampa….and we have played out of the southeast….Syracuse and others….and…don’t forget…in national championship games as well.
The U
September 30th, 2010
11:18 am
This is why GA is not respected on a National level. Miami ooc scheduling has been this .In 010 Ohiostate and Pittsburgh ,09 Oklahoma ,08 Flordia, Texas Am ,07 Oklahoma, Texas AM, 06 Louisville, Houston. We won some we lost some but we PLAYED them all. We have added Notre Dame on for 013. To all GA fans stop scheduling this BS and think you are doing something .YOUR NOT!!!!!!!!!!!
James
September 30th, 2010
11:19 am
I hope Georgia Southern beats UGA that would be great.
Greg McGarity
September 30th, 2010
11:19 am
Nobody is complaing about Jacksonville…Just CMR, the schedule, AJ’s ebay account, Ealey handling the ball, Bobo play calling, my scheduling, the offensive line, 12:00 starts, Defensive Backs, losing to Spurrier, Losing period, players getting arrested, black jerseys, the trumpet player, girl twirling fire, Russ lazy a$$….
Michael
September 30th, 2010
11:22 am
Instead of Oregon, which would have been an interesting intersectional matchup, we get these two cupcakes! What a way to cheat ticket holders.
Tech fan
September 30th, 2010
11:23 am
Great deal to save money for UGA. They can use the savings for bail money for the football team
Fantasy Island
September 30th, 2010
11:23 am
Where is Rex today?
UGA Rex
August 2nd, 2010
12:26 pm
With Grantham’s 3-4 D and much better talent, UGA’s D will be one of the best in the SEC–take it to the bank. UF is way down this year on offense and the GA D will shut them down cold. Ga should win 10 or 11 games if Murray can get it going early.
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Fantasy Island
September 30th, 2010
11:25 am
And Mid-town, now your turn:
MidTown Dawg
August 24th, 2010
8:44 am
This Dawg team is loaded—richt’s keeping it quiet, but he has more talent than those SEC title teams. Ga beats florida this year–their run is over. Dawgs win 10-11, beat Tech easy and go to the Sugar Bowl–count on it!
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Toe Meets Leather
September 30th, 2010
11:27 am
The problem with playing cupcakes (for Tech too) is that they can easily be lose-lose. If you win, you didn’t win by enough points. If you run up the score, you shouldn’t have run up the score. If, heaven forbid, you lose… Yikes.
James
September 30th, 2010
11:28 am
UGA stinks
dash 88
September 30th, 2010
11:29 am
I know alot of UGA season ticket holders hate playing GSU and I understand totally. As a GSU fan I think it is great for the Eagles to play these games.It provides the program with cash plus added exsposure. Our program has a lot of ties to UGA with ERK plus back in the day when the program started the equipment that was given by UGA to GSU helped get us started. By the way we do play more BCS schools than UGA. We played Navy 3 weeks ago and lost 13-7. It may be surprising to some of you non UGA fans on this blog that are throwing UGA under the bus for playing us that we just might be on your schedule soon. Our schedule includes Bama 11, UGA 12, Fla 13, LSU 14,Georgia Tech (finally) 15, UGA 16. Thanks UGA we enjoy playing the game. One last thing hey Dawg Day Afternoon why don’t you come on down to Statesboro and sit in that ugly stadium and watch our middle school team hang another championship flag on the pole. We do it the right way we play for a championship on the field not by some stupid BCS BS. You are probably just another one of those UGA fans that their mama bought a hat at Wal-Mart or Cracker Barrel who has never attended a class at UGA! Last time I checked GSU’s record 3-1 UGA 1-3
Fantasy Island
September 30th, 2010
11:30 am
UGA should change their team mascot to a Yorkie!!!
Bunch of Chickensh!t wussies can’t pway big bad Owegon!!!
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38 Yardline Dawg
September 30th, 2010
11:33 am
While Oregon would be interesting, we don’t have to go to the left coast for interesting out-of-conference games. How about Penn State? Ohio State? Miami? North Carolina? And my personal favorite idea…NOTRE DAME!
