Georgia adds Florida Atlantic to 2012 football schedule — at cost of $1 million
Georgia will pay Florida Atlantic $1 million to play a 2012 football game in Sanford Stadium – the most UGA has ever agreed to pay an opponent for coming to Athens.
The game will be played on Sept. 15, 2012, replacing an originally scheduled game at Louisville on that date. A two-game, home-and-home contract with Louisville was canceled as part of Georgia’s arrangement to play Boise State in the 2011 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta.
Georgia and Florida Atlantic last week signed a memorandum of understanding on the 2012 game. The document was obtained Tuesday by the AJC under an open-records request.
Florida Atlantic is an FBS (formerly known as Division I-A) team and a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Owls are 4-7 this season and are coached by 76-year-old Howard Schnellenberger, who was Miami’s coach when Mark Richt, now Georgia’s coach, played quarterback for the Hurricanes.
The $1 million payout has become about the going rate for non-conference FBS opponents who do not require a return visit to their stadium. The most Georgia had agreed to pay previously was $975,000 to Buffalo for a 2012 game and North Texas for a 2013 game.
The agreement between Georgia and Florida Atlantic calls for the Owls to receive 300 complimentary tickets and another 3,000 tickets to purchase and states that there will be a $1 million game cancellation fee.
Florida Atlantic’s non-conference games this season have included a 30-17 loss to Michigan State in Detroit and a 51-17 loss at Texas.
Georgia now has seven home games scheduled in 2012. The Bulldogs’ other non-conference opponents that season, all in Athens, are Buffalo, Georgia Southern and Georgia Tech.
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Dawg_Mike
November 30th, 2010
4:33 pm
Damn, we are getting the McGarity Florida scheduling playbook and running with it….
Dawg_Mike
November 30th, 2010
4:33 pm
No long trips…..in state or nearby OOC games…..now if we can match UF in performance
ConyersDawg
November 30th, 2010
4:37 pm
Anyone heard the Willie Martinez to Miami rumor?
dee
November 30th, 2010
4:40 pm
This is awful. As a season ticket holder, I would rather see a close game against an established opponent, rather than a cake walk against division 2. ARE THE TICHET PRICES GOING TO GET CHEAPER?
dee
November 30th, 2010
4:42 pm
Why not pay georgia state university to come play between the hedges?
BULLSEYE
November 30th, 2010
4:43 pm
How “bout them Owls!!!!
FAU should roll.
Theron Sapp
November 30th, 2010
4:51 pm
This is pathetic. This is not what we pay hundreds, and in many cases thousands, a year for.
o-me
November 30th, 2010
4:51 pm
Here we go again…”buying a win”..if UGA loses does Richt get fired?(like Miami)
Whats the difference in BUYING A GAME and BUYING A PLAYER?
All the UGA FAN that have been bitching about Auburn and Cam Newton need to shut the —k up…you are buying games!!!!!!! CAll it what you wish…..Its BS and a damn joke.
I had more respect for McGarity…guess I was wrong.
MDAWG24
November 30th, 2010
4:52 pm
ConyersDawg – not till you mentioned it.
TallaDawg
November 30th, 2010
4:53 pm
Buffalo and FAU in the same season??? Give me a freaking break.
DBDawg
November 30th, 2010
4:53 pm
These games are perfect. You get a little better than a scrimmage but still can sit out injured people and let them heal between games that matter. Younger players get a lot of playing time and experience. With as many good teams as there are in the SEC, why would you not want two or three games that the starters get to rest a little.
Andy in Blairsville
November 30th, 2010
4:54 pm
Why not grow a pair and commit to open 5 seasons in a row vs AL or LSU to gain much needed respect not only in the SEC but across the country as well?
KeepDreaming
November 30th, 2010
4:54 pm
I agree, this doesn’t excite me one bit…too bad…
gadawgs
November 30th, 2010
4:55 pm
Come on people. You all want to be like Florida but you do not want to do what Florida does to be Florida. Great job Mr. McGarity..Keep up the good work.
Not CMR
November 30th, 2010
4:55 pm
Dee….you can kiss the cheaper tickets goodbye !
Carrollton DAWG
November 30th, 2010
4:55 pm
o-me, all the major universities do that. The payoff is usually almost all of the 1-A’s athletic budget you dumb ass.
dee
November 30th, 2010
4:56 pm
What happened to Georgia Saturdays, BUILT Ford Tuff! Seems like we’re more Kia Tuff!
observer
November 30th, 2010
4:57 pm
It’s much better to simply “buy” a game then it is to buy both “games” and “players” as Auburn does with their OOC schedule most years. What a stupid argument.
Anyhow, this scheduling is still pathetic. So 2012 is setting up to have both FAU and Buffalo. Wow, that is some real exciting scheduling. Give me a break McGarrity. So far your management style and approach has proven to be less then impressive.
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4th and Goal
November 30th, 2010
4:58 pm
o-me, go back to bed. Every school has games against weak opponents, Auburn included. Originally the opponent was Louisville and now they have to fill a regular season slot on 9/15 that isn’t easily filled because most teams are already scheduled to play that day. Sounds to me like you got a big chip on your shoulder about your mercenary 1-year QB….quit whining.
10-A-C
November 30th, 2010
4:59 pm
It makes the salary of that pathetic DC of yours look like a bargain!
DBDawg
November 30th, 2010
4:59 pm
Also great games to bring the kids to. Not as many drunks and loudmouths at these games.
Lame
November 30th, 2010
4:59 pm
wow…a million for a win….aren’t desperate to pad your win column are you?
pathetic program….wow…..
Native Atlantan
November 30th, 2010
5:00 pm
@ o-me; If you want to learn the definition of a hypocrite, please find a mirror.
Here are Auburn’s bought wins for the past two years: Ark State, LA Monroe, UT Chattanooga, La Tech and Furman.
Georgia buying another win
November 30th, 2010
5:00 pm
UGA having another cupcake weak schdule. Mutt nation can not complain about other teams playing weak teams….EVER!
Native Atlantan
November 30th, 2010
5:01 pm
Oh, and I forgot the Fighting Letterman’s of Ball State that Auburn played in 2009.
Bama Bill
November 30th, 2010
5:01 pm
Just another joke by the Georgia Pups – KSU Hooties can’t be far behind and then Georgia State. Guess Shorter is feeling left out ?
TeddyBallGame
November 30th, 2010
5:01 pm
Difficult, or nearly impossible, to schedule a major program only two years out – this may have been the best acvailable opponent.
Native Atlantan
November 30th, 2010
5:02 pm
Hey Lame, who’s your team? I bet we can find half a dozen cupcakes on your teams schedule for the past two years.
4th and Goal
November 30th, 2010
5:03 pm
I think UGA should schedule 12 games against the top D1 schools in the country (just like everyone else does). We could play the SEC East teams plus Auburn and two more SEC West teams, Ga Tech, and then maybe we should get Boise State, Oklahoma, Ohio State, and Oregon. That would be an awesome for our Dawgs.
Sanford Drive
November 30th, 2010
5:03 pm
Most of you are idiots.
This is great. And until the BCS dies, the formula to win it has been written. Kudos to McGarity fir understanding that.
The BCS LOVES the SEC. So keep our boys strong and healthy for those games.
Going to be a beautiful day in Athens when Florida Atlantic comes calling!!
dogface
November 30th, 2010
5:04 pm
12-0 in ‘14 if we buy FAU, GSU, Kennesaw State, Brookwood High School, Southern PolyTech, Agnes Scott, Oglethorpe, Young-Harris, Walden University (they’d have to play on-line), Shorter College, Mercer University and Le Cordon Bleu School of Culinary Arts.
This game-buying krap is getting old real fast. When will it end?
Native Atlantan
November 30th, 2010
5:04 pm
Bama Bill, let’s look at your host of cupcakes for the past two years: FL International, North TX, UT Chattanooga, San Jose State, Duke, GA State (not even Div I)
Go Dawgs!
