D.J. Shockley says similarities are uncanny to ‘05 SEC game
Former Georgia quarterback D.J. Shockley thinks the 2011 SEC Championship game against LSU is setting up much like the 2005 title game did. (AJC photo)
Former Georgia quarterback D.J. Shockley looks at this year’s SEC Championship matchup and between the Bulldogs and No. 1 LSU and can’t help but think back to six years ago when he was getting ready for a similar game.
In 2005, as now, the Bulldogs were the SEC East champs and the underdog team (though not by two touchdowns like they are this year). Georgia was ranked No. 13 and the Tigers were No. 3 and everybody was talking about how an SEC championship victory might get LSU into the BCS national championship game against Southern Cal or Texas.
“It’s kind of strange it’s so much alike,” said Shockley, who’s living in Atlanta and still playing football. “LSU is so highly ranked right now; they’re supposed to be so much better than Georgia; Georgia’s not supposed to have a chance. It’s the same scenario, the same story we heard in ‘05. It’s very similar, and I think the outcome could be very similar, too.”
That would be quite the shocker. Thanks in no small part to Shockley — who came away with MVP honors — the Bulldogs hit LSU with two long touchdown passes early and never looked back en route to a 34-14 victory.
“We didn’t have much to lose at the time, but we had a lot to prove to ourselves,” Shockley said of the Bulldogs, who came into the ‘05 game 9-2. “We wanted to go out and play well and I think this Georgia team now is feeling the same way. Nobody is giving them any respect for winning the last 10 games and being in this game, period.”
LSU was led by quarterback JaMarcus Russell, who came into the game banged up, and a bevy of fleet-footed wide receivers. But the hallmark of that Tigers’ team was the defense, which was known for stuffing the run and playing facemask-to-facemask in the secondary.
Shockley said the Bulldogs’ plan coming into the game was to use LSU’s defensive aggressiveness against it.
“We were going to take a couple of shots deep to let them know that we weren’t afraid and we were going to push it down the field,” Shockley said. “We weren’t going to play a conservative game. All year long, whenever they saw us audible, we always audibled to a quick game. In this game, when we audibled we did the exact same thing except we sent somebody long, too. And they did exactly what we thought. They jumped our quick slants and quick outs and Sean Bailey ended up running free down the sideline.”
Shockley hit Bailey on touchdown passes of 45 and 29 yards in the first quarter to stake them to a 14-0 lead six minutes in and the Bulldogs never looked back. Russell was out of the game and Georgia was ahead 34-7 by the time LSU scored its last touchdown with five miutes to play.
It was an unforgettable day for Shockley, who also ran for a seven-yard touchdown in the game.
“It was just so satisfying,” Shockley recalled. “I’d waited all that time and we’d been in the SEC Championship game and I was part of the team, but it was a different scenario until that year. We had a lot of guys on our team who were in the same boat, finally getting a chance to play and a lot of people not giving them a chance because we lost so many great players.
“Just being in that game was huge because we were picked to finish third in the SEC that year. So everybody thought it was a great year that year just to make it that game. But we wanted to go a step further and just win the game because all year long nobody thought we could do it. We thought, if we win this game, what else could anybody say. So personally it was very satisfying.”
Shockley hasn’t been able to recapture the magic since that game. After being drafted by the Atlanta Falcons, injuries detoured his NFL career. He played last season with the Omaha Nighthawks of the AFL. He’s holding out hope for an opening to return to the NFL but doesn’t know if that’s going to happen.
“I know I can play; I know I’ve got the talent,” Shockley said. “It just depends on getting the chance. It’s all about getting the opportunity. But it’s not always about what you want to do. If it happens, I’ll put my best foot forward. If it doesn’t, hey, you’ve got to move on some day. I’ve got a 20-month old daughter [Milan] with my wife [Portia] and we’ve got a little boy on the way, so my priorities are different now.”
But that 2005 SEC Championship, it will always be with him.
– Chip Towers
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WDE
December 2nd, 2011
3:44 pm
D.J = DGD!
19
December 2nd, 2011
3:45 pm
Go Dawgs!
That’s for you Tampa!
BillS
December 2nd, 2011
3:45 pm
Hope he’s right. Good kid and it would be nice to see him get a break in the pros
UGAKev
December 2nd, 2011
3:45 pm
GO DAWGS!!!
DILLIGAF
December 2nd, 2011
3:51 pm
What a game that was in 05′!
I agree, Shockley’s a good guy and a DGD.
Good luck in the future, D.J., here’s hoping that you can get back to the NFL.
UGA/85′
GATA!
81Dawg
December 2nd, 2011
3:52 pm
I would love to see a repeat of ‘05. Go Dawgs!!!
CHDawg
December 2nd, 2011
3:53 pm
Shockley was one of my favorite Dawgs. He never stopped improving. I felt like one more season and he could have won the Heisman. He hasn’t played much after college either. He might be one of those Warner type stories….just needs the opportunity. I hope he is right.
pj
December 2nd, 2011
3:55 pm
Murray = shockley. Malcolm mitchell = sean bailey. Lsu tries to prove a point and play agressive bump and run and mitchell burns em deep in the first half. If we can keep up with their grinding rushing attack, we have a chance to be in it in the 4th quarter – then, as larry would say – “ol lady luck” has to shine on us. Go dawgs.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
December 2nd, 2011
4:00 pm
That was a fun team to watch! Sean Bailey was one of my favorite Dawgs to watch. Hope it turns out to be a repeat of ‘05!
ol' seadawg
December 2nd, 2011
4:02 pm
I think Jacksonville ought to take a look at him. He’s as good or better then anybody else they’ve had down there. Hopefully we have some of his 2005 magic tommorrow. GATA
Bama Mike
December 2nd, 2011
4:03 pm
Shockley was a much more dangerous runner than Murray. This years front seven for LSU is light years above that LSU front
dawggirl
December 2nd, 2011
4:05 pm
Shockley’s always been one of my favorite Dawgs. Best of luck to him, and hope he’s right about the comparison to 2005!
