UGA players ‘jumped around like 7-year-olds that just won a Little League championship’ after NCAA bid
(Updated 9:30 p.m.)
ATHENS — After days of debate about whether Georgia would reach the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the verdict came quickly Sunday night: The Bulldogs are in.
Georgia will open against Pac-10 tournament champion Washington on Friday in an East Region game in Charlotte. Game time will be approximately 9:45 p.m.
Georgia’s selection was announced early in the hour-long, nationally televised bracket unveiling, and the Bulldogs’ No. 10 seed revealed that they were not as close of a call as many analysts had projected. The Georgia players got the news while watching the selection show in the team’s locker room.
“They jumped around like 7-year-olds that just won a Little League championship,” coach Mark Fox said.
“I don’t think I’ve been that happy in a long time,” forward Trey Thompkins said, “just seeing our whole team jump around and throw stuff in the locker room and hug each other as much as we did. That was a blessing, just to be able to see our name as in the tournament.”
Said guard Dustin Ware: “It was incredible. There is no other feeling like it, just knowing you’re in and all your hard work really paid off this year. . . . We went crazy. Some guys – I know I was one of them – were real emotional.”
Georgia is in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2008, when the Bulldogs received an automatic bid after unexpectedly winning the SEC tournament, and for the first time as an at-large team since 2002.
The Bulldogs (21-11) drew an interesting opening opponent. Fox’s first assistant-coaching job was in 1991-93 at Washington, where he met his wife, Cindy, who worked at the time as the Huskies’ director of marketing and promotions.
Friday’s game will be the first-ever meeting in basketball between Georgia and Washington.
Washington, a No. 7 seed, has a 23-10 record and won the Pac-10 tournament with an overtime victory over Arizona. The Huskies’ best player is 5-foot-9 junior point guard Isaiah Thomas, whose dramatic last-second jumper won the title game. Thomas is averaging 16.8 points per game.
The Georgia-Washington winner will play again in Charlotte on Sunday against the winner of Friday’s North Carolina-Long Island game.
Debate had raged about Georgia’s NCAA prospects in the 48 hours following the team’s loss to Alabama in the SEC tournament quarterfinals, the Bulldogs’ second loss to the Crimson Tide in seven days. But as it turned out, Georgia made the NCAA field with room to spare and Alabama was left out.
On the selection show, committee chairman Gene Smith basically said head-to-head results are not the decisive determinant.
“A lot of people put head-to-head as a high priority in their criteria for different situations, [but] there were things with Alabama that didn’t stack up compared to the other teams,” said Smith, the Ohio State athletic director.
Fox was excited, but not surprised, by the Bulldogs’ selection. He had argued for a couple of weeks that the team’s season-long resume merited a bid.
“When you compared our body of work to some other teams that were supposedly on the bubble,” Fox said Sunday night, “I felt confident in our body of work. This is about a four-month marathon, not a four-day postseason tournament, and I think sometimes people forget that. I did have a good feeling, but you never know for sure.”
When the Bulldogs found out for sure, “the way we were jumping around, it seemed like we won the national championship,” guard Travis Leslie said. He and other players admitted to developing doubts about whether they’d get into the tournament as they listened to analysts debate the bubble over the weekend.
Among the factors in Georgia’s favor with the selection committee, though, were a solid RPI (although it slipped from 39 to 47 in the past few days), a 7-4 road record and only two losses against teams that rank below 35 in the RPI (both to No. 80 Alabama).
The selection ended a stressful wait for the Bulldogs and their fans and families.
“At four o’clock [Sunday] morning, my 8-year-old daughter woke me up, and she asked if we were in the Big Dance yet,” Fox said. “I said, ‘Honey, you need to go back to bed.’ She said, ‘Daddy, it’s Sunday. You said we’d know on Sunday if we’d be in the Big Dance.’”
Said Thompkins: “I was at home with my family [Saturday], and they were asking me, ‘Do you think we’ll be in?’ And I really had no answer for them. I lost a little sleep about it, but I can sleep real good tonight.”
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Jeff
March 13th, 2011
6:19 pm
Way to go Dawgs!
Greg
March 13th, 2011
6:19 pm
First
Greg
March 13th, 2011
6:19 pm
Damn you jeff
Deanna
March 13th, 2011
6:20 pm
Go Dawgs! Congratulations!
Trainwreck
March 13th, 2011
6:22 pm
Nice!! We will be partyin in Athens… not that we need a reason…
Mike
March 13th, 2011
6:22 pm
How Bout them Jackets….
dawgnation
March 13th, 2011
6:23 pm
third!! I’ve seen washington play. We can definitely take them out. UNC is going to be tough. But, WE CAN HANG WITH ANYBODY!!!! Go dawgs. Sweet 16 here we come.
A Dawg In Minnesota
March 13th, 2011
6:23 pm
Screw Joe Lunardi…..he has nothing on the NCAA!!
GO DAWGS!!!
BigDawg180
March 13th, 2011
6:23 pm
I told everyone Joe Lunardi didn’t have a clue!!! Go Dawgs and make some noise!!
KC
March 13th, 2011
6:23 pm
Congrats to Coach Fox! Thanks for the job you’ve done with our program! We want UNC in the 2nd round!
Pull My Finger
March 13th, 2011
6:24 pm
Dancing Dawgs!!
ERBYDAWG
March 13th, 2011
6:24 pm
LETS GO DAWGS!!!! CONGRATS COACH FOX!!!! LETS DO IT!!!!!
jonlanz
March 13th, 2011
6:24 pm
They will lose. Pitiful How they once again gave up a big lead. It will happen again
Raybud
March 13th, 2011
6:25 pm
13th
BobDawg
March 13th, 2011
6:25 pm
Echo “A Dawg in Minn.” Screw Lunardi!!! Way to go Dawgs! and in Charlotte! No Pressure now!…just go up and play Hard!
oldschooldog
March 13th, 2011
6:25 pm
Yeah, what Tim Dawg said.
Verne Flemming
March 13th, 2011
6:25 pm
If we find a way to score with under 5 minutes to play, we will go far.
Katherine
March 13th, 2011
6:26 pm
jonlanz
March 13th, 2011
6:24 pm
They will lose. Pitiful How they once again gave up a big lead. It will happen again
Jealous much debbie downer?
suwaneedawg
March 13th, 2011
6:26 pm
SWEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!
Hate to admit it but, I hope Alabama makes it in. Don’t want to hear crap all week about them not making it and we did.
GOOOOOO DAWGS!!!!!!
Dawgfan2012
March 13th, 2011
6:26 pm
GOOOOO DAWGS!!!!! I am Glad we Fox as out coach
Raybud
March 13th, 2011
6:26 pm
Coach Fox deserves this….he’s a proven coach….lets see if he can make a little more “noise” in the tournament….lets go DAWGS!!!
Dawg Gone It
March 13th, 2011
6:27 pm
Heck yes!
ViningsMike
March 13th, 2011
6:27 pm
Congrats Dawgs! It was never in question. They deserve it!
Katherine
March 13th, 2011
6:27 pm
woo hoo unlv is in too….
Big Dawg
March 13th, 2011
6:28 pm
Go Dawgs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ViningsMike
March 13th, 2011
6:28 pm
Thank you Coach Fox! We would not be there without you.
Big Bad Bob
March 13th, 2011
6:28 pm
I also knew the idiot from ESPN did not have a clue about basketball and what the heck he was talking about. GO DAWGS!!!!!
Homecoming King 1999
March 13th, 2011
6:29 pm
YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!! Way to go!
Raybud
March 13th, 2011
6:29 pm
i am just as confused to why UAB made it in….i’m ready to see how will be getting screwed
Katherine
March 13th, 2011
6:30 pm
I think Alabama is going to get screwed…its not fair
dawgnation
March 13th, 2011
6:31 pm
W/o even having to have a play in game!! Can I have Lunardi’s job? I’d probably do just as well. Do we know what time on friday?
Brent
March 13th, 2011
6:31 pm
Another loss.
Jay
March 13th, 2011
6:32 pm
Start good, blown out by end of game
TennesseeDawg
March 13th, 2011
6:32 pm
Since Tech is a “basketball” school, I wonder what seed they will draw?
Wiz
March 13th, 2011
6:32 pm
Fox is 3-9 against top 50 rpi, UGA will lose.
Wes Dog
March 13th, 2011
6:33 pm
Congrats to Coach Fox and our basketball team! It’s been a tumultuous year, and they’ve been facing formidable odds. I wish them the best, and hope that we’ve yet to see the best of them. Go Dogs!
Grant
March 13th, 2011
6:33 pm
UGA will be the first one out.
Katherine
March 13th, 2011
6:33 pm
Keep talking all you haters…why are you even on this blog? Jealous your team didnt make it?
Scott
March 13th, 2011
6:33 pm
Fox didn’t deserve it.
