SEC drops Bama, adds Missouri for UGA’s new 2012 schedule
TAMPA — If Georgia does not repeat as Southeastern Conference Eastern Division champions in 2012, it will not have the schedule to blame.
The SEC on Wednesday finally released its new football schedules for next season and the Bulldogs made out well. They dropped the Oct. 6 game at Alabama and picked up a road game against new conference member Missouri in Columbia, Mo., on Sept. 8. Meanwhile, UGA’s traditional SEC opener against South Carolina was moved back to Oct. 6. That game will also be on the road, as originally scheduled.
The only other change for the Bulldogs was their game at Kentucky, originally scheduled for Oct. 13, moves back one week. That will eliminate what was originally an off week before the Florida game. However, the Gators also lose their off week before playing the Bulldogs, so neither team has an advantage.
Georgia’s non-conference opponents of Buffalo (Sept. 1), Florida Atlanta (Sept. 15), Georgia Southern (Nov. 17) and Georgia Tech (Nov. 24) remain the same.
“I don’t think anybody in this conference has an easy schedule,” Georgia Athletic Director Greg McGarity said Wednesday. “We have nothing to base a road game to Missouri on. There’s no question going to Columbia, Mo., is going to be a tremendous challenge. just like Florida going to Texas A&M is going to be. I know within our building nobody is thinking there’s anything easy about our schedule.”
Bulldogs coach Mark Richt declined comment on the new slate. “I think the focus should be this game and that’s what we’re going to be focued on,” he said. “I don’t want to get too far down the road. Let’s finish up this season and we’ll talk about those things in the future.”
McGarity said it’s important to note that Georgia is not replacing Alabama with Missouri. The Bulldogs simply are keeping Auburn as their traditional rival from the West and had to honor their return game with Ole Miss after playing the Rebels in Oxford last season.
It should also be noted that the new schedule, revamped to accommodate new conference members Missouri and Texas A&M, is intended for just one year. The SEC will reconvene in the spring to look at schedules for 2013 and beyond.
“The SEC transition team and our athletic directors did a great job with significant logistical challenges in a short time frame in developing the 2012 football conference schedule,” SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said. “The ability to come together for the conference is what makes the SEC so strong and that was evident yet again in this process.”
Said McGarity: “The entire scheduling process was difficult and the transition team led by the SEC office had to deal with some very difficult scheduling challenges and formats. That’s why it took a long time to make it through.”
McGarity remains skeptical that the league would go to nine conference games.
“It really restricts scheduling flexibility to do that, especially when it comes to traditional rivals and having a seven-game home schedule,” McGarity said. “That’s going to be very difficult to do.”
Georgia’s players were essentially oblivious to the changes.
“I really don’t pay attention to any of it,” sophomore linebacker Jarvis Jones said. “We just watch film, look at the personnel and line up and play. We can’t help who we play. We don’t make the schedule. So we just go out there any chance we get and try to make the best of it.”
Said fellow linebacker Alec Ogletree: “I didn’t know anything about it. I’m still trying to focus on this year and getting this last game over with. I’ll worry about next year when it’s time to.”
Here’s how the new slate looks:
2012 GEORGIA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
- Sept. 1 Buffalo
- Sept. 8 at Missouri
- Sept. 15 Florida Atlantic
- Sept. 22 Vanderbilt
- Sept. 29 Tennessee
- Oct. 6 at S. Carolina
- Oct. 13 OPEN
- Oct. 20 at Kentucky
- Oct. 27 vs. Florida in Jacksonville
- Nov. 3 Ole Miss
- Nov. 10 at Auburn
- Nov. 17 Georgia Southern
- Nov. 24 Georgia Tech
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SEC Fans For Richt
December 28th, 2011
4:00 pm
Thanks WDE for proving what we’ve all know for years: “UGa: Riddin’ the coattails of SEC brethern for years.”
A person SMART enough to know......
December 28th, 2011
4:01 pm
Every DAWG hurry and call True Dawg Fan he is a UGA grad and a Financial Planner. He is ready to handle your money. On the TECH blog yesterday he said he would be working this week but he would have Friday off. I guess I need a Financial Planner like TRUE DAWG FAN.
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
4:01 pm
Enter your comments heretimbo
December 28th, 2011
3:55 pm
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
3:31 pm
Actually yes we can. this is the SEC. No easy games when playing an SEC opponnent. Thats the beauty of the SEC, so sorry little guy. But youre wrong.
We dont care what ESPN has to say, if we go undefeated we get into title game period.