DawgFan (The Original)
December 2nd, 2011
4:06 pm
That was one special night at the Dome. Just got my tickets for they game and right now I am ready to GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GTBob
December 2nd, 2011
4:07 pm
How did UGA do against Boise St that year vs. this year?
Evansdawg
December 2nd, 2011
4:08 pm
As long as I live, I will never forget the roar of the crowd when DJ hit that early 45-yard bomb to the endzone. The LSU fans went almost completely silent. Maybe lightning can strike twice. I think its funny that people think that we are the same team that opened 0-2. They point to those losses to make up their minds that we are going to get destroyed. A lot has happened since, and the Dawgs could be extremely dangerous. If anything, everyone that hates the BCS should pull for the Dawgs. A UGA victory would cause smoke to come from those computers.
tell me again
December 2nd, 2011
4:09 pm
Why are Bama people on here naysaying the Dawgs? Hey guys, you had your shot. Go find yourselves a kicker!
DawgFan (The Original)
December 2nd, 2011
4:10 pm
Give it rest Bama Mike, the current LSU players are just like eveyone elses….they did not go to some special high school for Bionic men..they can be beat.
slydog
December 2nd, 2011
4:10 pm
I say again: If Shock could have had 3 years, we would have our first crystal trophy. I know. I know. The other 3 are not crystal footballs though…lol. On another note, I just want this game to be tough and competitive. If the defense can pressure Jefferson and Lee all night, Alabama’s missed field goals will be our touchdowns.
UgaAllTheWay
December 2nd, 2011
4:11 pm
GTBob:
How did GTU do against UGA that year vs. this year?
DawgFan (The Original)
December 2nd, 2011
4:11 pm
GTBooB, get of our blog
JB
December 2nd, 2011
4:11 pm
Hope the Dawgs play lights out…..and I hope the rumors about Richt being on the short list at Penn St are just crazy talk. Word is they need more than a football coach up there, and our guy fits the bill.
slydog
December 2nd, 2011
4:11 pm
I see GT Bob still has to throw those weak jabs.
JB
December 2nd, 2011
4:12 pm
GTBob has no life. none. Obsessed with the Dawgs.
dawgerbrown
December 2nd, 2011
4:14 pm
How does Ga. Tech ever do against UGA? GTBob, you and fellow bumble bees would be better served worrying about and trying to fix your own program. We’re just fine. GO DAWGS! GATA!
robodawg
December 2nd, 2011
4:14 pm
No disrespect to Shockley, one of my favorite Dawgs of all time, but that ‘05 team had no glaring weaknesses (and Shockley had a lot to do with that). This year we’re going to have to overcome our own weaknesses in a major way to win. Our current OL is a patchwork job without a lot of depth, depth at RB is a major concern, and our special teams are not the most reliable. I’m hoping to pull out the win, but in ‘05 I fully expected to win.
Best wishes DJ. Go Dawgs!
JB
December 2nd, 2011
4:14 pm
Murray can pass really well and numbers 31 and 28 for us can fly and catch the ball. Watch 83 also.
slydog
December 2nd, 2011
4:16 pm
Richt nor any other good coach is going to Penn St. They need more of a ‘good’ person than a football coach focused on winning. I know that sounds a lot like CMR, but the man is used to winning football games and he is a competitor (Urban are you listening?). Maybe a guy like Jim Grobe of Wake Forest is a better fit. Who the heck wants to be the man who follows the man? Now add on the scandal. UUGGHH
Texas Dawg
December 2nd, 2011
4:17 pm
Damn right – Shockley is a damn good Dawg. Richt should invite him into the locker room to give a pep talk before the game.
bill arp
December 2nd, 2011
4:18 pm
With all the issues at QB in the NFL, I can’t believe DJ hasn’t gotten a call to come in somewhere and show what he’s got…
JB
December 2nd, 2011
4:18 pm
Most Bee’s and Gators have left these blogs….Started happening early when they told us we weren’t man enough to beat Mississippi State. They’ve been leaving ever since. Go Dawgs. And to our friend Spurrier, He’ll watch tomorrow night having to buy a ticket…LOL
slydog
December 2nd, 2011
4:18 pm
Don’t forget about #82, Bennett, the baby Ed McCaffrey…lol
DawginLex
December 2nd, 2011
4:19 pm
Things are a mess in knoxville
Hearing our boy Da’rick might be on his way out
Anybody want to bash richt now for losing him?
slydog
December 2nd, 2011
4:20 pm
The nerve of Dabo Swinney to snap on Steve Spurrier and S. Carolina. I was shocked but it was too funny.
bill arp
December 2nd, 2011
4:21 pm
I think the coaches, players, cheerleaders, band members, AD, Pres Adams, professors and even the fans need to watch the movie ‘MIRACLE’ tonight……..