Atlduck
September 30th, 2010
11:38 am
If anything the fans get cheated. GA fans don’t get to see Autzen and UO fans don’t get to see Sanford. This game will be replaced with another top team for Oregon but GA gets screwed with crap. GA fans enjoy your trip to Boulder this year because it will be the last time for a long while you get to travel to another great and unique college atmosphere.
Enough is enough
September 30th, 2010
11:41 am
dash 88—last time I checked this is not the GSU blog. Head back to Ludiwici or Porterdale or whatever podunk town you crawled from. Nobody gives a rip about UGA playing GSU. What is this now…6 or 7 coaches since your beloved Erk retired.
Time for McGarity to step-up and play some real competition. It will only make the UGA program stronger. And time to get rid of the bible-thumper of a coach while you are at it. Take the watergirl with you too.
UGA needs a coach who can coach. Not babysit and bible preach to a squad of thugs like A. Green. What did Green really do with the $1k from the jersey sale?
Spring break beer money my a$$. A new diamond stud earring or Hoopty-wheels for his Escalade is more like it.
Tom
September 30th, 2010
11:44 am
The reasoning for this move is asinine. It may have worked for UF, but they very rarely lose confernce games they should win. An undefeated or even a 1 loss conference record in the SEC will probably get you in the BCS Championship if you win the conference championship. However, for the last few years UGA has managed to lose at least one (or two) conference games to teams they should not have lost to. If that continues, we may beat up on the cupcakes but we will never be ranked high enough to get to the national championship game even if we somehow win the SEC.
Also from another point of view, this type of scheducling will ensure we get no national TV exposure unless we are playing Bama, UF, LSU or Auburn. Games with Oregon, Texas, Ohio St, etc would generate a lot of national attention. It may not be evident early, but this new scheduling model will hurt recruiting down the road.
The U
September 30th, 2010
11:46 am
Just look up the rest of THE U ooc schedule, 011 ohiostate kansas state, 012 kansas state ,notre dame, 013 florida , 014 nebraska memphis ,015 nebraska,memphis,cincinnati. Thats what a ooc should look like GA. Why is that so hard to do.If you need some one to play , call US we will gladly play you.
Fantasy Island
September 30th, 2010
11:47 am
GO TECHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
The U
September 30th, 2010
11:49 am
I wish we could play in the ACC every year. How hard is it to win in the ACC? Oh wait we do play in the ACC and haven’t done anything since we joined the conference.
Atlduck
September 30th, 2010
11:50 am
You can count ND out. They don’t schedule SEC teams anymore. You can thank your fun loving rednecks at LSU for that.
Eating crap, and howling at the moon.
September 30th, 2010
11:53 am
hey,the Dawgs need this.they are getting there azz kicked all over the SEC lately!
Cupcakes?
September 30th, 2010
11:56 am
GSU vs. UGA since 2000:
2000 UGA 29 GSU 7 (Adrian Peterson had 152 yards rushing)
2004 UGA 48 GSU 28 (Georgia ranked #3 in the polls and the #5 defense in the country)
2008 UGA 45 GSU 21
Not too shabby for an FCS team
blade
September 30th, 2010
12:01 pm
Everyone is talking about look at Florida. Yes, look at them. Some may say they had a soft schedule to win their championships. Let’s look at this: They actually won their SEC games. UGA didn’t and don’t. Last 20 yrs, UGA beat UF 3 times. You can play the cupcakes all you want, but if you can’t win that game, you will not be taking a trip to ATL, besides playing Tech.
Someone posted something about S. Carolina. USC plays all the top tier SEC schools every year: Bama, UF, LSU, Tenn, UGA, Razorbacks, Auburn, and Clemson. Also, Kentucky, Miss St. UGA does not play all these schools every year, if they did, it will be heaven help us. They hurried up and got Bama off the schedule.
You can play the powderpuff games and say that’s what the Gators do, but you must win the pivotal game (Florida), before u talk about national championships.
Go Gators!!!!!