November 30th, 2010
5:04 pm
There is just no satisfying some Dawg fans.
Seriously I truly think some of you simply aren’t happy if you don’t have something to b*tch and complain about.
Some of the same people that were excited about McGarity coming are now complaining about the man’s plan to get us where we want to go.
Go Dawgs!
November 30th, 2010
5:06 pm
Sanford Drive
November 30th, 2010
5:03 pm
Dead on!!!
greg
November 30th, 2010
5:08 pm
This schedule change was a great move by our new AD all around. We dumped UL to pick up BSU next year (in the Dome!!), and dumped UL for the following year in what would have been 3 straight road games at SCe, at UL, and finally at Bama. Now we get a home patsy between those two. One game in the Dome against BSU is worth losing the 2 games against UL and getting another home game between the Carolina and Bama games. Great move Greg!
at least keep the money local
November 30th, 2010
5:08 pm
how about the Ga State Panthers?!??! Keep the freaking money in state!
Lou
November 30th, 2010
5:09 pm
Andy in Blairsville…The SEC office determines the conference schedule for each school. You play everyone in your division every year. You play one traditional opponent from the other division every year. (Georgia’s traditional opponent from the western division is Auburn…Alabama plays Tennessee every year…etc.). You play 2 rotating teams from the other division each year. After the home and away, that opponent rotates out of your schedule and another opponent from the other division rotates in. This year, the Georgia opponents from the west were Arkansas and Mississippi State. The 2 year series with Arkansas is now over. Ole Miss rotates in next year. You can’t just decide to play teams from the other division whenever you want. The league has a system in place.
Bulldog Friend
November 30th, 2010
5:09 pm
Here is the solution that will please all UGA fans:
Pay GT 1M to play in Athens every year. Since UGA
has a 9-1 record over the last 10 years and it would
be an almost sure win against aDiv. 1 opponent. Tech
might go for this since they play better in Athens than at home.
4th and Goal
November 30th, 2010
5:09 pm
UGA has had home and home with Oklahoma State and Arizona State in the past few years; pretty good out-of-conference games in my opinion. With a 12 game schedule, there are going to be a couple of easier games. What idiots on this board don’t understand that?? For those whining about UGA’s schedule, have you looked closely at your team’s schedule?
PTC DAWG
November 30th, 2010
5:09 pm
It’s a good move, 7 home games will be nice, many of our rivals have 8 EVERY year.
PTC DAWG
November 30th, 2010
5:11 pm
I can’t believe someone took Andy in Blairsville serious.
Brian
November 30th, 2010
5:16 pm
People want to crucify CMRs record but the bad records started happening about the same time we started traveling across the country to play the Ariz Sts, Ok States, Colorado, etc. Those cross country trips take it out of the players for the following weeks games too. Give your tickets to a future Dawg if you don’t want to watch a blood bath. My kids loved the Idaho State game.
HOUDAWG
November 30th, 2010
5:17 pm
As Sanford said ……. you just don’t get it. At all …… !
Used to be of similar thought that we NEEDED to sched tougher games , outside the SEC sched.
But , as said ( pay attention now ) …… as long as the BCS system is in play ….. this IS the way to help get to some championship games. And check your FLA’s ; AUB’s ; Texas , etc. They’ve been doing this for a while. And PS …… ( again pay attention ) ….. we just dropped a D1 ( Louisville ) to sched a ” recognized ” D1 team in Boise State for 2011. To think we need to load the non-conference sched with Oklahoma / Ohio State , etc., is insidiously STUPID !
DawgFan'92
November 30th, 2010
5:17 pm
Anyone complaining about this or moronically comparing this to ‘buying a win’ are clearly clueless. Check the schedules of ANY other SEC school and you will find the same thing done at every single one of them. This is the nature of college football. As a point of comparison, Auburn played the following OOC games this year: Arkansa State, Louisianna-Monroe and Chattanooga – yes – all in the same season. Alabama played San Jose State, GEORGIA STATE and Duke. MSU played Memphis, Alcorn State (that’s right, the SWAC), Houston AND UAB.
When you play in the SEC especially, you do not need to prop up your strength of schedule because the conference games themselves give you a stronger schedule than most. What UGA is doing is simply doing what everyone else has been doing for years. There is absolutely nothing wrong with scheduling these guys. It’s actually the smart thing to do because scheduling 11 games against BCS teams (as UGA did last year) is putting yourself at a competitive disadvantage to everyone else in the country. UGA was 1 of only 2 schools (Notre Dame the other) that scheduled that many games against BCS schools in one season.
glsjunior
November 30th, 2010
5:20 pm
How about Ga State? We would’ve taken half to whip that butt!
4th and Goal
November 30th, 2010
5:20 pm
HOUDAWG,
Go look up the words “sarcasm” and “facetious” in the dictionary, you idiot.
HOUDAWG
November 30th, 2010
5:25 pm
Hey 4th …… caught the sarcasm in your previous post …… was referencing those that actually WANT that type of schedule …… punk.
Nick
November 30th, 2010
5:26 pm
geez, you guys making a big deal out of this is entertaining but stupid. Every team in the country (except the FA’s of the world) play these patsy games. Get that in your head and move on.
Spike
November 30th, 2010
5:28 pm
The Fightin Owls will probably give us more of a fight than most Tech teams.
GaTruth
November 30th, 2010
5:34 pm
Don’t argue with the facts. Oklahoma, TX, UF… ALL schedule easy wins for the reasons stated by half the comments above. What you cannot argue with is that winning the SEC is CLEARLY enough to get you where you want to be – BCS championship. Then we dismantle the opponent (usually). If winning the SEC is enough, it is just stupidity to take an unnecessary risk. If you want competitive, great! That’s what the bowls are for – nothing on the line but bragging rights.
Sweet
November 30th, 2010
5:38 pm
Love it! This is what the top teams do to assure the most victories! Now we just need to get by our tough SEC schedule.
Bulldawg Richie
November 30th, 2010
5:39 pm
Didn’t we also agree to pay Louisville $600,000 to get out of that home and home contract? Regardless, I’m looking forward to the Boise St game in the dome. The 3 – 4 defense should be better and hopefully Houston stays.
Will
November 30th, 2010
5:41 pm
As a long time season ticket holder, I could not be more disappointed and embarassed with the scheduling philosophy of McCarthy.
Bringing in no name, noncompetitive teams will:
1. Increase the likelyhood of fewer sellouts as these teams will not sell many tickets and leftovers will not be popular with the general public. This season, single game tickets were available for almost every home game, even the Tech game, up to a week prior to the game.
2. Increase the likelyhood of many noshows on gameday. There are already large gaps of empty seats in the student section and other areas of the stadium, even for the Tech game.
3. Fewer fans coming to Athens will hurt business in Athens on gameday.
4. Wins against these types of teams will not enhance UGA within the BCS standings.
This season, I could not GIVE away my tickets to the Idaho State game and sold my opening game tickets for $20.00 each.
I will not sit in the heat and humidity of September to watch no name, non competitive teams earn a paycheck from UGA.
The Muslim Hammer
November 30th, 2010
5:43 pm
Drop Oregon pick up teams like this? What an embarrassment. I’m dropping my season tickets. These games aren’t worth it.
Paul in RDU
November 30th, 2010
5:43 pm
There is no surpise with this announcement. This is exactly what McGarity said he was going to do – eliminate all OOC road games apart from the every 2 years trip to Atlanta. Now UGA has 7 on campus games every year (as I understand it, UGA’s “home game” with UF is in the same year as the home game against GT). It is an excellent business decision.
UGA is never again going to schedule a traditional power OOC.
hey retards....
November 30th, 2010
5:45 pm
Just win the SEC and everything will fall in place–no need for high profile OOC opponents. UF did it twice in 3 yrs. Just win and stop crying about opponents. How did that Colorado thing work out this year? Geesh, get a clue people.
The Muslim Hammer
November 30th, 2010
5:52 pm
Yeah, b/c UGA has been winning a ton of titles by scheduling patsies in the past. Will you Dawg fans ever get it? YOU ARE NOT GOING TO WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP! Might as well bring Michigan to Athens.
