Bulldogs in the stands … at Bobby Dodd Stadium
ATHENS — Eight Georgia football players got a first-hand look at their next opponent when they attended rival Georgia Tech’s game against Duke in Bobby Dodd Stadium last week.
The players said they got some good-natured ribbing from Tech fans, who immediately recognized Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray, but had a good time and maybe gleaned a bit of insight about the Yellow Jackets.
“It was interesting,” linebacker Christian Robinson said. “A couple of guys came up to Aaron and said, ‘Have you seen Nick Fairley?’”
Fairley, of course, is the Auburn defensive tackle whose controversial hits battered Murray in Georgia’s Nov. 13 loss to the Tigers.
“They were nice. They were pretty cool,” Murray said of the Tech fans. “They were joking around with us the whole time. Nothing too serious, though. It was a fun day. A good day.”
In addition to Murray and Robinson, the Bulldogs’ delegation at Tech’s victory over Duke included wide receivers Kris Durham, Tavarres King and Rhett McGowan, offensive lineman Chris Davis, snapper Ty Frix and kicker Brandon Bogotay.
The group went to the game together and bought tickets at the stadium, Robinson said. They sat in the lower level at the start and finish of the game and in the upper deck for the middle portions, Robinson said.
“For us being in a rival stadium, they didn’t treat us badly,” Robinson said. “They just kind of messed with us a little bit. It was a good atmosphere.
“It felt weird sitting and watching a game, especially other college football players. It really gave us a good look at what they were going to do live. It’s different watching it on film, having to rewind and everything,. . . . Aaron was out there doing what he does, reading the DBs and everything.”
Murray said there were advantages to seeing the Tech defense in person.
“Usually when you see film, it’s cut up [with each play starting] right at the snap of the ball,” he said. “You can’t really see guys moving around and shifting and things like that. Seeing the whole thing, the whole process of their defense, was nice.”
Durham was less analytical in his approach.
“I just went to watch a game,” he said. “I wasn’t really there trying to scout. Mainly, I was there in support of guys like [Tech kicker] Scott Blair. I went to high school with him [at Calhoun].”
The players’ outing struck coach Mark Richt as a good use of an open date on the Bulldogs’ schedule.
“There are no rules against it, and when I found out about it, I thought it was a good idea,” Richt said. “I’m glad they cared enough to do it.”
Georgia and Georgia Tech meet at 7:45 p.m. Saturday in Sanford Stadium.
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177 comments Add your comment
AltamahaDawg
November 23rd, 2010
5:47 pm
Those boys will do anything for a free hotdog.
larrymunsonthe3rd
November 23rd, 2010
5:49 pm
cool
Good Natured
November 23rd, 2010
5:59 pm
I am glad our GT folks treated these young men with respect. Go Jackets!
Billy Jack....
November 23rd, 2010
6:02 pm
ummm…I know this, they weren’t there looking for hot women….
bluecole
November 23rd, 2010
6:02 pm
See, that’s how you do it.
Bucky Badger
November 23rd, 2010
6:03 pm
That’s Cool! Murray is a student of the game & after what Fairley did to him…TOUGH AS NAILS!
GaTruth
November 23rd, 2010
6:03 pm
The reason more people didn’t hassle them is because there was no one within 30 feet of them in the stands.
Sanford Drive
November 23rd, 2010
6:03 pm
So Tech’s total attendance jumped to 908. Your welcome Tech.
Paul has a small johnson
November 23rd, 2010
6:05 pm
Did they get free hotdogs and Cokes? HAHAHA they walked up on game day and bought tickets. I guess they felt like they were still in highschool in that stadium.The joke by Coke HAHAHA
912Dawg
November 23rd, 2010
6:05 pm
Pretty funny about the Fairley comment. I like good humor regardless of what fanbase. Glad to hear they were treated well. Hopefully we would do the same.
The Ginger Ninja
November 23rd, 2010
6:09 pm
Bet my life that if it where Tech players at a UGA game they wouldn’t have been treated nearly as well. Have nothing against the uga team but their fans are an absolute joke.
SportsFan
November 23rd, 2010
6:10 pm
Billy Jack, old man, you are either showing your age or your ignorance. Or maybe you’ve just never been to the big city. GT has a lot of good looking women these days – they are intelligent also. Yea, I know, a novel concept for you.
Voice of Reason
November 23rd, 2010
6:11 pm
The saddest part of the article, just absolutely pathetic.
“The group went to the game together and bought tickets at the stadium, Robinson said. They sat in the lower level at the start and finish of the game and in the upper deck for the middle portions.”
I’m sorry but you should not be able to just walk up to a stadium and buy lower level tickets to a “big boy” college football game. Just pathetic to see Tech fans support their team, or lack thereof.
SquirrelDawg
November 23rd, 2010
6:12 pm
What I do find amusing is that 8 guys were able to walk up to the stadium just a few hours before kickoff and buy tickets to a major college football conference game, in a stadium that holds 50K, and were able to basically sit anywhere they wanted to……..and get 8 hot dogs and 8 cokes to top it off………
macrotech
November 23rd, 2010
6:14 pm
Paul has a small johnson has an obsession with Paul’s johnson….creepy!
I love that those guys made it out to check out their opponent and were able to enjoy themselves. I believe that Aaron Murray will be playing on Sundays…the kid is a beast! Glad to hear that they were treated respectfully! Lookin’ forward to heading over to Athens this Saturday…GO TECH!!!
Kramer
November 23rd, 2010
6:17 pm
You’re right Ginger, they couldn’t have gotten in the game. You see, we sell out each and every game. Point taken.
superDawg
November 23rd, 2010
6:21 pm
Scott Blair sold them their tickets and should be punished.Two dollars apiece was to much.
Decatur Dawg
November 23rd, 2010
6:22 pm
Why couldn’t the defense make it to watch the option?
reebok
November 23rd, 2010
6:25 pm
Nice to know they were treated respectfully by the Tech fans.
funny dawg
November 23rd, 2010
6:26 pm
I just thought they just wanted to see a team with a winning record
Bremen Dawg
November 23rd, 2010
6:26 pm
Tickets are cheap and easy to get for a Tech game.
