UPDATED: Bulldogs’ fans fanning out all over Missouri this weekend
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. — Greetings from Missouri.
Jefferson City is not where Georgia and Missouri are playing their football game. But this place — the state capital 30 miles south of Columbia — is where I could find a hotel room. But I’ll be driving up to Columbia tomorrow to check out the scene as the Tigers get ready to play host to the Bulldogs in this historic meeting late Saturday night.
UGA’s ticket allotment from Missouri was 6,000 for the game and those, of course, all went to season-ticket holders. But I know even major donors had a hard time getting more than two apiece, so you know it’s a really tough ticket. Nevertheless, past experience tells me a couple of thousand more Georgia fans may find their way inside Faurot Field/Memorial Stadium. I’m guessing the Bulldogs will be well represented inside the 71,000-seat stadium.
There is enough of a presence that the action has spilled over here in Jefferson City. Tonight in downtown, the Convention and Visitors Bureau is holding an “SEC Pep Rally & Street Fair.” If you buy a $2 wrist band and cup, they say they’ll even waive their public drinking law for you.
It’s interesting how Georgia’s contingent is kind of spread out all over Missouri. I think the grand majority of folks are flying into St. Louis where a lot of them are taking in the Cardinals-Brewers game tonight. Others are flying into Kansas City and making that home base. A lot of those folks will drive into Columbia to catch the Georgia game, then go to the Chiefs-Falcons game on Sunday in KC.
I talked to Brian Hoyt of Atlanta earlier today. Hoyt, an engineer and producer for Dickey Broadcasting’s 680 The Fan, is flying into St. Louis today with four of his fellow Parkview High graduates: Steven Berrier, Dennis Hanson, Jimmy Whitlock and Mark Zabrosky. They’re getting in the whole shebang — taking in the Cards’ game tonight, doing the casinos after that, heading to Columbia on Saturday for Dogs-Tigers, then driving on to Kansas City to catch the Falcons-Chiefs. They’ll drop off their rental car and fly back to Atlanta from Kansas City Sunday night.
“It’s the ultimate guys trip,” Hoyt said. “Everybody’s kind of getting married and settling down, so we said, ‘let’s take one more trip.’ It’s one of those things where we just started talking about it and were saying ‘that’d be fun to do’ a few months ago. Then it from from being a joke to, ‘No, let’s do this.’ And now we’re on our way.”
Berrier, the most seasoned traveler of the bunch, is cashing in miles and points for the plane fare and hotels. Hoyt came up with Georgia tickets and Whitlock chipped in with Falcons tickets, so it’s a true group effort.
Anyway, the Dogs-Tigers should be an awesome game on Saturday. We’ll get more into that later.
For those of you still coming this way, be warned: Columbia is not a very convenient place to get into. Flights directly into Columbia are few and very expensive. It’s 100 miles from St. Louis and 125 from Kansas City, so it’s a haul either way.
And bring a light jacket or pullover. Forecast for tomorrow’s game is sunny and 72 degrees but overnight low could get down to 50.
That’s all for now. Check back for regular updates.
In the meantime, I’ll leave you Georgia fans with this from Grandpa Simpson:
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willypmd
September 6th, 2012
10:19 pm
feeling ok about Saturday night, will feel even better if Alec and Sanders Commings make the trip.
Bulldawg Rick
September 6th, 2012
10:22 pm
Shout out to Stan & Cindy!! Bring home a W Baby!!!
norcrossdawg
September 6th, 2012
10:28 pm
is that u AHS aka bulldawg rick?
45-7
September 6th, 2012
10:35 pm
go dawgs! statement game!
Old Man Football Lover
September 6th, 2012
10:50 pm
GATA!!!
Left Coast Dawg
September 6th, 2012
10:52 pm
Ditto Old Man and @ willypmd, they need to not only make the trip but play too!
Left Coast Dawg
September 6th, 2012
10:53 pm
Oh yeah, NICE find on the video clip Chip!!
MIZ...
September 6th, 2012
10:59 pm
Welcome to Columbia ya’ll (yes I’m a Mizzou grad from TX). For food you have to try Shakespear’s Pizza on 9th street next to campus and maybe Booche’s for a burger. Columbia is a great college town with beautiful campus and it’ll be great weather compared to 94degree southern days.
By the way….Mizzou has a much better football team than media and many SEC fans think…so don’t be too surprised if they win this home opener (similar to #1 OK getting beat by Mizzou on College GameDay when Mizzou broke the gameday attendance record). This town is ready for SEC ball….excited, amped….not afraid in the least. MIZ
georgiagirl
September 6th, 2012
11:21 pm
A SEC Team beat the hell out #1 OK, so we will see when the clock says zero and the media I read is talking about how good Mizzou is. The Dawgs will come to play and so will every SEC team.
georgiagirl
September 6th, 2012
11:23 pm
The SEC is always excited, amped, not afraid to play, nothing new, that’s THE SEC ALWAYS. GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Polecat
September 6th, 2012
11:26 pm
I’m headed to Missouri tomorrow. Going to to Cards game Friday night and UGA on Saturday. Missouri fans have no idea what is about to hit them.
KJ
September 6th, 2012
11:27 pm
I am arriving via STL tomorrow afternoon. I am bringing 2 extra tix with me. Section T row 75.
keijohnson80@gmail.com
cdpridg
September 6th, 2012
11:28 pm
Sic’em Dawgs!!!
tony
September 6th, 2012
11:35 pm
Mizzou is unrank and pose no threat to the sec. Should be a easy victory for the dawgs.
Lamar
September 6th, 2012
11:43 pm
I know one thing, if GA does not try and throw the ball every down and don’t try to throw it 50 yards down the field, they will win. Missouri on offense will be like trying to handle Hawaii in 2007. They both like to dink and donk you to death on short crossing routes. This lets the QB get it out of his hands before Ga’s defense EATS HIM UP! The corners need to press the WR’S and tackle in space. By pressing the WR’S at the line, this will make Missouri hold the ball longer and GA”S DEFENSE WILL HAVE A FIELD DAY!! Like I said, GA needs to line up and impose their will in the running game. This will put together LONG DRIVES, which shortens the game, because GA can RUN THE BALL DOWN THEIR THROAT!! GA out weighs them 50 lb’s per person! USE IT TO WEAR THEM DOWN AND THIS WILL BREAK THEIR WILL AND THE CROWDS TO!! GA WINS 34-20. GO DAWGS!!!!