The truth hurts
March 13th, 2011
6:34 pm
Georgia Tech NCAA tournament tickets- call 1-800-home watching
Paul
March 13th, 2011
6:34 pm
Next year, without 2 top 10 NBA picks, 15-15.
Katherine
March 13th, 2011
6:34 pm
Scott
March 13th, 2011
6:33 pm
Fox didn’t deserve it.
Apparently he did…but thanks for your opinion
Eddie
March 13th, 2011
6:34 pm
Been a Georgia fan all my life, won’t be watching this game, they’ll choke again.
Raybud
March 13th, 2011
6:34 pm
just saw the bracket on espn…..Alabama got screwed
TOOTRUE
March 13th, 2011
6:34 pm
let the sore losers post…….
Al
March 13th, 2011
6:35 pm
Scott, so true.
Al
March 13th, 2011
6:35 pm
Paul, try 10-20 with Leslie and Thompkins.
Verne Flemming
March 13th, 2011
6:35 pm
Who are the 2 top ten NBA picks on UGA? We don’t have a first rounder.
Wilson
March 13th, 2011
6:36 pm
Fox got lucky, couldn’t beat Alabama, BARELY got in, did not deserve it or earn it.
Won’t last long in the tournament.
Katherine
March 13th, 2011
6:37 pm
Eddie
March 13th, 2011
6:34 pm
Been a Georgia fan all my life, won’t be watching this game, they’ll choke again.
Good don’t watch…..that isn’t a fan at all…you should be ashamed you fair weather fan. It’s so funny how all these negative people are posting just because they are jealous. Congrats coach Fox….you totally deserve this and the committee thinks so too!
Scott
March 13th, 2011
6:38 pm
Ok, here’s what will happen.
Georgia will come out fast, in the first quarter, get a lead, be ahead by 8 at halftime.
Then the lack of depth will take over, and the boys will fade like they always due to poor conditioning and lack of depth.
A Dawg In Minnesota
March 13th, 2011
6:38 pm
OMG Alabama got left out……I am kinda shocked believe it or not!
Katherine
March 13th, 2011
6:40 pm
I feel bad for alabama….they deserved to get in as well
tenndawg
March 13th, 2011
6:40 pm
Paul the hater talking about “next year”… LOL No one can predict what will happen “next year” but this year, our team made the dance and we have much improved… congrads Coach Fox.
Paul
March 13th, 2011
6:42 pm
Enjoy the ride, 1 game and out, and back to 15-15 next year without the big 2 guns.
The truth hurts
March 13th, 2011
6:43 pm
What seed is your school Paul?
Katherine
March 13th, 2011
6:44 pm
Paul
March 13th, 2011
6:42 pm
Enjoy the ride, 1 game and out, and back to 15-15 next year without the big 2 guns.
Who is your team..and why are you so negative?
TennesseeDawg
March 13th, 2011
6:44 pm
Maybe Paul, but we will still beat Tech.
Eddie
March 13th, 2011
6:44 pm
My wife is getting tickets so I might go, but as UGA fan, I’ll have to put the bag over my head, as I don’t want to embrrassed when Fox either blows the lead, or has an end game mistake again.
Love that time out call coach, nice.
Katherine
March 13th, 2011
6:45 pm
Eddie
March 13th, 2011
6:44 pm
My wife is getting tickets so I might go, but as UGA fan, I’ll have to put the bag over my head, as I don’t want to embrrassed when Fox either blows the lead, or has an end game mistake again.
Love that time out call coach, nice.
Frickin loser…you aren’t a fan….why don’t you just wear the bad anyway so no one has to see you.
Husky Hank
March 13th, 2011
6:45 pm
My Huskies will trounce your dogs.
Katherine
March 13th, 2011
6:46 pm
*bag
A Dawg In Minnesota
March 13th, 2011
6:48 pm
I think UGA will go into this tournament knowing the fact that it is one and done and actually play well……I honestly think they can take it to UNC if they get that far and make the Sweet 16…….I have faith in my Dawgs and so should everyone else in here and stop worrying about what they have done during the year……….it’s a whole new day now…….68 teams are all on equal playing fields and Georgia is no exception!!
Katherine
March 13th, 2011
6:48 pm
A Dawg In Minnesota
March 13th, 2011
6:48 pm
I think UGA will go into this tournament knowing the fact that it is one and done and actually play well……I honestly think they can take it to UNC if they get that far and make the Sweet 16…….I have faith in my Dawgs and so should everyone else in here and stop worrying about what they have done during the year……….it’s a whole new day now…….68 teams are all on equal playing fields and Georgia is no exception!!
Thank you! Finally someone positive!
Michael
March 13th, 2011
6:49 pm
@Eddie.
Georgia fan all of your life? wont be watching the game?
when Mark Fox has come in and taken a team that was terrible, and with the SAME PLAYERS, turned them into a tournament team with a 21-11 record in one of the toughest divisions in the entire NCAA????
and you won’t watch the game?
peesh. get that trashy “fan” attitude out of here. I’ve been a fan all of my life, who’s watched every UGA hoops game I can for the past eight years. (as well as all of the football, of course!!!!)…
…I’d be beside myself if I didnt watch. you non-supportive nincompoop
Dawg A
March 13th, 2011
6:50 pm
Tech fans…… get a life! you have no business commenting on the NCAA tournament! Go away and come back when your opinion matters! But I guess you know better than the NCAA experts! Crawl back in your hole and come out in a few years!
Alpha Dawg
March 13th, 2011
6:50 pm
Why again is everyone so shocked that Bama didn’t make it? Because UGA/UA was a “Play-In Game” for tourney purposes?
Their best OOC win was Lipscomb. They played in the atrocious SEC-West. They were not a good road team. Bad RPI and SOS. People forget that the committee doesn’t have performance in conference tourneys or head-to-head match-ups at the top of the priority list.
I do not feed bad for Bama.
St. Clarkston
March 13th, 2011
6:51 pm
No way a 21 win team from the SEC East doesn’t make the tourney.
EX DAWG
March 13th, 2011
6:51 pm
How embarrasing. See you back in Athens Sat after you get blasted my Wash.
rock steady freddy
March 13th, 2011
6:52 pm
DAWGS are gonna do outstanding! Thanks Coach Fox!
jon
March 13th, 2011
6:54 pm
omg, ive seen washington play, it will be over by halftime, washington second highest scoring team in usa, wash 96- bulldogs 65
Delta Stewardess
March 13th, 2011
6:54 pm
@Dawgnation hang with anybody? Maybe for the 1st half and 1/2 of the 2 half but after that it gets iffy.
Katherine
March 13th, 2011
6:56 pm
LOL I think it’s really funny how many haters are on this blog. You don’t know who is going to win any game yet….all you are doing is blowing smoke out of your arse. Anything can happen…we will just have to see. Congrats dawgs for making the tourney and congrats coach fox!
mike bobo garbage play calling
March 13th, 2011
6:56 pm
how bout them dawgs all the haters can keep crying its been a long time since the dawgs been dancing we will get to the second round
Americus dawg
March 13th, 2011
7:00 pm
Absolutely AWESOME!!! Great day to be a dawg fan! A TRUE dawg fan!! Unlike these “fans” on here saying thet’re going to the game with a bag on their head. Pathetic loser! STFU and let us enjoy an outstanding year by our ddawgs, who came from the bottom of the SEC in 2yrs to 21 wins, and an NCAA tourney berth! WAY to go CMF, and my beloved dawgs! And to all you haters on here, it sucks to be you right now!
BobDawg
March 13th, 2011
7:02 pm
Alabama did not get screwed! They had to win the Tourney and didn’t based on their RPI…..
RIP …..Rolll Tide!!!!
GTalum
March 13th, 2011
7:04 pm
Congrats, guys. Honestly, I was doubting. I thought the Bama win would be necessary. But, good deal. The rest of the season doesn’t matter; all you have to do now is win.
BobDawg
March 13th, 2011
7:04 pm
…. Dawgs will have a chip on their shoulder, Katherine and really play well… They will be hearing crap all week and take it out on the Huskies…. GO DAWGS….
BobDawg
March 13th, 2011
7:04 pm
How much are Tickets in Charlotte????
BobDawg
March 13th, 2011
7:05 pm
Who is your next Coach, GT Alum????
woodie
March 13th, 2011
7:06 pm
I think the Dawgs will easily win it all.
A Dawg In Minnesota
March 13th, 2011
7:08 pm
I wonder if Tech will try to go after Tubby Smith up here in Gopher town…..wouldn’t that be funny?
Art
March 13th, 2011
7:09 pm
What a joke that Georgia makes the field and Alabama doesnt. Georgia’s record on teams in the field of 68 is 2-9 while Alabama is 6-4 and 2 and 0 against Georgia
UGABuck
March 13th, 2011
7:11 pm
Have fun in the NIT tournament Georgia Tech….whoops!