With that schedule….don’t think so. There are 2 really good teams in the SEC (Alabama and LSU), the rest are average to below average. You just got your clocks cleaned by LSU, and you dropped Alabama. You can dream whatever scenario you want, but UGA had everything to do with getting Alabama dropped from its schedule.
ahahahahahahahahahahahaha keep taking that LSD or whatever it is you are taking. UGA has nothing to do with what SEC teams they play. thanks for showing how stupid you are!
savannadawg
December 28th, 2011
4:01 pm
Good grief who cares!!!!!!! Let’s just beat the next team that is in front of us, and the next and the next after that. I could care less who it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
4:02 pm
A person SMART enough to know……
December 28th, 2011
3:55 pm
Evansdawg………..Teams in the SEC respect the UGa talent, but they don’t fear matching Brain Trusts against Richt & Bobo.
and that is their mistake!
Saban Never Sleeps
December 28th, 2011
4:02 pm
@ True Dawg Fan – please note that the game is 60 minutes and not 30 minutes. The SECCG was a pure dawg beatdown.
TheTruthHurts
December 28th, 2011
4:02 pm
Richt’s and the Richt Lover’s prayers have been answered. The way is now open to “back” into another SEC East championship and to get embarrassed by LSU or Alabama in the SECCG…again, on national TV. Get ready for another contract extension for 2012 McGarity.
Chris
December 28th, 2011
4:02 pm
ya some people don’t realize that the sec makes the schedule not uga. Also people (most non uga fans) are saying we have never played a tough schedule. Yall are idiots if you think that. Do yall remember the year we were preseason number one we played florida alabama and lsu. THis is when alabama and florida were the best two teams in the country and lsu was great too.
WDE
December 28th, 2011
4:03 pm
@SEC Fans For Richt bitter much little troll …sure looks that way.
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
4:03 pm
Saban Never Sleeps
December 28th, 2011
4:00 pm
Even you AD is making up lies…”had to honor their return game with Ole Miss after playing the Rebels in Oxford last season.” Pure BS. Those barnturds do not have to honor their return game to UF next year. Mcgarity is just trying to put the spin on the fact that the SEC Powers are not impressed and gave you a 2nd rate schedule.
SEC decides who we play not us. They can give us whatever schedule they want. And trust me if they were going to gift a schedule to anyone it would be Bama.
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
4:04 pm
A person SMART enough to know……
December 28th, 2011
4:01 pm
Every DAWG hurry and call True Dawg Fan he is a UGA grad and a Financial Planner. He is ready to handle your money. On the TECH blog yesterday he said he would be working this week but he would have Friday off. I guess I need a Financial Planner like TRUE DAWG FAN.
at this point thats all you can do??? Move along little one.
WDE
December 28th, 2011
4:04 pm
@Saban Never Sleeps yes it is 60 mins that you and your bunch watched from home.
timbo
December 28th, 2011
4:05 pm
LHarding Dawg
December 28th, 2011
3:59 pm
timbo – You get the stupidest post of the day award. We had nothing to do with dropping Alabama, they dropped us. Everyone knows they rule the SEC offices in Alabama. They play whomever that want.
Yeah……right…..UGA had nothing to do with dropping Alabama. Well, UGA fan base is the most delusional in the country, I guess this just quantifies that.
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
4:05 pm
Saban Never Sleeps
December 28th, 2011
4:02 pm
@ True Dawg Fan – please note that the game is 60 minutes and not 30 minutes. The SECCG was a pure dawg beatdown.
Did I ever say it was 30 mins. hmmmmm….. In their i believe i specifically gave a half time and a full game stat???????
So once again not a beat down. Factor f turnovers and short fields. Even throw in the 2 DROPPED TD PASSES for us.
timbo
December 28th, 2011
4:06 pm
I am sure that Alabama is scared to death of UGA, especially after that game against LSU. What was that score again?
RTR!!
December 28th, 2011
4:06 pm
I love backing into the NC game. It’s great to be #3 in the SEC and get that shot at LSU…… again. Who cares that we lost to them on our home turf, in front of our toofless fans.
I sure hope we don’t play Ga. Southern again next year…
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
4:07 pm
timbo
December 28th, 2011
4:05 pm
LHarding Dawg
December 28th, 2011
3:59 pm
timbo – You get the stupidest post of the day award. We had nothing to do with dropping Alabama, they dropped us. Everyone knows they rule the SEC offices in Alabama. They play whomever that want.
Yeah……right…..UGA had nothing to do with dropping Alabama. Well, UGA fan base is the most delusional in the country, I guess this just quantifies that.
Man you just keep at it dont you??? Thats ok we can continue to laugh at you and tin foil hat theories. Speaking of Isnt it time for you to put it back on?? The satalite should be over your head to scan your thoughts any min now!