Bulldawg Rick
September 6th, 2012
11:57 pm
@Norcross – That be Avondale HS baby!! Is this ole #81??
Blue Ridge Dawg
September 7th, 2012
12:01 am
Thanks for the update Chip! Wish I was there … Really glad to see droves of UGA fans takin over the city like we did in Arizona!… Keep Dawg Nation posted! Thank you for your info!!
Blue Ridge Dawg
September 7th, 2012
12:05 am
KJ.. and Polecat… AWESOME.. just glad to hear we got some DAWGS heading that way… Sic Em..
Daytona Dawg
September 7th, 2012
12:07 am
Hey MIZ,
thanks for the heads up on Shakespear’s & Booche’s. I’m not traveling up there but I’m sure someone reading this will be. Classy post.
Like many UGA fans, I haven’t figured out where this new SEC rivalry with Missouri is headed. I mean, we’ve already got enough teams to really hate – Auburn, Florida, Tennessee…
(Here’s my advice to you as an SEC newcomer: If it’s got that God-awful orange in it, go ahead and just hate ‘em now.)
I’m also just learning about Missouri’s rivalries. It seems that some of the Big 12 teams didn’t really like you, especially Kansas (who knew?). Well, you know what? Screw them. You’re one of us now, so with the exception of gameday against the Dawgs we’ve got your back!
Welcome to the SEC.
Blue Ridge Dawg
September 7th, 2012
12:07 am
Any updates on Kolton Houston??… Any news on this horrible situation Chip??
Blue Ridge Dawg
September 7th, 2012
12:20 am
Here’s the deal Dawg Nation… If CMR does not win the National Championship this year…. We still got one of the best coach in the Nation… UGA will contend for the SEC East year end and year out.. So get your panties out of a wawd.. and lets as fans.. FINISH THE DRILL… !!!!!!
Dawg-Gawn
September 7th, 2012
12:21 am
History is about to be made this Saturday night at Faurot Field in Columbia, MO…. I just have this feeling that another miraculous play will take place allowing UGA to win the game. I am sadden to the fact that the Legendary voice of UGA football, Larry Munson will not be there to record this historcal event.
“Lindsay Scott”, “Lindsay Scott” “Lindsay Scott” “I just broke my chair”, “There goes Herschel” or “Sugar is falling from the sky” I would feel better if Larry Munson was there… it will be up to Scott Howard to record this historcal game!
In Munson’s Spirit, I believe UGA will win this game, that will forever be remembered along with Larry Munson’s historic works of art! Go Dawgs make history!
“Our Team” Our Time” “No Regrets”
“Fan-Up”
“Get the G On”
“BELIEVE” in the “G”
snellville dawg
September 7th, 2012
12:21 am
My wife and I , along with other friends from Rockdale and Carollton , ill will be there with bells on. Staying in Grafton Ill on a River Boat and doing a little gambling at the Argosy on Friday Night.
hope the rest of you have as much fun as we plan to.
RED DOG 77
September 7th, 2012
12:37 am
Me? Yesereebobtail…………this’un will be whole lotmore like UGA vs Hawaii, than Georgia vs Boise St. or Oklahoma State…………..Yup………..Them Hairy Dawgs gonna open a great big ‘ol can of whupin’ on one of several “Tigers” in 2012………….So strap it on men, and GATA……………RED
Missouri Mel
September 7th, 2012
12:43 am
1959………….Helll no we ain’t forgotten……………Fran T beat us 14-0 and it is payback time. My my how time flys
SECnewcomer
September 7th, 2012
1:21 am
As a previous poster remarked, those from GA try Shakespeares, Booches, or Bambinos for some good grub, and welcome to Columbia!!! Can’t tell you the impact to this town the SEC brings. Have heard the SEC travels well, and from the seeing many cars with GA flags on them downtown tonight, I truly believe it, and it’s only Fri morning. This is being treated as the OU game from 2010 and is HUGE to us. This old man football rmk made by Richardson, he does not represent Columbia. We welcome this conference to our world and are glad to be part of the best conference in the nation. MIZZOU will not go down withoutva fight, were not some ex Big-Bevo pushover, and will hold our own. Will be there Saturday night, may the best team win, and again, those from Athens, welcome, to Columbia!!!
Go Dawgs!!!!
September 7th, 2012
1:34 am
The state of GEORGIA is gonna take over the state of Missouri this weekend…1st the GEORGIA BULLDOGS gonna hammer the Missouri Tigers saturday night then the ATLANTA FALCONS gonna smash the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday….what a great weekend!!
doggone
September 7th, 2012
3:03 am
All I can say guys is get ready to play some good ole fashion Smash Mouth, Pro set football. Strap those helmets on tight and get ready to get hit. Since you aren’t big you best hope you are very very fast cause our guys are very big and very fast.. Go Dawgs!!!
Larry
September 7th, 2012
6:32 am
Welcome to Columbia, MO, Georgia fans. What a nice upgrade from lowly unregenerate Jayhawkers from out on the Zeroscape! Enjoy the game! It should be VERY exciting!
M-I-Z!!!!! Z-O-U!!!!!
:>)
Larry
September 7th, 2012
6:34 am
RE: “big boys”
If you check the lineups, you’ll find that Missouri doesn’t play pee-wee football:
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/09/06/3800681/mizzou-georgia-football-preview.html#storylink=omni_popular
DawgNation
September 7th, 2012
6:44 am
Classy, classy, classy posts from the Mizzou fans. Thanks for starting this rivalry with civility. To all the Dawg fans traveling be safe and have fun. Cheer them Dawgs on to victory and represent UGA with class and pride. Goooooooooo DAWGS! Sic em! Woof Woof Woof!