J Clay
March 13th, 2011
7:11 pm
The 2 teams in that should not be: USC, VCU, UAB….Should be in: Alabama, Va Tech, Colorado….All you haters don’t me mad about UGA – #10 seed really means they were not on the bubble in the eyes of the selection committee…Look at the ten #11-#12 seeds
J Clay
March 13th, 2011
7:12 pm
Non coference schedule matters: Alabama non-conference RPI: #234….Whine away
PhillyDawg
March 13th, 2011
7:13 pm
Congrats Dawgs!! Great reward for Fox and Co. Time to step it up and play like you did earlier in the season.
J Clay
March 13th, 2011
7:13 pm
Hope to see many of you in Charlotte Friday! I’ll be making the short trip down from Winston Salem….can’t wait!
GT is a 4th rate high school team
March 13th, 2011
7:13 pm
Lunardi should have to be a GT fan. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHA
will
March 13th, 2011
7:14 pm
Huskies by 20+. I’d like it to be a closer, more entertaining game, but the bulldogs are going to get run out of the gym.
PhillyDawg
March 13th, 2011
7:14 pm
Love how these people who are fans of other schools are so insecure that they actually pretend to be a fan of Georgia in order to legitimize their trashing of us and masking the fact that their team sucks. HAHAHA!
GT is a 4th rate high school team
March 13th, 2011
7:14 pm
LUNARDI is totally clueless just like any GT fan.
BobDawg
March 13th, 2011
7:15 pm
…. Let’s face it Bama, you play helter skelter Ball and score maybe 50 pts a game…Great defense no doubt and you wear teams down… but ugly to watch. You weren’t getting in playing that style of ball.
Brain
March 13th, 2011
7:15 pm
You guys are going down like a K Mart chair.
The real Dawgs win this one. UW
kerryb
March 13th, 2011
7:16 pm
I know everyone is talking about basketball and good luck to the Dawgs, but I have to ask this. Are there any Auburn fans on here right now? I guess it will be a long time before you come back on a UGA blog talking about UGA football players being criminals.
woodie4Katherine
March 13th, 2011
7:16 pm
Dawgs are “home” team versus Wash in CLT. Will be a win for Fox. The Blue team will still be licking wounds from Duke whipping. Georgia plays unrestrained and confident = win #2. Will be a big surprise this tournament
PhillyDawg
March 13th, 2011
7:16 pm
Will, how many U Dub games have you watched this year? Well actually probably quite a bit since Auburn, or Tech, or whatever failure of a team you root for is out! HAHAHAHA We’re dancing and your not!
GT is a 4th rate high school team
March 13th, 2011
7:17 pm
As I said in my post yesterday BUMA fans should just go back home to Toomer’s Corner and enjoy their piece of work.
Monger
March 13th, 2011
7:17 pm
Jon- LOL!! You really think Washington is that good?? LOL, they are 6th best in the lousy, Pac-10 in a down year right now. I can think of 3 teams better than them in their own conference- Arizona, UCLA, and even USC is outplaying them right now. Not to mention how bad the Pac-10 is this year, it is historically overrated every year, but this year even the biggest fans of this West Coast Conference admit this is not its finest hour, really outside of Arizona, no Pac-10 team has a legit shot of advancing past the sweet 16…And the Pac-10 is notorious for extremely lousy defense and offensive number inflation. I will take Georgia who can play lock down Defense, and shut SEC opponents down to 60 and sometimes 50 points a game…
GOHUSKIES
March 13th, 2011
7:18 pm
Get ready to be destroyed by the huskies 81-52 WASHINGTON final score, go dawgs
REMinds me
March 13th, 2011
7:18 pm
DAWGS
Dawg Gone It
March 13th, 2011
7:18 pm
I don’t care if we lose the first game. Just getting in is such a positive step and the first bit of good news since losing to Alabama in Football.
GOHUSKIES
March 13th, 2011
7:19 pm
Monger – “6th best in the lousy, Pac-10 ” We finished third, and won the conference tournament, moron
will
March 13th, 2011
7:22 pm
@Monger, uh strong miscalculation of UW. They just won the Pac-10 tourny, they’ve won 2/3 against Arizona, swept UCLA and split USC.
GT is a 4th rate high school team
March 13th, 2011
7:22 pm
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHA
J Clay
March 13th, 2011
7:23 pm
Washington may very well win Huskies but you are smoking crack to think it will be by 30….Delusional….UGA has played everyone closely, including taking ND and Florida to OT….You have to come cross country and I can assure you there will be more Dawg fans than Husky fans…But anyway, congrats on good Pac 10 tourney…
GEORGIA FAN
March 13th, 2011
7:23 pm
congrats my team, so proud of it
Steve
March 13th, 2011
7:24 pm
Yeah Monger, dont know what you’re talking about but Washington took 3rd in the Pac 10 and beat Arizona in a classic Tournament Championship Game. UW is a very inconsistent team, if they play their best game, few teams in this country can even compete with them. However, they’ve played more than enough ugly games this year losing to way inferior teams to them.
GT is a 4th rate high school team
March 13th, 2011
7:24 pm
GOHUSKIES you are just a regular delirious and delusional GT fan. HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
REMinds me
March 13th, 2011
7:25 pm
When does Georgia Tech play?
GTalum
March 13th, 2011
7:28 pm
@BobDawg No real word; just rumors. Technically they won’t even fire him til monday when Radcovich gets back.
@A Dawg In Minnesota No. That was just an ESPN rumor. Tubby Smith has been very emphatic about the fact that he is going to retire where he is. Bobby Knight would be a fun choice though.
will
March 13th, 2011
7:28 pm
I’m with Steve. Depends what husky team shows up on Friday. The team that lost to stanford, oregon, and oregon state will get shutdown by the Dawgs. The team that won the pac10 league tourny is scary plus they’ll have their other point guard back.
jon
March 13th, 2011
7:29 pm
uga will get beat, by washington, and washington will beat unc, watch
Buzz2010
March 13th, 2011
7:30 pm
I thought Bama took out the Dawgs TWICE in the last week?
I think this is a misprint and Bama is dancing?
RTR!!!
March 13th, 2011
7:31 pm
BS
Floundering Fox Hounds Batman!
March 13th, 2011
7:31 pm
Dawgs will be One and Done. Bank on it !
Hit A Single
March 13th, 2011
7:33 pm
Who does Tennessee play?
Diamond DAWG
March 13th, 2011
7:43 pm
Dave Perno is a damn genius. Dawgs have won 5 straight to even their record at 8 – 8 for the season. Beat UCLA too who was runner up to the gamechickens last year. Go Dawgs !
headley lamar
March 13th, 2011
7:44 pm
I thought Bama took out the Dawgs TWICE in the last week?
I think this is a misprint and Bama is dancing?
Nope. They dont base it on two games but the entire season.
And we got this guy coming in next year. # 22 ranked player in the country according to ESPN. Those are the guys we never used to get.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/67033/kentavious-caldwell-pope
jon
March 13th, 2011
7:48 pm
well, i just think, after last years sweet 16 team , washington, lost 1 player to nba, they know what this tournament is like still think, they beat georgia
UGA>Tech
March 13th, 2011
7:49 pm
i love all the tech fans coming on saying “uga will lose” while they are looking for a coach, good job dawgs it only gets better from here
J Clay
March 13th, 2011
7:52 pm
To all the haters: This year is a success just by making it – even if they get beat by 30 (which they won’t)…good progress…
A Dawg In Minnesota
March 13th, 2011
7:54 pm
By the way….did anyone take note that the 5 teams from the SEC that made the tournament all came from the East?
Hmmmmmmm………..non of them got below a 10 seed either……that’s pretty good!! Should say something about this league and how competitive it is…….I think Georgia will turn some heads!!
DawgDude
March 13th, 2011
7:56 pm
wait a minute John Kincade said the dawgs werent going? He’s never wrong?
trey
March 13th, 2011
7:57 pm
Even if the dawgs lose to UW they’re still in the NCAA tournament. And I don’t believe I see any yeller maggerts in there anywhere.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Coffee Bluff DAWG
March 13th, 2011
8:01 pm
Proud of Fox and Co. Have a great opportunity to prove Joe Lunardi and all the other naysayers wrong with a strong showing.
Gooooo DAWGS. Sic em, Woof , Woof!
Coach B.Bowden
March 13th, 2011
8:02 pm
I want to extend my congratulations to the competitors of UGA Basketball. Well done !! Your hard work and unwavering stoicism is an example to the entire UGA community. I would also like to take this moment to ask for your support in announcing my candidacy for the Georgia Tech Basketball coaching position, most recently vacated by my colleague Paul Hewitt. The opportunity to tow and abandon Hewitt’s “Ramblin’ Wreck” far from the flats (Green’s on Ponce?), and to sow a new “dream team” on the fertile North Avenue soil is the opportunity of a lifetime. Radakovich has promised me the “automatic” contract for myself and “water girl.”
funny...
March 13th, 2011
8:02 pm
how many teams did Lunardi miss this year?
headley lamar
March 13th, 2011
8:03 pm
how many teams did Lunardi miss this year?