RTR!!
December 28th, 2011
4:08 pm
Oh hey timbo…. thanks again for last night! ; )
A person SMART enough to know......
December 28th, 2011
4:08 pm
We have to be nice to TRUE DAWG FAN he wasn’t born until 82 or 83. He has never seen any of the UGA glory years. He watches the 1980 DVD like a 15 year old watched porn.
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
4:08 pm
timbo
December 28th, 2011
4:06 pm
I am sure that Alabama is scared to death of UGA, especially after that game against LSU. What was that score again?
U mean the game we played in while bama had to sit at home???
Or the game where UGA scored more points in a hlaf on LSU than Bama did all game????
Saban Never Sleeps
December 28th, 2011
4:09 pm
@ True Dawg Fan – dang…a beatdown and now whining and excuses. You could be mistaken for an awbarn fan
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
4:09 pm
A person SMART enough to know……
December 28th, 2011
4:08 pm
We have to be nice to TRUE DAWG FAN he wasn’t born until 82 or 83. He has never seen any of the UGA glory years. He watches the 1980 DVD like a 15 year old watched porn.
And you have crashed and burned. Better luck tomorrow little guy.
timbo
December 28th, 2011
4:09 pm
OK ‘True Dawg Fan’, UGA won the first half 10-0. Unfortunately they lost the 2nd half 42-0. There are not enough excuses to cover that beat down.
Chris
December 28th, 2011
4:10 pm
i dont see why fans are saying we fixed our schedule. Do people not realize its a rotation??? We played the “big” boys in the west two or three years ago. So now the rotation has us playing ole miss. Alabama and florida when they won had easy schedule even though they were great teams. Most national champions have pretty easy schedules except for lsu obviously but what htye have done is remarkable
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
4:11 pm
Saban Never Sleeps
December 28th, 2011
4:09 pm
@ True Dawg Fan – dang…a beatdown and now whining and excuses. You could be mistaken for an awbarn fan
Another clueless bama fan… hmmmmm what a surprise. You sound like….. well just who you are a retard bama fan.
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
4:12 pm
timbo
December 28th, 2011
4:09 pm
OK ‘True Dawg Fan’, UGA won the first half 10-0. Unfortunately they lost the 2nd half 42-0. There are not enough excuses to cover that beat down.
And now you are done. Get the scores right you Fricken idiot.
Chris
December 28th, 2011
4:12 pm
timbo
yes lsu killed us obviously. We just couldn’t stay with them for four quarters because we didn’t capitalize on oppurtunites in the first half. But other than alabama who hasn’t gotten killed by lsu?? We are a good team that can be a great team if we add depth and continue to work hard
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
4:13 pm
Chris
December 28th, 2011
4:12 pm
timbo
yes lsu killed us obviously. We just couldn’t stay with them for four quarters because we didn’t capitalize on oppurtunites in the first half. But other than alabama who hasn’t gotten killed by lsu?? We are a good team that can be a great team if we add depth and continue to work hard
no point he thinks we fixed our schedule and swears by it. this dude is a lunatic.
Saban Never Sleeps
December 28th, 2011
4:15 pm
The thing about a good dawg is that the more you beat one the more they love you
LHarding Dawg
December 28th, 2011
4:15 pm
timbo – You now have not only the 1st. stupidest post of the day but also the 2rd. and 3rd.
A person SMART enough to know......
December 28th, 2011
4:16 pm
True Dawg Fan calling somebody a LUNATIC? You have responded to every post on this blog. I would think a 30 year old man would have to do SOME work when you are on the company clock.
RTR!!
December 28th, 2011
4:16 pm
@Saban Never Sleeps
Yep, it looks like you’re just going to have to keep beating yourself…. CMR 3-1 abainst Bammer!
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
4:17 pm
Saban Never Sleeps
December 28th, 2011
4:15 pm
The thing about a good dawg is that the more you beat one the more they love you
thats the most sadistic thing I think I have ever seen on this blog. And from who…..
No other than a retard bammer
MoreIsLess
December 28th, 2011
4:17 pm
Got it made for next year—see us playing for National Championship game now, guess LSU will be dropped for Texas A&M now
Don’t worry, when it comes time to decide who plays for the national championship, the powers that be will recognize that you didn’t really play anbody all year.
Besides, if you do play for the national championship, you will have forgotten what it’s like to play a good team and will end up gettnig your a**es kicked by the first good team you’ve played all year. I’d like to see you guys play Southern Cal after beating up on cup cakes all year.
