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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Tech Guy
December 28th, 2011
5:22 pm
So will y’all keep teh kiddie schedule after next year or does it depend on Richt’s won-loss record?
dawgster
December 28th, 2011
5:23 pm
Everyone seems to forget that whhiule our schedule may be softer than others,, we are possibly losing several key elements of our defense to the NFL if our juniors decide to leave. Many will not take that into consideration when crowning us pre-season East Champions or even better…Each year is different and you can’t afford to lose players that we could without it affecting our team…But the preseaso know-it alls will probably have us up there pretty high, which if we don’t deliver will have everyone calling for someones head…Not trying to be negative, but just facing reality if we lose the players that may declare for the NFL.. I would love to see what this team could accomplish next season with these guys coming back…time will tell…but remember, even though we have other talent on this team they will be young and may take time to develop…go dawgs
beanster
December 28th, 2011
5:23 pm
LSU 30
Bama 13
LSU fans + NOLA at night + Superdome alcohol sales = Tiger blowout.
JDawg1785
December 28th, 2011
5:25 pm
Not the most exciting of schedules, but it’s still Georgia football. Go Dawgs!
B5
December 28th, 2011
5:25 pm
Funny how Ramble On runs his nerd mouth for a month before the Dawgs’ annual a** whipping of them, then he disappears for the next month. Yet, here we find him again. Don’t you geeks have your own blog? Then again, what would you talk about, how to somehow beat Georgia more often than once every 11 years? Get a life.
A person SMART enough to know......
December 28th, 2011
5:26 pm
48 I think I am going to meet Phil Smith at the Airport when he gets off the plane and B..slap that Dumb Mother. Suspended for rules violation after being in El Paso 1 day. Dude just doesn’t get it. It is his second suspension of the season. Doubt he plays his senior season.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
December 28th, 2011
5:29 pm
4.29
Blogger of the year 2011
HOF’er 2011
So now you are predicting a 13-1 season? Back on the old bandwagon then? Hell a 13-1 record your nemesis AM must end up having a pretty decent season.
Dawg48
December 28th, 2011
5:29 pm
Smart
What did he do?
A person SMART enough to know......
December 28th, 2011
5:31 pm
the dreaded “TEAM RULES VIOLATION”. So who knows for sure right now.
A person SMART enough to know......
December 28th, 2011
5:31 pm
maybe Juarez hookers LOL.
atgotbling
December 28th, 2011
5:34 pm
I find it humorous all these people cracking on Georgia’s “easy” schedule this year and next year. I don’t remember these people feeling sorry for Georgia when they played one of the toughest schedules in the country for most of the last decade. The way I see it, Bama, LSU, and especially Arkansas are just as fortunate not to have to play what should be a top ten Georgia team next year.
Devil's Advocate
December 28th, 2011
5:34 pm
Wow, people are still here trying to rag on UGA’s schedule? Sorry for the mistake I made way back on page whatever. Richt is only 3-1 against Bama. Sorry about that misinformation early folks. So since UGA being part of the normal SEC scheduling rotation isn’t fair, should we lobby that UGA play 13 SEC games each year, all on the road? Will that make you trolls happy?
A person SMART enough to know......
December 28th, 2011
5:35 pm
Funny how the posting stops after 5 pm. There must be a lot of people STEALING money from their jobs by being on-line instead of doing their work.
Devils Real Advocate
December 28th, 2011
5:37 pm
How come UGA fans aren’t defending their schedule as tough? I don’t see Auburn, Alabama, LSU, Arkansas, Ole Miss and Miss St fans… Oh and UT fans… trying to defend their schedule. We already know it’s hard.
The table is set for September, UA vs USC for national championship game and UGAs schedule very weak. Know what that means? high expectations to win out yet nobody outside ajc and Athens will care. so what happens if you lose to Mizzou in their first SEC game?!? Oh my. Tar and feather UGA not only for being cowards but losers as well. Which even you guys did after losing to UVF in that Memphis no name bowl.
A person SMART enough to know......
December 28th, 2011
5:37 pm
atgotbling………..UGA will be a top 10 maybe because of their JOKE schedule this year. If they lose to MSU they probably not be top 10 to start the year.
Dawg48
December 28th, 2011
5:38 pm
Alabama’s SEC shedule
ALABAMA
Sept. 15 at Arkansas
Sept. 29 OLE MISS
Oct. 13 at Missouri
Oct. 20 at Tennessee
Oct. 27 MISSISSIPPI STATE
Nov. 3 at LSU
Nov. 10 TEXAS A&M
Nov. 24 AUBURN
Dawg48
December 28th, 2011
5:40 pm
Smart
Lol
I was about to say did he go over to juarez…..