Heck, even Russ!
JB
December 2nd, 2011
4:21 pm
Lex, I like Derek, but he may have more problems up there than he can solve. That fan base ought to back off and let him fix it. If he can’t in another 2 years, It’ll be 100% better than he found it and ready for the next guy.
Murphy
December 2nd, 2011
4:21 pm
Its funny how we all find comparisons to this game from other years.While we are at it another tid bit to throw out thanks to the guys at CCS Talikng Football.In 2002 we won the SEC Championship and Tony Stewart was crowned the Winston Cup Champion.Now move to 2011-Tony Stewart wins the Championship again. Just saying!!!!! Go Dawgs
Russell Hall
December 2nd, 2011
4:21 pm
Mark Richt isn’t interested in wading into the sewer Joe Pa left behind. Perhaps they should be talking to Tressel. He’s sanctimonious as hell, plus he’s unemployed.
DawginLex
December 2nd, 2011
4:21 pm
billarp
1 game
just 1 game
If we played them 10 times, they might win 9
1 game
JB
December 2nd, 2011
4:22 pm
Saturday depends on our OL and an attitude of smacking them back….hard.
GTBob
December 2nd, 2011
4:22 pm
How did GTU do against UGA that year vs. this year?
We did better that year. Didn’t play well, but better then we did this year.
The Commissioner
December 2nd, 2011
4:23 pm
GTBob:
- stays on UGA blogs because Tech blogs aren’t active until Bowl season
- a happy GA Tech fan because they did beat Georgia that 1 year in the last 11
- watching GA Tech play reminds him of Disney World…yes, Mickey Mouse lives there, Bob’s just amazed that he can call GA Tech’s offense from so far away.
- just might be unemployed, or if not, if he had a boss should be because he can’t think of anything good to say about any team that beats up on his team annually
- still thinks Tevin Washington is better than Reggie Ball; or Reggie Ball is better than Tevin Washington; or, never mind.
- believes in Paul Johnson because he was successful in division 2
Really, dude…? Give it up. Your IQ is clearly lower than what GA Tech scored last week. Regardless of whether LSU wins or not, bear in mind, we lost to South Carolina and they messed up their opportunity to get to play LSU. You lost to Clemson and they’re still playing in the Athletically Challenged Conference Championship game, against yet another team that made GA Tech look like my old high school back in the late ’80s.
DawginLex
December 2nd, 2011
4:23 pm
JB
I feel sorry for Derek Dooley for the mess he inherited.
Lane Kiffin should be castrated so his smoking hot wife would leave him
dean
December 2nd, 2011
4:24 pm
Me thinks the Dawgs also have a pretty good TE. If the OL can give Aaron that extra 1/2 second….
The Commissioner
December 2nd, 2011
4:24 pm
OK…you beat Clemson, but it really doesn’t matter, does it?
Mike da Tiger
December 2nd, 2011
4:24 pm
DJ I got nothing but love for you but you should’ve got the heck out of Athens when you saw greene was going to be the man. cmr did you no favors. you could’ve played elsewhere and maybe had a shot at the NC. But that’s water under the bridge now. As for now, DJ, it does my heart good to see you still have school spirit but you and buck and hershel and lindsey all know the deal. good luck and my both teams come away injury free.
Carew
December 2nd, 2011
4:24 pm
Enter your comments here
DawginLex
December 2nd, 2011
4:25 pm
mike
DJ has character and that is why he stayed and he was rewarded
The Commissioner
December 2nd, 2011
4:25 pm
And as much as you stay on all of our blogs, GTBob, your company must not get too much business…either that or you just don’t like to work.
DIT
December 2nd, 2011
4:26 pm
Goooooooooo Dawgs!
superDawg
December 2nd, 2011
4:27 pm
D.J. is a damn good dawg.Thanks D.J.!
Carew
December 2nd, 2011
4:28 pm
Prediction: The RB and/or TE are going to play a huge role in a Georgia win tomorrow. I don’t know which RB, but Orson Charles and one of our back will makes big plays tomorrow that will decide the game.
UGA 81-86…Graduated 2004
dawgwood
December 2nd, 2011
4:29 pm
Bite me GT Bob.
Upset!
December 2nd, 2011
4:30 pm
Seriously my dawg bias aside for a moment, athlete for athlete we just as good as them, QB we better than them, and we only gotta beat them once. I dont care how great they are they can be beat tommorrow and we aint gotta go to death valley to do it. We really just need to have the swag of a team that expects to win and we should. LSU beat a lotta teams cause they look scary getting off the bus. We gone beat LScrew GEAUX DAWGS
GTBob
December 2nd, 2011
4:31 pm
You lost to Clemson and they’re still playing in the Athletically Challenged Conference Championship game
We lost to Clemson?
GTBob...
December 2nd, 2011
4:31 pm
Alright guys, you’re right…I apologize. I guess being 1-10 against GA doesn’t really give me the right to speak here.
Oh hold on: “Thanks for choosing Wendy’s, would you like to try our new Loaded Bacon Cheeseburger meal today?” Aw crap…pressed {mute}
DIT
December 2nd, 2011
4:31 pm
@The Commissioner
It’s GTBob’s litle sister that he has to worry about. You see, not only does bob not have a life, he has to sneak the use of his little sisters pink lap top.
She kicked the crap out of him 2 weeks ago when she caught him.
