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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newtothiscommentingthing
December 28th, 2011
12:29 pm
i am predicting that UGA will misstep on 4 of the games… Mizzou, SC, Auburn and Florida… 8-4 isnt bad…
Big Jacket
December 28th, 2011
12:29 pm
With that schedule, even if you go undefeated, you shouldn’t been ranked in the Top 10.
CORRECTION
December 28th, 2011
12:29 pm
Bronco
Wow, UGA should be ashamed of putting togethe that out of conference schedule. GA Tech is the best out of conference team? HAHAHAHA
CORRECTION:Ga Southern is the best out of conference team
TampaGator
December 28th, 2011
12:29 pm
SECBama….
You are losing a lot this year…….LSU isn’t….in the West. I think it will be LSU in Atlanta next year from the West.
A person SMART enough to know......
December 28th, 2011
12:29 pm
Dawg48
December 27th, 2011
2:23 pm
True dawg fan
Come on man, join in on some adult conversation or go away.
What’s the point of coming on here to start arguments?
I could understand if there was a game os something , but come on man.
True Dawg Fan
December 27th, 2011
10:52 am
T-Bone
December 27th, 2011
10:46 am
HawkDawg, go back to work. I think there’s a need for a price-check on aisle 6.
Wow a typical response from a n erd who cant just talk football (Prob bc tech has been so bad for so long).
Hows being an unemployed engineer working (hahahahahahaha)?
(See we can do it to, the academic gap just isnt there anymore sorry)
True Dawg Fan
December 27th, 2011
2:57 pm
Hahaha and you still dont get it. Its almost 3PM and im at work. I have successfully sped up my day to almost its end already on a day when the entire office is bored and with nothing to do. This is just a time waster for me. Its fun to see you ner ds squirm around trying to insult me and think that i actually care about anything you say!
Actually being a financial planner all I need is spell check. Havent taken english since I was a freshman at UGA about 7 years ago. Thats the beauty of working with numbers.
I work 8:30 to 5 monday through friday big guy. If you dont like what I have to say then dont read it.
But dont worry Im off for the day. And good news for you im off on friday as well so I wont be here then either!
True Dawg Fan spent the WHOLE day on the Tech blog yesterday. He says he is at work but I doubt it. This guy is why so many Other teams Fans HATE UGA fans.
Really?!
December 28th, 2011
12:30 pm
Looks like Georgia Southern will be the toughest game the Dawgs will have in 2012. By the way, how does a school schedule two triple option offensive teams in back-to-back weeks like Georgia did with Southern and then Tech? Navy should be peeved they weren’t invited to the party to make it back-to-back-to-back.
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
12:30 pm
Lane Kiffin
December 28th, 2011
12:22 pm
UGA…what a joke! I dare you clowns to ever put the real USC on your schedule. You think Tennessee put a beat down on you when I was coach, you have seen nothing yet! My guess is you finish behind Florida and the Vols in the East. Battle it out for 4th with the little USC. But yea, what a joke of a schedule. How can you live with yourselves? And for the UGA fans who claim that LSU did not destroy them earlier this month. I cant stop laughing!!!! FIGHT ON!
Wow dumbest post of the day folks!!!! Wonder if anyone can top a Florida East champ prediction ahahahahhahahahahahahahahahhahaha
FYI Florida is down retard, Tenn down.
No one is scared of the little trojans. Come play in a real conference and lets see how good USC really is.
Dawgma
December 28th, 2011
12:31 pm
Aubbies should shut up about any SEC preferential treatment fro UGA given they usually have eight home games every year and the SEC / NCAA chose to ignore the obvious Cam payola in 2010
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
12:33 pm
Dan the man
December 28th, 2011
12:23 pm
Pathetic? True Dawg, you are pathetic. Wooo you beat Georgia Tech. Congrats. If you and your Georgia buds hang your hat on beating Tech, then you need to re examine your teams priorities . WE RUN THIS COUNTRY!!! Rednecks!!!! Georgia sucks
Another moron. come on people stop embarrassing yourselves.