Joe B.
November 23rd, 2010
6:27 pm
Good grief, the NCAA will be poking around now, trying to find out who paid for the tickets for those kids.
The Ginger Ninja
November 23rd, 2010
6:28 pm
Kramer you and your buddies make a big deal about sell outs. You can go to samford on game day to one of those “sell outs” and buy tickets right out in the street. 4,5,10 how every many you need. The only time that isn’t the case is if its bama or lsu or maybe auburn some years. Also you make a big deal about stadiums and attendance etc. and bag on tech for it but yet none of you want to mention that it took little ole tech coming to town for you to get a game outside the noon hour.
historydawg
November 23rd, 2010
6:29 pm
Classy and respectful Tech? Don’t they officially display “To Hell with Georgia” on the scoreboard on the Flats? Unclassy fans everywhere, but institutional thuggery from the Nerds is notorious. As a Dawg fan, I will never again attend a game in Atlanta. Those folks are gross.
Billy Jack @ SportsFan
November 23rd, 2010
6:30 pm
calm down..I’m wearing the balck hat…you are wearing beige hat….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v325wdgoFH4&feature=related
Mark (another one)
November 23rd, 2010
6:35 pm
It sounds like the Tech fans showed more class at the game than some of the comments posting here. I am glad they were well treated, and I have seen similar acceptance of opponents at UGA. A little smack now and then is okay but why go overboard?
When I travel to ‘foreign’ stadiums, I expect to be treated with respect, and that has been the norm. The only exception was a few years back visiting Auburn and having people steal our tailgate. Even that is frankly just a few nuts in an otherwise great place to visit.
Getting up in the stands is something few college players do during their careers. It is a different perspective. I hope they enjoyed themselves.
GTfanForerver
November 23rd, 2010
6:36 pm
No suprise that the GT fans were good to them. We can only hope that you all would do the same for our players.
Mark (another one)
November 23rd, 2010
6:38 pm
GT Fan Forver: Of course we would. I sit near where the families and recruits sit, and we are even nice to those that wear Tech flip-flops or Auburn hats. The rivalries are on the field.
BBBieUgaVIII
November 23rd, 2010
6:39 pm
SO they could get a ticket for face value. Many Tech fans don’t live in Atlanta and others have more important things to do. Well, like spending time with their family and not a bunch of 18-24 guys playing football. I love to go to the games, but mys sister has 3 kids and they are all going in different directions. She was at the game this weekend because my Niece was in one of the Bands that played at halftime. UGA fans have nothing better to do than to follow the DAWGS every game and arrest. Why don’t you fans follow what your players are doing in the CLASSROOM? HAHAHAH I forgot most of you have never been in a classroom in Athens.
billyboy
November 23rd, 2010
6:40 pm
What’s the big deal. I went to Athens to see the Dawgs play Vanderbilt and wore a Tech hat. I was able to buy the ticket for $10 before the game. At the game, I got spit on and 2 beers “spilled” on me, there is a difference between thugs and managers.
Thadius
November 23rd, 2010
6:46 pm
billyboy,
you are a liar!!!!! There are no beers in Sanford Stadium and they are impossible to sneak in. You are a fraud.
Dbalcer
November 23rd, 2010
6:47 pm
Billy Boy since they don’t sell Beer at the stadium I doubt you were at the game. We have GA and GT fans in our family and both fans are great supporters of their team. Go DAWGS!!
Harry the Hat
November 23rd, 2010
6:51 pm
The dawgtard players just wanted to see up close what student-athletes look like. They also got a shock seeing fans who weren’t drunk and who have real jobs.
Then they returned to Athens to be surrounded by sleaze and drunken thugs.
Pretty depressing, ain’t it.
Go Yellow Jackets!
superDawg
November 23rd, 2010
6:53 pm
beer no way.recycled beer maybe.
BBBieUgaVIII
November 23rd, 2010
6:54 pm
BillyBoy
Could be at the game and get BEER spilled on him. I saw a guy with a 6 pack at the Tech game Saturday. I have had my share of Jack and Cokes at many a college game. I don’t do beer.
This Bud's for you
November 23rd, 2010
6:58 pm
There are no beers in Sanford Stadium and they are impossible to sneak in.
Surely you don’t expect anyone to believe that absurd bullcrap.
collegeballfan
November 23rd, 2010
7:00 pm
I agree with Richt – I am impressed they cared enough to attend the game and do some “live” scouting.
BBBieUgaVIII
November 23rd, 2010
7:02 pm
I know 1 person that uses the Backpack type water bottle like soldiers now carry. He wears it under his shirt and walks right in with no problems. Well, I guess UGA fans really are not that smart if they can’t get a drink into the stadium.
FAN
November 23rd, 2010
7:03 pm
what do you expect our players to say? oh those people are jerks and have no class. our guys have class. the funny thing is if some your players came to see a UGA game, unless they’re wearing gold and blue or white no one would recognize them
BBBieUgaVIII
November 23rd, 2010
7:05 pm
FAN
Wrong. We have seen all their MUG SHOTS. Everybody knows Ben JONES because his dirty hits have been all over YouTube.
30-24 Dawgs - We Run This State
November 23rd, 2010
7:07 pm
Too bad Caleb King didn’t show up, he could have sprinted untouched for yet another 75-yard run across the Joke by Coke field.
Looking forward to Saturday and the Dawgs topping their 339-yards rushing mark from last year’s smackdown.
destin dawg
November 23rd, 2010
7:07 pm
Harry the hat is STUCK downtown with drug dealers,… crime.. muggers… sirens all night… Parade mag says ” UGA #2 big state school education and big time sports” in a great college town….drunken thgs are in downtown… all the business men escape to the Suburbs (like Athens ) at 5 P.M…. any dead bodies on campus tonite ??????
ManUp...
November 23rd, 2010
7:09 pm
“Don’t they officially display “To Hell with Georgia” on the scoreboard on the Flats?”
False. Not sure where someone got that idea, but they’re boycotting something that’s jus not there. You WILL hear that phrase in our fightsongs and see it in our school newspaper, but I’ve not ever seen it on the scoreboard or jumbotron.
destin dawg
November 23rd, 2010
7:09 pm
no problem getting tickets at joke by coke ????