Berzerk8dawg
November 30th, 2010
6:09 pm
Good job McGarity
blazerdawg
November 30th, 2010
6:10 pm
Boise State, Clemson, GA Tech, and then Florida, Auburn and TN, plus two SEC West opponents not enough for y’all?
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November 30th, 2010
6:12 pm
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collegeballfan
November 30th, 2010
6:20 pm
Looks like UGA is setting up 2012 to be a 12 & 0 season. The four non conference games are all gimme’s and all they have to do is run the conference games.
Ben Thinken
November 30th, 2010
6:43 pm
Two things have brought about scheduling sure wins and sure losses.
First, the BCS is based on wins – no matter who the wins come from. Second, college football is no longer a sports based operation. It is a big business operation. Big teams need the wins to qualify for BCS controlled bowls and the lesser teams need the money they receive for playing the big teams. It all boils down to economics.
Tim Tucker
November 30th, 2010
6:53 pm
Bulldawg Richie: The Chick-fil-A Game agreed to pay $600,000 to Louisville to buy out the Georgia contract.
Un-freakin-believable
November 30th, 2010
6:55 pm
Florida Atlantic, Buffalo, and Georgia Southern? Was the Indiana Girls School for the Blind all booked up? Even Louisiana Lafayette thinks this is weak.
jasont13
November 30th, 2010
6:55 pm
You can tell be most of the posts on here that many of you are clueless when it comes to college football. The tough OOC games are being phased out. To the person who mentioned paying 600K in order to play Boise State. ESPN is picking up that tab. Most schools usually play 8 home games and 3 Non AQ teams. Go look at future schedules.
trey
November 30th, 2010
6:59 pm
Sometimes you have to pay to get weaklings to come into your stadium. Sometimes you don’t have to pay weaklings to come to your stadium because they will happily come to bow at our feet — like the yellow maggots, for instance. They will come to our stadium to get whipped for free.
So the Yellow Fuzzy Maggots have KANSAS (lmao) on their schedule again for 2011. Mebbe you girls should remove them since they whipped your team this year.
Middle Tn too? Say it ain’t so. What a might powerful team there!
Don’t forget Jacksonville St. They probably want to come play in your yard too.
((42-34))
Who’s your daddy maggots? LMAO
jasont13
November 30th, 2010
6:59 pm
Un-freakin-believable who is your team? I gurantee they are scheduled to play the sisters of the poor as well.
dawggone
November 30th, 2010
7:05 pm
UGA is doing what everyone has been saying about Boise St ..not playing enough tough teams. This will not put us higher in the polls. Easy wins over easy teams don’t prove anything. Just makes UGA look bad.
If it makes you happy so be it. But as for this dawg fan I’d rather beat the best!
O-me
November 30th, 2010
7:07 pm
Carrollton dawg = 30 IQ
TechRedNeck
November 30th, 2010
7:20 pm
Sanford drive, you’re an idiot for living on Sanford drive. Another weak little team for the mighty dawgs to whip up on. So all the UGA braggarts can talk about how great they are and then play the hypocrite when some other program does the same thing.
Barkin'Dog
November 30th, 2010
7:31 pm
Tim Tucker November 30th, 2010 6:53 pm
Bulldawg Richie: The Chick-fil-A Game agreed to pay $600,000 to Louisville to buy out the Georgia contract.
Tim… I don’t mean to question you, but I believe I read that the payoff to Louisville came from UGA’s take at the Chick-fil-A. UGA was to get more than Boise St., but they are getting $600K less (due to the buy out). I’d like to know for sure, so please check that out with the bowl people.
As for scheduling, this is the way it is being done all over the country. Ohio State, right on down. 3-4 pansies are being scheduled to make up for the grueling games in the conferences. Win your conference (and the easy games), and you’ll be in consideration for the title game. Period.
bob
November 30th, 2010
7:48 pm
Buffalo, Ga South. Fla Atlantic & Ga Tech. If we play 4 division 2 schools, how do we become Bowl eligible?
BBBieUgaVIII
November 30th, 2010
7:54 pm
Boy I hope UGA can get it’s moneies worth on this game. If the dawgs still have a crappy season this will be a huge waste of money. I would hate to be a season ticket holder having to pay the donation and ticket price for joke games like this. The SEC is a power in their own mind but not in the OOC games it choses.
BBBieUgaVIII
November 30th, 2010
8:00 pm
BOB you are so funny. GT, Bullalo & Fla Atlantic are FBS teams. Ga Southern is your only FCS team. Damn, you are stupid to be a College football fan.
wildbill
November 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
What in heck is going on in Athens, paying a mil for a pansy game? Next thing we know, UGA will be playing high school teams. After Boise State kicks us from pillar to post, we will probably play Meadowcreek High School and get beat!
DawgPile
November 30th, 2010
8:15 pm
What are they talking about? That is a very difficult non-conference schedule. I don’t see any other school putting an NFL team on their schedule!
DougSearch
November 30th, 2010
8:16 pm
It’s cheaper than a Michelle or Barack vacation.
just a fan
November 30th, 2010
8:32 pm
lol DougSearch lmao
Snellville Jacket
November 30th, 2010
8:34 pm
I hate to see any team – including my Jackets – schedule these pansies. As a season ticket holder, I can guarantee you that I had rather see Tech play some tough OOC opponents than Middle Tennessee or South Carolina State. I’m sure many of my Dawg counterparts feel the same way about scheduling Florida Atlantic. When I was at Tech, we played UGA, Tennessee, and Auburn every year. Did we lose some games? Sure, but I’d rather lose to a quality opponent than get a cheap win against a nobody!
just a fan
November 30th, 2010
8:35 pm
As a season ticket holder I am not thrilled with all the lower tier teams we are playing for but as someone said earlier if we get to rest our starters a little more during the season and they stay fresher for the big games and we play the younger guys and build depth then I am all for it also the main goal is to win your conference games we do that and we are playing in a BCS game or MNC game that is what counts not a home and home with Louisville or Oregon but i was going to make the trip to Autzen
Delbert D.
November 30th, 2010
8:50 pm
What was the deal with Idaho St., $300 thousand? Why not just bring them back again?, Heck put them on the schedule every year and make them a traditional home-alone rival.
SEC whiner
November 30th, 2010
9:08 pm
$1 million the going rate – not hardly.
This sounds pretty desperate to me. After Colorado and the close call at home against a QB-less insect bunch – seem like troubled times may be ahead in Athens.
jasont13
November 30th, 2010
9:14 pm
SEC Whiner, what are you talking about? Alabama will be paying North Texas close to 1.2 million to travel to Tuscaloosa. The going rate for a lot of the schools is close to 750k and higher. Do you know what UGA paid Boise State in 2005? 800K
Flying Tigers
November 30th, 2010
9:16 pm
Man that is sure going to be a great schedule for season ticket holders. Hell, why not just cancel the damn game, give them a million bucks and put up the W. This is what college athletics has come too, lets not compete lets just buy wins. Hell UGA should have patsies to play in Vandy, Kentucky and one of the Mississippi schools every year, then one out of conference patsy, and then GT. Hell can’t they compete against the others are do you still have to “buy” wins? I understand the need for 2 or 3 patsies per year, but this is ridiculus.
Hobnailbooty
November 30th, 2010
9:24 pm
Man I hate the BCS because as a season ticket holder this is crap. I would rather play 12 Auburns and be 8-4 than play the schedule with 3 patsies and be 11-1 or 12-0. U still pay the same for each ticket but as long as other schools schedule 3 patsies I guess we have to as well. What BS minus the C.
kreedham
November 30th, 2010
9:30 pm
Now that Georgia State has a team and Georgia Southern is well established both Tech and Georgia should play them. Have Tech play Georgia Southern while Georgia plays Georgia State and the next year switch.