A bunch
AWreck
March 13th, 2011
8:03 pm
I’m a lifelong tech fan and grad, steeped in the “good ole fashion hate” mode. Nevertheless, I will say, now, go dogs, oh sorry, dawgs!
UGASlobberknocker
March 13th, 2011
8:05 pm
If the Dawgs don”t pick it up in the 2nd half they won’t win a game..but they def have the talent a to make a run. I like the first two matchups. That’s the way I’m looking at it..Can we beat Wash and NC and make the Sweet 16? if we finally put a whole game together..yes.
funny...
March 13th, 2011
8:06 pm
I love the “state” support.
fwiw, I rooted for Tech in that finals game against UConn a few years back.
Meltdown Marks
March 13th, 2011
8:07 pm
Watch the choke artist Fox at the big dance get blown away.
funny...
March 13th, 2011
8:10 pm
Fox a choke artist = LOL
Dude just took UGA to a 21-10 record and an NCAA tourny berth…
Mark
March 13th, 2011
8:10 pm
For all you ‘Bama fans the NIT selection show is on ESPNU at 9PM est
Not A Dog Fan
March 13th, 2011
8:14 pm
Maybe Georgia will take more fans to Charlotte than they had in Atlanta for the SEC. How pathetic, the support for the “home team”. I think I counted about 100 at most.
BG
March 13th, 2011
8:19 pm
How Bout Them Dawgs!!!
Husky Hank
March 13th, 2011
8:20 pm
We will beat you by 25.
Jimmy
March 13th, 2011
8:21 pm
Fox got lucky this time, not next year, both all stars gone.
Tyler
March 13th, 2011
8:21 pm
UGA didn’t deserve to get in. Colorado’s better.
Ferdinand
March 13th, 2011
8:22 pm
Wow, Georgia fans this excited about makign the tournment? I guess so after your loser football team went 6 & 7.
Jerry Grillo
March 13th, 2011
8:26 pm
Go LIU!!!
REMinds me
March 13th, 2011
8:27 pm
DAWGS are Winners. Kings of the World.
Shondells
March 13th, 2011
8:27 pm
Could we shorten our games to 30 minutes?
jumbeauxtiger
March 13th, 2011
8:29 pm
Congrats to the Dawgs.
It’s very strange that the SEC West did not get a team in.
Mark, has this happened to a SEC division since they went to the 6 team divisions in the early 90s?
Billy Jack
March 13th, 2011
8:31 pm
I don’t talk crap..I just whip urr buttt…Congrats to the dawgs…we have new life…!!! I feel bad for Bama, they should have gotten in…
206native
March 13th, 2011
8:32 pm
Congrats on getting in but we are the real Dawgs U Dub. Georgia is 1 and done. Go Dawgs of Washington!!!
J Clay
March 13th, 2011
8:35 pm
jumbeauxtiger – Part of SEC problem is division format in basketball…only one of the majors that does it….Last year no SEC west team got in either
Joesnopy
March 13th, 2011
8:38 pm
No, we can not shorten the game to 30 minutes. Fox have good young players. They are just as good or better than the seniors on the team. They have not played enough with the starting five so the flow of the game is missing when you play the younger players. Need to get in the gym this week. Fox need get the young kids mixed in with the starters this week. Get that flow going.
rocketfuel
March 13th, 2011
8:39 pm
Hey Bama boys how’s the Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer feel getting rammed home.,Enjoy watching the tournament
NOBODYYOUKNOW
March 13th, 2011
8:42 pm
I’m no dog fan nor basketball fan. However after watching the dogs kick Auburns butt I’m glad they are in it. I missed the Bama game. The Ga. team is capable of surprising somebody. And I hope they do.
AntidepressedDawg
March 13th, 2011
8:46 pm
Respect to Washington, and much respect to Alabama. To you non Georgia fans on here – get a life. To you “Georgia fans” on here whining about one and done and bags on the head and embarrassing – ES&D – you are worse than pathetic….choose another team to bring down As a Georgia fan – congrats Dawgs and Coach Fox! Go get ‘em!!!! Tourney time is so much better with a Dawg in the race!
Woodstock Dawg
March 13th, 2011
8:46 pm
It only took UGA 9 years. It happened a year earlier than I expected. We can offically close the door on the damage that Jim Harrick and Tony Cole did to this basketball program. Thank you Coach Fox, for bringing us back. GO Dawgs!
SE Dawg Fan
March 13th, 2011
8:47 pm
Wow! It sounds like all the bloggers are disgruntled Tech and Alabama fans. So sorry, Honey, but it’s our turn to make it to the deb ball, or “Big Dance.” Why do all the losers, sorry – teams that didn’t make it to the ball, call us such bad names??? I love the fact that the game will be in Charlotte. FYI, NC has more UGA fans and alumni than any state other than Georgia. Go Dawgs…make us proud, once again!!
Sugar Hill Dawg
March 13th, 2011
8:49 pm
My oldest son (Auburn class of 2011) ans I watched the selection show together. All he had to say was “14 – 0!” I was a bit shocked to see the Dawgs get a 10th seed, but I’ll take it! My best birthday present of the day! (58 years young today!) UAB/VCU/Clempson rather than Bama or VA Tech???
sdwilkins
March 13th, 2011
8:53 pm
Oh, right.. Any of you remember 28 years ago? GA made it to the final four…
Good luck DAWGS!!!
oj da juice man
March 13th, 2011
8:54 pm
I would never say losing to Alabama in the SEC tourney was a good thing, but i’m starting to think that maybe having our tournament life in question before it even starts might be enough to light a spark under the dawgs to at least get a win over Washington.
BobDawg
March 13th, 2011
8:57 pm
This is big for recruiting also and exposure to the school….Glad to be back Dancin!!!!
Taylor
March 13th, 2011
9:00 pm
Go Huskies, Dawgs dont deserve to make it past the first round.
Big Bad Bob
March 13th, 2011
9:01 pm
Bama fans, it’s ok. Maybe you will get invited to the NIT. Tech and Auburn fans, you can both watch us from your TVs at home.
tlkdawg
March 13th, 2011
9:05 pm
I don’t care about any of the negativity surrounding the team’s performance the last week. The fact is, the tourney committee thinks they are good enough to be in the top 64 and that is all that matters. In fact, I’ll wager anyone who dares that Georgia will be playing in the 2nd round this year!! he-he
RambleOn84
March 13th, 2011
9:08 pm
Congrats from this Tech fan, but I can’t help but think that Bama got hosed.
No hard feelings here as we also had a great weekend!
Joesnopy
March 13th, 2011
9:11 pm
The Dawgs have a good team. The last game against Bama was coaching. He did not rest the starters and he made that bad decision at the end of the game. UGA should have won the game. They missed a lot of free throws because they were tired. It is not easy because he has so many young players but if he manage the game I bet he can get past Washington without a sweat. Most of the good teams play a lot of players. He has the players to go deep. Need to put it together man.
LakeDawg
March 13th, 2011
9:15 pm
Buck up Bama. You can win the NIT if you try real hard.
A Dawg In Minnesota
March 13th, 2011
9:20 pm
All of these rants and rave about why Georgia shouldn’t have gotten and and why they should…..it make me laugh!!
Look, bottom line……..Your University of Georgia Bulldawgs (and mine as well) are the number 10 seed in the East Regional and you should be DAMN PROUD OF IT!
Yes……I have watched them melt down in PLENTY of games…..enough to make me throw and destroy my remote control from comcast across the room……
But…..as I said in an earlier post…….there are 68 teams going after the same thing that Georgia is going for and this is a new day now. I am sure Coach Fox and the rest of the team know what’s at stake and I am sure they will play like there is no tomorrow, because if they lose there won’t BE a tomorrow!! So, if they lose in the 1st round (I should say 2nd round now with the new format) or should they make a deep run, be PROUD that a team from Georgia is doing something positive!!
And yes Techies……I was there when you guys were at the Alamo Dome for your National Championship Game and I was in full support of you….you should be in full support of your rivals too!! It’s good for your school and your recruiting too if Georgia does well cause we can draw more of them to this state (not Minnesota, but Georgia!)
UGA Over Rated
March 13th, 2011
9:25 pm
Choke! The Offical Drink Of The Georgia Bulldawgs!
GT is a 4th rate high school team
March 13th, 2011
9:27 pm
Guess where are the GT’s dancing? On their lab tables. HAHAHAHAHAHA
King Gators
March 13th, 2011
9:28 pm
Congrats Dawgs, hope it turns out better than the Liberty Bowl. Go Gators!
Lester Miles
March 13th, 2011
9:28 pm
If the situation arises let’s hope the coaches use better judgment at the end of the game about when to use a timeout. Theri brain freeze at the end of the Alabama game probably cost UGA the game, We have suffered a few frustated losses this year but this one was our own lack of good judgment that resulted in my temper tantrum. It was plain stupidity or temporary insanity that no coach or player called timeout and we took a desperation shot. It would have been better to bounce the ball off one of the Ala players than to heave a wild shot at the basket. Pray for better results in the big tournament. Have a great day.