DirtyDawg34
September 7th, 2012
6:53 am
Our defense will shut Mizz down and our offense will score enough, Dawgs win 31-17!!!! Welcome back Ogletree and Ramboooooo!!!! GATA
Sopwith Camel
September 7th, 2012
7:01 am
Hey Chip, check out the Bar-B-Q in Missouri while you’re there and let us know how it compares. And I bet they don’t have Moonpies out there???
Chuck UGA
September 7th, 2012
7:05 am
With Bobo’s inability to scheme against a team’s weakness, I suspect Georgia will not run the ball as much as they should, therefore keeping Missou in the game into the 4th Quarter. Georgia by 7 when they should win by 21. Then we have to worry about Vandy and especially Tennessee due to ineptitude in our offensive scheme.
Jimmy Crack
September 7th, 2012
7:06 am
Prediction: Murray overthrows 2 sure touchdowns and we still win by 2 touchdowns.
ugacolumbusgafan2012
September 7th, 2012
7:11 am
GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!! TIGHTEN UP PLAYERS, BE CONSISTENT WITH SCORING ALL THE WAY TO END OF FOURTH QUARTER… GO GURLEY , AND REST OF YOU DAWGS…. SMOTHER MIZZOURI, MAKE HISTORIC NITE FOR THE DAWG NATION ! GOD BLESS YOU ALL..
HUNKER DOWN FOR LARRY MUNSON!
September 7th, 2012
7:21 am
To all of you going to the game…PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, BE LOUD AND PROUD! This is SEC history!!! Make some noise for all of us Dawgs that can’t be there! I want to be watching this game on TV and hear The Dawg Nation being EXTREMELY loud! I am also begging all of you to represent UGA and it’s fans with the utmost respect. Be respectful, but MY GOD ALMIGHTY, BE LOUD AS YOU CAN BE!
Let’s make Larry Munson proud in our show of force! Let’s not just sit there in their stadium, let’s make that bad boy rock with some LOUD DAWG FANS! Let’s leave a lasting impression on them Tiger fans! We want to win this game and the fans also need to do their part. Please!!!!!!!! Again, THIS IS SEC HISTORY!!
REPRESENT US DAWGS!!! Let’s do this for Larry!!!
All of you be safe and have a wonderful time!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DAAAAAAAAAAWGS!!!!!!!!
HUNKER DOWN FOR LARRY MUNSON!
September 7th, 2012
7:23 am
MAKE SOME NOISE, BULLDOG NATION!!!!
GO DAWGS!!!
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VA_ARMY_DAWG
September 7th, 2012
8:02 am
I am flying from richmond to Atlanta and then to KC, renting a car and driving to the “zoo” tomorrow morning. I know atleast 15 other people here in VA that are following similar paths to our SEC opener. I bought tickets from a Mizzou fan, so I am sure I will be in a group of Mizzou fans. Something tells me I will be the only one cheering in my section by the time the 4th QTR starts. I hope the Tigers are ready for a HUGH DAWG presence tomorrow night.
RxDawg
September 7th, 2012
8:11 am
Love the Simpsons clip
kingdaddy
September 7th, 2012
8:12 am
Go Dawgs, be safe and woof it up…
Mike
September 7th, 2012
8:14 am
Typical Chip not mentioning the extra flights Delta has scheduled.
HUNKER DOWN FOR LARRY MUNSON!
September 7th, 2012
8:18 am
You all be safe and have fun VA_ARMY_DAWG! By the way, my sister lived in Virginia Beach in the early 80’s. I went and stayed with her during summer break and had fun!
REPRESENT THE DAWG NATION WITH SOME NOISE!!!
GO DAWGS!!!!!!
BG
September 7th, 2012
8:34 am
UGA will have 4 defensive starters suspended for this game. I never want to hear anyone say UGA and Richt are soft on discipline. There is not another team in the SEC that hands out this kind of piunishment. If I’m wrong someone should prove me otherwise.
DawginLex
September 7th, 2012
8:36 am
Across the wide Missouri
September 7th, 2012
6:37 am
Missouri 41, Georgia 24
Sorry, dawg fans, it’s going to be a long trip back to Georgia after Mizzou’s hobnail boots smash your faces in! And it won’t be sugar falling from the sky, it’ll be raining tigers.
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Another TROLL in a long list of Tech TROLLS hiding behind another team that he thinks might have a chance against the DAWGS.
After we win Sat night, you will go back inot hiding until you become Mr Vol or Vandy Sandy
HoneyBadger Has the Munchies
September 7th, 2012
8:37 am
Run Run Run Dawgs! Long drives keeps that bubble screen throwing offense of Mizzou off of the field and our defense will not be gassed in the fourth quarter. That is one huge key factor. That will open up the passing of Murray, a little play action.
1eyedJack
September 7th, 2012
8:39 am
Dawg-Gawn
September 7th, 2012
12:21 am
Munson WILL be there. Trust me.
ol'seadawg
September 7th, 2012
8:39 am
@VA Army Dawg From an old sailor who was sentenced to Norfolk for many hunker down and be safe. Also to our new opponents welcome to the show and like another poster said ” hate anything Orange”
UGA Dawguy
September 7th, 2012
8:40 am
My son and I are making our way to Columbia. We’ve seen a few other brave souls driving as well!
Our seats are in the visitor’s section. According to the MizzouGameday website, the visitor’s section is right above the Mizzou student section. So we need to make some noise Saturday night Dawg Fans!
AltamahaDawg
September 7th, 2012
8:43 am
zeroscape. funny
Larry
September 7th, 2012
8:45 am
DawgNation: Thank you. Some Mizzou fans have not been so classy. The rest of us apologize for their unfortunately immoderate partisanship. We welcome Georgia to Missouri, and we thank the SEC for welcoming us into America’s #1 football conference. Let’s make this a game for the ages, on and off the field. (I myself am stuck on an island in a lake in Ontario, with Canadian satellite TV and no ESPN2! Woe is me!)
bucket
September 7th, 2012
8:57 am
@Larry – no worries about the “immoderate partisanship”. You will discover that fans of a certain ACC team love to get on the UGA Blog and pose as fans of UGA opponents so they can go back to class and make everyone laugh about how clever they are. Heck, sometimes they even pose as UGA fans in a supposed attempt to embarrass the Dawgs.