The Commissioner
December 2nd, 2011
4:32 pm
GTBob, read up…I corrected myself…that was my bad…give yourself a point.
The Commissioner
December 2nd, 2011
4:32 pm
I’m confused…are you GTBob; or GTBob…?
Gdawg
December 2nd, 2011
4:34 pm
DGD!
Had he have played against the gayters it could have been a truly special season!
GTBob
December 2nd, 2011
4:35 pm
Dang, the settle down dog lovers. The kool-aid must be a little strong today LSU is much better this year and the 05 dogs were much better than this years dogs.
PS. Jasper Sanks was a DGD too.
GTBob
December 2nd, 2011
4:37 pm
I’m confused…are you GTBob; or GTBob…?
No dots after my name. I’m not the guy praising Jasper Sanks above either.
Dirty Dawg
December 2nd, 2011
4:40 pm
What in blazes is it with David Pollack? Watched his ‘picks’ on one of the thousand ESPN shows today and he ‘bailed’ on picking the Dogs saying that ’special teams’ would be the difference. My question is why in heavens couldn’t he simply say – ‘My head says LSU but my heart says Georgia…plus I have it on good authority that Larry Munson is ‘up there’ with barrels and barrels of Dixie Crystals ready to sprinkle it down at ‘just the right time’…so I’ll go with my heart and pick Georgia in a big upset.’
Now I ask you, why wouldn’t he have done that? Does he get a bonus if he ‘wins’ the picks contest or something? David boy, you missed a chance to come across as a little more human instead of the ‘talking head’ you seem to have become on those shows….and I do mean ‘talking’ – they can’t seem to shut you up.
steve
December 2nd, 2011
4:40 pm
@GTBob Reggie Ball nuff said DGD
The Commissioner
December 2nd, 2011
4:42 pm
Sounds like you’ve made a lot of friends that like to mock you on here…sorry to hear that. Hope you can recover from such a deficiency. I’ve seen your posts here and there when I’m on, and I must say…my goal is never to make too many people angry at me just because I want them to be…Karma is a tough one if she hasn’t taught you anything yet.
murray = shockley...i don't think so
December 2nd, 2011
4:44 pm
DJ Shockley could literally take over a whole football game by himself. Remember what he did vs Kentucky in 02 when their pass rush was too much for Greenie to handle?
Remember how he almost single handedly overcame soft willie’s defense in the second half of the Nutrisweet (imitation sugar) Bowl?
i would argue that if shock doesn’t try to get those extra yards vs arkansas….no knee injury and possible BCS game that year.
He was so hot that Rich Rod had to call the fake punt or we were gonna come back and win the nutrisweet bowl. (Which, by the way was one of the gutsiest bowl game calls that i can remember.)
Aaron murray is a good QB (more heart that stafford will ever have) but right now….he is no DJ Shockley. hopefully he will get to that level on saturday night….
Mike da Tiger
December 2nd, 2011
4:44 pm
Dirty Dawg I guess you are ready to dismiss Pollack from the Dawg Nation? The man gets paid to sound intelligent, not tell you what you want to hear.
Dawg48
December 2nd, 2011
4:47 pm
According to this Da’rick is no longer a vole!
https://mobile.twitter.com/#!/FallonMSmith
Mike da Tiger
December 2nd, 2011
4:49 pm
Murray=…more heart than Stafford will ever have. Dude have you seen him leading the Lions and last year he came off the canvass to throw a game winner for a bad team last year? Man,puppy fans are fickle. what has been murray’s signature “oh snap, this guys got heart moment?” vs. ole miss or missy st this year? Oh yea maybe vandy? c’mon dude I don’t like Jawga but I wouldn’t even say that about Stafford.
GTBob...
December 2nd, 2011
4:50 pm
Come eat at Wendy’s, guys…it’s yummy…and everything you buy helps keep me at minimum wage…well, it sure beats working internship at the GA Tech cafeteria. I didn’t even get paid back then.
GTBob
December 2nd, 2011
4:55 pm
Hope you can recover from such a deficiency.
lol. I’m gonna be fine. Don’t worry. If you are that bothered by me the you may want to read blogs somewhere else where no one trash talks.
Barney Frank
December 2nd, 2011
5:01 pm
I’ll be at the Dome tomorrow. At halftime there will be a slobbering contest between Russ and me.
Put your money on me.
DawgInaTruck
December 2nd, 2011
5:08 pm
DJ is a DGD.
With his athleticism and work ethic combined with the number of teams who should have their QB situation designated a natural disaster, it is a bit surprising he is not even given a look here and there. Donovan McNabb can hardly move anymore and there is talk he may be a good fit in Chicago. I know Shock would have a lot to absorb in a very short period of time but you have to think his mobility alone puts him ahead of some of these guys you see rolled out these days.
DawgInaTruck
December 2nd, 2011
5:09 pm
Yo Bob, whats up dude?
Be a Man about it
December 2nd, 2011
5:09 pm
The same Losers from other teams comment on every UGA Blawg. How pathetic are your lives?
bulldawgbill
December 2nd, 2011
5:11 pm
I think our current QB could take some LEADERSHIP lessons from D.J. He not only had the talent (legs & big arm), but was a team leader on and off the field. Maybe Murray can grow into this position before he leaves. Stafford never did develop leadership skills as far as I can tell.
2005 Boise State certainly was anything like this year without DJ Shockley
December 2nd, 2011
5:13 pm
Neither will be LSU.