GT is a 4th rate high school team
March 13th, 2011
9:31 pm
GUESS where both the Buma and Aubum fans are dancing. On the Toomer’s Corner enjoying their piece of work.
GT is a 4th rate high school team
March 13th, 2011
9:35 pm
What does Jockitch, Buma, and Aubums have in common tonight?????? DEPRESSION.
Coooold-Blooded "Husky" Fan
March 13th, 2011
9:35 pm
Congrats on the berth Bulldogs, from a “Husky”, not a “Dawg” Fan. But check this out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEGP6nBiub8
^^^^You ready for 35+ minutes of that on friday???
28 points, 7 asts, 5 rebounds.
Averaged 19 points, 10 asts, 5 boards for the PAC-10 tourney. Good luck on friday, but nothing is stopping Isaiah!
AdMan
March 13th, 2011
9:37 pm
You Bama fans have no one to blame except your coach and athletic director for putting together such a weak schedule outside the SEC……who cares if you beat Georgia twice….you lost to St. Peters…St.Peters….you need to grow up and admit that the world of sports doesn’t revolve around Alabama…have fun watching the big dance from the outside…..hope it hurts.
sports
March 13th, 2011
9:40 pm
Makes you wonder what the boosters think of blowing $7,200,000.00
What a JOKE!
LakeDawg
March 13th, 2011
9:41 pm
Coooold-Blooded “Husky” Fan
March 13th, 2011
9:35 pm
Congrats on the berth Bulldogs, from a “Husky”, not a “Dawg” Fan. But check this out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEGP6nBiub8
^^^^You ready for 35+ minutes of that on friday???
28 points, 7 asts, 5 rebounds.
Averaged 19 points, 10 asts, 5 boards for the PAC-10 tourney. Good luck on friday, but nothing is stopping Isaiah!
Except maybe good defense?
Timmy Dog
March 13th, 2011
9:42 pm
I hate to say this but we don’t deserve to be in the Dance if ‘Bama ain’t going.
Coooold-Blooded "Husky" Fan
March 13th, 2011
9:46 pm
maybe that will slow I.T. down, but remember he did this while playing in basically 125 straight minutes. His will to win is what’s so unstoppable. He benches 275. What Georgia needs to do is clog the middle so I.T. cant drive. thats what will slow him down. but if he plays like he did in the PAC-10 tourney, i dont think anyones stopping him, period!
REMinds me
March 13th, 2011
9:57 pm
I like UGA to win a National Championship
sports
March 13th, 2011
9:58 pm
What’s the latest news from the Auburn Correctional Institute? Are the cons gonna have enouch players next year.
GIVE ME A BREAK
March 13th, 2011
10:00 pm
Take your time-outs early so they won’t be a problem late in the game.
CHUCK UGA
March 13th, 2011
10:19 pm
Very proud of the Dawgs team members. Congrats, especially to you seniors. You deserve this moment for enduring the challenges and hard work these past four years. Now make sure you play hard and smart on Thursday. Get that first round win!
LakeDawg
March 13th, 2011
10:39 pm
Coooold-Blooded “Husky” Fan
March 13th, 2011
9:46 pm
maybe that will slow I.T. down, but remember he did this while playing in basically 125 straight minutes. His will to win is what’s so unstoppable. He benches 275. What Georgia needs to do is clog the middle so I.T. cant drive. thats what will slow him down. but if he plays like he did in the PAC-10 tourney, i dont think anyones stopping him, period!
Granted, if he is on his game he will be tough to stop. However, all UGA needs to do is slow him down, take away his timing, to win. Can they do that. We will see Friday night.
GT is a 4th rate high school team
March 13th, 2011
10:40 pm
It is better to choke while dancing rather than just watching and sobbing. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
MississippiDawg
March 13th, 2011
10:41 pm
Hey – this just in…Bama is in…oh thats Alabama B’ham…as a Dawg Fan in C-USA country (Memphis area) I was glad to see Memphis and UAB get in, but mostly proud of our DAWGS!!! Screw the haters on ESPN and Yahoo sports slamming the Dawgs’ seeding and UAB’s selection….these Teams are are talented and deserve to be there…sorry for Colorado, Bama and VT, but I’d say comittee got it right. ESPN was especially tough on the UAB pick…lost a lot of respect for the BIg East Loving Pundits on ESPN tonight – whata bunch of CRYBABIES…and Lunardi? What a douche…
GT is a 4th rate high school team
March 13th, 2011
10:44 pm
Wow, no SEC West Team picked.
RealDawgsWearPurple
March 13th, 2011
10:46 pm
Wow, you guys seem to be putting the cart ahead of the horse here. You guys should really make weekend plans to go hiking or something
GT is a 4th rate high school team
March 13th, 2011
10:46 pm
Lunardi should be a GT alumni. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ThePro
March 13th, 2011
10:47 pm
Yeah and don’t forget ’bout John Kincade from 680 the fan who preached all last week about how Georgia wouldn’t get in if they didn’t beat Alabama in the SEC tourney….Screw him and Joe Lunardi who both act like know-it-alls…As the committee chairman stated its about a team’s overall body of work…Let’s not kid ourselves Alabama’s RPI and SOS sucked which is why they didn’t get in.
RealDawgsWearPurple
March 13th, 2011
10:54 pm
“Let’s not kid ourselves Alabama’s RPI and SOS sucked which is why they didn’t get in.”
I can’t help but notice that Alabama beat Georgia twice…no wonder Alabama’s SOS was so low…
UWFan27
March 13th, 2011
11:01 pm
I wish the best to you follow dawgs, a UW dawg here myself. It will be a good game come Friday but I’m hoping Washington prevails! But no matter who wins, NC in Charlotte is going to be a task… Let’s get it done, no matter who wins our game!!!
GT is a 4th rate high school team
March 13th, 2011
11:04 pm
I guess Lunardi’s and Kinkade’s bubbles burst tonight.
GT is a 4th rate high school team
March 13th, 2011
11:06 pm
Hey UW Hackers, let the dance do the talking.
Patrick
March 13th, 2011
11:12 pm
Looks like we have some jealous tech fans on here. Sorry nerds but stop complaining we made the dance and you did not! 30-24!!!
headley lamar
March 13th, 2011
11:17 pm
I can’t help but notice that Alabama beat Georgia twice…no wonder Alabama’s SOS was so low…’
Playing UGA only improved their SOS and RPI. Fortunately for UGA the NCAA looks at all 30 or so games. Not just 2.
Enjoy the 3,000 mile plane ride and time change. Good luck Friday.
Tim Dawg
March 13th, 2011
11:22 pm
Gooooo Dawgs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hooping it up
March 13th, 2011
11:25 pm
Congrats to Coach Fox and the ‘Dogs . . . now let’s do some damage in this tournament and prove we belong. No more game ending collapses — we’ve had a lifetime of those in one season already. Alabama needs to focus less on what happened vs. Georgia and more on what happened vs teams that beat them — and by significant margins. Georgia was never blown out of a game this season the way Alabama was on several occasions against lesser opponents and, arguably, UGA really won the tournament game on the last shot in regulation after leading by as many as 14 . . . while Bama trailed throughout most of regulation. I know, final score, but . . . Alabama lucked out on the timeout call just as they lucked out playing Tennessee without UT’s leading scorer. UA barely squeaked by Kentucky at home; got blown out by Florida, Kentucky and others + lowest RPI of all the wannabes. I do like ‘Bama’s Coach Grant, though. UGA “shoulda, woulda, coulda” beat Florida in Athens, ditto Tennessee. I believe our fan base would have been much more energized had we won those two games in Athens vs. Florida and Tennessee.
Husky Fan
March 13th, 2011
11:34 pm
Let’s see what you got UGA. Go DaWgs!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEGP6nBiub8&feature=player_embedded#at=0
Dawg Days of Summer
March 13th, 2011
11:42 pm
Hey guys,
Husky fan here. It will be an interesting match up on Friday. Don’t let the hype fool you. UW is much more than just Isaiah Thomas. We are a balanced team that usually has 4-5 guys in double figures each game. We have the 2nd highest scoring offense in college basketball. Our weakness is that the team is a bit of a head case. They’ve lost to teams they should crush. Make no mistake, when they play they way they’re capable, few teams can stay with them. Should be a fun game and good luck!
May the best Dawg win!
BTW here’s our blog site if you’re interested: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/huskymensbasketballblog/
Alpha Dawg
March 13th, 2011
11:44 pm
It sounds like Washington St. vs Alabama might be a good NIT final.
Alpha Dawg
March 13th, 2011
11:50 pm
The UG fans may also want to know who the real Dancin’ Dawgs are.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b97TRvZqgsY
Jeff
March 13th, 2011
11:54 pm
Big day for Georgia… like Coach Fox said, they did well over the four-month marathon… their body of work was more than just two days at the SEC tournament.