Nat'l Champ Club AU, Bama, LSU, UF
December 28th, 2011
4:17 pm
The bar is really set low when you’re glad to not have to play
the top teams in the sec. UGA will never join the SEC Elite Nat’l Champ Club. UGA fans continue being happy to win a very weak sec east and go to the sec championship game and get embarrassed like you did this year. How great it feels to win a National Championship!!! Oh, I forgot 1980….LOL!!!!
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
4:18 pm
A person SMART enough to know……
December 28th, 2011
4:16 pm
True Dawg Fan calling somebody a LUNATIC? You have responded to every post on this blog. I would think a 30 year old man would have to do SOME work when you are on the company clock.
we have been over this before DA. and yes you are clearing nuts. Only address certain ones but keep posting it maybe it will come true.
Nat'l Champ Club AU, Bama, LSU, UF
December 28th, 2011
4:19 pm
Yep, we are a part of the circle jerk club….. wonder who the pivot man will be this week…… No Bama, it was your turn last week.
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
4:20 pm
MoreIsLess
December 28th, 2011
4:17 pm
Got it made for next year—see us playing for National Championship game now, guess LSU will be dropped for Texas A&M now
Don’t worry, when it comes time to decide who plays for the national championship, the powers that be will recognize that you didn’t really play anbody all year.
Besides, if you do play for the national championship, you will have forgotten what it’s like to play a good team and will end up gettnig your a**es kicked by the first good team you’ve played all year. I’d like to see you guys play Southern Cal after beating up on cup cakes all year.
well you just made yourself look dumb way to go. If we make it all the way to NCG and “get beat by the first good team we have played all year” then that would mean that LSU and Bama both sucked and were no match for us in SECG. Thanks for that!
LOL1
December 28th, 2011
4:22 pm
What a weak schedule. Bunch of wussies……The one game with some real competition and they run from it.
PUSSXies
A person SMART enough to know......
December 28th, 2011
4:22 pm
Taking BETS
Taking BETS
I will bet that by January 4th or 5th TRUE DAWG FAN will not be posting all day.
He will be back in his High School classes.
True Dawg Fan has not been on a Blog all year all day until the school kids are at home. Could that be a coincidence?
lee
December 28th, 2011
4:23 pm
‘A nine game schedule makes it difficult to schedule traditional rivals and a 7 game home schedule”? so what your gutless athletic director is saying is that if UGA plays 9 SEC games, GA TECH will be dropped from the schedule. how ’bout it Bulldog Nation? want a steady diet of Buffalo and FAU on the upcoming slates?
Nat'l Champ Club AU, Bama, LSU, UF
December 28th, 2011
4:23 pm
@A person SMART enough to know……
Shut up and get back in the circle boiy!
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
4:24 pm
My mommy just made me a grilt chese sammich, and I haf to take a nap aftr I ate it. I will come bak aftr my nap.
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
4:24 pm
LOL1
December 28th, 2011
4:22 pm
What a weak schedule. Bunch of wussies……The one game with some real competition and they run from it.
PUSSXies
Youre an idiot. Read the article. SEC chooses schedule DA.
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
4:24 pm
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
4:24 pm
My mommy just made me a grilt chese sammich, and I haf to take a nap aftr I ate it. I will come bak aftr my nap.
Well at least we know that the poser is the person posting under “Smart” ahahahhaa
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
4:27 pm
A person SMART enough to know……
December 28th, 2011
4:22 pm
Taking BETS
Taking BETS
I will bet that by January 4th or 5th TRUE DAWG FAN will not be posting all day.
He will be back in his High School classes.
True Dawg Fan has not been on a Blog all year all day until the school kids are at home. Could that be a coincidence?
Actually I have posted all year long, all you have to do is check back to beginning of the season and see if there is a TDF. Just so happens this is the slowest week of the year DA. So once again ur an idiot.
I wouldnt place to many bets there little man as you will surely lose everything you put up.
Chris
December 28th, 2011
4:27 pm
National champion AU UF LSU ALabama
you are acting like we have never played a tough schedule. Obviously are schedule has been easy this year and it will be again next year. When we were preseason number we had the toughest schedule in america playing alabama and florida who were the best two teams in the country. South carolina and georgia tech were top 15 teams. we dont pick our schedule the sec does!!!!!!
St Simons - we're on Island time
December 28th, 2011
4:30 pm
yes, we should drop the cupcakes, starting with that 12th game.
Chris
December 28th, 2011
4:31 pm
wow whoever was the fake true dawg fan is pathetic
Wade in Marietta
December 28th, 2011
4:35 pm
True Dawg Fan, I’ve read enough of your post to realize that you couldn’t know the truth about your team if it was slapping you in the face. You’re a blind fool with no intelligence. Your team is a bunch of pansies. Face the truth and grow up.