The Countdown 2009: 72 Days to Go

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Leonard Pope was the 72nd overall pick in the 2006 NFL draft, taken by the Arizona Cardinals. Leonard is from Americus, Georgia and is a high school classmate of our very own Bubba.

Former Dawgs in the Super Bowl

The upcoming Super Bowl XLIII match up between the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will feature three former Georgia Bulldogs.

Tight end Leonard Pope had a key catch during the Cardinals game winning drive as they beat the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship.

Linebacker Arnold Harrison and receiver Hines Ward are members of the Pittsburgh Steelers team who is looking for its second championship in the last four years. Hines Ward was the MVP of the Steeler's Super Bowl XL victory over the Seattle Seahawks.

Good luck to these Damg Good Dawgs in Super Bowl XLIII.

Georgia vs. Vanderbilt Memories - 2004

On October 16, 2004, Vanderbilt once again came to Athens as the homecoming opponent for the Dawgs. Georgia came in at 5-1 and ranked number 8 in the country, while the only thing Vanderbilt really had to show was quarterback Jay Cutler. This game went the way that many past Georgia-Vandy games had gone, as the Dawgs crushed the Commodores, 33-3. David Greene passed for two touchdowns and both Georgia runningbacks Thomas Brown and Danny Ware went for over 100 yards. They became the first Georgia duo to rush for 100 yards in the same game since Garrison Hearst and Mack Strong did it in 1992.

Leonard Pope had 3 catches for 41 yards and a touchdown. This game was a warm up for his 2 touchdown performance against the Gators two weeks later.