FAN
November 23rd, 2010
7:11 pm
I was talking about Tech’s players moron. the only tech player i could identify is josh nesbitt but you tech fans could identify our whole team because yall are OBSESSED with UGA which explains why you’re on a UGA blog
30-24 Dawgs - We Run This State
November 23rd, 2010
7:13 pm
Tech is obsessed with THE University of Georgia, enough to include slogans about UGA prominently on their buses and even on the aptly-named Rambling Wreck as seen here – http://imgur.com/qcNne.jpg
Looking forward to nine out of ten!!!!
UGA graduate
November 23rd, 2010
7:13 pm
This is a great story and I am disappointed in my fellow Dawg fans for turning it into an opportunity to be negative about Tech. And before you say too much, it is just as bad for the Tech fans to be making negative comments too. If Tech fans are treated poorly at UGA then it is the minority doing so because I have never witnessed Georgia fans doing more than a friendly ribbing to opponents. Also, I have never seen Tech fans treat Dawg fans negatively. I’m not saying it doesn’t happen I’m just saying it is the minority of fans for all schools. Just like anything else, the minority ruins it for everyone. Some of the people on these blogs are just way over the top and do not represent 98% of UGA or GaTech fans. I have been a Georgia fan for 52 years and I have never seen intense hatred between UGA and Tech fans. I am looking forward to the game and truly hope my fellow Dawg fans do not embarrass UGA by treating Tech fans poorly.
wldawg
November 23rd, 2010
7:18 pm
Richt would think this a good use of an open date; no arrests and no losses.
Fire him!
dawggirl
November 23rd, 2010
7:28 pm
The Ginger Ninja
November 23rd, 2010
6:09 pm
Bet my life that if it where Tech players at a UGA game they wouldn’t have been treated nearly as well. Have nothing against the uga team but their fans are an absolute joke.
I would have treated them well. It’s kind of naive to paint all fans with the same brush.
GTAdmisisons
November 23rd, 2010
7:32 pm
Sorry “Murray & Crew”….due to our academic standards, you don’t qualify for admission to either GT or Duke. For your interest in our institutions, we will provide you with tickets to the game. Unfortunately, transferring to play for a better coach is also out of the question this late in the year.
Actually, they seem like “cool guys”. Just messing with all the “Fire Coach Richt” followers.
thomas
November 23rd, 2010
7:35 pm
GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, STORY!!! THANKS!!! http://www.wedgeorgia.com
still@the bar
November 23rd, 2010
7:35 pm
Of course you would DAWGGIRL. You are in a win-win-win situation. If you make nice you might get a date. If he plays pro you are lucky, and if he doesn’t, then he will still get a better job than the UGA guy you are playing Free Hotdogs and a Coke with right now.
Paul in RDU
November 23rd, 2010
7:42 pm
Nice story about the UGA players going to the game in Atlanta and looking at what they are going to be facing on Saturday..
Murray must have been salivating while he was looking at GT’s pass rush – unless it was all part of a Machiavellian scheme to lull him into a false sense of security.
Screech + Erkel = Obama
November 23rd, 2010
7:45 pm
Seems like everyone is obsessed with being like TECH these days. GO JACKETS!
dawggirl
November 23rd, 2010
7:47 pm
Sorry still@thebar, don’t need a date and my boyfriend went to Northwestern, not UGA.
Murray really is a student of the game, isn’t he? Constantly trying to improve himself, it’s really admirable. Definitely a million miles away from Stafford.
Josh
November 23rd, 2010
7:48 pm
I sat in Scott Blair’s dad’s seats for the Miami game.
someone with a life
November 23rd, 2010
7:51 pm
In 1974 I went to the Tech UGA game in Athens wearing a Tech cap. Had cokes, popcorn, paper thrown at me and was cursed at just walking to my seat. Vowed never to return and have kept that promise. Also quit allowing a group of 18-22 years old athletes determine my outlook on life.
SatillaDawg
November 23rd, 2010
7:51 pm
Go DAWGS!
Beat Tech!
BEAT UGAY THIS SAT TECH,THE MUTTS R DOWN
November 23rd, 2010
7:56 pm
BEAT THE MUTTS!
BoWeevil
November 23rd, 2010
7:57 pm
A good idea to buy tickets outside the stadium pre-game between Duke and Georgia tek because you cannot provide Aaron Murray film of what he specifically says he wants ?
BEAT UGAY THIS SAT TECH,THE MUTTS R DOWN
November 23rd, 2010
7:58 pm
UGAY PLAYERS WILL BE SAFE IN ATLANTA,GA,CANT SAY THAT BOUT ATHENS,GA!
Screech + Erkel = Obama
November 23rd, 2010
8:05 pm
Sitting in the stands is as close as Aaron will come to a Tech education.
C from Marietta
November 23rd, 2010
8:06 pm
TO someone with a life:
My father a GT grad has been to Sanford Stadium 20 times in his life. Wearing his GT stuff proudly and had no problems.
My AU brother in law has been to Standford Stadium wearing his AU stuff proudly. NOT ONE PROBLEM.
My really good friend from TN has gone to Standford Stadium 5 times wearing his stuff proudly. NOT ONE PROBLEM.
Yes, there was some good natured ribbing, but I have never witnessed anything being thrown at opposing fans.
Yeah, I am calling BS.
C from Marietta
November 23rd, 2010
8:09 pm
This is actually a good story and guess what? Jerks on this blog turn it into a macho p*ssing contest. GROW UP!
Paul in RDU
November 23rd, 2010
8:12 pm
C from Marietta – Only fight I ever saw at a college football game and stuff being thrown (ice, cups, etc) was during a GT-UGA game at Bobby Dodd back in 2003. Stupid thing is, it was all between about 4 drunken fans from the same school.
still@the bar
November 23rd, 2010
8:13 pm
C from Marietta
You don’t SEE much then. I have been to quite a few UGA games and I have witnessed Fights between UGA fans and other teams fans at almost every game I have attended. Please don’t tell me you have never seen the same. Yes, it does take an A..hole from bothsides to have a fight, but Many times the UGA fan was the Drunk A..hole running his mouth and starting the Fight.
nub
November 23rd, 2010
8:13 pm
Yeck is close to being irrelevant …. how about watching replays of SC….ARk……missy state and the buffs are you kidding me…. gaytors …and Awho…. ask the coaches to do the same…..opps won’t matter ….. they will keep doing the samething!!!!!