No one said that beating tech was some kind of big thing. We always beat them its nothing new. they are a joke of a program.
Come back when you have something interesting little guy.
UGA cures Cancer...GT breeds Terrorist
December 28th, 2011
12:33 pm
Envy is a sin my friends. What would Jesus do? Or in GT’s case, what would Allah do?
RolltideATL
December 28th, 2011
12:33 pm
I would like to keep typing but my NC ring to jeweler to get cleaned. What do you dawg fans know about that.
@true dawg fan
yur right I need to get off this blog, I do not want this mediocrity to rub off. It might be contagious.
Hetch Hetchy
December 28th, 2011
12:33 pm
Strength of schedule is going to hurt Georgia in the rankings.
wade
December 28th, 2011
12:33 pm
lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Some good AAAAAA HS’s in Georgia could win with that schedule..damn joke…
BiggDawgK
December 28th, 2011
12:34 pm
hey pawl
No one is claiming Georgia will run the table but if they managed to win all their games they will be playing for a NC. It’s truly sad how eaten up with envy all the techies and other losers are on this site. All they usually spout is how Georgia fans always think we will win it all “next year” and now those same sad little nothings are saying that Georgia will win all their games but it won’t matter.
Yella Britches
December 28th, 2011
12:34 pm
Instead of Silver britches, let’s just wear Yella Britches!! Maybe add a Yella streak down the back of the jersey? It’ll look better than the outfits for the Boise game AND would be more appropriate.
ANT BANKS
December 28th, 2011
12:35 pm
this is such a p-u-_ _ _ schedule. we will make it to the dome and get our heads caved in by lsu, bama or ark…
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
12:37 pm
Bullpupp
December 28th, 2011
12:27 pm
True Dawg, the last time your team won anything was 1980! That’s right. Georgia sucks. Always have, always will. You guys WILL NEVER be Alabama nor will you ever. I hope Georgia keeps Mark Richt forever! Mediocrity is nice in Athens, but in T-town. And I see your post towards the Tech peeps, give it a rest. They got more National Titles and more of a legacy than Georgia ever will. It’s not their fault they can’t get good athletes every year, Tech is a tough school! Roll Tide!
ahahahahaha whats Satans record vs UGA thats what I thought. Run along now little boy.
Tech is a joke of a program and no one recognizes almost any of the titles, especially their half title in 90. so give it a rest you clown.
“You guys WILL NEVER be Alabama nor will you ever.”- Looks like you forgot to finish your retard rant sentence here little man.
I cant wait to have Bama on the schedule so we can flatten you pansies and shut u up for good.
WDE
December 28th, 2011
12:37 pm
Hey quick how many of you trolls actually think UGA made this schedule?? How many of you knuckle draggers really think that CMR and our AD got together in a seedy motel somewhere and made up this schedule and then meet some one from the SEC and paid them oh lets say 200,000 bucks so we could play this schedule?? By the way in the last 10 years how many NC have been won by teams on our schedule this coming year??
Red and Black
December 28th, 2011
12:38 pm
I love how Tech, Bama, and Auburn fans take up a lot of room on these blogs. When is the last time I went on one of their sites…….oh wait never. We appreciate the chatter though.
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
12:38 pm
Big Jacket
December 28th, 2011
12:29 pm
With that schedule, even if you go undefeated, you shouldn’t been ranked in the Top 10.
wahh wahhh wahhh wahhh its the SEC, any undefeated team goes straight to NC period.
Not any different from a typical Alabama schedule or Florida
BUBBA NADLICKER.......
December 28th, 2011
12:39 pm
i hope we were black bonnets silver blouses and those really kute red panties i cant weight…..;BUB
bobcanton
December 28th, 2011
12:39 pm
Was that Buffalo or Buford…
ole yeller
December 28th, 2011
12:39 pm
Pleae, stop crying about UGA schedule, It’s not forever. They will change it next year and the year after. So, please stop the crying about the easy schedule. You folks could be wrong and UGA may have the toughest schedule in the SEC. Time will tell about that. I just want to have a schedule every year and play some Football. It will all balance out about the schedule down the road. UGA will play everyone in the SEC.