Bitter dawgs fan
September 7th, 2012
8:58 am
@larry—check out espn3 on-line for the game—-The SEC new that mizzo
had a great coaching staff and great management leadership, same at A@M
Those were mandatory requirements for admission, Fan support from both schools
are SEC caliber——Going to be a great game and hope when you people play
the TRAILER TRAMPS FROM BAMMA you learn to HATE them too. the LITTLE
USED CAR SALESMEN stinks—–GOOD LUCK—–going to be a great game
—Shout out to the Springfield cardnals
Mike Bell 790
September 7th, 2012
9:05 am
FIRST!!!
ARdawg
September 7th, 2012
9:09 am
Mike Bell is the FIRST 56th *in agreement*
Bitter dawgs fan
September 7th, 2012
9:10 am
@mike bell—Always the –FUNNY MAN———keep up the good show
—first—–maybe the first looser——hahahahahh—got ya
909
September 7th, 2012
9:17 am
What, no mention of the 3 UGA fans thrown off their flight yesterday for D & D conduct ?
UGA fans seem to have a habit of being very disruptive at airports. Eric Zeier thinks so.
909
September 7th, 2012
9:21 am
2008 was the last time I remember Richt mocking another team.
Saban took Richt to a “funeral.”
Bazooka Joe
September 7th, 2012
9:21 am
Dont know why everyone is talking about SEC history Sat night, its not. Really, its not. Its history for Mizzou, but another road game for us.
Have a nice day
September 7th, 2012
9:24 am
Best of luck to our Dawgs in Missouri and the whole season. Enjoy the game Chip.
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 7th, 2012
9:30 am
Did The Columbia police empty the jail to make space for the UGa fans?
DawginLex
September 7th, 2012
9:30 am
909
Are you another big “Tech man” who hides behind all the other teams we play hoping one of them can beat us because Tech can’t?
Keep the insults flying “big man”.
It just makes you look that much more pathetic.
DawginLex
September 7th, 2012
9:32 am
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 7th, 2012
9:30 am
Did The Columbia police empty the jail to make space for the UGa fans?
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Did Blacksburg PD find the Tech nerd that stole the T off Lane Stadium???
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 7th, 2012
9:33 am
The dWags are coming! The dWags are coming!
http://maroonandwhitenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/UGA-prison-unis.jpg
Armydawg
September 7th, 2012
9:44 am
We are here too in the Capitol Plaza hotel in Jefferson City but leaving today. Taking a chance on tickets, we made reservations in Columbia months ago and will be there tonight. This is very out of the way, takes effort to get here. We came in Wednesday afternoon, drove here yesterday. GO DAWGS!!!
Stuck in Kuwait for this year
September 7th, 2012
9:45 am
I would like to wish all Georgia fans coming to MIZZOU a safe trip and enjoy what I believe will be a great game decided by 3 or less by either team. You traditions at Georgia and all over the SEC is a blessing compared to the Bevo 12 conferance that 4 teams have bolted from. I may have to miss games this year while being deployed but before this came up I had my wife agreeing to go to 3 away games and 3 home games. It ir your rich traditions and history that I want to be apart of and again thank you for letting us join this wonerful majic of SEC. Good luck to the Dawgs through out this season! But come 6am Kuwait time I hope we show what MIZZOU can add to already rich SEC history. MIZ…
Hope all is well with your announcer, we lost Jack Buck awhile back and Cardinal games just aint the same.
Enjoy the ZOU and Please forgive the fans who only know how to talk trash to support their team.
27-24 MIZZOU! MIZ…
Bob Saccomanno
September 7th, 2012
9:46 am
No illusions about this one. gonna be a close, tough, battle. Not worried so much about
offense but D must step it up, put a rover on Franklin and hold Gurley out until 2nd half.
GO DAWGS
#1bamafan
September 7th, 2012
9:48 am
Good luck tomorrow to the DAWGS & GATORS. I think both games will be interesting. I wuill root for MIIZOU & TEXAS A&M in time, it will have to grow on me. As always ROLL TIDE….
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 7th, 2012
9:49 am
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tony
September 7th, 2012
9:51 am
Mizzou fans tripping
http://www.careerbuilder.com/monk-e-mail/?mId=43746883.2
Bob
September 7th, 2012
9:56 am
Dear Dawg Fans coming to the game – we are happpy to have y’all (isn’t how they say it in the South?)!! We welcome all of you to mid-Missouri. Drop in on some tailgates and party with us! The weather will be glorious, the stadium will be ROCKING….. and hopefully we will see a very competitive and exciting game!!
Larry
September 7th, 2012
10:01 am
Thank you, Bucket and Bitter Dawgs. We have only dial-up on this somewhat remote island, via underwater phone line, out of range for wireless. I’ll get only TV highlights, after the fact. Anyway, my Mizzou Tigers often do better when I don’t watch! It gets very quiet here during the night, so I’ll go out on the porch, look up at the stars, and listen for hoots and hollers from down south (of the border). :>)
tony
September 7th, 2012
10:02 am
Sports talk in mizzou
http://interact.stltoday.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=904263&sid=cacbf0fb61e1d95928021901fc24645c
Home field Advantage??
September 7th, 2012
10:21 am
I’m guessing the Bulldogs will be well represented inside the 71,000-seat stadium
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Try up to 21,000 of the 71,000 in the stadium. Columbia reporters expecting 100 private UGA planes plus extra Delta flights
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 7th, 2012
10:22 am
TONY…nice racists curse filled link. Was that I. Crowell talking or was it Sanders Comming talking to his girlfriend maybe?