Common Sense
November 30th, 2010
9:31 pm
You people bitch about the Boise game (too hard – risky) and then bitch about this one (too easy – too rich).
Common sense says McGarity is doing his damn job (and not gettin’ arrested while doing it).
Common Sense is right – I always am.
Common Sense
November 30th, 2010
9:35 pm
All you season ticket holders who are whining about this and that need to shut up.
YOUR A.D. IS DOING HIS FREAKIN JOB
SHUT UP, TAKE YOUR TAX DEDUCTION FOR THE GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION, AND SHOW UP FOR THE GAMES.
spider
November 30th, 2010
9:35 pm
FAU, BUFFALO, AND GA TECH ALL IN ONE SEASON, TALK ABOUT A CAKE WALK
SEC whiner
November 30th, 2010
9:40 pm
“Common sense says McGarity is doing his damn job (and not gettin’ arrested while doing it). ”
Well at least someone in Athens isn’t getting arrested!
JMar
November 30th, 2010
9:45 pm
It’s a shame there are so many morons commenting. To those complaining that the Dawgs have a cakewalk schedule, you’re morons because the only reason they have to pay Florida Atlantic is because they signed up to play Boise State. To those complaining that they should have given the money to Georgia State, well Georgia State is not an FBS school and they already have an FCS school on the schedule, so not only would they be playing a worse team, but it wouldn’t even count towards bowl eligibility. To those complaining that they should have found a better school to fill the gap in their schedule, did you notice that 99% of football games for 2012 are already scheduled? You can’t just go out and get another good team because those good teams already have games to play. And if you didn’t notice from the article above, they would have to pay hundreds of thousands to a million dollars to get out of those games.
Notso Fast
November 30th, 2010
9:59 pm
The Dawg fans have it made. When the AD signs team that guarantees a victory but is embarrassing even to Dawg fans, they just say that whats Florida does. When he signs a great game to start the season, then he is a Ga grad. With his “dream team” and schedule, Coach R better win. Dream teams still need great coaching to win.
Carter Burger
November 30th, 2010
10:08 pm
You have got to be kidding me? The Dawgs replaced Louisville with FAU? This is the best they could do? This is the new direction McGarity wants to lead the program in? Who’s next? Cumberland College? Northern Kentucky University? I hear Morehead State may have an open date in 2013. Sheese.
Chicago Dawg
November 30th, 2010
10:09 pm
No one will be worried about the schedule if it lands UGA in the BCS title game. They still play an SEC schedule which is the toughest in the nation. Great way to see the stars of tomorrow with the younger guys getting to play and the 2nd teamer seniors getting an opportunity to play. It really doesn’t matter in the end as long as you hit your goals and are playing an SEC schedule. Go DAWGS!
Un-freakin-believable
November 30th, 2010
10:09 pm
jasont13- My team is the Sisters of the Poor. At least they know thy’re not good, and don’t need to buy wins. Next question tough guy?
Un-freakin-believable
November 30th, 2010
10:27 pm
Carter Burger- Don’t orget the chihuauas announced they would be playing Charleston Southern in either 2011 or 2013.
Smart
November 30th, 2010
10:35 pm
Good move by Greg. That L’ville road game was sandwiched between games @ Carolina and @ Bama. Nice to squeeze in a home game against a lesser opponent in between two huge SEC games.
NorthGaDawg
November 30th, 2010
10:42 pm
If I remember correctly, while Florida was winning those Nat. Championships, most of their schedules were games like this. So lighten up!!
McLovin
November 30th, 2010
10:59 pm
Common Sense—right on!!! At least someone on here gets it. No wonder everyone laughs at UGA’s fanbase. I now have to agree that we have some of the dumbest fans around. This is how UF did it when McGaruty was there and they won. That is the difference, they WON. All we have to do is win the conference and we are in. Where have you people been? Win the SEC and the BCS comes to us. Thanks, Common Sense for putting it out there in such a simple way–Maybe some of these so called Dawg Fans will understand it. Oh, by the way, playing tough OOC games didn’t work, so what are you all bitchin’ about. Forfeit your season tickets and I’ll pick them up. Stay at home, we don’t want your kind pulling for the DAWGS anyway!!!
Dawgtards ruin this state
December 1st, 2010
12:12 am
Why would talented kids want to lose to Florida EVERY year by 15 points and also lose to Auburn, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tenn, Bama and LSU. Go to any other school in the nation and don’t collect garbage for a living, like most 4-5 star recruits that regress at thUGA. Play for a real coach and fans that understand football, not just shop at wal-mart in Bogart, GA and buy groceries at piggly wiggly.
bama bill eats snot
December 1st, 2010
1:03 am
Bill, who did Bama play before Allburn? Yeah, I thought so. Shut your trap.
KimZ'spackage
December 1st, 2010
1:10 am
McGarity is trying to get the dawgs a shot at a National Championship with this new scheduling? I guess if the dawgs finish better than 6-6 they will be Junkyard Dawgs again instead of just JUNK. McGarity has made it a must for the Dawgs to cheer for Tech in 11 of their games to help UGA’s Strength of Schedule. I don’t see the Dawgs being MNC contenders playing just 4-5 games a year. 3 weak OOC games, Tech, Vandy, Kentucky, & USC. So, UGA can get a MNC shot playing Tenn, Florida, Auburn and 2 rotating west teams? UGA had the easiest schedule they have seen in the last 30 years and the Dawgs finished 6-6. McGarity playing(paying) cupcakes ain’t the answer. I know. Why not get 8 home games and make the fans pay a ton more money to see Florida Atl, Buffalo, Memphis, Tech, Vandy, LSU, Auburn, & Kentucky. I know I would pay everything I make to see 8 home wins on this schedule. Road games of USC, Florida, Tenn., and Ole miss. I am sure this type of schedule will move UGA to the top in power rankings and SoS. The Plus is all the Away games are easy drives for the most part. I am prety sure UGA winning the MNC often enough(making Big Money) you can keep finding(paying) 3 week teams to just play the games in Athens.
KimZ'spackage
December 1st, 2010
1:28 am
It was a great day for UGA football. The New AD was avoiding playing a good team. While the Old AD was avoding going to court. Proud day all the way around for UGA fans. Both events were hits to the GAA wallet and not in a good way.
ALEXANDER
December 1st, 2010
2:48 am
THIS IS CALL THE ART OF WAR!!!!!!
BibbDawg
December 1st, 2010
4:35 am
Well, the Oregon series has been canceled, the Louisville series has been canceled. Are we trying to get out of the Clemson series too? College football scheduling is becoming a joke. At least we used to play major outside conference patsies.
SEC team adds cupcake to football schedule for $1 million payday | Ben Maller
December 1st, 2010
4:58 am
[...] will pay Florida Atlantic $1 million to play a 2012 football game in Sanford Stadium – the most UGA has ever agreed to pay an [...]
Bulldog Friend
December 1st, 2010
5:03 am
The 2012 UGA schedule will have five (not four) patsies. Someone forgot to include Georgia Tech.
legionaire
December 1st, 2010
5:37 am
This is not anything new guys. When I was at UGA in the ’50’s we played VMI one year, We played Florida State who had a great half time circus but was just starting out with football. McGarity do knows what he is doing. It is not realistic to think that an SEC team can play a top 10 team every week. Your players can’t take that kind of pounding no matter how good they are.
bgdawg
December 1st, 2010
5:55 am
Dawgtards: most of those schools you named we’ve lost to like once in the past 4 years so your statement doesnt mean a thing. all 5* recruits don’t pan out. if they did texas, florida, alabama, georgia and the top 10 recruiting teams would be national champs every year.
Greg McGarity’s work is done, at least on one front. | Get The Picture
December 1st, 2010
6:00 am
[...] Because some of you like to get your lives in the fall organized early, here’s how Georgia’s 2012 home football schedule shapes up after adding Florida Atlantic: [...]
BIRDDAWGONE
December 1st, 2010
7:14 am
Why not add Georgia Tech instead of Florida Atlantic if UGA is just buying wins. No one at UGA ever gets tired of whipping Ga Tech, and Ga Tech sure could use the money. Maybe UGA could play Tech three or four times each year.