WDE
December 28th, 2011
12:39 pm
@RolltideATL make sure you have a paper bag to breath into on the way…you have to be the happiest person alive knowing you get to duck us once again….
A person SMART enough to know......
December 28th, 2011
12:40 pm
TRUE DAWG FAN…will be here all day to “Cut and Paste” for your pleasure. You can tell the cut and paste part because the spelling in the post will be correct until he starts doing his own typing.
This guy is a True Moron Dawg Fan. You guys should consider taking his Diploma back if he really has one.
BiggDawgK
December 28th, 2011
12:40 pm
We all know the bama boys are dirt stupid inbred hicks but somehow techies pretending to be bama boys is even more pathetic. I guess even though bama boys make love to livestock, at least they are making love to something.
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
12:41 pm
A person SMART enough to know……
December 28th, 2011
12:29 pm
Wahhh wahhh wahhh wahhh you ruined the GT blog yesterday wahhh wahhh. We were in there crowing and pounding our chests about how good our red shirt QB is. (or Head RB in GTs case)
At least we know for sure that you are a nerd.
Keep crying, Im glad you are a fan of my work.
A person SMART enough to know......
December 28th, 2011
12:41 pm
Dawg48
December 27th, 2011
2:23 pm
True dawg fan
Come on man, join in on some adult conversation or go away.
What’s the point of coming on here to start arguments?
reebok
December 28th, 2011
12:41 pm
Georgia is living right…managed to miss LSU, Alabama AND Arkansas for the 2nd straight season. Don’t even have to play Texas A&M. That’s a 12-0 season with a trip to the Georgia Dome to play LSU or Bama.
Doc Dawg
December 28th, 2011
12:41 pm
This is CMR’s last chance. SEC East is a given. Undefeated is a strong possibility. Only two teams on the schedule are threatening, whoever wins the West and whoever we face in the National Championship Game. Getting blown out in the SEC championship game is utterly unacceptable.
j
December 28th, 2011
12:41 pm
22 regular season games in a row without playing the top 3 SEC teams? That is just bad for college football. Boise will be playing a tougher schedule next year. Not that they didn’t already beat UGAy or anything though…
Jborodawg
December 28th, 2011
12:42 pm
Flawduh’s 2012 schedule….three cupcakes…they do play LSU, in Gainesville, and with an open date…
Bowling Green
at Texas A&M
at Tennessee
Kentucky
open
LSU
Vanderbilt
South Carolina
Georgia
Mizzou
Louisiana-Lafayette
Jacksonville State
at Florida State
So, you see, everybody has ‘cupcakes’ for OCGs. I guess we have to repeat how the schedules are made and rotated:
…West teams play more west teams and East teams play more east teams…and it rotates, normally. 2012 isn’t ‘normal’ due to picking up Mizzou and T A&M. As has been pointed out, one could also say LSU, Bama and Ark are avoiding the Dawgs. geez And, five years from now those three might not be powerhouses. Who knows?
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
12:42 pm
RolltideATL
December 28th, 2011
12:33 pm
I would like to keep typing but my NC ring to jeweler to get cleaned. What do you dawg fans know about that.
@true dawg fan
yur right I need to get off this blog, I do not want this mediocrity to rub off. It might be contagious.
You make no sense. run along nerd posing as a bama fan.
Shine
December 28th, 2011
12:43 pm
If the athens sheepdawgs win them all and luckily win the sec championship game they will still embarass the sec as being the first sec team to lose a national championship game to a different conferance since forever. just expect and accept more mediocrity from athens.
Potscallingthekettleblack
December 28th, 2011
12:43 pm
Maybe the reason the NCAA ignores the “Cam payola” is because in reality – the whole league along with most of college football has been practicing “payola” for years.
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
12:43 pm
ANT BANKS
December 28th, 2011
12:35 pm
this is such a p-u-_ _ _ schedule. we will make it to the dome and get our heads caved in by lsu, bama or ark…
poser not a real fan, move along nerd
TampaGator
December 28th, 2011
12:43 pm
WDE….