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 7th, 2012
10:24 am
UGa fans will not find that many available tickets to get 21,000 in the game. Be real
Alphare
September 7th, 2012
10:36 am
“27-24 MIZZOU! MIZ”
That sounds about right. Mizzo’s air attack will strike UGA as a big surprise as Buffalo exposed UGA’s D last week.
Home field Advantage??
September 7th, 2012
10:36 am
The reporters in Columbia said it, not me Einstein
Larry
September 7th, 2012
10:39 am
Have to apologize for what this writer says is the “official” school-approved T-shirt for the game, which states “No Dawgs Allowed on Our Turf”. C’mon, Mizzou — that’s low-class.
Writer also says there’s a one-time special Delta flight Atlanta-Columbia Sat. morning. (No return?????!!!!!)
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bryan-burwell/burwell-sec-fever-hits-columbia/article_18dcfb31-0bb9-515e-9883-f1cfaa3cee06.html
The drunken crazies will be out in the streets in Columbia. Guard your women and children!
Chip Towers, Michael Carvell = UGAy cheerleaders
September 7th, 2012
10:40 am
Gosh I cant wait to watch the MUTTS lose Saturday night!
How many UGAy car flags will be flying Monday morning after they lose?
Chippy… prepare your son for a loss.
Alphare
September 7th, 2012
10:45 am
One tip to Mizzo: get ready to catch Murray’s overthrown ball.
UGA Insider
September 7th, 2012
10:48 am
4 suspended starters on defense is a MAJOR worry to me. Offense is going to have to pull their weight this week for sure. I see this one as won or lost on special teams late… this game will be much like the USCe game last year. Very high scoring.
I also worry about team chemistry…. not hearing good things. Players on Twitter who are mad that admn is making team play with a hand tied begging their back. REALLY worried about chemistry and this team.
UGA Insider
September 7th, 2012
10:56 am
behind… sorry
ARdawg
September 7th, 2012
11:00 am
Bob
Welcome to the SEC guy, you’re one of us now and God willing, we’ll put a pounding on your boys as a fitting welcome to the supreme football conference in the land. I like Mizzou and always have. Good people and good fans but, that means nothing when toe meets leather
909
September 7th, 2012
11:01 am
Dont UGA players already have a bad rep on the road?
I mean, so many DUIs, Hit & Runs, moving violations.
Doesnt UGA mean
U – U
G – Get
A – Arrested
DIT
September 7th, 2012
11:05 am
“One tip to Mizzo: get ready to catch Murray’s overthrown ball.”
Alright smart guy……. darn, that was pretty funny.
DIT
September 7th, 2012
11:07 am
What’s with all the tech possers on here? Talk about UGA envy. Heck, I pull for tech when they are not playing UGA. However, to pose as Mizzou fans is pretty pathetic!
I forward to a great game tomorrow night. That atmosphere is going to be one for the ages. Dawgs need to jump out early to keep the crowd out of it. Go Dawgs!
DIT
September 7th, 2012
11:08 am
“look” forward – sorry
dean
September 7th, 2012
11:13 am
@UGA Insider,
That’s the problem with Amerika today. The players are mad are the wrong people. They should be mad at the players who screwed their teammates over. “Blanket Parties” cure a lot of azzbaggery. The players who do the right thing should consider have some parties for the dummies.
GSP
September 7th, 2012
11:15 am
Be sure to catch the Baldknobers: http://thegeorgiasportsreport.blogspot.com/
dawgcollar
September 7th, 2012
11:25 am
All I want to know is if Rambo and Ogeltree got on the team plane today? That should be pretty easy to find out. Please let us fans know asap. If they made the trip they will play.
DIT
September 7th, 2012
11:28 am
I read earlier that neither one of them were on the plane!
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 7th, 2012
11:30 am
dWagcollar….Yes they were on the plane somebody said……..BUT that doesn’t mean they will play. What BETTER Punishment than to have to stand on the sidelines and WATCH the game because they were STUPID. Do you think that is a message to the rest of the team not to be dumb? Could those guys still provide motivation talking to their teammates?
Fatty Arbukle
September 7th, 2012
11:42 am
I will match our BBQ with youse Georgia guys up here. This is going to be SWEET. We are finally in the SEC and we gots to gets some respect right away
The Bear
September 7th, 2012
11:42 am
Good Luck to the Dogs!
ARdawg
September 7th, 2012
11:42 am
The pen!s envy from many of you Tech nerds is speaking volumes
HoneyBadger Has the Munchies
September 7th, 2012
11:44 am
@ AR…thats funny
Ware Dawg
September 7th, 2012
12:15 pm
Lets go Dawgs!
Ga Dawg81
September 7th, 2012
12:19 pm
I have to admit I am scared of this game. If we had everyone back then I would feel a lot better. The O-line scares me more than missing 4 starters on defense. If Theus reinjures his ankle then we are throwing Austin Long out there. We have to run the ball and we have to take care of it. Turnovers will be big in this game. If we can jam the Mizz wr’s then we got a chance to get to Franklin. We have to pressure him. Murray will have to be on top of his game. I can see Malcom Mitchell making a huge play for us. To all the Tech folks who come on here constantly and one in particular. The best thing is to just ignore him. He wants attention and you guys are giving it to him.
Win or lose I am a DAWG and I stand proud.
Go Dawgs
7576DAWG
September 7th, 2012
12:29 pm
What makes the SEC so DA@@ hard?
To all the Missouri fans I welcome you to the SEC. That brings me to the answer to the above question.
Missouri will have no problem getting up for the Georgia game but what makes the SEC SO hard is then you are going to have to play South Carolina, Vanderbilt who is a lot better this year than normal, Alabama , Florida and Tennessee not to mention you are going to have to get up for the Texas A&M game. If you win the East then you will play Alabama again or L.S.U. or Arkansas. IT NEVER ENDS.
In the Big 12 you are use to playing Oklahoma, Texas and Nebraska and Texas A&M and that is if they all end up on your schedule in the same year . Actually you probably will only have to play 2 of the above in a given year and maybe one more in a playoff.