C from Marietta
November 23rd, 2010
8:14 pm
Hey Paul in RDU,
I forgot to add. This UGA Dawg has been to GT-UGA game 8 times at Bobby Dodd and had not problems.
nub
November 23rd, 2010
8:16 pm
one more thing BUGS……. UGA Runs this STATE…… you build the stuff we tell you to build!!!!!
Paul in RDU
November 23rd, 2010
8:21 pm
C from Marietta
Glad you were able to have no problems – hopefully one of your visits was in 1999.
Paul in RDU
November 23rd, 2010
8:22 pm
nub
GT grads design the stuff you PAY them to build.
Michael
November 23rd, 2010
8:41 pm
Tech cheerleaders way hotter than UGA. Go Ducks!
11 Arrests 5 Wins
November 23rd, 2010
8:44 pm
30-24 Dawgs – We “HIT AND” Run This State
November 23rd, 2010
There, corrected your typo.
11 Arrests 5 Wins
November 23rd, 2010
8:46 pm
nub
November 23rd, 2010
8:16 pm
one more thing BUGS……. UGA “HIT AND” Runs this STATE…… you build the stuff we tell you to build!!!!!
There, corrected your typo too.
college is forever
November 23rd, 2010
8:48 pm
http://www.collegelunchboxes.com It was nice to hear that the “jabs” the players got from the Tech fans was all in good sportsmanship. Only 4 weeks till Christmas, Kroger has the UGA Classic Tin Lunchbox on sale for only 6.99 you won’t find a better gift at this price. If you don’t live near a Kroger go to the website and send us an email to get the sale price. Go Dawgs, Beat Tech!!
11 Arrests 5 Wins
November 23rd, 2010
8:49 pm
Did the GA playuhs have to clear with their Parole Officers to be at a night game?
Reich
November 23rd, 2010
8:50 pm
@Sportsfan
I worked at Tech for 4 years from 2004-2008 and believe me there are not many good looking women at Tech. There are some, but not many. There are a lot of average women at Tech in terms of looks. I will agree that a lot of them are very smart and at the end of the day I would rather have a well rounded woman than just a bimbo, but saying there are a lot of good looking women at Tech is grossly overstated.
UGA Student
November 23rd, 2010
8:52 pm
Actually BBBie, if you show up in Athens any given morning at 7, you will find these athletes with tutors.
If you show up to Chemistry at 10:10 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, you will find many of them taking organic chemistry. At that same time, you can stroll down to physics and see some in there.
And guess what, I go to every game and also have a life. Your argument holds no water. Your team is no different than ours, and arrests are going to happen, but there are great students among these.
Just to mention, Frix was one of these 8 guys, and guess what, the kid is a genius. He is on a path to become a doctor, and does exceptionally well in the classroom. He has a great head on his shoulders, and is just one example of many that are great, hard working leaders on that team.
Grow up and shut up. Please
Bryan
November 23rd, 2010
8:59 pm
If I were the UGA players, my main concern in going to the GTU campus would be getting stabbed by a local or attacked with a katana blade by a disgruntled grad student.
UGA Student
November 23rd, 2010
9:01 pm
Still@thebar
I thought we went over this already. Do you seriously go to every UGA article and rape the comments sections with your uneducated comments? Your comments are always insults and never any kind of concrete argument.
I bet you are sitting at home with a scruffy beard that should have been shaved a week ago just pressing the refresh button over and over waiting for someone to say something you can reply to. Although it appears that you will make random left field comments even if no one says anything, and you really are showing some really classy behavior. Really cute.
At least go watch the new Harry Potter, or try getting out for a bit. Who knows… maybe you will figure out that there is more to this world than your obsession with UGA.
How the hell do you find time to enjoy your own team when your life evolves around UGA and UGA fans?
Sheesh. I’ll let you have your time though, because seriously, I would proudly wear my UGA shirts knowing that we affect you THIS much. To this sir, I am VERY honored to have moved such an individual, but too bad that individual seems to have no worthy contributions to society.
sigh
Screech + Erkel = Obama
November 23rd, 2010
9:05 pm
Does anyone know if uga pays royalties to the Green Bay Packers? What about to the guy who wrote “I’ve been working on the railroad”?
Dap01
November 23rd, 2010
9:08 pm
To be able to go up to a game and buy lower level tickets and then wonder around to sit anywhere is pathetic. GA Tech fans should face facts, they are less than mid level. NAIA teams sell more tickets.
Screech + Erkel = Obama
November 23rd, 2010
9:10 pm
How come uga fans don’t wear grown-up clothes to the airport? I always see a half-dozen or so grown adults wearing bright red g t-shirts with matching g hats. Maybe for x-mas you can ask santa for a shirt with a collar.
Big L
November 23rd, 2010
9:14 pm
I saw the Tech – Miami game a coupla weeks ago, trust me , the whole damn team, band and complete athletic association coulda went. Ugly from a sky view.
still@the bar
November 23rd, 2010
9:23 pm
Dap01
The fans that sit in front of us that have been there for years didn’t even show up to the Duke game. I don’t care if you have 92K in Athens. People do have other things to do. Glad the only thing a UGA fan can do is get drunk all day and watch a football game, but some people don’t go to football games. Hell, it took the Falcons years to get sellouts and they have a whole city that can fill their stadium. What is more Pathetic? Grown men acting like they are still 20 years old and making barking sounds or having something more in life to do than attend a football game? If filling a stadium means that much to you then Congrats and your lil Sanford stadium needs a lot of work to get close to the biggest in the Country or even the SOUTH. What is the problem? UGA has all that money and all those fans that want to be there, then why doesn’t Sanford seat 110K? I mean UGA has an Engineering School now. You should have your first Engineering Grads build the Addition to the Cesspool of the South.
Frank
November 23rd, 2010
9:28 pm
Yeah like tickets were hard to get when you played Vandy.