Auburn Jacket
December 2nd, 2011
5:14 pm
I almost want UGA to win to throw a monkey wrench into the BCS system… Almost.
where's the clique ?
December 2nd, 2011
5:15 pm
You’ll still slapping each other on the back and calling me a Georgia tek fan ?
All you got.
Is Mark Richt at Penn State yet with all his lousy coaching staff ?
mike the kitten.
December 2nd, 2011
5:20 pm
mikey….turn off sportscenter, put down your iphone, turn off the playstation and consider the fact that this comment is coming from someone who has not missed a home or away UGA football game for 10+ years….since before you probably started shaving…………
I’ve seen every quarterback in every game. And not once did I remember Matt Stafford sacrificing his body on a consistent basis to keep the drive alive. Not once did i remember the coaches telling him to “stay in the pocket” because he is going to get hurt if he keeps running.
No sir, the tin man of college football had to protect his millions so he could go into the league and entertain you. And I am glad that he entertains you.
But when I was traveling hundreds of miles sitting in the stands I never saw the tin man do anything that made me say…”he’s a great leader…he’s got heart…or he leaves it all on the field.” All I saw was a kid who was biding his time at UGA till the NFL came knocking. And what did we get in return for that? Zero….ZERO
graydog
December 2nd, 2011
5:20 pm
I was at the Dome for the ‘05 game and will be there tomorrow. Thanks for some great memories, DJ. You represented UGA well on and off the field and continue to do so. You’re a DGD.
mike the kitten.
December 2nd, 2011
5:21 pm
zero SEC championships. Murray is giving us a shot. So he is better.
CHDawg
December 2nd, 2011
5:24 pm
For Burma Knave,
Roses are red,
violets are blue,
leave us alone,
to play LSU,
we have endured
the weekly slander
but please be assured
you ain’t a man dear.
Burma Knave
KeepDreaming
December 2nd, 2011
5:24 pm
I remember that day too DJ. Still one of the best Dawg games I’ve ever seen live in person (and I’ve seen well over 200). DJ is a DGD!! Wish you had more time with us!
NautiDawg
December 2nd, 2011
5:25 pm
I remember that game well, too. All the LSU fans that we tailgated with were so nice and friendly before the game and then after it they couldn’t look at us. Kinda like we stole something from them- maybe we did! How sweet it was and how sweet it will be tomorrow. Shockley put on a “Cam Newton performance” with his arm and legs.
Stay focused Dawgs and let’s play to win like in 2005. You have nothing to lose as far as I’m concerned. GATA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
T'Town
December 2nd, 2011
5:26 pm
Dirty Dawg love the post. Yes indeed a win and sugar will fall from the sky, god bless larry.
‘05 was great, thanks for the article, and shockley comments.
Go Dawgs!!!
Burma Shave's authorized representative
December 2nd, 2011
5:31 pm
CHDawg is hereby fired. He has no sense of rhyme.
Or reason.
superDawg
December 2nd, 2011
5:32 pm
gtbob is still sitting on that round cushion from the reaming he got on nov.28.
THE Dixie Redcoat Band
December 2nd, 2011
5:35 pm
Nothing to lose, have fun, try Not to be up-tight…enjoy the moment…
TampaDawg
December 2nd, 2011
5:39 pm
Heard it LOUD AND CLEAR 19 .. thanks for the pull and the shout out. Let’s work em over Dawgs!!!
rogeriter
December 2nd, 2011
5:40 pm
GTBob, I would think you would be too embarrassed to even comment on this blog. I don’t dislike GT but you make it hard to like them!
TOO TOUGH44
December 2nd, 2011
5:41 pm
Hey DJ thanks for the memories! Go DAWGS!
TampaShave
December 2nd, 2011
5:42 pm
Burma still rants
Like a dork with no skills
If he had any real rhymes
He could actually pay his bills
TAMPA SHAVE
TampaDawg
December 2nd, 2011
5:46 pm
How about this .. for Flat Tire and Thomas Brown/Bulldawg/Insert Tag here and ALL the other Dawg fans, let’s kill the negative talk for the next 30 hours and PULL for the Dawgs as one fan base instead of attacking each other. Let’s just kill the negative for the weekend. Seriously. Let’s take on these trolls together. ALL THE REAL DAWG FANS IN????
TampaDawg
December 2nd, 2011
5:48 pm
Barney Frank
December 2nd, 2011
5:01 pm
I’ll be at the Dome tomorrow. At halftime there will be a slobbering contest between Russ and me.
Put your money on me.
—————————-
That’s just gross .. I would rather watch Russ vomit than see Barney Frank do anything.
DawgInaTruck
December 2nd, 2011
5:48 pm
Tampa and CH are right. The poems have gotten mighty stale. They used to be kind of funny but now I just skip them.
ARdawg
December 2nd, 2011
5:50 pm
I’m in
DawgInaTruck
December 2nd, 2011
5:51 pm
Tampa I’m with you. I hope CMR has those guys breathing fire and chewing ten penny nails for sport tomorrow. Strike to kill anything that moves and ask questions later.
bugsquacher
December 2nd, 2011
6:05 pm
Good luck Dawgs!
GATA
Win this one for Munson……
Stephen
December 2nd, 2011
6:25 pm
GO DAWGS!!