You are kidding right. Yeah….Florida gets it easy. The Gators play A&M…..in their house….and LSU. You don’t play A&M….get Ole Miss instead…..and play Auburn instead of LSU. Also….Florida plays South Carolina the week before Georgia. Yep….the Gators got it easy compared to Georgia.
Bazooka Joe
December 28th, 2011
12:44 pm
Buzzman – guess the name fits huh…. very misleading quote of yours . True the SEC does not do the entire schedule – only the SEC games. If you knew anything about SEC football you would know that each team has one permanent opponent from the other division (UGA’s is Auburn, Florida’s is LSU I believe) and SC is Arky since they both came into the SEC together. We are finishing up a home/home with Ole Miss and Bama was the “new” opponent that was rotating onto the schedule (Miss State off the schedule) so it only makes sense that if we have to play another east team, the new roating team from the west would be dropped.
JV
December 28th, 2011
12:44 pm
Question: Who ultimately drops, adds and makes the schedule? University, conference?
Who knew???
December 28th, 2011
12:44 pm
Fan or not, All of the powers that be and die hard dawg fans know this is a HUGE Dino size bone thrown the dawgs way. I would not try to justify it, just take and run with it.
jay
December 28th, 2011
12:44 pm
Nice of Georgia to intentionally duck Alabama, even with that cupcake out of conference schedule they play. What a joke. I guess they’re too chicken to play Alabama. How can you duck playing the Tide year after year? I guess this is why the SEC invited Missouri. They’re the new Vanderbilt.
@BiggDawgK
December 28th, 2011
12:46 pm
@12:40, that post was right on the mark.
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
12:46 pm
A person SMART enough to know……
December 28th, 2011
12:40 pm
TRUE DAWG FAN…will be here all day to “Cut and Paste” for your pleasure. You can tell the cut and paste part because the spelling in the post will be correct until he starts doing his own typing.
This guy is a True Moron Dawg Fan. You guys should consider taking his Diploma back if he really has one.
Spelling police watch out folks. Its funny that people get so mad that my work computer doesnt spell check this little box. O well it seems to pi $$ off the nerds so Im ok with it.
Learn something about football today while you hang around. will do you a world of good.
Enjoy los er
True Dawg Fan
December 28th, 2011
12:48 pm
A person SMART enough to know……
December 28th, 2011
12:41 pm
Dawg48
December 27th, 2011
2:23 pm
True dawg fan
Come on man, join in on some adult conversation or go away.
What’s the point of coming on here to start arguments?
Where is the arguing. I go through and comment on the good and bad ones. If there werent so many idiots on here like you then then there wouldnt be as many bad comments pointed out.
Not my fault some people shouldnt be allowed to have an opinion. Do some research before you post and you arent likely to deal with me.
Dawgz4Life
December 28th, 2011
12:48 pm
Florida Atlanta?
TampaGator
December 28th, 2011
12:49 pm
Missouri didn’t look like the new Vandy when they played NC the other day. They looked good.
Also…….Dawg fans in town for the Outback Bowl…..make sure you head over to Team Beach Day on Friday at Clearwater Beach…..in front of the Hilton…..it is a fun time.
WDE
December 28th, 2011
12:49 pm
@TampaGator what I said was compared to last year it is a gator upgrade and we get Missouri there bye the bye. Neither of us get the brutal welcome to the SEC that A&M is getting was my point.
DC
December 28th, 2011
12:50 pm
True Dawg Fan is a passionate Dawg fan..which in turn makes him troll when he doesn’t mean to..
Bazooka Joe
December 28th, 2011
12:50 pm
Bullpup – you are right, we will never be Bama – and thank god for that !
fla dawg
December 28th, 2011
12:50 pm
u idiots can’t blame UGA… the conference sets up the schedule. with that said… this has to be the easiest schedule of any major program in the country. all of you fellow dawgs who like to start predicting a national championship can start right now. we only have to beat one real team and that will be in the SEC champ game. we will be favored in EVERY other game.