Hello dumb arses. Your fan base is 5 to1. I know math is hard for rednecks but damn.
TechRedNeck
November 23rd, 2010
9:31 pm
How does that guy know Paul has a small Johnson? He must admire it he’s always talking about it.
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Dawg-Hatin' Jacket
November 23rd, 2010
9:46 pm
I’ll bet the UGA playuhs was treated better at Bobby Dodd Saturday than the Tech fans will be treated this week at Sanford and Son stadium. At least Tech fans have class. Unlike the drunk rednecks who will fill the Cesspool of the South come Saturday night.
THWG
ALMA
November 23rd, 2010
9:53 pm
Hey, Even some Gator and Dawg fans share at the annual game. Our new tailgate buddies shared their leftover crablegs, and I shared my hand sanitizer after they used the potties. Good thing, since their crablegs were delish!!!
NC Dawg
November 23rd, 2010
9:59 pm
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NC Dawg
November 23rd, 2010
10:01 pm
(Re: watching game film) “You can’t really see guys moving around and shifting and things like that. Seeing the whole thing, the whole process of their defense, was nice.”
Key comment by Mssr. Murray. Dawg staff need to make that happen with the game film. They should have enough money.
PTC DAWG
November 23rd, 2010
10:05 pm
Nothing wrong with the kids watching one another…many of them have been friends forever.
jw
November 23rd, 2010
10:08 pm
Seems kind of like the film folks need to add a little bit more to the beginning of the plays so maybe the team would be able to read defenses better!
KnoxvilleDawg
November 23rd, 2010
10:11 pm
I heard that Aaron called the ticket office to ask when the game started. The ticket Mgr. asked when could they there.
Wreckmaniac
November 23rd, 2010
10:15 pm
You mean this group made it all the way to Atlanta and back to Athens without an arrest ! amazing.
Were they in handcuffs or did they have bodyguards to keep them out of trouble.
I’ll bet they thought they were in church compared to the drunkeness at Hedge games.
Wreckmaniac
November 23rd, 2010
10:17 pm
Murray bought his arithmetic and spelling books along and got some help from the Tech freshmen.
reckless
November 23rd, 2010
10:19 pm
I know Tech’s attendance is terrible, there are no excuses for an ACC football team located in Atlanta not to fill 55k. However, Aaron Murray, T.King, etc. did not just ride up and buy lower level seats at the ticket office. They were sitting in the student section/fraternity blocks, which do not have assigned seating. That is why they said they were in the lower level, then went up to the upper level where the tickets they bought were located. I also heard that Murray was kicked out of the Beta block, which is pretty lame of them.
Saw some UGA baseball players around campus Saturday as well, and even more UGA students in Buckhead that night.
Barry
November 23rd, 2010
10:30 pm
So, at the end of the first page of comments is a Tech fan disparaging the intelligence of Georgia fans – and he spells “admissions” wrong. What a maroon.
superDawg
November 23rd, 2010
10:36 pm
Glad the boys from Athens went to the tech Duke game.It gave the tekies a chance to see some real football players.
Sven Ottke
November 23rd, 2010
10:38 pm
Hey UGA Student, get over yourself you blowhard, pusscatore. And take off that hat that you rubbed the bill on the sidewalk to get the worn look. You guys are so predictable. You probably weigh 120 lbs wet and stand behind your fraternity brothers in a fight. You are a wuss like all the UGa fraternity punks. You talk big in packs but are weak solo.
Gatorman
November 23rd, 2010
10:44 pm
Get on with the game, and as last year UGA needs to win against Tech to get a bowl game. Weren’t these the same UGA fans that said this game doesn’t matter anymore, not!
Tech's not THAT dumb
November 23rd, 2010
10:57 pm
GTAdmissions, it’s obvious that Tech is a place for the intellectual elite. I mean the fans were smart enough not to talk too much smack to the group, especially considering Chris Davis and Christian Robinson were there. Of course, any school that would admit Reggie Ball and the Marbury kid that played basketball a few years ago, both obvious scholars, is obvously on a higher academic plane that the rest of us. Saw that article about the Georgia student who won the Rhodes Scholarship the other day…still looking for the one about the Techie winning it. Funny, haven’t seen it….
Red
November 23rd, 2010
11:03 pm
Georgia fan here, UGA class of ‘96. I always get peeved at all the Tech trolls that come over the the UGA blogs (like St. Simons and some others), but I have to say it looks like the UGA fan base has enough trolls of its own. Which is really a shame. This was a nice story about some UGA players going to watch a Tech game and being treated as friendly rivals. I enjoyed reading the story. The comments from some of the UGA “fans” are simply embarrassing, and make them no better than the Tech “fans” that troll on the UGA blogs. Way to ruin a “feel good” story, people. There haven’t been enough of them for either team this year for us to bicker and ruin this one.
To all of the non-Trolls on this blog, best of luck to BOTH teams this weekend, and I hope my DAWGS pull it out.
Wes Durham's Gigantic Bottom
November 23rd, 2010
11:10 pm
Did the UGA players beat up some nerds and take their tickets or did they buy them from some asian students who do not know what a B-Back is?????????????????
superDawg
November 23rd, 2010
11:13 pm
The reason we are here is to put the tekies in their place.Thats the reason for this blog.
still@the bar
November 23rd, 2010
11:38 pm
Tech’s not THAT
UGA does have Rhodes Scholars and Tech Doesn’t.
I haven’t seen many Engineers get Rhodes Scholars. The Fields of study that translate to Tech’s offered degrees are very limited. What was the UGA student going to study? I can’t remember! Global Health or Anthropology or something like that right?
BBBieUgaVIII
November 23rd, 2010
11:45 pm
UGA student
I didn’t say uga players didn’t go to class. You need to reread what I posted. I was talking to uga fans and that most never attended a class at uga. If you are a student then it is nothing for you to have a life and go to football games. You are already on campus. Try haveing bills and a wife and kids then make the commitment to go to games. You really need to comprehend better what you read. TRY it PLEASE.