Dwrlovr
December 1st, 2010
7:16 am
Why don’t they just schedule Athens High School? What about a REAL team like maybe Texas or
Virginia Tech or someone else of that ilk?
I agree that Florida Atlantic is trying to come up in the world but pay them a million bucks? Is the AD crazier than the one whogot a DUI with a woman in his car who was not his wife and with her panties in his lap? Paying them a million bucks is laughable….maybe a hundred thousand but by no means a million!!
Buckeye
December 1st, 2010
7:32 am
Ah, the thought of Conference USA…….
In case you were wondering, it’s 31 degrees in Memphis………
HA!
JB
December 1st, 2010
7:41 am
Go to Miami message boards this AM and read a little bit about their fan base and bloggers discussing who they want for a new Head Coach…..They Joke about Mark Richt and make fun of him and Even Mike Shula gets better talk than Mark. It’s just a bunch of knuckleheads, but not Richt fans on those boards. Ouch !
reebok
December 1st, 2010
7:52 am
not taking any more chances on bowl eligibility, are we?
JB
December 1st, 2010
7:55 am
reebok…………….we can’t play Tech every week !
MS Bully
December 1st, 2010
7:57 am
MS. State deserved a break in scheduling. Did anyone else play the last four National Champions all on the road. It is not State’s fault about the schedule. Georgia and Florida just got beat by State and that helped their sorry seasons. Houston was in the Top 20 last year and we went on the road and ended their long home winning streak. No one predicted State to win over 5 games this year, 8-4 is one hell of a year for the Bulldogs (could have easily beat Auburn and Arkansas).
Fair and Balanced
December 1st, 2010
8:26 am
So most of the SEC games in 2012 will be played on the road! Why never at least half of them played in Sanford? Brilliant. Lets stack the deck against ourselves as much as possible! We finally commit to 7 home games (something elite schools have done for a while now) and here we get FL Atlantic, GA Southern etc.
Road Scholar
December 1st, 2010
8:32 am
This is rich…a Georgia fan calling other Georgia fans stupid! And over playing the long time powerhouse Florida Atlantic!
Dawgtards ruin this state
December 1st, 2010
8:41 am
Since when does winning by a missed extra point become a whipping? Oh yeah, you’re a thUGA fan, delusional at best, stupid and crazy at worst.
yup
December 1st, 2010
8:41 am
We play in the toughest conference in the country. DawgFan’92 is correct.
Dan
December 1st, 2010
8:49 am
42-34
BG
December 1st, 2010
9:19 am
I am so happy with this. Our new AD knows that playing these tough OOC games are crazy.
dtanner
December 1st, 2010
9:22 am
hey fans it’s all up to us, along as we are dumb enough to keep paying 60 bucks to watch these set-up games they will keep scheduling them, we should boycot these games
Bill B
December 1st, 2010
9:22 am
What are you people whining about? Every SEC team schedules 2-3 cupcake home games every year. Looks like we’ll have 2 in 2012. Has something changed? Instead of whining about paying to see UGA play FAU, the news should be what appears to be a bye week before the Gator game.
The Chokemeister
December 1st, 2010
9:29 am
I like it!
Uga the Ocho
December 1st, 2010
9:35 am
It is what it is. My only fear is that while Georgia wins the talent battle on the field, it sorely loses it on the sideline in this game. The Pipe should be in the Hall of Fame, IMO.
PMC
December 1st, 2010
9:36 am
Cool, maybe they can make that up in players jersey sales or say half of the salary of the defensive coordinator this year. It’s not like he earned it.
Myron Bolitar
December 1st, 2010
9:41 am
Boise State is losing a ton of starters this year. Looks like UGA lucked out. At first glance, this looks like a tough game. When you look at who Boise is losing…not so much.
Pope UGA XXIII
December 1st, 2010
9:54 am
The Sun Belt is NOT an FBS league
Taylor Wooten
December 1st, 2010
9:57 am
$1 MILLION ! To pay a team to come play you? Who’s the FOOL here? LOL
I bet Florida Atlantic is laughing…..all the way to the Bank.
NCAA football is seriously screwed up.
KimZ'spackage
December 1st, 2010
10:00 am
So Uga VIII can sleep thorugh most games now.
Haters cannot have it both ways
December 1st, 2010
10:08 am
UGA schedules Boise State, the darling of the dream NC crowd and then these same morns bash UGA for scheduling FSE or Ga Southern.
The only way UGA would be let off the hook by these babies ( none are college educated ) is to have the real USC, PN State, Ohio State and Notre Dame (always 6-5) and Michigan and Florida and Alabama and Texas on tap and in AWAY games. Then, and only then would these fools stop the I hate UGA.
We pick up Clemson and they historically were a tough out for UGA back in the day. Frankly, any ACC school is about as good to have on the schedule as a FSE or Ga Southern or Samford or Furman. I mean, this year the ACC Champ might end up in the Weedeater. AHAHAHAHA
Go Dogs. The jealous get more jealous.
Cannot wait for the UGA ENGINEERS to stomp the towel heads of GT in about three or so years.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA
still@the bar
December 1st, 2010
10:09 am
Looks like UGA dicided not to replace the Strength & Conditioning coach. McGarity went the other way. I guess UGAs brain trust figures it is cheaper to Buy wins, than to Pay a new S&C coach and play some good teams. Man what is the minimum donation & ticket price to get a chance to see these powerhouse teams? I hope UGA plays all these jokes at night so at least the Dawgs can get drunk all day. The day long tailgate might be worth the ticket price.
autiger83
December 1st, 2010
10:15 am
UGA really should play Ga State or Ga Southern.
News flash !!!
December 1st, 2010
10:16 am
CPJ is being told by the GT family that to lose by 8 IS WORSE than to lose to your hated rival by 1. They rare also reminding him that he had the # 1 rushing team in the universe and that he was throwing the ball to win. DUMB he is. Like 2009 was the same. Duh. He and Reggie Ball are twins separated at birth.
Also, Blair the goat is going to become a Monk and live in a cave for the rest of his life. THAT BLOWN PAT kick is how he will be forever remembered ……………..sort of like GT’s # 37 and um, ah, those APD charges’
How is the communication working out tween GT and the Weedeater? Get those” two for one shrimp meal deal” tickets for their Shoney’s????
Gt at the Independence will be a new cackle for UGA fans because we all know that” it is the worst bowl ” and that” teams that play there are in a downward spiral” …………….right???
Why would they???
December 1st, 2010
10:18 am
What a joke! Louisville is not near our caliber but we cancel to play Florida Atlantic??? Who the heck is that???? I guess if we can’t beat Florida we’ll find some school with Florida in their name to bash around and help us recover. Stupid, Stupid, Stupid. Need to start buying Falcons tickets rather than UGA’s since Richt apparently feels he can’t beat anybody but pansies in OOC games.
still@the bar
December 1st, 2010
10:18 am
Haters cannot
You calling people out about a college education yet you keep using whatever the hell FSE is. Morom. There are FBS and FCS. What the F..K is FSE? Boy you know College football don’t you?
I can’t wait either to see what or who will hire the JOKE engineer from UGA. When they ask a UGA engineer to do a static load test I can hear it now. Well, I was getting drunk or too hungover the day they tought that.
blazer
December 1st, 2010
10:20 am
Beefing up the schedule i see!
Why would they???
December 1st, 2010
10:20 am
To the idiot “Haters” comment….UGA only scheduled Boise after looking at what Boise has returning next year. NOTHING. They will be as cupcake as the others next season. But we will be able to feel good at beating a media darling that goes on to lose 5 games next year with their weak schedule.
UGA Insider
December 1st, 2010
10:24 am
This move will be criticized but is actually a great move by McGarity. The UL series simply did not make sense with our schedule and was viewed by everyone except D Evans as a mistake. Well done McGarity, you are doing a good job putting your stamp on this program.
still@the bar
December 1st, 2010
10:25 am
I am still a lil drunk from the bar but even I know UGA is not getting better playing easy teams.
