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Saturday, October 9, 2010
It's about time......
The University of Georgia played 4 quarters of football......the way the "Bulldog Nation" envisioned in August.
From the Knoxville News Sentinel:
ATHENS, Ga. – Mark Richt should sleep better tonight.
Georgia ended a four-game losing streak with a 41-14 pounding of error-prone Tennessee on Saturday at Sanford Stadium.
Aaron Murray, Georgia’s freshman quarterback ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more.
Georgia led 17-0 in the first quarter thanks to the first two of three Tennessee turnovers.
Tennessee heads into an open date at 2-4, 0-3 SEC. Georgia is 2-4, 1-3 SEC.
Georgia led 27-7 at the half, then the teams traded touchdowns coming out of halftime.
Murray’s 5-yard run made it 34-7, but the Vols answered with a 71-yard drive and a 2-yard Tauren Poole score to get within 34-14.
The Bulldogs answered right back with another long drive and a 1-yard TD by fullback Shaun Chapas.
Georgia was up 41-14 as the fourth quarter began.
Three Tennessee turnovers equaled 17 Georgia points and that was the story of the first half.
Eric Gordon fumbled on a kickoff return and later on a punt return and the Bulldogs capitalized with scores both times.
The Bulldogs also got an interception off a tipped pass and converted that to points.
Tennessee’s offense was pretty much a disaster with the lone bright spot of freshman Justin Hunter.
Hunter had catches of 28, 38 and 25 yards. His 38-yard TD pass from Matt Simms early in the second quarter was UT’s only score.
The Vols had not had a turnover since the Florida game but they came in hurry Saturday.
Both of Gordon’s fumbles were turned into touchdown passes by Murray. Murray also ran 35 yards for a touchdown on Georgia’s opening drive.
The Vols trailed 17-0 and had managed only one first down at one point late in the first quarter.
Monday, October 4, 2010
A Bizarre ending.....to an SEC game. Can anyone count? 13 men on the field?
This is too.....funny:
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
In this small, southern, college town......
The natives are circling the wagons......the "Bulldawg Nation".....is up in arms.....the sky is falling....it's doom and gloom.
For their beloved University of Georgia football team.......is 3-3. and has lost 2 games in a row....(to then 4th ranked LSU, 20-13.....and last Saturday to an un-ranked Tennessee team, 45-19.)
"Fire Mark Richt!!!"......."Fire (Defensive Coordinator) Willie Martinez!!!!"......"Fire (Offensive Coordinator) Mike Bobo!!!"........"Bench QB Joe Cox!!!!"......and finally, "Fire the Bulldog mascot, Uga VII!!!!"
These headlines saturated message boards all across the south.
Blind passion...can be a dangerous thing. Expectations can be even more dangerous.
Last year, these very same dogs.......were pre-season #1....in everybody's poll. Losses to Alabama, Florida, and Georgia Tech......rendered them to a 10-3 record.....but still ended up in the top 10 in the final poll.
This season........UGA started out ranked #15......despite losing Matthew Stafford (the #1 pick in the NFL draft), the best QB in the nation....and losing Knowshon Moreno (drafted 7th), arguably , the best running back ....
Still........these blind loyalist.....thought all Georgia needed to do was ..."reload"......and still contend for the SEC championship.......as well as the national championship.
To the "Bulldawg Nation": Take the blinders off. Look to the north.....there is Tennessee, with a young new coach in Lane Kiffin......Look to the west, with that beast of a team (Alabama), coached by Nick Saban......and ....yes....look to the south, with Florida, led by a guy named, Urban Meyer.
The competition in the SEC is brutal......gone are the days where one team beats every opponent, 50-7.......and goes 12-0.
Reality check.........since coming to Georgia, Mark Richt is 85-23....with 2 SEC championships, and 5 top 10 finishes......in the last 7 years.
Mark Richt did not .......get ...."dumb" over the winter. He will assess the season......evaluate the coaching stall........make changes where needed.......and all will be well.....in the "Bulldog Nation".
Friday, February 22, 2008
Must See.....TV.....
Normally, we don't get so excited about a college basketball game played in February. We wait until the madness known as March is upon us.
However, come Saturday night at 9 pm, on ESPN, in the River City, on the banks of the great Mississippi, a very meaningful basketball game will be played.
The #1 ranked Memphis University Tigers are hosting the 2nd ranked Tennessee Volunteers. And we're talking men's basketball....not the 7 time champion Tennessee Lady Vols. Memphis is undefeated (26-0) and looking to go into the NCAA tournament with a perfect record. The 1991 UNLV team, which lost to Duke in the semifinals, was the last team to go into the NCAA tournament undefeated. Tennessee is 24-2 and the pride of a weak Southeastern Conference, losing at Texas and at Kentucky.
The Tigers' regular-season streak is the longest since Indiana's 57 in a row from the 1974-75 season into the 1976-77 season, a winning binge that included the last undefeated season by a men's team, the 32-0 Hoo
siers of 1975-76.
Tickets are out of control.
Premium seats are going for upwards of $1,000 apiece. Seats way up high are being sold for more than $400.
That’s more than Final Four seats.
Hype it up........and enjoy the game.
Friday, October 12, 2007