For having a top-40 RPI and a top-40 strength of schedule, for being 7-4 on the road, and either beating some NCAA tourney teams (Kentucky, Tennessee, UAB) and playing dang close to some others (Florida twice, Tennessee, Xavier, Notre Dame in OT), I think the committee saw that this was a complete, well-rounded 10-seed team. I think Georgia deserved to get in and got a decent seed and bracket.
For all the haters: don’t you DARE jump on the bandwagon if we beat Washington! And don’t criticize if we lose to Wash. or UNC… anything after this point is gravy. This is a program that is rebuilding from a terrible 2007, 2008 and 2009 (with 2008’s SEC title nonwithstanding). Even last year was a struggle all year. But this team fought and fought and came together and finally got back to the respectable level. And, I think the committee recognized what kind of league we’re in… anybody notice that FIVE SEC EAST teams made it into the tournament and not ONE from the SEC West?
We don’t need to worry about last year or a month ago or this past Friday or next year… we as fans just need to be happy and thrilled with THIS team for THIS week and focus on THIS next game. I hope a lot of Dog fans make the 3 or 4 hour drive to Charlotte for this weekend… would be great to have a big UGA contingent!
And for some of you SPECIFIC haters: Mark Fox has done a great job with this team… I would say another coach might only get a 17-14 record from this group (we’re not that deep at ALL). So what if we struggled against some top-50 teams? At least we PLAYED them. And oh yeah, we beat Tech and we split with the SEC tourney champs and we beat Big Orange in Knoxville… pretty good year if you ask me!
To the Georgia team: the fans that COUNT are all behind you, 100 percent. Great job on making the tournament… now go get some wins! Good luck guys, and Go Dawgs!
Jeff
March 13th, 2011
11:57 pm
P.S. And for the record, I would have put Bama in instead of Clemson, and I would have found a way to get St. Mary’s in. I don’t think Clemson did enough, and I think Bama should have been in for a 20-win season and a 12-4 SEC record and a run to the semifinals.
For what it’s worth, I also would have LOVED to see Harvard get in… anybody see how they lost to Princeton in that play-in game for the Ivy League title? Heartbreaking… oh, well, that’s what makes March Madness so amazing.
rabid_dawg
March 14th, 2011
12:12 am
I thought the Dawgs would be in as an 11 seed. 10 is even better.
The supposedly famous Joe Linardi of ESPN had the Dawgs out of it completely…and he’s supposed to be able to get 97-98 percent of the tournament correct! He clearly botched it! He knows no more than you or I.
Bullpuppies
March 14th, 2011
12:15 am
GO DAWGS!!! and by Dawgs I mean the HUSKIES!!!!! Everybody knows Bulldogs use DOGS, not Dawgs. I don’t know much about your team, but we can beat anybody if we are playing Husky Basketball.
UGA_2001
March 14th, 2011
12:26 am
HATERS GONNA HATE! HAHAHA!
UGA_2001
March 14th, 2011
12:28 am
LOL, UGA has been the DAWGS since the 70s. You wanna-be’s ripped us off. Just like the Cleveland Browns fans did.
RhinoDawg
March 14th, 2011
12:34 am
UW Dawg here. It doesn’t matter how Georgia got here or what Alabama or GT thinks…. You’re here! Congrats! Looking forward to a great game on Friday.
Walter
March 14th, 2011
1:05 am
UGA will lose against Washington. Book It!
Delta Stewardess
March 14th, 2011
1:41 am
If the dawgs don’t TURNOVER the 1st game I will be surprised. The Ball Handling is not great and the Huskies are FAST. Dawgs will have slow the pace and play half court if they want pt get to the 2nd round.
If we face UNC I am afraid Coach Fox will look like a deer in the headlights. Fox has been in the NCAAs 3 times and made to the 2nd round twice. Facing one of the NCAA kings in the 2nd round will be too much for Fox and the Dawgs. I hope the first game goes well & maybe I can feel a little better about facing UNC. I really don’t see UNC losing in the first round. Somebody said UNC is like 30-1 or something in NCAA games played in the state of North Carolina.
Wilson Dunkit
March 14th, 2011
1:43 am
Unfortunately, the Dawgs will probably “jump around like 7 years olds” when they hit the court against men in the early rounds. Fox has UGA on the right track and I am pleased for them to make the field, but a 10-seed? C’mon man. If UGA is a 10-seed, how could the committee ignore Bama. I don’t have a dog–or elephant–in that fight, but hard to ignore two victories head to head. And VaTech would have taken either team head to head IF they had gotten a fair shake.
206hoop
March 14th, 2011
1:44 am
Congratulations to Georgia for making the tournament. It’s unfortunate that you’ve been “lucky” enough to be paired with a 7-seeded UW team in the first game. For the Husky faithful, anything less than the Sweet 16 will be somewhat of a disappointing season based on the expectations of what the UW team is capable of. This season is already something of a disappointment having managed only a 3rd place finish in the Pac-10 and a 7 seed. Winning the Pac-10 conference tournament has improved the mood of our fanbase quite a bit, and I apologize in advance for any muckrakers coming over here spouting off about how great UW is etc. Most (including myself) fully expect UW to prevail in this match-up. The Washington season will be considered a failure for many if they don’t win this game.
Wilson Dunkit
March 14th, 2011
1:44 am
Congrats to Coach Fox and his 7 year olds. You probably shouldn’t even be in the field but since you are, at least act like you belong.
Delta Stewardess
March 14th, 2011
1:45 am
I thought this was UConn v Miss State game. The Huskies v the Bulldogs. It is so confusing. It is almost as bad as keeping up with that time it is when I fly all over the country.
Delta Stewardess
March 14th, 2011
1:51 am
Mark Fox has only coached in 5 NCAA games and that doesn’t bode well for the DAWGS in this tourney.
Delta Stewardess
March 14th, 2011
1:56 am
Roy has been in the NCAA tourney 20 times and made it to just the second round 7 times. Coach Fox has only been a Head Coach for 7 years. The Dawgs may surprise I just don’t know.
McDawg
March 14th, 2011
2:26 am
Georgia Bulldogs
ppg rpg apg fg%
173rd 43rd 36th 94th
Washington Huskies
3rd 12th 8th 25th
(with apologies to Sasquatch…)
john
March 14th, 2011
2:30 am
“Huskies” (dog) will outrun “Bull(dog)”.
joe
March 14th, 2011
6:40 am
lets hope Coach Fox picks his late game strategy up. Between not fouling the Fla. guard at the end of the game in Athens to his time out/no time out fiasco against Alabama he has not exactly been distinguishing himself as a great bench coach….
Hale Almand
March 14th, 2011
6:51 am
We may not make a university student out of him, but if we can teach him to read and write, maybe he can work at the post office rather than as a garbage man when he gets through with his athletic career.
Mark Fox
March 14th, 2011
7:22 am
TIMEOUT!
One and Done
March 14th, 2011
7:44 am
Dawgs will wilt in the second period. Lets all jump around !
Double Zero Eight
March 14th, 2011
8:07 am
Fox was a great hire for UGA.
I hope the team learned something as a result of
Alabama’s come from behind victory in the tournament.
They definitely have the talent to make it to the “sweet sixtewen”.
Double Zero Eight
March 14th, 2011
8:08 am
Spelled “sixteen” incorrectly in previous post.
Jborodawg
March 14th, 2011
8:39 am
Great job, Dawgs and coach Fox!
To all here who say the Bulldogs will choke, lose etc, the first game, shame on you if you profess to be a “fan”. You’re also obviously the same “fans” calling for coach Fox’s head after only two years. And, it’s obvious you know squat about BB.
Talk about this team going thru some adversity, I remember the Vandy and Arkansas games, for instance. They weren’t able to get to those games until game day; and both were two days of travel. Not a single whine from the team nor coach Fox. They got thru the early games without Thompkins; Thompkins played hurt much of the season. So, okay, list all their faults and how they coulda-shoulda-woulda. With the overall talent level, they overachieved if anything.
IF they lose to the Huskies, I’ll still believe it was a darn good season; considering they were cellar-dwellers just two years ago.
Goooo Dawgs! Sic em!!
Confucious say
March 14th, 2011
8:44 am
It’s great to be a Georgia Bulldog!
Going through life envying tthe Dogs is no way to live.
South Ga Dawg
March 14th, 2011
8:50 am
HOW BOUT DEM DAWGS!!!
Jborodawg
March 14th, 2011
8:55 am
Dawg Days of Summer @11:42 pm
RE: the Huskies; “….Make no mistake, when they play they way they’re capable, few teams can stay with them…”
Guess what? Same can be said of UGA. Should be a goodun.
Jimmy Crack
March 14th, 2011
9:14 am
WhoDaThunkIt!
What a shocker. I thought we might be dancing with the misfits in the NIT or the CBI or whatever “fairness” tournament it is called. This is gratifying.