Alexander there is no ART needed to when a WAR when you greatly out number the enemy. Ask the Warriors at Termopoly, the Alamo, or Little Big Horn.
still@the bar
December 1st, 2010
10:29 am
UGA is now called TIGER WOODS U. Tiger is the only guy I have heard about that pays $1 Mil to F..K somthing that easy.
Ringer
December 1st, 2010
10:34 am
AJC headline: Sugar Bowl ring stolen from UGA player
Assume that this guy sold the ring and is now trying to cover up by claiming it was stolen.
dawgfacedboy
December 1st, 2010
10:43 am
Yep, we have two cupcakes on our schedule. No more than any other team. Ga Tech is respectable for our 3rd OOC game. We also play in the toughest conference in the nation. Next.
JB
December 1st, 2010
10:44 am
To ALL: look at Florida’s schedule the year they won the National Championship………Then STFU.
still@the bar
December 1st, 2010
10:45 am
Ringer good call. Who would be in his room and just steal his ring other than a “Friend”? He needed the cash! He knew how the Ebay thing forced the NCAA to make new rules because of DAWG players. There is one Blinged out Crack Dealer in Macon I guess. Glad to hear the player is finishing school with a real degree. He should do well in Life after football.
still@the bar
December 1st, 2010
10:48 am
JB and that is why the Dawgs have been crying about how Florida don’t play nobody. I guess UGA is of the mindset that “If you can’t beat them then Join them(change to easier teams)”.
Dawgtards ruin this state
December 1st, 2010
11:15 am
thUGA’s OOC schedule doesn’t matter until they can beat teams in the SEC East, which thet can’t. Next!
BreakingNews
December 1st, 2010
11:30 am
BamaBill:
let’s not forget those tough ones you guys played against San Jose St. and Georgia St. this year! You freakin’ moron – every team in college football plays a couple of weak, OOC opponents every year.
This shouldn’t even be news – most of the idiots posting on this blog think that UGA is the only team in the NCAA scheduling a couple of “cupcake” games each season. Instead of wasting your time spewing your ignorance on the blog, you could visit a few D-1 college websites, look at their schedules, and see for yourselves
jarvis
December 1st, 2010
11:31 am
Didn’t we go 3-2 in the SEC East? Isn’t that about the same Tech did in the Atlantic or Coastal…like anyone can tell the difference between two lumps of turd.
Floyd
December 1st, 2010
11:38 am
Arguably the worst home schedule in Georgia history.
Thanks McGarrity. If you’re planning to bring anything else with you from Gainesville, might I suggest you start with the Florida defense?
San Francisco Dawg
December 1st, 2010
11:46 am
Weak! Why would I fly to Athens to see this? I would rather lose in a high profile game then win a game with a school that barely exists on anyone’s radar…Why not Notre Dame? BYU? Clemson? USC?
bamabillsadouche
December 1st, 2010
11:47 am
In the SEC you have to have some weak OOC opponents, since we don’t have the luxury of being in a cupcake conference like the AC”C”. I just hate paying them that much cabbage, when we get to stomp a joke like Tech for free.
Ed (The Original)
December 1st, 2010
11:50 am
embarassing…
jarvis
December 1st, 2010
11:52 am
Florida Atlantic, Buffalo, and Georgia Southern at roughly $45 a clip X 3 tickets for each….
Best $405 I’ll ever spend not including roughly the 43% of my donation that can be attributed to those games.
I think they hate me.
Go Dawgs!
December 1st, 2010
12:04 pm
Scheduling the extra cupcakes is a good thing. Again as several smart fans have mentioned this is what the championship teams do. Here’s why it works:
1. The SEC schedule by itself is more than enough to get you where you want to go. Look at Aub this year. They have played 4 top 25 teams this year (all on their SEC schedule) and technically 5 since they will play SC for the 2nd time. The rest of the top 10 have only played 1 except Mich St which played 2.
2. When you play the cupcakes it gives you a chance to work on new plays and add wrinkles at true game speed, but most importantly it gives your starters a chance to rest while getting in some good work. The SEC rigors are brutal enough without getting the team beat up playing a big non-conference game. Also, having the ability to sit your starters by mid 3rd qtr gives your back ups and younger players valuable playing time so if an injury occurs they’re prepared. Also if you play 3 cupcakes and get backups and young players a chance to play a quarter and a half that’s a whole game’s worth of experience alone. Add a couple of down opponents within the conference and now you’ve gotten backups and young players almost 2 1/2 games worth of playing time over the course of a season, so next year when those players take over the learning curve is shorter.
Florida and Foley get it. If memory serves me correctly I’m not sure which championship run it was for them 06 or 08 but Florida only had to travel more than 60 miles for a game once that whole season. McGarity was at UF during their 96, 06, and 08 championship runs not to mention the other good seasons they have so I think the man knows more about what it takes than anyone on this blog.
Why is this so hard for some of you to grasp?
Go Dawgs!
December 1st, 2010
12:13 pm
San Francisco Dawg
December 1st, 2010
11:46 am
“.. I would rather LOSE in a high profile game then WIN a game with a school that barely exists on anyone’s radar”
If that’s truly the case then you’re stupid. Don’t beleive me ask a UF, Bama, Texas, or USC fan if they feel the same way. I doubt if they do.
Some of you crack me up. We have some SERIOUSLY bi-polar fans.
When we did have that kind of schedule everyone b*tched about it being too difficult or complained about the losses. Now the schedule isn’t hard enough. give me a break. The rigors of the SEC portion of the schedule are as tough if not tougher than any conference in America. You don’t NEED to schedule hard non-conf. BCS teams because year in and year out the SEC schedule by itself is more than enough to get you where you want to go. Wake up people.
Myron Bolitar
December 1st, 2010
12:26 pm
Go Dawgs!
December 1st, 2010
12:04 pm
Scheduling the extra cupcakes is a good thing. Again as several smart fans have mentioned this is what the championship teams do. Here’s why it works:
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
If this is what championship teams do, why is UGA doing it?
JACKET RACKET
December 1st, 2010
1:06 pm
Why didn’t uga call berry college? they had an opening and cheaper
JACKET RACKET
December 1st, 2010
1:12 pm
Enter your comments here
1 Million Doll Hairs
December 1st, 2010
1:22 pm
A Mil for a Guaranteed Win isn’t Bad is it?????????????
Old Coach
December 1st, 2010
1:27 pm
I Guess Richt will feel sorry for his old coach and spot him 21………that way FAU will beat the spread,Georgia will win and Gamblers will Lose!
Ga State AD.
December 1st, 2010
1:29 pm
Will You give us 1.5 Million$?Where do we sign up?
jack bull
December 1st, 2010
1:52 pm
lets just hope those Owls aren’t as tough as the ones from Kennesaw St…..Tech know how tough those Hoot Owls are, don’t they….
jack bull
December 1st, 2010
1:53 pm
knows*…sorry spelling police..
WarEagleJim
December 1st, 2010
1:54 pm
I think that adding Boise State and Buffalo is a tremendous upgrade to Georgia’s schedule. In Boise you get a team that is a kicker away from playing in the NC game and Buffalo may be 2-9 right now, but they will be better next year as Ryan Fitzpatrick and CJ Spiller deveope.
BreakingNews
December 1st, 2010
1:55 pm
JacketRacket:
See my last post above, and immediately add yourself to the idiot list
BreakingNews
December 1st, 2010
1:59 pm
Also to JacketRacket:
Seems you have forgotten Tech’s brutal matchups vs. South Carolina St. and Middle Tennessee St. this year.
As stated earlier – ALL NCAA TEAMS PLAY A FEW WEAK OOC GAMES – QUIT BEING MORONS
BreakingNews
December 1st, 2010
2:01 pm
WarEagleJim -
I find it quite humorous that you allude to UGA playing against players that make money for playing ball (Buffalo)….hilarious, coming from an Auburn fan.