The SEC has 5 teams rated in the top 10 . Some teams will have to play all of them this year. What usually happens is two or even 3 of those top 10 teams will lose 2 games early in the season and the dumb pollsters drops them out of the top 25 . This doesn’t mean they aren’t still real good and should still be in the top 15 in the nation but other Conferences only see the team has two loses are are ranked 25TH. Missouri will find out that depth and defense is the key to playing in the SEC. If you don’t have depth and a good defense you will lose 5 to 7 games every year.
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 7th, 2012
12:29 pm
Chip where are all the photos of the party?
DawginLex
September 7th, 2012
12:31 pm
Theus is defintely playing. Long may have to play for burnette
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 7th, 2012
12:32 pm
When will the ACJ catch-up to other on-line news papers?
Have a blog where you can only have 1 name/ email address and you can REPLY directly to a poster?
It would be nice to not have to read posters you don’t care about like Thomas Brown & his 20 names.
From the KC paper….. MrBagO
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Welll the country think Mizzou might take this from Georgia, the spread is now down to -2. It started at -3.5. One more day!
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Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/09/06/3800684/mizzous-ej-gaines-ready-to-stand.html#storylink=cpy
Ga Dawg81
September 7th, 2012
12:38 pm
Just heard Long is out and will not make the trip. What are you hearing about Burnette DawginLex?
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 7th, 2012
12:41 pm
TigersRamsChiefs01
Bring on SEC football!!! Go Mizzou!!!!
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/09/02/3793993/realignment-becomes-real-for-mizzou.html#storylink=cpy
7576DAWG
September 7th, 2012
12:42 pm
If Vegas knew that Rambo, Ogletree, Cummings and Mitchell would be playing the spread would be a lot bigger. They are counting on the passing of Franklin being able to pick apart the second team defense of Georgia, which will then open up the run. Georgia needs to blitz on every play and key in on Franklin. If someone else beats you then so be it. But Georgia needs to completely neutralize Franklin with speed. Treat it like you were playing Georgia Tech.
1960 Orange Bowl
September 7th, 2012
12:42 pm
I believe UGA last played Missouri in the 1960 Orange Bowl and Larry Rakestraw, QB for UGA, set a long,long standing Orange Bowl passing record, as UGA did whup the Tigers that game.
My UGA alumna wife was born in St Louis, although she grew up in Buckhead and her paternal side family are all MIZZO fans and one trip to STL, we pulled out an old Missouri annual and there was the 1960 score and I pointed it out and they older folks there, sort of hated me. THEY DO TAKE Tiger football very, very seriously.
Go Dogs.
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 7th, 2012
12:53 pm
GEE…………..another teams fans hate a dWag imagine that. MIZZOU will learn what the rest of the south knows……The dWags are some of the worst. Get ready for the Cussing Drunks to say things in front of your wives and children that would make a sailor blush.
Larry
September 7th, 2012
12:55 pm
7576DAWG: Thanks for the welcome, and the advice about the tough SEC row to hoe. We’ve heard. Mizzou is missing 3/10 top OL for the year; hance, the expert forecast is for that diminished depth to take a toll as the season wears on. We’ll see. Attrition will take a toll on some other teams, too, I imagine. Meanwhile, one game at a time, brother! Saturday night lights! :>)
SanDiegoJacket
September 7th, 2012
1:00 pm
I’m here with 6 other TECH fans to cheer on the MIZZOU Tigers. My friends live in Russellville, MO about an hour away from Columba. We’ve got T-shirts with “TO HELL WITH GEORGIA!!” which we’re teaching all the Tiger fans to hate Ugag as much as we do. We KNOW MIZZOU will win the game and Ugag fans have no idea what they’ll face on Faurot Field. It will be a glorious night with a wonderful ending with the “Yellow Jackets and Tigers swarming all ’round!!’
TO HELL WITH GEORGIA, EVERY DAY IN EVERY WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOOOOOOOOOO TIGERS!
ARdawg
September 7th, 2012
1:11 pm
1960 Orange
I read somewhere yesterday that the last game with Mizzou was in 64?, Fran Tarkenton was the qb and UGA won 14-0
ARdawg
September 7th, 2012
1:13 pm
SanDiegoJacket
Please don’t hate….LOL Geesh guy, go get yourself a life
DIT
September 7th, 2012
1:25 pm
I’m by no means a defensive expert, but to me it would only make sense to have someone on this Franklin at all time. Someone assigned to him every play.
Too funny with the hating Jackets on here. Of course if you can’t beat them, pull for a team that just might. I get your pain.
7576DAWG
September 7th, 2012
1:27 pm
Larry
Georgia fans have had to deal with that lack of depth for a few years now. We can stay with anyone for 30 minutes . We hope since our entire defense came back instead of going Pro that we can finally play with the big boys for 60 minutes. Good luck to Missouri I have always respected their integrity as a school and football team.
matt
September 7th, 2012
1:27 pm
“One tip to Mizzo: get ready to catch Murray’s overthrown ball.”
You can only catch that overthrown if you can beat Tavarres deep. Not likely.
DIT
September 7th, 2012
1:33 pm
@I dropped my fried twinkie
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If you think UGA is the only obnoxious fan base you need to stay in the hole that you are in. I recall several years back I was with my boy at a UGA/GT game. Just him and I with some friends. Enjoying the game, not getting into any verbal assaults that for the entire 1st half the tech people were throwing at us. I kept telling my, at the time, 9 year old son to ignore. Then a couple of your nerd herd, DRUNK fans (probably because they were losing) starts yelling and cussing at my son because he kept looking back. Just looking back and saying nothing. That entire drunk nerd herd section just stumbled in their place and laughed.
Not all tech fans are like that. I have many tech friends. Don’t play a blind idiot twinkie and say that UGA is the only team with drunk fans. Needless to say going after a 9 year boy shows the class that people like you have. It’s a lot of class, too bad it’s all low!