Hit A Single
November 23rd, 2010
11:48 pm
Great to see the players there. Kind a like old high school days. If I am a coach, I am glad they went and it says something about them. Tech fans respected them and vice versa. Now let’s have a good one Saturday, Go Dawgs!
rooster
November 23rd, 2010
11:56 pm
Doesn’t “Glory to Georgia” end with the line “…and to hell with Georgia Tech”? There’s nothing wrong with the two schools busting each other in their songs. It’s part of the tradition. But let’s remember that both sides should be proud of this rivalry. It’s one of the oldest and greatest intrastate rivalries. AND, based on U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of public universities, it is one of only two intratstate rivalries in the nation that matches 2 top-twenty public universities. The other is Cal vs. UCLA. My friends, that does not suck at all. So Go Dogs and Go Jackets. Have fun, play hard, tease each other, say to hell with each other, etc., but respect each other and be proud of the quality you both represent.
JacketBacker01
November 24th, 2010
12:31 am
This blog really just cracks me up.
doggie
November 24th, 2010
1:06 am
UGA Graduate, relax man.
UGA Student
November 24th, 2010
1:20 am
Sven, actually I am a decent young lady who happens to love the sport.
I don’t wear a hat, do not sit in a fraternity block, nor am I a “pusscatore.”
Close in the greek affiliation, but Zeta alum would be a better guess than your fraternity guess.
120 Lbs? Proudly 115, thanks.
Oh, and if you want to talk to me, you find me at Saint Mary’s, where I will gladly use my biological degree to conduct your pap smear.
UGA Student
November 24th, 2010
1:30 am
Just come take a visit
St. Mary’s Women’s dept.
Try attacking someone with legitimate arguments and facts. Your “pusscatore” (yeah, still not sure what that is. I guess they didn’t teach that to us here at this ‘pathetic’ school in Athens but I am sure a Google search will do me just fine.) and fraternity bashing didn’t do much for your own argument.
Besides, you’re probably working for someone who was Greek.
See ya on Saturday!! I’ll be behind the R in the endzone, 1st or 2nd row by the aisle, so no use going up to the fraternity blocks and burning a few pounds. Long blonde hair..so feel free to come say hello!
*rolls eyes*
UGA Student
November 24th, 2010
1:36 am
BBBie, I was just giving credit where credit is due for students on the team.
I personally know boys on Tech’s team that deserve more credit and are not on the “M-train” (management).
But as a side note, don’t think for one second that every college student doesn’t pay bills while attending a full time class load. I know many fellow classmates that stand stronger under the pressure of hard classes and many have jobs and things that take away from an “easy” life.
Both schools have extremely fine students and athletes, but too much of that is overshadowed by a rivalary that has turned into a hate fest. I have personally been hit by an older fan at a Tech game, and I have seen UGA fans act just as bad, but there is no reason to label everyone under the same umbrella. That is ignorance, and I was simply point that fact out.
Hayseed Dixie
November 24th, 2010
1:53 am
It wouldn’t take an intellectual giant to figure out that it’s no big deal to throw a coke or an insult at someone who * absolutely* CANNOT get into an altercation with you.
But Tech fans didn’t.
Tell me Nesbitt would get the same treatment at Sanford.
Hell no.
Tech fans have way more students of the game. I’ve been to Sanford, all you guys do is talk smack and go to the bathroom. I’m not joking. Worthless, arrogant fans.
CaliDawg
November 24th, 2010
2:43 am
I absolutely LOVE it when Tech fans pull the education card…just how many football players (or other male and female athletes) major in Engineering? Yeah, that’s what I thought. Now let’s count the “Management” majors. And, of the bloggers that are alleged Tech fans that do like to pull the education card…how many actually graduated with an engineering degree at Tech? Hhmmmmmmmmm…get off your faux high-horse and quit gravy training on the foreigners that are all over your campus raising the “standards” of your football team. U-R-A-JOKE!
BoWeevil
November 24th, 2010
3:17 am
“at the end of the day I would rather have a well rounded woman than just a bimbo”
What ?
What planet are you from ?
Look nerds, and people who work at nerd north avenue trade school, no longer with a protected major which none of your athletes have anyway :
Guys are visual
If you think that a man would prefer a bad-looking woman to a great looking woman, you are not part of my gender.
The women at Georgia tek make up 29 percent of the students
Male Asians make up 30 percent of the students
And, you think, having worked there for years and years and years that there aren’t great looking gals at Georgia tek; but that you would prefer THAT to the gals at The University of Georgia (with Engineering Degrees again now too) whom you admit are better looking graduate get great jobs make lots of money and have a great family.
Uh, no.
You don’t speak for me.
No, all aspects being equal, I would prefer the better looking gal and so would 100 percent of us men. You see, I really prefer that she care about me. It’s just as easy to find a great looking gal, as it is to find a ugly nerd.
Fair and Balanced
November 24th, 2010
5:17 am
Nice report. Seems like good sportsmanship on both sides to me. Refreshing!
GT Forever
November 24th, 2010
5:23 am
Two reactions to this article: 1. It is obvious that the UGA players have more class than many of their fans who submitted comments…..a LOT more class. 2. I have wonder if GT players would have received the same treatment if they attended a game in Athens. I know, as fans, we don’t. OK, UGA fans go ahead and comment on this and further degrade your image.
Richard Tardits
November 24th, 2010
6:11 am
GT Forever, I suspect there isn’t anything a UGA fan, alumni, student, player, etc could say that would change “your” image of UGA. That being said, I hope we pound your pathetic team on Saturday and rub your nose in it. There I said it and it feels good.
Big time?? Not
November 24th, 2010
6:15 am
I’m sure they used the AJC coupon for free hot dogs and cokes……
BoWeevil
November 24th, 2010
6:57 am
Georgia tek is
KNOWN FOR
its poor-sportsmanship
You throw bottles at the field
You post as Florida fans in UGA blog
You are a miserable lot talking about being # 36 US News & World Report National University
You brag about your education, and pick on our majors when yours are all anything but engineering for all your athletes
Now we have those degrees again now too like we always did have
You are # 34 in the nation in wins since 1959
MURPHY
November 24th, 2010
7:13 am
Funny that they just walked up and purchased tickets and then basically sat anywhere they wanted.Guess there wasnt a big crowd uh? Would be interseting to hear there perception of the atmoshere compared to a SEC game.
redhairpimplefacetechnerd
November 24th, 2010
7:32 am
Did they get to meet “Buzz”?