That being said, am I the only Dawg fan that kinda wish’s DJ didn’t give this interview? I mean, seriously… Richt is 3 – 1 against Les Miles for a reason…. probably largely in part to the strategy DJ outlined above. I hope he didn’t give away the game plan….
Its a different season and, in my humble opinion, a better Georgia team. It probably won’t make any difference but I still got a bad feeling while reading this article.
oakisland
December 2nd, 2011
6:41 pm
Dirty Dawg, I agree with you about Pollack. Saw Bo Jackson on espn as a guest to pick the games that day and he picked Auburn over Alabama. You got to be true to your school except when betting the game.
red&black
December 2nd, 2011
7:03 pm
Cheer up Tech fans. It’s 359 days before you have to take another thrashing at the hands of the Dawgs. Now see there is a bright side to this rivalry thing.
BullDogMike
December 2nd, 2011
7:07 pm
D.J was one of the best to ever wear the red & black !
munsondawg
December 2nd, 2011
7:16 pm
sittin here at the holiday inn in downtown atl drinkin beer and partying. just a few steps from the dome.. I’ll be there tomorrow rooting for the DAWGS to upset the tiggers…..
Sam
December 2nd, 2011
7:27 pm
Amazing video of a high school senior from Columbia TN who kicks the ball dead straight 75-80 yards in the air. He was successful on 54 of 54 attempts this season….100%. Now he needs a college team.
Watch for yourself…it is unreal!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_JKwgwFY3g
Mike Addington
December 2nd, 2011
7:41 pm
Have to admit, DJ surprised me with his play his senior year. Richt or somebody did an excellent job getting him ready to play and DJ took advantage of it. One of the Dawgs greatest seaasons. And a big reason was because of DJ. Talking about takin one for the team!! D. J. took 4. Four seasons. Best of luck and big respect for you DJ.
Mike Addington
December 2nd, 2011
7:42 pm
Crowell is a girl.
AltamahaDawg
December 2nd, 2011
7:45 pm
Anyone just see KCP do that? That kid is the real deal.
Buckhead Bulldog
December 2nd, 2011
8:21 pm
Gotta love DJ….winner!
Sic’ ‘em DOGS!
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December 2nd, 2011
8:22 pm
Who is KCP? Sorry, but I must have missed something.
Dawg
December 2nd, 2011
8:28 pm
DGD
Eric C.
December 2nd, 2011
8:34 pm
Stephen…CMR is actually 2-1 vs Miles, hoping for 3-1 though
Michael
December 2nd, 2011
8:36 pm
UGA fans are about to see why LSU is the best team in the Nation!
BobDawg
December 2nd, 2011
8:36 pm
Like “Lex” said… Only need to go toe to toe with them for 60 minutes… not best of 3 or 5 games… Football is still oblong and can bounce alot of ways… I wouldn’t be surprised to see Samuel out there either tomorrow… I think Richt is pulling a “Vermeil” this week with the running backs…
BobDawg
December 2nd, 2011
8:39 pm
Michael, no doubt they are impressive… and Jefferson is this years “Cam” running the spread option…
ca dawg
December 2nd, 2011
9:05 pm
michael, you may be right. i think, however, that LSU fans are about to see why georgia is not far behind them. though i think LSU has too much for us, i’m betting against the spread.
441North
December 2nd, 2011
9:48 pm
Shock is a DGD and a class act for sure. Hope we have that ‘05 mojo tomorrow night.
WestOfAthens
December 2nd, 2011
10:24 pm
I was in Jacksonville. with my good friend, Dawgs were 7-0, the Landing was MAD.
Albeit DJ’s injury prevented an appearance, and ensured Meyer’s first win vs UGA, Oh what if….
The SEC Championship was a sweet cap, Thanks DJ
Troup Co. Dawg
December 2nd, 2011
10:32 pm
Shockley was one of the Greats at UGA, I wished he had not torn his ACL while with the Falcons, but Espn and all the rabid reporters now determine who plays and who doesn’t….it’s really sickening now days to sit and watch Sportscenter because they are like the Fed Reserve of Sports, it is truly amazing to hear (not all), but most of these journalists who never stepped on a field decide who is in and who is out in Sports. For example, last years NFL draft, the draft Expert ( I can’t remember the name ) got upset when the draft didn’t line up as he predicted! Anyway Good Luck Shockley and Go Dawgs !!! We can do this baby !!! LSU ain’t nothing but a word ! Hunker Down !!!
Mike
December 2nd, 2011
10:36 pm
Let’s hope history repeats itself,it very well could do so,Go Dawgs!
1969 Graduate
December 2nd, 2011
10:51 pm
DJS was a terrific UGA player, and a heck of a lot of fun to watch. Sounds like he’s still a smart, informed football player, and a good man. No surprise. He always seemed to have character, as well as talent.
Speaking of which, the current University football team looks to have developed a lot of character, smarts, and talent, and is a DGD team.
I’m looking forward to seeing the LSU fans with their mouths hanging open, gasping for air, in shock because they’ve discovered that any team can be beat. But even more than I’m going to enjoy that sight, I’m looking forward to all the backpedaling by the “experts” at ESPN.
Will we win? More and more, I think we will. Our team seems to have the stuff, and now looks like the time.
Go, Bulldogs!