AND we get a home game! I’ll just bet that Charlotte has a few more RED shirts than golden shirts, and it is such a LONG trip “Yawn” all the way from the NW coast (Jet Lag). Plus the Huskies are great at home and not so great AWAY. Charlotte is very AWAY for them.
THE MOST DANGEROUS 10 SEED EVER!!! WOOF!
Joe Lunardi is a Dumbass
March 14th, 2011
9:27 am
I was jumping around too…. I’m so proud for my dawgs. I was fixin’ to hyperventilate when they revealed the brackets. hearing their names called out was awesome….
The dawgs are already 1-0 on CBS this year against Tennessee. Lets keep it that way. Heck. Lets beat washington and then UPSET unc…. move on 2 xavier/syracuse…. and UPSET ohio state in the elite 8 and make it a PARTY IN THE U-G-A…. Lol. Am i gettin ahead of my self??
Gerald Tinnon
March 14th, 2011
9:35 am
Fox could have shown some class and blasted the NCAA for not including Alabama, a team which had beaten him twice in the last week and ended the season 12-4 in the SEC. It makes no sense that twice beaten Georgia is a 10 seed and the victor, Alabama, is on the outside looking in… Selection committee has to be fixed. It is like the rest of the NCAA administrative structure.. inconsistent.
ga dawg
March 14th, 2011
9:50 am
Fast Forward to Washington Game: GA has a 14 point lead with little over 4 minutes to go, cinderella story…game over!!!, it was the biggest comeback in bracketology history. GA was outscored 15-0 in the final 4 minutes. It was if 7 year olds were playing grown men in the last half.
My predicition- PAIN!
timthebrave
March 14th, 2011
10:10 am
Congratulations to all the GA players and to coach Fox. It’s great to be a Georgia Bulldog!
timthebrave
March 14th, 2011
10:12 am
Gerald Tinnon, sooooooooo…The Georgia coach should have campaigned for Alabama when they were on the bubble as well….Are you crazy?
and Nick Saban should wear a GA cheerleading outfit to cheer on the dawgs
ronald
March 14th, 2011
10:24 am
The talk show pundits in Birmingham will NOT stop comparing Alabama and UGA. They fail to recognize that UGA wasn’t even one of the final 6 teams in, not even on the bubble. Its as if all Alabama has to cling to are those wins over Georgia. In reality, that is about all they have to cling to- the rest of their season was garbage. While Georgia was playing Xavier, Notre Dame, and Temple……Alabama was playing Alabama A&M and St. Peters.
Tdawgmoney
March 14th, 2011
10:26 am
Grant…..ho can we be the 1st team out?…..we don’t play till late Friday night. You could be on the Geico commercial (living under a rock).
ronald
March 14th, 2011
10:26 am
“Fox could have shown some class and blasted the NCAA for not including Alabama, a team which had beaten him twice in the last week and ended the season 12-4 in the SEC. It makes no sense that twice beaten Georgia is a 10 seed and the victor, Alabama, is on the outside looking in”
Dear Gerald Tinton- You are just another Alabama fan who thinks the entire season can be boiled down to 2 games. Your RPI was 80…..80. Georgia’s was 37. UGA played a MUCH MUCH more difficult schedule. You need to point the “blame finger” at your coach and AD for putting together such a lousy schedule.
ronald
March 14th, 2011
10:27 am
Another point- Alabama’s non-conference schedule was ranked #284 in terms of strength of schedule. Not impressive.
Sun Devil Dave
March 14th, 2011
10:33 am
Weeeee Weeeee All the way home – Saturday’s Athens Headlines – UGA blows huge lead to lose to PAC-10 Champion! UGA players were last seen dancing like 7 yo’s who’s candy was just taken away.
ronald
March 14th, 2011
10:35 am
Truth says – “GA in tournament because of SEC contract with ESPN. Not based on wins, not based on merit”
Dear “Truth” – Let me point out that Georgia wasn’t one of the final 6 teams in. If you’re going to complain about someone being un-deserving, then aim your complaints at one of the final 6. UGA wasn’t even on the bubble, as evidenced by their 10 seed. And before you start talking about UAB, let me remind you that their RPI was also in the 30’s and Alabama’s was 80. Schedules matters.
gdawginkalamazoo
March 14th, 2011
11:15 am
Congrats Dawgs! Beat Washington. They played lights out against Arizona. BTW, I have Coach Fox’s copy of Les Miles “Clock Management: 101″. I had McGarity swipe it and send it to Michigan. Since there are only two copies in print I feel better about the big dance now.
Sun Devil Dave, isn’t Arizona State? What bracket did you guys end up in?
Will
March 14th, 2011
11:20 am
Who is leading The Fulmer Cup so far this offseason? I know Auburn has had 4 football players kicked off the team for felony arrests. Any other updates?
Buckeye
March 14th, 2011
11:23 am
Does Comcast carry Tru TV?
gdawginkalamazoo
March 14th, 2011
11:27 am
Why Buckeye? Do you want to watch Pryor and Tressel cruise tattoo shops the first two games next season?
Sun Devil Dave
March 14th, 2011
11:33 am
No bracket Mr. Lalamazoo – I’m pulling for Washington – Conference support you know. But alas, bracket or no bracket, UGA blows leads like the Lady Chablis.
TheTruth
March 14th, 2011
11:33 am
Who cares if we go in and lose on Friday? WE MADE THE TOURNAMENT, which is a heck of a lot better than what we’ve done the past couple of years…I’m just glad to be in it, win or lose!
UGA Insider
March 14th, 2011
11:35 am
This has been a fun winter to watch The Hoop Hounds. There is never a dull moment with these guys for sure. But realistically UGA probably has no shot against Washington. They were predicted to be a top 10 team and have struggled in PAC 10 play. However, they got hot at tourney time and now it’s out turn to play them. Great! I heard a couple of talking heads this morning say that Washington will give UNC a very tough 2nd round game because of their scoring ability.
And let me say this…… I saw Shandon Anderson and several other NBAers come thru UGA over the years…….. Leslie and Thomkins need to stay in school. They are NOT NBA ready and would make a huge mistake.
Blood Mountain Bulldog
March 14th, 2011
11:37 am
This was great if unexpected news. The program is getting on solid ground with Coach Fox. I hope he stays around for a long time. I haven’t been into the basketball team this much since Tubby was the coach.
gdawginkalamazoo
March 14th, 2011
11:41 am
Sun Devil, I can understand you pulling for Washington. But you forgot to mention where ASU is playing?
bulldog grad
March 14th, 2011
11:54 am
Isn’t it nice to have a clean program that is moving up and they are excited by the little things instead of feeling entitled?
it feels good to this bulldog.
tct2326
March 14th, 2011
12:01 pm
GO DAWGS! WE R PLAYING GOOD BALL WHEN IT COUNTS. HUSKIES! HUSKIES!
Sun Devil Dave
March 14th, 2011
12:03 pm
If you read carefully, I did.
Sun Devil Dave
March 14th, 2011
12:03 pm
Or is that something they don’t teach down south, reading?
Dirty Dawg
March 14th, 2011
12:23 pm
Hey ‘not a Georgia fan’, you’re right about the lack of UGA fan attendance at the SEC tourney, but then when the league schedules Georgia, playing in Atlanta, for the 1 PM games on both Thursday and Friday (remember, all the other teams fans were already here anyway – you have to buy the entire package of tickets – our folks, like me, were hoping to ’score’ some ducats from others that were ‘headed home’ for the weekend…as it turned out that was us.)…anyway, that’s what happens.
Hopefully, we’ll show up in Charlotte – surely we’ll out do the Washington fans – and probably will get some support from the UNC fans that we’ll have to play next if we move on (they’ll rather play us than the Huskies…be careful what you wish for Tarheels).
My Dad can whoop your dad
March 14th, 2011
12:39 pm
456th
Bug Thug
March 14th, 2011
12:46 pm
The number of players on each team in the study who were found to have police records
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/the_bonus/02/27/cfb.crime/index.html#ixzz1GaoOV8pE
schmeckdawg
March 14th, 2011
1:35 pm
I miss Ron Jirsa!!!!!!!! Bwahahahahahahahaha!
Sonny Sixkiller
March 14th, 2011
1:44 pm
Bow down to Washington.
gdawginkalamazoo
March 14th, 2011
1:45 pm
Sun Devil, my bad I missed the “watching it down at Hooter’s” line.
Buckeye
March 14th, 2011
2:15 pm
kalamazoo,
Whatever, Trevor.
Let’s count the tattoos on ll the players in the NCAA. 2 points for tatttoos on the arms 1 point for no tattoos at all and three points for the always hip neck tattoos.
First one to a # 1 seed wins.
P.S Gene Smith says you are welcome.
DawginLex
March 14th, 2011
2:20 pm
http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/
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For my blogging friend WDE
Auburn wraps up 2011 Fulmer Cup
Buckeye
March 14th, 2011
2:22 pm
Hey Trever in kalmazoo.