Scam Eagle!
The Voice of Reason
December 1st, 2010
2:16 pm
Here are some interesting non-conference schedules:
1. Oregon: New Mexico, Tenn. & Portland State
2. Auburn: Arkansas St., Clemson, UL Monroe, UT- Chattanooga
3. Wisconsin: UNLV, San Jose State, Arizona State & Austin Peay
4. TCU: Oregon State, Tenn. Tech, Baylor & SMU
More than a couple of beat downs in that group.
Interesting.
Richard Dawson
December 1st, 2010
2:19 pm
If fans would refuse to go to these high school games, UGA would lose money on them and stop scheduling them. Pipe dream. I will be staying at home. Bring on some real non-conference opponents (OK St and AZ St were fine, would love to see Ohio St, Texas, USC, Penn St., Notre Dame, etc.) and I will be there.
WarEagle Jim
December 1st, 2010
2:29 pm
Breaking News – Are you trying to take a slap a Cam??? He is COMPLETELY innocent. He just won the Heisman today. These accusations were a complete fabrication. Some Bama boosters paid Rogers to make up the whole story. I can hear all you Bammer fans gnashing your teeth. HA!HA!HA!
kral
December 1st, 2010
2:46 pm
Enter your comments here
kral
December 1st, 2010
3:05 pm
Want let me
eweeeeeeh
December 1st, 2010
3:05 pm
scary
Alabama Jack
December 1st, 2010
3:07 pm
I just became a big Florida Atlantic fan.
Les W. Moore
December 1st, 2010
3:34 pm
So the mutts are running from Louisville?
The Voice of Reason
December 1st, 2010
4:07 pm
A few more teams non-conf. schedules:
Texas: Rice, Wyoming, UCLA, FL Atlantic (geez, how bad was Texas this year???)
Ohio State: Marshall, Miami (Ohio, not the Dolphins), Eastern Michigan
Stanford: Sacramento State (really??), Wake Forest, Notre Dame
Arkansas: Tenn Tech, UL Monroe, Texas A& M, UTEP
Michigan State: Western Michigan,FL Atlantic, Notre Dame, Northern Colorado
I am beginning to think UL-Monroe had the toughest non-conf. schedule- Arkansas, Auburn, LSU. They must have one heck of an athletic department budget!!!!
Knowall Moreno
December 1st, 2010
4:08 pm
I would have liked to see Louisville, at least it would be a decent game, this Buffalo, Fla./Atlantic, Idaho St., La./Lafayette, is all bs. No one wants to see or PAY to watch this junk, as a Dawg fan I am disappointed with adding high school opponents which amounts to a glorified scrimmage, Greg Mc., please STOP with the scrubbeanies & play some quality teams!!!
Dontavius Supremo
December 1st, 2010
4:24 pm
Whoopee.
still@the bar
December 1st, 2010
4:56 pm
UGA will let the GAA pay #1 mill for about 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 hours of entertainment instead of using that money to lower student fees or help the Academic Scholarships. UGA a real Institution of Higher Learning for sure. AHHAHAHAHAHHAHA
Were #1. We have all the best Drunks and Bimbos.
gcs
December 1st, 2010
5:09 pm
Vandy, FAU, Buffalo, Georgia Southern and Georgia Tech all in the same season?!!!
HELP! QUICKLY! WHERE DO I GET TICKETS??!!
(I miss Damon Evans)
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gcs
December 1st, 2010
5:23 pm
UGA plays at Ole Miss in 2011. That probably means Ole Miss will be playing in Athens in 2012.
Be careful on your way to the box office. I am sure there will be a mad rush for season tickets.
.
nsnstv
December 1st, 2010
5:43 pm
Way to go UGA. That’s why nobody respects your program.
independent
December 1st, 2010
5:46 pm
Chicken schedule for a chicken team. The funny part is the dogs will still go 6-6 or 5-7, they are that bad
No More Richt
December 1st, 2010
5:58 pm
“Chicken schedule for a chicken team. The funny part is the dogs will still go 6-6 or 5-7, they are that bad.”
And it will never improve until Mark Richt is dumped and replaced with a winning coach.
UGA 2010
December 1st, 2010
6:33 pm
lol Georgia needs to switch places with Boise St if the only competition they like are the easy teams
Les Miles
December 1st, 2010
6:33 pm
I open up with Oregon next year; go to West Virginia and play in the SEC West. No wonder no one respects UGA.
Saben
December 1st, 2010
6:37 pm
Good for the dream team.
You folks are a joke.
Imagine you will need to turn your red panties in for pink ones ladies.
Dogs Smell
December 1st, 2010
6:39 pm
Another way to insure a win. God only knows for Ga , this is typical.
Saben
December 1st, 2010
6:40 pm
Hopefully you folks get a female bull dog as a mascot.
Jborodawg
December 1st, 2010
6:41 pm
You whiners need to re-read a couple posts….
4th and Goal @ 4:58 pm
“…Every school has games against weak opponents…. Originally the opponent was Louisville and now they have to fill a regular season slot…that isn’t easily filled because most teams are already scheduled to play that day…” I guarantee you, no major program had an opening when we needed it.
And…
Go Dawgs! @ 5:04 pm
“…There is just no satisfying some Dawg fans. Seriously I truly think some of you simply aren’t happy if you don’t have something to b*tch and complain about…”
And Dawg Fan ‘92 @ 517 pm
And Nick @ 526pm
All ya gotta do is check the schedules of each top-25 team. While you’re at it, check Flawduh’s and Texas’ and Penn State’s. Most other schools have at least three and sometimes four so-called “cake walks”. Remember, we gotta play eight SEC teams every year; including our every year teams…Awbun, Flawduh, Tenn, and S.C.; and our OOC Tech game.
Les Miles
December 1st, 2010
6:51 pm
play my schedule, beeotches!!!
hbcuclassics
December 1st, 2010
7:08 pm
Black Power Poll TM
Week 11 2010
1. Bethune (14)
2. S. Carolina St (12)
3. Albany St (5)
4. FAMU
5. Texas Southern
6. Grambling (23)
7. FVSU (22)
8. Tuskegee
9. Morehouse (23)
10. Shaw (25)
(#) – Top 25 Ranking Coaches Polls, FCS, AFCA
http://www.hbcuclassics.com
Hotdawgs
December 1st, 2010
7:47 pm
It’s about time we start playing these lesser teams. Thank God we have McCarity as AD and is following what FLA has been doing for years. FLA travels no where to play at another teams place unless it’s a SEC school. The last time FLA went off and played at another school was at syracuse 1996 i belive and LOST. FLA plays at least 8 games out of 12 in the state of FLA. They only go on the road to play 4 games a year and that is only because they are SEC games. GA needs to start doing the samething every year and play 8 games in the state of GA. GA also needs to have the bye week for now on before the FLA game just as they do. I can pretty much asure you we would have beat FLA this year if they didn’t have the bye week before playing us. Urban was very reeling BIG TIME after losing 3 in a row before our game. It was just GA bad luck playing them after there bye week where Urban could put in his changes of 3 QB plan. FLA fans knows and don’t care about the sechule they play each year because they all know they have a good chance to play for the NC game. That’s the way GA needs to strive for no matter what the tickets go for. GA fans would not be bitching about the price if GA could go ply for the NC Game period.
Fushino
December 1st, 2010
9:45 pm
The FAU Burrowing Owls are Division I-A for some of ya that don’t know any better. We are just in one of the weakest conferences (The Sun Belt). FAU will usually have one first half of fight in them, but then the big teams pull away big time in the second half. They have scared teams here and there like FAU losing to South Carolina 19-18 at half time last year before they let Spurrier pull away, or when they played (then number 6 in the country) South Florida, went to half time tied 21-21 and then lost the game in the final minutes). Bulldog fans and fans of other schools should not attack UGA for doing this. Every football program in the major BCS conferences does this. Texas paid FAU almost a million, South Carolina paid FAU almost a million, etc. I wish they didn’t do this though. I’m a huge FAU fan and FAU grad but grew up a Bulldog fan. Don’t forget FAU’s coach is legendary Coach Howard Schnellenberger who coached Richt when he was a QB in college at the U.