Troup Co. Dawg
December 2nd, 2011
10:54 pm
Look who’s in the news Today…it ain’t the Auburn Tigers, it ain’t the Crimson Tide, all you tROLLS get to sit in the backseat today baby! HeHe it’s High Time for the G-E-O-R-G-I-A <<<>>> B-U-L-L-D-O-G-S !!!!!
oleballfan
December 2nd, 2011
11:18 pm
2005 ummm. The year of Katrina. LSU had to play 12 staright games in the aftermath of the greatest disaster in USA history. By the time the Tigers got to the SEC CG, they were completely wornout. And UGA went on to get blown out by WVU in the Sugar Bowl. No credit from me to the 05 Dawgs.
BTW. Remember what LSU did to Ga Tech in the Chik-fi-la Bowl. Absolutely destroyed the Jackets.
UGA still owns GT
December 2nd, 2011
11:25 pm
Crazier things have been said and crazier things have been done, but the one thing that LSU fans are overlooking. This game is a “must win” and “fairly easy win” in yals minds. This IS the national title for UGA. They have been quiet all year and playing UGA football while patiently waiting for a shot like this to leave it all on the field and to prove to the school, the coaches, the counrty and themselves that UGA football is back. A lot of Tigger fan’s jaws will be dropping tomorrow. The big dawg will show up and they smell blood! GO DAWGS.
UGA still owns GT
December 2nd, 2011
11:32 pm
Everyone stop living in the past. The game is less that 24 hours away in the future which will rapidly become the present. LSU has all the credentials and UGA is playing for national respect. LSU has A LOT to lose and UGA is playing with reckless abandon and NOTHING to lose. I’m glad LSU is becoming consistent over in the west because they were a BOTTOM FEEDER before Saban christened that program. Gonna be a TRUE dawg fight and best of luck to both squads considering the ENTIRE country will be tuned in.
What’s that comin down the track?
uga75
December 2nd, 2011
11:54 pm
UGA has just as good a chance as LSU does tomorrow . . . I am betting on my dawgs! Tech fans, sit at home tomorrow and watch tv . . . not playing . . . nothing else to do. Win or lose, UGA is much better than GA Tech! Love how you are coming on here talking smack . . . let’s talk smack about last weekend instead of a game that doesn’t involve you at all.
Dalton Dawg
December 3rd, 2011
12:13 am
Lets see who will be the true DAWG fans tomorrow night. If we lose we need to give full support to the team and coachs for a job well done. If we win more the better and the same applies. Either way we we will still secure a great bowl and most likely win and if so 11 – 3 record would still be great. This would propel us in the recruiting and the ranking for the start of next year. It’s always great to be a DAWG and let’s tame the LSU Tigers tomorrow! Go DAWGS!!!!!!!!
BipolarDawg
December 3rd, 2011
1:12 am
Don’t worry folks, DJ will play in Nfl again it’s just matter of time.
TampaDawg
December 3rd, 2011
1:28 am
oleballfan
December 2nd, 2011
11:18 pm
2005 ummm. The year of Katrina. LSU had to play 12 staright games in the aftermath of the greatest disaster in USA history. By the time the Tigers got to the SEC CG, they were completely wornout.
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Ole Excuse Maker,
That LSU team was so talented they and never made an excuse about the situation. So I am pretty sure the likes of Dwayne Bowe and Jemarcus Russell won’t need you to do it for them.
Columbus
December 3rd, 2011
2:11 am
Love you DJ. You were a great unselfish team player who could have started every year for most schools. You had talent and were a great person. Glad you were and will always be a Bulldog.
I will be coming up from Columbus tomorrow for the game. Hoping for a close game, a few wrinkles in the offense that messes LSU up like in 05, a defense that keeps us in it all the way, an offense that does NOT turn the ball over, special teams that do NOT turn the ball over or give up a big play but CREATES big plays and turnovers for us. IF UGA can win the turnover game, we can win. LSU however leads the nations in this category so it will not be easy to win it, but if we do not turn it over, we just might! Sitting in 324 row 13 or 14. I am pumped and I believe in the guys and the coaches, just like I have all year and through the storm. Win or lose, I am with them all. The storm is over!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DAWGS! BEAT THEM TIGERS. EAT THEM BACKS FOR BREAKFAST!
Nub
December 3rd, 2011
5:18 am
DJ ……. DFD!!!! It’s going to be raining sUGAr all up in here ToNite….
DawgNation
December 3rd, 2011
7:09 am
Let’s hope ole Larry has a much sturdier metal chair in that Press Box In The Sky.
1962 Dawg
December 3rd, 2011
7:09 am
2days the day Dawgs. Play smart and good things will happen.
However things turn out against LSU this is a “Damn Good Bunch Of Dawgs” and I for one am very proud to be a Dawg fan, this 10 wins in a row in itself is just awesome!!
Go Dawgs and GATA!!
GeauxTiger
December 3rd, 2011
7:24 am
UGA did get the win in ‘05 but it’s really not that simular to this year’s match up. LSU was banged up more than just at qb. If I remember right, Joseph Adi did’nt even play in that game. This year LSU is healthy, talented, and deep. UGA is the one with questions about who will be able to go at running back. Actually, this game is a lot different and the outcome will be a lot different too.