Some programs set goals to win the conference, the conference tournament and go to the Final Four. Some programs jump around like 7 year olds getting the nod as a 10 seed. As noted, I’m a Howard (before I was Trey) fan and knew Howard when he too was tat free. Must be a thing, you know. But I’ll give Howard ( before I was Trey) a pass. His tatt’s appear sprirtual in nature.
You looked good against Auburn ( last in the West) but ran out of gas against Bama ( first in the West). Guess Bama had recent game film they could study, huh?
It’s 70 degrees in Atlanta today. How things in Kalamazoo?
Buckeye
March 14th, 2011
2:24 pm
DawginLex,
That’s a keeper! Too funny!
kentucky Dawg
March 14th, 2011
2:45 pm
Great news for Fox and team. I’ll support the DAWGs no matter when or where. Work hard and win this one.
ValdostaDawg
March 14th, 2011
2:47 pm
Although I am excited about the Dawgs making it, we need to channel that energyy in finishing a game. There are numerous games this year that we have lost in the last 5mins of the 4th qtr or in OT. We need to stay focus for 40mins not 32-35mins. We must play 100% until the buzzer in the 4th sounds.
With that said, LET’S SIC EM!!!
ValdostaDawg
March 14th, 2011
2:48 pm
FINISH THE DRILL!!!
John
March 14th, 2011
3:36 pm
Bob Dawg, you must not watch much basketball. That is the Big 10 and they got 7 teams in. Ugly basketball. Wisconsin gets in every year. That had nothing to do with Bama not getting in. I know one thing, Bama was better than UGA. They beat them twice!
beebee from tech
March 14th, 2011
4:24 pm
How’d Tennessee get in? Solely on the wins on the road against Pitt and Nova.
Bama beats Tennessee on the ROAD.
Lawd!
Greg
March 14th, 2011
5:15 pm
From a NW Dawg fan. Should be a great game regardless of who wins. Don’t know much about you guys but we have a least 4 3pt shooters that are very accurate most of the time. IT is fun to watch.
Good luck
Greg
CatsFly
March 14th, 2011
6:02 pm
Dirty Dawg, you’re a typical Dawg fan. You get a free pass into the Tourney and now you’re warning UNC to be careful. That’s like a gay midget making a pass at the Shaq.
HuskieFanInATL
March 14th, 2011
10:35 pm
Even if UGA comes out fast, they’re not going to out run the Huskies. UW played lightening fast all season long and are in great shape. If UGA can keep it close, the Huskies, in almost every single game, give up a ~10pt run in the 2nd half. They’ve been doing it a few years now. I’ve watched a few UGA games and almost all UW games. UGA plays sloppy and if they don’t care of the ball, the UW D will be too much. BUT, it’s not called March Madness for nothing so who really knows.
Stinger
March 14th, 2011
10:49 pm
Act like you’ve been there before. Oh wait, you haven’t been there. On a side note, i’d like to know, ” Do you have a baseball team? Just wondering, I never hear anything about it.”
Stinger
March 14th, 2011
10:51 pm
One and done. You’ll never make it to Carolina.
McDawg
March 15th, 2011
1:15 am
You people (and esp Mark Bradley) are hilarious….a lot of chest thumping or at least back slapping and not much BBall talk….”We are in…!!…look out Tarheels…!!…” ….You are all in for a big shock when you see the speed and depth the Huskies will bring…
Andy in Blairsville
March 15th, 2011
9:53 am
Whether football or basketball, there’s some awfully low expectations in Athens.
John
March 15th, 2011
10:50 am
If you look at UGA and Bama’s SEC schedule they both beat the same SEC East teams. UGA only beat UT and UK 1 time and USC. Bama beat UK, UT, and USC as well. Bama then beat UGA twice. Bama also won 13 games vs UGA’s 10. In the oocc schedule UGA beat Colorado and UAB but lost the rest against quality teams. It really does not make since.
flo-ri-duh
March 15th, 2011
11:17 am
Bama got screwed. Good!
Captain 97
March 15th, 2011
6:48 pm
A little game analysis from a Husky.
Havent’t watched you guys much but from what I can gather youre team is pretty much all Thompkins and Leslie on the offensive end. Thompkins seems like a pure post up guy. I think the Huskies will be able to handle him fairly well. We have a 7 footer in N’Diaye who really clogs up the middle and averages 1.2 Blocks in just 17 minutes per game. Matthew Bryan-Ammaning is also a very athletic defender with a 7-6″ Wingspan. The Huskies have faced some tremendous post players in UCLA’s Smith and Arizona’s Williams and they were able to neutralize them fairly well. The Weakness with our big guys is their tendancy to get in foul trouble. If Georgia can get them on the Bench with early fouls Thompkins will realy be able to get some things done because we lack depth in the Front Court.
Your other key player Leslie seems to be mostly a slasher who gets things done off the dribble and not much of an outside shooter. This is where Washingtons Athleticism and Depth will really come into play. Washington has 4 Wings in Holliday, Ross, Suggs and Wilcox who are all 6-5 to 6-6, long and very athletic. Not Many teams have had Sucess off the dribble against this rotation of guys.
When have been beat it is almost always by outside shooters Like Thompson from Washington State. Other than Ware (who seems to have games where he totally disapears) You don’t really have anyone one who can shoot from outside and you don’t really take many threes anyway. This will allow the Huskies to drop into more Zone and clog up the middle even more against. I don’t think Georgia will win this game unless ware is hitting a bunch of shots from outside.
Your Weakness offensively seems to be ball handling, turnovers and composure. This is where I would be the most concerned if I was Georgia. The Huskies play tenacious defense and often jump into the full Court Press. Venoy Overton is about as pesky of a defender as you will ever see and he will get right up in your grill way beyond the 3 pt line and pick your pocket. The Huskies like to run and they score a lot of points in the transition game. If the Huskies throw that pressure at Georgia early and get them off of their offensive game plan it could be a long night for Georgia.
On the other end of the Floor The Huskies are a fairly well ballanced Team. Isaiah Thomas is the focal point of the offense. He is an amazing penetrator for his size and has turned into a very good assist man as well. You will need to keep him out of the paint which is easier said than done. The best way that teams have done it is by throwing a lot of Zone at us. We had a stretch where we couldn’t seem to score against the Zone but we seemed to solve that in The Pac-10 Tourney. Obviously alot of the ability to beat the Zone will depend on our outside shooters. Wilcox, Suggs and Holliday are our best outside shooters and have made as many 3’s between them as Georgias entire team. Thomas and Ross have another 100 3 pointers between them. Often time the Huskies rely too much on the three pointer and the games we have lost you will see a direct coralation to 3pt%.
Matthew Bryan-Ammaning has some impressive numbers in the post but he is probabbly the most frustrating player on the team. He has very good footwork is quick and atletic and is able to create his own quality shots consistanly but the guy is the worst shooter from within 3 feet that I have ever seen. He misses so many Layins and gimmes. I would say that if you have a player who can at least keep a hand in his face you should be able to neutralize his scoring. Our Other big Guy N’Diaye has hands of stone and is not much of a threat offensively.
Overall I think that the Huskies with their 9 deep rotation and their Raw athleticism will be too much for Georgia to Handle. My Prediction
Washington 80
Georgia 67
G DaWgs!
Rabid Dawg
March 16th, 2011
3:42 am
Keys for Ga….
Dawgs need to attack the offensive glass FOR 40 MINUTES!….get there bigs in foul trouble as they zone against us for most of the game.
Defensively….limit there offensive rebounds. Gerald Robinson needs to use extreme defensive pressure against there perimeter shooters. If he fouls out before the 10 minute mark then Ga wont be exposed to his sloppy 2nd half ball handling.
But I will say this….in the 1st half Robinson can be a real gamer. I would not want to go into battle without him.
Trey and Leslie must exert there pre NBA caliber influence. No more closeup missed shots for Price as he will be open underneath for most of the game.
That ought to do it…..
Dawgs 73-70! Bring on the big blue!
Simple Question
March 16th, 2011
2:06 pm
Why are most UGA fans douche-bags?
excessive celebration
March 16th, 2011
5:24 pm
The best way to ensure post season play is to……uhhhh……win ball games. The best way to celebrate joining post season is after defeating your opponent on the court. Tired of needing someone to loose, or a stroke of luck in order to play in the big ones….just tired of it. Just win and post season will take care of itself….no charity cases
jim r
March 16th, 2011
10:52 pm
Heres what they’re saying in Seattle. “The biggest (well, smallest) thing standing in the way of that possibility (UGA beating UW) is 5-foot-9 Huskies point guard Isaiah Thomas, who may strip the ball from Gerald Robinson often enough that neither of the Bulldogs’ stars ever gets it.” Enjoy.
Sun Devil Dave
March 19th, 2011
9:23 am
Well well, the little kids so happy and free several days ago, now realize the power of the PAC-10 – Dance away me little pups, dance away. Oh wait, you’re out of the dance, you gotta go home as we all knew you would.