A person SMART enough to know......
December 28th, 2011
5:40 pm
48 we have a tie game at 21. Maybe I will stick with my Air Force by 4 now that it is even again. LOL
Dawg48
December 28th, 2011
5:41 pm
Georgia’s SEC schedule
GEORGIA
Sept. 8 at Missouri
Sept. 22 VANDERBILT
Sept. 29 TENNESSEE
Oct. 6 at South Carolina
Oct. 20 at Kentucky
Oct. 27 vs. Florida (Jacksonville)
Nov. 3 OLE MISS
Nov. 10 at Auburn
Lowcountry Bulldawg
December 28th, 2011
5:42 pm
Smart—
I seriously doubt that if UGA wins a MNC anyone will apologize for the schedule. Much like USC and the rest of the cheaters who claimed one. If the schedule is one the softer side and thats the WORST part of a MNC run for UGA then the only ones having a problem are trolls and haters. Which one are you?
Vince
December 28th, 2011
5:43 pm
You Chicken Shi_ Bastar__!
ugot2bkiddingme
December 28th, 2011
5:44 pm
every one of those games is going to be a yawner….Georgia Southern, really? I hope LSU or ALA have their way with the Dawgs when they get back to the dome next year….. next they’ll be wanting to drop Florida and add that powerhouse from Furman to the schedule.
Dawg48
December 28th, 2011
5:46 pm
Both have auburn, ole miss, tenn, mizzou.
Very close in comparison to me
A person SMART enough to know......
December 28th, 2011
5:47 pm
48 do you have Grayson’s Schedule?
Toledo up by 7 again that fast.
Dawg48
December 28th, 2011
5:47 pm
Holy Toledo!
28-21!
Devil's Advocate
December 28th, 2011
5:48 pm
ugot2bkiddingme,
Did you forget that Bama played Georgia State last year and Georgia Southern THIS year?
Dawg48
December 28th, 2011
5:49 pm
Grayson’s schedule
Event Date Time Event or Opponent Location Details Score
GHS / Opp
Fri, Aug 12, 2011 07:30 PM North Gwinnett Grayson
20 5
Sat, Aug 20, 2011 10:30 AM Kell Georgia Dome
7 0
Sat, Aug 27, 2011 05:00 PM Edgewater North Gwinnett
49 21
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 07:30 PM BYE WEEK BYE WEEK NO GAME
Fri, Sep 09, 2011 07:30 PM Archer Tigers Archer HS
34 7
Fri, Sep 16, 2011 07:30 PM Berkmar Patriots Grayson HS
56 6
Fri, Sep 23, 2011 07:30 PM BYE WEEK BYE WEEK NO GAME
Fri, Sep 30, 2011 07:30 PM Shiloh Generals Shiloh HS
42 14
Fri, Oct 07, 2011 07:30 PM Dacula Falcons Grayson HS – Homecoming
34 14
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 07:30 PM Parkview Panthers Parkview HS
36 0
Fri, Oct 21, 2011 07:30 PM South Gwinnett Grayson HS – Alumni Night
40 0
Fri, Oct 28, 2011 07:30 PM Brookwood Broncos Grayson HS – Senior Night
14 7
Fri, Nov 04, 2011 07:30 PM Central Gwinnett Knights Central Gwinnett HS
22 0
Fri, Nov 11, 2011 07:30 PM Collins Hill Grayson HS
32 7
Fri, Nov 18, 2011 07:30 PM Lowndes Vikings Grayson HS
25 17
Fri, Nov 25, 2011 07:30 PM West Forsyth Grayson HS
33 7
Fri, Dec 02, 2011 07:00 PM Colquitt Packers Grayson High School
35 31
A person SMART enough to know......
December 28th, 2011
5:51 pm
Grayson could beat Ole Miss and they have a harder schedule than UGa. LOL
SEC Observer
December 28th, 2011
5:51 pm
Enter your comments here
Devil's Advocate
December 28th, 2011
5:52 pm
Devils Real Advocate,
Ok, we get it. Everyone in the world has a tougher schedule than UGA. When UGA plays any SEC opponent, all of their starters are suspended or have food poisoning. When anyone else plays those same teams they are all BCS contenders. We get it!
Dawg48
December 28th, 2011
5:52 pm
Bama’s full schedule
Sept. 1 vs. Michigan Arlington, Tex. (Cowboys Stadium)
Sept. 8 Western Kentucky Bryant-Denny Stadium
Sept. 15 *at Arkansas TBD
Sept. 22 Florida Atlantic Bryant-Denny Stadium
Sept. 29 *Mississippi Bryant-Denny Stadium
Oct. 6 Open Date
Oct. 13 *at Missouri Columbia, Mo.