Irony Escapes Me
December 3rd, 2011
7:37 am
The Penn State head coaching job is one of the most prestigious jobs in all of CFB. I am proud for Coach Richt that he is being considered for the position, but I’m not worried about him taking the job. From what I hear, he is only the fifth best candidate on PSU’s short list. It’s still a great honor simply to make it onto the list.
cloudodust
December 3rd, 2011
8:02 am
On paper, the Defenses match up quite nicely. Ditto Offenses. One plugs away, one wants to hit quick. I’m just a simply viewer here with no money on the line or a program of choice today, but if history is an indication of what is to repeat or not to repeat, then LSU is looking at the outcome from 2005 as one not to allow in 2011. Motivation is a factor for both sides, for both sides have alot to play for. Whichever team plays the most errorless ball for 60 minutes, plays their assignments, wins. The matchup outside the lines will be Chavis vs Bobo…Give us a good game and good luck to both. For the record, if I were to make a prediction, LSU wins unless they lay an egg they haven’t laid all year.
Irony Escapes Me
December 3rd, 2011
8:14 am
Both teams enter this game with the longest single season win streaks that either of them has seen in the modern era of football. There shouldn’t be a lack of motivation for either team. Therefore, I’d suspect that raw athletic talent, coaching and discipline will be the deciding factors in the outcome.
stat break down
December 3rd, 2011
8:26 am
http://thegeorgiasportsreport.blogspot.com/
Cherry Picker
December 3rd, 2011
8:40 am
I live for obscure statistical comparisons! Who cares about the final score? That’s just one data set out of many, after all.
Sam
December 3rd, 2011
9:18 am
Amazing video of a high school senior from Columbia TN who kicks the ball dead straight 75-80 yards in the air. He was successful on 54 of 54 attempts this season….100%. Now he needs a college team. Wants to go to LSU or Georgia or Georgia Tech.
Watch for yourself…it is unreal!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_JKwgwFY3g
bitter dawgs fan
December 3rd, 2011
9:19 am
a real SHOCK JOCK——greatest arm on a georgia QB i every seen from roll 5–30 yrd line
———–shock can make all the throws including the elway –across the field down and out
—————–thanks for the great senior year and hope you make it in the NFL
———————-i suject work out in flower branch for free—-then they will have to watch that arm
DanTheDawgfan
December 3rd, 2011
9:28 am
GTBob! How as Tech dones against Georgia the past eleven years?
JDawg1785
December 3rd, 2011
9:59 am
Thanks for the memories, D.J.!
monty
December 3rd, 2011
10:28 am
So if I understand some of you guys(girls), if GA can pull off the upset today, it will be the greatest in modern school history, since it is “nothing like 05″. SWEET!!!!
monty
December 3rd, 2011
10:30 am
Stupidest sports column I read all week(ESPN writer) said Denver’s success has “nothing to do with Tebow!”
LogicalUS
December 3rd, 2011
10:44 am
“think its funny that people think that we are the same team that opened 0-2″
People are not blind, except for a horde of delusional UGA fans. They are NOT looking at the first two games but more likely that this is the same UGA offense that got stoned by UK two weeks ago at home and the UGA defense which got drug up and down the field against Vandy, having to rely on a tackle by the punter to salvage a meltdown.
It has been surreal watch the UGA fans swearing at their team as it struggles thru virtually every game then afterwards acting like it was a dominating performance against the 85 Bears.
You can’t hide the averageness forever, especially when you run into a team like LSU.
Crowell calls it a day midway in the 2nd Qtr and LSU rolls 38-13.
Vince
December 3rd, 2011
10:46 am
D.J.—–You are, and will always be, THE MAN.
i'm from Columbus, GA
December 3rd, 2011
10:53 am
we major in stupid down here. it’s a way of life, woven into the fabric of everyday life.
i'm from Columbus, GA
December 3rd, 2011
10:55 am
am I the only one noticing that Calhoun and Buford are in the championship game every year? think recruiting may be going on in those fine communities? just like Dalton and their recruiting mess, the state should be taking a look at Calhon and Buford; odds are against what’s going on there every year.
evil empire
December 3rd, 2011
10:58 am
you georgia fans are true time travelers…always living in the past…LSU 44 UGA 10…
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December 3rd, 2011
11:03 am
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Cherry Picker
December 3rd, 2011
11:42 am
Uh oh. Georgia’s only 1 place better than in 2005. LSU is 2 places better. Might not work this time?
My prediction is true!!
December 3rd, 2011
1:55 pm
UGA26-LSU13
jax dawg
December 3rd, 2011
2:11 pm
last time D.J. had a comment on the AJC it was VS Bosie. Hey D.J. shut up !!!
GO DAWGS!!!!!
ugab
December 3rd, 2011
2:25 pm
The dawgs 2 best RBs are questionable for the game. Not Good! Special Teams are not solid for the dawgs. They have to play a perfect game.
Youre all idiots
December 3rd, 2011
10:37 pm
whipped
pfffft
December 4th, 2011
12:27 am
yeah last time dj talked it was a premonition to last time uga got hammered. do the dawgs a favor, shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
PAUL7
December 5th, 2011
7:47 am
I TOLD you! Ga had no CLUE what they FACED! I TOLD you a BEATDOWN was coming! Ga applied the beatdown in thew 1st half ( should’ve been 28 – 0 ) then role reversal took place! Anyway, BAMA WILL apply a 4 qtr BEATDOWN next time. If you had had a power runner like BAMA/LSU has, you would’ve won! GREAT 1st half, i tip the hat to you all
ron
December 5th, 2011
8:59 am
Ya’ll thinks he’s good because he didn’t create problems in voicing his displeasure in sitting behind an immobile David Green.