Love my dogs
November 24th, 2010
7:53 am
Nice story. As for the classy Tech fans comment: sorry, but I beg to differ. After horrible treatment there in ‘91 and ‘93, in ‘95 I promised God that if he would just get me out of there safely, I would never return. He did and I haven’t. Sorry folks, but there are good fans and bad fans of every school. Tech folks should climb down from their pedestal.
Bruce
November 24th, 2010
7:57 am
Not sure if this was a smart thing. They may feel sympathy for tech after seeing that horrible game or they may feel over confident.
Hit A Single
November 24th, 2010
8:08 am
What can you do with a sports management degree?. I am serious. What jobs do these players get with that degree?
DawginLex
November 24th, 2010
8:29 am
I bet this was Murray’s idea to study the defense in person.
I wish Grantham had come along with them………………
Idiots
November 24th, 2010
8:40 am
Yeah Murphy, I’m sure if UGA was playing Duke there would be no tickets to be found, and it would be standing room only for walkups right?
Richard Seymour
November 24th, 2010
8:59 am
If I would have been there I would have had to hit somebody. I woulda busted someone’s head.
Dan
November 24th, 2010
9:04 am
Don’t tell me this game doesn’t matter to UGA.
hatfieldgeoff
November 24th, 2010
9:20 am
Hey Ginger Ninja,
I’m not sure how well tech players would have been treated at Sanford Stadium. But I know this, if they had showed up on game day without tickets they would have never gotten into the game.
enough already
November 24th, 2010
9:22 am
@ SportsFan — Your comment reminds me of a line I heard in the movie 4 brothers. “They have girls on those navy ships, I bet they are like men? Yeah, but even after a few months those girls start looking pretty good!” It is tough being a nerd, isn’t it? My guess is that the pretty girls you talk about are of the blow up variety.
Idiots
November 24th, 2010
9:27 am
Your name say’s it all ! Go Dawgs
MURPHY
November 24th, 2010
9:29 am
Idiots,
Idaho St was a sell out for us. Im pretty sure Duke would have been also.
Sorry
November 24th, 2010
9:36 am
The Ginger Ninja – If it was the other way around the Tech players would have been treated the same as anybody else in the stadium because you guys have nobody on your team that anybody would recognize!
Dawglasville
November 24th, 2010
9:38 am
I’ve been everywhere and fans are fans. It’s just luck of the draw who you are sitting next to.
My dad went to Tech I remember how rough the fans were to Notre Dame. They threw frozen fish at the players. I remember the RATS storming the field and cutting off tail of the Clemson mascot. I know that some of you younger guys won’t believe this but it happened in the 70’s. Maybe some of the older Tech fans will back me up. The bottom line is we have some crappy fans in Athens, just like you have them. The worst thing I ever saw was a Georgia fan, who probably bet his mortgage and lost on the Dawgs, standing 20 feet away from one the Lucky triplets yelling at him like he was a piece of garbage. I still regret that I didn’t do something about that. Happy Thanksgiving
Still@theBAR
November 24th, 2010
9:41 am
Murphy
A Sellout is very different from all seats filled. There were plenty of tickets to be had for the Idaho St game. My exBrother-in-Law couldn’t find anybody to take his tickets. He did put them on the Bulletin Board at his gob and somebody did take them.
Dawglasville
November 24th, 2010
9:42 am
Dan – This game means a lot to Georgia. When Tech wins we all remember just how deep the hate is. The only reason I care so much is because it is peace of mind for 364 days if Georgia wins.
Still@theBAR
November 24th, 2010
9:42 am
Have you KICKED your Dawg today?
Still@theBAR
November 24th, 2010
9:43 am
Sorry
You might be right. Everybody knows the UGA players from their MUG SHOTS.
Tech Guy
November 24th, 2010
9:46 am
Still@theBAR – You are always on here making excuses. It is embarrassing to us true Tech fans
Still@theBAR
November 24th, 2010
9:47 am
Dawglessville
We threw liguor bottles at Bear and Bama. After the game Bear was talking to a reporter. He said he thought Tech people had more class. The reporter asked what he ment. Bear said they were throwing OLD CROW bottles. I whould have thought it would have been Jack Daniel’s.
It has been a long time since you have seen Tech fan be bad like the old days. I used to like when we would throw Dog Bones at the dawgs on the sidelines.
Still@theBAR
November 24th, 2010
9:47 am
Have you made out with a dude today? I have!
Still@theBAR
November 24th, 2010
9:47 am
I love drunks guys at the bar!
Still@theBAR
November 24th, 2010
9:49 am
TECH GUY
Sorry you feel that way. How long have you had your season tickets? I don’t care it Bobby Dodd is sold out or not. I enjoy the people I sit with and have a good time.
CalebDaKing
November 24th, 2010
9:51 am
We run this state penitentiary!!!
HenryCountyGT
November 24th, 2010
10:06 am
The Tech and UGA students get along reasonably well.
The Tech and UGA fans would get along better if more of the UGA fans had attended school in the first place.
I don’t consider my best friend a ‘dawg fan’. He’s a UGA alumnus.
Snake Doc
November 24th, 2010
10:10 am
maybe if sven took the richard out of his mouth he would make sense. sven you’re a girly man with a wuss where your cojones should be!
MURPHY
November 24th, 2010
10:31 am
Still@thebar,
One question? More fans at UGA vs Idaho St or Duke vs Ga Tech?
This will be the answer I was looking for in my posting comments.
Surprised
November 24th, 2010
10:47 am
MURPHY,
One question. More felons at UGA vs Idaho St. or Duke vs Ga Tech?
I think we all know the answer to that.
Burdell
November 24th, 2010
11:02 am
More full sets of teeth at UGA vs Idaho St. or Duke vs. Ga Tech?
RxDawg
November 24th, 2010
11:10 am
This is one of the coolest thing’s I’ve heard of.