UGAstudent
September 7th, 2012
1:43 pm
Students are making the trip too! We are all doing it cheap style piling six to a car and sleeping random floors but we are on our way. Go Dawgs!!
DIT
September 7th, 2012
1:53 pm
“Students are making the trip too! We are all doing it cheap style piling six to a car and sleeping random floors but we are on our way. Go Dawgs!!”
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Good Stuff! I remember those days well. Even in my old age. Y’all be safe!
G-Dawg
September 7th, 2012
1:59 pm
Arbuckle…ya’ll bring the BBQ…we’ll bring the peach pies and white lightning!! And have a good ole fashioned college gameday!! lol
G-Dawg
September 7th, 2012
2:00 pm
UGAstudent….one of the best parts of college life!! Enjoy it while it lasts!! Go Dawgs!
dawg fan sitting on rockytop
September 7th, 2012
2:08 pm
Any word on Tree & Rambo? GATA
G-Dawg
September 7th, 2012
2:09 pm
Twinkie also likes to drop the soap!!
RICHT
September 7th, 2012
2:14 pm
909,
Nice try you are full of crap they did not on the flight till this morning. stop being so silly.
Mizzou-rah
September 7th, 2012
2:28 pm
Enjoy your trip UGA fans. You just probably won’t enjoy the final scoreboard. We are glad to call the SEC home and will treat you with the respect you deserve. Translation: if you are cool we are too, if you aren’t….ask a nub or a beak how much they like COMO.
See you on Saturday!
M-I-Z!!!
DawginLex
September 7th, 2012
2:31 pm
Hunter Long is not going to play-broken foot. His brother austin Long may have to play for burnette-bruised sternum, difficult to breathe and he has a history of sinus related stuff anyway. Game time decision
Gates-LT
Lee-LG
Andrews-C
A Long-RG
Theus-RT
Mark Beard and Xzavier Ward next in line. Dantzler won’t play-injured
DawginLex
September 7th, 2012
2:33 pm
SanDiegoJacket
September 7th, 2012
1:00 pm
I’m here with 6 other TECH fans to cheer on the MIZZOU Tigers. My friends live in Russellville, MO about an hour away from Columba. We’ve got T-shirts with “TO HELL WITH GEORGIA!!” which we’re teaching all the Tiger fans to hate Ugag as much as we do. We KNOW MIZZOU will win the game and Ugag fans have no idea what they’ll face on Faurot Field. It will be a glorious night with a wonderful ending with the “Yellow Jackets and Tigers swarming all ’round!!’
TO HELL WITH GEORGIA, EVERY DAY IN EVERY WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOOOOOOOOOO TIGERS!
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You are used to wearing black and gold and watching your team lose to Georgia so you might as well acquaint Mizzou with the same feelings and the same list of excuses after we win Sat night
Patrick
September 7th, 2012
2:49 pm
As a UGA grad that lived in STL for several years I am extremely anxious that my MIZZOU buds may be intolerable (as if they aren’t already) should they whup the Dawgs. CMR –I am counting on you!!!
And where else but an AJC blog can you find obscure references to the late, great AHS???
DougNKC
September 7th, 2012
2:54 pm
Welcome to Columbia, Missouri! The in-laws give me one of there season tickets each year in Columbia and this is the one I chose right away. Sure I’m a homer and think MIZZOU will win, but I expect this to be an absolute war. It’s going to be an exciting atmosphere around Columbia, Missouri all day tomorrow. With the game not starting til 6:45PM CDT both teams fans will be out in force for all day tailgating. Georgia fans, I’m confident 99% of the MIZZOU fans you deal with this weekend will be classy and welcome you and probably even sip on beers and tell football stories for hours up and hours tomorrow afternoon only to part ways telling each other good luck. That’s usually the way it is around Columbia, Missouri…with the exception of when Kansas use to come to town. Hopefully by the end of this year many of the SEC fans will be able to say “wow, maybe Missouri is pretty damn good”, but we have to await that outcome. Hope you all have good trips to Missouri this weekend and good luck!
Larry
September 7th, 2012
3:14 pm
Translating above for ‘Dawgs folks : “Nub” is short for “nubber”, which is what Missourians called Nebraskans, large numbers of whom live as refugees around K.C., MO. “Beak” is short for “beaker”, which is what Missourians called Jayhawkers, which is what the world calls Kansans, many of whom live as refugees around K.C., MO. ;>)
CHDawg
September 7th, 2012
3:22 pm
Guys, I wouldn’t get on the Vegas boys. UGA is missing 5 out of 11 starters due to injury and suspensions. Three of the top 8 members of our young O line are doubtful. We have a number of injuries on offense. MO is at home, healthier, and they have a huge point to prove. The only thing Georgia has in its corner is Sheldon’s comments. I think they are likely indicative of what their players think of Georgia. If they are over confident that will help us a lot.
CHDawg
September 7th, 2012
3:24 pm
That was 5 of 11 defensive starters.
Dawg Haus
September 7th, 2012
3:38 pm
DougNKC, thanks and welcome to the SEC! Larry, thanks for the translations. I’d be happy to help you with any Southern colloquialisms in turn.
I won’t be making the trip up there this year, but hope to in the near future. Sounds like a nice town full of friendly people who like their football. Best of luck to y’all’s Tigers 364 days a year. Go Dawgs!
Big Crimson 75
September 7th, 2012
4:21 pm
7576 — excellent post about the depth in the SEC.
What Mizzu & A&M will learn quickly is everyone in the SEC plays D — even the weaker Teams.
Those that have posted Mizzu has a shot to win the East are crazy!!
Even if they win this weekend, which they won’t, Mizzu will be a beat up football team by November.
Lex — who’s playing & who’s not??
Mitchell, Commings, Tree, Rambo??
Hair E Dawg
September 7th, 2012
4:26 pm
My ex-wife is from Kansas City, MO… I still call it “Misery” – more fitting!