DWDY Dawg
December 1st, 2010
10:00 pm
Pitiful. Hey McGarity, want to buy my Buffalo and FAU tickets in 2012? How about a home and home with another SEC West or ACC team instead of one of those? Two high school games is enough… Nobody wants three!
Richie_Rich86
December 1st, 2010
10:32 pm
lol you people are retard to say the Dawgs have a weak schedule. Are yal really being serious or just really dumb? Georgia plays UF, UT, USC, and Auburn every year! Get the heck out out here. I really wish we could get contact information and everything of the bloggers on here. Some of yal just have no clue whatso ever. Why post something if you have no idea what your talking about?
Go Dawgs great scheduling there McGarity. GATA!!
wagon
December 1st, 2010
10:33 pm
when is uga going to play west georgia……
Richie_Rich86
December 1st, 2010
10:34 pm
DWDY,
You moron. The SEC makes out the SEC schedule not the schools you fool! It’s really embarrassing seeing Georgia fans calling this dumb. DWDY, are you really that clueless?
Pago Pago Dawg
December 1st, 2010
11:04 pm
We agree that UGA should keep the money in state. Michigan and Michigan State each play a MAC team from Michigan and Ohio State always plays a MAC team from Ohio. Keep the money local….
No shame in Athens, and that's a shame
December 1st, 2010
11:37 pm
Think about the football team THUGA puts on the field. 96% of the players are academically provisionally accepted, with Adams and his cronies knowing full well that they will use up all their coaching and tutors and elligibility and then have their asses kicked out on the street and soon be pushing grocery carts around Atlanta looking for a warm place to sleep. What a pitiful way to run the State’s flagship university.
THWG!
December 2nd, 2010
4:36 am
Wow, you gotta pay those slop teams to come to that cesspool of yours, now do ya?
You school is weak athletically, academically, and pretty much the bane of the SEC.
Don’t worry, at least you fans didn’t actually go to school there, so there’s not much invested on your part.
The Morning After: December 2, 2010 « The Victory Formation
December 2nd, 2010
6:32 am
[...] Georgia will pay Florida Atlantic $1 million for a home game in 2012. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) [...]
TechRedNeck
December 2nd, 2010
10:27 am
Some sportswriters are like Liberals. Everyone who agrees with them gets posted.
War Damn Eagle
December 2nd, 2010
10:35 am
It’s common knowledge that UGA players are thugs and arseholes, with few of them even able to read. Only a scumbag cesspool like UGA would even consider playing these thugs.
collegedude
December 2nd, 2010
12:05 pm
This blows. We take UF’s cowardly scheduling and incorporate it at UGA. We will get more easy W’s, but not better football. Ticket prices will increase & the quality of games will decrease. Very sad day for UGA football IMO.
Reality
December 2nd, 2010
12:31 pm
Why didn’t uga schedule GA State instead? Keep the money in-state. Play a local team (less travel).
Seems like a win-win….
DawginLex
December 2nd, 2010
3:01 pm
War dumb eagle,
Only a moron would criticize UGA considering what is going on at Auburn.
It ain’t over.
The investigation is continuing.
The NCAA won’t rest until the truth is discovered
Cecil Newton still preaching?
You must attend there.
Sierra Baker
December 2nd, 2010
7:31 pm
“Georgia now has seven home games scheduled in 2012. The Bulldogs’ other non-conference opponents that season, all in Athens, are Buffalo, Georgia Southern and Georgia Tech.”
All four of Georgia’s 2012 non-conference opponents are patsies. (Yeah Tech fans 2/3, 9/1, 16/20 means you’re Georgia’s patsy too.) Well, Georgia Southern DOES have a tradition of doing well in their own division but not so well in 1A (FBS). So, three of Georgia’s non-conference opponents are patsies and the fourth, Georgia Southern, is simply outgunned.
Sierra Baker
December 2nd, 2010
7:32 pm
ooops. That would be 9/10
Pope UGA XXIII
December 2nd, 2010
9:21 pm
Georgia Southern is actually a huge draw and in 2008, there were
over 100000 requests for tix. The two schools play every 4 years in
Athens and I applaud both schools for doing this.
Seems like Boise State returns 17 starters in 2011, so the folks who
feel this will be a rout are kidding themselves.
Florida Atlantic is far superior to Charleston Southern, but as a 40
year season ticket holder, I’m not keen on loading the UGA schedule
with games like this. There are more than a few teams who would
probably still be willing to come to Athens on a “one & done” or even
a “two for one” deal.
Southern Miss, East Carolina, UCF, Houston, SMU, and UAB are
a few that come to mind quickly.
Fushino
December 3rd, 2010
12:05 am
FAU isn’t as lame as many of you may think. Still not close to major BCS conferences by any stretch, but FAU is better (in the long run) that most of the MAC and Conference USA. FAU had a down year this season, but we are the fastest growing football program in the nation. Only had football since 2001, got as high as #4 in the nation in Div 1AA and moved up to Div 1A in 2005. Fastest to beat a Div 1A team, fastest to get to a bowl game, fastest to win a bowl game, our coach has the best undefeated bowl streak in the NCAA at 6-0 and one of those was a national title for the Miami Hurricanes. We’ve won two bowl games and one was over Conference USA and the other was over MAC. FAU moves into their 70 million dollar on campus stadium next season and recruiting in the South Florida hot bed will only get better. FAU will never compare to a football program like UGA, but FAU should not be thought of as any less than Conference USA, MAC or especially Div 1AA (or what ever they call it now). FAU is getting bigger and better every year and they will not likely be in the Sun Belt for too much longer.
FAU! HOOT! …and GO DAWGS!
big dawhg
December 3rd, 2010
10:40 am
man the EMS is going to have to be on the field for this one……someone is going to get taken out on a stretcher…..
Dawg Fud
December 3rd, 2010
11:23 am
Totally LAME
joe
December 5th, 2010
1:33 am
just so yal know..georgia has lost to oklahoma state, colorado, and NEARLY to colorado again and arizona state at home. this is what happens when we schedule tough OOC games. you give us cakewalks for those games..georgia has a nine win season in 09 and seven wins this year and has a WHOLE lot less fire under his seat. and i’m not counting tech because that’s an annual game
joe
December 5th, 2010
1:38 am
And war damn eagle…
so that’s why Georgia’s acceptance rate is way lower then Auburns
so that’s why Georgia’s freshman have a higher SAT average
so that’s why Georgia had a rhode scholar this year
yeahh..pretty sure the people from the Classic City aren’t the dumb ones here
also, you have the biggest thug in the SEC in Nick Fairley
BibbDawg
December 5th, 2010
3:58 am
These 2 patsy OOC games each year should be counted as exactly what they are–exhibition games. If they are going to play these exhibition games they should schedule them as the first two games, then start the regular season after them–similar to the NFL. There is no way these exhibition games should count in the team’s nor the head coach’s record.
Morris
December 5th, 2010
3:12 pm
This is a story?
Ted MIchael Morgan
December 5th, 2010
3:36 pm
This is disgraceful. Who really wants to see games like that?
Though seeing Georgia face Boise State next season delights me; the long term decision of Georgia to avoid great teams from out-of-region is deplorable. Lets play interesting teams–real teams in games worth watching.
T'VILLE DAWG
December 5th, 2010
8:48 pm
What most of you kindrgarten genuises don’t understand is that when the NCAA expanded the season to 12 games in Div. 1 it left a lot of scrambling just to find another opponent with an open schedule date, remembering that every other team out there needs that twelfth game too. So now you have must be hundreds of schools looking for no. 12. On the other hand these smaller schools get a tremendous economic boost to their athletic dept. for their trouble, and some of these schools probably don’t have half a mill to work with any way. Its a win win, they get to break in rookies too.