This jacket will beat a dawgs ass
November 24th, 2010
11:18 am
I keep hearing comments about how they were able to “walk up and buy tickets”……
@Squirrel Dawg
This was not a big time conference game, do you morons realize that we were a 5-5 team, who was playing DUKE!!! Give me a break…even if Tech was 10-0 there would still be tickets available for the DUKE game.
And after all the respect and class we showed your players last saturday, all you guys can come back with is a bunch of disrespectful comments about us and our stadium.
YOU STAY CLASSY UGA, you wonder why people think UGA is an embarrassment to the state of Georgia. Its not the team, its you pathetic trashy fans
BuzztheKiller
November 24th, 2010
11:36 am
I love the usual clueless UGA fan comments about how “easy” it is to get tickets to a Tech game. I have walked up and bought tickets at Sandford several times with UGA friends. Not that hard. I guess most of the UGA fan base can’t afford to buy tickets, recession is especially tough on non college graduates (most of the UGA fan base in my experience). Most true UGA alums are actually very reasonable and classy, it’s the redneck, never went to college, “Dawg” fans who don’t have a clue. See you on Sat! Tech in a mild upset.
dawggone shame
November 24th, 2010
11:53 am
nice story, should have left the comments section closed though
Still@thebar
November 24th, 2010
11:55 am
Murphy – you got me on that one.
Fairly, AM and Chizk and the FBI
November 24th, 2010
12:04 pm
Murray likely did not see Nick theQB SLAM Trick Fairley at the Flats but I suspect that Fairly did see and talk with the FBI, along with Scam Newton and the AU ball coach.
With the UGA/Jan Kemp scandals, the Washuan Ealey auto sideswipes ( 2 ) NEVER, never, ever has the FBI been in anySEC college recruiting of player disciplinary issues …………………like AU has now with the FBI. MSU is also deeply involved.
FBI ………………… will want to know who is BEHIND the money and why. Can you all say MOB??
Double, secret, triple probation is coming for BOTH MSU and AU. Look at all of a sudden with their 2010 w/l records. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm??/ Liars and cheats they both are. FBI will get to the bottom of it ……………..soon.
Go Dogs.
juvenal
November 24th, 2010
12:16 pm
i am glad Aaron is well & will be playing; cream rises-surprized he’s not catching flak for saying something nice, shows he has poise not to provide bill-board fodder…you can judge a crowd on how they treat the visiting team’s fan who are kids…my kid doesn’t talk to strangers, & i ask them why they like talking to kids…………
Rodney Dangerfield
November 24th, 2010
1:05 pm
As a Lowndes football fan I was lucky to make it out of Northside Warner Robins stadium alive once! Talk about trash talk over a football game, wow!
Sven Ottke
November 24th, 2010
2:33 pm
Snake Doc, meet me at Steverino’s on Saturday afternoon and talk that stuff. We’ll see. My guess? You won’t have the ‘nads. You come too UGA Student. You can give me that pap smear that you long to.
LOVE THE VARSITY
November 24th, 2010
4:55 pm
I AM A BULLDAWG ALL THE WAY BUT I LOVE EATING AT THE VARSITY.GO DAWGS!
Big Bee
November 24th, 2010
5:16 pm
I thought they might have went to the game to get smart through osmosis. I mean, it isn’t like they had to be home studying or anything.
superDawg
November 24th, 2010
5:27 pm
Party at Steverinos saturday!
Brianjohnson3
November 24th, 2010
6:31 pm
Bobby Dodd Stadium ” the joke by coke” is the nations wining est stadium!
Truth Teller
November 24th, 2010
6:48 pm
This is a sports blog. This is about football, why do Tech fans always talk about academics? If GT dominated UGA in football would you still decide to talk about academics all the time? It really says a lot, it really speaks volumes that you’re on a sports blog talking about academics. You’re reaching, you know you’re inferior so you have to resort to bringing up something else. THIS IS ABOUT FOOTBALL!!
Big Bee
November 24th, 2010
7:10 pm
They were at the GT/Duke game because they wanted to see what smart guys look like.
GOOD QUESTION?
November 24th, 2010
7:10 pm
What the hell is taking so long to FIRE MARK RICHT?
Jeremy
November 24th, 2010
7:19 pm
The funny thing about it is is that if the Tech players came to UGA they wouldn’t even be recognized!!! Much less given a hard time!!
Reality Stinks
November 24th, 2010
7:33 pm
Did you read that
They bought tickets at the stadium
Havent heard that happen at UGA in a long time wow, what a joke by the coke
JA Dawg
November 25th, 2010
12:37 am
Hot off the press, yet another well written, scathing article on Saban’s recruiting tactics from the Wall Street Journal (wsj.com):
“Former Players Say Saban Twisted the Truth”
Alabama’s Football Coach Said Four Athletes Were Let Go for Breaking Team Rules—Three of Them Say That’s Not True.
Crowell and other recruits may want to think twice about playing for Alabama/Saban……
This is a follow up article to another article written by the Wall Street Journal on Sept 24 entitled:
“Alabama’s Unhappy Castoffs”
Ex-Players Say Coach Nick Saban Pressured Them to Take Medical Scholarships; a ‘Bitter’ Outcome.
These appear to be well written and researched articles (and WSJ is known for the high quality of their journalism).
This is a troubling pattern and I would be surprised if the NCAA doesn’t look further into this. Doesn’t appear that Saban has these student athletes’s best interests at heart with these kind of tactics.
Tim, It would be nice to get your and the other AJC writers opinions on these articles.
Enter your comments here
bugsquacher
November 25th, 2010
3:42 pm
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Chuck UGA
November 25th, 2010
7:01 pm
They just wanted to see for themselves what an empty stadium really looks like.
BoWeevil
November 26th, 2010
11:16 pm
MCG DAWG
November 25th, 2010 2:22 am
“BOWEEVIL….Can’t wait to see you on the Blogs Friday night after Alabama puts Auburn on their rear-ends…SELAH!”
MCG DAWG
SCDawg
November 27th, 2010
10:47 am
Hate the jackets but there fans are always nice unless the win and think the are the best program this side of Mason-Dixon.
RichieRich86
November 27th, 2010
1:15 pm
Where is the main blog for the game?