GaDawg
September 7th, 2012
4:26 pm
@Stuck in Kuwait for this year
You and I see things on the same level, and I believe that the vast majority of our fan bases are like us. We want to project the best of images of our Universities, and our Athletic teams at events like this; however, we have our own group of rowdies who don’t mind blacking the eye of our program with disrespectful conduct. We forgive our own rowdies, so how can we not forgive yours? I am pleased that Mizzou gained its freedom from the Big 12, and proud that it is now a member of the SEC. Welcome to the family!
Say, ya’ know what, this game is building intensity by the minute, and by game time it’s going to have a bowl game atmosphere surrounding it.This is “awesome!” I know what Mizzou is bringing to the quality and tradition of the SEC. The very words: “The Show Me State” says it all, and I just hope my Dawgs will be able to meet and exceed that challenge Saturday night. No matter who wins, may the players of both teams escape serious injury, and walk away with their heads up ’cause….We are the SEC!
Thank you for your service to America; may the Lord bless you, keep you, and bring you home soon.
Pitbull
September 7th, 2012
4:39 pm
Here’s an idea.
Since Missouri and Georgia are both in the SEC East and will play each other every year, as a UGA alum I would like to see Georgia Tech booted off our schedule.
They have no concept of sportsmanship and are bitter hateful people. We do not benefit from playing them and it is time we turned our backs on them for good.
Since Missouri does not have an instate FBS rivalry that I am aware of, I think it would be a good move to have the Georgia Missouri game played as the last game in the season for both schools.
It could really become a big time annual event.
The people at Missouri impress me as classy and I think that Missouri fans will find they are treated well when they come to Athens and Sanford Stadium.
Hope the SEC and Missouri and Georgia will buy into the last game of the season thing.
Its good to begin a healthy rivalry with you guys and may the best team win.
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 7th, 2012
4:42 pm
Pitbull Why don’t you play 9 SEC games before you whine about an OOC game.
Big Ran Feuers
September 7th, 2012
4:49 pm
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Pitbull
September 7th, 2012
4:53 pm
Nine conference games would be fine.
I would just like to boot kick Tech off the schedule and play a team with some classy fans than understand good sportsmanship.
All Tech knows how to do is to hate and point fingers.
Face it, we own you on the field. We are 10-1 against Tech in the last 11 games.
I will play nine cnference games and have Missouri as the last game of the season any time. Its just nice to have a new rival with classy fans.
A great way to close out the season.
ZOU
September 7th, 2012
5:03 pm
Saw a few cars driving around Columbia today with Georgia decals and flags. Welcome to Missouri! We hope you enjoy your visit.
SEC!!!
Dawg Haus
September 7th, 2012
5:06 pm
Thanks, ZOU! And welcome to the league!
Danny
September 7th, 2012
5:25 pm
Hey traveling Dawg fans – help this Athens made fan to fan ticket trading app (http://miracleticket.org) travel with the team! I won’t be able to make it to the missouri game, but will be at each homegame cheering on the team and seeing what everyone’s getting out of using Miracle Ticket.
Search for tickets and buy from fellow fans from your phone, without leaving the tailgate, and skip the hassle of dealing with scalpers and craigslist. Cheers and Go Dawgs!!
DougNKC
September 7th, 2012
5:31 pm
For those of you with Georgia friends or family in the area give them a heads up, they are probably 20 to 30 minutes away from 1.5 inch hail and 60+mph winds.
Go Dawgs!
September 7th, 2012
5:34 pm
Can’t wait for kickoff!
Check out my blog in your free time… Journeythroughdebt.blogspot.org
Mike Franklin
September 7th, 2012
5:57 pm
Please tell me that we won’t be wearing those gawd-awful Nike Pro-Clown unis again?
Pitbull
September 7th, 2012
6:02 pm
Mike, the UGAAA announced last year that those were a one time thing. They’re gone.
Pitbull
September 7th, 2012
6:12 pm
And that type of post, fried twinkie, is why its time to drop kick Tech off the schedule.
Inlet Dawg
September 7th, 2012
11:43 pm
Sorry everybody but History tells us UGA loses this one,just look at our “out of conference” road games in the past 8 or so years.Colorado being the best example,they where so bad they fired their coach but they beat us.
jojo
September 8th, 2012
12:51 am
thanks Missouri fans, just like a previous post stated— in the SEC, all school’s fans are conference fans. We do have your back– except when you’re playing the Dawgs! Just want to say to ALL fans, be true Southern gentlemen and ladies and represent both schools well.. A lot of the country will be watching!!
Woofy One
September 8th, 2012
10:17 am
My son will be there among the UGA fans. Strap it on DAWGS
GaDawg
September 8th, 2012
11:01 am
Pitbull
September 7th, 2012
4:39 pm
Here’s an idea.
Since Missouri and Georgia are both in the SEC East and will play each other every year, as a UGA alum I would like to see Georgia Tech booted off our schedule.
They have no concept of sportsmanship and are bitter hateful people. We do not benefit from playing them and it is time we turned our backs on them for good.
Since Missouri does not have an instate FBS rivalry that I am aware of, I think it would be a good move to have the Georgia Missouri game played as the last game in the season for both schools.
It could really become a big time annual event.
The people at Missouri impress me as classy and I think that Missouri fans will find they are treated well when they come to Athens and Sanford Stadium.
Hope the SEC and Missouri and Georgia will buy into the last game of the season thing.
Its good to begin a healthy rivalry with you guys and may the best team win.
@PITBULL…………………………………….
Whereas the Georgia Institute of Technology withdrew from the SEC to become an independent athletic entity, and because they could not make it on their own, failed to get the needed support for re-admission into the SEC.
Whereas the fan base of the Georgia Institute of Technology has no concept of sportsmanship and are bitter hateful people.
Whereas we do not benefit from playing them
Whereas it is time we turned our backs on the North Ave.”Nasty Nerds” for good.
Whereas the fan base of the Missouri Tigers are gracious, classy, honorable people and its institution is a welcomed addition to the SEC.
Motion is hereby made to replace The Georgia Institute of Technology, and their spot on our football schedule, with the University of Missouri as our last game of each season.
Pitbull seconds the motion:
All in favor:
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