Oct. 20 *at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn.
Oct. 27 *Mississippi State Bryant-Denny Stadium
Nov. 3 *at LSU Baton Rouge, La.
Nov. 10 *Texas A&M Bryant-Denny Stadium
Nov. 17 Western Carolina Bryant-Denny Stadium
Nov. 24 *Auburn Bryant-Denny Stadium
Dawg48
December 28th, 2011
5:53 pm
The bartow bears 12 and under could beat ole miss!
Devil's Advocate
December 28th, 2011
5:53 pm
WHAT??? Grayson doesn’t have to play Peachtree Ridge? That schedule is weak!
smyrnaBob
December 28th, 2011
5:54 pm
Opening up the SEC at a place they have never played while the fans and players will over the top excited doesn’t sound that great to me.
Mizzou 38 UGA 27
A person SMART enough to know......
December 28th, 2011
5:55 pm
I guess Every UGA fan owns their own business. If not, there sure are a lot of UGA fan employees STEALING/ CHEATING their company out of a days pay for a days work.
Eisendawg
December 28th, 2011
5:56 pm
If Missouri plays like they did in their bowl game, we will have our hands full, especially at their place.
Dawg48
December 28th, 2011
5:56 pm
Michigan,Western kentucky, western Carolina , Florida Atlantic,
That out of conference schedule is about the same as UGA’s
And if people say GA southern is weak, look what they did to bama this year, if tech played bama one time in a season they would have made it closer!
Ron Sheffield
December 28th, 2011
5:57 pm
Here we go again Georgia drops bama ,your a joke no wonder they ran you out of Athens.Did not the SEC make the schedule?
Devil's Advocate
December 28th, 2011
5:58 pm
Meanwhile all the anti-UGA fans on this blog have scheduled blog breaks?
Arx Ferrum
December 28th, 2011
5:58 pm
Clearly, the Dawgs revert to a schedule similar to what it looked like before the arrival of S. Carolina and Arkansas to the SEC. On the flipside is that wins and losses don’t mean much in the ESPN-NCAA. It’s all about style points so… whooping up on a few lesser teams will go a long way.
Heck no, that is no way to run a sport but… the fans and the schools don’t have any control anymore. We’re all just part of the big farm system operated by the sports media.
Personally, I’d like to see only one or two non-conference games per season and base the outcome on the won-loss record of conference games ONLY. But so long as it is run like a dog and pony show, there’s no reason not to take every advantage it offers.
chick announcers?
December 28th, 2011
5:59 pm
Why doesn’t espn ID a game as being announced by females so we can plan another activity during that time period. Now for equal rights, if dudes announce chick sports I won’t watch that either.
A person SMART enough to know......
December 28th, 2011
5:59 pm
48 so you are saying Tech is equal to Michigan?
jimb
December 28th, 2011
5:59 pm
wouldn’t be surprised if we add a high school in 2013. i’m a lifelong ga fan and an alumnus and i have to say i’m embarrassed.
Dawg48
December 28th, 2011
6:00 pm
I love how people come on and post , then you ask them a question about what they posted and they disappear!
” bitter QB “
bamaguy
December 28th, 2011
6:00 pm
Who the “strongest” teams in the conference are for 2012 is only a guess based on past performance. Even the top teams are only one or two key injuries away from being average. How strong Alabama will be next year is primarily dependent on how many on the current team enter the NFL draft. Lets not worry about next year since we have not yet played our bowl games.
Dawg48
December 28th, 2011
6:01 pm
Smart…..
Yes I think tech would give Michigan a good game and it would not shock me to see them win.
mark
December 28th, 2011
6:02 pm
a very sad day, our season tickets are now more of a joke, i want to see big time college football and now we get mizzu, very very sad, i love the big time and this ain’t it. It don’t matter though we don’t have the coach to compete,
Dawg48
December 28th, 2011
6:03 pm
Bamaguy
Then we would not have ant thing to do for the next 9 months. Lol
A person SMART enough to know......
December 28th, 2011
6:03 pm
Devil’s Advocate
December 28th, 2011
5:58 pm
Meanwhile all the anti-UGA fans on this blog have scheduled blog breaks?
You know most Tech fan that are in the Atlanta area are older. I do have my own business. Most young Tech fans don’t live in the ATL and that is part of the reason we don’t sell out football games. Well that and many of our student body didn’t grow up playing American football or watching American football.
A person SMART enough to know......
December 28th, 2011
6:04 pm
PAM is the Billie Jean King of ESPN and she can kick Mike Terico’s butt.